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Renovation  postponed  indefinitely 


HUD  rejects  funding 
for  Hill  Dorm  work 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


The  proposed  renovations  of  the  three 
hill  dormitories,  scheduled  to  begin  this 
past  June,  have  been  indefinitely 
delayed  as  a  result  of  the  Department 
of  Housing  and  Urban  Development's 
decision  not  to  allocate  funds  to 
Washington  College  for  the  project  this 
year. 

Vice  President  of  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  said  that  he  is  optimistic,  and 
that  the  school  has  applied  for  the  HUD 
ioan  for  a  third  time.  "We're  still  at- 
tempting to  get  complete  funding," 
Hessey  says.  "Approximately  fifty  per 
cent  (of  the  $800,000  needed  for  the  con- 
struction) is  available." 

Hessey  goes  on  to  say  that  he  expects 
to  receive  HUD's  decision  on  the  Col- 
lege's most  recent  request  for  funding 
by  early  October  at  the  very  latest.  "If 
we  get  the  funds,"  he  continued,  "we'll 
begin  making  plans  immediately.  If 
not,  we  are  prepared  to  find  other 
sources." 

The  college  housing  loan  from  HUD 
that  the  College  is  applying  for  is  part  of 
one  hundred  and  ten  million  dollars 
allocated  to  colleges  across  the  nation 
annually.  The  plan  does  not  guarantee 
any  amount  of  money  for  any  par- 


ticular school  or  state,  but  it  does 
specify  that  some  of  the  money  must  be 
given  to  small  colleges. 

The  Vice  President  expressed  con- 
cern over  the  latest  rejection  because 
escalating  building  costs  are  continual- 
ly raising  the  price  of  the  project. 
Hessey  says,  "We're  anxious  to  get 
underway.  It  will  take  some  time  to 
contact  other  sources,  and  to  get  the 
work  started  in  June  we  need  to  be  able 
to  take  bids  on  the  project  in  March." 

Although  the  work  on  the  buildings 
will  be  major,  Hessey  says  that  the 
buildings  are  very  sound  structun'ly. 
There  will  be  substantial  interior 
renovations,  many  of  which  will  help  to 
conserve  energy.  Although  there  will  be 
some  loss  of  space  in  the  dorms,  Hessey 
says,  "They'll  be  brand  new. ..very  at- 
tractive." 

If  the  renovations  are  begun  this  com- 
ing summer,  it  will  be  necessary  to 
rearrange  student  housing.  Although 
Hessey  admits  that  this  will  probably 
cause  some  minor  inconveniences,  he 
also  says  that  "there  will  always  be 
some  growing  pains  when  you  have  to 
dislocate  people,  but  I'm  sure  it  will  be 
worth  it." 


KATHERINE  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

Higher  standards  and  changes  in  Ad- 
£  missions  procedures  yielded  this  year's 
3  freshman  class  of  204  students,  a 
jg  decrease  from  the  229  member 
flu  freshman  class  of  1978-1979. 

In  addition,  enrollment  figures  show 
a  higher  ratio  of  men  to  women  in  com- 
parison to  recent  years,  with  approx- 
imately 63  percent  men  and  37  percent 
women  in  te  the  Class  of  1983. 

According  to  Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DlMaggio,  rejection  of  applica- 
tions increased  from  15  percent  last 
year  to  22  percent  this  year,  while  ac- 
ceptances decreased  from  82  percent 
last  year  to  70  percent  this  year. 
Overall  applications  this  year  totalled 
750,  a  slight  increase  over  last  year's 
738  total  applications. 

looking  to  "graduate  a  class" 

DiMaggio  said,  "We  didn't  want  to 
just  enroll  a  class,  we  were  looking  to 
graduate  a  class.  We  were  looking  for 
students  that  will  not  be  overwhelmed 
by  what  they  meet  at  Washington  Col- 
lege." 

DiMaggio  cited  "  a  more  complete 
scrutiny  of  the  credentials  we  were 
presented  with"  as  a  reason  for  higher 
selectivity.  He  said  that  the  Admissions 
Staff  considered  grade  point  average, 
Scholastic  Aptitude  Test  scores, 
teacher  recommendations,  activities, 
and  "human  factors"  instead  of  looking 
at  only  one  aspect  of  the  application. 

In  addition,  DiMaggio  made  several 
changes  in  Admissions  procedures.  He 
said  "This  year,  the  Admissions  staff  as 
a  whole  was  more  involved  and  the  Ad- 
missions Committee  was  more  in- 
volved." He  said  that  the  Committee 
reviewed  80  percent  of  the  applications 
this  year,  whereas  last  year  the  Com- 
mittee reviewed  "very  few"  of  the  ap- 
plications. 

The  Admissions  Committee  is  com- 
prised of  the  Dean  of  the  College,  the 
Dean  of  Students,  three  faculty 
members,  two  members  of  the  Admis- 
sions staff,  and  three  students. 

Of  204  freshmen,  there  are  129  men 
and  75  women.  In  addition,  there  are  30 
transfer  students,  18  men  and  12  women. 


According  to  DiMaggio,  the  decrease 
in  female  enrollment  is  not  just  a 
Washington  College  problem,  but  a 
state-wide  trend.  He  said,  "I  talked  to 
several  admissions  directors  in 
Maryland,  and  we  really  can't  come  up 
with  the  reason  for  It.  Some  people  say, 
with  the  economy  being  as  it  is,  families 
are  just  sending  sons  to  college.  I  doubt 
that,"  DiMaggio  said. 

He  cited  a  slight  increase  in  enroll- 
ment in  all-female  colleges  as  a  possi- 
ble factor. 

In  addition,  DiMaggio  said,  "The 
number  of  applications  from  women 
hasn't  really  changed,  but  the  number 
of  male  applications  has  increased." 

The  drop  in  female  enrollment  has 
caused  "a  great  deal  of  flexibility,  a 
luxury  of  space"  In  women's  dor- 
mitories, according  to  Maureen  Kelly, 
Dean  of  Students.  On  the  other  hand, 
she  said  that  "men's  dorms  are 
crowded.  It  doesn't  seem  fair." 

Second  floor  Caroline  has  been  con- 
verted to  an  all-male  floor  as  a  result  of 
male  overcrowding.  Kelley  added  that 
more  women's  dorms  may  be  con- 
verted to  men's  dorms  when  the  Hill 
Dom  Dorms  are  renovated. 

Forty-one  percent  of  the  class  of  1983 
were  in  the  top  fifth  of  their  high  school 
classes,  compared  to  thirty  percent  in 
1978,  according  to  DiMaggio. 

large  public  school  enrollment 

67  percent  of  the  class  attended  public 
high  schools  compared  to  51  percent 
from  public  high  schools  last  year-J 
"Government  programs  for  financial; 
aid,  increased  BEOG  for  exam:  3, 
made  a  private  college  education  ni6re 
accessible  this  year." 

SAT  scores  are  slightly  lower  than 
last  year  on  the  Verbal  end  with  an 
average  of  470,  and  Math  scores  are 
"definitely  higher"  than  last  year,  at 
504,  DiMaggio  said.  Both  scores  are 
above  the  national  averages  of  428  429 
Verbal,  468  Math. 

This  year's  freshman  class  shows  a 
geographic  distribution  of  13  states  and 
4  foreign  countries. 


The  Faculty  Report  on  Vandalism 


Committee  on  Vandalism  Releases  29-Page  Report 


The  Report  itself. . 


.And  the  reaction  to  it 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-chief 


After  two  months  of  interviews  with 
faculty  administration  officials,  and 
student  groups,  the  ad  hoc  faculty  com- 
mittee appointed  last  spring  to  study 
problems  of  vandalism  at  Washington 
College  released  in  May  its  29-page 
report,  including  36  specific  recommen- 
dations. 

The  report,  released  so  far  only  to 
faculty  administrators,  and  resident 
assistants,  was  approved  "in  principle" 
by  the  iaculty  at  a  special  meeting  in 
late  May. 


Titled  "Vandalism,  Violence,  and 
Theft:  A  Report,"  the  report  is  divided 
into  an  introduction  and  four  sections, 
each  written  by  one  of  the  four  commit- 
tee members. 

Dr.  John  Klaus,  the  former  music 
department  professor  who  left  the  Col- 
lege after  last  semester,  reported  on 
what  he  called  "the  largest  single  area 
of  the  committee's  concern,"  student 
affairs.  The  committee's  recommenda- 
tions here  fell  into  five  subdivisions: 
Continued  on  page  b 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 
"Any  time  an  institution  takes  a  look      tnis  school  year 
atitself,  it  is  beneficial,"  says  Maureen 
Keiley,  Dean  of  Students,  in  response  to 
the  committee  on  vandalsim's  recent 
report. 

Kelley  goes  on  to  say,  "It  forces  other 
groups  in  the  college  to  take  a  look  at 
themselves."  Although  the  committee's 
report  expresses  hope  that  the  van- 
dalism problem  can  be  solved  by  the 
College's  bicentennial  in  1982.  Kelley 
feels  that  there  is  no  reason  the  pro- 
blem cannot  be  curbed  by  the  end  of 


The  problem  will  be 
solved  when.. .the  atmosphere  (at 
Washington)  is  conducive  to  good 
academics,"  she  says. 

Kelley  feels  that  one  of  the  better 
recommendations  made  by  the  com- 
mittee was  that  the  tone  of  orientation 
be  geared  more  towards  academics 
than  social  life,  and  she  says  that  this 
idea  was  followed  when  the  incoming 
freshmen  arrived.  Another  proposal 
which  she  agrees  with  is  the  need  for 
Continued  on  page  6 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  August  SI,  hW»-Page  2 

editorial 

About  the  Report 

Most  summers  at  Washington  College  you  could  afford  to  miss. 
This  last  one,  however,  saw  the  publication  of  the  faculty  report 
on  vandalism.  It's  anything  but  dull  and  it's  of  major  interest  to 
cill  students  here 

The  report  seems  remarkably  frank  and  accurate.  Few 
students  would  disagree  with  committee  Chairman  Bob  Day's 
description  of  the  campus  as  "'rowdy.'  if  one  puts  the  best  word 
on  it;  'rude',  if  one  chooses  the  worst  word."  The  intention  of  the 
committee  seems  to  have  been  to  make  the  campus  a  little  less 
"rude"  and,  again,  few  students  would  object  to  that.  Some 
disagreement  will  arise,  however  over  the  committee's  recom- 
mendations, most  of  which  are  good,  some  of  which  are  not-so- 
good,  and  all  of  which  are  well-intended.  A  few  of  the  good  ones : 

The  division  of  Somerset,  the  emphasis  on  academics  during 
Orientation,  and  the  checking  in  and  out  of  dorm  residents  by 
RAs,  all  recommended  in  the  Report,  have  already  been  im- 
plemented. More  changes  may  be  on  the  way.  Co-ed  housing,  a 
possibility  the  committee  suggests  the  College  should  in- 
vestigate, would  do  much  to  civilize  dorm  life.  (The  situation  in 
Caroline,  although  more  an  "emergency"  move  than  an  "experi- 
ment," according  to  the  Student  Affairs  Office,  seems  to  be 
working  well  so  far.  Another  Committee  suggestion  to  review  the 
Student  Judiciary  System  has  been  taken  up  by  the  SGA. 

Still  other  recommendations  by  the  Committee  should  be  in- 
vestigated. A  campus-wide  style  manual  would  contribute 
somewhat  to  the  academic  unity  the  committee  sees  as 
desirable  for  the  College.  A  strengthening  of  the  campus  security 
force  seems  to  be  the  solution  to  many  of  the  problems  cited  in 
the  report.  In  fact,  rather  than  waiting  until,  as  the  committee 
suggests,  "funds  and  available,  qualified  manpower  permit;" 
strengthening  of  security  should  be  of  top  priority. 

But  as  beneficial  as  most  of  the  recommendations  would  be, 
certain  others  seems  either  unreasonable  or  infeasible.  A  few  of 
the  not-so-good  ones: 

The  College  simply  can't  afford  to  man  "dorm  desks,"  and  if  it 
could,  the  money  would  be  better  spent  on  strengthening  night 
security.  Requiring  a  3.0  grade  point  average  for  RAs  implies 
that  academic  performance  is  necessarily  an  accurate  measure 
of  a  student's  ability  to  handle  the  job;  in  fact,  academic  per- 
formance may  be  one  of  the  least  important  considerations.  The 
licensing  of  parties  at  which  alcohol  is  to  be  served  seems  both 
impossible  to  enforce  and  unnecessary.  Liquor  licenses  would  be 
about  as  effective  as  Prohibition  and  would  probably  meet  with 
even  less  approval.  Another  recommendation,  the  establishment 
of  an  SGA  student  damage  deposit  fund,  merely  seems  to  shift 
the  onus  for  collection  from  the  student  Affairs  Office  to  another 
body,  the  SGA. 

The  intentions  behind  each  of  the  committee's  recommenda- 
tions, even  those  that  aren't  so  good,  are  admirable.  Even  more 
admirable  is  the  faculty's  willingness  to  help  solve  what  is  essen- 
tially the  students'  problem.  But  despite  the  faculty's  concern, 
vandalism,  violence  and  theft  will  continue  until  students 
'hemselves  decide  to  prevent  them.  It  is  the  students'  problem  to 
i  'gin  with,  and  it  will  remain  the  students'  problem  to  solve. 


Edltor-ln-Chief Geoff  Garinther 

Assistant  Editor (Catherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor PeteTurcbi 

Fine  Arts  Editor NlckNappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Wartleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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PEGASUS  HERE  MONDAY 

PEGASUS,  the  1979  yearbook,  has  ar- 
rived In  the  Pegasus  Office  In  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Hall.  All  returning  up- 
perclassmen  may  pick  up  their  copy 
Monday  morning  from  8:30-11:90;  Mon- 
day afternoon  from  12;304:30;  Monday 


night  from  0:90-8:00,  or  Tuesday  night 
0:90-8:30.  Only  there  students  who  at- 
tended WC  last  year  may  obtain  a  year- 
book; any  copies  remaining  after  all 
returning  students  pick  up  their  book 
and  books  are  mailed  to  1979  graduates 
may  be  given  to  new  students  and  facul- 
ty members  on  a  flrst-come-flrst-serve 
basis. 


Student  Government  Association 

Reform  of  Judiciary 
heads  SGA  plans 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


The  Student  Government  Association 
is  planning  to  reform  the  Student 
Judiciary  Board,  according  to  SGA 
President  Jay  Young. 

Young  says  that  the  SGA  is  "now  for- 
ming a  committee  to  reform  the 
Judiciary  and  looking  for  people  who 
are  interested  in  working  on  that  com- 
mittee." The  SGA  would  like  "a  senior 
to  head  the  committee,  but  anyone  can 
be  on  it.  General  involvement  is 
desired." 

In  addition  to  reforming  the 
Judiciary,  the  SGA  plans  to  reform  the 
Constitution.  "A  lot  of  things  have 
become  outdated,  perhaps  irrelevant, 
and  they  need  to  be  brought  up  with  the 
times,"  Young  said. 

Chris  Lemmon  will  head  the  SGA's 
Beautification  Using  Student  Help 
(B.U.S.H.)  Project,  and,  with  a  $1500 
budget,  B.U.S.H.  is  planning  "an  exten- 
sive landscaping  project  this  semester. 
They  hope  to  make  a  whole  day's  activi- 
ty out  of  it,  including  an  outdoor  pic- 
nic," said  Young.  The  date  will  be  an- 
nounced at  a  later  time. 

John  Townsend  will  head  the  SGA's 
Security  Committee  for  dances  and 
social  events,  and  A.J.  Villani  will  head 
the  Elections  Committee. 

A  new  committee  headed  by  David 
Pltzsimmons  has  been  organized  "to 
answer  the  report  by  faculty  on  van- 
dalism, violence,  and  theft  at 
Washington  College,"  said  Young. 

The  SGA  also  hopes  to  put  out  a 
newsletter  some  time  next  week.  The 
newsletter  should  include  more  in- 
formation on  social  events  and  commit- 
tees. 

The  SGA  social  calendar  will  begin 
this  semester  on  September  when  the 


dance  band  Brandy  will  play.  Addi- 
tional eVents  include: 

The  Rocky  Horror  Picture 

Snow-September  14 

Senate  Elections-September  19 

Freewater,  a  country  rock 

band-September  22 

A  Bluegrass  Festival-September  29 

Freshmen  Class  Elections-October  25 

Homecoming  Buffet-October  27 
The  SGA  also  plans  to  buy  tickets  to 
one  of  the  games  in  the  upcoming 
Baltimore  Orioles-Boston  Red  Sox 
series  at  Memorial  Stadium  and  pro- 
vide bus  transportation  to  and  from  the 
game. 

SGA  office  hours  will  be  posted  after 
the  first  meeting«n  September  24. 


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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  August  31,  1979-Page  3 


McLain  back  in  the  classroom  again 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Joseph  McLain,  president  of 
Washington  College,  will  step  out  of  his 
office  and  into  Dunning  Hall  to  teach  a 
chemistry  course  at  the  school  this 
semester. 

The  course,  in  solid  state  chemistry, 
will  only  be  taught  by  McLain  for  one 
semester,  but  it  is  possible  that  he  will 
teach  it  again  during  the  1980-1981  school 
term.  McLain,  who  began  his  teaching 
career  at  Washington  College  in  1946, 
has  not  taught  a  course  at  the  school 
since  he  became  president  in  the  spring 
of  1973,  a  hiatus  of  almost  six  years.  He 
has,  however,  taught  the  course  at 
other  schools  in  the  United  States,  as 
well  as  in  foreign  colleges.  During  this 
past  January,  McLain  visited  India  to 
give  his  course. 

For  McLain,  teaching  Washington 
College  students  will  be  an  enjoyable 
experience.  He  decided  to  take  up  the 
additional  responsibility  when,  in  the 


Washington  College  President  Dr.  Joseph  McLain 
course  of  writing  a  book  on  the  subject,      to  snare  tn  them."  At  the  same  time, 
he    "came    across    some    new    and      McLain  says,  it  "enables  me  to  get 
valuable  concepts  and  wanted  our  kids      closer  to  the  students  to  find  out  what 


Academic  Probation  roils  increase 


the  problems  are."  McLain  also  wants 
to  bring  the  lectures  he  has  given  at  so 
many  other  campuses  to  his  own  school 
as  well. 

Although  McLain  will  be  assuming 
the  responsibilities  of  a  professor,  he 
sees  no  change  in  his  philosophy  as 
president.  "I've  always  been  a 
teacher"  he  says. 

In  the  classroom  situation,  McLain 
hopes  to  put  basic  laws  and  principals 
ff  in  easily  expressed,  pictured  terms.  He 
J5  hopes  that  his  teaching  will  give 
*j  students  the  ability  to  relate  the  predie- 
<  table  choices  and  common  sense  rules 
•{J  of  chemistry. 

£  While  teaching,  McLain  will  be 
>>  finishing  work  on  his  book,  which  deals 
o  with  the  applications  of  Solid  State 
J  Chemistry.  Begun  in  May,  and  current- 
£  ly  14  chapters  long,  he  hopes  to  finish  a 
total  of  19  chapters  by  December.  In 
both  the  book  and  his  lectures,  McLain 
hopes  "to  bring  the  para  techniques, 
from  an  art  to  a  science." 


The  number  of  students  placed  on 
academic  probation  this  year  almost 
doubles  that  of  last  year,  according  to 
Registrar  Ermon  Foster. 

43  students  were  placed  on  probation 
this  year  in  comparison  to  23  last  year. . 

According  to  Foster,  one  reason  for 
the  increase  was  last  year's  larger 
enrollment,  with  a  total  of  697  students 
compared  to  an  enrollment  of  664 
students  in  1977-1978.  "The  higher  the 


Foster  added  that  after  two 
semesters  of  probation,  a  student  is 
automatically  dropped. 


K  ATHERINE  STRECKFUS 
Assistant  Editor 
enrollment,  the  greater  the  increase  in      academically  dropped 
probation,"  he  said. 

Still,  the  figures  show  an  increase  in 
percentage  of  the  student  body  placed 
on  probation,  from  3.5.  in  1978  to  6.2. 
this  year. 

In  addition,  Foster  said  that  31 
students  or  4.4..  were  removed  for  pro- 
bation this  year  in  comparison  to  11 
students,  or  1.7.,  removed  last  year. 
Twenty  students  were  continued  on  pro- 
bation   this    year    and    eleven    were 


Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley,  a 
member  of  the  Committee  on  Admis- 
sion and  Academic  Standing,  said  "I'd 
like  to  think  that  standards  in  the 
classroom  were  such  that  it  took  that 
much  more  effort."  She  also  said  there 
was  "no  change  in  standards  by  the 


Committee.  More  students  earned  pro- 
bation." 

Foster  said  that  at  the  end  of  every 
semester,  he  reviews  every  student's 
records  and  pulls  out  "those  who  are 
not  making  progress  toward  gradua- 
tion." These  cases  are  then  reviewed  by 
the  Committee  on  Academic  Standing. 
The  Committee  decides  whether  or  not 
a  student  will  be  placed  on  academic 
probation  based  on  an  examination  of 
each  student's  records. 


Roving  Reporter 


Men  in  Caroline? 

byROBUNGER 

Photography  by  Rick  Adelberg 

QUESTION:  What  do  you  think  of  men 
living  on  second  floor  Caroline,  tradi- 
tionally a  girls  dorm? 


Linda  Runge,  Junior,  New  Jersey 

"It's  all  right  as  long  as  the  guys 
don't  come  down  and  bother  us.  I  don't 
mind  them  visiting,  but  there  have  been 
problems." 


Dave  Altvater,  Junior,  Frederick,  MD 

"I  think  it's  great.  It  makes  the  dorm 
quieter.  Guys  and  girls  are  living 
together  to  get  along  better." 


Molly  Meehan,  Junior,  CatonsvilleMD 

"It's  necessary  right  now.  I  haven't 
had  any  problems.  I  can't  see  anything 
wrong  with  it." 


Bob  Zlzza,  Freshman,  Long  Island 

"It's  better  than  living  over  in 
Worcester.  It  really  doesn't  bother  me 
if  it  doesn't  them." 


Sric  Strohsacker,  Freshman,  Towson 
"It's  O.K.  The  atmosphere  is  good." 


Sandy  Evans,  Junior,  Annapolis 

"I  live  in  Minta  Martin  so  it  really 
doesn't  matter  to  me." 


Paul  Galli,  Sophomore,  Italy 
"I  think  it's  a  good,  healthy  thing.' 


Colleen  Russell,  Freshman,  Potomac, 
MD 

"I  don't  care  as  long  as  they  stay  out 
of  the  showers.  Itdoesn'tbotherme." 


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Back-to-School 


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Wakelyn  to  speak 
at  Fall  Convocation 

Washington  College  News  Bureau 


The  opening  of  the  school  year  at 
Washington  College  will  be  officially 
marked  by  a  Fall  Convocation  to  be 
held  on  Tuesday,  September  4  at  11:00 
a.m.  in  Tawes  Theater.  Dr.  Jon 
Wakelyn,  a  former  faculty  member  at 
Washington  College,  will  speak  on  the 
topic  "Whatever  Happened  to  the 
Liberal  Arts  Curriculum?" 

Dr.  Wakelyn  has  authored  several 
history  books'  including,  The  Politics  of 
a  Literary  Man:  Simms,  Biographical 
Dictionary  of  the  Confederacy  (winner . 
3f  the  American  Library  Association 
sutstanding  reference  book  in  1978)  and 
The  Common  People  of  the  Nineteenth 
Century  South.  A  fourth  book,    The 


Antebellum  South,  has  been  delivered 
to  press. 

After  receiving  his  Ph.D.  from  Rice 
University  in  1966,  Wakelyn  taught  in 
the  history  department  at  Washington 
College  for  four  years.  He  also  directed 
the  American  Studies  Program.  In  1970, 
he  took  a  teaching  job  at  Catholic 
University  where  he  still  is  a  faculty 
member.  His  other  duties  at  Catholic 
University  include  Associate  Dean  of 
Arts  &  Sciences,  Director  of  the 
American  Studies  Program  and  Direr 
tor  of  Congressional  Studies. 

President  Joseph  H.  McLain  will 
preside  at  the  Convocation  on  Tuesday 
Interested  members  of  the  community 
are  invited  to  attend. 


Creegan  returns 
from  sabbatical 

by  KATHY  M IDDLETON 


Maintenance  concludes 
successful  summer 


by  RUSS  SCHILLING 


Ray  Crooks,  Superintendent  of 
Buildings  and  Grounds,  calls  the 
Washington  Collegecampus  "the  pret- 
tiest campus  in  the  state,"  while  adding 
that  the  past  summer  has  been  a  most 
successful  one  for  his  department. 

"We  were  able  to  get  back  to  painting 
exterior  and  interior  portions  of 
Somerset,  Bunting  and  Dunning," 
Crooks  says. 

Major  renovations  were  completed  in 
Somerset,  where  the  building  was 
divided  into  three  male  dormitories. 


"Students,"  says  Crooks,  "will  notice 
the  fire  escapes  at  the  rear  of  Somerset, 
which  will  eventually  be  replaced  by 
fire  escapes  within  the  building.  Also, 
several  parts  of  Somerset  were  totally 
repainted,  showers  were  repaired,— it 
was  our  biggest  project  this  summer." 

Other  summer  work  included  the  rea- 
dying of  the  dorms  for  summer  pro- 
gram students,  which  took  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  time.  Also,  a  new 
electrical  service  was  installed  in  the 
Fine  Arts  Center. 


Dr.  Frank  Creegan  recently  returned 
from  sabbatical  leave  with  positive 
aspirations  toward  updating  the 
Chemistry  Department.  Creegan,  who 
from  January  to  late  October  was  guest 
professor  at  the  University  of  Konstanz 
in  West  Germany,  is  looking  forward  to 
introducing  new  information  found  in 
his  studies  to  his  Chemistry  students. 

Although  awarded  research  leave  In 
molecular  rearrangements,  Creegan 
later  decided  to  change  the  content  of 
his  research.  As  a  teacher  of 
Biochemistry,  which  has  been  a  course 
at  Washington  College  for  several 
years,  he  decided  that  upgrading  of  the 
lab  portion  of  the  course  was  necessary. 
"No  one  in  the  department  has  had  any 
experience  in  the  laboratories 
associated  with  biological  chemistry," 
says  Creegan.  I  thought  this  might  be  a 
suitable  opportunity  to  acquaint  myself 
with  the  newest  techniques  in  these  two 
areas  (biological  and  biochemistry), 
and  thus  bring  that  expertise  back  to 
Washington  College  to  improve  our  pro- 
gram." 

So  he  went  to  the  University  of 
Konstanz,  where  he  studied  in  a 
research  group  with  Prof.  Wolfgang 
Pfleiderer,  senior  professor  of 
chemistry  at  the  University  and  a 
world-famous  researcher  in  Pterldine 
Chemistry.  (Butterfly  pigments  are  one 
of  the  best  exanriDles  of  this.)  For  " 


past  several  years,  Pfleiderer  has  been 
Involved  In  neucleoslde  and  neucleotide 
chemistries.  All  of  this  work  Is  directed 
toward  the  synthesis  of  transfer  nucleic 
acids. 

"I  went  to  Konstanz  to  learn  the  latest 
techniques  In  1  biological  chemistry," 
said  Creegan.  "To  do  so,  I  became  part 
of  a  research  group  involved  in  these 
transfer  nucleic  acids.  So  for  the  past 
seven-and-a-half  months,  I  was  In- 
volved In  developing  and  implementing 
new  chemical  syntheses  of  transfer 
nucleic  acids." 

Transfer  nucleic  acids  are  responsi- 
ble for  the  synthesis  of  protein  in  the 
body.  What  Creegan  plans  to  do  is  take 
the  techniques  and  experience  gained 
at  Konstanz  and  Implement  that  Into 
the  courses  here  at  Washington  College, 
"Both  the  Chemistry  201-202,  Organic 
Chemistry,  and  307  (Biological  Com- 
pounds) will  be  updated  as  a  result  of 
my  experiences  at  Konstanz  and 
because  I  will  be  working  In  collabora- 
tion with  Prof.  Pfleiderer,  I  hope  to  ob- 
tain funds  that  will  permit  two 
Chemistry  majors  to  work  in  these 
areas  during  the  summer  of  1980,"  he 
said. 

Dr.  Creegan  will  be  conducting  a 
series  of  seminars  on  his  studies.  The 
first  of  this  series  will  be  held  on 
Tuesday,  September  25  at  4:00  p.m.  In 
room  311  Dunning  Hall.  They  are  open  to 
the  public. 


Knee  To  Teach  During  Fallaw  Leave 


by  MELANIE  PULLEN 


Dr.  Knee,  substituting  for  Dr.  Fallaw 
this  semester,  will  teach  history  but 
also  enjoys  teaching  literature  and  art. 

Knee  obtained  his  B.A.  and  his  M.A. 
from  Queens  College,  a  division  of  the 
City  College  of  New  York.  He  received 
his  Ph.D  from  New  York  University  in 
1974.  Dr.  Knee  has  never  before  taught 
at  a  school  as  small  as  Washington  Col- 


lege. He  likes  the  size  of  W.C.  and  feels 
that  it  provides  a  more  congenial  and 
relaxed  atmosphere,  saying  that,  "It 
gives  you  time  to  think  here." 

Knee  frequently  draws  upon 
analogies  to  help  clarify  complex 
definitions  In  his  classes.  He  Is  very 
much  concerned  with  relating  to  his 
students. 


Cadwell  joins  Physics  Department  I  Spilich  replaces  Mergler  in  Psychology 


by  MARK  SLATER 

In  Dunning  Hall  this  year  Washington     Is  Interesting  to  study  If  students  wUl 
College  students  will  find  a  new  face  -     only  give  it  a  chance.  "I  would  like  to 
Dr.  Lou  Cadwell,  Professor  of  Physics.       give  ray  students  the  best  possible  lear- 
ning experience,"  he  said. 


by  JOHN  LAWRENCE 


This  fall  George  Spilich  joins  the 
faculty  of  the  Psychology  Department 
at  Washington  College  as  Assistant  Pro- 


Cadwell,  originally  from  Hastlngs- 
on  Hudson,  New  York,  received  his 
Masters  at  Florida.  State  University, 
then  he  went  on  to  receive  his  Ph.D.  at 
Wesleyan  University  of  Connecticut.  He 
has  worked  as  an  assistant  professor  at 
both  of  these  universities,  but  this  Is  his 
first  fulltlme  teaching  post  position. 

Cadwell,  who  will  be  teaching  The  Art 
and  Science  of  Physics  and  Electricity 
and  Magnetism,  says,  "I'd  like  to  see 
more  Interest  In  the  sciences."  He  feels 
that  the  Information  the  sciences  offer 


Outside  of  teaching,  Cadwell's  In- 
terests Include  boating,  sailing,  basket- 
ball, and  other  sports,  music,  and  wood- 
working. He  also  enjoys  what  he  calls 
"the  privacy  of  the  outdoors." 

"I  like  the  small  school  and  the 
down-home  friendliness  of  the  students, 
faculty,  and  the  Kent  County  people  in 
general,"  Cadwell  said.  When  asked 
whether  or  not  he  feels  he  will  fit  In  at 
Washington  College  he  quickly  replied, 
"I  really  do  think  so." 


SpUlch  originally  from  Brooklyn, 
New  York,  comes  to  Washington  after 
receiving  his  B.A.  In  psychology  from 
the  University  of  Wisconsin  in  1974,  and 
his  M.A.  from  the  University  of  Texas 
at  El  Paso  in  1978.  He  Is  currently  conti- 
nuing studies  toward  his  doctorate  at 
the  University  of  Pittsburgh.  He  will  de- 
fend his  dissertation  this  October. 

He  describes  himself  as  "a  cognitive 
developmental  psychologist  with  an  in- 
terest in  aging"  and  is  at  present  work- 
ing on  a  computer  model  for  normal  ag- 
ing and  senile  aging.  I'm 'Interested  In 


what  happens  when  thinking  goes  awry. 
I  hope  to  teacha  course  In  aging  here." 

Infancy  and  Childhood,  General 
Psychology,  and  a  Graduate  Pro- 
Seminar  make  up  Spiltch's  teaching 
duties  this  semester. 

"People  here  are  very  friendly;  It's 
like  an  extended  family.  There  are 
things  you  can  do  here  you  can't  do  in  a 
large  school.  It's  very  pleasant  here.  I 
wouldn't  go  back  to  New  York  City  for  a 
million  dollars,"  says  SpUlch. 

On  Psychology,  he  says,  "I  don't 
think  anyone  pays  any  attention  to  It. 
People  use  these  principles  all  the  time. 
It  has  a  pragmatic  aspect.  Science  ex- 
ists to  serve." 

SpUlch  resides  at  Chester  Harbour 
with  a  wife  and  two  children. 


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dormitories  and  dormitory  life,  resi 
dent  assistants,  treshman  orientation,  .  ,,        . 

fraternities  and  sororities,  and  the  use    dunng  orientate 
of  alcoholic  beverages  on  campus. 


increase  in  responsibility. 

9)    Dormitory    rules   be   emphasized 


.The  division  of  Sommerset  into  three 
buildings,  the  installation  of  monitor's 
desks  at  the  entrance  to  each  dorm,  and 
a  study  of  co-ed  housing  were  among 
the  major  recommendations  concern- 
ing dorm  life.  A  minimum  grade  point 
average  requirement  of  3.0  and  a  salary 
Increase  were  recommended  for  RA's. 

'The  committee  recommended  that 
freshman  orientation  dwell  more  on  the 
academic  than  the  social  aspects  of  the 
College.  They  also  recommended  that 
the  role  of  fraternities  and  sororities  on 
campus  be  studied.  And  the  "licensing" 
of  parties  at  which  alcohol  is  served 
was  recommended  as  a  solution  to  what 
the  committee  called  "abuse  of 
alcohol"  on  campus. 

campus  Is  'rowdy'  to  'rude' 

Committee  Chairman  Bob  Day,  cur- 
rently on  sabbatical  fo*r  the  semester, 
wrote  in  his  report  on  the  College's 
academic  program,  "In  spirit  the  cam- 
pus is  'rowdy,'  if  one  puts  the  best  word 
on  it;  *rude'  if  one  chooses  the  worst 
word."  As  possible  solutions  to  this  pro- 
blem, the  committee  recommended 
continued  study  of  the  four-course  plan, 
suggesting  a  return  to  five  courses  for 
freshman  and  sophomores;  increased 
use  of  extra-curricular  events  by  the 
faculty  in  their  courses;  and  a  return  to 
the  "traditional  notion  of  homework" 
and  "shotgun  tests." 

In  his  report  on  the  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  and  the  Student 
Judiciary  Board,  Dr.  John  Taylor 
recommended  a  revision  of  the  SJB  and 
making  the  SGA  responsible  for  financ- 
ing repairs  of  damage  caused  by  van- 
dalism. 

Dr.  John  Conkling,  reporting  on 
maintenance  and  security,  called  for 
quick  repair  of  damage  and  strengthen- 
ing of  the  night  security  force. 

report  seen  as  "package" 

"We  see  it  as  a  package,"  said  Taylor 
of  the  report  after  its  release.  "We  don't 
say  everything  in  it  absolutely  must  be 
done.  We  made  some  specific  recom- 
mendations of  things  that  we  think 
ought  to  be  done,  and  we  recommended 
some  things  be  studied  in  more  depth." 

Concerning  the  faculty's  approval  of 
the  report  "in  principle,"  Taylor  said, 
"Obviously,  individual  faculty 
members  disagreed  with  individual 
aspects  of  the  report.  But  I  would  say 
the  faculty  generally  supported  the 
spirit  of  it." 

"It  was  as  much  a  question  of  not 
having  time  to  discuss  it  in  detail  as 
anything  else,"  said  Conkling  of  the 
faculty  approval. 

The  36  recommendations  of  the  com- 
mittee: 

1)  Somerset  Dormitory  be  divided 
back  into  three  separate  dorms. 

2)  Dorm  desks  be  established  and 
manned  during  the  evening  hours. 

3)  The  College  study  the  feasibility  of 
co-ed  housing. 

4)  Housing  by  academic  interest  be 
expanded. 

5)  A  grade  point  average  of  3.0  be  re- 
quired for  Resident  Assistants. 

6)  Resident  Assistants  rigorously  en- 
force housing  rules. 

7)  Students  be  checked  into  dorm 
rooms  by  Resident  Assistants,  and  out 
by  Resident  Assistants  and 
maintenance  personnel. 

8)  The  question  of  increasing  Resident 
Assistants'  pay  be  studied  in  order  to 

•  make 'it  compatible'  wlftf  me*  pfdptosed 


10)    A  symposium  on  academic  life  be 
a  major  event  at  orientation. 
ID    A  discussion  of  study   skills  be 
made  part  of  orientation. 

12)  The  College  study  the  academic 
role  of  fraternities  and  sororities. 

13)  All  official  group  parties  be 
licensed  by  Student  Affairs. 

14)  Beer  on  tap  should  only  be  served 
at  the  Coffee  House  (or  at  licensed  par- 
ties) . 

15)  Counseling  in  alcohol  and  drug 
abuse  should  be  strengthened. 

16)  A  study  of  how  to  control  alcoholic 
consumption  at  athletic  events  b  e 
made. 

17)  Maintenance  vehicles  should  not 
be  driven  on  the  campus  lawns. 

18)  A  master  landscaping  plan  should 
be  developed;  in  the  meantime  land- 
scaping projects  of  modest  size  should 
begin.  . 

19)  All  damage  should  be  repaired 
quickly  and  fully. 

20)  More  permanent  trash  recep- 
tacles should  be  installed. 

21)  The  condition  of  individual 
students'  rooms  should  be  more  closely 
monitored. 

22)  Traffic  be  controlled  on  College 
Avenue. 

23)  The  night  security  force  be 
strengthened. 

24)  More  outdoor  recreational 
facilities  be  established. 

25)  The  SGA  spend  more  of  its  funds 
on  academic,  cultural,  and  campus 
"civic"  projects. 

26)  The  College  study  the  feasibility  of 
establishing  an  SGA  student  damage 
deposit  fund. 

27)  The  suspension  of  the  right  to  par- 
ticipate in  intercollegiate  athletics  or  in 
such  extra-curricular  activities  as  band 
and  chorus  should  be  included  among 
the  possible  components  of  social  pro- 
bation. 

28)  The  students'  forfeiture,  say,  of 
the  right  to  have  a  car  on  campus  if  that 
car  Is  used  in  the  destruction  of  College 
property. 

29)  The  Student  Affairs  Committee 
undertake  a  comprehensive  review  of 
the  student  judicial  system. 

30)  The  Academic  Council  study  the 
feasibility  of  requiring  five  courses  for 
freshman  and  sophomores. 

31)  The  faculty  (with  the  aid  of  a  stu- 
dent assistant  corps)  check  on  a 
regular  basis  the  student's  progress 
through  a  course. 

32)  The  traditional  use  of  Fridays  and 
the  day  prior  to  vacation  days  as  exam 
days  be  re-established. 

33 )  The  faculty  ( througb  reappor- 
tioned lecture  funds)  make  specific  use 
of  the  extra-curricular  events  on  cam- 
pus. 

34 )  The  faculty  adopt  a  style  manual. 

35)  The  Library  Committee  study  the 
problem  of  theft  of  library  books. 

36)  The- administration  take  the  lead 
in  the  early  implementation  of  these 
recommendations. 


Dr.  Mike  Malone 


Malone  attends 
Economics  seminar 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


Although  attending  an  economics 
seminar  might  not  seem  like  the 
average  person's  idea  of  a  great  way  to 
spend  three  weeks  of  their  summer,  Dr. 
Mike  Malone,  Associate  Professor  of 
Economics,  says  he  enjoyed  the  ex- 
perience. 

"It  was  a  good  way  to  cover  some 
contemporary  economic  issues,"  he 
said,  "and  Chicago  turned  out  to  be  a 
great  city." 

The  seminar,  titled  "Recent 
Developments  in  Applied  Economics" 
was  organized  by  the  Graduate  School 
of  Business  at  the  University  of 
Chicago.  Malone  was  one  of  about  40 
economics  professors  nominated  from 
colleges  across  the  country.  "There 
was  no  obvious  characteristic  or 
criterion,"  Malone  stated.  "We  were 
from  large,  medium,  and  small  col- 
leges, widely  dispersed  geographical- 
ly." 


Although  Malone  mentioned  that  he 
went  out  every  night,  he  also  says  "It 
(the  seminar)  was  very  useful,  par- 
ticularly in  terms  of  labor  and  interna- 
tional economics."  His  International 
Economics  course  was  revised  this  fall 
as  a  result  of  the  seminar. 

Courses  were  held  on  The  Monetary 
Aspects  of  International  Economics, 
the  Economics  of  Information,  the  New 
Economic  History,  and  Industrial  Rela- 
tions. Lecturers  came  from  the 
business  and  economics  departments  at 
Chicago.  The  University  of  Chicago 
library  was  available  for  participants' 
use,  and,  according  to  Malone,  "it's  just 
incredible." 

"The  surroundings  were  very  com- 
fortable and  everything  was  very  well 
planned,"  Malone  concludes  "It  was  a 
first  class  operation." 


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greater,  security.  "Increased  security 
on  campus  is  a  need  we  (she  and 
Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed  Maxcy) 
both  feel  strongly  about." 

"We  need  to  control  the  people  going 
in  and  out  of  the  dormitories,"  Maxcy 
says.  He  goes  on  to  say  that  in  a 
meeting  with  Resident  Assistants  and 
Orientation  Leaders  held  before  school 
started,  "students  seemed  excited 
about  (helping  to  solve  the  problem )  in 
a  positive  way." 

Student  Government  Association 
President  Jay  Young  says  that  he 
disagrees  with  a  basic  part  of  the 
report:  "It  treats  a  symptom  of  the  pro- 
blem, alcohol,  as  the  problem  itself.  I 
agree  with  the  general  emphasis  of  the 
report,  but  not  necessarily  with  the 
(Specific(  recommend ationsi  as  to  how 
'these' problems'  can  tie  solved.*'"  ' 


Young  goes  on  to  say  that  campus 
fraternities,  which  the  report  say  might 
not  be  contributing  to  the  academic  at- 
mosphere desired,  actually  do  many 
things  for  the  good  of  the  College  and 
the  community. 

Maxcy  agrees  that  "some  of  (the 
fraternities  and  sororities  on  campus) 
need  more  publicity  for  the  good  things 
they  are  doing.  It's  a  little  unfair,  but 
they  often  receive  blame  for  things 
because  they  are  the  most  visible,  most 
identifiable  groups  on  campus." 

"I  think  there  is  a  feeling  amoung  the 
faculty  that  the  fraternities  and 
sororities  are  anti-intellectual,"  Kelley 
adds.  "The  faculty  has  made  a  commit- 
.ment  to  be  here,  and  they  want  the 


students  to  want  to  learn,  but  un- 
fortunately they  feel  the  students  don't 
want  to  play  by  even  the  smallest  set  of 

rules.  I  hope  that  there  are  op- 
portunities for  faculty  members  to  talk 
to  student  groups  more  often  this 
year,"  she  says. 

Maxcy  says  that  what  the  College  and 
the  faculty  would  like  to  see  is  "self- 
restraint"  on  the  part  of  the  students. 
"We  need  an  atmosphere,"  he  says, 
"that  a  community  of  learners  can 
operate  in." 

Kelley  and  Maxcy,  along  with  other 
administrators,  are  scheduled  to  report 
to  the  faculty  at  its  October  meeting  on 
the  progress  of  the  report's  recommen- 
dations to  date. 


Crew 


Beard  takes  gold 
medal  in  Nationals 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  August  31, 1979-Page  7 

Volleyball 

Fall  calls  for  more  support 


The  following  article  on  Washington 
College  sophomore  Betsy  Beard  ap- 
peared in  the  KENT  COUNTY  NEWS, 
August  IS 

"I  was  always  the  littlest  kid  in 
school,"  eighteen  year  old  Betsy  Beard 
said  last  week.  "That's  why  I  do  what  1 
do." 

Specifically,  what  she  does  is  collect 
medals  for  her  ability  to  direct  four  and 
eight  man  crews  of  oarsmen,  a  skill 
that  took  her  to  Detroit  to  grab  the  gold 
metal  in  the  National  Rowing  Associa- 
tion Championships  in  June,  and  to 
Belgium  for  silver  with  the  United 
States  Junior  team  in  July. 

Her  interest  in  crew  began  in  1976, 
when  the  4'11"  95  pound  Chestertown 
reisdent  began  her  career  as  a  coxs- 
wain while  a  freshman  at  St.  Andrew's 
School  in  Middletown,  Delaware.  The 
successful  season  put  in  by  her  team 
ended  that  year  when  the  squad 
brought  the  Stotesbury  Cup  back  to 
Middletown  after  topping  forty  prep 
schools  in  the  Schulyklll  River  Regatta. 

Her  next  two  seasons  at  St. Andrew's 
were  not  as  successful,  Betsy  said,  but 
when  she  was  accepted  at  Washington 
College  under  its  early  admissions  pro- 
gram, she  moved  into  the  coxswain  slot 
for  the  WC  men,  rowing  to  a  five  win, 
three  loss  season  record. 

Early  summer  of  1979  found  Betsy 
eyeing  the  National  Championships  in 
Detroit  as  she  trained  in  Philadelphis 
with  the  twentyseven  member  College 
Boat  Club  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania. 

"The  College  Boat  Club  is  made  up  of 
of  best  of  Penn's  women's  crew  and  the 
best  from  other  colleges  working 
together  in  an  effort  to  win  the  national 
championships,"  Betsy  explained. 

Traveling    to    Detroit    with    the 


Philadelphia  Club,  Betsy  was  coxswain 
for  the  senior  women's  four  boat,  as 
they  easily  defeated  Pioneer  Valley 
Rowing  Association  and  the  University 
of  Washington. 

Gold  medal  in  hand,  Betsy  stayed  in 
Detroit  for  a  special  camp  designed  to 
select  the  national  team  that  would 
represent  the  U.S.  in  international  com- 
petition in  Belgium. 

Selected  for  a  slot  on  the  junior  na- 
tional team,  Betsy  traveled  to  Nor- 
thfield  school  in  Northfield, 
Massachusetts  for  an  intensive  three 
week  training  session  prior  to  the  July 
trip  to  Europe. 

Basing  the  training  at  Hazelwink 
Sports  Center  outside  of  Brussells,  both 
the  U.S.  men's  and  Women's  temas 
competed  in  two  regattas,  Betsy  said. 

Although  rowing  as  a  junior,  Betsy's 
boat  entered  the  Copenhagen  Interna- 
tional Regatta  on  July  21  under  the 
"elite"  or  most  competitive  category, 
and  finished  a  respectable  second  after 
the  two  days  of  stiff  competition  from 
the  Dutch  boat. 

Returning  to  Hazelwink  after  the 
Copenhagen  Regatta,  the  team  put  in 
more  hours  of  intensive  training  to 
prepare  for  the  Hazelwink  Golden  Row- 
ing Regatta,  scheduled  for  July  28  and 
29.  Again,  the  Dutch  proved  themselves 
to  be  the  downfall  of  the  USA  squad, 
topping  the  Americans  after  two  days 
of  competition. 

Returning  to  Kent  COunty,  Betsy  is 
looking  forward  to  "Coxing"  the 
Washington  College  men's  crew  this 
fall  while  she  keeps  her  eye  on  the  1980 
National  Championships. 

Olympic  ambitions?  Of  course,  Betsy 
said.  The  display  case  that  holds  her 
gold  medal  has  plenty  of  poom  left,  she 
concluded,  with  a  smile. 


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by  CYNTHIA  GRADY 


With  a  1978  season  of  20-11  behind  her, 
Coach  Penny  Fall  is  in  the  process  of 
rebuilding  her  women's  volleyball 
team. 

Barring  the  illnesses  and  Injuries  that 
plagued  last  year's  team,  Fall  believes 
that,  with  her  strong  nucleus  of  seniors, 
she  will  have  a  product  worthy  of  both 
college  and  community  attention. 

"Most  people  do  not  understand  that 
power  volleyball  is  not  recreational 
volleyball,"  said  Fall.  "It  takes 
tremendous  reflexes,  coordination, 
brains,  and  a  willingness  to  work." 

The  lack  of  support,  however,  does 
little  to  dampen  the  girl's  spirits.  Fall  is 
pleased  with  the  team's  "excellent  at- 
titude" and  willingness  to  work. 

Heading  this  year's  team  is  Tammy 
Schauber,  the  senior  captain.  With 
what  Fall  calls  "good  court  sense", 
Schauber  is  expected  to  lead  the  way  in 
the  upcoming  season. 


Following  Schauber  are.  returning 
seniors  Mandy  Scherer,  Joan  Burri, 
Darleen  Coleman,  and  Juniors  Sue  Ben- 
nett and  Julie  Wheeler.  Rounding  out 
the  veteran  players  are  Cheryl  Loss 
and  Jennifer  Ahonen. 

The  three  freshmen  on  the  team 
"look  like  they'll  be  able  to  contribute", 
says  Fall,  "but  there's  a  big  difference 
between  high  school  and  college 
volleyball." 

Approximately  45  matches  are 
scheduled  for  this  season,  the  first 
home  game  being  at  6:30,  September  21, 
against  Towson  State  University.  Fall 
encourages  students  and  faculty  to 
come  out  and  support  the  girls. 

"Washington  College's  women's 
athletics  is  not  given  nearly  enough 
support  by  school  or  community",  says 
Fall.  "If  people  would  come  over  and 
take  a  look  at  the  product  we're  offer- 
ing, they'd  be  surprised." 


Three  graduates  accept  jobs 


Three  1979  graduates  of  Washington 
College  —  Verna  Wilkins,  Tad  Jacks, 
and  Roger  Rebetsky  —  have  recently 
accepted  Jobs  in  three  different  parts  of 
the  country. 

Wilkins,  1978-79  editor  of  the  Pegasus 
has  accepted  a  position  with  Senator 
Richard  Stone  (Democrat,  Florida). 
Starting  Labor  Day,  Wilkins  will  serve 
as  assistant  to  Stone's  press  secretary 
at  his  Capitol  Hill  Office. 

Jacks,  who  was  active  in  the  Student 
Government  Association  and  the  Coffee 


House  here,  will  be  an  admissions 
counselor  and  athletic  recruitment 
coordinator  at  Eckerd  College  in  St. 
Petersburg,  Florida.  Jacks  will  work  In 
the  rjew  Jersey,  New  York,  Penn- 
sylvania, Delaware,  and  Maryland 
areas. 

Rebetsky  has  been  appointed  to  the 
creative  staff  of  Schoenback/Silbert 
Advertising,  Incorporated  of 
Baltimore.  While  a  student  at 
Washington,  Rebetsky  was  editor  of 
both  the  ELM  and  The  Washington  Col- 
lege Review. 


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sports 


Veteran  Squad  Returning  For  A  they 


Courtesy  of  Kent  County  News 

Forty-three  soccer  candidates 
reported  to  head  coach  Edward  L. 
Athey  Saturday  as  Washington  College 
prepared  for  its  34th  season  in  the  sport. 

Athey  has  a  veteran  team  returning 
despite  the  losses  of  center  halfback 
Matt  Wagner,  forwards  Tom  Viscount 
and  Bill  Hamill  and  goaltender  Sam 
Powers.  The  Shoremen  were  10-2-5  last 
year,  deadlocking  in  a  pair  of  contests. 

Fullbacks  Dan  Hudson,  Curt  Nass, 
John  Lonquest,  Dave  Bate  and  Ben 
Tuckerman  anchor  a  solid  back  line. 
Chris  Kiefer  is  back  In  the  goal. 
Sophomore  Shawn  Harmon,  a  fullback, 
is  recovering  from  minor  injuries  suf- 
fered in  a  car  accident  and  will  return 
for  workouts  in  a  couple  of  weeks. 

Pete  Hamill,  Lee  Einwaechter,  Tom 
Kohlerman,  Ron  Wright  and  Dave  Fitz- 
slmmons  will  vie  for  the  three  halfback 
roles. 

On  the  forward  wall  high-scoring 
sophomore  V.J.  Filliben  (11  goals,  7 
assists),  Tom  Vack  (6  goals).  Ken, 
Maher  (4  goals,  1  assist),  Nelson  Ein- 
waechter (5  goals,  1  assist)  and  Bernie 
Kelly  are  experienced  players. 

Tom  Bowman  and  Ron  Athey  will 
assist  Athey.  The  coaching  staff  is  high 
on  a  number  of  freshmen  Including 
linemen    Mark    Mullican    and    Dace 


Freshman  Glen  Glllln  will  dive  Into  college  soccer  this  year  after  a  successful  high  ichool  career  at  Aberdeen 


Hastings,  halfbacks  Bill  Bounds  and 
John  Hopley. 

Dave  Hastings  is  the  son  of  the  late 
Turner  Hastings,  a  Washington  College 
star  soccer-baseball  player  and ' 
player-coach  in  1948  when  the- 
Shoremen  were  8-0-0.  Hastings  had  a 
try-out  for  the  U.S.  Olympic  team.  He 
was  killed  in  a  tragic  plane  crash 
following  a  New  England  ski  trip. 

Bill  Bounds  is  Tom  Bounds  son.  Tom- 


my Bounds  was  an  outstanding 
baseball  player  and  a  member  of  the 
soccer  team  here  ( 1952-55) . 

The  Shore  varsity  will  meet  an  alum- 
ni aggregation  on  Kibler  Field  Satur- 
day at  1:30pm 

Washington  College  will  host  the  se- ' 
cond  annual  Chester  River  Invitational 
Soccer  Tournament  here  Thursday, 
Friday  and  Saturday,  September  6-8. 
The  tourney  will  also  Include  Drexel 
University,  Western  Maryland  College 


and  Washington  and  Lee  University. 

The  Shoremen  will  play  a  19  game 
schedule,  which  includes  a  second  tour- 
nament. On  Friday,  September  14  the 
Atheyman  will  journey  to  Wilson,  N.C. 
to  play  in  the  Atlantic  Christian  College 
Invitational,  also  a  four-team  tourna- 
ment. 

Edward  L.  Athey  is  in  his  29th  season 
as  head  coach  of  soccer  on  the  hill.  He 
coached  a  two-year  period  1949-50,  then 
returned  to  the  helm  in  1953  and  has 
been  at  the  pilot's  seat  since.  His  teams 
have  won  196  games,  lost  98  and  have 
played  to  33  ties. 

Athey  was  a  star  athlete  at 
Washington  College.  World  War  II  in- 
terrupted a  baseball  career,  but  he 
returned  in  1946  to  also  play  football.  He 
was  a  soccer  player  at  Frostburg  State 
Teachers  before  the  war,  but  never 
played  a  game  of  soccer  here. 

Henry  W.  Carrington  coached 
Washington  College's  first  soccer  team 
to  a  4-0-3  record  in  1946,  when  Athey,  a 
senior,  quarterbacked  the  Shore  foot- 
ball team  coached  by  George  Ekaitis. 


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Volume  51  Number  2 


Wakelyn:  In  search  of  the  liberal  arte  curriculum. 


PACE  to  offer  10  non-credit  courses 


Continuing  education 
arrives  at  WC 


by  KATHERINE  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


"All  over  the  country,  the  average 
age  of  people  who  want  education  is  go- 
ing up.  People  who  are  older  are  anx- 
ious to  keep  learning."  According  to 
Dean  of  the  College  Garry  E.  Clarke, 
that  is  why  the  College  has  established 
the  Program  for  Adult  Continuing 
Education  (PACE),  scheduled  to  begin 
September  24. 

A  second  reason  for  the  program  is 
"to  create  a  positive  feeling  in  the  com- 
munity about  the  College,"  Clarke  said. 

According  to  PACE  Director  Anne 
Hoon,  "By  the  mid  1980's,  about  40%  of 
college  students  (in  the  nation)  will  be 
adults  of  24  and  up."  In  addition,  she 
said  that  "since  1950,  the  number  of 
adults    taking    college    courses    has 


doubled  from  8  million  to  17.5  million." 

The  program  offers  a  range  of  10 
non-credit  courses,  with  a  fee  of  $50  per 
course.  Most  of  the  classes  will  be  held 
one  evening  a  week  for  eight  weeks, 
with  the  exception  of  one  course  that 
will  be  held  during  lunch  hour. 

Clarke  said  that  the  courses  will  be 
non-credit  to  promote  an  informal  at- 
mosphere. 

Koon  has  received  "lots  of  inquiries 
but  not  too  much  actual  signing  up." 
She  added,  however,  that  she  hopes 
registrations  will  increase  now  that 
Labor  Day  has  passed. 

Full-time  students  at  the  College  are 
welcome  to  participate,  Hoon  said,  but 

Continued  on  page  4 


Clause  creates  stir 
at  first  faculty  meeting 


by  GEOFF  G  AHINTHER 
Editor-in-Chiet 


A  clause  added  to  the  Faculty  Hand- 
book providing  for  the  termination  of 
tenured  professors  because  of  "finan- 
cial    exigencies"    caused    a    heated 

Fall  Break  extended 

Fall  Break  has  been  extended  a  day 
because,  according  to  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege Garry  Clarke,  "This  will  give 
students  a  long  weekend  and  give  us 
more  balance  between  Monday- 
Wednesday-Friday  classes  and 
Tuesday-Thursday  classes." 

The  Break  was  originally  scheduled 
for  October  18-21,  giving  students 
Thursday  and  Friday  off  from  classes. 
The  break  will  now  extend  to  that  Mon- 
day, October  22. 


discussion  at  the  first  faculty  meeting 
of  the  year  Tuesday. 

The  clause,  passed  by  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  in  an  executive 
session  last  February  reads:  "In  addi- 
tion to  the  above  provisions,  a  tenured 
faculty  member's  contract  may  be  ter- 
minated by  Washington  College 
because  of  financial  exigency." 

According  to  College  President 
Joseph  McLain,  the  statement  was  ad- 
ded to  protect  Washington  from  the 
legal  problems  that  plagued  Goucher 
College  recently  when  it  attempted  to 
eliminate  the  positions  of  tenured  pro- 
fessors. A  judge  found  for  Goucher,  but 
said  the  decision  would  have  been  made 


Wakelyn  speaks  at 
198th  Fall  Convocation 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


Former  Washington  College  history 
professor  Dr.  Jon  Wakelyn  spoke  at  the 
school's  1979  Fall  Convocation  Tuesday 
morming. 

Wakelyn  spoke  to  approximately  40 
faculty  members  and  110  students  on 
"Whatever  Happened  to  the  Liberal 
Arts  Curriculum?"  The  lecture  traced 
the  history  of  the  liberal  arts  in  the 
United  States  from  the  1700's. 

Originally,  Wakelyn  said,  there  were 
no  courses,  but  a  main  core  of  study  for 
each  year.  King's  College,  now  Colum- 
bia University,  changed  this  tradition 
when  it  offered  courses  in  practical 
training,  but  it  lost  students.  Schools 
which  offered  irrelevant  subjects  such 
as  Latin  and  early  literature  still  at- 
tracted those  people  Interested  in 
higher  education. 

It  wasn't  until  the  late  Ninteenth  Cen- 
tury that  business  called  for  specialized 
training.  Serious  professors,  no  longer 
solely  members  of  the  clergy,  were  not 
interested  in  undergraduates  and,  ac- 
cording to  Wakelyn,  "did  not  take  this 
(the  undergraduates')  education 
seriously," 

By  the  turn  of  the.  Century  even  the 
Ivy  League  schools  realized  that 
courses  like  Latin  were  irrelevant  to 
modern  society.  Instead,  students  had 


to  be  "exposed  to  the  moral  and 
political  values  of  society,"  Wakelyn 
said.  "Students  demanded  relevant 
courses." 

The  watering— down  of  liberal  arts 
courses  and  the  increase  in 
job— oriented  courses  made  a  mockery 
of  some  of  America's  educational  in- 
stitutions. Finally,  in  the  1970's  profes- 
sional educators  have  realized  that  the 
liberal  arts  curriculum  barely  sur- 
vived. Liberal  arts  schools  dropped 
business  departments  in  an  effort  to 
mend  their  ways,  and,  in  turn,  business 
students  became  opposed  to  liberal 
arts. 

In  conclusion,  Wakelyn  said  that  Har- 
vard Universities'  new  curriculum, 
which  says  that  education  cannot  be 
departmentalized  and  students  should 
be  taught  how  to  learn,  is  a  sign  that 
there  is  hope  for  the  rejuvenation  of  the 
Liberal  Arts.  "Although  we  know  that 
there  Is  something  drastically  wrong 
with  the  liberal  arts  curriculum," 
Wakelyn  added,  "we  lack  the  insight  to 
correct  it.  Whatever  happened  to  the 
Liberal  Arts  curriculum?  We  did." 

Washington  College  President  Joe 
McLain  and  Dean  Gary  Clarke  also 
spoke  briefly  at  the  half— hour 
ceremony. 


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Washington  vs.  Catholic  U. 

Wakelyn  compares 
schools,  curriculums 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


"I  still  believe  that  a  small  school  of- 
fers the  best  education  you  can  get," 
says  Dr  Jon  Wakelyn,  former  professor 
of  history  at  Washington  College. 

Wakelyn  returned  to  the  school  to 
speak  at  the  198th  convocation 
ceremonies  held  Tuesday.  "I  loved* 
teaching  here,"  he  said.  Wakelyn  left 
the  College  in  1970  after  four  years  of 
teaching  and  went  to  Catholic  Universi- 
ty, where  he  teaches  now. 

"I  left  because  I'm  a  city  person,  and 
I  thought  that  I  would  have  a  better  op- 
portunity to  teach  and  do  research  at 
the  same  time  in  Washington  D.C.,"  he 
continued.  "I  had  pretty  good  students 
here,  and  I  liked  them.  But  in  terms  of 
being  able  to  have  an  exchange  with 
historians  and  discussing  each  other's 
work,  Catholic  University  has  been 
much  more  rewarding  than 
Washington." 

While  C.U.  has  2300  undergraduates 
and  5000  graduate  students,  it  is  not 
considered  a  large  university:  it  is,  in 
fact  the  smallest  university  in 
Washington.  Nonetheless,  Wakelyn 
said  that  there  are  more  "personal 
relationships  and  bonds"  that  are  made 
in  a  small  school  like  Washington  than 
in  a  school  the  size  of  C.U. 

"On  the  other  hand,"  he  said,  "At 


Catholic  University  you  have  variety; 
students  can  select  from  more  courses. 
With  more  students  there  is  more  of  a 
chance  to  learn  about  different  walks  of 
life.  Also,  in  an  urban  setting  like 
Washington  you  can  hop  on  the  subway 
and  be  at  the  National  Gallery  in  five 
minutes.  A  senior  doing  a  research 
paper  can  go  to  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress." 

One  of  the  biggest  problems  that 
Wakelyn  first  noticed  after  moving  to 
C.U.  was  that  classes  were  larger,  and 
because  of  this  most  teachers  simply 
lectured.  Wakelyn  said  that  at  a  larger 
school  "faculty  members  were  and  are 
prone  to  trying  to  entertain  students. 
It's  a  lot  easier  for  teachers  to  lecture, 
but  in  my  opinion  you  aren't  getting 
your  money's  worth.  The  education  is  in 
the  exchange.  That  decision  of  whether 
or  not  to  lecture  is  up  to  the  teacher, 
because  students  would  prefer  to  sit 
back  and  be  told  what  they  need  to 
know." 

With  the  passing  of  time,  and  as  Dean 
of  the  undergraduate  school  at  Catholic 
University  a  few  years  ago,  Wakelyn 
said  that  be  began  to  notice  that  "there 
is  much  more  professional  fear  among 

Continued  oo  page  4 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  September  7, 1979-Page  i 


editorial 


i— -SGA  Forum* 


In  keeping  with  the  recommendation  of  the  faculty  committee 
on  vandalism,  SGA  President  Jay  Young  announces  elsewhere  in 
this  week's  ELM  the  formation  of  a  new  committee  o  reform  the 
Student  Judiciary  Board.  But  even  before  that  committee 
discusses  any  possible  revisions,  a  more  basic  question  needs  o 
be  answered:  can  Washington  College  continue  to  support  a  Stu- 

deEven?sCoaMastayear  indicate  that  this  is  a  real  question. 
Penalties  handed  down  from  the  SJB  last  year  ranged  from  a 
$7.00  fine  for  shooting  bottle  rockets  toward  a  crowd  and  6  hours 
of  cafeteria  work  for  setting  off  firecrackers  at  a  dance  to  a  $200 
fine  (including  $50  in  damages)  and  disciplinary  probation  for 
two  students  who  were  found  guilty  of  knocking  in  ceiling  tiles 
After  one  trial  late  last  semester,  in  which  two  students  received 
a  small  fine  for  alledgedly  turning  over  a  soda  machine,  one 
juror  told  an  ELM  reporter:  "We  didn't  have  enough  evidence  to 
decide,  but  we  thought  they  had  something  to  do  with  it 

Inequities  like  these  may  require  a  stronger  solution  than 
reformation  of  the  Board.  Jurors  are  picked  at  random  and  have 
no  precedent  in  handing  down  sentences.  Witnesses  are  often 
reluctant  to  testify  because  they  fear  the  recrimination  of  the 
defendants  In  a  population  of  only  700,  students  may  know  one 
another  too  well  to  testify  objectively  against  and  pass  judge- 
ment upon  fellow  students. 

The  alternative  is  to  admit  that  it  is  indeed  too  much  for  us  and 
pass  the  buck  to  the  administration-an  alternative  that  will  be 
less  than  appealing  to  students  because  it  takes  away  a  freedom 
to  which  we  have  grown  accustomed.  That,  however,  is  the 
choice  to  be  made.  Either  we  give  up  the  freedom  of  the  SJB  or 
we  accept  it  and  its  accompanying  responsibilities. 


Editor-in-Chief ,G!?"<^n^er 

Assistant  Editor Katherine  Strecktus 

News  Editor SftT?"1" 

Fine  Arts  Editor NickNappo 

Photography  Editor VilJ,,Sr!f1aS 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Wartield 

Faculty  Advisor RichDeProspo 

THE  ELM  is  the  of  ficlal  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and. 
for  students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every 
Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  ex- 
pressed on  these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of 
LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  tno se  of  the  editor 
and  staff.  The  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday, 
77S-2800,  ext.321 


Weight  reduction  program  offered 

Health  and  Counseling  Service 


Many  students  return  to  college  with 
"New  Year's  Resolutions":  to  keep 
reasonable  hours,  to  keep  up  with  class 
assignments  and  reading,  to  e$xercise, 
to  lose  weight,  etc.  To  help  students 
with  some  of  these  personal  goals,  the 
College  Health  Service  and  Counseling 
Service  will  offer  a  weight  reduction 
program. 

This  program,  open  to  all  students, 
staff,  and  faculty,  will  focus  on  chang- 
ing eating  habits  to  lose  weight.  Once 
participants  reach  their  desired  weight, 
they  will  have  developed  eating  habits 


Last  Day 

to  return 
Unmarked  Textbooks 

to  the  Bookstore 
is  Monday,  Sept.  10th 


SGA  expands  committees, 
social  calendar 


The  Student  Government  Association 
is  off  to  a  great  start  this  year  with  the 
establishment  of  several  new  commit- 
tees and  what  we  hope  will  be  a  much 
more  extensive  and  entertaining  social 
calendar.  Among  the  new  committees 
are:  a  committee  to  reform  the  Student 
Judiciary    Board;     a    committee    to 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 

discuss  and  answer  the  Faculty  Report 
on  Vandalism,  Violence  and  Theft;  and 
a  committee  to  revise  the  SGA  Constitu- 
tion. Tim  Connor  and  Ann  Dorsey  are 
co-chairing  the  reform  of  the  Judiciary. 
We  are  in  the  process  of  conducting  a 
survey  of  colleges  similar  to 
Washington  to  determine  what  struc- 
ture and  procedure  they  are  using  and 
how  much  success  they  are  having  with 
their  student  judiciaries.  We  then  hope 
to  hold  discussions  to  evaluate  their 
systems  and  implement  what  will  be 
most  effective  for  us.  If  anyone  is  in- 
terested in  participating  on  this  com- 
mittee, please  contact  Ann  orTim. 

David  Fitsimons  is  leading  the  Com- 
mittee to  Answer  the  Faculty  Report  on 
Vandalism,  Violence  and  Theft.  While  it 
is  our  opinion  that  the  ends  which  the 
faculty  hopes  to  achieve  are  very  much 
worth  striving  for,  there  could  perhaps 
be  better  ways  of  meeting  those  goals 


appropriate  to  maintaining  their  weight 
at  this  level.  Participants  will  be  re- 
quired to  attend  one  45-minute  and  one 
5-minute  meeting  each  week. 

An  orientation  and  planning  meeting 
will  be  held  Monday,  September  10  at 
3:30  p.m.  in  Rm  7,  Bill  Smith  basement 
to  discuss  the  program  in  more  detail. 
Weekly  meetings  will  be  scheduled  dur- 
ing the  day,  at  a  time  which  will  ac- 
commodate the  majority  of  par- 
ticipants. If  you  can  not  attend  the  Mon- 
day meeting,  but  are  interested  in  par- 
ticipating, call  Dr.  Bonnie  Michaelson, 
ext.  289. 


than  those  recommended  in  the  report; 
for  this  reason,  the  SGA  Committee 
hopes  to  hold  extensive  discussions  bet- 
ween the  Administration,  faculty,  and 
students  in  an  effort  to  work  out 
mutually  agreeable  ways  to  improve 
Washington  College.  This  report  could 
have  a  tremendous  impact  on  student 
life  at  W.C.,  so  It  is  very  important  that 
anyone  who  wishes  to  take  part  in  the 
discussions  do  so.  If  you  are  interested, 
please  contact  Dave. 

The  Committee  to  reform  the  SGA 
Constitution  will  begin  its  work  follow- 
ing the  senate  elections  on  September 
19. 

So  far  we  have  planned  a  diverse  and 
busy  social  schedule  through  October. 

Sept.    7— Dance    featuring    Brandy 

Dance  Band 

Sept.  14— Rocky  Horror  Picture  Show 

Sept.  15— Orioles  vs.  Red  Sox  Bus  Trip 

Sept.  16— River  Day  Raft  Races 

Sept.  IS— SGA  Senate  Elections 

Sept.  22— Dance  featuring  Freewater 

Country  Rock  Band 

Sept.  24— First  SGA  Meeting 

Sept.  29-B.U.S.H.  Landscaping  Day 

Sept.    29— Bluegrass    Country    Rock 

Festival  and  Outdoor  Picnic 

Oct.  25— Freshman  Class  Elections 

Oct.  27— Homecoming 

Again,  if  anyone  has  any  suggestions 
or  ideas  please  let  us  know. 


Bookstore 

Sale  Records  Still 

UNSOLD!!! 

Large  selection  of 
classical  and  rock  albums. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  September?,  ins-Page  3 


Seidman  steps  in  for  Day 


by  BONNIE  NELLE  DUNCAN 


"Whenever  I'm  in  New  York,  I  go  to 
an  ashram.  That's  a  holy  place  where 
all  kinds  of  people  gather  to  meditate, 
and  because  so  many  people  meet 
there,  the  place  is  filled  with  incredible 
creative  energy.  The  same  principle 
works  here,  and  — I'm  serious 
now— that  is  why  you  should  never  miss 
a  class,"  The  speaker  was  Assistant 
Professor  of  English  Hugh  Seidman, 
explaining  his  "no-cut"  policy  to  his  Ad- 
vanced Creative  Writing  Workshop. 
Granted,  not  in  the  usual  manner,  but 
then,  Seidman,  taking  over  three 
creative  writing  workshops  for  Pro- 
fessor Robert  Day  who  is  on  leave  this 
semester  to  finish  a  volume  of  short 
stories,  is  not  a  very  usual  teacher. 

Take  his  academic  credentials,  for 
example.  Everything  in  his 
undergraduate  background,  as  well  as 
much  of  his  post-graduate  background, 
indicates  that  this  man  should  be 
diligently  working  in  a  laboratory 
somewhere  perfecting  computers  or 
building  better  napalm  bombs,  rather 
than  authoring  prize-winning  volumes 
of  poetry.  Seidman  graduated  from  the 
Polytechnic  Institute  of  Brooklyn  with  a 
Bachelor  of  Science  Degree  for  a  major 
in  Mathematics  and  a  minor  in  Physics. 
In  the  Masters  Program  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Minnesota,  which  h.e  completed 
in  1964,  Seidman  majored  in  Physics 
and  minored  in  Mathematics. 


The  next  phase  of  Seidman's  educa- 
tion saw  him  as  a  student  in  the  com- 
puter program  at  Columbia  University, 
and  he  worked  for  a  while  as  a  com- 
puter programmer  before  he  got  a 
scholarship  at  the  School  of  Arts  at  Col- 
umbia. He  completed  the  University's 
Master  long,  enough  to  grow  tired  of 
them. 

The  author  of  two  books,  Collecting 
Evidence  (Yale,  1970).  winner  of  the 
Yale  Series  of  Younger  Poets  Prize; 
and  Blood  Lord,  (Doubleday,  1974), 
Seidman  owes  his  inspiration  know." 
Like  Zukofsky,  he  uses  his  poems  to  ex- 
press strong,  often  violent  images 
within  a  langistically  economic 
framework. 

The  native  New  Yorker,  who  says 
that  "Chestertown  will  be  like  a  vaca- 
tion to  me,"  but  who  adds,  "I  love  New 
York,  it's  not  too  big,  it's  my  home 
town,"  allows  his  background  to  come 
forth  in  much  of  his  writing,  The  follow- 
ing poem,  "The  Last  American 
Dream  "is  from  Collecting  Evidence : 

The  black  physicist  knows 
the  distances  from  Newark 
to  precisions 
of  the  lawns  of  Princeton 

In  previous  years 

you  could  have  seen  the  Great  Man 

or  the  Vassar  librarian 


Hugh  Seidman 


who  knew  the  Picassos 
in  Oppenheimer's  house. 


He  wasted  half  his  life 
searching  for  the  unified  field 
and  when  he  lectured 
the  blackboards  were  shellacked 


to  sa  ve  his  chalked  equations 

Scientist  of  poetry 

they  're  burning  Newark 

and  when  she  went  away 

I  turned  in  my  sleep 

and  the  deepest  synapse  of  my  brain 

sparked  and  broke 


Roving  Reporter 


The  1979  PEGASUS 

byROBUNGER 

Photography 

by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


Question:  What  do  you  think  of  the 
1978-79  Pegasus?. 


ill 
ill 

Hi 


Kathie    Clemson,    Junior,     Gibson         xom  Wright,  Sophomore,  Rockford: 
Island. 

I  think  they  were  very  unfair  to  the 
sororities  and  fraternities.  They  have 
some  good  pictures,  but  a  lot  of  them 
look  like  they  were  leftover  from  last 
year." 


111. 

"It's  all  right.  It's  nothing  really 
special.  I  like  the  coverage  of  the  sports 
except  I  think  there  should  be  more 
coverage  on  soccer.  More  on  student 
life  is  needed." 


Becca  Fincher,  Sophomore,  Towson, 
Md. 

"There  were  a  lot  of  things  missing 
from  it.  The  sororities  were  wrong,  but 
in  general  it  was  OK." 


Charlie  Warfield,  Junior,  Towson 
Md. 

"I  think  it's  better  than  last  year's, 
but  I  think  the  pictures  could  be  im- 
proved." 


Arch  Hoopes,  Senior, 
Westchester, Pa. 

"I  like  it  a  lot.  I  think  the  pictures  are 
really  good." 


Becky  Dossett,  Freshman,  Texas. 
"I   don't   know.   I  haven't  seen 
Otherwise,  1  think  it's  very  good." 


Neal  Coyer.   Sophomore,   Bethesda, 
Md. 


Katie  Kuhn,  Sophomore,  Millington, 
NJ. 

"A  lot  of  the  editing  was  sloppy.  They        "I  think  it  ought  to  get  on  its  wings 
screwed  up  on  the  crew  photos."  a"d  f'y  away." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-PThUy,  September  7,  W7»-Pige  « 


—Focus  on  photography 

Operating  your  instamatic 


by  RICK  ADELBERG 


This  article  is  the  first  in  a  series  that 
will  discuss  fundamental  techniques  of 
photography. 

The  pocket  instamatic  is  beyond 
doubt  the  simplest  camera  to  use.  A  few 
basic  rules  can  increase  enjoyment  and 
produce  quality  results. 

The  film  is  packaged  in  a  car- 
tridge—simply open  the  back  of  the 
camera  and  drop  it  in.  There  are  no 
complex  mechanics  to  bother  with— no 
focus  knobs,  shutter  speeds,  or  lens 
apertures. 

The  plastic  lens  must  be  kept  clean  to 
prevent  scratching  and  produce  the 
clearest  picture  possible.  A  lens  tissue 
will  clean  off  finger  prints  and  dust. 


Another  tip  for  clear  photos  is  to 
stand  at  a  distance  of  6  to  15  feet  from 
the  subject.  Outside  of  those  boun- 
daries, distoration  is  likely  to  result. 
When  a  flashcube  is  used,  always  in- 
doors, a  6  to  12  feet  distance  is  generally 
best. 

In  humid  summer  weather,  keeping 
the  film  as  cold  as  possible  is  a  must. 
Heat  causes  shifting  in  color. 

Finally,  get  the  film  developed  as 
quickly  as  possible.  The  images  will 
fade  with  time.  Three  months  is  the  ab- 
solute limit. 

Next  week:  Types  of  film  for  In- 
stamatic cameras. 


(OflllfjltlOn  Continued  from  page  1 


rreihmtn  Sophie  Kerr  winner  Julia  Strieker 

Strieker  awarded 
Sophie  Kerr  Gift 


by  MIKE 

Julia  Strieker  of  Annapolis  was 
awarded  the  Sophie  Kerr  Gift  in 
English  Literature  this  year,  a  $1000 
scholarship  awarded  annually  to  an 
entering  freshman  who  shows  promise 
in  the  field  of  English  and  American 
literature. 

Strieker  recently  received  the  Ford 
K.  Brown  Scholarship  for  an 
autobiographical  essay  that  she  wrote 
while  at  The  Key  School  in  Annapolis. 
She  worked  on  her  high  school 
newspaper,  and  was  also  Editor  of  the 
Wroxeter  SchoolLiterary  Magazine. 

Strieker  is  currently  enrolled  in  the 
Creative  Writing  section  of  Forms  of 
Literature,  and  is  turning  her  attention 
to  writing  poetry.  The  Workshop  "has 
potential,"  she  says,  because  it  is 
teaching  her  to  "sit  down  and  turn 
something  out."  Most  of  Strieker's 
work  has  been  in  essays  and  satire.  She 


GARVEY 

plans  to  design  her  own  major  and 
eventually  become  a  freelance  writer. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Gift  in  English 
Literature  has  been  awarded  annually 
since  1967.  It  is  renewable  for  each  year 
the  recipient  maintains  a  strong 
academic  record.  According  to  English 
Department  Chairman  Dr.  Nancy 
Tatum,  the  recipient  need  not  be  a 
writer,  nor  is  he  or  she  required  to  pur- 
sue an  English  major  once  here. 
"We're  rather  flexible  about  that,"  said 
Tatum. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Underwood  Bequest 
provides  a  substantial  amount  of  fun- 
ding for  English  Department  activities 
and  scholarships,  among  them  the 
large  senior  prize  for  literary  endeavor 
and  sponsoring  of  guest  appearances  by 
literary  figures,  as  well  as  approx- 
imately 80  percent  of  the  English 
Department  books  for  Miller  Library. 


Wakelyn 

students  now.  Then  (when  he  taught  at 
Washington  College*,  the  students 
studied  without  worrying  about  what 
they  were  going  to  do  when  they 
graduated.  Students  always  thought  of 
a  liberal  arts  education  as  a  practical 
education." 

One  of  the  biggest  problems  with  a 
liberal  arts  education  now.  according  to 
Wakelyn.  is  that  the  fear  that  students 
have  concerning  professional  success 
will  lead  to  specialization  on  the  part  of 
teachers  "There  were  no  such  things 
as  departments  until  the  20th  century," 
he  said.  "Everyone  was  generalized. 
Now  I  see  people  teach  undergraduates 
the  same  grubby  things  that  they  (the 
teachers  I  are  interested  in  for 
research,  and  that's  a  serious  mistake. 
Even  majoring  as  an  undergraduate  is 
a  mistake. 

"One  of  the  things  I've  noticed  is  that 
there  aren't  many  teachers  now  who 
have  that  desire  to  talk  about  other  sub- 
jects. Norman  James.  Nate  Smith, 
Garry  Clarke— they  were  all  teachers 
that  1  knew  when  I  taught  here  who 
were  very  diverse  in  their  interests.  I 
disagreed  with  James  over  Hemingway 
and  Faulkner.  I'd  argue  with  Smith  all 
the  time  while  we  walked  to  our  classes' 
but  I  thought  that  was  fun— they  ob- 
viously thought  that  those  things  were 
worth  arguing  about." 


Continued  from  page  1 


Wakelyn  believes  that  teachers  who 
are  diverse  are  "priceless.  Take 
Richard  Brown,"  Wakelyn  said.  "He 
loves  music,  and  even  taught  some 
music  courses  while  I  was  here.  Ben- 
nett Lamond  taught  Chaucer,  but  he 
could  probably  teach  medievil  history 
without  batting  an  eye.  He  always  did 
tremendous  amounts  of  reading  for  his 
courses." 

Wakelyn  believes  that  there  has  been 
a  decline  in  education  in  colleges,  to  the 
point  that,  as  he  said,  "In  some  regards 
todav's  students  are  cultural  illiterates. 
I  think  that's  a  Tault  of  the  secondary 
schools,  but  the  colleges  should  try  to 
solve  this.  The  way  to  teach  is  not  to  tell 
students  to  memorize  facts,  but  to  get 
students  to  think  about  the  ideas." 

While  he  has  been  teaching  at 
Catholic  University,  Wakelyn  said  that 
he  has  seen  this  "cultural  illiteracy" 
reflected  in  his  own  department  in  the 
fact  that  there  are  fewer  history 
students  now  then  there  were  when  be 
began  teaching.  "History  is  not  as 
significant  to  a  student's  education  as  it 
once  was.  Our  society  isn't  interested  in 
the  past,"  he  said.  "Look  what  hap- 
pened at  the  Bicentennial— no  one 
cared,  nobody  showed  up.  More  and 
more  I'm  afraid,"  he  added  wistfully: 
"that  history  is  getting  the  dullest 
students." 


are  still  required  to  pay  the  $50  fee  per 
course. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  course 
descriptions: 


ASTRONOMY 

JohnE.  Baxter,  Ph.D. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Physics 
An  introduction  to  the  sun  and  its 
planets;  stars  and  galaxies,  including 
objects  of  present  day  curiosity:  black 
holes,  pulsars,  quasars,  and  radio 
galaxies.  Viewing  sessions  as 
weather/time  permit. 

Wednesday— Dunning  Hall  #310 


THE  BIBLE 

John  A.  Miller,  Ph.D. 

Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy 

An  introduction  to  its  nature  and  how  it 

came  to  be  written. 

Tuesday-Wm.  Smith  Hall  020 


ALBERT  CAMUS 

Andre  F.  Yon,  Ph.D. 

Professor  of  French 

Reading  and  analysis  of  two  essays: 

The  Myth  of  Sisyphus,  The  Rebel;  two 

novels:  The  Plague,  The  Fall;  and  two 

plays:     The    Misunderstanding, 

Caligula. 

Tuesday— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #22 


ESTUARINE  BIOLOGY 

Donald  A.  Munson.  Ph.D. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Biology 
Ecological  principles  and  concepts  as 
they  relate  to  life  in  an  estuary  will  be 
covered.  Topics  such  as  invertebrates, 
algae,  fish  and  shellfish,  and  pollution 
will  be  studied.  Wherever  possible,  the 
Chester  River  and  Chesapeake  Bay  will 
be  emphasized. 

Tuesday— Dunning  Hall  #109 


EDUCATION  TODAY  I 

Sean  F.  O  Connor,  M.A. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Education 
The  course  will  examine  the  complex 
enterprise  of  "schooling"  by  discussing 
its    foundations    and    varied    value 
systems.  Attention  will  be  given  to  con- 
temporary problems  and  issues. 
Wednesday— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #20 


DEATH  AND  SOCIETY 

J.  David  Newell,  Ph.D. 
Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy 
A  series  of  discussions  centering  on 
death  and  the  experience  of  dying.  Stu- 
dent interest  will  determine  specific 
topic  selection  from  among  such  issues 
as  Caring  for  the  Dying,  Life  After 
Death,  Mercy  Killing,  Suicide,  The 
Death  Penalty,  Funeral  Practices,  etc. 
Thursday— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #25  ■ 


AN  INTRODUCTION  TO 
OUR  LEGAL  SYSTEM 
Thomas  Sisk.J.D. 

Partner,  Rasin  andSisk 
The  purpose  of  the  course  is  to  explain 
and  explore  our  legal  system  and 
establish  the  means  by  which  it  works. 
It  includes  the  judicial  systems,  federal 
and  state ;  the  quasi-judicial  ad- 
ministrative agencies;  and  the  par- 
ticipation of  various  persons  inyolyed, 
such  as  the  litigants,  lawyers,  juries 
and  judges.  As  the  course  proceeds,  it  is 
expected  that  three  or  four  selected 
cases  will  be  referred  to  and  used  to  il- 
lustrate various  parts  and  workings  of 
the  legal  system. 

Wednesday— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #22 


AN  INTRODUCTION  TO  OPERA 
Garry  E.  Clarke,  M.M. 
Professor  of  Music 

A  study  of  the  basic  elements  that  com- 
prise tna  operatic  experience  will  be 
followed  by  analyses  of  Verdi's  La 
Traviata  and  Mozart's  Le  Nozze  di 
Figaro. 

Thursday— Fine  Arts  Center  #9 


NUTRITION  AND 
CONSUMER  HEALTH 

Karen  Smith,  M.A. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Physical  Educa- 
tion 

The  body  and  its  metabolism ;  fats,  pro- 
tein, and  carbohydrates;  vitamins  and 
minerals;  diet  and  weight  loss  (or 
weight  gaim;  aspects  of  the  food  in- 
dustry, such  as  labeling  and  preser- 
vatives. 

Tuesday— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #24 


TWENTIETH-CENTURY  VIEWS 
OF  RURAL  AMERICA 

Edward  E.  Maxcy,  M.S.  Associate 
Dean  of  Students 

This  course  will  consider  works  of 
literature'  from  several  genres  which 
relate  the  experiences  of  people  living 
in  rural  America  during  this  century.  It 
will  look  at  both  the  content  and  the 
form  of  each  piece  of  literature  in  order 
to  determine  how  the  writer's  technique 
contributes  to  the  work's  meaning.  The 
course  will  be  in  seminar  form,  and 
discussion  will  be  encouraged.  Writers 
whose  plays,  poems,  and  works  of  short 
fiction  will  be  read  will  include,  among 
others,  Edward  Arlington  Robinson, 
Robert  Frost,  Edgar  Lee  Masters, 
Katherine  Anne  Porter,  Sherwood 
Anderson,  William  Faulkner,  Thornton 
Wilder,  and  John  Steinbeck. 

Tuesday-Thursday  12:05-12:50 
P.M.— Wm.  Smith  Hall  #7 

(Students  may  bring  "brown  Bag"  lun- 
'  chs  to  class.) 


Animal  House  behavior 
is  nationwide 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELMFrhUy,  September  7, 1979-Page  5 


While  Uniyerslty  students  may  think 
,4 nimal  House  behavior  is  good  fun,  col- 
lege officials  are  growing  concerned 
about  the  increased  Violence  and  rowdy 
behavior  caused  by  the  movie. 

"Toga  Parties"  and  food  fights  have 
become  more  common  in  college  dor- 
mitories, fraternities,  and  sororities. 

As  a  result,  a  growing  number  of 
fraternities  have  been  put  on  probation 
or  thrown  off  campus  at  American  col- 
leges. 

At  the  University  of  Missouri,  Delta 
Upsllon  fraternity  has  been  in- 
vestigated by  the  school  for  a  rowdy 
Little  Sister  party  and  a  later  toga  par- 
ty at  a  resort  area. 

According  to  a  campus  Publication, 
students  at  the  toga  party  had  to 
remove  their  underwear  in  front  of 
other  students  and  put  them  in  the 
"sacred  underwear  pile. " 

Female  students  had  to  kiss  a  "rub- 
ber tree"  decorated  with  condoms. 
"Sacred  Toilet  Water"  was  consumed 
by  guests  from  condoms.  Students  say 
the  entrance  to  the  party  was  a  large- 
scale  reproduction  of  a  vagina. 

The  University  of  Texas-Austin  has 
drawn  national  attention  for  the  ir- 
reverent stunts  of  its  students.  But 
fraternity  pranks  there  have  upset 
neighbors  of  Greektown  and  have 
resulted  in  criminal  charges  and  civil 
suits. 

The  New  York  Times  reports  that  a 
student  has  sued  members  of  Alpha 
Tau  Omega  fraternity  for  $1.1  million 
after  he  was  alledgly  abducted,  beaten, 
robbed,  and  sexually  assaulted  by 
fraternity  members.  Three  fraternity 
members  have  been  charged  with 
assault  and  have  pleaded  not  guilty. 

The  national  Alpha  Tau  Omega 
fraternity  has  placed  the  Austin 
chapter  on  probation. 

A  group  of  Austin  neighbors  have 
banded  together  to  form  Save  Universi- 


ty Neighborhoods,  largely  to  fight  what 
they  see  as  lawless  and  drunken 
behavior  of  fraternity  members. 

Betty  Philips,  president  of  the  group, 
told  the  rimes  "I  have  just  spoke  to 
three  people  who  said  they  are  going  to 
move  because  of  the  situation.  To  me, 
that  is  when  cumulative  nuisances 
become  a  menance." 

At  Duke  University,  a  massive  food 
fight  caused  $3000  damage  to  a  dor- 
mitory cafeteria  and  closed  the  facility 
for  a  week.  The  event  was  provoked  by 
a  scene  in  Animal  House  where  Bluto, 
played  by  actor  John  Belushi,  calls  out 
for  a  food  fight,  and  all  hell  breaks 
loose. 

Another  incident  reported  by  the 
Times  was  the  alledged  beating  of  18 
pledges  by  Omega  Psi  Phi  Fraternity, 
members  at  the  University  of  Florida. 
Th.e  incident  was  more  of  a  traditional 
hazing  problem  than  an  Animal  House 
stunt. 

At  the  University  of  Massachusetts, 
police  arrested  29  students,  answered 
180  emergency  calls  and  reported 
$15,000  in  damages  by  vandals  during 
one  57-hour  spree  of  student  drinking 
and  partying. 

While  the  trend  toward  more  pranks 
and  college  mischief  Is  alarming  for 
college  law  enforcement  officials,  so 
far  the  problem  has  been  limited  to 
fraternities  on  each  campus  which  oc- 
casionally get  carried  away. 

But  college  officials  may  have  to 
return  to  the  early  60s  style  of  Greek 
discipline— the  discipline  that  the  boys 
of  Animal  House  rebeled  against  In  the 
movie. 

One  midwestern  college  official 
reportedly  told  fraternity  and  sorority 
leaders  at  a  meeting  that,  "If  I  could,  I 
would  take  a  bulldozer  and  level 
Greektown." 

It  is  doubtful  that  frustrated  college 
administrators  will  ever  go  that  far. 


Cousineau  tries  "other 
side  of  the  podium'' 


by  VIRGINIA 

"The  experience  of  being  on  the  other 
side  of  the  podium  after  ten  years  was 
eye-opening.  I  hope  my  students  will 
benefit  from  what  I  discovered,"  said 
Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  English,  after  participating  in 
an  eight— week  seminar  at  Hofstra 
University  in  New  York  this  summer. 
The  seminar  was  made  available  to 
him  by  the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Humanities. 

Led  by  Edith  Kern,  Professor  of 
English  and  Comparative  Literature  at 
Hofstra,  the  seminar  involved  meetings 
to  discuss  the  interrelationship  of 
modern  literature  and  philosophy  and 
individual  research.  The  group  of 
twelve  professors  of  modern  languages. 


KURAPKA 

English  literature,  and  Philosophy 
from  all  over  the  U.S.  also  studied 
modern  philosophers  such  as 
Klrkegaard  and  Sartre,  and  the  ap- 
pearance of  modern  philosophical  ideas 
in  the  literary  works  of  such  authors  as 
Kafka  and  Beckett.  "That  part  (of  the 
seminar)  was  very  exciting  because  the 
discussions  were  very  spirited", 
Cousineau  said. 

Pursuing  a  personal  interest,  he  also 
reread  the  works  of  philosopher  Jac- 
ques Maritain,  a  contemporary  inter- 
preter of  Saint  Thomas  Aquinas.  "I  also 
wanted  to  do  work  on  Beckett",  he  said, 
"and  Kern  is  a  distinguished  Beckett 
Scholar."  He  wrote  an  essay  that  will 
be  submitted  for  publication  to  a  ' 
scholarly  Journal. 


Summer  Conferences  gross  $180,000  for  College 


by  BONNIE  NELLE  DUNCAN 


Washington  College  didn't  re-open  for 
business  this  week  with  the  beginning  of 
classes.  In  fact,  It  never  shut  down. 

When  the  school  year  ended  for  750 
students  and  faculty  members  not 
employed  in  the  College's  June- 
Uirough-August  Graduate  Program, 
the  work  was  Just  beginning  for  college 
administrators  and  food  service  and 
maintenance  staffs  involved  in  the 
Summer  Conference  Program.  The  Col- 
lege's facilities  were  booked  solid 
through  August  12  with  the  over  2000 
members  of  organizations,  institutes, 
and  clinics  taking  advantage  of 
Washington  College  and  its  Eastern 
Shore  setting  for  their  summer  conven- 
tions. 

Washington  College  grossed  approx- 
imately $180,000  from  the  Summer  Con- 
ference Program,  up  from  slightly  over 
$100,000  for  the  1978  season.  "Having 
people  use  our  facilities  in  the  summer 
covers  the  overhead  on  utilities  that 
would  otherwise  have  to  be  passed  on  to 
the  students,"  according  to  Vice 
Presiddent  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey' 
"Aside  from  the  revenue,  the  program 
is  a  great  deal  for  the  College  in  terms 
of  making  people  aware  of  who  we  are, 
and  what  we  are  all  about." 

What  Coordinator  for  Campus  Events 
Bedford  Groves  termed  "our  biggest 
season  ever,"  began  May  21  when 
delegates  from  20  chapters  of  the 
Maryland  League  of  Women  Voters 
met  here  for  that  group's  44th  state  con- 
vention to  elect  officers,  approve  a 
budget  and  by-law  changes,  and  deter- 
mine the  direction  of  State  League 
study  for  the  next  two  years.  In  addi- 
tion, participants  toured  historic 
buildings  in  Chestertawn  and.  learned  . 
about  water  quality  control  aboard  a 


water  monitoring  boat.  A  combination 
tour  focusing  on  the  preservation  of 
agricultural  lands  and  on  the  conserva- 
tion of  the  Chesapeake  Bay  ecosystem 
was  offered  as  well  as  a  media 
workshop.  The  three  day  conference 
was  highlighted  May  22  when  Maryland 
Governor  Harry  Hughes,  speaking 
before  200  men  and  women  asked  the 
LWV  to  help  educate  the  public  about 
the  need  to  reform  the  state's  "ar- 
chaic" prison  system  and  to  support  his 
community  corrections  program. 

The  Maryland  Institute  of  Alcoholism 
and  Drug  Abuse  Studies  in  cooperation 
with  the  Department  of  Health  and 
Mental  Hygiene  held  its  annual  pro- 
gram of  20  one-week,  33  hour  courses 
for  new  and  experienced  counselors, 
nurses,  social  workers,  clergy  men, 
health  professionals,  supervisors,  pro- 
gram directors,  administrators,  coor- 
dinators, and  concerned  citizens  from 
June  3  through  15.  In  addition  to  offering 
courses  ranging  from  "Highway  Safe- 
ty" to  "The  Pharmacology  of 
Substance  Abuse"  to  "Counseling  the 
Suicidal  Patience,"  the  Institute  spon- 
sored the  first  annual  Youth  Leadership 
Seminar  on  Alcohol  and  Drugs  here  in 
conjunction  with  the  Baltimore  City 
Bureau  of  Recreation,  the  Baltimore 
Chapter  of  the  NAACP,  and  Baltimore 
city  high  schools.  Related  conferences 
were  also  held  by  Al-Anon  (June  8-10) 
and  the  Mental  Health  Administration 
(June  22-23). 

The  Maryland  Cooperative  Extension 

Homemakers  Council  held  College 
Days,  June  20-22.  This  year's  program 
emphasized  the  theme  "Take  an 
Education  Break,"  and  offered  a  wide 
variety  of  adult  education  classes  in- 
cluding '♦Public  Speaking,"  "Eating  for 


Health,"  "Figure  Flattering  Dress- 
ing," "Assertiveness  Training," 
"Death  Education,"  "Kitchen 
Cosmetics,"  and  "Antiques  and  Collec- 
tibles." 

The  Extension  Service  offered 
similar  College  Days  at  four  locations 
In  Maryland  in  June,  but  the  program 
at  Washington  College  had  the  most 
participants,  according  to  the  College's 
Vice  President  for  Finance.  The  pro- 
gram was  followed  by  the  June  22-23 
weekend  convention  of  the  Rules  Com- 
mittee of  the  Maryland  Courts. 

The  College  also  hosted  Maryland 
Girls  State,  a  program  for  outstanding 
young  women  who  have  completed 
their  third  year  of  high  school.  The  one- 
week  training  session  affords  the  girls 
the  opportunity  to  learn  about  the 
duties,  responsibilities,  and  privileges 
of  citizenship  by  allowing  the  students 
to  participate  in  a  two-party  govern- 
ment system  and  run  for  offices  in 
various  forms  of  government  at  the  ci- 
ty, county,  or  state  level  in  mock  elec- 
tions. Girls  State  is  a  program  of  the 
American  Legion,  nationwide,  and  is 
co-sponsored  on  local  levels,  by  the 
women  auxiliary  groups  of  a  number  of 
organizations,  including  the  Jaycees, 
Moose,  and  Veterans  of  Foreign  Wars. 

For  six  weeks,  Washington  College 
hosted  the  Perry  Gymnastics  and 
Wrestling  Clinics  for  Boys  and  Girls 
age  6  to  16.  The  conference  schedule 
was  completed  when  delegates  from 
the  Maryland  State  Association  of 
DeMolay  Chapters  met  here  for  their 
annual  Conclave.  The  DeMolay,  the 
youth  branch  of  the  Masons,  Is  com- 
prised of  boys  age  13  to  20  and  is  the 
wo.rk}'£,on(y  international  youth  frater- 
nity. Some  members  of  the  organiza- 


tion's female  counterparts,  Job's 
Daughters  and  The  Rainbow  Girls  were 
also  on  campus  for  the  August  10 
through  12  event. 

Washington  College  began  occa- 
sionally to  open  the  campus  to  area 
youth  groups  for  their  summer 
meetings  about  nine  years  ago.  In  the 
last  three  years,  however,  the  College's 
summer  facilities  have  become  so 
popular  that  rarely  a  day  goes  by  from 
Commencement  until  just  two  weeks 
before  classes  start  for  undergraduates 
when  some  group  is  not  on  campus. 

"We  don't  have  to  go  out  and  seek 
groups,"  commented  Hessy.  "Recruit- 
ment comes  from  word  of  mouth  from 
people  who  have  been  here  before."  For 
example,  the  Mental  Health  Ad- 
ministration was  held  here  for  the  first 
time  after  some  of  the  administrators 
had  attended  other  conferences  here. 
Several  faculty  wives  and  other  area 
residents  are  members  of  the  League  of 
Women  Voters  that  met  at  the  College, 
and  the  DeMolay  Conclave,  meeting 
here  for  the  second  year,  was  chaired 
by  Randy  Watson,  a  senior  Political 
Science  major  at  the  College. 

A  number  of  groups  have  been  com- 
ing back  to  Washington  College  for 
years,  including  the  Alcohol  and  Drug 
Abuse  institute  (twice  as  large  this  year 
as  in  1978).  Girls  State  (with  a  record 
turnout),  and  The  Perry  Clinics  (which 
has  already  requested  an  additional 
week  next  summer.)  "We  get  super 
compliments  on  the  services  we  pro- 
vide for  the  conferences,"  Hessey  said, 
"and  many  people  would  rather  come 
here  to  the  Shore  than  go  to  a  hotel  in 
Baltimore  or  Washington  for  their  sum- 
mer conventions."  Hessey  also  believes 
"our  nominal  costs  serve  the  motives  of 
the  groups." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  September  7, 1879-Page  6 


A  look  at    PEGASUS 


•Continued  from  page  1 


Clause  creates  stir 


byNICKNAPPO 

Fine  Arts  Editor 

I  have  in  front  of  me  two  Washington 
College  yearbooks.  One  is  labeled 
Pegasus  Seventy  Nine,  freshly  broken 
out  of  its  box  and  handed  to  me  yester- 
day. The  other  is  thePegasus  from  1931. 
I  would  compare  the  two,  let  them  race, 
but  I  do  not  think  it  would  be  fair. 

The  newer  book's  cover  alone  would 
be  a  handicap  in  any  competition  with 
the  older.  The  '31  cover,  which  is  deeply 
embossed,  shows  a  rearing  stallion  with 
high,  scythe-like  wings  curving  above 
its  back.  I  am  not  even  sure  the  newer 
book  is  a  Pegasus,  with  its  round 
textbook-cover  illustration  of  hazy 
faces.  The  label  tells  me  it  is,  though  it 
might  just  have  easily  read  Lizard 
Seventy  Nine,  or  better,  Introduction 
To  Sociology. 

But  it  is  inside  where  the  newer  book 
would  really  lose  ground.  Before  each 
section  or  feature  the  "31  book  presents 
a  woodcut  outlining  an  appropriate 
figure  against  a  watercolor  of  the 
Pegasus  rising.  The  Pegasus  Seventy 
Nine  makes  no  such  introductions.  But 
then  it  has  many  more  features.  Like 
the  two-page  reproduction  of  the  Elm 


two  books  against  one  another.  It  would 
not  be  fair. 

In  a  section  titled  simply  "The 
School,"  the  older  book  prints  8  full- 
page  pencil  sketches  of  the  campus, 
followed  by  a  "History  of  Washington 
College."  The  reader  of  the  newer  book 
must  piece  together  the  outlines  of  the 
College  in  backgrounds.  Just  as  there  is 
no  Pegasus  in  the  new  Pegasus,  neither 
is  there  a  sense  of  place.  Nor  a  sense  of 
history.  Nor  a  foreword,  nor  a  table  of 
contents. 


article  (which  was  a  reproduction  of 
aChronlcle  of  Higher  Education 
article)  about  a  nationwide  student's 
poll.  Or  the  Elm  article— an  original, 
this— about  Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment George  Hayward  discussing  the 
Birthday  Ball's  future.  Or  the 
anonymous,  page-long  vow  to  publish 
the  Crab  next  year. 
It  is  a  good  thing  I  am  not  pitting  the 


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The  '79  Pegasus  is  strong  in  sports, 
seniors  and  teachers.  The  quotations 
from  individual  players,  placed  below 
their  pictures,  and  the  team  records 
superimposed  on  action  shots  made  the 
section  orderly  and  attractive.  Senior 
pictures  are  of  a  good  size  and  clarity, 
and  each  two-page  spread  is  nicely 
broken  up  by  a  boxed  'outside'  picture. 
The  size  variations  of  the  faculty  photos 
engage  the  eye. 

There  is  another  area  not  so  easily 
covered  with  mug  shots  and  sports 
photos.  Like  a  novel,  the  yearbook  is 
different  to  each  person  who  looks  into 
it;  each  keys  on  what  is  special  to  his 
experience.  An  editor  is  hard-pressed  to 
provide  this  personal  touch  for  so  many 
people,  especially  when  he  or  she  has 
opted  for  a  book  that  lacks  the  structure 
and  aesthetic  sense  to  make  it  special  in 
itself,  as  is  the  case  of  the  79  Pegasus. 
Editor  Verna  Wilkins'  strategy  was  ap- 
parently to  throw  in  everything  she 
could  get  her  hands  on.  So  there  are  pic- 
tures—a lot  of  pictures,  many  of  them 
Elm  reruns,  and  none  in  any  particular 
order. 

I  must  confess  that  my  favorite,  most 
personal  thing  in  the  book  is  a  misprint. 
A  friend  of  mine  used  to  do  an  imper- 
sonation of  a  certain  College  official  in- 
troducing John  Barth  (author  of 
Chimera),  who  spoke  here  last  year. 
"Ladies  and  Gentleman,"  the  routine 
went,  "it  is  my  great  privilege  to  in- 
troduce to  you... Donald  Barth."  Or 
Sam  Barth  or  Robert  Barth;  anything 
but  John  Barth.  So  you  can  imagine  my 
pleasure  when  I  saw,  under  Barth's 
Pegasus  picture,  not  "Author  John 
Barth"  but  instead,  "Arthur  John 
Barth."  Now  that  is  something  I  will 
remember.  Along,  of  course,  with  the 


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The  1931  Pegasus  is  dedicated  "To 
The  Young  Men."  It  reads  as  follows: 
"To  the  young  men  of  this  generation, 
in  this  country  and  throughout  the 
world,  who,  like  Bellerophon,  are  at- 
tempting to  ride  Pegasus  heavenward, 
to  these  young  fools  the  1931  Pegasus  is 
dedicated."  No  dedication  appears  in 
the  newer  book. 

Bellerophon,  as  you  know,  was  the 
hero  of  Greek  legend  who  tamed  the 
winged  horse  Pegasus  with  a  bridle 
given  him  by  Athena.  He  used  the  horse 
to  fight  the  Chimera,  a  grotesque  beast 
with  the  head  of  a  lion,  the  body  of  a 
goat,  and  the  tail  of  a  dragon.  Later  he 
angered  the  gods  by  trying  to  fly  up  to 
heaven,  and  was  thrown  from  Pegasus 
and  lamed. 

Pegasus  Seventy  Nine  is  a  good  book. 
With  time,  it  will  be  a  better  one.  But 
for  some  reason— perhaps  because  they 
were  afraid  of  falling  on  their  faces— its 
editors  did  not  risk  making  it  a  great 
book,  one  able  to  catch  and  keep  pace 
with  its  older  counterpart  down  the 
stretch  of  years. 


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at  first 
faculty  meeting 

easier  if  the  school  had  cited  "financial 
exigency' '  in  writing  as  a  reason  for  the 
termination  of  tenured  professor's  posi- 
tions. 

McLain  said  that  the  Board  had  simp- 
ly put  in  writing  what  until  now  had 
been  an  unwritten  rule. 

"The  AAUP  (Association  of 
American  University  Professors)  has 
always  recognized  the  right  of  an  in- 
stitution to  make  a  choice  —  bitter 
though  it  may  be  —  to  save  an  institu- 
tion," said  McLain  after  the  meeting. 

Several  professors,  however,  ob- 
jected to  the  Board's  failure  to  consult 
with  the  faculty  before  adding  the 
clause.  Math  Department  Chairman 
Richard  Brown,  the  most  vocal  faculty 
member  during  the  meeting,  said  later 
"My  feeling  is  that  they  (the  Board) 
feel  that  what  they  did  was  for  our  good, 
but  they  didn't  ask  us  if  we  thought  it 
was  for  our  good,  and  I  think  they 
should  have." 

History  Department  Chairman  Nate 
Smith,  who  served  as  the  faculty's 
representative  to  the  Board  last  year, 
said  after  the  meeting  that  "Legally, 
the  by-laws  in  the  faculty  handbook  are 
essentially  administrative  rules  and  in- 
formation. It  really  is  their  (the  ad- 
ministration's) handbook  for  the  facul- 
ty. But  this  one  section  is  not.  If  they 
modified  it,  and  the  Board  didn't  vote 
on  it,  then  it's  really  not  legal." 

Smith  added  that  the  addition  of  the 
clause  "doesn't  resolve  the  problem. 
Since  it  wasn't  already  in  there,  to  sud- 
denly put  it  in  sounds  like  they  are  get- 
ting ready  to  do  something  they  haven't 
done  before." 

McLain.  who  told  the  faculty,  "I  must 
confess  that  I  had  no  idea  that  this 
would  alarm  anybody,"  asked  English 
Department  Chairperson  Nancy  Tatum 
to  chair  a  committee  that  will  write  to 
the  Board  to  the  faculty's  disapproval. 

"We  would  like  the  message  that  goes 
to  the  Board  to  voice  convey  our  in- 
terest in  spelling  out  the  terms  of  the 
agreement,"  Tatum  said  to  McLain  at 
the  meeting.  "We're  not  going  to  try  to 
tell  you  what  to  do,  but  we  would  like  to 
know  what  basic  principle  will  be 
followed." 


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THE  WASHINGTOn  COLLEGE  ELM-PTIday,  September?,  1»7»-P«ge7 


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Mowbray  goes  to  Oxford 


by  CLAIRE  MOWBRAY 

I  get  off  the  bus  on  the  High  Street  in 
Oxford.  Walk  down  the  steps,  then  up 
the  sidewalk  toward  town  center,  my 
Woolworth's  carrier  bag  held  tightly  in 
my  hot  hand  this  summer  morning,  my 
face  set  in  the  tense,  almost  angry  look 
I  save  for  walking  through  town.  I  am 
not  used  to  cities,  but  I  know  Oxford 
now  enough  to  know  that  if  you  look  lost 
someone  will  ask  you  for  money,  and  If 
you  look  happy,  someone  will  comment, 
loudly,  from  a  stone  step,  a  park  bench, 
from  a  group  of  punk  rockers  beside  a 
phone  box.  I  put  the  customary  frown 
between  my  eyes,  and  walk  fast. 

Not  everyone  does.  Ahead  of  me, 
eight  or  ten  student-age  kids  are  mov- 
ing slowly,  in  a  group,  toward  Carfax. 
They  slide  their  feet  along,  frequently 
stop  to  stare  in  shop  windows,  talk  and 
laugh  loudly  among  themselves,  and 
move  in  a  casual,  leisurely  way  that 
tells  me  that  they  have  all  day,  or  all 
month,  and  are  not  aware  of  tiny 
women  with  baskets  moving  impatient- 
ly behind  them,  the  annoyed  glares  of 
businessmen,  the  raised  eyebrows  of 
the  dusty  scaffold  men  outside  St. 
Mary's.  I  manage  to  slip  between  them 
and  an  old  man  in  a  tweed  cap,  keeping 
my  eyes  forward,  wondering  whether 
one  of  them  will  recognize  me  as  I  pass 
by.  They  do  not.  I  hear  someone  say 
"God,  look.  Isn't  it  cutes?"  and  so- 
meone else  mention  something  like 
"Well,  Penn  State's  bio  program  is 
really..."  before  I  move  ahead  of  them, 
out  of  reach  of  their  accents,  their 
harsh  loud  voices,  their  typical  conver- 
sations. 

I  know  who  they  are.  In  a  manner  of 
speaking.  I  know  their  Levi's  jeans  with 
the  red  tag  on  the  left  pocket,  I  know 
their  yellow  or  green  or  red  cotton 
shirts  with  the  little  alligator  where  a 
breast  pocket  should  be.  I  know  their 


Mowbray,  now  a  senior  and  WCR 
editor,  went  to  school  last  year  at  Man- 
chester College  at  Oxford  University. 


docksider  shoes  with  white  leather 
laces,  their  brown  plastic  headbands, 
their  clean,  young,  tanned  and  perfect- 
ly made-up  faces,  their  neat 
moustaches,  their  new-looking  clothes. 
I  know  their  expressions,  too:  smug, 
white-toothed  smiles,  wide  eyes,  no 
wrinkles.  They  are  untroubled,  they  are 
free,  they  are  abroad  for  perhaps  the 
first  time,  or  perhaps  the  fifth,  and  they 
are  sure  of  themselves.  They  are  un- 
doubtedly, unmistakeably,  Americans. 
And  so  am  I. 

In  the  cool  quiet  of  the  O.U.  Press 
bookstore  I  hear,  above  everything, 
"How  does  that  grab  you,  Doris?"  In  a 
pub  three  miles  out  of  town  I  hear  a 
man  ask  for  a  "cream  dun  minth."  All 
over  Oxford  I  see  Harvard,  Yale, 
Princeton,  Duke,  on  tee-shirts,  on 
sweatshirts,  on  nylon  jackets,  and  all 
over  Oxford  I  pass  huge  groups  of 
tourists  with,  cameras  around  their 
necks  and  "Wild,  Wonderful  West 
Virginia"  splashed  across  their  all- 
purpose  water  repellant  handy  carry- 
alls. And  I  cringe  inside.  I  still  am  not 
sure  why.  When  I  first  came  to  Oxford, 
I  was  like  that,  too:  I  wandered  around 
the  town  with  other  Americans,  staring 
open-mouthed  at  the  buildings;  I  sang 
out  loud  on  the  streets  with  my  friends, 
talked  too  loud,  called  trousers  "pants" 
and  courgettes  "zucchini",  thought  a 
cream  tea  was  a  cup  of  tea  with  cream 
in  it.  I  never  thought  I  looked  or  acted 
particulary  American,  perhaps 
because  I  thought  everyone  wore  Levi's 
and  gold  earrings  and  crepe-soled 
shoes;  and  I  saw  no  reason  to  act 
unhappy  or  sedate  when  I  felt  ex- 
uberant and  bouncy.  But  after  the  first 


few  weeks  of  whispering  to  myself  or 
shouting  to  my  friends  that  we  were  in 
England,  for  God's  sake,  and  after  the 
town  became  not  a  marvel  but  a  town 
where  people,  old  people,  children,  dogs 
and  derelicts  walked,  slept,  worked, 
played  and  lived  thier  lives,  I  began  to 
notice  the  differences  between  myself 
and  the  rest  of  the  population  of  Oxford. 
And  then,  slowly,  I  realized  that  I  didn't 
want  to  be  a  tourist  anymore:  I  wanted 
to  fit  in. 

I  couldn't,  of  course.  I  was  branded  as 
an  American  as  soon  as  I  opened  my 
mouth,  and  sometimes  before.  My  ac- 
cent was  mimicked  and  mocked  by 
Liverpudlians,  Londoners, 
Yorkshiremen  and  Irishmen;  my  coun- 
try and  my  countrymen  were  made  fun 
of  by  anyone  who  got  the  slightest  op- 
portunity. Not  always  maliciously, 
mind  you,  but  often  enough  so  that  after 
a  while  even  an  innocent  joke  made  my 
hackles  rise.  I  am  not  aggressive  in  the 
least,  but  I  found  myself,  sometimes 
hotly,  sometimes  sullenly,  defending 
America  and  Americans  from  all  sorts 
of  vague  attacks,  while  at  the  same 
time  wishing  I  belonged  to  some  other 
culture  which  wasn't  so  much 
maligned,  wishing  I  belonged,  most  of 
all,  to  England,  which  I  loved. 

I  loved  the  littleness  of  everything: 
the  cars,  the  streets,  the  towns.  I  loved 
the  small,  slow  wandering  Thames,  and 
the  other  rivers  which  would  scarcely 
be  called  streams  here;  I  loved  the 
low-key,  gentle  cheerfulness  of  many  of 
the  people  I  saw  around  me;  the  un- 
wasteful,  practical  ways  of  a  country 
that  has  known  hard  times  since  long 
before  Dickens.  Dry  humor,  a  feeling  of 
age  and  long  tradition,  the  upholding  of 
customs  and  preservation  of  historical 
sites,  a  sense  of  safety  and  security: 
these  were  aspects  of  England  and  the 
English  which  appealed  to  me.  And  I 
could  not  understand  why,  when  I  felt  I 
appreciated  England  and  tried  to  fit  in- 
to it,  I  should  be  constantly  slapped  in 
the  face— Verbally— by  those  who  held 
me  in  immediate  contempt  because  I 
was  American. 

And  so  I  tried  to  forestall  that  con- 
tempt. I  bought  English  shoes,  a  Euro- 
pean coat,  tried  to  dress  up  a  bit  more, 
carried  a  bag  or  a  basket  with  me  to  do 
my  shopping.  When  I  spoke  it  was  quiet- 
ly, with  inflections  and  pronunciations 
which  were  as  English  as  I  could 
manage.  I  seldom  went  about  Oxford 
with  a  group  of  Americans,  and  tried 


not  to  fall  into  old  habits  like  yelling 
across  the  street  to  someone  I  knew,  or 
laughing  too  loudly  at  a  joke.  Not  all 
these  modifications  were  con- 
scious—some just  came  with  time  and 
necessity— but  often  I  felt  what  was  a 
confused  mixture  of  guilt  and  deter- 
mined unconcern.  Guilt  because  I  was 
trying  to  be  something  I  was  certainly 
not,  and  denying  some  of  what  I  con- 
sidered the  most  interesting  aspects  of 
my  personality.  Determined  unconcern 
because  I  have  never  been  an  ardent 
patriot,  often  agreed  with  British 
criticisms  of  America,  and  felt  that  by 
trying  to  fit  in  I  was  gaining  an  insight 
much  more  valuable  than  that  which 
I'd  go  home  with  should  I  close  my  eyes 
and  hold  tight  to  my  American  ways. 

I  never  really  did  fit  in,  after  all— cer- 
tainty was  never  mistaken  for  an 
English  girl— but  by  June  and  the  end  of 
my  academic  year  I  felt  I'd  learned 
quite  alot  about  English  culture  and  at- 
titudes, and  if  I  never  really  felt 
anonymous,  I  didn't  feel  obvious, 
either.  It  was  only  when  my  final  term 
was  over,  my  room  at  Manchester  Col- 
lege was  no  longer  mine,  and  the 
American  summer  school  kids  arrived 
and  began  to  take  over  the  city  that  I 
began  to  cringe  in  shame  and  embar- 
rassed recognition,  and  feel,  when  I 
saw  or  heard  Americans,  a  repulsion 
and  a  superiority  that  still  baffles  me. 
Perhaps  it  is  the  same  barrier  that 
divides  third  graders  from  fourth 
graders  in  elementary  school,  or  the 
same  childish  contempt  that  older 
brothers  often  feel  for  younger  sisters. 
There  were  Americans— both  students 
and  tourists— all  over  Oxford,  and  I 
hated  them  all.  I  advoided  them,  or 
rolled  my  eyes  to  myself  at  their  naive 
comments;  I  would  spot  them  from 
blocks  away,  and  point  them  out  to  my 
English  friends,  who  wondered,  I  guess, 
why  I  cared,  since  ther  were  always 
Americans  in  Oxford,  and  I  was  one  of 
them  myself.  But  I  couldn't  help  it. 
Those  squeaky-clean,  bright-eyed,  tan- 
ned and  self-assured  groups  of 
students— even  more  than  the  visiting 
tourists— were  usurping  my  territory, 
taking  over  my  town,  and  thinking  they 
knew  England  since  they'd  spent  six 
weeks  in  Oxford.  Someone  had  told 
them  it  would  be  a  "tremendous  growth 
experience"  and  so  they's  wheedled 
some,  money  outoXDaddy,  and  gone  off 
to  "do"  England:  The  thought  made  me 


seethe. 

My  seething  was  immature  as  well  as 
futile;  it  served  only  as  another  useless 
barrier  between  an  individual  and  the 
individuals  who  make  up  a  group. 
Through  my  stubborn  denial  of  any  kin- 
ship with  Americans  in  Oxford  or 
anywhere  in  England,  I  was  probably 
depriving  myself  of  at  least  a  few  in- 
teresting conversations,  and  perhaps 
friendships  as  well,  but  I  couldn't  help 
myself.  My  feelings  of  disgust  and  con- 
descension continued  even  through  the 
plane  ride  home  to  America,  and  for  a 
while  afterwards  in  my  hometown.  It 
was  only  when  I  began  talking  to  old 
friends  and  familiar  people  in  my  com- 
munity that  the  strangeness  faded,  and 
I  stopped  trying  to  hate  Americans  as  a 
group. 

But  my  experiences  in  England  did 
bring  me  to  a  few  conclusions,  when  I 
had  time  to  sit  down  and  think  about 
them  clearly.  The  differences  between 
America  and  Britain  go  far  beyond  the 
superficial  differences  of  accent  and 
use  of  words;  the  British  may  be  the 
ancestors  of  many  of  us,  but  they  arenot 
us  any  longer.  And  we,  as  visitors, 
tourists,  students,  cannot  treat  them  as 
such  and  expect  to  be  appreciated  or 
respected.  We  come  from  a  huge,  rich, 
pampered  and  rapidly  changing  coun- 
try which  takes  for  granted  many  of  its 
luxuries  and  advantages,  and  we  enter, 
when  we  enter  England,  a  small,  self- 
contained  island,  civilized  for  centuries 
before  America  was  thought  of.  It  Is  a 
country  of  tradition,  of  quiet,  of  long- 
established  ways.  And  whether  we  like 
it  or  not,  we  as  Americans,  raised  amid 
the  clanks  and  catcalls  of  Madison 
Avenue,  amid  thousands  of  miles  of 
highway,  amid  a  somehow  intoxicating 
sense  of  limitless  time,  space  and 
energy,  do  not  quite  fit.  We  are  too  loud 
for  England's  reverant  silence,  too 
young  for  her  ancientness,  we  move  too 
fast  for  her  gentle'  pulse.  We  are  like 
children  in  many  respects,  compared  to 
the  British:  like  children  we  are  often 
irreverent,  flippant,  defiant,  irrepressi- 
ble, vulgar,  and  like  children  we  are 
sometimes  severely  reprimanded  for  It. 
But  we  remain— unless  we  seek  to 
change  ourselves— the  products  of  our 
upbringings,  and  our  upbringings,  even 
now,  produce  Americans  who  are 
children,  in  outlook,  in  values  and  In  ac- 
tion. 

That  Is  not  to  say  the  British  are  bet- 
ter than  we  are,  or  that  they  have  lost  a 
valuable  sense  of  humor  while  we  have 
retained  ours.  It  is  not  to  say  that  no 
Briton  can  appreciate  Americans,  nor 
that  all  Americans  would  be  stifled  by 
Britain.  It  is  simply  to  suggest  that  the    \ 
things  that  Americans  in  foreign  conn      I 
tries  are  disliked  for  could  perhaps  be      \ 
advoided  if  we  were  more  aware  of  the 
real  differences  between  our  cultures; 
if  we  left  just  a  little  bit  more  of  our 
American  selves  behind  when  we  left  ' 

America.  \ 

My    response    to    Americans    In  \ 

England   after   I   had  begun  to  feel  ', 

almost  English  myself,  was,  I  feel,  an 
exaggerated  one.  The  English  are  far 
more  used  to  tourists  than  most  of  us 
Americans  are,  hardly  notice  them  ex- 
cept to  complain  of  traffic  tie-ups  or  the 
lack  of  parking  places,  and  so  prohably 
do  not  react  nearly  as  strongly  to 
Americans— or  any  foreigner— as  I  did. 
And  I  do  not  claim  superiority  to  other 
Americans  in  any  sense.  Yet  I  firmly 
believe  that  until  America  becomes  a 
little  more  cosmopolitan  in  her  outlook, 
until  she  realizes  that  the  rest  of  the 
world  does  not  exist  simply  for  her 
amusement,  and  until  Americans  begin 
to  be  a  little  less  selfcentered  and  a  lit- 
tle more  aware  of  the  atmospheres  of 
other  countries,  we,  in  spite  of  our 
money,  our  power  and  our  Influence, 
will  continue  to  be  disliked  abroad,  as  a 
nation  and  as  a  people. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELMFrMiy,  September  7,  W»-Ptge  8 

Soccer 

Official  season  opens  today 

Shoremen  down 
alumni,  3-0 

by  RICH  SHATZMAN 


Washington  College  opened  Its  unof- 
ficial soccer  season  last  Saturday  after- 
noon by  downing  the  returning  alumni 
team  3-0.  The  contest  was  much  closer 
than  the  score  indicated,  with  the  alum- 
ni playing  well  duringthe  first  half . 

Thirty-one  former  players  returned 
for  the  game,  many  of  whom  are  still 
very  active  in  soccer,  playing  for  teams 
in  their  home  areas. 

Coaches  Ed  Athey,  Tom  Bowman, 
and  Ron  Athey  were  especially  pleased 
with  the  second-half  play  of  the 
Shoremen  squad.  "Several  ad- 
justments were  made  in  the  offensive 
and  defensive  alighnment,  which 
seemed  to  bring  more  cohesion  to  our 
play,"  said  head  coach  Athey. 

Goals  for  the  maroon  and  black  were 
scored  by  freshman  newcomers  Mark 
MuUican,  sophomore  Tom  Vach  and 
senior  Nelson  Einwaechter. 

The  first  goal  was  a  picture  play  star- 
ting with  a  release  from  the  defensive 
goal  to  Pete  Hammill  on  the  left  side. 
This  caught  the  alumni  shorthanded  in 
n  their  defensive  end  of  the  field.  A 
Hammill  pass  to  Lee  Einwaechter  in 
the  center  of  the  field  preceeded  a  quick 
pass  to  V.J.  Filllben  on  the  right 
Filliben  beat  a  defenseman  on  the  drib- 
ble and  passed  to  Ken  Maher.  Maher, 
instead  of  taking  a  wild  shot,  graciously 
dropped  the  ball  off  to  Mullican,  who 
scored  past  goalie  Pete  Murphy.  It  was 
a  beautiful  piece  of  teamwork, 
something  the  coaches  hope  to  see  more 
of  as  the  season  progresses. 

Tennis 


Tom  Vach's  goal  was  one  of  his 
patented  power  shots  from  the  left  side. 
The  third  goal  came  on  a  follow-up  after 
right  wing  Bernie  Kelley's  shot  was 
blocked  and  rolled  in  front  of  the  goal. 
Nelson  Einwaechter,  as  he  has  done 
many  times  before,  knocked  the  loose 
ball  into  the  net. 

The  Shore  season  continues  this 
weekend  with  the  Chester  River  Tour- 
nament held  here.  The  four  team  field 
is  rounded  out  with  Drexel  University, 
Western  Maryland,  and  Washington 
and  Lee.  The  Shoremen  then  travel  to 
Lebanon  Valley  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  11, 
and  Wilson  NC  for  the  Atlantic  Chris- 
tian Tourney  held  on  Friday  and  Satur- 
day, Sept.  14  and  15. 

Therefore,  this  week-end  will  be  the 
only  time  to  see  the  '79  version  of 
Shoremen  soccer  for  the  next  few 
weeks.  Last  year  WC  shared  the  unof- 
ficial championship  of  the  Chester 
River  Tourney  with  Drexel  by  playing 
the  Dragons  to  a  0-0  tie.  With  the  im- 
provement of  Western  Maryland  and 
Washington  and  Lee,  this  could  prove  to 
be  an  exciting  and  talent-laden  tourna- 
ment. Athey  said  he  is  "looking  forward 
to  stiff  competition  from  all  these 
schools." 

CHESTER  RIVER  TOURNAMENT 

Tnurs.  3: 30  pm W.Maryl.  -  Drexel 

Fri.  10:00  am WiL- Drexel 

1:00  pm W.C.  -Drexel 

3:00  pm W.Maryl.  -  W4L 

5:00  pm ....  W.C.  -  W.Maryl. 
Sat.  11 :00  am . . . .  W.C.  -  W*L 


Fall  optimistic  about  netters 


by  C.C.GRADY 


The  1979-80  Washington  College 
Women's  Tennis  team  will  be  experien- 
cing its  "most  ambitious  year,"  ac- 
cording to  Coach  Penny  Fall. 

With  a  14-game  season,  in  which  the 
competition  Includes  Johns  Hopkins 
and  Goucher  College,  Fall  expects  a 
good  showing  from  her  team,  despite 
the  absence  of  Number  one  singles 
player  Holly  Young,  who  is  currently  in 
Paris. 

Jeanette  Bonsack  and  Janet  Sparr, 
co-MVP  players,  will  lead  this  year's 


The  SGA  will  Sponsor 

BRANDY 

a  Baltimore  Dance  Band 

Friday,  September  7, 

10-2 

in  Hodson 


o 

1 


John  Lonnquest  uses  his  head  In  the  Shoremen's  5-3 
scrimmage  victory  over  Anne  Arundel  C.C.  Tuesday 

Eight  turn  out       I 
for  Cross  Country    ■ 

by  JOHN  LAWRENCE 


"I'd  be  foolish  if  I  said  I  was  op- 
timistic" says  Coach  Don  Chatellier  on 
this  year's  prospects  for  Cross  Country 
at  Washington  College.  "I'm  the 
supreme  pessimist.  I  don't  like  to  say 
things  I  don't  think  will  happen," 
Chatellier  remarks  looking  back  at  last 
years  record  of  one  win  and  eleven 
losses. 

"There  are  people  who  could  help, 
but  they're  not  interested.  There's  a 
strong  interest  in  running  in  the  nation, 
but  competition  is  different.  We  hope 
it's  just  a  temporary  thing,  a  swing  of 
the  pendulum,"  says  Chatellier.  A  ma- 
jor problem  plaquing  cross  country  has 
been  a  small  turnout,  preventing  any 
real  competition  with  other  schools  in 
the  Mid-Atlantic  Conference.  Last 
season  only  saw  five  runners  produce 
effectively.  We  came  dangerously  close 
to  cancelling.  There  just  was  not 
anyone  interested,"  Chatellier  adds. 

Chatellier  says  "I'm  enthusiastic 
about  the  number  of  runners  this  year. 
We  can  enter  as  many  as  eleven.  Eight 


have  already  picked  up  their  gear.  We 
may  have  two  young  ladies.  There  are 
no  seniors  in  this  year's  group;  some 
sophomores,  some  freshman."  He 
feels,  "you  have  to  have  a  winner,  an  in- 
dividual. Last  year  Peter  Cameron  won 
a  race  against  Washington  Bible  Col- 
lege, our  only  win."  Both  Cameron  and 
last  year's  MVP,  Bender  are  back  this 
season. 

"We  try  to  go  eight  to  nine  miles  a 
day,  around  50  miles  a  week.  I'd  like  to 
get  it  up  to  70  to  75  miles  a  week.  It's  a 
gradual  thing  "  comments  Chatellier  on 
their  training  schedule.  "Our  course  is 
average,  it's  five  miles." 

"The  season  is  short.  We  have  six 
meets  in  a  month  and  222  about  a  month 
to  get  ready.  You  have  to  be 
realistic— we  lose  more  than  we  win. 
Hopefully  they'll  be  competition  within 
the  team.  We'll  focus  on  improvement 
of  individual  ability,"  he  says. 

On  their  first  meet  September  9th, 
Chatellier  remarks,  "Hopefully  we'll  be 
better.  It  is  important  to  win." 


team  along  with  senior  Tammy  Wolf. 
Also  lending  their  talents  are 
sophomores  Elizabeth  Gallon  and  Pen- 
ny Weatherhold. 

The  team  will  compete  in  the  MAIW 
Team  Championships  this  November  19 
and  20.  Fall  described  this  a  "good  col- 
legiate competition  experience"  for  the 
girls. 

An  unusual  aspect  of  the  season  will 
include  a  trip  for  the  team  to  Florida 
this  spring  as  well  as  the  hosting  of  an 
invitational  tournament  here  in  April. 


WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 

FOOD  SERVICES 

Friday,  7  September: 

Student  dance  in 
Hodson  Hall  10:00-2:00 

Saturday,  8  September: 

Dinner  Picnic  (weather 
permitting)  Somerset  Quad. 

Monday,  10  September: 

Lions  Club  Dinner/Meeting 
in  Hynson  Lodge. 

Wednesday,  12  September: 

Faculty/Student  Tea 
4:00-5:00  Hynson  Lodge. 


Hessey  asks  for  student  cooperation 


Utility  increases  exceed  budget 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Unexpected  increases  in  utility  rates 
and  increased  consumption  of  fuel  oil 
and  electricity  on  campus  will  put  the 
college  over  its  budget  and  will  pro- 
bably lead  to  a  tuition  increase  next 
year,  according  to  Washinton  College 
Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey. 

Hessey  said  that  although  the  budget, 
prepared  and  submitted  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  in  February, 
was  raised  "to  accommodate  expected 
utility  cost  increases,"  it  did  not  allow 
for  the  unexpectedly  drastic  rise  in  fuel 
costs.  Hessey  also  said  that  $400,000,  or 
10%  of  the  budget,  goes  toward  utilities. 

"Each  student  pays  approximately 
$330  for  utilities,"  he  explained,  "but 
our  actual  cost  is  around  $440  per  stu- 
dent. No  matter  what  we  do,  the 
amount  will  go  up.  But  if  the  students 
don't  choose  to  save,  our  cost  could  dou- 


Hessey  said  that  all  students  can  help 
decrease  energy  consumption  by  turn- 
ing off  lights  that  are  not  in  use  and  by 
"being  conscious  of  the  energy  they 
use.  We've  taken  all  the  mechanical 
consideration  we  can  take.  We've  got 
computer-monitoring  on  three  of  the 
largest  buildings  on  campus,  we've 
reduced  lighting.  It  takes  a  community 
effort." 

Some  of  the  students  who  can  help  the 
most,  according  to  Hessey,  are  the  new 
dorm  residents.  "They  are  not  energy 
conscious,"  he  said.  "They  set  the  ther- 
mostats at  60s.  Our  people  go  around 
and  reset  them,  but  the  students  just 
change  them  back.  Last  year  we  put 
what  were  supposed  to  be  tamper-proof 
indestructable  covers  on  the  ther- 
mostats. It  took  students  three  days  to 
learn  how  to  break  them." 

The  decision  to  air-condition  the  New 


Dorms,  according  to  Hessey,  was  based 
on  "projected  Inflation  rates  and  elec- 
tricity costs,  which  were,  unfortunate- 
ly, very  low.  If  we  had  the  same  deci- 
sion to  make  today,  we  wouldn't  do  it." 
The  Vice  President  did  admit  that  It 
may  become  economically  better  for 
the  College  to  put  the  New  Dorms  on 
central  heating. 

Students  acted  responsibly 
Although  he  said  he  understands  that 
New  Dorm  residents  are  paying  "a 
premium  for  their  comfort,  the  govern- 
ment has  asked  that  thermostats  be  set 
no  lower  than  78*."  Hessey  said  that 
students  acted  responsibly  during  the 
energy  crisis  last  year.  "I  really  feel 
that  the  students  have  cooperated  in  the 
past,"  he  said,  "they  just  need  to  be 

continued  on  page  2 


Hessey 


But  it's  not  vandalism 


It  was  probably  an  accident  rather  than  an  act  of  vandalism  when  one  of  the 
glass  front  doors  to  Hodson  Hall  was  shatterd  at  last  Friday  night's  SGA 
dance  according  to  the  Student  Affairs  Office.  No  suspects  have  been  found, 
however,  so  the  SGA  may  have  to  pay  for  the  $150  door.  That  same  night, 
Assistant  Food  Director  Jeff  DeHoss  asked  two  students  to  leave  the  dance 
because  of  drunken  and  disorderly  conduct.  Mark  Naser  and  Rich  Scbatz- 
man  were  later  placed  on  disciplinary  probation  for  the  remainder  of  the 
semester  by  the  Student  Affairs  Office,    photo  by  Rick  Adelberg 


Enrollment  down  this  year... 


by  KATHERINE  STRECKFUS 
Assistant  Editor 


Enrollment  is  down  this  semester 
compared  to  last  Fall,  but  still  above 
the  total  enrollments  for  the  two  pre- 
vious academic  years,  1977-78  and 
1976-77. 

Total  enrollment  this  year  is  719,  a 
decrease  from  last  year's  total  enroll- 
ment of  747.  In  the  Fall  of  academic 
year  1977-78  however,  there  was  a  total 
enrollment  of  only  677,  and  the  year 
before  that,  1976-77,  showed  a  total 
enrollment  of  705. 

This  year's  enrollment  figures  in- 
clude 703  full-time  students,  19  regular 
part-time,  14  continuing  education,  and 
12  high  school  students  who  are  permit- 
ted to  take  one  course,  according  to 
Registrar  Ermon  Foster.  The  various 
categories  of  part-time  students  are 
equivalent,  for  budgeting  purposes,  to 
16  full-time  students,  Foster  said. 

"A  combination  of  factors"  caused 


this  year's  decrease,  according  to 
Foster.  "There  is  a  smaller  freshman 
class  this  year  by  42  people,"  he  said. 

Another  factor  is  the  number  of  stu- 
dents who  withdraw  from  the  college 
for  various  reasons.  This  year,  a  total  of 
130  students  withdrew,  in  comparison 
with  112  last  year.  Foster  cited  a  larger 
freshman  class  last  year  as  a  reason  for 
the  increase  in  withdrawals.  Sixty-five 
freshmen  withdrew  this  year,  whereas 
42  freshmen  withdrew  last  year. 

"I  don't  think  the  withdrawals  as  a 
whole  are  much  different.  We  always 
lose  a  few  students  over  the  summer  for 
various  reasons,"  Foster  said.  He  ad- 
ded that  some  of  the  most  common 
reasons  for  withdrawal  are  disillusion- 
ment with  grades,  change  of  plans  for 
future,  loss  of  financial  aid,  and 
transfer  to  colleges  closer  to  home  for 
financial  reasons. 


...And  so  are  allocations 


by  KATHERINE 

Assistant 
Decreased  enrollment  this  year  Is  the 
cause  of  limited  funds  for  the  Student 
Government  Association,  the  Elm, 
Pegasus,  the  Film  Series,  and  the  Con- 
cert Series,  according  to  Vice  President 
for  Finance,  Gene  Hessey. 

"Everything  goes  down  propor- 
tionately," he  said,  "because  they  are 
all  on  a  per  student  basis."  He  said  that 
the  problem  is  "doubly  difficult," 
because  most  of  the  organizations  face 
increased  expenses  as  well  as  the  loss 
of  income. 

The  SGA  will  receive  $400  less  this 
semester  than  Fall  semester  1978.  The 
Elm's  budget  will  be  decreased  by  $200, 
Pegasus  will  lose  $160,  and  the  Concert 
Series  will  lose  $75.  In  addition,  Hessey 
said  that  "the  loss  of  allocation  will  be 


STRECKFUS 

Editor 
greater    second    semester,    probably 
twice  these  figures." 

Hessey  said  that  the  drop  in  enroll- 
ment will  "affect  nearly  all  areas  of  the 
college's  budget."  Housing,  for  exam- 
ple, has  fixed  costs  such  as  Insurance 
and  utilities  whether  all  of  the  rooms 
are  full  or  not,  Hessey  said.  In  addition, 
the  Food  Service  has  the  same  labor 
costs  as  last  year,  though  food  cost  can 
be  adjusted  to  enrollment. 

"The  college  will  look  to  other 
sources  of  income  such  as  endowment 
to  offset  that  loss.  Even  though  it  does 
present  a  problem,  it  is  not  insurmoun- 
table. We  have  been  successful  In  re- 
cent years  in  balancing  the  budget. 
There  is  no  reason  why  we  can't  be  suc- 
cessful this  year."  Hessey  said. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  September  14,  W7»Pagea 

editorial 

Saving  money 

Student  help  is  being  sought  in  a  couple  01  ways  this  week,  and 
in  each  case,  we'll  benefit  by  cooperating. 

SGA  President  Jay  Young  this  week  asks  us  to  "hold  up  our 
end  of  the  bargain"  in  the  arrangement  under  which  the  SGA  is 
allowed  to  use  Hodson  Hall  for  dances.  When  Young  says  that 
"the  College  will  simply  not  tolerate  unruly  behavior"  in  Hod- 
son  his  warning  is  supported  by  recent  history:  A  year  and  a 
half  ago  a  joint  decision  by  Director  of  Food  Services  Dave 
Knowles  and  the  Student  Affairs  Office  prohibited  the  SGA  from 
further  use  of  Hodson  Hall  because  of  a  series  of  incidents  at 
dances. 

The  ban  was  lifted  a  week  later  when  the  SGA  agreed  to  pro- 
vide "a  group  of  students  who  will  be  responsible  during 
dances  "  That  arrangement,  for  the  most  part,  worked  well  last 
year  But  after  the  two  incidents  at  last  weekend's  dance, 
Knowles  hinted  that  an  even  more  responsible  security  force  (of 
non-students)  may  be  necessary.  A  little  restraint  on  the  part  of 
students  will  allow  us  to  continue  to  supervise  our  own  dances, 
and  save  us  some  money  in  the  process. 

College  Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey  also  called  for 
student  assistance  this  week  by  outlining  ways  we  can  help  save 
money  by  conserving  energy.  Surprisingly  enough,  this  is  the 
College's  first  attempt  to  make  students  energy-conscious.  With 
a  tuition  increase  already  on  the  way  due  to  rising  utility  rates, 
this  seems  like  a  good  time  for  us  to  start  listening. 


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Vandalism  through  the  ages 


In  case  anyone  at  Washington  College 
Is  ol  the  opinion  that  student  vandalism 
is  a  recent  phenomenon,  let  him  or  her 
take  notice  of  this  incident : 

In  1870,  a  band  of  marauding  students 
from  Christ  Church,  one  of  the  most 
prestigious  of  the  colleges  at  Oxford 
University,  removed  a  number  of 
valuable  statues  from  the  college 
library  and  built  a  bonfire  around  them 
in  the  college  quadrangle.  The  London 
Times  was  not  impressed,  and  said  so 
in  an  editorial: 

-Astonishment  mingled  at  first  with  in- 
credulity, is  the  feeling  with  which  the 
story  that  comes  from  Oxford  has  been 
received  by  the  public,  and  expecially 
by  University  men.  The  practical  jokes 
of  Undergraduates  are  sufficiently 
notorious,  and  have  at  times  verged  on 
sacrilege  and  misdemeanour,  but  this 
exceeds  anything  that  lingers  in  the 
memory  of  the  oldest  inhabitant.  It 
must  go  forth  to  the  world  that  the  most 
brutal  and  senseless  act  of  Vandalism 
that  has  disgraced  our  time  has  been 
committed  by  members  of  the  great 
Foundation  of  Christ  Church,  young 
men  belonging  to  the  higher  classes  of 
England,  brought  up  in  the  midst  of  the 
most  refined  civilization,  and  receiving 
the  most  costly  education  that  the  coun- 
try can  provide.... Truth  is  stranger 
than  fiction,  even  on  a  subject  which 
has  so  much  exercised  the  invention  of 
novelists  as  University  lite. " 

The  Dean  of  Christ  Church  at  the 
time,  Henry  Liddell  (father  of  Alice 

— — ■  SGA  Forum* 


reminded.  After  all,  we're  paying  the 
tab,  and  that  means  the  students  are 
paying  the  tab  too." 

Other  conservation  efforts  on  campus 
will  include  the  Hill  Dorm  renovations 
in  the  near  future,  followed  by  exten- 
sive work  in  Somerset.  "I  can  sym- 
pathize with  all  these  students,"  Hessey 
said.  "The  system  is  either  all  the  way 
off  or  all  the  way  on.  Until  that's  con- 
trollable, our  ability  to  conserve  energy 
in    those    buildings    Is    limited." 


In  an  effort  to  explain  the  budget- 
making  process  Hessey  said,  "We  just 
attempt  to  guess  what  the  cost  In- 
creases will  be,  then  add  them  to  the 
budget.  But,"  he  said,  "the  guesswork 
is  getting  pretty  tricky." 

Washington  already  uses  the  cheapest 
grade  of  fuel  oil  available,  and  fuel  oil  is 
50%  of  the  budget.  Another  increase  in 
that  field  was  the  addition  of  a  position 
in  the  physics  department." 


Liddell,  to  whom  Lewis  Carroll  wrote 
Alice  in  Wonderland),  took  a  more  con- 
ciliatory view  of  the  proceedings : 
•■Young  men  of  large  fortune  have  little 
to  tear  from  such  penalties  as  we  can 
impose... The  late  Lord  Lyttleton,  who 
turned  out  a  very  steady,  useful  man, 
was  the  first  who  painted  the  Dean's 
Door.  The  late  Lord  Derby  is  believed 
to  have  been  the  ringleader  of  a  part 
who  pulled  down  the  figure  which  still 
gives  name  to  the  fountain  in  the  Great 
Quadrangle.  The  attack  in  my  garden 
last  summer. ..was  led  by  two  noble 
Lords,  one  of  whom  had  never  been  a 
member  of  any  University,  the  other 
did  not  belong  to  us  but  graduated  with 
honour  from  a  College  of  high  repute  in 
the  University  and  actually  held,  as  he 
still  holds,  the  position  of  a  Lord  of  Her 
Majesty's  Treasury.  Can  it  be  a  matter 
of  surprise  that,  when  such  things 
receive  such  countenance,  there  should 
be  Individuals  in  each  successive 
generation  of  wealthy  undergraduates 
who  think  it  a  nobel  pastime  to  imitate 
and  improve  upon  the  freaks  of  their 
predecessors?" 

Whatever  the  guiltiness  of  the 
perpetrators  of  recent  acts  of  van- 
dalism at  Washington  College,  they  are 
in  good  company. 

(Quotations  are  from  The  Oxford 
Book  of  Oxford,  Jan  Morris,  ed.  Ox- 
ford: Oxford  University  Press,  1978,  pp. 
268-2691 

Sincerely, 
Carlos  Wilton, '78 


Cooperation  with 
security  force  urged 


In  light  of  several  small  incidents 
that  occurred  at  the  dance  this  past 
weekend,  perhaps  now  would  be  the 
best  time  to  discuss  the  various  policies 
the  College,  the  Dining  Hall,  and  the 
SGA  has  concerning  social  events. 

First  of  all,  the  College  allows  us  use 
of  its  facilities  only  under  the  condition 
that  we  provide  some  sort  of  qualified 
supervision  and  are  responsible  for 
damages.    Supervision   of   this    type 

by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 

could  be  very  costly,  so,  in  an  effort  to 
satisfy  the  College's  requirements  and 
to  keep  costs  down  at  the  same  time, 
last  year  the  SGA  Initiated  a  program 
whereby  a  group  of  students  volun- 
teered to  watch  the  doors  to  Hodson  and 
generally  monitor  behavior  at  social 
events.  By  this  action,  we  as  students 
took  it  upon  ourselves  to  regulate  our 
own  behavior.  We  were  satisfying  the 
College's  demand  for  supervision,  the 
SGA's  need  to  be  frugal,  and 
demonstrating  our  ability  to  handle  all 
phases  of  a  social  event. 

Unfortunately,  we  of  the  SGA  do  not 
feel  that  everybody  fully  understands 
the  workings  of  the  system,  the  need  for 
the  system  and  the  valuable  service 
that  the  volunteers  provide.  It  disturbs 


us  greatly  to  see  students  taking  ad- 
vantage of  other  students  by  trying  to 
sneak  into  dances  or  by  compromising 
other  students  by  asking  to  be  let  into 
dances  for  free. 

It  is  even  more  disturbing  to  see  so- 
meone's behavior  get  so  out  of  hand 
that  one  of  those  volunteers  is  forced  to 
take  some  action  and  then  see  the  stu- 
dent give  the  volunteer  even  further 
harassment  for  just  doing  his  job. 
These  volunteers  are  doing  us  a  great 
service.  It  really  isn't  right  not  to  treat 
them  fairly. 

Along  those  same  lines,  the  SGA  is 
also  responsible  for  any  damages  that 
take  place  at  a  social  event.  If  you 
break  something  (like  the  door  to  Hod- 
son Hall)  it  is  your  responsibility  to  the 
rest  of  us  to  own  up  to  it.  The  same 
holds  true  if  you  witness  someone  break 
something.  If  someone  doesn't  take 
responsibility  we  will  have  to  pay  for  it 
out  of  our  social  budget,  so  all  of  us  suf- 
fer. 

The  College  will  simply  not  tolerate 
unruly  behavior  that  either  causes 
damage  to  Its  facilities  or  infringes  on 
the  rights  of  its  students.  We  as 
students  have  taken  it  upon  ourselves  to 
uphold  these  policiies.  If  the  College  Is 
going  to  continue  to  allow  us  the 
freedom  that  we  currently  have,  we  are 
going  to  have  to  hold  up  our  end  of  the 
bargain. 


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by  WENDY  MURPHY 


"I  think  that  if  it  is  a  Washington  Col- 
lege band,  most  of  the  support  should 
come  from  the  student  body,"  says  Am- 
zie  Parcell.  Assistant  Professor  of 
Music,  as  he  begins  his  first  year  as 
Band  Director. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  academic 
year,  a  list  of  students  who  were  in- 
terested in  music  was  sent  to  Parcell  by 
the  Office  of  Student  Affairs.  Despite 
his  various  efforts  including  phone 
calls,  ads  and  posters,  Parcell  said 
there  are  only  15  band  participants  from 
Washington  College. 

Parcell  speculates  that  out  of  a  col- 
lege this  size,  he  should,  "be  able  to  set 
up  a  band  of  thirty-five  to  forty  stu- 
dents," and  adds,  "maybe  this  is  just  a 
stage  the  band  is  going  through." 

The  band's  weakest  areas  for  college 
representation  are  the  clarinets  and  the 
low  brass  section,  which  includes  the 
trombone  and  the  tuba.  As  of  this  Mon- 
day, Parcell  had  no  students  from  this 
school  in  either  of  those  areas. 

The  number  of  band  participants  has 
gradually  declined  over  the  past  two  or 
three  years,  Parcell  said.  Last  year,  on- 


ly six  students  participated  from  Wash- 
ington College.  The  band  existed  last 
year  only  because. its  director  John 
Klaus  encouraged  some  music  teachers 
from  Kent  County,  and  a  few  members 
of  the  College's  faculty  to  pitch  in  their 
musical  talents.  According  to  Parcell, 
"It  is  the  same  as  lacrosse  and  soccer, 
if  the  students  want  the  band,  they  must 
support  it." 

Parcell  ran  an  article  in  the  local 
Chestertown  paper  dn  Wednesday, 
September  13,  to  attract  adult 
townspeople  who  have  had  previous  in- 
strumental experience  to  Join  the  band. 
He  said  he  hopes  that  the  article  will  not 
only  increase  the  size  of  the  band,  but 
will  also  produce  an  outlet  for  the 
creative  energies  of  members  of  the 
community. 

The  band's  scheduled  for  their  first 
concert  on  November  4-5.  They  will 
combine  with  the  Wesley  College  Band 
of  Dover  and  the  Delaware  Brass  En- 
semble in  order  to  give  two  per- 
formances. The  first  will  take  place  at 
Wesley  College  on  the  fourth,  and  the 
second  will  be  held  on  our  campus  on 
the  fifth. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-PH^y  Sq.tomh-  H,  *«a.P.r  , 

aaoccFocus  on  photography* 

Proper  film  will 
improve  picture  quality 


by  RICK  ADELBERG 


Selecting  the  proper  film  for  your 
camera  is  an  important  factor  in  Im- 
proving the  quality  of  the  pictures  that 
result. 

Film  is  produced  in  various  speeds 
called  the  ASA  rating.  This  rating  in- 
dicates degree  of  sensitivity  to  light. 
The  higher  the  rating,  the  more  sen- 
sitive the  film. 

The  higher  the  speed,  however,  the 
poorer  the  quality.  For  example,  a  film 
with  ASA  25  produces  better  quality 
than  a  400  speed  film.  In  addition,  the 
higher  the  ASA,  the  less  light  required 
for  a  good  exposure. 

When  taking  pictures  Indoors,  use  a 
high  ASA  film  if  you  want  to  avoid  using 
flashes.  If  you  do  use  a  flash,  however, 
be  sure  to  use  a  low  ASA  film.  Slow  film 
is  best  outside  if  the  subject  is  fairly 
stationary.  For  sports  or  action  shots' 
use  the  faster  film,  so  you  can  use  a 
higher  shutter  speed.  This  will  enable 
your  camera  to  stop  the  action. 

Black  and  white  film  comes  In  ASA 
25,  125,  and  400.  Use  the  125  for  normal 


pictures  and  all  around  use.  Color  film 
comes  In  ASA  100  and  400.  Use  the  ASA 
100  for  best  results.  Color  slide  film 
comes  in  ASA  25, 64, 200,  and  400.  It  also 
comes  in  kodachrome,  and  Ekta- 
chrome.  Kodachrome  is  slower  (ASA  25 
and  64)  and  gives  the  clearest  image. 
Ektachrome  (64,  200,  and  400)  is  used 
for  action  and  low  light  photography. 
Always  use  the  slowest  film  possible  for 
the  situation.  The  type  of  film  you  chose 
depends  on  the  Particular  situation. 

NEXT  WEEK:  How  to  use  instant  pic- 
ture cameras. 

Decreasing  enrollments  In  colleges, 
caused  by  the  end  of  the  "baby-boom" 
also  means  fewer  newcomers  to  the 
labor  force.  A  large  consulting  firm 
that  surveyed  360  plants  has  found  that 
93  percent  reported  Increasing  turnoyer 
rates  and  70  percent  had  to  lower  stan- 
dards in  order  to  fill  openings.  That  also 
means  Jobs  in  many  areas  are  getting 
easier  to  find. 


Roving  Reporter 


Resurrection  of  the  Crab 


After  a  one-year  hiatus,  the  Crab, 
labeiing  itself  as  that  last  bastion 
yellow  journalism, "  has  reappeared. 
The  Elm  sought  out  possible  suspects 
this  week,  asking  "Are  you  responsible 
fortheCrabV 


byROBUNGER 

Photos  by  FREEMAN  DO  DS  WORTH 


Steve  Glessner— Senior,  Upper  Darby,  Peter  Zekonis— Senior,  New  Hope,  Pa.       Pete  "The  Hatchet  man"  Turchi,  —     NickNappo,  Junior,  Falls  Church,  Va. 

Pa.  "I  wouldn't  touch  that  piece  of  (ex-     Sophomore,  Randallstown,  Md.                    "Not  in  any  way,  shape,  or  form." 

"I  like  the  idea  of  the  immediate  pletive  deleted) ! "                                       "Are  you  kidding?" 
future.  It  was  Jazzar's  last  request  to 
get  a  Craboul  this  vear. " 


Larry  Stahl,  junior.  New  Jersey 
"Talk  to  my  agent." 


Mark  Naser,— Junior,  New  Jersey 

"I  don't  know.  I've  never  had  them. 
No,  I'm  not,  but  I  don't  think  the  people 
that  wrote  it  have  any  cause  to  jump  all 
over  the  administration  like  they  did." 


Bonnie  Nelle  Duncan-Senior,  Street,     Randy  Watson-Senior.  Federalsburg, 
Md.  Md. 

-I'm  shocked  that  you  would  ask  me.  "Though  not  necessarily  a  member  of 
We  never  had  such  publications  in  the  the  editorial  staff.  I  have,  due  to  my 
convent  school  I  went  to  before  I  came  previous  experience  on  the  Board  of 
,0V\  c  Publications  as  Co-Editor  of  Pegasus 

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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-FrKUy,  September  14.  aTO-Page  < 


Fearin'  the  Reaper, 
a  clutch  of  horror  f 


Dawn  of  the  Dead 


Phantasm 
Halloween 

byNICKNAPPO 

Fine  Arts  Editor 
If  you  can  handle  the  first  ten  minutes 
of  George  A.  Romero's  Dawn  of  the 
Dead,  you  can  probably  handle  the 
goriest  stuff  any  horror  film  will  ever 
dish  out.  Like,  for  instance,  the  remain- 
ing 110  minutes  of  Dawn  of  the  Dead. 
But  really  they're  nothing  compared  to 
the  first  ten  minutes: 

In  a  housing  project  in  nighttime  Pitt- 
sburgh a  S.W.A.T.  team  is  shooting  it 
out  with  corpses  who  for  some  reason 
have  shuffled  back  into  life.  The  dead 
can't  use  guns,  move  stiffly,  but  prove 
to  be  hungry.  Ravenous,  in  fact.  A  band 
of  Puerto  Rican  radicals  is  blasting 
away  at  the  S.W.A.T.  team.  Shadows 
seem  to  be  taking  shots  at  one  another. 


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Scott  Relnlger  In  DAWN  OF  THE  DEAD 


National  Guardsmen  are  committing 
suicide.  The  city  cops  are  shooting 
everything  that  moves.  The  only  way  to 
kill  the  dead  is  to  destroy  their  brains. 
In  the  middle  of  this  confusion  are  ac- 
tually a  few  live  civilians.  The  number 
of  this  last  group  is  lessened  by  one 
when  an  obese  S.W.A.T.  man  kicks 
down  a  door  and  blows  the  head  off  a 
black  man  standing  next  to  his  wife. 
Completely  off. 

There.  I  began  my  review  just  like 
George  A.  Romero  begins  his  film.  If  it 
seems  calculated  to  offend,  so  does  his 
opening  seem  calculated  to  keep  people 
away  from  the  theatre.  I'm  not  sure 
why  Romero  does  it.  I  think  it's  a 
shame.  Believe  it  or  not,  the  man  has 
some  things  to  say. 

From  the  nightmare  city,  we  follow 
two  S.W.A.T.  men  (Scott  Reiniger  and 
Ken  Foree )  who  helicopter  out  at 
daybreak  with  a  young  pilot  and  his 
wife.  They  pass  over  grits  picnicing 
with  the  family  in  the  middle  of  open 
fields,  sniping  at  the  slow-moving  dead. 
There's  beer,  betting,  and  laughter,  au- 
dience included.  The  four  finally  make 
their  pad  on  the  roof  of  a  sprawling  Pen- 
nsylvania shopping  mall.  There  they 
fortify  the  Civil  Defense  storeroom. 

The  zombies,  driven  by  urges  from 
their  past  lives,  shamble  through 
stores,  ride  escalators,  and  move  at  a 
pace  that's  oddly  congruous  to  the  tem- 
po of  canned  music.  Romero  scores 
satiric  by  turns  jabbing  at  con- 
sumerism and  exploiting  it.  Or  both: 
Foree  and  Reiniger  modeling  an  entire 
gunshop,  admiring  the  glitter  and  heft 
of  each  piece  separately  and  in  sets. 
Like  much  of  Dawn,  the  scene  is 
obsessive  and  funny.  It's  hard  to  dislike 
a  film  whose  climactic  sequence  is  set 
to  a  piped-in  polka. 

Firing,  foraging,  or  hotwiring  trucks, 
the  two  S.W.A.T.  men  demonstrate  the 
unnerving  efficiency  of  the  volunteer 
soldier.  If  the  blaxploitation  film  hadn't 
died  an  untimely  death,  Foree  would  be 
a  millionaire.  He  has  the  silent  quality 
of  a  man  who  converts  his  fear  into  the 
energy  to  strike  back.  Reiniger,  on  the 
other  hand,  only  barely  bridles  his 
character's  exuberant  destructiveness 
with  paramilitary  precision.  His  per- 
formance is  one  of  the  more  frightening 


things  in  a  film  I  re 
ly.  With  the  ten  mini 

More  accesible  th 
frightening  are  Ph 
ween.  It's  odd 
frightening.  Twentj 
Coscarelli  has  wri 
some  scenes  that 
unlike  Dawn,  uninh 
follows  his  brother 
and  is  chased  out 
that  looks  like  he 
the  Star  War's  bat 
that  these  dwarves 
from  the  sinister 
tuary  that  have  b 
meet  the  gravitatioi 
another  dimension, 
figure  it  out  for  the 
These  dwarves  hav 
to  meet  the  gravitat 
of  another  dimensioi 

"Of  course!  Wh> 
that?" 

But  for  every  1 
there's  a  spooky  on 
is  balanced.  Its  vt 
brashness  with  wh 
moments  are  execu 
the  sense  of  chaos  ti 


By  KIRK  FOLK 


It's  billed  as  "The  Monster  Movie," 
and  Paramount's  ad  campaign  features 
three  stages  in  the  evolution  of  a  nasty 
little  embryo,  who  promises  to  bloom 
into  an  even  nastier  critter  when  it  hits 
the  screen.  None  of  this,  however, 
prepares  the  viewer  for  the  dripping 
mass  of  play-dough  which  finally  ap- 
pears after  hiding  in  the  bushes  and 
breathing  heavily  through  the  first  half 
of  the  movie. 

Ugh.  We're  led  to  believe  that  the 
"monster"  is  a  mutated  bear,  but  I'll 
bet  good  money  that  it's  really  Dinner 
Dave  after  a  rough  night  on  the  town. 
Whatever  it  is,  it's  about  as  scary  as  a 
box  of  Post  Toasties  and  functions  on 
almost  the  same  level  of  intelligence. 
This  is  forgiveable  though  because  it 
puts  the  creature  in  good  company  with 
the  movie's  "human"  cast. 

Talia  Us  there  life  after  Rocky0) 
Shire  plays  a  pregnant  concert  cellist 
who  doesn't  even  have  the  sense  to  drop 
the  mutated  baby  bear  she's  carrying 


when  it  bites  her  on  the  neck.  Robert 
Foxworth  is  appropriately  dumb  as  a 
Health  Department  inspector  out  of  his 
element,  and  the  rest  of  the  cast  act 
with  about  as  much  intensity  as  a  row  of 
squash. 

Today's  "monster  movies"  need 
scientific  explanations  for  their 
"monsters"  to  satisfy  the  cynical  au- 
diences of  the  '70s.  There  is  a  reason  for 
the  creature's  condition,  but  no  reason 
for  Prophecy  itself.  The  story  revolves 
around  some  ecological  problems 
which  are  important  to  our  age,  but  in- 
stead of  making  a  point,  it  exploits  to 
make  a  buck.  The  audience  is  left  with  a 
mediocre  cast  and  one  of  film's  most 
deplorable  "monsters."  Personally  I 
was  rooting  for  the  monster.  After 
demolishing  the  cast,  I  wanted  it  to  seek 
out  the  director,  producer,  writers,  and 
especially  the  special  effects  team  who 
gave  it  birth. 
That  should  be  one  pissed-off  bear. 


DRACULA 


by  SUE  JAMES 


Under  a  graveyard  on  a  high  cliff 
beside  the  ocean,  Dr.  Van  Helsing 
(Lawrence  Olivier),  a  professional  in 
the  occult,  enters  the  tomb  of  his 
recently  deceased  daughter,  Mina.  She 
is  believed  to  be  immortal  now:  a  new 
addition  to  Count  Dracula's  group  of 
vampires.  Van  Helsing  knows  that  the 
only  way  to  save  her  soul  is  to  destroy 
her  by  using  sacred  means.  He  enters 
her  grave  along  with  Dr.  Seward, 
whose  daughter,  Lucy,  later  becomes 
the  "wife"  of  Count  Dracula.  A  figure 
clad  in  the  garments  of  the  grave  ap- 
pears —Mina.  Moving  up  from  the  feet, 
the  camera  focuses  on  her  face,  ghastly 
white,  with  ulceric  holes  and  blood-red 


eyes.  Mina  smiles  at  her  father. 

The  star  of  Dracula  (Universal)  is 
Broadway  veteran  Frank  Langella: 
6'2",  with  dark  brown  hair  and  dark, 
penetrating  eyes.  The  romantic  vam- 
pire he  plays  is  still  lustful  in  his  old  age 
(300),  and  has  immeasurable  strength. 
Who  else  can  scale  the  stone  walls  of  a 
century-old  castle,  and  break  through 
the  walls  of  a  lunatic  asylum?  Dracula, 
of  course,  who  "throughout  history  has 
filled  the  hearts  of  men  with  terror  and 
the  hearts  of  women  with  desire,"  as 
the  promo  goes.  Langella's  Dracula  has 
has  won  the  hearts  of  many  peo- 
ple—especially women. 


Coming  to  Bill  Smith,  September  14, 16, 


THE  WASHINGTON 


COLLEGE  ELM-FrW^r,  SttfMBter  M,  ^p^, . 


The  Stalker  In  HALLOWKBM 


project  has'  and  of  a  madness  that 
might,  after  all,  be  possible  to  slip  Into. 
Which  characters  are  real,  which  are 
remembered,  which  imagined?  Why 
did  the  Tall  Man  take  the  boys'  mother 
and  father?  Why  does  he  stalk  them  up 
until  the  last  frame  of  film? 

Halloween,  directed  by  30  year  old 
John  Carpenter,  is  the  only  film  of  the 
six  reviewed  in  these  pages  that  does 
not  depend  on  special  effects.  A  straight 
psycho-on-the-loose  story,  it  is  the  most 
disturbing  film  here. 


The  story  is  simple.  He  stabbed  his 
teen-age  sister  Halloween  night  when 
he  was  six.  Fifteen  years  to  the  night 
later,  he  breaks  out  of  the  nuthouse  and 
returns  to  the  scene.  But  it  is  still  late 
afternoon  when  he  follows  the  two 
blistfully  unaware  teen-age  girls 
joyriding  through  the  suburb 
Carpenter  places  the  camera  on  their 
hood  so  the  big  green  Country  Squire 
stationwagon  he  stole  from  the  asylum 
is  framed  behind  their  heads  and  one  of 
them  leans  forward  and  clicks  on  the 
radio  and  Blue  Oyster  Cult's  "Don't 
Fear  the  Reaper"  comes  on: 

Romeo  and  Juliet 
Are  together  in  Eternity 
40,000  men  and  women  every  day 
We  could  be  like  they  are 
40.000 men  and  women  everyday 
So  come  on  baby 
take  my  hand 
Don 't  (ear  the  Reaper 
We'll  be  able  to  fiy 
Don 't  fear  the  Reaper 

Many  hours  and  slashings  later,  the 
killer,  who  has  been  stabbed  and  shot 
repeatedly  falls  from  a  third  floor  win- 
dow. Then  Carpenter  makes  his  move. 

When  they  get  to  the  window,  he's 
gone.  And  here  is  some  answer  to  the 
question  of  who  took  mother  and  father, 
who  stalked  the  boys  in  Phantasm  and 
who  will  not  die  until  the  last  frame  of 
film  has  passed.  How  we  take  horror 
movies,  the  best  horror  movies  (and 
Halloween  is  one)  depends  in  the  end 
how  much,  more  or  less,  we  fear  the 
Reaper. 


ROCKY  HORROR  PICTURE  SHO  W 


by  NICK  NAPPO 

Fine  Arts  Editor 
What  has  8  heads,  14  legs,  4  paws  and 
a  tail,  and  stars  in  the  motion  picture 
A  lien? 
The  Alien,  right? 

Nope.  It's  the  crew  of  the  space  tug 
Nostromo,  a  5  men,  2  women  and  a  cat, 
who  are  the  film's  real  stars.  This  more 
than  anything  else  is  the  reason  Alien 
(20th  Century  Fox)  is  not  the  heart- 
stopper  it  starts  out  to  be.  In  Dan 
O'Bannon's  screenplay  the  Alien,  in- 
stead of  being  a  true  monster,  slowly 
metamorphoses  into  a  mere  projection 
of  the  beast  that  O'Bannon  presumes  is 
within  everyone,  and  especially  within 
men. 

For  the  first-  hour,  though,  Alien  is 
scary  as  hell.  Responding  to  a  distress 
signal  from  an  unnamed  planet,  the 
crew  stumbles  upon  the  cavernous 
abandoned  spaceship  that  serves  as  a 
breeding  ground  for  the  title  creature. 
Director  Ridley  Scott  equips  the  crew's 
suits  with  built-in  TV  cameras,  and  the 
derelict  ship  appears  on  the  Nostromo's 
monitors  with  the  shock  of  a  live  news 
report.  Soon  a  freshly-hatched  Alien  is 
being  hauled  aboard  attached  to  John 
Hurt's  face  like  a  big  yellow  crab. 
Back  en  route,  the  crew  bickers  about 
.  removing  the  thing  from  Hurt,  who  is 
still  breathing  but  unavailable  for  com- 
ment. He  regains  his  appetite  as  well  as 
his  speech  when  the  mess  slides  off  his 
face,  apparently  dead,  so  the  entire 
team  sits  down  to  a  sort  of  reunion 
meal. 

Now  this  crew  is  out  of  a  perverted 
episode  of  "Star  Trek."  Lots  of  ethnic 
diversity,  a  black,  women,  even  a  cold, 
precise  Science  Officer.  There's  no 
Chinese,  though  the  cat  looks  Persian. 
But  they  don't  talk  like  this  on  the  TV 
show:  "Sure  wish  I  couid  eat  something 
else,"  Yaphet  Kotto  says,  smiling  at 
Veronica  Cartwright,  who  smiles  back 
as  Harry  Dean  Stanton  pipes  up,  "At 
least  with  this  food  you  know  what 
you're  getting." 

Suddenly  Hurt  begins  choking  and  as 
he's  held  down  what  should  burst  from 
his  stomach  but  the  Alien,  this  time  in 
the  form  of  a  blind  black  snake  which 
scoots  off  after  grinning  at  the  horrified 
crew. 

Mr.  Spock  might  not  know  what  to 
make  of  this  gruesome  baby  (Benjamin 


N 


Spock  certainly  wouldn't),  but  we  have 
a  hunch  it's  got  to  do  with  the  lustful 
remarks  at  the  table.  Still,  we're  ter- 
rified. This  pivotal  scene  is  the  high 
point  of  the  fiim. 

In  other  words,  it's  all  downhill  from 
there.  The  Alien,  still  evolving  and 
shedding  rubbery  skins  all  over  the 
place,  starts  picking  them  off  one  by 
one.  It's  the  haunted  house  bit  in  outer 
space  (stick  together).  Stanton  breaks 
off  from  the  group  to  look  for  that 
damned  cat.  "Here  Kitty,  here  Kitty 
Kitty  Kitty."  Suddenly  he's  facing  a  10- 
foot  black  insect  of  an  Alien.  "You're 
not  Kitty." 

The  Spock-like  Science  Officer  (Ian 
Holm)  turns  out  to  be  a  robot  sent  by 
the  evil  corpotation  or  CIA  or 
something.  Just  in  case  anybody  picks 
up  any  dangerous  Aliens.  It  sounds 
highly  illogical,  but  they  need  them  for 
weapons.  So  Holm  tries  to  protect  the 
creature.  He  tries  to  kill  Sigourney 
Weaver  by  stuffing  a  rolled-up  porno 
magazine  down  her  throat. 

Weaver,  however,  is  not  downed  in 
her  quest  to  kill  the  Alien,  to,  in  her 
well-chosen  phrase,  "blast  the  fucker 
into  space." 

By  now  we  could  hazard  the  guess 
that  the  Alien  is  not  alien  at  all,  but  the 
embodiment  of  some  evil  human  sexual 
urge.  This  would  account  for  the  color 
and  shape  of  the  thing,  and  the 
moralistic  tone  the  movie  has  adopted. 
Seen  in  this  light,  the  film's  finale 
makes  more  sense  as  a  sort  of  preachy 
women's  lib  tour  deforce. 

Sole  survivor  Weaver  (and  the  cat) 
take  off  in  an  escape  ship  after  calling 
the  Nostromo's  computer,  Mother,  a 
nasty  name,  and  blowing  her  and  the 
larger  ship  to  smithereens.  But  the 
Alien  is  in  the  shuttle  with  her.  You'd 
think  he'd  gotten  the  hint  by  now.  Ap- 
propriately, for  this  last  confrontation 
she's  down  to  tee-shirt  and  panties.. 

But  that's  as  far  as  she's  going  to  go. 
She  gets  rid  of  him  as  she  would  a 
tiresome  date.  She's  independent.  She's 
seen  The  Turning  Point  and  An  Unmar- 
ried Woman,  by  God.  And  the  last  we 
see  of  the  poor  Alien,  now  almost  in  the 
shape  of  a  man,  is  floating  out  to  the 
farthest  reaches  of  space. 
She  told  him  where  to  get  off. 


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State  Department  official 
to  be  first  Forum  speaker 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


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AND 

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Creative,  bizarre,  bonzo,  talented, 
enlightened  people  who  can  write, 
do  write  or  want  to  write  a  little  more, 
a  little  better  than  the  folks  next 
door,  the  screaming  hordes,  the 
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The  Washington  College  Review 
(WCR)  is  joyously  accepting  poetry, 
short  stores,  short  plays, 
photography,  art  reviews  of  films 
books  exhibitions  for  PUBLICA- 
TION after  scrutiny.  Deadline  for 
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Chearneyi,  or  Claire  Mowbray  in 
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The  first  speaker  in  the  William 
James  Forum  will  be  Sandra  Vogel- 
gesang,  according  to  Dr.  Peter  Tapke, 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  Philo- 
sophy and  faculty  advisor  to  the 
Forum. 

Vogelgesang,  the  Special  Assistant 
for  Policy  Planning  in  the  Bureau  of 
European  Affairs  of  the  Department  of 
State,  will  speak  at  7:30  in  Hynson 
Lounge  on  Thursday,  September  20. 

The  areas  of  the  world  that  Vogel- 
gesang covers  are  Eastern  and  Western 
Europe  and  Russia.  She  will  discuss  the 
queslion,  "Is  Jimmy  Carter  Really 
Helping  Human  Rights?"  She  has  writ- 
ten a  book  on  human  rights  which  is  to 
be  published  soon,  according  to  Tapke. 


One  of  the  "most  eminent  English- 
speaking  philosophers  of  this  time"  will 
speak  on  Homecoming  Day,  said 
Tapke.  Sir  Alfred  Ayer  will  come  to 
Washington  College  to  speak  on  Hume's 
theory  of  morals,  politics,  and  religion. 
Ayer  will  fly  in  from  Wolfson  College, 
Oxford,  England  in  conjunction  with  a 
three-day  visit  to  the  University  of 
Delaware.  He  is  the  author  of  Lang- 
uage, Truth,  and  Logic  as  well  as 
various  other  works  in  Philosophy. 
Ayer  will  talk  at  3pm  on  October  27  in 
William  Smith  Auditorium. 

The  officers  of  the  William  James 
Forum  are  Dave  Wheelan,  President; 
Jon  Mueller,  Vice-President;  Rita 
McWilliams,  Secretary;  and  Douglas 
Delano,  Treasurer. 


Vogel,  SGA  plan  Homecoming 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


Homecoming  Weekend  should  be  ex- 
tremely busy,  according  to  Jay  Vogel, 
Director  of  Alumni  Affairs.  The 
festivities  will  begin  at  the  Alumni 
House  with  an  Alumni  Cocktail  party  on 
Friday,  October  26.  The  beginning  mat- 
ches of  the  Volleyball  Tournament  and 
a  bonfire  in  the  Kent  Quadrangle  spon- 
sored by  the  Student  Government 
Association  will  also  be  held  on  Friday. 

On  Saturday,  the  annual  parade 
through  town  will  start  at  10  am.  At  the 
same  time,  the  Faculty,  Alumni,  Stu- 
dent distance  run  will  begin  and  at 
10:30,  the  local  alumni  chapter  will 
sponsor  a  yard  sale  on  the  lawn  next  to 
the  Alumni  House.  Next  on  the  agenda 
is  the  Alumni  Lacrosse  game  at  11:30 
and   a   soccer   game   against   Johns 


Hopkins  at  1:30. 

The  Philosophy  Department  will  host 
a  three-session  "Joint  Philosophical 
Colloquium"  beginning  at  10:30  on 
Saturday  and  continuing  throughout 
most  of  the  day. 

There  will  be  competition  between  an 
Alumni  team  and  the  men's  crew  later 
in  the  afternoon.  An  Alumni-Faculty 
buffet  will  begin  afterwards  from  6-9 
p.m.  in  Hynson  Lounge  with  music  pro- 
vided by  the  Rich  Deprospo  Trio. 

The  Homecoming  weekend  will  end 
with  a  dance  sponsored  by  the  SGA  in 
Hodson  Hail.  The  SGA  has  tentatively 
planned  for  the  band  Appalosa.  Vogel 
said  that  "while  all  the  activities  are 
positively  scheduled,  the  times  are  sub- 
ject to  change. 


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Lecture  Series 
I    scheduled 

by  MARK  SLATER 
and  PETER  KEYSER 

This  year  the  Washington  College 
Lecture  Series  is  promoting  a  series  of 
beneficial  lectures  and  presentations. 
Though  the  schedule  is  not  yet  com- 
pleted, Dr.  W.  Michael  Bailey,  Faculty 
Advisor  of  the  Series,  says  it  "should  of- 
fer an  interesting  variety." 

SEPTEMBER 

T)n  September  29,  Peter  Armstron 
will  give  a  piano  recital  of  compositions 
by  Ferruccio  Busconi. 

OCTOBER 

Appearing  on  October  11  will  be  Dr. 
Donald  Frame,  one  of  the  most 
distinguished  American  scholars  in  the 
subject  of  French  Literature.  Later  in 
October  Mr.  John  Goddard,  who  canoed 
the  length  of  the  Nile  River,  will  relate 
his  experiences  to  students. 
NOVEMBER 

November  13  will  bring  Dr.  Keppel  of 
the  Aspen  Institute  who  will  deliver  a 
lecture  entitled  "Education  For  a 
Changing  Society!"  The  French 
Theater  of  Boston,  with  dramatics  and 
reading,  will  give  their  presentation  on 
November  28. 

"I'd  like  students  to  make  sugges- 
tions as  to  who  they  would  like  to  ap- 
pear"; says  Bailey.  Suggestions  can  be 
given  to  the  Lecture  Series  faculty  ad- 
visors: Dr.  Bailey,  Dr.  Baxter,  Dr. 
Cousineau  and  Dr.  Creegan.  or  to  the 
members  of  the  soon  to  be  appointed 
Student  Committee  of  the  Lecture 
Series. 


THE  WASHINGTON  CMJ.BfiW  RI.M-Frirt.v  ST>..-h.f14.  uWM>.«., 

Another  view  of  life  abroad 

Mueller  remembers  "open,  friendly  people"  of  Europe 

by  JON  MUELLER 

The  day  I  went  up  to  Oxford  the  first 
time  I  took  one  of  those  smelly  diesel 
trains  that  still  provide  most  of  British 
Rail's  local  service.  It  was  noisy,  un- 
comfortable and  slow,  but  rather 
quaint,  and  gave  a  pleasant  view  of  the 
Thames  valley,  perhaps  the  most 
suitable  first  look  at  a  route  I  would 
travel  a  few  times  more. 

It  was  a  day-time  train,  and  nearly 
empty,  after  most  of  the  passengers  got 
off  in  the  London  suburbs.  In  the  car- 
riage with  me  were  an  Oxford 
undergraduate  and  two  American  girls, 
like  me  going  up  to  Oxford  for  a  year.  I 
had  been  two  nights  without  sleep,  and 
was  running  on  the  adrenalin  that 
flowed  stronger  and  stronger  as  we  ran 
closer  to  Oxford,  and  all  I  cared  to  do 
was  watch  the  English  countryside  that 
I  was  finally  seeing. 

The  others  talked,  a  few  seats  behind 
me,  but  at  that  time  I  had  no  desire  to 
join  in;  I  was  completely  amivalent 
about  speaking  to  my  fellow 
Americans.  I  didn't  realize  then  that  I 
was  experiencing  a  feeling  that  would 
be  repeated,  and  grow  stronger  over 
the  year  ahead. 

Oxford  really  is  the  city  of  dreaming 
spires.  My  first  impression  of  the  city, 
from  that  railway  carriage,  was  of 
church  and  college  spires  thrusting 
above  the  city's  sprawling,  close- 
packed  little  buildings. 

As  the  train  pulled  Into  the  station, 
the  English  student  put  on  his  tweed 
Jacket.  He  had  been  giving  the 
American  girls  a  lesson  In  U.S.  history. 


Now  he  said,  "Yes,  I  think  it  is  a  good 
idea  for  you  to  come  to  England  to 
study  American  history." 

The  way  I  felt,  those  first  weeks  in 
Oxford,  was  that  English  people  might 
think  I  didn't  belong  there  because  I 
was  American,  but  actually  I  did,  bee 
because  I  was  an  undergraduate,  too.  I 
actually  cultivated  my  Americanism  at 
first,  to  preserve  my  individuality,  until 
I  realized  that  there  were  a  thousand 


tact  with  foreigners. 

A  young  American  woman  on  my 
flight  over,  who  had  lived  and  travelled 
abroad  extensively,  told  me,  "Being  an 
American  abroad  can  be  a  lonely  ex- 
perience. Just  don't  expect  it  to  be  easy 
and  you'll  be  all  right."  I  didn't  find  it 
like  that  at  all.  Americans  make 
themselves  lonely,  by  the  Insecurity 
that  makes  them  so  superficial.  My 
European  memories  are  not  of  cold, 
hostile  foreigners.  They  are  of  open, 


Stephenson,  Parcell  join  Music  Dept. 


"I  never  tried  to  change  the  English,  but  I  don't 

think  they  desired  that  I  change  either/' 


by  FREEMAN 

There  are  two  new  faces  in  the 
Washington  College  Music  Depart- 
ment, this  Fall,  those  of  Helen  Stephen- 
son and  Elizabeth  Parcell. 

Stephenson,  an  Annapolis  resident,  is 
currently  working  on  her  doctorate  at 
the  Catholic  University  of  America,  in 
Washington  D.C.,  where  she  received 
her  Masters  degree  in  Music.  She  is  an 
accomplished  soprano,  and  will  be 
teaching  the  vocal  section  of  the  depart- 
ment. In  addition,  she  will  participate 
in  performances  at  the  college— such  as 
a  faculty  recital  scheduled  for  Novem- 
ber. 

"I  like  teaching  the  smaller  classes 
here,  because  there  is  more  give  and 
take  with  the  students,  as  opposed  to 
larger  schools,"  says  Parcell.  But  she 
is  no  stranger  to  WC,  being  the  wife  of 
A  mzie  Parcell,  musicologist  and  music 
historian,  who  has  been  on  the  music 
staff  for  a  year.  She  said  this  job 


DODSWORTH 

signifies  a  coming  out  of  retirement, 
after  having  put  aside  teaching  for  a 
few  years  in  favor  of  having  children. 
Parcell  received  her  Bachelor's  degree 
and  her  Masters  in  music,  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri  and  went  on  to  fur- 
ther study  at  Indiana  University. 

The  decision  to  hire  the  two  part-time 
teachers  came  after  John  Klaus'  resig- 
nation, early  this  summer.  Klaus  had 
been  teaching  both  Instrumental  and 
vocal  music,  which  is  a  hard  combina- 
tion to  come  by  in  a  music  teacher,  said 
Kathy  Mills,  Music  Department  Chair- 
man. He  is  now  at  Cornell  College  In 
Iowa,  where  he  will  teach  Band  and 
Music,  as  well  as  being  in  charge  of 
their  orchestra. 

Mills  safd  that  the  two  part-time  posi- 
tions, are  "working  out  well,  better 
than  we  could  have  expected,  because 
of  the  variety  that  the  two  teachers  will 
offer,  as  opposed  to  Just  one." 


other  Americans  studying  there,  and 
nobody  cared  about  one  more  or  less.  I 
never  tried  to  change  the  English,  but  I 
don't  think  that  they  desired  that  I 
change,  either. 

"  My  attitude  toward  the  other 
Americans  in  Oxford,  once  I  discovered 
their  existence,  which  I  think  was 
generally  shared  by  most  of  us,  was  one 
of  accepting  neutrality.  Initially  I  was 
startled,  and  a  bit  threatened,  by  so 
many  compatriots.  I  accepted  their 
presence,  but  had  no  desire  to  associate 
with  them,  at  least  as  a  group,  but  took 
them  as  individuals,  the  same  as  I  took 
the  British.  The  American  tourists  who 
over-ran  Oxford  in  Summer  Term  were 
a  slightly  different  matter.  I  desired  to 
avoid  contact  with  them  if  possible, 
which  wasn't  hard.  By  that  time  I  was 
so  hopelessly  Anglicized  that  they  all 
took  me  for  an  Englishman,  even  when 
I  talked.  They  might  ask  for  directions, 
but  that  was  all.  Americans  are  so  in- 
secure that  they  hesitate  to  initiate  con- 


friendly  people. 

I  was  astonished  by  the  number  of 
English  people  I  met  in  Oxford  who  had 
been  to  the  U.S.  I  had  to  become  ac- 
customed to  hearing  about  places  in  my 
own  country  where  I  have  never  been 
from  foreigners.  English  people  who 
had  never  been  here  were  alt  abysmally 
ignorant  about  the  U.S.,  but  curious, 
and  they  ail  wanted  to  come  here.  This 
was  something  completely  unexpected 
which  I  found  throughout  both  England 
and  Germany.  A  German  student  I 
talked  to  told  me,  "To  the  European, 
America  is  still  the  land  of  opportuni- 
ty." This  country  still  commands  a 
great  deal  of  respect  abroad,  and 
American  failure  to  recognize  it  stems 
from  a  paranoic  desire  for  sycophancy 
and  perhaps  our  own  guilt,  of  what,  I 
couldn't  say.  It's  not  my  guilt. 

Mueller,  a  Washington  College  student, 
spent  last  year  at  Manchester  College 
at  Oxford  University. 


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SGA  EVENTS  THIS  WEEKEND 

*  Friday,  Sept.  14th. 

Rocky  Horror  Picture  Show,  Bill  Smith  Auditorium 
7:30  p.m.,  Admission  $1.00 

*  Saturday,  Sept.  15th 

Red  Sox  and  Orioles  Game  at  Memorial  Stadium 
Buses  leaving  Bill  Smith  Parking  Lot  at  4:00  p.m. 


*  Sunday,  Sept.  16th 

River  Day  Raft  Race  at  Truslow  Boathouse 
Race  will  take  place  at  2:30  p.m. 


rHE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  Sty  lumber  14,  hTnVP»<c  « 

Soccer 

Drexel  takes  Chester 
River  Tournament 

byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


"Drexel  had  the  best  team,"  an- 
nounced Coach  Ed  Athey  upon  the  com- 
petition of  the  Chester  River  Tourna- 
ment this  past  weekend.  Drexel  won 
both  of  their  games  while  each  of  the 
other  three  teams  Involved  lost  one. 
The  Shoremen  split  their  two  games 
while  Western  Maryland  and 
Washington  &  Lee  shared  last  place  due 
to  their  1-1  tie. 

Winning  two  soccer  games  in  a  tour- 
nament Is  really  not  too  difficult,  but 
winning  them  both  within  a  five  hour 
period  is  quite  an  accomplishment. 
That  Is  exactly  what  the  Drexel 
Dragon's  did  on  Friday  afternoon.  Im- 
mediately following  a  4-0  drubbing  of 
Western  Maryland,  they  took  the  field 
against  Washington  College. 

The  first  half  ended  In  a  0-0  deadlock 
with  Drexel  controlling  the  play  for  the 
most  part.  Both  defenses  were  superb 
and  Chris  Kiefer  was  exceptional  In  the 
Shore  goal.  Early  In  the  second  half, 
however,  Drexel  forward  Dave  High 
beat  the  Shoremen  defense  up  the  mid- 
dle and  scored  Into  the  left  corner  of  the 
goal.  The  Shoremen  never  really 
challenged  after  that  point  until  Mark 
Mulllcan  took  a  shot  that  appeared  to  be 
labeled  for  the  upper  right  corner  of  the 
goal.  It  went  just  wide,  Drexel's 
defense  settled  down,  and  the  game 
ended  with  Drexel  on  top  of  a  1-0  score. 
Lack  of  offense  was  certainly  the 
reason  for  this  defeat  as  Drexel's 
goaltender  was  only  required  to  make 
two  saves.  Kiefer,  on  the  other  hand, 
had  five. 


After  Friday's  game,  the  offense 
must  have  gone  to  bed  early  because 
they  were  raring  to  go  on  Saturday 
afternoon.  Washington  &  Lee  was  a  for- 
midable opponent,  but  the  Shoremen's 
2-1  victory  was  really  not  as  close  as  the 
score  Indicated/ 

With  just  nine  minutes  gone  In  the 
game,  V.J.  Filliben  found  himself  in  a 
race  with  the  W&L  goaltender  for  a 
loose  ball.  They  both  got  there  at  the 
same  time,  and  the  ball  popped  straight 
up  in  the  air.  While  the  goalie  stayed  on 
the  ground,  V.J.  jumped  up  and  went 
after  It  again.  During  his  effort,  he  was 
bumped  by  another  W&L  defender,  and 
he  was  hit  Inside  the  penalty  box.  This 
allowed  Lee  Elnwachter  a  free  shot 
against  the  goalie.  He  beat  the  keeper, 
and  the  Shoremen  led,  1-0.  Just  thirty 
seconds  after  the  celebration,  W&L 
silenced  the  crowd  with  a  goal  of  their 
own.  After  a  pretty  centering  pass,  for- 
ward Jeff  Renner  made  a  beautiful 
head  shot  into  the  upper  right  corner  of 
the  net.  The  half  ended  in  a  1-1  tie. 

The  second  half  was  dominated  by 
the  Shoremen,  but  they  were  unable  to 
score  until  freshman  Dave  Hastings 
took  a  beautiful  pass  from  senior  Tom 
Kohlerman  and  scored  with  14 :  50  left  in 
the  game.  The  Shoremen  forced  W&L's 
goalie  to  make  10  rakes  while  getting 
only  two  goals.  One  has  to  wonder  if  the 
injury  to  Tom  Vach  (a  broken  leg  in 
scrimmage  Thursday),  the  best  shooter 
on  the  team,  will  have  any  effect  on 
Shoreman  soccer  this  season. 


Sophomore  v.  JFUllben  moves  downfleld  in  WC's  tournament  Ion  to  Drexel 

A  Commentary 

Athletic  scholarships 
outlawed  this  year 

byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


Beginning  this  year,  financial  aid  for 
athletes  in  Division  III  schools  is  no 
longer  available.  The  only  financial  aid 
that  a  Division  III  athlete  can  receive  is 
based  entirely  on  need.  The  reason  for 
this  change  is  too  lessen  the  importance 
of  athletics  and  strengthen  the  im- 
portance of  higher  education. 


Lacrosse  outlook:  28  new  prospects 


Kent  County  News 

Twenty-eight  lacrosse  prospects  have 
entered  Washington  College,  enhancing 
chances  for  a  Shore  rebound  in  1980. 

Coach  Bryan  Matthews  lost  only 
Gilman's  Dave  Parker  (Maryland)  and 
Severn's  Steve  Keaney  in  his  drive  to 
rebuild  flagging  Shore  lacrosse  for- 
tunes. Washington  College  tumbled  to  a 
3-8  record  in  1979  after  losing  13 
regulars  from  the  1978  club. 

The  "stick  picture"  is  bright  for  '80. 
Matthews  already  has  returning  a  solid 
team  headed  by  defenseman  Leckie 
Haller  and  sophomore  standouts  Peter 
Jenkins,  Paul  Hooper,  Jesse  Bacon  and 
Bob  White.  Seniors  Greg  Schaffner  and 
Billy  Hamill  are  expected  to  return  in 
the  spring. 

The  influx  of  newcomers,  however, 
will  solidigy  a  weak  bench  and  should 
rocket  "Wash.  Coll."  back  into  the 
NCAA  tournament  spotlight.  There 
have  been  other  parallels.  Freshman 
Jimmy  Chalfant  and  Carl  Ortman 
headed  a  strong  contingent  in  1964  when 
the  Shore  ten  was  10-2.  The  arrival  of 
John  Cheek,  G.P.  Lindsay  and  Myrt 
Gaines  and  company  in  the  mid-1970s 
had  a  similar  effect. 

Three  new  goaltendets  will  give 
Bruce  Winand  and  Steve  Mullinix  a  stiff 
run  in  the  cage.  Chris  Anglirn  from 
Levittown  Division,  Jim  O'Neill  from 
Parkville  and  Donald  Sutherland  from 
Lawrenceville,  ail  have  outstanding 
credentials.  Anglirn  is  a  solid  5-9,  185 
pounds. 

Kip  Sparrow  from  Lawrenceville, 
Jeff  Kauffman  from  Loyola,  Chris  Cox 
and  Rick  John  from  Boys  Latin  and 
Brian  Carr  from  Henderson  High 
School  are  top  attack  prospects.  Spar- 
row was  all-state  in  New  Jersey,  Cox 
and  Kauffman  had  outstanding  MSA 
seasons  in  Baltimore.  Carr  is  6-5.  Kauff- 
man and  Carr  play  the  crease. 
Mike  Barrow  from  Severn,  Bob  Zizza 


from  Levittown  Division  and  Paul 
Castilino  from  Corning  had  standout 
high  school  careers.  Zizza's  strong  suit 
is  his  speed.  Castilino,  also  plays 
defense,  but  at  6-1, 185  can  move. 

Jim  Cunningham  from  Randallstown 
is  another  fine  prospect  who  is  coming 
off  a  great  high  school  senior  year. 

Jeff  Gruem  from  Severna  Park,  Mike 
Mariano  rom  Dulaney,  Jim  Frack  from  ' 
Hereford,  Ross  Lansinger  from  Essex 
Comminity  College,  Scott  Pray  from 
Rhode  Island,  Mike  Faust,  from 
Delaware,  and  Kenny  Wayson  from 
Key  School  are  also  highly  recom- 
mended. Pray  at  6-1,  185  is  highly 
touted  Faust  was  a  high  school  All- 
American. 

Eight  new  defensemen  have  Mat- 
thews rich  in  back-line  talent.  Tim 
Melville  is  6-2,  190  and  aggressive.  Tim 
Cloud,  former  Severn  standout,  by  the 
way  of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College 
and  Anne  Arundel  C.C.  will  definitely 
help.  Add  Levittown  Divisions  John 
Langue,  Mike  Schnapp  from 
McDonogh,  Lance  Yardell  from  upstate 
New  York,  Bill  Coffey  from 
Lawrenceville,  along  with  Steve  Snee 
and  Doug  Hallum— and  Matthews  is 
loaded  with  defensemen. 

Another  freshman  who  is  expected  to 
play  "fall  ball"  is  Brian  Corrigan,  Gene 
Corrigan's  son.  Gene  Corrigan,  Univer- 
sity of  Virginia  athletic  director,  was  an 
outstanding  player,  and  has  coached 
W&L,  where  he  has  also  served  as  A.D. 
Little  is  known  about  Brian  Corrigan 
who  comes  from  a  great  lacrosse  play- 
ing family.  Uncle  Dick  Corrigan  was  a 
great  player  at  Pennsylvania . 

The  beginning  of  classes  last  week 
also  saw  the  return  of  Jay  Atkinson, 
burly  Ben  Tuckerman,  Tom  Adams  and 
Steve  Furman. 

Whether  Nobie  Powell,  Kevin  Gavin 
and  Dick  Grieves  will  return  is  not 
known  at  this  time. 
Matthews    reported    Friday    that 


sophomore  defenseman  Kevin  O'Con- 
nor, senior  defenseman  Bill  Herring 
and  sophomore  goalt  tender  Bruce  Wi- 
nand all  had  outstanding  summer 
lacrosse  league  seasons.  Gerring  and 
Winand  were  Baltimore  all-stars  and 
O'Connor  was  a  standout  in  the  Charlet- 
tesville(Va.)loop. 

The  Shoremen  begin  Monday, 
Wednesday,  and  Friday  fall  sessions  on 
Monday,  September  10.  Matthews  ex- 
pects to  cut  to  40-45  players  after  the 
first  week  of  practice.  The  Shoreman 
will  work  out  until  October  27. 

Three  definite  scrimmages  are  on 
tap.  Maryland  will  be  here  Thursday, 
Sept.  27  for  a  4  p.m.  scrimmage. 
Salisbury  State  will  travel  north  on 
Wednesday,  October  24,  also  at  4  p.m. 
Washington  will  close  against  an  alum- 
ni aggregation  on  Saturday,  October  27 
(Homecoming)  at  10:30  a.m. 

Two  more  scrimmages  are  tentative: 
the  Eastern  Shore  L.C.  on  Sunday,  Oc- 
tober 14,  and  St.  Mary's  College,  possi- 
ble on  Tuesday,  September  25  here  at  4 
p.m.  A  workout  with  Baltimore  U., 
previously  set,  has  been  cancelled. 

The  Shore  stickers  will  workout  on 
the  upper  Kibler  field.  Practice  ses- 
sions are  open  to  the  public,  as  are 
scrimmages. 


Approximately  seven  years  ago,  the 
National  Collegiate  Athletic  Associa- 
tion (NCAA)  divided  into  three  parts. 
This  division  was  based  mostly  on 
school  population.  Division  I  consists 
mostly  of  larger  colleges  and  univer- 
sities. Since  that  division,  Division  III 
has  become  quite  independent.  As  a 
result  of  this  independence,  three  years 
ago  a  rule  revoking  financial  aid  for 
athletes  was  established  and  went  into 
effect  this  year. 

There  is,  however,  one  loophole.  If  a 
Division  III  school  would  like  to  give 
financial  aid,  they  are  allowed  to 
declare  one  sport  as  a  Division  I  sport 
provided  that  sport  is  not  football  or 
basketball.  Then  again,  there  is  a 
restriction  stating  that  those  athletes  in 
a  Division  III  school  who  are  receiving 
aid  as  Division  I  athletes  are  not 
allowed  to  participate  in  any  other 
sport. 

As  far  as  the  student  athlete  is  con- 
cerned, this  ruling  definitely  benefits 
the  poor  student  and  hurts  the  wealthier 
ones.  A  very  poor  athlete  would  actual- 
ly be  better  off  attending  a  Division  III 
school,  for  the  financial  aid  package 
granted  on  the  basis  of  need  can  go 
beyond  the  package  received  from 
Division  I  scholarships.  A  scholarship 
in  the  larger  schools  consists  of  tuition, 
room,  board,  and  books;  a  Division  III 
package  can  go  beyond  that  and  pay  for 
clothes  and  even  give  spending  money. 

The  rule,  however,  was  established 
mainly  for  those  upper  and  middle 
class  athletes  who  are  trying  to  select  a 
college.  It  almost  forces  the  person  to 
select  a  college  strictly  on  the  basis  of 
the  institution's  appearance,  and  that's 
the  way  it  should  be,  isn't  it? 


ELBURN'S  FLORIST 
AND  GREENHOUSE 

Roses-Carnations 

Fresh  Arrangements 

Corsages 


mil*  South  of  Bridge 
Phono  778-2200 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

1:00  a.m. -10:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs 

8:00  a.m. -5:00  p.m.-Fri. 

5:00  p.m.-10:00  p.m.-Sun. 


Newspaper  to  cut  back  to  meet  costs 

Elm  budget  exceeds 
fall  allocation 


State  Department  Official  Sandra  Vogeigesang  was  the  first  William  James 
Forum  speaker  of  the  year  last  night 


The  ELM  may  be  forced  to  eliminate 
two  eight-page  issues  or  drop  to  a  four- 
page  format  for  the  remainder  of  the 
semester  in  order  to  erase  a  $700  dif- 
ference between  its  proposed  budget 
and  its  student  activities  allocation  this 
fail. 

f  Those  were  the  alternatives 
presented  at  Wednesday's  Board  of 
8  Publications  meeting  after  the  ELM 
2  submitted  a  budget  request  of  $5,307, 
g  nearly  $700  more  than  its  $4,619  alloca- 
tion. 

■*     The  difference  was  attributed  to  a 
■§  decreased    allocation    due    to    this 
g  semester's  smaller  enrollment  and  in- 
creased publication  and  transportation 
costs  for  the  ELM.  The  paper's  alloca- 
tion is  down  more  than  $400  from  the 


Library  receives  TV  for  "educational  purposes" 


A  new  television  has  been  placed  on 
the  second  floor  of  the  Clifton  Miller 
Memorial  Library  for  educational  pur- 
poses. 

Several  professors  have  reportedly 
said  that  because  of  lack  of  access  to  a 
television,  some  of  their  students  have 
missed  particular  educational  pro- 
grams that  were  of  interest  to  them. 
These  programs  ranged  from  plays  by 
William  Shakespeare  to  programs 
about  the  economic  states  of  Europe 
and  Asia.  Dean  of  Students  Maureen 
Kelley  said,  "Students  felt  awkward 
about,  -oking  others  to  change  the  chan- 
nel su  they  could  watch  a  certain  pro- 
gram." 

Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  Chairman  of  the 
English    Department,    suggested    the 


byWENDY  MURPHY 

idea  of  placing  a  television  in  the 
library  primarily  for  educational  pur- 
poses so  that  college  students  and  pro- 
fessors would  be  able  to  watch  specific 
broadcasts.  Tatum  said,  "1  felt  too  bad 
that  too  many  students  who  were  in- 
terested in  the  fine  arts  were  not  able  to 
see  programs  on  PBS  (the  Public 
BroadcastingSystem)." 

Tatum  ancTKeHey  decided  that  a  vote 
of  the  entire  campus  faculty  was  not 
needed.  The  idea  was  approved  by  the 
Student  Affairs  Office  and  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Committee. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  com- 
prised of  all  English  Department 
Faculty  and  President  of  the  College 
Dr.  Joseph  McLain,  is  paying  one  half 
of  the  cost  of  the  television.  The  Office 


of  Student  Affairs  and  Washington  Col- 
lege are  each  paying  one  fourth  of  the 
coast  through  income  from  parking 
tickets  and  audio  visual  funds  respec- 
tively. 

"First  preference  will  be  given  to 
faculty  members  for  programs  their 
students  are  to  watch."  According  to 
Kelley,  "The  professors  should  sign  up 
for  use  of  the  television  for  whatever 
time  they  will  need  it.  Other  students 
may  come  in  and  get  a  key  to  the  room 
after  they  indicate  what  they  want  to 
watch." 

The  television  is  located  in  a  room 
directly  behind  the  listening  room  but 
due  to  difficulties  in  the  aerial,  it  has 
not  yet  been  hooked  up. 


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Clarke  proposes  major  calendar  change 


A  major  calendar  change  proposed 
■by  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  E.  Clarke 
jwould  have  the  1980-81  academic  year 
'beginning  after  Labor  Day,  two  weeks 
Hater  than  the  traditional  opening  of 
school 

Clarke  was  to  meet  today  with 
hairmen  from  three  academic  divi- 
ions— Dr.  Edgar  Gwynn(National 
Sciences),  Dr.  Michael  Goldstein 
(Social  Sciences),  and  Dr.  Thomas 
Pabon(  Formal  Studies )— to  discuss  the 
results  of  an  informal  poll  of  depart- 
ment chairmen  conducted  last  week. 

Clarke  plans  to  take  the  proposal  to 
the  Academic  Council  and  then  to  the 
faculty  for  further  discussion. 

According  to  the  proposed  change, 
freshmen  would  arrive  next  year  on 
September  4  and  classes  would  begin 
September  8.  In  the  original  schedule 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 

for  next  year,  freshmen  are  scheduled 
to  arrive  August  21  and  classes  to  begin 
on  August  25. 

The  proposal  eliminates  one  week  of 
classes,  Fall  Break,  and  the  two  advis- 
ing days. 

"Something's  going  to  have  to  be 
done  about  that,"  said  Clarke  of  the 
elimination  of  advising  days. 
Possibilities,  according  to  Clarke,  in- 
clude having  a  two-week  period  in 
which  advising  materials  would  be 
available,  advising  on  Friday  after- 
noon, or  weekend  advising. 

The  rest  of  the  proposal  would  have 
first  semester  classes  next  year  ending 
on  December  12,  and  the  last  final  on 
December  20.  Second  semester  classes 
would  begin  on  January  19,  and  end  on 
May  1.  The  last  final  would  be  May  9 
and  commencement  would  be  held  May 
17. 


fall  1978  allocation  of  $5,030.  At  the 
same  time,  the  ELM  expects  expen- 
ditures to  be  up  more  than  $400  over  last 
year's  $4,900  first  semester  costs. 

The  Board  authorized  the  ELM  to 
spend  only  its  $4,619  allocation,  forcing 
the  paper  to  reduce  either  the  size  of 
each  issue  or  the  number  of  weekly 
issues  published  this  fall. 

College  Vice-President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey  warned  at  the  meeting 
that  next  semester's  allocation  may  be 
even  smaller  due  to  attrition. 

Pegasus  contract  approved 

Also  at  Wednesday's  meeting,  the 
Board  approved  a  $6,156  contract  for 
the  1979-80  PEGASUS.  Editor  Bonnie 
Nelle  Duncan  reported  that  she  will  use 
no  color  photographs  and  will  print  only 
625  copies,  75  less  than  usual,  in  order  to 
cut  publishing  costs  to  produce  a  160- 
page  book.  Last  year's  PEGASUS  was 
144-pageslong. 

With  an  expected  year-long  allocation 
of  $7,411  for  the  PEGASUS,  the  Board 
also  voted  to  put  $200  of  this  semester's 
allocation  toward  the  long-standing 
yearbook  debt  of  $1,834.50.  . 
Writers  Union  request  granted 

The  Board  also  voted  to  give  $300 
from  its  own  fund  to  the  WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE  REVIEW  and  the  BROAD- 
SIDES with  the  stipulation  that  one 
issue  of  the  WCR  and  eight  BROAD- 
SIDESbe  published  each  semester  this 
year. 

Both  publications,  which  are  funded 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  went  to 
the  Board  for  additional  funding 
because  of  an  almost  $1,500  debt  from 
last  year.  Of  the  1979-80  Sophie  Kerr 
allocation  of  $3,000,  only  slightly  more 
than  $1,500  remains  for  the  two  publica- 
tions. Both  indicated  that  they  would  re- 
quest additional  funding  from  the  Stu- 
dent Government  Association. 

"CRAB"  receives  matching  grant 

Introducing  himself  as  "a  spokesman 
for  a  group  who  prefers  to  remain 
anonymous,"  CRAB  representative 
Randy  Watson  submitted  a  request  for 
$64.80  for  a  total  of  seven  issues  of  the 
CRAB  this  semester.  The  Board  voted 
to  match  any  allocation,  not  to  exceed 
$32.40,  the  CRAB  receives  from  the 
SGA. 


Clarke 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
sonHall. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  September  2l,  1879-Page  2 

editorial 

Running  on  empty 


The  ELM  is  going  broke.  Continuing  at  our  current  pace,  we 
expect  to  run  out  of  money  somewhere  around  November  16,  two 
issues  short  of  our  expected  output  and  more  than  a  month 
before  the  close  of  school  this  semester.  More  about  what  we 
plan  to  do  about  that  later.  For  now,  an  explanation  of  how  the 
situation  came  about  seems  to  be  in  order. 

The  SGA.  the  PEGASUS,  and  the  ELM  all  receive  their  funds 
from  the  activities  fee  paid  by  students  at  the  beginning  of  each 
semester.  Each  organization  receives  a  percentage  of  the  fee; 
the  total  allocation  for  each  organization  is  obtained  by  multiply- 
ing its  percentage  by  the  number  of  students  enrolled. 

This  presents  two  problems:  First,  the  allocation  has  been 
raised  only  once  in  the  last  fifteen  years  —  this,  despite  the  fact 
that  the  cost  of  bands,  yearbooks,  and  newspapers  have  all  gone 
up  in  the  meantime.  Second,  those  total  allocations  vary  with  the 
enrollment  in  any  given  semester  although  the  SGA  can't  hold 
fewer  dances,  the  PEGASUS  print  shorter  yearbooks,  or  the 
ELM  publish  fewer  issues  simply  because  fewer  students  have 
enrolled. 

For  example,  this  semester  last  year,  the  ELM  had  an  alloca- 
tion of  $5,030  available.  In  those  days,  prior  to  the  latest  gas 
crisis,  postal  rate  hike,  and  publication  cost  increase,  a 
semester's  worth  of  this  paper  cost  $4,900.  This  year,  we  submit- 
ted a  $5,300  budget,  representing  roughly  an  eight-percent  in- 
crease, which  is  only  slightly  higher  than  the  usual  six-percent 
increase  in  the  College's  budget  each  year.  But  because  enroll- 
ment is  down,  the  ELM  has  been  allocated  only  $4619,  leaving  us 
almost  $700  short. 

The  solution  to  all  of  this  doesn't  seem  all  that  elusive.  Each 
organization  should  receive  a  fixed  allocation,  one  that  wouldn't 
be  subject  to  fluctuations  in  enrollment.  And  that  allocation 
should  be  increased  along  with  the  other  areas  of  the  College's 
budget. 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  which  must  authorize 
any  increase  in  the  student  activities  fee,  can't  help  us  this  year, 
however;  it's  too  late  for  that.  So  we've  got  a  decision  to  make: 
Either  we  begin  publishing  four-page  papers  the  week  after  next, 
or  we  eliminate  2  eight-page  issues  somewhere  along  the  way. 
We're  open  to  suggestions  from  our  readers  concerning  which 
route  to  take. 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Katherlne  Strecklus 

News  Editor PeteTurchl 

|P°rtf  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor  Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2600,  ext.  321. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

WC  Volleyball:  "awesome' 


Washington  College  Volleyball  is 
awesome.  For  the  past  three  years  I 
have  greatly  enjoyed  seeing  consistent- 
ly good,  always  citing  power  volleyball 
here  at  WC.  Anyone  who  is  a  sports  en- 
thusiast should  come  out  tonight  for  the 
opening  home  match-up  against 
Towson:  you  will  not  be  disappointed. 

Coach  Penny  Fall  was  correct  when 


she  pointed  out  last  year  in  the  Elm  that 
the  turnout  for  women's  volleyball  was 
lacking.  The  support  of  enthusiastic 
fans  would  sweeten  tonight's  victory, 
and  these  women  deserve  that  support. 
It  should  be  an  awesome  match.  Con- 
sider being  a  part  of  it. 

Sincerely, 
Steve  Kinlock 


New  Senate  elected 


The  new  Senators  for  1979-1980 : 

Kent    House— Dave    Pointon,    Vance 

Morris 

Hill    Dorms— Toby    Townsend.    Ed 

Bedsworth 

Of  f -Campus— Ana  tol  Polillo 

Somerset— Kevin  Kroencke 

Worchester— Jim  Frach 

Wicomico    and    Little    House— Scott 

Hansen 


New  Dorms— Dan  Duff,  Dave  Panasci 
1st    Floor    Caroline    and    Queen 
Anne's— Colleen  Miller,  Ginann  Patter- 
son 

Spanish    House    and    2nd    Floor 
Caroline- 
Jim  Larrimore 
Language  Floor— Leah  Truitt 
Reid  Hall— Diana  Farrell 
Mlnta    Martin— Sue    Erickson,    Liz 
Go  wen 


WBH 


Danforth  Fellowship 
applications  invited 


Inquiries  about  the  Danforth 
Graduate  Fellowships,  to  be  awarded 
by  the  Danforth  Foundation  of  St. 
Louis,  Missouri  in  April  1980,  are  in- 
vited, according  to  the  local  represen- 
tative, Dr.  John  Taylor,  6  Ferguson 
Hall. 

The  Fellowships  are  open  to  all 
qualified  persons  who  have  serious  in- 
terest in  careers  of  teaching  in  colleges 
and  universities,  and  who  plan  to  study, 
in  a  graduate  school  in  the  United 
States,  for  a  PhD  in  any  field  of  study 
common  to  the  undergraduate  liberal 
arts  curriculum. 

Approximately  55-60  Fellowships  will 
be  awarded  to  college  seniors  who  are 
nominated  by  Baccalaureate  Liaison 
Officers.  Another  40-45  awards  will  be 
made  to  Ph.D.  graduate  students, 
nominated  by  Post  baccalaureate 
Liaison  Officers. 

Applicants  for  the  baccalaureate 
awards  must  be  college  seniors  or  re- 
cent graduates  and  may  not  have  begun 
graduate  level  programs  of  study.  The 
deadline  to  seek  information  about  the 
campus  nomination  process  is 
September  28. 

The  Foundation  is  currently  making 


a  special  effort  to  bring  qualified  per- 
sons from  racial  and  ethnic  minorites 
into  the  profession  of  teaching.  Approx- 
imately 25  percent  of  the  awards  are  ex- 
pected to  go  to  Blacks,  Mexican- 
Americans,  Native  Americans  and 
Puerto  Ricans. 

The  Danforth  Graduate  Fellowship  is 
a  one-year  award  but  is  normally 
renewable  until  completion  of  the  ad- 
vanced degree  or  for  a  maximum  of 
four  years  of  graduate  study. 
Fellowship  stipends  are  based  on  in- 
dividual need,  but  they  will  not  exceed 
$2,50U  for  single  Fellows,  and  for  mar- 
ried Fellows  with  no  children.  Fellows 
who  are  married,  or  are  "head  of 
household,"  with  one  child,  can  receive' 
up  to  $3,500.  There  are  dependency 
allowances  for  additional  children.  The 
Fellowship  also  covers  tuition  and  fees 
up  to  $4,0OU  annually. 

Currently,  the  Danforth  Foundation 
serves  the  following  areas:  higher 
education  primarily  through  spon- 
sorship of  programs  administered  by 
the  Staff,  precollegiate  education 
through  grant-making  and  program  ac- 
tivities, and  urban  education  in 
metropolitan  St.  Louis  through  grant- 
making  and  program  activities. 


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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  September  21, 1978-Page  3 


At  the  controls  with  Dr.  Hamilton 


by  SUE  JAMES 


Look. ..up  in  the  sky. ..it's  a  bird,  a 
plane,  it's... 

"Batman"  blasting  through  a  big 
speaker  surrounded  by  a  square  of  elec- 
tronic key  keyboards  in  a  Chestertown 
apartment.  Right  in  the  middle  is  Dr. 
Eugene  Hamilton,  Assistant  Professor 
of  Math,  who  plays  these  electronic 
devices  as  a  hobby. 

Hamilton's  background  in  music 
began  in  elementary  school  with  the 
snare  drum;  then  it  was  on  the  trom- 
bone in  eighth  grade,  and  finally  the 
piano  in  high  school.  Hamilton's  in- 
terest in  the  keyboard  resulted  from,  as 
he  puts  it,  "playing  around  on  my 
father's  organ." 

Along  with  teaching  himself  how  to 
play  the  keyboard,  Hamilton  has  taken 
lessons  from  Paul  Richardson,  the 
organist  who  plays  for  the  Yankees  and 
the  Phillies.  Hamilton  still  keeps  in 
touch  with  Richardson,  and  when  they 
get  together  they  exchange  ideas  about 
music  theory  and  the  organ.  But  in  all, 
Hamilton  has  taken  two  years  of  organ 
lessons,  and  only  nine  piano  lessons. 

Hamilton  started  his  private  collec- 
tion of  keyboards  while  he  was  in 
graduate  school.  The  first  piece  he 
bought  was  an  organ.  Presently,  he 
owns  a  two-keyboard  electric  organ,  a 
Fender  Rhodes  electric  piano,  a  Hohner 
36  Melodica  (a  mimi-organ  which  is 
played  by  blowing  air  into  a  shaft),  and 
an  A.R.P.2600  synthesizer.  Along  with 
these  different  types  of  keyboards,  he 
has  a  Peavey  amplifier,  a  Cerwin-Vega 


speaker,  and  a  Maestro  Rhythm  Unit 
Everything  is  set  up  in  a  way  that 
allows  him  to  move  from  one  keyboard 
to  another  in  ample  time.  If  you're 
wondering  what  an  A. R.P. synthesizer 
looks  like  try  to  imagine  a  control  panel 
used  by  a  telephone  operator.  An  elec- 
tric keyboard  is  also  included  with  the 
synthesizer,  and  for  easy  accessibility, 
this  can  be  placed  on  a  flat  surface 
nearby. 

Synthesizers  are  used  by  many 
popular  groups  for  "sound  effects,"  but 
Hamilton  used  his  A. R.P.  (which  he 
considers  "Number  One"  compared  to 
the  A. R.P.  Odyssey,  a  supergroup 
favorite),  to  add  variety  to  the  songs 
that  he  plays.  He  does  not  like  to  use 
~sound  effects  because  "it  takes  too  long 
to  switch  over  to  a  sound  effect  from  a 
regular  sound."  Regular  sound  here  ap- 
plies to  the  instruments  used  in  an  or- 
dinary band  (trombone,  saxophone). 
His  favorite  music  is  jazz,  especially 
Jimmy  Smith's. 

Hamilton,  however,  will  demonstrate 
how  to  set  up  the  A. R.P.  for  sound  ef- 
fects. He  first  pulls  out  a  notebook 
which  contains  different  diagrams  ex- 
plaining how  to  produce  more  sounds 
than  anyone  could  imagine.  For  the  ef- 
fect "Primeval  Forest,"  Hamilton 
places  the  required  number  of  "patch 
cords"  (resembling  an  ordinary  head- 
phone cord)  around  his  neck.  He  then 
pushes  the  designated  levers  up  or 
down  on  the  ntrol  panel  and  adds  the 
patch  cords  to  the  designated  jacks.  He 


has  now  made  a  "patch  configuration: " 
birds    and    various    jungle    animals 
squawk    from    the    speaker. 
Mathematical,  eh? 
For  anyone  interested  in  synthesizer 


music,  Hamilton  might  be  coming  to 
the  Coffee  House  this  term  for  a  return 
performance  ( he  played  there  last 
semester ) .  That  is,  as  long  as  he  doesn't 
"have  a  lot  of  work  to  do." 


Roving  Reporter 


A  Calendar  Change 

Question :  How  do  you  feel  about  star- 
ting school  after  Labor  day  and 
sacrificing  the  Fall  break? 


byROBUNGER 

Photography  by 

FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


Jenny  Kerr,  Junior,  Hagerstown, 
Maryland.  "I'd  rather  get  into  classes 
early,  get  started,  and  look  forward  to 
fall  break." 


Todd  Crosby,  Freshman,  Ocean 
Pines."  I  think  they  should  start  school 
before  Labor  Day.  It's  stupid  to  cut  out 
fall  break." 


Shirl  Renkenberger,  Junior, 
Gaithersburg,  Md.  "I  think  it  stinks, 
you  need  that  vacation  after 
midterms." 


Holli  Mathison,  Sophomore,  New 
York  City.  "I'm  tor  that  because  it's 
easier  to  get  a  job  that  lasts  through 
Labor  day." 


Jeff  Morton,  Senior,  Newark, 
Delaware  "I  dislike  that  because  we 
need  fall  break." 


Arlene  Lee,  Sophomore,  Demascus, 
Maryland.  "I  don't  think  I'd  like  it.  I 
like  havin9  a  break." 


Alan  Luthy,  Junior,  Cambridge, 
Maryland.  "I'd  rather  have  the  fall 
break." 


Tinsley  Belcher,  Sophomore 
Chadsford,  Pa.  "M-mmm.  I  like  fall 
break.  It  is  a  good  thing  to  have." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELMFrlday,  September  21, 1979-Page  4 


A  WC  Wee 


The  WC  Chanter  of  the  Bnsox  fan  club 


Jim  Rice,  looking  Intense  In  the  on-deck  circle 


Saturday  in  the  Park 


WC  students  seemed  to  make  the  best  of  it  S< 
Stadium,  despite  a  missing  bus  and  the  10-: 
River  day  Sunday,  16  rafts  registered,  with  a 
crew  team  coming  away  the  winners  of  sevei 


Yaz  was  there,  fresh  from  his  3,000th  career  base  hit 


Bird  fans  cheer  for  the  comeback  that  never  < 


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id: 


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Photography  Editor 


Sally  Motyca  predicts  victory 


Sunday  on  the  River 


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Suzanne  Plnnii  and  Molly  Median  In  the  heat  of  the  battle 


THE  WASHINGTON  CO1 1  ■«■■"*  K1  M-»>VI«Y  StnlemllCT  21. lCT-Pagt « 


Miller 


Miller  joins  staff 

Former  teacher  finds 
niche  in  Admissions 

byPETETURCHl 

News  Editor 

While  the  admissions  staff  was  br-      tell  people  that." 
ineine  in-  over  200  new  students  to         Miller's   college    work    emphasized 
Washington  College  this  year  it  also     English  and  Education   but  she  says 
brought  a  new  member  into  its  own  of-      ■'         ■ 
fices:  Alison  Miller. 

Miller,  the  most  recently  added 
member  of  the  admissions  department, 
taught  at  the  Kent  School,  did  social 
work,  sold  yacht  insurance  and 
organized  boat  charters  before  coming 
to  Washington.  The  main  requirement 
for  someone  who  wants  to  work  in  col- 
lege admissions  is  that  they  "know  and 
enjoy  people,"  says  Miller.  She  goes  on 
to  say,  though,  that  "there's  more  than 
most  people  think  in  a  college  inter- 
view Washington  College  isn't  suited  to 
a  lot  of  people,  and  you  actually  have  to     England  this  fall. 


she  "didn't  enjoy  teaching.  Maybe  it 
was  the  age  (of  the  students)."  She 
taught  kindergarden  at  the  Kent  School 
but  has  also  worked  with  older  children. 
Her  social  work  was  only  on  a  tem- 
porary basis,  but  now  she  says,  "This 
(college  admissions)  is  it.  At  least  for  a 
while.  I'm  still  interested  in  taking 
some  graduate  courses,  maybe  in 
psychology." 

Miller  will  travel  with  other  members 
of  the  admissions  staff  throughout  New 
Jersey,  Connecticut,  Maine,  and  New 


Taylor,  Premo  direct  mock  legislation 


byRITAMcW 

Will  Delegate  Torrey  Brown  convince 
the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  to  con- 
tinue the  funding  of  Medicaid  abor- 
tions? Can  Elderidge  Spearman  of  Con- 
gressman Walter  Fountroy's  office  per- 
suade the  legislature  to  ratify  an 
amendment  to  the  Constitution  gran- 
ting representation  in  Congress  to 
residents  of  the  District  of  Columbia? 
These  were  two  questions  that  con- 
cerned the  260  participants  in  the  3rd 
Maryland  Girls'  State  Convention  that 
was  held  at  Washington  College  this 
June. 

Professors  Daniel  Premo  and  John  B. 
Taylor  directed  this  year's  Mock 
Legislature,  a  part  of  the  program 
sponsored  by  the  Women's  Auxilary  of 
the  American  Legion.  Issue  areas, 
presented  as  bills  by  Premo  and 
Taylor,  were  chosen  to  spark  debate 
and  to  enable  the  participants  to 
understand  the  frustrations  involved  in 
decision-making  as  well  as  the  law- 
making process. 

Premo  and  Taylor  invited  guest 
speakers  to  act  as  lobbyists  for  the 
three  day  session.  Four  members  of  the 


ILUAMS 

Maryland  General  Assembly  ap- 
peared' Senator  H.  Erie  Shafer  and 
Delegates  Robert  R.  Neall  (Minority 
Whip),  Torrey  Brown  and  Timothy  F. 
Maloney.  Thomas  C.  Smith,  a  staff 
member  of  the  Maryland  House  of 
Delegates  Judiciary  Committee,  DET 
SGT  Warren  Pitt  of  the  Narcotics  Divi- 
sion of  the  Maryland  State  Police,  and 
Lou  Curran  of  the  Maryland  Chapter  of 
NORML. 

The  conclusion  of  the  session  saw  the 
girls  opposing  both  decriminalization  of 
marijuana  and  increasing  the  drinking 
age  to  nineteen.  They  were  undecided 
over  whether  or  not  to  curtail  public 
funding  of  abortions  and  over  granting 
legislative  representation  to  the 
District. 

Taylor  summed  up  the  program  by 
saying,  "Both  the  girls  at  the  Conven- 
tion and  the  guest  speakers  expressed 
considerable  enthusiasm  and  satisfac- 
tion, we  were  pleased,  on  behalf  of  the 
College,  to  be  able  to  provide  this 
realistic  educational  experience  for  a 
bright  and  lively  group  of  high  school 
students." 


— Focus  on  photography 

Controlling  instant  pictures 


byRICKADELBERG 
There  has  been  a  trend  toward  ins-     this    range.    Second, 

tant  picture  cameras.  The  cost  of  each 

print  is  60  cents  in  comparison  to  about 

50  cents  for  regular  pictures. 
There  are  several  ways  to  improve 

the  quality  of  instant  pictures.  One  is  to 

ZSSSESt^ESSSSZ     thisintoaccount.Youmayhavetovary 
your  suojeLi.  ure  ••=  r  tne  time  20  seconds  one  way  or  another. 

— — —— — — ——         Another  technique  is  to  vary   the 

lightness  and  darkness  setting.  This 
will  help  get  the  exposure  correct. 
Generally  it  should  be  in  the  middle.  At 
this  setting  you  can  control  the 
darkness  by  the  length  of  the  develop- 


control  the 
temperature  of  the  room.  The  warmer 
the  temperature,  the  faster  the  pictures 
will  develop  and  the  darker  they  will 
get  Placing  the  picture  next  to  your 
body  adds  head  that  can  improve  con- 
trast. When  developing  the  picture  take 


Police  Chief  meets  RA's 

Chestertown's  crime  rate  went  up 
when  the  College  opened  this  fall 
because  now  there  are  more  victims  of 
crime,  Chief  of,  Police  James  Cockerill 
told  Resident  Assistants  Tuesday. 

Cockerill  asked  RA's  to  warn 
students  to  help  prevent  crime  by  lock- 
ing their  car  doors. 

The  Police  Chief  also  warned  against 
climbing  the  water  tower.  "Not  only  is 
this  a  dangerous  practice,"  he  said, 
."it's  a  violation  of  the  law."  Cockerill 
said  that  violators  will  be  arrested. 

"Please  don't  get  the  idea  that  we're 
doing  this  in  any  way,  shape,  or  form  to 
harrass  the  student  body,"  he  said. 
"We  hope  to  develop  a  rappert  with  the 
students." 


ing  time. 

Some  further  hints :  Never  let  the  film 
get  hot  because  it  will  ruin  the  color. 
Clean  the  rollers  inside  the  camera 
every  4  rolls  to  eliminate  spotting.  Pull 
the  film  out  in  one  continuous  motion. 
Do  not  stop  halfway.  Hold  the  camera 
very  still.  They  have  slow  shutter 
speeds.  Copies  can  be  made  if  you  get  a 
good  shot.  Ask  the  local  camera  store  to 
send  it  to  Kodak.  Remember,  these 
cameras  are  limited  so  don't  expect  too 
much  quality.  The  best  you  can  do  is  to 
follow  these  hints  and  be  careful- 
Next  week :  35  mm  cameras 


Taylor  and  Premo 


WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 
FOOD  SERVICES 
UPCOMING  EVENTS 

Saturday,  22  September 

Student  Dance  10:00  p.m.-2:00  p.m. 

Monday,  24  September 

Lions  Club  Dinner/Meeting-Lounge  6:30 

Friday,  28  September 

Dean's  List  Cocktail  Party 
Kentmere  5:00  p.m. 

Saturday,  29  September 

Tenneco  Dinner/Dance  6:30  p.m. 


At  Center  Stage 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLBOB  mw-Fridiy,  September  il,  nwri,  7 


"Mother  Courage"  misses  responsive  chord 


Different  theatres  have  different 
motives.  A  college  theatre  serves  as  a 
workshop  for  students  as  well  as  enter- 
tainment for  the  college  community.  A 
major  theatre  may  only  run  big-name 
ows,  with  their  motive  being  packed 
houses.  A  smaller  theatre,  such  as 
Arena  stage  in  Washington  and  Center 
Stage  in  Baltimore,  usually  exists  with 
smaller  audiences  while  performing 
new  or  unusual  plays,  or  familiar  plays 
reinterpreted. 

Center  Sta9e's  current  production  of 
Bertolt  Brecht'sAfotfier  Courage  and 
Her  Children  is  supposed,  I  assume,  to 
fall  into  that  last  category.  Brecht's 
play,  written  in  1939,  is  nothing  if  not 
dated.  Brecht  was  writing  an  epic,  and 
he  believed  that  the  audiences'  emo- 
tions should  be  left  behind.  His  play  Is 
made  up  of  many  scenes,  is  over  two 
and  a  half  hours  long,  wanders  off  on 
tangents  in  a  few  "songs",  if  they  can 
be  called  that,  and  generally  succeeds 
in  keeping  the  viewer  uninvolved. 

And,  unfortunately,  uninterested.  At 
the  time  the  play  was  written  in  Ger- 
many it  was  relevant  and  people  saw  it 
as  a  sign  that  they  should  not  give  in, 
that  Mother  Courage  was  a  heroic 
figure  who  did  not  let  the  war  and  the 
loss  of  her  loved  ones  stop  her. 

Today,  as  a  result  of  another  World 
War  and  several  other  major  wars,  the 
public  is  much  more  aware  of  the  ideas 
that  Brecht  was  pointing  out.  The  story 
of  Mother  Courage  seems  like  a  tired 
enactment  of  an  early  history  lesson. 
Modern  theatres  have  preserved  the 
play  almost  intact,  and,  certainly  not 
for  financial  reasons,  there  will  pro- 
bably always  be  a  director  willing  to 
pump  life  into  this  play  long  gone  dry. 

The  acting  in  Center  Stage's  produc- 
tion is  thoroughly  enjoyable.  Trazana 
Beverly  is  energetic  and  crisp,  leading 
the  way  for  other  fine  performances  by 
Michael  McCarty  (the  cook)  and  Keith 
David  (Eilif).  One  other  actor  who  pro- 
mises to  be  entertaing  is  Robert 
Jackson  as  the  Chaplain.  Unfortunately 
he  was  substituted  for  Avon  Long  just  a 
few  days  before  the  show  opened  and 
he  was  still  reading  from  the  script  on 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


opening  night. 

The  set  for  the  play  is  a  brown  and 
gray  cyclorama  with  a  dark  panel  on 
either  side  onto  which  narrative  notes 
are  projected  between  scenes  The  ac- 
ting is  admirable,  the  set  is  superb 
but  Brecht's  play  will  never  again 
strike  a  responsive  chord  with  its  au- 


dience. The  most  interesting  chords 
struck  in  the  production  are  those  in 
Paul  Dessau's  music  for  Brecht's  inter- 
minable lyrics. 

Those  who  watch  the  play,  that  Is 
those  who  don't  leave  the  theatre  dur- 
ing one  of  the  intermissions,  will  find 
the  third  act  lively  and  interesting  In- 


deed, with  the  songs  cut  entirely  and 
about  a  half  hour  more  cut  out  of  the 
first  two  acts,  Mother  Courage  and  Her 
Children  could  be  a  thoroughly  wat- 
chable  play.  As  It  Is,  only  theatre  ma- 
jors and  historians  will  want  to  catch 
Center  Stage's  production  before  It 
leaves  on  October  14. 


trim-    e_.    ...  ^; 

™?"L<^Ura£i  (Tr"a,'»  Beverly)  refuse*  to  stop  even  after  her  third  cBld",  her' only  daughter  Is  tuW  m  ih„ 
war.  Mother  Courage  and  Her  Children  will  play  at  Center  Stage  througfoctober  14.  the 

Wells,  Baccala,  Beirne  perform 

Three  students  gain  summer  stock  experience 


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Tel.:  778-0049 

"A  Complete  Line 

of  Fabrics  & 
Sewing  Notions" 


Although  acting  may  not  be  what 
Morgan  Wells,  Jodee  Baccala  and  Dan 
Bierne  will  end  up  doing  for  the  rest  of 
their  lives,  all  three  got  a  tast  of  it  this 
summer. 

Wells  worked  in  San  Antonio,  Texas 
at  Earl  Holliman's  Fiesta  Dinner 
Playhouse  on  three  plays.  In  Owl  and 
the  Pussycat  and  in  Everybody  Loves 
Opa  he  was  on  the  tech  crew.  "That  was 
everything  from  lighting  to  set  design, " 
-  he  said. 

Philosophy  Society 
to  hold  first  meeting 

Tuesday  evening,  September  25,  Phi 
Sigma  Tau,  the  National  Honor  Society 
in  Philosophy,  will  hold  Its  first  meeting 
of  the  academic  year  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  the  Miller  Library.  After  a 
brief  business  meeting  to  elect  officers 
for  the  newly  established  Delta 
chapter,  the  current  president,  Senior 
Dan  Duff,  will  explain  how  to  become  a 
member  of  the  group. 

Following  this  brief  session,  Dr.  J. 
David  Newell  will  lead  a  discussion  on 
the  topic  "Is  Morality  in  your  GenesO" 
The  discussion  will  be  informal,  and  all 
are  invited  to  attend.  The  meeting  will 
open  at  8:00  P.M.,  and  should  conclude 
by9:30. 


For  over  56 years 

"Your  every  need  in  Dress,  Casual  Wear  &  Shoes" 


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778-1801 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

His  big  break  came  in  Fiddler  on  the 
Roof.  Asked  along  with  four  others  to 
audition  for  chorus  parts,  he  was  one  of 
two  who  made  it. 

"The  hardest  part  was  the  dancing,'" 
he  said,  because  he'd  never  had  any  ex- 
perience. In  the  play  he  did  the  bottle 
dance  and  the  Russian  dance.  "I 
worked  on  the  dances  for  a  week  " 
before  rehearsals  even  started,  and  I'd 
warm  up  for  2  hours  before  per- 
formance," he  said.  "It  was  a  very 
athletic  type  of  dancing." 

Each  play  featured  a  well-known  per- 
former, so  Wells  was  able  to  work  with 
Gary  Burghoff  and  Martha  Raye.  "The 
cast  becomes  like  a  family  after  eight 
weeks  on  a  show:  It  was  great  working 
with  them,"  he  said. 

"I  don't  think  I'd  like  to  do  it  all  may 
life,"  but  the  deciding  factor  will  be  his 
audition  next  summer  for  Man- Of  La 
Mancha.  "I  have  to  audition  for  the  pro- 
ducer so  that  will  make  it  or  break  it," 
he  said. 

A  probable  political  science  major 
heading  for  law  school  he  said,  "It  was 
a  difficult  decision  whether  or  not  to 
come  back,  but  I'm  glad  I  did."  He  had 
a  chance  to  do  Once  More  With  Feeling 
with  Cyd  Charisse  this  fall,  although  "it 
might  have  been  a  letdown  because  it's 
a  much  smaller  cast. " 

"I  was  in  the  right  place  at  the  right 
time  to  get  the  part— Fiddler,  but  it's 
good  to  be  back.  I've  quit  having 
dreams  about  missing  cues." 

Dan  Bierne  was  also  in  the  right  place 
at  the  right  time  to  get  involved  in  the 
Shakespeare  in  the  Park  festival  in 
Baltimore  this  summer.  "I  was  helping 
out  at  The  Gilman  Summer  Theater 
when  I  saw  an  ad  in  the  paper  about 
auditions  on  the  last  day  they  were 


held."  He  and  a  friend  ended  up  waiting 
5  hours,  "and  it  turned  out  to  be  an  in- 
terview for  an  audition." 

Perserverance  paid  off  though,  when 
after  several  auditiions  he  got  a  small 
Partings  You  Like  It.  Then  a  principal 
dropped  out,  and  because  he  was  there, 
he  got  a  larger  part.  "Hanging  around 
and  just  being  there  got  me  the  part." 

He  also  acted  in  The  Tamer  Tamed,  a 
play  by  a  Shakespearean  contemporary 
and  related  to  The  Taming  of  the 
Shrew.  Both  plays  were  produced  out- 
doors in  August  and  early  September. 
"The  costumes  and  set  were  really 
good,  and  very  professional  looking." 

"My  reward  was  being  able  to  look  at 
professional  actors  and  learn  from 
them.  I  could  look  at  others  to  see  what 
they  were  doing  right  or  wrong."  The 
experience  was  also  valuable  in  that  it 
showed  him  the  importance  of  a  strong 
stage  manager.  "We  always  have  a 
strong  stage  manager  at  WC,  and  I 
learned  hew  badly  you  need  one." 

Jodee  Baccala  spent  her  summer  in 
Virginia  Beach  singing  "Bless  the 
Lord'."  The  39th  Street  Dinner  Theater, 
"a  guinea  pig  for  the  Holiday  Inn"  pro- 
duced Godspeli,  said  Baccala. 

Baccala  auditioned  at  Catholic 
University  in  Washington,  and  the  cast, 
all  college  students,  mostly  came  from 
Catholic  University  and  University  of 
Maryland.  They  were  all  theater  ma- 
jors except  one  dance  major  and  Bac- 
cala, a  music  major.  "We  were  the-odd- 
balls,"shesaid. 

"Since  the  dinner  theater  was  a  finan- 
cial success  for  the  Holiday  Inn,  they're 
enlarging  next  year."  The  show  will  be 
either  Oklahoma  or,  if  the  rights  are 
released,  Grease.  "If  I'm  cast,  hopeful- 
ly I'll  go  back,"  she  said. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  September  21. 1979-Page  8 


Soccer 


Shoremen  split 
NC  Tournament 


Kent  County  News 


Hobbled  by  injuries  and  short-handed 
due  to  students  with  academic  situa- 
tions. Washington  College's  soccer 
team  gained  a  deadlock  in  two  games  in 
the  weekend's  Atlantic  Christian  Col- 
lege Tournament  in  Wilson,  N.C. 

The  Shoremen  bowed  to  Wolford  Col- 
lege. 2-0,  in  Friday's  opener,  but 
bounced  back  to  tie  Coastal  College.  2-2, 
Saturday. 

Earlier  in  the  week  on  Tuesday. 
September  11,  Washington  College 
whipped  Lebanon  Valley,  1-0,  at  Ann- 
ville,  Pa. 

Coach  Edward  L.  Athey,  however, 
has  been  bothered  by  the  loss  ol 
sophomore  Tom  Vach  (broken  leg),  in- 
juries to  freshmen  Mark  Mullican  and 
Dave  Hastings  and  junior  Ken  Maher. 
and  the  absence  ot  halfback  Tom 
Kohlerman  and  wing  Nelson  Ein- 
waechter  on  road  trips.  Kohlerman  is  a 
senior  and  involved  in  an  academic  pro- 
gram that  prevents  him  from  making 
long  trips.  Einwaechter  is  on  probation 
and  probationary  students  can  not  miss 
classes. 

Athey  has  moved  V.J.  Filliben  from 
center  half  to  "up  front"  pairing  him 
with  Maher  at  the  inside  positions  in  the 
Shore  Four-man  front.  Fullback  Curt 


Nass  has  been  moved  into  the  center 
halfback  position.  Freshman  Billy 
Bounds  has  been  filling  in  for  Kohler- 
man at  right  halfback.  Ben  Tuckerman, 
meanwhile,  has  been  moved  from 
fullback  to  left  wing  to  assist  in  the 
absence  of  Einwaechter. 

Mullican  and  Hastings  are  first  line 
reserves  at  the  inside  bullets,  but  the 
former  has  been  plagued  by  a  pulled 
groin  and  the  latter  has  suffered  from  a 
severe  ankle  strain. 

Ken  Maher  booted  in  the  only  goal 
with  3:06  gone  in  the  first  half  at  Ann- 
vllle  and  It  stood  up.  Athey,  however, 
was  not  happy.  "We  played  poorly  and 
were  not  coordinated  up  front."  he  said 
later. 

Washington  College  outshot  Wofford 
College  from  Spartanburg,  S.C.,  in 
Friday's  tourney  opener,  15-13,  but  the 
Carolinians  got  the  points  on  the  board, 
scoring  with  23  minutes  gone  and  with 
2:50  left  in  the  game.  Chris  Kiefer  stop- 
ped five  shots  for  the  Shoremen. 

Filliben  and  Tuckerman  scored 
unassisted  to  lift  Washington  College  to 
a  2-1  lead  over  Coastal  College  frorrr 
Conway,  S.C.,  in  Saturday's  contest, 
but  the  Chanticleers  tied  the  score  on  a 
penalty  shot  35  minutes  into  the  second 


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SGA  letters  receive 
Congressional  replies 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 

The  Student  Government  Association 
decided  by  unaminous  vote  last  year  to 
send  a  letter  to  the  United  States  Con- 
gress dealing  with  the  controversial  re- 
consideration of  Title  IX  of  the  Educa- 
tion Amendments  Act  of  1972. 

Title  IX  states  that  on  the  basis  of  sex 
no  person  can  be  excluded  from  any 
educational  program  receiving  federal 
money.  This  includes  sports,  and  it  is 
the  section  dealing  with  sports  that  is 
being  reconsidered.  The  letter  sent  by 
the  SGA  was  in  the  form  of  a  resolution 
that  voiced  the  disapproval  of 
Washington  College  students  at  the 
reconsideration  of  Title  IX,  and  was 
sent  to  Congressmen  whose  committees 
might  have  some  bearing  on  the  sub- 
ject. 


The  reconsideration  of  Title  IX  comes 
as  a  result  of  months  of  lobbying  by 
large  schools  with  revenue-producing 
sports  such  as  football,  who  feel  that  it 
forces  them  to  take  away  money  from 
these  sports  in  order  to  fund  the  women. 
Fall  says  that  this  act  "hits  them  where 
they  hurt  the  most,  in  the  pocketbook. 
But  money  shouldn't  be  a  factor  in  a 
matter  of  basic  human  rights  such  as 
this." 

Under  Title  IX,  women's  athletics 
must  be  funded  on  a  level  with  that  of 
men's.  In  other  words,  women  must  be 
treated  financially  equal  to  men.  Direc- 
tor of  Women's  Athletics  Penny  Fall, 
who  suggested  the  letter,  says  "the 
most  popular  misconception  is  that 
what  men  have,  women  must  have, 
meaning  that  if  you  have  a  men's  foot- 
ball team,  you  must  have  a  women's 
football  team.  This  isn't  true  at  all." 
What  it  means,  according  to  Fall,  is 
that  women  must  be  treated  the  same 
as  men.  For  example,  if  men  receive 


money  for  meals  on  away  trips,  women 
should,  too. 

Fall  was  pleased  by  the  unaminous 
vote  on  the  letter  in  the  student  senate, 
saying  that  it  "indicated  there  is  con- 
cern for  women's  athletics  at  Washing- 
ton College,  a  male-dominated  school." 

Responses  from  Congressmen  to  the 
letter  wre  also  very  favorable,  coming 
as  personally-written  letters,  dealing 
with  Washington's  situation  exclusive- 
ly. SGA  President  Jay  Young  said  the 
SGA  was  "pleased  with  the  responses 
because  they  indicated  that  they  (the 
Congressmen)  thought  deeply  on  the 
subject." 


College  attempts  to 
recover  overdue  loans 


by  BONNIE  NELLE  DUNCAN 

In  accordance  with  a  ruling  from  the 
United  States  Department  of  Health, 
Education,  and  Welfare,  Washington 
College  is  taking  steps  to  recover 
$82,000,  an  amount  which  represents 
del  inquently  overdue  repayments  of  the 
National  Direct  Student  Loans  on  the 
part  of  99  former  students. 

Part  of  this  outstanding  debt  goes 
back  to  the  early  1960s,  when  the  NDSL 
program  was  first  established,  ac- 
cording to  Washington  College  Vice- 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey. 
The  program  provides  funds  to  institu- 
tions for  students  who  need  loans  to 
meet  their  educational  expenses.  He 
paynent  Is  to  begin  nine  months  after 
the  recipients  graduate  or  leave  school 
and  the  recepients  may  take  up  to  ten 


Kenny  Maher  is  mobbed  by  teammates  after  scoring  the  first  goal  in  the 
Shoremen's  2-2  tie  with  Navy  Wednesday.  See  story  on  page  i. 


BUSH  Day  planned 
fortommorow 


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years  to  repay  the  loan,  provided  they 
pay  three  percent  interest  on  the  unpaid 
balance  during  the  repayment  period. 

Hessey  said  that  19.78  percent  of 
Washington  College  students  receiving 
aid  from  the  NDSL  Program  defaulted 
on  repayment  of  the  loan.  "Among 
private  colleges,  there  are  only  four 
other  schools  in  Maryland  with  a  higher 
delinquency  rate,"  said  Hessey.  "The 
average  delinquency  rate  In  the  entire 
state  is  over  ten  percent,  so  all  colleges 
are  having  a  serious  problem  with 
this." 

The  Department  of  Health,  Educa- 
tion, and  Welfare,  the  federal  agency 
which  administers  the  NDSL,  has 
directed  all  institutions  that  deal  with 
the  loan  to  take  action  to  recover  delin- 
quent repayment  or  turn  the  debts  over 
to  the  government  for  collection.  The 
HEW  directive  states  that  associated 
colleges  must  reduce  the  delinquency 
rate  below  ten  percent  before  next 
year's  aid  requests  can  be  considered. 
"In  a  sense,"  stated  Hessey,  "the 
government  will  become  our  collection 
agency  if  we  are  unable  to  recover  the 
loans,  and  the  government  will  retain  20 
per  cent  of  the  repayments  that  they 
are  able  to  get  as  their  collection  fee." 

Forty-nine  of  the  99  delinquent  loans 

have  already  been  turned  over  to  the 

government.  The  College  had  difficulty 

tracing   these  debtors,   Hessey  said, 

3  because  some  of  them  go  back  to  the 

^  years  before  the  social  security  number 

*  was  required  on  applications,  and  there 
.a  has  been  no  way  to  find  those  who  did 
«j  no!  inform  the  College  of  their  ad- 
&  dresses.   The  College  is  working  on 

*  receiving  payment  from  the  remaining 
£  debtors  by  sending  them  letters  from 

the  Deans  of  the  College  and  then  turn- 
ing them  over  to  the  College's  own  col- 
lection agency  if  repayment  is  not  for- 
thcoming. 


by  RITA  Mc  WILLIAMS 


"We  have  the  equipment,  we  have  the 
materials,  we  have  planned  entertain- 
ment. All  we  need  now  to  make  BUSH 
Day  a  success  is  manpower,"  says  Stu- 
dent Government  President  Jay  Young 
in  regard  to  the  fifth  semi-annual  BUSH 
Day  to  be  held  here  tomorrow. 

We  Goofed 

In  the  article  in  last  week's  Elm 
concerning  the  calendar  change  pro- 
posed by  Dean  Garry  Clarke,  the  state- 
ment that  the  proposal  would  eliminate 
one  week  of  classes  is  incorrect.  Ac- 
cording to  Clarke,  only  two  days  of 
classes  would  be  lost  in  what  he  em- 
phasizes is  a  "very  tentative"  proposal. 

And  in  the  soccer  story  reprinted 
from  the  Kent  County  News  on  page 
eight,  the  suggestion  that  senior  Nelson 
Einwaechter  is  on  academic  probation 
is  also  incorrect.  Einwaechter  is  actual- 
ly involved  in  a  teaching  program  that 
prevents  him  from  travelling  to  away 
games,  We  regret  the  errors. 


THE  SGA  has  expanded  BEAUTIFI- 
CATION  USING  STUDENT  HELP  Day 
from  planting  and  landscaping,  as  in 
the  past,  to  a  day-long  event,  including 
two  bands,  a  party  wagon,  and  an  out- 
door buffet  dinner. 

BUSH  Day  will  begin  at  9  a.m.  on  the 
triangle  in  front  of  William  Smith  Hall. 
Approximately  $750  has  been  spent  on 
shrubs  and  equipment  for  the  coopera- 
tive effort  between  faculty,  staff,  and 
students  to  improve  the  grounds  and 
campus. 

Number  One  Dog,  a  country  swing 
group,  and  Off  the  Wall,  a  country  rock 
band,  will  both  perform  in  the  afternoon 
beginning  around  2.  A  party  wagon  will 
be  on  hand  to  join  the  bands  and  the  day 
will  end  with  dinner  served  outside.  The 
scheduled  rain  date  is  Sunday. 

Chris  Lemmon,  organizer  of  this 
year's  BUSH  Day,  says  "I'd  like  a  lot  of 
student  participation— it  will  make  our 
job  easier  and  may  also  help  to  prevent 
damage  of  property." 


Committee  Chairmen 
elected  at  first  meeting 

by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 

the  library  and  Bill  Smith  Hall,"  and  to 
"upgrade  the  Hodson  Hall  landscap- 
ing." 


Sending  Senators  to  a  leadership  con- 
ference, the  BUSH  Project,  and  the  elc- 
tion  of  committee  chairmen  were  the 
major  items  on  the  agenda  at  the  first 
Student  Government  Association 
meeting  of  the  year  Monday  night. 

After  swearing  in  the  newly-elected 
senators,  SGA  President  Jay  Young 
told  them  that  the  success  of  the  SGA 
"depends  on  your  willingness  to  work 
and  to  be  involved." 

"The  focal  point  of  the  entire  meeting 
was  to  stress  the  potential  and  respon- 
"sibilities  of  the  SGA,"  said  Younglater. 

At  the  meeting,  the  SGA  tentatively 
decided  to  send  Dave  Pointon,  Vance 
Morris,  Colleen  Miller,  A.J.  Villani,  and 
Bill  Baldwin  to  the  Goucher  College 
Workshop  October  6. 

Concerning  tomorrow's  BUSH  Day, 
the  SGA  plans  to  plant  "bushes  between 


The  SGA  also  elected  the  following 
committee  chairman : 


Bill  Baldwin-Social  Activities 
Kevin  Kroenke— Resident  Committee 
Bob  Hockaday— Organizations 
Committee 
Dan  Duff— Dining  Hail  Committee 
A.  J.ViUanl— Elections  Committee 
Tim  Connor  and  Ann  Dorsey— Judicial 
Reform  Committee 

Dave  Fltzsimmons— Faculty  Report 
Committee 
Anatol  Po  I  Wo— Survey  Committee 


Notice 

Due  to  financial  exigency,  the  Elm 
must  go  to  a  four-page  format.  We  hope 
'"  upturn  to  eight  pages  next  semester. 


THE  WASMN "'"«'  <«i  j  .ana  m  .m-ph^it.  September  K.  UWg-Paae  2 


editorial 


Sixty  enroll  in  continuing  ed 


On  a  calendar  change... 

Students  stand  to  gain  in  several  ways  if  Dean  Garry  Clarke's 
proposal  to  change  the  first  semester  calendar  is  adopted.  The 
proposal,  which  Clarke  admits  is  still  very  tentative,  would  have 
classes  begin  two  weeks  later  than  the  pre-Labor  Day  start,  end 
at  the  usual  time  in  late  December,  and  in  the  process  eliminate 
only  Fall  Break,  two  advising  days,  and  two  days  of  classes. 

The  advantages  are  obvious.  Under  the  current  system,  next 
year  RA's  will  be  scheduled  to  arrive  August  19,  freshmen 
August  21,  and  upperclassmen  August  24.  Pushing  everything 
back  two  weeks  accomplishes  several  things,  two  of  which  in- 
volve money:  Students  will  have  two  more  weeks  on  vacation 
and  on  the  job,  which  is  especially  important  to  workers  with 
Labor  Day  bonuses  coming,  and  we'll  miss  the  August  heat,  with 
its  higher  utility  bills. 

In  exchange,  all  we  have  to  give  up  are  two  class  days  (most 
won't  argue  with  that),  two  advising  days  (many  students  see 
two  entire  days  set  aside  for  advising  as  a  waste  of  time, 
anyway),  and  the  Fall  Break  (that  Break  may  look  inviting  now, 
but  just  remember  those  sweltering  days  of  August).  Any  way 
you  look  at  it,  we  come  out  on  top. 

...Forced  voting... 

Did  anyone  notice  that  students  had  little  choice  about  whether 
they  wanted  to  vote  at  lunch  during  last  week's  SGA  Senate  elec- 
tions? To  the  surprise  of  those  of  us  with  visions  of  quiche  almon- 
dine  dancing  in  our  heads,  the  lunch  line  was  re-directed  through 
Hynson  Lounge,  where  we  were  allowed  to  get  trays  only  after 
voting.  It  was  little  wonder  when  the  Election  Chairman  later 
reported  that  voter  turn-out  was  great. 

Lost  in  the  shuffle  were  the  five  residents  of  Richmond  House, 
who  were  allowed  to  go  straight  for  the  quiche  after  learning  that 
they  had  no  representation  in  the  Senate. 

...And  a  new  format 

There  is  some  good  news  and  some  bad  news  about  the  Elm's 
new  four-page  format.  The  bad  news  is  that  several  features  of 
the  paper  have  to  go :  our  fine  arts  editor  is  virtually  out  of  work, 
since  his  contributions  are  generally  more  lengthy  and  less 
newsworthy;  center  spreads  like  last  week's  weekend  pictorial 
and  the  previous  week's  horror  film  feature  are  gone; 
photography  must  be  drastically  curtailed,  and  the  pictures  we 
use  will  be  smaller;  free  advertising  is  a  thing  of  the  past;  and 
"Roving  Reporter, "  which  may  or  may  not  be  missed,  is  gone. 

In  general,  writers,  photographers,  and  typists  are  out  of 
work,  and  looking  to  the  WCR  and  the  Pegasus  won't  help  much 
in  this  year  of  the  tight  budget. 

And  the  good  news?  Our  financial  situation  this  semester  is 
better  than  it  will  be  next,  when  even  four  pages  may  be  a  lux- 
ury. 


Courses  offered  by  the  Program  for 
Adult  Continuing  Education  (PACE) 
began  this  week  with  an  approximate 
enrollment  of  60  students.  Four  of  the 
ten  scheduled  courses  were  cancelled 
however,  because  "the  others  didn't 
have  enough  applicants,"  according  to 
Director  of  Continuing  Education  Ann 
Hoon. 

PACE  offers  non-credit  courses  that 
are  generally  held  in  the  evening  once  a 
week  for  8  weeks. 

"Considering  it's  the  first  time  we've 
had  the  courses  and  didn't  even  start 
advertising  until  August,  I  think  we've 
done  very  well,"  Hoon  said. 

The  students  range  in  age  from  24  to 
70.  The  majority  are  from  Chestertown, 
but    there    are    also    students    from 


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various  towns  in  both  Talbot  and  Queen 
Anne's  counties. 

"We've  got  the  whole  gamut  of 
backgrounds,"  Hoon  said.  In  the  In- 
troduction to  Opera  taught  by  Professor 
of  Music  Garry  E.  Clarke,  for  example, 
"there  are  students  who  have  no 
previous  experience  studying  Opera 
and  a  student  who  graduated  from 
Julliard,"  Hoon  said.  She  added  that  all 
of  the  students  have  one  thing  in  com- 
mon, that  they  are  "highly  motivated 
and  want  to  know  more  about  that  sub- 
ject." 


Hoon  said  that  the  College  will  con- 
tinue the  program  at  least  through  Spr- 
ing semester,  when  different  courses 
will  be  offered. 


Officials  crack  down  on  loans 


Campus  Digest  News  Service 


Delinquent  student  loans  are  the 
cause  of  growing  concern  in 
Washington  D.C. 

More  and  more  college  students  are 
refusing  to  pay  back  government  loans 
borrowed  to  attend  college.  These 
defaults  have  resulted  in  the  loss  of 
millions  of  dollars  for  government  pro- 
grams. One  program  figures  800,000 
defaults  involving  $700  million. 

Officials  are  starting  to  crack  down 
on  non-payers  despite  angry  parents 
and  student  groups.  Deputy  U.S.  com- 
missioner of  education  Leo  L.  Kornfeld, 
intends  to  make  the  default  rate  drop 
during  the  Carter  Administration. 
"President  Carter  has  said  the  default 
rate  will  drop  during  his  administra- 
tion, and  we'll  make  it  drop,"  insists 
Kornfeld. 

Private  collection  agencies  have  been 
hired  by  the  Department  of  Health, 
Education,  and  Welfare  to  track  down 
non-payers  and  dun  the  delinquent 
college-loan  students. 

HEW  is  also  threatening  to  cut 
federal  aid  to  some  colleges  if  the 
schools  don't  improve  their  system  for 


cutting  defaults. 

Individual  states  are  putting  on  the 
heat  with  telephone  calls  to  the  former 
students  and  parents;  lawsuits;  and  by 
part  of  the  borrower's  pay  if  the  former 
student  is  a  state  employee.  The  Oregon 
legislature  has  even  authorized 
witholding  rebates  on  rent  and  on 
refunds  on  state  income  taxes. 

Officials  on  state  and  national  levels 
insist  that  all  this  trouble  is  paying  off 
and  the  state  of  New  Jersey  is  sure  of  it 
Last  fall,  when  the  state  made  public 
the  names  and  addresses  of  582 
defaulters,  they  were  swarmed  with 
telephone  calls  from  embarrassed 
parents  and  students..  Some  former 
students  even  called  in  to  promise  quick 
payment  if  their  names  would  be 
withheld. 

Of  course  all  this  publicity  is  causing 
a  lot  of  dissent  among  some  student 
groups  which  claim  the  government 
has  no  business  to  "hound"  graduates 
just  starting  jobs.  They  reason  that 
most  borrowers  do  pay  back  their  loans 
and  that  the  government  is  being  unjust 
to  give  former  students  a  bad  time. 


CIA  infiltrates  academia 


Penthouse  News  Release 


The  U.S.  Central  Intelligence  Agency 
is  deeply  involved  with  American 
universities  and  professors,  and  is 
fighting  gard  to  resist  efforts  to  oust  the 
spy  agency  from  academia.  Penthouse 
magazine  charges  in  its  October  issue. 

"According  to  intelligence  sources,  at 
least  350  academics  and  administrators 
are  covertly  working  for  the  CIA  on 
more  than  100  American  campusues," 
the  magazine  says. 

"They  form  a  link  with  the  CIA  that 
has  become  so  pervasive  that  there  is 
some  doubt  whether  a  complete  -reak 
between  the  two  can  ever  be  achieved." 

According  to  journalist  Ernest 
Volkman,  the  CIA's  operations  on  cam- 
pus including  using  professors  as 
researchers  and  spies  during  trips 
abroad,  and  recruiting  both  American 
and  foreign  students  as  agents.  Third 
World  students  studying  in  the  United 
States  are  special  targets  for  recruit- 
ment since  theCIA  would  like  to  have 
future  foriegn  leaders  on  its  payroll. 

Penthousealso  charges  that  the  CIA 
cooperated  with  SAVAK,  the  secret 
police  of  the  Shah  of  Iran  before  the 
Islamic  revolution  in  Tehran,  in  identi- 
fying anti-Shah  Iranian  students.  The 
families  of  such  students  later  were 
visitied  in  Iran  by  SABAK  agents  who 
tried  to  convince  the  families  to 
dissuade  their  children  from  political 
activities. 

Although  many  professors  find  CIA 
ties  to  be  lucrative,  Harvard  Universi- 
ty's President  Derek  Bok— who  in- 
augurated an  effort  to  regulate  CIA  ac- 


tivities at  Harvard  ovet  three  years 
ago— believes  that  "CIA  covert 
recuriting  threatens  the  integrity  and 
independence  of  the  academic  com- 
munity." 

In  response  to  guidelines  written  by 
Harvard  to  restrict  some  CIA  activities 
and  to  sxpose  others,  the  spy  agency 
said  flatly  it  would  ignore  the  Garvard 
guidelines. 

President  Carter's  CIA  director, 
Adm.  Stansfield  Turner,  has  declared: 
"If  we  were  required  to  abide  by  the 
rules  of  every  corporation,  every 
academic  institution,  it  would  become 
impossible  to  do  the  required  job  for  our 
country.  Harvard  does  not  have  any 
legal  authority  over  us." 

In  addition  to  Harvard:  the  CIA  is  ex- 
pecially  active  in  other  Ivy  League 
schools— a  traditional  recruiting 
ground  for  agency  speis  and  ex- 
ecutives. But  in  recent  years,  Pen- 
tViousediscovered,  the  agency  has  also 
been  active  in  other  unvierisif.es. 
Amonfthem: 

—  UCLA.  A  visiting  Canadian 
scholar,  Paul  Lin,  was  put  under  FBI 
surveillance  because  he  had  lived  in 
China  for  15  years. 

—  University  of  Illinois  at  Chaicago 
Circle.  "There  has  been  extensive  CIA 
involvement  at  this  campus  because  of 
the  large  number  of  Iranian  students 
enrolled."  The  magazine  says  the  CIA 
worked  closely  with  the  FBE  and  the 
Chicago  Police  Department's  "Red 
Squad"  to  harass  Iranian  students  who 
opposed  the  Shah. 


Library  receives  $4000 
for  Special  Project 

"by  RITA  McWILLIAMS 

Washington    College    has    granted  edy  which,  according  to  the  proposal, 

Miller  Library  $4,000,  a  100  percent  in-  would  appeal  to  the  English,  history, 

crease  over  last  year,  to  the  faculty  for  drama,  and  foreign  literature  fields  as 

special  purchases  for  the  1979-1980  year,  well  as  art. 

The  Library  Committee  has  invited  the  Students  interested  in  a  special  pro- 
faculty  to  present  written  proposals  for  gram  using  the  Special  Project  Fund 
the  use  of  this  Special  Project  Fund.  should    talk    to    professors    in    their 

Proposals  should  be  in  a  package  for-  respective    fields    of    study.    Betty 

mat.  Criterion  for  choosing  between  Wasson,  the  College  Librarian,  said,  "If 

proposals  will  be  their  suitability  for  all  of  the  College  community  is  in- 

undergraduate  study  in  a  concentrated  terested  in  this  program,  some  really 

area.  Last  year's  winning  proposal  was  exciting  proposals  may  be  entered." 

interdisciplinary  in  nature.  The  Fund  Deadline    for    the    proposals    to    the 

was  used  to  buy  books  on  French  com-  Library  Committee  is  October  15. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-FTllUy.  S^temW  m,  l»re-P««.  a 

Pianist  appears  Saturday  night 


Peter  Armstrong,  a  specialist  in  the 
music  of  Ferruccio  Busoni,  the  legen- 
dary Italian-German  pianist,  will  be  ap- 
pearing at  Washington  College  in 
William  Smith  Auditorium  on  Satur- 
day, September  29  at  6:30  p.m.  Mr. 
Armstrong,  who  at  eleven  won  the  New 
York  Education  League  Competition 
and  at.age  15  was  guest  soloist  with  the 
Philadelphia  Orchestra  at  the  Wor- 
cester Festival,  is  on  his  way  to  becom- 
ing a  legendary  pianist  himself.  Mr. 

Armstrong's  ail-Busoni  recital  at  Lin- 
coln Center  last  May  was  praised  as 
"an  artistic  triumph"  and  the  New 
York  Times  lauded  both  Mr.  Arm- 
strong's "keyboard  mastery"  and  his 


elaborate  works.  Last  season,  Mr.  Arm- 
strong toured  thirty  East  and  West 
coast  campuses  in  addition  to  being 
featured  on  both  radio  and  T.  V. 

"The  Piano  Music  of  Ferruccio 
Busoni"  will  be  presented  in  the  form  of 
a  lecture-recital.  After  a  short  talk  on 
Busoni  and  his  works,  Mr.  Armstrong 
will  play  the  "Elegien,"  "Sonantinias" 
and  "Toccata"  which  contain  Busoni's 
most  radical  contributions  to  music. 
This  lecture-recital  is  sponsored  jointly 
by  the  Washington  College  Lecture 
Series  and  the  Music  Department.  Mr. 
Armstrong's  performance  is  free  and 
the  public  is  invited  and  encouraged  to 
attend. 


Fall    attacks    campus   chauvinism 


"There  has  to  be  an  enlightenment  on 
this  campus  that  women  are  just  as  im- 
portant, just  as  bright,  and  deserve  just 
as  much  as  the  men,"  says  Women's 
Athletic  Director  Penny  Fall. 

With  female  enrollment  on  the 
decline  already,  Fall  believes  that  the 
future  of  women's  athletics  here  at 
Washington  will  have  a  profound  effect 
on  the  number  of  applications  received 
from  women  in  the  future. 

"Women  are  not  only  looking  for 
quality  scholastic  programs  but  for 
other  programs  of  Interest,  too,"  she. 
says. 

In  an  attempt  to  upgrade  the  support 
of  women's  athletics,  a  group  has  been 
started  called  "Friends  of  Washington 
College  Women's  Athletics."  The 
group,  which  will  be  composed  of  a 
cross-section  of  college  and  community 
people,  will  be  a  "word-spreading" 
organization. 

"In  terms  of  facilities,  coaching,  and 
uniforms,  the  athletic  program  here  is 
first  class,"  said  Fall.  "The  biggest 


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hire  another  full-time  cpach." 

According  to  Fall,  the  next  women's 
sport  to  enter  Washington  on  an  inter- 
collegiate level  will  probably  be  basket- 
ball. "We  have  tried  to  start  field 
hockey  here  several  times,"  she  says, 
"and  each  time  we  ended  up  with  three 
girls  who  showed  a  genuine  interest  in 
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Fall  believes  that,  rather  than  the 
women's  athletic  program  in  parti- 
cular, it  is  the  attitude  toward  females 


in  general  that  is  responsible  for  the 
decreasing  enrollment  by  women  at 
Washington  College. 

"It's  unfortunate  that  women  aren't 
taken  as  seriously  as  they  should  be," 
said  Fall.  "We  have  a  quality  group  of 
young  women  on  this  campus  and  it's 
about  time  they  get  the  recognition  that 
they  deserve." 


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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  BLM-Frldav,  September  28, 1979-Page  4 

Soccer 

Shoremen  came  back 
to  tie  Navy,  2-2 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


"It's  nice  to  tie  them  because  they 
hate  us,  but  I  would  have  loved  to  beat 
them,"  said  center  fullback  Dan  Hud- 
son alter  Wednesday's  2-2  tie  with  the 
US  Naval  Academy.  That  was  the 
general  feeling  of  the  entire  squad  as 
they  scratched  and  clawed  their  way 
back  from  a  2-0  deficit. 

Navy  scored  their  first  goal  just  three 
minutes  after  the  contest  began  as 
Dave  Humphry  got  an  unassisted  goal 
that  seemed  to  surprise  the  Shore 
defense.  The  first  half  ended  that  way, 
but  the  Shoremen  looked  like  the  better 
team.  Most  ol  the  half  was  played  on 
Navy's  side  of  the  midfleld  stripe. 
Washington  just  kept  pounding  and  it 
looked  like  they  were  just  teasing  Navy. 
Then,  with  12  minutes  left  they  finally 
got  a  golden  opportunity  as  freshman 
Mark  Mullican  found  himsell  with  a 
break-away.  He  didn't  get  a  good  shot 
off,  however,  and  the  chance  was  lost. 

The  second  half  looked  like  it  was  go- 
ing to  be  a  carbon  copy  of  the  first  as 
Navy  scored  again,  this  time  only  two 
minutes  into  the  half.  Halback  Jeff 
Hueber  came  up  with  an  unassisted 


goal  making  It  2-0  Navy.  But  one  could 
sense  that  the  Shoremen  would  be  back 
In  the  contest.  Finally,  with  35  minutes 
left  In  the  game,  Ken  Maher  took  a  pass 
on  the  right  side  from  Dan  Hudson  and 
made  an  incredible  shot  into  the  left 
corner  of  the  goal.  This  was  the  spark 
the  Shoremen  needed  as  they  continued 
to  keep  pressure  on  the  Midshipmen 
defense.  Ten  minutes  later  V.J.  Filllben 
got  knocked  down  going  for  a  loose  ball 
In  the  penalty  area.  This  allowed  Tom 
Kohlerman  a  free  shot  on  the  goalie. 
The  keeper,  however,  was  equal  to  the 
task  as  he  stopped  the  shot  with  a  diving 
stop.  "1  really  can't  believe  1  didn't 
score,  but  it  seemed  to  give  us  an  added 
incentive,"  said  a  dejected  Kohlerman 
after  the  game.  "I'm  not  sure  if  my 
missing  that  shot  made  us  try  harder  or 
if  we'd  have  gotten  that  last  goal  back 
anyway.  Either  way,  I  should  have 
made  it." 

The  "last  goal"  that  Kohlerman 
spoke  of  occurred  with  just  15  minutes 
left  in  regulation  right  after  a  Navy 
halfback  got  thrown  out  of  the  game, 
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one  less  man.  Filliber  beat  two 
defensemen  on  the  right,  fed  to 
Mullican  in  the  middle  and  Mullican 
scored.  The  player  that  was  ejected 
from  the  game  was  tossed  because  of 
his  language,  but  he  could  have  been 
thrown  out  for  the  way  he  pounded  Ken 
Maher.  Maher  was  constantly  on  the 
ground,  but  refused  to  lose  his  cool. 
Afterward,  he  said,  "I  think  it 
frustrated  him  more  than  me  because  I 
just  didn't  let  it  bother  me.  The  other 
guys  saw  what  was  happening  and  they 
just  kept  telling  me  to  relax.  I  guess  he 
got  frustrated  since  I  didn't  rattle,  and 
he  took  it  out  on  the  official." 
For  the  rest  of  regulation  and  in  the 


overtime,  Washington  dominated  play. 
Navy  seemed  content  with  a  tie  and  the 
Shoremen  were  hungry.  But  a  good 
defense  down  the  stretch  allowed  the 
Middies  to  hange  on  for  the  tie. 

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Faculty  seeking  salary  increase 

percent  "emergency  supplement"  by  January;  20  percent  more  by  next  year 

by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 


The  faculty  voted  unanimously 
Tuesday  to  send  a  resolution  to  tomor- 
row's Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
meeting  calling  for  a  five  percent 
"emergency  supplement"  to  faculty 
salaries  in  January  and  an  additional 
twenty  percent  increase  effective  next 
September. 

The  resolution,  presented  by  AAUP 
(American  Association  of  University 
Professors)    Chapter    President    Dr. 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 
Michael  Bailey,  cited  the  College's 
alledged  failures  to  make  faculty 
salaries  competitive  with  those  at  com- 
parable schools  and  the  increasing  dif- 
ficulty of  supporting  a  household  on  a 
faculty  salary  as  reasons  for  the  re- 
questec  increase.  (See  inset  for  the  full 
text  of  the  resolution. ) 

In  a  breakdown  of  faculty  salaries 
across  the  state  prepared  by  the  local 
AAUP    chapter    to    accompany    the 


"exigency" 


Response  to 

clause  ratified  by  faculty 


resolution,  Washington  ranked  27th  out 
of  29  at  the  level  of  Full  Professor;  32nd 
out  of  36  at  the  level  of  Associate  Pro- 
fessor; and  34th  out  of  37  at  the  level  of 
Assistant  Professor.  The  AAUP 
breakdown  also  asserted  that  faculty 
ssries.  saries  are  lower  today  than  they 
were  in  1965-66  in  terms  of  actual  pur- 
chasing power.  The  position  of  faculty 
salaries  was  also  said  to  have  worsened 
in  relation  to  comparable  schools  and 
I  he  national  average  of  college  faculty 


Political  Science  Dan  Premo,  who  gave 
an  emotional  speech  in  its  support. 

"After  nine  years  here,  I  find  that 
from  the  standpoint  of  economic  securi- 
ty, I  am  worse  off  now  than  I  was  In 
1971,"  said  Premo. 

"It  is  therefore  thpt  I  strongly  urge 
the  adoption  of  this  letter,"  he  added.  "I 
feel  it's  In  the  absolute  best  interest  of 
the  College,  to  which  I  do  not  feel  a 
traitor  ...  (but  where)  I  can  no  longer 
hold  my  head  proud  and  feel  any  sense 


•The  Resolution* 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  faculty  Tuesday  ratified  a  letter 
to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
recommending  the  formation  of  a  joint 
administration-faculty  committee  to 
prepare  "a  set  of  procedures  governing 
contractual  and  curricular  changes, 
should  financial  exigency  arise." 

The  letter  resulted  from  the  faculty's 
objections  to  the  "financial  exigency" 
clause  added  to  their  handbook  during 
an  executive  session  of  the  Board  last 
February.  The  clause  reads:  "In  addi- 
tion to  the  above  provisions,  a  tenured 
faculty  member's  contract  may  be  ter- 
minated by  Washington  College  be- 
cause of  financial  exigency. 

Discussion  of  the  clause  became 
heated  at  September's  faculty  meeting 
when  several  professors  objected  to  the 
Board's  failure  to  consult  the  faculty 
concerning  the  addition  of  the  clause. 


An  ad-hoc  committee  led  by  English 
Department  Chairperson  Nancy  Tatum 
was  then  formed  to  draft  a  letter  ex- 
pressing the  faculty's  objections. 

Read  aloud  at  the  meeting  by  com- 
mittee member  Dr.  Michael  Bailey, 
Chairman  of  the  Economics  Depart- 
ment, the  letter  states  that  "the  real 
issue  woes  beyond  faulty  communica- 
tion. 

"As  it  stands,  the  amendment  is  so 
vague  and  sweeping  that  it  has  the 
potential  for  causing  much  more  ser- 
ious damage  to  faculty  morale  and  col- 
lege solidarity  than  it  could  ever 
balance  by  legal  benefits  in  the  future." 

The  letter  was  amended  at  the  re- 
quest of  College  President  Joseph 
McLain  to  better  reflect  his  role  in  the 
establishment  of  the  ad-hoc  committee 
and  was  ratified  unanimously  by  the 
faculty. 


Whereas  faculty  real  income  has 
been  steadily  declining  for  several 
years; 

And  whereas  in  December,  1977  the  ad- 
ministration and  the  Board  undertook  a 
commitment  to  increase  faculty 
salaries  to  a  level  where  Washington 
College  would  be.  in  the  words  of  Presi- 
dent McLain  at  the  faculty  meeting  of 
December  5, 1977,  "competitive  with  all 
and  superior  to  some  of  our  sister  in- 
situtitions; " 

And  whereas  our  current  level  of 
salaries  remains  significantly  lower 
than  that  at  comparable  institutions 
such  as  Western  Maryland  and 
Goucher  College,  and  is,  in  fact,  almost 


lowest  among  all  intstitutions  of  higher 
learning  in  Maryland: 

And  whereas  many  members  of  the 
faculty  are  finding  it  all  but  impossible 
to  support  adequately  a  household  on  a 
Washington  College  salary: 

Be  it  resolved  that  it  is  Imperative  that 
in  January  1980  each  member  of  the 
faculty  be  paid  an  emergency  supple- 
ment equal  to  5%  of  his  or  her  current 
annual  salary. 

And  be  it  further  resolved  that  in  order 
to  forestall  a  similar  hardship  in  the 
future,  faculty  salaries  must  be  in- 
creased by  20%,  effective  September. 
1980. 


"This  loss  of  ground,"  stated  the 
AAUP  memorandum  accompanying 
the  salary  breakdown,  "is  particularly 
disappointing  in  light  of  the  administra- 
tion's commitment  to  improve  our 
status." 

The  only  discussion  of  the  resolution 
came    from    Associate    Professor    of 


of  dignity." 

Premo's  brief  speech  was  applauded 
by  the  faculty.  The  subsequent  motion 

to  send  the  resolution  to  the  Board 
through  College  President  Joseph 
McLain  was  then  passed  by  unanimous 
voice  vote. 


College  computer  is  "obsolete''  says  Schmoldt 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


In  recent  years,  an  increasing 
number  of  Washington  College  faculty 
members  have  expressed  their  desire 
for  a  larger,  more  modern  computer  to 
replace  the  school's  ten-year-old  IBM 
1130.  This  two-part  series  will  first  ex- 
plain the  problems  with  the  present 
computer  as  expressed  by  Computer 
Science  Professor  William  Schmoldt. 
The  article  in  next  week'sELM  will  in- 
clude some  views  on  the  subject  held  by 


faculty  members  in  the  natural  and 
social  sciences. 

"An  outdated  piece  of  equipment": 
that's  what  Computer  Science  Pro- 
fessor William  Schmoldt  calls  the  IBM 
1130,  Washington  College's  current 
computer. 

Schmoldt  goes  on  to  say  that  not  only 
is  the  machine  "obsolete,"  but  a  great 
deal  of  the  software,  such  as  computer 
cards  and  print-out  sheets,  is  no  longer 
manufactured  by  IBM  and  is,  there- 
fore, not  readily  available.  Although  he 
says  that  "we  have  gotten  very  good 
use  out  of  the  computer ...  until  recently 
it  has  been  virtually  trouble  free,"  he 
adds  that  a  $700  Radio  Shack  computer 
has  a  larger  memory. 

According  to  Schmoldt,  there  would 
be  great  advantage  in  getting  a  more 
modern  computer  for  students  in  the 
social  and  natural  sciences  as  well  as 
for  those  students  in  computer  courses. 
"We'd  like  to  give  people  who  aren't 
mathematics  and  computer  science 
majors  the  opportunity  to  use 
sophisticated  software  packages, 
(statistical  psekages,  in  particular)  ... 


which  require  larger,  more  modern 
machines,"  he  says.  He  continues:  "We 
to  maintain  the  computing  center  as  an 
academic  resource." 

As  far  as  the  benefits  for  his  own 
students,  Schmoldt  says  that  FOR- 
TRAN, the  computer  language  used  by 
the  IBM  1130,  is  "limited  and  no  longer 
considered  a  good  first  language  (for 
students  to  learn."  A  new  computer 
would  use  a  different  language,  such  as 
PASCAL,  which  Schmoldt  says  is, 
"more  like  programming  in  the  way 
that  you  think." 

Not  only  would  current  computer 
courses  be  improved  with  the  advent  of 
a  new  computer,  but  more  courses 
could  be  added.  "I  don't  think  we  can 
have  a  strong  computing  program  with 
out  a  better  computer."  Schmoldt  says. 
"The  demand  for  courses  in  computing 
is  greater  than  the  1130  can  handle.  The 
enrollment  in  the  introductory  courses 
had  to  be  limited  this  semester  because 
the  computer  can't  handle  the  larger 
student  demand." 

Although  he  estimates  that  90  percent 
of  the  work  done  on  the  computer  now  is 
related  to  computer  science  courses. 


Schmoldt  says  this  figure  would  pro- 
bably drop  to  about  60  percent  with  a 
modern  computer  for  which  statistical 
packages  are  available.  On  the  whole, 
he  says  he  believes  that  the  new  com- 
puter should  be  "a  much  more  accessi- 
ble tool  to  everyone  than  it  (the  IBM 
1130)  is  at  the  moment."  Six  or  seven 
people  would  be  able  to  use  the  new 
computer  simultaneously,  and  it  would 
take  less  time  to  de-bug,  or  remove  the 
errors  from,  a  program. 

Although  no  formal  prposal  of  any 
kind  has  been  made  as  of  this  writing, 
Schmoldt  says  that  he  has  been  working 
on  an  in-depth  study  of  the  available 
replacements  for  the  1130,  and  that  the 
College  may  be  able  to  purchase  a  new 
computer  with  a  memory  over  15  times 
that  of  the  current  machine  for 
something  in  the  neighborhood  of  what 
the  IBM  originally  cost.  Schmoldt  sum- 
marizes his  case  for  a  more  modern 
computer  simply.  "Our  need  is  im- 
mediate." he  says.  "We're  trying  to  ac- 
comodate rger  enrollments  in  com- 
puting and  the  needs  of  other  depart- 
ments for  an  easily-accessible  com- 
puting device." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  October  5, 1979-Page  2 

editorial 

Faculty  salaries:  losing 
the  race  with  inflation 

Standing  in  the  midst  of  colleagues  who  often  seemed  more 
concerned  about  Robert's  Rules  of  Order  than  substantive 
issues  Professor  Dun  Premo  seemed  refreshingly  candid  in  his 
comments  at  Tuesday's  faculty  meeting.  Calling  himself  docile 
for  having  put  up  with  the  College's  failure  to  meet  its  original 
commitment  to  pay  him  a  fair  wage,  Premo  said  that, 
economically,  he  is  worse  off  now  than  when  he  started  teaching 
here  in  1971.  How  can  someone  with  his  education,  his  ex- 
perience, and  nine  years  teaching  at  the  same  college  feel  his 
economic  security  threatened? 

The  figures  provided  by  the  local  AAUP  at  the  meeting  speak 
for  themselves.  Salaries  for  Washington  College  professors  rank 
near  the  bottom  at  every  level  in  comparison  with  other  schools 
in  the  state.  At  the  national  level,  Washington's  average  compen- 
sation lags  twenty-one  percent  behind  the  average  across  the 
country. 

So  Tuesday  the  faculty  voted  unanimously  to  ask  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  for  a  five  percent  "emergency"  raise 
this  January  and  a  20  percent  raise  effective  next  September. 
This  may  seem  an  arrogant  request.  But  even  if  the  College  were 
to  grant  the  increase  in  full,  faculty  salaries  here  next  year 
would  rank  only  somewhere  near  the  average  among  schools  in 
the  state.  That  estimate  doesn't  take  into  account  the  anticipated 
salary  increases  at  other  schools  next  year.  Nor  would  the  in- 
crease make  up  for  all  the  years  that  salaries  lagged  behind  the 
rate  of  inflation. 

The  College's  continued  failure  to  pay  professors  decent 
sslaries  will  accomplish  three  things:  good  teachers  will  become 
(II  increasingly  difficult  to  attract,  (2)  increasingly  difficult  to 
keep,  and  (3)  increasingly  bitter  during  their  stay. 


Hill  Dorms  named 
to  National  Register 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Katherlne  Streckfus 

News  Editor PeteTurchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor : Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  tbe  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
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is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Middle,  East,  and  West  Halls,  com- 
monly referred  to  as  the  Hill  Dorms, 
have  recently  been  named  to  the  De- 
partment of  the  Interior's  National 
egister  of  Historic  Places. 

The  decision  was  publicly  announced 
by  Maryland  Republican  Representa- 
tive Robert  Bauman  on  Monday,  a  day 
before  Washington  College  heard  the 
news. 

George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations, 
said  that  the  school  needs  funding  for 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms.  In  order 
to  apply  for  money  from  the  Maryland 
Historical  Trust,  the  buildings  must  be 
named  on  the  register.  He  said,  "I  sub- 
mitted an  application  proposing  that 
the  Hill  Dorms  be  placed  on  the  Na- 
tional Register  of  Historic  Places.  I  was 
surprised  to  find  that  none  of  the  Wash- 
ington College  buildings  were  listed  on 
the  National  Register." 

The  application  for  nomination  was 
then  sent  to  the  state  Governor's  Com- 
mittee in  July  1978.  After  approval 
there,  it  s  sent  to  the  Department  of  the 
Interior's  Heritage,  Conservation,  and 
Recreation  Service.  It  was  once  again 
approved  and  Middle,  East  and  West 
Halls  were  named  to  the  register.  The 
nomination  was  then  forwarded  to 
Pamala  James,  the  National  Register 
Coordinator  for  the  Maryland  Histor- 
ical Trust,  who  will  consider  the  ap- 
plication for  funding. 

The  Hill  Dormitories,  the  oldest  col- 
lege buildings  still  standing,  were  built 
after  the  main  college  building  was 
burnt  down  in  1827.  The  main  building 
stood  on  Mount  Washington,  now  refer- 
red to  as  the  Hill.  Between  1827  and  the 
completion  of  Middle  Hall  in  1844,  the 
college  classes  were  held  at  rented 
quarters  in  Chestertown. 

It  was  proposed  in  1833  that  Middle 
Hall  be  built  on  Mount  Washington  at 
the  sight  of  the  original  college  struc- 
ture. Some  members  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  opposed  !the 
proposal.  The  following  is  quoted  from 
the  application  report:  "After  nearly 
ten  years  of  debate,  further  investiga- 
tions, financial  stress,  and  a  few 
resignations  of  members,  the  Visitors 


and  Governors  finally  agreed  In  1844  to 
follow  the  Burchinall  plans  and  to  begin 
construction  on  the  building.  Mr.  Elija 
Reynolds  of  Baltimore  was  selected  as 
the  general  contractor."  The  Bur- 
chinall plans  referred  to  are  ones  put 
together  by  the  Chestertown  builder. 
Professor  Benjamin  Green,  a  Washing- 
ton College  Vice-Principal  and  teacher, 
designed  and  oversaw  the  landscaping 
of  the  terrace. 

Middle  Hall  had  lecture  halls  on  the 
first  and  second  floors  and  sleeping 
quarters  on  the  third  floor.  This  ar- 
rangement soon  proved  not  to  be 
enough  space.  Because  of  the  lack  of 
space,  East  and  West  Halls  were  sug- 
gested. They  were  completed  in  1854 
with  a  structure  similar  to  that  of  Mid- 
dle Hall  in  that  the  first  two  floors  con- 
tained classrooms  and  the  third  floors 
were  used  for  sleeping  quarters.  All 
three  buildings  had  fireplaces  in  each 
room,  and  students  who  lived  there 
were  sent  monthly  bills  for  the  wood 
they  used. 

The  appearance  of  the  dorms  has 
changed  over  the  years.  The  first  plum- 
bing systems  were  installed  in  1890. 
There  used  to  be  a  porch  on  the  back  of 
Middle  Hail  which  was  removed  in  1956. 
The  fireplaces  are  no  longer  usable. 
The  metal  roof  and  sandstone  window 
sills  still  remain.  There  has  also  been 
other  minor  renovations. 

The  college  tries  to  preserve  the  ex- 
teriors and  to  renovate  the  mechanical 
systems,  such  as  heating,  electricity, 
and  plumbing,  but  they  need  funding  In 
order  to  carry  out  plans.  The  college  is 
now  eligible  for  funding  from  the  Mary- 
land Historical  Trust.  Hayward  said, 
"If  funding  proceeds  on  schedule  it  is 
possible  that  renovations  will  begin  ear- 
ly next  summer." 

Most  of  the  Information  on  the  history 
of  the  Hill  Dorms  was  contributed  to  the 
college  by  Frederick  W.  Dunschott,  a 
1927  alumnus  of  Washington  College, 
and  Vice  President  Emeritus.  He  has 
compiled  the  history  of  the  college  and 
is  in  the  process  of  completing  a  book 
entitled  History  of  Washington  College, 
which  should  be  available  in  about  one 
year.    • 


Education  Department  to  be  evaluated  next  month 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


The  Department  of  Education  at 
Washington  College  will  be  evaluated 
next  month  under  the  Standards  for 
State  Approval  of  Teacher  Education 
guidelines. 

After  a  period  of  six  years  since  the 
last  evaluation  in  1973,  the  Teacher 
Education  Program,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  Sean  O'Connor,  will  be 
evaluated  by  a  team  of  between  12  and 
14  members  of  the  Maryland  State  De- 
'partment  of  Education.  According  to 
O'Connor,  the  team  will  look  at  three 
aspects  of  the  program:  the  Profes- 
sional Education  Program  of  the  Col- 
lege in  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  training 


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of  teachers,  and  a  look  at  the  total 
organization  of  the  college  itself.  Under 
the  standards  developed  by  the  Na- 
tional Association  of  State  Directors  of 
Teacher  Education  and  Certification 
(NASDTEC, ,  criteria  will  be  eval- 
uated, while  also  taking  into  account 
the  philosophy  and  condition  of  the  col- 
lege. "They  must  be  able  to  feel  the 
heart  and  philosophy  of  a  college," 
O'Connor  noted. 

,  This  evaluation  Process  occurs  nor- 
mally every  five,  rather  than  six  years. 
For  several  reasons,  however,  the 
evaluation  of  Washington  College's 
Teacher  Training  Program  was  de- 
layed the  extra  year.  During  November 
14.  15,  and  16  the  team,  composed  of 
professors  from  other  colleges,  instruc- 
tors of  school  systems  and  members  of 
the  Maryland  State  Department  will 
perform  the  evaluation. 

Before  the  team  arrives,  they  must 
read  a  self-evaluation  document,  which 
O'Connor  is  currently  writing.  He  says 
that  "By  interviews,  materials  and 
some  observation,  they  will  see  if  we 
answer  the  standards  which  have  been 
set  up  at  the  national  level."  The  actual 
approved  approach  to  teacher  educa- 
tion and  certification,  which  is  em- 
ployed by  most  states  include  three 


general  aspects  which,  as  described  in 
the  guidelines  book  of  "Standards  for 
State  Approval  of  Teacher  Education" 
are  these:  ( a )the  development  of  pro- 
grams of  teacher  education  by  an  in- 
stitution in  accordance  with  the 
established  standards;  lb)  the  official 
review  and  evaluation  of  each  of  the 
proposed  institution  programs  in  terms 
of  the  established  standards  and  pro- 
cedures by  the  state  education  agency 
and  the  subsequent  approval  of  pro- 
grams if  the  standards  are  met;  and  (c) 
the  understanding  that  the  teacher  can- 
didate, upon  successful  completion  of  a 
program  thus  approved,  as  attested  by 
the  institution,  will  be  entitled  to  official 
recognition  by  the  state  education  agen- 
cy. 

According  to  Dr.  George  Kent,  a  Con- 
sultant in  Teacher  Education  for  the 
Maryland  State  Department,  the  pur- 
pose of  the  evaluation  is  to  "assist  col- 
leges in  developing  programs  that  pre- 
pare teachers  and  assure  that  the 
preparation  of  the  state  is  adequate; 
that  they  (the  students  working 
towards  teacher  certification)  possess 
qualities  adequate  for  teaching." 

Once  this  has  been  accomplished  to 
tbe  satisfaction  of  the  state .  depart- 
ment, and  it  Is  determined  that  the  col- 


lege's programs  meet  the  NASDTEC 
standards,  the  graduates  of  the  pro- 
gram will  receive  certain  benefits.  The 
graduated  would  be  certified  Im- 
mediately upon  graduation  without  the 
analysis  of  transcripts.  Reciprocity  is 
another  benefit  which  graduates  of  a 
certified  course  enjoy.  "Given  our 
mobile  society"  noted  Kent,  "students 
may  find  themselves  in  a  different  state 
.  .  .  there  was  a  time  when  students 
moving  from  one  state  to  another  were 
subject  to  various  tests"  before  they 
could  be  certified  in  the  new  state.  With 
the  system  of  reciprocity,  a  teacher 
graduating  from  a  certified  course  can 
move  between  thirty-three  states  which 
function  under  that  provision  without 
being  subject  to  new  certification  stan- 
dards. Finally,  with  the  system  of  ac- 
creditation, programs  which  are  quali- 
tatively superior  In  the  preparation  of 
educational  personnel  are  increasingly 
more  apparent.  Thus,  the  benefits  of 
evaluation  are  far-reaching. 

"Burdensome  task  that  it  is,  it  cer- 
tainly helps  me  get  a  very  good  over- 
view of  the  program  with  its  strength 
and  weaknesses"  said  O'Connor.  He 
also  said  that  he  feels  that  this  year's 
evaluation  will  be  benefical  because  it 
should  help  to  promote  improvements. 


Faculty  reaction  to 
Continuing  Education  mixed 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Freday,  October  5,  jjjtfM  3 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


Faculty  members  involved  in  Wash- 
ington College's  newly  established  Con- 
tinuing Education  Program  report  mix- 
ed reactions  so  far.  Dr.  John  Baxter  en- 
joys his  class  because  "it's  fun  to  have 
an  audience  to  teach  astronomy  to." 
And  Dr.  Donald  Munson  said,  "it's  a 
good  idea  overall"  although  he  also 
feels  that  "the  people  taking  the  course 
have  to  realize  that  it's  not,  and  not  in- 
tended to  be,  like  an  undergraduate 
course." 

Of  the  ten  courses  originally  offered, 
five  had  to  be  dropped  because  of  lack 
of  interest.  Both  Dr.  David  Newell's 
Death  and  Dying  Course  and  Attorney 
Thomas  Sisk's  Law  course  were  well- 
responded  to  in  the  original  survey  but 
had  to  be  cancelled  because  of  small  or 
non-existent  enrollment.  "Most  of  the 
students  are  much  older  than  those  who 
expressed  interest  (in  the  two  course). 
The  younger  people  possibly  couldn't 
afford  to  enroll,"  said  Newell. 

The  program  has  practical  advan- 
tages. "Because  the  classes  meet  only 
once  a  week,  in  the  evenings,  it's  easier 
for  the  typical  adult  who's  working  to 
come  in  and  participate,"  said  Dr.  John 
Miller.  In  addition,  "there  may  be  some 


advantage  to  having  a  class  exclusively 
of  older  adults.  Their  concerns  and  in- 
terests are  very  different  from  the 
undergraduates,"  he  added. 

Baxter  also  feels  "people  don't  want 
to  sit  in  with  undergraduates  because  it 
makes  them  feel  uncomfortable  not  be- 
ing among  their  peers." 

The  wide  base  of  experience  and 
background  of  the  students  has  forced 
some  teaching  methods  to  be  changed. 
"Because  of  the  cross-section  of  people, 
you  can't  teach  an  intense  course," 
Munson  said.  I  think  the  point  of  the 
course  is  to  expose  them  to  a  field  they 
know  little  about."  For  basically  the 
same  reasons,  Baxter  feels  that  "it's 
easier  to  teach  these  people,  although 
it's  hard  to  find  the  right  level  on  which 
to  teach  them."  By  virtue  of  the  fact 
that  they  are  older,  "my  responses  to 
the  students  will  be  different  because 
what  they  bring  to  the  class  is  dif- 
ferent," Miller  said. 

Although  turnout  this  semester  has 
been  small,  most  faculty  members  feel 
the  program  should  be  given  a  full  year 
before  any  decision  is  made  on  its  con- 
tinuation. 


Twenty-five  students,  including  organizer  Chris  Lemmon,  helped  out  durins 

last  Saturday's  BUSH  Day.  * 

BUSH  Day  survives  rain, 
will  continue  tomorrow 

by  KATHY  WURZBACKER 


U.S.  Senator  Biden  to 
discuss  SALT  II  Thursday 

Washington  College  News  Bureau 


Joseph  R.  Biden,  Jr.,  United  States 
Senator  from  Delaware,  will  discuss 
"SALT  II  and  United  States  Security" 
at  the  William  James  Forum  of  Wash- 
ington College  on  Thursday,  October  11. 
The  meeting,  which  is  open  to  the  pub- 
lic, is  scheduled  to  begin  at  8:30-p.m.  in 
Hynson  Lounge. 

Senator  Biden  received  nationwide 
attention  last  August  when  he  led  a 
delegation  of  six  United  States  Sen- 
ators— members  of  the  European  Af- 
fairs Subcommittee  of  the  Foreign 
Relations  Committee— to  Moscow  to 
discuss  SALT  II  with  Alexei  Kosygin 
and  other  members  of  the  Supreme 
Soviet'. 

As  a  member  of  the  Senate  Intel- 
ligence Committee  as  well  as  the  in- 
fluential Foreign  Relations  Committee, 
Senator  Biden  is  in  an  especially  strong 
position  to  weigh  the  pros  and  cons  of 
the  proposed  SALT  II  treaty  and  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  best  informed 
senators  on  this  subject. 

Senator  Biden,  a  Democrat,  was 
elected  to  the  Senate  in  1972  when  he 
was  still  only  29  years  old-the 
youngest  man  ever  elected  to  the  U.S. 
Senate.  Shortly  before  taking  office  his 
wife  was  fatally  injured  In  an  auto- 
mobile accident.  He  has  since  re- 
married, and  was  elected  to  a  second 
term  in  the  Senate  In  1978. 

In  addition  to  this  Interest  in  foreign 
affairs,  the  junior  Delaware  Senator  In- 
troduced the  "Sunset  Bill,"  passed  by 
the  Senate  In  1975,  which  aims  at  curb- 
ing wasteful  federal  spending  and  re- 
quires a  thorough  review  of  federal 
spending  programs  every  four  years. 


He  is  a  strong  advocate  of  the  strength- 
ening of  criminal  laws  to  combat  vio- 
lent crime,  an  ardent  conservationist 
and  a  champion  of  the  rights  of  senior 
citizens. 

A  resident  of  Wilmington,  Senator 
Biden  is  a  graduate  of  the  Unviersity  of 
Delaware  and  the  Law  School  of  Syra- 
cuse  University. 


The  rain  was  the  only  deterrent  to  a 
day  both  Student  Government  Presi- 
dent Jay  Young  and  Chris  Lemmon, 
organizer  of  BUSH  Day,  called  "en- 
joyable and  very  successful." 

There  is  another  truck  load  of  bushes 
to  be  planted  between  William  Smith 
Hall  and  the  Library  tomorrow  morn- 
ing at  10  a.m.  The  land  Is  already  tilled, 
but  the  rain  kept  it  from  being  planted. 

"It  was  quite  unfortunate  that  there 
weren't  enough  faculty  involved,  but 
that  may  have  been  due  to  the  rain" 
said  Lemmon.  About  25  different  people 


helped  to  plant  and  till  the  ground  out- 
side Hodson  Hall.  "I  wish  more  people 
would  have  shown  up— it  was  a  rather 
disappointing  turn-out.  Maybe  this 
Saturday  we'll  have  a  better  work 
force"  says  Young.  Lemmon  said  he 
hopes  there  will  not  be  any  damage  to 
the  new  bushes. 

The  rain,  however,  did  not  stop  the 
bands  Number  One  Dog  and  Off  The 
Wall  from  playing.  Though  the  party 
wagon  survived  the  rain,  the  outdoor 
buffet  was  held  inside. 


Silver  announces  internship  program 


Students  interested  in  participating 
in  the  Maryland  General  Assembly  in- 
ternship program  next  semester  are 
urged  to  attend  a  meeting,  on  Monday, 


Montaigne  scholar  to  speak  Thursday 


Donald  M.  Frame,  Moore  Collegiate 
Professor  at  Columbia  University,  will 
give  a  talk  entitled  "Motives  for  Self- 
Portrayal:  Montaigne  and  Others"  on 
Thursday,  October  11  at  8  p.m.  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  at 
Washington  College.  His  talk  is  spon- 
sored by  the  Lecture  Committee  and 
the  public  is  invited  to  attend. 

Frame  will  examine  the  process  by 
which  Montaigne  came  to  write  about 
himself  and  why  he  chose  the  essay 
rather  than  a  narrative  form.  He  will 
also  situate  the  Essays  within  the 
autobiographical  tradition  by  compar- 
ing them  to  the  writings  of  Saint- 
Augustine,  Rousseau,  Dostoyevski  and 
Camus. 

Frame  was  educated  at  Loomis 
School,  Harvard  ColUege  and  Columbia 
University.  He  taught  at  Loomis  School 
for  two  years  before  beginning  his 
graduate  work  at  Columbia,  and  except 
for  three  years  of  active  duty  as  an  of- 
ficer in  the  United  States  Navy,  he  has 
been  teaching  at  Columbia  since  1938. 
He  also  has  been  a  Visiting  Professor  at 
New  York  University,  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,    Fordham    University, 


Rutgers  University  and  a  Phi  Beta  Kap- 
pa Visiting  Scholar. 

Frame  is  condsidered  to  be  the  most 
eminent  Montaigne  scholar  of  our  time 
in  America.  His  interpretation  of  Mon- 
taigne and  the  Essays  is  the  result  not 
only  of  long  and  penetrating  research 
but  also  of  a  profound  kinship  with  Mon- 
taigne. Few  scholars  know  the  text  of 
the  Essaysas  thoroughly  as  he  does. 

Frame  is  the  author  of  four  books  on 
Montaigne  as  well  as  a  brilliant  transla- 
tion of  the  works  of  the  learned  essay- 
ist. Through  these  and  his  numerous  ar- 
ticles and  book  reviews  concerning 
French  literature  of  the  Renaissance, 
he  has  had  a  decisive  influence  on  Mon- 
taigne scholarship  in  the  United  States. 
His  most  recent  book  is  entitled  Fran- 
cois Rabelais:  A  Study. 

Frame  has  served  for  a  number  of 
years  on  the  Editorial  Committee  of  the 
Modem  Language  Association  of  Amer- 
ica and  on  the  National  Humanities 
Faculty  Board. 


October  8  at  4  p.m.  In  Smith  14.  Those 
students  who  are  interested  in  the  pro- 
gram but  are  unable  to  attend  the 
meeting  should  contact  Dr.  Howard 
Sii  vcr  as  soon  as  possible. 

The  General  Assembly  Internship 
program  provides  the  opportunity  for 
students  to  gain  first-hand  knowledge  of 
the  legislative  process  and  Maryland 
politics.  Students  spend  two  days  a 
week  in  Annapolis  during  the 
legislative  session,  which  runs  from 
January  to  mid-April,  working  for  a 
state  legislator. 

The  program  is  open  to  Juniors  and 
Seniors  in  all  Majors  with  a  GPA  of  2.5 
or  better.  Political  Science  311  or  391  is 
required  tohe  eligible  for  the  program. 

Two  course  credits  are  given  for  suc- 
cessful completion  of  the  Internship.  A 
regularly  scheduled  seminar,  with 
assigned  readings  and  written  work, 
will  be  part  of  the  program.  Students 
must  arrange  their  own  transportation 
to  and  from  Annapolis.  A ,  stipend  to 
cover  expenses  is  provided  by  the 
legislator. 

Sliver,  who  Initiated  the  college's  par- 
ticipation in  the  program  in  1977,  said 
he  looks  forward  to  "another  successful 
learning  experience  for  those  who  par- 
ticipate." 


Bronze  figures  on  exhibit  Sunday 


Chamber  orchestra  to 
perform  Tuesday 


A  collection  of  bronze  figures  by  the 
French  sculptor  Antoine-Louis  Marye 
will  be  exhibited  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  beginning  Sunday,  October  7 
from  2  to  4  p.m.  Refreshments  will  be 
served. 

The  two-week  exhibit  also  will  be 
open  on  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays,  Oc- 
tober 9,  11,  16,  and  18  from  4  to 6  p.m.; 
Sunday,  October  14  from  2  to  4  p.m.; 
and  the  evening  of  a  concert  on  October 

Marye  was  one  of  the  major  Roman- 


tic artists  of  the  19th  century  and  was 
best  known  for  his  work  featuring  wild 
and  domestic  animals.  Born  in  Paris  in 
1796,  he  was  trained  as  a  sculptor  and 
goldsmith,  later  turned  to  doing  ani- 
mals in  bronze  and  became  a  master  of 
the  art. 

Twenty-two  figures  representing 
some  of  the  best  of  his  work  will  be 
shown.  The  College  art  exhibits  com- 
mittee arranged  for  the  show  from  The 
Baltimore  Museum  of  Art  with  the  sup- 
port of  the  Maryland  Arts  Council. 


The  Concerto  Soloists  of 
Philadelphia,  a  Chamber  orchestra, 
will  perform  In  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center 
in  the  opening  program  of  the  College 
concert  series  on  Tuesday,  October  9  at 
8:30p.m. 

This  ensemble  of  fifteen  strings, 
harpsichord  and  flute,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Marc  Mostovoy,  Is  making  a 
return  engagement  following  a  per- 
formance here  two  years  ago. 

Other  programs  in  the  1979-1980 
season  will  feature  The  Elizabethan 
Broken  Consort,  six  musicians  from  the 
Baltimore    early-music,   group    Pro 


Musica  Rara,  on  November  15;  and 
violinist  Isidor  Saslav  in  a  recital  with 
Ann  Heill  groan  Saslav  at  piano  and 
harpsichord,  on  January  30. 

Also,  the  well-known  classical 
guitarist  Oscar  Ghiglia,  on  February 
19:  and  Bolcom  and  Morris,  piano  and 
mezzo'  soprano,  in  a  program  of 
American  popular  songs  from  the  early 
1900's,  on  March  19. 

All  concerts  will  be  held  In  the  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center  at  8:30  p.m.  Students 
are  reminded  to  present  their  season 
tickets  for  admission. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  October  5, 1979-Page  4 


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Swarthmore  shuts  out  Shoremen, 
Volleyball  Tournament  opens  today 


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**•••****** 


"They  are  the  best  team  we've 
played  so  far.  but  we're  going  to  have  to 
plav  a  lot  better  it  we're  going  to  beat 
Haverford  or  Ursinus,"  said  Coach 
Athev  after  Saturday's  4-0  drubbing  at 
the  hands  of  Swarthmore  College. 

The  statistic  that  gives  the  best  in- 
dication of  how  the  contest  went  is  the 
one   that   shows   Swarthmore   having 


twenty  shots-on-goal  compared  to 
Washington's  four.  With  plenty  of 
games  left  to  play  in  this  season,  the 
Shoremen  will  have  to  shake  off  their 
defeat  quickly.  Albright  College  will  in- 
vade Shore  country  this  Saturday  and  it 
will  no  doubt  be  a  better  game  than  last 
week's.  It  will  be  the  last  home  game 
for  three  weeks,  so  take  a  walk  out  to 
the  field  Saturday  afternoon. 


Keyser,  Lucas  lead  harriers  to  victory 


Freshman  Peter 
sophomore  Jeff  Lucas  tied  for  first  to 
lead  the  Washington  College  cross 
country  team  to  an  18-37  victory  over 
Coppin  Stale  in  the  season  opener  last 
Saturday 

"We  were  very  pleased  because  we 
do  not  win  many,"  said  Coach  Don 
Chatellier.  Chatellier  explained  that  he 
only  expected  to  win  one  or  two  meets 
during  the  season.  A  poor  turnout  and 
the  inability  to  recruit  "outstanding" 
runners  were  cited  by  Chatellier  as  key 
factors.  According  to  the  rules,  a  team 
must  have  five  runners  finish  the  race 
in  order  to  score.  Washington's  team 
consists  of  only  six.  Furthermore, 
superior  runners  usually  overlook  Divi- 
sion III  schools  because  they  cannot  of- 
fer athletic  scholarships. 

Ironically  in  this  era  of  increased  in- 
terest in  running,  the  number  of  run- 
ners competing  for  W.C.  has  decreased. 
Until  four  or  five  years  ago,  the  cross 
country  team  attracted  at  least  four- 
teen runners  per  season.  It  is  believed 
that  many  joggers  enjoy  their  own  lei- 
surely pace  and  do  not  want  to  bother 
with  competitions.  When  the  team 
works  out,  Chatellier  notes,  they  often 


by  ROB  UNGER 
Keyser    and      pass  many  of  the  same  people  every- 
day. 

"Working  on  our  own  sense  of  per- 
sonal accomplishment,  we  try  to  do  as 
well  as  we  can  as  individuals",  says 
Chatellier,  summarizing  the  team's 
philosophy. 

However.  Pete  Keyser  approaches  it 
differently.  "We  thrive  on  raw  humor 
and  a  sort  of  external,  verbal  humble- 
ness which  feeds  us  internal  strength", 
he  says. 

The  team  will  continue  its  season 
with  their  next  meet  tomorrow  against 
Gallaudet  and  Western  Maryland  in 
Washington. 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 

On  a  brighter  note,  this  weekend 
marks  the  opening  of  the  Washington 
College  Invitational  Women's  Volley- 
ball Tournament.  The  five-team  field 
consists  of  Juniata,  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall. Essex  Community  College,  Gal- 
laudet, and  Washington.  Head  coach 
Penny  Fall  feels  that  Juniata  has  to  be 
the  favorite  in  the  tourney.  "They  were 
an  M.A.C.  (Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference! finalist  last  year  and  they 
have  everybody  back."  said  Fall. 
"However,  without  our  injuries,  we 
would  have  probably  been  a  co- 
favorite." 

The  injuries  Fall  refers  to  were  suf- 
fered by  co-captains  Sue  Bennett  and 
Tami  Schauber.  Bennett  is  suffering 
from  a  respiratory  condition  that  for- 
bids her  to  participate  in  strenuous  ac- 
tivity. Schauber  has  an  anterior  com- 
partment syndrome— an  inflamation  in 
the  front  of  her  lower  leg.  It  will  require 
surgery  and  she  will  be  out  for  at  least 
three  weeks  and  quite  possibly  the  rest 
of  the  season.  Cheryl  Loss  will  have  the 
inevitable  task  of  trying  to  fill 
Schauber's  shoes.  "Cheryl  has  played 
very  well  lately  and  I  look  for  her  to 
continue  playing  the  volleyball  she  has 
played  so  far."  said  Coach  Fall.  "In 
fact,  all  the  girls  have  adapted  to  the  in- 
jury problem  quite  well.  Their  concen- 
tration level  has  been  extremely  high 
and  they've  all  shown  a  lot  of  char- 
acter." 


The  ladies  showed  this  character  last 
Monday  night  when  they  played  Ca- 
tonsville  Junior  College,  a  team  ranked 
sixth  in  the  nation  in  Junior  College 
Volleyball.  It  was  their  first  match 
without  Schauber,  and  although  they 
lost  by  what  seems  to  be  lopsided  15-6 
and  15-7  scores,  the  two  games  lasted 
for  over  an  hour.  The  Shorewomen  then 
turned    around    and    clobbered   Penn 


Friday 

6:30    P.M. -W.C    vs.    Gallaudet. 

F&M  vs.  Essex  C.C. 

7:30  P.M.— Juniata  vs.  Essex  C.C. 

W.C.  vs.  F&M. 

8:30  P. M— Juniata  vs.  Fallaudet 

Saturday 
10:30    A.M.— W.C.    vs.    Juniata. 
Gallaudet  vs.  F&M. 
11:30    A.M.— F&M    vs.    Juniata. 
Gallaudet  vs.  Essex  C.C. 
1 :00  P.M.-W.C.  vs.  Essex  C.C. 
1:30    P.M.— Soccer— W.C     vs. 
Albright 


State-York  15-2  and  15-5. 

It  will  be  very  interesting  to  see  how 
the  team  performs  this  weekend 
against  not  only  four  fine  Volleyball 
teams,  but  also  against  the  adversity 
that  has  befallen  the  team  due  to  injury. 
"Every  team  in  the  tourney  is  capable 
of  winning  it  and  I'm  looking  forward  to 
seeing  some  super  Volleyball,"  com- 
mented an  excited  Fall. 


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"Every  President  since  Kennedy  has  known  that  there  has  been  a  minimum 
of  5,000  and  as  many  as  22,000  Russian  troops  in  Cuba  since  the  missile 
crisis,"  said  Senator  Joe  Biden  (D-Del.)  last  night.  Despite  e  competing  with 
the  second  game  ot  the  World  Series,  the  noted  SALT  II  proponent  drew  an 
audience  of  more  than  75  people  to  Hynson  Lounge  last  night,  where  he 
predicted,  among  other  things,  a  probable  defeat  In  the  Senate  for  SALT  II 
and  a  Republican  In  the  White  House  In  1980. 


Ayer  highlights  calendar 

Homecoming  will  feature 
Philosophical  Colloquium 


by  RITA  McWILLIAMS 


New  events  planned  for  Homecoming 
this  year  include  two  Philosophy  Clubs 
on  campus  for  a  joint  Philosophical  Col- 
loquim,  skydivers  to  open  the  soccer 
game,  and  a  yard-sale  sponsored  by  the 
KENT-QUEEN  ANNE  Alumni 
Chapter.  In  addition,  the  traditional 
sporting  events,  parties,  parade,  and 
dance  will  be  held. 

The  Fullerlon  CLub  of  Philadelphia 
and  the  Washington  College  Philosophy 
Club  are  meeting  here  Saturday,  Oc- 
tober 27th  for  three  discussion  sessions. 
The  highlight  of  the  Colloquim  will  be  at 
3  pm  in  William  Smith  Lecture  Hall 
when  the  prominent  British  philosopher 
Sir  Alfred  Ayer  will  speak  on  "Hume's 


Theory  of  Morals,  Politics,  and 
Religion."  Earlier  in  the  day,  Hans- 
Martin  Sans  of  Ruhr  University  will 
lead  a  discussion  concerning 
"Technological  and  Human  Values," 
and  Joseph  Magolis  of  Temple  Univer- 
sity will  talk  on  "Culture,  Nature,  and 
Person." 

Homecoming  will  be  formally  laun- 
ched on  Friday  night  with  a  volleyball 
quad-match.  The  Washington  College 
Volleyball  team  will  be  competing  with 
Hood,  Notre  Dame,  and  West  Chester 
State.  Immediately  following,  Alpha 
Chi  Omega  Sorority  will  sponsor  a  bon- 

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Friday,  October  12, 1979 


Creegan  "disappointed" 


Board  approves  clause 
in  faculty  handbook 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-chief 


"My  reaction  is  one  of  disappoint- 
ment," said  Dr.  Frank  Creegan,  the 
faculty  representative  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  after  the  Board 
last  Saturday  apparently  dismissed  the 
faculty's  request  for  the  formation  of  a 
joint  committee  to  study  procedure 
should  "financial  exigency"  arise. 

Board  Chairman  Robert  H.  Roy,  con- 
tacted Tuesday,  said  that  a  formal  rep- 
ly addressing  both  the  "financial  ex- 
igency" issue  and  the  requested 
facultysalary  increase  had  been 
drafted  and  would  be  sent  to  the  faculty 
later  in  the  week. 

The  "financial  exigency"  clause 
became  an  issue  at  the  September 
faculty  meeting  where  several  pro- 
fessors expressed  disappointment  that 
the  clause  had  been  inserted  in  their 
handbook  by  the  Board  without  any 
discussion  with  faculty.  The  faculty 
then  approved  the  formation  of  an  ad- 
hoc  committee  to  draft  a  letter  express- 
ing their  objections,  which  the  Board 
received  Saturday, 


Apparently  the  controversial  clause, 
said  to  have  been  voted  on  by  the  Board 
in  executive  session  last  February,  was 
never  actually  approved  by  the  Board. 
Saturday,  the  Board  members  voted 
unaminously  in  favor  of  a  motion  to  re- 
tain the  clause. 

"The  Board  will  determine  "financial 
exigency,"  said  Roy  at  the  meeting.  "If 
such  a  determination  should  ever 
(become  necessary),  good  will  will 
prevail  to  the  maximum  degree." 

Creegan  later  said,  "Given  the  fact 
that  the  Board  had  not  approved  the 
by-laws  at  the  February  meeting,  this 
was  an  excellent  opportunity  to  express 
the  faculty's  objections"  He  was  disap- 
pointed, however,  saying  that,  "a 
number  of  Board  members 
misunderstood  the  request." 

But  Creegan  added  that  the  issue 
may  not  yet  be  resolved.  "I  think  the 
Board  made  it  clear  that  any  future 
discussion  should  be  directed  at  the  ad- 
ministration." 


College  seeks  alternate 
funding  sources 


by  BONNIE  NELLE  DUNCAN 


The  Department  of  Housing  and  Ur- 
ban Development's  third  rejection  of 
Washington  College's  bid  for  a  loan  has 
forced  the  school  to  look  elsewhere  for 
funds  to  complete  Hill  Dorm  renovation 
this  summer,  according  to  Washington 
College  Vice  President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey. 

The  Maryland  Higher  Education 
Facilities  Program,  which  makes  "bor- 
rowed funds"  available  to  in-state  col- 
leges for  renovation  and  the  purchase 
of  new  equipment,  may  be  one  source  of 
funds,  Hessey  indicated.  "We  may  also 
submit  a  proposal  to  a  couple  of  founda- 
tions. We  have  to  give  up  on  HUD  for 
the  time  being  if   we  want  to  get 


anything  done  this*  coming  summer 
although  if  we  are  unable  to  get  enough 
funds  from  other  sources,  we  may  re- 
apply to  HUD  in  the  next  fiscal  year," 
he  added. 

Hessey  does  not  know  on  what 
grounds  Washington's  request  for  a 
HUD  loan  was  denied  since  the  College 
has  not  yet  received  an  official  report 
from  the  Department.  United  States 
Senator  from  Maryland  Paul  Sarbanes 
released  to  the  state  organization  of 
private  colleges,  of  which  Washington 
is  a  member,  the  names  of  the  only 
three  schools  that  received  affirmation 
to  their  HUD  loan  requests  this  fall,  and 
Washington  was  not  among  these. 


Several  professors  see  need  for  new  computer 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


In  recent  years,  an  increasing 
number  of  Washington  Coliege  faculty 
members  have  expressed  their  desire 
for  a  larger,  more  modern  computer  to 
replace  the  school's  ten-year-old  IBM 
1130,  In  an  article  last  week,  Computer 
Science  Professor  William  Schmoldt 
said  that  there  would  be  great  ad- 
vantage in  getting  a  more  modern  com- 
puter for  students  in  the  social  and 
natural  sciences,  as  well  as  for  those 
students  in  computer  courses.  This  arti- 
cle, the  second  in  a  two-part  series, 
presents  the  opinions  held  be  some 
faculty  members  in  the  social  and 
natural  sciences  on  the  subject  of  the 
school's  computer  facility. 


"It  would  be  great." 

That  comment,  by  Chairman  of  the 
Economics  DepartmentMichael 
Bailey,  summarizes  the  reaction  that 
many  Washington  faculty  members 
have  when  presented  with  the  idea  of  a 
new  computer.  "I  think  it  would  be 
marvelous,"  Bailey  continued.  "I  teach 
several  courses  that  require  use  of  the 
computer,  and  there  are  a  lot  of  things 
we  can't  do  with  the  existing  facilities." 

Bailey  said  that  many  statistical  pro- 
grams that  he  would  like  to  use  require 
a  much  larger  memory  than  that  of  the 
IBM  1130.  "I  urge  the  Economics  ma- 
jors to  take  the  computer  science 
course  before  their  senior  year,"  he 


said.  Still,  the  machine  itself  places 
restrictions  on  what  he  can  accomplish. 
Bailey  said  that  there  are  three 
reasons  his  department  would  like  a 
new  computer*.  It  could  be  used  more 
than  the  1130  currently  is  In  teaching,  as 
it  would  allow  greater  student- 
computer  interaction ;  department 
members  could  use  it  for  research;  and 
students  could  use  It  for  their  own  pro- 
jects. "I'd  like  to  use  it  a  lot  more  in  my 
classes,"  he  said.  "Right  now  Bill 
Schmoldt  helps  a  lot  of  the  students.. .he 
helps  us  do  a  lot  that  we  couldn't  do 
otherwise."  Chairman  of  the 
Psychology  Department  Michael 
Goldstein  agreed  that  "Schmoldt  has 


been  just  dynamite— but  there  are 
limits  to  his  time."  He  added  that  when 
potential  employers  inquire  as  to  the 
computer  facilities  at  Washington,  the 
members  of  the  Psychology  Depart- 
ment "say  the  people  in  the  computer 
center  are  so  good  that  it  makes  up  for 
the  computer." 

Currently  the  department  uses  a 
microprocessor  to  store  data.  The  data 
is  printed  out,  then  it  must  be  punched 
onto  cards  for  the  computer.  Some  new 
computers  would  make  it  possible  to 
hook  up  the  micro-processor  so  that 
data  could  be  fed  straight  through  to  the 

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editorial 

Whatever  happened  to 
the  Academic  Report? 

In  the  Spring  of  1977,  the  Student  Academic  Board  released  the 
22-page  Academic  Report,  an  evaluation  from  the  students 
viewpoint  of  academic  life  at  Washington  College.  Last  Monday, 
this  year's  SAB  met  for  the  first  time.  In  the  two-and-a-half  years 
in  between,  the  SAB  has  done  little  to  follow-up  or  expand  upon 
the  Academic  Report.  ' 

The  Report  described  the  College  as  "academically  stagnant, 
attempted  to  identify  the  problems,  and  offered  some  solutions 
for  this  "lack  of  direction."  Among  the  recommendations  were 
expansion  of  the  career  counseling  program  and  revision  of  the 
freshman  orientation  program,  both  of  which  have  since  been  ac- 
complished by  the  administration. 

But  phrases  like  "intellectually  passive"  are  still  being  used 
across  campus  to  describe  the  atmosphere  of  the  College.  What 
has  the  SAB  done  to  enliven  academic  life  here  since  the 
Report's  release?  It  has,  to  its  credit,  suppressed  a  movement 
among  students  that  sought  to  do  away  with  senior  re- 
quirements. But  little  else  has  been  done  during  the  past  two 

V63TS 

Where  should  this  year's  SAB  begin?  Gathering  student  opi- 
nion concerning  the  institution  of  an  English  composition  course, 
a  need  the  Report  said  was  "embarrasingly  plain,"  might  be  the 
place  to  start. 


SAB  discusses  Vandalism 
Report  at  first  meeting 


by  MELANIE  PULLEN 


Editor  In  Chief -  -  -Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor KatherineStreckfus 

News  Editor avlW?  I"™"1 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor - .-  ■  Jim  Graham 

Business  M  anager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pases,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
Is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


The  Student  Academic  Board  elected 
officers  and  discussed  the  faculty 
report  on  vandalsim,  violence  and  theft 
at  their  meeting  September  23. 

"Vandalism,  Violence,  and  Theft:  A 
Report  to  the  Faculty"  is  the  result  of  a 
study  iast  semester  by  Ad-Hoc  Commit- 
tee Chairman  Robert  Day,  and 
members  John  Conklin,  John  Klaus, 
and  John  Taylor.  The  report  stated  on 
page  16,  "the  committee  views  acts  of 
vandalism  as  symbolic  protests  against 
what  might  be  a  relatively  undeman- 
ding course  load."  It  also  stated  that, 
"the  freedom  to  explore  on  a  voluntary 
basis  a  number  of  cultural  and  intellec- 
tual experiences  is  viewed  as  empty 
time,  and  in  spite  of  a  panoply  of  con- 
certs, lectures,  and  films,  the  students 
complain  that  there  is  nothing  to  do." 

In  response  to  this,  one  SAB  member 
at  the  meeting  said,  "It  sounds  to  me 
like  they  don't  want  us  to  party  at  all. 
Social  life  is  aiso  a  part  of  the  learning 
process.  We  need  a  student  union 
because  really  we  have  no  place  to 
spend  what  leisure  time  that  we  have." 
Another  SAB  member  said,  "They  want 
to  make  the  courses  tougher  so  that  the 
students  have  no  time." 

In  reference  to  page  19  of  the  report, 
which  stated  that  the  rhythms  of  the 
community  "have  more  to  do  with 
lacrosse  games  and  Thursday  night  at 
the  Tavern  than  with  course  prepara- 
tions," a  SAB  member  said,  "Why  can't 
both  of  these  things  be  a  part  of  our  col- 
lege program?" 

Page  17  of  the  report  stated,  "The 
faculty  should  be  aware  that  many  of 
our  students  regard  our  academic  pro- 
gram as  easy— one  where  A's  are  dif- 
ficult to  earn,  but  where  dull  and  lazy 
students  can  pass  (and  even  earn  C's 
andB's)  with  ease.  F's  are  more  dif- 
ficult to  earn  than  A's. "In  response  to 
this  an  SAB  member  said,  "This  survey 
must  have  been  based  on  a  small 
minority  of  people." 

Some  members  of  the  SAB  said  they 
feel  that  alcohol  is  not  the  cause  of  van- 
dalism, but  a  symptom  of  the  problem. 
If  more  restrictions  are  placed  on  the 
students  they  will  have  a  rebellious  at- 


titude. Some  members  of  the  Board 
also  felt  that  the  treatment  of  people 
put  on  academic  probation  is  too  lax. 
Some  members  also  said  that  there  is 
not  enough  interaction  between  faculty 
and  students. 

A  committee,  headed  by  Nina  Tocci 
with  members  Jake  Parr,  Peter  Ber- 
tram, Bernard  Kelley  and  Judi 
Beschal,  was  formed  to  respond  and 
propose  alternatives  to  the  report. 

The  SAB's  plans  for  this  year  include 
a  discussion  of  the  need  for  more 
business  administration  courses,  the 
necessity  and  practicality  of  senior  re- 
quirements, changes  in  the  four  course 
curriculum  and  its  effect  on  student 


SAB  President  Paul  Drinks 

academics,  and  the  idea  of  co-teaching 
interdisciplinary  courses. 

Brian  Seigal  was  elected  Vice- 
President,  and  Judi  Beshel  was  elected 
Secretary.  The  SAB  is  headed  by  Stu- 
dent Government  Vice-President  Paul 
Drinks. 

The  Board,  is  a  liason  for  the  student 
body  and  faculty  at  Washington  College 
concerning  academics.  It's  function  is 
to  gain  more  student  input  into  the 
academic  decisions  of  the  college  and  to 
find  out  the  students  feelings  about  the 
academics  offered. 

The  SAB  meets  this  Monday  night  in 
William  Smith  Hall. 


New  computer 


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computer  on  the  magnetic  tape  used  by 
the  smaller  machine.  Although  Golds- 
tein would  like  to  be  able  to  do  this,  he 
added.  "I  don't  want  to  imply  that  the 
new  computer  has  to  have  that  ability." 

He  said  that  his  students  "simply 
cannot  do  the  kind  of  analysis 
demanded  by  present  psychological 
professional  standards  with  the  current 
computer.  It  does  have  some  effect  on 
hiring." 

The  Psychology  Department  present- 
ly averages  from  27-30  majors,  over  50 
percent  of  whom,  according  to  Golds- 
tein, take  some  computer  science 
course.  "We  would  like  them  all  to  have 
some  degree  of  computer  science 
sophistication."  he  said,  "not  only  for 
departmental  work,  but  because 
they're  good  employment  skills.  As  an 
educator,  it  seems  to  me  very  clear  that 
a  modern  student  these  days  needs  to 
know  about. ..computer  science,  and  the 
present  facilities'  cannot  handle  the 
number  of  students  we  need  to  in- 
troduce to  the  machine." 

Goldtein  said  that  he  feels  that  of  all 
the  departments  that  use  the  computer 
should  be  consulted  before  any  definite 
plans  are  made,  and  suggested  that  a 
committee  be  formed  to  advise  the  Col- 
lege on  the  needs  for  a  new  computer. 

Dr,  Richard  Brown,  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Mathematics  and  Com- 
puter Science,  is  the  man  who  would 
take  a  final  proposal  to  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege Garry  Clarke.  Brown  said  that  he 


and  Schmoldt  "will  make  sure  that 
every  department  that  has  a  real  in- 
terest in  this  is  solicited.  We  should  then 
simply  make  a  proposal  for  that  par- 
ticular computer  that  will  meet  our 
academic  needs."  When  asked  his  opi- 
nion onthe  matter  Brown  said,  "There 
is  no  question.  It  is  a  fact  that  we  need  a 
new  computer." 

A  new  machine  would,  according  to 
Professor  of  Political  Science  Howard 
Silver,  "broaden  the  alternatives  for 
teaching  techniques."  He  said  that  he 
does  not  use  the  computer  a  lot  now,  but 
that's  because  the  IBM  equipment  the 
College  has  cannot  handle  the 
statistical  packages  made  by  the 
American  Political   Science  Associa- 


more  political  analysis  is  being  done, 
and  it  would  be  good  for  the  students  to 
be  able  to  do  some  of  that." 

Professor  of  Sociology  Steven  Cades 
also  said  that  he  uses  the  computer 
"very  little  now,  because  for 
sociologists  the  computer  is  principally 
a  tool,  and  the  machine  we  have  is  suffi- 
ciently crude  that  we  need  a  highly- 
skilled  operator.  The  time  it  takes  for 
us  to  solve  problems  that  sociologists 
would  solve  make  the  computer  virtual- 
ly inaccessible." 

In  the  way  of  an  example,  Cades  says 
that  in  a  student  survey  he  is  currently 
working  on  he  will  have  to  give 
Schmoldt  and  Associate  Director  of  the 


Goldstein:  "As  an  educator,  it  seems  to  me  very  clear  that  a 
modern  student  these  days  needs  to  know  about  computer 
science,  and  the  present  facilities  cannot  handle  the  number 
of  students  we  need  to  introduce  to  the  machine/' 


computer  courses  for  them  to  be  able  to 
do  it  on  this  machine." 

Cades  said  that  he  has  had  the  op- 
portunity to  use  more  modern  com- 
puters and  has  found  "they  make  possi- 
ble exploration  of  questions  whichfolks 
thought  previously  they  couldn't  ask," 
Also,  after  seeing  other  machines  he 
said  that  he  would  like  to  see  the  Col- 
lege's financial  resources  used  on  "one 
large  machine  as  opposed  to  several 
smaller  computers." 

Cades  added  that  he  feels  all  liberal 
arts  students  should  have  some  ex 
perience  with  a  computer.  "Five  nun 
dred  years  ago,"  he  said,  "literacy 
meant  language.  Two  hundred  years 
ago  it  meant  mathematics  and  science. 
Now  there  is  a  third  kind  of  literacy. ..so 
much  of  the  world  operates  on  the  basis 
of  the  computer  that  we  can  choose  to 
be  a  servant  of  the  people  who  know  the 
language,  or  we  can  try  for  some 
degree  of  computer  literacy.  We  can't 
have  that  kind  of  literacy  with  the  1130, 
It's  like  trying  to  write  with  a  stylus  and 
clay  tablets." 


tion.  Not  only  would  a  bigger  computer 
be  able  to  handle  these,  but,  Silver  said, 
"It  would  give  me  a  lot  more  options  in 
the  methodology  class,  and  the  course 
on  voting  behavior  could  use  the 
statistical  packages  as  well.  More  and 


Computer  Center  Tom  Lloyd  a 
carefully-prepared  list  of  questions  and 
procedures,  "because  they  know  how  to 
use  the  machine  to  get  the  results.  I 
would  like  for  students  to  be  able  to  do  it 
themselves,  but  it  would  take  a  raft  of 


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"Third  Century  Fund" 
approved  by  Board 


by  GEOFF  G  AR1NTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors     Vice-President 
last   Saturday   formally   approved    a 
fund-raising  drivetermed  the  "Third 
Century  Fund"— The  first  step  in  the 
long-awaited  Bicentennial  Campaign. 

To  be  chaired  by  Board  member 
Philip  J.  Wingate,  the  Campaign  thus 
far  includes  the  formation  of  a  steering 
committee  and  the  acquisition  of  John 
R.  VcFarland  as  a  consultant  to  the 
Third  Century  Fund. 

McFarland  was  most  recently  Presi- 
dent of  the  Johns  Hopkins  Fund  during 
Us  $100  million  campaign.  He  has 
served  as  Director  of  Development  at 
Kalamzoo,  Grinnell,  and  Allegheny  Col- 
leges, and  has  twice  been  employed  by 
Ketchum,  Inc.  as  a  campaign  consul- 
tant. 

"He  serves  as  a  consultant  to  the 
Board,  the  President,  and  myself,"said 


for  Development 
George  Hayward  of  McFarland.  "He'll 
plan  thestrategy  and  the  calendar  for  a 
campaign." 

The  steering  committee,  which  will 
be  chaired  by  Philosophy  Department 
Chairman  Peter  Tapke,  was  formed  "to 
consider  suggestions  from  all  quarters 
of  the  College  community  about  ways 
we  should  celebrate  our  Bicentennial," 
said  Hayward. 

No  monetary  goal  has  yet  been  set  for 
the  Campaign.  "In  any  campaign,  a 
number  of  prospects  have  to  be 
analyzed,"  said  Hayward.  "Some  of 
them  will  be  approached  for  com- 
mitments to  the  Campaign.  Until  we 
can  go  through  this  procedure,  we  can't 
announce  any  goals." 

Hayward  said  he  hopes  the  Campaign 
can  be  launched  by  next  Spring. 


Clarke  on  vandalism: 
"a  quiet  year  so  far" 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


"It  has  been  a  quiet  year  so  far,  with 
little  damage,"  said  Dean  Garry  Clarke 
in  his  report  to  the  faculty  October  2nd, 
on  the  administration's  reaction  to  the 
Vandalism  Report. 

Due  to  the  Report,  Somerset  has  been 
separated  into  three  dorms,  and 
"things  are  quieter, "  said  Clarke. 
Freshman  orientation  was  "more 
academic  in  nature,  and  there  was 
more  emphasis  on  rules  and  regula- 
tions," he  added.  RA's  checked  each 
student  into  his  room,  and  according  to 
Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley, 
"There  was  more  stress  on  the  RA's 
role  as  the  one  who  needs  to  maintain 
order,  and  they  were  given  a  greater 
sense  of  responsibility  for  the  general 
atmosphere  in  the  dorms." 

More  trash  cans  have  been  added  on 
campus  around  Miller  Library  and  the 
women's  dorms,  and  still  more  will  be 
placed  in  Hodson  Hall  and  around  the 
men's  dorms.  This  year  there  are  five 
"academic'  interest  areas":  In  addi- 
tion to  the  Spanish  House,  Richmond 
House  and  the  language  floor,  two 
writers'  suites,  in  the  new  dorms  have 
been   added.   Clarke   also   said   that, 


"Local  police  have  been  conducting 
regular  speed  checks  on  College 
Avenue." 

The  Student  Government  Association 
and  the  Student  Affairs  Committee  are 
revising  the  Student  Judiciary  Board. 
Until  that  revision  is  complete  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office  will  handle  matters 
of  discipline.  "It's  been  primarily 
freshmen  so  far,  and  I  think  acting 
quickly  has  had  an  effect  (on  those  in- 
volved)." 

Kelley  said  she  would  like  to  see  more 
recreational  facilities  available  to  the 
students.  "One  of  the  problems  is  that 
there  aren't  many  things  for  kids  to  do 
on  campus  to  get  out  of  the  dorms," 
said  Kelley.  Improvements  such  as 
lights  on  the  tennis  courts,  lighted 
basketball  courts  and  a  game  room  will 
be  considered.  "Ideally,  it  would  be 
nice  to  have  a  new  Student  Center,"  ad- 
ded Kelley. 

"The  problem  (of  vandalism)  has 
been  lessened,"  concluded  Kelley, 
"although  realistically  there  tends  to  be 
more  of  a  problem  in  the  colder  months 
when  there's  less  to  do.  But  so  far  this 
year  things  have  been  very  good." 


Homecoming 

fire  in  the  Kent  quad.Student  Govern- 
ment Association  Social  Chairman  Bill 
Baldwin  is  attempting  to  secure 
Cowboy-Jazz  to  perform  at  the  bonfire. 
A  registration  party  for  the  visiting 
alumni  will  also  be  held  on  Friday  night 
in  the  Alumni  House. 

Saturday  begins  with  the  Homecom- 
ing parade  and  Faculty  Challenge  Run 
at  10  lm.  Bob  Hockaday,  SGA 
Treasurer  and  organizer  of  the  parade, 
says  "I'd  like  to  see  a  lot  of  student  par- 
ticipation especially  from  the  Greek 
organizations."  Prizes  are  set  at  $50  for 
first,  $25  for  second  and  third,  but  they 
may  be  doubled  by  the  Senate  before 
Homecoming.  Anyone  interested  in 
entering  a  float  in  the  parade  should 
talk  to  Hockaday  before  the  20th. 

This  will  be  the  second  year  for  the 
Faculty  Challenge,  organized  by 
Reference  Librarian  Jeff  Chaffin.  The 
Challenge  consists  of  a  faculty-student- 
alumni  five  mile  run.  Dr.  Richard 
G  illan  placed  first  in  the  run  last  year. 
Anyone  interested  in  entering  the  race, 
either  individually  or  in  a  relay  team, 
should  contact  Chaffin  in  the  library. 

New  to  Homecoming  is  the  Alumni 
Chapter  yardsale.  It  will  begin  at  10:30 
on  the  quad  in  front  of  Bill  Smith, 
directly  across  from  the  Alumni  House. 


•Continued  from  page  1* 

Money  from  the  sale  will  go  toward  the 
Alumni  Scholarship  Fund. 

The  Washington  College  Crew  Team 
will  row  against  the  Naval  Academy  at 
noon  on  Saturday.  The  Shoreman  Soc- 
cer Team  will  play  the  Blue  Jays  of 
Johns  Hopkins  at  1:30  with  sky-divers 
to  begin  the  game.  Half-time  entertain- 
ment will  be  provided  by  the  U.S.  Army 
Percussion  Drill  Team.  The  Cross 
Country  Team  meets  Lebanon  Valley 
and  Western  Maryland  at  2  pm. 

Two  Varsity-Alumni  sports  events 
are  scheduled  —  lacrosse  at  10:45  in  the 
upper  field,  and  crew  competion  will 
follow  at  2 :  15  at  the  boathouse. 

The  Alumni-Faculty  Cocktail  Buffet 
will  be  held  from  6  to  9  in  Hynson 
Lounge  featuring  the  Rich  DeProspo 
Trio  The  SGA  closes  the  weekend  with 
an  all-campus  dance,  beginning  at  9, 
featuring  Koffee  Bean,  a  Baltimore- 
based  top-forty  band. 

Jay  Vogel,  Director  of  Alumni  Af- 
fairs, stresses  the  importance  of  stu- 
dent participation.  "The  success  of 
Homecoming  has  always  been  depen- 
dent on  student  involvement."  He  said, 
"the  focus  is  oruthe  present  students, 
while  encouraging  Alumni,  especially 
the  recent  graduates,  to  come  back." 


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Adventurer  John  Goddard 
to  speak  October  22 


by  CLAIRE  MOWBRAY 


Monday,  October  22  is  a  bad  night  for 
a  lecture.  Most  of  Washington  College 
will  be  unpacking  or  out  to  dinner; 
some  will  probably  still  be  at  home,  and 
at  least  two  will  be  in  the  Bahamas.  But 
there  is  a  reason  to  be  here  that  night, 
especially  if  you've  ever  seen  a  certain 
poster  which  reads  "Life  is  either  a  dar- 
ing adventure. ..or  nothing",  and  had 
any  reaction  to  it  at  all.  John  Goddard, 
the  first  man  to  explore  the  entire 
length  of  the  Nile  River  by  Kayak,  will 
present  a  film  of  that  expedition  at  8 
p.m.,  and  will  conduct  a  question-and- 
answer  session  afterwards.  And  if  life 
can  indeed  be  reduced  to  the  above 
equation,  John  Goddard  seems  to  be  a 
man  who  tries  to  embody  it. 

His  philosopy  is  reported  to  be:  "To 
dare  is  to  be...  to  fear  is  to  fail."  At  age 
15  he  set  for  himself  127  goals,  among 
them  "to  ciimb  Mt.  Vesuvius,"  "to  ex- 
plore the  Congo  River",  "to  write  a 
book,"    and    "to    milk    a    poisonous 


snake."  Since  graduating  from  the 
University  of  Southern  California,  he 
has  accomplished  106  of  his  goals,  and 
in  so  doing  has  traveled  more  than  one 
million  miles,  conducted  14  major  ex- 
peditions, and  studied  260  primitive 
tribes.  In  a  Life  magazine  article  he  ex 
plains  his  obsession  with  travel  and 
adventure.  "When  I  was  15,"  he  says, 
"all  the  advices  I  know  seemed  to  com 
plain,  'Oh,  if  I'd  only  done  this  or  that 
when  I  was  younger.'  They  had  let  life 
slip  by  them.  I  was  sure  that  if  I  plan- 
ned for  it,  I  could  have  a  life  of  excite- 
ment and  fun  and  knowledge." 

"Kayaks  Down  The  Nile"  will  be 
presented  Monday,  October  22,  at  8 
p.m.  in  William  Smith  Auditorium.  It  is 
a  95-minute  film,  sponsored  by  the 
Washington  College  Lecture  Series. 

Want  to  learn  to  light  a  match  with  a 
.22  rifle?  John  Goddard  has  done  that 
too. 


Vandalism  returns 
over  weekend 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 

Several  acts  of  vandalism  last 
weekend  resulted  in  damage  to  both 
school  and  private  property. 

The  first  incident  occurred  Saturday 
night  when,  according  to  a  Kent  House 
RA,  the  Lance  Company's  vending 
machine  on  the  first  floor  of  that 
building  was  broken  into.  Two  Kent 
residents  identified  the  vandal  as  a  stu- 
dent from  the  Worcester  ,  dormatory 
and  later  that  night  the  same  student 
was  seen  with  two  others  in  that  same 
area.  The  RA  said  that  he  heard  the 
three  talking,  then  heard  one  of  them 
rip  the  inter-campus  phone  off  of  the 
wall. 

Another  Kent  House  RA  saw  the 
same  student  outside  of  Kent  at  about 
three  a.m.  He  said  that  one  of  the  van- 
dals said  they  were  merely  "re-  arrang- 
ing" an  outdoor  stage,  which  lay  on  the 
ground  in  pieces. 

Another  incident  occurred  Sunday 
night  when  a  male  guest  of  two  Kent 
residents  broke  some  bottles  in  a  first- 
floor  hallway  and  beat  in  a  door  with  a 
hammer. 

On  a  larger  scale,  Associate  Dean  of 
Students  Ed  Maxcy  said  that  he 
received  reports  of  mailboxes  that  had 
been  tampered  with  over  the  weekend. 
He  said  that  one  student  found  her  mail 
opened  and  lying  on  the  floor,  and 
another  student  found  an  open  envelope 
from  home  from  which  a  check  had  ap- 


parently been  stolen,  Maxcy  said  that 
students  whose  mailboxes  have  no 
glass  in  the  front  have  complained 
before  about  missing  mail.  The 
damaged  boxes  were  to  have  been 
repaired  this  summer,  but  parts  were 
not  available.  Central  Services  Direc- 
tor Thomas  Shreck  suggested  to  the 
Dean  that  new  mailboxes  be  bought  and 
placed  at  a  location  more  convenient 
for  Central  Services,  and  where  the 
boxes  would  stand  less  chance  of  being 
tampered  with.  Although  the  cost  of  the 
new  boxes  would  be  substantial,  Maxcy 
said  that  the  College  "owes  it  to 
students  to  protect  their  mail." 

Maxcy  also  said  that  one  reason  for 
the  mailbox  vandalism  this  weekend 
might  have  been  that  there  was  a  func- 
tion held  in  the  Coffee  House  Saturday 
night.  He  has  suggested  that  the  SGA 
begin  supervising  events  held  there  as 
well  as  those  held  in  the  cafeteria. 

The  Dean  says  that  the  nine  students 
are  on  disciplinary  probation  so  far  this 
year  for  vandalsim  or  drunkeness,  and 
three  students  have  been  given  official 
warnings.  With  the  Student  Judiciary 
Board  currently  being  revised  by  the 
SGA.  the  Deans  are  acting  in  the 
Board's  stead.  Maxcy  says  that  "the 
majority  of  the  people  we  have  seen 
have  been  freshman  men— they  do  not 
seem  to  realize  that  their  reason  for  be- 
ing here  is  academic." 


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Franklin  and  Marshall  wins  it 

Spikers  shutout  in  WC  Tournament 

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byMAKKNASER 


The  women's  volleyball  team  did  not 
tare  well  In  last  weekend's  Washington 
College  Invitational  Volleyball  Tourna- 
ment. The  women  were  0-4,  but  Coach 
Penny  Fall  was  "not  surprised  at  the 
outcome  of  the  weekend,  losing  Tammy 
(Schauber),  and  not  having  much  op- 
portunity to  work  together  as  a  unit." 

So  far  this  season,  the  women  have 
lost  both  of  their  co-captalns:  Sue  Ben- 
nett to  a  lung  ailment  and  Schauber  to  a 
leg  Injury.  That  leaves  current  co- 
captains  Mandy  Scherer  and  Darlene 
Coleman  with  some  big  shoes  to  fill. 
Fall,  however,  does  not  seem  flustered. 
"Darlene  and  Mandy,  when  they  get  ad- 
justed to  their  new  roles  as  co-captalns, 
will  help  settle  things  down.  I  think  that 
the  upheaval  will  diminish  and  we  can 
settle  into  an  every-day  pattern." 

The  inconsistency  Fall  talked  about 
showed  at  times  last  weekend.  They 
opened  against  Gallaudet,  which  Fall 
called  a  "good  team,"  The  match  went 
three  games,  (4-15,  15-4,  1-15).  In  the 
rubber  game,  the  women  never  quite 


got  rolling.  This  was  perhaps  their  most 
inconsistent  match  of  the  Tournament. 

The  next  match,  however,  was  their 
best.  Against  eventual  Tourney-winner 
Franklin  and  Marshall,  it  lasted  1  hour, 
45  minutes.  The  first  game  was  a  WC 
win,  17-15.  The  F&M  women  swept  the 
last  two,  12-15  and  10-15. 

Saturday's  matches  were  no  more 
successful.  The  first  game  against 
Juniata  College  was  close.  WC  was  tied 
at  10  behind  a  couple  of  forceful  spikes 
by  Cheryl  Loss  and  two  nice  blocks  by 
Scherer.  But  they  lost  the  next  three 
points  and  eventually  the  game  by  a 
score  of  11-15.  The  next  game  was  not 
even  close  After  rallying  to  a  6-4  lead, 
the  spikers  scored  no  more  points,  and 
lost  the  game  15-4,  and  the  match. 

The  next  match,  against  Essex  Com- 
munity College,  went  three  games  but 
resulted  in  another  Shore  loss.  The  first 
game  saw  the  women  pull  ahead  8-0  on 
the  services  of  Coleman,  Julie  Wheeler, 
Scherer.  Loss  added  a  couple  of  spikes, 
but  Essex  rallied  and  the  game  was  tied 


Judicial  reform,  vandalism 
report  discussed  by  SGA 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


Last  Monday's  Student  Government 
Association  meeting,  focused  on  the 
reports  of  the  Judicial  Reform  Commit- 
tee, the  Vandalism  Report  Committee, 
a  proposal  for  a  new  computor,  and  a 
motion  to  renew  intermural  football 
this  fall, 

The  "first  reforms  the  Judicial 
Reform  Committee  has  decided  on  con- 
cern the  jury,"  according  to  Tim  Con- 
nor, co-  chairman.  The  committee  has 
decided  on  a  board  of  eight  to  act  as  the 
jury,  and  each  case  should  have  five 
board  members  on  it. 

The  Committee  to  answer  the  Faculty 
Report  on  Vandalism,  Violence  and 
Theft,  met  and  several  decisions  were 
made,  according  to  Chairman  David 
Fitzsimons.  The  committee  suggested 


that  "senators  and  RA's  have  to  meet 
with  students  to  get  feed-back"  on  the 
report  conditions.  The  committee  is 
putting  out  an  open  letter  to  the  faculty 
to  come  to  the  next  meetings  to  be  held 
before  the  next  SGA  meeting.  "Once 
the  committee  has  something  concrete 
to  say,  they  will  comment  on  the  Report 
in  more  detail."  says  Fitzsimons. 

The  SGA  voted  to  support  the  effort  ol 
Professor  William  Schmolt  to  buy  a 
new  computor  for  the  school.  Acquiring 
the  new  computor  could  "possibly 
create  four  of  five  new  courses"  says 
SGA  Treasurer  Bob  Hockaday. 

There  was  a  proposal  to  start  in- 
tramural football  again  this  Fall.  The 
SGA  voted  and  decided  to  sponsor  the 
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Board  denies  one  faculty 
request,  to  study  another 

"Exigency"  clause  retained,  salary  increases  "studied" 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


Parachutists  were  just  part  of  last  weekend's  Homecoming  festivities.  See 
story  on  page  3. 


The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
has  denied  one  faculty  request,  for  the 
formation  of  a  joint  committee  to 
establish  procedure  should  "financial 
exigency"  arise,  and  sent  another  to 
committee,  where  an  increase  in  facul- 
ty salaries  will  be  studied. 

Both  requests  had  been  approved 
unanimously  at  the  October  faculty 
meeting  and  sent  to  the  Board  for  con- 
sideration at  its  October  6th  meeting. 

The  request  for  the  joint  committee 
followed  the  Board's  insertion  in  the 
faculty  handbook  of  a  clause  that  allows 
for  the  termination  of  tenured  pro- 
fessors  should    "financial   exigency" 
|  arise.  The  second  request  called  for  a 
2  five  percent  "emergency  supplement" 
C  to  faculty  salaries  in  January,  and  a 
—.  further  twenty  percent  increase  by  next 
J  year 

»»  Roy  Responds 

*  Board  Chairman  Rob  Roy  responded 
to  both  issues  in  a  letter  to  Faculty 
Secretary  Amzie  Parcell  dated  October 
10th.  Writing  that,  "the  faculty  has 
been  alarmed,  we  think  unneccessarily, 


Calendar,  exams  shortened  in  proposals 


The  Academic  Council  has  sent  to  the 
faculty  for  consideration  at  its  meeting 
Monday  night  proposals  concerning  the 
shortening  of  both  the  academic  calen- 
dar and  final  examinations. 

Another  proposal  currently  under 
consideration  in  the  Council  would 
allow  students  who  do  not  attend  the 
first  class  meeting  of  a  course,  or 
students  who  wish  to  enroll  after  the 
first  meeting,  to  be  admitted  to  the 
course  only  at  the  discretion  of  the  pro- 
fessor. This  proposal  may  go  to  the 
faculty  at  its  December  meeting. 
13-14  week  semester 

The  first  of  the  proposals  to  be  con- 
sidered at  Monday's  meeting  states 
that,  "The  Academic  Calendar  shall 
consist  of  two  semesters,  each  not  less 
than  thirteen  nor  more  than  fourteen 
weeks  (exclusive  of  orientation  periods, 
vacations,  and  final  examinations)." 
Currently,  each  semester  must  be  at 
least  14  weeks  long. 

This  first  proposal  would,  according 
to  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke, 
"provide  a  certain  amount  of  flexibili- 


ty GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 

ty"  in  his  attempt  to  start  the  first 
semester  after  Labor  Day. 

According  to  the  calendar  proposed 
by  Clarke  for  first  semester  next  year, 
freshmen  would  arrive  on  September 
4th,  classes  would  begin  on  September 
8th  and  end  on  December  12th,  and  the 
last  final  would  be  on  December  20th. 
The  calendar  eliminates  the  five  day 
Fall  Break,  but  provides  for  a  "Fall 
weekend"  October  24-26.  It  also 
eliminates  one  of  the  two  advising  days. 

If  the  faculty  approves  the  proposal 
to  shorten  the  semester,  Clarke  said 
that  "in  effect,  they  would  be  endorsing 
this  new  calendar." 

Clarke  added  that  shortening  the 
academic  calendar,  however,  wouldn't 
solve  all  the  problems  with  the  first 
semester,  because  in  1981  Labor  Day 
falls  on  September  7th. 

Two-hour  finals 

The  second  proposal  to  be  considered 
Monday  at  the  faculty  meeting  states 
that  "Final  examinations  are  not  more 
than  two  hours  in  duration." 

"I    have    personally    found,"    said 


Clarke,  "that  I  can  find  out  enough 
about  a  student  during  a  course  so  that  I 
don't  need  a  three-hour  final,  and  I 
think  a  lot  of  faculty  members  feel  this 
way." 

If  the  faculty  approves  this  proposal, 
Clarke  said  he  plans  to  request  a 
reinstatement  of  the  policy  that  allowed 
students  with  more  than  two  exams  in 
one  day  to  request  special  examina- 
tions. Any  decisions  on  such  requests 
would  then  be  up  to  the  discretion  of  the 
professor. 

Under  consideration 

Still  being  considered  in  the  Council  is 
a  proposal  that  would  require  students 
to  attend  the  first  class  meeting  in  a 
course  if  they  wish  to  remain  enrolled 
in  it.  The  professor  would  decide  if  a 
student  could  remain  in  the  course  after 
missing  its  first  meeting.  A  second  part 
of  the  same  proposal  would  leave  ad- 
mittance to  students  wishing  to  add  a 
course  during  the  two-week  drop/add 
period  up  to  the  discretion  of  the  pro- 
fessor, 


because  no  change  in  policy  is  in- 
tended," Roy  outlined  two  reasons  for 
the  Board's  denial  of  the  request: 

1.  Members  of  the  Board  are  trustees 
of  Washington  College  and  by  law  have 
the  responsibility  for  the  College's 
welfare.  We  cannot  delegate  or  share 
our  proper  responsibility  with  others. 

2.  The  Board  believes  that  attempts 
to  define  "financial  exigency"  or  to  ex- 
plicate special  procedures  would  be 
neither  feasible  nor  wise.  Just  as  in  the 
past,  primary  consideration  will  be 
given  to  the  rights  of  each  individual 
with  equity  and  good  will  as  desiderata. 
Whenever  possible,  and  unless  doing  so 
would  Injure  the  rights  of  the  in- 
dividual, there  will  be  no  communica- 
tion in  advance  of  action  but  this  should 
not  be  interpreted  as  a  sharing  of  final 
responsibility,  reposed  by  law  in  the 
Visitors  and  Governors  and  delegated 
by  them  to  the  Administration  of  the 
College. 

Salaries  of  "primary  Importance" 
Turning  to  the  salary  Increase  issue, 
Roy  wrote  that  the  faculty's  request 
had  not  been  acted  upon  because  It 
called  for  "commitments  which  cannot 
be  made  without  a  careful  study ..." 

"The  Board  realizes  that  Faculty  and 
Staff  salaries  are  of  primary  im- 
portance and  has  charged  the  Commit- 
tee on  Budget  and  Finance  with  the  task 
of  making  such  a  study,"  continued 
Roy.  "You  may  assure  your  colleagues 
that  the  study  will  be  made  with  em- 
Continued  on  page  2 


Halloween  "battle" 
causes  $200  damage 

What  started  as  a  traditional  Hallo- 
ween "battle"  between  fraternities 
turned  Into  what  many  were  calling 
"The  War"  by  the  end  of  Tuesday  night. 
Three  students  were  picked  up  and 
released  by  local  police,  another  was 
taken  to  Kent-Queen  Anne's  Hospital 
after  catching  a  piece  of  flying  glass  in 
his  eye  (he  was  not  seriously  injured), 
and  an  estimated  $200  In  damage  was 
done  to  Middle  Hail  and  LI  (tie  House. 

At  a  special  RA  meeting  Wednesday 
afternoon,  fraternity  leaders  agreed  to 
organize  a  fund-raising  cocktail  party 
In  Hynson  Lounge  next  Friday  after 
Registration  to  pay  for  the  damages. 


Despite  small  numbers,  blacks  feel  little  pressure 


by  KATHERINE  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Although  black  students  comprise  on- 
ly one  percent  of  the  student  body,  they 
say  they  have  experienced  little  or  no 
racial  discrimination  at  Washington 
College. 

There  are  seven  black  students  out  of 
a  total  enrollment  of  719  this  semester. 
Of  the  seven,  there  are  four  freshmen, 
two  transfers,  and  one  senior. 

Although  their  reasons  for  choosing 
Washington  College  vary,  most  of  the 


students  say  that  academics  was  the 
major  factor  in  their  decision. 
Freshman  Vance  Morris,  a  Kent  House 
resident  and  a  Senator  in  the  Student 
Government  Association,  said  that  the 
small  percentage  of  black  students  here 
"didn't  make  any  difference  because  I 
came  here  for  an  education.  The  main 
reason  I  chose  it  Is  because  it  is  a  good 
school." 
Senior  Nina  Tocci  said  that  she  did 


not  investigate  the  percentage  of  black 
students  at  the  College  before  enrolling, 
because  she  "didn't  want  that  to  in- 
terfere with  my  education.  The  fact 
that  it  is  all  white  wouldn't  have  deter- 
red me." 

Freshman  Dave  Blackwell  said  that 
he  chose  WC  because  he  can  combine 
academics  and  sports  here.  He  wants  to 
play  basketball,  but  "go  for  the  educa- 
tion first."  Victor  Davis,  a  freshman 


transfer,  said,  "I  transferred  for 
sports,  I  want  to  play  soccer,  and  I 
heard  it  was  good  in  lacrosse. " 

Other  reasons  mentioned  for  choos- 
ing Washington  College  included  Its 
location,  size,  and  cost.  Freshman  San- 
dra Danner  said,  "I  wanted  to  come  to  a 
small  college.  It's  a  good  distance  from 
home." 

Continued  on  page  2 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  November  2,  l»7»Page  2 


editorial 


Restoring  respect 

"I  can  get  into  a  little  petty  vandalism  once  in  a  while,  but  this 
hardcore  stuff  has  got  to  stop." 

That  statement,  as  laughable  as  it  seemed  when  it  was 
overheard  in  a  serious  conversation  a  few  weeks  ago,  would  have 
been  almost  welcome  in  the  wake  of  Tuesday  night's  Halloween 
festivities.  Eggs  were  thrown  at  RA's'  a  fire  extinguisher  was 
shot  at  a  professor,  and  an  estimated  $200  in  damage  was  done 
before  the  night  was  over. 

Even  more  damaging  than  the  monetary  costs  is  the  cost  to 
student  self-image.  RA's  at  the  scene  of  the  "battle"  later 
reported  that  the  situation  was  uncontrollable,  and  several  said 
they  feared  physical  harm.  Students  evidently  are  losing  respect 
for  each  other,  their  faculty,  and  the  administration. 

Fraternity  leaders  have  taken  one  step  toward  repairing  these 
losses.  They've  agreed  to  hold  a  cocktail  party  in  Hynson  Lounge 
next  Friday  for  students  and  faculty  to  raise  the  funds  for  the 
damage  done  to  Middle  Hall  and  Little  House.  The  next,  and 
more  difficult,  step  will  be  to  prevent  a  repeat  of  Tuesday  night. 


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Board  of  Censors  requests 
list  of  College's  films 


The  Department  of  Licensing  and 
Regulation  of  the  Maryland  Board  of 
Censors  has  requested  that  Washington 
College  submit  a  list  of  all  films  to  be 
shown  on  campus. 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke, 
who  received  the  form  letter  that  was 
sent  to  all  colleges  and  universities  in 
Maryland,  said  of  the  request  that  "I 
tend  to  think  that  our  instructional  pro- 
gram is  none  of  their  business.  The  film 
series  here  is  given  in  conjunction  with 
tDr.  Marty  Kabat'si  film  class." 
Clarke  went  on  to  say  that  he  has 
discussed  the  matter  with  a  Dean  at 
Western  Maryland  who  has  looked  into 
the  matter  further. 

The  Board  of  Censors  has  said  that 
the  request  does  not  apply  to  schools 
where  no  admission  for  the  film  is 
charged,  and  if  the  films  are  shown  at 
no  profit,  as  they  arc  here,  then  the 
school  may  simply  request  an  exemp- 


byPETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 

tion    form 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

Vandalism  attracts  student  concern 


I  do  not  pretend  to  know  in  exact 
terms  the  extent  of  the  vandalous  acts 
committed  recently  on  campus.  But 
certainly  I  have  heard  and  heard  about 
quite  a  lot. 

Monday  night  past  some  people 
thought  it  appropriate  to  drive  a  car  in 
front  of  Reid  and  tear  a  door  down.  (At 
least  that  is  the  explanation  I  got  of  the 
loud  noise  that  only  sounded  like  five 
trash  cans  being  run  over.)  Also,  on  the 
same  night,  someone  stole  2  bottles  of 
champagne  out  of  a  refrigerator  in  the 


College  raises  $1  million 
for  second  year  in  a  row 


College  fund-raising  efforts  for  the 
1978-79  fiscal  year  brought  in  more  than 
Si  million  for  the  second  consecutive 
year,  according  to  Vice-President  for 
Development  George  Hayward's  report 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Edltor-tn-Chtef 

year,  Hayward  reported  that  when  ex- 
cluding bequests,  the  total  is  up  by  five 
percent  over  last  year. 

Gifts  from  alumni  rose  72  percent, 
from  $79,000  to  $142,000.  "We've  tried  to 


Spanish  House  kitchen. 

No  matter  how  big  or  small  a  violent 
or  suspicious  act  may  be,  I  ask  all 
reasonable-minded  students  to  report 
anything  you  witness  along  these  lines 
and,  most  importantly,  not  to  turn  your 
heads  when  you  hear  something  going 
on  that  may  seem  destructive  or  van- 
dalous. I  know  that  most  of  you  would 
prefer  not  to  see  these  things  hap- 
pen-well, it  won't  get  better  by  itself. 

Mark  Chapman,  Senior 


Chaffin's  Thanks 


I  would  like  to  publicly  express  my 
great  appreciation  to  the  Alumni 
Association,  the  Coffee  House,  the  Col- 
lege Bookstore,  Miller  Library,  Student 
Affairs,  and  the  Student  Government 
Association  for  their  generous  support 


of  the  Faculty  Challenge  5  Mile  Run. 
Most  of  all,  I  would  like  to  thank  those 
people  who  ran  and  helped  in  this  year's 
event. 

JeffChaffin 


Board 


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The  representitive  from 
Western  Maryland  found  out.  however, 
that  the  Board  would  not  send  the 
necessary  exemption  forms  until  the 
list  of  films  was  submitted, 

Clarke  said  that  he's  sure  the  Board 
of  Censors  "has  the  legal  right  to  ask  us 
for  the  list,"  but  he  doens't  "think  it's 
any  of  their  business,"  He  said  that 
there  is  one  film  in  the  series  which 
may  have  attracted  the  attention  of  the 
Board,  "but  since  that  Misty  Beethoven 
business  is  over  I  don't  think  we'd  have 
anything  to  worry  about  anyway." 

Clarke's  official  action  to  date  has 
been  to  ignore  the  request,  and  he  said 
that  he  has  heard  not-  more  from  the 
Department  of  Licensing  and  Regula- 
tion, "Every  year  they  talk  about  get- 
ting rid  of  the  Board  of  Censors,  but 
they  never  do."  he  said.  "It's  just  some 
silly  remnant  of  Victorian  Maryland 
that  they're  trying  to  force  on  us," 


phasis  upon  means  rather  than  im- 
pediments ..." 

Faculty  reaction 

Reaction  among  faculty  members  to 
the  Board's  response  seemed  negative 
concerning  the  refusal  of  the  proposed 
joint  committee,  but  hopeful  about  the 
possibility  of  a  salary  increase.  AAUP 
chapter  President  Michael  Bailey  said, 
"The  letter  indicates  that  they  unders- 
tand the  faculty's  financial  problem,  or 
at  least  have  some  sympathy  for  It." 

But  Bailey  said  the  Board  seemed  to 
misunderstand  the  faculty's  request  for 
the  joint  committee.  "The  letter  in- 
dicates that  the  Board  thought  the  most 
important  thing  was  the  matter  of  pro- 
cedure— of  who  would  ultimately 
decide  "financial  exigency."  It  seems 
to  me  the  faculty  was  more  concerned 
for  some  kind  of  consultation  on  (what 
would  happen  after  that  decision.  > 
National  AAUP  responds 

Bailey  sent  a  copy  of  the  Board's 
response  to  the  national  AAUP.  He  is 
still  examining  their  detailed  reply,  but 
said  that  "one  of  the  things  that 
emerges  out  of  the  reading  is  that 
something  ought  to  be  set  up  ahead  of 
time. 

"I  think  it  would  be  in  the  interest  of 
the  College  to  set  up  procedures  now, 


while  there  isn't  a  problem— the  same 
way  you  put  a  roof  on  your  house  on  a 
sunny  day  instead  of  waiting  until  it 
rains." 

In  the  Board's  interest 

A  set  of  procedures  governing  con- 
tractual and  curricular  changes  in  the 
event  of  financial  exigency  would  ac- 
tually work  to  the  Board's  favor,  ac- 
cording to  History  Department  Chair- 
man Nate  Smith,  a  former  faculty 
representative  to  the  Board, 

"What  we're  preparing  is  really  in 
the  Board's  interest,  as  well  as  the 
faculty's,"  said  Smith.  "What  we  offer 
them  is  a  way  to  work  out  rules  that,  in 
effect,  would  bind  the  faculty  no  less 
than  the  administration, 

"(But)  they  don't  want  to  get  into 
that.  They  want  to  rely  on 
honorableness  and  trustworthiness,  but 
honor  and  trust  don't  provide  the 
assurances  we  need.  Nobody  that  deals 
with  labor  relations  would  accept  that 
—  it's  like  a  sword  hanging  over  your 
head. 

"What  they're  saying  to  us  in  that  let- 
ter is  that  you've  got  to  trust  us  with 
total  discretion  in  the  area  of  destroy- 
ing tenured  contracts,"  continued 
Smith.  "The  fact  is  that  that's  not  the 
way  business  is  done." 


Blacks 


Continued  from  page  1 1 


Most  of  the  students  said  thy  have  not 
encountered  racial  prejudice  or 
discrimination  at  the  College.  Tocci, 
who  has  attended  WC  since  her 
freshman  year  in  l97(T-77,  said,  "If  some 
students  have  prejudices  against 
blacks,  they  haven't  made  it  evident  to 
me,  1  haven't  seen  any  outward  signs." 
In  addition,  she  said,  "Professors  don't 
like  some  students  anyway,  so  if  they 
don't  like  me,  I  don't  think  it's  because 
I'm  black." 

Although  Danner  attended  a  nig 
school  with  a  majority  of  black 
students,  she  said  it  was  not  difficult  to 
adjust  to  WC.  "It  doesn't  bother  me, 
People  are  people.  I  think  I  have  as 
many  friends  here  as  the  white 
students." 

Vincent  Hynson,  a  resident  of 
Chestertown,  transferred  from  Valley 
Forge  Christian  College  in  Penn- 
sylvania where  he  said  there  are  about 
12  blacks  out  of  500  students.  He  said  the 
major  difference  for  him  between 
Valley  Forge  and  Washington  College  Is 
that  "At  Valley  Forge,  everybody  knew 
everybody.  Not  living  on  campus  here, 
I  don't  expect  to  know  everybody."  He 
added,  "I  find  the  professors  here  very 
helnful     I    renllv    rfn    (hint    it    hp« 


get  along  with  justabout  anybody." 

Blackwell.  however,  said  "there  has 
been  some  name-calling  and  stuff  but  it 
really  hasn't  bothered  me." 

In  addition,  Davis  described  the  "In- 
visible stare,"  when  "people  not  used  to 
going  to  school  with  blacks  look  right 
past  them  and  ignore  them."  'He  also 
said,  "The  kids  I've  met  treat  me  fair- 
ly, I'm  enjoying  myself." 

No  statistics  available 
The  total  of  six  black  freshmen  and 
transfers  is  an  increase  over  the 
number  of  black  students  accepted  at 
Washington  College  in  recent  years. 
Director  of  Admissions  Mickey  DiMag- 
gio  said,  however,  that  there  are  no 
statistics  available.  "We  don't  know 
how  many  black  applications  we  get 
each  year  because  we  don't  break  it 
down  into  a  minority  thing.  The  year- 
end  summaries  of  trends  don't  keep 
records  of  this, "  he  said. 

The  Admissions  Staff,  therefore,  does 
not  know  whether  more  blacks  applied 
to  the  College  or  If  a  higher  percentage 
was  accepted  than  In  recent  years. 

"We  don't  know  why  it  has  increased. 
We    haven't    recruited    anymore," 

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Homecoming  features 
variety  of  events 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  November  a,  1079-page  3 


byRITAMcWILLIAMS 


Four  men  falling  from  the  sky,  the 
Three  Mile  Island  Band,  Mohammed 
All  on  the  soccer  field,  and  "the 
greatest  living  Philosopher"  made  for  a 
memorable  1979  Washington  College 
Homecoming. 

The  festivities  began  early  Saturday 
morning  with  the  faculty  challenge  5- 
mile  run  opening  the  parade.  Professor 
Sean  O'Connor  led  the  race.  Reference 
Librarian  Jeff  Chaffin  placed  second 
and  Kenny  Merz  came  in  third,  Approx- 
imately fifty  people  participated  in  the 
race,  which  included  four  relay  teams  -- 
the  Library,  Talbot,  Alpha  Chi  Omegas, 
and  the  Education  Department. 

Following  the  runners  were  a  variety 
of  fire  engines  and  town  sponsored 
groups.  But  the  floats  were  the 
highlight  of  the  parade.  The  Sigs  won 
first  place  with  the  Three  Mile  Island 
Band  playing  their  rendition  of  "Glow, 
little   glowworm,    fire,    fire."   Second 


place  went  to  the  Red  Hots  with  their 
Three  Mile  Island  float,  and  third  place 
wnet  to  the  Alpha  Chi  Omegas  with  a 
farm-themed  float  featuring  a  cow. 

The  soccer  team  defeated  Johns 
Hopkins  1-0,  while  the  cross  country 
team  lost  to  Lebanon  Valley  and 
Western  Maryland.  The  Alumni 
Lacrosse  team  beat  WC,  14-13.  The 
Crew  team  finished  a  half-boat  length 
in  front  of  the  alumni  team. 
"  Sir  A.J.  Ayer  spoke  to  a  packed  au- 
dience in  William  Smith  Hall  to  end  a 
series  of  philosophical  discussions  at- 
tended by  members  of  the  Fullerton 
Club  of  Philadelphia  and  the 
Washington  Philosophy  Club. 

The  Rich  DeProspo  Trio  performed 
at  the  Alumni-Faculty  Buffet,  which 
was  followed  by  the  Homecoming 
Dance.  Koffeebean  played  to  a  large 
number  of  students  and  alumni. 


Howard  Hecht  and  Professor  Timothy  Maloney  In  rehearsal  for  "Tartuf  fe.' 

Tartuffe  opens  tonight  in  Tawes 


Club  allocations  discussed 
at  SGA  meeting 


byMIKEGARVEY 


by  KATHY  WIRZBACHER 


At  Monday's  Student  Government 
Association  meeting,  Chairman  of  the 
Organizations  Committee  Bob  Hocka- 
day  reported  on  club  allocations.  Only 
about  half  the  clubs  were  covered  and 
the  committee  will  meet  again  to  finish 
the  remaining  allocations. 

-The  French  Club  requested  $100.  "The 
money  will  be  used  for  a  French  Film 
and  field  trips,  primarily"  said  Hoeka- 
day.  The  main  expense  would  be  S5U 
for  the  film  so  the  committee  voted  to 
give  the  French  Club  $50  for  the  year 
and  the  additional  $50  ,if  they  get  the 
film. 

The  Caving  club  requested  $148.31. 
"The  clubs  major  expense  is  gasoline 
because  the  best  caves  are  some  3UU 


miles  away.  600  miles  round  trip"  said 
Hockaday.  Some  of  the  club  members 
help  with  other  expenses  so  the  Com- 
mittee voted  to  give  the  club  the  full  re- 
quest. 

The  Philosphy  Society  Constitution 
requested  $50  each  semester  to  cover 
speaker  fees  and  office  expenses.  The 
Committee  voted  to  give  them  "$25  for 
the  remainder  of  the  first  semester  and 
$50  for  the-  second  semester"  said 
Hockaday. 

The  King  Crab  will  receive  the  $150 
they  requested  for  printing  costs. 

The  Table  Tennis  Club  requested  $60. 
They  need  the  money  for  new  nets  in 
Queen  Anne's  tables,  balls  and  prizes 
for  the  Fall  semester  Table  Tennis 
Tournament. 


Tartuffe,  by  Mollere,  will  be  the 
Drama  Department  production  this 
Fall.  A  French  classical  comedy,  the 
play  centers  on  the  antics  of  the  title 
character  who,  as  the  French  transla- 
tion of  his  name  suggests,  personifies 
the  hypocrite.  Tartuffee  manages  to  get 
himself  into  the  good  graces  of  the  will- 
to-do  Monsieur  Orgon,  who  bestows 
upon  Tartuffee  gifts  of  food,  clothing 
and  maney  money.  He  also  promises 
his  daughter  in  marriage.  For  many 
personal  reasons,  M.  Orgon  refuses  to 
acknowledge  Tartuffe's  true  nature  un- 
til it  Is  finally  revealed  by  the  other 
members  of  the  household,  who  have 

Freshmen  class  officers 

Results  of  Tuesday's  freshman  class 
elections : 

President  —  Pete  Collins 

Vice-President  — CeCe  Grady 

Treasurer— Jeff  Alderson 

Secretary  —  Missle  Dlx 


been  aware  of  it  all  along.  The  problem 
of  hypocrisy  with  its  political,  social 
and  religious  Implications  is  exposed, 

Drama  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney  chose  Tartuffe 
because  of  its  "good  style  of  those  stu- 
dying actively  in  the  department  to 
work  in,"  Maloney  said.  "Anything  out 
of  the  realistic  or  naturalistic  style  Is  a 
tyllstlc  challenge,"  The  production  will 
utilize  the  full  stage  but,  as  Is  usual  for 
the  Department's  shows,  the  audience 
will  be  reduced  to  half  of  the 
auditorium,  so  that,  according  to 
Maloney,  "It  doesn't  look  so  barren," 

Maloney,  who  last  performed  on  the 
Washington  College  stage  three  years 
ago,  will  Join  the  cast  as  Monsieur 
Orgon.  Tartuffee  will  be  played  by  Ted 
Legates.  Five  actors  In  the  eleven- 
member  cast  have  never  before  acted 
at  Washington,  Tartuffe,  the  first  of 
three  scheduled  productions  for  the 
department  this  year,  will  run  from 
November  2  through  the  4. 


Pvt.  Wars,  Lone  Star:  a  pair  of  winners 


After  about  the  first  ten  minutes  of  a 
play,  it  is  usually  obvious  to  the  au- 
dience, the  actors,  and  the  director  how 
well  the  show  is  going  to  go  over.  The 
audience  at  Center  Stage  last  week  wat- 
ching Pvt.  Wars  and  Lone  Star  by 
James  McLure  knew  they  were  wat- 
ching the  winners. 

Pvt.  Wars  immediately  calls  to  mind 
the  movie  M  'A*S*H.  The  first  of  the 
two  one-act  plays  takes  place  on  the 
outdoor  terrace  of  a  veterans  hospital 
in  1973.  While  the  play  is  funny  in  the 
way  a  very  good  television  show  or 
movie  is  funny,  it  is  also  deeper  than 
that;  it  is  a  play  that  successfully  deals 
with  important  subjects  without  taking 
itself  too  seriously. 

Gately  ( Jamey  Sheridan)  seems  to  be 
the  most  emotionally  stable  of  the  three 
veterans,  and  he  acts  as  a  sounding 
board  for  Silvio  (Vaslli  Bogazianos) 
and  Natwick  (Daniel  Ziskie)  for  a  good 
part  of  the  play.  It  starts  on  a  comic 
note  and  only  later,  after  we  have  seen 
Silvio  flash  the  nurses  do  we  hear  that 
he  has  had  his  genitals  blown  off  by 
shrapnel;  only  after  we  have  seen  Nat- 
wick (reminiscent  of  Winchester  on  the 
TV  series  "JVTA'S'H")  as  childish  do 
we  witness  him  admitting  that  he  Is  an 
"asshole." 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 
no  deeper  meaning.  Although  the  com- 
edy In  the  plays  is  not  very  original  for 
the  most  part,  it  moves  well  enough  to 
make  the  weaker  jokes  acceptable. 


Lone  Star  is  very  much  the  same  kind 
ofplayasPvr.  Wars  but  it  focuses  much 
more  on  two  of  its  characters,  brothers 
Roy  (John  Goodman)  and  Ray  (Steve 
Rankin).  Sitting  behind  Angel's  Bar, 
Roy  reminisces  about  his  escapades 
before  the  Vietnam  War,  drinking,  his 
1959  pink  Thunderbird  convertible  and 
Cletis  (Billy  Padgett), 

This  latter  play  echoes  many  things 
from  the  first;  the  same  three 
characters  are  evident,  though  the 
names  have  been  changed;  one  short 
scene  is  repeated  almost  identically; 
and  both  plays  have  a  motto  of  sorts, 
Both  of  the  mottos  are  time-worned  ex- 
pressions: "I  don't  want  to  talk  about 
It,"  In  the  first  play,  and  "Things  just 
aren't  the  same  anymore,"  in  Lone 
Star. 

The  plays  are  similar  in  two  other 
ways;  they  are  both  very  crude  and  ex- 
tremely funny.  McLure's  dialogue  is 
quite  explicit,  but  he  uses  the  language 
as  a  fundamental  part  of  character  and 
few  people  In  the  audience  seem  of- 
fended by  it, 

McLure's  two  one-acts  were  staged 
for  the  first  time  at  the  Actors  Theatre 


ble  that  the  playwright  could  want  any 
better  response  than  the  plays  are  cur- 
rently receiving, 

If  for  no  other  reason,  it  Is  worth  the 
trip  to  Baltimore  to  see  Barry 
Robison's  set  for  Lone  Star,  complete 
from  the  spare  tires  lying  in  a  pile  to  the 
old  car  seat,  from  the  faded  posters 


peeling  off  the  walls  to  the  weeds  grow- 
ing against  the  bar.  Both  plays  were 
directed  by  Center  Stage  Artistic  Direc- 
tor Stan  Wojewodskl,  Jr.  and  are  runn- 
ing through  November  25.  Student  Rush 
tickets  are  offered  for  $3  ($4  on 
weekends)  one  half  hour  before  every 
show. 


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We  carry  a  complete  line  of 
men's  and  women's  footwear, 
feauring  Bass,  Adidas,  Topsider, 


Shoremen  on  8  out  of  9  streak 


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The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
has  played  nine  games  in  the  past 
month,  winning  eight  and  losing  only 


On  October  4th  the  Shoremen  beat 
Mary  Washington  3-1  in  Fredrickburg. 
They  returned  home  on  Saturday,  Oc- 
tober 6th  to  dominate  Albright  2-0,  and 
then  headed  back  on  the  road  to  beat 
Washington  Bible  in  the  rain,  3-1.  The 
only  loss  was  at  Haverford  where  the 
Shoremen  dropped  a  tough  one  to  their 
conference  rivals,  1-0.  The  Shoremen 
quickly  bounced  back  to  beat  Wldener 
4-0  in  a  very  physical  game.  October 
20th  found  the  Shoremen  at  Fairleigh 
Dickenson  University,  where  they  won 
3-2  on  the  strength  of  three  first-haJf 
goals.  Maintaining  their  winning  ways, 
the  Shoremen  beat  York  2-1  in  over- 
time. Last  Saturday's  homecoming  vic- 
tory over  Johns  Hopkins  and  last  Mon- 
day's 2-1  win  over  Ursinus  completed 
the  Shoremen's  sweep. 

Homecoming  proved  to  be  an  exciting 
game  as  the  Shoremen  defeated- 
JohnsHopkins  1-0.  The  weather  was 
ideal,  and  the  game  was  played  in  front 
of  an  enthusiastic  homecoming  crowd. 
In  the  past  two  years  the  Washington- 


byJOHNLONNQUEST 

Hopkins  games  have  been  close,  and 
this  year's  gome  was  no  exception. 

In  the  first  fifteen  minutes  both  teams 
appeared  to  be  testing  each  other.  Play- 
ing ball-control  soccer,  the  Shoremen 
soon  began  to  dominate  the  game,  con- 
trolling play  in  the  Hopkin's  end  of 
thefield  for  most  of  the  first  half.  With 
9:05  remaining  in  the  first  period,  Mark 
Mullican  put  the  Shoremen  ahead  when 
he  cut  across  the  right  hand  corner  of 
the  penalty  area  and  drilled  a  shot  into 
the  upper  right  corner  of  the  goal. 

The  second  half  was  much  like  the 
first.The  Shoremen  were  unable  to 
capitalize  on  several  good  scoring  op- 
portunities. As  the  minutes  ticked  off, 
the  Bluejays  started  to  pressure  the 
Washington  goal,  but  a  determined 
defense  held  the  visitors  scoreless  to 
preserve  the  win. 

After  their  victory  against  Hopkins 
Saturday,  the  Shoremen  had  to  play  Ur- 
sinus the  following  Monday  in  a  re- 
scheduled game.  Ursinus  is  considered 
the  most  improved  team  in  the  Con- 
ference. 

The  Shoremen  came  out  strong  in  the 
first  half,  moving  the  ball  around  a  con- 
fused Ursinus  defense.  Much  of  the 
Washington  offense  started  on  the  left 


Rebuilding  year  looms 
for  cagers  as  era  ends 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


October  15th  not  only  marked  the 
beginning  of  a  new  basketball  season 
for  Washington  College,  but  also  a  new 
era.  Doug  Byrne  and  four-year  captain 
Joe  Wilson,  both  1,000  pt.  scorers,  have 
been  lost  through  graduation.  With  the 
added  departure  of  Steve  Dlckerson 
because  of  graduation  and  the  transfer 
of  freshman  Gus  Stratakis,  head  coach 

Commentary 

Tom  Finnegan  and  assistant  Steve 
Siegrest  were  left  with  just  five  players. 
It  would  be  very  safe  to  say  that  this 
year  is  definitely  a  rebuilding  year. 

Joining  the  five  returning  players — 
Joe  Moye,  Harry  McEnroe,  Rich 
Schatzman,  Craig  Langwost,  and  Rich 
Dwyer—  are  ten  freshman  and  one 
transfer  sophomore.  They  are  Buddy 
Lister,  Stanley  Smith,  Bill  Graham, 
Carl  Fornoff,  Cecil  Sapp,  Victor 
Riemer,  Chris  Glavaiss,  David 
Blackwell,  Bryan  Hall,  Paul  Hynson, 
and  Jim  Corey. 

With  all  these  new  faces,  and  because 
of  the  youth  on  the  team,  it  makes  it 
practically  impossible  to  predict  how 
much  seccess  the  Shoremen  will  have 
this  year.  Most  people  feel  that  the  loss 
of  Byrne  and  Wilson  well  severely 
weaken   the   team,    but   this   doesn't 


necessairly  have  to  be  true.  Each  year, 
the  team  concept  of  basketball  becomes 
more  and  more  important.  In  past 
years  at  WC  the  team  has  been  based 
around  one  or  two  key  players!  while 
this  year  will  be  much  different.  After 
three  weeks  of  practice,  the  only  man 
that  has  a  solid  starting  position  is 
6940  forward  Joe  Moye.  This  leaves 
four  positions  open  for  fifteen  players. 
Because  of  this  uncertainty,  everyone 
is  forced  to  work  hard  every  day.  All 
the  practices  have  been  much  more  in- 
tense thatin  past  years  and  this  will 
help  make  the  men  who  do  play  that 
much  better.  R  also  gives  Finnegan 
something  he  hasn't  had  in 
years— depth.  Injuries  and  the  loss  of 
players  will  not  hurt  this  year's  team 
nearly  as  much  as  past  clubs. 

But  the  fact  remains  that  it  is  up  to 
the  new  people  to  make  or  break  this 
season.  They  must  make  the  "adjust- 
ment to  the  physical  game  that  is 
played  in  college.  They  must  also  learn 
to  keep  their  poise  and  composure  in 
tough  situations  that  are  posed  by 
crowds  and  officials  on  the  road.  For 
these  reasons,  this  year  will  be  a  very 
interesting  one.  Being  very  close  to  the 
situation,  it  is  my  opinion  that  the 
Shoremen  will  surprise  a  lot  of  people 
this  year.  It  will  be  a  very  tough,  scrap- 
py team  that  will  be  fun  to  watch. 


side  as  the  sagging  Ursinus  defense 
gave  left  midfielder  Peter  Hamill  room 
to  operate.  With  Hamill  moving  the  ball 
downfield,  the  offense  moved  into  full 
gear.  The  first  Shoremen  goal  came  at 
23:45  when  Tom  Kohlerman  fed  Mark 
Mullican  in  front  of  the  goal  and  he 
chipped  the  ball  past  the  Ursinus 
goalkeeper. 

Kenny  Maher  made  it  2-0  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  second  half  when  he  beat  the 
Ursinus  goalkeeper  and  pushed  the  ball 
in  the  goal  from  twelve  yards  out.  Ur- 
sinus came  back  twelve  minutes  later 
to  close  within  2-1  but  the  Shoremen 
kept  pressure  on  the  visitors  and  the 
game  ended  at2-l.  The  victory  left 
Washington  with  a  3-2  conference 
record  and  10-2-1  in  regular  season. 

The  Shoremen  close  our  their  regular 
season  against  Western  Maryland  this 
Saturday  on  Kibler  Field  at  1:30.  By 
beating  Hopkins,  Washington  qualified 
for  the  state  division  II  and  III  cham- 
pionship. On  November  10th  they  will 
play  the  winner  of  the  Washington  Bible 
Salisbury  St.  game,  and  if  they  win 
there  the  Shoremen  will  play  for  the 
state  championship  on  November  17th. 

.  Shore  Notes:  V.J.Filliben  leads  the 
team  in  scoring  with  9  goals  and  3 
assists.  Mark  Mullican  has  6  goals  and  2 
assists,  Kenny  Maher  5  goals  and  two 
assists,  and  Ben  Tuckermen  3  goals  and 
3  assists.  Curt  Nass  scored  his  first  col- 
legiate goal  in  the  2-1  overtime  victory 
against  York,  In  the  last  nine  games, 
Washington  has  outshot  their  opponents 
152  to  76.  If  the  Shoremen  beat  Western 
Md.  and  Salisbury  their  12  victories 
would  be  the  greatest  number  of  wins  in 
a  single  season  by  any  Washington  Col- 
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Ted  Legates  (as  Tartuffe)  and  Beth  Church  (as  Elmire)  In  a  scene  from  the 
Drama  Department's  production  of  Tartulle.  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

Drama  Department's 
Tartuffe  was,  well,  fun 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


I  knew  last  week  that  I  would  be  away 
for  the  weekend  and  that  I  would  only 
be  able  to  see  the  College's  Drama 
Department's  production  of  Tartuffee 
once,  so  Sunday  afternoon  1  talked  to 
some  people  to  see  how  it  had  gone  the 
first  two  nights. 

Great,"  the  guy  who  lives  next-door 
to  me  said.  "You'll  love  it.  It's  a  lot  of 
fun."  At  dinner  I  talked  to  someone 
much  less  enthusiastic  who  said. 
They're  young.  They  did  the  best  they 
could  with  what  they  had.  It  was  fun, 
though."  And  there  it  was.  Every  one  of 
the  seven  or  eight  people  I  asked  about 
the  play  said  it  was  fun. 

Moliere's  comedy  is  about  the  title 
character,  who  has  pulled  the  prover- 
bial wool  over  the  eyes  of  M.  Orgon,  a 
wellto-do  Frenchman.  The  action  con- 
cerns the  efforts  of  the  other  characters 
toward  getting  M.  Orgon  to  realize  that 
he  has  been  duped. 


One  of  the  most  interesting  aspects  of 
the  production  was  that  it  was  Richard 
Wilbur's  translation,  written  entirely  in 
rhyme.  There  is  the  obvious  problem, 
that  if  the  actors  do  not  control  the 
rhyme  it  will  bounce  away  with  the 
whole  show,  but  Director  Timothy  B. 
Maloney  seemed  to  have  broken  his  ac- 
tors of  the  rhyming  habit  quite  early. 

The  second  most  interesting  aspect  of 
the  production  was  thatMaloney 
assumed  one  of  the  leads,  M.  Orgon. 
While  his  performance  easily  led  the 
sfrow,  with  the  very  slight  exception 
that  he  stood  out  physically  from  the 
rest  of  the  actors,  at  no  time  did  it  seem 
as  if  the  audience  was  watching  a 
veteran  theatre  person  surrounded  by 
struggling  amateurs. 

This  was  possible  for  many  reasons, 
not  the  least  of  which  was  the  fact  that 
M.  Orgon  is  probably  the  most  subm- 
ssive  character  in  the  play.  Mandy 
Fansler,  as  Mme.  Pernelle,  was  the 
first  person  who  had  to  control  the  ac- 
tion as  she  talked  continusouly  at  an 
J  assemblage  of  various  relatives  and 
j  their  servants.  Fansler  easily  turned  in 
jher    best    performance    on    the 
j  Washington  stage  to  date  and  paved  the 

*aagggggggmB 


way  for  Sally  McKenzie  as  Dorine. 

The  character  of  Dorine  is  that  of  a 
classic  bossy,  talkative  lady's-maid 
McKenzie  was  bossy  and  talkative  and, 
most  importantly,  she  kept  the  play 
moving.  She  stomped  across  the  stage 
at  double-time  and  manipulated  the 
other  characters  with  a  voice  that 
defies  simple  description. 

Ted  Legates,  as  the  title  character, 
was  very  convincing  as  the  man 
everyone  loved  to  hate.  He  gave  the 
play  a  touch  of  reserve  and  calm  which 
distinguished  him  clearly  from  the  rest 
of  the  characters. 

Several  other  players  deserve  men- 
tion here,  one  of  whom  is  Beth  Church. 
Church,  as  Orgon's  wife,  was  in  only 
her  second  part  atWashington,  but  she 
seemed  much  more  comfortable  on 
stage  than  she  did  last  year.  She,  along 
with  McKenzie  and  Howard  Hecht,  who 
played  Orgon's  brother,  was  one  of  the 
people  who  asserted  themselves  and 
helped  greatly  to  integrate  Maloney  in- 
to the  cast.  Six  newcomers  to  the  Col- 
lege's stage  were  in  the  play.  Two  of  the 
most  notable  were  Hecht  and  John 
Williams,  as  Orgon's  son. 

Hecht  helped  to  make 
Maloney's  presence  more  natural 
dramatically  as  well  as  physically 
Williams  had  only  a  small  role,  but  pro- 
mises  to  be  quite  capable  in  larger 
parts.  Beth  Miller,  who  played  Orgon's 
daughter,  also  showed  great  potential. 

The  costumes,  especially  those  of 
Maloney,  who  looked  like  General  Lee 
at  Appomattox,  Legates,  who,  in  jet- 
black,  looked  like  Rasputin,  and  Nick 
Nappo,  who  played  a  bailiff  and  wore  a 
hat  stolen  from  Deputy  Dawg,  were  by 
far  the  most  interesting  visual  aspect  of 
the  play.  The  set,  designed  by  William 
Segal,  was  rather  simple,  open,  and 
large. 

.  From  the  reactions  of  the  people  at 
Sunday  performance  it  would  seem  that 
the  Drama  Department's  production 
was  successful  in  entertaining  people, 
making  them  laugh,  and  even  in  mak- 
ing   Moliere's     Tartuffe    ...    fun. 


|  Shorter  semester  next  year 

Faculty  approves  change  of 
calendar,  but  not  of  exams 


By  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  faculty  Monday  night  voted  in 
favor  of  a  proposal  to  shorten  the 
academic  calendar,  but  rejected  a  pro- 
posal that  would  have  cut  the  length  of 
final  examinations  from  three  hours  to 
two. 

The  calendar  change  proposal 
stated:  "The  Academic  Calendar  shall 
consist  of  two  semesters,  each  not  less 
than  thirteen  nor  more  than  fourteen 
weeks  (exclusive  of  orientation  periods, 
vacations,  and  final  examinations)." 
The  policy  as  it  stands  stipulates  that 
the  semester  be  at  least  14  weeks  long. 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke, 
who  presented  the  proposal  from  the 
Academic  Council  to  the  faculty,  said  it 
would  "provide  a  certain  amount  of 
flexibility,"  in  starting  next  year's  first 
semester  after  Labor  Day.  Clarke  said 
before  the  meeting  that  if  the  faculty 
approved  the  proposal,  in  effect,  they 
would  be  endorsing  this  new  calendar." 
Passed  by  voice  vote 

The  proposal  passed  by  a  close  voice 
vote,  but  not  before  some  discussion 
against  it. 

"I  think  that's  something  we  ought  to 
give  up  very  reluctantly,"  said  History 
Department  Chairman  Nate  Smith  of 
the  14week  semester. 


"I  think  that  the  14-week  term  isn't  an 
excessive  academic  term,"  continued 
Smith,  "and  I'd  hate  to  see  It 
diminished  without  a  very  good  reason. 

"We  oughtn't  to  give  that  up  without 
very  great  benefits  to  reap  from  it,"  he 
added. 

Passage  of  the  proposal  means  that 
the  first  semester  next  year  almost  cer- 
tainly will  begin  after  Labor  Day,  with 
classes  starting  on  September  8th. 
Two-hour  finals  rejected 

The  second  proposal  presented  by 
Clarke  stated:  "Final  examinations  are 
not  more  than  two  hours  in  duration." 
Finals  have  been  three  hours  long  since 
the  1977-78  academic  year. 

Math  Department  Chairman  Richard 
Brown  was  the  first  to  speak  against 
this  proposal,  saying  that  "It  Is  always 
possible  to  give  a  two-hour  exam  in  a 
three-hour  period,  but  not  to  give  a 
three-hour  exam  in  a  two-hour  period." 

Associate  Professor  of  Mathematics 
Albert  Briggs  was  also  opposed  to 
reducing  the  length  of  finals,  saying 
"Some  people  regard  the  final  exam  as 
the  crowning  achievement  of  a  very 
considerable  academic  effort." 

The  proposal  was  rejected  by  a 
nearly-unanimous  voice  vote. 


Mini-courses,  faculty  lecture 
series  discussed  in  SAB 


byRITAMcWILLIAMS 


The  Student  Academic  Board 
discussed  non-credit  minicourses,  a 
faculty  lecture  series,  and  the  need  for 
more  upper-level  computer  science 
courses  at  their  November  6th  meeting. 

The  mini-courses  will  be  on  subjects 
of  interest  that  are  unavailable  In  nor- 
mal departmental  classes.  Some  pro- 
posed topics  include  Photography, 
Bartending,  Bike  Maintennance,  the 
History  of  Kent  County,  and  the  Writing 
of  Resumes.  Students,  faculty  mem- 
bers, and  Chestertwon  residents  will  be 
recruited  to  teach  the  courses.  The 
minimal  funding  necessary  for  the 
mini-courses  will  be  requested  from  the 
Student  Government  Association.  Ten- 
tatively, the  mini-courses  will  be  held 
next  semester. 

Each  SAB  representative  is  to  ap- 
proach their  individual  departmental 
professors  to  develop  a  series  of  faculty 
lectures.  The  lectures  are  intended  to 
give  faculty  a  chance  to  speak  on  topics 
of  special  interest  in  which  they  are  in- 
volved. The  program  is  designed  to  give 
professors  and  students  a  medium  in 
whioh  to  know  each  other  better  while 
learning  in  an  informal  atmosphere. 
Paul  Drinks,  the  president  of  the  SAB, 
says  of  the  programs,  "We're  hoping  to 
expose  students  to  new  areas  of  interest 


and  broaden  their  scope  of  ex- 
perience." 

Both  the  mini-courses  and  faculty  lec- 
tures are  intended  to  fill  a  perceived 
gap  in  student  life  here. 

Jake  Parr,  the  SAB  representative 
from  the  Math  Department,  called  at- 
tention to  the  need  for  more  upper-level 
computer  science  courses,  the  need  for 
a  new  computer  and  an  additional  pro- 
fessor to  expand  the  department.  He 
said,  "We're  in  the  computer  age"  and 
pointed  out  that  many  students  In  other 
desoiplines  are  Interested  in  attaining 
proficiency  in  operating  computers  to 
augment  their  education. 


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editorial 

Changing  the  calendar, 
but  not  final  exams 

The  faculty  this  week  made  two  decisions  that  directly  affect 
students-  they  approved  Dean  Garry  Clarke's  proposal  to 
change the  calendar,  and  then  rejected  a  proposal  to  reduce  final 
exams  from  three  hours  to  two.  What  does  all  this  mean  for  us? 

The  calendar  change  means  upperclassmen  next  year  pro- 
bably will  be  returning  to  school  on  September  7th  instead  of 
August  24th.  It  also  means  losing  two  days  of  the  three-day  Fall 
Break  (henceforth  known  as  "Fall  Weekend" )  and  one  of  two  ad- 

^AlsoSe-at  least  next  year,  according  to  Clarke-  are  four 
days  of  classes.  Economics  majors  will  recognize  this  as  another 
case  of  getting  less  for  our  money.  Optomists  on  the  other  hand, 
will  think  back  to  the  sweltering  days  of  August  and  give  thanks. 
Concerning  the  preservation  of  three-hour  finals,  however,  stu- 
dent reaction  may  be  less  ambiguous.  Despite  the  negative  tone 
of  the .discussion  about  it  at  the  faculty  meeting,  from  our 
perspective  there  are  some  good  things  to  be  said  for  shorter  ex- 

am-Most  exams  now  take  two  hours  or  less,  and  students  often 
feel  that  professors  who  give  longer  ones  do  so  only  to  till  their 
three-hour  time  slot.  "  T. 

-Many  students  feel  that  finals  are  over-emphasized.  If  ex- 
ams were  shortened,  the  importance  of  the  rest  of  the  semester 
might  increase,  and  perhaps  the  temptation  among  students  to 
try  to  make  up  for  a  semester  of  relaxation  by  pulling  one  long 
"all-nighter"  during  finals  week  would  diminish. 


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was  the  immediate  and  unjustified 
identification  of  the  fraternities  as  the 


parties  directly  responsible  for  the  en- 
tire incident.  In  fact,  when  the  situation 
began  to  get  out  of  hand,  fraternity 
members  themselves  initiated  suc- 
cessful efforts  to  disperse  the  crowd, 
thereby  preventing  an  incident  as  un- 
fortunate as  the  prevailing  misconcep- 
tion. 

In  furtherance  of  this  leadership 
demonstrated  by  the  fraternities  during 
Halloween  night,  the  IFC  has  agreed  to 
accept  financial  obligations  for  the  inci- 
dent. This  in  no  way  is  an  admission  of 
guilt  or  sole  responsibility.  It  is  a 
recognition  of  our  role  as  leaders  on  the 
campus.  We  feel  this  (action)  best 
serves  the  interest  of  all  parties  con- 
cerned. 

The  IFC  welcomes  discussion  concer- 
ning this  statement  by  any  members  of 
the  college  community. 


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Dr.  Francis  Keppel,  Director  of  the 
Education  Program  at  the  Aspen  In- 
stitute for  Humanistic  Studies  at  Wye 
Plantation,  will  give  a  talk  entitled 
"Education  for  a  Changing  Society"  on 
Tuesday,  Novenber  13  at  7:30  p.m.  The 
event,  sponsored  by  the  Lecture  Series 
of  Washington  College,  will  be  held  in 
Hynson  Lounge  in  Hodson  Hall  on  the 


college  campus.  The  public  is  invited  to 
attend. 

Dr.  Keppel.  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
and  Hamline  Universities,  is  a  former 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Educa- 
tion. He  served  in  that  capacity  from 
1962-1965  when  he  became  Assistant 
Secretarv  for  Secondary  Education  of 
the  Department  of  Health,  Education 


and  Welfare.  From  1966  to  1974  he  was 
chairman  of  the  board  of  General  Lear- 
ning Corporation,  New  York  City  before 
joining  Aspen  Institute. 

He  served  as  dean  of  faculty  in  the 
department  of  education  at  Harvard 
from  1948-1962  and  a  member  of  the 
board  of  overseers  of  Harvard  from  1967 
to  1973.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Carnegie 
Corporation  and  the  Lincoln  Center  for 
Performing  Arts. 

Dr.  Keppel's  lecture  is  one  in  a  series 
sponsored  by  Aspen  Institute  which  will 
bring  scholars  world-reknown  in 
science,  health,  education,  agriculture, 
the  environment  and  other  fields  to 
Eastern  Shore  college  campuses  and 
the  Instutute's  Conference  Center  at 
Wye  Plantation,  Wheenstown,  over  the 
next  several  months.  George  W. 
Aldridge,  manager  of  Aspen's  Wye 
Plantation  Center,  has  said  the  pro- 
gram is  designed  to  make  Aspen  In- 
stitute "an  important  Eastern  Shore 
resource." 

All  of  the  speakers  are  Aspen 
Fellows,  Aldridge  said,  reflecting  the 
Institute's  "continuing  effort  to  help 
shape  a  world  in  which  there  is  individ- 
ual freedom,  creativity  and  fulfillment 
as  well  as  institutions  dedicated  to 
social  justice,  fairness  and  efficiency." 


Tom  Kohlerman 

Frank  Felice 

Duane  Marshall 

Geoff  Rogers 

Tim  Connor 

Jim  Bradley 

David  Fitzsimmons 

Jay  Young 


•SGA  Commentary- 


Faculty  salaries:"an  outrage 
and  an  embarrasement" 


At  its  October  26th  meeting  the 
Senate  of  the  S.G.A.  passed  a  resolution 
by  unanimous  consent  to  "support  the 
faculty  in  their  efforts  to  obtain  a  pay 
increase."  


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


The  issue  of  faculty  salaries  is  one 
that  is  of  prime  importance  to  all  of  us. 
A  college  cannot  hope  to  attract  or 
maintain  a  staff  of  quality  educators  if 
it  is  not  willing  to  pay  them.  The  recent 
figures  released  by  the  Washington  Col- 
lege  Chapter   of   the   Association   of 


American  University  Professors  reveal 
that  the  salary  for  full  professors  at 
Washington  College  ranks  27th  out  of  29 
colleges  reporting  in  the  state  of 
Maryland,  32nd  out  of  36  for  Associate 
Professors  and  34  out  of  37  for  Assistant 
Professors.  For  an  institution  like 
Washington  College,  this  is  an  outrage 
and  an  embarrassment.  How  can  a  pro- 
fessor be  expected  to  maintain  an  en- 
thusiastic attitude  about  his  profession 
when  his  very  liveliehood  is  insecure? 

The  S.G.A.,on  behalf  of  the  students 
of  Washington  College,  strongly  en- 
dorses and  supports  the  facultys'  ef- 
forts to  obtain  a  pay  increase,  and 
pledges  its  assistance  to  their  cause. 


Roett  to  speak  Wednesday 


WC  News  Bureau 


Dr.  Riordan  Roett,  director  of  Latin 
American  Studies  at  the  School  of  Ad- 
vanced International  Studies  at  Johns 
Hopkins  University.will  speak  of  "The 
Future  of  Brazil"  on  Wednesday,  Nove- 
mber 14  at  7:30  p.m.  in  the  William 
Smith  Auditorium  oh  the  Washington 
College  campus.  The  talk  is  sponsored 
by  the  Lecture  Series  and  the  public  is 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 

Dr.  Roett  is  the  author  of  numerous 
articles  and  books  on  Latin  America 
and  has  served  as  a  consultant  to  both 
the  governments  of  Brazil  and  the 
United  States,  as  well  as  private  firms. 
He  served  as  president  of  the  Latin 
American  Studies  Association  in  1978. 


The  revised  edition  of  his  book  Brazil: 
Politics  in  a  Patrimonial  Society  has 
been  acclaimed  as  the  most  incisive 
study  of  the  performance  of  Brazil's  in- 
cumbent military  regime  in  recent 
years. 

Professor  Roett  is  expected  to  ad- 
dress the  question  of  the  growing  im- 
portance of  Brazil— the  fifth  largest  na- 
tion in  the  world— both  in  its  relations 
with  other  countries  in  Latin  America, 
where  it  is  frequently  viewed  by  its 
neighbors  as  "The  Colossus  of  the 
South,"  and  in  its  potential  rivalry  with 
the  United  States  for  leadership  within 
the  Western  Hemisphere  during  the 
next  50  years. 


Elizabethan  Consort  here  Thursday 


The  Elizabethan  Broken  Consort,  an 
ensemble  that  originated  with  the  Bal- 
timore early-music  group  Pro  Musica 
Rara,  will  perform  for  the  Washington 
College  Concert  Series  on  Thursday, 
November  15  at  8:3U  p.m.  in  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center.  The  public  is  invited. 

The  Consort  performs  Elizabethan 
and  Jacobean  English  music  on  copies 
of  period  instruments  and  specializes  in 
the  repertoire  for  "broken  consort" 
from  which  it  takes  its  name.  This 


music,  the  most  sophisticated  of  its 
time,  was  the  earliest  to  have  been 
composed  for  instruments  of  different 
families. 

Members  of  the  ensemble  are  Mary 
Anne  Ballard,  treble  viol  and  bass  viol; 
Daniel  Winheld,  bass  viol;  Mindy 
Rosenfeld,  flute;  Constance  Vidor,  ban- 
dora  tenor  viol ;  Ronn  McFarlane,  cit- 
tern, lute;  Roger  Harmon  (director), 
lute;  and  Peggy  Lacey  Craig,  harp- 
sichord. 


WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frid»y,  November  ».  1979-Page  a 


New  York  Times  Book  Review  editor  reads 


T/je  Wew  York  Times  Book  Review  is 
probably  one  of  the  most  prestigious 
literary  journals  in  this  country.  It 
came  as  a  surprise  then,  that  when 
editor  of  the  Review,  Harvey  Shapiro, 
spoke  here  last  night,  he  spoke  as  a 
poet. 

At  the  reading  sponsored  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  committee,  Shapiro  read 
poems  from  three  of  his  six  books,  as 
well  as  several  uncollected  works. 
While  many  of  the  poems  were  rather 
short,  he  also  read  two  longer  pieces, 
one  about  his  trip  to  Jerusalem  this  past 
summer,  and  one  about  summer  in 
general. 

Shapiro  went  to  Yale,  where  he  edited 
the  Yale  Literary  Magazine  and  the 
Yale  Poetry  Review  before  the  war. 
After  serving  in  the  Air  Force  he  went 
to  Columbia  University,  then  pursued  a 
teaching  career. 

At  an  upperclass  creative  writing 
seminar  which  he  sat  in  on  yesterday 


afternoon,  Shapiro  said  that  it  had  been    BookBook  Review. 


about  seven  years  since  he  had  last 
been  in  any  type  of  studeni  workshop. 
In  a  later  interview  he  added  that  his 
teaching  experience  helped  him  learn 
some  of  the  basic  skills  of  editing.  He 
taught  at  Cornell  University  and  edited 
sEpoch,  a  literary  magazine,  while  he 
was  there. 

Shapiro  first  got  his  work  published  in 
the  1940's,  and  published  his  first  book 
in  1953.  Although  his  work  with  the 
Review  keeps  him  in  contact  with  ma- 
jor publishers,  all  of  his  books  have 
been  printed  by  small  presses. 

While  he  was  teaching  Shapiro  had 
some  poems  published  in  Commentary 
magazine,  where  he  was  offered  some 
free-lance  editing  jobs,  then  a  desk 
position.  From  there  he  went  to  The 
New  Yorker  as  fiction  editor,  then  to 
The  New  York  Times  as  magazine 
editor  in  1957.  He  moved  up  the  editorial 
ladder  there  until  about  four  years  ago, 
when  he  took  over  as  editor  of  the 


Shapiro  has  had  no  formal  training  In 
editing  or  journalis,  but  he  said  that, 
"some  of  what  I  did  in  Freshman 
English  courses  (as  a  teacher)  was  not 
much  different  than  the  work  at  the 
Book  Review."  He  also  said  that  his 
work  as  a  reviewer  and  editor  has 
helped  him  with  his  own  poetry.  "When 
you  first  start  writing  you  feel  like  the 
words  were  etched  in  stone  and  handed 
down  from  Mt.  Sinai,"  he  said,  "but  you 
learn  that  you  can  make  the  third  par- 
agraph the  tenth  paragraph  and  shift 
things  around  so  an  article  reads  bet- 
ter." 


Some  of  the  uncollected  works  which 
he  read  dealt  with  poets  and  writing 
poetry  and  will  probably  end  up  in  book 
form,  but  Shapiro  said,  "I  have  no 
sense  of  a  book.  I  don't  have  a  theme  in 
mind  when  I  write  poems.  My  next  book 
is  still  a  few  years  off." 


writing 

you  feel  like  the  words  were  etched  In 
stone  and  handed  down  from  Mount 
Sinai.1 ' 


McLain  featured  in  television 
show  next  weekend ... 


WCNews 

Washington  College  President  Joseph 
H.  McLain  will  be  the  featured  guest  on 
the  television  show,  "IN  PERSON", 
which  will  be  broadcast  on  Friday, 
November  16  at  7:30  p.m.  and  Sunday, 
November  18  at  4  p.m.  The  show  will  be 
aired  in  Annapolis  over  Channel  22,  in 
Baltimore  over  Channel  67,  in  Salisbury 
over  Channel  28  and  in  Hagerstown 
over  Channel  31. 

A  crew  from  the  Maryland  Center  for 
Public  Broadcasting  filmed  the  show 
recently  at  the  Hynson-Ringgold  House 
in    Chestertown.    Similar    interviews 


Bureau 

were  conducted  with  two  other  Eastern 
Shore  personalities,  author  James  A 
Michener  and  president  of  Perdue, 
Frank  Perdue. 

In  addition  to  the  television  broadcast 
schedule,  the  "IN  PERSON"  program 
featuring  McLain  will  air  on  radio  sta- 
tion WKHS  (90.5  FM)  in  Kent  County  on 
Tuesday,  November  20  at  12:30  p.m. 
Towson  State  University's  radio  station 
WCVT  (89.7  FM)  will  air  this  same  pro- 
gram on  Tuesday,  November  20  at  7 
p.m.  and  Thursday,  November  22  at  9 


Maurer  exhibit  to  run 
in  Tawes  until!  8th 


...  and  appointed  by  Hughes 
to  Education  Commission 


WCNews 
An  exhibit  titled  "Homages:  The  Art 
of  Leonard  Maurer"  has  opened  in  the 
Fine  Arts  Center  lobby  gallery,  to  run 
until  November  18.  It  will  be  open 
Thursdays,  November  8  and  15  from  4  to 
6  p.m.,  and  during  several  evening 
musical  and  drama  performances 
scheduled  in  Tawes  Theater. 

Maurer,  well-known  Washington 
painter  and  teacher  who  died  in  1976, 
left  hundreds  of  paintings  and 
thousands  of  drawings,  prints,  water- 
colors,  collages,  and  woodblocks- 
most  of  them  never  seen  by  the  public. 
The  exhibit  will  show  thirty-some 
works  produced  during  Maurer's  most 
intense  creative  period  during  the  fif- 
ties and  sixties. 


Bureau 

The  collection  was  assembled  from 
works  shown  recently  in  three 
simultaneous  exhibits  in  Washington, 
at  The  Phillips  Collection,  the  Watkins 
Gallery  at  American  University,  and 
the  Franz  Bader  Gallery.  The  artist's 
nephew,  Patrick  Thomas,  a 
Washington  College  graduate  in  the 
class  of  1963,  made  arrangements  with 
the  College  art  exhibits  committee  for 
the  campus  show. 

Maurer  produced  a  formidable  body 
of  work  in  a  variety  of  media  but  it  was 
in  the  black-and-white  drawings,  water- 
colors  and  woodcuts  that  he  had  his 
most  sustained  success.  He  was  noted 
for  a  series  of  woodcut  protraits  of 
famous  authors,  including  James 
Joyce,  Chekhov,  Proust  and  Faulkner. 


by  WENDY 

Washington  College  President  Joseph 
McLain  has  been  appointed  by  Gover- 
nor Harry  Hughes  to  the  Education 
Commission  of  the  States. 

The  Education  Commission  has  two 
representatives  from  each  of  the  fifty 
states  plus  the  governors  of  each  state. 
If  the  governor  feels  that  he  may  not  be 
able  to  attend  the  meetings,  he  may 
send  a  representative  who  will  carry 


MURPHY 

his  vote.  McLain  may  also  go  when 
Hughes  does,  but  he  will  not  have  a 
vote. 

Hughes  thought  that  the  independent 
sector  of  colleges  and  higher  education 
should  have  representation,  according 
to  McLain.  Recommended  to  Hughes 
by  one  of  the  state  representatives, 
McLain  will  serve  as  a  member  of  the 
Governor's  cabinet. 


Art  exhibit  and  sale 
Monday  in  Hynson 


it, 


Ike" Dean:  The  Enforcer 


byJOHNWARTON 


•  Tracking  down  incorrectly  parked 
Vehicles  on  the  Washington  college 
{■ampus,  Isaac  "Ike"  Dean  tickets 
ffaculty,  staff,  and  students  cars  as  one 
2>f  two  enforcers  of  the  school's  parking 
Regulations. 

a   "The    school    wouldn't    make    any 

ratnoney  if  I  didn't  catch  anyone,"  said 
ean.  "Sometimes  I  get  ten 
:ars)—  sometimes  I  get  two." 
t  Dean  worked  for  the  College's 
•maintenence  department  for  thirty 
{years  before  he  began  enforcing  park- 
•ing  regulations  in  1976.  He  works  two 
Jiours  a  day,  driving  a  blue  sedan  in  hot 
•pursuit  of  cars  in  fire  lanes,  restricted 
{parking  spaces,  and  on  the  lawns. 

•  "No  one  knows  my  hours.  If  they 
{knew  when  I  was  coming  I'd  never 
•catch  anyone.  I'm  on  my  own  to  do 
{it.. .as  long  as  I  make  two  hours  a  day." 

•  Discretion  is  a  key  ingredient  in 
{Dean's  work.  "If  they've  got  flashing 
•lights  on  that  indicates  they're  loading 


A  special  exhibition  and  sale  of 
Original  Oriental  Art  will  be  presented 
on  Monday,  November  12,  1979  at  Hyn- 
son Lounge  from  10:00  a.m.  to  6:00  p.m. 
Marson  Ltd.  of  Baltimore,  Maryland 
specializes  in  exhibiting  for  sale  a  col- 
lection of  Original  Oriental  Art  totaling 
approximately  500  pieces  from  Japan, 
China,  India,  Tibet,  Nepal  and 
Thailand.  The  oldest  prints  date  back  to 
the  18th  and  19th  century  and  include 
Chinese   woodcuts,    Indian   miniature 

Wolf  to  give  recital 

WCNews  Bureau 

Tammy  Wolf,  senior  music  and 
mathematics  major  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, will  be  giving  a  piano  recital  Sun- 
'  day  afternoon,  November  11  at  3  p.m.  in 
Tawes  Theater  in  the  Daniel  Z.  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center  on  the  college  cam- 


or  unloading,"  said  Dean,  who  also! 
passes  up  cars  with  open  trunks  orj 
hoods.  He  also  declines  to  give  $253 
"failure  to  register"  fines  to  cars  with! 
incorrectly  placed  stickers  "as  long  as  J 
can  see  the  sticker." 

Students  who  tell  Dean  that  they  will 
soon  move  their  car  have  often  been  let* 
off  the  hook.  However,  Dean  checks{ 
back  to  see  if  the  car  has  indeed  been* 
relocated.  "Plenty  of  times  I  go  around* 
and  come  back  and  they  still  haven't* 
moved."  • 

Faculty,  staff,  and  student  cars  are* 
ticketed  in  accordance  with  the  regula-*  .  _       #      -  _  • 

tions  set  for  each  class  of  vehicle.  DeanJ  StUOCnt  RSCltAl  TUCSudV 
indicated  that  not  even  e  President  is* 


pus. 

Ms.  Wolf,  a  native  of  Park  Ridge, 
New  Jersey,  will  play  George  Ger- 
shwin's popular  "Rhapsody  in  Blue"  as 
well  as  pieces  by  Scarlatti,  Beethoven 
and  Debussy. 

Admission  is  free  and  the  public  is 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 


exempt  form  his  jurisdiction. 

Dean  feels  that  the  tickets  carry  "a* 
fair  fine"  but  that  repeat  offenders 
should  receive  higher  fines. 

"The  ones  that  do  it  regular-J 
ly... should  be  fined  more— that's  the* 
way  it  should  be."  { 


The  Washington  College  Music 
Department  will  present  a  recital  on 
November  13,  1979  at  8:30  p.m.  Both 
voice  and  piano  students  will  be  per- 
forming in  this  recital,  which  will  be 
held  in  Tawes  Theatre.  The  public  is  in- 
vited and  encouraged  to  attend  this  free 
recital. 


paintings  and  manuscripts  and  master 
works  by  such  artists  as  Hiro'shige, 
Kuniyoshi,  and  Kunisada.  The  modern 
pieces  consist  of  a  large  group  of 
original  woodcuts,  etchings, 
lithographs,  serigraphs  and  mexxotints 
created  by  such  world  renowned  con- 
temporaries as  Saito,  Azechi,  Mori, 
Katsuda,  and-Maki.  A  representative 
will  be  present  to  answer  questions 
about  the  work,  artists,  and  the  various 
graphic  techniques  employed.  Prints 
are  shown  in  open  portfolios  in  an  In- 
formal atmosphere  and  you  are  invited 
to  browse  through  this  fascinating  and 
well-described  collection.  The  price 
range  is  wide  and  there  Is  a  treasure  to 
be  found  for  most  everyone's  budget. 
Marson  Ltd.  specializes  in  arranging 
exhibitions  and  sales  of  Original  Orien- 
tal Art  at  colleges,  universities,  and 
museums  throughout  the  United  States. 

Segal  resigns 

William  Segal  has  resigned  from  his 
position  as  Assistant  Professor  of 
Drama,"  effective  at  the  end  of  this 
semester.  Segal  will  join  the  Atlanta 
Symphony  Orchestra  as  production 
manager. 


"Paying  $10  men's,  $5 
women's  for  class  ring. 
Any  condition.  Will  ar- 
range pick-up.  Phone  toll- 
free  1-800-835-2246 
anytime." 


WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM— Friday.  November  9. 1979— Page  4 

Kickers  facing  Salisbury  in 
state  semi-finals  tomorrow 


by  HARRY  McENROE 


After  a  disappointing  1-0  regular 
season-ending  loss  to  Western 
Maryland,  the  Washington  College  soc- 
cer team  [aces  a  stern  challenge  on 
Saturday  when  they  meet  Salisbury 
State  In  the  semifinals  of  the  stale  divi- 
sion II-III  playoffs. 

In  this  crucial  game  the  Shoremen 
will  encounter  an  opponent  with  a  very 
familiar  style  of  play.  Like  the 
Shoremen,  Salisbury  is  a  solid  team, 
well-rehearsed  fundamentally,  moves 
Ihe  ball  constantly,  and  depends  upon 
teamwork.  The  winner  of  this  contest, 
to  be  played  in  Salisbury,  will  meet  the 
winner  of  the  St.  Mary's-Frostburg 
State  game  for  the  championship. 

The  loss  to  Western  Maryland,  a 
team  that  Washington  College  has 
dominated  in  recent  years,  may  have 
cost  the  Shoremen  a  chance  for  a  NCAA 
Division  111  Championship  bid.  As  John 


Lonnquest,  a  junior  fullback  said,  "We 
took  them  loo  lightly."  Although  the 
Shoremen  dominated  the  second  half, 
they  failed  to  score.  As  a  result. 
Western  Maryland's  lone  first  half  goal 
was  all  they  needed  to  register  a  1-0  vic- 
tory. 

Injuries  to  key  players  may  hamper 
the  team  in  the  upcoming  Salisbury 
game.  Senior  co-captian  Pete  Hamill 
has  a  sore  foot  while  towards  Mark 
Mullican  and  V.J.Fillibin  are  also  not  at 
their  best  physically.  However,  they 
will  all  play  In  this,  the  most  important 
game  of  the  season  to  date.  Shore 
Notes:  Two  players  have  been  named 
to  the  MAC  Southern  All-Conference 
squad.  Foward  V  J.Fllliben  was  maned 
to  the  first  team  and  senior  co-captain 
Dun  Hudson  was  awarded  honorable 
mention.  The  team  record  now  stands 
at  an  impressive  10-3-1. 


Everybody  missed  this  header  in  recent  action  at  Klbler  Field 


Volleyball:  an  up-and-down  season  for  women 


by  MARK  NASER 


Although  the  women's  volleyball 
team  has  lost  quite  a  few  games  lately, 
they  are  not  ones  to  quit.  This  team 
always  seems  to  bounce  back  up  after 
being  knocked  down,  as  evidenced  by 
their  play  during  the  last  three  weeks. 

The  women  split  a  tri-match  with 
UMBC  and  Anne  Arundel,  playing  an 
excellent  match  against  UMBC  but  los- 
ing. However,  the  Shorewomen 
defeated  a  strong  Anne  Arendel  con- 
tingent. 

On  October  26th,  the  women  played  a 
quad  match  versus  Hood,  Notre  Dame, 
and  Westchester.  The  spikers  defeated 
Hood  15-13.  15-12,  and  Notre  Dame 
16-14,  15-13  These  two  teams  were  what 
Fall  called  "scrappy  and  stubborn," 
digging  out  many  sure  spikes.  A 
"middle-in"  defense  was  employed  by 
WC  to  prevent  garbage  points.  Darlene 
Coleman  and  Cheryl  Loss  served 
superbly,  with  Ann  Most  and  Julie 
Wheeler  setting  the  front  line  beautiful- 
ly. Fall  called  Joan  Burri,  who  played  a 
strong  game  from  the  back  line,  "one  of 


the  most  solid  back  line  people  we  have, 
a  real  bright  spot  on  the  team." 
However,  against  Westchester,  after 
playing  well  and  winning  the  first  set 
15-10,  the  women  simply  ran  out  of 
steam  and  lost  the  next  two  games  and 
the  match,  3-15,  9-15.  This  was  a  strong- 
hitting  team  that  the  "middle-back" 
defense  just  could  not  stop. 

Fall  felt  that  an  arranged  scrimmage 
helped  the  squad  because  It  was  not 
very  often  this  season  the  women  could 
put  12  people  together  to  scrimmage 
during  practice. 

On  October  29th,  the  women  found 
themselves  in  a  tri-match  against 
American  U.  and  Navy.  In  what  Fall 
called  the  team's  best  played  game  all 
year,  "a  very  cohesive  unit  with  great 
team  flow  and  movement,"  WC 
defeated  American  U.  by  a  score  of 
15-13.  However,  it  did  not  seem  as  if  the 
team  actually  believed  what  they  had 
done,  losing  the  match  5-15,  12-15.  Next 
came  an  even  tougher  opponent,  big- 
time  Navy,  a  team  that  Fall  considered 
"out  of  our  league."  The  women  were 


soundly  defeated  1-15, 2-15. 

The  next  opponent,  two  nights  later, 
was  a  hot  Western  Maryland  team,  car- 
rying a  24-2  record,  as  well  as  a  recent 
win  in  the  Mansfield  Tournament.  This 
is  a  team  that  WC  has  never  beaten.  In 
a  match  that  lasted  over  an  hour.WC 
was  defeated  10-15,  8-15  and  4-15.  Fall 
stated,  "We  have  never  played  better 
against  them;  the  scores  are  not  in- 
dicative of  the  way  we  played.  We 
stayed  strong  during  the  rallies,  but 
this  team  just  picks  you  apart."  This 
evened  the  regular  season  record  at 
14-14. 

Next  came  the  MAC  tournament  at 
Franklin  and  Marshall.  The  spikers 
were  seeded  fifth  out  of  8  teams. 
However,  the  women  were  playing 
under  several  handicaps.  First,  Cole- 
man was  playing  with  a  viral  infection 
and  Burri  with  a  slight  concussion  and  a 
bruised  collarbone.  Second,  they  played 
on  a  shorter,  wider  court  than  usual. 

They  opened  against  Gettysburgh, 
losing  6-15,  15-13,  13-15.  The  women 
seemed   to  be  trying  too  hard.   Un- 


fortunately, their  next  opponent  was 
Western  Maryland.  The  result:  0-15, 
4-15.  This  was  a  totally  frustrating 
night;  the  team  found  themselves  in  the 
consolation  bracket  on  Saturday.  On 
Saturday,  they  played  their  best 
volleyball  of  the  weekend.  They 
defeated  Upsala  19-17,  15-9  and  Mora- 
vian 16-14, 15-4.  This  placed  the  women 
fifth  out  of  8,  exactly  where  they  had 
been  seeded.  Coleman  again  served 
well.  Ann  Most  set  Mandy  Scherer  ex-  , 
ceptionally  well,  while  Cheryl  Loss 
hustled  all  weekend.  Burri  played  well 
in  spite  of  her  injuries.  Fall  said  "Man- 
dy Scherer  was  superb  all  weekend  long 
as  a  player  and  as  a  captain." 

Net  Notes— Fall:  "Right  now  my  big- 
gest concern  is  for  next  year.  If  they 
can  play  as  a  unit  next  week,  I  will  con- 
sider this  a  fairly  successful  season. 
This  has  been  a  long  and  difficult  year 
because  of  unsettled  personnel,  causing 
many  ups  and  downs."  The  women 
close  out  thier  season  with  two  away 
tournaments  this  week. 


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Republicans  hold  anti-Khomeini  demonstration 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


"Some  of  us  are  concerned  that  this  is 
another  sign  that  America  is  losing  its 
power."  So  last  Friday,  after  Iranian 
students  had  held  60  Americans  hostage 
in  the  U.S.  Embassy  in  Tehran  for  six 
days,  the  Washington  College 
Republicans  turned  to  a  tradition  of  the 
sixFies— the  demonstration— to  express 
their  disapproval. 

"It  was  a  spur-of-the-moment  idea," 
said  College  Republican  President  Glen 
Beebe  later.  "We  thought  it  up 
Thursday  night.  I  said  we  should  do 
something. ..(so)  we  went  around  that 
evening  to  get  people  we  thought  would 
be  interested." 

"Nuke  the  bastard" 

At  12:30  p.m.  the  next  day,  a  dozen 
supporters  of  the  Republicans  gathered 
in  front  of  Hodson  Hall,  where  they 
burned  a  mock  Iranian  flag  and  carried 
placards  with  messages  ranging  from 
"It's  time  to  retaliate  for  regression 
against  American  citizens  abroad"  to 
"Nuke  the  bastards!"  The  group  then 
marched  down  to  Bill  Smith  Hall, 
across  campus  to  Route  213,  and  back 
to  Hodson  Hall,  where  they  passed  out 
anit    anti-Iranian    literature    in    the 


cafeteria.  The  demonstration  ended 
when  the  group  tried  to  go  through  the 
Snack  Bar  but  was  locked  out  by  pro- 
prietor Ruth  Dickerson. 

Getting  together 

Republican  leader  Jim  Larrimore 
said  the  group  "mainly  wanted  to  show 
a  couple  of  things:  our  disagreement 
with  what  is  going  on  in  Iran;  our  con- 
tempt for  what  Iranian  students  are  do- 
ing in  the  U.S.;  and  that  students  at 
Washington  College  could  get  together 
for  something  like  this." 

Larrimore,  despite  party  differences, 
said  he  agrees  with  President  Carter's 
handling  of  the  Iranian  situation. 
"What  he's  done  so  far,  I  agree  with, 
(but)  I  would  have  done  it  a  lot  sooner." 

Beebe  too  agrees  with  Carter.  "I 
think  he's  right  in  waiting.  He's  getting 
world  opinion  in  his  favor.  If  (military 
action)  had  been  taken  right  away, 
we'd  .probably  have  been  criticized. 
Now  the  Ayatollah  is  playing  his  cards; 
he's  showing  what  he's  like.  This  is  get- 
ting people  all  around  the  world  to  say 
'he's  wrong."' 

A  week  to  a  week>  -and-a-half 

Beebe  thinks  military  action  may 


become  necessary  "if  they're  not 
released  within  a  week  or  a  week-and- 
a-half." 

Any  such  action  would  have  to  be  an 
"in-out  kind  of  thing,"  aid,  said  Beebe. 


"I'd  say  helicopters  would  have  to  be 
used.  It's  got  to  be  as  fast  as  possible  so 
hostages  don't  get  hurt,"  he  added, 
allowing  that  "hostage  safety  comes 
first." 


Resolution  to  ban  classroom  smoking  highlights  SGA  meeting 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


A  resolution  to  ban  smoking  in 
classrooms,  allocation  to  four  clubs, 
reports  of  the  Judicial  Reform  and  Van- 
dalism Report  Committees,  and  the  for- 
mation of  a  new  committee  to  in- 
vestigate campus  energy  conservation 
were  all  discussed  at  Monday's  ninety- 
minute  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion meeting. 

Speaking  to  the  Senate  from  a 
prepared  statement  Monday  night, 
Sophomore  Mike  Garvey  proposed 
"that  this  council  adopt  an  allinclusive 
no-smoking  resolution  forbidding  any 
manner  of  smoking  in  the  classroom  en- 
vironment." 

Garvey,  who  is  not  a  member  of  the 
SGA,  added:  "I  find  it  inexcusable  that 
an  institution  such  as  Washington  Col- 
lege with  a  reputation  for  intelligence 
and  for  undiscriminating  policies 
should  allow  such  a  blatantly  unjust 
practice  as  smoking  in  classrooms." 
proposal  applauded 

Garvey's  comments  were  applauded 
by  the  Senate,  and  a  several  senators 
spoke  in  favor  of  a  ban  on  classroom 
smoking. 

"I  smoke,  and  I  would  support  your 
proposal,"  said  Junior  Dave  Fitzsim- 
mons,  adding  that  he  objected  only  to 


the  harshness  of  the  proposal's  wor- 
ding. 

Assistant  Social  Chairman  Mike  Dix- 
on expressed  concern  "for  the  floor  in 
Bill  Smith  Hall,  which  he  said  has  been 
badly  damaged  by  cigarette  ashes 
despite  being  re-done  only  two  years 
ago.  "If  people  don't  accept  no  smok- 
ing, at  least  try  to  preserve  (the 
floor),"  said  Dixon. 

New  Dorms  Senator  Dave  Panacci 
said  no  smoking  rules  are  "prevalent  in 
the  'real  world',  so  why  don'f  we  just 
get  with  the  'real  world'" 

The  resolution  was  endorsed  by  an 
18-8  vote  of  the  Senate. 


Most  of  the  $3,608  allocated  to  clubs 
went  to  the  William  James  Forum.  The 
Organizations  Committee  of  the  SGA 
granted  the  Forum's  request  for$2,5U0, 
but  Committee  Chairman  Bob 
Hockaday  said  that  "technically,  it 
isn't  epough."  Hockaday  then 
presented  a  motion  to  give  the  Forum 
any  SGA  surplus  at  the  end  of  the  year. 

New  Dorms  Senator  Dan  Duff 
disagreed  with  the  motion,  saying,  "I 
think  we  ought  to  grant  them  more  now 
outright."  A  new  motion  to  grant  the 
Forum  $3,000  passed  by  unanimous 
vote. 


Restructuring  of  student 
judicial  system  completed 


"by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
son Hall. 


The  Student  Affairs  Committee  will 
release  this  week  its  plan  for  the 
restructuring  of  the  student  judiciary 
system. 

The  result  of  a  semester-long  study 
by  the  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion's Judicial  Reform  Committee  and 
the  Student  Affairs  Committee,  the 
restructuring  will  feature  a  permanent 
eight-member  jury  pool,  five  of  whom 
will  hear  each  case. 

"The  main  thing  we  wanted  to  do  was 
incorporate  precedents  into  the 
system,"  said  Reform  Committee 
Chairman  Tim  Connor.  "Hopefully,  we 
can  build  a  system  of  precedents  not  on- 
ly from  case  to  case,  but  from  year  to 
year." 


The  major  reform  concerns  the  struc- 
ture of  the  jury.  Previously  made  up  of 
a  large  pool  of  randomly  selected 
students,  the  jury  will  now  consist  of 
eight  members  elected  to  year-long 
terms  along  with  the  chairman  and 
clerk  of  the  court.  The  chairman  will 
select  five  jurors  for  each  case,  and  the 
three  non-participating  jurors  will 
receive  briefs  for  each  case.  Convic- 
tions will  require  four  out  of  five  juror 
votes,  and  penalties  three  out  of  five. 

The  Student  Unioa  will  elect  the 
chairman,  clerk,  lawyers,  and  jurors 
during  the  week  following  Thanksgiv- 
ing. Their  terms  will  run  for  one  year, 
from  the  beginning  of  second  semester 
to  the  end  of  first  semester  the  follow- 
ing year. 


The  Committee  also  gave  $250  to  the 
Sailing  Club,  $150  to  the  College 
Republicians,  and  $100  to  both  the  Ger- 
man Club  and  the  Christian  Fellowship. 

Vandalism,  Judicial  Reform  Reports 

Senior  Class  President  Tim  Connor 
reported  that  the  Judicical  Reform 
Report  will  soon  be  released  by  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Committee,  and  "after 
Thanksgiving  we're  going  to  get  It 
operating."  (see  related  story  on  the 
Report  itself). 

Fitzsimmons,  Chairman  of  the  Van- 
dalism Report  Committee,  reported 
that  "we've  made  a  lot  of  progress  on 
that  in  the  last  few  weeks. 

"We're  going  through  each  of  the  36 
recommendations  that  apply  to  'stu- 
dent life',"  said  Fitzsimmons,  who  ad- 
ded some  of  the  Committee  findings 
thus  far:  "The  idea  of  having  an  SGA 
student  damage  deposit  fund  would 
more  or  less  compound  the  problem". 
He  said  the  Committee  is  also  in- 
vestigating the  current  damage  deposit 
system. 

SGA  President  Jay  Young  appointed 
Senior  Leah  Truitt  Chairman  of  a  com- 
mittee that  will  investigate  problems  in 
energy  conservation  on  campus. 


Stephen  Viccio 

Instructor  in  Humanities, 
Johns  Hopkins  Instructor  in 
Religion,  UMBC 

will  speak  on 

Khomeini  and  the 
Crisis  in  Iran 

Sunday  at  8  p.m. 
in  Hynson  Lounge 

Sponsored  by  the  SGA  and  Lec- 
ture Series. 


i«E  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  November  16, 1979-Page  2 


editorial 


Some  thoughts  on  the  news  behind  the  news  concerning  the 
SGA  this  week: 

•The  restructuring  of  the  student  judicial  system  that  will  be 
released  this  week,  the  product  largely  of  the  SGA's  Judicial 
Reform  Committee,  should  solve  the  judiciary's  biggest  pro- 
blem •  a  lack  of  precedents.  Different  penalties  for  similar  of- 
fenses plagued  last  year's  Student  Judiciary  Board.  The  new 
standing  jury  should  provide  the  consistency  that  was  so  badly 
lacking. 

•In  the  midst  of  the  SGA  Senate's  rubber-stamp  approval  of 
the  Organization  Committee's  club  allocation's  Monday,  several 
questions  arose:  Why  does  the  SGA  sponsor  the  sailing  club 
which  seems  more  the  responsibility  of  the  athletic  department? 
And  why  is  it  also  the  sole  supporter  of  the  William  James 
Forum,  one  of  three  groups,  including  the  Sophie  Kerr  Commit- 
tee and  the  Lecture  Series,  that  brings  speakers  to  the  College? 
Our  needs  might  be  better  served  if  the  three  joined  forces.  If 
nothing  else,  such  a  joint  effort  would  prevent  the  dilemma  of 
choosing  between  three  lectures  on  the  same  night. 

•SGA  President  Jay  Young  on  this  page  cites  the  College's 
"lack  of  facilities"  as  the  primary  cause  of  campus  vandalism. 
Although  the  absence  of  the  swimming  pool  and  student  center 
isn't  the  sole  cause  of  vandalism,  it  does  contribute  to  another 
problem— the  College's  increasing  unattractiveness  to  prospec- 
tive students.  Less  selling  power  must  ultimately  produce  lower 
standards,  and  the  result  of  that  can  be  seen  in  the  page  three 
story  detailing  the  academic  woes  of  the  current  freshman  class. 
The  consequences  of  the  College's  continuing  failure  to  improve 
itself  are  beginning  to  surface. 


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Upgrading  of  campus 
security  investigated 


Letter  to  the  Editor 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


One  of  the  major  issues  on  campus  at 
present  concerns  upgrading  the  Col- 
lege's security  force. 

Deans  of  students  Maureen  Kelley 
and  Ed  Maxcy  met  with  the  Resident 
Advisors  and  nightwatchmen  on 
November  7th.  They  discussed  ways  to 
improve  the  security  and  began  making 
recommendations  to  be  presented  to 
Vice-President  '  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey. 

Hessey  met  with  Director  of  Campus 
Security  Steven  Kendall  and  the  RA's 
on  Monday  and  received  a  list  of  ten 
recommendations.  Hessey  said  that 
some  of  these  suggestions  are  going  to 
be  given  immediate  action,  while 
others  will  take  more  time. 

The  first  recommendation  was  to 
relocate  the  security  office,  which  Is 
located  in  Ferguson  Hall.  This  has  been 
approved  and  security  is  in  the  process 
of  moving  to  the  ground  floor  of  the 
Miller  Library. 

The  second  recommendation  con- 
cerned the  communication  system  for 
the  night  watchman.  Hessey  said,  "One 
problem  that  should  not  be  a  problem  is 


that  our  security  radios  are  not 
operating  properly."  He  added  that  it  is 
not  known  whether  the  problem  is  in  the 
antennas  or  in  the  mechanisms  but  the 
radios  are  being  worked  on. 

It  was  also  suggested  that  the  wat- 
chmen be  uniformed  and  provided  with 
a  marked  security  vehicle.  Action  has 
been  taken  on  this  matter.  The  security 
office  has  been  asked  to  submit  ideas  of 
uniform  changes.  The  present  security 
uniforms  consist  mainly  of  a  cap  and  a 
jacket  with  security  emblems  on  them. 

Hessey  was  also  advised  to  increase 
the  amount  of  security  personnel.  He 
has  run  advertisements  In  local 
newspapers  and  checked  at  the 
unemployment  office  for  interested 
people.  He  describes  it  as  a  "very  tough 
staffing  problem"  because  out  of  six 
possible  employees,  only  one  was  "real- 
ly interested  in  the  job."  One  reason  for 
the  lack  of  interest  is  the  things  with 
which  the  personnel  must  deal,  in- 
cluding ridicule,  students  viewing 
security  as  a  challenge,  student  retalia- 
tion, and  the  possibity  of  theft. 

Still  another  recommendation  was  to 


Dining  Hall  waste 


In  the  SGA  minutes  of  October  29, 1979 
it  states,  "Ann  Dorsey  suggested  that 
they  do  away  with  the  menus  because 
they  are  a  waste  of  money."  We  would 
like  to  point  out  a  few  ways  that 
students  waste  dining  hall  money. 

During  any  meal  it  is  common  to  see 
many  trays  come  into  the  dishroom 
piled  high  with  untouched  butter,  bread 
and  glasses  of  milk.  At  any  breskfast 
the  dishroom  throws  away  at  least  ten 
boxes  of  unopened  cereal  as  well  as  fif- 
teen bowls  of  uneaten  cereal.  In  addi- 
tion, dozens  of  pieces  of  untouched  fruit 
are  thrown  away  each  day  by  students. 

Two  other  areas  of  student  waste  are 
common  in  the  cafeteria— theft  of 
silverware  and  china,  and  laziness  and 
maliciousness.  People  who  leave  their 
trays,  throw  food,  paste  food  to  win- 
dows and  walls,  and  refuse  to  bring  up 
trays  for  tray  calls  are  costing  you 
money.  (When  people  are  asked  to  br- 
ing up  trays  if  they  are  finished  eating  it 
is  because  the  dishroom  crew  cannot 
start  to  clean  up  until  a  minimum 
number  of  trays  are  in  the  dining  hall. 


So  why  not  bring  up  your  tray  and  then 
sit  down  with  a  cup  of  coffee  to  talk? ) 

Let's  consider  the  costs  of  the  items 
mentioned  above. 

One  pat  of  butter : H 

One  slice  of  bread 2t 

One  box  of  corn  flakes lit 

One  orange 12< 

One  glass  of  milk 8< 

10  minutes  of  student  crew $3.00 

On  the  average  $15.00  a  day  are  wasted 
by  students.  So  the  next  time  you  com- 
plain that  Dave  Knowles  is  wasting 
money  by  spending  5c  on  each  menu, 
consider  that  the  students  waste  more 
money  in  one  week  than  Mr.  Knowles 
spends  on  menus  for  an  entire 
academic  year. 

Sincerely, 

Denise  Bel  more 

Joan  Burri 

Judy  Champange 

Brad  Smith 

Margo  Ball 

Leslie  Bobik 

Anne  Kelly 


In  the  words  of  former  SGA  President 
Foster  Deibert,  in  his  1978-79  Report  on 
Theft  and  Vandalism,:  "I  truly  believe 
that  the  primary  cause  of  our  problems 
with  vandalism  results  from  the  fact 
that  the  community  as  a  whole,  and  the 
campus  itself,  fails  to  provide  adequate 
activities  for  students  to  pursue  in  their 
spare  time."" 

Nothing  has  changed. 

The  major  topic  of  conversation  this 
year  seems  to  be  violence,  vandalism, 
and  theft. 

Throughout  the  year,  everyone  from 
Board  members  to  administrators  to 


•SGA  Commentary' 


Lack  of  facilities 
blamed  for  vandalism 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


faculty  and  students  have  been  asking 
why  it  is  so  prevalent.  In  contemplating 
the  question  myself,  I  find  it  difficult  to 
disagree  with  Foster. 

Comparitively  speaking,  Washington 
College  is  very  much  behind  the  times 
in  terms  of  facilities.  According  to  our 
research,  we  are  the  only  college  in  the 
state  of  Maryland  without  a  swimming 
pool.  We  are  also  the  only  college 
without  a  student  union  center  to  speak 
of.  We  have  a  tremendous  asset  in  the 
Chester  River  and  the  Truslow 
Boathouse  which  we  have  refused  to 
take  advantage  of.  We  have  a  campus 
security  force  that  is  inadequate,  a 
maintenance  department  that  is  under- 
paid, a  faculty  that  is  even  more  under- 
paid, and  a  computer  that  is  outdated. 
The  facilities  available  in  town  to  do  lit- 
tle to  help  the  problem. 

The  severe  lack  of  facilities  affects 
the  college  in  two  major  ways:  first,  it 
greatly  hinders  enrollment  in  both 
quantity  and  quality.  Lack  of  quantity 


means  lack  of  money,  and  lack  of  quali- 
ty means  lowering  of  standards.  No  one 
could  deny  that  we  are  suffering  from 
these  ailments.  Second,  the  college  is 
affected  by  this  lack  of  facilities  in  the 
behavior  of  those  already  enrolled 
Students  can  only  study  for  so  long 
before  becoming  restless.  Again 
quoting  Foster,  "College  life  does  not 
revolve  entirely  around  academics  and 
just  as  much  can  be  learned  from  con- 
structive activities  outside  the 
classroom."  One  need  only  walk  around 
Washington  College  in  the  spring  time 
and  witness  the  flurry  of  lacrosse  balls, 
frisbees,  footballs,  and  baseballs  flying 
through  the  air  to  see  his  point.  The 
games,  sunbathers,  stereos,  runners, 
cookouts,  concerts,  etc.  illustrate  the 
needs  students  have  for  recreation  and 
activity.  What  happens  in  the  winter  — 
What  is  there  to  do—  If  one  were  to  read 
the  faculty  report  on  violence,  van- 
dalism, and  theft,  one  would  answer 
that  last  question  in  one  word:  DRINK. 
However,  it  is  important  to  remember 
that  alcohol  is  not  the  problem,  but 
merely  a  symptom  of  the  problem  of 
outdated  facilities. 

The  SGA  is  taking  steps  to  help  this 
problem.  We  are  exploring  the 
possibility  of  creating  a  student  center 
on  campus.  We  are  planning  a  diverse 
social  calendar  for  the  winter  that  will 
attempt  to  make  students  aware  of 
some  of  the  facilities  available  to  us  in 
the  area.  We  will  try  to  bring  what  ac- 
tivities we  can  to  the  campus  and  pro- 
vide greater  mobility  and  information 
for  students  to  enjoy  activities  off- 
campus. 

We  feel  that  this  is  a  small  step  in  the 
right  direction.  The  big  steps  must  be 
taken  by  the  administration. 


deputize  and  arm  the  security,  but  it 
has  been  the  College's  policy  in  the  past 
to  not  arm  the  security  personnel. 

Hessey  feels  that  the  main  problem  in 
campus  security  is  a  general  misunder- 
standing on  the  part  of  the  students,  the 
security  office,  and  the  police  depart- 
ment. The  major  part  of  this 
misunderstanding  rests  with  the 
students.  "If  students  are  confronted 
with  a  situation  where  they  feel  the 
need  of  the  campus  security  personnel 
or  local  law  enforcement  persons,  they 
must  use  the  911  emergency  call 
number  or  access  to  that  assistance," 


said  Hessey.  He  added,  "If  they  do  not 
do  that,  they  have  limited  the  possibili- 
ty to  help  fellow  students." 

He  said  that  one  problem  is  that 
students  will  go  out  looking  for  security 
persons  when  they  need  them  instead  of 
telephoning.  By  the  time  they  find  the 
night  watchman,  the  person  who 
needed  the  help  is  gone. 

Hessey  also  held  a  special  meeting 
with  Chestertown's  town  manager 
Tuesday  to  discuss  the  types  of  ac- 
tivities the  town  police  would  be  called 
to. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  November  16, 1979-Page  3 


Keppel  on  the  decline  of  faculty  morale 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 
Assistant  Editor 


The  number  of  students  in  higher 
education  is  expected  to  deline  nation- 
wide within  the  next  few  years  as  a 
result  of  demographic  changes.  When 
that  happens,  what  happens  to  faculty 
morale?. 

That  was  the  question  posed  by  Dr. 
Francis  Keppel,  Director  of  the  Aspen 
Instutue  Program  in  Education  at  the 
lecture  Tuesday  entitled  "Education 
for  a  Changing  Society."  Although  only 
18  people  attended,  Keppel's  half-hour 
lecture  was  followed  by  a  lively  hour- 
long  discussion. 

Keppel  said  it  is  illogical  to  assume 
that  a  decline  in  numbers  is  negative, 
because  with  fewer  numbers,  educators 
"can  focus  on  quality."  He  predicted 
several  obstacles,  however,  to  that 
positive  outlook. 

"Institutions,  public  and  private,  are 
desperately  looking  for  students,"  Kep- 
pel said.  He  predicts  that  colleges  and 
universities  may  lower  standards  in 
order  to  survive  financially.  The  pro- 
blem of  a  decline  in  quality  as  well  as 
numbers,  added  to  inflation  and  low 
faculty  salaries,  is  likely  to  cause  a 
decline  in  faculty  morale. 

Keppel  based  his  discussion  of  a 
decline  in  quality  partly  on  statistics 
from  declining  scores  on  standardized 
tests  in  elementary  and  secondary 
schools,  as  well  as  declining  college  en- 
trance examination  test  scores  in  re- 
cent years.  He  said  that  about  30  states 
now  require  high  school  students  to 


pass  a  proficiency  exam  before  gradua- 
tion, and  predicted  that  such  exams  will 
soom  be  imposed  nationwide. 

When  a  comparable  decline  in  quality 
occurs  at  the  college  level,  Keppel  said 
that  it  is  possible  that  standardized  pro- 
ficiency exams  may  also  be  enforced  at 
the  college  level  by  government  of- 
ficials. That  possiblity  stimulated  the 
discussion  that  followed. 

Several  members  of  the  audience 
said  that  if  standardized  exams  were 
imposed,  they  feared  that  professors 
would  be  forced  to  teach  according  to 
the  requirements  of  the  exam. 

Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  English  Deaprt- 
ment  Chairman,  said,  "I'm  very 
frightened  of  imposed  standards  in 
education.  I'm  worried  about  people 
telling  me  to  change  my  vocabulary." 
Tatum  referred  to  new  terms  imposed 
by  government  officials  such  as 
"decode"  and  "encode",  which  mean 
reading  and  writing.  "My  morale  is 
lowered  by  government  officials  telling 
me  to  change  my  vocabulary,"  Tatum 
said.  She  added,  "If  I  protest,  what  hap- 
pens next?  My  students  don't  get  cer- 
tification. So  what  do  I  do?" 

Senior  Margaret  Handle,  who  is  a  stu- 
dent teacher  this  semester  at  Kent 
County  Middle  School,  saioTthat  there  is 
a  need  for  imposed  standards  to  nre- 
vent  "settling  in"  or  "complacency  in 
the  classroom." 

Keppel  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard  and 
Hamline  Universities.  He  served  as 


Dean  of  faculty  in  the  Department  of 
Education  at  Harvard  from  1948-1962. 
He  was  United  States  Commissioner  of 
Education  from  1962-1965;  he  then 
became  Assistant  Secretary  for  Secon- 
dary Education  of  the  Department  of 
Health,  Education  and  Welfare.  He  is 
now  Director  of  the  Education  Program 
at  the  Aspen  Institute  for  Humanistic 
Studies. 

The  Aspen  Institute  has  a  new  center 
at  Wye  Plantation  on  the  Eastern 
Shore,  and  will  offer  several  lectures 
open  to  the  public  this  year.  The  In- 
stitute, an  independent,  non-profit 
organization,  is  a  v forum  to  tackle  the 
critical  problems  facing  the  nation  and 
world  today  from  a  very  humanistic  im- 
pulse," acording  to  George  W. 
Aldridge,  Manager  of  the  Institute  at 
Wye  Plantation. 

The  Institute's  central  office  is  in 
New  York  City.  It  also  has  centers  in 
Aspen,  Colorado,  Berlin,  Tokyo,  and 
Hawaii.  Aldridge  said  that  the  new 
center  at  Wye  will  assist  in  the  In- 
stitute's endeavor  to  examine  issues  of 
governance,  because  of  Wye's  proximi- 
ty to  Washington,  D.C.  "Being  close  to 
the  government,  we  can  get  more  par- 
ticipation from  government  officials," 
he  said. 

Colin  Williams,  an  Aspen  Senior 
Fellow,  will  spaek  on  "American 
Myths"  at  Wye  Plantation  tonight.  On 
December  7,  Micheal  Rice,  Direcotr  of 
the  Institute  Program  on  Communica- 


tions  and  Socity,  will  lecture  at 
Salisbury  College  on  "A  Question  of 
Communications  for  the  future". 
Stephen  Strickland,  Vice  President  of 
the  Institute,  will  speak  in  Easton  on 
December  U  on  "The  Health  of 
Americans:  Health  Research  and 
Health  Care."  Director  of  the  In- 
stitute's  Program  In  International  Af- 


fairs  Harlan  Cleveland  will  lecture  on 
"American  Foreign  Policy  and  the  1980 
Campaign"  at  the  Wye  Center  on  Jan. 
18. 

In  addition,  seven  lectures  will  be 
held  next  semester,  including  four  lec- 
tures by  philosopher  Mortimer  Adler. 
Aldridge  said,  "There  will  be  faculty 
and  student  participation  at  all  of  the 
conferences." 


Parking,  academics  creating 
problems  for  college  officals 


Thirteen  students  read  poetry 


byKATHY  WURZBACHER 


by  SUE  JAMES 


Increases  in  parking  violation  and  in 
academic  problems  among  freshmen 
were  among  the  problems  for  college 
officials  this  week. 

As  of  this  week,  "there  are  seven 
students  who  have  been  denied  the 
privilege  of  having  a  car  parked  on  the 
Washington  College  campus  because  of 
having  five  or  more  ,  irking  tickets" 
says  Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed 
Maxcy.  "Two  students  have  been  put  on 
disciplinary  probation  because  they 
were  denied  the  privilege  to  have  cars 
on  campus  but  brought  the  cars  back 
anyway"  said  Maxcy.  There  is  really 
"no  need  to  get  that  many  tickets 
because  there  are  more  than  enough 
parking  spaces,  even  though  they're  not 
always  convenient"  he  added.  "In  an 
effort  to  assure  that  fire  lanes  and  ser- 
vice roads  are  kept  clear,  the  Director 
of  Campus  Security  has  begun  to  have 
cars  towed  at  the  owners  expense  of 
$45.  One  person  has  had  a  car  towed. 
Towing  will  be  done  24  hours  a  day" 


says  Maxcy. 

Academic  difficulties 

"In  general,  there  are  a  number  of 
freshmen  who  are  having  academic  dif- 
ficulties this  semester"  said  Dean  of 
the  College,  Garry  Clarke.  There  are  a 
number  of  reasons  why  there  are  "at 
least  60  freshmen  who  have  poor  grades 
as  of  the  mid-term"  says  Clarke.  Some 
of  the  reasons  are  that  "some  students 
who  are  here  simply  are  having  pro- 
blems with  language  or  reading,  things 
in  that  area.  Then  there  are  those  who 
simply  don't  do  any  work  and  cut  many 
classes"  added  Clarke.  He  stressed  the 
fact  that  while  the  mid-term  grades  are 
to  be  used  as  a  guide  for  the  students 
and  are  not  sent  home,  "last  year,  there 
were  freshmen  dismissed  because  of 
academic  difficulties."  Clarke  also  ad- 
ded that  "while  this  happens  every 
year,  and  the  first  semester  of  the 
freshman  year  is  the  hardest,  it  is 
necessary  to  give  100%". 


A  group  of  talented  students  met  to 
reak  thier  work  of  poetry  and  short  pro- 
se to  an  audience  of  approximately  thir- 
ty students  and  teachers  last 
Wednesday  evening  in  the  Coffee 
House. 

The  reading  was  organized  and  in- 
troduced by  Hugh  Seidman,  poet  and 
Creative  Writing  instructor  for  this 
semester.  All  of  the  students  who  read 
came  from  Seidman's  freshman  and 
upperclass  Creative  Writing  sections. 

Many  of  the  freshman  in  the  group 
displayed  great  potential.  The  audience 
seemed  to  react  strongly  to  "Groups  of 
Hate,"  a  poem  about  the  questionable 
future,  and  "Brewski  and  Churchski," 
a  lyrical  poem  about  beer  drinking,  by 
Bennie  Kohl.  A  highly  emotional  poem 
by  Patricia  Travieso  entitled  "Letter  to 
an  Aborted  Child"  succcssfuly  used 
abstract  imagery  to  stir  the  audience. 

Some  of  the  best  works  by  the  up- 
perclassmen  included  "ill  Camp's 
"Highly  Selective  Journals  of  Ossie 


Roett:  "A  changing  perception  of  Brazil" 


"Tremendous  problems  deserve  a 
tremendous  country",  was  the  state- 
ment of  Delfim  Nette,  Minister  of  Plan- 
ning of  Brazil,  as  quoted  by  Dr.  Reor- 
dan  Roett  Wednesday  night. 

Dr.  Roett,  director  of  Latin  American 
School  Studies  of  the  of  Advanced  Inter- 
national Studies  of  John  Hopkins 
University,  spoke  to  a  group  of  about  5U 
students  and  professors  on  the  future  of 
Brazil.  Brazil's  military  government  is 
faced  with  greater  economic  and  social 
problems  as  well  as  expanding 
technological  and  industrial  advance- 
ment. The  direction  the  government 
takes  will  determine  future  interna- 
tional relations  with  that  country. 

Brazil  is  the  sixth  most  populated 
country  in  the  world,  but  30.  of  that 
population  is  undernourished.  The  peo- 
ple are  concentrated  In  the  southeast 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 
and  southcentral  areas  of  the  country, 
the  most  industrialized  areas.  Forty- 
two  percent  of  the  population  lives  in  11. 
of  the  area  of  the  county,  and  that  por- 
tion brings  in  65.  of  the  national  in- 
come. 

The  gross  national  product  of  Brazil 
is  larger  that  that  of  all  Africa,  ex- 
cluding South  Africa.  Yet,  "the  national 
debt  is  the  largest  of  all  Third  World 
countries",  a  cause  for  much  concern 
among  those  foreign  banks  which  hold 
that  debt. 

Internally,  Brazil's  dictatioriat 
government  has  recently  been  increas- 
ingly willing  to  liberalize.  "Habeus  Cor- 
pus has  been  restored,  as  has  freedom 
of  the  press  and  of  TV  and  radio,  and 
political  parties  have  been  establish- 
ed," says  Roett.  Labor  unions  this  year 
have  gone  on  strike,  although  strikes 


are   still    illegal,    to   demand   higher 
wages,  and  have  received  them. 

"Brazil  will  need  to  deal  with  her  own 
position,  image  and  reputation",  in  the 
world.  "They  (the  government)  will  try 
to  achieve  political  legitimacy,  which 
will  permit  them  to  deal  with  their  in- 
ternal problems."  Dr.  Roett  concluded 
by  saying,  "There  is  a  changing  percep- 
tion of  Brazil  in  the  outside  world,  for 
the  better". 


Green,"  an  excerpt  from  a  gruesome 
short  story  about  a  young  boy  who  kills 
cats,  and  the  highlight  of  the  evening, 
"The  Blue  Story,"  by  Claire  Mowbray, 
a  suspenseful  story  about  an  Imaginary 
being. 

For  those  in  the  audience  who  wanted 
to  relate  their  thoughts  to  the  campus 
life,  Nick  Napp's  poem  "Mancake"  and 
Peter  Turchi's  excerpt  from  Sand- 
castles  were  well-suited.  Nappo  got  a 
particulary  large  response  with  this 
poem,  read  In  an  affected  Southern 
twang  as  a  tribute  to  James  Dickey,  the 
author  of  "The  Sheep  Child,"  which 
Nappo's  poem  is  based  on.  Turchi's 
work  hit  the  audience  nostaglistally  as 
he  told  the  tale  of  a  college  freshman  at 
a  small  college  quite  like  this  one. 

The  Student  Reading  was  a  real  suc- 
cess as  the  inspited  writers  of  the  cam- 
pus related  their  thoughts  and  feelings 
to  the  audience.  Those  students  in- 
terested in  displaying  their  own  talents 
or  enjoying  those  of  others  should 
watch  for  announcements  for  the  next 
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Shoremen  clinch  bid  to  state  finals 


byJOHNLONNQUEST 


The  Shoremen  continued  their  quest 
for  the  state  championship  last  Friday 
when  they  beat  Salisbury  St.  2-1  in  the 
semifinals  of  the  Maryland  Small  Col- 
lege Soccer  Tournament.  Coach  Ed 
Athey  called  the  win  at  Salisbury  "one 
of  the  most  exciting  games  ever  played 
by  a  Washington  College  soccer  team 

Salisbury  came  into  the  game  with  a 
9-7  record.  During  the  season  they  beat 
highly-rated  Lynchburg  and  UMBC  at 
Salisbury.  Salisbury  was  scouted  as  a 
solid  team  and  Athey  predicted  a  tough 
contest  between  two  evenly-matched 
teams. 

The  game  was  originally  scheduled 
for  Saturday  the  10th,  but  Salisbury 
asked  that  the  game  be  moved  to  Fri- 
day the  9th  because  of  a  crowded 
homecoming  schedule.  Posters  in  the 
Salisbury  athletic  center  advertised  the 
contest  as  the  "Game  of  the  decade." 

Salisbury  fielded  a  fast,  physical 
team  that  was  determined  to  give  the 
Shoremen  all  they  could  handle  The 
game  Itself  was  rough  as  Salisbury 
tried  to  compensate  for  the  Shoremen's 
superior  ball  skills  with  their  physical 
play.  During  the  game  tempers  grew 
short  on  several  occasions  and  two 
Washington  players  received  yellow 
cards  during  the  game. 

The  Shoremen  scored  first  when  Don 
Hastings  hit  with  18:24  left  in  the  first 
half  on  an  assist  from  V.J.  Filliben. 
Filliben  crossed  the  ball  to  Hastings, 
who  was  standing  on  the  right  corner  of 
the  penalty  area.  Hastings  turned  the 


Fullback  Dave  Bate  stopped  this  shot  as  the  Shoremen  headed  toward  the 
state  finals  '' 


ball  on  one  hop  and  lofted  it  into  the  net 
from  sixteen  yards  out.  On  the 
strengthof  Hasting's  goal  the  first  half 
ended  1-0. 

Salisbury  came  out  in  the  second  half 
determined   to  equalize,   bombarding 


the  Washington  goal  for  a  stretch  of  15 
minutes.  At  20:53  Salisbury  got  its 
golden  opportunity  when  the  Shoremen 
defense  was  unable  to  clear  the  ball 
from  the  goal  line  and  Salisbury's  Dean 
Wampler  knocked  in  the  loose  ball  to 


even  the  score  at  1-1. 

Regulation  time  ended  with  the  game 
tied.  In  the  first  overtime  the  Shoremen 
began  to  move  the  ball  on  the  ground, 
something  which  they  had  failed  to  do 
in  much  of  the  second  half.  As  the  over- 
time progressed  it  became  clear  that- 
the  momentum  was  going  toward  the 
Shoremen. 

The  two  overtimes  failed  to  produce  a 
winner  and  the  game  then  went  into  4 
five-minute  sudden  death  periods. 
Washington  dominated  the  first  period 
and  was  clearly  controlling  play.  Bill 
Bounds  narrowly  missed  ending  the 
game  in  the  beginning  of  the  second 
period  when  his  shotfrom  thirty  yards 
out  bounded  off  the  top  of  the  crossbar. 
With  a  minute  and  thirty  seconds  left  in 
the  period  the  Shoremen  were  awarded 
a  corner  keck.  Bounds  crossed  the  ball 
to  Filliben,  who  headed  the  ball  toward 
thegoal.  The  ball  struck  a  Salisbury 
defender  on  the  thigh  and  bounced  in 
the  goal  to  win  the  game  2-1. 

With  the  victory  against  Salisbury, 
the  Shoremen  advanced  to  the  state 
finals,  where  they  will  meet  Frostberg 
College  at  Mount  St.  Mary's  tomorrow. 
Frostberg  qualified  for  the  finals  by 
beating  St.  Marys  4-2.  Frostburg  has  a 
fairly  fast  squad  and  plays  a  ball- 
control  game.  They  scored  against  St. 
Mary's  in  the  first  minute  of  each  half, 
and  the  Shoremen  will  have  to  watch 
against  an  early  goal.  The  final  should 
be  a  close  game  between  two  evenly- 
matched  teams. 


Cagers  blow  out  Chesapeake 
in  preseason  opener,  123-84 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 

Last  Friday  night  the  Washington 
College  basketball  team  opened  its 
1979-80  pre-season  basketball  schedule 
with  a  123-84  win  over  Chesapeake  Com- 
munity College.  Although  this  may 
sound  very  encouraging,  there  is  still  a 
lot  of  room  for  improvement.  "We  were 
pretty  good  on  offense  at  times,  but  we 
need  some  improvement  on  our  defense 
and  rebounding,"  c  o  m  m  e  n  t  e  d 
sophomore  forward  Joe  Moye  after 
scoring  28  points. 

A  good  sign,  however,  is  that  the  first 
team  blew  Chesapeake's  starting  five 


Commentary 

right  out  of  the  gym.  On  the  other  hand, 
this  doesn't  say  much  for  the  depth  that 
was  commented  on  a  couple  of  weeks 
ago.  Bench  strength  is  very  important 
in  this  league  and  it  is  very  important 
for  the  people  coming  off  the  bench  to 
perform  almost  as  well  as  the  person 
they  replace.  Since  this  was  the  first 
college  game  for  most  of  the  players  on 
the  team,  maybe  we  can  pan  it  off  as 
nervousness.    Tonight's    scrimmage 


against  Welsey  College  of  Dover, 
Delaware  will  tell  Head  Coach  Tom 
Finnegan  a  little  more  about  who  can 
perform  and  who  can  not. 

Finnegan  has  recruited  several 
players  who  can  put  the  ball  in  the  hole. 
However,  the  key  to  this  team's  success 
is  how  well  they  play  defense  and  re- 
bound. Also,  they  must  limit  mistakes 
to  a  minimum.  But  the  most  important 
quality  is  that  each  player  must  give 
100«  at  all  times.  Hustle  and  desire  are 
key  factors  in  defense  and  rebounding. 
As  soon  as  everyone  gets  rid  of  the  but- 
terflies  and  starts  playing  like 
madmen,  this  will  be  a  good  basketball 
team. 


CAGE  NOTES:  David  Blackwell  miss- 
ed last  weekJs  scrimmage  with  a 
broken  finger  on  his  left  hand,  but  is  ex- 
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mage. Captain  Joe  Moye  is  playing  with 
a  broken  thumb  on  his  right  hand.  WC 
opens  its  regular  season  on  Tuesday, 
Nov.  27  at  St.  Mary's  and  its  first 
homegame  will  be  on  Sat.  Dec.  1st 
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Volume  51,  Number  11 


Schmoldt  resigns;  temporary  replacement  sought 

^^^^^^^^^^^^        Bailey  "in  shock"  over  resignation,  the  second  this  semester 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


Computing  Center  Director  BUI  Schmoldt 


Student  comments  "taken 
out  of  context"  in  WC  story 


byGINGER  KURUPKA 


Several  students  quoted  in  a 
November  25th  Maryland  State  News 
article  about  Washington  College  feel 
their  comments  were  taken  out  of  con- 
text. 

"It's  such  a  frustrating  thing,"  said 
Peter  Jenkins,  "because  there's 
nothing  to  be  done  about  it  now." 
Jenkins  stated  in  the  article  that, 
"...the  town  needs  us.  Granted  we  do 
damage— shoplifting  goes  up  in 
September  and  down  in  May,  beer 
mugs  are  stolen  more  in  September  and 
down  in  May,  but  they  like  having  us 
around."  But  he  says.  "I  didn't  make 
those  comments  about  the  town  as  they 
were  quoted." 

Amy  Pozerycki  also  feels  she  was 
quoted  out  of  context,  "We  were  saying 
nice  things  about  the  school.  The  article 
makes  us  look  like  idiots."  In  the  article 
Pozerycki  said  that,  "I  could  have  gone 
to  business  school  if  I  wanted,"  and 
that,  "I  really  came  here  because  my 
mother  wanted  me  to.  I  wanted  to  stay 
home  (in  New  Jersey)  and  be  with  my 
boyfriend  and  be  a  waitress." 
Pozerycki  feels  that  both  comments 
were  taken  out  of  context  of  her  conver- 
sation with  the  reporter  in  the 
cafeteria.  "My  whole  point  was  that 
I'm  really  glad  I  came  here  and  didn't 
stay  home  and  be  a  waitress.  She  (the 
reporter)  seemed  to  have  a 
preconceived  notion  (of  the  college) 
and  took  the  quotes  to  fit  her  idea." 

"I  could  see  how  it  could  happen," 
said  Jenkins,  "I  don't  think  she's  out  to 
down  us  but  it  doesn't  look  good  for  the 
school."  Chuck  Cordovano,  however 
who  was  interviewed  along  with  several 
other  West  Hall  residents  feel  that, 
"From  what  I  read  of  the  article  I 
didn't  feel  we  were  misrepresented." 
Pozerycki  admitted,  "I  guess  if  I  didn't 
want  her  to  print  it  I  never  should  have 
said  it,"  although  she  added,  "1  had 


never  had  experience  with  reporters. 
We  were  just  having  a  conservation 
with  our  peers." 

Jenkins  added,  "I  like  the  idea  of  a 
liberal  arts  education  and  I  love  a  small 
school  and  I  was  just  giving  the  lady  my 
opinion."  He  concluded,  "Granted  (the 
article)  was  an  effort,  but  it  was  pretty 
weak." 


Assistant  Professor  of  Mathematics 
William  Schmoldt  handed  in  his 
resignation  last  Wednesday,  November 
21. 

Schmoldt,  best  known  as  Director  of 
the  Computing  Center,  is  the  second 
faculty  member  to  resign  this 
semester.  The  resignations  of  both 
Schmoldt  and  Drama  Professor 
William  Segal  will  take  affect  upon  the 
completion  of  their  first  semester 
duties.  Although  Schmoldt  did  not  wish 
to  disclose  his  reasons  for  leaving  at 
this  time,  he  said  he  has  not  accepted 
another  teaching  job. 

•E        Temporary  replacement  sought 

S       Mathematics  and  Computer  Science 
j?  Department  Chairman  Richard  Brown 
to   said  that  he  is  not  looking  for  a  perma- 
•jjj   nent   replacement  now   because,   "to 
n   plan  for  the  future  takes  more  time 
S   than  is  currently  available.  For  now  we 
x:   need  good  teachers  who  can  teach  the 
*   material."  The  new  person  or  persons 
the  Department  acquires  will  teach  all 
the  computer  science  courses  currently 
scheduled  for  next  semester,  and  an  ad- 
ditional upper  level  course  may  be  ad- 
ded. 

Brown  went  on  to  say  that  Schmoldt 
"has  done  an  excellent  job,  and  I  am 
very  sorry  to  see  him  go,  but  I  feel  he 
made  the  only  decision  an  intelligent 
person  could  make."  In  regards  to  the 
fact  that  he  has  less  than  two  months  to 
find  a  replacement  Brown  said,  "I  am 
in  no  way  criticizing  (Schmoldt)  for 
leaving  at  this  time.  It's  our  problem, 
one  I  think  we  can  cope  with. " 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
agreed  that  "the  time  (we  have  to  find  a 
replacement)  hasn't  worked  out  as  well 
as  it  might,"  but  he  said  he  told 
Schmoldt  "not  to  worry  about  it." 
Clarke  went  on  to  say  that  "Bill  has 


helped  people  all  over  campus.  He 
always  seemed  to  be  a  good  teacher, 
and  he's  helped  not  only  people  in  social 
sciences  but  also  the  administration.  I 
knew  he  was  always  busy,  but  he'd 
always  do  what  I  needed  done." 

Bailey  "shocked" 

One  of  the  Social  Science  Depart- 
ments Schmoldt  works  closely  with  is 
Economics.  Chairman  Michael  Bailey, 
who  is  also  President  of  the  Washington 
College  Chapter  of  the  American 
Association  of  University  Professors, 
said  that  Schmoldt's  major  contribu- 
tion to  his  department  was,"helping  the 
seniors  with  their  projects."  Bailey 
continued,  "I  still  haven't  gotten  over 
the  shock  of  his  resignation.  I  think  it's 
a  sad  thing  for  the  college.  I  thought  of 
him  as  an  extra  man  in  the  Economics 
Department." 

In  an  interview  both  Bailey  and 
Associate  Professor  of  Economics 
Michael  Malone  told  of  situations  in 
which  Schmoldt  had  put  in  a  lot  of  per- 
sonal time  to  do  jobs  for  their  depart- 
ment. Malone  said,  "Schmoldt's 
greatest  attribute  was  that  he  was  will- 
ing to  give  much  of  his  time  to  people  in 
other  departments,  and  he  runs  the 
Computing  Center  in  a  way  so  that  it  is 
very  accessible."  He  also  said,  "I  don't 
think  I've  ever  seen  him  get  mad  at 
anybody." 

Bailey  said,  "Bill  is  always  willing  to 
help  faculty  "  members.  He  will  take 
time  to  show  them  how  to  do  things." 

Malone  summed  up  the  feelings  of 
both  him  and  his  colleague:  "I  don't 
think  we'll  find  anyone  willing  to  put 
that  much  into  it.  The  chances  of  get- 
ting somebody  with  (Schmoldt's) 
qualifications  for  the  money  he  was  get- 
ting is  zilch." 


Education  curriculum  evaluation  completed 


The  Maryland  State  Board  of  Educa- 
tion completed  its  evaluation  of  the 
teacher  education  curriculum  here  last 
week  as  part  of  a  state-wide  program 
looking  into  all  such  programs  at 
Maryland  colleges. 

The  program  is  repeated  every  five 
years,  and  is  executed  under  guidelines 
set  down  by  the  National  Association  of 
State  Directors  of  Teacher  Education 
and  Certification  (NASDTEC).  A  team 
of  administrators  and  professors  from 
all    over    Maryland    performed    the 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 

evaluation,  which  took  from 
Wednesday  to  Friday  of  last  week.  The 
object  of  the  evaluation,  according  to 
Dean  Gary  Clarke,  is  to  determine 
whether  the  various  course  plans  in  the 
Education  Department  meet  the  many 
standards  set  by  NASDTEC  in  a  109- 
page  volume  which  served  as  the 
criterion  for  the  inquiry. 

After  conducting  interviews  with 
faculty  and  administration  members, 
as  well  as  students  involved  in  the  pro- 
gram, and  talking  to  officials  at  the 


schools  at  which  the  students  teach  as 
part  of  the  program,  the  team  ex- 
amined course  guides  and  other  key 
documents  that  explain  the  curriculum. 
On  the  basis  of  these  considerations 
thay  will  decide  whether  or  not  to  ap- 
prove the  program  for  a  certain  depart- 
ment. If  a  department's  education 
block  is  not  approved,  then  the  only 
alternative  for  a  student  wanting  to  be 
certified  to  teach  that  subject  is  to  go 
Continued  on  page  2 


Surveillance  system  suggested  for  library 


An  informal  discussion  was  held  by 
the  Library  Committee  Monday  concer- 
ning the  theft  of  books  from  Miller 
Library.  The  overall  sentiment  of  the 
meeting  was  favorable  to  the  purchase 
of  a  magnetic  surveillance  system  to 
enforce  the  checking  out  of  books. 

Betty  Wasson,  College  Librarian, 
presented  statistics  on  the  number  of 
missing  books  from  a  sampling  taken  in 
1978.  Approximately  $7,000  worth  of 
books  have  been  missing  for  each  year 
from  1975  to  1978.  The  formula  was 


by  RITA  Mc WILLIAMS 
devised  by  Dr.  Brown  to  be  a  reliable 
indication  of  loss,  not  to  produce  a 
definite  figure. 

The  monetary  loss  is  not  viewed  as 
the  most  important  problem.  Miss 
Wasson  says  that  although  she  is 
"alarmed  at  the  implication  of  these 
figures,"  as  a  librarian,  she  is  responsi- 
ble to  have  books  available  when 
needed.  Assistant  Professor  of  English 
Dr.  Richard  Gillin,  Chairman  of  the 
Committee,  voiced  the  general  consen- 
sus when  he  said  "it  is  exasperating 


when  books  I  need  are  missing." 

Most  books  are  removed  from  the 
library  by  students  without  being 
checked  out  because  students  fail  to  br- 
ing their  id.  cards,  necessary  to  check 
out  books,  with  them.  The  id.  cards  are 
used  because  the  library  staff  found 
that  class  they  were  unable  to  read 
students'  signatures  and  that  identifica- 
tion was  necessary. 
Library  aide  Bernie  Kelley  said  that 

Continued  on  page  2 


T«F.  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  November  30,  1879-Page  2 


editorial 


Schmoldt's  resignation 

Two  months  ago,  after  the  faculty  requested  a  fivepercent 
emergency  supplement  and  a  subsequent  twenty-percent  salary 
increase,  we  wrote  that  good  teachers  were  becoming  increas- 

'"I^Sctooldrs  resignation  last  week,  the  fourth  such  decision 
bv  a  faculty  member  in  the  past  six  months,  confirms  that  feel- 
ing and  reveals  a  trend  that  has  been  painfully  obvious  to  many 
professors  here  for  some  time:  the  advantages  of  teaching  at 
Washington  College  no  longeroutweigh  the  many  hardships. 

With  the  loss  of  Schmoldt,  the  problem  of  the  faculty  s  sa  ary 
and  its  consequences  for  faculty  morale  becomes  one  the  College 
can  no  longer  ignore.  Schmoldt  may  literally  be  irreplaceable 
Even  if  someone  else  is  willing  to  teach  his  larger-  han-normal 
course  load  for  lower-than-normal  pay,  no  one  could  do  all  the 
things  he  has  done  for  other  departments  and  the  administration. 

Although  the  problem  the  College  faces  is  not  simply  a  matter 
of  increasing  faculty  salaries  (three  of  the  four  professors  who 
have  left  in  the  last  six  months  have  not  gone  to  other  schools  but 
into  industry,  suggesting  that  low  salaries  are  epidemic  in  higher 
education  today),  it  does  concern  money.  Schmoldt  is  too  much 
of  a  gentleman  to  say  so,  but  his  reason  for  leaving  was  probably 
the  College's  failure  to  respond  to  three  needs  in  his  department: 

t  A  replacement  for  the  Computing  Center's  outdated  IBM 

1130. 

•  Another  faculty  member.  . 

•  A  sizeable  increase  in  the  near  poverty-level  salary  of  his 

Those  grievances,  in  addition  to  offers  from  private  industry, 
must  have  combined  to  make  it  impossible  for  Schmoldt  to  stay 
any  longer.  It  may  not  be  long  before  no  faculty  will  stay  at 
Washington  voluntarily. 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  ought  to  authorize  the 
emergency  five-percent  supplement.  That  action  should  be 
followed  by  the  twenty  percent  increase  next  year.  Low  faculty 
morale  has  already  undermined  the  educational  quality  of  the 
College  The  loss  of  Schmoldt,  and  rumors  that  his  resignation 
will  not  be  the  last  this  semester,  make  it  clear  that  steps  must 
be  taken  soon  for  the  good  of  not  only  the  faculty  but  the  College 
as  a  whole. 


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he  believed  "there  is  no  malicious  in- 
tent involved.  People  just  take  the 
books  for  a  day  and  think  they  will 
return  them,  but  then  the  books  get 
misplaced."  Gillin  said,  "the  thefts 
may  be  sins  of  omission  ...  it  is  intellec- 
tually dishonest,  cheating  others  of 
books. 

Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  said  that  a  magnetic-coded 
surveillance  system  would  initially  cost 
$12,000  with  an  annual  maintenance  of 
$2,000  above  cost.  Assistant  Librarian 
Mariam  an  Miriam  Hoffecker  sup- 
ported the  purchase  of  such  a  system: 
"in  the  long  run  it  would  be  less  than  the 
cost  of  the  loss  of  books.  The  disap- 
pearance of  books  is  increasing  every 
year." 

Two  alternatives  to  the  surveillance 
system  were  discussed  at  the  meeting 
—  closed  stacks  and  keeping  id  cards  on 


file  at  the  main  desk.  Those  that  at- 
tended the  m-eting  felt  that  closed 
stacks  would  be  a  great  inconvenience 
to  staff  and  students.  Having  id  cards 
filed  at  the  front  desk,  it  was  felt, 
wouldn't  solve  the  problem  becuase 
because  students  could  still  walk  out 
without  taking  time  to  stop  by  the  desk. 
Because  of  the  high  initial  cost  of  the 
system,  a  source  of  funds  must  be 
found.  This  is  currently  the  biggest  pro- 
blem to  overcome  before  the  new 
security  system  can  be  adopted. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Frence  Colin 
Dickson  voiced  his  approval:  "most 
campuses  have  this  system.  Why 
should  we  remain  an  exception."  The 
surveillance  system  was  approved  as  a 
whole  by  the  Library  Committee  to  be 
recommended  to  the  faculty  for  a  final 
decision. 


SGA  Commentary 

Student  representation 
to  Board  requested 


For  the  past  several  weeks,  this  col- 
umn has  been  devoted  to  the  discussion 
of  various  problems  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. It  has  also  suggested  steps  which 
the  administration,  the  faculty  and 
students  may  take  to  help  alleviate 
these  problems.  At  the  November  26th 
SGA  meeting,  a  committee  was  for- 
mulated to  investigate  and  prepare  a 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


catalogue  of  resources  available  to 
students  in  the  surrounding  area  and  to 
look  into  the  possiblities  of  a  student 
center.  The  committee  to  reform  the 
Student  Judiciary  is  in  the  final  stages 
»f  it's  work,  as  is  the  committee  repor- 
ting on  violence,  vandalism  and  theft. 
We  have  by  these  and  other  actions 
shown  that  we  are  very  much  con- 
cerned and  very  willing  to  help  solve 
the  current  problems  faced  Washington 


College. 

We  would  like  the  opportunity  to  do 
more. 

In  the  Education  Amendments  of 
1972,  United  States  Senate  Bill  659 
stated  in  part:  "One  elected  student 
should  be  a  fully  enfranchised  member 
of  the  governing  board  of  every  institu- 
tion of  higher  education  in  America." 
In  Maryland,  Coppin  State,  Goucher, 
Hood,  St.  John's,  the  Universities  of 
Maryland,  Baltimore  and  Hopkins  all 
have  either  full  voting  membership  or 
at  least  formal  comittees  of  open  com- 
munication with  the  governing  board  of 
the  school.  Washington  College  has  no 
such  arrangement.  The  current  policy 
of  the  Board  allows  student  observation 
but  not  free  participation.  Perhaps  the 
members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  at  Washington  College  could 
enlist  in  the  spirit  of  cooperation  that 
we  are  attempting  to  foster  to  help  WC 
and  allow  full  student  representation  to 
the  Board. 


Briefly... 

Reid  to  read 


Mr.  Alastair  Reid,  poet,  translator, 
and  journalist  with  The  New  Yorker 
magazine,  will  discuss  the  art  of 
translation  on  Wednesday,  December  5, 
at  8  pm  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room.  En- 
titled "Lost  in  Translation,"  his  talk 
will  focus  on  his  own  experience  in 
translating  the  work  of  Latin  American 
writers,  especially  Neruda  and  Borges. 
This  lecture  is  sponsored  by  the  Lecture 
Series  Committee  and  will  be  followed 
by  a  reception  to  which  all  are  invited. 

ID  cards  requested 

Associate  Dean  of  Students  Edward 
Maxcy  reported  this  week  that  Chester- 
town  police  and  College  security  guards 
ask  all  students  to  carry  their  ID  cards 
when  out  at  night.  The  police  and 
security  guards  reported  having  trou- 
ble keeping  non-students  off  campus  at 
night. 


Library  TV  on 

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Library  is  now  available  to  those  of  the 
college  community  interested  in  view- 
ing programs  of  a  general  cultural 
nature. 

Professors  and  students  may  reserve 
the  set  for  particular  programs  by  sign- 
ing up  in  advance  at  the  Circulation 
desk.  A  loose  leaf  notebook  is  provided 
for  this  purpose  which  will  keep  a 
record  of  the  types  of  programs  being 
watched. 


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and  Sundays  between  the  hours  of  10 
and  5  for  use  by  Washington  College 
students,  faculty  and  staff  upon  presen- 
tation of  their  WC  ID.  to  the  security  of- 
ficer on  duty. 

The  ID  will  be  returned  when  the  in- 
dividuals leaves  the  building.  (Guests 
must  be  signed  in  by  the  member  of  the 
college  community  who  will  be  respon- 
sible for  the  guest's  conduct. 


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through  the  state,  and  have  them  do  a 
"credit  count."  This  involves  sending  in 
records  of  all  courses  taken  while  here, 
and  then  letting  the  state  decide 
whether  or  not  you  should  be  certified. 
According  to  Clarke,  even  this  is  not  a 
guarantee  that  a  student  will  be  cer- 
tified, and  is  very  inconvenient, 

The  preliminary  results  of  the  team's 
study  were  presented  in  an  oral  report 
on  Friday  and  included  critiques  of 
each  department.  This  is  only  the  first 
step,  however.  The  committee  will  send 
a  draft  of  their  findings,  including 
criticisms,  to  the  school  in  late 
December.  The  school  will  then  reply  to 
any  of  the  criticisms  that  it  feels  is 
necessary,  because,  said  Education 
Department  Chairman  Sean  O'Con- 
ner),  "They  may  not  get  a  full 
understanding  of  the  situation  in  the 
short  time  that  they  are  here."  The 
State  Department  of  Education  will 
then  consider  the  bulk  of  information, 
including  the  school's  replies,  and  send 
a  final  report  early  next  year. 

One  of  the  departments  here  which 
was  critisized  was  English.  One  of  the 
complaints    was    that    there    are    no 


courses  in  nonWestern  literature  taught 
here.  Assistant  English  Professor 
Richard  Gillin  feels  that  this  is  not  a 
valid  cirticism  because  "We  are 
limited  in  the  things  that  we  can  teach, 
due  to  our  size  and  the  fact  that  we  have 
no  one  who  specializes  in  non-western 
literature."  O'Connor  also  feels  some 
concern  over  the  size  of  the  College.  He 
feels  that  in  some  cases  the  people 
evaluating  our  programs  might  come 
from  large  schools,  such  as  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland,  and  may  be  judging 
Washington  on  a  level  with  schools  of 
that  size. 

Most  Washington  officials  involved 
seemed  to  feel  that  the  meeting  was 
successful  and  a  profitable  experience, 
although  O'Connor  said  "We  do  plan  to 
reply  to  a  few  things." 

Said  Clarke:  "The  positive  aspects  of 
the  meeting  certainly  outweigh  the  in- 
conveniences that  it  caused."  O'Conner 
said  "If  we  can  do  what  they  are  ask- 
ing, and  meet  their  standards,  then  the 
schools  that  our  people  work  in  will  be 
better  for  it."  He  added  that  the  Depart- 
ment of  Education  is  already  planning 
the  next  evaluation,  in  1984. 


DiMaggio  discusses 
Fall  recruiting 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


With  the  end  of  the  Fall  Semester 
close  at  hand,  Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DiMaggio  and  his  staff  are 
completing  their  fall  recruiting  efforts. 

DiMaggio  and  his  staff  of  three  have 
been  visiting  high  schools,  college  fairs, 
and  community  colleges  as  part  of  their 
effort.  DiMaggio  said  that  this  year's 
effort  was  given  to  Maryland  and 
schools  within  a  150-mile  radius  from 
the  College.  The  recruiting  effort 
decreased  in  out-of-state  areas  such  as 
New  York  and  the  New  England  area. 

This,  however,  should  not  result  in  a 
decline  in  out-of-state  applications 
since  the  staff  also  attended  a  national 
convention  in  St.  Louis.  From  October 
8-11,  the  staff  participated  in  this  con- 
vention for  high  school  guidance 
counselors  from  all  over  the  country. 
There  they  introduced  Washington  Col- 
lege to  counselors  from  such  states  as 
New  Mexico  and  Florida  and  attended 
various  seminars.  DiMaggio  said  there 
may  be  some  definite  changes  in  the 
recruiting  stagedy  as  a  result  of  the 
seminars. 

With  applications  beginning  to  come 
in  over  the  Christmas  break,  the  task  of 
choosing  the  Class  of  1984  will  soon  be 
starting.  The  first  -step  made  after  an 
inquiry  is  received  is  the  mailing  of 
various  brochures  and  letters.  "Phone 
Power,"  telephone  calls  made  by  pre- 
sent students  to  prospective  ones  begins 
at  the  end  of  March.  In  addition,  Pre- 
Freshman  Day  is  being  planned  for  the 
spring,  along  with  several  other  on- 
campus  programs. 


Currently,  a  retention  study  program 
for  all  present  students  at  Washington 
College  is  being  worked  on.  DiMaggio 
said,  "One  program  I  would  like  to  see 
initiated  is  a  Post  Freshman  Day  to  find 
what  the  feelings  of  the  freshmen  are 
after  one  semester  at  Washington  Col- 
lege." He  said  he  hopes  that  this  pro- 
gram will  be  in  effect  by  next  semester. 

From  the  inquiries  about  the  College 
which  have  been  coming  in,  DiMaggio 
and  his  staff  are  in  the  process  of 
preparing  their  first  report.  Although 
DiMaggio  does  not  know  the  exact 
statistics  yet,  there  seems  to  be  more 
inquiries  this  year  than  last.  The  staff  is 
also  tra-king  where  the  inquiries  are 
coming  from  and  determining  their 
best  course  of  recruiting  strategy  for 
next  year. 

The  current  freshman  class,  DiMag- 
gio said,  has  a  different  attitude  than 
the  Class  of  1982  did  as  freshmen. 
DiMaggio  said  "based  on  the  statistics 
we  have,  there  doesn't  seem  to  be  any 
difference  from  this  year's  freshman 
class  and  last  year's.  However,  I  have 
been  told  by  several  professors  that  this 
year's  class  appears  to  be  more 
motivated  and  serious  about  their 
academic  classes."  The  standards 
DiMaggio  will  apply  to  the  applications 
for  next  year's  class  will  be  no  different 
than  in  the  past,  DiMaggio  said. 

DiMaggio  says  quite  a  few  transfers 
will  enroll  in  January  1980.  The  Admis- 
sions Staff  also  intends  to  begin  an  in- 
tensive recruiting  program  for 
transfers  in  the  state  of  Maryland  in 
January. 


160  students  give  up 
turkeys  for  Thanksgiving 


WC  News  Bureau 


Chestertown,  MD— This  year,  more 
than  160  Washington  College  students 
gave  up  their  turkey  when  the  college 
served  its  annual  Thanksgiving  dinner 
on  Wednesday,  November  14.  As  they 
have  for  the  past  four  years,  the 
students  asked  that  the  20  extra  turkeys 
be  turned  over  to  the  Kent  County 
Department  of  Social  Services  to  be 
distributed  to  local  families  who  would 
not  other  wise  have  a  traditional  turkey 
dinner  on  Thanksgiving  Day. 

According  to  Dave  Knowles,  Director 
of  Food  Services  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, the  students  should  be  proud  of  the 


extra  effort  they  put  out  this  year  in  get- 
ting many  more  students  to  give  up 
their  turkey.  The  Student  Government 
Association  was  responsible  for  en- 
couraging so  many  students  to  join  the 
effort.  "They  are  the  ones  who  initiated 
the  idea  and  carried  it  through,"  said 
Knowles.  "I  just  cook  the  turkeys,  as 
usual." 

The  birds  were  cooked  and  spilt  and 
will  be  distributed  to  local  households 
on  Wednesday.  This  Thanksgiving, 
30-J0  families  were  able  to  share  in  the 
generosity  of  the  Washington  College 
students. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday.November  30, 1079-Page  S 

Seidman  to  give 
reading  this  week 


by  PETER  TURCHI 

News-Editor 


Assistant  Professor  of  English  Hugh 
Seidman  will  give  a  reading  of  his  own 
poetry  on  Wednesday,  December  12. 

Seidman,  who  Is  filling  in  for  best- 
selling  novelist  and  basketball  star 
Robert  Day,  has  published  two  books  of 
poetry:  Blood  Lords  and  Collecting 
Evidence.  "The  bracelet,"  a  poem 
form  the  former  collection,  was  issued 
as  a  Broadside  earlier  this  semester. 

Seidman  recently  concluded  a  four- 
lecture  series  entitled  Contemporary 
Directions  in  American  Poetry.  The 
subjects  of  the  lectures  were  Adrienne 
Rich,  Clayton  Eshlemen,  John  Ashbery 
and  George  Oppen,  four  poets  who,  ac- 
cording to  Seidman,  represent  four 
very  different  aspects  of  American 
poetry.  In  general  the  lectures  gave  a 
brief  overview  of  each  poet's  life,  a 
sampling  of  their  work,  and  an  explana- 
tion of  what  each  of  these  poets  is  trying 
to  accomplish. 

The  series  was  particularly  In- 
teresting not  just  because,  as  English 
Department  Chairman  Nancy  Tatum 
said  in  her  introductions  to  the  Lectures 
"Most  of  us  probably  aren't  familiar 
with  these  writers,"  but  because  Seid- 
man has  a  special  insight  as  a  poet  in 


addition  to  knowing  one  or  two  of  the 
writers  personally.  The  lecture  on  Rich 
was  perhaps  the  most  clear  and 
descriptive,  while  coincidentally  being 
the  longest  of  the  four.  Seidman 
madeclear  connections  between  Rich's 
attitudes  toward  feminism  and  isolated 
incidents  in  her  life  and  her  poetry. 

In  contrast,  the  lecture  on  Ashbery,  a 
particularly  enigmatic  poet,  was  an  at- 
tempt to  convey  to  the  audience  some 
explanation  of  what  Ashbery  is  trying 
to  do.  Seidman  said  that  this  poet  does 
little  rewriting  and  Is  Interested  In  the 
sound  of  his  poems;  he  attempts  to 
write  "songs"  of  a  sort.  At  a  discussion 
after  the  lecture  Seidman  said  that  he 
found  Ashbery  "unreadable,"  but  that 
he  wanted  to  give  the  lecture  to 
demonstrate  another  aspect  of  contem- 
porary poetry.  Ashbery  Is  the  winner  of 
the  Pulitzer  Prize,  the  National  Book 
Award,  and  the  National  Book  Critics 
Circle  Award  for  Sell-Portrait  in  a  Con- 
vex M/rrorln  1976. 

While  filling  In  for  Day  this  semester 
Seidman  has  taught  three  classes  of 
creative  writing.  His  reading  next  week 
will  be  the  only  reading  of  his  own  work 
that  he  will  give  during  his  stay. 


Zavatsky:  "Reading  public 
for  poetry  growing  steadily" 


by  PETER  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Doubleday  doesn't  even  have  a 
poetry  editor.  Harper  and  Row 
publishes  three  books  of  poetry  each 
year.  That,  says  William  Zavatsky,  is 
why  he  became  a  small  press  publisher. 

Zavatsky,  who  spoke  here  this  past 
Wednesday,  said  that  although  the  ma- 
jor commercial  publishers  do  not  print 
much  poetry,  "the  reading  public  for 
poetry  is  growing  steadily."  He  went  on 
to  say  that  he  began  his  career  as  a 
magazine  publisher,  then  printed  a 
book  for  a  friend  at  The  Print  Shop,  a 
governmentfunded  publisher  in 
Brooklyn.  After  the  succuss  of  that  ef- 
fort Zavatsky  set  up  his  own  business  in 
his  apartment  in  New  York. 

"There's  a  great  renegade  tradition 
of  publishing  your  own  book  of  poems," 
he  said,  using  Walt  Whitman's  Leaves 
of  Grass  as  an  example.  He  also  said 
that  he  thinks  there  is  "a  lot  of  good 
poetry  out  there  that  isn't  being 
published.  I  publish  books  because  I 
want  to  read  them.  I  figured  if  I  wanted 
to  read  them,  maybe  someone  else 
would." 

Zatavsky's  company,  Sun  Press,  has 


published  16  books  in  Its  four-and-a-half 
years  of  existence,  and  will  issue  seven 
more  volumes  by  the  end  of  this  coming 
January.  Most  of  his  publishing  has 
been  made  possible  by  grants  from  the 
Literary  Program  of  the  National  En- 
dowment of  the  Arts.  Zavatsky  said 
that  although  he  has  won  awards  two 
years  in  a  row  for  "Best  Book  of  Poetry 
Published  by  a  Small  Press,"  he  hasn't 
received  a  grant  for  the  upcoming  year, 
so  he'll  be  forced  to  suspend  operation 
until  late  summer  or  fall.  Beginning  In 
1981  he  hopes  to  publish  two  issues  of  his 
magazine,  Sun,  and  eight  books  every 
year.  "I'm  not  interested  in  staying  in 
business,  though,"  he  says,  "I'm  In- 
terested in  publishing  books  I  like." 

Zabatsky  is  also  a  poet,  and  he  gave  a 
reading  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  room 
Wednesday  night.  Most  of  his  selec- 
tions, such  as  "Lunch  Counter  En- 
counter," "Uglily,"  and  "Morphology 
of  Fetus"  were  intended  to  be 
humorous.  At  one  point  a  member  of 
the  audience,  Isaac  Van  Ducke,  spon- 
taneously joined  the  poet  on  harmonica 
for  a  rendition  of  "Vampire  Blues." 


ELM  Photography  Editor  Jim  Graham  put  together  this  panoramic  view  of  the  lower  end  of  campus. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  November  30, 1979-Page  4 


Cagers  roll over  St.  Mary's,  83-76,  in  season  opener 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


Tuesday  night  the  Washington  Col- 
lege basketball  team  officially  opened 
its  1979-80  season  with  an  83-76  victory 
over  St.  Mary's  College.  The  Shoreman 
Shoremen  built  what  seemed  to  be  an 
insurmountable  71-54  lead  with  6:38  left 
in  the  game,  only  to  see  it  dwindle  away 
with  some  shabby  passing  and  poor  foul 
shooting  late  In  the  game. 

Other  than  these  problems,  however. 
WC  played  a  fine  game.  St.  Mary's  was 
a  formidable  opponent,  but  there 
wasn't  much  doubt  as  to  who  had  the 
better  team.  Joe  Moye  led  the  scoring 
with  18,  fourteen  of  which  came  in  the 
first  half  Jim  Corey  added  17  and  Rich 
Dwyer  had  16,  Karl  Fornoff  had  10 
points  and  played  some  outstanding, 
hustling  defense.  David  Blackwell  had  8 
points  and  8  rebounds,  in  addition  to 
playing  a  fine  floor  game.  The  rest  of 
the  scoring  had  Rich  Schatzman  with  9, 
Craig  Langwost  with  4,  and  Bill 
Graham  with  1 


Although  it  was  very  nice  to  get  the 
first  win  under  our  belts,  we  have  no 
time  to  dwell  upon  it.  The  biggest  game 
of  the  year  is  Saturday  night  at  7:30  as 
Widener  comes  to  WC  looking  for 
revenge.    Last   we   embarrassed   the 


Commentary 


Chester,  Pa.  school  by  handing  them 
their  first  MAC  loss  in  two  years.  A.dd 
the  crowd  abuse  at  the  game  on  top  of 
that,  and  we  come  to  one  conclusion: 
they're  out  going  to  be  out  to  get  us,  222 
CAGE  NOTES:  Freshman  Cecil 
Sapp,  injured  in  a  car  accident  two 
weeks  ago,  didn't  play  much  on 
Tuesday,  but  is  expected  to  see  action 
on  Saturday.  Rich  Dwyer  had  10  re- 
bounds to  go  along  with  his  16  points 
Tuesday.  Captain  Joe  Moye  scored  our 
'irst  basket  of  the  season. 


Jim  Corey  slides  by  a  Karl  Fornoff  pick  toward  the  hoop 


Two  new  committees  Smoking  ban,  lecture  series 

formed  at  SGA  meeting         discussed  at  SAB  meeting 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


by  RITA  Mc WILLIAMS 


The  establishment  of  two  new  com- 
mittees was  the  highlight  of  Monday's 
brief  Student  Government  Association 
meeting. 

After  discussion  about  the  commit- 
ment of  the  SGA  to  try  to  improve  the 
quality  of  the  College  and  its  social 
aspects,  the  Senate  voted  on  two  new 
committees. 

The  first  was  formed  "to  compile  a 
catalogue  of  facilities  available  to  col- 
lege students  in  and  around  the  Ches- 


Financing  Aid 
Applications 

(All  Types) 

For  1980-81 

MUST  be  picked  up  at  the 
Business  Office  before 
leaving  for  Christmas 


tertown  area,"  said  SGA  President  Jay 
Young.  "We  hope,  this  semester,  to 
publish  semester  make  use  of  those 
facilities.  For  example,  it  will  make 
students  aware  of  the  Chesapeake  Col- 
lege swimming  pool  and  possibly  have 
buses  to  it  next  semester."  The  Com- 
mittee is  headed  by  George  Dennis, 
President  of  the  Junior  Class. 

The  second  Committee  was  formed 
"to  look  into  the  possibility  of  a  student 
center  and  possibly  an  extension  of  the 
coffee  house"  said  Young.  Dave 
Panasci  will  head  the  Committee. 

In  addition,  the  Residence  Committee 
talked  about  the  possibility  of  landscap- 
ing the  Kent  Quadrangle.  "This  is  the 
action  we've  been  talking  so  much 
about,"  said  Young. 


A  ban  on  smoking  in  classrooms  and 
the  proposed  SGAsponsored  lecture 
series  were  the  topics  discussed  at  the 
November  19th  meeting  of  the  Student 
Academic  Board.  Sophomore  Mike 
Garvey's  proposal  to  submit  to  the 
faculty  a  ban  on  smoking  in  classrooms 
was  unanimously  accepted  by  the 
Board.  The  proposal  could  urge  pro- 
fessors to  support  a  no  smoking  policy 
during  classes. 

An  SGA  sponsored  lecture  series  was 
again  discussed  by  the  Board.  The 
series  would  allow  students  and  faculty 
another  medium  in  which  to  participate 
in  discussion  outside  of  the  classroom 
Tentatively,  the  lectures  would  begin 


directly  after  dinner  and  become  a 
regular,  weekly  event  involving  a  large 
portion  of  the  student  population.  The 
SGA  lectures  would  be  in  competition 
with  the  William  James  Forum  and  the 
Lecture  Series,  perhaps  even  coor- 
dinating the  two  groups  in  an  effort  to 
provide  better  scheduling  of  lectures  on 
campus.  Says  President  Paul  Drink,  "A 
large  amount  of  SGA  money  goes  to  the 
Williatn  James  Forum,  yet  it  does  not 
draw  a  large  attendance."  He  plans  to 
initiate  incentives  for  participating  in 
the  proposed  series,  as  is  done  at  Har- 
vard, in  hopes  of  attracting  guest 
speakers  and  increasing  the  popularity 
of  the  various  lecture  series  on  campus. 


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Volume  51  Number  12 


Final  Issue  of 


College  obtains  funding  for  new  computer 

McLain  to  seek  faculty  salary  increase 


Twelve  percent  increase  in  sight, 
but  faculty  not  satisfied 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 


The  College's  loon-to-be-repUced  IBM  1130 


$125,000  Hodson  grant  will 
buy  replacement  for  IBM  1 1 30 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  College  has  obtained  $125,000 
from  the  Hodson  Trust  for  the  purchase 
of  a  new  computer,  President  Joseph 
McLain  announced  at  Monday1  s  faculty 
meeting. 

Although  funding  for  the  long  sought- 
after  computer  will  become  available 
later  this  month,  the  installation  date 
has  not  been  set  yet,  said  McLain.  The 
type  of  computer  to  be  purchased, 
however,— a  PDP-11— has  been  pro- 
posed by  Computing  Center  Director 
Bill  Schmoldt,  who  last  week  resigned 
effective  at  the  end  of  the  semester. 

"It's  an  ideal  system,"  said  Schmoldt 
of  the  PDP-11.  "You'll  be  able  to  offer  a 
great  deal"  more  than  with  the  IBM 
1130." 

Math  Department  Chairman  Richard 
Brown  said,  "What  it  means  essentially 
is  that  one  has  a  greater  variety  of 
languages  to  work  with"  in  the  PDP-11. 

Schmoldt  said  he  would  like  to  see 
boht  PASCAL  and  BASIC  taught  with 
the  new  computer.  The  only  computer 
language  currently  taught  at  the  Col- 
lege is  FORTRAN. 

"The  best  idea  would  be  to  have  two 
levels  taught— one  for  students  whose 
interests  do  not  lie  in  computing,  and 
one  for  those  whose  interests  do,"  said 
Schmoldt. 

Economics  Department  Chairman 
Mike  Bailey,  one  of  the  most  frequent 
users  of  the  computer,  warned  that, 
"The  computer  isn't  the  whole  show. 


You  need  people  there  to  run  it,  and  to 
make  its  use  easief .  You  need  someone 
with  enthusiasm  and  dedication  and  all 
the  things  Bill  Schmoldt  had." 

The  College  has  not  yet  announced  its 
plan  to  fill  Schmoldt's  position  as  Com- 
puting Center  Director  and  Assistant 
Professor  of  Mathematics. 


College  President  Joseph  McLain  will 
recommend  a  more  than  twelve  per- 
cent  increase    in    faculty   and   staff 
salaries    at    tomorrow's    Board    of 
Visitors  and  Governors'  meeting. 
I      McLain  announced  his  intention  to 
3  the  faculty  Monday  night,  saying  that 
£  he  will  suggest  a  $250,000  salary  in- 
j.  crease  pool— double  last  year's  $125,000 
a  pool,  which  represented  a  six  percent 
>^  increase  in  salaries  at  the  time. 
*      "The  final  amount  of  the  pool  will  de- 
■S  pend  on  how  well  we  do  this  year,"  said 
£  McLain  at  the  meeting,  adding  that  that 
amount  would  be  determined  by  the 
Board's  Budget  and  Finance  Commit- 
tee in  February.  "(But)  unless  I  miss 
my  prediction,  that  amount  of  money 
will  be  set  aside." 

Later  in  the  week,  McLain  said  that 
the  $250,000  pool  "is  what  I'm  going  to 
propose,  support,  and  fight  for." 

Not  yet  satisfied 

The  faculty,  which  in  October  asked 
for  a  five  percent  emergency  supple- 
ment in  January  and  a  twenty  percent 
increase  next  year,  was  not  entirely 
satisfied  with  the  President's  an- 
nouncement, 

"While  I'm  very  appreciative  of  that 
pay   increase,"    said   Associate   Pro- 


fessor of  Economics  Mike  Malone,  "it 
just  barely  keeps  up  with  the  inflation 
rate,"  which  he  said  is  expected  to 
reach  thirteen  percent  by  the  end  of  the 
year. 

"This  faculty  has  not  kept  up  with  in- 
flation since  1973,  Malone  said  to 
McLain.  "I  would  implore  you  to  ask 
for  a  pay  Increase  of  something  in  the 
area  of  twenty  percent." 

Falls  to  relieve  difficulties 

Malone  said  after  the  meeting  that 
the  proposed  increase  "will  fail  to 
relieve  the  financial  difficulties  of  the 
faculty. 

"The  pay  increase  we  got  this 
September  has  already  been  offset  by 
inflation. ..By  the  time  we  get  a  twelve 
percent  increase  next  September,  we'll 
have  lost  nine  percent  (to  inflation)." 

Economics  Department  Chairman 
Mike  Bailey  agreed  that  the  faculty  was 
not  satisfied. 

"The  indication  seems  to  be  that  as 
satisfying  as  the  increase  in  the  size  of 
the  pool  is  to  faculty,  that  simply  is  not 
enough. 

"I  think  what  the  faculty  would  like  to 
have  from  the  adminsitration,"  Bailey 
added,  "is  some  assurance  that  infla- 
tion isn't  going  to  completely  overtake 


Grievance  spelled  out  in  resolution 

Faculty  disputes  Board's 
response  to  "financial  exigency"  issue 


Look  again 

Visiting  Poet  Hugh  Seidman  will  give 
a  reading  of  his  new  work  this  Tuesday, 
December  11th,  not  Wednesday,  De- 
cember 12th,  as  was  reported  in  last 
week's  elm. 


The  faculty  Monday  night  endorsed 
unanimously  a  resolution  stating  its 
disapproval  of  the  Board  of.  Visitors  and 
Governors'  response  to  faculty  concern 
over  the  controversial  "exigency 
clause." 

"Mainly,  it's  a  statement  of  our  posi- 
tion vis  a  vis  the  letter  we  received 
from  (Board  Chairman)  Dean  (Robert) 
Roy  on  October  10th,"  said  Dr.  Michael 
Bailey,  chapter  president  of  the 
Association  of  American  University 
Professors. 

Mining  the  point 

The  resolution,  which  as  submitted 
by  Bailey  received  the  unanimous  sup- 
port of  the  faculty,  cited  three  reasons 
for  the  disapproval:  "It  is  our  convic- 
tion that  Dean  Roy's  views  conflict  with 
the  charter  of  Washington  College, 
represent  a  selective  reading  on  the 
legal  opinion  expressed  in  the  Goucber 
College  case,  and  seem  to  miss  the 
point  of  the  faculty's  original  request 
dated  October  2, 1979." 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 

Roy's  letter,  in  response  to  the  facul- 
ty's request  for  a  joint  administration 
-faculty  committee  to  study  procedures 
should  "financial  exigency"  arise, 
stated  that  "the  faculty  has  been 
alarmed,  we  think  unnecessarily, 
because  no  change  in  policy  is  in- 
tended." 

Roy's  letter  went  on  to  say  that  the 
Board  could  not  delegate  Its  respon- 
sibility—a  statement  the  faculty 
disagreed  with  in  its  resolution. 

"This  statement  appears  to  conflict 
with  Article  VI  of  the  Charter  of 
Washington  College...,  which  states: 
...the. ..president  2  and  pro- 
fessors...shall  be  capable  of  exercising 
such  powers  and  authorities  as  the 
Visitors  and  Governors. ..think 
necessary  to  delegate  to  them... 
...Clearly,  then,  the  Charter  does  not 
prevent  the  Board  from  sharing  or 
delegating  whatever  authority  it  may 
find  appropriate  for  ensuring  the 
welfare  and  proper  governance  of  the 
College." 


The  faculty  also  addressed  Roy's 
assertion  at  the  October  Board  meeting 
that  "good  will  will  prevail  to  the  max- 
imum degree"  in  situations  of  financial 
exigency. 

"While  we  do  not  question  the  sinceri- 
ty or  good  faith  of  the  Board  or  the  Ad- 
ministration," states  the  resolution, 
"we  do  believe  that  if  it  is  desirable  that 
their  implicit  powers  of  termination  be 
made  explicit  in  the  college  by-laws, 
then  it  is  equally  desirable  that  the  im- 
plicit procedural  rights  of  tenured 
members  of  the  faculty  be  made 
similarly  explicit." 

The  resolution  ends  with  a  request  for 
reconsideration  by  the  Board.  "The 
plea  remains  a  call  for  reasonable  rules 
in  place  of  indefinite  authority." 

Bailey,  -who  asked  only  that  the 
resolution  be  Included  in  the  minutes  of 
the  December  faculty  meeting  and  not 
sent  directly  to  the  Board,  said  "I  hope 
they'll  reconsider,  but  1  wouldn't  bet  on 
it." 


THE  WASHINGTON  CO'  ■'  fr.v.  F.l  .M-Frldav.  December  7, 1»7»-Pa«e  1 


editorial      Looking  ahead  to  the  Eighties 


Turbulent.  That  word  best  describes  the  atmosphere  here  as 
we  leave  the  seventies  and  head  into  the  Eighties.  Every  issue 
from  student  representation  on  the  Board  to  the  very  existence  of 
the  small,  liberal  arts  college  seems  to  be  reaching  a  crisis  just 
as  the  College  nears  its  Bicentennial.  Here  are  some  of  the  pro- 
blems facing  Washington  College  in  the  1980s. 

•Many  believe  the  decline  of  faculty  morale  signals  the  beginn- 
ing of  the  end  for  the  College.  But  when  President  McLain  an- 
nounced at  last  Monday's  faculty  meeting  that  he  would  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  that  the  pool  for 
salary  increases  be  doubled  to  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars, 
faculty  spirits  seemed  to  rise,  at  least  for  the  moment. 
Economics  Professor  Mike  Malone  was  quick  to  point  out, 
however,  that  doubling  last  year's  average  six  percent  raise  to 
about  twelve  percent  still  leaves  the  faculty  behind  the  current 
thirteen  percent  inflation  rate.  The  Administration  counters  that 
no  one  is  keeping  up  with  inflation  these  days.  The  question  that 
remains  is  why  Washington  College  faculty  salaries  continue  to 
lag  behind  those  of  virtually  every  other  school  in  the  state. 

•The  acquisition  of  funding  for  the  new  computer  is  perhaps 
the  most  significant  financial  achievement  in  recent  years,  and 
President  McLain  is  to  be  commended  for  his  quick  action  (two 
weeks  from  submission  of  the  written  request  to  funding).  But 
problems  may  arise  after  the  computer  is  turned  on  and  so- 
meone is  needed  to  run  it.  Will  the  College  hire  two  people  to  fill 
Bill  Schmoldt's  dual  role  222  as  Computing  Center  Director  and 
Assistant  Math  Professor?  Or  will  it  discover  someone  else  will- 
ing to  be  paid  one  salary  for  two  jobs?  The  College  will  have  to 
solve  this  dilemma  as  early  as  next  semester. 

•The  faculty  is  not  the  only  group  having  trouble  com- 
municating with  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors.  SGA 
President  Jay  Young  has  called  for  some  form  of  dialogue  bet- 
ween students  and  the  Board.  Among  other  issues,  Young  wants 
to  discuss  the  lack  of  facilities  here  and  its  relation  to  campus 


vandalism.  Swimming  pools  and  student  centers  may  seem  like 
luxuries  in  light  of  the  faculty's  need  to  maintain  a  decent  stan- 
dard of  living,  but  at  least  the  interest  shows  a  renewal  of  student 
concern  for  the  welfare  of  the  College.  The  Board  would  do  well 
to  listen  to  some  of  the  SGA's  ideas. 

•The  immediate  problem  resulting  from  the  Elm's  forced 
budget  cutback  has  been  the  disappointment  of  seeing  only  half 
as  much  newspaper  each  week.  The  long  term— and  perhaps 
larger— problem  concerns  the  paper's  future.  Reduction  In  size 
has  resulted  in  a  corresponding  reduction  in  student  support  and 
enthusiasm,  endangering  the  paper's  existence  as  early  as  next 
year.  In  order  to  insure  the  paper's  continuity,  we  need  a  large 
pool  of  reporters  who  will  be  eager  eventually  to  take  on  the 
responsibilities  of  editors.  In  order  to  maintain  the  interest  of 
reporters,  we  need  space  for  them  to  fill.  For  this,  we  need  an 
eight-page  format.  During  the  Bicentennial  celebration,  only  a 
year-and-a-half  away,  a  healthy  student  newspaper  will  be 
essential. 

•The  Admissions  Office  has  taken  most  of  theblame  for  the 
College's  decreasing  academic  standards.  But  the 
lowering  of  once-high  standards  appears  now  to  be  the  price  of 
keeping  the  College  above  water  financially.  This  is  the  most 
perplexing  problem  of  all,  one  for  which  there  may  not  be  an  im- 
mediate solution.  But  it  is  nonetheless  a  problem,  and  it  won't  go 
away  by  refusing  to  admit  that  we  have  in  fact  lowered  our  stan- 
dards in  the  past  few  years. 

General  Chairman  of  the  Third  Century  Campaign  Phillip  J. 
Wingate  said  at  the  October  Board  meeting  that  this  College's 
problem  is,  and  always  has  been,  a  lack  of  money.  The  fund- 
raising  campaign,  with  its  ambitious  goals  for  dramatically  in- 
creasing the  College's  endowment,  hopes  to  alleviate  the  pro- 
blem at  the  start  of  the  College's  third  century.  The  1980s  may 
turn  out  to  be  the  most  crucial  decade  in  the  long  history  of 
Washington  College. 


Letter  to  the  Editor 


Communication  between  Board  and  students  requested 


The  following  is  an  open  letter  to  the 
CoUege  's  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors from  Student  Government  Asso- 
ciation President  Jay  Young. 

The  primary  purpose  of  this  letter  is 
to  communicate  some  of  the  feelings 
the  students  of  Washington  College 
have  on  the  current  state  of  the  College. 
My  first  concern  in  writing  this  letter  is 
to  insure  that  it  is  received  in  the  man- 
ner in  which  it  is  intended.  The  SGA,  as 
a  representative  body  of  the  students  of 
the  College,  has  perceived  a  strong  con- 
cern for  the  mounting  problems  the  Col- 
lege is  experiencing.  We  have  ex- 
pressed some  of  these  feelings  in  the 
Elm 's  last  three  issues  and  now  hope  to 
restate  and  explain  these  feelings  and 
communicate  them  to  you  directly. 

The  intention  of  this  letter  is  three- 
fold: we  intend  to  explain  what  we 
perceive  the  current  problems  facing 
the  College  to  be;  we  would  like  to  ex- 
press our  sincere  concern  about  the  Col- 
lege in  general  and  most  specifically 
these  problems;  and  finally  speaking 
we  would  like  to  offer  our  assistance 
and  suggest  possible  solutions. 

Comparatively  speaking,  Washington 
College  is  very  much  behind  the  times 


in  terms  of  facilities.  According  to  our 
research,  Washington  is  the  only  col- 
lege in  the  state  of  Maryland  without  a 
swimming  pool.  We  are  also  the  only 
college  without  a  student  center  to 
speak  of.  We  have  a  tremendous  asset 
in  the  Chester  River  and  the  Truslow 
Boathouse  which  we  have  refused  to 
take  advantage  of.  Despite  repeated  re- 
quests by  students,  Resident  Assis- 
tants, and  Deans  of  Students,  our  cam- 
pus security  "force"  remains  totally  in-, 
adequate.  The  Hill  Dormitories,  given" 
the  last  rites  two  years  ago,  remain  un- 
touched. The  facilities  provided  by  the 
town  do  little  to  alleviate  the  problem, 
and  the  gas  crisis  hinders  the  efforts  to 
find  entertainment  elsewhere. 

This  severe  lack  of  facilities  affects 
the  College  in  two  major  ways:  first,  it 
greatly  hinders  enrollment  in  both 
quality  and  quanity.  Lack  of  quanity 
means  less  money  and  lack  of  quality 
means  lowering  standards.  No  one  can 
deny  that  we  are  suffereing  from  these 
ailments.  In  1976,  49.6  percent  of  the 
students  that  enrolled  in  Washington 
College  were  in  the  top  fifth  of  their 
class.  In  1979,  that  figure  has  dropped  to 
29.7  percent.  Average  SAT  scores  have 


Editor  in  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Katherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchi 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor RichDeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


dropped  73  points  in  the  same  period. 
After  midterm  examinations,  48  per- 
cent of  the  freshmen  males  found 
themselves  with  grades  of  two  Ds,  or 
below. 

The  second  way  we  are  affected  by 
this  lack  of  facilities  is  in  the  behavior 
of  those  already  enrolled.  It  seems  the 
major  topic  of  conversation  this  year  is 
violence,  vandalism,  and  theft.  While 
we  realize  that  this  lack  of  facilities 
should  In  no  way  be  an  excuse  for  such 
problems,  it  is  most  definitely  a 
primary  cause.  One  need  only  walk 
around  the  campus  in  the  springtime 
and  see  the  flurry  of  lacrosse  balls, 
frisbees,  footballs,  and  baseballs  flying 
through  the  air,  the  stereos,  games, 
sunbathers,  runners,  cookouts,  and  con- 
certs to  see  this.  What  happens  in  the 
winter?  What  is  there  to  do?  The  only 
facility  available  is  the  gym,  and  due  to 
intercollegiate  sports  practices,  and  in- 
tramural games,  the  gym  Is  virtually 
booked  from  4:00  a.m.  till  11:00  4:00 
a.m.  till  11:00  p.m.  If  one  were  to  read 
the  faculty  'report  on  violence,  van- 
dalism, and  theft,  one  would  answer 
what  It  is  we  do  with  one  word :  drink.  It 
Is  important  to  remember,  however, 
that  alcohol  is  not  the  problem  —  it  Is 
merely  a  symptom  of  the  problem  of 
outdated  facilities. 

Another  major  problem  at  the  Col- 
lege is  faculty  salaries  How  does  the 
College  expect  to  attract  quality 
educators  to  fill  the  position  of  the  four 
professors  who  have  resigned  in  the  last 
six  months  if  they  are  unwilling  to  pay 
them?  More  importantly,  what  about 
the  morale  of  the  current  staff?  How 
can  a  professor  be  expected  to  maintain 
an  enthusiastic  attitude  about  his  pro- 
fession when  his  very  livelihood  is  in- 
secure. How  would  a  student  feel  walk- 
ing into  an  all-night  grocery  store  and 


seeing  his  college  professor  behind  the 
counter  or  busing  tables  at  a  local 
restaurant? 

We  realize  that  Washington  College  is 
feeling  the  same  devastating  effects 
that  the  state  of  the  economy  is  impos- 
ing on  everyone.  We  also  realize  that 
Washington  College  is  facing  the  same 
special  difficult  times  that  face  all 
small  liberal  arts  colleges.  But,  if 
unlike  a  lot  of  them,  we  are  going  to  sur- 
vive definite  steps  must  be  taken  to  ad- 
dress these  problems. 

The  SGA  has  been  making  great  ef- 
forts to  Identify  and  resolve  as  many  of 
these  problems  as  are  within  our  grasp. 
We  would  like  to  do  more.  We  would  like 
to  establish  a  method  of  more  formal 
communication  with  the  Board.  In  the 
Education  Amendments  of  1972,  United 
States  Senate  BUI  659  stated  in  part 
"one  elected  student  should  be  a  fully 
enfranchised  member  of  the  governing 
board  of  every  institution  of  higher 
learning  in  America."  In  Maryland, 
Coppin  State,  Goucher,  Hood,  St. 
John's,  the  University  of  Maryland, 
Baltimore,  and  Hopkins  have  all  either 
full  voting  membership  or  at  least  for- 
mal committees  of  open  communica- 
tion with  the  governing  boards  of  the 
schools. 

We  care  about  Washington  College. 
We  are  trying  to  foster  a  spirit  of 
cooperation  to  help  solve  the  problems 
of  Washington  College.  We  ask  that  you 
consider  seriously  the  contents  of  this 
letter  and  take  steps  to  establish  some 
formal  line  of  communication  with  the 
students. 

Most  sincerely  and 

respectfully  submitted 

Jay  Young 

President, 

Student  Government  Association 


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Attrition:  students  give  different  reasons  for  leaving 


byKATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Half  of  this  year's  Freshman  class 
probably  won't  graduate  from 
Washington  College  in  1983. 

Only  fifty  percent  of  the  Freshman 
class  of  1975  made  it  to  graduation  this 
past  June.  The  average  attrition  rate 
for  colleges  and  universities  nationwide 
is  also  about  fifty  percent. 

Why  do  students  leave  Washington 
College*.)  Some  of  those  who  plan  to 
withdraw  after  this  semester  gave  the 
reasons  for  their  decision. 

Freshman  Jesse  Wittich  said  "I  was 
dissappointed  in  the  academics  here 
because  so  little  is  offered."  Wittich 
plans  to  transfer  to  a  university  to  ma- 
jor in  Environmental  Studies. 


Wittich  also  said  she  is  dissappointed 
in  the  limited  women's  sports  offered  at 
the  College.  She  was  involved  in  Field 
Hockey  and  Lacrosse  in  high  school. 

"One  thing  that's  making  it  hard  for 
my  decision  is  I've  met  so  many  nice 
people.  It's  hard  for  me  to  leave 
because  I  like  it,  but  I'm  thinking  more 
about  my  future,  I  guess,"  Wittich  said. 

Freshman  Susan  Fowler,  from 
Delaware,  said  the  major  factor  in  her 
decision  is  cost.  "Academically, 
Washington  College  is  a  great  school, 
and  I've  made  a  lot  of  friends  here,  but  I 
think  I  can  be  just  as  happy  at  Universi- 
ty of  Delaware,  and  for  a  lot  less 
money,  and  that's  a  pretty  unbeatable 
combination."    She    added,    "The 


Pegasus:  better  organization; 
more  coverage 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Better  organization  and  more  com- 
plete coverage.  These  are  Bonnie  Nelle 
Duncan's  major  goals  for  the  1980 
Pegasus,  Duncan,  the  editor-in-chief 
for  next  year's  yearbook,  said  that  one 
of  the  major  complaints  about  the  1979 
book  was  that  it  was  unorganized.  Her 
plans  to  combat  the  problem  include 
dividing  the  book  into  three  sections: 
Academia,  Activities,  and  Athletics. 

The  first  of  these  sections  will  include 
senior  and  faculty  portraits  organized 
by  the  academic  department.  "This 
idea  was  tried  here  several  years  ago," 
Duncan  said,  "but  this  year  we  plan  to 
upgrade  the  presentation  of  the 
academic  side  of  Washington  College 
by  devoting  some  coverage  to  what  ac- 
tually goes  on  in  the  classroom,  what  a 
liberal  arts  and  sciences  education 
means  to  people  here,  and  what 
academic  programs  are  unique  to 
Washington  College."  Duncan  plans  to 
present  several  "profiles"  of  in- 
teresting students  and  faculty 
members  in  the  form  of  short  "human 
interest"  stories  in  this  section  as  well 
as  to  cover  seniors  and  academics  with 
more  candid  photos. 

Activities  is  the  name  that  Duncan 
has  given  to  the  traditional  student-life 
section  of  the  yearbook.  "Coverage  in 
this  section  will  actually  center  on 
social  activities  and  events  that  con- 
tribute to  the  student  life  of  the  campus. 
Our  coverage  of.  clubs  is  going  to  be 
more  activity-oriented  than  ever 
before,"  Duncan  said.  "Last  year,  the 
Greek  organizations  were  each  covered 
with  just  one  group  shot.  This  year,  we 
are  going  to  give  each  fraternity  and 
sorority  two  pages  so  we  can  cover  the 
activities  they  host  that  arc  open  to  the 
whole  campus  —  like  the  Sigs'  Hallo- 
ween Party  or  Alpha  Chi  Omega's 
Casino  Night  —  since  we  believe  their 
events  really  do  contribute  to  the  social 
atmosphere  here. 

"There  are  a  lot  of  clubs  here  no  one 
hears  much  about,"  Duncan  continued, 
"but  If  they  have  any  activities  that 


they  let  us  know  about,  they  are  going 
to  get  in  the  book."  Duncan  also  said 
that  she  is  going  to  attempt  to  present 
the  other  aspects  of  student  life,  in- 
cluding such  traditional  events  as 
Freshman  Orientation,  Homecoming, 
and  the  Washington  Birthday  Convoca- 
tion and  Ball,  in  a  more  organized  way 
than  last  year  by  handling  them  with  a 
thronological  approach. 

The  athletics  coverage  will  remain 
virtually  the  same  as  last  year,  with 
equal  coverage  being  given  to  each 
sport.  Duncan  said  that  she  wants  to 
correct  a  mistake  made  in  several  past 
yearbooks  by  accurrately  and  com- 
pletely identifying  every  person  in  each 
team  and  group  photograph. 

A  running  motif  will  unify  the  book. 
"We  feel  that  Washington  College  is  a 
school  with  a  past,"  Duncan  said,  "and 
we  hope  one  with  a  future  as  well.  Since 
the  College's  bicentennial  is  ap- 
proaching, we  are  going  to  feature  in 
the  book  various  photographs  from  the 
'old  days'  on  division  pages.  Everyone 
likes  to  look  at  old  pictures.  And  this 
will  give  us  a  way  to  present  our  theme 
graphically." 

Pegasus  1980  will  be  160  pages  long, 
16  pages  longer  than  the  book  produced 
last  year.  Duncan  chose  to  forego  color 
and  special  effects  in  order  to  increase 
coverage  in  the  book.  The  yearbook  will 
be  available  in  early  September.  "What 
I'm  trying  to  do  with  the  Pegasus,  "said 
Duncan,  'Ms  to  tackle  the  production  of 
a  yearbook  from  a  Journalistic  ap- 
proach and  to  deliver  the  best  yearbook 
we  can  get  for  our  money." 

The  yearbook  staff  has  not  yet  chosen 
a  cover  design,  so  anyone  who  has  any 
ideas  can  contact  the  yearbook  staff 
prior  to  the  end  of  the  semester.  In  addi- 
tion to  Duncan,  the  staff  consists  of 
Randy  Watson,  Assistant  Editor;  Mary 
Van  Tuyl,  Editorial  Assistant;  and 
photographers  Rick  Adelberg; 
Freeman  Dodsworth;  Sallie  Everitt; 
Jim  Graham;  Joyce  Grinvalsky;  Joe 
Holt;  and  Bob  Leonard. 


Publications  Board  to  recommend 
activities  fee  increase 


The  Board  of  Publications  will 
recommend  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  an  increase  of  as  much  as  $3 
per  student  in  the  portion  of  the  ac- 
tivities fee  allocated  to  the  Elm  next 
year. 

That  decision  came  after  the  Publica- 
tions Board  approved  the  proposed 
1980-81  Elm  budget  of  $11,407.  In  order 
to  meet  that  figure,  the  Elm's  portion  of 
the  activities  fee  per  student  next  year 
would  have  to  be  between  $16.29  and 
$16.90,  based  on  enrollment  estimates 


ranging  from  675  to  700  students.  The 
Elm's  current  allocation  per  student 
$13.75. 

The  proposed  1980-81  budget  is  based 
on  25  eight-page  issues  and  represents 
an  almost  $1,200  increase  over  1978-79 
expenditures,  also  based  on  25  eight- 
page  issues.  Next  year's  budget  also  in- 
cludes $600  debt  toward  retirement  of 
the  $1,600  incurred  by  last  year's  Elm. 

The  Board  also  approved  a  final 
budget  of  $7,812  for  this  year's  Elm, 
including  $300  for  debt  retirement. 


smallness  of  the  school  is  a  little  pro- 
blem ;  it's  kind  of  limiting.  I'm  looking  2 
forward  to  a  large  university." 

Two  freshmen  said  that  they  plan  to 
transfer  because  they  decided  to  major 
in  subjects  that  the  College  does  not  of- 
fer. Mary  Kearney,  who  will  leave  after 
Spring  semester,  wants  to  major  in 
Nutrition.  "If  they  had  Nutrition  here, 
stay  here,"  she  said.  Linda  Morton 
plans  to  transfer  to  Gallaudet  College  to 
major  in  Special  Education.  "It  has 
nothing  to  do  with  the  College  itself  or 
the  people,  "she  said. 

Several  students  wished  to  remain 
anonymous.  A  male  freshman  said,  "I 
was  going  to  major  In  Math,  but  I'm 


more  interested  now  in  Computer 
Science."  But  the  main  reason,  he  said, 
is  that  the  school  is  too  small.  "It's  just 
like  high  school.  You  see  the  same  peo- 
ple all  the  time  doing  the  same  thing." 

A  male  sophomore  complained  that 
the  course  selection  Is  too  limited.  "I 
can  find  courses  in  my  major,  but  other 
than  that,  it  is  pretty  hard  to  find  what  I 
like.  I  think  there  are  better  op- 
portunities at  other  schools,"  he  said. 

Another  male  said  he  is  leaving 
because  he  will  lose  his  financial  aid 
since  his  grades  are  too  low,  and  he  can- 
not afford  to  continue  without  it.  "I 
have  a  girlfriend  at  home,  and  I  try  to 
get  home  as  much  as  I  can.  It  gets  ex  - 
pensive,"  he  said. 


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Commentary 


byTAISUNGAN 

Since  the  triumphant  return  of 
Ayatullah  Khomeini  to  Iran  in 
February  1979,  the  country  has  been 
virtually  ruled  by  a  powerful,  15- 
member  committee  composed  of  six 
Islamic  mullahs  and  seven  secular 
figures  (there  are  two  vacancies  at  pre- 
sent) and  officially  called  the  Islamic 
Revolutionary  Council.  (Prime 
Minister  Mehdi  Bazargan's  govern- 
ment, which  collapsed  in  early 
November,  was  simply  a  puppet  of  the 
Council.)  Ayatullah  Khomeini,  Iran's 
supreme  ruler,  gave  the  Islamic 
Revolutionary  Council  a  mandate  to 
rule  the  country  until  the  voters  would 
approve  a  new  theocratic  constitution 
conferring  virtually  autocratic  powers 
on  him  and  elect  a  National  Assembly 
and  a  President.  It  is  certain  that  all,  or 
most,  of  the  members  in  the  Council 
will  play  a  dominant  role  in  the  new 


Ayatullah      Khomeini: 


and  currently  Minister  of  Economic 
and  Financial  Affairs,  and  Sadeh 
Ghotzedah,  ex-Director  of  National  Ira- 
nian Radio  and  Television  and  the  new 
Foreign  Minister.  Their  visable  public 
exposure  does  not  signify,  however, 
that  they  are  the  most  influential 
members  of  the  Council.  In  fact,  they 
have  acted  very  much  as  the  Council's 
useful  public-relations  men,  and  Bani- 
Sadr's  star  is  in  sharp  decline  at  the 
moment. 

Enjoying  his  special  status  as  revolu- 
tionary, priest,  and  politician, 
Ayatullah  Khomeini  is  clearly  in 
charge  in  the  Council.  But  he  often 
listens  to  other  voices,  as  all  members 
of  the  Council  are  his  faithful  clerical 
and  lay  followers. 

One  trait  all  Council  members  seem 
to  share  is  that  they  have  had  very  little 
practical  governmental  experience.  A 
careful  observation  of  the  Council's 


tional  strife,  which  is  further  exacer- 
bated by  personal  rivalries  and  an- 
tipathies. 

The  phrase  "factional"  in  the  context 
of  Iranian  politics  under  Ayatullah  Kho- 
meini is  never  meant  to  imply  that 
there  have  always  been  fixed  or  close- 
knit  factions  within  the  Council,  con- 
stantly enmeshing  themselves  in  power 
struggle.  What  it  does  mean  is  that  the 
Council  members  have  been  entering 
Into  changing  coalitions  with  some  of 
their  colleagues  in  order  to  maximize 
their  own  individual  influence,  and 
often,  to  influence  the  Council's  deci- 
sion in  ideological  directions  congenial 
to  their  own  point  to  view.  In  other 
words,  different  Council  members  pro- 
bably ally  themselves  temporarily  with 
other  members  on  specific  issues  and 
policy-making  is  significantly  in- 
fluenced by  debates  and  conflict  among 
them.  But  policy  decisons  are  obviously 


"...the  present  conflict  between  the  moderate  and  militant  groups  inside  Iran's  Islamic 
inner  power  sanctum  will  be  likely  to  continue  until  Ayatullah  Khomeini  decides  to 
throw  his  weight  and  influence  openly  and  decisively  behind  one  or  the  other  (action..." 


power  structure  of  Iran. 

The  Council  members  have  kept  their 
identity  secret.  The  most  visable 
members  of  the  secretive  Council  to  the 
outside  world,  especially  since  the 
takeover  of  the  U.S.  Embassy  in 
Tehran  on  November  4,  have  been  Abol 
Hassan  Bani-Sadr,  ex-Foreign  Minister 


decision-making  in  the  past  year  clear- 
ly indicates  that  the  Council  is  always 
internally  divided.  The  men  at  the  top 
In  Iran  have  differed  among 
themselves,  and  some  seriously  and  bit- 
terly,on  important  ideological,  policy, 
and  other  issues  in  the  past.  As  a  result, 
the  Council  has  been  effected  by  fac- 


subjeet  to  review,  and  the  Council  has 
occasionally  made  the  major  shifts  in 
policy  as  a  result  of  shifting  coalitions 
and  balance  of  power  in  the  highest  of 
decision-making  councils,  suggesting 
that  the  Council  members  adjust  their 
view  to^changing  circumstances.  Some 
members  may  constantly  or  consistent- 


ly remain  on  one  or  another  side  of  any 
question,  but  other  members  apparent- 
ly shift  their  ground  as  they  deem 
necessary. 

The  Islamic  Revolutionary  Council  at 
the  moment  can  be  described  as  an 
uneasy  two-way  alliance  and  neither 
moderate  nor  militant  factions  have 
gained  total  ascendancy  in  the  conse- 
quent tug-of-war.  Ayatullah  Khomeini 
has  remained  tn  the  center  of  these  fac- 
tions to  keep  them  working  together  by 
intervening  whenever  a  debate  between 
them  runs  aground,  but  has  also 
manipulated  them  to  serve  his  own 
political  purposes. 

Obviously,  Iran's  Islamic  revolution 
still  has  a  long  course  to  run.  So  the  pre- 
sent conflict  between  the  moderate 
amd  militant  groups  inside  Iran's 
Islamic  inner  power  sanctum  will  be 
likely  to  continue  until  Ayatullah  Kho- 
meini decides  to  throw  his  weight  and 
influence  openly  and  decisively  behind 
one  or  the  other  faction  at  some  critical 
juncture  of  the  continuing  revolution. 
Since  he  was  catapulted  into  control  of 
a  nation  of  36  million  people,  Ayatullah 
Khomeini  has  never  been  shackled  by 
scruples  in  disavowing  his  faithful 
followers  when  circumstances 
rendered  them  political  liabilities. 

As  of  this  writing,  Ayatullah  Kho- 
meini's militant  clerical  followers  (Ali 
Akbar  Rafsanjani,  Mohammed  Javad 
Bahonar,  Asghar  Moussavi-Khoeni, 
and  Ayatullah  Mohhamed  Behesbti) 
are  in  the  ascendency.  They  see  their 
mission  as  establishing  a  new  Islamic 


Roving  Reporter 


Crisis  in  Iran 


byROBUNGER 
Photography  by  RICK  ADELBERG 


QUESTION :  What  do  you  think  should 
be  done  about  the  situation  in  Iran? 


Ted  Mathias,  Georgetown,  Freshman 

I  think  the  Shah  should  not  be 
returned.  There  should  be  a  formal  in- 
vestigation by  the  -U.N.  about  his 
finances  and  crimes. 


Doug  Hallam  ,  Lutherville,  Junior 

"I  want  to  get  the  hostages  out.  The 
U.S.  has  its  hands  tied;  we  should  try 
economic  and  diplomatic  pressures  in 
an  attempt  to  force  the  Iranians  to  free 
the  hostages." 


Darlene  Coleman.  Sudlersvllle,  Senior 

"I  think  that  we  should  peacefully 
negotiate  with  the'Ayatollah  and  I  think 
our  major  object  should  be  to  get  the 
hostages  back  before  the  end  of  the 
year." 


Joel  Roberts,  Cambridge,  Senior 

"I  think  we  should  give  an  ultimatum 
:  a  choice  between  the  oil  fields  or  the 
hostages.  If  he  wishes  to  keep  the 
economy,  he  has  to  release  the 
hostages.  It  is  necessary  to  show 
force." 


Lee    McColIough,    Queenstown, 
Sophomore 

"The  last  thing  that  should  be  done  is 
to  take  military  action.  What  we're  do- 
ing now  is  fine." 


Kathy  Wurzbacher,  Towson,  Freshman 
"I    think    we    should    shoot    the 
Ayatollah." 


Penny    Wetherhold, 
Sophomore 

"Abort  the  Shah." 


Annapolis, 


Carol  Smillie,  New  Jersey,  Senior 
"What  situation?" 


How     he     rules       Iran 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frldiy,  Dectmbert,  im-Ptui 


state  and  society  and  purging  Iran  of 
foreign  (i.e.  Western)  influence.  They 
enjoyed  a  domina"  dominant  voice  in 
authoring  the  country's  new  Islamic 
constitution,  which  was  overwhelming- 
ly approved  by  the  national  referendum 
on  December  2  and  3,  after  having  rid- 


tive  students,  Including  the  mob  of  self- 
acclaimed  students  who  overran  the 
U.S.  embassy.  They  have  so  far  op- 
posed negotiations  over  the  American 
hostages  or  extradition  of  the  Shah. 

Clearly,  Ayatullah  Khomeini  is  a  man 
in  a  hurry.  Having  waited  through  16 


and  victory.  The  Americans  working  in 
the  U.S.  embassy  in  Tehran  may  have 
fallen  victim,  most  of  all,  to  Khomeini's 
efforts  aimed  at  marshaling  support  for 
his  Islamic  revolution,  which  has  been 
floundering  In  its  own  disorder.  He  has 
deliberately   kept   the   current   emo- 


"(Khomeni) ...  is  obsessed  with  pushing  through  his  vision  for  Iran,  as  a  Platonic 
Republic  with  a  grand  ayatullah  as  philosopher-king,  before  his  death." 


leader  might  become  more  ac- 
commodating in  attempting  to  work  out 
a  solution  to  the  hostage  situation 
Moreover,  he  must  realize  that  to  con- 
duct his  continuing  Islamic  revolution 
on  the  single  emotional  Issue  of  anti- 
Americam  rhetoric  will  not  be  a  proper 
way  to  deal  with  dally  affairs  of  the 
country  beset  by  many  pressing 
economic  and  social  problems. 


den  more  or  less  roughshod  over  the 
handful  of  liberals  still  fighting  a  rear- 
guard defense  of  Western  ideals.  The 
Council's  militant  clerical  majority  has 
been  very  much  suspicious  of  many  of 
the  members  of  the  liberal  opposition  to 
the  Shah  and  the  Iranians  who  have 
returned  from  political  exile  in  the  West 
(including,  needless  to  say,  such 
secular  members  of  the  Council  as  Abol 
Hassan  Bani-Sadr,  Sadeh  Ghotbzadeh, 
and  Ali  Akbar  Moinfar. )  No  matter  how 
good  their  anti-Shah  credentials,  the 
more  western-oriented  pragmatists  are 
constantly  under  suspicion  of  hanker- 
ing after  false  gods  like  democracy  and 
freedom  of  the  press,  heresies  that 
presuppose  that  all  government,  even 
Islamic  theocracies,  can  go  wrong  and 
might  require  public  criticism  or  cor- 
rection. 

The  Council's  militant  Islamics  have 
the  closest  tics  to  Iran's  politically  ac- 


years  of  exile*  he  is  now,  at  79,  obsessed 
with  pushing  through  his  vision  for 
Iran,  as  a  Platonic  Republic  with  a 
grand  ayatullah  as  a  philosopher-king, 
before  his  death.  But  Khomeini  is  hard- 
ly immortal,  infallible,  and  omnipotent, 
and  he  is  finding  Iranian  reality  no 
more  tractable  than  did  the  Shah.  As  he 
has  faced  many  difficult,  and  even 
some  insurmountable,  problems  in  the 
midst  of  his  struggle  to  build  a  consen- 
sus out  of  chaos  and  to  impose  his  ideas 
>for  a  radically  different  political, 
economic,  and  social  system,  he  ex- 
presses his  frustrations  in  dark  mutter- 
ings  about  unholy  conspiracies 
alledgedly  concocted  and  coached  by 
the  "Great  Satan"  (the  United  States) 
behind  Iran's  back. 

Ayatullah  Khomeini  is  a.  type  of  man 
who  thrives  in  a  crisis.  He  has  always 
believed  that  "holy  war"  is  a  prere- 
quisite to  revolutionary  committment 


tionally  powerful  anti-American  cam- 
paign going  as  a  unifying  force  to  build 
support  and  votes  for  the  new  Islamic 
Constitution,  while  at  the  same  time 
wanting  to  prevent  it  from  getting  out  of 
control.  He  has  been  willing  even  to 
allow  a  degree  of  melodrama  and 
rhetoric  as  long  as  the  current  anti- 
American  campaign  Is  under  control. 

Seen  in  this  context,  the  fate  of  the  50 
American  hostages  in  Tehran  may 
hinge  more  upon  a  domestic  event  in 
Iran  early  in  December  —  the  national 
referendum  on  Ayatullah  Khomeini's 
new  constitution  which  may  serve  as  a 
potential  watershed  in  the  anti- 
American  campaign  —  than  upon 
anything  the  Carter  Administration  can 
conjure.  Now  that  the  referendum  has 
proved  overwhelmingly  in  Khomeini's 
favor  as  a  result  of  months  of  carefully 
constructed  manipulation  of  public  sup- 
port   and    emotion,    Iran's    supreme 


Dr.  Ants  Everett  E.  Nuttle  Professor  of 
Political  Science  and  Chairman  of  the 
Political  Science  and  International 
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COMING   FOR  CHRISTMAS 


THK  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  December  7, 1979-Page  6 


How  to  prepare  for  final  exams 


As  the  end  of  the  semester  ap- 
proaches, many  students  are  beginning 
to  think  about  how  they  should  study  for 
final  examinations. 

Although  many  students  fear  final  ex- 
ams and  cram  for  them  at  the  last 
minute,  most  professors  say  that  finals 
encompass  eomprehessive  study 
throughout  the  semester. 

Members  of  the  faculty  were  ques- 
tioned on  "how  students  should  prepare 
for  finals,"  and  generally,  they  agreed 
that  "students  should  review  their  texts 
very  carefully." 

Here  Is  some  advice  from  faculty 
members  on  how  to  prepare  for  finals : 

•Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  English:  "Students  should  Ig- 
nore class  notes,  memorize  the  texts, 
and  be  prepared  to  make  fresh  use  of 
them.  Altogether,  they  should  be  fresh 


by  SUE  JAMES 

rather  than  repetitive." 


•Dr.  Colin  Dickson,  Assistant  Professor 
of  French:  "Students  should  come  to 
class  everyday,  go  over  their  class 
notes  every  evening  after  class,  review, 
very  carefully  any  mistakes  made  in 
their  tests,  review  all  reading  selec- 
tions, and  finally,  review  all  the  gram- 
mar explanations  found  in  the  text." 

•Dr.  Robert  Janson-LaPalme,  Assis- 
tant Professor  of  Art:  "My  finals  re- 
quire both  objective  Information  and 
thoughtful  analysis.  To  have  a  ready, 
insightful  knowledge  of  works  of  art 
really  requires  regular  study  habits 
throughout  the  semester.  But  I  advise 
students  to  go  as  far  as  outlining 
answers  so  that  they  will  at  least  have 
some  practice  at  organizing  their 
thoughts  when  the  time  comes." 


PACE:  "something  for  everybody" 


by  GINGER  KARUPKA 


"The  only  negative  comment  we  got 
was  (that  we  need!  more  publicity," 
said  Ann  Hoon,  director  of  the  Program 
for  Adult  Continuing  Education. 

Students  and  professors  seem  to  have 
been  generally  satisfied  with  the  pro- 
gram. "Everyone  who  took  a  course 
would  like  to  take  another"  said  Hoon, 
and  "basically  all-  (the  professors) 
liked  It,  and  two  of  the  five  will  teach 
courses  again  in  the  Spring." 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  is 
one  of  those  two.  His  course  this 
semester  was  operas,  and  he  will  be 
teaching  Symphonic  Music  in  the  Spr- 
ing. "They  were  incredibe  people,  very 
enthusiastic.  I  sensed  from  the  people 
that  they  were  glad  to  be  In  the  class." 

Hoon  said,  "There  was  only  one 
dropout,  because  it  was  not  the  kind  of 
course  he  had  thought  it  would  be." 
Plans  for  publicity  include  pamphlets, 
posters  and  radio  spots.  Courses  next 
semester  will  begin  in  March  and  will 


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Courses  to  be  taught  include  Colonial 
American  History,  a  literature  course, 
creative  writing,  furniture  making  and 
nutrition.  "Not  all  courses  will  be 
taught  by  professors  here,"  said  Hoon. 
The  literature  course  will  be  taught  by 
Diane  Cousineau,  wife  of  English  pro- 
fessor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau.  May 
Wood,  an  alumna  of  the  school  and  a 
published  writer,  will  teach  -the 
creative  writing  course.  "I'm  eager  to 
have  women  teaching  some  of  the 
courses,"  added  Hoon.  A  cabinetmaker 
will  teach  the  furniture  making  class. 
Scheduling  will  be  flexible,  as  will  fees. 
A  four  week  course  will  be  W5,  a  six 
week  course  $35  and  an  eight  week 
course  $45.  Courses  will  be  taught  at  dif- 
ferent times  during  the  day  and  even- 
ing. Hoon  concluded,  "I  think  it's  a  very 
exciting  program.  There's  something 
for  everybody." 


Modern  Language 
Poetry  Reading 


draws  well 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

The  annual  Modern  Language  Poetry 
Reading  held  in  the  Coffee  House 
Thursday,  November  29,  involved 
students,  professors,  and  six  foreign 
languages. 

The  reading,  including  poems  In  such 
diverse  languages  as  Hebrew,  Por- 
tugese, and  Italian  drew  an  audience  of 
about  thirty  people.  Not  all  of  the  pro- 
fessors who  read  came  from  the 
language  departments;  Political 
Science  Professor  Daniel  Premo  read 
works  by  a  Peruvian  poet  and  Stuart 
Knee  read  poems  of  the  Jewish  revival. 

Both  language  assistants,  Gerti 
Braschel  and  Angeles  Grandas,  read  in 
their  respective  languages.  Braschel 
read  several  German  nonsense  poems 
which  conveyed  any  meaning  they 
might  have  had  through  the  sounds  of 
the  words.  Grandas  read  a  poem  of  pro- 
test against  Franco's  regime. 

Dr.  George  Shivers  read  three  poems 
in  Portugese,  two  sonnets  by  a  Por- 
tugese woman  and  one  poem  by  a 
Brazilian.  As  he  read,  he  tried  to  dif- 
ferentiate between  the  two  accents  and 
most  people,  even  though  they  couldn't 
understand  the  poems,  could  hear  the 
difference  in  his  tone. 

Sophomore  Paolo  Galli  read  a 
passage  from  Dante's  Inferno  in  Its 
original  Italian.  The  sound  of  the 
passage's  final  words  was  meant  to 
convey  the  sound  of  a  body  falling'  and 
Galli  was  able  to  produce  this  effect. 

The  opera  Mahagony  by  Bertoldt 
Brecht  was  recently  presented  on 
public  television,  and  Erika  Sallocb 
read  portions  from  the  libretto.  She  also 
read  some  of  Brecht's  poems  about 
America,  including  one  on  the  majesty 
of  Charles  Laughton's  belly. 

Other  readers  included  Franz  Blrgel, 
Thomas  Pabon,  Lisa  Hartsook,  and  An- 
dre Yon.  Thanks  to  short  introductions 
and  brief  translations,  it  was  possible 
for  most  of  the  audience  to  understand 
most  of  the  poems.  It  was  encouraging 
not  only  that  as  many  people  attended 
as  did,  but  also  that  so  many  widely 
spoken  but  rarely  heard  languages 
were  represented. 


McLain  featured  on  In  Person 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


Dr.  Joseph  H.  McLain,  President  of 
Washington  College  was  the  featured 
guest  on  "In  Person"  broadcast  by  the 
Maryland  Center  for  Public  Broad- 
casting on  Friday,  November  16  and 
Sunday,  November  18. 

Interviewed  at  his  home,  the  historic 
Hynson-Ringgold  House,  McLain 
talked  freely  about  himself  and  about 
the  college. 

In  addition  to  being  22nd  President  of 
Washington  College,  McLain  is  also  an 
Internationally  acclaimed  chemist  and 
award-winning  chemistry  teacher.  His 
particular  interests  are  solid  state 
chemistry  and  pryrotechnics,  which  he 
describes  as  "the  art  of  fire"  and  hope 
will  become  a  science  itself  someday. 

McLain  first  became  interested  in 
chemistry  at  the  age  of  ten  when  his 
parents  gave  him  a  chemistry  set  and 
he  began  experimenting  with  various 
"inks  and  stinks".  A  good  chemistry 
teacher  at  Baltimore's  Polytechnic  In- 
stitute and  another  one  at  Washington 
College  inspired  him  further.  It  was  not 
until  he  was  a  graduate  student  in 
chemistry  at  Johns  Hopkins  University 
that  he  became  interested  in  teaching. 
He  returned  to  Washington  College  with 
his  Ph.D.  from  Hopkins  in  1946  and  has 
been  here  ever  since. 

"The  liberal  arts  college  has 
withstood  the  test  of  time,"  according 


to  McLain,  because  a  traditional  educa- 
tion is  needed  for  any  career.  Too  tradi- 
tional— "I  would  consider  that  a  com- 
pliment,"  says  McLain. 
Overspecializatlon  should  be  criticized, 
not  tradition.  Unlike  the  dinosaur, 
Washington  College  will  not  become  ex- 
tinct, primarily  because  McLain  is  un- 
willing to  sacrifice  any  of  the 
specialness  2  of  the  college  by  enlarging 
or  specializing.  What 
specialness— "The  desire  to  teach 
undergraduates  all  that  we  know,  so 
that  perhaps  they  can  tach  later  on"  is 
what  makes  us  special,  according  to  the 
President. 

McLain  sees  the  federal  government 
as  the  toughest  opponent  of  the  liberal 
arts  college.  "They  give  us  almost  no 
aid  whatsoever,  and  more  importantly, 
they  threaten  our  academic  freedom," 
he  feels.  "We  need  our  Independence, 
need  to  cherish  it;  independence  is  at 
the  heurt  of  the  liberal  arts  tradition." 
Of  the  aid  given  to  colleges  in  the  state 
of  Maryland,  the  private  college  get 
about  17Vfe%  now,  but  it  is  expected  to 
increase  to  2%  next  year.  So  far,  the 
state  has  imposed  no  controls  on  the 
college  it  aids. 

An  audio  tape  was  made  of  the  pro- 
gram and  may  be  listened  to  in  the 
campus  library.  An  audio-visual  tape 
has  been  ordered  and  should  arrive 
within  the  next  two  weeks. 


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The  Washington  College  Chorus, 
directed  by  a  ssista  n  t  p  ro  f essor  of  music 
Kathleen  Mills,  will  present  a  program 
of  carols  in  the  First  Methodist  Church, 
Chestertown,  on  Saturday,  December  8, 
1979,  at8:30p.m. 

The  program  will  feature  Benjamin 
Britten's  Ceremony  of  Carols  for 
women's  voices.  Men  will  be  joining  the 


women  for  a  group  of  sacred  and 
secular  carols  and  lullabies.  Elizabeth 
Parcell  will  be  assisting  at  the  organ 
and  the  piano. 

The  Washington  College  Chorus  has 
traditionally  given  a  Christmas  Concert 
shortly  before  the  college  closes  for  the 
holidays.  The  program  is  free  and  open 
to  thepublic. 


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Shoremen  coming  off  tough  loss  to  Widener 
heading  into  Wild  Goose  Tournament 


Cagers  dealt 
tough  70-69  loss 

by  MARK  NASER 

Widener  brought  its  usually  strong 
contingent  to  Russel  Gymnasium  last 
Saturday  and  dealt  the  Shore  Cagers  a 
tough  70-69  loss,  later  deemed  a 
"dissappointing"  defeat  by  coach  Tom 
Finnegan. 

The  first  ten  minutes  ot  The  game 
were  indicative  of  the  battle  between 
these  two  teams.  Exchanging  baskets, 
Rich  Dwyer  kept  the  score  close, 
muscling  several  offensive  rebounds 
and  taking  some  "thread  the  needle" 
passes  form  Joe  Moye.  Carl  Fornoff, 
Moye,  and  Jim  Corey  also  added 
baskets.  The  Shoremen  found 
themselves  four  points  down  after  their 
first  time  out. 

The  lime  out  seemed  wasted, 
however.  Widener  took  advantage  of 
some  pinpoint  shooting  by  its  guards 
and  strong  offensive  rebounding  by  its 
big  men.  The  game  seemed  to  slow 
down,  neutralizing  the  strong  transition 
game  of  the  Shoremen.  The  half  ended 
39-32,  in  favor  of  Widener. 

The  Shoremen  stayed  six  points 
behind  Widener  for  about  13  minutes  of 
the  second  half.  Dwyer  continued  his 
fine  all-around  play  underneath  the 
boards,  laving  the  ball  softly  off  the 
glass.  Rich  Schatzman  appeared  to  find 
his  touch  again  and  let  a  couple  of  shots 
go  from  the  top  of  the  key,  both 
swishing  the  nets. 

It  suddenly  seemed  as  if  the 
Shoremen  had  caught  fire.  The  five  of 
Schatzman,  Craig.  Langwost.  Moye, 
Corey,  and  Dwyer  seemed  to  click.  A 
smooth,  twisting  lay-up  by  Langwost 
cut  the  deficit  to  4.  Some  fine  outside 
shooting  by  Corey  and  Moye  evened  the 
scores.  However,  the  Shoremen  were 
not  finished.  Moye  and  Langwost  took 
over  and  carried  them  to  a  four-point 
lead. 

Then  disaster  struck  with  the 
Shoremen  holding  a  3-point  lead  and  on- 
ly a  couple  of  minutes  remaining. 
Dwyer  lost  the  ball  and  Widener  scored. 
Schatzman  missed  the  front  end  of  a 
one  and  one;  Widener  got  the  rebound 
and  scored.  The  result  was  a  time  out 
with  the  Shoremen  down  one.  The  ball 
was  stolen  from  Moye  and  turned  into  a 
Widener  basket.  Corey  lost  a  rebound 
and  Langwost  committed  a  costly  foul, 
and  the  Shoremen  went  on  to  lose  70-69. 


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Tournament  set 
for  this  weekend 


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Four  evenly  matched  teams  will 
meet  in  Chestertown  this  weekend  for 
the  opening  of  the  Third  Annual  Wild 
Goose  Classic  Basketball  Tournament 
to  be  held  on  Friday  and  Saturday, 
December  7  and  8  in  Washington  Col- 
lege's Cain  Athletic  Center. 

Opening  round  action  of  Friday  night 
will  see  Allentown  College  (Pa.)  face 
Hunter  CollegelN.Y.)  at  6:15  p.m. 
Washington  College  will  take  on  New 
Jersey  Institute  of  Technology  in  the 
8: 15  p.m.  nightcap.  The  losing  squads 
from  Friday  night's  action  will  meet  in 
the  Consolation  Finals  on  Saturday  at 
1:30  p.m.,  while  Friday's  winners  will 
square  off  for  the  Championship  Game 
at  3: 30  p.m .  Awards  will  be  presented  to 
teams  and  individuals  at  5:15  p.m. 

The  Shoremen,  under  the  coaching 
guidance  of  head  coach  Tom  Finnegan 
and  assistants  Steve  Siegrist  and 
Father  Owen  Mullen,  have  a  youthful 
look  this  season.  Departed  via  gradua- 
tion are  last  year's  Stalwarts,  Doug 
Byrne,  Steve  Dickerson  and  Joe  Wilson. 
Still,  Finnegan  has  five  returning  let- 
termen  and  a  crop  of  enthusiastic 
newcomers. 

Veterans  returning  this  year  include 
junior  guard  Graig  Langwost  who 
directed  the  offense  last  year  and 
average  8.2  points  per  game.  He  led  the 
team  in  assists  and  steals  and  shot  87. 
from  the  foul  line.  Junior  center  Rich 
Dwyer,  who  stands  6'6",  will  be  back 
this  season,  as  will  sophomore  guard 
Harry  McEnroe  and  Junior  guard  Rich 
Schatzman.  Sophomore  forward  Joe 


Moye  who  had  a  fine  year  last  year, 
averaging  9.9  points  per  game,  will 
start  on  the  forecourt. 

Putting  together  his  veteran  talent 
and  promising  newcomers,  2  Finnegan 
expects  Moye  to  be  joined  in  the 
forecourt  by  sophomore  Jim  Corey 
(6'5")  and  freshman  Carl  Fornoff,  a 
6'2"  standout  from  Archbishop  Curley 
High  School.  Dwyer  will  compete  for 
the  center  spot  with  freshmen  Bill 
Graham  <6'4")  and  Paul  Hynson  (6'4") 
Langwost  and  Schatzman  returning  to 
the  guard  position  assure  strength  in 
the  backcourt.  Behind  the  veterans  are 
three  talented  freshmen— Cecil  Sapp 
(6'2")j  Chris  Glavaris  (6')  and  David 
BlackwelKS'll"). 

The  Shoremen  were  victorious  in  both 
of  the  previous  Wild  Goose  Classic 
Tournament.  Coach  Finnegan  is  confi- 
dent again  this  season.  The  Chester- 
town  Optimist  Club  is  again  sponsoring 
the  tournment  in  an  effort  to  raise 
money  for  scholarship  programs  of 
Washington  College  and  the  Optimist 
Club  and  to  help  fund  Optimist  youth 
activities. 

All  trophies  for  teams  and  individuals 
in  the  tournament  were  designed  and 
carbed  by  Bill  Coleman  of  Chestertown 
and  will  be  on  display  in  the  lobby 
through  the  weekend.  Entertainment 
between  games  will  be  provided  by  the 
Kent  County  High  School  Band. 

Tickets  for  the  two-day  event  will  be 
available  at  the  door,  or  they  may  be 
purchased  from  any  member  of  the 
Chestertown  Optimist  Club. 


Commentary: 
We  almost  pulled  it  off 

by  RICH  SCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 
Upsets  are  what  make  sports  ex- 
citing, and  last  Saturday  night  we 
almost  pulled  it  off.  Widener  has  been 
the  perennial  champion  of  our  division 
for  as  long  as  anybody  can  remember, 
and  they  will  probably  come  out  on  top 
again  this  year.  However,  last  weekend 
we  had  those  guys  beaten.  We  fought 
back  from  a  ten-point  deficit  and  took  a 
64-60  lead  with  about  a  minute-and-a- 
half  left  to  play.  Everything  seemed  to 
be  in  our  favor.  Coach  Tom  Finnegan 
had  all  his  experienced  players  in  the 
game  at  this  point  and  the  situation 
looked  good.  But  then  the  roof  caved  in 
and  we  fell  apart.  Turnovers,  missed 
foul  shots,  bad  shots,  and  above  all,  fall- 
ing down  for  no  apparent  reason  cost  us 
the  game. 

Enough  about  the  bad  things;  let's 
talk  about  the  good  things.  In  what  is 
supposed  to  be  a  rebuilding  year,  we 
scared  the  hell  out  of  the  best  team  in 
our  league.  We  played  super  ball  for 
about  38  minutes  of  the  game.  We  just 
picked  the  wrong  two  minutes  to  fall 
apart.  However,  I  think  we  showed 
everyone  of  the  fans  that  attended  the 
game  that  we  are  an  exciting,  fun,  and 
talented  team.  As  coach  Finnegan 
pointed  out  before  the  game,  "This  is 
not  a  rebuilding  year,  it's  an  improving 
year— and  we're  going  to  improve  each 
game  that  we  play  together."  If  this 
turns  out  to  be  true,  the  Washington 
College  Shoremen  are  going  to  be  tough 
to  beat  as  the  season  progresses. 

Tonight  marks  the  beginning  of  the 
third  annual  Wild  Goose  Classic.  It  will 
be  some  very  fine  basketball,  and  I 
think  I'll  go  out  on  a  limb  and  say  that  I 
think  we're  going  to  win  it  for  the  third 
year  in  a  row.  We  open  with  the  New 
Jersey  Institute  of  Technology  and  then 
we'll  play  the  winner  of  St.  Francis  Col- 
lege of  Allentown,  Pa.  and  Hunter  Col- 
lege of  New  York.  The  fan  support 
against  Widener  was  outstanding  and 
we  all  hope  tor  more  of  the  same  this 
weekend. 

CAGE  QUOTES:  Doug  Byrne,  one  of 
last  year's  stars,  said  following  the 
game,  "I  was  really  surprised,  you 
guys  were  really  tough."  Mo  Green- 
field, Widener  forward,  also  following 
the  game  cried,  "Playing  you  guys 
down  here  is  like  playing  God  in 
Heaven." 

All-State  team  I 

WC  News  Bureau 

Three  Shoremen  have  been  named  to 
the  1979  Maryland  Division  II-1II  All- 
State  soccer  team.  Ed  Athey,  who  led 
the  team  to  an  11-5-2  record,  was  named 
coach  of  the  year. 

Both  senior  fullback  Dan  Hudson  and 
junior  goalie  Chris  Kiefer  were  named 
to  the  first  team,  and  sophomore  for- 
ward V.J.  Filliben  made  the  second 
team. 


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Probations,  Dismissals 
similar  to  last  year's 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 


' '  Yosemlte  Bob"  Day  has  finished  another  long  cattle  drive  and  returned 
to  WC.  For  the  exclusive  ELM  Interview,  steer  for  page  four. 


|!  The  number  of  students  receiving 
o  academic  probation,  academic  warn- 
8  ing,  or  dismissal  from  the  College  last 
2  semester  is  virtually  identical  to 
2  figures  from  Fall,  1978,  according  to 
™  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke. 
•g  The  number  of  students  making 
§  Dean's  List  was  down  slightly,  from  108 
£  in  Fall,  1978  to  93  last  semester. 

The  most  encouraging  statistic,  ac- 
cording to  Clarke,  is  that  23  students 


Brown,  Cadwell  replace  Schmoldt; 
Segal  courses  eliminated 


Both  the  Department  of  Mathematics 
and  Computer  Science  and  the  Drama 
Department  have  made  changes  either 
in  their  course  offerings  or  in  their 
assignments  of  courses  to  department 
members  to  adjust  for  their  loss  of  pro- 
fessors. 

Former  Computer  Center  Director 
William  Schmoldt's  resignation  has  led 
to  some  small  confusion  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Mathematics  and  Computer 
Science,  but  all  of  Schmoldt's  courses 
will  be  taught  this  semester  either  by 
Department  Chairman  Richard  Brown 
or  by  Assistant  Professor  of  Physics 
Louis  Cadwell.  Both  men  will  also  be 
available  to  help  students  in  the  Com- 
puting Center  on  various  afternoons. 
Brown  said  that  although  the  schedule 
for  student  assistants  is  not  completely 
worked  out  yet,  that  is  normal  at  the 
beginning  of  a  semester. 

Nancy  Wilson,  who  has  recently 
returned  from  the  MITRE  Corporation 
where  she  was  serving  as  a  math  in- 
tern, will  be  in  the  Computer  Center  to 
help  students  from  9-12  a.m.  and  in  the 
midafternoon.  Student  assistants  will 
work  in  the  Center  at  night  as  they  have 
in  the  past. 

Brown  said  that  members  of  the  math 
and  physics  departments  will  become 
more  involved  with  the  Computing 
Center,  and  when  a  replacement  for 
Schmoldt  is  found  that  person  will  not 
necessarily  be  concerned  only  with 
computing.  Brown  expects  to  have  a 
fulltime  replacement  next  September. 

The  Computer  Center  will  also 
undergo  a  major  change  as  a  result  of 
the  College's  successful  bid  for  a  grant 
to  finance  a  new  computer.  The  new 


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machine,  a  PDP-11,  will  replace  the 
IBM  1130,  and  Brown  says  he  expects  it 
to  be  here  the  week  after  commence- 
ment. Schmoldt,  who  proposed  the  new 
system  last  semester,  said  of  the 
PDP-11,  "It's  an  ideal  system." 

Drama  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney  said  that  he  has  com- 
pensated for  the  loss  of  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor William  Segal  by  eliminating  the 
Tech  II  and  Design  II  courses  and  by 


teaching  the  second  semester  of 
History  of  the  Theatre  himself.  He  ex- 
pects to  have  a  replacement  for  Segal 
next  fall. 

The  Department  will  also  do  one  or 
possibly  two  shows  this  semester,  ac- 
cording to  Maloney.  Segal  acted  as  set 
designer  for  the  Department's  produc- 
tions when  he  was  here,  and  Maloney 
will  take  over  those  responsibilities  for 
the  coming  shows. 


were  removed  from  probation  last 
semester,  compared  to  only  10  in  the 
previous  year.  "A  number  of  students 
who  were  placed  on  probation  last  Spr- 
ing seemed  to  put  things  together  and 
do  much  better  this  Fall." 

There  was  also  an  increase,  however, 
in  the  students  continued  on  proba- 
tion—from six  In  1978  to  fourteen  last 
semester. 

Eleven  sophomores  dismissed 

Eighteen  students,  two  more  than 
last  year,  were  dismissed  form  the  Col- 
lege. Eleven  were  sophomores  and  six 
were  freshmen. 

The  same  number  of  students— 62— 
were  placed  on  probation  In  both  years. 
Thirty-seven  students,  two  fewer  than 
last  year,  received  academic  warnings. 

Clarke  said  the  Committee  on  Admis- 
sions and  Academic  Standings  con- 
siders each  case  individually,  so  there 
are  no  written  standards  for  academic 
probation  and  warnings. 

Dean's  List  Shorter 

Students  making  Dean's  List 
decreased  by  almost  14  percent,  with 
slight  drop-offs  from  last  year  in  each 
class.  Last  semester's  List  included  39 
seniors,  21  juniors,  19  sophomores,  and 
14  freshmen. 


College  finishes  sixth  consecutive  year  in  black 


Washington  College  finished  the 
1978-79  fiscal  year  with  a  balanced 
budget  for  the  sixth  consecutive  year, 
according  to  College  President  Joseph 
McLain.  Despite  the  11.75%  rise  in 
operational  costs,  the  College  was  once 
again  able  to  battle  inflation  to  the  draw 
due  to  a  17.4%  increase  in  revenues 
from  tuition  and  fees,  investments, 
gifts,  grants  and  bequests,  sales  and 
conferences. 

According  to  Gene  Hessey,  Vice 
President  for  Finance,  the  budget  item 
which  increased  the  most  was  the  cost 
of  fuel,  utilities  and  other  plant 
maintenance  costs,  which  jumped 
$125,000  or  28%  in  one  year.  Other  ex- 
penditure increases  were  experienced 
in  athletics,  student  financial  aid,  stu- 
dent services,  general  administration 
and  instructional  costs.  Five  percent  in- 
creases in  general  institutional  expen- 
ditures for  such  items  as  printing, 
telephone,  insurance  and  service  con- 
tracts were  offset  by  a  5%  drop  in  the 
cost  of  fund  raising,  alumni  affairs  and 
public  relations. 

"It  is  a  tremendous  accomplishment 
when  any  private  college  can  show  a 
balanced  budget,  let  alone  for  six  years 
running,"  said  McLain,  who  took  over 
the  reigns  in  1974.  "Everyone  on  the 
faculty  and  staff  deserves  credit  for  liv- 
ing within  the  budget,  especially  Gene 
Hessey,  who  has  managed  our  financial 
affairs  since  1972." 

Looking  at  the  current  year,  1979-80  is 
at  the  halfway  mark  and  some  financial 
optimism  prevails  in  the  face  of  the  con- 
tinuing down-turn  in  the  general 
economy.  A  large  bequest  exceeding 


WC  News  Bureau 

$360,000  from  the  estate  of  Benjamin  T. 
Dryden  of  Pocomoke  City,  a  recent 
Hodson  Trust  Grant  of  $640,000,  and  a 
National  Endowment  for  the  Human- 
ities award  of  $100,000  insures  that  total 
fund  raising  will  top  the  million  dollar 
mark    for    the    third    straight   year. 


However,  as  these  major  gifts  are 
primarily  restricted  to  endowment, 
balancing  the  budget  will  again  depend 
heavily  on  unrestricted  contributions 
from  alumni,  parents,  friends,  corpora- 
tions and  foundations  toward  general 
operations. 


College  receives  largest 

Hodson  Grant  ever: 

$640,000 

WCNews  Bureau 


Washington  College  has  received  an 
unrestricted  grant  of  $640,000  from  the 
Hodson  Trust,  according  to  college 
president  Dr.  Joseph  McLain.  The 
grant,  largest  ever  given  by  The  Hod- 
son Trust  to  Washington  College,  pro- 
vides funds  for  repairs  to  the  campus 
heating  system  and  endowment  of  a 
merit  scholarship  program  and  pro- 
grams in  the  humanities  division. 

The  Hodson  Trust,  established  in 
Baltimore  in  1928  by  Thomas  Hodson,  is 
funded  almost  entirely  by  income  from 
shares  of  Beneficial  Corporation  and 
has  been  the  major  benefactor  of 
Washington  College  for  many  years. 
Thomas  Hodson's  son,  Colonel  Clarence 
Hodson,   founded  Beneficial  Corpora- 


tion, a  diversified  finance  corporation, 
which  Is  the  largest  consumer  finance 
group  in  the  world  with  significant  sub- 
sidiaries in  insurance,  savings  and 
loans,  leasing  and  merchandising.  Finn 
M.  W.  Caspersen,  chairman  and  chief 
executive  officer  of  Beneficial  corpora- 
tion, is  chairman  of  The  Hodson  Trust. 
Members  of  The  Hodson  Trust  family 
have  served  the  college  as  Visitors  and 
governors  since  1920. 

"The  Hodson  Trust  has  our  highest 
praise  for  its  generous  contribution 
The  grant  will  enable  us  to  make  im- 
mediate repairs  to  our  physical  plant, 
but  more  importantly,  it  permanently 
endows  a  vital  scholarship  program 
and  classroom  teaching,"  said  McLain. 


THE  WASHINGTON  CO' ■' ran  F.I.M-Frlday,  January  25, 1980-Page  2 


editorial 


Working  Overtime 

If  the  recent  Christmas  break  and  the  current  semester  both 
seem  a  little  longer  than  usual,  we  all  have  Sergiu  Commissiona 
to  thank. 

What  does  Commissiona  have  to  do  with  extending  our 
Christmas  break  by  five  days  and  our  semester  by  two  class 
days?  The  conductor  of  the  Baltimore  Symphony  Orchestra  will 
receive  an  honorary  degree  from  the  College  at  Commencement 
May  25.  No  problem  there,  right?  Except  that  Commencement 
should  have  been  scheduled  for  May  18.  Commissiona,  however, 
was  only  available  the  25th,  so  Commencement  is  the 
25th— which  happens  to  be  Memorial  Day  weekend. 

Realizing  later  that  the  semester  had  been  extended  by  a  week 
the  administration  pushed  the  return  to  classes  up  by  three  class 
days  to  the  21st  of  January.  (The  calendar  in  this  year's  College 
Catalogue  schedules  students'  return  to  classes  for  Wednesday, 
January  16),  leaving  just  two  extra  class  days. 

Now,  all  this  may  be  an  advantage  or  a  disadvantage,  depen- 
ding on  whether  you  like  your  vacations  in  the  snow  or  the  sun. 
But  we've  still  got  those  two  extra  class  days,  plus  the 
unavoidable  Memorial  Day  traffic  to  fight  on  the  25th,  all 
because  Sergiu  Commissiona  couldn't  squeeze  us  into  his 
schedule  a  week  earlier. 


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Assistant  Editor Katheruie  Streckfua 

NewiEdltor .Pete  Turcot 

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tV  Arts  Editor NIcxNappo 

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Route  213  safety  reviewed 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


As  a  result  of  a  pedestrian  accident 
on  Route  213  involving  a  Washington 
student  on  the  last  day  of  finals  last 
semester,  the  Town  Manager  of 
Chestertown,  William  B.  Nicholson,  Jr., 

has  asked  the  State  Highway  ad- 
ministration to  "review  the  safety 
situation  in  the  College  Area  of 
Washington  Avenue." 

Freshman  Andrea  Collatti  was  struck 
by  a  vehicle  while  crossing  the  road  on 
December  20.  Although  she  has  re- 
turned to  school,  the  potential  danger  of 
the  crosswalk  remains.  Approximately 
200-250  students  live  in  Minla  Martin, 


Reid,  Caroline  and  Queen  Anne  dor- 
mitories, all  of  whom  must  cross  the 
State  Highway  several  times  a  day. 
Despite  this  fact,  Dean  of  Students 

Mareen  Kelley  said  that  Collotti's  acci- 
dent was  the  only  such  case  of  a  student 
being  struck  by  a  car  on  213  in  the  ten 
years  she  has  been  here. 

Although  Nicholson  proposed  no  def- 
inite action  to  be  taken,  he  did  add  in  his 
letter  to  the  College  that  the  Mayor  and 
Town  Council  "respectfully  requested 

the  administration  to  impress  upon  the 
students  the  hazard  involved  in 
carelessly  crossing  this  highway." 


Violin  recital  scheduled  Wednesday 


Isidor  Saslav,  violinist,  will  perform 
a  recital  here  for  the  Concert  Series  on 
Wednesday,  January  30  at  8:30  p.m.  in 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 

Saslav  is  concertmaster  of  the 
Baltimore  Symphony  Orchestra  and  a 
member  of  the  graduate  faculty  at  The 


Peabody  Institute.  He  also  has  served 
as  concertmaster  of  the  Buffalo 
Philharmonic  and  the  Minneapolis 
Symphony. 

Accompanying  him  on  piano  and 
harpsichord  will  be  his  wife,  Ann 
Heiligman  Saslav. 


History  Honor  Society  opens  membership 


The  Washington  College  Chapter  of 
the  National  History  Honor  Society,  Phi 
Alpha  Theta,  announces  that  it  is  begin- 
ning its  formal  activities  for  the  1979-80 
academic  year  by  opening  its  member- 
ship rolls  to  qualified  students.  History 
majors  who  meet  the  academic  re- 
quirements are  automatically  informed 


of  their  eligibility.  Membership  in  this 
organization,  which  recognizes  interest 
and  high  achievement  in  the  discipline 
of  history,  is,  however,  not  limited  to 
history  majors.  Students  who  wish  to  be 
considered  should  contact  Chapter  Ad- 
viser Nate  Smith  (in  person  or  through 
the  campus  mail )  as  soon  as  possible. 


Letter  to  the  Editor 


Spectators  admonished 


Late  last  semester  I  attended  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  our  national  lacrosse 
association.  During  the  meeting  it  was 
brought  to  the  attention  of  all  the 
schools  participating  in  intercollegiate 
lacrosse  that  during  the  past  two  years 
there  have  been  an  increasing  number 
of  incidences  involving  poor  deport- 
ment on  the  part  of  the  spectators  atten- 
ding the  games.  Referees  have  been 
both  physically  and  verbally  abused  to 
the  point  where  official  organizations 
are  seriously  considering  not  assigning 
officials  to  schools  where  this  harass- 
ment takes  place. 

We  have  been  asked  by  the  United 
States  Intercollegiate  Lacrosse 
Association  to  request  of  our  student 
bodies  that  they  treat  all  officials  and 
opponents  with  the  utmost  courtesy  and 
restrain  from  attacking  anyone  visiting 
our  campus  with  unkind  words,  let 
alone  doing  something  that  might  cause 
bodily  harm. 

I  would  hope  that  we  would  not  have 
to  ask  the  local  police  or  further  to  ex- 
pend funds  to  hire  guards  in  order  to 
control  any  Washington  College  spec- 
tator at  any  of  our  home  athletic  con- 
tests. 

Another  problem  that  I  would  like  to 
bring  to  your  attention  is  that  of  certain 
individuals  shouting  what  is  considered 


to  be  "obscene"  or  "off-color" 
language  in  the  presence  of  our  own 
spectators  which  include  young 
children.  It  has  been  called  to  our  atten- 
tion that  this  type  of  behavior  has 
presented  an  embarrassing  situation. 
We  would  like  to  encourage*  everyone  to 
return  to  watch  our  home  contests  but 
many  people  have  expressed  a  great 
deal  of  concern  about  the  conditions 
that  prevail  in  the  spectator  area  while 
games  are  being  played. 

There  are  many,  many  acceptable 
ways  of  showing  your  enthusiasm  for 
the  home  team  which  will  help  them  to 
perform. 

Before  any  drastic  action  must  be 
taken,  we  are  asking  for  the  coopera- 
tion of  our  own  student  body  in  ac- 
complishing this  objective.  Do  your- 
friend  a  favor  the  next  time  he  decides 
to  go  off  the  deep  end  and  involves 
himself  in  an  act  that  would  embarrass 
both  him  and  the  college  by  helping  to 
restrain  this  type  of  behavior. 

No  officials  for  games,  hard  feelings 
between  schools  or  an  eventual  lawsuit 
is  not  worth  the  risk,  notwithstanding 
the  payment  of  college  funds  should  we 
have  to  hire  outside  help  to  control  the 
crowds,  to  accomplish  the  objective.  I 
urgently  request  the  student's  coopera- 
tion in  helping  the  college  administra- 
tion control  this  situation. 


Edward  L.Athey 
Director  of  Athletics 


SGA 


Dixon  resigns  SGA  post; 
Farreit  appointed 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 


Junior  Diana  Farreil  has  been  ap- 
pointed Assistant  Social  Chairman  of 
the  Student  Government  Association 
after  the  SGA's  Executive  Board  and 
junior  Mike  Dixon  reached  a  "mutual 
decision  on  Mike's  resignation,"  said 
President  Jay  Young  after  a  special 
meeting  Monday. 

Farrell's  appointment  to  the  position, 
which  pays  $75  per  semester,  is  pending 
the  approval  of  the  Senate  this  Monday 
night. 

Young  attributed  the  mid-year 
change  to  a  "combination  of  Diana's 
dedication,  willingness,  and  aggressive 
attitude   in   accompanying   her   SGA 


responsibilities  and  Mike's  inefficiency 
and  increased  responsibilities  on  his 
time.  We  thought  it  was  best  for 
everyone  involved  and  the  SGA." 

Dixon,  elected  to  the  position  last 
April,  works  in  Annapolis  two  days  a 
week  in  the  State  Assembly  Intern  Pro- 
gram. "With  that,  and  (social  chair- 
man) Bill  (Baldwin's)  full  scheduling  of 
SGA  events,  I  don't  know  if  I'd  have 
time." 

"They  want  to  make  the  advertising 
more  vigarous,  added  Dixon.  "Usually 
we  just  had  posters,  but  they  want  to  do 
new  things  that  I  wouldn't  have  time 
for." 


New  SJB  is  primary  concern 
this  semester 


The,  first  semester  was  a  good  one  for 
the  SGA.  We  were  able  to  enjoy  suc- 
cesses in  the  traditional  areas  of  our 
jurisdiction  and  at  the  same  time 
broaden  our  scope  and  address  matters 
of  concern  to  the  institution  in  general. 

From  a  social  calender  that  yielded  a 
surplus  in  excess  of  $5,000  to  approval 
for  such  possibilities  as  the  establish- 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


ment  of  a  student  center,  the  expansion 
of  the  coffee  house  and  the  purchase  of 
a  bus;  and  from  reforming  the  Student 
Judiciary  and  answering  the  report  on 
Violence,  Vandalism  and  Theft  to  ex- 
pressing concern  about  the  faculty 
salary  increase,  the  SGA  has  taken 
great  steps  toward  accomplishing  its 
goal    for    the    year.    There    is    still, 


however,  a  lot  to  be  done. 

We  will  begin  the  semester  presen- 
ting an  even  more  aggressive  social 
calender,  total  reformulation  of  the 
SGA  constitution,  and  further  attempts 
to  gain  student  representation  to  the 
board. 

The  primary  object  of  concern  is  the 
establishment  of  the  new  Student 
Judiciary  Board.  An  SGA  committee 
working  in  conjunction  with  the  Faculty 
Committee  on  Student  Affairs  has 
made  substantial  revisions  on  the  SJB. 
The  new  Judiciary  will  be  composed  of 
8  jurors,  5  lawyers  and  a  chairman  to  be 
chosen  by  the  Executive  Board  and 
Senate.  Applications  for  these  positions 
and  copies  of  the  new  judiciary  are 
available  in  the  student  affairs  office.  If 
you  are  interested  in  any  of  these  posi- 
tions or  if  you  wish  to  familiarize 
yourself  with  the  new  judiciary,  please 
pick  up  a  copy. 


Admissions  Office  seeking 
answers  to  attrition 


by  GEOFF  G  ARINTHER 
Editor-in-Chief 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  January  25, 1980-Page  a 

Kabat  introduces  "Advanced 
Film  Study"  to  curriculum 

byJEFFHUFFINES 


On  orders  from  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  the  Admissions  Office 
has  set  out  to  find  why  students  leave 
Washington  College. 

Director  of  Admissions  Mickey  Di 
Maggio  has  formed  a  Committee  on 
Retention  that  includes  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege Garry  Clarke,  Deans  of  Students 
Maureen  Kelley  and  Ed  Maxcy,  Vice- 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey, 
Registrar  Ermon  Foster,  and  Associate 
Director  of  Admission  Jody  Dudderar. 
The  Committee  first  met  on  January  16 
and  decided  that  several  members 
would  attend  a  seminar  in  Washington, 
DC. on  February  14  on  "Reducing  the 
Drop-Out  Rate." 

The  Admissions  Office  itself  has  plan- 
ned a  Post-Freshman  Day  for  February 
10  "to  get  reactions  from  freshmen 
about  their  first  semester  here,"  says 
DiMaggio.    Current    freshmen    will 


receive  detailed  questionnaires  and  in- 
vitations to  meet  with  Admission  Per- 
sonnel from  6-8  p.m.  on  the  10th  in  Min- 
ta  Martin  Lounge.  There,  DiMaggio 
says  freshmen  will  be  asked  such  ques- 
tions "whether  Admissions  people  told 
them  anything  about  Washington  Col- 
lege that. wasn't  true,  whether  they  are 
aware  of  some  of  the  administrative 
services  here,  and  what  they  don't  like 
about  the  College." 

The  increased  attention  paid  to 
students  who  leave  the  College  Is  a 
response  to  Board  inquiries  about  an  at- 
trition rate  that  nears  fifty  percent  over 
a  four-year  period.  Initial  Indications 
on  attrition  for  last  semester,  however, 
are  that  it  may  have  been  smaller  than 
usual. 

"The  actual  number  looked  to  me  to 
be  really  small,"  said  DiMaggio.  "But 
to  me,  even  if  one  student  leaves  that's 
too  many." 


Ten  PACE  courses  to  be 
offered  this  semester 


Dr.  Martin  Kabat,  Lecturer  In 
Modern  Languages,  is  teaching  a  new 
film  course  with  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Film  Series  called  "Advanced 
Film  Study."  "The  objective  of  the 
course,"  said  Kabat,  "Is  to  learn  how  to 
analyze  a  film  as  If  you  are  making  a 
serious  study  instead  of  just  a  review." 

The  course  Is  a  seminar  beyond  the 
introductory  level  delving  into  the  "Ins 
and  outs"  of  film  critique,  analysis,  and 
scenic  construction.  By  learning  the 
grammar  of  film,  the  students  will  be 
more  qualified  to  judge  between  a  good 
and  bad  film,  said  Kabat. 

Each  student  in  the  course  is  ex- 
pected to  study  Independently  the  films 
presented  In  the  Film  Series  and  pre- 
sent an  oral  analysis  of  one.  In  addition, 
they  will  be  required  to  work  on  their 
own  film  script.  The  scripts  will  not  be 
so  much  an  exercise  In  creative  writing 
as  an  exploration  into  the  technical  and 
mechanical  aspects  of  film  making, 
Kabat  said.  The  students  will  construct 
their  own  film  scenes,  choosing  dif- 
ferent camera  angles  and  set-ups  to 


most  effectively  create  the  scene  they 
desire  to  portray. 

Anyone  interested  in  joining  the 
course  should  contact  Kabat  before 
class  placements  are  filled. 

Kabat  said  that  the  selection  of  films 
for  the  Washington  College  Film  Series 
this  semester  makes  It  "the  most  ex- 
ceptional series  In  Its  history."  Each 
film  received  exceptional  reviews  and 
many  were  International  hits.  This  spr- 
ing's selections  Included  Cousin 
Couslne,,  The  Seduction  of  Mtm,  The 
Gospel  According  to  St.  Matthew,  The 
Gates  of  Hell,  Bergman's  film  Through 
a  Glass  Darkly,  The  Dove,  The  Mar- 
quise of  O,  The  Searchers,  with  John 
Wayne,  Crla  and  others.  Subscription 
tickets  may  be  purchased  by  mailing  a 
check  to  the  Washington  College  Film 
Series  c/o  the  Washington  College 
Bookstore,  Washington  College, 
Chestertown,  Md.  21620,  or  subscrip- 
tions may  be  purchased  at  the  door.  A 
complete  brochure  will  be  provided  to 
every  subscription  holder. 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


The  Program  for  Adult  Continuing 
Education  (PACE)  will  again  be  a  part 
of  Washington  College  during  the  Spr- 
ing semester. 

Presently,  Mrs.  Anne  Hoon,  Director 
of  Continuing  Education,  is  accepting 
applications  for  the  ten  courses  being 
offered.  In  general,  the  courses  will 
meet  one  evening  a  week  beginning  on 
March  17  and  continuing  until  May  5. 
Each  section  is,  however,  run  in- 
dependently, and  thus  courses  may 
vary  In  running  length  from  four  to 
eight  weeks. 

The  courses  in  PACE  are  non-credit, 


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opened  to  men  and  women  who  are 
simply  interested  in  broadening  their 
knowledge. 

This  semester,  PACE  offers  a  wide 
range  of  course  topics.  Dr.  Robert 
Falla w  will  conduct  a  course  about  Col- 
onial American  History  and  the 
American  Revolution,  Mary  Wood  In- 
structs The  Need  to  Write,  Dean  Garry 
E.  Clarke  will  be  teaching  Symphonic 
Music  and  Hatha  Yoga  will  be  led  by 
Karen  L.  Smith.  Other  courses  of  a  wide 
interest  and  appeal  will  be  held,  taught 
be  professors  of  the  college  and  other 
qualified  instructors. 


German  staff  contending  with 
personnel  problems 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


The  Washington  College  Foreign 
Languages  Department  is  currently 
contending  with  personnel  problems  in 
the  German  staff:  Dr.  Erika  Salloch 
has  been  hospitalized  and  Assistant 
Professor  Franz  Birgel's  contract  has 
not  been  renewed  for  next  year. 

Salloch,  who  has  been  recovering 
from  an  illness  since  Christmas  vaca- 
tion, may  return  in  a  few  weeks  ac- 
cording to  Foreign  Languages  Depart- 


ment Chairman  Thomas  Pabon.  Until 
then  her  lower  level  German  courses 
will  be  taught  by  Language  Assistant 
Gertrude  Braschel.  Her  upper  level 
courses,  largely  attended  by  seniors, 
will  become  independant  study,  with 
guidance  by  Salloch  from  her  home. 

Other  difficulties  are  being  caused  by 
the  upcoming  release  of  Blrgel,  whose 
contract  Is  not  being  renewed  for  next 
year.  Pabon  would  not  comment  on 
Birgel's  release. 


Watch  on  the  Rhine"  survives  despite  political  message 


byPETETURCHI 
News  Editor 


All  but  the  very  best  plays  of  any 
period  eventually  fall  prey  to  changing 
times,  but  message  plays  suffer  first 
and  most.  A  play  with  a  definite  po- 
litical message  is  often  unwatchable 
the  moment  the  questions  it  raises 
leave  the  public  eye.  It  is  remarkable, 
then,  that  Lilkian  Hellman's  Watch  On 
The  Rhine,  currently  at  Center  Stage  in 
Baltimore,  continues  to  interest  au- 
diences over  three  decades  after  its  in- 
itial showing. 

The  curtain  opens  on  the  Washinton 
D.C.  home  of  Fanny  Farrelly,  an 
energetic  and  witty  widow  who  lives 
with  her  son  David.  The  Count  Teck  de 
Brancovis  and  his  wife  Varthe  are 
guests  at  the  house  with  $87  to  their 
names,  and  they  join  Fanny  and  David 
and  the  servants  in  preparing  for  the 
return  of  Sata,  Fanny's  daughter,  who 
has  not  been  home  since  her  marriage 
toKurtMuller. 

When  Sara  and  Kurt  arrive  with  their 
three  promiscuous  children,  unpleasan- 
tries  set  in  almost  immediately.  The 
Count  knows  that  Muller  is  an  active 
anti-Fascist  and  attempts  to  blackmail 
him.  As  their  European  guests  debate, 
Fanny  and  Davids'  political  naivete 
becomes  more  and  more  obvious.  At 
the  end  of  the  play  they  involve 
themselves  with  Muller's  cause,  realiz- 
ing that  their  lives  will  never  be  as  sim- 
ple as  they  were  before. 

This  play  is  noticeably  different  than 
others  of  its  genre  in  that  it  begins 
almost  as  a  drawing  room  comedy,  and 
in  the  second  act  is  transformed  into  a 
message  play.  Although  the  play  could 
easily  begin  at  a  later  point  and  be  a 
message  play  alone,  as  Hellman  wrote 
it,  it  is  much  better  prepared  to  withs- 


tand the  test  of  time.  While  audiences  In 
the  early  1940's  could  obviously  involve 
themselves  with  the  third  act  debate 
between  Muller  and  the  Count,  a  mod- 
ern audience  enters  the  play  with  the 
knowledge  that  Muller  is  not  only  right 
but  that  he  will  win  in  the  end. 

Hellman's  play  is  also  prepared  to  en- 
dure because  it  is  general  enough  so 
that  it  may  be  applied  to  different  situa- 
tions: while  on  one  hand  the  play  deals 
with  the  politics  of  World  War  II,  it  also 
deals  on  a  larger  scale  with  the  political 
naivete  of  Americans. 

Richard  Kavanaugh's  performance 
as  Muller  must  lead  the  play,  and  it 
does.  Kavanaugh  is  unmelodramatic 
and  subtle  in  a  part  which  strains  to  be 
painfully  overdone.  Carmen  Mathews 
as  Fanny  does  not  fare  quite  as  well 
with  her  stereotyped  character,  but  her 
performance  in  the  first  act,  when  she 
is  most  noticeable,  is  her  best.  Castulo 
Guerra  is  very  smooth  and  convincing 
as  the  Count,  and  Terry  O'Quinn  and 
Gordana  Rashovich  do  well  in  their 
roles  of  David  and  Varthe. 

In  the  smaller  roles  Vivienne  Snub 
and  Everett  Ensley  are  entertaining  as 
the  servants  of  the  house,  with  Ensley 
giving  a  particularly  amusing  per- 
formance as  the  old  black  family 
housemen.  Zachary  Knower,  Keith 
Rubin,  and  Sarah  Hart  perform  accep- 
table as  the  children. 


Terry  O'Quinn  (David),  Tana  Hlcken  (Sara),  and  Carmen  Matthews 
(Fanny)  will  be  presenting  Lillian  Hellman's  Watch  on  the  Rhine 
at  Baltimore's  Center  Stage  through  February  17th. 


Center  Stage,  located  at  700  N. 
Calvert  Street  in  Baltimore,  will  con- 
tinue its  performance  of  Watch  On  The 
Rhine  through  February  17th.  Student 
rush  tickets  are  available  for  $3  on 
weekdays,  $4  on  weekends  one-half 
hour  before  curtain. 


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Meanwhile,  back  at  the  ranch ... 

The  Exclusive  "Man  Behind  the  Beard"  Interview 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


Associate  Professor  of  English  and 
novelist  Robert  Day  has  once  again 
escaped  the  Wicked  Witch  of  the  West 
to  return  to  Washington  College  from 
black-and-white  Kansas.  Day  said  that 
being  on  leave  was  "heaven"  and  he 
agreed  to  answer  the  following  ques- 
tions for  a  small  fee.  There  Is  no  word 
from  Toto. 

Elm:  What's  this  about  a  new  book? 

Day:  I  wrote  a  novel  a  few  years  ago 
but  it  was  so  bad  I  wouldn't  even  turn  It 
in  as  a  term  paper  to  a  state  college.  My 
new  book  is  set  in  Wolf,  Kansas,  and 
will  be  at  the  publisher's  this  sum- 
mer-just in  time  for  the  war  and  the 
depression.  It's  about  my  Jewish 
mother. 

Elm:  Is  it  true  that  while  you  claim  to 
have  spent  last  semester  writing  you 
actually  began  growing  a  beard  in  the 
early  part  of  the  summer,  at  which  time 
you  left  this  country  for  Iran  where  you 


instigated  the  student  takeover  of  the 
American  Embassy?  Is  it  not  still  fur- 
ther true  that  a  United  States  Deputy 
Marshal  has  orders  for  your  arrest? 

Day.  One  of  the  pleasant  things  about 
being  in  Kansas  is  that  they  don't  let  in 
world  news.  I  don't  know  about  Iran, 
but  I  understand  it  is  in  Northern 
Nebraska  and  ever  since  the  Nebraska 
legislature  declared  the  Kansas 
sunflower1  a  noxious  weed  we  Kansans 
have  not  been  allowed  to  cross  the 
border.  So  no,  I've  not  been  to  Iran.  I 
did  grow  a  beard  but  I  grew  it  after  I 
came  back,  Sunday.' I  am  now  under 
house  arrest  in  the  English  Depart- 
ment. 

Elm:  Remember  The  Last  Cattle 
Drivel  Whatever  happened  to  that 
movie?  (Was  it  recently  released  in 
slightly  revised  form  as  The  Electric 
Horseman?) 

Day:.  Wasn't  Redford's  wife  in  that 


picture  a  wonderful  actress?  What  was 
her  name?  The  horse,  too,  was  good. 
Those  last  shots  with  the  belly  breaths 
as  voice-over  was  some  of  the  best  work 
I've  seen  in  a  slick-bad-film.  No,  that 
was  not  The  Last  Cattle  Drive. 
MGM/FILMWAYS  has  until  August  15 
to  make  the  movie  and  if  they  don't  Mr. 
Kabat  and  I  are  going  to  pick  up  the  op- 
tion and  drive  those  damn. steers  from 
here  to  Centervtlie,  Polaroid  Panavi- 
sion  cameras  blazing  away. 

Elm:  What  do  you  think  were  the  best 
books  of  fiction  In  the  1970's? 

Day:  One  Hundred  Years  of  Solitude 
which  I  think  was  written  In  the  late  six- 
ties but  which  only  came  to  our  atten- 
tion here  in  the  United  States  during  the 
seventies.  The  White  House  Transcripts 
was  pretty  good. 

Elm:  Every  year  rumor  has  it  that 
you  are- not  returning  to  Washington 
College,  and  that  you  were  never  In  fact 


here.  Is  it  true  that  you  will  continue 
writing  and  teaching  until  you  find  a 
real  job? 

Day:  Yes. 

Elm:  If  you  could  have  three  wishes, 
what  would  they  be? 

Day:  I  know  a  wonderful,  filthy,  un- 
printable, nasty  story  about  a  guy  who 
had  three  wishes. 

Elm:  If  you  were  going  to  be  left  on  a 
desert  island  and  allowed  to  take  with 
you  three  books  and  a  companion,  what 
would  the  books  be?  More  importantly, 
who  would  the  companion  be? 

Day:  The  Oxford  English  Dictionary. 
A  book  of  blank  paper.  And  The  Com- 
plete Poems  ofRodMcKuen.  One  has  to 
know  both  good  and  evil.  I  want  to  be 
joined  by  the  woman  who  wrote  on  the 
ladies  room  wall  in  Kelly's  Tavern  In 
Kansas  City  the  following:  "It  is  better 
to  have  loved  and  lost  than  to  live  with 
the  bastards  the  rest  of  your  life." 


Fallaw  returns  from  research  at  Cambridge 


byKATHY  STRECKFUS 
Assistant  Editor 


Dr.  Robert  Fallaw,  Professor  of 
History  and  Director  of  American 
Studies,  has  returned  to  Washington 
College  after  a  semester  of  Independent 
research  at  Cambridge  University  in 
England. 

While  he  was  on  leave,  Fallaw's 
research  dealt  with  Anglo-American 
relationships,  particularly  "the  in- 
fluence of  British  political  thought  dur- 
ing the  Colonial  and  post-Revolutionary 
periods,"  he  said.  According  to  Fallaw, 
historians  generally  think  that  after  the 
American  Revolution,  there  was  a 
lapse  in  British  influence  on  American 
thought.  "Political  Independence  does 
not  necessarily  mean  cultural  in- 
dependence. 

"Of  course  it  works  the  other  way 
also,"  Fallaw  said.  The  American  in- 
fluence on  British  thought  is  most  ap- 
parent in  popular  culture,  such  as  in 
television  and  films.  "You  come  to  the 


realization  of  an  Atlantic  culture. 
America  is  really  a  daughter  of 
Europe,"  he  added. 

Fallaw  said  he  hopes  the  experience 
of  a  semester  abroad  will  be  beneficial 
to  the  courses  he  teaches.  "It  brings  a 
different  and  fresh  perspective  to  old 
material,  quickens  the  teacher's  in- 
terest. Ideally,  it  will  have  some  effect 
on  what  I  bring  to  my  courses,"  he  said. 

Fallaw  and  his  family  lived  in  a  small 
village  called  Radwinter  in  Essex 
County.  "We  became  quite  close 
friends  with  a  lot  of  people  in  the 
village,"  he  said.  According  to  Fallaw, 
the  center  of  village  life  is  the  pub,  the 
church,  and  the  school. 

Fallaw's  children  attended  the 
village  school.  He  said  that  the  educa- 
tional system  seemed  to  be  disciplined 
and  demanding,  with  emphasis  on 
writing  and  composition. 


Fallaw  and  his  family  travelled 
around  England  on  weekends.  "We 
went  to  country  houses,  political 
centers,  castles,  the  usual  tourist 
stuff,"  he  said.  In  addition,  Fallaw  went 
to  several  sessions  at  the  House  of  Com- 
mons and  Parliament.  He  saw  Othello 
performed  by  the  Royal  Shakespeare 
Company  at  Stratford  upon  Avon. 
Fallaw  also  visited  Paris  briefly. 

Fallaw  said  that  he  thinks  the  English 
attitude  toward  America  is  positive  for 
the  most  part.  "Although  they  pride 
themselves  on  not  being  like  America  in 
some  ways,  they  are  attracted  to 
America  in  many  ways."  They  still 
think  of  America  as  a  land  of  opportuni- 
ty, but  they  think  Americans  are 
restless  and  violent.  I  got  the  idea  they 
were  worried  about  American  leader- 
ship, worried  about  America  becoming 
isolationist." 


Fallaw 


Bailey  elected  to  Chestertown  Town  Council 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


Dr.  Michael  Bailey,  chairman  of  the 
Economics  department,  became  only 
the  second  Washington  College  faculty 
member  elected  to  the  Chestertown 
Town  Council  In  a  local  December  elec- 
tion. 

Bailey  began  his  campaign 
November  19  in  preparation  for  the 
election  December  10.  He  lives  in  the 
second  ward,  which  is  comprised  of  the 
downtown  business  district  and  part  of 
the  older  residential  area.  He  won  In  the 
first  contested  election  of  the  ward 
against  Edith  Slpala,  a  long-time  town 
resident.  Voter  turnout  was  good, 
33.6%,  "the  largest  In  living  memory," 
according  to  Bailey. 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 

Hours: 

8:00  o.m.-l  0:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  o.m.-5:00  p.m.-Fri. 

5:00  p.m. -10:00  p.m.-Sun. 

The  town  Is  governed  by  a  mayor  and 
a  town  council  of  four,  one  councilper- 
son  from  each  ward.  "The  duty  of  the 
council  and  mayor  is  to  manage  the 
town,  to  decide  the  budget  and  taxes, 
maintain  the  water  supply,  streets  and 
safety,  and  oversee  the  police  depart- 
ment," said  Bailey.  The  council  meets 
twice  monthly. 

Bailey  decided  to  run  because  as  a 
close  observer  of  town  affairs  he 
"became  concerned  that  some  of  the 
decisions  being  made  about  the  alloca- 
tion of  the  resources  in  town  were  not 
what  they  should  be.  Being  an 
economist,  I  had  experience  with 
budgets    and    taxes    and    felt    my 


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knowledge  and  experience  could  con- 
tribute.',: At  first  he  was  told  that  no  one 
from  the  college  would  be  elected 
-because  of  townspeople's  doubts  about 
college  people,  but  "as  I  talked  to  more 
people  I  found  more  support."  The  only 
other  college  faculty  member  elected  to 
the  council  was  a  dean  in  the  1930's, 
although  a  former  business  manager 
was  elected  in  '67. 

"I  think  it's  a  rare  opportunity  for  the 
town  and  college  to  work  together  and 
encourage  mutual  cooperation  and  rap- 
port. Sometimes  local  people  are 
suspicious  of  outsiders,  and  of  pro- 
fessors and  students  especially,"  he 
said.    An    example    of    town/college 


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cooperation  could  be  the  resolution  of 
the  traffic  problem  on  Rt.  213  at  the  col- 
lege, recently  brought  to  point  by  the 
accident  Involving  a  Washington  stu- 
dent struck  by  a  car  while  she  was 
crossing  the  highway.  "The  town 
highway  administration  would  like  to 
cooperate  with  the  College  in  finding  a 
solution,  and  I  welcome  students' 
ideas,  "he  added. 

"It's  kind  of  exciting  to  be  par- 
ticipating in  all  these  decisions.  I'm 
looking  forward  to  studying  these  pro- 
blems and  coming  up  with  solutions.  I 
welcome  suggestions  and  all  the  help  I 
can  get  from  students  and  (acuity,"  be 
concluded. 


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Volume  51  Number  14 


Hill  Dorms'  renovation  loan  "looks  favorable" 


by  KATHY  WURZBACHER 


After  trying  to  obtain  sufficient  funds 
for  the  renovation  Qf  the  Hill  Dorms  for 
two  years,  Vice  President  of  Finance 
Gene  Hessey  says  Washington  may 
receive  the  money  soon. 

There  is  currently  a  bill  in  the 
Maryland  legislature  for  a  loan  to  the 
College  for  the  renovations  and  while 
Hessey  can  not  be  sure  of  a  positive 
outcome,  he  said  that  "indications  are 
very  favorable  that  the  bill  will  pass 
the  legislature."  He  added 
"the  legislation  may  take  a  while  and  it 
may  be  mid-April  before  final  ap- 
proval, and  then  the  governor  must  sign 
it." 


In  1978  the  College  asked  for  and 
received  a  state  grant  to  go  towards  the 
renovations.  The  Hodson  Trust  mat- 
ched that,  but  more  money  was  needed. 
The  college  also  applied  to  the  Housing 
and  Urban  Development  Agency  for  a 
loan  that  year  but  was  turned  down. 
The  College  applied  for  the  loan  again 
in  1979  and  once  again  filed  to  receive  it. 
Hessey  said  that  was  because  the  Agen- 
cy had  too  many  applications  from 
larger  institutions  and  did  not  have 
enough  money  to  divide  between  all  the 
applicants.  After  two  attempts  at  the 
plan,  the  College  decided  not  to  apply  to 
HUD  a  third  time. 


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The  SGA  kicked  off  Its  social  calendar  last  Saturday  with  Tom  Larsen. 
Photo  by  Bob  Leonard 

SGA  may  draw  "big-name" 
band  with  surplus 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


Because  of  a  $5,000  surplus  in  the  Stu- 
dent Activities  Budget  from  last 
semester,  there  is  a  possibility  that 
either  the  Marshall  TucherBand,  Mud- 
dy Waters  Blues  Band,  Nighthawks,  or 
George  Thorogood  may  give  a  concert 
here  sometime  in  April. 

The  possibility  of  a  Chesapeake  Bay 
tour  on  the  Port  Welcome  is  also  being 
investigated,  according  to  Bill  Baldwin, 
student  Government  Association  Social 
Chairman. 

The  $5,000  surplus  will  allow  us  to  do 
more.  Last  semester,  we  did  well  with 
the  band  schedule,  breaking,  even  on 
almost  all  of  the  events,"  Baldwin  said. 

The  social  activities  calendar  this 

fa**^^ ■■■■>> 


semester  also  includes  a  bus  trip  to 
Washington,  D.C.  on  Feb.  9,  and  a  Spr- 
ing Festival  'on  May  1.  The  Spring 
Festival  will  be  an  outdoor  event,  with 
several  activities  sponsored  by  the 
fraternities. 

Several  bands  will  perform  in  Hodson 
A)  11  this  semester:  Off  the  Wall  torn 
morrow  night;  Anybody  Welcome  on 
Feb.  29;  The  Jim  Sellers  Band  on 
March  22;  and  Freewateron  March  29. 

On  Pre-Freshman  day,  April  12,  a 
band  will  play  in  the  Kent  House  Quad 

A  Luau  will  be  held  for  Parents' 
Weekend  on  April  26,  followed  by  a 
Student-Faculty-Parent  Dance  with  the 
Steel  Band. 


Hessey  is  optimistic  that  the  College 
will  receive  the  loan  in  the  bill  currently 
before  the  legislature.  "It  looks  so 
favorable,"  he  said  "that  the  College 
has  asked  the  architect  to  start  work  on 
the  documents  to  put  out  for  bids,  and 
should  receive  bids  by  mid  May.  The 
only  problem  would  be  if  the  bids  ex- 
ceeded the  money  available,  but  that 
doesn't  look  likely." 

The  renovations  will  be  more  th;  t  a 
summertime  project,  which  means  che 
fraternaties  housed  in  the  three  Hill 
Dorms  would  have  to  be  relocated  next 
fall.  "The  Dean  has  worked  out  a  plan 
for  the  relocation,"  said  Hessey.  "My 

Men  shower  around 


best  guess  would  be  that  the  Hill  Dorms 
would  be  Vacant  at  least  one  semester, 
but  most  likely  the  whole  year." 

Most  of  the  renovations  will  not  be 
major.  There  will  be  modifications  to 
the  entrance  ways  for  energy  conserva- 
tion. The  entrances  will  also  have  in- 
terior enclosures  to  keep  the  wind  from 
.  blowing  through  the  halls.  There  will 
be  a  few  designs  for  the  sleeping  rooms, 
but  Hessey  said  they  will  not  be  major. 
Some  of  the  positions  will  be  changed 
due  to  the  new  entrance  enclosures. 
New  fire  escape  designs  will  put  the 
escapes  inside  the  buildings. 


Kent  House  loses 
hot  water  for  two  days 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


There  was  no  hot  water  in  Kent  House 
for  two  days  last  week  due  to  the  clogg- 
ing of  the  main  coil  in  the  boiling 
system,  according  to  Maintenance 
Director  Ray  Crooks. 

The  clog  was  discovered  last 
Thursday,  when  the  students  in  Kent 
began  complaining  that  there  was  not 
hot  water.  Crooks  said  that  all  of  the 
coils  had  to  be  cleaned  and  the  hot 
water  was  turned  on  at  about  2:30 
Saturday  afternoon.  He  reported  that 
the    water    reached    its    highest 


temperature  on  Sunday  morning  and 
has  steadily  remained  at  that 
temperature. 

The  Resident  Assistants  of  the 
building  told  the  students  they  had 
three  alternatives.  They  could  either 
shower  in  another  dorm,  take  cold 
showers,  or  simply  not  shower  at  all. 
Most  of  them  went  to  Somerset  and 
Caroline  to  take  showers,  but  a  few 
girls  found  that  their  showers  in  Reid 
Hall,  Queen  Anne,  and  Minta  Martin 
were  also  being  used  by  the  males. 


Council  approves  continuing  ed  units 


by  GEOFF  GAR INTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Academic  Council  Monday  ap- 
proved a  proposal  that  would  grant  con- 
tinuing education  units  of  credit  for 
courses  given  here  during  the  summer 
by  the  Maryland  Institute  of  Alcoholism 
and  Drug  Abuse  Studies. 

The  proposal  must  now  by  approved 
by  the  faculty,  the  Budget  and  Finance 
Committee  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  and  the  Board  itself. 

Although  the  courses  have  been  of- 


fered here  for  the  past  seven  summers, 
the  College  has  not  offered  credit  in  the 
past.  The  continuing  education  units  of 
credit  would  not  qualify  as  credits  in 
either  the  undergraduate  or  graduate 
programs. 

*  Vice-President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  told  the  Council  that  the  pro- 
gram earns  the  College  $80,000  to 
$90,000  each  summer. 


Hughes  to  speak  at  Convocation 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


Governor  Harry  Hughes  has  ac- 
cepted an  invitation  to  speak  at  the  Con- 
vocation on  February  23  in  Gibson  Fine 
Arts  Center. 

The  fifty-seventh  governor  of 
Maryland  will  speak  at  the  Convoca- 
tion, which  Is  a  part  of  the  Founder's 
Day  celevration  held  In  honor  of  George 
Washington's  Birthday.  This  event,  to 
be  held  at  2:00  p.m.,  will  begin  the 
celebration  and  will  be  followed  by  the 
traditional  Birthday  Ball  scheduled  for 
that  evening. 

Hughes'  talk  will  concern  George 
Washington,  but  whether  he  will  ap- 
proach the  subject  from  a  historical  or 
a  political  point  of  view  Is  unknown. 

Governor  Hughes  has  had  twenty-two 


years  of  experience  in  the  state  govern- 
ment, sixteen  of  which  were  spent  In  the 
legislature.  Having  been  in  both  the 
State  Senate  and  the  House  of 
Delegates,  he  has  chaired  several  com- 
mittees, including  the  Committee  on 
Taxation  and  Fiscal  Matters,  the 
Senate  Committee  on  Finance,  the 
Special  Legislative  Commission  on 
State  and  Local  Taxation  and  Financial 
Relations,  and  a  Commission  to  study 
the  State's  Role  In  Financing  Public 
Education.  He  also  is  a  past  majority 
floor  leader  of  the  Senate. 

Hughes    was    appointed    the    first 
Secretary    of    the    Department    of 

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THE WASHINC-™™ CQUJBfiB  Rl-M-Frldiv.  February  1,  lMM»Me2 

editorial 

Reinstating  the  Draft 
...er,  registration 

Although  President  Carter's  decision  to  reinstate  registration 
for  the  draft  is  just  that— a  decision  to  bring  back  registration, 
not  the  draft  itself— students  can't  help  speculating  about  the 
possibility  of  going  to  war.  It's  a  possibility  that  ought  to  be 
thought  about  now,  no  matter  how  remote  it  may  seem.  A  few 
points  to  consider: 

•No  doubt  much  to  the  dismay  of  one  student  in  our  Roving 
Reporter  this  week,  there  almost  surely  will  be  no  student 
deferments  this  time— regardless  of  how  high  or  low  one's  grade 
point  average  may  be. 

•It  seems  almost  as  sure  that  women  won't  be  deferred  either. 
Not  only  does  Carter's  previous  stand  on  equal  rights  indicate 
this,  but  his  closest  advisor,  Rosalynn,  is  also  said  to  favor 
registration  for  women  as  well  as  men. 

•Despite  a  handful  of  demonstrations  on  campuses  around  the 
country  recently,  there  seems  to  be  little  of  the  defiantly  anti- 
war feeling  that  existed  in  the  late  Sixties  and  early  Seventies. 
But  neither  is  there  the  fervor  that  preceded  both  World  Wars. 
The  prevalent  student  ooinion  seems  to  be,  "That's  the  last  thing 
I'd  want  to  do,  but  I'll  go  if  we  have  to." 

•A  small  liberal  arts  college  of  685  students  probably  would  not 
survive  a  draft.  With  enrollment  at  its  operational  minimum 
now,  the  College  would  not  be  able  to  withstand  financially  the 
loss  of  even  ten  percent  of  its  student  body. 

WC  students  may  have  to  face  the  possibility  not  only  of  being 
drafted  out  of  college,  but  of  having  no  college  to  come  back  to 
later. 


letters  to  the  Editor 


Editor  In  Chief ■••  .Geoff  Garinther 

Assistant  Editor Katherlne  Streekf  us 

News  Editor - A-.LP=.ctTurcnl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schateman 

Fine  Arts  Editor NIckNappo 

Photography  Editor ■  ■  ■  ■  Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pases,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
Is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Student  input  involved 
in  tenure  decisions 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


Although  many  students  may  not 
know  it,  they  play  a  fairly  important 
role  in  the  Committee  on  Appointments 
and  Tenure" 

Students  are  not  actually  members  of 
the  Committee,  which  is  composed  of 
four  faculty  members,  the  President  of 
the  College,  and  the  Dean.  Still,  ac- 
cording to  Dean  Garry  Clarke,  the 
members  of  the  Student  Academic 
Board  act  as  a  major  part  of  the  Com- 
mittee's decision-making  process. 

The  SAB  consists  of  one  student 
representative  from  each  academic 
area.  When  a  professor  is  bieng  con- 
sidered for  tenure,  revewal,  or  promo- 
tion, the  student  representative  goes  to 
the  students  of  the  particular  professor 
and  takes  a  poll.  In  the  past,  the  poll  has 
been  a  standard  form.  In  recent  years, 
How  however,  students  have  been  mak- 
ing written  statements. 

In  addition,  Student  Reaction  ques- 
tionnaires given  to  students  in  every 
class  at  the  end  of  each  semester.  These 
forms  represent  a  general  reaction  to 
every  professor  in  every  department. 


Sorority  Rush  is  here 


Spring  Rush  for  the  three  sororities 
on  campus  began  last  night  with  the  an- 
nual PanHellenlc  Party  held  in  Minta 
Martin  Lounge.  In  order  to  be  eligible 
for  further  rush  functions,  freshmen 
and  transfer  women,  and  upper 
classwomen  who  have  not  gone  through 
rush  before,  were  to  have  signed  the 
rush  list  in  Student  Affairs  by  3  p.m. 
Friday  afternoon. 

The  purpose  of  Rush  is  to  provide 
women  at  Washington  College  with  an 
opportunity  to  get  to  know  each  other  a 
little  better  and  a  chance  to  join  one  of 
the  three  national  sororities  here:  Zeta 
Tau  Alpha,  Alpha  Omicron  Pi,  and 
Alpha  Chi  Omega. 

These  sororities  are  primarily  social 
in  nature,  but  each  group  is  involved  in 
supporting  a  philanthropy.  Zeta  Tau 
Alpha  helps  the  National  Association  of 
Retarded  Children,  Alpha  Omicron  Pi 
contributes  to  the  Arthritis  Foundation, 
and  Alpha  Chi  Omega  supports  a  colony 
for  Creative  artists  and  Easter  Seals. 

All  women  who  signed  the  Rush  List 
in  Student  Affairs  will  receive  an  invita- 
tion to  the  informal  party  of  each 
sorority.  The  time  and  place  of  each 
party  will  be  listed  on  the  individual  in- 
vitations. The  formal  parties  for  each 
sorority  will  be  held  the  week  of  Feb. 
10th.  Invitations  will  be  issued  for  these 
parties  for  which  a  response  is  re- 
quired. You  may  accept  only  two  of 
these  invitations. 

Rush  will  end  with  Bid  Night  on 
Friday,  Feb.  15.  Earlier  that  day,  the 


If  the  Committee  thinks  something  is 
in  question,  they  will  call  the  SAB 
representative  to  answer  their  question 
in  more  detail.  Clarke  said  that  Paul 
Drinks,  the  president  of  the  SAB,  is  in 
constant  contact  with  the  Committee. 

Student  opinion  on  the  Committee  of 
Appointment  and  Tenure  is  not  a  new 
idea.  It  has  in  fact,  been  going  on  for  the 
past  six  years.  Clarke  said  that  "the 
students  who  have  taken  part  on  the 
Committee  provide  us  with  information 
which  we  would  not  otherwise  be  able  to 
get.  They  have  provided  us  with  in- 
formation that  is  easily  verified  and 
first  hand."  He  said,  however,  he  Is  not 
sure  how  much  impact  the  students' 
opinion  have  on  the  Committee's  deci- 
sions. 


Clarke  feels  that  what  the  students 
have  to  say  is  important.  The  success  of 
student  interaction  with  the  Committee 
depends,  he  said,  on  how  smoothly  the 
SAB  runs.  To  date,  he  said  he  thinks 
that  the  SAB  has  been  very  effective. 


bid  list  will  be  posted  outside  Student 
Affairs.  Each  girl  whose  name  appears 
on  the  list  must  sign  the  preference 
sheet  Inside  the  office  by  3:00  p.m.  That 
evening  rushees  will  come  to  Mlnta 
Martin  to  receive  their  bids.  A  party  for 
the  sororities  will  follow  and  will  be 
open  to  the  campus. 

If  you  didn't  sign  the  Rush  List  for 
this  semester  you  are  still  eligible  to  go 
through  rush  next  year.  Signing  the 
Rush  List,  attending  the  parties  or 
receiving  a  bid  do  not  obligate  you  to 
join  a  sorority.  Rush  Is  fun,  a  time  to  get 
to  know  our  three  groups  a  little  better. 
Enjoy: 

Rush  Schedule 
1/31  -  PanHellenlc  Party— Minta  Mar- 
tin Lounge— 8  p.m. 

2/1  -  Sign  Rush  List  in  Student  Affairs 
until  3:00 

2/2  -  Invitations  to  informal  parties  ex- 
tended. 

2/5  -  Alpha  Omicron  Pi  informal. 
2/6  -  Alpha  Chi  Omega  Informal. 
2/7  -  Zeta  Tau  Alph  Informal. 
2/9  -  Invitations  to  formal  parties  ex- 
tended, (don't  forget  to  R.S.V.P.) 
2/12  -  Alpha  Omicron  PI  formal. 
2/13  -  Alpha  Chi  Omega  formal. 
2/14  -  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  formal. 
2/15  -  Bid  list  posted  in  Student  Affairs 
sign    preference    sheet;    receive 
bids— party! 

To  report  any  rush  violations  or  ask 
questions  related  to  rush  contact  me  at 
M.M.  332, 778-9882. 


Margaret  Handle, 
Panhellenic  President 


New  computer  not  chosen  yet 


Contrary  to  the  statement  in  last 
week's  ELM,  no  final  selection  of  a  new 
computer  has  yet  been  made.  Rather, 
representatives  of  the  three  leading 
contenders  to  supply  us  with  our  new 
computer  will  be  on  campus  next  week 
to  describe  their  proposals  and  respond 
to  questions  from  any  persons  who  are 
interested  in  the  selection  of  the  com- 
puter. 

On  Tuesday,  5  February  at  3  PM 


representatives  of  PRIME,  Inc  will  be 
present  to  describe  their  proposal. 

ON  Wednesday,  6  February  at  3  PM 
reprsentatives  of  DIGITAL  EQUIP- 
MENT CORP  will  be  present  to 
describe  their  proposal. 

On  Thursday,  7  February  at  3  PM 
representatives  of  PERKIN-ELMER 
will  be  present  to  describe  their  pro- 
posal. 


Dr.  Richard  Brown 


Anti-War  group  registering 
conscientious  objectors 


The  following  press  release,  from  the 
Central  Committee  for  Conscientious 
Objectors,  was  issued  just  prior  to 
President  Carter's  announcement  that 
registration  for  the  draft  would  be 
reinstituted. 

The  Central  Committee  for  Conscien- 
tious Objectors  has  announced  that 
they  are  registering  individuals  who 
are  opposed  to  participation  in  the 
military. 

Larry  Spears,  director  of  CCCO's 
Youth  and  Conscientious  Objection 
Campaign,  says,  "The  need  for  young 
people  to  go  on  record  as  conscientious 
objectors  to  war  has  never  been  greater 
than  it  is  today." 

According  to  Spears,  "There  is  a  very 
real  possibility  that  Congress  will  pass 
a  bill,  after  the  1980  elections,  requiring 
the  mandatory  registration  of  young 
people  with  Selective  Service.  Young 
Americans  should  start  thinking  about 
whether  they  could  participate  in  the 
military." 

Spears  says  that  CCCO  has  already 
registered  several  thousand  young  peo- 
ple through  its  conscientious  objection 
card.  "These  cards  are  available  from 
CCCO,  P.O.  Box  15796,  Philadelphia, 
PA  19103.  They  simply  state  'Because  of 
my  beliefs  about  war,  I  am  opposed  to 
particapation  in  the  military.'" 


According  to  Betty  Alexander,  a  Na- 
tional Selective  Service  spokesperson 
in  Washington,  the  cards  could  carry  a 
lot  of  weight  in  convincing  a  draft  board 
of  an  objector's  sincerity.  "It  sounds 
like  a  rational  approach,"  she  said.  "It 
shows  the  applicant  is  not  experiencing 
a  late  crystallization  of  beliefs. 

"They  (CCCO)  are  a  very  organized 
group.  They  know  a  statement  made  at 
this  time  would  carry  a  lot  of  weight.  If 
draft  is  reinstituted  and  a  young  man 
can  prove  he  went  on  record  in  a  time 
when  he  was  not  In  danger  of  going  to 
war,  then  It  might  have  some  Influence 
on  his  board." 

"The  usefulness  of  this  card,"  says 
Spears,  "is  that  it  provides  a  record  of 
an  individual's  opposition  to  war  and 
the  military.  Under  current  Selective 
Serlvice  regulations,  an  individual  who 
is  called  up  for  active  duty  will  have  on- 
ly 10  days  to  put  together  his  or  her  CO 
claim.  This  CO  card  will  help 
demonstrate  to  the  military  the 
thousands  of  young  people  who  will  not 
serve  in  the  military  even  if  the  nation 
returns  to  the  draft. " 

CCCO  was  founded  In  1948  as  the  Cen- 
tral Committee  for  Conscientious  Ob- 
jectors and  is  a  national  agency 
counseling  young  Americans  facing  the 
prospect  of  military  service. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtdav,  February  1.  1880-PaM  1 


Premo  to  publish  book  on 
Colombian  political  system 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


Dr.  Daniel  Premo,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Political  Science,  has  been 
contracted  by  the  Homer  Institute  on 
War,  Revolution,  and  Peace  to  write  a 
book  dealing  with  the  social  and 
political  systems  in  Colombia,  South 
America. 

The  Institute,  affiliated  with  Stanford 


COLLE 

EPUBI.l 


University,  is  publishing  the  book  as 
part  of  a  series  on  Latin  America.  Ac- 
cording to  Premo,  the  book  will  fill  a 
gap  in  the  area  of  Latin  American 
History.  He  said,  "I  was  personally 
pleased  that  the  Institute  is  undertak- 
ing the  publishing  of  the  series  because 


it  will  fill  a  void  existing  for  many 
years." 

Premo's  involvement  in  the  project 
comes  after  more  than  20  years  of 
research  dealing  with  Latin  America 
and,  particularly,  Colombia.  His 
special  interest  in  Colombia  began  in 
1957  when  he  was  stationed  there  while 
working  for  the  United  States  Informa- 
tion Agency.  Later  that  year  he 
received  a  fellowship  that  allowed  him 
to  do  more  research  in  Colombia,  where 
he  had  done  most  of  the  research  on  his 
doctoral  dissertation.  In  1978,  on  sab- 
batical, he  did  extensive  research  at  the 
libraries  of  the  University  of  Texas. 

Premo,  has  been  publishing  annual 
articles  on  Guatemala  and  Peru,  as 
well  as  Colombia,  since  1972,  for  the 
Yearbook  on  International  Communist 
Affairs,  another  publication  of  Homer 
Institute.  Premo  was  introduced  to  the 
Institute  by  Political  Science  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Tai  Sung  An,  who  also 
contributes  to  the  Yearbook. 

Premo's  book  is  due  for  publication  in 
Spring  of  1981.  It  will  deal  mainly  with 
the  political  system  of  Colombia,  but 
will  also  look  at  historical  background, 
political  tradition,  and  social  divisions. 
Premo  said  he  is  pleased  and  confident 
about  the  book.  "It  represents  a 
challenge  to  my  twenty  years  of  in- 
terest in  Colombia." 


Bands  in,  food  out  at  Coffee  House 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


The  Coffee  House  will  feature  in- 
creased cooperation  between  the  Stu- 
dent Government  Association  and  Cof- 
fee House  management,  two  new 
managers,  and  a  discontinuation  of  hot 
food  this  semester,  according  to 
General  Manager  Jake  Parr. 

Court  Treuth  and  Kathy  Hansen,  the 
new  managers,  will  join  the  present 
staff  of  Mandy  Scherer,  Andrew 
Bucklee,  and  Parr.  "We're  still  one 
manager  short;  last  semester  we 
worked  with  two  short, "  Parr  said. 

Pizza  and  hot  sandwiches  have  been 
discontinued  because  of  lack  of  demand 
and  high  overhead.  Parr  estimated  that 
it  cost  $12  a  day  to  make  them,  and  pro- 
fits did  not  cover  the  cost.  Parr  added, 
"We  will  have  more  specials,  some 
regular,  and  others  spontaneous." 


In  working  with  the  SGA,  more  bands 
gave  been  playing  in  the  Coffee  House, 
"because  it's  an  atmosphere  people 
seem  to  like  more  than  upstairs,"  said 
Parr.  Plans  are  also  being  discussed  for 
a  more  extensive  student  center  in  the 
area  around  the  mail  boxes.  "We  want 
to  get  a  TV  in  there,  some  nice  chairs, 
and  we  hope  to  paint  next  weekend," 
said  Parr. 

The  Coffee  House  works  on  a  non- 
profit basis.  In  the  past  few  years  thefts 
and  vandalism  have  been  a  major  pro- 
blem. "These  are  major  setbacks  to  our 
budget,  which  is  very  tight,"  Parr  said. 
Last  weekend  the  bowling  machine  was 
vandalised  and  about  $100  damage  was 
done.  "We'd  appreciate  anybody  who 
saw  anything  to  tell  us,  strictly  con- 
fidentially of  course. 


■Hughes 


Continued  from  page  1. 


Transportation.  According  to  a 
biography  distributed  by  the  Maryland 
Executive  Department,  during  his  six 
years  as  a  cabinet  member  "he  at- 
tained national  recognition  for  his  role 
in  establishing  and  and  operating  a 
department  whine  combined  all  modes 
of  transportation—  a  department  which 
served  as  a  model  to  many  other  states 
which  were  organizing  or  reorganizing 
departments  of  transportation." 
At  the  Convocation,  Hughes  was  to  be 


presented  with  an  honorary  degree  of 
Washington  College  but  he  declined.  In- 
stead he  will  receive  the  Washington 
College  Award  for  Excellence. 

He  will  be  the  fourth  recipient  of  this 
award,  which  has  not  been  presented 
since  the  1978  Commencement.  In 
receiving  this  award  he  will  be  in  good 
company.  Past  recipients  include  An- 
drew Wyeth,  Dr.  Helen  Taussig,  and 
James  Michener. 


COLLEGE  POETRY  REVIEW 

The  NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 

announces 


The  doling  date  for  tha  submission  of  manuscripts  by  Collaga  Students  is 


February  15th 


ANY  STUDENT  attending  either  junior  or  senior  collage  It  eligible  to  submit 
his  verse.  There  is  no  limitation  as  to  form  or  theme.  Shorter  works  are  pre- 
ferred because  of  space  limitations. 

Each  poem  must  be  TYPED  or  PRINTED  on  a  separate  sheet,  and  mus.t 
bear  the  NAME  and  HOME  ADDRESS  of  the  student,  and  the  COLLEGE 
ADDRESS  as  well. 
MANUSCRIPTS  should  be  sent  to  the  OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESS. 

NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 


Roving  Reporter 

Reinstating  the  Draft? 


byROBUNGER 
Photography  by  BOB  LEONARD 
Question:  How  do  you  feel  about  the 
possible  reinstatement  ot  the  draft  ? 


Dr.  John  Taylor,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Political  Science 

I  was  one  who  unsuccessfully  battled 
the  army.. .but  after  serving  two  years  I 
didn't  regret  being  drafted.  Carter 
speaks  in  terms  of  a  symbolic  message. 
A  volunteer  army  will  not  suffice,...  in 
Order  to  have  a  strong  military  posture 
you  need  a  draft.  Whether  or  not  you 
want  a  strong  military  posture  is 
another  question. 


Pat  Edellne,  Freshman,  Baltimore 
I  wouldn't  have  to  fight  because  I  have 
dual  citizenship. ..but  I'd  probably  go. 
I'm  an  American  now  and  I'll  fight  for 
freedom. 


Emily  Wehr,  Sophomore,  Baltimore 
Like  going  skiing  in  Canada. 


Scott  Dodge,  Sophomore,  Easton 
I'd  be  more  than  willing  to  be  drafted, 
but  with  my  current  grade  average  it 
doesn't  look  like  I'll  be  eligible. 


Summer-job-hunting  tips 


Looking  for  a  summer  job?  More  peo- 
ple than  ever  are  looking  for  summer 
jobs,  according  to  Lynne  Lapin,  editor 
of  the  1980  Summer  Employment  Direc- 
tory of  the  United  States  (Writer's 
Digest  Books;  paperback,  $6.95).  Lapin 
warns,  'if  you  really  want  a  good  sum- 
mer job— something  you  can  put  on 
your  resume  after  graduation— you'd 
better  apply  before  the  end  of  April. 
The  best  summer  jobs  go  fast." 

Getting  a  summer  job  often  depends 
on  learning  the  special  things  summer 
employers  look  for  in  a  job  candidate, 
Lapin  says. 

"You're  in  a  better  competitive  posi- 
tion for  a  summer  job  if  you  know  in  ad- 
vance what  your  interviewer  wants  to 
hear,  or  what  an  employer  would  like  to 
read  in  a  letter  of  application,"  she 
says.  Here  is  a  list  of  eight  Important 
"do's  and  don'ts"  for  summer  job 
seekers  that  Laplng  compiled  while  in- 
terviewing the  30,000  employers  who 
seek  summer  help  through  the  1980 


Summer  Employment  Directory  of  the 
United  States. 

1.  Most  summer  employers  want  peo- 
ple with  leadership  personalities.  Be  at- 
tentive In  a  personal  interview,  show 
energy  and  enthusiasm.  Asking  ques- 
tions shows  you're  interested.  In  a  writ- 
ten application,  mention  experiences 
that  show  your  leadership  qualities— of- 
fices held  in  clubs  or  organizations,  for 
example. 

2.  Employers  hire  people  who  look 
and  act  healthy.  Be  careful  about  your 
appearance  in  a  personal  interview. 
Stand  up  straight,  sit  up  straight  and 
don't  slouch. 

3.  When  you  apply  for  a  summer  job 
by  mail,  watch  your  presentation,  not 
only  appearance  (of  course,  you  should 
type  neatly)  but  also  content.  Don't  say, 
"I  want  to  spend  the  summer  in 
Maine."  The  employer  will  think  you 
care  more  about  the  scenery  than  about 
his  summer  theatre. 


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Shoremen  end  long  dry  spell  with  Haverford  win 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 
Sporti  Editor 


The  Washington  College  basketball 
team  returned  to  WC  seventeen  days 
prior  to  the  remainder  of  the  student 
body  During  this  time  period,  up  to  and 
including  Saturday  night  84-64  triumph 
over  Haverford  College,  the  cagers 
have  played  eight  games.  Six  of  these 
eight  games  were  played  on  the  road, 
and  not  coincidental^,  the  Shoremen 
have  lost  six  games.  The  team's  second 
half  road  record  is  0-6  and  their  home 
record  is  2-0.  The  first  two  games  retur- 
ning should  be  forgotten.  The  Unlversi- 


Head  Coach  Tom  Finnegan 


ty  ol  Maryland  Eastern  Shore  defeated 
the  Shoremen  107-75  and  Western 
Maryland  did  a  95-64  number  on  them 
two  days  later.  However,  then  two 
games  were  Just  passes  off  as  "play 
yourself  back  into  shape"  games. 
Following  these  two  "blow-outs",  WC 
took  a  long  bus  ride  to  Drew  University 
and  laid  their  third  consecutive  egg. 
The  Shoremen  didn't  seem  to  even  get 
loosened  up,  and  along  with  an  intimely 


technical  foul  and  some  horrendous  of- 
ficiating, they  lost  to  a  very  weak  Drew 
team. 

Following  these  disasters,  the  cagers 
were  ready  to  come  home-sweet-home. 
Johns  Hopkins  University  invaded  Cain 
Athletic  center  and  committed  a  mortal 
sin.  The  Blur  Jays  had  the  audacity  to 
attempt  to  play  a  man-to-man  defense. 
The  result  was  an  87-71  Shormen 
triumph.  However,  it  was  time  to  hit  the 
road  for  three  more  weeks  in  the  loss 
column.  A  one-point  heartbreaking  loss 
to  Mary  Washington  was  followed  by  18 
and  16  point  deficits  to  Ursinus  and 
Swarthmore,  respectively.  There  was 
one  basic  similarity  in  these  games.  All 
three  opponents  played  a  zone  defense. 
Only  W.  Maryland  and  Hopkins  played 
a  man-to-man  defense  against  the 
Shoremen. 

This  brings  us  to  last  Saturday's 
Haverford  game.  After  the  Shoremen 
struggled  against  a  zone  defense,  the 
Fords  proceeded  to  come  down  here 
and  play  a  man-to-man  defense.  Conse- 
quently, WC  rolled  to  a  twenty  point  vic- 
tory. Craig  Langwost  let  the  scoring 
with  23  points  as  the  Shoremto  shot  well 
over  60*  from  the  floor.  David 
Blackwall  played  an  outstanding  game 
as  well  and  is  turning  into  one  of  the 
finest  guards  ever  to  play  at 
Washington  College. 

WC's  next  four  games  are  at  home 
and  they  hope  to  be  able  to  muster 
enough  momentum  to  put  them  in  a 
position  to  challenge  for  a  play-off  spot. 
The  chances  are  slim,  at  best,  but  it  is  a 
possibility. 

CAGE  NOTES:  The  Shoremen  have 
lost  only  two  of  their  last  17  home 
games. 

Delaware  Valley  comes  to  Cain 
Athletic  Center  tomorrow  night  and 
they  bring  their  run  and  gun  style  with 
them.  It  promises  to  be  a  very  high 
scoring  affair. 


Craig  Langwost  led  the  WC  scoring  with  23  last  Saturday  against  Haverford 


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39  transfers  this  semester 


Attrition  rate  up 
slightly  over  last  year 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Cecil  Sapp  adds  two  to  the  Shoremen 

See  page  4  for  story. 


s  88-62  blowout  of  Swarthmore  Monday. 


The  rate  of  attrition  at  Washington 
College  this  year  is  slightly  higher  than 
last  year,  according  to  Registrar  Er- 
mon  Foster. 

Out  of  697  full-time  students  last 
semester,  74  have  not  returned  this 
semester.  This  is  a  10.6  percent  loss, 
about  2  percent  higher  than  the  8.5  per- 
ls cent  loss  last  year  after  Fall  semester. 
2      This  number  included   17  students 
g  who  completed  course  requirements  for 
O  graduation  last  semester,  though  their 
_§'  senior  obligations  have  not  necessarily 
"*  been  completed,  Foster  said. 
£*     Eighteen  students  were  dismissed  for 
S  academic  deficiency  last  semester,  2 
5  more   than   last   year.    Eleven   were 
°«  sophomores  and  six  were  freshmen. 
The  rest  of  the  students  withdrew  for 
various  other  reasons,  such  as  transfer 


Retention  Committee  looking  for  answers  to  attrition 


"We  want  to  find  out  if  the  students 
have  any  reservations  about 
Washington  College,  and  if  we  can  do 
something  about  it,  we  want  to  do  it 
now,"  says  Jody  Dudderar,  Associate 
Director  of  Admissions. 

On  Post-Freshman  Day,  students  will 
discuss  what  they  expected  from  the 
College  before  they  arrived  as 
freshmen,  and  whether  or  not  those  ex- 
pectations have  been  met,  said  Dud- 
derar. 

The  Admissions  Department  has  two 
major  objectives  for  Post-Freshman 
Day.  Director  of  Admissions  Mickey 
DiMaggio  said,  "It's  for  recruiting  pur- 
poses. We  want  to  see  if  we're  telling 
people  what  Washington  College  really 
offers." 

A  second  objective  is  "to  study  reten- 
tion, to  study  why  students  stay  here," 
he  said.  "We  want  to  follow  up,  to  find 
out  what  students  that  we  recruited  and 
enrolled  have  to  say." 

The  discussions  will  be  beneficial  to'" 
the  students  as  well  as  to  the  Admis- 
sions Office,  according  to  DiMaggio. 
"We  want  to  find  out  how  the  College 
can  improve,"  he  said. 

Detailed  questionnaires  designed  to 
obtairrstudent  reaction  to  various  areas 
of  the  College  were  sent  to  freshmen 
through  student  mail  along  with  invita- 
tions. Questionnaires,  however,  do  not 
substitute  for  talking  to  the  students 
directly,  said  Dudderar. 

In  Minta  Martin  Lounge  Sunday  from 
6-8  p.m.,  the  Admissions  Staff  will 
divide  the  freshmen  into  four  smaller 
gouups.  Each  member  of  the  staff  will 
lead  one  of  the  four  discussion  groups. 

To  follow  up  the  discussions,  the  Ad- 
misssions  Staff  will  meet  in  their  office 
in  Bunting  Hall  to  "write  it  down  when 
everything  is  still  fresh  in  our  minds," 
Dudderar  said. 

Later,  they  will  present  the  results  of 
the  questionnaires  and  discussions  to 
the  new  Committee  on  Retention,  "and 
see  what  they  can  do  about  it,"  Dud- 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 
derarsaid. 

The  Committee  on  Retention  was 
formed  as  a  response  to  inquiries  from 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
about  an  attrition  rate  that  nears  50  per- 
cent over  a  four-year  period. 

The  Committee  consists  of  DiMaggio, 
Dudderar,  Dean  of  the  College,  Garry 


Clarke,  Deans  of  Students  Maureen 
Kelley  and  Ed  Maxcy,  Vice-President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey,  and 
Registrar  Ermon  Foster. 

The  Committee  also  plans  to  attend  a 
seminar  in  Washington,  D.C.  on  Feb  14 
on  "Reducing  the  Drop-Out  Rate." 


to  another  college,  loss  of  financial  aid, 
or  personal  reasons,  Foster  said. 

The  loss  this  semester  consisted  of  26 
freshmen  out  of  a  class  of  220,  21 
sophomores  out  of  203,  11  juniors  out  of 
129,  and  17  seniors  out  of  145. 

"We're  graduating  slightly  over  50 
percent,  of  each  original  class,"  Foster 
said. 

New  Students  offset  loss 

"You  lose  some,  but  you  get  some 
In,"  Foster  said.  There  are  39  new  full- 
time  students  this  semester.  The  group 
of  transfers  and  returning  students  con- 
sist of  14  freshmen,  12  sophffmore  9 
juniors,  and  4  seniors. 

Although  74  students  left  the  college 
for  various  reasons,  the  net  loss  is  only 
35  because  of  incoming  students,  Foster 
said. 

The  full-time  enrollment  this 
semester  is  656,  The  total  full-time 
equivalent,  including  part-time 
students,  continuing  education  enroll- 
ment and  more  able  High  School 
students,  is  672.  The  full-time 
equivalent  last  semester  was  716. 
Reasons  for  withdrawal 

Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley  is 
studying  the  reasons  why  students 
withdraw  from  the  College. 

She  said  that  through  contacting  the 
students  who  withdraw,  she  has  found 


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An 


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says  hostage  release  imminent 

Bush  and  Carter  are  frontrunners,  but  Reagen 
and  Kennedy  are  still  in  the  race,  says  faculty 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


Although  they  all  agree  that 
unseating  an  incumbent  president  is 
difficult  and  that  George  Bush  has 
momentum  and  the  media  behing  him, 
no  one  in  the  Political  Science  Depart- 
ment is  counting  either  Ted  Kennedy  or 
Ronald  Reagen  out  of  the  race  for  the 
presidency  in  1980. 

In  fact,  all  four  members  of  the 
department  say  the  only  thing  we  can 
be  sure  of  is  that  it  is  still  too  early  to 
tell  what  will  happen  before  the  nomin- 
ating conventions  this  summer. 

"I  think  you  have  to  wait  until  after 
the  Southern  primaries,"  said  Asso- 
ciate Professor  Dan  Premo. 

Assistant  Professor  John  Taylor 
agreed  that  any  predictions  would  be 
premature.  "The  presidential  race  is  a 
process  of  elimination,  and  I  think 
you'll  know  sooner  who's  not  going  to  be 
in  it  than  who  will  be." 

"Too  early  to  count  Kennedy  out" 

One  candidate  no  one  is  counting  out 
of  the  race— yet— is  Kennedy. 

I  was  very  disappointed  in  Ken- 


nedy's initial  showing,"  said  Taylor.  "I 
thought  he  offered  virtually  nothing. 

"(But)I  think  it's  too  early  to  count 
Kennedy  out  of  it ...  I  think  he's  going  to 
give  Carter  a  run  for  his  money." 

Dr.  Tai  Sung  An,  Chairman  of  the 
Department,  said,  "I'd  never 
underestimate  Kennedy,  but  he's  in  big 


other  candidates. 

"His  present  popularity  stands  on  a 
very  shaky  foundation,"  said  An.  "I'm 
disenchanted  with  Carter.  His  domestic 
economic  policy  is  a  disaster  and  his 
foreign  policy  has  many  holes." 

Taylor  is  more  sympathetic  to 
Carter.  "Certainly  he's  not  a  magnetic , 


trouble,"  agreeing  that  Carter  is  the     politician,  but  I  think  he's  been  trying  to 
clear  front  runner  for  now.  tackle  the  right  issues." 

Taylor  agrees  with  An,  however,  con- ' 
cerning  Carter's  shaky  footing  in  Iran 


And  Assistant  Professor  Howard- 
sSilver  said  "It  takes  something  of  ma- 
jor proportion— something  cataclysmic 
or  catastrophic— to  defeat  an  incum- 
bent. (But)  to  predict  that  Carter's  got 
it  locked  up  and  that  Kennedy's  finished 
will  depend  on  events." 
Release  of  hostages  Imminent,  says  An 

One  such  event,  according  to  An, 
would  be  the  release  of  the  50 
Americans  being  held  hostage  in 
Tehran. 

"I  think  they  may  be  released  in  the 
near  future,"  he  says.  That,  he  adds, 
would  trigger  a  barrage  of  criticism 
directed  at  Carter's  foreign  policy  from 


and  Afghanistan.  "I  like  the  comment 
George  Will  made,  that  Carter  may 
have  difficulty  in  sustaining  for  nine 
months  the  feeling  that  Iran  and 
Afghanistan  are  foreign  policy  victories 
for  the  U.S." 

"On-the-job  training"  for  Carter 
Silver,  too,  attributes  Carter's  cur- 
rent popularity  to  his  handling  of  the 
foreign  crisis,  but  says  he  may  remain 
popujajr  on  his  own  merits.  "I  had  the 
feefing^jvhen  Iran  started  that  Carter 

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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  February  8, 1980-Page  2 

editorial 

Facing  realities 


Big  things  are  happening  in  the  Academic  Council,  things  that 
may  significantly  affect  students  as  early  as  the  year  after  next. 
Nothing  is  more  important— or  likely  to  be  more  controver- 
sial—than the  Council's  proposal  requiring  students  to 
demonstrate  competence  in  mathematics  in  order  to  graduate. 

Under  the  current  proposal,  this  competence  could  be 
demonstrated  in  one  of  three  ways: 

(1)  By  receiving  a  high  score  on  the  Mathematics  Placement 
Examination  administered  to  all  freshmen  (a  "high"  score 
would  be  defined  by  the  Math  Department ) . 

(2)  By  receiving  an  A  in  either  Computer  Science  101  or 
Mathematics  103  or  109,  or  a  B  in  Mathematics  111  or  112. 

(3)  By  passing  a  Competence  Examination  in  Mathematics  ad- 
ministered by  the  College;  students  would  have  three  chances  to 
pass,  with  remedial  help  available  after  each  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt. 

The  proposal  still  must  go  before  the  faculty,  where  it  may 
face  tough  opposition.  But  the  costs  of  this  requirement— extra 
work  for  everyone  from  students  to  the  Registrar— are  justified 
by  the  guarantee  that  graduates  will  have  at  least  minimal  com- 
petence in  mathematics. 

Still  to  come  from  the  Council  is  a  proposal  for  improving  com- 
petence in  English.  The  College  is  finally  facing  what  many 
academicians  have  for  some  time  seen  as  a  reality— the  need  to 
get  back  to  basics. 


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Bush  and  Carter  are  frontrunners 


was  going  to  get  re-elected.  But  I  also 
think  in  some  ways  Carter  has  learned 
a  lot  in  four  years.  He's  had  on-the-job 
training. 

"He  also  may  have  overcome  the 
leadership  question  that  was  so 
prevalent  last  summer.  The  polls  seem 
to  suggest  that  he  has  caught  Kennedy 
in  terms  of  his  leadership  capabilities." 

Silver  says  Carter  may  have  one 
more  advantage  over  Kennedy. 

"I  don't  think  Kennedy's  as  bright  as 
Carter.  Carter's  one  of  the  more  in- 
telligent presidents  we've  had." 
Republican's  "Inscrutable" 

The  other  race  appears  even  less 
clearcut  than  the  Democrat's.  The 
Grand  Old  Party,  says  An,  "Is  in- 
scrutable." 

"Bush  has  momentum,"  said  Silver, 
"buy  I'm  not  so  sure  it's  over  and  that 
he's  the  nominee  and  that  Reagen  won't 
bounce  back. 

"The  thing  that  Bush  has  going  for 
him,"  added  Silver,  "is,  his  'electabili- 
ty'"  That  is  his  ability  to  defeat  the 

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Democratic  nominee  in  the  general 
election— giving  Bush  the  advantage 
over  a  hard-line  conservative  like 
Reagen. 

Silver  says  both  Bush  and  Howard 
Baker,  despite  their  moderate  reputa- 
tions, "can  only  be  considered 
moderate  in  the  narrowest  sense  of  the 
political  spectrum. 

"I  think  all  of  the  Republicans  are 
very  conservative,  with  the  exception 
of  John  Anderson,  and  unfortunately 
he'll  win  the  nomination." 

Carter  not  "a  real  Democrat" 

As  for  predictions,  Taylor  and  Premo 
both  say  it  is  far  too  early,  An  says  he 
would  sooner  not  vote  than  cast  a  ballot 
for  Carter  or  Reagen,  and  Silver,  a 
Democrat,  Is  "distressed"  by  the  whole 
process. 

"I  buy  Arthur  Schlesinger's  argu- 
ment," he  said,  "that  Carter  is  not  a 
realDemocrat  domestically.  And  I  have 
real  problems  with  Kennedy's 
character." 


Attrition  rate  up  slightly 


that  the  -largest  single  reason  is 
transfer  to  schools  that  offer  business- 
oriented  programs  that  Washington 
does  not  offer. 

'  "But  some  leave  for  reasons  that 
have  nothing  to  do  with  the  academic 
program."  Some  of  these  reasons  are 
the  small  size  of  the  College,  its  rural 
location  and  the  social  reasons. 

Kelley  said  that  some  students, 
especially  women,  leave  because  they 
dislike  the  social  atmosphere.  "If 
you're  not  comfortable  at  large  parties 
and   dances,   there   aren't  too   many 


alternatives.  The  social  life  here 
depends  on  a  party  format,"  Kalley 
said. 

Post-Freshmen  Day 

In  an  effort  to  investigate  why 
students  leave  the  College,  Director  of 
Admissions  Mickey  DiMaggio  has 
formed  a  Committee  on  Retention. 

The  admissions  staff  will  offer 
"Post-Freshman  Day"  this  Sunday 
from  6-8  p.m.  to  discuss  freshmen  reac- 
tions to  their  first  semester  here.  All 
freshmen  are  invited. 


Applications  down,  acceptances  up 


Although  the  Admissions  Office  has 
received  fewer  applications  in  com- 
parison to  this  time  last  year,  the 
number  of  acceptances  is  slightly 
higher,  according  to  Director  of  Admis- 
sions Mickey  DiMaggio. 

This  year,  357  applications  have  been 
received  and  153  have  been  accepted. 
Last  year,  143  applications  had  been  ac- 
cepted out  of  404  received. 

The  number  of  female  acceptances  is 
higher  this  year.  Eighty-four  women 
have  been  accepted  in  comparison  to  65 


last    year.    DiMaggio    said    he 
"delighted"  about  that  increase. 

Eleven  of  the  accepted  applicants 
have  paid  their  deposits  compared  to  17 
last  year. 

DiMaggio  said  that  the  number  of 
paid  deposits  is  the  most  important  fac- 
tor after  the  May  1  deadline. 

The  drop  in  the  number  of  applica- 
tions, DiMaggio  said,  may  be  because 
"last  year  was  an  unusually  big  year  in 
applications. 


"Chocolate  Milk  and  Batteries  (TO  GO)"? 


By  SUE  JAMES 


An  unusual  album  title?  Not  for 
Baltimore-based  rock  band,  Off  the 
Wall,  which  jammed  the  night  away  in 
Hodson  Hall  last  Saturday  with  an 
energetic  crowd  of  approximately  one 
hundred  people,  many  "feeling  no 
pain"  from  the  25f  drafts  that  were 
available. 

Off  the  Wall  is  not  an  unheard-of 
band.  In  a  recent  issue  of  the  Unicorn 
Times  a  Baltimore-Washington 
newspaper  for  local  bands,  Off  the  Wall 
placed  in  seven  categories  in  the  listing 
for  Best  Local  Bands.  Their  awards  in- 
cluded second  best  Original  45,  second 
best  Vocalist,  Best  Drummer,  Best 
Bass,  and  Best  Guitar. 

Steve,  a  member  of  the  band,  who 
performs  vocals,  percussion,  and  the 
harmonica  for  Off  the  Wall  said, 
"We've  been  together  for  four  years, 
with  the  exception  of  Dayton  ( the  drum- 
mer)." Before  Dayton  joined  the  band, 
finding  the  right  drummer  was  a  major 
problem.  Dayton  was  apparently  the 
right  choice  as  Steve  pointed  out  that  no 


less  that  fifteen  drumming  auditions 
were  held. 

There  is  a  variety  of  instrumentation 
in  Off  the  Wall.  "There  are  really  no 
leads  in  anything,"  Steve  remarked. 
They  are  considered  a  variety  rock 
band,  playing  from  hard  to  mellow  rock 
with  some  jazz;  the  instruments  range 
from  Yamaha  acoustic  grand  piano  to 
saxophone. 

Rock  will  survive" 

Rock  in  the  long  run  will  survive," 
Steve  said.  "Punk  and  New  Wave  are 
'fad'  rock,  but  they  are  the  cause  of 
disco  going  down  hill.  Now  the  populari- 
ty of  disco  will  continue,  and  1  don't 
mean  to  put  down  punk  and  New  Wave. 
Actually,  what  I  feel  about  New  Wave 
and  Punk  is  an  irrelevant  question. 
Rock  will  survive  them  all." 

Off  the  Wall  played  a  lot  of  original 
material  during  their  sets.  The  quality 
of  this  originality  may  make  their  name 
known  in  the  rock  industry.  "Chocolate 
Milk  and  Batteries  t  To  Go)",  is 
scheduled  for  release  this  summer.  A 


Off  the  Wail  came  off  the  stage  and  Into  the  crowd  last  Saturday. 


brass  section,  included  in  the  studio  ar- 
rangements, will  produce  a  jazz,  rock, 
and  blues  combination.  At  the  very 


least,  the  popularity  of  Off  the  Wall 
should  bring  them  back  to  Chestertown 
sometime  soon. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  February  8, 1980-Page  3 


Hard  work  spells  S-U-C-C-E-S-S  for  cheerleaders 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 
It  is  six  on  a  Tuesday  in  Cain 
Memorial  Gym,  but  it  could  just  as 
easily  be  any  other  day  of  the  week  bet- 
ween late  October  and  early  February. 
Two  young  men  in  shorts  shoot  baskets 
at  the  far  end  of  the  gym  as  two  hunters 
stand  against  the  bleachers,  talking  to 
them.  They  are  not  alone,  however;  ten 
girls  in  pink  T-shirts  and  red  shorts  are 
seated  in  the  middle  of  the  gym  floor, 
doing  various  stretching  exercises. 
They  are  the  Washington  College 
cheerleaders. 

An  older  girl  in  sweat  pants  and  a 
gray  sweatshirt  sits  a  little  bit  outside 
of  the  circle,  against  the  bleachers.  She 
is  calm  and  relaxed,  as  are  all  the  girls. 
The  general  atmosphere  is  that  of  a 
group  of  friends  at  Miss  D's,  or  possibly 
sorority  sisters  before  a  meeting.  The 
girls  are  laughing  and  lounging  on  the 
floor.  A  blond  talks  softly  to  herself, 
barely  moving  her  arms  and  legs,  try- 
ing to  recall  one  of  the  cheers. 

Jani  Gabriel,  the  captain  of  the 
squad,  stands  up  to  officially  begin  the 
practice.  Like  all  of  the  practices,  this 
one  will  last  between  one  and  two  hours 
and  will  consist  mostly  of  trying  new 
cheers  and  adjusting  positions  for  one 
less  or  one  more  girl. 

The  older  girl  with  dirty-blond  hair 
and  soft  eyes  is  Cindi  Patchen,  a  78 
graduate  who  was  an  active  athlete  at 
Washington  and  currently  coaches  for 
the  volleyball  and  Softball  teams.  Six 
girls  cheered  full-time  last  year,  five  of 
whom  returned  for  a  second  season. 
The  full  turnout  for  tryouts  this  year, 
however,  was  eighteen  girls. 

Cindi  stands  up  and  the  girls  gather 
around  her.  Today  they  want  to  try  to 
build  a  ten-man  pyramid,  but  some  of 
them  are  hesitant.  After  some  joking 
around  four  of  the  girls  get  on  the  floor 
to  form  the  base.  The  second  three  grrls 
climb  on.  "Ow,"  someone  says,  "that's 
my  back." 

"Hey ,  watch  your  knee." 

"Hurry!"  Julie  Scott,  the  smallest  of 
the  girls,  climbs  on  top  of  the  pyramid. 

"Oh  my  God,"  one  of  the  girls  on  the 
bottom  says.  Julie  slips  off  and  the 
others  quickly  leave  their  positions.  It 
does  not  look  like  the  pyramid  is  going 
to  be  very  popular. 


The  79-80  cheerleading  squad:  Ulnl  White,  Beth  Glascock.  Julie  Scott,  Sue  Watte,  Peggy  Opsentkowski  Janl  Gabriel 
Lisa  Laird,  Andrea  ColanttL  An  nle  Kelly,  Laura  Ann  Giacomo,  Sarah  Smith,  and  DebbteWllhelm  Gabriel, 


"My  back,  I  think  you  broke  it,"  the 
blond  complains.  The  scoreboard  on  the 
far  wall  of  the  gym  lists  the  team 
rosters  for  Washington  and  Swar- 
thmore.  Below  those  the  board  says 
"NEXT  HOME  GAME  FEB.  9  UR- 
SINUS  SAT.  7:00"-the  basketball 
team's  last  home  game  and  also,  unless 
the  team  makes  it  into  the  playoffs,  the 
last  time  the  girls  will  be  able  to  cheer 
in  front  of  a  crowd. 

The  basketball  players  and  hunters 
have  left,  leaving  one  freshman  who 
has  gotten  bored  with  his  basketball 
and  comes  over  to  talk  to  the  girls.  He  is 
enlisted  to  get  on  the  bottom  of  the 
pyramid  as  they  try  again.  This  time 
they  are  not  as  successful;  Julie  only 
manages  to  stay  on  top  for  a  second. 

"Let's  try  a  3-2-1,"  someone  suggests. 

"The  knees  on  the  floor  are  the 
killer, "  someone  else  says. 

Jani  Gabriel  is  captain  this  year 
because,  in  her  own  words,  "we  needed 
someone  to  start  the  cheers  and  to 
organize  things  on  the  floor.  Last  year  I 


saw  one  of  the  signs  Cindi  put  up  and  I 
thought  it  was  a  shame  that  there 
weren't  any  cheerleaders,  so  I  called 
Julie  and  we  went  out."  When  asked 
about  the  cheers  Jani  says  that  the 
crowds'  favorite  is  something  called 
"The  Victory  Dunk."  "We  stand  in  a 
line  going  toward  the  basket,"  she  says. 
"The  line  gets  higher  and  higher,  and  at 
the  end  is  a  girl  sitting  on  another  girl's 
shoulders.  We  pass  the  ball  down  and 
the  last  girl  is  supposed  to  dunk  it,  but 
we  almost  always  miss.  But  the  crowd 
yells  for  it."  She  is  tired  and  finds  it 
hard  to  explain  the  cheers  without  ac- 
tually doing  them.  "We  have  two  'suc- 
cess' cheers,"  she  says,  "and  some 
from  high  school,  but  a  lot  of  them  we 
made  up  ourselves." 

The  girls  have  decided  to  try  one  girl 
in  front,  followed  by  a  three-man 
pyramid,  behind  which  is  a  six-man 
pyramid.  They  count  and  realize  that 
this  combination  uses  exactly  ten  girls, 
and  some  of  them  call  out,  laughing, 
while  others  complain  about  this  new 


variation.  Cindi  sees  a  basketball  near- 
by and  heaves  it  toward  the  backboard. 
"I'm  not  sure  what  you'd  call  me," 
she  says.  "I  feel  like  I  don't  do 
anything.  I  cheered  my  freshman  year, 
but  after  they  didn't  have  them  in  my 
senior  year  I  wanted  to  get  them  back 
together.  I  think  cheerleaders  are  fun  to 
have.  Sometimes  the  guys  hear  'em  on 
the  court,  and  it  adds  sometlng  to  the 
sport."  Cindi  is  most  insistent,  though, 
when  she  says,  "The  girls  are  really 
dedicated.  They  practice  five  days  a 
week,  and  they're  a  lot  of  fun. 
Sometimes  I  don't  think  they  get 
enough  credit.  It  would  be  nice  for  so- 
meone to  say,  "Hey,  good  job.'" 

The  cheerleaders,  all  freshmen  and 
sophomores,  have  been  practicing  for 
over  an  hour  and  they  have  to  move  out 
of  the  main  gym.  As  the  practice  con- 
tinues the  girls  decide  that  the  new 
cheer  will  have  to  wait  until  next  year. 
One  of  them  protests.  "Next  year?  We 
did  all  that  for  nothing?" 


Duncan's  journey  into  the  "real  world" 


ByNICKNAPPO 

Fine  Art?  Editor 


Every  Tuesday  and  Thursday  morn- 
ing before  the  batter  hits  the  griddle, 
senior  Bonnie  Nelle  Duncan  is  up  and 
out,  heading— in  "a  1977  white  Monte 
Carlo  with  maroon  interiors"— for  the 
Annapolis  headquarters  of  Maryland 
Magazine. 

Talking  about  her  journalism  intern- 
ship at  Maryland,  Duncan  will  plunge 


Bonnie  Nelle  Duncan 


right  into  offbeat  descriptions  of  her 
car,  her  stint  as  Elm  editor-in-chief,  or 
of  the  College  in  general.  After  all,  she's 
a  writer,  or  would  like  to  be. 

"My  goal  is  to  write  the  great 
American  novel,"  she  states  flatly.  "I 
consider  myself  a  creative 
writer— awful  phrase— rather  than  a 
journalist."  But  other  writers  whose 
footsteps  she  wouldn't  mind  following 
have  started  in  newsprint,  and  two 
years  with  this  paper  (and  her  present 
position  as  Pegasus  editor)  lead  Bonnie 
to  call  herself  "the  closest  thing  we 
have  to  a  journalism  major."  So  when 
the  magazine  asked  a  number  of 
Maryland  colleges  last  October  for  in- 
ternship applicants,  she  was 
Washington's  natural  candidate.  After 
the  initial  contact,  she  was  selected 
over  the  other  applicants. 

"We're  pleased  she  was  picked.  It 
will  be  good  for  Bonnie,  good  for  the 
College,"  says  English  Department 
Chairman  Nancy  Tatum,  "but  most  of 
all  it  will  be  good  for  the  Department. 
We  want  students  to  know  that  reading 
and  writing  are  viable  skills  in  the 
world  out  there." 

"The  Maryland  program  is  my  so- 
journ into  the  real  world,"  echoes  Bon- 
nie. "Running  the  Elm  was  a  little 
unreal.  I  felt  like  I  was  going  for  a 
Masters  in  Abnormal  Psychology." 
Maryland's  other  journalism  intern, 
she  notes,  is  a  43-year  -old  wife  and 


mother,  as  well  as  a  practicing 
psychiatrist. 

"Seriously,  the  Elm  editorship  gave 
me  good  background  in  most  phases  of 
production  except  working  with  color 
and  direct  marketing— which  I'm  lear- 
ning now." 

The  two  interns  join  a  full-time  staff 
of  seven,  all  of  them  women.  Maryland 
Magazine,  a  quarterly,  is  the  publica- 
tion of  the  Maryland  Department  of 
Economics  and  Community  Devel- 
ment.  In  print  eleven  years,  it  has  about 
30,000  paying  subscribers  and  recently 
won  an  Award  for  Excellence  from  the 
Atlantic  Press  Association.  Bonnie 
thinks  it  is  one  of  the  best  regional 
publications  she's  seen.  The  copies  in 
Miller  Library  are  glossy,  full-colored 
and  handsomely  crafted. 

When  Bonnie  arrived  at  the  magazine 
she  was  given  the  title  of  Projects  Co- 
ordinator, and  the  projects  to  go  with  it. 
She  must  design  a  demographic  survey 
of  readership  for  an  upcoming 
subscription  campaign  ( "fortunately 
Dr.  Brown's  statistics  course  is  fresh  in 
my  mind");  she  has  to  run  a 
photography  contest;  she  will  supervise 
production  of  the  magazine's  1981 
calendar. 

Hard  work,  but  not  without  its  excite- 
ment. Bonnie  reports  meeting  "lots  of 
political  types,"  she  lunched  with  the 
chairman  of  the  Maryland-Delaware 
Press  Association,  and  she  will  attend  a 


t^^y^^^^^^^S^ 


debate  on  the  magazine's  financial 
status  at  State  House.  Various  writers, 
artists,  and  photographers  come  over 
to  discuss  work.  "James  Michener 
dropped  by  the  office  on  Tuesday..." 

What  all  this  has  already  taught  her 
is  that  the  business  of  running  a 
magazine  is  business.  "So  much 
depends  on  packaging  and  promoting  a 
saleable  product.  My  editor  calls  the 
actual  literary  and  editorial  duties  'the 
icing  on  the  cake'." 

Since  Bonnie  is  the  first  Washington 
College  student  the  program  has  taken 
on,  she  won't  be  getting  stipend  or 
salary.  The  English  Department  is 
meeting  expenses  for  the  trips  there 
and  back. 

When  that  big  old  1977  white  Monte 
Carlo  returns  in  the  evening,  as  dinner 
is  ending,  Bonnie  is  always  struck,  she 
says,  by  the  contrast  between  the  Col- 
lege and  the  place  she's  just  left.  "The 
contrast  should  not  be  quite  so  evident, 
considering  that  the  expressed  purpose 
of  this  kind  of  education  is  to  prepare 
you  to  cope  with  life  outside.  Sometimes 
I  think  this  place  is  a  four-year 
playground  for  the  overprlvileged." 
She  pauses,  and  mentions  that  she's  ap- 
plied for  the  Masters  program  of  print 
journalism  at  American  University. 
"Of  course, "  she  adds,  "there  is  a  hand- 
ful of  people  here  who  have  a  sense  of 
who  they  are,  and  where  they  are  go- 
ing." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  February  8, 1980-Page  4 

"Dreaded  road  disease  "  afflicts  MA  C 
Shoremen  take  3  of  4  during  homestand 


"I  can't  understand  it,"  said  Captain 
Joe  Moye  after  the  Shoremen's  Monday 
night  trouncing  of  Swathmore  College. 
"We  are  really  tough  at  home,  but  we 
can't  do  bleep  on  the  road."  WC  holds  a 
2-6  record  in  other  gyms  while  they  are 
6-3  in  Cain  Athletic  Center.  During  their 
four  game  home  stand  that  concluded 
Monday  night,  they  were  3-1,  losing  on- 
ly to  Western  Maryland . 

The  final  score  of  the  Western 
Maryland  game  was  74-65— a  large  im- 
provement over  the  95-64  game  played 
earlier  in  the  year  at  the  Green  Terrors 
gym.  In  the  second  defeat.,  last 
Thursday  night,  the  Shoremen  played 
fine  defense,  but  shot  only  43  percent 
from  the  field.  Moye  led  WC  with.  15 
points  and  David  Blackwell  added  14. 

Last  Saturday  night  the  Shoremen 
hosted  Delaware  Valley  College  of  Pen- 
nsylvania, and  the  result  was  a  91-75 
WC  victory.  This  was  caused  by  a  com- 
bination of  some  fine  offensive  punch 
by  the  Shoremen  and  a  shabby  man-to- 
man defense  from  Delaware  Valley.  Six 
Shoremen  scored  in  double  figures  led 
by  Blackwell's  16  points.  However,  the 
highlight  of  this  game  was  Paul  Hyn- 
son's  surprise  12  point  performance  off 
the  bench.  Hynson  had  seen  very  little 
action  until  then. 

Monday  night  was  the  Craig 
Langwost  Show  as  he  turned  in  his 
finest  performance  of  the  season.  Craig 
shot  extremely  well  from  the  field, 
played  a  fine  floor  game,  and  led  the 
Shoremen  with  20  points  in  their  88-62 
blowout  of  Swarthmore.  Blackwell  and 
Jim  Corey  added  14  apiece  and  Joe 
Moye  had  12  to  pace  the  attack.  For  all 
those  calling  Hynson's  performance 
against  Delaware  Valley  a  fluke,  you'll 
>bave  to  wait  for  another  game.  He 
came  off  (he  bench  to  get  9  this  game 
and  also  grabbed  his  share  of  rebounds. 
The  26  point  victory  was  a  far  cry  from 
the  16  point  defeat  WC  suffered  at 
Swarthmore. 
CAGE    NOTES:     In    the    Western 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 

Maryland  contest,  Rich  Dwyer  caused 
a  little  excitement  by  squaring  off  with 
Lester  Wallace  (WM)  with  one  second 
left.  This  caused  both  benches  to  emp- 
ty but  the  fight  was  controlled  quickly. 
Trie  highlight  of  the  fight  was  when  Carl 
Fornoff  fell  down  and  took  the  WM 
Coach  with  him. 


All  the  teams  in  the  MAC  suffer  from 
the  dreaded  road  disease.  Having 
played  on  the  Washington  College 
basketball  team  for  the  last  three 
years,  I  think  I  can  explain  the  pro- 
blem. First  of  all,  a  long  bus  ride  not  on- 
ly drains  a  player  physically,  but  also 
emotionally.  It  is  extremely  difficult  to 


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gel  loosened  up  in  the  twenty  minutes 
allotted  and  even  tougher  to  get  the 
adrenaline  flowing.  Therefore,  a  slow 
startis  inevitable.  Combine  this  with 
the  extremely  low  caliber  of  almost 
every  official  in  the  league  and  it 
causes  a  problem.  Four  of  the  six  teams 
In  our  division  come  from  Penn- 
sylvania, the  other  two  from  Maryland 
(Hopkins  and  WC).  When  a  Pa.  referree 
sees  WC  get  off  to  a  slow  start  they 


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Thursday  against  Western  Maryland. 


Commentary 


automatically  feel  that  the  Pa.  team  is 
better  than  us.  Therefore,  the  rest  of  the 
game  is  called  in  exactly  that  fashion. 
Widener,  Haverford,  Ursinus,  and 
Swarthmore  get  away  with  things  they 
could  never  attempt  to  do  down  here.  Of 
course,  Maryland  officials  are  no  bet- 
ter. It  is  my  opinion  that  something 
must  be  done  very  soon  to  correct  this 
outrageous  situation. 

With  four  games  left,  the  Shoremen 
have  a  good  chance  at  reaching  the 
playoffs,  for  the  second  year  in  a  row. 
Four  wins  will  guarantee  a  spot  while 
three  will  put  them  in  fairly  good  shape. 
However,  three  of  the  games  are  on  the 
road.  By  the  time  this  article  is  read, 
the  Shoremen  will  have  played  Haver- 

Jf  ford  away.  Tomorrow  night  they  play 

M  Ursinus  at  home  and  next  week  they 

§  travel  to  Widener  and  Hopkins. 

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Admissions  gets  positive 
reactions  from  freshmen 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Freshman  discussed  everything  from 
alcohol  to  the  academic  curriculum  last 
Sunday  at  Post-Freshman  Day. 

About  50  freshmen,  half  men  and  half 
women,  attended  the  meeting. 

"The  turnout  shows -they  are  not 
apathetic.  They  do  care,"  said  Jody 
Dudderar,  Associate  Director  of  Ad- 
missions,        v 

The  students  were  divided  into  four 
groups  to  discuss  their  reactions  to 
their  first  semester  at  the  College. 
Each  discussion  group  was  led  by  a 
member  of  the  Admissions  staff. 

According  to  Dudderar,  most  of  the 
reactions  were  positive.  She  said  that 
most  of  the  students  chose  the  College 
because  of  its  small  size,  and  are 
satisfied  with  the  friendly  atmosphere 
and  the  personal  attention  they  receive 
from  professors. 

One  topic  of  discussion  was  whether 
or  not  there  are  enough  social  activities 
on  campus.  Dudderar  said  that  some 
students  were  satisfied  with  the  ac- 
tivities, but  some  said  there  should  be  a 


PLO  addresses 
Forum  tonight 

by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 

Hasan  Rahmann,  information  direc- 
tor of  the  New  York  office  of  the 
Palestinian  Liberation  Organization, 
will  speak  in  the  semester's  first 
William  James  Forum  lecture  tonight 
at  7 :  30  in  Hynson  Lounge. 

Forum  advisor  Peter  Tapke  said 
representatives. of  the  Israeli  govern- 
ment have  refused  .  to  participate, 
despite  his  repeated  attempt. 

"Hours  have  been  spent  on  the  phone 
to  have  someone  with  knowledge  of 
Israel  to  speak  at  our  forum,  yet  no  one 
would  participate,  with  the  PLO," 
Tapke  said.  "However,  there  is  a 
possibility  in  the  future  of  getting  so- 
meone here  with  a  background  in 
Israeli  government. 


wider  variety. 

Several  students  said  that  they  would 
like  the  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion to  sponsor  trips  to  museums  and 
theatres  in  Baltimore  or  Washington, 
D.C. 

"cop-out" 

"Many  students  felt  that  alcohol  is  a 
problem  on  campus,  because  there  is 
not  enough  to  do.  But  that's  a  cop-out," 
Dudderar  said. 

Some  of  the  freshmen  women  ex- 
pressed disappointment  in  the  women's 
sports  program  here,  according  to  Dud- 
derar. The  men  said  they  would  like  to 
see  more  winter  sports,  such  as  wrestl- 
ing. 

Freshmen  want  curriculum  changes 

Dudderar  said  that  several  freshmen 
agreed  that  the  College  should  offer 
lower  levels  of  Mathematics  and 
Science  courses.  They  complained  that 
there  are  no  courses  in  those  areas 
designed  for  students  who  do  not  want 
to  major  in  Math  or  Science. 

The  freshmen  would  -also  like  more 
business  courses  to  be  included  in  the 
curriculum,  Dudderar  said. 

"They  felt  they  could  handle  the  work 
here,  but  felt  that  they  didn't  have  a 
good  background  in  writing."  Most 
freshmen  said  that  the  College  should 
offer  classes  or  workshops  in  composi- 
tion, though  not  necessarily  for  credit. 

The  discussions  were  "proof  of  gut 
feelings  that  the  Rentention  Committee 
had,"  Dudderar  said.  "We're  extreme- 
ly pleased  with  the  positive  attitude. 
The  complaints  were  valid." 

After  the  discussions,  the  Admissions 
staff  met  in  their  office  in  Bunting  Hall 
to  record  the  students'  opinions. 

They  will  present  the  results  of  the 
discussions  to  the  Committee  on 
Rentention  next  week,  and  see  what 
they  can  do  about  it,"  Dudderar  said. 

The  results  of  questionnaires 
distributed  among  the  freshmen  will 
also  be  presented  to  the  Committee  on 
Retention.  The  questionnaires, 
designed  to  obtain  student  reaction  to 
various  areas  of  the  College,  were  sent 
to  the  students  through  campus  mail. 
The  results  have  not  yet  been  tallied. 


"Perfectly  outrageous, "  says  Tapke 

Faculty  passes  amended 
smoking  resolution 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


After  amending  the  original  student 
resolution,  the  faculty  Monday  night 
passed  a  motion  banning  classroom 
smoking. 

Before  passing  by  a  31-13  vote, 
however,  the  resolution  ran  into  stiff  op- 
position from  several  faculty  members. 

Philosophy  Department  Chairman 
Peter  Tapke,  after  asking  whether 
"this  means  that  a  professor  in  an  ad- 
vanced seminar  may  not  light  his 
pipe,"  said  he  thought  the  ban  was 
"perfectly  outrageous." 

But  Mathematics  Department  Chair- 
man Richard  Brown  replied,  "I  think 
smoking  does  not  belong  in  any 
classroom  on  this  campus,"  adding  that 
if  a  professor  wished  to  smoke  in  class, 
"he  should  do  it  in  his  home." 


It  was  Brown,  however,  who  sug- 
gested the  second  clause  of  the  resolu- 
tion be  deleted  after  several  faculty 
members  objected  to  its  "ambiguity." 

The  resolution  as  submitted  by  the 
Student  Government  Association  and 
Student  Academic  Board  read: 

That  all  forms  of  smoking  be  pro- 
hibited in  the  classroom  situation,  and 
that  consideration  be  given  to  the  right 
of  smokers  and  non-smokers  alike  in 
other  situations,  such  as  lectures  and 
films.  This  consideration  has  already 
been  given  in  such  places  as  the  library, 
the  cafeteria,  and  the  practice  rooms  in 
the  Fine  A  rts  Building. ) 

The  resolution  was  amended  to  read: 
"That  all  forms  of  smoking  he  pro- 
hibited in  the  classroom." 


Jurors,  lawyers,  chairman 
chosen  for  new  SJB 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


The  Student  Government  Assocation 
Monday  night  completed  its  reforma- 
tion of  the  student  Judiciary  Board, 
selecting  eight  jurors,  five  lawyers,  and 
a  chairman. 

The  jurors  chosen  are  Daniel  Bierne, 
Sue  Chase,  Walter  Foraker,  Elizabeth 
Gowen,  Peter  Jenkins,  Duane  Mar- 
shall, Chris  Perry,  and  Mark  Simpson. 
The  are  lawyers  are  Chuck  Bell,  Tim 
Dix,  Winston  Elliot,  Howard  Hecht,  and 
Arlene  Lee.  The  new  chirman  is  Dave 
Altvater. 

"We  got  a  good  group  of  people, "  said 
SGA  President  Jay  Young. 

The  selection  process,  which  normal- 
ly will  be  at  the  end  of  first  semester,  in- 
volved two  meetings  of  the  Senate. 
Jurors  and  the  chairman  were  required 
to  have  previous  experience  in  the  SJB. 

Under  the  new  system,  five  jurors 
will  hear  each  case,  and  all  eight  will 
receive  a  brief  from  the  Chairman. 
"He'll  rotate  the  jurors  to  give  each  an 
equal  number  of  cases  to  judge," 
Young  said. 

Young  stressed  that  the  chairman  of- 
ficiates only  the  procedural  aspects  of 
each  case;  the  jury  makes  any  deci- 
sions. "This  has  been  a  common 
misunderstanding  in  the  past."  he  said. 

The  new  system  authorizes  the  SJB  to 
decide  cases  of  minor  or  major  nature, 
and  to  issue  penalties  ranging  from 
fines  to  dismissal  fron  the  College. 

In  another  major  change,  hearings  in 
the  new  SJB  will  be  closed  to  the  public. 

The  judicial  Reform  Committee, 
headed  by  senior  class  officers  Tim 


Connor  and  Ann  Dorsey.  met  seven 
times  last  semester  to  revise  the  old 
system. 

"That  Committee,  expecially  Tim, 
put  in  an  awful  lot  of  time  and  has  done 
an  excellent  job, "  said  Young. 

Copies  of  the  revised  system  are 
available  in  the  Student  Affairs  Office. 


White  House: 
Wait 'til  next  year 

by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 

Despite  his  lead  in  latest  polls,  Jim- 
my Carter  isn't  making  any  com- 
mitments for  the  next  four  years  yet. 
The  White  House  has  delayed  until  the 
Fall  of  1981  consideration  of  President 
Joseph  McLain's  request  for  the  Presi- 
dent to  attend  Commencement  or  Con- 
vocation in  1982,  the  College's  Bicenten- 
nial year. 

"Although  he  is  deeply  grateful  to  all 
of  you  of  Washington  College  for  your 
thoughtfulness  in  asking  him  to  share 
this  very  special  celebration  with  you  in 
1982,"  said  the  letter  from  Carter's 
Deputy  Appointments  Secretary,  Fran 
Voorde,  "the  President  has  asked  me  to 
explain  he  does  not  project  his  schedule 
so  far  into  the  future.  He  will  be 
delighted,  however,  to  have  you  renew 
your  gracious  invitation,  if  you  wish  to 
do  so,  nearer  the  date— I  suggest  in  the 
late  fall  of  1981— when  he  would  be  in  a 
better  position  to  give  you  a  definite 
answer." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM  -  Friday,  February  15, 1980  -  Page  2 


editorial 


Once  again. ..English  Composition 

"English  proficiency.  The  faculty  is  authorized  and  expected  to  refuse 
credit  or  give  a  reduced  grade  to  written  work  which  does  not  demonstrate 
an  accurate,  effective  use  of  the  English  language.  Any  instructor  who  finds 
a  student's  written  work  seriously  defective  in  English  is  expected  to  report 
the  case,  with  examples,  to  the  Dean  of  the  College,  who  has  authority  to  re- 
quire additional  work  in  English  composition  without  credit. 

Despite  the  existence  of  this  passage  on  page  18  of  the  College  Catalog,  not 
once  in  Garry  Clarke's  tenure  as  Dean  of  the  College  has  ah  instructor 
reported  a  case  of  seriously  defective  written  work.  And  if  any  had,  there 
would  have  been  no  "additional  work  in  English  composition" 
available— with  or  without  credit. 

That  deficiency  may  in  fact  be  why  professors  have  yet  to  complain  of- 
ficially. Their  unofficial  complaints,  on  the  other  hand,  have  been  long  and 
loud. 

Now  students  themselves  can  be  added  to  the  ranks  of  those  who  perceive 
a  need  for  the  College  to  do  more  to  improve  student  writing.  In  our  page-one 
story  on  Post-Freshman  Day,  freshmen  say  that  the  College  should  offer 
classes  or  workshops  in  composition  because  they  feel  they  lack  basic 
writing  skills. 

It  seems  the  consensus  of  the  entire  College  that  the  school  needs  a  com- 
position program.  The  students  want  one,  the  faculty  wants  one,  and,  as  we 
reported  last  week,  the  committee  that  is  supposed  to  devise  one— the 
Academic  Council— wants  one  too.  It  may  not  be  long  before  that  English 
proficiency  clause  in  the  Catalog  has  some  real  meaning  to  it. 


Editor  Id  Chief Geoff  Garinther 

Assistant  Editor [Catherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchi 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzmao 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on. 
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Is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  776-2800,  ext.  321. 


Drama  Department  to  present 
The  Bald  Soprano 


by  NICK  NAPPO 
Fine  Arts  Editor 


In  1948  the  French  dramatist  Eugene 
Ionesco  wanted  to  learn  English,  and 
went  out  and  bought  a  grammar  book. 
In  the  book's  incredibly  inane  dialogues 
between  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  and  their 
friends  the  Martins,  Ionesco  found  in- 
spiration for  The  Bald  Soprano.a  biting 
one-act  play  that  Drama  Department 
Chairman  Timothy  Maloney  calls 
'poignantly  funny." 


Those  damn  typos 

A  typographical  error  in  our  story 
last  week  on  the  presidential  race 
caused  a  misquotation  of  Dr.  Howard 
Silver,  Silver  should  have  been  quoted 
as  saying,  "I  think  all  of  the 
Republicans  are  very  conservative, 
with  the  exception  of  John  Anderson, 
and  unfortunately  he'll  never  win  the 
nomination." 

Folk  Mass  in  Alumni  House 

rather  Mullen  of  the  Chestertown 
Sacred  Heart  Church  will  hold  a  Folk 
Mass  each  Sunday  at  6:30  in  the  Alumni 
House.  This  Sunday  a  wine  and  cheese 
party  will  follow.  Everyone  is  invited. 


The  Department  will  perform  the 
hour-long  play  February  28  through 
March  2.  in  the  basement  of  Tawes 
Theatre.  No  play  has  been  staged  down 
there  since  1973.  Maloney  says  he  wants 
to  make  much  more  use  out  of  the  base- 
ment: "It  gives  a  different  atmosphere 
than  the  main  stage,  a  sense  of  ex- 
perimenting." 

That  should  suit  the  unconventional 
Bald  Soprano,  which  has  been  labeled 
an  'anti-play.'  "Ionesco  was  fascinated 
by  the  unintelligibility  of  the  Seemingly 
intelligible,  the  difference  between 
language  and  appearances,"  Maloney 
says.  "He  didn't  see  the  ambiguity  of 
speech  as  a  threat.  He  saw  it  as  absurd, 
and  ridiculously  funny." 

Sophomore  Sally  McKenzie  and 
freshman  John  Williams  will  play  the 
Smiths  and  senior  Beth  Church  will 
play  Mrs.  Martin.  The  three 
Washington  stage  veterans  will  be 
joined  by  three  transfers,  junior  Steve 
Gaul  as  Mr.  Martin,  junior  Virginia 
White  as  Mary,  and  graduate  Steve 
Mumford  as  the  Fire  Chief. 

The  Bald  Soprano  is  free  for  students 
and  one  dollar  for  others.  Tickets  may 
be  reserved  by  calling  the  Drama 
Department  (ext.  269)  the  week  of  the 
performances.  Curtain  time  is  eight 
o'clock. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

'Insulting  the  entire  college  community" 


This  letter  is  in  reference  to  Nick 
Nappo's  article  about  Bonnie  Nelle 
Duncan  in  last  week's  Elm.  We  feel  that 
she  has  insulted  the  entire  college  com- 
munity. Bonnie's  reference  to 
Washington  College  students  as  "over- 
priviledged"  is  an  unfair  and  totally 
unexceptable  (sic)  stereotype.  Many 
students  receive  financial  aid  and  hold 
down  jobs  to  try  to  make  ends  meet.  We 
question  the  validity  of  her  statement 
"there  is  a  handful  of  people  here  who 
have  a  sense  of  who  they  are,  and  where 
they  are  going."  One  look  at  the 
Washington  College  Reporter  proves 
that  Washington  College  Alumni  have 
been  quite  successful  in  "  the  Real 
world."  To  quote  the  Student's  Guide  to 
the  Academic  Program  at  Washington 
College,  "a  goal  of  education  in  the 
liberal    arts   college,    briefly,    is   the 


development  of  prospective  (sic)  on 
yourself  and  the  world;"  Washington 
College  enables  its  students  to  reach 
this  goal.     , 

Concerning  her  comparison  of 
Washington  College  to  a  "four  year 
playground",  we  wonder  how  anyone 
with  such  a  negative  view  of  this  school 
can  convey  a  positive  attitude  through 
the  yearbook  and  any  other  publica- 
tions in  which  she  has  been  involved. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
JoyGhamberlin 
LizEdwardsen 
Diana  Farrell 
Jessica  Fowler 
Lisa  Gunning 
Mary  Kearney 
Emily  Wehr 


Hostage  support  and  vandalism 


It  seems  less  and  less  surprising, 
though  still  curious,  how  even  the  best 
of  intentions  are  often  spoiled  by  the 
meaningless  actions  of  others. 

This  past  Monday,  students  were 
urged  to  wear  yellow  to  show  their  sup- 
port of  our  people  held  hostage  for  the 
100th  day  in  Iran.  (This  idea  had  been 
suggested  by  the  wife  of  one  of  the 
hostages.)  The  student  responsible  for 
putting  up  the  posters  and  placing 
yellow  ribbons  around  campus  (this 
was  done  all  across  the  country)  can  be 
commended  for  his  concern.  At  least 
two  yellow  bedspreads  could  be  seen 
hanging  out  windows  on  campus,  but 


not  for  long.  Some  jerk  stole  one  before 
the  afternoon  because  it  could  be 
reached  from  the  Somerset  fire  escape. 
Other  words  beside  "jerk"  come  to 
mind,  but  they  wouldn't  be  printed. 

To  the  college  community,  I  remind 
you  that  we  aren't  going  to  see  a 
decrease  in  vandalism  simply  by  trying 
to  understand  where  the  vandal's  head 
"is  at."  A  tsk-tsk-tsk  attitude  is  doing 
nobody  any  good,  either.  This  place  will 
fall  apart  is  these  trends  continue 
without  the  students  having  the  will  to 
take  matters  into  their  own  hands. 


Mark  Chapman 
Senior 


Merci 


I  would  like  to  express  my  apprecia- 
tion for  the  combined  efforts  of  the 
Food  Service,  members  of  the  French 
Club  and  the  SGA  toward  making  last 
Wednesday's  French  Dinner  such  a 
success.  A  good  deal  of  planning  and 
work  went  into  the  serving  of  a 
memorable  meal  in  a  uniquely  pleasant 
setting,  organizations  that  contributed 
to  the  occasion: 

David  Knowles 
Jeffrey  DeMoss 
Aurelia  Dreyer  Smith 
Ted  Legates 

SGA  Officers  and  Senate 
Christine  Ribillard 
Eric  Lynn 

— Commentary^ 


Jennifer  Ahonen 
Chris  Beach 
Lindy  Bundy 
Kate  Burke 
Patrick  Edeline 
Tim  Gallagher 
Deborah  Jones 
Emily  Kaufman 
Jennifer  Kerr 
Ted  Mathias 
Marian  Rock 
Linda  Webster 
KateWinslow 
Thank  you  for  printing  this  letter. 

Sincerely  yours, 

Colin  Dickson 

Assistant  Professor  of  French 


Dining  Hall  goes  out 
of  its  way,  says  SGA 


In  light  of  our  various  criticisms  in 
this  column  last  semester,  perhaps  it  is 
time  to  consider  something  in  a  more 
favorable  light  for  a  change. 

Why  not  start  with  the  one  thing  on 
this  campus  that  is  criticized  most 
often— the  Dining  Hall.  Admittedly,  the 
Dining  Hall  does  have  its  problems  and 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


we  are  justified  in  some  of  our  com- 
plaints, but  let's  not  forget  to  give 
credit  where  it  is  due.  The  Dinning  Hall 
goes  out  of  its  way  to  provide  special 
services  to  us  that  it  is  in  no  way 
obligated  to  do.  The  French  Dinner  last 
week  is  a  perfect  example  of  this.  The 
Dinning  Hall,  in  cooperation  with  the 
French  Club,  went  through  an  awful  lot 
of  extra  work  just  to  make  things  a  little 
more  enjoyable  for  us.  The  same  holds 
for  the  German  Dinner,  the  Luau, 
cookouts,  and  Christmas,  Thanksgiving 


and  Birthday  Ball  Buffets. 

One  must  also  admit  that  they  have 
been  very  responsive  to  student  needs. 
Last  week  when  we  were  fortunate 
enought  to  get  Free  water  at  literally 
the  last  hour,  the  Dining  Hall  quickly 
accomodated  us  by  providing  the 
necessary  work  crew  and  supervision. 
This  same  staff  also  worked  the  follow- 
ing evening  for  "Off  the  Wall"  until 
about  4  in  the  morning.  Other  examples 
of  this  responsiveness  to  student  needs 
include  the  .suggestion  box,  the  Contact 
Steak  Dinners  and,  for  the  first  time, 
the  service  of  dinner  oh  the  day  before 
the  semester  began. 

The  Dining  Hall  goes  out  of  its  way  to 
make  things  better  for  us  and  they  are 
responsive  to  our  needs  and  sugges- 
tions. The  next  time  you  have  a 
criticism,  instead  of  complaining  to  so- 
meone that  can't  help,  put  it  in  the  sug- 
gestion box  or  talk  to  the  manager.  And 
the  next  time  they  do  something  good 
for  us. ..thank  them. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM  -  Friday,  February  15. 1980  -  Page  3 


McLain  and  Conkling  on  pyrotechnics  and 
other  things  that  go  boom  in  the  night 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


Sandy,  the  fireworks  are  hail  in ' 
oveLittle  Eden  tonight... Bruce  Springs- 
teen (4th  of  July,  Asbury  Park) 

Weeping  Willow.  Peonie.  Naval  Bat- 
tle. Battle  in  the  Clouds.  Titles  of  pain- 
tings? Nope. 

How  about  sparklers,  cherry  bombs, 
Roman  candles? 

They  are  all  fireworks.  That  is,  for  us. 
For  Washington  College  President  Joe 
McLain  and  Associate  Professor  of 
Chemistry  John  Conkling  they  are  com- 
mercial pyrotechnics  (as  opposed  to 
military  pyrotechnics  such  as  bombs, 
flares,  and  other  things  that  go  boom  in 
the  night.) 

McLain  says  in  his  just-finished  book, 
Pyrotechnics    (and    solid    state 


chemistry)  that,  "From  the  age  of 
twelve,  at  which  time  I  received  a 
chemistry  set  and  proceeded  to  make 
assorted  inks  and  stinks,  red  fire  and 
green  fire,  at  the  suffering  of  my' 
parents  and  to  the  detriment  to 
household  furnishings  and  the  purity  of 
the  air,  I  have  been  in  some  way  con- 
nected with  pyrotechnic  reactions." 

McLain,  who  also  admits  to  prepar- 
ing flare  mixes  for  certain  fraternity 
rituals,  studed  chemistry  atthe  College, 
then  went  to  the  Pyrotechnics  Division 
of  Edgewood  Arsenal  during  World  War 
II.  After  leaving  the  army  he  became 
involved  in  the  fireworks  business  in 
Chestertown  until  1954.  He  returned  to 
his  alma  mater  to  teach  chemistry,  and 


Faculty  showcases  talent 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


The  faculty  of  the  Music  Department, 
along  with  special  guest  Bennett  La  - 
mond,  showcased  their  talents  Tuesday 
night  with  a  salon  concert  honoring  a 
recent  gift  to  the  College— a  square 
piano. 

The  evening  was  planned  as  if  it  were 
a  typical  mid-nineteenth  century  night 
of  entertainment.  The  Chickering 
Square  piano,  made  by  Steinway  and 
Sons,  was  a  gift  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene 
Miller  of  Chestertown.  Over  fifty  spec- 
tators were  seated  in  Tawes  Theater  for 
the  hour-long  concert. 

Kathleen  Mills,  chairman  of  the 
department,  and  Elizabeth  Parcell 
began  the  program  with  several  of 
Schumann's  four-hand  Pieces  for  Little 
and  Big  Children  for  the  piano.  Mills 
dedicated  the  pieces  to  "their  first 
four-hand  partners",  Parcell's  mother, 
and  Mill's  childhood  friend. 

Helen  Stephenson,  voice  instructor, 
followed  with  several  short  German 
songs,    including    Brahms'    lullaby. 


Translations  were  provided  for  the 
songs.  She  was  accompanied  by  Dean 
Garry  Clarke,  and  she  dedicated  the 
songs  to  the  audience. 

Lamond,  listed  in  the  program  as 
"guest  narrator,"  and  Mills,  at  the 
piano,  performed  twenty  humorous 
"Sports  and  Divertissesments"  from 
the  early  twentieth  century  by  Erik 
Satie.  The  often  humorous  bits  of  prose 
fit  the  music  and  treated  everyday  sub- 
jects such  as  swinging,  "Sea  Bathing," 
golf,  and  sleighing,  as  well  as  more  fan- 
ciful subjects  such  as,  "Awakening  the 
Bride,"  the  devil's  "Endless  Tango" 
and  Commedia  dell' Arte. 

The  evening  ended  with  Parcell  on 
the  bassoon,  and  his  wife  first  at  the 
piano  and  then  on  the  flute.  Having  first 
declared  that  the  nineteenth  century 
bassoon  repoirtoire  was  "limited,"  he 
played  a  piece  by  Spohr,  a  19th  century 
concert  violinist  and  contemporary  of 
Beethoven.  Refreshments  followed  in 
the  Green  Room. 


Dumschott's  school  history 
to  be  published  in  late  spring 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


Early  every  weekday  morning  Mr. 
Fred  Dumschott,  1927  graduate  and 
Vice  President  for  Finance  Emeritus, 
can  be  seen  making  the  short  walk  from 
his  office  in  Bunting  Hall  to  the  Clifton 
E.  Miller  Library.  Dumschott  spends 
part  of  his  day  leafing  through  old 
newspapers  and  records  in  the  lower 
floor  of  the  library,  but  he  does  not  do  it 
just  so  that  he  can  enjoy  the  memories 
of  his  youth.  He  is  writing  Washington 
College,  a  history  of  the  school  that 
should  be  published  in  the  late  spring. 

Dumschott  began  his  research  by 
sketching  the  physical  development  of 
the  school  while  he  was  working  in  the 
business  office.  "I  decided  after  I  left 
that  I  might  as  well  put  it  all  together," 
he  said.  The  final  product  will  be  a 
history  not  only  of  the  physical  develop- 
ment of  the  school,  but  also  of  the  dif- 
ferent administrations.  * 

To  form  a  basis  for  his  work 
Dumschott  studied  old  local 
newspapers  and  board  and  faculty 
meeting  minutes,  as  well  as  articles 
and  pamphlets  on  specific  areas  of  the 
college's  early  history.  "A  lot  of  early 
history  done  by  other  people  is  in  the  ar- 
chives here,"  Dumschott  said.  He  ad- 
ded that  the  book  will  contain  80  il- 
lustrations of  presidents,  buildings  and 
athletic  teams. 

Hayward  also  said,  "This  is  really  the 


Dumschott 


first  published  history  of  the  college." 
Dumschott  added,  "After  fifty  years  at 
a  place  you  get  to  know  a  lot.  A  lot  of 
lives  have  passed  through  here  in  two 
hundred  years.  I'm  trying  to  research 
the  athletic  teams,  and  I  might  add  a 
general  history  of  athletics  here  in  an 
essay  at  the  end  of  the  book."  When 
asked  if  the  book  included  information 
up  until  the  present  day  he  said,  "there 
are  a  lot  of  things  I  haven't  been  able  to 
include."  He  sighed,  "I'd  like  to  write 
more,  but  I'm  not  sure  how  much 
longerlhave." 


in  1969  one  of  his  students,  John  Conkl- 
ing, returned  to  teach  in  the  same 
department,  while  at  the  same  time 
developing  a  devout  interest  in 
pyrotechnics. 

McLain  explains  that  his  particular 
interest  in  fireworks  is  that  they  are  an 
art  form  of  sorts— there  are  very  few 
companies  in  the  country  that  produce 
fireworks,  and  those  companies  are 
almost  without  exception  old  family 
businesses.  According  to  McLain,  "the 
formulas  have  been  handed  down  from 
generation  to  generation,  like  secret 
recipes."  Although  either  the  Chinese 
or  Indians  invented  black  powder,  the 
integral  base  of  pyrotechnics,  the 
Italians  have  "used  their  imagination 
and  artistry  to  do  the  designs  and  col- 
ors, and  invent  the  ancestors  to  today's 
fireworks." 

As  plentiful  as  fireworks  may  seem 
today,  the  industry  remains  a  rather 
small  one.  Because  of  this,  along  with 
the  fact  that  many  companies  have 
been  maintained  by  a  single  family  for 
a  long  time,  several  manufacturers 
have  distinctive  trademarks:  the 
British  white  shells  look  like  no  other 
white  shells,  and  a  true  enthusiast  can 
easily  tell  a  red  Wilbur  Lizza  shell  from 
anyone  else's  red  shell.  The  true  en- 
thusiast  also   knows   that  American 


McLain 


shells  are  cylindrical,  while  European 
shells  are  spherical,  which  affects  the 
way  in  which  the  brightly-lit  particles 
fall  from  the  sky. 

"his  nose  would  have  burned  out" 

One  of  the  only  three  sparkler 
manufacturers  in  the  country  is  in 
Elkton,  and  McLain's  ties  with  local 
companies  like  that  one  and  other 
fireworks'  makers  has  made  it  possible 
for  four  separate  Independence  Day 
celebrations  to  be  held  on  the  college 
grounds.  About  15,000  people  have 
witnessed  each  of  the  four  shows  which, 
according  to  McLain,  include  all  the 
usual  shells  along  with  a  few  "set 
pieces,"  or  displays  that  are  lit  but  do 
not  leave  the  ground;  they  are  like 
large,  sparkling  billboards.  McLain 
briefly  described  the  way  the  quick- 
burning  fuse  for  the  George  Washington 
set  piece  is  made,  concluding  that,  "us- 
ing that,  the  whole  thing  burns  at  once 
for  a  few  minutes.  Otherwise,  if  you  lit 
each  one  separately  by  the  time  you  got 
his  hair  lit  his  nose  would  habe  burned 
out." 

McLain  was  contacted  about  nine 
years  ago  to  develop  a  set  of  regulations 
for  the  safe  production  of  fireworks  for 
the  American  fireworks  industry.  He 
and  Conkling  ran  some  tests  in  their 
spare  time  at  the  College,  and  when 
they  handed  in  their  results  they  were 
pleased  to  find  that  their  suggestions 
were  adopted  by  eight  or  nine  states,  in- 
cluding Maryland,  as  well  as  by  the 
Consumer  Product  Safety  Division  of 
the  federal  government  in  1976. 

Conkling  currently  acts  as  a  technical 
advisor  for  the  American  Fireworks 
Association,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  National  Council  of  Fireworks  Safe- 
ty.   He    is    often    consulted    about 


pyrotechnics,  and  recently  worked  with 
the  Federal  Aviation  Administration  to 
develop  a  method  of  detecting 
pyrotechnic  devices,  much  like  the  way 
metal  objects  are  currently  screened  at 
major  airports.  Conkling  says  that  dogs 
can  be  trained  to  sniff  out  black 
powder,  as  well  as  other  substances  in 
bombs.  One  of  Conkling's  ex-students, 
Murray  Suskin,  has  developed  a 
scheme  for  rapid  analysis  of  suspected 
pyrotechnic  compositions  which  is  now 
used  as  a  standard  procedure  by  many 
authorities.  As  final  evidence  that  Con- 
kling and  McLain  are  consulted  from 
people  around  the  country  for  their 
knowledge  of  pyrotechnics,  while 
McLain  was  being  interviewed  for  this 
article  he  received  a  phone  call  from  a 
postal  Inspector  in  San  Francisco  who 
asked  him  to  help  prosecute  a  case  in 
which  a  bomb  was  sent  through  the 
mail  and  nearly  killed  its  rather 
displeased  recipient. 

Few  books  on  subject— 'til  now 

The  recent  move  to  make  fireworks 
safer  then  they  have  been  in  the  past  is 
a  direct  result  of  the  fact  that  chemists 
were  never  really  involved  in  the  mak- 
ing of  fireworks— few,  if  any,  books  on 
the  subject  have  been  written  in  the 
English  language.  McLain's  book,  to  be 
published  by  The  Franklin  Institute 
Press  in  Philadelphia,  devotes  an  entire 
chapter  to  commercial  fireworks.  He 
says  that  while  people  pressing  for 
anti-firework  legislation  claim  that 
even  sparklers  are  dangerous,  a  study 
he  conducted  showed  that  sparklers  are 
99.99997  percent  safe.  Conkling  added 
that  while  10,000  firework-related  in- 
juries wer  reported  in  1976,  before  the 
new  safety  regulations  went  into  effect, 
only  4,000  were  reported  last  year,  and 
the  number  has  been  steadily  declining. 
This  past  Fourth  of  July  Conkling  ap- 
peared on  the  Today  show  to  speak 
about  firework  safety  in  a  segment  that 
was  filmed  in  front  of  Miller  Library, 
where  Conkling  and  McLain  Ignited  a 
few  samples. 

Although  Conkling  and  McLain 
together  would  seem  to  have  solved  the 
problems  of  the  fireworks  industry 
single-handedly,  a  busy  pyrotechnic  ex- 
pert's day  is  never  done.  Conkling  may 
travel  to  China  this  summer  to  help  in- 
struct the  Chinese  in  how  to  make  the 
fireworks  that  they  export  comply  to 
the  United  States'  national  safety 
regulations. 

McLain,  on  the  other  hand,  continues 
to  stand  up  for  fireworks  here  at  home. 


"People  say  to  me,  'What  good  are 
fireworks?'  "  he  says.  "I  say,  "What 
good  is  the  Mona  Lisa?"  I  know  no 
other  entertainment  that  can  delight  so 
many  people  so  cheaply.  Over  one  and  a 
half  million  people  will  attend  the 
fireworks  display  in  Battery  Park  in 
New  York  this  year,  and  the  cost  of  the 
display  will  be  less  than  five  cents  per 
person.  People  say  fireworks  are 
dangerous,  that  they  should 
beoutlawed.  More  people  get  hurt  in 
bathtubs  than  get  hurt  by  fireworks. 
Are  they  going  to  outlaw  bathtubs?" 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM  -  Friday,  Febryary  15, 1980  -  Page  4 

Last  game  Saturday 

Widener  loss  means 
no  playoffs  for  cagers 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


1  don't  mean  to  say  I  told  you  so. 
but. ..so  far  I'm  three  lor  three  on  my 
predictions  with  one  more  to  go.  For  the 
sake  of  the  basketball  team,  I'll  review 
the  two  defeats  first  (and  quickly),  and 
then  the  victory.  Both  defeats  ocurred 
in  the  beautiful  state  of  Pennsylvania. 

Wednesday,  February  6th,  the 
Shoremen  ventured  to  Haverford  Col- 
lege to  play  the  Fords.  Remember  the 
84-64  win  here  at  WC?  The  final  score  in 
Pa  was  90-72  Haverford.  Joe  Moye  was 
the  leading  scorer  with  21  points,  break- 
ing out  of  a  fivegame  scoring  slump. 
Weak  defense  and  weak  offlclation, 
however,  resulted  in  a  defeat  that  hurt 
the  Shoremen's  play-off  chances. 

Wednesday  the  Shoremen's  chance  at 
post-season  action  ended  at  the  hands  of ' 
Wedener  by  a  score  of  88-61.  The  final 
score  is  Cain  Athletic  Center  earlier  in 
the  year,  was  70-69  Widener.  This  loss, 
however,  could  not  be  blamed  on  the  of- 
ficials. When  asked  about  the  ref, 
freshman  Cecil  Sapp  said,  "They  were 
fair— it  wasn't  because  of  them  (that 
we  lost)."  David  Blackwell  led  the  scor- 
ing with  15  points  and  Joe  Moye  added 
13. 


Last  Saturday  night  the  Shoremen 
played  like  they  could  beat  anybody  as 
they  handed  Ursinus  a  90-81  defeat.  Jim 
Corey  led  all  scorers  with  27  points.  In 
fact,  each  player  that  saw  action  played 
a  fine  game  in  the  last  home  game  of 
the  season,  Coach  Tom  Finnegan, 
whohas  received  a  lot  of  criticism  over 
the  years,  made  a  questionable  move 
with  above  twelve  minutes  remaining 
in  the  game.  Along  with  transfer 
sophomore  Corey,  Finnegan  used  three 
freshmen,  (Paul  Hynson,  Sapp,  and 
Blackwell)  and  junior  Craig  Langwost. 
This  put  starters  Moye,  Rich  Dwyer, 
and  Carl  Fornoff  on  the  bench.  It  was 
from  this  point  on  that  the  Shoremen 
stretched  their  lead  enough  to  hang  on 
at  the  end  and  come  away  with  a  win. 

Tomorrow  the  Shoremen  close  their 
'79-80  season  against  arch-rival  Johns 
Hopkins.  The  Shoremen  defeated  the 
Blue  Jays  87-71  here.  There  is  really  no 
reason  for  the  cagers  to  lose  this  game 
unless  they  suffer  a  letdown  after  being 
knocked  out  of  the  playoffs.  But 
Hopkins  is  also  out  of  the  playoff  pic- 
ture, which  makes  this  game  a  matter 
of  pride. 


Bratt  inducted  into  Hall  of  Fame 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


George  Bratt,  a  1921  Washington  Col- 
lege graduate,  has  been  inducted  into 
the  Oldtimers  Baseball  Association  of 
Maryland's  Hall  of  Fame. 

Bratt  played  three  sports  at 
Washington  and  went  on  to  become  a 
baseball  player,  coach,  avid  hunter, 
and  the  president  of  the  National  Spor- 
ting Goods  Company.  He  caught  for  a 
single  season  for  Oxford,  Maryland  in 
the  Tri-State  League.  His  sixteen-year 
sandlot  career  including  playing  for 
and  managing  Fairfield  Dairy, 
Cloverland  Dairy,  and  Hampden,  all 
baseball  teams  in  the  Baltimore  area. 
Remarkable,  in  those  years  he  was 
somehow    associated    with    sixteen 


pennant-winning  teams.  For  a  short 
while  Bratt  also  worked  as  a  major 
league  scout. 

The  induction  ceremony  was  held  in 
Baltimore  on  Friday,  February  18,  at 
the  Association's  twenty-fourth  annual 
Hall  of  Fame  Night.  Other  inductees  in- 
cluded Franklin  Gibson,  Charles 
Blishce,  and  Wilbur  Snyder. 


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Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
sonHall. 


9.6  percent  increase 


$450  tuition,  room,  and  board  hike  recommended 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Finance  Committee  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  will  recom- 
mend a  $450  increase  in  tuition,  room, 
and  board  costs  for  next  year  at  tomor- 
row's Board  meeting. 

The  9.6  percent  increase  for  students 
is  part  of  an  almost  five-and-a-half 
-million  dollar  Budget  that  Vice-  Presi- 
dent of  Finance  Gene  Hessey  says  will 
almost  surely  meet  with  Board  ap- 
proval. 

The  $200  tuition  hike— meaning  a  6.4 
percent  increase  over  last  year's 
figure— and  the  $250  room  and  board  in- 


crease—16.1  percent  higher— will  raise 
tuition,  room,  and  board  costs  for  next 
year  to  $5150. 

Salaries  take  biggest  chunk 
Hessey  cited  three  reasons  for  the 
11.5  percent  growth  in  the  College's 
overall  budget  for  next  year: 

•  College  President  Joseph  McLain's 
recommended  $250,000  increase  in 
faculty  and  staff  salaries, 

•  An  expected  $100,000— or  25  per- 
cent—jump in  utility  costs.  (Hessey 
said  other  institutions,  including  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  are  anticipating  an 


increase  of  as  much  as  50  percent), 
•  $100,000  in  additional  student  aid 

needed  to  meet  the  tuition,  room,  and 
board  increase 

Hessey  also  said  that  an  additional 
$35,000  was  included  in  the  budget  for 
building  repairs  for  the  New  Dorms  and 
the  library  and  for  painting  of  the  ex- 
terior of  Bill  Smith  Hall  and  the  in- 
teriors of  Dunning  and  Bunting. 

"After  considerable  debate  about  the 
temptation  to  delete  these  items  until 
later,"  said  Hessey,  "we  decided  to  get 


them  out  of  the  way  before  further  cost 
increases." 

$690  Increase  avoided 

A  shortfall  of  approximately  $347,000 
between  anticipated  revenues  and  ex- 
penditures for  next  year  might  have 
necessitated  a  $690  increase  in  tuition, 
room,  and  board,  said  Hessey,  if  the 
College  were  not  counting  on  higher  an- 
nual giving  and  endowment  earnings. 

The  College  is  also  counting,  said 
Hessey,  "on  the  current  rate  of  return 
on  investments  sustaining  itself  during 
the  next  year,  which  is  very  iffy." 


Volume  51  Number  17 


Special  Bi 


New  computer  chosen;  no  programs 
for  other  departments,  says  Brown 


Brown:  no  "service  organization" 


Only  two  months  after  Washington 
College  President  Joseph  McLain  ap- 
proved funds  for  a  new  computer,  the 
PRIME  550  has  been  chosen  and  pur- 
chased for  the  school. 

Last  Friday  a  contract  was  signed 
with  PRIME  Computing  Corporation, 
Inc.,  of  McLian  Virginia,  for  the  main 
computer,  a  card  reader,  a  line  printer 
with    graphic    capability,    and    a 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 

magnetic  tape  unit.  The  tape  unit  and 
the  graphic  capability  of  the  line 
printer  are  the  most  noticeable 
enlargements  on  the  college's  current 
system,  which  is  organized  around  an 
IBM  1130. 

Mathematics  and  Computer  Science 
Department  Chairman  Richard  Brown 
said  that  the  new  computer  has  a  larger 
memory  than  the  IBM  machine,  but 


Hughes  to  speak  at  Convocation 

Ball  will  highlight  Birthday  Celebration 


9:00  p.m.  Cherry  blossoms.  The  or- 
chestra. Elegantgowns  will  take  the 
place  of  Levi's.  Carnations  will  be  pin- 
ned on  every  lanel. 

The  traditional  .Ball  will  highlight 
Washington's  Birthday  Celebration 
from  9-1:00  p.m.  tomorrow  in  Cain 
Athletic  Center,  featuring  The  Lester 
Lanin  Orchestra. 

The  program  of  festivities  also  in- 
cludes a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
visitors  and  Governors  at  10:00  a.m.,  a 
buffet  luncheon  in  Hodson  Dining  Hall 
at  12:30,  the  Washington's  Birthday 
Convocation  In  Daniel  Z.  Gibson  Fine 
Arts  Center  at  2:00  with  speaker  Gover- 
nor Harry  Roe  Hughes,  and  an  informal 
dinner  at  5 : 00  in  the  Dining  Hall. 

Over  2000  invitations  to  the  Ball  were 
sent  to  students,  parents,  Faculty,  the 
Administrative  Staff,  and  alumni.  Ac- 
cording to  Vice-President  for  Develop- 
ment and  Public  Relations  George 
Hayward,  "We  will  have  a  full  house." 
There  will  be  100  tables  and  seating  for 
800.  In  previous  years,  about  450 
students  have  attended. 

The  proceeds  from  patrons  and 
tickets  will  go  to  the  College's  general 
Scholarship  Fund.  Hayward  said  last 
year  there  was  a  $2500  profit. 

Hayward  is  coordinator  of  the 
celebration  in  conjunction  with  Dean  of 
Students    Maureen    Kelley.    The 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

freshman  class,  led  by  class  President 
Peter  Collins,  will  decorate  the  Athletic 
Center.  Director  of  Food  Services  Dave 
Knowles  will  manage  the  cash- bar  and 
midnight  snack.  The  Maintenance 
Department  handles  the  set-up  of 
tables,  the  platform  for  the  orchestra, 
and  clean-up  on  Sunday  and  Monday. 


Academic 

regalia 
explained 

The  ceremonial  traditions  of 
Washington's  Birthday  Convocation 
link  the  College  both  to  18th  century 
Maryland  and  to  medieval  universities. 

The  academic  costume,  the  presiden- 
tial chain,  and  the  mace  are  the  major 
symbols  of  academic  regalia. 

The  tradition  of  academic  dress  goes 
back  to  the  14th  century.  A  1321  statute 
required  that  all  "Doctors,  Licentiates, 
and  Bachelors"  of  the  University  of 
Coimbra  wear  gowns.  By  the  end  of  the 
14th  century,  the  statutes  of  certain 
English  colleges  prescribed  the  wear- 
Continued  on  Page  8 


"This  year  we  strongly  discourage 
bringing  coolers  of  ice  into  the  gym- 
nasium," Hayward"  said.  Buckets  of  ice 
will  be  available  at  the  bar. 

Freshman  class  President  Peter  Col- 
lins said  that  decorations  include 
cherry  trees  with  lights  and  cherry 
blossoms  on  the  branches.  About  15 
freshmen  are  working  on  the  decora- 
tions which  Collins  said  will  cost  about 
$250. 

The  annual  Ball  began  as  a  tradi- 
tional event  in  1965.  Hayward  said  "In 
the  early  70's,  interest  declined  and  at- 
tendence  dropped  off.  In  1974,  President 
and  Mrs.  McLain  had  a  very  strong  in- 
terest in  the  upgrading  of  the  Birthday 
Ball  to  a  point  where  more  students, 
aiumni,  and  Chestertown  residents 
would  attend.  In  1977  the  Ball  was 
moved  to  the  gymnasium  and  at- 
tendence  increased  by  200  people." 

Up  until  1969  a  "Miss  Washington  Col- 
lege," chosen  by  male  students,  was 
crowned  at  the  Bal.  The  possibility  of 
presenting  the  White  House  with  a 
Washington  College  birthday  cake  has 
been  suggested  in  past  years,  but  the 
idea  has  never  gotten  off  the  ground. 

Hayward  said,  "We  view  the  Ball  as  a 
traditional  social  occasion  for  the  col- 
lege community  and  friends  and 
neighbors  of  the  College.  I  hope  this 
year  is  the  best  we've  had." 


more  importantly  the  PRIME  com- 
puter uses  videoscreen  terminals  as  op- 
posed to  punched  cards.  This  means 
that  an  operator  can  type  a  program, 
run  it,  correct  it,  and  run  It  again 
without  leaving  his  seat.  It  also  means 
that  with  the  six  terminals  the  school 
has  purchased,  six  people  can  type  and 
run  programs  at  once,  whereas  with 
the  current  system  only  three  people 
can  use  the  card  punchers  at  once,  and 
only  one  program  can  be  run  at  a  time. 

The  propoal  that  the  company  sub- 
mitted to  the  college  begins  by  saying 
that,  "The  PRIME  computer  system 
proposed  for  Washington  College  has 
been  configured  to  meet  the  College's 
current  needs,  while  providing  the  flex- 
ibility and  capacity  to  expand  to  re- 
quirements." Part  of  the  capacity  for 
expansion  is  the  fact  that  the  computer 
has  facilities  for  up  to  63  terminals 
which  do  not  have  to  be  in  the  same 
building  as  the  computer.  Cost  of  the 
terminals  for  the  college  is  under  one 
thousand-  dollars  a  piece.  Another 
aspect  of  the  new  computer  which 
especially  suits  the  College  is  that  a  ser- 
viceman can  run  tests  on  the  computer 
by  remote  control  to  see  what  is  wrong 
with  it  before  making  a  service  call. 

No  programs  for  other  departments 

Brown  said  that  in  the  Fall  he  "will 
know  if  we  have  chosen  a  sufficiently 
comprehensive  system."  He  also  said 
that  a  major  change  In  the  computing 
center  next  year  will  be  that  it  will  not 
be  run  by  one  person,  and  it  will  no . 
longer  be  a  "service  organization".  I 
propose  that  in  the  future  we  help  peo- 
ple solve  their  problems,  but  we  will  not 
run  programs  for  other  departments," 
he  said.  "I  intend  to  offer  to  any  person 
in  the  administration  staff  who  is  in- 
terested in  a  course  on  the  computer 
over  the  summer." 

Applications  are  currently  being 
solicited  by  the  College  for  a  computer 
science  teacher,  but  Brown  said  that  he 
hopes  the  new  teacher  will  teach  a  math 
course  as  well.  Their  will  be  at  least 
four  computer  science  courses  offered, 

Continued  on  Page  5 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  February  22, 1980-Page  2 


editorial 


Taking  the  good  with  the  bad 

There  were  two  news  items  of  note  during  this  otherwise  slow 
news  week  leading  up  to  the  Birthday  Ball:  It  was  learned  that 
we  can  expect  a  substantial  ($450)  increase  in  tuition,  room,  and 
board  for  nextyear,  and  that  the  College  has  chosen  a  new 
$125  000  computing  system  (the  PRIME  550)  to  replace  the  anti- 
quated IBM  1130.  So  you  take  the  bad  with  the  good,  right?  Ex- 
cept in  this  case  the  bad  isn't  all  that  bad,  and  the  good— well  the 
good  just  isn't  all  that  good,  either. 

The  $450  increase  could  have  been  worse— $240  worse,  ac- 
cording to  Vice-President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey.  Some  less- 
than-conservative  estimates  on  anticipated  annual  giving  and  in- 
vestment returns  for  next  year  have  kept  the  increase  lower  than 
it  might  have  been. 

And  it's  hard  to  contest  the  reasons  for  the  increase:  the  facul- 
ty andstaff  salary  increase  pool,  at  a-quarter-of-a-million 
dollars,  is  smaller  than  what  many  students  called  for  last 
semester,  knowing  it  might  necessitate  a  tuition  hike;  the  con- 
servative 25  percent  increase  in  estimated  utility  costs  for  next 
year  is  unavoidable;  and  the  extra  $100,000  necessary  for  finan- 
cial aid  goes  right  back  to  students. 

$450  is  a  considerable  sum,  but  that  looks  like  the  cost  of  keep- 
ing warm  and  keeping  professors 

The  acquisition  of  the  new  computing  system  is  welcome,  but 
this  benefit  is  qualified  not  only  by  the  loss  of  Computing  Center 
Director  Bill  Schmoldt  but  by  the  apparent  elimination  of  the 
computing  services  he  provided  gratis  to  other  departments.  The 
new  system  may  be  much  more  capable  than  the  present  one, 
but  it  evidently  won't  be  working  for  the  administration  or  facul- 
ty unless  thay  learn  how  to  work  it  themselves. 

The  lesson  here  is  that  it's  easier  to  replace  a  machine  than  it 
is  to  replace  a  man.  That  the  tuition  increase  may  help  retain  the 
faculty,  upon  whom  the  educational -quality  of  the  College 
depends,  should  provide  some  solace  for  students  and  parents 
when  it  comes  time  to  pay  that  bill  next  summer. 


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News  Editor Pete  Turchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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Letter  to  the  Editor 

"What good  is  theMona  Lisa?" 


This  letter  is  in  reference  to  a  state- 
ment made  by  Washington  College 
President  Joe  McLain  in  Peter  Turchi's 
article,  "McLain  and  Conkling  on 
Pyrotechnic  and  other  things  that  go 
boom  in  the  night"  in  last  week's  Elm. 

As  quoted  by  Mr.  Turchi  at  the  end  of 
the  article,  Dr.  McLain  said  that  when 
other  people  say  "What  good  are 
fireworks?"  he  counters  with,  "What 
good  is  the  Mona  Lisa?"  Whether  or  not 
the  statement  was  made  in  jest  I  do  not 
know,  but  the  implications  of  it  are  too 
serious  to  be  taken  lightly. 

I  say  this  not  only  because  I've  never 
had  anyone  stuff  paintings  in  my 
mailbox  on  Halloween,  but  because  I 
think  the  inherent  value  of  a  work  of  art 
is  enormously  greater  than  that  of  a 
handful  of  chemicals  burning  in  the 
sky.  The  matter,  however,  is  not  one  of 
particular  principles. 

As  some  members  of  the  Washington 
College  community  might  remember, 
we  are  part  of  a  liberal  arts  college 
which  has  itself  a  history  of  over  200 
years.  In  the  late  1700's  when 
Washington  received  its  charter,  the 
chic  thing  in  Europe  was 
neoclassicism.  This  included  a  return  to 
classical  ideas  of  education  such  as 
Socrates',  which,  generally  stated,  was 
that  education  was  to  be  had  for  itself; 
it's  worth  was  not  to  make  you  an  auto 
mechanic  or  a  computer  programmer, 
but  instead  to  teach  you  ideas  and  prin- 
ciples that  would  enable  you  to  better 
live  your  life.  At  about  the  same  time 
Samuel  Johnson  was  sitting  in  an  apart- 


ment in  London  saying  that,  "Whether 
we  provide  for  action  or  conversation, 
whether  we  wish  to  be  useful  or  pleas- 
ing, the  first  requisite  is  the  religious 
and  moral  knowledge  of  right  and 
wrong;  the  next  is  an  acquaintance 
with  the  history  of  mankind,  and  with 
those  examples  which  may  be  said  to 
embody  truth,  and  prove  by  events  the 
reasonableness  of  opinions." 
Hereabouts  are  the  foundations  of  the 
liberal  arts  tradition. 

Although,  as  I  said,  I  can-'t  be  sure  ex- 
actly how  seriously  Dr.  McLain  meant 
for  his  statement  to  be  taken,  it  seems 
to  me  an  opportune  moment  to  remind 
ourselves  of  the  puposes  of  a  liberal 
arts  education.  Works  of  art  such  as  the 
Mona  Lisa  have  always  been  the  high 
points  of  any  culture;  to  change  an  old 
quote,  the  history  of  art  is  the  history  of 
man.  To  imply  that  our  culture  might 
be  remembered  because  it  was  able  to 
make  things  that  go  boom  and  make 
colors  in  the  sky  is,  to  me,  absurd. 

In  conclusion  I  would  simply  like  to 
say  that  fireworks  and  art  works  both 
have  their  places,  but  we  must  be  able 
to  distinguish  between  the  two.  People 
don't  want  to  see  paintings  set  on  fire 
and  thrown  into  the  sky,  but  neither  do 
they  want  to  hang  a  Wilbur  Lizza  red 
shell  in  their  dining  room.  All  con- 
sidered, however,  I  suppose  I  must  ad- 
mit that  painting  is  the  easier  of  the  two 
"arts";  Leonardo  da  Vinci  spent  weeks 
painting  the  Mona  Lisa,  but  while  he 
was  working  on  the  hair,  he  didn't  have 
to  worry  about  her  smile  burning  out. 


Bad  Boy  Blake,  Co-editor,  King  Crab 


The  Great  Paraphernalia  Ban: 
Whodunit? 


Holy  Homegrown !  They're  still  out  of 
rolling  papers  at  Marty  Kabat's 
General  Store.  They  haven't  gotten  any 
more  screens.  There  hasn't  been  a  bong 
in  there  (for  sale,  at  least)  since  the  late 
1970's.  And  it  doesn't  look  like  any  of 
this  hardware  is  scheduled  for  a  return 
engagement. 

Some  young  punks  on  politics,  the  Col- 
lege Republicans,  deserve  much  of  the 
credit  for  the  extra  shelf  space  at  the 
bookstore.  The  reactionary  pot- 
totailers  have  been  putting  out  facist 
propoganda  sheets  ever  since  the 
Republican  Party  decided  that  there 
may  be  life  after  Watergate.  Their 
November  excretion  ( printed  with 
money  that  they  sleazed  out  of  the  stu- 
dent Activities  Fund)  featured  a  "Jane, 
you  ignorant  slut"-type  debate  over  the 
morality  of  selling  marijuana 
paraphernalia  in  the  bookstore. 

The  pro-  paraphernalia  argument 
was  written  by  a  student  who  "never 
had,  nor  at  any  time  desires  to  have  any 
connection  with  the  College 
Republicans.  "That's  bullshit.  If  he 
takes  part  in  a  written  debate  in  their 
rag,  that's  about  as  connected  as  he  can 


Commentary 

by  JOHN  WHARTON 


get  with   these   GOP   sermon-on-the- 
mounters. 

The  anti-paraphernalia  argument 
was  written  by  someone  who  goes  by 
the  pen  name  "Publius."  Whether  or 
not  Publius  is  the  same  writer  that 
wrote  the  pro-paraphernalia  argument 
is  anybody's  guess,  but  whoever  he  or 
she  is  should  change  their  by-line  to 
"Nuke  Breath."  The  mystery  moralist 
says  that  the  college  must  "enstill  in  its 
students  proper  standards  of  conduct, 
ethics,  and  morality."  The  writer  goes 
on  to  say  that  the  sale  of  paraphernalia 


in  the  bookstore  "flies  square  in  the 
teeth  of  any  sense  of  ethics." 

I  can  think  of  many  things  to  fly  into 
Publius's  teeth,  but  he  sure  gave  Mr. 
Movies  down  in  the  bookstore  a  case  of 
the  willies.  Kabat  kept  his  cool  but  got 
rid  of  the  rolling  papers  and  screens  he 
had  so  carefully  placed  in  a  drawer 
behind  the  bookstore  counter. 

A)Did  Kabat  get  heat  from  Cap'n  Joe 
and  the  Big  Board  to  get  the  dope  toys 
out  of  his  inventory?  B)Did  an  angel  ap- 
pear in  Kabat's  dreams  and  turn  him 
into  a  fire  'n  brimstone  crusader  for 
moral  reform?  C)Or  was  Mr.  "Green 
Acres"  Haney  of  WC  simply  blown 
away  by  Publius's  argument? 

I'll  go  with  D,  none  of  the  above,  on 
this  question,  Kabat  wasn't  getting  that 
much  of  a  return  selling  rolling  papers 
and  screens,  at  least  not  enough  to  risk 
getting  blacklisted  by  those  who  sym- 
pathize with  the  College  Republicans. 

But  how  can  anyone  sympathize  with 
a  klan  that  squanders  student  activity 
funds  on  trashy  propoganda  dedicated 
to  the  teachings  of  Anne  Landers?  This 
bunch  also  set  up  a  politicaly  saturated 
blood  donor  program  with  the 
Baltimore  Red  Cross  last  spring,  totally 
ignoring  the  pleas  of  the  Eastern  Shore 
Blood  Bank  to  keep  blood  here  where  it 
is  donated.  The  College  Republican's 
succesful  eradication  of  marijuana 
paraphernalia  from  the  bookstore  is 
just  the  latest  attempt  by  these  meddl- 
ing parasites  to  deprive  W.C.  students 
of  party  hardware,  blood,  and  activity 
funds  as  completely  as  possible. 
'  The  College  Republicans  will  no 
doubt  receive  GOP  funds  to  get  to 
Chicago  for  the  Republican  Conven- 
tion.this  year. whether  the  folks  with  the 
student  activity  bucks  spot  the  W.C. 
Republican  Presidential  Campaign  this 
Fall  remains  to  be  seen. 

'Till  then,  rooooooooooooooll  another 
one... 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-  Friday,  February  22, 1980-Page  3 


Rahman:  questioning  America's  Middle  East  policy       Photo  by  Rick  Adelberg 

Rahman:  The  PLO  and 
the  20  percent  solution 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


He  has  met  with  Andrew  Young 
several  times,  and  he  said  the  Carter 
administration  knew  of  the  meetings 
Young  had  with  high-ranking  members 
of  the  Palestine  Liberation  Organiza- 
tion before  resigning  under  pressure 
last  year. 

He  was  involved  in  the  unseccessful 
negotiation  attempt  of  US  envoy 
Ramsey  dark  early  in  the  Iran  crisis 
last  November. 

And  he  predicted  that  Moscow  will 
remove  Afghan  President  Babrak  Kar- 
mal  by  the  end  of  this  week. 

But  last  Friday  night,  PLO  Deputy 
Representative  to  the._U.N.  Hasan 
Rahman  was  concerned  mostly  with 
the  plight  of  the  Palestinians  in  the  Mid- 
dle East  as  he  spoke  to'an  audience  of 
nearly  75  in  Hynson  Lounge. 

"How  to  achieve  peace  in  the  Middle 
East— that  is  what  we  should  be  con- 
cerned about,"  said  Rahman,  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of  Puerto 
Rico  with  a  master's  degree  in  public 
administration.  "We  (the PLO)  unders- 
tand that  peace  requires  a  concession. 
We  have  conceded  80  percent  of 
Palestine;  we  want  to  establish  our 
state  on  only  20  percent. 

"We  believe  this  can  be  settled 
peacefully. ..when  everyone  gets  what 
belongs  to  them." 

Crux  of  the  conflict 

Rahman  presented  a  persuasive 
argument  for  the  Palestinians  as  he 
identified  what  he  called  the  crux  of  the 
Middle  East  conflict:  "As  long  as  the 
Israeli  govenment  declares  theres  is  no 
such  thing  as  a  Palestinian  people,  the 
conflict  will  continue. 

"I  have  no  problem  with  living  with  a 
Jew  in  Israel  or  New  York,"  Rahman 
said,  adding  that  he  does  in  fact  live  in  a 
predominantly- Jewish  apartment 
building  in  New  York.  "I  do  have  a  pro- 
blem with  someone  who  will  not 
perceive  me  as  his  equal." 

Allowing  that  he  expected  the  issue  to 
be  brought  up,  Rahman  asserted  that 
the  PLO  did  not  introduce  violence  to 
the  Middle  East.  "254  women  and 
children  were  massacred  by  Menachim 
Begin  in  1948,"  he  said.  "In  his  book,  He 
even  brags  about  this." 

Rahman    also    criticized    President 


Carter's  decision  to  boycott  the  Moscow 
Olympics.  "When  Mr.  Carter  was  ask- 
ed why  the  athletes  will  not  go  to 
Moscow,  he  said,  'We  will  not  go  to  a 
capitol  that  subjugates  innocent  peo- 
ple.' 

"Why  does  this  apply  only  to  the 
Soviet  Union,  not  Israel?"  asked 
Rahman. 

Saying  that  every  Israeli  citizen 
receives  $1000  a  year  from  American 
taxpayers,  Rahman  also  also  what  the 
Palestinians  had  "done  to  the 
American  people  to  deserve  this  kind  of 
treatment." 

Unable  to  visit  family 

Although  he  is  the  only  PLO  represen- 
tative allowed  by  the  US  government  to 
travel  outside  a  25-mile  radius  of  New 
York  City,  Rahman  said  he  has 
nonetheless  been  unable  to  visit  his 
family  in  his  homeland  on  the  occupied 
West  Bank  for  five  years.  "My  father 
died  three  weeks  ago— I  have  not  been 
able  to  attend  his  funeral.  I  have 
brothers  and  sisters  I  have  not  seen  for 
sixteen  years." 

After  a  45-minute  lecture,  Rahman 
answered  questions—  some  heated— for 
another  45  minutes. 

Said  one  Jewish  member  of  the  au- 
dience, "You  call  yourself  a  peaceful 
organization,  yet  you've  masterminded 
terrorist  activities  for  years.  The 
American  people  don't  understand  that 
if  a  Palestinian  state  were  set  up  on  the 
West  Bank,  it  would  be  a  Russian 
satellite." 

Rahman  answered  that  "The  PLO  is 
a  nationalist  movement.  We  have  no  in- 
terest whatever,  under  any  cir- 
cumstances, to  become  a  satellite  of  the 
Soviet  Union  or  the  US.  We  wish  to  be 
friendly  with  all  the  nations  of  the 
world." 

Hasan  Who? 

ConceFning  his  relationship  with 
President  Carter,  he  said  that  five 
minutes  after  being  introduced  to  him, 
Carter  denied  ever  having  met  Rahman 
to  reporters. 

Rahman  concluded  with  a  warning  on 
American  foreign  policy.  "Anyone  who 
is  serious  about  the  future  of  America 
in  general  will  have  to  start  questioning 
its  policies  in  the  Middle  East." 


Roving  Reporter 


PLO  at  WC 


by  ROB  UNGER 
Photography  by  BOB  LEONARD 


Question:  What  was  your  reaction  to 
last  Friday  night 's  PLO  speaker? 


Jeff  Donaho  -  Freshman  -  New  York 

I  thought  it  presented  a  lot  of  things 
about  the  PLO  1  didn't  know.  I  think  I'm 
more  sympathetic  to  their  cause  but  it 
is  no  excuse  for  their  actions. 


Steve  Groft  -  Freshman  -  Westminstei 
The  speaker  was  well-versed.  Th 
definitely  have  a  legitimate  cause. 


*■■'     ^ 


Lee  Clarke  -  Junior  -  Mass. 

He  enlightened  me  to  the  sorrowful  . 
plight   of   the   Palestinians,    but   two 
wrongs   do   not   make   a   right.    You 
shouldn't  fieht  fire  with  fire. 


Marion  Rock  -  Senior  -  New  York 

The  lecture  didn't  have  any  effect  on 
me  at  all.  I  thought  the  guy  was  very 
crafty  and  he  dodged  a  lot  of  questions. 
He  knows  the  sentiment  in  the  US.  It 
was  what  I  expected. 


"Saved  by  Grace" 
coming 

Christian  Fellowship 


On  Saturday,  March  1,  at  3:00, 
"Saved  By  Grace",  and  Contemporary 
Christian  band,  will  give  a  concert  in 
Bill  Smith  Auditorium.  They  give  con- 
certs for  a  lover  offering  so  admission 
is  free,  but  if  anyone  feels  they  would 
like  to  contribute  to  some  of  their  ex- 
penses, there  will  be  a  love  box  at  the 
back  of  the  auditorium.  Come  hear 
some  good  music  and  experience. 
"Saved  By  Grace."  Everyone  is 
welcome!  For  more  information  con- 
tact Tammy  Wolf  QA221  and  Mark 
Squillante  Kent  216. 


Come  by  and 
see  the  new 
renovations  & 
new  machines 

in  the 

KAGAME  ROOM 

Open  to  all 
college  students 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-  Friday,  February  22, 1980-Page  4 


Smith,  Gillin  criticize 
NASDTEC  evaluation 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


Newell:  "Philosophy  divorced  from  ordinary  understanding  Is  vain1 

Newell  edits  "common  sense" book 

by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

"The  book  as  a  whole  argues  that,  as 
stated  In  the  introduction,  'Philosophy 
divorced  from  our  ordinary  understan- 
ding of  life  is  vain,  and  ordinary 
understanding  unrefined  by 
philosophical  reflection  is  blind",  said 
Newell.  Nine  articles  by  noted 
philosophers  such  as  William  James, 
Henry  Sidgwick  and  A.J.  Ayer,  and  one 
previously*  unpublished  essay  by 
Newell  comprise  the  book. 

Newell  first  began  thinking  about 
such  a  book  in  1974,  but  until  recently, 
"I  never  seemed  to  have  time  to  do  it." 
By  October  of  1979  the  book  was  in  its 
final  form.  The  college  bookstore 
received  its  order  about  two  weeks  ago. 

"I  think  it  will  be  a  very  useful  book 
of  readings  for  the  Introductary  class," 
Newell  said. 


Dr.  J.  David  Newell  has  edited  a 
book  of  philosophical  essays  on  the  rela- 
tionship between,  "beliefs  of  common 
sense,  scientific  beliefs  and 
philosophical  beliefs," 

The  book,  which  is  designed  for  his 
Introduction  to  Philosophy  class,  is 
published  by  University  Press  of 
America.  "Five  publishers  were  in- 
terested at  the  outset."  he  said. 
Although  they  liked  the  Idea  behind  the 
book,  they  "weren't  optomistic  about 
marketing  possibilities." 

University  Press  is  handling  promo- 
tion of  the  book  itself.  "The  book  will  be 
exhibited  at  22  conferences  across 
America  this  year,"  Newell  said.  The 
company  will  send  order  forms  to 
"every  teacher  in  humanities  In 
America." 


A  draft  evaluation  from  the  Maryland 
State  Board  of  Education  has  recently 
been  submitted  to  the  College. 

The  College  was  evaluated  under  the 
guidelines  set  by  the  National  Associa- 
tion  of   State   Directors   of   Teacher 
Education    and    Certification 
B  (NASDTEC)  from  November  14-16  last 
"  semester.  The  evaluation  is  designed  to 

2  determine  whetheror  not  the  various 
C3  course  plans  in  the  Education  Depart- 
_§  ment  here  meet  with  the  standards  set 
■■»  by  NASDTEC.  If  the  College  meets  with 
a  those  standards,  students  who  fulfill  the 

3  requirements  in  the  Education  Depart- 
£  ment  would  receive  teacher  certifica-. 
fc  tion  upon  graduation. 

The  Social  Sciences  area  received 
some  criticism  in  the  evaluation,  ac- 
cording to  chairman  of  the  History 
Department  Nate  Smith.  He  said 
however,  that  the  problems  are  not 
serious  ones.  "Some  of  the  recommen- 
dations are  vague,"  he  said. 

The  Humanities  area  also  received 
criticism.  Dr.  Richard  Gillin,  Associate 
Professor  of  English  said.  "Some  of 
their  criticisms  are  valid  to  a  certain 
degree".  He  added,  however,  "they 
(the  evaluation  team)  wrote  one 
sentence  that  is  priceless.  It  is  com- 
pletely unintelligible." 

One  criticism  of  the  Social  Sciences, 
Smith  said,  is  that  the  courses  "are  not 
teacher  prep,  courses.  Most  of  the  pro- 
blems departments  encountered  come 
from  the  general  difference  between  a 


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As  far  as  the  Humanities  is  concern- 
ed, Gillin  reacts  "most  strongly  to  the 
criticism  on  literature.  They  say  that 
the  teaching  of  literature  is  secondary 
to  media  and  television."  Gillin  said  he 
fears  the  devaluation  of  literature 
without  the  teaching  of  literature,  he 
says,  "The  literacy  rate  can't  help  but 
go  down."  He  added  that  "our  main 
concern  is  the  students'  writing 
abilities." 

All  departments  have  been  asked  to 
add  what  is  missing  or  change  the  pro- 
grams in  order  to  meet  the  standards. 
"If  we  don't  shape  up— and  it  is  not  a 
minor  thing— they  will  not  give 
NASDTEC  teacher  approval"  said 
Smith.  He  added  that  this  does  not 
mean  that  qualified  students  cannot 
teach.  Smith  said  that  the  Committee 
did  not  suppjy  any  ideas  or  solutions  to 
the  problems. 

In  order  to  keep  NASDTEC  certifica- 
tion, Gillin  said  a  course  in  Linguistics 
may  be  added  permanently.  He  also 
said  that  the  "state  is  asking  us  to  do 
things  now  that  we  cannot  because  of 
our  size."  Due  to  lack  of  staff  it  is  vir- 
tually impossible  to  include  the  variety 
which  will  please  the  NASDTEC  stan- 
dard, said  Gillin. 

The  finished  report,  which  will  pro- 
bably be  out  sometime  in  March,  will 
reflect  the  November  evaluation  as 
well  as  comments  and  justifications  by 
the  various  departments. 


Poetry  contest  offers  $1000  prize 


World  of  Poetry 


A  $1000  grand  prize  will  be  awarded 
in  the  Poetry  Competition  sponsored  by 
the  World  of  Poetry,  a  quarterly 
newsletter  for  poets. 

Poems  of  all  styles  and  on  any  subject 
are  eligible  to  compete  for  the  grand 
prize  or  for  49  other  cash  or  merchan- 
dise awards. 


Says  contest  director,  Joseph  Mellon, 
"We  are  encouraging  poetic  talent  of 
every  kind,  and  expect  our  contest  to 
produce  exciting  discoveries." 

Rule  and  official  entry  forms  are 
avilable  from  World  of  Poetry  2431 
Stockton  Blvc,  Dept.  N,  Sacramento, 
California  95817. 


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Photography  Editor's 
camera  stolen 


THE  WASHINGTON  cm  .1  .rge  ELM-  Friday,  February  22, 1980-Page  5 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


A  $700  camera  .was  stolen  from  the 
dark  room  used  byElm  and  Pegasus 
photographers  on  Sunday,  Feburary 
10th.  The  camera  was  the  personal  pro- 
perty of  Jim  Graham,  Elm 
Photography  Editor. 

Graham  said,  "I  locked  the  camera 
up  on  Saturday  night  after  taking  pic- 
tures at  the  Lambda  party.  On  Sunday 
morning  Rick  Adelberg  (another  stu- 
dent photographer)  went  into  the 
Elmotiice  and  saw  two  black  males 
who  said  they  had  permission  from  me 
to  be  there.  When  Rick  confronted  me 
In  my  room  with  this  story  I  said  I  had 
not  given  anyone  permission   to  be 


there,  yet  when  entering  the  Dark 
Room  I  found  my  camera  had  been 
stolen." 

Graham  and  Adelberg  reported:  the 
theft  to  Chestertown  police.  On  their 
way  back  to  the  College,  they  saw  the 
two  suspects  and  recorded  the  license 
plate  number.  They  then  reported  the 
number  to  the  police. 

"The  police  took  our  information,  yet 
thay  didn't  seem  to  be  too  interested  I 
felt  they  could  do  more."  said  Graham. 

Graham  said  that  will  probably  cover 
the  cost  of  the  camera. 

There  were  no  signs  of  forcible  entry 
into  the  Elm  Office. 


Thieves  infiltrate 
faculty  locker-room 

by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


The  faculty  locker-room  in  Cain 
Athletic  center  has  been  plagued  by 
thefts  This  semester,  with  professors 
reporting  articles  of  athletic  gear  and 
clothing  stolen,  as  well  as  money  and 
personal  articles. 

One  of  the  victims  of  theft  was  Dr. 
Richard  DeProspo,  Assistant  Professor 
of  English,  who  had  fifteen  dollars 
stolen  in  two  separate  incidents.  Ac- 
cording to  DeProspo,  the  thief  is  clever 
and  fast.  Not  only  did  he  gain  entry  to  a 


locked  room  to  which  he  theoretically 
shouldn't  have  a  Key,  said  DeProspo, 
but  after  he  stole  the  money,  he 
returned  the  wallet  to  its  place  in  the 
locker.  DeProspo's  solution  to  the  pro- 
blem is  simple:  "Coach  (Ed)  Athey 
should  change  the  locks,  and  issue  new 
keys  to  all  faculty  members."  He  added 
that,  "I'm  going  to  hide  down  there  on 
and  off  for  the  next  couple  of  months, 
and  if  I  find  out  who's  doing  it,  I'm  go- 
ing  to  kill  him." 


Christian  Science  counselor 
provides  services 

Christian  Science  Campus  Counselor 


Christian  Science  Campus 
Counselors  serve  on  a  volunteer  basis 
at  colleges  and  universities  near  their 
homes. -They  welcome  conversations 
with  people  in  the  academic  community 
about  their  interests  and  needs  and  the 
possible  helpfulness  of  Christian 
Science  in  their  lives. 

"People"  can  be  interested  students, 
faculty  members,  instructors  or  staff 
members.. .anyone  who'd  like  to  ex- 
amine a  more  spiritual  approach  to  his 
life  and  work. 

The  counselor's  approach  is  one  of 
friendly  interest  and  idea-sharing.  No 
religious  proselytizing,  just  candid  ex- 
change of  thoughts  and  experiences.  No 
giving  of  advice,  but  exploring 
possibilities  together. 

The  main  focus  of  the  Counselor's 
thinking  is  going  to  be  on  God— what 
God  is,  His  relation  to  man,  what  reali- 
ty is  (and  how  it  can  be  known),  and 


what  man  can  be  because  of  God. 

Elaine  Wolcott  is  the  Christian 
Science  Campus  Counselor  for 
Washington  College.  She  will  be  in  the 
Student  Center  Lobby  on  the  first  and 
third  Wednesday  of  the  month  from 
11:30  am  to  1:30  p.m. 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
son  Hall. 


I  New  computer!  Foodservice 

•Continued  from  page  1-  HtHlOUIICeS 

"but  they  won't  all  be  taught  by  one  •                  • 

person.  Four  or  more  people  on  campus  CODCeSSIOD  DFICd 

next  semester  will  be  teaching  Com-  "»»«iw»w»«  r"vlJ 

puter  Science-at  least  three  members 

of  the  Math  Department,  and  perhaps  WC  Food  Service 

one  outsider.  I  think  we  have  made  a  This    year'    as    ln    tne    Past.    Uie 

mistake  in  the  past  in  giving  one  person  Wasnln6ton  College  Food  Service  will 

the  work  of  two  people—   (Former  °Perate  a  cash  bar  and  concession 

Director  of  the  Computer  Center  Bill)  stand  at  the-annual  Washington's  Bir- 

Schmoldt   was   heavily   overloaded  "  tbday  Ba"  t0  be  held  on  Saturday, 

Brown  also  said  that  student  assistants  February  23.  ^m  from  9:00  to  1:00  AM. 

in  the  center  will  be  relied  upon  more  Tne  cash  bar  wl"  0,fer  draft  beer  a'  50« 

heavily  than  in  the  past.  'or  12  ounces,  liquor  (straight  or  with 

One    of   the    courses   offered    next  mixers)  'or  W-00  per  drink  and  mixed 

semester    will    be   on    the   computer  drmks  for  '125  each.  The  concession 

language  PASCAL.  Brown  said  that  s'andwi"°«er: 

although  it  will  be  exciting  for  students     '2-°unce?  soda 354 

to  take  the  introductory  course  on  the     5U ,,~  , 50< 

new  computer  with  the  terminal  set-up,      „°  ,    ,     lps 75< 

students  who  can  already  use  the  IBM     „,    ?, : 754 

machine   "will   be   able   to   use   the     plastlc  glasses  and  napkins free 

PRIME  550  after  about  five  minutes  of  The  p,nces  °f  the  above  ltcms  are  kePl 

instruction."    Programs    that    have  vfry  low  to  encourage  use  of  these  ser- 

preciously  been  prepared  on  cards  can  Y  cfs  by  the  students  and  other  guests, 

be  transferred  onto  the  new  computer  As  ln  ,p.™r, years' lce  chests  wiu  not  be 

according  to  Brown,  with  relative  ease  Permitted  inside  the  gymnasium. 

The  PRIME  550  will  be  delivered  on 

May  27,  and  a  champagne  reception  has  Timp  chanCTP 

already  been  planned  for  May  28  to  vuaiigc 

celebrate  the  running  of  the  first  pro-  _.    _  , 

gram,  which  will  be  specially  designed  Tne  Folk  Mass  ln  Alun™  House  each 

for  the  occasion  Sunday  has  been  changed  to  6  p.m. 


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Parisians  in  America 


Ribillard  fits  in  "like  a  student" 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


A  Parisian  with  an  English  accent  ac- 
ting as  French  Language  assistant  for 
the  semester? 

"I  hate  this  accent!"  Christian 
Ridillard  said,  "I  wish  I  had  an 
American  accent"  Having  spent  a  year 
in  England,  however,  and  only  a  month 
here,  it's  only  normal  that  her  A's 
should  be  long. 

Ribillard,  who  studies  at  the  Univer- 
sity in  Cretail  outside  of  Paris,  first 
heard  of  Washington  College  from 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  Thomas 
Cousineau,  who  taught  for  a  while  at 
Creteil.  Along  with  the  three  courses 
she's  taking  here,  she  has  to  keep  up 
with  her  classes  at  home.  She  is  in  her 
last  year  of  study  for  her  teaching 
license,  and  she'll  have  to  take  four  ex- 
ams when  she  returns  in  June  to 
receive  her  diploma. 

She  is  studying  to  be  a  teacher,  but 
teaching  jobs  are  just  as  scarce  in 
France  as  they  are  here.  "I'd  love  to  be 
a  teacher,  but  if  I  can't,"  she  said,  "I 
could  be  an  air  hostess  if  I  was 
desperately  in  need  of  a  job."  Airline 
hostess  jobs  aren't  much  more  plentiful 
than  teaching  jobs,  but  her  father  was  a 
pilot  and  through  his  connections 
Ribillard  said  she  could  probably  get  a 
job. 

"America  is  still  basically  a  dream 
land,"  she  said,  because  the  French 
system  of  employment  is  more  imper- 
sonal. "I  do  like  the  French  system,  and 


I'm  very  pleased  with  what  I've 
learned,  but  we're  so  selective  and  they 
don't  give  you  a  chance.  Too  often  it 
seems,  it's  not  what  you  know,  but  who 
you  know.  Jobs  are  given  usually  only 
on  the  basis  of  a  resume,  and  there  is 
rarely  any  personal  interivew.  She  ad- 
ded, "I  can  criticize,  but  because  of  my 
background  I  tend  to  like  the  system." 

As  unbelievable  as  it  may  seem, 
Ribillard  said  cultural  opportunities  in 
Chestertown  don't  really  match  those  in 
Paris.  "I  like  life  in  Paris:  it's  a  whirl- 
wind," she  said,  "I  go  out  every  night, 
and  it's  not  especially  for  drinks  but 
just  to  be  with  friends." 

"1  like  it  very  much  here,"  she  said. 
"The  only  thing  I  was  surprised  of  was 
that  I  wasn't  surprised."  She  had  her 
first  MacDonald's  hamburger  the  week 
before  she  left  Paris,  but  being  on  the 
home  territory  of  the  hamburger 
doesn't  seem  to  have  changed  her  opi- 
nion much.  "I  try  to  avoid  ham- 
burgers," she  said.  "I  definitely  prefer 
French  restaurants.:  Aside  from  ham- 
burgers, the  lack  of  sidewalks  in 
Chestertown  seems  to  be  the  only  thing 
she  doesn't  like. 

"My  experiences  in  England  helpled 
me  in  terms  of  language  and  contacts 
with  people.  People  here  have  been 
very,  very  nice.  I  didn't  feel  as  good  in 
England:  I  feel  myself  much  better 
suited  here.  I  feel  just  like  the 
students." 


Palesis  replaces  Yon 
in  French  Department 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


The  apartment  in  the  basement  of  the 
Minta  Martin  dormitory  seems  to  have 
become  a  refuge  for  transient  pro- 
fessors over  the  last  year.  Last 
semester  it  was  occupied  by  Dr.  Stuart 
Knee,  visiting  assistant  professor  of 
history.  This  semester  it  is  occupied  by 
visiting  assistant  professor  of  French, 
Dr.  John  Palesis. 

Palesis,  who  recieved  his  doctorate  in 
French  Literature  last  August  from  the 
I  University  of  Pennsylavania,  is  filling 
for  Dr.  Andre  Yon,  who  is  on 
sabatical  this  semester.  Although  this 
is  his  first  full-time  teaching  position, 
Palesis  has  held  teaching  jobs  on  a 
fellowship  basis  at  both  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  and  at  Temple  Univer- 
sity, where  he  recieved  his  M.A.  in 
French  Literature  in  1973.  He  also 
taught  for  a  year  at  the  University  of 
Lausanne  in  Switzerland.  He  began  his 
American  education  on  an  impressive 
note,  receiving  a  Fulbright  Scholarship 
for  undergraduate  study  in  the  United 
States.  He  left  his  native  country  of 
Cyprus,  an  island  off  the  coast  of 
Greece  in  1966,  and  attended  Dickinson 
i  College,  in  Carlisle  Pa.  He  graduated 
cum  laude  from  there  in  1970. 

At  age  33,  Palesis  is  young  for  a  man 
of  his  education.  He  shows  it  through  a 
personal  and  engaging  attitude  toward 
his  students,  which  lacks  much  of  the 
ivory  tower  remoteness  of  many  men  of 
his  learning.  "I  enjoy  being  with  the 


students.  I  see  them  out  of  classes  as 
well  as  during  them.  I  even  bear  the 
cafeteria's  food  because  I  enjoy  (the 
students')  company."  He  continues,  "I 
feel  that  teachers  can  learn  alot  from 
the  students,  by  being  around  them  and 
interacting  with  them.  It  makes  you  a 
better  teacher." 

He  is  equally  positive  when  put  on  the 
spot  about  the  faculty.  "I  don't  know  too 
many  of  them"  he  says,  "but  the  ones  I 
do  know,  I  like."  He  says  that  there  is 
an  atmosphere  among  the  faculty  that 
is  not  typical  of  the  academic  communi- 
ty as  a  whole.  "In  our  business,"  he 
says,  "there  is  a  saying,  'Publish  or 
Perish'.  That  does  not  seem  to  be  the 
case  here.  Most  professors  seem  to 
place  their  teaching  above  their 
scholarship  here.  This  is  good  for  the 
students." 

But  it  doesn't  look  like  Palesis  will 
perish  academically  wherever  he  goes. 
His  dissertation  on  the  screenplay  as  a 
genre  is  in  the  process  of  being 
published  as  a  series  of  articles  in 
various  cinema-graphic  and  literary 
journals.  He  is  also  in  the  process  of 
developing  a  series  of  dialogues  on 
videotape  for  the  teaching  of  French 
conversation. 

In  March  he  will  deliver  the  lecture 
here  that  he  presented  at  Harvard  last 
week.  It  will  deal  with  a  French  film  by 
Jean  Cocteay  entitled  "Blood  of  a 
Poet." 


Dr.  Andre  Yon,  on  sabbatical  for  the  semester 


As  for  the  future,  the  only  uncertainty 
for  Palesis  seems  to  be  which  school 
will  get  him  when  he  leaves  here.  He 
has  applied  for  positions  at  several 
schools,  including  Harvard,  where  he 


was  recenty  interviewed  out  of  a  large 
field  of  applicants  for  the  job. 
Washington  College  may  turn  out  to  be 
a  stepping  stone  in  Palesis'  teachin 
career. 


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"Optimistic"  is  the  word  for  Matthews  this  season 


by  DAN  HUDSON 


"If  you  are  looking  for  an  overall 
perspective  on  this  compng  season",  of- 
fered Head  Lacrosse  Coach  Brian  Mat- 
thews, "I'd  have  to  say  that  'optimistic' 
would  be  the  key  work.  We've  got  good 
depth  and  a  real  good  attitude  in  prac- 
tice so  far.  As  we  can  do  is  wait  and  see 
how  things  develop":  Matthews,  in  his 
second  year  as  head  coach,  has  good 
reason  to  be  optimistic,  but  he  also 
must  be  very  anxious  to  see  the 
Shoremen  get  back  into  the  thick  of  the 
college  lacrosse  scene—  after  eight  con- 
secutive winning  seasons  the  Shoremen 
slipped  to  3-11  last  year. 

Lacrosse  is  a  big  part  of  Washington 
College.  A  winning  team  means  na- 
tional rankings  and  publicity  that  no 
other  sport  has  been  able  to  bring  to  the 
College  recently.  Even  though  the 
Shoremen   play  one  of  the  toughest 


"clipboard  assistants"  according  to 
Matthews.  "I've  tried  to  be  very  flexi- 
ble in  what  thei  duties  are",  he  ex- 
plains, "I  don't  sit  down  and  map  out 
everything  I  want  done.  They  both 
seem  very  confortable  and  confident  in- 
what  they  are  doing  and  are  really  a  big 
asset  to  me.  Expecially  at  this  stage  of 
the  season,  in, that  I  am  allowed  to  sit 
back  and  asses  the  players." 

The  big  question  mark  on  this  year's 
team  will  be  in  the  goal.  "Not  becauser 
of  a  lack  of  talent",  cautions  Matthews, 
"but  because  we  depended  a  lot  on 
Tern  my  Hart  last  year."  The 
nowgraduated  Hart  was  a  third-team 
All-American  last  season.  "At  this  point 
it  looks  like  we  are  going  to  go  with  a 
two-goalie  system.  Both  Bruse  Winand 
andChris  Anglem  have  the  temperment 
to  handle  the  pressure  and  both  have 


Sophomores  Kevin  O'Connor  and  Ray 
Camerson. 

.  Perhaps  the  most  glaring  weakness 
on  the  Shoremen  team  last  year  was  the 
midfield.  As  the  season  progressed  it 
became  obvious  that  the  position  was 
lacking  in  depth  and  scoting  punch. 
This  season  Matthews  plans  to  go  with 
three  mid-fields,  illustrating  that  depth 
should  not  be  a  problem  again.  As  he 
puts  it,  "This  years  team  has  too  many 
good  athletes  not  to  run  three." 

The  firepower  will  have  to  come  from 
Senior  Billy  Hamill,  who  led  the  team  in 
scoring  last  year,  second  year  man  Bob 
White,  and  the  returning  Ben  Tucker- 
man,  who  took  a  year  off  from  school 
last  year.  Tuckerman  will  aslo  be  relied 
on  for  face-offs,  with  the  return  of  that 
rule  this  season.  Senior  Tim  Hollywood, 
Sophomores    Peter    Jemkins,    Jesse 


Matthews 

tack  from  the  midfield.  Dickie  Grieves, 
who  is  back  after  academic  difficulties 
last  year,  could  prove  to  be  the  answer 
to  the  attack  problems  if  he  plays  up  to 
his  potential.  Three  freshmen  recruits 


Bill  Hamill,  last  year's  leading  scorer,  lets  one  fly.  That's  Paul  Hooper's  brother  John  on  defense  for  W  and  L. 


schedules  in  the  country  they  have  to 
win  to  be  recognized. 

Matthew's  coaching  staff  consists  of 
Clint  Evans,  who  will  once  again  be  in 
charge  of  the  defense,  and  Scott  Allison, 
a  star  in  both*  soccer  and  lacrosse  at 
Roanoke  College,  who  will  coach  the  of- 
fense. 

Neither  of  these  coaches  are  mere 


the  ability  to  play  the  postiion." 

The  defense  is  as  solid  as  it  hasbeen 
in  the  last  several  years.  Last  year's 
starting  trio  of  Honorable  Mention  All- 
American  Lecky  Halle'r,  Senior  Will 
Herring  and  Junior  Frank  Felice  are  all 
back,  Senior  Jim  Bradley,  who  has  seen 
a  lot  of  action  in  his  previous  three 
seasons'    is    also    back,    slong    with 


Bacon,  Shaen  Harmon  and  Joe  Corner- 
ly  and  freshman  Tim  Cunningham 
round  out  the  midfield  probables. 

The  attack,  stung  by  the  unexpected 
loss  of  Greg  Schaffner  and  Jay  Atkin- 
son, will  have  to  develop  quickly.  The 
only  players  with  any  college  ex- 
perience are  Paul  Hooper,  who  started 
as  a  freshman  last  year,  and  Senior 
Timmy  Norris,  who  was  moved  to  at- 


also  are  being  considred  for  starting 
berths.  Brian  Carr,  Jeff  Koffman  and 
Chris  Cox  all  have  good  high  school 
careers  behind  them 

The  Shoremen's  first  home  scrim- 
mage will  be  tomorrow  at  3:00  against 
the  Crease  Lacrosse  Club  of  Baltimore 
on  the  upper  field.  It  may  be  the  start  of 
a  come  back  season  for  Washington 
College  lacrosse. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-  Friday,  February  22, 1980-Page  8 

It's  the  beginning 
of  the  end  for  crew 

by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 

Washington  College  Crew  opens  its 
Spring  season  on  March  22  with  a  race 
against  LaSalle  College,  in 
Philadelphia. 

But  that's  only  the  beginning  o(  the 
end  of  the  long  story  that  makes  up  the 
season  of  any  sport,  especially  crew. 

Since  the  beginning  of  the  school 
year,  the  crew  has  been  working  out, 
constantly  both  on  and  off  the  water,  to 
make  this  the  biggest  season  that  the 
Washington  College  oarsmen  have  ever 
had. 

Captain  Court  Trueth  has  been  work- 
ing his  men  harder  than  any  captain  in 
memory,  with  long  runs  of  6  to  8  miles 
twice  a  week,  and  intensive  weight 
training  on  the  others.  Weather  permit- 
ting, head  coach  Eric  Stoll  will  take 
over  the  first  of  next  week,  when  the 
team  once  again  takes  to  the  water  for 
the  last  4  weeks  of  training  before  the 

Hall  of  Fame:  coming 
soon  to  a  town  near  you 

by  PETE  TURCHI 
News-Editor 


opener. 

According  to  Trueth,  hopes  are  high 
among  team  members  as  well  as 
coaches,  with  LaSalle,  a  traditional 
power  in  the  league,  first  on  the 
schedule.  They  will  also  be  looking  for 
victories  over  other  traditional  rivals 
such  as  Virginia  and  George 
Washington  University. 

Of  all  of  the  sports  here  at  WC,  there 
is  none  that  practices  for  so  long,  with 
so  little  to  show  for  their  work.  Despite 
an  estimated  eighty  hours  of  hard  "prac- 
tice this  Spring  alone,  total  race  times 
will  number  something  less  than  an 
hour.  But  apparently  they  do  have 
something  to  show  for  their  troubles, 
Says  one  oarsman,  "When  you  come 
over  that  finish  line  and  your  ahead  by 
two  tenths  of  a  second,  your  thankful 
for  every  mement  of  work  that  you  put 
in,  believe  me." 


There's  one  in  Cooperstown,  New 
York,  and  there's  one  in  Canton,  Ohio, 
and  soon  there  may  even  be  one  in 
Chestertown, 

According  to  Director  of  Alumni  Af- 
fairs Frank  Vogel,  plans  are  currently 
under  way  for  a  Washington  College 
Alumni  athletic  Hall  of  Fame.  Like  the 
Baseball  and  Football  Halls  of  Fame, 
the  college  organization  would  give 
recognition  to  outstanding  athletes, 
based  purely  upon  athletic  prowess. 
Although  the  program  to  organize  the 
Hall  is  still  in  the  very  early  stages,  a 
committee  has  been  chosen  to  set  about 
determining  how  funds  are  to  be  raised, 
how  Hall  members  will  be  chosen  and 
where  the  Hall  will  be  located. 

Vogel,  who  was  elected  to  be  Ex- 
ecutive Secretary  of  the  organization, 
said  that  over  the  three  year  period  dur- 
ing which  he  has  worked  in  the  Office  of 
Alumni. Affairs,  "there  has  been  an  in- 
terest expressed-  in  some  recognition 
program"  for  Washington  athletes. 
During  the  past  year  various  Halls  of 
Fame  around  the  country  have  been 
contacted,  and  an  ad-hoc  committee 


was  developed  to  establish  the  pro-  j 
gram.  The  Hall  of  Fame  Committee  " 
chosen  by  this  first  group  then  pro- 
ceeded to  elect  executive  officers. 

The  committee,  which  consists  of 
fourteen  people,  will  meet  once  in  April 
and  once  again  in  May  to  continue 
organization  plans  and  to  decide  when 
the  Hall  of  Fame  will  actually  begin  in- 
ducting members.  Although  tentative 
thought  has  been  given  to  establishing 
the  Hall  somewhere  in  Cain  Memorial 
Gym,  no  definite  arrangements  have 
yet  been  made.  Vogel  said  that  no  open- 
ing date  has  been  set  yet  because,  "we 
want  to  do  it  as  nicely  as  possible. 
Anything  worth  doing  is  worth  doing 
right,"  He  also  emphasized  that  the 
program  was  by  no  means  a  fund- 
raising  campaign  and  that  it  was  plan- 
ned as  another  service  for  Washington 
College  Alumni  by  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion and  the  Office  of  Alumni  Affairs. 

Other  officers  of  the  Hall  of  Fame  in- 
clude Frederick  "Dutch"  Dumschott, 
President,  Dr.  Charles  B.  Clark,  Vice- 
president,  and  Ed  Athey,  secretary- 
treasurer. 


Academic  regalia 

•Continued  from  page  1* 


ing  of  a  long  gown.  Whether  the 
academic  regalia  was  copied  from  ec- 
clesiastical or  court  dress  is  uncertain. 

European  college  vary  widely  in  their 
choice  of  academic  dress.  American 
colleges  and  universities,  however,  met 
in  1895  at  Columbia  University  to  adopt 
standards  for  the  academic  dress. 

A  gown  with  pointed  sleeves  signifies 
the  bachelor's  degree,  oblong  sleeves 
the  master's  degree,  and  bellshaped 
sleeves  signify  a  Ph.D.  The  doctoral 
gown  may  be  trimmed  down  the  front  in 
black  velvet  or  in  the  color  that 
distinguishes  the  academic  area  in 
which  the  degree  was  earned. 

The  hoods  are  black,  lined  with  the  of- 
ficial color  of  the  college  or  university 
conferring  the  degree.  Harvard  alumni 
would  wear  crimson,  for  Instance,  Yale 
dark  blue,  and  Dartmouth  dark  green. 
Washington  College  is  signified  by 
maroon  and  black.  The  colored  trimm- 
ing indicates  the  academic  subject.  For 
instance,  scarlet  represents  Theology, 
dark  blue  Philosophy,  pink  Music,  and 
white  the  arts. 

The  chain  is  a  symbol  of  presidential 
authority.  The  chain  itself  is  sterling 


silver.  The  medallion  that  the  chain 
supports  is  engraved  with  a  portrait  of 
William  Smith,  D.D.,  the  first  president 
of  the  College.  The  obverse  of  the 
medallion  is  engraved  with  the  College 
seal.  The  " 
engraved  with 
presidents  and 


Blackwell :  This  year's  Most  Valuable? 


Finish  with  10-11  record 

Cagers  close  season  with 
double-overtime  victory 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


The  mace, 
the  marshal 
is  a  symbol  i 
medieval  days,  It  was  first  designed  as 
a  war  club  that  could  break  through 
heavy  armour. 

The  mace  that  is  now  used  by 
Washington  College  was  donated  by 
Henry  Powell  Hopkins,  the  archetect 
forBunting,  Dunning,  and  Minta  Martin 
Halls.  The  mace  used  before  the  pre- 
sent one  was  a  wooden  stick  with  a 
wooden  knob. 

The  mace  is  worked  with  silver,  and 
contains  six  garnets  mounted  in  a  circle 
around  the  head.  Engravings  of  the 
seals  of  the  College  and  of  Kent  County, 
a  silhouette  of  George  Washington,  and 
Washington's  coat  of  arms  decorate  the 
mace's  head. 


The  Washington  College  '79-80 
basketball  season  concluded  last  Satur- 
day night  when  the  Shoremen  came 
away  with  a  79-71  double  overtime  vic- 
tory at  Johns  Hopkins  University. 

David  Blackwell,  who  gets  my  vote 
for  this  season's  most  valuable  player, 
led  the  scoring  with  19  points,  including 
seven  in  the  second  overtime  period,  as 
WC  outscored  the  Blue  Jays  13-5  in  the 
last  five-minute  period.  Craig 
Langwost  had  18  and  Joe  Moye  added  13 
in  the  season-ending  victory. 

Although  the  result  was  satisfying, 
(he  Cagers  struggled  throughout  the 
"    Offense"  Corey  was 
the  first  half,  but  the 
a  39-29  half  time  ad- 
came  back  early  in 
the  game  developed 


into  a  real  "barnburner  "  With  three 
seconds  left  in  regulation  and  the  score 
tied,  a  Moye  shot  fell  short  at  the 
buzzer,  sending  the  game  into  over- 
time. Langwost  missed  a  shot  at  the 
buzzer  ending  the  first  overtime,  which 
forced  the  second  overtime  and  the 
"David  Blackwell  Show." 

WC  finished  this  season  with  a  10-U 
record,  which  is  quite  an  accomplish- 
ment considering  the  youth  of  this 
year's  squad.  Coach  Tom  Flnnegan  is 
sitting  on  a  gold  mine  if  he  can  keep  this 
team  intact.  There  are  no  seniors  on  the 
team,  therefore  everyone  could  con- 
ceivably return  to  play  next  year.  After 
just  being  nosed  out  of  a  play-off  berth 
this  year,  the  WC  basketball  picture  ap- 
pears to  be  a  bright  one. 


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'The  Third  Century  Fund' 


$10.25  million  endowment  campaign  announced 


Saying  that  Washington  "has  not  kept 
pace  with  many  younger  institutions  in 
two  respects— in  terms  of  fame  and 
money,"  Dr.  Phillip  J.  Wingate  last 
Saturday  announced  The  Third  Century 
Fund— a  $10.25  million  endowment 
campaign  designed  to  bring  the  College 
both  fame  andmoney  by  1982.   . 

Wingate,  General  Chairman  of  the 
Bicentennial  and  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  since 
1963,  said  during  his  announcement  at 
Convocation  that  the  College  already 
has  $2.4  million  "in  hand  or  in  firm 
commitments." 

"A  solid  foundation" 

"This  campaign  effort,  the  largest  in 
the  College's  history,  is  being  launched 
on  the  heels  of  six  consecutive  years  of 
balanced  budgets  for  Washington  Col- 
lege," said  Wingate  in  a  prepared  state- 
ment issued  with  the  official  announce- 


by  GEOPF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


ment,  "providing  a  solid  foundation  for 
this  all-out  effort  to  strengthen  our 
academic  programs  and  provide  future 
financial  security  for  the  College  on  the 
eve  of  its  Bicentennial  year,  1981-82." 

College  President  Joseph  McLain,  in 
the  written  announcement,  stated, 
"Washington  College  has  enjoyed  a 
marvelous  past  but  we  must  wisely  and 
diligently  plan  for  its  future.  Although 
we  have  lived  within  our  budget  for  the 
past  six  years,  we  owe  it  to  our 
students,  and  to  future  students,  to 
strengthen  our  faculty  and  to  enrich  our 
overall  academic  programs  offered  in 
the  liberal  arts  and  sciences." 
Four  broad  goals 

The  announcement  outlined  four 
categories  of  endowment  goals: 

•  "Endowment  is  being  sought  to  im- 
prove faculty  compensation  to  a  level 
which  is  more  competitive  with  com- 
parable  colleges.   Six    endowed   pro- 


fessorships are  desirable  to  bring  the 
number  of  endowed  academic  chairs  at 
the  College  to  ten.  Funds  are  also 
needed  to  provide  a  greater  range  of 
academic  enrichment  opportunities  for 
faculty  to  remain  current  in  their  fields 
and  to  explore  related  disciplines. 

•  "Washington  College  intends  to  in- 
crease its  scholarship  resources  for 
needy  and  promising  students  from 
lower  and  middle  income  families  and 
to  reward  outstanding  students  on  the 
basis  of  academic  merit.  Inflation  has 
substantially  eroded  the  College's  abili- 
ty to  provide  all  qualified  and  deserving 
students  with  adequate  financial  aid. 

•  "Two  academic  facilities,  the 
Library  and  Computing  Center,  require 
additional  revenues  to  meet  the  grow- 
ing interest  and  anticipated  needs  of 
students  and  faculty  in  the  1980's.  En- 
dowment of  these  centers  of  learning 


Board  addresses  student  concerns 


A  Report  from  the  Student  Affairs 
Committee  at  last  Saturday's  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  meeting 
touched  off  a  lively  debate  that  ranged 
from  student  centers  to  student 
representation,  and  SGA  President  Jay 
Young  says  students  came  out  on  top  on 
all  counts. 

In  her  Report  on  the  Committee's 
February  16th  meeting  with  several 
students,  Chairperson  Lynette  Nielson 
said  a  lack  of  campus  activities,  attri- 
tion,  falling  admissions  standards,  and 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 
a  lack  of  communication  at  all  levels 
were  among  the  problems  discussed. 

Concerning  the  problems  with  cam- 
pus activities,  Nielson  recommended  to 
the  Board  that  "The  area  of  the 
Bookstore  be  returned  to  the  students, 
as  it  was  formerly,  provided  a  suitable 
place  can  be  found  for  the  Bookstore." 
The  location  of  a  student  center  was 
later  referred  to  the  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Committee. 

Nielson  also  responded  to  the  persis- 
tent  SGA  request  for  representation  on 


Between  pictures  with  President  Joseph  McLain  (above)  and  State  Comp- 
troller Louis  Goldstein  and  SGA  President  Jay  Young  (below),  Governor 
Harry  Hughes  told  the  Elm  he  expects  quick  passage  of  the  state  bill  that 
will  provide  the  College  with  a  loan  (or  Hill  Dorms  renovation.  He  also  ex- 
pressed ambivalence  toward  a  possible  return  to  the  draft:  "I'd  hate  to  see 
us  go  back  to  a  peacetime  draft,  but  I  gather  there  is  some  concern  about  the 
readiness  of  our  forces."  See  Page  3  For  story.         Photos  by  Bob  Leonard 


the  Board.  "I  would  like  to  suggest  that 
the  opinion  of  the  student  represen- 
tative be  questioned,"  she  said,  calling 
on  Young  to  summarize  his  view  of  the 
meeting  between  Board  members  and 
students. 

Pool  issue  put  to  rest 
In  the  discussion  that  followed 
Nielson's  report.  Board  member  James 
N.  Juliana  said  "If  these(problems)  are 
as  serious  as  the  Report  indicates,  I 
think  something  should  be  initiated 
now. 

"I  for  one  will  go  on  record  that  the 
Board  should  do  so  now.*' 

The  long-discussed  issue  of  a  College 
pool  was  also  brought  up,  but  was 
quickly  "put  to  rest"  by  Board  member 
William  G.Russell. 

"There  is  no  way,  under  current 
finances,  that  we  can  afford  a  pool," 
said  Russell,  adding  that  initial  costs 
would  be  $600,000  then  $100,000  per  year 
in  maintenance.  "You  take  that  budget 
and  tell  me  where  you're  going  to  find  it 
(the  money). 

"I  think  the  matter  of  a  pool  should  be 
put  to  rest  once  and  for  all." 

Nielson  added  that  even  students 
seemed  to  agree  that  a  pool  was  not 
feasible,  but  were  concerned  with 
smaller  scale  improvements. 
"Overwhelming  recognition" 
Young  said  he  was  "pleased— very, 
very  pleased,"  by  the  Board's  discus- 
sion. 

"Their  reaction,  to  us,  was  very 
favorable  in  that  there  was  finally  over- 
whelming recognition  of  the  problems 
we've  been  trying  to  communicate  to 
them  all  year. 

"The  thing  that  made  me  most  happy 
was  that  three  or  four  Board  members 
said  something  in  our  favor,  demanded 
prompt  action,  and  even  admitted  that 
perhaps  they  were  remiss  in  not  taking 
action  for  so  many  years." 

Young  said  he  felt  the  Board  ad- 
dressed the  issues  of  a  student  center 
and    student    representation    most 
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will  help  the  College  face  the  rapidly 
rising  cost  of  both  operations.  Although 
no  expansion  of  the  physical  plant  is 
planned,  existing  campus  buildings  and 
grounds  need  extensive  annual 
maintenance  and  repair  beyond  cur- 
rent budget  capability. 

'•  "Planned  enrichment  of  academic 
programs,  both  in  and  beyond  the 
classroom,  as  well  as  improvement  in 
the  number  and  quality  of  cultural  op- 
portunities, exchange  programs  and 
work  study  internships  also  call  for  fun- 
ding beyond  current  financial  means." 

Board  Chairman  Rob  Roy  called  The 
Third  Century  Fund  "a  sensible  under- 
taking, devoid  of  frills.  Although  no  ap- 
preciable growth  is  anticipated  in 
enrollment,  faculty  number,  or 
physical  plant,  Washington  aspires  to 
grow  in  academic  commitments  and 
must  do  so  with  new-found  means." 


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Perry  returns 
from  Olympics 

by  JIM  GRAHAM 

Photography  Editor 

While  many  of  us  were  glued  to  our 
TV  sets  last  weekend  watching  the 
Winter  Olympics,  sophomore  Chris 
Perry  was  there— up  close  and  per- 
sonal—in Lake  Placid. 

Perry  saw  several  events,  including 
the  90-meter  ski  jump,  men's  speed 
skating  and  the  four-man  bobsled,  but  it 
was  the  United  States'  victory  over 
Russia  in  hockey  he  wanted  to  talk 
about. 

"It  was  great.  Everyone  was  going 
nuts  when  Mark  Johnson  tied  it  up  with 
one  second  to  go  in  the  first  period.  That 
really  broke  the  Russians'. spirit.  Jim 
Craig  was  outstanding— he  made  save 
after  save.  By  the  time  the  game  was 
over  I  was  drained.  A  friend  of  mine 
said  he  could  hear  the  chants  of  'u-s-a, 
u-s-a'  up  at  the  bobsled  run,  and  that's  3 
miles  away. 

"It  was,"  said  Perry,  "the  most  in- 
tense thing  I've  ever  done.  It  was  the 
chance  of  a  lifetime.  I  still  haven't  got- 
ten over  it.  It's  something  I'll  always 
remember." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  February  29, 1980-Page  2 

editorial         Playing  catch-up 


Although  some  who  attended  last  Saturday's  Convocation  may 
not  have  expected  to  hear  a  College  Board  member  admit  it,  no 
one  could  have  been  very  surprised  by  Phillip  J.  Wingate's  an- 
nouncement that  Washington  College  has  failed  to  keep  up  with 
many  younger  institutions  in  the  acquisition  of  either  fame  or 
money. 

Despite  being  the  oldest  chartered  college  in  the  state  and  the 
tenth  oldest  in  the  country,  Washington  College  is  neither  well- 
known  nor  well-endowed.  It  has  managed  to  survive  through  the 
years  while  reaping  few  of  the  benefits  of  age,  and  this  remains 
its  most  noteworthy  claim— this  is  indeed  a  very  old  college. 

So  the  College  is  embarking  on  a  $10.25  million  endowment 
campaign.  But  as  welcome  and  necessary  as  that  campiagn  is,  it 
relies  too  much  on  simply  continuing  the  Washington  College 
tradition:  Existing  facilities  and  academic  programs  will  be 
upgraded,  and  faculty  salaries  will  catch  up  with  those  of  com- 
parable schools.  Even  current  projects— Hill  Dorms  renovation 

Letters  to  the  Editor 

Apology  offered  by  the  representatives... 


and  Kent  House  boiler  replacement—  aim  only  to  maintain  what 
is  already  here.  The  College  seems  to  be  aspiring  no  higher  than 
to  recoup  its  losses. 

Nowhere  is  there  any  talk  of  building— literally  or  figurative- 
ly—for the  future.  Washington  College  has  become  so  obssessed 
with  its  200-year  tradition  that  it  cannot— or  will  not— look  ahead, 
at  least  beyond  1982. 

Where  does  the  responsibility  for  this  shortsightedness  lie? 
The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  in  the  past  few  months  has 
demonstrated  both  a  willingness  and  an  ability  to  meet  problems 
head-on,  suggesting  that  the  fault  lies  with  the  administration  of 
the  College. 

That  administration's  satisfaction  with  doing  no  more  than 
rest  on  the  laurels  of  the  College's  past  will  get  us  no  further  than 
the  Bicentennial  Celebration.  What  this  attitude  will  mean  for 
Washington  College  ten  years  from  now,  or  even  sooner,  has 
evidently  been  given  little  consideration. 


And  requested  from  the  President 


Our  apologies.  As  the  representatives 
of  the  senior  class  on  this  year's 
Honorary  Degrees  Committee,  we  feel 
that  we  have  failed  to  properly  repre- 
sent the  views  of  the  students  with 
regard  to  the  choice  of  this  year's  com- 
mencement speaker.  However,  we 
would  like  to  make  the  following  points: 

Our  initial  input  as  student  represen- 
tatives was  significant,  and  we  would 
like  to  thank  Dr.  McLain  and  the  facul- 
ty and  the  Board  members  who  sat  on 
this  committee  for  listening  to  our 
views.  The  prime  candidate  for  the  1980 
commencement  address,  George  F. 
Will,  was  strongly  supported  by  both  of 
us  and  by  the  students  we  consulted.  As 
members  of  the  committee  we  were 
asked  the  students'  view  of  Will,  and 
were  allowed  to  speak  at  length,  ask 
questions  and  engage  in  discussions  on 
the  matter.  The  alternative  candidate, 
Dr.  Carl  Sagan,  was  initially  proposed 
by  us  for  an  honorary  degree  at  com- 
mencement. Not  only  did  th.e  commit- 
tee approve  our  request,  but  it  went  on 
to  name  Dr.  Sagan  as  second  choice  for 
commencement  speaker.  In  both  cases 
the  views  of  the  senior  class  were  heard 
and  discussed. 

But  the  commencement  speaker  will 
be  neither  George  Will  nor  Carl  Sagan. 
Mr.  Will  cannot  attend  and  Dr.  Sagan 
could  not  be  reached.  Instead,  Dr. 
Henry  Wagner,  professor  of  Nuclear 
Medicine  at  Johns  Hopkins,  will  make 
the  address  at  the  1980  commencement 
ceremony.  We  feel  that  Dr.  McLain  pro- 
bably made  a  fine  choice;  Dr.  Wagner's 
achievements  in  science  and  his  pro- 
fessorship at  one  of  America's  leading 
academic  institutions,  as  well  as  his 
connections  with  Washington  College, 
make  him,  as  far  as  we  know,  a  perfect- 
ly appropriate  speaker.  However,  we 
do  regret  the  circumstances  which 
necessitated  the  manner  in  which  Dr. 
Wagner  was  chosen.  A  brief  description 
of  the  highlights  of  the  third  meeting  of 
the  committee  demonstrates  our  point. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  meeting,  we 
were  asked  to  approve  Dr.  Wagner  as 
commencement  speaker.  We  were  in- 
formed that  he  had  already  been  in- 
vited and  had  accepted.  His  credentials 
were  mentioned  briefly,  and  we  were 
asked  to  vote.  At  this  point  we  inquired 
about  Will  and  Sagan,  and  were  told 
that  the  former  would  be  in  Spain,  the 
latter  could  not  be  reached,  historian  C. 
Van  Woodward  had  been  asked  and 
declined,  and  Dr.  Wagner  had  been 
asked  and  had  acoepted.  We  then  sug- 
gested the  possibility  of  postponing  a 
decision  so  that  other  candidates  might 
be  considered,  but  were  told  that  there 
was  not  enough  time.  Believing  Dr. 
Wagner  to  be  appropriate,  yet  not 
knowing  enough  about  him  or  being 
able  to  suggest  an  alternative,  we  abs- 
tained. 

We  understand  that  Dr.  McLain  was 
acting  in  the  best  interests  of  the  col- 
lege; we  are  fortunate  to  get  an  ap- 
parently qualified  speaker  on  such 
short  notice.and  Dr.  McLain's  work  is 


to  be  commended.  It  should  also  be 
noted  that  he  agreed  to  our  suggestion 
of  allowing  next  year's  senior  class  to 
be  represented  at  committee  meetings 
which  involve  the  1981  commencement 
address.  However,  we  regret  that  the 
views  of  the  class  of  1980  were  not  con- 
sidered regarding  the  choice  of  Dr. 
Wagner.  We  were  not  asked  to  submit  a 
candidate  after  Will  and  Sagan 
declined.  We  did  not  find  out  that  these 
two  were  no  longer  candidates  until 
after  Dr.  Wagner  had  been  approached 
and  had  accepted.  We  were  told  that 
there  was  too  little  time  for  us  to  sug- 
gest an  alternative.  Our  apologies  to  the 
senior  class  for  not  adequately 
representing  its  views. 

Sincerely, 

Steve  Kinlock 

Claire  Mowbray 

( Honorary  Degrees  Committee ) 

P.S.  In  a  meeting  with  Dr.  McLain 
after  this  letter  had  already  been  writ- 
ten, Steve  Kinlock  was  Informed  that 
representatives  of  the  Junior  Class  (not 
yet  chosen  for  the  Committee)  will  be 
invited  to  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Honorary  Degrees  Committee  on  April 
19th.  Plans  for  next  year's  speaker  will 
be  begun  this  spring,  instead  of  next 
fall,  and  next  year's  graduating  class 
will  have  a  hand  in  choosing  its  own 
commencement  speaker.  It  is  too  late 
for  us,  but  for  the  class  of  1981,  and  for 
succeeding  classes,  we  sincerely  hope 
this  problem  has  been  solved. 


I've  had  it!  As  the  letter  from  Steve 
Kinlock  and  Claire  Mowbray  reports, 
student  opinion  has  once  more  been  ig- 
nored by  Dr.  McLain  and  others  in  the 
College's  Administration.  At  most  col- 
leges it  is  the  responsibility  of  the 
senior  class  to  select  a  commencement 
speaker  and  arrange  for  that  person  to 
come  to  campus  and  give  his  or  her 
talk.  But  that  is  not  the  case  here  at 
Washington  College.  No,  here  at  "old" 
WC  the  students  are  such  "children" 
that  the  Administration  feels  that  it 
must,  for  the  good  of  the  College,  take 
the  control  of  commencement  out  of  the 
immature  hands  of  the  participants. 

Well,  I  am  not  a  child  and  I  do  not  think 
that  my  fellow  seniors  are  either.  It  is 
bad  enough  that  the  Administration  has 
an  influential  voice  in  the  preparations 
for  our  graduation,  but  the  way  in 
which  it  dominates  the  process  is  simp- 
ly insulting.  I  have  always  been  told 
that  graduation  is  supposed  to  be  a  for 
mal  recognition  of  the  ac- 
complishments of  the  graduates.  At  WC 
it  now  appears  that  commencement  is 
for  the  Administration  and  its  gufests  in- 
stead   of   being    for    the    graduates. 

Remember,  not  only  was  the  com- 
mencement speaker  selected  by  Dr. 
McLain,  but  (as  the  Elm  reported  on 
January  25th)  even  the  date  of  gradua- 
tion was  selected  not  to  the  ac- 
commodate the  seniors  but  to  fit  the 


schedule  of  an  honorary  degree  reci- 
pient. 


Dr.  McLain  claims  that  he  had  to  act 
on  his  own  after  George  Will  declined, 
Carl  Sagan  did  not  respond  and  time 
began  running  out.  I  would  like  to  point 
out  to  our  "dear"  President  that  both 
Mr.  Kinlock  and  Ms.  Mowbray  live  on 
campus  and  he  could  easily  have  asked 
them  to  meet  with  him  and  consider 
other  possible  candidates.  Instead  of 
following  this  reasonable  course,  Dr. 
McLain  decided  that  he  knew  just  the 
man  to  speak.  I  do  not  want  to  denigrate 
Dr.  Henry  Wagner,  he  may  have  been 
the  best  speaker  available,  but  it  was 
not  Dr.  McLain's  role  to  determine  that 
without  consulting  the  representatives 
of  the  senior  class.  Mr.  Kinlock  and  Ms. 
Mowbray  have  nothing  to  apologize  for, 
they  were  presented  with  a  fait  ac- 
compli and  they  abstained  during  the 
vote  to  accept  Dr.  Wagner,  which  is 
about  all  they  could  do.  Dr.  McLain, 
however,  does  have  something  to 
apologize  for,  he  should  never  have  ar- 
ranged for  a  commencement  speaker 
without  considering  the  wishes  of  the 
graduating  seniors  as  expressed  by  our 
representatives  on  the  Honorary 
Degrees  Committee.  Dr.  McLain's  ac- 
tions have  dampened  the  excitement 
with  which  many  of  us  have  looked  for- 
ward to  commencement  and  he  should 
apologize  for  doing  so. 


Brian  Siegel 


SGA  commends  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 


In  my  last  letter  I  spoke  of  the  need  to 
give  credit  where  credit  is  due,  to  look 
into  a  somewhat  bleak  situation  and 
recognize  and  commend  those  deserv- 
ing. The  purpose  of  this  letter  is  to 
recognize  and  commend  the  visitors 
and  Governors  of  Washington  College. 

Last  semester  the  S.G.A.  devoted  a 
great  deal  of  its  energies  to  promoting 
an  awareness  of  the  problems  we 
perceived  plaguing  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

When  reduced  to  simplest  form,  the 
problems  consisted  of  low  faculty 
salaries  and  low  quality  and  quantity  of 
students,  due  primarily  to  lack  of 
facilities  and  a  severe  lack  of  com- 
munication between  every  division  of 
the  school,  especially  between  students 
and  the  Board.  We  called  on  the  Board 
to  recognize  the  problems  and  take  im- 
mediate action  to  correct  them.  Events 
of  the  past  several  weeks  convince  me 
that  the  Board  is  committed  to  that  end. 

Upon  the  initiation  of  its  Chairperson, 
Mrs.  Lynette  Nielson,  the  Board  Com- 
mittee on  Student  Affairs  requested  a 
meeting  of  student  leaders  to  discuss 
the  problems  of  Washington  College  as 
perceived  by  students.  In  that  meeting 


students  quite  openly  and  with  candid 
detail  presented  our  view.  In  summary, 
we  spoke  of  problems  of  faculty  morale 
resulting  from  pay  disputes  and 
frustrated  attempts  to  communicate 
with  the  Administration,  a  lack  of 
leadership  and  direction  in  the  college, 
declining    quality    and    quantity    of 


by  JAY  YOUNG 

SGA  President 


students,  the  need  for  expanded 
facilities,  and  improvement  of  com- 
munication in  all  areas  of  the  college. 
Our  comments  were  well  received  by 
the  committee  and  were  answered  with 
a  promise  that  thy  would  be  com- 
municated to  the  Board  as  a  whole. 
After  the  meeting,  the  committee 
members  inspected  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall  to  determine  the  feasabili- 
ty  of  establishing  a  student  center 
there. 

At  the  Board  meeting  of  Feb.  23  Mrs. 
Nielson  repeated  the  concerns  we  ex- 
pressed the  previous  week  and  ac- 
companied them  with  "a  strong  recom- 


mendation as  Chairman  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Student  Affairs"  that  the  coffee 
house  be  expanded  to  better  meet  the 
needs  of  the  students  and  that  the 
Bookstore  be  returned  to  the  Students 
for  use  as  a  Student  Center.  She  further 
recommended  that  students  be  given 
the  opportunity  to  make  their  concerns 
known  to  the  Board  directly  by  allowing 
a  representative  non-voting  member- 
ship. Following  that  committee  report, 
several  Board  members  voiced  their 
agreement  with  Mrs.  Nielson's  recom- 
mendations and  demanded  that  action 
be  taken.  At  that  point  in  the  meeting, 
Mrs.  Nielson  asked  that  the  Board 
allow  the  student  representative  a 
chance  to  speak.  For  the  first  time  in 
recent  S.G.S.  history,  a  student 
representative  was  permitted  to  ad- 
dress the  Board  as  a  whole  and  com- 
municate student  feelings. 

By  these  actions  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  has  clearly 
demonstrated  its  concern  for  the 
welfare  of  the  College.  For  this  we  com- 
mend and  thank  them.  We  as  students 
must  continue  to  feed  this  concern  by 
fostering  an  awareness  of  the  pro- 
blems. 


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Hughes'  speech  highlights  Convocation 


A  speech  by  Maryland  Governor 
Harry  R.  Hughes  was  the  highlight  of 
Washington's  Birthday  Convocation 
held  in  Tawes  Theatre  last  Saturday 
afternoon. 

Approximately  200  people  in  the  au- 
dience, along  with  one  persona!  securi- 
ty agent  lurking  in  a  dark  doorway, 
watched  as  over  half  of  the  College 
faculty  entered  to  "The  Earle  of  Ox- 
fords Marche,"  rendered  on  the  harp- 
sichord by  Assistant  Professor  of  Music 
Kathleen  Mills.  The  faculty  members, 
with  various  degrees  of  solemnity,  took 
their  reserved  seats,  which  were  direct- 
ly behind  the  three  (empty)  rows 
reserved  for  various  members  of  the 


byPETETURCHI 

News  Editor 


press. 

Reverend  William  M.  Hargett,  Rec- 
tor of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church  in 
Centreville,  gave  a  blessing,  after 
which  eighteen  chorus  members  of- 
fered up  "The  Silver  Swan"  and  "Fam- 
mi  una  Canzonetta,"  with  the  best  of  in- 
tentions and  no  little  success. 
Washington  College  President  Joseph 
McLain  then  introduced  the  Governor 
as  a  man  with  a  "good  sense  of  humor," 
as  well  as  various  other  pleasant  at- 
tributes. 

Hughes  said  that  his  speech  was  in 
large  part  taken  straight  from  a  speech 
he  had  given  in  the  Maryland  General 
Assembly  in  1957.  He  Began  by  com- 


i^W ....  *- 


The  Governor  with  Mrs.  Hughes,  who  appears  to  have  lost  her  appetite 


More  Letters  to  the  Editor 


menting  on  the  "wisdom  and  advice"  of 
George  Washington,  after  which  he 
said,  "It  is  to  the  great  credit  of  this  col- 
lege that  it  has  maintained  over  the  two 
centuries  of  its  existence  a  level  of  ex- 
cellence that  is  worthy  of  itsillustrious 
namesake. ..I  don't  want  to  be  flippant, 
but  sometimes  I  wish  I  could  invoke 
Washington's  ghost  in  the  debate  in  our 
General  Assembly  over  my  proposal 
for  locating  a  new  prison  or  finding 
disposal  sites  for  hazardous  waste." 

He  went  on  to  say  that  Washington,  as 
a  politiean.  often  warned  against  ex- 
cessive party  spirit;  Hughes  said  that 
the  crowd  should  be  especially  con- 
scious of  that  belief  in  this,  an  election 
year.  In  discussing  the  plight  of  private 
academic  institutions  he  said  that,  "As 
we  consider  state  policy  for  higher 
education  the  needs  of  the  private  sec- 
tor will  be  in  my  mind."  After  listing 
some  of  the  advantages  of  private 
schools  he  said  at,  "Washington  College 
is  a  prime  example  of  just  such  a  small 
liberal  arts  college  that  offers 
academic  excellence  in  a  rural,  small- 
town environment." 

Hughes  went  on  to  speak  in  detail 
about  state  legislation  pertaining  to 
higher  level  education  and  said  that 
Washington  Is  receiving  $329,000  In 
state  funds  this  year  and  will  receive 
$354,000  in  fiscal  1981.  Hughes  drew  his 
speech  to  a  close  by  saying  that  only 
nine  other  schools  in  the  country 
canclaim  to  match  the  College's 
longevity,  "and  only  one  or  two  can 
clajm  to  be  as  excellent." 

McLain  then  presented  Hughes  with 
the  Washington  College  Award  for  Ex- 
cellence, which  consists  of  a  scroll,  a 


Setting  the  Republican  record  straight 


I  would  like  to  reply  to  John  Whar- 
ton's Commentary,  "The  Great 
Paraphernalia  Ban:  Whodunit?"  which 
appeared  in  the  February  22  edition  of 
the  Elm.  Mr.  Wharton  deserves  credit 
for  the  creativity  and  imagination 
which  pervaded  his  comments.  I  got  a 
kick  out  of  reading  it,  and  Mr.  Wharton 
certainly  deserves  one  too.  Mr.  Whar- 
ton is  entitled  to  his  opinions  regarding 
the  paraphernalia  issue,  and  I  respect 
them,  but  he  also  made  some  remarks 
concerning  the  College  Republicans 
which  deserve  clarifications. 

Yes,  the  College  Republicans' 
newsletter  is  financed  by  the  SGA. 
However,  the  organization  is 
recognized  by  Washington  College  and 
the  SGA  as  a  legitimate  and  viable  club 
open  to  all  students  who  wish  to  join.  In 
order  to  obtain  such  financing,  the  CRs 
had  to  go  through  the  same  SGA  screen- 
ing process  as  any  other  organization 
on  campus,  whether  it  was  the  William 
James  Forum  or  the  King  Crab.  The 


SGA  and  its  Treasurer  allot  funds  with 
scrutiny  and  in  a  conscientious  manner. 
Mr.  Wharton,  or  any  other  group  of 
students,  has  an  equal  opportunity  to 
organize  an  opposition  club  on  campus, 
and  to  apply  for  SGA  funds.  It  is, 
therefore,  an  insult  to  the  College 
Republicans,  and  to  the  Washington 
College  SGA,  to  imply  that  funds  were 
obtained  in  a  "Sleezy"  manner. 

It  is  repugnant  to  "convict"  anyone  of 
being  a  College  Republican  merely 
because  they  were  asked  to/and  wrote 
an  article  for  that  group's  newsletter. 
Are  we  therefore  to  assume,  using  the 
perverted  logic  of  Mr.  Wharton,  that  he, 
as  well  as  I,  are  membersof  the  Elm 
staff,  and  jshare  its  editorial  views? 
That  certainly  is  bullshit.  The  author 
who  wrote  to  keep  the  paraphernalia  in 
the  Bookstore  is  not  a  College 
Republican,  not  even  a  Republican,  and 
does  not  necessarily  share  the  editorial 
opinions  of  the  College  Republicans.  He 
was  simply  asked  to  write  an  opposing 


Editor  in  Chief ...  Geoff  Garintner 

Assistant  Editor Katherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchi 

Sports  Editor Rich  Scnatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
Is  open  business  hours ;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


arguement. 

The  College  Republicans'  newsletter 
is  not  "trashy  propaganda."  It  is  pro- 
vided to  the  college  community  as  a 
source  of  information  on  College 
Republicans  activities,  and  on  the 
Republican  Party,  as  well  as  a  forum 
for  student  opinion.  The  newsletter  pro- 
vides club  members  an  opportunity  to 
express  their  political  and  social  opi- 
nions, much  the  same  way  as  Mr. 
Wharton  used  the  Elm  to  express  his. 
Anyone  who  was  inclined  to  read  the 
College  Republican  newsletter  in 
November  noticed  that  the  Parapher- 
nalia Debate  provided  two  opposing 
opinions.  That  certainly  cannot  be 
called  propaganda. 

As  far  as  squandering  "student  ac- 
tivity funds  on  trashy  propaganda," 
why  hasn't  Mr.  Wharton  yet  responded 
to  the  propaganda  campaign  of  the  PLO 
here  at  Washington  College  last  week? 
Certainly  the  William  James  Forum 
can  likewise  be  accused  of  squandering 
student  activity  funds  that  it  sleezed  out 
of  the  SGA  to  "present  a  persuasive 
argument,"  according  to  the  Elm,  for 
the  PLCs  terrorist  activities.  Addi- 
tionally, the  Forum  has  not,  and  to  the 
best  of  my  knowledge,  does  not  intend 
to  present  theopposing  viewpoint  for 
public  debate. 

Is  it  really  so  palpable  that  students 
who  are  in  the  future  of  our  lives  and 
our  country  become  active  in  political 
campaigns?  Should  students  be  pro- 
hibited from  working  in  political  cam- 
paigns because  one  or  more  students 
have  different  opinions  and  choices  for 
President?  College  Republicans  do  not 
receive  any  funds  from  the  SGA  to  cam- 
paign for  any  candidate,  either  on  or  off 
campus.  In  the  February  newsletter, 
the  College  Republicans  did  publish  ar- 
ticles on  the  four  Repbulican  Presiden- 
tial frontrunners,  but  endorsed  none.  As 
a  partisan  organization,  and  consider- 
ing the  nature  of  the  Primary  elections 


plaque,  and  a  ten-ounce  sterling  silber 
medalvalued  at  over  $500,  and  is  given 
at  times  when  "an  honorary  degree 
would  not  be  appropriate."  According 
to  McLain  the  award  had  been  given  on- 
ly three  times  previously:  "to  the 
painter  Andrew  Wyeth,  to  the 
distinguished  author  James  Chener, 
and  to  Dr.  Helen  B.  Taussig,  who  had 
the  blue  baby  invention."  In  his  modest 
acceptance  speech  Hughes  said  that  he 
didn't  know  If  he  should  be  placed  in 
such  good  company,  "but  at  least 
Washington  College  got  three  out  of 
four  right." 

Reverend  Hargett  capped  everything 
with  a  Benediction,  after  which  the 
faculty,  in  true  rented-robe  ^splendor, 
strode  up  the  aisle  to  "The  Old 
Spagnoletta."  Outside  the  sun  wasshln- 
ing  briefly,  and  the  lacrosse  team  could 
be  seen  jogging  out  to  meet  The  Crease, 
a  club  from  Baltimore— all  In  all,  It  had 
been  a  beautiful  day  for  a  convocation. 


Shame  on  you 

Dear  Washington  College  Fraternities, 

Would  you  care  to  explain  your  ac- 
tions as  a  group  on  the  afternoon  of 
Friday,  February  22, 1980, 1:30p.m.? 
I  am  referring  to  the  episode  in  which  a 
certain  young  man  was  In  particular, 
verbally  harrassed,  if  not  publically 
embarrassed.  I  would  like  to  know, 
also,  what  a  certain  arabic  apparition 
in  the  crowd  had  to  do  with  the  so  very 
carefully  planned  group  activity  with 
respect  to  the  young  man.  Do  you, 
yourselves  know? 
signed, 

Lisa  Bailey 


as  infra-party  struggle,  they  cannot  be 
considered  an  abuse  of  SGA  funds.  In- 
cidently,  the  Republican  National  Con- 
vention will  be  held  in  Detroit,  and  not 
Chicago  as  Mr.  Wharton  so  incorrectly 
stated. 

As  Stated  before,  there  is  equal  op- 
portunity for  the  formation  of  a  College 
Democrats  club  on  campus,  if  anyone  is 
interested  enough  and  wishes  to.  The 
College  Republicans  have  not 
"deprived  WC.  students  of.. .activity 
funds  as  completely  as  possible." 

I  certainly  hope  that  my  opinions  will 
receive  the  same  amount  of  respect 
from  Mr.  Wharton  and  others,  as  I  have 
given  his.  Everyone  is  entitled  to  their 
opinions,  no  matter  how  different.  It 
would  be  unfair,  to  say  the  least,  to  sti- 
fle the  publication  of  responsible  stu- 
dent opinion  in  the  College  Republican 
newsletter  merely  because  there  is  no 
one  else  interested,  willing,  nor  able  to 
produce  a  publication  with  an  opposing 
viewpoint. 

Jim  Larrimore 


THF.  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  February  29, 1980-Page  4 


"The  Bald  Soprano" playing  this  weekend 


WC  News  Bureau 


TheWashington  College  drama 
department  will  present  The  Bald 
Soprano  by  Eugene  Ionesco  on  four 
nights.  Thursday  February  28  through 
Sunday,  March  2. The  play,  directed  by 
Timothy  B.  Maloney,  will  be  presented 
at  8  p.m.  each  night  in  the  basement  of 
the  Daniel  Z.  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center 
on  the  Washington  college  campus. 

Since  its  first  production  in  Paris  in 
1950.  The  Bald  Soprano  has  been 
regarded  as  one  of  the  prime  examples 
of  absurdist  drama.  Ionesco  is  still 
viewed  as  one  of  the  leading  exponents 
of  experimental  theatre. 

Set  in  the  comfortable  suburbs  of 


London,  the  play  presents  a  bizarre  and 
wildly  humorous  demonstration  of  the 
banality  of  language  made  up  of  clin- 
ches and  ready-made  phrases  which 
dominate  the  conversation  of  two  mid- 
dle class  couples,  a  maid,  and  a  fire 
chief. 

The  stage  manager  for  the  production 
is  Larry  Stahl.  The  cast  includes  Sally 
McKenzie  as  Vrs.  Smith,  John  Williams 
as  Mr.  Smith,  Beth  Church  as  Mrs. 
Martin,  Steve  Gaul  as  Mr.  Martin, 
Virginia  White  as  Vary,  and  Steve 
Mumford  as  the  fire  chief. 

Reservations  may  be  made  by  calling 
the  box  office  at  778-2800,  ext.  268. 


The  cast  of  "The  Bald  Soprano      Photo  bv  Bob  Leonard 


30-50  patients  a  day 

Worst  of  flu  season  is 
over,  says  Health  Service 

toy  GINGER  KURAPKA 

The  flu  has  hit  Washington  Coliege,      cancellation  of  classes. 


and  for  the  third  week  students  and  pro- 
fessors have  been  fighting  fever, 
nausea,  and  various  aches  and  pains. 

"This  is  usually  the  time  when  we  see 
all  this  business,"  said  Doctor  Gottfried 
Baumann.  "The  College  population  is 
usually  a  prime  target,"  for  an 
epidemic.  "Young  people  feel  they  can 
have  a  virus  and  still  do  everything." 

According  to  Nurse  Betty  Schauber, 
the  worst  is  pretty  much  over.  "For  two 
weeks  we  say  between  30  and  50  people 
a  day.  There  were  quite  a  few  students, 
10  to  15  a  day,  missing  class."  Now, 
however,  there  are  only  a  few  people, 
"lingering  with  bronchitis,"  she  said. 

"There  are  usually  only  2  or  3 
students  missing  class,"  said  Assistant 
to  the  Registrar  Joan  Forbes,  but  on 
several  days  during  the  last  two  weeks 
more  than  30  students  have  turned  in 
absentee  slips. 

Professors  don't  seem  to  have  been 
hit  as  badly  as  the  students.  Since 
February  11,  only  five  have  been  out, 
said  Forbes. 

Two  years  ago  the  flu  epidemic  was 
widespread    enough    to   warrant    the 

SAB  plans  mini-courses 
for  after  Spring  Break 

The  Student  Academic  Board  is  plan- 
ning a  series  of  mini-courses  on  sub- 
jects of  practical  interest  for  WC 
students.  These  courses  will  be  held  on 
weeknights  or  weekends  beginning 
after  Spring  Break  and  will  cover  such 
topics  as  photography  and  bartending. 
The  instructors  are  WC  students  and 
residents  of  Chestertown.  The  SAB 
needs  to  get  some  idea  of  how  much  in- 
terest there  is  in  these  courses  and 
would  appreciate  it  if  every  student 
would  visit  the  Student  Affairs  office 
and  indicate  if  they  are  interested  in 
any  of  the  five  proposed  courses,  by 
signing  a  poster  that  will  be  in  that  of- 
fice on  Monday.  The  students  who  sign 
up  for  a  course  are  not  obliged  to  at- 
tend; the  SAB  simply  wants  some  idea 
of  how  many  students  are  interested  in 
each  proposed  course. 


There  were  so 
many  faculty  members  and  students 
who  were  so  ill.  Even  if  they  weren't  ill, 
they  were  so  far  behind  (in  work)  it 
seemed  to  be  a  good  idea  to  close,"  said 
Schauber.  There  was,  "never  any 
serious  talk,"  about  closing  school  this 
year,  however,  contrary  to  rumor. 

In  treating  the  disease,  Baumann 
said,  "There's  not  much  we  can  do  from 
a  purely  medical  or  therapeutic  point  of 
view.  Antibiotics  treat  bactirial  com- 
plications, not  the  virus  itself.  The 
body's  own  defenses  have  to  be  left  to 
take  care  of  it. 

"The  Food  Service  has  been  very 
helpful  this  year,  in  keeping  the  juice 
machines  open  (for)  all  three  meals 
and  in  allowing  students  to  take  liquids 
back  to  the  dorm,"  added  Schauber. 

Baumann  concluded,  "Ultimately  the 
chicken  soup  bit  and  bed  rest  are  the 
best  solution." 


Will,  Sagan  unavailable 


Wagner  will  be 
Commencement  Speaker 


Dr.  Henry  Nicholas  Wagner,  Director 
of  Nuclear  Medicine  and  Radiation 
Health  services  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University  and  Hospital,  has  accepted 
an  invitation  to  speak  at  Washington 
College's  1980  Commencement— a 
development  that  has  met  with  con- 
troversy among  members  of  the  senior 

Seniors  Claire  Mowbray,  and  Steve 
Kinlock,  student  representatives  to  the 
Honorary  Degrees  Committee,  had  sug- 
gested that  the  College  invited  either 
astronomer  Carl  Sagan  or  columnist 
George  Will  to  speak  at  the  Commence- 
ment. 

President  of  the  College  Dr.  Joseph 
McLain  invited  Wagner  after  Will 
declined  the  invitation  and  Sagan  did 
not  respond. 

McLain  said,  "Wagner  has  taken  a 
tremendous  interest  in  Washington  Col- 


Final  Shore  Stats,  79-80 


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SAPP  31     66 

McENROE         2      3 
BLACKWELL113  256 


FORNOFF 

HALL 

HYNSON 

GRAHAM 

COREY 

DWYER 

MOYE 

R1EMER 

LANGWOST 


70  165 

6     15 

22     54 

1       3 

106  207 

61   108 

104  206 

6     12 

93  213 


FTA 

22 
2 

41 

36 
7 

14 


82 
0 
71 


FTM 

38 
2 
50 
63 
10 
19 
16 
43 
21 
121 
0 


% 
58 

100 
82 
57 
70 
74 
56 
77 
38 
68 
00 
89 


PTS 

84 

8 

267 

182 

19 

58 

11 

245 

130 

290 

12 

257 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

lege  and  its  students,  and  he  is  interna- 
tionally known. 

"About  five  years  ago,  he  contacted 
me  from  his  summer  home  in  Crump- 
ton  and  said  he  was  interested  in 
Washington  College  and  would  like  to 
help." 

According  to  McLain,  within  two 
weeks  Wagner  had  arranged  a 
workTudy  program  for  pre-med 
students  with  four  hospitals,  including 
St.  Joseph  Hospital,  Johns  Hopkins 
Hospital,  Anne  Arundel  General 
Hospital  and  Kent  and  Queen- Anne's 
Hospital.  Each  of  the  four  students  who 
participated  in  the  program  worked  at 
each  of  the  hospitals  for  one  week  dur- 
ing the  break  between  semesters. 
Through  the  four  weeks,  Wagner  held  a 
seminar  with  the  students  each  Friday 
night. 

Wagner  received  a  degree  from 
Johns  Hopkins  Medical  School  in  1952. 
He  interned  at  Hopkins  from  1952-53, 
and  was  Assistant  Resident  in  Internal 
Medicine  from  1953-55.  From  1955-57,  he 
worked  for  the  National  Institute  for 
Health,  and  in  1958  he  worked  at  Ham- 
mersmith Hospital  in  England.  He  was 
Resident  at  Hopkins  from  1958-59,  and 
since  then,  has  been  on  the  Hopkins 
faculty. 

Wagner  published  a  textbook  titled 
Principles  of  Nuclear  Medicine  in  1968. 
According  to  McLain,  it  is  the  most 
widely  used  text  on  nuclear  medicine  in 
the  world. 

Wagner  has  received  the  Hevesy 
Award  from  the  Society  of  Nuclear 
Medicine,  a  European  organization,  for 
his  research  in  the  field  of  nuclear 
medicine.  He  has  also  received  awards 
from  the  Indian  Society  of  Nuclear 
Medicine  and  the  Japanese  Society  of 
Nuclear  Medicine. 


PTS 

/GM 
4.2 
1.0 

12.7 

8.7 

1.6 

3.6 

.7 

11.7 
6.2 

13.8 
1.1 

12.2 


REB 

43 

1 

111 

137 

9 

30 
19 
111 
132 
112 
15 
37 


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•Continued  from  page  1* 

favorably. 

Stating  that  an  understanding  of  the 
Board's  role  in  both  issues  was 
necessary.  Young  said,  "Their  respon- 
sibility doesn't  lie  with  the  specifics  of  a 
student  center;  it  lies  with  the 
authorization.  (But)  they're  done  more 
than  authorize  a  student 
center— they've  made  a  commitment  to 
it." 

Young  also  said  that  Nielson's  re- 
quest to  hear  his  opinion  on  the  meeting 
indicates  a  willingness  by  the  Board  to 
provide  for  greater  communication 
with  students. 

"In  discussions  with  other  Board 
members  throughout  the  day,  1  would 
conclude  that  there  is  quite  a  bit  of  sen- 
timent for  our  request  (for  greater 
representation)." 


SAB  asks  greater  student    College  responsible  for  Spring 
role  in  speaker  selection       Break  thefts,  says  student 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 
Editor-  in  -  Chief 


by  SUE  JAMES 


In  the  wake  of  the  controversial  selec- 
tion of  Dr.  Henry  Wagner  of  Johns 
Hopkins  as  this  year's  Commencement 
speaker,  the  Student  Academic  Board 
and  the  senior  class  officers  have 
recommended  to  the  Honorary  Degrees 
Committee  that  selection  of  the  Com- 
mencement speakers  become  solely  the 
responsibility  of  the  senior  class. 

Wagner,  Director  of  Nuclear 
Medicine  and  Radiation  Health  Ser- 
vices at  Johns  Hopkins  University  and 
Hospital,  was  selected  by  College  Presi- 
dent Joseph  Mc Lain  after  both  Commit- 
tee suggestions,  columnist  George  Will 
and  astronomer  Carl  Sagan,  became 
unavailable. 

"It  was  supposed  to  be  a  committee 
decision,"  said  SAB  President  Paul 
Drinks,  "but  when  the  choices  that 
were  put  forth  by  the  Committee  turned 
out  not  to  be  available,  (McLain)  just 
acted  on  his  own." 


The  SAB  subsequently  sent  a  ques- 
tionnaire to  all  graduating  seniors  to 
gauge  student  opinion  on  this  year's 
choice  and  on  the  role  of  the  class  in  the 
selection  process. 

"Just  about  all  said  they  didn't  ag- 
gree  with  McLain's  action,  and  most 
said  it  made  a  diffemece  to  them  who 
the  speaker  was,"  said  Drinks,  who 
received  responses  from  about  one- 
third  of  the  class.  "And  just  about 
everyone  felt  that  the  senior  class 
should  have  more  say  in  the  choice." 

The  SAB  and  senior  class  recommen- 
dation also  stipulated  that  the  Commit- 
tee should  reserve  the  right  to  withhold 
an  honorary  degree  or  special  award 
without  affecting  the  senior  class's 
choice  of  a  speaker. 

Said  Drinks:  "The  feeling  I  have  is 
that  it's  the  seniors'  show,  and  they 
should  be  able  to  have  whoever  they 
want  speak  to  them." 


The  thefts  that  occurred  on  campus 
over  Spring  Break  may  have  resulted 
from  faulty  locks,  and,  in  at  least  one 
case,  a  student  says  the  College  is 
responsible. 

The  problem  of  faulty  locks  in 
Worcester  Hall  was  reported  to  the  Stu- 
dent Affaris  Office  and  the  Mainte- 
nance Department  before  Spring 
Break,  according  to  Howard  Hecht,  one 
of  the  victims  of  the  theft.  The  locks 
were  not  changed,  however,  and  as  a 
result,  Hecht's  stereo  equipment,  worth 
approximately  $2000,  was  stolen  over 
Spring  Break. 

Hecht  said,  "The  cylinders  in  the 
locks  are  so  worn  through  that  all  the 
keys  fit  into  almost  all  the  locks." 

Resident  Assistant  Bernie  Kelley 
reported  the  problem  of  faulty  locks 
after  Hecht's  electric  typewriter  and 
four  checks  belonging  to  his  roommate, 
Russ  Schilling,  were  stolen  in 
February. 


Hecht  said  his  insurance  company 
"will  get  the  police  report,  then  they 
may  take  action  against  the  school" . 

"I'd  be  willing  to  pay  $20  for  the 
lock,"  Hecht  said  "because  I  Just  lost 
$2000  worth  of  equipment." 

Jake  Parr,  resident  assistant  of 
Dorcester  House,  returned  from 
Florida  Tuesday  to  discover  that  his 
stereo  receiver,  tape  deck  and  turn- 
table were  missing  from  his  room. 
There  was  also  a  large  hole  in  the  wall 
separating  his  room  from  Bruce 
Caslow's,  where  a  lock  had  apparently 
been  picked. 

Parr  said  that  he  believed  the  school 
should  make  an  investment  in  new 
locks  for  the  rooms,  since  either  so- 
meone had  a  master  key  or  the  quality 
of  the  locks  is  poor  enough  to  invite 
"lock-pickers."  He  has  notified  local 
authorities  of  the  crime  and  it  is  cur- 
rently under  investigation. 


The  Richmond  House  Horror:  "For  God's  Sake,  Get  Out" 

The  residents  there  are  saying 


that  their  building  is  slowly  falling  apart 

by  BILL  MORTIMER 


Strange  things  have  been  happening 
in  Richmond  House  of  late,  and  none  of 
the  five  writers  in  residence  there  is 
quite  sure  what  to  do  about  it.  "Our 
next  step"  said  Kirk  Folk,  "is  to  call  in 
an  exorcist." 

Unlike  the  house  with  the  starring 
role  in  The  Amityvilie  Horror,  Rich- 
mond House  is  merely  suffering  from 
old  age  and  lack  of  maintenance.  All 
around  there  are  things  that  go  bump  in 
the  night— and  sometimes  in  the  morn- 
ing as  well.  This  week,  part  of  the 
plaster  from  the  ceiling  over  the  stair- 
way leading  to  the  second  floor  col- 
lapsed. 

About  a  month  ago,  Kathy  Streckfus' 
bedroom  ceiling,  or  at  least  four  feet  of 
the  plaster  from  it,  fell  in  and  woke  her 
up.  "It  fell  in  large,  heavy  chunks,"  she 
said,  "  and  if  they  had  fallen  on  me,  I 
would  have  been  seriously  hurt."  She 
added,  however,  that  Maintenance 
quickly  fixed  the  ceiling,  although  it 
was  only  done  with  a  piece  of  plywood. 

When  Lee  Ann  Chearneyi  arrived  this 

past  August  she  found  "about  half  of  the 

kitchen  ceiling  hanging  down".  Again, 

B  maintenance    covered    it    up    with 

3  plywood. 

J  "The  theory  of  fixing  this  place  is  to 
O  wait  until  things  fall  down  and  then 
,§  cover  them  up,"  noted  Claire  Mowbray. 
**  All  five  writers  feel  that  if  maintenance 
a  had  been  kept  up,  they  wouldn't  be  hav- 

fing  the  current  problems.  There  are 
other  problems. 
**      Termites  and  mice  are  also  living  in 


the  writer's  haven.  "My  wails  look  like 
a  dartboar-d  because  of  the  termites" 
said  Nick  Nappo.  The  front  porch  needs 
support  as  well.  The  entire  porch  needs 
support  as  well.  The  entire  porch  is  rot- 
ting away  as  are  the  pillars  supporting 
the  second  floor  porch.  If  nothing  is 
done  about  it,  the  entire  facade  of  Rich- 
mond House  could  collapse.  With  it 
woulo  go  three  of  the  five  bedrooms. 
"The  thing  is  that  if  the  house  goes  you 
know  there's  not  going  to  be  another 
( Writer's  Union ) , "  said  Mowbray. 

Richmond  House  residents  are  now 
planning  their  course  of  action.  They 
say  that  they  will  first  talk  to  Bob  Day 
and  see  what  he  has  to  say.  From  there, 
they  will  go  to  the  "Higherups".  Their 
first  hope  is  to  see  the  house  painted. 
"It  looks  like  a  slum  from  the  outside" 
said  Chearneyi. 

To  justify  their  cause,  they  note  that 
the  Creative  Writing  program  pulls 
many  students  to  the  College.  "How  can 
they  (the  administration)  justify  the 
presence  of  the  Creative  Writing  pro- 
gram without  having  the  facilities?" 
asked  one. 

Part  of  their  solution  is  not  for  the 
five  writers  to  move  out  of  Richmond 
House,  nor  is  that  what  they  want. 
"We're  not  complaining  about  living 
here,"  Mowbray  said,  "but  that  the  ad- 
ministration is  allowing  this  to  happen 
to  Richmond  House.  If  they  don't  do 
something  about  it,  they  may  have  a 
lawsuit  on  their  hands. " 

In  the  meantime,  Nappo  says  "we're 
renaming  it  Macondo." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frid«y,  M»reh21, 1880-P«gei 

editorial 

Students  come  to  the  fore 

We've  beer  less  than  hesitant  to  criticize  the  administration  in 
recent  months;  the  student  body,  on  the  other  hand,  has  gone 
largely  unscathed.  That  imbalance  seems  especially  unfair  now 
in  light  of  some  of  this  year's  developments : 

•Less  than  a  third  of  the  senior  class  responded  three  weeks 
ago  to  a  Student  Academic  Board  questionnaire  that  dealt  ex- 
clusively with  issues  concerning  every  member  of  that  class  (see 
the  page  1  story). 

•The  editors  of  the  Washington  College  Reviewin  this  issue  ask 
not  for  student  support  in  producing  the  WCR,  but  only  that 
students  bother  to  read  it  after  its  publication. 

•Applications  for  editorships  of  next  year's  Elm  and  Pegasus 
are  being  solicited  this  week.  Although  the  yearbook  will  pro- 
bably attract  at  least  one  applicant,  we  know  of  no  one  who  will 
be  here  next  year  who  has  any  particular  interest  in  or  qualifica- 
tions for  editing  the  newspaper. 

•The  student  body  seems  indifferent  toward  the  Student 
Government  Association's  most  significant  accomplishments 
this  year.  The  SGA  received  cheers  for  their  eleventh-hour  ac- 
quisition of  Freewater  when  the  band  was  in  town  for  a  night  ear- 
ly this  semester,  but  little  enthusiasm  has  been  aroused  by  their 
attempts  to  gain  greater  representation  to  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  to  acquire  what  have  been  called  "greater 
facilities"  (a  student  center,  for  example),  and  to  improve  the 
academic  quality  of  the  school. 

It's  a  trite  subject,  but  apathy  has  undeniably  become  a  trait  of 
Washington  College  students.  The  bright  side  of  this  subject, 
however,  is  that  it's  not  an  incurable  malady.  Any  lacrosse  game 
proves  that. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

WCR:  helping  the  environment  to  thrive 


We,  the  Editors  of  the  Washington 
College  Re  vie  w  support  wholeheartedly 
the  creative  and  academic  interests  of 
students  at  the  college.  The  Reviewin 
fact,  is  designed  as  a  show  case  of  stu- 
dent and  faculty  poetry,  prose,  and  art 
work.  It  is  the  tangible  reality  of  the 
ambitions,  the  hard  work,  and  the  ar- 
tistic striving  of  those  whose  work  is 
published.  Its  significance  is  not  to  be 
taken  lightly.  Submissions  are  now  be- 
ing accepted  for  the  Senior  Issue.  The 
deadline  is  March  30.  The  issue  will  con- 
tain what  we  feel  to  be  the  example  of 
the  best  creative  works  of  the  Senior 
class.  All  Seniors  are  encouraged  to 
submit. 

The  Spring  Issue  of  the  WCR  is  now  in 
the  making.  We  hope  that  upon  its  ar- 
rival on  campus,  it  will  be  received  and 


read  by  all  students  with  a  sense  of  ap- 
preciation for  the  literacy  and 
academic  explorations  of  the  writers 
and  artists  whose  works  are  included. 
The  academic  environment,  and  all 
publications  such  as  the  WCR  which 
spring  from  it,  should  be  foremost  in 
the  life  of  the  college.  We,  as  Editors  of 
the  Washington  College  fleWeware  do- 
ing our  best  to  help  this  environment  to 
thrive.  We  write  this  letter  in  order  to 
better  inform  students  of  the  presence 
and  purpose  of  our  magazine  and  hope 
that  through  it  they  will  become  in- 
terested in  and  excited  by  the 
Washington  .College  Review. 

Lee  Ann  Chearneyi 

Claire  Mowbray 

Peter  Zekonis 

Steve  Glessner 


Sociology  Survey  delayed 


Last  semester,  about  one-hundred 
students  at  the  College  took  the  time  to 
complete  a  survey  of  their  attitudes  and 
behaviors  administered  by  my  students 
in  So421:  Social  Research  Techniques. 
In  the  cover  letter  accompanying  that 
survey,  we  promised  to  let  people  know 
about  or  findings.  As  it  turns,  out,  we 
can't  yet  provide  any  substantive  in- 
formation. 

Coding  the  data  on  the  surveys  so  that 
they  could  be  analyzed  took  far  more 
time  than  I  had  allotted,  and  we  ended 
the  semester  with  the  process  im- 
complete.  This  research  has  not  been 
abandoned.  I  shall  be  teaching  So421 
again  next  Fall.  While  last  semester's 
version  was  mainly  concerned  with 
data  gathering,  next  semester's  course 


will  concentrate  on  data  analysis.  Us- 
ing the  new  Prime  550  computer,  we 
will  be  able  to  search  for  relationships 
among  the  responses  to  the  various 
questions  in  the  survey  with  relative 
ease. 

I  invite  interested  students  who  have 
had  a  previous  course  in  social 
research  methods  to  join  us  in  the 
analysis  process.  By  the  way,  no  prior 
computer  experience  will  be  required. 

I  want  to  thank  those  people  who 
cooperated  with  my  students  last 
semester.  We  will  share  the  results  of 
our  analyses  as  we  complete  them  next 
Fall. 

Sincerely, 
Steven  Cades 


it***************************  News  from  the  /ron/*****************************^ 

Registration  proposal  in      Rally  against  draft  scheduled 


trouble  in  Congress 

Chronical  of  Higher  Education 


for  tomorrow  in  DC 

National  Mobilization  Against  the  Draft 


The  Administration's  bill  requesting 
authority  to  register  women  was 
defeated  by  an  8-to-l  vote  in  the  House 
Subcommittee  on  Military  Personnel. 
Only  Rep.  Antonio  B.  Won  Pat.  the 
Democratic  delegate  from  Guam, 
voted  for  the  measure. 

No  further  House  action  will  be  taken 
on  the  controversial  proposal,  unless 
the  full  Armed  Services  Committee 
votes  unanimously  to  resurrect  it.  Com- 
mittee aides  said  such  a  move  was 
unlikely. 

The  defeat  of  the  proposal  to  register 
women  does  not  affect  President 
Carter's  call  for  the  registration  of 
men,  which  he  can  order  under  existing 
law. 

However,  it  is  not  certain  that  Con- 
gress will  provide  the  additional  money 
the  Selective  Service  needs  to  carry  out 
the  task. 

The  Senate  appropriations  subcom- 


mittee with  jurisdiction  over  such  funds 
began  hearings  on  the  question  last 
week.  Several  Senators  questioned 
whether  registration  was  necessary 
now. 

A  House  appropriations  subcom- 
mittee has  already  turned  down  the 
President's  appropriation  request, 
although  the  bill  was  not  killed. 

President  Carter  asked  Congress  for 
an  additional  $20.5-million  in  the  cur- 
rent fiscal  year  to  register  both  men 
and  women  but  the  House  subcom- 
mittee refused  to  provide  even  the 
$12.3-million  that  would  be  needed  to 
register  men. 

The  subcommittee  sent  the  measurt 
on  to  the  full  Appropriations  .  Commit- 
tee,'recommending  that  $4.8-million  be 
appropriated— just  enough  to  allow  the 
Selective  Service  to  improve  its  capaci- 
ty to  carry  out  registration  sometime  in 
the  future. 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garinthei 

Assistant  Editor Kathertne  Streckftu 

News  Editor Pete  Turchi 

Sport*  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arte  Editor NlckNappo 

— 1y  Editor Jim  Graham 

ajiager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfteld 

acuity  Advtaor Rich  DeProspo 

ELM  to  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  pimUsbea  »y  and  for 

.._  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 

the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 

;  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 

THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
Is  open  business  hours;  Moiiday  through  Friday.  77S-2s00.ext.S21. 


Tomorrow's  National  Mobilization 
against  the  Draft  (M.A.D)  has  an- 
nounced plans  to  bring  thousands  of 
people  from  all  walks  of  life  to  the 
Capital  for  a  nationwide  march  and  ral- 
ly against  registration  and  the  draft. 
Michael  Harrington,  a  spokesperson  for 
M.A.D  and  chair  of  the  Democratic 
Socialist  Organizing  Committee,  said 
"A  broad  coalition— the  left  and  the 
right,  women's  groups,  minority 
organizations,  labor  unions  and  peace 
organizations— will  fight  the  Carter 
registration  proposal.  The  important 
thing  is  that  we  are  all  in  agreement  on 
the  issue  of  registration.  Military  in- 
tervention an  inappropriate  response  to 
a  crisis  ten  thousand  miles  away,"  he 
added. 

In  a  press  conference  at  the  East 
Lounge  of  the  National  Press  Club  on 
Februrary  14,  representatives  of 
M.A.D.  spoke  to  a  large  gathering  of 
media  people.  Frank  Jackalone  of  the 
United  States  Student  Association  said, 
"Carter  is  making  the  biggest  mistake 
of  his  career  in  pushing  his  registration 
proposal.  This  is  an  overreaction  and 
will  lead  to  another  war  and  possibly 
annihilation  of  the  world."  The 
U.S.S.A.,  which  represents  over  three 
million  college  students,  has  pledged  to 
bring  its  message  against  registration 
and  the  draft  to  campuses  across  the 
county.  Already  hundreds  of 
demonstrations  and  teach-ins  have 
taken  place  at  colleges  and  In  com- 
munities throughout  the  United  States. 

"M.A.D.  Is  a  coalition  of  many  groups 
already  working  against  registration 
and  the  draft,"  project  coordinator 
Patrick  Lacefleld  said.  "We  vow  to 
make  this  election  year  a  political 
quagmire  for  anyone  taking  the  view 
that    registration    is    the    answer," 


Lacefield  said.  "If  Carter  is  concerned 
about  overreaction,  he  hasn't  seen 
anything  yet." 

"Just  as  the  movement  of  the  1960s 
and  early  1970s  said  'no'  to  President 
Johnson  and  Nixon  on  the  draft  and  an 
interventionist  foreign  policy,  so  too  the 
movement  of  the  1980s  is  turning 
thumbs  down  on  President  Carter's 
proposal  for  draft  registration,"  ex- 
plained Lacefield. 

The  March  22  action  will  begin 
around  12  noon  with  people  gathering  at 
the  Ellipse  in  Washington  before  mar- 
ching past  the  White  House  to  a  rally  on 
the  steps  of  the  Capitol  with  prominent 
speakers  and  music.  This  mass  non- 
violent rally  will  be  corrdinated  with  a 
mass  lobby  of  Congress  on  the  following 
Monday,  March  24,  coordinated  by  the 
Committee  Against  Registration  and 
the  Draft  (CARD)  and  the  Coalition  for 
a  New  Foreign  and  Military  Policy 
among  others. 

"President  Carter  came  into  office 
with  a  bible  in  his  hand  and  now  has  a 
neutron  bomb  in  his  hand,"  said 
Washington,  DC  Councilperson  Hilda 
Mason,  in  endorsing  the  March  22  ac- 
tion. "We  can  have  no  more  Vietnams 
and  corporate  profiteering.  Our  con- 
cerns must  be  human  concerns  -  hous- 
ing, food  health  and  jobs,"  she  added. 

Cooperating  with  the  March  22 
Mobilization  is  the  Committee  Against 
Registration  and  the  Draft  which  repre- 
sent over  thirty  organizations.  Rev. 
Barry  Lynn  of  the  United  Church  of 
Christ,  chair  and  spokesperson  of 
CARD,  believes  the  Carter  registration 
proposal  can  be  stopped.  "This  is  a 
violation  of  constitutional  rights  and 
civil  liberties,"  he  stated.  "We  will 
work  to  inform  people  about  the  Issue 
and  keep  people  In  touch  with  the 
legislative  process." 


Retention  Committee  reports  on  attrition 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  March  21,  IMP  -  Page  3 


"Reducing  the  Dropout  Rate"  was 
the  title  of  a  conference  attended 
recently  by  four  college  ad- 
ministrators. Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DiMaggio  and  Associate  Direc- 
tor Jody  Dudderar,  and  Deans  of 
Students  Maureen  Kelley  and  Ed  Max- 
cy  represented  WC  at  the  conference, 
which  was  sponsored  by  the  American 
College  Testing  Program.  Of  seventy- 
five  colleges  and  universities 
represented   at  the  conference,   held 


by  MIKE  GARVEY 

February  14  and  15  in  Washington, 
D.C.,  WC  and  the  University  of 
Maryland  were  the  only  Institutions 
from  this  state  present. 

Maxcy  appeared  optimistic  about  ap- 
plying what  was  learned  at  the  meeting 
to  the  continuing  struggle  against  attri- 
tion here.  He  said  that  the  most  signifi- 
cant idea  proposed  at  the  meeting  is  the 
need  for  an  institution  to  ascertain  a 
"clear  sense  of  mission"  for  itself.  This 
mission  should  be  described  in  a  writ- 


Newspaper  in  danger  next  year 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


The  Washington  College  Board  of 
Publications  announced  this  week  that 
it  is  accepting  applications  for  editor- 
ships of  the  Elm  and  the  Pegasus  for 
1980-81.  But,  at  least  for  the  Elm.  those 
involved  say  there  are  problems  this 
year  that  the  Board  has  not  faced  since 
the  fall  of  1975. 

Although  the  job  is  open  to  anyone  on 
campus,  it  is  usually  given  to  a  subor- 
dinate member  of  the  Elm  staff,  says 
current  editor  Geoff  Garinther. 

"The  difference  between  the  jobs  of. 
say,  SGA  president  and  editor  of  a 
newspaper"  he  said,  "  is  that  an  SGA 
president  can  get  by  on  enthusiasm  and 
ideas,whereas  to  edit  the  newspaper  re- 
quires some  technical  knowledge,  and 
experience." 

But  of  the  people  at  the  College  with 
that  experience,  none  will  be  here  next 
year  to  take  over  when  Garinther 
resigns  in  May.  And  so  far,  he  savs, 
there  is  no  one  else  in  sight.  "I  can't 
see  anyone  from  outside  the  paper  com- 
ing in,  so  as  things  stand,  I'd  say  there 
probably  will  be  no  Elm  next  year." 
Loss  of  the  Elm  would  not  be  a  new  ex- 
perience to  Washington  College.  As  re- 
cent as  four  years  ago,  the  paper's  pro- 
duction was  suspended  due  to  lack  of  an 
editor.  "The  organization  of  the  Elm  is 
fairly  thin,"  says  Rich  DeProspo,  facul- 
ty advisor  to  the  paper.  "It's  been  more 


or  less  a  one-person  operation."  He 
feels,  however,  that  the  responsibility 
for  finding  a  new  editor  does  not  lie  in 
the  hands  of  the  Board  of  Publications. 
"The  Elm,  "he  says,  "is  something  that 
( the  students)  take  for  granted,  and  it  is 
in  serious  jeopardy  for  next  year.  The 
responsibility  for  preventing  another 
lapse  must  lie  with  the  students." 

The  reason  for  the  problem  this  year, 
according  to  Garinther,  is  "a  combina- 
tion fo  our  drop  to  four  pages,  which 
caused  a  need  for  less  people,  and  the 
fact  that  the  paper  has  been  taken  for 
granted  since  it  returned  four  years 
ago,"  adding  that  a  year  without  a 
paper  may  spark  some  interest  among 
students. 

Applications  accepted 

Board  of  Publications  is  soliciting  ap- 
plications for  editorships  of  the  Elm 
and  Pegasustov  1980-81. 

Applications  should  consist  of  a 
resume  listing  qualifications  and  ex- 
perience and  a  statement  of  why  the  ap- 
plicant wants  the  position  and  how 
he/she  would  undertake  it. 

Applications  should  be  submitted  to 
Prof.  Taylor,  6  rguson  Hall,  by  March 
31,  and  should  be  typewritten. 


PACE  enrolls  100  this  semester 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


The  Washington  College  Program  for 
Adult  Continuing  Education,  (PACE), 
begins  its  second  semester  this  week  on 
a  positive  note,  according  to  Ann  Hoon, 
Director  of  Continuing  Education  here. 
Of  ten  courses  originally  offered,  only 
three  have  had  to  be  closed  due  to  lack 


Two  students, 

tennis  team 

in  car  accidents 


by  SUE  JAMES 

Senior  John  Wharton  was  listed  in 
"improving  critical  condition"  with  a 
collapsed  lung  at  University  Hospital  in 
Baltimore  after  his  car  reportedly  flip- 
ped over  early  Tuesday  morning  on 
route  301. 

Details  on  injuries  to  the  passenger  in 
the  car,  freshman  Gervaise  Feeley, 
were  unavailable  Tuesday  night. 

Members  of  the  women's  tennis  team 
were  also  involved  in  a  car  accident. 
During  the  team's  trip  to  Florida  over 
Spring  Break  a  car  containing  Coach 
Penny  Fall,  Millicent  Wetherhold, 
Tammy  Wolf,  and  Barb  Powers 
received  "extensive  damage"  said 
Fall,  but  she  would  not  comment  fur- 
ther on  the  accident.  No  one  was  in- 
jured. 


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of  enrollment,  an  achievment  far  sur- 
passing the  weak  start  the  program 
made  last  Fall. 

Hoon  says  that  she  is  very  pleased 
with  the  program  this  semester,  with 
enrollments  more  than  double  that  of 
PACE'S  first  semester.  "All  told",  says 
Hoon,  "we  probably  have  close  to  a 
hundred  people  enrolled  now,  with 
some  of  them  commuting  from  as  far  as 
an  hour  away.  We're  very  pleased." 
Although  the  College  did  not  technically 
lose  money  on  the  program  last 
semester,  it  received  only  enough  to 
pay  the  professors  for  their  time,  leav- 
ing little  or  none  for  publicity.  But  this 
semester  they  are  afile  to  pay  for  the 
production  of  pamphlets  and  other  in- 
formational material  as  well  as  paying 
the  professors. 

Some  of  the  more  popular  courses  of- 
fered this  spring  Include  Yoga  and 
Aerobic  dance,  as  well  as  courses  in 
money  Management  and  American  fur- 
niture. "Many  of  the  teachers  won't 
even  accept  money  for  the  classes,"  she 
says.  "It's  good  for  them,  as  well  as  us. 
It's  really  a  public  and  community  rela- 
tions program." 

SUMMER  JOBS 

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ten  statement  so  that  prospective 
students  can  know  more  clearly  what  to 
expect  and  what  will  be  expected  from 
them  at  a  particular  institution.  "That 
may  just  be  common  sense,"  Maxcy 
said,  "but  it's  something  that  too  many 
people  take  for  granted.  One  concern 
shared  (at  the  meeting)  was  that 
students  get  to  a  college  or  university 
and  don't  feel  that  they  fit  in.  We  have 
to  investigate  at  Washington  College 
exactly  what  we  are  as  an  institution 
and  what  students  will  fit  in." 

To  apply  the  results  of  the  conference 
to  the  rentention  strategy  here,  an  ad 
hoc  Committee  has  been  organized. 
This  committee,  consisting  of  principle 
administrators  as  well  as  students  and 
two  faculty  members  is  led  by  Dean  of 
the  College  Garry  Clarke.  The  Commit- 
tee presented  a  report  of  its  investiga- 
tion to  the  Board  at  Its  meeting 
February  23,  listing  several  reasons  for 
attrition  here: 

•The  student  has   accomplished   the 
desired  goals  that  brought  him  to  the  in- 
stitution in  the  first  place. 
•The  student  leaves  the  institution  for 
financial  reasons 

•The  academic  program  is  too  difficult 
•The  student  is  bored  by  College 
•The   student   does    not    receive    the 
psychological  support  of  friends  and 
parents 

•There  are  better  educational  op- 
portunities to  be  found  elsewhere.  As 
examples,  the  student  may  feel  that  the 
college  curriculum  is  too  narrow  or 
may  find  that  a  desired  major  field  Is 
either  too  narrow  is  not  offered  at  all. 
•The  student  can  discover  more 
satisfactory  ways  of  maturing,  and 
these  may  have  nothing  to  do  with  a  col- 
lege education. 

According  to  the  committee,  it  is  very 
often  a  combination  of  factors  that 
causes  a  student's  departure  from  col- 
lege. 

Seventy-two  students  left  the  College 
at  the  end  of  the  1979  fall  semester,  19 
through  graduation  and  18  due  to 
academic  dismissal.  The  remainder 
left  for  a  variety  of  reasons  ranging 
from  dissatisfaction  with  the  academic 
program  to  medical  and  personal  pro- 
blems. Two  students  who  received 
academic  dismissal  as  well  as  those 
with  medical  or  personal  problems  will 
return  to  the  College  at  a  later  date. 


tan 

Cades  calls  for 

Bicentennial 

theme 

by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 

Associate  Professor  of  Sociology 
Steven  Cades  says  he  expressed  the  opi- 
nion ofmany  of  his  colleagues  at  the 
March  3rd  faculty  meeting  when  he 
criticized  the  Bicentennial  Steering 
Committee  for  its  failure  as  yet  to  pro 
pose  a  general-  theme  for  the  celebra 
tion. 

"I've  gotten  the  impression  talking 
with  my  colleagues  that  most  of  us  are 
concerned  we  should  not  lose  an  op- 
portunity to  make  ourselves  better 
known,"  said  Cades  this  week. 

Cades  said  he  realized  the  problems 
the  large  Committee  has  in  agreeing 
uo.pon  a  theme,  but  added  that  time  is 
growing  short  If  major  speakers  are  to 
be  attracted. 

"I  think  it's  very  iate  in  the  game.  On- 
ly when  you  have  a  theme  Included  in 
the  budget  can  you  contract  notable 
scholars." 

Cades  would  not  say  that  It  is  too  late 
for  the  Committee,  only  that  a  theme 
must  be  found  soon. 

"The  priorities  have  not  been  what 
I'd  prefer,  in  that  the  first  should  be  an 
over-arching  theme  to  which  every- 
thing else  can  be  hooked,"  said  Cades, 
adding  that  a  theme  "has  been  virtually 
handed  to  the  Committee  by  the  Board 
"in  the  idea  of  a  Third  Century  of  Ex- 
cellence." 


Rotary  Club  gives  leadership  gift 


WC  News  Bureau 


Washington  College  has  received  a 
leadership  gift  of  $2,500  toward  the 
Third  Century  Fund  endowment  cam- 
paign from  the  Rotary  Club  of  Chester- 
town.  The  gift  established  the  Paul 
Emerson  Titsworth  Fund  for  annual 
book  purchases  for  the  Library.  Reade 
W.  Corr,  representing  the  Rotary  Club, 
presented  the  check  at  the  Club's 
February  25th  meeting  to  George 
Hayward,  Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment at  the  College. 

Hayward  said,  "In  its  generosity 
toward  Washington  College,  the  Rotary 
Club    has    honored    well    its    former 


member  and  first  president.  Your  gift 
of  the  Paul  Emerson  Titsworth  Fund 
for  the  library  will  give  permanence  to 
his  name  and  his  high  academic 
ideals." 

The  Chestertown  Rotary  Club  was 
organized  in  January,  1926.  Dr. 
Titsworth  was  elected  Its  first  presi- 
dent. Titsworth  had  come  to  Chester- 
town  to  become  president  of 
Washington  College  in  1914.  He  was  con- 
sidered one  of  the  most  civic  minded 
and  progressive  presidents  to  serve  the 
College,  a  positon  he  held  until  1933. 


Sears-Roebuck  Foundation  grants  $600 

WC  News  Bureau 


Washington  College  has  received  an 
unrestricted  grant  of  $600  from  the 
Sears-Roebuck  Foundation,  Chicago  Il- 
linois. Representing  the  Foundation, 
Paul  E.  Wright,  recently  named  store 
manager  of  Sears-Roebuck,  Dover, 
Delaware  and  assistant  store  manager 
Gary  B.  Clements,  visited  the  College  to 
present  the  contribution  to  College 
Vice-President  for  Development 
George  E.  Hayward. 

The  Sears-Roebuck  Foundation  has 
assisted  Washington  College  annually 
since  1963.  The  recent  contribution  br- 
ings the  total  received  from  the  Foun- 


dation over  the  past  seventeen  years  to 
nearly  $10,000.  Washington  College  is 
one  of  more  than  1,000  private  colleges 
and  universities  which  received  grants 
from  the  Foundation  totaling  $1.5 
million  for  the  1979-80  academic  year. 

In  accepting  the  grant,  Mr.  Hayward 
stated,  "Washington  College  is  honored 
to  have  this  support  from  the  Sears- 
Roebuck  Foundation.  The  Foundation 
is  to  be  commended  for  its  nationally 
organized  programs  which  focus 
almost  exclusively  on  all  levels  of 
education  throughout  the  country." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  March  21,  ..80  -  Page  4 


Spring  and  i 
Washingi 


Shoremen  drop  seat 


Sophomore  Dickie  Grieves  on  the  attack 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 

The  Washington  College  lacrosse 
team  opened  its  season  at  home 
Wednesday  with  a  14-7  defeat  at  the 
hands  of  a  very  strong  Naval  Academy 
squad.  The  loss,  however,  can  be  looked 
upon  with  a  degree  of  optimism.  Let's 
face  facts:  Navy  is  ranked  third  in  the 
country.  Yet,  the  only  difference  bet- 
ween Navy  and  Washington  College 
seemed  to  be  size.  The  Middies  have  a 
much  stronger  and  more  physical  team 
than  the  Shoremen.  But  a  team  that  is 
stronger  usually  wins  more  ground 
balls,  which  in  turn  means  greater  time 
of  possession,  but  this  was  not  the  case 
on  Wednesday.  Navy  won  only  ten  more 
ground  balls  (52^12),  and  Washington 
had  more  time  of  possession. 

Offensively,  the  key  for  the  Shoremen 
was  in  moving  the  ball.  Navy  plays  a 


pressure  defense,  and  the  only  v 
beat  it  is  to  "move  that  apple" 
was  done  consistently,  but 
seemed  to  be  trouble  in  finding  tfr 
man  and  getting  good  shots.  A 
mentioned,  the  offense  did  an  exi 
job  of  controlling  the  ball.  Rare 
the  squad  venture  from  its  game 
showing  a  team  with  patience, 
and  a  sense  of  continuity— imp 
assets  early  in  the  season. 

Leading  the  scoring  was  frei 
Jeff  Kaufman  with  3  goals  ai 
assist,  sophomore  Paul  Hooper 
and  1  assist,  and  sophomores 
Bacon  and  Joe  Cornerly  with  \ 
apiece.  Dickie  Grieves,  Tim  Hollj 
and  Ben  Tuckerman  all  turned 
kind  of  performances  that  will 
the  Shoremen  a  winner  this  seasoi 

On  the  other  end  of  the  fiel 


Freshman  goalie  "Duck"  AngUm  eyes  the  shot... 


rben  watches  after  making  the  save  at  point-blank  range 


rosse  come  to 


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graphy  by  Jim  Graham  and  Rick  Adelberg 


wner  to  Navy,  14-7 


eheld  a  quick  and  multi-talented 
offense  from  controlling  the 
The  scouting  reports  predicted 
iddies'  entire  offense;  they  cut, 
id  reset  so  often  that  it  limits  any 
g  up  on  their  aggressive  at- 
tn.  That's  exactly  what  they  did 
itire  game,  giving  the  Shore 
ie  trouble  throughout.  The 
;e  also  seemed  to  become 
iled  late  in  the  game,  causing  a 
penalties.  Navy  is  a  team  that 
I  let  extra-man  opportunities  go 
Ie,  and  they  proved  it.  The  Shore 
ewas  instructed  to  cut  off  fast- 
advantages,  which  it  did,  con- 
only  one  or  two  during  the 
of  the  game.  The  defense  of 
Haller,  Willie  Herring,  and 
Felice  must  be  commended  for 
ning  respectably  against  an  at- 


tack that  without  a  doubt  is  one  of  the 
best  in  the  country.  Jim  Bradley  and 
Ray  Cameron  also  contributed  fine  per- 
formances. Shore  goalie  Chris  "Duck" 
Anglim  has  come  into  his  own  in  his  last 
two  performances,  and  you  can  expect 
to  see  a  lot  more  from  him  as  the  season 
progresses. 

1980  looks  promising  for  the 
Shoremen.  After  a  disappointing  1979 
season,  it  may  be  appropriate  to  com- 
pare the  two  teams.  One  thing  this 
year's  squad  has  is  the  incentive  to 
push  harder  and  never  give  in.  This  was 
evident  in  the  third  and  fourth  quarters 
Wednesday,  when  WC  scored  2  and  2 
goals,  holding  Navy  to  4  and  3.  It  looks 
like  a  team  hungry  for  the  national 
championship.  As  for  the  Middies, 
wait'll  next  year. 


Sophomore  midfielder  Peter  Jenkins  eyes  the  road  ahead 


»i*i 


.  Scoring  his  third  goal  of  tbe  day 


Freshman  Jeff  Kaufman  drives  around  the  goal  before  (above).. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM  -  Friday.  Mirth  81, 1880  -  Page  « 


Sabbaticals  awarded  for  next  year  amid  controversy 


byKATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Dr.  Colin  Dickson  and  Dr.  George 
Shivers,  both  inthe  Modern  Languages 
Department,  have  been  chosen  by  the 
Committee  on  Appointments  and 
Tenure  to  go  on  sabbatical  next  year. 
This  development  has  met  with  con- 
troversy amony  members  of  the  facul- 
ty- 
Shivers  will  be  on  leave  both 
semesters,  but  Dickson  will  only  be  on 
leave  during  the  Spring  semester. 

According  to  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke,  .  several  faculty 

members  "are  concerned  that  it  will 
put  the  Modern  Languages  Department 
under  a  lot  of  pressure  and  strain.  With 
the  small  departments  here,  it  makes  it 
difficult  if  even  one  person  is  on  leave." 
The  two  sabbaticals  will  place  an  ad- 
ditional burden  on  a  department  that  is 
already  under  pressure,  since  Franz 
Birgel,  Assistant  Professor  of  German, 
is  not  returning  next  year,  Dr.  Erika 
Salloch,  Professor  of  German,  has  been 
in  and  out  of  the  hospital  this  semester, 
and  Dr.  Andre  Yon,  Professor  of 
French,  is  on  leave  this  semester. 

Twelve  department  chairmen  sub- 
mitted a  letter  to  the  committee  that 
stated  their  concerns.   "1  think  they 


hope  that  something  will  be  done,  and 
they  hope  this  will  be  considered 
carefully  in  the  future,"  Clarke  said. 

The  faculty's  complaint  is  based  on  a 
rule  stated  In  the  Faculty  Handbook. 
"Ordinarily,  not  more  that  two  faculty 
members  shall  be  on  leave  at  one  time, 
and  not  more  than  one  member  of  any 
department." 

Clarke  said  that  the  word  "ordinari- 
ly" at  the  beginning  of  the  sentence 
makes  the  rule  ambiguous. 

"The  chairmen  really  do  have  a 
point.  It  makes  good  sense,"  Clarke 
said.  He  added  that  he  thinks  the  Com- 
mittee will  be  more  aware  of  this  pro- 
blem in  future  decisions. 

But  the  decision  for  next  year  is  per- 
manent. The  College  will  find 
replacements  for  Dickson  and  Shivers 
next  year. 

Dickson  will  study  metaphor  in  Mon- 
taigne's essays  in  France  next  Spring. 
Shiversplans  to  study  linguistics.  He  is 
considering  several  American  Univer- 
sities for  his  research. 

The  Committee  on  Appointments  and 
Tenure  consists  of  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Dr.  Joseph  McLain,  Dean  Garry 
Clarke,  and  four  faculty  members. 


Dickson 


California  and  back  on  less  than  a  dollar 


More  than  a  handful  of  Washington 
College  students  went  to  Florida  and 
other  far-away  places  over  Spring 
Break  and  even  more  would  have  gone 
if  It  weren't  for  the  high  cost  of  fuel.  Gas 
is  well  over  a  dollar  a  gallon,  and 
home-heating  costs  are  climbing  out  of 
sight.  As  if  things  weren't  bad  enough 
Texas  International  Airline  announced 
In  late  February  that  a  roundtrip  ticket 
to  New  Orleans,  Las  Vegas,  Los 
Angeles,  Dallas-Fort  Worth  and 
Houston  would  cost  fifty  cents. 

Some  people  might  find  that  price  a 
little  stiff,  but  Washington  freahman 
Russ  Schilling  and  Howard  Hecht 
thought  it  was  just  fine.  The  two  took  a 
bus  from  Chestertown  to  Baltimore- 
Washington  International  Airport 
where  they  lined  up  over  the  weekend  to 
win  the  trip.  The  first  fifty  people  in  line 
won,  but  to  do  it  they  had  to  sign  a  list 
and  check  in  at  specified  times,  or  else 
be  bumped  out  of  place.  To  while  away 
the  long  hours,  the  over  eighty  people 
sat  in  front  of  the  Texas  International 
ticket  counter  playing  backgammon, 
drinking  wine,  sleeping,  and  watching 
television. 

Both  Schilling  and  Hecht  were  in- 
cluded in  an  article  in  the  March  3  News 
American  which  left  out  the  most  im- 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 
and  PETE  TURCHI 

portant  detail— both  of  them  won  the 
trip.  At  2  p.m.  Sunday  they  were  40th 
and  41st  in  line,  and  at  2:30  they  were  on 
their  way  to  New  Orleans.  They  stayed 
overnight  with  friends  at  Tulane 
University  and  also  saw  Bourbon 
Street,  rode  on  a  trolley  and  snacked  at 
the  Cafe  Du  Monde. 

On  Monday  they  flew  to  Las  Vegas 
where  they  could  only  stay  a  half  hour, 
but  Schilling  won  twelve  dollars  in  an 
airport  slot  machine.  From  there  they 


went  to  Los  Angeles,  when  they  enjoyed 
the  sunny  California  city  for  a  full  ten 
ninutes.  After  the  west  coast  excitment 
they  relaxed  on  the  final  trans- 
continental ride,  and  they  returned  to 
Baltimore  Tuesday  afternoon. 

Although  bus  fare  to  the  airportwas 
$7.50  a  piece  and  personal  costs  were 
about  $35,  Hecht  and  Schilling  agreed 
that  the  plane  fare  itself  was  quite 
reasonable.  Said  Hecht  "We'd  do  it 
again  for  half  the  price." 


Student-Faculty  Auction  on  again 


Last  year,  you  could  bid  on  a  dinner 
for  two  on  a  sailboat  on  the  Chester 
River,  an  insomniac's  tour  for  of, 
Chestertown  at  2a.m.  or  breakfast  for 
six  at  the  President's  Hynson-Ringold 
House. 

This  year's  Student-Faculty  Auction 
will  be  held  on  April  2  at  8p.m.  in  Bill 
Smith  Hall.- 

Faculty  members,  administration, 
and  students  may  donate  items  or  ser- 
vices to  be  auctioned.  Funds  will  go  to 
the  Beautification  Using  Student  Help 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 

project  and  the  book  purchasing  fund 
for  the  Miller  Library. 

Last  year  over  $1500  was  raised,  and 
according  to  Chairman  Dave  Pointon, 
"that  number  is  hoped  to  be  matched 
this  year." 

Students  or  groups  of  students  willing 
to  make  donations  of  either  services  or 
items  should  submit  them  either  to 
Dave  Pointon  or  Jeff  Bowerman 
through  the  student  mail.  All  donations 
should  be  submitted  by  Friday,  March 
28. 


Compui  Popeibock  bestseller* 


3.  Mommle  Dearest,  by  Chnslma  Crawford    (Berkley 
J2  75  )  Lite  with  molher  Joan  Crawford 

4.  A  Olslant  Mirror,  by  Barbara  W.  Tuchman  (Bailannne. 
S6  95  )  Europe  in  Ihe  nth  century 


S.  Fools  Die,  by  Mano  Puzo  (NAUSignet  S3  50  )  Casino 
gambling  and  lis  fallout  fiction 

7.  Pulling  Your  Own  Strings,  by  Wayne  W  Oyer  |A«on. 
S2  75 )  How  to  master  your  life 

8.  The  World  According  to  Garp,  by  John  Irving  (Pocket 
$2  75 )  Hilarious  adventures  ol  a  son  ol  a  famous  molher 

9.  The  Culture  ot  Narcissism,  by  Christopher  Lasch  (War 
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10.  Second  Generation,  by  Howard  Fast  (Dell.  S2.75.)  On- 
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New  &  Recommended 


[Pocket.  S2  95)  Kissinger, 


Association  ot  A 


Republicans  "run  away  with  the  show" 


The  Washington  College  Republicans 
"ran  away  with  the  whole  show"  three 
weekends  ago  at  the  annual  convention 
of  the  Maryland  Federation  of  College 
Republican  Clubs,  winning  two  of  the 
top  three  positions  in  the  organization, 
plus  the  "Best  Newsletter  of  the  Year" 
Award. 

Sophomore  Joe  Holt  was  elected  First 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 

Vice-Chairman  and  junior  Glen  Beebe 
Second  Vice-Chairman  in  the  Federa- 
tion. Beebe  also  introduced  the  keynote 
speaker,  William  Keyes  of  the 
American  Conservative  Union.  And  the 
WC  Club  beat  out  15  others  for  the 
"Newsletter  of  the  Year"  Award. 

"Considering  we  got  two  of  the  top 
three  spots,  and  one  of  the  two  big 


New  SjB  hears  first  two  cases 


The  Student  Judiciary  Board  has  ad- 
judicated its  first  two  cases  since 
undergoing  revision  earlier  this  year, 
and  two  students  have  received  fines 
and  been  placed  on  Official  Warning. 

Senior  John  Wharton  was  charged  in 


two  separate  firecracker- thro  wing  in- 
cidents. He  was  found  guilty  in  both 
cases  and  received  a  warning  and  a 
total  of  $70  in  fines.  Junior,  Jeff 
Hpustman,  on  trial  for  the  same  charge 
in  the  first  case  received  a  warning  and 
a  $30  fine. 


awards,"  said  Beebe,  the  Club's  Presi- 
dent, "I'd  say  we  kind  of  ranaway  with 
the  whole  show." 

A  Republican  ticket  of  Ronald 
Reagan  as  President  and  Howard 
Baker  as  his  running  mate  won  a  straw 
poll  held  among  the  convention 
delegates. 


MD  leads  14  Southern 
states  in  faculty  salaries 

Figures  on  faculty  salaries  at  14 
public  institutions  in  the  South  released 
last  week  by  the  Southern  Regional 
Education  Board  show  Maryland  with 
the  highest  paid  full-time  professors. 


"Stop-Smoking" 
Plan  on  the  way 

For  the  first  time,  Washington  Col- 
lege will  host  a  Five-Day  Plan  to  Stop 
Smoking.  This  is  a  group  effort,  using 
practical  helps  such  as  breathing  exer- 
cises, increased  fluids,  and  positive 
thinking  to  get  new  ex-smokers  through 
the  first  critical  days.  The  Five-Day 
Stop  Smoking  Plan  will  meet  in  the 
lower  level  of  the  Miller  Library  March 
23-27,  from  7-8:30  p.m.  For  further  in- 
formation, call  Mrs.  Betty  Schauber, 
college  nurse,  or  Pastor  Otis  Parks 
(778-0350). 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
son  Hall. 


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Hartsook,  O'Keefe  win  Fulbright  Scholarships 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


Two  Washington  College  seniors  have 
been  awarded  Fulbright  Scholarships 
this  year  for  studies  in  Germany. 

Lisa  Hartsook,  a  German  and  Music- 
major,  and  Gene  O'Keefe,  a  Spanish 
major,  recently  received  notice  that 
their  applications  have  been  approved 
by  the  Institute  for  International 
Education.  Both  Hartsook  and  O'Keefe 
will  study  in  Germany  during  the 
1980-61  academic  year. 

According  to  Dr.  Peter  Tapke,  who 
heads  the  committee  at  Washington 
College,  three  seniors  submitted  ap- 
plications this  year.  The  applications 
which  Tapke  and  his  committee 
received  were  then  received  and,  after 
personal  interviews,  the  committee 
assigned  a  numerical  rating  for  each 
applicant.  From  there,  the  applications 
were  sent  to  the  Institute  in  New  York 
for  final  approval.  Tapke  said  that  ail 
three  applicants  received  excellent 
ratings. 

The  three  other  faculty  members  are 
Dr.  Geroge  Shivers  Spanish,  Vr.  Franz 
Blrgel  for  German,  and  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege Garry  Clarke. 

"We  are  all  very  delighted  indeed," 
said  Tapke  "and  we  think  that  they 
deserve  their  awards."  He  added, 
however,  that  "it  is  a  pity  there  aren't 
more  scholarships  available  for  other 
important  countries." 

The  Fulbright  Scholarships  offer  a 
limited  number  of  awards  for  study  in 
each  of  the  foreign  countries  involved 
lnthe  program.  In  the  past  three  years, 
four  Washington  College  students  have 
been  awardec  scholarships  for  Ger- 
many. 

Hartsook,  a  Sioux  Falls,  South 
Dakota  native,  submitted  her  proposal 
to  the  committee  in  October.  "My  pro- 
ject deals  with  researching  the  poetry 
fo  Frlerlch  Hoiderlin,  who  lived  from 
1770  to  1843,"  she  said.  While  in  Ger- 
many, she  hopes  to  study  his  poetry  and 
vcrip'is  musical  settings  of  his  poems. 
The  study  of  Holderlin's  work,  which  is 
neglected  by  most  of  the  contemporary 
world  in  favor  of  his  more  famous  con- 
temporaries, will  combine  both  Hart- 
sook's  majors  German  and  Music.  She 
will  study  "the  union  of  poetry  and 
music  by  researching  the  poetry  of 


Hoiderlin  and  by  examining  and  com- 
paring the  songs  on  his  text  by  various 
composers."  Included  among  the  com- 
posers are  Brahms,  Peter  Cornelius, 
Max  Roger  and  Paul  Hindemith. 
Through  this  study  Hartsook  feels  that 
much  valuable  insight  can  be  gained 
"into  an  understanding  of  Holderlin's 
poetry,  not  to  mention  what  will  be 
learned  about  the  musical  language 
songs." 

Hartsook  hopes  to  study  at  the 
Univesity  of  Munich,  but  will  not  know 
for  certain  for  at  least  six  weeks.  "I 
want  to  go  to  Munich  but  It  is  not 
guaranteed.  (The  Institute)  tries  to 
place  your  where  you  want  to  go."  she 
said.  Wherever  she  studies  in  Ger- 
many, she  hopes  to  take  German 
Literature  courses  and  continue  her 
study  of  piano.  Studies  for  her  project 
will  be  done  largely  on  an  independent 
basis,  possibly  with  an  advisor.  She  will 
stay  one  year,  from  September  of  1980 
to  August  of  1981. 

Hartsook  hopes  to  study  French 
literature  and  music  also,  after  she 
gains  fluency  in  French.  "Right  now," 
she  said,  "I  have  to  narrow  my  in- 
terests and  concentrate  on  one  thing  at 
a  time.  This  is  where  I  am  strongest.  I 
hooe  to  exoanduDonmy  skills." 


rTwto  by  Cathy  Myrtc* 


Hartsook  comes  from  a  small  town, 
and  looks  forward  to  the  change  Ger- 
many will  offer.  "There  is  a  lot  happen- 
ing culturally  there."  she  noted.  She 
spent  last  summer  in  Stuttgart  and  "en- 
joyed it,  but  three  months  was  too 
short."  In  addition  to  living  in  Ger- 
many, she  hopes  to  visit  other  parts  of 
Europe  next  year. 

The  other  Fulbright  winner,  Gene 
O'Keefe,  has  proposed  an  equally  am- 
bitious project.  His  proposal  is  a  "study 
of  comparative  literature  between 
Spanish  and  German  writers  from  1620 
to  1830."  In  general,  he  plans  to  study 
the  influence  of  Lope  de  Vega  and 
Calderon  on  Grillparzer,  Quevedo  on 
Moschersosch  among  others.  The  im- 
portant part  of  the  project  is  to  view  the 
way  In  which  one  culture  views  another 
and  how  influences  manifest 
themselves  in  another  culture,  O'Keefe 
said.  He  wants  to  "see  how  German 
authors  adapted  the  Spanish  literature 
to  make  it  more  Germanic  in  nature." 
Several  professors  had  discussed  the 
possibility  of  this  being  a  viable  topic 
with  him  and  O'Keefe  found  himself 
more  and  more  interested  in  it.  He  has 
studied  German  for  three  and  a  half 
years,  and  thus,  as  a  Spanish  major,  he 


has  knowledge  of  both  languages. 

This  summer,  O'Keefe  hopes  to  do 
some  background  research  relating  to 
Histoplc.  He  wants  to  "gain  insight  into 
the  historical  aspect  of  both  countries  in 
terms  of  the  religious  and  political 
thought  of  the  times."  This  background 
research  will  add  to  his  understanding 
of  literary  influences.  There  has  not 
been  much  study  in  the  area  on  which 
O'Keefe's  project  is  based.  He  said, 
"That's  why  I  would  like  to  do  it." 

In  his  application,  O'Keefe  listed 
three  choices  for  Universities.  If  he 
receives  his  first  choice  he  will  be  stu- 
dying at  the  Frtedrich-Alexandar 
University  in  Nornbierg,  Germany. 
There,  he  would  like  to  study  under  two 
professors,  Ulrlch  Fulleborn  and 
Helmut  Prange.  His  second  choice  Is 
Koln,  and  third,  Bochum.  Like  Hart- 
sook, O'Keefe  will  know  for  certain  Is 
six  weeks. 

After  his  year  In  Germany,  O'Keefe 
would  like  to  persue  his  main 
goal— medical  school.  He  also  has  a 
strong  interest  in  languages  and  would 
like  to  become  fluent  in  German  and 
then  French.  "If  I  don't  go  to  medical 
school  I  would  like  to  pursue  my  studies 
in  German  and  Spanish  with  a  goal  of 
teaching,"  he  said. 

The. Fulbright  Scholarship  Is  exciting 
for  O'Keefe,  he  said,  since  he  has  never 
been  abroad,.  White  there,  he  would 
like  to  go  to  Spain  "to  become  more 
fluent  In  Spanish,  and  travel  to  France 
for  the  same  reason."  At  the  University 
in  Germany  which  he  attends,  O'Keefe 
will  probable  study  courses  in  German, 
but  he  has  not  received  Information  on 
that  either. 

According  to  Tapke,  the  Fulbright 
Scholarship  will  pay  all  expenses  for 
both  winners,  When  the  award  was  In- 
itiated with  the  Ful  bright-Hayes  Act  In 
1948,  Its  intention  was  for  some  of 
America's  allied  nations  to  pay  back 
war  costs  in  the  form  of  scholarships. 
The  number  of  scholarships  awarded 
prior  to  the  Vietnam  War  was  higher, 
but  since  then,  the  number  of  grants 
have  been  cut.  With  between  eighty  and 
ninety  scholarshps  awarded  in  their 
country,  Germany  offers  the  largest 
program. 


HaitSOOk  recital  tonight  Dance  Company  to  present  concert 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


by  WC  News  Bureau 


A  senior  piano  recital  will  be 
presented  this  evening,  in  Tawes 
Theater  by  Lisa  Hartsook,  a  German 
and  Music  major. 

Hartsook,  a  Sioux  Falls,  South 
Dakota  native,  has  included  works,  oy 
J.S.  Bach,  Johannes  Brahms  and  Fran- 
cis Pouleue  in  her  program . '  'Basically, 
I  was  given  pieces  to  choose  from  by 
Music  Department  Chairman  Kathy 
Mills"  Hartsook  said.  The  recital  is  not 
part  of  her  Senior  Requirement,  but 
something  which  Harsook  wanted  to  do 

Junior-Senior  Day 

WC  News  Bureau 

The  Admissions  Office  will  host  a 
Junior-Senior  Day  on  Saturday,  March 
29,  1980  in  which  all  high  school  juniors 
and  seniors  living  in  Maryland, 
Delaware,  Virginia,  Pennsylvania  and 
Washington,  DC  who  might  be  in- 
terested in  attending  Washington  Col- 
lege will  be  invited  to  visit  the  campus 
for  this  event. 

The  program  for  the  day  includes  a 
welcome  from  the  College  President 
Joseph  McLatn  and  Student  Govern- 
ment Association,  President  Jay  Young 
a  seminar  with  a  member  of  the  facul- 
ty, lunch,  a  tour  of  the  campus,  a  ques- 
tion and  answer  session  with  Officers  of 
Admissions  and  Financial  Aid  and  a 
lacrosse  game  with  Denison. 


"because  I  think  that  it  is  neccessary 
for  me  to  experience  preparing  for  a 
recital  firsthand." 

Hartsook  graduated  from  Washing- 
ton High  School  in  Sioux  Falls  in  1976 
and  came  to  Washington  College  that 
fall.  She  has  studied  piano  "intermit- 
tently" since  she  was  six  years  old  and 
seriously  since  her  sophomore  year  in 
college.  Originally,  she  came  to  the  Col- 
lege intending  to  major  in  the  Social 
Sciences. 

During  the  upcoming  academic  year 
she  will  study  in  Germany  under  a 
Fulbright  Scholarship,  while  planning 
to  continue  graduate  studies  in  Ger- 
many upon  her  return  to  the  United 
States. 

According  to  Hartsook,  her  musical 
tastes  are  wide  and  varied.  "I  have  a 
musical  taste  ranging  from  Frank  Zap- 
pa to  the  B-52's;  from  Joni  Mitchell  to 
Brahms,  Beethoven  and  Mozart"  she 
said. 

The  public  is  cordially  invited  to  at- 
tend the  classical  recital.  Admissions  is 
free  of  charge- 


Any  student  Interested  In 
editing  the  Washington 
College  Review  or  Broad- 
side, please  contact  Robert 
Day  by  mail. 


The  Washington  College  Dance  Com- 
pany will  present  a  spring  dance  con- 
cert of  Thrusday  and  Friday,  March  27 
and  28  at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes  Theater  in  the 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center  on  the  college 
campus.  Both  performances  are  open 
to  the  public  free  of  charge. 

A  special  matinee  "open  rehearsal" 
will  be  given  Thursday  at  1:30  p.m.  for 
school  children  in  Kent  County  and  sur- 
rounding areas.  Approximately  500 
students  are  expected  to  attend.  The 
matinee  will  provide  the  students  an  op- 
portunity to  experience  dance  in  a 
theater  situation. 

The  program  will  include  an  in- 
troduction and  demonstration  of  the 
training  of  a  dancer  comparing  the 
styles  of  ballet,  modern  dance  and  jazz. 
Dances  in  a  variety  of  forms  will  follow, 
encompassing  musical'  theater,  jazz, 
disco,  modern,  ballet,  abstract  styles 
and  clogging. 

Included  in  the  repertoire  will  be 
music  from  "All  That  Jazz"  "Chicago" 
and  "Chorus  Line."  Performances  of  a 
classical  ballet,  a  modern/jazz  selec- 
tion, a  ballroom  disco  number,  and  Ap- 


Any  student  Interested  In 
living  In  Richmond  House 
next  year  please  contact 
Robert  Day  by  mall. 


palachian  mountain  clogging  exhibition 
and  a  suite  of  six  dances  entitled  "Days 
of  Future  Past"  will  round  out  the 
show. 

The  ensemble  of  dedicated  students 
of  dance  work  under  the  artistic  direc- 
tion of  Karen  Lynn  Smith,  assistant 
professor  at  the  college.  Participating 
in  the  program  are  David  Altvater,  Jeff 
Bliss,  Susan  Ericsson,  Valerie  Griffith, 
Steve  M  urn  ford.  Karen  Lynn  Smith, 
Nina  Tocci,  Cindia  Tongslnoon,  Cindl* 
Sieffert,  Donna  Troiano  and  Weiidy 
Wolf. 

Sophie  Kerr  Prize 
submissions 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  Is  awarded  at 
commencement  to  the  senior  deemed 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for  future 
fulfillment  in  the  field  of  literary 
endeavor."  Students  wishing  to  submit 
samples  of  their  writing  are  invited  to 
do  so.  All  submissions  should  be  In  the 
hands  of  the  committee  by  May  1st  and 
may  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the 
Chairman  of  the  English  department 
for  convenience  and  safe-keeping. 
Manuscripts  will  be  returned  to  their 
owners  after  commencement.  All 
graduating  seniors  are  eligible  reci- 
pients of  the  award. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM  -  Friday,  March  21,  1900  -  Page  8 

Squad  returns  from  Florida 

Baseball  opens  MAC 
season  tomorrow 

byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 


Spring  is  upon  us,  and  at  WC  the 
season  is  synonomous  with  lacrosse. 
The  1980  version  of  Shoremen  baseball, 
however,  will  be  one  of  the  finest  in 
years.  Only  three  starters  from  last 
year  were  lost  through  graduation, 
leaving  a  strong  and  experienced 
nucleus  for  this  year's  team. 

During  Spring  Break,  Coach  Ed 
Athey  and  his  assistant,  Al  Strechman, 
took  the  squad  to  Florida  for  more  in- 
tense training  in  preparation  for  the  up- 
coming season,  and  the  trip  was 
characterized  as  an  overwhelming  suc- 
cess. 

"We  definitiely  came  back  with  a 
stronger  club  than  we  went  down  with," 
said  Athey.  The  week  in  Florida 
allowed  the  coaches  to  establish  a  set 
line-up  with  little  variation.  Freshmen 
Kevin  Beard,  Bill  Bounds,  and  Glenn 
Gillis  will  fill  in  for  the  three  graduates, 
Steve  Wilkinson,  "Buck"  Buchanon, 
and  Scott  Rutter.  Beard  will  play  left 
field,  Bounds  will  play  third  base,  and 
Gillis  will  catch.  To  round  oat  the  star- 
ting team,  Sophomere  Tim  Fagan  will 
be  in  center  field  and  junior  Chris 
Kiefer  will  be  in  right.  Other  than 
Bounds,  the  infield  will  have  juniors 
Rich  Dwyer  and  Rich  Schatzman  at 
first  base  and  shortstop,  respectively, 
with  senior  Bruce  Abbott  playing  se- 
cond base. 

This  team  will  provide  the  Shoremen 
with  a  fine  defense,  but  the  hitting  may 
be  sporadic.  This  brings  us  to  the  strong 


point  of  the  1980  WC  baseball  squad. 
Senior  Co-Captains  Dan  Barbieri  and 
Bill  "Arch"  Hoopes  are  back  for  their 
fourth  year  as  the  two  top  pitchers  on 
the  staff.  This  year  they  have  the  op- 
portunity to  be  the  two  finest  pitchers  in 
the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference.  Both 
Barbieri  and  Hoopes  struggled  in 
Florida,  but  hey  learned  quite  a  bit  and 
will  be  ready  for  the  season.  Junior 
Mark  Naser  will  be  making  sure  of  that. 
Naser  was  2-0  in  Florida,  beating  a 
Division  I  school  (Indiana  State)  and  a 
Division  II  school  (Kutztown  State  of 
Pa. )  He  had  shut-outs  going  into  the  last 
inning  of  each  game.  These  three, 
helped  out  by  an  improving  Jim  Corey, 
could  give  the  Shoremen  the  best  pit- 
ching staff  in  the  Conference. 

WC  played  five  games  in  Florida  and 
came  away  with  a  3-2  record.  The 
Shoremen  nine  opened  with  a  7-1  lossto 
Indiana  State,  but  followed  this  up  with 
a  9-1  win  over  Kutztown  State  and  an 
11-1  victory  over  Kenyon  College.  Quin- 
nipiaz  College  of  Connecticut,  possibly 
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lege yesterday.  Their  MAC  season 
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Volume  51  Number  20 


Junior-Senior 


Even  the  Shore  Chicken  couldn't  help  the  lacrosse  team  Tuesday.  See  Page  4 
(or  story.  (Photo  by  Graham) 

Student  Center  plans 
highlight  SGA  meeting 


by  Katby  Wurzbacher 


At  Monday's  Student  Government 
Meeting,  the  SGA  discussed  a  new  stu- 
dent center,  sports  proposals,  mini- 
courses,  various  social  events,  and 
changes  for  the  Cafeteria  bathrooms. 

SGA  President  Jay  Young  discussed 
a  new  committee  that  would  handle  the 
proposed  stduent  center  in  Hodson  Hall. 
The  committee  members  are  Dean  of 
students  Maxcy,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Literature  Marty  Kabot,  Dean  of 
Students  Maureen  Kelly,  Amy 
Pozerycki,  Toby  Townsend  and  Kevin  ■ 
Kroencke.  They  have  plans  for  the 
blueprints  and  an  architect  to  begin  the 
work. 

The  Washington  College  Women's 
Lacrosse  Club  recieved  $700  frpm  the 
SGA  for  sticks,  lacrosse  balls,  shorts 
and  shirts.  The  club  asked  for  $600  for 
the  equipment  and  the  other  $100  for  ex- 
penses at  tentative  games.  Also,  Vance 
Morris  and  Dan  Duff  are  taking  charge 
of  a  possible  spring  softball  league. 


There  was  discussion  of  mini-courses 
to  be  held  in  William  Smith  at  7:30  dur- 
ing the  week.  The  couses  encluded 
Photography,  Embroidery  and  Barten- 
ding. A  full  list  is  available  in  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office. 

Due  to  damage  to  the ,  basement 
bathrooms  last  weekend,  the  SGA  voted 
to  put  locks  on  the  bathroom  doors. 
There  also  was  talk  about  collecting  the 
money  at  future  dances  at  the  bottom  of 
the  steps  in  Hodson. 

This  Saturday  is  Jr/Sr  Day  and  the 
Lacrosse  team  plays  Dennison.  There 
will  be  a  cocktail  party  before  the  game 
and  five  beer  afterwards. 

Friday  28— Kenny  Fitzenmeyer  will 
be  in  the  Coffee  House. 

Saturday  29— Freewater  will  play  in 
the  cafeteria  from  10  until  2.  There  will 
be  5  free  kegs. 

April  3— The  3rd  Annual  Student 
Faculty  Auction  to  raise  funds  for  the 
library:  •  *  *  * 


Student  Affairs  suggests 
housing  improvements 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Housing  improvements  for  next  year 
include  developing  the  idea  of 
academic  interest  housing  and 
possibly,  instituting  "squatter's 
rights,"  according  to  Associate  Dean  of 
Students  Ed  Maxcy. 

"Squatter's  rights"  would  mean  that 
students  could  choose  to  live  in  the 
same  rooms  next  year  in  which  they  are 
currently  living. 

The  problem  with  making  "squat- 
ter's rights"  part  of  the  room 
assignments  procedure  is  that  students 
who  happen  to  live  in  particularly 
desirable  rooms  would  have  an  unfair 
advantage  over  the  students  who  would 
,  be  participating  in  room  draw.  "It 
might  not  be  the  best  system,  but  it 
would  be  interesting  to  see  what  the 
students  think  of  the  idea,"  Maxcy  said, 

Special  interest  housing 

Groups  of  students  with  special 
academic  interests  who  would  like  to 
live  on  the  same  floor  or  in  a  suite 
should  submit  a  letter  to  the  chairman 
of  their  department. 
.  The  letter  should  state  reasons  why 
they  feel  they  warrant  special  housing, 


and  request  the  department  chairman's 
endorsement.  The  chairman  should 
then  submit  the  request  to  the  Student 
Affairs  Office. 

The  requests  for  academic  housing 
will  "be  put  ahead  of  the  room  drawlot- 
-tery,"  Maxcy  said. 

Maxcy  said  that  the  purpose  of  both 
academic  housing  and  "squatter's 
rights"  is  "to  create  more  of  a  sense  of 
floor  identity,  so  students  can  live  in  an 
environment  of  their  own  choosing,  so 
people  can  have  their  own  lifestyle  in  a 
way  that  is  comfortable  for  thent." 

If  students  identify  with  a  particular 
floor  or  building,  Maxcy  said,  the  pro- 
blem of  vandalism  in  the  dorms  may  be 
reduced. 

After  the  Student  Affairs  Committee 
gets  an  official  decision  from  Vice- 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey 
about  whether  or  not  the  Hill  Dorms 
will  be  renovated  next  year,  the  room 
assignments  procedures  will  begin. 
Maxcy  said  that  he  expects  the  decision 
to  be  made  by  April  18. 

Maxcy  invites  any  student  who  has 
suggestions  for  housing  improvements 
to  contact  Student  Affairs  Office. 


Anonymous  donor  may 
provide  recreational  facilities 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


An  anonymous  donor  to  the  College 
has  expressed  interest  in  contributing 
funds  to  improve  student  recreational 
facilities. 

Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley 
said  that  "We  had  requested  a  couple  of 
thousand  dollars  for  recreation."  She 
was  told  by  Vice  President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey  to  write  a  proposal  outlin- 
ing several  different  possible  areas  for 
improvement.  A  donor  who  has  sup- 
ported the  College  in  the  past  had  this 
year  expressed  interest  in  contributing 
approximately  $2,500  to  be  used  for  stu- 
dent recreation. 

The  individual,  who  remains  anony- 
mous pending  the  actual  contributuion 
of  the  funds,  has  in  the  past  donated 
monies  to  be  used  for  scholarships  and 
library  books,  among  other  things.  This 
year  they  asked  about  possible  recrea- 
tional areas  which  might  be  helped, 
something  which  the  entire  College 
community  could  enjoy. 

"What  it  willbe  used  for  will  be  deter- 
mined by  the  donor.  There  are  several 
things  which  have  been  recom- 
mended," said  Hessey.  Heading  the  list 
compiled  by  the  Student  Affairs  office 
is  the  lighting  of  the  tennis  courts.  But 
before  the  potential  donor  is  informed 
of  the  college's  preference,  cost  must 
be  estimated.  "We  want  to  be  fairly  cer- 
tain," Hessey  said,  "that  if  we  suggest 
that  it  would  be  great  to  light  the  tennis 
courts,  that  we  knew  that  the  costs  are 
within  the  range  of  the  contribution." 

Although  Hessey  said  that  the  tennis 
courts  are  the  priority  on  the  list  com- 
piled by  the  Deans  of  Students,  other 


possibilities  exist.  "I  have  an  SGA  com- 
mittee looking  at  the  groung  floor  of 
Hodson  Hall  for  possible  renovations  as 
a  student  center,"  Hessey  said.  This 
could  include  the  purchase  of  any 
number  of  things,  a  wall  size  television 
for  example,  Computer  games,  pool 
and  table  tennis  tables  are  also  viable 
possibilities. 

Until  the  double  checking  of  cost  is 
completed,  however,  the  final  proposal 
can  not  be  submitted  to  the  donor.  Once 
the  proposal  is  written,  -Hessey 
estimates  that  "we  would  have  the 
funds  within  a  few  days,  certainly 
within  a  week."  If  the  lighting  of  the 
tennis  courts  is  withing  the  donor's 
budget,  Hessey  feels  that  the  project 
would  be  completed  within  a  month  and 
a  half.  "More  than  likely  the  benefits  of 
lighting  the  tennis  courts  will  not  be 
recognized  until  next  fall  with  the  days 
getting  longer  in  the  spring,"  he  noted. 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  March  28, 1980-Page  2 

editorial 

Faculty  responsibility 

In  a  letter  to  the  editor  this  week,  Jonathan  Muellar  writes  that 
faculty  members  are  responsible  for  bringing  about  change  in  a 
college  community,  and  suggests  that  some  of  ours  may  be 
neglecting  their  responsibilities.  He  may  or  may  not  be  right. 
But  as  it  concerns  at  least  one  issue— the  institution  of  English 
Composition  courses— we  think  he  has  a  good  point. 

As  we  reported  in  October,  the  Student  Academic  Report 
released  four  years  ago  this  Spring  called  the  need  for  an  Enlgish 
composition  course  "embarrassingly  plain."  That  feeling  was 
reiterated  in  February  when  freshmen  told  the  Admissions  Of- 
fice that  they  lacked  basic  writing  skills.  We  said  then  that  since 
it  seemed  the  consensus  of  students,  faculty,  and  the  Academic 
Council  that  such  a  course  was  necessary,  it  shouldn't  be  long  till 
there  was  one. 

That  prediction  may  have  been  premature.  Unlike  the 
Mathematics  Department,  which  was  quick  to  come  forward 
with  a  plan  to  insure  that  students  graduate  with  a  competency 
in  math,  the  English  Department  seems  reluctant  to  admit  to  — 
or,  more  accurately,  to  accept  any  responsibility  for  solving— a 
deficiency  that  seems  so  obvious  to  so  many. 

Admittedly,  the  problem  of  insuring  proficiency  in  English  is 
more  difficult  thatn  doing  so  in  mathematics.  But  it  is 
nonetheless  a  problem,  and  the  English  Department  seems  the 
logical  choice  to  provide  a  solution.  How  the  faculty  handles  its 
responsibility  in  this  case  remains  to  be  seen. 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garinther 

Assistant  Editor , Katherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor PeteTurchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
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Security  guard's  car  stolen 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


In  addition  to  the  thefts  that  plagued 
students  over  Spring  Break  the 
Washington  College  security  office 
reports  that  one  of  their  cars  was  stolen 
on  Sunday,  March  9. 

Steve  Kendall,  Head  of  Campus 
Security,  said  that  "one  of  our  men 
brought  some  reports  to  the  office  in 
back  of  the  library  to  have  them  signed, 
and  he  left  the  keys  in  the  car." 
Although  it  was  left  unattended  for  only 
a  few  minutes,  Kendall  said  in  that  time 
the  car,  along  with  over  $5,000  of  radio 
and  telephone  equipment,  was  stolen. 

Kendall  also  said  that  although  the 
Chestertown  police  were  contacted,  it 
will  be  "almost  impossible"  to  find  out 


who  took  the  car  as  it  was  found  behind 
a  cemetery  the  following  Wednesday. 
"It  must  have  been  a  prank,"  Kendall 
said.  "Anybody  else  would've  taken  the 
equipment.  The  car  itself  isn't  worth 
anything." 

The  mobile  phone  in  the  security  car 
had  only  recently  been  installed,  but 
Kendall  said  it,  along  with  several 
walkie-talkies,  flashlights,  and  other 
equipment  was  returned  with  the  car 
undamaged.  As  far  as  the  theft  itself, 
Kendall  said,  "It  was  a  new  kid  who  left 
the  keys  in  the  car... I've  done  it  myself; 
who  the  hell  would  have  thought  they 
would  take  it  from  right  outside  the 
door. 


Campus  security  strengthened 


Letter  to  the  Editor 

A  question  of  intellectual  leadership 


Until  just  a  century  ago,  instructors 
in  Oxford  University  were  not  permit- 
ted to  marry,  and  any  one  who  wished 
to  have  a  normal  family  life  had  to 
leave  the  University.  Thankfully,  this  is 
no  longer  the  case.  But,  by  having  had 
such  a  rule  Oxford  showed  recognition 
that  an  academic  career  required  more 
dedication  than  normal  professional  oc- 
cupations and  ought  only  be  undertaken 
by  men  with  the  love  of  learning  to  in- 
spire this  dedication.  The  University 
felt-and  still  feels-that  anyone  who 
was  not  sufficiently  called  to  teaching 
to  give  not  just  full  time,  but  all  the  time 
he  possibly  could,  to  his  respon- 
sibilities, anybody  who  was  only  in- 
terested in  a  career,  should  pursue 
something  less  rigorous. 

The  question  I  should  like  to  pose  for 
the  reader's  thought  is,  how  many  pro- 
fessors in  this  college  recognize  and  ac- 
cept the  full  burden  of  their  respon- 
sibiliiies— I  know  some  who  do,  and 
some  who  do  not;  I  do  not  know  enough 
professors  to  be  able  to  evaluate  the  en- 
tire faculty.  But  that  is  not  my  purpose. 


All  I  want  is  to  ask  the  reader  to  reflect 
on  his  own  experiences. 

1  have  noticed  that  many  professors 
are  concerned  about  the  un-intellectual 
or  anti-intellectual  climate  on  this  cam- 
pus. While  I  sympathize  with  their  con- 
cern, I  am  rather  disappointed  that 
most  professors,  the  older  ones  of  long 
service  in  particular,  place  the  lion's 
share  of  the  blame  on  the  students. 
These  professors  need  to  ask 
themselves  if  they  are  giving  their 
students  the  moral  and  intellectual 
leadership  that,  due  to  their  ex- 
perience, wisdom,  and  position  of 
authority,  they  can  and  should.  And, 
there  are  several  professors  who  need 
to  ask  themselves  if  they  are  not  in  their 
own  conduct  setting  their  students  an 
example  unworthy  of  amulation. 

College  students  are  transients; 
faculty  members  are  more  permanent 
members  of  the  college  community. 
They  are  the  ones,  with  their  position 
and  tenure,  who  have  the  greater  abili- 
ty and  the  greater  responsibility  to  in- 
fluence change,  for  better  or  for  worse. 


sincerely 
Jonathan  Mueller 


Anderson,  Fussell 
to  speak  this  week 


WC  News  Bureau 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College  will  sponsor  two 
lectures  next  week.  Robert  Anderson, 
playwright  and  novelist,  will  speak  on 
"Writing  for  Performance"  on 
Tuesday,  April  1.  Paul  Fussell,  pro- 
fessor of  English  at  Rutgers  University, 
will  give  a  talk  entitled  "The  Fiction  of 
Fact"  on  Wednesday,  April  2.  Both  lec- 
tures will  begin  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  and  the 
public  is  invited  to  attend. 

Robert  Anderson  is  best  known  for  his 
broadway  plays  Tea  and  Sympathy 
(1953),  Silent  Night,  Lonely  Night 
(1959)  and  I  Never  Sang  For  My  Father 
(1968).  He  wrote  the  screenplays  for 
The  Nun's  Story,  Sand  Pebbles  and 
adapted  his  own  Tea  and  Sympathy  and 
I  Never  Sang  For  My  Father,  which 
won  the  Writer's  Guild  award  for  Best 
Screenplay  and  an  Academy  Award 
nomination.  His  two  novels  are  After 
and  Getting  up  and  Going  Home. 

A  native  of  New  York  City,  Anderson 
attended  Exeter  Academy  and  Harvard 
University.  He  was  a  Naval  Officer  in 
the  Pacific  during  World  War  II,  during 
which  time  he  wrote  Come  Marching 
Home,  a  play  which  won  the  National 
Theatre  Conference  Prize.  He-  was  a 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


Due  to  recent  thefts  and  complaints 
of  unavailability,  the  campus  security 
force  is  being  strengthened  under  new 
Director  Steve  Kendall. 

Two  men,  both  in  uniform  and  carry- 
ing walkie-talkies,  will  be  on  duty  seven 
nights  a  week  from  8  p.m.  to  5  a.m.  In 
addition,  a  security  car  equipped  with  a 
telephone  will  patrol  campus. 

Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed  Max- 
cy  said  the  security  force  "is  here  to 
help  students,  not  harass  them,"  and  he 


invites  any  suggestions  for  improving 
the  system. 

The  night  security  office  can  be 
reached  at  778-2804  (Miller  Library).  If 
there  is  an  emergency  or  no  response  at 
the  security  office  number,  call  the 
local  telephone  operator  in  Chestertown 
and  request  the  Mobile  Operator.  Give 
the  operator  the  phone  number  YL- 
■35008011,  which  will  connect  you  with 
the  security  department's  phone  in  the 
security  car. 


Fussell 


founding  member  of  the  Dramatists 
Guild  and  served  as  the  organization's 
president.  Anderson  has  just  finished 
writing  another  play  which  is  scheduled 
to  open  on  broadway  in  the  fall. 

Dr.  Paul  Fussell  is  best  known  as  the 
author  of  The  Great  War  and  Modern 
Memory  which  won  the  National  Book 
Critics  Circle  Award  in  1975  and  the  Na- 
tional Book  Award  in  1976.  A  native  of 
Pasadena.  California,  he  received  his 
undergraduate  education  at  Pomona 
College  and  graduate  degrees  from 
Harvard. 

Fussell  has  been  a  member  of  the 
faculty  at  Rutgers  since  1955.  He  has 
received  numerous  awards  and  honors 
including:  A  Fulbright  appointment  at 
the  University  of  Heidelberg,  two  Pur- 
ple Hearts  and  the  Bronze  Star  during 
World  War  II,  the  James  Phelan  Award 
from  the  Phelan  Foundation,  the  Lind- 
back  Award  for  Distinguished  Teach- 
ing, the  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson  Award 
and  a  Guggenheim  Fellowship. 

His  talk  on  Wednesday  will  relate  fic- 
tion to  memoirs.  Illustrations  will  come 
from  twentieth  century  writing, 
especially  the  memoirs  about  the  first 
World  War. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  March  28, 1960-Page  3 


"Being  There":  More  than  a  one- joke  movie 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


After  picking  up  the  TV  Guide  for  any 
week,  it's  not  the  least  bit  difficult  to 
see  how  someone  surrounded  by  televi- 
sion and  never  allowed  into  the  outside 
world  for  the  first  forty-or-so  years  of 
his  life  could  become  a  total  moron.  It  is 
remarkable,  however,  to  see  how  easily 
and  completely  the  society  that  pro- 
duces television  shows  could  accept 
that  moron. 

In  Being  There  to  be  sure,  the 
character  of  Chance  (Peter  Sellers)  is 
not  solely  a  product  of  his  watching  one 
too  may  episodes  of  Laverne  and 
Shirley,  but  Jerzy  Kosinski's 
screenplay— based  on  his  own 
book— makes  it  clear  that  the  quiet, 
maddeningly  slow-paced  gardener  has 
been  greatly  affected  by  too  many 
hours  in  front  of  the  tube.  Chance  is 


terprets  this  to  say  that  the  economy 
will  fourish  in  another  season,  and  that 
his  job  is  like  that  of  a  gradener.  Later, 
when  the  Russian  ambassador  quotes  a 
Russian  fairy  tale,  Chance  (now  known 
as  Chauncy  Gardener  as  a  result  of 
another  breakdown  in  communication) 
laughs  nervously,  and  the  ambassador 
assumes  Chance  speaks  the  language. 
By  the  end  of  the  party  rumor  has  it 
that  Chance  knows  over  seven 
languages. 

Although  the  "one  joke"  has  to  do 
with  a  lack  of  communication,  the  in- 
herent irony  involved  leads  to  more 
than  humor;  we  see  that  an  unknowing 
scoiety,  every  bit  as  moronic  as  the 
main  character,  can  create  geniuses  of 
its  own  accord.  At  the  end  of  the  film, 
when  the  flnancer  dies,  the  old  man's 
fellow  businessmen  and  politicians  say 
that  the  only  way  they  can  hold  on  to  the 


consciously  helps  people  to  feel  better 
about  themselves.  When  he  is  put  on  na- 
tional television  the  President  watches, 
not  sure  what  to  expect;  although 
Chance  comes  close  to  making  a  fool 
out  of  himself,  he  ends  up  supporting 
the  statements  he  had  made  earlier. 
When  Chance  talks  to  the  dying 
businessman,  Rand,  he  is  told  that  he 
seems  strong  and  firm,  and  brings  a 
balance  to  life.  The  old  man  is  not  the 
only  one  who  is  comforted  by  Chance's 
presence.  Chance's  Insistence  on  the 
fact  that  he  "like  to  watch"  in  two  cases 
leads  to  voyeurism:  once  when  a 
homosexual  at  a  political  reception 
runs  to  grab  a  friend,  and  once  later 
when  Rand's  wife.  Eve,  attempts  to 
arouse  Chance  and  ends  up  fiddling 
with  her  own  knobs. 

The  firmness  and  balance  that  Rand 
mentions  are  visible  in  the  movie 
technically;  it  proceeds  at  a  slow,  even 
pace,  with  precise,  often  symmetrical 


the  limousine  pulls  up  to  the  Rand  man- 
sion we  are  listening  to  an  eerie  song 
sung  by  black  children  playing  basket- 
ball on  an  animated  TV  show. 

At  the  end  of  the  film,  for  those 
members  of  the  audience  who  are 
struggling  with  their  coats  or  looking 
for  loose  change  under  the  seats,  Direc- 
tor Hal  Ashby  has  included  a  series  of 
outtakes  of  a  scene  in  which  Peter 
Sellers  repeatedly  cracks  up  as  he  tries 
to  deliver  a  monologue  in  Chance's  flat, 
slow  speech  pattern.  Although  some 
may  be  able  to  tie  them  in  with  the  film 
somehow,  to  me  the  outtakes  were  a 
cheap  move;  they  seemed  to  be  in- 
cluded to  satisfy  everyone  who  had 
come  to  the  movie  by  mistake,  thinking 
it  was  going  to  be  a  Peter  Sellers  com- 
edy. 

No  matter  how  Hollywood  tries  to  sell 
it  Being  Thereis  not  a  comedy  first  and 
foremost;  it  is  a  movie  with  a  message. 
The  film  has  been  nominated  for  two 
Academy  awards,  but  the  outstanding 
performace  is  Sellers'.  After  seeing 


thrust  out  into  the  three-dimensional 
world  when  the  man  who  owns  the 
house  he  lives  in  dies.  Shortly  after- 
wards he  is  taken  in  by  a  dying 
businessman-politician  (Melvyn 
Douglas)  whose  wife's  (Shirley 
MacLaine)  limousine  accidently  hits 
the  gardener  when  he  is  watching  a  pic- 
ture of  himself  on  a  television  screen  in 
a  store  window. 

The  rest  of  the  story  has  been  called 
by  some  reviewers  the  "single  joke  in  a 
one-joke  movie."  What  is  being  refer- 
red to  is  that  at  all  times  Chance  speaks 
either  about  television  or  gardening, 
the  only  two  things  of  which  he  has  any 
comprehension,  but  the  people  to  whom 
he  is  talking  assume  he  is  speaking 
metaphorically.  When  he  tells  the 
President  of  the  United  States  that 
things  die  in  fall  and  winters  butgrow  in 
spring  and  summer,  the  President  in- 


^fS^fcMa^" 


presidency  is  to  elect  Chance.  Even  as 
the  President  preaches  economics  at 
the  funeral,  however,  the  gardener 
changes  channels  and,  bored  with  the 
ceremony,,  begins  wondering  around 
the  grounds.  As  Chance  strolls  among 
enormously  tall  trees  in  the  snow  the 
words  "Garden  of  Eden"  spring  to 
mind;  just  as  they  do,  Chance  begins  to 
walk  out  across  the  lake  to  right  a  fallen 
tree,  totally  unaware  that  as  he  walks 
across  a  sandbar  it  appears  clearly,  ob- 
viously, that  he  is  walking  on  water.  In 
the  film's  final  moments,  then,  Kosin- 
ski  says  that  not  only  can  society  create 
a  president  out  of  a  moron,  but  it  can 
also  create  a  god  out  of  one. 

Although  it-may  be  unfair  to  burden 
the  movie  with  so  great  a  philosophical 
theme,  it  is  apparent  that  Chance  un- 


S^^S^S 


ormance 


shots.  The  picture  on  the  screen  in  front 
of  us  is  almost  always  peaceful  and 
pretty,  except  when  the  movie  screen 
becomes  the  television  screen  and  we 
find  themselves  watching  Mr.  Roger's 
Neighborhood  or  one  of  several  exer- 
cise shows  and  commericals.  There  are 
few  close-ups  or  action-filled  shots  in 
the  film,  and  the  intrusions  on  this  basic 
plan  occur  when  Chance  switches  chan- 
nels with  his  remote-control  gadget  or 
when  we  cut  abruptly  to  or  from  a 
television  screen.  Even  the  soundtrack 
of  the  film  is  outwardly  pleasant,  while 
at  the  same  time  something  Is  wrong. 
When  Chance  leaves  the  first  house  to 
enter  the  outside  world  we  hear 
Deodato's  incongruous  2001,  and  when 


him  in  the  Pink  Panther  movies  anyone 
can  see  that  the  actor  who  appearedin 
Lolita  and  Dr.  Strangelove  still  has  a 
quality  of  greatness  about  him.  Sellers 
succeeds  in  this  film  without  once  fall- 
ing into  a  French  accent,  withou  once 
struggling  to  get  the  upper  hand  in  a 
joke.  Shirley  MacLaine  succeeds  on  a 
personal  level,  because  for  once  she  ap- 
pears in  a  movie  without  destroying  it. 
She  does  break  down  and  do  her  in- 
famous crying  bit,  but  that's  at  a  conve- 
nient time  to  send  out  for  more  popcorn. 
Being  There  is,  both  sensually  and  in- 
tellectually, an  interesting  and  en- 
joyable movie. 


Dining  Hall  worker  dies 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

Dorothy  Henry,  who  had  been  "the 
salad  lady"  in  Hodson  Dining  Hall  for 
nearly  14  years,  died  Monday  after- 
noon, March  24.  She  was  39. 

She  began  working  in  the  Dining  Hall 
in  September,  1967. 

Director  of  Food  Services  Dave 
Knowles  said,  "She  was  one  of  the  four 
kitchen  people  who  have  been  here  for 
years.  She  did  things  on  her  own  in- 
itiative. As  an  employee,  she  will  be  dif- 
ficult to  replace.  As  a  friend,  whe  will 
be  impossible  to  replace." 

She  is  survived  by  her  husband 
Wallace  Henry,  2  daughters,  and  4  sons. 
One  of  her  daughters,  Cookie  Henry,  is 
a  current  employee  in  the  Dining  Hall. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  tomor- 
row at  1 :00  p.m.  at  St.  James  Methodist 
Church. 


Student  receives 
social  probation 

The  Student  Affairs  Office  this  week 
placed  a  student  on  social  probation 
after  he  alledgedly  threw  a  beer  bottle 
toward  members  of  the  women's 
lacrosse  club  at  the  men's  Navy  game. 

Sophomore  Scott  Dodge  was  reported 
to  have  "hassled"  at  least  one  of  the 
women  before  throwing  the  bottle  with 
a  lacrosse  stick.  He  was  then  said  to 
have  been  abusive  when  asked  to  leave 
by  the  coach  of  the  women's  team. 

Dodge's  probation  stipulated  that  he 
can  be  on  campus  only  from  10:30  a.m. 
to5:15p.m. 

RA  applications 

There  are  approximately  seventeen 
openings  for  Resident  Assistants  for 
next  year,  eight  for  men,  and  nine  for 
women,  and  applications  for  the  job  will 
be  available  in  the  Student  Affairs  Of- 
fice next  week. 


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Good  news  and  bad  news 

Shoremen  win  big,  lose  big  against  St.  Mary's  and  Hopkins 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 


The  Shoremen  looked  like  a  'yo-yo' 
last  week  against  St.  Marys  and  John 
Hopkins.  An  Impressive  victory  over  a 
potentially  good  team  in  St.  Mary's 
gave  WC  a  new  high  in  enthusiasm.  Un- 
fortunately, their  new  high  burned  out 
with  a  solid  trouncing  by  Hopkins. 

The  game  last  Saturday  against  St. 
Mary's  left  no  doubt  in  anyone's  mind 
who  wanted  to  win.  The  two  teams 
didn't  really  know  what  to  expect  from 
each  other  so  the  tension  on  the  opening 
face-off  was  at  its  maximum.  But  after 
the  opening  faceoff  WC  took  complete 
control  of  the  game  with  their  quick  of- 
fense. They  also  built  up  that  key  factor 
in  time  of  possession.  The  defense 
played  such  hard  and  aggressive  ball 
that  they  nearly  shut  off  all  scoring  at- 
tempts made  by  St.  Mary's. 

Beating  any  team  by  a  margin  of  15 
goals  (17-2)  says  a  lot  of  things  about 
the  potential  of  that  team.  The  talent  is 
obviously  there  and  it's  only  a  matter  of 
working  together  and  being  able  to 
click  on  any  given  day.  A  win  that  big 
should  establish  a  coat  of  confidence 
that  can  last  a  whole  season.  Con- 
fidence is  a  superior  role  In  mentally 
preparing  for  a  game.  When  putting 
these  all  together  it  comes  down  to 
playing  consistently  well,  with  con- 
fidence in  oneself  and  fellow  team- 
mates 

Then  came  Hopkins... 

If  it's  possible  to  set  these  previous 
guidelines  for  the  preparation  of  a 
game,  the  Sho'men  broke  every  one 
against  the  Blue  Jays.  It  was  clearly 
evident  that  the  team  wasn't  together 
because  they  were  out-hustled 
everywhere,  especially  on  ground  balls 
(56-19).  On  riding  their  clears,  Hopkins 
nearly  converted  every  one  and  the 


defense  allowed  way  too  many  shots  (60 
to  our  9),  all  examples  of  a  lack  of  hus- 
tle. The  team's  confidence  never 
seemed  to  be  present  simply  because  of 
Hopkins'  intimidation.  They  were  very 
effective  in  this  last  respect  by  scoring 
9  goals  in  the  first  quarter.  The 
Sho'men  defense  tightened  up 
somewhat  in  the  2nd  quarter,  allowing 
only  3  goals,  but  the  offense  still 
couldn't  get  things  rolling.  The  offense 
was  ineffective  because  there  wasn't 
enough  movement  away  from  the  ball. 
Whenever  a  team  pressures  the  ball 
there  must  be  movement  elsewhere. 
This  was  done  very  effectively  against 
Navy  but  not  against  Hopkins. 

The  Sho'men  also  had  trouble  in 
clearing  the  ball.  This  was  due  mainly 
to  too  many  long  passes  and  not  enough 
short  ones.  Long  passes,  especially  in 
the  middle  of  the  field,  give  the  riding 
team  a  chance  to  jump  the  man  cat- 
ching the  ball  immediately.  Short 
passes  give  the  man  time  to  look  for  so- 
meone else  who's  open  and  hit  him, 
hence,  moving  the  ball  upfield. 

The  man-down  defense  was  strong  in 
only  allowing  3-10  conversions  for 
Hopkins  extra  man.  This  was  Hopkins' 
most  effective  means  of  obtaining  goals 
in  their  last  outing  with  Harvard. 

This  1980  Lacrosse  team  has  the 
desire  to  be  a  winner  as  was  proven  in 
their  first  two  games.  Their  third  was, 
to  say  the  least,  depressing.  The  poten- 
tial for  a  championship  team  is  there,  If 
the  players  want  it  badly  enough  it  will 
take  a  lot  of  pride  and  hard  work 
throughout  the  rest  of  the  season.  The 
first  3  are  over,  leaving  a  1-2  mark.  The 
rest  begin  tomorrow  with  Dennison  and 
all  are  invited  to  give  your  support  at 
1:30,  Kibler  field. 


Hooper  hits  the  pole  with  one  of  Shoremen's  nine  shots  In  Hopkins  loss. 
fPhotobvAdelberg) 

31  women  out  for  club  lacrosse 


By  CECE  GRADY 


Women's  lacrosse  has  finally  made 
its  way  to  the  fields  of  Washington  Col- 
lege in  the  form  of  a  club.  Practices 
began  March  10  for  the  31-women  squad 
coached  by  Nancy  Dick  and  Jodi  Dud- 
derar.  The  club  is  being  financed  by 
businessmen  from  the  community  and 
a  recent  $700  allocation  from  the  SGA. 

Although  the  club  will  probably  not 
turn  collegiate  for  another  two  years, 
the  girls  say  they  are  working  diligently 


to  prove  that  they  can  garnish  enough 
talent  and  support-to  make  a  women's 
lacrosse  team  a  reality. 

Jessie  Fowler,  President  of  the  Club, 
expressed  her  gratitude  to  the  SGA  and 
the  Chestertown  community  for  its 
"overwhelming  support. 

"We're  looking  forward  to  a  winning 
season."  said  Fowler,  "We  have  a  hard- 
working and  dedicated  group  of  girls." 
The  club  hopes  to  take  on  St.  Mary's  on 
April  20. 


Ginos 


KENT  PLAZA 
CHESTERTOWN,  MD 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

1:00  a.m. -10:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs 

8:00  a.m. -5:00  p.m.-Fri. 

5:00  p.m. -10:00  p.m. -Sun. 


First  baseman  Rich  Dwyer  missed  this  one.  but  Shoremen  went  on  to  win 
both  ends  of  a  doubleheader  against  Swarthmore,  4-0  and  20-0.  They  won 
again  Wednesday.  4-2  over  St.  Mary's,  raising  their  mark  to  3-2.  (Photo  by 
Graham) 


SGA  presents 

FREEWATER 

SATURDAY 
HODSON  HALL 

s2  Student  —  $4  Non-Student 

5  FREE  KEGS 


Volume  51  Number  21 


This  was  the  scene  Monday  night  as  Kenny  Pfltzenmayer  took  his  stand-up 
comedy  routine  to  the  Coffee  House  stage.  (Graham  photo) 


Federal  funding  will 
provide  Hill  renovations 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


After  trying  to  obtain  sufficient  funds 
for  the  renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  for 
two  years,  President  of  the  College 
Joseph  McLain  says  that  the  money 
will  be  available  soon  through  the 
federal  Health  and  Higher  Education 
Facilities  Act. 

"The  Health  and  Higher  Education 
Facilities  Act  will  issue  bonds  to  enable 
us  to  borrow  up  to  a  million  dollars  at 
whatever  the  bonding  rate  will  be," 
said  McLain.  "I  don't  know  how  much 
of  that  we'll  need." 

Before  this  method  of  obtaining  the 
funds  had  been  worked  out,  there  was  a 
bill  in  the  Maryland  General  Assembly 
for  a  loan  to  the  College. 

"The  House  bill  and  the  Senate  bill 
were  put  in,  then  prior  to  the  committee 
hearing,  we  worked  out  this  other 
method.  They  pulled  the  bill,  so  it  will 
never  be  acted  upon,  nor  will  it  need  to 
be  acted  upon,"  said  McLain. 

"This  gives  us  the  authority  from  the 


Secretary  of  Planning,  the  Governor's 
office,  and  the  Comptroller's  office,  to 
start  getting  these  bonds  issued,  Rather 
than  go  through  the  legislature,  this  will 
give  us  the  money  sooner,  so  we  can 
start  getting  contracts." 

The  College  has  been  trying  to  obtain 
funds  for  the  renovation  since  1978, 
when  a  state  grant  was  matched  by  the 
Hodson  Trust.  The  combination  of  the 
state  grant  and  the  Hodson  contribution 
was  not  sufficient,  however,  so  the  Col- 
lege applied  to  the  Housing  and  Urban 
Development  Agency  for  a  loan.  The 
application  to  HUD  was  turned  down. 

A  second  application  was  made  for  a 
HUD  loan  in  1979,  but  it  was  turned 
down.  According  to  Vice-President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey,  the  Agency  had 
received  too  many  applications  from 
larger  Institutions,  and  did  not  have 
enough  money  to  divide  between  all  of 
the  applicants.  The  College  elected  not 
to  apply  to  HUD  a  third  time. 


Council  proposes  revision  of 
distribution  requirements 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Academic  Council  Monday 
passed  a  revision  of  the  distribution  re- 
quirements that  would  require  courses 
from  all  four  of  the  major  academic 
divisions. 

The  revision  must  now  go  to  the  facul- 
ty for  final  approval,  but  Dean  of  the 
College  Garry  Clarke  says  he  will  wait 
until    the    May    faculty    meeting— or 


maybe  even  until  next  year— to  propose 
the  changes. 

The  proposed  revision  of  distribution 
requirement: 

1.  Two  semester  courses  from  each  of 
the  four  distribution  groups  plus  two 
semester  courses  elected  from  each  of 

Continued  on  Page  2 


Council,  Board  discuss  students'  writing  skills 


byGEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


"I  really  felt  it  was  the  best  such 
meeting  I've  attended  because  we 
moved'from  generalitites  to  specifics," 
said  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
after  a  meeting  of  the  Academic  Coun- 
cil and  the  Faculty  and  Curriculum 
Committee  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  last  Saturday  at  which 
students'  writing  ability  became  the 
main  topic. 

"The  Board  members  were  very 
vocal,"  said  Clarke.  "They  were  very 
interested  and  concerned  about  our 
students  and  their  ability  to  write,  and 
seemed  receptive  to  doing  something 
and  to  the  implication  that  it  would  cost 
money.". 

Clarke  said  he  expects  an  official 
recommendation  from  the  Committee 
that  something  be  done  about  the 
perceived  problem. 

"The  fact  is  that  if  something  positive 
is  to  be  done  here,"  said  Clarke,  "the 
entire  College  community  will  have  to 
cooperate,  and  some  outside  help  may 
be  needed  as  well." 

English  Department  Chairman  Nan- 


cy Tatym  said  that  "outside  help"  is  a 
prerequisite  for  any  solution. 

"There's  a  lot  to  be  hoped  for  if  we 
can  jsut  get  some  people  in  here  to 
help,"  she  said. 

At  a  meeting  last  Thursday  that 
Tatum  called  only  "the  most  recent  in 
series  of  meetings  that  has  been  going 
on  for"  some  two  years,  Clarke  asked 
the  English  Departmet  for  a  specific 
proposal. 

The  Dean  added,  however,  that  "we 
agreed  it  would  be  hard  to  do  this  in  a 
slap-dash  way,"  so  the  Department 
may  institute  "stop-gap"  measures  for 
next  year. 

Tatum  said  the  one  way  to  improve 
writing  skills  is  to  require  more  papers, 
and  that  to  do  that,  a  smaller  teacher- 
student  ratio  in  the  Forms  of  Literature 
and  Compostion  course  is  necessary. 

"If  you  want  anything  substantial  in 
the  way  of  numbers  of  papers  a  student 
has  to  write,  then  you  have  to  do 
something  about  making  smaller 
classes,  "she  said. 

Fifteen  students  per  class  would  be 


ideal,  Tatum  said,  but  twenty  may  be  a 
more  realistic  hope. 

Tatum  outlined  two  other 
developments  she  said  would  improve 
writing  skills. 

"I'd  like  to  see  faculty  encouraged  to 
pull  away  from  term  papers  to  shorter 
papers  placed  nearer  the  beginning  of 
the  semester,  so  that  it  becomes  a  lear- 


ning experience. 

Tatum  also  said  "models"  of  good 
papers  should  be  provided  for  students. 

'If  you  ask  people  coming  out  of  high 
school  who  have  written  largely 
'descriptive'  papers  to  come  into  a  col- 
lege classroom  and  write  an  analysis, 
then  you  haven't  given  them  a  model 
for  that." 


German  measles  may  not  have  been 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


The  diagnosis  for  the  outbreak  on 
campus  of  an  illness  with  symptoms 
similar  to  German  Measles  is  stlil 
undetermined,  according  to  Health  Ser- 
vice Nurse  Betty  Schauber. 

On  March  25  and  26  six  students 
reported  to  the  Health  Service  with  a 
rash,  sore  throat,  and  a  low  fever. 
Three  of  these  students  were  sent  to  the 
Kent  County  Health  Department  for 


tests.  A  Health  Department  doctor  said 
there  was  a  good  chance  that  the 
students  had  German  measles.  The 
tests  that  were  taken  were  sent  to  the 
state  Health  Department  in  Baltimore 
in  order  to  verify  the  diagnosis. 

Innoculation  was  then  scheduled  on 
campus  for  Monday,  March  31.  But  the 
results  of  the  tests  showed  the  disease 
was  not  the  German  Measles,  but  an 
undetermined  virus. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  April  4, 1990-Page  2 

editorial 

For  better  or  for  worse 

Three  new  ideas  that  promise  to  affect  the  College  significant- 
ly were  in  the  news  this  week : 

•Student  Government  Association  President  Jay  Young  this 
afternoon  was  to  present  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors' 
Buildings  and  Grounds  Committee  a  proposal  to  convert  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall  into  a  student  center.  Equipped  with 
cost  estimates,  blueprints,  and  an  artist's  conception  of  the  plan, 
Young  is  betting  the  student  center  will  become  a  reality  this 
summer.  We'll  have  more  to  say  about  the  plan  after  we  see  how 
shrewd  a  gambler  he  is. 

•A  proposal  to  revise  distribution  requirements  has  been 
drafted,  and  it  will  no  doubt  be  a  controversial  one  when  it 
reaches  the  faculty.  It  raises  some  interesting  questions:  How 
liberal  is  an  education  in  which  a  student  can  avoid  such 
academic  staples  as  math,  science,  and  foreign  languages— and 
in  some  cases  all  three?  The  proposal  would  require  students  to 
take  courses  from  each  of  the  four  academic  divisions,  while  pro- 
viding more  options  in  Humanities  and  Formal  Studies. 

•The  Dean's  Office,  the  English  Department,  and  the  Board  all 
agreed  this  week  that  students'  inability  to  write  is  a  problem 
that  must  be  solved  at  whatever  cost.  The  Board  once  again 
showed  remarkable  sensitivity  and  concern  for  the  students,  and 
English  Depatment  Chairman  Nancy  Tatum  feels  she  now  has 
the  "go-ahead"  to  find  a  solution.  It  remains  to  be  seen  what 
method  will  be  used  to  ensure  the  literacy  of  WC  graduates. 


Editor  tn  Chief Geofl  Garinther 

Assistant  Editor Katherlne  Streckfus 

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THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
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distribution 


•Continued  from  page  1* 

two  groups  constitute  the  distribution 
requirement. 

2.  Two  semester  courses  may  be  taken 
pass/fail  for  distribution  credit. 

3.  Any  combination  of  two  literature 
courses  in  English,  Literature  in 
Translation  (with  the  exception  of  L.T. 
305,  Introduction  to  the  Film)  and 
Literature  in  a  Foreign  Language  may 
be  taken  for  distribution  credit. 

4.  The  Formal  Studies  requirement 
may  be  satisfied  in  a  number  of  ways: 

a.  Two  semesters  of  Mathematics, 
Computer  Science,  Music  Theory, 
Foreign  Language,  or  Logic  may  be 
used  to  satisfy  the  Formal  Studies 
distribution  requirement. 

b.  Four  semester  courses  of  the  same. 
Foreign  Language  (100  or  200  levels  or 
391-392  (Stylistics)),  may  be  taken  for 
distribution  credit. 

c.  Four    semester    courses    in 


mathematics  may  be  used  to  satisfy 
distribution  requirements  provided 
that  two  of  them  are  courses  in  com- 
puter science,  and  two  of  them  are  not 
courses  in  computer  science. 

d.  Whenever  three  courses  in 
mathematics  are  used  to  satisfy 
distribution  requirements,  at  least  one 
of  them  must  be  a  course  in  computing 
science  and  at  least  one  of  them  must 
not  be  a  course  in  computing  science. 

e.  Any  two  courses  in  mathematics 
without  restiction  may  be  used  to 
satisfy  the  distribution  requirement  in 
formal  studies.  Any  one  course  in 
mathematics  may  be  used  with  Logic 
<PR108>  or  Linguistics  to  satisfy  the 
distribution  requirement  in  formal 
studies. 

f.  Linguistics  and  Logic  may  be  com- 
bined to  fulfill  the  distribution  require- 
ment. 


Goldstein  replaces  Shivers 
for  sabbatical 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Dr.  Michael  Goldstein,  Chairman  of 
.the  Psychology  Department,  has  been 
chosen  by  the  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  to  go  on  sabbatical 
next  year.  The  decision  came  after 
Associate  Professor  of  Spainsh  George 
Shivers,  who  had  origanally  been 
chosen  by  the  committee, decided  to 
postpone  his  sabbatical  until  academic 
year  1981-82. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

Glorious  Arrival 


Our  new  computer  has  arrived  two 
months  early,  but  it  is  now  fully  in 
operation,  and  many  faculty  and 
students  have  begun  to  enjoy  using  it. 
My  object  in  writing  is  to  express 
publicly  my  appreciation  to  those 
members  of  the  college  community  who 
have  helped  to  make  this  possible. 

To  those  members  of  the  administra- 
tion who  obtained  the  money  that 
enabled  the  purchase— Gene  Hessey, 
George  Wayward,  and  President 
McLain— and  to  the  Hodson  Trust  for 
providing  the  funds,  I  am  extremely 
grateful.  Dean  Clarke  was  expecially 
helpful  during  the  two  months  that  I  at- 
tempted to  re-educate  myself  on  com- 
puter hardware  and  revise  an  earlier 
recommendation.  Dennis  Conradi  and 
Cynthis  Hill  (of  the  Prime  Computer 
staff  in  McLean,  Va.)  were  also  very 
helpful  during  that  time. 


When  the  computer  arrived  on  cam- 
pus, our  Maintenance  Department 
responded  magnificently.  Throughout 
the  period  of  installation,  Ray  Crooks 
met  our  needs  quickly  and  efficiently. 
Bill  Coleman  was  very  helpful  at 
several  stages  of  the  work.  Don  Starkey 
and  Louis  Saunders  had  the  electrical 
power  installed  in  less  than  one  day, 
and  several  others  removed  furniture 
and  got  new  flooring  installed  in  just 
one  more  day.  This  has  been  one  of  the 
finest  jobs  that  I  have  seen  in  my  twen- 
ty years  at  Washington  College. 

Finally,  I  am  grateful  to  both  faculty 
and  students  who  participated  in  the 
selection  process.  It  appears  that  there 
Is  now  unanimous  agreement  that 
selecting  a  Prime  550  computer  was  ex- 
actly the  right  decision.  Again,  my 
thanks  to  all  who  have  helped  to  make 
this  possible. 


sincerely, 
Richard  H  Brown 


Reagan's  his  man 


The  record  of  Mr.  Carter  stands  by 
itself.  His  defense  of  Bert  Lance,  the  fir- 
ing of  David  Marston,  the  U.N.  vote, 
veto  of  the  B-l  bomber,  his  slashing  of 
warship  construction,  discontinuing  of 
the  neutron  bomb  and  inflation.  Mr. 
Carter's  record  is  that  of  a  confused 
presidency.  A  presidency  which  is 
always  being  surprised  by  events,  such 
as  Iran  and  Afghanistan.  It  is  time  that 
this  nation  had  a  president  who  will 
lead  the  nation  in  one  direction  and  not 
vacillate  in  six.  The  man  for  the  job 
should  be  aware  of  the  people's  feelings 
and  not  stay  hidden  in  the  "Rose 
Garden"  for  the  last  six  months.  It  is 


time  for  a  man  better  suited  for  the  of- 
fice of  President.  This  man  is  Governor 
Ronald  Reagan. 

Governor  Reagan  can  provide  the 
leadership  this  nation  needs.  During  his 
governorship  in  California  he  proved 
that  he  could  reform  a  large  and 
unyielding  state  government.  In 
welfare  reform  alone  he  saved  the  tax- 
payers approximate  $2  billion  over  a 
three  year  period.  Governor  Reagan  is 
also  the  man  needed  to  restore 
America's  military  superiority  while 
demonstrating  to  the  world  that  the 
decade  of  appeasement  has  been  laid  to 
rest  once  and  for  all. 


Sincerely, 
Glen  Edward  Beebe 


Applications  re-opened  Dirty  Politics 


Two  weeks  ago  the  Elm  published  a 
request  that  applications  for  the  editor- 
ships of  the  Elm  and  the  Pegasus  be 
submitted  to  me  by  March  31.  To  date, 
one  person  has  applied  for  each  posi- 
tion. I  am  therefore  extending  the 
deadline  until  April  14  in  the  hope  that 
additional  applications  will  be  for- 
thcoming. 

These  positions  are  too  important  to 

go  begging  or  go  by  default.  One  editor 

will    help    shape    his    classmates' 

memories  of  their  college  years,     and 

the  other  will  help  shape  the  discussion 

of  many  issues  of  current  imporatnee  to 

the  college  community.  Several  years 

ago    Common    Cause    appealed    to 

citizens  to  Give  A  Damn;  I  now  appeal 

to  students  to  do  the  same. 

John  B.Taylor 

Chairman, 

Board  of  Publications 


We  are  encouraged  by  the  political 
activity  that  has  been  expressed  on 
campus  withing  the  last  week.  The 
Youth  for  Reagan  have  recently  been 
circulating  information  fluers  on  our 
candidates  position.  The  flyers  have  ap- 
peared in  the  cafeteria  after  recieving 
Dave  Knowles  approval. 

However,  wehave  been  enraged  by 
the  actions  of  a  certain  Oxford  bound 
student.  This  certain  student  used  the 
back  side  of  our  personally  financed 
flyers  to  promore  his  own  political 
beliefs.  We  appreciate  different 
political  view  points,  however,  we  can 
not  condone  his  actions;  they  smack  of 
dirty  politics. 


Kevin  Mahoney 

Joe  Holt 
Youth  for  Reagan 


Sabbaticals  had  originally  been 
awarded  to  Shivers  and  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  French  Colin  Dickson,  both  in 
the  Modern  Languages  Department. 
Shivers,  decision  to  postpone  his 
research  solves  the  problem  of  the  ex- 
tra burden  thatwould  have  been  placed 
on  the  Modern  Languages  Department 
if  both  Shivers  and  Dickson  were  on 
sabbatical  next  year. 


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Lance  machine  destroyed 

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Still  another  Lance  machine  has  been 
destroyed— this  one  in  Talbot  house — 
and  residents  there  suspect  Baltimore 
Symphony  Orchestra  conductor  Sergiu 
Commissiona  may  be  to  blame. 

Although  no  one  witnessed  the  actual 
destruction  of  the  machine  when  it  hap- 
pened sometime  late  last  Saturday 
night,  Talbot  House  Resident  Assistant 
Jeff  Bowerman  says  he  thinks  he  has 


conclusive  evidence  concerning  this 
lateat  incident  in  what  has  become 
known  as  "The  Lance  Scandal." 

"My  entire  collection  of  B.S.O. 
albums  was  ripped  off  that  same 
night,"  said  Bowerman,  "and  our  Com- 
missiona poster  was  stolen  from  the 
suite." 

College  President  Joseph  McLain,  a 
close,  personal  friend  of  Commis- 
siona's,  said  he  knows  of  no  connection 


between  the  eminent  conductor  and  the 
Lance  Scandals,  but  adds  "I'll  ask  him 
at  Commencement  May  25th." 

The  seventeenth  in  a  series  of  Lance 
machine  destructions  over  the  past 
three  years,  this  latest  incident  touched 
off  a  wave  of  indignation  among 
students.  One  student  seemed  to  sym- 
bolize the  general  feeling  when  he  said, 
"1  don't  mind  a  little  dorm  destruction, 
but  this  Lance  machine  stuff  has  got  to 


stop." 

Commissiona  will  be  unavailable  for 
comment  until  he  returns  from  the 
Baltimore  Symphony's  world  tour  May 
24th,  but  students  weren't  waiting 
around  to  hear  his  side  of  the  story. 

"First  he  cuts  a  week  off  our  sum- 
mer," said  one  disgruntled  New  Dorms 
resident,  "and  now  this.  All  I  can  say  is 
thanks  a  lot.  Sergill." 


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Tuesday,  April  1,1980 


Boycott  opposed 


McLain:  Commencement  must  go  on 


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College  President  Joseph  McLain 
vowed  this  week  that  he's  going  on  with 
plans  for  the  1980  Commencement, 
despite  the  Elm's  warning  that  it  will 
boycott  the  exercises  unless  Baltimore 
Symphony  Orchestra  conductor  Sergiu 
Commissiona  pulls  out  by  April  20. 

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|  "There  is  no  place  for  politics  in  Com- 
5  mencement,"  said  McLain  this  week 
Xi  after  learning  of  the  Elm's  plan  to 
£  withold  press  coverage  of  the  exercises, 
pi  "Our    seniors    have    put    four 

f"°  years— some  even  more  than  that— into 
this  moment,  and  "I'm  not  about  to  let 
0,  it  be  taken  away  from  them." 

Members    of    the    senior    class, 


although  unified  in  their  opposition  to 
Commissiona,  were  reluctant  to  join 
atotal  boycott  of  the  exercises.  Class 
President  Tim  Connorthis  week  pro- 
posed an  alternate  plan  in  which 
graduating  seniors  would  accept  their 
diplomas,  but  boycott  the  opening  and 
closing  processions,  as  well  as  the 
presentation  of  Commissiona's 
honorary  degree. 

McLain  said  Commencement  will  go 
on  no  matter  how  many  groups  decide 
to  boycott,  despite  charges  that  the  ex- 
ercises have  lost  all  meaning. 

"People  say  to  me,  'What  good  is 
Commencement?'  I  say,  'What  good  is 
the  Mona  Lisa?'" 


Student  Affairs  proposes  improvements 


Deans  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley 
and  Ed  Maxcy  say  that  this  coming  fall 
will  see  the  institution  of  a  new  type  of 
room-drawing  procedure. 

"In  order  to  make  things  more  fair," 
Kelley  said,  "we're  going  to  do  the 
draw  just  as  we/  usually  do,  then  in- 
stitute squatter's  rights."  According  to 
the  Student  Affairs  office,  squatter's 
rights  means  that  a  student  has  legal 
right  to  a  room  whenever  he  is  in  it  and 
has  control  of  it.  According  to  Maxcy, 
"in  other  words,  as  soon  as  you  step  out- 
side the  door,  it's  a  whole  new  ball 
game," 

Although  students  will  still  be  issued 
keys,  the  Deans  say  they  expect  doors 


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to  be  broken  down  and  locks  to  be 
picked  in  attempts  by  desperate 
students  to  get  better  rooms.  They 
make  it  clear,  however,  that  a  student 
must  have  "control"  of  the  room:  this 
meuns  that  he  must  have  at  least  two 
pieces  so  his  or  her  own  furniture  and 
tenpieces  of  his  or  her  clothing  with  him 
or  her  to  legally  possess  the  room.  This 
means  that  if  a  student  can  sneak  into 
the  new  dorms  and  remove  the  fur- 
niture, the  suite  Is  then  "up  for  grabs." 
Maxcy  said,  "it  will  make  campus  life  a 
little  more  exciting.  People  will  get  to 
know  each  other  faster— you'll  wake  up 
with  people  trying  to  throw  you  out  of 
your  room." 
The    Deans    suspect    that    those 


students  who  draw  the  New  Dorms  and 
other  highly-valued  places  of  residence 
will  initiate  the  use  of  guard  dogs,  trap 
doors,  and  perhaps  even  high-powered 
rifles.  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
said,  "I  think  the  new  policy  will  keep 
students  on  their  toes,  wide  awake.  It's 
a  dog-eat-dog  world  out  there,  with 
everybody  trying  to  steal  the  shirt  off 
your  back.  This  will  give  Washington 
students  a  taste  of  the  real  world." 

In  an  informal  poll  conducted  by  the 
Elm.  students  for  the  most  part  said 
they  were  "wary"  of  the  new  pro- 
cedure, but  current  residents  of  the  Hill 
Dorms  and  Richmond  House  said  that 
they  weren't  worried. 


Security  Office  stolen,  recovered 


Head  of  Security  Steve  Kendal 
disclosed  this  week  that  the  security  of- 
fice was  stolen  on  Friday,  March  28. 

Kendall  said  that  "one  of  our  men 
stepped  out  of  the  office  to  give  some 


|  Dorms  burn  to  ground 

The  New  Dorms  burned  to  the  ground 
last  Saturday  in  the  fire  resulting  from 
the  Lance  machine  destruction.  No  fur- 
ther details  were  available,  but  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office  this  week  announced 
plans  to  relocate  New  Dorms'  residents 
in  Hill  Dorms  and  Richmond  House  for 
next  year. 


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reports  back  to  one  of  the  guys  in  the 
car,  and  he  left  the  keys  in  his  desk." 
He  said  that  ever  since  the  security  car 
had  been  stolen  in  early  March,  this  had 
been  the  normal  procedure.  Although 
the  office  was  left  unattended  for  only  a 
few  minutes,  Kendall  said  In  that  time 
the  room,  along  with  over  $12,000  in 
typewriters,  code  whistjes  and  doggy 
toys,  was  stolen. 

"I  just  opened  the  door  and  it  was 
gone,"  Kendall  said.  Although  the 
Chester-town  police  were  contacted,  it 
will  be  "almost  impossible"  to  find  out 
who  took  the  office,  as  It  was  found 
behind  a  cemetery  the  following 
Wednesday.    "It   must  have  been   a 


prank,"  Kendall  said,  "Anybody  else 
would' ve  taken  the  equipment.  The  of- 
fice itself  isn't  worth  anything." 

The  security  office  had  recently  been 
equipped  with  an  elaborate  $7,000 
alarm  system,  two  electric  eyes  and  a 
real  big  lock.  We  just  forgot  to  close  the 
door,"  he  admitted.  The  room  was 
equipped  with  two  desks,  and  IBM  elec- 
tric typewriter,  an  Electronic  Olivetti 
221  typewriter,  a  Bally  plnball  table, 
three  Green  Hornet  code  whistles,  a 
Batman  spy  ring,  and  five  Doggy 
Donuts.  All  of  the  equipment,  including 
the  alarm  system,  was  found  at  the 

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Photo  by  Ed.  Lehmann 

John  ConMing,  a  junior  and  pres- 
ident of  Lambda  Chi  Alpha,  was 
named  "AOPi  Sweetheart"  at  the 
sorority's  dance  Saturday  night. 

Coffee  House 
brews  change 


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As  of  Monday,  April  7,  the  Coffee- 
house will  no  longer  serve  beer  and  pop- 
corn, nor  will  it  feature  recorded  music. 

According  to  manager  Jake  Parr  the 
changes  are  being  made  "to  cut  costs, 
but  we've  found  that  (the  students) 
don't  really  buy  the  beer  and  popcorn 
anyway— it's  not  worth  it  for  us  to  keep 
serving  them." 

As  far  as  the  music,  Parr  said  that 
"nobody  can  ever  decide  what  to  play, 
and  there's  always  tots  of  arguments. 
Some  of  the  guys  like  Springsteen  and 
the  Who,  some  people  like  Neil  Young- 
— you  just  can't  keep  everybody  hap- 
py.0 He  added  that  although  there  has 
been  no  move  to  schedule  more  live 
bands  or  to  replace  the  music  in  any 
other  way,  patrons  of  the  coffeehouse 
will  be  allowed  to  whistle  and  to  hum 
quietly  to  themselves. 

So  what's  left?  Parr  said  that 
"there's  still  foosball  and  the  bowling 
game,  and  we're  still  going  to  serve  hot 
butter." 

Added  Parr,  however,  "the  bowling 
games  broke." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Tu««Uy,  April  1, 1M0-P«ge  2 

editorial 

Let's  Boycott 

As  you  can  see  from  this  week's  Elm,  Washington  College 
students  are  getting  pretty  fed  up  with  one  Sergui  Commissiona, 
conductor  of  the  Baltimore  Symphony  Orchestra,  and  we  think 
with  good  reason.  Let's  examine  some  of  Commissiona  s  recent 

•A  Lance  machine  is  destroyed,  the  New  Dorms  burn  to  the 
ground  in  the  subsequent  fire,  and  the  only  clue  is  that  several 
Baltimore  Symphony  Orchestra  albums  are  stolen  that  night. 
Come  on,  Sergui— our  security  force  is  often  criticized,  but  he 
spotted  your  method  of  operation  all  the  way  from  Smiley's. 

•Two  stereos  are  stolen  within  days  of  the  Lance  Affair,  and 
security  makes  the  connection  to  Commissiona  immediately 
("Whadya  think  he  was  gonna  do  with  those  albums,"  asks  chief 
Steve  Kendall).  ..     .. 

•The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  blames  the  Admissions 
Office  for  out-of-control  attrition,  but  the  Elm  learns  that  Com- 
missiona is  often  the  cause.  One  departing  student  told  us  he 
liked  the  school's  size  and  academic  quality,  but  "having  Com- 
missiona at  Commencement  really  turns  me  off." 

•In  a  special  investigative  report,  the  Elm  discovers  a  link  bet- 
ween Commissiona  and  falling  academic  standards  at  the  Col- 
lege- the  conductor  often  pressures  Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DiMaggio  to  admit  illiterate  trumpet  players  solely  to 
beef  up  the  rapidly-deteroriating  school  band. 

Well,  we've  had  about  enough  of  Sergiu  Commissiona.  That  s 
why  we're  withholding  press  coverage  of  the  1980  Commence- 
ment exercises  unless  Commissiona  pulls  out  by  April  20,  and 
we'd  like  to  see  the  rest  of  the  College  community  follow  our 
lead  We  realize  how  disappointing  this  will  be  for  our  seniors, 
many  of  whom  were  favored  to  graduate  with  honors.  But  that 
may  be  the  price  to  be  paid  if  Commissiona  is  to  be  stopped.  So,  if 
you've  had  about  enough  of  Sergui  Commissiona,  join 
us— Boycott  Commencement. 


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An,  Premo  maintain  lead 
in  Presidential  race 


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According  to  an  Elm  poll  of  683 
students  this  week.  Political  Science 
professors  Tai  Sung  An  and  Dan  Premo 
remain  the  frontrunners  in  the  five- 
man  race  to  see  who  will  replace  Dr. 
Joseph  McLaln  when  the  63-year-old 
College'President  retires  In  1982. 

An  managed  to  maintain  his  share  of 
the  lead  despite  a  gaffe  that  many  ex- 
perts say  could  cast  him  the  coveted 
Jewish  vote  among  students.  After 
stating  earlier  in  the  week  that  he 
favored  a  relocation  of  all  Jewish 
students  to  the  Hill  Dorms  next 
year— despite  administration  plans  to 
tear  those  buildings  to  the  ground— An 
called  his  announcement  a  mistake, 
blaming  the  mix-up  on  "this  damn 
English  language." 

Assistant  Professor  of  Political 
Science  Howard  Silver,  the  man  many 
say  stands  to  gain  the  most  by  An's 
blunder,  said  the  latest  foul-up  should 
have  been  expected. 

"An's  tenure  as  department  chair- 


man has  been  a  demonstration  of  crisis 
management  at  Its  best,"  said  Silver. 
"Next  thing  you  know,  he'll  be  claiming 
vandalism  as  a  victory  for  the  depart- 
ment." 

Co-frontrunner  Premo  was  also 
critical  of  An,  whom  he  sees  as  his  lone 
challenger  after  wiping  out  hopefuls 
John  Taylor  of  Political  Science  and 
Steven  Cades  of  Sociology.  Taylor,  who 
claimed  he  had  "Big  Mo"  behind  him 
after  early  victories  in  the  polls,  was 
fading  fast.  And  Cades,  called  by  many 
the  only  "candidate  of  ideas"  (his  in- 
clude a  50-cent  tax  on  all  shots  of  Jack 
Daniels,  which  he  says  would  curb 
drunken  vandalism),  remained  the 
dark-horse  in  the  race. 

So,  as  students  rapidly  approach  an 
An-Premo  showdown  in  '82,  one  dis- 
gruntled voter  expressed  a  widely-held 
opinion:  "I  wouldn't  be  real  happy  with 
either  one,  but  I  don't  really  care,  as 
long  as  the  same  guy  doesn't  get  It 
again." 


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In  praise  of  older  men 


I've  had  it. 

I  noticed  In  a  recent  issue  of  this  so- 
called  "newspaper"  that  many  seniors 
have  been  critical  of  our  President  for 
showing  the  initiative  to  acquire  Com- 
mencement speaker  Henry  Wagner. 

Talk  about  ingratitude. 

Two  guys  named  Will  and  Sagan 
can't  make  it,  President  McLain  at- 
tracts the  distinguished  Dr.  Wagner, 
and  then  all  he  gets  in  return  is  a  lot  of 
grief. 

Sincerely, 

Henrietta  Wagner 

Class  of  1980 


For  taking  the  initiative,  he  gets 
grief. 

For  doing  his  best,  he  gets  grief. 

For  going  above  and  beyond  the  call 
of  duty,  he  gets  grief. 


Well  I  for  one  will  do  no  such  thing. 
I'll  be  there  at  Commencement  May 
25th,  and  I'm  looking  forward  to  Dr. 
Wagner's  address.  In  the  meantime, 
I'm  Just  thankful  we've  got  a  speaker  at 
all,  thanks  to  the  President. 


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•Continued  from  page  1* 
cemetery  undamaged.  As  far  as  the 
theft  itself,  Kendall  said,  "It  was  a  new 
kid  who  left  the  keys  in  the  office.. ..I've 
done  it  myself.  Who  the  hell  would  have 
thought  they  would  take  it  from  right  in- 
side the  door?" 

Last  night  Assistant  Dean  of  Students 
Ed  Maxcy  reported  that  Head  of  Securi- 
ty  Steve   Kendall   had   been   stolen. 


Although  there  were  no  clues  as  to  his 
whereabouts,  he  was  found  unconscious 
outside  the  Chestertown  cemetery. 
When  pressed  for  details  Maxcy  said, 
"It  must  have  been  a  prank.  He  had 
$850  worth  of  equipment  on  him.  It  was 
some  new  kid  who  gave  him  the 
keys— hell,  who  would've  thought  they 
would've  stolen  him  right  out  of  the  of- 
fice?" 


Newell  found  guilty  in  food  fight  case 


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Dr.  J.  David  Newell,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Philosophy  and  faculty  ad- 
visior  to  the  WC  Food  Service,  has  been 
placed  on  Official  Warning  and  fined 
$25  after  the  Student  Jucidiary  Board 
found  him  guilty  of  throwing  food  in  the 
cafeteria. 

NewelPs  eight-year-old  son,  Dave  Jr., 
started  it,  said  Newell. 

"Davey  threw  a  lima  bean  at  me,  so  t 
I  flicked  a  french  fry  back,"  said 
Newell.  "Next  thing  I  knew,  all  those 
KA's  were  throwing  things." 

Witnesses  said  that  was  when  Assis- 
tant Food  Service  Director  Jeff  DeMoss 


came  out,  at  which  point  Newell 
"started  acting  like  he  had  nothing  to 
do  with  the  whole  thing. ' ' 

DeMoss  said  he  noticed  several  beans 
and  a  few  fries  in  Newell's  vicinity, 
however,  and  ordered  the  professor  to 
leave. 

"Revise  revised  SJB" 

After  the  trial,  Newell  said  he  would 
pay  the  line,  but  added  he  felt 
"wronged"  by  the  system. 

"Those  KA's  are  getting  away  with 
murder,"  he  said,  suggesting  that  he 
thinks  the  revised  SJB  needs  further 
revision. 


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Oriole  shortstop  Garcia  to 
speak  at  '90  graduation 


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After  failing  to  receive  commitments 
from  either  President  Carter  or 
Baltimore  Symphony  Orchestra  con- 
ductor Sergiu  Commissiona,  College 
President  Joseph  McLain  has  con- 
tracted Baltimore  Oriole  reserve  short- 
stop Kiko  Garcia  to  speak  at  Com- 
mencement exercises  for  the  Class  of 
1990. 

"Carter  said  he  wouldn't  commit 
himself  that  far  in  advance,  and  Com- 
missiona said  he's  already  agreed  to 
speak  at  Harvard  that  year,"  explained 
McLain  this  week.  "The  high-quality 
speakers  were  going  fast,  so  I  grabbed 
Kiko  while  he  was  still  available, 

The  selection  created  some  con- 
troversy since  Commencement  falls  in 
the  middle  of  Garcia's  major  league 
baseball  season,  but  McLain  says  he 
already  has  a  solution. 

"We'll  just  hold  graduation  during 
the  All-Star  break  sometime  in  late  Ju- 
ly," said  the  President.  In  the  event 
that  Garcia  makes  the  All-Star  team 
that  year,  McLain  said  the  College  may 
have  to  hold  the  ceremony  "between 
games  of  a  doubleheader"  in  order  to 
accommodate  the  shortstop. 


The  selection  also  caused  a  stir 
among  several  of  the  sixth  graders  who 
expect  to  graduate  from  Washington 
College  in  1990.  Said  11-year-old  Ricky 
Higgins,  "I  don't  know  much  about 
commencements,  but  I  think  the  Presi- 
dent should  have  consulted  with  us 
before  he  made  the  choice."  Higgins 
says  he's  given  up  any  hope  of  changing 
McLain's  decision,  but  he's  continuing 
to  work  so  that  "this  year's  fifth- 
graders  have  a  little  more  say  when 
their  turn  comes  next  year." 

Despite  Higgins'  objections, 
however,  a  majority  of  his  classmates 
seemed  pleased  with  the  decision.  Said 
one,  "Kiko's  my  favorite." 

Concerning  Garcia's  alleged  difficul- 
ty with  the  English  language,  McLain 
says  that  too  should  be  no  problem.  "I'll 
be  giving  Kiko  private  speech  lessons 
until  then,"  said  the  noted  orator. 

Garcia,  contacted  this  week,  said  he 
hadn't  decided  on  a  topic  yet,  but  that  it 
would  probably  have  something  to  do 
with  the  Grand  Old  Game.  "Baseball" 
said  Garcia,  "baseball  been  very,  very 
good  to  me." 


Students  say  they  have 
answer  to  campus  thefts 


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A  possible  answer  has  been  found  to 
the  thefts  occurring  on  the  College  cam- 
pus over  spring  break,  but  the  ensuing 
controversy  has  delayed  the  Student  Af- 
fairs office  in  issuing  an  official  state- 
ment. 

Freshman  Howard  Hecht  and  Russ 
Schilling  and  Senior  RA  Jake  Parr  were 
all  victims  of  thefts  in  the  one-week 
vacation  period.  Hecht  lost  stereo 
equipment,  his  checkbook,  and  a  life- 
size  doll  of  Dolly  Parton  whille  Schilling 
lost  his  typewriter,  electric  guitar,  and 
his  voice. 

In  an  interview  this  week  Hecht  said 
that  he  "came  in  the  room  last  night 
and  Russ  was  typing  a  paper.  I  asked 
him  where  he  got  the  new  typewriter, 
and  before  I  got  across  the  room  he  had 
thrown  it  out  the  window. ' '  Upon 
reaching  the  machine  on  the  ground 
outside  Hecht  said  he  recognized  it  as 
the  one  that  had  been  stolen  from  him 
weeks  ago.  He  also  said  that  Shilling 
had  been  typing  a  check.  "He  was  very, 
very  clever,"  Hecht  said.  "He  typed  my 


signature." 

In  a  later  interview  Shilling  said, 
"Don't  listen  to  Howard.  I  went  to  the 
bathroom  this  momign  and  he  was  in 
the  hall,  calling  up  girls  using  my  voice 
and  playing  my  guitar.  He  thinks  he  can 
get  away  with  anything."  At  that  point 
Hecht  entered  the  room.  "You  liar!"  he 
said,  "you  stole  my  typewriter!" 

"Did  not!  "Said  Shilling. 

"Did  too."  hollered  Hecht. 

"Did  not  either!"  Shilling  shouted. 

"Oh  yeah—"  Hecht  howled. 

Jake  Parr,  Resident  Assistant  of  Dor- 
chester, says  he  found  the  criminal  who 
stole  his  tape  deck,  stereo  receiver  and 
turntable.  "I  was  in  the  gym  the  other 
day  and  I  saw  Bruce  (Caslow,  Parr's 
roommate)  warming  up  for  lacrosse, 
and  he  was  pounding  a  punching  bag," 
paunchy  Parr  reported,  "and  I  realized 
it  must  have  been  he  who  punched  the 
hole  in  my  wall."  Caslow  only  said, 
"what's  going  on?  The  guy's  an  RA, 
you'd  think  he'd  be  able  to  protect  his 
own  stuff.  Pretty  funny,  huh?" 


••••♦  Phocus  on  Fotography  < 


Do's  and  Don'ts 


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After  our  series  last  semester  on  how 
to  take  your  own  pictures,  several  of 
our  readers  wrote  in  to  thank  us  for  pro- 
viding them  with  everything  in  the 
world  they  needed  to  know  about 
photography.  We  recently  discovered, 
however,  that  we  left  out  a  few  impor- 
tant details.  Some  of  the  "do's  and 
don'ts"  of  taking  your  own  pictures: 

•Close  proximity  to  the  subject  you 
wish  to  shoot  is  Important.  Unless  you 
have  a  powerful  zoom  lens,  your  sub- 
ject should  be  in  the  same  county. 

•Contrary  to  information  coming  out 
in  some  "slick"  photography  maga- 


zines recently,  your  camera  need  not  be 
stored  on  top  of  the  water  tower  over- 
night. 

•The  angle  Is  important  in  sport 
photography.  In  lacrosse,  for  instance, 
try  to  position  yourself  somewhere  in- 
side the  goal  in  order  to  get  the  best 
angle  on  scoring  opportunities. 

•When  in  the  dark  room,  if  several 
large  young  men  in  leather  jackets 
walk  out  with  your  camera,  don't  i 
worry:  they're  probably  just  taking  the 
film  to  the  nearest  Zepp  Photo  Center  to 
be  processed. 


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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Tue»day,  April  1, 1960-Page  3 


Roving  Reporter 

Responsibility 


by  WC  News  Bureau 
Photography  by  WC  News  Bureau 

Who  do  you  think  Is  responsible  tor 
delaying  Commencement,  campus 
thefts,  the  tennis  team  car  accident,  the 
stolen  security  car,  Lance  machine 
destruction,  and  attrition? 


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The  Lacrosse  Player 


Lacrosse  is  a  strange  sport  to  many. 
The  following,  from  the  March  19,  1955 
issue  of  the  Elm,  provide  some  keen  in- 
sight into  the  old  Indian  game: 


Lacrosse  is  a  cooperative  team  sport. 
It  resembles  soccer  and  football  in  that 
it  is  played  on  a  long  field  with  a  center 
line  and  two  goals  at  opposite  ends  of 
the  field.  Here  lacrosse's  resemblance 
to  other  sports  ends.  In  other  team 
games,  the  end  line  of  the  playing  field 
sensibly  coincides  with  the  goal  line, 
but  in  lacrosse,  players  may  legally  run 
around  behind  the  goal  or  anyplace  else 
they  desire. 

The  players  live  up  to  the  Indian 
origin  of  the  games.  They  carry 
weapons  called  sticks,  wear  long  gloves 
like  falconers'  gauntlets,  and  don 
helmets  as  war  bonnets.  With  fringes  on 
the  gloves,  feathers  on  the  helmets,  and 
buckskin  uniforms,  they'd  be  real  red- 
skins. They  manipulate  a  small,  hard 
ball  around  the  field  with  these  strange 
sticks,  which  are  long  wooden  poles 
with  rawhide  pockets  on  one  end. 

These  athletes  speak  a  strange 
language,  babbling  about  "pick, 
crease,  feed,  face-off,  and  check".  The 
last  is  an  order  for  one  man  to  quickly 
whack  another  with  his  stick. 

The  men  on  the  team  race  up  and 
down  the  field  like  Olympic  track  stars, 
dismember  as  many  opponents  as 
possible,  emit  ferocious  war  whoops, 
and  eventually  hit  the  goalie  with  the 
ball.  If  they  miss  him,  and  the  ball  goes 
into  the  goal,  they  have  scored  a  point, 
but  the  object  of  the  game  is  to  kill  the 
goalie. 

The  goalie's  job  is  to  get  in  the  way  of 
the  ball  and  to  broadcast  a  play-by-play 
description  of  the  game.  At  half  time  he 
advertises  Gillettee  Blue  Blades! 

The  lacrosse  player  opens  his  eyes  in 
the  morning  to  gaze  fondly  upon  his 
stick.  At  breakfast  he  talks  about 
whether  or  not  the  field  will  be  muddy 
that  afternoon.  During  classes  he 
doodles  around  his  notes.  He  drinks 
quarts  of  milk  and  orange  juice.  At 
noon,  table  conversation  concerns  who 
will  play  first  string  that  afternoon  and 
how  many  guys  will  be  back  from  the 


injured  list.  For  his  afternoon  classes, 
the  lacrosse  addict  dons  his  baggy 
sweat  pants  and  sweat  shirt  and  mar- 
ches to  class  nursing  his  precious  stick 
under  his  arm.  In  rain  or  shine  practice 
is  held,  and  the  mad  lacrosse  player 
runs  miles  and  miles  around  the  track, 
performs  strenous  exercises,  and 
scrimmages  (runs,  shouts,  and  boats 
others  to  a  pulp  for  several  hours), 
Then  he  runs  a  few  more  miles  of  track 
and  staggers  exhausted  to  the  gym. 

When  the  poor  boy  comes  to  dinner, 
he  brings  his  sacred  stick  with  him,  and 
along  with  his  food  he  digests  plays,  er- 
rors, and  events  of  the  day's  practice. 
After  dinner,  when  he  associates  with 
girls  for  the  first  time  during  the  day, 
he  makes  stimulating  conversation 
about  what's  wrong  with  the  second  str- 
ing attack,  how  to  get  around  a  certain 
defenseman,  etc.  The  poor  girl  can't  get 
a  word  in  edgewise.  (That  kills  her.) 

Curfew  time  for  lacrosse  players  is 
10:30.  but  most  girls  who  date  them  are 
excorted  back  to  the  dorm  at  8:00  so 
that  their  boy  friends  can  "really  hit 
that  sack  and  be  ready  for  practice 
tomorrow!"  One  young  lady  was  being 
excorted  home  from  a  formal  dance  at 
10:15  by  a  mid-fielder.  Despite  the  fact 
that  she  had  1:00  permission  and  had 
danced  only  forty-five  minutes,  she  had 
had  a  very  pleasant  evening  until 
lacrosse  entered  the  picture.  At  the 
door,  the  young  athlete  shook  her  hand 
vigorously  and  said,  "I'd  like  to  kiss 
you  good-night,  but  I  can't.  I'm  in  train- 
ing." 

No  other  game  is  so  physically 
dangerous  as  lacrosse.  At  every  prac- 
tice at  least  three  men  leave  the  field 
because  of  sprained  joints,  mild  concus- 
sions, or  exhaustion.  The  chronic 
ailments—  weak  ankles,  shin  splints, 
sore  muscles,  charley-horses,  dis- 
located joints,  and  bruises— never 
cease.  By  the  end  of  the  season  the 
whole  team  is  held  together  by  stitches 
and  adhesive  tape. 

That's  the  life  of  a  lacrosse  player. 
But  despite  all  the  agony  there's 
something  about  the  game  that  makes 
it  well  worth  the  trouble.  See  you  at  the 
first  game! 


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Vandals  butter  foosball  machine 


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WORLD 


The  Coffee  House  foosball  machine 
was  vandalised  late  Wednesday  night, 
and  the  vandals  appear  to  have  poured 
hot  butter  over  the  machine  after 
destroying  it. 


Coffee  House  manager  Jake  Parr 
reported  a  brisk  business  last  night, 
despite  the  loss  of  he  C-House's  only  re- 
maining attraction.  Explained  Parr: 
"We  still  have  chairs." 


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I'LL  \\  ALK  VOl  HOME 

Emmanuel  relumed  lired  bul  happy.  He 
had  come  back  to  his  village,  Nyabihanga  in 
Tanzania,  afier  accompanying  his  friend  to 
the  next  village,  seven  miles  distant,  just  to 
say  goodbye. 

Walking  14  miles.  Not  many  of  us  would 
make  that  kind  of  roundirip  to  say  farewell. 
But.  according  to  Maryknoll  missioner  Fr. 
Joe  Healey.  the  custom  of  "sindikiza,"  or 
escort,  is  an  old  African  custom — a  witness 
to  the  core  African  value  of  maintaining  rela- 
tionship. 

Father  Healey  reports  that  when  friends 
come  to  visit  in  rural  areas  of  Africa,  the  host 
will  walk  them  half  way  back  home  as  a 
gesture  of  respect  and  friendship.  The 
amount  of  time  spent,  the  personal  discom- 


fort, the  work  left  undone,  all  are  secondary 
considerations.  The  person  comes  first. 

"The  European  or  North  American  is  job 
oriented,  a  methodical  prisoner  of  his  plan 
and  his  time,"  says  Zairean  Catholic  priest. 
Benedict  Kabongo.  "In  single-mindedly  fol- 
lowing his  plan,  he  cannot  read"ily  under- 
stand the  African  worker  or  driver  who 
makes  a  detour  to  say  hello  to  a  friend  or  visit 
a  relative.  While  the  North  American  counts 
the  time  lost  and  the  expense  involved  in  the 
detour,  the  Zairois  is  happy  to  have  used  that 
time  in  what  for  him  is  of  the  essence — 
maintaining  ties." 

During  a  vacation.  Father  Healey  visited 
the  Tanzanian  Ambassador  lo  the  United 
States  whose  daughter  is  a  nun  in  Tanzania. 
It  was  a  cold  February  afternoon,  but  when 
the  priest  prepared  to  leave,  the  ambas- 
sador's wife  insisted  on  accompanying  him 
to  the  car.  He  protested,  but  she  said  quietly. 
""It  is  our  custom."  Then  she  laughed  -and 
told  how  her  American  friends  say  goodbye 
to  heron  inclement  days.  They  peer  through 
the  glass  panel  in  the  front  door  and  wave 
goodbye  without  stepping  out  into  the  cold. 

A  white  priest  working  in  a  black  parish  in 
Detroit  told  me  about  one  of  his  home  visita- 
tions. After  bringing  Holy  Communion  to  an 
elderly  sick  man  in  his  apartment,  the  man's 
wife  insisted  on  walking  the  priest  not  only  lo 
the  front  door  of  the  apartment  hoose,  but 
the  two  blocks  back  to  the  rectory.  She  was 
living  out  the  customs  of  her  African  roots. 
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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-FrKUy,  AprtM.  Ugo-PaM  a 


Fussell:  "There  is 
only  literary  history" 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Anderson:  "There  has 
to  be  some  feeling" 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


"To  bring  out  the  truth  in  anything  we 
must  use  the  carriage  of  fiction." 

This  statement  by  Dr.  Paul  Fussell, 
professor  at  Rutgers  and  author  of  The 
Great  War  and  Modern  Memory,  sum- 
marized the  basic  theme  of  his  lecture 
"The  Fiction  of  Fact"  given 
Wednesday  night.  Fussell,  author  of 
several  other  books  and  contributor  to 
The  New  Republican,  said  that  he 
agrees  with  Wright  Morris,  who  says 
that  "anything  processed  by  memory  Is 
fiction."  This  means,  he  said,  that  cer- 
tain types  of  writing  such  as  corporate 
statements,  military  orders,  speeches 
and  legal  arguments,  while  considered 
purely  factual  actually  contain 
elements  of  fiction. 

Fussell  said  that  while  artistic  poten- 
tial is  only  acknowledged  In  writing 
labeled  fiction,  he  is  interested  in  study- 
ing "factual"  writing.  He  used  as  his 
example  memoirs,  more  specifically 
memoirs  of  men  in  wars.  Fussell  said 
that  this  is  an  example  of  what  author 
Vladimir  Nabokov  calls,  "that  delicate 
meeting  place  between  imagination 
and  knowledge." 

The  two  books  which  Fussell  referred 
to  were  Edmund  Blundon's  Undertones 
of  War  and  Robert  Graves'  Goodbye  to 
All  That.  He  said  that  decades  after 
these  books  were  written  American 
writer  Kurt  Vonnegut,  when  attempting 
wo  write  about  his  own  war  experiences 
in  what  was  to  become  Slaughterhouse 
Five,  said  that  he  thought  he  would  only 
have  to  repeat  what  he  had  seen,  "but 
found  it  impossible  to  do  without  an  ar- 
tistic scheme." 

In  Graves'  book  one  can  see  the 
recurring  images  of  poppies  and  roses, 
as  well  as  larks  and  nightingales. 
Although  other  birds  and  flowers  ex- 
isted, these  were  always  mentioned. 
The  reason  for  that,  according  to 
Fussell,  is  that  soldiers  borrowed  the 
symbols    used    in    English    literature 


since  as  early  as  Chaucer.  Fussell  said 
that  "we  must  marvel  at  the  ability  of 
the  general  public  mind  of  constructing 
a  symbolism  for  itself." 

Fussell  said  that  Graves  employed 
techniques  from  the  theatre  to 
delineate  character,  and  that  his 
dialogue  was  not  paraphrased  but 
reported  verbatim,  which  Is  obviously 
impossible.  He  also  said  that  "critics 
have  called  it  a  direct  and  factual 
biography,  but  is  is  actually  a  satire.  It 
exposes  70.  of  its  characters  as  either 
knaves  or  fools."  While  he  said  that  the 
book,  if  it  were  indeed  pure  fact,  would 
be  of  some  worth,  It  is  more  valuable 
because  "its  structure  keeps  it  alive.  It 
is  not  true  in  the  documentary  way."  As 
a  final  word  Fussell  said  that  in  the 
book  "Graves  is  trying  to  create  an  ef- 
fect." 

Fussell  called  Undertones  of  War  a 
"true  memoir.  To  Blundon  both  the 
countryside  and  the  literature  are 
equally  alive."  Fussell  also  said  that 
the  book  helped  to  demonstrate  that  we 
use  certain  things  to  help  us  remember 
events.  These  notes,  diaries,  smells, 
tastes,  etc.  are  all  "intellectual 
metaphors  and  schemes.  Without  the 
schemes  narrative  recall  cannot  take 
place."  He  also  said  that  we  remember 
things  in  which  situational  irony  oc- 
curs; that  is,  important  instances  in 
which  we  can  imagine  incidents  taking 
a  drastically  different  turn  if  only  one 
thing  had  been  different. 

Fussell  said  that  we  may  conclude 
that  "There  can  be  no  history,  only 
literary  history.  Our  knowledge  of 
historical  incidents  msut  be  from  the 
makers  of  plots.  All  documents  have  no 
greater  truth  function  than  other  verbal 
modes  (of  recording  events)." 

The  hour-long  lecture,  attended  by 
over  45  people,  was  sponsored  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee. 


Tuesday  night  the  Sophie  Kerr  Com- 
mittee sponsored  a  lecture  by  noted 
playwright,  screenwriter  and  novelist 
Robert  Anderson. 

Anderson,  whose  talk  was  entitled 
"Writing  for  Performance,"  spoke 
about  writing  and  his  experiences 
working  in  the  theater.  Although  62,  the 
author  of  Tea  and  Sympathy,  I  Never 
Sang  for  My  Father,  Double  Solitaire, 
and  other  plays,  has  a  strong,  pleasant 
voice.  He  recounted  endless  anecdotes 
during  his  hour-and-a-half  talk,  and 
ended  It  with  a  short  question  and 
answer  session.  He  said  that  after 
recently  writing  his  first  play  In  eight 
years,  during  which  time  he  wrote 
novels,  he  once  again  discovered  that 
"Playwrights  are  sentimental— we  all 
love  each  other  and  want  each  other  to 
succeed."  He  also  said  that  despite  his 
reputation  and  the  success  of  his  past 
plays,  it  is  still  as  difficult  for  him  to  get 
a  play  produced  as  it  would  be  for  a 
younger  playwright. 

During  the  talk  he  emphasized  that 
although  playwrights  are  often 
unknown  to  casual  theatregoers,  the 
cooperation  between  the  producer, 
director,  playwright  and  the  actors  is 
integral  to  the  success  of  a  play.  He 
defined  a  writer  In  general  as  "a  person 
who  functions  in  a  certain  part  of  life, 
sees  what  has  happened  to  him,  and  has 
the  skill  to  communicate."  He  also  said 
that  while  he  is  often  tempted  to  sit 
down  and  write  a  farce  or  a  play  he  ■ 
knows  will  be  accepted  commercially, 
he  is  only  able  to  write  about  things 
which  come  from  his  emotions.  "When 
I  talk  to  new  playwrights  I  say,  'What 
are  you  trying  to  express?'"  he  said. 
"There  has  to  be  some  feeling."  He  said 
that  this  close  relationship  makes  the 
communication  from  the  writer  to  his 
audience  "intimate."  "Writing  is  ex- 
posing yourself,"  Anderson  said,  "but 
that    doesn't    mean    that    fiction    is 


autobiography.  There  must  be  a  leap  of 
imagination."  He  added  that  while  this 
was  true  for  all  fiction  writing,  screen- 
writing  and  playwrighting  are  very  dif- 
ferent. "As  a  screenwriter,  you  are  an 
employee,"  he  said,  whereas  a  play- 
wright, under  the  rules  of  the 
Dramatist's  Guild,  has  total  control 
over  the  production  of  his  play.  Ander- 
son's talk  was  filled  with  epigrams  and 
quotes  by  F.  Scott  Fitzgerald,  Ernest 
Hemingway,  Ingrld  Bergman,  Henry 
Fonda,  John  Steinbeck,  and  various 
other  members  of  the  writing  and 
theatrical  elite.  When  he  Is  most 
discouraged,  however,  Anderson  said 
that  he  sits  back  and  looks  at  a  sign 
hanging  directly  over  his  desk  which 
says  simply,  "Nobody  ever  asked  you 
to  be  a  playwright." 


New  computer  arrives 
two  months  early 


Junior-Senior  Day 
"success"  despite  rainout 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


by  KATHY  STRECKPUS 

Assistant  Editor 


The  Computer  Center,  once 
characterized  by  the  tapping  of 
keyboards  and  the  machine  gun-like 
spatter  of  the  printer  for  the  IBM  1130, 
is  now  filled  with  a  great  mechanical 
hum. 


The  humming  comes  from  the  new 
PRIME  550  computer  which,  according 
to  Mathematics  and  Computer  Science 
Department  Chairman  Richard  Brown, 
arrived  two  months  early.  "It  was  in 
the  middle  of  the  floor  in  cardboard 
boxes,  and  the  students  couldn't  get  to 
the  1130,"  he  said.  "It  was  an  impossi- 
ble psychological  situation— they  had  to 
squeeze  around  the  boxes,  knowing 
'hey  contained  the  new  computer.  Im- 
possible." 

Brown  proceeded  to  call  the  com- 
puter company  in  McLean,  Virginia 
and  found  that  to  install  the  computer 
'he  rug  in  one  of  the  rooms  in  the  Com- 
puting Center  had  to  be  replaced  with 
linoleun  to  prevent  problems  with  dust 
and  static  electricity.  Also,  a  230volt 
power  line  had  to  be  installed.  Brown 
said  that  Maintenance  Director  Ray 
Crooks  put  the  power  line  in  the  same 
day  he  was  made  aware  of  the  need  for 
|t.  and  persuaded  a  local  contractor  to 
tostall  the  linoleum  the  very  next  day. 


Forty-eight  hours  later  the  system  was 
operating. 


Although  there  are  one  or  two  very 
minor  problems,  Brown  calls  the  new 
computer,  "A  tremendous  success."  He 
said  that  in  the  afternoons  and  nights 
since  students  began  using  the  machine 
(March  24)  all  six  terminals  have  been 
filled,  although  the  Center  is  much  less 
busy  in  the  early  morning  and  evening. 
He  also  said  that  he  is  currently 
discussing  the  possibility  of  installing 
an  additional  terminal  in  one  of  the  dor- 
mitories next  fall,  on  what  would  be  the 
"math  floor."  Several  offices  in  the  ad- 
ministration are  also  interested  (in  get- 
ting terminals),"  he  said,  "it's  only  a 
matter  of  finding  the  money."  He  added 
that  he  feels  the  funds  will  be  available, 
as  "President  McLain  had  done  very 
well  finding  money  for  the  new  com- 
puter." 


The  only  problem  with  the  machine's 
early  arrival  is  that  Brown  said  he 
"didn't  know  everthing  (he)  needed  to 
know  about  it"  before  it  came.  He  ex- 
pressed his  pleasure  at  having  it  work- 
ing so  quickly  after  It's  delivery, 
though:  "I  guess  you  could  call  It  the 
Miracle  on  College  Avenue." 


Over  180  juniors  and  seniors  from  49 
Maryland  high  schools  attended  Junior- 
Senior  Day  last  Saturday.  The  day  was 
dampened,  the  lacrosse  game  versus 
Denison  was  cancelled  due  to  rain. 

Director  of  Admissions  Mickey 
DiMaggio,  a  former  Washington  Col- 
lege lacrosse  coach,  said,  "I  was  ap- 
palled that  the  game  was  cancelled.  I 
have  played  lacrosse  in  mud  up  to  my 
ankles.  I  have  played  lacrosse  in  a  bliz- 
zard. I  know  some  of  the  townspeople 
were  livid." 

DiMaggio  said,  however,  that  the 
cancellation  did  not  interfere  with  the 
success  of  Junior-Senior  Day.  "I  don't 
think  it  had  an  effect  on  the  day,  based 
on  the  response  I  got  from  the  parents. 
They  felt  they  learned  a  lot  about 
Washington  College  and  about  colleges 
in  general." 


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Invitations  were  sent  to  high  school 
students  who  have  made  Inquiries 
about  Washington  College  but  who  have 
not  applied  for  admission.  It  was  a 
"totally  different  group  of  peole  from 
those  who  will  attend  Pre-Freshmen 
Day,"  according  to  Assistant  Admis- 
sions Director  Allison  Miller.  Pre- 
Freshmen  Day,  for  high  school  seniors 
who  have  been  accepted  to  the  College, 
will  be  April  12. 

Events  of  the  day  included  a 
Welcome  in  Tawes  Theatre,  seminars 
for  each  of  the  academic  divi- 
sions—Humanities, Formal  Studies, 
Socail  Sciences,  and  Natural  Sciences, 
tours  of  the  campus  in  the  rain,  and  a 
questlon-and-answer  session  with  the 
Admissions  staff  and  the  Financial  Aid 
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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  April  4,  lMO-Page  4 


Shoremen  say  they  lost  a  win  in  Denison  mix-up 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Edttor-ln-Chlef 

After  blowing  a  seven-goal  lead  and 
ultimately  losing  12-11  to  Denison  last 
year,  the  lacrosse  team  was  looking  for- 
ward to  getting  revenge  this  year.  But 
heavy  rains  and  what  many  players 
were  calling  "bad  communication" 
were  the  only  winners  last  Saturday 
when  the  re-match  was  cancelled  due  to 
poor  playing  conditions. 

"We  feel  absolutely  positive  we  lost  a 
win,"  said  Shore  Head  Coach  Bryan 
Matthews.  The  game  cannot  be  made- 
up. 

It  could,  however,  have  been  played 
in  nearby  Wharton  that  day,  according 
to  Matthews. 

As  Matthews  tells  It  ,  Athletic  Direc- 
tor Ed  Athey  promised  Denison  Coach 
Tommy  Thompson  a  verdict  on  the 
playing  conditions  within  half  an  hour 
of  their  discussion  at  9:30  Saturday 
morning.  Matthews,  having  found  the 
fieldunplayable  here  but  dry  enough  in 
Wharton,  was  in  touch  with  Thompson 
twenty-five  minutes  later,  only  to  find 
that  some  Denison  players  had  already 
left  for  home  In  Ohio. 

"Sitting  here,"  said  Matthews 
Tuesday,  "it's  hard  to  understand  that 
their  communication  system  is  that 
bad." 

Several  Shore  players  said  they  felt 
Denison  had  "backed  out"  of  the  game, 
but  Co  Captain  Tlmmy  Hollywood  said, 
"You  can't  really  say  that,"  pointing 
out  that  many  relatives  of  Denison 
players  had  travelled  from  as  far  as 
Ohio  and  New  York  for  the  1:30  p.m. 
game. 

"It  really  was  a  win,  though"  said 
Hollywood,  "but  now  we  don't  play 
them  unless  we  meet  in  the  playoffs." 


Freshman  Jeff  KauHman  put  am  one  In,  but  the  Shoremen  came  up  one  abort  Wednesday  against  St.  Lawrence. 
(Grabam  photo  1 


Stickers  lose  in  overtime,  13-12 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 


When  me  monsoon  season  hits  the 
Eastern  shore,  It  becomes  unpredic- 
table for  outdoor  sports.  Such  was  the 
case  last  Saturday  when  the  Shoremen 
were  to  take  on  Dennison  of  Ohio. 

But  Wednesday  afternoon  the  Sho- 
men  did  host  St.  Lawrence.  Although 
the  day  was  beautiful,  the  outcome  of 
the  game  was  gloomy  — St 
Lawrencel3,WC  12. 

The  Shoremen  were  handed  a  defeat 
last  year  by  a  less  than  average  team  in 
Dennison.  St.  Lawrence  seemed  to 
freshen  such  memories.  It  was  a  simple 
matter  of  overconfidence.  The  Shore  10 
started  the  game  very  unsure  of  their 
opposition's  potential.  Washington 
banged  a  few  goals  in  and  realized  the 
team  was  no  match  for  its  refined 


talent.  From  then  on  it  was  downhill. 
Washinton's  dominance  of  the  game 
had  turned  into  St.  Lawrence  momen- 
tum and  they  were  coming  on  fast. 

After  the  first  quarter  Washington 
established  a  lead,  always  leaving 
room  for  St.  Lawrence  to  catch  up.  At 
the  half  WC  led  by  a  mere  3  goals,  6  to  3. 
Once  the  Shoremen  collected  their 
strategies  at  halftime  they  came  out  in 
the  third  quarter  ready  to  play.  This 
period  was  entirely  dominated  by  the 
Shoremen  except  for  one  thing— goals. 
Offense,  defense,  groundballs,  and  time 
of  possession  all  were  controlled  by  WC, 
but  they  just  couldn't  get  the  ball  in  the 
goal. 

By  the  fourth  quarter,  both  halves  of 
the  field  (offense  and  defense)  were 


beginning  to  feel  unsure  of  themselves, 
and  it  showed  in  their  play.  The  defense 
did  not  dominate  like  they  did  earlier  in 
the  game.  They  were  nearly  reaching  a 
point  of  intimidation  simply  because  of 
a  few  let  downs  and  cheap  goals  by  St. 
Lawrence. 

The  offense,  after  dominating  one 
period,  did  a  complete  reversal  in  the 
forth  quarter  by  not  establishing  any 
specific  offense.  There  were  a  number 
of  key  extra-man  opportunities  but  the 
power  play  could  nt  ot  convert  any. 

This  left  the  end  of  the  game  ap- 
proaching with  an  unsure  Washington 
team  and  a  momentum-building  St. 
Lawrence  team.  It  took  no  gypsy  to 
predict  who  wanted  that  game  more.  It" 
added  another  loss  to  WC's  record,  br- 


inging it  to  1-3  on  the  season. 

If  one  error  that  the  team  made  could 
have  been  remedied  I'm  sure  it  would 
have  made  a  difference  on  the  outcome 
of  the  game.  The  error  wasn't  on  the 
field,  nor  in  the  score  keepers  books, 
nor  in  the  officials.  It  was  mentally 
within  the  players,  before  they  ever  set 
foot  on  the  field.  The  Shore  10  were  so 
confident  in  winning  over  a  slouch  team 
that  they  lowered  themselves  by  play- 
ing into  the  hands  of  their  opponents. 
The  stickmen  are  approaching  the 
heart  of  the  season  and  have  plenty 
more  opportunities  to  show  their 
stronger  side  that  Washington  followers 
know  so  well.  This  Saturday  the 
Sho'men  trave'l  to  Kutztown  St.  The 
next  home  game  is  Wednesday,  April  9 
against  Lehigh. 


Pitching  leads  Shoremen  to  4-2  mark 


Most  baseball  experts  agree  that  pit- 
ching is  70-  of  the  sport,  and  after  the 
first  six  games,  it  looks  like  this  year's 
Shoremen  nine  are  very  strong  in  this 
area.  Two  weeks  ago,  WC  opened  their 
regular  season  with  two  tough  losses  to 
York  College.  Mark  Naser  pitched  the 
first  game  and  came  away  with  a  3-2 
loss.  All  the  York  runs  were  scored  in 
the  first  inning.  However,  Naser  settled 
down  and  went  on  to  pitch  a  fine  game. 
The  only  problem  with  Naser's  pitching 
was  the  fact  that  he  got  no  bat  support. 
Other  than  Rich  Dwyer's  two-run  home 
run,  the  offense  was  virtually  nonexis- 
tent. Unfortunately,  this  carried  into 
the  second  game  as  Jim  Corey  received 
absolutely  no  support  In  a  2-0  defeat. 

This  hitting  problem  changed 
drastically  as  the  Shoremen  opened 
their  MAC  season  Sunday  against 
Swarthmore  College.  WC  humiliated 
Swarthmore  4-0  and  20-0.  Dan  Barbierri 
hurled  a  twohitter,  holding  a  no-hitter 


byRICH  SCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 

until  the  sixth  inning.  Bill  "Arch" 
Hooper  pitched  a  no-hitter  until  the 
seventh  inning  when  he  finally  gave  up 
Swarthmore's  only  hit  in  the  second 
game.  Dwyer  again  led  the  offense  with 
a  grand  slam  homer  in  the  second 
game— a  fine  start  for  the  Shoremen  in 
the  MAC  race. 

Last  Wednesday  WC  hosted  St. 
Mary's  College  as  Mark  Naser  took  the 
hill'  for  his  second  start.  It  looked  like  a 
re-run  of  the  York  game  as  Naser  got 
himself  into  a  bit  of  trouble  in  the  first 
inning.  However,  he  pitched  his  way  out 
of  it,  allowing  only  one  run.  The 
Shoremen  came  back  with  two  in  the 
first  when  Tim  Fagan  walked  and  Rich 
Dwyer  singled,  This  set  up  Bruce  Ab- 
bott's RBI  single,  then  Dwyer  scored  on 
a  passed  ball.  In  the  second  inning,  Jim 
Corey  opened  with  a  walk  and  Rich 
Schatzman  followed  with  a  single.  Cor- 
ey scored  when  he  stole  third  base  as 
the  catcher's  throw  went  in  to  left  field. 


The  game  stayed  3-1  until  the  seventh 
inning  when  St.  Mary's  scored  one  to 
make  the  score  3-2.  WC  got  an  in- 
surance run  in  the  eighth  when  singles 
by  Fagan  and  Dwyer  preceeded  a 
sacrifice  fly  by  Bruce  Abbott.  Naser 
was  able  to  hold  this  lead  and  walked 
away  with  a  4-2  win,  evening  his  season 
recoredatl-1. 

Wednesday,  the  Shoremen  defeated  a 
weak  Washington  Bible  team,  26-6.  The 
team  got  off  to  a  fast  start  in  the  first  in- 
ning, scoring  eleven  runs,  Dwyer  hit- 
ting his  third  home  run  of  the  season. 
Obviously,  the  game  was  never  close, 
as  Washington  raised  its  record  to  four 
wins  and  two  losses. 

WC  travels  to  Haverford  College 
tomorrow  to  play  their  second  MAC 
doubleheader  of  the  season.  A  sweep 
there  could  start  the  team  toward  an 
Mi!  C  title. 


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Volume  51  Number  22 


Hodson  would  be  renovated 


SGA  proposes  student 
center  to  Board 


by  GEOFF  GAR1NTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


A  scene  from  Ride  A  Cock  Horse,  playing  tonight  through  Sunday  In  the  Fine 
Arts  Center.  (Graham  Photo). 


SGA  plans  Second  Annual  Luau 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


The  Second  Annual  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  Luav  will  be  held  next 
Saturday,  April  12  in  the  Kent  Quad.  A 
host  of  activities  are  planned  for  the 
day. 

The  Luau  will  get  underway  with  a 
"Welcome  Sunrise  Bloody  Mary 
Breakfast"  at  5  A.M.  All  students  are 
welcome  to  the  breakfast  and  help  roast 
the  pig  which  will  be  served  later  in  the 
day. 

The  Hawaiian  Steel  Band  will  per- 
form authentic  Hawaiian  music  from  3 


to  7  P.M.  Dave  Knowles  and  Jeff 
DeMoss  from  the  Dining  Hall  will 
prepare  Hawaiian  dishes.  Exotic  drinks 
and  a  beer  wagon  will  be  available. 

A  limbo  contest  will  be  held,  and 
Washington  College  Natives  will  wear 
grass  skirts. 

S.G.A.  President  Jay  Young  said, 
"The  Luau  was  a  success  last  year. 
This  year  we  are  putting  even  more  ef- 
fort into  it,  and  we  hope  to  make  it  a 
tremendous  event." 


"They  seemed  genuinely  interested," 
said  Student  Government  Association 
President  Jay  Young  afterhis  Commit- 
tee on  Student  Facilities  last  Friday 
presented  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors'  Buildings  and  Grounds 
Committee  a  proposal  to  turn  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Hall  into  a  student  ac- 
tivities center. 

"It's  a  very  solid  and  impressive 
plan,  and  it's  hard  not  to  agree  with  it," 
said  Young  of  the  proposal,  which  in- 
cludes a  cost  estimate,  blueprints,  and 
an  artist's  conception  of  the  renovation. 

The  Board's  Budget  and  Finance 
Committee  was  expected  to  consider 
the  proposal  and  Its  more  than  $45,000 
preliminary  cost  estimate  last  Wednes- 
day. 

Young  said  he  was  "very  optimistic" 
about  the  Financial  Committee's  con- 
sideration of  the  proposal.  "I  have  no 
concrete  reason  to  be  so,  but  I  have  that 
feeling  because  it's  been  received  so 
warmly  by  everyone, ' ' 

"No  central  place" 

The  SGA's  presentation  last  Friday 
came  in  response  to  a  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Committee  request  for  a  de- 
tailed proposal  for  the  long-sought  after 
student  activities  center.  Young,  who 


offered  both  a  written  and  oral  presen- 
tation, told  the  Committee  that  "Right 
now  on  campus  there's  no  real  central 
place  where  people  can  get  together 
and  interact  socially. 

"We  really  do  need  a  place  for  social- 
izing. We  think  it  might  help  the  reten- 
tion problem,  and  it  might  also  help  Ad- 
missions." 

Young  said  the  major  change  would 
be  a  "restatement  of  the  purpose  of  the 
snack  bar."  In  the  proposed  renovation, 
the  Coffee  House  would  be  expanded  to 
include  the  snack  bar,  and  hours  for  the 
multi-purpose  operation  would  be  ex- 
panded to  weekends. 

The  plan  also  includes  a  renovation  of 
what  is  now  the  mail  room  area  into  a 
large-screen  TV  lounge.  The  office 
space  adjoining  the  Coffee  House  would 
be  remodeled  into  a  game  room. 

A  Maintenance  Department  estimate 
placed  renovations  to  the  interior  of  the 
proposed  center  at  just  over  $15,100. 
Estimates  for  demolition  and  some  of 
the  larger  interior  work  brought  the 
total  cost  to  more  than  $45,000. 
The  advantages 

The  SGA's  written  summary  of  the 

Continued  on  Page  2 


Carter  hopes  to  bring  up  SALT  II  after  election,  says  official 


by  GEOFF  G  AR1NTHE  R 

Editor-in-Chief 


There  must  and  will  be  a  SALT  II 
after  Afghanistan  was  the  message 
from  State  Department  official  Barry 
Schneider  Tuesday  night  in  Hynson 
Lounge. 

A  Foreign  Affairs  Officer  at  the  US 
Arms  Control  and  Disarmament  Agen- 
cy of  the  State  Department,  Schneider 
told  a  group  of  about  75  that  he  has  been 
explaining  the  SALT  II  treaty  to  the 
public  for  the  past  15  months.  Before 
the  Soviet  intervention  in  Afghanistan 


Schneider  said  delaying  the  treaty 
does  not  mean  that  "SALT  II  is  not  in 
the  American  interst.  It  was  not  a  favor 
we  did  for  the  Soviets. 

"It  is  our  intention  to  bring  it  up  this 
year  if  the  67  votes  (needed  for  Senate 
approval)  look  politically  likely." 
Schneider  added  that  this  probalby  will 
happen  sometime  after  the  November 
election. 

"You  can  see  through  a  newspaper" 

Schneider  attempted  to  describe  the 


"If  you're  fifty  miles  away  at  midnight,  there's  enough  light 
that  you  can  see  through  a  newspaper  and  feel  the  heat 


the  day  after  Christmas,  the  Carter  ad- 
ministration had  hoped  to  gain  Con- 
gressional approval  of  the  treaty  in 
January,  said  Schneider,  "with  an  eye 
toopening  SALT  II  negotiations 
sometime  this  summer." 

Policy  re-evaluatlon 

But  the  intervention,  said  Schneider, 
"caused  a  tremendous  re-evaluation" 
of  US  policy  toward  the  Soviet  Union, 
including  a  delay  in  consideration  of  the 
treaty,  an  embargo  in  US  grain  sales  to 
the  Soviets,  and  the  threatened  boycott 
of  the  Moscow  Summer  Olympics. 

"We  have  plainly  served  notice  to 
them  that  we  are  quite  shocked,"  siad 
Schneider. 


impact  of  a  nuclear  explosion:  "If 
you're  fifty  miles  away  at  midnight, 
there's  enough  light  that  you  can  see 
through  a  newspaper  and  feel  the  heat 
in  your  body." 

Casualties  in  a  first-strike  nuclear  at- 
tack, according  to  Schneider,  "Would 
run  intotens  of  millions,  or  perhaps  hun- 
dreds of  millions,  in  a  matter  of 
minutes." 

A  large-scale  nuclear  war,  however, 
is  unlikely,  said  Schneider.  "Perhaps 
the  most  likely  kind  of  nuclear  war 
would  be  between  a  Pakistan  and  an  In- 
dia, or  between  a  terrorist  and  a  city. 
Probably  least  likely  would  be  a  sur- 
prise attack  on  the  US  by  the  Soviet 


Union.  So  long  as  there  are  logical 
leaders  that  is  unlikely. 

"The  need  for  a  SALT  II  is  to  stop  pro- 
liferation. Imagine  a  Khomeini  with  a 
nuclear  weapon." 

Limits  the  Soviets 

The  treaty  not  only  helps  the  non- 
proliferation  effort,  said  Schneider, 
"but  it  does  put  some  limits  on  the 
Soviets,"  who  he  said  might  be  able  to 
double  the  number  of  nuclear  warheads 
targeted  on  the  US  and  its  allies  by  1985. 

"For  those  reasons,  the  Administra- 
tion thinks  SALT  II  is  in  the  American 
interest,  said  Schneider.  "There  is  real- 
ly no  alternative  if  you  don't  want  an 
open-ended  arms  race." 

Schneider  said  that  the  treaty  is  not  a 
"zero-sum  game,"  in  which  one  side's 
gain  is  another  side's  loss.  "It's  one  of 
those  rare  occasions  where  both  sides 
win." 

Brebznev  still  leader 

During  a  lenghty  question-and- 
answer  period,  Schneider  said  Soviet 
President  Brehznev  has  "proved  him- 
self sympathetic  to  arms  control.  Clear- 
ly Brehznev  is  first  among  equals  in  the 
Politburo  still.  But  he's  a  very  old  73- 
year-old  man.  It's  difficult  to  predict 
who  will  be  next." 

Schneider  also  said  Americans  foster 
the  perception  that  we  are  weak.  "I 
think  in  this  country  we  tend  to  talk 
from  weakness  too  much.  I  think  also 
that  we  set  up  the  misperception  by 
harping  on  our  weakness." 


THE  WASHINGTON  CC'-KGE  F.I.M-FTld»y.  April  ll.l9ao-Paae2 

editorial 

Building  up 

The  concept  of  a  student  center  is  one  that  SGA  President  Jay 
Young  has  been  pushing  for  and  the  Board  has  been  receptive  to 
all  year.  But,  like  U.S.  Presidents  and  head  coaches,  we're  urg- 
ing a  "guarded  optimism"  for  those  expecting  instant  success. 

By  Young's  own  admission,  the  current  proposal  is  far  from 
complete.  The  mechanics  of  turning  the  snack  bar  management 
over  to  the  College  must  be  worked  out.  Alternatives  must  be 
provided  for  the  offices  currently  housed  in  the  area  to  be 
renovated. 

But  the  biggest  problem  will  be  finding  $45,000  in  an  already- 
completed  budget.  Last  February  when  Vice-President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey  announced  a  $450  increase  in  student  fees, 
he  said  the  increase  was  as  low  as  it  was  only  because  of  some 
liberal  estimates  on  endowment  and  annual  giving  earnings;  we 
must  assume  that  no  additional  funds  can  be  found  in  the  current 
budget  for  a  student  center.  And  past  experience  with  the  Hill 
Dorms'  renovation  should  tell  us  that  outside  funding  doesn't 
come  easily. 

All  this  is  not  to  suggest  that  there  is  anything  wrong  with  the 
proposal— only  that  those  looking  for  a  student  center  by  the  end 
of  the  summer  may  be  disappointed.  The  Board  has  been  willing 
to  endorse  new  ideas,  at  least  verbally.  We'll  soon  see  how  quick- 
ly, or  whether,  they  will  search  for  the  money  to  back  up  that 
commitment. 


'Editor  in  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Kathertne  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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Nominating  process  for 
senior  awards  explained 


by  KATHY „ rRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


The  recipients  of  the  George 
Washington  Medal,  The  Clark-Porter 
Medal,  and  the  Henry  Catlin  Medal 
were  elected  by  the  faculty  Monday 
night.  The  award  winners  will  be  an- 
nounced at  Commencement. 

The  George  Washington  Medal  is 
awarded  to  '"the  member  of  the  gradua- 
ting class  who  in  the  estimation  of  the 
President  and  Faculty  shows  the  great- 
est promise  of  understanding  and  of 
realizing  in  his  own  life  and  work  the 
ideals  of  a  liberal  education." 

The  Clark-Porter  Medal  is  awarded 
to  the  student  whose  character  and  per- 
sonal integrity  "'have  most  clearly  en- 
hanced the  quality  of  campus  life."  The 
award  was  established  by  Charles 
Clark,  a  1934  alumnus,  in  memory  of 
Harry  P.  Porter,  a  1905  alumnus. 

The  Henry  Catlin  Medal  is  awarded 
to  the  "man  in  the  senior  class  who  is 
voted  by  the  faculty  to  be  outstanding  in 
the  qualities  of  scholarship,  character, 
leadership,  and  campus  citizenship." 

Before  the  final  recipients  of  the 
awards  are  elected  by  the  faculty  dur- 
ing a  faculty  meeting,  the  Nominations 
Committee  solicits  recommendations 
from  the  senior  class  and  the  faculty. 
After  obtaining  information  about  each 
recommendation,    the    Committee 


Letter  to  the  Editor 

Support  the  Shoremen 


Since  my  arrival  in  Chestertown  last 
September,  I've  been  extremely  proud 
to  be  a  part  of  the  Washington  College 
Lacrosse  Program.  Rarely  in  a  small 
college  setting,  will  one  find  such 
cherished  tradition,  exciting  game  per- 
formance, and  a  die-hard,  vocal  follow- 
ing of  students,  faculty,  alumni  and 
citizens  of  the  surrounding  community. 
Involved  in  the  lacrosse  tradition  is  the 
custom  of  enjoying  a  cold  six-pack  on  a 
hot,  sunny,  spring  afternoon.  However, 
along  with  the  privilege  of  drinking  in 
public,  comes  the  responsibility.  I'm 
speaking  of  the  post-lax  game  litter  pro- 
blem. ' 

While  we  do  not  wish  to  judge  the 
privilege  of  drinking  at  a  lacrosse 
game,  or  any  atheletic  event,  we  do  see 
a  need  to  address  the  problems  that 
arise  from  it.  By  and  large  WC  fans  are 
among  the  best  in  the  country.  Yet,  at 
the  end  of  every  lacrosse  game,  the  en- 
tire Kibler  Complex  appears  a  virtual 
dumping  ground.  This  directlyaffects 


the  image  of  the  entire  Washington  Col- 
lege lacrosse  program,  its  players,  and 
its  coaches. 

The  Student  Body  as  a  whole  should 
feel  fortunate  that  they  are  permitted  to 
drink  during  the  games.  After  four 
years  of  varsity  performance  at  a  col- 
lege of  similar  size  and  accreditation,  I 
have  yet  to  find  a  school  whose  policies 
on  drinking  beer  or  alcoholic  beverages 
at  outdoor  athletic  events  been  as  le- 
nient. 

The  lacrosse  team  appreciates  the 
loyal  support  you  have  shown  thus  far, 
this  season.  We  are  working  hard  to 
continue  brunging  you  an  exciting 
brand  of  lacrosse.  In  return,  we  are 
hoping  for  your  cooperation  in  placing 
your  empty  bottles  and  cans  in  the 
trash  cans  provided.  With  your  help  we 
can  boost  the  image  of  the  Washington 
College  lacrosse  program,  asseen  by 
the  faculty  and  community. 

Support  the  Shoremen— Keep  Kibler 
Klean! 


Scott  Allison 
Assistant  Lacrosse  Coach 


Goodfellow  recovering  from  operation 


By  KEVIN  MAHONEY 


Professor  of  History  Guy  Goodfellow 
is  recovering  from  an  operation  per- 
formed at  John  Hopkins  last  Wednes- 
day for  a  detached  retina. 

Goodfellow  is  in  good  health,  but  will 
remain  at  home  for  the  rest  of  this  sem- 
ester until  his  eye  heals. 


Each  ofGoodfellow's  three  courses 
will  have  a  separate  replacement: 
Associate  Professor  of  Physical  Educa- 
tion Tom  Finnegan;  Dr.  Marilyn 
Larwv,  who  has  taught  at  the  Universi- 
ty of  Md.  for  ten  years;  and  Rich 
Streiner,  a  Ph.D  candidate  from  U.M. 


student  center 

•Continued  from  page  1* 


proposal  outlines  "advantages  that 
render  ( each  room )  to  be  both  practical 
and  necessary."  The  Coffee  House 
"needs  desperately  to  be  enlarged  and 
improved  as  it  is  such  a  vital  part  of  the 
social  life  of  the  campus,"  states  the 
summary.  "How  can  a  facility  thats 
maximum  capacity  is  approximately 
125  service  the  needs  of  700?"  The 
renovated  Coffee  House  would,  accor- 
ding to  the  summary,  house  lectures, 
dances,  concerts,  and  movies. 

Expansion  of  the  snack  bar  area 
would  increase  revenues,  which  could 
then  be  reinvested  m  the  student 
center,  in  the  proposal.  It  would  also 
provide  more  student  job  opportunities 
because  the  facility,  according  to  the 
summary,  would  be  a  "student  opera- 


tion administered,  managed,  and  su- 
pervised by  students." 

The  summary  also  states  that  the 
proposed  gameroom's  "most  attractive 
aspect  ...  is  that  while  a  much  needed 
service  is  provided,  large  revenues  are 
also  generated." 

The  proposed  TV  lounge  would  serve 
a  dual  purpose  as  both  a  television 
room  and  an  extension  of  the  Coffee 
House  area. 

Committee  questions  included  con- 
cerns for  vandalism  and  the  availabili- 
ty of  student  assistance.  But,  Commit- 
tee Chairman  Arthur  Kudner  said,  "I 
think  (the  Committee)  looks  favorably 
upon  such  a  plan." 

Said  Young:  "There  are  just  so  many 
advantages  that  it's  hard  not  to  like  it." 


makes  a  single  nomination  for  each 
award  at  the  meeting. 

Chairman  of  the  Committee  Dr. 
Richard  Brown  said,  "The  faculty  then 
may  make  a  nomination,  provided  that 
the  person  has  already  been  recom- 
mended. The  faculty  discusses  the  nom- 
inations and  votes.  The  Committee 
makes  nominations,  but  not  the  final 
choice. 

"We  try  to  find  out  as  much  informa- 
tion as  we  can  about  each  recommenda- 
tion." The  Committee  obtains  informa- 
tion about  each  recommendation  from 
the  Student  Affairs  Office,  the  Regis- 
trar, and  every  member  of  the  stu- 
dent's major  department. 

The  Nominations  Committee  consists 
of  three  members  of  the  faculty  who  are 
elected  by  the  faculty  for  a  term  of  two 
years.  A  chairman  is  appointed  by  the 
President  of  the  College  from  among 
the  three  elected  by  the  Faculty.  Chair- 
man of  the  Mathematics  and  Computer 
Science  Department  Dr.  Richard 
Brown  is  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
this  year.  The  other  members  are 
Susan  Tessem.  Chairman  of  the  Art 
Department,  and  Assistant  Professor  of 
Political  Science  Dr.  John  Taylor.  Next 
year,  Chairman  of  the  Chemistry  De- 
partment Dr.  Frank  Creegan  will  serve 
as  Chairman  of  the  Committee. 


KENT  PLAZA 
CHESTERTOWN,  MD 


HAPPY  HOUR: 

ROLPH'S  WHARF 

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Snack  Bar 

Hours: 

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n.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m. -5:00  p.m 

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-Sun. 

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Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
sonHall. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLECT  ELM-FHd«v  April  11.  HBO-P.^  a 


Sophie  Kerr  Collection  on  exhibit  in  library 

bv  PETE  TURCHI  * 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


The  door  to  the  Sophie  Kerr  room  in 
the  Clifton  E.  Miller  Library  pushes 
open  in  absolute  silence  as  only  a  result 
of  modern  engineering  could.  The 
room,  used  occasionally  for  meetings  of 
the  Board  of  Publications  and  lectures 
sponsored  by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Commit- 
tee, has  the  atmosphere  of  a  bell  jar;  as 
the  door  shuts  one  immediately  checks 
to  make  sure  it  hasn't  locked,  preserv- 
ing him  inside  along  with  countless  rare 
books,  documents,  and  pictures. 

We  have  a  reason  for  being  here. 
Miriam  Hoffecker,  Assistant  Circula- 
tion Librarian,  called  us  to  say  that 
there  would  be  a  Sophie  Kerr  Collection 
open  house  April  15  9  to  4  p.m.  This 
means  that  everyone— students, 
teachers,  members  of  the  communi- 
ty—is welcome  to  browse  through  the 
collection,  which  is  usually  y  kept  in  a 
series  of  locked  glass  cabinets  which 
cover  two  of  the  walls.  Hoffecker  also 
tells  us  that  the  room  contains 
everything  in  the  library's  "Maryland 
collection,"  old  and  rare  books,  books 
and  documents  written  by  alumni  and 
professors  over  the  years,  and  books 
Sophie  Kerr's  writings  and  personal 
library.  No  one  seems  to  know  off  hand 
how  many  Sophie  Kerr  wrote,  but  we 
are  assured  that  the  library  has  "the 
largest  collection  of  her  writings 
anywhere—  and  she  was  prolific."  We 
are  also  told  that  the  open  house  is 
merely  a  formal  invitation;  the  room  is 
always  available  to  patrons  of  the 
library  simply  by  requesting  the  keys  to 


the  door  and  the  cabinets. 

It  is  those  keys  we  hold  now  as  we 
open  the  first  cabinet  inside  the  door. 
The  room  itself  seems  somewhat 
hostile,  but  as  the  cabinet  opens  an  old, 
light  brown  volume  virtually  jumps  into 
our  hands.  Carefully,  like  one  trapped 
in  a  cemetery,  we  open  it.  It  is,  ap- 
propriately, the  very  first  Issue 
olParley's  Magazine  For  Children  and 
Youth,  dated  March  16,  1833.  Its  very 
first  words  are: 

//  a  stranger  were  to  knock  at  your 
door,  and  ask  some  favor,  you  would 
first  took  him  in  the  face,  and  then 
decide  whether  you  would  grant  it  or 
not.  Now  I,  Parley's  magazine,  am  a 
stranger.  I  come  before  the  reader,  and 
like  him  who  knocks  at  your  door,  I  ask 
you  to  take  me  in. 

And  we  do.  More  at  ease,  we  find  in 
the  same  cabinet  as  Parley's  Magazine 
The  Life  of  Catherine  II  published  in 
1802,  all  three  volumes  of  The  Decline 
and  Fall  of  the  Roman  Empire,  and  an 
1801  edition  of  Memoirs  of  the  Reign  of 
George  111.  Duly  impressed,  we  lock  the 
cabinet  and  go  on.  A  slim  volume 
wedged  between  two  short,  fat  books 
claims  our  attention.  It  is  a  handwritten 
copy  of  Lectures  by  Dr.  Lyman  At- 
water  on  the  Sciences  of  Logic  and  Men- 
tal Philosophy.  The  books  near  it  range 
from  other  works  on  philosophy  to  the 
complete  works  of  Lord  Byron.  The 
very  thinnest  book  we  see  is  anAppen- 
dix  of  Epigramsby  Robert  Herrick, 
with  a  note  warning  us  that 


Herrick's    coarser    epigrams    and 
poems  are  included  in  ta/sAppendix.  A 
few  decent,  but  somewhat  pointless, 
epigrams  have  been  added. 
Honesty,  no  doubt,  of  an  earlier  century. 

Written  with  somewhat  the  same 
sense  of  humor  is  a  large  book  entitled 
Characteristics  of  Women  which  we 
thought  would  help  us  with  our  campus 
social  life  until  we  realized  that  it  was 
written  by  none  other  than  a  member  of 
that  very  species.  Two  of  the  most 
beautiful  books  we  found  were  Oliver 
Goldsmith's  Poetical  Works  and  The 
Complete  Works  of  William 
Shakespeare  ,  both  of  which  feature 
gold-tinted  pages  and  pictures,  though 
the  latter  collection  boasts  specifically 
of 

...new  and  finely  executed  steel 
engravings,  chiefly  portraits  in 
character  of  celebrated  American  ac- 
tors, drawn  from  life,  expressly  for  this 
edition. 

A  glass  case  in  one  of  the  walls  con- 
tains various  letters  from  College  of- 
ficials as  well  as  one  document  which 
spans  the  bridge  of  time— a  list  of  un- 
paid tuitions  from  1800. 

An  unexpected  find  was  the  works  of 
James  M.  Cain,  whose  father  {James 
W.  Cain)  was  once  President  of  the  Col- 
lege. The  younger  Cain  attended  the 
school  in  the  early  1900's  and  went  on  to 
write  several  books,  and  several  of 
them  have  been  translated  into 
Spanish,  French,  German,  and,  as  far 
as  we  could  tell,  Chinese.  One  of  the 


volumes,  The  Root  of  His  Evil,  was 
translated  Into  L'amour  di  Carrie, 
which  has  a  buxom,  Anglo-Saxon  blond 
open-mouthed  on  the  cover.  Cain  was 
born  in  Annapolis  but  moved  to  Califor- 
nia where,  according  to  his 
biographical  sketch,  he  "has  written 
novels  and  done  moving-picture  work." 

The  highlight  of  the  collection  for  the 
College  is,  of  course,  the  work  of  Sophie 
Kerr,  the  prolific  author  who  published 
books  and  short  stories,  had  her  books 
serialized  in  leading  women's 
magazines,  and  who  says  in  a  note  in  As 
Tall  As  Pridethat, 

The  human  and  animal  characters  of 
this  book  are  entirely  fictitious  and  any 
similarity  to  actual  people,  cats  or 
horses  is  purely  coincidental."  There 
are  over  20  volumes  of  Kerr's  work  In 
the  Collection,  and  over  50  books  by 
Cain.  All  of  the  books,  after  all,  are 
much  more  accesible  than  we  had  ex- 
pected. There  \sThe  British  Plutarchy, 
published  in  1776,  and  John  Barth's 
Sot  weed  Factor  and  many  in  between. 

We  lock  the  last  cabinet,  realizing 
that  we  have  skipped  over  the  vast  ma- 
jority of  the  Collection.  The  books  have 
stayed  bound,  inviting.walting  to  be 
read,  some  of  them,  for  over  one- 
hundred  and  fifty  years.  As  the  door  sw- 
ings into  place— whispering  against  the 
carpet,  now  that  we  listen  for  it  —and 
we  lock  the  room  behind  us,  we  know 
that  friends  like  Parley's  MagazInewiW 
remain  for  a  while  to  come,  probably 
long  after  we  have  gone.  They  will  be 
waiting  there  Tuesday. 


Roving  Reporter 


Declaring  majors 


Question:  What  have  you  chosen  to  ma- 
jor in  and  why? 

byROBUNCER 
Photography  by  RICK  ADELBERG 


Russ  Haines,  Cherey  Hill,  NJ, 

International  Studies  with  a  minor  in 
Economics— International  Studies  is  a 
broad  background  in  a  lot  of  areas. 
Economics  gives  somewhat  of  a 
business  background  which  is  what  I 
might  go  into. 


Leslie  Lighton,  Pa, 

Sociology— I  plan  to  go  into  a 
technical  communication  field  even- 
tually. I  was  a  theatre  major  until  Dr. 
Segal  left. 


Steve  Monroe,  Basking  Ridge,  NJ, 

English— It's  why  I  came  here;  WC  is 
supposed  to  have  a  good  English 
Department. 


Dorothy  Schwarz,  Severna  Park, 

Biology— because  that's  what  I  want 
to  major  in;  its  what  interests  me. 


r 


Christina  Ragonesi,  Long  Island 

Economics— it's  more  practicalper- 
taining  to  the  business  world. 


Bill  Camp,  Farmingdale,  NY, 

Art— It's  something  I've  been  into  for 
a  long  time;  it  seems  to  suit  me  most. 


Anne  Kelley,  Allentown,  Pa, 

Sociology— I  want  to  go  into  social 
work. 


Edward  Soye.i,  Nigeria, 

Biology— because  I  have  interest  in 
the  course. 


THE  WASH 

Lacrosse 


t-Frfctov.  April  11. 1W0-PM6  4 


Shoremen  even  record  with  Kutztown,  Lehigh  victories 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 


The  last  two  outings  ot  the  Shore  10 
proved  to  be  positive  ones,  as  they 
trounced  Kutztown  State  and  Lehigh 
University.  Coming  off  two  straight 
tough  defeats  from  Johns  Hopkins  and 
St.  Lawrence,  WC  was  in  desperate 
need  of  a  win.  Their  upset  loss  to  St. 
Lawrence  had  depleted  a  once  strong 
and  confident  team.  These  last  two  vic- 
tories may,  however,  become  a  catalyst 
for  an  even  better  and  stronger 
Lacrosse  unit. 

The  long  bus  ride  to  Allentown,  Pa, 
home  of  Kutztown  St.,  was  not  a 
premonition  of  the  type  of  ride  back.  A 
victory  always  makes  that  latter  trip 
easier  and  that's  exactly  what  the 
stickmen  accomplished. 

This  game  was,  to  say  the  least,  a 
must-win  for  the  Shoremen,  at  the  time 
sporting  a  1-3  record. 

Kutztown  was  the  type  of  team  that 
had  a  few  good  individuals  but  lacked 
team  depth.  This  was  evident  in  the  lat- 
ter part  of  the  game  when  WC's  well- 
conditioned  club  pulled  away  from  bat- 
tered and  exhausted  Kutztown.  Our 
physical  strength  showed  on  ground 
balls,  which  we  won  61-36;  shots,  46-26; 
and  face-offs.  13  out  of  21.  The  extra- 
man  special  team  is  Improving  and  up- 
ped  its  percentage  by  getting  2  goals  out 
of  5  opportunities. 

The  outstanding  players  of  the  game 
for  Washington  were  Jeff  Kauffman 
with  3  goals,  2  assists,  Paul  Hooper  3 
goals  1  assist,  and  Billy  Hamill,  2  goals 
and  1  assist.  Ben  "Bear"  Tuckerman 
received  player  ot  the  game  honors  for 
scoring  2  goals  and  for  being  consistent 
on  faceoffs  and  ground  balls.  Bruce  Wl- 
nand  had  an  excellent  game,  mat'-- 

Baseball 


saves. 

Leigh  University  visited  Chester/town 
on  Wednesday  for  the  Stickmen's  se- 
cond game  in  a  week.  Their  team  is 
known  for  its  size  and  speed,  so  the 
Sho'men  practiced  hard  for  a  physical 
and  fast  game  and  it  payed  off  in  vic- 
tory. WC  dominated  the  game  from  the 
very  first  faceoff  and  Leigh  was  never 
in  contention.  The  important  factor  of 
this  game  was  that  the  Sho'men  were 
consistent,  playing  well  the  entire 
game.  A  few  times,  mistakes  occurred 
and  it  cast  our  team  goals  offensively 
and  defensively.  But  it  never  got  the 
ream  down  and  they  went  right  back  to 
playing  good  lacrosse. 

Lehigh,  like  Kutztown,  was  not  a 
deeply-talented  club.  They  had  cer- 
tainindividuals  who  were  good,  and  the 
teamwas  potentially  capable  of  beating 
WC.  But  as  mentioned  before,  the  key 
was  consistency.  Capitalizing  on  their 
mistakes,  and  eliminating  ours,  put 
more  goals  on  the  home  side  of  the 
scoreboard.  The  extra  man  unit  is  still 
not  where  it  should  be  in  getting  only  2 
goals  out  of  10  opportunities.  There  was 
good  movement  and  the  plays  were  run 
well  but  theball  couldn't  be  put  in  the 
goal.  The  offense  also  moved  very  well, 
giving  them  the  opportunity  for  42 
shots.  This  gave  the  team  a  lot  of  trou- 
ble in  Us  St.  Lawrence  defeat,  but  they 
appear  to  be  running  plays  smoothly, 
and,  more  importantly,  scoring  goals 
from  them. 

Lehighs  goals  came  when  the  defense 
broke  down  and  got  away  form  funda- 
mentals. Too  many  goals  came  from 
fast-break  situations  where  defense- 
men  were  caught  too  far  away  form  the 


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Chris  Cox  sneaks  In  one  of  bis  four  goals  Wednesday  In  the  Shoremen's  13-8 
win  over  Lehigh.  (Adelberg  photo) 


goal.  This  is  a  fundamental  mistake 
and  can  only  be  corrected  corrected  by 
concentration  and  eliminating  mental 
breakdowns.  This  applies  to  the 
number  of  penalties  as  well.  Lehigh 
scored  4  of  its  8  goals  on  extra-man  op- 
portunities (4  of  11  extra-man  goals).  If 
the  penalties  are  cut  down  the  goals 
they  score  will  obviously  go  with  it. 

The  players  who  contributed  the  most 
in  its  win  are  Paul  Hooper,  2  goals,  5 
assists;  Dickie  Grieves,  1  goal,  4 
assists;  and  Chris  Cox  with  4  goals.  The 
consistency  of  Lecky  Haller ,  Willie  Her- 


ring and  Frank  Felice  also  provided  the 
team  with  those  two  victories.  Jim 
Bradley  and  Ray  Cameron  added  con- 
siderably to  the  defense.  Bruce  Winand 
had  another  excellent  game,  making  10 
saves  in  a  little  over  3  quarters. 

The  Sho'men  are  sporting  a  two- 
game  winning  streak  and  look  to  in- 
crease it  to  3  tomorrow  against 
Delaware.  The  University  of  Delaware, 
a  Division  I  team,  only  squeaked  by  WC 
last  year  by  a  couple  of  goals  in  the  last 
few  minutes  of  play. 


Shoremen  sweep  one,  lose  another  in  doubleheader  action 


by  DAN  HUDSON 


The  Shoremen  dug  a  hole  for 
themselves  last  Saturday  by  dropping 
an  important  MAC  doubleheader  at 
Havertord  College.  Figuring  on  a  split 
at  the  very  worst,  Athey's  team  must 
now  look  to  sweep  a  tougher  conference 
opponent  like  Ursinus  of  Hopkins.  The 
losses,  by  scores  of  5-4  and  2-1,  give 
WashingtonCollege  a  2-2  record  in  con- 
ference play. 

Fireballing  redhead  Arch  Hoopes 
took  the  loss  in  the  first  game.  After 
getting  in  trouble  with  2  first-inning 
walks,  Hoopes  proceeded  to  surrender  4 
runs  on  a  2-run  single  and  a  2-run 
homerun  before  he  could  get  the  final 


out. 

Four  homeruns,  all  solo  shots, 
enabled  the  Sho'men  to  get  back  into 
the  game.  Rich  Dwyer  and  Chris  Kiefer 
clubbed  back-to-back  homers  in  the  top 
of  the  second.  Dwyer  added  his  second 
a  couple  of  innings.later,  giving  him  5  of 
the  year.  And  Rich  Schatzman  cracked 
his  first  of  theyear  in  the  top  of  the 
seventh.  Normally,  offensive  power 
like  this  would  assure  a  win  with 
Hoopes  on  the  mound,  but  an  unearned 
run  in  the  sixth,  resulting  from  catcher 
Glenn  Gillis'  throwing  error,  sealed  the 
win  for  Haverford. 

The  second   game  was  over  with 


Track  team  alters  schedule 
to  match  low  turnout 


quickly  as  the  Shoremen  bats  fell  silent 
in  the  clutch.  Right-hander  Ban  Bar- 
bierre  went  the  distance  allowing  only  2 
runs  and  was  saddled  with  his  first  loss. 
The  Sho'men  were  missing  the  big  inn- 
ing all  day  due  largely  to  the  inability  of 
the  lead-off  men  to  get  on  base.  Schatz- 
man, Tim  Fagan  and  Bruce  Abbott  all 
had  problems  at  the  plate,  leaving 
Dwyer  and  Keifer  with  no  one  to  knock 
home. 

Tuesday's  doubleheader  sweep  of 
UMES  got  WC  back  on  the  right  track. 
Eratic  pitching  by  the  visiting  UMES 
team  led  to  a  20-6  rout  by  the  Shoremen 
in  game  one.  Winning  pitcher  Bar- 
bierri,  in  relief  of  Mark  Naser,  helped 
his  own  cause  by  knocking  in  a  couple  of 
runs  with  a  pair  of  hits,  including  a 
booming  double  off  of  the  "snow-fence 


monster  in  left. 

Game  two  on  Kibler  Field  saw  some 
good  pitching  by  Jim  Corey  and  timely 
hitting  by  his  teammates  in  3-2  win.  Ab- 
bott singled  in  the  fourth  inning,  stole 
second,  and  scored  on  Kiefer's  single  up 
the  middle.  Kiefer  moved  all  the  way 
aroung  to  third  on  a  series  of  bad 
throws  and  freshman  Kevin  Beard- 
pulled  off  a  squeeze  buntto  plate  him 
with  run  number  two.  UMES  later  tied 
the  game  with  two  unearned  runs,  but 
the  Sho'men  pulled  it  out  in  the  sixth 
when  a  bases  loaded  walk  pushed 
across  the  winning  run. 

The  Shoremen  are  now  7-4  on  the 
season.  The  next  home  game  is  Satur- 
day at  1  p.m.  against  Farleigh  Dickin- 
son University  of  Madison,  New  Jersey. 


By  SHAWN  ORR 


Due  to  a  seeming  lack  of  interest  in 
running.  Coach  Don  Chattelier  is  not 
overly  optimistic  about  the  future  of 
this  year's  track  team.  With  only  eight 
people  on  the  team  and  seventeen  track 
and  field  events,  there  is  really  no 
realistic  way  thathe  could  be  optimistic 
when  talking  about  track  at  the  team 
level. 

The  low  trunout  gave  rise  to  some 
changes  in  this  year's  schedule.  Dual 
meets  were  eliminated  because  Wash- 
ington College's  eight  runners  could  not 
possibly  do  well  against  some  other 
team  that  could  have  as  many  as  thirty 
members.  This  presented  a  problem  for 
the  Sho'men  because  each  team  has  to 
meet  a  specific  track  team  require- 
ment: that  is,  they  have  to  enter  into  a 
certain  number  of  dual  meets  in  order 
toqualify  for  the  championships  and  the 
Penn  Relays.  "Chatty"  applied  for  and 


received,  however,  a  special  waiver  in 
order  to  forego  this  requirement  and 
still  be  able  to  have  the  team  run  in  the 
championships.  So  this  year,  the  team 
will  be  running  in  open  track  meets. 

This  year's  team  features  sophomore 
Guy  Sylvester,  defending  conference 
champ  in  the  400  meters  and  the  mile 
relay  team,  which  finished  fourth  last 
year  out  of  twelve  teams  in  the  Penn 
Relays.  Other  members  on  the  team 
are  Ron  Wright,  Doug  Brown,  and  Ber- 
nie  Kelley.  Running  the  800  meters  is 
Dan  Beirne.  In  the  100  and  200  meter 
races  is  Richard  Amirikian  and  Peter 
Northrop.  Jeff  Lucas  is  in  the  10,000 
meters.  The  lone  weight  man,  specializ- 
ing in  the  shot-put,  is  Jim  Hibbert. 

The  team's  first  big  test  will  come 
tomorrow,  when  they  enter  the  Messiah 
College  Invitational  with  sixteen  other 
schools. 


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'Miss  D':  "I'll  leave' 


Proposed  student  center  stirs  controversy 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion Monday  night  passed  a  motion 
endorsing  the  proposed  student 
center,  after  defeating  a  motion  that 
would  have  abolished  a  petition 
designed  to  show  student  support  for 
the  center. 

In  the  wake  of  the  SGA's  meeting, 
snack  bar  manager  Ruth  Dickerson 
said  Tuesday  she  will  resign  at  the 
end  of  May.  "I  don't  want  to  go," 
she  said,  "but  I  don't  think  (the 
students)  want  me  here." 

Controversial  change 

The  controversy  surrounding  the 
snack  bar  and  the  SGA-circulated 
petition  arose  following  the  SGA's 
presentation  to  the  Board's  Buildings 
and  Grounds  Committee  of  plans  for 
the  proposed  renovation  of  the  Hod- 
son  Hall  basement. 


The  major  change  in  the  proposal, 
SGA  President  Jay  Young  told  the 
Committee,  would  be  a  "restatement 
of  the  purpose  of  the  snack  bar,"  In 
the  proposed  renovation,  the  opera- 
tion of  the  Coffee  House  and  the 
snack  bar  would  be  combined  under 
the  College. 

Objections  to  student  operation 

SGA  Social  Chairman  Bill  Baldwin 
voiced  the  loudest  objections  to  the 
proposal  at  Monday's  meeting.  "The 
Coffee  House  is  losing  money,  and  if 
you  put  students  in  Miss  D's,  you'll 
lose  money.  You're  crazy  to  give 
students  another  thing  when  we're 
losing  money  year  after  year  in  the 
Coffee  House." 

But  Young  said  the  expanded 
operation  would  not  be  solely 
student-run.    "It's    a   hard    thing   to 


say,  butthis  thing  could  not  be  run  by 
students.  It  would  be  run  the  way  the 
food  line  is,  the  way  the  dishroom 
is." 

Baldwin  also  objected  to  a  petition 
circulated  among  students  earlier 
this  week  endorsing  the  proposal. 

But  Young  said  the  petition  was 
necessary  because  "the  Board  kept 
asking  for  a  reassurance  that  this 
was  in  fact  a  proposal  from  the  stu- 
dent body,  not  just  my  idea." 

Baldwin's  motion  to  abolish  the 
petition  was  defeated,  16-5. 

Snack  bar  opens  late 

When  the  snack  bar  opened  more 
than  two  hours  late  Tuesday  morn- 
ing, Dickerson's  daughter,  Sharon 
Hurd,  said,  "Miss  D  didn't  want  me 
to  open.  She  was  too  upset,  because 
she  didn't  think  the  kids  trusted  us." 


Hurd  said  she's  "all  for  a  student 
center.  They  do  need  what  they're 
asking  for.  Jay's  been  in  to  talk  to  us 
about  it,  and  we  want  to  work  with 
him." 

Hurd  added,  however,  she  thinks 
the  situation's  been  handled  "poorly. 
Alot  of  kids  had  the  Idea  they  were 
just  going  to  take  over  the  whole 
downstairs." 

But  Hurd  said  that  was  not  the 
case,  and,  although  she  thinks  the 
proposal  needs  work,  "We  will  work 
along  with  them." 

Dickerson,  however,  maintained 
that  she  plans  to  leave  at  the  end  of 
May. 

"I  don't  want  to  leave,"  she  said, 
"but  I  don't  want  (the  students)  to 
think  I've  cheated  them." 


As  the  proposed  student  center  (see  above  blueprint)  went  to  the  Board  (or 
approval,  a  Joint  meeting  of  the  Buildings  and  Grounds  and  Finance  Com- 
mittees had  been  cancelled  due  to  controversy  surrounding  the  Issue,  and 
SGA  President  Jay  Young  said  the  proposal  now  faces  "an  unneccesarily 
difficult  fight  due  to  a  group  of  students  who  nave  seized  what  Is  a  peripheral 
issue." 


Young 


Forty-one  German  measles  cases  reported 


A  sore  throat,  swollen  glands, 
headaches,  stiff  joints,  a  fever,  and, 
most  of  all,  a  dark  red  rash  are  all 
symptoms  of  rubella,  currently  at 
epidemic  proportions  on  campus. 

Approximately  41  students  have  or 


Elm  Editor  chosen 

The  Board  of  Publications  Tuesday 
selected  sophomore  Virginia  Kurapka 
as  Editor-in-Chief  of  the  Elm  for  next 
year,  and  delayed  a  decision  on  the 
editorship-  of  the  Pegasus  until 
September. 

Kurapka  was  one  of  two  applicants 
for  the  Elm  editorship.  There  was 
one  applicant  for  editorship  of  the 
Pegasus. 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


have  in  the  last  3  weeks  had  the  disease 
also  known  as  German  measles,  ac- 
cording to  the  College  Health  Service. 
While  rubella  is  not  particularly  harm- 
ful for  most  people,  it  can  cause  severe 
congenital  defects  in  babies  if  the 
mother  contracts  the  disease  within  the 
first  three  months  of  pregnancy.  The 
severity  of  these  birth  defects  make 
any  rubella  epidemic  potentially 
disastrous. 

German  measles  are  highly  con- 
tagious and  can  be  passed  simply  by 
coming  near  someone  who  has  the 
disease.  The  reason  that  it  spreads  so 
quickly  is  that  a  carrier  can  spread  the 
disease  from  a  week  before  the  rash 
(which  usually  lasts  approximately  3 
days)  appears  until  a  week  after  It 
leaves.  Also,  someone  who  has  already 
had  the  disease  or  who  has  been  in- 


oculated can  still  act  as  a  carrier  while 
not  actually  suffering  from  the  disease 
himself. 

Inoculation  does  prevent  contraction 
of  the  disease  in  a  very  high  percentage 
of  cases.  College  Doctor  Gottfried 
Baumann  says  that  only  78  students  at- 
tended the  inoculation  clinic  this  past 
Monday  morning  ( See  box ) .  The 
disease  will  in  all  probability  not  stop 
circulating  until  everyone  who  has  not 
had  it  or  who  has  not  been  protected 
against  It  contracts  it.  For  this  reason  it 
is  in  the  students',  the  community's, 
and  all  others  with  whom  members  of 
the  College  community  come  in  con- 
tact, best  interests  that  the  disease  be 
stopped  as  quickly  as  possible,  says 
Bauman. 

Recent  epidemics  include  an  out- 
break at  the  Naval  Academy  two  years 


ago,  a  mild  outbreak  in  Maryland  col- 
leges last  year,  and  the  last  major 
rubella  epidemic  in  the  United  States  In 
1964,  during  which  over  25,000  children 
were  born  blind,  retarded,  or  with  other 
birth  defects.  __ 


BOF  CHI 
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editorial 


Strictly  Business 


Students  this  week  demonstrated  a  remarkable  facility  for 
disregarding  their  own  best  interests.  With  a  $45,000  student 
center  hanging  in  the  balance,  many  seemed  less  concerned  with 
the  availability  of  funding  than  with  who  will  cook  the  ham- 
burgers at  the  snack  bar  if  the  center  is  built. 

Contrary  to  what  one  student  writes  this  week,  the  SGA  has  a 
perfect  right  to  "question  the  business  practices  of  a  facility 
leased  and  run  by  what  they  have  themselves  called  an  outside 
interest,"  particularly  when  the  outside  interest  in  question 
resides  on  College  property. 

Letter  to  the  Editor 

"An  affront  to  Miss  D" 


In  light  of  the  recent  furor  concerning 
the  renovation  proposal  for  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Hall,  we  wish  to  ex- 
press our  solid  support  for  what  the 
SGA  Is  trying  to  accomplish.  It  is  clear 
to  us  that  a  less  dingy  student  lounge 
would  significantly  contribute  ot  the 
resolution  of  the  College's  problems 
with  the  attraction  and  retention  of 
students. 

We  feel,  however,  that  the  plan  is  an 
affront  to  Mrs.  Ruth  Dickerson.  "Miss 
Dee"  has  operated  the  College  snack 
bar  for  27  years,  and  has  become  an  in- 
stitution in  the  process.  Along  the  way, 
she  has  assisted  many  a  student  in  need 
with  loans  or  credit,  and  we  feel  that  to 
throw  her  out  would  be  an  Incredible  ex- 
ample of  ingratitude. 

We  hope  that  this  has  been  an  error  of 
omission,  rather  than  one  of  commis- 
sion, but  either  way  it  Is  plain  that  Mrs. 
Dickerson 's  contribution  have  been 
overlooked.  We  counter-propose  that 
she  be  included  in  the  new  student 


center,  along  with  the  up-graded  fur- 
nishings and  the  new  floor  plan  pro- 
posed by  the  SGA.  The  inclusion  of  her 
managerial  skills  will  prevent  a  decline 
of  services  which  has  occurred  in  the 
Coffee  House  since  the  departure  of  the 
founding  managers. 

Most  importantly,  let  us  proceed  on 
this  matter  one  step  at  a  time.  Perhaps 
this  proposal  was  spring  upon  people 
too  quickly.  The  acts  of  some  elements 
of  the  student  body,  such  as  the  theft  of 
the  (unanimously  approved)  Talbot 
House  petition  from  Jay  Young's  room, 
seem  to  indicate  a  rashness  and  irra- 
tionality on  the  part  of  those  in  the 
arena  of  meaningful  change.  We  feel 
that  a  compromise  solution,  such  as 
that  which  we  have  proposed,  is  at- 
tainable, and  we  urge  the  student  body, 
as  well  as  the  powers  that  be,  to  for- 
thrightly  consider  it. 

Sincerely  yours, 
The  Brothers  of  Lambda  Pi  Delta 


Let's  get  the  student  center  first 


This  Saturday,  the  College  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  will  meet  to 
decide  whether  to  appropriate  funds  for 
the  renovation  of  the  basement  of  Hod- 
son  Hall  into  a  new  student  center.  The 
proposal  of  this  renovation  was  drawn 
up  by  the  Student  Facilities  Committee 
of  the  SGA,  and  has  already  been  ap- 
proved by  the  Student  Senate  and  the 
Alumni  Council.  Some  members  of  the 
College  community,  however,  ap- 
parently have  reservations  about  the 
practicality  and  the  ethics  of  this  pro- 
posal. 

As  to  the  practicality  of  the  renova- 
tion as  proposed,  the  fact  is  that  the  pro- 
posal is  not  cut  and  dried.  Modifications 
or  alterations  have  not  been  ruled  out 
by  anyone.  Certainly,  no  one  would 
disagree  that  the  proposed  student 
center  would  be  superior  to  the  existing 
facilities,  even  if  the  proposal  now 
before  the  Board  has  to  be  com- 
promised in  some  ways. 

The  question  has  also  been  raised 
about  the  propriety  of  replacing  Miss  D 
and  the  present  snack  bar  staff.  As 
stated  before,  the  provisions  of  the  pro- 
posal are  not  yet  definite.  Whether  Miss 
D  will  continue  as  proprietor  of  the 


snack  bar,  or  students  will  take  over  its 
control,  or  possibly  a  combination  of 
the  two,  is  not  the  question  before  the 
Board.  Rather,  the  Board  is  deciding 
whether  to  allocate  funds  for  a  student 
center,  or  to  leave  the  basement  of  Hod- 
son  as  it  is.  This  decision  should  not 
hinge  on  who  runs  the  snack  bar. 

Besides  these  questions,  there  are 
other  benefits  to  the  students  and  to  the 
College,  that  would  come  of  the  student 
center.  Regardless  of  who  eventually 
runs  the  snack  bar,  there  will  be  an  in- 
crease of  student  jobs  on  campus.  Also, 
a  new  student  center  would  be  attrac- 
tive to  prospective  students.  Although 
this  is  not  a  concern  to  many  students 
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A  sentimental  interest  in  retaining  the  current  management  of 
the  snack  bar  means  little  in  what  is  ultimately  a  business  deci- 
sion—something even  Ruth  Dickerson  recognizes.  The  current 
management  should  be  retained  if  it  proves  best-suited  for  the 
type  of  operation  proposed— not  because  of  simple  tradition  or 
nostalgia. 

A  real  cause  for  student  fervor  would  be  the  Board's  failure 
tomorrow  to  back  up  its  verbal  commitment  to  improve  the 
quality  of  student  life.  The  snack  bar  issue  is  a  small  tempest  in 
comparison. 


Railroading  Ruth 


I  am  thoroughly  and  completely 
disgusted  with  the  SGA's  actions  of 
Monday  night.  After  attending  the 
meeting— at  which  I  was  not  allowed 
to  either  join  the  discussion  or  vote 
on  the  question  involved  because  I 
am  not  a  senator— several  points 
came  to  mind  regarding  the  proposed 
renovation  of  the  Hodson  hall  base- 
ment. 

The  SGA  as  a  student  organization 
has  made  great  strides  within  the 
last  year  in  improving  the  quality  of 
student  life,  yet  as  a  student 
organization  does  it  have  a  right  to 
question  the  business  practices  of  a 
facility  leased  and  run  by  what  they 
have  themselves  called  an  outside  in- 
terest? Do  they  have  any  kind  of 
ethical  right  to  attempt  to  move  a 
business  which  has  been  in  operation 
solely  to  serve  students  for  two 
decades  and  which  has  become  a 
Washington  College  tradition? 
Senator  Dorsey  equated  the  decision 
to  the  moving  of  Ye  Olde  Cof- 
feeshoppe  downtown,  when  the  owner 
of  a  lease  told  a  business  it  had  to 
move,  yet  the  situation  here  is 
violently  different.  As  students  we 
may  say  we  own  the  school  because 
we  pay  tuition  but  we  do  not  own 
Miss  D's  lease— the  College  and  its 
administrators  do  and  they  are  the 
ones  who  should  make  such  a  deci- 
sion—or even  begin  to  consider 
it— independent  of  SGA  influence. 

The  original  Student  Center  pro- 
posal, as  I  understood  it,  included  on- 
ly the  lower  half  of  the  Hodson  base- 
ment—only area  which  presently 
houses  student  run  operations  and  of- 
fices. Nothing  was  said  about  Miss 
Dee's.  Was  it  ethical  for  that  Com- 
mittee to  have  gone  not  only  behind 
Miss  Dee's  back  but  also  to  have 
flaunted  parlimentary  procedure  by 
circulating  a  petition  for  student  ap- 
proval of  an  action  before  that  peti- 
tion was  approved  by  the  SGA  as  a 
whole?  True,  quite  a  few  members  of 
the  Senate  were  involved  with  the 
Committee  in  some  way  but  they  did 
not  constitute  a  quorum.  Therefore, 
not  only  an  ethical  but  a  procedural 
question  is  raised. 

Beyond  the  question  of  an  SGA 
takeover  of  Miss  Dee's  is  the  ques- 
tion of  the  sheer  feasibility  of  a  stu- 
dent run  operation  as  it  has  been 
proposed.  Monetarily,  Miss  Dee  has 
already  stated  that  she  does  not  turn 
a  profit— and  if  she  does  is  it  any 
business  of  the  SGA?  Her  employees 
receive  $2.30  an  hour  and  she  is  open 
but  five  and  a  halfdays  a  week.  If 
students  were  employed  for  a  seven 
day  late  night  operation  and  a  salary 
were  added  for  an  administrative 
supervisor,  costs  would  rise  not  only 
for  wages  but  also  in  terms  of 
energy  consumption.  Extra  hours 
equal  extra  money.  And  where  are 
students  to  be  found  who  are  willing 
to  work  for  $2.30  an  hour  at  8  a.m.? 
All  those  who  are  are  already 
employed  by  the  cafeteria.  Work- 
study  programs  and  extra  money 
sound  very  nice  but  personally  I  can 
not  think  of  many  people  on  this 
campus  who  w  would  be  willing  to  do 
that  kind  of  work  at  those  hours. 
How  many  realize  just  how  difficult 


cooking  and  serving  at  a  snackbar 
Is— to  say  nothing  of  running  one?  If 
anyone  really  wanted  to  work  at  such 
an  operation  there's  always  the  Sub 
Shoppee  and  Gino's,  and  how  many 
students  have  lowered  themselves  to 
work  at  either? 

The  Coffeehouse,  as  it  is  today,  is 
a  prime  example  of  a  student  opera- 
tion gone  awry— it  is  beset  by  sagg- 
ing attendence,  employment  pro- 
blems, destruction,  and  it  is  running 
in  the  red.  Running  a  snack  bar  is 
far  more  complex— will  tit  have  to  be 
shut  down  in  five  years  for  the  very 
same  reasons?  One  cannot  cash  a 
check  at  the  Coffeehouse  because  so 
many  were  bounced.  One  can  not 
charge  at  the  Coffeehouse.  Miss  Dee 
allows  both  and  we  should  be  damn 
glad  she  does.  It  would  be  impossible 
for  a  student  run  snack  bar  to  do 
either.  Jay  Young  would  not  strike 
near  so  much  fear  into  the  heart  of  a 
debtor  as  does  Miss  Dee.  The  thought 
of  serving  beer  and  wine  during  the 
day  in  order  to  cut  down  on  drinking 
or  to  keep  drinking  on  campus  is  one 
of  the  most  ridiculous  ideas  I've  ever 
heard.  True,  students  would  be  drink- 
ing on  campus  and  keeping  the 
money  spent  on  campus,  but  they 
would  also  be  drinking  during  class 
and  study  time.  It  has  already  been 
recognized  that  there  is  a  drinking 
problem  among  students—  how  can 
the  SGA  further  encourage  it.  The 
concept  of  keeping  the  snack  bar 
open  so  that  students  can  eat  while 
they  drink  has  already  proved  im- 
practical—when the  Coffeehouse 
served  food  pizza  shells  and  pretzels 
went  stale  due  to  lack  of  customers. 
If  Jeff  DeMoss  is  made  supervisor  of 
the  new  snackbar  we  will  be  opening 
an  extension  of  the  cafeteria.  Miss 
Dee's,  as  it  is,  is  a  departure  from 
Dinner  Dave— she  orders  from  dif- 
ferent suppliers,  has  specials  of 
homemade  pies  and  soups,  and  one  is 
always  sure  of  what  one  is  eating. 
Would  students  be  willing  to  pay  for 
cafeteria  food  as  an  alternative  to 
the  cafeteria? 

The  SGA  is  railroading  Ruth 
Dickerson  out  of  business.  She  has 
been  called  an  "outside  interest"  in 
the  SGA  meeting  of  April  14—1  per- 
sonally do  not  agree.  Miss  Dee  runs 
the  snackbar  for  the  the  students, 
she  cares  about  students,  and  she  is 
an  institution  at  the  college.  Who  else 
has  loaned  students  money,  made 
them  birthday  cakes,  and  raffled  off 
goodies  on  each  holiday?  What 
disgusts  me  most  about  this  whole 
business  is  the  twofacedness  of  cer- 
tain SGA  senators— who  at  one  mo- 
ment chat  merrily  with  Miss  Dee  and 
the  next  cut  her  to  the  bone.  Renova- 
tion is  one  thing—  destruction  is 
another. 

In  my  opinion  the  SGA  has  become 
a  self-perpetuating  monster.  Bill 
Baldwin  and  Vance  Morris  should  be 
applauded  for  not  joining  the  wolves. 
The  SGA  and  the  Committee  for 
Renovation  have  overstepped  the 
bounds  of  their  power  and  are 
railroading  Ruth  Dickerson  out  of 
business— something  they  have  no 
ethical  or  constitutional  right  to  do. 
Suzanne  Gray 


THE-WASMNGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frtday,  April  18, 1980-Page  3 


Allen:  Studying  problems  of  the  future 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Dr.  Dwight  AJlen  posed  a  question 
to  his  audience  in  Hynson  Lounge 
Tuesday  night.  If  lily  pads  in  a  lily 
pond  reproduce  by  a  doubling  pro- 
cess each  day,  so  that  by  the  end  of 
the  month  the  pond  is  choked  with  li- 
ly pads,  on  what  day  of,  the  month 
will  the  lily  pond  be  half-choked? 

The  answer  is  the  29th,  because  on 
the  last  day  of  the  month,  the  lily 
pads  would  double. 

"By  the  time  you've  noticed  you 
have  the  problem,  the  pond  is  half- 
choked,  and  you  have  only  one  day 
to  solve  the  problem,"  Allen  said. 

That  is  why  we  should  study  pro- 
blems of  the  future,  according  to 
Allen.  "Energy  is  a  place  we're  get- 
ting choked.  Pollution,  nuclear  con- 
trol are  places  where  we're  getting 
choked.  We  have  to  do  something 
now,  before  the  problems  are  too 
awesome  to  solve." 

In  1979,  Allen  was  one  of  120 
scholars  from  46  countries  par- 
ticipating in  a  critique  of  a  report  to 
the  Club  of  Rome  on  global  education 
called  "The  Learning  Report."  The 
Club  of  Rome,  founded  in  1968,  is  a 
non-political,  multi-national  group  of 
scientists,  humanists,  industrialists, 
educators,  and  civil  servants  con- 
cerned with  the  need  for  a  basic 
reassessment    of    science    and 


technology.  It  has  sponsored  influen- 
tial studies  in  such  areas  as  popula- 
tion growth,  international  order,  and 
world  hunger. 

Allen  said  that  "The  Learning 
Report"  made  two  major  points.  The 
first  deals  with  "anticipatory  learn- 
ing. The  Club  of  Rome  says  we  have 
to  get  people  to  anticipate  and  act  on 
problems  before  a  crisis." 

The  second  major  point  is  called 
"participatory  learning.  We  have  to 
involve  more  poeple  in  the  learning 
process.  We  have  a  problem  with  this 
one.  It's  easier  to  teach  people  how 
to  anticipate  things  than  how  to  res- 
pond to  things,"  Allen  said. 

One  of  the  solutions,  according  to 
Allen,  is  "to  understand  a  level  of  in- 
terdependence in  the  world.  Nothing 
happens  in  the  world  that  does  not 
affect  us  here  in  Chestertown." 

Allen  described  four  basic  views  of 
the  future.  For  some  people,  the 
future  is  like  a  roller  coaster.  We  are 
thrown  inevitably  around  the  win- 
ding, pre-determined  tracks.  For 
others,  the  future  is  a  dice-game— all 
chance. 

The  other  two  views,  however, 
assume  some  amount  of  control  over 
the  future.  According  to  these  views, 
the  future  is  either  like  a  river, 
where  the  course  is  pre-determined, 


but  one  has  some  control,  or  like  an 
ocean,  where  one  can  choose  his 
destination,  and  the  route. 

Allen  subscribes  to  the  ocean  view. 
He  believes  "we  can  influence  our 
future." 

In  Germany,  France,  and  Austria, 
"The  Learning  Report"  was  a  best- 
seller. In  America,  it  is  difficult  to 
find  it  in  a  bookstore. 

"In  our  society,  we  have  a  hard 
time  figuring  out  what  is  important. 
Whatever  is  the  crisis  of  the  moment 
attracts  our  attention.  We  go  from 
fad  to  fad.  But  the  needs  don't  come 
and  go  like  the  fads.  We  need  to 
learn  how  to  anticipate,  to  bring  a 
better  balance  into  our  lives.  We 
have  to  get  all  of  us  involved." 

"The  Learning  Report"  is 
published  by  Pergamon  Press. 

Allen  is  Professor  of  Education  at 
Old  Dominion  University.  During 
seven  years  as  Dean  of  the  School  of 
Education  at  the  University  of 
Massachusetts,  Allen  established  the 
center  for  Urban  Education,  which  is 
committed  to  positive  action  in  deal- 
ing with  urban  and  racial  problems 
in  education.  His  wide  international 
experience  includes  PeaceCorps 
training  in  the  Phillippines  and 
UNESCO  advising  in  Lesotho. 


Four  sophomores  are  Oxford-bound  next  year 


by  B  ILL  MORTIMER 


During  the  1980-81  school  year,  four 
Washington  College  juniors  will  be  stu- 
dying at  Mancester  College  in  Oxford, 
England.  "It's  sort  of  like  Washington 
College  is  invading  Europe"  said  one  of 
them. 

Freeman  Dodsworth,  Katie  Kuhn, 
Brian  Meehan  and  Peter  Turchi  have 
recently  been  selected  by  the  Oxford 
Committee  to  study  abroad  during  the 
upcoming  school  year.  Dodsworth  and 
Kuhn  will  study  Philosophy  and 
Meehan  and  Turchi  will  pursue  courses 
In  English. 

Each  year  the  Oxford  Committee, 
composed  of  Dean  Garry  Clarke,  Mr. 
Bennett  Lamond,  Dr.  Robert  Fallaw 
and  chairman  Peter  Tapke,  select  two 
or  three  sophomores  who  are  interested 
in  studying  areas  of  English, 
Philosophy,  History,  Music  or  Religion 
at  Manchester.  This  year,  because  of 
the  great  interest  shown  by 
sophomores,  an  extra  admittance  was 
gained,  allowing  an  extra  student  to  go 
abroad. 

The  college  at  Oxford  differs  from 


WhataLuau 

As  the  Director  of  the  Washington 
College  Food  Service,  I  and  my  staff, 
from  a  professional  point  of  view,  enjoy 
serving  different  types  of  dinners  to  our 
clients.  This  enjoyment,  however,  is 
compounded  when  the  Washington  Col- 
lege community  becomes  personally  in- 
volved with  the  function.  The  Luau  held 
last  Saturday  evening  was  an  enjoyable 
event. 

would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  to 
say  "Thank  You"  to: 
the  early  morning  pig-flippers 
the  outside  decorating  committee 
the    "let's-move-inside-because-It's- 
going-to-rain"  *  re-decorating  commit- 
tee 

Mark  Dugan,  Bob  Hockaday,  and  Bill 
Baldwin  for  their  special  help 
and  to  anyone  else  who  assisted  in  mak- 
ing this  year's  Luau  a  thoroughly  en- 
joyable event. 

Thank  You 

PaulD.  Knowles,Jr. 

Director  of  Food  Services 


Washington  College,  and  most 
American  institutions,  in  several  ways. 
While  the  four  students  are  studying  at 
Manchester  they  will  have  to  adapt  to 
different  studying  patterns.  The  system 
at  Manchester  is  built  around  indepen- 
dent study  so  that  students  are  assigned 
required  readings  and,  once  a  week, 
they  must  meet  with  their  professor  for 
an  hour.  Each  student  takes  only  one 
course  during  the  semester.  Also  there 
are  three  semesters  in  the  school  year, 
rather  than  two. 

When  the  student  meets  with  his  or 
her  professor  for  one  hour,  a  paper 
written  by  the  student  is  discussed.  This 
format  allows  a  great  deal  of  contact 
and  individual  attention  for  the  student 
because  only  one  student  meets  with 
the  professor  at  a  time. 

Throughout  the  course  of  the  day 
many  lectures  are  offered  which,  while 
not  required,  are  considered  extremely 
important.  Many  well  known  and 
educated  professors  and  professionals 
speak  at  the  college  during  the  day  on 
any  number  of  subjects.  The  lectures 
are  given  mostly  in  the  mornings,  to 
allow  students  to  involve  themselves 
with  sports,  entertainment  and  study- 
ing in  the  afternoons  and  evening. 

Recently  the  four  Oxford  bound 
students  received  their  final  accep- 
tances from  the  college.  Now  they  are 
expected  to  write  in  return,  stating  that 
they  accept  and  are  willing  to  follow  the 
conditions  which  the  school  sets  down. 

While  in  Oxford,  Dodsworth  hopes  to 
be  able  to  study  English  as  well  as 
Philosophy,  perhaps  devoting  two 
semesters  to  Philosophy  and  one  to 
English.  He  feels  that  "the  independent 
study  will  be  good.. .it  will  give  me  a  lot 
of  discipline." 

A  current  member  of  the  Washington 
College  crew  team,  Dodsworth  hopes  to 
continuehis  athletic  pursuits  at  Man- 
chester. "The  rowing  will  be  different" 


he  said.  "Pressure  won't  be  quite  as 
high  but  I'll  have  a  lot  more  exposure  to 
different  crews." 

England  will  be  his  first  exposure  to 
the  European  culture.  He  hopes  to 
travel  to  different  places  over  the 
various  breaks,  as  do  Kuhn,  Meehan 
and  Turchi. 

Both  Kuhn  and  Meehan  are  in- 
terested in  Philosophy  and  English,  as 
well  as  Art  History.  Kuhn  hopes  that 
"the  visually  artistic  atmosphere"  of 
Europe  will  broaden  her  scope  and 
"have  a  possible  effect  on  broadening 
others  scopes  when  I  return." 

As  a  philosophy  major,  Kuhn  looks 
forward  to  the  diffene  different  courses 
offered  at  Manchester.  "It  will  be  in- 
teresting for  me  to  study  Religion"  she 
said.  She  noted  that  Manchester  has  the 
largest  library  available  for  com- 
parative religion.  She  plans  to  study  as 
much  religious  philosophy  as  she  does 
secular  philosophy. 

Meehan,  Aside  from  the  benefits  of 
education,  he  is  looking  forward  to  ex- 
periencing a  different  culture.  Kuhn 
and  Meehan  agree  that  "even  though 
we  share  the  same  language,  England 
is  culturally  different,"  adding  that  she 
expects  "some  little  cultural  shocks." 

Meehan,  an  English  major,  sees  the 
town  in  Oxford  as  the  campus  in  a  way. 
"It  is  probably  the  most  cultural  en- 
vironment in  the  world.  It  will  be 
cultural  both  in  the  sense  of  art  and  of  a 
new  way  of  life."  he  said. 

While  at  Manchester,  Meehan  hopes 
to  participate  in  a  literary  organization 
and  a  drama  society.  Most  of  all  he  is 


looking  forward  to  having  the  op- 
portunity to  study  literature  "so  much 
more  intensely  that  the  classroom 
situation  allows."  In  this  way  he  is  hop- 
ing to  be  able  to  direct  his  interests 
towards  his  major  field  of  study,  one 
area  per  semester. 

The  entire  Oxford  atmosphere  will  be 
a  positive  one,  says  Meehan.  However, 
he  says  "I'm  sort  of  going  without  too 
many  expectations... I  don't  want  to  try 
to  structure  myself  before  I  find  out 
what  the  structure  is." 

Turchi,  an  English  major,  is  also 
looking  forward  to  his  year  at  Oxford. 
He  hopes  "to  find  out  if  it's  true  that 
England  swings  like  a  pendulum  do". 
He  also  hopes  to  visit  "all  the  cultural 
hot  spots"  such  as  St.  Tropez,  the 
Riviera  and  Sweden. 

"I've  never  been  to  Europe  before" 
he  said.  "I  plan  on  learning  a  lot  and 
seeing  a  lot,  but  I  hear  that  Oxford  just 
can't  be  compared  to  Washington  Col- 
lege." 


AOPi  Kidnapping 

The  annual  Alpha  Omega  Pi  kid- 
napping will  be  held  on  April  24,  1980 
starting  at  7:45  p.m.  in  the  AOPi 
chapter  room.  All  proceeds  will  go  to 
the  National  Arthritis  Foundation. 


Mf  ss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

1:00  a.m. -10:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m. -5:00  p.m.-Fri. 

5:00  p.nrv.-10  00  p.m.-Sun. 


HAPPY  HOUR: 

ROLPH'S  WHARF 

Fri.&  Sat. -4-7:00  P.M. 

Beer  25* 
HiBall60< 


ELM 

Meeting  every 
Monday  at  7  p.m. 
in  our  office  in  the 
basement  of  Hod- 
son  Hall. 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  Em-ETtday.  April  18,  U80-P«je4 


Shoremen  take  10-5  win  from  F&M 


by  JM  GRAHAM  and  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 


It  wasn't  a  must  win  tor  Franklin  and 
Marshall  Wednesday  but  it  meant  ad- 
vancing in  the  rankings  and  a  possible 
play-off  spot.  It  was,  however,  a  must 
win  for  the  Shoremen.  A  loss  could  have 
meant  a  postseason  vacation,  again,  for 
the  team. 

But  the  Shoremen  took  a  10-5  win, 
with  Paul  Hooper  starting  the  scoring 
Just  52  seconds  Into  the  game.  He  was 
quickly  followed  by  Jeff  Kauffman  and 
Bill  Hamill  in  the  scoring  column,  and  it 
looked  like  the  streaking  Shoremen 
were  in  the  midst  of  a  rout.  But  F*M 
came  right  back,  controlling  the  ball  In 
the  Shore  end  for  what  seemed  like  ages 
before  Bruce  Winand  came  up  with  a 
couple  of  beautiful  saves  to  shut  the 
door. 

It  was  a  different  story  in  the  second 
quarter.  The  Diplomats  were  storming 


and  tied  it  up  at  four  with  about  five 
minutes  left  in  the  first  half.  F*M 
couldn't  keep  the  momentum  going, 
though,  and  with  two  seconds  remain- 
ing Ben  Tuckerman  gave  the  Shoremen 
;j  ii-4halfllmcle.nl 

The  second  half  was  Washington's. 
Chris  Angllm,  the  secondhalf  goalie, 
and  the  rest  of  the  Shore  defense  kept 
F  *  M  to  Just  one  goal,  securing  the  10-5 
win. 

NOTES:  Kauffman  and  Hamill  led 
the  scoring  with  3  goals  and  2  assists 
and  1  goal  and  4  assists,  respectively. 
Hooper  had  1  and  2  and  Tuckerman  1 
and  1,  plus  11  groundballs.  Winand  (5 
saves  in  one  half)  and  Angllm  (6  in  one 
half)  ahd  good  games  also. 

The  Shoremen  travel  to  UMBC 
tomorrow  for  a  1:30  p.m.  game  with  the 
Retreivers. 


.    „ 
Jim  Cunning1"*1"  moves downlield  against  F  and  M.  (Graham  Photo) 


They  can't  fool  Mother  Nature 

Winds,  Measles  have  crew  on  the  rocks 


The  Washington  College  Crew  has 
taken  a  beating  from  Mother  Nature 
this  Spring,  with  three  of  its  first 
four  races  being  cancelled  due  to 
natural  causes. 

Their  first  race,  which  was  to  be 
against  LeSalle  in  Philadelphia,  was 
called  due  to  extremely  high-winds 
which  forced  the  closing  of  the 
Schuylkill  River  to  all  boats.  The 
other  two  races  were  with  Stockton 


by  FREEMAN 

State,  which  was  to  be  rowed  at 
home  this  weekend,  and  a  Trl-meet 
with  the  University  of  Verglnla.Duke, 
and  University  of  North  Carolina. 

Virginia,  which  was  scheduled  for 
last  weekend,  was  called  due  to  the 
recent  outbreak  of  German  Measles. 

The  only  meet  to  get  off  the  ground 
so  far  this  year  was  the  dual-match 
against  George  Washington  Universi- 
ty and  Duke  in  Washington,  and  even 


DODSWORTH 

then,  the  odds  were  against  a  good 
meet. 

An  extremely  heavy  tailwind 
through  most  of  the  course  made  for 
a  fast  but  choppy  race,  with  quick 
times,  in  the  sub  sixmlnute  range. 
The  Junior  Varsity,  stroked  by  junior 
Charlie  Curtis  and  coxed  by  beteran 
Betsy  Beard,  stroked  to  a  three-  se- 
cond loss  in  a  tight  race  with  a 
smooth  but  beatable  GW  crew.  The 


Women's  Tennis  at  2-3  after  five  cancellations 


seems  to  prove  that  the  team  is  a  solid 
one,  with  tough  players  that  are  able  to 
bounce  back. 

Leading  the  team  are  seniors  Tammy 
Wolf  and  Jeanette  Bonsack.  "They  are 
playing  extremely  well,"  says  Coach 
Penny  Fall.  Rounding  out  the  team  are 
seniors  Carol  Hood  and  Janet  Sparre 
and  freshmen  Bria  Beckman  and  Pam 
Elliott. 

The  measles  outbreak  has  affected 
all  the  sport's  teams  and  the  woman's 
tennis  team  Is  no  exception.  Five  out  of 


by  SHAWN  ORR 

The  record  for  woman's  tennis  now 
stands  at  2-3— not  surprising,  since  two 
of  the  losses  have  been  dealt  by 
Catholic  and  American  universities. 

The  wins  were  against  Anne  Arundel 
and  Essex  Community  Colleges.  They 
were  very  decisive  at  7-2  and  8-1, 
respectively.  Another  aspect  of  the 
Essex  match  that  should  be  noted  is  the 
fact  that  four  out  of  the  six  matches 
started  out  with  opposing  players  split- 
ting the  first  two  sets.  TheWC  team 
came  back  to  win  all  four  matches.  This 


six  matches  have  been  cancelled,  in- 
cluding two  major  tournaments.  With 
only  five  matches  left,  the  team  will 
have  a  hard  time  getting  into  the  MAC 
playoffs  without  a  special  dispensation. 

The  situation  is  also  bad  for  the  seniors, 
since  it  is  their  last  season  to  play  col- 
legiate ball  and  they  are  not  getting  the 
opportunity  to  do  so.  This  could  put  a 
damper  on  the  team's  morale,  so  it  will 
be  interesting  to  see  how  the  team  fares 
when  it  gets  back  into  play. 


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One-woman  dramatization        Poetry  reading  Tuesday 


The  Lecture  Series  of  Washington 
College  will  present  a  one-woman 
dramatization  by  English  actress 
Margaret  Wolfit  of  the  autobiography 
of  George  Eliot,  nineteenth  century 
English  novelist,  on  Monday,  April  21 
at  8  p.m.  In  the  Smith  auditorium  on 
the  College  campus.  George  Eliot  is 
a  program  devised  by  Margaret 
Wolfit  from  letters,  journals  and 
other  writings  of  George  Eliot  (whose 
real  name  was  Mary  Ann  Cross,  nee 
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The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  will 
present  a  poetry  reading  by  poet- 
critic  John  Vernon  on  Tuesday,  April 
22,  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room.  Vernon  will  also  give  an  in- 
formal talk,  entitled  "poetry  and  the 
Body,"  dealing  with  his  practice  as  a 
literary  critic,  on  Wednesday  at  4 
p.m. 

Ingersoll  Thursday 

On  Thursday,  April  24th,  Daniel  In- 
gersoll, Professor  of  Anthropology  at 
St.  Mary's  College,  will  speak  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library. 
The  talk,  scheduled  for  8:00  p.m.,  is 
entitled  Arrow  and  Shuttle,  and  will 
discuss  western  and  non-western 
ideas  of  time,  as  represented  in 
popular  culture,  including  film  (Star 
Wars,  Close  Encounters),  myth  and 
fiction. 


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women's  varsity  made  a  good  show- 
ing with  stroke  Valerie  Marsh  and 
coxwain  Molly  Meehan  guiding  the 
boat  to  a  second  place  slot  behind 
Duke  In  a  one-thousand  meter  race. 
The  main  event  of  the  day  saw  our 
varsity  pitted  against  two  tough- 
looking  crews,  in  what  promised  to 
be  a  competitive  race.  In  the  last  500 
meters  the  final  turn  showed  GW 
ahead  by  a  nose.  In  the  finish,  the 
varsity  boat,  with  Steve  Jones  at 
stroke  and  Captain  Court  Treuth  at 
seven,  with  John  Towsend,  Allen 
Luthey,  Freshman  Jeff  Landry,  Dan 
Whitaker,  Sophomore  Richard 
Cookerly,  and  Bill  Anderson,  and 
with  Bart  Nathan  at  cox,  pulled  to  a 
hair-splitting  second  place  behind 
GW,  a  traditional  rival. 

As  for  the  races  that  were 
cancelled  due  to  the  outbreak  of  Ger- 
man Measles,  there  is  some  bitter 
feeling  toward  the  administration  by 
some  of  the  athletes,  who  feel  that 
the  situation  was  handled  in  an  ir- 
responsible manner. 

"I  think  we  were  cheated,"  says 
varsity  coxwain  Nathan.  "If  the 
school  had  given  the  inoculations  two 
weeks  ago,  when  they  had  first  plan- 
ned, then  we  would  not  have  had  the 
better  part  of  our  season  pulled  out 
from  under  us.  As  it  is,  we  will  only 
have  three  races  before  the  season  is 
over." 

These  sentiments  are  heard  echo- 
ing throughout  the  men's  locker 
rooms  now,  with  cancellations  caus- 
ing serious  difficulties  for  many  of 
the  athletic  programs.  But  team  cap- 
tain Treuth  feels  somewhat  optimistic 
about  the  whole  situation.  "I  feel  that 
we  have  the  best  squad  that  the 
school  has  seen  in  years,  and  we'll 
prove  it.  Whether  it  be  next  week  or 
the  week  after  is  unimportant." 

But  whatever  the  feelings  about  the 
events  of  the  Spring  of  1980,  it  cannot 
be  denied  that  Washington  College 
Oarsmen  have  had  more  than  their 
share  of  bad  luck  and  misfortune. 
The  icing  on  the  cake  came  last 
week  when  the  freshman  crew  was 
blown  by  yet  another  fierce  wind  on- 
to the  skeleton  of  the  old  basket  fac- 
tory whose  ruins  lie  just  upriver 
from  the  crew's  dock.  The  sharp 
teeth  of  the  structure  caused  heavy 
damage  to  one  of  the  older  shells, 
the  "washburn".  This  has  forced  the 
freshmen  to  practice  in  a  much  older 
and  slower  shell,  complicating  the 
already  difficult  process  of  learning 
for  the  novices. 

Head  coach  Eric  Stoll  sums  up  the 
unfortunate  events  of  this  spring: 
"When  you're  snake  bit,  you're  snake 
bit.  Thats  all  there  is  to  it." 


"The  Bof  CM  really  took  this  opportunity  by  the  teeth,"  said  SGA  President 
Jay  Young  last  Friday  after  bobbing  for  a  bottle  at  the  Bof  Chi  Bazaar. 
"They  made  what  could  have  been  Just  another  party  Into  a  big 
thing— something  we  should  see  more  of  here."  (Graham  Photo) 


Faculty  expresses  doubts 

Hill  renovation  to  be 
funded  by  endowment 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


After  failing  in  attempts  to  obtain 
both  state  and  federal  funding,  the  Col- 
lege has  announced  that  it  will  borrow 
up  to  $600,000  from  its  unrestricted  en- 
dowment in  order  to  finance  the  long- 
awaited  Hill  Dorms'  renovation. 

William  Brogan,  Chairman  of  the 
Budget  and  Finance  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  an- 
nounced at  last  Saturday's  Board 
meeting  that  the  lastest  attempt  to  ob- 
tain a  state  loan  had  failed.  "In  the 
meantime,"  said  Brogan,  "we  want  to 
move  ahead  with  the  renovations  (by) 
taking  some  of  our  unrestricted  endow- 
ment and  lendingit  to  the  College." 
All  loans  refused 

The  College  has  been  trying  to  obtain 
additional  funding  since  1978,  when  a 
$210,000  state  grant  was  matched  by  a 
grant    from   the   Hodson  Trust.   The 


Lamond:  "An  obsession  with  composition" 


Deadline  set  for  writing  proposal 


Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  and 
the  faculty  have  been  asked  by  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  to  sub- 
mit by  October  1  a  recommendation  to 
resolve  the  problem  of  students'  inabili- 
ty to  write. 

A  memorandum  from  the  Faculty 
and  Curriculum  Committee  of  the 
Board  states,  "The  Committee  is  very 
concerned  that  some  Washington  Col- 
lege students  are  permitted  to  graduate 
with  marginal  or  sub-standard  skills 
and  abilities  in  written  English  com- 
munication." 

"Should  not  award  degrees" 

"The  consensus  of  the  Committee," 
said  one  member,  Sandy  Jones,  at  last 
Saturday's  Board  meeting,"  is  this  Col- 
lege should  not  award  degrees  to 
students  who  are  unable  to  write." 

Jones  said  he  did  not  think  an  inabili- 
ty to  write  applied  to  every  student, 
"judging  by  the  graffiti  in  the  men's 
room."  He  also  said  the  problem  was 
"not  essentially  the  English  Depart- 
ment's. The  need  to  write  can  crop  up  in 
any  (discipline). 

"We  feel  that  if  the  institution  is 
chartered  to  award  degrees,"  added 
Jones,  "it  has  a  duty  to  require  a  profi- 
ciency in  order  to  recommend  those 
degrees." 

Jones  added  that  the  Committee  felt 
it  was  not  necessary  that  "every  stu- 
dent take  'Comp.  101,'  provided  he  can 
show  a  proficiency  in  that  area." 
Third  clause  discussed 

In  a  related  development  Monday, 
the  Academic  Council  met  separately 
with  members  of  the  Modern 
Languages  and  English  Departments  to 
discuss  the  controversial  third  clause  of 
the  Council's  proposal  to  revise 
distribution  requirements,  which 
states: 

"Any  combination  of  two  literature 
courses    in    English,    Literature    in 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 

Translation  ( with  the  exception  of 
LT305,  Introduction  to  the  Film)  and 
Literature  in  a  Foreign  Language  may 
be  taken  for  distribution  credit." 

Modern  Languages  Department 
Chairman  Tom  Pabon  said  the  clause 
would  correct  an  "illogical  premise"  in 
the    present    system.    "Literature    is 


literature...  and  should  not  include  just 
English  literature." 

"A  long  period  of  time" 
English  Department  Chairman  Nan- 
cy Tatum  said  the  clause  is  equivalent 
"to  asking  us  to  accomplish  in  one 

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Board  approves  student 


center  "in  concept" 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
last  Saturday  approved  "in  concept" 
the  controversial  student  center  pro- 
posal and  referred  implimentation  of 
the  plan  to  the  Board's  Executive  Com- 
mittee. 

Board  Chairman  Robert  Roy  sug- 
gested the  proposal  is  expected  to  be 
implemented  this  summer,  saying, 
"The  determination  to  proceed  as  pro- 
mptly as  possible,. .exists." 

College  President  Joseph  McLain, 
however,  said  this  week  that  "the  costs 
have  to  be  worked  out. ..that's  why  I 
worry  about  this  summer." 

Problems  on  problems 

Called  on  to  speak  at  the  meeting  last 
Saturday,  Student  Government  Associ- 
ation President  Jay  Young  said,  "I 
think  there's  really  an  incredibly  over- 
whelming feeling  among  students  that 
we  need  this  next  year.  It's  going  to  be 
especially  hard  next  year  (with  reloca- 
tion of  Hill  Dorms'  residents),  and  all 
those  problems  will  be  added  to  the  pro- 
blems we  already  have.' ' 

Young  admitted  that  there  was  "a  lot 


of  dissension  with  what  will  happen  to 
the  snack  bar,"  but  that  students  felt  a 
definite  need  for  the  facility. 

"Ever  since  the  plans  came  out,  I've 
had  a  large  number  of  students  come  to 
me  saying  we  really  need  this. " 
A  question  of  money 

McLain  said  at  the  meeting  that  "the 
question  of  money  is  an  important  one. 
The  Budget  and  Finance  Committee  is 
very  prudent  and  wise  in  saying 
that. ..let's  find  out  how  much  this  is  go- 
ing to  cost." 

It  was  McLain  who  suggestd  the 
Board  "ought  to  endorse  it  fully  in  con- 
cept, then  leave  it  to  the  Executive 
Committee  to  work  out  the  details." 

Young  said  after  the  meeting  that  he 
was  not  entirely  satisfied  with  the  out- 
come. 

"It's  unfortunate,"  he  said,  "that 
something  that  is  needed  this  badly  has 
to  come  down  to  a  question  of  financing. 
The  student  center  is  not  a  question  of 
what  we  can  afford;  it's  something  we 
can't  afford  to  do  without. 

"45,000  is  a  small  sum  to  pay  for  what 
we  stand  to  gain  from  this." 


$420,000  total  represents  less  than  half 
of  what  the  Renovations  are  expected  to 
cost.  In  the  last  two  years,  loan  applica- 
tions to  the  Housing  and  Urban 
Development  Department,  the  federal 
Health  and  Higher  Education  Facilities 
Act,  and  the  state  have  all  been  turned 
down. 

College  President  Joseph  McLain 
said  this  week  that  the  option  of  borrow- 
ing from  endowment  hadn't  been  ex- 
plored previously  because  "I  hadn't 
thought  of  it,  for  one  thing." 

McLain  said  he  "could  have  gotten 
the  (state  loan)  through  the  legislature, 
if  we  had  wanted  to.  (But)  if  we  can  bor- 
row from  our  own  endowment.. .we'll 
make  whatever  interest  rate  is  prevail- 
ing at  the  time.  Actually,  it'll  increase 
our  operating  revenue. 

"The  more  we  put  (the  renovation) 
off,"  said  McLain,  "the  tougher  it  is, 
the  more  expensive  it  is." 

"A  prudent  decision" 

Vice-President  of  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  said  that  "Given  the  economic 
situation,  this  was  clearly  the  most  pru- 
dent cision. 

"The  point  to  be  made  is,"  added 
Hessey,  "if  we  had  borrowed  from  out- 
side, it  would  have  been  necessary  to 
budget  for  repayment  of  principal  and 
interest  (in  a  loan)." 

Hessey  said  he  plans  to  let  out  bids  for 
the  renovation  May  l,  and  that  con- 
struction could  begin  as  early  as  June. 

McLain,  however,  said  he  doubts  that 
students  will  know  before  leaving  for 
the  summer  exactly  how  the  relocation 
plan  would  work. 

"Not  a  good  precedent" 

Several  faculty  members  this  week 
expressed  doubts  about  the  College's 
plan  to  borrow  the  necessary  funding 
from  endowment. 

Said  Economics  Department  Chair- 
man Mike  Bailey,  "The  thing  that 
would  worry  me  is  I  don't  think  it's  a 
good  precedent." 

Bailey  said  the  College  may  face 
trouble  in  the  recentlyannounced  $10.25 
million  endowment  campaign  if  it  has 
been  unable  to  raise  $600,000  for  renova- 
tion of  an  existing  facility. 

"I  don't  think  it's  a  good  way  to  start 
an  endowment  campaign, "  he  said. 

Dr.  Frank  Creegan,  Chairman  of  the 
Chemistry    Department    and    faculty 
representative  to  the  Board,  said,  "It 
seems  to  me  there  are  too  many  con- 
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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Frlday,  April  25, imp-Page  2 

editorial 

Apocalypse  Now? 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  last  Saturday  made  deci- 
sions concerning  three  long-standing  and  inter-related  issues: 

•Renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms,  delayed  for  two  years  during  a 
search  for  outside  funding,  will  now  be  financed  out  of  the  Col- 
lege's endowment— a  development  that  has  been  known  to  mark 
the  beginning  of  the  end  for  an  educational  institution.  The 
danger  lies  not  in  the  single  act  of  borrowing  from  endowment; 
as  President  McLain  points  out,  at  current  interest  rates  the  Col- 
lege will  probably  save  money.  It  lies,  as  faculty  members  sug- 
gest this  week,  in  setting  a  precedent  for  borrowing  from 
ourselves.  Having  spent  $600,000  of  our  savings,  why  not  take  a 
little  more— another  $45,000  for  a  student  center,  for  example? 
The  decision  also  poses  a  danger  for  the  recently-announced 
$10.25  million  endowment  campaign.  If  the  College  has  failed  to 
raise  $600,000  for  a  project  as  urgent  and  tangible  as  building 
renovations,  how  can  it  expect  to  bring  in  nearly  twenty  times 
that  amount  to  put  in  a  savings  account?  And  does  it  now  become 
a  $10.85  million  campaign,  since  we're  supposed  to  repay  the 
loan  we  will  make  to  ourselves? 

•After  the  Board's  decision  last  Saturday  to  refer  the  proposed 
student  center  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  implementation, 
one  observer  said  he  sensed  thirty-six  Pontius  Pilates  washing 
their  hands  of  the  issue.  Two  weeks  ago  we  warned  against  being 
overly  optimistic  concerning  a  new  student  center.  President 
McLain  confirmed  that  this  week  with  his  own  form  of  "guarded 
optimism."  Although  the  President  doesn't  go  so  far  as  to  deny 
categorically  that  the  facility  will  be  built  this  summer,  don't  ex- 
pect to  una  it  waiting  when  students  return  next  Fall.  With  the 
Hill  Dorms  out  of  commission,  Jay  Young's  current  complaint 
that  students  have  no  place  to  go  will  become  an  even  more  glar- 
ing problem  next  year. 

•The  Board's  directive  the  Dean  and  the  faculty  to  recommend 
by  October  1  a  solution  to  the  writing  problem  here  raises  an  as 
yet  unanswered  question:  Having  just  borrowed  $600,000  from 
itself  for  building  renovations,  and  perhaps  having  delayed  con- 
struction of  a  student  center  for  financial  reasons,  how  willing 
will  they  be  to  find  funds  for  a  proposal  that  almost  certainly  will 
cost  something?  Difficulty  financing  dorm  renovations  and  stu- 
dent centers  is  bad  enough;  difficulty  financing  academic  pro- 
grams would  be  an  emergency  (or,  as  the  Board  would  say,  a 
"financial  exigency"). 

President  McLain  is  fond  of  saying  that  Washington  College's 
primary  goal  is  to  teach.  Should  a  lack  of  money  get  in  the  way  of 
achieving  that  goal,  this  school  will  be  facing  even  more  than 
morale  problems. 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Katherlne  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

IFlne  Arts  Editor Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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Board  sets  deadline 

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semester  something  that  takes  a  long 
period  of  time"— a  reference  to  current 
attempts  to  teach  writing  skills  in  the 
recommended  two  semesters  of  Forms 
of  Literature  and  Composition. 

"I  don't  understand,"  said  Tatum, 
"why  I'm  being  told  to  bolster  students 
in  the  writing  area,  while  being  sub- 
jected to  losing  in  the  area  of  distribu- 
tion." 

Assistant  Professor  of  English  Ben- 
nett Lamond  said  that,  although  he  was 


not  in  favor  of  the  third  clause,  "I  am 
also  very  troubled  by  the  literature 
distribution  as  it  exists." 

Lamond  said  he  thinks  the  problem 
arises  from  "an  obsession  with  the  need 
for  composition. 

"The  students,  the  Elm,  the  faculty, 
and  now  I  understand  the  Board  is  so 
concerned  with  composition. 

"I  think  we  have  a  confusion,  a  con- 
tradiction, and  a  terrible  situation," 
said  Lamond,  "and  I  think  it's  because 
composition  looms  large." 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

Stay  on  campus 


Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
received  the  following  letter  late  last 
week: 

It  is  appalling  to  realize  the  inability 
of  the  students  of  Washington  College  to 
understand  the  danger  which  they  may 
be  inflicting  on  the  people  of  Chester- 
town.  Of  course,  1  am  speaking  of  the 
recent  outbreak  of  Rubella  and  the 
seemingly  lackadaisical  attitude 
toward  the  warning  to  stay  on  campus. 

There  has  not  been  a  day  in  the  last 
week  that  I  have  not  seen  college  stu- 
dents throughout  town,  in  restaurants 
and  stores! 

This  is  not  a  pleasant  nor  easy  letter 
for  me  to  write,  being  pregnant  at  the 
time  and  having  spent  so  much  time  at 
the  college  lately  with  piano  students. 
For  myself  and  my  baby,  well,  I  am 
hoping  there  will  be  no  ill  effects.  The 
doctors  reassure  me  that  I  have  a  high 
resistance  to  the  desease  and  that  I  am 
in  my  sixth  month.  But  for  heavens 
sake,  there  are  so  many  other  pregnant 
women  in  the  Chestertown  area.  Odds 
are  that  many  of  them  are  unaware  of 


their  condition  before  the  second  or 
third  month.  It  is  in  these  months  that 
the  disease  can  prove  to  be  most  harm- 
ful. 

Is  there  nothing  more  the  college  can 
do  to  convince  the  students  of  the  horri- 
ble seriousness  of  this  desease?  Are  the 
students  so  naive  and  apathetic  that  the 
idea  of  a  seriously  deformed  child  car- 
ries no  weight  with  them?!  At  the  risk 
of  sounding  bitter,  it  has  not  been 
handled  that  well  from  the  beginning, 
having  signs  posted  inside  the  arts 
center  on  the  second  night  of  the  last 
drama  department  production,  more 
than  three  weeks  since  the  detection  of 
the  first  suspected  case. 

If  some  more  authoritative  action  is 
not  taken  soon,  it  can  appear  only  as 
total  irresponsibility  on  the  part  of  the 
college  as  a  whole. 

I  would  be  more  than  appreciative  if 
my  views  could  be  make  known  to  the 
students.  Perhaps  the  concern  of  a  past 
Washington  College  student  could  help 
to  convince  them  of  the  awful  serious- 
ness of  the  situation. 


Sincerely 
Ann  Atwater  Bourne  '78 


Do  Reagan's  misstatements  matter? 


Reagan,  a  GOP  front  runner,  seems 
to  pluck  his  facts  from  the  thin  air. 
Reagan  consistently  documents  his 
views  by  misstating  facts.  Taxes  have 
long  been  a  favorite  theme  of  Reagan's. 
For  example,  "Reagan  likes  to  be 
perceived  as  a  taxcutter,  as  supporting 
evidence  of  this,  he  rebated  $5.7  billion 
dollars  to  Californians  during  his 
Governorship.  This  is  true,  but  the 
rebates  came  around  after  Reagan  in- 
creased taxes  by  $21  billion,  including  a 
quadrupling  of  the  states  (sic)  income 
tax." 

"Reagan's  misstatements  cover  a 
wide  range.  Some  examples : 

Reagan  claimed:  'It  cost's  (sic)  HEW 
$3  in  overhead  to  deliver  $1  to  a  needy 
person  in  this  country.'  The  correct 
amount,  according  to  HEW,  is  not  $3 
but  12?." 

"Reagan  claimed:  The  Federal 
Government  has  increased  by  131,000 
employees  in  the  past  three  years.  The 
actual  increase:  60,000." 

"Reagan  claimed:  The  windfall  pro- 
fits tax  would  cost  1  million  bbl.  in  the 
US  a  day  in  lost  production  in  the  first 
year.  The  US  Government  estimate: 
100,000  bbl.  per  day." 

"Reagan  claimed:  Americans  could 


'have  cheap  gasoline  again  by  lifting 
Government  restrictions'  on  the  oil  in- 
dustry. Not  even  the  oil  industry  would 
buy  that." 

Reagan  not  only  has  unfounded  facts, 
there  are  the  unfounded  accusations. 
"In  Kansas,  for  Reagan  declared:  'I 
have  been  told  that  some  of  the  Iranians 
coming  into  this  country  are  here  to 
create  disturbances  and  to  form  ter- 
rorist groups,  and  immigration  officials 
know  this  because  of  some  of  the  things 
they  found  in  their  luggage,  yet  the 
State  Department  has  said  to  the  im- 
migration people,'  Don't  rock  the 
boat?'  Reporters  asked  Reagan  for 
evidence  of  the  charge;  he  was  unable 
to  provide  any." 

Maybe  what  the  Republicans  need  is 
someone  who  doesn't  make  repeated 
misstatements,  "even  after  being 
publicly  corrected  (as  with  his  exag- 
gerated claim  that  Alaska  has  more  oil 
than  Saudi  Arabia)."  But  this  strategy 
of  misstatements  has  proved  effective 
and  the  Republican  voters  are  pulling 
the  Reagan  lever.  Maybe  the  facts  don't 
matter,  after  all. 

Parts  of  this  that  are  in  quotes  were 
taken  from  Time  magazine  April  14, 
1980  page  31 .  The  author  is  unknown. 


Andrew  Bucklee 


Parent's  Day  scheduled  tomorrow 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 


Contrary  to  what  appears  to  be  the 
popular  opinion  on  campus,  says  Dean 
of  Students  Maureen  Kelley,  there  is  an 
abundance  of  activities  scheduled  for 
Parent's  Day  tomorrow. 

The  day's  activities  will  begin  at 
10:00  a.m.  with  registration,  coffee,  and 
donuts.  An  outdoor  brunch  will  be  held 
at  noon,  and  a  cocktail  party  will  be 
held    at    Hynson-Ringgold    House    on 


Renovation 

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tradictions  when  on  one  hand  they're 
trying  to  increase  endowment  by  $10 
million,  then  on  the  other,  independent 
of  that,  borrowing  from  that  endow- 
ment. I  think  that  might  not  be  good 
public  relations  for  a  campaign. 

"What  bothers  me,"  added  Creegan, 
"is  it's  a  dangerous  precedent.  It's  the 
easiest  way  out." 


Water  Street. 

The  planning  of  the  day  involved 
some  difficulties  said  Kelley,  but  tradi- 
tion was  followed  and  it  was  scheduled 
on  the  same  day  as  the  Spring  Chorus 
Concert.  Kelley  said  it  also  had  to  be 
scheduled  after  the  Luau  and  Pre- 
Freshman  Day,  the  biggest  public  rela- 
tions weekend. 

The  brunch  will  have  a  party  wagon 
and  a  bluegrass  band  for  entertain- 
ment, and  during  the  afternoon  there 
will  be  a  women's  intersquad  lacrosse 
scrimage  and  a  crew  race  on  the 
Chester  River. 

Kelley  said  that  she  wanted  to  choose 
a  weekend  when  the  parents  and 
students  could  spend  a  nice  afternoon 
outdoors.  April  was  chosen  because 
March  was  too  cold  and  May  is  too  close 
to  finals  and  comprehensives.  She  ad- 
ded that  this  weekend  is  being  run  dif- 
ferently than  in  past  years  because  the 
parents  seemed  to  prefer  to  have  more 
time  to  spend  with  their  sons  and 
daughters  and  saw  no  need  for  a  big 
dinner. 


USOC  Vice-President  Kelly 
addresses  crew  gathering 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  April  25, 1960-Page  3 


WC  News  Bureau 


A  hundred  alumni,  friends,  and 
members  of  the  Washington  College 
men's  and  women's  crews  gathered  in 
Hodson  Hall  last  Saturday  evening  for 
the  fifth  annual  spring  reunion  of  the 
Washington  College  Rowing  Associa- 
tion. 

Guest  of  honor  and  after-dinner 
speaker  was  John  B.  Kelly,  Jr.,  former 
Olympic  oarsman  and  currently  First 
Vice-President  of  the  United  States 
Olympic  Committee.  Following  Kelly's 
talk  the  Association  inducted  17  new 
members  and  presented  four 
Distinguished  Service  Awards.  Thomas 
C.  Hopkins  74  President  of  the  WCRA, 
was  master  of  ceremonies. 

Kelly,  who  had  spoken  at  crew  din- 
ners here  in  1967  and  1976,  began  his 
remarks  by  decribing  the  frustration 
felt  at  the  recent  Colorado  Springs 
meeting  of  the  U.S.  Olympic  Commit- 
tee. Kelly  described  the  strong-arm  tac- 
tics used  by  the  Carter  administration 
to  force  the  Committee  to  boycott  the 
Moscow  Olympic  Games.  Yet,  he  said, 
he  himself  reluctantly  voted  for  the 
boycott-"we  really  had  no  choice." 

On  a  happier  note,  Kelly  who  is  now 
52,  described  his  own  recent  adventures 
in  the  new  class  of  "master's"  rowing, 
an  annual  competition  of  older  oarsmen 
of  which  he  is  the  current  national 
champion.  He  urged  the  crew  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  annual  Head  of  the 
Charles  Regatta  in  Boston,  in  which 
three  thousand  competitors  now  par- 
ticipate every  year,  making  it  the 
largest  regatta  in  the  world.  Finally,  he 


commended  the  Washington  College 
Crew  for  its  steady  progress  over  thir- 
teen years  and  expressed  his  own  per- 
sonal pride  in  having  assisted  in  its 
development. 

The  Rowing  Association  then 
presented  certificates  of  membership 
to  14  former  and  present  participants  in 
rowing  at  Washington  College.  The  first 
certificate  went  to  Mary  Jane  Eaven- 
son  '73,  the  founder  of  the  Women's 
Crew,  who  had  come  down  from 
Massachusetts  for  the  dinner.  Three 
certificates  of  companion  membership 
went  to  Ernest  A.  Cookerly,  Samuel 
Loveland,  and  Mabel  Mumford,  all 
long-standing  friends  who  have  assisted 
the  rowing  program  over  the  years. 


The  Washington  College  Chorus,  directed  by  Kathleen  Mills,  Is  presenting 
Its  annual  spring  concert  Saturday,  April  26,  1980  at  8:30  p.m.  In  Tawes 
Theatre,  Daniel  Z.  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center.  The  program  which  features 
choral  music  from  Gibbons  to  Gershwin  Is  free  and  open  to  the  public. 


Alumni  Phone-a-Thon  nets  $25,000 


As  a  result  of  a  Phone-a-Thon  con- 
ducted by  the  Office  of  Alumni  Affairs 
and  Annual  Giving  in  early  April,  684 
alumni  have  pledged  to  donate  a  total  of 
$25,039  to  the  College,  and  an  additional 
370  alumni  have  pledged  unspecified 
amounts. 

The  Phone-a-Thon  was  held  to  pro- 
mote the  Silver  Anniversary  of  the 
Alumni  Annual  Giving  Fund. 

"We  tried  to  contact  every  one  who 
had  not  yet  contributed  this  fiscal  year, 
for  whom  we  had  phone  numbers,"  said 


Consents  to  interview 


Day  accepts  offer  at  Iowa 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


In  what  was,  to  his  knowledge,  his 
first  in-person  interview  with  The  Elm, 
Associate  Professor  of  English  Robert 
Day  admitted  that  he  has  accepted  an 
offer  to  teach  at  the  Creative  Writing 
workshop  at  the  University  of  Iowa  next 
Spring. 

Day  agreed  to  give  the  interview, 
held  during  a  meeting  with  one  of  his 
senior  advisees,  only  if  he  was  allowed 
to  keep  a  10-inch  butcher  knife  between 
himself  and  the  reporter  and  if  two 
witnesses  were  present.  When  asked 
about  the  reputation  of  the  rather  well- 
known  Iowa  workshop.  Day  said,  "If 
you've  never  been  there  or  been  asked 
to  teach  there,  it's  a  factory  where  they 
turn  out  writers  every  year.  As  soon  as 
you're  invited  to  teach  there  it's  the 
best  school  in  the  country,  and  only  the 
best  students  are  invited  to  go  there." 
At  that  point  the  ( female)  senior 
English  major  asked  why  there  weren't 
any  women  novelists  in  America  in  the 
twentieth  century,  and  didn't  Katherine 
Anne  Porter  write  a  novel?  "She  did," 
Day  said.  "It  was  an  awful  novel." 

English  Department  Chairman  Nan- 
cy Tatum,  in  an  attempt  to  clear  up  the 
rumor  that  Day  would  actually  remain 
on  campus  for  the  entire  coming  year, 
said  that  she  believed  "he  was  offered  a 
position  (at  Iowa)  for  the  entire  year, 
but  he  felt  badly  about  leaving  his 
students.  He  felt  that  in  the  long  run, 
however,  the  students  at  the  College 
would  benefit  from  what  he  would  learn 
at  the  workshop"  in  the  way  of  teaching 
methods  and  approaches  to  creative 
writing. 

Tatum  said  that  the  College  has 
already  advertised  an  opening  in  the 
English  Department  for  the  spring  and 
that  she  expects  "a  box  full  of  applica- 
tions. Last  time  we  (filled  a  position)  by 
open  application  we  had  about  200  ap- 


plications." She  went  on  to  say  that  she 
is  "almost  certain  (the  replacement) 
will  be  a  writer  who  has  had  some  ex- 
perience in  the  classroom." 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
said,  "It's  a  wonderful  honor...  I'm 
really  proud  of  him.  I've  heard  people 
say  (the  Iowa  workshop)  is  the  best 
workshop  in  the  country.  If  it's  that 
much  of  an  honor  to  be  asked  to  go  I  cer- 
tainly think  a  member  of  our  faculty 
should  be  able  to  accept  the  offer."  Day 
was  on  leave  last  Fall,  but  Clarke  said 
that  Day's  leaves  are  unlike  those  of 
most  other  faculty  members  as  they 
are  "uncompensated  leaves";  that  is, 
the  College  does  not  pay  him  for  the 
time  he  spends  away.  Sabbaticals,  on 
the  other  hand,  are  leaves  during  which 
a  professor  is  paid  one  semester  at  full 
salary  or  all  year  at  half  salary. 

The  Iowa  workshop  currently  boasts 
recently-announced  Pulitzer  Prize  win- 
ner Donald  Justice,  a  poet,  along  with 
fellow  poet  Marvin  Bell,  who  spoke  at 
the  College  last  year,  two  full-time  fic- 
tion writers  who  teach,  and  two 
writers-in-residence.  Day  has  been  in- 
vited to  join  the  staff  as  Visiting  Pro- 
fessor and  Writer-in-Residence  for  the 
Spring  semester.  When  forced  by  a 
relentless,  news-hungry  reporter  to 
elaborate  on  this,  Day  waved  the  but- 
cher's knife  menacingly,  then,  for  no 
obvious  reason,  startled  witnesses  with 
a  straight  answer.  "We've  sent 
students  to  the  Iowa  workshop  before," 
he  said.  "My  students  no  doubt  paved 
my  way.  I'm  in  their  debt." 

A  few  minutes  later,  after,  the  inter- 
view was  over  and  the  reporter  was 
leaving  Richmond  House,  he  heard  a 
sound.  The  reporter  jumped.  Robert 
Day  was  hiding  just  outside  the  door. 
The  knife  came  down,  missing  him  by 
inches,  and  he  took  off. 


by  KATHV  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

Director  of  Alumni  Affairs  and  Annual 
Giving  Jay  Vogel,  Out  of  a  listing  of 
5600  alumni,  about  3200  phone 
numbers  were  available. 

"Before  the  Phone-a-Thon,  the  total 
amount  received  was  up  20  percent 
over  the  same  time  last  year  and  the 
percentage  of  donors  was  up  15  percent 
said  Vogel. 

The  goal  this  year,  according  to 
Vogel,  is  to  reach  a  40  percent  rate  of 
participation.  The  highest  participation 
in  the  College's  history  occurred  in 


1969-1970,  at  39  percent.  The  national 
average  is  17  percent  participation. 
"We've  been  above  that  for  years," 
Vogel  said.  Last  year's  participation 
was  about  24  percent. 

The  callers  for  the  Phone-a-Thon  sug- 
gested $25  donations,  .  symbolic  of  the 
25the  anniversary.  The  average 
specified  pledge     is  $36.60. 

The  Chairman  of  the  Phone-a-Thon 
was  Priscilla  Vallient  Ely,  a  Baltimore 
alumnus  from  the  Class  of  1970. 


College  receives  new  slide  show 


by  JIM  GRAHAM 

Photography  Editor 


Washington  College  has  a  new  slide 
show. 

It  was  recently  delivered  to  Admis- 
sions Director  Mickey  DiMaggio  who 
was  pleased  with  the  final  product  and 
said  he  had  four  ways  in  which  he  plan- 
ned to  use  the  show : 

One  involved  alumni  groups  getting 
together  with  parents  of  prospective 
students  at  relaxed  gatherings.  DiMag- 
gio also  hopes  to  involve  parents  of  pre- 
sent students  in  the  College's  recruit- 
ment program.  This  would  involve 
meetings  similar  to  the  alumni  plan. 

The  show  will  also  be  shown  in  high 
schools  visited  by  admissions  represen- 
tatives. DiMaggio  said  that  he  hoped  to 
use  it  extensively  in  Massachusetts, 
Connecticut,  New  York,,  where  some 
prospective  e  students  might  find  the 
travel  distance  prohibitive. 

The  slide  show  displays  a  wide  range 
of  the  student  body  and  many  of  the  ac- 
tivities on  campus.  College  President 
Joe  McLain  does  some  of  the  narration. 


expressing  the  aims  of  the  College. 

Adams  Associates  of  Devon,  Pa, 
which  produce  the  show,  may  have  had 
a  better  insight  into  the  College  than 
another  company—  photographer  for 
the  firm,  Tee  Adams  Is  a  former  stu- 
dent at  the  College. 


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THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-FrllUy,  April  g,  lMO-Plge  4 


UMBC  edges  Shoremen,  12-10 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 

If  the  lacrosse  team  has  played  Its 
best  game  of  the  year  thus  far,  it  un- 
doubtedly was  the  UMBC  game  last 
Saturday.  The  Retrievers,  ranked 
number  1  in  Division  II,  fought  for  their 
lives  against  a  scrappy  Sho'men  ball 
club  before  winning  12-10. 

The  Sho'men  were  sky  high  before 
they  ever  reached  Baltimore,  and  that 
feeling  carried  right  on  to  the  playing 
field.  The  Retrievers,  coming  off  a  big 
win  over  Division  I  power  North 
Carolina,  were  over-confident.  The 
Sho'men  went  out  ready  to  put  UMBC's 
swelled  heads  back  into  their  helmets. 

The  game  was  also  mentally  tough 
for  the  Shroemen  in  that  they  had  to 
force  UMBC  to  play  into  their  hands. 
The  coaching  staff  should  be  com- 
mended for  establishing  a  well- 
thought-out  strategy.  The  Sheormen 
went  out  to  control  the  tempo  of  the 
game,  frustrating  the  Retrievers.  This 
led  them  to  take  wild  shots  and  get 
away  from  their  game  plan.  The 
Shoremen,  on  offense,  moved  the  ball 
rapidly,  and  ran  well  through  their 
plays.  This  allowed  shots  from  off  the 
crease,  from  where  most  of  their  goals 
came. 

As  for  the  defense,  the  score  alone 
should  say  something.  The  second  half 
alone  found  UMBC  scoring  only  4  goals, 
two  of  them  coming  within  the  first 
minute  of  play  in  the  third  quarter. 

The  Retrievers  did  dominate  the  ear- 
ly part  of  the  game  simply  by  in- 
timidating. They  came  out  with  4  quick 
goals  to  settle  Washington's  edgey 
nerves.  Once  the  offense  got  over  their 
pre-game  jitters  (at  the  end  of  the  1st 
quater )  the  Shore  10  began  to  roll. 

UMBC  had  more  ground  balls  82-72. 
but  with  that  many  the  difference  is 
barely  noticeable.  They  also  outshot  the 
Shoremen,  52-35. 

Handling  the  scoring  for  the  Shore  10 
were  Jeff  Kauffman,  Chris  Cox,  and 
Timmy  Hollywood,  scoring  4,3. and  2 
goals  respectively.  Peter  Jenkins  had  l 
goal,  Paul  Hooper  7  assists,  and  Billy 


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Freshman  Chris  Cox  scores  against  UMBC,  but  the  Shoremen  came  up  two  short.  ( Adelberg  Photo) . 


Hamill  1  assist.  Chris  Anglim  had  17 
saves,  many  of  them  key  stops  in  the  se- 
cond half. 
W  and  L  tomorrow  would  be  a  good 


opportunity  to  collect  a  win  and  ride 
high  in  the  division  III  polls.  With  the 
tournament  approaching  quickly, 
Washington  has  nothing  to  lose  and  all 


in  the  world  to  gain.  Despite  the  injuries 
and  illnesses  taking  their  toll,  the 
Sho'men  will  be  ready  to  bring  back  a 
big  win  on  Saturday. 


Candidates  for  offices  in  the  Student 
Government  Association  have  begun 
their  campaigns,  to  culminate  in  the 
election  next  Tuesday. 

Present  SGA  President  Jay  Young  is 
running  again.  "My  basic  platform  of 
last  year  was  that  the  school  has  pro- 
blems of  attrition,  retention  and  dissen- 
sion of  the  people  here,"  he  said.  "We 
found  the  common  denominator  was  a 
lack  of  facilities  so  we  made  proposals 
to  alleviate  the  problems.  There  have 
been  great  attempts  at  increasing  com- 
munication and  we  created  an 
awareness  on  the  part  of  the  Board  and 
the  administration  that  these  problems 
exist,  and  they've  been  receptive." 
Young  plans  to  continue  working  on  the 
SGA's  present  proposal  for  a  student 
center.  "It's  a  great  opportunity  to  be 
able  to  start  and  to  be  here  long  enough 
to  carry  through." 

Walter  Foraker  is  opposing  the  in- 
cumbent on  a  platform  of  an.  "open 
door  policy.  letting  the  students  in  on  as 
many  activities  as  possible  and  having 
a  student  government  that  is  fair  and 
responsible  to  the  students.  I  want  to 
avoid  a  student  government  that  is 
isolated  from  the  students  and  a  being 
unto  itself,"  he  said.  Foraker  is  cur- 
rently a  juror  on  the  Student  Judiciary 
Board  and  has  had  experience  in  stu- 
dent government  in  high  school.  "I 
want  to  see  all  the  problems  students 
face  here  solved  in  an  orderly  and  effec- 
tive way.  be  they  large  or  small." 

The  race  for  Vice-President  is  also 


SGA  candidates  profiled 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


contested  this  year.  Kevin  Kroenke,  a 
current  senator,  chairman  of  the  stu- 
dent residental  committee,  a  member 
of  the  student  facilities  committee  and 
of  the  social  and  organizational  com- 
mittees, "would  like  to  take  on  more 
responsibility  in  the  SGA.  I  would  work 
toward  fulfilling  the  academic  needs  of 
the  students,  particularly  in  getting  an 
English  composition  course,  and  a 
study  skills  seminar  that  would  be  a  lit- 
tle more  well-defined  than  this  year." 


skills,"  he  said.  "After  that  there  are 
just  a  million  things  you  can  do  with  the 
SAB." 

Kathy  Waye,  unopposed  candidate 
for  Secretary,  said  in  a  written  state- 
ment, "I  would  like  to  become  an  active 
part  in  a  strong  and  effective  Student 
Goverment  Association.  I  am  willing  to 
work  very  hard  to  make  the  SGA  a 
responsible  organization  for  the 
students."  Waye  is  currently  junior 
class  secretary  SGA  senator.  Academic 


The  Candidates 


President 

Foraker  vs.  Young 
Vice-President 

Garinther  vs.  Kroenke 

Treasurer 

Pointon  vs.  Slater 


Secretary 

Kathy  Waye 

Social  Chairman 

BUI  Baldwin 

Assistant  Social  Chairman 

Farrell  vs.  Fitzgerald 


Geoff  Garinther,  currently  editor  of 
the  Elm,  is  also  seeking  the  office  of 
Vice-President.  "When  I  got  this  job 
one  of  the  things  I  was  interested  in  was 
the  academic  life  of  the  college— I 
thought  as  Editor  I  could  have  an  effect 
on  that.  The  principal  job  of  the  SGA 
Vice-President  is  to  serve  as  President 
of  the  Student  Academic  Board.  The 
first  thing  I'd  like  to  do  is  work  with  the 
Dean's  Office  and  the  English  depart- 
ment in  meeling  the  October  1  deadline 
set  by  the  Board  to  come  up  with  a  pro- 
posal   to    improve    students'    writing 


Council  secretary  and  a  RA. 

Current  social  chairman  Bill  Baldwin 
is  also  running  unopposed.  "I  think  we 
had  a  good  year  overall,  and  a  few 
disappointments.  We'll  diversify  next 
year  and  I  hope  we'll  have  as  much  suc- 
cess with  people  coming  out  for  dances 
and  help  with  the  Luau.  because  in  that 
respect  it  was  a  successful  year."  His 
plans  for  next  year  include  trying  to  at- 
tract a  big  name  band  for  a  fall  concert. 
"I'll  be  working  toward  that  this  sum- 
mer." 

Baldwin's  assistant   will   either   be 


Diana  Farrell  or  John  Fitzgerald.  Far- 
rell, current  assistant  social  chairman, 
said,  "I  believe  I've  added  to  the  posi- 
tion of  assistant  social  chairman  by  do- 
ing more  than  I  have  to  alot.  I'd  like  to 
add  more  responsibility  to  the  position, 
and  work  more  closely  with  the  social 
chairman  in  social  activities." 

In  a  written  statement,  Fitzgerald 
stated,  "At  a  school  such  as  Washington 
College,  the  social  activities  should  be 
exciting  and  interesting  enough  to  bring 
the  student  body  together.  As  assistant 
social  chairman,  I  will,  to  the  best  of 
my  ability,  help  the  social  chairman  in 
bringing  such  activities  to  the  campus. 
This  includes  having  a  variety  of 
popular  bands,  coming  up  with  new  and 
interesting  ideas  for  activities  and 
making  the  WC  upcoming  school  year, 
the  social  committee  seeks  to  outdo  this 
year's  activities,  and  I  hope  to  be  a  part 
of  that  team  " 

The  position  of  treasurer  is  being 
sought  by  Dave  Pointon  and  Mark 
Slater.  Pointon,  currently  a  senator  in 
the  SGA,  said,  "I  feel  I  could  do  a  good 
job  because  I  understand  how  the  Stu- 
dent Government  works.  I  already 
know  how  many  financial  aspects  are 
handled  because  I've  been  involved  in  a 
lot  of  different  projects  in  the  govern- 
ment. I  would  work  to  spend  the  money 
wisely,  and  not  to  waste  it." 

Slater  could  not  be  reached  for  com- 
ment. 

Speech  Night  is  Monday  in  Hynson 
Lounge. 


Volume  51  Numher25 


63  percent  voter-turnout 


Young  elected  with  54  percent  of  vote 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 


Jay  Young  was  re-elected  Tuesday  as 
SGA  President  over  Walter  Foraker  by 
a  vote  of  234  to  203. 

In  other  results,  Geoff  Garinther  won 
over  Kevin  Kroenke  for  the  office  of 
Vice-President,  and  Dave  Pointon 
defeated  Mark  Slater  to  become 
Treasurer. 

Diana  Farreil  defeated  John  Fit- 
zGerald  by  one  vote,  206-205,  for  the  of- 
fice of  assistant  social  chairman.  "We 
counted  those  votes  four  times,"  said 
Bob  Hockaday,  SGA  Treasurer. 

Kathy  Waye,  Secretary,  and  Bill 
Baldwin,  Social  Chairman,  ran  unop- 
posed. 

"We  had  an  excellent  turnout,"  said 
Hockaday  of  692  eligible  voters,  437  cast 
their  ballots  for  president.  "I  think 
that's  really  good.  I  think  it  had  a  lot  to 
do  with  the  Walter  Foraker  campaign," 
said  Hockaday. 

Turnout  was  lower  in  other  SGA 
races,  and,  "it  was  much  lower  for 
class  officers,  because  most  people 
were  primarily  interested  in  voting  for 
SGA  elections,"  added  Hockaday. 

Sophomore  President  and  Vice- 
President  are  Mark  Mullican  and  Bria 
Beckman,  Treasurer  and  Secretary  are 
Laura  Chase  and  Wendy  Murphy. 

In  the  junior  class  elections,  Chris 
Lemmon  and  FrankDirks  ran  unop- 
posed for  President  and  Vice-  Presi- 
dent, and  Emily  Wehr  and  Viz  Edward- 
sen  were  write-ins  for  Treasurer  and 
Secretary. 

George  Dennis  and  Lori  Moritz  have 


been  elected  senior  class  President  and 
Vice-President.  Treasurer  and 
•Secretary  are  Frank  Felice  and  Lisa 
Gunning. 

Speech  Night 

In  his  speech  Monday  night,  Young 
set  forth  three  basic  obligations  of  the 
SGA.  They  are,  "to  the  internal  running 
of  the  SGA, ...to  the  additional  larger 
issues  of  the  school, ...to  establish  and 


maintain  credibility  for  the  SGA.  Ex- 
perience is  the  o"most  thing  I  have  got- 
ten and  it's  the  most  important 
qualification  I  have  to  offer." 

Foraker  opposed  Young  on  a  plat- 
form of,  "working  together  to  solve  pro- 
blesm...I  want  to  make  sure  all  of  your 
opinions  are  valued  inall  SGA  deci- 
sions." 

Questions  for  the  candidates  came 
from  a  panel  of  Paul  Krinks,  SGA  vice- 


The  making  of  a  candidate 

"If  you  can't  beat  them.., 
scare  the  hell  out  of  them" 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Washington  College  Junior  Walter 
Foraker  has  run  for  Kent  House  senator 
to  the  Student  Government  twice,  for 
both  the  Freshman  and  Sophomore 
Class  presidencies,  for  New  Dorms' 
Senator  twice,  and  for  Vice-President 
of  the  SGA  Walter  lost  all  of  those  elec- 
tions. This  week,  in  one  of  the  most  con- 
troversial and  unusual  Student  Govern- 
ment elections  in  recent  College 
history.  Walter  made  his  bid  for  the  of- 


fice of  president  of  the  SGA . 

In  the  early  morning  hours  of 
Tuesday,  April  29,  three  Washington 
students  went  into  all  of  the  dor- 
mitories, slipping  small  sheets  of  paper 
under  as  many  room  doors  as  they 
could.  They  began  after  midnight  and 
finished  their  job  just  after  three  in  the 
morning.  The  pieces  of  paper  they  left 

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president;  Peter  Turchi,  Elm  News 
editor;  andDabeAltvater,  Chairman  of 
the  Student  Juciciary  Board  and  from 
the  audience. 

"I  have  seen  the  value  of  a 
Washington  Cillege  degree  decrease 
just  in  the  three  years  I've  been  here," 
said  Geoff  Garinther,  "and  I'd  hate  to 
see  it  devalued  further." 

Opposing  candidate  Kevin  Droenke 
said,  "Being  Vice-President  entails 
more  than  just  an  assistant  to  the  presi- 
dent...1  would  work  to  re-establish  the 
fame  the  school  was  once  known  for." 

"Due  to  a  previous  commitment  at 
Memorial  Stadium,"  Bill  Baldwin  was 
unable  to  attend  Speech  Night. 

Diana  Farrel  said,  "I  feel  I  know  the 
workings  of  the  SGA  because  I'be 
served  on  a  lot  of  committees...  I'd  like 
to  work  closer  with  the  Social  Chairman 
in  diversifying  social  activities."  John 
Fitzgerald  did  not  make  an  ap- 
pearance. 

"I  feel  it  would  be  an  honor  to  be  a 
member  of  a  strong  and  effective 
SGA,"  said  Kathy  Waye.  "I  feel  we 
have  things  to  do." 

Treasurer  candidate  Dave  Pointon 
said,  "It's  a  very  important  job  I  feel  I 
will  handle  well.  I  would  work  hard  to 
keep  a  sound  financial  system...  The  of- 
fice of  treasurer  is  not  a  simple  job. " 

Mark  Slater,  the  opposing  candidate, 
stated,'  "I  would  like  to  see  a  more  ac- 
tive distribution  of  our  money  among 
student  activities. .,1  humbly  request 
your  support." 


Writing  problem  discussed  again 


Council  postpones  proposed 
revision  of  distribution 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 


Ted  Mathias  shows  his  form  during  last  night's   annual    May   Day    festivities 

(Graham  oboto) 


The  Academic  Council  has  decided 
not  to  send  to  the  faculty  this  year  a 
revision  of  distribution  requirements 
that  would  require  students  to  take 
courses  from  all  four  of  the  major 
academic  divisions. 

"A  package  has  to  be  given  to  the 
faculty  that  will  explain  each  proposed 
change  and  how  each  change  relates  to 
the  whole,"  said  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke  this  week. 

Third  clause  stricken 

The  decision  to  postpone  presentation 
of  the  proposal  followed  passage  of  a 
motion  by  Modern  Languages  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Tom  Pabon  to 
eliminate  the  controversial  third 
clause,  which  stated: 

"Any  combination  of  two  literature 
courses  in  English,  Literature  in 
Translation  (with  the  exception  of  LT 
305,  Introduction  to  the  Film)  and 
Literature  in  a  Foreign  Language  may 
be  taken  for  distrbution  credit." 

"Basically,"  said  Pabon,  "I  feel  that 
a  better  solution's  got  to  be  found  so  the 
Modern  Language  Department  can 
benefit  from  the  literature  sub-heading 
without  hurting  the  English  Depart- 
ment. 


"Right  now  the  issue's  being  con- 
fused because  of  the  writing  problem," 
Pabon  told  the  Council  Monday. 

Research  discussed 

The  Council  also  discussed  Monday 
the  advisability  of  hiring  someone  over 
the  summer  to  research  solutions  for 
the  writing  problem. 

Clarke  said  after  the  meeting, 
howeVer,  that  he's  "not  exactly  sure 
what  the  benefits  of  such  a  plan  would 
be." 

English  Department  Chairman  Nan- 
cy Tatum  said  this  week  that  the 
recommendation  to  hire  a  researcher 
for  the  summer  was  "like  saying  to 
Frank  Creegan,  'Why  don't  you  call  in 
someone  from  Delaware  to  restructure 
the  Chemistry  Department. 

"It's  obvious  it  has  to  be  one  of  us," 
added  Tatum.  "In  fact,  not  just  one  of 
us,  but  all  of  us  who  teach  the  course." 

Tatum  said  she  thinks  it  "won't  take 
all  summer"  to  prepare  a  recommen- 
dation for  dealing  with  the  problem, 
provided  funding  does  not  become  a 
roadblock. 

"There  are  all  kinds  of  things  that 
can  be  done,"  she  said. 


The  Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  May  2, 1980  -  Page  2 


editorial 

A  third  century  for  Washington  College? 


Last  week  the  Board's  decision  to  borrow  from  endowment  to 
fund  renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  was  described  here  as  poten- 
tially "apocalyptic."  This  week  it  was  students  who  nearly 
fulfilled  that  prophecy  by  coming  within  thirty-one  votes  of 
replacing  one  of  the  SGA's  most  successful  presidents  with  a 
candidate  whose  apparently  sincere  campaign  was  turned  into  a 
joke  by  his  associates.  Washington  College  has  survived  for 
nearly  two  centuries,  but,  if  this  year  has  been  any  indication, 
just  making  it  through  the  next  decade  may  be  difficult. 


The  Faculty 


The  Students 


The  SGA  deserves  high  marks  for  promoting  the  College's 
future  interests— and  it  deserved  a  stronger  vote  of  confidence 
than  students  gave  it  this  week.  Aside  from  sponsoring  the  social 
activities  that  students  enjoy  on  any  given  weekend,  the  SGA  has 
also: 

•responded  to  the  Faculty  Report  on  Violence,  Vandalism,  and 
Theft— a  report  that,  in  attempting  to  solve  acknowledged  pro- 
blems, might  have  unnecessarily  restricted  student  freedoms. 
The  SGA  defended  student  interests,  the  faculty  and  administra- 
tion listened,  and  current  and  ongoing  reforms  bear  the  marks  of 
continuous  student  participation. 

•revised  the  much-maligned  Student  Judiciary  Board. 
Perhaps  the  best  measure  of  the  success  of  the  SJB  this  semester 
is  how  little  has  been  heard  about  it. 

•made  significant  steps  toward  gaining  greater  representation 
of  students  to  the  Board.  Indications  are  that  SGA  President  Jay 
Young  may  even  be  able  to  achieve  some  form  of  non-voting 
membership  in  the  school's  governing  body  next  year. 

But  the  SGA's  most  significant  accomplishment  has  been 
recommending  a  solution  to  what  it  identified  long  ago  as  a  "lack 
of  facilities."  For  all  the  controversy  raised  over  the  snck  bar,  a 
student  center  remains  an  absolute  necessity.  It  would,  by 
Young's  estimation,  enrich  several  different  aspects  of  college 
life  here,  including  current  student  morale  and  prospective 
students'  interest  in  the  school. 

The  idea  was  Young's  from  the  start,  one  that  he  has  had  in  the 
works  for  more  than  a  semester.  Yet,  in  Tuesday's  elections,  he 
received  only  a  31-vote  mandate,  suggesting  that  students  are 
either  incredibly  ignorant  of  his  accomplishments  or  actually  op- 
posed to  the  strides  the  SGA  has  made.  Ignorance,  rather  than 
any  genuine  opposition  to  actions  that  have  served  student  in- 
terests, seems  the  more  likely  cause  of  Tuesday's  outcome. 
Young  deserved  better  treatment. 


For  the  faculty  this  has  been  an  important  year  in  two 
respects.  It  may  have  cost  the  resignation  of  at  least  one  pro- 
fessor, but  in  December  the  faculty  received  a  twelve  percent 
salary  increase.  With  the  annual  inflation  rate  rising  above  eigh- 
teen percent,  they  remain  less  than  totally  satisfied;  few  salaries 
anywhere,  however,  have  managed  to  keep  up  with  inflation 
recently. 

A  second  matter  of  importance  to  the  faculty  was  the 
recogniton  this  year  of  students'  inability  to  write  as  perhaps  the 
primary  academic  problem  here.  Although  some  maintain  that 
it  is  an  overblown  issue,  a  majority  of  the  students,  faculty,  and 
even  the  Board  think  not. 

The  writing  problem,  however,  is  only  part  of  a  larger  cur- 
ricular  issue.  Faculty  consideration  of  a  proposal  to  make  what 
some  will  consider  major  changes  in  the  curriculum  has  been 
postponed  until  next  year. 


The  Administration 


It  has  been  a  mixed  year  for  the  administration.  Despite 
receiving  the  largest  Hodson  Grant  ever  ($640,000)  this  year  and 
$450  more  per  student  for  next  year,  Washington  College  remains 
in  financial  trouble.  Unable  for  two  years  to  obtain  enough  fun- 
ding for  renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms,  the  College  has  decided  to 
dip  into  its  own  endowment  for  the  money.  President  McLain 
assures  that  the  decision  actually  benefits  the  College,  but 
others,  as  we  reported  last  week,  interpret  the  decision  as  a  sign 
of  institutional  weakness. 

This  is  only  the  latest  in  a  series  of  criticisms  directed  at  the 
President.  Head  of  the  College  for  the  better  part  of  a  decade,  he 
has  surprisingly  few  strong  supporters  among  either  students  or 
faculty.  Critics  on  the  other  hand,  seem  abundant.  Regardless  of 
whether  his  lack  of  support  is  deserved,  perhaps  the  President 
should  ask  himself  the  question  that  he  has  had  printed  and  hung 
on  his  office  wall— is  his  currently  indefinite  tenure  "good  for 
Washington  College?"  We  think  not.  The  President  should  an- 
nounce simultaneously  his  retirement,  effective  in  May  of  1982, 
and  the  initiation  of  a  presidential  search  to  find  a  suitable 
replacement. 

President  McLain  has  been  associated  with  Washington  Col- 
lege for  more  than  45  years,  and  that  association  need  not  end. 
But,  as  the  College  enters  its  third  century,  a  leader  who  is 
prepared  to  move  ahead  will  become  vital. 


WJ  Forum  speaker  Tuesday 


"Israel's  Struggle  For  Survival"  will 
be  the  topic  at  the  William  James 
Forum  of  Washington  College  next 
Tuesday  evening.  May  6.  The  meeting 
is  at  7 .  30  in  the  Hynson  Lounge. 

The  speaker  is  Mr.  Scott  Shore, 
Director  of  Political  Leadership 
Development  at  the  American  Israel" 


Public    Affairs    Committee    in 
Washington,  DC. 

The  talk  is  the  second  in  a  two-part 
series  on  the  problems  of  the  Middle 
East.  The  first  speaker  was  Mr.  Hasan 
Rahman  of  the  Palestine  Liberation 
Organizagion,  who  spoke  to  the  Forum 
in  February.    * 


$  1, 000  Grand  Prize  offered 
in  Sixth  Annual  Poetry  Competition 


Editor  In  Chief Geoff  Garlnther 

Assistant  Editor Katherine  Streckfus 

News  Editor Pete  Turchl 

Sports  Editor Rich  Schatzman 

Fine  Arts  Editor. Nick  Nappo 

Photography  Editor ; ....  Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
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A  S1000  Grand  prize  will  be  awarded 
in  the  Sixth  Annual  Poetry  Competition 
sponsored  by  the  World  of  Poetry,  a 
quarterly  newsletter  for  poets. 

Poems  of  all  styles  and  on  any  subject 
are  eligible  to  compete  for  the  grand 
prize  or  for  49  other  cash  or  merchan- 
dise awards. 

Says  Poetry  Editor  Eddie-Lou  Cole, 
"We  are  encouraging  poetic  talent  of 


Pabon,  Janson-LaPalme, 
Finnegan  promoted 

Appointments  and  Tenure  Committee 
decisions  concerning  three  professors 
were  announced  at  Monday's  faculty 
meeting. 

Modern  Languages  Department 
Chairman  Tom  Pabon  has  been  pro- 
moted to  Full  Professor,  Art  Depart- 
ment Professor  Robert  Janson-La- 
Palme to  Associate,  and  Physical  Edu- 
cation Department  Professor  Tom 
Fennigan  to  Associate. 


every  kind,  and  expect  our  contest  to 
produce  exciting  discoveries— like 
Virginia  Bates,  a  housewife  from  Wood- 
bine, Maryland.  She  won  our  grand 
prize  last  year  with  her  poem  PIETA, 
about  her  son  in  Vietnam." 

Rules  and  official  entry  forms  are 
available  from  World  of  Poetry,  2431 
Stockton,  Dept.  N,  Sacramento,  Califor- 
nia 95817. 


Zekonis,  Rodney  art 
on  exhibit  Tuesday 

A  senior  student  art  exhibit  will  open 
with  a  reception  on  Tuesday,  May  6 
from  4  to  6  p.m.  in  the  lobby  gallery  of 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 

The  display  will  feature  paintings  and 
graphics  by  Peter  Zekonis  and  James 
Rodney. 

Other  gallery  hours  will  be  from  1  to  2 
p.m.  on  weekdays,  including  May  7  and 
8,  and  May  12  through  15. 


The  Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  May  2, 1980  -  Page  3 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

"No  hard  feelings" 


I  am  writing  to  thank  all  of  those 
students  who  supported  me  in  my  bid 
for  SGA  President.  Their  support  was 
loyal  and  true.  As  a  candidate  who 
wished  to  serve  the  people,  I  am 
grateful  to  see  that  so  many  people  sup- 
ported me.  1  had  hoped  to  be  their 
President  and  worked  for  their  good.  In 
reference  to  "their  good",  I  mean  the 
good  of  all  students  both  social  and 
academic  in  orientation. 

I  was  a  Student  Council  President  in 
high  school.  As  President,  I  worked 
hard  for  the  students,  the  school,  and 
the  Student  Council.  With  the  highest  of 


hopes,  I  had  wished  to  do  the  same 
here.  But  that  is  not  the  case.  I  con- 
gratulate Mr.  Jay  Young  who  was  a  tru- 
ly worthy  opponent.  I  am  sure  Jay 
Young  will  be  a  great  leader. 

It  was  a  close  race,  and  I  thank  those 
who  made  it  so.  Apathy  doesn't  seem  to 
have  overshadowed  this  election  as  it 
has  some.  I  hope  student  interest  will 
remain  high  to  help  the  S.G.A.  Next 
year's  senators  will  be  aware  of  the 
students'  ideas  and  represent  them  beW 
ter,  I  hope,  as  a  result  of  this.  To  those 
who  didn't  vote  for  me,  I  say  "no  hard 
feelings." 


Sincerely  Yours, 
Walter  Foraker 


A  fair  and  equitable  solution? 


As  we  all  know,  "new  dorms"  are 
considered  one  of  the  most  desirable 
places  to  live  on  campus.  The  suites 
allow  one  a  feeling  of  independence  and 
privacy.  The  layout  of  the  buildings  and 
the  quad  are  conducive  to  a  general 
feeling  of  comradeship  among  the 
residents.  No  one  can  deny  that  the  new 
dorms  are  set  apart  from  the  other  dor- 
mitories on  campus  in  a  number  of 
ways.  The  overall  effect  of  the  new 
dorms  is  a  pervasive  atmosphere  of 
relaxed  intellectualism.  As  a  conse- 
quence of  the  absence  of  destruction 
and  by  the  very  fact  neighbors  respect 
each  other's  right  to  privacy,  one  can 
find  the  peace  of  mind  to  study  in  the 
suite. 

To  give  one  of  these  buildings  to  a 
fraternity  would  not  only  destroy  the 
quiet  atmosphere  achieved  by  the 
bilance  of  co-ed  living,  it  would  also 
deny  many  independents  the  option  to 
live  outside  of  the  common  dormitory, 
which  is  afforded  by  the  fraternities. 
The  very  presence  of  a  fraternity  in  the 
new  dorms  would  be  destructive. 
Fraternities,  by  their  very  essence,  are 
exclusive.  This  is  in  direct  opposition  to 
the  sense  of  cohesiveness  which  is  so 


successful  within  new  dorms.  To  put  in 
an  organization,  which  is  based  on  the 
theory  of  only  letting  certain  people  in 
and  keeping  others  out  by  arbitrary 
standards  would  be  to  destroy  the  bond 
felt  among  the  residents.  This  would,  in 
effect,  destroy  the  advantages  of  the 
new  dorms. 

There  is  an  unequal  situation  which 
exists  on  this  campus.  Fraternities 
seem  to  have  rights  and  priviledges 
which  are  not  exteded  to  Independents. 
It  may  simply  be  due  to  the  fact  that 
fraternities  have  a  unified  voice.  None 
the  less,  their  rights  should  not  infringe 
on  those  of  the  other  members  of  this 
college.  Living  space  is  limited,  and 
will  be  more  so  when  the  Hill  Dorms  are 
renovated.  Fraternity  members  will 
benefit  from  these  renovations. 
Therefore,  why  should  the  in- 
dependents be  deprived  of  one  more 
place  to  live  simply  because  a  fraterni- 
ty would  like  an  entire  dorm  to  them- 
selves? This  plan  should  be  reviewed  as 
to  it's  (sic)  fairness  and  validity  in 
terms  of  the  entire  college  community. 

I  have  but  one  question— If  the  New 
Dorms  were  being  renovated,  would  a 
Hill  Dorm  be  provided  for  the  displaced 
residents? 


A  day  of  national  fasting  and  prayer 


In  these  days  when  people  are  on 
edge  about  years  and  rumors  of  wars 
and  the  difficulties  in  Iran,  it  was  great 
to  see,  and  be  a  part  of  a  large  group  of 
people  coming  together,  before  God, 
with  a  purpose  in  mind.  As  laid  out  in  II 
Chronicles  7:14  "If  my  people,  which 
are  called  by  my  name,  shall  humble 
themselves,  and  pray,  and  seek  my 
face  and  turn  from  their  wicked  ways; 
then  will  I  hear  from  heaven  and  will 
forgive  their  sin,  and  will  heal  their 
land." 

People  of  all  different  races  and 
denominations  filled  the  mall  in  front  of 
the  capital  building,  April  24th  ,  united 
as  the  body  of  Christ  to  join  hands  in 
repentence  and  interceding  for  our  na- 
tion and  the  situation  in  Iran  and  to 
raise  hands  in  praise  to  God.  Represen- 
tatives from  many  states  were  present 
as  far  as  Alaska  and  Hawaii  as  well  as 
people  from  other  countries  including 
Guatamala.  The  day's  agenda  included 
hearing  powerful  Christian  speakers 
and  singers  and  a  march  down  Con- 


stitution Avenue  to  bear  witness  for  all 
to  see  and  to  claim  this  land  for  God 
again  as  it  was  originally  intended: 
"One  nation  indivisable,  Etc"  and  a  na- 
tion who  puts  "in  God  we  Trust"  on  its 
currency. 

The  rally  was  televised  through  the 
joint  effort  of  Christian  broadcasting 
networks  on  the  700  club.  The  man  with 
the  vision  for  this  event  is  John 
Gimenez,  a  man  wbo  was  free  from  a 
life  of  drug  addiction  and  crime  by  the 
power  of  God.  The  police  reported  that 
the  crowd  was  excellent,  orderly  and 
peaceful;  they  had  very  few  problems. 
There  was  no  litter  strewn  all  over  the 
mall  at  close  of  the  day. 

The  main  theme  of  the  day  was  and  is 
for  all  who  claim  to  be  Christian  to 
leave  behind  apathy  and  sinful  ways,  to 
be  the  "salt  of  the  earth",  to  be  united 
as  the  body  of  Christ  which  is  The 
Church,  to  intercede  for  the  nations  and 
the  freeing  of  the  hostages,  and  very 
personally  to  let  God's  love  heal  the 
broken  and  emotionally  wounded 
families  of  America. 


Wendy  Wolf 


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"If  you  can't  beat  them... 
scare  the  hell  out  of  them' 


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behind  were  various  colors,  each  with  a 
picture  of  Walter  Foraker  on  them, 
Some  said  "Raise  Cain.  Walter." 
Others  said,  "If  you  can't  beat 
them.,  scare  the  hell  out  of  them."  The 
final  stages  of  the  campaign  to  elect 
Walter  to  the  position  of  the  SGA  presi- 
dent had  gone  into  effect. 

Walter's  campaign  was  run  by  Kirk 
Folk  and  Nick  Nappo,  two  juniors  who 
said  thay  they,  "realized  that  Walter 
had  been  running  for  three  years,  and 
we  had  always  voted  for  him,  so  we  just 
said,  'Why  not?'"  The  enigmatic  "Why 
Not?"  became  the  first  slogan  of  the 
campaign.  Folk  introduced  Walt  to  peo- 
ple in  the  coffeehouse  and  in  the  dor- 
mitories, but  some  people  refused  to 
take  his  candidacy  seriously.  SGA 
President  Jay  Young  said  that  he 
"didn't  realize  that  Walter  was  a 
serious  candidate  until  after  lunch"  on 
the  day  of  the  election. 

Young  also  said,  "At  speech  night, 
and  throughout  the  whole  thing,  I 
thought  it  was  all  a  joke,  I  thought  the 
people  that  turned  out  and  cheered  for 
Walter  at  speech  night  were.. .you 
would've  had  to  have  been  there  to 
understand."  The  fastest  way  to  get 
Nappo  and  Folk  angry,  however,  is  to 
call  their  campaign  a  joke,  Nappo 
responded  th  that  statement,  "If  we 
didn't  think  he  was  a  better  candidate, 
we  wouldn't  have  backed  him."  Folk 
said,  "Anybody  that  would  run  for  of- 
fice as  many  times  as  Walter  has  and 
wouldn't  be  beaten—  nobody  has  any 
right  to  question  why  we  backed  him. 
I'm  really  sorry  that  people  thought 
that  we  were  making  a  bad  joke  on 
Walt." 

Excitement  was  high  on  the  day  of 
the  election.  Both  presidential  can- 
didates had  signs  up,  and  Nappo  and 
Folk  stood  outside  of  the  cafeteria  dur- 
ing lunch  handing  out  sheets  of  paper 
instructing  the  holder  to  pick  the  face 
that  didn't  fit.  On  the  sheet  were  a 
dozen  pictures  of  people  such  as 
Thomas  Edison,  Alexander  Graham 
Bell,  and  other  such  well-knowns,  as 
well  as  Walter— and  a  drawing  of  a  rab- 
bit. Voters  clogged  the  entrance  to  the 
cafeteria  and  stuffed  their  ballots  into 
the  box  as  everyone  tried  to  find  out 
who  was  ahead.  Rumors  echoed  across 
the  cafeteria.  One  said  that  the  method 
of  marking  the  ballots  wasn't  clearly 
stated,  so  Walter's  campaigners  came 
out  with  a  new  sign,  showing  exactly 
how  to  mark  the  ballot.  Another  rumor 
was  that  many  of  the  candidates  for 
other  positions  on  the  executive  board 
said  that  they  would  resign  immediate- 
ly if  Walter  was  elected.  After  eating, 
Walter  left  the  cafeteria  and  was  stop- 
ped on  the  terrace  by  a  crowd  of  sup- 
porters screaming  his  name.  "They 
wanted  me  to  say  a  couple  of  words," 
he  later  said,  "so  I  told  them,  'Why 
not?'" 

While  Folk  and  Nappo  take  respon- 
sibility for  Walter's  unique  campaign 
strategy,  they  are  quick  to  add  that 
Walter  was  solely  responsible  for  the 
speech  he  gave  at  speech  night,  during 
which  he  used  no  notes,  and  in  which  he 
expressed  his  strong  desire  for  a  stu- 
dent government  which  would  serve  the 


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students.  Nappo  said  afterwards, "Walt 
came  through  when  he  had  to,  and  he 
came  through  big."  The  pair's  strategy 
and  belief  in  their  candidate  may  have 
been  best  stated  in  the  handout  that 
said,  "What  will  he  do?  His  level  best.' 
Young,  Walter's  opponent  in  the  elec 
tion,  said  "I  think  Walter  was  a  very 
sincere  candidate.  I  don't  think  that  all 
of  Walter's  supporters  were  as  sincere 
as  he  was." 

Walter  says,  though,  that  he  "liked 
the  way  the  campaign  was  handled 
because  It  was  getting  people  excited, 
and  I  was  getting  a  lot  of  support  from 
all  over  campus,  not  from  just  one 
group.  People  were  interested  in  the 
election,  and  I  was  glad  to  see  that." 
Folk  added,  "They  complain  about 
apathy,  then  they're  upset  when  we  get 
people  to  vote.  It's  almost  as  If  they 
were  questioning  our  right  to  have  a 
candidate." 

Walter's  supporters  became  active 
members  of  the  campaign,   in 

some  cases;  one  sign  which  neither 
Nappo  nor  Folk  created  read,  "There 
will  be  an  important  meeting  of  the 
President  Young  re-election  committee 
at  the  new  student  center  directly  after 
the  Goerge  Thorogood  concent  at  the 
the  new  swimming  pool."  This  might 
have  been  one  of  the  things  to  which 
Young  was  referring  when  he  said,  "I 
felt  that  it  was  more  of  an  anti-me  cam 
paign  then  a  pro-Walter  campaign.' 
Determined  to  make  their  position 
clear,  however,  Folk  said,  "We  never 
said  Jay  Young  was  a  bad  president. 
We  Just  thought  Walter  would  be  bet- 
ter." 

At  dinner  Young  was  nervous.  If 
nothing  else,  the  "scare  the  hell  out  of 
them"  part  of  the  campaign  was  work- 
ing. Later  Folk  said  that  "At  the  begin- 
ning I  thought  (Walter)  was  a  long  shot, 
but  the  day  of  the  election  I  had  no  idea 
who  would  win."  The  voting  closed  at 
6:30  and  the  ballots  were  taken  to  the 
Clifton  E.  Miller  Library  where  they 
were  counted.  The  lunch-time  votes 
gave  Walter  a  slight  edge.  The  tension 
increased  until  the  final  count  was 
given— Jay  Young  regained  the 
presidency  by  31  votes. 

After  the  election  Nappo  said,  "He 
had  them  running  scared.  I  thought  he 
might  have  won  it."  There  was  no  dobut 
that  Walter  and  his  campaign  workers 
were  disappointed.  Reflecting  on  their 
strategy,  Folk  said,  "If  we  had  it  all  to 
do  over  again,  we  would've  started 
earlier  and  emphasized  Walter  more. 
We  knew  though  that  the  only  way  to 
get  him  exposure  would  be  to  take  an 
off-beat  approach."  Nappo  added, 
"When  you  meet  Walt,  you're  gonna 
vote  for  him." 

Although  he  lost  in  his  attempt  to  win 
the  presidency,  Walter  said  that  he  is 
still  anxious  to  work  with  the  SGA  in 
other  capacities  and  to  offer  his  ideas 
and  suggestions.  Despite  their  disap- 
pointment, the  campaign  managers 
wished  their  luck  to  the  new  ad- 
ministration and  said  of  their  own  can- 
didate, "We  tried  to  run  an  imaginative 
campaign.  Even  though  Walter  lost,  at 
least  people  met  him,  and  they  know 
he's  not  a  loser." 


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Room  draw  coming  soon 


Student  Affairs  "planning  ahead"  for 
anticipated  tighter  housing  next  year 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Despite  the  fact  that  the  planned 
HillDorms  renovations  will  render 
those  buildings  useless  for  student 
housing  next  year  and  the  fact  that  any 
renovation  of  Richmond  House  is  still 
uncertain,  the  Student  Affairs  Office 
says  that  room  draw  will  be  held  as 
usual  in  the  coming  weeks. 

Assistant  Dean  of  Students  Ed  Maxcy 
said  that  the  three  fraternities  current- 
ly housed  in  the  Hlil  Dorms  have  been 
told  that  they  must  apply  for  special  in- 
terest housing  for  the  coming  school 
year.  He  said  that  while  the  fraternities 
may  not  enjoy  the  same  physical  unity 
that  they  now  have,  "everything  will  be 
done  to  help  them  maintain  their 
physical  integrity."  Maxcy  added  that 
two  of  the  fraternities  have  already 
submitted  their  requests  to  be  con- 
sidered as  special  interest  groups. 

Other  questions  about  housing  next 
year  concern  Richmond  House,  Spanish 
House,  Little  House,  and  the  building  in 
which     Buildings     and    Grounds 


Superintendent  Ray  Crooks  currently 
resides.  Richmond  House,  as  stated  in 
an  article  in  The  Eim  earlier  this 
semester,  is  in  need  of  repairs  and  may 
not  be  used  for  student  housing  next 
year.  The  house  on  College  Avenue  next 
to  the  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center  will  not 
be  used  by  Crooks  next  year,  so  will  be 
available  either  as  housing  or  for  of- 
fices. Depending  on  the  success  of  the 
plan  for  a  student  center,  Spanish 
House  may  be  another  choice  as  an  of- 
fice site. 

Maxcy  said  that  because  of  the 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  all  doubles 
In  all  dormitories  currently  used  as 
singles  will  hold  two  students  next  year, 
and  women  residents  will  not  have  "the 
excess  of  space  they've  enjoyed  this 
year.  Everyone  must  share  the  burden 
of  the  loss  of  the  Hill  Dorms."  Maxcy 
went  on  to  say  that  this  will  probably 
mean  the  changing  of  one  of  the  floors 
in  one  of  the  women's  dorms  to  a  male 
floor.    He    also    said    that    Resident 


Assistants  in  Kent  House  and  other 
buildings  that  were  not  designed  with 
"RA  rooms"  will  still  have  singles, 
"because  it's  part  of  the  salary,  and  it's 
advantageous  for  an  RA  to  have  a 
single  when  they  have  to  deal  with  other 
students." 

Maxcy  confirmed  the  rumor  that  one 
of  the  fraternities  may  be  placed  in  one 
of  the  New  Dorms.  According  to  him, 
the  Kappa  Alpha  fraternity  has  exactly 
32  people,  the  number  of  housing  spaces 
in  one  New  Dorm,  to  relocate.  Maxcy 
said  that  while  "squatter's  rights,"  or 
the  priviledge  for  students  of  being  able 
to  retain  their  current  rooms,  was 
discussed  earlier  in  the  year,  "there 
was  no  apparent  interest  in  the  student 
body,"  so  the  plan  was  dropped.  This 
means  that  no  current  New  Dorms 
residents  have  priority,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  special  interest  group  of 
creative  writers  currently  housed  in 
Cecil  House. 

Other  special   interest  groups  that 


have  applied  for  special  housing  in- 
clude language  students,  math  stunts, 
and  the.writers  from  Richmond  House. 
Maxcy  said  that  special  interest  groups 
will  be  notified  as  to  whether  or  not  they 
were  accepted  for  special  housing 
before  the  room  draw,  and  that  interest 
group  applications  are  still  being  ac- 
cepted. All  special  interest  groups  ap- 
plying for  housing  should,  he  said,  have 
the  signed  endorsement  of  a  faculty 
sponsor. 

Because  of  the  many  complications 
this  year  in  determining  housing, 
students  will  not  know  which  of  their 
room  choices  they  have  gotten  until 
sometime  la  t  in  the  summer,  but  Max- 
cy said  that  students  would  not  go 
uniformed.  He  said  that  if  next  year's 
enrollment  is  high  the  housing  problem 
will  be  a  very  difficult  one,  but  Students 
Affairs  is  "trying  to  plan  in  advance,  to 
use  all  space  as  thought  fully  as  possi- 
ble." The  dates  for  room  draw  will  be 
announced  next  week. 


Roving  Reporter 


The  Graduates 


byROBUNGER 
Photography  by  JIM  GRAHAM 

What  have  you  learned  in  your  four 
years  here? 


Steve  Klnlock,  St.  Michaels,  MD. 

How  ignorant  I  am  and  how  much 
more  there  Is  to  know,  and  that  I  hate 
Facists. 


Carol  Hood,  New  Jersey 

I've  learned  how  to  deal  with  a  lot  of 
different  people.  The  experience  here 
has  taught  me  how  to  think. 


Ric  Adelberg,  Baltimore,  MD. 

How  important  it  is  to  remain  calm  in 
the  face  of  adversary  in  order  to  be  able 
to  properly  evaluate  situations. 


Sue  Cosmer,  New  York 

I've  learned  how  to  live  and  get  along 
with  people  along  with  developing  a  fine 
taste  for  Scotch. 


Margaret  Handle,  Bowie,  MD. 

Don't  put  off  distribution  until  your 
senior  year.  Probably  the  most  impor- 
tant thing  I've  learned  here  is  flexibili- 
ty. The  best  experience  I  had  was  my 
student  teaching  period  because 
through  that  I  was  able  to  apply  all  the 
other  things  I've  learned  here,  such  as 
flexibility  and  self-reliance. 


Paul  Drinks,  Glen  Burnie,  MD. 

I've  gained  a  lot  of  experience  in  deal- 
ing with  people  in  the  classroom  situa- 
tion and  in  extra-curricular  activities. 
The  personal  flavor  here  is  where  a 
large  part  of  the  learning  takes  place. 


Lynn  Lyke,  Staton  Island,  NY 

How  to  work  with  people.  People  I've 
met  here  have  been  terrific.  I've 
learned  how  to  cope  in  a  small  school 
enviornment.  If  I  had  to,  I  would  do  it 
over  again. 


Rick  Narvell,  Port  Deposit,  MD. 

I  learned  the  value  of  a  liberal  arts 
education.  I  learned  how  to  open  im- 
ported beer  bottles  with  my  teeth.  I 
learned  the  ins  and  outs  of  the  system. 


The  Wellington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  May  2,  IMP  -  Paae  s 


Worst  of  German 

Measles  may  be 

yet  to  come 

by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


Although  the  first  case  of  German 
measles  at  Washington  College  in  the 
recent  outbreak  was  reported  over  four 
weeks  ago,  The  Maryland  State  Health 
Department  says  that  the  worst  is  yet  to 
come. 

Over  fifty  students  have  had  rubella 
(also  German  Measles)  in  the  past 
month,  but  dispite  two  mass  innocula- 
tion  clinics  held  by  the  Health  Service 
estimates  are  that  over  half  the  student 
population  has  not  had  the  disease  nor 
the  vaccine.  A  letter  to  College  Physi- 
cian Gottfried  Baumann  from  John  A. 
Grant,  Deputy  State  Health  Officer  of 
Maryland,  dated  April  25  said  in  part 
that  "...  we  expect  a  third  generation  of 
(rubella)  cases  somewhere  around  the 
first  of  May." 

Grant  goes  on  to  say,  "According  to 
our  records  there  are  approximately 
450  students  who  have  not  had  either 
(blood  tests),  verification  of  desease,  or 
immunization.  I  want  to  stress  the  im- 
portance in  reaching  this  large  group  of 
students  who  would  be  the  target  of 
future  generations  of  cases.  If  you  know 
of  any  way  to  persuade  them  to  either 
verify  their  immunization  status  or 
receive  an  immunization  injection,  we 
would  be  delighted  to  assist  you  in  any 
way.  We  can  have  additional  mass 
clinics  any  time  and  any  place  you  so 
desire.  I  am  concerned  that  we  could 
have  the  largest  outbreak  of  cases  dur- 
ing examination  time  or  commence- 
ment time." 

Many  students  who  claim  to  already 
have  had  rubella  have  gotten  the 
disease  "again,"  but  College  Nurse 
Betty  Schauber  said  that  this  is  because 
students  have  had  in  their  childhood 
diseases  resembling  rubella  that  were 
actually  other  respiratory  diseases.  She 
also  said  that  the  vaccine  given  in 
Maryland  public  schools  in  1970  "did 
not  take"  in  ten  percent  of  the  cases,  so 
some  students  who  had  that  vaccine 
may  still  be  susceptible. 

The  "examination  time  or  com- 
mencement time  "  outbreak  forecasted 
by  the  State  Health  Department  is 
potentially  much  more  dangerous  not 
only  because  there  will  be  many 
visitors  on  campus  at  commencement, 
but  because  this  means  that  students 
that  have  the  disease  will  go  home  with 
it  and  possibly  spread  the  disease. 

Free  innoculation  shots  are  still 
available  at  the  Kent  County  Health 
Service  on  College  Avenue. 


Graduate  program 
opens  June  23 

by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 

The  summer  sessio  of  the  Washington 
College  graduate  program  begins  on 
June  23,  according  to  Dr.  David  Newell, 
Director  of  the  program. 

In  an  effort  to  combat  the  dropping 
enrollments  that  are  plaguing  all  pro- 
grams of  this  kind,  some  changes  have 
been  made  In  the  structure  of  the  cur- 
riculum, says  Newell,  who  has  directed 
the  program  since  1975.  It  has  been  con- 
densed to  two  days  a  week,  with  more 
evening  courses  being  offered,  which 
cuts  down  on  commuting.  "Seventy- 
live  percent  of  our  students  commute 
over  an  hour  to  get  here,"  says  Newell. 
"That's  a  lot  of  driving." 

Additionally,  most  of  the  graduate 
students  are  also  full-time  employees, 
making  it  difficult  for  them  to  attend 
several  classes  at  once. 

Newell  says  he  thinks  the  changes 
will  bolster  the  program.  "I'm  op- 
timistic. I  think  the  enrollment  for  this 
summer  will  be  good." 


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Newell  awarded  NEH  grant        W  "running 

smoothly  " 


by  FREEMAN 

Dr.  David  Newell  is  going  to  be  a  busy 
man  this  summer.  Aside  from  directing 
the  summer  graduate  school  program 
here,  he  has  been  awarded  a  summer 
grant  by  the  National  Endowment  for 
the  Humanities  to  take  part  in ,  a 
seminar  being  offerred  at  Temple 
University  in  Philadelphia. 

The  seminar,  to  be  taught  by  Dr. 
Joseph  Margolis,  professor  of 
philosophy  at  Temple,  is  entitled,  "The 
Concept  of  Culture  in  the  Philosophy  of 
Art,"  and  is  being  held  June  16  through 
August  8.  "I'm  very  excited  about  stu- 
dying with  Margolis,"  said  Newell. 
"He's  a  very  versatile  scholar.  I  myself 
think  he's  a  genius." 

Newell  is  one  of  only  twelve  people 
from  all  over  the  country  to  be  selected 
to  participate  in  the  seminar,  which  will 
deal  with  different  aspects  of  the  con- 
cept of  culture  and  how  they  relate  to 
questions  concerning  the  philosophy  of 
art.  The  area  Newell  plans  to  concen- 


College  book 
available  soon 

by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

Nearly  700  copies  of  Washington  Col- 
lege, written  by  Vice  President 
Emeritus  Frederick  Dumschott,  have 
been  sold,  out  of  the  1500  that  will  be 
printed.  The  book  will  be  available 
"hopefully  by  Commencement 
weekend,  and  certainly  by  the  first 
week  in  June,"  said  Vice-President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations 
George  Hayward. 

Washington  College,  printed  by 
Maple  Press  of  Pennsylvania,  is  a 
record  of  the  development  of  the  Col- 
lege up  to  the  present  administration.  It 
traces  each  administration  and  deals 
with  such  topics  as  curriculum  changes 
over  the  years. 

"Mostly  alumni  and  area  residents" 
have  ordered  the  book,  Hayward  said. 
Orders  have  come  from  all  over  the 
country,  including  Florida  and  Califor- 
nia. 

Order  forms  are  available  in  the 
Public  Relation  Office  in  Bunting  Hall. 
The  price  is  $15.00  before  publication, 
and  $20.00  afterwards. 


DODSWORTH 

trate  on  in  his  individual  research  pro- 
ject will  be  literature  and  painting.  He 
hopes  as  a  result  to  be  able  to  offer 
students  here  a  course  in  the  philosophy 
of  literature  which  would  complement 
the  one  that  he  has  been  offerring  for 
the  past  three  years  in  the  philosophy  of 
art.  This  individual  research  effort  will 
constitute  most  of  his  time  there. 

The  grant  is  $2500,  which  he  feels  will 
be  enough  to  cover  all  his  expenses. 
Despite  the  academic  opportunities, 
however,  the  idea  of  a  summer  in 
Philadelphia  is  not  very  pleasant,  he 
says.  "I  plan  to  be  home  every  Friday 
afternoon  and  not  leave  until  Monday 
morning." 

Pegasus  flying  ahead 
of  schedule 

by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 

Pegasus  rears  and  stretches  his 
wings  high,  silhouetted  against  a 
vibrant  orange  sun.  He  is  about  to 
take  flight  from  the  cupola  of  Bill 
Smith  Hall.  He  has  an  air  about  him 
of  strength  and  determination. 

That  is  what  the  cover  of  the 
1979-80  yearbook  will  look  like.  It  was 
designed  by  Yearbook  Editor  Bonnie 
Nelle  Duncan  and  Junior  Mary  Van 
Tuyl.  ' 

According  to  Duncan,  production  of 
the  book  is  "a,  little  ahead  of 
schedule."  She  sent  41  pages  to  the 
plant  this  week  to  meet  the  April 
deadline,  so  a  total  of  81  pages  are 
completed  out  of  the  final  144  pages. 

The  sections  that  have  been  com- 
pleted are  the  Seniors,  the  Faculty, 
and  part  of  the  Activities  section  and 
the  opening  section. 

The  theme  for  the  opening  section 
is  "One  Step  Further.. .A  Year  of  Our 
Own." 

The  book  should  be  available  soon 
after  the  return  to  classes  in 
September. 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

"I  believe  that  the  present  system  Is 
the  best  one  since  the  Judiciary  was  im- 
plemented," says  Dave  Altvater, 
Chairman  of  the  revised  Student 
Judiciary  Board. 

"I  think  that  the  Board  is  pleased  and 
that  the  people  who  come  before  the 
Board  have  been  treated  fairly,"  he 
adds. 

"The  good  point  for  students  being  on 
the  Board,"  says  Altvater,  "is  the  they 
live  with  the  college  community  and 
are  aware  of  what  is  considered  accep- 
table behavior  at  Washington  College. 
(They)  are,  therefore,  able  to  make 
much  fairer  decisions." 

Cases  handled  by  the  SJB  have  con- 
cerned mostly  general  misconduct,  in- 
cluding destroying  college  property  and 
endangering  the  well-being  of  other 
students. 

Most  of  the  students  who  appear 
before  the  Board  have  already  admit- 
ted their  guilt  and  the  Board  must  simp- 
ly decide  their  punishment. 

Concerning  next  year's  SJB,  Altvater 
says,  "I  think  is  should  run  as  smoothly 
next  year  as  it  did  this  year." 


The  Athletic  Dept.  is 
looking  for  the  starting 
pistol  it  lent  to  a  stu- 
dent earlier  this  year. 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m. -10:00  p.m.  AAon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m  -5:00  p.m.-Fri. 

5:00  p.m.-'OCO  n.m.-Sun. 


Thanks  for 
being  kidnapped 

On  behalf  of  the  Alpha  Omicron  Pi 
Sorority  I  would  like  to  thank  the  follow- 
ing organizations  for  their  time  and 
contributions  for  the  AOP's  Annual  Ar- 
thritis Kidnapping.  The  kidnapping  was 
a  success— we  made  over  $200  for  the 
National  Arthritis  Foundation.  Thanks 
so  much. 

Kathy  Waye 
Philanthropic  Chairman 
Thetas 
Lambdas 
Sigs 
K.A.s 

Alpha  Chi  Omega 
College  Republicans 
Spanish    House    ( Possum    Liberation 
Organization) 
Reid  Hall 

Queen  Anne-Caroline  Dormitories 
Softball 
Baseball 
Faculty 
Minta  Martin 
Elm 

Pegagus 
Coffeehouse 
Dishroom  Crew 
New  Dorms 
SGA 


The  Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  May  2, 1980  -  Page  6 


Scenes  from  an 


Sho'men  couldn't  beat  'em,  but 
they  scared  the  hell  out  of  'em 


Last  Saturday  the  lacrosse  team 
challenged  the  Washington  and  Lee 
Generals  in  a  game  that  was  to  have 
been  dominated  by  the  Generals.  To 
their  dismay,  however,  this  formula 
just  didn't  mix.  The  Shoremen  were  an 
obvious  underdog  from  W&L's  position 
in  Division  1  polls  at  the  number  3  slot. 
The  Generals  also  had  only  1  loss— to 
the  nation's  leading  Division  I  power, 
University  of  Virginia.  To  top  that,  the 
game  was  being  played  at  their  home 
field  The  only  factor  at  the  entire  con- 
test in  the  Sho'men's  favor  was  a  field 
that  had  been  soaked  by  rain.  Being 
used  to  this  type  of  weather  on  the 
Eastern  Shore,  the  Sho'men  considered 
this  an  advantage, 

The  team  was  told  that  the  long  bus 
ride  and  overnight  stay  was  to  be  a  fun 
one.  But,  the  real  fun  for  the  Shoremen 
wouldn't  start  until  they  evened  the 
history  of  WC&L  competition— they 
hold  a  14-13  edge. 

The  energy  among  the  players  before 
tha  game  could  have  lit  the  stadium 


by  KEVIN  O'CONNOR 

lights,  and  that  was  transformed  into  2 
goals  for  WC— W&L  in  the  first  3 
minutes  of  play. 

But  that  early  psychological  edge 
soon  vanished  as  WC  made  its  corn- 
back.  By  the  end  of  the  first  quarter, 
W&L  was  trying  to  figure  out  how  the 
score  was  tied  at  3-3.  All  3  WC  goals 
came  unassisted,  compliments  of  Paul 
Hooper. 

WC's  momentum  carried  into  the  se- 
cond quarter.  Good  defensive  play  and 
2  unassisted  goals  by  Billy  Hamill  left 
WC  with  a  5-5  standstill  at  the  half. 

The  second  half  was  very  much  a 
defensive  battle  between  the  two 
teams.  This  was  a  time  that  the 
Generals  felt  they  could  catch  up  on 
goals  so  they  pressured  the  cage.  Chris 
Anglim  came  up  with  some  key  saves 
here  to  keep  WC  in  the  game  (He  had  19 
in  all.)  W&L  also  had  many  extra  men 
opportunities  but  the  Sho'men  kept  the 
door  shut,  allowing  only  1  out  of  10  tries. 
No  one  scored  in  the  third  quarter. 

The  opening  minutes  of  the  fourth 


quarter  could  very  well  have  meant  the 
outcome  of  the  game.  This  was  surely 
the  feeling  held  by  both  teams.  The  first 
goal  meant  that  that  team  could  settle 
the  ball  and  slow  the  game  down 
whenever  it  wished,  whereas  the  other 
team  would  have  to  consitantly  attack 
the  goal  in  hopes  of  making  up  the  dif- 
ference. Both  teams  had  possession  of 
the  ball  and  opportunities  to  score,  but 
W&L  was  the  first  to  fire  it  between  the 
pipes.  WC  came  up  with  two  more 
hard-earned  goals,  by  Hooper  and  Tim- 
my  Hollywood,  but  W&L  scored  4  times 
in  all  for  a  9-7  win. 

These  last  two  games  were  heart- 
breakers  for  the  Shore  10,  but  there  is  a 
postivie  side.  Earlier  in  the  year  the 
team  was  not  confident.  These  last  two 
games,  however,  have  proven  that  this 
team  has  the  potentioal  to  play  with 
anybody.  A  little  more  refining  of  the 
rough  edges  and  this  team  will  be 
unstopable.  With  3  games  in  the  next 
week,  wins  in  each  will  make  WC  the 
David  in  a  Goliath  tournament. 


jfe   JE 


Senior  Willie  Herring 


Bill  HamlU  and  Tim  Hollywood  put  the  crunch  on  W  and  L's  Hooper 


The  Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  May  2,  I860  -  Page  7 


Keviated  season 


Photography  by  Jim  Graham 


Jesse  Bacon  drives  around  a  W  and  L  defenseman 


'    * 


Sho'men  fate  lies  in  hands 
of  play-off  selection  committee 


The  regular  season  is  fast  ap- 
proaching its  end,  bringing  with  it  the 
mystifying  play-off  selection  system. 

Last  year  the  selection  committee, 
left  the  Sho'men  off  their  list  and  placed 
Babson  in  their  place.  Babson  was 
blown  off  the  field  by  a  UMBC  team 
that  had  had  a  tough  time  here  on 
Kibler  Field. 

This  year's  team,  however,  is  a  much 
stronger  one.  The  attack,  bolistered  by 
the  goal  production  of  Jeff  Dauffman 
and  the  assist-wizardry  of  Paul  Hooper, 
have  helped  it  over  last  year's  3-8 
hump.  The  defense  also  seems  to  be 
much  stronger,  Leckey  Haller,  Willie 
Herring  and  Frank  Felice  as  a  unit  are 
perhaps  one  of  the  toughest  in  Division 
III.  Backed  up  by  Chris  Abnlim  and 
Bruce  Winand  in  the  goal,  the  Sho'men 
have  been  in  all  their  games,  with  the 
exception  of  Hopkins,  whereaye  seemed 
to  get  more  to  the  them  than  did  the 
Blue  Jays. 


by  JIM  GRAHAM 

Photography  Editor 

The  three  games  left  should  prove  to 
be  tests  to  this  team,  coming  off  two 
tough  losses  at  UMBC  ( 12-10)  and  Wand 
L  (9-7).  Its  play  at  Washington  and 
Leed  was  exceptional  and  left  a  normal- 
ly thunderous  group  of  spectators  silent 
as  their  Generals  were  unable  to  mount 
any  sort  of  continuous  attack  until  late 
in  the  game.  With  a  break  here  or  there, 
or  perhaps  a  whistle  from  the  in- 
domitable Virginia  referees  WC  might 
have  pulled  off  the  upset  of  the  year. 

Their  play  shows  they  are  an  ex- 
tremely capable  team  and  probably 
should  end  up  being  7-5  at  season's 
close.  All  three  games  (Towson, 
Delaware,  adn  Loyola)  will  be  tough. 
But  they  come  at  a  time  when  coaches 
Brian  Matthews.  Scotty  Allison,  and 
Clint  Evans  have  the  team  peaking  for 
all  their  games.  This  peak  will  hopeful- 
ly carry  till  May  25  and  a  National 
Championship. 

This  all  depends,  of  course,  upon  the 


selection  committee.  The  Shoremen  are 
currently  ranked  7th,  meaning  that  if 
the  playoffs  started  tomorrow  we  would 
be  playing  Cortland  State,  most  likely 
at  Cortland. 

The  chances  of  playing  at  home  de- 
pend upon  the  seeding  WC  gets.  But 
most  likely  the  committee  will  leave  the 
Shoremen  behind  St.  Lawerence  and 
have  WC  play  away.  The  selection  com- 
mittee is  so  unpredictable,  though,  that 
no  one  really  knows  who  will  meet  who 
on  May  14,  when  the  tournament  starts. 

The  committee  can  make  it  tough  by 
putting  us  in  a  low  seed  and  making  the 
team  travel  a  long,  long  way  for  its 
games.  But  this  team  has  the  potential 
to  play  any  team  and  beat  it.  It  showed 
it  against  Wand  L. 

Ours  is  a  team  that  is  dedicated  with 
a  hunger  that,  if  sustained  or  hightened, 
could  carry  them  far.  And  there's 
nothing  like  being  the  best  when  you 
make  that  trip  home  to  Chestertown. 


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McLain  snorkels,  rides 
camelback  in  Egypt 


bySUE  JAMES 


I  Jim  Larrimore:  Rep.  delegate?  I 

huk't'l/IMMiHflNFV  i. 


by  KEVIN  MAHONEY 

J  Some  politicians  may  blow  a  lot  of  hot 
Jaii\  bul  not  Washington  College  student 
♦Jim  Larrimore,  who  is  running  for  un- 
*commilted  delagate  to  the  Republican 
*NationaI  Convention. 
♦  Larrimore  is  very  serious  about  runn- 
ing, so  sincere  that  he  was  the  first  can- 
didate to  file  for  that  position  in 
^September  of  1979.  "I've  been  in- 
terested in  politics  since  high  school,' 
*Jie  says. 
J    As  soon  as  he  came  to  Washington 


■fcColIege,  Larrimore  continued  his  in- 
terest in  politics.  As  a  freshman  he 
^worked  for  the  1976  Ford  campaign. 
Jand  in  1978  he  worked  for  the 
♦Republican  gubernatorial  campaign.  • 

♦  Yet  his  biggest  accomplishment  in 
Jpolitics    was    the    formation    of    the 

♦  Washington  College  Republicans  three 
♦years  ago.  Larrimore  was  the  Presi- 
dent for  two  years  before  resigning  the 
^position  to  Glenn  Beebe  this  year.  The 

♦  College  Republicans  were  formed  to 
^create  a  climate  on  campus  where 
Jpolitics  would  be  more  accessible  to 
^students,  says  Larrimore.  They  are  the 

♦  only  political  club  on  campus,  and  in 
*the  past  have  hosled  an  Iranian 
^demonstration,    blood   drives,    and   a 


voter  registration  table.  According  to* 
current  President  Beebe.  "Larrimore^ 
was  a  vital  asset  in  the  operation  of  the* 
club,  the  kind  of  person  you  could* 
always  depend  on." 

Now  Larrimore  is  looking  to  bigger^ 
and  better  things;  he's  running  for* 
delegate  because  "he  feels  it's  a  stepp* 
ing  stone  to,  hopefully,  other  political^ 
offices."  Delegates  are  representatives* 
for  the  party;  they  will  vote  for  the  par-* 
ty  presidential  nomination  at  the  con-c 


vention  in  July  at  Detroit.  * 

There  are  25  people  running  for  the* 
three  spots  in  the  first  congressional* 
district  of  Maryland,  which  covers  thej 
Eastern  Shore  and  other  counties.  * 

Speaking  on  current  events,  Lar-fc 
rimore  feels  that  "Carter  is  imcompe-J 
tent,  as  well  as  relying  on  his  weak  ad-E 
visors.  The  Crisis  in  Iran  has  gone  too* 
far  for  too  long.  I  was  glad  to  see* 
military  action  taken,  but  it  shouldj 
have  been  done  within  72  hours  of  the* 
embassy  takeover."  * 

University  of  Baltimore  Law  School* 
is  the  next  step  for  Jim;  after  that  he{ 
hopes  to  go  further  into  politics.  "I  want* 
to  get  more  involved  in  politics  because* 
politics  is  the  instrument  of  change."     J 


While  many  of  us  were  at  home  or  on 
the  beaches  of  Florida  during  Spring 
Break,  College  President  Joseph 
McLainwas  touringEgypt. 

McLain  was  one  in  a  group  of  alumni 
from  Johns  Hopkins  University  and  the 
Naval  Academy. 

The  group  set  out  on  their  trip  March 
6  on  a  flight  to  Cairo.  There  they 
boarded  the  Greek  ship  Argonaut, 
which  took  them  down  the  Gulf  of  Suez 
to  a  port  on  the  eastern  coast  of  Egypt, 
near  the  Red  Sea.  McLain  and  the  rest 
of  the  group  then  proceded  to  Tuxor, 
where  the  Great  Temple  of  Carnae,  the 
tomb  of  Ramses  II,  and  Tutankhamen 
are  located. 

While  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Red  Sea, 
McLain  also  went  snorkling  and  sea- 
shell  hunting  in  the  biblical  waters. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  trip,  said 
McLain,  was  a  visit  to  the  recently  un- 
covered town  of  Petra.  McLain  said 
that  he  had  to  ride  a  horse  to  get  to  this 
remote  area  on  the  Jordanian  side  of 
the  Red  Sea,  but  apparently  this  ride 
was  not  as  rough  as  the  camelback  ride 
to  dinner  in  a  Bedouin  hut.  Arabian  food 
is  quite  different  from  ours,  said 
McLain,  particularly  his  dinner  of 
prepared  rice  and  goat. 


McLain  then  travelled  up  the  South 
end  of  the  Suez  Canal  to  Cairo,  where  he 
toured  the  great  pyramid  of  Cheops  and 
visited  the  American  International 
University. 

While  in  Cairo,  McLain  make  it  a 
point  to  vist  the  bazaar  area  and  a 
number  of  shops  recommended  to  him 
by  a  1964  alumni  of  Washington  College 
who  just  happened  to  stop  and  chat  with 
McLain  while  the  group  was  waiting  for 
a  flight  toCairo  in  Paris. 

The  bazaar  area  of  Cairo  was  also  an 
educational  experience,  said  McLain. 
During  the  engraving  of  an  amulet  that 
he  hadjust  purchased  for  his  wife,  he 
asked  the  engraver  what  the 
nieroglyphic  symbol  with  the  ap- 
pearance ofwaves  was.  The  engraver 
replied  "N,"  and  went  on  to  say  that  the 
representation  was  taken  from  the  Nile 
River— the  first  thing  for  Egyptians  to 
associate  the  word  water  with. 

Aside  from  touring,  McLain  gave  lec- 
tures and  attended  those  given  on 
Egyptology,  the  Islambic  rise,  and  the 
political  situation  in  the  Middle  East. 
The  President  also  acquired  a  friend 
during  his  visit:  an  Egyptian  camel 
named  "Sweet  Lips." 


Newell  says  cafeteria  is  a  bargain 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


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Hamilton  at  the  controls...again 


by  SUE  JAMES 


II  you  were  taking  a  stroll  past  the 
Fine  Arts  building  last  Wednesday  af- 
ternoon you  might  have  heard  the  high- 
pitched,  electronic  sounds  of  an  ARP 
synthesizer,  part  of  the  electronic  ap- 
paratus used  in  a  seminar  given  by  Dr. 
Eugene  Hamilton  called  "The  Physics 
of  Sounds." 

An  Assistant  Professor  of  Math, 
Hamilton  has  applied  his  knowledge  of 
mathematics  to  the  synthesizer.  Last 
Wednesday  he  attached  a  kind  of 
graph-machine  to  the  synthesizer  to  in- 
dicate the  different  sound  waves  pro- 
duced electronically. 

Drawn  on  the  blackboard  in  the  room 
were  various  graphs  indicating  the 
waveforms  that  combinations  of  sounds 
can  produce  on  the  synthesizer, 
Hamilton  explained,  the  intricate  pro- 
cess of  combining  pitches  to  produce 


these  wave  forms,  and  discussed  such 
factors  as  amplitude  (loudness),  fre- 
quency (pitch,  number  of  cycles  per  se- 
cond), and  tenbre  (shape  of  the  wave) 
that  make  up  the  structure  of  the  sound 
wave.  Sound  was  defined  as  "time 
varying  air  pressure." 

A  synthesizer  only  makes 
voltages— the  speaker  makes  sounds", 
Hamilton  added.  Each,  key  that  is 
pressed  down  delivers  an  "applied 
voltage"  on  the  control  panel  of  the 
ARP  next,  the  lever  of  one  of  the  three 
oxcillators  (which  vary  the  pitch  level 
on  an  ARP.  Each  one  contains  more 
than  the  eighty-eight  notes  of  a  piano )  is 
regulated  to  control  the  imput,  or  sound 
voltage,  on  a  different  oscillator. 
Hamilton  ended  his  seminar  by  playing 
some  instrumental  sounds  that  resem- 
ble those  heard  in  the  brass  section  of 
an  orchestra. 


Few  people  have  anything  good  to  say 
about  the  food  at  Washington  College. 
So  it  is  not  surprising  that  when  an  out- 
sider (that  is,  someone  who  is  not. 
forced,  for  whatever  reason,  to  dine 
there  regularly)  comes  in  to  the 
cafeteria  to  eat,  a  round  of  suspicious 
whispers  and  puzzled  glances  spreads 
from  table  to  table. 

So  it  has  been  for  the  last  semester 
for  Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy 
David  Newell.  He  can  be  seen  at  least 
twice  a  week  at  dinner  and  as  often  at 
lunch.  Newell  is  the  newly-appointed 
faculty  advisor  to  the  food  service  com- 
mittee, and,  as  part  of  the  job,  he  eats 
many  of  his  evening  and  noontime 
meals  here. 

According  to  Newell,  he  received  a 
letter  last  January  from  Food  Service 
Director  Dave  Knowles  asking  if  he 
would  accept  the  position.  Other  duties 
include  attendance  at  contact  dinners 
and  the  right  to  inspect  the  food  line  and 
make  any  suggestions  he  feels  are 
necessary.  Often  he  will  ask  students  at 


nearby  tables  for  their  opinion  of  the 
food,  and  use  that  information  to  help 
him  formulate  an  overall  view  of  the 
dining  hall  service. 

Newell  attributes  students'  negative 
attitude  toward  the  food  to  several  com- 
ponents. "First,"  he  says,  "it  is  a  tradi- 
tion to  complain  about  school  food. 
They  wouldn't  feel  right  if  they  didn't. 
Second,  they  wouldn't  complain  if  they 
had  to  eat  at  other  schools.  There  is 
really  is  no  comparison.  The  amount 
you  get  and  the  quality  is  a  real 
bargain." 

He  also  feels  that  students  become  to 
used  to  homecooking.  "Everything 
can't  be  cooked  the  way  everyone  likes 
it—  that's  impossible." 

Newell  says,  "I  have  a  very  positive 
overall  reaction.  I  feel  that  Dave 
Knowles  is1  doing  a  bang-up  job  " 

Newell  does,  however,  make  one 
small  concession  to  those  of  us  who  live 
with  the  food  all  the  time.  "The  ham- 
burgers," he  says,  "are  not  fantastic." 


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$2  off  any  large  pizza.  Or  $1 
off  any  medium   pizza.   Not 

just  any  pizza.  But  a  handmade 
Pizza  Hut"  pizza.  An  offer  so 
good  you  can  taste  it. 


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Truitt  first  to  win  science  fellowship 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


"As  far  as  I  know  I'm  the  first  person 
from  Washington  College  to  win  (a  Na- 
tional Science  Foundation  Graduate 
Fellowship)  ....That  should  be  the 
headline." 

Those  are  the  words  of  senior 
Chemistry  major  Leah  Truitt,  who  was 
recently  chosen  as  one  of  the  390  win- 
ners of  the  awards.  The  fellowships, 
which  include  money  for  research,  tui- 
tion, and  scholastic  expenses  for  three 
years,  are  worth  over  $20,000.  Truitt 
adds,  "This  is  a  very  prestigious 
award.  I  think  this  should  get  at  least  as 
much  room  as  the  ( Elm  article  on  the) 
Ful bright  winners." 

The  winners  are  chosen  on  the  basis 
of  grades,  GRE  scores  and  a  research 
proposal.  Truitt,  who  tentatively  plans 
to  work  towards  her  Ph.D*  at  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  at  Milwaukee, 
won  one  of  only  thirty-seven  awards 
given  in  the  field  of  chemistry. 

One  of  eight  senior  chemistry  majors 


at  the  College,  she  applied  for  and  was 
accepted  into  a  program  at  Argonne,  a 
Chicago-based  organization,  last  year 
where  she  did  research  in  the  fields  of 
crystallography  and  organic  synthesis. 
She  is  currently  completing  her  senior 
requirements  under  Chemistry  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Frank  Creegan. 


Duke  of  Gloucester  to 
receive  honorary  degree 

Queen  Anne's  Day 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  May  2.  HMO-Pago  fl 


Washington  College  will  confer  an 
honorary  Doctor  of  Fine  Arts  degree 
on  His  Royal  Highness  Prince 
Richard,  Duke  of  Gloucester  in  a  col- 
orful 11  a.m.  ceremony  hgihlighting 
Queen  Anne's  Day  at  Centreville  on 
Saturday,  May  3. 

The  Duke,  a  first  cousin  of 
England's  Queen  Elizabeth  II  and 
grandson  of  King  George  V,  will  be 
in  Queen  Anne's  County  by  invitation 
of  the  county  commissioners  as  guest 
of  honor  for  four  days  of  cultural, 
educational  and  festive  events 
celebrating  the  county's  27th  bir- 
thday. 

James  O.  Pippin  of  Centreville, 
overall  chairman  of  the  affair,  said 
the  honorary  degree  ceremony  in  the 
courthouse  square  will  be  the 
highlight  of  the  entire  schedule. 

Washington  College  officials  and 
faculty  members  in  colorful  tradi- 
tional academic  robes  will  be  led  in 
procession  by  the  Registrar,  Ermon 
Foster  who  will  carry  the  ceremonial 
mace. 

The  Duke  will  be  escorted  by  a 
U.S.  Air  Force  color  guard,  and  in- 
troduced with  fanfares  by  the  U.S. 
Army's  Herald  Trumpets,  the 
ceremonial  unit  for  official  welcom- 
ing functions  for  foreign  dignitaries 
at  The  White  House. 

Robert  Roy.  chairman  of  the  col- 
lege's Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors will  read  the  mandamus  for  the 
honorary  degree  to  be  awarded  His 
Royal  Highness  in  recognition  of 
achievements  in  fields  of  historic 
preservation  and  restoration.  The 
citation  will  be  read  bv  Dean  Garry 
E.Clarke. 

Dr.  Joseph  McLain,  the  college 
president,  will  then  symbolically  con- 
fer the  honor  as  the  doctoral  hood 
isplaced  on  the  Duke  by  the 
Registrar,  Mr.  Foster. 

The  theme  of  the  Duke's  remarks 
in  accepting  the  degree  is  expected 
to  be  the  value  of  preserving  an 
area: s  architectural  heritage. 

Paul  M.  Long,  Headmaster  of  the 


Gunston  School  at  Centreville  who  is 
subcommittee  chairman  for  the 
degree  ceremony,  said  this  will  be 
only  the  second  off-campus  award 
ceremony  in  Washington  College's  200 
year  history.  The  college  presented 
George  Washington  with  an  honorary 
degree  in  1789  in  New  York,  when 
that  city  was  the  nation's  temporary 
capital. 

The  Duke,  who  Is  35,  was  educated 
at  Eton  and  at  Magdalene  College, 
Cambridge  from  which  he  later 
received  a  graduate  degree  in  ar- 
chitecture. He  practiced  with  a  firm 
of  London  architects  for  a  time 
before  succeeding  to  the  title  at  the 
death  of  his  father  in  1974.  His  Royal 
Highness  is  president  of  the  Royal 
Society  of  Architects-Artists  and 
alsoof  the  Royal  Victorian  Society  of 
Great  Britian. 

The  Duke  will  not  be  a  stranger  to 
Washington  College  when  he  receives 
the  unprecedented  honor. 

The  schedule  for  the  Royal  visit  for 
Queen  Anne's  Day  will  bring  him  to 
the  Chestertown  campus  on  Friday, 
May  2.  The  Duke  will  participate  in 
presentation  of  the  Queen  Anne's 
County  Citizenship  Awards  during 
ceremonies  at  Church  Hill  at  10  a.m., 
and  is  scheduled  to  arrive  on  campus 
at  11:30.  Dr.  McLain  will  escort  him 
on  a  tour  of  the  College,  and  then 
through  the  historic  district  of 
Chestertown.  The  Duke  will  end  his 
Chestertown  visit  after  a  luncheon  at 
Dr.  McLain's  home,  for  which  he  will 
be  guest  of  honor. 

This  is  the  fifth  year  for  the  Queen 
Anne's  Day  observance.  It  was 
started  in  1976  as  part  of  the 
American  Bicentennial  celebration, 
and  is  one  of  a  handful  of  heritage 
events  that  have  survived  as  perma- 
nent fixtures. 

Queen  Anne's  Day  has  been  hailed 
as  an  unusual  "hands  across  the 
sea"  event  that  recognizes  an 
American  county's  colonial  heritage 
and  honors  Queen  Anne  of  England 
for  whom  it  was  named. 


The  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Gloucester 


Several  students  studying  abroad  next  year 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 


Several  Washington  College  students 
will  be  traveling  abroad  during  the  up- 
coming school  year.  These  individuals 
will  be  going  on  various  programs  to 
study  in  fields  ranging  from  Acting  to 
French. 

Five  of  the  students  who  are  planning 
to  spend  the  198019B1  school  year 
abroad  are  Jennifer  Ahonen..  Kathleen 
DeFlaun,  Mandy  Fansler  and  Emily 
Kaufman.  Others  as  well  are  planning 
to  study  abroad  during  their  junior 
year.  Ahonen,  will  be  studying  in  Paris, 
Prance  as  will  DeFlaun.  Fansler  will 
study  in  London,  England  and  Kaufman 
and  in  Madrid,  Spain.  All  of  them  went 
about  finding  their  respective  pro- 
grams on  their  own,  with  some  help 
from  College  professors.  Their  pro- 
grams are  not,  however,  connected 
w'th  the  college  directly  as  is  the  Man- 
chester program  in  Oxford,  England. 

While  in  France,  Ahoenen  will  study 
at  the  New  York  University  in  Paris.  As 
Well,  she  will  be  able  to  take  courses  at 
toe  Sorbonne.  "I  have  courses  to  select 
from  the  Universities  own  school,"  she 
said,  "and  then  I'll  take  courses  given 
bv  visiting  professors."  Although  she  is 
D°t  sure  exactly  what  she  will  study, 
*bile  there,  she  plans  on  taking  courses 


in  Spanish  and  French  Literature,  and 
French  Grammar  and  Civilization.  "I 
want  to  take  Portugese  as  well,  if  I 
can,"  shesaid. 

The  year  which  she  spends  in  France 
will  be  beneficial  to  Ahonen,  she  says, 
because  "I  want  to  enrich  my 
knowledge  of  a  foreign  culture."  She 
feels  that  Paris  is  an  excellent  cultural 
center  and  is  familiar  with  it,  as  she 
went  there  last  summer  on  Vacation. 
During  vacations,  Ahonen  plans  to  visit 
such  places  as  Italy,  Spain  and 
Belgium. 

Another  French  major,  DeFlaun  will 
study  with  the  Isst.it. ute  of  European 
studies.  Leaving  in  September,  she  will 
spend  an  entire  year  in  Paris  taking 
courses  at  the  Institute  and  La  Sor- 
bonne. DeFlaun  feels  that  by  living  in 
France  she  "will  learn  French  much 
more  quickly.  I've  been  there  before 
and  really  enjoyed  it.  Itwill  be  good  for 
helping  me  with  my  major."  Living 
with  a  French  family  will,  she  feels, 
help  her  by  having  her  speak  the 
language  constantly. As  well,  she  says 
"It  will  teach  me  a  lot  about  the  French 
people." 

She  hopes  that  everyone  going  abroad 
next  year  will  "get  together  and  see 
each  other."  For  herself,  she  hopes  to 


be  able  to  travel  to  different  parts  of 
Europe. 

Fansler,  a  Drama  major,  will  study 
with  the  Marymount  College  program 
at  the  Royal  Acadamy  of  Dramatic 
Arts  in  London.  There,  she  will  be  tak- 
ing courses  in  Acting,  Stage  Combat, 
Movement  and  Voice,  and  Alexandar 
Technique.  She  has  wanted  to  study  in 
England  because  "academically 
England's  techniques  of  theatre  are  dif- 
ferent from  those  in  the  United  States, 
they  have  a  strong  background  in 
Shakespeare  and  I'll  be  able  to  improve 
my  voice  and  movement  there." 
Classes  will  meet  for  her  during  the 
courseof  two  semesters,  once  a 
weekend  lasting  no  more  than  two 
hours. 

In  England,  Fansler  will  be  living 
with  a  British  family.  She  looks  forward 
to  experiencing  the  English  family  life 
and  culture  first  hand.  During  her  vaca- 
tions she  hopes  to  travel  in  Europe,  as 
well  as  throughout  the  British  Isles. 

Greatest  of  all  for  Fansler  is  the  fact 
that  she  will  be  studying  with  people 
who  are  considered  experts  in  their 
fields.  She  says  she  is  "Looking  for- 
ward to  going  there  and  learning 
enough  to  show  people  here  that  I  have 
grown  in  my  field." 


Although  not  a  Spanish  major,  Kauf- 
man will  be  studying  in  Madrid,  Spain 
during  her  junior  year.  "I'm  a 
Humanities  major,"  she  said,  "but  by 
the  time  I  get  back,  I'll  have  a  minor  in 
Spanish." 

At  present,  Kaufman  is  not  positive  of 
the  exact  program  she  will  take  up,  but 
it  will  definitely  be  centered  in  Madrid. 
She  has  been  accepted  by  Marquette 
University,  but  would  prefer  Mid- 
dlebury.  She  is  waiting  now  to  hear 
Middlebury's  final  verdict. 

In  either  case,  Kaufman  intends  to 
spend  her  year  in  Spain  studying 
"Spanish  literature,  art,  history  and 
maybe  even  music;  not  typical  Spanish 
grammar,  but  something  involved  with 
the  humanities."  After  deciding  to  go  to 
Spain  during  Christmas  break,  Kauf- 
man settled  upon  her  program  choices 
with  the  aide  of  Chairman  of  the 
Modern  Languages  Department 
Thomas  Pabon. 

She  says  she  decided  to  go  away  for 
all  the  "typical  reasons  of  wanting  to 
experience  another  culture;  all  that 
David  Copperfield  type  of  stuff."  In  ad- 
dition, she  felt,  and  still  feels  that  a 
change  from  Washington  College  will 
make  her  "appreciate  the  school 
more." 


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WHAT  COULD 

THE  ARMY 

POSSIBLY  OFFER 

A  BRIGHT  PERSON 


LIKE  YOU? 


Drop  your  guard  for  a 
minute.  Even  though  you're 
in  college  right  now,  there 
are  many  aspects  of  the 
Army  that  you  might  find 
very  attractive. 

Maybe  even  irresistible. 
See  for  yourself. 

MED  SCHOOL.  ON  US 

You  read  it  right. 

The  Army's  Health  Professions  Scholar- 
ship Program  provides  necessary  tuition, 
books,  lab  fees,  even  microscope  rental  dur- 
ing medical  school. 

Plus  a  tax-free  monthly  stipend  that 
works  out  to  about  $6,450  a  year.  (After 
July  1, 1980,  it'll  be  even  more.) 

After  you're  accepted  into  medical 
school,  you  can  be  accepted  into  our  program. 
Then  you're  commissioned  and  you  go 
through  school  as  a  Second  Lieutenant  in  the 
Army  Reserve. 

The  hitch?  Very  simple.  After  your  resi- 
dency, you  give  the  Army  a  year  as  a  doctor 
for  every  year  the  Army  gave  you  as  a  med 
student,  and  under  some  conditions,  with  a 
minimum  scholarship  obligation  being  two 
years'  service. 

INTERNSHIP,  RESIDENCY 

&  CASH  BONUSES 

Besides  scholarships  to  medical  school, 
the  Army  also  offers  AMA-approved  first- 
year  post-graduate  and  residency  training 
programs. 

Such  training  adds  no  further  obligation 
to  the  student  in  the  scholarship  program. 
But  any  Civilian  Graduate  Medical  Educa- 
tion sponsored  by  the  Army  gives  you  a  one- 
year  obligation  for  every  year  of  sponsorship. 

But  you  get  a  $9,000  annual  bonus  every 
year  you're  paying  back  medical  school  or 
post-graduate  training. 

So  you  not  only  get  your  medical  educa- 
tion paid  for,  you  get  extra  pay  while  you're 
paying  it  back. 

Not  a  bad  deal. 

A  GREAT  PLACE  TO  BE  A  NURSE 

The  rich  tradition  of  Army  Nursing  is 
one  of  excellence,  dedication,  even  heroism. 
And  it's  a  challenge  to  live  up  to. 

Today,  an  Army  Nurse  is  the  epitome 
of  professionalism,  regarded  as  a  critical 
member  of  the  Army  Medical  Team. 

A  BSN  degree  is  required.  And  the  clinical   the  Army  Reserve  or  National 
spectrum  is  almost  impossible  to  match  Guard  with  Army  ROTC  and 

in  civilian  practice.  get  up  to  $6,500  while  you're  still 

And,  since  you'll  be  an  Army  Officer,  in  school. 

\  du'II  enjoy  more  respect  and  authority  than  It's  called  the  Simultaneous 

most  of  your  civilian  counterparts.  You'll  Membership  Program.  You  get 

jlso  enjoy  travel  opportunities,  officer's  pay       S100  a  month  as  an  Advanced 
id  officer's  privileges.  Army  ROTC  Cadet  and  an  addi 


Army  Nursing  offers  educational  oppor- 
tunities that  are  second  to  none.  As  an  Army 
Nurse,  you  could  be  selected  for  graduate 
degree  programs  at  civilian  universities. 

ADVANCED  NURSING  COURSE, 
TUITION-FREE 

You  get  tuition,  pay  andlivingallowances. 

You  can  also  take  Nurse  Practitioner 
courses  and  courses  in  many  clinical  special- 
ties. All  on  the  Army. 

While  these  programs  do  not  cost  you 
any  money,  most  of  them  do  incur  an  addi- 
tional service  obligation. 

A  CHANCE  TO  PRACTICE  LAW 

If  you're  about  to  get  your  law  degree 
and  be  admitted  to  the  bar,  you  should  con- 
sider a  commission  in  the  Judge  Advocate 
General  Corps.  Because  in  the  Army  you  get 
to  practice  law  right  from  the  start. 

While  your  classmates  are  still  doing 
other  lawyers'  research  and  other  lawyers' 
briefs,  you  could  have  your  own  cases,  your 
own  clients,  in  effect,  your  own  practice. 

Plus  you'll  have  the  pay,  prestige  and 
privileges  of  being  an  Officer  in  the  United 
States  Army.  With  a  chance  to  travel  and 
make  the  most  of  what  you've  worked  so 
hard  to  become.  A  real,  practicing  lawyer. 
Be  an  Army  Lawyer. 

ROTC  SCHOLARSHIPS 

Though  you're  too  late  for  a  4-year 
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The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  May  2,  1980  Page  11 


Sophie  Kerr  left  500  short  stories,  23  novels- 
and  almost  $500,000 


by  PETE  TURCHI 

News  Editor 


To  most  people  the  name  Sophie  Kerr 
means  light,  entertaining  fiction.  To 
many,  it  also  suggests  the  delights  of 
the  gastronomicai  art— menus  temp- 
tingly presen  ted,  mouBth  -  wa  tering 
descriptions  of   delectable 

delicacies.  To  Marylanders,  Mrs. 
Sophie  Underwood's  eminence  in  the 
kitchen  is  not  surprising,  she  was  born 
and  brought  up  on  the  Eastern  Sho'. 

—From  an  undated  article  in  the  Sun- 
day Sun  found  in  the  archives  of  the 
Clifton  E.  Miller  library. 

On  May  25,  1942,  Anna  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Letters  at 
Washington  College.  After  a  rather 
lengthy  speech  she  presented  College 
President  George  Mead  with  a  check 
for  twenty-five  dollars.  He  expressed 
liis  appreciation,  then  stepped  to  the 
podium  and  delivered  the  following 
remarks: 

"Of  the  Eastern  Shore  by  birth  and 
tradition;  of  the  wider  world  of  letters 
of  genius  and  experience,  you  have 
stood  for  years  in  the  choice  position  of 
a  weaver  of  stories  and  novels  wherein 
the  hearts  of  mankind  have  revealed 
through  your  skillful  pen  the  web  of 
their  experience;  nor  have  your 
characters  forsaken  the  region  which 
was  yours  in  girlhood  and  young 
womanhood.  We  honor  you  as  an  adorn- 
ment to  the  world  of  letters  and  a 
source  of  pride  to  your  native  communi- 
ty and  native  state." 

The  subject  of  Mead's  remarks  was 
popular  short  story  writer  and  novelist 
Sophie  Kerr  Underwood.  Kerr  did  not 
present  Mead  with  a  check,  but  upon 
her  death  in  early  February,  1965,  she 
was  to  bequest  to  the  College  nearly 
$500,000. 

Sophie  Kerr,  author  of  over  500  short 
stories  and  23  novels,  was  born  on 
August  23,  1880  on  a  farm  in  Denton, 
Maryland,  Her  mother  was  a  descen- 
dant of  an  old  Eastern  Shore  family, 
and  her  father,  born  and  raised  in  Penn- 
sylvania, ran  a  nursery.  Kerr's  fond- 
ness for  plants  and  for  the  applejack 
and  peach  brandy  made  from  the  extra 
fruit  from  her  father's  trees  were  to 
turn  up  continually  in  her  writing,  as 
were  her  childhood  memories  of  the 
people  and  places  of  the  Eastern  Shore. 
Kerr  left  home  to  attend  Hood  College 
in  Frederick,  Maryland,  where  she  got 
her  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1898; 
surprisingly  enough,  she  didn't  major 


Companion  and  continued  selling  her 
stories  and  serialized  novels  to  other 
popular  and  women's  magazines.  In  the 
course  of  her  career  Kerr  sold  over  100 
stories  to  The  Saturday  Evening  Post, 
and  even  more  were  published  in 
Woman's  Home  Companion  before, 
during,  and  after  her  period  of  service 
as  editor.  She  had  several  of  her  books 
serialized  in  The  Saturday  Evening 
Post  and  had  stories  published  in 
Women's  Day,  Vogue,  and  McCall's as 
late  at  the  1960's.  She  also  co-wrote  a 
play,  Big  Hearted  Herbert,  which  ran 
successfully  and  was  made  into  a  movie 
in  1934,  the  same  year  it  first  appeared 
on  stage. 

An  article  in  Current  Biography  said 
that  "her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure 
professional  touch,  but  lightly  skimm- 
ing the  surface  of  life."  The  same  arti- 
cle says  that  "she  wrote  to  amuse,  and 
she  did  it  well."  The  obituary  that  ap- 
peared in  The  New  York  Times  after 
she  died  of  a  heart  attack  at  the  age  of 
84  called  her  fiction,  "light  and  amus- 
ing." 

Sophie  Kerr  was  as  active  socially  as 
she  was  in  the  field  of  writing.  She  was 
a  governor  of  the  Wine  and  Food  Socie- 
ty, which  limited  its  activities  to  wine 
and  food-tasting  parties  during  the  Se- 
cond World  War.  She  was  known  as  a 
culinary  expert  and  "  a  Hostess  of 
serene  charm  and  unhurried  manner" 
who  was  "always  impeccably 
-dressed,"  according  to  her  guests.  She 
often  invited  friends  to  her  elaborately 
decorated  home  in  New  York,  which  in- 
cluded a  spiral  stairway,  antique  fur- 
niture, a  sunken  patio,  a  glass  dining 
room  and  an  enormous  study  that  took 
up  the  entire  front  of  the  house.  Her 
home  was  filled  with  various  objects 
which  she  collected  during  her  exten- 
sive travels  around  the  world.  Although 
not  much  in  the  way  of  biographical 
material  has  survived,  we  can  assume 
that  her  flair  for  writing  permeated 
everything  else  she  did  in  life;  one 
recipe  for  frying  chicken  that  she  wrote 
to  a  friend  specifies  that  the  ingredients 
be  set  "in  a  large  yellow  earthen  bowl 
on  a  clean  table  in  a  sunlit  kitchen." 

As  if  she  was  not  busy  ehough  with 
her  professional  and  private  lives,  Kerr 
was  also  a  steadfast  Republican.  She 
was  governor  of  the  Women's  National 
Republican  Club  and  also  served  on  the 


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literary  endeavor."  The  statement 
went  on  to  say  that  the  winner  of  the 
prize  is  to  be  selected  by  a  committee 
consisting  of  the  president  of  the  Col- 
lege and  the  members  of  the  English 
Department. 

A  magazine  article  that  appeared 
soon  after  the  bequest  was  announced 
said  that  "the  size  of  the  prize  made 
possible  by  the  unusual  bequest  pro- 
mises to  beckon  the  cream  of  would-be 


The  next  year  the  winner  was  Gil  Brad- 
ford of  Bogota,  Columbia,  and  since 
then  the  award  has  been  given  at  least 
twice  to  non-English  majors,  but  usual- 
ly to  poets  and  authors.  The  prize 
reached  a  new  height  in  publicity  in 
1978  when  Art  Bilodeau,  who  won  the 
award  for  an  unfinished  novel  entitled 
Ground  Round,  was  interviewed  by  Cir- 
cus and  People  magazines,  as  well  as 
being    contacted    by   publishing    and 


English,  and  claims  to  have  had  no    ".trie  unusal  bequest  promises  to  beckon  the  cream  of  would-be  writers  to  the  Eastern  Shnrp 

interest  in  writing.  She  went  on  to  get  »««■■■  »uuic 


her  Masters  Degree  at  the  University  of 
Vermont  in  1901,  and  in  her  first  year 
there  she  write  her  first  short  story.  It 
sold  to  a  local  magazine,  so  she  wrote 
another.  She  left  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont during  one  of  the  school  vacations 
to  visit  a  girlfriend  in  Pittsburg,  and 
happened  to  get  a  feature  story 
published  in  the  Pittsburgh  Chronicle 
Telegraph.  One  of  the  editors  was  par- 
ticularly interested  in  the  story  and 
asked  the  writer  to  come  to  his  office, 
and  shortly  thereafter  Kerr  became 


advisory  committee  of  the  Business 
Women's  Republican  Club.  She  was  a 
member  of  Theta  Sigma  and  the  PEN 
club,  a  writer's  association.  In  her  free 
time  Kerr  polished  her  lingual  skills  by 
reading  foreign  works  in  the  original 
French  and  Spanish. 

Despite  all  of  these  accomplish- 
ments, Sophie  Kerr  seems  not  to  have 
carved  a  place  for  herself  among  the 
great  writers  of  the  Englsih  language. 
She  is  remembered,  however,  for  the 


writers  to  the  small  Eastern  Shore  Col- 
lege town."  Why  did  she  make  the  be- 
quest? Washington  College  was  one  of 
three  schools.including  Franklin  and 
Marshall  and  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont, which  presented  Kerr  with 
honorary  degrees,  but  the  reason  most 
likely  lies  in  the  fact  the  she  never 
forgot  her  original  home.  Her  short 
story  collection  The  Sound  Of  Pet- 
ticoats is  about  the  Eastern  Shore,  and 
all  of  her  writing  was  filled  with  place- 


"Her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure  professional  touch,  but  lightly  skimming  the  surface  of  life.' 


Women's  Editor  of  the  paper.  From 
that  job  she  went  to  the  Pittsburgh 
Gazette  Times,  but  her  career  as  a 
newspaper  woman  stopped  at  about  the 
time  she  was  married  to  John  D.  Under- 
wood in  1904. 

The  couple  lived  in  New  England  but 
they  were  separated  after  just  four 
years  of  marriage.  Kerr  moved  to  an 
apartment  in  New  York  and  resumed 
writing  under  her  maiden  name.  She 
became  editor  of  the  Woman's  Home 


annual  prize  awarded  in  her  name  at 
the  College.  She  left  just  less  than  half 
of  a  million  dollars  to  the  school,  and  in- 
cluded a  statement  in  her  will  that  said 
in  part,  "one-half  of  the  interest  on  the 
bequest  is  to  be  used  annually  as  a  cask 
prize  to  be  known  and  designated  as  the 
'Sophie  Kerr  Prize'  to  be  awarded  to  the 
senior  student,  man  or  woman,  at 
graduation,  who  shall  have  been  chosen 
as  having  the  best  ability  and  promise 
for  future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 


names  from  the  region  in  which  she  was 
born.  She  maintained  her  home  in  Den- 
ton even  while  she  lived  in  New  York, 
and  would  return  to  the  land  of  her 
childhood  after  her  transcontinental 
travels. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  was  first 
awarded  in  1968  to  Christian  Clark 
Hodum,  an  English  major  from 
Ronkonknomo,  New  York,  for  a  novel- 
in-progress.  The  prize  was  then  worth 
approximately  nine  thousand  dollars. 


television  companies.  Although  the 
nature  of  the  award  makes  it  impossi- 
ble to  state  its  exact  worth  for  any 
future  date,  it  has  been  estimated  that 
the  value  of  the  prize  when  it  is 
awarded  at  commencement  this  May  25 
will  be  approximatley  $18,000. 

At  11  a.m.  on  Februrary  8,  1965, 
funeral  services  were  held  for  Sophie 
Kerr  at  St.  James  Episcopal  Church  at 
Madison  Avenue  and  71st  Street  in  New 
York,  She  left  behind  hundreds  of 
stories  and  nearly  two  dozen  novels,  a 
movie,  a  play,  and  what  is  considered  to 
be  the  largest  undergraduate  writing 
prize  in  the  United  States  today.  Her 
prolificity  and  great  energy  earned  her 
a  wide  audience  during  her  lifetime,  but 
she  is  quickly  joining  the 
unremembered  of  history;  in  all  truth, 
if  not  for  the  Washington  College  be- 
quest Sophie  Kerr  would  probably  exist 
as  nothing  other  than  a  reference  in 
library  catalogs.  Although  she  may 
have  failed  in  the  artist's  quest  for  im- 
mortality, her  generosity, 
may  make  it  possible  for  an  artistic 
career  which  might  otherwise  be  for- 
saken to  instead  be  fulfilled. 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  May  2,  1980-  Page  12 


Crew  swamps  Lafayette 


by  FREEMAN  DODSWORTH 


Washington  College  oarsmen  took  the 
Chester  river  by  storm  last  Saturday, 
sweeping  a  meet  with  Lafayette  College 
of  New  Jersey-  Following  a  week  of 
beautiful  spring  weather,  Mother 
Nature  once  again  tried  to  wash  up  the 
season  for  the  crew  with  heavy  rain  and 
low  tides  that  threatened  to  keep  them 
off  the  water. 

But  with  the  season  virtually  over, 
and  only  two  regular  races  remaining 
on  the  schedule,  weather  was  low  on  the 
list  of  priorities, 

The  first  race  found  our  varsity  and 
junior  varsity  boats  pitted  against 
Lafayette's  first  boat.  Despite  the  rain, 
the  waters  were  calm  and  the  tide 
slight,  whcih  made  for  ideal  rowing 
conditions  and  reasonably  fast  times. 
After  a  good  start  both  the  varsity  and 
junior  varisty  found  themselves  nearly 
a  boat  length  ahead  of  the  Lafayette 
crew.  As  the  race  continued,  the  varsity 
showed  its  strength  opening  the  lead 
continuously.  The  finish  showed 
Washington  College  in  places  one  and 
two,  with  the  varsity  the  victor  at  6:30 
and  the  junior  varsity  a  very  respec- 
table 6:45.  Lafayette's  varsity  came  in 
a  poor  third  nearly  a  munute  later. 

The  next  race  on  the  schedule  was 


between  the  second  Lafayette  boat  and 
our  junior  varsity  and  freshmen.  This 
race  proved  to  more  competitive  than 
the  first,  with  the  largest  time  spread 
being  less  than  thirty  seconds.  A  com- 
bination of  fatigue  from  the  first  race 
and  a  long  wait  for  the  second  race 
made  for  a  rocky  start  for  the  JV,  but 
they  pulled  to  a  strong  finish,  18  seconds 
ahead  of  Lafayette.  The  Freshmen 
rowed  to  a  very  respectable  third  after 
equipment  problems  gave  them  a  poor 
start. 

Washington  College  women  found 
themselves  up  against  somewhat  stiffef 
competition.  The  U.S.  Naval  Academy 
produced  a  very  strong  boat  that  pro- 
ved too  much  for  our  small  women's 
program. 

Coming  off  this  weekend's  race,  the 
crew  is  1-1  on  the  season.  They  are  look- 
ing to  make  it  a  2-1  next  Saturday  as 
they  seek  revenge  against  George 
Washington  University,  which  handed 
them  their  last  defeat.  They  will  also  be 
racing  Georgetown  University,  their 
stiffest  competition  this  year.  The 
season  will  culminate  on  the  weekend  of 
May  tenth  when  they  go  to  Philadelphia 
to  compete  in  the  Dad  Vail  regatta,  one 
of  the  largest  in  the  world. 


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The  good  guys  win  — 
for  a  change 


by  PETE  TURCHI 
News  Editor 


Will  Adam  Oakhart  marry  Nellie 
Lovelace?  Will  the  evil  Numro 
Murgatroyd  steal  Mrs.  Upson  Aster- 
bill's  fortune  by  marrying  her  daughter 
Leonie?  Will  Mookie  Maguggins  come 
in  time  to  untie  Adam  and  defeat 
Numro,  thereby  protecting  Little  Nell 's 
future? 

The  Drama  Department's  presenta- 
tion of  Dirty  Work  At  The  Crossroads 
was  unlike  most  of  the  Department's  of- 
ferings in  many  ways.  For  one  thing,  on 
at  least  one  night  there  was  a  waiting 
list  to  get  a  seat.  For  another  thing,  the 
play  was  as  simple  as  good  guys  and 
bad  guys  and  heroes  and  villains. 

Melodramas  tend  to  share  a  single 
plot,  so  there  is  no  need  to  elaborate  on 
how  Munro  Murgatroyd  attempts  two 
marraiges  to  gain  a  fortune,  only  to  be 
stopped  ("Curses,  foiled  again")  both, 
times  by  his  wife  and  sometimes- 
cohort,  Ida  Rhinegold.  For  those  who 
missed  one  of  the  Drama  Department's 
most  entertaining  productions  in  recent 
years,  it  may  be  necessary  to  add  that 
good  triumphs  over  evil,  and  when 
Munro  (Ted  Legates)  takes  his  bows  he 
is  greeted  with  a  well-deserved  round  of 
boos. 

The  play  was  presented  in  the  base- 
ment of  the  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center, 
and  although  it  seems  as  if  the  pro- 
scenium stage  upstairs  is  being  ig- 
nored, the  intimate  setting  downstairs 
was  certainly  appropriate  for  this 
show.  Whether  Adam  Oakhart  (Bill 
Mortimer)  was  trying  to  convince  Ida 
Rhinegold  to  find  religion  or  Legates 
was  planning  one  more  sinister  deed, 
the  audience  was  successfully  used  as  a 
confidante. 

The  set  was  bright  and  relatively  sim- 
ple, aided  by  the  use  of  two  ingenious 
props:  the  boat  in  which  Ida  makes  two 
entrances,  and  the  train  tracks  which 
become  part  of  the  final  set.  The  pace  of 
the  show  (approximately  two-and-a- 
half  hours  long)  kept  it  moving  quickly 
enough  for  the  most  part,  though  the 
longer  first  act  had  a  very  few  slow 
moments.  The  directing  was  imagini- 
tive,  keeping  in  context  with  the  light- 


headedness of  the  play. 

Aside  from  the  writing  of  the  play, 
however,  one  of  the  most  emjoyable 
aspects  of  the  evening  was  the  acting  in 
the  show.  Legates  was  a  thoroughly  evil 
villain,  and  Mandy  Fansler  easily 
turned  in  her  best  job  on  the 
Washington  stage  to  date  as  Ida.  Chris 
Ellinghaus  as  Mookie  Maguggins  had 
one  of  the  more  difficult  roles  in  the 
show  with  his  hick  accent,  but  nonethe- 
less did  a  fine  job.  And  as  if  it  was  in  the 
script,  Beth  Church  and  Bill  Mortimer, 
as  Nellie  and  Adam,  did  excellently. 
Church  was  forced  to  play  one  of  the 
shows  straightest  roles  throughout  the 
first  act  and  was  in  sharp  contract  to 
the  other  characters.  Although  Mor- 
timer had  more  trouble  keeping  a 
straight  face,  his  sarcastic  delivery  and 
uncharacteristic  movements  added  a 
dimension  to  the  play  apart  from  what 
was  written  by  the  author,  Bill  Johnson. 

The  acting  of  the  minors  was  also 
very  good,  with  Cathy  Carrier  turning 
in  a  smooth  performance  fcided  by  an 
excellent  accent)  as  a  French  seduc- 
tress. High  praise  is  also  due  Eric  Sted- 
man,  who  played  the  seemingly  non- 
stop piano  music  that  was  integral  to 
the  show. 

There  is  no  questioning  it,  Dirty  Work 
At  The  Cross-Roads  is  nothing  more 
than  an  old  time  melodrama  that  is  a 
guarateed  success  to  any  capable  com- 
pany which  performs  it.  Although  the 
Drama  Department  is  probably  in- 
terested in  producing  more  serious 
plays  for  Drama  majors  to  work  on, 
there  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  cast  and 
crowd  alike  enjoyed  being  able  to  just 
sit  back  and  have  fun  for  once.  Who 
ever  said  the  good  guys  couldn't  win 
once  in  a  while? 


Happy  Birthday, 
Georges 


Volume  52  NUMBER  1 


The  Kent  Quad  Pipeline 

Heating  Under  Repair 


GINGER  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


"It  seems  on  the  surface  un- 
pardonable that  students  should  come 
back  and  find  what  looks  like  a  swimm- 
ing pool  being  built  in  the  Kent  quad," 
said  Geoff  Garinther,  SGA  vice  presi- 
dent. 

Construction  on  a  steam  line  for  Kent 
House  has  considerably  disrupted  the 
landscaping  around  Hodson  Hall  and 
the  Kent  quadrangle. 

Kent  House  had  the  last  remaining  in- 
dependent boiler  on  campus.  After  a 
blow-out  last  winter,  "we  were  faced 
with  either  getting  a  new  boiler  or  ex- 
tending the  existing  steam  line,"  said 
vice  president  of  Finance  Gene  Hessey. 
The  insurance  inspector  only  allowed 
patching  of  the  boiler  for  the  remainder 
of  the  season. 


Work  on  the  project  was  begun  so  late 
in  the  summer  because  of  an  unex- 
pected increase  in  costs  to  nearly  twice 
the  original  estimate.  "The  project, 
based  on  original  cost  estimates  was 
funded  by  the  Hodson  Trust  in 
December,"  said  Hessey.  The  repairs 
and  replacements  reserve  fund  will 
provide  the  additional  money.  Delays 
were  caused  when  these  funds  had  to  be 
approved. 

"Hopefully  it  will  be  completed 
before  the  end  of  the  month,"  said 
Hessey.  The  crucial  part  is  to  get  it 
completed  before  the  heating  season." 
The  piping  used  for  the  construction 
had  to  be  specially  manufactured; 
and,"  said  Hessey,  "we  were  fortunate 
to  get  it  when  we  did." 


The  Black  Hole 


Photo  by  Alex  Hodge 
A  View  from  inside  the  construction 


Cousineau  to  Teach  Writing  Workshop 


Bill  Mortimer 

Assistant  Editor 


For  the  first  time  since  the  late  60's, 
English  composition  examinations 
were  administered  to  freshmen  during 
their  orientation  last  week. 

The  examination,  which  was 
designed  to  test  the  freshmen's  ability 
to  write  an  essay,  was  not  given  in  the 
same  form  as  its  predecessor.  Ac- 
cording to  English  department  chair- 
man Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  the  exam  was 
given  in  order  to  "let  us  see  early  who 
needs  a  little  extra  coaching  to  succeed 
in  college  works."  From  the  results  of 
the  exam,  students  who  show  a  need  to 
learn  the  fundamentals  of  writing  will  - 
be  offered  a  non-credit  writing  course. 
It  will  not  be  a  manditory  class,  nor  will 
it  apply  to  the  distribution  re- 
quirements. 

Diane  Cousineau,  who  holds  a  PhD  in 
English  and  who  taught  English 
literature  in  Davis,  California  and 
Paris,  France  will  instruct  students 
who  would  like  to  improve  their  writing 
skills.  Through  the  class  Cousineau 
hopes  "to  get  the  students  to  en- 
joywriting,  to  feel  at  ease  with  words,  to 
arrive  at  the  point  where  writing  is  not 
a  burden."  Both  Tatum  and  Cousineau 
see  the  writers  workshop  as  extending 
during  second  semester  so  that  up- 
perclassmen  could  also  benefit.  Also, 
during  the  course  of  the  first  semester, 
faculty  members  can  point  out  those 
freshmen  who  need  extra  help  in 
writing  essays.  "By  setting  it  up  so  that 
there  is  a  facility  for  this  on  campus,  we 
hope  that  students  will  use  it"  said 
Tatum. 

Tatum  sees  the  workshop  as  a 
"resource",  The  students  who  attend 
are  capable  of  doing  thework,  but  are  in 
need  of  perfecting  their  skills  at 
writing.  The  workshop  will  be  held 
twice  weekly  and  there  will  be  two 
separate  classes.  Tatum  sees  the 
workshop  as  a  viable  means  to  lowering 
the  attrition  rate  at  the  college.  As  well, 
she  said;  "it  is  possible  to  give  help  to 
those    seniors    struggling    with    their 


theses."  through  consultation  with  Dr. 
Cousineau. 

Cousineau  feels  that  "students  should 
not  feel  penalized  by  being  asked  to 
take  this  course."  She  added  that  a 
good  deal  of  students  could  benefit  from 


it  as  only  those  who  write  constantly 
are  good  writers.  "Most  students  are 
not  trained  in  high  school  for  the  kind  of 
writing  they  will  do  in  college"  she  said. 
The  course  is  not  remedial,  nor  is  it  a 
course  in  grammar.  It  is  a  writing 


Exam  Given  at  Odd  Hour 


BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Orientation,  frightening  experience 
for  many,  was  made  even  more  so  by  a 
startling  fact  with  which  freshman 
were  faced.  On  the  day  of  their  arrival 
the  freshman  class  was  required  to  take 
a  two  hour  English  Composition  Exam 
—at  7:30  in  the  evening. 

The  timing,  many  felt,  was  bad.  Dr. 
Nancy  Tatum,  Chairman  of  the  English 
department  said  that  it  was  "bad  plann- 
ing." The  exam  was  not  scheduled  by 
the  English  department  and,  by  the 
time  Tatum  became  aware  of  the  time 
and  date  on  which  the  exam  would  be 
given,  it  was  too  late  to  change.  In 
another  year,  she  said  "the  essay  will 
be  rescheduled  for  a  mroning," 
perhaps  the  day  after  the  students  ar- 
rive. The  essay  requires  energy  and 
ability  to  concentrate  and  thus,  said 
Tatum  "demands  people  who  are  alert 
and  fresh."  It  was  neccessary  to  have 
the  freshman  take  the  exam  because  of 
the  writers  workshop  which  will  be  of- 
fered to  freshman  whose  essay  writing 
needs  to  be  polished  for  college  essays. 
"Knowing  we  were  setting  up  the 
workshop,  we  needed  to  know  who 
would  most  profit  from  the  help. ' ' 
Tatum  said.  She  added  that  if  it  was  let 
go  until  the  midterm  it  would  be  "too 


late  to  get  much  done." 

Dr  Diane  Cousineau,  who  will  teach 
the  voluntary  workshop,  also  feels  that 
the  timing  might  have  made  the  exam 
more  difficult  for  some.  However,  she 
feels  that  "students  who  write  best 
would  not  have  been  affected"  by  the 
inconvient  hour. 

The  opinion  on  the  part  of  the 
freshman  class  is  generally  the  same, 
"It  really  wasn't  that  hard"  said  Terri 
Adamczyk,  from  Moorsetown,  NJ,  ad- 
ding that  "it  was  late  and  hot  and 
everyone  was  nervous."  But  perhaps 
the  most  important  fact  as  that  it  had 
been  a  busy  day  "I  thought  7:30  was 
late,  after  unpacking,  I  was  tired" 
Adamczyk  said. 

Jeanmarie  Fegely  from  Morton,  Pen- 
nsylvania felt  the  same  way  "I  was 
really  tired  and  when  they  told  us,  I  was 
in  a  panic."  I  didn't  feel  I  was  ready  to 
sit  down  and  write  a  paper"  she  said.  In 
another  sense,  though,  Fegely  feels  it 
was  good.  "It  was  something  we  had  to 
do.  Afterwards  I  felt  that  I  did  okay," 
she  said. 
Both  Adamczyk  and  Fegely  felt  that 

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workshop  and  there  will  be  no  outside 
readings.  The  majority  of  the  course 
will  consist  of  teaching  students  to 
"write,  rewrite  and  edit"  Cousineau 
said.  "There  are  many  stages  to  the 
writing  process,  which  many  students 
overlook. "It  is  her  hope  that  students 
attending  the  workshop  will  begin  to  ap- 
preciate the  "complexity  of  the  writing 
process;  of  logic  and  coherence," 
Cousineau  feels  that  to  establish  this 
appreciation,  one  can  not  simply  dash 
off  a  writing  assignment.  "You  have  to 
Write  a  lot,"  she  said,  citing  that  a  lot  of 
what  will  be  written  will  not  neccessari- 
ly  be  good. 

Both  Tatum  and  Cousineau  hope  to 
keep  the  workshop  small;  twenty-five 
students  or  less  for  each  of  the  two  ses- 
sions. That  is  not  to  say  that  they  do  not 
want  more  people  to  show  interest. 
Neither  Tatum  or  Cousineau  have  ob- 
jections to  expanding  the  workshop  to 
include  more  time,  if  need  be.  As  well, 
Cousineau  invites  anyone  who  needs  ex- 
tra help  to  see  her  during  her  office 
hours.  But,  for  a  full  understanding  and 
learning  process  to  take  place, 
Cousineau  hopes  to  "do  a  lot  at  an  in- 
dividual level.  Each  student's  problems 
are  unique",  she  said. 

In  the  classroom  situation,  Cousineau 
will  give  some  type  of  writing  assisgn- 
ment.  She  feels  that  if  a  student  should 
have  a  paper  for  another  course,  this 
would  be  the  perfect  situation  in  which 
to  complete  it.  Most  of  all,  she  hopes 
that  "the  students  should  all  think  of 
themselves  as  writers  in  the  company 
of  writers." 

There  are  some  professors,  Tatum 
noted,  who  feel  that  the  workshop 
should  be  made  compulsory  .  Tatum, 
however,  feels  that  if  it  were  made 
compulsory,  it  would  create  an 
"awkward  situation.  It  would  be  the  on- 
ly compulsory  course  on  campus."  In 
any  case,  she  feels  that  the  workshop  is 
"an  opportunity." 


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editorial 


A  Fresh  Start 


Changes  Bring  "Phenomenal"  Success 

Orientation  with  a  Twist 


WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


At  first  glance,  it  wouldn't  seem  that  the  year  is  getting  off  to  a 
great  start.  No  progress  is  evident  on  either  the  Hill  Dorms  or  the 
Student  Center;  some  intagible  work  has  been  done,  however, 
and  perhaps  the  delay  has  been  unavoidable.  It's  still  hard  to 
understand  why  objections  from  the  Maryland  Historical  Socie- 
ty, against  the  renovation  were  not  anticipated,  and  why  com- 
plications with  engineering  designs  were  discovered  so  late.  The 
Hill  Dorms  will  eventually  be  renovated,  and  chances  are  we  will 
have  a  Student  Center  for  next  year,  if  we  can  just  hang  on  a  little 
longer. 

On  the  positive  side,  and  there  is  one,  the  current  housing 
situation  is  better  than  the  slum  conditions  which  had  been 
feared.  Another  plus  is  that  freshman  SAT  averages,  those  ever- 
important  statistics,  are  up  over  last  year. 

And  the  Elm  is  still  here.  We're  inexperienced  editorial  staff 
but  we're  enthusiastic.  We'll  do  our  best  to  let  you  know  what's 
going  on,  and  to  keep  up  communication  among  student,  faculty, 
and  administration.  We're  ready  to  go.  Hope  you  had  a  good 
summer  and  that  you're  ready  to  go,  too. 

PACE  Courses  Set 


Eleven  non-credit  courses  have  been 
scheduled  for  the  fall  semester  as  part 
of  the  PACE  program.  Classes  will 
begin  on  September  22  and  the  courses 
run  four.  five,  six,  eight  or  ten  weeks, 
generally  meeting  one  evening  per 
week.  There  is  no  age  limit  or  education 
requirement  to  enroll  in  PACE. 

Gordon  Connally  will  offer  Contract 
Bridge  Standard  American  Bidding  on 
Mondays  from  7:30  to  8:30  P.M.  Also  on 
Monday  evenings,  Michael  Malone  will 
teach  a  five  week  course  on  Controlling 
Inflation  and  Recession:  T-^-Why  and 
How  of  Government  Econo.      Policy. 

An  eight  week  course  in  ~Hatha  Yoga 
will  be  taught  by  Karen  L.  Smith  on 
Tuesday  evenings  from  7:30  to  8:30  PM. 
Louis  H.  Cadwell  will  offer  Energy 
from  the  Sun.  a  six  week  course  on  solar 
energy,  on  Tuesdays  from  7  to  9  PM. 
Also  during  this  time  slot,  Donald  Mun- 
son  will  give  a  six  week  course  in 
Estuarine  Biology. 

On  Wednesdays  for  six  weeks,  John 
R.  Farrell  will  teach  Estate  Planning 
and  Taxationtrom  7  to  9  P.M.  The  same 
evenings  from  7:30  to  9:30.  Larry 
Hanifee  will  give  a  course  in  Backyard 
Astronomy,  to  be  held  at  the  Kent  Coun- 
ty High  School  Planetarium,  Worton. 
Also  on  Wednesday  evenings  for  eight 
weeks,  James  P.  Archibald  will  offer 
Biblical  History. 

Robert  Fallaw  will  give  a  six  week 
course  entitled  The  United  States  anu 
Conflict  in  the  Middle  East  on 
Thursdays  from  7:30  to  9:30  PM.  Dur- 
ing the  same  time  period,  Kenneth 
Milton  will  teach  a  four  week  course- 
Painting  Conservation.  On  Thursdays 
from  7  to  9  P.M.  Garry  Clarke  will  give 
an  eight  week  American  Mus/ccourse. 
One  daytime  course,  Fitness  at  Noon: 


Aerobic  DancemU  meet  Tuesdays  and 
Thursdays  at  lunchtime  for  ten  weeks. 
Karen  L.  Smith  is  scheduled  to  teach 
this  course. 

An  intense  three  day  Writers 
Weekend  will  be  held  Friday.  October 
31  to  Sunday,  November  2  under  the 
direction  of  Robert  Day  and  Mary 
Wood.  Participants  will  have  a  chance 
to  meet  with  editors  and  published 
writers,  to  participate  in  panel  discus- 
sions, and  to  schedule  individual  con- 
ferences on  manuscripts. 

Mrs.  Ann  W.  Hoon,  Director  of  Conti- 
nuing Education,  in  handling  registra- 
tion. Fees  vary,  depending  upon  the 
length  of  each  course.  Each  class  will 
be  filled  on  a  first  come,  first  served 
basis.  Any  class  with  fewer  than  ten 
students  will  be  cancelled.  No  refunds 
will  be  given  after  the  first  class,  except 
in  extraordinary  circumstances.  Mrs. 
Hoon  may  be  reached  during  weekday 
morning  hours  at  778-2800,  extension 
207.  The  Office  of  Continuing  Education 
is  located  in  the  basement  of  William 
Smith  Hall. 


Due  to  problems  in  scheduling  and 
the  decision  to  add  several  new  ac- 
tivities, the  Fall  1980  Orientation  Pro- 
gram was  noticeably  changed  from 
those  of  previous  years. 

The  change  In  orientation  began  with 
the  addition,  of  the  English  composition 
Examination.  All  new  students  were  re- 
quired to  write  an  essay  which  would 
then  be  evaluated  to  determine  each 
student's  writing  abilities.  Dean  of 
students  Maureen  Kelley  said  that  it 
was  held  on  the  first  night  of  orientation 
because  they  wanted  to  have  it  as  soon 
as  possible.  In  this  way,  the  exams 
could  be  checked  over  by  the  time 
classes  began.  Kelley  also  mentioned 
that  there  would  be  a  writing  workshop 
held  for  some  students  who  need  to 
develop  their  writing  skills. 

Five  contact  hours  were  presented 
for  the  class,  and  covered  such  subjects 
as  student  life  and  study  skills.  One  con- 
tact hour,  entitled  "Academic  Life  at 
Washington  College,"  brought  the 
students  into  contact  with  a  few  of  the 
professors.  Martin  Rabat,  Chairman  of 
the  Department  of  Humanities,  Garry 
Clarke.  Dean  of  the  College,  and  Frank 
Creegan,  Chairman  of  the  Department 
of  Chemistry,  were  chosen  to  present 
the  program.  According  to  Dean  Kelley 
and  Dean  Maxcy,  these  three  were 
selected  because  they  represent  dif- 

Poetry  Review  Deadline 

The  closing  date  for  the  submission  of 
manuscripts  to  the  College  Poetry 
Review  by  college  students  is 
November  5.  Any  student  attending 
either  junior  or  senior  college  is  eligible 
to  submit  his  verse.  There  is  no  limita- 
tion as  to  form  or  theme.  Shorter  works 
are  preferred  because  of  space  limita- 
tions. 

Each  poem  must  be  typed  or  printed 
on  a  separate  sheet,  and  must  bear  the 
name  and  home  address  of  the  student, 
and  the  college  address  as  well. 

Manuscripts  should  be  sent  to  the  Na- 
tional Poetry  Press,  Box  218,  Agoura, 
Calif.  91301. 


Odd  HOUr     Visual  Arts  Scholarship 


Continued  from  Page  1 
the  essay  was  not  that  difficult.  The 
freshman  were  given  a  paragraph  by 
Thoreau  from  Walden  to  read.  From 
there,  they  had  to  explain  the  author's 
point  of  view  and  then  to  give  their  own 
opinion  on  the  work. 

Still  being  in  a  new  environment  on  a 
busy  day  and  then  taking  an  English  ex- 
am was  a  cause  for  nervousmess.  As 
Adamczyk  reasoned,  "I  don't  think 
they  expected  perfect  essays." 


(Editor  in  Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor '■  William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Photography  Editor   jlm  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for  ■ 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  oni 
these  pages  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO' 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff  The  ELM 
is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Ten  fellowships  of  $5,000  each  will  be 
offered  this  year  to  Maryland's  visual 
artists.  The  grants  are  intended  to  sup- 
port individual  artistic  innovation, 
while  encouraging  mature  and  emerg- 
ing artists  to  pursue  their  career  goals. 
So  fact  the  Maryland  State  Arts  Council 
has  awarded  a  total  of  twenty-five 
$5,000  grants  over  the  past  four  years  to 
individuals  in  creative  writing,  music 
composition,  film/video,  and  visual 
arts. 

To  apply  for  the  fellowships,  one  must 
be  a  Maryland  resident  over  eighteen 
years  of  age.  Each  applicant  is  re- 
quired to  submit  slides  and 
photographs  representative  of  a  body  of 
recent  work  demonstrating  a  high  level 
of  accomplishment.  A  panel  of  out-of- 
state  jurors  will  review  the  materials 
submitted  and  recommend  individuals 
to  receive  the  fellowships. 

Those  interested  in  applying  for  a 
visual  arts  fellowship  should  contact 
the  Maryland  State  Arts  Council,  15  W. 
Mulberry  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 
21201—685-6740,  to  recieve  the  applica- 
tion form.  Artists  who  are  registered 
with  MSAC's  Visual  Arts  Slide  Registry 
Program  will  automatically  receive  an 
application  form.  Applications  must  be 
completed  and  returned  to  the  Council 
with  supporting  materials  by 
Decembers,  1980. 


ferent  approaches  and  "different 
dlciplines"  of  teaching.  Creegan  has  a 
scientific  apporach,  Kabat  a  broader 
look  through  humanities,  and  Clark 
spoke  on  the  techniques  of  the  four 
course  areas. 

At  one  group  oreintation  meeting,  the 
new  students  were  given  a  tour  of 
Chestertown.  The  purpose  of  this  was  to 
give  them  encouragement  to  "get  off 
campus  once  in  a  while  and  see  what  is 
available,"  said  Maxcy.  He  added  that 
Chestertown  "has  depth,  but  one  must 
seek  it  out.  It's  not  like  a  big  city  with 
marquees  to  show  it  off."  Maxcy  said 
that  some  students  only  go  into  town 
when  they  need  to  buy  something,  such 
as  stamps,  and  he  hopes  that  more 
students  will  simply  go  for  walks  and 
notice  what  Chestertown  has  to  offer. 

Another  attempt  was  made  to  ac- 
quaint the  freshmen  and  transfers  with 
their  temporary  "hometown."  The 
freshmen  were  guests  at  a  reception 
hosted  by  Chestertown  Mayor  Elmer  E. 
Horsey  and  held  in  the  court  yard  next 
to  theKent  County  Court  House.  As 
well,  several  community  members 
were  on  hand  to  speak  to  the  students 
and  welcome  them  to  Chestertown.  The 
students  and  some  of  the  community 
leaders  then  returned  to  the  college  for 
an  outdoor  dinner.  Mayor  Horsey  said 
that  he  wants  the  college  students  and 
the  town  residents  to  realize  that  the 
students  are  a  part  of  the  community. 

The  Student  Government  Association 
Banquet  held  Saturday  evening  added  a 
formal  touch  to  the  orientation  pro- 
gram. At  this  formal  banquet  SGA 
President  Jay  Young,  and  Vice-Presi- 
dent Geoff  Garinther,  were  introduced 
to  the  students.  In  previous  years,  the 
dinner  had  been  sponsored  by  the 
Alumni  Association  but  this  year  it 
changed  hands  because  the  deans 
wanted  to  end  the  formal  part  of  orien- 
tation with  something  put  on  by  the 
students. 

Dean  Kelley  said,  "From  a  vantage 
point,  the  overall  program  has  been 
pnenomenally  successful.  It  has  been 
great  for  the  class,  which  showed  up  for 
most  of  the  activities." 


Pegasus 
Needs  Editor 


EDITORSHIP  of  the  1981  Pegasus  is 
still  open.  All  interested  and  qualified 
applicants  may  submit  a  one  page 
statement  of  purpose  and  a  resume  of 
previous  yearbook  experience  to  Kathy 
Myrick  DeProspo  In  the  Public  Rela- 
tion Office  by  September  19. 

Organizational  and  staff  meetings 
will  be  planned  following  selection  of  an 
editor. 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  12. 1980— Page  3 


Problems  Plague  Hill  Dorm  Renovation 


"I'm  terribly  disappointed  with  the 
lack  of  progress  on  the  Hill  Dorms," 
said  Jay  Young,  SGA  president.  "It 
seems  to  me  there's  been  a  tremendous 
lack  of  foresight,"  said  Geoff  Garin- 
ther,  SGA  vice  president. 

"The  delay  has  been  well  worth  it," 
said  Gene  Hessey,  Vice-president  for 
finance.  A  series  of  unforseeable  objec- 
tions to  plans  for  the  renovation  of  the 
Hill  Dorms  have  forced  the  postpone- 
ment of  construction  to  this  fall. 

Because  the  buildings  are  part  of  the 
Chestertown  Historical  Trust,  a 
building  permit  had  to  be  passed  by  the 
historical  society.  A  narrow  vote  ap- 
proved the  permit,  but  several  modi- 
fications were  stipulated.  "They  are 
esthetic  conditions,"  said  Hessey. 
"Things  like  duplicating  the  windows  to 
conform  to  the  original." 

"When  we  received  the  engineer's 
drawings  for  the  heating  and  electrical 
systems,  we  felt  the  project  was  over- 
engineered,"  said  Hessey.  Subsequent 
cost-saving  modifications  had  to  be  in- 
corporated by  the  engineer. 

The  state  fire  marshall  objected  to 
the  archetect's  recommendation  for 
wall  coverings  for  the  dorms.  "That 
recommendation  took  time,"  said 
Hessey,  "the  fire  marshall's  objections 
were  unanticipated." 

Once  all  objections  were  overcome, 
and  plans  finalized,  a  date  was  set  for 
bids  to  be  taken.  "We  heard  from  three 
major  contractors  that  another  similar 
project  was  receiving  bids  on  the  same 
day,  and  that  unless  we  changed  our 
date,  they  would  not  bid,"  said  Hessey. 
Bids  will  finally  be  taken  September  25. 

"If  we  get  good  bids,  the  dorms  could 
be  ready  for  next  fall,"  said  Hessey.  He 
added,  however,  "because  of  delays 
which  always  seem  to  occur  in  con- 
struction," that  deadline  might  not  be 
met. 

For  the  third  time  in  three  years,  the 
college  is  again  applying  for  a  HUD 
grant.  "The  formula  for  allocating 
HUD  finances  has  been  changed,"  said 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  Hill  Dorms— Will  their  problems  ever  be  solved? 


Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


Hessey,  giving  smaller  institutions  a 
better  chance  to  receive  the  money.  A 
HUD  grant  would  be  desirable  because, 
"they're  at  3  percent  interest,  which  is 
impossible  to  get  elsewhere,"  said 
Hessey. 

Applications  for  additional  state  fun- 
ding have  been  made.  "We  won't  know 
until  perhaps  after  the  buildings  are 
under  construction,"  said  Hessey, 
whether  those  funds  will  be  forthcom- 
ing. 


"We've  had  to  take  a  step-by-step 
building  block  approach"  concluded 
Hessey.  "Whatever  the  project  costs 
will  ultimately  have  to  be  borne  by  the 
students,  so  I  hope  they'll  benefit  from 
the  delay." 

Students  are  still,  however,  con- 
cerned with  the  apparent  immobility  of 
the  project. 

"There  may  be  a  morale  problem  for 
students  with  the  lack  of  chapter  rooms 
(as    a    meeting    place),    which    is 


something  the  Student  Center  would 
have  alleviated,"  said  Garinther. 

"It's  demoralizing  for  students  to 
come  back  and  after  having  been 
displaced  from  their  buildings  so  work 
could  be  done  to  find  none  has,"  said 
Young.  "I'm  still  very  optimistic  about 
the  Student  Center  " 

Garinther  concluded,  "it  may  not  be 
anybody's  fault  but  because  people 
were  expecting  these  things,  the  ad- 
ministration owes  students  an  explana- 
tion." 


Roving  Reporter 


The  Draft 


Question;  Did  you  register  for  the  draft  this  sum- 
mer? 


Photos  and  Reporting  by  Jim  Graham 


John  Lescure,  Freshman, Cheshire,  CT. 

Yes,  I  was  one  of  the  millions  who 
registered  for  the  draft.  I  am  basically 
a  conservative  person  and  therefore, 
didn't  take  the  radical  approach  of 
"dodging  it."  However,  I  do  not  believe 
in  war,  or  that  fighting  will  prove 
anything.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I  think  it 
is  a  horrible  waste  of  time  and  lives, 
and  only  beifits  the  greedy  politicians. 
As  one  can  tell,  I  do  not  agree  with  the 
quotation  from  the  Latin  poet  Horace 
"Duke  et  Decorum  Est"  (It  is  sweet 
and  fitting  to  die  for  one's  country ) . 


Chris  Lemmon,  Junior,  Townson,  MD 

Yes,  I  did  register  for  the  draft  this 
summer.  I  really  did  not  mind  doing  it, 
but  I'm  sure  my  feelings  will  change 
severely  if  the  draft  goes  through.  If  I 
absolutely  must  go  to  war  then  I'll  go, 
but  I'm  not  ashamed  to  admit  the  fact 
that  I  won't  do  the  U.S.  much  good 
because  I'll  never  shoot  at  another 
human  being. 


Tom  Twomey,  Sophomore,  Norwich, 
CT 

I  did  not  register.  Partly  because  I 
was  away  all  summer;  but  also  because 
I  object  to  the  principles  involved. 
First,  I  believe  having  a  reserve  pool  of 
soldiers  increases  the  temptation  on  the 
part  of  our  leaders  to  intervene,  and,  se- 
cond, I  feel  this  was  simply  a  political 
move.  If  and  when  the  time  comes  that 
America  is  threatened,  I  will  go. 


Peter  Bogh  Deerfield,  Freshman,  Rum- 
son,  N  J 


Registering  for  the  draft  didn't 
bother  me  in  the  least.  The  form  was 
short  and  simple,  so  that  any  idiot 
would  have  no  trouble,  In  fact  it  will 
probably  be  one  of  those  idiots  that  will 
push  the  little  red  button. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  12, 1980— Page  4 


^^^^■•■^^^■■B  ■ 


Freshmen  and  several  upper  classmen 


Fun  In  theSun...And  Work 


Fresh  mar 


New  students  Invade  Washington  CoUeee! 


Professor    Sean    O'Connor    lectured    Ireshmen    during    an    orientation    meeting. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  12, 1980— Page  5 


volleyball  dur  Ing  the  picnic  at  Rolph's  Wharf 


ientation 


Photos  By  Jim  Graham 


Senior  goalie  Chris  Keller  and  Ben  Tuckerman  during  the  soccer  game 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  12, 1980-Page  6 


Three  Professors  Given  Tenure         SA  T's  Up 


Three  of  the  four  faculty  members 
whose  contracts  were  reviewed  by  the 
Committee  on  Appointment  and  Tenure 
were  granted  their  tenure,  in  a  decision 
made  by  that  committee  last  May. 

According  to  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke,  Dr.  John  Baxter,  chair- 
man of  the  Physics  department,  Dr. 
Steven  Cades,  a  member  of  the 
Sociology  department,  and  Dr.  Richard 
DeProspo  of  the  English  department 
were  given  tenure,  while  Dr.  Howard 
Silver,  a  Political  Science  professor 
was  not.  While  this  decision  will  not  af- 
fect the  Political  Science  department 
this  seMester,  a  replacement  will  have 
to  be  found  for  Silver  for  the  1981-82 
school  year. 

The  Committee  on  Appointment  and 
Tenure,  composed  of  Dean  Clarke, 
President  Joseph  McLain  and  four 
faculty  members,  must  weigh  various 
factors  in  making  decisions  regarding 
tenure.  "When  a  person's  contract  is 
being  considered,  various  sources  are 
put  into  play"  said  Clarke,  Primarily, 
the  person  under  review  must  submit 
information  on  his  or  her  activities 
within  the  college  community,  as  well 
as  in  the  outside  community.  Clarke 
said  that  the  Committee  "solicits  in- 


BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

formation  from  the  Chairman  of  the 
person's  department  and  from  his  co- 
workers within  the  department."  Other 
sources  which  help  to  add  insight  are 
reports  made  by  the  librarian,  the 
registrar,  student  deans,  and  from  the 
students  themselves.  Acting  as  student 
representative  is  the  Student  Activities 
Board  (SAB)  which  is  composed  of  the 
SGA  president  and  one  student 
representing  each  department. 

Geoff  Garinther,  Vice-president  of 
the  SGA  and  thus,  president  of  the  SAB, 
was  surprised  to  learn  that  Silver  was 
not  granted  tenure.  "From  what  had 
been  said  at  the  last  Political  Science 
majors  meeting,  the  students  were  hap- 
py with  Silver",  he  said.  Furthermore, 
he  added,  "The  SAB  recommended  his 
tenure  be  renewed."  Garinther  said 
that  he  "wrote  to  tell  President  McLain 
that  the  students  would  be  disap- 
pointed" with  the  Committee's  decision 
not  to  rehire  Silver  after  this  school 
year. 

Still,  the  SAB  does  have  a  vital  part  in 
the  Committee's  decision-making  pro- 
cess. Clarke  said  however,  "I  think  that 
each  case  is  judged  in  its  own  way, 
everything  is  not  weighed  equally."  He 
pointed  out  that,  for  example,  a  depart- 


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which  the  students  do  not,  while  in  other 
instances,  it  may  be  students  who  have 
a  deeper  insight  into  a  particular  pro- 
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tee's decision  depends  largely  on  the 
quality  of  the  report  itself,  on  the 
students  who  s  submitted  the  report  and 
on  the  quality  of  the  SAB's  work  up  to 
that  time. 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-Chief 

This  year's  freshmen  class  is  evenly 
divided  between  men  and  women,  adn 
aveage  SAT  scores  are  up  from  last 
year. 

A  total  of  186  students  enrolled  in  the 
freshman  class.  Slightly  more  than  half 
are  from  Maryland.  Others  come  from 
sixteen  other  states.  Two-thirds  are 
from  public  schools,  and  71  percent  of 
those  students  were  ranked  in  the  upper 
two-fifths  of  their  class  in  high  school. 

The  average  verbal  SAT  score  rose 
from  470  to  490.  "That's  significant," 
said  President  Joseph  McLain,  "That 
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derrer  of  Admission. 

Twenty-nine  transfer  students 
enrolled.  Nearly  half  came  from  two- 
year  schools.  "The  class  looks  very, 
very  good,"  concluded  McLain. 


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Claire  Elizabeth  Mowbray  of 
Westminster,  Maryland  was  awarded 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  in  literature,  the 
largest  undergraduate  monetary  prize 
in  the  world  at  graduation  last  May. 
Miss  Mowbray  submitted  for  the  com- 
petition a  portfolio  including  short 
stories  and  essay  written  while  a  stu- 
dent. Some  of  her  work  was  written  and 
published  abroad  while  she  studied  at 
Manchester  College,  Oxford,  England 
during  her  junior  year. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize,  valued  at  ap- 
proximately $23,000  this  year,  is 
awarded  to  the  graduating  senior  "hav- 
ing the  best  ability  and  promise  for 
future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of  literary 
endeavor,"  according  to  the  terms  of 
the  will  of  the  late  authoress  Sophie 
Kerr  Underwood,  who  specified  that 
one-half  the  annual  income  from  her  be- 


quest be  awarded  for  the  prize.  The 
cash  award  was  instituted  in  1968  and  is 
second  in  size  only  to  the  Nobel  Prize  in 
the  field  of  World  Literature. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committe,  com- 
posed of  the  six  members  of  the  English 
department  and  the  president  of  the 
College,  felt  Claire  was  deserving  of  the 
prize,  not  only  for  the  work  submitted  in 
the  portfolio,  but  for  the  quality  of  work 
done  in  English  classes  for  three  years. 

Future  plans  for  Miss  Mowbray  are 
uncertain,  She  plans  to  return  to 
England  this  fall  and  perhaps  work 
there  before  considering  enrolling  in 
graduate  school.  "I  have  no  doubt  that 
Claire  will  be  successful  in  what  she 
does,"  Dr.  Tatum,  chairman  of  the 
English  department,  said.  "I  am  sure 
she  will  continue  to  work  in  the  field  of 
literature  and  writing  in  the  future." 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  12, 1980-Page  7 


Cafeteria  Hoping  for  a  New  Look     New  Faculty  Members 


Washington  College  Food  Service 


The  Washington  College  Food  Service 
and  Student  Government  Association, 
in  an  attempt  to  respond  to  their 
customers  and  constituents  in  the  area 
of  improving  student  life,  is  sponsoring 
a  contest  to  redecorate  both  the  walls 
and  the  general  floor  area  of  the  Main 
Dining  Room  of  Hodson  Hall. 

Cash  prizes  awarded  for  the  winning 
entrees  will  be  $50.00  donated  by  the 
Washington  College  Food  Service  for 
the  Best  Wall  Decoration  Scheme  and 
$25.00  donated  by  the  SGA  for  the  Best 
General  Floor  Area  Decorating 
Scheme. 

Anyone  with  the  exception  of  the 
Selection  Committee  Members  may 
enter  this  contest. 

Entrees  must  exhibit  good  taste  and 
be  in  keeping  with  the  multi-purpose 
use  of  the  Main  Dining  Room ;  daily  stu- 
dent dining;  special  college  functions, 
catered  events. 

Entrees  must  include:  (DA  written 
description!  (2)  A  scketch  and  (3)  The 
person's  name  and  residence.  Note: 
The  more  descriptive  an  entry  is.  the 
better  chance  it  has  of  winning.  Entrees 
may  be  turned  in  at  the  WCFS  office  to 
Mrs.  Taylor  between  Monday-Friday 
from  8-4  P.M. 

The  person,  or  persons,  submitting 
the  Winning  entry  may,  if  they  desire 
and  upon  approval  of  the  Selection 
Committeee,  take  an  active  part  in  the 
re-decoration  project.  A  salary,  agreed 
upon  by  both  the  WCFS  and  the  in- 
dividuals, will  be  paid  for  all  work  com- 
pleted. 

The  deadline  for  all  entrees  is 
November  1;  1980  and  the  winner  will 
be  announced  at  the  Traditional 
Thanksgiving  Dinner  on  November  19, 
1980, 

The  re-decoration  project  will  begin 


Capitalist  Films  at 
Library 


byJEFFCHAFFIN 

Reference  Librarian.  Miller  Library 


This  semester  the  BBC-produced  film 
series  The  Age  of  Uncertainty,  adapted 
from  John  Kenneth  Galbraith's  book  on 
the  economic  history  and  future  of 
capitalism  will  be  shown  every 
Thursday  evening  at  approximately 
7: 15  in  the  basement  classroomof 
Miller  Library.  Each  episode  of  the  1976 
series  is  60  minutes  long,  the  sole  excep- 
tion being  the  final  episode  on 
December  11;  a  157  minute  test-of-faith 
economic  marathon. 

This  is  meant  to  be  an  informal  af- 
fair: I  am  anticipating  only  minimal  at- 
tendance. Should  you  be  aware  of  any 
reason  why  I  should  abandon  such 
modesty,  please  let  me  know. 

Next  semester;  The  Ascent  of  Man 
will  be  shown. 


Women's  Athletics 


News  Bureau 


oVer  the  Christmas  break  '80-81  and 
will  be  completed  by  the  Bicentennial 
Celebration  of  Washington  College 
'81-82. 

The  Selection  Committee  reserves 
the  right  to  not  make  an  award  if  none 
of  the  entrees  are  acceptable. 

The  members  of  the  Selection  Com- 
mittee are  Mr.  Gene  Hessey,  Ms. 
Maureen  Kelley,  Mr.  Garry  Clarke;  Dr. 
Robert  Fallaw,  Albert  J,  Young; 
Virginia  Kurapka,  Mark  Mulligan, 
Christian  Lemmon;  Paul  D.  Jr.  and 
Jeffrey  DeMoss. 


Three  professors,  a  librarian,  and 
avisiting  professor  are  all  new  faculty 
members  this  fall,  Stephen  R.  Drewes 
joins  the  Drama  department,  replacing 
William  Segal  who  resgined  last  year. 
Professor  Drewes.  a  native  of  San 
Franoisco,  California,  received  his  B.A 
from  the  University  of  California  at 
Santa  Cruz  and  his  M.A.  from  the 
University  of  California  at  Berkeley. 
For  the  past  two  years  he  has  been  an 
instructor  in  acting,  directing,  voice 
and  diction  at  The  Florida  School  of  the 
Arts, 


Life  At  College 

The  first  Days  of  Freshmen 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


"I  really  liked  the  fact  that  right 
away  we  were  introduced  to  people  and 
the  workings  of  the  college"  said  Missy 
Booth,  a  freshman  from  Stoney  Brook, 
New  York, 

She  didn't  like  having  the  English  Ex- 
amination on  the  first  day  "because 
everyone  had  traveling,  unpacking  and 
other  things  on  their  minds."  She  added 
"It  was  a  little  too  much." 

When  asked  about  the  meeting  with 
town  leaders,  Booth  said  "I  thought 
that  was  really  good.  We  got  to  see  a  lit- 
tle of  the  life  downtown.  We  also  got  to 
meet  people  again." 

She  said  that  the  formal  dinner  spon- 
sored by  the  Student  Government  Asso- 
ciation was  "pleasant."  She  liked  the 
"introduction  of  the  student  govern- 
ment" in  which  Jay  Young,  SGA  Presi- 
dent, and  Geoff  Garingher  SGA  Vice- 
President,  spoke  to  the  students. 

Jeff  Order,  a  freshman  from  Owings 
Mills,  Maryland  said  "I  think  that  dur- 
ing orientation  you  didn't  get  a  chance 


for  homesickness.  You  are  living  in  a 
family  situation  in  which  everybody 
shares." 

He  felt  that  without  the  upper- 
classmen  being  at  College  during  orien- 
tation, the  freshmen  got  a  chance  to 
know  themselves  and  to  associate  with 
themselves  as  a  class.  He  said  that 
when  the  upperclassmen  did  return,  the 
new  students  were  "ahead  socially." 
and  added  "We  had  already  made  a  lot 
of  friendships." 

Order  also  liked  meeting  with 
Chestertown  Mayor  Elmer  Horsey.  He 
explained  "It  gave  us  a  chance  to  talk 
to  town  leaders  so  that  we  can  get  a  bet- 
ter understanding  of  what  is  in  Chester- 
town." 

Both  Missy  Booth  and  Jeff  Order 
liked  the  overall  orientation  program. 
Missy  summed  up  her  feelings  when 
she  said  "It  was  good.  We  got  a  chance 
to  come  here  without  being  thrust  into 
things.  We  got  a  headstart." 


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Anyone  interested  in  participating  in 
women's  sports  is  encouraged  to  attend 
the  organizational  meetings. 

Tennis  —  Monday  September  15.  8:00 
p.m.  in  Cain  Athletic  Center. 

Softball  —  Wednesday  September  17 
8:00  p.m.  in  the  Recreation  Room. 

Lacrosse  Club  —  Monday  September 
22  8  :oo  p.m.  in  Cain  Athletic  Center. 

Any  women  wanting  to  be  involved  in 
school  activities,  are  invited  to  par- 
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Dr.  Joachim  Scholz,  a  native  of 
Neisse,  Silesia,  Germany,  has  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  professor  of  German 
After  receiving  his  undergraduate 
degree  in  Germany,  Dr.  Scholz  earned 
his  M.A.  and  Ph.D.  at  the  University  of 
Chicago.  Last  year  he  was  a  Mellon 
Fellow  at  Tulane  University. 

A  new  assistant  professor  In  the 
chemistry  department,  Dr.  Susan  Lee- 
Bechtold,  comes  to  Washington  College 
after  five  years  as  a  research  chemist 
with  the  Department  of  Energy,  Dr 
Lee-Bechtold  attended  college  in  her 
home  state  at  the  University  of 
Michigan  and  received  her  PhD  from 
the  University  of  Vermont. 

Gregory  Thornton  has  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  librarian  after  the 
retirement  of  associate  librarian 
Virginia  Speiden  who  worked  at  the  Col- 
lege for  19  years.  Mr.  Thornton  has 
been  a  librarian  at  Smith  College  for 
the  last  ten  years.  He  was  born  In  Utica 
New  York  and  received  his  B.A  from 
the  University  of  Massachusetts  at 
Amherst.  He  holds  a  M.S.L.S.  degree 
from  Syracuse  University. 

While  psychology  department  chair- 
man Dr.  Michael  Goldstein  Is  on  sab- 
batical leave  in  1980-81,  be  will  be 
replaced  by  Donald  Leltner  who  has 
been  named  visiting  assistant  professor 
of  psychology.  A  native  of  New  York, 
Leitner  received  his  B.A.  from  SUNY  at 
Stony  Brook  and  his  M.A.  from  Bryn 
Mawr  College.  He  is  currently  finishing 
his  doctorate  at  Bryn  Mawr. 

Several  current  Washington  College 
faculty  members  received  promotions 
effective  September  1.  Thomas  J.  Fin- 
negan,  assistant  professor  of  physical 
education,  was  promoted  to  associate 
professor.  Dr.  Robert  Janson-La  Palme 
was  promoted  from  assistant  to 
associate  professor  of  art.  Dr.  Thomas 
Pabon,  chairman  of  the  department  of 
modern  languages,  was  promoted  from 
associate  to  full  professor. 


Newlin  to  Speak 
at  Convocation 

News  Bureau 


The  opening  of  the  199th  school  year 
at  Washington  College  will  be  officially 
marked  by  a  Fall  Convocation  to  be 
held  on  Tuesday,  September  16  at  11 
a.m.  in  Tawes  Theaner.  Margaret  Rudd 
Newlin,  scholar,  artist  and  former 
Chestertown  resident,  will  be  the 
speaker  for  the  ceremony. 

Mrs.  Newlin  taught  English  at 
Washington  College  in  1956  and  1957 
before  she  met  and  married  her  late 
husband,  Dr.  Nicholas  Newlin.  Dr. 
Newlin  was  a  member  of  the  English 
department  for  more  than  twenty 
years, 

Margaret  Newlin  has  authored  a 
-number  of  poetry  collections,  including 
The  Fragile  Immigrants,  Day  of  Sirens, 
and  The  Snow  Fails  Upward,  the  latter 
a  nominee  for  the  National  Book 
Award.  Another  collection  of  poetry. 
The  Book  of  Mourning,  will  appear 
later  this  year.  She  has  also  written  two 
books,  Divided  Image:  A  Study  of 
William  Blake  and  W.B.Yeats  and 
Organiz'd  Innocence:  The  Study  of 
Blake's  Prophetic  Books.  Washington 
College  honored  her  for  her  many 
literary  achievements  last  May  when 
she  was  awarded  an  honorary  Doctor  of 
Literature  degree  at  Commencement. 

Members  of  the  community  are  in- 
vited to  attend  the  Convocation  on 
Tuesday.  President  Joseph  McLain  will 
preside  and  music  will  be  provided  by 
Washington  College  music  majors. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  12, 1980— Page  8 

Soccer  Outlook  Promising 


JIM  GRAHAM 

Photography  Editor 


Ed  Athey  wUl  be  putting  the  final 
touches  on  his  soccer  squad  this  week  in 
preparation  for  the  regular  season^ 
which  starts  next  week.  Back  this 
season  are  V.  J  Filliben,  Mark 
Mullican,  John  Hopley  and  Ken  Maher, 
These  are  the  frontliners  who  lead  the 
Shore-booters  to  an  11-5-2  season  last 
year  and  with  a  year's  experience 
under  their  belts  expectations  of  their 
performances  are  high.  Filliben  made 
all-conference  last  year  and  Maher  has 
all  the  tools  to  be  a  stand  out  this  year, 
as  do  Mullican  and  Hopley.  Look  for 
Roger  Vaughn  to  make  a  strong  show- 
ing this  year  along  with  freshmen  Ron 
Lauricella  and  Robby  Gottfried,  who 
had  a  strong  game  against  the  Alumni 
last  weekend. 

In  the  goal,  Chris  Kiefer,  who  was  ex- 
cellent last  year,  is  back  as  is  Glen 
Gillis.  Kiefer  is  number  one  but  Athey 
will  probably  try  to  give  the  big  rangey 
sophomore  as  much  experience  in  the 
nets  as  possible,  Kiefer  will  have  Dave 
Bate,  Ben  "The  Bear"  Tuckerman,  and 
Curt  Nass  to  protect  him  on  defense  and 


if  John  Lonquist's  knee  can  mend  the 
defense  should  be  again  very  stingy 
with  the  oppositions'  scorers. 

Bill  Bounds  is  back  at  halfback  also. 
Bounder  is  a  scrappy  player  who  was 
always  in  the  thick  of  things  last  year. 
Fred  Daugh  a  transfer  and  Pat 
Guiduash,  a  freshman  out  of  Wilm- 
ington should  also  add  a  big  lift  to  what 
is  beginning  to  shape  up  to  be  a  very 
deep  team  for  the  Sho'men  this  year. 

Add  to  the  afore  mentioned  players 
Avery  Woodworth,  Tommy  Vach 
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last  year  when  it  was  broken  against 
Western  Maryland)  along  with  the  rest 
of  a  strong  supporting  cast  for  the 
Atheymen  and  the  Booters  should  be 
very  strong  this  season. 

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During  the  upcoming  week,  organiza- 
tional meetings  for  women's  tennis, 
softball  and  the  lacross  club  will  be 
held,  while  meetings  for  volleyball  and 
crew  were  held  this  past  week. 


Volleyball  season  will  begin  this  fall 
and  it  appears  to  be  a  rebuilding  year 
for  the  team.  All  but  four  of  the  team's 
starters  have  graduated  so  that  the 
team  will  have  to  use  first  year  girls  to 
start.  Coach  Penny  Fall  says  that  the 
team  lacks  the  height  of  last  year's 
team,  but  hope  they  make  up  for  it  with 
speed,  aggressivenesss,  and  heart. 

There  was  a  good  turn  out  of  fresh- 
men women  for  the  organizational 
meeting  Monday  night.  According  to 
Miss  Fall,  volleyball  is  an  excellent 
way  for  freshman  women  to  get  in- 
volved inschool  activities.  Fall  notes 
that  freshmen  women  involved  in 
sports  generally  adjusting  to  college 
and  learn  to  organize  their  time  better, 
adding  that,  "all  you  need  is  the  self 
discipline  to  make  the  time." 
Sophomore  Laura  Chase  commented 
that  the  volleyball  team  is  like  a  family 
with  a  feeling  of  oneness  between  the 
team  members  and  the  coaching  staff. 
She  recommends  volleyball,  not  just  to 
girls  with  team  experience,  but  to 
anyone  willing  to  work  as  a  team. 

The  women's  crew  will  have  a  new 
coach,  John  Wagner.  Miss  Fall  is  very 
optimistic  about  the  team  this  year.  Not 
only  is  she  impressed  with  Wagner's 
coaching  abilities,  but  the  team  is  more 
experienced  than  volleyball!  since  they 
only  lost  one  varsity  rowwer  at  gradua- 
tion. Two  year  veteran  rowwer,  Ellen 
Beardsley.has  returned  from  a  year  in 


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England  and  many  freshmen  women 
have  rowwing  experience,  so  the 
team's  outlook  is  very  promising. 

Crew  is  also  a  good  way  for  women  to 
get  involved  in  school  activities  for 
many  of  the  same  reasons  as  volleyball. 
Sophomore  Lori  Cafiero  added  several 
different  reasons  for  participating  on 
the  crew  team.  Cafiero  says  that  crew 
is  a  different  experience  from  other 
sports.  "The  river  is  so  beautiful,"  she 
said,  "With  crew  you  have  a  chance  to 
stay  on  the  water.  It's  really  a  different 
experience.  Crew  definately  added  to 
college  life." 

Even  with  the  availability  of  the  five 
women's  sports,  (six,  including 
cheerleading)  many  people  wonder 
why  there  are  not  more.  When  asked, 
Fall  said,  "We  are  drawing  on  a  popula- 
tion of  around  300  women  with  less  than 
one  third  interested  in  sports.  When  you 
divide  this  by  6  sports  the  population  for 
each  team  is  very  small."  Fall  added, 
"With  only  40-50  girls  genuinely  com- 
mitted to  sports,  many  girsl  have  to 
crossover  to  two  or  three  sports."  If 
there  are  any  girls  interested  in  form- 
ing a  new  team,  Fall  is  willing  to  help. 
When  the  women  were  interested  in 
volleyball,  for  instance,  and  proved 
they  were  committed  with  a  concreate 
desire  and  genuine  interest,  a  collegiate 
level  team  was  formed  with  two  years. 
This  was  also  the  case  with,  most 
recently,  the  lacross  club.  As  more 
women  cone  to  this  college,  more 
women's  athletic  teams  will  be 
organized. 


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Convocation  Issue 


Newlin:  "Happy  Flying" 

Convocation  Offically 
Opens  199th  Year 

By  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


Friday,  Septembers,  1980 


Approximately  100  students  and 
faculty  members  attended  the  formal 
opening  of  Washington  College's  199th 
year  of  the  annual  Convocation 
September  16. 

Dr.  Joseph  McLain,  President  of  the 
College,  opened  the  ceremony  with  the 
introduction  of  five  new  faculty  mem- 
bers. Stephen  Drewes,  of  the  Drama 
Department,  Joachim  Scholz  of  the 
German  Department,  Susan  Lee- 
Bechtold  of  the  Chemistry  Department, 
Gregory  Thornton,  a  new  librarian  and 
visiting  assistant  professor  of  psychol- 
ogy Donald  Leitner,  were  all  present. 

Wanda  Rich,  Jeanette  Schafer  and 
Deborah  Ganguilo  performed  the  trio, 
•'Ut  flos,  ut  rosa,"  by  Ctivelli.  Kathleer. 
Mills,  head  of  the  Music  Department, 
accompanied  them  on  the  harpsichord. 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  in- 
troduced Margaret  Rudd  Newlin,  "Con- 
vocation poet,  and  speaker."  Mrs.  New- 
lin received  an  honorary  Doctor  of  Lit- 
erature last  May  at  graduation.  She 
taught  English  here  for  a  time,  married 
a  colleague,  and  had  two  of  her  sons  at- 
tend Washington  College.  Newlin  is  also 
a  scholar  in  her  own  right,  having  pub- 
lished works  on  William  Boake  and 
W.B.  Yeats,  and  volumes  of  poetry.  One 
of  these,  The  Snow  Falls  Upward  was 
nominated  for  a  National  Book  Award. 

In  his  introduction  at  graduation, 
Clarke  mentioned  that  Newlin  had 
raised  five  golden  shafted  wood- 
peckers, also  called  flickers,  In  her 
home,  and  it  was  on  that  topic  that  she 
chose  to  sneak.  Her  account  of  her  ex- 

Day  to  take 


periences  in  raisisng  these  birds  gave  a 
poetical  light  to  the  process  of  leaving 
home. 

"Being  a  teacher,  being  a  parent  and 
raising  these  birds  has  something  in 
common,"  she  said.  "As  being  a  stu- 
dent, being  a  child  and  being  a  young 
bird  also  has  something  in  common." 

Newlin  told  how  she  adopted  the  nest 
when  their  tree  was  to  be  chopped 
down.  The  trunk  with  their  hole  was 
propped  in  a  little-used  bedroom,  and, 
"By  unanimous  human  vote  I  was  elec- 
ted mother,"  she  said. 

At  first  the  nestlings  would  not  accept 
food.  Hunger  won  out,  however,  and  as 
they  realized  Newlin  posed  no  danger 
they  began  to  flutter  around  and  perch 
on  her.  "I  began  to  see  and  feel  like  a 
bird,"  she  said.  Bugs  became  more  at- 
tractive, and  cats  more  menacing.  "I 
felt  a  sisterly  interest  in  the  cries  of  a 
starling." 

The  pecking  order  which  had  been  es- 
tablished held  true  as  the  strongest 
fledgling  was  the  first  to  fly  away. 
Others  were  more  timid  and  landed  on 
the  ground  outside,  to  be  whisked  back 
to  the  safety  of  the  house  until  they 
-  would  fly  further. 

Newlin's  birds  disappeared  for  the 
winter,  and  she  wondered  if  they  would 
seek  new  territories  and  forget  their 
human  interlude.  In  the  spring,  how- 
ever, "they  had  not  forgotten."  Since 
then,  her  home  has  become, '  'filled  with 
flickers." 

Newlin  closed  by  wishing,  "students 
and  faculty  alike,  happy  flying." 


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Margaret  Rudd  Newlin— Convocation    poet,  speaker 


Silver,  Denied  Tenure,  Resigns 


"\ 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


Robert  Day,  Associate  Professor  of 
English,  will  be  taking  a  semester's 
leave  of  absence  this  spring.  He  has 
been  invited  to  spend  the  semester  as  a 
writer  In  residence  at  the  University  of 
Iowa. 

The  University  of  Iowa  has  the  oldest 
and  one  of  the  best  writer's  workshops 
in  the  country.  Day  feels  "honored"  by 
the  invitation  to  participate  in  the  pro- 
gram. During  his  semester  at  Iowa, 
Day  will  be  teaching  an  advanced  fic- 
tion writing  workshop  for  graduate 
students. 

Day's  replacement  for  next  semester 
has  not  been  chosen  yet.  The  English 
Department  listed  the  vacancy  with  the 
Bureau  of  Associated  Writing  Services 
this  week,  and  will  begin  considering 
applicants  in  a  few  days.  Day's  replace- 
ment will  be  chosen  sometime  in 
November. 


Dr.  Howard  Silver,  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Political  Science,  announced 
his  resignation  effective  September  29 
last  Monday. 

Sliver,  who  was  denied  tenure  last 
spring,  has  been  granted  a  fellowship 
with  the  Institute  for  Educational 
Leadership.  He  will  be  working  in  the 
Office  of  Legislation  of  the  Department 
of  Education.  "I'll  be  helping  to  for- 
mulate educational  policy,  to  work  with 
legislative  liaison  staffs  in  the  White 
House  to  pass  educational  legislation, 
and  also  to  fight  against  those  who 
would  abolish  the  Department  of 
Education,"  he  said. 

Although  his  decision  surprised 
students,  Silver  said  it  was  not  sudden. 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 

"It  had.  become  clear  to  me  last  year 
that  the  tenure  decision  was  not  going 
to  go  well.. .This  program  presents  the 
opportunity  for  me  to  make  the  transi- 
tion form  academia  to  government." 

The  job  of  replacing  Silver  falls  to  Dr. 
Tai  Sung  An,  chairman  of  the  Political 
Science  department.  "It's  almost  next 
to  impossible  to  find  a  replacement  on 
such  short  notice,"  he  said.  Although  a 
temporary  replacement  was  sought  at 
first,  "no  one  expressed  a  desire  to 
come  on  a  temporary  basis,"  said  An, 
and  applications  for  a  permanent  posi- 
tion are  being  accepted.  "It's  not  like 
replacing  a  gas  station  attendant  or  an 
A&P  check  out  girl,"  added  An.  Stiver's 
Maryland  General  Assembly  Intern- 
ship program  will  be  continued. 


Concluded  Silver,  "I  guess  just 
teaching  wasn't  enough  to  keep  me  pro- 
fessionally stimulated." 


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editorial 

Convocation  Blues 


Although  next  year's  Bicentennial  is  receiving  most  of  the  em- 
phasis, the  current  199th  year  is  almost,  if  not  as  important  to  the 
future  of  the  school. 

A  lot  of  the  attention  will  be  paid  to  the  year  during  the  celebra- 
tion next  fall.  Many  of  the  groups  to  which  the  school  will  look  for 
funds  for  its  third  century  will  be  examining  the  school's  per- 
formance in  the  immediate  past,  as  well  as  in  the  more  distant 
one.  This  year's  publications  will  form  the  record  upon  which 
bicentennial  publicity  and  media  attention  will  be  based. 

The  holes  get  bigger  instead  of  smaller  in  the  Kent  Quad,  Rich- 
mond House  may  fall  down  around  the  ears  of  its  present 
residents.  A  Professor  refused  tenure  last  spring  decides  to  leave 
with  a  week's  notice.  None  of  these  things  reflect  well  on  a  col- 
lege about  to  enter  its  300th  year. 


The  one  high  spot  last  week  was  Margaret  Newlin's  speech  at 
the  Convocation.  Her  likening  children  leaving  home  to  birds 
leaving  the  nest  was  conventional,  but  charming.  We  all  profited 
from  the  interlude  of  her  address.  It's  too  bad  that  most  of  the 
rest  of  the  proceedings  on  campus  were  made  to  seem  even  more 
depressing  by  contrast. 


Hay  ward  Reports  to  Faculty 


Drewes  Joins  Drama  Department 


ByJEFFALDERSON 


"I  want  to  combine  an  academic 
career  with  a  professional  career  and 
need  to  be  near  New  England  where 
there  is  a  large  educational  center," 
said  Stephen  Drewes,  the  new  assistant 
professor  of  Drama.  Drewes  has  man- 
aged to  combine  teaching  drama  here 
during  the  school  year,  with  profess- 
ional directing  during  the  summer  with 
an  acting  company  near  Boston. 

Drewes  comes  to  Washington  College 
from  Palatka,  Florida  where  he  taught 
drama  at  Florida  School  of  the  Arts.  He 
has  been  involved  in  many  different 
areas  of  drama,  including  acting,  direc- 
ting, costume  and  set  design,  as  well  as 
some  technical  work.  Directing  com- 
edies is  his  specialty;  however,  he  has 
done  and  plans  to  do  all  kinds  of  drama. 
He  wrote  his  undergraduate  thesis  on 
the  subject  of  design,  and  with  this 
strong  background  in  costume  and  set 
design,  it  appears  that  Drewes  has 
much  to  offer  our  Drama  department. 

Sometime  during  the  next  few  weeks, 
auditions  will  be  held  for  a  tragic- 
comedy  "Kennedy's  Children."  This 
will  be  Drewes'  directing  debut  at 
Washington  College.  Drewes  hopes  that 
his  work  with  the  play  will  create  inter- 
est in  his  work  at  this  school.  "I  tend  to 
think  of  all  my  promotions  as  profes- 
sional," added  Drewes.  :i°  feels  that 
his  professional  procedure  reflects  his 
professional  background. 

The  professional  background  Drewes 
speaks  of  is  impressive.  He  has  acted  in 
many  plays,  including  Twelfth  Night, 
Dracula,  and  Cyrano  de  Bergerac  in 
which  he  received  a  standing  ovation 
for  his  portrayal  of  Ragancau.  Three  of 
the  plays  he  directed  were  named 
among  the  ten  best  of  the  year  by  the 
Boston  Critics'  Circle.  These  include; 
Guys  *  Dolls  in  1975,  She  Stoops  Tc 
Conquer  in  1976,  and  Love's  Laboun 
Lost  in  1977.  His  extensive  directing 
oareer  includes  most  recently  A  Flea  ir. 


Her  Ear  this  past  summer  at  The 
Publick  Theatre  in  Boston. 

Drewes  has  led  a  very  colorful  life. 
Not  only  did  he  live  next  door  to  Janis 
Joplin,  he  also  has  come  in  contact  with 
Alistar  Cooke,  Tommy  Smothers,  Tam- 
my Grimes,  and  Jackson  Brown  (when 
Browne  was  only  16).  Some  of  these  he 
met  professionally,  others  socially. 
"I've  met  some  in  some  of  the  strangest 
places,"  he  said.  While  in  a  bar  one 
night,  Drewes  met  and  arm  wrestled 
Oliver  Reed  (Reed  won,  by  the  way). 

Some  of  highlights  of  Drewes'  life  in- 
clude having  breakfast  with  Earl  War- 
ren and  sitting  two  rows  from  Noel 
Coward  at  the  premier  in  London  of  a 
revival  of  Private  Livesin  1976.  He  also 
attended  the  original,  Party  In  the  Park 
in  1966  at  Golden  Gate  Park,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Most  of  Drewes'  immediate  family 
have  been  involved  in  the  arts  in  San 
Francisco.  His  grandfather  was  one  of 
the  cofounders  of  the  San  Francisco 
opera,  his  grandmother  was  president 
of  the  Junior  League,  and  his  aunt  was 
the  head  of  the  San  Francisco  arts  coun- 
cil. Drewes'  father  is  a  superior  courts 
judge  and  his  mother  was  nominated 
for  a  Pulitzer  Prize  in  journalism  one 
year  ago.  With  his  family  background 
Drewes  was  born  into  the  world  of  the 
arts.  His  brother  is  a  curator  for  the 
California  Academy  of  Sciences,  while 
his  sister  is  a  professional  painter. 

Drewes'  family  has  lived  in  Califor- 
nia since  before  the  gold  rush.  His 
great-great  grandfather  was  a  fortune 
hunter  who  struck  it  rich  by  finding 
emeralds  in  Peru.  With  the  money  he 
gained,  he  bcught  land  in  California. 

Washington  College  has  acquired  a 
colorful  addition  to  the  staff  with 
Stephen  Drewes.  With  his  qualifications 
in  directing  and  teaching,  he  is  a  def- 
inite asset  to  the  Drama  department. 


bySTEPHAMEPAUP 


George  Hayward,  Vice-President 
ofDevelopment  and  Public  Relations, 
reported  on  three  topics  to  the  faculty 
at  their  meeting  last  week. 

Hayward  informed  them  of  the  Col- 
lege's search  for  a  replacement  for  Jay 
Vogel.  Vogel  resigned  his  post  as  head 
of  the  Department  of  Alumni  Giving 
and  Relations,  to  accept  the  position  of 
Associate  Director  of  Development  at 
Colorado  College. 

Hayward  next  reported  that  the  Col- 
lege has  successfully  met  the  terms  of 
the  matching  grant  from  the  National 


Endowment  for  the  Arts  on  schedule. 
The  Grant  began  in  the  1977-78 
acedemic  year  and  continued  until  last 
spring.  Over  the  three  year  schedule 
the  grant  provided  $300,000.  The  Grant 
was  the  16th  largest  from  the  140 
awarded  the  first  year  it  was  offered. 

Hayward  further  reported  that  great 
progress  has  been  made  in  the  cam- 
paign to  increase  the  Third  Century 
Fund  by  $10.2  million.  The  Third  Cen- 
tury Fund  handles  gifts,  grants  and  be- 
quests to  the  College.  Hayward  feels 
"that  there  is  an  overall  improvement 
since  last  year." 


Photo  by  Gary  Swope 

Jack  O'Diamonds  success  at  dance  last  Saturday 


Library  to  Add 
to  Collection 

Miller  Library 

The  faculty  has  designated  $4,000  for 
special  library  purchases.  The  Library 
Committee  has  invited  the  faculty  to 
submit  proposals  by  October  20. 

The  library  material  to  be  purchased 
with  the  Special  Projects  Funds  is  to  be 
either  a  major  purchase  suitable  for 
undergraduate  study  and  research, 
basic  to  a  given  field,  the  cost  of  which 
would  absorb  too  much  of  the  depart- 
mental allocation  or  purchase,  inter- 
disciplinary in  nature,  that  might  sup- 
port a  course,  but  would  be  of  interest 
and  use  to  many  students. 

Subscriptions  to  periodicals  or  to  con- 
tinuing series  will  not  be  considered. 

In  the  past  the  Library  collection  has 
been  strengthened  and  broadened  by 
the  Special  Projects  Program,  and  ex- 
citing additions  are  anticipated  this 
year. 


SGA  Elections 
Upcoming 

SGA  Senate  elections  will  be  held  on 
Tuesday,  September  23  during  lunch 
and  dinner.  Nomination  petitions  may 
be  picked  up  in  the  Students  Afairs  Of- 
fice and  must  be  returned  by  4:00  p.m. 
on  Monday,  September 22. 

The  number  of  senators  elected  from 
each  dorm  is  as  follows : 
Worcester— 1 
Wicomico— 1 
Somerset— l 

New  Dorms— 1  from  each 
Caroline— 3 
Queen  Anne— I 
Spanish  House,  Kent— 2 
Off-Board,  Richmond  House— 1 
Reid— 2 
Minta  Martin— 3 


Editor  in  Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor '  .   "William  Mortimer 

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Sports  Editor h™-,  m„c™1 

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Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rlch  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
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Mailbox 
Controversy 

byCOLLEEN  C  MILLER 

"It's  a  pain  in  the  butt,"  groaned  one 
student.  "1  think  it's  an  improvement 
over  last  year,  when  I  had  my  mailbox 
broken  into, "  said  another  student. 

Washington  College  student  returned 
this  year  to  find  that  mailboxes  in  Hod- 
son  Hall  had  been  moved  to  the  base- 
ment of  Bill  Smith.  New  boxes  which 
can  only  be  opened  from  the  front  by 
keys  had  also  been  installed. 

"One  of  the  reasons  we  found  it 
necessary  to  move  the  mailboxes  is  that 
the  Hodson  area  could  nt  be  kept  under 
supervision,"  explained  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey.  "The  glass  in 
th  old  boxes  was  being  broken- and  mail 
was  frequently  reported  missing.  Also, 
the  Hodson  area  was  under  considera- 
tion for  renovation." 

"We're  very  pleased  with  the  new 
mailboxes,"  Hessey  continued.  "One 
major  advantage  the  new  boxes  have  is 
no  glass  and  no  combinations  to  get  out 
of  order.  Formaerly  boses  were  loaded 
from  the  rear,  which  with  the  mailroom 
behind  the  boxes,  made  them  very 
susceptible  to  pelferage  if  one  gained 
access  to  the  room.  With  these  new 
boxes,  mail  is  loaded  from  the  front  and 
there  is  no  way  to  gain  access  to  them 
except  by  keys.  This  makes  the  boxes 
much  more  secure." 

"Vandalism  was  the  main  problem 
with  the  old  boxes,"  siad  Director  of 
Central  Services  Tom  Shreck.  "The 
location  is  good  for  us  because  we  can 
provide  better  security  here.  The  mail 
is  placed  in  the  boxes  where  students 
have  access  to  it  between  11:00-4:30 
Monday  throughl  Friday  and  between 
8;30-10:00and  11:00-4:00  on  Saturday.  It 
is  also  a  convenient  location  for  Central 
Services,  as  before  we  had  to  sort  the 
mail  here,  then  transport  it  to  Hodson 
by  truck." 

Many  student  find  the  location  and 
mailroom  hours  inconvenient.  "The 
mailboxes  are  nice,  but  the  room  is  too 
small,"  said  Sophomore  Peter  Kaiser, 
"The  room  gets  congested  during  cer- 
tain hours  of  the  day,"  said  another  stu- 
dent. "And  as  far  as  I'm  concerned,  the 
mailkey  is  just  one  more  key  we  have  to 
carry  around.  Before  we  could  wander 
•  in  on  weekends  to  pick  up  our  mail.  Now 


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j .  Roger  Vaughan,  Junior— No,  it's  (the 
,  mailroom)  too  small.  I  always  get  the 
i  same  mail. 

Julie  Wheeler,  Senior— I  don't  like  it. 


It's  too  crowded,  and  I  don't  get  to  read 
my  mall  on  the  way  to  lunch. 

Kathy  Waye,  Senior-I  like  the  idea 
of  the  new  boxes  but  I  think  the  room  is 


very  crowded  and  that  the  mailroom  ' 
hours  should  be  Increased. 

Steve    Martz,    Senior— I    think    it's, 
great,  a  little  crowded.  I  like  the  idea  of  ] 
the  keys. 


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the  mailroom  is  locked  up  most  of  the 
weekend." 

Keeping  the  mail  area  secure  was  one 
of  the  major  reasons  for  moving  it  to 
Bill  Smith,  according  to  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Hessey.  "We  didn't  have 
many  options  for  new  areas.  The  prox- 
imity to  Central  Services  is  our  reason 
for  the  new  location,  because  personnel 
can  supervise  abuse  to  the  boxes  and 
prevent  tampering  with  the  mail.  Also, 
the  new  location  will  expedite  handling 
of  mail,  saving  both  money  and  time  in 
transporting  it." 

"So  far  things  have  been  okay  though 
we've  already  had  students  lose  keys. 


We  suspect  part  of  the  security  problem 
was  that  whn  combinations  were 
broken,  students  who  couldn't  get  into 
their  boxes  elected  to  break  the  glass. 
The  new  boxes  are  very  Inexpensive,  if 
you  consider  the  time  and  labor  cost  in- 
volved to  transport  the  mail  to  the  old 
boxes  and  keep  it  secure." 

"Personally,  I  hate  the  new  loca- 
tion;" responded  Sophomore  Wendy 
Murphy.  "I've  been  there  and  it's  never 
open.  I'll  go  down  right  before  my  11 :  30 
class  and  the  room  is  locked.  I'm  not 
saying  the  mailroom  should  be  back  in 
Hodson  Hall,  but  it's  too  small." 

"I  think  it's  an  improvement  over 


last  year,"  said  Kaiser.  "Especially 
since  last  year  I  had  my  mailbox 
bashed  in.  You  can  sit  down  there  and 
read  your  letters,  as  well  as  other  peo- 
ple's letters." 

"I  haven't  had  any  complaints,"  said 
Shreck.  "Three  days  a  week  there's  a 
tie  up  for  ten  to  fifteen  minutes,  but 
after  that  everything  clears  up.  Once 
students  learn  the  system,  it'll  be  much 
better  for  them." 

The  C&P  Telephone  company  donat- 
ed funds  for  the  mailbos  renovations. 
The  old  mailboxes  were  sold  to  an  anti- 
que dealer. 


Study  Skills  Seminar  Offered 


byVIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


A  five-week  study  skills  seminar  is  to 
be  offered  to  all  students  this  semester 
by  Dr.  Bonnie  Mlchaelson. 

The  non-credit  course  will  cover 
areas  such  as  planning  and  preparing 
study  time,  speaking  in  class,  reading 
skills,  writing  term  papers,  and  using 
and  taking  exams.  "I  have  heard  from 
students,  faculty  and  parents  that  the 
problem  is  that  students  don't  know 
what  goes  into  studying  effectively," 
said  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke. 

Hopefully  the  course  will,  "help  those 


students  who  are  lacking  skills,  not 
ability  in  general,"  said  Mlchaelson, 
who  is  also  a  counseling  psychologist 
for  the  college 

Mlchaelson  volunteered  for  the  job 
last  spring  when  Clarke  asked  for  sug- 
gestions and  recommendations  for  pro- 
grams for  the  fall.  She  has  read 
materia]  and  textbooks  on  study  skills, 
but  has  had  no  formal  graduate  train- 
ing in  the  area. 

The  program  may  be  run  again  late 
In  the  semester.  Organizational 
meetings  were  held  this  week. 


Washington  Semester 
at  American  U 


Washington  College  News  Bureau 


The  Washington  Semester  Program 
allows  students  from  Washington  Col- 
lege and  many  other  schools  to  spend  a 
semester  at  American  University  in 
Washington,  D.C.  The  program,  for 
which  students  earn  full  credit  at  their 
own  school,  involves  seminars  with 
public  figures.  Internships  with  govern- 
mental and  other  agencies,  a  research 
project,    and    courses    at    American 


University.  Special  concentrations  are 
offered  in  national  government,  urban 
politics,  criminal  justice,  foreign 
policy,  economic  policy,  and  American 
studies.  Sophomores  and  juniors  in- 
terested in  participating  in  this  pro- 
gram during  the  Spring,  1981  semester 
should  contact  Dr.  Taylor,  6  Ferguson 
Hall,  as  soon  as  possible  and  not  later 
than  October  10. 


The  Washington  College  Elm  -Friday,  September  19, 1980-Page  4 


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Pre-season  Tournament 
a    Success 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 

The  third  annual  Chester  River  Invitational  Pre-season  Soccer 
Tournament  was  held  last  weekend  on  Kibler  Field.  The 
Shoremen  hosted  three  teams,  American  University, 
Washington  and  Lee,  and  Western  Maryland 

The  tournament,  whose  primary  purpose  was  to  get  the  teams 
in  shape,  was  successful,  according  to  Coach  Athey.  Playing 
three  games  in  two  days,  each  squad  was  put  in  condition  for  the 
regular  season. 

In  the  opening  contest  on  Friday  the  Shoremen  faced  a  strong 
American  University  team  and  tied  them,  1-1.  V.J.  Filliben 
scored  the  lone  goal  for  the  hooters.  Ranked  ninth  nationally  in 
Division  1,  American  U.  seemed  over-rated  as  they  only  won  one 
of  their  three  games. 

On  Saturday  morning  the  Shoremen  were  defeated  by  Western 
Maryland  in  the  last  minute,  2-1,  as  the  Terrors'  Scott  Bogart 
scored  his  second  goal  of  the  contest.  V.J.  Filliben  again  scored 
for  the  Shoremen,  with  Bill  Bounds  assisting. 

Later  the  same  day  the  booters  ended  the  tournament  with  a 
2-0  shutout  victory  over  W&L.  The  Generals  lost  all  three  of  their 
games  at  Kibler.  Freshman  forward  Rob  Gottfried  tallied  both 
goals  for  the  Shoremen.  The  host  team  finished  with  a  1-1-1 
record.  Western  Maryland  was  the  unofficial  tournament  cham- 
pion with  a  2-0-1  slate.  The  Shoremen  are  rated  nineteenth  na- 
tionally in  Division  III 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  19,  I960  Pages 

Shoremen  Open  Regular  Season 

With  a  Victory 


by  HARRY  McENROE 

Sports  Editor 

<I™!a?in?°nuCSege  Soccer  team  °Pe"ed  its  regular 
season  Wednesday  by  blanking  a  visiting  Lebanon  Valley  squad 

fM hlf,  ?hPia^ng  What  ?oaen  Atney termed  a  "lackadaisical" 
first  half,  the  Shoremen  took  control  in  the  second  period  and 
rolled  to  an  easy  victory. 

t3['y  iK-t^contuS»t  tne  Snore  b00ters  Played  with  a  lack  of  in- 
A,"h  ty  ^I'k"  Coacn  Atney fears  may  hurt  the  team  in  the  future 
Although  there  were  several  near-goals,  the  Shoremen  failed  to 
capitalize  on  their  opportunities  until  the  second  half 

Freshman  forward  Rob  Gottfried  put  the  Shore  eieven  on  the 
scoreboard  midway  through  the  second  period  with  an 
unassisted  goal.  Although  the  defense,  led  by  Ben  Tuckerman 
Curt  Nass  and  Dave  Bate,  with  Chris  Kiefer  in  the  goal  was 
never  really  tested,  they  stopped  the  "Flying  Dutchmen"  of 
Lebanon  Valley  continuously. 

With  eleven  minutes  to  play,  freshman  halfback  Ron 
Launcella  added  another  goal  to  the  Shoremen  effort  off  a  fine 
feed  from  sophomore  Mark  Mullican.  Mullican,  showing  no  sign 
of  a  thigh  injury  which  had  kept  him  out  of  action  for  the  past 
week  put  the  game  out  of  reach  with  a  goal  following  a  corner 
kick  from  sophomore  halfback  Bill  Bounds 

Shore  Notes: 

The  Shoremen  host  York  College  tomorrow  on  Kibler  Field 
Game-time  is  1 :  30.  Senior  fullback  John  Lonnquest  is  expected  to 
return  to  the  lineuD.  boosting  an  already  strong  defense 


Photos  By  Jim  Graham 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  19. 1980-Page  6 

Conn  and  Beardsley  on  Manchester 


Two  Senior  Women  Return  From  England 


«^SN«-*S^£ 


By  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Two  senior  women.  Ellen  Beardsley 
ind  Cathy  Conn,  have  retruned  after  a 
/ear  of  studying  abroad  at  Manchester 
College  in  Oxford,  England. 

Selected  to  spend  a  year  abroad  In 
1979  by  the  Manchester  Committee, 
Beardsley  pursued  courses  in  both 
Philosophy  and  English  and  Conn 
studied  English.  The  Manchester  Com- 
mittee, composed  of  Dr.  Peter  Tapke. 
chairman.  Mr.  Bennett  Lamond,  Dr. 
Robert  Fallaw  and  Dean  Garry  Clarke 
selects  two.  three  or  four  juniors  to 
study  at  Manchester  each  year. 
Dllferent  Study  System 
At  Oxford,  both  Beardsley  and  Conn 
were  forced  Into  a  new  studying  sys- 
tem "It  is  not  the  same  type  of  system 
as  we  have  here"  Beardsley  said.  In- 
stead, there  Is  a  tutorial  system 
whereby  each  student  "meets  with  your 
tutor  for  one  hour  a  week"  she  con- 
tinued. At  these  meetings,  the  student  Is 
required  to  prepare  an  essay  for  each 
meeting.  According  to  Conn  "most  of 
the  tutors  allowed  you  to  make  up  your 
own  topics"  while  some  gave  specilic 
assignments.  With  the  tutorial  system, 
each  student  is  working  on  an  individ- 
ual level  with  the  professor.  Further- 
more   the  student  can  only  take  one 


Ellen  Beardsley 

course  for  each  semester,  and  there  are 
three  semesters  which  compose  tht 
school  year. 

Conn  said  that  the  tutorials  "help 
your  writing  because  you  must  write 
one."  She  added  that,  while  tutors  may 
assign  a  topic,  they  do  not  suggest  ref- 
erences, "allowing  you  to  be  creative." 
Beardsley  said  also  that  the  essays 
show  "how  well  you  understand  con- 
cepts, and  how  well  you  criticize 
them."  The  student,  both  noted,  must 


be  prepared  to  discuss  and  defend  his 
essay.  Beardsley  said  also  that  "your 
argument  had  to  be  strong." 

The  matter  of  adjustment  to  tms  type 
of  program  did  take  some  time  for  both 
Beardsley  and  Conn.  "1  was  apprehen- 
sive as  to  whether  or  not  that  type  of 
program  would  suit  me,"  Beardsley 
said.  She  found  that  she  adjusted  well, 
after  learning  to  "organize  myself." 
Conn,  however,  found  that  It  was  disap- 
pointing to  be  only  able  to  take  three 
courses.  While  no  formal  examinations 
were  given,  Conn  said  "it  was  like  tak- 
ing an  exam  every  week"  by  writing 
the  essay.  But  on  the  whole  she  found  it 
to  be  a  "great  experience." 

Beardsley.  who  will  achieve  a  double 
major  in  Philosophy  and  English,  took 
a  tutorial  and  a  half.  Under  this 
method,  she  had  a  philosophy  tutorial 
every  week  and  an  English  tutorial 
every  other  week.  Throughout  the  year, 
she  took  Epistomology,  the  manu- 
scripts of  philosopher  Emmanuel  Kant 
and  Aesthetics  for  philosophy.  In 
English  she  had  tutorials  on  English 
17th  Century  Metaphysical  Poets,  Mil- 
ton and  finally,  on  Conrad  and  Law- 
rence. 

Studying  English,  Conn  took  courses 
in  English  Romantics,  in  Victorian  Lit- 
erature and  in  Shakespeare.  While  writ- 
ing essays  on  each  of  her  tutorials,  she 
found  that  the  tutors  "liked  to  have  you 
connect  fiction  exactly  with  the 
author."  To  do  this,  she  read  over  let- 
ters and  biographies  in  order  to  relate 
ideas  to  the  history  of  the  author.  She 
also  studied  a  good  deal  of  literary  crit- 
icism on  the  authors  of  Romantic  and 
Victorial  works. 

Overabundance  of  Culture 

In  addltoin  to  tutorials  and  prepara- 
tion for  them,  lectures,  plays  and  other 
educational  experienceswere  offered. 
"There  is  a  lot  available"  said  Beard- 
sley. Unfortunately  1  think  now  that  I 
should  have  worked  less  and  tried  to  get 
out  and  see  some  more  shows."  Conn 
added  that  "You  can  always  expand; 
I'd  go  to  lectures  to  learn  outside  of 
tutorials."  The  entire  community,  she 
feels,  is  an  education.  "Everywhere 

you  go,  you  learn"  she  added. 

Not  only  were  vacations  from  Oxford 
relaxing,  they  were  educational  as  well. 
Conn,  for  example,  found  that  "when 
you  live  in  England,  you  can  unders- 
tand their  way  of  life,  and  thus,  their 
way  of  literature."  She  stayed  with  peo- 
ple in  the  moor  area  where  the  Bronte 
sisters  lived  and  where  Emily  Bronte 
wrote  Wuthering  Heights.  From  this, 
she  not  only  learned  where  Bronte 
derived  her  fiction,  but  also  gained  a 
closer  insight  to  the  life  which  Wuther- 
ing Heights  describes. 

During  the  two  semester  breaks,  both 
Beardsley    and    Conn    were    able    to 


Cathy  Conn 

travel  Beardsley  vacationed  in  Ger- 
many, France,  Belgium,  Italy  and  Aus- 
tria During  the  spring,  she  went  for  a 
month  in  Ireland  on  her  bike,  covering 
between  eight  and  nine  hundred  miles. 
"1  never  had  a  flat"  she  said.  In  addi- 
tion she  "kissed  the  Blarney  stone  and 
saw  three  different  costs  of  the  conti- 
nent." She  also  was  to  take  weekend 
trips  to  various  sections  of  England 
such  as  Dorset,  Devon,  Kingwall  and 
the  Lake  District. 

"Everywhere  you 


go  you  learn' 


Originally,  Conn  "planned  to  stay  in 
England,  but  I  found  after  it  got  cold 
that  I  wanted  to  get  away."  She 
traveled  to  Ireland  and  found  it  com- 
pletely different.  Over  her  spring 
break,  Conn  visited  Europe. 

At  Oxford,  Conn  said,  "there  are  a 
great  deal  of  societies  to  join."  She  ad- 
ded, however,  that  most  of  them  met  on 
Wednesday,  so  it  was  necessary  to  join 
only  a  few.  Of  these  offered,  Conn 
joined  the  Architects  Society  in  order  to 
"go  on  trips  as  a  tourist"  to  visit  fam- 
ous areas.  As  a  member  of  the  Sporting 
Club  Conn  went  to  a  coursing  meet,  In 
which  a  fox  is  chased  by  greyhounds. 
This  revealed  something  she  had  never 
before  understood  in  a  poem  by  Word- 
sworth, which  mentions  'slipping  the 
hound.' 

Beardsley,  who  has  rowed  with  Wash- 
ington College  for  two  years,  continued 
her  interst  in  crew  in  England.  There, 
she  rowed  with  the  Corpus  Christi  Col- 
lege. This,  she  said,  "was  just  tremen- 
dous." Not  only  did  sne  enjoy  the  in- 


volvement with  the  sport,  but  also  she 
found  that  since  "the  Manchester  Col- 
lege community  was  so  small,  it  was 
neccessary  to  get  out  and  associate 
with  people  at  different  colleges." 

Conn,  as  well,  joined  crew,  at  a  dif- 
ferent school,  Linacre  College.  Unlike 
Beardsley,  Conn  had  no  previous  crew 
experience.  "I  was  going  to  be  the  cox 
for  a  while,  but  it  was  too  scary,  espec- 
ially with  the  fog."  she  said,  sne  en- 
joyed her  experience  as  an  oarswomen, 
and  will  continue  rowing  with  the 
women's  crew  at  Washington  College, 
like  Beardsley,  Conn  liked  the  fact  that, 
through  crew,  she  Was  able  to  meet 
others  from  other  colleges. 

English  "Interesting" 

English  society  proved  to  be  interes- 
ting to  Beardsley  and  Conn.  "The  Eng- 
lish people  are  super"  said  Beardsley, 
adding  that  while  traveling  they  were 
always  willing  to  "take  you  In  and 
talk."  Conn  added  that  "the  English- 
men really  like  Americans— England  is 
physically  smaller  than  America,  the 
English  tend  to  "think  smaller"  said 
Conn.  Shopping  centers,  cars  and  stores 
all  tend  to  be  small. 

Both  Beardsley  and  Conn  noted  some 
of  the  same  things  about  the  English 
and  their  culture.  The  English  are 
aware  of  both  their  educational  system 
and  their  history.  Conn  said  that  "they 
have  a  higher  level  of  understanding 
because  of  their  exposure  to  history." 
Beardsley  said  that  she  found  the  Eng- 
lish very  much  "aware  of  the  historical 
tradition  ofEngland  how  they  seem  to 
operate  off  of  their  awareness  of  that 
tradition." 

Both  students  noted  that  the  English 
system  of  education  is  much  more  ' 
thorough  than  that  of  America.  "Most 
of  the  kids  get  (a  great  amount)  of  edu- 
cation in  their  equivalent  of  secondary 
school."  Conn  said  that  "I  think  their 
private  schools  are  on  the  level  of  our 
colleges."  She  added  that  there  were 
'  'kids  translating  Latin." 

"There  are  alot  of  Americans  over 
there,  usually  graduates"  said  Conn. 
They,  she  continued,  are  the  ones  who 
went  to  lecture's  a  lot.  As  well,  Conn 
found  that  "they  offer  a  lot  more  than  I 
thought  they  did;  they  can  usually  find 
a  tutor  for  you  from  outside  the  Col- 
lege." 

The  year  at  Oxford  helped  "very 
much"  said  Beardsley.  "I  think  it  made 
me  more  aggressive  as  a  student,  more 
willing  to  formulate  opinions  and  de- 
fend them."  Through  essays,  both 
Beardsley  and  Conn  developed  better 
writing  and  speaking  skills.  "After  all," 
said  Beardsley  "we  wrote  so  much  that 
if  it  didin't  get  easier,  we  would  be  in 
trouble." 

Conn  concluded  "If  I  was  going  to 
give  any  advice,  it  would  be  to  get  your 
distribution  over  with  before  you  go." 


German  Department  Adds  Scholz 


ByANYALIPNICK 


"I  have  always  lived  in  large  cities 
and  I'm  pleasantly  surprised  with 
small  town  life"  commented  Joachim 
Scholz,  the  new  German  Professor  at 
Washington  College. 

Nearly  eleven  years  ago,  leaving 
family  and  friends  behind,  he  ventured 
from  Germany  to  the  United  States  to 
pursue  his  studies  a  American  Univer- 
sity. He  graduated  form  the  University 
of  Chicago  with  his  M.A.  and  PhD.,  In 
German. 

Following  graduation  Scholztaught  a 
year  in  Munich.  He  traveled  back  to  the 


United  States  and  taught  another  year 
at  Tulane  University  In  New  Orleans, 
as  a  Thellon  Fellow. 

When  asked  why  he  chose  Washing- 
ton College,  his  response  was,  "having 
studied  at  a  large  university  I  find  that 
teaching  at  a  smaller  college  is  more 
satisfying.  You  become  aquainted  with 
your  students  and  their  needs." 

Scholz  believes  that  the  US  has  a 
more  relaxed  social  atmosphere  than 
Germany.  So  far,  he  enjoys  the  college, 
faculty,  students  and  his  new-found 
home  in  Chestertown. 


"For  all  your  clothing  & 
shoe  needs  for  58  years." 

Bonnett'stown  &  country  Shop  ??|--ilo? 


Movie  Review 


The  WasJungtonCollege  Elm-Friday,  September  19, 1980-Page  7 


Manhattan:  The  City  in  Black  and  White 


by  WILL  CAMP 


Unless  you've  been  in  a  closet  for  a 
year,  you've  heard  something  about 
Manhattan.  At  the  time  of  its  release, 
nearly  a  year  ago,  Woody  Allen  was 
hailed  in  dramatic  pastels  on  the  cover 
of  Time  magazine.  He  was  said,  in  the 
review  of  the  day,  to  have  come  of  age 
as  a  writer,  film  director  and  actor. 
Emotional  security,  the  reviewers  said, 
had  led  Allen  into  a  craft  that  was  un- 
matched by  any  of  his  American  con- 
temporaries. Even  Ed  Koch,  the  mayor 
of  New  York,  liked  the  movie.  Filmed  in 
black  and  white,  the  City  of  Dirt  and 
Decay  looked  good,  better  than  good; 
the  city  looked  worthy  of  being  visited. 
Ah  yes,  the  mayor  and  the  tourist 
bureau  loved  it. 

Serious  stuff.  Reading  all  this  praise 
before  the  movie  even  moved  out  of 
New  York  for  general  release,  I  saw  it 
for  the  first  time  with  a  critical  burden 
on  my  back.  People  who  were  supposed 
to  know  about  such  things  said  this 
movie  was  good.  How  was  I  supposed  to 
think?  I'm  prone  to  resist  such  advice.  I 
considered  Woody  Allen  my  favorite 
moviemaker  and  star,  yet  he  was  now 
being  compared  with  Charlie  Chaplin 
and  Ingmar  Bergman,  his  two  major  in- 


fluences. I  liked  the  movie  anyway.  So 
much  I  went  to  see  it  a  second  time,  and 
last  Friday,  thanks  to  Marty  Rabat's 
film  series,  I  saw  it  a  third  time. 

Not  many  movies  can  stand  up  to  a 
third  viewing.  Apocalypse  Nowl  finally 
understood  after  the  third  viewing,  but 
I  twisted  and  turned  while  seeing  it. 
Kramer  vs.  Kramer's  Academy  Award 
victory  as  Best  Picture  impressed  me; 
those  Hollywood  people,  ignoring 
Manhattan,  insisted  that  this  was  a  bet- 
ter movie.  But  seeing  it  once  disap- 
pointed me,  seeing  it  the  second  time, 
for  I  thought  I  might  be  hallucinating, 
annoyed  me  that  I  had  been  stupid 
enough  to  pay  to  see  it  a  second  time. 
No  movie  but  Manhattanhas  been  wor- 
thy of  three  sittings,  not  even  Annie 
Hall,  Allen's  previous  movie, which  did 
recieve  an  Academy  Award. 

All  right,  all  right,  the  story:  Isaac 
Davis,  an  unemployed  sitcom  writer, 
finds  himself  stranded  on  Manhattan 
with  two  and  a  half  neurotic  people,  one 
healthily  adjusted  lesbian  (his  former 
wife)  and  one  ^eautiful  and  normal 
teenage  girl.  Tm  movie  deals  with 
Isaac's  (Woody  himself)  relationship 


with  these  people.  It  is  a  relationship 
mainly  in  nonparticipation.  He  tells 
Tracy,  the  teenager  who  loves  him 
(Mariel  Hemingway)  that  she  shouldn't 
get  too  involved,  that  she  should  date 
boys  named  Billy,  Biff  and  Scooter.  He 
watches  as  his  friend's  (Michael  Mur- 
phy) marriage  ,  once  healthy,  col- 
lapses, because  of  his  involvement  with 
a  woman  who  writes  novelizations  of 
movies  (Dianne  Keaton).  The  one  time 
that  Isaac  does  get  involved  is  in  his 
short  affair  with  Mary-the-novelizer, 
which  further  disenchants  him  and 
ultimately  turns  him  back  to  Tracy. 
While  all  this  is  going  on  Isaac's  former 
wife  is  writing  a  biography  about  wat- 
ching Isaac's  self-absorbtion  and 
"preocuppation  with  death"  while  she 
converted  to  lesbianism. 

The  Bad  performances:  Dianne 
Keaton  and  Michael  Murphy  as  the  two 
neurotics  who  end  up  together,  in  self- 
concious,  extramarital  bliss.  Keaton 
got  lucky  in  getting  involved  years  back 
with  Woody.  He's  helped  her  get  ex- 
posure. He  can't,  unfortunately,  help 
her  act.  Michael  Murphy  knows  no 
other  technique  than  the  whine.  He 


whines  throughout  the  movie,  with  the 
expression  of  someone  who  has  just  ea- 
teen  a  bad  piece  of  cheese,  just  as  he  did 
through  An  Unmarried  Woman 

The  Good  performances:  Mariel 
Hemingway,  while  being  yet  an  un- 
trained actress  who  has  a  difficult  time 
sustaining  character  depth,  shows  us  in 
short  pauses,  be  it  single  expressions  or 
lines;  a  delightful  aptitude.  She,  unlike 
Murphy  or  Keaton;  doesn't  strain  to  get 
an  effect.  Meryl  Streep  is  underused; 
She's  good,  but  just  didn't  get  a  chance 
to  use  anything  in  this  movie.  Woody 
Allen  has  attained  the  skillful  maturity 
that  Chaplin  did  later  in  his  career. 
He's  always  had  no  trouble  convincing 
anyone  that  he  could  act,  but  in  this 
movie  it  is  the  detail  that  proves  him 
worthy.  The  final  scene,  In  which  Tracy 
convinces  Isaac  that  six  months  Is  not 
too  long  a  time  to  wait  for  her  and  that  it 
would  all  be  worth  It,  Is  mapped  out  ex- 
actly as  the  end  of  City  Lights.  We  see 
only  Allen's  vulnerable  face,  from 
behind  Mariel's  head.  The  final  look, 
that  final  change  of  expression  from 
wide-eyed,  unsure  boy  to  a  confident 
man  is  pure,  clean  craft. 


The  Insanity  of  Mary  Girard 


by  Sue  James 

Fine  Arts  Editor 


On  October  9,  10,  11,  and  12  the 
Washington  College  Drama  Depart- 
ment will  present  Lanie  Robertson's 
play  "The  Insanity  of  Mary  Girard". 

Directed  by  Timothy  Maloney,  head 
of  the  Drama  Department,  the  play  is 
based  on  a  true  incident  concerning  the 
traumatic  experience  of  Mary  Girard. 
She  was  committed  to  a  Pennsylvania 
mental  institution  in  the  late  eighteenth 
century  by  her  husband  after  he 
discovered  that  she  had  become  preg- 
nant by  another  man.  The  story  line 
deals  with  Girard's  progression  toward 
insanity,  and  the  various  'visions'  she 


encounters  while  at  the  asylum. 

Sally  McKenzie  takes  the  lead  role  as 
Mary  Girard  with  Will  Camp  as  her 
malevolent  husband,  Steven  Girard. 
Supporting  roles  are  played  by  Nick 
Nappo,  the  Warden;  Jodee  Baccala, 
Mary's  mother  Mrs.  Lum;  John  Fout, 
Mr  Philips,  Natalie  Brown,  Polly  Ken- 
ton; and  Glnnie  White,  Mrs.  Hatcher, 
Stage  manager  for  the  production  is 
Steve  Gaul. 

"The  Insanity  of  Mary  Girard"  will 
be  performed  in  the  Studio  Theater;  in 
the  basement  of  the  Fine  Arts  building. 
Show  time  is  scheduled  frr  8  p.m. 


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The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  19, 1980— Page  8 

Matthews  To  Try  New  Wrinkle 

Lacrosse  Hopeful 
for  New  Season 

reprinted  from  the  Kent  County  News 


Bryan  Matthews,  head  Washington 
College  lacrosse  coach,  will  try  a  new 
wrinkle  this  fall. 

He  is  primarily  concerned  with 
freshmen  and  sophomores.  With  a 
squad  that  has  predominately  that  mix- 
ture (65%)  that  is  the  place  to  look. 

Matthews,  an  All-American  goalie 
here  11974-75)  is  coming  off  two  losing 
seasons. 

Washington  College  isn't  use  to  losing 
...  not  in  lacrosse! 

Last  year  the  Shoremen  struggled  to 
a  4-7  final.  A  13-12  overtime  setback  to 
St,  Lawrence  in  the  fourth  game  was 
pivotal.  Washington  blew  a  confortable 
lead  and  never  regained  momentum  ... 
in  the  game  or  in  the  season. 

Measles  on  campus  scrapped  games 
with  Loyola  and  Towson.  The  Shoremen 
got  past  Lehigh  and  F&M  to  manage  a 
4-3  record  at  midseason,  but  ran  into 
tough  UMBC  and  W&L  late.  Despite 
outstanding  efforts  against  both  clubs, 
Washington  College  went  into  a  four- 
game  losing  taiispin  bowing  also  to 
Delaware  and  Ithaca  in  the  first  round 
of  the  NCAA  playoffs— all  by  a  grand 
total  of  six  goals. 

Outstanding  returning  players  in- 
clude Paul  Hooper,  Jeff  Kauffman  and 
Dick  Grieves. 

Graduation  took  Ail-Americans 
Leckie  Haller,  BUI  Hamill  and  Bill  Her- 
ring, also  Tim  Hollywood,  Jim  Bradley 
andTimNorrls, 

Academic  trouble  swept  freshman 
goaltender  Chris  Anglim,  defensemen 
Paul  Castilano,  and  sophomore  de- 
fensemen Ray  Cameron.  Matthews  is 
hopeful  all  will  return  next  semester. 

Freshman  crease  attackman  Chris 
Cox,  who  scored  12  goals,  has  transfer- 
red. 

On  a  positive  note  Jon  Green,  who 
showed  promise  here  in  1978  and  1979,  is 
back  in  school,  along  with  Trap  Mc- 
Caulley,  who  saw  limited  action  as  an 
attackman  two  years  ago.  Kip  Sparrow, 
who  dropped  out  as  a  freshman  because 
of  academics,  has  also  returned.  Joe 
Haschen,  a  1978  squad  member,  is  also 
talking  about  coming  back  In  school. 

This  fall  Matthews  lined  up  two 
scrimmages,  both  at  home.  University 
of  Maryland  will  be  here  Friday,  Sep- 
tember 26.  Only  freshmen  and  sopho- 
mores wilt  play.  The  alumni  will  test 
the  varsity  on  Homecoming  Saturday, 
October  18. 


This  year's  freshman  crop  "looks  a 
little  deeper  in  quality,"  says  Mat- 
thews. 

From  Baltimore  come  three  from  St. 
Paul's  School— a  good  sign.  Hopefully, 
there  is  a  Chalfant  in  the  group.  The 
three  are  attackman  Craig  Boynton 
( good  lacrosse  name) ,  defenseman 
Marty  Smith  and  goaltender  Scott 
Vogel. 

From  Matthew's  old  school  where 
Carl  Ortman  now  coaches  arrives  mid- 
fielder Peter  Hawley,  Towson  High 
School,  long  a  W.C.  contributor  has  sent 
attackman  Shawn  Brooks  and  mid- 
fielder John  Darlington.  From  Boys' 
Latin  nd  Cocah  Bob  Shriver  Is  de- 
fenseman Franz  Fleishman. 

The  "island"-Long  Island,  New 
York— Is  the  home  of  three  middies  and 
an  attackman.  The  midfielders  are 
Scott  Brewster  of  Manhasset,  Chris 
Duran  of  North  Shore  and  face-off  man 
Peter  Stanton  from  Smithtown  West. 
The  attackman  is  Kevin  Kiely  of  W.T. 
Clark. 

Defenseman  Bob  Tutela,  an  all-star, 
is  coming  from  New  Jersey  and  Han- 
over Park. 

Down  in  Virginia,  Matthews  gains 
Daniel  McNeese  of  Blue  Ridge  School 
(Jesse  Bacon  and  Jon  Green's  alma 
maters). 

Matthews  lost  midfielder  Shawn  Fox 
of  Cortland  to  Hobart  at  the  last  minute, 
but  gained  a  bonus  in  the  entrance  of 
midfielder  Henry  Wittlch  from  Gilman 
School. 

This  season,  Matthews  says  Peter 
Jenkins  will  stay  at  home  on  attack. 
Dick  Grieves  is  probably  slated  to  play 
midfield.  Defense,  last  year's  strong 
suti,  is  this  year's  big  question  mark. 
Only  Frank  Filice,  Kevin  O'Connor  and 
Tim  Matthews  are  back  in  the  fold. 
With  Anglim  not  In  school,  Bruce  Wi- 
nand  is  top  goaltender,  but  he  will  get 
heat  from  sophomore  Jim  O'Neil  and 
freshman  Vogel.  At  midfield  the 
Shoremen  also  have  Ben  Tuckerman, 
Bob  White,  Tom  Adams,  J.C.  Cunning- 
ham, Joe  Cornerly,  Mike  Mariano, 
Shawn  Harmon  and  Ed  Nordberg  retur- 
ning. 

Washington  College  has  the  numbers, 
but  can  they  take  the  ball  to  the  cooker 
(the  goal)? 


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Professor  of  Music  Amzie  Parcell 
needs  you.  Rehersals  are  Monday  and 
Wednesday  nights  from  6:30-8:00.  A 
variety  of  music  ranging  from  classical 
to  marches  to  selections  from  "A 
Chorus  Line"  is  played.  The  band  is 
made  up  of  not  only  College  students 
but  also  local  people,  as  well  as  College 
professors.  And  so  if  you  don't  want  to 
lose  that  French  Horn  or  trumpet 
technique,  come  by  the  Fine  Arts 
Center  and  investigate  the  possibilities. 


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Taylor, Premo,  An  Take 
Silver's  Courses 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-Chief 


The  Political  Science  department  will 
remain  one  man  short,  at  least  until 
January,  following  Dr.  Howard  Silver's 
sudden  resignation  last  week. 

Replacement  Not  Yet  Found 

A  satisfactory  temporary  replace- 
ment could  not  be  found,  so  Drs.  Taylor, 
Premo  and  An  will  take  over  Silver's 
three  courses.  "We  have  one  candidate 
who  sounds  very  good,"  said  An,  "but 
he's  not  available  until  January."  He 
will  be  coming  to  the  campus  in  the  next 
few  weeks  for  an  interview,  and  will 


give  a  lecture. 

Remaining  Staff  will  Fill  In 

Premo  will  teach  the  Scientific  Study 
of  Politics,  Taylor  will  take  over 
American  Political  Parties,  Public  Opi- 
nion and  Voting  Behavior,  and  An  will 
take  on  the  Modern  Government 
course.  For  this  semester,  the  An- 
napolis General  Assembly  internship 
program  will  be  run  by  An.  The  new 
member  of  the  department  will  take  it 
over  for  next  semester. 

An  concluded,  "It's  a  sacrifice,  we're 
doing  it  for  the  students." 


Ups,  And  Downs  of  Enrollment 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


Richmond  House's  Fate 

-Still  Undecided 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


"We  cannot  house  students  there 
safely,"  said  Gene  Hessey  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Finance,  of  Richmond  House. 

Richmond  House's  problems  are 
many  and  well-known.  The  kitchen  ceil- 
ing which  fell  in  last  August,  the  second 
floor  bedroom  ceiling  which  fell  in  last 
year,  the  deteriorating  porch,  and  the 
termites  who  seem  to  h.ave  made 
themselves  at  home  are  only  a  few  of 
the  building's  m.aintenance  problems. 

According  to  Fred  W.  Dumschott  in 
his  recently  published  book, 
Washingto;!  College,  "The  Richmond 
Property  was  acquired  in  1948.  The  ac- 
quisition consisted  of  a  house  and 
several  acres  of  land.  The  house  was 
converted  into  apartments  which  were 
made  available  to  members  of  the 
faculty'" 

A  proposal  for  the  use  of  Richmond 
House  was  presented  a  few  years  after 
that  by  David  Roach,  then  President  of 
the  Writer's  Union.  The  proposal  states 
"We  propose  the  Richmond  House  be 
used  as  a  'writing  house,'  providing  liv- 
ing quarters  for  six  students  who  are 
actively  practicing  creative  writing, 
and  providing  facilities  for  the  Writer's 
Union,  the  Associated  Writing  Program 
headquarters,  and  the  office  of  the  pro- 
fessor of  Creative  Writing."  It  further 
states  "the  Writer's  Union  is  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  active  student 
organizations  on  campus.  We  are  in 
need  of  a  place  from  which,  to  operate. 


a  place  we  can  think  of  as  our  own.  We 
think  we  have  a  good  idea,  one  that  in- 
volves the  students  in  precis,  precisely 
the  kind  of  project  that  a  college  should 
involve  them:  in  the  creating  of  an  in- 
tellectual world." 

The  Writers'  Union  was  granted  per- 
mission to  use  the  house,  but,  after  hav- 
ing spent  about  ten  years  there,  they 
may  have  to  move. 

The  administration  reports  that  Rich- 
mond House  will  be  used  for  the 
balance  of  this  school  year  but  there  are 
no  specific  plans  for  what  will  happen  to 
it  then.  The  building  may  either  be  sold, 
renovated,  dem,  demolished,  or  left 
standing  in  its  present  condition,  but  it 
will  not  be  used  for  housing.  The  final 
decision  rests  in  the  hands  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  and  , 
although  it  has  been  discussed  on 
several  occasions,  nothing  has  been 
resolved. 

According  to  Hessey,  "Tl  ;e  thing  of  it 
is  that  as  Richmond  House  stande  now, 
it  fits  the  fire  codes  for  when  it  was 
built.  But,  the.  minute  we  begin  renova- 
tion on  it,  It  must  fit  the  presentfire 
safety  codes  for  the  housing  of  college 
students."  He  added  that  if  the  house  is 
renovated,  it  would  need  to  have  fire 
retardent  walls,  fire-rated  doors  at 
each  level  of  the  house,  a  sprinkler 
system,  and  an  enclosed  metal  or  ce- 
ment staircase  installed  In  order  to  fit 
the  fire  codes..  Wooden  frame  houses 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


"Despite  the  prospect  of  a  sharp  drop 
in  the  number  of  18-year-olds  in  the 
population,  college  enrollment  could  in- 
crease by  as  much  as  3.5 per  cent  by  the 
end  of  the  decade,  a  study  by  the 
American  Council  on  Education  con- 
cludes." 

From  the  Chronicle  of  Higher  Educa- 
tion, April 21, 1980,  Vol.XX,  No.8 

Whether  or  not  these  statistics  will 
prove  true  for  Washington  College,  only 
the  future  will  tell.  The  real  affect  of  the 
decline  in  the  birth  rate  will  not  show  Jts 
full  force  untilthe  year  1990.  However, 
for  1980,  enrollment  at  Washington  Col- 
lege is  down  by  thirty-four  people  over 
last  year's  total. 

According  to  Registrar  Ermon 
Foster,  there  are  "664  full  time 
undergraduates."  Of  these,  182  are 
freshmen,  composed  of  91  males  and  91 
females.  Foster  noted  that  "the  664 
represents  the  total  full  time  student 
body,  that  is  a  total  head  count  of 
students  in  the  continuing  education 
program  and  the  more  able  high  school 
students  who  are  permitted  to  take  one 
college  level  course.  Foster  also  said 
that  "Added  to  that  will  be  Graduate 
students.  I  won't  know  the  total  enroll- 
ment there  until  Friday"  when 
Graduate  school  registration  ends. 

Foster  noted  that  "there  is  a 
decrease,  last  year  we  had  a  total  of 
698,  We  are  down  34  people  in  the  full 
time  enrollment."  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Joseph  McLain  rationalized  this 
loss  of  students  by  saying  "this  year, 
the  number  of  freshmen  is  approx- 
imately the  same.  Our  enrollment  is 
down  not  because  of  the  size  of  the 
freshman  class,  but  because  thirty- 
three  upperclassmen  did  not  tell  us  that 
they  did  not  plan  on  returning." 

In  the  future,  McLain  feels  that 
Washington  College  will  not  be  hurt  by 
the  declining  population  of  18-year-olds. 
The  main  factor,  as  McLain  sees  it,  is 
not  so  much  the  decline  in  population  as 
it  is  the  inappropriate  education  given 
at  public  high  schools.  "The  big  thing  is 
not  the  demographics.  Rather,  a 
dwindling  pool  of  students  will  have  the 


academic  promise  to  have  a  realistic  go 
at  Washington  College"  he  said.  Even 
with  the  decrease  in  students,  McLain 
believes  that  "we  will  be  able  to  enroll 
our  classes  of  approximately  200",  pro- 
viding that  the  high  schools  Increase 
their  academic  standards. 

Jody  Dudderar,  of  the  Admissions 
department,  provided  almost  the  same 
figures  for  this  years  freshman  class  as 
Foster  and  McLain.  "I  believe  the  final 
total  is  186,  this  may  be  different 
because  we  judge  by  the  number  of 
freshman  who  actually  enrolled."  She 
added  that  several  freshman  dropped 
out  before  registration.  Dudderar, 
however,  gave  a  higher  estimate  of  last 
years  class,  saying  that  "we  had  203" 
freshmen. 

"It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the 
number  of  18-year-olds  has  been  dropp- 
ing" Dudderar  said.  As  a  solution,  the 
Admissions  office  will  increase  their 
recruiting  efforts,  their  student  search 
and  high  school  visitation,  and  also 
employ  a  more  personal  touch,  Dud- 
derar hopes  "to  get  students  on  campus 
and  get  them  to  reply  If  qualified." 

The  slight  difference  in  size  of  the 
freshmen  class  Is  due  to  the  number  of 
applications  recieved  by  the  college. 
"We  had  fewer  applications  this  year" 
Dudderar  said.  "Our  acceptance  rate, 
seventy-two  per  cent,  was  the  same  as 
last  year,  and  our  actual  percentage  of 
acceptances  was  the  same",  the  only 
difference  was  that  fewer  applications 
were  received. 

With  stepped  up  recruiting  techni- 
ques, which,  according  to  The  Chronicle 
of  Higher  Education  Include 
"recruiting  of  members  of  minority 
and  lower-Income  groups,  women  in 
their  20's  and  early  30's  and  men  over 
35. ..(and  by)  competing  more  strongly 
with  industry  in  proving  courses  for 
employees"  a  possible  loss  of  797,000 
students  by  1990  could  turn  Into  an  In- 
crease in  enrollment  of  300,000  students 
nation-wide.  Presently,  at  Washington 
College,  the  problem  could  not  only  be 
getting  more  applications  for  next 
years  class,  but  also  to  succeed  In  keep- 
ing some  students  at  the  college. 


are  not  allowed,  by  present  law,  to  be 
used  for  college  housing.  This  same 
principle  of  renovation  which  applies  to 
Richmond  House  also  applies  to 
Spanish  House  and  Little  House. 

The  construction  and  repair  costs 
form  the  backdrop  of  the  picture  of 
Richmond  House's  future.  The  ad- 
ministration reports  that  no  money  has 
been  budgeted,  nor  is  any  money  being 
sought  for  a  major  renovation,  but 
money  is  provided  to  insure  that  the 
plumbing  and  electrical  systems  are 
functionable. 

"The  Hill  Dorms,  the  new  steam  line, 
and  the  Student  Center  carry  a  higher 
priority  that  the  Writer's  Uniton  which 
concerns  a  small  interest  group  of 
students,"  said  Hessey.  He  added,  "The 
bottom  line  is  money.  If  unlimited  con- 
struction money  was  available,  maybe 
we  could  have  four  or  five  things  going. 
As  it  stands  now,  we  have  limited  funds, 
and  the  Hill  Dorms  are  our  main  pro- 
blem. My  personal  feelings  are  that 
there  are  so  many  things  wrong  with 
Richmond  House  that  it  is  just  impossi- 
ble to  do  a  renovation. " 

Healso  said  "Richmond  House  is  the 
preferred  option  of  those  who  deve) 


oped  and  participate  in  the  creative 
writing  program.  They  feei  a  need  for 
their  own  little  island  and  tike  the  isola- 
tion that  Richmond  House  provides. 
They  would  not  like  being  situated  in 
the  middle  of  the  campus.  When  you 
search  for  a  suitable  relocation,  you 
seriously  reduce  the  options." 

Hessey  stressed  that  there  is  no  long- 
term  commitment  for  the  writers  to  use 
the  building  and,  "in  its  present  condi- 
tion, it  cannot  be  considered  a  perma- 
nent home  for  the  program . ' ' 

He  said,  "My  impression  is  that  the 
Writer's  Union  has  a  great  deal  of  sup- 
port; Washington  College  would  not  be 
doing  away  with  it.  I  am  sure  that  Rich- 
mond House  could  be  used  by  the  union 
without  the  students  actually  living 
there,  but  I  don't  know  that  it  could  be 
brought  up  to  standards  suitable  for 
student  housing.  The  basic  structure  is 
wrong.  We  cannot  do  anything  with  the 
existing  building.  We  will  simply  see 
what  available  space  we  have  for  those 
students  and  approximate  what  it 
would  cost  to  replace  the  house  or  bet- 
ter bring  It  up  to  standards.  Then,  it  is 
up  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors." 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  26, 1980—  Page  2 


editorial 


It  looks  like  the  Buildings  and  Grounds  committee  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors,  which  meets  this  week,  will  take  some 
kind  of  action  concerning  the  Student  Center.  The  need  for  more 
student  facilities  becomes  even  more  pressing  as  summer  ends 
and  we  all  have  to  move  indoors.  Even  if  no  major  renovations 
are  made  this  year,  there  ought  to  be  some  way  to  use  the  former 
mail  and  T.V.  room  outside  the  Coffee  House.  There  may  be  pro- 
blems doing  this,  but  the  possibility  on  a  short-term  basis  should 
be  considered.  Even  a  paint  job  and  lounge  chairs  would  be 
something.  SGA  President  Jay  Young  should  be  commended  for 
his  persistance  in  urging  a  project  so  obviously  in  the  best  in- 
terest of  the  student  body.  Jay's  dedication  is  surprising,  con- 
sidering the  disinterest  of  students  toward  the  SGA.  Somerset 
was  so  apathetic  that  it  didn't  even  bother  to  elect  a  senator  last 
week.  It's  interesting  and  frightening,  to  speculate  on  what  kind 
of  catastrophe  it  would  take  to  make  students  here  care. 

Jim  Graham  is  an  exception.  His  was  the  only  application  for 
Pegasus  editor  last  year,  and  one  of  only  two  recieved  this  year; 
he  cared  enough  to  be  persistant  and  deserved  the  editorship  the 
Board  of  Publications  awarded  him  last  Tuesday.  He  deserves 
our  congratulations  and  the  support  of  all  students,  especially 
seniors,  in  his  work  on  the  yearbook  over  the  coming  months. 


THERE  WILL  BE  A  MEETING  OF  ALL  THOSE  PERSONS 
INTERESTED  IN  THE  INVESTMENT  (ECONOMICS)  CLUB 
ON  THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  1980  AT  7:00  PM  IN  BILL 
SMITH,  ROOM  25 


Party  Honors  Dean's  List 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Barring  rain,  the  traditional  Dean's 
List  Party  will  be  held  this  evening  on 
the  lawn  overlooking  the  Chester  River 
at  Kentmere,  home  of  Dean  and  Mrs. 
Garry  Clarke. 

Even  if  it  does  rain,  the  cocktail  party 
honoring  those  students  who,  in  the  last 
semester,  achieved  "academic  ex- 
cellence" will  be  held.  "We're  going  to 
try  to  have  it  outside  in  the  yard," 
Clarke  said,  "it  gets  crowded  in  the 
house."  He  added  that  "last  year,  five 
minutes  before  the  party  was  to  start,  it 
was  raining  buckets." 

Preparing  for  the  party  is  no  small 
thing.  Last  semster,  104  students 
achieved  a  3.50  avarage  or  above,  mak- 
ing them  eligible  for  the  Dean's  List, 
and  thus,  an  invitation  to  cocktails  with 
the  Dean  at  his  home.  "We  usually 
figure  that  by  the  time  you  invite  all  the 
students  on  the  Dean's  List,  teachers 
and  their  wives,  there  are  approximate- 
ly 200"  people  invited,  said  Clarke. 
Seniors  who  graduated  in  May  and 
were  on  the  Dean's  List  are  also  in- 
vited. 

Over  the  past  twelve  years,  the  con- 
cept of  honoring  Dean's  List  achievers 
has  gone  through  some  changes. 
"Many  years  ago  when  there  were 


fewer  students  at  the  college,  there  was 
a  thing  called  the  Dean's  List  Dinner" 
said  Clarke.  Soon,  however,  as  more 
people  earned  Dean's  List  honors,  the 
entire  thing  "fell  into  limbo."  Eventual- 
ly, it  was  reinstituted  as  a  party  held  in 
Hysson  Lounge  or  the  Reid  Hall  base- 
ment. When  Clarke  came  into  office  he 
and  Mrs.  Clarke  "thought  it  would  be  a 
nice  thing  to  hold  in  our  house." 

The  entire  preparation  for  the  party 
is  done  by  Clarke,  his  wife,  and  Deans 
of  Students  Ed  Maxcy  and  Maureen 
Kelley.  "We  do  all  the  cooking,"  Clarke 
said.  He  added  that  on  the  day  of  the 
party,  Dining  Hall  employees  come  to 
help.  "We  all  get  together  and  plan  the 
whole  thing,  and  then  split  the  respon- 
sibilities up  among  ourselves"  he  said. 

Clarke  feels  that  while  it  is  a  lot  of 
work,  it  is  worth  the  effort.  "The 
students  have  been  appreciative... peo- 
ple seem  to  enjoy  it.  I  think  that  is  im- 
portant." he  said.  The  social  at- 
mosphere is  a  change,  allowing  faculty 
and  students  to  get  together  and  talk  on 
a  different  level. 

Clarke  concluded  that  the  prepara- 
tions are  going  smoothly.  "After 
awhile,  you  get  pretty  good  at 
estimating  what  will  be  used"  he  said. 


EdltorlnCnlef Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor .William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

S"1?^^. Harry  McEnroe 

fine  Arts  Editor .SueJamea 

Photography  Editor J lm  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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Staff  Photo  by  Alex  Hodge 


Go,  Ronnie,  Go  I 


Republicans  Attend  Rally 


by  Glen  Beebe 


As  the  two  presidential  candidates 
were  debating  in  the  Baltimore  Conven- 
tion Center,  Glen  Beebe,  Barry  Camp- 
bell, Dave  Gorman,  Alex  Hodge,  Joe 
Holt,  James  Larrimore  '80,  Helen 
Lewis,  Kevin  Mahoney,  and  Cathy 
Mcguire  were  attending  a  rally  and 
reception  for  the  Governor  and  Mrs. 
Reagan. 

The  event  started  at  8:00  P.M.  in  the 
Baltimore  Hilton  with  a  cash  bar  and  a 
seventeen  piece  band.  Congressman 
Bob  Bauman  and  Mayor  Kelly  of  Ocean 
City  greeted  guests.  The  rally  and 
reception  were  crowded  not  only  by 
senior  party  members  but  also  many 
College  Republicans  from  around  the 
state,  as  Congressman  Bauman  pointed 
out  in  his  address.  He  said  that  he  hoped 
the  White  House  was  taking  notice  that 
the  youth  was  behind  the  Republican 
candidate.  Bauman  mentioned  several 
of  these  youth  groups,  the  first  being 
the  students  from  Washington  College. 

As  the  time  drew  near  for  the 
debates,  the  large  crowd  was  directed 
to  the  large  screen  monitors  provided 


for  viewing  the  debates.  During  the 
debates,  a  contest  arose  between  the 
Reagan  and  Anderson  supporters  (who 
were  in  the  next  room) .  When  each  side 
thought  their  candidate  had  scored  a 
point,  they  would  raise  a  cheer.  Each 
side  tried  to  out-cheer  the  other, 
resulting  in  much  noise. 

As  the  historical  Presidential  debate 
closed,  the  tension  in  the  Reagan/Bush 
camp  grew,  for  shortly  Governor  and 
Mrs.  Reagan  would  be  addressing  the 
rally.  It  was  the  culmination  of  weeks  of 
work  between  the  senior  party 
members,  the  College  Republicans,  and 
the  Reagan  Bush  campaign.  As  he 
entered  the  hall  people  started  shouting 
"Reagan"  and  "Number  One."  Gover- 
nor Reagan  and  his  wife,  Nancy,  were 
visably  pleased  by  such  an  emotional 
welcome.  He  informed  the  crowd  that 
he  was  pleased  with  the  debate  and 
looked  forward  to  victory  in  November. 
The  Governor's  stay  was  shortened  due 
to  another  engagement.  However,  we 
all  agreed  that  this  had  been  a  night  to 
remember  and,  with  luck,  an  historic 
one  as  well. 


SGA  Elections  Held  Tuesday 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Elections  for  Student  Government 
Senators  were  held  Tuesday  night, 
with  all  but  one  post  filled. 

Jay  Young,  president  of  the  Student 
Government  Association  said  "to  my 
knowledge,  the  only  problem  we  had 
was  with  Somerset  (since)  no  one  ran 
"for  the  one  office  alloted  to  that  dor- 
mitory. A  re-election  will  be  held  for 
Somerset  when  a  candidate,  or  can- 
didates is  found. 

Liz  Edwardsen  and  Arlene  Lee  were 
chosen  to  represent  Reid  Hall.   For 


Pegasus  '81 

There  will  be  an  organizational 
meeting  of  the  Washington 
College  Yearbook;  Pegasus, 

on  Tuesday,  September  30th, 
at  8:00  in  the  ELM  office. 


Caroline  House,  Walter  Foraker  and 
Kevin  Mahoney  won  votes  and  Kathy 
McGuire  will  represent  the  adjoining 
Queen  Anne  dormitory.  Residents  of 
Minta  Martin  chose  Missy  Dix,  CeCe 
Grady  and  Sue  Ericsson. 

Wicomico  will  be  represented  by 
Harry  McEnroe  and  Worcester  by  Tom 
Twomey.  Kent  House  and  Spanish 
House  residents  chose  Doug  Brown  and 
Ralph  Laws  as  their  SGA  represen- 
tatives. 

The  New  Dorms  complex  voted 
Donald  Sutherland  from  Cecil  House 
and  Mark  Simpson  of  Dorchester  House 
as  their  Senators.  Talbot  House  was  not 
represented  by  a  candidate. 

"I'm  pleased  with  the  outcome"  said 
Young,  "I  think  we  have  some  in- 
teresting, interested  people." 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall 


SUBMIT 

WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 

REVIEW 

FALL  ISSUE 

POETRY 

SHORT  STORIES 

GRAPHICS 

°EN*°  OCTOBER  10, 1980 

Chearney,  Folk,  Nappo, 
Dubin,  Mortimer 

RICHMOND  HOUSE 


Animal  Crackers  Leave 
Their  Crumbs 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  September  26, 1980—  Page  3 


This  Week's  Movie 


by  Colleen 
Crude.  Rude.  Socially  unacceptable. 
And  just  plain  fun.  Baltimore's  hottest 
ensemble  "Animal  Crackers"  made  a 
debut  performance  at  Washington  Col- 
lege last  Saturday  night  and  brought 
the  house  down. 

There  was  nothing  we  could  do.  From 
the  opening's  little  chorus  line  of  "hap- 
py feet"  to  a  hilarious  closing,  the  ac- 
tion was  swift  and  brutal.  Perhaps  a  lit- 
tle too  brutal. 

Shades  of  Monty  Python,  Second  City, 
and  Saturday  Night  Live.  With  the  na- 
tionally televised  Saturday  Night  in  its 
dying  throes,  some  of  us  could  have 
sworn  we  saw  the  ghosts  of  Chevy 
Chase,  John  Beliishi,  and  Gilda  Radner 
floating  in  the  background. 

Ah,  "there's  the  rub."  These  people 
can  dance.  They  can  mime,  sing,  and 
act,  even  if  it  is  the  "Midol  Melody." 
Trouper  Jeff  Marder  harrased  the  au- 
dience with  professional  flair,  and  John 
Kasslr's  rendition  of  the  Oz  experience 
in  "Oz  Again"  was  wonderful.  But  why 
do  they  limit  themselves  to  sexual  inn- 
vendos,  gags  which  grow  stale  after  a 
while?  "Animal  Crackers"  is  one  com- 
edy act  whose  potential  demands  they 
expand  their  material  to  something  a 
little  less  redundant. 

Public  auditions  in  Baltimore  two 
years  ago  unearthed  the  likes  of  Linda 
Favila,  Marie  Marciano,  John  Kassir, 
Jerry  Maglio,  Jeff  Marder,  and  Larry 
Schwartz.  Students  from  Towson  State 
University  and  the  University  of 
Maryland,  Baltimore  Campus,  Animal 
Crakers.  put  together  an  improvisa- 
tional  act  consisting  of  college  life  skits, 
lampoonish  commercianls,  and  some  of 
the  wackiest  characters  this  side  of  the 
Mason-Dixon  line. 

You  know  these  characters:  they're 
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with  the  myopic  fish,  your  little 
brother.  Typical  off  beat  characters  we 
all  know.  Animal  Crackershas  the  un- 
canny gift  of  zeroing  in  on  thosefunky 
topics  we  cringe  at:  prophylactics, 
dead  people,  hair  transplants.  But  this 
is  exactly  what  we  need  to  see  —  or- 
dinary things  in  an  unusual,  comic 
light. 

Despite  what  seemed  more  come- 
dians in  the  audience  than  on  the  stage, 
the  Crakers  held  their  ground  with  ac- 
ting which  was  consistently  competent. 
Some  scenes  slacked  off,  but  these  were 
usually  the  longer  onew  where  humor 
was  most  difficult  to  sustain.  Jeff 
Marder's  solos  were  excellent  too,  and 
as  master  of  ceremonies  he  kept  us  pa- 
tient and  interested  during  prop 
changes. 

But  this  is  no  amateur  circus  act.  The 
troupe  opened  in  Baltimore  to  rave 
reviews  and  uproarious  laughter.  This 
summer  a  Best  of  Crackersshow  at  the 
Bolton  Hill  Dinner  Theatre  was  so 
packe  that  50-200  people  were  turned 
away  at  the  door.  Marc  Nasdor  of  the 
Hopkins  News-Letter  called  Animal 
Crackers  "the  finest  crew  of  motley 
scumbags"  to  hit  this  area  in  a  long 
time. 

Animal  Crackers  is  under  no  restric- 
tion from  the  Federal  Communications 
Commission.  Perhaps  this  is  why  Kathy 
Kafer  of  the  Baltimore  News  American 
wrote  "When  in  doubt,  the  troupe 
resorts  to  sex  or  smut  or  drugs  for  a 
laugh."  This  troupe  is  too  good  to  have 
to  "resort"  to  anything. 

Changes  in  material  would  be  a  good 
move.  All  material  is  scripted  by 
Animal  Crackers,  who  note  that  "all  the 
sketches  have  been  molded  by  the  en- 
tire ensemble;  so  if  you  want  to  pick  a 
fight,  it  will  have  to  be  with  all  of  us." 

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William  James  Forum  Speakers 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


Last  week,  the  William  James  Forum 
sponsored  its  first  speaker  of  the  year. 
William  Colby,  former  director  of  the 
CIA  spoke  on  the  topic,  "The  In- 
telligence Challenge  of  Eighties."  The 
forum  also  co-sponsored  Senator  Biden 
of  Delaware  who  spoke  this  week. 

The  forum,  which  originated  eighteen 
years  ago,  was  named  for  the  famous 
American  philosopher,  William  James. 
The  interests  of  William  James  were 
many  and  varied.  They  included  pain- 
ting, exploring,  medicine,  psychology, 
and  philosophy.  Because  the  forum  is 
named  for  a  person  of  such  diverse-in- 
terests, it  presents  a  wide  range  of 
speakers.  Past  speakers  include  ichael 
Collins,  Astronaut  and  Assistant 
Secretary  of  State;  Betty  Friedan, 
feminist  leader;  L.  Patrick  Gray,  Ac- 
ting Director  of  the  FBI;   Lawrence 


Cardinal  Sheehan,  former  Archbishop 
of  Baltimore;  George  F.  Will,  colum- 
nist and  television  commentator;  and 
two  US  Senators  from  Maryland, 
Charles  McMathias  and  Paul  Sarbones. 

The  bulk  of  the  funding  for  the  forum 
comes  from  the  SGA,  and  occasionally 
the  lecture  committee  supplements  the 
fund.  Because  Washington  College  is 
located  near  major  cities;  the  forum 
has  been  able  to  entice  many  talented 
speakers  without  spending  enormous 
sums  of  money. 

The  next  scheduled  speaker  Is  Dr. 
Bruce  Partridge,  Professor  of 
Astronomy  at  HaVerford  Collepe.  Par- 
tridge is  a  Rhodes  Scholar  and  received 
his  PhD  from  Oxford  University.  He 
will  be  speaking  on  October  21,  on  "The 
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The  Washington  CoUege  Elm-Friday,  September  26, 1980-  Page  4 

Shoremen  Unbeaten 


The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
extended  its  unbeaten  string  to  three 
games  with  victory  over  York  College 
and  Upsala  College  this  week. 

On  Saturday  the  Shoremen  blanked 
the  York  squad  2-0  as  the  defense 
achieved  its  third  consecutive  shut- 
out.Senior  goalie  Chris  Kieter  had  six 
saves,  while  the  defense,  led  by 
fullback  Ben  Tuckerman,  allowed  only 
eleven  shots.  The  hooters  scoring  was 
led  by  sophomore  Mark  Mullican  and 
freshman  Rob  Gottfried.  Each  tallied  a 
goal  and  an  assist. 

The  Shoremen  trounced  a  visiting  Up- 
sala team  Wednesday  at  Kibler  Field, 
4-1 .  The  Vikings  applied  pressure  early. 
In  the  first  two  minutes  goalie  Chris 
Klefer  had  to  make  two  saves. 
However,  the  Shoremen  regrouped  and 
forward  Rob  Gottfried  scored  only  four 
minutes  into  the  contest.  Upsala 
answered  moments  later  with  a  goal 


by  HARRY  McENROE 

Sports  Editor 

which  knotted  the  game  at  1-1. 

The  hooters  went  ahead  to  stay  when 
V.J.  Filliben  scored  following  a  great 
cross-field  pass  from  halfback  Bill 
Bounds.  The  exciting  first  half  ended  at 
3-1,  after  Rob  Gottfried  added  another 
goal  to  the  Shore  effort. 

A  lackluster  second  half  was  capped 
by  a  goal  from  sophomore  forward 
Mark  Mullican.  Once  again,  the  defense 
was  outstanding,  allowing  only  the  one 
first  half  goal  by  the  Vikings.  The  loss 
dropped  Upsala's  record  to  0-2-1. 

SHORE  NOTES: 

The  team  travels  to  Williamsburg, 
Virginia  this  weekend  to  participate  in 
the  College  of  William  and  Mary  Tour- 
nament. TheShoremen  will  face  two 
other  Division  1  universities,  along  with 
the  host  school.  On  Wednesday,  October 
1.  the  booters  will  meet  Navy  at  An- 
napolis. Next  home  game  is  October  7, 
versus  Ursinus. 


Concert  Series  Begins 


The  North  Carolina  Dance  Theater 
will  give  a  ballet  performance  in  the 
opening  program  of  the  annual  Concert 
Series  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center  on- 
Monday,  September 29  at8:30 p.m. 

The  company  of  fifteen  dancers 
under  the  direction  of  Robert  Lindgren 
will  perform  "Allegro  Brillante", 
choreographed  by  George  Balanchine; 
••Women"  by  Oscar  Araiz;  "Quartet" 
by  Salvatore  Aiello;  and  "A  Classic 
Tale"  by  Marcia  Plevin. 

Members  of  the  company  also  will 
give  a  master  class  on  jazz  at  10:30  a.m. 


that  day  in  Cain  Gym,  and  one  on  ballet 
at  1:30  p.mf  Reservations  must  be 
made  with  Miss  Karen  Smith. 

Other  concerts  this  season  will 
feature  Robin  McCabe,  pianist,  October 
28;  the  American  Arts  Trio  (piano, 
violin,  cello  ),  December  2;  William 
Parker,  baritone,  February  4;  and  The 
American  String  Quartet,  March  21. 

A  full  house  is  anticipated  for  the 
ballet  concert,  therefore  all  season 
ticket  holders  are  requested  to  pick  up 
special  seating  tickets  before  4 :  30  p.m. 
Monday  29th,  at  the  Student  Affairs  Of- 
fice, or  at  Mr.  Groves'  office  in  Bunting, 


Women's  Athletics 
*    Underway    * 


Rob  Gottfried  had  a  goal  and  an  assist  in  Saturday's  game 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Grahom 


Women's  athletics  starts  this  school 
year  with  a  volleyball  game  Friday 
night.  Coach  Penny  Fall  is  optimistic 
about  the  team  and  states  that  the 
squad  has  developed  the  heart  and 
drive  she  had  hoped  for  earlier  this 
year.  "The  girls  are  working  hard  and 
have  a  good  attitude,  so  far."  she 
remarked. 

Three  other  sports,  lacrosse.  Softball, 
and  tennis,  have  had  organizational 
meetings.  The  lacrosse  club  meeting 
went  very  well,  with  thirty  to  forty  girls 
attending,  while  Softball  and  tennis  had 
very  disappointing  showings.  Fall 
hopes  that  the  poor  attendance  was 
because  these  are  out-of-season  sports 
and  more  girls  may  be  interested  in  the 
spring.  If  anyone  is  interested,  please 
inform  Miss  Fall  as  soon  as  possible 
that  the  athletic  department  can  have 
the  names  of  people  to  notify  for 
meetings  or  practices. 


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Tommy  Adams  almost  broke  a  kick-off 
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by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Fall  would  also  like  to  point  out  that 
attending  these  meetings  is  in  no  way  a 
commitment  for  the  spring.  Any 
woman  who  may  have  any  motive  to 
participate  in  any  sport  is  encouraged 
to  sign  up  as  soon  as  possible.  Fall  will 
be  giving  group  lessons  in  the  spring  to 
those  women  signed  up  for  a  team. 

Sometime  this  week,  rosters  will  be 
put  in  the  girl's  dorms  for  intramural 
volleyball.  Anyone  interested  should 
sign  up  by  living  unit;  sorority,  dorm, 
or  floor.  Fall  hopes  everyone  will  par- 
ticipate. 

The  opportunity  to  be  a  part  of 
women's  sports  is  still  very  much  open. 
Anyone  wishing  to  be  part  of  a  team 
should  sign  up  as  soon  as  possible  with 
Miss  Fall  or  the  any  member  of 
women's  athletic  department. 

The  time  and  place  of  the  organiza- 
tional meeting  for  the  Washington  Col- 
lege cheerleaders  will  be  announced  at 
a  later  date. 

Intramural  Football 
Kicks  Off 

by  HARRY  McENROE 

Sports  Editor 
The  men's  intramural  football  season 
kicked  off  Tuesday  with  two  hard- 
fought  games.  The  defending  champion 
Theta  Chi  squad  beat  Worcester  28-14, 
while  Kappa  Alpha  defeated  Somerset 
27-7. 

Two  games  were  played  on 
Thursday.  The  Lambdas  met  the  Clap 
while  the  Wave  played  Somerset. 
However,  the  result  of  each  did  not 
make  our  printing  deadline.  Two  games 
will  be  played  on  Sunday.  On  the 
Somerset  field  the  Thetas  will  met  the 
Lambdas,  and  on  the  baseball  field 
Caroline  plays  Somerset.  Both  games 
begin  at  five  o'clock. 

The  league  runs  until  the  end  of  Oc- 
tober with  six  games  being  played  each 
week.  Two  fields  are  used,  one  located 
on  the  baseball  field,  the  other  in  front 
of  Somerset  Hall. 


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Volume  52,  Number  4 


Academic  Council  Begins 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

The  North  Carolina  Dance  Theatre  Performed  Here  on  Monday,  September  29th 


In  The  Matter  of  Enrollment 


by B ILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 


Registration  of  full  time  students  for 
the  fall  1980  semester  is  the  lowest  at 
the  College  for  at  least  a  decade. 

The  drop  is  surprising,  considering 
the  fact  that  most  statisticians 
predicted  an  increase  in  enrollment 
over  the  last  years,  The  Christian 
Science  Monitor  news  service  reported 
that  "enrollments  for  the  1980-1981 
school  year  may  equal  or  exceed 
19791980."  The  decline  can  not  yet  be 
blamed  on  the  dwindling  number  of  18- 
year-olds  because  as  The  Christian 
Science  Mon/torreports  "the  number  of 
18-year-olds  begins  falling  this  year". 
In  fact,  an  article  in  the  May  12,  1980 
edition  of  The  Chronicle  of  Higher 
Education  stated  that  "this  year's 
freshman  class  at  U.S.  colleges  and 


universities  is  nearly  5  per  cent  larger 
than  that  of  a  year  ago  the  biggest  one- 
year  increase  since  1975." 

Not  since  1975,  then,  has  Washington 
College  fit  into  the  current  statistics. 
Enrollment  at  the  college  in  that  year 
was  the  highest  it  has  been  for  the  past 
decade,  with  772  full  time 
undergraduate  students.  At  either  end 
of  this  midpoint  there  is  a  wide  spec- 
trum of  change  in  enrollment.  The 
decade  started  low,  with  only  three 
students  over  the  current  figure  for  1980 
of  664  full  time  students.  In  1971  enroll- 
ment jumped  by  almost  one  hundred 
students  to  759.  The  next  two  years  saw 
a  slight  decrease  and,  by  1974;  enroll- 
ment picked  up  to  peak  in  1975.  Dropp- 
ing  the  next  year  to  689,  enrollment 


byBILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


The  Academic  Council  held  its  first 
meeting  for  the  Fall  1980  semester  on 
September  22nd. 

According  to  Dean  Garry  Clarke, 
chairman  of  the  Council,  the  purpose  of 
the  Academic  Council  is  to  discuss 
"anything  that  relates  to  the  academic 
program."  From  suggestions  made  by 
the  Council,  the  faculty  makes  the  final 
decision,  as  to  whether  or  not  school 
policy  will  be  changed.  Fourteen  peo- 
ple, seven  faculty  members,  six 
students  and  Clarke  compose  the  Coun- 
cil. The  faculty  members  are  Dr.  Ed- 
win Gwynn,  chairman  of  the  Biology 
department,  Dr.  Thomas  Pabon,  chair- 
man of  the  Foreign  language  depart- 
ment. Dr.  John  Taylor  of  the  Political 
Science  department.  Dr.  Robert  Fallow 
of  the  History  and  American  Studies 
departments,  Dr.  John  Conkling  of  the 
Chemistry  department,  Timothy 
Maloney,  chairman  of  the  Drama 
Department  and  Head  Librarian  Betty 
Wasson.  Jay  Young,  Charles  Warfield, 
Glen  Beebe,  David  Altvater,  Linda 
Maddox  and  Geoff  Garinther  represent 
their  respective  major  fields  on  the 
Council. 


At  the  first  meeting  the  Council  "con- 
sidered two  problems  with  the  idea  of 
graduating  with  honors,"  said  Clarke. 
The  problem,  he  said  is  that  "in  the 
past,  if  you  had  a  D  on  your  record,  you 
could  not  graduate  with  honors,"  even 
if  the  D  does  not  figure  significantly. 

In  general,  the  council  plans  to  "tie 
up  a  lot  of  loose  ends  from  last  year" 
according  the  Geoff  Garinther.  Mainly, 
Garinther  feels  the  Council  will  be 
discussing  possible  revisions  in  the 
distribution  requirements.  Garinther 
said,  "Instead  of  having  three  of  four 
areas  required,  we  will  discuss  the 
possibility  of  having  students  required 
to  take  four  of  four  courses."  That  is 
not,  Garinther  added,  to  make  students 
take  more  courses,  but  to  have  them 
take  courses  from  a  wider  range. 

Clarke  said  "we  are  taking  things  we 
talked  about  past  last  year  and  putting 
them  into  a  package  for  the  faculty  to 
vote  on."  These  will  be  curricular  mat- 
ters having  to  do  with  the  distribution 
system,  Math  and  English  competency 
tests,  and  the  course  credit  system;  "A 
general  look  at  the  system"  concluded 
Clarke. 


began  to  pick  up  and,  in  1978,  reached 
733  students.  Last  year  enrollment 
dropped  and  this  year,  the  trend  seems 
to  have  continued. 

The  solutions  could  well  be  resolved 
by  the  Admission  Department's  pro- 
posal to  upgrade  recruiting  techniques. 
But  if  the  trend  should  continue,  the  col- 
lege could  be  in  danger.  According  to 
The  Chronicle  of  Higher  Education, 
"enrollment  in  private,  four-year  col- 
leges will  drop  from  2,328,000  in  1981  to 
2,137,000  in  1978."  It  further  states  that 
"the  institutions  most  dependant  on 
fulltime  students  in  that  age  group  have 
been  the  private,  liberal-arts  colleges 
with  enrollments  under  1,000,"  a  defini- 
tion which  fits  Washington  College 
perfectly. 


Of  course,  the  college  does  have  cer- 
tain factors  working  on  its  behalf  which 
will  aid  it  during  the  decline.  With  a 
solid  two  hundred  year  old  history,  and 
a  strong  reputation  in  its  wake,  the  col- 
lege, though  small  can  pull  its  weight. 
During  the  60's  and  70; s  when  there  was 
a  rapid  growth  for  higher  educatfon  in 
general,  77  colleges,  almost  half  of 
which  were  small,  private  schools, 
were  unable  to  survive  the  growing 
competition.  Washington  College  was. 

But,  the  present  will  be  more  dif- 
ficult. Not  only  will  the  school  be  more 
actively  soliciting  high  school  seniors 
as  candidates  for  enrollment,  but  also 
the  number  of  those  seniors  will  be 
smaller.  To  survive,  it  will  be 
necessary  to  increase  enrollment. 


Homecoming  1980— And  Twenty  Years  Ago 


FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  17 

6:00  p.m.— WOMEN'S  VOLLEYBALL— Quad  Match:  Notre 
Dame,  Wilmington,  Albright,  Washington  College— Cain  Athletic 
Center 

8:00  p.m.-REGISTRATION  OPEN  HOUSE-Sponsored  by  the 
Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Chapter— Beer,  snacks  and 
sodas  provided— Alumni  House 
SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  18 

8 :  30  a.m. -6  p.m.— REGISTRATION— Alumni  House 
9:00  a.m.-12  noon— YARD  SALE— Sponsored  by  the  Kent  and 
Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Chapter— Proceeds  will  go  to  the  Sonny 
Usilton  Scholarship  Fund— Lower  campus  lawn 
10:00a.m. -THIRD     ANNUAL    FACULTY     CHALLENGE 
RUN— Washington  College  faculty  will  again  take  on  students 
and  alumni  in  a  five-mile  run—  Begins  at  town  dock.  Anyone  in- 
terested in  the  Faculty  Challenge  Run  should  contact  Jeff  Chaf- 
fin  Reference  Librarian,  c/o  Miller  Library,  before  October  17. 
10:00  a.m.-HOMECOMING  PARADE-Begins  after  the  race  at 
the  town  dock 

10:30  a.m.— ALUMNI  LACROSSE  GAME-Upper  field 
1030  a.m.-12:30  p.m.-  BRUNCH-Hodson  Hall-Pay  as  you  go 
1-30  p.m.— SOCCER— Shoremen  vs.  Haverford  College  Fords 
2  ■  00  p.m.-ALUMNI  CREW  RACE-Truslow  Boat  House 
6:00  p.m.-9:00  p.m.-ALUMNI  FACULTY  BUFFET-Pay  at  the 
door  —  Hynson  Lounge 
9:00  p.m.-l:00a.m— SGA  DANCE— Hodson  Hall 


WASHINGTON  CULLtlit 
HOMECOMING 

Saturday,  October  22,  1960 

10  :00  -  5 :00  —  Registration  and  coffee  -  Martin  Hall 
10  :30  —  Judging,  Fraternity  House  Decorations 
11:00  —  Meetings:     Board  of  Visitors  &  Governors; 

Alumni  Fund  Steering  Committee  Conference; 

Alumni  Chapter  Officers 
1 :00  —  Luncheon  -  Hodson  Dinning  Hall 
2:00  —  Soccer  -  Kibler  Field;  Cross  Country  at  game 

halftime.    Washington  vs.  Mount  St.  Mary's 
2:00  —  Alumni  Council  Meeting,  2nd  floor,  Bunting 

Library 
4:30  —  Open  House  Reception  -  Martin  Hall;  host, 

Kent-Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Chapter. 

6:00  —  Candlelight  Buffett  -  Hodson  Hall  Lounge. 
An  informal  supper  hour ;  $1.50  per  person. 

!):00  —  Homecoming  Dance  featuring  music  by 
BUDDY  WILLIAMS  AND  HIS  13  PIECE 
ORCHESTRA  (recording  star  and  campus 
dance  favorite).  Greatest  campus  dance  in 
years,  sponsored  by  S.G.A.,  $4.25  a  couple. 
Crowning  of  The  Homecoming  Queen ;  award 
of  'Frat"  House  Decoration  Trophy. 

(The   Country   Club   extends   a   welcome  to   visiting 

Alumni.)  


The  Washington  CoUege  Elm— Friday,  October  3, 1960—  Page  2 


editorial 


In  a  world,  country,  and  school  which  seem  at  times  to  be  run 
with  only  the  utmost  inefficiency  and  incompetence,  it  is 
heartening,  nay,  amazing,  to  find  an  exception  amidst  such 
mediocrity.  And  it  is  sad  and  all  too  predictable  that  only  the 
apathy  of  the  students  prevents  that  operation  from  running  at 
its  most  efficient  level. 

Not  only  by  comparison  with  other  schools  but  also  simply  on 
its  own  merits,  the  Washington  College  Food  Service  is  superior. 
At  what  other  school  would  students  find  steak  every  Saturday 
night,  a  decorating  contest  with  a  cash  prize,  and,  most  of  all,  as 
much  consideration  given  to  students'  nutritional  interests  as  to 
college  finances?  Dave  Knowles  is  not  only  receptive  to  student 
input,  he  actively  seeks  it,  be  it  positive  or  negative. 

And  yet,  he's  crippled  by  alack  of  student  feedback  that  he 
seems  so  masochistically  to  want.  About  all  that  he  hears  is  that 
we  should  get  steak  more  often,  or  that  it  is  too  tough,  over- 
cooked, or  small.  Try  cooking  500  steaks  and  have  them  all  turn 
out  medium  rare. 

Instead  of  hiring  an  outside  decorator  to  redo  the  dining  room 
we  use  every  day,  Knowles  has  come  to  the  students,  and  even  of- 
fered to  pay  them  for  their  decorating  ideas.  There  has  been  lit- 
tle response.  This  lack  indicates  either  that  no  student  has  an 
idea,  or  that  no  one  has  cared  even  to  think  about  it.  Thank 
heavens  we  don't  have  the  food  service  that  we  deserve. 

Pegasus  Editor  Chosen 

by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Jim  Graham,  senior  History  major, 
has  been  named  editor  of  the  1980-81 
Pegasus. 

Graham  has  been  photography 
Editor  for  the  Elm  for  3  years,  as  well 
as  a  staff  photographer  for  the 
Pegasus.  He  eidted  his  high  school 


Fredland 
Replaces  Vogel 

News  Bureau 

Robert  Fredland.  a  1974  graduate  of 
Washington  College  and  native  of  An- 
napolis, Maryland,  has  been  named 
Director  of  Annual  Giving  and  Alumni 
Affairs  according  to  George  E. 
Hayward.  Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment and  Public  Relations.  He  official- 
ly assumed  his  duties  on  October  1. 

After  earning  his  B.A.  in  history, 
Fredland  worked  for  three  years  as  an 
environmental  scientist  with  En- 
vironmental Measurements,  Inc.  of  An- 
napolis where  he  organized  and  super- 
vised field  projects  for  collecting  and 
analyzing  air  pollution  data. 

In  1977,  he  accepted  a  teaching  posi- 
tion at  The  Carroll  School  in  Lincoln, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  taught  history 
and  mathematics.  Most  recently  he 
served  as  mathematics  coordinator  and 

director  of  language  and  math 
resource  rooms. 


yearbook  in  his  senior  year  at  the  Tat- 
nall  School. 

Graham  was  the  sole  applicant  for 
the  job  last  spring,  but  the  Board  of 
Publications  postponed  their  decision 
and  extended  the  deadline  for  ap- 
plicants until  this  fall. 


History  Honor  Society 


The  Washington  College  Chapter  of 
,ie  National  History  Honor  Society,  Phi 
Alpha  Theta,  announces  the  beginning 
of  its  formal  activities  for  the  1980-81 
academic  year  by  opening  its  member- 
ship rolls  to  qualified  students.  History 
majors  who  meet  the  academic  re- 
quirements are  automatically  informed 
of  their  eligibility.  Membership  in  this 
organization,  which  recognizes  interest 
and  high  achievement  in  the  discipline 
of  history,  is  not  however,  limited  to 
history  majors.  Requirements  for 
membership  include:  a  minimum  of 
four  courses  in  history  with  a  B  plus 
average;  a  B  average  in  two  thirds  of 
the  remaining  course  work,  and  stan- 
ding in  the  upper  35  percent  of  one's 
class.  If  you  are  interested  and  believe 
you  have  the  qualifications  for 
membership,  please  contact  the 
Chapter  Adviser.  Prof.  Nathan  Smith, 
in  Ferguson  13  in  person  or  through  the 
campus  mail  as  soon  as  possible. 


Editor  In  Chief Virginia  Kiirapka 

Assistant  Editor >llllam  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

SP01*"  Editojr Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor .Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Wartield 

Faculty  Advisor „ Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff  The  ELM 
Is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


In  Case  of  Dorm  Repairs 


I  am  writing  as  a  matter  of  public  ser- 
vice. As  you  are  doubtlessly  aware, 
there  are  certain  problems  with  current 
dormitory  facilities.  These  problems 
need  redress.  To  redress  these  pro- 
blems, the  SGA  has  a  Residence  Com- 
mittee. I  have  been  selected  to  act  as 
Assistant  Chairman  of  this  committee. 
It  is  the  function  of  the  Resident  Com- 
mittee to  present  student  grievences 
and  suggestions  before  the  Assistant 


Student  Dean,  the  Student  Dean,  and 
the  Chief  of  Maintainence  Department. 
If  any  student  has  a  complaint  or  sug- 
gestion about  general  dorm  facilities, 
they  should  get  in  touch  with  me.  As  a 
member  of  the  SGA,  I  am  proud  to  state 
that  it  is  an  organization  that  wants  to 
improve  campus  life  for  all  students. 
Together,  we  canmake  a  significant  dif- 
ference for  the  better'  And  what  better 
place  to  start  with  than  the  dorm 
facilities  which  we  use  everyday? 


Sincerely  Yours, 
Senator  Walter  Foraker 


Soccer  Publicity  Ignored 


As  a  varsity  soccer  player  for  three 
years  at  Washington  College,  I  have 
found  it  increasingly  frustrating  to  play 
home  games  at  Kibler  field  with  vir- 
tually empty  stands.  The  student  body's 
■interest  (or  lack  of)  may  be  a  major 
cause,  but  I  cannot  overlook  publicity 
as  a  factor.  I  do  not  think  that  the 
coaches  and/or  members  of  any  sport 
should  have  to  "blow  their  own  horn." 
But  if  they  do  why  does  W.C.  employ  a 
"sports  information  director"  whose 
job  it  is  (by  definition)  to  inform  the 
studenh  body  of  upcoming  sports 
events.  In  confronting  our  Sports  In- 
formation Director  with  the  problem  of 
fan  attendance,  she  responded,  (and  I 
quote),  "I  used  to  publish  soccer  pam- 


phlets and  schedules,  but  it  was  a  waste 
of  time." 

Is  this  the  attitude  a  sports  informa- 
tion director  should  have?  And  whom  is 
she  informing  of  what?  A  soccer  team 
which  is  ranked  18th  in  the  nation  (Divi- 
sion III)  should  not  be  "a  waste  of 
time." 

My  feelings  are  that  I  (or  any  other 
member  of  a  team)  should  not  have  to 
spend  time  producing  posters,  etc.,  to 
promote  a  team.  I'm  a  student,  not  a 
Sports  Information  Director  paid  by  the 
college.  In  the  future,  I  think  W.C. 
should  be  more  sensitive,  timely  and 
active  in  regard  to  members  of  the 
community. 


Roger  Vaughan 

CATHOLIC  MASS,  STARTING  SUNDAY,  OCTOBER  5th  IN 
THE  ALUMNI  HOUSE  AT  6:00  PM.  MASS  WILL  BE  HELD 
EVERY  SUNDAY  THAT  STUDENTS  ARE  ON  CAMPUS.  ALL 
WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  ARE  INVITED. 

FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION,  CONTACT  KATHY  WAYE, 
QUEEN  ANNE  APARTMENT  OR  KEVIN  MAHONEY, 
CAROLINE  107 

Scandinavian  Seminar 


Scandinavian  Seminar  is  now  accep- 
ting applications  for  its  1981-1982 
academic  year  abroad  in  Denmark, 
Finlan,  Norway  or  Sweden.  This  unique 
learning  experience  is  designed  for  col- 
lege students,  graduates  and  other 
adults  who  want  to  study  in  a  Scandina- 
vian country,  becoming  part  of  another 
culture  and  learning  its  language. 

After  orientation  and  a  3-week  in- 
tesive  language  course,  often  followed 
by  a  family  stay,  students  are  placed  in- 
dividually at  Scandinavian  folk  schools 
or  other  specialized  institutions,  where 
they  live  and  study  with  Scandinavians 
of  diverse  backgrounds.  The  folk 
schools  are  small,   residental  educa- 


SUBMIT 

WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 

REVIEW 

FALL  ISSUE 

POETRY 

SHORT  STORIES 

GRAPHICS 


Chearney,  Folk,  Nappo, 
Dubin,  Mortimer 

RICHMOND  HOUSE 


tional  communities  intended  mainly  for 
young  adults.  Both  historically  and 
socially,  these  schools  have  played  an 
important  part  in  the  development  of 
the  Scandinavian  countries.  Midway 
through  the  folk  school  year,  all  the 
Seminar  students  and  staff  meet  in  the 
mountains  of  Norway  to  discuss  the 
year's  studies  and  experiences. 

Because  the  Scandinavian  countries 
are  small,  open  and  accessible,  the 
year  provides  an  unusual  opportunity 
for  the  student  to  explore  his  or  her  par- 
ticular field  of  interest  by  doing  an  in- 
dependent study  project.  On  the  basis  of 
a  detailed  written  evaluation  of  their 
work,  most  college  students  receive  full 
or  partial  academic  credit  for  their 
year. 

The  fee,  covering  tuition,  room, 
board  and  all  course-connected  travels 
in  Scandinavia,  is  $5,400.  Interest-free 
loans  are  granted  on  the  basis  of  need, 
as  are  a  few  partial  scholarships. 

For  further  information,  please  write 
to:  Scandinavian  Seminar,  100  East 
85th  Street,  New  York,  NY  10028. 


Pegasus  Delayed 


byCHRISTY  HOLT 

The  distribution  of  the  Pegasus  will 
be  a  little  later  than  usual  this  year.  The 
delay  is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  four 
page  commencement  section  was  lost 
in  the  mail  over  the  summer.  The  pages 
have  now  been  redone  and  sent  to  the 
publisher  via  certified  mail.  The 
Pegasus  should  be  delivered  in  late  Oc- 
tober. 


McLain  Writes  First 
Pyrotechnics  Book 


Lee-Bechtold  Added  to  Chemistry  Staff 


Dr.  Joseph  H.  McLain,  president  of 
Washington  College  has  entered  the 
literary  world  with  the  publication  of 
his  first  book  Pyrotechnics. 

Pyrotechnics  by  definition,  "is  the  art 
of  making  fireworks."  McLain  treats 
this  field  in  greater  depth  in  his  book. 
The  techniques  for  making  fireworks 
have  been  passed  on  through  the  cen- 
turies from  father  to  son,  until  recently. 
Even  now  there  are  few  articles  written 
in  this  field  of  Chemistry.  Lighting  a 
match  is  one  form  of  pyrotechnics  used 
in  everyday  life.  The  compound  used  to 
create  the  flame  is  one  example  of 
pyrotechnics. 

McLain  first  became  interested  in  the 
sciences  when  he  received  a  chemistry 
set  at  the  age  of  twelve.  He  spent  many 
hours  mixing  and  concocting  various 
-chemicals.  In  later  years  while  a  stu- 
dent at  Washington  College  he  devoted 
his  time  to  chemistry.  After  graduating 
he  went  to  Johns  Hopkins  University 


where  he  was  to  take  Chemical 
Engineering,  but  after  persuasion  by 
the  president  of  the  College  he  majored 
in  Chemistry.  He  received  his  associate 
professorship  in  Chemistry'  After 
graduating  he  came  back  and  began 
teaching  at  Washington  College' 

During  World  War  II,  he  served  as  a 
munitions  development  engineer  in  the 
pyrotechnics  division  at  the  army 
chemical  center. 

For  the  past  fifteen  years  McLain  has 
been  compiling  bits  of  information  for 
his  book.  "For  a  while  it  was  just  bricks 
and  copies  were  printed.  Already  eigh- 
teen hundred  have  been  sold.  Most  were 
sold  in  this  country  but  other  countries, 
including  the  Soviet  Union,  have  pur- 
chased copies. 

McLain  is  pleased  with  the  results  of 
his  book.  "  have  tried  and  am  still  try- 
ing to  make  a  science  our  of  what  was 
and  still  is  primarily  an  art,"  he  stated 
in  his  book. 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  3, 1980—  Pages 


Gray  Writes  Energy  Notebook 


by  SUE  JAMES 
Fine  Arts  Editor 


Suzanne  Gray,  a  senior  Political 
Science  major,  spent  this  past  summer 
working  in  downtown  Baltimore  at  the 
Maryland  Energy  Office.  Her  job: 
writing  The  Maryland  Energy 
Notebook. 

Designed  to  "help  the  citizens  of 
Maryland  save  time  and  money," 
Gray's  279-page  Maryland  Energy 
Notebook(MEN)  is  going  to  the  press 
some  time  in  November.  The  2,500 
copies  of  MEN  will  then  be  distributed 
to  League  of  Women  Voters  offices, 
elected  officials'  offices,  county  offices, 
libraries,  the  President's  Clearing 
House,  and  state  energy  offices  across 
the  country. 

Gray  has  been  working  for  the 
Maryland  Energy  Office  for  the  past 
year.  Last  fall,  while  attending  classes 
at  Towson  State  University,  Gray  was  a 
residential  information  officer  for 
MEQ.  She  gave  lectures  to  community 
groups  on  energy  conservation,  and 
MEO's  activities  around  the  state. 

Suzanne  is  far  from  being  unfamiliar 
with  the  aspects  of  energy  conserva- 
tion. 

This  past  summer,  Gray  was  asked  to 
write  the  The  Maryland  Energy 
Notebook  by  her  program  manager, 
Rick  Boucher.  Since  the  notebook  was 
included  in  the  state's  energy  plan  for 
1980,  and  because  its  objective  was  to 
help  the  public  on  a  wide  scale,  Gray 
accepted  the  task. 

Researching  material  received  from 
the  federal  and  state  governments,  and 
writing  letters  to  foundations  and 
organizations;  were  the  major  respon- 
sibilities of  her  position.  This  material 
dealt  with  energy  conservation  and 
renewable  resources,  i.e.,  solar,  wood, 
wind,  and  water. 

"Because  I  was  aware  of  the  finan- 
cial problems  involved  in  conservation, 
I  researched  private  foundations  and 
the  grants  available  from  the  private 
sector." 

Gray  believes  that  there  does  exist 
enough  financial  aid  to  support  the 
energy  conservation  program,  and  the 
renewable  resources  project,  but  the 
only  catch  is  to  find  it. 

She  discovered,  in  the  process  of 
writing  the  MEN,  that  many  organiza- 
tions are  at  large  that  provide  technical 
assistance  and  resource  materials  to 
the  general  public.  Gray  cites  the  In- 
stitute for  Local  Self-Reliance  as  one  of 
the  many  groups  involved  in  helping 
those  persons  interested  in  conserving 
energy. 

"The  Federal  government  has  a 
multitude  of  programs  available, ' ' 
Gray    states,    "but    I   preferred   the 


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Stoff  Photo  by  Kamlt  MeGlynn 

Dr.  Susan  Lee-Bechtold  ,  of  Colum- 
bia, Maryland,  has  joined  the  faculty  in 
the  Chemistry  Department. 

When  her  husband  became  consulting 


engineer  for  a  Baltimore  firm,  they 
moved  south  from  Boston.  Lee- 
Bechtold  looked  into  a  number  of  pro- 
fessorships before  deciding  on 
Washington  College.  The  three  and  a 
half  hour  drive  per  day  doesn't  seem  to 
bother  her.  Washington  College  seems 
to  suit  her  well.  "I  like  the  Idea  of  a 
small  classroom  because  the  professors 
are  more  accessible  for  help  when  a 
student  needs  it.  The  students  and 
faculty  both  benefit  from  this  one-to- 
one  relationship"  she  commented. 

Lee-Bechtold  did  her  undergraduate 
work  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  and 
recieved  her  PhD  in  chemistry  from  the 
University  of  Vermont.  She  did  five 
years  of  research  in  the  feild  of  physical 
chemistry. 

Before  teaching  in  Chestertown  she 
taught  for  two  and  a  half  years  at 
Boston  University.  The  chemistry 
classes  she  taught  were  as  large  as  five 
hundred  students.  In  teaching  such 
large  classes  she  felt  out  of  contact  with 
her  students. 

Presently  she  can  be  found  in  Dunn- 
ing Hall  working  and  trying  to  organize 
her  schedule  in  her  new  surroundings. 
As  she  said,  "The  first  year  is  always 
hard." 


PA  CE  Enrollment  Promising 


private  because  they're  less  publicized 
-  although  Federal  programs  are  in- 
cluded too,  of  course." 

Suzanne  Gray  experienced  one  pro- 
blem during  the  course  of  drafting  the 
final  copy  of  The  Maryiand  Energy 
Notebook,  This  was  a  type-setting  dif- 
ficulty of  an  expensive  nature.  In  order 
to  have  the  MEN  type-set,  it  would  cost 
the  Maryland  Energy  Office  $24,000. 
The  only  other  alternative  was  to  haVe 
it  photo-copied;  so  Suzanne's  secretary 
had  to  retype  the  179-pages  of  the 
notebook  for  larger  margins. 

Gray  finished  working  on  the  MEN 
Frid4y,  September  5  after  writing  the 
title  page.  It's  now  locked  up  in  the 
Maryland  Energy  Office's  safe. 


Sargeant  Studied 
in  Alabama 


byWENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


Senior  biology  major  Sue  Sargeant 
was  one  of  eleven  students  from  around 
the  country  selected  to  attend  the 
University  of  Alabama  for  undergra- 
duate research  this  summer. 

Approximately  one  hundred  and  fifty 
students  applied  for  the  chance  to  work 
with  graduate  students  to  gain  ex- 
posure to  scientific  research.  Each  stu- 
dent chose  to  work  in  one  of  five  depart- 
ments. Sargeant  chose  the  pharma- 
cology department. 

Her  work  consisted  of  studying  the 
relationship  of  the  molecular  structure 
of  drugs  to  the  effect  that  drug  has  on 
small  animals.  She  said,  "We  used 
analogs  of  known  drugs  and  changed 
the  structures.  Then,  we  tested  these  to 
determine  if  the  derivatives  were  bet- 
ter than  the  known  drugs.  We  would  see 
if  the  derived  drug  was  longer  lasting, 
more  toxic,  etc." 

Sargeant  said  that  her  summer  work 
will  help  her  with  her  senior  project 
which  deals  with  the  effect  of  aspirin  in 
the  clotting  of  blood  in  mice. 


byGINNY  KAMMER 


Mrs.  Ann  W  Hoon,  Director  of  Conti- 
nuing Education  is  pleased  with  the  tur- 
nout this  fall  for  PACE,  the  program  for 
Adult  Continuing  Education.  Seventy- 
five  people  have  registered  for  the  non- 
credit  courses.  There  is  no  age  or 
education  requirement.  Length  of 
courses  range  from  five  to  ten  weeks, 
and  there  is  also  a  weekend  workshop. 
They  are  on  varied  and  contemporary 
topics. 

Classes  with  fewer  than  ten  people 
registering  were  cancelled.  Of  the 
courses  offered,  Hoon  said  that  "the 
most  popular  by  far  is  the  'Aerobic 
Dance'".  This  course,  taught  by  Ms. 
Karen  Smith,  has  students  aged  twenty 
to  seventy  years  of  age. 

Other  courses  for  this  fall  term  in- 
clude "American  Music"  taught  by 
Dean  Clarke,  "Controlling  Inflation  and 
Recession:  The  why  and  how  of 
Government  Economic  Policy"  taught 
by    Dr.    Michael    Malone,    "Biblical 


History"  taught  by  Mr.  James  Ar- 
chibald, "Estate  Planning  and  Taxa- 
tion" taught  by  Mr.  John  Farrell, 
"United  States  and  Conflict  in  the  Mid- 
dle East"  taught  by  Dr.  Cobert  Fallaw, 
"Hatha  Yoga"  also  taught  by  Ms. 
Karen  Smith  and  the  "Writer's  | 
Weekend"  taught  jointly  by  Mr.  Day 
and  Ms.  Mary  Wood. 

The  "Writer's  Weekend"  is  nol 
scheduled  until  the  end  of  October  and 
it  will  be  publicized  shortly.  Hoon 
stressed  the  "Writer's  Weekend"  is 
devoted  to  creative  writing.  Student; 
may  take  the  courses  offered  by  PACE 
as  well  as  participate  in  the  "Winter's 
Weekend",  but  student  rates  do  not  ap 
ply.  The  "Writer's  Weekend"  has  ar 
unlimited  enrollment. 

Hoon  is  also  pleased  In  the  increasec" 
number  of  adults  in  the  graduate  pro 
gram.  She  said  that  there  is  "no  limit  tc 
what  we  can  do."  She  added  that  they 
'like  to  grow." 


Premo  Writing  on  Columbian  Politics 


byGINNY  KAMMER 


Dr.  Daniel  Premo,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Political  Science  and  History 
is  currently  at  work  on  a  book  dealing 
with  contemporary  Columbian  politics. 

The  projected  publication  date  from 
Premo's  book  is  late  1981.  Premo  said, 
"I  anticipate  it  will  take  me  the  better 
part  of  a  year  to  do  the  research  and 
complete  the  writing." 

Premo  is  writing  his  work  for  the 
Hoover  Institution  on  War,  Revolution 
and  Peace,  which  describes  itself  as 
"an  interdisciplinary  research  center 
for  advanced  study  on  domestic  and  in- 
ternational affairs  in  the  twentieth  cen- 
tury." It  was  founded  at  Stanford 
University  in  1919  by  the  late  President 
Herbert  Hoover.  Premo's  book  is  part 
of  a  series  on  Latin  America  that  the 
Hoover  Institution  on  War,  Revolution 
and  Peace  is  publishing.  Premo  added 
that  "it  has  resulted  in  some  indecision 
on  the  part  of  the  editor  of  the  series  as 
to  which  countries  would  be  most 
suitable  for  publication  at  this  time." 

Premo  is  pleased  about  the  series'  In 
an  interview  with  TheElm  last 
February  he  stated  that  the  series  is 
"filling  a  void"  in  the  realm  of  Latin 
American  history.  Premo's  Interest  in 
the  series  stems  from  more  then  20 
years  of  research  concerning  Latin 
America,  especially  Columbia. 


The  Hoover  Institution  on  War, 
Revolution  and  Peace  is  well  known  for 
its  Yearbook  on  International  Com- 
munist Affairs. Various  contributors 
write  for  this  annual  publication. 
Premo  has  contributed  profiles  on  Peru 
and  Guatemala,  as  well  as  Columbia  in 
the  past. 

Board  to  Decide 


on  Bid 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-In-Chlef 

Bids  taken  last  week  for  renovation  of 
the  Hill  Dorms  exceeded  the  estimate 
by  almost  $100,000.  The  low  bid  of  1.15 
million  dollars  did  not  include  $75,000 
for  the  architect's  fee. 

"We've  instructed  the  architect  to  get 
a  breakdown  of  the  bid,"  said  Vice 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey,  "to 
see  if  we  can  bring  it  in  under  the 
estimate,"  by  cutting  it.  The  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  should  then 
decide  at  their  meeting  on  Saturday 
whether  or  not  the  adjusted  bid  is  ac- 
ceptable. The  contract  would  then  be 
awarded.  If  the  decision  Is  favorable. 


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The  Sig's  Crab  Feast  and  the  Annual  River  Day  I 

Enjoying  the  Last  Di 


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Summer  Weather 


Photos  byjim  Graham 


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The  German  Undead 


by  HARTMUT  KAMP  AND  AURELIA 
D.  SMITH 


During  the  era  of  the  silent  movies, 
Germany  produced  a  number  of  film 
classics,  among  them  F.W.  Nurnaus 
"Nasferatu"  which  served  as  an  in- 
spiration for  Herzog's  Nosferatu  thi 
Vampyre"  (1978).  The  Nazis  used  the 
cinema  to  spread  their  propoganda; 
after  the  war,  B-and  C-movies  involv- 
ing good-hearted  mountain  dwellers 
and  their  cows  prevailed.  Herzog  tries 
to  go  back  to  the  great  tradition  of  the 
silent  movie,  but  can't  quite  recreate 
the  quality  of  the  original  "Nosferatu", 
although  many  scenes  seem  to  be 
literally  copied. 

The  fate  which  befalls  the  characters 
in  the  movie  is  quite  ordinary: 
Jonathan  Harker,  who  works  for  a  real 
estate  agency,  is  sent  to  Count  Dracula 
to  sell  him  a  house  in  a  German  town. 
When  the  vampire  sees  the  picture  of 
Harker's  beautiful  wife,  Lucy,  he  im- 
mediately consents  to  buy  the  house 
and  leaves  his  estate  in  a  hurry,  taking 
nothing  but  the  obligatory  black  coffins 
filled  with  grave  soil  and  several  plague 
stricken  rats.  The  crew  of  the  ship  on 
which  he  is  being  transported  as  'cer- 
tified sod  (or  biological  experiments' 
dies  of  the  plague.  The  ghost  ship  lands 
in  the  German  town  and  spreads  the 
disease.  Harker,  who  had  hurried 
homeward,  has  come  too  late.  The  town 
can  be  saved  only  if  a  woman  of  'pure 


heart'  detains  the  vampire  until  the 
first  cock's  crow;  the  light  of  day  will 
kill  the  monster.  Harker's  wife  Lucy 
undertakes  the  sacrifice.  But  all's  in 
vain:  her  husband  turns  into  a  new 
vampire,  whereby  Herzog  strikes  a 
more  spine-chilling  note  than  Murnau, 
who  ends  his  movie  happily  with  the 
monster  dead,  and  rats  sold  to  the 
Psych  labs. 

Herzog's  new  Dracula  Is  shown  not  as 
the  incarnation  of  evil,  nor  as  a  faintly 
disgusting  and  utterly  terrifying 
shadow  of  the  night.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
he  comes  off  as  a  somewhat  tragic 
figure  who  inspires  sentiment  with  his 
sincere  wish  for  peace  and  quiet,  and 
his  bloodthirstiness,  which  is  shown  not 
unlike  a  daily  nicotine  fit. 

The  contrast  of  good  vs.  evil  in  Her- 
zog's epic  expressed  through  the  use  of 
brilliant  versus  sombre  colors  does  not 
create  the  atmosphere  of  imminent 
danger  and  evil  as  convincingly  as  Mur- 
nau's  use  of  black  and  white  contrasts. 
The  same  is  true  of  Herzog's 
characters,  who  are  pale  by  com- 
parison with  the  original,  except  for 
Lucy,  who  flourishes  when  she  submits 
to  Dracula's  bite,  fulfilling  the  poor 
monster's  desire  for  human  closeness 
by  spending  a  night  of  deadly  and  sen- 
sual bloodsucking  with  the  undead. 


This  Week's  Movie 


JORGE  AMADOS 


and  her  two  husbands 

Directed  by  BRUNO  BARRETO  Slarnng  Soma  Braga.  Jose  Wilker  and 

Mauro  Mendonca  Music  byChico  Buarque 

A  CARNAVAL/NEW  YORKER  FILMS  RELEASE 


Directed  by  Bruno  Barreto  with  Sonia 
Braga.  This  is  an  intoxicating  carnival 
of  a  movie,  full  of  bright  colors,  noisy 
parties,  home  cooking,  balmy  Bahia  at- 
mosphere, pulsing  Brazilian  music,  and 
stemy  softcore  sex.  The  story,  a  kind  of 
up-dated  ribald  folktale  based  on  Jorge 
Amado's  novel,  concerns  a  young 
widow  whose  first  husband  is  seen  drop- 
ping dead  of  dissipation  when  the  film 
begins.  In  flashback,  we  learn  that  he 
gambled  incessantly,  whore-mongered, 
downed  rum  by  the  quart,  beat  his  wife, 
stole  her  money— and  was  dynamite  in 
bed.  Remarrying,  Dona  Flor  gets  the 
respectable,  considerate  husband  she's 
always  yearned  for,  but,  much  to  her 
horror,  she  finds  her  neglected  libido 


calling  husband  HI  back  from  the  grave 
in  all  his  priapic  splendor.  As  Dona 
Flor,  Sonia  Brage  combines  a  sensual 
physique  with  an  exciting  screen 
presence  that  several  critics  found  un- 
matched since  the  early  days  of  Sophia 
Loren.  The  heady  hedonism  and  blithe 
spirits  of  Dona  Flor  have  made  it  the 
most  successful  film  in  Brazilian 
history,  both  at  home;  where  it 
outgrossed  Jaws  and  Star  Wars  com- 
bined, and  abroad,  where  it  is  eclipsing 
the  track  record  set  by  Black  Orpheus. 
Gary  Arnold  of  the  Washington  Post 
says,  "A  classic  erotic  comedy  . . .  Bar- 
reto can  express  lust  with  class,  and  it's 
an  exhilarating,  civilized  gift." 


Auditions  Upcoming  for 
"Kennedy's  Children" 


byJEFF  ALDKK5UW 


The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  has  announced  that  audi- 
tions will  be  held  on  October  13  and  14 
for  the  second  major  production  of  the 
fall  semester,  Kennedy's  Children,  by 
Robert  Patrick.  Auditions  will  be  held 
in  the  Studio  Theatre  in  the  basement  of 
Tawes  at  7:00  p.m.  Scripts  are 
available  on  closed  reserve  in  the 
library. 

Kennedy's  Children  opened 
November  3,  1975  at  the  John  Golden 
Theatre  in  New  York  City.  It  is  set  in  an 
American  bar  approximately  ten  years 
after  the  assasination  of  President  Ken- 
nedy, and  concerns  the  effect  of  the 
assassination,  and  of  the  following 
decade,  on  the  lives  of  five  characters. 
These  include  an  embittered  political 
activist,  an  unsuccessful  off-Broadway 
actor,  and  a  veteran  of  the  Vietnamese 
War.  There  are,  in  ail,  six  characters  - 
three  men  and  three  women. 

The  production's  director,  Assistant 
Professor  Stephen  Drewes  of  the 
Drama  Department,  describes  the  play 
as  a  "tragic-comedy."  "It  is  at  the 
same  time  funny,  moving,  and  con- 
troversial. This  play   is  particularly 


meaningful  to  me,"  states  Drewes, 
"because  the  decade  which  this  script 
explores  was  tremendously  important 
politically  and  socially  in  this  country. 
It  is  also  a  time  which  I  remember  very 
vividly,  and  I  can  relate  to  every 
character  in  the  play  In  one  way  or 
another." 

Drewes  Is  hoping  for  a  large  turnout 
at  auditions.  "All  are  welcome,"  he 
says.  "Experience  is  unnecessary." 
When  asked  for  advice  for  the  novice 
auditioner,  Drewes  said,  "First  of  all, 
just  relax.  The  more  you  enjoy  the  audi- 
tion, the  more  the  director  will.  Second- 
ly, there's  no  need  to  feel  intimidated 
by  a  lot  of  people  trying  out.  And 
remember  that  the  only  way  to  discover 
whether  or  not  you  enjoy  and  have  a 
talent  for  performing  is  to  jump  right  in 
and  do  it." 

The  play  will  be  in  rehearsal  five 
nights  a  week  from  October  15  through 
November  19,  and  will  run  from 
November  20  through  November  23. 
"The  fact  that  the  play  will  be  in  pro- 
duction on  the  anniversary  of  President 
Kennedy's  assasination,',  states 
Drewes,  "is  entirely  coincidental." 


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Biden 
Lectures 

byJEANFEGELY 


Senator  Joseph  Biden,  a  democrat 
from  Delaware,  delivered  a  speech 
here  September  .23  as  part  of  the 
William  James  Forum  lecture  series. 

Biden,  who  commutes  daily  from  his 
home  state  to  Washington,  arrived  in 
Chestertown  after  attending  an  impor- 
tant conference  concerning  the  situa- 
tion in  Iran  and  Iraq.  Chairman  of 
various  Senate  committees,  including 
the  Foreign  Relations  committee, 
Biden  feels  that  the  American  political 
system  is  about  to  experience  several 
changes  in  the  next  decade. 

Biden  stated,  "We  are  at  a  point 
where  we  are  faqed  with  a  paralysis, 
political  parties  are  basically  impo- 
tent." The  reason  for  this  impotence 
Biden  feels  is  the  lack  of  concensus 
from  the  American  public.  Apathy  and 
a  loss  of  faith  in  the  American  political 
system  has  resulted  in  a  silent,  inactive 
majority. 

Politicians  therefore  must  gain  their 
support  from  small  special  interest 
groups  who  in  effect  do  not  represent 


Ex-CIA  Director  Speaks  at  Forum 


William  Colby,  former  director  of  the 
CIA  from  1975  to  1976,  kicked  off  the 
William  James  Forum  September  18 
with  a  state-of-the-art  report  entitled 
"The  Intelligence  Challenge  of  the 
Eighties."  Received  by  a  docile  au- 
dience, of  200  or  more  people,  Colby 
traced  the  history  of  western  in- 
telligence operations,  the  evolution  of 
American  intelligence,  and  the 
challenge  of  American  intelligence, 
both  within  the  parameters  of  the  Con- 
stitution and  the  world  at  large. 

Colby  compared  the  "cloak,  stilleto, 
and  blond"  of  the  James  Bond  spy  with 
today's  modern  intelligence.  "The  key 
element  of  modern  intelligence,"  said 
Colby,  "is  a  core  of  scholars  from  every 
branch  of  science  and  art."  This 
scholarship  coupled  with  technology 
and  the  American  constitution  has,  ac- 
cording to  Colby,  "revolutionized 
American  intelligence  operations." 

The  destruction  of  Pearl  Harbor  pro- 
mpted the  U.S.  government  to  create 
the  CIA  as  a  means  of  gathering  all  ex- 
isting intelligence  information  under 
one  roof.  Like  post-World  War  I,  the 
world  was  to  be  "safe  for  democracy", 
but  in  an  age  of  the  totalitarian  threat, 
the  CIA  was  instructed  to  be,  according 
to  Colby,  "more  ruthless,  if  necessary, 
than  its  adversaries  around  the  world." 

Simply  speaking,  the  spy  essentially 
operated  outside  the  law.  "The  agen- 
cy," explained  Colby,  "was  forced  to 
make  up  its  own  rules  as  it  went  along 
and  made  some  mistakes'.','  These 
mistakes,  believed  Colby,  made  up  for 
themselves  through  the  "swinging  of 
the  pendulum."  For  example,  the  U-2 
crash  over  Russia  in  1962  "paid  for 
itself"  with  the  Cuban  missile  crisis  in 
much  the  same  way  that  the  Vietnam 
and  Watergate  traumas  are  now  paying 
for  themselves  with  the  pending  CIA 
legislation  in  Congress.  "Vietnam  and 
Watergate,"  said  Colby,  "taught  us 
that  no  element  of  the  American 
government  is  outside  of  the  American 
Constitutional  system." 

During  Colby's  term  of  office  in  1973, 


Delaware  Senator  Joseph  Biden 

public  opinion  in  general.  Senator 
Biden  feels  that  the  decisions  that  are 
made  in  the  next  four  years  will  have  a 
tremendous  impact  on  the  country  for 
the  next  twenty  years.  "The  decisions 
will  be  irreversible,  the  pendulum  must 
swing  the  other  way:  there  is  nothing 
else  to  do,"  stated  Biden.  As  the 
American  people  realize  that  major 
decisions  must  be  made  dealing  with 
national  as  well  as  economic  security, 
Biden  sees  a  change  coming.  Moral  ma- 
jority groups  may  spring  up  and 
become  a  major  new  force  in  politics. 
People  want  to  return  to  the  basics  and 
become  more  active  in  government 
decisions.  Biden  said,  "there  aren't  any 
more  political  heroes.  Politicians  used 
to  be  able  to  say  "Trust  me"  to  the 
public,  but  that  doesn't  exist  anymore." 
A  need  for  a  sense  of  political 
discipline  within  the  system  is  in- 
despensible,  accordingly.  Senator 
Biden  noted  that  the  need  for  a  change 
in  the  1980's  will  promote  party  unity 
and  more  public  involvement  in  govern- 
ment. 


Maryland  Internship 
Meeting 

There  will  be  a  meeting  to  organize 
the  Maryland  General  Assembly  Pro 
gram  for  next  semester.  Those  who  are 
interested  in  the  Program  are  urged  to 
attend  the  meeting  on  Monday,  October 
6th  at  4 :15  PM,  Bill 
Smith  Room  14. 


by  JEFF  HUFFINES 

every  case  that  went  over  the  line 
through  the  years  was  collected  Into  a 
"little  bundle"  and  put  into  a  safe.' 
"But  instead  of  correcting  mistakes 
and  quietly  putting  them  into  effect," 
said  Colby,  "we  created  this  great 
uproar  for  about  2  years."  Colby  believ- 
ed this  hurt  the  U.S.  by  both  frightening 
the  confidence  of  our  allies  and  supply- 
ing ammunition  to  our  enemies. 

"What  are  the  flash  points  of  the 
future?"  asked  Colby.  First  and 
foremost  is  Russia.  Simply  speaking, 
Colby  explained  that  there  are  two 
breeds  of  animal  at  the  Kremlin'  There 
are  the  "imperial-minded  Soviets"  in- 
tent upon  the  idealogical  conversion  of 
the  world  versus  those  who  are  willing 
to  compromise  through  the  SALT  pro- 
cess. According  to  Colby,  what  the  U.S. 
must  worry  about  are  the  imperial,  na- 
tional and  idealogical  pretensions  of  the 
USSR.  "The  most  dangerous  weapon 
used  by  the  Soviet  Union  against  the 
U.S.  is  not...ruiclear  weapons,"  warned 
Colby,  "but  has  been  an  unarmed 
transport  aircraft  full  of  Cubans  spread 
around  Africa,  the  Middle  East,  and 
Central  America  with  considerable  ef- 
fect." The  other  up  and  coming  super- 
powers to  concern  ourselves  with,  ac- 
cording to  Colby,  are  Communist 
China,  intent  upon  modernizing  itself 
by  the  end  of  the  century;  and  Brazil. 

"We  must  talk  about  the  problems  of 
not  only  today,"  said  Colby,  "but  of  pro- 
blems 5  and  10  years  down  the  road  so 
that  we  can  sit  down  and  talk  about  the 
kinds  of  programs  that  can  get  at  the 
causes  of  these  otherwise  devastating 
problems."  In  South  Africa  there  is  the 
potential  for  racial  prejudice  to  infect 
the  rest  of  the  continent  and  interna- 
tional institutions.  In  the  Middle  East, 
the  backlash  against  modernization,  so 
evident  in  Iran,  threatens  to  spread 
among  the  Arabic  principalities.  In 
Central  America  there  is  the  "polariza- 
tion between  brutal  dictators  on  the  one 
side  and  ruthless  terrorists  on  the 
other."  There  is  also  the  invasion  of 
Latin  American  immigrants  to  the  U.S. 


in  search  of  better  jobs  without  the  pro- 
tection of  the  law.  "We  must  go  into 
those  societies,"  said  Colby,  "and  deal, 
not  with  just  an  oligarchy  interested  in 
protecting  its  position,  but  with  some 
new  leadership  that  wants  to  spread  the 
economic  base  of  those  countries." 

The  increasing  gap  between  Third 
World  poverty  and  industrial  affluence 
is,  according  to  Colby,  "a  major 
challenge  as  we  look  out  Into  the  world 
of  the  eighties."  Population  increases, 
mass  starvation,  debt  servicing,  high 
energy  costs  and  wasted  potential  ag- 
gravates the  already  desperate  situa- 
tion. 

As  a  result,  the  leaders  of  the  Third 
World,  "look  around  for  some  weapons 
they  can  use  to  get  what  they  consider  a 
more  equitable  distribution  of  the 
world's  wealth."  These  weapons  in- 
clude economic  cartels  and  embargos, 
a  call  for  a  new  international  economic 
order;  political  demagogue  and 
violence.  The  proliferation  of  nuclear, 
biological  and  chemical  warfare  agents 
is,  said  Colby,  "one  of  the  most  novel 
problems  that  this  new  generation  is  go- 
ing to  be  certain  to  face." 

Coupled  with  this  economic  gap  is  the 
festering  'stagflation'  afflicting  the  in- 
dustrialized nations.  Colby  asked,  "Are 
we  going  to  split  the  developed 
economies  of  the  world  where  we 
weaken  ourselves  and  each  other,  or 
are  we  going  to  understand  the  nature 
of  this  economic  problem  together?" 
Despite  the  'siren  song  of  protec- 
tionism,' Colby  believes  that  existing 
international  institutions  can  solve 
these  economic  problems  as  long  as  the 
nations  cooperate. 

The  challenge  to  American  in- 
telligence then,  according  to  Colby,  is  to 
understand  these  forces  operating 
throughout  the  world.  "We  are  talking 
about  information  made  available  to 
our  people,"  said  Colby,  "perhaps  not 
the  secret  source  from  which  it  comes, 
but  the  analysis  so  that  we  all  concern 
ourselves  with  the  problems." 


Crosby  Returns  from  Spanish  Semester 


byJEFFALDERSON 


Senior  Spanish  major  Shannon 
Crosby  spent  last  semester  at  the  Inter- 
national Institute  of  Madrid. 

"When  I  first  left  for  Spain  I  was  a 
History  major,"  Crosby  stated.  After 
Shannon  returned  to  the  U.S.  in  August, 
Dr.  Nate  Smith  of  the  History  Depart- 
ment suggested  that  she  consider  ma- 
joring in  Spanish.  Crosby  thought  about' 
it  and  concluded,  "I  don't  want  to  lose 
the  foundation  in  the  language  I  gained 
while  in  Spain  so  I'll  build  on  that  foun- 
dation and  major  in  Spanish."  She  had 
chosen  a  History  major  as  a  stepping 
stone  into  law  but  decided  that  a  major 
is  not  the  most  important  aspect  of 
entering  law  school. 

In  Spain,  Crosby  lived  with  a  family 
in  which  no  one  knew  any  English.  She 
had  originally  planned  to  eat  only  two 
meals  a  day,  breakfast  and  dinner,  but 
after  discovering  that  breakfast  con- 
sisted of  coffee  only  and  dinner  was 
eaten  at  10:00  p.m.  she  soon  changed 
her  ways. 

The  people  she  encountered,  especial- 
ly the  older  people  were  basically  very 
friendly,  helpful  and  patient.  The  only 
qualm  she  holds  against  the  Spanish 
people  was  the  male  attitude.  "The  men 
are  very  chauvinistic,  especially  the 
middle  to  lower  class,"  Shannon  com- 
mented. "This,  coupled  with  the  un- 
fortunate reputation  that  American 
girls  have,  can  make  life  very  difficult 
if  you're  not  used  to  it." 

The  International  Institute  In  Madrid, 
which  Crosby  attended,  houses  many 
American  programs  from  large  univer- 
sities, including  the  one  from  NYU 
through  which  she  was  accepted.  While 


Senior  Shannon  Crosby 

there,  Crosby  took  four  courses: 
Spanish  Composition,  History  of 
Modern  Spain,  Literature  of  20th  Cen- 
tury Spanish  novel,  and  Art  in  the  Pro- 
do  Museum.  All  of  her  professors  were 
Spanish  and  only  her  compositon 
teacher  spoke  English.  "Unfortunately 
most  of  the  students  were  American," 
she  remarked.  "It  was  difficult  to  meet 
people  my  own  age  who  spoke  only 
Spanish  and  would  force  me  to  speak  it. 
If  you're  not  surrounded  by  people  like 
this  you  can't  learn  it." 

"I  immediately  want  to  say  that  their 
educational  system  is  much  more  dif- 
ficult than  ours,"  Crosby  said.  She 
found  it  much  more  rigorous  and 
restrictive  than  the  American  system 
and  it  appeared  to  her  to  be  more  time 


consuming.  The  university  system  in 
Spain  is  five  years  long  and  they  have 
no  grading  system  comparable  to  the 
US.  "You  either  pass  or  fail  and  if  you 
fail  you  keep  going  back  until  you 
pass, "  Shannon  stated. 

Since  she  only  had  classes  on  Mon- 
days and  Wednesdays,  Crosby  had  time 
to  travel  around  Spain.  She  visited  the 
towns  of  Toloedo.  Cuenca,  and  San 
Sebastion.  The  countryside  particularly 
impressed  her.  During  spring  break  she 
went  on  a  motorcycle  camping  trip 
from  Madrid  to  Portugal,  down  the 
coast,  to  southern  Spain,  and  back  to 
Madrid.  She  also  had  a  chance  to  take  a 
train  to  the  Pyrenees. 

When  school  finished  in  May,  Shan- 
non went  to  stay  with  another  exchange 
student  from  Washington  College,  HolH 
Young,  in  Paris.  After  a  few  weeks  they 
left  for  Belgium  for  a  month. 

The  things  that  impressed  Crosby 
during  her  stay  in  Spain  included 
styles,  education,  and  the  history.  She 
felt  that  the  history  seemed  to  be 
reflected  in  everyday  life. 

Of  everything  she  encountered  in 
Spain,  Crosby  most  liked  the  people  of 
the  north.  She  was  impressed  by  their 
openness  and  their  generosity  with  time 
and  possesions.  "If  you  were  sitting  at  a 
table  with  five  or  six  people  and  some- 
one lit  a  cigarette,  he  wouldn't  do  so 
without  first  offering  a  cigarette  to 
everyone  present.  They  shared 
everything,"  she  commented,  "They 
were  very  proper  and  well  mannered. " 

"It's  such  a  personal  experience," 
she  said,  "I  must  have  gotten  some- 
thing out  of  it  because  I  hope,  come 
May,  that  I'll  be  going  back  for  a  year." 


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Battle  with  the  Chester  River 


Photo  Courtesy  of  Auitln  Walmiloy.  Kont  Ctvnty  Nmwg 

Members  of  the  men's  and  women's  crew  worked  at  dredging  around  the  dock 


Disappointing  Week 
for  Shoremen 


by  HARRY  McENROE 

Sports  Editor 


The  Washington  College  Soccer  team 
suffered  through  a  disappointing  week. 
The  Shoremen  absorbed  twin  3-0  set- 
backs in  the  College  of  William  and 
Mary  tournament  over  the  weekend 
and  were  defeated  Wednesday  by  the 
Naval  Academy  squad,  3-1  in  An- 
napolis. 

In  all  three  games,  however,  the 
booters  faced  top-notch  competition,  In 
fact,  the  Shoremen  have  now  played 
three  of  the  top  five  ranked  Division  I 
teams  in  the  Middle  Atlantic  region. 

In  last  weekend's  tourney  the 
Shoremen  met  the  host  school  and  even- 
tual champions,  William  and  Mary,  in 
the  opening  game.  The  long  drive  to 
Williamsburg  may  have  had  an  effect 
on  the  booters,  as  they  were  out-played 
the  entire  game.  Without  a  stellar 
goaltending  effort  by  senior  Ail- 
American  candidate  Chris  Kiefer,  the 
spread  could  have  been  worse  than  the 
3-0  final. 

In  the  consolation  game  of  Sunday  the 
Shoremen  lost  to  a  strong  University  of 
West  Virginia  squad,  3-0.  The  booters 


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played  much  better  in  this  contest,  but 
penalties  plagued  them  as  the  Miners 
managed  to  score  two  goals  on  free 
shots.  Though  the  Shoremen  could  not 
produce  an  upset  in  the  tournament,  the 
early  season  experience  against  first 
rate  competition  will  undoubtedly  help 
the  team  in  its  quest  for  the  MAC 
crown. 

In  Wednesday's  battle  in  Annapolis 
the  Shoremen  were  dominated  by  a 
physical  Nac-vy  squad.  The  Mid- 
shipmen scored  two  unanswered  goals 
in  the  first  half  and  added  another  mid- 
way through  the  second  before  the 
booters  managed  to  put  one  on  the 
scoreboard.  Senior  John  Lonnquest 
scored  the  lone  Shore  goal  on  a  penalty 
kick  late  in  the  contest. 

A  lack  of  offensive  firepower  has 
damaged  the  team's  effort  in  recent 
games.  A  defensive  player,  in  fact, 
scored  the  single  goal  in  the  last  game. 
The  Shoremen  must  get  it  together 
since  tomorrow  conference  play  begins 
with  a  game  at  Swarthmore. 


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Crew  Left  High  And  Dry 


by  HOLLI T.  MATHISON 


At  4:00  pm  it  was  balmy  and  the 
breeze  was  cool.  A  perfect  day  for  the 
crew  to  get  on  the  Chester  River. 

Except  there  was  no  water.  "No 
water"  is  an  all  too  familiar  phrase  to 
the  crew  and  unfortunately,  it  happens 
all  too  often.  It  is  not  that  the  river  dries 
up,  only  the  crew's  dock.  At  low  tide  the 
dock  is  encased  in  thick  mud,  making 
the  channel  inaccessible. 

There  are  two  ways  of  relieving  the 
crew's  plight,  dredge  a  pathway  from 
the  dock  to  deeper  water,  or  extend  the 
floating  dock.  Five  years  ago  the  school 
was  given  an  estimate  of  $22,000  to 
dredge  the  path.  The  figure  has  nearly 
tripled  since  then.  A  floating  dock  ex- 
tension is  also  expensive;  and  each 
remedy  would  be  frustrated  by  the  red 
tape  of  acquiring  the  proper  warrents 
from  the  government. 

So  on  Monday  it  looked  like  the  crew 
would  not  get  rowing  until  the  tide  cycle 
changed.  And  with  a  race  coming  up 


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WOMEN'S  VOLLEYBALL 

The  Women's  Volleyball  Team  Tourna- 
ment Starts  on  Friday,  October  10th  at 
6:30  PM.  The  next  day,  the  game  will 
begin  at  10:00  AM,  both  games  held  In 
the  Gymnasium.  On  Tuesday,  the  Team 
will  meet  with  Loyola  and  Cecil  Com- 
munity College  at  7 :  00  PM . 


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this  Saturdayeach  day  lost  on  the  river 
was  crucial. 

But  the  crew  coaches,  Eric  Stoll  and 
John  Wagner,  had  an  idea.  They 
brought  about  ten  plastic  buckets  down 
to  the  dock  and,  with  enthusiastic 
smiles,  jumped  thigh  deep  into  the 
mud. 

The  crew  caught  on,  and  three 
oarmen  sloshed  into  the  mud  after  their 
coaches.  They  lifted  armloads  of  mud 
into  the  buckets.  The  rest  of  the  crew 
carried  the  full  buckets  up  the  dock  and 
emptied  them  on  the  bank.  The  process 
continued  for  two  hours,  until  a  path 
had  been  cleared. 

What  is  to  keep  the  mud  from  sliding 
back  into  the  new  path?  "Nothing,  as 
far  as  f  know,"  said  John  Wagner  as  he 
climbed  out  of  the  mud.  "This  is  an  ex- 
periment. But  we  had  to  try 
something."  "If  this  holds  for  a  while," 
Eric  Stoll  announced,  "we  may  make 
Dredge  Day  an  annual  event." 


Cross  Country 


by  ED  NORDBERG 

Men's  cross  country,  a  once  forgotten 
sport  on  the  Washington  College  cam- 
pus, has  undergone  a  resurgence  due  to 
the  amazing  performance  of  hard- 
working senior  Ken  Merz.  Merz  has 
won  five  out  of  the  first  six  meets  this 
year,  boosting  the  harriers'  record  to  a 
respectable  3-3,  the  best  start  the  team 
has  had  for  quite  some  time. 

"Ken  continues  to  be  a  pleasant  sur- 
prise," said  coach  Don  Chatellier.  "He 
has  helped  resurrect  the  program. 
We're  receiving  strong  performances 
from  others  on  the  team  as  well." 

As  in  the  past,  cross  country  had  a 
very  small  turnout.  The  team  consists 
of  only  six  full-time  runners.  This 
makes  it  very  difficult  for  them  to  com- 
pete with  other  conference  schools, 
such  as  Widener,  with  squads  of 
twenty-five  or  more. 

Despite  its  small  size,  this  year's 
team  has  great  potential.  Jeff  Luoas, 
with  two  years'  experience  behind  him, 
has  run  a  consistent  second  throughout 
the  early  part  of  the  season.  Senior  Ber- 
nie  Kelley,  a  newcomer  to  the  sport,  ran 
a  surprising  third  in  last  week's  invita- 
tional meet  in  Fredericksburg,  Vir- 
ginia. Peter  Cameron,  the  most 
valuable  runner  last  season,  has  been 
hampered  by  various  leg  troubles  so 
far,  but  should  be  an  invaluable  asset 
down  the  stretch.  Talented  freshman 
Dan  Bakley  and  a  much-improved 
Kevin  Kroenke  round  out  the  squad. 

The  harriers  just  may  be  the  most 
dedicated  athletes  on  campus.  They  run 
six  to  eight  miles  a  day,  seven  days  a 
week  to  prepare  for  their  8000  meter 
races.  Their  last  home  meet  is  next 
Wednesday,  October  18,  against  Del- 
aware State.  With  six  meets  remaining, 
the  runners  could  conceivably  finish 
their  season  with  a  6-6  mark.  This 
achievement  would  be  a  minor  miracle 
considering  the  size  and  limited  support 
of  the  team. 


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Volume  52,  Number  5 


Mary  Girard  Issue 


Friday,  October  10, 1980 


Brohan  Company  Gets  Bid 


Hill  Dorms  Contract         C\arke  Reports  to  Board 


To  Be  Awarded 


In  a  unanimous  decision  last  week, 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
agreed  to  award  the  contract  for  the 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  to  the 
Charles  E.  Brohan  company,  for 
$940,000,  or  such  low  figure  as  the  ar- 
chitect can  further  negociate. 

The  original  bid  of  1.15  million  dollars 
was  shaved  by  $75,000  to  bring  it  in 
under  the  estimate.  A  storm  drain 
system  which  would  have  emptied  on  to 
the  fire  lane  has  been  eliminated  and 
the  wall  thickness  increased.  Windows 
with  a  northern  exposure  which  were  to 
have  been  bricked  up  for  asthetic  as 
well  as  energy-cost  saving  reasons  will 
probably  be  replaced  with  insulated 
double-pane  storm  windows.  The  school 
may  put  the  finishing  plumbing  fixtures 
and  have  the  maintenance  department 
install  them  to  avoid  using  contracted 
labor. 

Any  additional  cuts  will  probably  be 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 

made  this  week,  according  to  Vice- 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey. 
Once  the  contract  has  been  officially 
awarded,  delivery  of  materials  will  be 
the  main  determinant  of  when  the  con- 
struction will  start.  The  Board  imposed 
a  completion  deadline  of  Fall  1981,  with 
liquidated  damages  as  the  penalty  for 
non-completion.  The  contractor  would 
have  to  pay  for  each  day  beyond  the 
deadline  that  the  job  was  not  com- 
pleted. How  effective  this  may  be  is 
doubtful.  Said  Hessey,  "I've  seen  it 
work  is  some  cases,  and  other  contrac- 
tors I've  seen  just  ignore  it." 

There  should  be  relatively  little 
disruption  to  the  campus  once  construc- 
tion does  start.  Storage  of  the  materials 
will  be  in  the  basements  of  the 
buildings.  The  contractor  has  also  been 
made  aware  that  he  must  be  sensitive 
to  the  noise  level.  "One  of  the  attrac- 
tions for  the  contractor  is  that  it  is  in- 
side winter  work,"  said  Hessey. 


SA  T  Scores  Better  than  Norm 


According  to  an  article  in  the  Sunday 
edition  ofthe  New  York  Times  on  Oc- 
tober 5,  Scholastic  Aptitude  Test  scores 
of  college-bound  seniors  continued  to 
drop  tor  the  18th  year  with  the  Class  of 
1984. 

The  report  said  the  "average  scores 
on  the  two-part  test  have  fallen  from  502 
to  466  in  mathematics  and  from  478  to 
424  in  verbal  skills  from  1962  to  1980." 
The  highest  a  student  can  score  on 
either  section  of  the  examination  is  800. 

Yet  at  Washington  College,  the  stan- 
dard for  the  Class  of  1984  seems  to  be 
better.  The  average  verbal  SAT  scores 
actually  rose  over  last  years',  going 
from  470  to  490,  sco.res  far  better  than 
the  normal,  even  for  that  of  18  years 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

ago.  Scores  on  the  mathematical  sec- 
tion of  the  SAT's  stayed  virtually  the 
same  as  last  year's  freshman  class. 
The  article  states  further  that  "from 
1979  to  1980,  scores  declined  one  point 
on  the  mathematics  section  and  three 
points  on  the  verbal  section,  the  largest 
combined  drop  since  1977."  Last  year's 
class  with  the  verbal  score  of  470  was 
just  one  point  above  the  average  score 
of  469.  A  jump  of  twenty  points,  then,  is 
quite  impressive. 

Another  impressive  fact  of  this  year's 
freshman  class  at  Washington  College 
is  that  two-thirds  are  from  public 
schools  and  from  these,  71  per  cent  of 
the  students  were  ranked  in  the  upper 
two-fifths  of  their  high  school  class. 


Board  Notes 

by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 

•$6,000  was  allocated  for  an  engineer- 
ing study  of  the  proposed  student  center 
on  a  time  and  material  basis.  Funds 
from  the  maintenance  reserve  fund 
originally  destined  for  the  student 
center  had  to  be  used  for  the  Kent 
House  steam  line.  The  center  has  been 
given  top  priority  by  the  Board. 

•The  Board  approved  five  recom- 
mendations from  the  Buildings  and 
Grounds  committee.  Theta  House  is  to 
be  torn  down,  neither  Spanish  nor  Rich- 
mond House  is  to  house  students  next 
year.  The  rooves  of  Cain  Gym  and  the 
Truslow  Boat  House  are  to  be  repaired. 
Periodic  reports  on  vandalism  are  to  be 
delivered  to  the  Board,  and  a  five-year 
maintenance  plan  is  to  be  drawn  up  as 
part  of  the  operating  budget. 

•Honorary  degrees  are  to  go  to  Finn 
Casperson,  chairman  of  Beneficial 
Finance  and  the  Hodson  Trust,  Sir 
Fraser  Noble,  Vice  Chancellor  of  Aber- 
deen University  of  Scotland,  and  to 
Jimmy  Carter,  if  and  when  he  comes  to 
campus. 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
gave  a  report  to  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  at  the  meeting  held  on 
October  4th  dealing  with  the  problem  of 
student  writing  skills. 

The  report,  a  response  to  a  memo 
sent  by  the  Board  and  the  Faculty  and 
Curriculum  Committee,  dealt  basically 
with  the  formation  of  the  voluntary 
Writer's  Workshop.  The  memo,  sent  to 
Clarke  on  April  17th  of  this  year  "ex- 
pressed concern  for  student  writing 
skills  and  for  students  taking  the 
Education  Block  for  degrees  in  Educa- 
tion. It  also  expressed  concern  that 
some  students  do  not  study  English 
Literature  while  at  Washington  Col- 
lege" said  Clarke. 

Part  of  the  solution  to  the  concerns 
stated  in  the  Board's  memo  was  the  for- 
mation of  the  Writer's  Workshop  taught 
by  Dr.  Diane  Cousineau.  Writing  com- 
petency tests  were  administered  to 
freshmen  during  orientation.  From  the 
results,  a  group  of  students  whose 
writing  could  be  improved  for  college 
work,  were  offered  enrollment  in  the 
course.  It  is  not  obligatory,  nor  does  it 
count  for  any  college  credits.  "I  gather 
students  are  being  helped  by  this,"  said 
Clarke,  adding  that  it  is  still  too  early  to 
determine  the  success  of  the  program. 
"Some  students  are  just  getting  their 
first    term    papers"    he    noted.    Dr. 


Cousineau  added  that  "the  first  pro- 
gram was  just  for  freshmen.  A  lot  of 
students  aren't  coming.  1  think  they  feel 
that  they  can  not  deal  with  the  burden 
of  another  course," 

Although  figures  change  weekly, 
Clarke  said  that  last  week  only  fifteen 
out  of  thirty-eight  students  were  atten- 
ding the  workshop.  "Six  could  not  fil  it 
into  their  schedules  and  seventeen  just 
didn't  show  up"  said  Clarke.  He  added 
that  "there  is  some  concern  that  not 
everyone  took  advantage  of  the  pro- 
gram that  should  have. ' ' 

The  program  will  continue,  and  fur- 
ther reports  will  be  made  to  the  Board. 
"We  gol  ourselves  started"  said 
Clarke,  "now  it  is  going  to  be  a  con- 
tinuous process."  And,  as  Cousineau 
noted  "those  who  have  come  are 
benefiting."  As  well,  she  said  that  "I've 
sent  out  letters  to  the  student  body  and  I 
hope  lhat  students  will  be  coming  now 
on  a  tutorial  level  to  talk  about  their  in- 
dividual writing  problems." 

Both  Clarke  and  Cousineau  admit 
that  there  are  problems  with  the 
Writer's  Workshop.  Cousineau  said  that 
"students  who  are  taking  Forms  of 
Literature,  as  many  are,  find  that  there 
is  too  much  writing."  Clarke  concluded 
that  "we  have  to  finally  come  up  with 
the  best  possible  program  that  we  can 
have,  see  where  to  go  from  there, ' ' 


Faculty  Meeting  Notes 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


•The  total  enrollment  of  681  students, 
full-  and  part-time,  is  less  than  that  on 
which  the  operating  budget  was  based. 
Mr.  Hessey  has  imposed  two  measures 
to  cover  the  $200,000  loss.  No  new  equip- 
ment will  be  purchased  by  any  depart- 


ment of  the  college,  thus  saving  approx- 
imately $25,000.  With  the  exception  of 
the  salary  budgets,  twenty  percent,  of 
the  outstanding  budget  balances  are  to 
be  encumbered.  These  two  measures 
will  realize  half  of  the  shortfall.  Higher 
interest  rates,  gifts  to  the  school  and 
cash  management  for  better  returns  on 
short  term  investments  should  provide 
the  other  half. 

•Of  38  freshmen  contacted,  fifteen 
students  voluntarily  are  participating 
in  the  Writing  Workshop,  six  had 
scheduling  conflicts  and  seventeen  did 
not  respond. 

•Students  having  one  or  more  "D's" 
will  no  longer  be  denied  honors  at 
graduation,  if  their  average  still  meets 
the  requirements.  Departmental 
honors  will  continue  to  be  awarded  only 
to  students'  with  Dean's  List  work  in  the 
major  area,  and  honors  on  the  senior 
obligation.  A  motion  to  eliminate  the 
senior  honors  requirements  was  not 
carried. 

•Funds  are  being  sought  for  a  securi- 
ty system  for  the  library. 

•A  memo  to  the  Student  Affairs  Com- 
mittee condemning  the  pinball  machine 
in  Mrs.  Dee's  as  inherently  anti- 
intellectual  and  demanding  that  it  be 
removed  was  considered  by  that  com- 
mittee. It  recommended  to  Mr.  Hessey 
that  it  be  moved  to  the  Coffee  House. 


Craig  Langwoat,  Harry  McEnroe  and  Steve  Mullinii  examine  damage  done  in  Lit- 


Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  10, 1980— Page  2 


editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


At  last;  some  genuine,  concrete  progress  is  being  maae.  n 
sound  design  plan  for  a  student  center,  which  has  been  too  long  in 
coming,  is  supposed  to  be  on  its  way.  Hopefully  once  it  gets  here, 
it  won't  get  bogged  down  in  bureaucratic  red  tape.  Students  need 
this  center,  and  they  need  it  soon.  The  enthusiasm  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  for  this  project  is  encouraging  and  welcome. 

On  the  subject  of  the  Hill  Dorms,  once  they  are  ready  for  oc- 
cupancy, who  will  be  housed  there?  Three  of  the  four  fraternities 
may  feel  they  are  somehow  automatically  entitled  to  move  back 
in,  although  they  have  not  always  been  there  in  the  past.  A  great 
deal  of  money  is  being  put  into  this  project.  To  deny  all  but  a  cou- 
ple of  elite  groups  the  privilege  of  occupying  what  may  become 
the  most  desirable  housing  on  campus  is  unjust.  If  the  frater- 
nities are  entitled  to  live  in  the  Hill  Dorms  simply  because  they 
are  an  official  group  and  require  a  chapter  room,  are  not  the 
sororities  equally  entitled?  And  is  not  the  Writer's  Union  also  a 
candidate  for  one  of  the  dorms  as  an  official  group  which  not  only 
requires  space  but  is  losing  its  home  this  year? 


It  doesn't  look  like  the  Hill  Dorms  will  be  ready  for  occupancy 
next  fall  at  any  rate,  no  matter  how  optimistically  the  situation  is 
viewed.  Students  have  adjusted  well  to  a  somewhat  tight  housing 
situation.  Attrition  and  a  small  freshman  class  have  helped  that 
situation,  but  they  have  hurt  even  more  in  other  areas.  The  whole 
college  will  be  affected  by  a  moratorium  on  equipment  pur- 
chases announced  at  this  week's  faculty  meeting  to  compensate 
somewhat  for  the  anticipated  shortfall  in  College  revenues.  The 
effectivenesss  of  such  a  moratorium  is  itself  doubtful  since  it  will 
at  best  provide  only  an  eighth  of  the  deficit. 


Outlook  for  Pegasus  1981 

by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


Mailbox  Controversy  Continues 


This  week,  work  will  begin  on  the  1981 
edition  of  the  Pegasus.  Jim  Graham 
has  been  chosen  editor,  and  Arlene  Lee 
is  the  asislant  editor.  Last  week  a 
meeting  was  held  to  begin  organizing 
the  staff.  There  will  be  approximately 
15  staff  members  this  year. 


changed  this  year.  The  book  will  be  the 
usual  144  pages  long,  but  may  be 
smaller  than  usual  in  width  and  length. 
The  size  reduction  is  due  to  budgeting 
restrictions,  coupled  with  the  rising 
costs  of  yearbook  printing. 

Graham  is  very  enthusiastic  about 
this  year's  book  and  would  like  to  see 
more  people  get  enthusiastic  and  con- 
tribute their  time,  talent,  and  to  making 
the  book  a  good  one.  To  do  this,  "we 
need  a  lot  of  input  from  the  student 
body. ..after  all,  the  book  is  for  Them." 
he  said.  Anyone  interested  in  working 
on  the  yearbook  can  contact  Jim 
Graham,  or  simply  come  to  the  next 
Pegasusstaff  meeting. 


There  will  be  a  few  changes  in  this 
year's  Pegasus.  One  of  the  most  impor- 
tant changes  will  be  a  reduction  of 
copy.  Graham  would  like  to  replace 
superfluous,  run  of  the  mill  copy  with 
pictures,  and  more  meaningful  copy, 
possibly  in  the  form  of  quotations, 
poetry,  and  short  fiction. 

The  size  of  the  book  may  also  be 

STUDENTS 

TaketheS.T.E.P! 

A  new  organization  is  forming  on  campus  for  anyone  who  is  in- 
terested in  artistic  endeavors  such  as  playwriting,  performing, 
composing,  original  art  designs,  etc.  We  call  ourselves  the  Stu- 
dent Energism  Project  (STEP).  If  you're  curious  and/or  want  to 
become  part  of  this  organization,  please  contact  Scott  Doggett, 
Kara  Beal,  or  Jodee  Baccala. 

TAKE  THE  RISK  BY  TAKING  THE  STEP ! 


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Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

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Pictures  and  Reporting  by  G a ry  Swope 


Question:  (Asked  of  Thetas) 

"What  do  you  think  about 
Little  House  being  torn 
down?" 


Question :  <  Asked  of  Richmond  House  Residents ) 


"How  do  you  feel  about  having  to 
abandon  Richmond  House  next 


year?" 


Harry  McEnroe— A  terrible  tragedy, 
i  grave  social  injustice.  I  lived  there. 


Joe    Moye— It's    a    crime    of    the 
political  process.  We'll  miss  the  rats. 


Cathy  Conn— 1  think  that  it  the  col- 
lege wants  to  close  down  Richmond 
House,  they  should  be  willing  to  either 
repair  the  house  or  provide  an  alter- 
native place  for  writing  students.  The 
students  working  on  the  Review  and 
Broadsides  also  need  the  house 


Tamara  Dubtn—  If  Richmond  House 
had  been  taken  care  of  all  along, 
nothing  would  have  to  be  decided  and 
I'd  be  living  here  next  year.  But  now  I 
don't  want  it  demolished  because  It  is 
old,   and  because  destruction  is  un- 


Paul  Hooper— Shouldn't  be.  I  think 
it's  a  mistake,  there  are  some  good 
times  left.  We'll  take  it  down  when 
we're  good  and  ready. 


Rick  Dwyer— I  think  a  lot  of  girls  will 
be  unhappy. 


Steve  Mullinix— I  really  don't  like  it.  I 
feel  I  could  live  there  another  year. 
There  is  nothing  we  can  do  about  it. 


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Writer's  Union  Needs  Its  Space 


is 

Kirk  Folk— I  think  that  It's  a  real 
tragedy  that  the  building  was  ever 
allowed  to  decay  into  its  present  condi- 
tion; and  even  more  unfortunate,  in 
light  of  the  proven  productivity  and  am- 
bience which  a  setting  like  Richmond 
House  generates,  that  there  was  no 
foresight  to  guarentee  that  the  Writer's 
Union  would  have  a  home  in  the  future. 
Things  look  pretty  shaky  right  now, 
however,  the  Writers  would  be  happy  to 
move  into  President  McLaln's  house  if 
it  could  be  arranged. 


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"I  have  a  sentiment  for  the  house,  but 
I  can't  be  in  favor  of  housing  students  in 
unsafe  quarters.  Sentimentality  is  one 
thing,  safety  is  another,"  said  Pro- 
fessor of  Creative  Writing,  Robert  Day. 

The  main  question  concerning  Rich- 
mond House's  future  seems  to  be  "If 
the  house  cannot  be  used,  what  is  going 
to  happen  to  the  Writer's  Union? " 

As  of  yet,  it  is  undecided  as  to  where 
the  writers  will  be  moved,  but  it  is  cer- 
tain that  they  will  not  be  living  in  Rich- 
mond House  next  year.  Day  said,  "we 
would  rather  be  situated  in  the  middle 
of  campus  than  not  be  situated  at  all. 
We  would  be  very  glad  to  have  our  own 
building  again.  I  don't  envision  having 
our  own  floor  of  a  dorm  or  a  suite  in  the 
New  Dorms.  It  just  would  not  be  the 
same  as  Richmond  House  because  it 
does  not  have  that  eighteenth-century 
closeness  of  writers." 

He  wrote  an  essay  on  such  a  building 
being  set  aside  for  writer's  entitled 
"First,  to  Find  Out  a  Spacious  House." 
In  that  essay,  he  wrote,  "to  be  a  good 
poet  or  writer  is  to  have  a  liberal  arts 
education.  It  is  to  make  what  is 
abstract  concrete,  through  metaphors 
and  allusion  taken,  often  enough,  from 
other  branches  of  learning." 

The  essay  further  states,  "True, 
Hemingway  did  not  go- to. college  and 


by  ROBERT  DAY 
as  told  to  Wendy  Murphy 

take  creative  writing  courses,  but  Hem- 
ingway did  hang  around  with  writers  .  . 
.  and  later  they  hung  around  with  him. 
It  wasn't  alt  drinking  and  swapping  lies 
about  hunting.  When  writers  are  young, 
they  tend  to  talk  about  writing  and 
writers.  Literary  communities  flourish 
because  writers  need  to  know  from  one 
another  how  to  go  about  the  craft  and 
the  art  of  writing.  Such  communities 
have  been  around  for  a  long  time: 
they've  formed  around  taverns  and 
bookstores.  Now  they  are  flourishing 
around  colleges  and  universities.  If  the 
creative  writing  workshop  is  a  more 
formal  arrangement  of  literary  talk 
than  the  tavern  or  the  bookstore,  that 
has  to  do  with  the  requirements  of  the 
academy,  than  with  the  interests  of 
writers.  Besides,  creative  writing 
workshops  don't  replace  the  informal 
literary  communities;  they  tend  to 
foster  them.  And  in  so  doing,  they  help 
create  the  atmosphere  necessary  for 
the  life  of  the  mind  to  thrive,  an  at- 
mosphere of  learning,  talk,  compari- 
son, allusion,  and  growth.  Such  an  at- 
mosphere is  at  the  heart  of  a  liberal 
arts  education,  and  the  spjrit  of  the 
liberal  arts  tradition." 

Day,  who  has  had  his  office  in  Rich- 
mond House  for  over  ten  years,  said, 
"we  have  more  than  just-courses,  we 


have  a  literary  society.  In  histories  of 
societies,  there  is  always  a  building 
associated  with  each.  The  reason  for 
this  is  that  artists  believe  in  the  con- 
crete affirmation  of  what  is  evident  in 
our  world.  We,  the  Writer's  Union,  have 
a  history.  James  Dickey  was  here. 
Katherine  Anne  Porter  was  here.  The 
students  live  surrounded  by  this." 

He  said  "I  have  an  education  princi- 
ple In  mind;  an  educational  philosophy 
of  which  the  house  is  an  extension.  I 
regret  that  no  money  was  budgeted  or 
sought  for  renovation.  If  that's  imprac- 
tical, they  ought  to  consider  giving  us 
one  of  the  dorms  presently  standing  in- 
stead of  talking  about  building  another 
one.  I  don't  know  what  to  do,  but  Mr. 
Hessey  is  right.  That's  the  sadness  of  it 
all.  I  cannot  argue  with  them  because  it 
concerns  the  safety  of  students.  I  wish 
that  someone  would  come  out  of  the 
blue  and  say,  "I  know  it  is  too  expensive 
to  renovate  Richmond  House,  but  here 
is  the  money.  Doit!"" 

Day  added,  "Mr.  Hessey  did  ask  me 
before  if  Spanish  House  would  be 
useful.  My  impression  is  that  the  ad- 
ministration made  a  commitment  to 
Spanish  House.  It  seems  they  thought  it 
to  be  in  better  condition  than  Richmond 
House  and  that  any  investments  in  it 
would  better  pay  of f. " 


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The  Insanity  of  Mary  Girard 


_ >L^—_ K K_ 


Eighteenth  Century     Eumenides 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


One-act  plays  tend  to  deal  with  obli- 
que situations.  There  simply  is  not 
enough  time  for  the  writer  to  deal  with 
a  great  deal  during  the  short  time  a 
one-act  play  should  take.  In  The  Insani- 
ty of  Mary  Girard,  which  opened 
Thursday  evening  in  the  Gibson  Fine 
Arts  Center,  playwrlte  Lanie  Robertson 
handles  an  historical  event  in  a  short 
(one  hour,  fifteen  minutes)  time  slot. 
The  result  is  extraordinary.  The  Insani- 
ty of  Mary  Girardis  a  full,  detailed  play 
which  covers  a  lot  in  a  little  time.  It 
does  not  seem  crowded  and  never  is 
boring. 

In  1790,  Mary  Girard,  wife  of  a  rich 
Philadelphia  merchant,  was  committed 
to  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital  by  her 
husband.  The  play,  which  is  a  fic- 
tionalizatlon  the  events,  deals  with 
Mary's  acceptance  of  her  situation. 
Mary  Girard,  the  play  contests,  was  not 
a  woman  who  should  have  been  com- 
mitted to  an  asylum.  She  is  portrayed 
as  being  frustrated  by  a  cold  husband, 
as  a  victim  of  society's  expectations. 
Her  main  problem  is  her  husband 
Steven,  who  committed  her  to  the 
hospital. 


Timothy  Maloney  staged  The  Insani- 
ty Of  Mary  Girard  in  the  Studio 
Theatre.  The  effect  is  a  good  one,  sug- 
gesting the  closeness  of  audience  to  ac- 
tors and  actresses  to  the  situation  that 
is  necessary,  The  set  is  reminiscent  of  a 
cell.  Although  the  basic  design  is  simple 
it  is  both  effective  and  shocking.  Six 
black  ladders  are  set  vertically  around 
the  playing  area.  A  section  of  the  ceil- 
ing has  been  removed  and  the  ladders 
rise  through  the  hole  into  the  great 
nothingness  above.  Certainly  represen- 
tative of  the  prison  bars,  the  ladders 
become  an  integral  part  of  the  play's 
action  and  a  prop  for  all  of  the  actors.  In 
the  center  of  the  stage  is  a  'tranquiliz- 
ing  chair',  a  device  of  primitive  means 
used  to  restrain  patients  of  the  asylum. 
Technical  works,  directed  by  Larry 
Stahl,  are  excellent  and  simple.  The 
lighting,  controlled  by  Joneen  Neilson 
and  part  of  Maloney  and  StahPs  direc- 
tion, is  used  to  its  greatest  advantage. 
Spotlights  are  placed  at  the  top  of  each 
ladder  and  directly  on  the  chair.  The  ef- 
fect is  frightening.  Maloney,  through 
set  design  and  lighting,  creates  a  cold 
and   gloomy   atmosphere  where  one 


would  certainly  expect  to  find  the  in- 
sane. 

Acting  by  all  of  the  cast  is  certainly 
up  to  par.  Sally  McKenzie  as  Mary 
Girard  is  all  that  we  can  expect  of  her. 
She  is  a  craftsman  and  she  performs 
her  craft  meticulously,  turning  in 
perhaps  her  best  performance  on  the 
Washington  College  stage.  Under 
Maloney's  direction,  she  portrays 
Girard  as  a  woman  confused  on  many 
counts  but  still  strong  of  will.  Upon  the 
audience's  arrival,  she  is  found  in  the 
tranquilizing  chair  with  a  box  over  her 
head,  the  accepted  method  of  treatment 
of  the  day.  In  this  moment,  her  control, 
though  silent,  is  epitimized.  But 
released  from  the  box  she  blossoms. 
Her  entire  range,  from  hysteria  to  self- 
control  to  reminiscence  to  resignation 
is  tested  by  this  role  and  the  transitions 
from  one  beat  to  the  next  are  flawless. 

The  roles  of  the  Furies  are  filled  by 
actors  who  take  on  additional  roles. 
Nick  Nappo  returns  to  the  Washington 
stage  as  the  Warder,  with  an  excellent 
performance.  This  is  an  actor  who 
knows  what  the  craft  is  about.  His  taun- 
ting of  Mary  takes  on  many  looks  and 


voices.  He  makes  violent,  intern 
pokes  at  her  and  entices  her 
frustrates  her. 

As  Mrs.  Lum,  Jodee  Baccallak 
dy,  precise  and  cold.  She  portray 
poor  mother  of  a  rich  daughter « 
stiff  upper  lip  and  no  time  for  "jfj 
or  buts".  In  short,  she  attacks  hy 
with  a  vengeance.  As  part  of  theft 
she  shrieks  out  menacingly  to  ] 
and,  of  the  five  Furies,  is  the ; 
frightening.  John  Fout,  in  the  n 
Mr.  Phillips,  is  a  change  from  thei 
four.  He  delivers  his  speeches 
marked  pauses,  emphasizing  thei 
tical  "these  orders  are  from 
superiors"  attitude  which  the  roi 
quires.  As  a  Fury,  his  tauntii 
almost  childish,  a  most  enraging lo 

Ginnie  White's  Mrs.  Hatcher, 
crazy  woman  taking  Mary's 
legitimate  baby,  is  frightening,  an] 
tainly  proof  of  White's  talent. 
handles  the  woman  as  a  soi 
south  ernbelle-manic-depress 
gospel-preaching  shrew.  Along 
Baccalla  as  one  of  the  Furies, 
shrewness  continues  with  shrieks 
movements  and  quiet  taunts  of: 
promises.  Finally,  freshman  Na 
Brown  turned  in  an  excellent 
formance  as  Polly  Kenton,  on 
Steven  Girard's  "many  mistress 
Her  sweetness  and  sympathy  lor 
unsuccessful  wife  never  go  to  rag 
hatred.  But  her  answers,  all  truths 
have  no  reason  to  doubt,  are  vie 
This  same  sweet  aggressiveness 
tinues  into  her  role  as  a  Fury. 

Collectively,  the  Furies  are  fi 
of  Mary  Girard's  tired  imaginat 
They  speak  in  a  circle,  t 
finishing  a  sentence,  but  collecli 
doing  so.  One  may  think  they 
belligerent  and  cruel,  but  finally 
allow  Mary  to  see  exactly  what  slit 
never  been  able  to  see.  The  onlyea 
for  her  is  to  become  insane.  Theft 
are  frightening,  from  the  moment 
call  out  Mary's  name  at  the  begin 
of  the  play  until  the  last  scene  when 
replaces  the  box  on  Mary's  head! 
recall  ancient  Greek  theatre,  will 
Eumenides  in  Aeschylus'  trilogy 
Oresteia.  Through  them,  Mary 
allowed  to  see  why  and  how  her 
disintegrated  so,  and  through  them. 
is  able  to  find  a  way  to  be  happy a 
inmate  in  the  asylum. 

Will  Camp  takes  on  the  only 
aside  from  that  of  Mary  which  is" 
part  of  the  chorus  of  Furl* 
Girard's  husband  Camp  is  cold  aw 
caring.  It  is  easy  to  see  through  hi5 
formance  why  Mary  Girard  did1 
she  did.  There  is  nothing  human  a 
Steven  Girard,  and  that  is  exactly1 
Camp  shows.  Girard's  affection  1* 
money  and  what  it  can  buy,  and 
that  money,  he  secures  Mary's  UH 
future. 

The  Insanity  of  Mary  Girard® 
presented  this  evening  through  Sod 
October  12. 


Photos  by  Alex  Hodge 


Will   Camp   (foreground)   u  Steven  Girard  argues  with  Mr.  Phillips  (John 

Fout)  about  the  wnity  of  Mary  Girard    


Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  10, 1980-Page  5 


Sally  McKenz  le  as  Mary  Glrard :  A  line   and  moving  performance 


by 

LANIE  ROBERTSON 

Directed  by 

TIMOTHY  B.M ALONE Y 


cast 

Mary  Girard Sally  McKenzie 

The  Warder Nick  NaPP° 

Mrs.  Lum Jodee  Baccalla 

Stephen  Girard wnl  CamP 

Mr.  Phillips Jonn  Fout 

Polly  Kenton Natalie  Brown 

Mrs.  Hatcher Ginnie  whl,e 


staff 

Technical  Director Larry  Stahl 

Stage  Manager a!!8VJ?G1 

Costume  Mistress Ca  hy  Carrier 

House  Manager Bill  Mortimer 

Lighting Joneen  Neilson 

Properties Loren  Powell 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  10, 1980— Page  6 


Your  eyes... 
Your  ears... 
Your  senses... 
will  be  overwhelmed 


"DAYS  OF  HEAVEN"  Slomr>gRichoicf  Gere  Brooke  Adorns  SomShepOid  Linda  Manz      

Execute  Producei  Jacob  Brackman  Produced  Dv  8ert  and  Harold  Schneider         ^^.  j 
Wnlten  and  Directed  Dv  Terrence  Molick  A  Poramounl  Picture  f^  ■ 


This  Week's  Movie 


Directed  by  Terrence  Malick  and 
starring  Richard  Gere  and  Brooke 
Adams.  Set  in  the  Texas  Panhandle 
wheatfields  on  the  eve  of  World  War  I, 
Days  of  Heaven  tells  the  story  of  one 
woman  torn  between  two  men.  The 
beauty,  humor,  and  tragedy  of  normal 
lives  provides  the  archetypal  material 
for  the  narration  by  a  streetwise  12- 


year-old.  Writer-director  Terrence 
Malick  guides  a  masterful,  sensual 
blend  of  sight,  sound,  emotion,  and  illu- 
sion to  create  an  exceptional  and  ac 
cessible  work  of  art.  Penelope  Gilliatt 
of  the  New  Yorker  says,  "A  most  elo- 
quent and  important  film  . . .  One  of  the 
best  films  about  America  in  a  long 
time." 


Lafferty  Performs 

by  JEFF  ALDERSON,  SUE  JAMES 
and  WENDY  WOLF 


Maramatha  Music  recording  artist 
Karen  Lafferty  gave  a  concert  at  the 
Board  of  Education  building  in  Chester- 
town  last  Wednesday  night.  Thirty  to 
forty  people  enjoyed  an  evening  of 
songs,  testimony,  and  prayer. 

Lafferty,  who  is  best  known  for  her 
song  "Seek  Ye  First"  is  thirty-two 
years  old  and  unmarried.  She  comes 
from  a  small  town  in  New  Mexico  and 
currently  lives  in  California. 

Primarily  a  Christian  music  mis- 
sionary, Karen  has  traveled  to  Athens 
and  Amsterdam.  In  Amsterdam  she  is 
Involved  in  Music  from  Missions,  an 
outreach  training  group.  Musicians  at- 
tend these  teachings  for  a  month  and 
are  then  sent  to  existing  ministries  in 
the  need  of  musicians.  The  group's  ob- 
jective is  to  bring  the  music  ministry  to 
the  people. 

Lafferty  gave  a  delightful  per- 
formance of  Christian  mode  of  music. 
Far  from  the  traditional  hymns,  Laffer- 
ty's  songs  ranged  from  the  countrified 
"Peace  Thru  the  Day,"  to  the  Spanish 
style  "El  Salvador,"  to  the  beautiful 
worship  ballads,  "Father  of  Light"  and 
"Beautiful  Day."  During  the  country 
flavored  song,  "Peace  Thru  the  Day," 
the  audience  was  encouraged  to  sing 
along  and  clap. 

The  set  consisted  of  seven  songs  and 
was  about  one  hour  long.  Between 
songs  Lafferty  talked  about  her  life  and 
relationship  with  God.  She  also  told 
about  her  ministries  In  Europe.  With 
the  small  size  of  the  audience,  the  en- 
tire concert  became  an  intimate  ex- 
perience for  the  performer  and  spec- 
tators. 

More  concerts  like  this  are  planned. 
In  February,  John  and  Lisa  Wickham 
may  appear.  John  was  a  member  of  the 
first  Christian  rock  group,  "The  Way," 


and  is  currently  a  member  of  the  "Ben- 
ny Hester  Band".  Lisa  was  an  up  and 
coming  singer  appearing  in  nightclubs 
in  California.  She  has  performed  with 
her  husband  in  the  group  "The 
Parable."  Chestertown  is  fortunate  to 
get  singers  like  this  to  perform  locally. 
Christian  rock  is  a  relatively  little 
known  form  of  music,  yet  it  is  becoming 
increasingly  more  popular.  Washington 
College  students  now  have  the  op-' 
portunity  to  bear  and  experience  this 
emerging  musical  form. 


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Work  Progressing 
for  Bicentennial 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 


During  the  1981-1982  school  year, 
Washington  College  will  be  celebrating 
its  two-hundreth  year  as  an  educational 
institution.  Bicentenial  Steering  Com- 
mittee has  been  formed  consisting  of 
six  faculty  members,  several  ad- 
ministration officers,  including  the 
Dean  and  President  of  the  College, 
three  members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  and  five  students.  Ac- 
cording to  Dr.  Peter  Tapke,  a  member 
of  the  committee,  "we  are  trying  to 
stimulate  discussion  of  our  two- 
hundreth  year  observence." 

The  bicentenial  will  be  celebrating  all 
next  year,  beginning  with  fall  convoca- 
tion. The  founders  of  the  college, 
especially  Reverend  William  Smith, 
will  be  honored,  at  what  is  planned  to  be 
a  very  colorful  convocation. 

The  bicentenial  will  be 

Continuing  in  the  same  spirit  as  the 
fall  convocation  will  be  the  George 
Washington's  birthday  convocation  and 
commencement.  The  president  of  the 
United  States  has  been  invited  to  speak 
at  either  of  these  events,  and  would 
receive  an  honorary  degree.  This  is  a 
very  uncertain  matter  since  there  is  an 
election  before  the  bicentenial; 
however,  President  Carter's  office  has 
been  notified  and  has  received  the  in- 
vitation warmly.  They  are,  of  course, 
not  making  a  commitment. 

Dr.  Tapke  sts  stated,  "This  will  be  a 
whole  year  of  special  cultural  events  in 
which  all  clubs  and  committees  will  try 
to  put  on  programs  to  make  it  a  year  of 
outstanding  qualities  and  excitement." 
All  of  these  programs  will  be  a  chron- 
ological move  through  the  history  of  the 
College.  The  fall  semester  will  begin 
with  celebrations  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury and,  as  the  semester  ends,  will 
move  through  the  nineteenth  century. 
The  spring  semester  will  be  more  con- 
cerned with  celebrations  of  the  twen- 


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tieth  centruy.  The  end  of  the  year  will 
focus  on  the  future  of  Washington  Col- 
lege and  of  the  liberal  arts. 

The  theme  for  the  bicentenial  will  be, 
"Liberal  Arts:  The  Renewing 
Challenge."  The  committee  is  aware 
that  the  phrase  may  have  more  than  on 
interpretation;  however,  they  feel  it 
covers  the  wide  variety  of  plans  for 
next  year.  Dr.  Tapke  added,  "This  Is  a 
natural  time  to  take  stock  in  what 
you're  doing  and  what  you'll  do  in  the 
future." 

Many  special  events  are  being  plan- 
ned. One  may  be  a  river  pageant  in  the 
fall  of  1981  featuring  the  Pride  of 
Baltimore,  training  shows  from  the 
Naval  Academy,  rowing  events,  and 
small  sailing  boats.  Dr.  John  Conkling 
is  arranging  an  enormous  display  of 
fireworks  over  the  river  on  the  night 
before  commencement  1982.  All  of 
these  events  are  designed  to  support  the 
ten  million  dollar  Third  Century  Fund. 

The  Committee  had  a  meeting  last 
Friday.  Five  people  will  work  here  next 
fall  specializing  in  monumental  outdoor 
sculptures.  They,  will  be  living  and 
eating  here  for  a  number  of  weeks,  and 
will  each  work  on  a  creation  of  his  own 
as  well  as  working  on  one  outdoor  scul- 
pture collectively.  The  funding  for  this 
program,  around  twenty  thousand 
dollars,  is  coming  from  federal,  state, 
and  county  art  committees  and  founda- 
tions. "This  is  a  fairly  important  gift  to 
the  college  form  the  outside,  S"  com- 
mented Tapke. 

As  the  bicentenial  year  for  the  school 
nears,  the  students  and  staff  of 
Washington  College  should  feel  proud. 
This  is  the  first  school  in  Maryland  to 
have  a  bicentenial.  The  events  cele- 
brating our  birthday  will  bring  favor- 
able attention  to  the  school.  Now  Is  the 
natural  time  for  the  school  to  "blow  our 
trumoet",  as  Dr.  Tapke  says. 


Leitner  Joins  Psychology  Department 


by  STEPHANIE  PAUP 


Donald  S.  Leitner,  the  visiting  Assis- 
tant Professor  of  psychology,  finds 
Washington  College  "a  pleasant  place 
to  recooperate  from  graduate  school." 
Leitner  Is  replacing  Dr.  Michael  Golds- 


tein this  year  while  he  is  on  sabbatical 
at  Kent  State  University.  Leitner,  a 
native  of  New  York  City,  received  his 
Bachelor's  Degree  from  State  Universi- 
ty of  New  York  at  Stony  Brook  in  1976 
and  his  Master's  Degree  from  Bryn 
Mawr  College  in  1978.  He  will  receive 
his  Ph.D  this  May. 

His  past  teaching  experience  includes 
teaching  as  an  undergraduate  at  Stony 
Brook  and  two  and  one-half  years  of 
teaching  at  Bryn  Mawr. 

Leitner  lives  in  Chestertown.  He  en- 
joy backpacking,  collecting  stereo 
equipment,  rock  and  modem  jazz 
music,  and  reptiles.  Leitner  is  the 
owner  of  an  approximately  six  foot  Boa 
Constrictor.  .  Leitner  enjoys  teaching 
here.  He  finds  it  a  challenge  to  gear 
himself  down  to  teach  his  introduction 
to  psychology  course. 

Next  year  Leitner  hopes  to  be  doing 
reasearch  in  Neurobehavioral  tox- 
icology. 


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Greek  Student  at  Washington  College 


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by  SUE  JAMES 

Fine  Arts  Editor 


Freshman  George  Seremetis  speaks 
English  quite  fluently  as  a  Greek  stu- 
dent with  only  one  year's  background  in 
the  language. 

The  English  Language  Institute  at 
American  University  is  where 
Seremetis  received  his  language  educa- 
tion. He  enrolled  last  September  for  the 
'crash  course'  in  English  while  living 
with  his  uncle  in  Washington,  D.C. 
Seremetis  decided  to  take  the  English 
language  course  as  a  preparation  for  a 
college  education  at  an  American 
'  school. 

Seremetis  decided  to  attend  college  In 
the  United  States  as  an  alternative  to 
enlistment  in  the  Greek  armed  forces. 
In  Greece,  males  who  are  19  must  serve 
in  the  military,  or  attend  a  foreign  col- 
lege. Seremetis  still  plans  to  enlist  after 
receiving  a  degree  in  Business  Ad- 
ministration. 

Seremetis  found  out  about 
Washington  College  while  attending 
classes  at  American  University.  He 
sent  applications  to  various  American 
schools,  and  was  accepted  here  first. 

Classes  are  somewhat  difficult  for 
Seremetis,  because  they  are  taught  in  a 
foreign  language,  however,  his  pro- 
fessors are  helping  him  to  understand 
the  material.  He  has  a  Greek-English 
dictionary  in  his  room  to  which  he 
refers  quite  frequently. 

American  culture  is  quite  different 
from  the  Greek  one  that  Seremetis  was 
exposed  to.  He  believes  that  his  coun- 
trymen are  more  friendly  than  our  own. 

One  aspect  of  American  culture  that 
George  accepts  willingly  is  the  dif- 
ference between  American  and  Greek 
currency.  One  American  dollar  is  equal 
to  the  equivalent  of  43  drachmas  in 
Greece.  George  said  the  value  of  the 
dollar  has  really  depreciated  in  Greece. 


Seremetis  will  not  be  returning  to  his 
home  in  Salonika  until  next  summer. 
When  asked  if  he  would  choose  to  live  in 
the  United  States.  George  replied  in  the 
negative.  He  is  just  here  for  an 
American  Education,  and  then  it's  back 
to  Greece  to  serve  in  the  military. 

Sculptors 
on  Campus 

by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 
Next  fall,  as  a  part  of  the  Bicenten- 
nial celebration  of  the  college,   five 
sculptors  will  be  working  on  outdoor  art 
on  campus. 

The  college  was  contacted,  "out  of 
the  blue",  said  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke,  by  the  Maryland  Arts 
Council,  which  along  with  Kent  County 
and  a  federal  source  is  funding  the  pro- 
gram. The  college  will  have  the  option 
to  purchase  the  sculptures  when  they 
are  completed.  Each  artist  will  be 
working  on  a  separate  project.  They 
will  also  work  as  a  group  on  one  larger 
piece. 

Because  of  the  noise  involved  in 
creating  the  outdoor  sculpture,  the  ar- 
tists will  be  working  behind  the 
maintenance  building,  where  there  is 
also  adequate  space.  The  sculptors  will 
be  living  and  eating  on  campus.  "This 
is  the  first  big  gift  of  outside  money  for 
the  Bicentennial,"  said  Bicentennial 
Committee  chairman  Dr.  Peter  Tapke. 
The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Govenors 
also  voted  last  week  to  allocate  $25,000 
to  the  faculty  for  use  for  funding 
Bicentennial  projects. 


Library,  Computer  Department 
Welcome  Thornton 


byANYA 

Greg  Thornton  is  the  new  Director  of 
Technical  Services  for  the  Miller 
Library. 

He  also  has  a  second  role  on  campus. 
He  teaches  a  Math  101,  a  computer 
science  course.  "Teaching  is  two-fold," 
he  said,  "you  teach  the  kids  and  learn 
the  subject  yourself  better  than  you 
ever  had  before." 

Thornton  received  his  Bachelors 
degree  at  the  University  of  Massa- 
chusetts at  Amherst,  and  his  Masters  in 
Library  Science  at  Syracuse  Universi- 
ty, New  York. 
His  main  job  at  present  is  being  a 


LIPNICK 

librarian,  but  he  enjoys  his  assistant 
professorship  in  computer  science. 

Prior  to  coming  to  Washington  Col- 
lege he  was  a  librarian  for  ten  years  at 
Smith  College. 

So  far,  Thornton  and  his  wife  like  liv- 
ing here.  His  only  complaint  is  that  he 
wishes  it  wasn't  so  hot  in  the  summer. 
Being  originally  from  Central  New 
York,  the  climate  here  takes  a  little  get- 
ting used  to. 

Thornton  is  looking  forward  to  his 
first  year  at  Washington  College  as  a 
librarian  and  his  first  year  of  teaching. 


KENT  PLAZA  BARBER  SHOP 

Both  Men  and  Women's  Hair  Styling 

OPENMON.-SAT. 

ASK  FOR:  CHARLIE,  LAURA  OR  COLEY 


Baker  Speaks  on  Blacks 
in  America 


by  COLLEEN  MILLER 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College  brought  Professor 
Houston  Baker,  an  authority  In  the  field 
of  Afro-American  literature  to  the  cam- 
pus last  Thursday  night. 

Introduced  by  Professor  Richard 
DeProspo  as  "interdisciplinary  In  the 
best  sense"  and  one  who  uses  "the  most 
sophisticated  tools  of  contemporary 
criticism",  Professor  Baker  discussed 
autobiographical  acts  in  the  voice  of  the 
Southern  Slave. 

Author  of  several  books  including  The 
Journey  Back,  Baker  outlined  the 
voices  in  slave  literature  by  confronting 
literacy  problems  such  as  the  education 
of  the  slave,  the  term  "nigger",  proper 
articulation,  and  the  achievement  of  an 
authentic  self. 

Baker  defined  autobiographical  acts 
as  "acts  of  self-revelation",  and  went 
on  to  quote  author  Elizabeth  Bruss: 
"Autobiographical  acts  are  those  nar- 
rative acts  that  carry  autobiographical 
force."  Bruss  composed  a  speech  act 
theory  which  insists  context  is  extreme- 
ly important  in  communicative  acts. 

Context,  according  to  Baker,  is  an  im- 
portant key  to  communication  through 
literature.  There  is  a  difference  bet- 
ween correct  grammar  and,  as  Baker 
explained,  grammar  such  as,  "Before 
you  drink  your  gin  ricci,  empty  the  gar- 
bage, turkey."  White  literature 
developed  accordingly  whereas  slave 
literature  remained  stifled,  due  to  its 
oppressed  nature. 

"Juxtapose  the  tradition  of  Anglo- 
American  letters  on  the  tradition  of 
Afro-American  letters  and  you  see  a 
definite  contrast  between  the  two 
cultures,"  said  Baker.  There  were  two 
alternative  visions  for  the  slave;  either 
"chattel,  personal", or  "looking  back  to 
Guinea",  where  a  God  vision  induced 
slaves  to  see  Africa  is  the  homeland, 
the  mecca  of  salvation. 

"Only  by  grasping  the  words  could  he 
(the  slave)  erupt  into  the  speech  act", 
continued  Baker.  A  sparse  existence 
characterized  by  brutality  limited  a 


slave's  education  as  much  as  white  op- 
pression: "The  children  were  then 
called  like  so  many  pigs,  and  like  so 
many  pigs,  would  come  eat  their 
mush,"  said  Baker. 

An  Inferior  environment  could  only 
result  in  an  inferior  attitude.  According 
to  Baker  the  term  "nigger"  was  super- 
imposed on  the  black  identity  by  racial 
attitudes  such  as  "learning  would  spoil 
the  best  nigger  in  the  world".  He  ex- 
plored the  problem  a  slave  had  In 
"becoming  the  master  of  one's  own 
situation." 

Autobiographical  works  In  slave 
literature  came  to  counterpoint  the 
presumption  of  the  white  world  that  the 
slave  is  subhuman.  To  illustrate,  Baker 
read  from  the  autobiography  of 
Frederick  Douglass,  who  likened 
sailboats  to  shrouds  in  his  struggle, 
"You  are  loosed  from  your  moorings 
and  free...!  am  confined  in  bands  of 
iron... Why  was  I  born  to  be  a  man 
whom  to  make  a  brute?" 

Baker  expressed  his  belief  that  "only 
a  man  free  from  bondage  has  the  ability 
to  obtain  his  'firm  sense  of  being'". 
Bondage  kept  the  slave  from  achieving 
proper  aritculation  and  as  a  result 
slave  literature  was  not  as  mature  as  it 
could  have  been.  "1  had  become  ar- 
ticulate as  a  Negro  writer,"  Baker 
quoted  Douglass;  "only  to  discover 
there  was  nothing  to  write  about." 

The  importance  of  achieving  an 
authentic  self  in  slave  literature  was 
the  final  point  Baker  made.  "Whites 
continually  sought  to  strip  Africans  of 
their  cultural  modes, "  he  said,  citing  an 
example  from  The  Life  and  Times  of 
Frederick  Douglass,  in  which  Douglass 
sees  a  black  woman  by  a  stove  with  an 
iron  muzzle  clamped  on  her  head. 

"The  voice  of  a  self  transformed  by 
the  autobiographical  act"  is  the 
ultimate  achievement  of  the  Southern 
Slave  in  his  autobiographical  acts  ac- 
cording to  Baker.  "The  slave's  realiza- 
tion of  language  as  a  key  to  freedom" 
concluded  the  lecture, 


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There  will  be  a  float  contest  during 
half-time  of  the  soccer  game  on  the 
Saturday  of  Homecoming  weekend,  Oc- 
tober 18. 

The  contest  will  take  the  place  of  the 
traditional  parade,  usually  held  Satur- 
day morning  of  Homecoming  weekend. 
"Since  we  got  started  late  and  Home- 
coming is  so  early,  all  the  marching 
bands  were  booked  up,"  said  SGA  Vice 
President  Geoff  Garinther.  Prizes  will 
be  given  for  first,  second,  and  third 
place.  First  place  is  $100,  second  is  $50, 
and  third  is  $25.  No  registration  is 
necessary,  appearance  on  the  scene  by 
the  beginning  of  the  game  is  the  only  re- 
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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  10, 1980— Page  8 

Lose  3-2  in  Disputed  Double  Overtime 


Shoremen  Drop  Five  Straight 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 


The  Washington  College  Soccer  team 
continued  its  losing  trend  this  past  week 
by  dropping  two  crucial  conference 
games.  They  lost  2-1  at  Swarthmore  on 
Saturday  and  were  edged  by  a  visiting 
Ursinus  squad  3-2,  in  double  overtime 
on  Wednesday. 

The  Shoremen  took  a  1-0  lead  against 
Swarthmore  when  junior  striker  V.J. 
Filliben  scored  after  rounding  up  a 
loose  ball  in  front  of  the  goal.  However, 
the  Quakers  were  awarded  a  penalty 
kick  late  in  the  half  after  senior 
defender  John  Lonnquest  allegedly 
tripped  a  Swarthmore  forward.  After 
the  conversion  of  this  disputed  free 
kick,  the  score  was  deadlocked  l-l  at 
halftime.  Midway  through  the  second 
period  the  Quakers  scored  the  deciding 
goal  on  a  shot  that  hit  the  post  and 
caromed  into  the  goal,  giving  them  a  2-1 
victory. 

The  Shoremen  enjoyed  a  1-0  halftime 
advantage  against  Ursinus  at  Kibler  on 
Wednesday  after  playmaking  senior 
Ken  Maher  scored  unassisted.  The 
Bears  managed  to  score  during  the  se- 
cond half  and  thwarted  all  Shore  offen- 
sive efforts.  As  a  result,  regulation  play 
ended  in  a  l-l  tie. 

There  were  no  goals  in  the  first  ten- 
minute  overtime  period,  as  each 
squad's  defense  played  under  pressure 
exceptionally  well.  With  about  five 
minutes  left  in  the  second  overtime, 
however.  Ursinus  scored,  giving  them  a 
2-1  lead.  The  booters  came  back 
moments  later  when  sophomore  Mark 
Mullican  drilled  a  beautiful  shot  past 
the  Ursinus  goaltender,  knotting  the 
score  for  the  second  time. 


Ken  Maher's  goal  against  Ursinus  In  W.C.'s  losing  effort     staff  Photo  by  *»  Graham 


Ursinus  scored  the  winning  goal  with 
only  fifteen  seconds  remaining  in  over- 
time when  a  Bear  forward  apparently 
touched  the  ball  with  his  hand,  setting 
up  his  game-winning  shot.  During  the 
ensuing  argument  the  referees  claimed 
that  they  didn't  see  the  hand-ball  and 
admitted  they  made  a  mistake  in  miss- 
ing such  a  crucial  play.  This  apology 
gave  little  solace  the  to  the  Shoremen, 


who  absorbed  what  must  be  their  most 
disappointing  loss  of  the  season. 

SHORE  NOTES:  The  Shoremen  tra- 
vel to  Reading,  Pennsylvania  tomorrow 
to  face  Albright,  then  return  for  a  five- 
game  homestand  which  begins  with  a 
game  against  Washington  Bible  next 
Tuesday.  The  booters'  record  stands  at 
3-5,  as  they  have  lost  five  straight  con- 
tests. 


Third  Annual  Faculty  Challenge 


Crew  Races 
at  Oneida 


by  HOLLI MATHISON 

"Considering  the  amount  of  practice 
time  we  had,  I  think  we  put  in  a  good 
performance",  coach  Eric  Stoll  said  of 
the  Oneida  Boat  Club's  Regatta  held 
last  Saturday  in  Burlington,  '  New 
Jersey. 

The  W.C.  Crew  entered  three  boats  in 
the  regatta.  The  four-man  crew  of  Jeff 
Landry  on  stroke,  Court  Treuth, 
Richard  Cookerly  and  Alan  Luthy 
rowed  in  the  First  race  against  Undine 
and  Iona.  The  crew  lost  time  which  they 
never  made  up  on  a  false  start  and  an 
ignored  signal  from  the  coxswain.  Un- 
dine won  the  2000-meter  race  followed 
by  Iona  in  second,  and  W.C.  last. 

The  men's  eight  knew  to  be  prepared 
for  anything  at  the  starting  line,  Charlie 
Curtis  was  the  stroke,  and  Evan 
Williams,  Jack  Willis,  Todd  Harman, 
Dave  Pointon,  Eric  Lynn,  Pat  Cosgrove 
and  Bob  Coale  completed  the  boat. 
Under  the  direction  of  coxswain  Bart 
Nathan,  the  W.C.  crew  came  in  a  strong 
second  to  Crescent,  Colgate  finished 
last. 

The  women's  eight  did  not  get  to  race 
until  fiVe  hours  after  their  arrival  in 
New  Jersey.  Still,  they  managed  to  ral- 
ly plenty  of  enthusiasm  for  their  thou- 
sand meter  sprint.  With  Molly  Meehan 
as  coxswain,  the  eight  girls— Valerie 
Marsh  (on  stroke),  Ellen  Beardsley, 
Ruth  Chisnell,  Claire  Paduda,  Didi 
Schwarz,  Eileen  Trently,  Becca  Fin- 
cher,  and  Kathy  Kraus  managed  to  win 
a  decisive  victory  over  both  Back  Bay 
and  Colgate.  "It  was  great,"  said 
oarswoman  Kraus,  "we  could  hear  the 
rest  of  the  W.C.  crew  cheering  for  us  as 
soon  as  we  started."  Each  of  the  eight 
was  awarded  a  plaque. 

CREW  NOTE:  The  Homecoming 
race  between  alumni  and  students  will 
be  held  on  Saturday,  October  18th,  at 
2:00  PM.  Eric  Stoll  promises  that  the 
alumni  boat  will  be  "awesome". 


Once  again,  the  faculty  runners  invite 
WC  students  and  alumni  to  join  them  in 
a  five-mile  run  through  Chestertown, 
the  campus,  and  the  cross-country 
course.  Although  it  will  be  conducted  as 
a  race,  the  purpose  of  the  challenge  is  to 
promote  campus  awareness  of  the  joys 
and  benefits  of  physical  fitness  through 
running.  Individuals  may  run  the  com- 
plete five-mile  course  at  their  own 
pace,  or  they  may  join  together  in 
teams  of  five  persons  to  run  one  mile 


by  JEFF  CHAFFIN 

each.  All  of  those  students  and  alumni 
who  wish  to  participate  are  welcomed, 
regardless  of  their  ability. 

The  race  is  Saturday,  October  18,  at 
10  a.m.,  beginning  at  the  Old  Town 
Dock  at  High  and  Water  streets.  Be 
thereby  9:45  a.m. 

There  are  two  categories:  the  in- 
dividual five  mile  run;  faculty, 
students,  alumni;  and  the  team  5x1 
relay;  by  any  organized  grouping,  i.e. 
fraternity,  sorority,  club,  friends,  etc. 
Relay  team  captains  must  meet  with 


Jeff  Chaffin  by  Friday,  October  17. 

Prizes  similar  to  last  year's;  T-shirts, 
tickets  for  drinks  and  admission  to 
Homecoming  events,  will  be  given. 
Refreshments  will  be.  provided  for  all 
participants.  For  more  information, 
map  of  the  course,  and/or  registration 
forms,  please  see  Jeff  Chaffin  in  the 
library. 

People  are  needed  to  see  that  the  run 
goes  smoothly.  Please  volunteer  to  help 
if  you  don't  want  to  run. 


The 

BASKETBALL  BALL] 

TEAM 

NEEDS 

MANAGERS 

See  Coach  Finnegan 
in  Cain  Athletic  Center 


"WHY  DON'T  WE  DO  IT  IN  THE  ROAD?" 

We're  game.  How  about  you?  The  faculty  runners  challenge  the  following  student 
organizations  to  enter  at  least  one  student  to  run  five  miles,  or  five  people  to  run  a 
relay  of  the  mile  each.  Prizes  will  be  awarded  to  the  top  individuals  and  teams. 


Sailing  Club 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha 
Alpha  Chi  Omega 
Alpha  Omicron  Pi 
Lambda  Phi  Delta 
Kappa  Alpha 
Theta  Chi 
Economics  Club 
Philosophy  Club 


Phi  Sigma 

Wombats 

BofChi 

S.G.A. 

Elm 

Pegasus 

Senior  Class 

Junior  Class 

Sophomore  Class 


Freshman  Class 
Basketball  Team 
Crew  Teams 
Volleyball  Team 
Track  Team 
Cross-Country  Team 
Student  Republicans 
All  Dorms  &  Other  Clubs 
Cycle  Club 


THIRD  ANNUAL  FACULTY  CHALLENGE 

HOMECOMING  WEEKEND 

SAT.,  OCT.  18 


Volume  52,  Number  6 


Homecoming  Edition 


Friday,  October  17, 1980 


One  passed,  one  rejected 


Faculty  Decisions  on 
Graduation  with  Honors 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


The  faculty  last  week  voted  on  two 
proposals  which  will  have  an  effect  on 
the  system  whereby  students  graduate 
with  honors. 

The  faculty  passed  the  proposal  from 
the  Academic  Council  calling  for  an  end 
to  the  old  rule  whereby  a  senior  could 
not  graduate  with  honors  if  he  had  one 
or  more  D's,  even  if  those  grades  did 
not  affect  the  student's  average.  "One 
reason  that  it  was  deleted  is  that  in  a 
sense,  it  creates  a  situation  of  double 
jeopardy",  said  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke.  Clarke  added  that,  "the 
D  already  brings  the  grade  down,  so 
why  should  a  student  be  further 
penalized?  Why  penalize  twice  by  say- 
ing that  the  student  cannot  get 
honors?"  If  a  student  gets  only  one  or 
two  D's  and  A's  in  every  other  course, 
he  or  she  will  now  be  able  to  receive 
honors.  Clarke  noted  that,  while  these 
cases  are  rare  "they  do  happen". 

The  other  proposal,  which  was 
defeated,  was  that  a  student  should  be 
able  to  receive  honors  at  graduation 
even  if  he  did  not  receive  honors  on  the 


No  Band,  No  Parade 


senior  requirement.  The  vote  by  the 
Academic  Council  was  a  tie.  Clarke 
said,  "I  voted  for  it  because  it  was  so 
close.  I  felt  it  should  go  to  the  faculty", 
for  consideration. 

The  final  decision,  Clarke  said, 
comes  from  the  feeling  that  "if  a  stu- 
dent is  to  get  honors  there  should  be 
high  quality  of  work."  Now,  as  in  the 
past,  to  get  Departmental  Honors  a 
senior  must  achieve  Dean's  List  work 
in  their  major  field  and  honors  on  the 
senior  requirement. 

The  first  SAB  meeting  was  held  last 
Monday  night  at  the  same  time  as  the 
faculty  meeting.  Because  of  this,  the 
SAB,  which  works  with  the  faculty 
through  the  Academic  Council  on  such 
proposals  as  those  that  were  made  and 
voted  on,  did  not  have  a  chance  to  speak 
of  the  proposals  before  they  went  to  the 
faculty.  Geoff  Garinther,  President  of 
the  SAB,  said,  however,  that  "our  feel- 
ings were  similar  to  the  faculty's,  we 
agreed  that  the  first  needed  to  be 
changed  and  that  the  second  needs  ex- 
ploration, perhaps." 


Homecoming  Highlighted 
by  Dance 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


"The  biggest  change  about 
Homecoming  this  year  is  that  no 
parade  will  be  held,"  said  Jay  Young, 
SGA  President' 

According  to  Young,  the  local  high 
school  band  could  not  play  because  they 
are  entered  in  a  battle  of  the  bands  this 
weekend!  and  the  SGA  was  not  able  to 
get  the  Army  band  which  usually  plays 
in  the  parade. Said  Young,  "We  did  not 
get  a  lot  of  response  and  without  any 
music  we  felt  it  would  just  make  the 
whole  concept  of  a  parade  useless. ' ' 

He  added,  "The  big  part  of 
Homecoming  is  the  floats  so  we  will  still 
have  them.  The  problem  was  when  and 
where  to  have  the  judging."  There  will 
be  a  float  contest  held  during  the  half- 
time  at  the  soccer  game. 

There  are  a  number  of  events  plan- 
ned for  the  weekend,  Greg  Martin,  who 
plays  the  acoustical  music  of  such  ar- 
tists as  Steely  Dan  and  the  Beatles,  will 
play  in  the  Coffee  House  tonight  from 
10:00  to  1:00.  The  admission  is  one 
dollar  per  person.  Saturday  evening's 
homecoming  dance  will  feature  "41 
East; "  which  plays  top  forty  music  and 
recently  played  at  the  Naval  Academy. 

Following  is  a  list  of  this  weekends 
■  events. 


FRIDAY,     OCTOBER     17:     6:00 

PM— WOMEN'S  VOLLEYBALL  -  Quad 
Match:     Notre    Dame,    Wilmington, 
Albright, Washington  College  -  Cain 
Athletic  Center 

SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  18:  9:00  AM 
to  12  NOON  —YARD  SALE  -  Sponsored 
by  theKent  and  Queen  Anne's  Alumni 
Chapter.  Proceeds  will  go  to 
the  Sonny  Usilton  Scholarship 
Fund.  Lower  campus  lawn 

10:00    AM  — THIRD     ANNUAL 
FACULTY  CHALLENGE 
RUN  -  Washington  College  facultywill 
again  take  on  students  andalumni  in  a 
five-mile  run.  Begins  at  town  dock. 

10:30  AM— ALUMNI  LACROSSE 
GAME  -  Upperfield 

10:30  AM  to  12:30  PM— BRUNCH  - 
Hodson  Hall 

1:30  PM— SOCCER  -  Bhoremen  vs. 
Haverford  College  Fords  -  Floats 
judged  at  half-time 

2:00  PM— ALUMNI  CREW  RACE  - 
Truslow  Boat  House 

4:00  PM  to  5:30  PM-COCKTA1L 
PARTY  -  Hynson  Lounge 

9:00  PM  to  1:00  AM— SGA  DANCE  - 
Hodson  Hall  Featuring  41  East 


Theta    House    was    demolished    last   Thursday- Turn  to  Page  4  for  a  look  at 
the  way  It  was 


Broadsides  Denied  Funds 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


The  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion, meeting  last  Monday  evening, 
denied  funding  to  the  Writer's  Union  for 
the  publication  of  Broadsides 

After  long  discussion,  the  SGA 
decided  to  reject  the  Writer's  Union  re- 
quest for  $500,  needed  to  publish  20 
issues  of  Broadsides  during  the  school 
year.  Broadsides,  a  bi-weekly  publica- 
tion, features  student  writing  and  art 
work  in  a  single  sheet  form.  The  cost  for 
each  publication  is  twenty-five  dollars 
for  one  hundred  copies. 

"It  was  the  unanimous  opinion  of  the 
Senate  that  the  Writer's  Union  is  valid" 
said  SGA  Vice-President  Geoff  Garin- 
ther. He  noted  that  the  discussion  on 
Broadsides  was  the  longest  during  the 
two. hour  and  ten. minute  meeting.  He 
said  also  that  the  final  decision  was 
"very  close." 

Garinther  said  that  "the  $500  which 
the  Writer's  Union  asked  for  is  about  20 
per  cent. more  than  what  we  gave  to 
most  other  clubs."  Almost  every  club 
applied  to  the  SGA  as  their  sole  source 
of  funding. 

The  final  decision  of  the  Senate  was 
based  on  the  fact  that  the  SGA  is  not  the 
only  source  to  which  the  Writer's  Union 
could,  or  has,  applied.  It  was  the  feeling 
of  the  SGA  that  "more  than  any  other 
club,  it  is  possible  for  Broadsidesto  get 
money  from  another  source"  said 
Garinther. 

The  Writer's  Union  has  already  ap- 
plied to  and  been  rejected  for  funding 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee.  The 
Sophie  Kerr  Fund,  the  interest  on  an  en- 
dowment made  by  Sophie  Kerr  Under- 
wood at  the  time  of  her  death  in  1965,  is 
divided  in  half  each  year.  Fifty  per  cent 
is  given  at  graduation,  to  the  senior 
whose  writing,  the  Committee  feels, 
shows  the  most  potential.  The  other  half 
goes  towards  bringing  various  literary 
persons  on  campus  during  the  course  of 
the  school  ar.  This  past  year,  Claire 
Mowbray  was  awarded  approximately 
$23,000  and  the  Committee  was  able  to 
bring  such  figures  as  playwrite  Robert 
Anderson    to    lecture.    Sophie    Ken- 


Underwood  bequeathed  nearly  $500,000 
to  the  college. 

"We  felt  that  just  because  Sophie 
Kerr  turned  the  Writer's  Union  down 
didn't  mean  that  we  had  to  finance 
them"  said  Garinther,  adding  that  the 
feeling  was  that  "Sophie  Kerr  is  more 
responsible  for  the  Writer's  Union," 
The  SGA  also  felt  that  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  has  a  large  budget.  This 
year,  due  to  the  low  enrollment,  the 
SGA  budget  is  very  tight.  In  general, 
the  feeling  of  the  Senate  was  that  "the 
Sophie  Kerr  Fund  has  more  money  to 
spare  than  the  SGA  does"  said  Garin- 
ther. All  requests  for  fundings  were  cut 
down,  Garinther  noted,  "but  Broad- 
sides took  the  biggest  cut  in  percen- 
tage." 

Although  the  SGA  has  denied  funding 
for  Broadsides  "we  don't  want  the 
Writer's  Union  to  be  left  out  in  the  cold" 
Garinther  said.  "If  things  don't  work 
out  with  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee, 
the  Writer's  Union  is  welcome  to  come 
back  and  re-apply  for  funding  in 
January. 


The  Last  Word 
On  Enrollment 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 
Editor-in  Chief 

Due  to  some  ambiguity  and  typos,  the 
enrollment  of  freshmen  this  year  may 
have  been  confusing.  One  last  final 
word  and  the  subject  shall  be  laid  to 
rest,  at  least  until  next  semester. 

There  are  198  people  classified  by  the 
Registrar  as  freshmen  this  year,  as  op- 
posed to  last  year's  figure  of  220.The 
enrollment  of  full-time  students  this 
year  is  664.  The  percent  of  withdrawals 
for  whatever  reason  from  the  three 
lower  classes  last  year,  1978-1979.  was 
22.5  percent.  For  the  year  1979-1980,  it 
was  25.4  percent. 


Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  17, 1980— Page  2 


editorial 


It  looks  like  the  Writers'  Union  is  getting  it  from  all  sides 
now— their  home  is  being  taken  away  from  them,  and  now  fun- 
ding for  one  of  their  publications,  the  Broadside  Series,  has  been 
denied. 

Although  the  English  Department,  including  its  Creative 
Writing  element,  runs  one  of  the  strongest  programs  at 
Washington  College,  which  is  particularly  attractive  to  potential 
students,  it  is  seldom  given  the  recognition  it  deserves,  by  either 
the  students  or  administration.  The  writers  are  not  one  of  the 
larger  or  more  visible  groups  on  campus,  not  only  because  they 
are  somewhat  isolated  physically  but  because  the  creative  pro- 
cess is  largely  private,  seldom  leading  to  rowdiness  or  the  other 
forms  of  attentiongetting  so  well  known  around  here. 

The  fact  is  that  SGA  money  is  scarce.  This  may  be  no  one's 
fault,  being  a  result  of  the  drop  in  enrollment,  but  it  means 
everyone  suffers.  Programs  like  the  Broadside,  which  have 
received  SGA  money  in  the  past,  will  have  to  be  cut  back.  But 
some  portion  of  the  Broadside  request  should  have  been  granted, 
pending  reapplication  to  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  for  addi- 
tional funds.  It  would  be  a  shame  if  this  forum  for  student  poetry 
and  artwork  were  to  disappear. 

Meanwhile  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  should  assume  the  sup- 
port that  the  SGA  has  had  to  discontinue.  The  Broadside  is  a 
literary  endeavor,  and  it  would  seem  that  Sophie  herself  could 
not  have  objected  to  the  use  of  such  a  small  portion  of  her  monies 
for  so  worthy  a  project.  Also,  it  seems  evident  in  at  least  some 
cases  that  the  Broadsides  reach  more  people  than  do  some  of  the 
lectures  sponsored  under  the  Sophie  Kerr  Lecture  Series. 

Beginning  and  End  of  Universe 
at  Next  WJ  Forum 

by  NEWS  BUREAU 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


"The  Beginning  and  the  End  of  the 
Universe"  will  be  the  topic  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  William  James  Forum 
on  Tuesday,  October  21.  Professor 
Bruce  Partridge,  chairman  of  the 
Astronomy  Department  at  Haverford 
College,  will  give  the  talk,  to  be  il- 
lustrated with  slides,  at  8  p.m.  in  Hyn- 
son  Lounge. 

How  did  the  universe  begin9  What  is 
its  structure?  Will  it  last  forever'' 
These  profound  questions,  frequently 
left  in  the  past  to  philosophers  and 
theologians,  are  now  the  province  of 
astronomers  with  vastly  improved 
scientific  techniques  such  as  radio 
telescopes  Dr.  Partridge  will  not 
hesitate  to  explore  these  deeper 
realms. 

Until  recent  times  the  focus  of 
astronomical  attention  was  the  Milky 
Way,  the  galaxy  in  which  the  Earth's 
solar  system  is  located.  Only  its  stars 
are  visible  to  the  naked  eye.  With 
sophisticated  new  ways  of  exploring  in- 
terstellar space,  astronomers  are  now 
exploring  the  vast  spaces  beyond  the 
galaxy.  The  evidence  now  suggests  that 


there  are  millions  of  galaxies  in  the 
universe,  each  with  billions  of  in- 
dividual stars. 

Professor  Partridge's  current 
research,  funded  by  grants  from  the 
National  Science  Foundation  and 
NATO,  is  carried  on  in  such  diverse 
places  as  Tromso,  in  northern  Norway, 
and  Kitt  Peak  Observatory  in  Arizona. 
Partridge  is  looking  for  traces  of  "miss- 
ing matter"  between  galaxies  which 
would  provide  animportant  clue  to  the 
fate  of  the  universe.  Partridge  believes 
that  in  about  five  billion  years,  the  sun, 
having  used  up  the  hydrogen  near  its 
core,  will  swell,  engulfing  the  nearer 
planets; including  the  Earth,  and  then 
collapse  into  a  shrunken  sphere. 

Dr.  Partridge  is  a  grduate  of 
Princeton  University  and  was  a  Rhodes 
Scholar  at  Oxford.  He  stayed  on  at  Ox- 
ford to  complete  his  doctor's  degree. 
After  teaching  physics  at  Princeton  for 
five  years,  he  moved  to  the  Haverford 
Astronomy  Department  in  1970.  Par- 
tridge recalls  that  he  built  his  first 
telescope  at  the  age  of  14,  using  Army 
surplus  parts. 


Editor  Id  Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor .William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

|Fine  Arts  Editor .Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
wltb  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  The  ELM 
is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Blood  Drive  Successful 


On  behalf  of  the  Washington  College 
Republicans,  the  American  Red  Cross, 
the  Kent  County  Red  Cross  Chapter  and 
the  Kent  County  High  School  Nursing 
Students,  I  would  like  to  congratulate 
the  student  body  and  the  citizens  of 
Chestertown   for   a   successful   Blood 


Drive.  Sixty-seven  pints  were  credited 
to  WC  in  this  last  drive,  the  second 
highest  since  the  beginning  of  the  blood 
program.  The  winners  of  the  half  keg 
were  Caroline  and  Martin  with  twelve 
each.  Again  I  want  to  thank  the  student 
body  for  a  job  well  done. 


Sincerely,  Glen  Beebe 

Mailroom  Okay 


I  feel  that  the  mailroom  and  the  mail 
service  have  been  unjustly  criticized!  I 
am  very  pleased  with  the  existing  ar- 
rangement. I  receive  my  mail  promptly 
and  feel  reassured  by  having  the 
mailroom  locked  for  the  most  part  on 
Saturday  and  on  Sunday.  Ample  time  is 
provided  for  students  to  pick  up  their 
mail  Monday  through  Friday  as  well  as 
on  Saturday,  I  believe  it  is  good  to  have 
the  mailroom  locked  at  the  times  which 
have  already  been  designated.  It  ob- 
viously discourages  vandalism,  a  fac- 
tor students  who  are  so  quick  to 
criticize  seem  to  forget. 

In  response  to  Cathy  McGuire's  com- 
ments that  "the  students  should  have  a 
choice"  about  what  he  or  she  does  with 
the  weekend,  I  feel  that  it  is  a  ridiculous 
assertion  in  reference  to  receiving 
Sincerely  Yours, 


mail.  If  a  student  is  unable  to  physically 
reach  the  limits  of  the  mailroom  by 
noon  on  Saturday,  he  or  she  does  not 
have  the  interest  in  obtaining  the  mail. 
Furthermore,  McGuire  referred  to  hav- 
ing the  mailroom  "open  during  feasible 
hours  on  Sunday  in  order  that  returning 
students  may  have  the  option  to  pick 
their  mail  up."  I  also  believe  that  this  is 
unrealistic  and  unnecessary.  Students 
choose  to  go  away  for  the  weekend. 
They  are  not  forced  to  leave  campus 
and  certainly  therefore,  should  be  re- 
quired to  wait  until  the  mailroom 
reopens  at  8:30  on  Monday  morning  to 
obtain  their  mail. 

Students  should  appreciate  the  pro- 
mptitude   and    attention    which    the 
mailroom  and  central  services  depart- 
ment give  them. 
Ginny  Kammer 


Moratorium  Affects  Faculty 


Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  announced  at  the  October  6 
faculty  meeting  that  due  to  the  lower- 
than-estimated  enrollment  the 
operating  budget  is  over-estimated.  He 
announced  two  measures  which  direct- 
ly affect  faculty, and  thus  students. 

A  moratorium  has  been  put  on  all 
equipment  purchases  as  of  September 
30.  Said  one  faculty  member,  "On 
paper  it  affects  us  greatly.  In  fact  it 
doesn't  because  we  have  outstanding 
orders,"  from  before  the  cut-off  point. 

Twenty  percent,  of  the  approved 
budget,  exclusive  of  any  faculty,  staff 
or  student  salary,  is  to  be  encumbered. 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in  Chief 

That  money  is  to  be  held  in  reserve  until 
the  second  semester  enrollment  is 
known.  "If  our  estimate  of  the  average 
enrollment  for  the  year  has  been  ex- 
treme, we  may  be  able  to  release  these 
funds,"  said  Hessey. 

A  review  committee  has  been  set  up 
to  handle  appeals  from  those  depart- 
ments, "where  cuts  will  affect  the 
quality  of  the  program,"  said  Hessey. 
One  professor  said,  "In  principle  I  don't 
approve  of  the  action  in  that  it  places 
the  weight  of  making  up  the  deficit  on  a 
rather  small  area  of  the  college,"  since 
not  all  departments  have  portions  of  the 
budgets  set  aside  for  equipment  pur- 
chases. 


November  20 


the  great 
american 
smokeout 


American  Cancer  Society 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

):0O  a.m. -10:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 
8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.-Fri. 
5:00  p.m. -10:00  p.m. -Sun. 


Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  17, 1980— Page  3 


Young  Lived,  Studied,       Browning  Lectures  on  Hunger 
Worked  in  Europe 


byHOLLIMATHISON 


byJEANFEGELY 


Holli  Young  had  the  unique  op- 
portunity to  live,  study  and  work  in 
Europe  which  has  proven  to  be  an 
overall  enriching  experience  for  her. 

After  becoming  immersed  in  the 
European  culture  it  is  easily  understan- 
dable how  she  developed  a  love  for 
Europe.  "Some  people  wish  they  could 
spend  a  year,  I  wished  I  could  stay  two 
years." 

And  she  almost  did.  Holli  spent  a  total 
of  16  months  in  different  parts  of 
Europe  after  having  decided  that  she 
wanted  to  become  fluent  in  French,  her 
major  at  Washington  College.  With 
French  as  her  choice  Holli  applied  for  a 
scholarship  and  was  accepted  at  the 
Sorbonne  in  Paris. 

Holli  spent  time  visiting  friends  an  in 
England  during  the  summer  before 
entering  school  in  October.  This  gave 
her  time  to  relax  and  get  a  feel  for 
theEuropean  way  of  life. 

The  family  chauffeur  met  Holli  at  the 
airport  in  Paris.  Fortunately  she  was 
able  to  speak  some  French,  having 
spent  several  summers  with  relatives 
in  Belgium,  for  she  was  very  surprised 
to  be  picked  up  by  a  chauffeur.  Her 
French  family  lived  in  Sceaux  the 
suburbs  of  Paris. 

Adjusting  to  her  new  family  ans 
school  was  not  difficult  for  Holli  and  she 
immediately  became  involved  in 
French  life.  "I  was  more  aware  of 
theworld  and  has  a  better  conception  of 
international  affairs  while  in  France." 
Living  in  a  big  city,  Holli  was  exposed 
to  many  new  and  exciting  things, 
Education  in  France  had  great  impact 
on  her.  "Education  has  such  a  rigid 
structure  in  France,  people  are  better 
educated  and  muststudy  hard  to  pass 
their  Baccalareat,  a  comprehensive  ex- 
am before  entering  college."  Holli  at- 
tributed the  concentration  on  language, 
geographical  and  international  studies 
to  France's  geographical  position  and 
Influx  of  foreigners  into  France.  On  the 
whole  Holli  felt  the  environment  was 
especially  conducive  to  learning.  "I 
became  interested  in  history, 
geography  and  international  affaire." 
Radio  and  television  in  France  are 
especially  educational  and  Holli  ab- 
sorbed the  culture  as  well  as  the 
language  during  her  stay. 


"How  can  we  possibly  grasp  the  no- 
tion of  a  billion  people  suffering  from 
starvation?  We  really  can't,"  said  Mr. 
Preston  Browning,  who  was  the  guest 
speaker  of  the  Lecture  Series  on 
Wednesday  night. 

Mr.  Browning,  who  is  a  member  of 
the  English  department  at  the  Universi- 
ty of  Illinois,  only  recently  became  in- 
terested in  the  impact  of  world  hunger. 
He  has  joined  the  World  Hunger  Educa- 
tion Service,  and  plans  to  travel  to  other 
colleges  to  help  inform  the  students  of 
the  gravity  of  this  problem. 

"The  hungry  are  hungry  because 
they  are  poor.  The  poor  are  poor 
because  they  are  powerless."  Browning 
explained  that  in  many  Third  World  na- 
tions, the  economy  is  run  by  a  few  elite 
groups.  They  do  not  care  about  the  star- 
ving masses.  Browning  called  for  a 


redistribution  of  land  and  a  fair  system 
of  sharing  wealth.  If  the  standard  of  liv- 
ing goes  up,  the  population  will 
decrease  as  people  will  be  more  secure 
in  their  economy. 

"The  poor,  depressed,  hungry  people 
will  not  accept  poverty  as  their 
destiny."  Browning  recommended  that 
the  U.S.  encourage  and  even  pressure 
Third  World  nations  into  making 
"radical  reforms"  which  would  help 
the  masses.  Browning  concluded  by 
saying  that  people  must  be  made  aware 
and  induced  to  action  concerning  world 
hunger.  "It  will  not  be  easy,  things 
won't  change  overnight.  But  this 
change  is  a  prerequisite  to  human  sur- 
vival in  the  twenty-first  century." 

The  lecture,  entitled  "A  Billion  Starv- 
ing People-  Does  It  Matter?"  was  at- 
tended by  twenty  people. 


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Holli  was  extremely  impressed  with 
the  French  cuisine.  "Eating  was 
always  a  special  affair  and  food  was 
prepared  with  such  care."  Never 
before  had  she  been  interested  in  cook- 
ing but  France  gave  her  an  apprecia- 
tion of  food. 

The  antiquity  of  Europe  amazed  Holli 
as  she  visited  historical  places  such  as 
Brittany  and  Normandy.  "In  America 
we  think  an  18th  century  house  is  old 
where  in  Europe  this  would  be  con- 
sidered new."  Holli  travelled  as  often 
as  possible  making  use  of  weekends  and 
holidays.  Transportation  in  Europe  is 
outstanding.  The  high  speed  trains  ans 
subways  are  punctual,  efficient  and 
clean.  Holli  was  able  to  visit  Shannon 
Crosby  who  was  staying  in  Spain  at  the 
same  time.  Holli  also  enjoyed  meeting 
her  friends  at  sidewalk  cafes  and  going 
to  night  clubs  in  Paris. 

After  school  ended  for  the  year,  Holli 
taught  tennis  at  clubs  in  Antwerp  and 
Brussels,  while  she  lived  with  her 
Belgian  friends.  From  there  she  visited 
Israel  and  gave  lessons  there  also. 

Although  Holli  was  anxious  to  come 
home  to  the  States,  she  had  mixed  emo- 
tions about  leaving.  Now  she  becomes 
homesick  for  France  as  she  listens  to 
her  French  records  or  receives  letters 
from  her  friends  in  Europe.  A  senior, 
Holli  hopes  to  find  a  job  using  her 
French  and  eventually  return  to 
France. 


WITH  TORRENTIAL  FORCE, 
BETTE  MIDLER  SWEEPS   THE  ROSE 
INTO  A  FILM  EXPERIENCE...  AN 
EXTRAVAGANT  PERFORMANCE 
AND  AN  EXPLOSIVE  DEBUT." 

—Gene  Shallt.  NBC-TV 


BETTE  MIDLER 
ALAN  BATES 


THE  ROSE 


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xing  Bette  Midler,  Alan  Bates,  Frederic 
©Forrest,  and  Harry  Dean  Stanton.  In 
Xthis  tale  based  loosely  on  the  life  of 
Olanis  Joplin,  Bette  plays  "The  Rose,"  a 
Xhardsinging  rock  star  who  can't  recon- 
Ocile  public  adulation  with  her  own  deep- 


ly rooted  loneliness.  "Midler  has  style 
and  dramatic  power  to  burn.  Watching 
her  burn  them  at  bbth  ends  Is  im- 
pressive, for  she  whips  through  a  series 
of  showstopping  scenes—  musical  and 
non-musical— that  spell  out  Oscar 
nomination  in  neon,"—  Playboy. 


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D'Amanda  Studied  Philosophy 
at  Oxford 


Phi  Sigma  Tau  Elects  Officers 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


byGINNYKAMMER 


The  honor  society  in  philosophy.  Phi 
Sigma  Tau,  held  its  first  meeting  of  the 
1980-81  year  last  week.  It  was  an 
organizational  meeting  and  officers 
were  elected.  Dave  Bate  was  elected 
President,  Charles  Warfield  was 
elected  Vice-President,  Ellen  Beard- 
sley  was  elected  Secretary  and  John 
D'Amanda  was  elected  Treasurer. 
Social  Chairperson  is  Carolyn  Sellers 
and  Membership  Director  is  Diane 
Howard.  The  faculty  advisor  is  Dr.  J. 
David  Newell,  associate  professor  of 
philosophy. 

The  essential  purpose  of  Phi  Sigma 
Tau,  which  was  founded  at  Muhlenberg 
College  in  1930  is  to  promote  ties  bet- 
ween Philosophy  departments  in  ac- 
credited institutions  and  students  in- 
terested in  philosophy  nationally.  The 
Washington  College  chapter  of  Phi 
Sigma  Tau  is  the  Maryland  Delta 
Chapter  which  was  granted  a  charter  in 
March  1979. 

Phi  Sigma  Tau  places  an  emphasis  on 
acadimic  achievement.  According  to 
Newell,     "If    you    are    a    declared 


philosophy  major  or  minor  you  already 
hold  an  associate  membership  in  the 
local  Washington  College  Chapter  of 
Phi  Sigma  Tau.  Full  membership  in  th 
National  Honor  Society  in  Philosophy  is 
a  matter  of  academic  achievement." 
Membership  is  open  to  anyone  who  has 
completed  three  semester  courses  in 
philosophy  beyond  an  introductory 
course.  In  order  to  be  a  full  member  a 
student  must  have  a  3.6  average  in  the 
courses  taken  in  philosophy. 

Newell  seemed  pleased  with  this 
year's  beginning.  He  added,  "I  think 
we're  going  to  have  a  really  good 
year." 

Vice  President  Charles  Warfield  was 
also  enthusiastic  and  hoped  to  "have  a 
meeting  for  all  people  interested  in 
philosophy  in  general."  He  stressed 
that  Phi  Sigma  Tau  was  not  limited  to 
the  philosophy  majors  only. 

Dialogue  the  national  journal  of  Phi 
Sigma  Tau  issued  three  times  a  year,  is 
written  entirely  by  undergraduate  and 
graduate  students. 


Senior  John  D'Amanda  returned  this 
semester  after  spending  the  1979-80 
acedemic  year  attending  Manchester 
College  Oxford  in  Oxford,  England. 
D'Amanda  continued  his  studies  in 
Philosophy  while  he  was  in  England. 

D'Amanda  took  three  courses  during 
the  year;  Moral  Philosophy, 
Philosophy  of  Law,  and  Ancient 
Philosophy.  Although  three  courses  in 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


one  year,  one  per  trimester,  may  seem 
like  a  light  load  to  American  students,  it 
is  a  full  schedule  at  Oxford. 

Courses  at  Oxford  are  run  on  a 
tutorial  system.  Each  week  the  student 
is  responsible  for  covering  a  certain 
amount  of  material  and  giving  an  oral 
report  on  it  to  his  tutor.  There  are  lec- 
tures during  the  week,  but  courses 
aren't  based  on  teacherstudent  lectures 
as  courses  in  the  U.S.  are.  D'Amanda 
said  the  college  atmosphere  in  England 
is  much  different  from  that  of 
Washington  College.  It  is  "more  like 
research"  in  England. 

D'Amanda  didn't  spend  all  of  his  time 
in  England  preparing  for  tutorials.  He 
also  learned  to  play  rugby,  visited  a  few 
pubs,  and  did  a  lot  of  sightseeing.  Dur-, 
ing  one  of  his  trimester  breaks  he 
traveled  throughout  France,  Germany, 
and  the  Netherlands. 

D'Amanda  was  "impressed  with  the 
sense  of  history  that  the  people  live  with 
there,"  and  how  that  sense  "very  much 
affects  their  political  and  social  view- 
points." He  also  enjoyed  looking  at  the 
U.S.  from  the  "outside".  When  asked 
how  he  liked  his  stay  in  England, 
D'Amanda  summed  up  his  experience 
with  one  word— "great." 


WMhington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  17, 1980— Page  < 


Stalf  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

Cross  Country  team  keeps  on  tnickln' 

Runners  keep  up  Track  Record 

by  ED  NORDBERG 


The  Washington  College  Cross  Coun- 
try team,  under  the  leadership  of  senior 
Ken  Merz,  perpetuated  its  reputable 
.500  season  with  a  win  and  a  loss  this 
past  week.  The  harriers  easily  trium- 
phed over  visiting  Delaware  State  and 
then  suffered  a  disappointing  defeat  to 
Loyola  College.  With  six  meets  remain- 
ing in  the  season,  their  record  is  4-4,  an 
incredible  achievement  considering 
last  year's  2-8  mark. 

Mystery  man  Merz  continues  to  be 
the  principle  reason  for  the  harriers' 
success.  As  Coach  Don  Chatellier  puts 
it,  "Kenny  makes  the  team  com- 
petitive." His  consistent  first-place 
finishes,  seven  wins  in  the  past  eight 
meets,  always  put  the  harriers  in  con- 
tention for  a  victory. 

The  others  on  the  team  are  also  im- 
proving, according  to  coach  Chatellier. 
Last  year's  ace,  Peter  Cameron,  who 


was  hampered  by  leg  troubles  earlier 
this  fall,  has  come  on  strong  as  he 
placed  second  for  the  harriers  against 
Delaware  State.  Peter  Keyser,  a  top- 
notch  runner  who  does  not  even  work 
out  with  the  team,  and  regulars  Jeff 
Lucas  and  Kevin  Kroenke  have  also 
fared  well. 

The  harriers  are  now  beginning  the 
toughest  part  of  their  schedule.  They 
must  travel  to  Madison,  New  Jersey 
this  Saturday  to  run  against  Widener 
and  Drew.  It  will  be  interesting  to  see 
how  well  the  runners  perform  against 
these  and  other  formidable  MAC 
schools.  Last  season,  they  lost  every 
conference  meet.  Regardless  of  the 
results  of  their  next  six  races,  the  team 
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byJEFFALDERSON 


The  volleyball  team  performed  very 
successfully  this  weekend  at  the  invita- 
tional round-robin  tournament.  "This 
weekend  they  finally  put  it  together, 
"stated  coach  Penny  Fall.  "During  the 
early  part  of  (last)  week  they  were 
playing  badly.  We  talked  about  it 
Thursday  and  decided  to  play  to  win." 

The  Washington  College  squad  was 
seeded  third  behind  Juniata  picked  first 
and  Dickonson  second.  Hood  and 
Shepherd  were  rated  fourth  and  fifth 
respectively.  W.C.  won  the  first  match 
15-13,  15-13  in  two  very  competitive 
games  against  Dickinson.  Fall  com- 
mented that  during  the  games  with 
Dickinson,  "The  team  came  as  close  to 
its  potential  at  this  point  as  all  year." 

Friday  night  the  six  took  on  Hood  and 
won  15-13,  15-9  in  two  closely  fought 
games.  Fall  felt  that  the  playing  caliber 
was  not  as  high  as  it  was  against 
Dickinson,  but  this  was  probably 
because  the  pressure  wasn't  on  against 
the  lower-seeded  Hood. 

The  squad  finished  Friday  with  a 
record  of  2-0  with  two  wins  to  be  proud 
of. 

At  11:30  A.M.  Saturday,  W.C.  played 
Shepherd'  "We  started  off  sleepy  and 
when  we  woke  up,  Shepherd  was  ahead 
13-6,"  said  Fall.  The  girls  came  back 
and  won  16-14  and  took  the  second  game 
15-9.  This  assured  the  team  of  at  least 
second  place  with  a  record  of  3-0. 

Finally,  at  1 :00,  the  volleyball 
players  played  number  one-seeded 
Juniata  for  the  championship.  Although 
the  scores  were  disappointing,  1-15  and 
5-15,  they  did  not  indicate  how  well  the 
girls  played.  "They  are  better  than 
most  teams  we'll  be  up  against  all 
year."  Fall  said,  "we  really  gave  them 
a  battle.  I  was  very  pleased  with  their 
performance." 

During  the  tournament  many  in- 
dividuals   played    extremely    well. 


Among  these  outstanding  players  were 
the  tri-captains  Julie  Wheeler,  Cheryl 
Loss,  and  Ann  Most. 

"Julie  Wheeler,  senior  setter,  had  her 
most  consistant  series  of  matches.  She 
really  put  the  ball  where  we  could  do 
something  with  it,"  Fall  commented, 
"Ann  Most  played  all  positions  ex- 
tremely well,  particularly  when  serv- 
ing. Cheryl  Loss  continued  her  high 
level  of  play  especially  around  the  net 
in  terms  of  hitting  and  defense." 

Other  players  whose  performances 
were  outstanding  include  Laura  Chase, 
Karen  Parkinson,  Maureen  Murray, 
and  Anne  Plumar.  Chase  proved  to  be 
the  surprise  of  the  weekend  with  her 
hitting.  According  to  Fall,  "she  scored 
some  crucial  points  against  Dickin- 
son." Perkinson  and  Murray,  both 
freshmen,  are  beginning  to  fulfill  their 
potential.  "They  are  melting  in  nicely 
with  the  upperclassmen,"  Fall  com- 
mented. Anne  Plumer  was  used  as  a 
spot  server  against  Dickinson  and 
Shepherd  and  also  made  some  crucial 
points. 

Fall  said,  "The  high  point  of  the  tour- 
nament was  the  determination  not  to 
give  up,  even  when  we  were  down,  and 
we  were  down  a  few  times.  One  thing 
that  I  like  to  see  is  that  kind  of  at- 
titude." 

The  volleyball  team  will  play  home 
both  Tuesday  and  Friday  nights.  "We 
can't  rest  on  our  laurels."  Fall 
remarked,  "We  must  keep  working. 
I'm  hoping  that  the  girls  will  continue 
with  their  excellent  attitude." 

Fall  feels  that  one  of  the  main  factors 
in  winning  the  tournament  was  the  sup- 
port of  a  lot  of  students,  faculty 
members,  and  townspeople  at  the 
games.  W.C.  may  have  a  championship 
contender  team  this  year.  This  im- 
pressive group  has  a  quad  match 
Friday  night,  October  17,  at  6:00. 


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by  Virginia  Kurapka 

Editor-inChief 


A  traffic  survey  will  be  conducted  on 
Route  213  at  the  fire  lane  to  determine 
whether  a  traffic  light  will  be  installed. 

In  the  aftermath  of  an  accident  last 
year  involving  a  student  hit  by  a  car 
while  crossing  213  at  the  fire  lane,  the 
State  Highway  Administration  will  take 
the  survey. 

Andrea  Colatti,  a  freshman  last  year, 
was  hit  by  a  car  during  exam  week  at 
the  end  of  the  first  semester.  "That  ac- 
cident was  first  involving  injury  in  the 
ten  years  I've  been  here,"  said  Vice 
President  for  finance  Gene  Hessey. 
After  the  accident,  the  town  council  and 
the  college  administration  agreed  to 
work  together  to  try  to  prevent  any  fur- 
ther accidents. 

In  order  for  the  town  council  to  con- 


tact the  State  Highway  Administration 
to  request  action,  a  proposal  from  the 
college  for  a  flashing  yellow  light  at  the 
beginning  of  the  campus  was  drawn  up 
by  Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelly. 
"The  administration  seened  to  be 
divided  on  whetherit  really  wanted  to 
do  this,  so  it  (the  request)  was 
withdrawn,"  said  Dr.  Michael  Bailey, 
chairman  of  the  Economics  Depart- 
ment anda  member  of  the  town  council. 
He  added,  "The  town  is  willing  to  pass 
along  any  requests  to  the  State 
Highway  Administration." 

The  SHA  requires,  among  other 
criteria,  that  five  accidents  have  taken 
place  at  the  location,  or  that  to  be  an  in- 
tersection with  a  heavy  traffic  flow,  if 
the  state  is  to  cover  the  cost  of  a  light 


and  its  installation.  At  the  present  time 
a  traffic  light  is  the  only  alternative  be- 
ing considered.  Said  Hessey,  "The  cost 
of  either  an  underground  or  a  raised 
walkway  is  prohibitive.  Either  a 
manually  controlled  traffic  light  or  a 
timed  one  seems  to  be  the  only  way." 


When  the  traffic  survey  has  been 
completed,  the  SHA  will  make  its  deci- 
sion. "I'm  not  too  optimistic  that  the 
state  will  find  that  the  location  war- 
rants a  traffic  light,"  said  Hessey.  "But 
it  doesn't  hurt  to  try." 


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Volume  52  Number  7 


Halloween  Issue 


Faculty  Cooperating 
with  Moratorium 


Friday,  October  31, 1980 


Sophie  Kerr  continues  to  support 

Broadside  reapplys  to  SGA, 


By  Virginia  Kurapka 
Editor-in-Chief 

"The  departments  have  been  most  exemption  later  in  the  year, 
cooperative,"  in  complying  with  the 
moratorium  on  equipment  purchases 
and  the  twenty  percent  cut  in  budgets, 
said  Vice-President  for  finance  Gene 
Hessey. 

A  faculty-administration  committee 
has  expanded  its  duties  to  include 
review  of  requests  by  departments  for 
exceptions  to  the  moratorium.  So  far, 
few  areas  have  asked  for  special  treat- 
ment. "The  exceptions  the  committee 
is  seeking  are  reasonable,"  said 
Hessey.  Dr.  Nate  Smith,  chairman  of 
the  History  Department  and  committee 
member  said,  "The  feeling  was  that 
many  departments  haven't  a  need  for 


It's  just  a  way  to  start,"  said  Smith. 
"The  flat  twenty  percent  is  rather 
unrealistic,"  because  some  budgets  are 
already  spent,  some  which  may  be  able 
to  absorb  a  cut  are  already  small.  Still 
others  may  be  able  to  get  by  with 
nothing. 

The  major  revision  will  take  place 
after  the  second  semester  semester 
begins  when  the  enrollment  and  budget 
will  be  adjusted.  Depending  on  attrition 
and  transfers,  the  funds  may  be 
released.  Concluded  Smith,  "Real- 
istically, you  can't  say  that  twenty  per- 
cent will  be  saved,  but  at  least  some 
will  be."  ^^_^^ 


gets  funding 

By  William  Mortimer 

Assistant  Editor 


Jeff  DeMosa  and  Brad  Harrison  cook  It  up  (or  the  Election  Eve  Bull  Rout  last 

Wednesday.  In  the  straw  Vote  taken  at  dinner,  Anderson  came  In  first  with  167 

votes.  Carter  and  Reagan  were  a  close  second  and  third  with  121  and  114  re- 
spectively. 


The  Writer's  Union  was  granted  $200 
for  Broadside  funding  at  the  Student 
Government  Association  meeting  held 
on  Monday  night,  October  26. 

Represented  bv  Writer's  Union 
members  Lee  Ann  Chearneyi  and 
Tamara  Dubin,  the  Union  asked  for 
funds  after  its  $500  request  was  denied 
at  the  October  13th  meeting.  Chearneyi 
and  Dubin  attended  the  meeting  to 
clear  up  a  misunderstanding  and  to 
reapply  for  SGA  funding.  Contrary  to 
what  was  believed,  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  has  not  denied  funding  for 
the  publication  of  Broadside.  "The 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  has  certainly 
not  turned  its  back  on  the  Writers 
Union,"  said  English  Department 
Charrman  Nancy  Tatum.  who  also 
heads  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee.  She 
added  that,  infact,  funding  for  the 
Writers  Union  was  "raised  from  $2500 
to  approximately  $3U00  last  year." 

Chearneyi,  who  is  Editor-in-Chief  of 
the  Washinton  CollegeReview  said  that 
"the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  is  definite- 
ly going  to  fund  us  (the  Writer's  Union) 
but  they  wanted  us  to  get  support  from 
the  SGA."  This  was  done  because  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  wanted  "us  to 
get  money  from  the  students,  and  the 
Committee  doesn't  want  the  English 
department  funding  to  cater  to  English 
students  alone."  Chearneyi  said.  She 
5  added  that  it  was  important  to  get  stu- 
*  dent  funding  "because  the  Writer's 
5  Union  is  for  and  by  the  students." 
j      The  problem,  it  seems,  arose  from 
■>■  defining  the  use  of  the  $500  which  the 
t  Writers  Union  originally  requested.  "In 
3   the  past,  the  SGA  has  wanted  to  know 
?  what  the  money  was  used  for  and  we 
8-  would  answer  thatit  was  put  in  the 
a  general  fund"  said  Robert  Day,  pro- 
fessor of  Creative  Writing  and  faculty 
advisor  to  the  Writer's  Union.  "This 
time,  to  accomodate  their  inquires  we 
thought  thau  t  it  a  good  idea  to  use 


Broadside  since  It  costs  about  $500  a 
year  to  publish,"  Day  added.  Typically, 
In  the  past,  the  Writer's  Union 
budgethas  been  approximately  $3000. 
The  Student  Government  Association 
would  supply  the  remaining  $500.  Ac- 
cording to  Chearnyi,  the  Writer's  Union 
thought  it  important  to  designate 
"Broadside  because  the  SGA  has 
previously,  in  the  past,  wanted  to  know 
what  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  gives 
us  for  general  use." 

Despite  the  $500  increase  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  contribution,  the  Writer's 
Union  is  still  in  need  of  additional  SGA 
funding.  Aside  from  wanting  to  involve 
students  with  the  Review  and  Broad- 
side, the  cost  of  printing  continues  to 
rise.  "We  are  changing  the  format  of 
the  WCR,  but  we  don't  want  to  sacrifice 
Broadside  for  the  Review,"  said 
Chearneyi.  Day  noted  that  "last  year 
under  Nick  Nappo  we  decreased  our 
costs  and  thisyear  under  LeeAnn 
Chearneyi,  we  might  so  the  same,"  but 
nothing  definate  can  be  said  until  "we 
get  our  estimates." 

The  two  literary  publications  are  not 
the  only  things  for  which  the  Writer's 
Union  needs  funding.  "The  Broadside  is 
just  one  of  the  things  the  Writer's  Union 
does"  said  Day.  An  Autumn  Reading, 
honoring  Miriam  Hofecker,  retiring 
librarian,  is  one  such  additional  event 
which  requires  Writer's  Union  funding. 
"We  don't  say  what  it  is  to  be  used  for" 
said  Dr.  Tatum  of  the  Sophie  Kerr  Fun- 
ding "we  handle  their  request.  A  cer- 
tain amount  is  set  aside  in  the  budget 
every  year."  She  added  that  the 
Writer's  Union  "expenditures  have 
been  visible  enough." 

With  the  additional  $200  funding  from 
the  SGA  some,  but  not  all  problems  will 
be  solved  (or  the  Writer's  Union.  As 
Day  said  "My  guess  Is  that  we  have 

•Continued  on  Page  3* 


WariUngton  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1980— Page  2 

editorial 

Anyone  who's  ever  has  to  cross  Maryland  Route  213  at  the  fire 
lane  knows  that  you  take  your  life  in  your  hands  when  you  step 
off  the  curb.  Drivers  tend  to  increase  their  speed  in  the  long 
straight-away  between  the  light  at  the  A&P  and  the  light  at  the 
shopping  center.  Why  has  nothing  been  done  to  protect  the  many 
students  who  must  cross  the  road  there? 

Red  tape  The  amount  of  it  generated  at  a  college  of  this  size  is 
amazing;  add  to  that  piles  from  state  and  local  government  and 
you  get  a  mountain.  ....      , 

If  for  some  reason  a  traffic  light  can't  be  put  in  the  middle  of 
Washington  Avenue,  why  can't  one  be  put  either  at  the  intersec- 
tion of  Campus  and  Washington  Avenues,  or  at  the  intersection  of 
College  and  Washington  Avenues?  Not  only  would  a  light  at 
either  place  slow  down  traffic  past  the  fire  lane,  it  would  help 
drivers  at  these  intersections  turn  onto  Washington  Avenue, 
which  currently  handles  between  8,000  and  12,000  cars  daily. 

It's  Maryland  law,  statute  number  21502  A2  to  be  exact,  that  a 
driver  must  stop  or  at  least  slow  down  at  a  designated  cross  walk 
if  a  pedestrian  is  in  it.  There  are  three  cross  walks  on 
Washington  Avenue.  Not  every  driver  stops  for  students, 
however,  and  unless  something  more  is  done  another  student  is 
going  to  get  hurt  or  worse. 

International  Association 

administration,  as  well  as  members  of 
the  Chestertown  community  who  are 
not  necessarily  students  of  the  modern 
languages  offered  at  Washington  Col- 

16  Anyone  interested  in  the  formation  of 
such  an  association  is  encouraged  to 
nut  his  or  her  name  on  a  "mailing  list 
in  the  Student  Affairs  Office.  Those  peo- 
nle  whose  names  are  on  the  list  will  be 
informed  by  mail  of  the  first  and  subse- 
quent meetings. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 
Successful  Bull  Roast 


Jeff  DeMoss  and  myself  would  like  to 
take  this  opportunity  to  publicly  thank 
everyone  who  helped  to  make  the  Elec- 
tion Eve  Bull  Roast  a  success.  Special 
thanks  to:  The  Chestertown  Chapter  of 
the  League  of  Women  Voters 
Rita  Premo 
Ann  Briggs 
Sue  Parker 
Barry  Glassman 
Walter  Foraker 


Glenn  Beebe 

Kevin  Mahoney 

Mark  Simpson 

Donna  Taylor 

SGA  and  the  Food  Service  Committee 

The  Young  Republicans  Club 

Bradford  Harrison 

Frank  Dirk  III 

Linda  Runge 

The  Staff  of  the  WCFS 

Tom  Kelly  and  Friends 


DaveKnowles, 
Director  of  Food  Services 

Freshman's  Father 
Researches  Cancer 


By  Anya  Llpnlck 


Dean  Maxcy  is  interested  in  discover- 
ing if  there  is  any  interest  in  forming 
some  kind  of  international  association 
at  Washington  College  which  would  br- 
ing together  members  of  the  college 
and  community  with  international  ex- 
periences or  interests  for  social  and 
cultural  events.  Such  an  association 
might  work  with  and  support  the  efforts 
of  the  Modern  Language  Department, 
but  its  membership  would  be  open  to 
students,  members  of  the  faculty  and' 


For  the  past  twelve  years,  at  the  John 
Hopkins  Hospital,  Dr.  Stanley  E.  Order, 
a  radiation  therapist,  has  made  break- 
throughs in  cancer  research. 

Order  is  the  father  of  Washington  Col- 
lege freshman  Jeff  Order. 

The  breakthrough  involves  placing  a 
patient  in  isolation  for  eight  to  twelve 
days  in  a  radioactive  container.  The  pa- 
tient has  a  better  chance  of  recovery 
with  no  loss  of  hair  or  sickness. 

Besides  the  radiation  treatment 
Order  and  his  staff  research  various 
types  of  cancer.  They  are  also  able  to 
isolate  tumors  and  inject  them  without 


having  the  injections  spread  to  the  sur- 
rounding areas. 

The  cancer  research  department  is 
the  fifth  largest  in  the  country.  Its  na- 
tional cure  rate  is  sixty-eight  percent. 

Everything  Order  is  doing  is  heading 
in  a  positive  direction  toward  curing 
cancer.  "It's  fantastic,  the  things  thing 
they  are  developing"  said  his  son  Jeff. 

Order  and  his  associates  should  be 
commended  for  their  determination  in 
researching  this  disease.  There  are  pro- 
bably many  lives  that  are  thankful  for 
having  Johns  Hopkins,  and  many  more 
to  come  who  will  be. 


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Christian  Fellowship  on  Campus 


Most  evenings  at  approximately  9:00, 
the  Campus  Christian  Fellowship 
(C.C.F.)  meets  in  the  Alumni  house, 
These  meetings  consist  of  Biblical 
discussions,  Bible  studies,  singing, 
open  prayer,  and  sharing  each  others 
ideas  and  problems.  Around  twenty- 
five  people  attend  these  meeting  during 
the  week. 

Each  night  is  set  aside  for  a  special 
purpose.  Monday  nights  the  group 
studies  special  topics  such  as  peer 
pressure,  homosexuality,  loneliness, 
happiness,  and  so  on.  On  Tuesday 
nights  a  study  of  Paul's  letters  to  the 
Corinthians  is  scheduled.  Wednesdays 
the  group  practices  singeng.  Thursday 


By  Jeff  Alderson 

nights  an  Agape  (Greek  for  love)  study 
is  held,  covering  passages  form  various 
sections  pf  the  Bible.  Saturdays  are 
social  nights  with  different  activities 
planned  each  week. 

On  Fridays  and  Sundays,  C.C.F. 
meets  at  7:30.  Friday  nights  the  meet- 
ing is  held  downtown  for  a  night  of 
Christian  fellowship.  Sundays,  the 
meeting  is  in  the  Alumni  House  and 
consists  of  a  study  of  Genesis,  led  by  a 
woman  from  California  who  is  current- 
ly living  in  Chestertown. 

This  troup  was  formed  during  the 
1977-78  academic  year  with  the  help  of 
Larry  Morell,  (at  that  time  a  computer 
science  professor).  Between  seven  to 


Editor  In  Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor .William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

SportiEdltor Hany  McEnroe 

Fine  Art*  Editor ....SueJame* 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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is  open  business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


ten  people  met  every  Monday  night  to 
learn  and  discuss  certain  aspects  of  the 
Bible. 

In  the  fall  of  1978,  Paster  Ridley  of 
Christ  Methodist  Church  in  town  began 
holding  meetings,  This  group  eventual- 
ly merged  with  the  campus  group  to 
form  C.C.F.  They  began  meeting  every 
night  and  in  the  mornings  from 
7:30-8:00  for  prayer. 

The  group  acquired  a  room  for  their 
meeting  in  the  basement  of  Minta  Mar- 
tin during  the  Spring  term  of  1979. 
C.C.F.  held  their  meetings  here  during 
the  1979-80  academic  year.  When  hous- 
ing became  tight  on  campus,  this  year, 
the  group  moved  to  its  present  location 
in  the  Alumni  House. 

Many  activities  have  been  planned  by 
C.C.F.  Last  year  they  had  a  year  end 
picnic  at  Turner's  Creek.  This  year 

Music  Department 
Recital 

By  MEWS  BUREAU 

Students  in  the  Washington  College 
Music  Department  will  present  a 
recital  for  the  general  public  on  Tues- 
day evening  November  4,  1980  at  8:30 
p.m.  in  Tawes  Theatre. 

Voice  students  Tom  Kelly,  Michele 
Hart.net t  and  Jeanette  Shafer  will  per- 
form songs  by  Schubert.  Miss  Shafer 
will  also  be  playing  a  bassoon  selection. 
Piano  students  Jodee  Baccala  and  Jim 
Corey  will  also  perform. 

The  recital  is  free  and  the  public  is  in- 
vited to  attend. 


By  ATHLETIC  DEPARTMENT 

The  Washington  College  Dance  Com- 
pany was  invited  to  perform  at  the 
State  Convention  of  the  Maryland  Asso- 
ciation for  Health,  Physical  Education, 
Recreation,  and  Dance  held  at  the 
Carousel  Hotel  in  Ocean  City  October 
16-18. 

Six  members  of  the  company  were  in- 
volved inan  evening  informal  concert 
along  with  the  Salisbury  State  College 
Dance  Company.  Four  dances  were 
presented:  "Mercurial,"  "Galactic 
Funk",  "AllThat  Jazz,"  and  "One" 
from  "A  Chorus  Line".  The  dancers  in- 
volved were  Susan  Ericsson,  Lucille 
Hughes,  Hillary  Simmers,  Cindi  Sief- 
fert,  Steven  Mumford,  and  Karen  Lynn 
Smith. 

The  audience,  made  up  of  dancers, 
physical  education,  and  non-convention 
hotel  guests,  was  complimentary  of  the 
skills  and  choreography  displayed  by 
both  companies.  The  evening  of  dance 
was  a  fine  example  of  the  possibilities 
for  cooperation  between  diverse  com- 
panies from  "rival"  colleges. 

they  are  helping  Calvary  Chapel  oi 
Chestertown  to  bring  Christian  Rock 
Muscians  to  town. 

The  S.G.A.  has  granted  fuods  to 
C.C.F.  for  the  second  year  in  a  row. 
This  money  is  used  for  study  and  song 
books,  retreats,  and  social  events. 

The  group  is  nondenominational  and 
open  to  the  entire  campus.  1980 
Graduate  Tammy  Wolf  feels  that  the 
most  important  aspect  of  C.C.F.  is, 
"the  love  that  I  felt  from  everyone.  It 
became  a  really  neat  bond.  That  love 
was  from  God." 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall 


'A  Miracle  on  College  Avenue"? 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1980-Page3 


PRIME  550— Has  It  Solved  Computing  Needs? 


By  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


The  Computing  Center,  a  place  well 
known  to  computer  science  students, 
but  perhaps  not  so  well  to  others,  has 
received  its  share  of  turmoil  in  the  last 
year.  Here  is  a  history  and  brief  follow- 
up  on  the  computer. 

William  Schmoldt,  a  former  Comput- 
ing Center  Director  for  the  college, 
called  the  school's  IBM  1130  "an  out- 
dated piece  of  equipment"  as  far  as  this 
school's  computer  needs  were   con- 


Schmoldt  estimated,  at  one  point, 
that  about  90  percent.of  the  computer's 
users  were  in  computer  science 
courses,  but  that  that  figure  would  pro- 
bably drop  to  60  percent,  because  he 
believed  that  a  new  computer  would  be 
a  "more  accessible  tool  to  everyone." 
He  said  that  at  least  six  people  would  be 
able  to  use  the  computer  simultaneous- 
ly and  it  would  take  less  time  to  remove 
errors  from  a  program. 


weeks,  representives  from  PRIME,  In- 
corporated, DIGITAL  EQUIPMENT 
CORPORATION,  and  PERKIN- 
ELMER  were  present  at  WC  to 
describe  their  proposals  and  respond  to 
any  questions  concerning  their  com- 
puters. 

A  contract  was  signed  with  PRIME 
Computing  Corporation,  Incorporated, 
of  McLean,  Virginia  for  their  computer, 
the  PRIME  550.  The  agreement  was 


Holli  Young  at  the  Prime  550  In  the    Computing  Center 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


cerned.  His  main  objective  was  to  keep 
the  Computing  Center  as  a  resource  for 
all  academic  areas. 

The  computer  had  been  "virtually 
trouble-free"  according  to  Schmoldt, 
but  IBM  had  discontinued  the  manufac- 
turing of  computer  cards  and  print-out 
sheets,  the  computer  was  over  ten 
years  old,  and  it  had  been  determined 
that  a  Radio  Shack  computer,  costing 
little  over  $700,  had  a  larger  memory 
bank. 

Considering  the  benefits  for  his  own 
students,  Schmoldt  said  that  FOR- 
TRAN, the  computer  language  used  by 
the  IBM  1130,  is  "limited  and  no  longer 
considered  a  good  first  language  for 
students  to  learn."  A  newer  computer 
would  use  a  different  language  such  as 
PASCAC  which  he  said  "is  more  like 
programming  in  the  way  that  you  think. 
I  don't  think  we  can  have  a  strong  com- 
puting program  without  a  better  com- 
puter. The  demand  for  courses  in  com- 
puting is  greater  than  the  1130  can  han- 
dle." The  enrollment  in  the  introduc- 
tory courses  had  to  be  limited  because 
the  computer  couldn't  handle  the  large 
student  demand  for  it  last  year. 

An  article  in  the  October  5, 1979  issue 
of  The  Elm  reported: 

Schmoldt  says  that  he  has  been  work- 
ing on  an  indepth  study  of  the  available 
replacements  for  the  IBM  1130,  and  that 
the  College  may  be  able  to  purchase  a 
computer  with  a  memory  over  15  times 
that  of  the  current  machine  for  some- 
thing in  the  neighborhood  of  what  the 
IBM  originally  cost.  Schmoldt  sum- 
marizes his  case  for  a  more  modern 
computer  simply.  "Our  need  is  im- 
mediate, "he  says.  "We  are  trying  to  a: 
accomodate  larger  enrollments  in  com- 
puting and  the  needs  of  other  depart- 
ments for  an  easily-accessible  com- 
puting devices." 


On  Wednesday,  November  21,  1979, 
William  Schmoldt  handed  in  his  resig- 
nation. He  did  not  wish  to  say  why  he 
was  leaving,  but  he  did  say  that  he  had 
not  accepted  another  teaching  job.  He 
would  not  leave  until  the  Fall  1979 
semester  was  finished.  The  administra- 
tion was  far  from  pleased  at  the  timing 
of  his  resignation,  but  had  to  accept  it 
and  began  to  plan  who  would  teach  his 
courses.  Despite  Schmoldt's 
unscheduled  departure,  the  search  for 
Washington  College's  new  computer 
continued. 

In  December,  the  Hodson  Trust  gave 
the  College  $125,000  for  the  purchase  of 
a  new  computer,  Schmoldt  proposed 
the  purchase  of  a  PDP-11  saying  that  it 
would  allow  the  user  to  work  with  more 
computer  languages.  He  also  said  that 
he  would  like  to  see  both  BASIC  and 
PASCAL  taught  with  the  new  com- 
puter. The  only  language  taught  at  the 
College  was  FORTRAN. 

January  brought  the  beginning  of  a 
new  semester  and  continued  confusion 
due  to  Schmoldt's  resignation.  It  was 
decided  that  all  of  his  classes  would  be 
taught  by  either  Dr. Richard  Brown, 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of 
Mathematics  and  Computer  Science,  or 
Assitant  Professor  of  Physics  Louis 
Cadwell.  Brown  predicted  that  the 
faculty  of  both  departments  would 
become  more  involved  with  the  com- 
puter and  that  Schmoldt's  replacement 
would  not  necessarily  deal  with  only 
computing  courses.  He  added  that  the 
new  computer  would  arrive  during  the 
week  after  commencement. 

Even  more  confusion  arose  when  a 
statement  was  made  saying  that  the 
new  computer  had  been  chosen  and  was 
to  be  a  PDP-11.  When  that  statement 
was  printed,  the  choice  was  not 
definite.    Within    the    following    two 


made  for  the  purchase  of  the  main  com- 
puter, a  card  reader,  a  line  printer  with 
graphic  capability,  and  a  magnetic 
tape  unit  on  Friday,  February  15, 1980, 

Brown  said  that  the  PRIME  550  has  a 
larger  memory  than  the  IBM  1130,  and 
it  is  easier  to  use.  An  operator  can  seat 
himself  in  front  of  one  of  the  six  video- 
screen  terminals  and  type  in  a  pro- 
gram, run  it,  correct  it,  and  run  it  again 
without  leaving  his  seat.  Up  to  six 
operators  can  type  and  run  programs 
simultaneously  with  the  PRIME.  On 
the  IBM,  only  three  operators  could  use 
the  card  punchers  simultaneously  and 
only  one  could  run  his  program  at  a 
time. 

The  new  computer  has  a  large  capa- 
city for  expansion.  It  has  facilities  for 
up  to  63  videoscreen  terminals  which 
the  College  may  obtain  for  under  one 
thousand  dollars  a  piece.  The  terminals 
could  be  placed  anywhere  on  campus  as 


Broadside 

•Continued  from  page  1* 

three  alternatives.  We  can  cut  our  ex- 
pensed by  cutting  the  number  of  issues, 
by  making  several  economy  moves  in 
both  the  Broadside  and  the  Review  and 
by  cutting  the  number  of  student 
readings."  Other  alternatives  to  the 
problems  of  financing  may  be  to  ask  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  for  more 
money  or  to  make  a  request  for  funding 
to  the  board  of  Publications.  "Our  pro- 
blem" said  Day,  "is  that  we  are  chang- 
ing publishers." 

Day  said  that  the  granting  of  $200  as 
opposed  to  the  $500  "reflects  the  SGA's 
budget  austerity  .  .1  have  no  hard  words 
for  that.  We're  grareful  for  what  we 
have  recieved.  We'll  make  do  ." 


they  do  not  have  to  be  near  the  main 
computer.  If  the  system  should  break 
down,  a  servicemen  can  run  tests  on  it 
by  remote  control,  and  figure  out  the 
problem  before  making  a  service  call. 

Concurrently,  the  College  was 
soliciting  slolicitng  applications  for  a 
computer  sceince  professor.  Brown 
said  that  the  Computing  Center  would 
not  be  run  by  only  one  person  and  pre- 
dicted that  "four  or  more  people  on 
campus  will  be  teaching  computer 
Science— at  least  three  members  of  the 
Math  Department,  and  perhaps  one 
outsider."  He  added,  "I  think  we  have 
made  a  mistake  in  the  past  in  giving 
one  person  the  work  of  two  people. 
William  Schmoldt  was  heavily  over- 
loaded." He  said  that  those  students 
who  took  the  introductory  course  using 
the  IBM  1130  would  be  able  to  use  the 
new  computer  after  only  about  five 
minutes  of  instruction.  Also,  the  pro- 
grams that  were  prepared  on  computer 
cards  can  relatively  easily  be 
transfered  into  the  PRIME, 

Washington  College  was  shocked 
when  Its  new  computer  arrived  two 
months  early.  Brown  said,  "It  was  in 
the  middle  of  the  floor  In  cardboard 
boxes,  and  the  students  couldn't  get  to 
the  1130.  It  was  an  impossible  psycho- 
logical situation— they  had  to  squeeze 
around  the  boxes,  knowing  they  con- 
tained the  new  computer.  Impossible." 
He  called  the  company  and  was  told 
that  in  order  for  the  computer  to  be  In- 
stalled, the  rug  in  one  of  the  rooms  in 
the  Center  had  to  be  removed  and 
linoleum  put  In  its  place.  The  purpose  ol 
this  was  to  prevent  problems  with  static 
electricity  and  dust.  The  Center  also 
had  to  be  adapted  with  a  230  volt  power 
line.  Within  forty-eight  hours,  the 
system  was  in  operation.  Students 
began  using  it  on  March  24. 

For  the  convenience  of  the  students, 
Brown  mentioned  the  possibility  of  hav- 
ing a  terminal  installed  on  a  "math 
floor"  of  one  of  the  dormitories.  He  also 
said  that  several  members  of  the  ad- 
ministration were  interested  in  getting 
terminals. 

The  main  problem  with  the  com- 
puter's early  arrival  was  that  Brown 
said  that  he  "didn't  know  everytMing 
he  needed  to  know  about  it."  He  was 
very  pleased  when  it  began  operating 
so  soon  after  its  delivery  and  said,  "I 
guess  you  could  call  it  the  Miracle  on 
College  Avenue." 

In  April,  Brown  wrote  a  "Letter  to  the 
Editor"  which  was  printed  in  The  Elm 
In  that  letter,  he  thanked  everyone  who 
made  the  reality  of  the  new  computer 
possible,  enumerating  each  person  and 
his  part  in  the  selection  process.  He 
wrote,  "It  appears  that  there  is  now 
unanimous  agreement  that  selecting  a 
PRIME  550  computer  was  exactly  the 
right  decision." 

Eventhough  there  were  minor  pro- 
blems with  the  computer  last  semester 
Brown  called  it  "  a  tremendous  suc- 
cess." The  Computing  Center  seems  to 
be  getting  a  lot  of  use,  but  Brown 
refused  to  comment  on  how  the  com- 
puter is  working  at  the  present  time. 


Announcements 
in  cafeteria 


By  GINGER  KURAPKA     . 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  SGA,  In  cooperation  with  the 
Food  SerVice;  will  begin  making  an- 
nouncements in  the  cafeteria  at  dinner. 

In  an  effort  to  increase  communica- 
tion, students  and  faculty  members  are 
encouraged  to  submit  any  announce- 
ments of  Interest  to  Dave  Knowles' 
secretary.  Doug  Brown  is  chairman  of 
the  project.  


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1880-Page4 


Haverford Beats  WC,  2-1 


And  from  20  years  ago 


THE  WASHINGTON  ELM 


SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  22,  1960 

Frosh.  Girl  Views 
Homecoming 

It  was  over  a  plate  of  ravioli 
that  he  popped  the  question.  Very 
casual  he  was-yes  sir!  I  had  just 
taken  a  bile  of  ravioli  when  he 
nonchalantly  asked,  "Could  I  in- 
terest you  in  a  date  for  Home- 
coming?" 

Well,  I  very  nearly  swallowed  the 
fork  along  with  that  bite!  Could 
he  interest  me  in  a  date  for  Home- 
coming? I'd  only  worshiped  the 
ground  (hat  he  walked  on  since 
the  second  day  of  Orientation  Week. 
And  now,  the  big  blue-eyed  senior 
had  asked  me,  a  lowly  freshman,  to 
the  Homecoming  dance.  If  he  had 
just  asked  me  to  marry  him,  I 
couldn't    have    been    happier! 

I  drifted  back  to  Reid  Hall  on 
a  pink  cloud  and  announced  the 
news  to  my  green-eyed  friends. 
After  the  "ohs"  and  "ahs"  had 
diminished  to  a  dull  roar,  1  was 
confronted  wirh  the  prohlcm  of 
what  to  wear.  1  examined  my  ten 
cocktail  dresses  and  decided  that 
1  didn't  have  a  thing  to  wear.  1 
was  shocked  to  find  there  was  the 
possibility  of  buying  a  dress  suitable 
for  the  occassion  in  iddy-biddy  Ches- 
tertown.  I  found  just  what  1  want- 
ed— a  slinkv  black  job  of  filmy 
chiffon. 

After  spending  a  month's  allow- 
ance on  the  dress,  I  decided  that  it 
was  much  too  sophisticated  to  go 
with  my  fluffy  little  ducktails.  The 
next  project  Ihen  was  to  find  a 
coordinating  hair  sty  Ic.  1  finally 
decided  to  pile  m>  hair  on  top  of 
mj  head  in  a  fashion  not  unlike 
that  of  pictures  I  had  seen  on  the 
covers  of  Glamor  and  Mademoiselle. 
Howe\  er,  the  w  hole  illusion  was 
destroyed  at  dinner  when  he  walked 
up  to  me  and  inquired  what  I  had 
done  to  ni>  hair.  The  question  it- 
self wasn't  so  bad;  it  was  the  way 
that  he  said  it!  Needless  to  say,  I 
resorted  back  to  my  fluffy  little 
ducktails. 

When  my  preparations  had 
reached  a  peak.  1  was  stunned  to 
learn  that  1  had  door  duly  —  you 
guessed  it  —  Homecoming  week- 
end! Ten  dollars  and  a  box  of 
homemade  cookies  later,  1  had 
solved    that    problem. 

Now  the  only  thing  that  worried 
me  was  would  he  be  proud  of  me 
as   his   date    for   the   big  dance? 

I  know  now  that  I  worried  in 
vain  -for  as  I  descend  the  creaking 
steps  of  Reid  Hall.  I  can  see  the 
admiration  in  his  eyes  and  I  know 
that  m>  First  Homecoming  at  Wasn- 
ington  College  wilt  be  an  event 
to  remember. 

by   Nancy    Dempster 


Greg  Martin  Didn't  Show  for  Coffee  House  Engager 

HO 


Two  Floats  Presented-KA  's  win  with  "I 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1880-Page  S 


Dance  Featuring  "41  East"  Successful 


OMING  1980 


Chaff  in,  Stea  Win  Faculty  Challenge 


sBoys" 


Photos  by  Jim  Graham 


High  Winds  Cancel  Alumni  Crew  Race 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1980-  Page  6 

Innocence  Abroad 


First  Impressions  at  Manchester  in  England 


By  PETE  TURCHI 


Pete  Turchi,  a  junior  at  Washington 
College,  is  presently  studying  in  Ox- 
ford, England,  on  the  Manchester  pro- 
gram. 

A  few  days  before  I  left  for  Oxford  I 
went  to  Chestertown,  to  say  goodby  to 
some  friends.  The  night  before  I  left  we 
drove  to  Cliff  City  and  walked  out  on  the 
pier  to  watch  the  moon  set  across  the 
river.  It  was  the  beginning  of  fall  and 
we  were  chilly  as  we  saw  the  moon  turn 
from  a  bright  orange  disk  solid  in  the 
night  to  a  pale  light  just  above  the 
horizon 

The  next  morning  when  I  woke  up  I 
found  a  picture  of  High  Street  that 
someone  had  left  as  a  gift.  It  was  taken 
from  somewhere  around  Bonnett's 
Department  store,  and  in  it  you  can  see 
some  duck-hunters  Ford  pickup,  Stam 
Drugs,  the  traffic  light,  a  truck  in  front 
of  McCrory's  and,  off  in  the  distance  at 
the  end  the  street,  the  Chester  River. 

That  picture  is  on  my  desk  now.  It  is 
still  early  fall  in  Chestertown.  but  here 
it  is  in  the  forties  and  very  chilly, 
although  the  sun  does  its  best  to  nudge 
in  between  the  English  rain  whenever  it 
can.  We  have  had  our  first  frost,  even  a 
hail  storm,  but  no  one  is  talking  about 
the  affect  it  will  have  on  the  crops. 
There  are  plenty  of  cars  on  Broad 
Street  every  day,  but  they  aren't  Ford 
pickups— they  are  Volkswagens,  or 
cheap  little  noisy  cars  that  the  tourists 
rent. 

Oxford  is  not  Chestertown.  There  is 
no  Phil's  in  Oxford;  there  are  plenty  of 
pubs,  where  you  can  get  beer  and  wine 
and  hot  rum  punch,  but  they  all  close  at 
eleven,  and  they  don't  have  fresh 
donuts.  There  is  no  place  to  go  late  at 
night  when  you  have  a  craving  for 
orange  juice  and  Pepperidge  Farms 
cookies.  The  orange  juice  is  no  good, 
and  even  if  you  oould  find  Pepperidge 
Farm  cookies  they  would  probably  cost 
you  over  three  dollars.  Everything  is 
expensive.  You  can  buy  a  large  can  of 
beer,  almost  four  pints,  for  four  and  a 


half  dollars.  That's  what  they  call  a 
bargain  here.  You  can  get  a  shot  glass 
ful  of  Coke  for  eighty-five  cents.  No,  Ox- 
ford is  not  Chestertown. 

But  there  is  one  coincidence— one  of 
the  major  streets  in  Oxford  is  High 
Street.  Local  businessmen  say  that  rent 
on  High  Street  (or  tfieHigh  Street,  as 
the  English  call  it)  may  be  the  highest 
anywhere  in  England,  outside  of  Lon- 
don. There  Is  no  McCrory's,  but  there  is 
John  Menzies,  a  store  that  sells  books 
and  film  and  stationary  and  type- 
writers. There  is  no  Stam  Drugs,  but 
nearby  there  is  Boots,  the  chemist. 
Several  streets  run  off  of  High  Street: 
St.  Aldate's  and  Cornmarket  Street  are 
the  biggest,  but  my  favorites  are  the 
smaller  ones— Magpie  Lane,  Logic 
Lane,  and,  back  a  few  blocks,  Dead 
Man's  Walk. 

The  University  makes  up  a  large  part 
of  Oxford,  but  there  are  also  many 
businesses,  and  a  lot  of  tourists.  Even 
on  Sunday,  when  all  the  stores  are 
closed,  you  can  see  them  on  High 
Street,  gaping  at  University  College, 
trying  to  find  Christs  Church  and  the 
Bodleian  Library.  You  can  see  a  whole 
herd  of  blue-suited  Chinese  business- 
men corraling  themselves  into  a  corner 
on  Queens  Avenue,  then  retreating 
back  to  High  Street.  You  can  see 
French  tourists,  and  Germans,  and 
Nigerians,  and  more  Americans  than 
you  will  ever  see  in  Chestertown,  and 
sometimes  even  a  few  Englishmen. 

If  you  stand  at  the  intersection  of  Cor- 
nmarket and  High  Street,  next  to 
Barclay's,  you  can  almost  see  the  en- 
tire length  of  the  street.  Everywhere, 
around  old  buildings  and  new,  there  is 
scaffolking.  There  isn't  a  street  in  Ox- 
ford without  scaffolking,  whether  its 
around  the  Magdalen  College  tower  or 
around  Barclay's  Old  Bank  (Barclay's 
has  three  locations  on  High  Street 
alone;  there  are  also  at  least  three 
other  banks— they  don't  want  those 
Chinese  businessmen  running  short). 


You  can  walk  down  High  Street  and  feel 
as  if  you're  in  New  York,  until  you  look  ' 
closely.  There  are  well  over  twelve  bus 
stops  in  three  blocks,  but  of  course  the 
busses  are  double-deckers.  There  is  an 
indoor  market,  but  inside  there  are 
freshly-killed  turkeys  hanging  by  their 
necks,  and  fresh  sides  of  beef  sitting  in 
the  open.  There  is  a  wine  shop,  but  a 
painstakingly-lettered,  typically 
English  sign  says:  "WILLIAM 
RICHARD  MORRIS,  later  Lord  Huf- 
fleld,  1877-1963  first  used  this  shop  in  his 
business  as  a  cycle  maker  and  repairer 
from  which  developed  the  motor  car 
enterprise  which  was  to  benefit  millions 
by  the  philanthropic  benevolance  of  its 
founder." 

No,  Oxford  is  not  Chestertown.  All  the 
stores  close  for  lunch,  and  every  time  I 
see  a  small  English  boy  in  a  suit  I  ex- 
pect him  to  pipe  up  and  say,  "God  bless 
us,  every  one! "  Bells  may  ring  in  Ches- 
tertown on  Sunday,  but  Quasimodo,  the 
Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame,  has  nothing 
on  the  Oxford  student  at  Christs  Church 
whose  room  is  next  to  Old  Tom.  This, 
one  of  the  oldest  bells  (they  do  things 
like  that  here— name  a  bell  Old  Tom), 
rings  101  times  every  day  at  nine 
o'clock.  Across  the  street  from  my 
room  in  Warrington  House  there  is  a 
bell  that  rings  every  fifteen  minutes, 
and  adds  a  little  melody  on  the  hour. 
But  Sunday,  Sunday  is  the  day  to  hear 
the  bells.  All  day  there  are 
bells— before  church  services,  after 
church  services,  during  church  ser- 
vices—a bell  rings  nineteen  times  at 
five  thirty-four.  Another  set  of  bells 
plays  a  particularly  ugly  tune  from 
five-thirty  until  five  after  six.  Ah,  the 
bells,  the  bells! 

Manchester  College  has  no  bells. 
Manchester  College  has  no  playing 
fields.  Manchester  College  does  have  a 
pipe  organ,  though,  and  it  has  dorms 
that  are  hundreds  of  years  old,  and 
plumbing  to  prove  it.  Most  of  the  male 
residents  have  a  short  walk  through  a 


Year  Abroad  Program  In  England 


Every  fall,  around  early  November, 
Manchester  College,  in  Oxford 
England,  reviews  an  offer  for  three 
juniors  students  at  Washington  College 
to  attend  its  institution.  A  committee  of 
four  from  Washington  College  sends  out 
notices  of  this  to  the  entire  sophomore 
class  and  faculty.  An  evening  is 
scheduled  to  show  slides  of  Oxford  and 
provide  a  chance  for  discussion.  This  is 
usually  held  at  the  house  of  Dr.  Peter 
Tapke,  chairman  of  the  Philosophy  De- 
partment, the  three  students  who  have 
just  returned  from  this  program  intend 
to  tell  of  their  expressions  in  England. 
The  three  returnees  this  year  are  John 
D'Amanda,  Ellen  Beardsley,  and  Cathy 
Conn. 

Interested  students  are  asked  to  con- 
sider this  option  over  Christmas  break 
and  to  discuss  this  with  their  parents 
sometime  after  theNew  Year.  Those  in- 
terested are  asked  to  write  a  short 
statement  of  why  they  are  interested  in 
the  program  what  their  aims  are  if  they 
attend  Oxford. 

The  Manchester  Committee  then 
meets  with  the  applicants  and  picks  the 
three  strongest  candidates.  This  choice 
is  usually  based  on  academic  standing. 
In  case  one  of  those  chosen  cannot  at- 
tend, an  alternate  is  also  chosen. 

While  attending  Manchester,  stu- 
dents are  involved  in  a  tutorial  cur- 


ByJeff  Alderson 


riculum.  Each  student  meets  with  his 
tutor  once  a  week  to  discuss  what  is  to 
be  read  and  which  lectures  are  to  be  at- 
tended. Ellen  Beardsley  said,  "Some 
weeks  I  didn't  attend  any  lectures  while 
some  weeks  I  would  attend  several  in 
one  day." 

Manchester  College  is  set  up  on  a 
three  term  system.  The  first  term, 
Michaelmas  term,  lasts  until  Christ- 
mas. The  second  term,  Hilary,  lasts 
from  January  until  March.  The  third 
term.  Trinity,  lasts  until  the  end  of 
June.  Each  term  is  eight  weeks  longer, 
however,  students  are  asked  to  be  at 
Oxford  for  the  week  before  and  the 
weeks  after  each  term. 

In  the  past,  only  people  majoring  In 
English  Leterature,  British  History, 
Music,  or  Philosophy  and  Religion  were 
permitted  to  attend,  This  year,  Man- 
chester is  adding  political  studies. 
These  are  generally  based  on  the 
British  political  system;  however,  they 
are  applicable  to  many  aspects  of  the 
US  political  system. 

Manchester  has  a  trimester  opposed 
to  WC's  two  semester  year,  the  transfer 
of  credit  is  sometimes  difficult.  Tapke 
stated,  "Manchester  sends  back 
reports  with  suggested  grades.  From 
these  we  recommend  what  credit 
should  be  given  for  the  whole  year." 

There   is  very   little   financial    aid 


small  courtyard  to  get  to  the  toilet 
(referred  to  around  here,  and  I  don't 
think  it's  anything  personal,  as  a  WC). 
And  it's  another  few  steps  in  the  freez- 
ing cold  rain  to  get  to  the  bathroom 
where  there  is,  of  course,  a  bath  tub. 
Not  a  shower.  There  Is  a  bath  tub  with  a 
skylight  above  it,  where  you  can  sit  in 
steaming  water  and  watch  the  white 
clouds  turn  to  gray  and  listen  to  bells 
chiming  off  in  the  distance. 

But  I  don't  mind  it.  One  morning  I 
woke  up  early  and  grabbed  my  towel 
and  ran,  half-naked,  across  the  campus 
to  get  to  the  only  showers  in  the  College, 
and  on  the  way  I  heard  violin  music 
coming  out  of  the  practice  hall.  And 
when  I  came  out  of  the  shower  a  half 
hour  later,  my  wet  hair  crisp  from  the 
cold,  it  was  still  there,  echoing  between 
the  chapel  and  Warrington  House.  And 
some  afternoons  the  music  tutor  sits  at 
the  pipe  organ  in  the  chapel  and  prac- 
tices his  Beethoven,  and  it  drifts  across 
the  quad  and  into  the  bathroom,  where  I 
sit  watching  the  clouds. 

Manchester  is  small,  smaller  than 
Washington  College.  At  meals  all  of  us 
fit  into  one  small  room  very  comfor- 
tably, In  less  than  a  week  we  all 
recognized  each  other.  We  have  a  soc- 
cer team,  and  a  rowing  team,  but  only 
one  team  can  play  at  a  time,  because 
they  both  have  the  same  people.  There 
are  a  lot  of  sports  they  play  here  that  I 
don't  understand,  but  when  an  English 
girl  in  a  sports  equipment  store  tried  to 
tell  me  that  lacrosse  is  an  English 
sport,  I  had  to  set  her  straight.  I'm  from 
Washington  College.  I  rtnowlacrosse. 

Rowing  is  very  popular  here,  and  the 
other  day  when  someone  said  they  were 
going  to  jog  down  to  the  boat  house.  I 
felt,  just  for  a  second,  like  I  was  back  in 
Chestertown.  Last  night  I  got  to  think- 
ing about  the  picture  of  High  Street  on 
my  desk  and  I  walked  out  to  the  Folly 
Bridge,  over  the  river,  to  watch  the 
moon  set. 


available  for  tuition.  Beardsley  said, 
however,  "All  things  considered,  tui- 
tion, room  and  board,  the  cost  was 
almost  the  same,  but  the  cost  of  living  is 
so  high."  She  added,  "With  the  travel- 
ing done  over  vacations  and  just  living 
there,  it  ended  up  costing  considerably 
more." 

The  three  people  to  attend  Man- 
chester and  the  one  alternate  will  be 
chosen  in  January.  Beardsley  offered 
this  advice  to  those  who  go,  "Keep  stu- 
dying. Don't  wait  until  the  night  before 
to  prepare  for  a  tutorial.  Also,  the  only 
people  disappointed  (no  one  from  WC) 
were  those  who  went  with  specific  ex- 
pectations. You  need  to  go  with  an  open 
mind." 


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A  Rose  Trying  to  Cope  With  Fame 


Sex,  drugs,  and  rock  and  roll  are  the 
major  ingredients  in  a  famous  rock  idol 
star's  lite,  as  illustrated  by  Mary  Rose 
Foster  (Bette  Midler),  the  main  char- 
acter of  the  Marbin/Wortharon  Russo 
production,  "The Rose." 

"The  flose"takes  its  basic  plot  from 
tie  life  of  Janis  Joplin,  a  roch  in  the  60s 
whose  short  life  was  characterized  by 
drug  addiction  and  homosexual  activi- 
ty. It  is  said  that  Joplin  ended  her  life 
with  an  overdose  of  barbiturates.  Bill 
Kerby,  who  wrote  the  screenplay,  ends  ' 
the  picture  with  Rose  dying  on  stage  i 
during  a  performance.  This,  however, 
Is  a  deviation  from  the  Joplin  bib-  ( 
liography. 

It  is  a  tragic  motion  picture,  and  it  I 
leaves  the  audience  reflective  after  the  , 
unmerciful  finale.  Bette  Midler,  after  ' 
articulating  several  indecipherable  | 
sounds  into  the  microphone,  falls  to  the 
stage  gasping  for  one  last  breath.  I 

Bette    Midler's    performance    is 
dynamic  as  she  moves  from  one  emo-   ( 
tional  state  to  another.  At  times,  Midler    , 
plays  a  hard-core  street  lady  as  she    I 
galavants    from    one    night    spot    to    | 

Print  exhibit! 


another,  uttering  obscenities  and  look 
ing  for  that  someone  to  fulfill  her  un- 
satisfied needs.  Yet,  there  are  other 
times  when  Midler  reveals  the  poignant 
side  of  the  Rose— she  cries  when  her- 
manager  (Alan  Bates)  refuses  to  ac- 
cept her  decision  to  take  a  year  off  from 
the  music  business,  and  when  her  at  a 
greasy  bar.  Rose  is  confused,  and  can- 
not accept  the  long-awaited  lover,  the 
chauffer,   Houston  Dyer,    leaves  her 


By  Sue  James 

Fine  Arts  Editor 


stranded  at  a  greasy  bar.  Rose  is  con- 
fused, and  cannot  accept  the  fame  that 
has  showered  on  her.  She  is  lonely, 
believes  that  the  only  way  to  get  a  man 
is  to  let  him  take  advantage  of  her  body 
and  her  money.  This  action  leaves  Rose 
stranded  at  theend  of  the  movie  as  she 
is  discovered  with  her  lover,  Sarah,  by 
Houston.  Houston  had  seen  the  sen- 
sitive side  of  Rose  during  their  short 
relationship,  and  he  liked  this  quality. 


This  Week's  Movie: 

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AIMEE  LEIGH   LISA  DELEGUE  TAWNY  PEARL 
LOU  DENNY  HIKE  PARKER 
in  COLOR         TURK  LYON  M  RANDY  ALLEN     (X) 

"X"  rated.  From  the  same  people  who  quirements    of    plot    and    character 

brought   you   the    Opening  of  Misty  development,  this  film  instead  offers  an 

Beethoven  comes   this   new   "adult"  explicit  and  erotic  parody  of  Animal 

comedy.   Discarding  the  various  re-  House. 


"Of  all  modern  printmakers;  none 
has  so  challenged  and  changed  the 
traditional  methods  and  approach  to. 
printmaking  as  has  Stanley  William 
Hayter",  is  the  claim  of  the  introduc- 
tion to  the  "Innovations  in  Intaglio" 
show,  which  is  being  displayed  in 
Tawes  Theatre  until  Wednesday.  The 
show  is  primarily  composed  of  selected 
intaglio  prints  by  S.W.  Hayter,  who 
teaches  a  printing  workshop  known  as 
the  Atelier  17  in  Paris.  As  well  as  an  at- 
tractive and  colorful  display,  "Innova- 
tions in  Intaglio"  is  also  an  exploration 
Into  the  intaglio  process. 

The  exhibit  begins  with  the  engraving 
process.  A  plaque  on  the  wall  informs 
the  Viewer  that  "though  one  of  the  most 
direct  Intaglio  processes;  engraving  is 
extremely  difficult  to  master,"  Hayter 
Illustrates  in  the  following  examples 
from  the  1930's  and  40's  that  the  grooves 
cut  into  the  zinc  or  copper  plates  can  ex- 
press motion  and  dimension  as  well  as 
outline  a  form.  In  one  example,  Hayter 
displays  a  crayon  version  next  to  its 
duplicate  print  in  order  to  giVe  the 
viewer  an  idea  of  how  the  variation  in 
the  thickness  of  the  engraved  line  can 
give  the  form  of  three-dimensional 
quality  as  compared  to  the  flat  crayon 
lines. 

The  dates  of  prints  take  the  viewer  in 
chronological  order  to  the  second  pro- 
cess of  Intaglio  printing— the  soft 
-ground  technique.  Rather  than  using 
tools  to  cut  lines,  this  technique 
employs  acid  to  dissolve  areas  of  the 
plate  which  hold  the  ink  when  pressed 
to  the  paper.  Soft-ground  enables 
Hayter  to  create  texture  in  his  prints.  In 
the  example  called  "The  Cruelty  of  In- 
sects", Hayter  presses  crumpled  paper 
as  texture  behind  the  abstract, 
engraved  lines  of  the  insect.  The  large 
areas  in  the  background  suggest  the 
oversized  foliage  of  the  insect's  world. 

Hayter's  next  advance  is  the  techni- 
que of  simultaneous  color  printing 
which  allows  more  than  one  color  to  be 
applied  to  one  plate.  Or,  as  seen  in 
Hayter's  "Abstraction",  one  roller  is 
appleid  to  a  succession  of  different  col- 
ored plates.  In  his  examples,  Hatyer's 


Surrealist  background  is  suggested  in 
the  "spontaneous  and  intuitive  design" 
of  "Centauresse"  and  "Sun  Dancer." 
Their  bold  areas  of  texture  and  color 
contrast  to  the  frail,- wispy  lines  of  the 
engraving,  creating  impressions  of 
weightlessness  and  flight. 

The  rest  of  the  show  contains  ex- 
amples form  other  member  of  the 
Atelier  17.  Following  the  progress  made 
by  Hayter,  these  printmakers  have 
devised  variations  on  the  basic  pro- 
cesses using  stencils,  power  tools  and  a 

Amos  demands  degree 


multiviscosity  technique  of  color  ap- 
plication. In  the  creation  of  "Shadows 
of  Fish"  the  artist  inks  the  actual  fish 
and  transposes  the  prints  to  the  plate. 
The  result  of  the  work  of.the  Atelier  17 
is  a  refreshing  new  way  of  using  the  art 
of  printmaking.  Hayter  is  seeking  to 
replace  printmaking's  frequent  role  of 
mere  reproduction  by  a  new,  more 
creative  mode  of  experimentation. 

This  fine  show  will  be  open  Monday 
from  4:30  to  6:00  and  Tuesday  from  8:30 
until  10:00  p.m. 


Going  for  1000  by  Bicentennial 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Professor  Robert  Day's  black 
Labrador  Amos  has,  he  reports, 
"collected  300  Lacrosse  balls  now,  and 
given  them  back."  Coach  Ed  Athey  has 
promised  Amos  a  Varsity  letter 
sweater,  but  Amos  says  he'll  hold  out 
for  better.  According  to  Day,  Amos 
demands,  "either  an  honorary  degree 
or  an  award  of  excellence." 

Amos  plans  to  team  up  with  two  other 
dogs  in  a  joint  venture  of  lacrosse  ball 
retrieval.  Now, Day  says,  Amos  "wants 
to  apply  for  special  interest  housing  in 
West  Hall  for  dogs  who  retrieve 
lacrosse  balls." 


"He's  going  for  1000  balls  by  the 
Bicentennial"  of  the  college  in  1982, 
says  Day  of  Amos.  And,  Day  says  "the 
next  100  balls  Amos  collects,  he  wants 
to  give  to  the  Women's  Lacrosse  team .. . 
he  likes  them." 

Day  also  reported  that  Amos  recently 
recovered  "a  very  old  lacrosse  ball 
which  Amos  says  is  the  original 
lacrosse  ball  Joe  McLain  played 
lacrosse  with  in  the  '30's."  The  ball  is 
currently  undergoing  cobalt  dating  and 
Amos,  who  could  not  comment  himself, 
has  his  mouth  full. 


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After  seeing  this  unexpected  event, 
however,  he  realized  that  Rose  is  too  in- 
volved in  drugs  and  the  rock  scene,  for 
them  to  have  a  long-term  relationship. 
He  cannot  change  Rose,  she  has  to 
change  herself.  This  is  the  poignant 
side  of  the  movie  as  Rose  discovers  that 
she  cannot  cope  with  her  personal 
qualities.  She  is  obscene,  loose  and  ad- 
dicted to  drugs  and  alchohol.  For  Rose, 
death  appears  to  be  the  only  release 
from  these  addictions  and  from  that  she 
has  earned  as  a  rock  star. 

"The  Rose"is  noted  for  Bette  Midlers 
performance  and  the  theme  that  is  at- 
tributed to  the  lives  of  todays  rock 
musicians.  At  the  end  of  the  movie,  the 
theme  song  "The  Rose"  Is  echoed  by 
Bette  Midler  as  her  lifeless  form  is  car- 
ried off  by  Alan  Bates  and  the  members 
of  the  band.  The  words  in  the  score 
somehow  wrap  up  her  life. 

"When  the  night  has  been  too  lonely, 
and  the  road  has  been  too  long  and  you 
think  that  love  is  only  for  the  lucky  and 
the  strong.  Just  remember  in  the  win- 
ter, for  beneath  the  bitter  snow,  lies  the 
seed  that  with  the  suns  love  in  the  spr- 
ing becomes  the  rose." 

McCabe 

performs  at 
return 
i  engagement 

by  SUE  JAMES 

Fine  A  rts  Editor 

Electrifiying  pianist  Robin  McCabe 
performed  at  a  return  engagement  last 
Tuesday  night  at  the  Tawes  Theatre. 

McCabe,  who  is  noted  for  her  excep- 
tional interpretative  abilities  with  or- 
chestras and  in  recitals  put  on  a  splen- 
did performance  during  her  three-hour 
piano  concert. 

Selections  included  In  the  per- 
formance were  Beethoven's  Sonata  in 
E  Major,  Op.  109;  Ravel's  Miroirs; 
Chopin's  Sonata  in  B  flat  nimor,  Op.  35; 
Liszt's  Sonnetto  del  Petrarch,  104;  and 
the  Verdi-Liszt  peice,  Concert 
Paraphrase  from  "Rigotett." 

Ravel's  collection  of  short  piano 
pieces,  entitled  "Miroirs,"  performed 
by  Assistant  Professor  of  Music, 
Kathleen  Mills,  earlier  this  semester. 
McCabe  gave  a  short  description  of  the 
five  piano  pieces  before  playing  them. 
All  are  pointillistice  in  style— a 
characteristic  of  the  French  Impres- 
sionist school  of  composers  in  the  twen- 
tieth century— meaning  that  the  tone  of 
the  piece  contains  splashes  of  col- 
or—evokes a  languid  landscape,"  Mc- 
Cabe said.  "Une  'barque  sur  l'ocean' 
conveys  water  images."  The  pianist 
performed  these  pieces  with  a  kind  of 
emotion  that  Ravel  perhaps  intended  to 
evoke.  McCabe's  facila  expressions 
were  transformed  by  the  various  . 
planissimos  and  fortes  that  ac- 
companied the  memorized  score. 

Robin  McCabe's  piano  talents  have 
recently  been  described  in  a  full  length 
biography,  "A  Pianist's  Progress." 
This  book  is  an  expanded  version  of  a 
feature  article  that  was  written  in  New 
Yorker  magazine.  "A  Pianist's  Pro- 
gress" traces  McCabe's  rise  from  a 
Jullliard  School  piano  student  to  the  na- 
tionally sought-after  artist  she  is  today. 
Critics  claim  that  McCabe  is  one  of 
America's  most  brilliant  and  exciting 
young  artists.  Her  debut  at  Carnegie 
Hall  in  1975  began  a  tour  itinerary  that 
Includes  the  United  States,  Canada, 
Europe,  and  South  America.  McCabe 
has  also  recorded  a  piano  transcrition 
of  Stravinsky's  "Firebird"  on  the 
Vanguard  label. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  31, 1980-Page8 


Volleyball 

Teams  Meet 

at  WC's  Quad 

Match 


ByJEFFALDERSON 

The  Washington  College  volleyball 
team  played  a  squad  match  Friday,  Oc- 
tober 17th.  The  team  began  with  three 
games  against  Albright  playing  in 
characteristic  fashion.  "We  started 
slow  and  didn't  play  very  well  the  first 
game,  losing  15-7."  coach  Penny  Fall 
saod.  "The  second  game  was  played 
well  even  though  we  lost  again  15-12." 
She  added  that  "If  we  had  played  high 
gear  we  could  have  won." 

The  second  opponenet  was  Notre 
Dame.  "We  have  always  had  tight  mat- 
ches with  them  In  past  years."  Fall 
said.  Washington  College  lost  the  first 
game  19-17,  but  came  back  and  won  the 
second  game  15-1.  Fall  described  the 
third  game  as  Incredible.  "We  were 
down  14-1  and  ended  up  winning  16-14.  It 
wasn't  Just  Anne  Plumer's  outstanding 
serving  that  won  it  for  us.  This  game 
was  a  good  indication  of  our  spirit.  The 
closer  we  got,  the  more  dlssoncertered 
they  got." 

The  final  opponent  was  from  Wilm- 
ington College.  "They  have  a  little  less 
'classy'  manner  on  the  court  which 
made  us  a  little  mad."  Washington  Col- 
lege's squad  lost  the  first  game,  won  the 
second  game,  and  lost  the  third  game 
15-7  "in  a  real  struggle."  Fall  said,  "We 
played  as  well  during  the  second  and 
third  games  as  we  have  all  year.  The 
girls  really  put  up  an  excellent  battle.  I 
was  not  unhappy  at  all." 

On  Wednesday.  October  22,  the  squad 
competed  with  two  more  Mid-Atlantic 
Conference  teams.  WC  lost  all  three 
games  to  Gettysburg,  4-15,  3-15,  7-15. 
Fall  said.  "We  haven't  played  well 
against  MAC  teams  this  year,  though 
we  always  have  in  the  past. " 

Getlysberg  then  played  Catonsville 
and  lost  Catonsville  had  a  record  of 
15-0  last  year  and  placed  third  in  the 
country  Fall  feels  that  because  of  the 
outstanding  quality  of  Catonsville,  our 
scores  against  them  do  not  indicate  the 
quality  of  our  team's  performance. 
"We  played  them  tough."  she  added. 

Some  of  the  outstanding  players  con- 
tinue to  be  the  tricaptains  Cheryl  Loss, 
Ann  Most,  and  Julie  Wheeler. 

"Cheryl  Loss  is  still  exceptional  all 
around  especially  her  hitting  and  cover- 
ing. Her  performance  was  consistently 
high  Friday  and  Wednesday."  Fall 
said. 

Although  neither  Ann  Most  nor  Julie 
Wheeler  was  in  top  shape  during  these 
matches,  both  continued  to  play  well. 
"Most  had  strep  throat  which  hurt  her 
timing  and  spike  but  she  still  played 
hard.  Wheeler  has  slowed  down  since 
she  hurt  her  ankle  in  the  match  against 
Loyola,  but  she's  still  doing  well."  Fall 
said. 

Other  outstanding  players  include 
Judi  Skelton,  Annie  Plumer,  Maureen 
Murray,  and  Laura  Chase.  "Skelton 
has  done  a  nice  job."  Fall  remarked, 
"Her  play  has  picked  up  considerably. 
Plumer  did  na  incredible  job  of  serving. 
She  put  the  ball  in  play  hard  every- 


K^a  THE 

PaNHflNDLER 


Basketball  Prospects  Promising 


The  Washington  College  basketball 
team  has  been  practicing  for  the  past 
two  weeks  In  preparation  for  the  up- 
coming season.  The  Shoremen  face 
what  Coach  Tom  Finnegan  terms  an 
"attractive  and^  competitive"  25-game 
slate. 

Last  year's  squad  finished  with  a 
10-11  record,  having  lost  two  games  by 
a  single  point.  These  setbacks  cost  the 
Shoremen  both  a  winning  record  and  a 
possible  Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
playoff  berth.  Having  no  seniors  on  last 
year's  quintet,  the  backbone  of  the 
team  returns  with  a  year  of  experience 
under  its  belt. 

Among  the  returning  lettermen  is 
junior  Captain  Joey  Moye,  who  enjoyed 
a  fine  season  last  year  as  he  led  the 
Shoremen  in  both  scoring  ( 13.8ppg)  and 
rebounding  (14.8).  Senior  guard  Craig 
Langwost,  who  scored  at  a  12.2  points 
per  game  clip  and  led  the  conference  in 
foul  shooting  returns  also.  Another 
veteran  who  has  contributed  In  the  past 
and  will  be  depended  upon  this  year  is 
senior  Rich  Dwyer,  who  led  the  cagers 
in  field  goal  percentage  last  year. 

Several  talented  newcomers  were 
key  members  of  last  year's  squad  and 
all  are  back  this  season.  Sophomore 


By  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 
guard  Dave  Blackwell  led  the  team  in 
both  steals  and  assists  while  averaging 
12.7  ppg.  Sharp- 

shooting  forward  Jim  Corey  added  an 
11.7ppg  average  to  the  '79-80  Shore 
cause.  Another  first-year  starter  who 
returns  for  his  sophomore  season  is 
Carl  Fornoff,  who  led  the  team  in 
blocked  shots  and  tied  for  the  reboun- 
ding lead.  The  lettermen  list  is  com- 
pleted with  forwards  Paul  Hynson  and 
Bill  Graham. 

Although  Coach  Finnegan  will  rely 
heavily  on  these  veterans  lor  their 
leadership  and  experience  he  hopes 
that  five  or  six  freshmen  will  make 
"significant  contributions"  to  the  Shore 
cause.  Heading  the  freshmen  crop  are 
twin  brothers  Scott  and  Wayne  Spurrier 
from  Andover  HighSchool  in  Maryland 
and  Tom  Keefe  from  Notre  Dame 
Catholic  in  Trenton,  New  Jersey.  Since 
Finnegan  is  "nofconcerned  with  hav- 
ing a  select  starting  five"  many  players 
will  see  action.  Other  freshman  pro- 
spects Include  guards  Ted  Russell  from 
Mt.  St.  Joseph  High  School,  and  Joe 
Stalllngs  of  Archbishop  Curley  in 
Baltimore,  and  Vlnce  Gasior  of 
Patapsco  High  School  along  with  two 
swlngmen   from   New   Jersey,    Mike 


Shwed  and  Greg  Dargan. 

The  season  begins  on  November  21 
when  the  Shoremen  travel  to  meet 
Virginia  Wesleyan  in  the  first  round  of 
the  North  Carolina  Wesleyan  Tourna- 
ment. Virginia  Wesleyan  won  twenty- 
two  games  last  year  and  will  provide 
strong  opposition  for  the  cagers.  The 
Shoremen  will  also  participate  in  the 
Susquehanna  University  Tornament  in 
the  beginning  of  December.  Trenton 
State  College  and  Philadelphia  Bible 
College  are  also  in  the  tourney.  The 
teams  will  host  the  fourth  annual  Wild 
Goose  Classic  in  Cain  Athletic  Center 
beginning  Friday,  December  12th.  The 
guest  teams  are  Salisbury  State  and 
two  colleges  from  New  York  City,  John 
Jay  and  Lehman  College. 

The  team's  schedule  is  highlighted  by 
ten  Middle  Atlantic  games.  These  con- 
tests are  crucial  since  they  decide 
whether  on  not  the  Shoremen  will  par- 
ticipate in  any  post-season  playoff  tour- 
naments. This  season  the  squad  will 
also  play  two  Division  I  teams, 
American  University  and  Loyola. 

Coach  Finnegan  feels  "optimistic 
about  the  overall  situation  right  now." 
With  the  veterans  back  for  another  year 
and  several  freshmen  with  potential  on 
the  squad,  he  thinks  that  the  team  has  a 
"pretty  healthy  talent  situation."  Due 
to  a  lack  of  height,  rebounding  may  be  a 
problem  however.  Finnegan  thinks  that 
they  have  the  potential  for  a  winning 
season,  even  a  great  season,  depending 
upon  how  hard  the  squad  is  willing  to 
work. 

Shore  Note:  In  recent  years  student 
support  has  added  significantly  to  the 
basketball  team's  success.  In  fact,  over 
the  two  seasons  the  cagers  have  en- 
joyed an  impressive  18-3  home  record. 
The  Shoremen  hope  for  continued  sup- 
port this  year. 

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Senior  Rick  Dwyer  takes  It  up  as  the 
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time."  Fall  said,  "Murray  played  her 
best  game  all  year  against  Wilming- 
ton." Laura  Chase  continued  her  excel- 
lent performance,  "The  Catonsville 
game  was  one  of  her  best  blocking 
games  yet, "Fall  added. 

With  only  two  weeks  left  of  the  season 
Fall  feels  a  constant  need  for  the  team 
to  progress.  "We  have  been  working 
hard  since  break,"  she  said,  "This  has 
been  a  rebuilding  year  for  us.  We've 
been  trying  to  'put  money  in  the  bank' 
for  next  year." 


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Bicentennial  Publicity 
Committee  Takes  Shape 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

"Washington  College  is  one  of  the 
best  kept  secrets  on  the  Eastern  Shore 
of  Maryland.  Many  people  aren't  even 
aware  that  a  liberal  arts  school  exists 
on  the  Eastern  Shore,"  said  John  Conkl- 
ing,  ChairMan  of  the  newly  formed 
Bicentennial  Publicity  Committee. 

The  Committee  was  formed  about 
three  weeks  ago  as  a  sub-committeeof 
the  Bicentennial  Steering  Committee. 

"There  are  anumber  of  events  wefeel 
may  be  of  interest  to  alumni.friends  of 
the  College,  and  to  the  general  public 
because  of  both  the  historical  aspect  of 
the  Bicentennial  and  the  celebrative 
spirit, "  said  Conkling. 

The  committee  plans  to  hold  its  first 
meeting  late  this  Fall  or  early  next 
year.  Conkling  said  that  he  has  already 
has  discussions  of  plans  with  Kathy 
Myrick-DeProspo,  a  committee 
member,  who  will  be  doing  a  lion's 
share  of  the  work  as  most  of  it  will  be 
channeled  through  her  Public  Relations 
Office."  He  added,  "One  of  the  main 
reasons  the  committee  was  formed  is  to 
help  Kathy." 

Other  committee  members  include 
Hurtt  Derringer,  Hilda  Nicari,  Geoff 
Garinther,  and  Ginger  Kurapka.  John 
Traviest,  father  of  student  Patti 
Traviest  and  producer  of  the  Today 
Show,  is  also  being  asked  to  join  the 
committee.  The  editor  of  next  year's 
Elm  will  also  become  a  member. 

The  possibility  of  hiring  an  outside 
public  relations  firm  from  Washington 
or  New  York  has  been  discussed  but  is 
still  undecided.  Conkling  said  that  there 
appears  to  be  no  major  budget  for  this 
but  the  possibility  is  still  being  con- 


sidered. He  also  said  that  people  who 
are  in  any  position  to  help  are  being 
asked  to  do  so. 

The  majority  of  the  publicity  work 
will  be  done  on  campus  but  Conkling 
hopes  that  Baltimore  television  stations 
will  do  something  to  cover  the  story  on 
one  of  their  programs.  Other  outside 
work  will  be  done  by  persons  not  able  to 
visit  the  campus. 

Throughout  the  Bicentennial  Year, 
the  entire  calendar  of  lectures,  ex- 
hibits, and  concerts  will  have  a  connec- 
ting bicentennial  theme.  During  the 
first  part  of  the  year,  the  emphasis  will 
be  on  the  past  years  of  the  College. 
Following  that,  the  emphasis  will  be  on 
the  present  College,  and  the  year  will  be 
concluded  with  emphasis  on  the  next 
one-hundred  years  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

One  of  the  largest  plans  for  the  next 
year  is  the  Fall  Convocation.  The 
speaker  will  be  Su  Fraser  Noble,  Prin- 
cipal of  the  University  of  Aberdeen,  the 
alma  mater  of  Washington  College's 
first  President,  William  Smith.  Smith 
was  simultaneously  President  of  the 
College  and  rector  of  the  Emmanuel 
Episcopal  Church,  where  the  Convoca- 
tion will  be  held.  A  parade  will  be  held 
which  will  end  at  the  church.  Conkling 
said  that  the  Bicentennial  Committees 
are  working  on  getting  a  fife  and  drum 
corps  to  lead  the  procession. 

Commencement  for  the  graduates  for 
the  Class  of  1982  is  also  planned  to  be  "a 
gala  affair,"  according  to  Conkling.  He 
adds  that  either  President  Reagan  or 
another  distinguished  speaker  will 
come  to  deliver  the  address  to  the 
graduated. 


Speakers  respond 

Faculty  Meeting  Notes 


The  faculty  discussed  the  following  at 
their  November  3rd  meeting. 

•Su  Fraser  Noble  and  Finn  Casperson 
have  agreed  to  come  to  the  college  to 
accept  honorary  degrees.  Noble,  vice 
chancellor  of  Aberdeen  University,  will 
be  here  nextfall,  and  Casperson  will  be 
present  at  graduation.  Of  threepeople 
contacted  so  far  to  be  speakers  at 
graduation,  Andy  Rooney  has  regretful- 
ly declined  due  to  a  prior  commitment, 
and  no  answer  has  been  received  form 
Art  Buchwald  or  Garry  Trudeau.  As  of 
Monday  night,  a  letter  was  ready  to  be 
sent  to  President  Carter,  but  had  not 
yet  been  mailed. 

•Dean  Clarke  reported  that  approx- 
imately 30,000  pieces  of  information 
have  been  collected  form  various 
sources  by  the  committee  on  attrition. 
This  information  is  to  be  coded  and  pro- 
grammed into  the  computer,  and  tests 
are  to  be  run  on  it. 

•Evaluation  forms  are  to  be  used  by 
the  interested  faculty  members  in  their 
classes.  Tenured  faculty  have  the  op- 
tion to  use  them. 

•A  motion  was  passed  that  the  report 
of  the  legal  committee  of  the  Board  of 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 

Visitors  and  Governors  concerning  the 
issue  of  financial  exigency  in  releasing 
tenured  faculty  members,  be  con- 
sidered by  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Washington  College  Chapter  of  the 
American  Association  of  University 
Professors.  A  drafted  response  for  sub- 
mission to  the  board  will  then  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  faculty  for  consideration 
at  the  December  faculty  meeting. 


Accident 

Involves 

four  Students 

On  Wednesday  night,  October  29, 
seven  Washington  College  students 
were  involved  in  an  automobile  acci- 
dent. The  accident  occured  in  a  corn 
field  while  the  students  were  heading 
toward  Great  Oaks.  The  car  collided 
with  a  telephone  pole,  breaking  the  pole 
and  badly  damaging  the  car.  Five  of  the 
students  were  injured,  none  seriously. 


KA's  Involved  in  Fight 
at  U  of Delaware 


Senior  Duane  Marshall  Is  In  The 
Delaware  Memorial  Hospital  with  a 
serious  eye  injury  he  received  as  a 
result  of  a  fight  which  broke  out  at  a 
party  he  attended  Monday  night  at  the 
University  of  Delaware. 

Marshall,  President  of  the  Kappa 
Alpha  Order  here  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, went  with  several  of  his  fraternity 
brothers  from  the  College  to  an 
election-eve  party  at  the  off-campus 
Fraternity  House  owned  by  the  Beta 
Epsilon  Chapter  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order 
from  the  University  of  Delaware. 

At  one  point  in  the  evening,  a 
disagreement  with  a  rival,  fraternity 
from  Delaware  began.  A  fight,  which 
centered  around  a  door,  followed.  Mar- 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


shall  was  trying  to  separate  two  groups, 
when  he  was  struck  In  his  face  by  a  beer 
bottle  thrown  from  within  a  close 
■range.  He  was  taken  to  an  area  medical 
;center  and  then  to  the  hospital. 

Two  persons  were  arrested  Monday 
outside  the  Fraternity  House  for 
disorderly  conduct  in  connection  with 
the  fighting.  The  Incident  Is  being  fur- 
ther Investigated  by  Washington  Col- 
lege, The  University  of  Delaware,  and 
the  Newark  Police  Department. 

The  Kappa  Alpha  Order  of  the  Col- 
lege would  like  to  express  their  ap- 
preciation for  all  those  who  attended 
the  special  prayer  meeting  held  in 
Talbot  House,  Tuesday,  on  behalf  of 
Duane. 


Academic  Housing  Proposed 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


The  Student  Affairs  Committee  is  in 
the  process  of  drawing  up  a  report  to  be 
delivered  to  President  Joseph  McLain, 
concerning  a  proposal  to  house 
academic  interest  groups  in  the  Hill 
,  Dorms  when  renovation  on  them  is 
completed. 

As  early  as  last  April,  Professor 
Robert  Day  proposed  "exploring  the  id- 
ea of  using  the  Hill  Dorms  for  academic 
housing,'  he  said,  as  opposed  to  frater- 
nity housing.  McLain  requested  the 
report,  and  since  then  the  Student  Af- 
fairs Committee,  chaired  by  Dr.  Steven 
Cades,  associate  pr  ofessor  of 
Sociology,  has,  "agreed  to  receive  cam- 


pus opinion  on  the  proposal  and  to  help 
in  writng  a  report  to  the  President  on  its 
merits,"  said  Cades. 

A  meeting  of  interested  faculty 
members  was  held  last  week,  and  a 
meeting  of  officials  of  existing  student 
groups  was  held  last  night.  "Almost  all 
the  faculty  members  present  were  in 
support  of  Mr.  Day's  proposal,"  said 
Cades.  "1  think  I  can  speak  for  the  com- 
mittee when  I  say  none  of  us  with  to  do 
away  with  the  fraternities.  The  ques- 
tion is  only  one  of  how  best  to  use  those 
renovated  buildings  for  the  benefit  of 
the  campus  as  a  whole." 


Kennedy's  Children  will  be  presented 
November  20  through  23.  The  cast,  from 
left  to  right,  includes  Todd  Crosby,  Sal- 


ly MacKenzie,  Larry  Stahl,  Katie 
Krauss,  Bill  Mortimer,  and  Linda 
Medina 


Waahlngton  College  Elm-Friday,  November  7,  1880-Page  2 

editorial 

academic  housing 


The  proposal  to  house  academically  oriented  groups  in  the  Hill 
Dorms  presents  Washington  College  with  one  of  the  best  op- 
portunities it's  had  in  a  long  time. 

This  issue  is  likely  to  provoke  all  kinds  of  controversy.  It 
should  be  pointed  out  immediately  that  this  isn't  an  anti- 
fraternity  move,  and  that  this  neither  is  just  a  special  plea  from 
special  interest  groups.  The  question  is  not  whether  fraternities 
should  be  replaced  by  other,  narrow  interest  groups.  The  ques- 
tion is  whether  the  college  will  gain  by  broadening  the  represen- 
tation of  students  living  in  the  Hill  Dorms,  and  thereby  enhance 
the  academic  quality  of  life  here.  This  must  be  answered  by 
faculty,  administration,  and,  above  all,  by  students.  The  out- 
come affects  us  most,  and  we  have  a  unique  chance  to  prove  that 
what  we're  interested  in  here  is  our  education. 

The  debate  over  this  issue  will  be  beneficial  no  matter  what  the 
outcome.  To  get  people-involved,  to  get  them  thinking,  may  be 
considered  an  end  in  itself. 

But  we  hope  the  decision  will  be  to  open  up  the  Hill  Dorms.  So 
centrally  located,  there  is  no  spot  so  well  situated  to  begin  a 
renaissance  in  the  academic  life  outside  the  classroom  at  W.C. 
This  would  be  a  real,  lasting  renovation,  one  well  worth  the 
million  dollars  it's  costing  to  make  these  buildings  habitable 
again. 


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News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Art*  Editor .Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

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vvas  announced  today  by  the  Scholar- 
ship Bank. 

According  to  Steve  Danz,  Program 
Director,  the  new  service  will  give  each 
student  a  print-out  of  the  scholarships, 
loans,  grants  and  work-study  sources 
available  to  him  or  her  in  that  student's 
specific  field. 

Students  apply  by  writing  for  and  fill- 
ing out  a  questionnairewhich  is  then 
used  as  the  key  to  the  data  bank.  The 
questionnaire  is  a  mini-profile  of  each 
student,  seeking  information  on  year  in 
school,  major,  occupational  objectives, 
self,  religion,  parent's  union,  employer 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
'Hodson  Hail 


and  military  service  and  student'*, 
outstanding  abilities,  such  as  leader- 
ship experience  or  sports.  The  service 
is  so  thorough  according  to  the  director 
that  in  the  field  of  girls'  sports  scholar- 
ships alone  there  are  over  2,000  entries. 

The  director  also  indicated  that  the 
Scholarship  Bank  is  the  only  program 
that  offers  a  full  listing  of  all  graduate 
and  post-graduate  scholarships,  which 
would  be  of  interest  ot.all  grad  students 
and  even  faculty. 

The  data  bank  guarantees  that  each 
student  will  receive  at  least  $100  in  aid, 
or  the  service  frrfee  of  $35  will  be 
refunded.  Danz  indicated  that  students 
unable  to  pay  the  $35  fee  may  receive  a 
"basic"  print-out  of  at  least  15  scholar- 
ship sources  for  $25.  The  $25  fee  will 
give  students  up  to  50  sources  of  possi- 
ble aid. 

The  service  will  also  send  each  appli- 
cant a  publication  on  How  to  Play 
Grantsmanship,  which  will  be  of  help  to 
the  students  in  applying  for  the  aid.  The 
Scholarship  Bank  cooperated  with 
financial  aids  offices  and  does  not 
duplicate  their  services,  according  to 
the  director.  Most  financial  aid  offices 
give  information  onlyon  sources  that 
they  administer. 

Write  to  Scholarship  Bank,  10100  San- 
ta Monica  #750,  L.A.  90067  for  an  ap- 
plication. Enclose  a  stamped,  self- 
addressed  envelope  and  the  required 
fee. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

Broadside  Clarification 


To  my  very  great  surprise  an  article 
in  The  Elm  (October  17)  reported  that 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  and  refused 
to  provide  funds  lor  the  Writers  Union. 
This  report  is  not  true.  The  Kerr  Com- 
mittee has  supported  the  Writers  Union 
since  that  organization's  founding  and 
regards  It  as  an  important  part  of  the 
program  at  Washington  College.  There 
is  no  question,  to  my  knowledge,  of 
either  discontinuing  the  funds  provided 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  or  of 
asking  the  group  to  cut  its  budget.  Last 
year  a  request  for  an  increase  in  the 
amount  allocated  to  the  Writers  Union's 
functions  was  promptly  accepted  by  the 
Committee  in  the  belief  that  the  rising 
costs  of  publications  were  inhibiting  the 


students  in  their  efforts. 

The  source  of  the  misinformation  in 
both  the  article  on  the  first  page  of  The 
Elm  and  the  editorial  on  the  second 
page  is  unknown  to  me,  and  I  do  not 
wish  to  speculate  idly  on  the  orgins  of 
the  errors,  but  it  does  seem  that  such 
serious  allegations  as  were  apparently 
aired  in  the  SGA  hearing,  make  careful 
checking  of  facts  an  important  part  of 
pre-publication  responsibility. 
Misunderstandings  and  hard  feelings 
are  bound  to  arise  as  a  result  of  what 
has  been  said  in  the  SGA  meeting,  and 
subsequently  printed  in  The  Elm  I 
would  appreciate  the  cooperation  of  all 
concerned  in  establishing  the  truth  for 
the  good  of  the  college  community— and 
the  record. 


Yours  truly, 
Nancy  Tatum,  Chairman,  English 
Department 

ERI  Offers  Adventure 


A  new  firm,  Expedition  Research, 
Inc.,  has  launched  a  campaign  to 
register  adventure-minded  -college 
students  who  are  looking  to  join  expedi- 
tions. 

Expedition  Research,  Inc.,  a  place- 
ment service  for  adventurers  and  ex- 
plorers, is  now  accepting  applications 
from  college  students,  photographers, 
scuba  divers,  mountain  climbers,  ar- 
chaeologists ,  ocean  sailors,  scientists, 
and  other  explorers  who  want  to  be 
placed  on  various  scientific  and  ex- 
ploratory expeditions  worldwide. 

Over  250  expeditions  have  ap- 
proached ERI  for  team  members. 
These  projects  range  from  ar- 
chaeological excavations  to  Himalayan 
mountaineering,  from  oceanographic 
surveys  and  cave  exploration  to  scien- 
tific investigations  on  all  six  continents. 
Some  expeditions  award  salaries,  com- 
missions, and  royalties  to  team  mem- 
bers; others  require  cost  sharing.  Ex- 
peditions last  from  several  days  to 
several  months.  College  credit  and 
scholarships  are  often  available. 

Students,  either  undergraduate  or 
graduate,  are  in  demand.  They  gain 
field  experience  by  working  with  pro- 
fessors and  scientists  involved  in  their 
field  of  study.  Expedition  Research,  the 
brainchild  of  two  experienced  moun- 
taineers, was  formed  on  the  premise 
that  there  are  thousands  of  young  scien- 
tists and  adventurers  around  the  world 
who  would  like  to  put  their  talents  and 
Interests  to  use  in  the  field,  but  who  do 
not  know  how  to  go  about  it.  ERI  pro- 


vides a  service  not  only  to  these  indi- 
viduals, but  to  the  groups  who  are  look- 
ing for  them. 

Expeditions  registered  with  ERI 
have  been  endorsed  by  such  organiza- 
tions as  the  Explorers  Club,  National 
Geographic  Society,  and  the  Smithso- 
nian Institution. 

Chris  White,  a  Princeton  Uneversity 
biologist,  and  Jim  Stout,  a  geographer 
from  the  University  of  Washington,  are 
co-directors  of  the  firm.  White  explains 
that  "there  is  a  terrific  need  for  people 
with  interests  ranging  from  ar- 
chaeology, to  scuba  diving,  to  zoo- 
logical research." 

ERI  members  receive  monthly  issues 
of  EXPLORATION,  a  newsletter  which 
lists  expedition  opportunities  and  sum- 
mer and  career  job  opportunities  in  the 
outdoors.  ERI  members  are  offered 
positions  with  scientific  institutions, 
research  vessels,  commercial  trip 
operations,  and  outdoor  leadership 
schools.  Registrants  also  receive 
resume  forms  which  are  placed  on  file 
to  fill  urgent  requests. 

Registration  with  ERI  costs  $15  per 
year  for  students  ($20  regular).  Regis- 
trants receive  nonthly  isses  of  EX- 
PLORATION, resume  forms,  and  a  20 
percent  mail  order  discount  on  outdoor 
equipment  ordered  through  Eastern 
Mountain  Sports. 

Students  may  register  by  sending  $15 
to  Expedition  Research,  Inc.,  P.O.  Box 
467R,  Cathedral  and  Franklin  Sts.,  An- 
napolis, Maryland  21404,  or  write  for 
further  information. 


This  Week's  Movie: 


Picnic  at  (Z^€angn^>  (^ock 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  7, 1980— Page  3 


2  The  Presidental  Election  I 


Chronicle  Takes 
Pre-Election  Straw  Vote 


by  JANET  HOOK 

The  Chronicle  of  Higher  Education 


Reagan,  Will  He  Affect 
Washington  College? 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


If  students  on  five  Ivy  League  has 
their  way,  John  B.  Anderson  would  be 
the  next  President  of  the  United  States, 

That's  what  the  Daily  Princetonian 
found  this  month  when  it  asked  almost 
2,500  students  at  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  Brown,  Cornell,  Harvard, 
and  Princeton  Universities  how  they 
would  vote  in  the  Presidential  election. 

The  newspaper's  tally  gave  41  per 
cent  of  the  vote  to  Representative 
Anderson,  the  independent  candidate, 
29  percent  to  President  Carter,  and  15 
per  cent  to  Republican  Ronald  Reagan. 

President  Carter  took  the  lead  among 
the  Ivy  League  students  when  they 
were  asked  how  they  would  vote  if  it 
seemed  Mr.  Anderson  did  not  have  a 
reasonable  chance  of  winning.  If  the  in- 
dependent candidate  were  not  in 
therace  at  all,  the  poll  found  that  Presi- 
dent Carter  would  win  with  about  56  per 
cent  of  the  vote-despite  the  fact  that 
more  than  a  third  of  the  studentson 
each  campus  said  they  thought  they 
were  more  intelligent  than  either  the  in- 
cumbent or  the  Republican  nominee. 

In  that  measure  of  students'  self- 
esteem-  or  their  lack  of  esteem  for  the 
two  major  candidates-Harvard  and 
were  "equal  in  hubris,"  the  student 
newspaper  reported.  On  both  cam- 
puses, about  56  per  cent  of  the  students 
polled  regarded  themselves  as  smarter 
than  both  President  Carter  and  Mr. 
Reagan. 

Straw  polls  on  other  college  cam- 
puses have  also  found  !  Mr.  Anderson 
the  favorite  among  students.  For  exam- 
ple: 

•The  independent  candidate  swept  a 
straw  poll  of  600  Grinnell  College 
students  last  month  with  51  per  cdnt  of 
the  vote,  with  President  Carter's  sup- 
port tallied  at  25  per  cent  and  Mr. 
Reagan's  at  12  per  cent.  Barry  Com- 
moner, the  candidate  of  the  Citizen's 
Party,  took  4  per  cent  of  the  vote,  and 
Ed  ,  the  Libertarian  candidate,  took  2 
per  cent. 

•In  a  mock  election  at  the  College  of 
the  Holy  Cross  last  month,  Mr.  Ander- 


son drew  37  per  cent  of  the  vote,  Mr. 
Reagn"  an  27  per  cent,  and  President 
Carter  19  per  cent. 

•A  poll  of  200  students  at  Georgewown 
University  found  the  independent  in  the 
lead  with  36  per  cent  of  the  vote. 

The  second  largest  bloc  (sic)  of  stu- 
dent voters— 23  percent  of  those 
polled— fell  into  the  "other/decided" 
category.  Mr.  Reagan  came  in  third 
with  22  per  cent,  and  President  Carter 
fourth  with  19  per  cent. 

At  other  campuses,  however,  the 
Republican  and  Democratic  nominees 
are  running  neck  and  neck  for  first 
place. 

•President  Carter  led  Mr.  Reagan  by 
only  one  vote— 87  to  86— in  a  survey  of 
230  students  at  Missouri  Western  State 
College.  Mr.  Anderson  received  36 
votes. 

•At  the  Unviersity  of  North  Carlina  at 
Chapel  Hill,  the  incumbent  led  Mr. 
Reagan  by  a  28-to  26-per  cent  margin, 
with  20  per  cent  going  to  Mr.  Anderson. 

•Students  at  the  College  Misericordia 
gave  the  Republican  nominee  a  lead  of 
four  percentage  points— 39  to  35— with 
Mr.  Anderson  running  third  with  26  per 
cent. 
Reagan  Gains  In  South 

Mr.  Reagan's  campaign  organization 
reports  that  polls  on  six  campuses  show 
the  Republican  leading  by  margins  of 
10  to  60  percentage  points  over  his 
challengers.  Most  of  those  polls  were 
taken  at  colleges  in  the  South,  including 
Old  Dominion  University,  Radford  Col- 
lege, Louisiana  State  University,  and 
Southern  Methodist  Uniyersity.  Mr. 
Reagan  racked  up  the  most  impressive 
victory  at  Louisiana  Tech  University, 
where  he  had  the  support  of  71  per  cent 
of  the  students  polled. 

A  spokesman  for  the  College 
Democrats  of  America  says  the  group 
has  not  been  keeping  track  of  straw 
polls  on  college  campuses. 

"Students'  views  have  been  changing 
a  lot  lately,"  the  spokesman  said. 
"Anderson  has  been  losing  a  lot  of  sup- 
port." 


Ronald  W.  Reagan,  the  newiy  eiecieu 
President  of  the  United  States,  will  take 
the  Oath  of  Office  in  January.  With  his 
ascension  to  the  White  House  as  fortieth 
Chief  Executive,  policies  will,  without  a 
doubt,  change.  The  question  which  re- 
mains to  be  seen  is  how  radically  the 
new  government  will  alter  life  for 
various  sections  of  the  population.  For 
colleges,  Washington  College  in  par- 
ticular, will  the  Reagan  administration 
help  or  hinder  students  and  faculty? 

Among  members  of  the  administra- 
tion and  faculty,  there  are  varying  opi- 
nions as  to  how  the  Reagan  Presidency 
will  affect  college  life.  Washington  Col- 
lege, being  a  small  school,  recleves 
very  little  federal  aide.  According  to 
President  of  the  College  Joseph  McLain 
"we're  too  small  to  be  affected  by 
whomever  is  in  the  White  House."  He 
continued  to  say  that  "I  don't  think  It 
will  have  any  impact,  major  or  minor, 
on  this  college." 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
said  that  "I  think  the  picture  goes  wider 
than  the  implications  for  a  small  col- 
lege, and  for  education  in  general."  He 
added  that  "there  are  larger  problems 
than  those  in  Education." 

Clarke  sees  money  expeditures  as  be- 
ing affected  by  the  Reagan  administra- 
tion. "We're  giving  away  money  hand 
and  fist, "  he  said.  "Reagan  wants  to  cut 
this  down  ...  we  do  so  badly  by  the 
government  (in  terms  of  finances)  that 
our  support  comes  from  elsewhere. 

The  newly  formed  Department  of 
Education  is  "controversial  at  best," 
Clarke  said.  "The  things  that  happen  on 
Capital  Hill  are  questionable." 

Clarke  concluded  that  "after  reading 
all  kinds  of  things,  I  was  not  able  to 
reach  a  conclusion  as  to  who  would  be 
best  for  Washington  College."  He  added 
that  he  felt  the  "whole  thing  is  kind  of 
odd  ...  I  wish  that  one  of  the  canidates 
had  come  out  with  a  campaign  view  on 
education." 

Dr.  Daniel  Premo  of  the  Political 
Science  department  said  that  "Mr. 
Reagan  was  hardly  what  you  would  call 
a  friend  of  higher  education  while  serv- 


Ing  as  governor  of  California.  It  re- 
mains to  be  seen  what  his  policy  will  be 
as  chief  executive."  Premo  said  that 
"some  people  think  Reagan's  election 
will  have  little  affect  on  Washington 
College  because  we  do  recleve  a 
minimal  amount  of  federal  aide."  The 
move  to  conservatism,  with  the  election 
of  Reagan  will,  in  fact,  "have  direct  Im- 
plications to  higher  education  in  this 
country,"  he  said. 

Washington  College  is  not  "in- 
vulnerable to  policy  changes  at  the 
federal  level"  said  Premo.  According 
to  Premo,  the  recently  created  Depart- 
ment of  Education  will  probably  not  be 
abolished.  It  Is  also  unlikely  that  the 
functions  of  this  department  will  be  in- 
corporated in  the  older  department  of 
Health,  Education  and  Welfare. 
"However,"  Premo  said,  "I  do  an- 
ticipate reduced  federal  funding  for  a 
variety  of  programs  that  will  affect  all 
segments  of  the  college  community." 
For  example,  Premo  believes  that 
"less  money  will  be  made  available  for 
student  loans,  funding  for  area 
specialization  programs,  and  educa- 
tional exchange  programs  will  be  fur- 
ther curtailed."  This,  Premo  feels,  will 
affect  both  students  and  faculty 
adversely.  He  added  that  there  may 
also  be  a  "reducation  of  federal  aid  to 
state  educational  institutes"  which 
might  then  lead  state  legislators  to 
"decrease  their  amount  of  support  for 
the  private  educational  sector."  This, 
Premo  concluded  would  cut  funding  in 
"areas  such  as  low  interest  for  capital 
improvement  projects,  funding  for  stu- 
dent loans  and  scholarships,  and  the 
direct  subsidy  initiated  under  former 
Governor  Mandel  based  on  the  number 
of  graduates."  This  funds  Washington 
College  with  approximately  $50,000 
"with  no  strings  attached." 

Whether  or  not  the  Reagan  Ad- 
ministration will  actually  affect  fun- 
dings for  the  college,  directly  or  in- 
directly, remains  to  be  seen.  The  ques- 
tion is,  obviously,  a  controversial  and 
opinionated  one. 


Roving  Reporter 


Photos  and  Reporting  by  Jim  Graham 


Question:  How  do  you  feel  about  the  outcome  of  the  Presidential  election. 


John  N  e  vers—  I  must  admit  I  was  sur- 
prised at  Reagan's  overwhelming  de- 
feat given  the  pre-election  pollster 
results  showing  Reagan  and  Carter 
neck  and  neck.  I  think  most  students 
are  concerned  with  the  possibility  of 
war  with  Reagan  In  office. 


Nan  Welnstock—  I  think  it  was  in- 
evitable. There  was  no  other  way  it  was 
feasible.  I  don't  like  Reagan  but  the 
country  needed  a  change  and  this  was 
it. 


Chris  Aiello— I  predicted  the  outcome 
of  the  election  weeks  ago.  As  a  matter 
of  fact  I  won  ten  dollars  from  a  poor 
sucker  as  a  result  of  the  election.  I  feel 
the  choice  was  proper  and  the  right 
man  was  chosen.  I  feel  our  country 
needed  a  change  and  Reagan  was  the 
right  man  for  the  job. 


Ken  Maher— I  Just  hope  we  all  don't 
have  to  go  to  war  or  I'll  be  catching  a 
suntan  in  another  country  so  it  doesn't 
make  too  much  difference.  The  Ameri- 
can people  will  find  out  soon  enough 
whether  Reagan  was  the  man.  I  be- 
lieved in  Carter. 


Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  November 7, 1980—  Page  4 


Mystery  Man  Merz  Gives  Harriers  Spark 


byJEFFALDERSON 


"I  worked  this  summer  (running),  it 
was  very  enthusiastic  and  it  really  paid 
off."  says  senior  cross  country  runner 
Ken  "Mystery  Man"  Merz.  Merz  has 
been  an  asset  to  the  team  since  he 
started  running  cross  country  for  W.C. 
a  year  and  a  half  ago. 

"Mystery  Man,"  comes  form  Glad- 
wyne,  Pennsylvania,  a  suburb  of 
Philadelphia.  During  his  high  school 
years,  Merz  was  mainly  involved  in 
wrestling.  He  felt  that  cross  country 
was  a  good  way  to  condition  for  wrestl- 
ing season. 

When  Merz  applied  to  college,  he  was 
put  on  "too  many  waiting  lists."  He 
eventually  applied  to  W.C.  because 
"it's  a  good  place  for  chemistries." 
When  he  found  out  that  there  was  no 
wrestling  team  here,  Merz  decided  to 
try  out  for  cross  country.  He  ran  his 
freshman  year  but  was  hurt  so  he  did 
not  come  out  his  sophomore  and  junior 
years. 

Ken  acquired  his  nickname  from 
Hurtt  Deringer,  a  writer  for  the  Kent 
County  News.  "Someone  told  me  that 
there  was  an  article  in  the  Kent  County 
News  (entitled)  "Mystery  Man  Merz 
Sparks  Shore  Harriers."  The  point  of 


the  article,  written  by  Deringer,  was, 
"Where  had  Merz  been  in  previous 
years?" 

Merz  does  not  feel  that  cross  country 
is  really  a  spectator  sport.  "If  you're 
not  interested,  it's  dull.  Competing  is 
exciting,  though."  he  said. 

"For  a  five  mile  race  you  have  to 
really  be  psyched,"  Merz  commented. 
He  "psyches"  himself  before  a  race 
with  some  stretching  routines  then  "I 
just  relax  and  goof  around.  Then  Just 
line  up  and  go." 

Merz  has  good  feelings  about  his 
teammates  and  coach.  "Chatelller's  a 
good  coach.  He  doesn't  want  excess  in 
working  out,  he  just  wants  us  to  do  well. 
I'm  glad  that  I  can  help  him  and  do  well 
for  him." 

For  the  first  time  in  his  life,  Merz  is 
going  to  try  out  for  outdoor  track  this 
spring.  His  goal  is  to  "try  to  get  as  close 
to  or  beat  the  school  record  for  the 
mile." 

Last  year,  "Mystery  Man"  ran  in  the 
faculty  challenge  and  placed  third 
behind  Sean  O'Connor  and  Jeff  Chaffin, 
first  and  second  respectively.  Merz 
could  not  run  this  year  because  of  a  con- 


flict wit),  a  meet.  He  also  ran  in  fhe 
ten-mile  Chestertown  Sea  Party  race 
last  spring. 

This  summer,  Merz  ran  10-15  miles 
everyday  until  he  had  to  cut  down 
because  of  a  bad  knee.  He  continued  to 
run  six  miles  a  day  and  raced  most  of 
this  summer  at  a  distance  of  ten 
kilometers. 

Merz  adds  that,  "Sean  O'Connor  Is 
going  to  help  me  and  Jeff  Lucas  this 
year.  I  go  running  with  him  (O'Connor) 
and  he  really  gives  me  inspiration.  He 
keeps  me  going." 

"I  don't  understand  all  this  bother 
about  me."  Merz  remarked,  "I  con- 
sider myself  only  a  slightly  above 
average  runner.  I'm  hoping  I  can  even- 
tually become  really  good,  I  hope  to 
keep  running  in  Grad  school."  Being  a 
chemistry  major,  Merz  feels  that  cross 
country  is  "just  another  lab  course." 

The  Mid  Atlantic  Conference  Cham- 
pionships are  this  Saturday,  November 
8.  "I  hope  W.C.  is  not  bottom  ranked 
this  year,  again."  Merz  said.  "Next 
weekend  I'm  going  to  try  to  qualify  for 
nationals.  It'll  be  tough.  It's  just  a  try 
but  it  should  be  fun  to  race  with  quality 
runners." 


Shore  Booters  Coming  Down  to  the  Wire 


The  soccer  season  is  fast  coming  to  a 
close  for  this  year's  squad  and  it  has 
gotten  to  the  point  where  they  must  win 
tomorrow  against  a  very  good  Western 
Maryland  squad  to  continue  their  play- 
ing days. 

It  has  been  a  frustrating  season  for 
many  of  the  players  and  their  coach. 
Last  years  11-5-2  season  was  the  best  in 
recent  soccer  history  at  W.C.  and  this 
year's  record,  now  hovering  one  game 
below  .500  has  been  hard  on  the  squad. 
"I'm  just  not  used  to  losing,"  Ben 
Tuckerman  once  said. 

Ed  Athey,  the  team's  coach,  com- 
mented that,  "this  team  has  just  as 
much  potential  as  last  year's  squad.  It's 
just  that  we  have  a  much  tougher 
schedule  and  we  haven't  had  the  luck 
we  had  in  last  year's  games." 

Another  frustration  for  the  team  has 
been  empty  stands.  People  haven't 
come  and  publicity  has  been  minimal. 
One  player  said,  "It  seems  that  we've 
been  forgotten.  Student  enthusiam  is  at 
an  all  time  low." 


by  JIM  GRAHAM 

The  game  tomorrow  will  probably  be 
one  of  the  toughest  games  the  Athey 
men  have  played  all  season.  In  an  early 
pre-season  contest  Bobby  Kline,  the 
Terror's  goalie,  won  a  2-1  decision. 
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Students  React  to  Rape 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Dorm  doors  continue  to  be  locked  at 
6:00,  following  the  rape  which  occurred 
on  campus  two  weeks  ago.  There  does 
seem  to  be  some  concern,  however,  that 
security  in  general  has  relaxed. 

"I'm  really  concerned  because  I 
think  people  have  forgotten  about  it 
already,"  said  SGA  President  Jay 
Young,  "It's  blown  over  quickly." 

Some  feel  that  the  security  force 
itself  needs  to  be  increased.  "I  feel 
sorry  that  the  incident  took  place;  it's  a 
blatant  example  of  the  security  pro- 
blem which  exists  at  this  school."  said 


Jani  Gabriel.  "Three  security  guards 
making  occasional  rounds  just  isn't 
good  enough."  Said  Kathy  Waye,  "I 
think  they  definitely  need  to  beef  up 
security,  and  people  should  continue  to 
be  aware  of  security." 

Suggestions  were  made  for  a  resolu- 
tion at  the  last  SGA  meeting,  but, 
"nothing  specific  came  up,"  said 
Young,  "The  need  for  awareness  on  the 
part  of  the  students  seems  also  to  be  a 
concern."  We  could  have  the  National 
Guard  and  the  Marines  here,  and  if  peo- 
ple open  windows  and  prop  doors,  it 
wouldn't  do  any  good." 


Academic  Housing  in  the 
Hill  Dorms— Pros  and  Cons 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Opinion  over  academic  interest  group 
housing  in  the  Hill  Dorms  is  divided. 
There  is  tittle  argument  that  the 
academic  atmosphere  on  campus  out- 
side the  classroom  needs  to  be 
enhanced,  and  that  housing  groups  with 
a  common  academic  interest  together 
is  a  good  way  to  start.  The  specific  pro- 
posal, however,  to  place  those  groves  In 
the  Hill  Dorms  when  they  are 
renovated  is  not  as  readily  acceptable 
to  some  people. 

"The  problem  with  the  specific  pro- 
posal is  that  I  don't  think  this  is  the  way 
to  do  it,  and  it  will  have  a  negative  ef- 
fect becasue  it  is  potentially  divisive," 
said  Geoff  Garintber,  Vice  President  of 
the  SGA.  "Academics  has  always  got  to 
be  the  top  priority.  But  the  effect  of  put- 
ting academic  interest  groups  in  the 
Hill  Dorms  to  all  other  areas  would  be 
so  detrimental,  it  would  offset  the 
benefits." 

Dr.  Daniel  Primo,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  History  and  Political  Science, 


said,  "We're  presented  with  the  op- 
portunity to  make  a  fundamental  and 
crucial  decision  in  terms  of  influencing 
the  character  of  the  environment.  The 
Hill  Dorms  complex  is  the  nerve  center 
of  the  campus  in  its  physical  location 
and  I'd  like  to  see  it  converted  into  a 
more  academically  oriented  area  as  op- 
posed to  basically  a  center  of  social 
functions.  Said  Lee  Ann  Chearneyi, 
"We  need  proper  faculties.  The  Hill 
Dorms  are  at  the  center  where 
everything's  happening.  It's  the  key 
location." 

Other  opinions  expressed  have  been 
that  since  the  campus  is  small,  there  is 
no  center,  and  that  academic  housing 
would  be  as  effective  elsewhere, 
whereas  fraternity  housing  may  not  be, 
said  Frank  Dirks,  "To  displace  any 
group  which  has  resided  in  an  area  for  a 
long  time  does  something  to  effect  it 
(the  group).  A  college  is  such  a  tran- 
sient community  it's  hard  to  tell  until 
you  look  at  the  long  term  effects  of  such 
a  move." 


Untenured  Faculty  To 
Use  Evaluation  Forms 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


The  Committee  on  Appointment  and 
Tenure  has  recently  passed  a  measure 
by  which  only  untenured  professors  will 
be  required  to  have  students  fill  out 
evaluation  forms  at  the  end  of  the 
semesters. 

The  evaluation  form,  a  multiple 
choice  format  which  students  are  asked 
to  fill  out,  is  used  to  evaluate  the  pro- 
fessor and  his  abilities  from  the  stu- 
dent's point  of  view.  According  to  Dean 
of  the  College  Garry  Clarke,  "every 
year  we  discuss  the  forms  and  the  use 
of  them." 

The  decision  of  the  Committee  was 
based  on  literature  written  about  the 
forms.  Such  literature  "suggests  that 
you  need  not  use  a  form"  for  all  faculty 
members,  said  Clarke.  He  added  that 
"some  semesters  we  make  it  man- 
datory, others,  optional.  We  always  use 
the  forms  for  untenured  faculty  as  they 
are  on  a  sort  of  probation,"  After 
discussing  the  possibilities,  Clarke  said 
the  Committee  "decided  to  do  it  this 
way." 

Forms  for  second-year  faculty 
members  "will  be  administered  on 
either  Friday,  November  21,  Monday, 
November  24,  or  Tuesday  the  25th" 
Clarke  said.  The  forms  for  the  rest  of 
the  faculty  will  be  used  "anytime  after 
December  1,  at  the  descretion  of  the 
faculty,"  said  Clarke.  The  reason  that 
second  year  faculty  members  will  be 
evaluated  by  students  earlier  is  that 
"the  second  year  contracts  will  be 
reviewed  on  December  15"  said  Clarke, 

"The  benefits  of  something  like  this 
are  always  questionable,"  Clarke  said. 
Literature  on  the  matter  says  that 
students  do  have  a  reaction  to  the  man- 
ner in  which  a  professor  teaches.  "But 
they  (the  students)  cannot  evaluate  in  a 
professional  way,"  added  Clarke.  He 
said,  however,  that  "the  reactions  of 
students  are  valuable",  especially  the 


Marshall 
Recovering 
From  Injury 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

Duane  Marshall,  Kappa  Alpha  Presi- 
dent of  Washington  College,  is  now  at 
home  in  Cambridge,  Maryland  follow- 
ing treatment  of  an  eye  unjury  at  the 
Delaware  Memorial  Hospital,  Wilm- 
ington. 

He  returned  home  Friday,  November 
7,  but  visits  specialists  at  The  Johns 
Hopkins  Hospital  in  Baltimore.  He  is 
recovering  rather  well  and  is  expected 
to  be  able  to  return  to  the  College  after 
Thanksgiving. 


written  remarks  which  can  be  of  great 
use  to  a  professor. 

Having  the  forms  mandatory  for  only 
untenured  professors  is  vital.  "There 
would  be  a  disservice  to  untenured 
faculty  if  we  did  not  get  various  reac- 
tions," Clarke  said,  adding  that  help 
and  feedback  from  varied  sources  is 
essential  for  the  untenured  professor. 

The  reaction  to  this  measure  on  the 
part  of  the  untenured  faculty  members 
is  one  of  understanding.  "I  think 
evaluations  are  a  good  thing,  they  are 
important"  said  Dr.  George  Splllich  of 
the  Psychology  department.  He  added 
that  "speaking  as  a  psychologist,  It 
may  be  that  those  who  are  most  in- 
terested in  their  teaching  would  always 
be  Interested  In  some  sort  of  an  evalua- 
tion, whether  formal  or  informal,  by  the 
Dean  or  on  their  own," 

Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau  of  the  English 
department  said  that  "I  don't  approve 
of  the  format  of  the  questionaire  which 
is  presented  to  the  students."  The  pur- 
pose of  the  evaluation,  he  said  "is  to 
help  the  teacher  improve  his  methods 
of  teaching."  In  that  respect,  he  added, 
"I  don't  find  the  forms  helpful." 
Because  of  the  format  of  the  multiple 
choice  questionaire,  Cousineau  said 
that  all  that  is  represented  is  "a  quan- 
titative summary,"  He  added  that 
"verbal  comments  are  more  valuable 
than  quantitative  results."  Cousineau 
said  that  the  weaknesses  of  the  present 
form  "could  be  corrected"  if  students 
would  take  the  time  to  "write  a 
thoughtful  paragraph  and  in  that  way 
overcome  the  limitations  of  a  multiple- 
choice  format."  Cousineau  concluded 
that  "the  value  of  the  questionaire,  or 
the  aim  of  it,  should  be  to  improve 
teaching." 


McLain  in 
Hospital 

by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-Chief 

President  of  the  College  Joseph 
Mclaln  is  In  satisfactory  condition  in 
the  Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  Hospital 
following  intestinal  surgery  last  week. 

After  tests  indicated  the  need  for 
surgery,  rather  than  delay  the  opera- 
tion, Mclain  decided  to  have  It  while  he 
was  in  the  hospital.  The  surgeon  has  not 
indicated  how  long  he  must  remain  in 
the  hospital,  nor  how  long  a  recupera- 
tive period  he  will  need.  "The  surgery 
went  according  to  plan  and  was  suc- 
cessful," said  Vice  President  for 
finance  Gene  Hessey.  "He  came 
through  in  fine  shape  and  is  doing 
well." 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  Is 
taking  over  the  President's  respon 
sibilittes  while  he  is  absent,  in  ac- 
cordance  with  the  by-laws  of  the  school. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  November  21, 1980— Page  2 


editorial 


The  Elm  story,  and  the  editorial,  about  the  rape  appeared  just 
one  week  ago.  The  rape  itself  happened  not  two  weeks  ago. 
Already  people  are  complaining  about  the  hassle  of  having 
dorms  locked  at  6:00.  Just  how  forgetful,  and  selfish  can  we 
become? 

Part  of  the  reason  this  crime  was  publicized  was  to  make  peo- 
ple more  aware  of  the  need  to  be  cautious.  And  yet,  barely  two 
weeks  later,  we've  chosen  to  let  bygones  be  bygones.  It's  not  the 
responsibility  of  the  administration  to  coddle  us.  If  we're  unwill- 
ing to  help  provide  for  our  own  safety,  we  can't  expect  the  ad- 
ministration, no  matter  how  many  steps  it  takes,  no  matter  how 
much  money  it  spends,  to  ensure  the  security  at  this  campus. 

No  one  is  promoting  hysteria.  But  neither  can  anyone  accept 
complacency.  What  is  needed  is  some  common  sense.  If  an 
"undesirable"  could  enter  a  dormitory,  seemingly  without  trou- 
ble, how  much  easier  is  it  for  one  to  roam  around  outside  the 
dorms.  All  the  spotlights  and  security  patrols  in  the  world  can't 
prevent  this.  We're  going  to  have  to  start  watching  out  for 
ourselves  and  for  one  another.  We're  going  to  have  to  stop  com- 
plaining about  the  small  sacrifices  that  this  responsibility 
demands. 


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Committee  Gathers  Data  on 
Attrition 

by  JEFF  ALDERSON 


"When  we  lose  one  student,  that's  too 
many,"  stated  Mickey  DiMaggio, 
Director  of  Admissions.  "We  have  to 
find  out  if  we  need  new  programs  or 
facilities  and  why  are  our  students  are 
leaving."  This  is  the  main  purpose  of 
the  attrition  committee,  informally 
named  the  Student  Retention  Commit- 
tee. 

The  Student  Retention  Committee 
was  formed  last  spring  when  President 
Joseph  McLain  asked  for  a  study  of 
retention  and  attrition  at  Washington 
College.  The  committee  consists  of 
students,  faculty,  and  administration. 
"We  met  at  the  end  of  last  spring,"  said 
Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke, 
chairman  of  the  committee.  "We 
discussed  the  way  to  proceed,  and 
decided  to  do  a  formal  study  of  our 
students  and  the  kinds  of  factors  that 
might  affect  their  attrition." 

There  have  been  30,000  pieces  of  data 
collected  so  far  for  this  study.  Ac- 
cording to  Clarke,  this  includes  in- 
formation on  every  student  enrolled  in 
the  school  in  the  past  five  years.  Where 
that  student  went  to  high  school,  his 
S.A.T.  scores,  activities  involved  in 
while  in  high  school,  G.P.A.,  board 
scores,  and  in  some  cases,  his  parents' 
occupations  have  also  been  noted.  The 
study  also  contains  information  on  the 
student's  prospective  major,  how  long 
he  attended  the  college,  his  advisor, 
and  activities  participated  in, 

The  information  is  being  coded  by 
Mrs.  Patsy  Will,  in  the  Business  Office. 
"Each  name  has  essentially  been 
turned  into  a  number  and  now  every- 
thing is  in  the  process  of  being  coded, 
then  it  will  be  put  into  the  computer," 
said  Clarke.  Gathering  the  information 
has  been  a  tedious  process  since  it  all 
had  to  be  collected  by  hand  for  1245  peo- 
ple. "We  hope  that  the  results  will  give 
us  much  needed  information.  When  the 
results  are  out,  the  committee  can  get 
together  to  study  the  information,"  said 
Clarke. 

"It  is  very  important  that  we,  as  an 
institution,  find  out  why  students  leave 
or  remain,"  stated  Associate  Dean  Ed 
Maxcy,  a  member  of  the  committee. 
"We  met  to  decide  what  information 
would  be  relevant  and  what  is  most 
readily  available."  Continued  Maxcy, 


"We  can't  do  much  more  until  Dr. 
Cades  is  finished.  Once  we  have  the  in- 
formation, we'll  have  to  decide,  as  a 
committee,  where  to  go." 

Dr.  Steven  Cades,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Sociology,  is  not  a  member  of 
the  attrition  committee  but  is  serving 
as  a  technical  consultant  since  he  has 
worked  with  the  kind  of  material  the 
committee  is  studying, 

The  tests  being  run  on  the  material 
will,  hopefully,  determine  "what  kinds 
of  characteristics  can  be  associated 
with  leaving  Washington  College  before 
graduation,"  stated  Cades,  "Is  it  deter- 
mined by  low  or  high  grade  point 
averages  or  Involvement  in  student 
groups?  Do  fraternities,  athletics,  or 
activities  like  the  Elm  staff  make  col- 
lege more  enjoyable?  There  are  a  lot  of 
theories.  We  hope  that  this  information 
will  allow  us  to  replace  these  theories 
with  some  evidence." 

All  of  the  data  collected  is  being 
coded  for  processing  on  the  Prime  550 
computer.  A  social  science  package, 
Statistical  Package  for  Social  Sciences 
has  been  added  to  the  computer.  "This 
is  a  way  of  describing  a  set  of  data  so 
that  one  can  request  almost  an 
unlimited  variety  of  statistical  tests," 
Cades  commented.  With  this  package, 
"someone  else  has  done  the  Fortran 
work." 

There  are  a  number  of  people  in- 
terested in  S.P.S.S.  For  any  student  in- 
terested, Cades  added,  "S.P.S.S.  Is 
alive  and  well  for  use.  I  am  available 
for  help  for  anyone  interested." 


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Traditional  Thanksgiving 
Meal-No  Bird 


byANYAUPNICK 


Wednesday,  November  19  marks  the 
fourth  year  of  the  traditional 
Washington  College  Thanksgiving 
meal. 

"The  program  was  first  initiated  by 
the  students  themselves,"  remarked 
Mr.  Dave  Knowles,  head  of  the  Food 
Service.  This  year  Knowles  has  a  co- 
operator,  Mark  Simpson,  SGA  food 
chairman.  "More  students  are  becom- 
ing involved  now.  What  used  to  be  run 
by  the  staff  is  slowly  being  taken  over 


ELM 


Meeting  every  Monday 
at  7:30  PM  in  our  office 
in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall 


by  the  students."  said  Knowles.  He 
thinks  that  is  wonderful:  the  students 
helping  creates  a  more  relaxed  at- 
mosphere. 

This  meal,  like  all  others,  is  open  to 
the  public,  and  tends  to  attract  more 
non-student  participants  than  regular 
meals. 

Reservations  for  four  or  eight  are 
taken  with  the  option  of  "bird  or  no 
bird."  People  who  give  up  their  turkey 
have  to  show  up  for  dinner  In  order  for 
their  bird  to  be  given  away.  "This 
makes  It  more  of  a  sacrifice."  says 
Knowles.  So  people  who  sign  up  for  "no 
bird"  and  then  don't  come  to  dinner 
defeat  the  whole  purpose,  because  their 
birds  are  not  given  away. 

On  the  average  five  hundred  people 
are  served,  and  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  turkeys  are  given  away.  These 
turkeys  go  to  the  social  center 
downtown.  The  center  chooses  the  peo- 
ple who  will  receive  the  turkeys. 

Knowles,  with  the  help  of  his  staff  and 
the  students,  creates  a  special  dinner 
that  benefits  both  the  college  and  the 
needy  in  the  surrounding  area. 


Roving  Reporter 


Photos  by  Jim  Graham 


Question:    Do    you    think    academic 
special  groups  should  be  housed  In  the 

HOI  Dorms? 


Cat  Carrier— 

NO.  Because  putting  Academic 
special  interest  groups  would  lead  to 
the  demise  of  the  Fraternities.  Both 
groups  could  be  satisfied  by  placing  the 
ASIG  in  housing  such  as  Talbot, 
Caroline,  etc.  This  way  both  the  frater- 
nities and  the  ASIGs  could  be  satisfied. 
I  see  this  as  a  compromise  and  the  best 
of  both  worlds. 


Fannie  Hobba— 

NO.  The  fraternities  lived  there  when 
they  were  in  bad  shape  so  they  should 
get  to  use  them  after  they've  been  fixed 
up.  Also,  the  fraternities  need  places  to 
hold  special  activities. 


Leslie  Shaw— 

I  think  the  writer's  union  and  other 
special  interest/artistic  groups  would 
benifit  greatly  by  living  in  the  Hill 
Dorms. 


Dan  Shananan— 

NO.  I  think  the  Fraternities  should  re- 
main in  the  Hill  Dorms.  They've  been 
there  quite  a  long  time  and  they  should 
be  allowed  to  return  if  they  wish  to. 


Karen  Perkinson— 

NO.  The  fraternities  are  a  very  im- 
portant social  part  of  campus  life. 
Breaking  the  tradition  of  where  they 
live,  is  a  step  towards  the  possible  ex- 
tinction of  fraternities  all  together.  Let 
the  ASIGs  live  where  the  fraternities 
are  this  year  and  put  the  (rats  back 
wheretheybelong! 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  21, 1980-Page3 

Model  of  Original  College 
Building  to  be  Built 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


"Many  students  here  don't  feel  the 
pride  of  attending  a  venerable  institu- 
tion, and  one  reason  for  this  is  because 
the  first  building  is  gone.  It  is  only  a 
phantom,"  said  Dr.  Robert  Janson- 
LaPalme,  Associate  Professor  of  Art, 
who  hopes  to  discover  the  exact  struc- 
ture of  the  building  and  have  a  model  of 
it  constructed. 

He  added,  "By  having  a  model  of  the 
first  Washington  College  building  built, 
I  want  to  provide  a  perpetual  reminder 
of  the  size,  scale,  and  aesthetic  quality 
of  the  college  edifice  which  has  been 
lost  to  the  contemporary  college  com- 
munity. Our  origins  were  nationally 
significant  in  the  era  of  the  1780's,  but 
the  modern  public  doesn't  seem  to  be 
aware  of  this." 

The  original  College  building  was 
demolished  in  1827  when  a  fire,  which 
began  in  the  center,  quickly  spread  to 
the  roof  and  engulfed  tha  entire 
building.  The  bricks  from  it,  over  one 
half  million,  were  sold  for  a  small  sum 
to  townspeople.  Janson-LaPalme  said, 
"Any  documentation  of  what  the  col- 
lege was  like  are  hard  to  come  by. 
Because  of  fires,  we  have  lost  two 
libraries  and  have,  therefore,  had  hor- 
rible luck  in  finding  anything  about  the 
early  College."  The  first  building  was 
destroyed  before  photography  was  in- 
vented and  it  has  been  Impossible  to 
find  even  a  sketch  of  it. 

The  only  rendering  known  to  exist 
was  printed  in  a  booklet  written  by 
William  Smith*  the  first  President  of 
Washington  College.  A  folding  plate  in 
the  book,  entitled  "The  first  engraving 
of  a  Maryland  Historical  Landmark," 
showed  the  building  as  Smith  and  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  had 
decided  to  have  it  built.  There  is  no 
evidence,  however,  that  the  building 
matched  the  sketch  exactly,  One  pro- 
blem with  the  sketch  is  that  it  only 
shows  the  front  of  the  building.  It  was 
sectioned  into  three  points  and  the  basic 
dimensions  of  each  part  are  known. 
Another  problem  is  that  the  middle  sec- 
tion was  longer  than  the  other  two  and  it 
is  not  known  if  the  middle  projected 
more  toward  the  front  or  rear.  Jan- 
sonLa  Palme  said,  "The  only  way  we 
can  find  out  is  to  look  for  the  founda- 
tion." 

He  has  had  several  archeoligists  look 
at  the  area  around  Middle  Hall,  where 
the  original  building  is  believed  to  have 
been   built.   Those  consulted   include 


Chandlee  Forman,  a  leading  histoian  of 
Maryland  architecture  who  excavated 
St.  Mary's  City,  and  Milner  Associa- 
tiones,  a  professional  firm  from  West 
Chester,  Pennsylvania.  He  said,  "It 
Isthought  to  be  worth  the  effort  but,  of 
course,  no  one  can  be  sure.  When  the  ar- 
cheologists  were  touring  the  ground 
aroung  Middle  Hall,  some  pieces  of  pot- 
tery which  were  clearly  19th  Century 
were  found  only  one  half  inch  under  the 
soU." 

Janson-La  Palme  added  that  "good 
archealogy,  is  done  by  hand  and  is 
therefore  expensive."  The  College  has 
been  given  estimates,  but,  in  order  to 
save  on  expenses,  it  has  been  thought 
that  students  might  be  interested  in 
volunteering  a  few  hours  a  week  towork 
on  the  project.  The  archeologlsts  hired 
would  be  living  and  working  with  these 
student  volunteers.  If  the  project  is  ful- 
ly funded,  it  would  be  started  this  spr- 
ing. 

The  Idea  has  been  approved  by  the 
full  Bicentennial  Steering  Committee 
and  allocations  have  been  made.  Ac- 
cording to  Janson-La  Palme,  though, 
only  about  forty  percent  of  the 
estimated  cost  has  been  raised.  A  ten- 
tative plan  of  how  the  archeological  dig 
will  be  carried  out  is  to  dig  a  trench 
behind  Middle  Hall  and  to  work  toward 
the  Hill,  Janson-LaPalme  said,  "It 
won't  be  a  full  excavation,  but  we  ex- 
pect to  find  artifacts  which  will  tell  us 
about  the  College's  History,"  At  a 
meeting  of  the  Steering  Committee  last 
year,  one  student  suggested  that  if  a 
section  of  the  building  is  found  it  should 
be  exposed  by  landscaping.  If  all  Is  ap- 
proved and  the  necessary  information 
emerges,  a  leading  professional  builder 
from  Washington  D.C.  will  construct  a 
model  of  the  original  building, 

Janson-LaPalme  said,  "I  consider  it 
a  well  designed  building  as  compared 
with  several  other  18th  Century 
buildings."  He  teaches  a  course  entitled 
"Arts  in  America"  in  which  he  gives 
students  Ideas  of  what  buildings  looked 
like  during  that  time  preiod.  He  said,  "I 
have  always  used  buildings  at  William 
and  Mary,  and  Harvard  as  example, 
but  felt  frustrated  that  I  could  never 
really  present  Washington  College's 
buildings  accurately.  Over  the  years  It 
has  just  been  something  that's  been  on 
my  mind.  I  have  wanted  more  visible 
evidence  of  what  the  College  looked 
like." 


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Enter  Phebe's—  a  dimly-lit 
located  at  69  East  Third  Street  in 
York  City.  Sit  down  an  one  olap 
imately  twenty  tables  placed  ai 
the  platform  area  of  the  bar.  On 
glass  of  wine  from  the  owner  of  lb 
and  observe  the  multitude  of  jm 
and  other  nostalgic  paraphenalia 
the  sixties  and  early  seventies  tha 
pasted  on  the  black  walls  in  the 
Listen  and  reminisce  as  songs  Ira 
sixties  echo  out  from  the  juke  tun 
just  another  night  at  the  bar,  orisit 

The  lights  in  the  bar  are  lowered 
they  are  completely  off.  The  mua 
ing  played  on  the  jutebox  has 
ceased  so  that  a  special  reading « 
played.  The  announcer  is  repo 
from  the  scene  preceding  Pres 
John  F.  Kennedy's  assassination. 
lights  in  the  bar  are  turned  on! 
after  the  three  gun  shots  are  heard 

A  woman  dressed  in  a  navy 
jumper  is  sitting  at  one  of  the 
tables  in  the  bar.  In  a  dreamy  red 
tion,  she  (Sally  McKenzie)  1 
talk  about  what  she  was  doing  a 
day  that  Kennedy  was  assassin 
Her  name  is  Wanda  and  she's  a  tea 
of  "subnormal  children  in  NewJer 
Wanda  was  working  for  a  magi 


The  Waihlngton  College  Elm-Frldiy,  November  21, 1«0-P«ge  5 


k  to  the  Sixties 


by  SUE  JAMES 

Fine  Arts  Editor 
i  on  the  day  that  the  President 
:oi.  The  school  teacher  takes  a  sip 
blis  and  stares  out  into  the  black 
es  of  the  bar.  It's  February  19, 

ler  person  walks  onto  the  plat- 
nd  takes  a  seat  at  a  table  directly 
I  of  the  bar.  It  is  Sparger  a 
exual  actor.  He  orders  a  White 
in  and  reminisces  about  his 
in  the  underground  theater.  Cur- 
Sparger  is  "an  actor  used  to  ac- 
her  people's  fantasies." 
t  people  enter  the  bar  and  make 
laces  as  Wanda  and  Sparger  did, 
eminiscing  a  about  their  lives 
Kennedy' a  assassination.  In  the 
this  period  covers  ten  years, 
og  with  his  death  in  1963  and  en- 
rith  the  Watergate  trial  in  1973. 
dree  people,  who  speak  their 
;hts  through  connecting 
)gues,  as  do  Wanda  and  Sparger, 
(ark,  the  Vietnam  GI;  Rona,<the 
:  hippie;  and  Carla,  the  Marilyn 
esterotype. 

)1  these  three  characters,  Rona 
first  as  Sparger  finishes  his  train 
ight,  Mark  takes  his  seat  at  a  cor- 
)le  arid  begins  a  letter  that  he  is 
ig  to  mother.  On  the  subject  of 


marijuana,  the  GI  says,  "Thought  the 
Vietcong  turned  them  on."  Mark  ceases 
to  speak  as  Wanda  describes  the 
chaotic  situation  in  New  York  City  on 
the  day  of  Kennedy's  assassination. 
"Every  bell  in  New  York  started 
ringing.  We  knew  that  he  was  dead." 
Carla  has  now  walked  up  to  the  bar  and 
with  a  martini  in  hand,  says,  "I'm  not 
interested  in  the  sixties."  The  five 
characters  continue  their  discourse  in 
intertwining  monologues  as  Rona  gives 
the  chronology  of  events. 

Each  of  the  five  characters  is  sym- 
bolic of  a  distinct  level  of  society 
perceived  in  the  sixties.  Wanda,  the 
schoolteacher,  is  the  symbol  of  the  con- 
servative side  of  the  American  society. 

She  pushes  for  high  standing  morals, 
and  believes  that  degradation  of  these 
would  have  not  occured  if  Kennedy  had 
not  been  assassinated.  Wanda  traces 
the  life  of  the  Kennedy  family  after 
John  F.'s  assassination—  the  strain  put 
on  his  wife  to  lead  a  life  as  a  sex  sym- 
bol, and  a  grieving  widow,  the  publicity 
given  to  the  Kennedy's  favorite  play, 
Camelot.  For  Wanda,  Camelot  is  what 
America  should  be— perfect  i  n  all 
cultural  aspects.  Sparger,  is  a  symbol 
of  the  gay  counterculture.  The 
homosexual  wants  a  change  in  the 
traditional  American  living,  and  he 
tries  various  thing  to  accomplish  this 
'goal'.  He  talks  about  his  experience  as 
a  transvestite  at  one  point  in  the  play, 
and  describes  an  episode  in  which  he 
was  badly  beaten  by  some  soldiers  who 
had  picked  him  up  while  he  was  hit- 
chhiking. It  is  a  very  gruesome  descrip- 
tion, as  are  several  others  that  are 
related  to  the  audience  by  the 
characters  during  the  course  of  the 
play. 

Rona,  the  symbol  of  the  hippie 
generation,  discusses  her  experiences 
as  a  protester  and  a  drug  baby.  The  six- 
ties were  experimental  years  for  her, 
and  she  enjoyed  these  times,  though  she 
was  beaten  by  the  police  during  the  pro- 
tests, and  rejected  by  her  parents  after 
they  discovered  her  participating  in  the 
protests  and  drug  parties  in  California. 
During  one  of  her  monologues,  she  talks 
about  the  cult  counterculture,  and  the 
assassination  of  Martin  Luther  King  in 
1967.  Her  conclusions— "That's  how  you 
work  within  the  system."  Rona  feels  a 
generation  gap,  and  believes  that  the 
sixties  were  benevolent  times  in  com- 
parison with  the  early  seventies. 

Mark,  the  Vietnam  GI,  is  a  pacifist 
made  to  fight,  and  his  story  is  the  result 
of  the  change  he  undergoes.  He  doesn't 
understand  the  meaning  behind  war, 
the  idea  of  having  to  take  sides  when 


fighting,  and  having  to  kill  the  enemy. 
Mark  even  goes  so  far  as  to  say  in  the 
letter  to  his  mother  that  he  killed  his 
friend  Chick  because  Chick  took  sides 
and  killed  a  Vietcong  who  was  attemp- 
tint  to  kill  Mark. 

The  GI  informs  the  audience  at  the 
end  of  the  play  that  he  is  going  to  a  cor- 
rectional institution. 

Carla  is  the  symbol  of  the  sex  object 
in  American  Society.  She  was  a  faithful 
follower  of  Marilyn  Monroe,  and  even 
went  so  far  as  to  try  to  make  herself 
look  like  the  sex  queen.  Her  goal  is  to 
become  a  sex  goddess,  and  she  tries 
everything  to  reach  it.  She  is  a  lady  of 
the  streets.  This  is  the  only  affection 
that  she  can  obtain.  Her  monologue  at 
the  end  of  the  play  is  very  touching.  In 
a  nonchalant  tone  of  voice,  Carla  says, 
"I'm  twenty  six  today.  I  just  took 
seventy  four  sleeping  pills  and  came  in 
here  to  wash  them  down."  Carla  is  un- 
conscious during  the  remaining  few 
minutes  of  the  play.  The  bartender 
walks  around  the  bar  turning  on  the  li- 
quor display  lights,  and  punches  some 
buttons  for  a  selection  on  the  juke  box. 
It  is  quiet  in  the  bar  until  Don  McLean's 


"American  Pie"  is  heard.  The  lyrics 
are  as  poignant  and  pertinent  to  the 
play  as  they  are  to  the  sixties. 

Three  of  the  roles  in  "Kennedy's 
Children"  are  played  by  newcomers  to 
the  Washington  College  stage.  They  are 
Sophomore  Todd  Crosby,  and  freshmen 

Kate  Krauss  and  Linda  Medina.  The 
students  performances  are  most  wor- 
thy of  recognition,  their  growth  in 
future  roles  is  a  refreshing  prospect. 
Sally  McKenzie  is  as  exciting  as  ever  in 
the  variety  of  facets  she  presents  in  her 
character.  Bill  Mortimer  has  made 
leaps  since  his  first  stage  appearance 
last  year,  and  at  this  rate  could  develop 
into  a  truly  fine  actor. 

"Kennedy's  Children"  leaves  the  au- 
dience in  a  melancholy,  contemplative 
mood.  It  hits  right  at  home  as  the  au- 
dience recalls  its  life  in  the  sixties, 
whether  they  were  children,  as  the 
students  are,  or  adults.  American  socie- 
ty has  changed  to  a  remarkable  degree 
since  the  sixties,  and  the  play  may 
leave  some  of  the  audience  wishing 
they  could  have  shared  in  the  vitality 
which  characterized  much  of  that 
decade. 


CAST 

Bartender Larry  Stahl 

Wanda Salty  McKenzie 

Sparger Bill  Mortimer 

Rona Kate  Krauss 

Mark Todd  Crosby 

Carla Linda  Medina 


TbeWMhlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  November  21, IMP— P«ge« 


Attention:  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  STUDENTS .. 


This  Week's  Movie 

'In  any  language, 
the  film  is 
laugh-out-loud 

funny."  -Newsweek 

'Wonderfully 


r 


zany 

—New  York  Daily  News 

"A  sparkling 
comedy!" 

—San  Francisco  Chronicle 


MARCELLO  DANON  presents 

UGOTOGNA2ZI    MICHEL  SEBRAULT 

"LA  CAGE  AUX  FOLLES" 

(En^sh  Subwtnl 

Based  upon  the  play  by  JEAN  POIRET   A  Wm  by  EDOUARD  MOLDNABO 

Screenplay  and  adaptation  by  FRANCIS  VEBER  EOOUARD  MOUNARO.  MARCELLO  DANON  and  JEAN  POIRET 

wilh  CLAIRE  MAURIER    REMI  LAURENT   BENNY  LUKE    CARMEN  SCARFTTTA    LUISA  MANERI 

and  with  the  participation  of  MICHEL  GALABRU    Musk  by  ENNK)  MORRICONE   A  French-Italian  co-production 

LES  PRODUCTIONS  ARTISTES  ASSOCES    DA  MA  PRODUZIONE  SPA  llnitpri  AftlStS 


Directed  by  Edouard  Molinaro  with 
Ugo  Tognazzi  and  Michel  Serrault.  One 
of  the  most  phenomenal  film  successes 
in  history,  this  vrilliant  comedy  is  on  its 
way  to  becoming  the  largest  grossing 
foreign  film  ever  made.  La  Cage  Aux 
Folles  is  the  name  of  a  transvestite 
nightclub  run  by  a  pair  of  aging 
homosexuals,  one  of  whom  has  a  son. 
The  son,  who  was  raised  by  this  unor- 
thodox couple,  is  eager  to  marry  the 


daughter  of  the  Chief  of  the  Department 
of  Morals,  who  is  not  likely  to  approve 
of  his  new  in-laws.  Eager  to  help  the 
young  lovers,  the  boy's  "parents," 
make  a  valiant  attempt  to  alter  their 
outrageous  lifestyle  by  trying  to  appear 
"normal"  and  "respectable."  The 
results  are  unforgetably  comic,  but 
beneath  the  comedy  is  a  touching  and 
sensitive  story.  In  French  with  English 
subtitles. 


Tenth  Annual  Foreign  Language 
Poetry  Reading 


by  DR.  COLIN  DICKSON 


The  Odyssey.  Carmina  Burana. 
Fables.  Beowolf.  Inferno.  Camoens. 
Goethe.  Apollinaire.  Unamuno.  What 
do  these  works  and  authors  have  in 
common?  Over  the  last  decade, 
students  have  had  the  opportunity  to 
hear  selections  form  them  recited  in  the 
original  at  the  annual  Foreign 
Language  Poetry  Reading.  They  have 
heard  how  the  "Nun's  Priest's  Tale" 
actually  sounded,  what  a  Renaissance 
Frenchman  said  to  win  his  lady's  love, 
and  have  listened  to  Dante's  lament 
over  the  fate  of  Paolo  and  Francesca. 

This  year's  reading,  marking  the 
tenth  anniversary  of  the  event,  will  be 


given  in  the  Tawes  Studio  Theater  at 
8:00  p.m.  on  Monday,  November  24. 
Emphasis  will  be  on  the  rhythms  and 
sounds  of  poetry  rather  that  exact 
meanings,  more  on  the  Dionysian  than 
the  Apollonian.  Eight  foreign  languages 
will  be  represented,  and  there  will  be  a 
guest  appearance  by  Professor  Robert 
Day. 

The  Department  of  Foreign 
Languages  cordially  invites  all  in- 
terested members  of  the  college  com- 
munity to  sample  and  savor  this  year's 
multi-cultural  poetic  smorgasbord. 

In  keeping  with  the  Dionysian  spirit 
of  the  occasion,  wine  will  be  served. 


Submissions  Being  Accepted 

For  The  Winter  Issue 

Of  The  Washington  College  Review 

Short  Stories  -  Graphics  -  Poetry 

Deadline  -  December  5,  1980 

Chearneyi,  Folk,  Napo 

Dubin,  Mortimer 

RICHMOND  HOUSE 


Zeta  Tau  Alpha  Presents 

"LETTERS  FROM  SANTA" 


Remember  how  much  fun  it  was  when  you  were  young  and  Santa 
wqs  real?  Well,  if  you  send  us  a  child's  name,  the  toys  he/she  wants 
for  Christmas,  and  any  other  details,  we  will  send  him  a  personalized 
letter  from  Santa,  postmarked  North  Pole.  We  must  receive  the 
names  by  Nov.  30,  1980.  Donation  $1.00.  Send  c/o  ZTA,  Washington 
College,  Chestertown,  MD  2 1 620.  MERRY  CHRISTMAS  EVERYONE ! ! 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  21, 1960— Page  7 

Controversy  over  the 
Menace  of  the  Moral  Majority 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


In  what  seems  to  be  a  growing  issue, 
a  member  of  the  Moral  Majority  in 
Maryland  called  Dr.  Peter  Tapke, 
faculty  advisor  to  the  William  James 
Forum,  to  complain  about  Thursday 
evening's  lecture  on  "The  Menace  of 
the  Moral  Majority." 

"In  recent  months  the  Morale  Majori- 
ty issue  has  gotten  to  be  very  controver- 
sial" said  Tapke.  The  William  James 
Forum  invited  Richard  G.  Puckett,  ex- 
ecutive director  of  Americans  United 
for  the  Separation  of  Church  and  State. 
Tapke  said  that  he  "didn't  know  what 
points"  Puckett  would  make  at 
Thursday  evenings  lecture  when  inter- 
viewed. 

"The  talk  was  listed  six  weeks  ago  in 
the  school  calendar"  Tapke  Said. 
"Somehow  the  Maryland  office  of  the 
Moral  Majority  found  out  about  it."  He 
said  he  had  "no  idea  how  they  found 
out." 

Approximately  ten  days  ago,  Tapke 
"had  a  phone  call  from  a  Jim  Wright, 
an  executive  with  the  Maryland  branch 
of  the  Moral  Majority."  Wright,  Tapke 
said,  "did  not  like  the  title  ...he  sug- 


gested it  looked  like  the  college  or  the 
forum  was  trying  to  smear  the  Moral 
Majority." 

Wright  also  told  Tapke  that  "they 
would  be  sending  observers  to  the 
meeting  and  that  they  were  concerned 
that  no  falsehood  or  slander  be  indulged 
In.  "Tapke  then  formally  invited  him  to 
both  the  reception  prior  to  the  forum 
and  to  the  forum  itself. 

The  Moral  Majority  issue  is  not  being 
represented  only  by  the  opposition, 
however.  Tapke  has  invited  the 
Reverend  Jerry  Falwell,  founder  and 
president  of  the  Moral  Majority,  to 
speak  at  a  second  lecture.  Falwell  was 
invited  "to  present  his  viewpoints  of  the 
Moral  Majority."  Tapke  said  that  he 
assured  both  Mr.  Wright  and  Revernd 
Falwell  that  "neither  the  Forum  or  the 
College  has  taken  a  formal  view  on  the 
issue."  As  of  yet,  Falwell  has  not 
responded. 

"The  aim  of  the  forum  is  unques- 
tionably sound"  Tapke  said.  "When  you 
realize  that  an  issue  is  highly  con- 
troversial and  subject  to  response,"  he 
added,  "you  would  want  to  present  both 
sides." 


Puckett  Lectures  to  Receptive 
Audience 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


Thursday  evening  Reverend  Richard 
G.  Puckett,  national  Executive  Driec- 
tor  of  American  United  for  Separation 
of  Church  and  State,  spoke  to  a  full 
house  in  Hynson  Lounge.  Jay  Young, 
SGA  president,  introduced  Reverend 
Puckett  and  described  some  of  his 
achievements,  which  include  a 
bachelor's  degree  from  Western  Ken- 
tucky University,  and  a  bachelor  of 
divinity  from  the  Southern  Baptist 
Theological  Seminary.  Rev,  Puckett 
has  also  been  a  leader  in  theological 
education,  press  relations,  and 
numerous  Southern  Baptist  Conven- 
tions. His  topic  for  the  evening  was 
"The  Menace  of  the  Moral  Majority." 

Puckett  opened  his  talk  by  saying  he 
was  "grateful  to  be  a  part  of  such  an  ex- 
citing era  in  American  history,"  and 
that  "now  is  a  wonderful  time  to  be 
alive."  He  descibed  himself  as  an  op- 
timistic, realistic,  "moderate",  Bap- 
tist. He  considers  himself  a  Born-A9ain 
Christian,  and  stressed  that  he  was  a 
"bible-believer",  preaches  the  gospel, 
and  believes  that  "changed  individuals 
should  change  society." 

Puckett  gave  a  short  summary  of 
Reverend  Jerry  Falwell's  rise  to 
leadership  of  the  Moral  Majority.  He 
pointed  out  that  Falwell's  father  was  an 
atheist,  and  that  Falwell  came  upon 
faith  when  he  was  18  years  old  and  soon 
after  began  attending  Baptisit  Bible 
College.  Falwell  has  no  formal 
theological  training,  just  four  years  of 
college  and  "that's  it",  Puckett  pointed 
out.  He  also  pointed  out  that  Moral  Ma- 
jority is  not  Falwell's  church,  but  an 
organization  separate  from  it  which 
was  founded  in  1979,  and  that  before 
that  time  Falwell's  activities  had  been 
rooted  in  the  church. 

Falwell,  according  to  Puckett,  has 
many  methods  for  generating  support. 
He  mentioned  several,  including  effec- 
tive use  of  the  media,  computerized 
"personal"  letters  to  possible  sup- 
porters, "slick"  publications,  and  the 
ability  to  mix  religion  and  patriotism 
well.  Puckett  also  pointed  out  that 
Moral  Majority  employs  a  "non- 
endorsement  technique"  because  their 
tax  status  does  not  allow  them  to  of- 
fically  endorse  candidates.  Instead  of 
endorsing  their  choice  for  e,  they  put 
his  opponent  on  their  "hit  list"  In  hopes 


of  helping  their  candidate  by  ruining  his 
opponent.  This  technique,  siad  Puckett, 
is  "very  effective." 

Moral  majority,  says  Puckett, 
"blurrs  the  lines  between  public  morals 
and  religious  morals."  These,  he  con- 
tends, are  two  different  kinds  of 
judgments  and  to  try  to  make  them 
seem  to  be  one  is  wrong.  He  admits  that 
there  must  be  public  morality,  but  says 
that  it  must  be  found  "through  the 
public  forum  where  all  postions  can  be 
heard."  Puckett  also  contends  that  a 
"Christian  position"  cannot  be  referred 
to  because  there  is  not  just  one,  but 
many  different  positions  taken  by 
Christians  in  moral  issues. 

Puckett  has  received  quite  a  bit  of 
"hate-mail"  supporters  of  Moral  Ma- 
jority in  the  past  few  weeks,  and  this  he 
said  shows  the  hostility  of  the  move- 
ment which  is  one  of  its  flaws.  He  asked 
"where  is  the  love"  in  the  Moral  Ma- 
jority movement,  and  added  "it  is 
something  to  be  zealous— something 
else  to  be  so  obsessed  with  your  position 
that  you  give  nothing  but  hate." 

One  of  Puckett's  biggest  objections  to 
Moral  Majority  is  that  they  seem  to 
want  government  to  control  morality. 
The  explained  that  "genuine  morality 
cannot  be  legislated"  because  authen- 
tic morality  cannot  be  imposed  exter- 
nally, but  can  only  come  from  within 
the  individual.  Puckett  recognized  that 
this  "morality  from  within"  is  not 
always  a  morality  in  step  with  the 
Judeo-Christian  tradition,  and 
therefore  legislating  Christian  morality 
for  the  entire  country  would  not  work. 
He  is  strongly  opposed  to  Moral  Majori- 
ty's use  of  the  power-block  in  an  at- 
tempt to  legislate  morals  and  said, 
"anytime  some  of  us  impose  on  all  of  us 
their  values,  it  is  grossly  unfair  to  the 
whole  communtiy."  This  statement 
was  greeted  by  an  enthusiastic 
response  from  the  audence. 

Puckett's  well-prepared  and  smooth 
arguments  were  received  well  by  the 
crowd.  During  the  question-and-answer 
period  which  followed  the  was  asked  to 
clarify  and  expand  some  of  the  points  in 
his  lecture,  but  no  clear  advocate  of 
Moral  Majority  raised  andy  objections. 
At  the  end  of  his  talk  the  audience  gave 
Puckett  a  warm  and  vigorous  round  of 
applause. 


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The  Season  in  Perspective  Imagimime  to  present  program 

by  HARRY  MCENROE  " 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 
SPORTS  EDITOR 


The  Washington  College  Soccer  team 
completed  its  season  with  a  frustrating 
3-0  setback  to  Western  Maryland  in  the 
opening  round  of  the  Maryland  State 
Tournament.  This  loss  left  the  Shore- 
men with  a  6-8-1  season  record. 
This   season  has   to  be  considered 
disappointing  in  comparison  with  last 
year's  impressive  11-5-2  mark.  Injuries 
to  key  players  plagued  the  Shoremen 
throughout    the    season.    Among    the 
players  who  were  out  of  action  for  vary- 
ing lengths  of  time  were  seniors  John 
Lonnquest  and  Curt  Nass,  juniors  Tom- 
my Vach  and  V.J.  Filliben,  sophomore 
Mark   Mullican,    and   freshman   Ron 
Lauricella. 
The  Shoremen  began  the  year  with  a 
string  of  victories  over  Lebanon  Valley, 
York,  and  Upsala,  jumping  off  to  a  3-0 
record.  However,  they  quickly  lost  their 
stride  as  they  dropped  five  straight. 
Three  of  these  setbacks  were  at  the 
hands    of    Division    I    powerhouses; 
William  and  Mary,  West  Virginia  and 
Navy.  Following  these  games,  in  which 
the  booters  played  rather  well,   the 
team  dropped  its  first  two  orucial  con- 
ference games  to  Swarthmore  and  Ur- 
slnus.  From  that  point  on,  the  Shore- 
men played  at  the  .500  level,  splitting 
six  contests  while  tying  Widener,  a  par- 
ticularly frustrating  game  in  which  the 
booters  vastly  out-shot  their  conference 


rivals  but  failed  to  break  the  score 
deadlock. 

The  defense,  led  by  senior  fullbacks 
John  Lonnquest,  Ben  Tuckerman  and 
Dave  Bate,  along  with  Chris  Keifer  in 
the  goal,  made  the  opposition  fight  for 
every  score.  On  the  other  hand,  the  ma- 
jor problem  with  the  Shore  squad  this 
year  was  their  failure  to  score  goals. 
This  inability  to  tally  goals  consistently 
is  reflected  by  the  fact  that  in  the  five 
games  decided  by  one  goal,  the  Shore- 
men lost  four. 

The  soccer  team  scoring  was  led  by 
freshman  forward  Rob  Gottfried  who 
had  seven  goals  and  two  assists.  Close 
behind  him  were  sophomore  Mark 
Mullican  with  four  goals  and  three 
assists,  and  V.J.  Filliben,  who  tallied 
five  goals  and  an  assist.  Defender  John 
Lonnquest,  who  took  penalty  shots  for 
the  squad,  scored  three  goals,  while 
senior  striker  Ken  Maher  tallied  two 
goals  along  with  a  pair  of  assists. 
Halfbacks  Curt  Nass  and  Bill  Bounds 
shared  leadership  in  assists  with  four 
each. 

The  loss  of  seniors  Ben  Tuckerman 
Chris  Keifer,  Curt  Nass.  John  Lonn- 
quest, Dave  Bate,  and  Ken  Maher  will 
certainly  cloud  next  year's  soccer  pic- 
ture, but  hopefully  the  Shoremen  will 
return  to  their  winning  ways. 


Baltimore's  Imagimime,  David  and 
Carol  Geyer,  will  perform  an  evening  of 
mime  at  the  college  on  Tuesday; 
November  25  at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes 
Theatre.  The  performance  has  been  ar- 
ranged by  the  College  Lecture  Series 
through  the  support  of  the  Robert 
Julian  Emory  Memorial  Fund.  The  late 


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half.  Together,  the  two  sections  of  the 
program  will  create  an  art  form  that  is 
flowing  and  beautiful,  as  well  as  mean- 
ingful: 

Based  in  Baltimore,  the  mime  duo 
has  performed  all  over  the  East  Coast 
and  in  Puerto  Rico.  Imagimime  has 
been  invited  to  perform  at  the  Interna- 


Finnegan  Looks  Ahead  to  Season 


by  TOM  TWOME  Y 
The  Washington  College  basketball 
team  kicks  off  its  1980-1981  campaign 
this  Friday  at  the  North  Carolina 
Wesleyan  Tournament,  and  Head 
Coach  Tom  Finnegan  is  optimistic. 
Although  the  team  finished  at  10-11  last 
season,  an  excellent  group  of  freshmen 
recruits  and  the  return  of  the  entire 
79-80  starting  team,  save  Rich  Dwyer, 
point  toward  improvement  this  year. 

While  some  may  be  quick  to  expect 
certain  success,  Finnegan  is  cautious. 
"We  certainly  have  the  potential  to 
have  a  good,  possibly  great,  season,  but 
several  things  must  be  considered.  If 
we  play  up  to  our  potential,  stay  healthy 
and  play  team  ball,  things  should  come 
together."  Finnegan  points  to  two  ma- 
jor keys  to  success,  as  far  as  this  team 
goes;  first,  that  the  returning  players 
help  to  bring  the  younger  ones  along 


and  two,  that  the  players  perform  as  a 
unit,  rather  that  a  collection  of  in- 
dividuals. "We  have  several  excellent, 
consistent  ballplayers,"  Coach  Fin- 
negan commented,  "But  we  have  no 
superstars,  people  who  can  totally 
dominate  a  game.  The  concepts  of 
unselfishness  and  team  play  are  essen- 
tial. 

The  absence  of  a  dominant  player,  or 
players,  along  with  a  relatively  small 
team,  means  that  the  Shoremen  will  ex- 
ploit several  other  assets.  Fennegan 
feels  the  lack  of  height,  which  is  felt 
mostly  in  the  rebounding  and  defensive 
areas,  can  be  offset  by  quickness  and 
speed,  overall  shooting  and  ballhandl- 
ing,  and  the  use  of  a  controlled  fast- 
break  offense.  He  also  noted  that  the 
depth  of  talent  on  this  year's  squad  is 
cause  for  optimism. 


Mr,  Emory  of  Newark,  New  Jersey, 
was  born  on  Piney  Grove  Farm, 
Chestertown  and  attended  Washington 
College. 

Imagimime  will  present  a  new  pro- 
gram to  its  Chestertown  audience,  one 
that  involves  traditional  mime  sketches 
in  the  first  section,  followed  by  a  varie- 
ty of  futuristic  mimes  in  the  second 


tional  Festival  of  Mime  to  be  held  at 
Washington  D.C.'s  American  Universi- 
ty in  July;  1981. 

The  one  and  one-half  hour  per- 
formance will  be  preceded  by  a 
workshop  in  mime  to  be  held  in  the 
Dance  Studio  of  Cain  Athletic  Center 
from  1  to  2:30  p.m.  The  public  is  invited 
to  both  events  free  of  charge. 


Team  depth  should  prove  especially 
important,  as  the  Shoremen  must  play 
their  first  ten  games  within  a  22-day 
period.  Commenting  on  the  toughness 
of  this  year's  schedule,  Coach  Finnegan 
said  that  in  addition  to  the  initial  grind, 
the  rivalries  with  conference  op- 
ponents, and  the  inclusion  of  Division  I 
and  II  teams  makes  for  a  "very  com- 
petitive" campaign. 

If  the  1980-81  Shoremen  have  one 
dominant  characteristic,  It  is  youth.  Of 
the  twelve  members  of  the  squad,  all 
but  3  are  freshmen  and  sophomores. 
The  three  upperclassmen  are  senior 
Craig  Langwost  and  juniors  Joey  Moye 
and  Jim  Corey.  Sophomore  team 
members    this    year    include    Dave 


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Blackwell  and  Carl  Fornoff.  Joe  Stall- 
ings,  Vince  Gasior,  Mike  Shwed,  Tom 
Keefe,  Wayne  Spurrier,  Scott  Spurrier 
and  Ted  Russell  are  the  freshmen  on 
the  team. 

Another  important  factor  in  the  suc- 
cess of  WC's  basketball  program,  Fin- 
negan believes,  is  student  and  faculty 
support.  "I  believe  that  an  athlete  is  a 
performer,  and  that  the  level  of  his  per- 
formance will  be  uplifted  by  student 
and  faculty  participation.  We  enjoyed 
tremendous  support  from  not  only  the 
students  and  faculty,  but  from  the 
townspeople  as  well.  We  hope  this  con- 
tinues." As  proof  of  Finnegan's  belief, 
it  should  be  noted  that  over  the  last  2 
seasons  the  Shoremen  were  18-3  at 
home. 

Finally,  Coach  Finnegan  offered 
some  insights  about  his  hopes  for  this 
season  and  his  general  coaching 
philosophy.  When  asked  to  name  his 
goal  for  the  upcoming  season,  he 
remarked,  "We  have  several  goals,  but 
our  first  priority  right  now  is  to  win  the 
first  game.  After  that,  we'll  see  how 
things  go  and  hope  everything  falls  into 
place." 

When  asked  to  comment  on  his  feel- 
ings on  coaching,  he  said,  "It's  basical- 
ly a  form  of  teaching,  the  fundamentals 
first  then  the  complexities.  We  want 
basketball  to  be  a  learning  experience 
throughout  the  entire  season;  our  goal 
is  to  improve  each  day  so  that  by  the 
end  of  the  season  we'll  have  a  sense  of 
group  achievement  both  on  and  off  the 
court." 
The  first  home  game  is  Tuesday, 
November  25.  The  Junior  Varsity  plays 
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Plans  for  Student  Center  Tentatively  Approved 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 

Plans  for  the  proposed  Student  Ac- 
tivities Center  have  been  tentatively 
approved. 

On  the  basis  of  randomly-sought  stu- 
dent opinion,  Scheme  2A  was  chosen. 
Opinions  were  also  solicited  from  the 
Deans,  Ray  Crooks,  the  Student  Affairs 
Committee,  and  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey.  Hessey  favored 
Scheme  1  since  it,  "seemed  to  have  a 
greater  seating  area  for  stage  activities 
than  2A."  The  architect  for  the  project 
agrees  with  the  Student's  selection,  and 
feels  "He  can  persuade  us  that  the 
seating  won't  be  a  problem,"  said 
Hessey. 

Of  the  three  plans  drawn  up  for  the 
project,  the  major  differences  were  in 
the  different  locations  of  the  bar,  game 
room  and  television  lounge.  "There 
isn't  a  drastic  departure  in  any  of  the 
schemes,"  said  Hessey. 

If  all  goes  as  to  plan,  the  construction 
on  the  center  should  be  begun  during 
Christmas  vacation.  After  approval  of' 
the  plans  is  finalized,  meeting  with 
general,  electric  and  mechanical  con- 
tractors will  work  out  the  costs  of  con- 
struction, Said  Hessey,  "The  architect 
doesn't  feel  there  should  be  any  pro- 
blem with  escalating  costs."  The  pro- 
ject is  expected  to  cost  between  $40,000 
and  $50,000. 

The  College  is  hoping  to  use  the  con- 


tractors  already  at  work  on  other  pro- 
jects at  the  school.  The  electrical  and 
mechanical  contractors  working  on  the 
Kent  steam  line,  would  also  work  on  the 


Student  Center.  "It  would  be  an  ideal 
situation  if  we  can  come  to  an  agree- 
ment with  the  Brohan  Company 
(general  contractors  working  on  the 


Bicentennial  Plans  Finalized 


The  Bicentennial  Steering  Committee 
has,  after  much  thoughtful  delibera- 
tion, begun  to  finalize  plans  for  the  1982 
Bicentennial  of  Washington  College. 

The  Freedom  Series,  proposed  by  Dr. 
Peter  Tapke  on  behalf  of  the  Philosophy 
Department,  would  include  two  sym- 
posia and  four  lectures  on  the  meaning 
of  freedom  from  the  18th  century  to  the 
future.  The  guest  speakers  would  in- 
clude Zbigniew  Brzezinski  and  Andrew 
Young.  The  highest  estimated  cost  for 
the  series,  including  transportation  and 
lodging  for  the  speakers,  was  set  at 
$6,000.  The  Bicentennial  Executive 
Committee  recommended  $1000,  as 
$7000  is  being  sought  from  outside 
sources. 

Special  Music  Events,  suggested  by 
Kathy  Mills  for  the  Music  Department, 
would  consist  of  a  seminar  series  on  the 
topic  of  "Revolution  In  Music,"  a  Vic- 
torian Ice  Cream  Social,  a  19th  century 
Salon  Concert,  a  Band  Concert,  and  the 
comissioning  of  new  works  by 
Washington  College  composers  to 
celebrate  "the  renewing  challenge." 
Mills  presented  the  estimate  of  $3250, 
but  the  Committee  felt  that  the  events 
would  only  cost  $2000  and  decided  to 
provide  $1000. 

Professor  Sean  O'Connor  proposed  a 
Liberal  Arts  Symposium  which  would 
Include  five  sessions  held  over  the 
course  of  three  days.  Each  would  con- 
sist of  an  address,  a  reaction,  a  group 
study  and  a  concluding  report.  Two  pro- 
posed speakers  are  Mortimer  Adler  and 
Theodore  Hesburgh.  The  highest 
estimated  cost  submitted  to  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  was  $11,500.  The 
Committee  decided  to  provide  $4500. 

The  Construction  of  a  College  Hall 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


Model  was  proposed  by  Professor 
Janson-LaPalme.  The  original  College 
Hall  was  one  of  the  largest  buildings  in 
America  when  it  was  constructed  in  the 
late  18th  century.  The  building  was 
destroyed  by  fire  in  the  19th  century 
and  Janson-LaPalme  wanted  to  have 
the  model  built  and  kept  on  permanent 
display  at  the  College.  He  estimated  the 
highest  cost  to  be  $5000.  The  Committee 
recommended  a  provision  of  $4000  for 
the  construction. 

An  Eastern  Shore  Photographic  Ex- 
hibition of  the  work  of  the  international- 
ly known  photographer  Constance  Lar- 
rabee  was  proposed  by  Dean  Maxcy. 
Larry  bee  is  a  Kent  County  resident  and 
it  is  hoped  that  after  the  exhibit  leaves 
the  College  it  could  then  go  on  tour.  He 
predicted  the  cost  to  be  $5000  and  the 
Committee  decided  to  provide  $2000. 

To  assist  in  the  construction  of  a 
mdel  of  the  original  College  Hall,  Pro- 


fessor  Janson-LaPalme  suggested  an 
archeological  dig  around  Middle  Hall  in 
search  of  the  foundation  of  the  original 
building.  This  would  Include  bringing 
professional  archeologists  to  the  cam- 
pus to  live  and  work  with  interested 
students  in  the  exploration.  Jan- 
sonLaPalme  submitted  the  highest 
estimated  cost  as  $5000.  The  Executive 
Committee  felt  that  this  cost  should  be 
included  with  that  of  the  model  to  be 
built.  The  final  decision  was  to  provide 
$4000  for  both  projects. 

A  request  for  Hospitality  for 
Chemists  was  made  by  the  Department 
of  Chemistry  in  conjunction  with  the 
visiting  chemists  speaking  at  the  Two  . 
Hundred  Years  of  Chemistry  Series. 
Continued  on  Page  2 


Hill  Dorms)  for  the  carpentry  work", 
said  Hessey.  He  added,  however,  "I 
hesitate  to  say  the  details  can  be 
worker)  nut  in  limp  fnrPhrictmas  " 

Political  Science 
Hires  Chaney 

by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

The  Department  ot  Political  Science 
has  hired  Bradford  Chaney  to  fill  the 
position  left  vacant  when  Dr.  Howard 
Silver  resigned  earlier  this  semester. 

According  to  Dr.  Tai  Sung  An,  Chair- 
man of  the  Department,  Mr.  Chaney 
has  been  hired  "to  be  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  Political  Science."  Chaney 
will  begin  his  career  at  the  College 
beginning  with  the  Spring  Semester  in 
January  of  1981.  "He  will  take  over  the 
courses  in  American  Government 
previously  taught  by  Dr.  Siver"  said 
An. 

Chaney  has  received  his  Bachelor  of 

the  Arts  degree  from  the  University  of 

California  at  Riverside  and  his  Master 

of  the  Arts  from  the  University  of 

Continued  on  Page  4 


Faculty  Meeting  Notes 


McLain  Back 
on  the  Job 

by  VIRGIN IA  KURAPKA 
Editor-inCMef 

President  Joseph  McLain  has 
recovered  from  intestinal  surgery 
several  weeks  ago,  and  is  back  on  the 
job. 

"I'm  ready  to  to  tiger  hunting  next 
week,"  he  said.  He  was  hospitalizec 
after  previously  scheduled  tests  hac 
shown  the  need  for  surgery.  "I  don'l 
want  to  go  through  It  again,  that's  foi 
sure,"  he  added. 


The  Following  was  discussed  at  the 
faculty  meeting  held  on  Monday, 
December  1.  The  meeting  was  presided 
over  by  Dean  of  the  College  Garry 
Clarke  due  to  President  Joseph 
McLains'  recuperation  from  surgery. 

•  Dean  Clarke  reminded  the  faculty 
that  according  to  the  Advisors'  Hand- 
book, final  examinations  must  be  given 
to  students  at  the  time  designated  by 
the  Registrar.  Professors  cannot  ad- 
minister final  examinations  on  the  last 
day  of  the  class. 

•  Karen  Smith  noted  that  the  Xerox 
machine  in  Central  Services  is  often 
tied  up  by  townspeople.  College  polices 
states  that  college,  faculty  and  student 
work  takes  precedence  over  town  work. 
Dr.  Nate  Smith  suggested  that  moun- 


ting a  large  and  visible  sign  stating  that 
College  work  has  priority  over  outside 
work  might  help  the  situation. 

•  A  request  was  made  by  Dr.  Steven 
Cades  that  the  Admissions  department 
report  on  the  admissions  campaign  for 
next  semester.  There  was  some  con- 
cern expressed  because  the  Admissions 
department  has  not  been  represented  at 
any  faculty  meeting  this  semester. 
Dean  Clarke  said  that  a  report  would  be 
requested  from  Admissions  to  be 
presented  at  the  February  faculty 
meeting. 

•  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum  said  that  during 
her  Thursday  night  classes  noise  in  the 
corridors  of  William  Smith  Hall  has 
been  a  problem.  She  asked  that  people 
be  more  aware  that  classes  are  being 
held  at  night. 


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editorial 


It  looks  like  the  Student  Center  is  moving  at  a  slow,  unaccep- 
tably  slow,  pace.  It  is  absolutely  vital  to  the  interests  and  well- 
being  of  the  college  that  some  tangible  progress  on  it  be  made, 
and  made  soon. 

Student  morale  has  needed  a  boost  for  a  long  time.  With  the  in- 
activity of  long  winter  months  coming,  having  some  place  for 
students  to  congregate  and  socialize  will  be  more  important  than 
ever.  The  tentative  finalization  of  plans  to  build  the  student 
center  is  a  big  step  forward;  and  the  administration  should  be 
commended  for  it.  But  something  as  straight  forward  and 
relatively  low-cost  as  this  project  ought  already  to  be  under  way, 
off  of  the  blueprint  and  into  the  basement  of  Hodson  Hall.  It's 
long  overdue  and  student  dissatisfaction  is  understandably 
growing. 

We've  come  a  long  way  this  semester,  and  projects  like  the  stu- 
dent center  have  not  been  allowed  to  stagnate.  Delays,  for  the 
most  part,  have  been  unavoidable.  But  this  project  is  too  impor- 
tant to  undergo  another  setback.  We're  all  looking  forward  to 
seeing  construction  start  soon. 

AmericanArtsTrioPerform 

by  JODEE  BACCALA 


This  past  Tuesday  night  at  B:3U  p.m., 
the  Concert  Series  presented  The 
American  Arts  Trio.  It  turned  out  to  be 
a  memorable  and  enjoyable  evening  for 
all  who  attended. 

The  American  Arts  Trio  began  in  1955 
in  Washington  D.C.,  headed  by  Dr. 
Donald  Portney.  The  group  has  per- 
formed throughout  the  United  States, 
Mexico,  and  West  Germany.  In  1959, 
the  Trio  established  themselves  at  West 
Virginia  University  where  they  remain 
today  as  Artists  in  Residence. 

The  American  Arts  Trio  consists  of 
Dr.  Donald  Portnoy,  violinist,  Mr. 
William  Skidmore,  cellist,  and  Mr.  Her- 
man Codes,  pianist.  Dr.  Portnoy  is  the 
founder  of  the  American  Arts  Trio.  He 
graduated  from  the  Julliard  School  of 
Music  in  New  York  and  the  Peabody 
Conservatory  of  Music  in  Baltimore. 
Portnoy  now  is  the  conductor  of  the 
West  Virginia  University  Symphony 
Orchestra.  Mr.  Skidmore  is  a  graduate 
from  the  University  of  Illinois.  He  also 
performed  with  the  Maryland  Trio 
while  serving  on  the  University  of 
Maryland  faculty  for  ten  years,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  Baltimore  Sym- 
phony Orchestra.  Mr.  Godes  studied  at 
the  Latvian  State  Music  Academy.  In 
Latvia,  Mr.  Godes  survived  four  years 
in  Nazi  Concentration  camps  during 
World  War  II,  and  in  1950  immigrated 
to  the  United  States.  He  toured  through 
North  America  under  Columbia  Artists 
Management  for  a  decade,  and  then 
became  an  artist  in  residence  at  West 
Virginia  University. 

The  music  of  Wednesday  evening 
consisted  of  19th  century  Romantic  and 
20th  century  Contemporary  selections 
The  Trio  opened  with  Perichetti's 
Serenade  No.  3  Opus  17.  When  asked 
why  they  decided  to  open  with  Per- 

Christmas 
Choir  Concert 


its  annual  Christmas  Concert  on  Satur- 
day, December  6  at  6:30  p.m.  in  First 
Methodist  Church  on  Mill  and  High 
Streets,  Chestertown.  The  concert 
features  the  Midnight  Mass  foi 
Christmas  by  the  seventeenth-century 
French  composer  MarcAntoine 
Charpentier. 

Deborah  Garglulo,  contralto,  and 
Ward  Tatnatl,  zenor,  will  join  the 
Chorus  as  soloists  in  the  Mass. 
Elizabeth  Parcell,  lecturer  in  the  music 
department,  will  be  at  the  organ.  Stu- 
dent soloists  include  Wanda  Rich, 
Jeanette  Shafer,  Tom  Kelly,  Mike 
Garvey  and  Alex  Hodge. 

The  Christmas  Concert  is  free  and  the 
public  is  cordially  invited  to  attend. 


Continued  from  Page  1 

Phillip  Wingate,  general  Bicentennial 
Chairman  said  that  he  would  pay  for 
the  expenses  estimated  at  $500. 

Foreign  Language  Plays,  proposed 
by  Professor  Thomas  Pabon  on  behalf 
of  the  Foreign  Language  Department 
would  consist  of  professional  com- 
panies visiting  the  College  and  presen- 
ting plays  in  French,  Spanish,  and  Ger- 
man. The  cost  was  estimated  at  $5000. 
The  Executive  Committee  recom- 
mended that  $1000  would  be  provided. 

Professor  Janson-LaPalme  sug- 
gested the  Restoration  of  Paintings  of 


A  Revolutionary  War 
Soldier  on  Campus 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


sichettl,  they  explained  it  was  to  soothe 
the  audience,  and  relax  themselves  for 
the  night's  performance.  And  relaxed  it 
was.  Although  Persichetti  is  a  20th  cen- 
tury composer  and  uses  numerous 
dissonances,  it  was  a  light  sounding 
piece.  The  violin  began  the  three  move- 
ment work  with  a  subtle  theme,  and  the 
cello  followed  the  violin  repeating  the 
theme  in  a  counterpoint  like  melody. 
Mr.  Skidmore  also  mentioned  during 
the  performance  that  Persichetti  wrote 
this  Serenade  during  his  honeymoon. 

The  second  selection  was 
Beethoven's  Trio  No.  6  Opus  70  No.  2  in 
E  flat  major.  Written  in  the  late  roman- 
tic period,  the  Trio  is  representative  of 
Beethoven's  stormier  works,  and  is  a 
very  demanding  piece  on  the  artists. 
This  work  moves  at  an  intensely  fast 
pace.  The  American  Arts  Trio  attacked 
this  piece  with  musical  fevor,  and  was 
an  experience  to  watch.  The  work  never 
ran  away  from  them,  and  Mr.  Godes's 
arpeggios  were  exceptionally  clean  and 
clear. 

The  third  and  last  selection  for  this 
evening's  performance  was  the  Trio  in 
D  minor  Opus  23  by  Anton  Arensky. 
Arensky  was  a  contemporary  of 
Tchaikowsky's  although  Arensky  was 
never  given  as  much  recognition  as 
Tchaikowsky  did.  During  this  piece,  the 
American  Arts  Trio  notably  had  fun 
with  the  music  and  the  audience.  Mr. 
Skidmore's  facial  expressions 
noticeably  displayed  this  feeling.  Dr. 
Portnoy  and  Dr.  Skidmore  used  dif- 
ferent techniques  with  their  string  in- 
struments, such  as  plucking  them, 
which  is  common  for  the  20th  century 
style,  and  added  a  nice  variety  to  the 
music,  along  with  Mr.  Godes's  fast 
moving  and  clean  cut  scales. 

The  Trio  finished  the  evening  with  an 
encore  performance  of  the  Adagio 
movement  of  Beethoven's  Trio  Opus  11. 
This  piece  held  the  audience  in  a  relax- 
ed and  oontented  mood.  The  Adagio 
movement,  using  a  folk  melody  as  a 
theme  flowed  like  a  lullaby.  A  reception 
followed  the  performance. 

The    Washington    College    Chorus,  BiCBf\t&f)f\\Bl  PlfiflS 

directed  by  Kathleen  Mills,  will  present        *"*"■•*""""'  #    f«ff«7 

Finalized 


Sophomore  Bob  Coale  leads  a  dual  ex- 
istence. He  is  not  only  a  student,  but 
also  a  soldier  with  the  First  Maryland 
Regiment.  The  regiment  is  composed  oi 
80  to  100  history  buffs  who  are  in- 
terested in  the  re-enactment  oi 
American  history.  They  travel  to  state 
and  federal  parks  giving  shows  of  "liv- 
ing history." 

Coale  has  been  involved  in  re- 
enactments  since  1975.  He  became  in- 
terested In  it  through  his  older  brother 
who  did  Civil  War  re-enactments  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  centennial  in  the  early 
60's.  Coale's  major  interest  is  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  but  he  also  does 
some  re-enacting  of  the  Civil  War  and 
World  War  I. 

An  important  part  of  re-enactment  is 
authentic  dress.  Coale's  uniforms  are 
made  from  patterns  taken  from  origi- 
nal uniforms,  using  the  same  materials 
that  would  have  been  used  in  the 
original  uniforms.  Professional 
seamstresses  made  most  of  his  uni- 
forms, but  parts  of  them  Coale  made 
himself. 


Coale's  group  demonstrates  18th  and 
19th  century  military  tactics,  re-enacts 
battles,  and  does  exhibitions  of  18th  and 
19th  century  military  camp  life.  Every 
Fourth  of  July  and  Memorial  Day  the 
First  Maryland  Regiment  performs 
"The  History  of  the  American  Soldier." 
They  are  also  planning  an  exhibition  of 
the  Battle  of  Cowpens  in  January  1981, 
and  another  of  the  Battle  of  Yorktown 
in  October  1981. 

The  First  Maryland  Regiment  has 
been  featured  on  television.  The  entire 
regiment  was  in  the  PBS  production  of 
"Private  Yankee  Doodle,  "  and  they 
did  a  commercial  for  Continental  In- 
surance. Ten  of  the  members  of  the 
regiment,  including  Coale,  were  also  in 
a  PBS  production  of  Mark  Twain's 
"War  Prayer,"  which  will  be  aired  in 
February. 

Coale  feels  he  has  learned  a  great 
deal  from  re-enacting  history.  He  says 
of  his  experiences:  "Participating  in 
living  history  has  helped  me  appreciate 
what  American  soldiers  of  various 
periods  went  through." 


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that  are  owned  by  the  College.  The 
highest  estimated  cost  was  set  at  $1700. 
The  Executive  Committee  sees  the 
need  for  the  restorations  but  does  not 
feel  that  it  is  closely  related  to  the 
Bicentennial  and  that  they,  therefore, 
should  not  pay  for  it. 

A  History  of  the  Library  proposed  by 
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writing  and  publication  of  an  Illustrated 
history    of    the    Washington    College 


Library  from  its  beginning  to  the  pre- 
sent. Because  the  College  has  lost  two 
libraries  due  to  fires,  the  committee 
decided  to  provide  $500  of  the  $1000 
estimated  for  the  booklet. 

The  Committee  has  been  allocated 
$25,000  and  has  distributed  $14,000  of 
that  to  these  ten  projects,  The  remain- 
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Life  in  Her  Majesty's 

Secret  Service 

such  as  it  is 


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byPETERTURCHI 


Here's  another  installment  from  our 
foreign  corresponds nt.  Pete  Turchi  Mr. 
Turcht  is  currently  on  assignment  in 
Oxford,  England,  at  Manchester  Col- 
lege. He's  also  a  junior  English  major 
atW.C. 

Foreign  intrigue.  Adventure. 
Beautiful  women.  Europe  is  the  home 
of  Italy's  fastest  cars,  Switzerland's 
largest  banks,  and  Ingrid  Bergman. 
I've  seen  those  spy  movies,  and 
although  I  haven't  met  any  midgets 
with  switchblades  in  the  brims  of  their 
hats  or  giants  with  steel  teeth,  I  have 
had  plenty  of  adventures.  Even  cross- 
ing the  street  is  a  thrill,  because  there 
ia  always  a  speed-demon  cyclist  racing 
by,  and  I  am  always  looking  the  wrong 
way.  And  trying  to  get  money  out  of 
Lloyd's  is  on  a  par  with  trying  to  sneak 
a  hostage  out  of  Iran. 

Actually,  school  started  quietly 
enough.  The  first  few  days  were  very 
routine,  and  I  was  just  settling  in  when 
a  notice  was  posted  for  a  meeting  for 
anyone  interested  in  playing  on  a  Man- 
chester College  soccer  team.  I  wasn't, 
so  I  didn't  go,  but  I  heard  later  that  only 
three  people  showed  up.  That's 
understandable,  because  there  are  only 
seventeen  males  here,  and  that  in- 
cludes at  least  one  over  fifty  years  old. 

The  problem  is  that  our  principal, 
Reverend  Bruce  Findlow,  has  already 
arranged  a  soccer  match  with  St. 
Johns,  despite  the  fact  that  we  didn't 
have  a  team.  Which  is  where  I  come  in. 
One  morning  I'm  standing  in  front  of 
my  mailbox  innocently  enough,  praying 
to  Mr.  Zip,  when  Reverend  Bruse 
comes  in  and  puts  his  arm  around  my 
shoulder.  "Peter,"  he  says,  "You  look 
like  a  strong  young  man...." 

So  I'm  on  the  soccer  team.  I've  never 
played  soccer  but  Miles,  the  captain, 
assures  me  that  it  is  easy  to  learn.  He 
also  tells  me  that  practice  is  at  Hed- 
dington  Park,  about  a  mile  away.  He 
calls  that  "a  good  brisk  jog."  What  he 
doesn't  know  is  that  for  me  a  mile  is 
more  like  a  good  brisk  car  ride.  The 
next  morning  I  stagger  out  of  my  room 
at  eleven  o'clock  and  start  running. 

The  first  block  is  not  bad.  I  run  past 
the  rest  and  catch  up  with  Miles.  At  the 
end  of  Longwall  Street  I  realize  that  it  is 
cold  out,  As  we  go  down  High  Street  I 
notice  how  hard  the  sidewalks  is,  and 
Bruce  and  Chris  pass  me.  By  the  time 
we  are  halfway  across  Magdalen 
Bridge  I  am  at  the  back  of  the  pack,  and 
they  start  to  pull  away.  There  is  a  busy 
traffic  circle  on  the  other  side  of  the 
bridge,  and  just  as  I  cross  the  bridge  I 
see  them  go  around  a  corner.  A  bus  cuts 
me  off,  and  when  I  get  there  they  are 
gone. 

I  look  to  my  left.  The  sign  says  Lon- 
don. The  next  street  is  Cowley  Road, 
and  I  have  been  there  and  never  seen  a 
park.  There  are  two  more  choices.  I 
finally  ask  an  old  woman  where  the 
park  is,  but  she  just  looks  at  me  and 
keeps  walking.  There  is  something 
about  a  bearded  American   in   blue 


sweat  pants  and  a  Baltimore  Orioles  T- 
shirt  who  pants  and  says  "Oo  oh  air  ed- 
dinton  ark?"  that  will  make  most 
English  people  stare  and  keep  walking. 
I  finally  get  an  answer  from  a  man  at  a 
bus  stop  and  jog  to  the  park.  When  I  find 
the  team  they  are  sitting  around  a  tree, 
waiting  for  me,  and  Miles  is  talking  to 
them.  He  stops  when  he  sees  me. 

"Alright,"  Miles  says,  "now  that 
we're  all  here."  General  stares  in  my 
direction,  but  I  ignore  them.  I  didn't 
volunteer  for  this  mission.  "Let's  start 
with  a  scrimmage,  and  I'll  have  a  look 
at  you.  Would  anyone  like  to  have  a  go 
atgoalkeeping?" 

All  eyes  are  still  on  me,  and  in  a  fit  of 
enthusiasm  I  offer.  "I'll  try  it,"  I  say. 
Miles  looks  at  everyone  else.  Finally  he 
looks  at  me,  then  drops  his  eyes  to  the 
ground.  "Right.  Turch  on  goal."  As  I 
jog  to  the  goal  I  gloat.  No  more  running 
for  me-I  have  a  little  square  to  stay  in,  a 
little  net  to  protect.  Miles  blows  the 
whistle  and  the  other  team  comes 
downfield.  I  watch  as  my  defense 
moves  into  position,  and  the  attackers 
control  the  ball.  They  move  to  my  left, 
but  my  defense  moves  with  them.  A, 
pass  goes  across  the  field,  and  they  are 
within  shooting  range.  A  black  shoe 
nudges  the  ball,  and  suddenly  a 
defender  steps  in  front  of  me,  someone 
grunts,  and  the  hard  leather  ball 
smashes  into  my  chin  and  past  me,  into 
the  goal. 

I  try  to  be  very  nonchalant  as  I  crawl 
into  the  goal  to  get  the  ball,  but  my  jaw 
does  not  seem  to  be  working  quite  right. 
I  move  it  with  my  hands  and  distinctly 
hear  something  pop.  Later  I  found  out 
that  while  I  had  been  trailblazing  my 
way  to  the  park  Miles  had  described  the 
duties  of  the  different  positions  on  the 
team,  and  he  has  concluded  by  saying 
that  the  goalie  was  the  player  most  like- 
ly to  leave  the  field  on  a  stretcher.  And 
he  was  right.  Goalkeeping  is  great 
training  if  you're  interested  in  joining 
the  Air  Force  as  a  kamikaze  pilot. 

After  practice  I  stayed  behind  with 
Miles  while  he  explained  the  basic 
strategy  of  goalkeeping.  He  kicked 
some  to  me  until  rne  bounced  off  the 
side  of  the  goal  into  my  face,  and 
something  started  to  bleed.  "Right," 
Miles  said.  "I  think  that's  quite  enough 
practice  for  today,  actually."  He  jogg- 
ed ahead  and  I  walked  back  to  school, 
pressing  the  sleeve  of  my  shirt  against 
my  face  from  time  to  time  to  check  the 
bleeding.  Minor  injury.  The  next  few 
practices  weren't  as  bad.  I  learned  how 
to  stop  the  ball  without  breaking  any 
bones,  and  they  learned  to  start  without 
me. 

My  next  problem  was  not  how  to  do  a 
respectable  job  of  goalkeeping,  but  how 
to  clean  my  uniform.  Manchester  Col- 
lege has,  theoretically,  a  washer  and 
two  dryers.  In  truth,  the  washer  is  a 
large  metal  box  with  an  unconnected 
piece  of  hose,  and  the  dryers  each  old 
about  three  pairs  of  socks  and  a  shirt. 
You  can  wash  your  clothes  in  the  sink 


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Of  The  Washington  College  Review 

Short  Stories  -  Graphics  -  Poetry 

Deadline  -  December  5,  1980 

Chearneyi,  Folk,  Napo 

Dubin,  Mortimer 

RICHMOND  HOUSE 


This  Week's  Movie 


Directed  by  Jean-Jacques  Annaud 
with  Patrick  Dewaere  and  France 
Dougnac.  This  is  a  rousing  comedy 
about  a  soccer  player  who  gets  even 
with  a  provincial  French  town  and  its 


bigoted  residents.  The  New  York  Dally 
News  calls  it  "A  zesty  satire;  Annaud'j 
direction  is  spirited ;  Dewaere  Is 
thoroughly  engaging."  In  French  with 
English  subtitles. 


by  hand,  but  that's  not  all.  The  tumble 
dryer  works  nicely,  but  it  never  actual- 
ly dries  anything.  It  just  rotates  your 
clothes,  like  some  sort  of  revolving 
closet.  The  spin  dryer  works  better,  but 
it  actually  spins.  You  have  to  sit  on  it  to 
keep  it  from  jumping  onto  its  side,  and 
every  afternoon  you  can  walk  into  the 
Wedgewood  and  Bently  kitchen  and  see 
someone  riding  the  spin  dryer  across 
the  laundry  room.  Demands  for  a  sad- 
dle have  brought  no  response  from  the 
administration. 

There  are  alternatives,  of  course.  A 
few  faulty  dryers  never  stopped  James 
Bond.  New  College  is  across  the  street, 
and  we  are  unofficially  allowed  to  use 
their  washing  machines.  They  only 
have  three  machines,  so  we  are  allowed 
to  use  them  whenever  they  are  free, 
and  as  long  as  we  don't  get  caught. 

So  one  afternoon  after  soccer  prac 
tice  I  came  back  to  my  room,  shoved 
my  last  American  box  of  Tide  into  m; 
laundry  bag,  and  climbed  through  my 
window  onto  Holywill  Street,  feeling  a 
little  like  a  guerrilla  at  Entebbe.  From 
there  I  threw  my  bag  over  the  wait 
across  the  street,  scaled  the  wall,  snuck 
past  the  Nazi  porter,  and  crawled 
through  the  heat  ducts  into  the  laundry 
room. 

The  great  advantage  to  the  New  Col- 
lege laundry  room  is  that  it  is  the  hot 
test  pick-up  spot  in  Oxford,  and  this  day 
I  wasn't  disappointed.  When  I  arrived 
the  room  was  empty  except  for  a  hum- 
ming dryer,  but  I  tossed  my  clothes  intc 
a  washing  machine  and  sat  down  tc 
wait.  Less  than  a  minute  later  the  dryer 
stopped  and  a  girl,  maybe  not  quite  one 
of  Bond's  women,  but  close  enough, 
came  in  and  started  to  remove  th€ 
clothes.  I  was  admiring  her  assets  anc 
deciding    whether    or    not    I    shoulc 


/ 


dibulge  my  secret  agent  status  wher 
she  took  her  clothes  into  the  ironing 
room,  near  the  stairs.  I  went  back  to  m> 
book. 

A  minute  later  I  noticed  something 
out  of  the  corner  of  my  eye.  There,  in 
the  middle  of  the  floor,  was  a  pair  ol 
baby  blue  underwear.  Now,  the  natural 
thing  to  do  when  someone  drops 
something  is  to  return  it,  of  course.  And 
if  it  had  been  a  sock,  or  even  a  blouse,  I 
would  have  taken  it  right  in  to  her,  bul 
baby  blue  underwear.  I  had  been  reak 
ing  TomJones,  and  my  mind  was  rac 
ing.  Could  it  be  a  modern  version  of  the 
dropped  hanky  ploy?  Too  obvious. 

I  finally  built  up  the  nerve  to  stand, 
and  I  put  my  finger  in  the  book  and 
walsed  over  and  picked  them  up--and  I 
felt  it.  A  gold  zipper  running  all  the  way 
around.  What  was  I  up  against?  This 
was  getting  harder  and  harder  every 
minute.  That's  when  I  heard  the 
footsteps.  Someone  was  coming  down 
the  stairs,  and  there  I  was  holding  some 
strange  girl's  perverted  panties.  I 
quickly  said  the  only  thing  I  could  think 
of-  I  stepped  out  and  tossed  them  into 
the  ironing  room,  head  high,  then  sat 
down  and  buried  my  nose  in  my  book. 

An  English  student  came  in  and  sear- 
ched in  his  pocket  for  change  while  I 
read.  He  did  and  entire  load  of  green 
socks,  but  there  are  some  things  you 
just  don't  question.  A  little  while  later  a 
girl  came  in  and  started  translating 
French  on  the  bench  next  to  me,  but  she 
locked  harmless  enough.  When  my 
clothes  were  dry  I  left,  and  on  the  way 
out  I  checked  the  other  room.  It  was 
empty,  so  I  have  to  assume  Madame  X 
got  her  underwear  (probably  in  the 
face).  Somehow  I  think  James  Bond 
would  have  handled  it  better. 


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The  Washington  Elm— Friday,  December  5, 1980— Page  4 


Basketball  Wins  Spell  Relief 


How  do  you  spell  relief?  Try  two  wins 
and  a  3-3  record.  That  might  be  how 
coach  Tom  Finnegan  might  spell  it 
after  the  Shoremen  came  away  from 
Susquehanna's  Crusader  Classic  with  a 
sweep  of  its  two  games  and  a  new  pla- 
que to  put  in  the  trophy  case. 


"Both  games  were  great  wins,"  said 
Finnegan.  "When  you  come  from 
behind  as  we  did  it's  always  very  satis- 
fying. The  reason  we  won  was  that 
everyone  contributed  to  the  victory. 
Everyone  performed  when  they  had  to, 
everybody  gave  us  that  little  extra." 

Joe  Moye  gave  the  Shoremen  a  win  in 
the  first  game,  against  Trenton  State, 
with  a  17-footer  with  two  seconds  on  the 
clock  and  the  score  tied  at  69.  Dave 
Blackwell  came  away  with  24  points,  in 
an  awesome  offense  display  and  Tom 
Keefe,  a  freshman  starting  at  the  pivot 
spot,  found  his  way  to  15  points  and  a 
superlative  effort  under  the  boards  and 
on  defense. 

The  second  game  of  the  tournament 
was  perhaps  the  "Finnmen's"  best  of 
the  season  thus  far.  After  finding 
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depending  heavily  upon  Jim  Corey  both 
offensively  and  defensively,  to  fill  in  for 
a  foultroubied  Moye  the  Shoremen 
came  back  and  took  charge  of  the  game 
midway  through  the  second  half. 

"It  was  the  hustle  that  did  it  for  us," 
said  Finnegan.  "When  Mike  (Shwed) 
followed  a  missed  layup  in  a  2-on-l 
situation  it  really  got  us  going.  His  play 
probably  typified  the  kind  of  hustle  we 
had  out  there."  It  also  gave  the 
Shoremen  the  lead.  Langwost  and  Dave 
Blackwell  shut  down  their  guard  and 
Carl  Fornoff  came  up  with  another 
defensive  gem  playing  against  Sus- 
quehanna's inside-post  player. 

Another  thing  that  pleased  Finnegan 
about  the  team's  play  was  their  con- 
sistency, both  on  offense  and  defense. 
"It  was  a  real  team  effort." 

Shore  notes:  Joe  Moye  and  Craig 
Langwost  were  named  to  the  All- 
Tournament  team  and  Moye  came 
away  with  the  MVP  award....  Carl  For- 
noff, who  might  not  score  a  lot  of  points, 
may  be  the  nost  underrated  player  on 
the  team.  His  defensive  play  In  the  Post 
makes    the    Shoremen    go....    Steve 


Cheerleaders 


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Enthusism 


by  STEPHANIE  PAUP 

Jani  Gabriel;  Captain  of  the 
Washington  College  Cheerleaders  finds 
cheerleading  "a  Very  rewarding  ex- 
perience," 

The  Cheerleaders  cheer  for  one  ma- 
jor sport,  Varsity  Basketball.  This  is 
their  third  year  since  they  had  to  dis- 
band due  to  lack  of  interest  and  the  ad- 
vent of  inter-collegiate  sports  for. 
women  at  Washington  College.  The 
women  interested  for  sports  were  able 
to  play  them  instead  of  just  cheering  for 
them.  Miss  Penny  Fall,  the 
cheerleaders  faculty  advisor  remem- 
bers that  "About  ten  of  the  girls  joined 
teams,  and  they  did  not  have  the  time 
for  both".  Since  their  regrouping,  in- 
terest has  remained  very  high. 

The  Cheerleaders  practice  four 
nights  a  week  for  two  hours  a  day.  Miss 
Fall  feels  that  "even  though  they  got 
started  a  little  late,  the  number  of  ex- 
cellent and  original  cheers  are  fan- 
tastic." She  also  feels  that  "they 
enhance  the  atmosphere  of  the  Col- 
lege." 

This  year's  squad  includes:  Nanette 
Bouline,  Andrea  Colantti,  Vicke  Don- 
nelly, Jani  Gabriel  (Captain),  Beth 
Glascock,  Lucie  Highes,  Lisa  Laird, 
Julie  Scott  (Co-Captain),  Sarah  Smith, 
Sue  Watts,  Debbie  Wilhelm,  Gini  White, 
Tammy  Wolf  (Adviser)  and  Lynda 
Webster  (Manager). 


against  Gallaudet.  Ted  Russell  will  be 
out  for  four  to  six  weeks  with  a  broken 
foot....  Wayne  Spurrier  was  downed  by 
brother  Scott  and  missed  the  Sus- 
quehanna game....  Craig  Langwost  was 
3rd  In  the  Nation,  In  Division  III  in  foul 
shooting  percentage  88.8  percent  ac- 
cording to  the  NCAA  Basketball  Guide, 
published  annually 

Box  Scores 
Washington!  game  Hi) 

Moye  11  3-4  25,  Corey  0  0-0  0, 
Blackwell  12  o-o  4,  Langwost  o  o-o  -, 
Keefe  6  3-4  IS,  Shewd  0  1-2  1,  Fornoff  2 
2-2  6  Totals  31  9-12  71.  Washington 
(game  m 

Moye  9  8-8 16,  Corey  7 1-1 15,  Fornoff  3 
0-1 6,  Blackwell  5  3-4 13,  Langwost  8  7-8 
23,  Shewd  2  0-1 4,  Keefe  2  4-5  8,  S.  Spur- 
rier 0 1-2 1.  Totals  31 24-31 86. 


Siegrist  tasted  victory  as  JV  head 
coach  for  the  first  time  with  bis  JV's 
debut  win  over  Chesapeake  59-45.  Next 
home  game  will  be  Monday  when  the 
JV 's  swing  into  Russell  gym.  The  Varsi- 
ty follows  on  Tuesday  with  a  game 


Political  Science 


Continued  from  Page  1 

Rochester  in  New  York.  "He  is  current- 
ly finishing  up  his  Ph.D.,"  said  An.  He 
added  that  "next  month  he  (Chaney) 
will  have  his  Disertation  Defense,"  and 
should,  by  the  time  he  arrives  at 
Washington  College,  be  a  doctor  of 
Political  Sciences,  Chaney's  disserta- 
tion topic  is  "Presidential  Influences  in 
Congress  — the  Ambivalence  of 
Presidential  Popularity." 

"We  invited  three  candidates  from 
the  thirty  or  forty  applicants  to  the  Col- 
lege for  interviews,"  An  said.  The  two 
other  applicants  turned  down  the  offer, 
but  Chaney  has  accepted. 

"He  has  a  very  good  educational 
background  in  American  Govern- 
ment," An  said.  Chaney  was  also  a 
teaching  assistant  at  the  University  of 
Rochester. 

An  said  that  Chaney  will  "teach  three 
courses  including  the  Internship  at  the 
Maryland  Assembly."  The  other  two 
courses  which  he  will  teach  will  be  an 
introductory  course  and  a  course  about 
the  American  Congress. 


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Volume  52,  Number  12 


Hodson  Trust  Grants 
College  Largest  Gift 


Merry  Christmas  and  Happy  New  Year 


Friday,  December  12, 1980 


Student  Center  Slowly 
Becoming  Reality 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Washington  College  has  received  its 
largest  gift,  $678,000,  from  the  Hodson 
Trust,  a  major  benefactor  of  the  school 
since  1936. 

The  gift,  which  was  announced  at  last 
Saturday's  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  and  will  be  the 
subject  of  a  press  conference  in 
Baltimore,  is  designated  for  three 
specific  projects.  $78,000  will  be  applied 
toward  the  cost  of  the  Kent  steam  line. 
Further  endowment  for  merit  scholar- 
ships accounts  for  $300,000,  and  the  re- 
maining $300,000  is  to  be  used  for  the 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms. 

The  Hodson  Trust  was  established  in 
the  will  of  Colonel  Clarence  Hodson, 
and  benefits  not  only  Washington  Col- 
lege but  also  the  Johns  Hopkins  Univer- 


sity, Hood  College,  and  St.  John's  Col- 
lege, all  private  institutions  in 
Maryland.  For  the  first  time,  a  press 
conference  will  be  hold  to  announce  the 
gifts  to  all  four  colleges.  "The  Hodson 
Trust  is  going  to  get  some  PR.  out  of 
what  they  are  doing  and  have  done  for 
these  four  institutions,  and  rightfully 
so,"  said  President  of  the  College 
Joseph  McLain.  The  conference  will  be 
attended  by  the  Governor  of  Maryland 
Harry  Hughes  and  the  Presidents  of  the 
four  colleges. 

The  gift,  although  substantial,  will 
provide  none  of  the  funds  for  the 
operating  budget.  "We  have  a  commit- 
ment to  the  Trust  not  to  rely  on  them  for 
operating  funds",  said  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey. 


Budget  Deficit  Clarified 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
last  Saturday  approved  plans  for  the 
proposed  Student  Center  in  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Ha. 11. 

Scheme  2A,  as  published  in  last 
week's  Elm  is  that  favored  by  both 
students  and  the  architect,  Carboneil. 
Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  is  to  meet  with  contractors,  in- 
cluding several  already  on  site  at  the 
college,  to  negociate  the  contracts. 
"It'll  take  a  few  days  to  gather  cost  in- 
formation," said  Hessey.  "I'll  push 
them  as  much  as  I  can  to  get  it  done 
quickly."  The  importance  of  speed  in 
starting  and  completing  the  project  was 
emphasized  at  the  board  meeting. 
Chairman  of  the  Board  Louis  Goldstein 
instructed  Hessey  to,  "get  on  the  ball" 
with  the  project. 

The  Board  has  allocated  $50,000  for 
the  renovation  of  the  basement,  but  also 
indicated  the  flexibility  of  that  figure. 
"Th  Executive  Committee  was 
authorized  to  spend  t.wo  or  three  thou- 
sand either  way",  said  Secretary  to  the 
Board  Frederick  Dumschott.  "They're 


not  being  held  to  an  absolute  $50,000." 
The  gift  of  $678,000  from  the  Hodson 
Trust,  of  which  $78,000  is  designated  for 
the  Kent  steam  line,  has  made  it  possi- 
ble for  money  from  the  maintenance 
reserve  fund  originally  destined  for  the 
steam  line  to  be  used  for  the  Student 
Center. 

Work  on  the  Student  Center  may  be 
able  to  be  begun  as  early  as  next  week, 
since  most  of  the  demolition  will  be 
done  by  the  maintenance  Department. 
No  completion  date  was  set,  but  the 
Board  expressed  a  desire  to  see  the  pro- 
ject finished  no  later  than  the  beginning 
of  the  second  semester.  Existing  stu- 
dent publication  offices  in  the  basement 
will  be  relocated  to  the  first  floor  of 
Caroline,  in  the  room  presently  being 
used  as  a  bike  room.  As  far  as  the  SGA 
Is  concerned,  "We  don't  really  need  as 
office  since  there's  no  place  on  campus 
large  enough  to  have  meetings  and  use 
as  an  office.  And  we're  certainly  willing 
to  give  one  up  to  get  the  Student 
Center",  said  SGA  President  Jay 
Young. 


Although  it  was  reported  to  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  at  their 
meeting  last  Saturday  that  last  year's 
budget  ended  in  a  $38,000  deficit,  and  a 
maximum  deficit  of  $200,000  is  pro- 
jected for  this  year,  it  seems  that  such  a 
deficit  depends  on  whose  books  are 
studied. 

According  to  the  accountants'  audit 
report,  the  school  was  in  the  red  last 
year  and  will  be  this  year.  This  deficit, 
however,  appears  because  the  money 
used  to  cover  the  difference  between 
expenses  and  revenues  in  the  operating 
budget  comes  from  the  accumulated 
reserves  from  prior  years.  "We  had  a 
choice  to  either  adjust  tuition  costs  to 
cover  the  shortfall,  or  to  use  the  ac- 
cumulated reserves  from  prior  years", 
said  Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey.  Up  .until  last  year,  the  school 

Reagan 

Tentative 
for 

Graduation 

by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

"We  have  been  in  touch  with 
Reagan's  Public  Relations  firm  and  he 
is  tentatively  scheduled  to  deliver  the 
address  at  commencement  on  May  16, 
1982",  said  Kaihy  Myrick  DeProspo, 
Director  of  Publications  and  Public  In- 
formation. 

She  said  the  idea  has  been  worked  on 
for  over  a  year.  "At  that  time  it  was  lit- 
tle more  than  a  pipe  dream  but  even 
that  long  ago  the  idea  was  presented  to 

Continued  on  page  7 


operated  undeniably  in  the  black  for 
eight  years,  and  the  accumulated 
surpluses  from  those  years  can  now  be 
used  to  cover  the  shortfall. 

From  the  accountants'  point  of  view, 
a  transfer  from  prior  year  reserves 
constitutes  a  transfer  out  of  a  balance 
sheet  account,  which  is  not  done.  In  the 
Business  Office's  books,  such  a  transfer 
shows  up  within  the  operating  budget 
and  thus  shows  the  college  once  again 
in  the  black. 

The  effect  on  tuition  and  salaries  will 
come  from  the  decreased  enrollment 
this  year  on  which  next  year's  enroll- 
ment and  operating  budget  will  be 
based,  and  thus  indirectly  from  the  ap- 
parent deficit.  Said  Hessey,  The  real 
problem  would  be  if  we  were  operating 
with  no  reserves.  That's  a  mark  of  real 
financial  difficulty.  Fortunately,  that's 
not  the  case  here." 


Dwyer,  Graham  Arrested 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Two  students  were  arrested  last  week 
by  the  Chestertown  Police,  and  charged 
with  forgery  and  uttering,  and  daytime 
breaking  and  entering. 

Richard  Dwyer  and  William  Graham 
allegedly  forged  a  check  of  James 
Graham.  Dwyer  apparently  tried  to 
cash  It  using  Graham's  parents'  car 
registration  as  identification  at  the  Peo- 
ple's Bank  of  Chestertown.  "A  call 
came  almost  simultaneously  with  one 
to  the  police  from  the  branch  manager 
of  the  People's  Bank,"  said  Dean  of 
Students  Maureen  Kelley.  "Before  we 
did  anything  about  it,  Rich  came  in  and 
told  us  it  had  happened." 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

Gambling  high  at  the  Annual  Casino  Night  held  on  Saturday,  December  6,  In 
Hynson  Lounge 


It  Is  alleged  that  Bill  Graham  had 
taken  several  checks  from  students' 
rooms,  hoping  to  pay  off  a  rather  exten- 
sive debt.  A  pass  key  to  Somerset  had 
apparently  been  left  to  Dwyer  and 
Graham  by  Mark  Gildersleeve,  who 
was  expelled  for  academic  reasons  last 
year. 

Both  Dwyer  and  Graham  were  ex- 
pelled last  Friday,  and  will  stand  trial. 
At  the  moment,  they  have  been 
released  from  jail  on  their  own 
recognizance.  Said  Kelley,  "I'd  like  to 
think  they've  learned  a  lesson  from  all 
this.  It's  a  high  price  to  pay  for  a  stupid 
judgment." 

Board  Notes 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
discussed  and  acted  on  the  following  at 
their  Saturday,  Decembers  meeting: 

•The  Board  voted  to  nominate  Bob 
Crane,  class  of  '42  and  chairman  of  the 
Biophysics  and  Chemistry  departments 
and  Rutgers  University,  and  William 
Stafford,  noted  writer  and  poet,  for 
honorary  degrees. 

•Masters'  program  tuition  will  be 
raised  from  $160  to  $190  per  course,  and 
professors'  salaries  adjusted  ac- 
cordingly, In  the  first  change  since  1971. 

•James  Rouse,  real  estate  develop- 
per,  will  be  the  speaker  for  the 
Washington's  Birthday  Convocation 
this  year. 

•Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke 
reported  that  since  the  freshman 
writing  workshop  doesn't  seem  to  be 
Continued  on  pap  7 


The  Washington  Elm— Friday,  December  12,  I960— Page  2 

editorial 


One  semester  down,  one  semester  to  go.  It's  not  time  yet  to  sit 
back  and  sum  up  the  year.  Rather,  it's  time  for  reflection  in 
mid-stream.  And  that's  the  most  dangerous  place  to  be-too  far 
along  to  turn  back,  not  far  enough  along  to  have  our  destination 
in  sight. 

Of  the  three  major  construction  projects  on  the  table  at  the 
beginning  of  the  semester,  only  the  Kent  steam  line  has  been 
completed,  out  of  absolute  necessity.  Renovation  has  just  begun 
on  the  Hill  Dorms,  and  although  the  construction  company  is 
said  to  be  on  schedule,  their  ability  to  finish  by  August  1,  even  by 
September  1,  is  questionable. 

The  Student  Center  is  not  yet  even  begun,  and  this  is  the  big- 
gest potential  beef  we  students  have.  It  must  be  obvious  to 
anyone  who  can  compare  conditions  here  with  those  at  other, 
comparable  colleges  that  a  WC  Student  Center  is  no  luxury.  The 
school  cannot  expect  to  continue  for  long  to  compete  with  others 
like  it  when  something  as  basic  as  a  Student  Center  is  missing 
from  the  campus.  The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  should  be 
commended  for  their  enthusiasm,  and  even  impatience,  about 
getting  this  project  completed.  Delay,  however,  is  too  often  the 
rule  here.  In  this  case,  provision  has  got  to  be  made  before  con- 
struction begins  for  the  possibility  (the  probability?)  that  con- 
struction will  not  be  finished  before  the  beginning  of  second 
semester.  Think  about  that.  No  chapter  rooms,  no  coffee  house, 
no  place  to  go,  at  least  no  place  on  campus.  Will  all  the  bands 
have  to  play  in  the  cafeteria?  Where  will  students  gather?  The 
Administration  had  better  be  able  to  answer  these  questions  in 
January  if,  as  we  fear,  the  Student  Center  has  not  been  com- 
pleted. 

This  first  half-year  has  also  had  its  surprises.  Unfortunately, 
they  haven't  been  pleasant  ones.  A  student  raped,  two  students 
arrested  for  theft  and  forgery,  a  general  increase  in  crime.  It's 
become  very  clear  first  that  security  has  to  be  increased,  second 
that  students  will  have  to  become  more  responsible  for  their  own 
safety.  The  real  world's  finally  arrived  at  Washington  College. 
We're  all  going  to  have  to  grow  up  to  deal  with  it. 

So  here  we  are,  in  mid-stream.  See  you  next  semester.  Don't 
forget  a  paddle. 


Commentary 

byJEFFALDERSON 


The  announcement  came  sometine 
around  11:30  p.m.  "brace  yourselve  for 
the  news!  John  Lennon  was  just  shot 
and  killed."  The  first  reaction  was  one 
of  disbelief.  Of  course  this  wasn't  true. 
No  one  would  do  something  like  that. 
It's  just  a  morbid  joke.  "He's  really 
dead."  The  insistent  tone  was  quickly 
causing  a  disturbing  realization. 

"Oh  my  God."  was  the  first 
acknowledgement  of  acceptance.  Peo- 
ple were  shouting  the  news  down 
hallways.  Students  huddled  around 
televisions  and  radios  for  more  news. 

"Police  describe  the  suspect  as  a  cold 
screwball."  came  the  first  reports.  No 
name  of  the  assailant  was  given  at  first. 
"Crowds  of  people  surround  the  spot 
where  he  was  shot."  The  atmosphere 
was  described  as  a  "stunned  silence." 

Outside,  people  were  wandering  the 
campus  in  a  daze.  Students  were  com- 
forting each  other  in  their  grief.  The  en- 
tire campus  almost  seemed  to  have  a 
unifying  sympathy. 

There  was  a  band  in  the  coffee  house 


when  the  news  broke.  "Everybody  was 
going  around  saying,  'he's  dead,'  We 
were  thinking  they  were  just  drunk." 

Many  messages  were  written  on 
doors,  Friends  were  telling  friends  the 
news  hoping  to  be  "the  one  to  break  it  to 
her."  The  most  touching  note  said,  "- 
John  Lennon  is  Dead!"  to  which  was 
added,  "Who  cares?"  which  was 
answered,  "Anyone  who  believes  in 
love." 

Lennon  had  just  released  an  album 
"Double  Fantasy"  with  his  wife  Yoko 
Ono.  The  single  "Just  Like  Starting 
Over"  was  already  in  the  top  ten. 

Now  comes  all  of  the  commercialize 
tion.  Artists  will  pay  tribute  to  him  in 
songs,  but  aren't  most  rock  songs  a 
tribute  to  Lennon  and  McCartney? 
They  changed  the  style  of  rock  music. 
Without  their  influence  where  would 
popular  music  be  now? 

For  a  time  on  Monday  night,  half  of; 
the  campus  ceased  to  live,  choosing' 
merely  to  exist  on  their  own  memories 
of  a  giant. 


Editor  in  Chief      .  Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor. Wendy  Murphy 

V^i^SS,; Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

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Letters  to  the  Editor 

Academic  Housing 


1  understand  that  in  our  on-going 
campus  debate  about  the  future  use  of 
the  hill  dorms  it  is  alleged  I  have  pro- 
posed that  the  Writers'  Union  occupy 
one  of  the  buildings,  and  that  the  nine 
students  now  living  in  Richmond  House 
live  in  grand  splendor  in,  say,  East 
Hall.  That  is  not  true. 

What  I  have  proposed  to  Mr.  Cades, 
Student  Affairs  Committee  is  that  they 
study  the  feasibility  of  creating  a  varie- 
ty of  academic  housing  for  students, 
and  that  the  buildings  might  be  used, 
for  example,  as  an  International  House, 
a  Fine  Arts  House,  a  Scholarship 
House,  a  Natural  Science  House,  or 
other  academic  group  housing  based  on 
student  and  faculty  interest.  I  said  that 
I  would  be  glad  to  sponsor  a  Fine  Arts 
House  in  much  the  same  way  that  I  now 
sponsor  a  Writers'  House,  but  such  a 
house  would  include  students  from  all 
the  Fine  Arts,  so  that  painters,  print- 
makers,  actors,  composers,  writers, 
and  dancers  might  all  have  an  op- 


portunity to  live  together. 

True,  the  writers  who  live  in  Rich- 
mond House  have  lost  their  home,  and 
the  academic  program  in  which  they 
participate  is  in  jeopardy;  no  solution 
to  that  problem  is  in  sight.  But  the 
debate  over  the  use  of  the  hill  dorms  for 
academic  housing  must  have  a  broader 
scope  than  the  argument  of  what  to  do 
with  the  student  writers  who  live  in 
Richmond  House.  There  are  important 
academic  issues  to  be  discussed  this 
year,  and  the  discussion  must  be  among 
all  members  of  our  academic  com- 
munity, and  it  must  not  be  cut  short  by 
straw-men  tactics  nor  by  predisposed 
views.  What  we  need  is  a  wide-ranging, 
open,  factual  discussion  among  all  the 
students,  teachers,  and  administrators 
at  our  campus,  for  only  by  that  process 
can  we  decide  what  changes.if  any,  we 
might  make  to  achieve  the  excellence 
our  Third  Century  fund  raising  drive 
and  our  Bicentennial  Celebrations  man- 
date for  us  in  the  near  future. 


Robert    Day 


Admissions  seek 
Update  on  Work 


byJEFFALDERSON 


The  admissions  office  of  Washington 
College  recently  sent  letters  to  W.C. 
alumni  from  1974  to  1979.  The  graduates 
were  asked  to  answer  questions  about 
their  graduate  work  and  careers  on  a 
self-addressed,  stamped  reply  card. 

Jody  Dudderar,  associate  director  of 
admissions,  was  very  pleased  with  the 
response  rate.  The  380  responses  were 
from  917  sent  out,  or  41  percent. 

A  brochure  containing  the  results  of 
the  survey  will  be  available  to  prospec- 
tive students  who  want  to  know  what  re- 
cent graduates  are  doing.  "We  had 
plenty  of  information  on  graduates 
from  ten  to  twenty  years  ago  but  not  on 
the  last  five  years."  Dudderar  said. 

The  main  purpose  of  the  survey  is  to 
show  how  a  liberal  arts  education  can 
be  used.  Present  students  will  be  able  to 
see  the  broad  range  of  occupational  op- 
portunities open  to  them  with  their 
education  from  W.C.  Dudderar  said, 
"This  (the  broad  range)  is  something 
we  already  knew,  but  we  wanted  pro- 
of." 


"When  we  started,  it  was  just  for 
recruiting  purposes"  she  continued,  she 
continues,  "The  alumni  office  is  taking 
over  from  here.  All  the  information  will 
be  turned  over  to  them." 

The  information  is  arranged  ac- 
cording to  the  department  the  student 
majored  in  a  W.C.  The  number  of 
graduates  is  listed  as  well  as  the 
number  and  percentage  who  responded 
to  the  questionnaire.  Under  each 
department  is  listed  the  careers  and 
post  graduate  work  of  all  past  majors. 

Of  the  different  departments,  Physics 
majors  had  the  highest  percentage  of 
responses  with  100  percent,  while 
Drama  majors  had  the  lowest  with  23 
percent.  Chemistry  and  Humanities 
majors  had  the  highest  rate  of  graduate 
school  attendence  among  those  apply- 
ing with  80  percent  each  while  Math  had 
the  lowest  with  14  percent. 

The  information  is  currently  being 
prepared  for  printing.  Dudderar 
remarked,  "Once  the  information  is 
written  up  current  students  are 
welcome  to  a  copy  of  it." 


The  ELM  needs  a  driver  to  take  copy  to  Dover, 
Delaware  each  Wednesday  at 
1:30  p.m.  School  car  usually  available,  $5.00 
per  trip.  Apply  to  ELM  office  by  January  20, 
1981,  or  see  Virginia  Kurapka  or  Bill  Mortimer. 


STUDENT  UNION  SALUTES  YOUt 
THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  STUDENTS. 

In  appreciation  of  your  support,  the  Coffee 
House  managers  are  offering  25'  drafts- 
while  supplies  last. 

STARTS  Monday 

Thank  You, 
COFFEE  HOUSE  MANAGER 


Administration  Taking 
Control  of  Coffee  House 


Tin  Washington  Elm-Friday,  December,  12, 1880-Page  3 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 


For  almost  ten  years  the  coffee  house 
has  been  a  student-run  social  center  on 
campus.  The  past  five  years  have  not 
been  profitable,  but  this  year  there  has 
been  a  surprising  increase  in  business 
resulting  in  a  $3100  profit.  Now,  with  the 
student  center  quickly  becoming  a 
reality,  the  administration  is  taking 
over  the  coffee  house. 

"This  is  the  first  year  the  place  has 
turned  a  profit  in  five  years.  It  took  a  lot 
of  hard  work  and  now  it's  like  a  slap  In 
the  face  to  have  someone  take  it  away 
with  no  more  than  a  pat  on  the  back  and 
have  someone  say,  'good  job.  Thanks 
anyway',"  stated  Court  Treuth,  coffee 
house  manager. 

Treuth  and  co-manager  Andrew 
Bucklee  feel  that  the  coffee  house 
should  remain  a  student-run  organiza- 
tion. "The  time  for  this  place  to  be 
taken  over  is  when  you  have  a  $10,000 
debt  not  a  $3100  profit.  We've  already 
paid  half  of  the  debt  for  last  year,"  said 
Treuth.  "I  worked  as  a  manager  last 
year  and  it  needed  a  drastic  change," 
added  Bucklee,  "The  students  put  a  lot 
into  it  and  now  It's  successful  again.  It's 
always  been  student-run  and  always 
should  be." 

The  main  question  now  is  why  take  it 
away  from  people  who  are  doing  the  job 
right.  "It  seems  that  the  college  has 
realized,  after  a  good  semester,  how 
much  money  they  can  take  in,"  said 
Bucklee.  "No  one  wanted  this  place  last 
year,"  added  Treuth.  "Now  everyone 
wants  it,"  continued  Bucklee. 

To  the  two  managers  the  administra- 
tion seems  to  have  made  up  its  mind, 
"whether  students  like  it  or  not."  The 
students  involved  had  not  been  in- 
formed of  the  details  of  the  entire 
operation  until  a  meeting  with  the  ad- 
ministration the  Friday  afternoon, 
after  the  Elmhad  gone  to  press. 

"We  heard  rumors  that  there  would 
be  adult  supervision.  As  the  semester 
goes  on,  it  has  gone  past  mere  supervi- 
sion to  total  supervision  where  the 
cafeteria  will  be  in  charge,"  said  one  of 
the  managers. 

Jeff  DeMoss,  assistant  food  director, 
said,  "If  the  food  service  did  administer 
the  operation,  it  would  still  be  90  per- 
cent student-run  and  only  10  percent 
supervision.  There  will  be  a  committee 
with  members  from  sudent  affairs,  the 
SGA  and  possibly  the  presidents  of  the 
classes  to  decide  on  rules  and  regula- 
tions." 


DeMoss  is  hoping  for  the  possibility  of 
a  work  study  for  student  workers.  This 
could  permit  the  establishment  to  be 
open  from  10:00  a.m.  to  12:00  midnight. 
Still  there  is  a  question  of  why  super- 
vision is  needed  at  all.  DeMoss  said, 
"The  adminstration  will  be  in  charge  of 
hiring  and  firing,  ordering,  and  setting 
up  rules  and  regulations." 

Treuth  feels  that  the  students  can 
handle  these  responsibilities.  "The  cof- 
fee house  is  being  run  properly  now. 
Anyone  is  welcome  to  see  the  business 
sheets,  "he  stated. 

"Court  and  I  made  a  change  which 
turned  out  to  be  a  successful  change,  " 
remarked  Bucklee.  "The  adminstra- 
tion praises  us,  but  that's  not  enough. 
We  could  have  another  good  semester 
in  the  spring." 

"If  the  adminstration  takes  over,  I 
don't  feel  that  there  will  be  the  same 
amount  of  cooperation  from  the  stu- 
dents," said  Treuth.  "There  won't  be 
the  same  amount  of  enthusiasm,"  ad- 
ded Bucklee,  "It'll  be  the  same  as  walk- 
ing into  a  Chestertown  bar." 

Bucklee  also  stated,"  We  put  a  lot  of 
unpaid  hours  in  here.  We're  the  highest 
paid  students  on  campus,  while  we 
work."  The  managers  are  responsible 
for  much  more  than  just  their  duties 
during  working  hours.  They  are  re- 
quired to  attend  meetings  and  to  order, 
as  well  as  to  follow  up  on  late  orders. 
"If  you  break  it  down,"  continued 
Bucklee,  "we're  the  lowest  paid  job  on 
campus." 

Since  the  coffee  house  is  making  a 
profit  now,  the  money  is  being  used  to 
pay  off  last  year's  debt.  In  the  past,  the 
profits  have  been  used  to  provide 
scholarships  to  the  school.  "The  money 
left  over  is  used  for  repairs  in  the  coffee 
house. 

The  managers  are  wondering  what 
the  adminstration  will  do  with  the  pro- 
fits. "Everyone's  judging  us  on  the  past 
five  years  not  the  past  ten.  Now  it 
seems  like  it's  not  for  the  students 
anymore,  but  the  college,"  said  one  of 
the  managers. 

With  the  coffee  house  finally 
"profitable,  student-run  establishment, 
many  students  feel  that  it  should  re- 
main this  way.  Treuth  summed  it  up," 
Isn't  it  time  for  the  adminstration  to 
have  a  little  confidence  in  the 
students?" 


Roving  Reporter 


Question: 


Student  Center? 

What  is  your  opinion  of  the  new  stu- 
dent center  that  is  projected  for  con- 
struction over  the  Christmas  break? 

Photos  and  Reporting  by  Alex  Hodge 


IS  THIS 
WHAT  YOUR 

KISSES 
TASTE  LIKE? 


If  you  smoke  cigarettes, 
you  taste  like  one. 

Your  clothes  and  hair 
can  smell  stale  and 
unpleasant,  too. 

You  don't  notice  it.  but 
people  close  to  you  do. 
Especially  if  they  don't 
smoke. 

And  non-smokers 
are  the  best  people  to 
love.  They  live 
longer. 


AMERICAN 
CANCER  SOCIETY 

This  space  contributed  as  a 
public  service 


Donald  Alt,  '83:  It's  a  good  Idea. 
Students  need  a  place  to  get  together 
and  have  fun.  It  will  take  longer  (than 
the  Christmas  break)  to  get  it  done. 


Jeanmarie  Fegley,  '84:  It  will  keep 
more  people  on  campus. 


Jeanette  Shaler,  '83:  It's  pretty  good. 
It's  a  nice  place  for  students  to  get 
together. 


Dan  Bakely,  '84:  If  It  is  done  right, 
then  it  should  serve  the  students  ade- 
quately. I'll  believe  it  when  I  see  it. 


THE  YARDSTICK 

CHESTERTOWN,  MD. 
Tel.:  778-0049 

"A  Complete  Line 

of  Fabrics  & 
Sewing  Notions 


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Looking  Ah 
Tournament 

Photos  by  Jim  Graham 


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Wild  Goose  Basketball 
Weekend 


by  JIM  GRAHAM 

Photography  Editor 


the  past  three  years  the  W.C. 
,i>ai!  team  has  lost  only  four 
s  in  the  comfortable  confines  of 
jl  Gymnasium,  and  have  not  lost 
i  Goose  Classic  game.  Tonight's 
as  well  as  tomorrow's  will  most 
be  the  tests  for  this  year's  team. 
[,,ay  prove  to  be  the  most  com- 
re  group  assembled  for  the  fourth 
j  classic,  which  is  sponsored  by 
ilimists  Club  of  Chestertown. 
Shoremen  will  have  to  get  good 
mances  from  their  inside  men, 
oye,  Tom  Keefe,  and  Jim  Corey. 
smbined  with  one  of  the  better 
courts  in  the  league  should  pro- 
le squad  with  a  margin  of  victory. 
Langwost  must  come  up  with  the 
(play  that  earned  him  all-tourney 
s  both  two  years  ago  and  at  the 


Susquehanna  tournament  last  week. 

The  past  two  weeks  have  seen  the 
team  play  good  consistent  basketball, 
perhaps  the  best  effort  was  in  the  first 
half  of  the  run-away  win  against 
Gallaudet  last  Tuesday  when  the 
cagers  jumped  out  to  a  45-16  lead  at  half 
and  never  looked  back. 

If  the  team,  and  it  will  have  to  be  a 
team  display  not  just  individual  efforts, 
can  put  together  a  game  that  is  consis- 
tent as  the  Gallaudet  game  and  the  first 
half  at  Widener  (a  74-61  loss)  they 
should  be  able  to  pull  off  a  fourth 
straight  goose  championship.  JohnJay 
and  Salisbury  are  both  good  clubs 
however,  and  considering  the  rivalry 
with  Salisbury,  the  cagers  have  their 
work  cut  out  for  them. 


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Spires  Published,  Recommended  by  Snodgrass 

Poet  to  Replace  Day  Next  Semester 


Elizabeth  Spires  has  been  hired  to 
replace  Mr.  Robert  Day,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  Creative  Writing,  while  he  is 
writer  in  residence  for  the  graduate 
Writer's  Workshop  at  the  University  of 
Iowa  during  second  semester. 

"She  is  a  graduate  of  Vassar  and  has 
done  work  In  creative  writing  at  the 
University  of  Iowa  and  Johns 
Hopkins,"  said  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum, 
chairman  of  the  English  department. 
Spires  holds  her  Bachelor  of  Arts  from 
Vassar  and.  her  Master  of  Arts  from 
Johns  Hopkins.  She  has  also  worked  as 
"a  teaching  assistant  at  several  col- 
leges," Tatum  said. 

Spires  and  another  candidate. 
Cleopatra  Mathias,  were  chosen  by  the 
English  department  to  come  to  the 
campus  and  lead  a  sample  student 
workshop.  The  two  candidates  were 
chosen  from  approximately  fifty  ap- 
plicants. "We  had  a  whole  row  of  can- 
didates but  Invited  two,"  said  Tatum, 
who  added  that  "all  of  the  members  of 
the  English  department  were  willing  to 
consider  the  two."  After  having  nar- 
rowed the  list  down  to  the  two  can- 
didates, the  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  approved  them,  and 
they  were  invited  to  visit  the  College. 

"We  thought  she  was  an  excellent 
poet  and  that  she  would  be  a  good 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

teacher  for  both  the  poets  and  the 
novelists"  on  campus,  said  Day.  He  ad- 
ded that  Spires  has  "a  good  education 
and  she  is  good  in  editing  poetry.  .  .she 
has  poetic  sensibility."  Tatum  said  that 
"there  was  a  poem  by  Spires  in  the 


September  22nd  Issue  of  The  New 
Yorker  magazine."  She  added  that 
Spires  has  "been  published  a  good 
deal." 

While  Spires  was  on  campus  she  led  a 
sample  writers'  workshop  to  "see  how 


the  person  works  with  students  and  to 
invite  student  reaction."  said  Tatum. 
Students  and  faculty  reaction  was  then 
solicited  informally.  ',We  asked  people 
to  tell  us  what  they  thought  of  the  can- 
didates then  put  student 
reviewtogether  with  faculty  views,  and 
reported  them  to  the  Dean,"  Tatum 
said. 

While  teaching  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, Spires  will  live  in  Chestertown. 
She  will  be  teaching  one  creative 
writing  course  and  one  special  topics 
course  which  will  probably  deal  with 
contemporary  poetry.  "Basically," 
Tatum  said,  "she  will  be  working  with 
the  Writer's  Union  while  Mr.  Day  is 
away."  Both  the  editors  of  Broadside 
and  the  Washington  College  Review 
will  be  working  with  her  on  the  publica- 
tions. 

"She  was  awfully  interested  in  com- 
ing here,"  said  Tatum,  adding  that 
'  'both  poets  who  came  were  com- 
plimentary to  the  students  and  their 
work."  When  phoned  by  Tatum  with  the 
offer  of  the  job,  Spires  was  "very  en- 
thusiastic about  coming  to  the  college 
second  semester  and  working  with  the 
students  here." 

One  of  the  people  who  recommended 
Elizabeth  Spires  was  noted  poet  W.D, 
Snodgrass. 


Two  Hundred  Years  of  Chemistry  Planned 


Sophie  Kerr 

plans  for 

Bicentennial 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  prepar- 
ing for  the  upcoming  Bicentennial  year, 
has  been  discussing  the  possibility  of 
sponsoring  special  literary  events  dur- 
ing the  1981-82  school  year. 

According  to  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum, 
chairman  of  the  English  department 
and  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee, 
"we've  been  talking  about  plans  to  br- 
ing some  extra  special  writers  to  the 
school;  there  are  also  plans  for  a 
literary  festival,  bringing  different  ar- 
tists to  the  campus"  during  the  Spring 
semester.  Final  decisions  on  the  plans 
will  not  be  made,  however,  until  a 
meeting  of  the  Committee  next 
Tuesday.  Mr.  Robert  Day,  associate 
professor  of  Creative  Writing  who  along 
with  Mr.  Bennett  Lamond,  also 
associate  professor  of  English,  pro- 
posed the  plan  said  that  "we'd  hope  to 
do  in  an  extraordinary  way  what  we've 
done— bring  down  the  best  writers." 
Some  names  mentioned  as  possibilities 
have  been  Walter  Percy,  William  Staf- 
ford and  Tennessee  Williams, 

The  Committee  has  "been  saving 
some  money  up  to  use  for  this,"  said 
Tatum,  noting  that  it  will  be  a  fairly  ex- 
pensive affair.  Tatum  said  that  they 
will  be  applying  for  some  grant  money 
to  bring  the  project  off.  "A  lot  will  de- 
pend  on  whether  we  can  get  a  grant 

"To  bring  the  finest  novelists 
and  poets  down 


Dr.  Phillip  wingale,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Chemistry  Department  and  the 
Bicentennial  Steering  Committee,  is 
planning  a  celebrations  of  "200  years  of 
Chemistry  at  Washington  College". 
Wingate,  an  alumnus  of  Washington 
College,  is  a  member  of  the  college's 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  holds 
a  Ph.d.  in  chemistry  and  chairman  of 
the  Bicentennial  committee.  He  is  plan- 
ning an  all  day  symposium  of  speakers, 
including  Nobel  Prize  winners  and  emi- 
nent chemists. 

The  tentative  date  for  the  celebration 
is    October    14,    1981 ,    The    featured 


speaker  for  the  day  will  be  Dr.  Charles 
Suckling,  the  discoverer  of  the 
Fluotinane  family  of  anesthetics,  who 
will  be  speaking  about  anestheseology. 
Two  Nobel  Prize  winners  are  scheduled 
to  speak  also,  Dr.  Melvin  Calvin  and 
Dr.  Glenn  Seaburg.  Dr,  William  Bailey, 
past  president  of  the  American 
Chemical  Society,  and  Dr.  Albert  Zet- 
tlemoyer,  incumbent  president  of  the 
American  Chemical  Society  are  also 
scheduled  to  speak.  Heading  the  list  of 
prospective  speakers  is  Dr.  William 
Baker,  an  alumnus  of  Washington  Col- 
lege,   who    is    president    of    Bell 


Laboratories,     a    major    chemical 
research  laboratory. 

The  symposium  will  explore  the  past, 
present,  and  future  of  the  science  of 
chemistry.  Dr,  Wingate  has  been  in 
contact  with  a  number  of  major  firms 
in  hopes  that  they  will  participate  in  the 
celebration  by  contributing  exhibits 
and  giving  displays.  Dr.  John  Conkling, 
member  of  the  chemistry  department, 
described  the  department  as  "extreme- 
ly excited  about  the  prospects"  of  the 
celebration  and  said  that  he  was  "look- 
ing forward  to  meeting  and  hearing 
these  people  speak." 


Directed  by  Milos  Forman  I  One  Flew 
„  Over  the  Cuckoo's  Nest),  with  Treat 
'  Williams,  John  Savage,  Beverly 
D'Angelo,  and  Annie  Golden.  Hairis  an 
unexpected  triumph.  The  play  had 
emerged  as  one  of  the  most  topical 
representations  of  the  lifestyle  of 
American  youth  in  the  late  sexties.  And 
now  the  film  also  succeeds.  Even  today 
we  can  feel  the  clash  of  lifestyles  and 
political  beliefs  from  the  moment 
Claude,  a  Farmer's  son  from  the 
midwest,  comes  to  NYC  and  meets  a 
hippy  band  in  Central  Park.  Claude's 
decision  to  join  the  army  is  at  odds  with 
the  hippy  "philosophy"  of  peace,  love 
and  non-violence,  and  his  introduction 
to  the  world  of  drugs  completes  the  feel- 
ing of  culture  shock.  But  above  all  there 
is  the  music  which  captures  the  spirit  of 
rebellion  and  the  divergent  sensibilities 
we  still  experience. 


during  the  course  of  the  year" 

from  the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Arts,  from  the  Maryland  Arts  Council, 
and  from  a  third  group,"  Tatum  said. 
After  grants  are  received,  the  Kerr 
Committee  will  "probably  have  to 
match  it,"  Tatum  said.  Depending  on 
what  the  Kerr  Committee  receives, 
they  will  know  what  they  will  be  able  to 
accomplish. 

The  festival  is  planned  for  the  Spring 
of  1982,  although  no  specific  dates  have 
yet  been  set.  However,  the  Committee 
would  hope  "to  bring  the  finest 
novelists  and  poets  down  during  the 
course  of  the  year,"  said  Day.  In  the 
spring,  the  literary  festival  would  be 
held,  composed  of  lectures,  readings 
and  symposia  for  a  week.  "Mr.  Day 
suggested  asking  some  people  who 
have  been  here  before  and  also  some 
new  people.  It  is  important,  especially 
for  a  bicentennial,  to  look  backwards  as 
well  as  forward,"  said  Tatum.  She  ad- 
ded that  "there  will  certainly  be  some 
important  writers  from  Maryland  who 
will  be  invited." 

This  project,  the  Kerr  Committee 
hopes,  will  generate  some  excitement 
on  campus  and  further  the  writing  pro- 
gram at  Washington  College.  At  pre- 
sent, however,  there  are  "a  lot  of  things 
that  have  to  be  ironed  out,"  Tatum  said. 


Bonnett's  town^a  country  Shop 


Str.  Leg  &  Boot  Cut  Jeans 

Reg.  &  Pre-Washed  Fabrics 

Midlown  Mall    Cheslerlown,  Md. 

ra  H  s  s 


FINANCIAL  AID  FORMS 
1981-82 

Are  now  available  in  the 
Financial  Aid  Office.  You  must 
pick  up  the  application  prior  to 
leaving  for  Christmas  break. 
The  dead  line  for  filing  is- 
FEBRUARY  15,  1981 .  There  will 
be  no  exceptions  to  above 
deadlines.  If  you  have  any 
questions,  please  contact  the 
Financial  Aid  Office. 


Kelley,  Legates  Teaching 
at  Local  Schools 


The  Washington  Elm-Friday,  December  12, 1980— Page  7 


byANYALIPNICK 


For  the  past  eight  weeks  Washington 
College  seniors  Ted  Legates  and  Bernie 
Kelley  have  been  student  teachers  in 
the  Chestertown  school  system. 

Both  students  arrived  at  college  on 
September  2nd  to  start  classes.  Student 
teachers  are  required  to  take  a  seven- 
week  curriculum  consisting  of  three 
courses.  These  were  taught  from  nine 
a.m.  to  four  p.m.  Monday  through 
Friday. 

Legates  began  student  teaching  on 
October  20th.  He  taught  two  fifth-grade 
classes  English  and  Social  Studies. 

He  was  only  assigned  to  teach  the 
fifth  grade,  but  to  fill  the  entire  require- 
ment for  teaching  he  had  to  learn  to 
deal  with  fourth  and  seventh  graders 
also.  With  the  help  of  Dr.  Newell's  two 
sons,  from  grades  four  and  seven. 
Legates  has,  "learned  a  great  deal 
from  those  boys  about  how  they  react  to 
their  grades  and  teachers, "  he  said. 

Legates  has  really  not  come  across 
any  major  problems.  He  feels  that  a 
teacher  must  make  it  known  to  the 
students  that  he  is  teacher  not  parent. 
After  that  is  established  the  class  runs 
smoothly. 

Legates  has  become  so  committed  to 
his  "kids",  that  he  has  become  involved 
with  their  Christmas  play,  an  adapta- 
tion oiHansel  and  Gretel 

Teaching  made  Legates  aware  of  the 
fact  that  fifth  graders  are  capable  of  on- 
ly so  much  and  cannot  be  pushed  to 
learn  more  than  that. 

The  hardest  part  of  his  job  was  to 
have  the  teachers  themselves  accept 
him,  and  to  have  the  children  accept  a 
new  teacher  who  would  only  be  there 
for  a  short  while. 


Bernie  Kelley,  on  the  other  hand, 
taught  a  combination  sixth,  of  seventh 
and  eighth  graders.  Each  day  he  taught 
three  classes  of  seventh  graders,  two 
classes  of  sixth  graders  and  one  class  of 
eighth. 

Kelley  felt  a  little  more  at  ease  going 
into  his  teaching  position  because  of  his 
experience  with  children  in  the  past,  in 
summer  camp. 

He  was  left  to  teach  by  himself  about 
fifty  percent  of  the  time.  The  only  pro- 
blem that  he  has  run  into  so  far  was  be- 
ing sick  and  still  going  in  to  teach.  He 
said,  "it  is  easier  to  go  to  school  when 
you're  sick  than  to  prepare  classes  for 
a  substitute." 

This  experience  has  ,  "taught  me  a 
lot  of  ways  to  handle  myself,  and  it  has 
given  me  the  first  glimpse  of  what  a 
real  job  would  be  like,"  he  said. 

Before  this  he  had  no  idea  how  much 
work  a  teacher  has  to  put  in  to  prepare 
a  class,  all  the  paperwork,  the 
meetings,  and  obligations  to  the  P.T.A. 

In  all,  teaching  at  the  middle  school 
has  helped  Kelley  understand  about  the 
child-teacher  bond,  and  how  school  af- 
fects the  children  he  teaches. 

Each  student  teacher  has  had  his  own 
experiences,  but  both  agree  that  these 
children  are  perceptive  about 
everything  that  has  to  do  with  their  own 
teachers.  The  children  tend  to  notice 
dress,  attitude  and  physical  ap- 
pearance. 

Neither  of  them  are  ready  to  say 
definitely  that  they  will  graduate  from 
college  to  become  teachers.  All  they 
can  say  now  is  that  they  have  enjoyed 
this  experience,  and  hopefully  be  able 
to  apply  it  to  their  future. 


Board  Notes 


Continued 

operating  efficiently  on  a  volunteer 
basis,  there  may  be  a  movement 
toward  making  a  formal  recommenda- 
tion to  the  faculty  that  it  be  made  a  re- 
quirement. 

•Hill  Dorms  renovation  is  on  schedule 
for  completion  August  1,  1981,  ac- 
cording to  Vice  President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey.  "There's  no  information 
that  would  lead  us  to  believe  they  (the 
contractors)  can't  meet  that  deadline". 


from  Page  l 

•Admissions  announce  that  the 
number  of  applications  recieved  for 
enrollment  of  September  1981  is  down 
by  ten  over  this  time  last  year.  It  was 
also  reported  that  admissions  for 
transfers  coming  in  January  is  up  by 
fourteen  over  last  year's  figure.  Mr. 
DiMaggio  said,  regarding  the  enroll- 
ment of  the  Class  of  1984,  that  most  ap- 
plications will  be  received  in  the  early 
months  of  1981. 


Art  Internship  for  Chearneyi 
in  Baltimore 


byTAMARADUBIN 


"It  was  fascinating  to  work  with  the 
objects  themselves."  commented 
senior  Lee  Ann  Chearneyi  concerning 
her  internship  at  Walter's  Art  Gallery 
In  Baltimore.  The  first  of  its  kind, 
Chearneyi  travels  to  Baltimore  every 
Friday  for  a  nine  to  five  day  at  the 
Museum.  This  means  she  must  miss 
Friday  class.  Asked  if  this  schedule  put 
her  behind  in  her  work,  Chearneyi  ad- 
mitted. "Yes,  it's  been  hard,  especially 
now  at  the  end  of  the  semester." 

Working  with  the  director  and 
registrar,  Chearneyi  is  learning  the 
duties  of  a  museum  curator. 

She  is  instructed  on  how  to  exhibit, 
make  labels,  place  the  objects  and  light 
them.  One  of  the  exhibits  she  helped  ar- 
range was  the  "Masterpieces  of 
Chinese  Porcelain"  of  the  Ch'ien  Lung 
Dynasty.  "I  learned  a  whole  lot  of  trivia 
about  Chinese  porcelain,"  she  com- 
mented, "I  really  have  a  respect  for 
porcelain  now.  It's  more  interesting  to 
set  up  an  exhibit  of  three-dimensional 
objects  because  there  are  more  pro- 
blems involved.  Paintings  do  not  have 
as  many  of  the  lighting  problems." 

Working  with  the  17th  century 
curator,  Chearneyi  has  hung  a  wall  of 
"romantic  drawings  with  Islamic 
themes,  done  by  Gerene  aue  Dede." 
She  has  arranged  a  wall  of  Jacob 
Miller's  watercolors.  Now,  she  is 
researching  for  a  catalogue  and  a 
Jacob  Miller  show.  Often,  she  must  go 
into  storage  and  is  allowed  to  handle 
paintings  and  porcelain,  but,  "this  is 
rare,"  she  admitted. 


Chearneyi  has  always  been  In- 
terested In  an  Internship.  Her  advisor, 
Robert  J.  H.  Janson  La-Palme  learned 
of  her  interest  and  arranged  for  her  job 
at  Walter's  Art  gallery.  The  Internship 
counts  as  a  four  credit  course. 
Chearney  must  meet  with  her  advisor 
once  a  week  and  write  a  final  paper. 
She  thinks  that  It  was  worth  all  the  trou- 
ble to  be  "exposed  to  professional  art 
exhibits.  By  the  end  of  the  Chinese 
porcelain  show,  I  felt  like  I  had  a  lot  of 
old  friends." 


Commencement  Speaker 
Not  Yet  Found 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


The  top  three  choices  of  the  senior 
class  for  commencement  speaker  have 
declined,  and  former  Ambassador 
Anne  Armstrong  has  been  invited. 

The  Senior  Ciass  submitted  to  Dr. 
McLain  at  the  beginning  of  the 
semester  a  list  of  ten  nominees  for 
speaker  at  the  1981  Commencement. 
Armstrong  was  not  on  that  list. 

McLain  sent  letters  to  the  top  three 
candidates,  Gerry  Trudeau,  Art 
Buckwald  and  Andy  Rooney.  At  the 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  on  December  6,  McLain 
read  the  letters  in  which  "all  three 
declined  very  graciously."  He  stressed 
that  there  was  not  much  time  left  and 
that  a  decision  had  to  be  made. 

At  that  point,  McLain  asked  the 
students  at  the  meeting  what  he  should 
do  and  they  offered  no  suggestions. 
Then,  Board  member  James  Juliana,  of 
Bethesda,  suggested  that  Anne  Arm- 
strong be  asked  to  speak.  She  is  the 
former  ambassador  to  the  Court  of 
Saint  James. 

At  this  suggestion,  the  students  said 
that  Senator  William  Bradley  of  New 
Jersey,  should  be  asked  to  come 
because  he  was  fourth  on  the  list  of 
Senior  choices. 

These  names  were  discussed  and 
some  one  else  suggested  William  Simon 
be  issued  an  invitation  to  speak.  The 


latter  suggestion  was  dismissed  and  a 
decision  was  reached. 

After  the  Board  meeting,  McLain 
said  "We  will  contact  Anne  Armstrong, 
one  of  the  top  women  in  politics  and  if 
she  cannot  come  we  will  ask  Bill 
Bradley.  I'll  have  a  letter  to  Senator 
Bradley  drafted  just  in  case  Armstrong 
does  not  accept." 

Apparently  there  was  a  misunder- 
standing of  the  finai  decision.  The 
students  thought  that  Bradley  was  to  be 
invited  first,  but  the  Board  seemed 
under  the  impression  that  Armstrong 
was  to  be  invited  first.  McLain  met  with 
the  students  again  on  Tuesday,  and  it 
was  decided  that  both  would  be  asked. 

A  letter  was  sent  to  Armstrong  on 
Monday  asking  her  to  speak  at  the  com- 
mencement and  receive  the  Award  of 
Excellence.  Tuesday,  it  was  decided 
that  Senator  Bradley  be  asked  to  come 
and  receive  an  honorary  degree. 

President  Carter  has  also  been  in- 
vited for  the  1981  Commencement.  He 
was  sent  a  letter  before  the  election 
asking  him  to  come  whether  he  won  the 
election  or  not.  When  asked  about  the 
possibility  of  all  three  accepting  their 
invitations,  Bennett  Lamond  said 
"That  really  was  not  said.  I  think  that 
we  would  just  have  them  all  come  and 
try  to  work  things  out." 


Reagan  May  Speak  at  Bicentennial  Graduation 


Continued  from  Page  1 

Reagan  by  his  PR  firm.  Last  college 
year,  one  of  the  partners  of  his  firm 
came  down  and  looked  over  the  cam- 
pus. He  was  delighted  with  what  he 
saw." 

According  to  DeProspo,  Reagan's 
aides  will  have  completed  his  calendar 
for  1981-1982  by  the  end  of  this  month. 


She  said  "that's  why  it's  important  to 
officially  invite  him  at  this  time." 

President  of  the  College  Joseph 
McLain  said,  "We  had  to  get  the  re- 
quest in  as  soon  as  possible  but  it 
couldn't  be  done  before  the  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  on 
December  6.  At  that  meeting,  I  read  a 


rough  draft  of  the  letter  which  is  to  be 
sent  to  him.  It  was  okayed  and  if  he 
does  come,  he  will  receive  an  honorary 
Doctorate  of  Laws." 

He  added,  "Via  a  grape  vine,  we  have 
heard  that  Washington  College  is  exact- 
ly the  kind  of  college  Reagan  likes." 
DeProspo  said,  "Reagan  is  very  fond  of 


small  conservative  liberal  arts  colleges 
such  as  Washington  Colege.  He  went  to 
a  small  college  himself  (Eureka  Col- 
lege)." 

President  McLain  concluded,  "We 
hope  that  he  will  be  here  for  the  1982 
Commencement.  We  have  high  expec- 
tancy of  him  accepting." 


The  Washington  Elm— Friday,  December  12, 1990-Page  8 


Cheryl  Loss  Named  to  All-Star  Volleyball 


byJEFFALDERSON 


Junior  Cheryl  Loss  was  recently 
named  to  the  MAC  All-Conference  All 
Star  volleyball  team  after  a  season  of 
out  standing  play  for  W.C.  "I  felt 
shocked!"  she  said,  "I  had  no  idea  at 
all.  It  was  a  total  surprise." 

Coach  Penny  Fall  explained  the 
selection  procedure.  "At  the  fall 
meeting  of  the  MAC  volleyball  games 
committee  a  vote  was  taken  among  the 
coaches  for  the  MAC  All  Conference 
Volleyball  Team.  Twelve  girls  were 
selected  and  Cheryl  was  one  of  them, 
chosen  from  about  300  girls  playing 
from  twenty  teams."  "I  had  no  idea  1 
was  up  for  It."  Cberyl  remarked. 

Fall  feels  that  this  was  a  well- 
deserved  honor  for  Cheryl .  "When 
came  here  as  a  freshman  she  had  little 
experience,"  Fall  commented.  "She 
needed  a  lot  of  work.  She  put  in  a  lot  of 
time  and  effort  for  the  techniques  she 
has." 

The  fact  that  she  works  as  hard  in 
practice  as  she  does  during  a  game  is  a 
good  indication  of  the  type  of  com- 
petitor Cheryl  is.  "In  fact,"  remarked 
Fall,  "throughout  the  season,  even 
when  she  was  hurt,  I  had  to  calm  her 
down,  She  doesn't  know  half  speed." 
Fall  feels  that  this  Is  a  tremendous 
quality  and  asset  to  the  team  and 
coach. 

"Cheryl  has  a  fine  attitude."  Fall 
said.  "It  doesn't  matter  if  we're  winn- 
ing or  losing.  With  her  good  attitude  she 
played  consistently  well.  I  can't 
remember  her  having  a  bad  game." 

Fall  feels  that  this  was  a  difficult 
year  to  be  part  of  the  team  Cheryl  said, 
"I  thought  the  season  was,  disappoin- 
ting for  the  girls  in  regard  to  the 
win/loss  record,  but  I  feel  it  was  a 
definite  learning  year  for  everyone  in- 
volved." 

The  two  best  parts  of  Cheryl's  game 
were  her  hitting  and  passing  according 
to  Fall.  "Her  spiking  can  only  be 
described  as  awesome,"  Fall  said. 
"She  really  nails  It  to  the  floor.  She  also 
covered  well  and  passed  beautifully." 

Student 
judiciary 

Board  Makes 
Appointments 

byJEFFALDERSON 

On  Monday  night,  December  8,  the 
SGA  held  a  special  closed  meeting  to 
select  members  of  the  Student 
Judiciary  Board.  Positions  were  open 
for  one  chairman,  five  lawyers,  and 
eight  jurors. 

Fourteen  students  applied.  Although 
the  applicants  had  designated  which 
position  they  prefered,  each  was  con- 
sidered for  all  of  them.  Three  people  ap- 
plied for  chairman,  one  for  lawyer,  and 
ten  for  juror. 

Each  applicant  was  interviewed 
ihdividually  before  the  entire  SGA.  The 
SGA  had  three  set  questions  and 
allowed  for  one  spontaneous  question 


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"I  know  she's  very  interested  in 
working  on  her  game  for  next  year." 
Fall  said,  "She's  not  resting  on  her 
laurels." 

Fall  is  looking  for  Cheryl  to  form  the 
nucleus  of  the  team  with  Anne  Most 
next  year.  "If  they  keep  up  the  good 
positive  leadership  attitude,  with  the 
enthusiasm  of  the  freshmen  and  If 
Laura  Chase  keeps  improving,  we'll  do 
really  well  next  year." 

Fall  is  delighted  for  Cheryl.  "Miss 
Fall  has  been  very  very  nice  about  the 


whole  thing,"  Cheryl  added. 

Cheryl  was  one  of  the  few  players  to 
be  chosen  for  the  all  stars  from  a  non- 
tournament  team.  According  to  Fall." 
Most  all  Stars  are  from  teams  in  the 
championship  tournament.  The  other 
coached  only  saw  Cheryl  during  league 
play."  Fall  feels  that  this  indicates 
more  of  Chryl's  impressive  abilities. 

Cheryl  adds,  "I'm  hoping  that  mext 
year  someone  else  from  Washington 
College  will  be  honored  for  their  hard 
work  with  this  award." 


ODK  Admits  New  Members 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


The  Washington  College  chapter  of 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  an  honorary 
fraternity,  has  recently  admitted 
twenty-four  new  members,  according 
to  Chapter  President  Geoff  Garinther. 

Applications  for  membership  were 
sent  out  to  the  top  thirty-five  percent,  of 
the  junior  and  senior  classes.  The  aD- 


from  the  senate.  The  applicants  for 
chairman  were  allowed  to  be  asked  as 
many  questions  as  the  SGA  wanted. 

After  interviewing  all  three  students 
for  chairman,  the  SGA  decided  on  Sue 
Chase.  Chase  was  then  allowed  to  sit  in 
on  the  rest  of  the  meeting. 

The  SGA  will  decide  on  the  positaons 
of  lawyer  and  juror  by  the  end  of  the 
semester  and  the  applicants  will  be 
notified  when  a  decision  has  been 
made. 


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plicants  were  then  judged  by  the 
Chapter  on  basis  of  scholastic  ability, 
and  involvement  in  activities  and 
athletics.  "The  applicants  must  meet  a 
certain  criteria.  Omicron  Delta  Kappa 
is  a  way,  of  giving  recognition  to 
leaders;  a  way  of  rewarding  students", 
said  Garinther. 

The  new  members  include  seniors 
David  Altvater,  John  Lonnquest,  Duane 
Marshall,  David  Mills,  Court  Treuth, 
Jay  Young,  David  Panasci,  Sue  Sar- 
geant  and  Bradley  Smith,  and  juniors 
David  Bate,  Doug  Brown,  Tamara 
Dubin,  Vincent  Filliben,  Jani  Gabriel, 
Virginia  Kurapka,  David  Pointon, 
Mark  Squillante,  Sally  Wagerman,  Bec- 
ca  Fincher,  Harry  McEnroe,  Bill  Mor- 
timer, Julie  Scott,  and  Linda  Maddox. 


Public  Relations 
Firm  Considered 
forBicentennial 

"To  capitalize  to  the  fullest 
on  the  200th  anniversary" 

by  CHRISTY  HOLT 

A  proposal  has  been  created  to  help 
publicize  Washington  College  by  utiliz- 
ing the  services  of  an  outside  consulting 
firm,  Deaver  and  Hannaford,  Inc.  The 
proposed  objectives  of  Deaver  and  Han- 
naford are  for  the  long  range,  "to  iden- 
tify Washington  College  as  a  quality 
liberal  arts  college  to  the  broadest 
possible  audience,"  and  for  the  short 
range,  "to  capitalize  to  the  fullest  on 
the  200th  anniversary  of  the  founding  of 
thecollegeinl782." 

The  proposal  was  originated  by  Dr. 
John  Conkling,  chairman  of  the  publici- 
ty committee  for  the  Bicentennial 
Steering  Committee.  Because  Paul 
Bortlein,  an  alumnus  of  Washington 
College  Is  a  key  executive  for  Deaver 
and  Hannaford,  Inc.,  the  estimated  cost 
for  their  services  from  January  1981  to 
May  1982  is  $9,000— far  below  the  nor- 
mal professional  fee. 

Deaver  and  Hannford's  strategy  for 
publicizing  the  Bicentennial  centers  on 
building  a  media  program  around  the 
three  major  events  of  the  Bicentennial 
School  year:  the  October  10,  1981 
celebration  of  Washington  College's 
link  with  Aberdeen  University,  Scot- 
land; the  Washington's  Birthday  Con- 
vocation in  1982;  and  the  Bicentennial 
graduation  ceremony  on  May  16,  1982. 
They  plan  to  do  this  by  promoting 
newspaper,  magazine,  radio,  and 
television  features  of  the  College's 
Bicentennial.  Deaver  and  Hannaford 
also  plan  to  develop  target  lists"  of  con- 
sumer magazines  and  professional 
publications  which  might  be  interested 
in  doing  articles  about  the  college.  They 
will  also  assist  the  college  in  securing 
the  President  and  the  First  Lady  of  the 
United  States  to  participate  In  the 
climax  of  the  Bicentennial  School  Year, 
Graduation. 

Kathy  Myrick  DeProspo,  director  of 
Public  Relations  for  Washington  Col- 
lege said  of  the  proposal:  "Professional 
help  in  the  area  of  public  relations  for 
the  Washington  College  Bicentennial  is 
absolutely  essential."  She  explained 
that  "Deaver  and  Hannaford,  Inc.  pro- 
poses to  help  Washington  College 
achieve  regional  and  national  publicity 
in  ways  it  would  be  impossible  for  the 
one-person  public  relations  office  on 
campus  to  do."  Dr.  John  Conklin, 
originator  of  the  proposal,  said  "the 
events  going  on  during  the  Bicentennial 
will  be  of  national  interest,"  which  our 
department  of  public  relations  "Isn't 
designed  to  handle." 

Myrick  DeProspo  feels  that 
Washington 

College  will  need  students  very  badly 
in  the  coming  years,  and  the  first  step 
in  attracting  students  is  to  get  the  name 
of  the  college  in  front  of  the  public  in  a 
positive  way."  This  will  be  the  task  of 
Deaver  and  Hannaford,  Inc.  if  the  pro- 
posal is  approved. 


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Volume  52,  Number  13 


mm 


Welcome  to  the  Second  Semester 


Friday,  January  23, 1981 


Hill  Dorms  Work 
Progresses 


Pipes  freeze,  break 

Richmond  House  on  Ice 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 
News  Editor 


Work  on  the  Hill  Dorms  renovation  Is 
progressing  on  schedule,  In  sptte  of  a 
few  unforeseen  problems. 

"We've  had  a  couple  of  problems  that 
nobody  could  anticipate,  because  we 
couldn't  see  them,"  said  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey.  The  architect 
on  the  project  is  at  present  trying  to 
find  a  way  to  make  the  brick  lining 
around  the  windows  in  Middle  Hall 


substantial  enough  to  support  the  work. 
The  openings  of  the  interior  stairwells 
of  the  buildings  are  not  the  same  size, 
so  measurements  have  had  to  be 
retaken. 

"Right  now  things  are  going  quite 
well,"  said  Hessey,  "Both  the  architect 
and  the  contractor  seem  to  feel  there 
shouldn't  be  any  problem  completing 
the  buildings  on  schedule. " 


Sears  Roebuck  Gives 
Unrestricted  Grant  of  $600 


"It  was  a  very  unfortunate  accident 
when  the  pipes  at  Richmond  House 
burst  right  after  It  was  robbed,"  said 
Ray  Crooks,  Superintendent  of  Building 
and  Grounds. 

He  added,  "Everything  was  okay 
Sunday  (January  4th)  at  6:00,  but  when 
one  of  the  mechanics  went  to  check  the 
house  Monday  morning,  at  9:30,  he 
noticed  Ice  all  over  the  lobby.  All  of  the 
pipes  had  frozen  and  some  radiators 
burst." 

Crooks  said  that  due  to  the  extremely 
cold  weather  more  oil  was  burnt  than 
usual.  Because  the  oil  company 
operates  by  degree  days,  the  burner 
ran  out  of  oil  and  had  been  off  all 


News  Bureau 


Washington  College  has  received  an 
unrestricted  grant  of  $600  from  the 
Sears-Roebuck  Foundation,  Chicago, 
Illinois.  Representing  the  Foundation, 
Paul  E.  Wright,  Store  Manager  of 
Sears-Roebuck,  Dover,  Delaware 
visited  the  College  to  present  the  con- 
tribution to  college  Vice  President  for 
Development  George  E.  Hayward  and 
Dean  of  the  College  Garry  E.  Clarke. 

The  Sears-Roebuck  Foundation  has 
assisted  Washington  College  annually 
since  1973.  Their  recent  contribution 
brings  the  total  received  from  the  Foun- 
dation over  the  past  18  years  to  nearly 
{11,000.  Washington  College  is  one  of 
more  than  1,000  private  colleges  and 
universities    which    received    unre- 


stricted educational  grantsfrom  the 
Foundation  totalling  1.5  million  dollars. 
Together,  private  colleges  In  Maryland 
and  Delaware  received  more  than 
$16,600  from  the  Sears-Roebuck  Foun- 
dation this  year  alone. 

In  accepting  the  grant,  Mr.  Hayward 
stated,  "Sears-Roebuck  Foundation  Is 
to  be  commended  for  its  philanthropic 
programs  which  focus  almost  ex- 
clusively on  all  levels  of  education 
throughout  the  country.  Washington 
College  is  honored  to  once  again  be 
selected  for  a  Foundation  grant  which 
further  encourages  understanding  and 
respect  for  the  free  enterprise  system 
between  private  education  and  such  a 
prominent  and  concerned  major  cor- 
poration.' 


College  Balances  Budget  for 
Seventh  Consecutive  Year 


NEWS  BUREAU 


Washington  College,  In  contrast  to 
many  private  colleges  throughout  the 
country,  has  balanced  its  budget  for  the 
seventh  consecutive  year  according  to 
a  joint  announcement  recently  issued 
by  college  president  Dr.  Joseph  H. 
McLain,  chairman  of  the  Visitors  and 
Governors  Louis  L.  Goldstein,  and 
Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  H. 
Furlong  Baldwin.  According  to  the 
statement,  "Washington  College  is  ex- 
peclally  proud  to  have  balanced  Its 
budget  every  year  since  1974,  par- 
ticularly in  light  of  serious  inflation  fac- 
ing all  aspects  of  college  operations. 
The  primary  reasons  for  this  financial 
success  were  stringent  budget  controls, 
steps  taken  to  reduce  energy  consump- 
tion, and  a  commendable  Increase  in 
support  the  College  received  from 
alumni,  friends,  private  foundations, 
corporations  and  through  bequests." 

In  an  all-out  effort  to  ensure  con- 
tinued financial  solvency,  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  recently  an- 
nounced the  undertaking  of  a  major 
campaign  to  increase  the  College's  en- 
dowment by  10.2  million  dollars.  The 


campaign  sets  the  stage  for  the  Col- 
lege's 200th  anniversary  celebration  to 
be  held  during  the  1981-82  academic 
year. 

According  to  President  McLain,  "to 
mount  such  a  major  fund  drive  InMe 
present  economy  presents  a  great 
challenge  to  Washington  College,  but 
we  are  confident  that  success  is  possi- 
ble. The  campaign  is  designed  to  take 
Washington  College  into  its  third  cen- 
tury with  reasonable  assurance  that  we 
can  continue  to  battle  Inflation,  to  a 
draw.  The  thrust  of  the  campaign  Is  to 
seek  major  gifts  to  endow  academic 
chairs,  student  scholarships,  academic 
and  cultural  programs,  and 
maintenance  of  the  present  physical 
plant." 

As  of  June  30,  1980,  Washington  Col- 
lege closed  the  last  academic  year  with 
an  endowment  of  $7.8  million  dollars. 
Its  general  and  academic  operating 
budget  for  the  1979-80  academic  year 
was  $5.2  million,  up  only  8.8  percent 
over  the  preceding  year.  During  the 
last  year,  total  gifts,  grants  and  be- 
quests   to    the   College    totaled   $1.5 


weekend.  The  cost  of  the  damage  was 
covered  by  the  oil  company's  in- 
surance. 

He  added  that  the  Malntalnence 
Department  has  a  problem  locating 
enough  radiators  for  the  replacement 
repairs  to  be  done.  "We  needed  to  get 
eleven  radiators."  They  began  the  work 
on  Tuesday,  January  6th,  and  worked 
for  the  balance  of  the  week  in  order  to 
restore  heat  to  the  building. 

According  to  Crooks,  "We  were  very 
careful  not  to  break  or  damage  any- 
thing. We  had  the  maids  houseclean  the 
rooms  where  we  had  to  replace  the 
radiators.  As  far  as  we  know, 
everything  Is  working  fine,  now." 


Student  Center  Snags 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


It  looks  like  a  classic  case  of  good 
news  and  bad  news  for  the  proposed 
Student  Center.  Once  again  cost 
estimates  have  come  in  above  the 
budget,  and  it  Is  taking  time  to  cut  any 
excess  and  to  find  alternatives. 

"The  estimate  from  Brohawn  was 
grossly  In  excess  of  the  budget,"  said 
Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey.  The  architect  and  the  engineer 
on  the  project  have  been  reviewing  the 
proposal  to  try  to  decrease  costs.  The 
major  expense  was  to  be  the  modifica- 
tion of  the  mechanical  system, 
however,  "we  think  we've  found  a  way 
to  substantially  reduce  the  cost,"  said 


Hessey. 

It  appears  that  the  money  which 
would  have  been  saved  by  having 
Brohawn  contractors  work  on  the 
center  since  they  are  already  on  the  site 
is  not  as  significant  as  originally 
thought.  The  college  is  looking  Into  the 
feasibility  of  sub-contracting  the  pro- 
ject out  itself.  "We  fell  we  can  do  the 
major  work  and  sub-contract  out  for 
those  things  our  maintenance  depart- 
ment can't  do,"  said  Hessey. 

The  good  news  is  that  the  college  has 
received  a  grant  of  more  than  $30,000 
from  an  anonymous  Delaware  donor  to 
help  pay  for  the  Student  Center. 


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the  plnball  machines  have  arrived 

million,  an  increase  of  31  percent  over 
the  1978-79  academic  year.  Contribu- 
tions from  alumni  set  a  new  record  by 
increasing  22  percent  over  a  year 
earlier. 

Washington  College,  founded  in  1782, 
received  the  first  collegiate  charter 
granted  in  Maryland  and  the  tenth 


charter  granted  In  the  United  States.  It 
will  begin  a  formal  year-long  celebra- 
tion of  Its  200th  anniversary  year  on 
Saturday,  October  10,  1981,  with  an 
academic  procession  through  Chester- 
town  and  a  number  of  special  events 
throughout  the  day. 


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editorial 


The  Writing  Problem— Again 


It  seems  like  the  rest  of  the  world  has  started  off  the  semester 
with  a  bang,  while  Washington  College  remains  stuck  in  its  quiet, 
if  somewhat  safer,  rut.  The  release  of  the  hostages  should  be 
gratifying  to  each  of  us,  and  the  joy  and  relief  we  can  all  feel 
should  stay  with  us  longer  than  did  the  anxiety  over  their  captivi- 
ty. The  real  world  arrives  at  WC  once  again,  but  this  time  it's  not 
unwelcome.  Descending  to  more  immediate,  if  less  momentous 
events,  work  on  the  student  center  has  not  begun,  and  this  lack  of 
progress  presents  again  what  seems  to  have  become  the  classic 
dilemma  for  projects  at  WC.  Should  we  be  angry  about  the  delay, 
or  should  we  be  grateful  that  we're  not  going  off  half  cocked, 
before  all  the  planning  has  been  completed,  all  the  materials  col- 
lected, all  the  money  available?  To  have  demolished  the  Coffee 
House  with  nothing  to  take  its  place  would  have  been  stupid;  but 
to  have  done  nothing  much  beyond  the  addition  of  a  couple  of  pin- 
ball  machines  outside  the  C-House  seems  almost  worse  than  to 
have  done  nothing  at  all.  The  students  who  originally  proposed 
the  need  for  a  student  center  over  a  year  ago,  will  no  doubt  have 
graduated  long  before  one  is  ever  completed. 

Anotner,  more  urgent  problem  has  received  more  timely  ac- 
tion over  the  break.  People  can  feel  safer  on  campus  now  that 
Jim  Quinn  has  been  named  to  head  the  campus  security  force. 
Aside  from  his  extensive  police  experience,  Quinn  is  also  a  stu- 
dent, which  presents  us  with  a  unique  and  valuable  opportunity, 
to  know  this  person  who's  protecting  us.  Maybe  we  can  learn 
from  him  how  better  to  protect  ourselves. 


Six  Employees  Honored 


NEWS  BUREAU 


Six  employees  were  honored  by 
Washington  College  during  the  All- 
College  Christmas  Dinner  on  Thursday, 
December  18. 

Donald  Cbatellier,  of  the  physical 
education  department  faculty, 
Madeline  Howell,  secretary  to  the 
Dean,  and  Rosanna  Fletcher  of  the 
maintenance  staff  received  awards  for 
twenty-five  years  of  service  to 
Washington  College.  Richard  Brown, 
chairman  of  the  mathematics  depart- 
ment, Nancy  Tatum,  chairman  of  the 
English  department,  and  Betty  Anne 
Connolley  of  the  contral  services  staff 
were  honored  for  twenty  years  of  ser- 
vice to  the  school. 


College  President  Joseph  H.  McLain 
presented  the  awards  which  Included 
certificates  and  gifts  from  the  College, 
a  congratulatory  letter. and  certificate 
of  appreciation  from  State  Comptroller 
and  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  Louis  L.  Goldstein,  and 
a  citation  from  Maryland  Governor 
Harry  Hughes.  Dean  Garry  E.  Clarke 
read  the  letters  from  Mr.  Goldstein, 
which  said,  in  part,  "Your  many  years 
of  contributions  to  Maryland's  oldest 
chartered  college  is  why  Washington 
College  is  one  of  our  finest  institutions 
of  higher  learning.  I  only  wish  I  could 
be  with  you  at  this  time...  Keep  up  the 
great  work!" 


Cafeteria  Renovation  Progresses 


As  promised,  picture  molding  for  the 
wall  displaying  of  student  photos  and 
art  work  was  nailed  Into  place  before 
the  end  of  the  Fall  Semester.  The  Main 
Dining  Room  was  painted  before 
Christmas.  An  information  Kiosk  is 
under  construction  by  the  Washington 
College  Maintenance  Staff  (Bill  Col- 
eman, Joe  Calthers  and  Ralph 
Russum)  and  will  hopefully  be  com- 
pleted by  the  first  of  February. 

A  meeting  of  the  Redecordation  Com- 


mittee will  be  held  on  Wednesday, 
January  28th  at  11 :45  AM  in  the  Private 
Dining  Room.  At  this  meeting,  Mr.  Dick 
Bishton  of  Elburn's  Florist  will  present 
a  general  floor  desing  and  specifica- 
tions for  the  building  of  mobile  room 
dividers.  Also  on  the  agenda  will  be 
discussions  on  how  to  finance  the  Main 
Dining  Room  redecoratlon  and  how  to 
acquire  student  artwork  for  display  in 
the  Mam  Dining  Room. 


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THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
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by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 


The  faculty  is  likely  to  receive  soon 
from  the  Acedemlc  Council  a  proposal 
designed  to  deal  with  what  has  become 
known  as  the  writing  problem.  After  all 
that  has  been  said  about  what  pro- 
fessors should  be  doing  for  us,  is  there 
anything  that  students  can  so  to  help 
themselves? 

In  The  Great  American  Writing  Block 
(189  pages,  The  Viking  Press.  $8.95). 
CUNY  professor  Thomas  C.  WheUer 
provides  some  answers,  and,  in  the  pro- 
cess, hits  alarmingly  close  to  home  on 
some  subjects.  For  example:  "Faced 
with  the  need  to  teach  the  unpracticed, 
colleges  turn  the  'mute'  over  to  English 
faculties  trained  for  literary  scholar- 
ship, who  are  appalled  by  the  new  ig- 
norance, and  often  temperamentally 
hostile  to  it."  These  faculty,  he  con- 
tinues "once  snobbish  even  about 
creative  writing  and  Journalism 
courses  but  finding  fewer  students  In- 
terested In  English  literature  electlves, 
now  find  that  they  can  stay  In  business 
by  offering  courses  in  nonfictlon 
writing." 

As  bis  subtitle— "Causes  and  Cures  of 
the  New  Illiteracy"  suggests,  Wheeler 
is  concerned  with  a  broader  problem 
than  that  which  concerns  us.  He 
devoted  chapters  to  the  need  for  an 
essay  requirement  on  Scholastic  Ap- 
titude Tests  to  promote  better  teaching 
of  writing  in  high  schools;  the  failure  of 
Open  Admission  programs,  particular- 
ly in  New  York;  and  the  deficiencies  of 
writing  that  lacks  a  cultural  point  of 
view. 

Much  of  what  he  says,  however,  is 
relevant  to  students  here: 

•On  the  need  to  read:  "Certainly  the 
reading  crisis  is  one  cause  of  the 
writing  problem.  Students  who  find 
reading  a  chore  will  ineviatbly  find 
writing  more  difficult.  When  students 
enjoy  reading,  they  gain  not  only  a 
familiarity  with  language  but  respect 
for  writing." 

•On  English  professors  who  preach 
the  doctrine,  Never  write  as  you  speak; 
"To  many  academics,  the  speaking 
voice  is  a  barbarous  instrument,  to  be 
silenced  In  writing.  But  writing  is  not 
simply  a  transcription  of  the  speaking 
voice;  it  is  a  heightening  of  it  in  that 
time  that  writing  allows  for  thought. 
Even  the  illiterate,  when  they  talk  of 
something  they  care  about,  perform 
feats  of  grammar  and  thought  —by  the 
sentence,  by  the  paragraph." 

■On  students:  "They  are  not  thought 
to  have  an  ear  or  language  of  their  own. 
They  think  they  must  use  big  words, 
and  their  writing  becomes,  predictably, 
tedious  and  Impersonal."  He  provides 
as  an  example  letters  beginning,  "It 
has  come  to  my  attention  that..." 

•O  grammar  books:  "I  have  found 
grammar  books  useful  as  dictionaries 
of  error  to  which  a  student  may  refer, 
but  grammar  books  Ignore  the  tactile 
and  sensory  aspects  of  writing.  I  have 
read  current  advice  on  writing  that  ig- 
nores grammar  in  the  name  of  develop- 
ing the  senses,  creatlviry.  But  gram- 
mar is  not  separate  from  the  senses, 
but  a  form  through  which  the  senses 
find  clarity." 

•On  American  literature:  "Surely 
come  of  age,  American  literature 
deserves  to  be  the  basic  literature  of- 
fered by  American  high  schools  and  col- 
leges, as  a  revelation  of  the  Inner  life  of 
a  nation,  as  a  study  of  American  Im- 
agination and  conflict.  Shakespeare 
need  not  be  lost,  nor  Donne  and 
Marvetl;  they  can  be  worked  bade  to, 
especially  by  those  who  have  learned  to 
care.  The  study  of  literature  need  not  be 
the  esoteric  pursuit  of  the  few  that  it 


now  is;  it  can  be  the  common  property 
of  us  all,  a  record  of  our  humanity  and 
spirit." 

Wheeler  at  times  seems  to  feel  guilty 
about  bis  Harvard  education.  Many  of 
the  samples  of  writing  by  Inner-city 
youths  In  his  SEEK  (Search  for  Educa- 
tion, Elevation,  and  Knowledge)  pro- 
gram at  CUNY,  which  he  offers  as  an 
example  of  beautifully  creative  expres- 
sion, are  pure  gibberish.  In  fact,  his 
whole  "colloquialism  in  writing" 
theory  may  be  extreme—  I  feel  more 
like  I  have  chatted  casually  with 
Wheeler,  rather  than  having  read  his 
book.  But  most  of  what  he  says  makes 
sense— enough  sense  to  make  me  want 
to  write  down  some  of  my  own  rules  for 
writing: 

•Read  a  lot,  and  not  just  for  classes. 
Much  of  what  is  assigned  is  written  in 
"educationese",  and  will  prepare  us  on- 
ly for  jobs  in  teaching  (not  enough  pay) 
or  government  (not  enough  respect) .  So 
read  newspapers  (at  least  one  a  day) 
and  novels  (even  trashy  ones),  but  read 
critically.  Be  aware  of  what  is  good  and 
what  is  not-so-good  (just  because  it's  in 
print  doesn't  mean  It's  good) .  There  are 
many  great  readers  who  aren't  great 
writers,  but  there  are  no  great  writers 
who  aren't  great  readers. 

•If  something's  got  to  be  done  often,  It 
ought  to  be  enjoyed,  and  nothing  done  In 
the  three  hours  preceeding  a  deadline 
can  be  a  labor  of  love.  It's  a  Catch-22:  If 
you  don't  like  to  write,  you'U  wait  until 
the  last  minute;  and  li  you  wait  until 
.-'he  last  minute,  you  won't  enjoy 
writing.  Start  far  ahead  of  the  deadline. 

•It  probably  doesn't  need  to  be  said, 
but  write  about  something  you're  in- 
terested in.  Teachers  can  help  here  by 
being  flexible  with  assignments. 

•When  you  re-write  (yes,  you  should 
re-write),  read  it  aloud.  If  it  sounds 
awkward,  it  probably  is. 

The  Academic  Council's  proposal  will 
be  a  necessary  reform.  But  even  if  the 
faculty  passes  It,  it  will  affect  only  a 
few  current  students.  And  it  won't  be  a 
cure-all  anyway.  The  best  cure  for  our 
writing  problem  won't  be  found  in  the 
classroom. 


!   The  Writing  Lab   i 

New  Hours 

Tuesday  through  I 

Friday 

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Help 

with 
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Catholic  Mass 

will  begin 
on  Sunday,  February  1, 1981,  6  P.M. 

in  the  Alumni  House 


Original  Bricks  Uncovered 
in  Middle  Hall  Basement 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  January  23, 1981— Page  3 


by  SUE  JAMES 
Fine  Arts  Editor 


While  the  Hill  Dorms  renovation  con- 
tinued during  winter  break,  some  im- 
portant archeological  items  were 
discovered:  bricks. 

According  to  Dr.  Robert  Janson-La 
Palme,  Associate  Professor  of  Art, 
some  charred  hand-made  bricks  were 
retrieved  from  a  hole  dug  in  the  base- 
ment of  Middle  Hall.  The  bricks  cannot 
be  dated  at  present,  but  Janson-La 
Palme  believes  that  the  bricks  may  be 
part  of  the  first  edifice  of  the  college 
which  was  begun  in  1784.  Middle  Hall 
was  constructed  in  1844,  so  it  Is  possible 
that  the  bricks  may  be  those  from  the 
building  of  1784.  Dating  of  the  charred 
bricks  would  be  uncertain  at  present. 

Also  uncovered  during  the  vacation 
were  fireplaces  located  In  the  basement 
of  Middle  Hall,  and  very  mysterious 
slxteenlnch-thick  walls  under  the  base- 
ment. The  fireplaces  were  previously 
hidden  behind  walls.  Janson-La  Palme 
noted  that  one  of  the  fireplaces  was 
used  as  a  cooking  and  heating  unit  in  a 
kitchen.  Middle  Hall  was  originally  a 
dormitory  as  well  as  a  classroom 
building.  The  students  lived  on  the  top 
floor  of  the  building  where  it  was  ex- 


tremely cold  in  the  winter. 

The  mysterious  walls  discovered 
under  the  basement  of  Middle  Hall  have 
really  kept  Janson-La  Palme  sleuthing. 
He  is,  however,  somewhat  displeased 
with  the  recent  addition  of  cement  over 
the  archeological  mystery. 

Janson-La  Palme  is  speculative  con- 
cerning the  recent  findings,  but  he  has 
some  preliminary  theories  concerning 
the  brickwork.  The  fireplaces  are  in 
good  condition  and  the  brickwork  dif- 
fers from  that  used  on  the  exterior  of 
Middle  Hall.  It  is  possible  that  the 
bricks  were  brought  from  other  places 
for  the  construction  of  Middle  Hall.  All 
Is  uncertain  and  archeological  surveys 
and  excavations  must  be  carried  out 
before  any  conclusions  can  be  drawn. 

Ah  excavation  may  be  led  by  Janson- 
La  Palme,  who  is  also  the  Chairman  of 
the  Historical  District  of  Chestertown. 
He  has  contacted  archeological  experts 
and  the  Maryland  Historical  Society 
about  the  recent  Middle  Hall  findings.  A 
recent  private  donation  from  a  friend  of 
the  College  has  also  broken  some 
ground  r  the  archeological  excavation. 
Terms  listed  in  the  contract  with  the 


Brohawn  Construction  Company  must 
be  studied  before  any  excavation  of  this 
kind  can  be  started. 


■     5 


Anyone  interested  in  participating  In 
the  archeological  dig  should  contact  Dr 
Janson-La  Palme. 


Article  on  Sophie  Kerr  Receives  Wide  Circulation 


Sophie  Kerr,  along  with  the  bequest 
'she  made  to  Washington  College  at  the 
time  of  her  death,  was  the  topic  of  a  re- 
cent article  by  an  Associated  Press 
reporter. 

The  article,  by  Sid  Moody  has, 
presently,  been  published  In  thirty-five 
papers  in  nineteen  states.  The  papers 
range  from  the  American  Republic  In 
Poplar  Bluff,  Missouri  to  the  Union  In 
Sacramento,  California. 

"The  article  went  out  on  December 
7th,"  said  Kathy  Myrick  DePrdspo, 
Washington  College  Public  Relations 
Director.  She  said  that  she  Is  still  get- 
ting clippings  each  day  from  various 
areas  of  the  nation.  "It  really  stretches 
across  the  country,"  she  said. 

Moody,  who  deeps  his  boat  near 
Chestertown,  learned  about  Sophie 
Kerr  from  his  friend  William  Warner, 
who  is  a  Pulitzer  Prize-winning  novelist 
from  Maryland.  Myrick  DeProspo  said 
that  "Warner  had  aconversation  with 
Bob  Day  two  years  ago"  In  which  Day, 
associate  professor  of  English  at  the 
college,  mentioned  the  Sophie  Ken- 
prize.  Warner  then  talked  to  Moody  who 
"said  he  had  been  Intending  to  do  the 
article  for  a  while." 

Such  articles  "are  not  the  type  of 
thing  which  Public  Relations  has  con- 
trol over,"  said  Myrick  DeProspo.  She 
added  that  "you  have  to  spark  the 
Associated  Press'  interest  somehow." 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


After  having  written  the  article,  the 
Associated  Press  assumes  responsibili- 
ty for  its  distribution.  Various  papers 
across  the  country  then  become  likely 
spots  for  its  publication. 

"The  only  way  to  get  students  here  is 
to  let  them  hear  about  the  school," 
Myrick  Deprospo  said.  She  noted  that 
many  people  across  the  country  had 
sent  her  copies  of  the  article,  as  well  as 
adding  their  comments  about  it. 
"Everything  that  I've  heard  about  this 
article  has  been  positive,"  she  said. 

Moody  spent  several  days  at 
Washington  College  last  fall.  While 
here,  he  was  hosted  by  Bob  Day,  Invited 
to  a  poetry  reading  and  an  informal 
get-together  with  students  living  In 
Richmond  House,  the  Writer's  Union 
residence.  To  gain  more 'Information 
about  Sophie  Kerr  pr'  a,  he  spoke  to 
President  of  the  College  Joseph 
McLaln,  chairman  of  the  English 
department  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  as  well 
as  former  Librarian  Mrs.  Miriam  Hof- 
fecker.  Then,  he  visited  former  College 
President  Daniel  Gibson,  who  was  here 
when  Sophie  Kerr  died  and  her  bequest 
to  the  college  was  made. 

The  article  entitled  "Sophie  Kerr's 
gift:  Eastern  Shore's  writer  never  told 
why  she  left  her  fortune  for  students" 
as  published  In  The  Star-Democrat, 
tells  a  good  deal  about  Sophie  Kerr 
herself.    She    grew    up    In    Denton, 


The  Washington  College  Review 
Winter  Issue  1981 

All  Submission  By  February  1 3th 

Richmond  House 

Chearnyi,  Folk,  Nappo, 
Dubin,  Mortimer 


Maryland,  the  daughter  of  a  nursery- 
man who  was  "enough  of  a  dirt  fanner 
to  sell  produce  In  town,"  wrote  Moody. 
Kerr  attended  both  Hood  College  and 
the  University  of  Vermont.  She  never 
attended  Washington  College.  How- 
ever, in  1942,  she  was  invited  to  the  Col- 
lege to  receive  an  honorary  degree.  At 
that  time,  the  college  was  celebrating 
its  50th  year  of  co-education,  "All  the 
honorees  were  women,  the  most  promi- 
nent being  Eleanor  Roosevelt  who 
reciprocated  with  a  $25  donation. 
Sophie  gave  nothing,  nor  was  it  ex- 
pected," wrote  Moody. 

The  article  follows  Kerr  to  her  death 
and  the  announcement  of  the  bequest 
which  followed.  Her  writing  itself  never 
made  her  famous.  In  fact,  she  once 
said,  "I  certainly  have  no  message  for 
the  world.  It's  Just  light  fiction."  Her 
writing,  unlike  that  of  some  of  her 
friends,  including  Edith  Wharton  and 
Ring  Lardner,  is  not  how  Sophie  Kerr 
made  her  fortune  in  the  long  run.  She 
published  23  novels  and  500  short 
stories,  most  of  which  appeared  in 
magazines.  But  Sophie  Kerr's  real  ac- 
complishment was  in  her  editorship  of 
the  Woman's  Home  Companion. 

When  then  President  of  the  College 
Daniel  Z.  Gibson  received  a  call  from 
Kerr's  lawyer  shortly  after  her  death, 
he  traveled  to  New  York,  where  Kerr 
had  lived  her  adult  life,  to  receive  the 
award.  Thinking  the  award  would  be  at 
most  $5,000,  Gibson  was  astounded  to 
find  that  Kerr  had  left  the  college  bald 
of  her  estate— $573,000.  Since  then,  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  has  chosen,  in 
accordance  with  her  will,  one  senior 
whose  writing  shows  ". . .  the  best  abili- 
ty and  promise  for  future  fulfillment  in 
the  field  of  literary  endeavor."  Last 


year,  the  prize  given  to  Claire  Mowbray 
amounted  to  $23,000,  half  of  the  Interest 
of  Kerr's  bequest.  The  other  half  Is  to  be 
used  "for  general  literary  purposes: 
books  for  the  library,  paint  for  Rich- 
mond House,  funds  for  a  literary 
quarterly  and  more  frequent  handbills 
of  student  writing,"  Moody  writes. 
Funds  are  also  provided  to  bring 
literary  scholars  to  the  campus  to  lec- 
ture and  give  readings. 

Both  Myrick  De  Prospo  and  Dr.  Nan- 
cy Tatum,  chairman  of  the  English 
Department  and  the  Sophie  Kerr  Com- 
mittee, were  pleased  with  Moody's  ac- 
count. Myrick  DeProspo  said  that  the 
results  are  "absolurtly  beneficial." 

"On  the  whole,  I  thought  that  It  was  a 
very  friendly  article  and  that  the  per- 
son took  into  account  what  Sophie  Kerr 
had  in  mind— that  she  wanted  to  do 
something  unusual,"  said  Tatum.  Ar- 
ticles that  take  an  Interest  In  Sophie 
Kerr  are  beneficial  to  the  College, 
Tatum  feels,  "A  serious  article  of  that 
kind  is  helpful,  "she  added. 

Over  the  past  five  or  six  years, 
various  articles  have  been  written 
about  Kerr  and  her  extraordinary  gift 
to  the  college.  Sid  Moody  is,  however, 
the  first  one  who  interviewed  the  people 
involved  with  Sophie  Kerr.  "Mr.  Moody 
"did  more  ground  work  than  the  average 
reporter."  Tatum  said. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  prize  is,  like 
Washington  College,  one  of  the  best- 
kept  secrets  In  Maryland,  and  perhaps 
even  the  best-kept  secret  in  the  United 
States.  The  prize  continues  perpetuat- 
ing the  name  of  the  benefactress  who 
never  went  to  the  College.  Slowly,  it 
seems,  word  of  Sophie  Kerr  is  making 
Itself  known. 


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Sho'men  Beat  Hopkins,  Tough  League  Schedule  Ahead 


by  HARRY  McENROE 

Sports  Editor 


The  Washington  College  varsity 
basketball  team  Improved  its  season 
record  to  8-5  with  an  impressive  74-54 
victory  at  Johns  Hopkins  on  Tuesday. 
The  win  placed  the  Shoremen  at  an 
even  1-1  In  Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
play. 

The  cagers  held  a  34-29  lead  over  the 
Blue  Jays  at  half-time  and  following  an 
Initial  streak  enjoyed  an  early  15  point 
second-half  cushion.  A  tough,  pressing 
defense  forced  Hopkins  Into  numerous 
turnovers  which  led  to  several  fast- 
break  baskets  for  the  Shoremen.  The 
squad  stole  the  ball  a  total  of  16  times, 
led  by  sophomore  guard  Dave 
Blackwell,  who  had  six  solo  thefts. 

Blackwel)  also  garnered  Shore  scor- 


ing honors  with  a  gamehtgh  24  points. 
Junior  captain  Joe  Moye  and  senior 
guard  Craig  Longwost  scored  15  and  13 
points  respectively.  Forward  Carl  For- 
noff  added  10  points  to  the  Shore  rout 
which  ended  the  rival  Blue  Jays'  eight- 
game  winning  streak. 

Head  coach  Tom  Flnnegen  feels  the 
crucial  Hopkins  victory,  which  places 
the  Shoremen  squarely  in  the  running 
for  a  conference  playoff  berth,  ex- 
hibited the  squad's  bench  strength. 
Several  such  players  contributed  to  the 
winning  effort  Including  freshmen 
Wayne  and  Scott  Spurrier,  Vlnce 
Gasior,  and  junior  Jim  Corey.  Fin 
negan  said  that  "at  this  point,  we  are 
playing  well  as  a  team.  Everyone  is 
contributing.  Before  the  season  Is  over, 
everyone  is  capable  of  helping  to  win  a 


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Tomorrow  night  the  squad  hosts 
Mary  Washington  College  at  Cain 
Athletic  Center,  The  Shoremen  hope  to 
avenge  last  year's  one-point  loss  in 
which  a  "phantom  foul",  called  at  the 
buzzer,  provided  the  margin  of  victory. 
Following  this  contest,  the  squad  faces 
a  string  of  three  conference  games  in 
one  week.  Tuesday  the  team  hosts  Ur- 
sinuB,  the  favorite  in  the  league  race, 
while  Swarthmore  visits  Chestertwon 
on  Thursday,  January  29.  Finally  the 
cagers  will  travel  to  Pennsylvania  to 
meet  Haverford  on  Saturday. 

The  Shoremen  face  a  stern  challenge 
in  the  quest  to  make  the  playoffs  for  the 
second  time  ever,  since  Ursinus  and 
Wldener  have  already  built  4-1  and  3-1 
records.  Captain  Joe  Moye  assessed  the 
importance  of  these  games  by  saying, 
"We  have  to  win  every  conference 
game  at  home  and,  hopefully,  three  out 
of  five  of  our  conference  road  games  in 
order  to  make  the  playoffs." 


SHORE  NOTES: 

Preceding  Saturday's  varsity  contest 
is  a  6  p.m.  game  matching  the  Jayvee 
squad  against  a  team  of  recent  alumni 
basketball  players,  including  Doug 
Byrne,  Joe  Wilson,  and  Steve  Dickerson 
of  the  1978-79  playoff-making  squad. 
Tuesday's  victory  was  the  basketball 
team's  sixth  straight  win  over  Johns 
Hopkins. 


FINANCIAL  AID  FORMS 
1981-42 

Are  now  available  in  the 
Financial  Aid  Office. 
The  deadline  for  filing  is: 
FEBRUARY  15,  1981.  There  will 
be  no  exceptions  to  above 
deadlines.  If  you  have  ony 
questions,  please  contact  the 
Financial  Aid  Office. 


SGA  Plans  Bermuda  Trip 


The  S.G.A.  is  sponsoring  a  trip  to  Ber- 
muda in  cooperation  with  the  Connec- 
ticut Travel  Agency  (CTA)  and  the 
govenment  of  Bermuda.  The  program 
through  CTA  is  called,  "Adventures  in 
Travel"  and  is  totally  student  geared. 

This  student  vacation  package  is  of- 
fered to  many  East  coast  colleges.  The 
rates  remain  low  because  of  the  large 
number  of  college  students  taking  ad- 
vantage of  this  opportunity. 

Three  different  packages  are  offered, 
each  including  airfare,  designated 
housing,  free  lunches,  parties, 
nightclubs,  tips,  Taxes,  etc.  The  least 
expensive  is  the  beach  house  package 
for  $320.  For  approximately  $350  one 
can  stay  in  an  apartment  with  a  kit- 


chnette.  For  around  $450  accomoda- 
tions are  offered  at  a  hotel.  This  in- 
cludes a  five-course  evening  meal  and  a 
full  breakfast. 

Each  package  offers  a  full  week's 
stay  during  spring  break,  March  7-15. 
The  beachhouses,  apartments,  and 
hotels  are  all  near  activities  included  in 
the  tour  offered  through  Adventures  in 
Travel. 

Promotion  will  Include  a  presentation 
about  the  trip  given  Tuesday  night, 
January  27  at  10:00  in  the  Coffee  House. 
From  10  to  11  draft  will  be  25(,  and  at 
10 :30  a  slide  show  will  be  given.  The  trip 
is  S.G.A  .-sponsored.  The  money  for  the 
trip  is  due  soon  after  the  presentation. 
For  more  information  about  this  op- 
portunity contact  Tom  Twomey. 


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Academic  Group  Hill  Dorm  Housing  Recommended 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


The  Student  Affairs  Committee, 
chaired  by  Dr.  Steven  Cades,  has  voted 
unanimously  to  recommend  that  the 
Hill  Dorms  be  used  to  house  academic 
Interest  groups. 

The  resolution  is  to  be  voted  on  next 
Monday  by  the  faculty  at  their  meeting, 
and  will  then  go  to  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Joseph  McLain,  who  Is  requested 
In  the  report  to  send  it  on  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors. 

The  recommendations  made  by  the 
committee  are  based  on  a  report  for- 
mulated from  a  series  of  meetings  and 
discussions  with  students  and  faculty. 
The  proposal  to  house  academic  In- 
terest groups  originated  with  Professor 
Robert  Day  in  April,  1980.  The  report 
states  "His  rationale,  as  we  understood 
It,  was  that  it  was  important  for  the  Col- 
lege to  "announce"  that  these  kinds  of 
activities  (academic  in  nature)  were 


the  ones  that  the  college  community 
believed  to  be  the  most  important  to  it, 
and  that  the  Hill  Dorms  as  "central 
buildings"  would  best  be  used  for  such 
a  purpose."  Several  arguments,  pro 
and  con,  emerged  from  meetings  held 
with  faculty  and  students.  In  another 
meeting  with  members  of  the  Admis- 
sions Office  It  was  recognized  that 
Richmond  House,  as  an  example  of  an 
academic  interest  group  housed 
together,  was  very  beneficial  in  attrac- 
ting students  to  the  college  and  that 
"the  expansion  of  the  Richmond  House 
idea  to  other  academic  interest  groups 
would  make  Washington  Cotege  more 
attractive  to  students  with  similar  con- 
cerns—students whom  the  College 
presumably  would  wish  to  encourage  to 
come  here." 

The   committee   then   met   several 
times,  and  agreed  on  four  basic  points: 


"The  development  and  encouragement 
of  academic  interest  group  housing  is 
important  to  the  welfare  of  Washington 
College:  Fraternities  serve  an  impor- 
tant social  purpose  at  Washington  Col- 
lege; it  Is  desirable  to  provide  group 
housing  and  chapter  rooms  for  frater- 
nities; tradition  for  its  own  sake  is  not 
an  important  consideration  in 
establishing  the  future  use  of  the  Hill 
Dormitories." 

On  the  basis  of  these  agreements,  the 
committee  has  recommended  that  the 
Hill  Dorms  be  occupied  by  groups 
chosen  on  the  basis  of  a  competitive  bid 
system,  to  be  repeated  every  two  years. 
The  group  must  be  defined  by  a  com- 
mon academic  or  cultural  interest, 
must  be  presumed  to  be  able  to  con- 
tinue over  a  period  of  years  and  have 
"the  support  and  involvement  of  spon- 
soring faculty  memben  s ) ." 


Another  criteria  is  that  the  activities 
of  the  group  be  shared  socially  with  the 
rest  of  the  college  community.  Cades 
said,  "The  groups  can't  be  cloistered 
potters... what  they  do  has  to  be 
available  In  a  person-to-person  way. 
Otherwise  they: re  simply  operating  to 
benefit  themselves  and  that  doesn't 
satisfy  the  spirit  of  the  project." 

The  present  chapter  room  areas  are 
to  be  used  as  work  and  office  space, 
"Including  offices  of  interested  faculty 
members."  Fraternities  are  to  be  pro- 
vided with  "Joint  living  space  and  with 
chapter  rooms."  All  groups  applying 
for  Hill  Dorms  housing  will  be  subject 
to  the  same  criteria. 

The  need  for  an  area  separate  from 
the  Student  Center  with  a  capacity  of 
300  people,  to  be  reserved  for  special 

•continued  on  Page  2* 


Davis  Resigns,  Temporary 
Replacement  Found 


Richmond  House  Robbed 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Dr.  Glenn  Davis,  professor  of 
Psychology,  resigned  from  his  position 
on  December  22nd.  According  to  Dean 
of  the  College  Garry  Clarke,  Davis 
resigned  "right  before  things  closed  for 
Christmas."  Because  of  the  holidays, 
the  Committee  on  Appointments  and 
Tenure,  along  with  the  Department  of 
Psychology  started  to  work  on  finding  a 
replacement  on  January  5th,  leaving 
only  two  weeks  for  a  replacement  to  be 
found. 

Davis  resigned  because  of  a  new  posi- 
tion offered  to  him.  "It  was  unex- 
pected," said  Dr.  George  Spilllch,  Ac- 
ting Chairman  of  the  Psychology 
Department.  "He  was  a  very  good 
faculty  member, ' '  a  sort  of  expert  in  the 
field  of  psychological  experience  bet- 
ween architecture  and  social  space. 

Recently,  Davis  received  coverage  in 
the  news  through  an  article  in  the  New 
York  Times.  "People  who  are  good," 
dald  Davis,  "have  a  high  tendency  of 
job  mobility,"  Spilllch  added  that  Davis 
attempted  to  stay  at  the  College  until 
the  end  of  the  semester.  "He  asked  his 
new  employer  If  he  could  work  out  the 
rest  of  the  school  year."  Spilllch  said. 
Unable  to,  Davis  was  forced  to  leave 
before  the  end  of  the  current  school 
year. 

Although  he  was  forced  to  leave  the 
Psychology  Department  seemingly 
shorthanded,  Davis  "left  under  very 
good  terms,  and  we  are  all  hoping  the 
best  for  him,"  Spillich  said.  A  replace- 
ment was  found  who  was  able  to  step  In- 
to Davis'  classes  for  the  Spring  term, 
Dr.  John  Owen. 

With  only  a  semester  break  to  find  a 
replacement,  Spilllch,  along  with  the 
other  two  members  of  the  department, 
called  graduate  schools,  seeking  the 
names  of  recent  graduates  who  might 
fill  the  position.  "We  found  John  Owen 
through  the  University  of  Delaware," 
Spilllch  said.  He  added  that  Owen,  one 


of  the  best  people  for  the  job,  "was  very 
well  received  by  the  people  on  Appoint- 
ment and  Tenure— we  felt  lucky  to  get 
him." 

Clarke  said  "thanks  to  George 
Spillich  and  Jim  Siemen  things  worked 
out  quite  well."  Dr.  Owen,  Clarke  ad- 
ded, "came  down,  was  interviewed, 
and  took  the  Job  for  this  semester."  The 
full  time  position  will  have  to  be  filled 
for  next  year.  "Dr.  Owen  will  be  a  can- 
didate for  the  full  time  position," 
Clarke  said. 

Owen,  who  did  his  graduate  work  at 
the  University  of  Delaware,  graduated 
In  1976.  "My  training  is  in  learning, 
memory  and  motivation,"  he  said,  ad- 
ding that  training  means  "what  I  did  in 
graduate  school."  After  his  graduation, 
Owen  taught  at  West  Chester  State  Col- 
lege in  Pennsylvania,  as  "what  I'd  call 
their  acting  social  psychologist." 

Called  a  week  before  classes,  Owen 
was  found  by  the  department  to  be  both 
available  and  Interested.  The  im- 
mediacy of  the  need  for  a  new 
psychology  professor  was  "not  all  that 
tough,"  Owen  said.  While  at  West 
Chester  State  he  was  on  a  semester-to- 
semester  contract.  "I've  had  short 
notice  before,"  Owen  said,  "it's  not 
easy,  but  not  so  difficult." 

Courses  were  not  changed  to  suit 
Owen's  specific  field,  mostly  because 
they  did  not  have  to  be.  So  far,  he  said, 
there  have  been  no  problems. 

"We  are  going  to  replace  Dr.  Davis  in 
the  regular  replacement  process,"  said 
Spillich.  Hoping  to  fill  the  position  by 
May,  Spillich  has  placed  adver- 
tisements in  several  psychology  jour- 
nals. Although  Owen  has  expressed  in- 
terest in  the  full-time  position,  and 
Spillich  hopes  he  will  apply,  the  regular 
process  will  be  followed.  "We  will  look 
at  all  the  applications  first,"  Spillich 
said. 


"I  had  moved  out  for  vacation,  but  I 
came  back  one  night  to  get  a  book.  I  had 
been  staying  In  Chestertown  so  I  was 
close  by.  I  noticed  the  front  door  was 
unlocked  and  thought  It  odd,  I  went  in 
and  there  was  glass  out  in  the  hall.  So- 
meone had  busted  the  glass  of  my  room 
door  and  left  it  open.  I  Just  came  in  and 
called  the  police,"  said  Colleen  Miller, 
resident  of  Richmond  House,  about  the 
robbery  which  took  place  there  over 
Christmas  Vacation. 

She  continued,  "I  waited  for  the 
police  cruiser  to  arrive.  It  took  awhile 
because  they  didn't  know  where  Rich- 
mond House  is.  When  they  got  here,  we 
went  through  the  house.  All  of  the  doors 
were  kicked  open  and  the  rooms  were 
all  ransacked.  For  all  I  knew,  they  were 
still  in  the  house  when  I  got  there.  I'm 
just  glad  I  wasn't  here  when  it  hap- 
pened. I  think  they  came  in  through 
Nick  Nappo's  room."  Miller  said,  "The 
only  thing  wrong  with  my  room  was  the 
fingerprint  dust  and  just  things  being 
out  of  place.  Everything  of  value  was 
with  me."  Others  were  not  so  lucky. 

Kirk  Folk,  who  lives  on  the  third 
floor,  seemed  to  be  the  hardest  hit.  His 
stereo  was  stolen,  including  a  turn- 
table, a  cassette  player,  and  two 
speakers.  Other  items  stolen  included  a 
quilt  and  an  amplifier. 

Holli  Mathlson,  who  had  only  moved 
into  Richmond  House  two  weeks 
earlier,  said,  "I  came  back  a  day  early 
(January  17)  with  my  parents.  I  walked 
in  and  found  a  total  disaster  area.  The 
main  door  to  Richmond  House  was 
locked  and  so  was  my  room.  My  floor 
was  covered  with  summer  clothes. 
They  has  been  in  a  locked  trunk  that  I 
kept  under  my  bed.  It  (the  trunk)  was 
lying  open  with  a  can  opener  beside  it  I 
assume  that's  what  they  used." 

"My  dresser  had  been  gone  through 
and  there  were  footprints  on  my  bed- 
spread. The  robbers  took  my  quilt,  pro- 
bably to  wrap  up  my  stereo  that  they 
stole.  They  also  took  a  pillow  case  and 
some  smaller  things  like  perfume.  I 
was  going  to  take  a  picture  of  my  room 


but  my  camera  was  stolen, ' '  she  added . 

Mathlson  showed  me  the  lock  which 
was  broken  when  the  robbers  entered. 
"We  must  have  flimsy  locks  if  they 
break  off  this  easily  and  just  because  of 
the  fact  that  they  got  into  nine  rooms. 
Apparently  it  was  not  that  difficult. 
Every  other  dorm  has  the  outside  lock 
changed  (during  Christmas  Vacation) 
but  not  Richmond  House." 

She  said,  "The  plp.es  had  also  burst  so 
there  was  water  in  my  room.  Mainten- 
ance pushed  my  bed  out  of  the  way  to 
fix  the  radiator  but  left  my  clothes  lying 
In  the  water.  Half  of  my  summer 
clothes  were  mildewed.  Student  Affairs 
only  seemed  to  have  worsened  the  situ- 
ation by  not  doing  anything  about  It  un- 
til we  got  back.  Then  we  made  our  lists 
of  everything  that  was  missing.  I  think 
Jim  Quinn  (Director  of  Security)  Is 
really  making  an  effort." 

Bill  Mortimer  feels  that  "It  basically 
deals  with  the  handling  of  the  entire 
writing  program.  Things  here  at  Rich- 
mond House  are  fixed  only  out  of  nee- 
cessity.  The  radiators  burst,  so  the 
heating  gets  fixed.  The  celling  falls,  and 
then  it  is  fixed.  In  view  of  how  things 
have  been  going,  it  seems  like  more 

•continued  on  Page  2* 

Elm,  Pegasus 
Relocation 

by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 
The  Elm  office,  formerly  locate^  In 
the  basement  of  Hodson  Hall,  has  been 
moved  to  the  first  floor  of  Caroline 
House.  The  move  was  made  necessary 
due  to  demolition  for  the  student  center, 
which  should  be  under  construction 
during  the  Spring  semester  or,  at  the 
latest,  over  the  summer  vacation.  Both 
The  Elm  and  the  Pegasus  office  are 
located  on  the  first  floor  of  Caroline 
House  In  the  two  rooms  off  the  main  lob- 
by. The  telephone  extension  is  321. 


Tt*  wmumton  coutte  gig 


editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


The  recommendation  by  the  Student  Affairs  Committee  to 
house  academic  interest  groups  in  the  Hill  Dorms  will  be  con- 
troversial. We  hope  everyone  will  take  the  time  to  study  the 
recommendation  and,  as  Dr.  Cades  said  his  committee  did,  to 
listen  to  all  views. 

Any  fears  on  the  part  of  fraternities  should  be  laid  to  rest.  The 
same  route  open  to  any  group  applying  to  occupy  the  Hill  Dorms 
would  be  open  to  them.  In  the  event  that  a  fraternity's  applica- 
tion were  rejected,  a  pledge  has  been  included,  in  the  recommen- 
dation, to  provide  chapter  rooms.  No  student  should  fear  that  the 
social  life  on  campus  would  diminish  (WC  students  have  never 
been  lacking  in  ability  to  find  a  party)  because  the  additional 
social  events  sponsored  by  academic  interest  groups  in  the  Hill 
Dorms  will  enhance  social  life.  The  concentration  of  these 
groups  in  one  area  may  also  make  it  easier  for  new  students  to 
mingle  among  several  groups  and  to  find  more  friends  more 
quickly. 

Those  who  agree  should  not  celebrate  yet,  however.  Economic 
and  budgetary  considerations  are  sure  to  be  problemattic,  and 
efforts  should  begin  to  find  the  money  for  the  additional  facilities 
called  for  by  the  Student  Affairs  Committee  recommendation,  If 
the  money  is  not  available  from  college  funds,  grant  money 
should  be  sought  immediately.  In  the  midst  of  the  Third  Century 
campaign,  this  project  is  clearly  appropriate.  It  looks  back  to  the 
heritage  of  our  College  and  forward  to  the  future  of  the  College. 
It  should  be  approved  with  enthusiasm  by  students,  faculty,  and 
Administration,  and  it  should  be  acted  upon  as  soon  as  possible. 

Theroux  to  Give  Reading 


Phyllis  Theroux,  essayist,  Journalist 
and  book  critic,  will  give  a  reading  and 
talk  on  Thursday,  February  5  at  8  p.m. 
In  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller 
Library.  The  lecture,  entitled 
Childhood:  The  Writer's  Curse, 
Weapon,  and  Final  Destination,  is  spon- 
sored by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee 
and  the  public  is  invited  to  attend. 

A  native  of  California,  Ms.  Theroux 
now  resides  in  Washington,  DC  where 
she  writes  and  lectures  professionally. 
She    recently    published    an 


autobiography,  California  and  Other 
States  of  Grace,  which  she  will  read 
from  on  Thursday  evening.  She  also 
writed  regularly  for  the  New  York 
Times  and  Washington  Post,  and  is  a 
contributor  to  McCall's,  Ladies'  Home 
Journal,  and  Readers'  Digest.  Next 
fall,  Ms.  Theroux  will  teach  non-fiction 
at  American  University  in  Washington 
DC. 

A  reception  will  follow  the  lecture  at 
the  Alumni  House  on  campus. 


Academic  Housing 


•continued  from  Page  l* 
functions  by  any  group  was  recognized. 
"There  was  no  explicit  proposal  for  this 
area,"  said  Cades,  "although  perhaps 
the  most  obvious  choice  would  be  to 
rethink  the  purpose  of  the  Hynson 
lounge."  This  suggestion,  however, 
was  not  part  of  the  committee's  recom- 


mendation- 
Members  of  the  committee  include 
Dr.  Steven  Cades,  Dr.  Eugene 
Hamilton,  Kathleen  Mills,  Maureen 
KelJey,  Edward  Maxcy,  Susan  Chase, 
Shannon  Crosby,  Frank  Dirks,  Duane 
Marshall,  David  Polnton,  and  Mark 
Simpson. 


Richmond  House  Robbed 


•continued  from  Page  I* 


protection  should  have  been  provided. 
With  the  new  security  force,  I  thing  it 
will  be." 

"It  seems  like  It  was  calculated.  It's 
just  odd  the  way  things  happen.  Maybe 
whoever  robbed  us  knew  who  had  what 
and  where  it  was."  he  said. 

Richmond  House  is  not  near  any  stu- 


dent activities  so  if  anything  were  to 
happen,  especially  at  night,  the  chances 
of  someone  being  around  to  witness  it 
are  very  slim.  Due  to  the  efforts  of 
Quinn  and  the  security  force,  some  ar- 
ticles have  been  recovered,  although 
the  investigation  into  the  crime  is  on- 
going. 


Editor  in  Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor .William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Hairy  McEnroe 

|Fine  Arts  Editor ...Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager/Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  DeProspo 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and  for 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  State  Printing  Company  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  Weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on 
these  pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO 
THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff  The  ELM 
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Richmond  House  Robbery 


To  the  Editor, 

We,  the  residents  of  Richmond 
House,  want  to  clear  up  several 
misunderstandings  concerning  the  rob- 
bing and  ransacking  of  our  house  which 
took  place  on  January  4, 1981. 

Jim  Quinn,  the  new  head  of  Security, 
and  his  coworkers  believe  that  the 
thieves  broke  into  Richmond  House  bet- 
ween approximately  10:00  and  12:00 
p.m.  on  January  4th.  According  to 
Quinn,  the  thieves  were  on  foot  and 
made  several  trips  in  and  out  of  Rich- 
mond House  carrying  the  stolen  goods. 

No  one  claims  to  have  seen  them. 
Two  windows  were  broken  and  nine, 
doors  were  forced  open,  smashing  the 
locks— no  one  heard  them,  it  Is  pro- 
bable that  the  thieves  even  turned  the 
lights  on,  but  no  one  noticed.  Obviously, 
the  former  security  team  at 
Washington  College  was  totally  inade- 
quate. Now,  with  Jim  Quinn,  there  is  an 
experienced  security  team  here  which 
is  concerned  about  the  student  body. 
We  should  not  have  had  to  wait  so  long 
forsuchateam. 

Ray  Crooks,  head  of  Maintenance, 
stated  In  the  January  23rd.  issue  of  The 
Elm  "It  was  a  very  unfortunate  acci- 
dent when  the  pipes  at  Richmond  House 
burst  right  after  it  was  robbed."  We  ap- 
preciate the  Maintenance  Depart- 
ment's prompt  attention  In  replacing 
our  radiators.  We  were  quite  surprised, 
however,  to  read,  "We  had  the  maids 
houseclean  the  rooms  where  we  had  to 
replace  the  radiators."  Judging  from 
the  floors,  which  are  now  scarred  from 
dragging  the  radiators  in  and  out,  new- 
ly missing  tiles,  and;  in  one  case,  a 
large  puddle  which  ruined  clothes 
thrown  on  the  floor  during  the  robbery, 
this  "housecleaning"  was  a  little 
haphazard.  Someone  did  not  do  his/her 
Job  properly. 

Maintenance  has  always  tried  to  help 
the  residents  of  Richmond  House  live  as 
comfortably  as  possible  under  less  than 
Ideal  circumstances,  but  we  feel  It  Is 
Important  for  Mr.  Crooks  to  know  that 
Lee    Ann    Chearneyi 
Colleen    Miller 
Tamara    Dubln 
Kirk    Folk 
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the  lack  of  follow  through  in  this  par- 
ticular case  only  made  an  aggrevatlng 
situation  worse.  Student  Affairs,  In 
turn,  chose  not  to  follow  through  by 
notifying  the  students  of  Richmond 
House  about  the  robbery.  We  ap- 
preciate their  concern  in  not  wanting  to 
spoil  our  vacations;  however,  It  seems 
to  us  that  we  dould  have  been  of  some 
help  to  the  Security  team  and  the 
police.  They  had  no  way  of  knowing  if 
any  property  was  stolen  during  the  ran- 
sacking. We  could  have  told  them  what 
should  have  been  in  our  rooms,  and 
where.  Because  we  were  not  informed, 
a  full  two  weeks  passed  before  the 
police  knew  that  property  had  been 
stolen.  This  waste  of  time  might  well 
mean  the  permanent  loss  of  our  posses- 
sions. 

The  purpose  of  this  letter  is  not  to 
point  accusing  fingers,  but  rather  to 
focus  on  two  points  which  everyone 
should  consider.  First,  though  Rich- 
mond House  will  probably  be  torn  down 
this  summer,  the  Administration  seems 
to  have  forgotten  that  it  is  still  a  func- 
tioning dormitory,  office,  and  head- 
quarters for  the  Broadsides  and 
Washington  College  Review  right  now. 
Because  it  Is  on  the  outskirts  of  the 
campus  and  apparently  easily  broken 
Into,  Richmond  House  should  be  given 
more  attention  by  Security, 
Maintenance,  and  Student  Affairs.  It 
has  been  treated  as  if  it  were  and  emp- 
ty, useless  building. 

Second,  the  writers  of  Richmond 
House  carry  a  spirit  of  pride  and  en- 
thusiasm in  their  house  and  their  work, 
a  spirit  which  seems  all  too  rare  on 
campus.  Our  house  is  old  and  suffers 
plumbing  problems,  slanting  floors, 
and  bending  ceilings.  Yet  each  of  the 
nine  bedrooms  has  been  painted, 
decorated  and  carefully  maintained  by 
the  students  who  live  In  them.  We  are 
proud  of  the  Broadsides  the  Washington 
College  Review  and  our  role  as  host  to 
visiting  writers.  We  are  disappointed 
and  angry  at  the  Administration's  lack 
of  pride  In  both  our  work  and  their  own. 

Michael  Garvey 
Nick  Nappo. 
Holll    Mathlson 
Cathy  Conn 


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Quinn  Heads  Revamped  Security  Force 


"The  three  elements  of  a  crime  are: 
ability,  desire,  and  opportunity. 
Without  any  one  of  these  three  a  crime 
cannot  be  committed,"  stated  Jim 
Quinn,  the  new  head  of  security  at 
Washington  College.  "We  cannot  con- 
trol a  criminal's  ability  or  desire: 
however,  we  can  control  the  opportuni- 
ty by  locking  doors,  'Operation  Iden- 
tification' (marking  valuables  with  the 
owner's  drivers  license  number),  and 
increasing  the  students'  awareness  of 
the  potential  of  crime. " 

Quinn  is  originally  from  the 
Philadelphia  area,  Upper  Darby.  He 
spent  four  years  In  the  army  as  a  com- 
bat engineer  sergeant  with  two  years  in 
Vietnam. 

A  1976  graduate  of  Delaware  County 
Community  College,  Quinn  attended 
school  at  night  while  working  as  an  in- 
surance underwriter  In  downtown 
Philadelphia  during  the  day.  He 
received  a  degree  In  the  administration 
of  justice.  During  the  summer  after 
graduation  Quinn  worked  as  a 
policeman  in  Wlldwood,  New  Jersey.  In 
November  he  took  a  job  with  the  Upper 
Darby  Police  Department. 

"I  was  brought  to  Chestertown 
because  of  a  joke,"  Quinn  remarked. 
"A  friend  of  mine  sent  me  a  'help 
wanted  Chestertown  Police  Depart- 
ment' ad  as  a  joke.  I  decided  to  give  up 
the  frustrations  of  city  life  for  the  rural 
surroundings."  In  May  of  1977  he 
moved  to  Chestertown  and  Joined  the 
police  force. 
In  February  of  1978  he  was  married. 


by  JEFF 
His  wife,  Linda,  is  also  a  graduate  of 
D.C.C.C.  with  a  degree  in  business 
management.  Their  "only  child"  is  a 
golden  retriever,  "Mr.  Beau  Jangles." 
Quinn  says,  "I  changed  the  spelling  of 
his  name  to  add  a  little  French  class." 

After  three  and  a  half  years  with  the 
Chestertown  Police  Department,  Quinn 
decided  to  take  the  position  as  head  of 
security  on  campus.  "I've  always 
wanted  to  get  my  bachelor's,"  he  said, 
"It's  hard  to  work  shift  work  and  get  a 
degree.  Then  the  opportunity  came  to 
work  and  get  a  degree."  His  prospec- 
tive major  is  Sociology. 

Quinn's  ultimate  goal  is  to  become  a 
state  or  federal  agent,  preferably  deal- 
ing with  juveniles.  He  Is  still  a  reserve 
officer  for  C.T.P.D.  This,  he  hopes,  will 
Increase  cooperation  between  the  town 
and  college. 

Currently,  Quinn  is  teaching  crime 
prevention  training  courses  at  Kent 
County  High  School.  He  has  certifica- 
tion as  a  training  officer  from  the  State 
of  Maryland  and  wants  to  give 
seminars  on  crime  prevention  on  cam- 
pus, hopefully  to  be  started  by 
September.  "I  want  to  educate  the 
students  in  crime  prevention.  The 
guards  and  police  alone  cannot  control 
crime." 

"We  are  here  to  help  the  students  not 
to  hinder  them,"  Quinn  said.  "We're 
not  looking  for  student  crime,  such  as 
smoking  pot.  Our  job  is  to  protect  their 
lives  and  college  property."  He  em- 
phasizes college  property,   "I  won't 


ALDERSON 

tolerate  vandalism."  One  of  his  objec- 
tives Is  to  develop  better  relations  bet- 
ween the  students  and  security  as  well 
as  between  the  college  and  the  town. 

"I  also  hope  to  make  up  some  type  of 
control  of  who's  coming  in  these 
doors,"  he  said.  This  could  Involve  hav- 
ing an  intercom  system  with  someone 
stationed  at  a  desk  operating  it.  The 
student  at  the  desk  would  call  the  stu- 
dent's room  to  announce  the  visitor. 
The  student  would  come  to  escort  the 
visitor  to  the  room.  This  proposal  is  up 
for  discussion  and  will  not  be  forced  on 
the  students.  Quinn  feels  that  the 
female  students  will  probably  want  this 
system  because  It  would  make  sure  that 
unauthorized  persons  do  not  wander  the 
halls  of  the  dorms.  It  would  provide  for 
some  student  employment  also.  During 
the  course  of  a  night  several  students 
can  each  work  a  four-hour  shift 

Another  of  his  proposals  is  key  con- 
trol, involving  strict  records  of  people 
with  school  keys.  There  have  been  some 
problems  keeping  track  of  master  keys 
with  people  dropping  out  of  school  or 
when  they  leave  for  the  summer. 

Currently  Quinn  is  making  ar- 
rangements to  have  700  copies  of 
"Basic  Guidelines  for  Victims  of  Rape 
and  Sexual  Offenses",  a  pamphlet 
published  by  the  Maryland  Commission 
for  Women  printed  for  distribution. 
"We  can't  just  forget  about  it  (the 
rape).  It'll  keep  happening  again  If  It's 
forgotten,"  he  said.  "We  need  to  know 
how  to  handle  it". 

"If  we  have  one  rape  here  a  year 


Roving  Reporter 


Reporting  by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Photos  by  Kamle  McGlynn 


How  do  you  feel  about  the  progress  or 
lack  of  It  toward  the  completion  of  the 
student  center? 


Nanette  Boullne,  senior— What  pro-         Wendy  Wolf,   senior— It  figures  It  Byron  Welch,  sophomore— I  expected 

gress?                                                     wouldn't  be  done  my  last  semester  of  It.  They're  doing  too  much  at  one  time. 

school.  By  the  way,  what  about  the 
pool? 


Walter  Foraker,  senior— I'm  very  an- 
noyed. I  came  back  expecting  there  to 
be  one. 


Christina  Ragonesl,  Junior— 1  was 
very  disappointed  that  they  didn't  have 
it  done  especially  since  they  said  they 
would  have  it  done  by  after  Christmas. 


Norman  Prentice,  freshman— %t%  i 


chances  are  we  have  two  possibly 
three,"  he  stated.  "Most  rapes  are  not 
reported  whether  because  of  a  fear  of 
court  or  mentioning  the  subject.  The  on- 
ly way  to  control  rape  Is  to  start  locking 
doors  behind  yourselves  and  have  the 
check-In  desks  to  keep  anyone  who 
doesn't  belong  out." 

There  are  two  main  obstacles  to 
Quinn's  proposals.  One  is  student 
apathy.  "I  need  your  support,"  he  said. 
The  other  is  what  the  college  can  afford 
to  Implement  these  projects. 

"The  students  are  prey,"  he  com- 
mented." I  think  last  semester  showed 
this.  The  worst  crimes  In  town  last 
semester  were  committed  on  the 
Washington  College  campus.  The 
students  are  prey  to  the  criminal  ele- 
ment. They  make  the  pickings  easy,  by 
leaving  valuables  sitting  out  In  the  open 
and  by  leaving  doors  unlocked." 

Quinn  feels  that  the  students  need  to 
challenge  people  who  they  don't 
recognize.  "The  only  ones  who  have 
challenged  me  were  the  cleaning 
ladies.  Just  ask,  'can  I  help  you'  or  'are 
you  looking  for  someone.  A  simple, 
friendly  approach  Is  best,"  he  said. 

Now  that  the  students  of  Washington 
Colege  have  a  dedicated  security  force 
perhaps  a  safer  feeling  will  prevail  over 
the  campus.  However,  in  order  for  the 
revamped  system  to  work  students  will 
have  to  cooperate  with  It.  Quinn 
remarked,"  I  feel  that  the  students  will 
cooperate  and  It  will  work". 

Spires  Replaces 
Day  for  Semester 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 

This  semester  the  creative  writing 
students  of  Washington  College  have  a 
new  instructor,  Elizabeth  Spires.  She  is 
replacing  Robert  Day  while  he  spends  a 
semester  as  a  writer-ln-resldence  at  the 
University  of  Iowa.  Spires  will  be  tak- 
ing over  his  creative  writing 
workshops,  and  also  teaching  a  special 
topics  course,  "The  Long  Poem  since 
1945,"  This  course  will  be  enhanced  by 
at  least  two  poetry  readings  by  poets 
the  course  will  cover.  One  of  those 
readings  is  already  scheduled  for  April 
and  will  be  by  poet  John  Ashberry . 

Spires  is  originally  from  Ohio,  but  has 
been  living  in  Baltimore,  where  she  at- 
tended Johns  Kopklns  University  as  a 
graduate  student.  She  received  her 
Masters  of  Arts  from  Johns  Hopkins  in 
1979.  Since  then  she  has  been  writing 
poetry  and  doing  freelance  work  for  an 
educational  publisher,  writing 
children's  readers.  She  has  finished  a 
book  of  twenty  two  of  her  poems  en- 
titled Globe  The  book  will  be  published 
by  Wesley  University  this  spring.  She 
ilso  wrote  a  children's  book  about  a 
i  ailing  star  which  she  hopes  will  be 
published  this  summer. 

Spire's  poetry  has  been  published  in 
several  magazines  including  The  New 
Yorker,  Mademoiselle,  Poetry,  The 
Yale  Review,  The  Parisian  Review, 
and  The  American  Review,  She  also 
has  published  a  chapbook  (pamphlet  of 
poetry)  titled  Boardwalk,  and  The 
Paris  Review  will  be  publishing  an  In- 
terview she  did  with  the  late  Elizabeth 
Bishop,  a  poet. 

Spires  said  that  she  has  been  in- 
terested in  writing  since  she  was  a 
child,  and  that  she  first  began  "attemp- 
ting" poetry  when  she  was  in  high 
school.  She  began  writing  more  serious- 
ly when  she  was  In  college.  She  Is  also 
Interested  in  writing  literary  criticism. 
What  is  after  Washington  College  for 
Elizabeth  Spires?  She  says  she  would 
like  to  "teach,  finish  a  second  book  of 
poems,  and  travel." 


Tbe  WMhington  College  Bim-tTM»y,  January  »,  lWl-Pif  • 


Graham  Wins  Photography  Prize  in  Kodak  Contest 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Jim  Graham,  Pegusus  1981  editor  and 
photography  editor  for  The  Elm  has 
won  a  certificate  of  merit  in  the  Kodak 
International  Newpaper  Snapshot 
Awards  for  the  picture  above  oi  Ken 
Maher  andcongradulatory  teammates 
after  his  game-tying  goal. 

The  picture  is  one  of  800  selected  from 
about  375,000  said  Graham,  was  entered 
in  the  contest  after  winning  in  a  Wilm- 
ington, Delaware  News  Journal 
Paper's  contest.  Graham  received  a 
$100  savings  bond  for  the  Wilmington 
Contest,  and  a  $75  savings  bond  and 
commemorative  plate  in  the  Kodak 


contest. 

The  photo,  says  Graham,  is  a  good  ex- 
ample of  a  "decisive  moment." 
"Technically,  the  picture  isn't  all  that 
good,  but  after  the  goal,  1  just  kept 
snapping  pictures.  This  one  was  the  last 
frame  on  the  roll."  Taking  good  pic- 
tures, according  to  Graham  is  a  com- 
bination of  finding  decisive  moments, 
and  "having  the  technique  and  equip- 
ment in  the  darkroom.  I  see  myself  in  a 
childlike  stage  in  photography  com- 
pared to  people  like  Weston,  Cartier 
Bresson  and  Adams." 

Graham,  a  senior  history  major,  has 


been  taking  pi  tures  since  "sixth  grade, 
but  seriously  since  tenth  grade,  serious- 
ly meaning  doing  my  own  processing." 
Graham  taught  himself  how  to  develop 
his  film  in  High  School  by  "reading  the 
charts  in  the  darkroom."  Other  than  a 
sixth  grade  photography  course,  the  on- 
ly formal  instruction  he  has  had  was  a 
summer  course  at  the  University  of 
Delaware  last  summer,  which  he  feels 
was  very  beneficial. 

Graham  would  like  to  see  a 
photography  course  taught  here.  "It 
would  be  a  great  liberal  arts  course 
because  you  have  to  learn  chemistry, 


composition  and  some  art  as  well  as 
other  areas."  He  continued, 
"photography  to  me  is  really  important 
because  it  gives  me  a  chance  to  express 
myself." 

The  future's  uncertain  at  the  moment 
for  Graham,  but  whatever  field  he  ends 
up  in,  photography  will  be  a  part  of  his 
life.  "Winning  the  prize  is  a  great  begin- 
ning. But  I  have  to  put  it  in  perspective. 
It's  just  one  stair  in  the  staircase,  and 
It's  a  long  way  up." 


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PACE  Writers'  Weekend 
to  be  Held 


NEWS  BUREAU 


Parker  to  Give  Concert 


by  BEDFORD  GROVES 


The  Washington  College  Concert 
Series  will  present  prize-winning 
baritone  William  Parker  in  a  recital 
Wednesday;  February  4  at  8:30  p.m.  in 
the  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 

Mr,  Parker  won  First  Prize  in  the 
Kennedy  Center-Rockefeller  Founda- 
tion International  Competition  for  Ex- 
cellence In  the  Performance  of 
American  Music  in  1979. 

He  has  also  won  the  Premier  Grand 
Prix  at  the  Toulon  International  Com- 
petition, top  honors  at  the  international 


singing  competitions  at  Munich  and 
Montreal,  and  First  Prize  and  the 
special  Poulenc  Prize  at  the  Paris  In- 
ternational Competition, 

He  has  performed  with  many  leading 
orchestras  and  opera  companies,  and 
has  recorded  three  albums  of  songs. 

Mr.  Parker  will  devote  his  recital 
program  to  songs  by  distinguished 
American  composers  Charles 
Wakefield  Cadman,  Ned  Rorem,  Ernst 
Bacon,  Igor  Stravinsky,  LeeHoiby,  and 
Charles  Ives. 


Washington  College,  in  cooperation 
with  the  Maryland  Arts  Council  and  the 
Kent  County  Arts  Council,  will  sponsor 
a  Writers'  Weekend  to  be  held  at  the 
College  on  April  10,  11,  and  12.  The 
event  is  part  of  PACE,  the  Program  for 
Adult  Continuing  Education,  and  its 
theme  is  "The  Editorial  Eye— What 
Does  It  See  That  Yours  Can't?" 

William  Warner,  winner  of  the  Pulit- 
zer Prize  in  general  non-fiction  for 
Beautiful  Swimmers,  will  be  one  of  a 
number  of  guest  panelists,  including  a 
fiction  writer,  a  book  editor,  a  literary 
agent,  a  poet  and  a  journalist.  The 
panelists  will  review  manuscripts 
previously  submitted  by  the  weekend 
participants.  Any  writer  may  register 
for  the  three-day  event  which  will  in- 
clude apanel  discussion,  workshops,  in- 
dividual conferences  on  manuscripts 
and  filmed  interviews  with  leading 
literary  figures.  A  $50  registration  fee 
covers  a  wine  and  cheese  reception  on 
Friday  evening,  lunch  and  buffet  on 
Saturday,  and  coffee  and  doughnuts  on 
Sunday. 

Other  panelists  for  the  weekend  in- 
clude: Carolyn  Banks,  former  editor  of 
//orseP/aymagazine  and  author  of  Mr. 
Right  and  The  Darkroom;  Willard 
Lockwood,  managing  editor  of  the  Cor- 
nell Maritime  Press,  Centreville, 
Maryland  and  former  director  of  the 
Wesleyan  University  Press;  Chuck 
Neighbors,  literary  agent  and  vice 
president  of  Curtis  Brown,  Ltd.; 
Margaret  Rudd  Newlin,  poet  and 
author  of  The  Snow  Falls  Upward,  a 
nominee  for  a  National  Book  Award, 
Denise  Perry,  journalist  and  associate 
editor  of  the  Star-Democrat,  Easton, 
Maryland.  The  coordinator  ofr  the 
weekend  conference  is  Maggi  Payne, 
editor  of  the  poetry  column,  "Of  Rime 
and  Reason",  appearing  weekly  in  the 
Kent  County  News,  Chestertown, 
Maryland. 

Participants  may  submit 
manuscripts    in    advance    in    two 


categories.  Typed,  double-spaced, 
titled  manuscripts  should  fit  the 
categories  of  poetry,  novel,  short  story, 
or  non-fiction.  If  received  by  March  15, 
they  will  be  criticized  and  returned  at 
the  conference. 

For  registration  information,  contact 
Mrs.  Ann  W.  Hoon,  Director  of  Continu- 
ing Education,  or  call  her  at  778-2800, 
ext.  207. 


AniJiVcra 


Directed  by  Pal  Gabor.  with  Vcrnnlku  Papp 
A  New  Yorker  Films  Release  <   1979 


Directed  by  Pal  Gabor  with  Veronika 
Papp.  Critics  consider  this  film  one  of 
the  most  pleasant  surprises  of  the  NY 
film  festival.  The  story  is  set  in  Bastern 
Europe  in  1948,  a  time  of  confusion  and 
political  re-organization.  Angi  Vera,  a 
naive  but  earnest  young  woman,  Is 
enrolled  in  a  party  school  where  she  has 
an  affair  with  her  group  leader.  The 
film  develops  into  a  complex  dialectic 
between  sex  and  politics  which  arrives 
finally  at  a  somewhat  surprising  and 
provocative  conclusion.  In  Hungarian 
with  English  subtitles. 


Fahsbender  Studied,  Worked  in  Spain 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

"When  someone  asks  about  a  year 
and  a  half  in  Spain  how  can  you  con- 
dense It  into  a  few  words?  You  can't 
with  all  of  the  things  you  experience 
there,"  said  Laura  Fahsbender,  a 
senior  Spanish  and  American  Studies 
major.  Laura  studied  for  a  year  at  the 
Institute  of  European  Studies  in  Madrid 
and  then  took  a  semester  off  to  work  in 
Madrid. 

The  students  Laura  went  to  school 
with  were  all  Americans  while  the  pro- 
fessors were  all  Spanish  and  the  classes 
were  taught  in  Spanish.  "It  would 
definitely  have  been  better  if  I  could 
have  studied  with  Spaniards,"  she 
stated.  "We  weren't  required  to  speak 
only  Spanish  outside  of  classes."  If  she 
had  been  required  to  speak  Spanish  out- 
side class  as  well,  Laura  feels  that  this 
would  have  been  a  better  chance  to 
master  the  language. 

Her  main  reason  for  going  to  Spain 
was  to  learn  Spanish.  She  also  wanted 
to  travel  and  see  some  of  her  friends 
over  there. 

While  in  Spain,  Laura  lived  with  a 
family  and  took  care  of  their  children. 
"The  mother  and  father  worked.  Two  of 
the  three  children  went  to  school  so  my 
main  duty  was  to  take  care  of  the 
twoyear-old  girl,"  Laura  said.  "I  didn't 
participate  In  family  life.  They  were 
together  at  nights  and  weekends  but  I 
wasn't  there  on  weekends  and  rarely 
around  at  night."  Yet,  Laura  was 
treated  more  like  part  of  the  family 
than  like  a  maid.  "I  did  have  to  make 
lunch  and  get  the  children  off  to 
school." 

Laura  attended  school  from 
September  to  May  and  traveled  during 


the  summer.  From  the  September  to 
December  she  had  a  job  and  lived  on 
her  own  to  improve  her  Spanish.  Laura 
feels  that  the  experience  was  a  good 
one. 

While  In  Spain,  Laura  taught  English 
in  private  classes  to  anyone  who 
wanted  to  learn.  These  people  were 


mainly  those  who  needed  the  basics  In 
English  for  business,  or  as  students,  or 
people  hoping  to  travel. 

Some  of  the  highlights  of  her  stay  In- 
cluded a  rail  trip  through  Europe  and 
her  last  four  months  In  Spain.  "During 
those  last  four  months  I  spoke  a  lot  of 
Spanish  and  met  a  lot  of  Spanish  friends 


,"  she  remarked. 

"I  had  a  fantastic  time,"  she  said.  "I 
miss  the  easygoing  life  style,  the  open- 
ness of  the  people,  and  the  day-to-day 
living."  Her  favorite  aspect  of  Spain 
was  the  people.  "They're  very  loving 
people." 

Knowing  a  second  language  has  its 
advantages  as  Laura  discovered.  "It's 
amazing  to  be  able  to  converse  with  so- 
meone in  another  language,"  Laura 
commented.  "I  was  sitting  on  a  plane 
on  the  way  back  home  and  could  speak 
to  all  these  people  because  I  know 
Spanish." 

Christmas  time  proved  to  be  the 
worst  part  of  her  stay.  "I  missed  my 
family  and  the  festivities  and  the  U.S. 
and  all  of  the  wonderful  things  it  has  to 
offer." 

Laura  definitely  feels  that  going  to 
Spain  was  a  very  rewarding  ex- 
perience "I  wanted  to  experience  a  dif- 
ferent culture,  a  different  life." 


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77?e  Ugly  American  in  Paris 


by  PETER  TURCHI 


/fere  /s  yef  another  installment  from 
our  correspondent  In  Europe;  Pete  Tur- 
chi. 

My  last  day  In  Paris  was  miserable, 
In  the  afternoon  I  was  standing  on  the 
second  floor  of  the  Rodin  museum  when 
I  noticed  it  was  raining.  Later,  when  I 
walked  around  the  gardens  to  see  The 
Thinker  (smaller  than  the  one  we  had 
seen  In  the  tour  of  Walters  Art  Gallery 
In  sixth  grade)  and  Gates  of  Hell,  it 
stopped,  so  I  decided  to  walk  over  to  the 
Eiffel  Tower.  I  had  promised  a  girl  I 
would  write  to  her  from  Paris,  and  I 
wanted  to  send  her  a  souvenir.  As  soon 
as  I  passed  the  subway  station,  though, 
when  I  was  in  front  of  Invalides,  where 
Napoleon  Is  burled,  it  started  to  rain.  I 
didn't  have  an  umbrella,  so  I  just 
walked  a  little  faster.  It  rained  harder. 

In  a  few  minutes  my  jacket  was 
soaked  and  I  was  freezing.  I  stopped  in 
a  bakery  and  ate  something  I  couldn't 
pronounce.  When  I  went  back  out  It  was 
still  raining,  and  I  had  lost  sight  of  the 
tower.  The  largest  landmark  In  Paris, 
and  I  couldn't  find  it.  On  my  way 
through  an  empty  park  I  saw  a  phone 
booth,  so  I  ran  inside  to  get  out  of  the 
rain.  The  rain  didn't  slow  down,  but  at 
least  I  wasn't  getting  any  wetter.  In  a 
minute,  though,  I  saw  a  man  across  the 
street,  coming  over  to  use  the  phone.  I 
started  to  wipe  my  glasses  on  my  shirt, 
but  it  was  saturated.  The  man  was 
across  the  street,  Just  a  few  steps  from 
the  phone  booth,  I  turned  around  and 
picked  up  the  receiver.  Suddenly  I  had 
an  idea.  I  looked  at  my  watch— 2:30. 
8:30  in  the  morning  at  home.  A  girl  in 
the  subway  had  told  me  that  for  one 
franc,  about  25*,  you  could  call  the 
United  States  for  ten  seconds. 

I  immediately  thought  of  a  friend  I 
wanted  to  say  Merry  Christmas  to,  so  I 
took  some  change  out  of  my  pocket,  put 
one  franc  In  the  slot,  dialed  the  interna- 
tional exchange,  another  number,  the 
area  code,  and  the  phone  number.  The 
man  from  across  the  street,  a 
businessman  in  a  black  raincoat  was 
standing  outside  the  door  of  the  booth, 
under  an  umbrella.  He  was  standing  In 
a  puddle. 

The  phone  rang.  I  waited.  Ten 
seconds  isn't  very  long.  The  phone  rang 
a  few  more  times.  Somebody  had  to  be 
home.  The  man  outside  didn't  look  hap- 
py. Finally,  someone  picked  up  the 
phone. 

I  had  my  watch  in  front  of  me. '  'Nick? 
Nick?"  Eight  seconds  left. 

"What?" 

"Merry  Christmas,  Nick!"  I  paused 
to  let  him  respond  in  the  last  three 
seconds. 

A  man  answered.  "Nobody  named 
Nick  lives  here." 

He  hung  up.  Some  stranger  had  the 
nerve  to  hang  up  on  an  international 
phone  call.. I  resisted  the  urge  to  give 
up— It  was  still  raining.  I  thought  for  a 
minute.  I  must  have  dialed  the  wrong 
number— the  voice  on  the  phone  was 
deflnately  American,  definitely  from 
the  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland.  I  poked 
another  franc  into  the  slot  and  started 
dialing.  The  man  outside  sneezed, 

The  phone  rang  eight  times.  As  soon 
as  I  heard  a  click  I  started  talking. 

"Nick?  Nick?" 

There  was  a  pause,  then  the  same 
voice,  angry.  "You  better  stop  ringing 
this  goddamned  phone,  boy ! "  With  that 
tie  dropped  the  receiver,  cutting  me  off. 

I  grabbed  my  change  and  slammed 
my  way  out  of  the  phone  booth,  past  the 
man  in  black,  cursing  out  loud  at  some 
redneck  3500  miles  away.  I  stomped 
through  the  puddles  to  the  Eiffel  Tower, 
ignoring  the  rain  and  cursing  at  the  peo- 
ple passing  by.  A  women  on  the 
sidewalk  pulled  her  child  to  the 
sidewalk.  The  people  standing  under 
the  canopy  of  the  souvenir  stand  got  a 
big  kick  out  of  it,  even  though  I  couldn't 
understand  what  they  were  saying.  A 


big  black  man  threw  me  a  franc  and 
soon  we  were  all  laughing,  and  I  went  to 
the  stand  and  bought  the  souvenir,  then 
went  back  out  into  the  rain,  laughing. 

It's  hard  to  stay  mad  in  Paris.  It's  a 
wonderful  city,  with  the  museums  and 
monuments  of  Washington  D.C.,  the  life 
of  New  York,  and  the  music  and  here- 
we-are-at-one-of-the-corners-of-the- 
earth  feeling  of  San  Francisco.  Despite 
what  people  had  told  me  to  expect,  the 
people  were  friendly,  even  though  I 
barely  knew  one  bad  year  of  high  school 
French,  and  a  few  select  words  in- 
cluding cafe,  boutique,  cul-de-sac  and 
brassiere. 

The  Latin  Quarter  Is  cheap,  made  for 
students  and  other  polite  derelicts,  and 
the  bakeries  are  wonderful.  There  is 
always  a  warm  loaf  of  french  bread  for 
50#,  or  any  one  of  a  hundred  beautiful 
pastries.  And  the  wine  is  cheap, 
cheaper  than  milk.  It  would  be  easy  to 
retire  to  Paris  and  feast  in  a  small  room 
in  Odeon,  if  it  weren't  for  the  fact  that 
Paris  will  not  let  you  stay-in  your  room. 
The  Louvre  alone  demands  almost  con- 
stant attention— Winged  Victory  and 
the  Venus  de  MUo  and  the  Mona  Lisa 
may  steal  the  headlines,  but  the  hun- 
dred of  other  paintings  and  sculptures 
fight  for  your  attention.  And,  on  a 
smaller  scale,  the  short,  ugly  Jeu  de 
Paume,  the  museum  of  impressionism, 
houses  incredible  paintings  by  Degas, 
Monet,  Pissaro,  Renoir  and  Van  Gogh. 
An  art  lover  who  has  never  been  to 
Paris  is  a  Catholic  who  has  never  been 
to  church. 

And  art  is  only  a  small  part  of  Paris. 
The  monuments  along  the  Champs 
Elysee  are  the  pride  of  a  nation.  At  one 
end  Is  the  Arc  de  Triomphe,  in  the  mid- 
dle of  a  huge,  busy  traffic  circle,  where 
Insane  European  drivers  make  270 
degree  turns  at  over  60  miles  per  hour. 
The  arch  Itself  is  very  large,  with  a 
souvenir  shop  inside  where  you  can 
watch  an  eight-minute  film  in  French 
or  English.  Back  on  the  street  level  are 
an  eternal  flame  and  a  group  of  wreaths 
which  are  constantly  changed.  On  the 
sides  of  the  Arch  are  long  lists  of 
names,  probably  of  the  people  killed 
trying  to  cross  the  traffic  circle. 

All  the  monuments  and  museums  are 
as  wonderful  as  those  high  school 
French  teachers  say  they  are.  And  on 
the  Moulin  Rouge  the  signs  and  stores 
are  blatant,  like  the  women  in  fur  coats 
standing  in  the  doorways.  There  is  a 
seamy  side  to  Paris,  but  even  that  is 
self-conscious:  the  whores  aren't  sad 
but  smiling,  and  the  shopkeepers  in  the 
red  light  district  are  like  shopkeepers 
anywhere  else,  and  in  the  middle  of  the 
Moulin  Rouge  Is  an  amusement  arcade 
with  shooting  galleries  and  balloon- 
bursting  booths  and  fortune  tellers.  The 
difference  between  the  Moulin  Rouge 
and  other  amusement  arcades  is  that 
every  third  booth  is  a  peep  show  or  a 
strip  show,  open  to  anyone  for  five 
francs  (half  price  for  members  of  the 
military  and  students) . 

The  time  I  most  enjoyed  Paris, 
though,  was  one  afternoon  when  the 
friend  I  was  travelling  with  and  I  went 
to  Montmartre.  There  is  a  famous 
cemetery  there,  and  we  say  it  but 
couldn't  find  a  way  to  get  in,  so  we 
walked  around  the  ten-foot-high  walls 
for  a  while.  On  the  way  we  got  a  large 
bottle  of  Fanta  orange,  the  interna- 
tional soft  drink,  and  within  an  hour  we 
were  back  where  we  started.  Just  as  we 
were  about  to  give  up  and  go  to  the 
Sacre  Coeur,  I  spotted  a  stairway.  We 
went  down  to  the  street  below  and  found 
the  entrance. 

Just  inside  the  gate  we  were  stopped 
by  a  guard,  so  I  used  my  complete 
French  vocabulary  to  tell  him  that  we 
were  American  tourists  who  didn't 
speak  much  French,  and  that  we  just 
wanted  to  look  around.  He  was  alone  in 
the  guard  house  and,  without  saying 


anything,  he  walked  out,  across  the  en- 
trance, to  where  a  map  hung  In  a  glass 
case.  He  pointed  to  a  line  in  the  middle 
of  the  cemetery  and  started  talking. 

He  talked  for  nearly  an  hour,  He  told 
us  about  composers,  and  poets,  and  the 
brother  of  the  secretary  of  the  treasury 
for  Napoleon— all  the  famous  people  in 
the  cemetery.  We  could  barely  unders- 
tand a  word,  but  he  made  us  help  him 
act  out  the  stories  about  the  writers  and 
the  cabaret  show-girls,  and  he  laughed 
when  we  were  supposed  to  laugh,  and 
when  he  pulled  us  close  we  could  smell 
the  whiskey  and  cigarettes  on  his 
breath. 

He  finally  sent  us  off,  and  we  headed 
In  the  direction  he  had  shown  us  on  the 
map.  The  names  didn't  mean  anything 
but  the  sepulchres  and  monuments 
were  huge— the  largest  were  the  size  of 
small  buildings.  On  the  whole  the 
cemetery  was  a  small  city,  a  memorial 
above  ground  to  those  below  it.  We 
walked  in  the  shade  for  a  while,  and  at 
one  point  we  stopped  to  read  the  in- 
scription on  a  moss-covered  stone. 
When  we  looked  up  we  saw  three  cats 
sitting  on  the  monument  next  to  us,  but 
when  we  moved  towards  them  they  ran 
away.  Some  of  the  sepulchres  were 
small  rooms,  where  you  could  go  in  and 
say  a  prayer  for  the  dead,  but  most  of 
the  stained-glass  windows  were  broken, 
and  the  doors  were  rusted.  In  one  there 
was  a  chair  with  the  springs  hanging 
down  to  the  ground. 

A  little  while  later,  at  the  west  end  of 
the  cemetery,  we  saw  a  cat  sitting  In  a 
flower  urn.  I  stopped  to  take  a  picture. 
When  I  looked  up  after  winding  the  film 
we  were  surrounded  by  over  a  dozen 
cats,  some  black,  some  white,  all  keep- 
ing their  distance.  We  sat  down  on  a 
bench  and  their  leader,  a  thin  gray  mutt 
of  a  cat,  came  up  to  greet  us.  We  played 
with  it  and  offered  it  the  last  drop  of  our 
Fanta  orange,  but  he  wasn't  interested. 
We  got  up  and  the  gray  cat  followed  us 
for  the  rest  of  the  afternoon,  but  none  of 
the  others  would  come  to  us.  Once  In  a 
while  we  would  turn  and  there,  balanc- 
ing on  the  elbow  of  a  member  of  the 
Legion  of  Honor,  would  be  one  of  the 
cats,  watching  us  from  across  the  lane. 

We  saw  the  tomb  of  a  Polish  poet, 
with  a  sash  from  the  Polish  embassy  In 
France  around  some  fresh  flowers,  and 
Alexander  Dumas'  grave,  which  had  a 
life-size  sculpture  of  him  lying  prone 
under  a  canopy.  On  the  underside  of  the 
canopy  was  an  inscription  he  had  writ- 
ten, In  French,  something  to  the  effect 
that  he  lived,  and  now  was  burled, 
where  he  was  happy.  We  were  walking 
away  from  his  grave  when  we  heard  the 
first  sound  of  the  afternoon  caused  by 
something  aside  from  the  wind  or  a 
clumsy  cat— some  workmen  were  com- 
ing towards  us.  We  looked  down  the 
lane  and  there  was  a  black  van, 
followed  by  about  twenty  cars.  So- 
meone was  being  buried  at  Montmar- 
tre. We  saw  the  friends  and  relatives, 
fifty  or  so  of  them,  and  the  widow,  sup- 
ported by  a  man  and  another  woman, 
as  they  each  passed  the  grave  and  put  a 
flower  on  the  plain  wooden  casket. 
After  a  while  my  friend  and  I  and  the 


gray  cat  left  our  post,  behind  Hector 
Berlioz'  tombstone,  and  walked  to  the 
gate  of  the  cemetery.  The  guard  was 
busy  talking  to  one  of  the  men  from  the 
funeral  parlor  in  the  guard  house,  and 
the  cat  disappeared  behind  a  world- 
famous  aviator. 

All  in  all,  it  was  a  wonderful  after- 
noon—three weeks  later  I  was  back  In 
Paris  and  I  stopped  back  at  Montmar- 
tre with  a  girl  I  know  and  we  had  bread 
and  cheese  and  red  win  deep  In  one  of 
the  corners  of  the  cemetery.  And  unless 
you're  a  little  macabre,  or  a  character 
In  Guy  de  Maupassant  short  story,  it's 
hard  to  have  a  good  time  in  a  cemetery. 
And  maybe  It  just  couldn't  happen 
anywhere  else. 

If  I  sound  a  little  crazy  about  Paris, 
it's  because  I  am.  The  night  before  I  left 
the  city  to  go  to  the  Riviera  my  friend 
and  I  and  a  girl  we  met  on  the  subway 
went  to  Notre  Dame,  a  beautiful 
cathedral,  to  hear  Christmas  carols. 
That's  when  I  realized  that  I  was  irra- 
tionally In  love  with  Paris.  I'm  poor  and 
I  don't  know  French,  but  Paris  has 
treated  me  like  one  of  her  finest  suitors. 
She's  easy  to  love;  she  Is  the  coy,  know- 
ing seductress  of  the  Moulin  Rouge,  the 
maternal  embrace  of  Notre  Dame  and 
the  Sacre  Coeur,  the  proud  displayer  of 
the  Arc  de  Triomphe  and  La  Place  de 
La  Concorde,  the  cultural  sophisticate 
of  the  Louvre,  the  philosopher  of  a  quiet 
afternoon  at  Montmartre,  and  the 
warmth  and  friendliness  of  the  family 
who  owned  the  Hotel  Flatters  in  the 
Latin  Quarter.  Paris  is  a  group  of  Fren- 
chmen laughing  with  an  American 
singing  in  the  rain  under  the  Eiffel 
Tower,  She  is  never  a  liar  and  never  in- 
nocent, but  always  romantic  and  temp- 
ting, refusing  to  reveal  all  of  her 
charms.  Paris  is  everyone's  favorite 
girl;  all  the  boys  will  come  to  the  wed- 
ling  to  give  her  away,  but  every  one  of 
them  will  wish  they  could  be  the  one 
taking  her  home. 


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Shoremen  Edged  in 
Two  Conference  Games 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 


The  Washington  College  basketball 
team  hosted  three  opposing  squads  at 
Cain  Athletic  Center  this  past  week  and 
managed  to  defeat  only  Mary 
Washington,  as  the  Shoremen  lost  two 
Cliff-hangers  to  conference  rivals  Ur- 
slnus  and  Swarthmore. 

In  last  Saturday's  88-61  drubbing  of 
Mary  Washington,  the  Shore  cagers 
won  sweet  revenge  over  a  squad 
dominated  by  thesame  lineup  which 
had  edged  them  the  year  before. 
Sophomore  guard  Dave  Blackwell  led 
the  winning  effort  with  22  points,  while 
junior  captain  Joe  Moye  contributed  15. 

On  Tuesday,  following  their  two  best 
efforts  of  the  still-young  season  against 
Johns  Hopkins  and  Mayr  Washington, 
the  Shoreman  suffered  a  heartbreaking 
70-69  loss  to  a  veteran  Urslnus  team. 
Although  the  cagers  held  a  seven  point 
half-time  lead,  the  combination  of  a 
tough  Urslnus  game  and  the 
Shoremen's  failure  to  get  back  on 
defense  enabled  the  Bears  to  take  the 
lead.  After  Ursinus's  two  senior  guards, 
Dave  Mobley  and  Mike  Brophy,  both 
missed  on  loul  shots  which  could  have 
put  the  game  away,  the  cagers  failed  to 
capitalize  on  their  opportunity  to  win 


the  game  when  they  missed  foul  shots 
In  two  crucial  one-and-one  situations  In 
the  closing  seconds.  Joe  Moye,  despite 
being  plagued  with  foul  trouble,  led  the 
Shoremen  with  18  points. 

Last  night  the  Shoremen  lost  their  se- 
cond straight  home  game— a  rare  and 
disappointing  feat— to  another  con- 
ference foe,  Swarthmore,  89-83  in  over- 
time. Again,  In  this  contest  the 
Shoremen  surrendered  a  half-time  lead 
and  had  to  battle  back  In  the  closing 
minutes.  The  Shore  cagers  had  the  ball 
with  15  seconds  to  play  but  failed  to 
score,  as  a  tough  Swarthmore  defense 
forced  Dave  Blackwell  to  launch  a  last- 
second  desperation  shot  which  fell 
short,  enabling  the  Quakers  to  go  into 
overtime,  where  they  rolled  to  victory. 
Blackwell  led  the  home  squad  with  18 
points,  whlld  Joe  Moye  tallied  15. 

SHORE  NOTES: 

The  conference  playoff  situation 
looks  dim  at  this  point.  Following  last 
seek's  twin  setbacks,  the  Shoremen 
MAC  record  Is  a  disappointing  1-3.  The 
Alumni  game  ended  In  a  91-91  tie.  Satur- 
day the  squad  faces  a  must-win  situa- 
tion at  Haverford. 


SGA  Town  Meeting 

by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


On  Thursday  evening,  February  5, 
the  SGA  will  hold  a  "Town  Meeting"  at 
5:45  p.m.  In  the  Dining  Hall,  the  main 
topic  of  which  will  be  "the  redecoratlon 
of  our  scaled-down  Student  Center,"  ac- 
cording to  Jay  Young,  SGA  President. 

A  few  pin  ball  machines  have  arrived 
and  are  getting  a  lot  of  use.  The  money 
received  from  these  thus  far  will  be 
used  to  buy  paint  for  the  area.  The  SGA 
hopes  to  get  students  to  do  the  painting 
and  cleaning  up  of  that  part  of  the  Hod- 
son  basement  which  has  been  cleared. 

Young  called  the  area  "a  seperate  en- 
tity," and  said  that  both  the  college  ad- 
ministration and  the  amusement  com- 
pany, The  Downs  Company,  would  like 
to  see  the  area  supervised.  The  SGA  has 
a  Student  Facility  Committee  which 


will  handle  hiring  a  manager  and 
workers  to  supervise  and  service  the 
area.  Service  is  required  due  to  the 
equipment  changes  and  the  nature  of 
the  games. 

The  chairman  of  the  Committee, 
Frank  Dirks,  will  supervise  and  pro- 
vide the  equipment  changes.  Other 
committee  members  include  Liz  Ed- 
wardson,  Ed  Nordberg,  Doug  Brown, 
and  Walter  Foraker. 

They  plan  to  get  more  pinball 
machines,  ping-pong  tables  and  pool 
tables.  The  revenues  from  the  area  will 
go  into  the  maintainence  required  and 
salaries  of  the  workers.  Any  remaining 
funds  will  be  put  toward  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Student  Center.  Hopes  are 
that  the  Center  will  be  completed  by  the 
end  of  this  summer. 


SGA  Town  Meeting  & 
Upside  Down  Dinner  Buffet 

Purpose:  to  discuss  decoration  of 

LHodson  Basement  and  Semester 
Objectives  including  Social  Calendar 
too 


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The  Washington  College  Review 

Winter  Issue  1981 

All  Submission  By  February  1 3th 

Richmond  House 

Chearnyi,  Folk,  Nappo, 
Dubin,  Mortimer 


Blackwell  Gives  Cagers  Boost 


by  BOB  STRONG 


If  you  haven't  been  attending  our 
basketball  games  this  season  you're  in 
for  a  pleasant  surprise.  This  year 
coach  Finnegan  has  hammered  out  a 
winning  team  quite  worthy  of  support 
and  attention.  One  of  the  key  reasons 
for  the  Shoreman's  winning  season  is  a 
five-foot,  eleven-inch  sophomore 
named  David  Blackwell. 

When  Blackwell  comes  off  that  board 
with  a  rebound  things  usually  hap- 
pen—right now.  Powerful  and  agile 
enough  to  out  rebound  players  much 
larger  than  himself,  David  is  a  key  fac- 
tor In  the  aggressive,  pressing  tactics 
that  the  Shoiemenhave  used  this 
season.  According  to  Hurtt  Deringer, 
editor  of  the  Kent  County  News  and 
longtime  fan  of  the  Shoremen  team, 
Dave  Blackwell's  ability  to  get  up  Into 
the  air,  for  a  man  his  size,  is  nothing 
short  of  phenomenal. 

Handling  a  basketball  Is  not  new  to 
Blackwell.  This  sport  has  been  his  pas- 
sion since  he  was  eight  years  old.  While 
attending  Calvert  Hall  High,  he  was 
given  the  kind  of  coaching  he  believes  is 
essential  for  any  maturing  athlete.  It 
was  there,  Blackwell  admits,  that  he 
learned  what  being  a  member  of  a  team 
really  means.  In  Dave's  opinion,  only 
when  one's  natural  desire  to  excell  Is 
complemented  by  a  true  team  spirit 
does  one  make  that  first  giant  step 
toward  maturing  as  an  athlete. 

Even  though  teamwork  is  a  must  in 
this  sport,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  par- 
ticular chemistry  at  work  is  enhancing 
Blackwell's  talents.  He  is  averaging 
thirteen  points  per  game  with  an  in- 
dividual high  of  twenty-four  points.  Un- 
questionably, Blackwell  owes  much  of 
his  success  to  backcourt  partner  Craig 
Langwost's  ability  to  get  the  ball  safely 
down  court  and  initiate  plays  that  often 
take  advantage  of  Blackwell's  consis- 


tent accuracy  within  fifteen  feet  of  the 
basket. 

At  least  partially  due  to  Dave's  ex- 
ceptional speed,  the  team  has  had 
remarkable  success  with  high-speed, 
pressing  tactics.  Coach  Finnegan  ex- 
plained, "By  using  our  over-all  team 
speed  everyone,  especially  David,  has 
more  opportunities  to  perform  when  the 
floor  is  open  and  spread  out.  Dave's 
primary  contribution  this  season  has 
been  his  ability  to  play  within  our  total 
team  concept,  both  offensively  and 
defensively." 

When  asked  what  were  his  strongest 
and  weakest  points,  Blackwell  said  his 
best  skills  involve  rebounding  and  con- 
sistent accuracy  when  shooting  within 
fifteen  feet  of  the  basket  while  his 
weaknesses  lie  mostly  in  his  defensive 
posture.  Even  though  his  stealing 
abilities  led  the  Evening  Sun  to  label 
him  an  outright  thief,  Blackwell  still 
believes  his  defensive  game  needs  the 
most  work. 

In  regard  to  Blackwell's  personality, 
on  and  off  court,  Associate  Dean  Ed 
Maxcy  probably  represents  a  consen- 
sus of  interviewed  opinion:  "Dave  is  a 
special  person  because  of  his  sport m a n- 
ship  and  courtesy.  He  is  agood  athlete, 
and  a  good  person.  I  wish  we  had  more 
like  him  around  here." 

It  should  be  pointed  out  that  Dave 
Blackwell's  achievements  as  well  as 
those  of  the  entire  team,  are  the  results 
of  an  enormous  amount  of  dedication, 
hard  work  and  self-sacrifice.  Student- 
athletes  at  Washington  College  are 
special  people  In  that  their  per- 
formance and  image  represent  the  en- 
tire college  community  to  the  general 
public.  Their  devotion  to  their  per- 
formance, each  other  and  Washington 
College  should  be  a  source  of  personal 
pride  for  everyone. 


For  All  Your  Partying  Needs 

JIM'S  LIQUORS,  INC. 

10%  Discount  On  All  Wines  Every  Wed. 


Party  Discounts 


Ice  Cold  Beer  &  Wine 


39  transfers  this  semester 


Attrition  rate  up 
slightly  over  last  year 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 


Cecil  Sapp  adds  two  to  the  Shoremen 

See  page  4  for  story. ^^^ 


s  88-62  blowout  of  Swarthmore  Monday. 


The  rate  of  attrition  at  Washington 
College  this  year  is  slightly  higher  than 
last  year,  according  to  Registrar  Er- 
mon  Foster. 

Out  of  697   full-time  students  last 
semester,  74  have  not  returned  this 
semester.  This  is  a  10.6  percent  loss, 
about  2  percent  higher  than  the  8.5  per- 
g  cent  loss  last  year  after  Fall  semester. 
2      This  number  included   17  students 
g  who  completed  course  requirements  for 
O  graduation  last  semester,  though  their 
B  senior  obligations  have  not  necessarily 
j»  been  completed,  Foster  said, 
.o      Eighteen  students  were  dismissed  for 
2  academic  deficiency  last  semester,  2 
.a  more   than   last   year.   Eleven   were 
*  sophomores  and  six  were  freshmen. 
The  rest  of  the  students  withdrew  for 
various  other  reasons,  such  as  transfer 


Retention  Committee  looking  for  answers  to  attrition 


"We  want  to  find  out  if  the  students 
have  any  reservations  about 
Washington  College,  and  if  we  can  do 
something  about  it,  we  want  to  do  it 
now,"  says  Jody  Dudderar,  Associate 
Director  of  Admissions. 

On  Post-Freshman  Day,  students  will 
discuss  what  they  expected  from  the 
College  before  they  arrived  as 
freshmen,  and  whether  or  not  those  ex- 
pectations have  been  met,  said  Dud- 
derar. 

The  Admissions  Department  has  two 
major  objectives  for  Post-Freshman. 
Day.  Director  of  Admissions  Mickey 
DiMaggio  said,  "It's  for  recruiting  pur- 
poses. We  want  to  see  if  we're  telling 
people  what  Washington  College  really 
offers." 

A  second  objective  is  "to  study  reten- 
tion, to  study  why  students  stay  here," 
he  said.  "We  want  to  follow  up,  to  find 
out  what  students  that  we  recruited  and 
enrolled  have  to  say." 

The  discussions  will  be  beneficial  to 
the  students  as  well  as  to  the  Admis- 
sions Office,  according  to  DiMaggio. 
"We  want  to  find  out  how  the  College 
can  improve, "  he  said. 

Detailed  questionnaires  designed  to 
obtain  student  reaction  to  various  areas 
of  the  College  were  sent  to  freshmen 
through  student  mail  along  with  invita- 
tions. Questionnaires,  however,  do  not 
substitute  for  talking  to  the  students 
directly,  said  Dudderar. 

In  Minta  Martin  Lounge  Sunday  from 
6-8  p.m.,  the  Admissions  Staff  will 
divide  the  freshmen  into  four  smaller 
gouups.  Each  member  of  the  staff  will 
lead  one  of  the  four  discussion  groups. 

To  follow  up  the  discussions,  the  Ad- 
misssions  Staff  will  meet  in  thejr  office 
in  Bunting  Hall  to  "write  it  down  when 
everything  is  still  fresh  in  our  minds," 
Dudderar  said. 

Later,  they  will  present  the  results  of 
the  questionnaires  and  discussions  to 
the  new  Committee  on  Retention,  "and 
see  what  they  can  do  about  it,"  Dud- 


by  KATHY  STRECKFUS 

Assistant  Editor 
derarsaid. 

The  Committee  on  Retention  was 
formed  as  a  response  to  inquiries  from 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
about  an  attrition  rate  that  nears  50  per- 
cent over  a  four-year  period. 

The  Committee  consists  of  DiMaggio, 
Dudderar,  Dean  of  the  College,  Garry 


Clarke,  Deans  of  Students  Maureen 
Kelley  and  Ed  Maxcy,  Vice-President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey,  and 
Registrar  Ermon  Foster. 

The  Committee  also  plans  to  attend  a 
seminar  in  Washington,  D,C,  on  Feb  14 
on  "Reducing  the  Drop-Out  Rate." 


to  another  college,  loss  of  financial  aid, 
or  personal  reasons,  Foster  said. 

The  loss  this  semester  consisted  of  26 
freshmen  out  of  a  class  of  220,  21 
sophomores  out  of  203,  11  juniors  out  of 
129,  and  17  seniors  out  of  145. 

"We're  graduating  slightly  over  50 
percent,  of  each  original  class,"  Foster 
said. 

New  Students  offset  loss 

"You  lose  some,  but  you  get  some 
in,"  Foster  said.  There  are  39  new  full- 
time  students  this  semester.  The  group 
of  transfers  and  returning  students  con- 
sist of  14  freshmen,  12  sophdmore  9 
juniors,  and  4  seniors. 

Although  74  students  left  the  college 
for  various  reasons,  the  net  loss  is  only 
35  because  of  incoming  students,  Foster 
said. 

The  full-time  enrollment  this 
semester  is  656.  The  total  full-time 
equivalent,  including  part-time 
students,  continuing  education  enroll- 
ment and  more  able  High  School 
students,  is  672.  The  full-time 
equivalent  last  semester  was  716. 
Reasons  for  withdrawal 
,  Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley  is 
studying  the  reasons  why  students 
withdraw  from  the  College. 

She  said  that  through  contacting  the 
students  who  withdraw,  she  has  found 

Continued  on  page  2 


,  An  says  hostage  release  imminent 

Bush  and  Carter  are  frontrunners,  but  Reagen 
and  Kennedy  are  still  in  the  race,  says  faculty 


Although  they  all  agree  that 
'unseating  an  incumbent  president  is 
I  difficult  and  that  George  Bush  has 
'momentum  and  the  media  behing  him, 
,  no  one  in  the  Political  Science  Depart- 
'  ment  is  counting  either  Ted  Kennedy  or 
Ronald  Reagen  out  of  the  race  for  the 
presidency  in  1980. 

In  fact,  all  four  members  of  the 
'  department  say  the  only  thing  we  can 
be  sure  of  is  that  it  is  still  too  early  to 
1  tell  what  will  happen  before  the  nomin- 
ating conventions  this  summer. 

'I  think  you  have  to  wait  until  after 
the  Southern  primaries,"  said  Asso- 
'  ciate  Professor  Dan  Premo. 

Assistant  Professor  John  Taylor 
agreed  that  any  predictions  would  be 
premature.  "The  presidential  race  is  a 
process  of  elimination,  and  I  think 
you'll  know  sooner  who's  not  going  to  be 
in  it  than  who  will  be.'„' 

"Too  early  to  count  Kennedy  out" 

One  candidate  no  one  is  counting  out 
of  the  race— yet— is  Kennedy. 

"1  was  very  disappointed  in  Ken- 


by  GEOFF  GARINTHER 

Editor-in-Chief 
nedy's  initial  showing,"  said  Taylor.  "I 
thought  he  offered  virtually  nothing. 

"(But)I  think  it's  too  early  to  count 
Kennedy  out  of  it ...  I  think  he's  going  to 
give  Carter  a  run  for  his  money." 

Dr.  Tai  Sung  An,  Chairman  of  the 
Department,  said,  "I'd  never 
underestimate  Kennedy,  but  he's  in  big 
trouble,'-  agreeing  that  Carter  is  the 
clear  front  runner  for  now. 

And  Assistant  Professor  Howard- 
sSilver  said  "It  takes  something  of  ma- 
jor proportion— something  cataclysmic 
or  catastrophic— to  defeat  an  incum- 
bent. (But)  to  predict  that  Carter's  got 
it  locked  up  and  that  Kennedy's  finished 
will  depend  on  events." 
Release  of  hostages  Imminent,  says  An 

One  such  event,  according  to  An, 
would  be  the  release  of  the  50 
Americans  being  held  hostage  in 
Tehran. 

"I  think  they  may  be  released  in  the 
near  future,"  he  says.  That,  he  adds, 
would  trigger  a  barrage  of  criticism 
directed  at  Carter's  foreign  policy  from 


other  candidates. 

"His  present  popularity  stands  on  a 
very  shaky  foundation,"  said  An.  "I'm 
disenchanted  with  Carter.  His  domestic 
economic  policy  is  a  disaster  and  his 
foreign  policy  has  many  holes." 

Taylor  is  more  sympathetic  to 
Carter.  "Certainly  he's  not  a  magnetic 
politician,  but  I  think  he's  been  trying  to 
tackle  the  right  issues." 

Taylor  agrees  with  An,  however,  con 
cerning  Carter's  shaky  footing  in  Iran 
and  Afghanistan.  "I  like  the  comment 
George  Will  made,  that  Carter  may 
have  difficulty  in  sustaining  for  nine 
months  the  feeling  that  Iran  and 
Afghanistan  are  foreign  policy  victories ' 
for  the  U.S."  ' 

"On-the-job  training"  for  Carter  ' 
Silver,  too,  attributes  Carter's  cur- 
rent popularity  to  his  handling  of  the 
foreign  crisis,  but  says  he  may  remain 
popujajr  on  his  own  merits.  "I  had  the 
feelingpvhen  Iran  started  that  Carter 

Continued  on  page  2 


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Bush  and  Carter  are  frontrunners 


Facing  realities 


Big  things  are  happening  in  the  Academic  Council,  things  that 
may  significantly  affect  students  as  early  as  the  year  after  next. 
Nothing  is  more  important-or  likely  to  be  more  controver- 
sial-than  the  Council's  proposal  requiring  students  to 
demonstrate  competence  in  mathematics  in  order  to  graduate 

Under  the  current  proposal,  this  competence  could  be 
demonstrated  in  one  of  three  ways: 

(1)  By  receiving  a  high  score  on  the  Mathematics  Placement 
Examination  administered  to  all  freshmen  (a  "high"  score 
would  be  defined  by  the  Math  Department) . 

(2)  By  receiving  an  A  in  either  Computer  Science  101  or 
Mathematics  103  or  109,  or  a  B  in  Mathematics  111  or  112. 

(3)  By  passing  a  Competence  Examination  in  Mathematics  ad- 
ministered by  the  College;  students  would  have  three  chances  to 
pass,  with  remedial  help  available  after  each  unsuccessful  at- 
tempt. 

The  proposal  still  must  go  before  the  faculty,  where  it  may 
face  tough  opposition.  But  the  costs  of  this  requirement-extra 
work  for  everyone  from  students  to  the  Registrar-are  justified 
by  the  guarantee  that  graduates  will  have  at  least  minimal  com- 
petence in  mathematics. 

Still  to  come  from  the  Council  is  a  proposal  for  improving  com- 
petence in  English.  The  College  is  finally  facing  what  many 
academicians  have  for  some  time  seen  as  a  reality— the  need  to 
get  back  to  basics. 


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was  going  to  get  re-elected.  But  I  also 
think  in  some  ways  Carter  has  learned 
a  lot  in  four  years.  He's  had  on-the-job 
training. 

"He  also  may  have  overcome  the 
leadership  question  that  was  so 
prevalent  last  summer.  The  polls  seem 
to  suggest  that  he  has  caught  Kennedy 
in  terms  of  his  leadership  capabilities." 

Silver  says  Carter  may  have  one 
more  advantage  over  Kennedy. 

"I  don't  think  Kennedy's  as  bright  as 
Carter.  Carter's  one  of  the  more  in- 
telligent presidents  we've  had." 
Republican's  "inscrutable" 

The  other  race  appears  even  less 
clearcut  than  the  Democrat's.  The 
Grand  Old  Party,  says  An,  "Is  in- 
scrutable." 

"Bush  has  momentum,"  said  Silver, 
"buy  I'm  not  so  sure  it's  over  and  that 
he's  the  nominee  and  that  Reagen  won't 
bounce  back. 

"The  thing  that  Bush  has  going  for 
him,"  added  Silver,  "is,  his  'electabili- 
ty'"  That  is  his  ability  to  defeat  the 


Democratic  nominee  in  the  general 
election-giving  Bush  the  advantage 
over  a  hard-line  conservative  like 
Reagen. 

Silver  says  both  Bush  and  Howard 
Baker,  despite  their  moderate  reputa- 
tions, "can  only  be  considered 
moderate  in  the  narrowest  sense  of  the 
political  spectrum. 

"I  think  all  of  the  Republicans  are 
very  conservative,  with  the  exception 
of  John  Anderson,  and  unfortunately 
he'll  win  the  nomination." 

Carter  not  "a  real  Democrat" 

As  for  predictions,  Taylor  and  Premo 
both  say  it  is  far  too  early,  An  says  he 
would  sooner  not  vote  than  cast  a  ballot 
for  Carter  or  Reagen,  and  Silver,  a 
Democrat,  is  "distressed"  by  the  whole 
process. 

"I  buy  Arthur  Schlesinger's  argu- 
ment," he  said,  "that  .Carter  is  not  a 
realDemocrat  domestically.  And  I  have 
real  problems  with  Kennedy's 
character." 


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Attrition  rate  up  slightly 


that  the  largest  single  reason  is 
transfer  to  schools  that  offer  business- 
oriented  programs  that  Washington 
does  not  offer. 

"But  some  leave  for  reasons  that 
have  nothing  to  do  with  the  academic 
program."  Some  of  these  reasons  are 
the  small  size  of  the  College,  its  rural 
location  and  the  social  reasons. 

Kelley  said  that  some  students, 
especially  women,  leave  because  they 
dislike  the  social  atmosphere.  "If 
you're  not  comfortable  at  large  parties 
and  dances,   there  aren't  too   many 


alternatives.  The  social  life  here 
depends  on  a  party  format,"  Kalley 
said. 

Post-Freshmen  Day 

In  an  effort  to  investigate  why 
students  leave  the  College,  Director  of 
Admissions  Mickey  DiMaggio  has 
formed  a  Committee  on  Retention. 

The  admissions  staff  will  offer 
"Post-Freshman  Day"  this  Sunday 
from  6-8  p.m.  to  discuss  freshmen  reac- 
tions to  their  first  semester  here.  All 
freshmen  are  invited. 


Applications  down,  acceptances  up 


Although  the  Admissions  Office  has 
received  fewer  applications  in  com- 
parison to  this  time  last  year,  the 
number  of  acceptances  is  slightly 
higher,  according  to  Director  of  Admis- 
sions Mickey  DiMaggio. 

This  year,  357  applications  have  been 
received  and  153  have  been  accepted. 
Last  year,  143  applications  had  been  ac- 
cepted out  of  404  received. 

The  number  of  female  acceptances  is 
higher  this  year.  Eighty-four  women 
have  been  accepted  in  comparison  to  65 


last    year.    DiMaggio    said    he 
"delighted"  about  that  increase. 

Eleven  of  the  accepted  applicants 
have  paid  their  deposits  compared  to  17 
last  year. 

DiMaggio  said  that  the  number  of 
paid  deposits  is  the  most  important  fac- 
tor after  the  May  1  deadline. 

The  drop  in  the  number  of  applica- 
tions. DiMaggio  said,  may  be  because 
"last  year  was  an  unusually  big.year  in 
applications. 


Notes  on  Off  The  Wall 

"Chocolate  Milk  and  Batteries  (TO  GO)"? 


By  SUE  JAMES 


An  unusual  album  title?  Not  for 
Baltimore-based  rock  band,  Off  the 
Wall,  which  jammed  the  night  away  in 
Hodson  Hall  last  Saturday  with  an 
energetic  crowd  of  approximately  one 
hundred  people,  many  "feeling  no 
pain"  from  the  25e  drafts  that  were 
available. 

Off  the  Wall  is  not  an  unheard-of 
band.  In  a  recent  issue  of  the  Unicorn 
Times  a  Baltimore-Washington 
newspaper  for  local  bands.  Off  the  Wall 
placed  in  seven  categories  in  the  listing 
for  Best  Local  Bands.  Their  awards  in- 
cluded second  best  Original  45,  second 
best  Vocalist,  Best  Drummer,  Best 
Bass,  and  Best  Guitar. 

Steve,  a  member  of  the  band,  who 
performs  vocals,  percussion,  and  the 
harmonica  for  Off  the  Wall  said, 
"We've  been  together  for  four  years, 
with  the  exception  of  Dayton  ( the  drum- 
mer)." Before  Dayton  joined  the  band, 
finding  the  right  drummer  was  a  major 
problem.  Dayton  was  apparently  the 
right  choice  as  Steve  pointed  out  that  no 


less  that  fifteen  drumming  auditions 
were  held. 

There  is  a  variety  of  instrumentation 
in  Off  the  Wall.  "There  are  really  no 
leads  in  anything,"  Steve  remarked. 
They  are  considered  a  variety  rock 
band,  playing  from  hard  to  mellow  roek 
with  some  jazz;  the  instruments  range 
from  Yamaha  acoustic  grand  piano  to 
saxophone. 

Rock  will  survive" 
Rock  in  the  long  run  will  survive," 
Steve  said.  "Punk  and  New  Wave  are 
•fad'  rock,  but  they  are  the  cause  of 
disco  going  down  hill.  Now  the  populari- 
ty of  disco  will  continue,  and  I  don't 
mean  to  put  down  punk  and  New  Wave. 
Actually,  what  I  feel  about  New  Wave 
and  Punk  is  an  irrelevant  question. 
Rock  will  survive  them  all." 

Off  the  Wall  played  a  lot  of  original 
material  during  their  sets.  The  quality 
of  this  originality  may  make  their  name 
known  in  the  rock  industry.  "Chocolate 
Milk  and  BatterieslTo  Go)",  is 
scheduled  for  release  this  summer.  A 


Off  the  Wall  came  off  the  stage  and  Into  the  crowd  last  Saturday. 


brass  section,  included  in  the  studio  ar- 
rangements, will  produce  a  jazz,  rock, 
and  blues  combination.  At  the  very 


least,  the  popularity  of  Off  the  Wall 
should  bring  them  back  to  Chestertown 
sometime  soon. 


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Memorial  Gym,  but  it  could  just  as 
easily  be  any  other  day  ot  the  week  bet- 
ween late  October  and  early  February 
Two  young  men  in  shorts  shoot  baskets 
at  the  far  end  ol  the  gym  as  two  hunters 
stand  against  the  bleachers,  talking  to 
them.  They  are  not  alone,  however-  ten 
girls  in  pink  T-shirts  and  red  shorts  are 
seated  in  the  middle  ot  the  gym  floor 
doing  various  stretching  exercises' 
They  are  the  Washington  College 
cheerleaders. 

An  older  girl  in  sweat  pants  and  a 
gray  sweatshirt  sits  a  little  bit  outside 
of  the  circle,  against  the  bleachers  She 
is  calm  and  relaxed,  as  are  all  the  girls 
The  general  atmosphere  is  that  of  a 
group  of  friends  at  Miss  D's,  or  possibly 
sorority  sisters  before  a  meeting  The 
girls  are  laughing  and  lounging  on  the 
floor.  A  blond  talks  softly  to  herself 
barely  moving  her  arms  and  legs  try- 
ing to  recall  one  of  the  cheers. 

Jani  Gabriel,  the  captain  of  the 
squad,  stands  up  to  officially  begin  the 
practice.  Like  all  of  the  practices,  this 
one  will  last  between  one  and  two  hours 
and  will  consist  mostly  of  trying  new 
cheers  and  adjusting  positions  for  one 
less  or  one  more  girl. 

The  older  girl  with  dirty-blond  hair 
and  soft  eyes  is  Cindi  Patchen,  a  76 
graduate  who  was  an  active  athlete  at 
Washington  and.  currently  coaches  for 
the  volleyball  and  Softball  teams  Six 
girls  cheered  full-time  last  year,  five  of 
whom  returned  for  a  second  season 
The  full  turnout  for  tryouts  this  year 
however,  was  eighteen  girls. 

Cindi  stands  up  and  the  girls  gather 
around  her.  Today  they  want  to  try  to 
build  a  ten-man  pyramid,  but  some  of 
them  are  hesitant.  After  some  joking 
around  four  of  the  girls  get  on  the  floor 
to  form  the  base.  The  second  three  girls 
climb  on.  "Ow,"  someone  says,  "that's 
my  back." 
"Hey ,  watch  your  knee." 
"Hurry! "  Julie  Scott;  the  smallest  of 
the  girls,  climbs  on  top  of  the  pyramid 

"Oh  my  God,"  one  of  the  girls  on  the 
bottom  says.  Julie  slips  off  and  the 
others  quickly  leave  their  positions  It 
does  not  look  like  the  pyramid  is  going 
to  be  very  popular. 


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My  back,  I  think  you  broke  It,"  the 
blond  complains.  The  scoreboard  on  the 
far  wall  of  the  gym  lists  the  team 
rosters  for  Washington  and  Swar- 
SS?™  Bel0w  those  the  *>oard  says 
"NEXT  HOME  GAME  FEB  9  Urt 
SINUS  SAT.  7:00"-the  basketball 
team  s  last  home  game  and  also,  unless 
the  team  makes  it  into  the  playoffs  the 
last  time  the  girls  will  be  able  to  cheer 
in  front  of  a  crowd. 

The  basketball  players  and  hunters 
have  left,  leaving  one  freshman  who 
has  gotten  bored  with  his  basketball 
and  comes  over  to  talk  to  the  girls  He  is 
enlisted  to  get  on  the  bottom  of  the 
pyramid  as  they  try  again.  This  time 
they  are  not  as  successful-  Julie  only 
manages  to  stay  on  top  for  a  second. 
,'.ktts  ,try  a  3"2-1'"  someone  suggests 
I  he  knees  on  the  floor  are  the 
killer,    someone  else  says. 

Jani  Gabriel  is  captain  this  year 
because,  in  her  own  words,  "we  needed 
someone  to  start  the  cheers  and  to 
organize  things  on  the  floor.  Last  year  I 


saw  one  of  the  signs  Cindi  put  up  and  I 
thought  it  was  a  shame,  that  there 
weren't  any  cheerleaders,  so  I  called 
Julie  and  we  went  out."  When  asked 
about  the  cheers  Jani  says  that  the 

"tk  w,  t.aVOrite  ls  s°">etWng  called 
The  Victory  Dunk."  "We  stand  in  a 
line  going  toward  the  basket,"  she  says 
The  line  gets  higher  and  higher,  and  at 
the  end  is  a  girl  sitting  on  another  girl's 
shoulders.  We  pass  the  ball  down  and 
the  last  girl  is  supposed  to  dunk  it,  but 
we  almost  always  miss.  But  the  crowd 
yells  for  it."  She  is  tired  and  finds  It 
hard  to  explain  the  cheers  without  ac- 
tually doing  them.  "We  have  two  'suc- 
cess' cheers,"  she  says,  "and  some 
from  high  school,  but  a  lot  of  them  we 
made  up  ourselves. " 

The  girls  have  decided  to  try  one  girl 
in  front,  followed  by  a  three-man 
pyramid,  behind  which  is  a  six-man 
pyramid.  They  count  and  realize  that 
this  combination  uses  exactly  ten  girls 
and  some  of  them  call  out,  laughing' 
while  others  complain  about  this  new 


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variation.  Cindi  sees  a  basketball  near- 
by and  heaves  It  toward  the  backboard 
I  m  not  sure  what  you'd  call  me  " 
sne,j;ays-,  "I  'eel  like  I  don't  do 
anything.  I  cheered  my  freshman  year 
but  after  they  didn't  have  them  in  mv 
"![  year  I.  panted  to  get  them  back 
together.  I  think  cheerleaders  are  fun  to 
have.  Sometimes  the  guys  hear  'em  on 
the  court,  and  it  adds  someting  to  the 
sport.  Cindi  ls  most  insistent,  though 
when  she  says,  "The  girls  are  really 
dedicated.  They  practice  five  days  a 
week,  and  they're  a  lot  of  fun 
Sometimes  I  don't  think  they  get 
enough  credit.  It  would  be  nice  for  so- 
meone tosay,  "Hey,  good  job.'" 

The  cheerleaders,  all  freshmen  and 
sophomores,  have  been  practicing  for 
over  an  hour  and  they  have  to  move  out 
of  the  main  gym.  As  the  practice  con- 
tinues the  girls  decide  that  the  new 
cheer  will  have  to  wait  until  next  year 
One  of  them  protests.  "Next  year'  We 
did  all  that  for  nothing'" 


Every  Tuesday  and  Thursday  morn- 
ing before  the  batter  hits  the  griddle 
senior  Bonnie  Nelle  Duncan  is  up  and 
out,  heading-in  "a  1977  white  Monte 
Carlo  with  maroon  interiors"— for  the 
Annapolis  headquarters  of  Maryland 
Magazine. 

Talking  about  her  journalism  intern- 
ship at  Maryland,  Duncan  will  plunge 


ByNICKNAPPO 

Fine  Arts  Editor 


Bonnie  Nelle  Duncan 


right  into  offbeat  descriptions  of  her 
car,  her  stint  as  Elm  editor-in-chief  or 
of  the  College  in  general.  After  all,  she's 
a  writer,  or  would  like  to  be. 

"My  goal  is  to  write  the  great 
American  novel,"  she  states  flatly.  "I 
consider  myself  a  creative 
writer-awful  phrase-rather  than  a 
journalist."  But  other  writers  whose 
footsteps  she  wouldn't  mind  following 
have  started  in  newsprint,  and  two 
years  with  this  paper  (and  her  present 
position  as  Pegasus  editor)  lead  Bonnie 
to  call  herself  "the  closest  thing  we 
have  to  a  journalism  major."  So  when 
the  magazine  asked  a  number  of 
Maryland  colleges  last  October  for  in- 
ternship  applicants,  she  was 
Washington's  natural  candidate  After 
the  initial  contact,  she  was  selected 
over  the  other  applicants. 

"We're  pleased  she  was  picked  It 
will  be  good  for  Bonnie,  good  for  the 
College,"  says  English  Department 
Chairman  Nancy  Tatum,  "but  most  of 
all  it  will.be  good  for  the  Department 
We  want  students  to  know  that  reading 
and  writing  are  viable  skills  in  the 
world  out  there." 

"The  Maryland  program  is  my  so- 
journ into  the  real  world,"  echoes  Bon- 
nie. "Running  the  Elm  was  a  little 
unreal.  I  felt  like  I  was  going  for  a 
Masters  in  Abnormal  Psychology " 
Maryland's  other  journalism  intern 
she  notes,  is  a  43-year  -old  wife  and 


mother,  .as    well    as    a    practicing 
psychiatrist. 

"Seriously,  the  Elm  editorship  gave 
me  good  background  in  most  phases  of 
production  except  working  with  color 
and  direct  marketing-which  I'm  lear- 
ning now." 

The  two  interns  join  a  full-time  staff 
of  seven,  all  of  them  women.  Maryland 
Magazine,  a  quarterly,  is  the  publica- 
tion of  the  Maryland  Department  of 
Economics  and  Community  Devel- 
ment.  In  print  eleven  years,  it  has  about 
30,000  paying  subscribers  and  recently 
won  an  Award  for  Excellence  from  the 
Atlantic  Press  Association.  Bonnie 
thinks  it  is  one  of  the  best  regional 
publications  she's  seen.  The  copies  in 
Miller  Library  are  glossy,  full-colored 
and  handsomely  crafted. 

When  Bonnie  arrived  at  the  magazine 
she  was  given  the  title  of  Projects  Co- 
ordinator, and  the  projects  to  go  with  it. 
She  must  design  a  demographic  survey 
of  readership  for  an  upcoming 
subscription  campaign  ("fortunately 
Dr.  Brown's  statistics  course  is  fresh  in 
my  mind");  she  has  to  run  a 
photography  contest ;  she  will  supervise 
production  of  the  magazine's  1981 
calendar. 

Hard  work,  but  not  without  its  excite- 
ment. Bonnie  reports  meeting  "lots  of 
political  types,"  she  lunched  with  the 
chairman  of  the  Maryland-Delaware 
Press  Association,  and  she  will  attend  a 


debate  on  the  magazine's  financial 
status  at  State  House.  Various  writers, 
artists,  and  photographers  come  over 
to  discuss  work.  "James  Mlchener 
dropped  by  the  office  onTuesday..." 

What  all  this  has  already  taught  her 
is  that  the  business  of  running  a 
magazine  ls  business.  "So  much 
depends  on  packaging  and  promoting  a 
saleable  product.  My  editor  calls  the 
actual  literary  and  editorial  duties  'the 
icing  on  the  cake'." 

Since  Bonnie  is  the  first  Washington 
College  student  the  program  has  taken 
on,  she  won't  be  getting  stipend  or 
salary.  The  English  Department  Is 
meeting  expenses  for  the  trips  there 
and  back. 

When  that  big  old  1977  white  Monte 
Carlo  returns  in  the  evening,  as  dinner 
is  ending,  Bonnie  is  always  struck,  she 
says,  by  the  contrast  between  the  Col- 
lege and  the  place  she's  just  left.  "The 
contrast  should  not  be  quite  so  evident, 
considering  that  the  expressed  purpose 
of  this  kind  of  education  is  to  prepare 
you  to  copCwith  life  outside.  Sometimes 
I  think  this  place  is  a  four-year 
playground  for  the  overprivileged." 
She  pauses,  and  mentions  that  she's  ap- 
plied for  the  Masters  program  of  print 
journalism  at  American  University. 
"Of  course, "  she  adds,  "there  is  a  hand- 
ful of  people  here  who  have  a  sense  of 
who  they  are,  and  where  they  are  go- 
ing." 


THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  ELM-Friday,  February  8, 1980-Page  4 


"Dreaded  road  disease  "  afflicts  MA  C 
Shoremen  take  3  of  4  during  homestand 


"I  can't  understand  it,"  said  Captain 
Joe  Moye  after  the  Shoremen's  Monday 
night  trouncing  of  Swalhmore  College. 
"We  are  really  tough  at  home,  but  we 
can't  do  bleep  on  the  road,"  WC  holds  a 
2-6  record  in  other  gyms  while  they  are 
6-3  in  Cain  Athletic  Center.  During  their 
four  game  home  stand  that  concluded 
Monday  night,  they  were  3-1,  losing  on- 
ly to  Western  Maryland. 

The  final  score  of  the  Western 
Maryland  game  was  74-65— a  large  Im- 
provement over  the  95-64  game  played 
earlier  in  the  year  at  the  Green  Terrors 
gym.  In  the  second  defeat,  last 
Thursday  night,  the  Shoremen  played 
fine  defense,  but  shot  only  43  percent 
from  the  field.  Moye  led  WC  with  15 
points  and  David  Blackwell  added  14. 

Last  Saturday  night  the  Shoremen 
hosted  Delaware  Valley  College  of  Pen- 
nsylvania, and  the  result  was  a  91-75 
WC  victory.  This  was  caused  by  a  com- 
bination of  some  fine  offensive  punch 
by  the  Shoremen  and  a  shabby  man-to- 
man defense  from  Delaware  Valley.  Six 
Shoremen  scored  in  double  figures  led 
by  Blackwell's  16  points.  However,  the 
highlight  of  this  game  was  Paul  Hyn- 
son's  surprise  12  point  performance  off 
the  bench.  Hynson  had  seen  very  little 
action  until  then 

Monday  night  was  the  Craig 
Langwost  Show  as  he  turned  in  his 
finest  performance  of  the  season.  Craig 
shot  extremely  well  from  the  field, 
played  a  fine  floor  game,  and  led  the 
Shoremen  with  20  points  in  their  88-62 
blowout  of  Swarthmore.  Blackwell  and 
Jim  Corey  added  14  apiece  and  Joe 
Moye  had  12  to  pace  the  attack.  For  all 
those  calling  Hynson's  performance 
against  Delaware  Valley  a  fluke,  you'll 
.have  to  wait  for  another  game  He 
came  off  the  bench  to  get  9  this  game 
and  also  grabbed  his  share  of  rebounds. 
The  26  point  victory  was  a  far  cry  from 
the  16  point  defeat  WC  suffered  at 
Swarthmore. 
CAGE    NOTES:     In    the    Western 


byRICHSCHATZMAN 

Sports  Editor 

Maryland  contest.  Rich  Dwyer  caused 
a  little  excitement  by  squaring  off  with 
Lester  Wallace  (WM)  with  one  second 
left.  This  caused  both  benches  to  emp- 
ty, but  the  fight  was  controlled  quickly. 
The  highlight  of  the  fight  was  when  Carl 
Fornoff  fell  down  and  took  the  WM 
Coach  with  him. 


All  the  teams  in  the  MAC  suffer  from 
the  dreaded  road  disease.  Having 
played  on  the  Washington  College 
basketball  team  for  the  last  three 
years,  I  think  I  can  explain  the  pro- 
blem. First  of  all,  a  long  bus  ride  not  on- 
ly drains  a  player  physically,  but  also 
emotionally.  It  is  extremely  difficult  to 


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automatically  feel  that  the  Pa.  team  is 
better  than  us.  Therefore,  the  rest  of  the 
game  is  called  in  exactly  that  fashion. 
Widener,  Haverford,  Ursinus,  and 
Swarthmore  get  away  with  things  they 
could  never  attempt  to  do  down  here.  Of 
course,  Maryland  officials  are  no  bet- 
ter. It  is  my  opinion  that  something 
must  be  done  very  soon  to  correct  this 
outrageous  situation. 

With  four  games  left,  the  Shoremen 

'  have  a  good,  chance  at  reaching  the 
playoffs,  for  the  second  year  in  a  row. 
Four  wins  will  guarantee  a  spot  while 
three  will  put  them  in  fairly  good  shape. 
However,  three  of  the  games  are  on  the 
road.  By  the  time  this  article  is  read, 
the  Shoremen  will  have  played  Haver- 

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The  Bicentennial  Steering  Committe 
Is  holding  a  T-shirt  contest  as  "a  good 
way  to  not  only  celebrate  the  Bicenten- 
nial within  the  College  community,  but 
also  as  a  vehicle  for  advertisement  of 
the  Bicentennial",  said  Dave  Pointon, 
leader  of  the  project. 

The  entrant  is  to  design  a  T-shirt  with 
either  a  humorous  or  serious  original 
saying  or  drawing  wbich  depicts  the 
Bicentennial. 

Smith  College,  an  all-female  college 
in  New  York  held  a  similar  contest 
recently  in  celebration  of  their  first  200 
years.  The  winner  was  "200  years  of 
women  on  top." 

The  winner  of  Washington  Colege's 
Contest  will  receive  a  grand  prize  of 
5100  and  the  SGA  will  automatically 
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THE 


Volume  52,  Number  16 


Friday,  February  13, 1981 


Committee  to  Study  English  Proposal 


A  sub-committee  of  the  Academic 
Council  has  been  formed  in  order  to 
quicken  the  proposed  changes  to  the 
English  department. 

"We  are  awfully  close  to  something," 
said  Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke. 
Clarke  decided  to  form  the  sub- 
committee in  order  to  study  and  change 
or  revise,  the  proposed  changes  to  the 
English  department  made  by  the 
Academic  Council.  The  package  has  to 
be  a  viable  one  before  it  can  go  to  the 
faculty  for  a  final  vote. 

So  far,  Clarke  ~sald,  "the  sub- 
committee has  met  in  two  long 
meetings."  Clarke  will  now  draft  the 
proposal  for  discussion  by  the  Council 
at  its  meeting  this  coming  Monday.  The 
proposal  "consists  of  a  number  of 
facets  that  will  be,  in  essence,  a 
freshman  writing  program,"  Clarke 
said.  The  counoil  and  sub-committee 
have  both  felt  the  need  for  required 
writing  for  those  students  who  need  it. 
Also  included  in  the  proposal  will  be  a 


Student  Help  Improves 
Game  Room 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


The  Student  Center  progresses  slowly 
but  surely,  the  latest  amelioration  be- 
ing a  new  paint  job  and  some  graphics. 

In  a  project  coordinated  be  Frank 
Dirks,  chairman  of  the  SGA  facilities 
committee,  approximately  20-25  stu- 
dent volunteers  helped" paint  the  former 
mailroom  outside  the  Coffee  House  last 
weekend. 

Until  work  can  be  started  on  a  more 
complete  Student  Center  as  approved 
by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors, 
space  in  the  Hodson  Hall  Basement  is 
being  used  a  a  game  room.  "Three  ping 
pong  tables  are  being  regained,"  said 
SGA  President  Jay  Young.  "We're  hop- 
ing to  get  a  pool  table,  some  dart  boards 
and  foosball."  These  additional  games 


would  be  located  behind  the  Coffee 
House  in  the  are  formally  used  by  the 
Pegasusand  theELM. 

The  plnball  machine  area  is  currently 
supervised  in  the  evenings,  and  Young 
hopes  that  supervision  can  be  ex- 
panded, "that  back  room  will  be  locked 
during  the  day  then  it's  unsupervised." 

The  paint  and  other  supplies  used 
were  both  with  profits  from  the  pinball 
machines,  "with  plenty  to  spare"  said 
Young.  Frank  Dirks  included,  "The 
students  in  their  great  effort  over  the 
weekend  have  proved  they  can  rely  on 
themselves  and  the  facrlty  can  rely  on 
them  for  productive  activities  and  anew 
vitality  to  help  direct  the  college  in  the 
coming  year." 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

revised  course  in  Forms  of  Literature 
and  "a  Forms  of  World  literature 
course  which  will,  hopefully,  be  taught 
by  the  Modern  Languages  Depart- 
ment." Clarke  said.  He  added  that  "we 
also  hope  to  expand  it  (the  concern  for 
students'  writing  skills)  to  other  depart- 
ment." 

The  sub-committee  was  formed 
because,  Clarke  said,  "We  thought  If  a 
smaller  group  could  work  on  it,  a  good 
deal  more  could  be  accomplished."  The 
Council  also  felt  the  need  to  get  outside 
opinions.  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  Chairman 
of  the  English  Department,  Dr. 
Richard  Gillin,  assistant  professor  of 
English,  and  Dr.  John  Miller,  associate 
professor  of  Philosophy  were  asked  to 
serve  on  the  sub-committee. 

The  formation  of  the  sub-committee 
"was  a  big  relief,"  said  Dr.  Tatum. 
"Things  have  been  slow  and  difficult  " 
she  added.  The  sub-committee,  she 
feels,  has  been  productive. 


Originally,  the  proposal  "had  a  lot  of 
problems  which  the  council  gradually 
recognized,"  Tatum  said.  One  major 
problem  which  Tatum  and  the  sub- 
committee found  was  "how  to  handle 
the  number  of  people  Involved  with  the 
limited  staff,"  she  said.  In  order  to 
make  the  Forms  of  Literature  and 
Composition  classes  smaller,  which 
would  be  desirable,  additional  course 
sections  and  a  greater  number  of 
English  professors  would  be  required. 
However,  Tatum  said,  the  department 
was  "refused  permission  to  add  seo- 
tlons  to  existing  programs  a  way  had 
to  be  found  out  of  that  dilemma." 

Although  definite  terms  of  the  pro- 
posal are  belgn  withheld,  Tatum  said 
that  she  feels  "the  proposal  will  be 
ready  for  the  March  meeting"  of  the 
faculty.  Clarke  said  that  he  feels  the 
Council  and  Sub-Committee  have 
reached  "a  cohesive  solution  to  a  pro- 
blem which  has  recognized  on  cam- 
pus." 


Sophie  Kerr  Committee  Sets 
Bicentennial  Plans 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  in  the 
first  steps  of  their  proposed  Bicenten- 
nial project,  has  "sent  out  a  series  of 
letters  to  well-known  literary  figures," 
said  chairman  of  the  English  depart- 
ment and  of  the  Kerr  Committee,  Dr. 
Nancy  Tatum. 

So  far,  no  replies  have  been  received 
although  It  is  still  too  early  to  tell  which 
authors  may  or  may  not  respond. 
"Other  plans  are  still  up  in  the  air," 
said  Tatum.  She  added  that  the  Kerr 
Committee  has  "been  waiting  for  word 
from  the  Central  Bicentennial  Commit- 
tee as  to  when  we  can  go  ahead"  with 
plans  for  the  proposed  series  of  literary 
events  for  the  1981-1982  school  year. 

Letters  were  sent  to  "people  we 
would  hope  would  oome  to  the  col- 
lege...notable  writers  of  poetry,  novels, 


and  plays,"  Tatum  said.  Although  she 
declined  to  specify  any  names  she  did 
say  that  "John  Barth  (the  novelist  and 
a  professor  at  Johns  Hopkins  is  certain- 
ly one  of  then— he  has  been  to  the  col- 
lege before  (In  the  Spring  of  1979)." 
Other  notable  Maryland  writers  have 
been  invited  as  well. 

Funding  for  the  project  is  still  a  mat- 
ter which  the  Kerr  Committee  will  have 
to  face.  "We  won't  know  about  fun- 
dings—federal  money,  for  In- 
stance—until next  fail,"  said  Tatum. 
Request  for  funding  for  the  next  school 
year  cannot  be  made  until  later  in  the 
current  year.  Tatum  said  that  the  Com- 
mittee has  drafted  a  letter,  to  be  sent  to 
various  agencies,  saying  that  "unless 
we  get  help  from  federarl  agencies,  our 
plans  will  have  to  be  reduced." 


SGA  Meeting  Notes 


by  GINNY  KAMMER 


The  SGA  meeting  held  on  February 
9th  discussed  the  following: 

•It  was  brought  up  that  something 
should  be  done  to  beautify  the  area 
where  Little  House  was  located. 
Building  a  regular  parking  lot  was  one 
of  the  suggestions.  -, 

•Vice  President  Geoff  Garinther 
presented  an  SAB  report.  Three  sub- 
committees have  been  created,  each 
with  its  own  topic.  The  topics  included 
leadership  and  its  purpose  on  campus, 
economics  and  its  effects  on  enroll- 
ment, and  morale;  and  academic  stan- 
dards. There  will  be  three  meetings  in 
which  the  subcommittees  will  present 
their  information.  On  April  6th  a  report 
will  be  put  together  detailing  the  fin- 
dings of  the  meeting. 

•The  SGA  allotment  for  this  semester 


will  be  $9250. 

•The  Bermuda  trip  planned  for  Spr- 
ing was  discussed.  There  is  no 
minimum  booking  for  thistrip  and  it 
was  emphasized  that  the  prices  for  the 
trip  are  very  reasonable. 

•The  SGA  is  sponsoring  a  T-shirt  con- 
test for  the  Bicentennial  celebration. 
One  hundred  dollars  will  be  awarded  to 
the  person  with  the  best  design  or 
slogan. 

•SGA  advisor  Dr.  H.  Robert  Fallaw 
requested  student  ideas  on  how  to 
celebrate  the  school's  Bicentennial. 
Students  response  to  Bicentennial  ac- 
tivities that  have  already  been  planned 
was  also  requested.  See  Dr.  Peter 
Tapke  with  any  comments  or  sugges- 
tions to  offer. 


The  WtmlMton  College  Elm-FtWay,  February  U.  mi-P«»  » 

Letters  to  the  Editor 

Academic  Hill  Dorm  Housing 


Editorial 


The  discussion  of  the  future  occupa- 
tion and  use  of  Hill  Dormitories  has 
reminded  me  of  an  experience  which 
may  be  of  interest  to  the  students,  ad- 
ministrators, faculty  and  friends  of 
Washington  College.  The  Information 
provided  here  may  offer  a  suggestion  or 
two  about  the  general  use  of  the 
renovated  dormitories  as  well  as  an 
alternative  to  the  concept  of  assigning 
all  or  parts  of  the  buildings  to  groups. 

1  attended  the  University  of  Virginia 
as  a  student  in  the  Graduate  School. 
During  my  second  year  on  campus 
(1950),  the  University  administration 
made  a  notable  change  in  housing 
policy.  The  change  affected  the  oldest 
part  of  the  University,  designed  by 
Thomas  Jefferson,  "father"  of  the 
University.  That  area  consists  of  the 
neo-classical  Lawn  and  Ranges 
Buildings.  It  is  beautifully  landscaped, 
and  has  a  central  location  in  relation  to 
virtually  all  university  facilities.  The 
Lawn  rooms,  adjacent  to  the  Rotunda 
and  the  Pavilions,  are  particularly 
desirable.  With  their  worn  fireplaces 
and  louvered  doors,  the  Lawn  and 
Ranges  rooms  betrayed  more  than  a 
century  and  a  quarter  of  occupation. 
The  rooms  were  not  particularly  com- 
fortable but  they  were  obviously  conve- 
nient. More  important,  there  was  a 
tremendous  prestige  associated  with 
living  in  Lawn  or  Ranges.  As  of  1949, 
these  rooms  were  reserved  forhabita- 
tlon  by  undergraduate  students  who 
were  natives  of  Virginia. 

In  the  following  year,  a  new  Presi- 
dent of  the  University  Colgate  W, 
Darden,  made  residential  access  to  the 
Lawn  and  Range  rooms  dependent  on 
one's  grades  rather  than  on  state  of 
birth.  Anyone  at  the  university—no 
matter  with  what  school  or  discipline  he 
was  associated— could  reside  on  the 
Lawn  or  Ranges  if  his  grades  were 
high.  Thereafter,  the  old  area  was 
peopled  by  students  of  the  University's 
College    and    Professional    School. 


Students  of  medicine,  law,  architec- 
ture, engineering  and  graduate  studies 
were  thus  represented  as  were 
undergraduates,  both  non-fraternity 
and  fraternity  men.  The  criterion  that 
put  all  In  their  new  and  advantageous 
setting  was  academic  achievement. 

With  the  hindsight  of  thirty  years,  I 
do  not  doubt  that  President  Darden 
made  this  move  in  order  to  place 
greater  emphasis  on  the  acedemic 
character  and  aspirations  ot  the 
University.  That  emphasis  was  sorely 
needed  in  an  Institution  whose  commit- 
ment to  the  social  side  of  campus  life 
was  proverbial  and  probably  excessive. 
I  now  realize  that  the  move  was  also 
made  to  remind  people  of  a  little  known 
fact,  that  Jefferson  had  wanted  the 
university  which  he  fathered  to  meet 
the  needs  of  the  nation  and  not  simply 
those  of  the  people  of  the  state  of 
Virginia. 

A  native  of  New  York,  I  was  able  to 
take  advantage  of  President  Darden's 
policy  and  lived  for  most  of  my  six 
years  at  the  University,  on  the  Lawn  or 
on  the  Ranges.  It  was  a  great  ex- 
perience. I  met  students  working  In 
every  academic  area,  and  was  exposed 
to  an  unusually  wide  range  of  perspec- 
tives, interests  and  values.  The  Library 
was  only  about  five  hundred  feet  dis- 
tant. 

I  do  not  recall  any  particularly  strong 
objections  to  the  new  housing  policy.  I 
presume  the  initiative  for  the  move 
came  from  President  Darden.  He  was  a 
former  governor  of  Virginia,  a  man  of 
action  and  In  the  end,  a  builder  who,  in 
many  ways,  left  a  visible  stamp  upon 
the  University  of  Virginia.  It  is  in- 
disputable that  the  University  ad- 
vanced academically  in  the  post-World 
War  II  period.  And  it  is  healthy  as  it 
moves  towards  its  own  bicentennial.  I 
have  a  hunch  Mr.  Jefferson  would  have 
been  very  pleased  with  the  Darden 
policy. 


Sincerely, 
Charles  R.Haistead 
Professor  of  History 


Fraternity  Hill  Dorm  Housing:  Pro 


Dear  Editor, 

Discussing  the  fate  of  the  Hill  Dorms 
and  the  question  of  academic  housing  is 
becoming  a  fervor  pitched  pastime 
(sic )  on  Washington  College's  Campus. 
Now  that  the  question  Is  becoming  so 
controversial  and  the  answer  may  well 
be  near,  it  is  time  to  ask  a  few  questions 
about  how  the  answer  will  be  deter- 
mined. 

The  faculty  committee  consisting  of 
Dr.  Cades,  the  recent  Mr.  Day,  and 
others  seem  to  have  a  tremendous  im- 
pact on  the  decision.  My  question  is  why 
they  are  so  close  to  the  focal  point  of  the 


discussion  when  In  fact  it  will  be 
students  living  in  the  dorms  and  not 
faculty  who  will  be  most  effected.  Since 
it  will  be  students  living  in  the  dorms 
why  doesn't  the  school  ask  the  question 
of  the  Hill  Dorms'  future  by  a  referen- 
dum of  the  student  body. 

The  question  of  occupancy  must  also 
be  examined  in  determining  the  future 
use  of  the  Hill  Dorms.  The  Writer's 
Union  claims  to  have  the  numbers  to  fill 
a  dorm  but  they  do  not  have  these 
numbers  now.  They  are  simply  stating 
thay  they  could  hypotheticaiy  fill  a 
dorm  should  they  recieve  permission  to 


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The  ELM  is  th  eofflclal  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and 
for  the  students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Printing  Company  every 
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and  Staff.  The  ELM  Is  open  business  hours;  Monday  thru  Friday,  778-2800 
ext.321. 


President  Reagan  has  proposed  to  propose  that,  among  other 
reductions,  funding  to  the  National  Endowment  for  the  Arts  and 
public  television  be  halved,  food  stamp  and  extended  unemploy- 
ment benefits  be  cut,  and  social  security  benefits  for  college 
students  be  eliminated.  Effects  of  such  cuts  would  undoubtedly 
be  far-reaching,  and  not  necessarily  as  beneficial  to  the  economy 
as  he  and  his  budget-cutting  supporters  like  to  think. 

There  may  not  be  many  students  here  with  social  security 
benefits,  but  for  those  who  do  rely  on  them,  such  a  cut  could 
mean  having  to  borrow  money,  or  having  to  transfer  to  a  cheaper 
state  school,  or  at  the  worst,  having  to  drop  out  altogether.  It's 
getting  to  be  hard  enough  to  stay  in  college,  and  possibly  even 
harder  for  small  liberal  arts  schools  to  stay  In  existence.  Those 
who  believe  college  is  easily  within  the  reach  of  average,  middle 
class  people  today  have  been  out  of  school  too  long  themselves. 

Other  cuts  would  affect  us  indirectly.  The  profused  reduction 
in  support  for  the  National  Endowment  for  the  Arts  would  make 
itharder  for  W.C.  to  sponser  such  things  as  art  exhibits  here.  At  a 
time  when  the  college  seems  to  be  making  a  conscious  effort  to 
improve  the  quality  of  the  intellectual  life  on  campus,  such  a 
restriction  certainly  wouldn't  help. 

As  for  food  stamps  and  unemployment  benefits,  it's  become 
painfully  clear  that  even  a  college  education  doesn't  always  get 
you  a  job.  These  social  programs  are  no  longer  benefitting  only 
the  ghetto  poor.  Reagan's  policies  will  reduce  the  quality  of  our 
lives  while  we're  in  college,  and  they  threaten  to  reduce  the 
quality  of  our  lives  after  we  get  out  of  college  too. 

Commencement  Speaker  Choice  Response 

To  the  Editor :  It  was  almost  a  year  ago 
to  the  week  that  a  senior  wrote  in  a  Let- 
ter to  the  Editor  of  The  Elm  that,  "Stu- 
dent opinion  has  once  more  been  ig- 
nored by  Dr.  McLaln  ...(who)  should 
never  have  arranged  for  a  commence- 
ment speaker  without  condidering  the 
wishes  of  the  graduating  seniors  as  ex- 
pressed by  our  representatives  on  the 
Honorary  Degrees  Committee."  It  was 
therefore  with  considerable  outrage 
that  I  read  in  last  week's  Elm  that  Dr. 
McLain  had  scheduled  as  our  com- 
mencement speaker  HenryChristopher 
Wallace— a  name  which  not  only  was 
never  recommended  by  the  class,  but 
which  few  of  us  even  recognized.  That 
initial  anger  was  soon  tempered, 
however,  by  the  stoicism  that  one  ac- 
quires after  three-and-a-half  years  of 

Sincerely, 

Geoff  Garinther 

President,  Student  Academic  Board 


dealing  with  our  President.  But  it  gave 
rise  to  what  1  feel  must  be  considered  a 
larger  concern:  If  the  President  is 
unable  to  attract  to  our  191st  graduation 
a  speaker  whose  name  the  graduates 
will  recognize,  what  does  that  say  about 
the  College's  ablity  to  attract  the  kind 
of  talent,  the  kind  of  publicity,  the  kind, 
of  money  that  will  be  needed  in  the 
Bicentennial  campaign  and  in  the  com- 
ing lean  years?  We  have  placed 
ourselves  in  the  uniquely  unenviable 
position  of  conferring  prestige  upon  our 
graduation  speaker,  when  in  fact  it 
should  be  the  other  way  around. 
Washington  College  will  remain  a  little 
known  school  tucked  away  on  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland  as  long  as 
we  continue  to  attract  little  known 
talent. 


occupy  one.  At  this  time  the  only  groups 
capable  of  filling  a  Hill  Dorm  are  the 
existing  fraternities.  If  a  group  pro- 
mises to  have  the  numbers  to  fill  a  par- 
ticular dorm  that  organization  could 
recruit  people  under  the  promise  that 
they  would  live  in  a  newly  renovated 
Hill  Dorm.  Furthermore  one  can  look 
back  on  the  history  of  academic  hous- 
ing to  see  that  no  Spanish  speaking 
students  (or  majors)  lived  in  Spanish 
House  in  the  past  few  years. 

Tradition  is  a  major  factor  in  any  in- 
stitution. Washington  College  will  soon 
be  entering  its  third  century  with  a  fine 
tradition  behind  it.  Last  year  the  frater- 
nities were  asked  to  submit  plans  for 
their  chapter  rooms  renovation.  This 
was  taken  as  a  signal  by  the  fraternities 
that  they  would  get  the  buildings  back, 
the  buildings  traditionally  occupied  by 
fraternities.  Now  a  group  of  students 
who  "claim  "to  be  representative  of  the 


student  body  voted  to  not  give  the 
buildings  back  to  the  traditional  oc- 
cupants. If  they  are  truly  represen- 
tative of  the  student  body,  and  I  don't 
believe  they  were,  they  would  not  have 
voted  in  this  manner. 

Finally  I  would  like  to  address  the 
question  of  academic  housing  specifi- 
cally. If  students  of  one  interest,  for  ex- 
ample a  common  language  or  common 
grade  point  averages,  are  grouped  into 
a  building,  it  would  seem  that  they 
automaticly  (sic)  become  isolated  and 
ostracized  by  the  remaining  students.  If 
these  students  do  in  fact  group 
themselves  in  this  fashion  no  one  wins. 

The  exchange  of  ideas  and  social  in- 
teraction is  effectively  cut  off  and  no 
one  progresses.  Without  interaction 
among  all  students,  academicly  (sic) 
elite  or  academicly  ( sic )  average, 
Spanish  speaking,  French,  black,  or 
Green,  no  one  will  learn  or  mature. 


Respectfully, 
Shawn  Harm  an 


For  All  Your  Partying  Needs 

JIM'S  LIQUORS,  INC. 

10%  Discount  On  All  Wines  Every  Wed. 


Party  Discounts 


Ice  Cold  Beer  &  Wine 


Forum  Lecture  on  the  Draft 
to  be  Presented 


Tbe  WMhington  College  Elm-FrliUy,  February  13,  mi-P»gt  3 


NEWS BUREAU 


"To  Draft  or  Not  to  Draft:  Military 
Service  in  the  1980's"  will  be  the  subject 
before  the  William  James  Forum 
Thursday  evening,  February  19. 

The  speaker  will  be  Dr.  Robert 
Fulllnwider,  Research  Associate  at  the 
Center  for  Philosophy  and  Public 
Policy  at  the  University  of  Maryland. 
The  draft  has  recently  been  Dr.  Fullln- 
wider's  main  object  of  concern  at  the 
Center. 

The  meeting  of  the  Forum  is  set  for 
7:30  p.m.  in  the  Hynson  Lounge  of  Hod- 
son  Hall.  All  are  welcome  to  attend  the 
meeting. 

Dr.  Fulllnwider  is  expected  to  com- 
ment on  the  class  and  race  structure  of 
the  current  U.S.  armed  forces,  now 
one-third  black  and  drawn  from  the 
lower  strata  of  society  much  more 
heavily  than  in  the  past.  Sex  issues  will 
also  be  discussed:  do  the  armed  ser- 
vices discriminate  against  women? 
Should  women  be  drafted? 


Other  abiding  problems  pertaining  to 
military  service  will  be  aired.  What  is  a 
fair  way  to  apportion  military  obliga- 
tions? Are  there  religious  objections  to 
military  conscription?  What  is  the 
political  duty  of  citizens  to  serve  in  the 
armed  forces  of  their  country? 

Dr.  Fulllnwider  is  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Kentucky  and  holds  a  Ph. 
D.  degree  from  Purdue  University. 
Before  coming  to  the  Center  for 
Philosophy  and  Public  Policy  in  1979  he 
taught  at  the  State  University  of  New 
York  at  Albany  and  at  Mary 
Washington  College. 

The  Center  for  Philosophy  and  Public 
Policy,  which  sponsored  a  week-long 
summer  workshop  at  Washington  Col- 
lege last  summer,  was  founded  to 
engage  trained  philosophical  minds  in 
the  evaluation  of  public  policy.  The 
Center  has  given  considerable  attention 
to  such  issues  as  human  rights,  honesty 
iivgovernment,  nuclear  contamination, 
and  economic  justice. 


Chaney  Joins 
Political  Science 


byANYALIPNICK 

A  new  face  this  semester  at 
Washington  College  is  Dr.  Bradford 
Chaney. 

Chaney,  who  prefers  to  be  called 
Brad,  is  replacing  Dr.  Howard  Silver  of 
the  Political  Science  department. 

He  graduated  from  the  University  of 
California  Riverside,  and  came  to  the 
East  coast  to  teach  at  the  University  of 
Rochester  in  New  York. 

There  he  taught  night  classes  of  Con- 
gress, Presidency,  and  Methods. 

Chaney  was  given  the  position  at 
Washington  College  the  day  before 
Thanksgiving.  "It  made  the  Thanksgiv- 
ing complete,"  Chaney  said. 

He  lives  here  In  Chestertown,  and  so 
far  enjoys  it. 

His  hobbies  are  playing  ping  pong, 
r 


chess,  and  the  piano. 

Chaney  cannot  say  what  he  thinks  of 
his  classes  yet,  but  he  is  optimistic  for 
what  the  future  will  hold  for  both  the 
students  and  him. 


'"Furtivos' belongs 
with  the  first-rate. 
It  has  a  meticulous 
elegance  peculiar 
to  itself." 

—  Penelope  Gillialt, 
The  New  Yorker 

EMPRESA  CINEMA  INTERNATIONAL 

PRESENTS 

A  JOSE  LUIS  BORAU  FILM 

FURTIVOS 

I  \)    (poachers)  ^ 

Starring  Jose  Luis  Borau.  Lola  Gaos. 
Ovidi  Montiior  and  Alicia  Sanchez 


Directed  by  Jose  Luis  Borau  with  Lola 
Gaos  and  Alicia  Sanchez.  Borau's  film 
is  In  many  ways  a  commentary  on 
Franco's  remark  that,  "Spain  Is  a 
peaceful  forest."  Instead,  in  Borau's 
dark,  incisive  vision,  the  deceptive 
tranquility  of  the  forest  hides  traps  of 
savagery,  stupidity  and  repression.  The 
interaction  among  the  characters  a 
series  of  bitter  struggles,  Is  meant  to  il- 
luminate much  of  recent  Spanish 
history.  Furtivos  was  long  banned  in 
Spain— Obstensibly  for  reasons  of  ex- 
cessive erotlslsm.  When  finally  relesed 
it  became  the  biggest  grossing  film,  in 


Spain's  history  and  caused  quite  a  sen- 
sation. In  Spanish  with  English  sub- 
titles. 


Correction 


In  tbe  article  about  the  graduate  pro- 
gram last  week,  the  ELM  mistakenly 
reported  that  tbe  program  is  entering 
Its  tenth  year.  Tbe  grogram  Is  com- 
pleting 10  years  of  service,  and  began  in 
June,  1971.  The  £LAf  regreti  the  error. 


Rouse  to  Speak  at 
Convocation 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


James  Wilson  Rouse,  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  the  Rouse  Company,  will 
be  the  guest  speaker  at  the  Washing- 
ton's Birthday  Convocation  on  Satur- 
day, February  28. 

Rouse  was  born  and  raised  in  Easton, 
Maryland,  and  attended  both  the 
University  of  Hawaii  and  the  Universi- 
ty of  Virginia.  In  1937,  he  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Maryland  night 
law  school  and  was  also  admitted  to  the 
Maryland  Bar.  Prior  to  entering 
business  in  1939  and  creating  the  com 
apny  now  known  as  the  Rouse  Com- 
pany, he  had  been  employed  by  the 
Federal  Housing  Administration  and 
the  Title  Guarantee  Company. 

The  Rouse  Company  has  financed 
more  than  three  billion  dollars  in  real 
estate  development  through  its  mor- 
tgage banking  company,  with  offices  in 
Baltimore,  Columbia,  Washington, 
Richmond,  and  Chicago.  In  addition, 
the  Company  has  developed,  or  has 
under  development,  over  one  billion 
dollars  in  real  estate  projects  in  eleven 
states  and  Canada.  Their  largest  pro- 
ject is  Columbia,  Maryland,  a  city  built 
for  110,000  people  on  14,000  acreas  of 
land.  Being  located  between  Baltimore 
and  Washington,  it  is  owned  by  both  the 
Rouse  Company  and  the  Connecticut 
General  Life  Insurance  Company.  Tbe 
Rouse  Company's  Center  City  projects, 
such  as  Harborplace  in  Baltimore,  The 
Gallery  and  Market  East  In  Philadel- 
phia, and  Faneuil  Hall  Marketplace  In 
Boston,  have  recently  attracted  much 
attention  as  new  hope  for  downtowns. 
Through  Its  subsidiary,  The  American 


City  Corporation,  the  Rouse  Company 
has  been  consulted  by  dozens  of 
American  cities  that  want  assistance 
lnbringlng  "new  life"  to  particular  sec- 
tions and  in  finding  solutions  to  their 
special  problems. 

Rouse  was  a  member  of  President 
Dwlght  D.  Eisenhower's  Advisory  Com- 
mittee on  Housing  and  Chairman  of  the 
Subcommittee  which  recommended  the 
urban  renewal  program  initiated  wigi 
the  1954  Housing  Act.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  National  Urban  Coali- 
tion and  the  American  Council  to  Im- 
prove Our  Neighborhoods  (ACTION) 
and  served  as  President  of  the  latter. 
He  was  President  of  Urban  America 
and  Is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  Jubilee  Housing,  Inc.,  a  non- 
profit corporation  which  renovates 
housing  for  the  poor  in  Washington  D.C. 

Rouse  will  receive  an  honorary  Doc- 
tor of  Humanities  degree  at  the  2  p.m. 
Convocation  which  will  take  place  in 
the  Daniel  Z.  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 
The  ceremony  will  be  open  to  the 
public. 

The  events  held  on  February  28,  In 
honor  of  Washington's  Birthday,  will 
mark  the  199th  academic  year  at 
Washington  College,  making  it  the 
tenth  oldest  college  in  the  United 
States.  The  day  will  be  highlighted  by 
the  annual  Birthday  Ball  which  Is  to  be 
held  in  the  Cain  Athletic  Center  from  9 
p.m.  to  2  a.m.  The  Moonlighters  will 
provide  the  music  for  the  black  tie  af- 
fair. 


THE  YARDSTICK 

CHESTERTOWN,  MO. 
Tel.:  77S.0049 

A  Complete  Line 

of  Fabrics  & 
Sewing  Notions 


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Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

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6:00  a. m  -5:00  p.nv-fn, 
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SGA  Catalogue  of  Places  to  go, 


RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES 
On  Campus 
Cain  Gymnaslum-The  gym  Is  open 
Monday  through  Friday  from  7:30  a.m. 
until  at  least  6:00  p.m.  The  gym  will  be 
open  on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  times 
will  be  posted  In  the  gym.  There  may  be 
sections  of  the  gym  closed  for  P.E. 
classes,  Intramurals  or  for  team  prac- 
tices, Gym  facilities  Include  basketball 
courts,  volleyball  courts,  badminton 
weight  room,  tumbling  mats,  showers 
and  a  whirlpool  (with  permission  from 
the  Athletics  Dept,)  Gymnastic  equipt- 
ment  is  available  upon  permission  from 
Professor  Karen  Smith,  whose  office  is 
located  In  the  gym. 

Paddle  Tennis  Courts-These  courts, 
located  between  the  gym  and  tennis 
courts,  are  open  24  hours  a  day.  There 
is  no  charge  to  use  the  lights.  You  must 
provide  your  own  equipment. 
Tennis  Courts-Four  courts  are  located 
next  to  the  gym.  The  courts  are  closed 
only  during  varsity  team  practice. 
There  are  no  lights  on  the  courts  and 
you  must  provide  your  own  equipment. 
Dance  Studlo-The  Dance  Studio  is 
available  only  upon  request  of  Pro- 
fessor Karen  Smith  In  the  gym . 
Running  Routes  and  Biking  Routes- 
information  on  routes  is  available  in  the 
gym  from  any  of  the  coaches, 

Off  Campus 
Chesapeake  College  Swimming  Pool- 
The  pool  is  located  at  Routes  50  and  213. 
There  may  be  some  energy  problems 
during  the  winter  months  that  mav 


result  in  theclosing  of  the  pool.  Other- 
wise, there  Is  a  free  swim  on  Friday 
from  6:30  to  9:00  p.m.,  Saturday  and 
Sunday  from  1:00  to  4:00  p.m.  Call  in 
advance  (758-1537). 

Queen  Anne's  Bowling  Lanes-Located 
on  Route  213  two  miles  south  of  Wash- 
ington College,  the  lanes  hours  are 
every  night  from  6:00  p.m.  to  11:00p.m. 
and  Wednesday  and  Thursday  from 
9:00  a.m.  to  3:00  p.m.  Lanes  for  ten  pin 
and  duck  pin  bowling  are  available. 
Beer  is  also  served.  For  prices  and  fur- 
ther Information  call  778-3646. 
Raquet  Ball/and  Bail-The  courts  are 
located  across  the  railroad  tracks 
behind  the  gym  in  a  white  building.  Stu- 
dent rates  of  $6.00  per  court  hour  are 
available,  as  is  an  optional  nine  month 
membership.  With  price  of  court  rental 
or  membership,  a  sauna  and  shower 
are  Included.  Racquets  and  balls  may 
be  rented.  For  times  and  prices  call 
778-3148. 

Ice  Skating  Rink-Hog  Neck  Arena  is 
located  on  Route  50  near  Easton.  Hours 
and  admission  prices  are  available  by 
phoning  822-7070.  Skates  can  be  rented. 
Bear's  Den-Located  on  High  Street.  The 
Bear's  Den  sells  hunting  and  fishing 
equipment  and  the  needed  licenses.  The 
operating  hours  are  Monday  through 
Saturday  9:00  a.m.  to  5:00  p.m.  For  fur- 
ther imformation  call  778-0087. 
Towne  Sporting  Goods-Located  at  335 
High  Street  in  Chestertown,  Towne 
Sporting  Goods  sells  sports  equipment 
andathletic  clothing.  Hours  of  operation 


are  Monday  through  Thur> 
a.m.  to  5:00  p.m.  Friday  hour 
p.m.  to  9:00  p.m.  Saturday] 
9:00  a.m,  to  5:00  p.m.  Forft 
formation  call  778-1501. 
Dining 
Fast  Food 
Gino's-Located  on  Route  213, 
Plaza  Shopping  Center.  Thei 
hours  are  Sunday  through  1 
7:00  a.m.  to  11:00  p.m.  andFi 
Saturday  7:00  a.m.  to  1:0 
phone  number  is  778-5339, 
Tastee  Freez-Located  on  Rout 
Jacent  to  Kent  Plaza  Shopplnj 
Operating  hours  are  noon  lo 
every    day.    The    phone  i 

778-2128. 

College  Heights  Sub  Shopped 
Route  213  in  Newtown  Squa 
from  Washington  College.  For 
operation  call  778-2671,  (a 
renovation  at  present) . 
Pizza  Hut-Located  on  Route  11 
Plaza  Shopping  Center, 
Hours  are  11:00  a.m.  to  Midi 
day  through  Thursday  and  H: 
1:00  a.m.  Friday  and  Satui 
phone  number  is  778-1070. 

Late  Night  Food 
Phil's  Farm  HarketUt 
Flatland  Road  one-half  mile 
20  outside  of  Chestertown.! 
hours  are  Sunday  through 
6:00  a.m.  to  1:00  a.m.  and  Ft 
Saturday  open  24  hours.  No 
served  after  1:00  a.m.  on  Sflfj 
telephone  number  is  778-1893 


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§  to  see  in  and  around  Chestertown 


Smlley's-Located  approximately  1  to  2 
miles  over  the  Chestertown  Bridge 
south  on  Route  213.  It  Is  open  24  hours. 
The  phone  number  Is  778-9850. 

Taverns 
Mel's  Tavern-Located  In  Newtown 
Square  next  to  the  Rear  Garage.  Hours 
of  operation  are  Monday  through  Wed- 
nesday 3:00  p.m.  to  Midnight.  Thursday 
through  Saturday  from  3:00  p.m.  to  1:00 
a.m.  The  phone  number  is  778-9745. 
C-Town  Saloon-Located  on  High  Street 
In  Chestertown  across  from  the  Dollar 
General  Store.  Hours  of  operation  are 
Monday  8:00  p.m.  to  1;00  a.m.,  Wed- 
nesday and  Thursday  from  4:00  p.m.  to 
1:00  a.m.  Friday  from  4:00  p.m.  to  2:00 
a.m.  and  Saturday  4:00  p.m.  to  1:00 
a.m. 

The  Village  Tavern-Located  on  High 
Street  (Route  20).  Follow  Route  291 
west  to  the  end  and  turn  left  on  Route 
20.  The  hours  are:  Monday  through 
Friday  8:00  a.m.  to  2:00  a.m.,  Saturday 
8:00  a.m.  to  1:00  a.m.  They  sell  kegs 
and  cases  of  beer  to  go.  The  phone 
number  is  778-9866. 

Buzz's  Steak  House  Lounge-The  hours 
of  operation  are  4:30  p.m.  to  11:00  p.m. 
Monday-Saturday.  Happy  hour  is 
4:30-6:30  p.m.  The  phone  number  is 
778-1214. 

Blue  Bird  Tavern-Located  on  Route  213 
across  from  the  Newtown  Square.  Open1 
from  10  p.m.-2  a.m.  Telephone  number 
is  778-9830. 

Cultural  Facilities 
Church  Organizations 


Bible  Study-Meets   every   night   but 
Friday  and  Sunday  in  the  Alumni  House 
at  9:00p.m.  Their  activities  Include 
Christian  Fellowship  and  song. 
Catholic  Mass-Held  every  Sunday  night 
at   6:00p.m.    in   the   Alumni    House. 
Father  Mullen  officiates. 
Off  Campus 
Christ  Methodist  Church-The  location  is 
Chestertown.   The  phone  number  Is 
778-0911.  The  minister  is  Rev.  Douglas 
Ridley. 

James  Methodist  Church-The  location 
is  Chestertown,  The  phone  number  Is 
778-9809  or  778-9711.  The  minister  Is 
Rev.  WUJiams,  Jr. 

First  Methodist  Church-The  location  is 
Chestertown.  The  phone  number  is 
778-2977.  The  minister  is  Rev.  Dallas 
Butler. 

Sacred  Heart  Roman  Catholic  Church- 
The  location  is  500  High  Street,  Chester- 
town.  The  phone  number  is  778-3160. 
The  priests  are  Father  Owen  Mullen 
and  Father  Raymond  Welsman. 
Emmanuel  P.E.  Church-The  location  Is 
Cross  Street,  Chestertown.  The  phone 
number  is  778-3477.  The  minister  is  Rev. 
Gregory  Straub. 

St.  Paul's  P.E.  Church-The  location  is 
Chestertown.  The  phone  number  Is 
778-1540.  The  minister  is  Dr.  Walter 
Hards. 

First  Baptist  Church  of  Chestertown- 
The  location  is  Chestertown.  The  phone 
number  is  778-0390.  The  minister  is  Rev. 
David  Adams. 

Bond  Chapel  Evangelical  Methodist 
Church-The  location  is  Chestertown. 


The  phone  number  Is  778-2457.  The  min- 
ister is  Rev.  John  Flood. 
Church  of  the  Nuareoe-The  location  Is 
Klnstown.  The  phone  number  is 
776-3768.  The  minister  Is  Rev.  Charles 
Fraser. 

Trinity  Lutheran  Church-The  location 
is  College  Heights,  Chestertown.  The 
phone  number  is  778-2744.  The  minister 
Is  Pastor  Michael  Hagebush 
Lakevtew  Mennonlte  Church-The  looa- 
tlon  is  Urlevllle  Lake,  Chestertown.  The 
phone  number  is  348-5702.  The  minister 
is  Rev .  Carl  Hershey. 
Trinity  Assembly  of  God-The  location  is 
Chestertown.  The  phone  number  is 
778-1412.  The  minister  is  Rev.  Floyd 
Roblnette. 

Bethal  A.M.E.  Chureh-The  location  Is 
College  Avenue,  Chestertown.  The  min- 
ister is  Rev.  Savarhett. 

Public  Libraries 
Dent  County  Public  Llbrary-The  loca- 
tion is  410  High  Street,  Chestertown. 
The  hours  are:  Monday  through  Thurs- 
day and  Saturday  9:30  a.m.  to  5:30 
p.m.,  Friday  9:30  a.m.  td  9:00  p.m., 
Sunday-noon  to  4:00  p.m.  Films  are 
available  through  the  library.  The 
phone  number  Is  778-3636. 
Queen  Anne's  County  Free  Llbrary-The 
location  Is  Commerce  St.,  CentrevUle. 
The  hours  are:  Monday  and  Thursday 
9:00  a.m.  to  9:00  p.m.,  Tuesday, 
Wednesday,  Friday  and  Saturday  9:00 
a.m.  to  5:00  p.m.  The  phone  number  Is 
758-0980. 

Historical  Soclety-The  president  is  Mrs. 
Harrison  Bristol  (778-0815) . 


Th.  g.ihlnfton  Colkat  Elm-rrUUy.  February  U.  mi-P«ge  t 


"The  Beginning  of  a  Beautiful  Relationship" 


by  PETE  TURCHI 


Prolific  Pete  Turchl  has  left  Paris,  and 
gone  od  to  Morocco  for  this  week's  In- 
stallment from  our  foreign  correspon- 
dent. 

It's  1:00  in  the  morning  and  I'm  sit- 
ting on  the  floor  in  the  corner  of  the 
train  station  in  Saflk  a  town  on  the  coast 
of  Morocco  somewhere  between  Agadlr 
and  Casablance,  waiting  for  the  5:20 
train.  Only  one  train  leaves  Safl  every 
day,  and  it  leaves  at  5:20. 

There  are  two  Moroccans  in  blankets 
In  the  other  corner,  and  one  sitting  on  a 
big  box,  leaning  against  the  wall.  Peter 
and  Freeman,  two  of  the  guys  I'm 
traveling  with,  are  in  their  sleeping 
bags.  They've  been  asleep  for  a  few 
hours.  Chasey  was  so  tired  that  she 
finally  fell  asleep  curled  up  against  her 
backpack,  and  Sondra,  a  Chinese  girl 
we  met  in  Marrakecb,  Is  sleeping  on  top 
of  my  duffle  bag. 

The  train  station  is  cold,  too  cold  to 
sleep  In  unless  you're  even  more  ex- 
hausted than  I  am,  so  I  guess  I'll  just 
try  to  write  all  this  down  before 
anything  else  happens.  I've  probably 
forgotten  a  lot  already. 

It's  freezing  now,  but  in  the  day,  when 
the  sun  is  out,  It's  warm,  warm  enough 
to  wear  shorts  and  a  T-shirt  on  the 
beach  in  Agadir  and  gape  at  the  topless 
6unbathers  and  play  frisbee.  The  pro- 
blem with  the  floor  of  the  train  station  Is 
that  It's  not  only  cold,  but  It's  dirty. 
Morocco  Is  a  dirty  country.  The  trains 
in  Spain  never  had  toilet  paper,  but  we 
figured  it  was  just  a  problem  with  the 
trains.  When  we  asked  the  shady,  fat 
Moroccan  who  ran  the  youth  hostel  In 
Fes  if  he  had  any,  be  just  laughed.  They 
don't  use  toilet  paper  In  Morocco,  he 
said— that's  why  there's  a  little  water 
faucet  next  to  the  toilet.  The  moral  of 
the  story  is  that  you  are  never  supposed 
to  shake  a  Moroccan's  left  hand. 

It's  been  over  a  week  since  we  heard 
that,  and  right  now  we  feel  like  pretty 
hardened  travelers.  Sleeping  on  the 
cold,  dirty  floor  of  the  train  station 
doesn't  bother  me,  although  we  were  all 
hoping  we  would  catch  an  earlier  train. 
We  took  the  bus  up  the  coast  from 
Agadlr.  There  aren't  any  trains,  and 
the  bus  service  isn't  exactly  something 
Fred  MacMurray  would  advertize.  The 
bus  stations  are  usually  big  dirt  lots 
that  all  the  bus  companies  share,  and 
they  fight  to  get  you  to  use  their  bus.  As 
soon  as  you  so,  though,  as  soon  as 
you've  bought  your  ticket,  you  get  less 
respect  than  the  natives  got  from  Col- 
onel Kurtz.  They  charge  you  as  much  as 
you'll  pay  to  put  your  baggage  on  top  of 
the  bus,  and  they'll  try  to  charge  you  for 
taking  it  down,  too.  They'll  take 
everything  you'll  give  them. 

The  ride  up  the  coast  was  beautiful, 
once  we  got  seats.  For  the  first  few 
hours  we  fought  our  way  up  the  mon- 
talns,  looking  over  the  Atlantic.  At  3:00 
we  turned  a  corner  and  saw  a 
semitrailer  pulled  over,  with  the  driver 
kneeling  on  the  ground  behind  It,  facing 
east,  praying.  After  dealing  with  these 
people  for  a  week,  it's  hard  to  think  of 
them  as  being  devoutly  religious,  but  a 
lot  of  them  are.  In  the  hostel  we  would 
be  woken  up  by  the  Coca-cola  trucks 
with  loudspeakers  on  top  that  drive 
through  the  city,  calling  the  people  to 
prayer. 

After  we  got  away  from  the  ocean  the 
scenery  turned  to  something  we  had 
gotten  used  to— desert.  Dry,  red, 
desert,  broken  occasionally  by  a  string 
of  dry  red  houses  with  no  windows.  It's 
hard  to  describe  Morocco  to  someone 
who  hasn't  read  National  Geographic, 
or  watched  wild  Kingdom  because 
that's  what  It  looks  like,  and  nothing 
else.  Morocco  Is  hopelessly  behind 
countries  like  England  and  the  United 
States,  if  you  call  glass  windows  and 
refrigerators  and  toilet  paper  being 
ahead.  The  people  in  the  villages  line  up 


at  the  train  tracks  and  stare  as  the 
trains  go  by,  and  sometimes  out  in  the 
middle  of  the  desert,  miles  from 
anything,  an  old  man  will  be  walking 
with  a  cane.  Just  walking. 

And  the  scenery  Is  a  little  strange. 
Just  as  you  first  get  used  to  the  dry 
clay,  not  sand,  of  the  desert,  you  can 
look  in  the  distance  and  see  snow- 
covered  mountains.  The  buses  stop 
every  few  hours  to  let  everyone  pry  out 
of  their  seats  and  walk  around  usually 
while  the  bus  driver  gets  something  to 
eat.  Sort  of  like  the  rest  stop  on  the 
Jersey  Turnpike.  Almost  all  of  these 
pla*ces  have  stands  where  you  can  buy 
sandwiches,  warm  meat  stuffed  into 
half  a  loaf  of  circular  bread,  for  about 
50*.  Not  only  Is  the  meat  warm,  but  at  a 
booth  right  next  to  the  grill  you  can  look 
at  the  sides  of  meat  hanging  and  point 
to  what  you  want,  and  the  butcher  will 
cut  It  off  and  hand  It  to  the  cook.  And,  if 
you  still  have  doubts  about  whether  or 
not  the  meat  is  fresh,  a  little  table  In 
front  of  the  booth  displays  the  heads  of 
the  animals,  eyes  open,  still  covered 
with  blood  from  the  slaughter  in  the 
morning.  (Alright  maybe  not  so  much 
like  the  Jersey  Turnpike. ) 

We  piled  back  into  the  bus  this  after- 
noon and  looked  at  more  desert,  and 
finally  we  watched  a  beautiful  sunset 
slide  down  over  the  mountains,  into  the 
water.  As  it  got  darker  we  started  to 
notice  something  different.  There  was 
no  light.  Anywhere.  As  far  as  we  could 
see,  everything  was  pitch  black.  There 
were  no  street  lights,  no  electric 
houselights,  no  large  cities  off  In  the 
distance.  Just  blackness,  and  the 
headlights  of  an  occasional  car.  Once  in 
a  while  the  ticket  taker,  the  tough  guy 
who  rides  shotgun  in  the  back  seat, 
would  clap  his  hands  twice  and  the  bus 
driver  would  pull  over  and  let  someone 
out.  Not  at  a  bus  stop,  not  near  a  house, 
just  out  there,  in  the  middle  of  the  dry 
blackness. 

Just  before  we  reached  Sagi  we  were 
stopped  by  the  police.  We  had  been 
warned  that  all  the  buses  were  stopped 
a  few  times  every  trip  to  check  for 
hashish,  but  we  hadn't  been  stopped 
before.  We  weren't  nervous,  because 
we  weren't  carrying  anything,  and 
somebody  had  told  us  the  police  didn't 
care  about  a  few  grams,  anyway,  they 
were  just  looking  for  the  big  stuff,  but 
as  soon  as  the  policeman  stepped  onto 
the  bus  the  Moroccans  who  had  been 
shouting  and  laughing  a  minute  earlier 
sat  up  and  grew  sober.  The  policeman 
walked  slowly  through  the  bus,  staring 
down  at  our  faces  and  shining  flashlight 
into  the  paper  sacks  on  the  luggage 
rack.  We  were  in  the  back,  the  only 
Americans  on  the  bus,  and  I  had 
predicted  that  at  least  one  of  us  would 
be  searched,  but  the  policeman  walked 
past  us  and  put  a  hand  on  the  door.  The 
ticket  taker  sighed.  Suddenly  the 
policeman  turned  and  said  something 
to  Freeman.  His  face  went  white.  The 
policeman  said  something  again,  this 
time  In  French,  not  Arabic,  and 
Freeman  stared  up  at  him.  Peter 
leaned  over.  "He  wants  your  passport" 
Freeman  took  it  out  and  gave  It  to  him, 
and  after  a  minute  he  handed  It  back. 
Somehow  they  can  look  at  you  and 
make  you  wonder  If  maybe  you  aren't 
guilty  of  something,  after  all. 

There  are  a  lot  of  drugs  in  Morocco, 
especially  a  lot  of  hashish,  but  It  doesn't 
seem  remarkable  because  they  sell 
everything  in  Morocco.  For  the  right 
price  you  can  get  anything  from  hash  to 
a  handmade  wool  blanket  to  a  brass 
plate  to  a  brand  new  Adidas  warm-up 
suit.  Every  city  has  an  old  section, 
called  the  Medina,  where  the 
marketplace  Is  located.  The  best  one, 
the  most  authentic  marketplace,  with 
the  lowest  prices,  Is  In  Fes,  which  is  the 
home  of  the  craftsmen  of  Morocco.  The 


second  best  Is  in  Marrakech.  Mar- 
rakech  attracts  tourists,  but  that's 
because  it  has  the  Berbers,  the  people 
from  the  bills,  the  snake-charmers  and 
dancers  and  gamblers. 

We  went  to  Marrakech  from 
Casablanca.  People  had  warned  us  that 
Casablanca,  unlike  anyplace  else  in 
Morocco,  was  nothing  but  a  modern  ci- 
ty, but  after  seeing  the  film  last  term 
we  just  couldn't  resist,  although  finally 
I  didn't  look  for  Rick's  Americain  Cafe 
in  the  yellow  pages  because. ..well, 
usually  It's  better  to  just  leave  things 
that  way. 

The  one  good  thing  about  stopping  in 
Casablanca  was  that  it  meant  we  could 
take  the  Marrakecb  Express,  of  pop 
music  fame.  The  train  was  new  and 
modern,  with  comfortable  seats,  and 
we  sat  and  played  backgammon  and 
watched  the  desert  go  by.  About 
halfway  through  the  trip  I  looked  out 
both  sides  of  the  train  and  realized  that 
there  were  no  other  tracks  on  either 
side.  Trains  can  go  either  from 
Casablanca  to  Marrakech,  or  vice  ver- 
sa, but  not  both  ways  at  the  same  time. 
I  also  noticed  a  little  metal  foot  pedal 
next  to  each  set  of  seats,  and  by  the 
time  we  had  pulled  into  the  station  I  had 
figured  the  whole  system  out— when  the 
train  arrives  in  Marrakech  they  press 
down  the  little  foot  pedals  and  turn  all 
the  seats  around  put  an  engine  on  the 
other  end  and  send  the  train  right  back 
to  Casablanca. 

We  also  met  an  authentic  Moroccan 
student  on  the  train:  I  was  sitting  on  the 
armrest  of  a  seat  in  the  als!a>at  the  end 
of  the  car,  wearing  jeans,  a  flannel 
shirt,  and  a  western-style  bandanna; 
and  once  when  I  looked  away  from  the 
desert  and  down  the  aisle  I  saw  a 
Moroccan,  well-dressed  and  young, 
leaning  over  to  take  my  picture.  I 
looked  away  and  he  took  it,  then  he  mo- 
tioned for  me  to  take  off  my  glasses, 
and  I  did,  and  he  took  another  picture  of 
what  he  probably  thought  was  a  real 
live  horse  rustler.  Later  we  talked  to 
him  in  our  broken  French  and  he  told  us 
that  he  has  always  dreamed  of  living  in 
the  United  States.  We  asked  him  where, 
but  he  didn't  know,  and  didn't  care.  He 
just  dreams  of  living  in  the  United 
States. 

That  was  unusual,  but  after  a  while, 
after  getting  used  to  the  treatment 
given  to  any  non-Moroccan,  we  began 
to  notice  that  we  were  a  strange  sight  to 
a  lot  of  the  people  who  saw  us  on  the 
trains  and  buses.  One  day  on  a  bus  I 
started  to  write  something  down  and 
everyone  on  either  side  of  us'  stared  in- 
tently at  the  way  my  hand  moved 
across  the  page,  and  when  one  of  us 
changed  film  In  a  camera  everyone  in 
the  train  car  leaned  forward  to  see  what 
It  looked  like  Inside.  The  children  were 
especially  curious.  For  some  reason  it 
seems  Moroccans  don't  wink,  so  we 
would  wink  to  the  kids  and  they  would 
follow  us  around,  trying  to  wink  back. 
And  one  hot  afternoon  In  Marrakech 
when  they  gathered  around  us  we  sang 
Christmas  carols  to  them.  Afterwards 
they  showed  us  what  they  knew  how  to 
do— ask  for  money. 

Everyone  asks  for  money.  All  of  the 
selling  in  the  marketplace  is  barter- 
ing—no one  ever  buys  something  for  the 
price  that's  Initially  asked,  and  the 
shopkeepers  don't  expect  anyone  to. 
Rugs  and  blankets  and  more  expensive 
things  usually  take  much  more  effort  to 
bargain  for,  and  the  prices  are  so  cheap 
you  usually  realize  that  you  are  only 
bargaining  because  that's  whet  you  are 
supposed  to  do,  and  you'll  feel  cheated 
if  you  don't  get  whatever  you're  buying 
for  as  few  dlrhams  as  possible. 

One  day  in  Marrakech  I  was  waiting 
for  Peter  outside  of  the  post  office  In  the 
Medina.  I  was  leaning  against  the  side 
of  a  dusty  building  and  was  getting 


tired  of  waiting  when  a  short  Moroccan 
man  came  up  to  me  with  a  bag  full  of 
various  trinkets.  He  held  out  an  ugly 
sword  in  a  bronze  hilt  and  a  metal  flask. 

"You  like?  he  asked.  If  you  really 
don't  want  what  these  people  are  sell- 
ing, you  soon  discover,  the  trick  Is 
simply  to  ignore  them.  Any  answer, 
especially  "No",  guarantees  that 
they'll  bug  you  for  at  least  another  five 
minutes. 

I  looked  down  at  the  man,  then  looked 
away.  Peter  wouldn't  be  around  for  fif- 
teen minutes.  "No",  I  said. 

Look,  very  pretty,"  he  said.  He 
pushed  them  towards  me. 

I  didn't  look  down.  "The  sword  is  ug- 
ly," I  said. 

He  put  the  sword  back  in  the  bag  and 
held  out  the  flask. 

"I  don't  want  It,"  I  said.  I  started  to 
walk  across  the  street,  leaving  him 
behind  me.  "How  much?" 

He  ran  to  catch  up  with  me.  "Not 
much,  not  much.  Look,  very  nice.  For 
you,  270dirham." 

I  laughed.  Two  hundred  and  seventy 
dlrhams  is  almost  seventy  dollars.  We 
both  knew  he  never  got  that  much  for 
anything  In  his  life.  "That's 
ridiculous,"  I  said. 

"Two-fifty." 

We  were  in  the  middle  of  the  street 
and  the  cars  were  coming  at  us.  "That's 
too  much,  and  it's  ugly,"  I  said.  I  ran 
ahead  to  cross  the  street.  The  little 
Moroccan  got  caught  in  the  traffic  so  I 
waited  for  him.  He  caught  up  and  I 
walked  away. 

"Are  you  a  student?"  he  asked. 

"Yes." 

"Special  student  price— 200." 

"It's  still  too  much."  I  headed  for  the 
marketplace. 

"How  much  then?  How  much  you  pay 
for  this?" 

I  saw  mineral  water  in  one  of  the 
booths  ahead.  I  had  to  get  some  water 
for  dinner.  I  answered  the  Moroccan 
without  looking  down.  "Five." 

He  stopped  as  if  a  camel  had  sat  on 
him^  "Five?  Five  what?  Five  dollars?" 

"Five  dlrhams." 

"Five  dirhams  for  what?  Five 
dirhams  to  look?  Five  dirhams  to 
touch?" 

I  stopped  to  watch  his  little  show, 
then  we  kept  walking. 

"Alright,"  he  said.  "How  much  your 
final  price— no  200,  no  5.  What's  your 
serious  price." 

I  stopped  and  looked  at  him.  I  picked 
up  the  flask  and  turned  it  in  my  hand, 
then  gave  it  back  to  him.  I  felt  around  in 
my  pocket.  I  turned  and  started  to 
walk. 

"How  much?"  he  asked.  "How  much 
your  final  price?" 

"Six." 

Five  minutes  later  I  met  Peter  In 
front  of  the  post  office  a  little  drained, 
holding  the  flask.  Final  price— eight 
dlrhams. 

Once  you  get  used  to  bartering  It's 
easy  to  have  an  urge  to  laugh  at  the  peo- 
ple when  they  tell  you  their  first  price, 
or  when  they  use  the  same  lines  over 
and  over  again,  like,  "Are  you  a  stu- 
dent? Special  student  price,"  but  you 
can't.  This  is  their  way  of  life,  the  only 
thing  they  do— you  can  laugh  with 
them,  but  not  at  them.  It's  very 
strange.  Everywhere  there  are  hungry 
children  and  old  ladies  asking  for 
money,  and  mothers  carrying  their 
children,  wearing  veils,  pleading  with 
their  soft  eyes.  But  you  can't  save  a 
whole  country,  and  after  a  while  you 
realize  that  the  people  are  tough,  that 
they've  been  fighting  for  themselves  for 
generations,  and  that  maybe,  In  a  way, 
they  aren't  as  needy  as  they  seem  to  be. 

In  Tanger,  our  first  day  in  Morocco, 
we  stood  Inside  the  bank  changing  our 
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Theroux  Speaks  on 
Childhood 


by  COLLEEN  MILLER 


Sophie  Kerr  lecturer  Phyllis  Theroux 
examined  "Childhood:  The  Writer's 
Curse,  Weapon  and  Final  Destination" 
and  read  from  her  novel  California  and 
Other  States  of  Grace  Thursday 
February  5. 

Introduced  by  English  Department 
Chairman  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum  as  a  much 
welcome  writer  form  "the  other  side  of 
the  Mississippi",  Phyllis  Therous  hails 
from  San  Francisco.  She  writes  essays 
and  art  memoirs  for  the  New  York 
Times  and  also  works  on  novels  which 
deal  with  children. 

"The  greatest  writers  are  those  who 
write  for  children,"  declared  Ms. 
Theroux,  making  a  distinction  between 
authors  who  write  about  children  for 
adults  and  adults  who  write  for 
children.  Good  writing  can  be  difficult 
by  its  unpredictable  nature,  according 
to  Ms.  Therous.  "Writing  is  like  the 
winds  which  fill  our  sails,  unless  of 
course  the  winds  decide  to  fill  John 
Cheever's  sails  that  day." 

The  difference  between  serviceable 
and  inspired  writing  originates  in  one's 
childhood  experiences,  explained  Ms. 
Theroux,  who  drew  an  analogy  between 
a  childhood  experience  she  had  with  a 
sewing  machine,  and  her  present  in- 
spiration as  a  writer.  "As  a  little  girl,  I 
remember  watching  a  repairman  oil 
our  sewing  machine.  As  an  adult 
writer,  the  first  experiences  in  my 
childhood  continue  to  serve  as  inspiring 
'oil' for  my  writing." 

The  first  impressions  of  childhood 
constitute  both  the  writer's  course  and 
weapon,  according  to  Theroux.  The 
curse  of  childhood— those  memories 
which  encompass  the  emotional  pain  a 
child  experiences— conflicts  with  the 
positive,  "wonderous  experiences"  of 
childhood  and,  as  the  child  matures, 
evolve  into  weapons.  "I  think  we  are  all 
forced  to  childhood  fears,"  declared 
Ms.  Theroux  ,  "It  was  a  blessing  that  I 
was  born  with  a  good  memory  and  can 
remember  much  about  my  childhood.  I 
consider  those  memories  weapons." 

Theroux  believes  a  child  is  born  with 


a  certain  "thrust" -natural  Inclination 
toward  art, ,  a  certain  trade,  or  writing 
—  which  determines  the  child's  per- 
sonality regardless  of  negative  outside 
influences.  For  instance,  children  who 
will  become  writers  adhere  to  the 
characteristics  of  1  the  writer,  rather 
than  those  of  the  artist  of  other  occupa- 
tions, "We  have  a  strong  compulsion  to 
articulate,"  said  Theroux. 

The  humble,  accepting  attitude  of  a 
child  equals  that  of  the  old  person,  ex- 
plained Theroux,  and  is  the  writer's 
"final  destination."  Cyclic  in  nature, 
the  writer's  experience  originates  in 
the  "first  impressions  of  life",  which 
are  "curses"  blossoming  along  with 
"weapons"  Into  a  mature  old  age— a 
"final  destination"  similar  to 
childhood,  concluded  Theroux. 

"I  often  use  chidren  to  prove  adult 
points,"  continued  MS.  Theroux  as  she 
discussed  the  characters  in  her  novel 
California  and  Other  States  of  Grace. 
"And  1  use  things  my  children  say  and 
things  other  children  say.  It  is  very 
helpful  to  keep  a  jounal.  A  journal  is 
somewhat  like  the  Grimm's  fairy  tale 
Hansel  and  Gretal,  in  that  the  writer  is 
tossing  "bread  crumbs"  or  stories  and 
ancedotes,  on  the  trail  to  use  again 
later." 

Commenting  on  bow  she  became  a 
writer,  Ms.  Theroux  said,  "You  don't 
always  feel  like  you're  born  again.  I 
began  writing  during  a  very  unhappy 
period  of  my  life.  I  was  thirty-four  and  I 
woke  up  in  the  middle  ofmhe  night  and 
thought,  'How'd  I  get  into  this  fix?. 
There  was  an  old  typewriter  that  I'd 
always  kept  in  my  room  there,  so  I  just 
got  up,  sat  down  at  the  typewriter  and 
started  to  write.  It  was  just  that  I  had 
something  to  say." 

Theroux  submited  the  article  she  had 
written  that  night  to  a  magazine  and, 
almost  as  if  in  a  fairy  tale,  the  article 
was  accepted  for  publication.  Since 
then,  Phyllis  Theroux  has  become  deep- 
ly involved  in  "writing  for  children" 
and  articulating  the  "thrust"  of  her 
first  childhood  impressions. 


Life  in  Morocco 


continued  from  Page  6 

pesetas  to  dirhams  while  two  tittle  boys 
stared  in  through  the  plate  glass  win- 
dow, looking  hungry,  holding  out  their 
hands  and  pointing  to  their  mouths. 
After  a  minute,  though,  they  broke  into 
laughter  and  ran  down  the  street.  And 
in  the  Marrekech  Express  the  Moroc- 
can who  wanted  to  live  in  the  United 
States  watched  as  Chasey  and  Freeman 
played  backgammon,  and  when  she 
won  with  a  lucky  roll  she  laughed,  and 
the  Moroccan  laughed  and  shook  her 
hand  in  congratulaitons,  and  soon 
Freeman  started  laughing,  the  Moroc- 
can said  something  in  Arabic  and 
started  laughing  harder. 

"What  are  we  laughing  about?" 
Freeman  asked. 

Chasey  tried  to  catch  her  breath.  "I 
don't  know."  She  started  laughing 
again,  and  turned  to  me.  "What's  so 
funny?" 

I  looked  over  at  the  Moroccan.  "You 
Just  shook  his  left  hand." 


And  maybe  that's  the  most  important 
thing  I  found  in  Morocco— there  may  be 
poverty,  and  unclean  conditions,  and 
there  is  certainly  a  lot  of  desperation, 
but  there  is  also  a  definite  sense  of 
humor.  That's  the  kind  of  thing  that 
gets  you  through  long  nights  in  cold, 
dirty  train  stations. 

Chasey  just  woke  up.  Peter  and 
Freeman  look  pretty  warm,  but  my 
hands  are  freezing,  so  I  think  I'll  accept 
the  challenge  I  just  got  to  play  a  best- 
out-of-five  series  of  backgammon.  We 
still  have  two  hours  before  we  catch  the 
train  for  Tanger  that  will  eventually  get 
us  to  Spain  and  points  north,  and  I  need 
something  to  keep  my  mind  off  the  cold. 

I  just  learned  to  play  backgammon  on 
this  trip,  and  I've  started  to  learn  the 
basic  moves,  but  already  it's  driving 
my  crazy,  After  this  vacation  I  think  I'll 
retire.  But  for  now  I  think  I'll  play  it 
again,  just  one  more  time. 


Preppy  Look  Featuring: 

•Ms  Thomson  •Dean 

•  Woolrich  •  Tally-Ho 

Bonnett's  townya  country  Shop 

Midtown  Mall       Chesicnown.  Md. 


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Women's  Spring  Athletics 
Get  Going 

by  JEFF  ALDERSON 


Although  the  fall  season  is  over, 
Coach  Penny  Fall  is  having  spring 
volleyball  teaching  practice.  "This  is 
mostly  to  work  on  technique  changes 
needed  in  each  person,"  she  said.  "We 
can  just  concentrate  on  the  techniques 
without  the  pressure  of  a  game.  We  can 
make  mistakes." 

When  school  resumes  in  the  fall,  the 
volleyball  team  only  has  two  weeks  to 
prepare  for  the  first  game.  "This  is  the 
only  chance  we  have  to  get  the  proper 
technique  in  our  heads, "  Fall  said. 

The  practices  began  right  after  tbe 
holiday  break.  The  girls  practice  for  an 
hour  and  a  half,  three  days  a  week. 
These  practices  end  next  week.  During 
this  time,  Fall  has  had  an  opportunity 
to  work  with  the  girls  on  certain  aspects 
of  their  game  such  as  changes  in  their 
serve,  hitting,  or  blocking. 

Fall  Is  optimistic  about  the  upcoming 
season.  "With  Julie  Wheeler 
graduating  we'll  need  a  setter,"  she 
stated.  "Karen  Perkinson,  Kamie 
McGlynn,  and  Ann  Plummer  are  all 
possibilities.  Cheryl  Loss,  Anne  Most, 
Laura  Chase,  Christina  Ragonesi,  and 
Julie  Skelton  are  all  hitting  better  and 
they'll  know  more  this  fall.  The  en- 
thusiasm is  very  good." 

Tennis 

The  Washington  College  tennis  team 
has  begun  practicing  indoors.  "If  ever 
we  had  a  rebuilding  year  this  is  it,"  said 
Coach  Fall.  "Of  the  six  starters  last 
year,  none  returned." 

The  team  veterans  include  Holll 
Young  and  Shannon  Crosby,  both  back 
from  their  junior  year  abroad  in 
Europe,  and  Bria  Beckman.  "All  the 
rest  will  be  new,"  said  Fall.  "The 
freshmen  will  learn  a  lot  this  year. 
We'll  be  playing  a  tough  schedule." 

Fall  hopes  that  the  freshmen  won't  be 
discouraged  by  this  season.  Without 
seasoned  veterans,  Fall  is  placing 
freshmen  higher  seeded  than  usual.  "In 
the  past  we've  been  able  to  start 
freshmen  at  lower  numbers.  We've 
been  able  to  keep  them  out  of  the  lion's 
den,  but  we  can't  do  that  this  year." 

The  team  and  individual  players  are 
in  for  some  inevitable  defeats  especial- 
ly against  such  tough  teams  as 
Salisbury  State,  American  University, 
and  Catholic  University.  "We're  going 
to  take  some  bumps,"  Fall  admitted, 


but  we'll  learn  a  lot.  If  we  keep  the  en- 
thusiasm up  we  can  eventually  build  a 
strong  team." 
Crew,  Softball,  Lacrosse 

"Woman's  crew  looks  to  be  THE 
veteran  team  this  year,"  said  Fall. 
"They  have  a  very  strong  nucleus  of 
girls.  We  can  look  for  good  things." 

Head  coach  for  the  crew  Is  John 
Wagner.  Valerie  Marsh  is  captain.  This 
is  her  third  year  as  either  captain  or 
co-captain. 

"Crew  has  a  nice  group  of  girls. 
They're  conditioning  strong  and  have  a 
good  schedule.  They  may  lose  a  few  but 
they'll  give  everyone  a  run  for  the 
money,"  commented  Fall. 

The  women's  lacrosse  club  has  a 
five-game  schedule  this  year.  "They're 
playing  as  a  club  rather  than  a  con- 
ference team,"  said  Fall.  "I  hope 
they'll  have  a  good  turnout." 

Nancy  Dick  and  Jody  Dudderar  are 
in  charge  of  the  club  on  a  volunteer 
basis.  "They  did  a  nice  job  with  It  last 
year  and  it  should  be  the  same  this 
year,"  she  said. 

There  will  be  a  Softball  organiza- 
tional meeting  on  Wednesday  February 
18  at  6:30  p.m.  in  the  Cain  Athletic 
Center.  The  team  will  have  a  new  coach 
this  year,  Jenny  Butler. 

Butler  has  had  much  experience  as 
an  umpire  and  coach.  She  graduated 
from  W.C.  two  years  ago  and  was  a 
prime  mover  for  getting  the  Softball 
team  started.  "The  team  definitely 
won't  suffer  from  a  lack  of  enthusiasm 
from  Jenny,"  Fall  said. 

"It  looks  like  a  good  returning 
group,"  Fall  said.  "If  all  the  girls  come 
back  from  last  year  they  should  do  a 
good  Job.  They'll  be  playing  a  tough 
schedule,  though." 

As  director  of  women's  athletics  at 
W.C.  Fail  has  one  main  concern;  "We 
have  a  lot  of  sports  for  a  small  group  of 
girls.  These  can  only  be  successful  If 
the  women  are  very  serious  and  highly 
motivated  and  are  extremely  responsi- 
ble to  participation.  If  they  give  a  half 
effort  we  can't  build.  To  ensure  that 
these  girls  remain  loyal  to  their  goals 
and  their  sport  they  need  support  from 
the  student  body  and  administration. 
This  is  a  big  part  of  the  girls'  college  life 
and  they  get  little  recognition  for  their 
efforts.  I'm  very  proud  of  the  girls  we 
have." 


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Pulled  Muscle?  Go  See  Tony 


by  BOB  STRONG 


Talk  about  a  pair  of  hands.  Strong  but 
gentle.  These  hands  massage,  bandage, 
support  and  mold  young  people.  In- 
credible hands  which  belong  to  Tony 
Dougal. 

Watching  Tony,  Washington  Col- 
lege's new  athletic  trainer,  is  more  than 
an  experience:  it  is  a  revelation,  Wise 
counsel,  patient  expertise  and  affection 
are  the  grist  for  his  mill.  Nothing  slip- 
shod here.  If  that  swelling  needs  alter- 
nate hot  and  cold  hydrotherapy— you 
get  it.  If  weight  must  be  kept  off  an 
ankle  for  seven  days—  you  do  it. 
Trainer's  orders  are  not  open  to  appeal. 

But  a  good  trainer's  responsabilities 
go  deeper  than  pulled  ligaments  or  even 
greenstick  fractures.  Tony  is  rapport. 
The  endless  platitudes  that  paper  the 
training  room  walls  are  not  empty 
cliches.  They  are  Tony  Dougal. 

Watch  him  tenderly  elevate  a  swollen 
ankle  and  remark  with  pride  at  the 
reduction  in  swelling;  observe  Tony  in- 
sisting that  more  padding  be  placed 
over  a  leg  abrasion— to  prevent  greater 
injury;  notice  this  man  come  to  his  feet 
when  a  player— on  either  side—  Is 
down,  and  you  will  know  Tony  Dougal 
in  a  moment.  Anyone  can  see,  this  man 
cares. 

Raised  in  the  Pennsylvania  coal  belt, 
Tony  Dougal,  wanted  out.  Sports  were 
his  passport  to  something  better.  Hav- 
ing demonstrated  exceptional  athletic 
talents  while  participating  in  high 
school  sports,  Tony  was  offered  several 
collegiate  scholarships. 

Tony  chose  Temple  University.  When 
asked  why,  he  simply  said,  "because 
they  offered  me  the  best  deal  at  a  time 
when  the  deal  meant  quite  a  lot." 

The  choice  was  good.  Good  for  Tony; 
good  for  Temple.  After  two  seasons, 


Tony  was  offered  a  contract  with  the 
New  York  Yankees.  But  Tony  turned 
down  this  opportunity  in  order  that  he 
might  complete  bis  education.  Later  he 
did  sign  with  the  Boston  Red  Sox  and 
put  in  a  full  season  at  Fenway  Park. 

Baseball  was  not  Tony's  only  athletic 
talent;  those  hands  could  grip  a  football 
as  well.  Before  returning  to  school  for 
graduate  study,  Tony  played  for  the 
Philadelphia  Eagles,  then  a  member  of 
the  Infant  NFL. 

After  receiving  his  M.S.  in  health  and 
Physical  Education  at  Columbia,  Tony 
became  head  trainer  and  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  physical  education  as  well  as 
assistant  football  coach  and  head 
hockey  and  lacrosse  coach  at  the 
University  of  New  Hampshire. 

From  '47'62  Tony  was  head  trainer 
and  assistant  football  coach  at  Dart- 
smouth.  Then,  in  '62,  he  came  to  Boston 
University.  There,  in  addition  to  his 
coaching  and  training  duties,  Tony 
taught  athletic  training  and  correotive 
therapy  courses  on  graduate  and 
undergraduate  levels. 

To  list  all  of  the  professional  awards 
that  Tony  has  received  would  be  an  am- 
bitious project  in  itself.  Here  are  just  a 
few:  New  England  Sports  Writers 
Trainer  of  the  Year  '64,  National 
Athletic  Trainer's  Association  selection 
for  Hall  of  Fame  '74,  Sheafer  Pen 
Award  for  Outstanding  Contribution  to 
College  Hockey  '76,  Citation  for  over  a 
thousand  hours  of  volunteer  work  for 
the  Red  Cross. 

Twice  Tony  turned  down  op- 
portunities to  travel  with  the  U.S. 
Olympic  Team  as  their  trainer  so  that 
he  could  continue  his  duties  at  Boston 
University. 
Duty  seems  to  be  an  Important  con- 


cept to  Tony.  Although  caring  for  in- 
juries and  therapy  take  up  a  great  deal 
of  any  trainer's  time,  Tony  believes  his 
mission  is  teaching.  Preventive  care  is 
his  primary  focus. 

Officially  Tony  is  employed  part  time 
by  the  college's  athletic  department. 
But  only  officially.  When  the  team 
travels,  Tony  goes.  When  an  injury  re- 
quires attention  at  night  or  on 
weekends,  Tony  is  available. 

The  importance  that  a  trainer  of  Tony 
Dougal's  caliber  and  experience 
represents  to  the  success  of  a  team  is 
difficult  to  evaluate.  Even  though  Tony 
just  started  at  the  college  this  year,  this 
season  alone  Coach  Finnegan  at- 
tributes at  least  four  wins  to  Tony's  ex- 
traordinary ability  to  rehabilitate  in- 
jured players.  Probably  Finnegan's 
remark  on  Tony's  value  to  WC  sports 
best  echoes  the  opinion  of  the  athletic 
department:  "I  think  havng  a  trainer 
with  Tony's  expertise,  experience  and 
genuine  interest  for  the  well  being  of 


our  athletes  and  other  students  is  the 
best  thing  that  has  happened  to  our 
athletic  program  in  the  twenty  years  I 
have  been  associated  with  the  college." 

When  asked  why  he  decided  to  come 
to  WC  Tony  hesitated,  then 
mischievously  answered,"  don't  tell 
anyone  I  said  so,  but  it  was  because  this 
school  needed  a  trainer." 

Should  you  enter  Tony's  office  you 
will  notice  innumerable  memorabilia. 
Please  handle  with  care.  Tony  will 
gladly  introduce  you  to  each.  He  will 
pause  with  you,  glance  back  lazily.  But 
Tony  has  one  chronic  eccentricity— he 
looks  forward,  indefagitably.  You  may 
notice  a  pause  and  a  momentary  wistful 
countenance  but  there  is  boundless 
energy  here  that  can't  remain  static  for 
long.  A  limping  player  will  come  in  and 
break  that  wistful  glance  and  again 
those  hands  will  perform.  One  gets  the 
feeling  Washington  College  is  a  better 
place  with  these  wise  and  working 
hands  around. 


Cagers' Playoff  Hopes  Fade 


By  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 


After  trouncing  Delaware  Valley  on 
the  road  Saturday,  in  one  of  their  finest 
offensive  displays  in  recent  memory, 
the  Washington  College  basketball 
team  suffered  a  pair  of  close  setbacks 
at  the  hands  of  conference  foes  Swar- 
thmore  and  Haverford.  These  losses 
dropped  the  Shoremen  to  a  disappoin- 
ting 2-5  MAC  record,  and  destroyed  any 
realistic  playoff  hopes. 

The  Delaware  Valley  game  was  a 
classic  "run-and-gun",  fastbreak-type 
affair  in  which  neither  squad  bothered 
playing  defense.  The  Shoremen  breezed 


Cheerleaders  not  just  Cheesecake 


The  Washington  College  cheerleaders 
have  another  week  and  a  half  left  to  "do 
their  thing"  for  the  1980-81  Basketball 
season.  "I  am  extremely  pleased  with 
the  team  this  year,  and  that's  an 
understatement."  said  Coach  Penny 
Fall,  "People  don't  fully  appreciate  the 
time  and  effort  these  girls  put  into  this 
sport." 

Fall  emphasizes  the  word  sport. 
"They  put  as  much  conditioning  and 
hard  work  into  it  as  is  needed  for  any 
varsity  sport,"  she  commented. 

Captain  Jani  Gabriel  prefers  the 
word  "team"  to  "squad."  "We  are  a 
team."  she  said,  "We  work  just  as 
hard.  We  sweat  just  as  much." 

"This  group  is  on  the  sideline  from 
the  time  starts  until  halftime  cheering 
and  again  from  after  halftime  until  the 
game  ends,"  said  Fall.  "When  halftime 
comes  or  a  time  out  is  called,  they're 
out  on  the  court.  They  go  constantly! 
They  don't  stop!" 

"Cheering  is  something  we  put  so 
much  time  into  and  then  get  so  much 


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Layout  Editor 

out  of  it,"  said  cheerleader  Sue  Watts. 
"I  think  the  fact  that  we  put  so  much 
work  into  it  and  love  it  so  much  says 
something  for  cheering." 

Fall  stated,  "These  girls  are  not  ego 
involved.  They  really  believe  that  their 
objective  is  to  help  the  basketball  team. 
When  the  team  loses  the  girls  get  very 
upset.  I  feel  that  this  has  created  an  ex- 
cellent rapport  between  the  girls  and 
the  basketball  team." 

Problems  seem  to  be  rare  among  the 
eleven  cheerleaders,  "The  only  real 
problems  we  had  were  when  Julie  Scott 
was  sick  and  when  we  lost  a*girl,"  said 
Gabriel.  "We  had  to  re-route  some 
cheers.  Thank  goodness  for  Peggy 
Opsenowski  coming  back  this  semes- 
ter. She's  really  helped  a  lot." 

The  excellent  coaching  of  Penny  Fall 
has  added  to  the  girls'  enthusiasm. 
"Miss  Fall  has  been  such  a  big  help," 
said  Watts.  "Every  line  of  criticism 
helped  so  much.  She  not  only  cares  for 
us  as  a  team  but  for  each  of  us  as  a  per- 
son." 


This  year's  cheerleading  team 
deserves  much  favorable  recognition. 
Gabriel  admitted.  "This  has  been  the 
best  season  ever.  There  has  been  no  en- 
thusiasm problem."  With  the  majority 
of  the  squad  returning  next  year  the 
outlook  for  the  next  season  is  very  pro- 
mising. 


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to  a  comfortable  ten-point  half  time 
lead  against  their  hapless  host.  Led  by 
senior  guard  Craig  (Langstein)  Lang- 
wost,  who  tallied  a  game-high  22  points, 
and  front-liners  Tom  Keefe  and  Joe 
Moye,  the  cagers  rolled  to  an  easy  vic- 
tory over  Delaware  Valley,  whose 
record  fell  to  3-18  following  the  loss. 

In  Monday's  conference  rematch  at 
Swarthmore,  the  two  squads  engaged  In 
another  thrilling  contest,  but  with  the 
same  unfortunate  result,  as  the 
Quakers  edged  the  Shoremen,  83-77. 
The  cagers  were  unable  to  cool  the  hot 
hand  of  George  Dougherty,  who  popped 
In  30  points  to  lead  Swarthmore's  winn- 
ing effort.  Dave  Blackwell's  22  points 
and  freshman  Tom  Keefe's  17  led  the 
Shore  scoring. 

A  porous  Shore  defense  allowed  a 
visiting  Haverford  team  45  first  half 
points  as  the  Shoremen  fell  behind  ear- 
ly In  another  conference  encounter.  The 
Fords  were  consistently  able  to  get  the 
ball  Inside,  where  burly  senior  Mike 
Racke  dumped  in  16  before  intermis- 
sion. Dave  Blackwell  and  Joe  Moye 
countered  with  12  points  each  as  the 
Cagers  were  down  nine  at  the  half.  At 
the  onset  of  the  second  half  the  Shore- 
men were  unable  to  gain  momentum, 
as  Haverford  capitalized  on  free  throw 
opportunities  after  Shore  fouls  placed 
the  Fords  in  the  bonus  situation. 
However,  with  about  eight  minutes  to 
play,  the  Shoremen  began  a  furious 
comeback  in  which  their  press  forced  - 
Haverford  to  continually  turn  the  ball 
over.  With  Jim  Corey  hitting  on  back- 
to-back  jumpshots,  the  Cagers  rallied 
to  knot  the  contest  in  the  final  minutes. 
Down  one  following  a  Ford  foul  shot, 
the  Shoremen  gained  possession  with  39 
seconds  to  play.  After  several  timeouts, 
the  Cagers  worked  the  ball  to  Corey, 
whose  last-second  shot  had  won  the 
previous  Washlngton-Haverford  clash. 
His  shot  didn't  fall,  however,  and  a 
post-buzzer  foul  shot  by  Haverford 
sealed  a  70-68  verdict. 


THE 


Volume  52,  Number  17 


Friday,  February  20, 1981 


Registration  Changes  Proposed 


A  proposal  has  been  made  to  change 
registration  procedures. 

Dr.  Richard  Brown,  chairman  of  the 
Mathematics  department,  has  pro- 
posed that  students  register  at  the  same 
time  they  see  their  advisors.  The 
replacement  of  the  old  computer  with 
the  new  Prime  550  eliminates  the  use  of 
IBM  punch  cards  for  registration.  This 
would  not  only  replace  the  dining  hall 
system,  but  also  upgrade  the  registra- 
tion process.  "I  find  it  a  very  good 
change,"  said  Registrar  Erroon  Poster. 

The  proposal  is  still  tentative,  and  ad- 
vising days  may  be  eliminated  In  favor 
of  another  process.  "As  always  there 
'  as  been  a  bit  of  controversy;  some 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 

think  the  advising  days  excellent,  and 
some  do  not,"  said  Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke.  For  this  semester 
however,  students  will  be  advised  and 
register  on  the  scheduled  days.  One 
suggestion  has  been  to  extend  registra- 
tion to  several  days  or  a  week,  in  which 
seniors  would  be  advised  and  register 
on  one  day,  and  that  list  entered  into  the 
computer,  followed  by  juniors,  sopho- 
mores and  freshmen  on  successive 
days.  Thus  faculty  members  could  have 
a  daily  list  of  the  class  registration. 
Professors  could  have  greater  control 
over  class  size.  , 

Registration  itself  will  be  more  ac- 
curate with  the  elimination  of  the  din- 


ing hall  system.  "This  forces  the  stu- 
dent to  go  back  to  the  advisor  to  be  re- 
advlsed,  rather  than  Just  adding  on  a 
course,"  said  Foster,  Program  cards 
filled  out  by  advisors  are  often  inac- 
curate by  the  time  they  reach  the 
Registrar's  Office,  since  the  tendency 
Is  to  change  courses  when  scheduled 
classes  are  full  without  informing  the 
advisor. 

The  only  objection  so  far  has  been  the 
fear  that  registration  would  become  too 
Impersonal.  Professors  would  not  have 
the  chance  as  a  whole  to  see  students 
and  perhaps  advise  them  on  taking 
other  courses.  "One  concern  was  to  not 
let  the  students  become  numbers,"  said 
Clarke. 


Curriculum  Requirements  Proposed 


In  a  fourteen-page  memorandum  to 
the  members  of  the  faculty,  the 
Academic  Council  submits  their  pro- 
posed cur  ricular  revisions  today. 

The  proposal,  which  contains  eight 
overall  recommendations,  each  conta- 
ing  various  ideas,  has  been  studied  by 
the  Council  since  1979.  Recently,  a  sub- 
committee was  formed  to  aide  in 
finalizing  the  ideas  proposed  by  the 
Council. 

"Basically,  whlat  it  Is  is  a  number  of 
recommendations  concerning  distribu- 
tion, and  a  writing  program  which  will 
now  be  voted  upon  by  the  faculty  at 
their  March  meeting,"  said  Dean  of  the 
College  Garry  Clarke,  who  serves  as 
chairman  of  the  Academic  Council.  If 
the  faculty  passes  the  proposal  in 
March,  It  would  become  effective  dur- 
ing the  upcoming  school  year. 

Thoughts  concerning  changes  In  the 
curriculum  have  been  discussed  for  a 
long  time.  "It's  a  complicated  Issue,  " 
said  Clarke.  "There  have  been  a  lot  of 
facets  and  many  opinions  as  to  what 
would  constitute  a  writing  require- 
ment." Such  a  requirement  is  the  main 
issue  as  proposed  by  the  Council. 

President  of  the  S.G.A.,  Jay  Young, 
said,  "This  Is  something  which  has 
been  of  great  concern  to  the  S.G.A." 
Both    Young    and    Geoff    Garinther, 


Poll  Taken  on 

Hill  Dorms 

Housing 

by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 
In  a  poll  taken  by  the  S.G.A.  for 
presentation  to  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  67  percent  of  the  365 
students  participating  voted  that,  "Hill 
Dorm  Housing  should  remain  restrict- 
ed to  use  by  the  fraternities."  One  nun 
dred  twenty,  or  33  percent  voted  that, 
"Hill  Dorm  Housing  should  be  open  to 
any  Interest  group,  as  concluded  by  the 
Student  Affairs  Committee  of  the 
Faculty."  Of  the  students  attending  the 
meals  at  which  the  vote  was  taken,  83 
percent  voted. 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 
S.G.A.  Vice  President,  have  been  con- 
cerned with  the  proposal  Itself.  "We 
made  every  effort  to  communicate  to 
the  Dean  that  this  was  a  top  academic 
priority  because  we  felt  that  it  is  a  great 
deficiency." 
Curriculum  Revisions 

In  the  time  since  the  Council  has 
studies  the  fourcourse  curriculum  and 
the  system  in  general  at  Washington 
College,  they  were  concerned  with 
determining  if  such  a  system  offered 
the  students  a  sound  education.  After 
concluding  that  the  system  was  a  good 
one  and  should  not  be  changed,  specific 
problems  were  addressed,  including 
"the  distribution  requirement,  English 
and  Mathematics  competencies,  and  an 
honors  program,"  states  the  Academic 
Council  In  their  proposal. 

Specifically,  the  Council  looked  at  the 
fact  that  "Many  students  at  Washing- 
ton College  require  assistance  In 
developing  writing  skills."  In  addition, 
problems  concerning  naturla  science 
studies,  foreign  language  studies  and 
new  areas  of  study  were  considered. 

Primarily,  the  Council  recommends 
in  their  proposal  a  Freshman  Writing 
Program.  The  Council  states  that 
"written  expression  of  facility  In 
writing  is  a  central  part  of  a  student's 
academic  experiences  at  Washington 
College." 

A  Writing  Requirement  has  been 
recommended  for  consideration  by  the 
faculty  at  its  March  meeting.  The  Coun- 
cil has  proposed  several  areas  of 
change  in  regards  to  such  a  program. 
Under  the  proposal  a  student  could 
have  the  option  of  three  different 
choices  In  order  to  fill  such  a  require- 
ment. In  each  of  the  three  componoents 
In  which  writing  would  be  stressed,  a 
student  would  have  to  achieve  a  level  of 
C  In  written  Work.  If  such  a  level  were 
not  reached,  the  student  would  be  re- 
quired to  take  additional  courses  with 
the  writing  component. 
The  Writing  Workshop 

In  connection  with  the  writing  re- 
quirement, the  Council  has  proposed 
that  the  Writing  Workshop  be  used 
more  effectively  for  the  benefit  of 
students.  By  testing  freshmen's  writing 
skills  it  could  be  determined  which 
students  would  benefit  from  additional 


help  in  writing.  If  passed,  freshmen 
who  are  thought  to  need  additional  help 
would  be  required  to  meet  with  the 
workshop  Instructor  for  a  period  of  one 
semester,  completed  by  the  sophomore 
year  In  order  for  the  student  to  remain 
at  Washington  College. 

Yet  such  work,  the  Council  proposes, 
is  not  the  sole  responsability  of  the 
English  Department.  Instead,  the 
Council  hopes  that  "the  faculty  of 
Washington  College  Is  encouraged  to 
make  writing  an  integral  part  of  each 
course." 
General  Recommendations 

In  three  short  recommendations,  the 
Council  suggests  that  "two  semester 
sourses  from  each  of  the  four  distribu- 
tion groups  plus  two  semester  courses 
elected  from  each  of  two  groups  con- 
stitute the  distribution  reqlurement."  It 
Is  also  suggested  that  students  may 
take  two  semester  courses  for  dlstrlbu- 


Birthday  Ball 
Plans  in  Full 
Swing 

by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

The  Washington's  Birthday  Ball 
plans  are  In  full  swing  and  the  Ball 
Itself  will  be  held  on  Saturday,  Febru- 
ary 28  from  9:00p.m.  til  2:00a.m.  In  the 
Cain  Athletic  Center. 

The  Moonlighters  will  provide  the 
music  for  the  black  tie  affair.  Ac- 
cording to  Kathy  Myrlck  DeProspo, 
Director  of  Publications  and  Public  In- 
formation, The  Moonlighters  will  cost 
$1025  as  compared  to  the  $3000  paid  last 
year  for  Lester  Lanln  and  his  Or- 
chestra. The  proceeds  from  the  Birth- 
day Ball  are  used  for  the  Washington 
College  Scholarship  Fund.  Last  year's 
profits  amounted  to  $1500.  "Because  the 
band  Is  costing  us  less  this  year,  we  are 
hoping  to  Increase  our  profits,"  Myrlck 
Deprospo  said. 

Myrlck  DeProspo  expects  about  1000 
people  to  attend.  Because  the  Mainte- 
nance Department  Is  setting  up  enough 
tables  to  seat  only  800  comfortably,  she 
advises  going  early  to  get  a  good  seat. 
The  decorations  will  be  provided  by  the 
Freshman  Class.  Refreshments  will  be 
on  sale  by  the  Washington  College  Food 
Service. 

The  Washington's  Birthday  Ball  Is 
the  highlight  of  the  annual  celebration 
of  the  birthday  of  Washington  College's 
namesake.  Said  Myrlck,  "It's  our 
Founder's  Day  celebration,  so  to 
speak,"  Tickets  are  available  in  the 
Student  Affairs  Office  and  are  priced  at 
$6.00  per  couple  for  students.  The 
tickets  for  non-students  are  $15.00  per 
couple  and  are  available  in  the  Public 
Relations  Office. 

tlon  under  the  Pass/Fall  system. 

The  formal  studies  reqlurement, 
under  a  fourth  recommendation,  could 
be  satisfied  in  six  dlffernet  ways.  Each 
deals  with  courses  in  Mathematics, 
Computer  Science,  Music  Theory, 
Foreign  Laguages,  and  Logic. 
Music  Department  Recommendation 

The  Council  has  also  taken  the  advice 
of  the  Music  Department  In  their  pro- 
posal, In  the  suggestion  of  a  modifica- 
tion within  the  four  course  system, 
which  would  suit  the  nature  of  music 
study.  Since  there  are  studies  of  music 
which  do  not  fit  Into  a  full  semester 
plan,  the  Course  Credit  System  has 
benn  recommended. 

Continued  on  Page  4 


Ondlneta  being  presented  tonight  and  tomorrow  night  In  the  Tawes  Theater 


™.  m-MngtanColtow  Klm-rTld»y,  February  ao,  ism-Page  a 


Editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


The  announcement  two  weeks  ago  that  a  relatively  unknown, 
no  matter  how  worthy,  gentleman  had  agreed  to  be  this  year  s 
commencement  speaker  gives  another  indication  of  the  deep  and 
major  problem  at  this  institution-lack  of  leadership. 

That  for  the  third  consecutive  year  none  of  the  speakers  sug- 
gested by  the  senior  class,  without  whom,  after  all.there  would 
be  no  commencement  could  be  attracted  to  the  Washington  Col- 
lege graduation  is  appalling.  Why  can't  this  administration 
deliver  a  figure  of  national  stature  for  the  most  important  event 
of  the  academic  year?  .    ■  '  - 

Students  have  gradually  realized  that  the  best,  often  the  only, 
way  to  get  something  done  is  to  do  it  themselves.  The  need  for  a 
student  center  was  recognized  because  of  a  student/faculty 
report  the  initial  plans  and  cost  estimates  were  developed  by  the 
students,  and  what  little  constructive  work  that  has  been  done  in 
the  last  several  months  has  been  done  by  students.  The  ad- 
ministration has  depended  on  the  students  for  all  of  this.  Perhaps 
it  has  come  to  rely  on  student  initiatives  for  everything. 

The  risk  is  that  students  will  refuse  to  continue  to  involve 
themselves  that  they  will  become  apathetic,  especially  with  the 
knowledge  that  they  will  get  little  praise  and  little  help  from  this 
administration  for  their  efforts.  The  students  and  faculty  are 
both  doing  their  share.  It's  time  for  the  administration  to  do 
likewise. 


Letter  to  the  Editor 
Editorial  Disagreement  Rebuttal 


To  the  Editor: 

It  has  been  a  month  since  Ronald 
Reagan  was  sworn  In  as  President  of 
the  United  States.  Since  the  first  day  of 
his  administration,  President  Reagan 
and  his  spokesmen  have  made  It  clear 
that  he  intends  to  carry  through  on  his 
campaign  pledge  to  cut  the  federal 
budget.  To  do  otherwise  would  be  to 
betray  millions  of  voters  who  supported 
him  because  of  this  pledge. 

The  editorial  in  last  week's  Elm 
described  several  of  the  programs  that 
were  going  to  have  their  funding 
reduced.  It  went  on  to  suggest  that 
reduced  funding  for  these  programs 
would  adversely  affect  the  quality  of 
our  lives  during  and  after  college.  It  is 
impossible  to  deny  that  any  budget  cut 
would  have  no  short-term  ill  effects.  It 
is  important,  however,  to  remember 
the  reasons  for  which  President 
Reagan  wants  to  make  these  cuts. 

This  country  faces  some  very  real 
economic  problems.  Double-digit  infla- 
tion is  threatening  many  Americans's 
confidence  in  our  econmlc  system.  The 
American  economy  is  not  growing  fast 
enough  to  provide  jobs  for  all  people 
who  want  to  earn  a  decent  living.  Ob- 
viously changes  are  needed  to  get  the 
economy  back  on  track. 

By  reducing  federal  spending  and 
taking  less  money  away  from 
Americans  in  the  form  of  taxes  and  in- 
flation. President  Reagan  hopes  to 
foster  economic  growth.  This  growth 
would  contribute  to  every  citizen's  stan- 
dard of  liveng.  This  is  better  than  conti- 
nuing to  prop  up  individuals  through  the 
patchwork  of  federal  programs. 


rjgEL 

Editor-in-Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

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Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

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Academic  Hill  Dorm  Housing 


It  is  not  certain  that  President 
Reagan  will  get  all  of  the  budget  cuts  he 
asked  for.  Nor  is  It  guaranteed  that 
these  cuts  will  have  the  desired  effects. 
What  is  clear  is  that  now  is  a  time  for 
bold  action.  President  Reagan  is  at- 
tempting to  attack  our  economic  pro- 
blems through  budget  and  tax  cuts.  It's 
time  to  break  out  of  the  pattern  of 
throwing  money  at  our  problems  and 
start  on  a  constructive  path.  We  should 
support  the  President  and  work  for  real 
economic  growth. 

Sincerely, 
Winston  Elliott 

Dear  Editor: 

Almost  every  county,  city,  institu- 
tion, or  coalition  in  the  nation  has  its 
own  pet  project  that  it  simply  cannot 
live  without,  and  the  nation  itself  has 
scores  if  not  hundreds: 
,  .  .  such  asthe  town  which  has  to  have 
three  new  school  buildings,  when  clean- 
ing up  the  ones  they  have  (and 
punishing  vandalism)  would  do  just  as 
well,  for  a  while. 

...  or  having  more  and  more  federal 
employees  when  the  ones  we  have  don't 
earn  their  keep. 

...  or  even  funding  for  the  National  En- 
dowment for  the  Arts,  public  television, 
and  'extended'  unemployment  benefits 
as  stated  in  your  last  editorial. 

Thinking  men  and  women  are 
frightened  by  the  deadly  results  of  In- 
flation. And  a  major  cause  of  Inflation 
is  spending  more  than  we  take  In  and 
printing  money  to  pay  for  the  resulting 
deficits  The  funds  for  all  of  these  pet 

Continued  on  Page  4 


Dear  Editor: 

I  am  tired.  1  am  tired  of  Justifying  an 
academic  program  which  has  meant 
more  to  me  In  my  four  years  at 
Washington  College  than  anything  else. 
I  am  talking  about  the  Writer's  Union.  I 
am  talking  about  Richmond  House.  It  Is 
a  fallacy  that  the  Writer's  Union  could 
not,  at  Oils  very  moment,  fill  a  HU1 
Dorm  with  students.  It  Is  a  fallacy  that 
the  tradition  of  Washington  CoUege 
belongs  with  fraternities  and  not  the 
liberal  arts.  It  Is  a  fallacy  that 
academic  housing  would  Isolate  the  in- 
telligent students  from  the  rest  of  the 
campus.  (It  takes  about  90  students  to 
fill  those  three  dorms— aren't  there 
more  than  90  Intelligent  and  creative 
students  on  this  campus?  I  think  so.) 
The  thought  that  the  campus  would 
ostracize  students  living  in  such  hous- 
ing (or  vice  versa)  Is  absurd  and  op- 
poses the  very  core  of  the  proposal  for 
academic  housing. 

I  am  growing  annoyed  with  the  state- 
ment that  academic  groups,  specifical- 
ly writers,  do  not  fit  In  with  the  rest  of 
the  student  body.  Well,  I  am  a  student 
and  I,  too,  am  concerned  about  the 
future  of  our  college.  The  life  of  this  col- 
lege depends  upon  the  quality  of  the 
academic  environment;  not  the  glori- 
fication of  fraternal  social  life.  This  Is 
not  a  country  club.  Fraternities  play  a 
vital  role  In  campus  life  that  cannot  be 
Ignored  and  many  Intelligent  and  con- 
cerned students  are  members,  yet  the 
present  apathy  of  students  toward  the 
liberal  arts  tradition  of  the  college 
demands  the  attention  of  the  SGA, 
Writer's  Union,  Ski  Club,  Fraternities 
and  Sororities,  Faculty,  Administra- 
tion, and  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors alike.  Washington  College  can  not 
continue  to  attract  Intelligent  students 
to  a  college  which  refuses  continually  to 
upgrade  the  quality  of  education  and 
related  facilities. 

Richmond  House  will  most  likely  be 
torn   down.   This   faculty   serves   all 


students  Interested  In  the  creative 
writing  program  at  the  coUege,  a  pro- 
gram that  draws  so  many  freshmen 
here  each  year.  The  office  of  the  Writer 
In  Residence  Is  located  at  Richmond 
House  for  easy  access  to  students  who 
want  help  with  their  work.  Two 
libraries  contain  texts,  back  Issues  of 
Uterary  reviews,  magazines,  and  small 
press  publications  for  student  use. 
Visiting  writers,  most  notable  Allen 
Ginsberg  have  come  to  the  House  to 
meet  and  talk  with  students  about 
writing,  about  life.  Poet  John  Ashbery 
wUl  be  visiting  the  CoUege  In  April.  The 
offices  of  student  literary  publications 
are  In  Richmond  House.  The  potential 
to  be  found  In  the  Improvement  of  the 
existing  faculty  cannot  be  so  easUy 
shrugged  off.  The  House,  as  It  Is,  Is  not 
physlcaUy  adequate  to  deal  with  all  of 
the  students  who  want  to  be  olosely  in- 
volved—it can  house  only  nine  students 
and  remain  open  to  the  rest.  There  are 
at  least  fifty  student  writers  on  campus. 
What  wUl  happen  to  the  creative  writ- 
Ing  program  when  its  only  faculty  Is 
destroyed?  We  have  been  given  no 
tangible  encouragement  from  the  ad- 
ministration. 

An  academic  faculty,  Richmond 
House,  is  thriving  now  at  Washington 
CoUege.  Why  not  encourage  academic 
programs  encompassing  a  variety  of 
disciplines  and  aUow  them  to  thrive 
within  the  heart  of  the  campus,  the  Hill 
Dormitories,  and  serve  aU  students- 
fraternity  and  non-fraternity  (If  such 
an  absurd  distinction  is 
necessary)— whether  they  live  in  the 
buildings  or  not.  Why  not  reassert  the 
liberal  arts  at  Washington  College. 

I  am  grateful  to  the  English  Depart- 
ment for  supporting  the  creative 
writing  program  at  Richmond  House. 
They  have  given  student  writers  the  op- 
portunity to  make  the  process  of  learn- 
ing much  more  than  a  classroom  ex- 
perience. It  is  a  living  experience. 
Please,  do  not  let  it  slip  away. 


Thank  you. 

Lee  Ann  Chearneyi 

Student 


Dear  Editor: 

The  question  of  who  ultimately  lives 
In  the  HU1  Dorms  when  they  are 
finished  does  indeed  seem  to  be  a  major 
pastime  on  campus  these  days.  All  of 
the  discussion,  whether  it  be  in  commit- 
tees of  faculty  or  students  over  dinner, 
or  in  the  Elm  is  basicaUy  a  healthy  sign 
of  Intra-campus  concern  and  com- 
munication. I  am  a  senior  and  don't 
have  a  strong  opinion  on  the  outcome  of 
the  discussion.  But  I  am  a  little  disap- 
pointed in  the  Elm  'sef forts  to  color  that 
discussion  unfavourabley  when  the 
comments  In  a  recent  letter  to  the 
editor  were  perfecUy  reasonable  and 
deserved  more  respect  from  the 
editorial  staff;  the  same  respect  as  that 
given  to  Dr.  Halstead,  or  any  other 
member  of  the  coUege  community 
wishing  to  take  the  time  to  express  an 
opinion  through  the  coUege's  only  week- 
ly publication. 
If  It  Is  the  policy  of  the  ELM  to  inter- 


ject points  of  grammar  or  spelling  into 
letters  received  by  the  editor  they 
should  proceed  to  do  so  without  trying 
to  discredit  the  author— i.e.  simply  to 
correct  the  material.  If,  on  the 
otherhand,  It  is  the  policy  of  the  ELMtd 
present  the  letters  reoeived  as  they  are 
received  they  might  do  just  that  and  not 
draw  attention  to  spelling  errors. 
Either  policy  would  be  valid. 

I  do  feel  that  the  editor  is  given  ample 
opportunity  for  editorializing  in  the 
Editorial  space  of  each  issue  of  the  Elm 
and  should  refrain  from  doing  so  in  the 
course  of  presenting  letters  to  the 
editor.  Moreover,  there  may  have  been 
some  over-zealous  attempts  to  discredit 
Mr.  Harman's  views.  The  Initial 
"(sic)"  following  "pastime"  was 
underserved.  I  hope  that  I  have  not 
made  any  grievous  mistakes,  or  that  I 
may  be  shown  more  goodwUl  from  the 
editors  than  1  would  if  I  belonged  to  one 
of  the  campus  fraternities. 


Respectfully, 
Matthew  T.  Adrian 


Dear  Editor, 

I  have  never  been  one  to  fight  change 
when  It  Is  for  the  better.  However,  the 
recent  removal  of  The  Elm's  old 
masthead  Is  not  a  case  in  point.  Please 
change  It  back  to  the  original.  The  pre- 
sent one  looks  cheap  and  amateurish. 
Sincerely, 
Glen  Beebe 


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in  the  Alumni  House 


Conkling  Took  Christmas 
Trip  to  China 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 
Dr.    Conkling    spent    part    of    his 

Christmas  vacation  In  China. 
"I  do  a  lot  of  work  for  the  American 

Fireworks  Association  and  was  invited 

by  the  Chinese  Government  and  The 

Hong  Kong  Exporting  Association  to 

hold  seminars  about  pyrotechnics," 

said  Conkling  who  left  January  i  to 

teach  fellow  chemists. 


After  getting  over  the  eleven-hour 
time  change,  he  met  with  the  exporters 
of  Hong  Kong  for  three  days.  From 
there,  he  went  to  Canton  where  he  met 
with  120  representatives  of  fireworks 
Industries  from  all  across  China. 

He  said,  "I  met  four  days  with  them. 

"They  really  didn't  understand  what 
was  being  asked  of  them  as  far  as  our 
government  regulations  are  concerned. 
Some  of  the  chemicals  which  they  use 
in  the  manufacturing  of  their  fireworks 
have  been  banned  in  this  country,  and 
they  wanted  to  know  what  they  might 
be  able  to  use  as  replacements  for  these 
chemicals,"  he  added. 

Dr.  Conkling  was  recommended  by 
the  Hong  Kong  Exporting  Association 
because  of  all  of  his  experience  in  deal- 
ing with  pyrotechnics.  He  and  College 
President  Dr.  Joseph  McLain  have 
been  working  together  for  about  ten 
years,  and  most  of  the  present  federal 
regulations  governing  the  field  of 
pyrotechnics  were  developed  by  them 
at  Washington  College.  The  represen- 
tatives from  Hong  Kong  "felt  that  I  was 
the  logical  person  to  speak  to  them.  Dr. 
McLain  was  pretty  limited  in  spare 
time  because  of  his  duties  as  Presi- 
dent." 

On  the  first  day  we  had  a  large  session 
with  everyone  present.  The  other  days 
were  spent  with  each  of  the  five  pro- 
vinces. (The  Chinese  system  allows  for 
five  provinces  in  the  fireworks  in- 
dustry.) They  are  somewhat  In  com- 
petition with  one  another  so  they 
wanted  to  ask  questions  individually 
about  problems  they  are  having.  With 
the  individual  meeting  they  would  not 
divulge  any  company  secrets.  It  was  In- 
teresting that  in  then-  society  there  is 
competition." 
While  in  Canton,  he  was  also  taken  on 


a  tour  of  the  city  which  included  a  visit 
to  the  zoo.  Conkling  was  "very  disap- 
pointed at  the  Pandas  because  they 
were  all  three  asleep."  He  added, 
"They  also  took  me  on  a  tour  of  the  fac- 
tories. They  are  very  modern  and  I 
could  tell  that  safety  was  Important  to 
them  because  the  factories  are  very 
well  designed  to  protect  the  workers. 
Their  factories  are  newer  than  most  In 
the  United  States." 

After  a  complimentary  fireworks 
display,  he  flew  back  to  Hong  Kong  for 
an  additional  four  days  in  order  to 
discuss  what  was  settled  In  China.  Con- 
kling said,  "They  are  all  very  in- 
terested in  building  their  Industry  and 
are  willing  to  go  along  with  anything 
that  is  required  of  them.  They  were  ex- 
tremely attentive.  They  were  probably 
the  most  attentive  audience  that  I  have 
ever  addressed." 

They  also  treat  their  guests  with 
honor.  For  example,  at  banquets,  Dr. 
Conkling  was  offered  the  head  of  the 
chicken  and  ducks,  which  Is  considered 
a  delicacy.  "I  just  passed.  I  did  try 
some  foods,  however  that  I  never 
thought  I  would,  such  as  pigeon,  Sea 
Dog  and  Sea  Snake  Soup.  Other  foods  on 
the  menu  Included  Dog,  Sea  Turtle  and 
Chicken's  feet.  The  food  was  very  good; 
I  really  enjoyed  It." 

Conkling  received  a  surprise  trip  to 
Taiwan  on  his  way  home.  After  being 
over  the  ocean  for  about  three  hours, 
one  of  the  engines  on  the  plane  malfunc- 
tioned causing  the  pilot  to  make  an 
emergency  landing.  "We  landed  at  3:00 
a.m.  and  had  to  sit  on  the  plane  for  two 
hours.  They  had  taken  our  passports, 
and  we  didn't  have  any  visas,  so  we  had 
to  wait  for  supervising  personnel  to  ar- 
rive. We  were  taken  to  a  nearby  hotel 
under  guard  and  were  taken  care  of  at 
the  expense  of  the  airlines.  We  were  in 
Taiwan  for  thirteen  hours  because  they 
had  to  fly  another  plane  in  from 
Singapore." 

When  asked  what  he  missed  the  most 
during  his  stay  abroad,  he  said,  "Other 
than  my  kids,  the  only  thing  is  Just  to 
have  Americans  to  converse  with.  I 
would  have  been  lost  without  my  Hong 
Kong  Interpreter. ' ' 


Food  Service  to  Provide  Birthday  Bail  Drinks 


WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  FOOD 

SERVICE 
This  year,  as  in  the  past,  the 
Washington  College  Food  Services  will 
operate  a  cash  bar  and  concession 
stand  at  the  annual  Washington's  Bir- 
thday Ball  to  be  held  on  Saturday, 
February  28, 1981  from  9:00  to  2:00  AM. 
The  cash  bar  will  offer: 

Draft  beer  (12  oz.) 50t 

Liquor  (straight  or  mixers) Ii.oo 

Mixed  Drinks $1.25 


The  concession  stand  will  offer : 

12  ounce  soda 35< 

Bucket  of  Ice 50* 

Potato  Chips 75$ 

Pretzels  .  ~ 75< 

Plastic  glasses  and  napkins free 

The  prices  of  the  above  items  are  kept 
very  low  to  encourage  use  of  these  ser- 
vices by  the  students  and  other  guests. 
As  in  prior  years,  ice  chests  will  not  be 
permitted  inside  the  gymnasium. 


The  Annual  SGA  Student-Faculty  Auction  will 
be  Feb.  26  at  9:00  in  Wm.  Smith  Auditorium. 
Donation  plans  should  be  sent  to  Liz  Edwardsen 
through  the  Student  Mail  by  Feb.  23. 


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Hartigan  Exhibit, 
Lecture  in  Tawes 


by  SUE  JAMES 
Fine  Arts  Editor 


Grace  Hartigan,  a  leading  figure  In 
the  Baltimore  Art  world,  will  be  giving 
a  lecture  about  her  collage  wouk  and 
the  problems  of  creative  artists  on 
February  25  In  the  lobby. 

Co-sponsored  by  the  Arts  Exhibits 
and  Lecture  Series  Committees,  the  af- 
fluent artist's  lecture  of  her  art  display 
will  be  of  Interest  to  the  "literary  as 
well  as  visual  artists,"  said  Associate 
Professor  of  Art  Dr.  Robert  Janson- 
LaPalme. 

Hartigan  was  a  prominent  artist  In 
the  New  York  scene  of  the  1950's,  and  Is 
a  major  figure  In  the  art  world  at  pre- 


sent. She  has  contacts  with  Abstract 
Expressionists  in  New  York,  and  with 
such  leading  modern  writers  as  Frank 
O'Hara  and  Saul  Bellow.  Hartigan  also 
once  headed  the  Graduate  School  of  the 
Maryland  Institute  of  Art.  The  artist  Is 
also  Involved  In  a  wave  of  the  Abstract 
Expressionist  movement. 

Students  are  encouraged  to  see  the 
display  of  Hartlgan's  work  In  the  lobby 
of  the  Tawes  Theatre.  The  exhibit  will 
be  open  to  the  public  on  Monday 
February  23  from  1  to  6p.m.  Hartlgan's 
informal  lecture  on  her  display  will  be 
held  on  Wednesday,  February  25  at  7: 30 
p.m.  in  the  Fine  Arts  lobby. 


Mills,  Clarke  To  Present  Recital 


by  SUE  JAMES 
Fine  Arts  Editor 


Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  and 
Assistant  Professor  of  Music  Kathleen 
Mills  will  be  performing  In  piano 
recitals  at  three  locations  In  March. 

Cecil  Community  College  Is  first  on 
their  schedule  of  performances,  with 
Denison  University,  in  Granville,  Ohio, 
as  their  second  stop.  Clarke  and  Mills 
will  then  give  a  performance  at  Wash- 
ington College  on  March  24. 

The  program  for  the  recital  consists 
of  selections  from  Mozart  (Sonata  for 
Two  Pianos),  Mllhand  (Scaramouche), 
and  Brahms  (Variations  on  a  Theme  by 
Haydn).  Clarke  and  Mills  are  also  in- 
cluding a  nostalgic  "self-prepared",  on 
which  the  two  collaborated  while 
students  at  Cornell  College  in  Iowa. 

Dean  Clarke  and  Professor  Mills 
selected  pieces  for  their  duo  piano 


recital  last  June,  and  have  been  prac- 
ticing since  September. 

•The  Washington  College  Chorus  will 
be  performing  at  the  Birthday  Ball  Con- 
vocation at  2 p.m.  on  February  28. 


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Shoremen  Drop  Two  Conference  Games 


After  dropping  a  pair  of  MAC  con- 
ference battles,  the  Washington  College 
basketball  team's  record  fell  to  13-11, 
with  a  paltry  2-7  league  slate.  The 
squad's  dual  setbacks  came  at  the 
hands  of  conference-leaders  Ursinus 
and  Widener. 

Saturday  the  cagers  faced  the  same 
Ursinus  team  that  had  edged  them 
earlier  in  the  season  at  Cain  Athletic 
Center.  The  return  engagement  had 
quite  a  different  outcome,  as  the  Bears 
trounced  the  Shoremen,  100-69.  A  44-37 
halftime  spread  didn't  accurately 
reflect  the  tempo,  as  the  Ursinus  bench 
saw  much  action  against  the  Shore 
starters.  Ursinus  enjoyed  balanced 
scoring  as  guards  Dave  Mobley  and 
Mike  Brophy  scored  18  and  17  points 
respectively.  Joe  Moye  led  the 
Shoremen's  lackluster  effort  with  15 
points,  while  freshman  Scott  Spurrier 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 

added  10. 

The  hometown  fans  were  treated  to 
another  thriller  Wednesday  but  once 
again  the  Shore  cagers  came  up  just 
short,  as  Widener  triumphed,  72-71.  The 
Pioneers'  Dave  Smith  picked  up  the 
slack  left  by  the  absence  of  his  high- 
scoring  backcourt  mate  and  then  some, 
as  he  scored  an  Incredible  28  first-half 
points.  Smith  made  ten  of  eleven  from 
the  field  and  shot  eight  of  nine  from  the 
charity  stripe,  as  the  Shore  zone  was 
unable  to  contain  this  sharpshooting 
Junior.  Tom  Keefe  had  ten  first-half 
points  as  the  Shoremen  trailed  by  two, 
42-40. 

Despite  having  Smith  neutralized  by 
a  tough  box-and-one  defense,  Widener 
managed  to  establish  a  five-point  lead 
late  In  the  game  until  sophomore  Carl 
Fornoff  came  off  the  bench  to  score 


eight  straight  points,  giving  the  Shore 
cagers  a  69-66  lead  with  three  minutes 
to  play.  Widener  came  back  to  take  a 
two-point  lead  with  a  minute  to  go  after 
the  Shore  delay  game  failed  to  produce, 
leading  to  several  costly  turnovers, 
After  the  Pioneers  missed  several  free 
throw  oppotunities  which  would  have 
put  the  game  away,  the  Shoremen 
gained  possession,  behind  72-71,  with 
six  seconds  on  the  clock.  With  the  ball 
at  mldcourt  after  a  time-out,  the  cagers 
could  only  come  up  with  an  off- 
balanced  Jim  Corey  twenty-footer  in 
hopes  of  victory.  It  didn't  fall. 

SHORE  NOTES: 

The  Shoremen's  final  game  of  the 
year  will  be  played  here  tomorrow 
night  against  arch-rival  Johns  Hopkins 
at  7:30  p.m.  The  cagers'  record  now 
stands  13-11. 


Curriculum  Reqiurements  Sophie  Kerr 

Committee 
Plans  Festival 


Editorial  Rebuttal 

Continued  from  Page  2 
projects  come  from  the  heavy-laden 
taxpayers. 

As  Dan  Smoot  once  wrote,  "Govern- 
ment cannot  make  men  prosperous  any 
more  than  It  can  make  men  good. 
Government  cannot  produce  anything. 
It  can  merely  seize  and  divide  up  what 
individuals  produce.  Government  can 
give  the  people  nothing  which  govern- 
ment has  not  durst  taken  away  from 
them.  And  the  amount  which  govern- 
ment doles  back  to  the  people  or  spends 
to  promote  their  welfare  is  always  less 
than  what  it  takes,  because  of  the  ex- 
cessive cost  of  governmental  admini- 
stration." 

If  we  would  all  demand  sacrificing 
some  luxuries  which  some  people  say 
are  important  but  to  most  are  not  —If 
we'd  cut  out  deficit  spending  and  prin- 
ting paper  money  to  "pay"  for  It— we'd 
throw  off  the  noose  of  inflation  that  is 
strangling  this  nation. 

If  we  had  more  confidence  In  a  hard- 
work  future  than  a  dole- for- votes  pre- 
sent,   there    would    be    a    glorious 


Continued  from  Page  1 
Under  such  a  plan,  the  department  of 
Music  cuold  be  permitted  to  offer  half 
courses,  which  are  defined  in  the  pro- 
posal as  "courses  meeting  over  an  en- 
tire semester  that  Involve  appoxlmate- 
ly  one-half  the  meeting  times  and 
preparation  of  full  courses  at 
Washington  College."  Under  a  similar 
recommendation,  changes  would  be 
made  in  the  course  of  music  offered 
under  the  category  of  applied  music  in 
pairs  and  in  complete  changes  from  full 
to  half  courses. 
The  Project  Award  Program 

The  final  recommendation  of  the 
Council  to  the  faculty  is  "that  addi- 
tional programs  be  developed,  each 
having  the  purpose  of  Increasing  the  in- 
tellectual atmosphere  of  the  campus  by 
encouraging  scholarly  and  creative  ac- 
tivities of  our  students."  Therefore,  the 
Council  has  recommended  that  a  Pro- 

American  future  and  it  could  start  now. 
Yes  Virginia,  there  is  a  Ronald 
Reagan.  He  exists  in  the  hearts  and 
minds  of  all  Americans  who  want  to 
make  this  nation  great  again.  And  we 
should  all  be  damn  proud  that  Ronald 
Reagan  has  enough  guts  to  make  the 
hare  decisions  and  spending  cuts  to  put 
our  country  back  an  a  strong  economic 
course. 

Respectfully, 
Joe  Holt 


Ject  Award  Program  be  instituted  In 
order  to  allow  outstanding  students  the 
opportunity  to  do  research  in  in- 
dividualized programs  to  augment  the 
traditional  learning  offered  at  the  Col- 
lege. Projects  may  be  preparatory 
work  for  senior  obligations,  they  may 
be  done  in  any  year  at  college,  and  they 
may  be  awarded  to  a  group  of  students. 
Students  who  might  take  up  this  option 
would  be  asked  to  provide  details  of  the 
project,  a  description,  and  a  budget. 
Budgets  would  be  reqlured  to  be  no 
greater  than  $2000. 
Student  Registration 

Finally,  in  order  to  assure  that 
students  choose  courses  carefully  and 
to  make  attendance  at  the  beginning  of 
each  semester  essential,  the  Council 
has  recommended  that  "Students 
registered  in  a  course  who  do  not  attend 
the  first  class  meeting  and  students 
wishing  to  enroll  in  a  course  after  the 
first  meeting  may  be  admitted  only  at 
the  discretion  of  the  instructor." 

Gracias 

The  Washington  College  Food  Service 
would  like  to  thank  all  the  students, 
staff,  and  faculty  whose  efforts  con- 
tributed to  another  successful  culinary 
endeavor— the  Spanish  Dinner  on 
Wednesday,  February  11, 1981.  Specific 
thanks  are  entended  to  the  Spanish  Club 
and  Drs.  Pabon  and  Shivers. 


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by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  is  cur- 
rently In  the  process  of  applying  for 
grants  from  the  state  of  Maryland  for 
funds  to  sponsor  the  "Symposium  on 
the  Maryland  Writer."  The  series  Is  to 
take  place  in  the  spring  of  1982  as  the 
college  bicentennial  comes  to  a  climax. 

This  symposium  will  have  two  pars 
taking  place  simultaneously.  First, 
writers  from  Maryland  will  be  invited 
to  give  readings,  lectures,  and  possibly 
workshops.  The  Committee  is  also  con- 
sidering well-known  scholars  to  talk 
about  famous  Maryland  authors  such 
as  Fredrick  Douglass,  John  Barth,  and 
James  M.  Cain,  a  Washington  College 
graduate  and  son  of  a  famous  Washing- 
ton College  president.  There  Is  a 
possibility  of  having  at  least  two 
scholars  speak  about  each  writer  in  a 
type  of  "festival." 

"These  plans  are  still  tentative,"  said 
Dr.  Richard  DeProspo,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  English.  "The  Maryland 
Writers  Festival  is  only  a  part  of  a 
greater  program  which  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  is  preparing  for  the 
Bicentennial." 


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Public  Relations  Firm  Hired  for  Bicentennial  Work 


by  NEWS  BUREAU 


A  letter  of  agreement  has  been  signed 
with  The  Hannaford  Company,  Public 
Relations  and  Public  Affairs,  to  act  as 
consultant  to  Washington  College  from 
Dow  through  the  completion  of  the 
Bicentennial  year  in  May,  1382.  The 
firm  will  provide  counsel  and  develop- 
ment of  a  detailed  "blueprint"  for  the 
College  public  relations  office  to  follow 
and  execute. 

Founded  in  1975  as  Deaver  and  Han- 
naford, Inc.,  with  offices  in  Los 
Angeles,  New  York,  Sacramento,  and 
Washington,  DC,  the  company  was  re- 
named in  January  when  partner 
Michael  Deaver  accepted  the  position 
of  Deputy  Chief-of-Staff  under  Presi- 
dent Ronald  Reagan. 

peter  D.  Hannaford,  now  President 
and  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  The  Han- 
naford Company,  is  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  California,  Berkeley.  He 
spent  17  years  in  public  relations  and 
advertising  in  the  San  Francisco  Bay 
area  before  interrupting  his  private 
enterprise  career  briefly  to  become 
Assistant  to  the  Governor  and  Director 


of  Public  Affairs  for  Governor  Ronald 
Reagan  of  California.  Under  his  super- 
vision were  the  press  office,  speech 
research,  community  relations  unit  and 
the  Office  of  Information  Services,  an 
Information  clearinghouse  for  the  45 
departments  of  state  government. 

The  Hannaford  Company  proposes, 
as  a  long  range  objective,  to  identify 
Washington  College  as  a  quality  liberal 
arts  college  to  the  broadest  possible  au- 
dience, concentrating  in  the  mid- 
Atlantic  and  Northeastern  states.  The 
short  range  goal  is  to  capitalize  to  the 
fullest  on  the  200th  anniversary  of  the 
founding  of  the  College  in  1782.  Their 
public  relations  strategy  includes  a 
number  of  steps: 

•To  build  a  media  program  around  the 
three  major  events  of  the  Bicentennial 
academic  year:  the  October  10,  1981 
Fall  Convocation  and  celebration  of 
Washington  College's  link  with  Aber- 
deen University,  Scotland;  the 
Washington's  Birthday  Convocation  on 
February  20,  1982;  the  200th  Com- 
mencement on  May  16, 1982. 


•Prior  to  the  first  event,  in  the  spring 
and  summer  of  1981,  The  Hannaford 
Company  will  call  on  feature  editors  of 
regional  newspapers  to  promote 
features  about  the  College  and  its 
Bicentennial  and  to  request  editorials 
saluting  the  College.  Press  kits,  in- 
cluding photos,  a  brief  history  of  the 
College,  and  news  releases  prepared  by 
the  College  public  relations  office,  will 
be  left  with  each  editor. 
•The  Hannaford  Company  is  presently 
working  on  a  broad  target  list  of  con- 
sumer magazines  which  might  be  in- 
terested in  publishing  features  about 
the  College  and  Its  Bicentennial. 
•Similarly,  a  target  list  of  professional 
publications  in  the  education  field  Is  be- 
ing developed.  Stories  would  be  written 
to  suit  individual  interests. 
•The  company  will  explore  possible 
feature  coverage  of  the  Bicentennial 
with  television  "magazine"  programs, 
the  morning  network  programs,  re- 
gional and  network  interview  shows 
and  public  television  and  radio. 
•The  use  of  commercially  produced 


THE 


Volume  52,  Number  18 


Friday,  February  27,1981 


radio  and  television  "news  clips"  which 
would  be  distributed  to  regional  sta- 
tions as  a  public  service  will  be  ex- 
plored. 

•Relevant  media  will  be  covered  with 
press  releases  prepared  by  the  College 
highlighting  various  events  of  the 
Bicentennial  as  they  are  planned  and 
carried  out. 

•The  climax  of  the  Bicentennial  year 
will  be  the  graduation  exercises  on  May 
16,  1982.  The  President  of  the  United 
States  and  the  First  Lady  have  been  in- 
vited for  this  event.  If  they  are 
available,  the  event  will  In  Itself  be  a 
national  news  story.  The  Hannaford 
Company  will  assist  to  the  fullest  extent 
possible  in  the  effort  to  secure  their  par- 
ticipation. If  they  cannot  attend,  the 
possibility  of  the  Vice-President  or  a 
senior  level  Cabinet  member  will  be  ex- 
plored. 

•The  Hannaford  Company  will  also  pro- 
vide speakers  for  other  events  during 
the  year  if  desired  by  the  College  draw- 
ing upon  their  enormous  list  of  profes- 
sional contacts,  clients  and  their  own 
Speakers  Bureau. 

According  to  Peter  Hannaford,  "All 
Independent  private  colleges  in  the 
United  Stated  face  increasing  pressure 
In  their  effort  to  survive  and  prosper. 
Because  of  its  age  and  history,  Wash- 
ington College  can  be  the  focal  point  of 
media  attention  on  Independent  col- 
leges during  the  occasion  of  its 
Bicentennial  year." 

The  Hannaford  Company  has  waived 
its  normal  professional  service  fees  for 
this  project  since  Washlntton  Coliege  is 
an  eleemosynary  Institution  and  Paul 
Boertlein,  a  1975  graduate  of  the  Col- 
lege, is  a  vice-president  of  the  firm. 


SGA  Meeting:  Hill  Dorms,  Allocations/'Crack  the  Sky" 


The  Student  Government  Association 
held  its  regular  meeting  on  Monday, 
February  23,  1981  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  Miller  Library. 

The  first  order  of  business  had  to  do 
with  the  use  of  the  Hill  Dorms.  A  poll 
was  taken  last  week  concerning  the 
future  use  of  the  Hill  Dorms.  Eighty- 
three  percent  of  the  students  attending 
the  meals  at  which  the  vote  was  taken 
voted.  Of  these,  67  percent  voted  that 
the  Hill  Dorms  should  remain  in  use  by 
the  fraternities  exclusively.  Thirty- 
three  percent  voted  that  the  Hill  Dorms 
should  be  opened  to  any  group,  whether 
academic  interest  groups,  fraternities, 
or  any  other  special  interest. 

As  a  result  of  the  poll,  Jay  Young, 
SGA  president,  suggested  that  since  it 
is  the  feeling  of  a  majority  of  those 
students  who  voted  that  the  Hill  Dorms 
should  only  be  used  by  the  fraternities 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 
and  by  no  one  else,  that  the  SGA  take       reported 
this  stand.  The  rationale  is  that  the  SGA 
should  go  along  with  the  majority  of 
student  opinion. 

Although  there  was  some  objection  as 
to  the  way  the  poll  was  taken,  Young  in- 
sisted that  it  "was  more  a  referendum, 
and  fairly  done.  The  point  can't  be 
argued,  more  than  one-half  of  the 
students  were  represented,"  Young 
said.  The  nomination  was  passed,  after 
some  discussion.  There  was  one  nay 
vote,  and  one  abstention. 

The  next  order  of  business  was  a  sub- 
committe  report  given  by  Geoff  Garin- 
ther,  SGA  Vice-President  and  SAB 
President.  Leadership  and  the  purposes 
of  the  Collage  were  discussed  at  the  last 
meeting.  A  report  will  be  given  next 
week  on  the  Academic  State  of  the  Col- 
lege. The  issue  of  a  graduation  speaker 
was  also  brought  up.  George  Dennis 


that  at  the  Senior  Class 
meeting,  the  possibility  of  having  a  stu- 
dent speak  at  graduation  will  be 
discussed. 

Dave  Pointon,  SGA  treasurer, 
brought  up  the  matter  of  allocations.  He 
reported  that  this  year  the  SGA 
received  $8855  for  allocations,  com- 
pared to  $9042  last  year.  Three 
organizations  attended  the  Requisition 
meeting,  but  Pointon  received  requests 
after  the  meeting.  The  German  Club, 
The  Dance  Club,  and  The  Student 
Energism  Project  all  received  their 
respective  grants  of  $140,  $140,  and  $175. 
Those  groups  which  did  not  attend  the 
Requisition  meeting  were  the  William 
James  Forum,  the  Woman's  Lacrosse 


Club,  and  a  request  made  by  R. 
Janson-LaPalme  for  fundings  for  three 
upcoming  art  exhibits.  Of  these,  the 
William  James  Forum  and  the 
-Woman's  Lacrosse  Club  were  given 
their  requests  of  $1800  and  $675  respec- 
tively. Due  to  a  lack  of  sufficient  in- 
formation at  the  Requisition  meeting 
the  sailing  club  was  asked  to  return 
with  a  more  organized  proposition. 
Because  the  club  consists  of  only  two 
members  and  because  the  SGA  feels 
the  upkeep  of  the  boats  Is  the 
resposability  of  the  school,  the  SGA 
denied  funding  to  the  Sailing  Club. 
However,  it  was  decided  that  a  letter 

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SGA,  Alumni  Council 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 

The  Alumni  Council  passed 
unanimously  a  resolution  favoring, 
"the  return  of  the  rebuilt  Hill  Dorms  to 
the  three  fraternities  that  have  been 
housed  in  these  historic  buildings  for  so 
many  years." 

In  a  separate  decision,  the  SGA 
decided  nearly  unanimously  to  agree 
with  last  week's  poll,  taken  In  the 
cafeteria,  against  the  Student  Affairs 
Committee  proposal  to  house  academic 
interest  groups  in  the  Hill  Dorms.  The 
SGA  felt  it  should  be  a  reflection  of  a 
majority  of  student  opinion.  The  poll 
"as  taken  because,  said  SGA  President 
Jay  Young,  "I  had  been  asked  what  the 


Young.    "It   was   a   spontaneous   yet 

representative  smaple."  Members 
from  both  pro-fraternity  and  pro- 
academic  housing  Hill  Dorm  groups 
were  present  while  the  poll  was  taken. 

Some  question  has  been  raised  to  the 
validity  of  the  poll.  "It  would  be  useful 
for  the  Board  to  understand  somehow 
that  this  was  a  biased  sample  in  that 
off-board  students  were  not  around  to 
vote  in  the  poll,"  said  Steven  Cades, 
chairman  of  the  Student  Affairs  com- 
mittee. "Also  those  students  who  are 
most  disappointed  with  the  social  life 
outside  the  fraternities  are  no  longer 
here,  those  students  who  are  part  of  the 
50  percent,  who  leave  Washington  Col- 

SGA  position  was  and  I  felt  that  I  would  "^SSSf SfSS?  TJZ,*»  ,„mm„ 

be  asked  In  the  Board  meeting  if  the  J^SSZj^t  Si'.S 

ssno/.^™,„..-.  -j*i.»— ii™.,ij™4«,.  tee  on  retention  and  attrition  indicates 

SSSSShlS ?.?3,Kr^f  "**  50  percent,  of  all  entering  students 

lumbers  on  which  to  base  the  SGA  posl-  ,eave   &ashmgton   college   by    thelr 

No  advance  notice  was  given  that  the  "2SZ2L I?™*1?!??' 'Sf™^' 
P0U  was  to  be  taken  so  Sat,  "no  one  £^i^„"KZhZ^Sr 
oould  get  together  a  coalition,"  said    tJ  Percent  after  their  sophomore  year. 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

Betsy  Read  ponders  a  bid  at  the  Student  Faculty  auction  last  Thursday 
night. 


Toe  Washington  Collage  Elm— Friday.  Fltonzj  XI,  1»H— Pile  I 


Editorial 


In  light  of  the  preliminary  results  of  the  retention  and  attrition 
committee  study,  the  Academic  Council's  curriculum  proposal 
seems  to  be  appropriate,  a  step  toward  retaining  those  students 
we  want  most  to  keep. 

The  most  Important  part  of  the  proposal  is  the  institution  of  a 
writing  requirement.  It's  too  bad  that  students  should  have  to 
learn  how  to  write  after  they  are  in  college;  blame  can  be  shared 
among  secondary-school  teachers,  parents,  students 
themselves,  even  society  as  a  whole.  Who  or  what  to  blame  is 
less  important  than  how  to  solve  the  problem.  If  a  writing  re- 
quirement ensures  that  Washington  College  will  produce 
graduates  who  know  how  to  write,  then  let's  have  a  writing  re- 
quirement. 

The  other  proposed  curricular  changes  are  designed  to  tighten 
distribution  requirements  without  sacrificing  much  of  the  flex- 
ibility of  the  current  system.  It  seems  that  every  effort  is  being 
made  by  the  Academic  Council  to  present  students  with  op- 
portunities to  take  advantage  of,  rather  than  with  rules  to  be 
obeyed.  We  hope  the  faculty  passes  this  proposal.  We  think  that 
we  Washington  College  students  will  benefit  from  it. 


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Editor-in-Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

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Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

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SGA  Meeting 


would  be  sent  explaining  why  funding 
was  denied  and  to  seek  aid  from  other 
sources,  Janson-LaPalme's  request 
was  also  denied. 

Bill  Baldwin,  social  chairman, 
reported  that  the  contract  with  the 
group  "Crack  the  Sky",  has  been 
signed.  The  group  will  play  here  on 
Wednesday,  April  l.  Admission  will  be 
$6.00  for  students,  and  $8.00  for  non- 
students.  Each  student  will  be  allowed 
only  one  ticket. 

Other  SGA  news: 

•The  Residence  Committee,  led  by 
George  Dennis  and  Walter  Foraker, 
meets  every  Tuesday  morning  at  9:30 
a.m.  Dennis  asked  that  any  mainten- 
ance problems  with  dorms  be  directed 
to  either  Foraker  or  himself. 

•Young  reported  that  the  game  room 
is  doing  well.  Dart  boards,  pingpong 
tables  and  a  pool  table  are  in  the  back 
room,  which  will  be  opened  only  under 
supervision.  Between  one-third  and 
one-half  of  the  profit  made  on  the 
games  goes  to  the  cost  of  supervision. 

•Five  people  have  signed  up  to  go  on 
the  Bermuda  Trip  over  Spring  vaca- 
tion. Tom  Twomey  reported  that 
itineraries  will  be  in  soon. 

•Dr.  Fallaw  spoke  February  24  as 
part  of  the  lecture  series.  Fred  (Dutch) 
Dumschott,  who  wrote  the  history  of 
Wahsington  College  will  be  asked  to 
present  a  lecture. 

•The  Student-Faculty  Auction  has 
about  twenty  donations.  Four  or  Five 
facutly  members  are  to  give  their  dona- 
tions. 


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•Plans  for  the  mixer  are  going  well. 
The  American  Cancer  society  is  giving 
their  support.  It  will  take  place  on 
March  20th. 

•The  Student  Leadership  party  will 
be  held  on  April  14th. 

•There  have  been  a  couple  entries  for 
the  Bicentennial  tee-shirt  contest.  The 
deadling  for  entries  is  March  5th. 

•Nine  students  wereinterviewed  for 
new  Student  Judiciary  Board  lawyers. 
Of  them  two  were  picked  at  the  meeting 
Monday  night.  Winston  Elliott  and 
Patrick  Guidasb  are  the  new  SJB 
lawyers. 

Drawing  Earns 
Money  for  the 
Leukemia  Society 

by  CHARLES  WARFIELD 

Nearly  tripling  last  year's  total,  Miss 
Dee's  special  Valentine's  Day  raffle  for 
the  Leukemia  Society  grossed  a  total  of 
$81.43.  Court  Truth  was  the  big  winner 
with  two  hearts.  A  host  of  others  in- 
cluding Betsy  Reed,  Tim  O'Neal,  Frank 
Rhodes,  C.  Dulin,  "Miss  Maggie", 
Chris  Whitney,  Tom  Conklln,  Bob 
White,  Randy  Bell  and  John  Nevers  all 
won  one  heart  each.  Miss  Dee  wishes  to 
thank  all  students  who  purchased 
chances  and  also  to  keep  our  eyes  open 
for  a  special  Easter  drawing  coming  up 
In  March. 


Preppy  Look  Featuring: 

•Ms  Thomson  •Dean 

•  Woolrich  •  Tally-Ho 

Bbh'nett's  townja  country  Shop 

Mi0l«-*n  Mall        t  hcMeriown.  Md 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

Commencement  Speaker  Objection 


To  the  Editor: 

I  am  writing  this  letter  to  protest  the 
choice  of  this  year's  commencement 
speaker. 

Personally,  I  haven't  the  slightest  In- 
terest in  hearing  Mr.  Walllch  speak  at 
my  commencement.  I  don't  mean  to 
disparage  Mr.  Wallich.  In  fact,  any  at- 
tempt on  my  part  to  criticize  him  would 
be  ridiculous,  as  I  haven't  the  slightest 
idea  who  he  is.  Perhaps  this  betrays  my 
ignorance,  but  I  don't  think  I'm  alone  in 
wondering  who  this  man  Is  and  why  he 
Is  speaking  at  this  year's  commence- 
ment. 

I  do,  however,  mean  to  criticize  Dr. 
McLain.  He  is  stepping  on  the  graduat- 
ing class  in  what  should  be  their  finest 
hour.  Again. 

Dr.  McLain  contacted  three  people 
chosen  by  the  seniors  from  a  list  cir- 
culated earlier  in  the  school  year.  All 
three  declined,  for  various  reasons. 
Fine.  At  that  point,  Dr.  McLain  should 
have  asked  for  names  of  other  potential 
speakers  from  the  same  list.  Or  he 
should  have  consulted  with  the  senior 
class  officers  about  alternatives.  Or  he 
should  have  requested  a  second  poll  of 
the  seniors.  Or  he  should  have  just 
spoken  informaV  with  as  many  seniors 
as  possible. 

What  he  should  not  have  done  is  ask  a 


friend  of  bis,  who,  until  we  were  In- 
formed that  this  person  was  to  be  com- 
mencement speaker,  was  virtually 
unknown  on  this  campus. 

I  am  sure  Dr.  McLain  ment  well  in 
choosing  his  friend  to  speak  at  com- 
mencement. But  in  this  case,  meaning 
well  is  not  good  enough.  My  graduation 
from  Washington  College  is  going  to  be 
one  of  the  most  important  moments  of 
my  life,  and  I  intend  to  treat  it  as  such 
even  if  this  college  does  not.  I  do  not 
propose  to  accept  the  fact  that  fifteen  or 
ten  or  two  years  from  now,  I  will  not  be 
able  to  remember  the  name  of  the 
speaker  at  my  commencement. 

More  immediately,  I  do  not  propose 
to  accept  the  fact  that  this  year's  com- 
mencement seems  to  be  getting 
brushed  aside  to  make  way  for  next 
year's  gala  extravaganza.  I  certainly 
have  no  objection  to  any  celebration  of 
this  college's  200th  anniversary,  but 
please  let's  remember  that  199  comes 
before  200.  It  appears  to  me  that  this 
year's  class  is  being  asked  to  graduate 
quietly  and  get  out  of  the  way  so  the 
real  festivities  can  begin.  I  do  not  like 
being  insulted  like  this,  and  I  do  feel  in- 
sulted. 

Again,  I  do  not  mean  to  criticize  Mr. 
Wallich— he  doesn't  deserve  the 
criticism  in  this  situation.  Dr.  McLain 


Sincerely, 

Larry  Stan! 


Civil  Air  Patrol  Reorganizes 


Dear  Editor: 

The  Civil  Air  Patrol  has  recently 
reorganized  in  Kent  County.  We 
presently  have  a  membership  drive  on. 
We  are  a  non-profit  organization 
teaching  leadership,  aerospace  educa- 
tion, and  search  and  rescue  techniques 
to  the  teenagers  of  this  county.  The 
Civil  Air  Patrol  is  the  official  auxilliary 
of  the  United  States  Air  Force.  The  age 
range  for  Cadets  is  12  years  through  18 
years.  At  the  age  of  18  a  Cadet  can  then 
transfer  to  the  Senior  Program.  There 
are  many  benefits  offered  the  Cadets 
that  come  into  our  program.  They  have 
the  opportunity  to  travel,  learn  to  fly, 
plus  get  their  pilots  license.  They  have 
an  opportunity  to  travel,  in  this  country 
and  abroad.  If  interested  in  the  Armed 
Forces  of  the  country,  they  can  join  the 
United  States  Air  Force,  and  upon  com- 
pleting Basic  Training  they  will  be 


moved  up  two  ranks  automatically.  If 
interested  in  the  Air  Force  Academy, 
they  may  take  the  Entrance  Exam  and 
upon  passing  receive  an  appointment  to 
that  Academiy.  Ten  percent  of  all 
classes  at  the  Academy  are  CAP 
Cadets.  There  are  many  other  benefits 
that  I  will  not  go  into  in  this  letter,  as  it 
would  take  too  much  time. 

If  anyone  at  the  College  is  interested 
in  joining  our  program,  they  may  reach 
me  at  778-5432.  I  will  be  glad  to  meet 
with  them  and  explain  our  program 
completely  to  them. 

Very  truly  yours, 

William  T.  Ball 

1LTCAP 

Squadron  Commander 

P-.S.  We  meet  on  Sunday  afternoons 
from  2  PM  to  5PM.  Our  meeting  place  is 
Site  2  at  the  NIKE  BASE,  Tolchester, 
MD.  off  Route  20. 


Students  on  General 
Assembly  Internship 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


This  semester  Geoff  Garinther,  Jen- 
nifer Hammond,  Bob  Hockaday,  John 
Lawrence,  Cathy  McGuire,  Dave  Poin- 
ton,  Chris  Sylvester  and  Jack  Willis  are 
Involved  in  an  internship  program  with 
the  Maryland  General  Assembly.  Each 
of  these  students  has  been  assigned  to  a 
senator  or  delegate,  and  on  Tuesdays 
and  Thursdays  of  each  week  they  serve 
as  their  aides. 

The  duties  of  the  interns  vary  depen- 
ding on  for  whom  they  are  working,  but 
often  include  such  things  as  writing 
press  releases,  taking  notes,  doing 
research,    and    handling    constituent 


mail.  They  must  also  attend  a  seminar 
here  at  the  college  once  a  week,  keep  a 
journal,  and  write  a  paper  on  some- 
thing related  to  their  work  as  interns.  In 
return  for  their  work  they  receive  two 
course  credits,  a  stipend  of  $400,  and  a 
lot  of  good  experience  working  with  the 
legislature. 

Dr.  Chaney,  intern  coordinator,  said 
that  this  program  is  good  for  both  the 
Assembly  and  the  students.  "The 
Assembly  is  happy  because  they  get 
energetic  help,  and  the  students  are 
happy  because  they  get  first  hand 
knowledge  of  the  legislature." 


Catholic  Mass 

Every  Sunday  night  at  6:00  p.m. 

in  the  Alumni  House 


jh»  guhjnjton  College  Elm— Friday.  February  XI.  1M1-Paae  I 

Proposed  Curriculum  Changes  Culmination 
of  Clarke's  Early  Goals 


When  Dean  of  the  College  Garry 
Clarke  took  office  in  1977,  he  brought 
the  matters  of  faculty  competency  and 
the  rate  of  attrition  into  his  goals  for  the 
school.  Recent  developments  by  the 
Academic  Council,  of  which  Clarke  is 
chairman,  seem  to  be  results  of 
Clarke's  early  thoughts  on  some  pro- 
blems of  Washington  College. 

"Basically,  the  things  I  outlined  when 
I  first  talked  to  the  faculty  in  1977  are 
the  basic  problems  which  confront  any 
academic  program,"  said  Clarke, 
refering  to  the  official  remarks  he 
made  as  new  acting  Dean  of  the  College 
at  the  faculty's  meeting  of  September 
12, 1977.  At  that  time,  Clarke  noted  that 
the  "goals  of  a  course  should  be  easily 
defined."  Clarke  asked  the  faculty  two 
very  important  questions  concerning 
the  academic  status  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. "Are  we  (the  faculty)  competent? 
And  are  we  producing  the  best  possible 
results?",  he  asked. 

At  the  meeting,  Clarke  stressed  the 
fact  that  what  is  needed  In  order  to  in- 
sure the  future  of  the  College  is  "an  ex- 
ceptional Faculty."  In  particular,  he  of- 
fered to  "support  those  of  you  who 
create  an  exciting  atmosphere  in  the 
classroom." 

In  what  appears  to  be  a  manifestation 
of  Clarke's  earlier  goals,  the  Academic 
Council  last  week  completed  a  proposal 
for  several  important  changes  in  the 
school's  program.  The  proposed 
changes  in  the  writing  program  have 
been  In  need  of  change  since  even 
before  Clarke  took  the  position  of  Dean. 
"When  I  came  into  office,"  he  said, 
"the  business  of  writing  and  of  stu- 
dent's writing  problems  was  under 
discussion."  The  proposal  made  by  the 
Council  Is,  said  Clarke,  "an  attempt  to 
come  to  terms  with  what  Is  one  of  the 
most  complicated  problems." 

Such  a  proposal  was  hotly  debated. 
There  were  "many  ideas  on  what  con- 
stitutes a  basic  solution  to  the  writing 
problem,"  Clarke  said.  The  plan  pro- 
posed, the  entire  Council  feels,  will  be 
effective  and  not  run  of  the  mill.  "There 
are  real  possibilities  If  we  use  them," 
Clarke  added.  What  Is  hoped  by  both 
the  Council  and  by  Clarke  himself  is 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 
that  by  making  specific  regulations  in 
the  writing  program  and  by  making  an 
adjustment  in  the  system  of  course 
distribution,  the  entire  system  will  be 
tightened  up  and,  added  Clarke,  "that 
we  can  have  a  stronger  academic  pro- 
gram as  a  result." 

"No  matter  how  long  one  works  on 
the  kinds  of  things  I  stated  in  1977,  one 
never  reaches  a  satisfactory  conclu- 
sion," Clarke  said.  The  most  effective 
program  is  one  which  is  constantly 
under  evaluation  and  review.  "The 
statements  which  I  made  in  1977," 
Clarke  said,  "are  ones  which  one  must 
simply  keep  re-addressing." 

In  order  to  keep  the  problems  of  the 


system  in  the  light,  the  Retention  Study 
Committee  was  formed.  Retention  "is 
still  very  much  a  problem  at 
Washington  College,"  Clarke  said.  The 
committee,  it  is  hoped,  "will  address 
this  in  the  form  of  a  document  with 
some  recommendations  which  are  be- 
ing formulated  already,"  Clarke  said. 
Such  a  committee  as  this  is  another 
part  of  Clarke's  initial  goals,  when,  in 
1977,  he  said,  "attrition  is  a  serious 
business  and  we  must  ask  ourselves 
why  students  leave  our  college." 

Clarke  feels  that  "the  upo  upcoming 
Middle  States  Evaluation  is  a  way  of 
looking  at  what  we  are  doing  and  then 
making  positive  changes."  In  such  a 


process  as  the  Middle  States  Evalua- 
tion, which  is  currently  in  progress, 
technically  having  started  in  1979, 
various  Middle  States  officials  re- 
evaluate what  the  College  Is  doing  In 
terms  of  what  the  College  defined  as  Its 
goals  and  objectives. 

With  the  Academic  Council's  pro- 
posal, theRetentlonCommlttee,  and  the 
Middle  States  Evaluation,  to  name  a 
few,  "we  are  trying  to  move  the  school 
to  a  positive  direction,"  said  Clarke. 
The  hope  is  to  re-establish  the  liberal 
arts  tradition  in  a  positive  way  in  order 
to  continue  what  Clarke  termed  in  1977 
as  "the  Joy  of  learning." 


Proposed  Changes  at  a  Glance 


The  writing  skills  of  incoming 
freshmen  will  be  tested.  If  a  satisfac- 
tory mark  is  not  achieved,  the  student 
will  be  required  to  enroll  in  the  Writing 
Workshop. 

The  Workshop  is  required  for 
graduation  for  students  who  need  it.  At- 
tendance is  also  required. 

Attendance  will  normally  be  for  one 
semester.  If  the  goals  are  achieved 
more  quickly,  and  if  the  workshop  in- 
structor advises  it,  early  excuse  from 
the  workshop  will  be  given. 

•Written  Work  after  the  Freshman 
Year 

The  faculty  of  Washington  College  is 
expected  and  authorized  to  refuse 
credit  or  to  give  a  reduced  grade  if  writ- 
ten work  is  not  done  effectively. 

•Recommendation  2 

Two  semester  courses  with  the  four 
distribution  groups  plus  two  semester 
courses  elected  from  each  of  two 
groups  constitute  the  distribution  re- 
quirement. 

•Recommendation  3 

Two  semester  courses  may  be  taken 
passtVfail  for  distribution  credit. 

•Recommendation  4 

The  formal  studies  requirement  may 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 
be  satisfied  by  (a)  two  semesters  of 
mathematics,  computer  science,  music 
theory,  foreign  language,  or  logic,  (b) 
four  semester  courses  of  a  foreign 
language  may  be  taken,  (c)  four 
semester  courses  in  mathematics,  pro- 
vided two  are  courses  in  computer 
science  and  that  the  other  two  are  not, 

(d)  three  courses  in  mathematics,  one 
being  in  computer  science,  and  one  not, 

(e)  any  two  courses  in  mathematics, 
and  <f )  a  combination  of  linguistics  and 
logic. 

•The  course  Credit  System 

Because  of  a  suggestion  made  by  the 
music  department  the  Academic  Coun- 
cil has  proposed  that  since  some 
courses  consist  of  areas  of  study  that  do 
not  belong  in  one  course,  some  changes 
be  made  to  allow  more  flexibility  in  the 
four-course  plan. 

•Recommendation  l 

That  the  Music  Department  be 
allowed  to  offer  half  courses.  These  are 
defined  as  courses  meeting  over  an  en- 
tire semester  that  involve  one  half  the 
meeting  time  and  preparation  of  a  full 
course. 

♦Recommendation  2 

That  certain  courses  be  paired  as  half 


courses  and   that  certain  other   ful 
courses  be  made  half  course. 
•The  Project  Award  Program 
This  is  the  intended  development  of 
new  program  in  order  to  encourage  ar 
intellectual    atmosphere   on   campus 
This  program  is  designed  to  enhance 
learning. 

•Recommendation  1 

The  Project  Award  Program  is 
designed  to  give  outstanding  students 
the  opportunity  to  conduct  ind- 
vidualized  research  and  programs  in 
addition  to  the  more  conventional 
modes  of  learning. 

•Students  submitting  proposal: 
would  be  asked  to  supply  a  detailed 
description  of  the  project  and  budget, 
which  should  not  exceed  $2,000. 

•Miscellaneous 

To  encourage  students  to  choose  their 
courses  carefully  and  to  attend  classes 
from  the  beginning  of  each  semster,  the 
Conns ii  has  recommended  that 
students  who  register  in  a  course  and  do 
not  attend  the  first  meeting  or  students 
who  wish  to  enroll  after  the  first 
meeting  may  be  admitted  only  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Instructor. 


Middle  Hall  Archeological 
Dig  Tentatively  Planned 


Washington  Collkgk  -  //. 


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by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


As  the  renovation  work  continues  on 
the  Hill  Dorms,  the  possibility  of  ar- 
cheological finds  intensifies.  Dr.  Robert 
Janson-LaPalme,  associate  Professor 
of  Art,  Is  currently  making  plans  for  an 
archeological  Investigation. 

Since  there  is  not  much  time  for  In- 
tensive research,  this  project  will  be 
very  limited.  "We  don't  have  the  time 
or  money  for  a  lengthy  professional  ar- 
cheological investigation,"  said 
Janson-LaPalme.  "We  now  have 
several  people  in  mind  who  might  act 
as  superintendents  (for  the  project)." 

Some  of  the  work  on  the  project  may 
be  done  by  some  of  the  people  who 
helped  with  the  White  Swan  Tavern  ex- 
cavation in  Chestertown.  The  group 
consisted,  all  told,  of  around  125  people 
including  some  Chesapeake  College 
students. 

"Some  Washington  College  students 
do  want  to  help, ' '  added  Janson- 
LaPalme.  "Some  of  them  have  a  little 
background  in  archeology."  "But,"  he 
emphasized,"  we  are  ready  to  teach 
anyone  Interested." 

One  of  the  discoveries  already  made 
Is  what  appears  to  be,a  "deep,  bole" 
■.•*  v.*  O* "  ■ ' 


?.- 


which  may  prove  to  have  be«;n  a  well. 
"If  there's  a  deep  hole  in  the  ground  it 
won't  freeze  up  as  much  particularly  if 
there  is  water  at  the  bottom  of  it,"  said 
Janson-LaPalme. 

A  drilling  is  being  planned  In  the 
basement  of  Middle  Hall  to  install  a 
sump  pump.  This  will  give  Janson- 
LaPalme  an  opportunity  to  see  what  is 
under  the  floor.  "We're  hoping  we  can 
find  sections  of  a  wall  running  beneath 
the  basement  of  Middle  Hall,"  he  ex- 
plained. 

The  wall,  he  hopes,  will  prove  to  be 
part  of  the  original  college  building  for 
whose  location  there  is  no  real  evi- 
dence. On  the  basis  of  an  engraving  the 
dimensions  are  estimated  at  160  feet 
wide  and  100  feet  deep.  This  was  at  one 
time  the  largest  building  in  the  state  of 
Maryland. 

Janson-LaPalme  has  been  screening 
prospects.  Tuesday  he  toured  the  cam- 
pus with  a  prospect  from  Mid  Atlantic 
Archeological  Research  from  Newark, 
Delaware. 

"We  are  also  actively  considering 
removing  the  cornerstone  of  Middle 
Hall,"    Janson-LaPaime   stated.    The 


cornerstone  was  laid  in  May  of  1644 
with  a  zinc  box  containing  documents, 
newspapers,  and  coins  sealed  within. 
This  may  contain  some  information 
about  the  original  college  structure. 

If  adequate  evidence  Is  found  concer- 
ning the  plan  of  the  original  building,  a 
model  will  be  constructed  based  on  the 
facts  discovered.  The  engraving  of  the 
building  will  also  be  used  In  the  con- 
struction. Janson-LaPalme  has  found 
someone  to  construct  the  model.  "An 
agreement  is  being  worked  out  on  the 
cost,"  he  said.  "We  hope  to  get  to  work 
on  this  soon. 

A  rich  part  of  our  college's  history 
may  be  preserved  beneath  and  around 


Middle  Hall.  Hopefully,  by  the 
Bicentennial,  work  will  be  completed 
and  part  of  Washington  College's 
academic  heritage  will  be  revealed. 


THE  YARDSTICK 

CHESTERTOWN,  MD. 

Tel.:  778-0049 

''A  Complete  Line 

of  Fabrics  & 
Sewing  Notions 


Th«  Washington  CoUege  Elm-Friday,  February  17. 1»M-P«g»  4 


Ondine—Sea  Ms 


What  Is  the  best  way  to  revisit  the 
Middle  Ages?  Through  a  time 
machine?  Sure,  if  one's  available,  but 
the  Washington  CoUege  Drama  Depart- 
ment's production  of  Jean  Glraudoux' 
Ondfne  was  the  surest  method  to  savor 
the  life  and  fantasy  of  the  Middle  Ages 
on  Thursday,  Friday,  and  Saturday 
nights  of  last  week. 

As  a  tragicomedy,  Ondfnedelved  into 
the  affairs  of  a  sea-maiden  during  her 
visit  to  the  medieval  mortal  world.  The 
performance  was  almost  three  hours 
long,  but  it  was  far  from  being 
monotonous.  It  was  a  superb  production 
with  comedy  threaded  throughout,  until 
the  touching  ending,  in  which  Ondine 
prepares  to  return  to  the  depths  of  the 
Rhine  as  a  sea  creature  once  more. 

Linda  Medina  displayed  fine  acting 
abilities  in  her  role  as  Ondine.  Ondine 
wants  to  experience  everything  that 
there  is  to  experience  In  the  mortal 
world.  She  constantly  makes  Inquiries 
about  the  mortal  conception  of  love, 
and  to  her  disappointment,  comes  to  a 
realization  at  the  end  of  the  play,  about 
the  decieving  nature  of  men  in  love. 

Medina  used  the  stage  very  effective- 
ly as  she  whisked  back  and  forth  with  a 
seemingly  endless  supply  of  energy. 
Her  flamboyant  speeches  kept  the  au- 
dience on  the  edges  of  their  seats  as  she 
delivered  statements  that  were  meant 
to  teach  the  mortals  a  lesson  or  two  con- 
cerning their  opinions  on  such  matters 
as  someone's  appearance. 

When  Ondine  Is  Introduced  in  court  to 
the  King  (Nick  Nappo),  she  is  advised 
by  Lord  Chamberlain  (Ted  Legated) 
not  to  speak  of  the  King's  wart.  In  her 
innocent  state,  however,  Ondine 
believes  that  ltls  necessary  to  state 
one's  opinions.  She  proceeds,  unknow- 
ingly, to  insult  the  king  by  speaking  of 
his  wart.  It  Is  a  hilarious  scene  as  one  of 
the  ladies  in  the  court,  Sally  McKenzie, 
faints  from  embarrassment. 

Another  vivacious  actor  who  added 
much  excitement  to  the  production  was 


Bill  Mortimer.  Id  f 
chivalrous  knight,  Rl 
timer's  fine  acting 
through.  Hans  falls  bl 
nocent  Ondine  during 
ather  adopted  parents' 
Glnnie  White)  cottage 
between  Medina  andU 
the  audience  closer  I 
dine  is  infatuated  «llt 
Hans  observes  her  log 
course  of  their  com* 
love  vows. 

Mortimer  took  o 
as  he  attempted  to  rele 
quiet,  and  courteous 
speech  was  untiring  e 
dine  for  her  tactless st 
tremely  depressed,  a 
with  his  fate,  death, «_ 
his  deception  ot  Onto 
The  Old  One,  t  Stephen 
Ondine  leans  over  19 
Hans,  while  The  OK 
cause  of  the  mortal's 
from  Love." 

Assistant  Prof«' 
Stephen  Drewes,  dB 
sional  acting  abllW1 
Old  One.  Drewes  W 
corners  of  the  stage" 
the  actions  ol  Or.di» 
himself.  He  portray' 
figure  who  molds  tw 
As  the  illusionist,  B» 
from  behind  the  coW 
the  King's  Pala« 
Jeweled  palm  hi  a  "> 
an  order  for  supernal 
he  spoke  to  OndlK » 
commanding  w«" 
slon  that  whenever  > 
obligated  to  «•" 
altogether  mystiw 
provoking  In  Ms  «" 
ceremonies."  i 
Natalie  Brown," 
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spoken,  slightly  «"»! 


The  Waahlngton  College  Elm-Friday,  February  27, 1861-Page  5 


from  the  Middle  Ages 


UE  JAMES 
Arts  Editor 

deeply  In  love  with  Hans.  Brown 
assumed  a  stem  attitude  as  she  listened 
to  the  Insults  coming  from  Ondlne  with 
a  flustered  expression,  and  as  she  ac- 
cepted Ondine's  plea  for  forgiveness 
with  an  unpardoning  attitude.  Brown 
moved  from  one  emotion  to  another, 
projecting  an  unrelenting  air  at  the  foot 
of  the  King's  throne,  and  then  sobbing 
aloud  a  minute  later. 

As  the  King,  Nick  Nappo  asserted  the 
air  of  a  patient  and  conceited  figure.  He 
was  majestic  in  his  role,  and  assumed 
the  right  attitude  for  carrying  out  court 
matters.  This  conceited  attitude  was 
revealed  during  the  recitation  of  his 
background,  which  Included  a  state- 
ment concerning  his  resemblance  to 
Hercules.  Ondlne  brings  him  down  to 
earth  again  and  the  King  appreciates 
her  innocent  disposition. 

Steve  Gaul  and  Glume  White  were 
well-chosen  to  carry  the  roles  of  On- 
dine's adopted  parents  Auguste  and 
Eugenie.  As  parents  of  the  Middle 
Ages,  Gaul  and  White  were  down-to- 
earth  in  their  character  portrayals. 
They  attempt  to  reform  Ondlne,  but 
realize  they  cannot  do  it.  The  super- 
natural events  that  take  place  outside 
their  cottage  leave  them  awe-struck, 
but  they  can  accept  the  out-of-the- 
ordinary.  Their  appearances  In  the  play 
were  few,  but  effective.  They  got  the 
audience's  attention  In  the  first  act,  as 
they  bickered  about  domestic  affairs  In 
a  comical  fashion. 

Some  other  comic  figures  who 
deserve  recognition  are  Ted  Legates, 
Wanda  Rich,  and  alumnus  T.S.  Edward 
Tatnall. 

Legates  was  well  suited  for  his  por- 
trayal In  the  role  of  The  Lord 
Chamberlain.  Practically  glued  to  his 
tag  sceptre,  Legates  strode  back  and 
■°rth  across  the  stage  while  using  com- 
'c  gestures  and  assuming  a  very  con- 
ceited attitude.  Ondlne  constantly 
rebuked  the  Chamberlain  by  Ignoring 
bun  while  he  spoke  to  her,  and  his  vocal 


tone  revealed  his  annoyance  with  her. 
He  was  all  the  more  consistant  in  his 
court  attitude. 

Wanda  Rich  and  T.S.  Edward  Tatnall 
displayed  their  rich  and  professional 
opera  voices  in  the  roles  of  Salammbo 
and  Matho.  They  constantly  kept  the 
audience  laughing  as  they  interrupted 
the  important  affairs  of  the  court  with  a 
few  lines  from  "Salammbo."  Both  kept 
from  cracking  a  smile  during  their 
serious  opera  Interludes  while  the  au- 
dience broke  out  in  laughter. 

A  very  effective  stage  device  used  in 
Ondine  was  a  translucent  screen  that 
hid  the  three  Ondines,  Jodee  Baccala, 
Holli  Mathison,  and  Beth  Miller.  Its  ef- 
fectiveness was  noted  as  the  Ondines 
appeared  as  Illusions  advising  Ondlne. 
These  Ondines  also  had  superb  singing 
abilities.  The  screen  was  unveiled  at  a 
later  point  In  the  play  to  reveal  the  Hall 
In  the  King's  palace.  The  multiple  uses 
of  this  stage  device  made  It  a  versatile 
piece. 

All  of  the  cast  members  carried  their 
roles  nearly  flawlessly,  and  even  the 
smallest  roles  deserve  recognition. 
Those  not  previously  mentioned,  but 
who  added  much  comic  flavor  to  the 
production  were  David  Gorman,  the 
Superintendent;  George  Dennis,  the 
Trainer  of  seals;  John  Porter,  Ber- 
tram; Sally  McKenzie,  Vlolante; 
Tamara  Dubin,  Angellque;  Mark  Simp- 
son, Servant;  Chris  Eilingbaus,  Fisher- 
man; Doug  Brown,  First  Judge;  Todd 
Crosby,  Second  Judge;  Jeff  Donahoe, 
the  Clerk;  Jeff  Alderson,  Executioner; 
and  Suzanne  Zlmmer,  the  Kitchen 
Maid. 

Timothy  Maloney  directed  a  fine  pro- 
duction of  Ondine.  The  main  stage  of 
the  Tawes  Theatre  was  definitely 
suitable  for  the  fine  props  and  profes- 
sional lighting  used  in  the  production. 
For  the  cast  members,  those  people 
who  spent  much  time  and  effort  to 
create  one  of  the  best  productions  at  the 
college,  praise  Is  well  deserved. 


The  WMhlngtnn  CaUepi  Elm-FrliUy,  February  27.  l»l-P«e  6 

Vanities  Cast,  in  Rehearsal 


The  Washington 
Department  will  be  presenting 
Vanities,  by  Jack  Heifner.  The  play, 
which  made  its  Broadway  debut  in  1976, 
is  being  directed  by  Stephen  Drewes 
and  stars  Natalie  Brown  as  Kathy,  Cat 
Carrier  as  Mary,  and  Sally  McKenzie 
as  Joanne. 


Vanities  follows  three  women  from 
their  senior  year  in  high  school  to  the 
age  of  twenty-eight.  "It's  a  feminist 
play,"  said  Drewes,  "I  would  call  it  a 
serious  comedy,  that  is,  a  comedy 
about  a  serious  subject.  It  focuses  on 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 
College    Drama       the  role  of  women  in  American  life  and 
their  expectations  of  life  as  well  as  the 
roles  they  are  asked  to  fulfill." 

The  play  will  be  performed  on  stage 
in  "Phebe's",  the  studio  theater.  "I 
think  the  play  is  very  relevant,"  said 
Drewes.  "It's  well  written  and  the  cast 
is  small.  It's  very  much  suited  to  the 
space  downstairs." 

Rehearsals  have  just  started.  The 
play  will  be  performed  April  9,  10,  11, 
and  12.  It  is  the  second  play  Drewes  has 
directed  at  Washington  College.  His 
last  production  was  Kennedy's 
Children. 


Tamara  Dubln  and  Bill  Mortimer  at  last  year's  Birthday  Ball.  This  year's 
event  will  take  place  at  9:00  p.m.  in  the  Cain  Athletic  Center.  Music  will  be 
provided  by  the  Moonlighters. 

Poet  Frank  Bidart  Reads 

by  COLLEEN  C.  MILLER 


A  desperate  voice  seeking  to  unders 
tand  this  world.  Frank  Bidart's  poetry 
is  the  medium  through  which  we  hear 
that  voice.  And  we  must  listen. 

A  marked  change  from  contem- 
porary 'ree  verse,  Bidart's  poems  are 
long  dramatic  monologues,  poems  in 
which  a  speaking  persona  addresses  a 
silent  listener.  Bidart  read  three 
poems,  Ellen  West,  For  Mary  Ann 
Younger,  and  The  War  of  Vaslav  Nijin- 
sky  before  a  packed  audience  on 
February  11. 

Accompanying  his  reading  with 
gestures  and  a  voice  modulated  by  ten- 
sion, Frank  Bidart  almost  becomes  the 
personae  in  his  monologues.  Whether 
male  or  female,  Bidart's  personas> 
speak  in  black  and  white  tones,  in  lines 
which  Donald  Hall  in  The  Atlantic  Mon- 
tnjycalls  "plain,  flat,  and  'not  poetry'."' 

Honesty  and  innovative  structure  are 
Bidart's  two  best  qualities.  Only  a 
strong  sense  of  Insight  oould  allow  him 
to  touch  the  deepest  agonies  of  a  woman 
who,  locked  within  her  body,  refuses  to 
feed  such  a  "prison",  as  Bidart  does  in 
EUen  West. 

A  personal  voyage,  the  end  result  be- 
ing freedom,  guides  Bidart's  personas 
as  they  move  through  a  world  of 
loneliness  and  alienation.  The  War  ot 

Vaslav  Nijinsky  describes  one  man's 
frightening  struggle  with  madness.  The 
people    in    Bidart's    monologues    are 


SENIORS 

The  Pagasus  still  has  room  for  your  pictures.  There  are  45 
of  you  out  there  who  have  not  had  yours  taken.  There  is 
only  one  catch.  You  have  to  supply  the  picture.  Just  drop  an 
envelope  addressed  to  the  Pegasus  in  the  student  mail  and 
we  will  use  it. 


Rock  Opera  at  WC: 
Liberated  Arts 


beating  against  brick  walls. 

Ultimately,  what  frees  the  personae 
in  Bidart's  monologues  is  their  resolve. 
They  must  suffer  the  inevitable  and  this 
they  will  do.  "I  tell  myself:  'Insanity  is 
the  insistence  on  meaning',"  says  one 
persona  in  The  Arc,  a  monologue  from 
Bidart's  The  Book  of  the  Body. 

Frank  Bidart  was  born  in  Bakers- 
field,  California  and  attended  the 
University  of  California  at  Riverside 
and  Harvard  University.  "I  don't  think 
I  wrote  anything  good  as  an 
undergraduate.  I  think  I  wrote  one  good 
poem,"  remarked  Bidart.  After  ex- 
perimenting with  plays,  dramas  and 
films,  Bidart  decided  to  write  poetry. 
"At  a  certain  point  I  felt  the  way  I  could 
say  the  things  I  had  to  say  was  in 
poems.  Poetry,  I  found,  was  the 
medium  I  could  really  use." 

Now  living  in  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts  and  teaching  at 
Wellesley  College,  Frank  Bidart  is 
dubious  about  giving  advice  to  young 
writers.  "If  I  were  to  give  advice  to 
young  writers  it  would  be  two  things:  to 
think  hard  about  the  poets  you  really 
like  and  to  ask  yourself  why  they  are 
good;  to  mean  every  word  you  say." 

Though  Bidart  does  not  write  regular- 
ly, "months  go  by  and  I  don't  write  a 
poem,"  he  said,  his  poems  have  ap- 
peared in  American  Review  and 
Ploughshares    and    have    been    an- 


by  BOB  STRONG 

There  may  be  some  high  brows 
raised  at  WC  in  April.  The  reason  is 
rock— hard  rock.  Jodee  Baccalla, 
senior  WC  music  major,  has  composed 
a  rock  opera. 

Jenny  like  Jesus  Christ  Superstar, 
will  attempt  to  bridge  the  gap  between 
pop  music  and  artistic  expression.  The 
plot  Is  set  In  the  counterculture  of  the 
sixties.  Jenny  is  an  apostle  of  the 
cultural  revolution  that  sent  chords  of 
amplified  cacophany  throughout  the 
establishment. 

Rock  operas  are  designed  to  appeal  to 
all  classes  of  listeners.  On  the  simplest 
level,  the  songs  themselves  are  enter- 
taining, simply  as  rock.  But  the  sen- 
sitive listener  will  see  and  hear  more. 

Each  song  In  a  rock  opera  encapsu- 
lates an  event  in  the  life  of  its  sub- 
ject—in this  case  Jenny's.  This 
biographical  moment  is  illuminated 
and  enhanced  by  the  music.  The  themes 
which  underlie  the  melody  incorporate 
the  action  with  the  music. 

According  to  Dean  Kelly,  productions 
of  this  type  provide  talented  students 
the  opportunity  to  channel  their 
creative  skills  and  to  express  them- 
selves. There  Is  no  academic  pressure; 
the  production  is  strictly  an  extracur- 
ricular activity  promoted  by  STEP,  the 
Student  Energism  Project.  This  is  not, 
however,  to  detract  from  the  pro- 
dugious  efforts  that  many  sudents  are 
making  in  order  that  it  be  a  success.  All 
aspects  of  the  production  will  be  stu- 

No  (Fat)  Shadow 
in  Phebe's 
Tonight 


dent  supervised. 

Alex  Htdge  has  the  responsibility  of 
organizing  and  rehearsing  the  band. 
Directors  are  Ginny  White  and  Joneen 
Nlelson  and  choreography  is  by 
Suzanne  Zimmer  and  Todd  Crosby. 

The  main  character,  Jenny,  will  be 
palyed  by  Jodee  herself.  Other  charac- 
tores  are:  Maggie  played  by  Kara 
Beale;  mother  played  by  Jean-Marie 
Fegely;  father  by  Jeff  Donahoe;  Sunny 
by  Kate  Winslow;  Consciousness 
played  by  Chris  Ellinghaus;  Andrew  by 
Todd  Crosby  and  the  Cabaret  singer 
will  be  played  by  Suzanne  Zimmer. 

The  demands  of  set  form  are  con- 
siderable. Features  such  as  dramatic 
sequence,  costuming,  lighting, 
choreography  and  orchestration  which 
must  complement  the  music  will  tax 
even  Jodee  Baccala's  impressive 
singing,  composing  and  directing 
talents.  Coherence  and  unity  in  a 
musical  composition  require  a  struc- 
ture based  upon  a  unifying  Idea.  That 
idea,  should  Jodee  succeed,  will  be 
shaped  into  three  acts. 

This  story  is  tragic,  but  not 
pessimistic.  The  spectator  will  not  en- 
joy the  ending,  but  he  will  be  moved  by 
it.  The  immortal  words  of  Arnold 
Schoenberg  might  be  called  to  mind:  "a 
work  of  art  can  achieve  no  finer  effect 
than  when  it  transmits  to  the  beholder 
the  emotions  that  raged  in  the  creator, 
In  such  a  way  that  they  rage  and  storm 
also  in  him." 


by  TIMOTHY  MALONEY 
The  legendary  Phebe's,  located  in  the 
Studio  Theatre  of  the  Fine  Arts 
Building,  will  open  officially  for 
business  on  Friday,  February  27,  at 
9:00p.m. 

To  celebrate  this  grand  occasion,  the 
management  will  present  Wo  (Fat) 
Shadow,  a  musical  aggragation  of  con- 
summate skill  and  impeccable  taste, 
featuring  the  extraordinary  talents  of 
Sue  Dunning  Mathews,  John  Starr, 
Scott  Woolever,  Dale  Trusheim,  and 
Jim  Rodney. 

To  demonstrate  their  committment 

to   exceptional    entertainment   for   a 

discerning  public,  the  management  will 

neither  raise  its  prices  nor  exaot  a 

,  cover  charge  for  the  occasion. 


■thologlzed  In  The  American  Poetry  An- 
thology. He  is  also  the  author  of  two 
books.  Golden  State  (1973)  and  The 
Book  of  the  Body  (1977)  andanewlong 
poem  Nijinsky,  will  appear  later  this 
year  in  The  Paris  Review.  "I  hope  my 
books  are  books,"  said  Bidart,  "And 
that  they  are  unified." 


Poet  Merwin 
Agrees  to  Speak 

by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 
Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  chairman  of  the 
English  department  and  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Committee  announced  that  the 
noted  poet  W.S.  Merwin  has  accepted 
an  invitation  to  come  to  the  college  as  a 
part  of  the  Bicentennial  celebration 
sponsored  by  the  Kerr  Committee.  "We 
are  delighted  that  he  has  accepted," 
said  Tatum.  Plans  for  the  reading  and 
dates  have  not  yet  been  set. 


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PHEBE'S 

Live  Music 
by 

No  (Fat)  Shadow 

Friday,  February  27 

9:00  p.m.  to  1:00  a.m. 

No  Cover  Charge 


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Auditions  for 

Student-Directed 

One-Act  Plays 

by  GINNIE  WHITE 
The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  announces  open  auditions 
for  three  student-directed  one-act 
plays,  to  be  held  at  4  p.m.,  March  18, 
1981  in  the  Green  Room  of  the  Fine  Arts 
Center. 

The  one-act  plays  Lunchtime  and 
Halloween  by  Leanard  Melfi,  and  Mr 
Flannery's  Oceanby  Paul  Carllno,  will 
be  on  closed  reserve  in  the  Miller 
Library  until  the  audition  date.  Roles 
are  for  5  men  and  7  women  in  the  three 
plays.  All  Washington  College  students 
are  invited  to  audition.  .„,  K  -..;•.;.:, 
I    „ v,  .-  l(  |    .-<.-.,  t/'i  [It  itil  .i. 


Tbe  Washington  Collage  Elm— Friday,  February  27, 1981  -Page  7 


Hartigan  Lecture,  Exhibit  Reviewed 


Grace  Hartigan  Is  a  painter  ol  the 
"second  generation"  of  Abstract  Ex- 
pressionism who  emerged  out  of  the 
late  1950's.  Her  art  began  In  New  York 
In  an  age  of  rebellion  against  the  Euro- 
pean art  world.  The  friends  in  her  circle 
included  Milton  Avery,  William  Roth- 
ko,  Adolph  Gottlieb,  Jackson  Pollack 
and  William  deKooning.  The  style 
which  she  claims  is  distinctly  personal 
in  her  work  is  bold,  colorful  and  con- 
troversial. 

As  part  of  her  lecture  last  Wednesday 
evening,  Hartigan  took  a  walk  through 
Tawes  Theatre  where  her  show 
"Twenty-five  Years  of  Collage"  has 
been  displayed  for  the  past  two  weeks. 
Pointing  out  various  works,  Hartigan 
tried  to  explain  the  theory  behind  her 
collages.  According  to  Hartigan  there  is 


byTAMARADUBIN 


more  involved  than  the  finished  piece. 
The  collage  is  the  end  product  of  a  long 
process  of  discovery.  "What  you  see  Is 
the  triumph,"  she  claimed,  collages  in 
the  late  50's,  Hartigan  used  anything — 
leftovers  from  her  larger  paintings, 
clippings  from  the  floor,  blottings  from 
her  paintings,  newspapers  and  current 
magazine  ads.  She  ripped  and  cut,  ar- 
ranging and  rearranging  without  pre- 
thought  until  "it  either  worked  or  it 
didn't."  If  this  sounds  like  a  haphazard 
style  of  art,  Hartigan  recalled  the  tradi- 
tion of  Braque  and  Picasso  "to  make 
art  out  of  anything". 

Hartigan  began  to  expand  the  scope 
of  her  collages  by  began  to  cut  and  use 
scraps  of  her  own  lithographs  within 
the  compositions  of  works  such  as 
"From  Eyes  Blue  and  Cold." 


Spanish  Assistant 
Here  for  Semester 


byJEFFALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


"I  wanted  to  get  to  know  the  people 
and  the  culture  (of  the  United  States)," 
said  Malli  Sarmiento,  the  new  Spanish 
assistant. 

Main  spoke  to  an  English  teacher  in 
Spain  about  coming  to  the  United  States 
(or  one  year.  "I  was  looking  for  dif- 
ferent places  to  go  in  the  United  States. 
I  was  thinking  of  going  to  Belmont  but 
the  day  school  began  was  at  a  good  time 
for  me  to  leave  Spain." 

Sometime  later  her  teacher  called 
and  told  Main  about  Thomas  Pabon, 
Chairman  of  the  Modern  Languages 
department  at  Washington  College.  He 
was  visiting  in  Spain  and  mentioned 
that  he  needed  a  Spanish  assistant. 
After  asking  her  parents  about  the  Job, 
Malll  decided  to  come  to  Washington 
College. 

Main  is  originally  from  Madrid, 
Spain.  She  is  from  a  family  with  four 
children  Her  education  is  equivalent  to 
that  of  a  high  school  graduate  although 
the  educational  system  in  Spain  is  very 
different  from  that  of  the  United  States. 
After  she  passes  one  more  exam  she 
can  enter  the  university. 

While  attending  Washington  College, 
Main  is  taking  Linguistics,  Spanish- 


American  Literature,  Philosophy,  and 
Spanish.  She  won't  be  taking  any  exams 
because  she  still  has  some  difficulty 
understanding  some  aspects  of  English. 

When  she  returns  to  Spain,  MaUi 
hopes  to  work  with  public  relations.  She 
misses  her  family  and  friends  but  most 
of  all  the  food.  "The  thing  I  like  the 
most  here  is  the  people,  but  the  food  Is 
the  worst." 

Some  of  her  interests  Include  sports, 
such  as  tennis,  skiing  and  jogging,  and 
reading.  "But  above  all,"  she  added,  "I 
like  meeting  people."  She  also  enjoys 
dancing  and  Is  currently  learning  how 
to  play  the  piano. 

Malli  would  like  to  visit  Canada  and 
Florida.  She  has  already  been  to  New 
York  City  and  Washington,  D.C.  "I 
want  to  learn  English,  see  the  country 
and  spend  a  nice  holiday." 

"When  I  leave  I  will  miss  the  in- 
dependence that  the  people  have  here," 
she  said.  Malli  feels  that  the  parent/- 
child  relationship  is  more  Independent 
here  than  in  Spain. 

Malli  hopes  to  come  back  to  the  U.S. 
every  summer  and  possibly  to  go  to 
school.  "Nothing  is  definite  though," 
she  said.  "It  Is  very  sad  to  leave  people 
that  I  haven't  been  able  to  know  more." 


Summer  Archives  Internship 

Maryland  Hall  of  Records  Press 
Release 


The  Maryland  Hall  of  Records  Com- 
mission has  announced  openings  for 
seven  positions  for  its  Summer  Ar- 
chival Internship  Program  at  the  State 
Archives  in  Annapolis.  The  ten-week  In- 
ternships carry  a  stipend  of  $1,375. 

The  purpose  of  the  Internship  pro- 
gram is  to  introduce  persons  interested 
in  archival  work  to  the  basic  problems 
and  procedures  of  establishing  archival 
control  over  permanently  valuable 
historical  records.  Interns  work  with 
the  professional  staff  answering 
historical  Inquiries,  assisting  in  the 
public  search  room,  inventorying 
historical  records,  and  performing  a 
variety  of  other  tasks  associated  with 
the  daily  operation  of  a  modern  state 
archives.  Candidated  (or  the  Internship 
program  must  be  currently  enrolled 
graduate  students  or  advanced 
undergraduated  who  have  received  all 
or  part  of  their  education  at  Maryland 
Institutions  or  who  are  Maryland 
residents  attending  an  out-of-state  col- 
lege or  university.  Participants  in 
previous  summer  internship  programs 
at  the  Hall  of  Records  are  not  eligible  to 


reapply.  Finalists  will  be  interviewed  In 
mid-April  by  the  State  Archivist  and  a 
panel  of  distinguished  scholars  and 
community  leaders.  Information  con- 
cerning application  procedures  is 
available  by  writing  directly  to  the  Hall 
of  Records,  P.O.  Box  828,  Annapolis, 
Maryland  21404,  or  by  calling  269-3915. 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m.- 1 0:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 
8:00  a.m.-5:00  p.m.-Fri. 
5:00  p.m.-10:00  p.m. -Sun. 


This  led  to  her  watercolor  collages  of 
the  1960's  and  70's.  For  these  she  would 
paint  a  series  of  watercolors,  cun  and 
rip  them  into  pieces  and  reassemble 
them  Into  a  collage.  Hartigan  risked  the 
chance  she  takes  in  essentially  destroy- 
ing watercolors  for  a  collage.  "I've 
always  been  Involved  with  danger.  The 
danger  is  that  I  would  destroy  and  then 
reassemble."  The  success  of  her 
reassemblage  is  questionable  in  the 
final  product.  The  most  successful  of 
these  works  are  the  "clematis", 
"Roses",  and  "Tiger  Lilies"  collages. 
Hartigan  experiments  with  a  great 
variety  of  subjects  because  each  one 
found  is  like  "buying  a  ticket  for  a 
journey".  She  has  used  fruit,  flowers, 
hats,  gloves,  Indian  weapons,  and  even 
a  broken  hammer  left  by  someone  try- 


ing to  break  Into  her  Baltimore  studio. 
She  also  uses  literary  themes  suggested 
by  working  closely  with  contemporary 
poets  like  Frank  O'Hara  and  even  by  a 
Salinger  short  story. 

In  1960,  Hartigan  moved  from  New 
York  which  "has  everything  In  the 
world  there"  and  accepted  a  teaching 
position  at  the  Maryland  Institute  of 
Art.  Asked  why  she  made  the  move, 
Hartigan  naswered  "I  married  a  man, 
what  else?"  Now  she  is  director  of  the 
Hoffberger  School  of  Painting  and  con- 
tinues to  find  an  exciting  challenge  In 
the  graduate  students  she  teaches.  As 
for  New  York,  It  is  still  her  first  love, 
"but  I  couldn't  create  anymore  in  New 
York,"  she  claimed,  "New  York  is  for 
the  young". 


Mark  Strand  to  Read 
Poetry  and  Fiction 


Mark  Strand  will  read  from  his 
poetry  and  fiction  March  17  at  8  p.m.  in 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  the  Miller 
Library.  The  reading  is  sponsered  by 
the  Sophie  Kerr  committee  and  the 
public  is  invited  to  attend. 

Strand  is  the  author  of  seven  books  of 
poems,  including  Reasons  for  Moving, 
Darker,  The  story  of  Our  Lives,  The 
Late  Hour,  and  Selected  Poems.  He  has 
been  the  recipient  of  many  awards,  in- 
cluding the  Edgar  Allen  Poe  Award, 
fellowships  from  the  Guggenheim 
Foundation  and  the  National  Endow- 
ment for  the  Arts,  and  most  recently, 
the  fellowship  of  the  Academy  of 
American  Poets  for  "distinguished 
poetic  achievement." 

Currently  Strand  is  completing  a  col- 
lection of  short  fiction  to  be  published 
by  Alfred  Knopf.  A  frequent  contributor 
of  both  poems  and  stories  to  The  New 
Yorker,  Strand  is  also  widely  known  as 


a  translator  of  Rafael  Albertl  ( Tne 
Owl's  Insomnia)  and  Carlos  Drum- 
mond  de  Andrade  Souvenir  of  the  Aln- 
cient  World).  In  addition,  Strand  has 
edited  three  poetry  anthologies:  The 
Contemporary  American  Poets, 
Another  Republic,  and  New  poetry  of 
Mexico. 

Octavio  Paz  ,  the  celebrated  Mex- 
ican poet,  writing  of  Strand,  said,  "The 
poetry  of  Mark  Strand  explores  the 
terra  tnfirma  ol  our  lives...  He  has 
chosen  the  negative  path,  with  loss  as 
the  first  step  towards  fullness;  it  is  also 
the  opening  to  a  transparent  verbal 
perfection.  Made  from  fragile  and 
changing  words,  the  poem  converts 
itself  Into  'the  mirror  In  which  pain  Is 
asleep.'  The  silence  secreted  In  each 
thing  and  each  being  Is  transformed  In- 
to a  name." 

A  reception  will  follow  the  reading  at 
the  Alumni  House. 


" ' VIOLETTE'  IS  ONE  OF  CHABROL'S 
BEST.  STYLISH  AND  SATIRIC." 

-Vinr-enI  Canby.  New  York  TimeslWNET-TV 

"Violette  is  played  with  astonishing 
virtuosity  by  an  extraordinary 
young  French  actress  named 


Isa  belle  Huppert." 


—  Time  Magazine 


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I6Q&ELLE  HUPPERT 


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CLAUDE  CMR&ftOL 


Directed  by  Claude  Chabrol  and  star- 
ring IsabeUe  Huppert  and  Stephane 
Audran.  A  scandal-sheet  bete  noire  for 
the  bourgeoisie,  a  perverse  heroine  for 
the  surrealists,  and  a  continuing 
enigma  for  crime  historians,  18-year- 
old  Violette  Nozlere  became  the  central 
figure  In  one  of  the  most  celebrated 
cases  of  her  era  when  she  poisoned  her 
parents  In  1933.  Chabrol  fashions  the 
film  not  as  a  poUceblotter  reconstruc- 
tion but  as  a  tantalizing  and  elegant  ■ 
puzzle,  transcending  the  sordid  events 


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of  the  story  through  an  Intricately  rear- 
ranged time-scheme,  a  sensuous  period 
atmosphere,  and  Chabrol's  usual 
delight  In  the  spectacle  of  bourgeois 
stupidity.  The  result  Is  a  provocative 
double  vision  that  remains  true  to  the 
banal  surface  of  the  murderess  while 
finding  within  her  an  Inexhaustible 
source  of  mystery  and  speculation. 
IsabeUe  Huppert  won  the  best  actress 
award  at  Cannes  for  this  role.  In 
French  with  English  subtitles. 


The Wwhlngton College Blm-Fri<l»y,  ramary  27,  I981-P»ge8 

Reagan's  Budget  Cut  Proposals  Effecting 
Students,  Arts,  Humanities 


The  government  would  drastically 
curtail  its  commitment  to  aid  middle- 
Income  college  students,  educational 
research,  and  the  arts  and  humanities 
under  the  unprecedented  $41.4-billion 
package  of  budget  cuts  unveiled  by 
President  Reagan  last  week. 

The  Administration's  long-awaited 
economic  proposals  also  called  for  a 
radical  retrenchment  of  federal  in- 
volvement in  many  other  fields,  rang- 
ing from  museum  services  to  science 
and  technology-areas  where  officials 
say  past  spending  levels  cannot  be 
Justified  in  a  time  of  severe  economic 
constraints. 

"Spending  by  the  government  must 
be  limited  to  those  flnctlons  which  are 
the  peoper  peovlnce  of  government," 
President  Reagan  told  a  Joint  session  of 
Congress  last  Wednesday.  "We  can  no 
longer  afford  things  simply  because  we 
thing  of  them." 

Administration  officials  said  the  total 
economic  package  of  spending  cuts 
Would  save  the  government  almost  $50- 
bllllon  in  fiscal  1982,  which  begins  Oc- 
tober 1. 

The  proposals  are  only  the  first  in- 
stallment of  reduction  being  planned  by 
the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget, 
spokesmen  said.  Another  round  of  pro- 
posals, espected  to  save  an  additional 
$6-billion.  Is  expected  to  be  submitted  to 
Congress  on  March  10,  when  the  Ad- 
ministration sends  up  the  details  of  last 
week's  proposed  cutbacks. 

Precisely  how  much  colleges  and 
universities  would  lose  under  the 
budget,  compared  with  the  proposals 
President  Carter  sent  Congress  in 
January,  is  unclear,  since  Mr. 
Reagan's  budget  bases  its  cuts  not  on 
his  predecessor's  requests,  but  on  dif- 
ferent economic  calculations  that  the 
new  budget  documentsdld  not  spell  out. 

A  principal  point  of  Mr.  Reagan's 
budget  is  to  make  deep  cuts  in  federal 
programs  that  benefit  middle-and 
upper-income  Americans.  That 
strategy,  the  Administration  said,  will 
"arrest  what  has  heretofore  been  an  un- 
fortunate national  drift  toward  the 
unlversalization  of  social  benefits." 

A  key  element  of  that  plan  is  a  set  of 
proposals  to  revamp  student- assistance 
programs  for  which  middle-  and 
upper-income  students  have  been  eligi- 
ble since  1978. 

Awards  to  more  affluent  students 
under  the  Pell  Grant  program,  former- 
ly known  as  the  Basic  Educational  Op- 
portunity Grants,  would  be  realized  by 
requiring  families  to  contribute  more 
money  toward  their  children's  college 
expenses. 

Under  existing  law,  families  earning 
less  than  $25,000  a  year  are  required  to 
contribute  up  to  14  percent  of  their 
disposable  Income.  The  Reagan  plan 
would  require  them  to  contribute  20  per 
cent  of  their  Income  to  education  costs, 
and  wealthier  families  may  be  asked  to 
pay  even  more. 

Assuming  that  Congress  would  ap- 
prove legislation  making  that  change 
and  other  modifications  of  the  formula 
for  calculating  a  student's  financial 
need,  President  Reagan  requested 
S2.486-billion  for  Pell  Grants,  to  provide 
awards  of  up  to  $1,750.  The  Carter 
budget  had  recommended  that  $2,752- 


by  JANET  HOOK 
Chronicle  of  Higher  Education 


billion  be  appropriated  for  the  pro- 
gram, with  a  maximum  award  of 
$1,800. 

For  the  current  fiscal  year,  the 
revised  Reagan  budget  would  allocate 
$2.562-blllion  for  Pell  Grants.  Because 
Congress  has  provided  only  $2.16-billion 
for  the  program  this  year,  one  O.M.B. 
official  said  he  expected  the  Reagan 
Admlnstration  to  ask  It  to  appropriate 
enough  to  make  up  the  difference. 

The  Administration  also  called  for  an 
end  to  the  present  federal  policy  of 
backing  loans  to  students,  regardless  of 
their  families'  income. 

To  curtail  the  number  of  Guaranteed 
Student  Loans  going  to  middle-  and 
upper-income  people,  the  Administra- 
tion would  limit  the  size  of  loans  to  the 
amount  a  student  needs  to  cover  educa- 
tion costs,  after  other  sources  of  student 
aid  and  family  income  are  taken  into 
account. 

The  loan-reform  plan  would  reduce 
federal  subsidies  even  for  the  neediest 
students,  by  ending  the  federal  policy  of 
paying  the  Interest  onloans  while  bor- 
rowers are  still  in  college. 

To  cut  costs  in  the  new  guaranteed- 
loan  program  for  parents,  President 
Reagan  proposed  increasing  the  in- 
terest charged  from  9  per  cent  to 
market  rates. 

To  further  slow  the  rapid  expansion 
of  the  guaranteedloan  program,  the  Ad 
mlntstralon  proposed  a  drastic  change 
in  the  Student  Loan  Marketing  Assocea- 
tion,  which  provides  a  secondary 
market  In  which  banks  and  other  com- 
mercial lenders  can  sell  their 
guaranteed  loans. 

By  buying  those  loans  with  money 
borrowed  from  the  Federal  Financing 
Bank,  "Sallie  Mae"  helps  to  free 
private  capital  for  further  student 
loans. 

The  administration  proposed 
eliminating  the  association's  authority 
to  borrow  from  the  Federal  Financing 
Bank  a  step  that  will  save  the  govern- 
ment $1.923-billion  In  fiscal  1982  alone, 
according  to  O.M.B.  estimates. 

Another  source  of  federal  aid  to  col- 
lege students  would  be  cut  off  entirely, 
under  an  Administration  proposal  to 
eliminate  Social  Security  payments  to 
students. 

Budget  documents  defended  that  pro- 
posal on  the  grounds  that  student  aid  is 
an  "inappropriate  and  inefficient"  use 
of  Social  Security  funds  and  that  the 
payments  are  unrelated  to  students' 
financial  needs  or  educational  costs. 

President  Reagan  recommended  that 
no  new  beneficiaries  be  allowed  to  enter 
the  program  after  August,  1981,  and 
that  payments  of  the  800,000  students 
already  receiving  benefits  be  reduced 
by  25  per  cent  a  year  until  recipients 
reach  the  age  of  22. 

The  plan,  which  the  Administration 
estimates  will  save  the  government 
$700  million  in  fiscal  1982  and  even  more 
in  subsequent  years,  already  has  at 
least  one  leading  Congressional  backer. 
Sen.  Lawton  Chiles,  Democrat  of 
Florida,  has  said  he  will  introduce  an 
omnibus  Social  Security  reform  bill 
that  will  include  plans  for  phasing  out 
benefits  to  students. 

The  Administration's  economic  pro- 
posals  are   silent,   however,   on  one 


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student-aid  area  in  which  a  new  In- 
itiative had  been  expected.  Tuition  tax 
credits  were  not  included  in  the  Ad- 
ministration's tax-cut  package,  despite 
Mr.  Reagan's  campaign  pledge  to  back 
such  proposals. 

In  his  address  to  Congress,  however, 
President  Reagan  indicated  that  such 
credits  would  be  among  several  other 
tax-reform  measures  he  would  pursue 
In  the  future. 

In  other  areas  of  interest  to  higher 
education,  the  Reagan  budget  asks  for 
a  complete  overhaul  of  federal  policy  in 
the  arts  and  humanities.  Calling  for  in- 
creased emphasis  on  private,  state,  and 
local  support  for  cultural  activities,  the 
President  recommended  a  50-per-cent 
reduction  in  funds  for  the  National  En- 
dowments for  the  Arts  and  Humanities, 
and  the  abolition  of  the  Institute  of 
Museum  Services. 

While  the  carter  Dudget  allocated 
$16.9  million  for  the  museum  institute  in 
fiscal  1982,  the  Reagan  Administration 
recommended  that  no  money  be  ap- 
propriated next  year  and  that  the  $12 
million  that  Congress  has  already  ap- 
propriated for  fiscal  1981  be  rescinded. 

The  Reagan  budget  requests  only  $85 
million  for  the  humanities  endowment 
and  $88  million  for  the  arts  endowment 
in  fiscal  1982— down  from  the  $151.7 
million  Congress  appropriated  for  the 
humanities  agency  this  year  and  the 
$159  million  provided  for  the  arts  agen- 
cy. 

Joseph  D.  Duffey,  chairman  of  the 
humanities  endowment,  said  that  per 
cent  cut  in  his  agency's  budget  would  be 
"destructive  of  the  whole  thrust  and 
direction  of  the  endowment." 

Educational  research  was  another 
area  deemed  by  the  Administration  to 
be  a  "relatively  low  priority"  under 
present  fiscal  constraints. 

As  a  result,  President  Reagan  asked 
Congress    to    appropriate    only    $61 


million  for  the  National  Institute  ol 
Education  for  fiscal  1982— down  from 
the  $84  million  requested  by  the  Carter 
Administration. 

In  addition,  the  Administration  said, 
Mr.  Reagan  will  withdraw  his 
predecessor's  request  for  an  additional 
$4.9  million  for  the  institute  for  fiscal 
1981. 

The  Reagan  Administration  also  pro- 
posed a  radical  restructuring  of  federal 
help  to  elementary  and  secondary 
schools,  in  a  plan  that  also  touches 
several  college-aide  programs. 

Twelve  existing  grant  programs,  in- 
cluding aid  to  states  for  adult  educa- 
tion, would  be  consolidated  into  a  single 
program  of  block  grants  that  would  be 
awarded  to  local  education  agencies. 

Another  block  grant  for  state  educa- 
tion agencies  would  be  created  to 
replace  35  separate  programs,  In- 
cluding teacher-training  grants  and  the 
Women's  Educational  Equity  program. 

The  Reagan  budget  would  reduce  the 
postal  subsidy  provided  for  nonprofit 
organizations  as  part  of  the  Ad- 
ministration's general  plan  to  strike  at 
"obsolete  or  inherently  inefficient 
federal  subsidies."  The  budget  called 
for  cutting  payments  for  the  nonprofit 
subsidy  to  $500  million  in  fiscal  1982. 
The  Carter  Administration  requested 
$800  million  for  those  payments. 

With  the  Administration's  cards  now 
on  the  table,  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives' Subcommittee  on  Postsecon- 
dary  Education  scheduled  three  days  of 
hearings  this  week  on  Mr.  Reagan's 
proposals  for  student  assistance,  other 
college-aid  programs,  and  the  arts  and 
humanities. 

After  hearing  testimony  from  cam- 
pus spokesmen,  government  officials, 
and  representatives  of  college  and  stu- 
dent groups,  the  panel  will  prepare 
spending  recommendations  for  pro- 
grams under  its  jurisdiction. 

According  to  Congressional  budget 
procedures,  those  recommendations 
must  be  submitted  to  the  House  Budget 
Committee  by  March  15. 


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THE 


Volume  52,  Number  19 


Archbishop  of 
Canterbury 
Asked  to  visit 


Friday,  March  20, 1981 


Business  Major 
Proposed 


Fraternities  to  be  Returned  to 
Hill  Dorms 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

A  proposal  has  been  made  by  the 
Social  Sciences  division  to  the 
Academic  Council  to  "approve  and  im- 
plement in  time  tor  the  Fall  Semester  of 
1981"  changes  within  the  Economics 
department  and  to  implement  a  major 
in  the  field  of  Business  Administration 
at  the  College. 

The  proposal,  a  fifteen-page 
memorandum,  does  not  come  from  the 
Economics  department  alone.  Ac- 
cording to  Dr.  John  Taylor,  chairman 
of  the  Social  Science  division,  "it  comes 
from  several  members  of  the  division. 
The  departments  of  Economics, 
Political  Science,  History,  and 
Sociology  were  all  Involved  with  the  for- 
mation of  the  proposal."  The  proposal, 
"a  working  draft,"  said  Taylor,  is  now 
in  the  hands  of  the  Academic  Council. 
From  this  working  document,  which 
could  undergo  changes  if  made  by  the 
Council,  a  proposal  may  finally  be 
made  at  the  next  faculty  meeting.  If  the 
faculty  should  approve  such  changes 
and  additions  as  proposed,  Taylor  said 
that  "the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors might  have  to  vote  on  it,  due  to 
such  factors  as  staffing." 

"The  basic  thinking  is  that  a  major  in 
Business  Administration  can  be  made  a 
working  part  of  a  liberal  arts  educa- 
tion," Taylor  said.  In  the  past,  there 
has  been  a  significant  demand  for  such 
courses  from  students.  "It  may  have  an 
effect  on  our  enrollment  picture  here," 
Taylor  said.  More  htgb  school  students 
could  be  drawn  to  the  college  if  it  of- 
fered such  a  program,  and  retention 
among  students  already  at  the  college 
could  improve.  Fifty  three  of  the  300 
students  who  have  been  accepted  to 
Washington  College  as  of  March  5 
"have  specifically  listed  business  ad- 
ministration as  their  major  area  of 
academic  interest,"  according  to  the 
proposa*.  It  further  states  that  "those 
students  who  identified  business  ad- 
mlnsitration  as  their  major  academic 
Interest  had  a  withdraw!  rate  of  22  per- 
cent, for  the  period  1975-1978." 

"Questions  of  cost  will  be  raised," 
said  Taylor,  "but  expenditures  for  staf- 
fing and  library  materials  will  be  com- 
pensated for"  by  increased  enrollment 
for  the  new  major  field.  While  the  pro- 
posal states  that  "adding  a  major  in 
business  administration  will  not  solve 
the  college's  admissions  or  budgetary 
problems"  it  says  that  "It  is  not 
unreasonable  to  expect  that  the  adop- 
tion of  such  a  program  will  enable  the 
college  to  compete  more  vigorously  and 
more  successfully  among  the  19.9  per- 
cent, of  the  students  who  are  interested 
in  business." 

Although  the  proposal  is  only  In  the 
talking  stage— Dean  of  the  College 
Garry  Clarke,  chairman  of  the 
Academic  Council,  said  that  "the  Coun- 
cil will  discuss  the  proposal  at  its 
meeting  of  March  23rd,"— members  of 
the  Social  Science  division  are  hopeful. 
"The  Social  Science  division  approved 
the  idea  unanimously,"  said  Taylor.  He 
added  that  "I  sense  a  great  deal  of  sup- 
port." Such  a  proposal  has  been 
discussed  Informally  for  a  long  time 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 

As  requested  by  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Joseph  McLain  at  their  last 
meeting  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  has 
made  a  recommendation  to  McLain 
about  Hill  Dorms  housing.  That  recom- 
mendation and  the  administrative  deci- 
sion is  that  "we  have  an  implied  obliga- 
tion to  the  fraternities  to  bring  them 
back,"  said  McLain.  "However,  it's  not 
for  life.  It  depends  on  how  well  they 
behave." 

"Every  attempt  will  be  made  to  take 
care  of  other  interest  groups— same 


equitable  and  advantageous  fashion," 
said  McLain.  Said  Dean  of  Students 
Maureen  Kelly,  "I  hope  everyone  will 
take  the  decision  In  good  grace.  Any 
time  a  decision  has  to  be  made  in 
essence  one  group  is  going  to  win  and 
one  is  going  to  lose."  Room  draw  will  be 
held  as  usual  late  in  April. 

"I  hope  the  fraternities  understand 
this  is  a  kind  of  special  priveledge,  and 
we  will  be  evaluating  how  well  it 
worked  at  the  end  of  the  year,"  said 
Kelly. 


Student  Center  to  be 

Sub-Contracted 

by  College 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Eidtor-in-Chief 


Work  on  the  Student  Center,  planned 
for  the  Hodson  Hall  basement  will  begin 
as  scheduled  in  May,  with  the  college 
doing  its  own  sub-contracting. 

Estimates  from  the  Brohawn  Con- 
struction Company  for  the  work  were 
well  over  the  proposed  budget.  "I 
estimate  we'll  save  at  least  $40,000." 
said  Vice  President  for  Finance  Gene 
Hessey.  Bids  for  all  sub-contracted 
work  except  for  the  mechanical  system 
have  been  received.  At  its  last  meeting, 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  ap- 
proved $34,000  to  have  a  drawing  of  the 
mechanical  system  showing  the  pro- 
posed changes  prepared.  "From  the 
drawing,  the  sub-contractor  can  make 
an  estimate,"  said  Hessey.  The  bid 
from  Brohawn  for  the  mechanical 
system  was  $59,000. 

Although  the  work  will  have  to  be 


coordinated  by  Ray  Crooks,  Director  of 
Maintenance,  and  by  Hessey,  the  school 
will  have  the  option  to  do  the  work  itself 
If  a  contractor  fails  to  fulfill  his  obliga- 
tion, in  order  to  expedite  the  project. 
"This  is  an  option  we  wouldn't  have 
with  a  general  contractor,"  said 
Hessey.  The  use  of  local  contractors 
rather  than  those  from  outside  the  area 
will  also  cut  costs. 

"It  will  be  a  trade-off  to  some  ex- 
tent," said  Hessey,  since  regular  sum- 
mer projects  will  have  to  be  coor- 
dinated with  the  Student  Center  work 
for  the  maintenace  staff.  At  present, 
completion  by  August  seems  certain, 
and  sub-contractors  contacted,  "can 
clearly  get  the  work  done  by  the  fall," 
said  Hessey.  "The  only  problem  could 
be  mechanical,  if  the  mechanical 
system  presents  some  problem." 


Budget  Approved,  Tuition 
RoomandBoardGoUp 


In  executive  session  at  its  meeting 
February  28,  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  passed  the  budget  for 
1981-1982  as  submitted  by  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Finance  Gene  Hessey. 


among  faculty  members  and  students. 
Finally,  a  sub  committee  of  the  Social 
Science  department  put  together  the 
major  proposal.  Faculty  members  who 
worked  on  the  proposal  were  Dr.  Daniel 
Premo,  Dr.  Michael  Bailey,  Dr. 
Stephen  Cades  and  Dr.  Charles 
Halstead.  Dr.  Taylor  said  that  he  has 
been  "working  in  consultation  with 
them." 

"We  want  the  student  body  to  know 
about  the  proposal,"  said  Taylor.  Stu- 
dent input  will  be  channeled  through 
the  student  members  of  the  Academic 
Council.  Taylor  said  that  the  proposal 
was  made  "with  a  pretty  good  idea  of 
student  desire  in  this  area." 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  budget  allows  for  a  $500  increase 
in  tuition  and  a  $250  increase  in  room 
and  board,  as  well  as  a  6  percent  raise 
in  faculty  salaries.  The  main  reason  for 
the  increase  was  the  rising  costs  of 
energy.  "It's  the  same  old  story  but 
even  worse,"  said  Hessey.  Tuition  costs 
had  in  the  recent  past  been  held  down 
by  subsidy  from  revenues  from  pre- 
vious years.  "Unfortunately  there's  a 
day  of  reckoning,  and  that  day  is  next 
year,"  added  Hessey. 

In  a  comparison  of  1980-1981  costs 
with  29  other  independent  colleges  with 
enrollments  under  3000,  Washington 
College  Is  among  the  colleges  with  the 
lowest  total  costs,  "even  with  the  in- 
crease, our  standing  isn't  altered,"  said 
Hessey.  Shortly  after  the  increase  was 
announced,  Western  Maryland  College 
raised  its  tuition  $800.  "The  comparison 
is  no  consolation  In  a  sense,"  said 
Hessey,  "but  our  costs  compared  to 
other  institutions  are  quite  modest." 


byJEFFALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 

The  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  Is 
scheduled  to  be  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of 
Maryland,  April  24  and  25.  The  purpose 
of  his  American  visit  is  to  spend  a  week 
in  Washington  with  the  Anglican  com- 
munity and  to  visit  with  the  head  of  the 
Anglican  church  In  the  U.S. 

After  a  trip  to  Sewanee,  Tennessee  he 
will  be  flying  to  Easton  on  April  24.  On 
Saturday  April  5  he  will  speak  at  11:30 
at  a  church  In  Stevensvllle  at  a  big  out- 
door service  commemorating  the 
church's  350th  anniversary. 

Since  the  archbishop's  visit  occurs 
between  the  200th  anniversary  of  the 
Episcopal  church  in  Chestertown  and 
Washington  College's  bicentennial,  he 
has  been  invited  to  come  to  Chester- 
town. 

At  the  board  meeting,  February  28, 
thehonorary  degrees  committee  voted 
to  bestow  on  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity.  President  McLain  has  written 
to  the  archbishop  in  London  inviting 
him  to  the  school  to  receive  this  degree. 

Washington  College  has  a  historic 
link  with  the  Anglican  church.  William 
Smith,  the  first  president  of  W.C.,  was 
very  friendly  with  many  Archbishops  of 
Canterbury.  Perhaps  this  visit  can  con- 
tinue this  tradition. 

Seniors 
Dissatisfied 
With  Speaker 

by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

"It  is  puzzling  why  such  a  fine  Institu- 
tion as  Washington  College  is  unable  to 
attract  desirable  speakers  for  our  Com- 
mencement. Still,  even  this  would  not 
be  cause  for  such  concern  if  a  suitable 
speaker  were  Invited  in  place  of  the 
Senior's  suggestion."  Such  read  the  let- 
ter submitted  to  the  Honorary  Degrees 
Committee  by  Duane  Marshall  and 
Kathy  Waye,  Senior  representatives  on 
the  committee. 

The  letter  was  presented  to  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  Meeting  of 
February  28  because  the  Seniors 
wanted  the  Administration  to  know 
they  did  not  particularly  agree  with 
Henry  Wallich,  a  Governor  of  the 
Federal  Reserve,  being  chosen  to  speak 
at  their  Commencement.  Wallich  was 
invited,  by  Dr.  Joseph  McLain,  after  all 
those  on  the  list  submitted  by  the 
graduating  class  as  possible  speakers 
had  been  Invited.  At  the  time  Wallich 
was  asked,  all  had  declined  except  BUI 
Bradley,  a  New  Jersey  Congressman, 
who  had  sent  no  word.  A  letter  in  which 
he  declined  has  since  been  received. 

Kathy  Waye  said,  "We  are  trying  to 
make  better  reforms  for  next  year.  We 
didn't  get  the  speaker  we  wanted,  but 
hopefully  we  did  generate  more  in- 
volvement for  next  year." 

George  Dennis,  Senior  Class  Presi- 
dent, called  a  Class  Meeting  of  Feb- 
ruary 26  In  order  to  discuss  the  matter. 
A  petition  and  a  ballot  were  drawn  up 
and  were  available  the  next  day  in  the 
Dining  Hall  and  in  the  Student  Affairs 
Office.  The  Seniors  were  to  mark 
choices  of  those  persons  they  would 
prefer  to  not  have  speak.  They  also 
nominated  six  new  possible  choices. 
These  include  John  Barth,  an  author, 
Andy  Wyeth  and  Jamie  Wyetb,  both  ar- 
tists, John  Anderson,  Congressman, 
Andrew  Young,  ex-ambassador  to  the 
United  Nations,  and  Mllllcent  Fenwick, 
a  Congress  worn  an. 

Dennis  said,  "Our  purpose  was  to 
show  the  Administration  that  the  Senior 
Class  wanted  to  be  more  Involved,  but 
the  fact  that  we  were  given  late  notice 
for  the  Commencement  hindered  us 
from  taking  quicker  action." 


The  Waihlnalon  College  Elm— Friday,  tfarch  20. M81- Page  2 


Editorial 


Once  again,  Washignton  College  has  reaffirmed  its  commit- 
ment to  remain  firmly  entrenched  in  the  past.  The  decision  to 
return  the  fraternities  to  the  Hill  Dorms  certainly  dooms 
Washington  College  to  the  status  quo. 

As  easy  as  it  was  to  anticipate  the  decision,  so  is  it  easy  simply 
to  accept  it.  The  positive  interest  stirred  in  the  last  several  mon- 
ths in  favor  of  housing  academic  interest  groups  in  the  Hill 
Dorms  should  not  be  allowed  to  fade.  At  least  a  minority  of  us  are 
interested  in  the  future  of  Washington  College.  It  would  be  easy 
to  write  the  school  off  as  an  anachronism,  but  it's  still  our  respon- 
sibility to  strive  to  improve  Washington  College,  if  only  to  insure 
that  our  diplomas  continue  to  mean  something. 

Academic  interest  groups,  and  unfairly,  the  student  writers  in 
particular  have  been  accused  of  dividing  the  campus.  Such  a 
theory  denies  reality.  The  Student  Affairs  committee  proposal 
would  have  given  students  a  choice,  and  would  have  further 
unified  the  student  body.  How  the  continued  segregation  of  three 
all-male  groups  in  the  center  of  the  campus  contributes  to  cam- 
pus unity  escapes  us. 

Those  students  interested  in  learning  not  just  in  the  classroom 
cannot  afford  to  let  this  issue  die  quietly.  It  should  be  resur- 
rected, clamorously.  If  President  McLain  is  willing  to  make 
decisions  like  this  one  on  his  own,  he  must  be  ready  for  the 
students  dissatisfied  with  them  to  "raise  hell." 


theBL 

Editor-in-Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager  /  Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  Deprospo 

The  ELM  Is  tb  eofflclal  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and 
for  the  students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Printing  Company  every 
Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  weeks.  The  opinions 
expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under  the  headings  of 
LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  Editor 
and  Staff.  The  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday  thru  Friday,  778-2800, 
ext.321. 


Alumni  Concern  for  Fate  of  Writers'  Union 


Dear  Dean  Clarke/Editor  of  The  Elm 

I  am  writing  to  express  my  concern 
over  the  uncertain  future  of  Richmond 
House.  I  understand  from  Robert  Day 
that  there  is  a  strong  possibility  the 
house  will  be  torn  down  and  that  no 
definite  plans  are  currently  being  for- 
mulated to  refurbish  the  existing  struc- 
ture or  to  provide  an  alternate  building 
for  the  Writers  Union. 

My  thoughts  and  feelings  about  the 
function  of  Richmone  House  are  entire- 
ly positive  ones.  Richmond  House  pro- 
vided me  with  a  pleasant,  cooperative 
place  to  live  and  work  while  I  was  a  stu- 
dent at  Washington  College.  But  more 
importantly,  Richmond  House— its 
community— rendered  to  me  an  intel- 
lectual liveliness  and  joy  which  in 
retrospect  seems  inseparable  from  the 
values  Washington  College  pro- 
mulgates as  a  small  liberal  arts  institu- 
tion. 

What  I  took  from  my  experiences  at 
Richmond  House  was  a  understanding 
of  the  value  of  learning  for  learning's 
sake.  I  began  to  realize  that  learning  is 
a  pleasant  way  of  life  that  bears  no 
restrictions  and  needs  no  rewards. 
Work  has  always  been  the  unspoken 
law  at  Richmond  House,  and  students 
there  work  with  no  other  aim  than  the 
getting  and  sharing  of  knowledge.  Upon 
living  in  the  house  I  recognized  the 


guiltless  pleasure  of  reading  or  writing 
on  a  Friday  or  Saturday  night. 

Teaching  Freshman  English  here  at 
the  University  of  Massachusetts,  where 
most  students  are  career  and  business 
oriented  and  exhibit  little  intrinsic  en- 
thusiasm for  their  work,  only  confims 
my  feelings  about  the  importance  of  a 
community  such  as  Richmond  House. 

Of  course,  Washington  College  also 
represents  and  upholds  these  values. 
But,  on  a  more  practical  level,  a  com- 
munity such  as  Richmond  House  lends 
itself  more  readily  to  their  manifesta- 
tion. Any  group  of  people  with  common 
interests  and  aims  needs  a  place  to 
meet,  talk,  work,  and  have  fun.  Why 
Ric'imond  House  works,  I  think,  is  due 
to  a  concentration  of  energy  which 
elsewhere  seems  to  naturally  dissemi- 
nate among  other  less  intellectual  ac- 
tivities. 

Inundated  by  attitudes  that  either  ig- 
nore the  importance  of  learning,  or  that 
claim  the  importance  of  vocation  over 
the  pure  joy  of  intellectual  pursuit,  I 
have  found  three  places  of  refuge:  the 
Eastern  Shore,  Washington  College, 
and  Richmond  House.  Perhaps  the  arts 
are  our  greatest  refuge,  but  a  quiet 
house  in  undoubtedly  the  most 
delightful  place  to  share  them. 

My  best  to  you  and  the  Washington 
College  community. 


Sincerely 
Kathy  Wagner 


Letters  to  the  Editor 

In  Praise  of  the  College 


To  the  Editor, 

Recently,  Washington  College 
received  a  note  and  generous  scholar- 
ship contribution  from  a  gentleman 
who,  while  a  successful  businessman 
and  civic  leader,  enrolled  in  the 
Washington  College  graduate  program. 
His  brief  comments  reflect  so  well  on 
students,  faculty,  and  staff  who  In  some 
way,  and  perhaps  unknowingly,  helped 
create  his  positive  impressions.  I  would 
like  to  share  his  message  with  your 
readers. 

"DearSlr: 


I  have  enjoyed  studying  in  your 
graduate  program  very  much.  Because 
everyone  on  the  Campus  has  been  so 
courteous  to  me,  I  would  like  to  make 
the  enclosed  contribution  to  your 
scholarship  fund.  Thank  you." 

So  often,  we  criticize  one  another  for 
what  is  or  Is  not  done.  Students,  faculty 
and  others  are  to  be  commended  for  the 
helpful  and  friendly  way  they  receive 
campus  visitors.  In  so  doing,  they  have 
made  not  one  but  many  friends  for 
Washington  College. 

Thank  you. 


Sincerely, 
George  E.  Hayward 


Hill  Dorm  Debate  Continued 


The  debate  over  the  hill  dorms  has 
been  a  long  one.  It  is  now  time  for  the 
college  community  to  take  a  close  look 
at  various  channels  involved  in  the  hill 
dorms  question.  These  channels 
brought  forth  and  augmented  fraternity 
and  academic  interest  views  on  this 
Issue.  An  open  forum  was  conducted  in 
which  both  sides  were  given  an  ample 
opportunity  to  air  their  opinions. 
Another  channel  used  in  the  hill  dorms 
controversy  was  the  Elm.  Was  the  Elm 
fair  and  truly  representative  in  dealing 
with  both  sides  of  the  Issue  of  hill  dorms 
housing?  Certainly  the  findings  of  the 
Student  Affairs  Committee  received  a 
great  amount  of  print.  This  however  is 
just  one  point  of  view.  The  Alumni 
Association  and  student  body  point  of 
view  while  just  as  important  or  more 
so,  received  minimal  coverage. 
Although  In  the  past  ail  articles  and 
editorials  were  proofread  before  entry 
Into  the  Elm,  It  seems  this  policy  has 
changed.  The  first  (and  only)  piece  of 
jounalism  that  was  affected  so  far  was 
a  pro  fraternity  housing  article  by 
Sbawn  Harmon.  Was  this  a  shoddy  at- 
tempt to  discredit  someone's  opinion? 
In  a  straw  poll  conducted  concerning 
hill  dorms  housing  the  student  body 
voted  2  to  1  in  favor  of  fraternity  hous- 
ing in  the  hill  dorms.  It  is  clear  an  over- 
whelming majority  of  students  feel  the 
fraternities  should  be  housed  in  the  hill 
dorms  Was  this  poll  a  clear  indication 
of  the  will  of  the  people?  Some  might 


argue  the  Student  Affairs  Committee  is 
more  representative.  Just  how 
representative  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege community  was  the  committee? 
Were  the  fraternities,  a  major  factor  In 
the  debate  truly  represented?  There 
were  no  Lambdas,  Thetas,  or  Sigs  on 
the  committee.  Certainly  amajor  issue 
like  this  should  be  decided  by  truly 
representative  bodies.  It  is  clear  that 
an  overpowering  majority  of  the  stu- 
dent body  has  voiced  their  opinion.  The 
alumni  has  also  voiced  their  opinion. 
Despite  the  fact  both  positions  on  hill 
dorm  housing  were  more  than  ade- 
quately presented  a  "demonstration" 
was  held  before  the  Washington 
Covocation.  (sic)  It  was  organized  by  a 
small  minority  of  people  *trylng  to  In- 
fluence the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  meeting  that  Iras  held  later 
that  day.  Obviously  by  the  size  of  the 
turnout  the  student  body  does  not  sup- 
port these  people.  The  method  used  in 
trying  to  influence  opinion  on  hill  dorm 
housing  should  be  closely  scrutinized  by 
every  member  of  the  college  communi- 
ty. Alexis  De  Tocqueville  once  said 
"The  moral  power  of  the  majority  is 
founded  upon  yet  another  principle, 
which  is  that  the  interests  of  many  are 
to  be  preferred  to  those  of  the  few."  Let 
everyone  in  the  college  community  con- 
template this  quote  in  examining  each 
persons  (sic)  relationship  with 
Washington  College  and  society  at 
large. 


respectfully, 
Chris  Mamunes 


After  the  rally  for  academic  housing, 
rumors  were  rampant  that  it  had  had  a 
negative  affect  on  the  proposal  before 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors. 
The  reasoning  used  behind  this  was  that 
the  rally  brought  back  images  of  the 
sixties.  Well,  images  were  about  all  of 
the  sixties  which  came  back  to 
Washington  college.  Yes,  there  were 
students  at  the  rally.  Yes,  they  were 
carrying  signs  and  yes,  they  were  not 
all  dressed  in  Brooks  Brothers  three 
piece  suites  (sic).  The  images  of  the 
sixties  die  from  here.  These  were  not 
students  who  wanted  to  storm  and  burn 
Bunting.  They  were  not  flag  burning, 
bead  wearing  hippies  of  days  gone  long 
ago.  The  people  at  the  rally  were 
students  and  faculty  members  who 
value  education.  These  were  people 
who  unlike  some,  feel  WC  is  worth  sav- 
ing. They  were  willing  to  make  pro- 
posals and  apply  pressure  to  see  that 
these  proposals  are  viewed  fairly. 
Many  of  these  students  have  spent  four 
years  here  (a  curiosity  around  here 
anymore)  under  unacademic  condi- 
tions. They  have  spent  their  entire  four 
years  at  WC  working  with  outdated 
material  and  yet,  these  people,  future 
alumni,  were  willing  to  say  "We 
Care" ! ! 

From  the  Board  down  to  the  faculty, 
the  students  have  heard  that  they  must 


become  involved.  Now  that  they  are  do- 
ing so,  we  hear  that  we  are  dividing  the 
campus  by  our  actions.  This  my  friends 
is  a  load  of  TMI  radioactive  rat  dropp- 
ings. Washington  College  has  always 
been  divided,  is  divided  and  always  will 
be  divided.  A  prime  example  of  this  is 
the  seating  in  the  dining  hall.  We  all 
have  our  own  seating  zones  and  God 
forbid  if  anyone  sits  somewhere  (sic) 
else. 

To  the  Board  I  say  this,  rarely  have 
two  generations  been  so  close  in 
outlook.  In  us  you  will  find  many  of  your 
hopes  and  dreams.  Our  signs  did  not 
say  "Hell  No  We  Won't  Go"  but  "200 
MORE  YEARS  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS 
AND  SCIENCES."  Our  hearts, 
however,  do  grow  cold  when  we  hear 
fraternities  and  sororities  counting  on 
their  fingers  the  number  of  fellow 
brothers  and  sisters  on  the  Board  whom 
they  know  they  can  count  on  for  sup- 
port, The  battle  may  be  won  by  the 
fraternities  but  will  WC  win  the  war? 
The  school  faces  severe  challenges  in 
the  near  future  and  to  survive  must 
face  these  problems.  The  Hill  Dorms 
have  taken  on  this  great  importance 
because  to  many  they  represent  the 
first  opportunity  the  college  has  had  to 
redefine  its  priorities  and  prepare  for 
the  future.  This  was  the  meaning 
behind  Saturday's  rally. 


Sincerely 
Glen  E.  Beebe. 


The  Waahlnglon  College  Elm— Friday,  March  20, 1861—  Page  3 


Roving  Reporter 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 
News  Editor 


Question  asked  of  seniors:  What  do  you, 
as  a  Senior,  think  about  the  way  in 
which  Henry  w allien  was  chosen  to 
speak  at  your  commemcement? 


Glenn  Beebe:  "I  think  it  was  both  the 
Senior's  and  the  President's  fault." 


Jim  Graham P'1  think  It's  ashame  for 
Dr.  McLain  because  he  caught  so  much 
heat  for  it.  He  tried  to  do  agood  job,  but 
he  really  made  a  mistake  when  he 
didn't  aask  the  Seniors.  He  could  have 
told  them.' 


William  (Dirt)  Balwin:  "Who? 


Doug  Hallan:  "I  didn't  like  the  way  he 
was  chosen;  it  really  perturbed  me.  I 
like  the  way  we  tried,  but  we  chould 
have  kept  on  trying." 


Jenny  Kerr:  "I 
Wallich.  I  feel  Dr.  McLain  should  have 
gone  back  to  the  original  oommittee  to 
discuss  Commencement.  It  was  all  so 
hastily  done." 


John  (Toby)  Townsend: 
McLain's  friend  isn't  it? 


John  Lonnquest:  "I  think  the  Seniors 
are  getting  short  changed.  The 
graduating  class  is  getting  shuffled  out 
of  the  way  for  the  Bicentennial." 


Holll  Young:  "It  is  the  Senior's  day  and 
I  think  it  should  be  their  choice.  If 
whom  they  chose  cannot  come,  then 
they  should  be  asked  to  give  alternative 
choices." 


More  Letters  to  the  Editor 


Dear  Dr.  McLain, 

Ezra  Pound  once  wrote:  "When  the 
application  of  word  to  thing  goes  rotten, 
i.e.  becomes  slushy  and  inexact,  or  ex- 
cessive or  bloated,  the  whole  mach- 
inery of  social  and  of  individual  thought 
and  order  goes  to  pot."  I  believe  that 
much  of  American  writing  is  slushy  and 
inexact,  and  that,  whether  or  not  as  a 
direct  result  of  that  slushiness, 
American  individual  thought  is  being 
blurred  and  bloated  by  cliche,  jargon 
and  Madison  Avenue  garbage.  Ezra 
Pound  was  a  champion  of  and 
spokesman  for  many  of  the  most  impor- 
tant writers  of  the  early  twentieth  cen- 
tury. I  wish  to  follow  his  example  In  a 
much  humbler  and  probably  far  more 
selfish  way. 

Writers  need  havens.  They  have 
needed  them  since  the  time  when 
writing  was  considered  an  idle  man's 
pastime;  they  need  them  now,  when  the 
nation's  highest  elected  official  con- 
siders budget  cuts  "equitable"  when 
applied  to  every  government  depart- 
ment except  Defense,  and  when  the 
Secretary  of  State  can  form  a  sentence 
as  informed  and  eloquent  as  "I  can't 
caveat  it." 

I  repeat:  writers  need  havens.  They 
need  them  sorely  now,  when  the  presi- 
dent of  an  academic  institution  can  so 
regrettably  choose  to  overlook 
academic  Interests  in  favor  of  social 
ones;  when  the  program  at  Washington 
College  which  attracts  the  most 
students,  brings  poets  and  novelists  and 
journalists  of  dizzying  stature  within 


arm's  length,  and  provides  the  college 
with  a  newspaper,  a  literary  magazine 
and  a  broadsheet  is  relegated  to  the  cor- 
ner of  some  dorm,  instead  of  being 
safeguarded  and  set  apart  as  an  exam- 
ple of  how  successful  and  productive  an 
academic  community  can  be. 

Richmond  House  is  dead;  that  seems 
certain.  And  the  Hill  Dorms,  newly 
refurbished,  are  back  ft  the  hands  of 
the  fraternities,  ready  to  be  demolished 
in  another  three  years.  If  you  care  so 
little  for  excellence,  Dr.  McLain,  in 
writing  or  art,  music,  math,  science,  or 
drama,  and  so  much  for  the  survival  of 
the  very  groups  which  give  Washington 
College  its  reputation  for  violence, 
drunkenness  and  irresponsibility, 
perhaps  you  should  consider  making 
the  oollege  a  casino,  and  ending  this 
senseless  masquerade. 

As  a  writer,  a  former  resident  of 
Richmond  House  and  a  student  who 
cares  about  Washington  College,  I  urge 
you  to  reconsider  your  decision  concer- 
ning the  Inhabitants  of  the  Hill  Dorms. 
Academic  special  interests,  were  they 
placed  there,  would  cost  the  oollege  far 
less  In  yearly  repairs,  and  contribute 
far  more  to  Its  scholarly  reputation.  If 
the  fate  of  the  Hill  Dorms  is  sealed,  do 
consider  finding  more  than  a  corner  of 
some  underpopulated  dorm  for  the 
Writers'  Union.  In  a  small  but  extreme- 
ly serious  way,  the  future  of  American 
writing— and  hence  of  American 
thought  and  order— is  in  your  hands. 
Give  it  a  chance  in  a  world  rapidly  go- 
ing rotten. 


Dear  Dr.  McLain: 

I  am  very  distressed  to  hear  that 
Richmond  House  may  be  torn  down, 
without  thought  of  replacing  it.  I  can  at- 
test to  the  irreplaceable  value  it  had  for 
me— as  a  student,  as  a  creative  writer, 
and  as  an  editor  of  the  Washingtton  Col- 
lege Review.  Richmond  House  offered 
me  opportunities  that  enriched  my 
years  at  Washington  College  con- 
siderably—opportunities to  pursue  my 
strongest  Interests  amoung  peers  who 
respected  and.  supported  those  in- 
terests. We  were  able  to  engage  In  long 
hours  of  talk  around  the  kitchen  table 
that  meandered  from  gossip,  to  a 
discussion  of  our  favorite  writers,  to  a 
discussion  of  the  next  possible  theme 
for  the  WCR.  In  this  way,  our  studies, 
our  interests,  and  our  personal  ambi- 
tions gave  our  lives  a  unity  of  vision 
that  dormitory  life  was  bound  to 
destroy.  The  flow  of  Ideas  proved  In- 
valuable in  forming  confidence  In  my 
work  and  an  ability  to  articulate  and 
support  my  ideas.  At  Richmond  House 
we  were  able  to  join  life  in  the 
classroom,  life  in  the  dormltlory,  and 
life  behind  the  desk  Into  one  commonly 
pursued  lifestyle. 

The  physical  base  that  Richmond 
House  offered  for  the  Writers'  Union 


was  essential  to  maintaining  the  spirit 
of  the  Writing  Program.  We  used  Its 
studies  to  work  on  the  WCR,  we  held 
faculty  dinners,  luncheons  for  visiting 
writers;  it  also  provided  a  living  base, 
of  sorts,  for  nonresidents  participating 
in  Writers'  Union  activities.  The  Im- 
portance of  the  concept  that  Richmond 
House  represented— to  residents, 
nonresidents,  and  faculty  was  evident 
in  their  participation  in  Writers'  Union 
events. 

The  destruction  of  Richmond  House 
is  a  rather  sad  statement  on  the  decline 
of  appreciation  for  the  creative  arts  and 
literature,  a  decline  which  colleges 
should  consider  a  duty  to  combat.  It  is 
Important  that  a  liberal  arts  education 
offers  each  student  a  chance  to  pursue 
his  own  Interests;  it  is  by  the  develop- 
ment of  these  Interests,  and  of  an 
awareness  of  these  Interests  that  we 
become  more  wise,  humane,  and  pro- 
gressive. For  me,  the  destruction  of 
Richmond  House  would  symbolize  the 
first  step  in  the  disintegration  of  a  true 
liberal  arts  education. 

I  do  hope  you  will  condiser  replacing 
It,  for  the  sake  of  the  college  and  what  it 
should  represent  in  its  principles,  and 
for  the  sake  of  the  students  who  attend. 


Sincerely, 
Denlse  Pendleton 


Sincerely 
Claire  E.  Mowbray,  '80 


Catholic  Mass 

Every  Sunday  night  at  6:00  p.m. 

in  the  Alumni  House 


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Middle  Hall  Cornerstone  Removed; 

Time  Capsule  From  1844  Ope 


Tuesday,  March  17,  became  a  very 
important  day  In  the  history  of 
Washington  College  when  a  time  cap- 
sule sealed  for  137  years  in  Middle 
Hall's  cornerstone  was  opened. 

The  ceremonies  began  at  4  p.m.  on 
College  Hill.  George  Hayward,  Vice 
President  for  Development  and  Public 
Relations,  "set  the  stage"  for  the  open- 
ing of  the  box  and  introduced  President 
of  the  College  Joseph  H.  McLain,  who 
said  a  few  words. 

Many  eyes  were  focused  on  the  cor- 
nerstone, which  was  placed  approx- 
imately seven  feet  from  the  ground  and 
bears  the  inscription 

Founded  in  1782 
Destroyed  by  Fire  in  1827 
Rebuilt  in  1844 
as  each  speaker  shared  a  part  of  the 
Hall's  history  with  the  onlookers.  The 
original  college  building  stood  where 
Middle  Hail  now  does.  The  building  was 
burned  beyond  repair  in  1827,  and,  after 
much  deliberation  and  the  resignation 
of  a  few  Board  members,  it  was  decided 
by  one  vote  to  rebuild  on  College  Hill. 

At  4:10,  a  few  workers,  who  are  help- 
ing with  the  renovation  of  Middle  Hall, 
removed  the  cornerstone  from  its  posi- 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


tlon.  Two  men  then  worked  with  ham- 
mers and  chisels  to  remove  the  marble 
slab  which  sealed  the  cornerstone.  Dust 
from  the  renovation  began  to  fill  the 
windy  air,  as  the  crowd's  anticipation 
grew.  The  time  capsule,  a  zinc  box,  was 
revealed  at  last, 

At  4:15,  Phillip  Wingate,  Vice  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Visiotrs  and  Gover- 
nors for  Washington  College,  stepped 
up  to  the  microphone  and  said,"  You 
have  all  been  really  patient,  but  you  all 
you  can  really  see  are  the  eight  coins 
that  are  still  in  good  shape.  Whatever 
was  printed  is  now  kind  of  a  brown 
dust."  The  printed  material  was 
presumed  to  be  a  newspaper.  A  look  of 
disappointment  could  be  found  on  many 
faces. 

The  true  contents  of  the  box  and  a 
description  of  the  laying  of  the  cor- 
nerstone on  May  4, 1844,  were  compiled 
by  the  Kent  News: 

On  May  4,  1844,  a  large 
assemblage  of  people  convened  and 
moved  in  procession  from  the  Court 
House  to  College  Hill. 

on  arriving  at  the  Hill  the 
Visiotrs,  faculty  and  clergy  oc- 
cupied the  platform  erected  for  the 


purpose.    Various    articles,    the 
names  of  the  Visiotrs  and  Gover- 
nors,  the  faculty,    sundry   news- 
papers of  the  day,  and  a  specimen 
of  the  several  kinds  of  national  coin 
were  placed  in  a  neat  zinc  box, 
which    was    placed    in    the    cor- 
nerstone and  covered  by  a  marble 
slab  which  protects  it.  The  cor- 
nerstone was  then  laid  with  im- 
pressive ceremonies. 
The  entire  story  of  the  building  of  Mid- 
dle   Hall    is   contained    in   the   book 
Washington    College,    by    Fred    W. 
Dumschott,  Vice  President  emeritus, 
and  graduate  of  the  class  of  1927. 

The  box  was  then  taken  to  the  nearby 
Hynson  Lounge  in  Hodson  Hall  where 
the  contents  were  placed  on  a  tem- 
porary display  and  a  reception  was 
held.  The  contents  of  the  time  capsule 
will  soon  go  on  display  in  the  Clifton 
Miller  Memorial  Library. 

Even  though  the  paper  materials  in 
the  box  were  unrecognizable,  the  eight 
coins  seemed  to  be  "the  full  spectrum 
of  coins  coins  struck  by  the  United 
States  Mint  during  1843  and  1844,  the 
datesof  the  coins,"  stated  Scott  Vogel,  a 
sales  representative  for  the  Delmarva 


Silver  Exchange.  Of  the! 
coins  are  gold,  four  silv« 
copper. 

All  of  the  coins  had  some 
them.  Because  gold  doeso 
was  assumed  that  the  c 
gold  coins  was  actually  inj 
In  their  present  conditio 
don't  have  much  collector 
they  do  have  a  great  histofl 
is  believed  that  all  of  thei 
circulated. 

The  coins  found  in  thei 
include  a  ten  dollar  twoi 
dollar  Coronet  Type,  a  it 
Seated  dollar,  a  silver  L 
half  dollar,  a  silver  Lib 
quarter,  a  silver  Liberty 
dime,  and  a  copper  large ■ 
Type.  The  three  gold  coins 
cent,  gold  and  ten  percent. 
four  silver  coins  are  90  pei 
and  ten  percent  copper,  a 
cent  is  almost  pure  copper. 

Wingate  said,  "I'm  disaj 
all  of  the  writing  had  to  be 
coins  are  very  interestinf 
have  to  take  better  preca 
we  put  the  new  time  capsuli 


The  WMhlagton  College  Elm-Frt<Uy.  March  aq  iwi-Pmc  5 


Tbe  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  M»rch  20, 1881-Page  6 

McLain  and  Florestano  Sign  Agreement 


Direct  Transfer  Established     With  AACC 


A  Direct  Transfer  Agreement  bet- 
ween Washington  College  In  Chester- 
town  and  Anne  Arundel  Community 
College  was  formally  established 
recently  by  the  institutions'  presidents. 

Under  this  agreement,  which  was 
signed  at  ceremonies  hosted  by  Anne 
Arundel  Community  College  and  at- 
tended by  officials  from  both  institu- 
tions, persons  graduating  from  the 
Community  College  with  an  Associate 
in  Arts  Degree  will  be  eligible  to  be  ac- 
cepted as  full-time,  upper  class 
students  at  Washington  College.  In  ad- 
dition, Washington  College  will 
guarantee  housing  for  direct  transfer 
students  from  AACC. 

"This  marks  the  first  time  that  Anne 
Arundel  Community  College  has  signed 
such  an  agreement  with  a  private  col- 
lege," noted  AACC  President  Thomas 
E.  Florestano.  "We  feel  very  good 
about  formalizing  our  relationship  with 
this  fine  Institution." 

Dr.  Joseph  H.  McLain,  Washington 
College's  President,  echoed  Dr. 
Florestano's  remarks.  "We  look  for- 
ward to  a  good  working  relationship 
with  Anne  Arundel  because,  in  my  opi- 
nion, it  is  one  of  the  few  community  col- 
leges whose  students  with  an  Interest  In 
attending  Washington  College  are  ade- 


Anne  Arundel  Community 
College  News  Release 

quately  prepared  for  our  liberal  arts 
philosophy." 

Joining  the  two  Presidents  at  the 
ceremony  were  Larry  Leonard  and 
Barbara  Cromwell,  members  of  Wash- 
ington College's  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
A.  M.  DiMaggio,  Washington  College's 
Director  of  Admissions.  Also  in  atten- 
dance were  Joan  WUIard,  member  of 
AACC's  Board  of  Trustees,  AACC 
Deans  James  Atwell,  John  Palmer,  J. 
Melvtn  Britt,  Sally  Buxton,  Philip  Clark 
and  Edmund  Rozecki,  Doris  Bryson, 
AACC;  s  Coordinator  of  Transfer  Plann- 
ing, Herbert  Curkln,  AACC'a  Director 
of  Admissions,  and  Ronald  Leatherbar- 
row,  Chairperson  of  AACC's  English 
Division. 

Washington  College  is  a  four-year 
liberal  arts  institution  that  was  formed 
in  1782. 

Other  highlights  of  this  agreement 
are  that  eligible  students  will  be  ac- 
cepted in  all  majors  offered  by 
Washington  College  leading  to  a  bac- 
calaureate degree,  courses  completed 
at  AACC  will  be  acceptedup  to  a  max- 
imum of  64  credit  hours,  and  credit 
courses  that  AACC  students  take  that 
do  not  fulfill  general  distribution  or  ma- 
jor requirements  will  be  accepted  by 
Washington  College  as  general  elec- 


Forum  Lectures 
Planned  for  March 


NEWS  BUREAU 


The  Lecture  Series  of  Washington 
College,  with  support  of  the  Robert 
Julian  Emory  Memorial  Fund,  will 
sponsor  two  lectures  later  this  month. 
On  Wednesday,  March  25,  Lawrence 
Stone,  the  Dodge  Professor  of  History 
at  Princeton  University,  will  give  a  talk 
entitled  "The  Origin  of  the  Modem 
Family  In  Eighteenth  Century  Eng- 
land." Professor  Stone's  lecture  will  be 
held  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 
of  Miller  Library  on  the  College  cam- 
pus. On  Monday,  March  30,  Elizabeth 
Greenwell  Grossman  will  lecture  on 
"Victorian  Architecture— Images  of 
Domesticity,"  also  at  8  p.m.  In  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room. 

A  native  of  England,  Mr.  Stone 
received  his  bachelor's  and  master's 
degrees  from  Oxford  University,  where 
he  taught  before  coming  to  the  United 
States  in  1963.  His  acclaimed  scholarly 
works  include  The  Causes  of  the 
English  Revolution  1592-1642,  described 
by  one  reviewer  as  displaying  "many  of 
Lawrence  Stone's  finest  Intellectual 
qualities:  his  enormous  fertility  and- 


facllity  of  mind,  his  tremendous 
assimilative  powers,  his  gifts  of  eclectis 
syntheses,  his  enviable  command  over 
the  language  In  which  his  thoughts  are 
expressed."  Another  work,  Family,  Sex 
and  Marriage  In  England,  1500-1800, 
has  been  praised  as  "vast  in  theme,  ex- 
haustive In  research...  a  vertible  War 
and Peaceof  social  history." 

Dr.  Grossmanls  is  on  the  staff  of  the 
department  of  art  history  at  the  Rhode 
Island  School  of  Design.  A  graduate  of 
Duke  University,  she  received  the  doc- 
torate In  art  history  from  Brown.  She 
was  awarded  a  Fellowship  in  Residence 
by  the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Humanities  for  her  research  on  Ameri- 
can Beaux  Arts  and  Progressive  Ar- 
chitecture, 1880-1940. 

The  Robert  Julian  Emory  Memorial 
Fund  was  established  after  his  death  by 
his  wife,  Edith  M.  Emory  of  Orange, 
New  Jersey,  once  resided  near  Chester- 
town  and  attended  Washington  College. 

Both  lectures  are  free  and  the  public 
is  invited  to  attend. 


Mills  and  Clarke  to  Present  Recital 


NEWS  BUREAU 


Duo-pianists  Kathleen  J.  Mills  and 
Garry  E.  Clarke  will  present  a  recital 
Tuesday,  March  24  at  8:30  p.m.  In 
Tawes  Theater  in  the  Daniel  Z.  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center  on  the  Washington 
College  Campus. 

The  program  will  consist  of  "Sonata 
in  D  Major,"  K.  448  by  Mozart, 
"Scararoouche"   by   Darius   Milhaud 


and    "Variations    on    a    Theme    by 
Haydn,"  by  Johannes  Brahms. 

Ms.  Mills  is  chairman  of  the  depart- 
ment of  music  at  Washington  College. 
Mr.  Clarke  Is  dean  of  he  college  and 
professor  of  music. 

The  recital  Is  free  and  the  pullc  is  in- 
vited to  attend. 


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Bonnett's  townya  country  Shop 

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lives. 

Currently,  Washington  College  has  a 
Direct  Transfer  Agreement  with 
Wesley  Community  College  in  Dela- 
ware. According  to  its  Director  of  Ad- 


missions, A.M.  DiMaggio,  "We  hope 
one  day  to  establish  similar  agree- 
ments with  the  other  community  col- 
leges in  Maryland." 


French  Assistant 
Here  From  Paris 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 


Mireille  Galan,  this  year's  French 
assistant  at  Washington  College,  Is 
from  a  suburb  of  Paris.  She  said  that 
she  did  not  really  plan  to  come  to  the 
United  States,  "It  just  happened!  Last 
year's  assistant  was  from  my  universi- 
ty. Dr.  Dickson  (Assistant  Professor  of 
French)  was  pleased  with  her  and 
wrote  to  my  university  for  an  assistant 
for  this  year.  My  professor  asked  if 
anyone  was  interested  and  in  this  posi- 
tion and  I  was  the  only  one." 

Mireille  is  studying  to  be  an  English 
major.  She  hopes  to  eventually  work  in 
tourism  so  that  she  can  travel.  This 
summer  she  will  travel  to  the  Carib- 
bean. Tourism,  she  hopes,  will  allow 
her  to  use  German,  Italian,  and 
English,  her  three  "second  languages". 

The  university  life  in  France  Is  much 
different  than  campus  life  in  the  United 
States.  "The  students  don't  socialize  In 
Paris,"  said  Mireille.  "There,  the 
students  have  a  room  In  town.  I  only  got 
to  see  my  friends  in  class.  Relation- 
ships are  very  superficial." 

In  Paris  students  usually  have  ten  or 
twelve  subjects  a  year.  "This  year  I  on- 
ly had  to  take  three  so  I  could  afford  to 
miss  classes,"  said  Mireille.  "I  have  to 
take  the  exams  for  these  classes, 
though."  Her  courses  Include  Italian, 
English    History    and   Religion,    and 


French  Canadian  Literature. 

While  at  Washington  College  Mireille 
is  taking  Anthropology,  Introduction  to 
Film,  and  German.  Learning  German 
through  English  was  a  bit  difficult  for 
her  at  first.  "It's  good  for  my  English," 
she  said.  "I  make  a  relationship  bet- 
ween German  and  English  rather  than 
German  and  French." 

Mireille  lives  alone  when  in  Paris. 
"I'm  twenty  two  and  want  to  be  In- 
dependent," she  said.  Her  father  is  a 
physical  education  teacher  and  her 
mother  works  In  a  bank.  She  has  one 
brother. 

Some  of  Mireille's  hobbles  include 
piano,  tap  dancing,  and  swimming.  She 
enjoys  classical  and  popular  music,  in- 
cluding Supertramp,  Pink  Floyd,  and 
some  New  Wave  music.  "Being  from 
the  south  I  also  enjoy  the  sun,"  she 
added. 

"This  country  Is  much  more  relaxed 
than  France,"  Mireille  commented. 
"The  people  are  more  friendly.  Here 
you  can  wear  anything  you  want.  You 
don't  have  to  be  so  careful  about  your 
appearance." 

"I  miss  my  friends,"  she  said.  "I 
don't  miss  France  as  much  as  I  did  but 
I'll  be  glad  to  be  home."  When  she 
returns  to  France,  she  said,  "I  will 
remember  the  campus  life  the  most." 


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Moral  Majority  Vice 
President  Speaks 


The  Waihinfton  Colhy  Rim-Friday.  March  30.H81-PMC  7 


by  BOB  STRONG 


Cal  Thomas,  Vice  President  for  com- 
munications of  Moral  Majority,  Inc., 
discussed '  'The  Real  Intent  of  the  Moral 
Majority"  last  night  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. The  talk  was  the  second  in  a  two- 
part  series  sponsored  by  the  William 
James  Forum. 

1  'We  are  labeled  extreme  right 
because  we  oppose  extreme  wrong," 
Thomas  explained  in  order  to  Justify 
the  Moral  Majority's  conservative  plat- 
form. Thomas  said  the  Rev.  Jerry 
Falwell's  organization  is  a  reaction  to 
the  moral  decay  in  this  country.  The 
challenge  of  the  abortion  issue,  por- 
nography and  drugs,  to  name  a  few,  re- 
quire a  concerted  effort  by  those  who 
oppose  the  further  erosion  of  traditional 
American  values. 

Insisting  that  the  MM  not  be  con- 
sidered a  political  party,  Thomas 
outlined  the  key  objectives:  pro- 
traditional  family—  against  homosex- 
lal  and  natural  law  marriages; to  op- 
pose the  trafficking  of  drugs;  anti- 
pornography,  "the  ultimate  exploita- 
tion of  men  and  women;  support  of 
Israel  and  Jewish  rights  throughout  the 
world;  the  support  of  a  strong  military 
government;  profeminist  rights,  but 
not  of  ERA;  encouragement  of  state 
rights;  cleaning  up  the  poor  quality  of 
television;  and,  of  primary  interest,  the 
passage  of  a  human  life  bill  which 
would  outlaw  abortion. 

The  strategy  is  to  reverse  the  moral 
decline  by  educating  Americans  on 
moral  issues.  According  to  Thomas, 
apathy  is  an  infection  which  can  only  be 
combatted  through  a  massive  educa- 
tional program,  a  program  obtainable 
through  the  press,  radio  commentary, 
and  regional  seminars.  The  apparent 
anomaly  of  the  MM's  support  of  an  an- 
tiabortionist  position  while  advocating 
capital  punishment  sparked  some  ap- 
prehension. Thomas  explained  that  the 
child  in  the  womb  is  innocent  and 
therefore  should  be  protected  while  the 
convicted  criminal  is  just  the  opposite; 
he  has  proven  himself  unfit  to  live  in 
society. 

Thomas  adamantly  denied  accusa- 
tions that  MM  employs  hit-list  political 
tactics.  The  Moral  Majority,  he  ex- 
plained, supports  "principles  and 
causes",  not  individual  candidates.  The 
integrity  of  the  organization  must  not 
depend  upon  any  candidate's  election. 
Should  specific  candidates  lose  the 
MM's  principles  and  causes  would  re- 
main viable. 

The  voting  record,  according  to 
Thomas,  is  the  means  to  evaluate 
political  candidates.  The  strategy  is  to 
make  a  representative's  political  deci- 
sions avialable.  With  this  record  of  per- 
formance the  voter,  apparently,  will 
make  an  enlightened  decision. 

In  order  to  oppose  the  "outrageous 
smut"  viewed  on  American  television, 
the  MM  plans  to  have  its  members 
boycott  the  products  of  sponsors  who 


use  these  programs  to  peddle  their 
wares. 

Homosexuality,  in  Falwell's  opinion, 
is  moral  perversion,  a  self-chosen 
lifestyle— not  a  legitimate  reason,  for 
altering  the  traditional  family  concept. 
Like  limited  sex  education  in  schools, 
homosexuality  Is  to  be  tolerated,  not  en- 
couraged with  moral  approval. 

Among  the  numerous  questions  asked 
was:  why  no  abortion  for  rape  victims? 
Thomas  answered  that  society  must  be 
"  ordered  upon  right".  The  fetus'  vic- 
timization would  be  an  outrageous 
wrong  and,  therefore,  could  not  be 
tolerated. 

Another  question:  if  society  is  to  be 
ordered  upon  right  why  is  not  the  MM 
against  the  consumption  of  alcohol,  a 
drug  which  has  clearly  proven  its 
damaging  effects?  The  answer  that 
that  is  something  altogether  different 
and  a  matter  of  Individual  conscience 
was  received  negatively  by  the  au- 
dience. 

Thomas  later-  admitted  losing  con- 
siderable Impetus  with  this  contradic- 
tion. This  question  forced  the  speaker  to 
backtrack  and  add  a  condition  to  what 
was  originally  an  absolute  .  Now  the 
patched  argument  reads;  society  must 
be  ordered  upon  right  ONLY  IF  that 
right  is  praticably  obtainable.  The  con- 
sumption of  alcohol,  clearly  an- 
tithetical to  the  original  form  of  the 
argument,  must  be  tolerated.  Prohibi- 
tion proved  it. 

Thomas  repeated  several  times  that 
we  live  in  a  fallen  world.  However,  ac- 
cording to  Dr.  Puckett,  in  his  address 
"The  Real  Threat  of  the  Moral  Majori- 
ty" last  September,  Falwell  is  thriving 
quite  nicely  in  this  environment.  Cal 
Thomas  claims  the  MM  has  a  budget  of 
four  million  dollars  a  year,  Puckett's 
estimate  was  one  million  a  week.  The 
collection  plate  was  not  passed  Thurs- 
day night. 

Both  figures  seem  hyperbolic,  but 
Puckett's  point  is  well  taken.  The  mix- 
ing of  religion  and  politics  has  become 
big  business.  According  to  a  recent 
issue  of  Newsweek  Jerry  Falwell's 
order  to  a  Richmond  direct-mail  firm 
for  the  printing,  labeling  and  mailing  of 
130,000  newsletters  to  be  sent  within, 
two  days  was  an  unprecedented '  re- 
quest. But  the  order  was  met. 

When  you  mix  religion  and  politics 
you  are  bound  to  get  controversy.  The 
audience  in  the  Hynson  Lounge  last 
night  was  courteous  but  certainly  scep- 
tical. Regardless  of  tax  status  or  of- 
ficial designation  Falwell's  organiza- 
tion depends  upon  religious  fervor  for 
its  political  clout.  Unquestionable, 
modern  society  tends  toward  cyclical 
extremes;  we  may  now  be  drifting 
away  from  an  era  of  personal  and 
political  liberation.  But  are  we  ready  to 
put  on  the  hair  shirt  of  the  Moral  Ma- 
jority, Inc? 


American  String  Quartet  to 
Perform 


Washington  College  Concert  Series 
will  present  the  American  String 
Quartet  at  8;  30  p.m.  Saturday,  March 
21,  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 

One  of  the  prominent  emerging  young 
string  ensembles,  the  Quartet  was 
named  Resident  Quartet  at  the 
Peabody  Conservatory  last  fall,  and  for 
five  years  was  Quartet-lnResidence  at 
the  Mannes  College  of  Music  in  New 
York. 

The  members  are  violinists  Mitchell 
Stem  and  Laurie  Carney,  vlolist  Daniel 
Aushalomov,  and  cellist  David  Geber. 

They  have  completed  a  tour  this 


by  BEDFORD  GROVES 

Coordinator  of  Campus  Activities 


season  In  Italy,  the  Netherlands  and 
Germany,  which  included  debut  ap- 
pearances in  Florence  and  Milan,  at  the 
Concertgebouw  In  Amsterdam  and  on 
Hllversum  Radio,  and  at  the  Beetho- 
venhalle  in  Bonn.  In  North  America 
they  have  a  sold-out  tour  In  forty  cities 
with  debuts  in  Los  Angeles  and 
Cleveland,  and  third  annual  return 
engagements  in  Philadelphia,  Chicago 
and  Miami. 

The  program  will  include  Mozart's 
Quartet  In  G  Major,  K.  387;  Bartok's 
Quartet  No.  6;  and  Brahms'  Quartet  in 
A  minor,  Opus  51,  No.  2. 


The  film,  The  Tin  Drum  will  be  shown 
ext  week,  on  March  25, 26  and  28. 
"Of  the  many  Impressive  films  ex- 
pressing the  socalled  New  German 
Cinema,  The  Tin  Drum  is  most 
jrilllant.  This  extraordinary  epic, 
which  director  Bolker  Schlondorff  has 
constructed  from  the  celebrated  novel 
by  Gunter  Grass,  constitutes  a 
metaphor  for  modern  German  history. 


partly  through  aspecific  parallels,  but 
more  creatively  through  impression- 
istic, sometimes  drolly  macabre,  ideas 
and  Incidents  that  convey  a  spectrum  of 
emotions  associated  with  the  rise  and 
fall  of  Nazism.  The  film  has  a  beautiful- 
ly stark,  Germanic  look  that  reinforces 
the  somber,  disquieting  theme  of 
despair  and  alienation."  William  Wolf, 
Cue 


The  Waihlap""  Collage  Elm-Friday,  March  30, 1881-Page  8 

Cagers  Wrap  Up 
Disappointing 

Conference  Season 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 
Soorts  Editor 


Following  a  homecourt  96-80  trounc- 
ing of  Johns  Hopkins,  the  Washington 
College  basketball  team  finished  Its 
season  with  a  14-11  record.  Despite  a 
dismal  3-7  league  slate,  this  must  be 
considered  one  of  the  best  years  In  re- 
cent Shore  eager  annals. 

After  capturing  the  fourth  Wild  Goose 
Classic  In  as  many  years,  the  Shoremen 
completed  the  first  semester  portion  of 
their  schedule  with  a  6-4  record.  Along 
with  this  home  tourney,  the  cagers  par- 
ticipated In  two  others  early  In  the 
season,  winning  Uie  Susquehanna  Uni- 
versity Tournament,  and  splitting  two 
contests  at  North  Carolina  Wesleyan. 

Division  I  American  University,  fea- 
turing the  thenieading  scoreer  In  the 
nation,  Russell  "Bo"  Bowers,  defeated 
the  cagers  In  their  first  game  after  the 
holidays,  but  the  Shoremen  quickly 
returned  to  their  winning  ways  as  they 
crushed  three  straight  opponents,  in- 
cluding conference  foe  Johns  Hopkins, 
74-54  In  Baltimore.  Following  these  vic- 
tories, however,  close  home  conference 
losses  to  Urslnus  and  Swarthmore,  by  a 
tptal  of  seven  points,  proved  disastrous 
to  the  squad's  playoff  hopes. 

The  squad  quickly  regained  form 
following  this  pair  of  setbacks,  and 
swept  to  four  straight  vicotries,  br- 
inging their  record  to  an  impressive 
13-7.  Three  of  these  wins  were  on  the 
road,  including  an  overtime  vlcory  at 
Haverford.  At  this  crucial  Juncture  the 
cagers  faced  five  more  games,  all 
against  MAC  conference  rival,  losses, 
three  decided  In  the  final  seconds, 
made  what  could  have  been  an  outstan- 
ding season  into  only  a  respectable  one. 

Swarthmore  defeated  the  Shore 
cagers  83-77  in  Pennsylvania  by  prac- 
tically the  same  score  of  their  previous 
matchup  at  Cain  Gym.  A  home,  70-68 
loss  to  Haverford,  a  team  they  had 


edged  on  the  road,  extinguished  any 
Shore  playoff  hopes.  In  their  next  con- 
test, Urslnus,  the  eventual  MAC  con- 
ference champion  and  NCAA  semifinal- 
1st  crushed  the  Shromen,  100-69.  Before 
the  final  victory  over  Hopkins,  the 
cagers  battled  Wldener  at  home  in  a 
typically  close  conference  contest  with 
what  became  a  familiar  outcome  this 
season— a  72-71  narrow  defeat. 

Despite  an  untimely  late-season 
slump,  the  basketball  team  managed  to 
compile  a  fine  record.  In  their  games 
out  of  the  conference  the  Shore  cagers 
enjoyed  a  fine  11-4  slate,  Including  two 
tournament  championships.  The 
Shoremen  exhibited  balanced  scoring 
throughout  the  year,  as  four  starters 
averaged  in  double  figures.  David 
Blackwell,  a  first-team  all-conference 
selection,  led  the  team  with  a  14-point 
average  along  with  ann  Impressive  five 
steals  per  game.  Captain  Joe  Moye, 
honorable  mention  all-MAC,  led  the 
squad  in  rebounding  and  field  goal 
percentage  while  scoring  13  points  per 
game.  Senior  guard  Craig  Langwost 
tallied  12  points  a  game  and  led  the 
cagers  in  foul  shooting  percentage. 
Tom  Keefe,  the  lone  freshman  starter, 
added  10  points  a  game.  Additional 
scoring  came  from  forwards  Carl  For- 
noff  and  Jim  Corey  at  seven  points  a 
game,  and  freshman  Wayne  Spurrier, 
who  scored  five  a  game. 

The  outlook  for  next  season  appears 
optimistic,  as  the  entire  team  returns, 
with  the  exception  of  Craig  Langwost. 
However,  the  void  left  by  the  departure 
of  Langwost,  a  three-year  starter,  may 
prove  difficult  to  fill.  But  with  a  year's 
experience  of  playing  together  under 
their  belts,  the  young  Shoremen  can  be 
hopeful  for  an  even  more  successful 
season  next  year. 


Internship  at  American  U  Offered 

Students  intereseted  in  participating  in  the  Washington 
Semester  Program  at  American  University  next  fall  should  see 
Prof.  Taylor,  6  Ferguson  Hall,  by  March  25.  A  new  program  in 
journalism  will  be  available,  as  well  as  programs  focusing  on  na- 
tional government  and  politics,  foreign  policy,  criminal  justice, 
urban  studies,  economic  policy,  and  American  studies. 


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The  lacrosse  team's  trip  to  Annapolis  Wednesday  did  not  result  in 
Washington's  first  ever  win  over  Navy.  Navy  came  out  shooting  and  had 
three  quick  goals  In  the  opening  minutes.  The  Shoremen  pulled  4-2,  but  could 
not  get  any  closer.  Paul  Hooper  led  the  Shore  attack  with  a  goal  and  three 
assists.  Pete  Jenkins  and  Joe  Cornely  each  added  to  the  Shoremen's  offen- 
slve  effort. 


Submissions  Being  Accepted 
for  Sophie  Kerr  Prize 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  Is  awarded  at 
commencement  to  the  senior  deemed 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for  future 
fulfillment  In  the  Held  of  literary 
endeavor."  Students  wishing  to  submit 
samples  of  their  writing  are  Invited  to 


do  so.  All  submissions  should  be  In  the 
hands  of  the  Chairman  of  the  English 
Department  for  convenience  and  safe- 
keeping. Manuscripts  will  be  returned 
to  their  owners  after  commencement. 
All  graduating  seniors  are  eligible  reci- 
pients of  the  award. 


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Sabbaticals,  Leaves  Granted  to  Faculty  Members 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


Two  sabbaticals  have  been  awarded 
for  next  year,  a  National  Endowment 
for  the  Humanities  fellowship  has  been 
received  by  Dr.  J,  David  Newell,  and 
Dr.  Michael  Goldstein  has  been  granted 
leave  for  a  second  year. 

Dr.  Richard  Gillin,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  English,  will  be  away  from  the 
college  in  the  spring  semester.  As  of 
now,  however,  his  plans  are  still  uncer- 
tain. "It'll  really  depend  on  finances," 
he  said.  "That's  why  it's  all  very 
vague."  He  had  originally  planned  to  go 
to  Oxford  University  in  England  to 
study  18th  century  literature  and  art, 
and  may  still  do  so. 

Among  other  possibilities  Is  the 
chance  to  study  20th  century  Japanese 
literature  in  Japan.  "My  wife  and  I  took 
Japanese  lessons  about  eight  years  ago, 


and  were  invited  to  go  then,  but  we 
came  to  Washington  College  instead." 
He  has  also  applied  for  a  NEH  fellow- 
ship to  take  part  in  a  seminar  at 
Princeton  University  on  18th  literature. 
"Out  of  that  may  come  some  direc- 
tion," he  said.  "The  college  and  the 
department  have  been  very  coopera- 
tive in  allowing  me  to  choose  what  1 
want  to  do."  No  matter  where  he  even- 
tually studies,  Gillin  is  looking  forward 
to  "developing  new  courses,  or  at  least 
revitalizing  existing  courses." 

Dr.  George  Shivers,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  Spanish,  has  also  been  granted 
sabbatical  for  the  spring  semester. 
Shivers  had  been  granted  sabbatical 
last  year,  but  declined  when  both  pro- 
fessors granted  leave  were  found  to  be 
from  the  Modern  Languages  depart- 
ment. His  plans  are  also  uncertain  at 


the  moment.  "The  original  plan  was  to 
study  linguistics  at  Georgetown  Univer- 
sity," he  said.  Financial  considerations 
had  also  led  him  to  seek  grant  money 
for  the  study.  "I  may  do  something  en-  > 
tlrely  different,  such  as  go  to  Spain  or ' 
Latin  America  and  pursue  some  other 
research  projects  I  have  in  mind." 

Dr.  Michael  Goldstein,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  Psychology,  requested  a  con- 
tinuation of  his  leave  without  compen- 
sation for  a  second  year.  He  will  be  con- 
tinuing his  training  in  clinical  neurop- 
sychology, behavioral  medicine  and 
therapy  at  the  Mendota  Hospital  in 
Madison,  Wisconsin.  A  temporary  ap- 
pointment will  be  made  to  replace  him. 

Dr.  J.  David  Newell,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  Philosophy,  has  received  a 
NEH  fellowship  to  participate  in  a 


THE 


Volume  52,  Number  20 


Friday,  March  27, 1981 


Writing  Component 
to  Affect  Freshmen 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 


With  the  passage  by  the  faculty  of  the 
Academic  Council's  proposed  curricu- 
lar  changes,  the  college  must  now 
decide  how  the  changes  should  be  made 
effective. 

The  major  change  on  which  Dean  of 
the  College  Garry  Clarke  is  working  is 
the  addition  of  courses  with  a  writing 
requirement.  Clarke  said  "a  memo 
from  my  office  to  the  faculty  has  been 
sent  out  asking  for  faculty  members 
who  would  be  interested  in  teaching  a 
course  with  the  writing  requirement." 
Courses  which  will  be  affected  by  such 
a  requirement  will  be  on  the  freshman 
level. 

Responses  to  the  memo  must  be  in  by 
March  30.  From  there,  a  committee  will 
be  formed  which  will  then  work  on  the 
details.  Decisions  will  have  to  be  made 
on  what  classes  will  specifically  be  af- 
fected by  the  requirement.  The  require- 
ment was  proposed  by  the  Academic 
Council  "to  give  all  Washington  College 
students  the  opportunity  to  improve 
their  writing  skills."  It  can  be  satisfied 
in  several  ways. 

Although  Clarke  said  that  he  has  "no 
idea  on  what  the  response  from  the 
faculty  would  be"  he  has  already  had 
three  of  the  faculty  members  on  the 
Academic  Council  express  a  will- 
ingness to  take  part.  Once  the  response 
from  the  faculty  is  in,  the  forms  will  be 
taken  and  the  committee  will  "see  how 
things  fall  together  and  work  from 
there,"  Clarke  said. 

The  courses,  which  are  only  for 
freshmen,  will  be  added  later  on  in  the 
year.  "We  will  hopefully  get  it  done  by 
the  end  the  school  year,"  said  Clarke. 
The  English  department  will  not  be  the 
only  department  to  be  affected  by  the 
change  in  requirements.  Although  not 
all  disciplines  could  support  the  writing 
component,  Clarke  said  "we  are  hope- 
ful to  have  a  core  of  courses  where  it 
will  be  effective." 

Students  already  at  the  college  will 
not  be  affected  by  changes  made  in 
distribution  and  writing  requirements. 


Recently,  the  faculty  passed  the 
Academic  Council's  proposal  which  in- 
cluded a  requirement  for  students  to 
take  at  least  two  semesters  of  a  course 
with  a  writing  component  during  their 
freshman  or  sophomore  year.  This  re- 
quirement can  be  filled  in  any  Forms  of 
Literature  and  Composition  course, 
Forms  of  World  Literature  course,  or 
by  two  of  any  course  marked  with  an 
asterisk. 

In  addition,  students  beginning  with 
the  class  of  1985  will  have  to  fulfill  re- 
quirements in  all  four  distribution 
areas,  rather  than  three.  The  proposal 
to  make  Natural  Science  required  for 
graduation  from  the  college  came 
"from  the  Academic  Council,  the 
SAB.and  the  faculty,"  said  Clarke.  The 
decision  whether  or  not  a  student 
should  be  made  to  study  one  of  the 
sciences  while  at  college  "was  debated, 
but  it  did  pass,"  Clarke  dald. 

"It  is  essentially  the  same  distribu- 
tion," said  Clarke.  "In  the  past  it  was 
possible  for  a  student  to  avoid  one  of  the 
three  catagories  (Formal  Studies, 
Humanities,  Social  Sciences,  and 
Natural  Sciences)."  Now,  students  will 
be  exposed  to  all  foru  areas.  "This  is 
essentially  where  the  changes  take 
place,"  said  Clarke. 

Both  the  writing  and  the  science  re- 
quirements were  "intended  to  help  the 
students,"  said  Clarke.  He  added  that 
"students  are  asked  to  write  a  great 
deal  at  college.  If  their  writing  pro- 
blems are  addressed,  there  should  be  a 
change  for  the  better."  Although  it  was 
thought  that  requiring  a  natural  science 
would  adversely  affect  admissions, 
there  is  not  a  firm  basis  for  such  an 
assumption.  "It  was  intended  to  be  a 
positive  step,"  said  Clarke,  "I  would 
hope  that  that  would  be  the  case." 

Currently,  finite  plans  for  the  re- 
quirements have  not  been  made.  Clarke 
said  that  "as  the  spring  goes  on,  quite  a 
number  of  things  will  take  place.  We 
will  be  making  up  the  guidelines;  things 
will  fall  into  place." 


SGA  Luau 
Cancelled 


byTOMTWOMEY 

At  its  last  meeting,  on  March  16,  the 
SGA  voted  unanimously  to  cancel  the 
Luau  due  to  lack  of  funds.  It  was  the 
feeling  of  the  executive  board,  and  later 
the  SGA  in  general,  that  the  approx- 
imate $3000  price  tag  was  too  high  given 
the  present  state  of  the  SGA  budget. 

This  $3000  would  have  included  the 
cost  for  the  Food  Service,  the  Steel 
Band  and  wide  range  of  incidentals, 
such  as  decorations.  According  to  SGA 
president  Jay  Young,  "We  were  disap- 
pointed to  find  that  the  budget  just 
won't  accomodate  the  $3000-3500  that 
would  be  neccessary  to  give  the  Luau." 
With  the  scheduling  of  other  events, 
such  as  the  Crack  the  Sky  concert,  the 
SGA  felt  that  the  Luau  would  leave  the 
budget  with  so  little  money  that  the 
possibility  of  going  in  the  red  is  substan- 
tially increased. 

According  to  Food  Service  Director 
Dave  Knowles,  the  cost  for  the  Luau  to 
the  SGA  would  be  approximately  (2000. 
This  figure  comes  after  crediting  $1.50 
for  each  boarding  student  who  attends 
the  Luau  the  total.  Knowles  cited  ap- 
proximately $2300  in  food  costs  alone,  of 
which  $900  would  go  toward  5  large 
pigs,  in  addition  to  $270  for  labor  as 
reasons  for  the  final  cost.  After 
crediting  the  SGA  the  1.50  per  student 
who  attends,  Knowles  projected  a  final 
bill  of  $1914.  Also,  Knowles  pointed  out 
that  the  SGA  would  not  have  to  payfor 
any  food  that  isn't  used. 

Although  it  has  been  suggested  that 
perhaps  a  cutback  in  the  meny  would 
put  the  cost  within  the  range  of  the 
budget,  Knowles  disagrees.  "First  of 
all,  If  the  Food  Service  is  involved  in  an 
event,  it's  going  to  be  done  right.  After 
all,  it's  important  to  realize  that  a  lot  of 
people  look  forward  to  the  Luau  and  ex- 
pect a  good  job.  Also,  it's  important  to 
realize  that  the  cost  per  meal  is  less 
than  five  dollars.  With  the  price  of  food 
these  days,  this  is  not  a  bad  deal." 
Another  suggestion  to  increase  the 
feasibility  of  the  Luau  would  be  to 
charge  parents,  since  the  Luau  was 
originally  scheduled  for  Parents' 
weekend,  faculty,  staff,  and  other  non- 
boarding  guests.  According  to  one  ad- 
ministrator, "I  feel  the  Luau  was  the 


seminar  at  Indiana  University.  Nine 
other  recipients  from  around  the  coun- 
try will  study  under  the  direction  of 
Professor  David  Smith  for  the  1981-82 
academic  year.  The  group  will  divide 
its  time  between  the  study  of  Bioethtcs 
ethical  Issues  in  medicine.  "Bioethtcs 
concerns  the  problem  of  informed  con- 
sent for  an  operation, is  it  morally  ac- 
ceptable to  use  children  in  research 
which  may  affect  them  permanently, 
and  other  questions. ' ' 

Dr.  Newell  had  originally  been 
chosen  to  receive  a  sabbatical.  "When  I 
got  the  word  I'd  received  the  fellow- 
ship, I  had  to  choose  between  a  half 
year  in  England  with  the  sabbatical  or 
a  full  year  in  Indiana."  Newell  would 
have  been  doing  the  same  general  study 
in  England,  but  on  a  more  unstructured 
basis. 

Faculty  Selects 
Senior  Awards 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 
News  Editor 

The  nominations  Committee  was 
given  the  task,  several  years  ago,  of 
deciding  the  Senior  winners  for  the 
George  Washington  Medal,  the  Clark- 
Porter  Medal,  and  the  Catlln  Medal. 

The  committee  members  include 
John  B.  Taylor,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Political  Science,  Chairman;  Frank  J. 
Creegan,  Professor  of  Chemistry;  and 
Susan  Tessem,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Art. 

Even  though  the  final  decision  is 
made  by  the  Nominations  Committee, 
the  process  begins  with  the  entire  facul- 
ty. Each  faculty  member  Is  asked  to 
submit  his/her  nominatlon(s)  for  the 
awards.  For  the  Clark-Porter  Medal, 
however,  the  Senior  Class  Is  asked  for  a 
list  of  nominees. 

The  committee  then  screens  these 
lists  and  complies  a  final  list  of 
nominees,  selecting  only  those  names 
which  were  submitted  by  at  least  two 
people.  Selected  faculty  members  are 
asked  to  give  comparative  Judgments 
of  these  students  on  the  basis  of  class 
rank,  grade  point  average,  school  in- 
volvement, and  character. 

The  entire  faculty  will  meet  with  the 
Nominations  Committee  on  April  2  to 
discuss  its  final  decisions.  The  faculty 
will  either  vote  to  accept  the  award  win- 
ners chosen  by  the  committee  or 
nominate  other  Seniors.  The  only 
restriction  on  these  nominations  Is  that 
any  name  recommended  has  to  be  that 
of  someone  who  had  been  previously 
nominated. 


most  successful  social  event  last  year, 
as  far  as  the  students,  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration were  concerned.  I  don't 
think  they  would  mind  paying.  Last 
year,  everyone  got  in  free,  even  pre- 
freshmen." 

President  Jay  Young  feels  that  much 
of  the  projected  food  cost  could  be 
eliminated  by  scaling  down  the  menu. 
"Since  it  is  an  SGA  function,  It  should 
be  up  to  the  SGA  to  decide  on  what  will 
be  Included.  We  should  be  allowed  to 
decide  on  what  we  can  and  cannot  af- 
ford. It's  hard  to  understand  why  this 
costs  so.  much  more  than  a  regular 
meal." 

Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelly, 
commenting  on  the  idea  of  charging 
everyone  except  boarding  students, 
noted,  "If  you  charge  parents,  faculty, 
etc.,  I'm  not  sure  how  many  people 
would  attend.  The  SGA  could  potential- 
ly end  up  with  a  large  bill  when  the 
whole  thing  is  over."  In  conclusion,  Kel- 
ly said,  "Basically,  it's  a  very  nice 
event  which  costs  a  lot  of  money.  Un- 
fortunately, nobody  has  the  extra 
money  to  spend  this  year." 


■n^.  Whlnaton  r^ll«.«  Elm-Friday.  March  27.  1981-Page  2 


Editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


El  Salvador's  a  long  way  from  Chestertown,  not  only 
geographically,  but  also  in  the  less  tangible  measures  of  culture, 
language,  and  economic  development.  Vietnam  was  a  long  way 
from  Chestertown,  too,  even  farther. 

We've  been  told  El  Salvador  won't  turn  into  President 
Reagan's  Vietnam,  because  it's  different,  and  presumably, 
because  Reagan  has  learned  from  the  mistakes  of  Vietnam.  But 
the  uniqueness  of  El  Salvador  to  Washington,  D.C.  might  be  en- 
couraging Reagan  to  make  another,  maybe  even  more 
disastrous,  mistake.  The  situation  in  El  Salvador  is  comparable 
today  to  the  situation  in  Vietnam  twenty  years  ago.  The  major 
difference  is  that  the  temptation  for  the  U.S.  to  interfere  in  El 
Salvador  now  is  perhaps  even  greater  than  it  was  to  interfere  in 
Vietnam  then.  " 

Like  Vietnam,  El  Salvador  is  economically  undeveloped.  El 
Salvador  is  also  In  a  group  of  small  coutries  subject  to  contagion. 
One  of  the  reasons  socialism,  communism,  and  tyrannies  work 
so  well  In  these  countries  is,  as  we've  all  learned  in  Poll  Sci,  that 
their  overriding  goal  is  economic  and  industrial  advancement. 
Conversely,  this  is  one  of  the  reasons  that  American-style 
representative  government  tends  to  work  less  well  there.  Sounds 
strangely  familiar.  Why  should  the  U.S.  feel  threatened  by  a 
country  or  countries  with  goals  similar  to  our  own,  even  though 
its  means  of  achieving  them  are,  necessarily,  different.  Perhaps 
tbe  very  simplicity  of  this  argument  has  kept  it  from  being  con- 
sidered as  seriously  as  it  ought  to  be. 

What  does  all  this  have  to  do  with  us?  We're  the  ones  who  go  if 
the  Green  Berets  sent  there  as  military  advisors  need  rein- 
forcements. And  Chestertown  will  suddenly  not  be  so  far  away. 

Academic  groups  belong  at  the  heart  of 
this  canufus.  Unlike  Dr.  McLain,  I  will 
not  abandon  that  truth  in  favor  of  an 
"Implied  obligation".  And  unlike  Chris 
Mamunes,  in  his  letter  of  last  week,  I 
will  not  abandon  my  good  judgment  to  a 


To  the  Editor: 

On  this  campus,  academics  are  a  joke 
to  too  many  students.  Yet,  for  some 
unknown  reason,  this  school  continues 
to  carry  a  good  reputation  elsewhere  in 
the  universe.  One  of  these  situations 
has  to  change  soon.  It  is  time  for  a 
(20,000  Washington  College  diploma  to 
equal  $20,000  worth  of  education.  Not 
(20,000  worth  of  lacrosse  games,  dollar 
drunks,  and  broken  windows,  but 
$20,000  worth  of  intellectual,  technical, 
artistic,  and  philosophical  growth  In 
each  student  here.  It  Is  time  for  this 
school  to  get  serious  about  itself  and  its 
diploma  as  products  on  the  educational 
marketplace.  It  Is  time  for  this  school  to 
get  serious  about  itself  as  an  educa- 
tional producer.  It  is  time  for  everyone 
at  this  college,  from  the  freshman  class 
to  the  upper  echelons  of  the  administra- 
tion, to  get  serious  about  the  process  of 
education.  Anyone  who  refuses  to  be 
serious  about  this  process  should  not  be 
allowed  to  continue  as  a  part  of 
Washington  CoUege.  I  suggest  that  the 
decision  on  the  Hill  Dorms  is  an  Indica- 
tion of  the  lack  of  serious  concern  for 
the  process  of  education  in  the  Presi- 
dent's office. 

Dr.  McLaln's  rejection  of  the  Open 
Bid  proposal  for  the  Hill  Dorms  Is  an 
abomination.  This  college,  under  the 
direction  of  its  President,  has  passed 
over  an  opportunity  to  begin  correcting 
the  lopsided  priority  of  social  Interests 
over  academic  interests  that  is  preva- 
lent among  a  majority  of  students  here. 
Dr.  McLain  seems  to  think  that  ad- 
vocates of  the  Open  Bid  proposal  want 
to  remove  academic  groups  from  the 
mainstream  of  the  campus.  In  this  he  is 
exactly  wrong.  Advocates  of  this  pro- 
posal are  trying,  almost  desparately,  to 
put  these  groups  in  the  center  of  cam- 
pus life.  As  I  understand  it,  Dr.  McLain 
has  argued  that  the  effect  of  housing 
academic  groups  In  the  Hill  Dorms 
would  be  to  segregate  academically 
brighter  students  from  the  rest  of  the 
student  body.  In  his  opinion,  apparent- 
ly, it  is  healthier  for  this  school  to 
segregate  against  women,  and  also 
against  men  who  don't  belong  to  the 
Slgs,  Lambdas,  or  KA's.  Dr.  McLain  is 
wrong  not  so  much  in  favoring  social 
groups  over  academic  groups,  but  in 
favoring  elitist  male  social  groups  over 
all  groups  on  campus. 

He  is  wrong  in  denying  an  Open  Bid 
proposal  for  the  use  of  the  140  year  old 
Hill  Dorms  In  favor  of  a  20  year  old 
tradition  of  fraternity  occupancy  of  the 
Hill  Dorms.  The  "implied  obligation"  Is 
a  farce.  Fraternities,  as  organized 
groups  representing  the  social  aspect  of 
college,    belong    on    this    campus. 


public  opinion  poll.  Academic  groups 
belong  at  the  heart  of  this  campus. 

Dr.  McLain  is  wrong  in  arguing  that 
the  fraternities  deserve  the  Hill  Dorms 
while  Ignoring  the  fact  that  if  they  can 
simply  prove  that  they  deserve  those 
dorms,  they  will  get  them  under  the 
Open  Bid  proposal.  If  the  fraternities 
deserve  these  buildings,  as  Dr.  McLain 
so  adamantly  believes,  why  did  they 
fight  the  Open  Bid  proposal?  What  were 
they  afraid  of? 

I  suggest  that  the  fraternities  were 
simply  afraid  of  losing  the  right  to  oc- 
cupy buildings  that  they  perceive  as  be- 
ing rightfully  theirs,  through  some 
form  of  squatters'  rights,  to  other 
groups  who  might— I  repeat: 
might— have  proved  themselves  more 
deserving  of  the  best  dorms  on  campus. 
I  suggest  that  Dr.  McLain  is  afraid  of 
something  more  threatening,  some- 
thing so  dangerous  that  he  dares  not 
mention  tbe  word,  lest  it  sneak  up  on 
him  whilst  he  speaks.  I  suggest  that  Dr. 
McLain  is  afraid  of  change.  In  my  opi- 
nion, this  college  should  be  more 
frightened  of  a  President  afraid  of 
change,  than  of  any  possible  changes 
that  any  number  of  proposals  of  any 
description  could  ever  hope  to  bring 
about. 

Change  is  an  inevitable  component  of 
progress.  In  the  times  we  live  In,  a 
small  college  has  to  continually  pro- 
gress, has  to  continually  strive  for  ex- 
cellence in  every  way  possible,  in  order 
to  survive.  Washington  College  can  not 
afford  to  continue  its  slide  towards 
academic  mediocrity.  Nor  can  this 
downward  movement  simply  be  ar- 
rested, It  must  be  reversed.  If 
Washington  College  is  to  remain  com- 
petitive In  the  marketplace,  and 
valuable  to  Its  students  and  alumni,  it 
must  progress.  It  must  change  for  the 
better. 

The  Open  Bid  proposal  would  be  sim- 
ple, effective,  and  obvious  step  In  rever- 
sing this  school's  downward  spiral 
towards  mediocrity.  The  rejection  of 
this  proposal  Indicates  to  me  that  Dr. 
McLain  is  not  sincerely  interested  in 
reversing  this  spiral.  I  suggest  that  the 
decision  on  the  Hill  Dorms  Is  an  Indica- 
tion of  Dr.  McLaln's  lack  of  serious  con- 
cern for  the  process  of  education.  I  sug- 
gest that  Dr.  McLain  is  stunting  the 
potential  for  excellence  at  Washington 
College. 

Sincerely, 
Larry  Statu 


Dear  Editor, 

I  am  writing  this  letter  to  enlighten 
those  of  you  who  feel  that  the  frater- 
nities do  not  deserve  to  live  In  the  Hill 
Dorms  next  year.  This  letter  is  in  direct 
reply  to  three  articles  published  in  last 
week's  Elm. 

First  of  all,  I  would  like  to  reply  to  the 
editorial.  Yes,  Ms.  Kurapka,  It  is  true 
that  a  minority  of  us  are  Interested  in 
saving  the  future  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. At  this  point,  I  will  take  the  time  to 
mention  of  few  of  these  people.  Jay 
Young  has  worked  extremely  hard  to 
get  a  student  center,  among  other 
Ideas,  implemented  Into  the  college. 
Geoff  Garinther,  president  of  the  Stu- 
dent Academic  Board,  is  presently 
preparing  a  report  on  the  academic  life 
of  the  campus.  Dave  Polnton  was 
recently  successful  in  gaining  an  in- 
crease of  funding  to  the  SGA  to  provide 
better  activities  for  all  students.  The 
entire  Lambda  PI  Delta  fraternity 
distributed  donation  cards  for  Easter 
Seals  at  various  locations  In  town.  The 
Theta  Chi  fraternity  worked  for  a  dance 
at  the  Catholic  Church  downtown.  Also, 
three  members  of  the  Academic  Coun- 
cil are  members  of  fraternities,  In  addi- 
tion to  a  majority  of  the  SAB.  I'm  sorry, 
but  I  don't  see  the  writers  actively  at- 
tempting to  improve  overall  life  on  this 
campus.  True  the  writers  are  an  impor- 
tant part  of  Washington  College,  but  If 
you  look  around,  you  find  that  fraterni- 
ty members  are  doing  more  to  improve 
campus  life  for  everyone. 

In  response  to  Mr.  Beebe's  letter,  I 
ask  him  to  consider  my  comments 
above.  The  school  does  face  severe 
challenges  and  the  people  rising  to 
meet  these  challenges  are  the  fraterni- 

Dear  Editor, 

I  am  writing  in  regards  to  the  final 
decision  on  the  Hill  Dorms  issue.  It  was 
a  heavy  blow  to  the  Academic  Special 
Interest  Housing  Planners,  but  one 
thing  stands  out  In  the  issue  which  may 
have  been  overlooked.  That  is  the  ma- 
jority rule  factor  which  many  of  us 
espouse,  and  the  college's  guiding 
spirit— George  Washington  himself — 
fought  for.  Remember,  he  pledged  his 
life,  fortune,  and  sacred  honor  to  the 
struggle  for  freedom.  Well,  a  fair  poll 
which  Illustrated  majority  support  for  a 
Fraternity  return  to  the  hill.  Now,  %  of 
the  students  Including  myself  voted  for 
keeping  the  Hill  Dorms  as  an  open  area. 
I  am  for  freedom  of  choice  and  expres- 
sion. My  vote  was  not  cast  as  a  dagger 
aimed  at  the  fraternity  system's  back, 
but  rather  a  toll  for  open,  careful  con- 
sideration of  all  the  options.  Only  when 
all  options  are  carefully  weighed  can 
the  best  choice  be  made.  Open  was  the 
key  word  on  the  poll  ballot.  Closing  off 
something  only  causes  somebody  a 
great  deal  of  grief,  it  Is  a  bad  move.  In  a 
liberal  arts  college  environment,  free 
choice  is  a  must.  This  is  not  a  concen- 
tration camp  nor  is  it  a  slum.  It  is  an  in- 
stitution of  learning.  To  learn,  one  must 
think,  choose,  grow,  and  hunger.  Yes, 
hunger  not  for  food  for  the  stomach,  but 
rather  food  for  the  mind.  Academic 
housing  and  fraternity  housing  should 


ty  members.  All  but  two  male  RA's  on 
campus  are  members  of  a  fraternity. 
Fraternity  members  also  lead  the 
William  James  Forum,  the  executive 
board  of  the  SGA,  and  operation  of  the 
coffeehouse.  Where  would  the  college 
be  without  these  fraternity  members 
trying  to  meet  the  challenges  the  col- 
lege faces. 

Ms.  Mowbray  accuses  the  frater- 
nities of  giving  the  college  a  reputation 
of  being  violent  and  irresponsible.  First 
of  all,  1  question  whether  the  college 
really  does  have  this  reputation.  It 
seems  to  me  that  Ms.  Mowbray  is  being 
narrow-minded  in  assuming  that  the 
fraternities  are  responsible  for  all  of 
the  bad  things  that  happen  on  campus. 
Also,  Ms.  Mowbray,  how  can  you  state 
that  the  fraternities  are  irresponsible 
when  so  many  fraternity  members  are 
In  responsible  positions,  and  doing  their 
jobs  well?  I  don't  see  writers  par- 
ticipating in  anything  except  the  Elm 
and  the  various  other  publications  tor 
the  writers.  The  fraternity  members, 
however,  participate  In  many  activities 
outside  of  the  realm  of  the  fraternity. 

I  would  just  like  to  make  one  final 
point.  The  fraternities  are  interested  In 
improving  overall  campus  life,  socially 
and  academically.  Are  the  writers?  I 
feel  the  writers  are  too  worried  about 
Improving  their  own  position,  without 
considering  activities  to  benefit  the  en- 
tire campus.  Not  everyone  is  interested 
in  creative  writing.  I  do  feel,  however, 
that  everyone  is  interested  in  Improved 
facilities  and  higher  academic  stan- 
dards. These  are  the  ideas  that  the 
fraternities  are  striving  for.  Thank  you. 
Respectfully, 
Douglas  Brown 

be  encouraged,  enjoyed,  established, 
and  chosen  freely. 

We  need  academic  interest  to  fan  the 
flames  of  a  burning  desire  to  learn.  It 
academic  interest  dorm  facilities  will 
encourage  this,  we  have  a  duty  to 
create  and  maintain  them.  Greek 
societies,  that  want  to  play  a  role  In  in- 
volving students  in  academically 
oriented  activities  outside  the 
classroom,  should  be  cheered  and  sup- 
ported by  ail  students.  Groups  of  Greek 
and  Indepent(sic)  students  who  want  to 
encourage  a  fervent,  as  opposed  to  a 
chilly,  atmosphere  for  learning  should 
work  together.  For  things  to  work  in  a 
small  school,  students  must  be  united  in 
their  concerns.  This  way,  we  can  send  a 
strong  message  of  all  our  dreams  and 
fear  about  this  place  to  the  college  ad- 
ministrators. It's  time  to  say  "we  are 
all  concerned  and  want  a  Great  Wash- 
ington College!" 

Fraternities  should  be  allowed  to 
grow  and  change  just  like  people  grow 
and  change.  They  should  have  a  second 
chance,  if  they  get  into  trouble.  Not  all 
fraternities  are  bad  and  certainly  not 
everyone  .In  every  fraternity  Is  bad. 
They  provide  social  life  that  no  other 
groups  provide.  Attendence(sic)  Is  left 
up  to  the  Individual,  no  one  makes  a 
person  go  to  gun  point  to  a  frat  party. 
They  are  good  hosts,  and  their  parties 
Continued  on  Page  4 


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Edltor-ln-Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

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News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

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Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

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Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

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The  ELM  is  th  eof  ficlal  newspaper  of  Washington  CoUege,  published  by  and 
for  the  students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Printing  Company  every 
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PACE  Writers'  Weekend 
Open  to  Students 


Th.  ».riiln|ton  College  Elm-Friday.  March  27,  1981-  Page  3 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


On  April  10,  11,  and  12,  the 
Washington  College  Continuing  Educa- 
tion Program  and  the  Maryland  Arts 
Council  in  conjunction  with  the  Kent 
County  Arts  Council  will  be  holding  a 
"Writers  Weekend."  There  has  been  a 
good  response  to  the  program,  and  40 
people  are  enrolled  for  the  weekend  at 
present.  The  program  Is  open  to  all 
Washington  College  students.  The 
schedule  lor  the  weekend  Is:  Friday, 
April  10,  Registration,  Hodson  Hall,  7  -  8 
P.M.  Panel  of  Editors  Wine  and  Chees 
Reception,  8  P.M.  Saturday,  April  11, 
Workshops  and  Individual  Conferences, 
William  Smith  Hall,  10  A.M.,  Lunch 
Break,  12  Noon  -  2  P.M.,  Talk  by  Chuck 
Neighbors,  Literary  Agent,  Hodson 
Hall,  Workshops  and  Individual  Con- 
ferences, William  Smith  Hall,  2  -  4 
P.M.,  informal  Buffett,  Hodson  Hall,  6 
P.M.,  Readings.  Sunday,  April  12,  Cof- 
fee and  Donuts,  Hodson  Hall,  0  A.M., 
Panel  on  Publishing,  Alternatives  and 
Major  Routes,  9:30  A.M. 

The  Guest  panelists  for  the  weekend 


are  William  Warner,  non-fiction  writer, 
and  winner  of  the  Pulitzer  Prize  In  1976 
for  his  book,  Beautiful  Swimmers; 
Carolyn  Banks,  magazine  editor  and 
fiction  writer;  Chuck  Neighbors, 
Literary  Agent;  WUlard  Lockwood, 
non-fiction  writer  and  book  editor; 
Margaret  Rudd  Newlin,  poet;  and 
Denise  Perry,  journalist.  The  discus- 
sion by  the  panel  of  editors,  and  the 
wine  and  cheese  reception  following  it 
are  open  to  the  public.  The  admission 
cost  will  be  (10.00  for  the  general  public 
and  15.00  for  Washington  College 
Students.  The  Panel  on  Publishing  on 
Sunday  Morning  is  also  open  to  the 
public  and  Includes  coffee  and  donuts. 
The  cost  Is  also  $10.00  for  the  general 
public  and  $5.00  for  students.  There  will 
be  a  sign-up  sheet  for  these  two  events 
in  the  Continuing  Education  depart- 
ment In  Central  Services.  Anyone  In- 
terested In  participating  in  the  entire 
weekend  should  get  their  manuscripts 
to  Miss  Ann  Hoon  in  the  Continuing 
Education  department  immediately. 


Bicentennial  Contest  Won    Former  Ambassador  to  Speak 

hv  wrniw  mi  irpWv 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


NEWS  BUREAU 


The  Bicentennial  T-Shlrt  Contest  has 
been  won  by  Nick  Nappo  and  Jeanne 
Merrick,  who  both  submitted  their 
ideas  for  Bicentennial  themes. 

Nappo's  winning  phrase  is  "We've 
had  class  for  200  years."  Merrick's  win- 
ning drawing  is  a  bust  of  George 
Washington  wth  "1782"  and  "1982"  on 
either  side.  Both  entries  will  be  printed 
on  T-shirts  by  an  Ocean  City  business. 
Each  winner  receives  $50. 

The  winners  were  chosen  by  a  com- 
mittee of  the  SGA  Executive  Commit- 
tee, Dr.  Peter  Tapke,  Professor  of 
Philosophy,  and  Kathy  Myrick 
DeProspo,  Director  of  Public  Rela- 
tions. 

The  group  received  several  entries 
.from  Just  ten  people.  Dave  Polnton, 
chiarman  of  the  committee,  said, 
"Most  of  the  people  entered  more  tban , 
one  idea.  We  had  a  tough  time  deciding 
since  they  were  all  so  good . ' ' 


It  Is  hoped  that  the  f  -shirts  will  go  on 
sale  before  the  end  of  this  semester. 

French  Class  to 

Present 
Sartre'sHuis  Clos 


NEWS  BUREAU 

The  Advanced  French  Conversation 
class  at  Washington  College,  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  Christine  Pabon, 
will  present  Jean  Paul  Sartre's  Huts 
clos  on  Thursday,  April  2  at  8:30  p.m.  in 
William  Smith  auditorium  on  the  Col- 
lege campus.  The  play,  which  will  be 
presented  entirely  in  French,  is  open  to 
the  public  free  of  charge.  French- 
speaking  students  and  community 
members  are  invited  to  attend. 


Diego  Asencio,  former  U.S.  Am- 
bassador to  Colombia  and  presently 
Assistant  Secretary  of  State  for  Con- 
sular Affairs,  will  visit  Washington  Col- 
lege on  Wednesday,  April  1,  as  part  of 
the  College's  Lecture  Series.  The  Am- 
bassador's talk,  "Hostage  in  Colom- 
bia," will  be  presented  In  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  at  7:30 
P.M. 

On  February  28,  1980,  Ambassador 
Asencio  was  among  a  group  of  foreign 
diplomats  taken  hostage  by  a  group  of 
Colombian  political  terrorists.  Follow- 
ing 61  days  of  captivity,  he  and  the 
other  hostages  were  released  after  be- 
ing flown  to  Cuba.  In  recognition  of  his 
conduct  under  trying  circumstances, 
Ambassador  Asencio  has  received 
numerous    awards,    including    the 


Bulletin  Board 


Department  of  States  Award  for  Valor. 

Ambassador  Asencio  joined  the 
Foreign  Service  In  1957.  His  foreign 
assignments  have  Included  tours  of  du- 
ty in  Mexico,  Panama,  Brazil,  and 
Venezuela.  In  1965-1967  he  served  as 
Special  Assistant  to  the  Assistant 
Secretary  of  State  for  Inter-American 
Affairs. 

Born  in  Spain  In  1931,  Ambassador 
Asencio  graduated  from  Georgetown 
University  in  1952.  He  served  in  the  V  .S. 
Army  from  1955-1957. 

The  Ambassador  will  be  ac- 
companied to  Chestertown  by  his  wife, 
the  former  Ms.  Nancy  Rodriguez. 

The  public  Is  cordially  invited  to  at- 
tend and  meet  with  the  Ambassador  in- 
formally following  his  talk. 


Directed  by  Brian  dl  Palma  and  starr- 
ing Sissy  Spacek,  John  Travolta  and 
Piper  Laurie.  This  spellbinding  and  ter- 
rifying film  Is  the  story  of  Carrie,  a  shy 
wallflower  who  gets  asked  to  the  senior 
prom  by  the  most  attractive  boy  at  her 
high  school.  The  plot  thickens, 
however,  because  her  religious-fanatic 
mother  doesn't  want  her  to  go  and  some 
other  students  Intend  to  play  a  cruel 
practical  joke  if  she  does  go.  Carrie, 


however,  la  not  entirely  helpless.  She 
possesses  the  power  to  move  objects 
through  space  using  only  her  will 
(psychokinesis),  and  this  leads  to  a  hor- 
rifying and  awesome  climax.  Many 
critics  consider  this  the  best  horror  film 
ever  made.  At  the  very  least  It  Is  a 
stylish  homage  to  Hltchcodk  and  It  has 
an  ending  you  will  remember  for  the 
rest  of  your  life. 


Individuals  or  organizations  who  are 
invited  to  share  their  talents— musical, 
written  works,  paintings,  sculptures, 
photographs,  anything— with  the  Wash- 
ington College  community  on  Friday, 
April  3,  1981  from  3:00  to  5:00  In  the 
Main  Dining  Room.  This  "student 
Cultural  Activity"  Is  to  honor  the  newly 
redecorated'  MDR  and  will  serve  to 
showcase  student  creativity  In  the  main 
student  social  center.  If  you  are  in- 
terested, please  contact  Jeff  DeMoss  or 
Dave  Knowles,  WCFS. 
Elm,  Pegasus  Editorship  Applications 
Being  Accepted 

The  Board  of  Publications  invites 
students  Interested  In  the  editorships  of 
The  Elm  and  The  Pegasus  in  1981-82  to 
submit  applications  for  these  posts.  Ap- 
plications should  be  sent  to  the  Board  in 

Submissions 

Being  Accepted 

for  Kerr  Prize 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  Is  awarded  at 
commencement  to  the  senior  deemed 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for  future 
fulfillment  in  the  field  of  literary 
endeavor."  Students  wishing  to  submit 
samples  of  their  writing  are  invited  to 
do  so.  All  submissions  should  be  in  the 
hands  of  the  Committee  by  April  24  and 
may  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the 
Chairman  of  the  English  Department 
for  convenience  and  safe-keeping. 
Manuscripts  will  be  returned  to  their 
owners  after  commencement.  All 
graduating  seniors  are  eligible  reci- 
pients of  the  award. 


care  of  Professor  Nancy  Tatum  by 

April  15. 

Phi  Sigma  Tau  Inducts  Members 

Students  eligible  for  induction  Into 
the  National  Honor  Society  for  Philo- 
sophy, Phi  Sigma  Tau,  must  contact  the 
local  Washington  College  chapter  ad- 
visor, J.  David  Newell,  in  the 
Philosophy  Department  by  APRIL  10, 
1981.  Persons  who  do  not  contact  Dr. 
Newell  by  this  date  cannot  be  inducted 
this  academic  year. 

Any  student,  regardless  of  major  or 
minor,  may  be  inducted  into  the  society 
who  (1)  has  completed  at  least  three 
semesters  of  college  level  study,  (2)  is 
ranked  In  the  top  thirty-five  percent,  of 
his/her  class,  and  (3)  has  taken  at  least 
three  semester  courses  in  philosophy 
with  an  average  of  3.6  or  better. 

History  Films 
to  be  Shown 

These  films  are  being  presented  by 
the  History  Department.  While  offered 
for  students  in  current  history  courses 
(Modern  Europe,  Soviet  Union),  they 
are  of  general  interest  and  open  to  the 
public.  Wednesday,  April  l  "The  Battle 
of  Russia"  starts  6:30  p.m. 
Documentary-propanganda  film  made 
by  the  U.S.  government  during  World 
War  II.  It  Is  reputed  to  be  a  very  fine  ex- 
ample of  the  art  of  documentary  war 
film  making.  Should  be  fun  to  see  a 
pre-Cold  War  treatment  of  the  theme  of 
Russian  military  might  I  Wednesday, 
April  15.  "The  Rise  and  Fall  of  the 
Third  Reich."  starts  7:00  p.m.  A 
documentary  narrative  based  on  the 
best-selling  bood  of  the  same  title  by 
William  Shlrer.  Both  films  will  be 
shown  in  Smith  Auditorium 


The  w«hlnf"  CojjJB  "•■■"■-Friday,  March  27, 1881-Pme  4 

Women's  Lacrosse  Off  To  Promising  Start 

Lacrosse 
Sticks  To  It 


byJEFFALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 

The  women's  lacrosse  club  begins  Its 
second  season  with  a  home  game 
Thursday  April  2  at  4:00  against  Notre 
Dame.  This  Is  their  only  home  game 
and  begins  their  first  year  ol  actual 
competition.  Last  year  they  only  had 
one  scrimmage. 

The  club  Is  directed  by  Nancy  Dick 
and  Jody  Dudderar.  The  club  president, 
or  team  captain  is  Jessica  Fowler. 

This  year's  starting  line-up  consists 
ol  experienced  girls  who  were  either 
here  last  year  or  played  in  high  school. 
"Most  ot  the  Ireshmen  are  ex- 
perienced." said  Dudderar.  "These 
girls  are  really  taking  it  seriously." 

The  club  will  petition  lor  varsity 
status  next  spring.  One  ol  the  re- 
quirements to  become  avarsity  team 
includes  existing  lor  two  years  as  an  ac- 
tive, organized  club.  Since  they  are  not 
yet  a  team  the  games  they  play  this 
season  will  not  count  towards  the  other 
team's  records.  "We  are,  however,  tak- 
ing it  very  seriously,"  said  Dudderer. 

"The  athletic  department  has  been 
very  supportive  with  scheduling  prac- 
tices and  supplying  equipment,"  stated 
Dudderar.  "The  SGA  has  also  been  sup- 
portive with  finances." 


The  outlook  for  the  1981  Washington 
College  lacrosse  season  appears  bright 
despite  two  early  season  losses. 
Coaches  Bryan  Matthews  and  Clint 
Evans  have  a  solid  nucleus  returning 
from  last  year's  squad  which  reached 
the  Division  III  playoffs. 

Peter  Jenkins,  Paul  Hooper,  and  Jeff 
Kauffman  head  a  potent  attack  with 
Trap  Macauley  and  Steve  Furman  also 
seeing  plenty  of  action.  When  freshman 
Craig  Boynton  fully  recovers  from  nag- 
ging preseason  Injuries,  the  Shoremen 
will  have  their  strongest  attack  since 
the  days  of  four-time  All-American 
John  Cheek. 

The  mldfield,  another  position  loaded 
with  depth  and  talent,  is  led  by  former 
attackman  Dickie  Grieves,  face-off 
specialist  Joe  Hashen,  Jon  Green,  Bob 
White,  Jesse  Bacon,  Joe  Comely,  Ben 
Tuckerman,  Tommy  Adams,  and  Mike 
Mariano.  Newcomers  Dave  Mtchalski 
and  Hanzl  Wlttich  will  also  play  vital 
roles  In  the  team's  drive  toward  the 
Division  III  crown. 

The  biggest  question  mark  is  the 
defense  which  is  left  with  the  task  of  fill- 
ing the  shoes  of  AH- Americans  Lecky 
Haller  and  WUlle  Herring.  The  job  falls 

This  season's  schedule  is: 
Thursday  April  2  Notre  Dame  (4:00) 
Saturday  April  4  Johns  Hopkins 
Friday  April  10  Essex  C.C. 
Tuesday  April  14  Loyala  J.V. 
Monday  April  20  Anne  Arundel  C.C. 


by  BEN  CONNOLLY 

on  the  shoulders  of  three-year  starter 
Frank  Filice,  Tim  Matthews,  Kevin 
O'Connor,  Tim  Cloud,  Bay  Cameron, 
and  freshman  Bob  Tutela.  In  the  goal 
for  the  Shoremen  Is  Junior  Bruce  Wi- 
nand  who  will  play  a  key  role  in  deter- 
mining the  success  of  the  season. 

The  team  looked  good  In  spurts  In  the 
season  opener  at  the  Naval  Academy, 
but  they  came  out  on  the  short  end  of  a 
20-9  score  to  the  Midshipmen,  a  peren- 
nial Division  I  contender. 

The  squad  then  travelled  to  Saint 
Mary's,  where  they  trounced  the  Saints 
In  a  20-6  mismatch.  The  leading  scorers 
were  Grieves  with  5  goals,  2  assists, 
Hooper,  3  goals,  2  assists,  Macauley,  3 
goals  1  assist,  Kauffman,  3  goals,  1 
assist,  Jenkins,  2  goals,  1  assist,  Fur- 
man,  1  goal,  2  assists,  and  Tuckerman 
with  2  goals  while  the  defense  was  able 
to  take  a  day  off. 

Tuesday  afternoon,  the  Shoremen 
faced  powerhouse  Johns  Hopkins,  the 
defending  Division  I  champions  for  the! 
last  three  years.  The  squad  looked 
sharp  and  performed  well  on  offense 
pumping  11  goals  in  against  the  Blue 
Jays,  but  12  penalties  did  the  team  In 
defensively.    The    Hopkins    offense, 


Baseball  Sweeps  Three  Victories 


by  HARRY  McENROE 
Sports  Editor 


After  sweeping  a  doubleheader  from 
conference  rival  Swarthmore  on  Satur- 
day, and  whipping  St.  Mary's  on 
Wednesday,  the  Washington  College 
baseball  team  has  begun  its  season  in 
grand  fashion,  enjoying  three  convinc- 
ing road  victories. 

Another  successful  Spring  break 
Journey  to  Sanford,  Florida  has  con- 
tributed greatly  to  the  squad's  promis- 
ing seasonal  outlook.  While  down  South 
the  Shoremen  compiled  a  3-4  record, 
losing  two  close  games  to  Belmont  Col- 
lege, a  consistent  small  college  power 
from  Tennesee. 

Although  foul  weather  postponed  a 
home  season  opening  game  against 
Salisbury  State,  the  trip  to  Swarthmore 
was  anything  but  disappointing.  The 
Shore  bats  blasted  anemic  Quaker  pit- 
ching for  a  total  of  twenty-nine  runs 
during  the  afternoon.  Bill  Gerwlg,  Jim 
Corey  and  Vtnnle  Gasior  led  the  team 
batting,  as  each  collected  at  least  four 
hits  in  the  twlnblll.  Senior  southpaw 
Mark  Naser  pitched  the  squad  to  a  18-5 
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Corey  eased  to  a  11-3  win  in  the 
nightcap. 

Wednesday  the  Shoremen  traveled 
down  to  St.  Mary's  where  they  again 
romped  to  victory,  this  time  by  a  10-3 
margin.  A  four-run  rally  in  the  fourth 
Inning  started  a  Shore  hitting  barrage 
which  was  eventually  capped  by  a 
grand  slam  homerun  by  Junior  V.J. 
FUllben  In  the  seventh.  FUliben  and 
Kevin  Beard  led  the  team  with  three 
hits  a  piece,  while  freshmen  Greg 
Dargan  and  Paul  Eckert  shared  mound 
duties. 

Tomorrow's  crucial  doubleheader  at 
Widener  may  tell  a  great  deal  about  the 
team's  capabilities  this  year.  A 
measles  "epidemic"  cut  short  a  pro- 
mising campaign  last  spring,  when  the 
squad  posted  an  8-7  record.  The  team 
features  a  host  of  newcomers  to  the 
Shore  baseball  scene.  Led  by  co- 
captains  Chris  Klefer  and  Tim  Fagen, 
the  Shore  nine  entertains  realistic 
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scored  24  goals  against  the  beleaguered 
defense.  The  score  could  have  been 
higher  were  it  not  for  some  spectacular 
saves  by  goalie  Bruce  Wlnand.  There 
were  some  positive  aspects  to  the  game 
including  the  control  of  17  face-offs,  the 
scoring  In  double  figures,  a  rarity  by 
any  team  against  Hopkins,  and  the  play 
of  the  overall  team  in  the  first  half  when 
they  only  trailed  10-4. 

The  team's  next  foe,  St.  Lawrence, 
rolled  Into  town  Thursday,  only  to  be 
blown  off  the  field  by  a  21-12  margin. 
The  Shoremen  had  revenge  on  their 
minds,  remembering  last  season's  last 
second  defeat,  and  burled  their  oppo- 
nent In  the  fourth  quarter.  Pete  Jenkins 
tallied  7  goals  while  Paul  Hooper  had  3 
goals  and  4  assists.  The  victory  evened 
the  squad's  record  at  2-2  and  could  be 
the  stepping  stone  to  bigger  and  better 
things. 

The  Shoremen  are  now  in  the  midst  of 
a  five-game  home  stand  with  realistic  If 
not  probable  chances  of  winning  all  five 
games.  They  meet  Denlson  from  Ohio 
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are  open  to  all.  If  you  fear  the  quick 
ruin  of  the  nice,  new  Hill  Dorms,  don't, 
because  no  one  In  the  right  mind  would 
ruin  a  nice,  new  set  up.  I  am  sure  the 
fraternities  will  be  good  to  their 
residences  and  proud  of  them.  As  a 
senator  from  Caroline,  I  know  many 
students  who  favor  f rats.  They  like  hav- 
ing a  choice  as  do  I.  Once  as  a  Presiden- 
tial candidate,  I  asked,  "Why  not?" 
Now,  I  am  saying  why.  We  need  a  place 
for  those  who  wanted  and  still  want  to 
live  in  academic  "special"  Interest 
housing  on  this  campus.  Not  only 
students,  but  faculty  favor  such  an  Idea 
as  do  some  administrators.  The  want 
exists,  the  choice  exists,  space  exists, 
potential  faculties  exist,  so  the  need  ex- 
ists. One  third  of  the  student  population 
is  a  very  large  minority.  One,  I  am  sure 
the  college  wishes  to  keep  here  in  addi- 
tion to  encouraging  similarly  interested 
students  to  come  here  from  other  areas. 
Academic  housing  should  be  afirst 
priority  for  1981-1982.  For  I  am  con- 
vinced, we  need  that  vitality  of  interest 
already  kindled  in  academic  housing  to 
grow  as  the  pilot  light  for  this  college's 
third  century  of  existence.  The  frater- 


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nlties  have  an  assured  home.  Now  let  us 
see  to  it  that  the  writers,  artists,  musi- 
cians, language  students,  actors,  and 
interested  majors  can  have  one.  We 
must  not  let  the  art  of  Liberal  Arts  fade 
away  into  disinterest  nor  disuse.  If  we 
do,  then  the  liberal  might  be  next.  Then, 
we  will  all  fade  whether  we  chooseto  or 
not 

Respectfully  yours 

Caroline  Senator, 

Walter  Edward  Foraker 

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come  to  appreciate  the  complexity  and 
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the  impact  of  this  film.  Your  comments 
and  laughter  demonstrate  that  you  are 
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Volume  52,  Number  21 


Friday,  April  3, 1981 


Business  Major  Proposal 
Sent  to  Faculty 


The  faculty  has  been  given  an  outline 
by  the  Acedemic  Council  in  regard  to  a 
proposal  made  by  the  division  of  Social 
Sciences  that  Washington  College  im- 
plement a  major  in  Business  Ad- 
ministration. 

The  proposal,  submitted  to  the 
Academic  Council,  and  now  in  the 
hands  of  faculty  members,  concerns 
itself  with  five  topics;  an  introduction, 
ecomonic  justification,  educational 
justification,  a  description  of  the  major 
and  the  proposed  course  changes. 
Daniel  Premo,  Michael  Bailey,  Charles 
Halstead  and  Steven  Cades  worked  as  a 
sub  committee  of  the  social  science 
division.  Dr.  John  Taylor,  chairman  of 
the  division,  worked  "in  consultation" 
with  them,  he  said. 

The  proposed  changes  and  implemen- 
tation of  the  Business  Major  was  made 
"to  provide  professional  insight  and 
broad  training  to  those  students  in- 
terested in  pursuing  administrative 
careers  In  both  the  public  and  private 
sector,"  the  proposal  states.  If  such  a 
program  is  begun,  it  would  not  be 
"inherently  vocational,"  the  proposal 
argues.  Rather,  it  would  enhance  the 
liberal  arts  tradition. 
Economic  Justification 

In  the  proposal,  the  subcommittee  of 
the  Social  Sciences  division  states  that 
* '  19.9  percent  of  the  19.8  million 
students  enrolled  in  colleges  and 
universities  in  1978  chose  'Business  and 
Commerce'  as  their  major  field  of 
study."  In  actual  numbers  one  out  of 
five  students  wants  to  study  business 
while  in  college  or  graduate  school. 

The  subcommittee  found  as  well  that 
the  interest  in  a  major  in  business  on 
the  part  of  students,  prospective  and 
present,  has  not  subsided  since  1978. 
Almost  25  percent  of  approximately 
5,400  inquiries  to  the  College  this  year 
have  asked  specifically  about  Washing- 
ton College's  business  program.  Of  the 
three  hundrtd  students  accepted  to  the 
college  for  next  year,  as  of  March  5, 
1981,  fifty-three— or  17.7  percent— have 
"listed  business  administration  as  their 
major  area  of  academic  interest,"  ac- 
cording to  the  proposal. 

Retention,  a  serious  concern  of 
Washington  College  administrators,  is 
also  cited  as  relating  to  the  proposal. 
Currently,  the  withdrawal  rate  at 
Washington  College  is  30.8  percent. 
"Those  students  who  identify  business 
administration  as  their  major 
academic  interest,"  states  the  pro- 
posal, "had  a  withdrawal  rate  of  22  per- 
cent for  the  period  1975-1978* 

"We  can  no  longer  affend  to  ignore 
the  major  academic  interest  of  one  fifth 
of  the  nation's  students,"  says  the  pro- 
posal. The  sub-committee  points  out  in 
its  proposal  that  courses  in  business 
organization,  accounting  and  business 
law  have  been  offered  at  the  school 
since  1930.  In  addition,  a  "concentra- 
tion" has  been  offered  by  the 
Economics  Department  since  1971  in 
business  administration. 

Inorder  to  view  costs— both  income 
and  expenditures— which  would  result 
■f  a  business  major  were  adopted,  the 
sub-committee    points,  put    that 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

"classroom,    dormitory    and    dining 

facilities  are  underused."  Implementa- 
tion of  a  new  major  could  help  to  attract 
more  students  to  the  school  and  thus  put 
present  facilities  to  better  use. 
Expenditures— the  hiring  of  one  full 
time  and  one  part-time  professors  and 
the  allocation  of  money  for  library 
material— could  well  be  made  up  by  the 
increased  number  of  students  attracted 
by  the  major.  There  is  also  "the 
possibility  of  obtaining  outside  grant 
support  for  (the)  initial  library  ex- 
pense," recommended  In  the  proposal 
as  being  $5,000. 

Business    Administration    and    the 
Liberal  Arts  Curriculum 

While  the  implementation  of  a 
Business  major  would  most  likely 
enhance  both  enrollment  and  retention, 
the  question  arises  as  to  whether  or  not 
a  major  in  Business  would  be  a 
legitimate  part  of  a  liberal  arts 
framework.  In  their  proposal,  the  sub- 
committee presents  four  educational 
justifications. 

Such  a  major  would,  on  heuristic 
ground,  be  a  focus  for  "concepts  and 
structures  which  originate  in 
disciplines  as  disparate  as 
mathematics,  philosophy,  and 
psychology.  On  a  philosophical  level  it 
would  be  a  discipline  "which  is  neither 
more  nor  less  inherently  'applied'  or 
'vocational' than  physics  or  Spanish." 

The  subcommittee  believes  that  such 
a  major  would  affect  the  contributions 
which  liberally  educated  people  can 
make  in  the  world  of  American  enter- 
prise. 

The  proposal   also   notes   that   the 
changes  are  "a  relatively  minor  expan- 
sion of  an  existing  program . ' ' 
Description    of    the    Business    Ad- 
ministration Major 

The  proposal  for  a  Business  Ad- 
ministration major  is  maJe  with  the 
idea  of  an  interdisciplinary  major  In 
mind,  combining  areas  including 
economics,  political  science,  sociology, 
and  statistics,  among  others.  Majors 
would  "be  required  to  demonstrate  a 
mastery  of  written  and  oral  language 
and  communication."  Also  expected  of 
students  would  the  "understanding  of 
cultural  and  historical  traditions." 
Anyone  awarded  a  degree  in  business 
administration  would  have  combined 
"a  broad  based  understanding  of  the 
nature  of  human  problems  solving  with 
specific  skills  that  will  enable  him  to 
follow  a  chosen  career." 

Students  would  be  required  to  chose  a 
specific  field  of  study.  Those  fields  of 
study  which  have  been  suggested  by  the 
subcommittee  are  an  International 
Business  Concentration,  an  Area,  coun- 
try or  regional,  specialization,  techni- 
ques of  Business  Decision  Making, 
Business  and  a  science  or  Business  and 
a  social  science.  Students  wishing  to 
may  design  their  own  area  of 
specialization  with  thedlscretion  of  the 
department  and  the  approval  of  the  col- 
lege Dean.  There  would  be  general  re- 
quirements within  the  departments  of 
Business,  Economics,  and  Math  as  well 
as  requirements  to  fulfill  the  outside 
concentration. 


SGA  Elections 
Next  Week 

byGINNYKAMMER 
The  SGA  will  be  holding  elections  (or 
officers  for  the  1981-82  year  next  week. 
Positions  are  those  of  president,  Vice 
President,  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Social 
Chairman  dna  Assistant  Social  Chair- 
man. This  Monday  evening  in  Hynson 
Lounge  speeches  by  the  candidates  will 
be  given.  The  election  will  take  place  on 
Tuesday. 

Senior  to  give 

Address  at 

Commencement 


Course  Changes  and  Description  of 
Courses 

The  proposal  suggests  the  adoption  of 
three  new  courses  and  the  changing  of 
four  existing  courses. 

All  business  courses  already  existing 
within  the  Economics  department  (EC 
113,  114,  116,  and  415)  would  be  listed 
separately  as  BA  113,  114,  116,  and  415. 
Any  courses  added  in  the  future  would 
fall  under  the  heading  of  Business  Ad- 
ministration, BA,  as  well.  The  sugges- 
tion to  split  Business  Law,  EC  116,  into 
two  separate  sections  so  that  more  ex- 
tensive material  could  be  covered  ade- 
quately was  made  by  the  subcom- 
mittee. These  changes  have  been  re- 
quested by  the  Economics  department 
and  were  asked  to  be  considered 
regardless  of. the  Academic  Council's 
decision  concerning  the  business  ad- 
ministration major. 

Three  courses  have  also  been  added. 
Courses  titled  BA  117  Business  Law  II, 
BA  305  Quantitative  Methods  of 
Management  and  BA  410  Seminar  In 
Business  Decision-Making  would  be  ad- 
ded to  the  curriculum  if  this  proposal  is 
adopted. 

The  final  suggestion,  to  add  BA  415 
Corporate  Finance  in  place  of  EC  415 
was  also  made.  Such  a  change  would 
only  be  in  title,  the  course  would  remain 
the  same. 

A  major  cannot  be  implemented  for 
nine  months  after  it  is  proposed,  ac- 
cording to  Maryland  State  law.  The 
courses  proposed,  however,  would  be 
instituted  in  the  Economics  division 
next  year. 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 

In  response  to  a  request  by  the  senior 
class,  a  senior  will  be  allowed  to  speak 
at  commencement. 

"The  reason  we're  doing  it  is  because 
we  couldn't  get  a  commencement 
speaker  we  wanted,  we  decided  to  do 
the  next  best  thing  and  get  a  senior  to 
speak,"  said  George  Dennis,  senior 
class  president.  Seniors  have  been 
dissatisfied  with  both  the  choice  of 
speaker  and  a  lack  of  consultation  with 
the  class. 

As  of  mid-week,  no  submissions  had 
been  received,  although,  all  seniors 
received  a  letter  from  Dennis  re- 
questing submissions  of  speeches  by 
Friday,  April  3.  Several  criteria  were 
required.  "The  topic  should  be  com- 
mencement oriented,"  no  longer  than 
2000  words  or  five  minutes  spoken,  and 
dlscreetion  choice  of  words. 

Speeches  will  be  judged  by  senior 
class  officers  and  some  members  of  the 
ODK.  "The  essay  will  be  judged  ac- 
cording to  content  and  its  captivating 
qualities, "  states  the  letter. 

No  student  has  addressed  commence- 
ment since  1935  when  "Bill  Baker  gave 
the  address,"  said  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Joseph  McLaln.  Concluded  Dennis, 
"if  the  seniors  are  going  to  be  apathetic 
towards  this  opportunity  then  we'll  just 
scrap  the  whole  thing." 


Crack  The  Sky  played  here  last  Wednesday  night  In  a  concert  sponsored  by 
the  SGA.Rolz  Royce  was  the  lead-in  band,  and  It  looked  like  a  good  time  was 

had  by  all!  Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  April  3. UWl-Paae  2 


Editorial 


The  proposal  to  institute  a  Business  Administration  major  at 
Washington  College  is  not  a  new  one,  although  it  has  received 
considerably  less  attention  than  other  recent  proposals  for  cur- 
ricular  change.  It  promises  to  attract  high  quality  students, 
whom  the  College  needs,  and  could  serve  to  alleviate  some  finan- 
cial problems,  including  declining  enrollment  and  high  attrition. 

A  Business  Administration  major  at  Washington  College  will 
not  be  a  threat  to  the  liberal  arts  tradition;  neither  will  it  provide 
a  quick  solution  to  all  our  financial  difficulties.  Small  liberal  arts 
colleges  everywhere  are  threatened  by  fewer  students  and 
higher  costs.  Washington  College  seems  plagued  as  well  by  too 
much  liberal  arts  rhetoric  and  not  enough  liberal  arts  reality. 
This  Business  Administration  major  would  reinforce,  not  detract 
from,  the  rest  of  the  curriculum.  It  would  be  a  step  toward  mak- 
ing Washington  College  a  better  liberal  arts  college. 

The  major  as  proposed  by  the  Faculty  subcommittee  almost 
goes  overboard  in  its  attempt  to  ensure  that  the  Business  Ad- 
ministration major  fit  the  school's  liberal  arts  tradition.  With  all 
the  course  requirements  in  all  the  different  disciplines,  a 
business  major  might  actually  end  up  with  a  broader  liberal  arts 
education  than  a  student  following  one  of  our  current  majors. 
The  faculty  should  pass  the  proposal  at  its  meeting  this  Monday 
night.  It's  another  step  in  the  right  direction. 


Arvin  Brown  to  Give 
Talk  on  Theatre 

NEWS  BUREAU 

Forum  and  Ahmanson  Theatre  in  Los 
Angeles.  He1  directed  the  filming  of 
Anuihl  and  the  Night  Visitors  for  NBC, 
working  on  location  in  London  and 
Israel,  and  has  staged  three  segments 
ofthePBS  Theatre  in  America  series  as 
well  as  the  premiere  of  a  new  play  for 
the  Ws/ons  series. 

Mr.  Brown  was  recognized  by  Time 
magazine  as  one  of  two  artists  included 
in  the  selection  of  "Fifty  Faces  for  The 
Future"  in  its  "American. Leadership" 
issue.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Stanford  and 
Harvard  and  has  studied  at  the  Yale 
School  of  Drama. 

Arvln  Brown's  lecture,  sponsored  by 
the  Washington  College  Lecture  Series, 
is  free  and  the  public  is  Invited  to  at- 
tend. Mr  Brown  will  be  accompanied  by 
his  wife,  who  Is  an  actress,  and  they 
plan  to  talk  Informally  about  the  direc- 
tor/actor relationship.  He  Is  currently 
negotiating  with  a  number  of  theatres 
in  the  hopes  that  his  current  hit, 
American  Buffalo,  starring  Al  Pacino, 
may  travel  to  London  or  New  York. 


Arvin  Brown,  artistic  head  of  the 
Long  Wharf  Theatre  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  will  give  a  talk  at 
Washington  College  on  Monday,  April 
13  at  8  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of 
Miller  Library. 

Mr.  Brown  has  held  his  present  posi- 
tion for  twelve  years.  He  served  as  staff 
director  during  the  theatre's  founding 
and  first  two  years.  In  addition  to  the 
long  list  of  memorable  productions  he 
has  directed  for  Long  Wharf,  including 
Watch  on  the  Rhine,  Who's  Afraid  of 
Virginia  Woolf?,  and  American  Buf- 
falo, Mr,  Brown  has  a  record  of 
outstanding  achelvement  in  New  York, 
on  the  West  Coast  and  in  television.  He 
has  twice  been  nominated  for  the  Tony 
Award  for  his  work  on  Broadway,  and 
has  won  the  Vernon  Rice  Award  and  the 
Variety  Critics  Poll  for  his  work  Off- 
Broadway. 

As  a  guest  director  he  has  staged  pro- 
ductions for  the  Phoenix  Theatre  in 
New  York,  the  Kennedy  Center  in 
Washington,  DC,  and  the  Mark  Taper 


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Dear  Editor, 

I  have  been  reading  the  "Letters  to 
the  Editor"  during  the  past  few  weeks, 
and  there  is  one  point  to  the  "controver- 
sy" which  has  puzzled  me.  I  cannot 
understand  why  the  Writer's  Union  has 
been  singled  out.  They  alone  have  been 
given  the  majority  of  the  verbal  and 
written  abuse  that  has  been  floating 
around  campus  lately,  but  they  aren't 
the  only  ones  In  favor  of  academic  hous- 
ing. It's  not  fair  to  them  or  to  the  others 
who  support  the  proposal,  to  single 
them  out  this  way.  The  proposal  has 
support  from  virtually  all  areas  of 
study.  There  is  a  great  amount  from  the 


language,  drama,  English,  art,  and 
music  majors,  as  well  as  the  faculty, 
and  others  who  are  not  among  these 
groups.  The  Writer's  Union  does  not 
make  up  a  third  of  the  students,  but 
that's  how  many  students  voted  In  favor 
of  the  proposal  in  the  poll  taken  a  few 
weeks  ago. 

I  support  academic  housing.  My  only 
wish  Is  to  get  a  good  education,  and  to 
be  treated  fairly  and  equally  In  the  col- 
lege community.  That's  all  that  the  sup- 
porters of  the  proposal  want.  It's  ob- 
vious that  most  of  the  people  here  don't 
want  that,  too,  and  it's  sad  that  they 
have  ceased  to  view  this  issue  fairly. 


Sincerely, 

Carol  Andrew 


I  have  to  admit  that  Washington  Col- 
lege Is  one  of  the  best  gigs  we  have  on 
our  schedule.  The  people  are  great  and 
I  hope  that  the  southern  Rockers  enjoy 
what  we  do  and  how  we  do  it.  Unfor- 
tunately, it  seems  that  some  of  y'all  (it 
only  takes  one)  came  down  with  a 
severe  case  of  sticky  fingers.  A  new 
jean  jacket  and  one  of  our  flags  must 
grown  legs,  which  of  course,  biological- 
ly speaking,  Is  Impossible!  It  would  be 


sheer  folly  to  expect  their  return, 
however  It  would  be  appreciated  great- 
ly If  those  of  you  who  are  made  of 
sterner  stuff  assist  those  poor  un- 
fortunates who  give  in  to  temptation.  I 
look  forward  to  playing  for  Washington 
College  again,  but  my  attention  for  the 
the  stage  will  be  intense,  to  say  the 
least! 

Party  on  WC. 
Hope  to  see  ya  soon 


Richard  M  Jowes  Jr. 

BassPlayer 
Whiskey  Hollow  Band 


Dear  Editor, 

In  light  of  recent  events  on  campus, 
which  collectively  represent  a  distrub- 
Ing  trend  on  campus,  I  find  it  necessary 
to  comment.  Though  it  is  encouraging 
to  see  such  a  high  level  of  Interest  and 
involvement  on  the  part  of  the  student 
body.the  issue  responsible  for  this  con- 
cern has  quite  possibly  become  destruc- 
tive and  divisive. 

The  controversy  over  the  Hill  Dorms, 
which  began  a  healthy  debate  and 
served  to  heighten  student  involvement 
and  Intracampus  discussion,  has  of  late 
caused  increasing  hostility  and 
polarization  on  campus.  The  situation 
has  deteriorated  to  the  point  where  cer- 
tain groups  feel  so  frustrated  that  they 
feel  compelled  to  take  extreme  action 
to  get  their  point  across.  It  is  disappoin- 
ting to  see  this  debate  reduced  to  a  con- 
test, on  the  part  of  some,  to  determine 
what  groups  on  campus  are  "better"  or 
"more  worthwhile." 

Regardless  of  where  you  stood  on  the 
Hill  Dorms  issue  the  finality  of  there- 
cent  decision  should  be  accepted. 
Whether  or  not  you  agree  with  this  deci- 
sion, it  it  important  to  realize  that  the 
question  has  been  settled.  It's  time  now 
for  the  campus,  the  enf/restudent  body, 
to  concentrate  its  efforts  on  major  pro- 
blems facing  Wahsington  College  In  the 
immediate  furure.  Causing  some  sort  of 
permanent  rift  between  groups 
mislabelled  "academic"  and  '-.'social" 


does  little  to  promote  the  cooperation 
that  would  help  us  through  the  next 
year.  In  short,  I  can  see  nothing 
positive  coming  from  a  continuation  of 
the  Hill  Dorms  debate. 

This  is  not  to  suggest  that  we  abandon 
tha  question  of  academic  housing.  But 
instead  of  dwelling  on  the  Hill  Dorms, 
our  energies  should  be  directed  toward 
finding  alternate  housing  somewhere 
else  on  campus.  If  the  same  enthusiasm 
were  directed  to  this  effort  as  was 
displayed  in  the  sign-hanging  the  night 
before  Junior/Senior  Day,  the  outlook 
for  academic  housing  would  bebright. 
It  is  vital  that  no  one  group  feel  so 
frustrated  with  the  College  that  such 
drastic  measures  are  ever  deemed 
necessary  again. 

By  the  same  token,  it  is  much  to  easy 
to  blame  the  fraternities  for  all  the  pro- 
blems of  W.C.— from  attrition  to  van- 
dalism. This  assumption  is  unfair  at 
best.  It  is  unfortuante  that  during  the 
course  of  the  Hill  Dorms  debate,  the 
campus  seems  to  have  divided  into 
fraternity  and  non-fraternity,  which 
seems  to  have  been  equated  with  social 
and  academic.  It  is  ludicrous  to  suggest 
that  in  a  school  this  size,  purely 
academic  or  purely  social  groups  could 
exist. 

The  time  has  come  to  put  aside  recent 
differences  and  work  together  to  assure 
that  such  disparities  In  collegepolicies 
and  actions  never  occur  again. 


Sincerely, 
Tom  Twomey 


Bishop  Moore  To  Speak 


NEWS  BUREAU 


One  of  America's  most  distinguished 
churchmen  will  pay  a  return  visit  to 
Washington  College's  William  James 
Forum  this  Friday,  April  3.  The  Right 
Reverend  Paul  Moore,  Jr.,  Episcopal 
Bishop  of  New  York,  will  speak  at  7:30 
p.m.  in  Hynson  Lounge  on  the  College 
campus. 

The  head  of  one  of  the  richest  Chris- 
tian dioceses  in  the  world,  widely 
known  for  his  liberalism  in  ethical  and 
social  matters,  will  speak  on  "Women's 
Rights,  Gay  Rights,  and  the  Chruch." 
Bishop  Moore  has  been  a  longtime  ad- 
vocate of  the  ordination  of  women  In  the 
Church  and  of  a  relaxation  of  tradi- 
tional prejudices  against  homosexuals. 

In  his  most  recentbook,  Take  A 
Bishop  Like  Me,  published  last  year, 
Bishop  Moore  recounts  his  involvement 


as  bishop  in  a  church  seriously  divided 
over  these  issues.  He  took  particular 
criticism  for  ordaining  Ellen  Barret, 
who  had  admitted  her  lesbian  tenden- 
cies, to  the  priesthood.  Yet,  Bishop 
Moore  was  also  a  defender  of  an  orderly 
approach  to  change  In  the  Church, 
against  the  wishes  of  some  of  his  more 
radical  colleagues  in  the  House  of 
Bishops. 

Bishop  Moore  was  born  In  1919  and 
received  his  education  at  St.  Paul's 
School,  Yale,  and  the  General 
Theological  Seminary.  He  served  in  the 
Marines  In  World  War  II,  was  seriously 
wounded  at  Guadalcanal,  and  was 
honored  with  the  Navy  Cross,  the  Sliver 
Star,  and  the  Purple  Heart. 

His  lecture  on  Friday  Is  free  and  the 
public  Is  Invited  to  attend. 


Roving  Reporter 

Business  Major? 


byJEFFALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 


Bill  Gerwig,  junior^Yes,  even  though 
it  won't  affect  my  future  I  feel  it  will  af- 
fect others. 


Michelle  Lawrence,  junior— No.  This  is 
a  liberal  arts  school  and  should  not 
have  a  business  major. 


Roberta  Baumann,  senior— Yes.  It's  a 
liberal  arts  college  and  business  is  as 
much  a  part  of  liberal  arts  as  English  or 
Music. 


James  Worsham,  junior— Yes,  all 
private  colleges  have  a  hard  time  fin- 
ding  students. 

Game  Room 
Doing  Well 

by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editoi  in-Chief 

The  game  room  is  the  Hodson  Hall 
basement  run  by  the  SGA  is  doing  a 
booming  business,  as  well  as  providing 
diversion  for  the  students. 

Under  Frank  Dirks'  management, 
the  weekly  income  has  doubled.  In  addi- 
tion to  pinball  machines  and  electronic 
games,  ping  pong  tables  and  dart 
boards  have  been  installed.  The  money 
earned  from  the  games  goes  into  the 
SGA  fund  for  Improvement  to  the  Stu- 
dent Center. 


Helen  Lewis,  sophomore— Yes,  I  do.  I 
think  It  will  encourage  more  students  to 
enter  WC. 


KENT  PLAZA 
BARBERSHOP 

Both  Men  and 

Women's  Hair 

Styling 

OPEN  MON. -SAT. 

ASK  FOR:  CHARLIE, 

LAURA  OR  COLEY 


The  wmungton  College  Elm-Frldav.  April  3. 1981-Paps  3 

WC  Professors  Contribute 
to  Chesapeake  Bay  Book 


NEWS  BUREAU 


A  lengthy  volume  entitled  The 
Chesapeake  Bay  in  the  American 
Revolution,  a  funded  project  of  the 
Maryland  Bicentennial  Commission,  is 
scheduled  for  publication  next  fall  to 
coincide  with  the  200th  anniversary  of 
the  last  Revolutionary  War  Battle,  the 
battle  of  Yorktown.  Washington  College 
served  as  the  base  of  operation  for  the 
project,  edited  by  Rear  Admiral  Ernest 
M.  Eller  (U.S.N. ,  Ret.).  Dr.  Nathan 
Smeth,  chairman  of  the  department  of 
history,  served  as  project  coordinator 
for  the  work  which  has  been  In  progress 
since  1974.  Dr.  W.  Robert  Fallaw,  pro- 
fessor of  history,  worked  as  research 
director  and  co-authored  one  of  the 
fourteen  chapters.  Mrs.  Jeanne  Smith 
and  Mrs.  Marion  West  Stoer,  assistant 
editors,  gathered  research  materials 
and  prepared  them  for  chapter  writers. 

The  Chesapeake  Bay's  vital  role  in 
winning  the  War  for  Independence  had 
never  been  told  or  recorded  as  a  whole. 
According  to  Admiral  Eller,  "there  are 
few  aspects  of  the  Revolution  more  in 
need  of  scholarly  investigation  and 
public  awareness  than  the  course  of 
events  in  the  Chesapeake  Bay,  the 
heartland  of  eighteenth  century  and 
revolutionary  Americana  and  an  in- 
dispensable part  of  the  nation's 
maritime  existence  today." 

Beginning  with  Lord  Dunmore's  War 
and  going  through  to  the  decisive 
Chesapeake  Capes-Yorktown  Cam- 
paign, almost  every  year  from  1775  to 
1781  saw  operations  and  events  in  the 
Bay  area  of  critical  importance  to  the 
Revolution's  outcome.  Besides  naval 
and  military  actions,  the  Bay  region's 
exports  paid  for  much  of  the  war  and  Its 
imports  were  of  great  value  in  sustain- 
ing American  military  strength. 

The  records  on  which  a  scholarly 
study  of  this  subject  could  be  based 
were  scattered  among  a  large  number 
of  depositions  and  archives.  The  Bay 
Project  undertook  to  gather  in  one 
place  as  many  as  possible  of  the 
original  records  bearing  on  the  Bay's 
history  during  the  Revolutionary  period 
(usually  duplicated  in  microform). 
These  materials  (supplemented  by  ap- 
propriate historical  monographs, 
maps,  bibliographical  works,  etc.) 
served  as  the  research  data  for  the  col- 
lective authorshop  of  the  narrative 
history  and  as  the  substancial  core  of 


Sutton's  Towne 
Stationers 

203  High  Street 
Chestertown,  Md.  21620 

Eaton  Papers 
Hallmark  Cards 

"Complete  Stock  Of 
Typewriter  Ribbons" 


the  archive-library  that  will  be  per- 
manently established  within  the 
Washington  College  library.  The  unique 
collection  of  source  materials  (and  sup- 
porting scholarly  works)  on  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  will  remain  at  the  Col- 
lege and  be  open  to  visiting  scholars  as 
well  as  students. 

The  historical  work  narrates  in  a 
systematic  way  the  significant  aspects 
of  the  Bay's  influence  on  the  outcome  of 
the  entire  Revolution.  The  book  is 
richly  illustrated  with  contem- 
poraneous maps,  paintings,  and 
engravings.  It  is  of  unquestionable 
value  for  scholars  and  also  for  all 
citizens  attentive  to  the  heritage  of  this 
nation.  Like  the  archive-library,  the 
Bay  history  will  be  an  enduring  con- 
tribution to  the  nation's  self-knowledge 
and  self-appreciation  which  was  a  very 
crucial  aspect  of  the  entire  national 
bicentennial  celebration  philosophy. 

The  Bay  project  had  its  origins  In  St. 
Michaels,  Maryland  where  members  of 
the  Chesapeake  Bay  Maritime  Museum 
Society,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.A.  Van  Len- 
nep,  the  late  Dr.  Edwin  M.  Jameson, 
and  Mr.  J.A.  Robinson,  encouraged  Ad- 
miral Eller,  who,  as  Director  of  Naval 
History,  U.S.  Navy  (1956-1970),  super- 
vises the  multi-volumed  publication 
project  Naval  Documents  of  the 
American  Revolution,  to  undertake  a 
Bicentennial  proposal  Incorporating 
the  part  played  by  the  Chesapeake  in 
the  Revolution.  The  scope  of  the  plan 
soon  outgrew  the  Museum's  capabil- 
ities, and  Washington  College  took  the 
helm  with  the  financial  assistance  of 
the  W.  Alton  Jones  Foundation  of  New 
York  City. 

As  general  editor  of  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  Project,  Admiral  Eller  was  respon- 
sible for  establishing  the  aims  and  pro- 
cedures of  the  research  effort,  re- 
cruiting most  of  the  distinguished 
chapter  authors,  editing  and  revising 
each  chapter  as  submitted  and  prepar- 
ing two  chapters  himself. 

The  volume  Is  being  published  by 
Tidewater  Publishers  of  Centrevllle, 
Maryland,  whose  president,  Arthur  H. 
Kudner,  Jr.,  is  a  long-time  member  of 
the  Washington  College  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors.  As  of  now, 
precise  details  on  the  date  of  publica- 
tion and  the  price  of  the  volume  have 
not  been  announced. 


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Innocence  Abroad 

Death  of  a  (Wou Id-Be)  Soccer  Player 


by  PETE  TURCHI 


It  is  March  now,  and  the  second  term 
Is  finished,  having  sped  by  with  all  the 
deceptive  ease  of  an  Oriel  eight.  Only 
days  ago,  it  seems,  the  last  train  of  my 
winter  vacation  was  pulling  into  Oxford 
just  in  time  for  a  quick,  greasy  dinner 
of  fish  and  chips,  and  tomorrow  I  will 
get  on  a  bus  that  will  eventually  take 
me  back  to  Paris. 

It's  not  as  if  any  of  us  here  are  in  a 
rush  to  get  home,  or  that  the  winter  has 
been  an  especially  exciting  one,  it's  just 
that  after  being  in  Oxford  for  a  few 
months,  then  touring  Europe,  everyone 
seems  to  have  come  back  ready  to 
plunge  into  Oxford  life.  Five  people 
from  Manchester  have  gotten  jobs  at 
the  Kings  Arms,  the  pub  on  the  corner, 
and  a  few  more  are  working  at  Speak- 
easy, a  Chicago-style  pizza  parlor  (if 
one  believes  what  one  reads  on  menus) 
with  American  music,  English  pizza, 
and  a  bordello  atmosphere  complete 
with  Mafia-type  waiters. 

Admittedly,  most  of  the  people  who 
have  jobs  got  them  not  so  much  because 
they  wanted  to  continue  to  experience 
Oxford  eating  life.  The  high  costs  of 
Europe  have  driven  the  sturdiest  New 
England  family's  sons  Into  the  streets 
looking  for  jobs  at  less  than  minimum 
wage.  At  the  same  time  at  the  beginn- 
ing of  the  term  when  some  were  apply- 
ing for  jobs,  another  handful  of  Man- 
chester students  were  auditioning  for 
plays.  There  are  always  a  lot  of  student 
productions  at  Oxford,  and  there  are 
usually  a  few  that  need  decidedly 
American  accents. 

So  in  late  January  I  decided  that  I 
would  either  get  a  job  or  a  part  in  a 
play.  I  had  done  some  acting  before, 
and  found  it  enjoyable.  I  had  also 
worked  before.  My  first  audition  here 
was  a  fluke;  a  girl  ran  Into  the  dorm 
babling  that  someone  was  doing  Death 
of  A  Salesman,  and  they  needed  some- 
one to  play  Ben,  Willy  Loman's  brother, 
and  would  I  please  give  Chris  the 
message.  I  said  yes,  told  Marianne  to 
go  back  to  her  room  and  get  some  rest, 
and  ran  over  to  the  director's  room. 

I  read  for  him  and  it  felt  good.  The 
next  morning  I  looked  in  Daily  Informa- 
tion, the  University  news  sheet,  and 
saw  two  more  auditions.  I  wrote  down 
the  addresses  and  after  lunch  I  walked 
across  High  Street,  towards  the  river, 
to  Oriel  College,  where  I  waited  in  line 
behind  three  fat  girls  wearing  six 
different-colored  socks  and  a  German 
guy  reading  Fathers  Of  The  Greek 
Church.  The  play  we  were  waiting  to 
audition  for  was  Steven  Sondheim's  A 
Little  Night  Music",  which  someone 
was  producing  to  complete  a  drama 
major.  I  didn't  know  anything  about  the 
play,  but  someone  said  it  was  funny. 

The  Andrews  Sisters  came  and  went 
and  a  few  minutes  later  the  German 
came  out,  already  back  into  his  book.  I 
walked  into  the  room. 
"Name?" 

the  one  who  asked  was  obviously  the 
director,  sitting  the  in  middle  of  a  sofa 
with  people  sitting  on  either  side  of  him. 
There  was  another  guy  sitting  on  a 
wickerchair  in  the  corner  near  the  door, 
all  three  of  the  people  on  the  sofa  took 
my  name  down.  The  director  gave  me 
something  to  read,  something  1  couldn't 
quite  understand  about  some  foreigners 
who  wanted  to  do  a  play  about  medieval 
peasants.  I  read  it,  haltingly. 
"Fine,  Mark?" 

The  director  had  turned  to  the  corner. 
Mark  pushed  his  glasses  back  onto  his 
nose  and  turned  on  the  piano  stool. 
"Do  you  know  your  range?" 
My  mind  was  trying  to  process  the 

question,  but  halfway  through  the  job 

another   thought   took   precedence.    I 

started  putting  things  together.  A  lot  of 

people.  A  Little  Night  Music.  A  piano.  I 

had  stumbled  into  a  musical. 
Mark  hit  a  note  on  the  piano.  "Sing 

that." 


I    made    a    noise,    something    that 
would've  been  followed  another  setting 
by  a  quick  tongue  depressor  jabbed 
down  the  throat. 
"Do  you  have  a  song  prepared?" 
I  told  him  I  didn't. 

"Is  there  anything  you'd  like  to  do?" 
I  stopped  and  gave  the  question  some 
thought.  I  wanted  to  suggest  ZZ  Top's 
"She  Don't  Love  Me,  She  Loves  My 
Automobile,"  but  I  didn't  think  they 
would  find  it  appropriate.  I  tried  to 
think  of  all  the  songs  I  knew  the  words 
to  that  didn't  concern  a  Christmas  tree 
or  an  infant  in  swaddling  clothes,  and 
finally  I  came  up  with  "Family  of 
Man,"  an  old  song  by  Three  Dog  Night. 
By  coincedence  Mark  knew  it,  but 
couldn't  play  it. 

"Just  sing  it  by  yourself,  If  you  don't 
mind.  I'll  get  an  idea  of  your  range." 

I  started  singing,  and  after  the  first 
line  the  words  came  easily.  Near  the 
end  of  the  first  verse  I  started   to 
remember  how  much  I  liked  Three  Dog 
Night  in  high  school,  and  how  I  had  seen 
them  in  concert  right  before  they  had 
broken  up,  and  I  was  cruising  into  the 
second  verse  when  Mark  stopped  me. 
"That's  enough.  Thank  You." 
"Are  you  sure?  I  know  the  rest." 
Mark  spun  away  from  me  on  the 
stool.  "I  think  that  tells  me  what  I  need 
to  know." 

After  one  or  two  more  questions  they 
let  me  leave  although  the  guy  next  door 
refused  to  wipe  a  smug  grin  off  his  face. 
He  didn't  have  to  sing  old  songs  to 
roomful  of  people.  I  wished  I  had  a  copy 
of  Fathers  of  the  Greek  Church,  so  I 
could  hit  him  with  it. 

It  was  still  early  afternoon,  so  I 
decided  to  try  to  salvage  the  day.  I  ran 
over  to  the  rooms  where  someone  was 
holding  auditions  for  The  Fall  Of  The 
House  Of  Usher.  When  I  got  there  only 
one  other  person  was  waiting,  a  tall 
Englishman  with  a  deep  voice. 

"Hi,"  he  said  in  his  deep  voice.  "Are 
you  here  for  the  auditions?" 
"Yeah,"  I  said, 

"It's  a  great  play,"  he  said.  "Do  you 
know  it?" 

"No,"  I  said.  He  took  out  a  cigarette 
and  lit  it.  I  took  a  tissue  out  of  my 
pocket  and  blew  my  nose.  "It  isn't  a 
musical,  is  it?" 

The  director,  who  sat  alone  in  a 
small,  black  room,  called  us  in 
together.  He  gave  us  each  a  Dylan 
Thomas  poem  to  read,  something  about 
Death.  When  I  was  halfway  through  it 
he  told  me  to  try  to  read  with  an  English 
accent.  I  tried,  sounding  more  like  a 
New  York  cabbie.  The  next  event  was  a 
little  ordeal  wherein  I  read  a  short 
piece  and,  as  he  heard  it,  the 
Englishman  acted  it  out,  and  then  he 
read  a  different  piece,  and  I  had  to  act  it 
out.  When  it  was  my  turn  to  act  I  stood, 
listening  closely.  The  Englishman 
began  reading. 
-  "It  was  late  at  night." 
No  problem  so  far. 

"I  had  arrived  at  may  home,  drunk, 
as  usual,  when  I  realized  I  couldn't  find 
my  key." 

I  walded  forward  and  groped  in  my 
pocket. 

"After  a  few  moments  I  finally 
discovered  it  on  the  string  around  my 
neck.  I  then  opened  the  door  and 
removed  my  coat." 

'Piece  of  cake.  I  never  even  ques- 
tioned why  I  would  carry  a  door  key 
around  my  neck,  but  there  was  no  time 
for  method  acting. 

"It  was  then  that  I  spied  the  cat,  sit- 
ting in  the  corner.  1  reached  for  it,  and 
It  bit  me.  I  saw  the  wound  grow  red  with 
blold  then,  with  the  fury  of  a  thousand 
demons,  my  emotions  burst— I  could 
stand  it  no  longer!" 

The  Englishman  was  getting  pretty 
excited.  1  watched  my  wound  bleed. 
'  '1    reached    into    my    pocket    and 


removed  my  pen  knife.  Then,  with  a 
quick  gesture  he  barely  had  time  to  see, 
though  he  couldn't  have  escaped  my 
grasp  even  if  he  had,  I  flicked  open  the 
blade  and  cut  out  the  cat's  eyes." 

1  had  just  unfolded  my  pen  knife  when 
I  heard  the  end.  I  turned  to  the 
Englishman.  He  shrugged.  I  looked 
back  at  my  knife,  then  did  my  best  at 
cutting,  but  the  knife  got  stuck,  and  I 
didn't  really  want  to  cut  the  cat's  eyes 
out  anyway,  and  when  I  looked  up  the 
director  was  looking  at  his  papers, 
ready  to  go  on  to  something  else. 

"Right,  thank  you,"  he  said.  "Now 
I'd  like  you  both  to  stand  up.  I  want  you 
to  imagine  that  you  are  an  insane 
woman,  an  insane  woman  who  has  been 
put  in  her  coffin  prematurely  and  you 
are  just  waking  up." 

The  Englishman  froze  solid,  asleep, 
then  let  one  eyelid  flutter.  His  eyes 
opened,  staring  straight  ahead.  His 
hands  pressed  forward  against  the  in- 
visible coffin  walls,  and  he  began  moan- 
ing in  crazed  anguish  as  he  fought  to  ex- 
cape.  1  picked  up  my  coat  and  headed 
for  the  door. 

This  term  also  saw  the  reemergence 
of  the  Manchester  College  soccer  team. 
We  call  ourselves  The  Walking  Dead, 
but  at  our  first  practice  this  term  we 
looked  more  like  the  blind  mice— the 
field  was  covered  with  fog,  and  I  stood 
in  front  of  the  goal,  staring  into  the 
mist,  trying  to  hear  the  sound  of  runn- 
ing feet.  Our  first  game,  in  November, 
had  been  demoralizing— we  lost  12-0  to 
the  faculty  of  the  primary  school  across 
the  street.  And  the  score  was  pretty  in- 
dicative of  the  game.  We  came  back  to 
school  with  our  enthusiasm  patched 
together  and  a  match  with  Hertford, 
who  we  heard  was  not  very  good 
anyway. 

The  day  of  the  match  was  cold,  but 
better  then  the  day  of  our  first  game, 
when  frost  covered  the  ground.  We  cut 
across  a  few  back  roads  to  Hertford's 
playing  grounds  and  found  the  team 
waiting  for  us  in  the  clubhouse.  We 
went  in  and  changed  while  Laura 
stayed  and  kicked  a  ball  around. 
Whenever  anyone  asked  us  about  hav- 
ing a  girl  on  the  team  we  just  muttered 
something  about  Manchester  being  a 
small  school,  and  that  we  had  to  take 
just  about  anybody  who  was  willing  to 
play.  The  truth  was,  of  course,  that 
Laura  could  outdribble  and  out-pass 
half  of  the  team.  Chauvinism  is  alive 
and  well  in  Europe. 

After  we  changed  we  took  the  field 
and  I  concentrated  on  blocking  some 
practice  shots,  because  in  a  moment  of 
insanity  at  lunch  I  had  promised  to  buy 
everyone  on  my  team  a  pint  of  beer  for 
every  goal  I  let  in,  after  six.  I  said  it  In  a 
kind  of  cocky  optimism,  trying  to  build 
up  the  team's  confidence.  Instead  my 
defense  licked  their  lips  and  started 
talking  about  bad  weather  and  sore 
legs. 

The  goal  I  started  In  was  muddy,  so  I 
decided  that  if  I  could  hold  them  off  in 
the  first  half  I  had  it  made.  The  game 
started,  Hertford  controlled  the  ball  but 
only  made  one  of  two  shots,  and  we  felt 
pretty  comfortable.  After  about  ten 
minutes  had  passed,  though,  they  took  a 
shot  from  the  side  that  grazed  my  hand 
and  bounced  off  the  goal  then,  for  some 
reason,  rolled  backwards,  into  the  goal. 
A  few  minutes  later  they  scored  agian, 
and  I  started  to  worry.  I  began  to  notice 
that  the  more  Hertford  scored,  the 
lazier  my  defense  got.  Finally  they  had 
five  goals  near  the  end  of  the  half,  and 
as  they  brought  the  ball  downfield  I  ran 
to  smother  it.  Their  forward  kicked  the 
ball  high  in  fronto  of  the  goal,  and  my 
fullback  headed  it  in. 

I  got  up  and  walked  Into  the  goal, 
where  he  was  getting  the  ball. 
"Mike?" 
"Sorry,  mate."  He  tossed  me  the  ball 


and  jogged  back  to  his  position. 

The  game  went  along  on  that 
downward  trend,  and  near  the  end  of 
the  second  half  I  lost  track  of  how  much 
beer  I  owed  at  around  seventy  dollars 
worth.  The  fact  that  we  had  even 
scored,  twice,  didn't  console  me,  and 
with  two  minutes  to  go  it  was  12-2.  We 
had  the  ball  at  midfield,  but  It  was 
stolen  away.  With  time  running  out 
Hertford  wat  just  trying  to  get  a  shot 
off,  so  I  knew  I  had  only  to  make  one 
more  save.  They  brought  the  ball 
downfield,  but  they  took  too  long  and 
had  to  go  back.  A  few  seconds  later  they 
passed  to  the  other  side  and  tried  to  br- 
ing it  in,  but  David  and  Laura  kept 
them  out.  About  a  minute  left  now.  We 
got  the  ball  to  midfield,  but  they  came 
back  in,  and  after  another  half-minute 
they  were  almost  wltin  range  and 
everyone  was  waiting  for  the  gun. 
Ready  for  the  shot,  I  stepped  out  of  the 
goal.  One  of  their  men  took  a  hard  shot 
from  about  fifteen  yards  away  and  I 
blocked  it,  but  It  bounced  off  my  chest,  I 
jumped  forward  to  smother  it  and  end 
the  game,  but  as  I  did  Hertford's  for- 
ward took  one  last  tremendouns 
kick— Into  the  side  of  my  head. 

I  was  on  the  ground  praying  for 
death,  but  I  heard  Hertford's  forward 
kick  the  ball  (and  my  glasses,  as  it 
turned  out)  into  the  goal,  then  jog  over 
tome. 
"You  okay?" 

I  told  everyone  tha  I  was  and  they 
went  back  to  the  clubhouse.  A  few  of  my 
teammates  peeled  me  off  the  ground 
and  made  jokes  about  ringing  ears.  We 
got  to  the  clubhouse  and  sat  down.  At 
halftime  Hertford  had  brought  out 
orange  slices,  and  now  as  a  post-game 
drink  they  served  us  shandy,  a  mixture 
of  beer  and  lemonade.  It  was  while  I 
was  drinking  that  I  noticed  blood  was 
coming  out  of  my  ear,  and  when  I  put 
my  hand  against  it— pop— pure  silence. 
Radio  Eardrum  went  off  the  air. 

To  make  a  long,  long  story  just  long, 
two  people  took  me  to  the  hospital, 
where  we  waited  for  three  hours  for  a 
doctor  to  tell  me  to  go  to  an  ear  clinic 
the  next  morning— no  advice,  no 
diagnosis,  nothing.  England's  hospitals 
are  free,and  now  I  know  why.  The  right 
side  of  my  head  was  in  quiet  agony.  We 
went  out  and  tried  to  drown  our  anger  in 
Indian  food.  After  dinner  we  came  back 
to  school,  still  muddy  in  our  uniforms, 
and  I  sat  down  and  grabbed  a  book  to 
help  pass  what  I  was  sure  would  be  a 
long  night.  At  about  seven  in  the  morn- 
ing I  dozed  off,  and  at  eight  o'clock  the 
door  opened. 
"Hi,"  I  said. 

The  hut  at  the  door  moved  his  lips. 
"I  can't  hear,"  I  said.  I  pointed  to  my 
desk,  and  he  walked  over  and  write  a 
note  and  handed  it  to  me.  It  said,  "Do 
you  want  the  part?" 

I  tried  to  make  sense  of  it.  Then  it 
came  to  me. '  'that's  not  for  the  musical, 
it  Is?"  The  director  handed  jne  a  copy 
of  Death  of  a  Salesman.  I  nodded  and  he 
left. 

A  little  later  I  walked  out  to  the 
Radclif fe  Infirmanry  and  waited  for 
two  more  hours  before  young  Dr.  P. 
West  took  me  into  a  room  and  told  me  to 
lie  down.  He  played  some  games  to 
make  sure  I  couldn't  hear,  then  pro- 
ceeded to  set  up  a  small  hardware  store 
In  my  ear.  After  about  thirty  minutes  I 
Tiad  given  up  hope  of  ever  hearing  the 
Partridge  Family  again  when  Doc  West 
Said,  "Now  I'm  going  to  try  to  get  a  look 
at  the  eardrum."  I  looked  over  at  him 
as  he  turned  and  picked  up  a  fifteen- 
inch  piece  of  stainless  steel  that  would 
have  scared  Moby  right  out  of  the 
water.  P.  West  leaned  back  and  ram- 
med about  half  of  it  into  my  skull,  and 
just  as  I  started  looking  for  it  to  come 
out  the  other  end— pop— and  the  world 
was  back  in  stereo  once  again.    • 


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Victorian  Architecture 
and  Morals  Lecture 


John  Ashbery  to  Give  Reading 


by  LEE  ANN  CHEARNEYI 


byANYALIPNICK 


Monday  night,  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
room  the  Washington  College  Lecture 
series  presented  "Victorian  Architec- 
ture and  Domesticity"  given  by  Pro- 
fessor Elizabeth  Grossman. 

Accompaning  her  Grossmen's  talk 
were  slides  of  Victorian  Houses  taken 
from  the  New  England  area. 

Addressing  a  gathering  of  forty  peo- 
ple Grossman  touched  on  aspects  of  the 
Victorian  period.  She  stressed  that  Vic- 
torian architecture  was  centered 
around  American  Morality,  meaning 
that  Victorian  houses  were  and  are  a 
reflection  of  values. 

The  common  points  of  Victorian 
Houses  are  the  symmetrical  design  and 
classical  details;  doors,  windows  and 
chimney.  Grossman  said,  "Victorian 
Houses  are  a  Pandora's  box  of  stylistic 
ideas." 

A  few  of  the  more  common  styles  that 
she  presented  were  the  Italian  Villas, 
the  second  Empire  Style  influenced  by 
17th  Century  architecture  and 
Napoleon's  Paris,  and  the  Queen 
Anne's  style  which  combined  Influences 
by  the  18th  Century  with  classical  over- 
tones. 


The  most  interesting  point  in  the  lec- 
ture was  Grossman  tying  in  of  Vic- 
torian designs  with  a  natural,  pastoral 
look.  By  the  use  of  carved  arches  and 
shingles  a  Victorian  house  gives  the  ef- 
fect of  tree  shadows  when  the  light  hits 
it.  Another  natural  design  in  most 
original  Victorian  homes  is  the  earthy 
tones  of  paint,  used  gives  the  image  of  a 
forest. 

Throughout  Grossman's  talk  she 
tried  to  tie  in  mature  the  family  and 
homelife  into  the  various  buildings  she 
presented. 

In  addition  to  examples  of  homes  in 
New  England,  Grossman  pointed  out 
the  number  of  Victorian  houses  to  be 
found  in  Chester-town  on  High  and 
Water  Streets  and  on  Washington 
Avenue.  The  only  complaint  she  has 
about  these  houses  is  that  they  have 
been  painted  white,  very  unlike  the  true 
Victorian  colors. 

Overall  the  lecture  was  informative, 
but  some  of  the  detailing  was  vague  and 
the  number  of  New  England  examples 
were  few.  There  are  many  more 
aspects  of  Victorian  Architecture  in 
New  England  and  the  rest  of  the  coun- 
try that  are  included  in  this  subject. 


Asenoio,  former  Ambassador 
and  Hostage,  Lectured 


4s  /  sit  looking  out  of  a  window  of  the 
building 

I  wish  I  did  not  have  to  write  the  in- 
struction manual  on  the  uses  of  a  new 
metal. 

John  Ashbery 


Poet  John  Ashbery  will  read  from  his 
work  on  Wednesday,  April  8,  1981,  at 
8:00  p.m.  in  Hynson  Lounge.  His  books 
of  poetry  include  Some  Trees,  The  Dou- 
ble Dream  of  Spring,  Three  Poems, 
Houseboat  Days,  and  As  We  Know. 
Ashbery  was  awarded  the  Pulitzer 
Prize,  the  National  Book  Award,  and 
the  National  Book  Critics  Circle  Award 
for  Self-Portrait  in  a  Convex  Mirror. 
His  distinctions  are  not  confined  to 
literature  but  extend- to  the  art  world. 
He  has  written  art  criticism  for  the 
Paris  Herald  Tribune  and  was  Ex- 
ecutive Editor  of  Art  News  from  1965  to 
1972.  He  contributes  art  criticism  on 
major  exhibitions  to  Newsweek  and  is 
the  art  critic  for  New  yorirmagazlne. 

John  Ashbery  is  a  poet  who  speaks  to 
our  world.  Perhaps  this  is  the  source  of 
his  complexity.  Ashbery's  poems,  often 
described  as  "difficult"  or  "abstruse," 
portray  a  world  equally  as  dense  as  the 
one  in  which  we  live.  As  a  complete 
understanding  of  society,  science,  the 
arts,  becomes  increasingly  inaccessi- 
ble, so  must  the  poetic  vision  of  the  late 
twentieth  centruy  become  harder  to 
achieve.  Ashbery  uses  the  language  of 


by  BOB  STRONG 


The  Honorable  Diego  Asencio,  assis- 
tant Secretary  of  State  for  Consular  Af- 
fairs and  former  Ambassador  to  Colom- 
bia, spoke  here  on  Wednesday  night. 
His  talk  was  entitled:  "Hostage  in  Col- 
ombia". 

Ambassador  Asencio  was  born  in 
Spain  but  moved  to  this  country  at  an 
early  age.  A  graduate  of  Georgetown 
University,  he  Joined  the  Foreign  Ser- 
vice in  1957  and  has  been  a  career 
diplomat  ever  since. 

According  to  Ambassador  Asencio, 
what  began  as  a  cocktail  party  on  the 
evening  of  February  27  last  year  ended 
in  terror  when  four  gunmen  entered  the 
building  and  began  firing  automatic 
weapons  at  the  ceiling.  These  four  were 
immediately  followed  by  twelve  other 
guerrillas  and  precipitated  a  two-hour 
gun  battle  with  the  Colombian  military. 

Ambassador  Asencio,  along  with 
representatives  from  various  other 
foreign  governments,  was  held  hostage 
in  what  became  a  sixty-one  day  ordeal. 
According  to  Asencio,  he  was,  on 
several  occasions,  used  as  a  shield  by 
the  insurgents.  The  fact  that  the  cap- 
tives were  foreign  dignitaries  was  a 
source  of  considerable  political  lever- 
age In  dealing  with  the  Colombian 
government. 

Asencio  believes  diplomacy  saved 
their  lives.  "The  guerrillas  had  to  be 
convinced  to  get  out  of  the  rural  bandit 
stage  and  into  the  political  arena." 
Asencio  along  with  some  of  his  fellow 
captives  was  able  to  persuade  the  guer- 
rillas to  take  advantage  of  the  diplo- 
matic talents  of  their  captives. 

Remarkably,  the  guerrillas  allowed  a 
group  elected  by  the  hostages  to  handle 
the  drafting  of  their  demands.  The 
hostages  took  an  active  part  in  these 
negotiations,  an  event  Asencio  called 
unprecedented  in  the  history  of  modern 
terrorism. 

These  professional  diplomats,  with 
the  added  impetus  of  their  own  survival 
at  stake,  proved  quite  effective.  The 
sixty-one  day  crisis  ended  with  a  settle- 
ment that  neither  impinged  on  U.S." 
policy,  offended  the  Colombian  govern- 
ment nor  denied  the  guerrillas  the  op- 
portunity to  withdraw  with  honor. 

Instead  of  the  original  draft  which 
demanded  fifty  million  dollars  and  the 


release  of  over  300  political  prisoners, 
the  final  settlement,  according  to  Asen- 
cio, sought  far-reaching  social  im- 
provement. 

In  return  for  the  release  of  the 
hostages,  the  guerrillas  were  guar- 
anteed due  process  of  law  for  those  ac- 
cused of  political  crimes.  According  to 
the  agreement,  the  Inter-American 
Committee  on  Human  Rights  would  be 
allowed  to  investigate  cases  in  which 
the  Colombian  government  was  ac- 
cused of  human  rights  violations,  and  to 
be  present  at  trials. 

In  Asencio's  opinion,  this  exchanged 
an  ephemeral  and  provincial  goal  for 
one  of  lasting  and  far-reaching  social 
significance.  The  success  of  these  nego- 
tiations, Asencio  proclaimed,  demon- 
strated that  patient  diplomacy  is  the  on- 
ly humanitarian  course  of  action: 
"proof  that  bullshit  is  better  than 
bullets." 

The  Ambassador  described  at  some 
length  the  personal  relationships  that 
developed  between  captives  and  cap- 
tors. "These  people  are  Latins  first", 
Asencio  remarked.  "It  goes  against 
their  social  upbringing  to  be  rude  to 
people  they  know,"  He  acknowledged 
that  a  respect  for  the  individual  re- 
mained intact  despite  the  hostage  situa- 
tion. 

The  rapport  that  these  diplomatic 
hostages  were  able  to  establish  with 
their  captors  was  a  fascinating  aspect 
of  the  experience  for  Asencio.  He  kept  a 
detailed  diary  and  plans  to  coauthor  a 
book  on  the  subject  with  his  wife. 

The  Ambassador  proved  to  be  an  ex- 
cellent raconteur,  weaving  many 
humorous  anecdotes  into  the  talk.  It  is 
ironic,  he  suggested,  that  a  stress  situa- 
tion of  this  degree  can  generate  so 
many  humorous  moments. 

Ambassador  Asencio  was  asked  to 
comment  on  the  improtance  of  the 
diplomatic  service  in  Latin  America. 
He  answered  the  service  is  only  as  ef- 
fective as  the  quality  of  its  personnel 
permits.  Cultural  sensitivity  and 
linguistic  effectiveness  are  key  factors 
in  this  formula  ,  but  training  alone  is 
not  enough.  Asencio  recalled  that  he 
once  worked  with  a  professional  diplo- 
mat who  spoke  six  languages  flawless- 
ly, but  was  still  "an  idiot  in  all  six." 


the  poet,  the  artist,  of  technology,  the 
media,  the  masses,  and  weaves  them 
together  to  fabricate  poetry  with  a 
multifaceted,  yet  unified,  point  of  view; 
just  as  the  man  in  the  street  must  deal 
with  the  event  in  his  life,  private, 
public,  and  professional,  with  an  assort- 
ment of  vocabularies.  Poetry  magazine 
asserts  that  "the  chances  are  very  good 
that  John  Ashbery  will  come  to 
dominate  the  last  third  of  the  century 
just  as  Yeats  dominated  the  first." 

John  Ashbery  is  a  poet  who  must  be 
read.  His  impact  on  contemporary 
poetry,  like  Ginsberg's,  is  too  strong  to 
be  ignored.  Both  poets  shape  the  raw 
material  of  everyday  life— for 
Ginsberg,  a  neon  fruit  supermarket; 
for  Ashbery,  a  daydreamer  who  must 
write  an  Instruction  manual— Into 
poetry  that  fuses  the  American  culture 
and  values  with  a  distinctively  contem- 
porary American  poetic  vision. 
Ashbery's  poems  are  about  love,  art, 
age.  More  than  that,  they  become  thlr 
own  subject.  As  if  painting  self- 
portraits,  Ashbery  creates  poems  that 
acknowledge  not  only  themselves  but 
their  author  as  well.  They  are  artifacts 
with  a  self-awareness.  Ashbery  is  an 
exciting  and  distinctive  poet.  Donald 
Bartheleme  wrote  of  Self-Portrait  in  a 
Convex  Mirror,  "John  Ashbery's  book 
continues  his  exploration  of  places 
where  no  one  has  ever  been;  it  is,  again, 
an  event  in  American  Poetry . ' ' 

A  reception  will  follow  the  reading  in 
Hynson  Lounge. 


Vanities  Scheduled  for  Next  Week 


NEWS  BUREAU 


Vanities,  a  feminist  comedy  by  Jack 
Heifner  about  the  roles  of  women  in 
contemporary  American  society,  will 
be  presented  at  Washington  College  for 
four  nights,  April  9-12.  The  play  will  be 
staged  in  the  Fine  Arts  Center  studio 
theater  at  8p.m.  each  night. 

Sally  McKenzie,  Cat  Carrier  and 
Natalie  Brown  will  star  in  the  play, 
which  was  also  just  released  as  a  home 
box  office  movie.  The  three  women  are 
seniors  in  high  school  as  the  story 


begins,  and  the  play  follows  through 
their  lives  to  age  28. 

Assistant  professor  of  drama  Stephen 
Drewes  is  directing  "Vanities".  Drama 
department  chairman  Timothy  Malo- 
ney  designed  the  set,  and  Larry  Stahl,  a 
student  at  the  College,  will  be  doing  the 
lighting. 

The  public  is  invited  to  attend  the  pro- 
duction. Reservations  for  the  limited 
number  of  seats  may  be  made  by  call- 
ing 778-2800,  ext,  268  beginning  April  7. 


National  Dance  Week  Celebrated 


NATIONAL  DANCE  WEEK,  to  be 
celebrated  April  6-11  will  focus  on  br- 
inging an  awareness  of  dance  to  the 
general  public  through  the  slogan 
DANCE  MOVES  EVERY  BODY  The 
Washington  College  Company  will  kick 
off  the  week  with  a  series  of  movement 
dance  classes  taught  at  Chestertown 
Middle  School  on  April  1.  Director  of  the 
company,  Karen  Lynn  Smith,  and  com- 
pany members  will  then  offer  free 
ballet,  jazz,  and  tap  dance  classes  for 
children  and  adults  in  the  dance  studio 
of  the  college  on  Monday,  Tuesday,  and 
Wednesday  of  National  Dance  Week. 
No  previous  experience  In  dance  is 
necessary.  The  classes  are  intended  as 
a  means  to  expose  various  dance 
techniques  to  those  who  may  never 
have  had  an  opportunity  to  study  dance 
or  to  those  who  would  like  to  brush  up 
their  present  skills  Classes  scheduled 
are  as  follows: 


Monday,    April    6    4:00pm-Chlldren- 
Ballet 

5:00pm-Teen-Ballet 

2:30pm-Adult-Jazz 
Tuesday,    April    7-4 :  OOpm-Children- 
Creative  Movement 

5:00pm-Teen-Jazz 

700pm -Adult-Ballet 
Wednesday,    April    8-7 :  OOpm-Adult- 
Aerobic  Dance 

4 :  OOpm-Children-Ballet 

2 :  30-Adul  t-  Jazzap  Dance 
The  Dance  Company  will  also  hold 
mini-performances  around  town  and 
and  around  campus  during  the  week. 
The  week  will  culminate  in  the  Co.  at- 
tending the  Maryland  State  Dance 
Festival  to  be  held  at  Bowie  State  Col- 
lege. Anyone  who  wants  to  "step  out  for 
dance"  is  welcome  to  join  any  of  the  ac- 
tivities. For  information  call,  778-2800 
ext.  225. 


SUBMIT! 

WCR  SENIOR  ISSUE 

Prose,  Poetry,  Graphics 

Deadline -April  11,  1981 

To:  Dubin,  Mathison,  Mortimer 
Richmond  House 


The  Washlniri/in  College  Elm-Friday.  April  3, 1981-Page  6 


Strand  Delivers  Reading  of  Poetry,  Fiction 


bv  COLLEEN  C.  MILLER 


Mark  Strand's  "Keeping  Things 
Whole"  was  one  of  the  first  poems  I 
read  my  freshman  year  and  could  not 
forget.  Last  year  a  friend  showed  me  a 
scrapbook  she  was  keeping  of  her  art- 
work and  favorite  poems.  "Keeping 
Things  Whole"  was  one  of  those  poems. 
But  of  course. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  brought 
Mark  Strand  to  the  Washington  College 
campus  Tuesday,  March  17.  Adding  his 
translations  of  Carlos  Drummond  de 
Andrade's  Souvenirs  of  the  Ancient 
World  to  readings  from  his  own 
Selected  Poems,  Strand  also  read  a 
short  piece  of  fiction,  "True  Confes- 
sions". 

Sometimes  reciting  poetry  from 
memory  and  speaking  in  a  quiet, 
faraway  voice,  Mark  Strand  seems 
worlds  apart.  This,  however,  Is  natural. 
Reading  Strand's  poetry  is  like  dropp- 
ing snapshot  negatives  into  developing 
solution  and  watching  them  become 
familiar.  At  first,  you  see  only  the  miss- 
ing features  and  then,  figures  you  know 
emerge. 

Critic  Octavlo  Paz  best  explains  this 
process,  "The  poetry  of  Mark  Strand 
explores  the  'terra  infirma'  of  our  lives. 
Fascinated  by  emptiness,  it  Is  not 
strange  that  he  should  conceive  the 
poem  as  a  description  of  absence;  but 
at  the  same  time  his  vision  continually 
stumbles  against  the  blunt,  obtuse 
reality  of  things  and  beings  Irrevocably 
trapped  in  brute  existence."  Absence  is 
Strand's  most  striking  characteristic  as 
a  poet.  Yet  his  ability  to  express 
absence  in  his  poetry  ends,  paradox- 


ically enough.  In  there  being  no  absence 
at  all.  "Time  tells  me  what  I  am," 
Strand  writes  in  Selected  Poems.  "I 
change  and  I  am  the  same/I  empty 
myself  of  my  life  and  my  life  remains." 

You  must  chance  the  transparency  of 
Strand's  poetry,  the  frightening  quality 
of  absence,  to  understand  his  purpose. 
"I  looked  over  the  gunwale  and  saw 
beneath  the  sufrace/a  luminous  room, 
a  light-filled  grave,  saw  for  the  first 
time/the  one  clear  place  given  to  us 
when  we  are  alone,"  writes  Strand  in 
"A  Morning",  one  of  the  poems  he  read 
which  deals  with  his  boyhood.  To  cap- 
ture life's  full  connotations,  Strand  uses 
the  empty  qualities  associated  with 
death.  "Guardian  of  my  death,  /- 
preserve  my  absence.  I  am  alive," 
Strand  writes  in  Selected  Poems. 

"It's  my  night  to  be  rattled,/Sad- 
dled/with  spooks,"  writes  Strand  in  the 
poem  "Sleeping  With  One  Eye  Open". 
His  conviction  that  life's  fullness  Is  best 
expressed  by  absence  must  overcome 
the  uncertainty  absence  brings.  "How 
we  wish  we  were  sunning  ourselves/In 
a  world  of  familiar  views/ And  Entry  to 
the  unaccounted  for,"  Strand  writes.  Of 
course  those  who  live  in  "fixed  condi- 
tions", a  consistent  world,  remain  com- 
fortably unaware  of  inconsistencies  and 
can  regulate  their  lives  in  accounted 
directions.  Yet  Strand,  as  a  poet,  is 
aware  of  chaos  and  attempted  to  order 
this  chaos  through  his  poetry.  "Nobody 
wants/to  leave,  nobody  wants  to  stay 
behind,"  he  writes  in  "The  Door"  br- 
inging the  desire  for  ordered  medians 
to  a  full  tilt. 


Mark  Strand's  talent  for  creating 
simple  images  from  words  is  evident, 
"Your  moist  open  mouth  will  bloom  In 
the  glass  of  storefronts,"  he  writes  in 
Selected  Poems,  forming  an  Image  of 
human  breath  clouding  on  cold  glass. 
"He  talks  until  the  beam  from  so- 
meone's flashlight  turns  us  white,"  and 
"The  carnation  in  my  buttonhole/- 
precedes  me  like  a  small/continuous 
explosion"  also  create  Images  for  the 
reader.  It  is  Strand's  talent  for  simple 
language  which  appeals  to  the  reader 
and  makes  Strand  an  especially  well- 
liked  poet. 

A  flair  for  uncomplicated  language  is 
not  the  only  likeable  quality  Mark 
Strand  has.  Midway  through  his 
reading  Tuesday  night,  Strand  changed 
tactics  and  read  a  piece  of  short  fiction 
which  had  the  audience  roaring  with 
laughter.  "True  Confessions"  ,  a 
ludicrous  parody  of  dimestore,  tear- 
jerker  love  affairs,  had  its  narrator  fall- 
ing in  and  out  of  love  with  six  con- 
secutive women,  in  the  most  traumatic 
fashion.  Commenting  on  his  knack  for 
divorce  and  marriage,  the  "True  Con- 
fessions" narrator  says,  "As  the 
fearless  succession  proves,  my  faith  in 
the  institution  (of  marriage)  was  never 
shaken." 

Mark  Strand's  ludicrous  side  can  be 
seen  in  his  poetry  as  well  as  his  fiction. 
In  "The  Tunnel",  an  excerpt  from 
Selected  Poems,  Strand  describes  an 
ominous  stranger  who  has  been  wat- 
ching his  house  for  days  and  his  reac- 
tion to  the  stranger,  "I  weep  like  a 
schoolgirl/band    make    obscene 


Clarke,  Mills  Present  Recital- 
Dueling  Pianos 


By  JEANETTE  SCHAEFER 


On  Tuesday  evening,  March  24, 
Kathleen  J.  Mills  and  Garry  E.  Clarke 
presented  a  duo-piano  recital  in  Tawes; 
Theater.  The  program  consisted  of 
three  pieces,  each  from  a  different 
period  and  style. 

The  two  pianists  began  the  concert 
with  Mozart's  Sonata  in  D  Major,  K.U. 
448.  This  work,  published  post-  humous- 
ly  in  1781,  is  one  of  the  few  piano  duets 
Mozart  wrote.  All  three  movements, 
the  Allegro  con  spirito,  a  slower  An- 
dante, and  an  Allegro  molto,  allowed 
the  pianists  to  exhibit  their  dexterity. 
The  themes,  constantly  passing  back 
and  forth  between  the  pianos,  chal- 
lenged the  listener  to  follow  along. 

The  second  work,  Scaramounche, 
composed  by  Darius  Milhaud,  belongs 
to  the  twentieth  century.  Milhaud,  who 
lived  from  1892  to  1974,  was  a  French 
composer,  one  of  Les  Six.  This  school  of 
composers  pursued  brevity  and 
straight  forwardness  in  their  sound, 
pulling  away  from  Wagner's  powerful 
chromaticism.  The  first  movement  of 
this  worik,  "Vit",  presents  a  rollicking 
melody,  establishing  a  cheerful  mood. 
In  the  second  movement,  Modere,"  the 
two  pianos  engage  In  an  Imitative  con- 
versation. The  final  movement  employs 
a  sunny  Latin  beat. 
The  third  work,  Brahm's  Variations 

on  a  Theme  of  Haydn,  Op.  56b,  was  first 
written  for  symphonic  orchestra,  and 


was  later  transcribed  for  two  pianos. 
This  piece  begins  with  a  chorale  theme, 
which  Is  then  set  in  a  variety  of  key 
signatures,  time  signatures,  and 
moods.  The  original  chorale  reappears 
more  grandly  In  the  Finale  to  close  the 
work. 

After  being  recalled  to  the  stage 
several  times,  Mills  and  Clarke  per- 
formed a  waltz  musette  by  Pouleno,  en- 


titled "The  Embarkment  of  Cythero" 
as  an  encore. 

The  repetoire  of  duels  for  two  pianos 
Is  fairly  limited,  and  therefore  duo- 
piano  recitals  are  uncommon.  The  au- 
dience, however,  appreciated  the  novel- 
ty and  was  delighted  by  the  outstanding 
performance  of  these  two  faculty 
members. 


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gestures/through  the  window.  I/wrlte 
large  suicide  notes/and  place  them  so 
he/can  read  them  easily."  In  "The 
Mailman",  a  mailman  is  the  harbinger 
of  bad  news,  "He  falls  to  his  knees. /- 
'Forgive  me!  Forgive  me!  he  pleads./I 
ask  him  inside."  After  the  characters  in 
Strand's  poetry  quit  their  exaggerated 
gestures,  absence  prevails.  And  that 
absence  is  full  of  significance,  "I  listen 
to  the  wind/press  hard  against  the 
house./I  cannot  sleep./I  cannot  stay 
awake./The  shutters  bang. /The  end  of 
my  life  begins." 

Human  bodies  in  Mark  Strand's 
poetry  are  treated  as  transparent  hulls. 
The  emphasis  on  absence  and  the 
simplicity  of  language  give  Strand's 
material  a  fullness  of  expression. 
"Mark  Strand  has  chosen  the  negative 
path,  with  loss  as  the  first  step  towards 
fullness,"  writes  critic  Octavio  Paz,  "it 
is  also  the  opening  to  a  transparent  ver- 
bal perfection."  You  may  choose  to  ac- 
cept the  backward  negative  absence 
and  move  to  a  forward  presence,  or  you 
may  not.  Mark  Strand,  obviously,  has 
made  a  brave  confrontation  and  hopes 
to  lead  his  fellow  man  to  this  same 
revelation.  "I  look  at  you/and  see 
myself  /under  the  surface,"  he  writes 
in  Selected  Poems. 

After  the  reading  Tuesday  night  I 
went  back  to  my  room  and  flipped 
through  the  dog-eared  Norton  An- 
thology. Sure  enough,  there  it  was:  "In 
a  field/I  am  the  absence/of  fleld./This 
is/always  the  case.. ..We  all  have 
reasons/for  moving. /I  Move/to  keep 
things  whole." 


Warner  to 
Address 

Writer's 

Weekend 


NEWS  BUREAU 
Pulitzer  Prize-winner  author  William 
Warner,  best  known  for  his  writing  of 
Beautiful  Swimmers,  will  be  one  of 
several  writers  visiting  Washington 
College  during  the  weekend  of  April 
10-12.  The  occasion  is  a  Writers' 
Weekend,  sponsored  by  the  Washington 
College  Program  for  Adult  Continuing 
Education  (PACE),  and  the  Maryland 
and  Kent  County  Arts  Council . 

Mr.  Warner,  a  panel  of  four  editors 
and  a  literary  agent,  will  participate  in 
an  opening  panel  discussion  on  Friday 
night,  April  10,  beginning  at  8  p.m.  A 
wine  and  cheese  reception  and  chance 
to  talk  informally  with  all  panelists  will 
follow.  The  guest  panelists  include  Mr. 
Warner,  Carolyn  Banks,  former  editor 
of  Horse  Play  magazine,  WUlard 
Lockwood,  managing  editor  of  the  Cor- 
nell Maritime  Press,  Chuck  Neghbors, 
literary  agent,  Margaret  Rudd  Newlln, 
poet,  and  Denlse  Perry,  associate 
editor  of  the  Easton  Star-Democrat. 

Saturday  is  reserved  for  workshops 
and  Individual  conferences  with  the 
guest  writers.  Chuck  Neghbors  will 
give  a  talk  at  lunch  on  Saturday  on  how 
to  get  published.  Members  of  the 
Friday  night  panel  will  give  readings  at 
dinner  Staurday.  The  theme  of  the 
Writer's  Weekend  will  be,  "The 
Editorial  Eye  -  What  Does  It  See  That 
Your's  Can't?" 

Interested  persons  may  attend  all  or 
part  of  the  weekend.  Call  778-2800,  ext. 
207  for  details. 


Jenkins  Scores  Eight  Goals 

for  Shoremen 


byJEFFALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 

"This  article  isn't  really  about  me, 
it's  about  the  team,"  said  three-year 
Sho'man  lacrosse  veteran  Peter 
Jenkins.  In  the  course  of  the  game 
against  St.  Lawrence  Thursday,  March 
26,  Jenkins  scored  an  incredible  eight 
goals  which  he  attributes  mainly  to  the 
fine  Sho'man  teamwork. 

"As  an  attackman,  "  he  stated,  "I  do 
something  that's  easy  to  see,  but  our 
defensemen  do  things  that  aren't  easily 
seen.  Most  of  my  goals  are  assisted.  It 
takes  teamwork." 

Jenkins  is  from  the  town  of  Duxbury, 
Massachusetts,  near  Boston.  Since 
lacrosse  is  not  widely  played  in  the  New 
England  area  Jenkins  did  not  get  a 
chance  to  learn  the  game  until  he 
enterd  prep  school  in  the  seventh  grade. 
He  began  the  game  as  a  crease  attack, 
the  position  which  he  still  plays.  He 
owes  much  of  his  early  training  to  a 
coach  from  Baltimore  who  wrote  a  book 
on  the  sport. 

In  prep  school  Jenkins  was  required 
to  play  sports.  Each  of  his  three  years 
there  he  played  soccer,  hockey,  and 
lacrosse. 

Jenkins  feels  that  he  benefitted  from 
attending  a  small  prep  school.  He 
prefers  the  more  individual  attention 
teachers  can  give  the  students.  This  is 
also  one  of  the  things  he  likes  about  WC. 

He  was  originally  considering  attend- 
ing another  school  but  after  a  spring 
visit  to  WC  he  decided  to  come  here. 
The  liberal  arts,  he  feels,  are  good  for 


discipline.  "You  can  discipline  yourself 
in  many  ways,  not  only  sports  but 
academics."  he  said. 

At  WC  Jenkins  is  far  from  inactive. 
He  is  not  only  on  the  hie,  lacrosse  team 
but  is  also  an  RA  in  Worchester,  vice 
president  of  a  fraternity,  and  holds  a 
job  in  the  bookstore.  Even  with  all  of 
these  activities  Jenkins  considers 
himself  first  as  a  student  and  Is  pursu- 
ing a  Sociology  major. 

After  three  years  on  the  lacrosse 
team  Jenkins  said,  "This  year's  team  is 
the  best  since  I've  been  here."  He  feels 
that  his  eight  goals  aganlst  St. 
Lawrence  were  possible  only  because 
of  the  precision  among  his  teammates. 
"Nothing  is  better  than  when  everyone 
works  together  for  something  and  it 
comes  off." 

"There's  nothing  I  really  don't  like 
about  lacrosse  here,"  he  said.  "You 
can't  not  like  it."  The  only  time  that  the 
season  seems  to  drag  for  him  is  during 
the  preseason  workout  in  the  winter. 
"The  cold  weather,  the  running,  no 
scrimmaging,  I  don't  hate  it  but  it's  a 
low  point." 

Jenkins  attributes  much  of  the  team's 
success  to  coach  Bryan  Matthews. 
"The  whole  team's  really  coming 
together  under  him,"  Jenkins  said.  "He 
spends  a  lot  of  time  with  each  of  us  ask- 
ing how  we're  doing,  especially  grade- 
wise.  He  takes  a  personal  interest. 
Since  he's  young  it's  very  easy  to.be 
straightforward  with  him  and  to  level 
with  him." 

This  year's  team  is  mainly 
sophomores  and  juniors.  "As  we  get 
older  we're  getting  consistently  bet- 
ter," Jenkins  said.  'He  is  especially  im- 
pressed by  the  team's  attitude  and 
cooperation  in  working  toward  im- 
provement. "The  emotion  after  the 
Denison  game  was  incredible,"  he  said. 
"We  were  down  5-1  and  ended  up  winn- 
ing by  4  after  we  lost  in  the  last  two 
seconds  of  a  game  against  them  a  few 
years  ago." 

The  big  thing  that  the  team  needs  to 
realize,  according  to  Jenkins  is,  "We 
have  to  take  our  games  one  at  a  time.  If 
we  worry  about  our  game  on  Saturday 
we  may  lose  on  Wednesday. 

Although  the  WC  lacrosse  team  is  do- 
ing well  this  season  due  mainly  to  its 
teamwork,  some  individuals,  such  as 
Peter  Jenkins,  can  be  singled  out  for 
their  singlee  out  for  theie  outstanding 
performance  and  unique  contributions 
to  the  team's  success. 


The  WAihlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  April  3, 1981— Page  7 

Baseball  Squad  Drops 
Conference  Doubleheader 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 
Sports  Editor 


Yesterday's  home-opening,  13-0  rout 
over  Gallaudet  College  did  little  to 
relieve  the  Wahsington  College  base- 
ball team's  chagrin  over  their  trip  to 
Wldener  University.  While  In  Chester, 
Pa.  the  Shoremen  were  swept  by  the 
Pioneers,  11-7  and  18-3. 

An  overall  poor  defensive  showing  is 
reflected  by  the  twenty-nine  runs  given 
up  by  the  Shore  nine.  Interestigly 
enough,  the  squad  scored  that  same 
total  the  week  before  while  trouncing 
Swarthmore.  In  the  first  game  the 
Shoremen  enjoyed  a  5-2  advantage  mid- 
way through  the  contest,  but  the 
Wldener  bats  eventually  came  alive 
and  turned  the  tide.  The  second  game 
was  never  a  contest.  While  the  Shore 
moundsmen  were  haveng  their  pro- 
blems, the  fielders  were  also  not  play- 
ing up  to  par.  This  unfortunate  com- 
bination, along  with  Wldener's  potent 
hitting,  spelled  another  defeat  for  the 


squad. 

Chris  Klefer's  2-run  single  in  the  first 
inning  gave  the  Shoremen  all  the  of- 
fense they  needed  Thursday  against  an 
overmatched  Gallaudet  team.  Hit  In 
crucial  situations,  along  with  numerous 
walks,  enabled  the  Shore  nine  to  roll  to 
vlcotry.  A  three-run  double  by  first 
baseman  Bill  Gerwig  capped  a  5-run 
rally  In  the  eight  which  produced  the 
13-0  final  tally.  The  Shore  pitching  staff 
earned  Its  first  shut-out  of  the  young 
season  by  allowing  Gallaudet  only  three 
hits.  Hurling  duties  were  shred  by  Paul 
and  Harry  McEnroe. 

The  Shoremen  face  a  heavy  weekend 
schedule  at  home  with  a  crucial  con- 
ference doubleheader  against '  Haver- 
ford  tomorrow  and  a  game  against  a 
powerful  Salisbury  team  on  Sunday. 
Their  record  now  stands  at  4-2, 2-2  in  the 
MAC  conference. 


Fran  Lucia  catches  one  out  for  the  Shoremen. 


Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


Archeological  Dig  Began  Monday 


Two  archeologists  from  the  Mid- 
Atlantic  Archeological  Research  in 
Newark,  Delaware,  engaged  In  a  "test 
probe"  in  the  basement  of  Middle  Hall 
last  Monday. 

John  McCarthy  from  Philadelphia, 
and  Kenneth  Basalik  from  New  Jersey, 
worked  from  noon  to  evening  to  "probe 
two  openings  in  the  right  front  room  of 
the  basement  in  Middle  Hall,"  said  Dr. 
Robert  Janson-LaPalme,  Associate 
Professor  of  Art. 

Their  discoveries  were  quite  in- 
teresting, as  three  levels  of  foundations 
were  uncovered.  The  first  level  con- 
sisted of  tile,  then  modern  cement  and 
older  cement  were  found  in  the  second 
level,  and  finally,  a  third  level  of  broken 
bricks.  This  latter  level  was  the  most 
amazing,  as  "ghosts"  or  imprints  from 
the  original  wooden  cross  joints,  which 
supported  a  wood  floor,  were  imprinted 
in  the  brick  rubble  layer.  Carbonized 
wood  was  also  found  to  be  remaining  in 
these  "ghosts."  These  layers,  as 
Janson-LaPalme  claims,  were  "subter- 
ranean support"  for  the  building. 


by  SUE  JAMES 
Fine  Arts  EDitor 

In  the  Middle  Hall  contract  of  1844,  to 
Mr.  Aligla  Reynolds,  100,000  bricks  and 
stone  from  the  original  edifice  were  to 
be  used  in  the  building  of  1844,  ac- 
cording to  Janson-LaPalme.  The  fin- 
dings of  Monday  certainly  support  this 
requirement  as  stated  in  the  contract. 

The  next  phase  of  the  archeological 
dig  will  be  to  observe  the  "undisturbed 
ground"  that  will  be  uncovered  during 
the  electrical  and  plumbing  connec- 
tions. Trenches  will  be  dug  outside  of 
Middle  Hall  for  these  utilities. 

Janson-LaPalme  says  that  "one 
ground  for  hope  is  the  recollection  of 
Frederick  W.  Dumschott  of  seeing  an 
article  which  mentioned  that  in 
previous  underground  work,  founda- 
tions had  been  encountered."  He  went 
on  to  say  that  the  original  college 
building  covered  four  times  as  much 
ground  as  the  present  Middle  Hall. 
Items  from  the  original  Middle  Hall 
building  may  still  be  uncovered. 

"Hopes  ride  on  exterior  excavation," 
and  the  archeologists  will  be  returning 


to  watch  digging  for  the  Installment  of 
the  utilities.  Janson-LaPalme  said  that 
if  anything  was  discovered  at  that  time, 
students  and  other  interested  parties 
may  have  to  work  at  night,  since  the 
semester  recess  in  drawing  near. 

Publicity  has  been  given  to  the  open- 
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cornerstone  of  Middle  Hall  as  well. 


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Crew  Season  Begins 


Varsity  Four  Beats  LaSalle 


by  RICHARD  COOKERLY 


The  men's  crew  opened  up  its  1981 
season  on  Saturday  against  LaSalle 
College  o!  Phlledelphla.  The  day  was 
bright,  clear,  and  relatively  calm, 
creating  excellent  conditions  for  row- 
ing. The  varsity  tour,  varsity  eight,  and 
junior  varsity  eight  has  all  trained  in- 
tensely in  preparation  for  the  opening 
day,  and  were  eager  to  test  their  skill. 

The  first  event  of  the  day  was  the  var- 
sity eights  race,  pitting  the  Shoremen 
against  LaSalle's  varsity  and  junior 
varsity  eights.  An  extremely  fast  start 
gave  the  Shoremen  an  early  lead  In  the 
race,  which  they  struggled  to  hold  on  to. 
Gradually  the  more  experienced 
LaSalle  varsity  slipped  past  them  with 
about  1000  meters  to  go,  and  they  never 
relinquished  their  lead.  The  winning 
time  was  6:28,  while  the  Shoremen 
pulled  gamely  in  second  plaoe  at  6:48, 
defeating  LaSalle's  second  varsity  by  a 
length.  The  varsity  eight  is  rowed  by 
Bob  Coale,  bow,  Charlie  Curls,  Ted 
Mathlas,  Dave  Pointon,  Todd  Harmon, 
Dave  Stem,   Evan   Williams,    stroke 


Jack  Willis  ans  coxswain  Bart  Nathan. 

The  most  successful  race  for  the  men 
was  the  varsity  four  competition. 
Veteran  oarsmen  Alan  Luthy,  John 
Townsend,  Court  Treuth,  stone  Jeff 
Landry,  and  coxswain  Betsy  Beard  had 
little  trouble  overpowering  their 
counterparts  from  LaSalle.  Following 
an  excellent  start,  the  Shoremen  held  a 
commanding  lead  throughout  the  race. 
They  rowed  smoothly  and  powerfully  in 
posting  a  surprisingly  easy  four-length 
victory.  Their  winning  time  was  7:38, 
and  LaSalle'  four  finished  16  seconds 
later  in  7:54.  Look  for  big  things  from 
the  varsity  four,  for  they  are  deter- 
mined to  attain  heights  of  success  never 
before  reached  by  Washington  College 
crews. 

The  Shoremen's  junior  varsity  crew, 
made  up  almost  entirely  of  freshmen, 
put  up  a  good  battle  against  LaSalle's 
freshmen,  losing  by  only  six  seconds. 
The  Shoremen  will  host  George  Wash- 
ington University  and  Duke  at  home  on 
this  coming  Sunday. 


Lacrosse  Team 

Continues  to  Roll 


by  BEN  CONNOLLY 

The  Shoremen  lacrosse  team  upped  assist 
its  record  to  4-2  with  two  crucial  vic- 
tories over  Division  III  opponents, 
Denison  and  Bowdoin.  The  squad  is 
establishing  itself  as  a  comeback  team 
as  it  tell  behind  early  in  both  games. 

Peter  Jenkins  with  4  goals,  Jeff  Kauf- 
fman  with  3  goals,  Ben  Tuckerman  with 
3  goals,  and  Jesse  Bacon  with  2  goals 
led  the  way  in  last  Saturday's  14-10  win 
over  Denison.  A  rousing  crowd  was  in 
evidence  for  the  home  opener  as  it 
cheered  the  team  back  from  a  10-9  third 
quarter  deficit  to  their  eventual  vic- 
tory. The  defense  of  Frank  Felice,  Tim 
Matthews,  and  Kevin  O'Connor 
stymied  the  visitors  from  Ohio  in  the 
fourth  quarter  along  with  Goalie  Bruce 
Winand,  who  didn't  allow  a  goal 
through  the  final  fifteen  minutes. 


Women's  Athletics  Start 
Spring  Season 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


The  Bowdoin  Mules  came  to  town  on 
Wednesday  with  hopes  of  pulling  off  an 
upset.  They  jumped  to  a  quick  2-0  lead 
before  the  game  was  delayed  by  a 
thunderstorm,  and  padded  that  lead 
with  three  more  goals  after  the  deluge 
to  take  a  5-2  first  quarter  advantage. 
The  Shoremen  then  went  on  an  11-1 
scoring  binge  to  put  the  contest  out  of 
reach  and  enable  Washington  College  to 
pull  out  a  16-10  victory.  Doing  the  scor- 
ing for  the  squad  were  Dickie  Grieves 
with  3  goals,  2  assists,  Paul  Hooper  1 
goal,  4  assists,  Jeff  Kauffman  4  goals, 
Trap  Macauley  3  goals,  Pete  Jenkins  3 
goals,  Ben  Tuckerman  1  goal,  1  assist, 
Jess  Bacon  1  goal,  and  Craig  Bovnton  1 


There  can  be  no  accounting  for  the 
slow  starts  in  the  last  three  games,  but 
the  intense  conditioning  which  the  team 
goes  through  from  January  to  May  con- 
tributes to  their  strong  second-half 
showing.  A  team  in  superior  condition 
is  Coach  Bryan  Matthews'  aim,  and  the 
Shoremen  appear  to  be  in  prime 
physical  shape. 

Midfielders  Bob  White,  Dave 
Mlchalski,  Tommy  Adams,  John 
Green,  Mike  Mariano,  and  defenseman 
Tim  Cloud  are  also  playing  key  roles  in 
the  Shoremen's  early  season  success. 
These  players,  though  not  among  the 
team  scoring  leaders,  are  contributing 
in  a  vital  lacrosse  statistic,  the  posses- 
sion of  loose  balls.  The  team  that  con- 
trols the  most  ground  balls  will  win  the 
game  39  percent  of  the  time,  and  the 
Shoremen,  thus  far,  have  been  beating 
their  opponents  to  the  loose  ball. 
SUck  Notes: 

The  team  has  outscored  its  opponents 
91-82  through  the  first  six  games  ,  .  . 
Tri-Captains  of  the  team  this  year  are 
defenseman  Frank  Felice,  Midfielder 
Bob  White,  and  Attackman  Paul 
Hooper  .  .  .  The  squad  faces  Kutztown 
State  this  Saturday  and  Lynchburg  Col- 
lege on  Sunday.  Both  games  begin  at 
1 :30  on  Kibler  Field  . . .  The  B  Team  led 
by  Kip  Sparrow,  Billy  Norris,  Brian 
Kane,  Ross  Lansinger,  Scott  Brewster, 
and  Bill  Coffey  has  a  home  game 
scheduled  with  Harford  C.C.  on  Satur- 
dav  at  10:30. 


Tennis 

The  season  officially  began  Thursday 
March  26  against  Trinity  College  with  a 
WC  loss  0-9.  Trinity  has  always  been  a 
strong  team  and  played  up  to  par 
against  WC. 

The  next  match,  against  Catholic 
University  also  turned  into  a  0-9  WC 
defeat.  "We  don't  usually  so  well 
against  them,"  said  Fall.  "I  was  kind  of 
pleased  with  both  though.  We  went 
from  Thursday  to  Tuesday  without- 
practice  and  the  mistakes  we  made 
were  those  which  won't  happen  with 
practice.  There  should  be  a  real  im- 
provement in  the  next  two  weeks  so  we 
work  on  our  fine  tuning  and  have  ex- 
tended practice." 

In  the  Trinity  game  Holll  Young  and 
Tammi  Wolf  played  very  well. 
Although  they  did  not  win  their  singles 
or  doubles  matches  they  both  gave  a 
valiant  effort.  Their  biggest  problem 
seemed  to  be  lack  of  concentration 
which  should  improve  as  the  season 
continues. 

Shannon  Crosby  gave  a  fine  per- 
formance in  the  Trinity  match. 
Although  her  scores  were  low,  (2-6, 1-6) 
they  do  reflect  how  well  she  played. 
"Shannon  played  hard  against  a  very 
good  player  and  did  a  very  good  Job 
against  her,"  said  Coach  Fall.  "Shan- 
non's matches  have  been  long.  She's 
been  making  people  work  to  win." 

The  Catholic  University  match  pro- 
ved to  be  a  showcase  for  Karen 
Morgan,  the  number  five  seeded 
player.  She  played  the  best  match  with 
scores  ol  5-7,  3-6.  Fall  is  looking  for  good 
things  from  Karen  as  the  season  con- 
tinues. 

Crew 

"I'm  very  optimistic,"  stated  head 
coach  John  Wagner.  "This  is  the  first 
year  in  awhile  we've  had  more  than  one 
boat.  It  makes  the  first  boat  work 
harder." 

The  woman's  crew  lost  their  first 
race  of  the  season  to  LaSalle  by  one  se- 
cond. "We  raced  neck  and  neck. 
LaSalle  just  got  in  the  last  stroke,"  said 
Wagner.  "I'd  like  to  have  a  rematch!" 

This  year's  women's  crew  is  one  of 
the  strongest  ever  andnext  year  looks 
even  better.  With  the  exception  of  Molly 
Meehan,  all  of  the  girls  are  under- 
classmen. 

This  Sunday  there  will  be  a  race 
against  Duke  and  George  Washington 
University  at  10:00  A.M.  Wagner's  look- 
ing for  a  good  season.  This  year's  races 
include: 

April  11  Jefferson  Oar  Regatta  at  the 
University  of  Virginia. 
April  18  Stocton  State  Regatta 
April  25  Naval  Academy 
April  26  Trinity  (Home) 
May  2  Codle  Cup  Regatta  in  George- 
town 
May  8  and  9  Dad  Vail  Regatta. 
The  members  of  women's  orew  are: 
Valerie   March,    Judi   Skelton,    Ruth 
Chisnell,    Liz    Gowen,    Christina 
Ragonesi,    Claire    Paduda,    Dorothy 
Scharz,  Eileen  Trently,  Sue  Cbase,  Kim 
Phillips,  Andrea  Taxdal,  Kathy  Kraus, 
Lori   Cafiero,    Chris   Flowers,    Molly 
Meehan  and  Michelle  Hartnett. 


Softball 

The  March  26  game  against  Cecil 
Community  College  had  some  disputed 
calls,  in  a  13-11  loss  for  W.C.  There  was 
quite  a  discrepancy  about  the  inter- 
pretations some  of  the  officials  had  of 
the  rules. 

WC  led  1-0  at  the  end  of  the  first  inn- 
ing. Because  of  several  errors  on  WC's 
part,  Cecil  scored  six  runs  in  one  inn- 
ing. WC  started  to  catch  up  in  the 
seventh  inning  scoring  four  runs  but 
Cecil  still  won  the  game  13-11. 

Anne  Most  hit  a  double  and  a  triple 
and  tied  with  Cathy  Hoffman  for  the 
most  WC  hits  in  the  game,  three.  Deb- 
bie McFarlln,  Maureen  Murray,  and 
Nancy  Downing  each  had  two  hits. 
Cheryl  Loss,  Julie  Gosslt,  Carolyn 
Sellers,  Chris  Flowers,  and  Karen 
Perkinson  each  had  one  hit. 

"It  was  an  excellent  hitting  game," 
said  coach  Jenny  Butler.  "Ours  just 
came  at  the  wrong  time." 

Butler  is  also  optimistic  about  the 
team  this  season.  "We  should  have  a 
better  than  50-50  season."  The  schedule 
next  week  is ' 

Monday,  April  6,  Western  Maryland, 
3:30,  home 

Wednesday,  April  8,  Notre  Dame, 
4:00,  home 

Thursday,  April  9,  Catholic  Universi- 
ty, 3:00,  home. 
Lacrosse 

The  woman's  lacrosse  club  began 
their  season  Thursday,  April  2  with  a 
6-7  loss  to  Notre  Dame.  The  Shore- 
women  led  5-4  at  the  half  but  despite  an 
aggressive  effort  they  could  not  retain 
the  lead. 

Jesse  Wittich  scored  four  goals  while 
Sara  Banks  and  Vicki  Williams  each 
scored  one.  Goalie  Dawn  Sutton  had  six 
saves.  Polly  White  played  an  outstan- 
ding defensive  game. 

"On  the  whole  the  team  played  very 
well,"  said  club  advisor  Jodl  Dudderar. 
"I'm  looking  forward  to  more  exper- 
ience in  future  games." 


Jesse  Wittich  carries  the  ball  In  a 
losing  effort  against  Notre  Dame. 

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Volume  52,  Number  22 


Faculty  Pass  Hill  Dorms 
Decision  Protest 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 
Bdtlor-in-chlef 


At  Its  meeting  last  Monday  night,  the 
faculty  approved  a  resolution  pro- 
testing the  decision  to  return  frater- 
nities to  the  Hill  Dorms. 

The  resolution,  drawn  up  by  Dr. 
George  Shivers,  and  passed  almost 
unanimously,  is  requested  to  be 
presented  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  It  was  approved  with  one 
change.  The  phrase,  "that  the  faculty 
urges  the  administration  to  reconsider 
its  decision,"  was  changed  to,  "...urges 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  to  recon- 
sider..." 

Said  Shivers,  "I  felt  that  after  a  com- 
mittee of  the  college  had  made  a  strong 
proposal,  and  the  faculty  had  approved 
it,  to  let  it  die  wouldn't  be  right."  The 


resolution  reads  as  follows : 
"Whereas  the  Hill  Dormitories  occupy 
a  special  place  in  campus  life  because 
of  their  location  and  their  age. 
Whereas  the  Student  Affairs  Commit- 
tee unanimously  recommended  that  the 
Hill  Dormitories  be  used  for  special  in- 
terest housing,  beginning  In  the  Fall  of 
1981. 

Whereas  the  Faculty  by  an  overwhelm- 
ing majority  voted  In  favor  of  the  pro- 
posal of  the  Student  Affairs  Committee. 
Whereas  fraternities  are  private  clubs 
of  closed  membership. 
Whereas  Washington  College  should  en- 
courage serious  academic  pursuit  both 
in  the  classroom  and  outside  the 
classroom. 

Continued  on  Page  4 


Business  Major  Passed 
in  Principle  by  Faculty 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


The  faculty  approved  the  proposal  for 
a  Business  Administration  major  to  be 
instituted  in  principle,  as  drawn  up  by 
the  Social  Sciences  Division. 

Much  discussion  was  given  to  positive 
and  negative  aspects  of  instituting  such 
a  major,  including  funding  and  validity 
of  such  a  major  in  a  liberal  arts  cur- 
riculum. Because  the  Economics 
department  presently  has  40  majors, 
"we  need  either  a  new  program  or  an 
increased  staff  of  the  existing 
economics  department"  said  Associate 
Professor    of    Economics    Michael 


Malone. 

"This  sounds  like  it  will  change  the 
fundamental  nature  of  the  institution," 
said  Lecturer  in  French  and  Spanish 
Christine  Pabon.  Dr.  John  Taylor,  a 
member  of  the  Social  Science  division 
said,  "We  hope  to  turn  out  liberally 
educated  people  to  make  careers  in 
business." 

The  proposal  was  passed  almost 
unanimously,  but  must  go  to  the  cur- 
riculum committee  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  for  approval, 
Continued  on  Page  4 


This  week's 

movie: 

The  Lacemaker 


Friday,  April  10, 1981 


Faculty  Meeting  Notes 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 
Editor-in-chief 


The  following  was  discussed  at  the 
faculty  meeting  on  Monday,  April  6. 

•Karen  Smith  of  the  Athletic  Depart- 
ment and  John  Taylor  of  the  Political 
Science  Department  have  been  pro- 
moted from  assistant  to  associate  pro- 
fessor. 

•The  faculty  passed  a  recommenda- 
tion by  the  Academic  Council  to  change 
PO  420  American  Constitutional  Law  to 
PO  420  Constitutional  Power  and 
Judicial  Process,  and  to  add  the  course 
Civil  Liberties.  Education  407,  present- 
ly accepted  by  the  Maryland  Board  of 
Education  but  not  a  credit  course  at  the 
college,  will  be  made  a  credit  course. 

•Professor  Peter  Tapke,  Bicentennial 
Committee  chairman,  announced  that 
the  Kent  County  Historical  Society  has 


proposed  a  tour  of  historical  homes  in 
Chestertown,  and  a  cocktail  party,  to 
benefit  the  bicentennial.  "I'm  absolute- 
ly delighted  by  this  spontaneous 
declaration  of  community  support,"  he 
said. 

•George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development,  announced  that  the  Ben 
dlx  Corporation  will  be  recruiting 
students,  especially  females.  In- 
terested students  should  contact 
Hayward  In  Bunting  Hail,  second  floor. 

■Dr.  Robert  Anderson,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  Philosophy,  praised  the 
Athletic  Department  for  Its  record  in 
the  face  of  the  numerous  cheating  scan- 
dals at  other  schools.  Coaches  here 
have  expressed  a  great  concern  for  the 
academics  of  their  players. 


Natalie  Brown,  Cat  Carrier,  and  Sally  MacKenzle  are  performing  in 
"Vanities,"  by  Jack  Helfner,  this  Friday,  Saturday,  and  Sunday,  In  the 
Studio  Theatre  of  the  Fine  Arts  Center.  Reservations  may  be  made  by  call- 
ing Ext.  268.  Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Grahom 


Lee,  Brown  Win  Presidency.  VP 

hv  VrRfirNTA  Ktl~RAPKA  * 


by  VIRGINIA  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


In  a  very  close  race,  junior  Sociology 
major  Arlene  Lee  has  become  the  first 
female  SGA  president  since  the  early 
60's. 

Doug  Brown  also  won  by  a  narrow 
margin  as  Vice  President  over 
Christina  Ragonesi.  That  office  had  the 
largest  number  of  candidates,  five. 
Jani  Gabriel,  Mark  Simpson  and  Tom 
Twomey  were  defeated. 

Lee  ran  against  current  SGA 
Treasurer  Dave  Pointon,  Harry 
McEnroe,  and  Guy  Sylvester.  Included 
in  her  platform  as  presented  at  Mon- 
day's Speech  Night  were  a  proposal  to 
conduct  polls  to  get  more  student  reac- 
tion to  SGA  events,  recognition  of  a 
need  for  career  counseling  at 
Washington  College,  and  at  least  three 
town  meetings  a  semester  "to  get 
students  involved." 

Pointon  ran  on  a  platform  based  on 
his  extensive  experience  in  the  present 
S.G.A.  "No  other  candidate  can  match 
the  experience  I've  had."  Most  can- 
didates   addressed    the    question    of 


academic  housing,  although  there  was 
some  disagreement  as  to  whether  or  not 
it  had  been  resolved.  Other  issues 
presented  were  student  apathy  and  its 


causes,  present  student  facilities, 
academic  life  and  how  it  can  be  im- 
proved, and  the  attrition  rate.  Harry 
McEnroe  also  proposed  a  change  in 


SGA  Vote-Counting  Procedure 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


The  system  of  prefential  voting  used 
by  the  S.G.A.  in  tallying  votes  for  the 
last  several  years  is,  although  more 
confusing,  more  efficient  than  other 
systems,  because  it  eliminates  the  need 
for  run-off  elections. 

As  explained  by  Dr.  John  Taylor, 
preferential  voting  is  designed  to  pro- 
duce a  majority  winner,  "without  hav1 
Ing  to  go  through  the  necessity  of  a  run- 
off." The  simplest  system  would  be  a 
simple  majority.  In  races  of  more  than 
two  candidates,  as  all  but  two  contests 
were  this  year,  one  candidate  will  get 
more  votes  than  the  others,  but  less 


than  the  majority.  An  election  con 
ducted  in  this  way  would  thus  produce  < 
winner  elected  by  a  minority. 

Run-off  elections  were  formerly  com 
mon  here  when  a  simple  majority  was 
required.  "It  created  problems,  it  was  a 
hassle  to  have  to  do  it  all  over  again," 
said  Taylor. 

"You're  allowing  for  a  run-off  by  the 
people  counting  the  votes. ..but  you're 
avoiding  the  necessity  of  having  to  con- 
duct it  all  over  again,"  he  said.  "In  a 
sense  it's  better,  because  it  guarantees 
you  will  eventually  get  a  majority." 


election  procedure  for  S.G.A.  senators. 
"When  a  floor  fails  to  produce  a  can- 
didate, the  election  should  be  open  to 
campus-wide  nominees." 

The  duties  of  the  vice  president  as 
president  of  the  Student  Academic 
Board  were  emphasized  in  the  positions 
of  the  candidates  for  that  office.  Brown 
proposed  to,  "have  the  SAB  investigate 
every  major  area  of  study  to  evaluate- 
..  .our  academic  program  could  become 
exceptional." 

473  Students  voted  in  this  election,  or 
approximately  71  percent.,  compared 
to  approximately  60  percent,  last  year. 
Of  the  other  offices,  Sue  DiRienzo  won 
an  uncontested  race  for  secretary,  and 
Frank  Dirks  won  over  Liz  Gowen  and 
Shawn  Harmon  for  treasurer.  The  new 
Social  Chairman  is  John  Fitzgerald, 
who  won  over  Roger  Vaughn,  and  the 
assistant  Social  Chairman  is  Liz  Ed- 
wardsen,  who  ran  against  Jeff  Alder- 
son,  Phil  Heaver  and  Lucie  Hughes. 
Over  100  people  attended  Speech  Night, 
held  in  Hynson  Lounge. 


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Editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


This  year's  SGA  election  was  refreshing  in  the  surprises  it 
held.  Not  only  is  Arlene  Lee  not  a  member  of  the  current  ex- 
ecutive board,  she  is  also,  obviously,  not  a  male. 

There  should  be  no  doubts  about  her  capabilities;  she  wouldn't 
have  been  elected  if  there  were.  Being  the  first  female  SGA 
president  in  recent  memory  should  have  no  effect  on  her  deal- 
ings with  students,  faculty,  and  administration.  But  her  job  will 
be  especially  difficult,  partly  because  none  of  the  executive 
board  members  will  be  returning,  partly  because  of  the  added 
responsabilities  of  representing  Washington  College  students  in 
the  Bicentennial  year. 

Lee's  election  has  seemed  to  some  a  repudiation  of  the  Jay 
Young  administration,  whose  style  and  policies,  it  was  often 
assumed,  would  have  been  continued  by  the  choice  of  Dave  Poin- 
ton  Both  propositions  are  doubtful.  She  won  elected  on  her  own 
merits.  Pointon,  with  a  completely  new  executive  board,  could 
hardly  have  imitated  Young,  even  if  he  wanted  to,  which  is 
unlikely.  „      .    •     .   ,    ;  •.. 

This  election  should  make  it  clear  to  the  students  just  how  im- 
portant their  votes  are.  The  preferential  ballot  may  be  fair,  but  it 
requires  that  students  understand  that  their  second,  third,  and 
fourth  choices  are  as  important  in  the  long  run  as  their  first  one. 
Avoidance  of  a  run-off  election  is  sensible,  but  it  ought  not  to 
come  at  the  expense  of  a  clear  mandate  for  the  winner.  Perhaps 
a  new  system  could  be  devised  that  is  both  efficient  and  more 
politically  sensitive.  The  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  other 
procedures,  such  as  an  electoral  college,  should  be  explored.  In 
the  meantime,  good  luck  Arlene.  You  deserve  the  support  of  the 
entire  student  body. 

Leadership  Society 
Inducts  New  Members 

PRESS  RELEASE 


I  realize  that  I'm  a  little  late  in  get- 
ting started,  but  I'd  like  to  announce  my 
candidacy  for  S.G.A.  president.  My 
delayed  start  probably  has  something 
to  do  with  all  the  apathy  around  here. 

This  is  the  first  issue  I  would  like  to 
address— apathy.  By*  solving  this  pro- 
blem almost  every  major  problem  of 
the  school  can  be  solved.  Nobody  seems 
to  know  where  apathy's  coming  from. 
Some  blame  it  on  the  Young  ad- 
ministration, others  say  the  problem 
stretches  all  the  way  back  to  Nixon.  I 
say  it's  from  a  field  in  Colombia. 

How  can  the  problem  of  apathy  be 
solved?  First  let  me  say  that  If  elected  I 
will  do  nothing  about  the  apathy  pro- 
blem. I  would  be  quite  delighted  to  con- 
trol the  S.G.A.  while  the  hordes 
slumped  in  nullification.  But  that  is  not 
the  point.  My  solution  is  this:  allot  the 
social  chairman  money  to  buy  'ups' 
from  visiting  bands.  Even  better  would 
be  to  buy  them  from  speakers  of  the 
William  James  Forum  (everyone  car- 
ries them  on  the  lecture  trail). 
Whichever  source  is  chosen,  the  pur- 
chase (or  'deal')  can  be  made  at  a 
verylow  level,  so  low  that  even  the  W.C. 
security  force  will  not  be  able  to  detect 
thae  trafficking.  The  S.G.A.  can  then 
sell  the  speed  to  Dinner  Dave  at  an  ex- 


Twenty  six  students  and  two  faculty 
members  were  inducted  into  the 
Washington  College  Chapter  of 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa  Leadership 
Society  last  Thursday  evening. 

ODK's  main  function  is  to  honor  con- 
tributions to  the  college  community 
made  by  students,  faculty  and 
members  of  the  administration. 
Presents  members  from  the  ad- 
ministration and  faculty  are  Dr.  Joseph 
McLaln  and  Mr.  Fred  Dumschott,  Dean 
Garry  Clarke,  Mr.  Ermon  Foster,  Mr. 
Edward  Athey,  Mr.  Don  Chatellier,  Dr. 
John  Conkling,  Mr.  Tom  Flnnegan,  and 
Dr.  Guy  Goodfellow. 

The  current  student  members  are 
Sue  Bennett,  Lee  Ann  Chearneyi,  Geof- 
frey Garinther  <Pres.),  Molly  Meehan, 
Nancy  Trinquero,  and  Charles  War- 
field. 

Those    inducted    April    2nd    were 


seniors  Dave  Altvater,  ,  Dave  Bate, 
Chris  Kiefer,  John  Lonnquest,  Duane 
Marchall,  David  Mills,  David  Panasci, 
Sue  Sergeant,  Brad  Smith,  Court 
Treuth,  and  Jay  Young.  Juniors  in- 
ducted were  Doug  Brown,  Tamara 
Dubin,  Vincent  Filliben,  Becca  Fin- 
cher,  Jani  Gabriel,  Virginia  Kurapka, 
Linda  Maddox,  Harry  McEnroe,  Bill 
Mortimer,  Dave  Pointon,  Julie  Scott, 
Mark  Squillante,  Sally  Wagaman.  The 
faculty  induotees  were  Dr.  Robert 
Anderson,  and  Dr.  Gene  Hamilton. 

The  new  officers  for  1981-82  are: 
President,  Jani  Gabriel 
V.  President,  Sally  Wagaman 
Sec. /Treasurer,  Mr.  Chatellier 
Advisor,  Mr.  Foster 
Induction    into    ODK    represents    a 
lifetime  membership.  ODK  belongs  to 
the  same  grouping  of  honor  societies  as 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  according  to  Secre- 
tary Don  Chatellier. 


1982  Pegasus  Editorship 

Applications  are  still  being  accepted  for  editorship 

of  the  Bicentennial  Yearbook. 
Apply  to  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  by  April  15 


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Editor-in-Chief Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager  /  Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfleld 

Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  Deprospo 

The  ELM  Is  th  eofflcuu  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and 
for  the  students.  It  Is  printed  it  the  Delaware  Printing  Company  every 
Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  weeks.  Tbe  opinions 
expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  ot  those  under  tbe  headings  of 
LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  Editor 
and  Staff.  Tbe  ELM  Is  open  business  boon;  Monday  thru  Friday,  778-2800, 

ext.ni. 


orbitant  price.  Dinner  Dave  will  buy  It 
because  he  knows  that  by  incorporating 
speed  into  the  meals  students'  appetites 
will  be  drastically  reduced,  thereby 
drastically  increasing  his  profits. 
Students  would  be  rid  of  their 
lethargism,  become  very  attentive  In 
class,  gain  interest  in  their  work,  and 
grades  will  rise.  Faculty  members  will 
be  delighted,  brag  of  their  college's  tur- 
naround, become  excited  about  their 
work  again  and  make  classes  more  in- 
teresting. While  most  other  private  col- 
leges are  floundering,  Washington  Col- 
lege's reputation  will  skyrocket.  This 
will  bring  in  more  federal  grants, 
greater  donations,  better  students, 
more  notable  speakers,  and  better 
bands.  In  a  few  years  most  of  the 
school's  major  problems  will  be  solved. 
TheS.G.A.  would  no  longer  need  to  dose  ' 
the  students  with  speed.  Dinner  Dave 
would  not  be  happy  about  eating  habits 
returning  to  normal,  but  he  would  only 
get  about  as  hot  as  his  food. 

This  leaves  only  the  perennial  ques- 
tion of  academic  housing,  of  which  it  is 
rumored  Reagan's  speech  will  be  about 
on  graduation  day  '82.  My  argument  Is 
this:  If  the  academic  housing  groups  do 
not  realize  that  it  is  impossible  to  argue 
with  persons  whose  eyes  are  vacuous 
then  they're  not  that  smart  anyway! 


Sincerely, 
Robert  Aiken 


The  Kent  County  Unit  of  the 
American  Cancer  Society  would  like  to 
offer  their  sincere  thanks  to  The  Stu- 
dent Government  Association  of 
Washington  College,  and  a  special 
thanks  to  Mr.  Jay  Young,  their  presi- 
dent. 

All  of  Jay's  diligent  efforts  made  to 
organize  the  ACS.  Benefit  Cocktail 
Party,  held  March  20th  in  Hynson 
Lounge;  were  proven  to  be  worthwhile, 
with  it  turning  out  to  be  such  a  success. 

Thanks  to  the  faculty,  staff  members 


and  students  of  the  college— of  which 
several  were  kind  enough  to  serve  as 
bartenders  for  the  affair;  $3500.00  was 
raised  from  this  benefit. 

These  funds  will  be  put  to  good  use  for 
local  cancer  patient  aid  services  and 
cancer  research  that's  done  nationally. 

Again,  may  we  express  our  apprecia- 
tion for  a  sincere  effort  made,  to  join 
community  and  college  affairs  in 
benefiting  The  American  Cancer  Socie- 
ty's great  cause. 


Pegasus  on  Schedule 


"Overall,  I  think  this  year's  Pegasus 
is  going  to  be  a  damn  sight  better  than 
last  year's,"  said  Jim  Graham, 
Pegasus  Editor. 

This  will  not  be  a  typical  W.C.  year- 
book. The  students  will  find  few  cap- 
tions, a  lot  of  larger  pictures,  and  a 
variety  of  people.  He  said  the  hardest 
people  to  get  pictures  of  are  the  faculty. 

The  yearbook  will  consist  of  132  to  144 
pages,  of  which  80-85  have  been  com- 
pleted. The  major  sections  yet  to  be 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 
NEWS  EDITOR 

done  are  graduation,  the  fraternities 
and  sororities,  and  the  campus  candid 
shots. 

Grahum  said,  "Arlene  Lee  is  the 
most  dedicated  member  of  the  staff. 
She's  really  a  big  help  to  have  around, 
very  inspiring.  I  hope  she'll  continue 
with  the  yearbook  next  year." 

He  added,  "Spring  Is  the  best  time  for 
taking  pictures  so  there  will  be  a  lot  of 
candids.  What  wr  need  is  for  the 
students  to  not  mind  having  their  pic- 
tures taken."  Smile! 


SUBMIT! 

WCR  SENIOR  ISSUE 

Prose,  Poetry,  Graphics 

Deadline -April  11,  1981 

To:  Dubin,  Mathison,  Mortimer 
Richmond  House 


Catholic  Mass 

Every  Sunday  night  at  6:00  p.m. 

in  the  Alumni  House 


The  Wiihlnatoc  College  Elm— Friday,  April  10, 1961-Page  i 


Rich  Performs 
Senior  Recital 


byJEANETTE  SCHAEFER 


Wanda  Jean  Rich  presented  her 
senior  recital  last  Friday  evening, 
March  27,  in  Tawes  Theater  ac- 
companied by  Ann  Atwater  Bourne. 
Rich  performed  works  of  Franz 
Schubert,  Samuel  Barber,  and  Maurice 
Ravel. 

Perhaps  the  least  known  of  these 
composers  is  Samuel  Barber.  Born  in 
1910  in  West  Chester,  Pennsylvania, 
Barber  was  one  of  the  greatest  contem- 
porary American  composers.  He 
received  two  Pulitzer  Prizes— one  in 
1958  for  his  opera  Vanessa,  the  other  for 
his  1962  Piano  Concerto.  He  was  neo- 
Romantlc;  his  compositions  are  lyric, 
dramatic,  using  mostly  19th  century 
harmonies.  He  was  noted  for  his  lush 
melodic  lines.  "(When)  I'm  writing 
music  for  words  and  let  the  music  flow 
out  of  them."  And  the  melodies  flowed 
until  his  death  in  January  of  this  year. 

In  memorial  to  Samuel  Barber  for  his 
outstanding  accomplishments  in  musio, 
Miss  Rich  performed  four  of  this  songs. 
She  beautifully  rendered  these  pieces, 
"The  Daisies"  (1927),  "Sure  on  this 
Shining  Night"  (1938),  "The  Secrets  of 
the  Old"  (1938),  and  "A  Nun  Takes  the 
Veil"  (1937),  to  a  very  appreciative  au- 
dience. 

Franz  Schubert  is  more  familiar  than 
Barber.  Schubert  was  an  early 
Romaniticist  composer,  living  from 
1797  to  1828.  His  rich  melodies  are  set 
with  an  accompaniment  which  repre- 


sent either  the  external  details  of  the 
poet's  scene  or  the  inner  meaning  of  the 
text.  Miss  Rich  began  the  program 
singing  five  lieder  by  Schubert:  "An  die 
Musik"  (1817),  "Du  bist  die  Ruh" 
(1823),  "Wanderers  Nachtlied"  (1824), 
"An  Silvia"  (1826),  and  "Gretchen  am 
Spinnrade"  (1814).  This  last  lied  is 
typical  of  Schubert  in  that  the  piano  ac- 
companiment portrays  the  whining  of 
the  spinning  wheel. 

After  the  intermission,  Miss  Rich  per- 
formed the  four  Barber  pieces,  followed 
by  Ravel's  Cinq  Melodies  Populaires 
Grecque  s.  Maurice  Ravel  (1875-1937) 
collected  these  five  original  Greek 
melodies  and  set  them  harmonically. 
"Chanson  de  la  mariee",  "La-bas", 
vers  l'eglise",  Quel  galant  m'est  com- 
parable", "Chanson  des  cueilleuses  de 
lentisques",  and  "Tout  gai!"  arranged 
in  this  grouping  in  1904-1906,  show 
Ravel's  interest  In  antiquity  combined 
with  19th  century  Impressionism. 

Wanda  Rich  presented  a  lovely 
recital  last  Friday  night.  She  made 
wonderful  use  of  this  opportunity  to 
show  off  her  soprano  voice,  filling  the 
theater  with  sound.  Her  calm  com- 
posure relaxed  the  audience  so  that 
they  could  fully  realize  her  musical  ex- 
pressiveness. The  audience  responded 
with  a  standing  ovation.  Miss  Rich  then 
sang,  as  an  encore,  Aaron  Copland's  ar- 
rangement of  the  Shaker  tune,  "Tis  a 
Gift  to  Be  Simple." 


Needlework  Exhibit  to 
Benefit  College 


NEWS  BUREAU 


The  Women's  League  of  Washington 
College  will  sponsor  an  exhibit  of  con- 
temporary and  heirloom  needlework  on 
Friday,  April  24  from  10a.m.  to  5p.m.  in 
the  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 

"The  Third  Century  Needlework  Ex- 
hibit" is  planned  as  a  prelude  to  the 
year-long  Bicentennial  Celebration  of 
Wahsington  College  to  be  held  during 
the  1981-82  school  year. 

Needlework  will  be  exhibited  in  the 
following  classes;  Men  only,  needle- 
point, canvas,  crewel,  embroidery, 
samplers,  applique  and  quilting,  un- 
finished work,  miniatures  and 
heirlooms. 

Susan  Burrows  Swan  of  the  Winter- 
thur  Museum  will  lecture  at  12:30  p.m. 


A  luncheon  and  fashion  show  will  follow 
where  needlework  fashions  and  ac- 
cessories will  be  modeled.  There  will 
also  be  a  boutique  featuring  Joan  Mege 
of  Summer  House  near  Reading,  Penn- 
slyvania,  Corsica  Bookshop  of  Cen- 
treville  and  Chestertown,  Maryland, 
and  Heirloom  Knits  and  Crafts  of 
Chestertown. 

Proceeds  from  the  exhibit,  lecture, 
luncheon  and  fashion  show  will  benefit 
"The  Third  Century  Fund",  an  ongoing 
capital  campaign  being  conducted  at 
Washington  College  in  conjunction  with 
the  Bicentennial. 

Persons  wishing  to  attend  the  exhibit 
should  make  reservations  in  advance 
by  contacting  Mrs.  A.F.  Connors,  P.O. 
Box  313,  Chestertown,  Maryland  21620. 


Directed  by  Claude  Goretta  and  star- 
ring Isabeile  Huppert.  The  story,  one  of 
the  most  haunting  romances  of  recent 
years,  tells  of  the  love  affair  between  an 
awkard  bourgeois  student  and  an  inex- 
perienced shop  girl  who  meet  on  the 
deserted  esplanades  of  an  off-season 
Normandy  resort  and  then  return  to 
Paris  where  their  romance  must  strug- 
gle against  the  weight  of  class  and  In- 
tellectual distinctions.  The  film's  move- 


ment   from    the    most    delicate    of 

romances  to  acute  social  analysis  is 
daring  and,  finally,  devastating.  The  ti- 
tle of  the  film  refers  not  to  the  heroine's 
profession  but  to  the  famous  genre 
painting  by  Vermeer— and  Goretta 
lives  up  to  the  allusion  by  protraylng  his 
story  through  a  wealth  of  exquisite  and 
painterly  details.  According  to  Vogue, 
"The  Lacemaker  is  a  pure  perfect 

movie  experience "In  French  with 

Enelish  subtitles. 


Pre-freshman  Day  in  Review 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

This  year's  Junior-Senior  Day  and 
Pre-freshman  Day  turned  out  larger 
crowds  than  last  year. 

Junior-Senior  Day,  held  March  28, 
brought  66  students  to  view  Washington 
College  as  their  prospective  college. 
This  group  included  52  seniors,  11 
juniors,  2  sophomores,  and  one  possible 
transfer  student.  The  total  number  in 
attendance  that  day  was  182,  less  than 
last  year's  191.  A  comparison  in  the 
ratios  of  students  in  attendance  and 
total  attendance  for  the  two  years  sug- 
gests that  considerably  more  students 
came  without  their  parents  and  friends 
this  year. 

There  were  106  students  pre- 
registered  for  Pre-freshman  Day,  April 
4.  Only  91  of  these  students  were  in  at- 
tendance, and  there  were  7  walk-in 
'students.  The  figures  for  the  1980  Pre- 
freshman  Day  were  103,  80,  and  3 
respectively.  The  total  number  atten- 
ding the  day's  activities  was  264  as 
compared  to  only  217  last  year. 

As  of  March  31,  the  Admissions'  Of- 
fice had  received  581  applications  for 
admission,  accepted  307,  denied  93,  and 
deferred  5.  Of  those  accepted,  52 
students  have  already  paid  to  attend 
Washington  College  this  fall. 

The  Admissions  Office  would  like  to 
thank    the    student    body    for    their 


cooperation  on  both  days.  They  also  ex- 
tend a  special  thanks  to  the  S.G.A.  for 
the  Cocktail  party  it  sponsored  on  Pre- 
freshman  Day.  Both  days  were  termed 
very  successful,  according  to  Admiss- 
sions. 


Barr  to  Lecture 


NEWS BUREAU 

The  Lecture  Committee  of  Washing- 
ton College  will  present  a  lecture  by 
Cyrilla  Barr,  professor  at  the  School  of 
Music,  Catholic  University  of  America, 
on  Wednesday,  April  15  at  8  p.m.  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library. 

Professor  Barr's  talk,  entitled  "Of 
Saints  and  Sirens,"  will  deal  with 
Lauda,  a  form  of  religious  song 
originating  in  13th  century  Italy.  Fre- 
quently involving  parodies  of  popular 
music  and  often  reflecting  aspects  of 
social  history,  Lauda  very  likely 
represents  the  longest  tradition  in 
Western  music,  existing  into  the  18th 
century.  Examples  of  this  type  of 
singing  will  be  presented  by  a  group  of 
Professor  Barr's  students. 

The  lecture  is  free  and  the  public  is 
invited  to  attend. 


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Lacrosse  Wins  Two  of  Three 


Lacrosse  Trounces  Hopkins 


by  BEN  CONNOLLY 


The  Shoremen  lacrosse  team  badly 
outclassed  two  Inferior  foes  last 
weekend  by  clubbing  Kutztown  State 
26-5  on  Saturday  and  Lynchburg  Col- 
lege 25-3  on  Sunday.  Wednesday  after- 
noon however,  the  team  played  a  much 
tougher  opponent,  Loyola  College  and 
lost  by  a  17-10  count. 

The  squad  opened  its  fifty-one  goal 
weekend  barrage  against  Kutztown  and 
after  a  quick  start,  never  looked  back. 
Everyone  got  a  chance  to  play  and  pro- 
ve that  the  team  is  not  lacking  In  depth. 
Doing  the  scoring  for  the  Shoremen 
were  Jeff  Kauffman  with  5  goals,  Paul 
Hooper,  2  goals,  6  assists,  Peter 
Jenkins,  5  goals,  Dickie  Grieves  ,  3 
goals,  3  assists,  Steve  Furman,  2  goals, 
3  assists,  Rick  Scott,  1  goal,  2  assists, 
Ed  Nordberg,  2  goals,  Craig  Boynton,  1 
goal,  I  assist,  Ben  Tuckerman,  1  goal,  1 
assist,  and  Bob  White,  Joe  Clark,  Mike 
Mariano,  and  Scott  Brewster  with  a 
goal  a  piece. 

The  Shoremen  faced  an  even  weaker 
foe  In  the  drizzling  rain  the  following 
day  as  they  Jumped  to  an  early  10-2  lead 
and  coasted  the  rest  of  the  way  against 
the  Lynchburg  Hornets.  The  Hornets,  a 
team  whose  varsity  program  is  only 
three  years  old,  were  definitely  playing 
above  their  level.  The  game,  once 
again,  allowed  everyone  to  see  action. 
Leading  the  way  for  the  squad  were 
Furman  with  4  goals,  4  assists,  Boyn- 
ton, 2  goals,  5  assists,  Hooper  1  goal,  3 
assists,  Kauffman,  4  goals,  Trap  Mac- 
Cauiey,  4  goals,  Scott,  2  goals,  Dave 
Michalski,  2  goals,  Tuckerman  and 
White  each  with  a  tally.  The  defense  of 
Kevin  O'Connor,   Frank  Filice,   Tim 


Matthews,  Tim  Cloud,  John  Lang,  Bob 
Tutela,  and  Ray  Cameron  stifled  the 
Hornets  as  they  barely  managed  twen- 
ty shots  on  the  goal.  Goalie  Jim  O'Neil, 
who  made  his  debut  a  day  earlier,  made 
six  saves  along  with  Bruce  Wlnand  who 
stopped  three. 

Things  looked  bright  for  the  club  go- 
ing into  their  contest  against  the  highly 
touted  Division  II  Loyola  Greyhounds. 
The  team  travelled  to  Baltimore  where 
the  game  was  played  on  an  astroturf 
surface,  which  the  home  team  used 
adeptly  in  rattling  off  five  quick  goals 
while  jumping  to  a  9-3  lead  at  the  half. 
The  majority  of  Loyola  goals  came  on 
fast  breaks  and  unsettled  situations 
where  four  or  so  quick  passes  in- 
evitably led  to  a  point-blank  shot.  At  the 
other  end  of  the  field,  the  Shoremen 
couldn't  buy  a  shot.  They  put  constant 
pressure  on  Loyola's  goalie,  who  made 
some  excellent  saves,  but  rarely  dented 
the  nets.  The  crucial  point  in  the  game 
came  when  Washington  College  had  a 
two-man  advantage  while  trailing  7-3 
and  couldn't  score. 

Peter  Jenkins  led  the  scoring  with  5 
goals  while  Jeff  Kauffman  had  2  goals, 
and  Paul  Hooper  and  Dickie  Grieves 
had  2  assists  each. 
Stick  Notes: 

The  team's  next  game  Is  Wednesday 
April  15  versus  the  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall Diplomats  at  3  p.m.  on  Kibler 
Field.. .The  team's  record  stands  at  6- 
3. .The  team  holds  a  152-107  scoring 
edge  over  Its  opponents  and  has  dom- 
inated faceoffs  ...  Rick  Scott  gets  credit 
for  the  'hit  of  the  week'  for  his  pop  on  a 
Lynchburg  player. 


Washington  College  lacrosse  cap- 
tured an  astounding  victory  from  Johns 
Hopkins  University  Saturday  April  4. 
Four  players  scored  all  nineteen  of  the 
goals  for  a  final  score  of  1M,  giving 
them  as  season  record  of  1-1. 

After  a  disappointing  loss  to  Notre 
Dame  last  week  the  women's  lacrosse 
club  played  a  fine  game  against 
Hopkins'  J.V.  women's  team.  "The 
players  created  opportunities  and  we 
took  advantage  of  them,"  said  Coach 
Nancy  Dick,  as  quoted  in  The  Kent 
CountyNews. 

Jesse  Wittlch  scored  an  amazing 
eleven  goals,  one  more  than  the  current 
record  for  most  goals  scored  in  a  men's 
lacrosse  game  held  by  Joe  Seivold.  She 
also  had  one  assist. 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 

Kate  Rappaport  also  played  an  ex- 
cellent game  with  four  goals  and  five 
assists.  Other  valuable  players  were 
Nina  Casey  with  two  goals  and  two 
assists,  Vicki  Williams  with  two  goals 
and  one  assist  and  Missie  Dix  with  one 
assist. 

Goalie  Dawn  Sutton  continued  her 
fine  playing  performance  adding  three 
saves  to  her  record.  Eileen  Grogan  also 
made  a  fine  showing  with  five  saves. 


When  the  women's  lacrosse  club 
becomes  a  varsity  team  Washington 
College  will  participate  inanother  area 
of  athletic  prowess.  If  the  team  con- 
tinues Improving  as  the  club  has  this 
year,  could  the  team  be  anything  but  a 
championship  contender  next  year? 


Gray  to  Speak  at  Graduation 


by  WILLIAM  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Suzanne  Gray  has  been  selected  by  a 
committee  of  six  seniors  to  deliver  a 
speech  at  graduation  on  May  17. 

Three  seniors  submitted  speeches  to 
senior  class  President  George  Dennis. 
Because  the  senior  class  was  generally 
dissatisfied  with  the  choice  of  the  com- 
mencement speaker  and  a  lack  of  con- 
sultation with  the  class,  an  alternate 
idea  was  sought.  Dennis  said  that  the 
idea  of  having  a  senior  speak  at  com- 
mencement was  "to  show  that  the 
senior  class  has  some  support  to  give 
towards  its  own  graduation."  Letters 
were  sent  to  seniors  requesting  submis- 
sions of  speeches  to  Dennis  by  April  3. 
"The  reason  why  we  had  only  three  ap- 
plicants was  due  to  the  shortness  of 
time  we  had  for  entries,"  Dennis  said. 

The  speeches  were  judged  by  Senior 
class  officers  Lori  Moritz,  Lisa  Gunning 
and  Dennis.  Three  Senior  members  of 
Omnicron  Delta  Kappa;  David  Mills, 
David  Altvater,  and  Sue  Sergeant  also 
helped  with  the  judging.  Speeches  were 
judged  in  terms  set  in  the  the  letter  sent 
to  Seniors ;  that  they  be  commencement 
oriented,  no  longer  than  2000  words  or 
five  minutes  spoken  and  that  there  be  a 
discreet  choice  in  words.  "One  of  the 


guidelines,"  said  Dennis,  "was  the 
ability  of  the  speech  to  be  captivating." 

Dennis  was  the  only  member  of  the 
committee  to  know  the  names  of  the  ap- 
plicants prior  to  the  final  decision.  "I 
read  the  speeches  aloud,"  said  Dennis. 
After  all  were  read,  they  were  each 
discussed.  The  decision  was  "very  dif- 
ficult," said  Dennis.  "All  three  ap- 
plicants were  excellent."  He  added  that 
"the  winner  was  Suzanne  Gray  on  the 
basis  that  her  speech  was  the  most  cap- 
tivating." Gray's  name  will  appear  on 
the  commencement  program  as  Senior 
class  speaker.  No  Senior  has  given  a 
commencement  speech  since  1935. 

If  the  class  of  1982  should  wish  to  have 
a  Senior  speak  at  commencement,  Den- 
nis said  that  "they  should  get  to  work 
early  on  in  the  first  semester  next  year 
...  even  if  the  speaker  seems  to  be  pre- 
destined by  the  administration."  Pres- 
ident Ronald  Reagan  has  been  asked  to 
speak  for  the  Bicentennial  commence- 
ment. However,  if  a  speaker  from  the 
Senior  class  should  be  desired  by  the 
class  Dennis  said  "they  should  give  the 
Seniors  an  earlier  notice  and  a  longer 
period  to  comply." 


•Continued  from  page  l* 

Business  Major 

then  to  the  Budget  committee  for  fun- 
ding next  February,  and  to  the 
Maryland  Board  of  Education  for  ac- 
ceptance. 

Items  1,  2,  and  3  of  the  proposal  as  re- 
quested by  the  Economics  department 
independently  of  the  whole  proposal 
were  approved.  They  include  course 
designation  changes  from  EC  113,  114, 
116  and  415  to  BA  113,  114,  116,  and  BA 
415,  and  listing  any  future  business 
courses  created  under  the  heading  of 
Business  Administration.  Business 
Law,  EC  116,  will  be  split  into  two 
courses,  BA  116  and  BA  117,  although 
the  question  of  funding  for  the  addi- 
tional course  was  not  resolved. 


Hill  Dorms  Resolution 


Whereas  under  the  proposal  presented 
by  the  Student  Affairs  Committee 
fraternities  would  be  able  to  compete 
equally  with  other  groups  for  occupan- 
cy of  the  Hill  Dormitories. 
Be  it  therefore  resolved : 

1)  That  the  Faculty  of  Washington  Col- 
lege protests  the  recent  decision  to 
return  the  renovated  Hill  Dormitories 
to  their  previous  use  as  fraternity  hous- 
ing. 

2)  That  the  Faculty  further  urges  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  to  reconsider  its 
decision  and  in  fact  to  approve,  on  a 
trial  basis,  the  use  of  the  Hill  Dor- 
mitories for  special  interest  housing. 

3)  That  the  Faculty  requests  that  this 
resolution  be  communicated  to  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  of 
Washington  College." 


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Volume  52,  Number  23 


SAB  Report  Identifies  WC 
Academic  Problems 


The  Student  Academic  Board  has 
published  a  report  on  the  academic  con- 
dition of  Washington  College. 

The  SAB,  headed  by  SGA  Vice  Presi- 
dent Geoff  Garinther,  has  spent  much 
of  this  semester  compiling  the  report, 
and  developing  recommendations.  The 
report  is  essentially  an  update  of  a  1977 
report,  "An  SGA  Report  on  Improving 
Washington  College  as  an  Academic  In- 
stitution." "We  had  the  feeling  people 
had  forgotten  some  of  the  things  said," 
said  Garinther.  "We  wondered  if  things 
had changed." 

The  report  examines  the  three  areas 
of  the  college;  students,  faculty,  and 
administration,  in  terms  of  three  pro- 
blem areas  identified  in  1977,  leader- 
ship and  purpose,  economics,  enroll- 
ment and  salaries,  and  academic  set- 
ting. The  underlying  and  overriding 
problem  seems,  however,  to  be  a  loss  of 
sight  of  the  original  goals  of  the  four 
course  plan,  as  it  was  in  1977.  The 
report  states,  "But  criticism  that 
neither  faculty  nor  students  understand 
the  Four-Course  Plan  is  still  justified." 
One  of  the  recommendations  made  by 
the  SAB  is  that  "original  goals  be 
restated  somehow— formally  as  the 
focus  of  next  year's  SAB  and  Academic 
Council,  or  informally  by  each  in- 
dividual faculty  member  looking  at  his 
courses  to  see  if  his  are  courses  we're 
talking  about  (as  being  not  hard 
enough),"  said  Garinther.  "It's  not 
working  initially  because  the  faculty 
has  lost  sight  of  the  goals,  and  on  a 
secondary  level  because  the  faculty 
hasn't  transmitted  those  goals  to  the 
students,  and  that  more  than  all  the 
problems  with  the  President  is  what's 
keeping  Washington  College  from  being 
a  good  school." 

The  first  area  of  the  college  to  be 
critically  viewed  in  the  report  is  the  ad- 
ministration, which  was  said  to  be 
"drifting  without  purpose"  four  years 
ago.  "Debates  surrounding  proposals 
for  curricular  revision  and  a  writing 
program  have  done  much  to  ameliorate 
that  situation,"  states  the  report.  The 
conclusion,  however,  is  that  "the  ad- 
ministration of  Washington  College  is 
failing  to  provide  adequate  leadership 
and  a  sense  of  purpose."  Recognition  of 
the  goals  of  the  four  course  plan  is  seen 
as  the  way  to  find  a  sense  of  purpose  for 
all  three  elements  of  the  College. 

Inadequate  leadership  on  the  part  of 
the  president  is  however  seen  as  a  more 
permanent  obstacle  to  effective  ad- 
ministrative leadership.  '  'There  is 
almost  a  unanimity  of  opinion  that  the 
College  wil  not  have  adequate  leader- 
ship as  long  as  Dr.  McLain  is  President 
.  .  .  members  of  every  element  of  the 
College  told  us  that,  for  a  variety  of 
reasons,  they  cannot  perform  their  Jobs 
as  well  as  possible  because  of  the  Presi- 
dent." The  administration  as  a  whole  is 
also  seen  as  "unable  or  'unwilling  to 
fulfill  to  promises,"  and  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  is  viewed  as  dis- 
tant and  inaccessible  in  terms  of  the 
power  it  wields  over  the  school.  This 
problem  however  also  was  seen  as  hav- 
ing its  roots  in  the  President's 
"monopoly  of  communcation  between 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 
the  Board  and  the  rest  of  the  College. 
While  it  is  obviously  unfair  to  single  out 
the  President  as  responsible  for  all  the 
administration's  failures,  too  often  it  is 
the  case  that  his  continued  tenure  as 
President  does  not  serve  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  College." 

In  lieu  of  administrative  leadership, 
the  faculty  is  found  by  the  SAB  to  hold 
"some  of  the  last  vestiges  of  leadership 
and  purpose  of  this  college."  The  entire 
faculty  is  not  however,  seen  in  such  a 
light.  The  fault  seems  to  lie  too  often 
with  tenured  professors,  who  have, 
"become  lazy,"  Some  vehicle  for 
review  o.f  all  faculty  members  by  the 
Dean  of  the  College  is  recommended. 
"It's  a  source  of  frustration  for  a  lot  of 
kids  if  they  have  a  bad  professor  whom 
they  can't  do  anything  about,"  said 
Garinther. 

"The  single  greatest  cause  of  pro- 
blems for  students  is  that  they  don't 
realize  the  potential  they  have  to  affect 
change  here,"  said  Garinther.  Student 
leadership  is  seen  as  too  centralized. 
"The  solution  seems  to  lie  in  a  broader 
delegation  of  authority,"  states  the 
report.  Town  meetings,  greater  in- 
volvement of  more  students  in  large 
scale  SGA  activities,  and  encouraging 
fraternities  to  contribute  to  College  life 
in  other  than  social  ways,  are  sug- 
gested. An  increase  in  the  "practically 
non-existent"  career  counseling  pro- 
gram is  identified  as  another  way  for 
students  to  become  aware  of  their 
potential  power. 

In  economic  areas  of  the  College  ef- 
fecting academic  life,  a  Catch-22  situa- 
tion confronts  this  as  well  as  most  other 
small,  liberal  arts  colleges  "In  order  to 
stay  afloat  financially,  the  College  must 
attract  a  certain  number  of  students; 
but  in  order  to  stay  afloat  academical- 
ly, it  must  attract  a  certain  quality  of 
students.  Emphasis  on  an  admission 
quota,  not  quality  thwarts  the  achieve- 
ment of  academic  excellence.  "It 
seems  to  a  lot  of  people  that  we  ought 
to,  regardless  of  enrollment  problems, 
either  maintain  or  upgrade  admissions 
standards,"  said  Garinther.  "It's 
always  amazed  me  that  four  out  of  five 
students  who  apply,  get  in."  The  long- 
run  effect  of  a  better  reputation  would 
offset  any  short-term  financial  pro- 
blems. 

Low  salaries  for  faculty  in  com- 
parison with  other  similar  schools  is 
also  pinpointed  as  a  source  of  frustra- 
tion for  faculty.  And  low  department 
allocations  have  also  been  a  cause  of 
concern  for  faculty  members,  especial- 
ly in  cases  where  a  course  can  no  longer 
be  offered  because  no  money  can  be 
found  for  equipment. 

Better  fundraislng  is  seen  as 
necessary  to  improve  these  situations, 
"and  again  the  President  is  said  to  be  at 
fault."  The  Third  Century  Fund  is 
criticised  as  being  Insufficient  in  terms 
of  the  money  set  as  a  goal,  and  also 
because  it  is  destined  only  for 
maintenance  of  existing  facilities  and 
improvement  of  faculty  salaries.  "The 
Third  Century  Fund  is  seen  merely  as 
an  attempt  to  "catch  up"  with  com- 
parable schools,  rather  than  to  gain  an 


Friday,  April  17,1981 


advantage  in  what  promise  to  be  dif- 
ficult times." 

Most  aspects  of  the  academic  setting 
seem  to  have  improved  since  1977.  The 
freshman  orientation  program  is  no 
longer  largelly  socially  directed,  "in 
fact,  this  year's  program  was  praised 
by  freshmen  for  the  strength  of  the  con- 
tact hours  and  by  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration for  improved  attendance 
and  attentiveness  at  contact  hours." 

Introductory  courses  have  also  Im- 
proved, and  are  no  longer  seen  as 
"lacking  in  motivational  value." 
Courses  have  been  praised  as  in- 
teresting and  challenging.  Dormi  Dor- 
mitory life  has  also  improved  since 
1977;  noise  and  vandalism  have 
decreased  considerably.  More  careful 
selection  of  RA's  Is  given  credit  to  a 
large  extent. 

Maintenance  problems  in  the  dorms 
have  not  noticeably  improved  however. 
"It  is  not  surprising  that  neither 
students  nor  janitors  can  take  pride  in  a 
building  that  neither  group  thinks  the 
other  cares  abdut."  Drinking  is  still 
seen  as  the  most  common  cause  of  van- 
dalism on  campus,  and  too  often  the 
most  leniently  punished.  "In  fact, 
students  in  general  seem  to  feel  that  the 
Student  Affairs  Office  need  to  deal 
more  harshly  with  offenders  across  the 
board."  The  advising  system  is  also 
seen  as  too  ineffective.  A  proposed  ad- 
visor's workshop  would  help,  and 
longer  and  more  frequent  meetings  bet- 
ween professor  and  student  "may  be 
tbe  solution." 

On  the  whole,  Washington  College  is 
seen  as  "too  easy  to  get  into,  and  too 
easy  to  graduate  from,"  said  Garin- 
ther. It  is  also,  on  the  other  hand, 
"tough  to  flunk  out  of,  and  tough  for 
professors  not  to  get  tenure. ' ' 
Restatements  of  the  goals  and  purposes 
of  the  four  course  plan  is  seen  as  most 
important  in  changing  that.  Other 
recommendations  include  the  beginn- 
ing of  a  Presidential  search  soon,  some 
form  of  review  for  tenured  professors 
by  the  Dean,  increased  recognition  by 
students  of  their  potential  power,  and  a 
commitment  to  improving  quality  of 


Post 

Graduation 

Plans 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

A  survey  was  taken  recently  by  The 
Elm  to  draw  a  composite  sketch  of  the 
plans  of  the  class  of  1981. 

Only  31.7  percent  of  the  Senior  class 
responded  to  the  survey.  In  real  num- 
bers, that  is  only  thirty-five  out  of  ap- 
proximately 120  students.  However,  the 
figures  from  the  survey  seem  to  pro- 
vide a  general  outlook  as  to  the  Senior's 
plans  for  after  graduation. 

Of  those  who  responded,  15  percent 
(or  eighteen  students)  either  plan  to  go 
to  graduate  school  or  have  already  been 
accepted.  Half  of  those  who  responded 
have  already  been  accepted,  the  other 
half  is  still  watting.  Courses  of  study 
which  seniors  indicated  Include  Jour- 
nalism, Law,  Mathematics,  Music, 
Philosophy,  and  Chemistry.  Of  those 
who  plan  on  going  or  who  are  going  to 
graduate  school,  27.8  percent  indicated 
that  they  will  be,  or  hope  to  be,  holding 
jobs  while  attending  graduate  school. 

Thirteen  students  who  responded  to 
the  survey  indicated  that  they  would  be 
working  after  graduation.  From  this 
percentage  ( 10.8)  of  students  who 
responded,  38.5  percent  have  jobs 
waiting  for  them  after  graduation.  A 
greater  percentage  (61.5)  plan  or  hope 
to  have  jobs. 

Of  those  who  responded,  3.4  percent 
Indicated  other  areas  of  study  or 
employment,  ranging  from  the  Marine 
corps  to  working  abroad  in  Europe. 
Four  of  the  thirty-five  students  who 
responded  constitute  this  percentage. 

students  over  quantity. 

"Ultimately,  the  College  must  get  rid 
of  the  people  who  are  preventing  it  from 
fulfilling  its  potential  to  be  a  very  good 
school:  the  students  who  are  not  In- 
terested in  education  beyond  the  op- 
portunity It  provides  to  forestall  "the 
real  world,"  the  professors  who  have 
long  since  stopped  teaching,  and  the  ad- 
ministrators who  are  no  longer  capable 
of  leading." 


Tbe  Washington  College  Recorder  Ensemble  gave  a  concert  hut  weekend. 
From  left  to  right  are:  Tom  Kelly,  Mary  Schumann,  Jim  Corey,  Amzle 
ParcelLJeanetteShafer,  and  Mary  DeMoss 


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Editorial 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


The  SAB  Report  on  academic  life  or  the  lack  of  it,  at 
Washington  College  is  to  the  point.  Its  very  bluntness  may  keep 
some  from  carefully  considering  the  problems  it  recognizes  and 
the  recommendations  it  makes. 

Pointingfingers  at  Dr.  McLain  for  all  of  WC's  problems,  the 
Report  makes  clear,  has  become  too  easy.  Criticism  of  the  Presi- 
dent has  become  fashionable,  and  although  his  lack  of  leadership 
is  too  often  demonstrated,  he's  not  the  only  one  to  blame.  How 
many  of  us  are  taking  a  couple  of  gut  courses,  even  in  the  upper 
levels,  to  balance  a  single  hard  one?  How  many  of  us  have  pro- 
fessors so  tired  of  teaching  that  they  give  the  same  lecture  year 
after  year?  An  educational  institution  can  be  as  difficult  and 
challenging  for  students  as  students  make  it;  there's  no  reason, 
however,  for  a  college  to  be  as  easy  as  Washington  College  can 
be. 

Too  many  faculty  and  sutdents  aren't  even  aware  that  the  four 
course  plan  was  instituted  for  philosophical  reasons,  that  it  has 
advantages  over  other,  more  standard,  curricular  loads. 

Few  faculty  members,  and  no  current  students,  were  here 
when  the  debate  over  this  plan  occured.  So  perhaps  along  with 
other  parts  of  freshman  orientation  there  should  be  an  explana- 
tion of  the  reasons  for  only  having  four  courses  a  semester.  And 
new  prefessors  should  be  given  some  kind  of  help  in  adjusting 
from  a  credit  hour  to  a  four-course  system,  and  should  be  told 
how  the  change  affects  the  teaching  of  courses  here.  We  as 
students  can't  afford  to  ignore  problems  simply  because  we're 
only  here  for  four  years.  The  SAB  Report  should  be  taken  ab- 
solutely seriously  by  all  members  of  the  college  community.  It 
should  not  be  forgotten  as  quickly  as  was  the  report  of— what 
yearwasit?...ohyeah,  1977. 


Preppy  Look  Featuring: 


•  Ms  Thomson 

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Sewing  Notions 


To  the  Washington  College  SGA, 

On  behalf  of  myself,  the  Washington 
College  Food  Service  staff,  and  the 
many  people  of  the  college  and  local 
community  who  will  benefit  from  a 
newly  refurbished  Main  Dining  Room 
in  Hodson  Hall,  I  would  like  to  express 
our  "Thanks"  to  the  SGA  for  its  moral 
and  financial  support  of  this  worthy 
prefect. 

Many  thanks, 

Paul  D.  Knowles,  Jr. 

Director  of  Food  Services 


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Now  that  it  looks  like  the  President's 
budget  cutting  proposals  will  be  passed, 
it  is  only  fair  that  we  take  a  closer  look 
at  President  Reagan's  plans  to  cut 
taxes.  It  has  been  a  long  time  since  the 
campaign  rhetoric  about  the  evils  of  a 
tax  cut,  but  we  should  remember  that 
the  tax  cutting  proposal  is  most  impor- 
tant if  the  President's  plans  are  to 
work. 

We  should  also  remember  that  the 
tax  cut  proposals  for  this  year  are  not 
tax  cuts  at  all— but  merely  a  decrease 
of  Carter's  tax  increase!  Any  working 
person,  whether  a  college  student  an 
unmarried  mother,  or  a  professional 
male,  must  agree  that  the  tax  burden 
threatens  a  worker's  very  freedom. 
Unless  we  fight  against  the  growing 
bureaucracy  and  tax  burden  now,  it  can 
only  get  worse. 

As  a  college  student,  that's  not 
something  I  look  forward  to. 

To  get  a  better  understanding  here 
are  a  few  facts  on  the  President's  pro- 
gram for  economic  recovery : 

Tax  collections  over  the  last  five 
years  rose  an  astonishing  78  percent, 
while  the  American  wage-earner's  ad- 
justed gross  income  over  that  period  in- 
creased by  only  58  percent.  Consequent- 
ly Americans  now  surrender  more  than 
40  percent,  of  their  earnings  to  govern- 
ment at  all  levels.  This  merely  con- 
firms what  we  already  knew— 
Americans  are  over-taxed! 

President  Reagan  has  proposed  a 
Program  for  Economic  Recovery 
which  includes  a  30  percent,  cut  in  tax 
rates  for  all  individuals  over  the  next 
three  years.  Under  the  President's  plan 
tax  rates  would  be  reduced  by  10  per- 
cent effective  July  1,  1981,  a  second  10 
percent  on  July  1, 1982,  and  the  third  10 
percent  on  July  1,  1983.  The  net  effect 
would  be  a  5  percent  reduction  in  1981 
individual  taxes,  a  15  percent,  reduc- 
tion in  1982  taxes,  a  25  percent,  reduc- 
tion in  1983  taxes  and  a  30  percent, 
reduction  in  1984  taxes.  The  plan  would 
yield  to  the  American  people  $500 
billionover  the  next  five  years. 

The  President's  tax  cut  proposal  is 
designed  to  stimulate  the  economy  by 
providing  greater  incentives  for  sav- 
ings andin vestment.  Presently,  the 
United  States  has  among  the  lowest 
rates  of  savings  and  growth  in  the 
world,  falling  far  behind  many  Euro- 
pean nations.  The  Reagan  tax  cut  would 
increase  the  after  tax  rewards  from 
work,  thus  encouraging  productivity, 


savings  and  investment. 

Reduced  tax  rates  will  also  make  tax 
shelters  less  attractive,  and  encourage 
private  investors  to  turn  toward  more 
productive  enterprise.  Increased  in- 
vestment will  expand  the  productive 
base  of  the  economy  and  create  more 
jobs.  The  President's  economic  plan  in- 
cludes a  restructuring  of  the  marginal 
tax  bracket  system.  Inflation  has 
forced  many  wage  earners  into  higher 
marginal  tax  brackets.  As  a  result, 
each  additional  earned  dollar 
translates  into  less  for  the  worker.  Pro- 
ductivity is  discouraged.  At  present, 
under  each  of  the  four  taxpayer  rates 
schedules— joint,  single,  married  filing 
separately,  and  head  of  the  household- 
— individuals  pay  tax  at  marginal  rates 
ranging  from  14  percent  and  70  percent 
of  income.  The  President's  plan  would 
lower  the  marginal  rates  to  10  percent 
to  50  percent,  of  income. 

Opponents  of  the  plan  suggest  that 
the  tax  reductions  favor  the  high- 
income  tax  payer.  But,  the  President's 
proposals  are  designed  to  favor  the  low 
to  middle  income  tax  payer.  An  in- 
dividual earning  $10,000  a  year  would 
see  his  tax  rate  reduced  by  28.5  percent, 
under  the  President's  plan,  while  an  in- 
dividual earning  $200,000  would  observe 
a  tax  rate  reduction  of  only  12.5  per- 
cent. 

High  taxes  and  government  control  of 
many  aspects  of  our  lives  are,  I  feel,  at 
the  root  of  problems  such  as  low  pro- 
duction, high  unemployment,  and 
crime.  Government  should  foster  an  at- 
mosphere conducive  to  productivity, 
but  the  tax  system  provides  almost 
everyone  with  a  disincentive  to  work. 

When  I  graduate  in  1983,  I  feel  I 
should  expect  to  find  work  oppor- 
tunities and  the  right  to  keep  what  I 
earn.  I'm  afraid  that  without  the  tax 
cuts,  my  expectations  will  be  un- 
realized, and  that  my  college  education 
will  have  gone  to  waste. 

Please  let  reason,  not  emotion,  guide 
your  decision  to  support  the  President 
and  then  let  your  Congressman  and 
Senators  in  Washington  know  of  your 
sentiments. 

The  Honorable  Charles  Mathias 

United  States  Senate 

Washington,  D.C.  20510 

The  Honorable  Paul  Sarbanes 

United  States  Senate 

Washington,  D.C.  20510 

The  Honorable  Roy  Dyson 

U.S.  House  of  Representatives 

Washington,  D.C.  20515  . 


Thank  You 
Joe  Holt 


Editor: 

To  paraphase  Orwell,  all  opinions  are 
equal,  but  some  opinions  are  more 
equal  than  others.  As  someone  who  did 
not  belong  to  a  fraternity,  whose  finan- 
cial contributions  to  the  college  have 
been  sporadic,  and  whose  visits  to  cam- 
pus have  been  few,  I  may  not  seem 
qualified  to  urge  that  the  restored  Hill 
dorms  be  given  over  to  special- interest 
housing. 

I  know  some  of  the  problems  in- 
volved :  a  promise  to  return  the 
buildings  to  the  fraternities;  the 
possibility  that,  on  a  small  campus,  fin- 
ding 90  people  to  participate  in  special- 
interest  housing  might  be  difficult. 
Some  people  argue  that  the  issue  of 
special-interest  housing  shouldn't  focus 
on  the  Hill  dorms,  that  it's  an  instance 
of  children  squabbling  over  the  biggest 
piece  of  cake. 


On  the  other  hand,  the  Hill  dorms  are 
at  the  center  of  campus;  they  were 
originally  classroom  buildings;  they 
could  become  a  force  in  the  campus's 
intellectual  and  social  life  in  a  way  that 
fraternities  simply  are  not.  In  three 
years  at  another  small  liberal-arts  col- 
lege (Grinnell),  where  there  are  no 
fraternities  or  sororities  and  there  is  a 
strong  special-interest  housing  pro- 
gram, I  saw  a  strong  campus  oommuni- 
ty.  Special-interest  houses  were  open  to 
the  campus  in  a  way  that  fraternities, 
by  the  nature  of  their  origins,  never 
seemed  to  be.  Special-interest  groups 
have  a  fluidity  which  fraternities  lack. 
At  their  best,  they  open  doors  rather 
than  close  them. 

So  you  have  my  opinion.  It's  the  opi- 
nion of  someone  who  didn't  live  in  East 
Hall—  or  Richmond  House.  But  Rich- 
mond House  made  the  campus  a  more 
interesting  place  to  be. 


Sincerely, 
Mary  Ruth  Yoe '73 


Catholic  Mass 

Every  Sunday  night  at  6:00  p.m. 

in  the  Alumni  House 


Excavation  Uncovers 

Possible  Original  Walls  Athletic  Banquet 


Th»  Washington  Cnllw  Flm-Frldlv.  April  17.  mi— Pm  I 

Bulletin  Board 

One-Act  Plays 


bySUEJAMES 
Fine  Arts  Editor 

More  archeological  findings  were  un- 
covered last  week  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Hill  Dorms  during  digging  for  electrical 
lines. 

On  Wednesday,  some  holes  for  stair- 
case footings  and  entries  at  the  back  en- 
trance of  West  Hall  were  dug.  Un- 
covered was  a  section  of  wall  approx- 
imately four  feet  away  from  the  present 
wall. 

During  this  exciting  discovery, 
another  one  was  made  after  a  wide 
trench  was  dug  for  electrical  lines  in 
the  area  between  Middle  and  East 
Halls.  Dr.  Robert  Janson  LaPalme, 
Associate  Professor  of  Art,  discovered 
two  stone  walls,  parallel  to  one  another, 
fifteen  inches  wide  and  seventeen  feet 
apart,  which  were  fifteen  inches  from 
ground  level. 

These  findings  place  Janson  La- 
Palme's  conjectured  location  of  the 
original  college  edifice  to  Just  about  the 
correct  dimensions.  The  two  stone 
walls  are  thought  to  be  corridors  that 
may  run  the  entire  160  feet  of  the 
original  edifice,  which  would  extend 
from  West  Hall  to  East  Hall.  Stones 
were  uncovered  under  a  twelve  to  eigh- 
teen inch  thick  layer  of  broken  bricks. 
The  content  of  these  bricks,  an  oyster 
shell  mortar,  dates  them  to  have  been 
used  at  approximately  the  same  date  as 


the  original  building. 

More  clues  In  this  mystery  were  un- 
covered on  Friday  during  the  digging 
for  electrical  lines,  and  the  laying  down 
of  pipes  in  front  of  Middle  Hall.  A 
twenty-five  inch  thick  wall  was  un- 
covered, which  could  be  "taken  for  the 
foundation  wall  of  the  back  wing  of  the 
original  edifice,"  Janson  LaPalme 
speculated. 


These  findings  excited  Janson 
LaPalme,  as  well  as  the  two  ar- 
chcologists  assisting  In  the  project, who 
were  present  at  the  discoveries  made 
Inside  Middle  Hall  several  weeks  ago. 
The  archeologists  photographed  the  fin- 
dings on  Wednesday  and  Sunday. 

"The  important  reference  points 
picked  up  have  to  be  followed  through," 
said  Janson  La  Palme.  "We  have 
strong  leads  now,  and  we  may  be  able 
to  find  the  intersection  point  of  the 
original  edifice." 

The  main  aim  in  this  exploration  in 
the  Hill  Dorms  vicinity  is  to  find  the 
outlines  of  the  original  foundations.  If 
the  original  building  is  definitely 
discovered,  there  may  be  some 
valuables  left  in  the  remains. 

Janson  LaPalme  said  that  one  of  the 
archeologists  may  be  giving  a  slide 
discussion  on  archeology  at  the  college 


ATHLETIC  DEPARTMENT 

The  Washington  College  Men's  and 
Women's  Athletic  Department,  has  an- 
nounced that  the  annual  athletic  award 
banquet  for  1980-81  will  be  a  combined 
affair  and  held  In  Hodson  Hall  on 
Tuesday,  Mays,  1981. 

All  students  who  have  participated  on 
officially  recognized  varsity  and  Junior 
varsity  intercollegiate  athletic  teams 
and  have  finished  the  season  In  good 
standing  are  eligible  to  attend. 

The  evening's  festivities  will  begin  al 
6  p.m.  In  Hynson  Lounge  with  a  sociaJ 
period  proceeding  the  awards  cere- 
mony scheduled  for  approximately  6:30 
p.m.  A  Buffet  Dinner  will  be  served  at 
approximately  7:30  p.m.  In  the  main 
dining  hall. 

AOTT  Kidnapping 

NEWS  RELEASE 

Be  careful,  you  may  be  kidnapped  bv 
anAOTTI 

The  AOTT's  will  be  sponsoring  their 
annual  Arthritis  Kidnapping  on 
Thursday,  April  23,  from  7-9  p.m.  A 
representative  from  each  campus 
organization  will  be  kidnapped.  All  pro- 
ceeds from  the  ransom  will  go  to  the 
National  Arthritis  Foundation. 

to  generate  Interest,  and  workers  who 
may  be  needed  to  excavate  before  the 
end  of  the  semester. 


by  GINNTE  WHITE 
The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  announces  "A  Festival  of 
One-Act  Plays,"  to  be  presented  at  8 
p.m.,  April  24  and  25  in  the  Tawes 
Studio  Theatre.  The  three  plays  being 
performed  are  Lwchtlme  by  Leonard 
Melfl,  directed  by  Steve  Gaul  and 
featuring  Missy  Booth  and  John  Fout; 
Halloween  by  Melfi,  directed  by  Ginnie 
White  and  featuring  John  R.  Porter  and 
Suzanne  Zlmmer;  and  Mr.  Flannery's 
Ocean  by  Lewis  John  Carlino,  directed 
by  Denise  Dankert  and  featuring,  In 
order  of  appearance,  Bill  Mortimer, 
Linda  Medina,  Brenda  Poteat,  Todd 
Crosby,  Jeff  Donahoe,  Missy  Booth, 
Wendy  Murphy,  and  Holli  Mathlson. 

For  reservations,  call  778-2800  and 
ask  for  extension  268.  Everyone  Is  In- 
vited to  attend. 

MUSIC  DEPARTMENT 

The  Washington  College  Music  Ma- 
jors are  presenting  a  Student  Recital 
Tuesday,  April  21,  1981  at  8:30p.m.  In 
the  Tawes  Theatre,  Daniel  Z.  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center.  Pianists  Jodee 
Baccala  and  Jim  Corey  will  be  per- 
forming music  by  Gottschalk  and 
Debussy.  Voice  students  Tom  Kelly  and 
Jeanette  Shafer  will  perform  a  duet  and 
solo  from  Mozart's  Magic  Flute.  Ford 
Schumann,  guitarist,  will  play  etudes 
by  Sor  and  Ponce. 

The  public  is  Invited  to  the  free 
recital. 


Roving  Reporter 


How  do  you  feel  about  the  preferential  voting  system  used  for  W. 
College  elections? 


byJEFFALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 

Pictures  by  Kamie  McGlyn 


Cat  Carrier,  Junior— Yeah,  I  do  like  It 
because  instead  of  being  able  to  see  how 
many  people  vote  against  you  it's  possi- 
ble to  see  who  people  would  like  to  have 
above  others. 


Dave    Polnton,    Junior— It's    good 

because  it's  convenient  but  it's  unfair 
because  after  the  first  vote  people  don't 
fully  consider  their  second,  third  or 
"ourth  votes. 


Doug  Brown,  Junior— Personally  I 
don't  think  it's  fair.  Next  year  Artene 
and  I  are  looking  into  the  possibility  of  a 
primary  election  In  cases  of  more  than 
two  people. 


Sue  DiRlenzo,  Junior— I  don't  think  I 
would  have  done  it  that  way  because  it 
slmost  didn't  seem  fair  to  some  people. 


Tom  Twomey,  Sophomore— It  wou 
be  a  good  system  if  everybody  under- 
stood the  principle,  but  most  don't.  It's 
designed  to  prevent  a  runoff,  and  in 
.spmeMcases  maybe  that's  okay. 


Pat  Jones,  Freshman— The  ones  that 
were  most  popular  weren't  elected  in 
some  cases.  In  many  cases  someone 
would  put  their  preferred  vote  as  1  and 

randpmlv.pick  the  rest. 


Tim  McGrath,  Freshman- 
simple  check  by  the  name  would  do. 
The  use  of  the  1  2  3  4  system  was  silly. 
By  the  time  I  got  to  my  third  or  fourth 
vote  I  DIDN'T  CARE. 


George  Dennis,  Senior— I  don't 
believe  in  it.  I  believe  in  majority  rule. 
Preferred  ballots  make  too  many 
heartaches. 


Th,  y—hi-gt™  rvjuy  Elm— Friday,  April  17,  UM— P«g»  4 


Vanities:  Thy  Names  Are  Women 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 


Vanities,  a  feministic  play  by  Jack 
Heifner,  was  produced  last  week.  Starr- 
ing Sally  McKenzie,  Natalie  Brown  and 
Cat  Carrier  as  the  three  high  school 
friends,  the  play  follows  their  lives 
from  1963  at  the  time  of  Kennedy's 
assaslnation  to  a  reunion  In  1974. 

The  name  of  this  game  is  women. 
Heifner  tries  to  show  the  development 
from  girl  to  adult  of  three  Texas 
cheerleaders.  On  Its  own,  the  play  is 
notsuccessful.  The  production,  how- 
ever, done  in  the  Studio  Theatre  of  the 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center,  was  profes- 
sionally and  successfully  done. 
Directed  by  Assistant  Professor  of 
Drama  Stephen  Drewes,  the  actresses 
worked  a  mediocre  piece  into  a  mean- 
ingful theatre  event. 

Vanities  has  little  substance.  The 
first  two  acts  are  devoted  to  cheerlead- 
ing  and  sororities,  respectively.  Kathy, 
played  by  Natalie  Brown,  Is  the 
organizer  of  the  group.  First,  as  head 
cheerleader,  she  organizes  football  pep 
rallies  and  dances  and  later,  during  col- 
lege in  1968,  she  holds  a  meeting  of  the 
KKG  sorority  officers  to  discuss  spring. 
"Spring  is  an  S.O.B."  Mary,  Cat  Car- 
rier, In  acts  one  and  two  shows  signs  of 
rebellion,  of  breaking  away  from 
parental  authority.  In  high  school,  she 
has  stayed  out  all  night,  having  left  her 
parents'  car  on  the  football  field.  In  col- 
lege she  is  smoking  and  planning  a  trip 
to  Europe.  Joanne,  Sally  McKenzie,  all 
sugar  coating,  has  her  life  in  absolute 
order  right  from  her  boyfriend  and  then 
fiance  Ted  to  her  virginity.  "Since  when 
does  a  virgin  need  the  pill?" 

The  third  and  final  act  is  certainly  the 
most  difficult.  Audiences  seem  to  find  it 
either  the  best  or  the  worst  part  of  the 
play.  In  it,  ten  years  have  elapsed  since 
the  girls  were  seniors  in  high  school. 
The  place  has  changed  from  Texas  to 
New  York.  And,  most  importantly,  the 
girls  have  changed.  Joanne  has  spent 
"over  a  their  of  my  married  life  preg- 
nant." 

She  is  also  an  alcoholic  and  her  hus- 
band Ted  is  involved  with  Mary, 
although  Joanne  does  not  believe  it. 
Mary,  returned  after  two  years  in 
Europe,  where  she  has  slept  with  so 
many  men  she  can't  remember  their 
names.  Upon  returning,  Mary  set  up 
shop;  a  gallery  featuring  erotic  are. 
Kathy,  however,  seems  to  be  an  almost 
non-identity.  There  isn't  much  told 
about  her,  except  that  she  is  being  kept 
by  someone,  whether  man  or  woman  is 
never  revealed.  Through  the  course  of 
the  play,  one  point  stands  out:  How 
these  three  women  achieved  their 
shallow  lives.  Thinking  themselves 
always  the  prettiest  and  most  popular, 
Joanne,  Mary,  and  Kathy  never  realize 
their  mistake  until  it  is  too  late.  Even 
then,  only  Kathy  really  understands 
what  they  did  wrong,  Joanne  got  her 
dream,  but  found  it  lacking.  Rather 
than  becoming  more  Independent,  she 
regressed  into  a  more  sheltered  ex- 


istence. Conversely,  Mary  gained  great 
Independence  only  to  find  nothingness. 
She  envies  Joanne  both  her  husband 
and  children  although  she  would  never 
have  either.  Even  Kathy  lacks  some- 
thing: a  will  toachieve  which  seemed  to 
be  a  part  of  her  in  high  school  and  col- 
lege. 

Though  it  is  not  well  written— in  fact, 
a  good  deal  of  the  dialogue  In  acts  one 
and  two  is  stilted— the  play  moves 
quickly  and  is  more  than  anything,  fun- 
ny. Whether  or  not  it  says  anything  to  or 
about  women  is  questionable.  The  view 
of  the  playwright  is  pessimistic.  Ex- 
cuses and  cop-outs  permeate  the  last 
act. 

Independent  of  the  play,  however,  is 
the  production.  All  aspects  of  this  area 
shone.  The  setting,  by  Professor  of 
Drama  Timothy  Maloney,  was  simple 
and  effective.  A  wood  flooring  had  been 
layed  on  the  stage  of  Phebe's,  the 
Studio  Theatre.  Blocks  formed  the  sim- 
ple furniture  of  the  gym,  a  bedroom, 
and  a  garden  apartment.  Three  vanity 
tables,  painted  white  as  were  the  blocks 
were  set  actoss  the  bakcback  wall  of  the 
stage  in  different  corners.  These  were 
used  by  the  actresses  for  costume 
changes  and  makeup.  Once  on  stage, 
the  three  girls  never  got  off,  and  the  ef- 
fect was  a  quite  beautiful  and  vain  one. 
All  movements  were  slowed  and 
graceful.  The  audience  learned 
something  about  feminity  from  seeing 
the  actresses  change,  brush  their  hair, 
or  spray  perfume. 

The  actresses  deserve  the  credit, 
along  with  the  director,  for  making  this 
production  of  Vanitiesso  successful.  As 
Joanne,  Sally  McKenzie  oontinues 
proving  herself  as  a  talented  and  ver- 
satile actress.  Certainly  Joanne  could 
not  have  been  an  easy  role  to  play.  The 
character  is  actually  stupid  and 
pathetic,  a  classic  dippy  southern  belle 
who  never  grows  up.  Joanne  is  a  sad 
character  who  the  audience  cannot  feel 


sorry  for.  When  the  announcement  is 
made  in  Act  I  that  the  President  had 
been  shot,  Joanne  screams  "The  Presi- 
dent of  the  Student  Council  has  been 
shot!"  When  she  learns  the  assaslna- 
tion occured  In  Dallas  she  retorts 
"Dallas?  I  just  saw  him  in  algebra!"  It 
is  this  type  of  mentality  that  McKenzie 
had  to  deal  with  in  creating  the 
character.  Joanne  does  not  think,  and 
to  portray  a  truely  stupid  person  Is  not 
easy.  McKenzie  takes  on  the  role  and 
flavors  It  with  sarcasm.  She  wants 
theaudience  to  understand  just  how 
unlikeable  a  person  Joanne  is.  Because 
Joanne  doesn't  change,  she  Is  hard  to 
take  as  being  believable.  But  McKen- 
zie's  performance  strives  to  make 
Joanne  believable.  As  portrayed  by 
McKenzie,  Joanne  is  the  kind  of  woman 
who  believes  every  commercial  on 
televison,  is  devoted  to  daytime  soap 
operas,  and  goes  to  the  supermarket  in 
a  tennis  outfit,  even  though  she  doesn't 
play  tennis.  Although  this  role  was  pro- 
bably not  her  most  challenging, 
McKenzie's  talent  as  an  actress  makes 
the  part  a  good  one.  It  is  she  who  gives 
life  to  Joanne,  and  in  the  theatre,  that's 
a  lot. 

Freshman  Natalie  Brown's  Kathy  is 
well  thought  out  and  controlled.  Under 
Brown's  tutelage,  Kathy  becomes  the 
organizer,  par  excellence,  who  creates 
structures  out  of  chicken  wire  and  gets 
her  friends  together  for  an  impromptu 
tea  party.  Kathy  has  more  intelligence 
than  any  of  the  otber  characters  and 
Brown's  performance  is  a  struggle  bet- 
ween that  intelligence  and  the 
character's  desires  for  fulfillment  in 
life  and  love.  When  she  is  unfulfilled,  as 
it  seems  in  the  last  act,  Kathy  is  sub- 
dued. Brown  takes  the  part  vigorously 
and  makes  the  character  work  in  her 
own  environment.  There  are  the  subtle 
changes  which  she  effeots  to  show 
Kathy's  development.  By  her  voice 
modulation  and  tempo,  Brown  shows 


the  double  nature  of  Kathy's  desire.  She 
is  indeed  the  one  between  the  two  ex- 
tremes and  Brown  takes  her  from  one 
point  to  the  nest,  from  Joy  of  the 
possibility  of  being  football  Queen  to 
despair  when  her  boyfriend  has  left  her 
and  married  a  girl  whom  he  got  preg- 
nant. As  Kathy  is  the  organizer  of  the 
group,  so  is  Brown's  performance  and 
organization  of  emotion.  In  Act  III  she 
acquires  something  which  she  had  not 
had  previously.  Her  manner  is  changed 
by  her  experiences  which  are  left  to  thft 
audience's  imagination.  Her  realization 
has  come,  yet  she  does  not  know  how  to 
deal  fully  with  it.  In  her  performance, 
Brown  allows  Kathy  to  be  both  superior 
and  vulnerable;  the  controller  and  the 
controlled.  By  doing  so,  she  makes 
Kathy  the  only  real  person  in  the  play 
by  allowing  the  character  of  Kathy  to 
be  a  part  of  Joanne  and  of  Mary. 

Cat  Carrier's  performances  Vanities 
as  Mary  is  certainly  the  most  challeng- 
ing part  of  the  play  and  in  it,  Carrier 
shines.  Her  own  brassiness  and  grace 
make  Mary  what  she  should  be.  Always 
a  little  bit  wild,  Mary  becomes,  under 
Carrier's  supervision,  a  women  who 
doesn't  know  what  she  wants  when  she 
has  everything  she  thinks  she  has 
wnated.  The  first  two  acts  establish 
Mary's  character  and  provide  evidence 
for  the  great  change  in  the  character 
which  has  taken  place  by  Act  ITI.  From 
her  initial,  rather  naive  comments 
about  "petting  and  necking"  in  Act  I  to 
her  claims  of  the  greatness  of  the  pill  in 
Act  II,  one  can  imagine  how  Mary 
ended  up  selling  erotic  art.  Carrier's 
performance  follows  Mary's  most 
drastic  changes  in  thought  and  ideas 
and  adds  a  dimension  to  tbe  character 
apart  from  what  Heifner  wrote  in.  Car- 
rier's portrayal  suggests  strongly  that 
Mary  is  thoroughly  jealous  of  Joanne 
and  her  children,  it  isn't  a  mere  "last 
act  of  sharing"  which  prompts  Car- 
rier's Mary  to  engage  in  an  affair  with 
Joanne's  husband,  but  a  desire  to  hurt 
her  former  friend,  to  have  for  herself 
what  Joanne  has;  her  fantasy.  This 
time  Mary  has  gone  too  far,  farther 
than  it  is  likely  she  ever  wanted  to  go. 
And  from  this  point,  she  cannot  return'. 
Carrier's  stage  presence  is  strong  and 
powerful.  In  future  productions  she, 
along  with  McKenzie  and  Brown,  will 
be  indispensable. 

Drewes'  direction  is  surely  in  keeping 
with  the  play  and  with  the  generation  it 
represents.  There  was,  it  seems,  a  dif- 
ference in  stage  movement  as  the. 
characters  changed  and  grew  apart,  a, 
sort  of  physical  as  well  as  mental 
separation.  The  music  selections 
played  before  the  show  and  during  in- 
termissions were  all  revelent  60's  songs 
sung  by  women  and  ended  appropriate- 
ly with  Judy  Garland  singing  "Over  the 
Rainbow'."  On  the  whole,  this  produc- 
tion of  Vanities  for  surpassed  the 
material  which  the  actressed  and  direc- 
tor had  to  work  with. 


Party  Honors  Student  Leaders 


"Through  the  results  of  the  Retention 
Committee's  investigations,  we  found 
that  the  most  significant  factor  affec- 
ting the  retention  of  students  was  their 
Involvement  in  extracurricular  activi- 
ties," said  Jay  Young,  SGA  President. 

Many  people  at  Washington  College 
also  feel  that  the  Administration  does 
not  adequately  recognize  the  involve- 
ment and  achievements  of  the  students. 

For  these  two  reasons  the  Student 
Government  Association  decided  to 
hold  a  cocktail  party  in  honor  of  student 
leaders.  In  what  they  hope  to  have 
made  an  annual  reception,  the  SGA 
wanted  to  recognize  campus  leaders  for 
their  contributions  in  the  same  way  that 
the  Dean's  List  Cocktail  Party  honors 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 

academic  excellence. 

The  Student  Leader's  Cocktail  Party 
was  held  Tuesday  afternoon  at  5:30  at  a 
private  home  on  Water  Street.  Atten- 
dance was  good. 

The  SGA's  hardest  problem  In  the 
planning  was  deciding  who  should  be  in- 
vited. Those  who  received  invitations 
included  sports  captains,  publications 
editors,  SGA  members,  language  club 
presidents,  fraternity  and  sorority  per- 
sidents,  and  a  few  other  selected  In- 
dividuals for  a  total  of  54.  The  SGA  felt 
that  these  group  leaders  tend  to  be 
more  Involved  in  other  campus  activi- 
ties. 


Young  said  that  it  is  a  hard  distinc- 
tion to  make  as  to  who  is  a  leader  and 
who  is  not  a  leader.  Because  this  was 
the  first  such  recognition  given  by  the 
students  for  the  students,  the  SGA  felt 
they  could  not  leave  out  those  students 
who  are  Seniors  and,  even  though  they 
may  not  be  extremely  active  in  the 
campus  life  now,  were  active  in  their 
first  two  or  three  years  here. 


He  added,  "I  think  the  Cocktail  Party 
went  well.  I  also  feel, though,  that  as  a 
result  of  the  Retention  Committee's  in- 
vestigations, the  College  should  inves- 
tigate new  ways  to  Initiate  campus  in- 
volvement." 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


Tin  Wmhlngtrai  Cojtogj  Elm— FrfcUy,  ftgffl  fl  ygj— pM  | 


Women's  Crew:  UNC  to  WC 


Dear  President  McLaln : 

I  understand  you  have  decided  to 
return  the  Hill  Dormitories  to  the 
Fraternities;  I  write  this  public  letter  to 
request  that  you  again  study  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Committee  Proposal,  and 
that  you  reconsider  your  decision. 

I  know  from  visits  to  your  office  that 
posted  on  the  wall  behind  your  desk  is 
the  motto  you  adopted  when  you 
became  President  some  years  ago:  "Is 
It  Good  for  Washington  College?"  I 
think  It  might  be  useful  to  examine  the 
Hill  Dorms  issue  in  light  of  that  ques- 
tion. 

Clearly  it  would  be  good  for  Washing- 
ton College  to  attract  many  excellent 
students.  I  tend  to  believe  that  the  best 
students  are  those  who  come  to  the  Col- 
lege for  academic  reasons— no  matter 
(up  to  a  point)  what  their  test  scores 
are  or  what  their  grade  point  averages 
have  been.  I  also  think  that  those 
students  who  want  to  attend  a  college 
for  social  reasons  (to  join  a  fraternity, 
to  participate  in  student  government,  to 
play  a  sport)  seem  weaker  and  not  as 
interested  in  academic  matters.  The 
use  of  the  Hill  Dorms  as  academic 
centers— for  a  Fine  Arts  House,  an  In- 
ternational House,  and  a  Senior 
Scholarship  House— would  obviously 
attract  and  keep  students  who  have 
strong  academic  inclinations.  (At  the 
same  time  the  existence  of  Fraternities 
and  Sororities  someplaceelse  on  cam- 
pus would  be  an  ample  enough  presence 
for  those  students  who  want  that  type  of 
social  life.)  But  the  real  issue  is  one  of 
keeping  our  college  attractive  to 
students  whose  primary  interest  is  the 
study  of  the  liberal  arts  and  sciences. 
We  can't  give  up  on  this  problem  just 
because  our  "pool"  of  students  is  grow- 
ing smaller,  or  because  secondary 
education  is  getting  worse.  There  are 
still  good  high  school  students  we  could 
attract  with  strong  academic  programs 
such  as  the  Hill  Dorms  would  provide. 
That  would  be  good  for  the  College — 
next  year  and  in  the  future  decades. 

But  your  motto  implies  we  not  only 
implement  ideas  which  are  good  for  the 
College,  but  that  we  question  policies 
which  might  damage  the  College.  It  is 
not  good  for  Washington  College  to 
reinstate  in  the  heart  of  campus  groups 
that  have  been  traditionally  rowdy  and 
disruptive.  The  charge  that  Frater- 
nities living  in  the  Hill  Dorms  have,  as  a 
matter  of  habit,  threatened  a  con- 
templative ambience  on  campus  is  not 
in  dispute.  The  administration  con- 
cedes the  point  when  they  return  the 
Fraternities  to  the  Hill  Dorms  on  a 
"trial  basis".  It  isn't  good  for  the  Col- 
lege to  allow  "probationary"  student 
groups  to  occupy  newly  refurbished 
historical  housing  that  sits  within  a 
beer  can  toss  of  the  library  plaza  or  a 
stereo  blast  away  from  the  William 
Smith  classroom  building.  It  will  be 
disheartening  and  maddening  to  those 
of  us  who  want  to  read  and  think  and 
teach  and  write.  It  hasn't  been  a  good 
idea  to  house  fraternities  in  the  Hill 
Dorms  during  the  previous  twenty 
years,  and  it  is  not  a  good  idea  to  house 
them  there  next  year. 

However,  ft  would  be  a  good  idea  to 
allow  students  with  academic  interests 
to  live  in  those  buildings.  What  one  pro- 
fessor has  called  the  "academic 
rhythms"  of  the  College  would  be 
reinstated.  I  imagine,  for  example,  that 
each  building  would  not  only  be  a  dor- 


mitory but  an  academic  center,  com- 
plete with  offices,  meeting  rooms,  and 
social  rooms.  Instead  of  the  GARRY- 
GILMORE-DRINK-UNTIL-YOU-DIE- 
PARTY,  the  International  House  might 
conduct  a  Cervantes  Weekend,  the 
Senior  Scholarship  House  could  sponsor 
a  lecture  series  on  careers;  and  the 
Fine  Arts  House  could  give  receptions 
for  concerts  and  art  shows.  In  this  way 
the  social  life  of  the  College  Is  in- 
tegrated with  the  academic  life  (in- 
stead of  at  war  with  it),  and  the  College 
is  returned  to  some  of  the  important 
aspects  of  its  eighteenth  century 
heritage.  That  would  be  good  for 
Washington  College. 

But  It  cannot  be  considered  good  for 
the  College  when  a  housing  policy 
discriminates  against  our  women 
students.  Those  Hill  Dorms  are  the  best 
places  to  live  and  everone  knows  it.  And 
no  Washington  College  student  who 
happens  to  be  a  woman  can  live  there. 
Such  a  policy  will  not  be  attractive  to 
the  best  women  stuents  we  might  hope 
to  enroll  here  at  the  College;  indeed, 
such  a  policy  (and  the  defacto 
discrimination  it  implies)  only  makes 
our  current  women  students  question 
the  vaiue  of  continuing  on  at  a  College 
where  the  twin  male  activities  of 
Lacrosse  and  Fraternities  seem  to 
dominate  the  campus  life  so  strongly.  It 
is  not  good  for  Washington  College  to 
perpeutate  chauvinistic  nonsense. 

It  is,  however,  in  the  best  interest  of 
the  College  for  you  to  take  in  to  account 
the  faculty  resolve  in  the  Hill  Dorm 
debate.  On  three  occasions  the  faculty 
has  spoken  with  near  unanimity  in 
favor  the  academic  housing  plan.  The 
reason  for  such  faculty  interest  goes 
beyond  our  collective  dismay  at  the 
rude  and  anti-intellectual  behavior  of 
the  Fraternities.  We  want  to  teach  at  a 
college  that  is  striving  to  be 
academically  excellent.  We  want  to 
teach  students  whose  abilities  and 
curiosities  challenge  our  own.  We  want 
to  be  more  than  classroom  teachers — 
we  want  to  be  part  of  superb  intellec- 
tual and  cultural  life— a  life  that  is 
created  because  of  the  resources  and 
policies  of  the  College.  Perhaps  we 
want  this  academic  Utopia  now  more 
than  ever  because  other  benefits  from 
teaching  are  modest.  We  are  not  well 
paid.  There  are  few  sabbaticals.  There 
is  little  money  for  research  or  travel. 
We  feel  hemmed  in.  And  threatened. 
Even  more  threatened  when  we  oon- 
sider  that  our  primary  interest  in 
teaching  is  being  diminished  by  the 
power  of  non-academic  gouprs  within 
the  College.  Faculty  members  with 
whom  I've  talked  about  the  academic 
housing  proposal  want  to  increase  their 
commitment  to  the  College.  We  want  to 
do  more  by  way  of  sponsoring  acade- 
mic programs  associated  with  the  Hill 
Dorms.  We  want  to  make  a  stronger 
commitment  to  the  students,  because 
we  know  that  therein  lies  our  finest 
satisfaction.  It  is  not  good  for 
Washington  College  to  have  a  faculty 
that  can't  realize  its  best  potential. 

Finally,  I  think  it  would  be  good  for 
the  College  if  you,  as  President,  would 
change  your  mind  on  this  issue— set 
aside  your  affections  for  Fraternity 
life— and  join  with  the  faculty  and  a 
large  number  of  students,  leading  us  all 
toward  creating  a  better  college  in  our 
Third  Century. 


Respectfully, 
Robert  Day 


No  Alcohol  at  Salisbury  Game 


ATHLETIC  DEPARTMENT 


Mr.  Edward  Athey,  Director  of 
Athletics,  would  like  to  inform  all  those 
students  and  others  who  plan  to  attend 
the  Washington  College— Salisbury 
State  lacrosse  game  on  Saturday,  May 
2  at  Salisbury,  that  no  alcoholic 
beverages,  including  beer,  will  be 
allowed  on  the  campus  or  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  game.  Security  guards,  assigned 
to  the  game,  have  been  instructed  to 


ask  those  who  choose  to  disregard  this 
warning  to  leave  the  game.  Salisbury 
State  officials  have  indicated  that  all 
precautions  are  being  taken  to  avoid 
any  type  of  situation  which  might  marr 
the  conduct  of  the  contest.  Students 
from  both  institutions  are  being  asked 
to  cooperate  and  use  restraint  and  con- 
trol of  their  actions. 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


The  women's  crew  rowed  an  ex- 
cellent race  last  Saturday  in  the  Cadle 
Cup  Regatta  against  the  University  of 
North  Carolina,  Duck,  and  University 
of  Virginia.  At  approximately  the  1000 
meter  mark  UNC  and  WC  pulled  away 
from  Duke  and  UVA.  The  lead  changed 
between  the  two  with  UNC  winning  by 
three  seconds. 

"It  was  a  very  good  race  for  us,"  said 
Coach  John  Wagner.  "We  tost  to  Duke 
last  year  and  UVA  usually  Intimidates 
us." 

The  main  handicaps  for  the  crew 
were  loss  of  practice  time  due  to 
weather  and  Judi  Skelton  being  out  for 
an  injury.  Ellen  Beardsley  came  out  of 
retirement  and  rowed  very  well  in 
Skelton's  place.  "All  things  considered 
it  was  a  very  good  race,"  said  Wagner. 

This  weekend  the  women  are  com- 


peting in  a  big  regatta  sponsored  by 
Harrah's  Casino  in  Atlantic  City,  New 
Jersey.  They  will  be  supplying  trophies, 
food,  and  beverages. 

The  women  will  be  racing  with  the 
Varsity-eight  boat  and  the  Novice-four. 
The  regatta  will  begin  with  an  exhibi- 
tion race  between  the  1980  U.S.  Olympic 
Rowing  team  and  either  the  Cuban  or 
Mexican  team. 

This  year's  women's  Varsity-eight 
consists  of  cox  Molly  Meehan,  Val 
Marsh,  Lid  Gowen,  Ruth  Chisnell,  Judi 
Skelton,  Christina  Ragoness,  Clair 
Paduda,  Lori  Cafiero,  and  Eileen 
Trently. 

The  Novice-four  will  make  a  racing 
debut  in  the  newest  shell,  "Devil's 
Reach."  The  women  are  cox,  Chris 
Flowers,  Andrea  Taxdal,  Kim  Phillips, 
Michelle  Hartnett,  and  Kathy  Kraus. 


Women's  Sports  In  Brief 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 
Layout  Editor 


Tennis 

The  WC  women's  tennis  team  lost  Its 
match  Monday  April  6  against  Western 
Maryland  with  a  score  of  0-9.  "I  think 
they  tried  but  we  didn't  play  as  well  as 
we  have,"  said  Coach  Penny  Fall.  "The 
conditions  were  terrible.  The  wind  was 
gusting  and  it  was  cold.  It  was 
discouraging  for  both  teams." 

Fall  felt  that  the  team  had  a  good 
chance  against  Anne  Arundel  this 
Friday.  The  April  9  game  against 
American  University  was  cancelled 
due  to  rain. 

The  main  disadvantage  this  year's 
tennis  team  has  is  Its  tough  schedule. 
"When  I  planned  this  year's  schedule  I 
wasn't  counting  on  none  of  our  veterens 
coming  back,"  said  Fall.  "Now  we've 
got  a  young  team  trying  to  play  a 
veteran  schedule." 

This  year's  team  consists  of  six 
players:  Holli  Young,  Tammy  Wolf, 
Shannon  Crosby,  Bria  Beckman,  Karen 
Morgan,  Chris  Rayborn.  "Chris 
Raybom  had  more  courage  than 
most,"  said  Fall.  "She  just  started 
playing  last  summer  and  to  play  sixth 
position  on  a  six  person  squad  takes 
courage.  She  knows  we  need  her." 

The  tennis  team  redeemed  itself  with 
flying  colors  with  a  5-4  win  over  Anne 
Arundel  on  April  10.  "They  really  com- 
peted well,"  said  Fall.  "I  was  par- 
ticularly pleased  with  our  5  and  6 
players.  They  really  came  through, 
especially  Chris." 

The  match  was  4-4  as  the  last  set 
began.  Karen  Morgan  and  Chris  Ray- 
born  won  in  the  third  game  of  the  last 
set  to  give  WC  its  first  victory  in 
women's  tennis  this  year. 

Coach  Fall  is  very  grateful  to  Debbie 
McFarland.  "She  was  put  In  a  very  dif- 
ficult position.  She  was  asked  to  fill  two 
spots  (singles  and  doubles)  and  com- 
peted well.  By  having  her  in  there 
meant  we  didn't  have  to  forfeit  these 
two  games  so  we  went  into  the  match 
with  much  less  pressure." 

To  prove  that  this  win  was  no  fluke 
the  team  beat  Wesley  College  by  a 
score  of  8-1  on  April  13.  Everyone  won 
their  singles  matches.  The  only  loss 
was  in  doubles.  "Holli  and  Tammy 
played  particularly  well,"  said  Fall. 
"Although  they  lost  at  doubles  it  was 
probably  the  best  they  played  all  year. 
They  went  three  sets.  It  was  a  good 
match." 

Despite  the  unanticipated  hardship  of 
a  young  roster,  the  women's  tennis 
team  should  be  commended  for  their  ef- 
forts. This  year  have  proven  to  be  the 
toughest  ever  for  every  team  member 
but  hopefully  it  will  be  one  of  the  best 
learning  experiences,  too.  These  two 


wins  can  encourage  the  team  that  they 

have  potential. 

Softball 

The  women's  softball  team  has  been 
playing  some  fine  ball  this  season. 
Though  the  spectators  have  been  few, 
the  enthusiasm  has  been  tremendous. 

On  Friday  April  3  the  WC  girls  beat 
Wesley  College  by  ascore  of  20-12.  The 
score  wasdue  mostly  to  Wesley's  pit- 
cher who  gave  up  twenty  walks. 

Chris  Flowers  was  credited  with  the 
win.  Julie  Gosset  was  put  in  as  relief 
pitcher  in  the  top  of  the  fifth  inning  with 
a  score  of  10-3.  Both  girls  did  a  very 
commendable  job. 

On  Wednesday  April  8  the  team  lost  to 
Notre  Dame  with  a  valiant  effort.  The 
enthusiasm  was  high  from  team 
members,  and  a  select  group  of  spec- 
tators. 

The  game  began  with  a  pitcher  Chris 
Flowers  giving  up  one  walk  and  no  hits 
in  the  first  Inning.  Anne  Most  hit  a 
single.  The  second  inning  was  three  up 
three  down  for  Notre  Dame  while  WC 
had  a  triple  from  Chris  Flowers  who 
was  knocked  In  by  a  single  from  Nancy 
Dowing  for  the  first  run  of  the  game. 
Carolyn  Sellers  and  Debbie  Fiorey  both 
had  a  sacrifice  to  end  the  inning. 

As  the  game  progressed  Anne  Most 
hit  two  fine  singles,  Maureen  Murray 
hit  one  single  asdid  Cathy  Hoffman. 
Chris  Flowers  also  added  one  more 
singles  to  her  record. 

The  game  was  tight  with  a  soore  of  5-4 
until  the  seventh  Inning  when  a  Notre 
Dame  scoring  rally  boasted  the  score  to 
11-4  where  it  stood  at  the  end  of  the 
game. 

"I  like  that  kind  of  game  because  it's 
exciting,"  said  Coach  Jenny  Butler. 

In  the  Monday,  April  13  game  against 
Navy,  WC  only  had  three  hits.  These 
came  from  Debbie  McFarland,  Julie 
Gosset,  and  "Critter  Furgueson.  Chris 
Flowers  pitched  for  the  first  three  inn- 
ings with  Julie  Gosset  relieving  her  for 
the  last  four. 

The  score  was  4-2  with  Navy  winning 
until  the  fifth  inning  when  Navy  began  a 
scoring  rally.  "We  kept  it  tight  until  the 
fifth  inning,"  said  Butler.  "We  just 
weren't  hitting.  It  was  a  close  game  for 
the  most  part."  The  final  score  was 
12-4,  Navy. 

Three  players  have  been  Injured  in 
the  past  two  weeks.  "Critter"  Fur- 
gueson and  Chris  Flowers  hurt  their 
legs  sliding  into  third.  Cheryl  Loss 
overextended  her  elbow  and  is  out  for 
the  season.  "Debbie  Fiorey  did  an  ex- 
cellent job  at  first  (Loss"  position)" 
said  Butler. 

The  next  home  game  is  Wednesday, 
April  22  against  Gettysburg  at  3:00  p.m. 


Tl»WMhlMh)pCoU«fl»MP— Friday,  April  17,  HC^PjJt*. 


Innocence  Abroad 

Handel's  Messiah  and  the  4-Minute  Mile 


by  PETE  TURCHI 


Something  has  been  going  on  in  the 
mornings,  early,  when  I'm  still  in  a 
deep  sleep.  It  was  going  on  last  term, 
but  not  as  many  people  were  doing  it.  It 
wasn't  really  popular  until  this  term, 
when  everyone  started  talking  about  a 
race  in  February. 

Just  after  dawn  a  group  of  girls  and 
about  half  as  many  guys  slam  thelr 
alarm  clocks  across  their  rooms,  dress 
quickly  in  sweatsuits  and  shorts,  grab 
any  food  item  or  anything  ressembling 
a  food  item,  and  go  down  to  the  river. 
They  run  to  the  river  in  the  coldest  of 
Oxford  mornings  so  they  can  get  the 
eight-man  shells  out,  get  them  in  the* 
water,  row  the  length  of  the  river  a  few 
times,  do  some  exercises,  and  get  back 
for  breakfast. 

They  all  complain.  They  don't  get  any 
sleep,  they  don't  like  the  cold,  the  row- 
ing is  hard.  But  they  do  it,  for  perverse 
reasons  of  their  own,  and  the  climax  of 
all  that  practice,  in  the  second  term,  is 
a  four-day  set  of  races  called  Torpids. 
There  is  s  similar  set  of  races  in  the  spr- 
ing called  Summer  Eights.  Summer 
Eights  Is  more  popular  because... well, 
because  it's  warmer  out.  To  watch  Tor- 
pids means  withstanding  the  rain,  cold, 
and  the  wind. 

I  watched  Torpids  not  so  much  as  a 
test  of  strength  but  because  I  thought  it 
would  be  amusing  to  see  all  of  the 
University's  masochists  compete  In  one 
gala  celebration.  To  try  to  explain  it 
simply,  the  men  and  women  race 
separately  and  are  both  divided  into 
divisions.  There  are  seven  divisions  for 
men,  three  for  women.  There  are" 
twelve  boats  in  each  division,  and  they 
start  the  race  at  one  end  of  the  river  a 
certain  distance  apart  from  each  other. 
Near  the  starting  point  there  is  a  cow 
pasture,  with  real  cows,  and  an  old  man 
in  a  suit  picks  his  way  through  the  cow 
chips  to  a  140-year-old  cannon  in  the 
middle  of  the  field  and  sets  it  off  to 
begin  each  race.  The  object  at  that 
point  is  to  row  like  hell  and  to  catch  up 
to  the  boat  in  front  of  you  and  bump  it. 
This  is  called  a  bump.  Very  matter-of- 
fact  country,  England.  When  you  bump 
the  boat  in  front  of  you,  that  means  that 
the  next  day  you  will  start  ahead  of  that 
boat. 

The  rules  actually  get  a  little  more 
confusing,  but  the  object  of  the  whole 
ordeal  is  to  move  all  the  way  up  to  the 
first  position  in  the  first  division.  That 
is  called  "Head  Of  The  River."  As  far 
as  the  men  are  concerned,  Oriel  College 
has  been  the  head  of  the  river  for  nine 
years,  and  it  looks  like  they  might  stay 
there  for  another  nine.  The  first  divi- 
sion rows  in  the  afternoon,  and  I  kept 
hearing  reports  about  the  first  division 
crews,  and  Oriel  in  particular. 

"I  couldn't  believe  it,"  one  of  the  girls 
on  our  first  crew  said.  "They  fly.. and 
their  boat  is  silver. " 

David,  an  Australian  who  has  rowed 
well  in  all  of  the  races  in  previous  years 
and  now  coaches  a  women's  crew,  and 
who  spends  his  summers  working  on  a 
ranch  biting  off  sheep  testicles,  was 
less  in  awe,  but  respectful.  "You  won't 
see  them  get  bumped,"  he  said.  "It  isn't 
going  to  happen." 

One  thing  everyone  agreed  on,  Oriel 
was  in  no  threat  from  our  boat.  Man- 
chester rows  with  Linacre,  another  col- 
lege, and  the  Linacre  men's  boat  began 
this  year  In  the  fourth  division,  and 
ended  up  In  the  fifth.  All  in  all,  it  was  a 
very  disappointing  Torpids  for  Linacre. 
Their  three  boats  dropped  like  trout 
lines  to  the  bottom  of  the  river.  It  was 
still  fun,  though,  to  stand  on  the  side  of 
the  river  near  the  boat  house,  watch  for 
the  yellow  Linacre  blades  to  come 
around  the  last  turn,  then  run  down  t>e 
mud  path,  in  the  midst  of  coaches  on 
bicycles  yelling  out  instructions,  and 
yell  for  our  team,  to  run  as  much  of  the 
mile-or-so  course  In  the  mud  along  the 
river  bank  as  we  coMtd  and  scream  for 


them  to  catch  up  to  Queen's. 

On  the  fourth  day  of  Torpids,  a  Satur- 
day, It  was  raining  Intermittently,  so 
between  races  I  went  upstairs  In  one  of 
the  boat  houses  where,  to  my  surprise, 
there  were  a  half  dozen  empty  chairs.  I 
sat  down,  and  as  I  looked  around  I 
realized  why  the  room  was  empty.  I 
was  In  the  University  College  boat 
house,  surrounded  by  sweatpants  and 
gym  bags  and  various  bottles  and  lun- 
ches because  University  was  In  a  race. 
I  got  up  and  looked  around.  There  were 
a  few  oars  on  the  wall  from  years  when 
University  crews  had  gotten  four 
bumps  in  four  days,  with  the  manes  of 
the  crew-members  on  them.  One  from 
the  turn  of  the  century  included  such 
famous  surmanes  as  Milne  and 
Wodehouse.  And  in  another  corner, 
hanging  on  the  wall,  were  the  bows  of 
the  boat  in  which  Oxford  University 
beat  Cambridge  University  by  two- 
fifths  of  a  length,  in  1901. 

Back  at  the  river  I  watched  our 
women  get  bumped  again.  The  great 
success  for  our  crews  was  on  the  fourth 
day  when  our  second  women's  boat,  the 
one  everyone  was  afraid  would  sudden- 
ly head  off  in  the  wrong  direction, 
bumped  Balliol  College.  There  was 
general  havoc,  and  someone  even  broke 
open  a  bottle  of  champagne.  The 
general  attitude  of  the  Linacre  crews, 
though,  was  much  different.  Where 
most  of  the  boats  fight  for  the  first  divi- 
sion, Linacre  crews  fight  to  stay  afloat. 
It  was  all  summed  up  by  one  of  the 
Dutch  girls  who  goes  to  Manchester, 
herself  a  good  rower.  She  watched  the 
Linacre  men  put  the  shell  into  the 
water,  then  we  walked  down  the  river 
as  they  rowed  into  position  for  the  start. 
She  looked  out  across  the  water. 
"I  fear  for  them." 

Boat  races  are  not  the  only  tradition 
in  Oxford.  The  house  I  live  in  was  built 
in  the  sixteenth  century.  Last  term  so- 
meone from  St.  Olaf  was  living  in  a 
room  that  had  cracks  in  the  walls,  and 
he  asked  to  move  out.  During  the  vaca- 
tion, when  they  fixed  the  walls,  they 
found  that  they  were  stuffed  with 
horsehair  and  straw,  the  insulation  of 
older  times.  All  of  the  walls,  and  the 
ceilings,  and  the  floors  in  the  house  are 
irregular.  Trying  to  hang  a  poster 
parallel  to  the  walls  here  is  like  trying 
to  sit  in  the  corner  of  a  round  room.  It 
will  drive  you  crazy.  In  Freeman's 
room,  if  you  walk  too  heavily  on  the 
floorboard  at  the  foot  of  the  bed,  all  of 
the  lights  in  his  room  go  out.  And  it's  not 
enough  that  Warrington  House  is,  as  the 
Oxford  Handboods  would  say,  quaint, 
but  in  Wedgewood  and  Bently,  one  of 
the  girls'  houses,  there  is  supposed  to  be 
a  ghost,  the  ghost  of  a  bishop. 

There  are  a  lot  of  very  old  places  in 
Oxford.  That  is  one  of  the  reasons  why 
there  is  so  much  scaffolding— it's  not 
that  new  buildings  are  going  up,  but 
companies  stay  in  business  for  genera- 
tions just  trying  to  keep  old  buildings 
from  falling  down.  One  of  the  most 
famous  pieces  of  scaffolding  is  around 
all  four  sides  of  the  Magdalen  College 
Tower,  near  Magdalen  bridge.  The 
scaffolding  has  been  there  so  long  that 
the  school  has  run  out  of  postcards  of 
the  Tower  that  do  not  show  the  scaf- 
folding, and  they  have  lost  the  negative 
of  the  one  picture  they  had  on  file.  The 
scaffolding  around  the  Magdalen  Col- 
lege Tower  had  been  there  so  long  that 
it  has  been  condemned.  It  is  supposed  to 
be  torn  down  this  summer,  but  rumor 
has  it  that  the  contractor  plans  to  build 
more  scaffolding  around  it. 

A  few  blocks  up  from  Magdalen 
Bridge  is  Catte  Street,  which  runs  very 
close  to  Manchester  College.  Catte 
Street  dates  back  at  least  to  the  year 
1200,  when  it  was  lined  on  both  sides 
with  three-stroy  tenement  housing.  The 
ground  floors  of  most  of  the  buildings  on 
Catte    Street    were    stores    like 


pawnshops,  where  the  students  of  the 
University  would  take  things  they 
didn't  need  for  a  while  and  get  cash  that 
they  needed.  In  one  of  the  great  tradi- 
tions of  education  it  turns  out  that  what 
the  students  pawned  most  often  were 
books,  so  the  stores  on  Catte  Street 
became  the  foundation  of  the  book 
trade  In  Oxford.  The  University  Press 
is  now  internationally  known.  The 
Press  grew  famous  for  something 
called  the  Fell  types,  which  are  no 
longer  in  use,  and  was  also  one  of  the 
first  presses  to  print  musical  notation  in 
a  book.  (The  book  is  called  Songs  of 
Bees.  It  has  pages  and  pages  of. ..songs 
of  bees.  Zzb  Zzb  Zzb.  Don't  bother.) 

The  history  of  Oxford  is  very  colorful. 
Across  the  Thames  river,  at  the  end  of 
the  course  where  the  boat  races  are 
held,  is  Folly  Bridge.  There  used  to  be 
an  archway  across  Folly  Bridge,  and  at 
the  top  of  the  arch  was  a  statue,  a 
sculpture  of  Roger  Bacon,  a 
philosopher,  seated.  The  legend  was 
that  the  statue,  which  was  rather  heavy 
and  precariously  placed,  would  fall  as 
soon  as  a  greater  philosopher  walked 
under  it.  It  fell  in  the  17th  century,  but 
after  all  the  years  of  waiting  nobody 
bothered  to  record  who  it  was  that 
brought  it  down. 

Another  historic  spot  is  the  Holywell 
Music  Room,  right  next  to  Manchester 
College.  The  Music  Room  is  a  small  hall 
with  a  maximum  capacity  of  250  where 
Handel  loved  to  practice.  Not  far  from 
it  is  the  Sheldonian  Theatre,  another 
place  Handel  enjoyed,  where  rumor  has 
it  that  one  of  the  King  Georges  was  wat- 
ching a  performance  of  Handel's 
Messiah  when  his  foot  fell  asleep.  The 
King,  with  all  the  gall  of  certain  heads 
of  state,  took  the  liberty  of  standing  up, 
just  at  the  beginning  of  the  Hallelujah 
chorus.  Which  is  why,  Oxfordians  will 
tell  you,  everyone  stands  for  the 
Hallelujah  chorus  to  this  day. 

Oxford  isn't  the  oldest  city  in 
England,  but  it  is  old,  and  it  has  always 
been  a  University  town.  Even  in  the 
1500's  Cambridge  and  Oxford  had 
reputations  on  the  European  continent 
as  two  of  the  greatest  universities  in  the 
world.  Age  and  reputation  have  led  to  a 
lot  of  traditions  at  Oxford.  The  servants 
at  the  colleges  still  call  the  students  Sir 
and  Miss,  and  the  formality  is  taken  by 
everyone  with  a  grain  of  salt.  Although 
formality  always  smacks  of  conser- 
vatism, Oxford  and  Cambridge  have 
long  been  breeding  grounds  for 
outspoken  voices,  and  some  traditions 
seem  to  have  been  set  with  a  wry  smile. 
Old  Tom,  the  clock  at  Christ  Church, 
rings  101  times  at  nine  o'clock  at  night. 
Back  in  the  days  when  Christ  Church 
was  all  male  and  the  students  had  to  go 
to  the  coed  colleges  for  companionship, 
the  bell  was  rung  101  times  so  that 
across  the  city  all  the  Christ  Church 
boys  would  start  running— they  had  to 
make  it  inside  the  gate  by  the  last  toll. 

A  lot  of  the  Oxford  traditions  are 
celebrations.  Torpids  and  Summer 
Eights  are  festive  occasions  followed 
by  boat  club  dinners  and  balls  that  cost 
over  one  hundred  dollars  per  couple. 
The  dinner-dance  at  Christ  Church  last 
year  Included  breakfast  in  Paris. 
Another  celebration  is  May  Day,  when, 
while  no  one  runs  in  the  nude  in  front  of 
decaying  brick  dormitories,  everyone 
stands  out  on  the  Magdalen  Bridge 
listening  to  the  choir  sing  at  five  in  the 
morning,  and  afterwards  everyone  has 
champagne  breakfast.  Champagne 
graces  the  streets  again  during  final  ex- 
aminations, when  tradition  has  it  that 
you  have  to  greet  your  friends  with 
champagne  when  they  come  out  of  the 
examination  hall.  People  at  Oxford  are 
always  looking  for  a  formal  occasion  to 
celebrate— a  second  degree  student  at 
Trinity  told  me  that  the  perfect  day  Is 
one  that  starts  with  a  luncheon  that 
turns  Into  a  tea  party  that  leads  to  a  din- 


ner party  and  everyone  goes  to  a  movie 
afterwards. 

All  of  Oxford's  traditions  are  not  hun- 
dreds of  years  old.  History  Is  still  being 
made  here— out  on  Iffley  Road,  out  past 
where  the  Buddhists  and  monks  and 
vegetarians  live,  is  a  sports  complex 
where  Roger  Bannister  first  broke  the 
four-minute  mile.  Sports  are  popular  on 
a  lot  of  levels,  from  the  University  Blue 
teams  to  small  clubs.  During  the 
rehearsals  for  Death  of  a  Salesman,  a 
play  I  was  in  this  term,  we  started 
throwing  around  a  football  that  Julian, 
the  Englishman  playing  Biff,  had  to  use 
as  a  prop.  When  we  realized  that  none 
of  the  English  people  In  the  cast  could 
throw  a  spiral  we  went  out  onto  the 
lawn  and  started  to  show  them  how  to 
do  it.  I  threw  Julian  a  long  pass  that 
bounced  off  his  chest,  and  as  he  nearly 
ran  Into  a  tree  and  the  ball  skipped  by  a 
passing  professor  I  felt  a  twinge.  A  door 
slammed,  and  suddenly  the  picture  was 
complete—  I  was  thinking  about  touch 
football  at  Washington  College,  and 
softball  games  behind  Somerset  with 
stereos  blasting  Genesis  and  Ride  of  the 
Valkyries  from  the  third  floor,  and  wif- 
fleball  games  against  the  Psychology 
Department  in  Richmond  House 
Stadium.  But  there  aren't  many 
barbecues  here,  and  crowds  of  people 
don't  stand  around  at  cricket  matches 
drinking  beer,  like  some  college 
students  do  at  lacrosse  matches  at  cer- 
tain east  coast  schools,  and  when  we 
had  a  you-must-wear-sunglasses  party 
at  the  beginning  of  this  term  we  found 
that  trying  to  find  cheap  sunglasses  in 
England  is  like  trying  to  buy  a  surf- 
board in  Kansas. 

But  the  spirit  of  spring  softball  in- 
tramurals  is  here,  in  a  way.  When  I  was 
watching  Torpids  one  day  I  stayed  to 
watch  the  men's  first  division  race,  and 
when  they  came  out  I  realized  they 
didn't  look  like  the  other  divi- 
sions—they looked  more  upper-crust, 
like  boatloads  of  Fitzgeralds  and  Hem- 
ingways in  Gatsby  sweaters  and 
pleated  white  pants.  They  have  had 
rowing  here  for  a  long  time.  When  I 
watched  the  first  division  crews  get  into 
their  boats  I  thought  of  the  pictures  up 
in  the  University  boat  house,  from  early 
in  the  century,  and  I  realized  that  as 
long  as  there  are  spring  afternoons 
there  will  be  dashing  young  men  ready 
to  row  up  the  Thames,  working  up  an 
ungentlemanly  sweat  so  they  can  go 
back  to  the  boat  house  and  drink  shandy 
and  call  each  other  "old  sport". 

I  don't  row,  but  I  liked  watching  Tor- 
pids, and  I'll  be  at  Summer  Eights. 
There  is  something  about  Oxford  that 
can  get  inside  of  you,  that  can  make  you 
feel  that  there  really  are  dashing  young 
men,  and  that  if  you  could  only  find  a 
straw  hat  everything  would  be  alright. 
Last  night  I  had  dinner  at  a  pizza 
parlor.  I  walked  down  High  Street, 
where  Captain  James  Smith's  map  and 
description  of  Virginia  were  first 
printed  when  he  retimed  from  his  ex- 
pedition to  America.  I  turned  on  Catte 
Street,  turned  right  onto  Holywell 
Street,  where  the  Turf  Tavern  has  been 
hidden  for  over  seven  hundred  years, 
and  onto  Mansfield  Road.  I  opened  the 
gate  with  my  key  and  looked  up,  and  I 
saw  scaffolding  on  top  of  the  roof  of  one 
of  the  houses  where  they  are  replaster- 
ing  the  chimneys.  I  walked  Into  the 
courtyard  of  Warrington  House,  and  as 
I  opened  the  door  to  my  room  I  glanced 
at  the  walls.  They  are  painted  an  ugly 
shade  of  green  now,  but  somewhere 
beneath  the  paint  there  is  plaster,  and 
underneath  that  there  is  probably  horse 
hair  and  straw.  I  believe  that. 

I'm  not  so  sure  about  the  Bishop, 
though.  I  don't  believe  in  ghosts,  even 
though  some  of  the  girls  say  they  have 
seen  him,  and  that  he  makes  frequent 
appearances.  I  think  they  make  it  up  so 
that  we  will  come  over  to  protect  them. 
But  I  never  argue  with  tradition. 


The  Waaalngton  College  Elm— Friday,  April  17,  MM— P» 


Arvin  Brown  Spoke  on  the  Theatre 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 
Assistant  Editor 
tionwide. 


Arvin  Brown,  artistic  director  at  the 
Long  Wharf  Theatre  in  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  and  the  wife,  Joyce  Ebner, 
an  actress  in  residence  at  the  Long 
Wharf  Theatre,  spoke  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  on  April 
13. 

Introduced  by  Assistant  Dean  Ed- 
ward Maxcy,  a  long  time  friend,  Mr. 
Brown  and  Ms.  Ebner  discussed  their 
individualcareers  in  the  theatre,  spoke 
about  various  points  of  their  work, 
discussed  the  regional  theatre  system 
and  answered  questions  from  the  au- 
dience. Both  Brown  and  Ebner  have 
worked  at  the  Long  Wharf  for  approx- 
imately fifteen  years  each,  and  have 
undergone  a  variety  of  experiences  in 


their  careers.  The  evenings  discussion 
was  thoroughly  entertain- 
ing—something which  marks  these  two 
as  "show  People."  Their  discussion 
was  lively,  witty,  humorous  and  educa- 
tional, both  for  those  interestd  in  pursu- 
ing careers  in  the  theatre  and  those 
merely  interested  in  the  theatre.  The  in- 
formal discussion  centered  on  the  ex- 
istence of  what  Brown  termed  the 
"regional  theatre"  but  expanded  out- 
wards from  that  into  personal  exper- 
iences of  Brown  and  Ebner  as  well  as 
the  interests  of  the  crowd. 

"Our  oareers  represent  a  fortunate 
period  of  the  Theatre,"  Brown  said, 
pointing  out  that  "there  is  a  real 
threat"  ot  the  survival  of  theatre  na- 


Run  For  Life  to  be  Held 


PRESSRELEASE 


Tests,  papers  and  textbooks  may  help 
students  toward  "intellectual  fitness," 
but  good  health  depends  upon  the  fit- 
ness of  the  body. 

That's  the  word  from  the  American 
Heart  Association,  which  is  encourag- 
ing students  to  participate  In  the  1981 
National  Run  For  Life  Day  activities, 
which  culminate  in  a  1-5  mile  non- 
competitive "fun  run"  on  Saturday 
April  25.  A  run  will  be  held  here  at 
Washington  College. 

"Excercise  is  the  only  currently 
available  fountain  of  youth,"  says  Lew 
Lyon,  Excutive  Director  of  the  Mary- 
land Commission  on  Physical  Fitness, 
which  has  endorsed  the  Run  For  Life 
program. 

"The  sedentary  lifestyles  led  by 
many  students  do  nothing  for  muscle 
strength,  muscle  flexibility  or  cardio- 
vascular endurancethe  three  facets  of 
physical  fitness,"  Lyon  said. 

Run  For  Life  attempts  to  provide  the 
education  and  motivation  necessary  for 
individuals  to  take  the  first  step  toward 
a  regular  commitment  to  exercise. 
Prior  to  Run  For  Life  on  April  25,  the 
American  Heart  Association  will  spon- 
sor six  weeks  of  clinics  on  the  correct 
approaches  to  walking,  running,  Jogg- 
ing and  other  forms  of  aerobic  exercise. 
The  run  on  April  25  is  designed  to  help 
participants  measure  their  progress  in 
the  Run  For  Life  program.  Exper- 
ienced runners  are  also  encouraged  to 
participate  on  April  25. 

While  promoting  the  benefits  of 
physical  fitness,  the  Heart  Association 
also  hopes  to  raise  $250,000  state  wide 
through  pledges  solicited  by  each  Run 
For  Life  participant.  Funds  raised  will 
support  American  Heart  Association 


programs  of  research,  community  ser- 
vice and  health  education  in  the  state. 
Heart  and  blood  vessel  diseases  claim 
more  lives  each  year  than  all  other 
causes  of  death  combined. 

The  April  25  run  begins  at  the  Wash- 
ington College  track  at  9:00  a.m.  All 
participants  will  receive  a  Run  For  Life 
t-shirt  and  an  instructional  running 
booklet,  and  be  eligible  for  awards  and 
prizes  on  Run  For  Life  Day.  Registra- 
tion is  three  dollars  in  advance,  five 
dollars  on  the  day  of  the  run.  To  regis- 
ter, call  the  Kent  Athletic  Club  at 
778-3148,  or  see  Dr.  John  Conkling,  As- 
sistant Professor  of  Chemistry  on  the 
first  floor  of  Dunning  Hall. 


Brown  began  his  career  as  s  writer 
with  no  real  experience  in  the  theatre, 
save  for  "one  disastrous  summer  as  a 
stage  manager."  His  early  experience 
with  literature  helped  to  Influence  his 
interests  and  abilities  as  a  director.  "I 
am  interested  in  new  plays,"  he  said, 
"because  I  know  first  hand  the  pain  and 
loneliness  of  writing  diction,  and  word 
selection."  Brown  spent  a  year  in  Eng- 
land at  the  University  of  Bristol  where 
hediscovered  directing  which,  he  said 
"has  a  lot  of  the  same  challenges  as 
writing  with  important  differences." 
For  him,  Brown  said,  directing  is  a  "a 
collaboration,  the  perfect  halfway 
point." 

After  returning  to  the  United  States 
Brown  quit  Harvard  in  order  to  get  into 
the  theater,  which  was  "a  surreal  en- 
counter," he  said.  He  studied  dra- 
matics at  Yale  for  two  years.  "The  first 
year  was  extraordinary:  the  things  I 
did  with  instinct  were  okay,"  Brown 
said.  After  his  second  year,  he  was  in- 
vited to  join  the  newly  formed  Long 
Wharf  Theatre  and  he  joined  "with  lit- 
tle persuasion."  His  first  year  there 
Brown  directed  the  children's  company 
and,  as  his  first  production,  he  did  Long 
Days  Journey  Into  Nighf'keeping  from 
everyone  the  fact  that  I  had  never 
directed  a  play  before."  Mildred  Dun- 
nock  and  Frank  Langella  starred  in  his 
production.  "I  found  myself  with  a  fair- 
ly heavy  weight  company  for  my  first 
production,"  Brown  said,  calling  it  his 
"baptism  of  fire."  In  it  he  confirmed  all 
his  impulses  and  learned  quick  lessons 
from  working  with  experienced  actors. 
Now,  in  his  fifteenth  year  at  the  Long 
Wharf,  Brown  is  artistic  director.  He 
recently  did  a  production  of  American 
Buffalo  which  starred  Al  Paoino  and 
the  theatre  has  grown.  "We  do  have  a 
national  theatre"  he  said,  which  is 
fragmented  and  yet  versatile. 

Joyce  Ebner  went  to  Carnegie- Tech 
(Carnegie  Mellon)  to  study  drama. 
After  she  graduated  she  moved  to  New 
York  as  do  many  young  actresses,  and 
worked  as  a  waitress,  taking  on  a  part 
in  the  theatre  whenever  she  could. 
Ebner  had  planned  to  be  an  opera 
singer  since  she  was  13  years  old,  but 
gradually  she  "found  that  I  acted  a  lit- 
tle better  than  I  sang." 

By  1963  she  was  acting  full  time  in 
plays  such  as  Playboy  of  the  Western 
World,  Six  characters  in  Search  of  an 
Author,  and  Trojan  Women.  For  which 
she  won  favorable  reviews.  While  she 
was  doing  the  part  of  Eleanor  of  Aqui- 
taine  in  The  Lion  in  Wlntershe  met  Mr. 
Brown  who  asked  her  to  join  the  Long 
Wharf.  Since  then,  she  has  been  doing 
regional  theatre  which  "has  allowed 
me  to  do  every  part  I'd  like  to  do  of  ail 
the  great  parts."  Although  she  has 
worked  on  Broadway,  most  recently  in 
Lillian  Hellman's  Watch  on  the  Rhine, 
Ebner  prefers  regional  over  commer- 


Feder  to  Lecture  on 
The  Fictive  Self 


NEWS  BUREAU 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College  will  present  a  lec- 
ture by  Dr.  Lillian  Feder,  Professor  of 
Comparative  Literature  and  Executive 
Officer  of  the  Doctoral  Program  in 
English  at  the  City  University  of  New 
York.  Professor  Feder  is  the  author  of 
several  critical  works  of  exceptional 
quality  and  interest.  Ancient  Myth  in 
Modern  Poetry  explores  modern 
psychoanalytical  approaches  to  myth 
in  the  work  of  Freud  and  Jung,  as  well 
as  the  appearance  of  mythological  ele- 
ments in  the  poetry  of  Yeats,  Pound, 
Eliot,  and  Auden.  Her  most  recent 
work,  Madness  in  Literature,  deals 
with   "the   mad   protagonists  of  lit- 


erature and  the  writers  for  whom 
madness  is  a  vehicle  of  self-reve- 
lation." In  the  course  of  this  study,  Pro- 
fessor Feder  analyzes  the  discoveries 
about  mental  functioning  made  by 
writers  who  have  portrayed  madness, 
as  well  as  the  ways  in  which  psychic 
conflicts  become  transformed  into 
literary  symbols. 

In  her  lecture,  entitled  "The  Fictive 
Self"  Professor  Feder  will  talk  about 
her  current  research  on  the  modern 
novel.  It  will  be  presented  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  on  Thursday,  April  23  at  8 
p.m.  and  will  be  followed  by  a  reception 
to  which  all  are  invited. 


cial  theatre  because,  she  says  "my  job 
has  to  do  with  actors,  text  and  rehear- 
sal." 

Brown  and  Ebner  devoted  a  portion 
of  the  evening  to  the  explanation  of 
Regional  versus  Commercial  Theatre. 
Brown  explained  that  Regional  Theatre 
Is  basically  non-profit  theatre.  Money  is 
earned  partially  at  the  box  office  (60 
percent. )  with  the  rest  made  up  through 
the  contributions  of  private  donors, 
dollars  and  cents  contributions,  bus- 
inesses and  industries  and  finally  a 
very  modest  portion  of  federal  aid.  Tic- 
ket prices  are  kept  low  and  attendance 
in  the  five  hundred  plus  theatre  is 
relatively  high—  ranging  from  95-98 
percent  at  each  show. 

"The  real  danger  is  with  the  budget 
cuts,"  said  Brown.  He  noted  that  no 
other  program  has  the  same  kind  of 
budget  cut  as  would  the  arts,  if  Presi- 
dent Reagan's  budget  is  made  effec- 
tive. "The  President  intends  to  do  away 
with  all  support  for  the  arts,"  said 
Brown.  The  feeling,  said  Brown,  "is 
that  arts  are  peripheral  to  the  needs 
and  concerns  of  society  in  general." 
But  the  fact  remains  that,  without  some 
governmental  support,  the  arts  will 
have  a  hard  time  surviving. 

Perhaps  the  most  interesting  and 
revealing  portion  of  the  evening  was  In 
the  Informal  questioning  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Brown.  During  this  time  Brown 
described  what  he  looks  for  in  actors.  "I 
look  for  a  certain  kind  of  life-lust,  a 
desire  for  experiences."  More  impor- 
tant than  intense  theatrical  or  academ- 
ical education  is  the  ability  "to  meet 
life  half  way. ..to  take  from  it  and  add  to 
it,"  he  said. 

In  terms  of  his  own  productions, 
Brown  said  that  he  "looks  for  unity,"  a 
point  in  the  production  where  every- 
thing meshes  and,  if  the  Job  is  done  pro- 
duces a  seamless  product.  He  added 
that  "if  one  element  gets  praised  above 
all  others— then  something  is  wrong. 
All  good  work  in  the  theatre  comes  out 
of  relaxation,"  Brown  said.  With  young 
performers  he  likes  to  guide  them  to  a 
point  of  relaxation— "on  impulse;  not 
independent  of  learning  skills,  but  a 
beginning." 

When  choosing  a  play,  Brown  said  he 
picks  something  which  has  a  "prayer  of 
realization."  In  this  sense,  he  does  not 
force  stretches  in  casting  and  encour- 
ages a  production  which  is  acoessible  to 
his  audience.  "I  encourage  a  constant 
quest  for  self-understanding,"  he  said. 
Ebner  said  that  her  husband's  directing 
technique  "makes  you  think  you've 
done  it  all  yourself."  Other  directors 
may  have  the  whole  concept  to  a  play. 
These  "try  to  fit  actors  into  marionette 
molds,"  she  said.  Brown  said  he  ap- 
proaches directing  as  "someone  who 
came  in  without  knowing  alt  the 
answers... (that  the  actor  and  director) 
are  on  a  great  exploration  together." 
By  causing  the  actor  to  feel  as  if  he  or 
she  is  doing  a  great  deal  in  the  creation 
of  a  character,  Brown  is  able  to  "have 
an  organic,  deep  feeling  about  any  play 
I  tackle."  When  Brown  is  directing,  it 
appears,  there  Is  a  surprise  to  each 
rehearsal.  "Preconceptions  screen  out 
the  possibility  of  surprise",  Brown  said. 
Borwn's  relaxation  as  a  director 
comes,  perhaps,  from  his  feeling  that 
"maybe  all  of  us  have  become  compla- 
cent... discovery  is  having  to  scramble 
which  may  produce  some  very  good 
results." 

Future  life  for  the  regional  theatre, 
as  Brown  said,  is  shaky  at  best  with  the 
possible  discontinuation  of  federal  aid. 
"People  today  think  very  carefully 
about  where  their  money  goes,"  said 
Brown.  Because  of  economic  problems 
throughout  the  nation  the  regional 
theatre  must  expand.  There  is,  Brown 
sees,  the  "great  unknown  area  of  public 
television.  If  it  succeeds  it  will  demand 
material."  If  pay  television  also  needs 
expansion,  then  the  various  theatrical 
heritages  will  be  drawn  together. 


T^y^^lMlonCoU^Elm— Friday,  April  17,  U»l—Pm» 

Baseball  on  the  Skids 


by  HARRY  McENROE 
Sports  Editor 


After  Jumping  off  to  an  Impressive  3^) 
record,  the  Washington  College  base- 
ball team  has  fallen  on  hard  times,  as 
they  have  lost  ten  of  their  last  eleven 
games.  Six  of  those  losses  were  suf- 
fered in  three  double-headers  this  past 
week.  Last  weekend  the  Shoremen 
travelled  to  Madison,  New  Jersey, 
where 'they  lost  a  pair  of  twlnbllls  to 
Falrleigh  Dickinson  University  and 
Drew  University.  On  Wednesday,  York 
College  of  Pennsylvania  was  also  an  in- 
hospitable host,  as  they  also  swept  the 
Shore  nine. 

In  last  Saturday's  first  game,  an  un- 
timely combination  of  weak  hitting,  In- 
effective pitching  and  numerous  costly 
errors  hampered  the  Shore  effort,  as 
FDU  walloped  them,  9-1.  Freshmen 
Vlnnle  Gaslar  knocked  In  the  lone 
Washington  run.  In  the  nightcap  the 
Shoremen  and  the  Jersey  Devils  were 
tied  4-4  at  the  end  of  seven  Innings,  and 
In  their  half  of  the  eight,  the  Shore  nine 
took  a  two-run  lead.  However,  FDU 
answered  with  three  runs  in  the  bottom 
of  the  inning  to  steal  a  7-6  victory. 

Despite  fine  pitching  performances 
from  freshmen  Greg  Dargan  and  Paul 
Eckert,  the  Shoremen  dropped  another 
pair  on  Sunday  as  Drew's  hurler  Rich 
Metayer  was  more  than  the  Shore  bats 
could  handle,  as  he  pitched  back-to- 
back  shutouts,  2-0  and  5-0.  Again,  Shore 
fielding  was  suspect,  as  all  the  Drew 
runs  were  unearned. 

The  Shoremen  enjoyed  leads  in  each 
of  Wednesday's  games  at  York,  but  lost 
both  by  3-2  and  17-6  scores.  Junior  Tim 
Fagan  was  effective  in  the  first  game, 
but  both  the  pitching  and  the  fielding 
broke  down  in  the  second,  in  which  the 


Shore  squad'  surrendered  an  early  6-3 
advantage.  The  Shore  offensive  effort 
was  led  by  catcher  Glenn  Gillis,  who 
stroked  four  hits  in  the  1  winbill,  and 
Fagen,  who  got  three. 

Tomorrow  the  Shoremen  face  a 
highly-touted  Johns  Hopkins  squad  in  a 
home  conference  double-header.  With  a 
3-4  MAC  record,  the  Washington  nine 
could  even  things  up  with  a  fine  effort. 
Despite  the  lowly  4-10  slate,  several, 
players  have  impressive  batting  aver- 
ages. Leading  the  hitting  are  freshman 
Fran  Lucia  and  Junior  V.J.  Filliben 
with  .461  and  .457  averages.  In  addition, 
Freshman  Vinnle  Gasior  is  hitting  .378, 
while  Bill  Gerwig,  a  junior,  is  sporting  a 
.371  average. 


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WC  Crew  Dominates 
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by  BOB  CO  ALE 


Last  weekend  the  Washington  College 
Crew  went  on  the  road  to  compete  in  the 
Jefferson  Oar  Regatta  in  Charlottsville, 
Virginia.  The  weekend  could  certainly 
be  considered  successful,  with  Wash- 
ington Crews  achieving  two  first  and 
two  second  place  finished,  out  of  four 
races  entered. 

The  man's  varsity  eight  was  the  first 
Washington  Crew  to  compete  in  the 
regatta  setting  the  pace  for  other  WC 
Crews  with  a  first  place  finish  over  host 
crew  University  of  Virginia  and  visiting 
North  Caroline.  The  race  got  off  to  a 
bad  start  after  the  Virginia  Crew  made 
a  lane  violation  and  clashed  oars  with 
the  UNC  crew  near  the  500  meter  mark. 
At  that  point  Washington  was  the 
technical  winner  of  the  race  but  the 
coaches  decided  on  a  restart.  The  race 
turned  out  to  be  a  genuine  contest  after 
the  restart.  At  the  1000  meter  mark  the 
battle  for  first  place  was  intense  with 
each  crew  having  a  bid  for  the  lead. 
Then  cox  Bart  Natham  called  for  a 
"Power  20"  and  the  Washington 
Oarsmen,  led  by  Jack  Willis,  im- 
mediately responded  with  the  extra 
power  that  enabled  them  to  gain  the 
lead.  From  that  point  on  it  was 
Washington  all  the  way,  lengthening 
the  lead  over  second  place  Virginia  to 
six  seconds  by  the  finish,  and  third 
place  UNC  followed  two  seconds  behind 
with  a  time  of  6:48.  Coach  Eric  Stoll 
commented,  "that  was  one  of  the  best 
races  I've  seen  in  a  long  time." 

The  next  Sho'men  Crew  to  the  line 
was  the  men's  J.V.  eight,  coxed  by 
Vanessa  Haigbt  and  including  Bill 
Thomas,  Bob  Hompe,  Steve  Frailer, 
Dan  Bakely,  Will  Trevillian,  Jeff 
Kohut,  Curtis  Stokes,  and  Peter 
Keyser.  Other  competitors  were  UVA 
and  Old  Dominion  College.  The  rela- 


tively Inexperienced  Washington  oars- 
men pulled  in  a  respectable  second 
place  behind  Virginia  and  beat  Old 
Dominion  by  an  unbelievable  38 
seconds.  Assistant  Coach  Sam  Baldwin 
was  pleased  withhis  boat's  perform- 
ance and  said,  "They  are  progressing 
well."  But  due  to  an  unfortunate  injury 
to  bowman  Bill  Thomas  Coach  Baldwin 
has  had  to  reorganize  the  J.V.  boat.  The 
rest  of  the  season  for  this  boat  was 
saved  by  Jim  Corddry,  a  veteran  of  last 
year's  Frosh  8  when  he  volunteered  to 
return  to  the  water  and  fill  the  vacated 
bow  seat.  Baldwin  and  his  oarsmen  are 
hoping  improve  even  more  during  the 
coming  second  half  of  the  rowing 
season. 

The  Washington  College  Women's 
Crew  also  made  the  trip  to  Charlot- 
tesville to  row  against  crews  from 
UNC,  UVA,  and  Duke  University.  The 
girls  also  made  a  very  respectable 
showing,  coming  in  second  place  behind 
the  UNC  girls  by  a  heartbreaking  three 
seconds.  The  Washington  oarswomen 
were  In  the  race  all  the  way  to  the 
finishing  sprint  when  the  UNC  crew 
managed  to  squeeze  Into  the  lead  and 
win  the  race.  Following  Washington 
across  the  line  were  Duke  and  UVA 
respectively. 

The  last  Sho'men  crew  to  compete  in 
the  Jefferson  Oar  Regatta  was  the 
men's  varsity  four,  rowing  against  the 
University  of  Tennessee.  The  veteran 
boat  from  Washington  showed  their  ex- 
perience by  walklngaway  with  the  race 
finishing  with  a  time  of  7:09,  leaving 
Tennessee  thirty-five  seconds  in  their 
wake.  The  next  Regatte  for  the  Wash- 
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Brigantine,  New  Jersey  when  the 
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THE 


Volume  52,  Number  24 


Four  Headed  for  Prestigious 
Programs 


Friday,  April  24, 1981 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 

Certainly  many  Seniors  will  be  going 
to  graduate  school  this  fall.  Four  whose 
plans  are  well  established  are  Geoff 
Garinther,  David  Mills,  Susan  Handy, 
and  Ellen  Beardsley. 

Garinther,  an  English/Political 
Science  double  major  plans  on  going  to 
law  school.  "I'm  not  even  sure  if  I  want 
to  practice  law,"  he  said,  "It's  just  that 
everything  I'd  like  to  do  would  be  done 
better  after  law  school." 

Currently,  Garinther  is  waiting  word 
from  the  University  of  Virginia,  where 
he  is  on  the  waiting  list.  He  has  been  ac- 
cepted at  Georgetown,  Washington  and 
Lee,  the  University  of  Maryland,  and 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  Of  the 
schools  to  which  he  has  been  accepted, 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  is  his 
first  choice.  But  "I'm  not  definitely  go- 
ing to  the  University  of  Pennsylvania," 
Garinther  said.  If  accepted  at  the 
University  of  Virginia,  "I'd  have  to 
make  a  decision"  between  the  two. 

Although  Garinther  is  not  sure  what 
type  of  career  he  would  like  to  pursue 
after  graduate  school,  he  said  that  "I 
don't  think  it  is  a  disadvantage  that  I 
don't  know.  I  will  know  after  I  get 
there."  If  he  decided  to  pursue  a  career 
as  an  attorney,  being  at  a  college  which 
is  out  of  state  will  be  helpful.  "I  don't 
want  to  limit  myself  to  Maryland,"  he 
said. 

Ever  since  coming  to  Washington 
College,  Garinther  has  known  he  would 
like  to  continue  to  graduate  school.  "I 
planned  on  it,  but  not  for  any  definite 
reasons, ' '  he  said.  He  has  always 
thought  about  going  to  law  school. 

The  program  at  law  school  will  last 
three  years  which,  Garinther  said,  will 
be  "a  tough  three  years."  Although  law 
schools  do  not  have  the  sort  of  money 
for  fellowships  which  other  graduate 
schools  do  have,  Garinther  will  have 
approximately  one-third  of  his  tuition 
paid  by  grants.  "Law  schools  are 
crowded,"  Garinther  said,  "they  don't 
have  to  pay  people  to  go  to  them." 

Chemistry  major  David  Mills  will  be 
attending  Yale  to  study  Organic 
Chemistry.  He  applied  to  four  schools- 
Johns  Hopkins/Northwestern,  Cornell, 
and  Yale— and  was  accepted  by  all.  He 
plans  on  studying  "physical  organic 
chemistry,  but  I'm  not  exactly  sure." 

"There  are  plenty  of  jobs  available  in 
the  field  of  Chemistry  that  one  can  get 
with  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree," 


Mills  said.  However,  in  order  to  ad- 
vance in  a  job,  a  PhD  in  Chemistry  is 
almost  essential.  "I  don't  want  to  get  in- 
to a  position  in  which  my  education 
keeps  me  from  advancing  myself,"  he 
said.  He  added  that  "I'm  undecided 
whether  I  want  to  go  into  industry  or 
teaching."  In  order  to  teach  on  the 
University  level,  a  PhD  is,  again,  essen- 
tial. 

The  PhD  program  at  Yale  will  take 
Mills  four  years  to  complete.  "I  can  op 
for  a  Masters,"  he  said.  The  school, 
however,  does  not  encourage  this. 
There  is  no  specific  program  for  getting 
a  Masters  at  Yale,  but  if  certain  credits 
are  completed  in  the  PhD  program,  one 
ran  be  obtained. 

Mills  will  be  attending  Yale  on  a 
teaching  assistanceship.  This  includes 
"a  full  remission  of  tuition  and  a  sti- 
pend," he  said. 

Over  the  summer,  Mills  will  be  going 
to  Yale  to  work  on  a  projeot  with  one  of 
the  faculty  members.  This  will  not 
count  towards  graduate  school,  but  will 
be  "More  or  less  summer  employ- 
ment." 

Susan  Handy,  a  Mathematics  major, 
will  attend  the  Penn  State  University  to 
continue  her  study  of  her  major. 
Although  in  her  field  graduate  school  is 
not  necessary  for  success  Handy  is  go- 
ing because  "there  is  so  much  more  to 
know;  I'm  a  beginner  in  my  field,"  she 
said. 

At  graduate  school.  Handy  will  pro- 
bably be  studying  Mathematics  applied 
to  Computer  Science.  "I  don't  want  to 
give  up  computer  science,"  she  said. 
Plans  on  courses  and  specific  fields  of 
study  are  still  "quite  vague." 

Handy  applied  to  four  graduate 
schools— Penn  State,  and  three  schools 
in  the  Washington,  D.C.  area.  "I 
decided  on  Penn  State  because  they 
have  the  better  program  for  the  field  in 
which  I'm  interested  in,"  she  said. 

Handy  will  be  attending  graduate 
school  on  a  teaching  assistanceship  in 
which  she  will  recieve,  like  Mills,  a  full 
tuition  remission  and  a  stipend,  "which 
Is  what  I  will  live  on,"  she  said.  She  will 
"have  to  devote  a  certain  number  of 
hours  to  the  department  per  week," 
which  will  probably  consist  of  either, 
teaching  beginning  classes  or  grading 
papers. 

Continued  on  Page  4 


Parcell,  Cousineau, 
Hamilton  Get  Tenure 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


Amzie  Parcell,  assistant  professor  of 
music,  Gene  Hamilton,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  mathematics,  Thomas 
Cousineau,  assistant  professor  of 
English,  have  all  received  tenure,  ac- 
cording to  Dean  of  the  College  Garry 
Clarke. 

A  professor  with  no  experience 
becomes  eligible  for  tenure  and  subject 
to  review  after  five  years  at  Washing- 
ton College.  In  compliance  with  rules  of 
the  American  Association  of  University 
Professors,  prior  teaching  experience 
js  included  In  the  tenure  period  for 


eligibility.  All  three  newly  tenured  pro 
fessors  had  come  to  Washington  Col 
lege  In  1978,  with  prior  teaching  ex 
perience. 

Criteria  for  granting  tenure  an 
relatively  strict.  The  professor  musl 
have  "a  broad  and  demonstrated  com- 
mand of  one's  teaching  area,  a  demon- 
strated teaching  ability,  productive 
scholarship,"  said  Clarke.  In  addition, 
a  basic  sympathy  with  the  basic  aims  of 
the  college  must  be  shown,  as  well  as 
unquestionable  entegrity  and  a  high 
sense  of  professional  ethics. 


Students  Chosen  to  Study 
on  Manchester  Program 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


John  Lonnquest,  Jeff  Donahoe,  and 
Michelle  Hartnett  have  been  selected  to 
study  abroad  next  year  at  Oxford 
University  in  the  Manchester  College 
Program.  They  now  have  the  option  of 
either  accepting  or  refusing  these  posi- 
tions. 

Each  year,  Washington  College  is 
granted  three  positions  in  copperation 
with  the  program.  This  number  may 
vary,  for  example,  this  year,  four 
students  are  there  on  the  Junior  Year 
Abroad  Study  Program.  Donahoe  and 
Hartnett  have  been  accepted  to  study  at 
Oxford  during  their  Junior  year.  Lonn- 
quest, however,  is  a  Senior  this  year 
and  has  been  accepted  to  do  graduate 
study  at  Oxford  University. 

The  main  courses  of  study  which  the 
students  may  undertake  Include 
English  Literature,  British  History, 
Music,  Philosophy  and  Religion,  and 
the  recently  added  area  of  Politics.  In 
whatever  area  they  choose  to  work, 
they  will  be  taught  under  the  Oxford 
tutorial  system.  The  heart  of  this  in- 
structional system  Is  that  these 
students  must  meet  with  their  tutors 
once  a  week. 

The  students  also  will  not  register  for 
classes.  If  they  fell  a  class  may  help 
them  with  their  studies  or  with  their 
papers,  that  they  must  present  weekly 
to  their  tutors,  they  may  attend  the 
classes.  All  campus  clubs  and  sports 
are  also  open  to  all  students. 

The  Oxford  system  works  to  in 
trimesters;  the  Michaelmas  Term,  the 
Hillary  Term  and  the  Tritinity  Term. 
Each  of  Michaelmas  Term,  the  Hillary 


Term  and  the  Trinity  Term.  Each  of 
these  are  separated  by  a  six  to  eight 
week  vacation. 

At  the  end  of  each  term,  the  tutors 
send  reports  back  to  Washington  Col- 
lege with  extensive  comments  on  the 
progress  of  each  student's  work.  These 
are  then  given  to  Ermon  Foster, 
Registrar,  who  determines  grades  for 
the  studies. 

Washington  College  has  been  In- 
volved In  the  Junior  Year  Abroad  Pro- 
gram with  Manchester  College  of  Ox- 
ford University  for  sixteen  years.  It 
was  in  1965  that  the  newly  elected  Presi- 
dent of  Manchester  College  decided  to 
"turn  the  school  around  and  open  it  up 
to  foreign  students  because  of  the  small 
number  of  students  enrolled,"  ac- 
cording to  Peter  Tapke,  Chairman  of 
the  Philosophy  Department  and  Chair- 
man of  the  committee  that  chooses  the 
students  who  will  study  abroad. 

Since  1965,  Washington  College  has 
sent  over  thirty  students  with  varying 
degrees  of  success,  as  far  as  Man- 
chester is  concerned.  Other  United 
States  college  which  participate  in  the 
program  are  St.  Olaf  College,  Bates 
College,  Marist  College,  and  Boston 
College. 

According  to  Tapke,  "No  one  has 
ever  been  disappointed  with  the  pro- 
gram but  the  interest  fluctuates  from 
year  to  year  in  unpredictable  ways. 
Some  people  just  don't  realize  the  uni- 
que access  we  have  to  a  great  interna- 
tional university.  Oxford  University  is 
the  oldest  English-speaking  college  In 
the  world." 


Missy  Booth  and  John  Fout  In  Lun- 
chtfme.  A  festival  of  one-act  plays  Is  be- 


ing presented  tonight  and  tomorrow 
night  in  the  Studio  Theatre. 

Staff  Photo  by  Jim  Graham 


Th.  W.l.lnff.nn  CoUMe  Elm-Frhtoy.  April  24. 1M1-PM0  2 


Editorial 


ZefYers  to  the  Editor 


A  lot's  been  said  about  apathy  lately,  from  comments  on  SGA 
elections  to  comments  in  the  SAB  report.  It's  easy  to  dismiss  the 
issue.  Who  cares  about  apathy,  anyway? 

We  should,  because  apathy  toward  academics,  social  life,  ex- 
tracurricular activities,  has  some  pretty  unpleasant  conse- 
quences for  students  themselves,  and  for  WC  as  an  institution. 
Worst  of  all,  apathy  is  not  confined  to  students;  it  has  infected  all 
too  many  faculty  members  as  well.  A  vicious  circle  results. 
Students  who  don't  care  about  going  to  class,  discourage  pro- 
fessors. Professors  who  don't  care  about  teaching,  because  their 
creativity  has  been  ignored  or  simply  because  their  tenure  has 
made  them  stagnate,  discourage  students  in  turn. 

Action  next  year  on  the  SAB  report  and  on  Arlene  Lee's  ideas 
for  more  student  involvement  may  help  to  break  this  circle.  Or  is 
apathy  chronic,  and  nationwide?  It  can't  all  be  blamed  on  the 
isolation  of  Chestertown  or  the  peculiarities  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. And  if  even  in  the  most  "active"  years  of  our  generation 
most  of  us  don't  even  see  a  newspaper  or  a  news  broadcast 
regularly,  then  perhaps  no  amount  of  good  teaching  or  student 
leadership  or  newspaper  editorials  will  get  us  involved. 

Knowles  Wins  Trip 
to  Disney  World 

by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


their  two  daughters  will  be  leaving  for 
Disney  World  on  May  3rd  where  they 
will  stay  at  Lake  Buena  Vista  in  a  one- 
bedroom  villa.  On  Monday,  May  4, 
Knowles  will  begin  preparing  for  the 
Grand  Championship  Cook-Off  which 
will  be  between  the  nine  regional  win- 
ners of  the  contest.  On  Tuesday,  May 
5th,  he  will  prepare  Terri's  Casserole 
for  the  show  and  it  will  be  judged.  The 
winner  of  the  cook-off  will  be  an- 
nounced at  a  luncheon  following  the 
cook-off  and  will  be  awarded  an  addi- 
tional $500. 

Knowles  feels  that  his  recipe  has  an 
advantage  because  it  is  a  main  dish, 
and  main  dishes  centered  around 
oranges  are  less  common  than  desserts 
or  salads  centered  around  oranges.  He 
said  of  winning  the  contest,  "Every 
time  I  think  about  it  1  get  fired  up,"  and 
"I'm  more  excited  than  the  kids  about 
the  trip  to  Disney  World."  Good  luck 
Dave! 

TERRI'S  CASSEROLE 

Vi  C  Pauley  cream  cheese 
2  T  Frozen  orange  juice  concentrate 
the  grated  peel  from  1  navel  orange 
1  navel  orange— peeled  and  chopped 

1  medium  egg 

2  T  midget  select  pecan  pieces 
l/i  C  diced,  cooked  ham 

¥t  C  fresh  broccoli  buds 

1)  combine  all  of  the  ingredients 
together  and  mix  with  a  hand  mixer. 

2)  pour  mixture  into  2  buttered,  lA 
quart  casserole  dishes. 

3)  bake  at  350  degrees  for  35  minutes 
or  until  the  top  of  the  casserole  is  lightly 
brown. 

4)  serve  hot  with  noodles  or  rice. 

5)  this  makes  two  servings. 

Band  Concert 
Next  Week 

NEWS  BUREAU 
The  Washington  College  Band  will 
present  a  concert  on  Sunday,  May  3  at 
4:00  in  Tawes  Theater.  Included  on  the 
program  will  be  the  Fortinbras  March 
by  Dimitri  Shostakocich,  the  First  Suite 
in  Eb  for  Military  Band  by  Gustav 
Hoist,  and  selections  from  the  musical 
Eubie  which  Is  based  on  the  music  of 
Baltimore  native  Eubie  Blake.  The  con- 
cert is  free  and  open  to  the  public. 


Dave  Knowles,  better  known  to 
Washington  College  students  as  "Din- 
ner Dave,"  recently  won  a  trip  to  Walt 
Disney  World  for  a  recipe  he  entered  in 
the  regional  division  of  the  "Florida 
Sunshine  Recipe  Contest."  The  contest 
was  open  to  all  full-time  employees  of 
NACUFS,  the  National  Association  of 
College  and  University  Food  Services. 

Knowles  said  he  didn't  think  that  very 
many  people  would  be  entering  the  con- 
test, and  that  this  influenced  his  deci- 
sion to  enter.  As  it  turned  out,  though, 
the  contest  attracted  many  entrants, 
and  so  Knowles'  recipe  was  chosen  as 
best  from  a  large  group  of  recipes. 
Knowles  and  his  wife,  Terri,  created  six 
recipes  for  the  contest.  The  recipe 
which  won  is  called  "Terri's  Casser- 
ole," because,  as  Knowles  put  it,  "it's 
85  per  cent  her  work,"  and  "she 
deserves  most  of  the  credit." 

The  guidelines  for  the  recipes  entered 
in  the  contest  were  fairly  broad.  The 
recipes  could  be  for  any  type  of  dish,  as 
long  as  it  included  one  of  the  following 
Florida  citrus  products:  frozen  concen- 
tratedorange  juice,  fresh  oranges  or 
grapefruit,  tangerines,  tangelos,  or 
canned  grapefriut  juice.  "Terri's 
Casserole"  is  a  dish  which  uses  oranges 
and  frozen  concentrated  orange  juice. 

Knowles  won  an  all-expense  paid  trip 
for  two  to  Disney  World,  plus  $100  for 
"Terri's  Casserole."  He,  his  wife,  and 


To  the  Editor: 

After  reading  the  update  of  the  Stu- 
dent Academic  Board,  I  felt  there  was 
some  information  that  I  should  share 
not  only  with  the  members  of  the  SAB, 
but  with  the  entire  student  body  of 
Washington  College. 

In  referring  to  the  declining 
academic  quality  of  the  student  body, 
the  report  focused  on  the  declining  SAT 
scores  and  freshman  year  perfor- 
mance. I  assume  that  the  supposition  is 
that  low  SAT  scores  affected  the 
freshman  year  performance.  This  is 
logical  since  the  sole  purpose  of  the  SAT 
scores  is  to  aid  in  the  prediction  of  a  stu- 
dent's performance  in  the  first  year  of 
college.  I  would  also  like  to  add  this 
note.  The  Educational  Testing  Service, 
developers  of  the  SAT,  states  on  the 
score  sheet  that  the  SAT  scores  are  not 
the  best  predictor  of  first  year  college 
performance,  that  the  high  school 
grade  point  average  is  probably  a  bet- 
ter predictor. 

It  is  no  secret  that  SAT  scores  are 
declining.  The  national  average  last 
year  was  420  verbal  and  466  math.  In  a 
recent  report  from  the  Maryland  State 
Board  of  Higher  Education,  it  was 
stated  that  only  8  percent,  of  the  total 


test  takers  in  1979  scored  600  or  above 
on  the  verbal,  while  41  percent,  scored 
below  400.  The  same  extreme  is  true  of 
the  math  scores.  The  Maryland  State 
Report  also  states  that  the  SAT  average 
for  the  Middle  Atlantic  area,  which  is 
the  area  from  which  we  draw  most  of 
our  students,  was  424  verbal  and  463 
math. 

The  average  SAT  scores  for  last 
year's  freshman  class  at  Washington 
College  was  a  490  verbal  and  a  500 
math.  At  the  February  faculty  meeting 
I  presented  a  profile  of  accepted 
freshmen  as  of  January  30,  1981.  The 
SAT  averages  were  a  493  verbal  and  516 
math,  Fifty-six  percent  of  the  accepted 
students  had  a  high  school  grade  point 
average  of  3.0  or  better.  As  I  told  the 
faculty  in  February,  we  are  still  striv- 
ing to  recruit  the  best  qualified  students 
for  Washington  College.  I  can  also  say 
that  the  admissions  office  has  not  been 
subjected  to  any  pressure  by  the  ad- 
ministration to  enroll  students  who  are 
not  qualified. 

Finally,  I  am  available  to  discuss  all 
of  this  information,  plus  admissions 
trends,  and  how  they  may  affect 
Washington  College,  with  any  member 
of  the  student  body. 


Sincerely, 

A.M.  DiMaggio 

Director  of  Admissions 


Food  Service 

To:  The  Boarding  Students  of  Wash- 
ington College 

The  Washington  College  Food  Service 
is  sponsoring  a  "Thank  You"  Picnic  for 
all  of  its  boarding  students  on 
Wednesday,  April  29,  1981  from  4:30  to 
6:30  P.M.  The  menu  will  feature: 

Charcoaled  Hamburgers  (and  a  fix- 
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New  SGA  Executive  Board  Prepares 
for  Bicentennial  Year 


The  recent  SGA  election  should  be 
remembered  for  the  exceptionally  long 
candidate  list  (which  meant  an  excep- 
tionally long  speech  night)  and  for  ad- 
ding to  the  controversey  over  the 
preferential  voting  system.  From  this 
hard  fought  election  came  the  newly 
chosen  SGA  executive  board.  After 
several  years  of  a  single  group 
dominance,  next  year's  SGA  board  is 
half  independant.  The  members  include 
Arlene  Lee,  president;  Doug  Brown, 
vice  president;  Frank  Dirks, 
treasurer;  Sue  De  Rienzo,  secretary; 
John  Fitzgerald,  social  chairman;  and 
Liz  Edwardson,  Assistant  social  chair- 
man. Each  has  his  or  her  own  ideas  for 
next  year's  student  government. 

As  vice  president  of  the  SGA,  Doug 
Brown's  most  important  duty  will  be  to 
serve  as  president  of  the  SAB.  "My  job 
is  to  convey  student  ideas  to  the  faculty 
and  board,"  he  said.  "I'd  also  like  more 
input  in  the  SGA,  I  think  that's  the  most 
important  thing  " 

"The  biggest  reason  I  ran  was 
because  I  was  on  the  academic  board  so 
I  know  a  lot  about  it,"  he  continued.  "I 
hope  to  look  at  the  tenure  system  for 
faculty  members  and  to  possibly  spend 
time  on  the  four-course  plan." 

In  the  evaluation  of  the  four-course 
plan,  Brown  proposes  to  evaluate  every 
major  area  of  study.  This  will  involve 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 


Directed  by  Nicholas  Roeg  ( Walk- 
about), and  starring  Donald  Sutherland 
and  Julie  Christie.  Based  on  the  novel 
by  Daphne  du  Maurier,  Don't  Look  Now 
is  a  study  of  alienation  and  apparently 
illogical  associations.  Working  with  the 
traditional  elements  of  the  horror 
genre— second  sight,  ESP,  warnings 
from  the  dead— And  cinemamato- 
graphy  of  disquieting  beauty  and 
dreamlike  dislocation,  Roeg  weaves  a 
fabric  of  anxiety  that  brings  all  reality 
Into  question.  Hidden  beneath  the  sim- 
ple story  of  a  couple  shaken  by  the  ac- 
cidental death  of  their  daughter,  is  a 
sinister  and  shocking  mystery.  The 
unexpected,  though  brilliantly  correct, 
ending  will  leave  you  gasping  for 
breath. 


looking  at  the  curriculum,  how  the  ma- 
jor is  set  up,  and  how  the  courses  are 
setup. 

Another  proposal  is  to  open  SAB 
meetings  to  the  entire  student  body.  "If 
people  are  interested  I  won't  turn  them 
away  especially  if  they  have  a  valid  opi- 
nion," he  said.  "We  had  very  little  com- 
munication with  the  student  body  this 
year.  Most  students  don't  know  what 
it's  about."  To  help  alleviate  this  pro- 
blem, Brown  proposes  the  publication 


bMveekly    newsletter    telling 
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of 

students  what  the  board  is  about. 

Brown  has  some  plans  for  social  ac- 
tivities which  he  would  like  to  see 
materialize.  These  include  making 
Homecoming  a  bigger  event  and  the 
possability  of  an  Octoberfest  as  more  of 
a  social  gathering  for  interaction  rather 
than  drinking. 

"Washington  College  has  a  lot  to  of- 
fer," he  said.  "We  have  a  good  base 
here  that  we  can  work  with  to  make  this 


Lee's  Plans  for  Next  Year's  SGA 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 
I  felt  really  positive  when  I  met  with 
the  deans,"  said  newley  elected  SGA 
president  Arlene  Lee.  "They  felt  it  was, 
good  that  I  was  elected  because  it  will 
mean  frech  ideas.  For  the  past  few 
years  the  president  has  been  a  conser- 
vative male.  I'm  a  liberal  female.  It's  a 
completely  different  aspect  for  the 
bicentennial." 

The  reason  I  ran  for  president  was 
because  I  was  frustrated  being  a 
senator.  No  one  seemed  to  care  what 
the  others  said.  Our  position  was  purely 
symbolic.  We  were  meeting  only  as 
spectators.  I  looked  at  the  executive 
board  and  figured  that  the  reason  so 
many  fraternity  or  sorority  members 
were  on  it  was  because  they're  the  only 
ones  to  run.  If  the  only  result  of  my  run- 
ning was  controversy  at  least  it  was 
stimulating  controversy.  Three  fourths 
of  this  college  is  independant  and  I  feel 
that  fact  should  be  made  known. 

[  don't  think  fraternities  and 
sororities  have  too  much  power  but 
they  so  have  a  lot  of  influence  because 
they  have  a   unified  voice.   They're 

organized.  Their  organization  allows 

them  the  ability  or  support  to  run  for  of- 
fice. They're  no  better  than  anyone 

else,  they're  just  more  organized." 
Arlene  Lee  is  not  affiliated  with  a 

sorority:    however,    she   is  not  anti- 
sorority  or  fraternity.  Since  she  has 

friends  in  sororities  and  fraternities  as 

well  as  some  who  are  not,  her  indepen- 

dance,  she  feels,  will  allow  her  to  be 

more  representative  of  the  entire  stu- 
dent body.  "I  think  it  will  make  a  dlf- 

ferance,"  she  said,  "because  it  will 

make    other    independants    get    in- 
volved." 
Lee  has  had  much  experience  with 

campus  life  and  organization.  She  has 

been  an  SJB  lawyer  for  two  years  and  a 

Retd  Hall  senator  for  one  year.  Serving 

as  assistant  editor  for  the  Pegasus,  she 

feels,  has  helped  her  to  become  more 

aware  of  and  involved  in  student  life. 

Some  on  campus  jobs,  in  the  library  an- 

das  a  tour  guide,  have  given  her,  "alot 

of  different  ways  to  get  in  touch  with  a 

lot  of  people." 
As  president,  Lee  has  many  new 

ideas  for  campus  improvement.  One 

idea  is  a  career  counceling  program. 
I've  talked  to  some  people  who  real- 


ly  feel  that  they  can't  so  anything  with  a 
liberal  arts  education,"  she  com' 
mented.  "If  we  can  get  one  very  ex- 
perienced career  counselor  to  help 
students  with  job  placement  maybe 
some  students  won't  feel  lost  and  leave 
to  go  to  Universities  for  a  more 
specialized  education." 

The  biggest  problem  she  sees  is  attrl 
tion.  "I  don't  feel  we're  looking  at  attri- 
tion from  a  constructive  standpoint," 
she  said.  "I  think  attrition  has  a  lot  of 
factors  that  we  need  to  address  in- 
dividually  in  order  to  have  an  effect  on 
thetotal  problem." 

She  sees  more  student  involvement 
as  a  possible  solution  to  the  attrition 
problem.  "They're  only  600  of  us.  We 
can  ail  do  something,"  she  said. 

Lee  is  looking  forward  to  working 
with  the  new  executive  board.  Doug  and 
I  will  be  able  to  work  together  because 
we  have  a  lot  of  the  same  interest.  He 
also  represents  fraternity  interest. 
He'll  help  round  out  the  executive 
board." 

"I'm  looking  forward  to  working  with 
Frank  (Dirks)  to  keep  us  all  down  to 
earth,"  she  continued.  "He's  very  level 
headed  and  responsible." 

Lee  feels  that  this  school  has  many 
positive  aspects,  especially  the  size. 
"No  matter  what,  we  know  each  other. 
If  someone  is  in  trouble  someone  will 
stop  and  help,"  she  said.  "It's  much 
easier  to  get  people  motivated." 

Other  positive  attributes  of  WC,  she 
feels,  are,  "a  lot  of  good  facilities, 
beautiful  area,  and  a  strong  sports  pro- 
gram." 

With  the  bicentenial  celebration  cam 
ing  next  year,  she  will  have  one  of  the 
most  important  and  demanding  presi- 
dential terms  in  WC's  history.  'Tin 
looking  forward  to  a  good  time  with  the 
bicentenial,"  she  said.  "It  shoud  draw 
attention  to  this  school  which  it  sorely 
needs  and  should  be  fun  for  all  of  us 
here." 

Arlene  Lee  should  def inately  prove  to 
be  a  strong  asset  to  Washington  College 
as  president  of  SGA.  Her  fresh  outlook 
and  Innovative  ideas,  if  a  given  a 
chance,  can  greatly  Improve  student 
life  and  possibly  cut  down  the  attrition 
rate  and  even  draw  more  students  to 
this  school. 


Continued  from  Page  1 

place  great." 

Frank  Dirks,  like  Brown,  wants  to  see 
more  student  input  in  the  SGA.  "I  think 
the  SGA  should  take  a  concerned  role 
toward  student  needs,  "said  Dirks,  "the 
students  should  take  a  more  responsi- 
ble role  toward  the  school.  As  an  officer 
I  must  remain  loyal  to  the  policies 
presented  by  the  SGA." 

After  a  semester  of  running  the  game 
room.  Dirks  decided  to  run  for  SGA 
E  treasurer.  "I  felt  I  would  be  the  best 
5  person  for  the  job,"  said  Dirks.  "As 
S  treasurer  I  will  be  the  head  of  the 
~  organizational  committee  which  gives 
s;  money  to  student  organizations."  Dirks 
*  will  be  looking  for  what  will  be  the  most 
5  productive  route  for  the  groups  on  cam- 
£  pus  as  well  as  determine  what  potential 
£  each  group  has. 

S  While  in  office  Dirks  would  like  to  see 
w  a  follow-up  of  the  SAB  report.  "It's  ap- 
parent that  the  leadership  is  lacking, 
the  faculty  is  disenchanted,  and  the 
students  are  un  reactive.  This  must  be 
changed  for  the  important  bicenten- 
nial." 

As  for  next  year,  he  said,  "it  should 
be  an  interesting,  challenging  year.  It 
will  be  a  challenge  for  us  to  hold  true  to 
the  high  standards  the  former  ex- 
ecutive board  set." 

"I'd  like  to  use  Jay  and  Geoff's  ad- 
ministration as  a  model,"  said  Sue 
DeRienzo,  the  new  SGA  secretary. 
"The  SGA  last  year  did  a  very  good  Job. 
I'd  like  to  see  that  continue." 

DeRienzo  ran  for  secretary  because 
"people  thought  I'd  be  good.  I've  never 
been  a  part  of  student  government 
either  in  high  school  or  college.  I  think 
it's  a  good  way  to  find  out  what  the  col- 
lege is  made  of.  It's  a  good  way  to  get 
involved." 

As  secretary,  DeRienzo  sees  com- 
munication as  a  largejpart  of  her  job  by 
letting  the  student  booy  know  what  the 
SGA  is  doing.  Another  duty  will  be 
working  very  closely  with  the  presi- 
dent. If  her  job  comes  down  to  typing, 
her  speed  is  "with  practice,  40-15  words 
a  minute." 

Rounding  out  the  executive  board  are 
John  Fitzgerald  and  Liz  Edwardson, 
social  chairmal  and  assistant  social 
chairman  respectively.  "I  think  we 
have  a  very  diverse,  liberal,  open- 
minded  executive  board,"  said  Fit- 
zgerald. "Weil  all  create  good  tensions 
among  each  other,"  added  Edwardson. 
"My  job  is  mainly  to  provide  enter- 
tainment for  students,"  said  Fitz- 
gerald. "I'd  like  to  see  more  of  students 
getting  involved  telling  us  who  they 
want  to  see.  'I'd  like  to  continue  getting 
the  highest  quality  band  for  the  lowest 
possible  price." 

Edwardson  added,  "I  plan  on  work- 
ing really  closely  with  John.  I  don't  plan 
on  being  just  a  sign  maker.  I  plan  on 
working  for  a  diversified  social  pro- 
gram.: 

"I  ran  because  I  wanted  this  job  bad- 
ly," said  Fitzgerald.  "I  want  to  see 
good  entertainment  come  here.  We 
have  a  student  body  who  want  that.  I 
think  I  can  do  a  damn  good  job  and  I'm 
willing  to  work  hard  for  it." 

"I  knew  what  the  job  of  assistant 
social  chairman  was,"  said  Edward- 
son. "I  knew  I  was  capable  and  I 
wanted  to  do  ft.  I  felt  I'd  be  an  asset  to 
the  organization." 

The  SGA  executive  board  for  the 
Bicentennial  school  year  Is  a  very 
diversified  group  of  poeple.  The  dif- 
ferences among  them  should  prove  to 
be  an  asset  as  different  opinions  may 
enable  the  board  to  see  matters  from  all 
angles.  The  board  seems  to  want  to 
work  on  the  problem  of  attrition.  The 
main  project  each  member  is  hoping  to 
push  through  is  career  counseling. 
Every  member  Is  willing  and  capable 
to  work  hard  to  make  next  year  the  big- 
gest and  best  year  ever  at  Washington 
College. 


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Shoremen  Peaking  for  NCAA   Shore  Baseball  Sinks  to  5-14 


by  BEN  CONNOLLY 


Yesterday's  18-6  trouncing  ol  a  weak 
Washington  Bible  squad  did  little  to 
make  up  for  a  pair  of  doubleheader 
losses  to  conference  foes  Johns  Hopkins 
and  Urslnus.  After  going  1-4  during  the 
past  week,  the  baseball  team's  record 
stands  at  a  disappointing  5-14. 

The  Shore  nine  played  well  Saturday 
while  hosting  Hopkins,  but  lost  both 
games  in  the  last  inning  by  scores  of  9-6 
and  9-7.  in  the  first  game  freshman 
southpaw  Paul  Eckert  pitched  effec- 
tively, but  a  couple  of  big  Hopkins  inn- 
ings proved  disastrous.  Tim  Fagan 
stroked  a  solo  homerun,  while  Bill  Mc- 
Cain and  Bill  Bounds  each  had  several 
key  hits  to  lead  the  Shore  offensive  ef- 
fort. In  the  nightcap  the  Shore  bats 
came  alive  early  as  they  took  an  early 
6-0  lead,  but  six  Hopkins  runs  in  the 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 
Sports  Editor 


third  knocked  out  pitcher  Jim  Corey 
and  knotted  the  contest.  Freshman 
Greg  Dargan  shut  down  the  Blue  Jays 
until  the  final  Inning  when  Washington 
surrendered  a  7-6  lead. 

Another  pair  of  home  losses  dropped 
the  Shoremen's  final  MAC  record  to  a 
poor  2-8  when  Ursinus  beat  them  10-6 
and  4-3  on  Wednesday.  Back-to-back, 
first  inning  homeruns  off  Tim  Fagan 
started  Ursinus'  roll  to  victory  in  the 
first  game,  while  the  Shoremen 
squandered  a  2-0  advantage  in  the  se- 
cond before  falling  by  one  run,  leaving 
two  men  on  base  in  the  last  inning.  Paul 
Eckert  handled  second  game  mound 
duties,  while  bat  support  came  from 
sophomores  Glen  Gillis  and  Bill 
Bounds. 


Prestigious  Programs 


The  Washington  College  lacrosse 
team,  playing  Its  best  ball  in  years,  took 
three  crucial  victories  to  up  its  record 
to  9-3.  Rebounding  from  a  tough  loss  at 
Loyola,  the  squad  defeated  visiting 
Franklin  and  Marshall  14-8,  then 
travelled  to  Roanoke  where  they  came 
from  behind  to  beat  the  number  two 
ranked  Maroons,  18-16.  Finally,  the 
Shoremen  avoided  any  chance  of  a  let 
down  by  jumping  to  a  quick  4-0  lead  and 
coasted  to  a  17-10  victory  over  the 
Western  Maryland  Green  Terrors. 

The  onslaught  began  when  an  im- 
proved Franklin  and  Marshall  team 
came  to  town,  fresh  off  a  victory  over 
the  University  of  Delaware.  The  upset- 
minded  Diplomats  played  tough 
defense  throughout  and  trailed  by  a  2-0 
first  quarter  count.  But  Washington 
College's  offensive  guns  proved  too 
much  to  handle  while  the  defense,  led 
by  sophomore  goalie  Jim  O'Neil,  was 
nearly  impenetrable. 

The  Shoremen  could  have  been  ex- 
cused for  looking  ahead  since  the  big- 
gest game  of  the  year  loomed  next. 
Playing  before  a  rowdy  and  partisan 
crowd  at  Roanoke  College,  the  club  fell 
behind  9-3  after  one  quarter  and  trailed 
11-7  at  the  half.  The  Shoremen  came 
storming  back  in  the  second  half  as  Ben 
Tuckerman  controlled  the  opening 
faceoff  and  fired  in  a  bullet  to  set  the 
stage  for  the  dramatic  turnaround.  Led 
by  Dickie  Grieves,  the  squad  took  a 
14-13  third  period  lead  and  held  on  for 
the  two-goal  victory.  The  defense  of 
Kevin  O'Connor,  Frank  Filice,  Tim 
Matthews,  and  Tim  Cloud  can  be  com- 
mended for  an  outstanding  second  half 
efford  as  can  goalie  O'Neil,  who  made 
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Grieves,  with  5  goals,  2  assist,  Tucker- 
man, 4  goals,  Jeff  Kauffman,  3  goals, 
Joe  Comely  1  goal,  1  assist,  Paul 
Hooper,  2  assists,  Jesse  Bacon,  1  assist, 
and  Bob  White,  Dave  Michalski,  Tom- 
my Adams,  Steve  Furman  and  Joe 
Haschen  each  with  a  goal. 

The  squad  then  faced  Western 
Maryland  where  it  used  superior  speed 
and  stickwork  to  overpower  the  Green 
Terrors.  The  Shoremen  outshot  its  op- 
ponent 63-36  and  were  it  not  for  32  saves 
by  Western  Maryland's  goalie,  the 
game  would  have  been  a  blowout.  As 
they  have  been  doing  all  year,  Ben 
Tuckerman  and  Joe  Haschen  continued 
to  control  the  faceoffs  winning  20  of  the 
33  draws.  Scoring  for  the  team  were 
Pete  Jenkins  with  6  goals,  1  assist; 
Hooper,  2  goals,  4  assists;  Kauffman,  4 
goals,  1  assist;  Tuckerman,  3  goals; 
Grieves,  3  assists;  Furman,  1  assist; 
Jesse  Bacon,  1  assist;  Mike  Mamano,  1 
assist;  and  Bob  White  and  Jon  Green 
with  a  goal  a  piece.  Goalies  Jim  O'Neil 
and  Bruce  Winard  also  played  well 
registering  10  and  9  saves  respectively. 
Shore  Notes:  Division  I  powerhouse 
Washington  and  Lee  comes  to  Kibler 
Field  on  Saturday.  Game  time  is  1 :  30  . . 
.  The  regular  season  ends  the  following 
Saturday  at  Salisbury  State  ...  If  the 
team  is  seeded  in  the  top  four  of  the 
eight  teams  selected  for  the  Division  HI 
playoffs,  the  opening  game  will  be 
played  at  home  .  .  .  Potential  Division 
III  All  Americans  on  the  squad  are  Paul 
Hooper,  Dickie  Grieves,  Pete  Jenkins, 
Ben  Tuckerman,  and  Kevin  O'Connor, 
but  many  of  those  selections  depend  on 
the  outcome  of  the  playoffs. 

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Senior  Ellen  Beardsley,  who  will 
graduate  with  a  double  major  in 
Philosophy  and  English  will  be  atten- 
ding Johns  Hopkins  graduate  school  in 
the  fall.  At  Hopkins,  Beardsley  will  be 
"studying  philosophy  with  a  concentra- 
tion in  epitomology,  and,  primarily, 
aesthetics."  Beardsley  said  that  her 
courses  in  aesthetics  "are  pretty  firm; 
I'm  excited  about  that." 

Beardsley  will  be  able  to  continue 
taking  courses  in  English  at  Hopkins. 
"I've  been  assured  there's  interdepart- 
mental freedom,  so  I'll  be  able  to  take 
courses  in  other  fields  as  well,  and  con- 
tinue to  study  literature."  she  said. 

"I'm  getting  more  excited  about 
school  rather  than  less,"  said  Beard- 
sley. She  added  that  "I'm  enjoying  it  so 
much  and  I'm  lucky  to  have  an  op- 
portunity to  continue." 

At  Hopkins,  Beardsley  will  have  a 


half-tuition  fellowship  "which  comes  to 
about  $3000  per  year",  she  said.  She  has 
also  been  assured  that  financial  aid  is  a 
possibility  as  well.  "They  have  a 
university  loan  system  without  interest 
after  your  first  term.  Aid  invariably 
comes  your  way  as  long  as  you  are  in 
good  academic  standing." 

Beardsley  applied  to  five  schools  in 
all.  She  was  accepted  at  Hopkins,  Tem- 
ple, Brynmawr,  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  but  she  was  not  able  to 
get  into  Cornell.  She  chose  to  go  to 
Hopkins  because  "their  department 
has  people  who  are  very  good  in 
aesthetics  and  also,  the  college  has  a 
wonderful  reputation." 

After  she  graduates  from  graudate 
school,  Beardsley  hopes  to  teach.  She 
plans  on  getting  her  Phd  in  Philosophy. 
"I  don't  know,"  she  said,  "I'll  probably 
be  30  years  old  by  the  time  I  get  my  doc- 
torate ! ' '  . 


SGA  Bus  Ride  to  Salisbury, 
Alumni  Blast  After  Lacrosse  Game 

by  PRESS  RELEASE 


The  Washington  College  Lacrosse 
team  will  face  Salisbury  State  College 
on  Saturday,  May  2nd.  The  Washington 
College  Alumni  Association  (Mardel 
Chapter)  will  be  sponsoring  their  An- 
nual Spring  Blast  immediately  follow- 
ing the  game.  The  benefit  will  be  held  at 
the  Canal  Woods  Country  Club,  which  is 
in  walking  distance  of  the  lacrosse 
field.  A  donation  of  $6.00  will  give  you 
admission  to  the  benefit,  which  will  in- 
clude all  the  beer  and  wine  you  can 
drink  and  a  free  sandwich  bar.  The 




Washington  College  S.G.A.  is  sponsor- 
ing a  free  bus  ride  in  conjunction  with 
the  benefit.  Anyone  who  buys  a  ticket 
and  needs  a  ride  should  have  a  seat  on 
the  bus.  The  bus  will  leave  Washington 
College  at  11 :  30  a.m.  and  return  around 
7:30  p.m.  There  willbeno  ticket  sales  at 
the  gate.  Tickets  will  be  sold  during  the 
lunch  hours  starting  on  Wednesday, 
April  21st.  Proceeds  from  this  event 
will  go  to  the  Mardel  Chapter  Scholar- 
ship Fund.  For  further  information, 
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Volume  52,  Number  25 


May  Day/Last  Issue 


Friday,  May  1,1981 


Spring  Awards  Presented 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-Chief 


The  academic  awards  usually 
presented  during  Parents'  Weekend  are 
available  this  year  in  the  Registrar's 
Office.  "We  had  no  opportunity  during 
Parents'  Weekend  to  give  the  awards," 
said  Registrar  Ermon  Foster. 

Some  awards  are  given  on  the  basis 
of  a  full  year's  academic  average,  and 
thus  can  only  be  awarded  after  the  end 
of  the  academic  year.  The  awards  are 
traditionally  presented  at  a  banquet, 
but,  "we  hope  maybe  to  do  it  next  fall  at 
convocation,"  said  Foster. 

The  Alumni  Medal— Awarded  to  the 
member  of  the  Sophomore  Class  who 
attains  the  highest  cumulative 
academic  average  1979-80.— Gail  Marie 
Krall 

Visitors  and  Governors  Medal — 
Awarded  annually  to  the  Junior  who  at- 
tains the  highest  cumulative  average 
1979-80.— David  Earl  Mills 

The  Fox  Freshman  Scholarship 
Aware— Given  annually  by  Mrs. 
Baurice  Fox  of  Chestertown  to  the  Stu- 
dent who  attains  the  highest  academic 
average  freshman  year— Deborah  Jean 
Ortt,  John  Robert  Porter 

Visitors  and  Governors  Scholarship 
Award— Given  annually  by  the  Visitors 
and  Governors  of  Washington  College 
to  the  Junior  and  Senior  having  the 
highest  cumulative  average.— Senior: 
David  Earl  Mills,  Junior:  Gail  Marie 
Krall 

The  National  Society  of  the  Colonial 
Dames  of  America  in  the  State  of 
Maryland,  Eastern  Shore  Region — 
Given  to  the  student  who,  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Department  of  History,  has 
done  outstanding  work  in  the  course 
dealing  with  colonial  American 
History.— Patricia  Kathleen  McGee 

The  Mary  Lu  Chamberlin  Memorial 
Award— Presented  by  Robert  L. 
Chamberlin,  Jr.,  '48  in  memory  of  Mary 
Lu  Chamberlin  '49,  is  awarded  for 
outstanding  service  to  the  Writers 
Union.— Lee  Ann  Chearneyi 

The  Interfraternity  Loving  Cups — 
held  annually  by  the  fraternity  and 
sorority  achieving  the  highest 
scholastic    average    for    the    year 


preceding.— Sorority:  Zeta  Tau  Alpha, 
Fraternity:  Kappa  Alpha  Order 

The  German  Department  Book 
Award— To  students  with  outstanding 
performance  in  German  during  the 
1980-81  school  year.  The  books  are 
awarded  by  the  German  Embassy. — 
George  Lawrence  Dennis,  Gwendolyn 
Dirks,  Margaret  Crowell  Hoffman, 
Virginia  Idelle  Kurapka,  Lisa  Ann 
Nichols,  Anna  Jeanette  Shafer,  Lynda 
Grace  Webster 

Phi  Alpha  Theta— Nu  Phi  Chapter, 
International  Honor  Society  in 
History,— recognizing  high  standards 
in  the  studyor  the  writing  of  history,  has 
initiated  the  following  students  this 
year—  William  W.Elliott  III,  Virginia 
L.  Kammer,  Harry  D.  McEnroe,  John 
B.  Stea 

Phi  Sigma  Tau,  Delta  Chapter— Na- 
tional Honor  Society  in  Philosophy, 
awarding  distinction  to  students  inthe 
upper  35  percent  of  their  class  who  have 
high  scholarship  and  personal  interest 
in  philosophy— Ellen  Jane  Beardsley, 
Eileen  Mai  Lenz,  John  Clayton  Lonn- 
quest,  Charles  Alexander  Warfield 

Omicron  Delta  Kappa— National 
Leadership  Hobnor  Society,  recognizes 
and  encourages  the  achievement  of  ex- 
emplary character  and  superior  quality 
in  scholarship  and  leadership.  Member- 
ship is  awarded  to  undergraduate 
juniors  and  seniors.  The  following 
students  have  been  accepted  into 
membership  this  year:— Charles  David 
Altvater,  David  Wakefield  Bate, 
Christopher  P.  Kiefer,  John  Clayton 
Lonnquest,  Duane  Faw  Marshall, 
David  Earl  Mills,  David  J.  Panasci, 
Susan  Sergeant,  Bradley  Dean-David 
Smith,  Matthew  Courtney  Trueth, 
Albert  John  Anderson  Young,  Rebecca 
Home  Fi  richer,  Douglas  Edward 
Brown,  Tamara  Elizabeth  Dubin,  Vin- 
cent James  Filliben,  Jani  Kathleen 
Gabriel,  Virginia  Idelle  Kurapka,  Lin- 
da Jane  Maddox,  Harry  Damian 
McEnroe,  William  Walter  Mortimer, 
David  Allen  Pointon,  Julie  Scott,  Mark 
Steven  Squillante,  Sarah  Jean 
Wagaman,  Faculty:  Robert  Anderson, 
Eugene  Hamilton 


Hill  Dorms,  Student  Union 
Will  Be  Ready  By  Fall 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Worcester  Infested  with  Bugs 


Did  you  ever  wonder  why  Somerset  is 
often  referred  to  as  "Slummerset"? 

The  residents  of  Worcester  second 
floor  are  tired  of  it  and  have  been  mak- 
ing attempts  to  create  conditions  that 
are,  at  the  least,  livable.  For  example, 
some  of  them  painted  the  bathroom,  as 
well  as  several  doors  and  doorways. 

But,  their  worst  problem  was  not  the 
graffiti.  The  biggest  problem  is  literally 
swimming  in  the  shower  stalls. 

Over  spring  break,  Glenn  Beebe,  a 
senior  History  major  remained  at  WC 
and  busily  worked  on  his  thesis.  He 
went  in  to  take  a  shower  and  noticed  the 
usual  mold  and  mildew  around  him. 
But  then  he  noticed  some  strange  move- 
ment. When  one  notices  movement,  one 
begins  to  wonder.  "I  saw  these  'things' 
dancing  around  my  feet." 

"I  went  down  and  told  Dean  Kelley 
and  was  told  that  the  building  was  to  be 
exterminated  soon.  To  this  day,  I've 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 
News  Editor 

never  seen  an  extermination  here.  I  do 
believe  they  called." 

Beebe  went  to  see  Dr.  Edgar  Gwynn, 
Chairman  of  the  Biology  department. 
He  got  a  couple  of  vials,  went  into  the 
shower  stall,  captured  a  fly  and  four 
maggots  and  took  the  vials  to  Dean  of 
Men  Edward  Maxcy.  Maxcy  called  the 
Maintenance  department,  but  the  line 
was  busy. 

Next,  the  vials  went  to  the  Biology  lab 
where  Dr.  Gwynn  looked  at  the  mag- 
gots under  a  disecting  microscope.  He 
determined  that  they  were  moth  flies, 
more  commonly  called  drain  flies. 

Time  went  on,  and  still  nothing  had 
been  done  about  the  pests.  Beebe  took 
the  Initiative  again,  buying  a  bottle  of 
bleach  and  pouring  it  down  the  drains  In 
hopes  of  getting  rid  of  them.  It  worked. 
But  only  temporarily. 

The  shower  stalls  are  In  poor  condi- 
tion. They  are  fairly  new,  being  built  of 


According  to  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey,  work  on  both  the 
Hill  Dorms  and  the  proposed  Student 
Center  should  be  completed  by  the 
beginning  of  the  1981-82  academic  year, 
,  A  progess  report  made  by  Hessey  at 
the  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  on  April  25,  stated  that  ap- 
proximately 41  percent  of  the  work  on 
the  Hill  Dorms  had  been  completed  by 
March  31.  "At  the  most  recent  con- 
struction progress  meeting  convened 
by  the  architect  and  attended  by  all 
contractors  and  sub-contractors  the 
target  date  for  completion  of  August  1, 
1981  was  reviewed  in  detail  and  there 
were  no  concerns  or  problems  raised 
which  indicated  any  delays." 

As  of  last  Friday,  the  final  bid  for  the 
Hill  Dorms  project  had  been  received. 
That  bid,  the  mechanical  one,  is  $17,000 
less  than  the  earlier  bid.  Hessey  said 
that  "we're  in  the  budget;  just  within 
the  $85,000."  The  mechanical  bid 
received  will  most  likely  be  accepted. 
However,  one  bid  more  will  be  coming 
in  "which  might  be  less,  but  we  know 
that  we  can  do  the  job  with  sub- 
contractors and  our  own  workers," 
Hessey  said. 

The  report  made  by  Hessey  stated 
that  "coordination  of  the  separate  pain- 
ting contract  was  also  discussed  at 
length  and  the  general  contractor  pro- 
mised full  cooperation  in  coordinating 
and  scheduling  the  finish  painting." 
Middle  Hall  will  be  the  building  which 


will  be  ready  first.  Prime  painting  work 
will  begin  there  approximately  July  1 . 

All  materials  for  the  project  are  on 
sight  or  ordered.  The  report  stated  that 
"quotations  for  furnishings  are  in  pro- 
gress and  delivery  schedules  are 
assured."  All  mechanical  materials  are 
on  sight  already.  "We're  delighted  with 
the  way  things  are  going,"  said  Hessey. 

Major  work  on  the  Student  Center 
will  begin  right  after  final  examina- 
tions. "We  have  to  move  the  game 
machines,"  Hessey  said,  "after  that, 
we  can  proceed  with  the  rest  of  the 
demolition  work."  Materials  for  the 
project  with  long  lead  time  delivery  re- 
quirements are  on  order. 

Hessey  said  that  "It's  going  to  be  a 
heck  of  an  organization.  There  are  four 
or  five  contractors,  all  who  know  the 
problems  and  have  assured  us  that  they 
can  get  it  done."  If  all  goes  properly, 
Hessey  said,  "there's  no  reason  why  we 
shouldn't  get  it  done  by  the  end  of  the 
summer.  Mechanical  plans  and  specifi- 
cation are  complete  and  bids  for  this 
work  are  expected  next  week." 

The  administration  and  the  outgoing 
and  incoming  Student  Government 
Association  have  been  reviewing  plans 
for  the  staffing  and  operation  of  the  Stu- 
dent Center.  "An  advisory  committee 
consisting  of  administrative,  faculty, 
and  student  representatives  has  been 
formed  to  assist  with  decor  selections 
and  final  planning  of  the  center  opera- 
tion next  fall,"  the  report  states. 


granite.  If  one  examines  them,  they  can 
see  that,  at  one  time,  the  stalls  were 
even  caulked.  At  present,  however,  so- 
meone could  walk  into  the  bathroom, 
lift  a  piece  of  granite  and  see  the 
stagnated  water  where  the  flies  breed. 

Beebe  said  "the  bathroom  appears  to 
have  only  been  cleaned  once  or  twice 
the  entire  year.  This  place  ( the  College) 
harps  about  saving  money  and  I  would 
like  to  know  why  they  didn't  clean  the 
old  shower  curtains  instead  of  putting 
up  new  ones  just  in  time  for  Pre- 
Freshman  Day.  I  walk  around  here  tur- 
ning out  the  lights  to  make  sure  we  save 
energy,  and  they  can't  even  keep  our 


showers  clean." 

It  is  obvious  that  the  students  on  the 
hall  are  proud  of  their  work.  Chris  Lem- 
mon,  Resident  Assistant  for  the  second 
floor  of  Worcester  said,  "I  think  it's 
really  good  that  the  guys  on  the  hall  are 
taking/  an  active  part  in  the  improve- 
ment of  the  hall,  but  it  should  not  be 
their  Job." 

Lemmon  added  that  "they  are  not 
getting  paid  for  their  work,  but 
somebody  In  Malntainence,  who  is  not 
doing  his  job,  is  getting  paid.  I  don't  en- 
joy seeing  little  maggots  swimming  by 

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TK.w..hin»tiin  College  Elm-Frl(l»y,  May,  1. 1»l-Page2 

Editorial 

In  this,  the  last  week  of  class  in  the  199th  school  year  there 
hasn't  beenmuch  time  for  reflection,  but  plenty  to  reflect  upon 
It's  been  a  great  year  for  projects-the  Hill  Dorms  finally  got 
underway,  Student  Center  plans  are  essentially  completed,  the 
move  to  house  academic  interest  groups  in  the  Hill  Dorms  re- 
mains alive  among  at  least  a  portion  of  the  College,  and  the  SAB 
report  has  aired  problems  that  needed  to  be  aired.  There  s  even 
been  change,  frightening  as  that  may  be  to  some,  from  male  to 
female  leadership  in  the  SGA.  The  Elm  has  been  there,  cham- 
Dionine  some  controversial  ideas  with  both  students  and  ad- 
ministrators. If  all  we  did  was  to  get  you  talking,  we  did  our  job. 

There's  no  question  that  WC  has  room  for  improvements,  some 
desperately  needed.  Facilities,  though  adequate  and  admittedly 
in  the  process  of  being  improved,  will  be,  with  the  addition  of  the 
Student  Center,  just  barely  sufficient  to  maintain  the  quality  of 
student  life  here.  The  total  lack  of  cooperation,  of  receptiveness 
to  innovation,  of  leadership,  in  short,  on  the  part  of  the  President 
must  be  addressed  soon  by  the  Board  if  it  has  not  already  been. 
And  even  though  all  colleges  have  their  share  of  ineffective 
tenured  faculty  members,  and  although  there's  not  much  any 
college  can  do  about  them,  the  Dean,  and  the  students,  must  try 
to  ensure  that  all  faculty,  even  those  who  are  most  secure,  teach 
well  Evaluation  should  be  required  of  tenured  professors  if  only 
to  let  them  know  the  feelings  of  their  students.  We're  paying  for 
our  education  and  have  a  right  to  criticize  the  performance  of 
our  teachers.  '      ,    __. 

Board  members  continue  to  be  too  distant  from  students.  This 
is  another  problem  which  has  been  especially  evident  this  year. 
If  the  Board  wishes  to  involve  itself  in  matters  of  student  hous- 
ing it  should  seek  better  access  to  students'  opinion.  If  the  Presi- 
dent is  preventing  contact,  then  the  Board  should  act  to  correct 
this  If  something  or  someone  else  is  at  fault,  other  solutions 
should  be  sought.  Students  can  provide  the  impetus  for  construc- 
tive change-  we  represent  an  imaginative  resource  the  college 
can  draw  upon,  and  which  the  College  has  not  yet  drawn  upon 
enough  We  won't  get  a  good  education  until  we  work  for  it. 

Heading  into  the  Bicentennial  year,  a  recognition  of  the  past, 
and  also  into  the  year  of  the  Middle  States  evaluation,^  major  in- 
dication of  the  future,  all  of  us,  from  Board  members  to 
freshmen,  will  have  to  determine  why  we're  here,  whether  we 
like  what  we're  doing  here,  and  how  to  change  things  if  we  don't. 

And,  finally,  an  expression  of  gratitude  to  the  Elm  staff; 
typists,  reporters,  photographers,  editors,  et.  al.,  and  a  special 
thanks  to  Dr.  Richard  DeProspo,  who's  been  indispensible,  and 
to  Geoff  Garinther,  for  a  shining  example. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


Alpha  Omieron  PI  sorority  would  like 
to  thank  all  those  organizations  who 
contributed  to  the  AOTT  kdnapping. 
Close  to  two  hundred  dollars  was 
raised. 

Alpha  Chi  Omega 
Theta  Chi 
Lambda  Pi  Delta 
Kappa  Alpha 
Phi  Sig 
SGA 
ReadRA's 


Elm 

Pegasus 

Chatty 

Lacrosse  (men) 

Lacrosse  (women) 

Baseball 

Library 

Language  Floor 

Crew 

College  Republicans 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha 

Delta  Pi  Omega 


An  open  letter  to  the  student  body : 

In  December  of  I960,  I  was  ap- 
proached by  Mr.  Dave  Knowles  and 
asked  to  serve  this  current  semester  as 
the  faculty  representative  to  the  dining 
hall.  My  duties  were  to  eat  there  often; 
to  provide  feedback  to  Mr.  Knowles  and 
to  Mr.  DeMoss  regarding  the  payabili- 
ty and  preparation  of  the  meals  served 
to  the  students;  and  lastly  to  serve  the 
dining  hall  committee.  After  a  semes- 
ter's duties,  1  would  like  to  share  my 
observations  with  you,  and  I  would  like 
to  organize  my  comments  around  two 
statements  which  I  occasionally  hear 
from  students. 

The  first  statement  I  sometimes  hear 
is  that  the  preparation,  quality,  and 
selection  of  meals  is  poor.  It  is  true  that 
.  the  preparation  of  certain  meals  is  not 
up  to  the  level  which  a  student  might  be 
used  to  at  home.  However,  Mom  does 
not  have  to  cook  for  600+ ,  day  after 
day.  The  quality  of  the  ingredients  is 
actually  first  rate;  and  the  dining  hall 
staff  are  constantly  searching  for  new 
avenues  of  supply.  Personally,  I  feel 
that  the  selection  of  meals  is  excellent! 
With  steak  once  per  week;  special 
theme  dinners  such  as  the  recent 
Spanish  festival;  a  salad  bar  bar  every 
day  (with  fresh  spinach);  I  feel  that 
compared  to  my  experiences  as  an 
undergraduate  student  at  U.  of  Wiscon- 
sin, the  students  here  do  very  well.  For 
example,  at  Wisconsin  we  never  saw 
steak,  and  second  helpings  were  never 
allowed  on  any  meat  item.  For  bever- 
ages we  had  milk,  Kool-Aid,  water,  cof- 
fee, and  tea.  And  meat!  Shish  kebab? 
Veal  Parmesian?  We  regularly  were 
served  something  known  to  students 
and  staff  alike  as  "mystery-meat"._<I 


All  those  students  interested  in  editing  either  the  Washington 
College  Review  or  Broadside  should  submit  applications  to 
Elizabeth  Spires  at  Richmond  House 


"ELM 

Editor-tn-Chlef Virginia  Kurapka 

Assistant  Editor William  Mortimer 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Harry  McEnroe 

Fine  Arts  Editor Sue  James 

Photography  Editor Jim  Graham 

Business  Manager  /  Copy  Editor Charlie  Warfield 

Layout  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Faculty  Advisor Rich  Deprospo 

The  ELM  is  th  eofflclal  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  and 
for  the  students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Printing  Company  every 
Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  Exam  weeks.  The  opinions 
expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under  the  headings  of 
LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  o(  the  Editor 
and  Staff.  The  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday  thru  Friday,  778-2800, 
est.  321.  


To  the  Editor: 

As  a  writer,  it  goes  against  my  better 
judgement  not  to  have  the  last  written 
word  on  an  issue,  therefore,  I  would  like 
to  make  a  final  comment  concerning 
Academic  Housing.  Final  comment, 
that  is,  for  this  school  year. 

The  office  of  Student  Affairs  is  mak- 
ing a  diligent  effort  to  give  housing  to 
academic  interest  groups  next  year  in 
the  New  Dorms.  Many  of  us  will  con- 
tinue to  fight  for  an  open  bid  policy  for 
the  Hill  Dorms,  however.  These  dorms 
are  the  oldest  buildings  on  a  campus 
which  has  claimed  academic  ex- 
cellence for  199  years.  It  is  only  fitting 
that  these  historical  buildings  be  open 
to  any  group,  social  or  academic,  which 
wants  to  bid  for  them. 

I  wish  the  new  Student  Government 
strength,  ingenuity  and  hutzpah.  I  am 
confident  that  under  Arlene  Lee's 
guidance,  progress  will  be  made  on 
campus  in  a  number  of  areas.  I  would 
like  to  ask  Doug  Brown  for  his  co- 
operation in  the  coming  year.  Mr. 
Brown,  now  that  you  have  been  elected 
Vice  President  of  the  S.G.A.,  I  feel  it  is 
important  to  answer  your  letter  to  the 
Editor  of  March  27, 1981. 

You  named  Jay  Young,  Geoff  Garin- 
ther and  David  Pointon  as  represen- 
tative fraternity  members  who  have 
worked  to  improve  campus  life.  I  agree 
that  these  students  have  achieved  pro- 
gress in  many  positive  directions. 
However,  I  cannot  believe  that  if  these 
particular  men  did  not  belong  to  frater- 
nities, that  they  would  be  Invisible  on 
campus.  Leadership  is  an  admirable 
quality,  unfortunately  it  cannot  be 
given  to  a  pledge  along  with  his  pin. 
Leaders  may  belong  to  fraternities,  but 
fraternities  do  not  create  leaders. 

As  for  the  charity  work  done  by  the 
fraternities,  it  is  my  understanding  that 
it  is  a  requirement  that  each  organiza- 
tion perform  such  charitable  tasks  if  it 
would  like  to  keep  its  charter. 

You  mention,  Mr.  Brown,  that  "All 
but  two  male  RA's  on  campus  are 
members  of  a  fraternity."  It  is  a  well 
known  fact  that  current  RA's  Interview 
potential  RA's  and  then  make  recom- 
mendations to  the  deans.  So  It  Is  really 
no  surprise  that  the  choosing  of  RA's  is 


learned  then  that  Catsup  is  a  cloak 
which  covers  a  multitude  of  sins.)  The 
meals  were  so  regular  one  semester 
that  we  all  learned  we  could  predict  the 
entire  dinner  menu— main  course, 
vegetable,  and  starch— if  we  only  knew 
the  color  of  Kool-Aid  being  served. 

The  other  statement  I  have  heard 
from  students  is  that  the  dining  room 
staff  are  unresponsive  to  the  student's 
wishes.  This  notion  is  hard  to  reconcile 
with  what  I  have  observed.  There  is  a 
suggeslon  box;  a  regular  newletter 
from  the  dining  hall  staff  is  sent  to 
students;  and  there  is  the  contact  steak 
dinner  program  in  which  students  are 
asked  to  sample  and  rate  various  menu 
Items  which  are  under  consideration. 
The  dining  hall  is  presently  undergoing 
a  refurbishment  in  order  that  the 
students  might  have  a  pleasant  place  to 
eat. 

To  conclude,  it  appears  to  me  that 
while  the  food  at  the  college  is  not 
always  equal  to  home  cooking,  it  ranges 
in  quality  from  unremarkable  but 
palatable  to  down-right  excellent.  The 
dining  hall  staff  are  professional  in- 
dividuals who  are  seriously  committed 
to  maintaining  a  high  standard  of  quali- 
ty. Lastly,  I  would  like  to  make  this  sug- 
gestion to  the  students.  Rather  than 
grumble  to  themselves,  students  should 
inform  Dave  or  Jeff  when  a  menu  item 
Is  either  very  good  or  very  poor;  the 
staff  cannot  maximize  their  perfor- 
mance without  this  information.  Addi- 
tionally, if  people  took  all  they  wanted 
but  took  only  that  which  they  would  ac- 
tually eat,  the  enormous  wastage  which 
now  occurs  could  be  decreased.  The 
savings  could  be  easily  converted  to 
even  better  meals. 
Sincerely, 
George  Spilich 
Psychology  Department 

so  often  a  popularity  contest. 

You  state  and  repeat  in  your  letter 
that  the  writers  are  not  visible  on  cam- 
pus. First  of  all,  writers  do  not  wear 
signs  on  their  backs,  write  on  their  skin 
or  have  printing-ink-blue  hair  to  an- 
nounce themselves.  You  might  find, 
Mr.  Brown,  that  some  of  your  own 
friends  are  closet  writers.  You  were 
referring,  I  believe,  not  to  all  the 
writers,  but  specifically  to  the  writers 
who  live  In  Richmond  House.  If  you 
cannot  find  us  on  campus,  Mr.  Brown, 
perhaps  it  is  because  you  are  not  look- 
ing in  the  right  places.  Have  you  tried 
the  Elm  office?  the  W.C.R.  office?  the 
Broadside  office?  the  Art  House?  the 
Fine  Arts  Center?  I  should  not  have  to 
defend  the  writing  program  which 
seems  to  attract  more  students  than 
any  other  single  academic  interest  on 
this  campus.  If  you  would  take  the  time 
to  read  one  of  our  publications,  I  am 
confident  that  you  would  no  longer 
doubt  the  concern  of  the  writers  for  an 
improved  campus  life. 

Finally,  Mr.  Brown,  you  stated  "I  feel 
the  writers  are  too  worried  about  im- 
proving their  own  position,  without  con- 
sidering activities  to  benefit  the  entire 
campus."  I  have  the  same  fear  for  you, 
Mr.  Brown.  Now  that  you  are  Vice 
President,  I  hope  you  will  realize  you 
have  a  responsibility  to  represent  all 
students,  not  just  those  who  can  ad- 
vance you  personally.  Everyone  wants 
to  be  popular,  Mr.  Brown,  but  it  is  more 
important  to  be  fair. 

The  fight  for  academic  housing  in  the 
Hill  Dorms  will  go  on  until  an  open  bid 
policy  is  adopted.  But  if  the  students 
stop  calling  for  it,  then  the  Administra- 
tion will  have  succeeded,  despite  the  ef- 
forts of  the  faculty  and  Admission's  Of- 
fice, in  turning  Washington  College  into 
a  farce,  a  camp  for  rich  kids.  When  and 
if  that  happens,  I  hope  that  I  will  be 
firmly  established  in  some  job,  and  not 
have  to  worry  about  having  Washington 
College  listed  on  my  resume. 

We  should  not  give  up  or  give  in.  Next 
year,  we'll  be  greater  In  number,  better 
organized  and  have  the  advantage  of 
hindsight  to  help  us.  If  we  continue  to 
work  for  it,  Academic  Housing  in  the 
Hill  Dorms  will  be  a  reality. 


Sincerely, 
Holll  Mathlson 


Roving  Reporter 

Photos  and  Report  in  g  by  Jim  Graham 


"What  was  the  best  thing  about  this  year?  " 


Debbie  Mohney,  senior— Being  aoie         Larry    Stahl,    senior— ine    sex, 
to  hand  in  my  thesis  on  time,  against  all      definitely, 
the  odds. 


Hugh  Collie,  freshman— Becoming  a 
Lambda. 


Jay  Young,  senior— The  last  month 
as  a  private  citizen 


Worcester  Infested 


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me  when  I'm  taking  a  shower,  I 
wouldn't  mind  living  here  if  it  were 
clean.  It's  actually  a  nice  place  to  live." 
The  conditions  of  not  only  Worcester, 
but  the  whole  Sommerset  complex  are 
no  secret  to  most  of  the  campus.  The 
following  is  an  excerpt  from  the  recent 
Student  Academic  Board  report  en- 
titled "Improving  Washington  College 
as  an  Academic  Institution:^  Four 
Years  Later." 

The  quality  of  dorm  life  seems  to 
have  improved  despite  the  continued 
perception  that  the  Mainteainance 
Department,  so  visible  on  such  a  small 
campus,  is  not  doing  its  job  properly. 
That  is  not  to  say  that  everyone  in  the 


department  is  guilty;  too  many  do  a 
good  job  to  make  such  a  generalization. 
But  too  many  workers  also  seem  to 
wander  the  campus  aimlessly,  and  too 
many  jobs  are  left  undone,  for  the 
perception  of  Maintainence  workers  as 
lazy  to  change.  The  Sommerset  com- 
plex provides  the  primary  example. 
Janitors  there,  when  not  intoxicated, 
perform  makeshift  repairs  and  only  a 
minimum  of  "maintainence"  because 
they  fee!  that  whatever  is  fixed  will,  as 
one  told  a  student,  "just  be  ruined 
again. "  It  is  not  surprising  that  neither 
students  nor  janitors  can  take  pride  in  a 
building  that  neither  group  thinks  the 
other  cares  about. 


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Jay  Young:  A  WC  Institution 
Looks  Forward  and  Back 


by  JAY  YOUNG 


On  the  eve  of  our  200th  anniversary, 
Washington  College  finds  itself  in  the 
unfortunate  position  of  fighting  for  its 
life.  An  article  published  in  the  New 
York  Times  on  November  11,  1979 
predicted  that  200  to  500  small  liberal 
arts  colleges  will  close  in  the  next  ten 
years.  In  January  of  1980,  the  Chronicle 
of  Higher  Education  published  an  arti- 
cle which  predicted  a  40  per  cent 
decrease  in  the  number  of  college- 
bound  seniors  in  the  area  from  which 
we  recruit.  This  statistic  is  especially 
frightening  when  one  considers  that 
Washington  College  depends  on  tuition 
for  68  per  cent  of  its  operating  budget. 
The  disastrous  effects  of  declining 
enrollment  are  already  evident. 
Regardless  of  the  outcome  of  the  great 
debate  concerning  our  attrition 
statistics,  one  cannot  deny  that  we  now 
have  69  fewer  students  than  we  had  in 
1979.  When  a  loss  of  students  of  this  kind 
hits  our  underendowed,  overly  tuition- 
dependent  budget,  the  end  result  is  a 
drastic  fee  increase  like  the  $750.00  in- 
crease in  fees  for  next  year. 

I  was  particularly  disturbed  by  the 
complacency  pervasive  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  which  suggested  that 
Washington  College  is  facing  no  greater 
difficulties  than  it  always  has.  I  am  par- 
ticualarly  repulsed  by  the  argument 
that  Washington  College  has  been  here 
for  200  years  and  will  miraculously  con- 
tinue for  that  reason  alone.  That  simply 
is  not  true.  In  the  next  several  years 
Washington  College  will  enter  a  fierce 
competition  for  students.  I  question  our 
preparedness  for  such  a  task.  Ac- 
cording to  the  chairman  of  the  finance 
committee  of  the  Board,  the  College  in- 
curred a  $60,000  deficit  last  year  and  is 
predicting  a  deficit  this  year  in  excess 
of  $200,000.  Even  if  overwhelmingly 
successful,  the  interest  from  our  poorly 
progressing  capital  campaign  will  do 
little  more  than  compensate  for  energy 
cost  increases  during  the  period  of  its 
collection.  In  view  of  all  of  the  above,  it 
is  no  wonder  that  the  Long  Range  Plan- 
ning Committee  of  the  College  has  not 
met  in  at  least  five  years. 

With  all  this  information,  you  may 
come  to  the  same  conclusion  I  do 
sometimes— Washington  College  may 
not  be  here  in  ten  years.  That  does  not 
have  to  be  true.  Washington  College  has 
a  proud  200  year  heritage  that  we  must 
promote  with  excitement  and  vitality. 
We  have  a  beautiful  campus  with  great 


potential.  We  must  learn  to  exploit  this 
potential  instead  of  allowing  It  to 
disintegrate  the  way  our  sailing 
facilities  and  some  of  our  dormitories 
have.  We  are  making  excellent  im- 
provements on  existing  facilities  with 
projects  like  the  renovations  of  the  hill 
dormitories  and  the  student  center  and 
the  project  to  redecorate  the  Dining 
Hall. 

We  are  blessed  with  a  dedicated  and 
talented  faculty  that  constantly  ac- 
complishes more  and  receives  less 
because  of  depressed  salary  conditions. 
The  program  to  address  the  student 
writing  deficiencies  is  an  excellent  ex- 
ample, illustrating  the  extent  of  their 
dedication.  When  the  faculty  realized 
that  financial  limitations  would  prevent 
the  addition  of  new  staff  to  address  trie 
writing  problem,  they  decided  to 
spread  the  new  writing  courses  among 
themselves,  and,  regardless  of  the  addi- 
tional burden  placed  on  them,  gave 
almost  unanimous  support  to  the  pro- 
gram. 

Students  also  represent  a  valuable 
resource  in  the  College  community.  In 
recent  years,  students  have  expressed 
their  dedication  to  Washington  College 
in  many  ways.  Projects  like  BUSH  and 
the  Student/Faculty  auction 
demonstrate  that  students  are  con- 
cerned for  the  college  and  want  to  con- 
tribute to  its  success.  Earlier  this  year, 
when  it  became  apparent  that  the  long- 
awaited  student  center  would  not  be 
completed  until  next  year,  a  group  of 
some  30  students  got  together  and 
created  a  gameroom  out  of  a  television 
lounge.  The  proceeds  from  the 
gameroom  will  now  be  used  to  purchase 
a  theatre-vision,  large  screen  television 
to  be  placed  in  the  Student  Center  next 
year. 

Too  often  at  Washington  College  we 
all  tend  to  concentrate  our  efforts  on 
criticism  rather  than  progress.  We 
spend  too  much  of  our  time  assessing 
blame  rather  than  formulating  solu- 
tions. I  have  often  wondered  how  great 
it  would  be  to  harness  the  amount  of 
energy  it  takes  to  commit  campus 
destruction  and  channel  it  toward  more 
positive  endeavors.  John  Kennedy  once 
said:  "Some  people  see  things  as  they 
are  and  ask  why.  I  see  things  as  they 
could  be  and  ask  why  not."  As  we  enter 
our  "200th  year  of  excellence"  it  is  time 
that  Washington  College  stopped  asking 
why  and  started  asking  why  not. 


Career  Counseling  Workshop 
Next  Week 


by  CHRISTY  HOLT 


The  Student  Affairs  Office  is  offering 
a  Career  Counseling  Workshop  for 
seniors  beginning  May  7.  The  program 
will  begin  with  a  group  session  on  the 
7th,  which  will  be  followed  by  individual 
conferences  during  the  following  week. 

The  program  is  being  run  by  Mr. 
Hamilton,  a  former  executive  with 
Balck  and  Decker,  who  has  decided  to 
use  his  expertise  in  management  and 
personel  in  the  field  of  career  counsel- 
ing. His  time  is  being,  for  the  most  part, 
donated,  although  he  is  receiving  a 
nominal  fee. 

Mr.  Hamilton  will  talk  with  students 
about  strategies  for  planning  careers. 
His  topics  will  include  how  to  determine 
what  kind  of  job  Is  right  for  the  in- 
dividual, how  to  discover  where  jobs 
are  available,  and  how  to  secure  a  job. 
If  Hamilton's  program  goes  well,  the 
Student  Affairs  Office  hopes  to  get  a 
similar  program  included  in  the  budget 
for  next  year. 


Although  the  program  is  primarily 
for  seniors,  any  interested  student  may 
attend  the  May  7th  group  session.  It  will 
be  at  1:30  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  room. 
Anyone  who  is  interested  in  the  pro- 
gram should  let  Diane  in  Student  Af- 
fairs know  by  Monday,  May  4  at  10:30 
a.m. 


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Innocence  Abroad 

Traveller's  Pockets:  One  Final  Viewfrom  the  Bridge 


by  PETE  TURCHI 


"If  you  huff  and  puff 

and  you  finally  save  enough  money 

and  you  take  your  family 

on  a  trip  across  the  sea, 

take  a  tip  before  you  take  a  trip, 

let  me  tell  you  where  to  go ; 

togo  to  England,  oh " 

—Roger Miller,  •■England Swings" 

It  may  sound  silly,  but  it  took  the 
combined  advice  of  my  parents,  one  or 
two  teachers  and  all  of  my  closest 
friends  to  convince  me  that  I  should 
study  in  England  this  year.  I  was  told 
that  it  would  be  ridiculous  to  pass  up  an 
opportunity  to  study  at  Oxford;  more 
realistic  voices  told  me  that  it  would 
mean  sacrificing  some  things,  but  that 
the  experience  would  be  worth  it.  Those 
voices  also  told  me.  If  nothing  else,  I 
would  See  The  World. 

I  cannot  see  much  of  the  world  now 
because  it  is  dark  out.  I  am  on  the 
Orient  Express,  but  I'm  getting  off  at 
Strasbourg.  This  morning  I  gave  my 
parints  directions  to  Heathrow  Airport 
in  London,  and  now  I'm  on  my  way  to 
meet  a  friend.  The  train  is  crowded  but 
I'm  tired  of  saying  the  same  French 
words,  so  I  am  sitting  here  alone,  bar- 
reling towards  the  German  border,  go- 
ing through  my  pockets. 

To  deter  pick  pockets  when  I  travel,  I 
shift  my  wallet  to  my  front  pocket, 
where  it  makes  a  large  lump  over  right 
thigh.  My  wallet  is  a  serapbook.  Last 
year  I  finally  threw  away  my  worn  tan 
wallet,  handworked  with  palm  trees 
and  an  ocean  landscape  and  replaced  it 
with  a  sharp  dark  brown  real-leather 
Rolfs  Christmas  present.  I  carry  a 
reduced  load  while  I'm  on  vacation:  I 
still  have  my  Maryland  Driver's 
license,  with  a  picture  of  me,  tanned 
and  smiling  like  a  Puerto  Rican 
bartender,  stairing  from  the  left-hand 
corner;  library  cards  from  Baltimore 
County,  Kent  County,  the  English 
Faculty  library  at  Oxford  and  the 
Bodleian;  my  social  security  card  (not 
to  be  used  for  identification);  and, 
locked  in  my  wallet  like  remembered 
voices  in  a  cheap  movie,  pictures  of  my 
family,  a  friend  from  Bethesda,  and  the 
girl  I  am  going  to  meet  in  Stradburg. 

I  am  one  of  those  people  who  stuff 
their  wallets.  The  bill  section  of  the 
brown  Rolfs,  which  would  otherwise  be 
empty,  is  filled  with  memorabilia. 
There  is  a  ticket  for  a  concert  this  sum- 
mer that  led  to  a  drunken,  hotel- 
wricking,  weekend  in  Ocean  City;  there 
is  a  ticket  stub  from  the  Royal 
Shakespeare  Theatre,  where  I  saw 
Hamlet.  For  unknown  reasons  I  kept  a 
copy  of  a  picture  of  a  horseshoe  crab, 
and  a  greens  fee  receipt  from 
Ravenswood  Country  Club. 

Pictures  are  required  for  everyting  at 
Oxford;  I  am  wearing  a  striped  shirt 
and  a  tie  on  my  National  Union  of 
Students  Card,  and  a  flannel  shirt  and  a 
scarf  on  my  British  Rail  Card.  The  rest 
of  the  cards  and  receipts  are  from  my 
travels.  There  is  a  stamp  and  a 
fivedirham  note  from  Morocco,  a 
business  card  from  the  Pebble  Mill 
Gueat  House  in  Wales,  and  the  address 
of  the  best  bootleg  record  store  in  New 
York  City. 

In  my  wallet  are  also  ten  Paris  sub- 
way tickets;  I  am  going  back  toparis.  I 
was  there  with  my  parents  two  weeks 
ago,  I  was  there  for  exactly  nineteen 
minutes  tonight  and  I'll  be  there  again 
in  another  two  weeks.  I've  been  across 
the  United  States,  into  Canada  and 
Hawaii,  through  France  and  Spain  and 
Morocco  and  parts  of  England,  and 
Paris  is  by  far  my  favorite  city,  I  like 
tropical  paradices  and  lazy  western 
plains.  New  England  autumns  and 
cheap  little  seadide  bars,  but  Paris  has 
a  special  place  in  my  heart.  Soon  1  will 
be  an  American  young  and  in  love  in 
April  in  Paris;  and  it's  the  only  place  I 
know  that  can  survive  the  cliches. 
In  my  left-hand  pants  pocket  is  my 


ticket  for  my  last  trip  from  London  to 
Paris.  On  the  way  down  the  channel 
was  too  rough,  as  usual,  for  the  Hover- 
craft, so  we  took  a  regular  ferry  two 
hours  later  and  eventually  got  Into 
'arts  agter  midnight.  On  the  bus  from 
Calais  to  Paris  1  sat  nest  to  an  Algerian 
student  named  Abbar.  At  first  he 
remended  me  of  the  people  I  had  met  in 
Morocco,  andit  turned  out  he  has 
relatives  there.  He  said  he  was  studying 
in  Norwich,  England,  and  that  he  wants 
to  get  a  Masters  degree  in  Economics  in 
Chicago.  He  worked  hard  at  impressing 
me  with  his  wouldliness  with  such  in- 
formation as  the  fact,  according  to  him, 
that  I  could  "have  a  girl"  in  the  Soviet 
Union  in  exchange  for  a  piect  of  gum  or 
a  plactic  bag.  When  he  found  out  that  I 
had  been  to  Morocco,  he  began  selling 
Algeria,  and  he  nearly  made  it  sound 
like  a  nice  place  to  visit.  Halfway 
through  the  ride,  at  a  rest  stop,  I  told 
Abbar  that  I  was  afraid  that  the  hotel  I 
wanted  to  stay  in  would  be  closed  when 
we  arrived. 

His  eyes  let  up.  "You  need  a  room? 
My  cousin  own  a  hotel.  You  like.  Very 
cheap." 

Also  in  my  left-hand  pocket,  amidst  a 
handful  of  tissues,  is  a  ten-centime 
piece,  a  coin  lighter  than  a  penny  that  1 
found  on  the  top  floor  of  the  Eiffel 
Tower.  Someone  told  me  that  it  is  possi- 
ble to  kill  a  pedestrian  on  the  street  by 
droppong  a  ten-centime  piece  from  the 
top  of  the  Tower.  On  a  clear  day  the  Eif- 
fel Tower  offers  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  views  of  the  city,  the  only 
view  that  includes  all  of  the  Seine  as  it 
cuts  through  Paris  and  disappears  to 
the  South. 

The  other  two  views  of  the  city  are 
from  the  top  floor  of  the  ultramodern 
George  Pompidou  Center,  from  which 
Sacre-Coeur  appears  to  be  the  spiritual 
mecca  of  the  world,  and  from  the  top  of 
l'Arc  de  Triomphe.  The  scene  from  the 
l'Arc  de  Triomphe  Is  perhaps  the  most 
romantic,  as  ti  lays  the  Champs- 
Elysees  in  front,  from  where  it  pro- 
ceeds to  the  Place  de  la  Concorde, 
Tuileries,  and  eventually  the  Louvre. 
Behind  it  is  the  largest  forest  in  the  city. 
Inside  the  arch  is  a  room  where  a  film 
shows  the  monument's  history.  When  I 
saw  the  film,  a  nd  I  saw  French  and 
German  soliders  ducking  behind  the 
Arch  for  protection,  and  a  German  tank 
in  the  middle  of  the  Champs  Elysees, 
and  bullets  ricocheting  off  the  Grand 
Palais,  I  suddenly  remembered  the 
sign  outside  of  Calais.  It  was  a  small 
blue  sign,  and  it  pointed  down  a  modern 
highway  and  sida,  simply,  "Dunker- 
que".  It  wasn't  until  I  was  halfway  to 
Paris  that  I  realized  that  the  sign  was 
pointing  to  the  same  Dunkerque  where 
my  uncle  founght  30-some  years  age. 
The  damage  of  bambs  has  long  been 
built  over,  and  the  sturdy  stone 
buildings  refuse  to  give  way  to  glancing 
bullets.  Standing  in  the  theatre  in  Tare 
de  Triomphe  I  realized  it  is  hard  fro  me 
to  imagine  the  art  of  Paris  being 
destroyed  by  clumsy  tanks,  to  imagine 
the  light-hearted  French  being  at- 
tacked and  conquered.  It  is  hard  to  im- 
agine war. 

Still  lost  in  thought,  I  slowly  unbutton 
my  shirt  pocket.  In  it  is  a  souvenir  from 
a  different  kind  of  monument— it  is  a 
feather  from  a  dancer's  cape  at  the 
Moulin  Rouge.  For  sixty  dollars  the 
Moulin  Rouge  offers  a  plain  meal,  a 
half-bottle  of  chanpahne,  and  a  show, 
rightfully  called  a  spectuacular.  In- 
cluded in  the  show  are  a  juggler,  three 
gymnasts,  a  comedian,  a  bassettt 
hound  and  two  dolphins. 

And  then  there  are  the  girls.  Dozens 
of  tall,  shapely,  nudeabove-the-waist 
girls,  led  by  a  black  dancer  named 
Watusi  who  enters  from  a  cage  above 
the  audience.  Our  table  was  against  the 
stage,  and  one  of  the  dancers  con- 
tinuously swirled  her  robe  across  the 


top  of  It,  threatening  to  knock  the  cham- 
pagne bucket  into  my  lap.  After  about 
three  swirls  of  the  robe,  I  was  nearly 
suffocating  in  pink  and  white  feathers 
which  clung  to  my  hair,  my  coat  and  the 
tablecloth.  By  the  end  of  the  night  I  felt 
like  the  survivor  of  a  bullfight.  The 
Moulin  Rouge  Is  extravagant  and  over- 
priced and  it  should  not  be  missed. 

The  Orient  Express  is  still  two  hours 
away  from  Strasbourg.  The  man  next  to 
me  is  co-centrating  on  his  crossword 
puzzle,  but  he  hasn't  filled  in  a  word  for 
the  past  half  hour.  I  never  travelled  by 
train  much  until  I  came  to  Europe,  and 
I  had  never  really  travelled  by  boat.  I 
haven't  really  liked  the  boat  trips  I've 
taken  here.  Boats  are  slow  and 
unsteady  and  outdated  and  they  put  me 
to  sleep. 

The  exception  was  my  last  ride  from 
France  back  to  England,  on  a  Hover- 
craft. The  day  was  calm  and  sunny,  and 
a  few  minutes  before  our  departure 
time  I  saw,  out  across  the  channel, 
something  approaching  out  of  a  cloud  of 
mist,  something  like  the  Great  Pink  Sea 
Snail  in  Dr.  Doolittle.  After  a  moment,  I 
could  make  out  the  Hovercraft,  a  flat 
boat  with  five  propellers  on  top,  sitting 
on  what  looked  like  a  huge  black  liferaft 
deflating  with  a  giant  sigh.  The  Hover- 
craft can  travel  up  to  75  miles  per  hour, 
four  times  as  fast  as  the  ferry.  It  can 
turn  on  its  axis,  and  at  the  hoverport  it 
climbs  out  of  the  water  like  a  strange 
amphibian,  one  of  the  magical  crea- 
tions of  our  times. 

My  parents  and  I  spent  the  rest  of 
their  vacation  in  London.  A  handful  of 
ticket  stubs  in  my  coatpocket  traces  my 
path  to  all  the  museums  and  famous 
buildings  we  could  see  in  a  week.  Lon- 
don has  many  famous  sights,  such  as 
Westminster  Abbey,  Big  Ben,  the 
Tower  of  London,  Buckingham  Palace, 
and  Madame  Tussaud's.  Big  Ben  is  still 
there  and  it  is  nice  if  you  want  to  know 
the  time.  The  Tower  If  London  is 
something  out  of  a  great  adventure 
story,  a  fortress  containing  a  zoo,  a 
church,  the  crown  jewels,  a  building 
full  of  instruments  of  torture  and  six 
ever-present  ravens. 

You  can't  go  into  Buckingham 
Palace.  I  didn't  go  into  Westminster 
Abbey,  but  I  did  go  into  Westminster 
Cathedral,  a  gaudy  marbe  and  gold 
monument  to  the  tastelessness  and 
hypocrisy  that  sometimes  accompanies 
religion.  Madame  Tussaud's  deserves 
its  reputation,  because  everything 
there  is  done  with  the  care  that  only 
true  craftsmen  have  for  their  work 

I  have  very  mixed  feelings  about  Lon- 
don, and  about  England.  The  posters 
quote  Samuel  Johnson,  who  said,  "A 
man  who  is  tired  of  London  is  tired  of 
living."  That  may  have  been  true  when 
he  said  it,  but  I  don't  think  Johnson 
would  say  it  today.  London  has  not 
made  a  lot  of  progress  since  the  eigh- 
teenth century.  Today  the  city  seems  a 
recic.  certainly  lacking  the  spirit  of 
Paris,  and  without  the  vitality  of  even 
New  York  or  San  Francisco.  At  nine 
o'clock  at  night  in  London  the  streets 
are  dirty  and  dark  and  people  are 
afraid  to  walk  outside.  Brilliant 
floodlights  illuminate  Westminster  Ab- 
bey and  Big  Ben,  but  there  is  no  enjoy- 
ment in  wlaking  the  streets  to  see  them. 
Maybe  the  problem,  after  all,  is  that 
England  does  swing  like  the  pendulum 
do.  Simply  growing  old  is  not  enough. 
Aging  and  progressing  are  not  the  same 
thing.  Perhaps  the  English  have  lost  the 
sense  of  taste.  The  teenagers  in  Oxford 
have  severe  haircuts,  and  they  wear 
bizarre  clothes.  A  six-foot  three  inch 
19-year-old  with  camoflouge  jacket  and 
tight  black  lether  pants,  rolled  "up  on 
one  side,  is  not  too  unusual.  The  ex- 
tremism of  the  present  generation  in 
England  seems  a  little  pitiful.  There 
are  times,  especially  when  I  have 
returned  to  England  f  romthe  continent, 


when  I  have  looked  at  the  faces  in  the 
London  subway  and  felt  that  the 
English  are  a  pale,  sickly-looking  peo- 
ple sitting  on  an  island,  growing  old  as 
the  world  moves  by. 

But  I  know  I  am  wrong,  I  can  attack 
the  country  with  no  regrets,  but  I  find  it 
hard  to  criticize  the  people.  England  is 
the  most  humorous  country  I  have  ever 
visited.  The  typical  Englishman  seems 
always  ready  with  a  quick  reply,  poking 
fun  at  himself  or  that  the  speaker.  Bus 
drivers,  policemen,  bank  tellers, 
waiter-all  of  them  have  been  witty  and 
cheery  in  the  most  ordinary  conversa- 
tions. The  English  can  be  friendly  peo- 
ple. 

The  renowned  Buckingham  Palace 
guards  are  an  example,  even  though 
they  aren't  allowed  to  speak.  They  put 
up  with  photographs,  and  badgering  by 
hundreds  of  tourists  every  day,  and  the 
attempts  made  to  break  their  poise  are 
absurd.  People  snip  pieces  off  their 
uniforms,  tell  them  jokes,  and  tickle 
them  with  feathers.  Calvary  guards 
carry  sabres,  and  tourists  often  run 
their  fingers  along  the  baldes  only  to 
find  that  the  blades  are  kept  razor- 
sharp.  When  a  dazen  teenagers  per- 
sisted in  irritating  one  of  the  Calvary 
guards  late  one  night,  he  finally  came 
alive  with  a  war  whoop  that  would  have 
done  the  redcoats  proud,  chasing  them 
down  Buckingham  Palace  Road,  swing- 
ing his  sabre  at  them. 

The  English  love  pomp  and  tradition, 
as  Prince  Charles'  wedding  is  sure  to 
prove.  Already  the  Prince  and  his  bride 
smile  up  from  tea  towels,  bath  towels, 
matchbooks,  pen  knives,  plaoemats, 
postcards,  pens,  ashtrays  jigsaw 
puzzles,  mugs,  napkins,  T-shirts,  and 
anything  else  that  will  bear  printing.  It 
is  all  another  example  of  the  hollowness 
of  modern  day  England  (the  commer- 
cialism certainly  isn't  England's  pro- 
blem not  in  an  age  when  you  can  find 
Arab  peasants  wearing  yellow  smiley- 
face  buttons  in  North  Africa);  the 
Royal  Family  is  celebrating  withall  the 
pomp  royal  families  have  always  been 
given,  but  politically  it  is  meaningless, 
a  mere  figurehead. 

But  while  England  isn't  exactly  one  of 
the  world's  political  leaders,  most  of 
the  people  I  have  met  there  are  well- 
educated  in  world  politics.  It  was  from 
a  London  cab  driver  with  a  lisp  who  was 
driving  me  through  the  rain  at  one 
o'clock  in  the  morning  that  I  found  out 
that  the  President  had  been  shot.  The 
cabbie  assured  me  that  Reagan  would 
be  all  right  and  would  come  out  of  the 
hospital  more  popular  than  ever.  He 
told  me  that  the  would-be  assassin  was 
a  "nut  from  Colorado,"  and  also  took 
the  opoortunity  to  tell  me  that 
Eisenhower  was  never  much  of  a  Presi- 
dent, that  Nixon  had  a  terrific  foreign 
policy  and  that  a  Prime  Minister  had 
been  murdered  in  the  early  1800's. 

The  cabbie  let  me  out  with  a 
"G'night,  guv'ner,"  and  I  walked  the 
last  block  to  the  place  1  was  staying, 
ashamed  of  myself  for  criticizing  the 
same  place  that  gave  me  the  world's 
most  paternal  cab  driver.  I  think  the 
reason  that  I  am  angry  with  England  is 
because  I  want  to  like  it.  In  one  noght 
you  can  see  a  mediocre  production  of  a 
mediocre  broadway  musical,  and  the 
next  night  you  can  see  a  wonderful,  im- 
aginative production  of  a  Shakespeare 
play  by  the  National  Theatre.  England 
has  tea,  a  great  institution,  and  a  good 
theatre  district,  and  five  symphonies, 
and  beautiful  sountryside.  It  has  ex- 
cellent universities,  amd  all  the  history 
you  could  want,  and  it  is  the  home  of 
English  literature,  after  all.  The  only 
problem  is  that  it  is  all  a  little  stale  like 
the  air  around  Victoria  Station.  The 
kind  of  thing  in  which  England  excels, 
are  two  events  I  happened  to  witness 
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Sophie  Kerr  Left  More 
Than  Just  Short  Stories 


The  Washington  Cnitiy  F.im— Friday.  May  l,  l»l— Page  5 

Why  did  SophieKerr  do  such  a  thing? 
Perhaps  she  was  honored  that  the  Col- 
lege  had    honored   her    in   the    1942 


ceremony.  Perhaps  because  of  her  love 
for  the  Eastern  Shore.  But  Sophie  Kerr, 
more  than  anything,  wanted  to  give  a 
budding  writer  a  chance.  Kerr's  will 
specified  what  was  to  be  done  with  her 
legacy.  Of  the  income  made  from  the 
bequest,  half  goes  annually  for  general 
literary  purposes.  It  is  the  means 
through  which  the  Writers'  Union 
publishes  its  Washington  College 
Review,  as  well  as  bringing  famous 
literary  figures  to  campus.  The  other 
half,  which  will  be  approximately 
$24,000  this  year,  goes  to  a  graduating 
Senior  who,  as  Kerr's  will  states,  shows 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for  future 
fulfillment  in  the  field  of  literary 
endeavor." 


When  Claire  Mowbray  was  awarded  the 
prize  at  last  year's  graduation,  the  sum 
had  more  than  doubled.  Her  check  was 
made  out  for  $23,000.  Kerr's  lawyer, 
Ferdinand  Wolf,  said,  "She  wanted  one 
young  person  each  year  to  get 
something  quite  extraordinary." 

And  so  it  is.  Sophie  Kerr  Is  not 
remembered,  at  least  for  the  most  part, 
for  The  Blue  Envelope,  The  Goldei 
Block,  Jennie  Devlin,  or  any  of  her  writ- 
ten works.  But,  by  those  who  know 
Washington  College,  Kerr  Is  remem- 
bered as  the  benefactress  of  the 
writers.  As  Sid  Moody  wrote  in  his  arti- 
cle, published  by  the  Associated  Press 
at  £e  end  of  last  year,  "she  did 
something. . .  that  would  survive,  would 
help  some  new  Sophie  Kerr,  would  have 
a  happy  twist,  like  a  SoDhie  Kerr 
story." 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 


Sophie  Kerr  left  a  gift  to  Washington 
College  in  her  will.  She  had  no  connec- 
tion with  the  College,  save  for  an 
honorary  degree  she  received  when  the 
College  celebrated  its  fiftieth  anniver- 
sary of  coeducation  in  1942.  But  she 
remembered. 

Perhaps  when  she  made  out  her  will, 
she  remembered  several  things.  Her 
childhood,  possibly.  Kerr  was  born  in 
1880,  in  Denton,  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of 
Maryland.  The  daughter  of  a  Penn- 
sylvanian  who  came  to  start  a  nursery 
and  a  native  Marylander,  Kerr  grew  up 
hearing  tales  of  the  Shore  from  her 
mother  and  grandmother.  After  receiv- 
ing her  BA  from  Hood  College,  Kerr 
went  to  the  University  of  Vermont  to  do 
graduate  work.  While  there,  she  wrote 
her  first  story. 

The  story  sold.  And  Kerr  wrote 
another.  Although  never  having  in- 
tended to,  Sohpie  Kerr  became  a 
writer.  Kerr  herself  said  "There  is 
nothing  special  about  my  writing.  I 
write  only  to  entertain.  I  certainly  have 
no  message  for  the  world.  It  is  just  light 
fiction." 

Not  too  long  after  she  started  to  write, 
Kerr  visited  her  sister  in  Pittsburgh, 
where  she  sold  a  story  to  the  Chronicle 
Telegraph.  From  there,  she  went  on  to 


purely  by  chance.  Yesterday  I  saw  the 
Oxford/Cambridge  Boat  Race,  an  an- 
nual event  which  Cambridge  leads  but 
that  Oxford  has  won  for  the  past  six 
years.  Everyone  knew  that  Oxford 
would  win,  and  they  did,  commanding- 
ly,  but  that  didn't  stop  thousands  of  peo- 
ple from  one  school  or  the  other,  or 
neither,  from  lining  the  four-and-a-half 
mile  course  and  cheering  for  the  six- 
teen men  who  represented  so  much. 
The  other  event  that  I  saw  was  the  first 
London  Marathon.  Over  a  million  peo- 
ple lined  that  course,  but  this  time  they 
cheered  for  7000  participants  from  all 
over  the  world,  and  when  an  American 
and  a  Norwegian  won  it  together,  hands 
held  high,  no  one  was  unhappy  because 
an  Englishman  hadn't  won.  That  wasn't 
the  point. 

That's  the  kind  of  thing  I  like  about 
the  English.  The  old  buildings  don't 
men  anything  in  comparison.  Still,  like 
any  self-respecting  tourist,  my  parents 
and  I  trotted  down  to  Buckingham 
Palace  one  morning  to  see  the  Chang- 
ing of  the  Guard.  The  Changing  of  the 
Guard  is  a  30-minute  ceremony  wat- 
ched by  thousands  of  people  each  day, 
and  there  is  absolutely  nowhere  to 
stand  and  get  a  decent  view  of  the  whole 
thing.  The  English  police  don't  even 


become  assistant,  and  then  managing 
editor  of  the  Woman's  Home  Compa- 
nion. 

Kerr  moved  to  New  York;  in  the  up- 
per Thirties,  just  off  of  Park  Avenue. 
But  the  big  city  could  not  change  the 
country  girl;  at  least  not  completely. 
Her  books  and  stories,  for  the  most 
part,  deal  with  life  on  the  Eastern 
Shore.  In  her  lifetime,  Sophie  Kerr 
wrote  23  novels,  500  short  stories,  and 
numerous  articles.  She  also  was  the 
coauthor  of  a  play;  Big-Hearted 
Herbert,  staged  during  the  1930's,  and 
later  made  into  a  movie.  Her  stories 
were  featured  in  such  magazines  as  the 
Saturday  Evening  Post  and  Ladies 
Home  Journal. 

But  what  happened  at  the  time  of 
Kerr's  death  in  1?65,  at  the  age  of  84  was 
not  expected  either.  Kerr  had 
remembered  the  small,  Eastern  Shore 
college  which  had  honored  her  achieve- 
ment 23  years  before.  Then-President 
Daniel  Z.  Gibson  received  a  call  from 
Kerr's  lawyer,  telling  him  that  sophie 
Kerr  had  remembered  Washington  Col- 
lege. Honored,  Gibson  went  to  New 
York.  When  the  lawyer  informed  Gib- 
son of  the  amount,  he  was  astonished. 
Sophie  Kerr  had  left  half  of  her  estate  to 
Washington  College;  $573,000. 


An  exhibit  by  Internationally  known  Chestertown  photographer  Constance 
Stuart  Larrabee  of  Steuben  Glass  Is  on  display  In  the  upstairs  lobby  of  tbe 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 


View  from  the  Bridge 


Continued 

stop  the  traffic  for  it,  so  the  twenty 
minutes  of  music  is  drowned  out  by  the 
sound  of  passing  taxis  and  unmuffled 
motorcycles.  The  bobby  outside  told  us 
that,  "it  isn't  much  to  see.  They  stand 
there  for  25  minutes,  one  guy  shouts, 
another  shouts  back,  then  the  whole  lot 
marches  out." 

While  I  stood  on  the  curb  in  front  of 
the  palace,  unable  to  see  more  than  a 
foot  In  any  direction,  I  thought  of  the 
Changing  of  the  Guard,  and  how  the 
ceremony  was  just  a  run-through  for 
tourists,  devoid  of  any  real  purpose.  I 
thought  of  a  guard  standing  at  attention 
for  hours,  being  replaced,  and  a  whole 
generation  of  guards  being  replaced, 
and  suddenly  with  one  cold  shiver  on 
the  sidewalk,  I  thought  of  graduation  at 
Washington  College,  and  how  near  it 
was. 

Feeling  through  my  coat  pockets  I 
have  come  across  a  business  card  from 
the  Red  Apple,  and  my  thoughts  are 
back  to  Chestertown  again.  My  year 
abroad  isn't  over,  but  already  I  can  say 
that  I'm  glad  that  all  those  people 
talked  me  into  coming  to  Europe.  I  hope 
that  I  never,  like  Gatsby,  pretend  to  be 
"an  Oggsford  man,"  but  going  to  school 
there  has  been  fun.  I  have  learned  a  lot 
at  Oxford.  And  I  have  Seen  The  World. 


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At  the  same  time,  I  did  sacrifice  some 
things.  1  realize  that  I  look  at  the  moon 
from  Folly  Bridge  and  think  of  the 
Chester  River,  and  I  realize  that  when  I 
think  of  my  friends  at  Washington  Col- 
lege who  will  graduate  this  year.  I  like 
Washington  College,  and  I've  met  a  lot 
of  fine  people  there.  That  is  one  of  the 
reasons  I  look  forward  to  next  year,  and 
it  is  also  one  of  the  reasons  I  found  it  so 
hard  to  leave  this  year. 

In  a  few  weeks  the  race  will  be  over. 
The  old  guard  will  be  removed  and  I 
will  not  be  there  to  see  it.  Some  of  my 
friends  who  graduate  this  year  I  may 
never  see  again,  and  others  I  will  talk  to 
as  soon  as  I  am  home,  in  July.  I'm  not 
sure  if  it  would  have  made  much  dif- 
ference to  any  of  us  if  I  had  stayed  in  a 
theatre  al  the  West  End,  at  a  rock  con- 
cert in  Wimbley,  in  a  movie  theatre  on 
the  Champs  Elysees,  on  the  miserable 
Spainish  trains,  and  even  in  the 
medinas  of  Morocco. 

And  now,  only  15  minutes  away  from 
the  blond-haired-blue-eyed-violin- 
playing  girl  in  Strasburg,  I  find  myself 
thinking  of  them  again.  My  second 
vacation  here  is  only  half  over,  and 
after  I  spend  a  few  weeks  in  Germany 
and  Switzerland  I  still  have  another  full 


term  back  at  Oxford. 

I'll  be  studying  long  after  the  toga 
party,  long  after  graduation,  long  after 
the  last  KA  has  filled  his  cooler  full  of 
beer  and  headed  to  Ocean  City  with 
windows  open  and  Springsteen  blasting 
on  the  tape  player.  I'm  glad  I'm  here,  I 
made  the  right  decision,  but  I'm  sorry  I 
can't  say  goodbye.  I  want  to  cheer  on 
the  old  guard  one  more  time  and  watch 
them  make  that  final  march  out  in  front 
of  Bill  Smith.  I'll  miss  my  friends  who 
are  graduating  this  year,  they  have  not 
all  been  totally  happy  at  Washington 
College,  but  they  have  all  had  great 
moments,  whether  they  wiil  admit  it  or 
not.  I've  seen  them.  They've  swung  a 
few  sabres  themselves.  Their  four 
years  are  over  now,  and  after  a  sum- 
mer of  celebration  they'll  head  for 
graduate  schools,  and  jobs,  and  all 
sorts  of  sickening  things. 

I  can  only  hope  that  before  they 
leave,  as  they  read  this,  my  friends  can 
hear  my  answering  shout  leaping  from 
my  french  train,  climbing  into  the  night 
sky,  echoing  across  the  Atlantic  until  it 
hits  home  like  that  long  throw  from 
deep  center  field.  This  story  is  my 
shout,  it  is  my  final  salute.  This  story  is 
for  them. 


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Shoremen  Lacrosse 


Photos  by  Jim  Graham 


The  WAC  is  Back! 


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Schedule  of  Events 

Planned  for 
Bicentennial  Year 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


Next  year's  bicentennial  celebrations 
will  begin  on  June  13,  when  tours  of 
hisotric  homes  in  Kent  County  will  be 
given.  These  tours  of  homes,  some  rare- 
ly opened,  will  be  sponsored  by  the  Kent 
County  Historical  Society  to  raise  funds 
for  the  Bicentennial.  A  cocktail  party 
will  follow. 

In  August  the  International  Sculpture 
Symposium  will  begin.  This  includes 
four  or  five  sculptors  working  on  in- 
dividual outdoor  sculptures  on  the  cam- 
pus and  then  collectively  working  on 
another  piece.  The  sculptors  are  from 
various  countries  and  the  College  will 
have  the  option  of  purchasing  the 
sculptures. 

October  1  will  mark  the  opening  of  a 
photography  exhibit  featuring  the  work 
of  Internationally  known  photographer 
Constance  Stuart  Larrabee.  The  exhibit 
will  consist  of  photographs  taken  by 
Mrs.  Larrabee  from  World  War  II  to  the 
present,  all  of  which  capture  the  people, 
places,  and  landscape  of  the  Eastern 
Shore  and  is  titled  "The  Eastern  Shore 
of  Maryland:  Two  Hundred  Year  Host 
to  Washington  College." 

The  Chestertown  Post  Office  will  of- 
fer a  special  stamp  cancellation  from 
October  l  to  June  1982  which  will  read 
"Washington  College— 200th  Anniver- 
sary—1782-1982." 

October  10  is  the  day  set  aside  for  the 
formal  opening  of  the  Bicentennial 
Year  and  the  Fall  Homecoming.  Harry 
Hughes,  the  Governor  of  Maryland,  will 
drive  in  a  carriage  form  the  President's 
house  to  the  campus,  where  he  will 
raise  a  Bicentennial  flag  to  fly  for  the 
duration  of  the  200th  year.  Following 
18th-century  tradition,  a  procession  of 
the  entire  college  will  then  move  from 
College  Hill  downtown  to  Emmanuel 
Church  for  an  outdoor  convocation.  The 
convocation  will  honor  the  College's 
founding  President,  Dr.  William  Smith. 
The  main  speaker  will  be  Sir  Fraser 
Noble,  Principle  of  Smith's  alma 
mater,  the  University  of  Aberdeen  in 
Scotland.  Several  musical  ensembles  , 
including  a  pipe  band,  will  participate. 

In  the  afternoon  of  that  same  day,  the 
first  session  of  the  "Meaning  of 
Freedom"  lecture  series  will  be  held. 
Six  programs,  held  throughout  the 
year,  will  explore  the  meaning  of 
freedom  in  the  18th,  19th,  and  20th  cen- 
turies, and  the  future  of  freedom. 

Several  other  events  are  planned  for 
the  day.  Two  athletic  events  will  be 
held;  a  home  soccer  game  and  a  200- 
mile  relay  race  with  many  runners  par- 
ticipating. The  College  will  also  have 
three  displays  open  to  the  public.  These 
include  the  results  of  the  archeological 
dig,  started  in  March,  the  photographic 
work  of  Constance  Stuart  Larrabee, 
and  the  International  Sculpture  Sym- 
posium. 

A  symposium  titled  "Two  Hundred 
Years  of  Chemistry"  is  scheduled  for 
October  14-16.  Speakers  will  include  Dr. 
Charles  Suckling,  general  manager  of 
research  and  technology  for  ICI, 
England;  Dr.  Roy  Plunkett,  the  inven- 
tor of  Teflon;  Crawford  Greenewalt, 
chemist  and  ornothologist;  Albert  Zet- 
tlemoyer,  President  of  the  American 
Chemical  Society;  John  Toll,  high 
energy  physicist  and  President  of  the 
University  of  Maryland;  Lammont  du 
Pont  Copeland,  former  President  of  the 
Du  Pont  Company;  William  O.  Baker, 
former  President  of  Bell  Telephone 
Laboratories;  Irene  du  Pont,  Director 
and  member  of  the  Finance  Committee 
of  the  Du  Pont  Company  and  lineal 


descendant  of  the  Company  founder; 
and  Nobel  Prize  winners  Melvln  Calvin, 
from  the  University  of  California; 
Herbert  C.  Brown,  from  Purdue 
University;  and  Paul  Flory. 

The  George  Washington's  Birthday 
Convocation  and  black  tie  Birthday 
Ball  will  be  the  first  major  events  held 
in  1982  as  a  part  of  the  Bicentennial 
celebrations,  The  speaker  scheduled 
for  the  February  20  Convocation  is 
historian  James  Flexner,  author  of  a 
biography  of  George  Washington. 

Events  for  April  of  next  year  include 
two  special  three-day  symposiums.  One 
will  be  on  Maryland  writers.  The  other 
will  be  on  the  future  of  the  liberal  arts 
and  will  also  explore  the  Bicentennial 
theme  of  "Liberal  Arts— the  Renewing 
Challenge." 

A  re-enactment  of  Dr.  William 
Smith's  1782  visit  to  Governor  Paca's 
residence  at  Wye  Plantation  will  occur 
in  May  of  1982.  Dr.  Joseph  McLain, 
President  of  the  College,  will  portray 
William  Smith,  who  was  seeking  the 
original  endowment  for  Washington 
College.  The  re-enactment  will  be  at 
Wye  Plantation. 

The  weekend  of  May  15-16,  1982  will 
conclude  the  Bicentennial  year.  On  the 
15th,  there  will  be  a  massive  fireworks 
display  over  the  Chester  River.  The 
200th  Commencemtn  will  be  held  on 
May  16  and  United  States  President 
Ronald  Reagan  has  been  invited  to 
speak. 

Other  projects  planned  throughout 
the  year  are;  the  making  of  a  perma- 
nent model  of  the  original  College 
building  using  the  results  of  the  ar- 
cheological dig;  the  compiling  of  the 
history  of  the  Washington  College 
Library;  visits  of  the  Baltimore  clipper 
ship  the  Pride  of  Baltimore  and  train- 
ing ships  of  the  United  States  Naval 
Academy,  Annapolis;  foreign  language 
plays  presented  by  professional  com- 
panies with  the  support  of  several 
foreign  embassies ;  commemorative 
prints,  placemats,  and  china  depicting 
scenes  from  the  College's  history,  done 
by  Maryland  artist  Guy  Steele 
Fairlamb;  and  a  revival  of  "Gustavus 
Vasa"  a  play  performed  here  before 
General  George  Washington  in  1784. 


Rock  Opera  Opens 
Next  Week 


by  SUE  JAMES 

Fine  Arts  Editor 


Jenny,  a  rock  opera  written  by  senior 
music  major  Jodee  Baccala,  will  be 
presented  to  the  public  on  May  7,  8,  and 
9  in  the  Tawes  Theatre. 

As  first  student-written  and  student 
produced  production,  and  the  first 
musical  in  five  years  at  Washington 
College,  Jenny  portrays  the  life  of  a  girl 
who  leaves  home  to  become  a  singer, 
goes  through  some  hard  times,  reaches 
stardom  and  is  then  destroyed  by  those 
people  who  made  her  what  she  was.  The 
opera  is  set  in  the  60's. 

Taking  the  lead  roles  in  the  produc- 
tion are  Jodee  Baccala,  as  Jenny,; 
Kara  Beal,  as  Maggie;  Chris  Ell- 
inghaus,  as  the  narrator;  Natalie 
Brown,  as  Karma ;  Todd  Crosby,  as  An- 
drew; and  Suzanne  Zimmer,  as  the 
cabaret  singer.  Ginnie  White  and  Jo- 
neen  Nielson  are  the  directors  of 
everything,  from  technical  lighting  to 
stage  design.  Larry  Stahl  is  in  charge  of 
lighting. 

The  rock  opera  has  stumbled  across 
some  problems  over  the  past  several 
months.  As  Joneen  Neilson  put  it, 
"we've  had  to  fight  for  every  tooth  and 


nail  because  no  one  takes  us  seriously," 
Places  for  rehearsal  have  added  to  the 
complications,  as  well  as  complaints  of 
noise  and  minimal  funding.  There  are 
thirteen  members  in  the  cast— a  reduc- 
tion from  the  original  twenty-two 
member  cast.  However,  the  cast's 
determination  has  enabled  them  to 
smooth  out  the  rough  places. 

"We  might  not  even  have  a  place  to 
perform.  So  if  we  have  to,  we'll  play  in 
the  quad,"  Kara  Beal  asserted. 

Versatile  composer  Jodee  Baccala 
revealed  the  basic  concept  of  the  play, 
"The  basic  concept  is  man  vs.  society; 
and  especially  it  is  a  reflection  on 
American  society.  The  need  of  the  in- 
dividual to  be  accepted  in  a  group.  Also, 
the  fanaticism  of  social  groups,  and 
how  they  can  change  back  and  forth." 

Jenny  should  be  a  unique  experience 
for  the  college  community.  The  cast 
members  claim  that  the  rock  opera's 
attempt  is  to  "energize"  the  campus. 
Baccala's  score  is  surely  energized  and 
flamboyant.  All  are  invited  to  attend 
the  free  producation. 


The  Big  Sleep 

Director:  Howard  Hnwks 

Cast:  Humphrey  Bogart,  Lauren  Bacall, 

John  Ridgely,  Martha  Vu  kerv  U>n>th\ 

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all  begins  when  I'hilip  Marlowe 
(Humphrey  Rogurt),  Raymond 
Chandler's  cynical  hut  curiously 
■harming  private-eye,  is  assigned  to 
nvesngatc  the  Rambling  debts  of  Gen 
Stcrnwood's  younger  daughter.  From 
there.  Marlowe  is  plunged  into  a  nicht- 
matish  world  filled  with  blackmail, 
deception  and  stark  violence  by  veteran 
director  Howard  Hawks  Marlowe's  only 
island  of  stability  through  .ill  of  mis  is 
Clen.  Stcrnwood's  older  daughter,  played 
by  Lauran  Racall  The  Rogart-nacal) 
diaglogue  is  bristling  with  verbal  sparring 

!as  the  pair  match  wits 
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(mill  mini  of  (he  firinffllile  tiiHilonoinotin 
dnJ  Mime  thiii  tiren'l  "  James  Af»ee 
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ONLY  THE  ARMY  GIVES 
YOU  TWO  WAYS  TO  LOWER 
THE  COST  OF  EDUCATION 
JUST  TWO  YEARS. 


LOAN  FORGIVENESS 

If  you  have  a  Guaranteed  Student  Loan  or  a  National 
Direct  Student-Loan  (made  after  October  1,  1975)  hanging 
over  your  head,  consider  spending  a  couple  of  years  in 
the  Army. 

If  you  train  for  certain  specialties,  the  government  will 
release  you  from  1/3  df  your  indebtedness  (or  $1,500,  which- 
ever is  greater)  for  each  year  of  active  duty. 

Obviously,  a  three-year  enlistment  would  eliminate 
100%  of  your  indebtedness.  But  you  may  prefer  to  take  a 
shorter  route  and  sign  up  under  the  Army's  two-year  enlist- 
ment option  (and  put  2/3  of  your  debt  behind  you). 

Or  you  might  want  to  join  the  Army  Reserve.  If  you 
qualify,  as  a  Reservist  you  can  stay  home,  get  paid  for  your 
active  duty,  and  receive  15%  loan  forgiveness  (or  $500, 
whichever  is  greater)  for  each  year  you  serve. 

But  we're  not  just  offering  you  loan  forgiveness.  With 
your  education,  you  can  probably  qualify  for  a  higher  rank 
and  pay  grade.  You'll  have  your  choice  of  many  sophis- 
ticated Army  skills. 

And  you  may  be  eligible  for  generous  monetary  educa- 
tional incentives. 

TWOFORONE  SAVINGS  PLAN 

If  your  dream  is  to  continue  your  education  some  day, 
joining  the  Veterans'  Educational  Assistance  Program  can 
bring  that  day  closer. 


In  fact,  in  just  two  years  you  can  accumulate  up  to 
$9,200  for  grad  school.  (Only  the  Army  can  offer  you  a  two- 
year  enlistment.) 

It's  not  a  loan,  so  you'll  never  have  to  worry  about 
making  payments.  It's  simply  a  savings  program  between  you 
and  the  government. 

If  you  save  between  $25 
and  $  100  of  your  monthly 
Army  pay,  the  government  will 
match  that  amount  two- 
for-one.  On  top  of  that,  you 
might  qualify  for  an  exclusive 
Army  educational  incentive 
of  $2,000.  (Longer  enlistments 
can  result  in  higher  incentives.) 
And  you  can  participate  in 
as  much  as  $  14.  loo  for  college,  plus  a  $1,000  VEAP  at  the  same  time  you're 
cash  enlistment  bonus  fot  a  total  of  $  19,  ioo.    receiving  loan  forgiveness 
So,  in  just  two  years,  you  can  go  back  to  school  with  2/3  of 
your  debt  behind  you  and  up  to  $9,200  for  your  education  ahead 
of  you.  (Of  course,  a  longer  enlistment  could  result  in  more  edu- 
cational benefits  and  100%  loan  forgiveness.) 

To  find  out  more  about  both  ways  to  serve  your  country 
as  you  serve  yourself,  call  800-421-4422.  In  California, 
800-252-001 1 .  Alaska  and  Hawaii,  800-423-2244.  Ask  for 
the  name  of  the  Army's  college  representative  nearest  you. 


THE  ARMTS  COLLEGE  BENEFITS 

You  Save: 
Gov't  Adds 
2-for-l: 

Per  Mo 

$100 

$200 

2Yrs. 

$2,400" 

$4,800 

Total: 
Army  Adds: 

$300 

$7,200 
$2,000 

Total  Benefits: 

$9,200" 

"Maximum  individual  contribution 
during  a  2-year  enlistment 
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One  Act  Festival:  Inferior  Material,  Superior  Treatment 


by  GINGER  KURAPKA 

Editor-in-chief 


The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  presented  a  festival  of 
one-act  plays  last  weekend,  with  mixed 
results. 

Mixed,  on  the  part  of  the  playwrights, 
not  the  actors.  The  three  plays,  all 
student-directed  projects  of  the  Direc- 
ting II  class,  were  Lunchtime,  by 
Leonard  Melfi,  Halloween,  also  by 
Melfl,  and  Mr,  Flannery's  Ocean,  by 
Lewis  John  Carlino.  Probably  the 
greatest  drawback  of  the  evening  was 
the  unfortunate  choice  of  two  such 
similar  plays  by  the  same  author.  In  too 
many  instances,  Lunchtime,  and  Hallo- 
ween, are  essentially  interchangeable, 
with  onlfsllght  variations. 

Aside  from  their  similarities,  they 
also  suffer  from  the  classic  dile'a  fac- 
ing one-act  plays— how  to  find  a  subject 
which  lends  itself  to  a  45-minute  treat- 
ment. Can  any  play  which  deals  with 
love,  marriage,  physical  deformity, 
class  differences,  sex,  and  self  con- 
fidence in  such  a  short  time  expect  to  be 
very  successful?  In  this  sense,  Mr. 
Flannery's  Ocean  was  the  better  writ- 
ten of  the  three.  The  story  of  a  man  who 
claims  to  own  the  ocean,  and  in  a 
gesture  to  a  dying  woman,  gives  the 
ocean  to  her,  this  play  works  much  bet- 
ter than  the  other  two. 

Another  one-act  problem  is  the  lack 
of  time  for  character  development. 
Once  again,  the  first  two  plays  suffered 
most  in  this  respect.  Too  often,  dialogue 
from  the  beginning,  middle,  and  end  of 
the  play  is  exchangeable. 

But  enough  about  the  plays  them- 
selves, since  neither  directors  nor  ac- 
tors could  do  much  about  them.  What 
the  directors  and  actors  did  do  how- 
ever, was  prove  that  student-run  pro- 
ductions can  be  as  professionally  done 


as  any  other.  And  rarely  before  has  the 
Fine  Arts  Department  been  as  active  in 
its  projects  as  this  year:  from  Ondine 
early  in  the  semester,  to  Jenny  next 
week,  student  and  faculty  involvement 
and  enthusiasm  is  obvious.  And  for  the 
productions  to  be  of  such  uniformly 
high  quality  is  indeed  fortunate,  if  not 
surprising. 

Lunchtlme\s  the  story  of  Avis,  an  up- 
per middle  class  young  housewife  in 
1960  New  York,  and  Rex,  a  furniture 
refinisher  who  got  kicked  out  of  public 
high  school.  Rex  has  come  to  take  the 
white  paint  off  the  chestnut  dressing 
table  and  chair  which  Avis'  husband 
George  gave  her  as  a  wedding  present. 
But  we  all  know  why  he's  really  there, 
and  so  does  Avis.  After  all,  any  woman 
who  finds  that  there's  "something  so 
very  clean  and  natural  about  opening  a 
can  of  tuna  fish. .  .  it's  a  rather  sensual 
experience,"  is  not  too  naive.  So  the 
rest  of  the  lunchtime  hour  is  spent  tell- 
ing their  life  stories  and  seducing  each 
other.  All  of  which  Missy  Booth  and 
John  Fout  carried  off  well.  Booth  was 
just  aloof  enough  for  Avis'  social  posi- 
tion, but  tempered  that  with  vulner- 
ability. Fout  was  consistent  in  his 
slovenly  tone  throughout  the  play,  and 
although  his  movements  became 
somewhat  uncomfortable  once  he  was 
only  wearing  his  underwear,  that's 
understandable. 

John  Porter  and  Suzanne  Zimmer  did 
equally  as  well  in  Halloween,  once 
again  the  story  of  two  strangers  who 
meet  and  end  up  in  bed.  This  time 
however,  Luke  (Porter)  has  been  rob- 
bed, and  his  shrieks  of  outrage  were 
truly  those  of  someone  who's  lost 
everything,  including  his  gold  rubber 
box  with  the  diamond  on  top.  Margarert 


May  Day  Origins-Not 
Just  Getting  Naked 


Moon  hears  him  yelling  for  the  police 
and  comes  to  his  aid.  She  is  a  maid  in 
the  residence  hotel  he  lives  in,  and  left 
the  window  open  through  which  the 
burglars  came  in.  Zimmer  did  a  good 
job  of  conveying  a  fifty-year-old  men- 
tality in  a  body  that  has  been  well 
preserved.  It's  the  night  before  Hallo- 
ween, and  as  the  facades  start  falling, 
Margaret  and  Luke  put  on  a  series  of 
masks.  Luke  confesses  that  he's  never 
slept  with  a  woman,  because  due  to  a 
gruesome  childhood  accident,  Luke  has 
a  limp  and  a  badly  scarred  shoulder. 
Margaret's  husband  James  Moon  (who 
used  to  make  her  swoon)  cheats  on  her. 
Luke  and  Margaret  find  consolation  in 
each  other. 

Directing  of  both  of  these  plays  must 
have  been  difficult  since  character 
development  is  so  minimal,  but  Steve 
Gaul  and  Ginnie  White,  for  Lunchtime 
and  Halloween  respectively  compen- 
sated for  that  by  excellent  blocking  and 
movement  directions  for  their  actors. 

Mr.  Flannery's  Ocean  is  a  more  in- 
teresting play,  in  that  the  action  and  ac- 
tors are  more  plentiful.  The  work  done 
with  accents  for  the  English  setting  of 
the  play  was  very  good— Bill  Mortimer 
as  the  crusty  Irishman  Mr.  Flannery, 
and  Linda  Medina  as  the  Cockney  maid 


Maug  were  especially  good.  The  rest  of 
the  world  having  claimed  the  available 
land,  Mr.  Flannery  has  claimed  the 
ocean  for  himself,  because,  "I  take 
nothin'  from  her  nor  she  from  me,  so  we 
belong  to  each  other."  Mrs.  Pringle,  an 
American  "widow  with  only  three 
months  to  live,  and  no  close  relatives, 
has  come  to  the  seaside  hotel  to  live  out 
her  days.  Mr.  Flannery,  notoriously 
crotchty  with  everyone,  upsets  Mrs.  Pr- 
ingle by  arguing  about  the  origins  of 
American  football  (rugby  according  to 
him,  and  Indian  lacrosse  according  to 
her)  and  the  relative  merits  of  coffee 
and  tea.  Once  he  is  told  by  Maug  of  the 
reasons  for  her  stay,  he  softens  and 
gives  her  his  ocean  for  the  remainder  of 
her  life,  retaining  rights  to  the  beach 
however,  as  a  comfort. 

Both  Bill  Mortimer  and  Holli 
Mathison  as  Mr.  Flanery  and  Mrs.  Pr- 
ingle respectively  did  well  in  conveying 
the  sense  of  age  of  their  characters,  and 
wonder  at  the  ocean.  The  other  actors, 
especially  Brenda  Poteet  as  Mrs.  Klap- 
ington,  the  hotel  owner  who  takes  the 
brunt  of  Mr.  Flannery's  insults,  were 
very  good.  Projects  such  as  this  one 
should  be  encouraged,  not  just  as  class 
assignments,  but  as  independent  study 
as  well. 


by  BILL  MORTIMER 

Assistant  Editor 
People  begin  to  celebrate  May  Day 
long  before  there  was  streaking  at 
Washington  College.  The  Medieval  fes- 
tivities of  revelry  and  wantoness  ac- 
tually came  to  the  College  before  people 


started  to  take  their  clothes  off  in  the 
fire  lane.  Some  14  years  ago,  Associate 
Professor  of  English  Bennett  Lamond 
and  some  of  his  students  celebrated  the 
beginning  of  May  in  a  different,  more 


traditional  way. 

Although    Lamond    does    not 
remember  the  date,  the  reason  is  clear. 
"I  started  the  May  Day  celebrations  a 
long  time  ago,"  he  said,  while  studying 
poetry  with  a  class  of  fourteen  fresh- 
men.   "We    were    studying    carpe 
diem—  spring    poetry— in    particular 
Gerard  Manley  Hopkins'  poem  entitled 
Springin  which  he  speaks  of  "Innocent 
mind  and  Mayday  in  girl  and  boy."  La- 
mond said  that  he  and  his  class  decided 
that  "Since  it  was  getting  to  be  the  First 
of  May,  we  would  celebrate."  Their 
celebration  was  a  far  cry  from  today's 
festivities. 
What  they  did  was  to  celebrate  "with 
m  strawberries,  wine,  and  chocolate  chip 
g"  cookies  and  a  dance  around  the  May- 
s' pole  at  8:00  a.m."  The  Maypole  was 

5  located  at  the  north  side  of  the  Fine 
>  Arts  Building.  "Coincidentally,"  La- 
E  inond  said,  "the  Russians  didn't  have 

6  their  celebration  that  year  in  which 
3:  they  display  their  firearms  at  the 
E.  Dremlin.  It  was  a  cause  and  effect 
|  situation,  I  think." 

§■  Lamond's  celebration  continued  for 
**  several  years  with  more  and  more  peo- 
ple joining  in.  Then,  one  year,  "we  left 
the  Maypole  up  and  it  was  that  year, 
maybe  the  third,  that  students  brought 
the  pole  over  In  front  of  Hodson  Hall 
and  we  had  our  first  evening  celebra- 
tion." Lamond  said  he  has  never  been  a 
part  of  the  'evening  celebrations.' 

"I  think  that  people  should  unders- 
tand the  origins  of  this  event,"  said  La- 


mond, they  being  the  "serious  studying 
of  poetry."  May  Day  has  "just  gone  on 
from  there,"  Lamond  said.  The  current 
May  Day  festivities  were  reported  in- 
ternationally when,  four  years  ago,  a 
student  was  arrested  for  streaking  not 
on  campus  property.  The  tradition  of 
streaking  at  Washington  College  began 
before  the  brief  streaking  phase  which 
occured  nationwide  almost  a  decade 
ago.  "It  began  innocently,"  said  La- 
mond, "It  is  not  kids  rioting."  He  added 
that  "I  hope  it  hasn't  become  a  beer 
blast."  Today's  activities,  Lamond 
feels  "have  become  very  commerical; 
It's  gone  beyond  it's  origins." 

In  the  Middle  Ages  the  May  Day  was 
celebrated  in  the  town,  bringing  society 
into  a  community.  Early  celebrations 
at  Washington  College  grew  to  such  a 
size  that  it  was  impossible  for  Lamond 
to  continue  the  tradition.  "A  couple 
years  it  rained  and  everybody  got  cold. 
It  was  rather  discouraging,  I  thought 
that  the  gods  were  trying  to  tell  me 
something, ' '  Lamond  said. 

May  Day  is  celebrated  today,  with  its 
traditional  ceremonies,  at  Oxford  in 
England.  "It  starts  at  6:00  a.m.,"  La- 
mond said,  "with  bells  ringing  and  boys 
singing  at  Magdalen  tower."  Everyone 
drinks  champagne.  Tonight,  If  tradition 
is  kept  at  Washington  College,  students 
will  begin  to  shed  thier  clothes  and 
revel  in  the  May  Day  celebration  which 
has  become  uniquely  that  of  Washing- 
ton College. 


Middle  Hall  Archeological 
Dig  Receives  Publicity 


The  Waihingtoo  College  Elm-Friday.  May  l^Mi^ia  n 


by  WENDY  MURPHY 

News  Editor 


The  archeological  dig  being  con- 
ducted for  any  remains  of  the  original 
Washington  College  building,  has  been 
getting  press  coverage  not  only  in 
Maryland  but  in  Delaware  as  well. 

An  allele  appeared  last  week  on  the 
front  page  of  the  Delaware  State  News 
about  the  dig.  Dan  Tabler,  Assistant 
Editor  of  the  paper,  wrote  the  article 
after  having  received  a  press  release 
sent  out  by  Kathy  Myrick  DeProspo, 
Director  of  Publications  and  Public  In- 
formation. 

Also  as  a  result  of  the  press  release, 
Frank  Megargee  of  the  Baltimore 
Evening  Sun  spent  much  of  last  week  on 
campus  in  order  to  cover  the  story.  The 
article  was  written  from  the  angle  of 
the  "friendly  arguments  between  Dr. 
Robert  Janson  LaPalme  (director  of 
the  dig)  and  the  contractors  doing  the 
renovations  of  the  Hill  Dorms,"  ac- 
cording to  Myrick  DeProspo. 

Several  people  from  this  area  have 
called  the  College  in  reference  to  the 
dig.  Many  of  these  people  have  ex- 
pressed an  interest  in  helping  the  ar- 
cheologists  in  their  search  for  the  foun- 
dations of  the  edifice.  The  dig  will  be  ex- 
panded within  the  next  few  months  to 
include  all  interested  townspeople, 
students,  and  alumni. 

The  project,  which  was  initiated  by 
Janson  LaPalme,  Associate  Professor 
of  Art,  is  being  conducted  by  two  field 
archeologists;  John  P. McCarthy  and 
Kenneth  J.  Basalik.  Both  men  are 
associates  of  Mid-Atlantic  Ar- 
cheological Research,  Incorporated,  of 
Newark,  Delaware. 


The  search  for  the  remains  of  the 
building,  erected  in  1783,  and  complete- 
ly destroyed  by  fire  in  1827,  began  on 
March  30.  Because  it  was  believed  that 
the  building  once  stood  on  the  location 
of  the  Hill  Dorms,  test  pits  were  dug  in 
the  basement  of  Middle  Hall.  According 
to  the  press  release,  "The  pits  revealed 
two  layers  of  concrete  flooring  laid  over 
the  former  wood  floor  that  had  been  im- 
bedded in  loose  bricks  and  sand.  Brick 
from  the  first  building  was  salvaged  for 
fireplaces  and  the  interior  cellar  wall 
construction  of  Middle  Hall  in  1844." 

In  the  beginning  of  April,  the  search 
was  moved  outside,  and  Basalik  and 
McCarthy  began  to  look  for  the  front, 
end,  and  rear  foundation  walls  of  the 
building.  Janson  LaPalme  thought  that 
the  building  had  a  floor  designed  in  the 
shape  of  a  "T",  because  of  the  evidence 
he  had  of  its  dimensions.  It  was 
reported  to  be  160  feet  in  length  and 
have  a  block,  possibly  a  chapel,  which 
extended  to  the  rear  of  the  center  sec- 
tion. As  the  archeologists  continued  in 
their  work,  they  not  only  uncovered  the 
rear  foundation  wall  in  three  places, 
but  also  confirmed  Janson  LaPalme's 
hypothesis.  One  of  the  corner  walls  of 
the  back  wing  was  found  and  it  has  been 
determined  that  the  block,  thought  to  be 
a  chapel,  was  40  feet  wide. 

After  the  dig  is  completed,  a  scale 
model  of  the  original  Washington  Col- 
lege building  will  be  built  to  be  on 
display  throughout  the  Bicentennial 
year.  Portions  of  the  original  founda- 
tion walls  and  uncovered  artifacts  will 
also  be  on  display  for  the  campus  and 
visitors  during  the  year. 


Most  on  Athletics 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 


Ann  Most,  a  junior  English  major 
comes  to  Washington  College  from 
Carlsbad,  New  Mexico.  Most  has  been 
an  active  particlapnt  in  women's 
athletics  at  W.C.  all  three  of  her  years 
here. 

Why  come  all  the  way  to  Chestertown 
from  New  Mexico?  "I  was  looking  for  a 
small  liberal  arts  school  on  the  East 
Coast,"  said  Most.  The  southwest  is 
very  boring.  I  just  wanted  a  change. 
Looking  at  this  campus  impressed  me. 
This  has  history!" 

Ann  began  playing  volleyball  in  the 
seventh  grade.  Although  she  played  on 
a  winning  team  in  junior  high  school, 
her  high  school  team  was  lacking.  "I 
went  to  a  private  high  school  in  El 
Paso,"  she  said.  "It  used  to  be  all  girls 
then  three  boys  enrolled." 

The  high  school  she  attended  was 
small.  Most  graduated  valedictorian  of 
a  class  of  five.  The  basketball  team  had 
six  players  while  the  volleyball  team 
had  eight.  "There  just  weren't  enough 
people  to  go  out  for  It,"  she  said. 

"I  was  supposed  to  piay  volleyball 
when  I  was  a  freshman,"  she  stated, 
"but  I  decided  to  just  study  instead.  Ms. 
Fall  saw  me  play  at  intramurals  and 
asked,  'Why  aren't  you  on  the  team?'" 

"I  think  we  have  a  good  volleyball 
team  here,"  she  added.  "Everone  puts 
out.  This  was  a  rebuilding  year.  We'll 
be  even  better  next  year." 

Most  feels  that  softball  is  her  forte.  "I 
learned  to  catch  when  I  was  really 
young.  My  brother  would  hit  a  croquet 
ball  doWn  the  street  as  hard  as  he  could 
and  I  had  to  catch  it  or  I'd  be  killed." 

"When  I  was  around  eight  yers  old  I 


began  to  play  in  city  leagues.  I  played 
until  I  was  a  sophomore  in  high  school 
when  a  new  rule  was  made  to  prevent 
me  from  playing."  Since  her  high 
school  was  so  small,  a  softball  team  did 
not  exist  so  Most  could  play,  only  as  part 
of  gym  class. 

When  Most  entered  W.C.  the  girls' 
softball  team  was  a  second-year  club. 
Last  year  the  team  was  measled  out 
after  three  games  so  this  was  her  first 
full  year  on  a  varsity  softball  team. 

"This  year  our  errors  killed  us,"  she 
said.  "We'd  have  one  inning  every 
game  that  was  full  of  errors.  If  we 
didnrmake  errors  then  we  weren't  hit- 
ting. Injuries  have  also  been  a  big  fac- 
tor." 

"We  had  a  lot  of  new  people  on  the 
team  this  year,"  she  continued.  "Some 
have  come  out  and  tried  really  hard  and 
have  stuck  with  it.  Everyone  wants  to 
win  and  wants  to  try  but  sometimes  it 
doesn't  click."  Most  feels  that  the  big- 
gest problem  is  concentration.  The 
mistakes  are  more  mental  than 
physical. 

Most  is  optimistic  about  next  year. 
"The  problem  next  year  might  be  pit- 
ching. Hopefully  Chris  (Flowers)  will 
return.  Most  of  the  new  people  this  year 
will  be  more  secure  in  their  positions 
and  the  people  we've  had  for  a  year  or 
two  now  will  be  getting  better." 

Because  of  her  consistently  high  per- 
formance during  volleyball  season  and 
for  her  fine  hitting  and  catching  during 
softball  season,  Ann  Most  deserves 
some  special  recognition.  Her  dedica- 
tion and  sense  of  team  pride  make  her  a 
definite  asset  to  any  organization  at 
Washington  College. 


Women's  Tennis  Wraps  Up 
Disappointing  Season 


by  JEFF  ALDERSON 

Layout  Editor 
The  women's  tennis  team  finished      stated  Fall 

what  has  been  their  toughest  season 

ever    yesterday    against    Gallaudet. 

Coach  Penny  Fall  stated,  "I  think  all  of 

us  involved  with  a  team  are  not  as 

pleased  as  we  would  like  to  have  been 

over  the  outcome  of  the  season  in  terms 

of  the  won-lost  record;  however,  I  think 

we  were  all  very  realistic  in  terms  of 

the  caliber  of  the  competition  we  were 

up  against." 
The  weather  may  have  hurt  the  team 

by  cutting  down  on  the  time  needed  for 

practicing.  Fall  does  not  feel  that  this  is 

an  excuse,  but  rather  a  reality.  This 

may  not  have  made  a  difference  in  the 

outcome  of  the  matches. 
"Each  member  of  the  team  made  an 

effort  to  not  only  hang  In  there,  against 

teams   such   as  Catholic   University, 

Salisbury  State,  and  Trinity,  but  they 

tried  to  do  it  with  class.  Not  only  work- 
ing hard  on  the  court,  but  when  they 

came  in  with  an  0-1  defeat.  They  still 

tried  to  maintain  a  positive  attitude," 


"They  have  been  a  very  pleasant 
group  of  young  women,  and  have  made 
a  difficult  situation  as  positive  as  It 
could  be,"  said  Fall.  "The  return  of 
Holli  and  Shannon  was  a  definite  plus. 
They  know  how  to  work  hard,  they're 
highly  motivated  competitors.  They 
took  their  lumps,  but  still  went  out 
every  time  with  the  best  possible  at- 
titude and  worked  hard." 

"The  future  of  the  team  is  hazy  at 
best,  and  will  hinge  on  whether  we  get  a 
freshman  class  with  tennls-ortented 
people  and/or  we  get  some  of  the  people 
here  who  are  fairly  decent  to  come  out 
for  tennis.  I  would  hope  this  would  hap- 
pen because  I  would  hate  to  see  the 
women's  tennis  team  die  out.  I  have 
hopes  it  will  be  like  any  other  sport, 
which  has  had  lean  years  and  will 
blossom  eventually  as  these  other 
sports  have.  As  coach  I'm  looking  for- 
ward to  continuing  with  the  team.  I 
thoroughly  enjoy  coaching." 


Senior  Reading  This  Weekend 


This  year's  senior  reading  will  be 
held  Sunday  evening,  May  3rd,  at  7:30 
p.m.  in  Hynson  Lounge.  The  following 
seniors  will  read  from  their  poetry  and 
fiction:  Ellen  Beardsley,  Will  Camp, 
Lee  Ann  Chearneyi,  Cathy  Conn,  Kirk 


Folk,  Walter  Koraker,  Colleen  Miller, 
Nick  Nappo,  Larry  Stahl.  The  reading 
is  sponsored  by  the  Sophie  Kerr  com- 
mittee and  refreshments  will  be 
available  at  a  small  charge  to  the  au- 
dience. 


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Track  Has  Disappointing  Season 


by  JEFF  LUCAS 


Track  coach  Chatteller,  and  team  members  Dan  Belrne  and  Ted  Russell 
watch  as  another  one  heads  down  the  road  In  a  dismal  season  lor  the  team. 


The  1981  Spring  track  team  was 
hampered  by  a  small  turn-out  and  In- 
juries to  key  personal.  The  team, 
coached  by  Don  Chatelliar,  consisted  ol 
only  nine  members.  They  included 
sprinters  Ron  Wright,  Guy  Sylvester, 
Ted  Russell  and  Rich  Amerikean;  mid- 
die  distance  runners  Bernie  Kelly  and 
Dan  Beirne;  distance  runners  Ken 
Merz  and  Jeff  Lucas;  and  weight  man 
Jim  Hibbert. 

Due  to  the  small  turnout  the  team 
was  limited  in  the  competitions  it  could 
participate  in.  The  team  was  unable  to 
hold  any  home  meets  or  dual  meets. 
The  team,  therefore,  focused  primarily 
on  participating  in  Invitationals  and 
Relay  Carnivals.  Due  to  lack  of  interest 
the  team  was  forced  to  cancel  its  final 
meet  of  the  season. 

Going  into  the  season  the  team's 
strongest  event  was  expected  to  be  the 
mile  relay.  With  Sylvester,  Kelly  and 
Wright  returning  from  last  year's  relay 
team  and  with  the  addition  of  Russell 
the  team  hoped  to  do  well  at  the  Penn 
Relays.  Russell,  who  has  the  potential 
to  be  the  finest  quarter  miler  WC  has 
ever  had,  was  plagued  by  injuries 
throughout  the  season.  The  relay  team 


was  never  able  to  gain  their  expected 
form.  They  could  manage  only  a  7th 
place  showing  at  the  Penn  Relays. 

Most  of  the  highlights  of  the  season 
were  provided  by  distance  ace  Ken 
Merz.  The  "Mystery  Man"  set  school 
records  for  distance  of  5,000  meters  and 
3  miles.  There  were  several  other 
noteworthy  performances  during  the 
season.  At  Salisbury  State  Ted  Russell 
won  both  the  200  and  400  meter  sprints. 
Team  captain  Senior,  Dan  Beirne  won 
the  last  race  of  his  career  in  the  in- 
termediate hurdles  at  Salisbury  State. 
Guy  Sylvester  placed  5th  in  the  400 
meter  run  at  the  Messiah  Invitational. 
Also,  the  mile  relay  consisting  of 
Wright,  Kelly,  Beirne  and  Sylvester 
won  their  event  at  Salisbury  State. 

With  four  of  the  nine  members  from 
this  year's  squad  graduating  the  future 
of  track  at  WC  is  in  jeopardy.  If  there  is 
not  a  greater  turn  out  for  next  year's 
squad  the  program  may  have  to  be 
canceled.  Greater  student  body  interest 
in  the  sport  is  greatly  hoped  for  to  keep 
the  program  afloat.  So  all  you  joggers 
around  campus,  get  the  competitive 
juices  flowing  and  come  out  and  com- 
pete for  the  team  next  year. 


WC  Crew  Wins  Harrah's  Cup  Shore  Baseball  Finishes  6-16 


Points  Trophy 
Women  Beat  Trinity 


On  April  18  the  Washington  College 
men  and  women  crews  traveled  to 
Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey,  to  compete 
in  the  first  annual  Harrah's  Cup  Regat- 
ta. After  considerable  delays  caused  by 
high  winds  on  the  last  500  meters  of  the 
race  course,  a  decision  was  made  to 
continue  the  competition  using  a 
shorter  course. 

The  crews  from  Washington  College, 
the  smallest  institution  competing  in 
the  regatta,  attempted  to  enter  a 
representative  boat  in  almost  every 
race  scheduled,  in  an  effort  to  win  as 
many  points  as  possible  and  bring  home 
the  team  point  trophy.  By  the  end  of  the 
day,  out  of  six  races  entered, 
Washington  had  two  firsts  and  four  se- 
cond places,  tallying  eleven  team 
points,  enough  to  win  the  Harrah's  Cup 
Points  Trophy.  It  was  a  veritable  team 
effort  that  enabled  the  crews  to  win  the 
overall  team  trophy.  The  novice 
women's  four  and  the  men's  varsity 
four  both  placed  first,  the  men's  and 
women's  varsity  eights,  and  the  men's 
J.V.  eight  and  the  hastily  created  men's 
lightweight  four  all  finished  second  in 
their  respective  races. 

On  April  25  the  men's  varsity  four 
traveled  to  Philadelphia  to  compete  in 
the  Kerr  Cup  Regatta  against 
Georgetown,  Temple,  Drexel  and  the 
Merchant  Marine  Academy.  After  an 
initial  leadat  the  start  by  another  boat, 
WC  pulled  away  from  the  other  boats 
just  behind  the  Merchant  Marine 
Academy.  From  that  point  it  was  a 
two-boat  race,  with  the  WC  four 
finishing  five  seconds  behind  Merchant 
Marine,  and  strongly  ahead  of  Drexel, 
Georgetown  and  Temple  respectively. 

While  the  men's  varsity  four  was  in 
Philadelphia  and  the  men's  varsity 
eight  was  home  waiting  for  a  race  with 
the  alumni  oarsmen  which  never 
materialized,  the  Washington  women's 
varsity  eight  was  having  an  exhibition 
practice  against  the  Naval  Academy's 
oarswomen.  Women's  Coach  John 
Wagner  felt  his  girls  were  strong  and 
"...were  not  outclassed  by  Navy."  The 
practice  at  the  Academy  helped  boast 
the  women's  confidence  for  their  race 
the  next  day. 

On  Sunday  April  26  the  women  hosted 
a  race  against  the  women  from  Trinity 


by  ROBERT  CO  ALE 

of  Washington  D.C.  Both  the  Varsity 
and  J.V.  races  were  won  by  Washington 
College.  Throughout  the  close  varsity 
eight  race  the  lead  changed  hands 
several  times.  Going  into  the  last  500 
meters  the  Shorewomen  were  slightly 
behind,  then  they  gave  it  everything, 
started  their  finishing  sprint  a  little  ear- 
ly and  pulled  across  the  finish  line 
ahead  by  a  deck  with  a  time  of  7:41. 
Trinity's  time  was  7:42.5,  a  close  race 
indeed.  The  oarswomen's  second  boat 
also  did  well,  dominating  Trinity's  J.V. 
boat  and  winning  by  thirty-five 
seconds. 

This  weekend  the  Washington  Crews 
travel  to  Washington  D.C.  to  race  on  the 
Potomac  in  the  annual  Cadle  Cup 
Regatta  sponsored  by  Georgetown 
University.  Then  on  May  9  and  10  all 
varsity  crews  from  Washington  College 
will  be  attending  the  Dad  Vail  Regatta 
in  Philadelphia,  one  of  the  largest  inter- 
collegate  regattas  on  the  east  coast. 


KENT  PLAZA 
BARBERSHOP 

Both  Men  and 

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Styling 

OPEN  MON.  SAT. 

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LAURA  OR  COLEY 


A  split  of  a  home  double  header 
against  Albright  on  Saturday,  coupled 
with  adisappointing  12-5  loss  at  Western 
Maryland,  completed  a  dismal  6-16 
season  for  the  Washington  College 
baseball  team.  The  Shoremen's  final 
scheduled  outing,  a  home  twinbill  with 
Delaware  Valley,  was  rained  out. 

Despite  the  lowly  record,  the  season 
began  on  a  winning  note.  After  a  con- 
structive Florida  trip  during  Spring 
Break,  the  squad  jumped  off  to  a  pro- 
mising 3-0  start  with  a  pair  of  convinc- 
ing (18-5,  10-3)  wins  over  con- 
ferencerival  Swarthmore  and  a  10-3 
trouncing  of  St.  Mary's  These  victories 
were  soon  countered  by  a  pair  of  set- 
backs by  Widener,  where  pitching  and 
defensive  lapses  hurt  the  Shore  effort. 
However,  after  a  home  13-0  rout  over 
Gallaudet,  the  squad's  record  stood  at  a 
fine  4-2. 

The  team  fell  from  their  winning 
ways  during  twin  home  losses  to  Haver- 
ford.  After  a  weekend  trip  to  New 
Jersey,  which  resulted  in  a  total  of  four 
losses  to  Fairleigh  Dickinson  Universi- 
ty and  Drew,  the  Shoremen  suddenly 
dropped  to  4-«.  Following  this  letdown, 
the  team  faUed  to  ever  recapture  its 
momentum,  as  they  soon  lost  three  ad- 
ditional doubleheaders  to  York,  Johns 
Hopkins  and  Ursinus.  A  game  at 
Washington  Bible  proved  a  welcomed 


by  HARRY  MCENROE 

Sports  Editor 

respite  for  the  diamondmen,  as  they 
won  handily,  18-6. 

In  last  Saturday's  clash  against 
Albright,  the  squad  managed  to  split, 
taking  the  first  game  by  a  2-1  margin, 
while  losing  the  second  by  a  single  run. 
A  fine  pitching  performance  by 
frechman  southpaw  Paul  Eckert  keyed 
the  Shore  victory  in  the  opener.  In  the 
second  game  the  team  failed  to  takead- 
vantage  of  having  the  winning  runs  on 
base  in  the  last  inning,  as  they  lost  4-3, 
despite  effective  pitching  by  junior  Tim 
FAgan  A  total  of  ten  errors  committed 
in  the  Western  Maryland  game  proved 
disastrous  as  the  Shore  nine 
squandered  an  early  lead  and  lost  to  a 
Green  Terror  team  which  had  previous- 
ly lost  twelve  straight  games. 

Team  batting  for  the  season  was  led 
by  juniors  V.J.  Filliben,  Bill  Gerwig 
and  Kevin  Beard,  along  with 
sophomores  Bill  Bounds  and  freshman 
Fran  Lucia.  Freshman  Paul  Eckert 
and  Greg  Dargan  paced  the  pitching 
corps  with  two  victories  each.  Inex- 
perience may  have  been  a  contributing 
factor  in  the  squad's  disappointing 
record,  as  only  co-captain  Chris  Kiefer 
and  Mark  Naser  are  lost  to  graduation. 
As  a  result,  with  virtually  the  same 
lineup  returning  next  season,  there  are 
realistic  hopes  for  a  promising  year. 


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Smith  Chosen  Dean 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 
In  an  official  press  release  dated 
September  4,  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke  appointed  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  History  and  Political 
Science  Nate  Smith  as  Acting  Dean  of 
the  College. 

The  appointment,  actually  made  in 
mid-August,  makes  Smith  the  chief 
academic  officer  and  the  principle  ad- 
viser and  assistant  to  Clarke.  The  Ac- 
ting President  said  thathe  chose  Smith 
after  considering  the  fact  that  the 
History  Professor  served  at  the  same 
post  during  the  years  1973-75.  Clarke 
said  that  he  "enjoyed  working  with  him 
then,  and  he  is  the  one  person  on  cam- 
pus who  has  experience  with  the  of- 
fice—that's important  now.  He  added 
that  he  "respects  (Smith),  his  judge- 
ments and  his  insights." 

Smith  said  that  he  did  not  ask  for  the 
position  of  Acting  Dean,  but  that  he 
"was  asked  in  a  way  that  allowed  me  to 
make  a  positive  response." 

"My  position  is  not  to  propose  a  pro- 
gram for  the  next  ten  years,"  Smith 
said,  "My  duty  is  really  to  make  sure 
that  with  all  of  the  unusual  things  that 
are  happening  this  year,  that  we  don't 
do  any  of  these  things  at  the  expense  of 
providing  the  best  academic  program 
we  can." 

Throughout  his  discussion  of  the  com- 
ing year  Smith  emphasized  the  need  to 
concentrate  on  academics.  He  said  that 
he  doesn't  want  to  see  classes  dis- 
missed wholesale  for  the  sake  of 
visitors.  We  want  them  to  add  to  the  en- 
richment of  the  program.  I  don't  want 
the  college  to  be  carried  away  by  car- 
riages. 

The  contract  for  the  temporary  posi- 
tion is  valid  until  June  30,  1982,  and 
Smith  says  that  while  it  is  unreasonable 
to  begin  long-range  programs  that  the 
next  Dean  would  have  to  carry  out,  he 
will  not  "mark  time."  I'm  not  going  to 
say,  'Let's  wait  until  Garry  comes 
back'  when  something  has  to  be  done, 
but  we'll  fo  go  ahead  and  take  care  of 
it.'" 

Smith  will  not  teach  courses  while 
serving  in  the  Dean's  office,  but  he  will 
continue  to  advise  History  majors.  He 
said  that  if  he  finds  himself  unable  to 
devote  all  of  the  neccessary  time  to  his 
advisees,  he'll  solicit  help  from  other 
members  of  the  Department.  "We  don't 
want  (the  majors)  to  get  short- 
changed," he  said. 

He  added  that  while  he  has  to  expect 
that  the  likely  outcome  of  this  year  is 
that   (Clarke)    will   be  back   (in  the 


Dean's  office),  he  decided  that  the  Col- 
lege's Bicentennial  celebration,  Mid- 
dle-State self-evaluation,  and  the  Pres- 
idential Search  would  make  it  impossi- 
ble for  him  to  continue  his  classes  this 
year.  Visiting  Professor  Anthony 
DiTorio  will  teach  Modern  European 
History. 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  Presidential  Search  Committee 
has  had  its  first  meeting,  and  is  now 
waiting  for  applications  for  the  position 
of  President  of  Washington  College  to 
be  received. 

The  Committee  placed  two  ads,  one  in 
last  Sunday's  New  York  Times  and  one 
in  Tuesday's  issue  of  the  Chronicle  of 
Higher  Education,  openly  soliciting  ap- 
plications. Committee  Chairman 
William  Russell  Jr.  said  that  these  are 
the  only  two  ads  that  will  be  placed  at 
the  present  time. 

The  ad  read  in  part:  "As  chief  ex- 
ecutive officer,  Washington  College's 
President  is  responsible  for  the  total 
operation  of  the  College,  In  both 
academic  and  non-academic  matters. 
The  president  reports  to  and  receives 
the  advice  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors." 

The  majority  of  the  ad  merely 
described  the  College,'  but  it  did  say 
that  the  appointment  to  the  job  would 
begin  with  the  1982-83  academic  or 
fiscal  year.  It  also  said  that  applicants 
for  the  position  "should  have  demon- 
strated   administrative    ability, 


Clarke  is  Acting  President 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

Dean  of  the  College  Garry  Clarke  has 
been  appointed  to  the  position  of  Acting 
President,  and  will  serve  that  office  un- 
til a  new  President  is  found. 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
announced  the  appointment  July  1,  to 
ensure  that  the  duties  of  the  President 
would  be  fulfilled  while  the  late  Presi- 
dent Joseph  McLain  was  recuperating 
from  surgery.  Immediately  following 
McLain's  death  on  July  26,  Clarke  was 
asked  to  take  the  office  until  a  perma- 
nent replacement  can  be  found. 

Clarke  said  that  while  he  realizes  his 
position  is  not  permanent,  there  are 
"many  things  that  have  to  fall  into 
place  this  year.  There  are  certain  kinds 
of  legal  things  that  must  be  done  for  the 
welfare  of  the  institution,  but  obviously 
a  permanent  replacement  will  have  his 
own  ideas  about  what  must  be  done." 

Though  he  does  not  intend  to  begin 
long-range  programs,  Clarke  does  hope 
to  address  some  immediate  problems. 
He  called  the  next  few  years  at  the  Col- 
lege "a  period  of  transition,"  and  said 
that  "transitions  are  very  important.  A 
lot  of  general  problems  on  campus 
must  be  addressed,  such  as  the  condi- 
tion of  the  campus  (power)  plant."  He 
also  said  that  the  newly-renovated  Hill 
Dorms  and  Student  Center  draw  even 
more  attention  to  other  buildings  in 
need  of  repair,  especially  some  of  the 
older  dormitories. 

During  this  period  of  transition 
Clarke  also  stresses  the  importance  of 
the  "climate"  on  campus.  "The  tone 
here  should  be  one  of  a  civilized  com- 
munity of  people,"  he  said.  "Students 
and  professors  should  always  be  work- 
ing towards  a  common  goal.  You  can 
never  let  the  academic  program  go— it 
is  essential  to  everything  else  at  the 
College." 

One  of  the  largest  duties  for  the 
a8mlnlstration  this  year,  outside  of  the 
Bicentennial  celebration,  is  the  job  of 
preparing  for  the  Middle  State  Evalua- 


tion. The  Middle  State  Association  ac- 
credits the  College,  and  after  an  exten- 
sive self-evaluation  by  the  school, 
representatives  of  the  Association  tour 
the  campus.  "They  tell  us  what  things 
are  going  well,  and  what  aren't," 
Clarke  said.  "They  tell  us  where 
Washington  College  stands  now,  and 
what  it  can  be  in  the  future." 

Middle  States  aside,  the  administra- 
tion will  also  be  closely  involved  with 
the  search  for  a  new  president.  Clarke 
said  that  he  has  "heard  people  say  an 
outsider  is  exactly  what  we  need,  and 
others  who  say  that  what  we  need  is  so- 
meone who  knows  the  school  from  the 
inside.  The  clue  is  to  get  the  right  per- 
son, no  matter  where  they  come  from." 
Clarke  told  the  faculty  at  its  first 
meeting  of  the  year  that  "we  have  an 
obligation  to  give  the  new,  permanent 
President  of  the  College  a  school  that  is 
functioning  at  its  very  best.  That  may 
be  said  in  reference  to  challenges  ad- 
dressed to  the  administrative  offices  of 
the  College,  certainly,  but  it  also  must 
be  said  to  all  of  us  who  are  on  the  facul- 
ty." 

Clarke  had  originally  been  appointed 
to  the  Search  Committee,  but  after 
choosing  Chairman  of  the  Department 
of  History  and  Political  Science  Nate 
Smith  to  serve  as  Acting  Dean,  and 
realizing  that  Smith  was  also  on  the 
committee,  Clarke  wrote  to  Chairman 
William  Russell  Jr.  asking  to  be  made 
an  ex-officio  member. 

"I  think  of  myself  as  a  faculty 
member  more  than  anything  else," 
Clarke  said,  "But  most  people  here  pro- 
bably don't  see  me  like  that."  He  went 
on  to  say  that  his  decision  to  become  an 
exofficio,  or  non-voting  member  of  the 
Search  Committee  was  to  allow  another 
faculty  member  to  take  his  place. 
Assistant  Professor  of  Philosophy 
Robert  Anderson  was  appointed  to  the 
committee  in  Clarke's  place. 

When  asked  if  he  intends  to  apply  for 
the  job,  Clarke  said,  "I  don't  know.  I 
haven't  even  had  time  to  sit  down  and 
think  about  what  I  want  to  do." 


achievements  and  personal  qualities 
appropriate  to  the  position  of  leader 
and  spokesman  for  an  academic  com- 
munity, and  evidence  of  capacity  to 
coordinate  and  advance  the  College's 
Third  Century  Endowment  Cam- 
paign." 

Russell  said  that  while  the  ad  was 
originally  scheduled  to  be  placed  in  The 
Wail  Street  Journal  It  was  decided  that 
The  Timescovered  the  Eastern  section 
of  the  country  as  effectively.  He  added 
that  the  cost  of  placing  the  ad  in  the  na- 
tional edition  of  The  Wali  Street  Journal 
was  "prohibitive."  The  deadline  for  ap- 
plications given  in  the  ad  is  November 
16,  but  Russell  said  that  is  "a  date  to  get 
applications  in.  We  will  accept  applica- 
tions and  nominations  after  that  date; 
we  are  going  to  continue  this  search  un- 
til we  find  an  individual  to  run  the  Col- 
lege." 

The  Search  Committee  has  been 
divided  into  three  subcommittees,  each 
of  which  will  review  applications  as 
they  are  received.  The  entire  Commit- 
tee will  meet  next  on  October  31,  when 
the  subcommittees  will  share  their  fin- 
dings. Eventually,  Russell  said,  they 
will  "finally  recommend  at  least  five 
nominees  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors." 

Despite  the  November  16  deadline, 
Russell  said  that  if  the  Committee  is  not 
satisfied,  more  ads  might  be  placed. 
"We  are  searching  for  a  quality  in- 
dividual to  lead  this  college  into  the 
Third  Century,"  he  said. 

Aside  from  applications  resulting 
from  the  two  Initial  ads,  the  Committee 
is  open  to  nominations  from  "faculty, 
Board  members,  students  and  friends 
of  the  College,"  according  to  Russell. 
He  said  that  he  expects  a  total  of  250  to 
400  applicants  and  nominees. 

The  Search  Committee  was  formed 
following  the  death  of  Dr.  Joseph 
McLain,  the  College's  22nd  president,  in 
July.  The  group  is  made  up  of  seven 
members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  six  faculty  members,  two 
members  of  the  administration,  three 
current  students  and  three  alumni. 

Acting  President  of  the  College  Carry 
Clarke  was  originally  named  as  a 
voting  member  of  the  committee,  but 
he  requested  and  was  granted  the  posi- 
tion of  an  ex-officio,  or  non-voting 
member.  Assistant  Professor  of  Phil- 
osophy Robert  Anderson  was  named  to 
vote  In  his  place. 

Acting  Dean  of  the  College  Nathan 
Smihh  will  serve  on  the  Committee, 
along  with  Department  of  Biology 
Chairman  Frank  Creegan,  Department 
of  Sociology  Chairman  Margaret 
Horsley,  and  Assistant  Professor  of 
Psychology  George  Spilich.  Represen- 
ting the  administration  are  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Finance  Gene  Hessey  and 
Director  of  Admissions  A.M.  DIMaggio. 

The  members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors 
on  the  Committee  are:  James  Nelson, 
Director  of  the  Wye  Institute,  who  will 
serve  as  Vice  Chairman;  H.  Furlong 
Baldwin,  Chairman  of  the  Mercantile 
Safe  Department  and  Trust  Company; 
Gerret  Van  S.  Copeland;  Barbara  T. 
Cromwell;  Alexander  Jones;  and 
Lawrence  G.  Wescott.  Jones  and 
Wescott  are  attorneys  in  Maryland. 

Students  on  the  Committee  are  the 
Presidents  of  the  Senior,  Junior,  and 
Sophomore  classes.  They  are  Ed  Nord- 
bery,  Mark  Mulllcan  and  Audrey 
Latham,  respectively.  Alumni  on  the 
Committee  include  Michael  Macielag, 
Judge  George  B.  Rasin,  and  Dr.  W. 
Jackson  Stenger,  Jr. 


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The  Year  Ahead 

It  has  been,  as  bad  sportswriters  would  say,  a  year  of 
rebuilding.  The  nation  has  been  faced  with  a  threatened  postal 
workers  strike,  the  actual  baseball  player's  strike,  and  the  PAT- 
CO  strike,  which  is  still  up  in  the  air.  Then  again,  in  England  it 
was  the  year  of  The  Wedding.  A  royal  Wedding  surrounded  by  all 
the  people  one  would  expect. 

Washington  College  itself  is  in  the  midst  of  a  celebration.  The 
College's  Bicentennial  is  already  the  subject  of  T-shirt  designs, 
bumper  stickers,  glassware  printing,  and  at  end-of-the-year 
firework's  display.  After  all,  two  hundred  years  is  a  long,  long, 
time. 

As  any  College  employee  will  immediately  tell  a  prospective 
freshman,  Washington  is  the  tenth  oldest  college  in  the  country, 
and  that  means  that  there  is  a  lot  of  tradition  here.  Exactly  what 
that  tradition  is  not  many  people  are  sure  of.  It  has  something  to 
do  with  liberal  arts,  and  something  to  do  with  the  fact  that 
anything  that  lasts  two  hundred  years  must  be  on  the  right  track. 
To  put  things  in  a  better  perspective,  though,  we  can  refer  to  hun- 
dreds, probably  even  thousands,  of  European  schools  and  institu- 
tions that  are  five  times  as  old  as  Wahington  College.  Two  hun- 
dred years  may  not  be  so  long  after  all. 

More  important  is  the  realization  that  the  simple  existence  of  a 
college  for  two  hundred  years  does  not  guarantee  its  future.  Most 
stagnant  institutions  die,  and  those  that  don't  probably  should. 
The  job  of  a  college  is  not  only  to  survive,  but  to  improve. 

Luckily,  people  at  Washington  College  have  realized  that.  In 
the  past  few  years  we  have  gotten,  in  the  way  of  major  im- 
provements, a  new  computer  facility,  renovated  dormitories, 
and  a  spanking  new  student  center.  We  have  come  a  long  way 
from  the  days  George  Washington  used  to  ride  down  College 
Avenue,  now  you  can  spend  your  time  listening  to  a  seductive 
voice  from  an  electronic  pinball  machine  saying,  coyly,  "How 
about  a  tube  shot?" 

Lest  anyone  think  that  renovated  dormitories  and  giant  televi- 
sion screens  serve  only  to  soften  a  student's  life,  however,  we 
should  point  out  that  better  surroundings  lead  to  a  higher  respect 
for  property,  and  generally  a  more  civilized  atmosphere.  The 
more  the  College  attempts  to  satisfy  all  of  the  students'  needs, 
the  happier  students  will  be.  And  that's  important,  especially 
considering  Washington's  declining  enrollment. 

In  recent  years  people  have  been  more  and  more  concerned 
with  improving  the  College,  as  indicated  by  effort  like  the  facul- 
ty's report  on  vandalism,  student-generated  plans  for  a  new  stu- 
dent center,  and  the  instigation  of  a  mandatory  writing  require- 
ment. All  in  all,  Washington  College  looks  better  than  ever.  But 
we  haven't  always  been  abble  to  say  that.  It  took  time,  but  some 
of  the  two-hundred-year-old  air  has  been  changed,  and  the  school 
is  starting  to  be  refreshed. 

One  of  the  favorite  battle  cries  of  recent  years  can  no  longer  be 
sounded;  we  can  no  longer  claim  that  the  governing  bodies  of 
Washington  College  are  not  listening  to  students.  They  have 
listened,  and  it  is  up  to  us  not  only  to  continue  to  work  to  improve 
the  school,  but  to  respond  to  the  changes  we  have  gotten.  The  old 
Coffee  House  was  characterized  by  bursting  upholstery  on  the 
bar  and  a  bowling  game  that  was  usually  broken.  The  new  stu- 
dent center  is  awesomely  neat,  and  clean;  it  should  stay  that 
way.  With  any  luck,  a  hundred  years  from  now  we  might  even 
get  that  swimming  pool.  Maybe  Washington  College  is  one  of 
those  things  that  improves  with  age. 


A  College  Man 

Washington  College  President  Joseph  McLain  died  Sundau, 
July  26  of  cancer  at  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital.  Three  hundred 
friends,  relatives,  and  college  and  business  associates  attended 
the  funeral  at  Emmanuel  Episcopal  Church  the  following 
Wednesday. 

McLain  was  a  controversial  college  president.  Two  Elm 
editors  called  for  his  resignation  in  the  recent  past,  and  last  year 
controversy  over  his  presidency  seemed  to  peak  with  the  debate 
about  use  of  the  hill  dorms.  McLain  judged  that  the  renovated 
dorms  should  be  returned  to  their  former  inhabitants,  the 
school's  fraternities. 

Many  students  and  faculty  members  disagreed  with  him  on 
that  issue,  as  well  as  others.  As  many  people,  most  probably, 
would  have  been  angered  if  the  dorms  had  not  been  returned  to 
the  fraternities,  The  point  here  is  not  that  one  decision  or  the 
other  was  the  right  one,  but  that  the  issue  had  no  easy  resolution. 

During  McLain's  presidency  the  faculty  began  to  realize  that  it 
was  being  grossly  underpaid.  The  pay  increases  that  McLain 
managed  to  get  for  the  faculty  did  not  satisfy  many  faculty 
members,  and  low  salaries  were  responsible  at  least  in  part  for 
the  resignation  of  several  professors  in  the  past  three  years. 

McLain  frequently  turned  and  pointed  to  the  sign  behind  his 
desk,  a  sign  that  said,  "Is  it  good  for  Washington  College?"  That 
motto  is  certainly  an  excellent  one  for  a  Washington  College 
presidency.  But  last  spring  one  letter  to  the  editor  of  this  paper 
questioned  whether  or  not  the  president's  actions  had,  in  fact 
been  good  for  the  college. 

McLain  was  good  for  the  College  in  many  ways.  His  en- 
thusiasm for  the  school  that  he  grew  up  with  and  lived  for  was 
unbounded.  He  was  responsible  for  bringing  various  speakers  to 
the  College  as  well  as  for  publicity  for  the  school  that  resulted 
from  his  many  trips  throughout  the  country  and  abroad.  He  was 
well-respected  among  those  who  dealt  in  his  specialty, 
pyrotechnics,  the  field  he  wanted  to  "change  from  an  art  to  a 
science."  His  expertise  involved  him  in  everything  from  scien- 
tific seminars  to  local  fireworks  exhibits,  and  wherever  he  went 
in  the  name  of  pyrotechnics,  Washington  College  went  with  him. 

Even  in  the  past  few  years,  when  so  many  people  have  been 
unhappy  with  the  current  state  of  the  college,  McLain  delighted 
in  taking  freshmen  into  his  office  and  showing  them  his  old  year- 
books, page  by  page.  He  remembered  all  old  classmates  and 
students.  He  had  many  yearbooks  on  that  shelf  in  the  corner  of 
his  office,  and  a  lot  of  them  had  pictures  of  him  as  a  lacrosse 
player,  a  chemistry  major,  a  chemistry  professor,  the  head  of 
his  department,  as  acting  dean,  and  finally,  as  College  Presi- 
dent. McLain  graduated  from  Washington  College,  but  he  never 
left  it.  Even  those  who  disagreed  with  him  can  agree  that  the 
qualities  he  possessed,  dedication  and  enthusiasm,  are  essential 
for  anyone  who  takes  his  place.  Whatever  final  judgement  is 
made  on  the  presidency  of  Joe  McLain,  dedication  and  en- 
thusiasm are  eood  for  Washington  College. 

A  Word  of  Thanks 


The    ft    Elm 

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Wendy  Murphy News  Editor 

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After  three  years  at  Washington  Col- 
lege I  have  discovered  that  a  favorite 
pastime  of  students  is  to  criticize. 
Faculty,  the  Administration,  the  Stu- 
dent Government  and  other  workers  of 
this  college  have  all  been  victims.  This 
year,  returning  for  my  final  two 
semesters  I  feel  that  it  is  about  time  to 
stop  criticizing  and  start  giving  credit 
to  a  few  individuals  who  have  made  a 
difference  at  this  school.  Not  only  is  the 
campus  in  the  best  shape  since  I've 
been  here,  with  Somerset  and  Kent 
completely  repainted  and  the  grounds 
in  good  condition,  but  the  Hill  Dorms 
and  the  Student  Center  have  finally 
been  completed.  None  of  this  would 
have  been  possible  without  the  dedica- 
tion and  commitment  of  the  following 
individuals; 

—Several  of  the  members  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  who, 
with  their  concern  for  the  improvement 
of  student  life,  helped  promote  the  idea 
of  a  student  center. 


We're  Late 


Due  to  circumstances  at  the 
Delaware  State  News,  In  Dover,  The 
Elm  could  not  be  printed  Friday, 
September  11.  We  regret  any  inconve- 
nience,  


—Garry  Clarke,  the  Acting  Presi- 
dent, for  getting  the  College  moving 
again  after  the  unfortunate  death  of 
President  McLain. 

—Dean  Kelly  and  Dean  Maxcy-who, 
with  their  deep  concern  for  the  students 
at  this  school,  do  so  many  litUe  things 
which  help  the  college  in  so  many  ways. 

—Ray  Crooks,  the  head  of  the  Maln- 
tainence  Department  and  perhaps  the 
Rodney  Dangerfield  of  Washington  Col- 
lege, for  getting  his  staff  moving  over 
the  summer. 

—Gene  Hessey,  the  Vice  President 
for  Finance,  for  the  great  but  often  un- 
noticed job  that  he  does. 

—Jeff  Demoss,  the  Director  of  the 
Student  Center,  for  the  many  hours  he 
has  put  in  getting  the  facility  ready  for 
the  opening  of  school. 

—A  few  really  concerned  students, 
especially  Jay  Young  who,  unknown  to 
most  students,  did  a  tremendous 
amount  of  work  and  received  much 
grief  in  getting  this  school  a  Student 
Center.  His  only  goal  was  to  make 
Washington  College  a  better  place. 

In  the  the  future  there  will  be  many 
more  people  and  things  to  criticize 
here.  Perhaps  before  we  do,  we  should 
all  stop  and  think,  and  then  realize  what 
we  have. 

Signed 
A  Critical  Senior 


The  Wanhlnston  College  Elm— Friday,  September  18, 1381-Page  3 


Dr.  Joseph  McLain:  July 11,1916— July 26,1981 


Editor's  note:  The  following  letter 

and  article  were  printed  in  the  the  The 

Daily  Banner  and  Cambridge  Record. 

by  Wendy  Murphy 

News  Editor 

Dr.  Joseph  H.  McLain,  president  of 
Washington  College  since  1973,  died 
Sunday,  July  26,  at  the  Johns  Hopkins 
Hospital  In  Baltimore  and  was  interred 
Wednesday,  July  29  in  the  Church  Hill 
Cemetery. 

McLain  was  65,  born  in  Werton,  W. 
Va.  on  July  11,  1916.  He  later  moved  to 
Baltimore,  where  in  1933,  he  graduated 
from  the  Baltimore  Polytechnic  In- 
stitute. He  then  attended  Washington 
College  where  he  majored  in  Chemistry 
and  graduated  magna  cum  laude  in 
1937. 

While  at  the  college,  he  held  the  office 
of  class  president  in  both  his  junior  and 


by  Freeman  Dodswortb 

Assistant  Editor 
Washington  College  paid  its  last 
tribute  to  its  twenty  second  president, 
Dr.  Joseph  McLain  in  Tawes  Theatre 
Wednesday.  Speaking  to  a  nearly 
packed  auditorium,  ten  people  who  had 
been  involved  in  one  way  or  another 
with  the  life  of  Dr.  McLain  spoke  about 
the  many  facets  of  his  personality  and 
character  that  touched  them  most.  The 
group  included  old  friends,  "former 
students,  and  associates,  many  of 
whom  had  known  Dr.  McLain  when  he 
was  a  teacher  here  as  well  as  when  he 
was  president.  The  tone  of  the  cere- 
mony ranged  widely,  from  tearful  re- 
memberance  to  jovial  revery.  But  all  of 
the  speakers  shared  one  thing— strong 


Wendy  Murphy 

News  Editor 

An  editorial  July  28,  Evening  Sun 
stated,  "It  is  hard  to  see  how,  in  one 
person,  Washington  College  could  have 
suffered  a  larger  loss.  The  Eastern 
Shore,  too,  and  Maryland  are  the 
poorer  for  this  foreshortening  of  the 
career  of  an  eminent  chemist,  inventor, 
conservationist,  administrator,  and 
public  servant." 

The  man  spoken  of  is  Dr.  Joseph  H. 
McLain,  late  president  of  Washington 
College.  The  concern  he  felt  for  the  col- 
lege began  when  he  attended  it  to 
receive  his  B.S.  in  chemistry,  and  con- 
tinued until  his  death  on  July  26. 

Dr.  McLain  usually  found  the  time  in 
his  busy  schedule  for  any  student  who 
needed  advice  about  careers,  help  in 
studying,  or  who  just  wanted  to  talk 
about  anything  from  the  Eastern  Shore 
to  the  Bible  to  Shakespeare  to,  of 
course,  chemistry.  Two  excellent  ex- 
amples of  his  care  graduated  in  1965; 
Dr.  Conkling  and  Dale  Patterson 
Adams.  Neither  of  the  two  knew  what 
their  majors  were  going  to  be  when 
they  took  a  course  taught  by  Dr. 
McLain.  He  saw  in  them  a  sparkle  of  in- 


senior  years;  received  varsity  letters  in 
basketball,  football,  track,  and 
lacrosse;  and  was  a  member  of 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  a  national 
leadership  fraternity. 

From  Chestertown,  he  pursued  his 
doctrate  in  Chemistry,  but  his  studies 
were  interrupted  by  World  War  II.  He 
served  as  chief  of  the  screening  smoke 
section  of  Edgewood  Arsenal  after 
entering  the  United  State  Chemical 
Warfare  Service.  He  attained  the  rank 
of  Major  and  received  the  Legion  of 
Merit  for  outstanding  work  in  the  field 
of  pyrotechnics  and  explosives. 

He  later  earned  his  doctorate  from 
Johns  Hopkins  University  and  became 
an  assistant  professor  of  chemistry  at 
Washington  College  in  1946.  During  that 
time  he  served  as  secretary  and 
technical  director  of  Kent  Manufactur- 
ing Corporation,  producers  of  fireworks 
and  ammunition.  The  corporation 
closed  in  1954. 

Df.  McLain  became  a  full  professor 
and  chairman  of  the  chemistry  depart- 
ment in  1955.  Ten  years  later  he  was 
named  the  most  popular  professor  on 
campus  and  won  a  Linback  Foundation 
award  for  distinguished  teaching. 

A  high  point  of  his  career  came  short- 


ly after  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Charles 
Merdinger  as  college  president. 
McLain  first  served  as  the  acting  dean 
and  then  as  interim  president.  On 
December  1,  1973,  he  became  the  first 
alumnus  in  the  history  of  the  college  to 
be  named  president. 

Performing  most  of  his  work  at  the 
college,  McLain  was  granted  more  than 
30  patents.  Some  of  these  were  for 
smoke  grenades  used  by  the  Army, 
specially  treated  metals  used  in  com- 
puter memory  systems,  and  improve- 
ments to  underwater  torches  used  by 
the  Navy.  He  also  worked  on  the 
development  of  pyrotechnic  actuation 
devices  and  rocket  propellant  formulas 
used  In  space  flights. 

He  frequently  spoke  at  the  Franklin 
Institute  about  his  work.  He  also  lec- 
tured in  Europe,  Africa,  and  Asia.  The 
institute  also  published  his  most  recent 
of  three  books  last  year  entitled 
Pyrotechnics  from  the  Viewpoint  of 
Solid-State  Chemistry. 

He  worked  for  Olin  Mathieson  Cor- 
poration in  New  York  as  a  research 
liaison  manager  in  1946.  He  left  to 
return  to  teaching,  but  remained  a  con- 
sultant of  the  corporation.  McLain 
served  as  a  member  and  president  of 


A  College  Says  Farewell 


respect  for  Dr.  McLain. 

Anthony  J.  Fabrizi,  a  friend  of 
McLain's  since  the  Second  World  War, 
and  a  business  associate  for  many 
years,  spoke  of  McLain's  fidelity,  and 
unshakable  loyalty  not  only  to  the 
school  but  to  his  friends.  Mr.  Phillip  J. 
Wingate,  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  spoke  of  his 
likability.  He  was  interested  in  and 
liked  everyone  around  him  that  wanted 
to  learn  or  had  something  to  say.  "He 
liked  them  all,"  said  Wingate,  "From 
the  auto  mechanics  to  the  scientists." 

Dr.  John  Conkling,  chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Chemistry 
graduated  from  Washington  College  in 
1965  .having  studied  under  Dr.  McLain. 
He  spoke  of  McLain's  humanity,  and 
his  desire  to  help  and  inspire  his 
students.  "He  always  asked  you  a  ques- 
tion that  you  knew  the  answer  to  almost 
completely,  but  not  quite.  He  made  you 
figure  the  rest."  Dr.  Nathan  Smith, 
Chairman  of  the  Department  of  History 
and  Political  Science,  said  that  at  times 
he  had  disagreements  with  McLain,  but 
that  he  was  a  "Tough  old  bird."  He 
went  on  to  describe  McLain  as  a  multi- 
faceted  man;  "rugged  individualist", 
"a  nominalist",  and  above  all,  "a 
private  man."  As  a  sometimes  oppo- 
nent of  McLain,  Smith  gave  the  highest 


terest  and  helped  them  a  great  deal  in 
their  majors  and  careers.  Adams  is 
now  a  chemist  ehmisb  living  and  work- 
ing in  Baltimore,  and  Conkling  is  an 
internationally-respected  pyrotechnics 
expert  and  head  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Chemistry  Department. 

A  day  I  will  long  remember  is  the 
first  day  I  went  to  see  Dr.  McLain.  I 
was  a  freshman  working  on  my  first 
assignment  for  The  Elm,  my  job  to  talk 
to  McLain  about  his  world.. .Chemistry. 
Several  other  students  had  told  me 
their  stories  of  his  being  hard  to  inter- 
view and,  at  times,  getting  off  the  sub- 
ject of  the  interview.  I  felt  as  if  I  were  to 
interview  the  president  of  the  U.  S.,  not 
the  college.  The  huge  office  and  his 
towering  frame  didn't  offer  me  much 
comfort.  Whether  he  heard  my  knees 
knocking  or  saw  my  hand  shaking  as  I 
tried  to  take  legible  notes,  I  don't  know. 
What  I  do  know  is  that  I  found  a 
treasure  of  gold  that  September  day. 

It  was  true.  He  went  off  the  subject.  I 
didn't  mind,  though,  because  Dr. 
McLain  and  I  shared  two  of  our  most 
important  interests:  the  Eastern  Shore 
and  Washington  College.  That  day,  he 
extended  to  me  an  open  Invitation  to 


stop  by  his  office  for  a  chat.  I  went  to 
see  him  quite  often  and  he  always 
seemed  glad.  The  first  time  I  took  him 
up  on  his  offer  made  me  extremely  hap- 
py. His  secretary  of  many  years,  Mrs. 
Jean  Keene,  announced  my  presence. 
Much  to  my  surprise,  he  came  out  of  his 
office  to  greet  me  with  a  sparkle  in  his 
eye  and  a  smile  that  seemed  to  trans- 
form him  into  a  63  year  old  kid. 

Over  the  period  of  the  next  two  years, 
spanning  my  freshman  and  sophomore 
years,  he  became  one  of  my  best  and, 
certainly,  my  most  cherished  friend. 
We  used  to  sit  in  his  office  for  hours  and 
sometimes  took  short  walks  together. 
No  matter  how  often  I  saw  him,  I  would 
never  be  bored  speaking  with  him, 
because  I  knew  that  our  time  together 
would  be  a  learning  experience  for  me. 
His  "field"  was  chemistry,  but  his  in- 
telligence of  so  many  other  varied 
fields  often  left  me  speechless.  He 
made  me  feel  that  it  was  not  that  the 
college  president  happened  to  be  my 
friend.  Instead,  it  was  that  my  friend 
just  happened  to  be  the  college  presi- 
dent. 

I  feel  that  his  concern  was  one  of  his 
greatest  attributes.  He  had  a  way  of 


the  Kent  County  Board  of  Education; 
chairman  of  the  board  of  Maryland  Na- 
tional Bank,  Chestertown;  member  of 
the  Chestertown  Biracial  Committee  on 
the  Bay  Bridge;  member  of  the  com- 
mittee on  the  Bay  Bridge;  memmberof 
the  committee  on  Fireworks  Safety; 
member  of  the  Science  Advisory  Coun- 
cil; member  of  the  council  of  the 
Nuclear  Energy;  member  of  the  coun- 
cil onSubaquatic  Glasses,  and  member 
of  the  Judicial  Selection  Committee. 

He  had  been  a  director  of  the 
Baltimore  branch  of  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  of  Richmond  since  1978 
and,  less  than  a  year  ago,  was  elected 
chairman.  He  was  also  recently 
honored  when  Governor  Harry  Hughes 
appointed  McLain  to  represent 
Maryland  on  the  National  Education 
Commission  of  the  States. 


concession  when  he  added  that  "  He 
was  gracious  in  accepting  when  an  op- 
ponent was  able  to  win." 

In  a  statement  read  out  by  his 
nephew,  a  student  at  the  college, 
Maryland  senator  Charles  "Mac" 
Mathias  expressed  his  admiration  for 
McLain  in  a  quotation  from  Emerson, 
in  regard  to  Thoreau  after  his  death. 
"His  soul  is  made  for  noble  society. 
Wherever  there  is  virtue.  Wherever 
there  is  knowledge,  Wherever  there  is 
teaching,  He  will  find  a  home. " 

But  perhaps  the  most  poignant  com- 
ment on  Dr.  McLain  came  not  from  a 
dignitary,  and  not  from  a  distinguished 
colleague,  but  from  a  former  student. 
In  a  halting  voice,  Dale  Patterson 
Adams,  a  graduate  of  the  class  of  1965 
with  a  degree  in  chemistry,  told  some  of 
her  most  private  recollections  of  Dr. 
McLain.  She  spoke  of  her  lack  of  gui- 
dance when  she  first  arrived  here,  and 
of  the  direction  that  McLain  inspired 
her  to  take.  She  told  how  her  class,  the 
same  class  that  Dr.  Conkling  was  part 
of,  dedicated  thier  yearbook  to  him,  and 
how  that  year  he  recieved  an  award  for 
his  teaohing  from  the  college.  She  told 
of  the  unique  relationship  that  McLain 
fostered  with  his  students.  "After  we 
had  a  test",  she  said,  "He  would  write 
us  a  note  if  we  had  done  well,  con- 


gratulating us.  He  thanked  us  for  doing 
well  for  him." 

Other  speakers  included  Donaldson 
Kelly,  former  lacrosse  coach  at  Wash- 
ington and  a  retired  Chestertown 
businessman,  and  Wendy  Murphy,  a 
junior  who  formed  a  close  friendship 
with  McLain  during  herfirst  two  years 
at  the  college. 

A  poem  of  McLain's  favorite  poet, 
Robert  Burns,  was  put  to  music  and 
sung  by  Jeanette  Shafer,  who  was  ac- 
companied on  piano  by  Department  of 
Music  Chairman  Kathy  Mills.  Air  in  all, 
Washington  College  gave  "Dr.  Jo"  a 
well  deserved  note  of  congratulations; 
They  thanked  him  for  doing  well  for 
them. 


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knowing  your  potential  and  asking  just 
enough  more  so  that  if  you  fell  short  of 
the  goal,  you  weren't  far  off.  At  that 
point,  he  would  provide  encouragement 
to  a  new  higher  goal  because  he  knew 
you  would  reach  the  previous  goal.  As 
Rev.  William  E.  Ticknorsaid  at  the  ser- 
vices," I  happen  to  know  that  in  his 
dealings  with  students,  his  attitude  was 
that  of  his  Lord"  'Neither  do  I  condemn 
thee.  Go,  and  sin  no  more.'" 

Dr.  McLain's  entire  life  was 
dedicated  to  his  teaching,  to  his 
students,  and  to  Washington  College.  I 
believe  he  would  enjoy  it  the  most  when 
he  could  work  for  all  three  simul- 
taneously. Even  after  becoming  the 
president,  he  took  the  time  to  teach  a 
few  courses. 

He  loved  to  find  a  student  who  would 
possess  what  hecalled  "that  certain 
sparkle"  for  learning.  I  will  never 
forget  the  day  he  told  me  I  had  "that 
sparkle."  Mrs.  McLain  said  that  what 
gave  him  the  most  pleasure  was  to  see  a 
sparkle  in  someone  ignite. 

It  is  a  great  loss  that  someone  so  in- 
strumental in  the  planning  of  the  col- 
lege's Bicentennial  this  year  will  be 
unable  to  participate. 


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Hill  Dorms 


Student  Affairs 
Cautions  Fraternities 


The  long  awaited  renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  Is  now  complete. 

Chips  Off  the  Old  Block 


by  Wendy  Murphy 

News  Editor 


The  office  of  Student  Affairs  called  a 
meeting  last  Thursday  of  all  residents 
of  the  newly-renovated  Hill  Dorms.  The 
meeting  was  announced  shortly  after  a 
urinal  In  West  Hill  was  found  to  be 
dismantled. 

The  main  topic  of  discussion,  ac- 
cording to  Edward  Maxcy,  Associate 
Dean  of  Students,  was  "to  let  the 
residents  understand  the  special  con- 
siderations" of  the  renovated  housing. 
East,  Middle,  and  West  Halls  will  be 


Sculpture  Symposium  at  Work 


byGregCerlo 

At  work  behind  the  tennis  courts, 
chipping  patiently  away  at  large  blocks 
or  Maryland  Marble,  is  a  group  of  ar- 
tists gathered  under  the  auspices  of  the 
International  Sculpture  Symposium  of 
Baltimore,  Inc.  The  Symposium,  a  non 
profit  organization,  Is,  according  to  its 
director  Robert  DuBourg,  dedicated  to 
"art  created  in  the  public  eye." 

This  year's  project  is  being  funded 
through  the  Maryland  Arts  council,  the 
Kent  County  Arts  Council,  Gemstar 
Corp.;  a  mineral  company  which  pro- 
vided the  raw  materials  for  the 
sculpture,  and  Washington  College.  The 
College's  participation  extends  to  fur- 
nishing meals,  housing,  (condemned 
Richmond  House),  and  a  venue  for  the 
sculptor's  work. 

The  artists  work  outdoors  over  ten 
hours  a  day  for  the  expressed  purpose 
of  allowing  their  progress  to  be  under 
public  observation  and  scrutiny.  "The 
concept  We  work  under,"  explains 
DuBourg,  "is  that  by  creating  art, 
monumental  art  for  the  public  sector,  in 
public  places,  we  promote  art  and  In- 
crease the  level  of  understanding  and 
appreciation." 

Work  is  done  individually  on  the 
pieces  of  raw  stone,  but  within  a 
framework  which  attempts  to  unify 


them  as  an  asthetic  whole.  Nonetheless, 
the  sculpture  is  not  burdened  by 
philisophica!  statement.  "It  is  func- 
tional art,"  says  Japanese  sculptor 
Hiroshi  Mikami,  Who,  along  with 
DuBourg  and  German  Sculptress  Bar- 
bara Haim,  guides  the  project's  artistic 
direction.  "We  are  creating  forms  that 
may  serve  as  benches  to  sit  on.  They  do 
not  stand  as  stautues." 

Though  such  activity  must  appear 
easy,  it  is  not.  "Physically,  its  very 
demanding:  The  stone  is  heavy  and 
very  hard  to  chisel,  sculpting  takes  alot 
out  of  you,"  comments  DuBourg.  "In 
fact  the  whole  symposium  idea  was 
started  over  twenty  years  ago  by  Carl 
Prantl  when  he  and  other  artists  began 
working  right  in  abandoned  quarries 
because  of  the  difficilty  and  cost  of 
moving  the  stone." 

One  of  the  main  purposes  of  the  pro- 
ject is  to  dispell  misconceptions  about 
the  artist  and  reveal  his  true  identity  as 
a  serious  craftsman.  "We  want  people 
to  see  us,  to  question  us,  and  to  know 
that  it  does  take  time  and  energy  to  pro- 
duce art,"  explained  DuBourg.  "To 
most  people,  the  artist  seems  to  be  just 
a  signature  on  a  canvas  or  a  name  In  a 
gallery  catalogue.  It  is  often  difficult  to 
justify  art,  but  when  one  works,  as  we 
do,  to  humanize  art;  to  keep  it  in  the 


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open  it  is  easier  to  observe  that  the  ar- 
tist is  just  like  everyone  else."  Perhaps 
these  artists  are  like  everyone  else,  but 
there  is  an  eye  and  mind  at  work  which 
percieves  things  differently.  DuBourg, 
who  usually  takes  the  floor  as 
spokesman  for  the  group,  makes  in- 
teresting remarks  on  the  nature  of  the 
Symposium's  task:  "Public  spaces  and 
parks  must  reflect  something  of  the 
general  values  of  a  society.  We're  try- 
ing to  say  something  about  the  am- 
bience of  life.  This  is  something  of  value 
that  is  not  often  recognized.  Our  society 
is  aquisitive,  but  in  a  transcient  way. 
Art  is  often  merely  an  investment ,  but 
not  a  thing  of  beauty  for  passing 
generations.  Our  work  attempts  to 
change  that  by  its  sheer  public  open- 
ness. We  manipulate  the  system  to  im- 
plement change." 

Along  with  DuBourg,  Mikami,  and 
Haim,  the  work  is  shared  by  Mirokiro 
Takeda  and  Duane  Hada  of  Japan,  and 
Arminee  Chakbazian  a  Californian,  and 
Ben  Clopton  from  Bethesda.  The  artists 
should  be  here  from  seven  to  ten  weeks 
and  are  eager  to  meet  any  of  the  stu- 
dent body.  "We'd  just  like  anyone  to 
come  along  and  have  a  beer  with  us," 
urges  Ben  Clopton,  "but  our  big 
celebration  is  our  Leon  Trotsky  Birth- 
day Party  on  October  26th." 


Robbery  Suspects 
Convicted 

Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

On  July  29  and  30  two  men  were  tried 
for  the  burglary  and  defacement  of 
Richmond  House,  which  took  place 
over  last  Christmas  vacation.  Both 
Samuel  Hayes  Jr.  and  T.  Fabian 
Tinsley  were  convicted  of  daytime 
burglary  in  three  rooms,  theft  in  two 
rooms,  and  malicious  destruction  of 
Washington  College  property. 

Hayes'  attorney  was  Herbert  L.  Sing- 
leton Jr.  from  Baltimore.  Tinsley's  at- 
torney was  John  M.  Sinclair  from  Mt. 
Tainier.  The  prosecuting  attorney  was 
Basit  Wadkovsky,  state's  attorney  from 
Chestertown. 

Both  defendents  pled  not-guilty  but 
after  that  two-day  trial  the  jury 
declared  them  guilty  after  substantial 
evidence  was  presented  against  Hayes 
and  Tinsley. 

This  was  not  Hayes'  only  conviction. 
He  has  been  convicted  of  petty  theft  for 
breaking  into  a  house  on  Washington 
Avenue. 

The  two  men  will  be  sentenced  on 
Friday  September  25  in  the  Kent  Coun- 
ty Courthouse. 


assessed  for  damages  at  the  end  of  this 
semester  and  again  at  the  end  of  the 
year.  If  there  appears  to  be  a  great  deal 
of  damage,  the  fraternaties  will  lose  the 
Hill  Dorms.  The  deans  stressed  that  the 
fraternaties,  Phi  Sigma  Tau— East 
Hall,  Kappa  Alpha— Middle  Hall,  and 
Lamda  Pi  Delta— West  Hall,  are  not 
guaranteed  these  buildings  as  their  per- 
manent housing.  They  are  subject  to 
the  same  rules  as  other  students. 

According  to  the  Student  Guide  to 
Campus  Rules  and  Regulations,  the 
rule  on  Destruction  and  Theft  states 
"The  College  will  accept  no  excuses  for 
the  willful  destruction  of  its  property 
and  will  treat  each  case  as  a  very 
serious  matter." 

A  few  problems  have  come  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  Administration.  Someone 
dismantled  a  urinal  in  West  Hall  last 
week.  At  this  time,  no  one  has  been 
charged.  There  have  also  been  a  few 
problems  with  trash  strewn  in  the  hall 
ways.  Some  of  the  automatic  door 
closers  have  been  removed  and  several 
smoke  alarms  have  been  set  off.  Both 
the  closers  and  the  alarms  are  required 
by  the  new  fire  codes  for  campus  hous- 
ing and  must  stay  in  operating  condi- 
tion. 

If  one  of  the  smoke  alarms  is 
damaged  or  one  of  the  windows  is 
broken,  the  cost  of  repair  could  be  high. 
All  of  the  smoke  alarms  In  one  building 
are  connected  to  a  central  system  for 
that  particular  building.  Therefore,  if 
one  alarm  is  damaged  it  could  mean  the 
entire  system  would  need  repair.  The 
windows  installed  in  the  Hill  Dorms  are 
storm  windows  for  insulation  purposes. 
If  one  of  these  is  broken,  all  panes  of 
glass  would  need  to  be  replaced. 

The  College  told  the  HU1  Dorm 
residents  that  it  will  take  care  of  things 
such  as  towel  racks  and  mirrors,  which 
were  never  installed.  They  will  also 
cover  the  walls  with  a  final  coat  of 
paint,  which  was  not  applied.  A  few  of 
the  fraternity  members  also  said  that 
there  was  damage  done  to  the  stair  rail- 
ings when  furniture  was  moved  into  the 
dorms. 

The  basements  of  the  buildings  are 
unfinished.  The  College  will  pay  for  the 
cost  of  painting  and  general  needed 
repairs.  Any  added  cost,  such  as  panel- 
ing, pool  tables,  pinball  machines,  etc., 
must  be  handled  by  the  fraternities. 
They  were  reminded,  once  again,  that 
their  fixing  chapter  rooms  does  not 
guarantee  their  housing. 

The  East  Hall  basement  was  flooded 
last  week  when  it  rained.  After  the  ar- 
cheological  dig  was  completed,  it 
seems  that  the  dirt  was  not  packed  pro- 
perly. Then,  when  It  rained,  the  lose 
dirt,  formed  into  mud,  leaked  into  the 
basement  through  a  crack  in  the  wall. 
According  to  Richard  Cookerly,  Presi- 
dent of  Phi  Sigma  Tau,  the  mud  was  as 
deep  as  one  half  inch.  He  said,  "I  don't 
think  it  will  happen  again.  I  hope  it 
doesn't.  The  only  thing  that  really  con- 
cerns us  now  is  if  the  floor  tiles  were 
damaged  from  the  water." 

Deans  Kelly  and  Maxcy  hope  that  the 
Hill  Dorms  will  serve  as  a  model  for 
other  dorms  and  that  everyone  who 
enters  them  will  help  take  care  of  them. 
In  order  for  the  College  to  receive  fun- 
ding for  the  upgrading  of  other  dor- 
mitories, the  atudents  must  show  that 
they  appreciate  the  help  and  will  keep 
the  dorms  in  good  condition. 

John  Fitzgerald,  President  of  Lamda 
Pi  Delta,  said,  "It's  true.  We  can  lose 
them.  It's  totally  up  to  us.  More  so.. .  it's 
up  to  me  and  the  other  presidents." 


Renovations  Praised 


Tbe  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  18,  ttei-Page  5 


by  Christy  Holt 

Student  reaction  to  the  renovation  of 
the  Hill  Dorms  and  the  construction  of 
the  Student  Center  completed  this  sum- 
mer has  been  overwhelmingly  positive. 
Some  surprise  has  been  expressed  by 
students  that  the  work  was  not  only 
done  in  time,  but  that  the  quality  of  the 
work  was  so  high. 

Russ  Shilling,  a  resident  of  East  Hall, 
said,  "The  renovation  far  exceeded  my 
wildest  expectations."  Sophomore 
Laurie  Betz  called  the  Student  Center 
"a  necessary  improvement.  I'm 
shocked  and  surprised  at  the  quality  of 
the  work." 

There  were  a  few  minor  complaints 
about  both  the  Student  Center  and  Hill 
Dorms.  Suggestions  for  the  Student 
Center  range  from  the  need  for  colder 
beer,  to  the  need  for  a  partition  between 
the  television  area  and  the  bar. 

Problems  with  the  Hill  Dorms  are 
somewhat  more  numerous.  Some 
students  feel  that  due  to  the  flourescent 
lighting  and  the  white  walls,  the  dorms 
have  a  "hospital-like"  atmosphere. 
There  were  also  complaints  that  the 
chapter  rooms  weren't  quite  finished, 
and  that  Middle  Hall  was  the  only  hill 
dorm  equipped  with  a  washer  and 
dryer.  Although  Vice  President  of 
Finance  Gene  Hessy  couldn't  make  any 
promises  about  changing  the  at- 
mosphere of  the  dorms,  he  did  say  that 
he  felt  most  of  the  problems  would  be 
taken  care  of  soon.  The  student  center 
will  be  getting  a  new  compressor  for  the 
beer,  and  a  partition  to  be  put  between 


the  television  area  and  the  bar  will  be 
delivered  within  the  month.  In  regard 
to  the  washer  and  dryer  situation  in  the 
Hill  Dorms,  Hessey  said  that  if  there  Is 
a  "high  demand"  for  them  in  the  other 
two  dorms,  they  will  be  installed. 

Both  the  renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms 
and  the  building  of  the  Student  Center 
were  completed  under  the  projected 
budget,  according  to  Hessey.  He  said 
that  will  certainly  help  expedite  the  im- 
provements that  habe  have  been  pro- 
mised already  such  as  the  completion 
of  the  chapter  rooms. 

Although  an  outside  company  was 
contracted  for  most  of  the  construction 
work,  Hessey  said  that  "Ray  Crooks 
and  the  Maintenance  Department 
deserve  a  lot  of  the  credit  for  the  work." 
Crooks'  Maintenance  crews  con- 
structed the  bar  in  the  Student  Center 
and  installed  the  beer  cooler,  as  well  as 
doing  all  of  the  demolition  in  the  old 
Coffee  House,  and  some  of  the  plumb- 
ing in  both  of  the  facilities.  "Crooks 
kept  right  on  top  of  the  project",  said 
Hessey.  He  added  that  Jeff  DeMoss, 
assistant  director  of  Food  Services, 
who  is  now  in  charge  of  the  Student 
Center,  deserves  credit  as  well  for  the 
scheduling  and  follow  up  work  that  he 
has  done. 

According  to  everyone  involved,  the 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms  and  the 
construction  of  the  Student  Center  are 
indeed  a  success.  As  one  student  put  it, 
-  "These  are  things  that  make  a  dif- 
ference, and  make  you  feel  good  about 
being  a  Washington  College  student." 


Student  attendance  was  unusually  high  at  Fall  Convocation  this  year.  Alex- 
ander G.  Jones,  class  of  1951  spoke  on  "What  I  did  on  my  summer  vacation", 
and  several  academic  awards  were  given  out  to  student  having  the  highest 
academic  stands  in  their  class,  as  well  as  to  the  fraternity  and  sorority  with 
the  highest  grade  point  averages. 


Elm  Meeting 

There  will  be  a  full  staff  meeting 
Monday  night  at  8:00  in  The  Elm  office 
in  Caroline.  It  is  open  to  current 
members  and  those  who  wish  to  Join  the 
staff. 


Our  New  Look 


The  calligraphy  for  this  year's  Elm 
was  done  by  senior  Leslie  Anne 
Leigh  ton. 


Roving  Reporter 


Photos  by  Jonathan  Adams 


Question  (asked  of  new  students):  What  was  your  first  impression  of  the 
Washington  College  Campus? 


Bonnie  Garr  —  Freshman  (Brookha-  Lauren  Krause— Freshman  (Bethesda,  William  Pollock  —  Freshman  (Phlla-      Pat  Walsh  -  Freshman  (Easton,  Md.) 
ren.Pa.)  Md)  delphia.Pa.)  "Everything  is  close  knit,  It's  a  friend- 
was  very  surprised  by  the  student  "I  noticed  the  trees  and  the  buildings.  "The    brownstones    and    the    age.      ly,  small,  clean  college." 
center.  It  was  a  hole  In  the  ground  last  Everything's  not  scrunched  in."  Everything  is  five  minutes  away." 
fall." 


Duncan  Gilkey  —  Freshman  (Washing- 
ton DC.) 

'The  student  center  is  good.  The  SGA 
party  worked  out  really  well." 


Chris  Buckhelster  —  Freshman  (An- 
napolis, Md.) 

"Its  very  similar  to  St.  Johns  in  An- 
napolis.  with  lots  of  nice  grassy  fields." 


Laura  Mooney  —  Freshman  (Rock- 

ville.Md.) 

"I  thought  it  would  be  a  hick  town,  but 

there  is  a  lot  more  to  do  than  I  thought." 


Shannon  Stewart  — 
polls,  Md.) 
"Everyone  is  really 
the  grass  and  trees.' 


Freshman  (Anna 
friendly,  and  I  like 


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/VeirV  P/?  Man  Chosen 


by  Wendy  Murphy 

Robert  B.  Sheridan  has  accepted  the 
position  of  Director  of  Public  Relations 
and  Publicity  after  the  June  resignation 
of  Kathy  Myrick,  director  for  five 
years. 

Previous  to  this  job,  which  he  began 
on  August  31,  Sheridan  worked  for  3 
years  with  the  University  of  Maryland 
Eastern  Shore  in  their  University  Rela- 
tions Office.  He  felt  there  was  little 
more  he  could  do  there  because  of 
budget  limitations.  Among  his  duties 
there  were  putting  out  a  newsletter  and 
doing  a  five  minute  radio  program. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  his  interest  in 
the  job  at  Washington  is  the  College's 


Bicentennial.  He  is  excited  about  the 
prospect  because  he  has  never  worked 
on  such  an  Important  project.  He  said, 
"I  am  very  eagerly,  looking  forward  to 
the  challenge,  yet,  at  the  same  time, 
I'm  not  without  apprehension." 

He  sees  the  main  part  of  his  job  as 
keeping  the  flow  of  information  open 
and  is  thinking  of  new  ideas.  He  is  hap- 
py that  Myrick  was  an  organized  Direc- 
tor and  left  him  all  of  her  "well  kept 
files."  Most  of  his  work  thus  far  has 
consisted  of  studying  those  files, 
especially  those  pertaining  to  the 
Bicentennial. 

Sheridan  Is  originally  from  Rhode 
Island  but  now  resides  in  Salisbury  with 


his  wife  Judith,  a  Salisbury  State  Pro- 
fessor. They  have  two  children,  Jes- 
sica, 4,  and  Peter,  2.  He  is  presently 
staying  at  the  Alumni  House.  He  holds  a 
B.F.A.  in  Theatre  and  a  M.A.  in 
English. 

George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations, 
said  of  the  former  Directors,  "Kathy 
accomplished  a  great  deal  for  the  col- 
lege. I'm  sorry  to  see  her  go,  but  her 
reasons  were  personal  and  understand- 
able." 

Myrick  resigned  her  position  "in 
order  to  pursue  other  professional  and 
personal  interests,"  according  to  the 
Washington  College  Reporter. 


Bob  Sheridan 


One  New  Teacher  Bugged 


Dr.  Anthony  Dilorlo 


Robert  Danner 


by  Kate  Kraua 

The  newest  member  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  History  and  Political  Science  is 
Dr.  Anthony  DiTorio,  who  Joins  the 
faculty  as  a  visiting  Professor  of 
History. 

DiTorio  is  filling  in  for  Chairman  of 
the  Department  Nate  Smith,  who  is  ser- 
ving as  Acting  Dean  for  the  1981-82 
academic  year.  DiTorio  will  be  teach- 
ing courses  in  Modern  European  His- 
tory as  well  as  20th  Century  Germany. 

A  native  of  Yonkers,  New  York, 
DiTorio  earned  his  Bachelors  degree  at 
Manhattan  College  In  New  York  City, 
and  in  1971  received  his  Masters  degree 
from  the  University  of  Illinois,  in  Ur- 
bana.  He  spent  the  next  two  years  in 
Europe  on  a  Fulbright  Grant,  resear- 
ching his  doctoral  dissertation  at  the 
University  of  Rome  and  the  University 
of  Zagreb  in  Yugoslavia.  Last  year  he 
received  his  Ph.D.  at  the  University  of 
Illinois,  and  spent  the  year  there  as  an 
assistant  professor  of  history. 

Although  DiTorio  lists  his  specialty 
as  Diplomatic  History  and  Interna- 
tional relations,  he  had  a  wide  range  of 
experiences  at  the  University  of  Il- 
linois. He  prepared  a  report  on  the 
Hospital  Review  Program  for  the  state 
of  Illinois.  The  program,  which  existed 


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between  1971  and  1978,  was  an  unsuc- 
cessful attempt  by  the  state  to  regulate 
its  Medicaid  program.  He  also  com- 
mented on  "The  World  at  War,"  a 
British  documentary  series,  for  WILL- 
TV,  the  Urbana  public  television  sta- 
tion, during  the  spring  and  summer  of 
this  year. 

DiTorio  has  toured  Europe  extensive- 
ly, and  learned  many  languages  on  the 
way.  He  has  studied  Italian,  French, 
German,  Serbo  Croation,  Czech,  Ruma- 
nian, and  Spanish.  Other  interests  in- 
clude running,  tennis,  and  baseball. 

Washington's  newest  professor  of 
history  is  certainly  likeable,  but  he 
can't  help  but  express  some  disappoint- 
ment in  his  surroundings.  While  he  says 
that  he  has  favorable  impressions  of  the 
school  and  the  students,  but  is  less  than 
enchanted  with  'his  present  office.  He 
currently  resides  deep  in  Bill  Smith,  in 
a  room  surrounded  by  the  boiler  room 
and  the  school  swithchboard.  The  ad- 
ministration has  promised  him  a  new 
office,  but  In  the  meantime,  he  says 
that  the  noise  and  atmosphere  some- 
times bother  him,  but  he  does  not  mind 
the  cockroaches  or  mice  he  has  spotted. 
"I  don't  have  to  worry  about  the  dead 
ones,"  he  says,  "because  the  live  ones 
eat  them." 


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Robert  Danner,  Visiting  Assistant 
Professor  of  Philosophy,  has  been  hired 
by  the  college  to  replace  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Philosophy  David  Newell 
while  Newell  is  on  sabatical. 

Danner  received  his  Bachelors 
degree  from  Washington  College  in 
1973.  In  1976  he  received  his  Master's 
degree  from  Emory  University,  and  is 
currently  finishing  his  dissertation.  He 
has  taught  at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  at  Charlotte  and  at  Emory 
University. 

This  fall,  Danner  will  be  teaching 
four   courses :    two    "Introduction    to 


Philosophy"  courses,  "Philosophy  of 
the  Mind"  and  "Contemporary  Phil- 
osophy." 

There  was  one  other  applicant  for  this 
one-year  position,  according  to  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Dr.  Peter  Tapke. 
Tapke  said,  "The  department  had  to 
make  a  choice  between  two  very  good 
people  in  the  end."  He  also  said  that 
Danner  had  a  "splendid"  record  as  a 
teacher. 

On  returning  to  Washington  College, 
Danner  said  he  had  "forgotten  how  nice 
it  was  in  Chestertwon"  and  has  been  en- 
joying the  many  activities  Chestertown 
has  to  offer,  such  as  sailing  and  crabb- 
ing. 


Waye  Accepts  Post 


by  Wendy  Murphy 

Kathy  Waye,  a  1981  Washington 
graduate,  has  joined  the  College's  ad- 
missions staff  as  an  assistant  director 
after  Jody  Dudderar  resigned  her  posi- 
tion as  associate  director. 

Waye  had  an  intership  with  the  ad- 
missions office  during  the  summer.  She 
has^always  enjoyed  working  with  peo- 
ple and  worked  with  the  staff  in  order  to 
"feel  out  the  job."  She  has  been  a  tour 
guide  for  four  years  and  was  also  a 
Resident  Assistant. 


She  was  offered  a  position  at  Wesley 
College  in  Delaware  on  August  3rd,  but, 
after  hearing  there  was  an  opening  at 
Washington  College,  decided  to  apply. 
She  received  an  appointment  and  ac- 
cepted on  August  18th  because  she  felt 
she  would  enjoy  it  more  here.  She 
began  work  on  the  31st  of  August. 

Dudderar  is  now  working  as  the 
Director  of  Admissions  for  Franklin 
College  of  Switzerland.  She  is  the  col- 
lege's United  States  representative 
with  an  office  in  New  York  City. 


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Food  Service  Adds  New  Job 


Luchino  Vlscontl's  final  (11m,  The  In- 
nocent, Is  overwhelmingly  erotic  a 
masterpiece  of  sensual  atmosphere 
which  exposes  the  decay  of  an  era  and  a 
marriage.  Glancarlo  Gianinl  plays  a 
handsome,  arrogant  turn  of  the  century 
Ital  an  gentleman  who  has  lost  interest 
in  his  voluptious  wife  (Laura  Antonelli) 

Sm  m?r  I*  bis  mlstress  'Jennifer 
o  Neill),  a  beautiful  widowed  countess 
But  when  Gianinl  discovers  his  wife  has 
taken  a  lover,  his  passion  for  her  is 


rekindled  and  Intensified.  Gianinl  per- 
cieves  the  only  obstacle  to  happiness 
with  his  wife  Is  the  chUd  she  carries  by 
her  former  lover,  and  which  she  refuses 
to  abort.  Gianinl  and  Antonelli  are 
outstanding  as  the  couple  courting 
tragedy  in  Visconti's  vision  of  a  society 
sliding  inexorably  toward  Fascism  and 
tragedy. 

The  Innocent  will  be  shown  tonight 
Sunday,  and  Tuesday  in  Bill  Smith 
Auditorium  at  7:30  p.m. 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 
The  Washington  College  Food  Service 
adds  a  new  name  to  its  roster  this 
semester.  Ken  Roderick,  a  former 
member  of  the  Washington  College 
Security  Force,  has  been  given  the  title 
of  Dining  Hall  Supervisor. 

Although  he  will  be  assuming  many 
of  the  responsabilities  formerly 
handled  by  Jeff  DeMoss,  who  is  now  In 
charge  of  the  Student  Center,  the  posi- 
tion that  Roderick  fills  is  in  fact  a  new 
one.  He  is  a  full  time  floor  supervisor 
for  the  cafeteria,  and  that  Job  in  itself  is 
an  Innovation.  Formerly,  there  has 
been  a  different  supervisor  almost 
every  night,  according  to  Director  of 
Food  Services  Dave  Knowles. 

Roderick  will  also  be  filling  the  posi- 
tion of  Public  Relations  Coordinator  for 
the  Food  Service,  a  job  previously  left 
undone  In  any  official  capacity.  He  will 
be  in  charge  of  publicizing  any  Food 
Service  events  In  advance.  "After  all  " 
says  Knowles,  "If  no  one  knows  about 
these  things,  who's  going  to  come  to 
them?" 

A  native  of  Silver  Spring  Maryland 
Roderick  got  his  B.S.  in  Business  Ad- 
ministration from  Northern  Arizona 
University  in  1980,  with  a  specialty  in 
marketing.  Knowles  feels  that  having  a 
college  educated  employee  In  this  posi- 
tion will  be  a  big  advantage  to  the  Food 
Service  In  the  long  run.  "He's  trained 
for  this  job.  What  more  can  we  ask 
for?"  Aside  from  supervising  and 
public  relations,  Roderick  wUl  be 
handling  the  student  employees,  and 
the  training  of  the  kitchen  staff.  He  will 


be  holding  seminars  with  the  staff,  em- 
phasizing the  use  of  kitchen  Standard 
Operating  Proceedures,  and  generally 
attempting  to  improve  the  efficiency  of 
the  program. 

Although  Roderick  was  formerly  a 
member  of  the  security  force,  it  was  no 
act  of  convenience  or  luck  that  Knowles 
hired  him.  "We  went  through  an  ex- 
tremely fruitful  and  extensive  screen- 
ing proceedure",  he  said.  "We  had  ap- 
plications from  as  far  away  as  Texas, 
Ohio  and  Pennsylvania,  and  some  of 
them  had  twenty  years  experience." 
The  performance  turned  in  to  date  by 
Roderick  has  pleased  Knowles,  who  is 
hoping  to  give  the  Food  Service  a 
broader  base  by  "spreading  the  work 
out  a  little.  We're  trying  to  produce  the 
best  service  we  can  for  the  college,"  he 
said.  "Ken's  produced  some  good  Ideas 
so  far,  and  I'm  looking  for  more  from 
himinthef'iture." 


Freshman  Writing  Program  Explained 


by  Mark  Slater 

A  writing  requirement  for  freshmen, 
as  well  as  the  institution  of  a  program 
involving  mandatory  enrollment  in  the 
Writing  Workshop,  indicate  the  more 
assertive  role  the  College  will  be  taking 
with  regard  to  the  improvement  of  the 
writing  skills  of  new  students. 

Explaining  that  in  the  past  decade  the 
overall  level  of  reading  and  writing 
skills  demonstrated  high  school 
graduates  has  declined,  Acting  Dean  of 
the  College  Nathan  Smith  saidthat  the 
new  program  "is  Washington  College's 
answerto  the  problem."  Unlesss  ex- 
cused by  advanced  placement,  all  in- 
coming freshmen  must  complete  the 
writing  requirement.  This  can  be  done 
In  two  basic  ways:  by  completing  two 
one-semester  courses  which  carry  a 
double  writing  requirement  (Forms  of 
Literature  and  Composition,  Forms  of 
World  Literature  and  Composition),  or 
by  completing  four  one-semester 
courses  which  carry  a  single  writing 
component  (there  are  eleven  specified 
courses  which  fall  into  this  category). 
Students  mustaccumulate  four  units  of 
credit  by  some  approved  combination 
of  the  aforementioned  classes  in  order 
to  fulfill  their  obligation. 

According  to  an  explanation  of  the 
Program  given  to  students  at  Registra- 
tion, "Students  will  receive  writing  re- 
quirement credit  only  in  courses  where 
a  grade  of  C  is  achieved  In  written 
work.  In  evaluating  a  student's  work, 
instructors  will  judge  the  writing  unit 
as  a  separate  entity  within  the  course. 
Students  who  fail  to  achieve  a  passing 


grade  in  one  or  more  writing  require- 
ments must  continue  to  take  courses 
that  are  a  part  of  the  writing  program 
until  a  total  of  four  units  are  passed." 

The  writing  skills  of  entering 
freshmen  were  assessed  by  means  of  a 
writing  sample  taken  during  orienta- 
tion. Those  who  demonstrated  the  need 
for  additional  aid  will  be  required  to 
enroll  in  the  writing  workshop,  which 
will  operate  under  the  same  principles 
as  last  year's  Writing  Lab. 

The  normal  length  of  what  will  be  a 
required  workshop  is  one  semester. 
Those  who  achieve  the  goals  of  the  pro- 
gram in  a  shorter  period  of  time  may  be 
excused.  Likewise,  students  who  do  not 
will  be  required  to  continue  with  the 
program  the  following  semester.  Stu- 
dents who  do  not  meet  the  requirements 
by  the  end  of  the  sophomore  year  will 
be  referred  to  the  Academic  Standing 
Committee,  which  will  consider 
whether  the  student  should  be  dropped 
from  the  College  or  given  further  op- 
portunity to  complete  the  requirement. 

Mrs.  Tom  Cousineau,  Instructor  at 
the  Writing  Lab  during  the  1980-81 
academic  year,  who  has  since  resigned 
from  her  position  says,  "An  estimated 
50  to  60  students  made  use  of  the  lab." 
She  added  that  approximately  18%  of 
these  students  went  on  to  write  A 
papers.  She  strongly  encourages  stu- 
dents to  use  the  facility. 

Mrs.  Norman  James  and  Mrs.  Ken- 
neth Fisher  have  been  acquired  by  the 
college  to  act  as  instructors  of  this 
year's  Workshop.  "Both  are  well 
qualified,"  says  English  Department 


Chairman,  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum.  "Both 
have  had  experience  In  teaching 
students  how  to  write. " 

If  necessary,  changes  will  be  made  in 
the  program  in  order  to  better  ac- 
comodate the  student  body.  Acting 
Dean  Smith  explains,  "Although  the 
program  will  undergo  modification, 
we're  probably  permanently  commit- 
tedto  some  substantial  undertaking  to 
help  Incoming  students  improve  their 
writingskills." 

At  present,  the  extended  outlook  for 
the  entire  program  isspeculatlve. 
"Right  now  the  pressure  is  on  the  high 
schools  to  improve  the  teaching  of  read- 
ing and  wirting,"  said  Tatum.  "Already 
the  effects  (of  this  program  are  being 
felt."  In  the  future  with  a  renewed  em- 
phasis placed  on  the  acquisition  of 
writing  skills  within  the  high  schools, 
Tatum  says  she  hopes  that  a  program 
such  as  this  one  "won't  be  necessary. " 


Film  Series 
Announces  Schedule 

The  Washington  College  Film  Socie- 
ty, In  conjunction  with  the  Student 
Government  Association  are  sponsor- 
ing the  1981-82  Washington  College  film 
series.  The  films  for  this  semester  in- 
clude The  Innocent,  Practice  Makes 
Perfect,  Garden  of  Delights,  Smile 
North  Dallas  Forty,  Atlantic  City 
Fame,  The  Fog,  Elephant  Man,  Return 
of-  The  Secaucus  Seven,  and  Breaker 
Morant. 

Next  semesters  films  Include  My 
Brilliant  Career,  Mon  Oncle  D'Amerl- 
que.  Belie  De  Jour  and  Every  Man  For 
Himself  and  God  Against  All,  as  well  as 
All  That  Jazz,  Knife  in  the  Head,  Spider 
Strategem,  Psycho,  Dressed  To  Kill 
Messldor,  Man  of  Marble,  Simple 
Story,  Tree  of  Wooden  Clogs,  he 
Boucher,  and  Xala. 

Films  are  shown  in  the  William  Smith 
Auditorium  on  Fridays,  Sundays  and 
Tuesdays,  at  7:30  p.m.  and  the  admis- 
sion Is  one  dollar.  Subscriptions  for  the 
series  can  be  obtained  at  the  door  at  the 
cost  of  eight  for  the  semester,  and  fif- 
teen dollars  for  the  whole  year. 


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The  Washington  College  Band 

invites  anyone  with  musical  experience 
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Veterans  Look  Back 


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The  Washington  College  Shoremen  sacked  the  alumni  soccer  team  4-0  last 
week.  In  their  first  win  of  the  season 


Volleyball  Outlook  Optimistic 


byGregCerio 

Head  coach  Penny  Fall  is  cautiously 
optimistic  as  she  looks  forward  to  the 
upcoming  season  in  women:  s 
volleyball.  "We've  always  been  a 
highly  competitive  volleyball  school," 
Fall  stated,  "and  this  year  is  no  excep- 
tion. People  will  know  it  when  we're  on 
the  court." 

Coming  off  a  rebuilding  year  in  which 
the  women  posted  a  10-18  record,  Fall 
looks  with  high  hopes  at  a  1981  team 
that  has  lost  only  one  starting  player. 
"Two  factors  will  work  strongly  in  our 
favor,"  Fall  pointed  out,  "One,  we  have 
a  large  corps  of  very  fine,  experienced 
returning  players  and,  two,  we  had  a 
good  show  of  incoming  freshman  and 
transfers  who  will  add  depth  to  our 
roster." 

Returning  to  the  team  are  senior  co 
•captains  Ann  Most  and  Cheryl  Loss 
who,  in  Fall's  judgement,  are  "greatly 
improved  players  who  should  be  the 
nucleus  of  this  team."  Most  and  Loss 
were  both  members  of  the  All-State 
Women's  volleyball  team,  with  Loss 
having  the  additional  honor  of  being 
selected  to  the  All-Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference team.  Fall  also  cited  the 
positive  progress  of  the  team  memm- 
bers  Laura  Chase  and  Christina 
Ragonessi  and  mentioned  sophomore 
transfer  Jenny  Bradley  as  "a  girl  who 
will  be  a  big  help  to  our  team." 

Though  the  women's  team  looks 
strong  all  around.  Fall  cautioned  that 
alternate  success  would  weigh  heavily 
upon  the  shoulders  of  "the  setters;  the 
girls  in  the  back  court."  We'll  be  coun- 
ting on  a  strong  showing  from 
sophomores  Kami  McGlynn,  Ann 
Plummer  and  Karen  Perkinson.  If  they 
can  concentrate  ther  talents,  they 
should  carry  us  through  the  season,' 
Fall  said. 

The  head  coach  is  very  pleased  with 
the  women's  showing  during  the  cur- 
rent pre-season  practices.  "1  sent  out  a 
conditioning  program  for  the  girls  to 
follow  during  the  summer,"  Fall  ex- 
plained. "They  all  followed  it  and 
they've  come  back  in  great  shape.  We 


started  practices  early  this  year,"  she 
commented,  "in  order  to  work  out  any 
tightness  the  girls  might  experience.  So 
far,  the  sessions  have  surpassed  my  ex- 
pectations and  we've  been  able  to  work 
on  defining  technique,  which  in  power 
volleyball  on  the  inter-collegiate  level  is 
vital." 

After  a  scrimmage  against  Essex, 
the  season  opener  is  at  home  against  St. 
Mary's  and  Cecil.  Fall,  who  is  assisted 
this  year  by  Tami  Shauiberg  and  Doug 
Brown,  looks  toward  the  match  against 
Western  Maryland,  a  team  which 
Washington  College  has  never 
defeated,  as  the  first  true  test  of  the 
year.  "If  we  can  stay  healthy  and  main- 
tain our  present  good  attitude,  we 
should  be  successful.  But  you  never 
know  what  you'll  have  until  opening 
day." 


by  Jeff  At  derson 
Sports  Editor 

As  the  Washington  College  soccer 
team  began  another  season  this  Wed- 
nesday a  new  group  of  players  got  their 
first  taste  of  collegiate  play.  As  each 
season  unfolds,  a  new  player  may 
become  anything  from  the  star  goalie  to 
Just  another  bench  warmer.  Many  are 
intimidated  by  the  veterans,  but  most 
will  feel  that  the  learning  experience  of 
playing  with  them  greatly  improves 
one's  ability. 

"When  I  first  came  I  didn't  expect  the 
caliber  of  the  players  to  be  as  good  as  it 
was,"  said  returning  sophomore  full- 
back Tim  McGrath.  "I  found  that  the 
coach  was  a  good  guy,  but  you  had  to 
show  that  you  were  good  enough  or  you 
wouldn't  be  used."  "I  know  I  had  alot  of 
working  out  to  do— a  lot  more  than  I  ex- 
pected," he  continued,  "By  mid-season 
I  could  contend  with  this." 

McGrath  feels  that  by  playing  with 
the  better  players  his  own  playing  abil- 
ities improved.  "Last  year,  I  proved! 
could  play,"  he  said.  "I  got  my  con- 
fidence when  I  was  being  used  on  the 
starting  team/'  This  experience  looks 
to  be  very  useful  as  McGrath,  along 
with  returning  sophomores  Hugh  Collie 
and  Matt  Smith,  looks  to  be  the 
backbone    of    this    year' s    defense. 

Patrick  Jones,  also  a  sophomore  facing 
his  second  year  on  the  team,  began 
playing  for  W.  C.  with  confidence, 
"but,"  he  said,  "after  a  few  weeks,  a 
mistake  there,  I  became  less  confi- 
dent." 

Jones  feels  that  he  came  to  college 
with  a  good  background  for  soccer  after 
good  coaching  at  thehigh  school  level." 
I  was  still  a  little  uncertain  how  I  would 
rank  when  I  saw  the  other  players,  but  I 
thought  I  could  handle  it." 

"Last  year  really  helped  me  a  lot 
because  I  saw  how  a  college  team 
played.  I  got  my  confidence  back  and 


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by  Chris  Perry 

My  inspiration  for  the  title  of  this  col- 
umn is  sportswriter  Ernie  Roberts.  I 
was  weaned  on  Ernie  Roberts  and 
many  of  us  here  read  him  religiously, 
including  Washington's  trainer  Tony 
Dugal.  Tony  couldn't  finish  his 
breakfast  during  his  Boston  days 
without  a  copy  of  the  morning  paper 
with  Ernie's  words  of  wisdom.  This  col- 
umn will  bring  to  light  the  funny  play, 
the  little  things  that  go  unnoticed  and 
coaches'  strategy,  as  well  as  personal 
stories  and  highlights  of  the  week. 

The  fall  sports  scene  is  just  warming 
up  on  Kibler  Field.  The  Shoreman  have 
a  tough  conference  schedule  early  on, 
but  last  weekend  they  got  their  first  vic- 
tory blanking  the  alumni  4-0.  It  is  nice 
to  see  Ben  "Bear"  Tuckerman  and  Curt 
Nass  as  assistant  soccer  coaches  this 
fall.  Bear  was  last  year's  recipient  of 
the  Men's  Athletic  Prize,  and  who  can 
forget  the  many  face-offs  he  came  up 
with  last  spring.  The  one  that  sticks  out 
in  my  mind  was  against  Roanoke  in  the 
opening  round  of  the  post  season 
playoffs.  It  came  in  the  last  minute  with 
the  score  tied  and  led  to  Jeff 
Kaughman's  winning  goal  with  16 
seconds  to  play.  It  had  to  be  one  of  the 
most  exciting  games  in  years.  Curt 
Nass,  hailing  from  Wilmington, 
Delaware,  was  one  of  Coach  Athey's 
co-captains  last  fall.  He  was  a  strong 
steady  fullback  who  was  even  rougher 
when  playing  on  the  intramural  sooner 
championship  team  Reigning  Fog. 

Staying  with  soccer  for  a  moment,  it 
is  too  bad  to  see  that  Navy  dropped  us 
from  the  schedule.  In  recent  years 
there  have  been  some  good  scrapes 
against  the  Middies.  We'll  get  them  in 
the  spring! 


Coach  Finnegan  has  the  tennis  courts 
filled  with  a  round  robin  tournament. 
Washington  College's  version  of  last 
weeks  U.S.  Open  has  brought  out  some 
good  matches.  Somebody  could  make  a 
mint  offering  service  lessons.  The  big- 
gest oversight,  however,  was  that 
nobody  tabbed  Tara  Finnegan  as  their 
mixed  doubles  partner.  She's  tough  at 
net. 

If  you  happen  to  be  walking  by  the 
gym  around  lunch  time,  you  have  to 
chuckle  when  you  see  the  golf  class  out 
practicing.  There  is  some  mean  hack- 
ing and  slicing  going  on  out  there.  I 
know  how  they  feel ;  when  I  pull  out  my 
five  iron  my  ball  banks  off  into  the 
distance  like  a  boomerang.  One  time  a 
caddy  asked  me  where  I  wanted  him  to 
stand  as  I  teed  up  my  Top-Flite  that  had 
an  inch  and  a  half  smile  staring  me 
right  in  the  face.  I  said,  "Buddy,  you've 
got  to  be  kidding.  Stand  right  down  the 
middle  of  the  fairway-It's  the  safest 
place  on  the  course.  I  don't  golf,  I 
'flog.'" 

Phrase  of  the  week  comes  from  a  car 
with  Georgia  plates  seen  at  the 
Shoreman-Lebanon  Valley  soccer 
game;  "Walker  My  Dog!" 


I'm  ready  to  play  some  ball.  I'm  look- 
ing forward  to  tough  competition,"  he 
added. 

Junior  Bill  Bounds  has  seen  two 
seasons  of  collegiate  soccer.  "I  felt 
very  scared  mainly  because  I  was 
never  one  with  exceptional  talent,"  he 
said.  "I  had  to  work  really  hard  and  get 
in  shape  so  I  could  get  a  chance  to 
play."  As  it  turned  out  there  was  an 
opening  in  the  position  Bounds  played, 
so  he  was  put  on  the  starting  team. 

After  his  first  year  Bounds  felt  very 
satisfied  with  his  game.  "I  got  a  chance 
to  play  and  improved  my  stats,"  he  con- 
tinued. "Since  then,  I've  been  trying  to 
hold  on  to  the  same  position.  If. any 
freshman  comes  in  who's  better  than  I 
am,  I'll  break  his  leg." 

As  captain  this  year,  along  with  V.  J. 
Filliben,  Bounds  hopes  to  lend  a  lot  of 
encouragement  and  try  to  help  anyone 
who  may  need  it.  "I  hope  V.J.  and  I  can 
primarily  set  a  good  example  for  the 
other  players  and  to  provide  leadership 
on  the  field,"  he  said. 

Junior  Glenn  Gillis,  this  year's  star- 
ting goalie,  feels  that  the  experience 
was  phenomenal.  "I  really  learned  a  lot 
from  the  coach  and  the  caliber  of  play 
drastically  improved  my  play,"  he 
said.  "After  my  freshman  year  I  was 
looking  forward  to  the  next  year  and  be- 
ing able  to  have  a  continuing  ex- 
perience in  soccer." 

A  newcomer  to  the  team,  sophomore 
Harris  Friedberg,  also  a  goalie,  can  on- 
ly look  forward  to  the  W.C.  soccer 
team.  "This  is  one  of  the  best  teams 
I've  seen  as  far  as  the  pre-season 
goes,"  said  he.  "The  passing  on  the 
team  really  impresses  me.  I  feel  it's  go- 
ing to  be  a  successful  season." 

Coach  Ed  Athey's  main  concern  for 
this  year  is  defense  after  losing  Chris 
Keifer,  John  Lonquest,  Ben  Tucker- 
man, Curt  Nass,  and  Dave  Bate.  He  has 
found  some  newcomers  to  fill  the 
defense  but  is  depending  v  on  the 
veterans  for  the  most  support. 

They  also  hope  for  some  aggressive 
offense  from  Mark  Mullican,  Ron 
Lauricella,  HansiWittich  and  Tom 
Vach.  Rounding  out  the  offense  are 
Roger  Vaughn,  Mark  Squillante,  Tom 
Eucker,  and  John  Rausch  with  V.  J. 
Filliben,  Bill  Bounds,  and  Fred  Dauch 
flanking. 

With  a  pre-season  loss  of  0-4  against 
Anne  Arundel  and  a  pre-season  win  of 
4-0  against  the  alumni,  the  Washington 
College  soccer  team  has  begun  another 
season.  The  experienced  players, 
hardened  by  past  seasons,  should  prove 
to  be  playing  to  a  fuller  potential.  The 
team  is  very  close  and  works  well 
together.  This  teamwork  may  be  the 
key  to  this  year's  soccer  season.  As 
coaching  assistant  Kurt  Nass  said, 
"You  can  be  the  best  player  in  the 
world,  but  if  you  can't  work  well  with 
the  team  you're  really  of  no  value  to  the 
team." 
The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
trounced  Lebanon  Valley  Wednesday 
with  a  score  of  4-1.  V.  J.  Filliben  and 
Ron  Larcella  each  scored  2  goals.  WC 
defense  was  overall  very  good, 
especially  Matt  Smith.  Newcomer  Har- 
ris Friedberg  showed  promise  when  he 
came  in  for  Glenn  Gillis  to  finish  the  se- 
cond half.  The  next  game  is  scheduled 
for  September  19,  an  away  game 
against  York. 


Sports  Schedule 

Saturday  September  19: 

Volleyball . . .  Essex  Scrimmage— away 

Soccer York— away 

Cross  Country. .  WC  Invitational— home 
Tuesday  September  22: 

Soccer. .  „ Upsala— away 

Thursday  September  24 : 

Volleyball St.  Mary' secil— home 


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Practice  paid  off  for  the  Shoremen  Oil  week  as  tbey  downed  Upsala  M. 
Above,  Glenn  GUlls,  Tim  McGrath,  and  Matt  Smith  get  ready  for  the  next 
match,  which  will  be  Saturday  at  Mary  Washington. 

Soccer 

Shoremen  Boost  Record  to  3-0 

winner. 

In  a  game  played  on  Tuesday,  in  East 
Orange  N.J.,  the  Upsala  Vikings  were 
completely  outplayed  and  outclassed 
by  the  Shoremen.  Tom  Vach  scored 
early  in  the  first  half  on  a  feed  by  Ron 
Lauricella.  Mark  Mulltcan  then  made  It 
2-0  a  short  time  later,  again,  on  a 
beautiful  feed  by  sophomore  Ron 
Lauricella.  The  score  score  remained 
2-0  until  early  in  the  second  half  when 
Lauricella  added  an  unassisted  goal. 
The  Shoremen  could  not  convert  any 
more  of  their  numerous  scoring  op- 
portunities, but  three  goals  proved  to  be 
more  than  enough.  Fullbacker  Matt 
Smith  and  Tim  McGrath  played  par- 
ticularly well  on  defense,  and 
goalkeeper  Glenn  Gillis  recorded  his 
first  shutout. 

The  Shoremen's  next  game  will  be  on 
Saturday,  September  26  at  Mary 
Washington.  The  next  home  game  will 
be  on  Saturday  October  3  against  the 
always  tough  Swartamore.  Game  time 


BUI  Bounds 

The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
remained  undefeated  while  recording 
victories  over  York  College,  and  Upsala 
this  week. 

The  York  contest  was  marked  by  a 
second  half  comeback  by  the  Shoremen 
to  squeak  by  3-2.  York  College  scored 
late  in  the  first  period  and  took  a  1-0 
lead  into  the  second  half.  Early  in  the 
second  half,  York  scored  the  second 
goal  of  the  game  on  a  free  kick. 
Washington  College  then  dug  in  and 
proceeded  to  add  their  first  goal  at  the 
20:00  minute  mark  of  the  second  half. 
Ron  Lauricella  was  credited  with  the 
goal  with  the  assist  going  to  Bill 
Bounds.  The  second  Shoreman  goal 
come  10  minutes  later  when  Tom 
Eucker's  shot  was  deflected  by  a 
defender  past  the  York  goalkeeper. 
Washington  continued  to  pressure  the 
York  defense  and  with  only  10  minutes 
left  in  the  contest,  Bill  Bounds  con- 
verted a  penalty  shot  for  the  game-    Is  1:30  P.M. 

Bethe  to  Speak  on  Drama 


Steve  Groft 

Miss  Monica  Bethe  will  begin  the 
1981-82  Washington  College  lecture 
series  with  a  lecture  demonstration  on 
the  Japanese  No  Drama. 

Bethe,  an  expert  on  Japanese 
theatre,  will  focus  on  the  play  Jadanori 
and  indicate  how  poetry,  music,  dance, 
costume  and  mask  are  combined  in  a 
performance.  Besides  speaking,  she 
will  also  use  slides,  tapes  and  move- 
ment to  illustrate  her  lecture. 

Bethe  is  a  1967  graduate  of  Raddif  fe 
College  where  she  specialized  in  Asian 


History.  Upon  receiving  her  degree  she 
moved  to  Japan  and  has  taught  at  col- 
leges there  for  more  than  a  decade.  She 
is  currently  on  leave  from  Kobe  College 
where  she  is  an  Associate  Professor  of 
English.  Bethe  has  translated  several 
published  works  on  the  No  drama  and  is 
the  co-author  of  a  forthcoming  book  en- 
titled Dance  In  the  No  Theatre  which 
will  be  published  by  the  Cornell  Univer- 
sity Press. 

The  lecture  will  take  place  on 
Wednesday,  September  30  at  8:00  p.m. 
in  the  Bill  Smith  auditorium.  Following 
the  lecture,  a  reception  will  be  held  at 
the  home  of  Dr.  Erlka  Salloch.  The 
public  is  cordially  invited  to  both. 


Security  Cautions  Students 


PeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

Over  $200  in  cash  was  stolen  from  two 
students'  rooms  last  week  in  the  first 
reported  acts  of  robbery  this  year. 

Director  of  Security  Jim  Qulnn  said 
that  last  Wednesday  and  Thursday  two 
wallets  were  stolen  out  of  rooms  on  the 
fourth  floor  of  Somerset  dormitory.  The 
incidents  occurred  in  the  late  afternoon 
and  early  evening,  and  both  occurred 
when  the  occupant  of  the  room  had  left 
his  door  unlocked  for  only  a  short  time. 

Quinn  said  that  it  is  important  for 
students  to  realize  that  "there  are 
thefts  going  on,  and  it's  not  external, 
it's  internal— students  are  ripping-off 
students."  He  said  that  in  both  In- 
cidents last  week  the  occupants  had  left 
their  door  open  because  they  had  ex- 
pected someone  to  stop  by,  and  urged 
students  either  to  leave  their  key  with 
someone  or  to  simply  lock  their  doors. 
"Even  taking  a  shower  gives  someone 
long  enough  to  steal  something,"  he 
said. 

Quinn  added  that  most  robberies  at 
Washington  seem  to  happen  in  the  fall, 
when  some  students  fall  into  debt  as  the 
result  of  gambling  in  football  pools  on 
campus  or  in  town.  In  the  first  robbery 
$150  was  stolen  along  with  a  wallet  hid- 
den under  a  pile  of  clothing  in  a  stu- 
dent's room.  The  wallet  stolen  on 
Thursday  contained  $73.  Quinn  said 
that  students  sometimes  rob  people 
around   them   simply   because   "the 


quickest  way  to  get  money  is  to  go  into 
student's  room  and  grab  a  quick  twen- 
ty, thirty,  or  maybe  even  fifty  bucks." 
Operation  ID 
In  an  effort  to  aid  students  who  have 
property  stolen  the  Security  office  Is 
beginning  a  "Property  Log"  of 
valuable  items.  Sheets  are  currently 
being  handed  out  by  RA's  on  which 
students  should  list  the  make,  model, 
and  serial  number  of  electrical  equip- 
ment, appliances,  air  conditioners, 
bicycles,  tools,  cameras,  and  recrea- 
tional equipment. 

Qulnn  says  that  many  students  who 
have  property  stolen  are  not  able  to 
claim  their  own  belongings  from  the 
police  because  they  are  not  able  to 
satisfactorily  identify  the  items.  The 
Property  Log  will  be  kept  by  the  Securi- 
ty office  as  a  reference  source  for 
students, 

In  addition,  the  Chestertown  Police 
Department  has  lent  the  office  a  sket- 
ches which  students  may  use  to 
engrave  their  license  numbers  on 
valuable  items  such  as  stereos  and 
television  sets.  This  not  only  aids  easy 
identification  but  makes  it  nearly  im- 
possible for  a  thief  to  sell  the  stolen  pro- 
perty, which  in  turn  means  that  many 
thieves  will  not  even  attempt  to  steal 
marked  goods. 

Students  are  reminded  that  the 
number  to  call  in  case  of  an  emergency, 
Is  7  78-2277.  The  campus  extension  for 
the  Security  office  is  310. 


The  Hynson-  Ringgold  House,  borne  of  Washington  College '  s  p  resident,  wu 
one  of  many  18th  and  19th  century  buildings  included  in  the  annual 
Candlelight  tour  of  Chestertown  last  week.  One  person's  view  of  the  tour  will 
appear  next  week 


*  * 

J  Congratulations  l 


i  Assistant  Director  of  Food  Services! 
Jjeff  DeMoss  and  his  wife  Mary  dell-£ 
■  vered  a  7  lb,  4  oz.  baby  girl,  Cassy  Brae* 
X  DeMoss,  last  Tuesday,  September  15.    * 

iA^"A"A"A"A"ArA'*'*'A^k"Ar**A"ATk"A"A  •* 


KA's  Win  Award 

This  summer,  Beta  Omege  Chapter 
of  Kappa  Alpha  Order,  won  the  Ammeu 
Award  for  Chapter  Excellence.  The 
Ammeu  Award  is  the  second  highest 
award  given  by  Kappa  Alpha  to  its  ac- 
tive chapters.  The  award  was  accepted 
by  Andrew  Bucllee  and  Robert 
Hockeday  at  the  Kappa  Alpha  Conven- 
tion. This  is  the  second  time  that  Beta 
Omega  Chapter  has  won  this 
distinguished  award. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  Septembers,  1881— Page  2 

One  Good  Man 


All  of  the  people  on  the  Search  Committee  have  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  College  in  mind.  People  with  the  best  interests  of 
the  College  in  mind  should  pick  an  excellent  president.  So  the 
people  on  the  Search  Committee  will  pick  an  excellent  president 
to  lead  Washington  College  into  its  third  century.  Right? 

Events  do  not  always  happen  so  logically.  Both  Acting  Presi- 
dent Clarke  and  Chairman  of  the  Search  Committee  William 
Russell  Jr.  have  said  recently  that  the  man  picked  to  lead  the 
College  "will  be  a  quality  individual."  The  term  "quality  in- 
dividual" is  certainly  vague,  but  it  is  just  as  certainly  agreeable. 
In  defense  of  the  general  terms  used  to  describe  the  qualifica- 
tions that  applicants  for  the  job  should  meet,  as  they  were  listed 
in  the  ad  placed  by  the  Committee,  Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith 
explained  that  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  did  not  want 
to  eliminate  the  possibility  of  an  applicant  who  may  be  well- 
suited  for  the  job,  but  whose  background  does  not  happen  to  be 
entirely  academic.  Some  highly-educated  person  in  a  manage- 
ment position,  for  instance. 

The  more  flexibility  the  better.  More  important  than  the  par- 
ticular background  of  our  next  President  is  his  or  her  attitude 
towards  this  college.  It  is  probably  true  that  no  two  colleges  are 
exactly  alike,  and  it  is  undoubtedly  true  that  hardly  any  other 
school  in  the  country  is  in  the  position  this  College  is  in  at  this 
time. 

Washington  College  is  not  just  a  very  small,  very  private 
liberal  arts  school.  Washington  College  is  not  just  the  tenth  oldest 
college  in  the  country.  Washington  College,  at  the  start  of  its 
bicentennial  year,  is  looking  like  a  school  beginning  a 
renaissance.  Along  with  cosmetic  improvevents,  the  atmosphere 
on  campus  is  more  optimistic  than  it's  been  in  years.  Chairman 
of  the  Department  of  Math  and  Computer  Science  Richard 
Brown  put  it  best  in  the  first  faculty  meeting  of  the  year.  He  said 
that  he  has  seen  a  lot  of  smiles,  and  a  lot  of  enthusiasm: 
"Somehow  or  other,  someone  has  done  something  right." 

Brown  then  thanked  the  Acting  Dean  and  Acting  President  for 
getting  the  year  off  to  a  good  start.  They  deserved  his  thanks 
The  hardest,  and  in  many  ways  the  most  important  job  of  the 
new  president  will  be  to  pick  up  the  enthusiasm  and  optimism  of 
this  year  and  run  with  it.  Next  September  Washington  College 
should  have  a  new  president  who  is  not  only  highly  qualified  ad- 
ministratively and  academically,  but  who  shows  the  Board  that 
he  will  lead  the  school  energetically,  with,  and  not  for,  the  facul- 
ty and  students. 

Finding  that  man  will,  no  doubt,  be  a  hard  job.  We  hope  that 
the  Search  Committee  will  be  equal  to  the  task. 


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Editor-in-Chief PeteTurcbl 

£Ml,t?iEdttor Freeman  Dodsworth 

J*™™.™"?1' Wendy  Murphy 

U^fdltor       JeHAldersoi 

""tographyedlta- GarySwope 

Business  Manager JoAPeSe 

TWUte Cheryl  Clagett 

THE  ELM  Is  On  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  in  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  81 


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Please  allow  me  to  Introduce  myself: 
My  name  is  Mark  Walden.  I  am  an  In- 
mate at  the  Greenhaven  Correctional 
Facility,  here  in  Stormville,  New  Ycrk. 
I  am  not  in  contact  with  my  family  or 
friends  and  at  this  time  have  no  one  to 
correspond  with.  It  would  do  me  good 
both  physically  and  mentally  to 
establish  pen-pal  relationship  with  any 
student  or  faculty  who  has  a  sincere 
desire  to  write.  It  makes  no  difference 
if  the  person  is  black  or  white,  young  or 
old,  male  or  female,  so  long  as  they 
have  a  sincere  desire  to  write.  I  am 
black,  23  years  old  (March  3)  and  serv- 


ing a  five  year  sentence  with  an  an- 
ticipated release  date  some  time  In 
1985. 1  would  greatly  appreciate  It  if  you 
would  pub-ish  my  request  in  your 
paper.  I  will  enjoy  hearing  from  any 
student  or  faculty  willing  to  write. 
Those  wishing  to  write  can  write  to  me 
at  this  address  below. 

Thank  you  very 
much, 

Mark  Walden 

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Greenhaven  Correctional  Facility 
Drawer  B.  Stormville  N.Y.  12582 


Pegasus  '81  Reviewed 


BUI  Mortimer 


It  is  rather  early  In  the  semester  to  be 
writing  about  the  college's  annual, 
Pegasus,  lo  which  usually  makes  its  ap- 
pearance on  campus  late  In  September 
or,  more  often,  the  middle  of  October. 
But  this  year  at  registration  returning 
upperclassmen  were  presented  with 
their  copies  of  Jim  Graham's  edition  of 
the  yearbook. 

The  book,  edited  by  Graham  with  the 
assistance  of  Arlene  Lee  and  a  staff  of 
seven  contributors,  is  different  from 
those  seen  in  the  recent  past  here  at 
Washington  College.  As  Graham  writes 
in  his  introduction,  or  explanation  to 
Pegasus,  the  1981  annual  "is  different 
from  its  predecessors  in  that  it  is  not  a 
cutely  captioned  volume."  What  it  is  is 
a  pictorial  essay,  a  sort  of  Life 
magazine  amongst  the  yearbooks 
which  previous  editors  have  put  out. 
Short  of  Graham's  introduction  and 
dedication  (to  the  late  President  of  the 
College  Joseph  McLain)  and  a  poem  en- 
titled "Commencement"  by  Colleen 
Miller,  there  is  no  writing  in  the  1981 
version  of  Pegasus.  What  is  left  is  a 
book  of  a  series  of  pictures  which,  the 
editor  hopes,  will  represent  "a  more 
vivid  and  realistic  rememberance  of 
the  past  year." 

Whether  or  not  people  will  caption 
their  own  books  as  the  editor  hopes  they 
will,  the  1981  Pegasus  stands  out  for  Its 
photographic  effort.  The  pictures  by 
Graham  and  his  staff  are  of  a  superior 
quality  to  those  in  past  yearbooks. 
Although  most  shots  have  a  'posed' 
quality  about  them,  they  do  reflect  life 
on  campus  and  in  town.  There  is  a  cer- 


tain variety  among  the  pictures  in  the 
section  entitled  "Faces  In  The  Crowd". 
Sections  on  the  fraternaties,  sororities 
and  College  sports  are  also  well  done. 
And  the  senior  section  is  by  far  one  of 
the  best  so  far,  although  how  it  is 
organized  is  a  mystery. 

Layout  In  this  year's  book  is  good. 
Pictures  are  balanced  well.  It  actually 
looks  like  someone  took  the  time  to  con- 
sider symmetry  and  aesthetics  when 
the  picture  spreads  were  done  rather 
than  throwing  page  after  page  together 
without  a  thought  of  the  whole. 

Pegasus  1981  Is  not  without  its  pro- 
blems. There  is  a  certain  lack  of  rep- 
resentation. Graham  selected  only  a 
few  high  points  in  the  year  and  there  is 
a  complete  neglect  to  the  groups  and 
organizations  on  campus.  No  mention 
of  the  SGA,  the  Birthday  Ball,  Convoca- 
tions. Space  and  budget  are  limited. 
Certain  facts  are  understandable,  and  a 
year  is  a  lot  of  time  to  put  Into  pictures. 
Still  there  are  things  which  were  sac- 
rificed In  this  yearbook. 

And,  it  is  about  time  we  got  some  new 
pictures  of  certain  professors  on  cam- 
pus. Perhaps  they  have  proved  either 
camera  shy  or  lnaccessable,  it's  sur- 
prising that  a  photographer  like 
Graham  couldn't  catch  them  at  some 
moment  of  low  defense. 

For  some,  perhaps,  the  lack  of  copy 
was  a  difficulty.  Yet  the  tableau  effect 
of  this  year's  book  Is  effective,  even 
dramatic.  Had  the  quality  of  the  photo- 
graphs been  not  so  high,  the  book  as  a 
whole  would  certainly  have  suffered. 
Pegasus  1981  Is  a  general  look  at  the 
past  school  year  which  steps  above  the 
normal  yearbook. 


COLLEGE  POETRY  REVIEW 


The  NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 

announces 


The  closing  date  tor  the  submission  of  manuscripts  by  Collage  Students  Is 

November5 


ANY  STUDENT  attending  either  )unlor  or  senior  college  Is  eligible  to  submit 
his  verse.  There  Is  no  limitation  as  to  form  or  theme.  Shorter  works  are  pre- 
ferred because  of  space  limitations. 

Each  poem  must  be  TYPED  or  PRINTED  on  a  separate  sheet,  and  must 
bear  the  NAME  and  HOME  ADDRESS  of  the  etudes,  and  the  COLLEGE 
ADDRESS  as  well. 

MANUSCRIPTS  should  be  sent  to  the  OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESS. 


Box  216 


NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 


Agotira,Ca.  91301 


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Dirty  Work 


Janson-LaPalme  Digs  College  History 


As  everyone  Knows  by  now, 
Washington  College  will  be  celebrating 
Its  bicentennial  In  1982.  As  part  of  a  stu- 
dent body  of  nearly  700  students,  the 
thought  of  being  one  of  the  one-hundred 
forty  students  at  Washington  in  1782  Is 
not  one  which  lends  itself  easily  to  the 
Imagination.  However,  through  the 
work  of  Associate  Professor  of  Art  Dr. 
Robert  J.H.  Janson-LaPalme,  and  the 
cooperation  of  archaeologists,  the  Kent 
Historical  Society,  and  others,  the 
Washington  College  of  1782  has  become 
much  more  tangible. 

Since  last  January,  Janson-LaPalme 
has  been  conducting  an  archaeological 
dig  to  find  the  remains  of  the  first  col- 
lege edifice,  which  was  begun  in  1783, 
and  destroyed  by  fire  in  1827.  He  had 

often  alluded  to  the  building  in  his  Arts 
in  America  course,  and  when  two  years 
ago  he  was  asked  to  be  on  the  steering 
committee  for  the  College's  bicenten- 
nial, it  seemed  to  him  the  most  ap- 


by  Marge  BeUey 


proprlate  time  to  begin  the  search  for 
the  school's  original  building,  which 
was  located  where  West,  Middle,  and 
East  Halls  are  now. 


Maryland's  first 


Washington  College,  founded  by 
William  Smith,  was  Maryland's  first  In- 
stitution of  higher  learning.  It  was  built 
for  the  purpose  of  giving  Maryland 
residents  a  place  to  go  to  school  without 
having  to  leave  the  state.  At  the  time  of 
its  construction  the  school  was  the 
largest  building  In  the  state,  and  even 
by  today's  standards  would  be  con- 
sidered quite  large.  In  fact,  Middle 
Hall,  one  of  the  present-day  dor- 
mitories, is  only  about  one-quarter  of 
the  size  of  the  original  building.  An 
engraving  of  the  building  along  with 
records  from  the  archives  said  that  the 
school  was  160  feet  long  and  was  used 
not  only  for  classes  but  also  as  a 


residence  hall.  However,  It  was  not  un- 
til recently  In  what  Janson-La  Palme 
called  an  "exciting  discovery"  that  this 
was  verified  by  the  finding  of  a  cor- 
nerstone of  the  building.  Later,  In  an 
unexpected  turn  of  events,  two  cor- 
nerstones were  located  which  Indicated 
the  existence  of  a  rear  wing  on  the 
building  measuring  thirty-seven  by  fif- 
ty feet,  which  Is  not  shown  on  the 
engraving.  Some  parts  of  Inner  brick 
masonry  walls  and  stone  basement 
foundation  walls  how  also  been 
discovered. 


Elm  Meeting 


There  win  be  a  full  staff  meeting 
Monday  night  at  8:00  in  The  Elm  office 
In  Caroline.  It  is  open  to  current 
members  and  those  who  wish  to  loin  the 
staff. 


A  small  scale  model  of  the  building 
will  be  built  for  display  during  the 
bicentennial.  Janson-La  Palme  said  it 
will  "Make  that  building  that  I  talked 
about  (in  class)  more  real."  Indeed  It 
will  be  an  exciting  highlight  of  the 
bicentennial  celebration  to  see  what  the 
College  looked  like  only  ten  years  after 
the  Declaration  of  Independence  was 
signed. 


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ROVing  RepOrter  ^i  Jonathan  Adams 


Question:  What  kind  of  person  should  the  next  president  of  Washington  Col- 

legebe? 


i 


Dave  Potnton— Senior 

"He  should  be  a  good  administrator, 
And  someone  who  Is  known  outside  the 
school,  to  give  the  college  a  certain 
amount  of  respectability  outside  the 
college  community. ' ' 


Joseph  S  tailings-  -Sop  bomore 

"He  should  possess  the  enthusiasm  of 
the  late  "Doc"  McLain. 


Harris  Friedburg— Sophomore 

"Someone  who  knows  a  lot  about  the 
college,  an  d  would  be  willing  to  get  in- 
volved in  activities  on  campus." 


Doug  Brown— Senior 

"He  should  understand  the  problem 
that  students  of  today  face,  and  be  will- 
ing to  listen.  He  should  also  understand 
the  four  course  academic  plan  of 
Washington  College. " 


Paul  E  eke  rt— Sop  ho  more 

"He  should  have  the  foresight  to 
allow  new  growth  within  and  for  title  col- 
lege." 


Sue  Chase— Senior 

"I  would  hope  he  would  have  strong 
fund-raising  capabilities  and  a  true  lik- 
ing for  Washington  Some  one  witn 
a  lot  of  energy  and  drive,  who  could  br- 
ing us  more  up  to  date,  and  in  a  league 
with  her  colleges  similar  to  us. 


Andrew  Buckles— Senior 

"I  think  the  new  president  should  be 
young  and  morally  casual;  by  the  way 
I'm  grac  ..ting  this  spring  and  I  need  a 
Job." 


Arlene  Lee— Senior 

"The  most  Important  qualities 
whether  male  or  female  are  a  good 
understanding  of  the  College,  students, 
faculty,  and  their  concerns,  and  needs. 
And  a  willingness  to  travel  In  order  to 
raise  money  for  the  college." 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  September  25,  lMl-Paw  4 


Resolution 


College  Honored 


The  Drama  Department  wUl  begin  the  year  with  Sandcastle,  directed  by 
Timothy  Maloney.  Photo  by  Gary  Swope 

Sandcastles  Opens  Oct.  2 


Ginny  Kammer 

The  Drama  Department  has  an- 
nounced its  proposed  schedule  of  plays 
for  the  1981-82  school  year.  The  first 
production  that  will  be  presented  will 
be  an  American  one-act  play,  The  Sand- 
castle written  by  Lanford  Wilson. 
Wilson  is  well  known  as  the  playwright 
of  The  Fifth  of  July.  The  Sandcastle  will 
be  directed  by  Mr.  Timothy  Maloney, 
Associate  Professor  of  Drama.  Among 
the  cast  are  Holly  Matheson,  Ginny 
White,  Steve  Gavs,  BUI  Mortimer,  Sally 
McKenzie,  Norman  Prentiss,  and  John 
Porth.  The  play  revolves  around  the 
relationships  between  members  of  a 
family  living  in  a  beach  house.  Current- 
ly in  rehearsal,  The  Sandcastle  will  be 
performed  October  2,  3,  and  4  in  the 
Studio  Theatre  of  the  Fine  Arts  Center. 

The  next  scheduled  Drama  Depart- 
ment production  will  be  Richard 
Sberldan's  The   Rivals   Directed   by 


Stephen  Drewes,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Drama.  The  Rivals  is  an  English 
restoration  comedy  written  in  1775. 
Drewes  emphasized  that  the  play  was 
chosen  specifically  because  of  the  time 
In  which  it  was  written,  in  proximity  to 
the  founding  date  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. Performances  are  planned  for  the 
19th,  20th,  and  21st  of  November. 

Also  directed  by  Drewes  will  be 
Brecht  on  Brecht.  Scheduled  for 
sometime  in  February  this  will  be  a  col- 
lection of  the  Bertolt  Brecht's  poetry 
and  one  act  plays. 

The  final  performance  of  the 
Bicentennial  year  will  be 
Shakespeare's  Twelfth  Night.  Maloney 
will  be  directing  this  comedy. 

Commenting  on  the  content  and 
character  of  the  scheduled  productions, 
Drewes  said  that,  "essentially,  it's  a 
pretty  good  spread." 


Marge  Betley 

Senator  George  Mathias  of  Mary- 
land, on  behalf  of  himself  and  Senator 
Paul  Sarbanes,  has  submitted  a  resolu- 
tion to  the  United  States  Senate  to  mark 
the  Bicentennial  of  Washington  College. 
George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations,  and 
Frederick  Dumschott,  Vice  President 
Emeritus  have  been  working  with  the 
two  senators  for  a  year  and  a  half  sup- 
plying background  Information 
concerning  the  College,  and  were  asked 
to  help  draw  up  a  rough  copy  for  the 
resolution. 

The  resolution,  S.  RES.  206,  is  as 
follows: 

RESOLUTION 

To  mark  the  bicentennial  of 
Washington  College. 

Whereas  Washington  College  is  the 
first  chartered  college  in  the  State  of 
Maryland  and  the  tenth  chartered  col- 
lege in  the  United  States;  and 

Whereas  the  Maryland  Provincial 
Assembly  did  authorize  the  establish- 
ment of  the  Kent  County  Free  School  by 
law  in  1723,  creating  the  visitors  to 
supervise  and  operate  such  school;  and 

Whereas  the  Reverend  Doctor 
William  Smith,  noted  educator  and 
clergyman,  did  become  master  of  the 
Kent  County  School  in  1780;  and 

Whereas  by  his  energy  and  dedica- 
tion did  succeed  in  advancing  the 
stature  that  school  thereby  causing  its 
student  body  to  increase  in  numbers  to 
such  a  degree  that  he  encouraged  the 
visitors  of  the  Kent  County  School  to 
petition  the  Maryland  General 
Assembly  to  grant  a  collegiate  charter 
to  the  Kent  County  School;  and 

Whereas  General  George  Washing- 
ton, Commander  in  Chief  of  the 
American    Army,    from    his    head- 


quarters in  Newburgh,  New  Yq. 
give  his  consent  to  name  wJ 
seminary  of  learning  WashinZ 
lege;  and 

Whereas  the  Maryland  a 
Assembly,  on  May  24,  1782,  uii 
legislation  granting  a  charter 
visitors  of  the  Kent  County  $^ 
the  name  of  Washington  Cofa 
honorable  and  perpetual  memon 
Excellency  General  George  \\-. 
ton,  the  illustrious  and  virtuous 
mander  in  Chief  of  the  Arnm 
United  States;  and 

Whereas  George  Washington 
tribute  the  sum  of  fifty  guin^ 
earnest  of  his  wishes  for  the  pro, 
of  the  seminary;  and 

Whereas  George  Washington^ 
the  college  in  1784  at  which  a 
signed  his  name  as  a  visitor  am/, 
nor  of  the  college  and  in  178$  dii j 
the  honorary  degree  of  doctor  n 
conferred  upon  him  by  the  cotie/tt 

Whereas  the  college  during  ft 
history  has  been  proud  to  bu 
name  of  the  founder  of  this  w 
and 

Whereas  through  the  years  I 
lege  has  prepared  many  mi 
women  who  later  distlni 
themselves  in  governmea 
ministry,  business,  law,  medlci 
education;  and 

Whereas  three  Presidents 
United  States  in  addition  t 
Washington  have  honored  the 
with  visits  to  the  campus,  i 
Franklin  Delano  Roosevelt,  R 
Truman,  and  Dwight  D.  Em 


Sophie      Kerr      Lectures      Feature     Maryland 


Mark  Slater 


This  year,  as  In  the  past,  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Committee  will  be  Inviting  a 
variety  of  interesting  lecturers  to  visit 
the  college.  Though  a  complete  list  has 
not  yet  been  complied,  a  few  scheduled 
appearances  have  been  confirmed. 

On  September  24th,  William  H.  Gass, 
a  writer  of  prose  and  lecturer  at 
Washington  University,  will  give  a 
reading.  This  will  be  held  in  The  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  (located  on  the  second  floor 
of  Miller  Library)  at.  8:00  p.m. 

On  October  28th.  the  poet  M.  S.  Mer- 


win  will  be  on  campus.  His  appearance 
is  also  scheduled  at  8:00  p.m.  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room. 

November  5th  will  bring  Roland 
Frye,  Professor  of  English  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  will 
give  a  slide  presentation  on 
"Shakespeare  and  the  Visual  Art."  The 
tentative  location  for  this  event  is  Smith 
Auditorium. 

A  large  variety  of  lecturer  s  is  an- 
ticipated by  The  Sophie  Kerr  Commit- 
tee this  year,  due  in  part  to  grants  from 
outside  sources  which  will  supplement 
the  Series'  budget  for  the  academic 
year. 


MlcbeleBrexa 

There  will  be  a  symposium  on 
Eastern  Shore  Writers  running  from 
March  3lst  to  April  2nd,  which  will  be 
the  climax  of  the  Sophie  Kerr  Commit- 
tee program  in  celebration  of 
Washington  College's  Bicentennial 
year. 

Houston  Baker,  from  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  will  be  the  first 
speaker.  Baker,  who  specializes  in 
Black  American  Literature,  will  lec- 
ture on  Frederick  Douglass,  an  Eastern 
Shore  slave  and  black  abolitionist 
leader  of  the  19th  century. 


David  Madden,  novelist  and 
will  be  the  second  speaker.  Kei 
ject  will  be  James  M.  Cain.  Cain 
a  former  Washington  College  pre 
grew  up  in  Chestertown,  and  Ispi 
ly  a  screen-writer  in  Hollywooi 
author  of  the  screenplay  The  Pi 
Always  Rinos  Twice. 

April  2nd~the  program  willfl 
with  Robert  Scholes,  critic  and! 
from  Brown  University,  who  Is 
Ing  on  the  writings  of  JohnBJ 
native  of  the  Eastern  Shore. 

These  special  events  are  belal 


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Meaning  of  Freedom  Brings  Divers 


KateKrauss 

Members  of  the  Washington  College 
Philosophy,  History,  and  Political 
Science  Departments  have  composed  a 
series  of  six  lectures,  entitled  The 
Meaning  of  Freedom,  to  be  hosted  by 
the  William  James  Forum  during  the 
College's  Bicentennial  Year. 

"With  all  these  fancy  big  whigs  com- 
ing for  the  Bicentennial,  it  seemed  silly 
not  to  take  advantage  of  them,"  com- 
mented Chairman  of  the  Department  of 
Philosophy  Peter  Tapke.  "I  think  we 
have  a  good  mix  of  academic  people 
and  people  in  public  life." 

During  the  course  of  the  lectures,  the 
meaning  of  political  freedom  as  it  was 
understood  In  the  18th,  19th,  and  20th 
centuries  will  be  discussed,  as  well  as 
its  role  In  the  development  of  higher 
education. 

"It  is  appropriate  for  an  old,  liberal 


arts  college  on  Its  200th  birthday  to  pay 
some  attention  to  the  meaning  of 
freedom,"  said  Tapke.  "It's  important 
to  examine  conditions  that  made  it 
possible  for  us  to  have  instituions  like 
Washington  College." 

The  first  speaker  will  be  Dr.  Donald 
J.  D'Elia,  Professor  of  History  at  the 
State  University  of  New  York  at  New 
Paltz  and  Dr.  Minor  Myers,  Chairman 
of  the  Department  of  Government  at 
Connecticut  College.  Commentators 
will  be  Sir  Fraser  Noble,  Vice- 
Chancellor  and  Principal  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Aberdeen  and  Senator  Paul  Sar- 
banes. 

The  three  will  discuss  freedom  as  it 
was  understood  in  18th  century  Britain 
and  in  the  American  colonies,  and  the 
importance  of  this  concept  for  the 
American  Revolution  and  later  Con- 
stitutional development,  as  well  as  the 


role  of  the  early  American  colleges  In 
the  advancement  of  freedom.  This 
discussion  will  be  held  on  the  afternoon 
of  Saturday,  October  10. 

Findlow  appears 

Next,  on  October  29th  at  8:00  p.m.  the 
Rev.  Bruce  Findlow  Principal  of  Man- 
chester College,  Oxford,  will  discuss 
the  enlargement  of  freedom  in  the  19th 
century,  with  an  emphasis  on  the  con- 
tribution of  the  Unitarians  in  this 
development.  Also  discussed  will  be  the 
extension  of  religious  freedom  in  Bri- 
tain and  the  forces  behind  the  abolition 
of  slavery. 

In  early  December,  Malcolm  Toon, 
former  United  States  Ambassador  to 
the  Soviet  Union,  will  discuss  the  mean- 
ing of  freedom  behind  the  Iron  Curtain, 
examining  the  extent  to  which  com- 
munist practice  follows  Marxist  predic- 
tion and  the  long-term  outlook  for 


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Senate 


Whereas  numerous  Governors, 
Viators,  and  Representatives  of  Con- 
jess  have  similarly  honored  the  col- 

$e;  and 

Whereas  the  visitors  and  governors  of 
tshlngton  College  will  set  aside  the 

rfemlc  year  1981  through  1982  to 
0memorate  their  two  centuries  of 
trice  to  the  State  and  Nation:  Now, 
eitfore.be  it 

\nesolved.  That  this  body  pay  tribute 
Washington  College  and  congratulate 
\i  visitors  and  governors,  the  presi- 
U  and  administration,  the  faculty 
^students,  the  alumni  and  all  friends 
{the  college  for  their  long  devoted, 
vKaithful  commitment  to  excellence 
I  American  higher  education. 


As  George  Hayward  put  it,  Washing 
do  College  has  always  "been  Iooke< 
pon  favorably"  and  this  resolution  is  i. 
line  example  of  what  (the  Senate) 
kinks  of  the  school." 

Congressman  Roy  Dyson  is  moving 
>r  a  similar  resolution  to  be  passed  ii 
le  House  of  Representatives.  Hopeful 
i,  It  will  be  complete  in  time  for  thi 
(centennial  celebration. 

Senators  Mathias  and  Sarbanes  anc 
ingressman  Dyson  have  all  been  In 
led  to  the  Bicentennial  fall  convoca- 
inon  October  10th.  It  will  be  an  occa 
on  for  past  and  present  students 
cutty,  staff,  and  friends  of  the  colleg< 
loin  in  the  celebration  of  one  of  th< 
Jest  and  finest  academic  institution! 
the  nation. 

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Larrabee  Photos  Premiere 
in  Fine  Arts 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

The  photography  of  Constance  Stuart 
Larrabee  will  be  on  exhibit  In  the  Glb- 
sonFlne  Arts  Center  beginning  October 
4.  While  the  exhibit  will  be  open  to  the 
public  from  that  date  until  December  1 
an  Invitation-only  preview  will  be  held 
Thursday.  October  1. 

The  exhibition  of  over  fifty  black  and 
white  photographs  depict  Ms.  Lar- 
rabee's  view  of  life  in  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  area,  from  1948  to  the  present  The 
subjects  of  the  pictures  vary  from  the 
water  and  watermen  to  old  houses  and 
churches,  and  from  annual  celebrations 
to  portrait  studies  of  important  Visitors 
to  the  area  including  architect  and 
designer  James  W.  Rouse,  author 
James  Michener,  and  author  William 
Warner. 

Larrabee  has  been  planning  her  ex- 
hibit for  a  year.  The  photographs  will 
be  displayed  publlcally  for  the  first 
time  at  Washington,  in  coordination 
with  the  College's  Bicentennial.  At  the 
close  of  the  exhibit  here  in  December, 
Larrabee  hopes  to  take  the  pictures  to 
four  other  colleges.  In  order  to  help 


defray  the  costs  of  the  exhibit,  a  poster 
of  an  enlarged  photograph  of  the 
Eastern  Shore  will  be  sold. 

Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed  Max- 
cy,  who  has  been  coordinating  the  event 
with  Larrabee,  said  he  Is  "very  ex- 
cited" about  the  exhibit  and  that  he  per- 
sonally feels  the  photographs  are 
"Beautiful  depictions  of  the  area." 

Her  career 

Ms.  Larrabee  first  became  interested 
In  photography  as  a  child,  and  It  has 
been  a  part  of  her  since.  She  grew  up  in 
South  Africa  and  studied  photography 
in  London  and  Munich. 

Larrabee  is  best  known  for  her 
photographs  of  the  South  African  tribes 
from  1937  to  1948.  Many  of  the 
photographs  are  used  In  published 
documentaries  and  are  regarded  very 
highly.  Two  of  them  are  on  display  for 
the  Museum  of  Modern  Art's  exhibit  of 
Edward  Steichen's  "The  Family  of 
Man;"  while  others  form  the  exhibit 
"Tribal  Women  of  South  Africa"  in 
New  York's  American  Museum  of  Na- 
tional History, 

During  W.W.II,  Larrabee  was 
SouthAfrlca's  first  woman  war  cor- 
respondent. She  recorded  South  Af- 


tlcans  In  action  as  she  travelled  through 
Egypt,  Italy,  France,  and  England 

Along  with  the  fore-mentioned 
credits,  Larrabee  adds  an  exhibit  on 
Steuben  Glass  called  "The  Silent  Har- 
mony of  Hand  and  Mind."  It  depicts  the 
workmanship  of  scientists,  artists  and 
craftsmen  in  the  development  of 
Steuben  Glass. 

Dog  breeder 

Ms.  Larrabee  swayed  somewhat 
from  photography,  when  she  became  a 
nationally  known  breeder  of  Norwich 
and  Norfolk  Terriers.  She  bred  thirty- 
eight  champions  for  King's 
Prevention-the  location  of  her  home  for 
the  past  thirty  years.  She  helped  edit 
the  first  book  on  the  Norwich  Terriers 
which  contained  two  hundred  of  her 
own  photographs. 

Three  leading  museums-the  National 
Gallery  In  Capetown,  the  Johannesburg 
Art  Gallery,  and  the  Pretoria  Art 
Museum-have  invited  Ms.  Larrabee  to 
display  exhibitions  of  her  work  It  is 
with  great  pleasure,  then,  that 
Washington  College  celebrates  its 
Bicentennial  year  with  an  exhibit  of  Ms 
Larrabee's  on  display.  The  exhibit  wili 
be  open  on  Sunday  afternoons  from 
l:00to5:30. 


Constance  Stuart  Larrabee's  photographs  of  The  Eastern  Snore  area  will  be  on  exhibit  in  The  Gibson  Fine  Arts  t>eginnln« 
October*.  " 


The  Washington  CoUege  mm-EYlrHy,  September  g,  lM-Piane 


Trusheim  Appointed 

Clarke  Creates  Position 


Dale  Trusheim 


Doctor  Joins  Chemistry 


Dr.  Paul  Bishop 


Bishop  was  bom  in  Carlleld,  Ohio  and 
received  his  Bachelor's  Degree  in 
Psychology  from  Youngstown  State 
University  In  Youngstown,  Ohio.  He 
went  on  to  receive  his  Masters  and  Doc- 
torate from  Bowling  Green  State 
University,  in  Bowling  Green,  Ohio. 

While  doing  his  graduate  work,  he  did 

some  teaching  and  has  also  taught 

nurses    about    psychology.    This 

._  semester  he  will  be  teaching  Principles 

P  of    Sensation,    and    Comparative 

''psychology.  His  courses  next  semester 

should    include    Physiological 

Psychology,  and  Drugs  and  Behavior. 

Prior  to  coming  here,  Bishop  worked 
with  Crystal  Logic  Corporation  design- 
ing small  micro  processor  systems.  He 
helped  to  organize  the  corporation,  in 
Toledo,  Ohio,  with  other  graduate 
students  who  studied  Engineering, 
Psychology  and  Computer  Science. 


Wendy  Murphy 

News  Editor 
Dr.  Paul  Bishop  has  received  a  one 
year  appointment  to  work  In  the  College 
Psychology  Department  replacing 
Department  Chairman  Michael  Golds- 
tein, who  is  working  on  an  internship  at 
Madison,  Wisconsin. 


His  hobbies  include  windsurfing,  sail- 
ing, photography,  and  making  furniture 
and  aquariums.  Bishop  likes  the 
Eastern  Shore  and  saw  this  job  as  an 
opportunity  to  be  able  to  relax  and,  at 
the  same  time,  see  If  teaching  is  what 
he  really  wants  to  do.  He  is  residing  in  a 
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Dale  Trusheim,  a  Washington 
College  graduate,  has  become  the  first 
person  to  be  appointed  to  the  newly- 
created  position  of  Assistant  to  the 
President. 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  said 
that  the  position  was  originally  created 
to  serve  as  anasslstant  to  the  dean,  but 
then  changed  to  help  ease  the  strain  of 
what  he  called  "the  increasingly  more 
complex"  Job  of  coUegea  administra- 
tion. He  went  on  to  say  that  Trusheim 
will  be  handling  some  of  the  tasks  that 
are  normally  given  to  the  Dean  and 
President,  but  which  take  large 
amounts  of  time  away  from  more  im- 
mediate concerns. 

Trusheim  graduated  from 
Washington  in  1972  and  worked  in  the 
Admissions  Department  from  1974  until 
1977  He  said  that  he  Is  happy  to  be  back 
at  the  CoUege,  and  that  he  had  original- 
ly Intended  to  return  to  the  school  as  a 
teacher. 


He  said  that  his  Job  Is  "to  assist  the 
Dean  and  President  with  special  pro- 
jects and  administrative  duties  that 
normally  go  through  (their)  offices." 
He  added  that  he  believes  "any  college 
should  have  an  administrative 
structure-  it's  odd  for  the  President 
and  Dean  to  do  all  the  routine  work." 

Job  Description 

A  large  part  of  the  new  Job  seems  to 
be  the  organization  of  what  Clarke  and 
Trusheim  call  "institutional  research." 
They  explain  this  to  include  such  things 
as  studies  on  retention  and  attrition,  as 
well  as  summaries  of  characteristics  of 


the  College  that  play  a  part  in  attrac- 
ting new  students. 

Another  one  of  the  Assistant  to  the 
President's  responsibilities  Is  the 
overseeing  of  various  publications, 
such  as  the  Student  Guide,  Faculty 
Handbook,  and  Advisor's  Handbook. 
Trusheim  said  that  in  revising  those 
publications  this  fall  he  found  "very 
badly-written  passages"  and  that.  In 
light  of  the  new  Writing  Program,  "It 
seemed  Incongruous  to  have  dangling 
modifiers  in  the  Advisor's  Handbook." 

Clarke  said  that  while  the  Assistant  to 
the  President  is  not  simply  a  secretary, 
he  Is  not  a  decision-maker,  either.  "I'e 
provides  all  of  the  ground  work  that 
makes  making  a  decision  on  my  part 
easier  and  less  time-consuming,"  he 
said.  "When  he  turns  something  over  to 
me,  all  the  facts  are  on  the  table." 

Clarke  said  that  two  of  the  qualities 
that  attracted  him  to  Trusheim  were 
his  fine  academle  standing  and  his 
familiarity  with  the  CoUege.  Trusheim 
is  currently  completing  his  Doctorate 
at  the  University  of  Delaware. 


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Deadline:  October  31 

CONTEST  RULES  AND  RESTRICTIONS: 

1.  Any  student  is  eligible  to  submit  his  or  her  versa. 

2.  All  entries  must  be  original  and  unpublished. 

3.  All  entries  must  be  typed,  double-spaced,  on  one  side  of  the  page  only. 
Each  poem  must  be  on  a  separate  sheet  and  must  bear,  in  the  upper  left- 
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accepted  poems.  Foreign  language  poems  welcome. 

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fee  of  fifty  cents  for  each  additional  poem.  It  is  requested  to  submit 
no  more  than  ten  poems  per  entrant. 

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Authors,  composers,  vldeo/ftlm- 
makers  and  choreographers  who  reside 
in  Maryland  are  being  offered  the 
Maryland  State  Arts  Council's  $5,000 
Fellowship  this  year;  the  MSAC  will  be 
granting  a  total  of  nine  fellowships  In 
1982  to  poets,  playwrights,  fiction 
writers,  music  composers,  video/fUm- 
makers  and  ohoreographers.  The 
grants  are  intended  to  support  in- 
dividual artistic  innovation  while  en- 
couraging mature  and  emerging  artists 
to  pursue  career  goals.  The  awards  are 
highly  competitive  and  are  given  on  the 
basis  of  creative  excellence. 

The  Artists  Fellowship  Program 
commenced  as  an  annual  award  pro- 
gram In  1977  offering  four  $5,000 
fellowships  to  individuals  in  the 
creative  arts,  Initially  the  program  was 
funded  in  part  by  the  National  Endow- 
ment for  the  Arts  and  is  now  funded 
solely  from  the  state  arts  council's 
budget. 

To  apply  for  a  fellowship,  one  must  be 
a  Maryland  resident  over  eighteen 
years  of  age.  Bach  applicant  is  re- 
quired to  submit  a  representative  body 
of  recent  work  demonstrating  a  high 
level  of  accomplishment.  Jurors  from 
out-of-state  will  review  the  materials 
submitted  and  recommend  individuals 
to  receive  the  fellowships. 


Fellowships  in  the  visual  arts  have 
been  awarded  for  1981  and  will  be 
awarded  in  1983.  The  winners  and 
runners-up  are  currently  showing 
works  in  the  touring  exhibition  entitled 
Fellowship  Exhibition  III  at  Gallery  409 
from  September  6-30, 1981. 

Those  who  are  Interested  in  applying 
for  fellowships  in  this  year's  categories 
of  music,  film,  creative  writing  and 
choreography,  should  contact  Oletha 
DeVane  at  the  MSAC,  15  W.  Mulberry 
St.,  685-6740,  to  receive  application 
forms.  Apllcations  must  be  completed 
and  returned  to  the  Arts  Council  by 
December  11,  1981  with  the  requested 
supporting  materials. 

A  $1000  grand  prize  will  be  awarded 
In  the  upcoming  poetry  competition 
sponsored  by  World  of  Poetry  a 
quarterly  newsletter  for  poets. 

Poems  of  all  styles  and  on  any  subject 
are  eligible  to  compete  for  the  grand 
prize  or  for  99  other  cash  or  merchan- 
dise awards,  totaling  over  $10,000. 

Says  Contest  Chairman  Joseph 
Mellon,  "We  are  encouraging  poetic 
talent  of  every  kind,  and  expect  our 
contest  to  produce  exciting  discov- 
eries." 

Rules  and  official  entry  forms  are 
available  from  the  World  of  Poetry, 
2431  Stockton,  Dept.  J,  Sacramento, 
California,  95817. 


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The  National  Research  Council  an- 
nounces  its  1982  Research 
Associateship  Awards  Programs  for 
research  in  the  sciences  and  engineer- 
ing to  be  conducted  in  18  federal 
research  institutions,  whose 
laboratories  are  located  throughout  the 
United  States.  The  programs  provide 
Ph.D  scientists  and  engineers  of 
unusual  promise  and  ability  with  op- 
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of  over  3500  scientists  ranging  from  re- 
cent Ph.D  recipients  to  distinguished 
senior  scientists. 


Approximately  250  new  full-time 
Assoclateships  will  be  awarded  on  a 
competitive  basis  In  1982  for  research  in 
chemistry,  engineering,  and  mathe- 
matics, and  In  the  earth,  environmen- 
tal, physical,  space,  and  life  sciences. 
Most  of  the  programs  are  open  to  both 
U.S.  and  non-U.S.  nationals,  and  to  both 
recent  Ph.  D  holders  and  senior  In- 
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Awards  are  made  for  a  year  with 
possible  extensions  through  a  second 
year;  senior  applicants  may  request 
shorter  tenures.  Stipends  range  from 
$22,400  a  year  for  recent  Ph.D.s  to  ap- 
proximately $50,000  a  year  for  Senior 
Associates.  Allowances  are  made  for 
relocation  and  for  limited  professional 
travel  during  tenure.  The  host  federal 
laboratory  provides  the  Associate  pro- 
grammatic support  Including  facilities, 
support  services,  and  necessary  equip- 
ment. 


Applications  to  the  Research  Council 
must  be  postmarked  no  later  than 
January  15,  1982.  Awards  will  be  an- 
nounced In  April. 

Information  on  specific  research  op- 
portunities and  federal  laboratories,  as 
well  as  application  materials,  may  be 
obtained  from  the  Associateship  Office, 
JH  610-D1,  2101  Constitution  Avenue, 
N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20418,  (202) 
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Scrimmage  Opens  Season 


Kevin  Kroenche 


Washington  College  Cross  Country 
team  opened  Its  1981  season  with  the  se- 
cond annual  Washington  College  Invita- 
tional last  Saturday.  Returning  tc  par- 
ticipate this  year  was  last  year's  win- 
ner Dickinson  College  and  runner-up 
Salisbury.  The  fourth  team  to  run  this 
year  was  Coppin  State  from  Baltimore. 
Galladet  College  was  scheduled  to  par- 
ticipate but  failed  to  show. 

Both  Dickinson  and  Salisbury 
returned  with  strong  clubs  that  had 
good  depth  and  size.  Last  year  WC  was 
only  able  to  finish  one  runner  before 
both  of  the  other  schools  had  their  first 
five  runners  across  the  finish  line.  This 
year,  however,  the  team,  with  the 
return  of  four  varsity  letter-men  and  the 
addition  of  four  freshmen  has  the  size 
that  it  has  been  lacking  in  recent  years. 
More  important  than  the  size  of  the 
team  is  l.he  ability  of  the  team  to  run 
closely  together - 


Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 
Washington  College's  volleyball  team 
has  officially  begun  another  season. 
With  a  scrimmage  at  Essex  the  girls 
had  their  first  chance  to  show  their 
stuff.  "They  actually  did  a  little  better 
than  I  thought  they  would,"  said  coach 
Penny  Fall,  adding  that  most  of  the 
teams  the  team  was  up  against  had  a 
few  more  weeks  to  practice  than  WC 
did.^ 

Although  it  is  too  early  in  the  season 
to  tell  how  well  the  team  will  perform, 
Fall  Is  looking  for  a  good  year.  She  feels 
that  the  practice  time  which  the  team 
had  during  orientation  week  gave  the 
squad  a  good  beginning,  as  did  the  sum- 
mer conditioning  program  which  most 
of  the  fipi:-  followed  diligently. 

"They  were  in  the  best  shape  coming 
back  to  school  ever,"  said  Fall.  "This 
allowed  us  to  use  the  first  week  of  prac- 
tice more  efficiently,"  Fall  added  that 
the  team's  progress  is  one  to  two  weeks 
ahead  of  last  year's  due  to  the  summer 
work  out. 

The  major  weakness  the  team 
showed  last  Saturday  was  against  at- 
tack. Fall  has  been  using  the  girls  in  a 
4-2  position  on  the  court  but  is  working 
on  a  multiple  attack  approach. 

Two  of  eight 

WC  won  two  out  of  eight  games  at  the 
scrimmage  which  Fall  feels  helped  the 
team  get  over  any  first  game  jitters 
which  would  have  appeared  Thursday, 
September  24.  The  team  did  not  do  too 
badly  considering  that  the  other  teams 
had  more  time  to  practice  and  did  not 
have  as  long  to  travel  as  the  WC  team. 
The  team  left  WC  at  6:30  A.M.  and 
played  four  two-game  matches  (one 
hour  to  one  hour  and  thirty-five  minutes 
per  match)  until  3:30  P.M.,  without  a 
lunch  break.  "We  just  ran  out  of  steam, 
"added  Fall. 

The  only  sour  moments  at  the  scrim- 
mage were  two  injuries.  Karen  Parkin- 
son hurt  her  knee  and  Cheryl  Loss  was 
kneed  In  the  thigh.  Fall  kept  both  out  of 
the  fourth  match  and  adds  that  both 
are  "on  the  mend." 

Sophomore  transfer  Jenny  Bradly 
shows  much  promise.  "She  fits  In  nicely 
with  our  style  of  play,"  said  Fall. 
Christine  Ragones)  gave  more  indica- 
tion of  her  worth,  and  Fall  regretted  not 
having  her  on  the  team  until  her  junior 
year.  This  year's  setters,  Anne  Plumer 
and  Karen  Parkinson,  are  showing 
much  improvement  over  last  year. 

While  the  team's  passing  needs  work, 
Fall  feels  that  their  blocking  is  better 
than  ever,  as  is  the  team's  coverage. 
"If  we  can  avoid  injury,  maintain  a 
positive  attitude,  and  have  people 
dedicated  to  their  persona)  goals,  I'm 
optimistic  for  the  season,"  concluded 
Fall. 


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Sports  Schedule 


Saturday  September  26: 

Soccer Mary  Washington— away 

Cross  Country Mary  Washington/W  and  L— away 

Tuesday  September  29: 

Volleyball University  of  DC— home  3  pm 

Volleyball Western  Maryland— home  6  pm 

Friday  October  2: 

Volleyball Juniata  College  Classic— away 

Saturday  October 3: 

Volleyball Juniata  College  Classic— away 

S     Soccer Swarthmore— home  1:30  pm 
Cross  Countrv Coppin— away 

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Thoughts  While  Steeping 


Chris  Perry 

Last  Friday  afternoon,  Coach  Brian 
Mathews  opened  up  the  Washington 
College  lacrosse  season  with  a  Inter- 
squad  scrimmage.  Coach  Mathews  had 
his  freshmen  and  sophomores  squaring 
off  against  the  juniors  and  seniors.  Both 
sides  had  a  little  something  to  prove  to 
each  other.  Unfortunatly,  the  rainy, 
muddy  conditions  kept  the  score 
relatively  low  in  a  12-6  win  for  the 
junior-senior  side.  Jeff  Kaughman  was 
not  shy  and  banged  home  five  goals  for 
the  upperclassmen.  The  prettiest  goal, 
however,  was  turned  in  by  the  new  guys 
on  the  block  on  a  sharp  passing 
fastbreak  goal  cutting  the  lead  to  7-4. 
After  that,  the  game  was  pretty  much 
controlled  by  the  veterans.  The  best 
match-up  of  the  day  was  between 
Walker  Taylor  from  Charlottesville, 
Virginia  and  Tommy  Adams  from 
Oswego  State.  Other  upcoming  scrim- 
mages include  U.  of  Baltimore  tomor- 
row afternoon,  the  alumni  on  Oct.  10th 
and  U.  of  Maryland  on  Oct.  16th. 

The  women's  volleyball  team  made 
their  debut  last  night  against 
Bowie/Cecil.  This  year's  squad  looks 
much  improved  over  last  year's  disap- 
pointing 10-18  record.  Coach  Fall  has 
some  height  to  work  with  this  year 
which  could  mean  a  more  aggressive 
attack.  Next  Tuesday,  the  women  are 
home  against  U.  of  D.C.  and  Western 
Maryland  and  them  go  away  for  four 
matches  over  a  two  week  period. 
The  Wave  rises 

It  is  Intramural  football  time  again. 
Maintenance  has  been  busy  lining  the 
fields  while  eight  teams  vie  for  four 
playoff  spots.  The  Wave  is  the  defend- 
ing champion  but  this  year  they  are 
without  Chris  Mamunes  or  Tim  Fagan 
who  opted  for  free  agency  and  went 
back  to  the  K.A.'s.  All  the  frat  teams 
are  strong  and  The  Box  is  loaded  with 
speed.  Games  are  played  behind 
Somerset  and  on  the  baseball  field  and 
start   around    5:45.    Speaking   of    in- 


tramurals,  the  tennis  tournament  looks 
to  be  a  final  between  members  of  the 
men's  tennis  team  in  the  championship 
flight.  Many  of  us  had  placed  money  on 
Harry  McEnroe,  the  number  one  seed, 
but  stitches  in  his  playing  hand  forced 
him  out  early. 

Don't  forget  tomorrow's  raft  race  on 
the  Chester  River.  The  winning  raft 
brings  home  a  keg  of  beer.  Last  year's 
race  was  a  cake  walk  for  the  team  of 
Shawn  Harman,  Tom  Adams,  John 
Greene  and  Bob  White.  They  launched 
a  "raft"  that  looked  more  like  the 
Enterprise.  Starting  time  is  noon  down 
at  the  crew  dock. 

Thought  of  the  week:  Forget  the  idea 
of  a  swimming  pool.  What  WC  needs  is 
a  Indoor-outdoor  athletic  facility  built 
right  behind  the  gym.  I'm  not  talking 
about  another  Carrier  Dome,  but  a 
facility  with  a  all  weather  floor,  sur- 
rounded by  a  fence  with  a  bubble  type 
roof.  It  could  be  used  for  all  teams  to 
practice  in  as  well  as  indoor  tennis 
courts  when  it  rains.  It  could  be  almost 
maintenance  free  with  no  plumbing  or 
heating  and  canvas  over  the  fence  dur- 
ing the  winter  to  cut  down  on  the  wind. 
The  basketball  floor  can  only  take  so 
much.  The  winter  time  is  unbelleveable 
with  so  many  teams  wanting  to  practice 
in  one  small  building. 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m. -11  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

6:00  p.m.-l  0:00  p.m.  Sun. 


The  team  was  led  by  Jonathan 
Adams,  a  freshman  from  Miami 
Florida.  Unlike  past  years  where  there 
was  a  large  gap  between  team 
members,  John  was  followed  by  the  two 
senior  members  of  the  team.  Finishing 
second  was  Kevin  Kroencke,  and  close- 
ly behind  was  this  year's  captain,  Jeff 
Lucas.  After  the  top  three  runners  had 
finished,  the  team  scoring  was  com- 
pleted by  freshman  Ollie  Summers  in 
fourth  place  and  junior  Peter  Keyser  in 
fifth.  Two  other  WC  hurriers  completed 
the  race  and  acted  as  bumpers  in  the 
scoring  against  Coppin  State  that  gave 
the  team  the  third  place  trophy. 
Sophomore  Dan  Bakley  and  Freshman 
Mike  Coleman,  who  is  running  with  the 
team  in  races  and  practicing  with  the 
fall  lacrosse  squad,  rounded  out  the 
squad. 

Everyone  including  Coach  Chattilier 
is  looking  forward  to  a  good  race  this 
weekend  against  Mary  Washington  and 
Washington  and  Lee,  and  a  promising 
year  for  the  team  overall. 


Stevenson  to 
Command 

Crew 


Robert  Coale 

There  is  a  new  voice  bellowing  over 

]  the  Chester  River  these  days.  It  is  the 

roice  of  Jim  Stevenson,  the  new  coach 

or  Mens  Crew. 

Stevenson,  a  veteran  Washington  Col- 

:ge  oarsman  who  rowed  from  1976  to 

1979,  was  appointed  head  mens  crew 

coach  this  fall  after  the  position  was 

vacated  by  Eric  Stoll.  Stoll  took  a 

coaching  job  with  Villanova  Crew  this 

fall  after  having  been  associated  with 

WC  Crew  for  ten  years,  first  as  an 

oarsman  and  then  as  a  coach. 


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Stevenson  is  happy  to  once  again  be 
associated  with  Washington  College 
Crew.  He  will  be  assisted  this  year  by 
Dick  Snyder,  another  WC  alumni 
oarsman,  who  will  take  charge  of  the 
new  freshmen  rowers.  The  coaches 
have  started  the  crew  off  with  condi- 
tioning and  light  rowing  to  get  everyone 
in  shape  and  teach  the  new  rowers  the 
ropes.  Both  coaches  are  impressed  by 
the  returning  oarsmen  rowing  this  fall 
and  are  optimistic  that  the  freshmen 
will  catch  on  quickly.  Stevenson  com- 
mented, "So  far  all  the  oarsmen,  new 
and  old,  have  worked  well  together.  We 
have  good  potential  for  the  year 
ahead." 

Anyone  Interested  in  rowing  is 
reminded  that  it  is  never  too  late ;  fall  is 
the  time  to  learn  the  rudiments  of  row- 
ing, and  anyone  Interested  may  still 
join. 


The    $    Elm 


Deficit  For  Year  Could 
Reach  $150,000 

by  Jeff  Alderson  high  school  is  2.9  ,  which  is  c 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

Total  enrollment  at  Washington  Col- 
lege is  up  this  year.  With  686  full  time 
equivalent  students,  enrollment  is  up 
by  six  over  last  fall.  Although  the 
□umber  is  above  the  estimated  figure 
for  enrollment,  for  which  the  budget 
was  projected,  a  gross  estimate  of  the 
projected  deficit  could  be  as  much  as 
$150,000  for  this  year. 

"We  generally  need  25-30  students 
above  the  projected  enrollment  in  the 
fall  term  to  compensate  for  the 
midyear  attrition,"  said  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey.  He  also 
added  that  If  enrollment  for  the  Spring 
term  Is  650  or  more  we  will  meet  our 
budget  Of  $6,023,000. 

As  for  new  students,  this  year's 
freshman  class  enrollment  Is  173,  which 
is  4.9%  less  than  last  year,  and  transfer 
enrollment  is  46  this  year  which  Is  59% 
more  than  last  year. 

According  to  Director  of  Admissions 
A  .S  .DiMaggio,  508  students  who  applied 
were  accepted,  44%  of  which  decided  to 
attend  WC.  This  is  up  from  last  year 
when  42%  of  those  accepted  decided  to 
come.  28%  more  applications  were 
turned  down  this  year  than  last  year. 

SAT  scores  forfreshmen  were  above 
the  national  average  with  an  average 
verbal  score  of  502  which  is  20  points 
more  than  last  year's  freshmen.  The 
national  verbal  average  is  424. 
Freshmen  Math  scores  averaged  at  510 
which  is  the  same  as  last  year.  The  na- 
tional Math  average  is  466. 
2.9  GPA 

The  average  grade  point  average  for 


high  school  fs  2.9  ,  which  is  close  to  last 
year's  average.  Of  the  freshmen  who 
attended  public  schools,  81%  graduated 
in  the  top  two-fifths  of  their  class  while 
of  those  who  attended  private  high 
schools,  71%  graduated  in  the  top 
three-fifths  of  their  class. 

For  transfer  students  the  average 
GPA  was  3.0  for  those  from  community 
colleges  and  2.4  for  those  from  four 
year  colleges. 

DiMaggio  states  that  the  goal  for  new 
enrollment  for  this  year  was  200,  which 
would  have  been  met  but  for  25  students 
who  were  on  waiting  lists  to  large 
universities  and  were  eventually  ac- 
cepted. "We  were  pleased  with  the 
overall  enrollment,"  said  DiMaggio. 
Mary  landers  form  49% 

In  terms  of  geographical  distribution, 
86  freshmen  are  from  Maryland-  25 
from  the  Eastern  Shore  and  61  from  the 
Western  Shore.  This  is  a  13.6%  Increase 
in  Eastern  Shore  enrollment  and  a 
19.7%  decrease  In  Western  Shore  enroll- 
ment. Maryland  students  represent 
40%  of  the  class  which  also  sports  4 
foreign  students. 

One  interesting  reversal  is  the  male- 
female  ratio.  This  year's  freshmen 
class  contains  79  men  and  94  women 
compared  to  last  year  with  102  men  and 
96  women  and  the  year  before  with  even 
more  men  than  women. 

The  new  class  at  Washington  College 
looks  to  be  an  interesting  addition  to  the 
student  body.  "I  think  It's  a  great 
class,"  said  Hessey.  "They  seem  to  be 
very  enthusiastic  and  contributed  to  a 
very  smooth  opening  of  school." 


Over  sixty  students  and  faculty  members  survived  a  blustery  October  day  to 
hear  the  first  of  two  Bach's  Lunches,  presented  by  the  Music  Department. 

Clarke  Cracks  Down 
on  Crabs 


byGregCerlo 
According  to  Student  Government 
Association  President  Arlene  Lee,  Ac- 
ting President  of  the  College  Garry 
Clarke  has  urged  her  to  curtail  any  SGA 
funding  of  student  publications  of  a 
"satirical"  nature.  Lee  stated  that 
Clarke's  request  was  prompted  by  the 
recent  appearance  and  distribution  of 
the  King  Crab.  This  student  authored 
lampoon  has  been  dormant  for  the  past 
year  following  the  publication  of  a 
derisive  article  which  nearly  provoked 


SGA  Makes  Appropriations 


by  Catherine  Ricketts 

On  Monday  October  5  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  Student  Government 
met  in  order  to  decide  on  appropria- 
tions to  Various  College  clubs  and 
organizations. 

The  Organization  Committee;  the 
SGA  committee  responsible  for  ail 
budgetary  matters,  met  last  week  with 
representatives  from  the  clubs,  who 
presented  their  requests  for  alloca- 
tions. The  Organizations  Committee 
was  to  have  made  a  report  detailing  the 
requests  of  the  clubs,  and  the  commit- 
tee's reccomendations  on  the  clubs'  re- 
quest. 

When  the  report  was  presented  to  the 
SGA  on  Monday  night  for  the 
Assembly's  approval,  It  was  found  that 
the  Organization  Committe  had,  in- 
stead of  itemizing  each  request  in  its 
report  and  adding  their  reccommenda- 
tlons,  merely  approved  or  disapproved 
the  requests.  In  addition,  the  Commit- 
tee had  added  stipulations  to  the  ap- 
proval of  allocations  to  two  clubs,  the 
Washington  College  Republicans  and 
the  Pegasus.  The  stipulations  stated 
that  in  order  for  the  appropriations  to 
be  approved  for  the  two  organizations 
that  the  organizations  must 
acknowledge  "the  financial  contribu- 
tion made  by  the  Student  Government 
Association." 

The  report  caused  some  confusion. 
The  Organization  Committee  report  did 
not  state  how  the  requested  money 
would  be  used  by  each  club,  giving  the 
senators  difficulty  deciding  whether  or 
not  to  approve  the  clubs' 


When  interviewed  after  the  meeting, 
SGA  president  Arlene  Lee  said  the 
Organizations  Committee  report  is 
"unacceptible  as  it  stands.. .and  should 
be  redone,  but  many  clubs  needed 
money  now."  Because  of  the  late  date 
the  assembly  approved  the  report 
changing  only  the  stipulations  placed 
upon  the  Washington  College 
Republicans  and  the  Pegasus. 

The  following  clubs  and  organizations 
received  the  following  allocations : 
The  William  James  Forum;  one  thou- 
sand dollars. 

The  Phi  Nu  Chapter  of  the  Alpha  Theta 
honor  society  In  history;  three  hundred 
dollars. 
The  Washington  College  Republicans: 


one  hundred  and  fourty-five  dollars. 
(The  SGA  will  match  all  additional 
funds  raised  by  the  Washington  College 
Republicans  for  the  purpose  of  atten- 
ding a  seminar  at  the  University  of 
Maryland.) 

The  Spanish  Club:  one  hundred  dollars. 
The  Christian  Fellowship:  fifty  dollars. 
The  Sailing  Club:  two  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars. 

The  Writer's  Union:  five  hundred 
dollars. 

The  German  Club:  one  hundred  dollars 
(the  SGA  will  match  ail  funds  raised  by 
the  German  Club  up  to  and  including 
twenty-five  dollars.) 
The  Washington  College  Pegasus:  two 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 


Beer  Poll  Favors  Budweiser 


by  Steve  Gro  ft 

The  Beer  Poll  conducted  by  the  SGA 
in  response  to  popular  demand  has  led 
to  several  changes  In  the  beer  served  In 
the  Student  Center. 

At  the  same  time  when  students  voted 
for  SGA  senators  they  were  asked  to 
vote  for  their  favorite  beers.  SGA  Presi- 
dent Arlene  Lee  said  that  the  poll  was 
taken  In  response  to  a  request  by  many 
students  for  Budweiser  on  tap.  Students 
voted  Budweiser  their  favorite  beer, 
with  Mlchelob  second,  Stroh's  third  and 
Lowenbrau  fourth.  The  order  of  finish 
for  light  beers  was  Mlchelob  Light, 
Miller  Light  (second  by  Just  one  vote), 
National  Lite  and  Stroh's  Light. 


Now  that  the  results  are  In  , 
Budweiser  will  be  served  on  tap.  Lee 
said  that  the  poll  "seemed  to  be  the 
fairest  way  to  solve  the  problem,  since 
most  students  wanted  Budweiser."  She 
went  on  to  say  that  six  draft  beers  are 
available  in  the  Student  Center,  In- 
cluding Budweiser,  Mlchelob  Light, 
Miller,  Miller  Light,  Genessee,  and 
another,  which  changes  from  time  to 
time. 

While  Miller  was  not  even  in  the  top 
four  in  the  voting,  Lee  says  it  will  still 
be  served  because  "they  offer  a  very 
good  deal  on  their  beer."  When  asked 
why  she  did  not  order  Budweiser  on  tap 
before  taking  the  poll,  Lee  said,  "I  don't 
like  beer." 


a  member  of  the  faculty  to  sue  the  Col- 
lege for  libel. 

"President  Darke  based  his  objec- 
tions to  funding  the  Crab  entirely  on  the 
point  of  legality,"  Lee  said,  "He  made 
his  statements  to  me  in  the  form  of  a  re- 
quest, but  I  felt  that  the  implication  was 
that  the  Crab  should  not  be  funded." 

When  questioned,  Clarke  said  that  the 
possibility  of  legal  action  against  the 
College  bad  determined  his  position  on 
the  matter.  "Even  though  it  is  a  student 
publication,"  he  stated,  "The  college 
would  ultimately  be  held  responsible. 
Personally,  I  feel  reasonably  sure  that 
the  present  editors  of  the  Crab  would 
not  allow  such  a  circumstance  to  arise, 
but  the  College  cannot  take  the  risk. ' ' 

Clarke  noted  that  private  funding  of  a 
college  paper  is  not  impossible.  "Many 
student-run  satires,  such  as  the  Har- 
vard Lampoon,  exist  independent  of  a 
college  administration.  A  publication 
such  as  the  Crab  could  sell  advertise- 
ment space  or  charge  for  copies.  After 
all,  some  of  the  members  of  the  Board 
of  Governors  feel  that  even  The  Elm 
should  be  self-supporting." 

Lee's  final  decision  Is  that  there  will 
be  no  further  funding  of  the  Crab  or  any 
other  satirical  pamphlets.  "No  matter 
what,"  she  explained,  "The  SGA  exists 
under  the  umbrella  of  the  college  and 
Its  policies.  I  like  humor.  I've  found  the 
recent  Crab  humorous,  and  I  am  disap- 
pointed that  the  SGA  cannot  encourage 
such  forms  of  expression  and  Individual 
freedom." 

Legal  sources  close  to  The  Elm,  who 
wish  to  remain  anonymous,  as  well  as 
the  Student  Press  Law  Center  in 
Washington  DC  have  suggested  that  an 
inquiry  be  made  into  the  possibility  that 
Clarke's  decision  constitutes  the  First 
Amendment  violation  of  '  'prior 
restraint."  Loosely  explained,  "prior 
restraint"  entails  preventing  an  in- 
dividual's action  on  the  assumption  that 
he  will  commit  an  offense. 

Lee  said  that  she  would  support  the 
presentation  of  "legal  evidence  which 
would  reverse  this  decision  on  college 
policy". 

Asked  for  bis  reaction  to  the  events 
affecting  bis  publication,  the  King 
Crab's  maverick  editor  "Bad  Boy" 
Blake  said,  "It's  not  funny". 


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Already,  only  four  weeks  into  the  school  year,  there  has  been 
an  awful  lot  of  talk  about  the  College's  Bicentennial.  It  has  been 
the  theme  for  a  Feast  produced  by  Dave  Knowles'  Food  Service, 
the  subject  of  at  least  a  half-dozen  meetings,  and  it  has  been 
mentioned  in  the  pages  of  this  paper  regularly.  There  is  only  one 
problem  with  the  College's  grand  Bicentennial  extravaganza: 
The  students  don't  know  what's  going  on. 

Everyone  knows  that  the  Bicentennial  is  celebrating  the  Col- 
lege's two  hundredth  birthday.  This  is,  obviously,  a  great  thing. 
Still,  students  don't  know  exactly  what  the  celebration  consists 
of.  Lots  of  lectures  and  some  honorary  degrees  and  a  scale  model 
of  the  school,  and  maybe  even  a  speech  by  the  President  of  the 
United  States.  But  somehow  it  doesn't  hang  together.  For  the 
Bicentennial  of  the  country  in  1976  there  were  a  series  of  special 
events,  which  led  up  to  a  special  celebration  of  the  Fourth  of  Ju- 
ly. 

Few  of  us  are  here  in  July,  and  aside  from  George's  Birthday 
Ball  we  don't  have  a  special  day  set  aside  for  celebration.  Which 
is  why  the  Formal  Fall  Convocation  (not  to  be  confused  with  the 
one  held  a  few  weeks  ago)  was  planned.  The  Formal  Convocation 
will  not  only  liven  up  Homecoming  Weekend,  but  it  will  celebrate 
the  first  commencement  procession,  held  in  1783.  The  weekend 
will  feature  many  guests,  the  clipper  ship  Pride  of  Baltimore, 
photo,  sculpture,  and  archeological  exhibitions,  a  200-mile  relay, 
and  a  parade  complete  with  horse-drawn  carriages  and  Gover- 
nor Hughes.  Any  of  this  news  to  you? 

It  is  true  that  the  word  has  been  spread.  The  Colonial  Colleges 
know  about  it,  the  Baltimore  newspapers  know  about  it,  Gover- 
nor Hughes  knows  about  it.  The  problem  is  that  we  don't  know 
about  it.  No  one  has  told  the  students  anything.  On-campus 
publicity,  outside  of  The  Elm,  has  been  nearly  non-existent,  and 
some  students,  not  an  insignificant  number,  had  no  idea  of  this 
weekend's  events  as  recently  as  last  week.  Many  who  do  know 
about  the  festivities  have  seen  no  complete  schedule  of  events. 
Do  you  know  that  any  student  who  wishes  to  march  in  the  parade 
should  show  up  at  the  Memorial  Gateway  (across  Route  213  from 
Minta  Martin)  at  9:45  to  join  the  ranks  behind  their  class  ban- 
ner? (That's  right— there  are  going  to  be  class  banners.) 

It  may  be  unfair  to  criticize  the  people  responsible  for  publiciz- 
ing the  weekend.  They  have  done  their  best  to  design  an  ap- 
propriate ,  tasteful,  poster-sized  Calendar  of  Events,  and  they 
have  worked  hard  to  get  the  College  state  and  regional  attention. 
But  already  the  signs  are  evident  that  the  school,  as  Dean  Smith 
said  he  feared,  may  be  pulled  away  by  carriages.  Celebration  is 
certainly  appropriate  this  year,  and  has  a  definite  place  in  the 
academic  calendar  of  the  College,  but  it  is  all  worthless  if  the 
events  of  the  year  are  geared  too  much  to  alumni  and  friends  and 
newspapermen  in  Wilmington.  The  people  responsible  for  mak- 
ing Washington  College's  future  are  here  today,  and  they  include 
the  students. 

It  may  be  possible  that  coordinators  of  the  Bicentennial  were 
afraid  that  students  would  be  unexcited  by  all  of  the  hoopla.  But 
if  this  year's  Fall  Convocation  in  Tawes  Theatre,  and  the 
response  of  student  leaders  at  a  meeting  held  by  Bicentennial 
Committee  Chairman  Peter  Tapke,  and  even  the  responses  of 
students  in  last  week's  Roving  Reporter  are  any  indication  the 
students  will  support  this  year's  special  events  enthusiastically. 
Hopefully,  as  the  year  goes  on  the  student  body  will  be  better  in- 
formed about  these  events.  There  are  a  lot  of  them  to  come.  But 
the  Formal  Convocation  this  weekend  will  probably  be  the  big- 
gest celebration  of  the  year,  and  only  a  stroke  of  luck,  or  a 
monumental  last-minute  effort,  will  result  in  a  large  student 
turn-out. 


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Editor-in-Chief . . . 
Assistant  Editor . 

News  Editor 

Sports  Editor.... 
Photography  editor  . . 


PeteTurcbi 

.  Freeman  Dodswortb 

Wendy  Murphy 

, Jeff  Alderson 

Gary  Swope 


The  following  Letter  to  the  Editor 
refers  to  an  article  printed  in  last 
week'sE\m.  Obvious  space  limitations 
prevent  us  from  reprinting  the  entire 
article,  but  we  ha  ve  reprinted  below  the 
portion  of  the  feature  which  the  writer 
found  most  offensive,  in  order  for  our 
readers  to  be  able  to  decide  for 
themselves  whether  or  not  his 
arguments  are  founded.  In  regard  to  Ms 
charge  of  "inexcusable  carelessness, " 
we  would  like  to  point  out  that  the  title 
of  the  article  was  "Five  Days  Riding 
the  River. 

Editor's  Note:  Some  people  say  it's 
crazy. 

Jeff  Chaffin,  a  quiet,  normal-enough 
Assistant  Librarian  by  day,  gets  a 
glazed  look  in  his  eyes  when  Bruce  Spr- 
ingsteen's name  is  mentioned.  Because 
he  has  crammed  the  walls  of  his  office 
in  Miller  Library  with  pictures  of  Spr- 
ingsteen, and  nearly  every  official 
memo  for  which  Chaffin  is  responsible 
contains  some  reference  to  a  Springs- 
teen song  or  slogan,  and  because  he  has 
organized  the  guide  to  the  library's 
card  catalog  around  Springsteen 's 
biography,  some  might  say  that  it  is  a 
case  of  infatuation. 

Others  will  tell  you  that  paying  over 
$200  to  see  Bruce  Springsteen  ten  times 
in  various  cities  on  the  East  Coast  dur- 
ing his  most  recent  tour  is  nothing.  To 
some  degree,  at  least,  they  are  right. 
Like  figures  from  Guiness'  book  of 
world  records,  the  facts  are  there;  Spr- 
ingsteen fans  know  that  there  is  one 
follower  who  has  seen  every  concert  of 
the  eighteen-month  worldwide  tour, 
and  that  it  is  not  unusual  for  people  to 
pay  $100  to  see  him  for  three-and-ahalf 
hours.  They  will  tell  you  about  people 
waiting  in  One  for  days  for  tickets  to  a 
single  show,  and  about  couples  from 
Los  Angeles  who  will  suddenly  get  the 
urge  to  see  "The  Boss"  again,  and  fly 
all  the  way  to  London  to  do  it. 

Whether  you  think  Bruce  Springsteen 
is  a  modern  day  saint  or  just  a  bearded 
kid  from  New  Jersey  with  a  gravelly 
voice,  it  is  impossible  to  deny  his 
popularity.    In    his    way   he    is    a 


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phenomenon  as  great  as  the  Beatles, 
and  while  his  songs  have  only  recently 
gotten  a  great  amount  of  AM  airplay, 
there  is  not  a  day  when  the  sounds  of 
The  River  or  Born  To  Run  cannot  be 
heard  floating,  like  the  sound  of  James 
Dean's  Mercury  '49,  across  the 
Washington  College  campus.  Many  peo- 
ple worship  Bruce  Springsteen;  this  is 
the  story  of  just  one  of  them. 


To  the  Editor: 

I  was  greatly  disappointed  to  see 
what  the  Elm  had  done  with  the  feature 
article  on  Bruce  Springsteen  that  I  had 
written  at  their  kind  request.  I  won't 
elaborate  on  the  inexcusable 
carelessness  found  in  the  typing  and  In 
the  layout—  it  is  therefor  all  to  see.  Nor 
will  I  concentrate  on  the  silent  substitu- 
tion of  the  title  I  had  chosen  to  best  fit 
my  text  ("What's  so  special  about 
Bruce  Springsteen?")  with  that  of  a 
typically  journalistic  "Five  Days  on  the 
River". 

What  concerns  me  most,  not  surpris- 
ingly, is  the  cheap  shot  taken  at  me  by 
Peter  Turchi  in  his  "Editor's  Notes". 
The  contrast  between  the  shallow  pop 
fanaticism  imagined  by  the  editor,  and 
the  direct  emotional  and  Intellectual 
description  found  in  the  article,  is  the 
most  telling.  If  he  had  bothered  to  read 
the  article,  he  would  have  found  a  de- 
cent description  of  a  serious  musical  ar- 
tist. The  editor,  no  doubt,  had  visions  of 
intellectual  cleverness,  but  for  some 
reason,  could  not  rise  above  the  use  of  a 
stereotyped  group  of  simplistic 
assumptions.  Only  arrogance  and  con- 
descension emerge—  hardly  the 
qualities  we  associate  with  editorial 
responsibility.  The  only  purpose  his 
notes  served  was  to  color  negatively  the 
reader's  mind. 

Based  on  my  experience  with  this 
year's  Elm,  I  find  it  my  unwelcomed 
duty  to  warn  others  who  might  be  asked 
kindly  to  submit  articles:  do  so  at  your 
own  risk.  As  for  myself,  I  have  sadly 
terminated  my  trust  in  the  Elm. 
Jeff  Chaffin 
Assistant  Professor 


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Fine  Acting  Holds  The  Sandcastle  Together 


by  Pete  Turchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

Lanford  Wilson's  The  Sandcastle  is  a 
mixture  of  honest  characters  and  dis- 
honest devices.  The  play,  presented  by 
the  Drama  Department  in  the  Studio 
Theatre  last  weekend,  Is  a  showcase  for 
seven  characters  in  one  setting  in  one 
act.  The  characters  have  various  rela- 
tionships with  each  other:  Irene  is  the 
mother  of  Owen,  Joan  and  Kenny,  and 
the  object  of  Clint's  desire;  Owen  is 
Irene's  son,  and  is  naively  infatuated 
with  Calvin's  wife;  Sasha  is  Joan's 
friend,  and  an  object  of  Calvin's  atten- 
tion; Clint  in  love  to  some  extent  with 
Irene,  is  seduced  by  her  daughter;  and 
Kenny,  mercifully,  is  too  young  to  be  in 
love  with  anybody. 

Like  many  modern  plays,  The  Sand- 
castle is  not  as  concerned  with  plot  as  It 
Is  with  the  evolution  of  the  relationships 
among  its  characters.  While  the  rather 
broad  subject  of  relationships  is  cer- 
tainly a  valid  one  for  drama  to  ap- 
proach, it  Is  often  mishandled;  either 
characters  don't  really  change,  or  the 
moment  of  their  lives  that  we  witness  is 
so  overburdened  with  profundity  that 
the  world  of  suspended  reality  is  never 
created,  and  the  playwright  sounds 
more  like  a  dime-store  philosopher. 

Wilson  manages  to  avoid  both  of 
these  pitfalls  in  his  play,  but  only  to 
some  extent.  The  hour  we  share  with 
the  characters  is  an  important  one 
without  seeming  contrived,  and  the 
characters  do  experience  change,  if  on- 
ly temporarily,  but  the  off-stage  action, 
from  the  flares  across  the  water  to  that 


glaring,  unavoidable  title  on  the  pro- 
gram, are  overdone.  As  if  the  title 
weren't  enough,  Wilson  reports 
throughout  the  play  the  phenomenon  of 
crumbling  cliffs  near  Irene's  house.  All 
of  the  characters,  except  Kenny,  are 
aware  that  the  cliffs  crumble  very  few 
years.  Kenny  is  seeing  it  for  the  first 
time. 

With  a  little  effort,  that  symbolism 
can  be  ignored.  What  cannot  be  ignored 
is  Wilson's  sophomoric  habit  of  having 
the  characters  turn  and  speak  to  the  au- 
dience in  the  middle  of  their  conversa- 
tion. That  device,  overdone  long  before 
movies  became  popular,  can  still  be 
used  to  effect,  but  Wilson  does  it  sloppi- 
ly, relying  on  the  outbursts  more  for 
laughs  than  anything  else.  The  asides 
are  a  cheap  shot.  They,  however,  can- 
not be  ignored  so  easily,  because  Ken- 
ny, the  youngest  character  in  the  play, 
is  also  its  narrator,  in  some  sense.  He 
begins  the  play  with  a  speech  to  the  au- 
dience, and  is  supposed,  we  are  to 
believe,  to  end  It,  but  he  falls  asleep  in- 
stead. Wilson  obviously  tried  to  do 
much  more  with  this  play  than  simply 
let  It  exist  on  its  own;  it  is  caught  in  the 
web  of  a  handful  of  off-Broadway 
tricks.  It  is  a  flawed  play. 

It  is  also,  however,  an  excellent  one 
for  college  actors  to  present.  Most  of 
the  characters  are  in  their  twenties, 
and  the  play  is  modem,  and  the  charac- 
ters are  diverse  enough  to  allow  for  a 
wide  variety  of  emotions  and  re- 
sponses. The  play  is  lively,  and  filled 
with  contrasts.  Director  Timothy 
Maloney  used  a  simple  set  which,  with 
its  dry,  warm,  wooden  furniture  and 


Washington  College  Department  of  Drama 


E  SANDCASTL 


LANFORD  WILSON 


Irene Holli  Mathison 

Owen John  Porter 

Joan Sally  McKenzie 

Kenny Norman  Prentiss 

Sasha Ginnie  White 

Calvin Bill  Mortimer 

Clint Steve  Gaul 


Director Timothy  B.  Maloney 

Technical  Director  &  Lighting  Designer Lawrence  E.  Slahl 

Stage  Manager Wendy  Murphy 

House  Manager David  Gorman 

Lighting John  Fout 

Costumes Cat  Carrier,  Marge  Betley 

Properties Denise  Dankert 


floor,  gave  it  character  wnile  leaving  it 
very  much  in  the  background.  The  most 
difficult  scenes  in  the  play  to  perform, 
technically,  are  the  ones  during  which 
two  characters  are  conversing  on  the 
porch  of  the  house,  while  others  are 
having  another  conversation  inside.  On 
opening  night  the  rhythm  of  those 
scenes  was  Just  slightly  off,  but  the 
delineation  of  the  parts  of  the  scene  and 
the  conversations  were  brought  off  ex- 
tremely well. 

The  actors,  for  the  most  part,  seemed 
comfortable  with  the  play.  While  most 
of  the  characters  are  college-age,  Irene 
is  forty,  and  Kenny  is  twelve.  The 
costumes  used  by  the  characters  were 
everyday-wear,  making  it  difficult  to 
separate  them  by  age.  While  Holli 
Mathison 's  (Irene)  dress  and  posture 
set  her  off  from  the  rest  of  the 
characters,  Norman  Prentiss  (Kenny) 


American  Shakespeare  Theatre's 
Othello  Is  Disappointing 


by  Natalie  Brown 

The  American  Shakespeare 
Theatre's  production  of  Othello,  now 
playing  at  the  Morris  Mechanic 
Theatre  in  Baltimore,  falls  short  of  the 
glittering  reviews  It  has  received. 

James  Earl  Jones,  as  Othello,  and 
Christopher  Plummer,  as  Iago,  are  be- 
ing heralded  as  the  performers  of  the 
decade,  but  only  Plummer  deserves  the 
panegyric. 

James  Earl  Jones'  Othello  is  often 
lackluster  and  unbelievable.  Jones  has 
a  beautifully  resonant  voice  that  could 
have  served  him  well  in  displaying 
Othello's  dignity  and  passion,  had  he 
varied  Its  pitch.  However,  his  vocal 
variety  is  barely  existent.  He  relies  on 
the  timbre  of  his  voice  to  do  most  of  the 
work  for  him,  but  a  rich,  unvaried  tone 
does  little  more  than  promote  sleep. 

Jones'  movements  were  also  un- 
varied and  appeared  stiff  and 
ritualistic.  Perhaps  this  style  was  sug- 
gested by  the  director,  Peter  Coe,  to  in- 
dicate Othello's  tribal  background  and 
military  lifestyle.  The  Idea  is  good,  but 
Jones  fails  to  make  these  exaggerated 
gestures  believable.  The  gestures 
perhaps  should  seem  strange  to  the  au- 
dience, but  they  should  not  seem 
foreign  to  Othello,  and  they  do.  The 
strangeness  of  these  movements 
creates  another  problem :  Othello's 
epileptic  fit  seems,  at  first,  to  be  Just 
another  exaggerated  movement.  This 


caused  some  snickering  from  the  au- 
dience. Jones  fails  to  make  the  gestures 
and  the  voice,  in  short,  the  very 
character  of  Othello,  part  of  himself. 

Christopher  Plummer,  on  the  other 
hand,  is  iago .  His  voice,  though  at  times 
hoarse,  leaves  no  note  untouched,  just 
as  Iago  leaves  no  scheme  untried.  His 
movements  are  darting  and  slippery 
like  the  snakes  and  insects 
Shakespeare's  Imagery  suggests. 
Every  word  and  gesture  seems  com- 
pletely natural  to  him.  The  play  comes 
alive  when  Plummer  is  on  stage;  it  falls 
apart  when  he  leaves.  The  energy 
Plummer  uses  to  sustain  the  action 
makes  the  despicably  evil  Iago,  attrac- 
tive. But  there  is  only  so  much  one  actor 
can  do  to  make  a  play  work,  and  Plum- 
mer receives  little  help  from  sup- 
porting actors  and  actresses. 

Karen  Dotrice,  as  Desdemona,  cer- 
tainly does  not  support  Plummer's 
genius.  Her  line  reading  is  fine,  but  it  is 
just  that— reading.  She  never  once 
displays  the  dignity  and  independence 
that  the  role  of  Desdemona  demands. 
One  of  Dotrice's  first  roles  was  the  little 
girl  in  Mary  Popplns;  she  is  still  play- 
ing the  same  roll  in  Otheila 

Aideen  O'Kelly,  In  the  role  of  Emilia, 
acts  admirably  throughout  most  of  the 
play,  exciting  anticipation  as  to  how  she 
will  perform  the  crucial  scenes  at  the 
end.  Unfortunately,  her  performance  in 
the  final  scenes  la  a  disappointment.  As 


soon  as  the  role  demands  strong  emo- 
tions, her  voice  slips  into  a  harsh, 
grating  tone  and  stays  there  until  her 
death  scene  (acted  in  an  embarasslngly 
melodramatic  way) . 

Some  directorial  decisions  can  be 
called  into  question,  too.  Peter  Coe  has 
Othello  stab  Desdemona.  This  is  not  in 
the  script,  in  fact,  Othello  even  says,  In 
Act  V,  Scene  2,  lines  3  and  4,  "Yet  I'll 
not  shed  her  blood,  nor  scar  that  whiter 
skin  of  hers  than  snow."  Othello's  stab- 
bing Desdemona  is  a  direct  contradic- 
tion of  Shakespeare's  script. 

The  set  design  suits  the  play  perhaps 
better  than  some  of  the  acting.  The  unit 
set  serves  equally  well  as  a  street  in 
Venice  and  a  courtyard  in  Cyprus. 
Lighting  is  used  admirably  to  change 
the  appearance  of  the  scene.  Having  on- 
ly one  set  speeds  up  the  scene  changes. 
This  is  extremely  Important,  because 
rapid  pace  is  essential  to  the  play. 

Tragically,  the  production  is  at  its 
weakest  in  the  last  scene.  It  loses  the  In- 
tensity and  pathos  it  should  have, 
because  of  the  actors'  inability  to  con- 
vey the  powerful,  conflicting  emotions 
Inherent  in  the  final  scene. 

After  having  beard  the  exuberant ! 
praise  it  received,  Othello  was  rather  '■ 
disappointing.  But  it  is  still  well  worth ; 
seeing,  if  for  no  other  reason  than  to • 
watch  Christopher  Plummer  oelago,  in ; 
an  astounding  and  outstanding  per- ; 
formance.  ! 


came  off  more  as  a  retarded  person 
than  a  child,  due  in  part  to  the  fact  that 
he  was  one  of  the  tallest  members  of  the 
cast.  Both  Mathison  and  Prentiss 
seemed  to  have  some  difficulty  with 
their  parts:  Irene's  language  is  un- 
comfortably stilted,  and  rarely  sounded 
natural,  and  Prentiss  had  trouble  with 
Wilson's  demands  on  his  character. 
Kenny  speaks  to  the  audience  as  much, 
if  not  more,  than  he  does  to  the  other 
characters,  and  the  only  way  to  suc- 
cessfully make  the  changes  between 
the  two  types  of  speeches  smoothly  is 
by  eye  contact,  or  something  similarly 
striking.  Instead  the  lines  to  the  e 
dience  were  delivered  to  a  spot  near  ti. 
celling,  and  the  rapport  with  the  au- 
dience was  never  struck.  Prentiss  did 
play  the  character  with  subtle  naivete 
and  humor,  though,  so  It  may  be  just  as 
well  that  Wilson's  gimmicks  were 
fruitless. 

The  rest  of  the  cast  had  somewhat 
easier  jobs.  Bill  Mortimer  (Calvin) 
easily  brought  the  most  energy  onto  the 
stage,  and  made  the  transition  from  a 
frisky  young  man  to  an  Indignant  young 
husband  well.  John  Porter  (Owen) 
handled  an  even  more  difficult  role 
very  well,  and  Ginnie  White  (Sasha), 
though  sick  on  opening  night,  acted 
smoothly  In  a  part  which  could  easily  be 
overdone.  In  somewhat  smaller  roles 
Steve  Gaul  (Clint)  was  a  wonderful  con- 
trast to  the  main  characters  and  used 
his  voice  to  the  best  advantage,  and  Sal- 
ly McKenzie  (Joan) ,  a  normally 
reliable  member  to  the  Department's 
productions  seemed  to  have  trouble 
capturing  the  mood  of  her  character. 

Finally,  the  play,  which  is  in  some 
ways  a  simple  one,  but  nonetheless 
challenging,  was  well  done.  It  escaped 
the  fatal  slowness  of  pace  which  seems 
to  damage  so  many  College  produc- 
tions, and  It  gave  those  who  saw  It,  as 
limited  as  that  number  was  by  seating, 
an  entertaining  hour  in  the  dark. 


This  Week's  Film 

Smile  Is  director  Michael  Ritchie's 
comment  on  beauty  pageants  and  small 
town  lifestyles.  The  film  deals  with 
beauty  pageant  officials  who  decide  to 
hold  the  spectacle  In  a  small  town  and 
the  consequences  this  action  brings. 
Barbara  Feldon  (Agent  99  on  TV's  Get 
Smart)  and  Bruce  Dern  (Coming 
Home)  star  as  organizers  of  the  Young 
American  Miss  Beauty  Pageant.  The 
movie  Is  warm  and  touching,  satirical 
and  funny. 


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Alumni  Band  To  Perform 


by  Mark  Slater 

On  Friday,  October  9,  the  Student 
Government  Association  will  sponsor 
an  appearance  by  Fat  Shadow,  a  six 
member  band,  featuring  five  alumni  of 
Washington  College. 

The  group— Assistant  to  the  Presi- 
dent, Dale  Trusheim  '72  Sue  Dunning 
Matthews  75,  John  Starr  76,  Scott 
Woolever  "77,  Jim  Rodney  '79  and  Alex 
Holland,  plays  90  percent  original  com- 
positions. Matthews  referred  to  the 
type  of  music  they  play  as  "Boogie- 
jazz,  rock  and  roll." 

Formed  In  1973,  the  band  at  one  time 
played  together  and  performed  fre- 
quently, though  In  recent  years  their 
performance    schedule    has    been 


limited.  "Now  we  play  together  three  or 
four  times  a  year,"  said  Matthews. 
"We  love  to  play.  We  always  have  a 
great  time."  Fat  Shadow's  latest  per- 
formance at  Washington  College  was  in 
the  fall  of  1980,  in  Phoebe's. 

"We'll  be  playing  many  numbers 
with  an  up-tempo,"  said  Trusheim  of 
tonight's  concert.  "We  even  learned 
some  songs  especially  for  this  per- 
formance." Both  he  and  Matthews  con- 
fess that  all  the  members  of  the  band 
are,  "excited  and  looking  forward  to 
their  performance." 

The  concert  will  take  place  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  from  10:00  p.m.  until 
2 : OOa.m .  Admission  is  $1 .00  for 
students. 


Homecoming  Weeki 


Hospital  Auxiliary  Hosts 
Benefit  Christmas  Shop 


by  Mlchele  Breza 

A  Christmas  Shop  Benefit  will  be  held 
on  October  15, 16,  and  17,  at  the  Armory 
on  Route  289.  This  benefit  Is  being  spon- 
sored by  the  Kent  and  Queen  Anne 
Woman's  Hospital  Auxiliary.  There  will 
be  a  $1  admissions  charge  for  adults, 
and  50t  for  children.  Each  shop  will 
donate  10%  of  their  sales  to  the 
sponsers.  Proceeds  of  the  Woman's 
Hospital  Auxiliary  will  go  towards  pay- 
ing and  furnishing  a  birthday  room  at 
Kent-Queen  Anne  Hospital,  where 
mother,  baby,  and  family  can  be 
together.  The  auxiliary's  goal  is  to 
reach  $20,000. 

Attending  the  benefit  will  be  24  dif- 
ferent boutique  shops  represented  by  10 
different  states.  Their  merchandise  is 
not  allowed  to  duplicate  any  other 
stores  In  Chester  town.  The  shops  will 


range  in  a  variety  of  merchandise  such 
as,  mens  and  womens  clothing,  toys, 
cheese,  fresh  foods,  bakery  items,  and 
crafts.  Tom  Hubers  will  be  there  to  ex- 
hibit his  collection  of  Christmas  decora- 
tions from  all  over  the  world.  Lunch 
will  be  served  each  day.  There  will  also 
be  a  bar,  and  plenty  of  coffee. 

Each  day  will  highlight  certain 
events  for  children  and  teen-agers.  For 
instance,  the  College's  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Drama  Stephen  Drewes  will 
be  presenting  a  make-up  workshop. 
However,  the  spotlight  will  center 
around  Santa  Claus,  who  will  appear  on 
Friday  and  Saturday. 

Anyone  who  is  interested  in  getting 
into  the  Christmas  spirit  early  Is 
welcome  to  visit  the  boutiques  on 
Thursday  from  10:00-6:00,  Friday 
10:00-8:00,  and  Saturday  10:00-4:00. 


The  Bicentennial  will  begin  in  grand 
style  Saturday  at  10  am  when  Governor 
Harry  Hughes  and  honored  guests  ride 
by  horse  drawn  carriage  from  historic 
Hynson-Ringgold  House  through  town 
to  Memorial  Gateway  on  campus.  The 
Governor  then  will  raise  a  Bicentennial 
flag,  presented  by  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, signaling  the  official  opening  of 
the  college's  year-long  200th  Anniver- 
sary celebration.  An  equestrian  guard 
from  the  Boumi  Temple  Mounted 
Patrol  will  escort  the  Governor's  car- 
riage. 

In  a  reenactment  of  the  first  com- 
mencement procession  of  1783,  an 
assembly  of  students,  faculty,  alumni, 
trustees,  and  guests  representing  other 
colleges  and  associations  will  proceed 
to  Emmanuel  Church  and  Chestertown 
Square  to  attend  a  convocation  honor- 
ing the  college's  founding  and  its  first 
president,  William  Smith.  Sir  Fraser 
Noble,  principal  and  vice-chancellor  of 
the  University  of  Aberdeen,  will  deliver 
the  address. 

Replica  clipper  ship  Pride  of 
Baltimore  will  be  docked  at  Kibler's 
Marina  at  the  foot  of  Cannon  Street  in 
honor  of  the  Bicentennial  and  Chester- 
town's  275th  Anniversary.  An  open 
house  will  be  held  on  board  from  noon 
until  5  pm  Saturday. 

Three  former  coaches  and  nine 
atheletes  will  be  installed  in  the 
Washington  CoUege  Athletic  Hall  of 
Fame  in  a  formal  induction  ceremony 
beginning  at  6  p.m.  Friday  in  Hudson 
Hall.  The  Hall  of  Fame  was  established 
by  the  Alumni  Council  "to  recognize 
and  remember  outstanding  people 
associated  with  the  athletic  program  in 
the  past."  To  be  honored  during  this 
year's  inaugural  ceremony  are  coaches 


Alva  Burris,  Thomas  Kiblw  . 
Bell,  and  athletes  William  S 
Frederick  "Ted"  Norris  d'? 
Jake"  Flowers,  Fred  "Fritj''i> 
Edward  Keenan,  John  "Jack''? 
Reeder  "Pete"  Spedden,  Joto«? 
Cavanaugh,  and  Fred  ..» 
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founders  and  their  contemjon 
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Smith  Hall  Auditorium,  is  2 
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Independence  Was  Won  In  Theu 
Colleges."  Senator  Paul  Sarbam, 
Fraser  Noble,  and  Whitfield  J.  Bd 
will  lead  the  question  period 
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grams  will  include  Malcom  I 
former  ambassador  to  the  s 
Union;  Bruce  Lalngen,  |0| 
diplomat  and  hostage  In  Iru 
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Is  the  featured  speaker  In  a 
j  Bicentennial  chemistry  sym- 
ffl  Two  Hundred  Years  of 
Jstry,  in  Tawes  Theatre  on 
gsday,  October  14,  at  3  pm,  A  reci- 
0(  the  prestigious  John  Scott 
1  and  one  of  Europe's  most 
unshed  chemists,  Dr.  Suckling 
i'cuss  anaesthesia  and  events  that 
Dl5  invention.  Among  those  who 
ear  him  speak  are  Roy  Plunkett, 
tr  John  Scott  Medalist,  and  Nobel 
pinners  Herbert  Brown,  Melvin 
1  and  Paul  Flory.  A  public  recep- 
jrili  follow  in  Hynson  Lounge, 
.exhibits  by  several  of  the  na- 
most  prominent  chemical  com- 
iWill  be  displayed. 
Is  of  Chesapeake  Bay  In  toe 
lean  (Tidewater  Publishers,  Cen- 
I  October  1981 ) ,  edited  by  Ernest 
jer.  will  be  available  for  sale  at 
ollege  Bookstore  by  October  10, 
ri  to  the  Yorktown  celebration, 
jlume  is  the  college's  major  con- 
ion  to  the  National  Bicentennial, 
•presents  a  significant  milepost  In 
n  200th  Anniversary  observance, 
s  published  under  the  college's 
:«  Nathan  Smith  coordinated 
oject,  originally  recommended  by 
W.  Alton  Jones.  Robert  Fallaw 
eanne  Smith  served  as  research 
s,  and  Fallaw  and  alumnus  Todd 
r  were  contributing  authors.  Ar- 
I,  Kudner,  Jr.  undertook  publico 
!  the  volume.  A  scholarly  archive, 
leb  materials  used  In  the  book's 
ration  are  collected  and  indexed, 
e  opened  formally  later  In  the 

inhibition  of  photographs  by  Inter- 
onally  renowned  local 
jrapher  Constance  Stuart  Lar- 
will  be  on  display  from  October  4 
cember  1.  "Celebration  On  the 
peake"  is  the  title  of  this 
pective  of  Mrs.  Larrabee's  works 
reflect  the  history,  beauty,  and 
of  Maryland's  changing  Eastern 
.The  exhibit  will  be  open  to  public 
ig  in  the  upper  and  lower 
Its  of  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center 
today  (rom  1  to  5:30  pm,  anddur- 
1  cultural  events  scheduled  at  the 
J  The  galleries  will  be  open  on  Oc- 
10.  The  Larrabee  exhibition  will 
a  statewide  tour  after  December 

insive  archaeloglcal  work  under 
Bor  Jonson-LaPalme's  direction 
needed  in  establishing  the  loca- 
nearly  all  the  foundation  walls  of 
'liege's  original  building,  built 
1  William  Smith's  presidency  and 
led  by  fire  In  1827.  Displays  sum- 
's results  of  the  dig  will  be  on 
[Middle  Hall,  in  Hynson  Lounge, 
Miller  Library  all  day  Saturday. 
•  the  excavation  continues,  work 
framing  on  a  scale  model  of  this 
taat  160-foot  original  campus 
J16-  The  Kent  County  Historical 
1.  which  Is  sponsoring  the 
•reconstruction,  will  present  the 
™ I  model  to  the  college  formal- 
rintheyear. 

pi  sculptures  in  progress  and 
« completion  will  be  displayed  on 
I  during  the  weekend.  The 
J »  white  marble  weighing  from 
I™  »ns  each,  are  the  works  of 
R  Robert  du  Bourge,  HiroshI 
".and  Barbara  Halm.  Each  ar- 
reating  one  or  more  sutures 

Wbuting  to  a  collective  effort 
E"  »ese,  at  least  one  will  remain 
C*'  'astlng  monument  to 
gonial.  The  Activity  Is  a  pro- 
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KiS?1  "»  CoUege's  history 

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ings and  other  works  of  the  artist,  wiU 
be  on  display  in  Hynson  Lounge  on  Oc- 
tober 10  from  12:30  until  9  p.m.  Mr. 
Falrlamb  will  be  present.  The 
historical  sketches  will  be  offered  for 
sale  as  prints,  place  mats,  or  plates. 

A  relay  run  commemorating  the  col- 
lege's 200th  Anniversary  will  begin  Im- 
mediately after  the  Saturday  convoca- 
tion at  Emmanuel  Church.  Runners 
will  follow  a  course  through  town  to  the 
college  track,  where  the  relay  will  con- 
tinue until  all  200  miles  have  been  com- 
pleted. The  event  is  expected  to  take 
some  24  hours.  John  Conkling  of  the 
chemistry  department  will  provide 
flares  for  lighting  after  dark.  Alumni, 
faculty,  and  student  runners  are  urged 
to  participate  and  should  notify  Jeff 
Chaff  in  at  Miller  Library  in  advance  of 
the  event. L 


Violinist  Peter  Zuotsky  performed  In  Tawes  Theatre  Wednesday  evening. 


Zazof sky  Pleases  Small  Crowd 


by  Arthur  Smith 

The  Washington  College  Concert 
Series  opened  its  season  with  a  concert 
by  violinist  Peter  Zazofsky,  accom- 
pianied  by  Charles  Abramovic.  The 
program,  first  In  a  series  of  five  con- 
certs to  be  offered  in  Tawes  Theater 
this  year,  included  works  by 
Beethoven,  Brahms,  and  Ravel,  plus  a 
little  romantic  gem  by  the  relatively- 
unkown  Belgian  composer  Eugene 
Ysaye. 

Zazofsky  opened  with  Beethoven's 
Opus  12,  Number  3,  Violin  and  Piano 
Sonata,  written  In  1799.  The  sonata  is 
vintage  Beethoven,  forthright  and 
good-humored.  Zazofsky's  style- 
transparent  almost  to  the  point  of 
glassiness— didn't  quite  suit  the  rather 
intense  piece.  It  wasn't,  admittedly,  a 
workout  for  his  incredible  virtouslty. 
There  was  some  lovely  playing, 
however,  especially  in  the  middle 
movement— an  adiago  with  those  elo- 
quent melodies  over  subtle  but  com- 
plete accompaniaments. 

"...Forgive  me.. .but  the  truth  is,  I 
can  never  do  a  piece  the  credit  of 
believing  that  It  will  please  anybody!  I 
feel  the  same  about  this  one...."  Those 
were  the  words  Brahms  used  to 
describe  his  Opus  108  Sonata  in  D  Minor 
in  a  letter  dated  around  1888.  The  work, 
started  in  188*3,  took  over  two  full  years 
to  complete.  Tonight's  performance, 
though  marked  by  a  slight  intonation 
problem  in  the  third  movement,  was 
pleasing  indeed.  The  piece,  which  is  full 
of  all  the  wretched  romantic  excesses 
Brahms    is    famous   for,    was    well- 


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handled  by  Zazofsky.  The  last  move- 
ment, with  Its  thunderous  contrasts, 
was  particularly  .successful.  Zazofsky 
combined  something  like  "theatricali- 
ty"—If  that  term  makes  any  sense  in  a 
musical  context— with  complete 
musical  integrity.  He  plays  with  great 
facility  and  yet  is  not  a  touch  facile. 
Poeme  Elegiaque  by  Ysaye  followed 
the  Intermission.  Eugene  Ysaye,  for 
anyone  who  happens  to  be  interested, 
was  a  Belgian  violinist  and  composer 
who  died  in  1931.  He  is  generally 
regarded  as  the  father  of  20th-century 
violin  playing.  Ysaye's  composi- 
tions—generally ignored—  show  vir- 
tuoso sensibilities,  the  demands  of 
which  were  met  with  flawless  splen- 
dour by  Zazofsky  In  his  performance  of 
the  1895  composition.  His  playing 
perhaps  even  merited  some  of  the 
terms  used  to  praise  Ysaye:  "Titanic, 
full-blooded,  magisterial."  Definitely, 
Zazofsky  has  a  sympathy  for  vital  vir- 
tuosity, but  he  is  in  control  of  it,  never 
the  other  way  around. 

The  real  miracle  of  the  evening  was 
the  Ravel,  however.  The  Sonata  for 
violin  and  piano  (dated  1923-27) 
highlights,  according  to  Ravel,  the 
essential  incompatibility  of  the  violin 
and  piano.  It  is  a  telling  statement,  and 
the  clever  piquancy  of  Ravel's  music 
was  seldom  as  brilliantly  illustrated. 
Here  that  sumptuous  clarity  and  almost 
too-accurate  elegance  (that  weren't 
much  of  an  asset  in  the  Beethoven) 
were  dazzling.  In  particular,  the  second 
movement,  "Blues",  was  masterful, 
alternately  puckish  and  seductive.  But 
always  Ingenious.  This  Sonata,  which 


ends  with  a  classy  and  demanding 
perpetuum  mobile  Is  a  standard  of  the 
violin  repertoire,  but  Zazofsky  made  It 
his  own  with  something  amounted  to 
magic— maybe  not  much  of  a  word,  but 
the  playing  Just  about  defied  descrip- 
tion—absolute control,  spontaneous  in- 
spiration. 

He  olosed  the  performance  with 
Ravel's  "Tzigane",  one  of  the  most 
technically  exacting  pieces  in  the 
repertory.  His  playing  was  sheer 
motorized  ecstacy  in  this  one.  The  piece 
is  sort  of  an  Hungarian  rhapsody  turned 
into  a  wild,  dreamy  fantasia  with  a  few 
well-meaning  jibes  thrown  In  at 
Paganlni  and  Liszt  for  good  measure. 

Zazofsky  was  accompianled  com- 
petently throughout  by  Charles 
Abramovic,  though  I  think  a  special 
unity  was  achieved  In  the  Ravel. 
Everyone  left  elated  after  the 
"Tzigane",  which  had  been  its  own  en- 
core. The  only  disappointment  of  the 
evening  was  the  meagre  attendance  by 
the  students. 


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tend our  Commencement  in  the  spring,  they  will  send  a  "suitable  replace- 
ment" such  as  Secretary  of  State  Alexander  Halg  or  First  Lady  Nancy 
Reagan.  What  do  you  think  of  that  proposal? 


Kevin  Kroencke— Senior  (Deer  Park, 
N.J.) 

"Ronald  Reagan  is  not  suitable, 
therefore  none  of  his  suitable 
replacements  are  suitable.  I  unders- 
tand that  this  is  the  College  Bicenten- 
nial, but  this  is  the  third  year  in  a  row 
that  the  seniors  have  had  no  say  as  to 
who  will  speak  at  their  final  day  at 
Washington  College.  I  might  even 
boycott." 


Carle  Conway— Freshman  (Annapolis) 
"Halg  because  he  is  more  of  a  status 
figure  than  the  President's  wife.  She 
may  bake  up  a  hell  of  a  meat  loaf,  but 
she  has  no  say  in  foreign  policy." 


Tom  Keefe— Sophomore 
"Alexander  Halg  because  I  would  real- 
ly like  to  hear  the  Insights  of  a  man  who 
has  control  over  our  foreign  policy,  it 
would  be  quite  an  experience  to  listen  to 
the  man  closest  to  the  President." 


Linda    Ridley— Sophomore    (Bridge 

water,  N.J.) 

"I  would  prefer  Nancy  because  I  feel 
she  is  more  in  the  public  eye  than  Halg 
and  1  feel  the  female  Is  just  as  impor- 
tant as  the  male." 


Steve    Pyles— Freshman    (Bayshore, 

N.Y.) 

"Probably  Nancy  because  she  carries 
her  own  gun,  so  they  won't  have  to 
bring  as  many  Secret  Servicemen." 


Susie   Shanley— Freshman    (Rumson, 

N.J.) 

"I  would  choose  Nancy  Reagan.  Haig  is 

a  nut." 


Jane  Mawson— Freshman  (New  Jer- 
sey) 

"I  quite  frankly  wouldn't  want  to  see 
either  one  of  them." 


Bill  Gerwig— Senior  Wilton,  Conn.) 
"I  guess  we  have  no  choice  but  I  would 
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Hark  Mulllcan  and  Ron  Lauricella  helped  the  Shoremen  In  a  valiant  effort 
against  Washington  Bible  last  Tuesday. 

Shoremen  Booters  Split  Pair 


by  BUI  Bounds 
Asst.  Sports  Editor 

This  week  the  Washington  College 
soccer  team  defeated  a  good  Swar- 
thmore  team  and  lost  to  an  inferior 
Washington  Bible  ball  club. 

The  Shoremen  went  into  last  Satur- 
day's game  against  Swarthmore  with 
high  hopes.  Carrying  this  enthusiasm 
onto  the  field,  Washington  College 
dominated  the  middle  of  the  field  and 
hustled  their  way  to  a  2-0  victory.  Ron 
Lauricella  scored  an  unassisted  goal  in 
the  first  half  to  put  the  Shoremen  up  1-0 
at  the  half.  Hugh  Collie  recorded  his 
first  collegiate  goal  in  the  second  half 
when  he  deftly  found  the  corner  of  the 
net  after  Ron  Lauricella  had  volleyed  a 
cornerkick  of  the  post  to  seal  the  vic- 
tory. Glenn  Gillis  played  well  in  recor- 
ding his  second  shutout  of  the  season. 


The  whole  Washington  defense  played 
outstandingly. 

Against  Washington  Bible,  the 
Shoremen  Booters  could  not  generate  a 
goal.  Washington  College  dominated 
play  throughout  the  game  and  outshot 
their  opponents  25-5.  The  only  goal 
came  with  15  minutes  left  in  the  first 
half  on  a  penalty  shot  awarded  to 
Washington  Bible.  The  game  was  simp- 
ly frustrating  for  the  Shoremen. 
Several  shots  hit  the  post  and  crossbar 
of  the  goal  and  many  more  shots  nar- 
rowly missed  the  opposition's  net.  The 
team  played  fairly  well  and  should  have 
been  able  to  subdue  the  obviously  In- 
ferior foe. 

The  next  Washington  College  soccer 
match  will  be  this  Saturday,  October 
10th  against  Albright  College.  Come 
watch  the  Shoremen  win  their 
Homecoming  game.  Game  time  is  2:00. 


Fans  Let  Shoremen  Down 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
has  been  playing  superbly  this  season. 
Alright,  so  Tuesday's  game  was  not 
their  most  spectacular  performance, 
but  it  should  be  pointed  out  that  the 
team  itself  was  not  completely  at  fault. 

It  would  be  a  farce  to  say,  "the  score 
did  not  show  the  caliber  of  play."  The 
team  performance  was  not  up  to  their 
superior  performance  last  Saturday 
against  Swarthmore,  but  they  did  show 
a  lot  of  effort.  And  how  can  a  team  feel 
enthused  with  less  than  enthusiastic 
school  support?  It  must  be  very 
discouraging  to  play  a  sport  only  for 
another  win  or  loss  recorded  in  the 
scorebook,  rather  than  for  supportive 
fans. 

This  is  not  to  say  that  no  one  shows  up 
to    watch    soccer    games.    Several 


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Athlete  of  the  Week 

Ron  Lauricella 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  first  W.C.  Athlete  of  the  Week, 
chosen  last  week,  Is  a  seventeen  year 
veteran  of  soccer,  Ron  Lauricella,  a 
sophomore  from  Pennington,  New  Jer- 
sey. Laurlcella's  introduction  to  the 
game  came  at  the  age  of  two,  from  his 
father  who  has  coached  soccer  for  30 
years. 

Lauricella  has  been  a  great  asset  to 
W.C.  soccer.  He  has  scored  four  goals 
so  far  this  season,  as  compared  to  one 
last  year  due  to  an  Injury  that  caused 
him  to  miss  ten  games. 

He  considers  his  biggest  assets  to  be 
his  background  and  his  size.  Since  his 


father  Is  a  coach,  Lauricella  has  grown 
up  learning  the  game.  He  also  feels  that 
his  size  is  to  his  advantage  because,  be- 
ing smaller,  he  Is  more  agile  than  some 
of  the  taller  players.  Although  he 
originally  felt  that  his  size  would  work 
against  him,  he  was  fortunate,  and  sur- 
prised to  be  put  on  the  starting  team  Im- 
mediately. 

This  year's  team,  he  feels,  has  more 
depth  than  last  year's.  "If  we  continue 
to  work  hard  In  practice  and  If  we  con- 
centrate on  playing  good  soccer,  we 
should  have  a  successful  season  "  he 
said. 

The  Athlete  of  the  Week  is  chosen  by 
the  coaches  of  the  College's  various 
varsity  teams. 


Cheryl  Loss 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

This  week's  Athlete  of  the  Week  Is  WC 
volleyball's  Cheryl  Loss.  "I  didn't  even 
think  that  women  were  being  consi- 
dered for  It,"  she  remarked.  "I  think 
it's  kind  of  strange,  for  this  school,  for  a 
girl  to  be  chosen." 

Gender  aside,  Loss  has  proven  to  be  a 
superior  athlete  both  on  the  volleyball 
court  and  the  Softball  field.  Last  year 
she  was  named  to  the  MAC  All  Star 
volleyball  team  and  most  recently  was 
considered  for  the  All  Tournament  All 
Star   Team    at   the   Juniata   College 


Classic  last  weekend. 

Loss  considers  her  biggest  attribute 
to  be  her  voice.  "For  me  It's  a  nervous 
reaction  to  talk  a  lot  on  the  court,"  she 
said.  "In  a  game  situation  It  helps  me  to 
relax.  If  I  say  'get  low'  or  'get  your  feet 
moving,'  the  other  girls  on  the  team 
might  listen  and  maybe  It  helps  them 
relax,  too,  but  mainly  I  do  It  for 
myself." 

Loss  feels  that  she  was  chosen  "not  so 
much  because  I'm  good  but  because  I 
try.  I  think  people  (coaches)  appreciate 
when  someone  puts  forth  an  effort,  and 
I  like  to  think  that  I  put  forth  an  effort. ' ' 


students  do—  regularly  even!  But  It 
almost  seems  useless  to  have  such 
large  bleachers.  The  school  could  in- 
vest in  four  or  five  lawn  chairs  and  use 
the  bleachers  to  fuel  faculty  wood 
stoves.  The  hill  could  be  sown  for  fresh 
vegetables  every  year. 

By  the  end  of  the  game  Tuesday  the 
crowd  was  almost  large  enough  to  be 
counted  on  both  hands  and  both  feet. 
Maybe  the  weather  kept  people  away 
but  it  makes  one  wonder  why  sunshine 
and  a  nice  breeze  would  force  students 
to  stay  Inside. 

But  that  is  enough  criticism  of  the 
student  body.  Maybe  the  soccer  game 
Tuesday  was  not  the  most  outstanding 
performance  ever  seen  at  Kibler  Field, 
but  then  again,  how  would  you  know? 
WC  has  a  soccer  team  worth  sup- 
porting. It  would  be  a  waste  to 
discourage  these  athletes  by  tack  of  stu- 
dent support. 


The  Washington  College  Band 

invites  anyone  with  musical  experience 
To  Sign  Up  For  Tryouts 

REHERSALS  ARE  MON.  &  WED.  NIGHT 
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Cheryl  Lom  exhibits  floe  form 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

Washington  College  is  playing  host  to 
the  Maryland  Association  of  Inter- 
Collegiate  Athletes  for  Women's 
Volleyball  Championship  next  month. 
WC  agreed  to  host  the  championship 
after  Towson  State  declined. 

Coach  Penny  Fall  is  very  pleased  to 
hold  the  tournament  at  WC,  and  feels 
that  this  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to 
the  Bicentennial  celebration. 

The  teams  which  will  be  participating 
in  the  tournament  include:  Washington 
College,  University  of  Maryland 
Baltimore  County,  Loyola,  Salisbury 
State,  Hood,  Navy,  Western  Maryland, 
Notre  Dame,  Morgan,  and  St.  Mary's. 
The  tournament  will  be  held  on 
November  14. 


WC  Volleyball  Takes 
A  Lesson  at  Juniata 


The  Cross  Country  team,  having  defeated  Coppin  Saturday,  will  face 
Delaware  State  this  weekend. 

WC  Harriers  Run  Over  Coppin 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  volleyball 
team  travelled  to  Juniata  College  last 
weekend  to  participate  In  the  Juniata 
College  Classic.  Eight  teams  par- 
ticipated In  the  tournament. 

WC  began  the  tournament  in  a  game 
pool  with  three  other  teams:  Juniata, 
Indiana  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  Thell. 

The  first  match  was  against  Thell 
College.  Coach  Penny  Fall  feels  that 
this  was  one  of  their  best  matches  of  the 
weekend  as  WC  bounded  to  victory  with 
scores  of  15-12, 12-15, 15-6. 

The  second  match  against  Indiana 
University  of  Pennsylvania  was  less 
than  spectacular  with  scores  of  8-15, 
0-15.  "It  looked  like  we  were  moving  in 
slow  motion,"  said  Fall.  "It  was  our  on- 
ly poor  match  of  the  weekend. " 

The  first  match  Saturday  morning 
was  against  Juniata.  Although  this 
team  lost  many  seniors  from  last  year, 
the  entering  freshmen  were  incredibly 
good,  according  to  Fall.  Juniata's 
record  was  10-0  going  into  the  tourna- 
ment so  Fall  was  not  too  surprised,  or 
disappointed,  with  the  scores  of  6-15  and 
4-15. 

After  completing  play  with  the  teams 
in  their  pool,  WC  entered  a  seeding 
tournament  with  Wilkes.  Fall  states 
that  the  Wilkes  team  was  a  difficult  op- 
ponent due  to  their  unpredictability  as 
far  as  setting  the  bail  was  concerned. 
The  score  was  1-6  until  the  WC  girls 
became  accustomed  to  their  opponent 
to  rally  for  two  victories,  15-13, 15-12. 

The  last  match  for  WC  was  with  West 
Chester.  Fall  feels  that  WC  passing  and 
defense  were  as  good  as  they  have  been 
all  year  In  this  match  although  the  girls 
were  defeated  10-15,  6-15.  "During  the 
first  game  we  were  right  with  them  un- 
til Jenny  Bradley  got  hurt,"  said  Fall. 
Bradley  was  kneed  in  the  lip  by  an  op- 
posing spiker. 

Fall  was  overall  very  pleased  with 
the  tournament.  "The  girls  had  a  very 
positive  experience  teamwise,"  said 
Fall. 

Many  of  the  team  members  were 
satisfied  with  the  match.  "I  thought  we 
played  the  best  we  played  all  year," 
said  Junior  veteran  Laura  Chase.  "I 
think  we  played  well  as  a  team." 

Chase  feels  that  the  team's  biggest 
problem  is  concentration.  "It  takes  us 
awhile  to  get  into  the  game,"  she  com- 
mented. "We  need  to  build  up  our  con- 
centration so  that  we  can  get  right  into 
the  match." 

Freshman  Nanlne  Campbell  added, 
"If  we  can  get  our  passes  to  the  center 


without  putting  them  in  the  net  than  our 
offense  has  a  good  chance  of  being  set 
correctly." 

'  'If  we  can  set  our  offense  early  in  the 
game,  we  can  take  the  match,"  con- 
tinued sophomore  Judi  Skelton.  "Also 
we  do  well  if  there's  a  crowd  behind 
us."  (  a  subtle  hint  for  the  next  home 
game.) 

With  a  quad-match  ahead  for  Mon- 
day, a  tri-match  coming  Wednesday, 
and  a  tournament  next  Friday  and 
Saturday,  Fall  Is  hoping  that  last 
weekend's  experience  cna  be  used  con- 
structively by  the  team.  "It  was 
definitely  worth  the  time,  effort,  and 
experience,"  said  Fall.  "I  hope  the 
fruits  of  the  weekend  will  begin  to  show 
for  the  rest  of  the  season." 


by  Kevin  Kroencke 

In  the  third  race  of  the  season  the 
•Washington  College  Hill  and  Dalers 
travelled  to  Baltimore  to  face  one  of 
their  favorite  victims—  Coppin  State. 
The  team  had  already  raced  against 
Coppin  In  the  WC  Invitational  and 
defeated  them. 

After  last  week's  disappointment  at 
Mary  Washington's  campus  the  team 
was  looking  forward  to  a  better  race 
and  outcome  on  the  hills  in  Baltimore. 
As  It  turned  out  the  team  did  not  even 
have  to  exert  itself  to  claim  its  third  vic- 
tory of  the  season. 

The  race  was  scheduled  for  a 
distance  of  10  kilometers  (6.2  miles)  but 
after  the  first  mile  ail  the  team  had  to 
do  was  ensure  that  all  five  members 
finished  the  race  in  order  for  it  to 
receive  an  official  team  score. 

With  the  outcome  decided  well  in  ad- 
vance the  team  used  the  race  as  a 
strategy  workout.  Seniors  Jeff  Lucas 
and  Kevin  Kroencke,  along  with 
freshmen  Jon  Adams  set  the  pace  for 
the  team  and  race.  The  three  Harriers 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Thanks  to  the  fine  weather  of  late,  the 
intramural  singles  tennis  tournament 
came  to  an  end.  Paul  Galli  defeated  Al 
Montague  6-0,  6-1  for  top  honors.  Paul 
was  the  number  one  player  on  the  ten- 
nis team  two  years  ago  but  went  to 
Europe  to  study  last  year.  Lucius  Sinks, 
the  number  two  player  two  years  ago, 
also  traveled  abroad  to  study  but  has 
returned  to  play  bis  senior  year.  Coach 
Flnnegan  has  to  have  high  hopes  with 
these  two  players  back  along  with  the 
many  returning  lettermen  and  some 
hot  freshmen. 

I  was  hoping  the  win  last  Saturday 
afternoon  by  the  soccer  team  over 
Swarthmore  was  going  to  generate 
some  hometown  support.  The  win  was  a 
big  one  for  the  Shoremen  who  had  not 
beaten  Swarthmore  In  seven  years. 
Swarthmore  had  previously  defeated 
Navy  2-0,  and  Princeton  University  2-1 
and  were  nationally  ranked  in  division 
III.  After  the  game,  you  could  see  the 
smile  from  ear  to  ear  on  Coach  Athey's 
face  as  he  congratulated  bis  players. 
Once  Hugh  Collie  rammed  home  a  re- 
bound to  put  the  Shoremen  up  2-0,  the 
defense  played  a  strong  physical  game 
anchored  by  Glenn  Gillis  who  got  the 
shut-out.  Unfortunately,  a  letdown 
followed  on  Tuesday  with  a  1-0  loss  to 
Washington  Bible;  but  this  still  doesn't 
take  anything  away  from  a  pretty  win 
last  weekend. 

The  intramural  football  league  has 
the  K.A.s  rolling  along  on  top  followed 
by  the  revamped  Wave.  The  K.A.s 
seem  to  be  the  team  to  beat  in  the 
playoffs.  The  top  four  teams  get  in  the 


playoffs  so  there  will  be  some  jockeying 
for  position  to  get  the  last  three  spots. 
Coach  Mathew's  decree  on  lacrosse 
players  reminds  me  of  the  old  W.H.A. 
raiding  the  N.H.L.  for  players.  If  the 
K.A.s  do  win  the  playoffs,  there  might 
be  a  possibility  of  a  "Superbowl"  bet- 
ween the  K.A.,  and  a  team  that  will  re- 
main anonymous. 

Speaking  of  Coach  Mathews,  he  has 
cut  his  lax  squad  down  to  forty  players 
for  the  remainder  of  fall  ball.  They 
have  been  practicing  all  week  in  an- 
ticipation of  the  alumni  game  tomor- 
row. There  should  be  many  familiar 
faces  returning  to  play.  I  have  to  go 
with  the  hometown  boys  over  the  alum- 
ni 15-12.  The  alumni  will  start  fast 
especially  with  "Bear"  facing  off,  but 
the  second  half  should  go  to  the  varsity. 
If  Timmy  Hart  returns  to  tend  the  nets, 
the  alumni  might  just  pull  an  upset. 

I  hope  everyone  got  their  work  done 
early  this  week.  It  should  be  an 
unbelievable  weekend  for  everyone 
with  the  many  festivities.  Monday  Is  go- 
ing to  be  a  tough  one,  but  Isn't  It  always. 
See  you  tomorrow  morning  at  9:45  for 
the  parade. 

Meal  of  the  Week:  It  has  to  go  to  last 
Wednesday's  Bicentennial  Feast  in 
Hodson  topped  off  by  the  Chestertown 
Fife  and  Drum  Corp  for  dessert.  This 
could  be  topped  tonight,  however,  at  the 
Hall  of  Fame  Reception  and  Dinner  In 
Hodson  Hall.  Prices  are  a  bit  steep  at  20 
dollars  per  person  or  35  dollars  a  cou- 
ple. It  Includes  open  bar,  buffet  dinner 
and  Induction  presentations. 

Phrase  of  the  Week:  Bicentennial 
Fever— Catch  It! 


led  virtually  from  start  to  finish  and  in 
the  end  Kevin  Kroencke  was  given  first, 
although  Jeff  Lucas  crossed  the  Line 
together  with  Kroencke  and  Adams  was 
right  with  them. 

Dan  Bakley  and  Ollie  Sommers  ran 
with  the  leaders  for  part  of  the  race  and 
finished  shortly  behind  the  first  group. 

Overall  last  week's  race  was  a  great 
morale  booster,  and  will  help  the  team 
get  ready  for  its  two  races  coming  up 
next  week.  On  Saturday  the  team 
travels  to  Deleware  State  for  an  eleven 
o'clock  race.  Then  on  Tuesday,  Loyola 
and  Salisbury  travel  to  Chestertowii  to 
race  against  the  WC  Harriers  in  their 
last  home  race  of  the  season. 

All  are  encouraged  to  come  out  and 
root  for  the  home  team  on  Tuesday. 
Everyone  who  can  walk,  jog,  crawl  or 
fly  on  two  feet  is  encouraged  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  200-mile  relay  race  being 
organized  this  weekend  by  Jeff  Chaf lin, 
Maybe  all  the  College  athletes  who 
can't  get  any  recognition,  fear  Lover's 
Lane  or  dribble  with  their  feet  can  bave 
a  friendly  little  competition  on  the 
track,  or  just  meet  In  the  spirit  of  the 
weekend. 


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Third  Century  Fund 
Nears  $5  Million  Mark 


by  Wendy  Murphy 
News  Editor 

Since  the  Washington  College  Third 
Century  Fund  began  approximately 
two  years  ago,  $4  million  has  been 
pledged  toward  the  $10.25  million  goal 
and,  according  to  Director  of  the  Fund 
George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations,  the 
College  has  two  firm  prospects  of 
$500,000  each  from  anonymous  donors. 

A  college's  endowment  is  the  finan- 
cial base  on  which  it  thrives.  This  in- 
come provides  the  annual  support  for 
the  student's  financial  aid,  faculty 
salaries,  special  programs,  and  other 
college  operating  expenses.  Student  tui- 
tion and  fees  only  pay  about  68  per  cent 
of  Washington  College's  expenses. 

A  booklet  published  for  The  Third 
Century  Fund,  chaired  by  Dr.  Phillip  J. 
Wingate,  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  states, 
"Thomas  Jefferson  on~e  said  of  George 
Washington:  'In  his  expenses  he  was 
honorable  but  exact;  liberal  in  con- 
tribution to  whatever  promised  utility ; 
but  frowning  and  unyielding  on  all  vi- 
sionary projects  and  all  unworthy  calls 
on  his  charity.' 

"Washington  found  the  new  college  at 
Chestertown  worthy  of  his  support  and 
gave  both  his  name  and  fifty  guineas  to 
it.  Time  has  shown  that  both  Wash- 
ington and  Jefferson  were  sound  in 
their  judgements  and  there  are  today 
few,  if  any,  institutions  in  America 
more  worthy  of  support  than  this  time- 
tested  college  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of 
Maryland." 

Hard  times 

The  booklet  goes  on  to  state  that  after 
many  years  of  adversity,  including 
periods  when  the  College  resorted  to  a 
lottery  in  order  to  obtain  funds  to  sus- 
tain the  College,  had  the  entire  ad- 
ministrative staff  reduced  to  one  man 
and,  at  one  time,  had  a  student  body  of 
14,  mostly  non-paying  students;  alumni 
and  friends  have  helped  the  College  en- 
dowment grow.  According  to  an  audit 
done  on  June  30,  the  endowment  now 
stands  at  $9,163,000.  Even  so,  Wash- 
ington College  remains  well  below 
comparable  colleges  on  the  scale  of  en- 
dowments. 

The  booklet  also  points  out  that  the 
College  is  at  its  strongest  financial  spot 
in  its  history,  but  still  lacks  the  suffi- 
cient funds  "to  provide  the  excellence 
in  education  of  which  Washington  Col- 
lege is  rightfully  proud." 

The  needs  have  been  divided  into  four 
particular  areas,  including  Support  of 
Academic  Program— $5,950,000., 
Financial  Aid  for  Students  $3,000,000., 
Maintainence  and  Improvement  of 
Academic  Facilities— $800,000.,  and 
Program  Enrichment  and  Cultural 
Events— $500,000. 

Group  Support 

The  Third  Century  Fund  has  received 
a  great  deal  of  help  from  the  Hodson 
Trust,  the  Lt.  Alton  Jones  Founda- 
tion—a private  foundation  in  New  York, 
the  Mercantile  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust 

Halloween  Dinner 

On  Saturday,  October  31,  the  Food 
Service  is  sponsoring  a  dress-up  dinner. 
All  students  are  encouraged  to  attend 
the  evening  meal,  in  costume.  Prizes 
will  be  awarded! 


Company,  USF  *  G,  Inc.,  and  other 
donors.  There  is  also  a  possibility  that  a 
parcel  of  land  may  be  given  to  the  Col- 
lege that,  when  sold,  would  add  sub- 
stantially to  The  Third  Century  Fund. 

Fund  raising  progress  has  slowed 
recently  due  to  President  Joseph  H. 
McLahVs  untimely  death  and  the  ef- 
forts required  to  stage  the  opening 
Bicentennial  celebrations.  Hayward 
said  that  the  campaign  should  become 
a  lot  more  active  now  that  October  10 
has  past. 

He  added,  "We  have  received  over 
$15,000  in  memorial  gifts  in  honor  of  Dr. 
McLain.  The  publicity  that  should  focus 
on  the  College  as  a  result  of  the  Bicen- 
tennial should  also  enhance  prospects 
for  the  eventual  success  in  The  Third 
Century  Fund  Campaign." 


Washington  College  celebrated  Its  Bicentennial 
For  the  day  In  pictures,  turn  to  Page  5. 


In  grand  style  this  weekend. 


College  Celebrates  Opening 
with  Formality 


byPeteTurchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

Just  over  198  years  after  Washington 
College's  first  Commencement 
ceremony,  students,  faculty,  alumni, 
members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  and  the  Governor  of 
Maryland  formed  a  procession  through 
Chestertown  to  Emmanuel  Episcopal 
Church,  where  the  opening  of  the 
Bicentennial  year  was  marked  by  a 
Formal  Fall  Convocation. 

On  the  outside,  the  two  chronological- 
ly distant  ceremonies  were  similar.  The 
Governor,  along  with  other  dignitaries 
rode  in  a  horse-drawn  carriage,  and  on 
the  platform  in  town  attention  centered 
around  Reverend  William  Smith.  The 
differences  were  that  the  Governor  in 
last  Saturday's  ceremony  was  the 
Honorable  Harry  Hughes,  not  William 
Paca,  and  Bill  Smith  did  not  speak,  but 
was  instead  the  subject  of  speeches. 

The  Convocation  began  with  Chester- 
town's  Mayor  Elmer  Horsey,  who 
spoke  not  only  of  the  College's 
Bicentennial,  but  of  the  275th  Anniver- 
sary of  Chestertown  as  well.  After  a 
short  choral  selection  from  the  College 


choir,  Whitfield  J.  Bell,  Executive  Of- 
ficer of  the  American  Philosophical 
Society,  brought  greetings  from  the 
Colonial  Colleges.  Richard  D.  Weigle, 
President  Emeritus  of  St.  John's  Col- 
lege in  Annapolis  spoke  for  neighboring 
colleges,  settling  a  friendly  dispute  by 
admitting  that  Washington  College  Is, 
finally,  the  oldest  chartered  college  in 
Maryland. 

Aside  from  Mayor  Horsey,  the  two 
other  non-academic  speakers  were 
Governor  Hughes  and  Maryland  Sena- 
tor Paul  S.  Sarbanes.  Hughes  said  in  his 
remarks  that  "the  future  of  Washington 
Is  to  be  as  great  as  it  has  been  in  the 
past."  Sarbanes,  who  noted  that  the 
College  was  founded  before  the  United 
States  Congress,  holds  an  honorary 
degree  from  Washington. 

The  featured  speaker  of  the  afternoon 
was  not  a  local  academic  nor  a  politi- 
cian, but  Sir  Fraser  Noble,  Principal 
and  Vice-Chancellor  Emeritus  of  the 
University  of  Aberdeen,  the  school  Bill 
Smith  attended  over  225  years  ago.  In 
his  speech  Noble  traced  the  history  of 
the  University  of  Aberdeen,  then 
remarked  on  Smith's  career,  mainly 
before  the  founding  of  the  College.  No- 


ble called  the  school  "a  friendly 
academic  community,"  and  said  of  its 
founder  that  "The  link  between 
knowledge  and  liberty  established 
through  education  was  always  at  the 
heart  of  his  philosophy. ' ' 

The  formal  ceremony  concluded  with 
the  conferring  of  the  honorary  degrees 
of  Doctor  of  Laws  on  Sir  Fraser  and 
Bell,  followed  by  another  choral  selec- 
tion. The  Bicentennial  run,  200-mile 
relay  began  at  the  platform,  with  the 
first  four  participants  running  to  the 
college.  A  luncheon  for  College 
members  and  all  of  their  guests  was 
held  under  tents  on  campus  soon  after- 
wards. 

The  rest  of  the  day  was  given  to 
athletic  events,  lectures  and  exhibits. 
The  College  lacrosse  team  beat  the 
alumni  15-11,  and  the  Shoremen  tied 
Albright  in  soccer,  3-3,  while  the  crew 
worked  out  on  the  Chester  River.  The 
first  program  of  the  William  James 
Forum's  Meaning  of  Freedom  Series,  a 
symposium  including  Sarbanes  and 
Bell,  as  well  as  others,  was  held  in  Bill 
Smith  auditorium.  Various  exhibits  on 
campus  included  Eastern  Shore  photo- 
graphs by  Constance  Stuart  Larrabee 
in  the  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center  (which 
will  remain  at  the  College  until  the  end 
of  next  month) ,  paintings  and  historical 
drawings  of  the  College  by  Guy  Steele 
Falrlamb,  and  an  exhibit  are  still  on 
display  In  Miller  Library. 

The  replica  clipper  ship  Pride  of 
Baltimore  stood  at  Kibler  Marina  for 
the  afternoon,  open  to  visitors.  The  day 
concluded  with  a  jazz  concert  in  Hynson 
Lounge  by  local  artists  Dick  Durham 
and  Jazz  Johnson,  followed  by  the 
Homecoming  Dance. 


The  Music  Department  will  offer  Its  second  Bach's  Lunch  this  weekend  oo 
the  library  terrace. 


No  Elm 


Due  to  the  fall  break,  The  Elm  will 
not  be  printed  next  Friday,  October  23. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  October  16,  U81— Page  2 


Getting  Down  to  Business 


The  Student  Academic  Board  is  currently  discussing  revisions  to 
the  proposal  for  the  creation  of  a  Business  major  at  Washington 
College.  The  reason  the  group  is  discussing  the  proposal  is  that 
the  Faculty  and  Curriculum  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  will  advise  the  Board  to  accept  or  reject  the  plan 
at  its  December  meeting, 

Although  a  large  majority  of  the  faculty  approved  the  proposal 
last  spring,  they  left  many  questions  unanswered.  Two  of  the 
basic  objections  to  a  new  major  in  Business  Administration  have 
been  1 )  that  some  people  feel  Business  does  not  have  a  place  in  a 
liberal  arts  curriculum,  and  2)  that  the  cost  of  implementing  any 
new  program,  especially  this  one,  might  be  prohibitive  in  a 
period  of  declining  enrollment  and  rising  costs. 

The  first  of  these  two  objections  seems  to  have  been  an- 
ticipated by  the  members  of  the  Social  Science  Division  who 
wrote  the  proposal.  A  paragraph  at  the  end  says  simply  that  a 
Business  major  could  easily  become  part  of  a  liberal  arts  tradi- 
tion. Despite  this  claim,  and  possibly  because  of  its  brevity,  sup- 
porters of  the  plan  still  seem  to  believe  that  their  major  task  is  to 
overcome  a  traditional  stubbornness  about  widening  the  scope  o<, 
the  curriculum. 

This  is  not  true.  While  some  faculty  undoubtedly  hold  this  posi- 
tion, most  have  already  voted  to  support  this  principle  ofi 


program  as  soon  as  possible,  but  their  eagerness  should  not  be 
allowed  to  prevent  adequate  research. 

Until  a  decision  is  made,  however,  a  lot  of  people  are  going  to 
be  impatient.  Current  juniors  and  seniors  will  not,  in  all  pro- 
bability, have  the  opportunity  to  benefit  from  the  program.  It 
may  be  some  small  consolation  to  them  that,  according  to  an  ar- 
ticle in  the  October  11  issue  of  the  Sunday  Sun  .  a  study  of 
management  employees  at  AT*T  shows  that  "employees  with 
liberal  arts  majors  have  shown  superior  potential  for  middle 
management,  and  they  have  shown  greater  advancement  within 
the  system  than  employees  with  other  majors."  This  does  not 
mean  that  a  Business  major  here  would  not  be  a  good  thing;  only 
that  the  current  program  certainly  does  not  hinder  graduates 
from  successfully  entering  the  business  world. 

It  seems  probable  that  Washington  College  will  offer  a 
Business  major  sometime  in  th.e  future ;  one  was  nearly  begun  in 
the  recent  past.  A  decision  will  almost  undoubtedly  be  made  at 
the  December  Board  meeting.  The  SAB  could  possibly  influence 
it,  but  few  students  attended  the  open  meeting  about  the  proposal 
that  the  SAB  held  last  Tuesday,  and  the  SAB  will  have  difficulty 
proposing  revisions  before  the  December  meeting  of  the  Board. 
If  students  want  their  opinions  on  the  proposal  of  a  Business  ma- 
j  jor  to  be  heard,  they  should  get  moving;  write  Letters  to  the 


establishing  a  Business  major.  The  most  important  problem  yetjj  Editor,  organize  petitions.  Widespread  student  support  of  the 


to  be  solved,  the  one  that  is  most  troubling  the  Administration, 
the  cost. 

The  proposal  calls  for  the  addition  of  one  full-time  professor 
and  one  part-time  professor.  If  both  could  be  obtained  at  the 
average  salaries  for  new  teachers  at  the  College,  which  are  low, 
these  new  professors  would  still  cost  something  in  the  range  of 
$30,000.  But  in  order  for  a  small  liberal  arts  college  in  a  tiny  town 
on  the  Eastern  Shore  to  attract  someone  qualified  to  teach 
business  at  the  college  level,  whose  services  are  being  eagerly 
competed  for,  we  might  have  to  pay  as  much  as  $40,000  a  year  or 
more,  to  staff  a  business  major  as  well  as  we  do  our  other  ones. 
(And  it  must  be  well  staffed.  To  take  the  short-cut  written  into 
the  proposal,  that  of  not  trying  to  get  a  teacber  with  a  Doctorate, 
is  worse  than  having  no  Business  major  at  all.) 

The  supporters  of  the  plan  have,  of  course,  considered  its 
financing.  Their  answer  is  that,  based  on  many  different  nation- 
wide enrollment  statistics  and  retention  statistics,  the  college, 
would  attract  enough  new  students  and  keep  enough  old  ones  who 
would  otherwise  transfer  to  pay  for  a  Business  major.  They  may 
be  right.  But  the  major  would  still  be  a  gamble,  and  an  expensive 
one. 

These  are  problems  the  Faculty  and  Curriculum  Committee 
will  consider  carefully  before  the  December  Board  meeting.  A 
Board  comprised  largely  of  businessmen  will  see  the  advantages 
of  a  Business  Administration  program,  but  a  Board  comprised 
largely  of  businessmen  will  also  recognize  the  financial  risks.  It 
is  also  true  that  the  Acting  President  and  Acting  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege do  not  wish  to  make  any  long-range  plans  this  year,  that 
they  feel  it  would  be  inappropriate  for  them,  as  interim  leaders 
of  the  College,  to  do  so.  For  many  reasons  the  Business  proposal 
is  unlikely  to  be  received  with  unanimous  enthusiasm. 

All  the  various  groups  studying  the  program  need  more  time. 
It  is  important  for  the  administration,  as  well  as  the  SAB,  for 
that  matter,  to  analyze  the  statistics  behind  the  possible  addition 
of  a  Business  major  as  thoroughly  as  possible,  but  the  December 
deadline  is  quickly  approaching.  There  is  no  obvious  reason  for 
the  Board  to  have  to  make  its  decision  by  December,  except  that 
supporters  of  the  Business  proposal  seem  certain  that  a  decision 
must  be  made  then.  Of  course  the  Economics  Department,  by 
which  the  new  major  would  be  administered,  wants  to  start  the 


The    $    Elm 

Edltor-ln-Chief Pete  Turchl 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

Sports  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Photography  Editor  Gary  Swope 

Business  Manager josh  Petrie 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  In  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  art.  321 


plan  could  encourage  the  Board.  Student  silence  could 
discourage  it.  If  you  have  a  strong  opinion  on  whether 
Washington  College  should  start  a  Business  major  voice  it  soon. 
One  way  or  another,  a  decision  will  be  made  December  5. 

Convocation  Succeeds 

Thanks  to  a  last-minute  publicity  surge  and  the  announce  ment 
that  Saturday's  parade  was  going  to  be  filmed  by  CBS  (was  it?) 
the  turnout  for  the  Formal  Fall  Convocation,  while  certainly 
smaller  than  it  could  have  been,  was  respectable.  All  in  all,  the 
Convocation  itself  did  not  lack  dignity,  a  worry  one  faculty 
member  voiced  at  the  last  faculty  meeting.  The  march  down  to 
Emmanuel  Episcopal  Church  was  casual,  but  the  ceremony  at 
the  Church  did  the  College  proud. 

The  speeches  —  there  were  a  lot  of  speeches  —  for  the  most 
part  concerned  Bill  Smith,  someone  most  of  us  don't  know  too 
much  about.  The  one  thing  that  made  all  of  the  talking  bearable 
was  that  we  got  to  see  Washington  College  through  the  eyes  of 
others,  from  Chestertown's  Mayor  Horsey  to  Governor  Hughes 
and  Senator  Sarbanes  to  Sir  Fraser  Noble.  We  have  plenty  of  op- 
portunities to  listen  to  ourselves  talk  about  the  College,  and  it 
was  nice  to  hear  some  new  voices.  Louis  Goldstein,  an  old  voice, 
brought  everything  back  home. 

The  Convocation  set  the  tone  for  the  afternoon.  The  Food  Ser- 
vice stood  up  to  yet  another  test  as  it  fed  seven  hundred  and  fifty 
people,  seemingly  without  effort.  For  the  most  part  the  rest  of 
the  day  was  informal  —  one  had  the  choice  of  watching  the  soc- 
cer game  and  admiring  the  Homecoming  floats,  listening  to  the 
opening  symposium  of  the  Meaning  of  Freedom  series  sponsored 
by  the  William  James  Forum,  stepping  aboard  the  Pride  of 
Baltimore,  perusing  art  exhibits,  and  finally,  in  the  evening,  tap- 
ping along  to  Dick  Durham  and  Jazz  Johnson  in  Hynson  Lounge. 

Most  people  seemed  to  appreciate  the  wide  variety  of  events. 
There  was  something  for  everyone,  and  more  than  anyone  could 
digest  in  one  afternoon.  Two  of  the  day's  events  deserve  special 
comment,  however.  The  Homecoming  Dance  suffered  both  from 
the  coming  at  the  end  of  a  long  day,  and  immediately  after  a  con- 
cert, and  from  the  poor  quality  in  the  view  of  many  who  at- 
tended, of  the  band.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Bicentennial  Relay 
went  flawlessly.  Board  member  Bill  Russell  joined  Senior  Doug 
Brown,  alumnus  Tammy  Wolf,  and  Professor  John  Conkling  as 
they  jogged  through  the  crowd  in  front  of  the  church  to  the  track, 
where  various  members  of  the  College  community  ran  for  nearly 
twenty-four  hours.  It  might  have  been  nice  if  the  run  had  been 
organized  as  a  charity  fund-raiser  as  well. 

Those  who  didn't  find  out  about  the  weekend  until  it  was  too 
late,  or  who  simply  chose  to  ignore  it,  missed  a  good  time.  Look- 
ing back  on  it,  aside  from  the  Convocation,  all  of  the  events  of  the 
day  were  things  that  happen  here  a  lot  —  lectures,  athletic 
events,  exhibits,  concerts.  Combined,  they  turned  a  weekend  into 
a  cultural  event.  It  would  be  nice  if  we  don't  have  to  wait  two  hun- 
dred years  for  it  to  happen  again. 


Washington  College  no  longer  needs 
The  Crab.  We  have  The  Elm. 


Yours  truly, 
Bennett  Lamond 


A  Chestertown  Landmark 


Tbe  WMhlngtoo  College  Elm— Friday,  October  18,  UM-Page  8 


The  White  Swan  Tavern  Captures 
Tastes  of  the  Past 


by  Mark  Slater 

In  March  of  1981,  an  historical  land- 
mark, the  White  Swan  Tavern,  having 
been  restored  to  Its  1795  appearance, 
was  reopened  to  the  public  as  a  bed  and 
breakfast  inn. 

The  rooms  in  the  building  reflect  the 
tastes  of  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth 
centuries,  Authentically  restored,  the 
inn  contains  five  rooms  used  to  ac- 
comodate overnight  guests  as  well  as 
other  receiving  and  sitting  areas. 
History 

The  structure  which  now  stands  at  231 
High  Street  is  on  property  owned  by 
Simon  William  in  the  early  1700s.  At 
that  time,  most  of  what  is  now  Chester- 
town  was  farmland. 

A  plot  of  land  was  purchased  by  a  tan- 
ner, John  Lovegrove,  in  1720,  where  he 
built  a  modest  on-room  residence  and 
office.  It  was  there  that  he  practiced  his 
trade  until  1733,  when  he  sold  his  pro- 
perty and  the  first  deed  which  makes 
reference  to  the  property  was  drawn 
up. 

From  1733  until  1793,  the  property 
was  held  by  Joseph  Nicholson.  An  ac- 
tive member  of  tbe  Committee  of  Cor- 
respondence, Nicholson  became  in- 
volved in  the  revolutionary  cause,  earn- 
ing the  rank  of  colonel.  He  later  was  in- 
fluential in  the  founding  of  Washington 
College,  and  sat  on  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors.  Nicholson  was  respon- 
sible for  the  construction  of  what  is  now 
the  front  portion  of  the  tavern. 

The  building  was  raised  to  two  stories 
by  its  next  owner,  John  Bordley.  The 
expansions    he    made    enabled    the 


building  to  be  used  as  a  tavern.  This 
was  done  at  the  end  of  the  18th  Century, 
though  no  formal  documents  indicate 
that  it  was  used  for  this  purpose  until 
1812. 

Issac  Cannell  Jr.  was  the  proprietor 
from  1801  until  its  sale  to  Reverend 
William  H.  Wilmer.  At  that  time  a 
reference  was  made  to  the  use  of  the 
building  as  a  tavern.  Wilmer  leased  his 
property  to  Thomas  Peacock,  who  in 
turn  let  it  to  William  Sims.  These  men 
served  as  proprieters  until  the  property 
was  purchased  by  Thomas  W.  Eliason 
in  1853. 

Eliason  used  the  premises  for  his 
business  as  a  merchant  of  everything 
from  clothing  to  lumber.  The  property 
remained  in  the  Eliason  family  until  the 
1970s,  utilized  by  an  array  of  small 
businesses  for  various  purposes. 
The  Recent  Past 

The  building  was  purchased  in  1977 
by  Horace  Havemeyer  who  intended  to 
restore  the  premises  and  use  the 
building  for  the  same  purpose  it  served 
in  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury. And  archeological  dig  was  under- 
taken in  1978  to  establish  the  building's 
authenticity.  Only  a  few  hundred  ar- 
tifacts were  expected,  but  nearly  70,000 
fragments  were  unearthed. 

Professionals  in  their  respective 
fields,  historian  Michael  Borne  and  ar- 
cheologist  Karl  de  Rochefort-Reynolds, 
aided  in  the  search  for  the  past.  With 
restoration  completed,  Borne  has  since 
moved  on  to  other  projects.  Rochefort- 
Reynolds  is  still  in  the  process  of  ex- 
amining all  the  artifacts. 


^m 


Now  open  for  booking,  tbe  tavern  has 
Significant  Findings 

Besides  giving  everyone  a  better  idea 
about  the  way  of  life  in  Chestertown 
during  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth 
centuries,  the  artifacts  may  prove  to 
have  further  interests.  It  is  speculated 
that  some  of  the  findings  date  back  to  a 
period  earlier  than  that  which  has  been 
established  as  the  colonization  date  of 
the  Eastern  Shore.  Rochefort-Reynods, 


gone  through  a  long  history  of  u 
who  is  still  "putting  the  pieces 
together",  hopes  to  publish  something 
about  what  he  has  uncovered. 
The  Present 
The  public  is  welcome  to  view  the 
restoration.  Tours  are  given  dally  at 
2:00  and  afternoon  teas  are  served 
Wednesday  through  Friday  from  4:00 
through  6:00.  The  White  Swan  will  lodge 
various  guests  of  the  college  during  the 
Bicentennial  year. 


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The  W«ihlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  October  i«,  i»ei— P»ge  4 

Students,  Teachers  Complain 


Science  Program  Off  to  a  Shaky  Start 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 


This  year's  freshman  class  faces  more 
stringent  requirements  for  distribution 
that  those  of  previous  years;  freshmen 
are  now  required  to  take  one  year  of 
courses  in  the  Natural  Sciences.  In  the 
past,  students  have  been  able  to  fulfill 
their  requirements  without  taking  any 
natural  science  courses.  With  an  eye  to 
the  nonsclence  oriented  student, 
Physics  Department  Chairman  John 
Baxter,  and  Associate  Professor  of 
Philosophy  John  Miller  are  offering  an 
interdisciplinary  course  entitled 
Natural  Science  101. 

The  first  exam  for  the  course  was 
held  last  Friday,  and  the  results  were 
disappointing  to  all  concerned.  The 
average  score  on  the  test  was  In  the  D 
range.  "We  aren't  getting  any  feedback 
from  the  students,"  said  Baxter.  "We 
can't  tell  what's  wrong  wrong  without 
their  help." 

Student  reaction  to  the  test  scores 
was  one  of  confusion.  One  student  said, 
"There  is  too  much  Information  being 
given.  If  I  don't  understanding  some- 
thing, I  don't  want  to  make  a  fool  of 
myself  by  asking  him  (Baxter)  to  go 
back."  Another  student  said  that  he 
thinks  "the  Idea  of  the  course  Is  good. 
But  the  problem  is  that  they  are  trying 
to  do  too  much  in  too  short  a  time.' 
Nobody  understands  the  philosophy  lec- 
tures because  Miller  Is  trying  to  cram 
all  of  the  Information  that  he  can  into  a 
very  small  block  and  because  of  the 
Philosophy  lectures,  Baxter  has  less 
time  to  teach  what  he  wants,  so  he  does 
the  same  thing." 

Natural  Science  101  Is  the  descendant 
of  the  Art  and  Science  of  Physics,  a 
physics  course  for  non-science-oriented 
students  taught  by  Baxter  previously. 
The  new  course  Is  a  general  over-view 
of  the  Natural  Science  field  of  study,  ac- 
cording to  Baxter. 

The  unifying  theme  of  the  course  if 
you're  looking  for  one,"  he  says,  "is  the 
question,  'where  do  I  come  from?'  We 
start  from  the  origins  of  the  universe, 
go  to  the  birth  of  the  planets,  and  then 
on  to  the  creation  of  life."  The  first 
semester  of  the  coursae,  taught  by  Bax- 


ter, will  deal  with  areas  of  physics 
proceeding  the  creation  of  life,  such  as 
astronomy  ,  and  physical  theories 
necessary  for  the  study  of  chemistry 
and  biology,  which  will  be  taught  in  the 
second  half  of  the  course  next  semester. 
Chairman  of  the  Chemistry  Depart- 
ment Frank  Creegan  and  Chairman  of 
the  Biology  Department  Edgar  Gwynn 
will  teach  those  portions  of  the  course. 

Interspersed  in  all  of  the  sections  of 
the  course  is  a  philosphy  component, 
which  is  taught  by  Miller.  He  said  that 
the  purpose  of  Including  a  philosophy 
component  is  to  explore  the  question, 
"What  Is  the  nature  of  scientific  ex- 
planation. Or,  what  philisophlcal 
assumptions  undergird  scientific  ex- 
planation?" 

During  the  course  of  the  year, 
Miller's  lectures  will  address  classical 
views  on  the  philosophy  of  scientific  in- 
vestigation as  well  as  some  more  con- 
temporary viewpoints.  He  teaches,  In 
addition  to  the  regular  lectures,  a  lab 
which  puts  the  theories  Into  practice. 
The  purpose  of  the  lab  is  to  "Develop  an 
analog  to  fundamental  or  original 
scientific  investigation."  The  question 
he  puts  to  his  students,  "How  can  you, 
as  introductory  level  students,  without 
a  strong  math  background,  come  to 
understand  what  it  is  to  do  real  original 
scientific  research?" 

In  the  lab,  Miller  illustrates  the  pro- 
cesses used  in  research,  and  the  uncer- 
tainty associated  with  it,  by  means  of  a 
complicated  game.  He  creates  a 
number  of  imaginary  universes  by 
means  of  a  combination  of  playing 
cards.  The  laws  that  govern  a  given 
universe  are  determined  by  the  pattern 
that  the  cards  create.  It  is  the  job  of  the 
student  to  discover  the  laws  which 
govern  the  patterns  of  any  given 
universe,  through  trial.  The  uncertain- 
ty of  outcome  and  the  precision  which  Is 
involved  In  arriving  at  a  good  conclu- 
sion are  stressed  by  Miller. 

Only  Miller,  playing  God,  knows  the 
rule  that  governs  any  universe,  and  the 
students  propose  cards  to  him  which 
seem  likely  to  them  to  fit  the  pattern. 
He  either  tells  them  that  a  card  does  fit, 
therefore  letting  it  take  its  part  in  the 
pattern  and  bringing  them  that  much 


closer  to  the  solution,  or  he  rejects  the 
card,  allowing  it  to  fall  Into  the  "Cosmic 
Bonepile"  the  theoretical  junkheap 
made  up  of  all  wrong  guesses.  "But", 
adds  Miller,  "I  never  tell  you  whether 
or  not  your  decisions  about  a  given 
universe  are  correct  or  not.  After  all, 
God  doesn't  tell  us."  This  lab  is  in  addi- 
tion to  a  regular  lab  for  the  Physics  part 
of  the  course  which  students  are  also  re- 
quired to  attend. 

The  exam  on  Friday  was  divided  bet- 
ween the  physics  and  philosophy  com- 
ponents, with  the  physics  comprising  70 
percent  of  the  grade.  Of  the  61  students 
who  took  the  exam  (There  are  72 
enrolled  in  the  course),  10  failed,  and  28 
got  D's.  There  were  only  three  A's.  On 
the  philosophy  portion,  of  a  total  possi- 
ble 24  points,  over  20  percent  got  0's. 
Baxter  sees  the  problem  as  being  partly 
due  to  the  interdisciplinary  nature  of 
the  course.  He  says,  "Students  study  in 
Quanta.  They  study  English  in  their 
English  classes.  They  think  Physicists 
don't  know  English,  and  that  English 
teachers  don't  know  physics."  In 
answer  to  the  complaint  that  the  course 
moves  too  fast,  Miller  said  to  his 
students,  "I  don't  mind  slowing  down, 
but  you  have  to  tell  me.  You  have  to 
want  to  understand  this  stuff,  and  be 
agressive  in  your  study. ' ' 


One  student  offered  a  partial  solution 
to  the  problem,  however.  "The  class 
should  be  broken  down  more.  There 
should  be  more  than  one  section.  I  think 
the  teachers  would  like  It  better.  I  know 
the  students  would  " 

Another  problem  that  Baxter  sees  is 
the  fact  that  the  course  Is  nearly  com- 
pulsory. If  the  student  does  not  want  to 
or  cannot  take  a  regular  math  oriented 
natural  science  course,  then  NS101  is  the 
only  alternative  at  this  time.  "They 
think  its  unfair",  says  Baxter.  "They 
have  to  do  it.  Its  like  jumping  through 
hoops.  They  think,  what  is  the  least  I 
can  do  to  get  my  Gentlemen's  C?  This  is 
not  the  case  for  all  the  students,  but  for 
the  average  it  seems  to  be." 

Baxter  and  Miller  are  in  an  under- 
standably difficult  situation.  Said 
Miller,  "The  important  thing  to 
remember  is  that  the  material  that  we 
are  presenting  is  intrinsically  difficult. 
We  can't  make  it  easy.  If  the  college  is 
going  to  require  a  natural  science 
credit,  then  they  have  to  realize  this." 
Baxter  added,  "What  is  needed  to 
understand  this  stuff,  however  we  pre- 
sent it,  Is  a  serious  student.  It's  tough." 
At  least  one  student  thought  differently. 
He  said,  "I  understood  that  this  was  a 
course  for  those  who  had  no  interest  in 
science  at  all." 


Surprise    Entry      Places 
Third  at  Great  Oaks 


by  Wendy  Murphy 
News  Editor 

When  Jill  DelConte's  roommate 
entered  her  in  the  First  Annual  Miss 
Great  Oak  Pageant  as  a  joke,  she  had 
no  idea  Jill  would  go  through  with  it, 
much  less  take  third  place. 

For  being  the  second  runner— up, 
Delconte  received  a  cruise  to  the  inner 
harbor  on  a  57— foot  yacht,  and  a  lesson 
from  Jane  Link,  Director  of  the  Mary- 
land Academy  of  Charm  and  Modeling, 
organizer  of  the  pageant. 

The  thirteen  contestants  were  judged 
on  beauty  in  the  swimsuit  competition, 
and  on  poise  and  personality  in  the 


evening  gown  competition.  The  winner 
of  the  contest,  held  on  September  25  at 
the  Great  Oak  Landing  Restaurant  and 
Marina,  was  Patti  Kelly,  24,  of  Galena. 


Mary  Ruth  Yoe  Recalls  Writers'     mr/ 
Union,  Norman  James 


by  Kate  Krauss 

Washington  College  graduates  do  go 
on  to  bigger  and  better  things.  One  who 
is  hard  at  work  locally  Is  Mary  Ruth 
Yoe,  and  1973  graduate  In  American 
Studies  and  winner  of  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Prize,  who  currently  serves  as 
Associate  Editor  of  Johns  Hopkins 
Magazine. 

After  graduation,  Yoe  worked  for  a 
year  on  Washington  College's  view- 
book,  a  booklet  describing  the  school, 
written  for  prospective  students  and  the 
general  public.  She  went  on  to  graduate 
work  at  the  University  of  Scotland, 
where  she  received  her  M.Litt.  (e- 
qulvalent  to  a  Master's  Degree)  In 
"The  Fairy  Tale  In  Post-Modem 
American  Literature."  From  1977 
through  last  September,  Yoe  worked  at 
Grinnell  College,  revising  the  school's 
vlewbook  and  catalogue,  and  working 
on  the  alumni  magazine. 

Since  last  September,  she  has  worked 
under  Ellse  Hancock  as  Associate 
Editor  of  the  Johns  Hopkins  Magazine, 
rated  by  the  Council  for  the  Advance- 
ment and  Support  of  Education  as  one 
of  the  top  ten  magazines  published  by 
colleges  and  Universities  in  the  United 
States. 


While  she  has  been  away  from 
Washington  College  for  eight  years, 
Yoe  has  pleasant  memories  of  Chester- 
town.  "The  town  is  so  lovely.  I 
remember  always  seeing  Norman 
James  walking  down  the  brick  path 
across  from  Minta  Martin  to  visit  the  P 
&  E  newsstand.  I  never  found  out  what 
theP&Estoodfor." 

Reflecting  on  her  undergraduate 
career,  she  recalls  the  birth  of  the 
Writers'  Union.  "It  was  very  exciting. 
All  of  a  sudden  there  was  a  new  poem 
coming  out  every  week  on  the  Broad- 
side, and  poets  coming  to  read  every 
week.  Bob  Day  is  a  very  good  organ- 
izer. He  did  a  lot  to  enliven  the  school." 
Yoe  said  she  admired  James  and 
Robert  Neal,  then  an  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  American  Literature.  "For  a 
while,  it  was  my  goal  in  life  to  get  an  A 
from  Bob  Neal.  He  was  a  marvelous 
teacher." 

As  for  the  future,  Yoe  has  no  im- 
mediate plans  beyond  continuing  her 
work  at  the  magazine.  She  hopes  to  visit 
friends  in  Poland  some  time  in  the  next 
two  years,  plans  complicated  by  the 
delicate  political  situation  there.  She 
said,  "My  friend  describes  Poland  as 
the  only  civilized  Western  nation  you 
can  visit  and  still  lose  weight." 


"It's  different  from  most  college 
magazines  in  that  it  publishes  no  class 
notes,"  Yoe  commented.  "The  in- 
dividual schools  here  (the  School  of  Ad- 
vanced International  Studies,  the 
Medical  School,  .)  each  publish  their 
own.  We  try  to  choose  articles  that  will 
interest  everyone."  The  magazine  has 
published  a  wide  range  of  contributors, 
including  Washington's  own  Robert 
Day.  Recent  issues  here  included  an  ar- 
ticle on  monoclone  antibodies,  and  a 
dialogue  between  four  University  pro- 
fessors on  what  would  be  excavated  if 
the  University  became  a  modernday 
Vesuvius. 

A  growing  magazine 

"I'm  learning  a  lot  while  I  work," 
Yoe  said.  "Ellse  Hancock  is  a  talented 
editor."  The  magazine  is  currently  ex- 
perimenting with  a  new  format.  "We'll 
be  writing  sixteen  center  pages  of  copy 
to  be  published  by  Johns  Hopkins, 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  and 
Rensselaer  Polytechnlcal  Institute," 
explained  Yoe,  "Each  school  will  write 
the  first  and  last  parts  of  its  own 
magazine,  and  have  its  own  cover. 
We'll  publish  all  three  magazines  at 
Johns  Hopkins.  This  will  save  us  money 
that  we  can  spend  on,  for  example,  a 
four-color  cover." 


First  runner— up  was  Lysette  Power- 
-Waters,  19,  of  Church  Hill. 

The  contest  was  sponsored  by  local 
merchants,  and  the  judges  were  Elmer 
Horsey,  Mayor  of  Chestertown,  James 
A.  Cockerill,  Chestertown  Police  Chief; 
Larry  Will,  Manager  of  Leggett's; 
Edith  Bonnett,  owner  of  Bonnett's 
Town  and  Country  Shop;  Mark  Crouch 
of  WCTR  radio;  Hunt  Derringer,  editor 
of  the  Kent  County  News. 

Link  also  plans  to  begin  a  Miss 
Chestertown  Pageant  and  a  Miss  Kent 
County  Pageant. 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m.-l  1  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m. -4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

6:00  p.m. -10:00  p.m.  Sun. 


The  Start:  On  Campus 


H»  WMhlngton  College  Elm-Frtd«y,  Octobtr  1«,  mtl-Page  5 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  grass  was  cut.  The  tents  were  up  So- 
meone had  checked  to  see  that  there  were  no 
loose  bricks  in  the  sidewalk,  and  the  Mayor 
rearranged  Chestertown's  trash  collection  so 
that  a  group  of  workers  hired  for  the  day  could 
follow  the  garbage  trucks  down  Washington 
Avenue  and  move  the  trashcans  away  from  the 
sidewalk.  Inside  the  cafeteria,  hundreds  of 
gallons  of  Seafood  Newburg  were  prepared 

Planning  for  the  Formal  Fall  Convocation 
began  over  a  year  ago,  and  actual  preparation 
of  the  campus  began  over  a  month  before  the 
Bicentennial  flag  was  raised.  The  hard  work 
and  long  hours  meant  something;  a  lot  of  peo- 
ple thought  the  day  was  worth  celebrating,  and 
they  wanted  to  do  it  well.  The  plan  was  modest 
enough— but  it  took  the  work  of  dozens  of  peo- 
ple ]  ust  to  organize  it . 

As  late  as  the  night  before  the  event,  none  of 
them  were  sure  how  successful  they  had  been 
The  occasion  was  not  very  rigidly  structured 
so  it  would  have  been  possible  for  every  living 


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The  Grand  Opening  of  the 

Bicentennial  Year: 
Formal  Fall  Convocation 


alumnus  to  show  up  without  anyone  being 
forewarned,  and  it  would  have  been  possible 
for  no  more  than  a  dozen  to  come.  Even  after 
an  enthusiastic  meeting  with  student  leaders, 
Bicentennial  Committee  Chairman  Peter 
Tapke  had  no  idea  how  many  students  would  be 


But  luck  was  with  all  of  those  people 
who  worked  to  design  programs,  to 
erect  platforms.  A  beautiful  fall  sunset 
filled  the  sky  Friday  night,  and  Satur- 
day was  wonderfully  pleasant,  Just  cool 
enough  for  jackets  and  sweaters  not  to 
be  uncomfortable.  The  alumni  were 
there,  in  varying  numbers;  four  women 
stood  resolutely  behind  the  1920-29  sign, 
the  only  members  of  the  survivors  of 
their  decade  who  made  the  trip  to  the 
little  town  on  the  Eastern  Shore  where 
they  spent  four  years  very  different 
from  the  four  years  we  spend  here  now. 
They  were  four  women  who  went  to 
school  before  anyone  they  knew  had 
flown  anywhere,  before  television  ex- 
isted, before  Pablo  Picasso  and  Ernest 
Hemingway  were  known  outside  of 
Paris. 

And  twenty  yards  and  fifty-some 
years  away,  lining  the  brick  sidewalk 
from  the  flag  pole  to  Memorial 
Gateway,  were  about  two  hundred  cur- 
rent Washington  College  students. 
Some  wore  coats  and  ties,  some  Just 
wore  Jackets,  some  of  the  girls  wore 
dresses;  no  one  really  knew  what  ap- 
propriate dress  for  a  Bicentennial 
should  be.  But  about  25*  nf  fh*»  student 


willing  to  wake  up  early  on  a  Saturday  morn- 
ing, dress  for  the  occasion,  and  march 
downtown.  After  a  week  of  hard  campaigning, 
the  registration  for  the  Bicentennial  Relay  was 
disappointingly  small. 


body  stood  there,  not  sure  exactly  what 
was  going  to  happen,  and  watched  as 
two  horse-drawn  carriages  rolled  up 
Washington  Avenue,  and  fell  out  of  line 
as  the  flags  were  hoisted  up  the  flag 
pole,  and  casually,  with  little  confusion, 
fell  In  step  behind  the  leaders  of  the 
parade. 

Bill  Smith,  a  man  not  many  people 
here  know  much  about,  was  the  subject 
of  most  of  the  speeches.  It  was  only 
natural— it  is  Impossible  to  talk  about 
Institutions  without  talking  about  the 
men  behind  them.  The  President 
Emeritus  of  St.  Johns  College  went  so 
far  as  to  call  Smith  the  "Father  of  the 
American  College  System."  Potentially 
more  Interesting  than  Bill  Smith's 
background,  is  the  history  of  the  rela- 
tionship between  Chester-town  and  the 
school  it  has  housed  for  so  long,  and 
Mayor  Horsey  tried  to  summarize  it. 
He  referred  to  the  College  as  the 
"cultural  center  of  Xhe  community" 
and  said  that,  even  now,  when  In  an  ef- 
fort to  remain  competitive  the  College 
must  try  harder  to  attract  students 
from  all  over  the  Eastern  Seaboard, 
and  across  the  country,  "Chestertown 


The  Washington  College  Elm-FrllUy,  October  1«,  1M1-P«g«« 


In  Town:  The  Convocation 


1?82     S 


Homecominj 


Washington  College  is  a  friend  of 
Chestertown." 

The  Convocation  went  on.  After  the 
Governor,  Senator  Paul  S.  Sarbanes 
spoke,  and  Chestertown  showed  its  first 
sign  of  disrespect  as  a  group  of  noisy 
buses  roared  by.  In  response  to  the 
background  noise  someone  in  charge  of 
the  public  address  system  turned  the 
microphone  up  louder,  which  amplified 
not  only  the  speaker's  voice,  but  also 
the  rustling  of  the  leaves  overhead,  and 
the  singing  of  the  birds  behind  the  plat- 
form. 

The  guest  speaker  of  the  day,  Sir 
Fraser  Noble,  began  by  thanking  the 
College  for  the  honorary  degree  he 
would  soon  receive.  He  then  spoke  of  his 
trans-Atlantic  communication  with 
Joseph  McLain,  his  decision  to  accept 
the  opportunity  to  speak  here,  and  the 
history  of  colleges  in  Scotland.  The 
twelve  o'clock  bells  rang  deeply.  Sir 
Fraser  went  on  to  speak  of  the  founding 
of  the  University  of  Aberdeen,  and 
described  it  as  it  was  in  Smith's  day, 
and  recounted  Smith's  career  at  the  in- 


stitution. Someone  turned  up  ih 
loudspeaker  again.  A  roaring  ocean  o 
leaves. 

Back  at  the  College,  lunch  was  asm 
cess.  Yellow  and  green  tents  gave  tb 
meal  a  formal  picnic  atmosphere,  a 
the  wait  for  food  was  short  while,  I 
town,  the  Maintenance  Departirm 
was  already  taking  down  the  platfort 
and  chairs.  Drinks  served  to  the  IT 
and  a  choice  of  six  pies  for  dessert  too 
everyone's  mind  off  the  length  o 
ceremony  downtown,  and  after  a  whi) 
people  began  drifting  off  once  agaii 
The  Meaning  of  Freedom  series  bega 
with  a  symposium  of  distinguish 
guests.  At  the  soccer  game,  where  th 
Shoremen  ied  Albright  2-0,  a  panel  < 
judges  gathered  to  choose  a  winnin 
float  from  those  that  passed  in  front  r 
the  bleachers  during  halftime.  Alw 
lengthy  discussion  the  panel  chose  lb 
Delta  Pi  Omega  float  as  the  winnei 
with  the  Delta  Pi  Omega  Little  Sister 
coming  in  a  close  second  in  an 
precedented  sweep  of  the  awards. 

In    Hynson    Lounge    Guy   Steel 


Hie  wmnngtoo  College  Elm-Frt<Uy,  October  i»,  im-pm  7 


October  1 0 


stood  in  front  of  his  work,  ln- 
ir  sketches  commissioned  by 
i.  The  sketches  will  be  turned 
s,  or  placemats,  or  maybe 
intennial  plates.  Fairlamb 
he  College  had  specified  the 
I  the  sketches,  and  that  he 
nost  trouble  with  Franklin 
s  visit  to  the  school  in  1933. 
eso  many  people,"  he  said, 
so  small,  you  can  hardly  tell 
pposed  to  be.  But  it  was  a  big 
College." 

artifacts  from  the  school 
ayed  around  campus  as  part 
tags  of  the  archeological  dig 
iy  Associate  Professor  of  Art 
son-LaPalme.  Ink  wells  long 
id  fragments  of  the  walls  of 
al  building  reappeared  as 
°f  autumns  past.  Another 
at  the  marina  to  town  in  the 
«plica  of  a  clipper  ship,  the 
itimore. 

Med  and  the  afternoon 
>ening.  In  Hynson  Lounge  a 
alumni    later    joined    by 


students  let  a  small  jazz  band  led  by 
pianist  Dick  Durham  peacefully  bring 
on  the  night.  After  a  rest,  the  crowd  got 
back  on  their  feet  for  the  Homecoming 
Dance.  6 

As  the  Dance  continued,  the  campus 
fell  quiet.  There  were  no  signs  of  the 
Convocation  in  the  town  square,  no 
s'gl%;*<-  the  morning's  flag-raising 
cecflBMiy  on  the  main  lawn.  Guy  Sleele 
Fairlamb  was  back  in  Washington  DC 
and  the  Pride  of  Baltimore  stood  ready 
to  sail  back  down  the  Chester.  At  the 
end  of  the  dance  couples  left  Hodson 
Hall,  walked  home  under  the  bright 
moonlight,  and  fell  into  a  deep  sleep. 

The  day  was  a  success.  There  were 
still  tents  to  take  down,  and  fifty  gallons 
of  Seafood  Newburg  to  eat,  but  that 
could  wait.  But  somewhere,  out  in  the 
night,  there  were  people  who  hadn't 
given  up.  An  enthusiastic  group  stood  in 
the  glow  of  the  scoreboard  on  Kibler 
Field  waiting  to  run  in  the  200-mile 
relay,  waiting  to  prove  that  school 
spirit  doesn't  end  when  the  band  stops 
playing. 


jttt  Wuhlagtoii  College  Elm— Friday,  October  1«,  1M1— Pege  I 


The  Finish  Line:  Sunday 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

The  campus  looked  strangely  like 
Camelot  last  weekend :  colored 
pavilltons  waving  In  the  breeze,  perfect 
Autumn  weather,  everything  trimmed 
and  neat.  As  I  assembled  with  the  other 
members  of  the  Washington  College 
Class  of  1982,  In  preparation  for  the 
parade  to  Emmanuel  Church,  I  half  ex- 
pected to  see  Arthur  and  his  knights 
parade  between  the  neatly  formed  lines 
of  people,  bestowing  honors  with  the 
flat  edge  of  Excalibur  from  the  back  of 
his  horse.  Such  was  the  quality  of  the  at- 
mosphere on  the  opening  of  the  col- 
lege's Bicentennial  year. 

In  the  evening,  there  was  celebration 
of  a  more  mundane  sort,'  with  dances 
and  cocktail  parties  that  promised  a 
fairly  unmemorable  Homecoming 
night.  Washington  College  seemed  to 
have  fallen  Immediately  back  into  its 
somewhat  apathetic  party  scene.  But 
when  1  auked  a  friend  of  mine  what  he 
was  goini'  to  do  that  evening,  Instead  of 


they  were  almost  all  free.  It  was 
getting  cool,  and  Lucas  and  Chaffln 
were  dressed  warmly.  The  idea  was  to 
have  the  baton  move  for  the  full  two 
hundred  miles,  800  laps  around  the  440 
yard  track,  without  stopping.  "It 
doesn't  matter  how  they  get  around," 
said  Lucas,  "fast,  slow,  walk  or  run,  so 
long  as  they  get  around."  I  planned  to 
sign  up,  and  then  move  on  to  the  other 
events,  coming  back  to  run  when  it  was 
my  time.  But  the  talk  at  the  track,  the 
miles  slowly  ticking  off  (around  60  at 
that  time),  and  the  expectancy  of  a  long 
nightwaiting  (and  maybe  running  for 
the  organizers),  put  into  me  a  certain 
sense  of  adventure  that  I  found  hard  to 
resist.  I  went  to  one  of  the  social  events 
and  found  myself  wondering  how  many 
miles  now,  or  do  they  need  somebody 
now,  or  will  they  make  it  in  the  end.  As 
a  result,  I  found  myself  wasting  the 
charge  of  admission  for  a  concert  and 
running  for  my  room  as  fast  as  I  could 
to  get  into  my  sweats  and  wait  it  out 
with  the  rest.  Bv  the  time  I  got  there,  it 


These  are  only  some  of  the  members  of  the  College  community  who  par- 
ticipated In  the  200-mile  relay. 


Washington  College  Proves 


running  down  a  list  of  parties  that 
sounded  a  bit  hopeless,  as  if  to  say, 
•what  else  Is  there  to  do?',  he  said, 
"Run.  I'm  going  to  run.  All  night." 

He  wasn't  the  only  one,  much  to  the 
delig'it  and  surprise  of  Jeff  Lucas  and 
Jeff  Chiffin,  two  of  the  organizers  of 
th°  Bicentennial  200-mile  Relay.  For 
several  days  previous  to  the  event, 
Chaffin  and  Lucas,  along  with  Sean 
O'Con.ier,  and  Don  Chalellfer,  had  been 
soliciting  people  to  participate  In  this 
original  college  event.  By  the  evening 
of  the  event,  only  twenty  people  had 
signed  up  for  200  miles  of  running. 
There  was  talk  of  marathon-length  run- 
ning on  the  parts  of  the  organizers  and 
members  of  the  Cross  Country  Team. 
Friends  were  put  on  call  in  case  they 
were  needed  to  take  up  the  slack  In  the 
early  morning  hours.  In  short,  it  looked 
like  many  other  events  at  Washington 
College.  It  looked  doomed. 

When  I  arrived  before  dusk,  the  Run 
had  already  been  under  way  since  early 
afternoon,  and  1  had  no  trouble  signing 
up  for  a  time  that  was  convenient  for 


was  almost  dark.  Chaffin  was  setting 
up  a  stereo  lent  by  a  friend,  and  Dr. 
John  Conkllng  had  brought  flares  to 
light  the  track.  They  were  red  flares, 
and  when  they  were  set  up,  they  formed 
a  relay  within  the  relay,  burning  and 
being  replaced  constantly  throughout 
the  night. 

It  was  then,  after  the  dusk  had  fallen 
and  the  night  set  in,  that  people  began 
to  show.  They  came  out  of  the  dark,  ap- 
pearing suddenly  at  the  edge  of  the 
large  pool  of  yellow  light  shed  by  the 
scoreboard.  There  were  dozens  of 
them,  and  as  if  darkness  somehow  took 
away  the  shame  of  not  being  at  a  party 
on  Homecoming  weekend,  they  kept 
coming.  As  it  turned  out,  I  was  number 
86.  That  meant  my  run  would  be  mile  86 
in  the  proceedings,  and  I  had  to  wait 
over  two  hours  to  do  It. 

There  was  a  keg  of  beer,  but  no  one 
drank  very  much.  When  the  stereo  was 
set  up,  the  music  of  Bruce  Springsteen 
sang  out  to  the  runners.  The  aim  was  in- 
spiration, and  throughout  the  night  the 
music  of  such  legends  as  Stevie  Wonder 


It  Was  Born  to  Run 


and  Chuck  Berry  carried  the  par- 
ticipants through  their  running  and 
waiting.  The  rule  was  runner's  choice: 
when  you  ran,  you  listened  to  whatever 
you  wanted  to,  So,  later  in  the  night, 
those  who  had  different  tastes,  had 
Beetboven,  or  even  the  Clancy  Brothers 
to  drive  them  home.  When  it  came  my 
turn,  around  ten  thirty,  I  put  on  Bob 
Seger,  and  awaited  the  baton.  It  was  a 
thrill  rarely  experienced  by  me  here  at 
Washington  College  to  take  that  baton 
from  the  hand  of  the  previous  runner 
and  to  take  off  into  the  dark  amid  the 
cheers  of  the  others  who  waited  or 
recovered.  As  I  headed  for  the  first  red 
flare,  Seger's  'Get  out  of  Denver  Baby' 
kept  me  moving.  My  adrenalin  was  go- 
ing and  I  ran  faster  than  I  had  planned 
to,  pushing  myself  to  the  limit,  as  I  ran 
flare  to  flare,  my  meager  seven  minute 
mile.  When  I  rounded  the  last  turn  and 


Jeff  Lucas  triumphantly  completed  the  Bicentennial  200-mile  relay  early  last  Sunday  afternoon. 


headed  for  the  island  of  light  where  the 
next  runner  waited,  squinting  into  the 
dark  trying  to  find  me,  I  ran  for  my  life 
and  finished  panting  next  to  Chaffin's 
old  VW  bus.  But  the  baton  never  stop- 
ped, as  the  next  runner  grabbed  it  and 
took  off  with  the  same  zeal  as  I  had. 

So  went  the  night.  I  was  exhausted 
after  my  run,  I'm  not  in  very  good 
shape.  But  I  did  it  again.  Twice.  Twice  I 
signed  my  name  at  the  end  of  the  list, 
and  waited  two  hours  for  my  next 
chance.  They  were  no  less  exciting  than 
the  first.  Around  four  in  the  morning,  I 
couldn't  take  it  any  more,  and  I  went 
home  with  aching  feet  and  tried  to  go  to 
sleep,  thinking  with  sympathy  and  envy 
of  Chaffin  and  Lucas,  along  with  O'Con- 
ner  and  Chatellier  who  waited  and  wat- 
ched, and  ran   when  they  could. 

When  I  got  up  finally,  I  saw  that  it 
was  eleven  thirty,  and  realized  that 
they  might  have  finished  already.  They 
hadn't  though,  but  they  were  into  their 
final  laps.  As  I  crossed  the  field,  Spr- 
ingsteen was  singing  Prove  It  All  Night, 
Chaffin  was  running  one  of  the  final 
laps.  Lucas  was  to  have  the  honor  of 
running  the  last  mile.  There  were  a 
number  of  faculty  members  there, 
cheering  them  through  the  last  hours, 
and  there  was  an  informal  soccer  game 
going  on  among  their  children.  O'Con- 
ner  took  number  199  in  under  five 
minutes,  and  Lucas  went,  not  looking 
like  he  had  been  up  for  close  to  thirty 
hours.  On  the  contrary,  when  he 
crossed  the  finish  line,  bursting  through 
a  University  of  Dublin  scarf  provided 
by  O'Conner,  he  looked  as  if  he  could  do 
another  five  miles  with  no  trouble.  Con- 
kllng threw  some  fireworks  into  the  air, 
and  there  was  a  twenty  one  gun  salute 
from  the  muzzle  of  a  lone  black  powder 
gun  ringing  in  the  air.  23  hours  and  18 
minutes  and  200  miles  later,  they  could 
all  go  to  bed. 

Over  100  students,  faculty  members, 
and  their  wives  ran  in  the  relay,  with 
many   local   people   participating  as 
well.   Chaffin,   Lucas,   O'Conner  and 
Chatellier  made  a  reality  out  of  an  idea 
that  any  less  idealistic  or  enthusiastic 
person  would  have  shelved  long  ago. 
They  encapsulated  perhaps  the  mose 
Pj  widespread  display  of  spirit  that  I  have 
u|  ever  seen  or  felt  In  my  time  here.  It  was 
P  mostly  for  fun,  they  all  admit,  but  it 
showed  that  there  is  still  some  sense  of 
enthusiasm  amid  the  college  communi- 
ty, that  could  carry  us  through  the  next 
century.  There  are  a  lot  of  people  who 
wear  their  Bicentennial  200—  mile  relay 
T-shirts  with  justifiable  pride.  I  know 
I  do. 
Photo  by  Jon  Adams 


SG A  President  Seeks 
Career  Counselor 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday ,  October  16, 1961— Page  9 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

SGA  President  Arlene  Lee  and  a 
group  of  senior  students  have  begun 
work  on  a  proposal  to  eventually  be  put 
before  the  Board  Of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors, asking  for  the  employment  of  a 
permanent  Career  Counselor  at 
Washington  College. 

The  proposal,  which  is  still  in  the  ear- 
ly stages  of  planning,  has  already 
received  the  unanimous  support  of  the 
Alumni  council.  "The  aim",  says  Lee, 
"Is  to  employ  someone  completely  out- 
side of  the  college  community  to  do  the 
job."  Assistant  to  the  President  Dale 
Trushelm  will  be  helping  Lee  compile 
pertinent  Information  for  the  proposal 
by  getting  in  touch  with  other  colleges 
that  have  such  a  program,  and  deter- 
mining how  they  work  and  exactly  what 
would  be  involved  in  setting  one  up 
here.  Robert  Fredland,  Director  of 
Alumni  Affairs,  will  also  be  helping  in 
the  comDilation  of  information   and 


statistics. 

In  addition  to  the  permanent  position 
being  sought,  the  proposal  Includes  pro- 
visions for  Alumni  speakers,  and  guests 
of  the  Dean  to  come  regularly  to  the  col- 
lege to  speak  on  career  opportunities. 

The  counselor  would  be  responsible 
for  all  aspects  of  career  counciling 
education.  He  or  she  would  be  responsi- 
ble for  establishing  and  maintaining 
ties  with  business  and  government,  as 
well  as  publicizing  and  controlling 
graduate  school  information  at  the  Col- 
lege, Internships  would  be  established 
and  administered  from  the  office,  anc 
would  provide  students  with  resources 
and  advice  In  an  effort  to  help  them 
realize  their  career  goals. 

Lee  emphasizes  that  the  program  is 
still  in  the  early  stages.  "What  we  have 
to  do  is  prove  to  the  Board  that  by  hav- 
ing this  position,  we  are  keeping 
students  here.  It  is  still  early,  though. 
There  are  a  lot  of  statistics  that  have 
yet  to  be  gathered." 


Kerr  Features  W.  5.  Merwin 


by  Steve  Groft 

W.S.  Merwin,  distinguished  poet, 
translator,  and  writer  of  prose  will  be 
on  campus  later  this  month  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Sophie  Kerr  Lecture 
Series. 

Merwin  is  best  known  as  a  poet  and 


1  won  the  Pulitzer  Prize  in  1972  for  The 
Carrier  of  Ladders. 

He  will  be  giving  a  reading  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  on  Wednesday, 
October  28  at  8:00  and  lecturing  there 
the  next  morning  at  10:00. 


HUNT  KEEP  IT  TO  YOURSELF. 


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AND  SHORT  STORIES 

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Roving  Reporter 


by  Jonathan  Adams 


Question :  What  did  you  think  of  Homecoming  Weekend? 


Tom  Tague—  Freshman,  Philadelphia , 
PA 

"I  guess  the  best  part  about  last 
weekend  was  that  the  students  had  a 
good  opportunity  to  participate  in  the 
social  and  athletic  events.  It  was  a 
community-Involved  affair.' ' 


Heather    McAlpine  — Freshman, 
Bethesda,  MD 

I  thought  it  was  wonderful.  I  was  im- 
pressed by  the  turnout.  I  thought  it  was 
very  well  done." 


Debbie    Herring—Senior,    Annapolis, 
MD 

I  thought  it  was  well-prepared.  I  also 
don't  think  that  enough  seniors  showed 
up." 


Bob 
MD 


Fornoff—  Freshman,    Baltimore, 


"The  best  thing  was  Friday  night, 
when  we  were  all  messed  up.  The  two 
games  together  on  Saturday  were  pret- 
ty nice." 


Jessie  Wlttlch— Junior,  Baltimore,  MD 
"I  thought  the  parade  in  the  morning 
was  good.  .It  gave  me  a  sense  of  the 
history  of  this  place.  It  made  me  tike 
the  school  a  lot  more." 


Brian    Mullaney  —  Freshman, 
Cumberland,  MD 

"It  was  good  for  the  school  that  the 
public  officials  came.  I  had  a  good  time 
at  the  games." 


Steven    Thomas    Groft— Junior, 
Westminster,  ND 

"The  weekend  was  quite  enjoyable 
and  a  splendid  time  was  had  by  all." 


Debbie  Kole— Senior,  Princeton  Junc- 
tion, NJ 

"I  think  the  Bicentennial  is 
generating  a  lot  of  spirit,  and  I  think  it 
will  help  pull  the  student  body  together. 
I  thought  the  banner  carriers  should 
have  gotten  national  attention." 


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Rudl  van  Dijk,  a  Canadian  composer, 
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ington College  Lecture  Series.  He  will 
be  speaking  on  his  own  composition  and 
contemporary  music. 

He  was  born  in  Holland  in  1932  and 
after  studying  there  at  the  Royal 
Academy  of  Music  In  the  Hague,  van 
Dijk  moved  to  Canada  in  1953  and 
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The  Shoremen  fought  hard  against  Albright  but  had  to  settle  (or  a  tie,  3—3. 

Shoremen  Forced 
to  Settle  For  Tie 


by  Stove  Frailer 

This  is  Just  a  reminder  to  Washington 
College  students  that  women's  crew  Is  a 
sport  here  and  ts  in  the  midst  of  fall 
practice.  Under  the  direction  of  Coach 
John  Wagner,  they  are  taking  shape, 
and  will  be  justifably  called  a  women's 
crew  by  rowing  season.  They  will  be  a 
team  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the  spring. 

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to  Wagner,  "prospects  for  the  spring 
are  good." 

Not  only  do  they  have  quantity,  but 
they  also  have  quality.  According  to 
Wagner  the  novices  are  "progressing 
and  learning  well,  while  the  veterans 
are  rowing  at  their  best." 

The  problem  for  the  crew  may  be  In 
the  lack  of  support  from  the  school  and 
students.  With  few  boats,  to  say  the 
least,  and  a  low  budget,  it  is  hard  for 
such  a  sport  to  reach  its  potential. 


However,  many  things  can  be  over- 
come just  from  the  support  of  fans.  As 
any  athlete  knows,  there  is  nothing  that 
is  better  for  a  team  than  to  hear  the 
cheers  of  fans.  Women's  crew  shows 
the  talent  to  have  a  winning  season;  it 
would  help  for  them  to  have  more  sup- 
porters. One  might  be  surprised  of  how 
exciting  it  is  to  sit  on  the  banks  of  the 
Chester  River  with  a  six  pack  and 
watch  a  crew  race. 


byJeffAlderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  soccer  team  has  had 
a  disappointing  week.  Although  WC  has 
been  out  playing  hard,  luck  has  not 
been  on  their  side. 

Last  Saturday's  Homecoming  game 
was  against  Albright.  In  the  first  half 
WC  dominated  the  field.  With  goals 
scored  by  Hansi  Wtttich  and  John 
Rousch  (both  assisted  by  Ron  Lauri- 
cella)  the  half  ended  with  a  2-0  score. 
Excellent  defense  and  a  strong  offense 
seemed  to  Indicate  a  victory. 

By  the  second  half  Albright  seemed  to 
pull  together,  and  tied  the  score  2-2.  WC 
soon  pulled  into  the  lead  again  with  an 
unassisted  goal  by  Bill  Bounds,  but  this 
still  did  not  the  Shoremen  the  game,  as 
Albright  scored  another  goal.  The  game 
went  into  double  overtime,  ending  with 
a  tie  score,  3-3. 

Co-captain  of  the  team  Bill  Bounds, 
felt  that  the  main  problem  with  the 
game  was  not  so  much  defense,  but 
rather  not  being  able  to  score.  "We  still 
out-played  them."  he  said.  "We  came 
out  with  a  particular  game  plan  for  the 
first  half.  We  didn't  change  for  the  se- 
cond half  but  Albright  did,  and  the 
things  they  tried  worked. 
loss  to  Ursinus 

Tuesday's  game  was  away  at  Ur- 
sinus. Once  again  Shoreman  luck  was 
not  with  WC  as  they  lost  1-2.  The  lone 
Shoreman  goal  was  scored  unassisted 
by  V.J.  Fillaben  on  a  bounce  off  a 
defender. 


"We  applied  pressure  for  at  least 
three  quarters  of  the  game,  "  said 
Sophomore  Tim  McGrath,  "but  the  ball 
just  wouldn't  fall  in  the  net  for  us. 
Though  we  lost  that  game  we  should 
have  more  hopeful  outings,  because  the 
team  in  general  played  well." 

Although  this  week  has  been  disap- 
pointing in  terms  of  scoring,  the  caliber 
of  play  has  been  excellent.  "I  think  our 
team's  really  working  well  together,  " 
said  Sophomore  Patrick  Jones,  "but  I 
think  we're  making  the  wrong  mistakes 
at  the  wrong  time.  It's  costing  us  games 
that  we  should  be  winning.  We're  losing 
in  goals  but  we're  winning  on  the  field." 

The  Shoreman  soccer  record  stands 
at  4-3-1.  The  next  three  games  are 
away.  The  team  will  be  returning  to 
Kibler  Field  Saturday  October  31  for  a 
1:30  match  against  Johns  Hopkins. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


byJeffAlderson 

Sports  Editor 

This  week's  Athlete 
of  the  Week  Is  none  other  than  the 
cocaptain  of  the  WC  soccer  team,  Bill 
Bounds.  A  junior  this  year.  Bounds  has 
been  in  the  starting  line-up  all  three  of 
his  collegiate  seasons. 

Bounds  began  playing  soccer  at  the 
age  of  seven  when  the  recreation 
department  in  his  hometown  of  Salis- 
bury, Maryland  organized  a  league  for 
his  age  group.  "I  had  the  choice  bet- 
ween soccer  and  football,"  he  said, 
"and  so  I  chose  soccer,  mainly  because 
of  my  size." 

Bounds  feels  that  he  was  chosen  as 


Athlete  of  the  Week  for  three  main 
reasons:  his  enthusiasm  tor  the  game, 
his  overall  aggressive  play,  and  the 
support  he  shows  for  his  teammates. 

Although  he  is  basically  satisfied  with 
his  abilities,  Bounds  feels  that  he  could 
Improve  his  one-on-one  skills  as  well  as 
his  ball  handling.  (He  would  also  like  to 
be  a  few  inches  taller.)  He  is  most 
pleased  with  his  ability  to  go  from  one 
position  to  another  and  being  able  to 
play  everywhere  on  the  field. 

Bounds  scored  one  of  three  goals  at 
last  Saturday's  game  against  Albright. 
"Having  never  been  a  big  goal  scorer, 
every  goal  I  score  Is  a  big  thrill,"  he 
said.  "It  makes  you  thirsty  for  more." 


Sports  Schedule 
Saturday  October  17 

Soccer Haverford 

Cross  Country . .  Widener/  Drew 

Volleyball WC  Tournament- 

Wednesday  October  21 

Soccer Widener- 

Volleyball ....  Hood-Gettysburg- 

Saturday  October  24 

Cross 

Country  . . .  Haverford/  Hopklns- 

Tuesday  October  27 

Volleyball Chesapeake- 

Wednesday  October 28 
Soccer Salisbury- 


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Arundel  and  Prince  Georges.  Monday      played  almost  the  entire  night  showing  ended  8-15.  The  second  game  proved  to  me  weeken(j 

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Cecil,    University   of   Delaware,   and      ly  well  on  the  back  line.  Judi  Skelton  is  serving  rally  racking  up   nine  con-  |h     _,„kenrt    ._  Ti.oQrtav  the  loam 

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well,  the  Anne  Arundel  match  showed      Fall,"  and  she's  pulling  it  off  beautiful  „    ™-  Not"?™  J?^'  W£°  ran  hSlSesi?ce  wMh  2 

the  other  side  of  the  team.  Prince      hr»                                                            -biggym Gallaudet  vs.  Albright  29:36  Peter  Keyser,  Mike  Coleman  and 

Georges  had  defeated  Anne  Arundel         During   Wednesday's   tri-match    at  8:30p.m.-small  Dan  Bakley  also  had  excellent  races. 

earlier  in  the  evening  so  WC,  having      home,   WC   showed   their   aggressive       gym Gallaudet  vs.  Shepherd  Keyser  turned  in  his  best  time  ever  in 

defeated    Prince    Georges,    looked      abilities  with  two  hard-fought  matches  Saturday  October  17, 1981  the  two  years  of  varsty  crosscountry, 
assured  of  a  victory;  however,  things      against  Loyola  and  Wilmington  Col-  l0:00a.m.-small  Even  with  the  two  losses,  which  drop- 
do  not  always  happen  as  they  are  ex-      lege                                                            gym Notre  Dame  vs-  Gallaudet  ped  the  team  s  record  to  4-6,  their  mood 

peeled  to.                                                      The  Loyola  match  began  very  op-      -biggym Shepherd  vs.  Albright  and  attitude  could  not  be  any  better. 

The  match   began   with   a   "fairly      timistlcally  with  WC  leading  9-1  in  the  11:00  a.m.— small  The  remaining  teams  on  the  schedule 

reasonable    exhibition"    by    WC,      first  game;  however    a  Loyola  rally      gym Albright  vs.  Washington  had  better  not  take  them  too  lightly 

although  they  lost  9-15.  The  second      gave  them  the  lead  as  they  proceed  to  -biggym  ..  .Shepherd  vs.  NotreDame  because  Cross  Country  Fever  has  hit  at 

game  of  the  match  was,  as  Fall  said,      win  11-15.  WC  won  the  second  game  1:00p.m. -small  Washington  College,  and  it  might  be 

"probably  the  worst  game  we  played      with  a  score  of  15-9.  The  third  game  pro-      gym Washington  vs.  Gallaudet  here  to  stay. 

all  year.  It  wasn't  even  worth  going       ^^^^^^^                                   _  ■  J#f_  •*         f%  f  ■ 

iik,  thai  tends  to  make  pause  to  /  liOUQiliS    W 11116  ^IGGpiflQ 

reflect  on  what  we  were  doing  wrong,"  ^ 

said  Fall.                                                                      by  Chris  Perry  to  under  a  seven-minute  mile.  A  lot  of  women's  volleyball  team.  Coach  Fall 

Thursday— TOUGH                        Last  weekend's  Bicentennial  celebra-  credit  for  the  Relay's  success  goes  to  has  been  splitting  her  duties  between 

"If  Thursday's  games  were  bad  (anc      tion  was  a  great  time  for  everyone.  Jeff  Chaffin,  my  M.V.P  (most  valuable  volleyball  and  early  tennis  practice, 

they  wereagainst  Anne  Arundel  Mon-      Students,    faculty,    townspeople    and  professor),    Sean   O'Connor   and    the  which  has  brought  ten  women  out  to  bat 

day's  games  were  quite  the  opposite,"      alumni  turned  out  in  strong  numbers  to  members  of  the  cross-country  team.  the  ball  around, 

she  added.  "They  played  very  well  and      make  every  function  a  success.  You  Captain  Jeff  Lucas  of  the  cross-country  Tip  for  the  winter.  While  the  gym  is 

TOUGH."                                                  couldn't  ask  for  any  better  weather,  so  team  ran  the  last  mile  to  cap  off  a  great  getting  a  heavy  workout  from  varsity 

Although  the  team  did  not  win  any      even  Mother  Nature  was  looking  out  for  twenty-four  hours  of  running.  The  fast-  practices    and    intramurals,    a    good 

matches.  Fall  feels  that  the  girls  played      us.  Over  the  past  few  years,  one  pro-  est  mile  relay  was  turned  in  by  Joe  workout  is  right  across  the  railroad 

better  overall  than  the  teams  from  the      blem  this  school  has  had  has  been  lack  Bourne,  Dave  Collins,  Ollie  Somers,  tracks  at  the  Kent  Athletic  Club.  They 

past  three  years  ever  did.                            of  school  spirit.  If  last  weekend  is  any  Jeff  Lucas  and  Jeff  Chaffin,  who  ran  it  have  two  all-purpose  racketball  courts 

The  first  match  of  the  evening  was      indication  of  things  to  come,  "Look  out  in  3:59.  It  is  unbelievable  to  think  that  as  well  as  a  complete  weight-training 

against  University  of  Delaware's  JV      Jack,  theWackisBack."  the  top  milers  are  turning  times  in  at  program.  They  are  very  friendly  over 

squad  who,  according  to  Fall,  are  pro-         The  parade  turnout  on  Saturday  mor-  3:40;  I  wish  I  could  ride  a  bike  a  mile  there,  but  a  good  suggestion  might  be  to 

bably  as  good  as  most  teams  WC  will      ning  was  beyond  anyone's  expectation.  that  fast.  call  ahead,  since  the  winter  Is  very 

play  all  year.  Although  the  scores  were      The  speakers  were  top-notch  and  the  Intramural  Volleyball  busy. 

7-15, 6-15,  WC  played  a  long,  hard  match      food  was  great.  A  per  feet  example  of  The  women's  intramural  volleyball  Thought  of  the  Week:  With  bicenten- 

with  games  of  over  twenty  minutes      the  new  found  spirit  was  at  the  Bicen-  league  has  been  serving  it  up  down  at  nial  fever  still  running  high,  I  can't  help 

each(whichislongforvolleyball).              tennial  200-Mile  Relay.  There  were  so  the  gym  at  night.  Karen  Smith  has  but  to  think  ahead  to  May  and  the 

The  next  match  was  against  Cecil,      many  people  who  wanted  to  run  that  organized  a  very  competitive  league  graduation    speaker.    Every   year   it 

which  Fall  said  was'the  most  stubborn      there  was  a  two  hour  delay  even  at  3:30  which  has  been  going  on  for  a  couple  seems   we   are   promised   a   leading 

match  we've  ever  played."  The  scores      Sunday    morning.    Many    faculty  weeks.   The   co-ed   volleyball   league  speaker  for  Commencement,  but  end 

were  13-15,  15-11,  8-15  with  the  match      members  ran  throughout  the  night,  the  starts  at  the  conclusion  of  the  women's  up  with  someone  from  a  local  Elks 

lasting  an  hour  and  a  half.                           alumni  were  strongly  represented,  and  schedule.  Let  me  tell  you  one  thing,  Club.  Nothing  against  any  local  organ- 

The  last  match  of  the  evening  was      townspeople  stopped  by  to  run,  as  well  when  someone  sets  up  Doug  Brown  for  izations,  but  this  year  more  than  any, 

against    Prince    Georges,    who    had      as  dozens  of  students.  The  two  hundred  the  spike,  run.  When  he  lets  one  fly,  it  is  our  expectations  are  high  and  it  would 

beaten  every  team  in  the  quad-match.      miles  were  run  in  twenty-three  hours  the  high  percentage  shot.  Doug  has  be  a  big  disappointment  If  we  have  trou- 

The  scores  were  9-15,  1H5.  Cheryl  Loss      eighteen  minutes,  which  averages  out  moved  up  to  help  Coach  Fall  and  the  ble  come  springtime. 


The    $    Kim 


Quinn  Calls  It,  "Illegal  as  Hall" 


Campus  Gamblers  Play  for  Fun,  Profit 


by  Mark  Slater 

The  Student  Center  is  crowded  every 
Monday  night  with  loyal  football  fans 
and  others  who  watch  more  casually, 
but  there  are  some  who  take  an  even 
stronger  interest  in  the  weekend's 
games.  Head  of  Campus  Security  Jim 
Quinn  estimates  that  25  or  more 
students  gamble  on  football  games 
every  week.  Some  of  these  bets  are 
merely  made  between  friends,  but 
many  are  placed  with  an  off-campus 
bookkeeper  or,  according  to  Dean  of 
Students  Maureen  Kelley,  with  a  stu- 
dent working  for  an  off-campus  bookie. 

While  most  bets  might  average  from 
$10  to  $50  on  a  game,  there  are  at  least 
two  students  who  admit  to  playing  for 
high  stakes.  They  bet  regularly,  often 
on  many  games  each  week.  While  these 
two  individuals  asked  to  remain 
anonymous,  their  comments  here  shed 
some  light  on  the  attraction  of  gambl- 
ing to  students;  They  will  be  referred  to 
as  the  Gambler  and  the  Bettor. 
The  Money 

Both  of  the  students  who  allowed 
themselves  to  be  quoted  maintain  that 
they  have  won  more  money  this  season 
than  they  have  lost.  While  they  refused 
to  give  specific  figures  on  the  amount  of 
money  they  wager,  discussions  with 
them  and  other  campus  bettors  make  it 
apparent  that  several  hundred  dollars 
are  bet  on  football  games  each 
weekend. 

"Betting  here  is  over-exaggerated," 
said  the  Gambler,  "Anything  you  do  on 
a  small  campus  is  reputation-forming— 
It  gets  back  to  everyone."  Disturbed  by 
personal  encounters  with  people  asking 
questions  about  his  own  wins  and 
losses,  citing  figures,  he  explained  that 
he  prefers  to  let  people  believe  what 
they  want.  At  times,  he  even  incites 
scandle  by  presenting  curious  persons 
with  inflated  figures.  He  said,  "It's 
really  nobody's  business." 

With  proper  finances  to  support  what 
they  prefer  to  call  a  "hobby",  both  con- 
sider betting  an  exciting  (as  well  as 
profitable)  past  time.  "Most  students 
don't  have  a  whole  lot  of  money,"  said 
the  Gambler,  "I  fell  into  a  good  op- 
portunity as  far  as  employment.  I  put 
some  money  aside  during  the  sum- 


WC  Lecture  Series 

by  Mlchele  Breza 

On  Thursday,  November  5th  at  8 
p.m.,  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  will 
present  a  slide  lecture  on  "The  Mirror 
of  Art  and  the  Mirror  of  Confession  In 
Hamlet"  by  Professor  of  English 
Literature,  Roland  M.  Frye. 

Professor  Frye  Is  a  distinguished 
Shakespearean  scholar  from  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  has  ex- 
perience working  in  the  fields  of 
literary  and  pictorial  arts. 


The  Washington  College  Lesture 
Series  will  present  Wallace  Kaufman, 
writer  and  journalist  on  Tuesday, 
November    3.    He    will    speak    on 

Guatemala:    More  than  Violence. 
The  lecture  will  begin  at  8:00PM  in 
Hynson    Lounge,    with    a    reception 
following. 


mer."  The  Bettor  also  said  that  his 
wagers  were  made  possible  by  the 
money  he  earned  over  this  past  sum- 
mer. 

Both  of  these  two  students,  like  others 
who  place  bets  weekly,  have  gambled 
before  coming  to  Washington  College. 
The  thrill  of  gambling,  to  many,  seems 
to  be  a  long-endured  affection.  "Hey,  I 
like  to  bet,"  the  Bettor  said  simply,  ad- 
ding "I'm  winning."  The  Gambler  ex- 
plained his  interest  by  sayint  that  "It's 
a  lot  of  fun—  fun  I  can  enjoy  on  the 
weekends." 

More  Than  Luck 

"You've  got  a  50-50  chance,"  said  the 
Gambler.  Like  other  bettors,  however, 
these  students  seem  comfortable  with 
their  method  of  improving  their 
chances.  Weighing  facts  and  figures- 
such  as  present  and  past,  team  records, 
the  playing  status  of  individual  players, 
and  the  sites  of  the  week's  games—  the 
zealots  seriously  consider  which  teams 
are  worth  a  wager.  "If  you  don't  use  a 
scientific  method,  it's  Just  guessing  in 
the  wind,"  said  the  Gambler.  Aside 
from  their  knowledge  of  the  facts,  there 
is  an  unexplainable  element  of  luck  that 
guides  bettor's  decisions.  This  element 
was  expressed  by  The  Gambler's  at- 
titude; he  said,  "When  I  know  a  team  is 
going  to  win,  Ibet!" 

When  asked  who  they  bet  with  or 
when  they  plan  their  bets,  both 
Gambler  and  Bettor  responded  simp- 
ly- "With  friends."  Admitting  that  he 
was  at  one  time  holding  wagers  for 
others,  the  Gambler  explained,  "That's 
just  about  stopped,  because  it  was 
blown  out  of  proportion  to  the  point  that 
my  stay  here  was  in  jeopardy." 

One  aspect  of  College  betting  that  is 
overlooked  by  local  and  school  authori- 
ties Is  that  it  is,  clearly,  against  the  law. 
"I  know  it's  illegal  as  hell,"  Jim  Quinn 
said.  Chesi.erf.owrj  Police  Chief  James 
T.  Cockerill  said,  "(Gambling)  is 
against  the  law.  It  is  a  misdemeanor." 
The  two  bettors  quoted  here,  as  well  as 
other  students  who  admitted  to  gambl- 
ing, said  that  they  were  well  aware  of 
this  fact. 

The  Administration' s  view 

The   College's   administration   and 

security  force  have  adopted  no  policy  to 

prohibit  betting  on  campus,  though  they 


have  made  individuals  suspected  of 
gambling  aware  that  these  actions  are 
known.  Dean  of  Students  Maureen 
Kelley  said,  "By  nature  we're  not  an  in- 
stitution that  tries  to  legislate  student 
lifestyles."  She  added  that  while  the 
school  will  "adhere  to  Maryland  State 
law...we*re  not  going  to  patrol  the  dor- 
mitories." 

Knowledge  of  gambling  activities  is 
filtered  to  the  administration  via  Quinn, 
resident  assistants,  and  other  in- 
formants. The  suspicion  of  the  students 
last  year  for  a  theft  undertaken  in  order 
to  pay  off  debts  incurred  by  gambling 
brought  some  of  the  activity's  side  ef- 
fects into  view.  Quinn  said  that  many 
robberies  in  the  fall  each  year,  such  as 
the  wallets  stolen  earlier  this  year,  are 
believed  to  result  from  gambling  debts. 
Kelley  said  that  her  understanding  of 
how  the  gambling  procedure  works  is 


that  bets  are  placed  with  someone  off- 
campus,  with  students  serving  as  "mid- 
dle men.  The  presence  of  an  outsider  is 
disturbing,"  she  added,  "as  well  as  the 
larger  amounts  involved."  She  said 
that  the  administration  Is  concerned 
with  possible  effects  on  individual 
students,  indirect  results  of  gambling, 
and  the  possible  bad  reflection  this  ac- 
tivity could  have  on  the  institution. 

Quinn's  involvement  has  gone  so  far 
as  warning  certain  students  to  lessen 
their  gambling.  He  realistically  views 
on-campus  betting  as  "a  part  of  a 
potential  problem."  He  cited  an  inci- 
dent where  a  student  last  year,  after 
falling  into  debt  far  beyond  his  means, 
was  forced  to  have  his  parents  provide 
the  money.  Quinn  said  that  the  worst  ef- 
fects of  gambling  occur  "anytime  you 
have  people  in  need  of  money,  unable  to 
attain  it  through  legal  means." 


Poet,  author  and  translator  W.S.  Merwin  spoke  to  a  crowd  ot  over  ISO  in  BUI 
Smith  Auditorium  Wednesday. 


SGA  Selects  SJB 
Jurors,  Lawyers 


by  Catherine  Ricketts 

On  Monday,  October  19,  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  Student  Government 
Association  convened  In  order  to  first 
select  two  jurors  and  two  lawyers  for 
the  Student  Judiciary  Board,  and  to 
hear  committee  reports  and  other 
business. 

There  were  eight  applicants  for  four 
positions  of  jurors  and  lawyers.  The 
four  students  chosen  for  the  positions 
were  Margot  Woods  and  Leslie  Day, 
who  will  serve  as  jurors,  and  Dave 
Polnton  and  Doug  Chamberlain,  who 
will  be  lawyers.  The  other  SJB  lawyers 
are  Chuck  Bell,  Winston  Elliot,  and 
Tom  Twomey.  The  six  jurors  selected 


last  spring  who  are  still  serving  are  Lid 
Gowen,  Joe  Holt,  Kenny  Menzles, 
Bruce  Winand,  Jeff  Alder-son  and  Mark 
Simpson. 

The  term  for  all  lawyers,  jurors  and 
the  chairman  will  run  through  the  end 
of  this  semester.  The  two  jurors  and 
two  lawyers  appointed  this  semester 
were  picked  in  order  to  fill  gaps  created 
by  attrition  on  the  Board. 

In  further  business  the  General 
Assembly  voted  on  appropriations  for 
three  more  College  organizations: 
$200.00  was  asked  for  and  appropiated 
to  the  Caving  Club,  The  French  Club  re- 
quested and  recet  ved  $70.00,  and  the  In- 
vestment Club  received  a  total  ap- 
propiation  of  $200.00. 


SJB  Hears  First  Case 
Coyer  Fined 

The  Student  Judiciary  Board  found 
senior  Neal  Coyer  guilty  of  stealing 
mother  student's  tennis  racket  in  a 
aourly  held  Thursday,  October  22. 

Coyer  was  fined  $25,  and  will  have  to 
spend  a  night  in  the  company  of  a  Col- 
lege security  officer  on  a  weekend 
night,  to  help  patrol  the  campus.  He  did 
not  appeal  the  decision.  The  owner  oi 
Towne  Sporting  Goods,  the  store  at 
which  Coyer  attempted  to  trade  in  the 
racket,  has  said  that  he  will  not  press 
charges. 


Limited  Space 

Became  of  limited  space  in  this  Issue, 
we  in  not  able  to  print  all  Letters  to  the 
Editor.  Letters  not  printed  this  week 
will  appear  In  next  week's  lama. 


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Taking  a  Closer  Look  at  Academics 


The  first  rains  of  the  fall  have  put  an  end  to  outdoor  festivities, 
and  it  will  not  be  until  February  when  another  large,  time- 
consuming  social  event  will  steal  everyone's  attention  from 
academics.  Now,  then,  after  a  Fall  Break  (one  that,  incidentally, 
barely  makes  the  drive  home  worthwhile  for  anyone  living  off  of 
the  Eastern  Shore),  is  an  appropriate  time  to  look  at  the 
academic  issues  of  the  year. 

This  year  saw  the  beginning  of  two  new  programs,  the  new 
Natural  Science  course,  and  the  Freshman  Writing  Require- 
ment. As  reported  in  our  last  issue,  the  Natural  Science  course 
currently  being  offered  to  freshmen  to  enable  them  to  fulfill  their 
new  Science  requirement  seems  to  be  having  difficulties.  Many 
of  the  students'  complaints  no  doubt  result,  in  part,  to  the  fact 
that  most  of  them  are  in  college  classrooms  for  the  first  time, 
and  are  having  typical  adjustment  problems;  other  complaints, 
the  important  ones,  may  help  the  course's  teachers  smooth  some 
edges. 

The  writing  requirement,  which  involves  a  great  many  more 
faculty  members  and  affects  many  students  more  crucially,  has 
received  little  attention.  Dean  Smith  has  said  that  "There  has 
been  very  little  feedback"  on  the  courses  at  this  point,  and  that 
changes  in  it  will  probably  not  be  discussed  until  late  this 
semester  or  early  spring,  when  plans  will  be  made  for  next  year. 
The  new  "asterisk  courses",  courses  other  than  Forms  of 
Literature  which  now  contain  a  composition  element,  have  much 
lower  enrollment  than  was  anticipated;  only  about  fifteen 
students  are  involved. 

A  third,  as  yet  only  prospective  academic  program  is  the 
Business  Administration  major.  As  we  said  in  the  last  issue,  it's 
time  for  students  to  make  themselves  heard ;  as  of  now,  however, 
general  student  reaction  has  been  apathetic.  There  have  been  no 
Letters  to  the  Editor,  no  petitions,  no  suggestions  from  outside 
groups  to  the  Student  Academic  Board,  and  little  interest  shown 
in  a  vague  poll  taken  by  the  SGA.  For  several  reasons  the  issue  Is 
still  newsworthy ;  it  will  be  settled  in  the  near  future,  it  is  a  major 
proposal,  and  it  seems  destined  to  succeed,  because  the  attitude 
among  people  discussing  it  is  that  it  is  innocent  until  proven  guil- 
ty. Everyone  seems  to  be  willing  to  accept  it,  despite  its  many 
flaws. 

The  faults  are  not  necessarily  with  the  idea  of  a  Business  Ad- 
ministration major;  Associate  Professor  of  History  and  Political 
Science  Dan  Premo,  one  of  the  major's  strongest  supporters, 
called  the  proposal  "simply  a  working  document,"  which  admit- 
tedly needed  refinement.  Last  Monday  night,  SGA  Chairman 
Doug  Brown  said  that  while  the  proposal  had  obvious 
weaknesses,  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors'  early  deadline 
could  lead  him  simply  to  recommend  the  major,  with  the  com- 
ment that  many  details  had  yet  to  be  satisfactorily  decided. 

This  is  not  the  way  to  make  a  decision.  We  cannot  afford  to 
back  into  a  Business  major.  Although  the  problems  of  the  pro- 
posal may  not,  taken  individually,  be  very  serious,  as  a  whole 
they  constitute  mass  of  knots  which  must  be  untied  before  the 
plan  can  be  put  to  work.  It  may  be  that  these  details  could  be 
worked  out  after  the  proposal  is  accepted,  and  the  program 
is  under  way—  that  is,  next  year.  But  there's  no  time  this  year, 
not  with  two  academic  programs  being  introduced  and  the 
Bicentennial  year. 

There  is  just  enough  time  now  for  the  programs  already  begun 
to  be  reviewed.  The  Natural  Science  course  apparently  needs 
some  time  and  attention  before  it  will  be  what  its  supporters 
hoped.  And  there  is  a  more  important  problem,  that  is,  why  does 
the  Science  requirement  exist?  On  one  hand,  should  we  be 
debating  whether  or  not  the  addition  of  business  courses  will  cor- 
rupt the  chastity  of  Liberal  Arts,  or  should  we  be  debating 
whether  this  requirement  has  already  corrupted  the  distribution 


The    #    Elm 


re    \3winiem  CttiZqe    Ifu 


Editor-In-Chlef Pete  Turchi 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor JeffAlderson 

Photography  Editor  GarySwope 

Business  Manager JoshPetrie 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  In  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 


system?  The  Department  of  Mathematics  and  Computer  Science 
may  have  just  as  good  a  reason  to  insist  on  a  year  of  math, 
Modern  Languages  and  Literatures  on  a  year  of  foreign 
language,  and  so  on. 

The  writing  requirement  also  needs  review.  The  complexity  of 
that  program  is  justified  because  it  allows  students  to  improve 
their  writing  skills  without  necessarily  doing  time  in  a  Forms  of 
Literature  and  Composition  class.  The  Writing  Program  may 
easily  be  the  most  positive  step  this  college  has  taken  towards 
liberal  arts  in  years.  Even  it,  however,  will  undergo  some 
changes  next  year,  and  probably  the  year  after,  before  it  works 
most  efficiently. 

The  implementation  of  a  new  major,  and  the  students  and 
money  it  may  bring  to  the  College,  will  steal  much-needed  atten- 
tion away  from  these  two  newest  academic  programs.  Delaying 
the  Business  major  for  a  year  would  not  be  conservative  or 
wasteful;  it  would  be  the  responsible  thing  to  do.  The  college 
would  benefit  most  by  spending  the  rest  of  this  year  correcting 
the  current  problems,  approving  a  Business  major  which  is  more 
certain  to  help  the  school  financially  and  academically.  The 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  would  do  best  at  its  December 
meeting  to  appoint  a  committee,  not  necessarily  a  sub-group  of 
the  Faculty  and  Curriculum  Committee,  to  discuss  and  revise 
the  proposals  for  possible  implementation  in  the  1983-84 
academic  year. 

Covering  the  Bicentennial 


An  editorial  in  The  Elm  of  October  9, 
1981  suggests  that  the  students  at  the 
College  have  been  inadequately  in- 
formed concerning  plans  for  the 
bicentennial  celebration.  As  general 
chairman  of  the  bicentennial  commit- 
tee I  feel  responsible  for  this  failure, 
and  this  letter  is  being  written  in  an  ef- 
fort to  bring  about  some  improvement 
during  the  remainder  of  the  bicenten- 
nial year. 

The  bicentennial  program  was  plan- 
ned in  an  effort  to  make  1981-82  the 
most  interesting  and  exciting  in  the  200 
year  history  of  Washington  College,  and 
it  was  also  planned  primarily  for  the 
benefit  of  the  student  body,  with  em- 
phasis on  the  intellectual  goals  of  the 
College.  So  far,  the  program  has  been 
successful,  I  believe,  and  the  students 
have  been  exposed  to  a  splendid  array 
of  people  and  Ideas  calculated  to  make 
Washington  College  even  more  effec- 
tive educationally  than  It  has  been  in 
the  past.  If  the  students  have  been  in- 
adequately Informed  about  the  bicen- 
tennial so  far,  perhaps  The  Elm  can 
help  Improve  this  situation  for  the 
future. 

I  believe  it  might  have  helped  If  the 
October  9  bicentennial  news  story, 
which  appeared  on  pages  4  and  5,  had 
been  featured  on  the  front  page  and  if 
more  emphasis  had  been  given  to  the 
distinguished  visitors  (Sir  Fraser  No- 
ble, Dr.  Whitfield  Bell,  Dr.  Charles 
Suckling,  Dr.  Herbert  Brown,  Senator 
Sarbanes,  Gov.  Hughes  and  others  who 
were  scheduled  to  speak  during  the 
period  October  10-14).  These  people 
were,  in  my  opinion,  far  more  ndwswor- 
thy  than  the  anticipated  $150,000  deficit 
discussed  in  the  lead  story.  This  deficit, 
while  Important  to  the  business  office 
and  fund  raisers  of  the  College  is  not  a 
crucial  matter  to  the  students  since  the 
College  will  operate  pretty  much  the 
same  whether  a  small  deficit  or  a  small 
surplus  exists  in  any  given  year. 
Similarly,  I  believe  that  the  scheduled 
lecture  by  Nobel  Laureate  Herbert  C. 
Brown  to  the  Chemistry  Dept.  on  Oc- 
tober 14  was  more  newsworthy  than  the 
poll  showing  Budweiser  to  be  the 
favorite  beer  on  campus,  even  though  I 
agree  with  the  students  that  Bud  is  a 
great  beer. 

I  hope  that  you  will  see  fit  to  publicize 
the  second  session  of  the  "Six  Pro- 
grams on  the  Meaning  of  Freedom" 


more  vigorously  than  was  done  for  the 
first  on  October  10.  The  second  occurs 
on  October  29  and  features  Bruce 
Findlow  of  Oxford,  another  distin- 
guished visitor  to  the  campus. 

If  The  Elm  lacks  detailed  Information 
about  the  bicentennial  program  at  any 
time,  I  am  sure  Dr.  Tapke  will  go  out  of 
bis  way  to  help  your  reporters. 

I  share  the  concern  expressed  in  your 
editorial  of  October  9  that  the  College 
not  be  "pulled  away  in  carriages"  but 
there  Is  not  any  real  danger  of  this  oc- 
curence. While  the  bicentennial  pro- 
gram was  designed  primarily  for  the 
students,  it  must  be  remembered  that 
the  College  looks  to  its  alumni  and  the 
general  public  for  support  (see  that 
$150,000  deficit)  and  so  must  give  some 
attention  to  the  many  factors  which  will 
be  Important  to  the  third  century  of 
Washington  College. 

I  hope  that  you  do  not  Interpret  all 
this  as  a  mere  excuse  or  criticism  of 
The  Elm  Actually,  I  have  been  reading 
The  Elm  for  over  fifty  years  and  this 
year's  issues  of  the  paper,  so  far  at 
least,  have  been  the  best.  I  simply  am 
trying  to  get  better  understanding  of 
the  bicentennial  program,  which  should 
be  fun  as  well  as  an  experience  in  in- 
tellectual growth.  So  far  it  has  been 
both,  In  my  opinion,  and  I  hope  all  your 
readers  can  be  encouraged  to  expect 
the  remainder  of  it  to  be  of  the  same 
high  quality.  Not  all  of  the  bicentennial 
plans  are  firm  yet,  but  the  "Six  Pro- 
grams on  the  Meaning  of  Freedom" 
which  lasts  through' April  15  give  every 
Indication  of  excellence  all  the  way. 
Sincerely  yours, 
P.J.  Wlngate 
Vice  Chairman,  The  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  and  General  Chairman 
of  the  Bicentennial  Committee 


THE  YARDSTICK 

CHESTERTOWN,  MD. 
Tel:  778-0049 

"A  Complete  Line 

of  Fabrics  & 
Sewing  Notions 


Following  the  Equator: 


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Spending  A  Year  Abroad 


Roughing  It  Overseas: 
An  Introduction 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

Even  at  a  school  as  small  as 
Washington  College,  there  are  many 
ways  (or  juniors,  and  sometimes  other 
students,  to  do  work  for  credit  off  cam- 
pus. These  Include  not  only  professional 
and  educational  Internships,  but  also 
the  chance  to  spend  a  year  abroad.  The 
College's  most-publicized,  formal  pro- 
gram is  with  Manchester  College,  Ox- 
ford, in  Oxford,  England.  Each  year  a 
group  of  Washington  College  students 
study  Philosophy,  English,  or  History, 
among  other  subjects,  with  Oxford 
tutors,  after  being  accepted  by  a  com- 
mittee chaired  by  Philosophy  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Peter  Tapke.  Other 
students  work  with  members  of  the 
Modem  Languages  and  Literatures 
Department  to  find  A  European  school 
at  which  they  can  study,  and  some  even 
find  yearabroad  programs  outside  of 
the  College. 

The  articles  in  this  special  four-page 
section  are  written  by  some  of  the 
students  who  studied  in  Europe  last 
year.  Three  were  in  the  Manchester 
program,  two  found  schools  abroad 
with  the  help  of  professors,  and  at  least 
one  went,  to  London,  after  doing  his 
own  research  on  various  schools. 

Though  it  Is  expensive,  a  year  abroad 
Is  a  wonderful  thing.  That  alone  does 
not  make  the  decision  to  go  easy, 
however;  living  5,000  miles  away  from 
home  means  leaving  friends  and 
relatives  far  behind.  Prans-atlantic 
phone  calls  cannot  bridge  the  ocean,  so 
In  a  way  the  move  overseas  offers 
freedom,  and  responsibility,  In  the 
same  way  that  going  away  to  college  of- 
fers those  same  things,  only  in  greater 
magnitude.  There  Is  something  more 
than  exciting,  something  scary,  In  go- 
ing to  a  country  where  you  know  no  one, 
or  where  you  will  not  even  be  speaking 
your  native  language. 

Butt  without  really  knowing,  to 
various  degrees,  what  lay  ahead  of  us, 
we  went.  One  day  In  the  fall  we  went  to 
the  airport  with  our  families,  got  last- 
minute  advice  that  only  mothers  can  of- 
fer ("I  gave  you  some  toilet  paper,  and 
a  carton  of  milk.  You  don't  know  what 


kind  of  milk  they're  going  to  have  over 
there."),  and  headed  off . 

All  of  the  people  whose  articles  are  in- 
cluded here  found  it  difficult  to  sum- 
marize their  year  abroad.  The  idea,  of 
course,  that  so  much  new  experience 
can  be  put  into  a  few  hundred  words,  Is 
ridiculous.  The  very  impossibility  of  It 
is  a  sign  of  the  overwhelming  value  of 
what  may  be  an  American  remnant  of 
the  European  Grand  Tour.  If  there  Is 
one  thing  that  all  of  these  people  share 
It  seems  to  be  the  feeling  that 
something  Important  happened,  that 
their  lives  were  changed,  and  that  it 
was  good.  The  message  is  there:  If  you 
get  the  chance  to  go  abroad,  do  It. 


London 


After  flnlahlng  Pinal  exami,  Ortord  student!  In  their  I  ait  year  are  mated 
by  their  Mend,  with  champagne  on  the  main  .treetoftnexlty  ^*ed 


Exploring  Europe  and  Its  People 


by  Lucius  Sinks 
When  I  first  arrived  in  London  I  was 
extremely  apprehensive  towards  the  ci- 
ty and  even  more  so  to  the  country 
where  I  was  born.  London  is  such  an 
enormous  city  with  so  much  to  offer  and 
to  explore.  However,  after  a  few  days 
my  apprehension  turned  to  joy  at  fin- 
ding myself  walking  the  streets  and 
taking  in  Buckingham  Palace,  Picadil- 
ly  Circus,  Soho,  Shaftesbury  Avenue 
and  of  course  The  Houses  of  Parlia- 
ment. I  now  finally  realized  that  I  was 
In  London,  one  of  the  most  influential 
and  cosmopolitan  cities  in  the  world. 

However,   that  first  impression  in 
London  was  not  all  play,  for  I  was  In  the 
process  of  finding  myself  a  flat  (apart- 
ment) with  people  I  did  not  even  know. 
Finding  a  flat  may  not  be  easy,  but  go- 
ing through  culture  shock,  registering 
with  a  new  University  and  meeting  new 
people  ail  added  to  the  difficulty.  I  final- 
ly found  one  in  what  Is  called  the 
Bayswater  area  of  London,  one  block 
from  the  immaculate  Hyde  Park.  I  at- 
tended classes  at  Syracuse  University 
in  London,  located  in  NottlnghUl  Gate 
and  only  a  short  fifteen  minute  walk 
from  our  flat.  It  was  already  enjoyable 
to  meet  new  people  from  Syracuse,  and 
from  other  Universities  as  well.  Their 
program  was  extremely  diverse  from 
Theatre,  Art,  Liberal  Arts,  Business 
and  Law.  I  guess  that  is  why  they  draw 
so  many  diverse  people. 
Settling  Down 
After  setmng  down  to  classes  I  began 
to  explore  London  even  more.  Through 
this  exploration  I  saw  more  and  more 
punk  rockers,  skin  heads,  Teddy  boys, 
and  Rastafarians.  Each  of  these  groups 
represented   a   different   and   unique 
aspect  of  life  in  England.  With  each  day 
passing  I  took  advantage  of  every  last 
bit  of  life  that  London  had  to  offer. 

London  is  certainly  one  of  the  largest 
and  most  Influential  drama  centers  of 
the  world.  I  did  take  advantage  of  the 
many  plays  and  saw  such  greats  as 
Evlta,  The  Accidental  Death  of  An 
Anarchist,  The  Best  Little  Whorehouse 
in  Texas  and  probably  one  of  the  best 
plays  I've  ever  seen  in  my  life, 
Amadeus.  However,  London  is  not  just 
limited  to  a  fine  selection  of  plays,  but  it 
is  also  the  music  center  of  the  world. 
More  great  artists  have  come  to  play  in 
London  than  any  other  city  in  the  world. 
Of  the  artists  I  saw  were  Elvis  Costello, 
the  Boontown  Rats,  Weathereport,  The 
Beat,  The  Specials  and  many  new  wave 
and  punk  rock  bands. 

My  first  real  taste  of  Europe  came 
when  my  roommates  and  I  decided  to 


undertake  the  twenty  hour  journey  to 
Munich  in  early  October  and  enjoy  the 
Oktoberfest.  It  was  a  delightful  week- 
end with  hours  of  walking  throughout 
the  largest  Bavarian  city  and  several 
trips  to  the  enormous  beer  halls  and 
gardens.  But  the  most  shocking  and 
probably  my  most  important  ex- 
perience was  our  trip  to  Dachau,  the  se- 
cond largest  of  all  the  German  concen- 
tration camps.  What  is  interesting  here 
is  that  the  Germans  do  not  hide  this 
travesty,  for  they  let  the  public  and 
even  their  own  citizens  see  what  horror 
it  was  during  the  reign  of  the  Third 
Reich. 

That  trip  to  the  Oktoberfest  was  fan- 
tastic, however  my  best  trip  was  my 
trip  throughout  Europe  over  Christ- 
mas. My  first  stop  was  to  Amsterdam, 
where  I  indulged  in  many  of  their  world 
renowned  activities,  which  shall  go 
nameless.  Amsterdam  is  a  gorgeous  ci- 
ty with  many  canals  and  Victorian 
houses.  It  is  without  a  doubt  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  cities  I  have  ever 
visited.  We  then  Journeyed  through 
Belgium  to  Paris,  the  most  romantic  ci- 
ty in  the  world.  Just  a  walk  on  the  right 
bank  (rive  drolte)  will  send  chills  up 
your  spine  and  of  course  one  must  visit 
the  Eiffel  Tower.  My  stay  in  Paris  was 
brief  but  well  liked,  and  some  day  I 
hope  to  take  those  walks  at  the  rive 
droite  again.  My  next  stop  was  to 
Switzerland  where  I  visited  Zurich, 
Lucerne,  and  Interlaken.  One  does  not 
realize  how  beautiful  the  Alps  are  until 
you  have  visited  Switzerland.  Unfor- 

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tunately,  I  did  not  have  enough  time  or 
money  to  downhill  ski,  but  I  will  on  my 
next  trip. 

Apprehension 
Bound  for  Italy,  I  did  not  know  what 
to  expect.  I  had  heard  so  much  about 
Michelangelo  and  the  beautiful  artwork 
which  is  in  Florence  and  Rome,  yet  I 
was  still  apprehensive.  Italy  is  very 
poor,  economically  depressed  and  very 
different  from  its  northern  neighbors. 
One  can  hardly  believe  that  there  is 
such  a  difference  in  wealth  In  just  a 
short  train  ride  from  Switzerland  to  Ita- 
ly. I  visited  both  Florence  and  Rome 
and  was  impressed  by  both,  particular- 
ly with  Rome  with  Its  culture  and 
history.  On  Christmas  Eve  I  attended 
midnight  mass  at  St.  Peters  in  the 
Vatican  with,  of  course,  Pope  John  Paul 
II.  That  Christmas  Eve  meant  so  much 
to  me  because  I  was  surrounded  with  so 
much  spirit  and  religion  that  I  will 
never  receive  again  in  my  life. 

On  to  Greece  with  its  beautiful 
islands  and  crystal  clear  blue  seas.  I 
stopped  off  at  Corfu,  a  large  Island  in 
the  Adriatic  Sea,  and  then  to  Athens. 
Athens  is  an  extremely  crowded  city 
with  35%  of  the  Grecian  Inhabitants. 
There  really  is  not  much  to  see  In 
Athens  besides  the  awesome  Parthe- 
non. The  Parthenon  and  Acropolis  are 
the  most  amazing  structural  feats  of 
early  Grecian  civilizations.  After 
Athens  we  started  our  long  journey 
back  to  London.  We  took  what  is  known 

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Learning  to  Try  to  Learn 


by  Katie  Kuhn 

I  was  all  eyes.  Had  I  never  seen 
human  beings  before  ?  Or  was  It  that  I 
anticipated  difference,  that  I  sat  at  my 
window  for  hours,  studying  all  those 
that  passed  ?  It  would  be  easy  to  spend 
my  life  this  way :  watching. 

Often  it  seemed  that  the  damp  would 
never  cease.  One  rarely  sees  the  sun  In 
England;  and  I  wondered  why  the 
clouds  repressed  so  much.  The  days 
were  gray  without  distinct  beginnings 
or  ends;  they  gracefully  submitted  to 
darkness  without  stars.  The  street 
lights  prismed  in  the  mists,  casting 
shadows  that  undulated  across  my 
face. 

Faces,  faces;  thousands  of  faces 
passed  my  window,  walked  through  my 
dreams.  I  wanted  to  know  how  they 


were  different.  In  the  muted  and  dif- 
fused light  of  the  skies,  each  face  re- 
mained distinct.  They  seemed  to  me  so 
incongruous,  in  this  tunnel  of 
weathered  stone  and  unending  rain; 
like  the  way  bright  colors  pop  out  in  a 
field  of  gray.  I  wanted  to  know  how 
each  had  fared,  I  wanted  to  touch  the 
meaning  behind  each  pair  of  eyes.  I 
wanted  to  learn  something,  to  be  able  to 
say  something  conclusive  about 
England. 

I  can't.  Perhaps  what  I  learned  there 
could  have  been  learned  anywhere.  The 
process  is  the  same.  It  has  to  do  with 
opening  your  eyes.  It's  desiring  to  see 
something  different.  It's  letting  your  vi- 
sion go  gray  for  awhile,  in  order  to 
perceive  color;  and  suddenly  you're 
seeing  for  the  first  time. 


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If  you  took  a  trip  as  a  child  to  Get- 
tysburg, or  some  other  famous 
historical  site  the  memories  of  that  trip 
probably  center  largely  around  the  dir- 
ty glass  of  the  window  through  which 
you  watched,  as  your  parents  whisked 
you  through  sites  of  skirmishes  or  the 
place  where  someone  saved  the  day  for 
the  whole  confederate  army.  The  sound 
of  brothers  or  sisters  wailing,  and  the 
smell  of  hot  vinyl  against  your  akin  pro- 
bably dominate  the  sense  which  you  get 
now  when  you  look  back. 

As  a  novice  traveller  In  Europe,  my 
memories  of  the  time  which  I  spent 
streaking  across  the  continent  are  also 
dominated  by  that  sense  of  containment 
which  I  felt  as  I  saw  a  remarkable  bat- 
tle field  flash  by  me;  my  nose  and 
mouth  plastered  against  the  window  in 
hopes  of  some  smell  or  taste  of  what  I 
missed.  But  Instead  of  the  window  of  a 
66  Falriane,  it  was  the  double  paned, 
soundproof,  tinted  glass  of  a  train  win- 
dow which  framed  my  view  of  Europe. 

In  England,  the  train  pulled  out  from 
Paddlngton  station  in  London,  and  I 
caught  my  first  glimpse  of  the  fine 
English  countryside  on  the  stretch  bet- 
ween the  two  Industrial  cities  of  London 
and  Reading.  Grey  rowhouses  and 
smoke  stacks  lay  flat  against  the  grey 
sky.  A  stout  redfaced  woman  carrying 
a  netted  sack  used  for  shopping  sat  two 
seats  away  reading  an  English  paper 
with  pictures  of  nude  women  In  it. 
Across  the  aisle  there  was  a  Scot  in  kilt 
and  other  regalia  reading  the  "Finan- 
cial Times".  No  one  talked  to  each 
other  and  most  stared  out  through  the 
two  panes  of  glass,  Into  space.  Later  as 
a  more  experienced  traveller,  I  would 
sit  and  watch  as  the  gentle  swells  of  the 
Midlands  flowed  away  from  me,  small 
farms  dotting  the  horizon,  and  villages 
and  hamlets  huddling  together  in 
James  Herriot  like  beauty.  I  would  not 
be  disturbed  by  the  reserve  of  the 
passengers,  or  the  incongruities  that 
seemed  to  cling  to  them. 

A  French  train,  sleek  and  quiet.  The 
landing  in  France  made  at  Dusk,  the 
French  countryside  dimmed  and  disap- 
peared before  the  train  left  the  port  of 
Callals.  My  first  view  of  France  was 
this  Amtrak  like  interior,  tastefully 
designed,  totally  insulated  from  the  out- 


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as  the  Hellas  Express  through  Yugo- 
slavia, Austria,  and  back  to  Munich.  We 
did  not  stop  in  Yugoslavia,  but  I  did 
receive  a  flavor  of  the  most  liberal 
Communist  nation,  it  was  probably  my 
best  experience  of  all.  Yugoslavia  is 
most  certainly  worth  a  closer  look  next 
time.  Munich  felt  like  home  after 
traveling  for  so  long  but  we  still  had 
another  twenty  hour  journey  back  to 
London.  That  trip  was  fairly  uneventful 
with  a  short  stay  in  Heidelburg.  I'll  tell 
you,  it  felt  so  good  to  be  back  in  London 
1  almost  thought  I  was  home. 

My  second  semester  in  London  was 
more  enjoyable  than  my  first  and  my 
trips  included  Ireland,  Scotland  and 
many  day  trips  to  Oxford,  Bath,  Cam- 
bridge, and  Cornwall.  When  time  came 
to  make  that  big  trip  back  to  the  States, 
I  was  really  mixed  up  In  feeling,  for 
most  of  my  good  friends  were  going  to 
travel  throughout  Europe  and  I  wanted 
to  do  It  again,  but  all  good  things  must 
come  to  an  end.  My  London  and  Euro- 
pean experiences  were  Invaluable  to 
me  and  words  can  not  express  the  good 
times  and  knowledge  that  I  gained  from 
my  stay  there.  Some  day,  I  will  go  back 
but  it  will  not  be  the  same  for  there  will 
be  no  school  to  attend  in  London  and 
there  will  be  no  close  friendships  with 
the  British  and  European  people.  I  have 
only  one  suggestion  for  others  and  that 
is  to  go  to  Europe  and  experience  thai 
part  of  the  world t  yourxifj 


side  world.  On  the  way  to  Paris  the  only 
sights  and  sounds  were  the  fast  moving 
reflections  of  our  own  Interior  against 
the  night,  and  the  rhythm  of  the  wheels 
on  the  track.  I  could  have  been  going  to 
Newark.  Arriving  in  Paris,  there  was  a 
sense  of  urgency  and  expectation  which 
made  the  countryside  at  once  stand  out 
and  fly  all  the  faster  by  my  window.  It 
was  a  shame  to  sleep,  so  by  the  time  I 
did  get  there  I  was  exhausted.  Coming 
into  the  station  at  last,  the  spires  of 
Notre  Dame  and  the  Eliel  Tower  ap- 
peared as  through  the  lens  of  a  camera, 
ready  to  be  turned  into  charming  pic- 
ture post  cards,  and  sold  for  2  francs  on 
any  street  comer. 

The  south  of  France,  and  a  more  airy, 
open  train.  The  windows  would  open 
and  I  could  stick  my  head  out  the  win- 
dow and  watch  as  the  sun  threw  a  long 
shadow  of  the  train  on  the  hillside  town 
made  of  stucco  below.  The  Medditera- 
nean  Sea  looked  like  an  impressionist 
painting,  sliver  and  unreal.  The  trai 
stopped  at  Nice,  Cannes,  Monte  Carlo, 
and  other,  smaller  towns  along  the  en- 
chanted coast.  Women  in  light  colorful 
clothing  got  on  with  baskets  In  their 
hands,  and  men  In  summer  suits  with 
briefcases  leaned  out  of  the  window 
with  me  and  felt  the  warm  December 
sun.  All  of  the  houses  were  white  and 
square  and  reached  layer  upon  layer  up 
the  mountain  on  one  side  of  the  train, 
and  down  the  other. 

A  Morrocan  train,  early  in  the  morn- 
ing out  of  Tangier.  The  car  is  made  of 
wood,  and  the  windows  of  thin  glass. 
Chickens  squawk  and  men  In  long  flow- 
ing robes  scream  in  arable  at  the  con- 
ductor. The  window  In  my  car  did  not 
close,  and  the  cold  desert  air  rushed  in. 
Stacks  of  sliver  goods,  fruit, 
vegetables,  children,  all  littered  the 
floor.  Still  there  was  the  rhythmic  rattle 
of  the  wheels,  but  the  trains  were 
slower  in  Morroco  than  In  the  other 
countries.  Occasionally  the  pungent 
smell  of  Hashish  would  seep  Into  the 
car.  The  land  was  flat  at  first,  then  hilly 
working  Into  the  mountains.  Small 
primitive  villages  sprung  up  around  the 
tracks,  housing  Railroad  workers  or 
small  farmers  transporting  their  goods 
on  the  trains.  There  were  no  clouds  in 
the  sky,  not  for  the  two  weeks  that  I  was 
south  of  Paris,  and  the  sun  through  the 
double  pains  of  glass  made  hot  square 
patches  on  the  floor  of  the  compart- 
ment. 

A  Dutch  train,  like  the  ones  In  the 
movies.  There  were  doors  in  each  com- 
partment, so  you  could  put  your  lug- 
gage directly  into  the  train,  and  follow 
the  train  as  it  moved  off  slowly,  talking 
to  the  person  to  whom  you  are  saying 
farewell,  their  head  stuck  out  the  win- 
dow, The  Dutch  trains  were  im- 
maculately clean,  with  bright  colors  all 
around.  The  orderly  square  fields  of 
deep  green,  and  the  straight  canals  run- 
ning along  with  and  under  the  tracks 
made  the  horizon  fade  in  forced 
perspective.  Windmills  churned  slowly 
like  ferris  wheels  as  the  train  pulled 
slowly  out  of  a  small  Dutch  village. 

1  did  get  off  the  train  occasionally. 
And  l  did  see  things.  But  the  Inevitable 
rush  once  I  was  there,  to  see  all  that 
there  was  to  see;  the  feeling  of  respon- 
sibility to  cover  the  distance,  keeps 
much  of  the  particulars  in  a  blurr  for 
me.  It  was  only  when  I  was  on  the  train, 
on  my  way,  that  I  had  a  sense  of  peace. 
It  was  then  that  I  could  sit  back  and 
look  at  what  was  there.  To  study  it.  I 
always  wanted  the  window  seat.  I 
would  sit,  as  I  had  seen  so  many  others 
sitting  In  the  Louvre,  and  study  the 
painting  that  went  by.  The  subject  mat- 
ter was  not  trivial  or  boring,  whether  It 
be  a  fire  In  the  brush  of  Spain,  or  a  pea- 
sant funeral  on  the  outskirts  of  a  Mor- 
rocan town.  These  frames,  these  pic- 
tures are  all  tied  together,  a  sort  of 
private  slide  show  gathered  while 
others  slept  in  anticipation  of  what  was 
to  come.  I  generally  slept  through  what 
was  to  come. 


My  memory  is  dominated  by  these 
Images,  when  I  think  of  my  travels. 
Even  my  thoughts  on  my  time  In  Oxford 
are  framed  through  windows  of  one  sort 
of  another.  A  bus,  or  my  room  overlook- 
ing a  narrow  street.  I  may  have  missed 
the  plaques  commemorating  a  great 
battle  In  France,  or  the  sight  of  an  An- 
cient Spanish  fortress,  but  my  nose 
wasn't  pasted  to  the  window.  I  had  the 
smell  of  French  bread  and  wine,  the 
sound  of  Arabic  chants,  and  the  feel  of 
the  sun,  projecting  through  the  win- 
dows and  penetrating  me,  to  make  me 
feel  the  reality  of  it.  When  I  sit  now  and 
look  back,  the  times  that  I  spent  In 
Europe  and  the  things  that  I  saw  are 
threaded  together  for  me,  and  inter- 
woven by  the  common  aspect  of  the 
train.  Whenever  I  want  them,  I  simply 
pull  and  they  come  together  like  the 
fine  mesh  of  the  netted  bag  that  the  fat 
lady  used  to  shop. 


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Afternoon   Walks 


by  Emily  Kaufman 

Spain  is  different.  You've  probably 
seen  that  advertising  pitch  in  the  win- 
dow of  some  travel  agency.  Well,  that's 
because  It's  true!  The  Spanish  culture 
is  steeped  in  traditions  as  unique  as 
they  are  ancient.  Of  course  the  women 
don't  go  running  around  with  roses 
clenched  between  their  teeth,  batting 
fans  and  fluttering  eyelashes,  but 
customs  are  adhered  to  much  more 
rigidly  than  here  in  the  States. 

One  of  the  most  widely  practiced  (not 
to  mention  enjoyable)  customs  is  the 
"paseo"  or  promenade.  Every  evening 
between  6-9  the  Spanish  people  literally 
pour  out  of  their  houses  into  the  streets. 
They  may  go  to  a  sidewalk  cafe,  they 
may  go  to  a  park,  or  to  the  cinema,  or 


wherever.  But  they  go  —  talking  , 
a  minute  I  might  add!  Whole  fan"" 
span  the  width  of  the  sidewalk,  anj 
arm  and  moseying  along  as  leisurely 
snails.  Charming,  but  rather  discona 
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Women,  be  they  young  girls  of  20  w 
tie  old  ladies  of  80,  often  stroll  togeuj 
with  their  arms  linked,  gabbing ojfj 
latest  romance  or  their  newest  g»^ 
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What  do  you  think  of  when  someone 
mentions  Germany?  Does  an  Image 
come  to  mind  akin  to  what  one  might 
see  at  Busch  Gardens—  Heavy  set  men 
and  women  with  rosy  cheeks,  wearing 
folk   costumes    (dirndls   and   Leder- 
hosen)?  People  drinking  large  (quart- 
sized)    mugs    of    beer,    munching 
pretzels,    sausages   and   sauerkraut? 
Well,  this  Image  of  Germany  and  her 
people  Is  not  entirely  true.  For  eleven 
.  months  (Sept.  80-July  81)  I  lived  In 
>  Munich,  the  capital  city  of  the  state  of 
.  Bavaria,  Munich  is  very  much  like 
•^;  most  large   cities  you'd  happen   to 
-^  visit— a  bustling  metropolis  with  the 
—r  i  sights,    sounds,    and    even    smells 
«,-  associated  with  big  city  life.  Now  to 
—  i1-"  clear  up  a  few  of  those  "myths", 
of  Peteraklrcbe,  Yes,  beer  is  very  popular,  but  it  isn't 

the  only  beverage  people  enjoy.  Ger- 
many has  a  long  tradition  In  brewing 
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tury  and  still  thrive  today)  and  I  guess 
they  have  something  to  be  proud  of.  Did 
you  know  that  some  of  the  world's  finest 
white  wine  comes  from  Germany? 
Vineyards  along  the  Rhine  produce 
some  of  the  best  wine  I  ever  tasted. 
(Believe  me,  I  sampled  quite  a  bit  of 
it!)  In  addition  to  wine,  sherry, 
schnapps  and  beer,  there  Is  a  non- 
alcoholic drink  that  was  popular 
everywhere  I  went— Coca-Cola. 

Coffee,  that  miracle  drink  that  most 
of  us  use  when  we  pull  "all-nighters" 
and  to  pry  open  those  blood-shot  eyes  In 
the  morning,  is  almost  an  art  in  Ger- 
many. When  you  go  to  a  cafe— there  Is 
never  a  rush  to  drink  your  coffee  and 
leave.  The  waitress  or  waiter  (die 
Kellnertn  or  der  Kellner)  brings  you  a 
steaming  cup  and  possible  a  piece  of 
fine  pastry.  (This  pastry  Is  not  for 
dieters— lots  of  calories!)  You  can 
linger  ever  your  coffee  and  pastry  for 
as  long  as  you  like.  Read  a  newspaper, 
a  book  or  watch  the  crowd  on  the 
street— no  one  bothers  you. 

There  is  more  to  German  Cuisine 
than  Wurst  (sausage)  and  Sauerkraut. 
Wurst  and  Sauerkraut  are  still  eaten 
there,  but  by  no  means  exclusively. 
Pork,  beef,  veal  and  fish  also  among  the 
favorites.  You've  all  probably  heard  of 
schnitzel.  Schnitzel  Isn't  Just  breaded 
veal.  The  term  "schnitzel1  refers  to  the 
cut  of  meat—  a  cutlet  without  the  bone. 
Prepared  with  a  dark  mushroom  sauce, 
you  can  savor  Jagerschnitzel  (Hunter's 
Schnitzel).  Of  course,  when  it  is  dipped 
in  egg  and  breadcrumbs,  then  fried — 
Wiener  Schnitzel.  This  little  discourse 
on  schnitzel  does  not  exhaust  the 
various  dishes  found  all  over  Germany. 
If  German  food  isn't  exactly  to  your  lik- 
ing or  you're  in  a  hurry,  drop  by 
McDonald's,  Wendy's  or  Baskin- 
Robbln's  for  a  quick  snack.  Even  the 
local  folk  come  to  the  fast-food 
restaurant  once  in  a  while. 

Munich  is  a  city  of  contrasts,  a  blend- 
ing of  the  old  and  new.  The  large  Gothic 
cathedral  of  Munich  (die  Frauen- 
klrche)  contrasts  sharply  with  modern 
skyscrapers  and  the  futuristic  Olympic 
Village.  All  over  town  there  are  small 
sidewalk  stands  selling  fresh  vegeta- 
bles and  flowers.  The  multi-storied 
Department  stores  and  modem  super 
and  flowers.  The  multi-storied  Depart- 
ment stores  and  modern  supermarkets 

Paris 


are  Just  like  their  American  counter- 
parts. In  the  suburbs,  a  new 
phenomenon  is  taking  place— The 
enclosed  mall  has  made  an  entrance  in- 
to the  German  life-style. 

For  the  theater  and  movie  fan, 
thers's  something  for  everyone. 
American,  as  well  as  other  non-German 
films  (dubbed,  of  course)  are  all  over 
town.  Until  the  credits  roll,  you  really 
can't  be  sure  If  the  movie  Is  German  or 
something  "foreign".  Theaters  range 
from  small,  out  of  the  way  cabarets  to 
grand  theaters  that  give  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  House  or  the  Ken- 
nedy Center  stiff  competition.  (If  there 
could  be  any  competition  at  all)  Here  In 
the  National  Theater,  Cuvllles  Theater 
or  the  Residenz  you  can  see  new  plays, 
productions  of  the  plays  of  Goethe  and 
Schiller,  in  addition  to  ballet  and  opera. 

If  you're  not  Into  theatre  and  Just 
want  to  go  for  a  drink  somewhere,  there 
are  plenty  of  bars  around  town.  Beer 
and  wine  are  served  here  and  (sur- 
prise!) whisky  and  scotch,  too. 

The  music  you'd  hear  in  Germany 
Isn't  restricted  to  Oom-Pa-Pa  and 
classical.  English  and  American  rock 
music  is  very  popular,  too. 

To  say  something  about  the  clothes  In 
Germany:  Dirndls  and  Lederhosen  are 
worn;  especially  at  festival  time,  at  the 
Octoberfest  for  example.  Among 
students  the  year  round  favorite  is  still 
Jeans.  The  style  and  cut  are  a  bit  dif- 
ferent, though.  The  price  Is  higher,  too. 
69,  Deutsche  Mark  for  one  pair  of  Jeans. 
(That's  approximately  $34.50!)  In 
general,  clothes  aren't  much  different 
than  American  styles. 

I  hope  I've  been  able  to  show  that 
Germany  Isn't  all  Beer  and  Wurst. 
Here's  an  example  of  the  German  im- 
age of  Americans:  Americans  are  very 
rich  and  they  all  drive  big  cars 
(Cadillacs,  Lincolns,  etc.).  There  are 
cowboys  everywhere— some  of  them 
still  carry  guns! !  The  American  tourist 
wears  checkered  pants  and/or  loud 
striped  shirts,  carry  cameras  and  real- 
ly throw  the  money  around. 

You  see,  everyone  has  some  sort  of 
Image  of  a  foreign  land.  I  found  people 
are  basically  the  same  in  Germany  and 
in  the  States.  Some  of  them  are  wonder- 
ful; kind  and  helpful.  Some  are,  like 
some  of  their  American  counterparts, 
real  b ds. 


What  the  French  Think 
of  America 


10:00    Dinners 


Ifrom  olives  to  chips  to  pickles 

J»ras  —  you  name  it.  Exotic 

as  squid  and  octopus  are 

*  Popular  with  the  Spaniards. 

Spanish  Meals 
flgof  food  brings  me  to  Spanish 

*  me  what  I  liked  about  Spain 
™ead!  That  along  with  wine 
^Ples  of  Spanish  meals.  The 
J  by  the  way  are  quite  dif- 
J0*  those  in  the  States. 
^  WeUt  that's  generally  eaten 
jornjng  just  llke  everywnere 

jgch,  which  is  the  main  meal, 
J^een  2  and  4  PM.  It  consists 
■two  courses,  bread,  wine, 
rfresso  and  I  honestly  don't 
JJ  how  the  women  there  stay 
uuuier  is  actually  more  of  a 


small  supper  eaten  around  10PM  and 
consists  of  a  sandwich,  or  cheese,  fruit, 
and  pate,  or  simply  a  few  rounds  of 
"tapas"  at  a  local  cafe. 

Because  of  this  varied  eating 
schedule,  work  and  business  hours  are 
quite  different  than  in  most  countries. 
In  my  job,  for  example  (teaching 
English)  I  generally  started  at  8  or  9  in 
the  morning,  got  off  at  one,  ate  lunch, 
and  took  a  siesta.  Then  I  went  back  to 
work  at  five  or  six  and  ended  as  late  as 
9:30.  It's  easy  to  see  why  the  Spanish 
keep  such  late  hours.  Their  night-time 
fun  doesn't  even  start  till  ten,  at  the 
earliest! 

I  lived  in  Madrid  the  whole  time  I  was 

Continued  on  page  6 


by  Jennifer  Ahonen 

During  my  year  in  France,  I  took  a 
course  in  French  civilization.  Oneofthe 
questions  I  was  asked  on  an  exam  we 
had  was,  "Is  the  way  in  which  the 
French  (that  you  know)  see  the  United 
States  characteristic  of  French  society 
and  mentality?"  My  answer  was  not 
long  in  coming.  I  immediately  thought 
of  a  good  French  friend  of  mine,  and 
although  this  limited  my  perspective, 
my  response  was  the  following. 

"It  seems  that  the  attitude  the 
French  have  with  respect  to  the  United 
States  corresponds  to  what  I  have 
learned  of  their  mentality.  That  Is  to 
say  that  the  French  recognize  the  super 
power  of  the  U.S.,  but  do  not  let  this 
power  dominate  France.  The  French 
often  describe  France  as  "the  center  of 
the  world"  when  joking,  but  it  seems  to 
me  that  the  French  do  believe  this  from 
time  to  time. 

This  type  of  attitude  can  be  found  for 
almost  all  aspects  of  the  country: 
technology,  sports,  and  politics  to  name 
a  few.  For  example,  I  have  a  friend  who 
doesn't  hesitate  to  ask  me  questions 
such  as,  "Do  you  know  who  won  the 
race  in  Daytona?,  A  Frenchman!"  I 
was  never  ever  more  aware  that  there 


was  a  race  in  Daytona,  much  less  who 
was  the  winner! 

This  attitude  shows,  of  course,  a 
Frenchman  to  be  very  proud  of  his 
country.  Perhaps  this  is  due  to  the  fact 
that  France  is  o.ne  of  the  first  countries 
to  be  united.  She  has  always  needed 
partlotism  to  survive  the  many  wars 
she  has  faced,  and  she  has  been  in- 
volved in  quite  a  few! 

This  nationalistic  tendency  does  not 
prevent  the  French  from  admiring  the 
USA.  They  are  very  interested  in  what 
is  going  on  in  America  and  hope  to  bet- 
ter know  the  country.  So  they,  (and 
here  my  Professor  noted  that  this  was 
true  of  only  a  few,  rare  Frenchmen) 
spend  their  vacations  in  Miami,  New 
York  or  California,  and  acquire  a 
generalized  opinion  of  Americans.  (One 
of  these  opinions,  as  described  by  two  of 
my  French  friends,  is  that  Americans 
are  fat!)  As  good  or  bad  as  these  opi- 
nions might  be,  there  remains  an  at- 
titude of  superiority  among  the  French. 
They  do  not  say,  "Oh,  France  is  much 
better  than  the  U.  S.,"  but  they  have  a 
certain  way  of  letting  it  be  known  that 
there  is  nothing  better  than  France. 

Continued  on  page  6 


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Paris 


What  the  French  Think 


Continued  from    pages 


e  Paris  metro  system,  as  any  Frenchman  will  tell  you,  1b  one  of  the  most 
efficient  In  the  world. 


(Here  my  Professor  writes  "Yes,  when 
it  isn't  the  best,  it  is  the  most  stable,  the 
happy  medium,  etc. . .") 

The  French,  then,  do  esteem,  admire 
and  wish  to  know  the  USA,  and  say  "oh, 
it's  not  too  bad  for  a  country,"  but  they 
would  never  say  that  France  is  inferior 
in  any  aspect.  This  attitude  has  been 
formed  perhaps  by  their  history,  which 
shows  great  chauvinism,  and  repre- 
sents what  I  learned  of  the  French 
society.  They  like  the  US  a  lot,  but  only 
because  it  is  a  country  about  5,000 
kilometers  away  from  France." 

This  is  of  course  a  generalized  opi- 
nion formed  from  what  I  had  learned 
about  a  certain  social  class  in  France, 
basically  the  middle  class.  This  is  also  a 


reflection  of  the  way  in  which  Parisiens 
viewed  the  United  States.  (You  see, 
Paris  is  the  center  of  the  world,  and 
Paris  is  France.)  After  seeing  more  of 
France— after  seeing  how  beautifully 
diverse  this  pentagonally  shaped, 
smaller  than  the  state  of  Texas  country 
really  is— I  cannot  say  that  I  blame  the 
French  for  feeling  so  nationalistic. 
After  all,  patriotism  is  very  important 
for  a  nation's  stability.  What  would  the 
U.S.  look  like  if  suddenly  there  were  no 
more  fifty-star,  red  and  white  striped 
flags  hanging  on  poles?  We  are  proud  of 
our  country,  and  the  French  are  proud 
of  theirs.  By  the  way,  do  you  know 
where  the  fastest  train  in  the  world 
comes  from? 


Manchester  College 


Program   Offers   Year   in   Oxford 


by  Marge  Be Uey 

On  Friday,  October  30th,  Bruce 
Findlow,  principal  of  Manchester  Col- 
lege, the  Unitarian  College  of  Oxford 
University,  will  be  here  to  speak  with 
sophomores  who  may  be  interested  In 
spending  their  junior  year  in  Oxford. 

The  program  of  having  students  from 
abroad  at  Manchester  College  was 
established  in  1965  by  then  principal 
Harry  Short.  His  aim  was  to  broaden 
the  scope  of  the  college  and  to  put  Its 
facilities  to  better  use.  Washington  Col- 
lege is  one  of  the  few  who  participate  in 
this  program  and  has  participated  in  it 
since  its  beginning.  The  number  of 
students  attending  Manchester  College 
is  very  small:  approximately  sixty- 
five;  twenty  to  twenty-five  of  these 
spaces  are  reserved  for  American 
juniors.  Students  who  attend  may  study 
English    literature,    British    history, 


music,  philosophy,  and  religion  and  will 
meet  with  their  tutor  on  a  one  to  one 
basis  once  a  week.  Students  may  also 
go  to  lecture  halls  to  supplement  their 
studies.  The  school  year  consists  of 
three  terms  of  eight  weeks  each  with 
two  one-month  vacations. 

Interested  students  should  speak  with 
Dr.  Peter  Tapke,  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Philosophy.  After 
Christmas,  students  who  wish  to  apply 
must  write  a  brief  statement  along  with 
obtaining  three  letters  of  recommenda- 
tion. 

A  committee  made  up  of  faculty 
members  of  each  of  the  subjects  offered 
to  Manchester  students  decides  upon 
the  applicants.  Usually  three  students 
are  picked  along  with  one  alternate. 
However,  this  is  not  always  the  case. 
This  year  only  one  student  Is  studying 
in  Oxford,  but  the  year  before,  four 


students  studied  there.  Acceptance  Is 
based  somewhat,  of  course,  on  grades, 
however  the  committee  also  looks  for 
students  who  are  self-motivated,  flexi- 
ble, and  who  will  take  full  advantage  of 
the  culture  and  history  that  Oxford  has 
to  offer,  which  is  quite  a  bit.  Oxford  is 
the  oldest  English-speaking  university 
in  the  world.  Manchester  College  was 
founded  in  the  17th  century  as  an 
academy  which  moved  from  York  to 
London  and  finally  to  Oxford  in  1893  and 
became  the  seat  of  liberal  thought  in 
religion.  At  the  time,  the  College  ac- 
quired some  old  Tudor  homes  (c.  17th- 
18th  century)  which  are  still  used 
today.  The  city  itself  is  a  learning  ex- 
perience through  the  history,  music, 
and  theater  it  provides  to  a  student.  The 
Manchester  College  program  provides 
a  tremendous  opportunity  for  a  student 
to  broaden  his  knowledge  and  culture. 


Madrid 


10:00  Dinners 


Continued  from  page  5 

In  Spain  but  I  was  lucky  enough  to  be 
able  to  travel  around  most  of  the  coun- 
try. The  rural  areas  are  imbued  even 
more  with  cultural  heritage  than  is  the 
capital.  When  I  visited  some  of  the 
smaller  towns  such  as  Cuenca,  Trujillo 
and  Salamanca  it  seemed  as  though  I 
were  living  a  fairy  tale.  The  narrow 
streets  were  all  of  cobblestone  and  I  felt 
quite  certain  that  at  any  moment  some 
gallant  knight,  mounted  on  his  noble 
steed  and  garbed  in  medieval  attire, 
would  leap  out  from  behind  a  corner  to 
proclaim  himself  my  personal  liege.  Oh 
well,  dreams  can  only  last  so  long. 


Oxford 


Italy:  Fruit  Floating  in  Silver  Bowls 


by  Brian  Heehan 

The  way  we  lived  over  tne  past  year 
—  young  people  who  spent  nearly  one 
year  in  foreign  lands:  England,  Spain, 
Germany,  France  —  the  way  we  lived 
remains  In  our  memories  as  strange 
and  exciting  and  wonderful  now  as  it 
had  been  during  our  time  abroad. 
Perhaps  the  best  way  In  which  the 
moments  of  those  months  can  be  des- 
cribed —  for  they  were  moments,  not 
days  or  weeks,  but  essential,  vital,  sad 
and  happy  moments  through  which  our 
lives  moved  —  are  as  like  the  way  we 
feel  when  we  sense  life  with  a  keener 
awareness  than  we  normally  do  from 
day  to  day;  the  way  we  feel  when  wind 
blows  the  curtains  and  a  scent  of  lilacs 
through  a  room  on  a  late  spring  after- 
noon, or  when  we  taste  something  ex- 
traordinary and  delicious  for  the  first 
time,  or  when  we  hear  a  piano  playing 
far  away,  or  when  we  look  at  a  painting, 
or  the  face  of  a  man  or  a  woman,  or 
anything  beautiful  which  touches  us  for 
a  moment,  and  moves  us,  and  vanishes. 
It  was  moments  like  these,  moments  of 
clarity,  which  moved  through  us,  and 
moved  us  through  our  time  abroad. 

I  find  it  difficult  to  begin  writing 
about  this  time  of  my  life  —  time  at  Ox- 
ford, and  time  spent  travelling  in 
foreign  lands  —  difficult  firstly  due  to 
the  ambivalence  of  being  in  Oxford,  and 
secondly  due  to  the  spontaneity  of 
travelling  abroad.  Thus  this  is  not  so 
much  an  article  as  an  anthology,  a  col- 
lection of  random  thoughts  and  Impres- 
sions of  people  and  places  and  moments 
which  have  touched  me  or  moved  me  or 
puzzled  me,  caused  me  to  pause  and 
ponder  and  recollect. 

England  In  winter:. bitter,  wet  and 
chilling.  And  beautiful.  The  roses 
bloomed  until  December,  and  the  parks 


on  those  brilliant,  cold  mornings  in 
January  bloomed  and  dripped  snow- 
drops and  dew.  And  I  walked  one  after- 
noon, late,  late  in  winter,  under  the 
ever-changing  English  sky,  hovering 
over  the  eternal,  grey  Oxford  skyline, 
and  I  watched  the  wet,  pink  light  drip 
down  those  grey  ancient  buildings, 
making  them  yellow  and  purple  and 
sponge-like. 

A  Feeling  of  Foreignness 
I  was  always  under  the  Impression 
that  Florence  should  be  beautiful,  and 
after  having  arrived  in  the  city  at  night 
and  seen  nothing,  went  to  bed  thinking 
it  was  beautiful.  But  the  next  morning, 
a  Sunday,  I  awoke  to  the  sound  of  bells 
—  more  bells  than  I  had  ever  heard  in 
my  life.  The  sound  of  the  bells  reminded 
me  of  where  I  was,  and  reminded  me 
also  that  I  had  not  yet  seen  Florence  in 
Daylight.  Instead  of  toward  the  bath- 
room, I  turned  and  made  my  way  back 
to  the  shuttered  window.  I  unlocked  the 
shutters,  and  pushed  them  both  out  — 
and  with  that  one  gesture,  that  one 
slight  push  of  my  arm,  a  whole  new 
world,  a  world  which  I  had  never 
known,  but  would  come  to  love,  opened 
up  to  me.  The  shutters  drifted  back  and 
I  had  my  first  view  of  the  city  which  the 
church  bells  were  ringing  out  in  praise 
of.  My  window  revealed  a  perfect  view 
of  Florence:  red  tiled  roofs  and  church 
steeples  and  hills  and  trees,  and  above 
them  all,  little  birds  singing  and  gliding 
and  answering  the  call  of  the  bells.  I 
had  never  seen  anything  quite  so  beau- 
tiful, nor  quite  so  foreign  before.  I  stood 
there  in  the  morning  light,  open- 
mouthed  and  awe  stricken,  my  arm  still 
stretched  out  before  me,  and  the  bells 
seemed  to  laugh  at  me  and  say:  "Look 
at  this, you  young  fool,  this  is  beauty, 
and  this  is  something  you  never 
dreamed  existed." 


In 


Some  things  I  jotted  down 
Spain: 
A  scent  of  oranges. 
In  England: 

He  looked  right  holding  a  martini. 
He  looked  like  a  martini. 
In  Italy: 
I  said:  "Italy," 

She  said:  "Fruit  floating 
In  silver  bowls." 

I  once  happened  to  write  down  what  I 
had  done,  and  to  some  extent  what  I  had 
felt  one  spring  day  at  Oxford.  This  is 
how  I  should  like  to  remember  my  year 
abroad: 

Tutorial,  11 :00,  on  Medieval  Romances. 
Lunch  at  George's  cafe. 
A  beautiful,  breezy  day. 
Coffee  all  afternoon  with  friends.  Love- 


ly. 

Discussed  books,  music,  drank  much 
coffee, 

smoked  innumerable  cigarettes.  Heard 
wonderful 

piece  on  the  radio  —  "The  Planets"  by 
Hoist. 

A  safe,  exciting,  alive  feeling. 
Dinner  Dinner   Manchester   College. 
Uneventful. 

Concert  afterwards.  Good. 
An  English  boy  wearing  a   double- 
breasted  tuxedo 

played  a  lovely,  haunting  piece.  Nice 
combination 
of  sight  and  sound. 
Pub  afterwards. 
Walked  around  a  b. it . 
Bath.  Bed. 


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by  Kate  Krauss 

This  year,  the  William  James  Forum, 
an  organization  which  sponsors 
political  lectures,  will  host  the  Meaning 
of  Freedom  series,  with  speakers  in- 
cluding L.  Bruce  Laingen  and  William 
Colby.  During  the  course  ol  the  year, 
speakers  will  trace  the  meaning  of 
freedom  from  the  1800's  through  the 
present. 

Says  Bob  Hockaday,  president  of  the 
Forum,  "The  Freedom  series  will  be 
very  enlightening,  and  it  goes  hand-in- 
hand  with  the  school's  Bicentennial 
Celebration." 

For  the  series,  and  for  other  lectures 
during  the  year,  the  William  James 
Forum  has  received  $500  from  the 
philosophy  Department,  $1,000  from  the 
Bicentennial  Commute,  $1,500  from  the 


Washington  College  Lecture  Series,  and 
$3,500  from  the  Maryland  Commute  on 
the  Humanities,  contingent  on  a  mat- 
ching fund  from  outside  sources.  Thus, 
the  Forum  will  request  $2,000.  from  the 
SGA,  Its  smallest  annual  request  In  re- 
cent years. 

Said  Hockaday,  "most  of  the  money 
will  be  spent  on  the  speaker  fees,  which 
run  from  about  $1000  to  $2000."  One 
thing  I  want  to  emphasize  Is  the  fact 
that  we  get  most  of  our  speakers  as  a 
result  of  the  personal  contacts  of 
students  and  faculty." 

Anyone  who  can  suggest  a  possible 
speaker  for  the  Forum  this  year  is  en- 
couraged to  speak  to  Chairman  of 
PhUosophy  Department  Dr.  Peter 
Tapke,  Bob  Hockaday,  Winston  Elliot, 
or  Ginger  Karupka. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


byJettAldenon 

Sports  Editor 

This  week's  Athlete  of  the  Week  Is 
Ann  Most  from  Carlsbad,  New  Mexico. 
Most  Is  WC  Volleyball's  team  co-  cap- 
tain and  Softball's  star  catcher. 

Most  began  playing  volleyball  In  the 
seventh  grade  and  continued  with  It 
through  high  school.  When  she  arrived 
at  WC  she  decided  to  take  a  year  off 
from  playing  for  a  school  team  but  did 
participate  in  intermurals.  Coach  Pen- 
ny Fall  noticed  Most's  ability  in  the 
game  and  had  her  on  the  school  team 
the  following  season. 


Coach  Fall  has  used  Most  in  three  dif- 
ferent court  positions  for  each  of  her 
three  WC  seasons.  For  her  sophomore 
year  Most  was  a  setter  and  switched  to 
hitter  her  Junior  year.  This  year  she  is 
playing  as  a  hitter,  spiker,  and  blocker. 

Most  feels  that  there  Is  a  lot  more  she 
could  learn  about  volleyball  as  well  as 
many  skills  she  could  develop  her  hit- 
ting. She  also  feels  that  this  year's  team 
has  a  lot  of  good  people  but  they  have 
not  reached  their  potential.  "I  think  I 
can  pass  on  a  couple  of  things  to  some  of 
the  girls  Just  starting  this  season  in  tht 
way  of  game  strategy  and  how  to  emi 
tlonally  handle  the  game."  she  said. 


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Soccer  Team 


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Volleyball 

Volleyball  Team  Boosts 
Record  With  Four  Victories 


by  JeH  Alder-son 
Sports  Editor 

The  WC  Invitational  Volleyball  Tour- 
nament was  held  October  16  and  17. 
Five  teams  participated:  WC,  Shep- 
herd, Notre  Dame,  Galludet  and 
Albright. 

WC  won  both  ot  their  matches  on  Oc- 
tober 16  In  two  games.  Against 
Shepherd  the  scores  were  15-12  and 
15-13  while  against  Notre  Dame  the 
scores  were  less  close  at  15-9  and  15-3. 
Coach  Penny  Fall  feels  that  the  girls 
played  well  in  spurts,  however  they 
were  not  up  to  their  usual  level. 

The  WC  squad  did  not  do  as  well  on 
Saturday,  October  17.  Fall  feels  that  the 
team  had  three  concerns:  the  team  Is 
not  usually  at  its  peak  In  the  morning, 
Albright  was  well  prepared  for  the 
match,  and  WC  was  "a  little  on  the  stale 
side." 

WC  lost  the  Albright  match  In  two 
games  with  scores  of  6-15  and  12-15. 
Once  again  the  team  played  well  in 
spurts. 

The  most  diffcult  match  of  the 
weekend  was  against  Galludet  as  WC 
lost  0-15  and  2-15.  "Galludet  didn't  miss 
a  thing,"  said  Fall.  "They  have  been 


building  for  the  past  four  years  and 
have  five  starting  seniors." 

"On  the  whole  the  tournament  went 
well,"  commented  Fall,  "I  was  disap- 
pointed because  I  thought  we  could 
have  beaten  Albright,  though." 

Wednesday,  October  22  the  team 
traveled  to  Gettysburg  for  a  tri-match. 
WC  split  the  matches  losing  to  Get- 
tysburg 0-15,6-15  and  3-15  and  beating 
Hood  15-9  and  15-6.  The  Gettysburg 
match,  however,  cost  WC  a  place  In  the 
MAC  championship. 

The  girls  brought  home  another  vic- 
tory as  they  played  Chesapeake  College 
Tuesday  October  28.  This  proved  to  be 
an  easy  victory  for  WC  with  scores  of 
15-1, 15-3  and  15-9. 

With  three  more  weeks  left  In  the 
season  Fall  feels  that  team  attitude  will 
be  the  biggest  factor  in  the  girl's  per- 
formance for  the  rest  of  their  matches. 
"Knowing  that  they  can  compete  at  the 
level  of  their  capability,  they  will,"  said 
Fall.  "If  they  doubt  their  ability,  we're 
In  trouble." 

This  weekend  the  team  takes  on 
Franklin  and  Marshall  and  UMBC 
Saturday  at  1:00  In  the  Cain  Athletic 
Center. 


by  BUI  Bounds 
Asst.  Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  Soccer  has 
fallen  on  hard  times.  The  Shoremen 
booters  have  lost  their  last  four  games. 

At  Ursinus,  on  October  13,  the 
Shoremen  did  everything  but  win. 
Washington  College  was  tied  at 
balftlme,  by  virtue  of  a  V.J.  Fllliben 
goal.  The  second  half  was  dominated  by 
the  Shoremen  who  let  several  golden 
scoring  opportunities  slip  away.  Ur- 
sinus scored  on  the  only  shot  they  had  In 
the  second  half.  Final  Score:  Ursinus  2, 
WC1. 

Against  Haveriord  on  Saturday,  Oc- 
tober 17,  the  Shoremen  were  outplayed. 
Washington  College  was  flat  and 
Haverford  was  exceptionally  sharp  thai 
afternoon.  The  Fords  won  5-2  with  the 
Washington  goals  coming  from  Hansi 
Wlttich  and  BUI  Bounds. 

At  Wldener  CoUege,  in  Chester  PA, 
the  Shoremen  again  outplayed  and 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  ChrlB  Perry 

Welcome  back,  everyone.  I  hope  all 
bad  a  good  Fall  Break,  especially  the 
hunters.  Last  Friday  was  the  opening  of 
goose  season  and  the  whole  Eastern 
Shore  has  been  hopping  with  hunters. 
Earlier  In  the  week,  the  weather  was 
ideal  and  many  students  from  Washing- 
ton took  advantage  of  the  chance  and 
limited  out  early.  Speaking  of  geese,  If 
you  get  a  chance  to  ride  through  Rem- 
mlngton  Farms  just  before  sunset  it  Is 
well  worth  it.  You'll  see  thousands  of 
geese  and  ducks,  usually  some  deer 
feeding,  possibly  some  beavers,  many 
types  of  birds,  and  if  you're  lucky,  a 
bald  eagle. 

The  women's  Intramural  volleyball 
league  saw  an  all  Queen  Anne  final. 
Queen  Anne  2  avenged  an  earlier 
season  loss  defeating  Queen  Anne  1  two 
games  to  none.  Led  by  Captain  Kelly 
Cupka,  Denlse  Hernandez,  Diana  Lip- 
ford,  Ellen  Davis,  Sara  Wright,  Jill 
DelConte  and  Kelly  McDonougb  com- 
piled a  7-1  record  and  defeated  Alpha 
Chi  Omega  In  the  semis.  Queen  Anne  1 
beat  Reid  Hall  Third  Floor  to  set  up  the 
finale  and  bragging  rights  for  one  year. 

With  the  women  finishing  up,  the  co- 
ed volleyball  league  will  start  soon.  Be 
sure  to  get  your  teams  organized  and 
registered.  Also  forming  for  the  winter 
is  the  bowling  league.  Once  a  week 
games  for  all  you  bowlers  out  there.  Be 
sure  to  sign  up  in  Student  Affairs. 

Two  dates  you  should  mark  down  on 


dominated  a  game  In  which  the 
Washington  offense  proved  ineffective. 
The  Shoremen  outshot  Widener  18-7  and 
continually  pressed  the  Widener 
defense  but  came  up  with  the  big  zero  In 
the  scoring  column.  Final  Score: 
Widener  1.WC0. 

In  a  game  played  against  Salisbury 
State  College  this  past  Wednesday,  the 
Shoremen  were  paired  with  a  pretty 
good  opponent.  The  game  was  an  even 
match  with  both  teams  dominating  an 
equal  portion.  Shots  on  goal  were  tied  at 
10  apiece.  The  Sea  Gulls  scored  the  only 
goal  of  the  game  in  the  second  half  off  a 
corner  kick.  As  has  been  the  story  so 
often,  the  Washington  offense  could  not 
generate  a  goal.  So  the  game  ended 
with  Salisbury  winning  1-0. 

This  Saturday,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Soccer  Team  seeks  to  end  Its  losing 
streak  against  an  always  tough  Johns 
Hopkins  team.  The  game  starts  at  1:30 
on  Klbler  Field.  Come  out  and  cheer  our 
troops  onto  a  much  needed  victory. 


Sports  Schedule 

Saturday  October  31 

Soccer Johns  Hopkins— home  1:30 

Cross  Country ............ '.".'. .  Lebanon  Valley /Western  Maryland— away  1 :00 

Volleyball Franklin  and  Marshall/UMBC— home  1 :00 

Monday  November  2 

Volleyball Morgan  State/Essex— home  7:00 

Tuesday  November  3 

Soccer Delaware  Valley— home  3:00 

Wednesday  November  4 

Volleyball Del-  Tech.  Stanton— away 


This  Week's  Filt 


calendar:  the  first  is  the  home  opener 
of  the  Washington  basketball  team  on 
Saturday,  December  5th  against 
Widener:  the  U.C.L.A.-Notre  Dame 
game  of  Division  111.  There  have  been 
some  good  games  between  these  two 
teams  in  the  Cain  Gym  and  the  result 
usually  sets  the  tone  for  the  rest  of  the 
year.  The  second  date  is  the  weekend  of 
December  11th  and  12th,  which  Is  the 
time  of  the  annual  Wild  Goose  Classic. 
Washington  will  be  shooting  for  its 
fourth  straight  championship.  The 
Shoremen  will  host  Mount  Union  Col- 
lege from  Ohio,  Bridgewater  Universi- 
ty from  Virginia,  and  Allentown  College 
from  Pennsylvania.  There  are  only  nine 
home  dates  this  year  so  make  sure  you 
don't  miss  any  games.  The  Shoremen 
fans  have  traditionally  made  it  difficult 
for  the  opposing  teams.  The  home 
record  over  the  past  few  years  speaks 
for  itself.  Get  up  and  get  down  there  for 
the  games.  One  of  the  highlights  of  the 
year  should  be  Capt.  Joe  Moye  break- 
ing the  1000  point  mark.  He  is  189  points 
shy  and  should  break  it  late  in  January. 
Plan  for  the  Day:  Get  up  for  a  good 
breakfast  Saturday  down  at  D.  J.'s,  then 
head  to  the  gym  for  the  women's 
volleyball  match  against  Franklin  and 
Marshall  and  U.M.B.C.  After  that,  over 
to  Klbler  to  watch  the  second  half  of  the 
soccer  game  against  Johns  Hopkins, 
which  starts  at  1:30.  Finally,  take  a  lit- 
tle nap  and  get  primed  for  the  annual 
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Discussion  Sparks  Debate 


Faculty  Requests  Immediate  Raise 


byPeteTurchi 
Editor  in  Chief 

The  Washington  College  faculty 
unanimously  passed  a  resolution  last 
Monday  asking  for  a  five  percent  salary 
raise  this  coming  January,  and 
gradually  increasing  amounts  over  the 
next  five  years. 

The  resolution,  proposed  by  the  Ad 
Hoc  Committee  on  Faculty  Salaries, 
cites  a  decline  of  thlry-eight  percent  in 
the  real  income  of  College  faculty,  and 
poor  comparison  with  comparable  in- 
stitutions as  reasons  for  the  desired 
raises.  After  an  energetic  discussion  at 
last  Monday's  faculty  meeting  the 
resolution  was  passed,  and  the  faculty 
asked  that  the  request,  along  with  the 
accompanying  data  which  the  Commit- 
tee gathered,  be  brought  before  the  Col- 
lege's Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors. 

The  resolution  says,  in  part,  the 
"many  members  of  the  faculty  are  no 
longer  able  adequately  to  support  a 


household  on  a  Washington  College 
salary,"  and  that  "the  faculty  finds  It 
increasingly  difficult  to  purchase  pro- 
fessional books  and  journals,  and  to 
engage  in  the  research  and  the  travel 
necessary  to  carry  out  the  mission  of 
Washington  Collzge.  The  faculty,  which 
cherishes  this  mission,  is  saddened  by 
its  increasing  inability  to  devote  full  at- 
tention and  effort  to  its  professional 
pursuits." 

In  conclusion,  the  resolution  asks  for 
an  increase  of  five  percent  of  current 
salaries  to  be  paid  out  in  the  remaining 
academic  year,  and  in  the  next  five 
years  for  "an  amount  no  less  than  the 
previous  year's  salary  adjusted  by  the 
annual  Consumer  Price  Index  as  of 
January  of  that  year."  In  addition,  "the 
faculty  further  urges  the  Board  to  pro- 
vide an  additional  Increment  to  annual 
salary  of  six  percent  per  year  for  Assis- 
tant and  Associate  Professors,  and  of 
eight  percent  per  year  for  Full  Pro- 


fessors  for  the  next  five  years. 
"Unfriendly  reactions" 

The  faculty  moved  and  seconded  that 
the  Resolution  be  passed,  and  when 
Chairman  of  the  meeting  Acting  Presi- 
dent Garry  Clarke  asked  for  discussion, 
it  seemed  as  if  none  would  take  place.  It 
was  then  that  Chairman  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Mathematics  and  Computer 
Science  Richard  Brown  suggested  that 
the  group  discuss  the  matter  in  an- 
ticipation of  "possible  unfriendly  reac- 
tions" from  the  Board.  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  English  Robert  Day  asked 
Clarke  and  Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith 
"how  (they  were)  going  to  represent 
(the  faculty)  in  front  of  the  Board." 

In  answer,  Clarke  referred  to  a  writ- 
ten statement  which  he  read  at  the 
beginning  of  the  meeting,  in  which  he 
said  that  "...we  must  know  and  con- 
front our  problems,"  and  that  "We 
must,  indeed,  make  faculty  compensa- 
tlon  a  bigh  priority."  In  response  to  fur- 


ther  questioning  Clarke  said  that  he  did 
not  know  "if  the  handout  Is  a  realistic 
document,"  and  that  he  found  the  Col- 
lege's first  priority  to  be  not  faculty 
salaries,  but  "to  provide  for  the  sur- 
vival of  the  institution." 

Smith  answered  the  faculty  by  saying 
that  "We  have  slipped  economically— 
that's  very  clear.  We  are  under- 
charging for  our  services."  But,  con- 
cerning the  actual  resolution,  he  said 
that  he  would  "not  defend  It.  I  just  don't 
believe  in  Its  approach."  He  went  on  to 
say  that  "to  try  to  defend  the  present 
report  before  the  Board.. .would  be  out 
of  place." 

Both  Smith  and  Clarke  cited  low 
enrollment  and  low  tuition  as  two  of  the 
current  financial  problems  at  the  Col- 
lege. In  his  opening  remarks  Clarke 
also  pointed  out  the  high  (78%)  rate  of 
tenure  and  "severe  decrease  In  faculty 

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Dyson  Offers 
Congressional  Internship 


by  Mark  Slater 

Democratic  Representative  Roy  P. 
Dyson  of  the  First  District  in  Maryland, 
has  written  to  the  College  requesting 
assistance  with  regard  to  advising 
students  "of  the  opportunity  to  apply 
for  Congressional  Internship." 

An  intern  program  allows  students  to 
earn  credit  while  working  as  a  member 
of  a  politician's  staff.  Besides  routine 
office  chores  which  include  filing,  runn- 
ing errands  and  opening  mail,  an  Intern 
assists  in  any  function  the  office  might 
serve.  Dyson's  letter,  addressed  to 
Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley, 
reads  In  part:  "The  projects  (interns) 
work  on  include  investigating  and 
answering  constituent  Inquiries  as  well 
as  researching  and  monitoring  current 
issues  and  legislation." 

The  responsibility  of  guiding  possi- 
ble applicants  for  an  internship  has 
been  turned  over  to  Dr.  Bradford 
Cbaney,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Political  Science.  Believing  an  intern- 
ship to  be  a  valuable  experience, 
Chaney  said,  "Here's  the  real  way  to 
learn  about  politics."  He  explained  that 


in  the  classroom,  one  never  gets  the 
practical  feel  for  political  machinery. 

Presently,  Chaney  oversees  the  Col- 
lege's existing  internship  program, 
which  is  with  the  Maryland  State 
Assembly.  Eight  students  participated 
in  this  program  last  year,  and  he  ex- 
pects six  students  to  do  so  this  year. 
Though  no  position  in  the  Congressional 
Internship  is  guaranteed,  the  op- 
portunity awaits  some  aggressive  ap- 
plicant. Acesslng  the  value  of  the  new 
program,  Chaney  says,  "Congress 
could  be  much  more  exciting  than  the 
State  Assembly." 

Besides  a  program  designed  for  in- 
ternship during  the  school  year, 
Dyson's  letter  makes  reference  to  the 
availability  of  a  summer  program. 
What  is  in  effect  free  office  help  for  the 
politician  becomes  a  probable 
enriching  experience  for  the  student  in- 
terested in  a  career  in  politics  or 
political  happenings  in  general. 

Anyone  interested  in  the  Congres- 
sional Internship  should  contact 
Chaney,  whose  office  is  located  in 
Ferguson  Hall. 


The  Shoremen  ended  a  five-game  losing  streak  with  an  Impressive  victory 
against  Johns  Hopkins. 

Shoremen  Defeat  Hopkins 


Hessey  Explains  Deficit  Figure 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

A  headline  in  the  October  9  isuue  of 
The  Elm  read,  "Deficit  for  Year  Could 
Reach  $150,000."  A  headline  in  the  Oc- 
tober 28  issue  of  The  Kent  County  News 
stated,  "No  Deficit  on  Horizon  For 
Washington  College".  Vice-President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey  said  that  the 
real  figure  will  probably  fall  some- 
where In  the  middle. 

The  figure  of  $150,000  is  misleading, 
according  to  Hessey,  who  stated  that 
"There  are  many  variables  in  any 
operating  year."  The  figure  is  based,  he 
says,  on  the  number  of  students  that  the 
enrollment  has  declined  by,  multipled 
by  their  tuition.  "But  (The  Elm) 
assumed  that  everything  else  would 
stay  the  same."  The  variables  that 


Hessey  speaks  of  are  other  sources  of 
revenue,  such  as  endowment  and  gift 
funds,  which  could  increase  during  the 
course  of  the  year  and  offset  some  of 
the  enrollment  decrease.  But  he  also 
cited  rising  costs  in  insurance  for  the 
college  and  projected  inflation  of  oil 
prices  and  cost  of  printing  college 
materials  as  areas  of  probable  loss.  All 
of  these  factors  he  feels  are  "highly  un- 
predictable", However,  he  does  feel 
that  the  prediction  of  a  $150,000  deficit 
is  a  "worst-case  projection",  and 
although  he  was  quoted  in  the  Kent 
County  News  as  saying,  "I  can't  say  the 
college  will  have  a  deficit  this  year",  he 
later  said  that  his  "goal  is  to  avoid  any 
deficit  at  all.  But  I  think  the  likelihood 
is  that  the  figure  will  fall  somewhere  in 
between  the  quoted  figure  and  a  bal- 
anced budget." 


by  Bill  Bounds 

The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
snapped  a  five  game  winless  streak  on 
Klbler  Field.  Last  Saturday  afternoon 
the  Shoremen  booters  beat  Johns 
Hopkins  University  2-0,  and  Tuesday 
defeated  Delaware  Valley  1-0. 

Johns  Hopkins  came  into  Chester- 
town  with  MAC  hopes  still  high. 
However,  the  Shoremen  came  out  fired 
up  and  succeeded  in  dominating  play 
for  most  of  the  game.  WC  jumped  out  in 
front  quickly  with  a  goal  off  the  foot  of 
V.J.  Filllben.  Several  minutes  later, 
Mark  Mullican  took  a  shot  from  the  left 
side.  It  deflected  off  an  opposing 
defender  into  the  Hopkins'  net  for  the 
final  score  of  the  game.  The  two  goals 
were  the  first  In  four  games  for  the 
Shoremen  and  a  welcome  relief  to  the 
WC  defense.  Glenn  Gillis  recorded  the 
shutout  in  the  nets  with  help  from 
fullbacks  Roger  Vaughn  and  Danny 
Brumstead,  who  played  exceptional 
games. 

Delaware  Valley,  not  particularly 
noted  for  having  an  exceptional  soccer 


program,  provided  the  Washington  Col- 
lege team  with  an  excellent  prep  for 
this  Saturday's  game  with  Western 
Maryland.  In  this  game,  if  you  missed 
the  first  40  seconds  of  play,  you  missed 
the  scoring.  With  forty  seconds  gone  in 
the  first  half,  the  Shoremen  were 
awarded  a  free  kick  20  yards  from  the 
Delaware  Valley  goal.  The  ball  was  tip- 
ped to  sweeper  Bill  Bounds  who  hit  a 
hard  low  shot  in  the  left  corner  of  the 
opposing  net  for  what  proved  to  be  the 
game  winner.  V.J.  Filllben  got  an  assist 
on  the  play.  The  rest  of  the  game  was 
scoreless  although  WC  dominated  play 
throughout.  A  rugged  Shoreman 
defense  only  allowed  two  shots  on  goal, 
making  It  easy  for  Gillis  to  record  his 
second  shutout  in  a  row. 

The  Shoremen's  record  now  stands  at 
6-6-1.  This  Saturday,  Western  Maryland 
comes  to  Kibler  to  oppose  the  WC  team. 
This  is  the  first  round  of  the  Maryland 
Small  College  State  Tournament.  Come 
out  and  support  the  team  In  what  pro- 
mises to  be  a  very  exciting,  all-out  bat- 
tle for  a  victory.  Game  time  is  1:30. 


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Does  Washington  College  Deserve  to  Survive? 


In  classical  times,  education  was  in  the  hands  of  philosophers. 
Before  that  things  like  superstition  and  myths  and  folklore  led  to 
a  certain  trust  in  people  with  privileged  information,  many  who 
were  simply  good  storytellers.  From  there  the  storytellers 
became  thinkers,  thinkers  who  spent  their  time  considering  the 
problems  of  man. 

The  work  of  some  classical  thinkers  has  not  been  greatly  im- 
proved upon,  but  education  has  spread.  In  Europe  it  became 
customary  for  upper  class  homes  to  have  tutors,  of  sorts,  for  the 
children  in  the  family.  After  a  while  universities  were  built  to 
serve  as  training  grounds  for  the  upper  class,  and  when  the  up- 
per class  realized  it  needed  literate,  or  at  least  informed, 
followers,  education  of  the  masses  became  popular. 

The  growth  of  education  has  not  drastically  changed  since, 
though  the  basic  approach  to  enlightenment  of  the  masses  is  dif- 
ferent in  various  countries  and  systems.  In  America,  on  the  level 
of  higher  education,  colleges  and  universities  offer  several  dif- 
ferent approaches— there  are  vocational  schools,  and  profes- 
sional schools,  and  liberal  arts  schools,  and  others.  Although 
educators  regularly  argue  about  these  forms  of  education,  they 
agree  generally  that  education  is  a  very  good  and  important 
thing. 

Locally,  it  has  always  been  likewise  accepted  that  Washington 
College  is  a  good  thing— a  200-year-old  institution  that  has  a  lot  to 
be  proud  of.  Last  Monday  night,  however,  some  members  of  the 
faculty  debated  whether  or  not  Washington  College  deserves  to 
survive. 

Their  argument  is  that  a  school  that  allows  its  teachers  to  take 
a  steady  drop  in  real  income  by  not  adjusting  salaries  to  rising 
inflation,  that  puts  balancing  the  budget  ahead  of  success  as  an 
academic  institution,  and  that  generally  does  not  promote  ex- 
cellence among  its  faculty,  does  not  deserve  to  survive.  They 
believe  that  there  is  something  selfish  and  wrong  about  such  a 
school. 

On  that  level  of  their  argument,  these  members  of  the  faculty 
are  undoubtedly  right.  The  premise  of  a  college  is  that  it  employs 
good  teachers  to  teach ;  a  college  that  will  not  pay  enough  money 
to  feed  and  clothe  the  families  of  its  faculty  and  allow  its 
members  to  conduct  their  business  in  a  professional  manner  is  a 
very  bad  thing. 

At  the  opening  of  the  Faculty  meeting,  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke  said,  in  something  akin  to  a  State  of  the  College  Address, 
that  "we  must  make  faculty  compensation  a  high  priority"; 
later,  however,  he  said  that  he  believes  the  College's  first  job  is 
to  provide  for  its  own  survival.  Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith 
pointed  out  that  the  school  must  consider  many  things  in  prepar- 
ing a  budget,  and  that  "we  are  undercharging  for  our  services" 
(that  stands  as  the  first  unofficial  notice  of  a  tuition  raise  for  next 
year— however  the  school  resolves  its  problems,  the  students 
will  certainly  pay  for  them) . 

The  faculty  as  a  body  seemed  a  bit  shocked  when,  in  response 
to  direct  questioning,  both  Clarke  and  Smith  implied  that  they 
did  not  consider  faculty  salaries  as  the  College's  first  priority, 
and  that  they  are  not  prepared  to  defend  the  faculty's  resolution 
for  a  pay  increase  as  it  is  written.  Clarke  and  Smith  did  not  seem 
to  be  considering  minor  changes  to  the  document;  they  seemed 
fundamentally  to  reject  the  premises. 

Perhaps,  as  Smith  said,  teachers  at  other  colleges,  the  colleges 
to  which  we  are  often  compared,  may  have  more  respon- 
sibilities, or  have  to  teach  more  students;  Dean  Smith  knows  his 
facts.  But  the  buying  power  of  the  average  faculty  salary  today 
is  actually  less  than  it  was  ten  years  ago,  and  that,  too,  is  a  fact. 
Obviously,  the  Washington  College  faculty  is  underpaid.  The 
members  of  the  faculty  who  were  angry  because  of  the  College's 


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pride  at  "breaking  even"  for  so  many  years  had  an  important 
point;  a  college  cannot  be  run  like  a  supermarket,  or  a  law  firm 
or  a  bank;  its  first  objective  is  not  a  financial  one.  The  objective 
of  this  college  is  to  provide  the  best  liberal  arts  education  it  can 
for  its  students. 

The  faculty  cannot  expect  the  College  to  make  them  financial- 
ly secure;  very  few  professions  have  been  able  to  keep  up  with 
the  pace  of  inflation,  and  education  has  done  particularly  poorly. 
But  when  the  low  salaries  of  teachers  affect  their  lives  to  the  ex- 
tent that  they  also  affect  the  teachers'  professional  activities,  the 
College  has  a  responsibility  to  improve  the  situation.  They  can  do 
this  by  increasing  enrollment,  increasing  the  endowment,  and,  of 
course,  by  raising  tuition. 

A  problem  that  the  faculty  faces  is  that  its  representatives  in 
front  of  the  Board,  the  school's  top  administrators,  may  not  voice 
its  grievances  as  the  faculty  wants  them  to  be  heard.  Clarke  and 
Smith  must  at  least  tell  the  Board  that  its  employees,  its 
teachers,  are  very  unhappy;  they  feel  that  they  are  getting  less 
than  they  deserve,  and  they  have  become  very  frustrated. 

The  problem  is  not  easy  to  solve,  but  the  Board  cannot  simply 
overlook  the  faculty's  pleas.  Tuition  can  and  will  be  raised; 
perhaps  a  deficit  must  be  run  this  year,  or  for  awhile  longer;  the 
faculty  must  receive  a  pay  increase;  to  provide  for  it,  the  Board 
must  have  the  foresight  to  implement  the  academic  programs 
that  will  improve  the  quality  of  the  school,  and  will  attract  more 
students.  If  it  fails  to  approach  these  problems  seriously,  we 
must  ask,  along  with  one  member  of  the  faculty,  the  question 
that,  for  years,  no  one  had  the  courage  to  ask:  Does  Washington 
College  deserve  to  survive? 

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On  the  Sale  of  A  WACS  to  Saudi  Arabia 


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Editor-in-Chief PeteTurchl 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor Jeff  Alderwra 

Photography  Editor  Gary  S wope 

Business  Manager josh  Petrle 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  Id  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
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AWACS  (Alrborn  Warning  And  Con- 
trol System)  planes  were  first  sent  to 
Saudi  Arabia  during  the  Iraqui  Iranian 
War  that  broke  out  in  October  of  1980. 
They  were  officially  loaned  to  Saudi 
Arabia  in  order  to  protect  her 
vulnerable  oil  fields  from  possible  Ira- 
nian attack.  The  AWACS  Sentry  con- 
tains an  incredibly  sophisticated  com- 
puterized radar  system  that  makes 
each  Sentry  a  150  million  dollar  mobile 
air-traffic  control  center.  AWACS  can 
track  all  aircraft  and  naval  vessels 
within  a  250  mile  radius.  While  the 
Iraqui  Iranian  War  raged  on,  and  while 
Carter  vowed  to  keep  the  oil  shipping 
lanes  through  the  Straits  of  Hormuz 
open,  AWACS  manned  by  U.S.  person- 
nel patroled  Saudi  air  space  keeping  a 
watchful  eye  over  the  turbulent  region. 
To  the  Saudis  AWACS  make  a  world  of 
difference.  They  provide  an  extra  10  to 
15  minute  warning  that  would  allow 
Saudi  fighter  squadrons  enough  time  to 
swing  Into  action  and  intercept  any 
hostile  Intruder.  It  is  no  secret  that  the 
majority  of  the  Western  Worlds'  oil  sup- 
ply flows  out  of  the  Arabian  and  Per- 
sian Gulf  region.  It  is  In  the  interest  of 
the  United  States  and  Saudi  Arabia  to 
maintain  the  stability  and  security  of 
the  Arabian  and  Persian  Gulf  region. 
The  Reagan  Administration  believes 
that  providing  AWACS  to  Saudi  Arabia 
is  one  step  toward  maintaining  stability 
In  the  Middle  East. 

Last  April  the  Reagan  Administra- 
tion answered  the  Saudi  Arabian  re- 
quest to  purchase  5  AWACS  by  announ- 
cing that  it  would  include  the  AWACS  In 
its  5  billion  dollar  weapons  sale  to  Saudi 
Arabia.  This  announcement  started 
what  was  to  become  an  explosive  con- 
gressional battle  over  Reagan  foreign 
policy.  Since  then  fierce  opposition  to 
the  sale  has  come  about  from  Capitol 
Hill  and  from  the  Israeli  Lobby.  The 
Israelis  fear  that  AWACS  in  the  hands 
of  the  Saudis  would  threaten  Israeli 
security  by  allowing  the  Saudis  to 
monitor  the  movement  of  aircraft  in 
Israel.  This  can  be  done  only  if  the 
AWACS  fly  near  the  Israeli-Saudi 
border,  which  the  Saudis  have  pro- 
mised not  to  do.  Various  Congressmen 


and  Senators  fear  that  the  valuable 
AWACS  might  fall  into  the  wrong  hands 
if  the  House  of  Saud  were  to  be  over- 
thrown as  was  the  case  with  the  U.S. 
equipment  when  the  Shah  fell.  But  in 
Saudi  Arabia  there  does  not  exist  the  in- 
ternal instability  and  the  potential  for 
revolution  that  was  found  in  Iran  under 
the  Shah.  However  the  House  Foreign 
Affairs  Committee  voted  against  the 
sale  28  to  8  earlier  this  month,  and  the 
House  of  Representatives  which  has  a 
majority  of  Democrats  voted  down  the 
sale  Just  last  week.  The  Administration 
is  still  hopeful  that  the  sale  will  pass  In 
the  Senate.  What  is  at  stake  here  Is 
more  than  just  an  arms  sale.  The  whole 
future  direction  of  U.S.  foreign  policy  in 
the  Middle  East  is  at  stake. 

Both  the  United  States  and  Saudi 
Arabia  are  fully  aware  of  the  need  to 
maintain  strong  relations.  The  United 
States  relies  on  Saudi  Arabia  for  25%  of 
its  oil.  Saudi  Arabia  in  turn  invests 
around  85%  of  its  funds  in  the  United 
States  and  In  deposits  located  in  the 
Eurobanking  market,  the  bulk  of  which 
are  In  dollars.  Saudi  Arabia  is  also  the 
seventh  largest  export  market  for 
goods  produced  In  the  United  States. 
Aside  from  the  economic  In- 
terdependence, Saudi  Arabia  relies  on 
the  United  States  for  military  security 
against  any  external  threat.  At  least 
90%  of  Saudi  Arabia's  military  needs 
are  supplied  by  the  United  States.  This 
provided  $8  billion  worth  of  Income  to 
the  United  States  companies  In 
1977-1978.  Good  relations  between  the 
United  States  and  Saudi  Arabia  are 
essential  because  of  Saudi  Arabia's 
leadership  role  In  the  Islamic  World, 
especially  since  the  Iranian  Revolution 
and  the  assassination  of  Sadat.  Saudi 
Arabia  has  considerable  Influence  on 
other  Arab  nations  and  has  used  it  to 
benefit  the  interests  of  the  United 
States.  On  a  number  of  occasions  the 
Saudis  have  used  then-  influence  In 
OPEC  along  with  diplomatic  efforts  to 
assist  the  U.S.  interests  In  the  Middle 
East.  Saudi  has  maintained  the  lowest 
price  on  a  barrel  of  oil  and  has  made  ef- 

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forts  to  convince  other  Arab  states  to 
lower  their  prices.  In  August  Saudi 
Arabia  recognized  Israels  right  to  live 
in  peace  with  its  other  Arab  neighbors 
and  has  made  considerable  effort  to 
persuade  the  PLO  to  do  the  same.  Saudi 
Arabia  increased  its  oil  production  to 
the  U.S.  when  Saudi  would  have  prefer- 
red to  decrease  its  production.  Saudi 
Diplomacy  dlfused  a  potential  crisis 
between  Syria  and  Jordan  In  December 
of  1980  and  helped  to  maintain  stability 
In  the  region.  Such  valuable  assistance 
and  cooperation  from  Saudi  Arabia 
may  not  be  forthcoming  in  the  future  if 
the  AWACS  sale  Is  blocked  by  Con- 
gress. Saudi  Arabia  holds  the  key  to  a 
Middle  East  Peace  Settlement,  and  this 
Administration  believes  that  a 
favorable  evenhanded  policy  toward 
Saudi  Arabia  is  needed  to  bring  the 
Saudis  onto  the  Peace  Process.  Saudi 
Arabia  sees  this  sale  as  a  symbolic  test 


of  U.S.  commitment  to  maintain  the 
security  of  the  Arabian-Persian  Gulf 
region  and  to  pursue  a  more  even- 
handed  policy  In  the  Middle  East. 
Secretary  of  State  Alexander  Haig  has 
argued  that  the  AWACS  sale  Is  essential 
to  the  improvement  of  U.S.  relations 
with  moderate  Arab  nations.  Haig 
stated,  "If  our  friends  are  more  secure, 
they  will  be  more  able  to  take  risks  for 
peace."  It  is  believed  that  in  light  of 
Sadat's  death  Reagan  will  obtain  the 
needed  votes  In  the  Senate  to  pass  the 
sale.  Some  Senators  now  realize  that 
Saudi  Arabia  Is  one  of  the  last  pillars  of 
stability  in  the  Middle  East,  and  that 
her  security  and  friendship  Is  essential 
in  maintaining  stability  in  the  region. 
This  Administration  believes  that  the 
AWACS  sale  is  in  the  best  Interests  of 
the  United  States,  of  Israel,  and  of 
Saudi  Arabia  and  Is  hopeful  that  the 
sale  will  pass  unobstructed. 
Christopher  Beach 


Where  Was  Everybody? 


Peter  Zazofsky,  a  27  year  old  violin 
virtuoso,  played  the  first  concert  of  the 
Washington  College  Concert  Series  to  a 
handful  of  people.  Where  was  every- 
body? 

The  students,  98%  of  them,  boycotted 
the  concert.  Their  $5.00  season  tickets 
were  already  paid  for  as  the  college 
year  began.  There  are  three  students  on 
the  committee  choosing  the  concerts. 

School  children  were  also  scarce. 
They  would  have  been  admitted  for  fif- 
ty cents  each,  if  a  teacher  would  have 
accompanied  them.  The  teacher  would 
have  been  admitted  free.  Out  of  five 
hundred  local  school  teachers,  only 
three  subscribe  to  the  series.  The  price 
for  tne  whole  series  Is  fifteen  dollars  for 
five  concerts,  or  three  dollars  a  con- 
cert, the  price  of  a  miserable  movie 
downtown. 

One  school  official  offered  the  ex- 
planation of  the  poor  interest  shown  by 
school  children  Is  that  the  concerts  are 
not  slanted  toward  them. 

A  College  official  explained  that  the 
students  could  "pick  and  choose  as  they 
pleased".  "However,"  he  added,  "They 
do  attend  certain  concerts  very  well, 
like  the  Julliard  String  Quartet,  and 
classical  guitar." 

There  was  no  one  to  explain  the 
absence  of  townspeople. 

The  driving  force  behind  the  Concert 
Series  is  Robert  Forney,  the  town 
Jeweler.  His  devotion  to  the  running  of 
the  programs  makes  one  wonder  if  the 
series  is  not  his  proper  profession,  and 
the  jewelry  business  his  hobby.  He  has 
been  doing  this  labor  of  love  for  over 
twenty  years  now,  and  no  one  could  try 
harder  or  do  better  than  he  has  done. 
His  committee  is  composed  of  five 
faculty  members,  three  students  and 
four  interested  townspeople. 

"We  are  doing  a  creditable  job,  offer- 
ing the  finest  performers  we  can  find 
who  will  come  here  for  fees  within  our 
eleven  thousand  budget.  What  we 
need, "  he  continued,  "Is  affordable  per- 
formers." 

"We  are  serving  a  liberal  arts  col- 
lege, and  a  percentage  of  local  people 
interested  in  fine  music.  We  attract 
people  as  far  away  as  Dover  and 
Easton  who  want  to  hear  this  kind  of 
music." 

Mr.  Forney  spoke  often  about  percen- 
tages: "if  the  city  of  Philadelphia  has  a 
population  of  five  million  people,  and 
five  percent,  twenty  five  thousand  of 
them  attend  a  performance,  it  is  con- 
sidered a  huge  success.  Similarly,  if 
Chester-town,  with  a  population  of  four 
thousand,  attracts  an  audience  of  five 
percent,  namely  two  hundred,  it  should 
also  be  considered  a  success." 

But  there  ts  something  wanting  when 
only  one  percent  of  the  local  school 
teachers  subscribe  to  the  concerts,  and. 
when  the  students,  with  their  admis- 


sions already  paid,  do  not  attend. 

Mr.  Forney  is  a  musician  himself.  He 
grew  up  playing  chamber  music  with 
his  mother  and  brother  in  Dover, 
Delaware.  He  studied  at  the  Wilm- 
ington School  of  Music,  and  graduated 
from  Oberlin  with  a  major  in  music.  He 
did  his  graduate  work  at  Northwestern 
University.  He  taught  music  in  the 
Detroit  schools  for  thirteen  years,  then 
moving  to  Chestertown  In  1953.  He 
plays  with  music  organizations  in  An- 
napolis. At  one  time,  he  was  director  of 
the  Washington  College  Choir.  He  has 
been  running  the  Concert  Series  here 
for  twenty  two  years.  His  instruments 
are  violin  and  viola,  and  he  has  had 
several  successful  pupils. 

Much  of  Mr.  Forney's  Influence  and 
effort  goes  to  waste  when  so  many  do 
not  rise  to  what  is  offered.  He  explains 
himself  as  a  "realist  who  aspires",  and 
he  keeps  on  doing  his  best. 

The  problem  is  not  so  much  what  hap- 
pens on  the  stage,  as  what  does  not  hap- 
pen In  the  audience. 

The  most  important  force  in  a  college 
town  Is  the  students  themselves.  They 
are  being  groomed  to  be  our  leaders. 
This  Is  what  is  behind  all  the  grants, 
loans  and  alumni  contributions.  Who 
can  forget  that  it  was  the  college 
students  who  got  us  out  of  Vietnam? 
They  did  not  do  it  alone,  but  they  were 
the  leaders. 

For  a  while,  they  changed  the  na- 
tions's  political  climate.  They  are  giv- 
ing us  a  new  appreciation  for  the  land, 
the  outdoors,  as  they  do  their  backpack- 
ing. 

They  give  us  a  renewed  Interest  is 
good  health  as  they  jog.  Their  Influence 
is  more  than  they  can  imagine. 

Retirement  magazines  urge  their 
readers  to  try  to  live  out  their  years  In  a 
college  town,  to  keep  their  minds  sharp. 
They  point  out  that  college  activities 
spill  over  into  the  town,  and  that  they 
can  be  among  the  beneficiaries,  getting 
Into  challenging  lectures,  concerts, 
beautiful  libraries,  movies,  and 
sometimes,  recreational  activities. 
They  call  it  an  inspirational  kind  of  life, 
and  much  of  it  is  of  little  or  no  cost. 

A  college  town  is  the  place  to  be,  if 
you  want  the  finer  things  of  life,  and  it  is 
the  students  who  provide  the  atmos- 
phere and  the  spark.  They  stimulate 
and  enrich  a  community,  not  by  any  ex- 
tra effort,  but  just  because  they  are 
there.  All  you  have  to  do  Is  to  pass  one 
of  them  on  the  street,  and  it  does 
something  to  you. 

But  Washington  College  students  do 
not  seem  to  understand  their  impact  on 
the  community.  They  have  to  be 
reminded  that  what  they  have  to  give  is 
leadership. 

They  are  not  realizing  their  potential. 

Lucille  Dougal 


The  Halloween  Party  brought  tome  strange  creatures  out  of  the  night,  In- 
cluding a  wild-eyed  Bill  Camp,  on  the  right,  who  proudly  claimed  the 
cafeteria's  prize  for  ugliest  costume 

Kaufman  says  Violence  in 
Guatemala  is  Exaggerated 


by  Steve  Grott 

Wallace  Kaufman,  an  experienced 
writer  and  journalist,  spoke  on  campus 
Tuesday  evening  as  part  of  the  Wash- 
ington College  Lecture  Series.  His  lec- 
ture was  entitled  "Guatemala:  More 
than  Violence." 

Kaufman's  writing  grows  out  of 
many  varied  experiences.  He  has 
taught  creative  writing  at  The  Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina,  Duke  University 
and  Bucknell.  His  published  works 
range  from  newspaper  and  magazine 
opinion  columns  to  long  essays,  poetry 
and  fiction.  He  has  also  founded  and 
operated  a  successful  real  estate  agen- 
cy, served  on  many  high  level  state 
government  committees  and  worked  as 
president  of  several  statewide  conser- 
vation groups. 

In  his  lecture,  Kaufman  sought  to 
portray  Guatemala  as  being  not  such  a 
politically  volatile  and  violent  Central 
American  country.  Having  just 
returned  from  there  three  weeks  ago, 
he  pointed  out  that  he  had  no  difficulty 


in  entering  or  leaving  the  country,  even 
though  officials  there  knew  he  was  a 
reporter.  He  used  a  recent  edition  of 
Mother  Jones  magazine  to  point  out 
that  many  of  the  stories  concerning  the 
violence  In  Guatemala  are  '  'exag- 
gerated, or  simply  false." 

He  pointed  out  that  Guatemala,  an  in- 
credibly rural  country,  has  much 
American  Industry  and  enterprise 
ranging  from  "from  A  to  Z."  Among 
these  industries  there  are  such  varied 
names  as  Pizza  Hut,  Xerox  and  Mister 
Donut.  However,  he  believed  American 
policy  toward  Guatemala  could  be 
changed  for  the  better.  "American 
policy  must  be  more  than  'embrace 
free  enterprise.'"  As  an  example,  he 
sighted  Cuba,  whose  strong  aid  to 
Guatemala  after  the  devastating  earth- 
quake of  1976  contrasted  markedly  with 
the  relatively  talky  Indifference  prof- 
fered by  the  United  States. 

The  lecture  and  the  brief  reception 
which  followed  were  held  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  ____ 


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Chris  Leromoa  Is  Just  one  of  the  KA's  who  will  stand  up  and  fight  for  Easter 
Seals  tomorrow  night  In  Cain  Gymnasium. 


by  Kate  Krauss 

There  are  at  least  two  ways  by  which 
a  Washington  College  student  may  live 
In  Germany  for  a  year  and  attend  a 
German  University. 

For  one,  a  student  may  join  a  Junior 
Year  Abroad  program  sponsored  by  an 
American  University.  Interested 
students  should  contact  Erika  Salloch 
or  Joachim  Scholz  of  the  German 
Department,  who  will  advise  them  on 
which  program  to  apply  for.  This  large- 
ly depends  on  which  German  city  the 
student  would  like  to  live  in  for  the 
year.  There  are  programs  for  univer- 
sities in  Munich,  Gottingen,  and  Berlin, 
and  in  Vienna  and  Salzburg  in  Austria. 
The  student  should  then  write  for  an  ap- 
plication to  the  American  university  af- 
fliated  with  the  program  they  have 
chosen.  Most  programs  require  that  a 
student  has  studied  two  or  three  years 
of  college-level  German,  or  that  he  or 
she  has  a  "B"  grade  average. 
The  Cost 

The  entire  year  costs  approximately 
$6,000.  Over  half  of  this  sum  is  tuition 
paid  to  those  sponsoring  the  individual 
program.  The  program  provides  for 
each  student  a  residency  oermit.  a  visa, 


KA  's  Hold  Ring  Bouts  for  Charity 


by  Mlchele  Breza 

If  you're  looking  for  a  night  of 
"rough-neck"  entertainment,  just 
hightail  it  on  over  to  Cain  Gymnasium 
on  Saturday,  Nov.  7,  at  7:00  pm  and 
watch  the  KA  Boxing  Match.  Tickets 
are  only  $1.00,  and  all  proceeds  go  to  the 
Easter  Seals  Foundation.  Joseph  G. 
Bathon,  Head  of  Chestertown  Easter 
Seals  Society,  will  receive  all  donations 
after  the  match.  The  KA's  have  printed 
300  tickets,  and  hope  to  gain  at  least 
that  much.  KA  Joe  Bourne  urges 
everyone,  "Even  if  you  can't  make  it, 
please  donate  and  buy  a  ticket.  It's  for  a 
good  cause— we  don't  want  to  get  beat- 
up  for  nothing!" 

So  far,  the  KA's  have  had  two 
donators:  The  U.S.  Naval  Academy, 
which  donated  gloves  and  headgear, 
and  Town  Sporting  Goods,  which  con- 
tributed the  mouthpieces. 

There  will  be  nine  bouts— 18  brothers. 
Participating  KA's  include: 
Lightweights  135-139  lbs.— Kevin  Beard 
vs.  Kevin  Kroencke 
145-150  lbs— Tom  Davis  vs.  Fran  Lucia 
155  ibs.-Doug  White  vs.  Joe  Crivelli 
160-165  lbs.— Chris  Lemmon  vs.  Bill  Mc- 


Cain, and  Joe  Bourne  vs.  Avery  Wood- 
worth 

170-175  lbs.— John  Lawrence  vs.  Donald 
Sutherland 

180  Ibs.-V.J.  Filliben  vs.  Roger 
Vaughan 

Heavy  Weights  195  and  up— Ted 
Matheas  vs.  Dave  Pointon,  and  Bob 
Hockaday  vs.  GregDargan 

Assistant  Professor  of  Philosophy 
Robert  Anderson,  Assistant  Professor 
of  English  Richard  DeProspo,  and 
Department  of  Physical  Education 
Chairman  Ed  Athey  will  be  the  three 
judges.  Tony  Douvall  (trainer)  will  be 
referee.  President  of  the  KA's,  Andy 
Buckley  will  be  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

To  keep  the  spectators'  "munchies" 
curbed,  hot  dogs  and  refreshments  will 
be  sold  outside  the  gymnasium  in  the 
concession  stands. 

According  to  fraternity  member  Joe 
Crivelli,  "The  fights  for  the  most  part 
are  pretty  easily  matched.  The  most  ex- 
citing bout  will  probably  be  V.J, 
Filliben  against  Rodger  Vaughan 
because  they  both  weigh  about  the 
same."  Nevertheless  Joe  foresees  some 
humor  in  the  spotlight,  "The  funniest 


bout  will  be  Hockaday  vs.  Dargan— the 
fight  will  look  like  Jackies  Gleason  and 
Art  Carney." 

Another  KA  humorist,  Tim  Fagan, 
(otherwise  known  as  "Tim  de  Mic") 
says,  "It'll  be  funny  as  hell!" 

"Tim  de  Mic"  predicts:  "Hockady 
over  Dargan,  3-2.  Crivelli— upset  of  the 
day  and  will  defeat  White.  Leems  will 
pick  on  Elmo's  nose!  Filliben  and 
Vaughan  will  be  a  toss-up.  Franny 
Lucia  will  beat  Frankin.  Beard  will 
pick  Kroencke's  chin— if  he  can  find  it! 
'Spaz'  will  fall,  and  Poiton  will  have  to 
shave  his  beard !  And  finally,  a  pledge 
has  the  last  laugh!" 

In  response  to  "Tim  de  Mic's"  predic- 
tions, Spaz  (Joe  Bourne)  claims,  "I  will 
avenge  'Tim  de  Mic's"  predictions  with 
a  TKO  in  the  second  round— Avery  will 
fall-not  I !" 

John  Lawrence  also  added  (with 
great  enthusiasm),  "I  will  rip 
Sutherland's  lungs  out ! ' ' 

A  concluding  statement  from  Andy 
Buckley— "I'm  probably  the  only  smart 
one— I'm  not  fighting!" 

Saturday  night  at  Cain  Gymnasium  is 
where  the  action's  at.  See  you  there! 


W.  S.  Merwin:  The  Memory  of  a  Voice 


by  Greg  Ceiio 

Poetry  loses  a  little  something  on  the 
page  because  of  its  very  nature  of 
words  and  language.  To  give  a  poem 
life,  what  Is  required  is  a  voice:  a 
speaker  who  can  achieve  a  sort  of  in- 
timacy with  each  syllable  and  rhythm 
and  reveal  the  subtle  conotations  of  a 
poem's  language.  W.S.  Merwin  is  such 
a  speaker,  and  therefore  the  ex  cellence 
of  his  poetry  is  heightened  by  the 
evocative  timbre  of  his  speech. 

The  memory  of  a  voice  does  not  seem 
much  on  which  to  base  a  recollection  of 
a  poet's  reading.  W.S.  Merwin  deserves 
more  credit.  He  Is  surprisingly  young 
for  a  poet  whose  prolific  talent  has  led 
to  such  wide  acclaim.  He  is  also 
renowned  as  a  prosewriter,  critic,  and 
translator.  It  was,  in  fact,  the  latter  role 
that  he  began  his  reading  last  Wed- 
nesday, offering  selections  from 
several  South  American  poets  whose 
work  he  has  translated.  One  should 


mention  that,  to  Merwin,  it  is  in  his 
translating  that  has  had  the  most  pro- 
found effect  on  his  own  work.  "As  a 
young  writer,  and  even  now.  It  is  trans- 
lation that  has  helped  me  the  most.  It 
brings  one  into  contact  with  the 
language,  and  teaches  you  to  love  it." 

Merwln's  poetry,  though  emotional, 
gentle,  and  very  moving,  is  admittedly 
difficult  at  times.  He  has  a  complicated 
sense  of  metaphor  and  he  has,  in  many 
poems,  a  persistent  tendency  to  use  a 
vague  and  very  personal  referent.  If 
there  was  a  flaw  in  his  reading,  it  was 
only  that  he  chose  to  deliver  poems 
whloh  were  mainly  meditative  and  in- 
trospective and,  to  a  degree,  not  well 
suited  to  the  purpose  of  his  visit.  He 
chose,  for  example,  to  read  a  poem 
such  as  "Lemuel's  Blessing,"  a  sort  of 
prayer  to  a  nebulous  spirit,  when  other 
poems,  such  as  "The  Mountain"  or 
"Leviathan,"  with  their  picturesque 
imagery  and  powerful  language,  would 


better  have  suited  both  his  voice  and 
the  situation. 

Still,  the  memory  of  that  voice  re- 
mains as  a  reminder  of  the  beauty  of 
Merwin's  work.  And  for  those  who  did 
not  hear  him  read,  here  is  a  small  sam- 
ple of  the  poetry  of  W.S.  Merwin. 


News  comes  that  a  friend  far  away 
is  dying  now 

I  look  up  and  see  small  flowers 

pearing 

In  spring  grass  outside  the  window 
and  can't  remember  their  name 


registration  with  the  German  police, 
counseling  on  course  selection,  and  it 
guarantees  each  student  a  place  to  live. 

"It  saves  you  the  hassle  of  a  lot  of  red 
tape,"  commented  Tim  Gallagher,  who 
lived  in  Munich  last  year  on  a  Junior 
Year  Abroad  program.  "Last  year  4,000 
students  at  the  University  bad  no  place 
to  live.  They  were  living  In  tents  for  a 
time.Itwasamess." 

The  tuition  at  a  German  University, 
however,  is  only  $100  per  year,  and  an 
American  college  student  is  accepted 
automatically  because  of  his  University 
status  here  in  the  U.S.  Thus  many 
students  choose  to  visit  Germany  and 
attend  a  university  there  independent- 
ly. Said  Salloch,  "I  want  to  stress  that  it 
is  possible,  and  much  more  popular,  to 
go  on  one's  own,  It  ismore  difficult.  It  is 
very  difficult  for  even  a  German  stu- 
dent to  find  his  way  around  a  German 
university,  let  alone  someone  who 
doesn't  speak  the  language  well,  but 
many  people  find  it  worth  It  to  save  the 
$3,600." 

Fund  Raising 

The  annual  Oktoberfest  sponsored  by 
the  German  Department  raises  funds 
for  students  interested  In  visiting  Ger- 
many for  any  length  of  time,  more  than 
a  month.  Last  year,  Gwen  Dirks  was 
able  to  use  $800  from  the  party  for  her 
summer  in  Germany.  "It  was  ex- 
cellent," Dirks  said,  "Really,  I  learned 
a  lot  just  through  osmosis.  Now  I  know 
more  German  than  I  do  French,  which 
I've  been  taking  for  6  years."  (She  went 
to  Germany  after  a  year  of  German). 
She  received  credit  for  two  courses  by 
attending  German  classes  at  the 
Goethe  Institute.  "It  was  intensive," 
commented  Dirks. 

Both  students  and  teachers  are  en- 
thusiastic about  study  in  Germany.  "I 
loved  it.  I  would  go  back  to  Germany  in 
a  minute,"  said  Gallagher.  "It  is 
eminently  worthwhile,"  commented 
Salloch.  "Students  come  back  doing 
letter  in  German  and  in  all  other  sub- 
ects, too." 


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Faculty  Requests  Immediate 


Continued  from  page  1 

turnover"  as  two  of  the  elements  of 
faculty  policy  that  the  school  must 
"take  a  hard  look  at." 

WC  "should  close" 

After  Clarke  and  Smith  spoke,  the 
faculty  reacted  strongly.  Associate 
Professor  of  Economics  Michael 
Malone  said  that  "There  is  really  a 
question  about  whether  this  college 
should  survive.  If  this  school  cannot 
pay  those  (proposed)  salaries,  it  should 
close."  Referring  to  the  College's 
finances  of  the  past  several  years,  he 
said,  "It's  balancing  its  budget  at  ray 
expense."  Brown  added  afterwards  the 
question,  "Why  should  Washington  Col- 
lege survive?" 

In  an  interview  the  following  day, 
Smith  said  that  he  doesn't  think  "the 
picture  is  as  grim  as  it  looks  (on  the 
packet  accompanying  the  proposal)." 
In  reference  to  the  request  for  an  im- 
mediate pay  increase,  he  said  that  "if 
the  Board  wants  to  give  it,  I'm  not  going 
to  object,"  but  that  "it  would  mean  go- 
ing Into  immediate  deficit.  The  real 
problem,"  he  continued,  "is  that 
schools  don't  pay  money  out  according 
to  a  sense  of  moral  principles.  Obvious- 
ly they  have  to  take  that  into  context 


with  certain  proportions,  after  they  see 
what  they  have  to  disburse." 

Smith  said  that  the  problem  is  a 
financial  one,  and  that  the  College  has 
to  review  many  aspects  of  its  overall 
program.  "What  we  have  to  say  is, 
'What  have  (other  colleges)  done  to  be 
able  to  (give  higher  salaries)?,"  he 
said.  "Washington  College  must  be  suc- 
cessful as  an  educational  enterprise.  He 
listed,  as  possible  areas  for  improve- 
ment, the  size  of  the  faculty,  the 
school's  endowment,  and  the  effective 
use  of  the  entire  school  as  a  facility. 

"I  don't  see  any  easy  solutions,"  he 
said.  "We  have  to  rearrange  the  fur- 
niture of  the  College."  Referring  to  the 
faculty's  request  to  have  a  regular 
salary  increase  in  response  to  the  Con- 
sumer Price  Index,  he  said,  "Who  in  the 
world  is  protected  from  economic 
forces?  I  don't  see  how  we  can  keep  up 
with  the  (highest-paying  schools),  and 
even  they  haven't  kept  up  with  the 
CPI."  But  he  said  that  he  will  represent 
the  faculty  before  the  Board  because  "I 
think  we  ought  to  do  as  well  as  the 
average." 

Thousands  of  dollars  lost 

Economics  Department  Chairman 
Michael    Bailey,    one    of    the    four 


members  of  the  Ad  Hoc  Committee 
said  that  "the  loyal,  trustworthy,  hard- 
working people  who  have  been  here  for 
the  last  ten  years  have  lost  thousands 
and  thousands  and  thousands  of  dollars 
which  they'll  never  get  back."  He 
called  current  salaries  "disasterously 
low,"  and  said  that  he  "could  be  hap- 
pier if  the  College  would  agree  to  pro- 
tect us  from  Inflation,  which  they  clear- 
ly haven't  done  over  the  past  decade  " 

The  data  collected  by  the  Committee 
shows  that  the  actual  purchasing  power 
of  a  Washington  College  professor  has 
decreased  by  more  than  20  percent 
since  the  1971-72  school  year.  The  report 
also  Includes  figures  by  the  American 
Association  of  University  Professors 
that  have  Washington  College  In  the 
bottom  ten  percent  of  colleges  in 
universities  in  the  state,  with  regard  to 
Full  Professor,  Associate,  and  Assis- 
tant Professor  salaries. 

Bailey  said  that  he  would  "prefer  to 
see  an  increase  In  the  number  of 
students,  over  curtailment  of  faculty— 
If  the  College  would  recruit  the  right 
size  student  body,  we'd  do  a  fine  job." 
He  said  that  he  Is  not  "blaming  the  pre- 
sent administration. ..but  they  have 
taken  on  an  obligation  to  get  us  out  (of 


this  problem).  I  think  if  they'll  make 
any  kind  of  reasonable  effort,  the  facul- 
ty will  jump  at  the  chance  to  do  what  we 
can  do.  If  they  could  do  their  Job,  we 
wouldn't  have  to  worry  about  money— 
at  least,  no  more  than  normal  people 
have  to  worry  about  money." 

He  said  finally  that  he  hopes  the  Issue 
doesn't  cause  "divlsiveness"  between 
the  administration  and  faculty  and 
that  "we  can  work  together,  and  find  a 
way  to  get  everybody  Into  an  optimistic 
frame  of  mind."  He  said  that.  If  current 
trends  continue,  Assistant  professors  at 
the  College  will  be  approaching  the 
poverty  level  in  ten  years.  He  said,  "I 
don't  think  students  want  to  go  to  a 
school  where  the  faculty  is  living  on 
food  stamps." 


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Question:  Do  you  think  Washington  Col  lege  should  have  a  business  major?" 


Donald  Alt 

Junior,  Westminster,  MD 

"Sure,  because  Business  Administra- 
lon  is  going  to  help  you  in  almost  any 
Held  of  employment,  and  will  probably 
attract  more  students  because  you're 
offering  a  greater  variety  of  courses  ' ' 


Jeff  Lucas 

Senior,  Wilmington,  DE 

Yes— If  it  is  a  strong  department  and 
they  offer  the  proper  courses  and  hire 
proper  faculty.  If  they  don't  have  highly 
qualified  faculty  members  to  teach  it,  if 
they  don't  offer  enough  courses  to  make 
it  a  strong  major  then  it  would  hurt  the 
schonl  " 


Vannessa    Haieht 
Sophomore,    Falmouth,  MA 

"It  may  be  too  much  of  a  specialized 
subject  for  a  liberal  arts  school  and  also 
being  such  a  small  institution,  it  would 
be  flooded  by  the  number  of  business 
majors  here." 


Phil  Heaver 
Senior,  Gradyville,  PA 
"Yes  definitely,  I  think  It  would  attract 
more  people  to  the  school  and  that  is 
what  we  definitely  need.  The  cur- 
riculum Is  too  limited  as  it  Is,  and  the 
addition  of  a  business  major  would  help 
the  situation. 


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Eleanor  Horine  Anne  Plumer. 

Freshman,  Ruxton,  MD  Sophomore,  Exeter.  New  Hampshire 

"Oh  yes  because  it  is  a  major  field,  and  "Yes  it  would  be  great.  It  would  bring 

since  this  Is  a  liberal  arts  school  I  feel  it  in  more  students  " 
should  be  tried." 


Andre  Yon 
Professor  of  French 
"Oui,    parce-que   c'est   un   necessite 
economlque  et  raisonable." 


Jo  Comely 

Senior,  Baltimore,  MD 

"It's  not  a  bad  Idea.  They  have 
economics  so  they  may  as  well  have 
business.    They    don't    have    anyone 

SPecializine  in  hnslne^  per  se  "  _ 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday  November  6.  UM-Page  » 

They're  Playing  Our  Song 


Neil   Simon  Finds  a  New  Twist 


byPeteTurchl 

Edltor-ln-Chlel 

They're  Playing  Our  Song  Is  a  Nell 
Simon  play.  It  has  cardboard  char- 
acters (though  only  two,  this  time),  an 
amazing  string  of  one-liners  Instead  of 
dialogue,  and  New  Yorkollywood  chic 
psychiatry.  In  short,  it  has  everything 
that  most  Nell  Simon  plays  have. 

The  difference  Is  that  this  one  has 
music;  not  Just  background  music,  or 
an  obligatory  theme,  but  real  songs, 
written  by  the  Nell  Simon  of  sound- 
tracks, Marvin  Hamlisch,  with  words 
by  Carole  Bayer  Sager.  The  songs  are 
not  only  a  pleasant  addition  to  the  play, 
but  they  entirely  transform  It;  Instead 
of  being  merely  another  Nell  Simon 
play,  They're  Playing  Our  Songhas  life 
of  its  own.  The  play  Is  the  story  of  a 
songwriter  and  a  lyricist  who  meet  on 
professional  ground  and  soon  develop  a 
close  personal  relationship.  The 
reasons  for  this  are  plausible:  they  are 
both  successful  professionals,  to  vary- 
ing degrees,  yet  they  both  remain  In- 
secure, they  have  both  been  unlucky  In 
love,  and  they  have  both  recently 
undergone  extensive  therapy.  They  at- 
tempt to  work  together  at  the  same 
time  they  start  to  live  together,  but  the 
mixture  doesn't  work;  she  goes  off  to 
work  on  an  album,  and  he  gets  a  job  for 
a  film.  They  meet  again  months  later 
and  finally,  we  are  led  to  believe,  they 


have  resolved  their  differences— Ver- 
non and  Sonia  will  be  happy. 

Simon's  own  trademarks  have  led  to 
his  recent  decline  in  popularity  among 
critics  and  audiences  alike;  while  he 
was  at  one  time  considered  the  man 
with  the  Midas  touch  on  Broadway,  and 
was  even  referred  to  at  one  time  as  a 
modern-day  Shakespeare,  he  is  now 
more  likely  to  be  termed  the  Henny 
Youngman  of  contemporary  theater. 
The  single  largest  reason  for  this  is  that 
he  does  the  same  thing  again  and 
again;  his  characters  start  off  with  a 
healthy  dislike,  or  at  least  misunder- 
standing, of  each  other,  fall  In  love,  find 
a  new  reason  for  unhappiness  together, 
then  finally  solve  their  problems. 

Even  the  plays  that  don't  include  a 
boy-glrl-boy  and  girl  development,  like 
The  Gingerbread  Lady,  or  The  Sun- 
shine Boys  reflect  the  same  emotional 
pattern.  While  the  very  nature  of  the 
plots  forces  him  Into  certain  patterns, 
Simon's  techniques  within  the  plot  also 
remain  the  same:  his  characters  are 
nervous  and  unsure  of  themselves, 
Jewish  or  connected  with  show  business 
or  both,  and  they  speak  with  a  rhythm 
that  could  only  author's  hand.  The 
reason  Simon's  plays  were  originally  so 
well  received  Is  because,  simply,  he 
does  what  he  does  amazingly  well.  Un- 
fortunately, he  never  got  any  better  at 
It. 


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Anita  Gillette  and  Dick  Latessa  star  In 

Song" 

The  reason  They're  Playing  Our  Song 
is  more  successful  than  Chapter  Twoor 
Same  Time,  Next  Year,  is  that  the  play 
has  a  new  gimmick.  The  score  is  not 
breathtakingly  original,  but  it  is  big 
enough  to  give  the  play  the  air  not  of  a 
comedy  with  music,  but  of  a  musical 
comedy.  After  all,  cardboard  char- 
acters and  unrealistic,  patchwork  dia- 
logue are  at  the  very  heart  of  any 
musical's  structure;  this  one  relies  on 
dialogue  more  than  most,  and  the  songs 
don't  do  much  to  advance  the  plot,  but 
the  play  Is  still,  at  heart,  a  musical. 

The  play  has  other  trademarks  of  big 
Broadway  shows— it  has  a  chorus,  and 
a  sense  of  self-parody.  While  the  cast  In- 
cludes by  name  only  Vernon  Gersch, 
the  composer,  and  Sonia  Walsk,  the 
lyricist,  six  other  people  occupy  the 
stage— they  are,  in  theory,  three  other 
Vernons,  and  three  other  Sonias.  In  an 
attempt  to  liven  the  musical  numbers, 
these  miniature  Greek  choruses  have 
been  worked  into  the  plot,  and  mirac- 
ulously appear  whenever  their  on-stage 
representatives  get  the  urge  to  break 
into  a  song.  After  the  first  time  they  ap- 
pear, the  trios  become  more  and  more 
humorous;  when  Sonia  is  alone  in  her 
apartment  and  begins  to  sing,  she  wlsks 
open  the  curtain  In  front  of  her  closet, 
and—  Wo/a-there  are  the  girls,  hang- 
ing amidst  the  clothes.  Later,  when 
Vernon  Is  in  the  hospital,  his  three 
look-alikes  come  out  in  the  guise  of  doc- 


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tors.  This  expansion  of  cast,  along  with 
Douglas  W.  Schmidt's  stage  design 
steals  the  show.  The  settings  are 
elaborate,  and  the  scene  changes  are 
made  flamboyantly,  with  the  aid  of  fur- 
niture which  appears  and  disappears  on 
tracks,  a  revolving  stage,  a  replica  of 
an  MG  complete  with  headlights  and 
horn,  and  some  wonderful  projections 
during  three  scenes  in  particular.  In  the 
first  of  these  a  simple  restaurant  set  is 
turned  into  a  poundang  disco  through 
lighting  and  screen  projections,  and  in 
the  second,  an  old  Hollywood  trick  Is 
used— when  the  pair  are  In  the  car  and 
driving  to  the  beach,  an  impressionistic 
road  appears  behind  them,  and  it 
moves  and  turns  with  the  car.  In  the 
last  projection  sequence  a  telephone 
call  is  made  offstage  while  we  watch  a 
drawn  version  of  Vernn's  silhouette  on 
a  projected  phone  booth  make  a  call, 
hang  up,  and  walk  away. 

While  the  extra  singers  reflect  Broad- 
way musicals,  and  the  projections  stem 
more  from  a  strong  background  in 
Hollywood,  both  of  these  things  help  to 
make  the  play  exceptionally  clever, 
something  Nell  Simon  may  no  longer  be 
able  to  do  on  his  own.  That  may  explain 
why  this  play  has  been  one  of  his  more 
successful  ones  In  recent  years.  The 
touring  company  currently  at  the  Mor- 
ris Mechanic  Theatre  in  Baltimore 
stars  Anita  Gillette  and  Dick  Latessa, 
and  they  play  their  parts  enthusias- 
tically, if  a  bit  unimaginative.  It  Is  im- 
possible to  criticize  performances  and 
direction  in  a  Simon  play,  generally, 
because  he  has  such  great  say  in  how 
his  plays  are  produced. 

The  play,  which  opened  in  Baltimore 
on  October  21,  will  continue  until 
November  7.  They're  Playing  Our  Song 
will,  for  better  or  for  worse,  be 
catalogued  as  a  Nell  Simon  play  by  all 
who  read  about  it;  for  those  who  see  It, 
this  one  may  actually  stand  a  chance  of 
living  on  Its  own.  At  the  least,  it 
deserves  to  stand  with  The  Odd  Couple, 
Come  Blow  Your  Horn  and  The  Good- 
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Wolf  Returns  to  Teach 


Tammy  Wolf 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

What  a  Washington  College  graduate 
does  for  a  living  is  a  question  of  some 
interest  to  the  average  student  here. 
For  some,  at  least,  return  to  WC  is  part 
of  the  picture.  Tammy  Wolf,  a  1980 
graduate  and  a  resident  of  Chester- 


town,  has  returned  to  the  college  at  the 
request  of  Department  of  Math  and 
Computer  Science  Chairman  Richard 
Brown  to  teach  a  course  in  Introductory 
Statisics. 

Wolf  has  run  the  gamut  of  Chester- 
town  jobs  since  her  graduation,  having 
worked  as  a  house  painter,  then  a  den- 
,  tal  assistant ;  she  is  presently  employed 
as  a  bank  teller.  She  enjoys  the  new  job 
however.  "I've  always  wanted  to  be  a 
teacher,"  she  said.  "I  sort  of  jumped  at 
the  chance." 

Her  stay  in  Chester  to  wn  does  not  look 
as  if  it  will  be  temporary,  despite  the 
fact  that  the  job  at  the  college  will  pro- 
bably only  last  one  year.  She  has 
recently  purchased  a  house  down  town, 
and  is  deeply  Involved  in  church  ac- 
tivities here.  She  said,  "That  Is  the  real 
reason  I  am  staying  here.  I'm  the  music 
minister  at  the  Calvary  Chapel." 

A  double  graduate  in  Math  and 
Music,  Wolf  is  not  precluding  the 
possibility  of  another  job  at  the  college 
if  one  should  be  offered.  She  said,  "I 
haven't  heard  anything  from  the  music 
department  yet." 


The  Waihlngtoo  College  Elm-Friday  Nnv.mh.-g.  ugi_p.. 

This  Week's  Film- 


Findlow  Speaks 
on  Freedom  Fighters 


by  Arthur  Smith 
A  fear  of  freedom  ganged  with  a  pro- 
found belief  in  personal  liberty  were  the 
two  opposing  forces  that  marked  the 
19th  Century  struggle  for  freedom,  ac- 
cording to  Reverend  Bruce  Findlow, 
Principal,  Manchester  College,  Oxford. 
Findlow,  who  spoke  last  Thursday 
evening  in  Hynson  Lounge  on  "Winners 
and  Losers:  Some  19th  Century  Free- 
dom Fighters,"  went  on  to  discuss 
Utilitarianism;  describing  it  as  a  refor- 
ming philosophy  instrumental  in  allow- 
ing the  very  definition  of  the  term  'per- 
sonal liberty.'  Citing  John  Stuart  Mill's 
On  Liberty,  Findlow  observed  that  the 
philosophical  conflict  of  the  19th  Cen- 
tury was  every  bit  as  intense  as  the 


larger  ana  more  vitriolic  popular 
dispute,  noting  that  the  issue  of 
freedom  was  as  much  a  question  of 
ideas  as  it  was  of  actions. 

The  lecture  formed  the  second  of  6 
programs  In  a  series  entitled  The  Mean- 
ing of  Freedom,  presented  this  year  by 
the  William  James  Forum.  The  first 
program,  given  October  10,  1981  was  a 
symposium  on  "How  the  American 
Revolution  was  won  in  the  Colonial  Col- 
leges." The  third  lecture  in  the  series, 
which  is  sponsored  in  part  by  the  Stu- 
dent Government  Association,  is  to  be 
given  by  Malcolm  Toon,  Former  Am- 
bassador to  the  Soviet  Union.  He  will 
speak  on  "The  Plight  of  the  Individual 
in  Soviet  Society." 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  athlete  of  the  week  is 
freshman  cross  country  runner 
Jonathan  Adams.  Adams,  who  has 
placed  first  for  WC  In  most  matches 
this  season,  Is  from  Miami,  Florida.  As 
athlete  of  the  week  he  feels  a  little  sur- 
prised. "I  thought  it  would  be  mostly 
lacrosse  and  soccer  players,"  he  said. 

Adams  began  running  cross  country 
as  a  junior  in  high  school.  "I  had  been 
running  by  myself  and  decided  to  run 
with  other  people,"  he  said.  "I  joined  up 
for  the  hell  of  it,  and  as  it  turned  out  I 


did  well.  I  was  competitive." 

When  he  came  to  this  school  he  In- 
tended to  run  cross  country  and  will 
probably  run  spring  track.  He  feels  that 
Just  being  another  person  on  the  team  is 
enough  to  help  the  team  spirit.  "We've 
lost  some  people  since  the  beginning  of 
the  season,"  he  said.  "Even  though 
we're  not  winning,  the  spirit  is  up  and 
we're  doing  well." 

Adams  is  preparing  to  run  in  the  MAC 
championship  on  Saturday  November 
7.  He  said,  "We've  got  nothing  to  lose, 
and  a  lot  to  gain  (compared  to  last 
year).  I'll  run  harder  than  I've  ever  run 
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Bhj  Wa^|"fl*M  rrtUege  Elm— Friday  November  8, 1981— Page  8 

Volleyball 

Women  Come  From 
Behind  to  Win  Match 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  WC  Volleyball  Team  defeated 
Essex  Community  College  In  their  most 
outstanding  match  of  the  season.  WC 
scrimmaged  Essex  earlier  in  the 
season  for  a  disappointing  loss.  As  last 
Monday's  match  began,  Essex's  record 
was  18-2,  second  in  their  division  only  to 
the  powerful  Catonsvllle  squad.  WC 
was  9-17. 

Essex  won  the  first  two  games  of  the 
best-out-of-five  match.  "I  felt 
reasonably  confident  after  the  first  two 
games,"  said  Coach  Penny  Fall.  "We 
were  playing  well,  but  we  were  making 
too  many  little  mistakes.  I  felt  that  even 
after  two  losses  we  weren't  down." 

Team  spirit  was  high  as  the  girls 
entered  the  third  game.  One  thing  that 
seemed  to  change  for  this  game  was  the 
spectators;  the  crowd  began  an  incredi- 
ble surge  of  school  spirit  as  they 
cheered  the  girls  to  victory.  "Our  fans 
were  definitely  getting  Into  the  con- 
test," said  Fall.  "That  helped  im- 
mensely." 

The  scores  were  9-15,  11-15,  J5-12, 
16-14,  15-11.  "The  fact  that  we  came 
back  after  two  losses  generates  a  lot  of 
respect  for  the  team,"  said  Fall.  "For 
the  first  In  a  long  time  in  a  close  match 
we  played  It  point  by  point.  That's 
crucial  to  volleyball." 

Crowd  Support 

"I  thought  it  was  great!"  said  team 
captain  Cheryl  Loss.  "I  had  a  good 
time.  The  crowd  really  helped." 

Fall  felt  that  there  was  a  con- 
siderable improvement  in  good  serves 
as  well  as  an  improvement  in  technical 
skills.  She  also  felt  that  the  girls  had 

Cross  Country 
Runs  Short 

by  Kevin  Kroencke 

Last  week  the  Washington  College 
cross  country  team  ran  in  its  last 
regular  meet  of  the  season.  The  race 
was  held  at  Lebanon  Valley  College, 
with  Western  Maryland  also  making 
the  trip  to  Pennsylvania. 

The  team  was  looking  forward  to  this 
race  since  they  had  two  weeks  in  bet- 
ween this  race  and  their  last  one. 
Another  reason  was  that  they  had  only 
lost  to  Western  Maryland  by  three 
points  last  year  on  their  home  course. 

Besides  looking  forward  to  an  op- 
portunity to  defeat  Western  Maryland 
last  weekend  the  race  served  as  an  in- 
dicator for  the  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference Championship  to  be  held  this 
weekend.  The  MAL  race  is  going  to  be 
held  at  a  state  park  near  the  College 
campus.  Both  courses  are  hilly,  thus 
the  race  last  weekend  gave  our  Har- 
riers a  chance  to  work  out  on  some  hills, 
which  they  don't  have  around  our  cam- 
pus. 

The  team,  however,  had  some  dif- 
ficulties due  to  injuries  and  sickness, 
and  the  squad  was  reduced  to  four  run- 
ners, To  receive  an  official  team  score 
a  team  needs  five  finishers.  However 
the  four  individuals  who  did  run  fared 
very  well,  and  had  the  regular  squad 
been  present  the  Harriers  would  have 
handed  Western  Maryland  a  loss. 

Once  again  Jon  Adams  led  the  team 
with  an  outstanding  sub  30  minute  per- 
formance on  a  particularly  challenging 
course.  Jon  was  followed  by  Kevin 
Kroencke,  who  was  just  3  seconds  over 
the  30  minute  time.  Mike  Coleman  con- 
tinued to  improve  as  well  as  Dan 
Bakley.  Mike  ran  a  30.38  and  Dan  ran 
under  32  minutes. 

All  in  all  the  team  looks  good  for  the 
championship  and  should  do  well. 


been  maturing  as  a  team  and  "Monday 
night  was  the  ultimate  team." 

The  entire  team  deserves  special 
commendation  for  their  performance 
against  Essex.  Judi  Skelton's  passing  In 
the  fifth  game  was  a  crucial  element  (or 
the  victory.  Laura  Chase  Is  playing  an 
all  around  good  game.  Anne  Plumer's 
setting  as  well  as  Christina  Ragonesi's 
hitting  and  blocking  also  contributed 
much  to  the  team  effort. 

Cheryl  Loss  and  Jenny  Bradley  were 
"hitting  the  ball  as  well  as  I've  ever 
seen  them,"  said  Fall.  Loss  continued 
her  "150%  effort"  that  has  been  consis- 
tent from  her  for  four  years.  Bradley,  a 
transfer  sophomore,  has  proven  to  be  a 
tremendous  asset  to  the  team  as  she 
continues  to  polish  her  performance  on 
the  court. 

Most  and  Perklnson  Versatile 

Ann  Most  has  done  well  as  indicated 
by  her  incredible  versatility,  switching 
with  ease  from  setter  to  hitter  to 
blocker. 

Karen  Perklnson  proved  to  be  one  of 
the  most  improved  players  of  the 
season.  Fall  has  been  using  her  in  all 
kinds  of  game  situations  "I  can  put  her 
In  any  court  position  and  she'll  come 
through,"  said  Fall.  "She  can  not  only 
play  her  position  in  a  game,  but  can 
pick  the  whole  thing  up.  When  the  team 
gets  down  she'll  be  the  first  one  to  start 
up.  She's  our  'seventh  man'." 

Saturday,  October  31,  the  WC  girls 
had  a  pair  of  very  close  defeats  against 
Franklin  and  Marshall  and  UMBC.  The 
scores  in  the  first  match  were  11-15, 
6-15, 13-15,  and  11-15, 13-15,  in  the  second 
match. 


The  lacrosse  team  has  completed  fall  practice,  and  looks  forward  to  a  strong 
season 

Lacrosse  Finishes  Fall  Practice 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 
Shoreman  Lacrosse  has  just  com- 
pleted a  very  successful  fall  practice 
season  with  two  games;  Alumni  and 
University  of  Maryland.  The  team  had 
a  much  more  structured  and  dis- 
ciplined work  out  this  year  than  in  the 
past.  Also,  a  new  assistant  coach,  Bill 


Sports  Schedule 

Saturday  November  7 

Soccer Western  Maryland— Home  1:30 

Cross  Country MAC  Championship— Away 

Monday  November  9 

Volleyball Anne  Arundel/West  Chester— Home  7:00 

Saturday  November  14 

Volleyball MAIAW  Championships-Home  TBA 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


Gorrow  has  added  a  new  dimension  to 
the  team. 

Gorrow  is  from  Lake  Placid,  New 
York  and  came  to  WC  specifically  to 
coach  lacrosse.  He  was  assistant  coach 
for  Ithica  last  year,  and  had  served  as 
head  coach  for  Kings  School  (a  prep 
school  in  Connecticut)  the  year  before. 
As  a  senior  at  State  University  of  New 
York  he  was  injured  and  could  not  play 
lacrosse,  so  he  was  hired  as  a  coach. 

Gorrow  was  extremely  pleased  with 
the  results  of  this  fall.  "We  got  a  really 
good  effort  from  the  team,"  he  said 
"Because  of  the  different  format  (the 
practice)  required  more  intensity.  The 
team  worked  harder  preparing  for  the 
University  of  Maryland  game  than  they 
had  all  fall." 

WC  gave  the  University  of  Maryland 
a  good  fight  although  the  Shoremen 
were  defeated.  University  of  Maryland 
has  a  very  intense  fall  lacrosse  pro- 
gram and  their  team  proved  superior  at 
the  half  with  a  score  of  1-7,  but  the 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  beautiful  warm  weather  earlier 
this  week  has  led  us  to  think  winter  is 
not  just  around  the  corner.  One  more 
good  storm  will  unfortunately  push  the 
good  weather  out  and  usher  in  the  col- 
der weather.  The  trees  are  bare  and  the 
leaves  are  on  the  ground,  which  brings 
the  maintenance  department  out  in 
force. 

The  Saturday  fights  are  coming  to 
Chestertown  tomorrow.  The  Kappa 
Alphas  are  sponsoring  a  benefit  fight 
night  with  all  proceeds  going  to  The 
Easter  Seals.  There  are  nine  bouts,  and 
the  program  starts  at  7:00  p.m.  in  the 
gym.  Tony  "Pain  is  no  Evil"  Dugal  will 
be  referee  and  has  also  doubled  as  one 
of  the  trainers  over  the  past  few  weeks. 
Tony  boxed  during  his  college  days  at 
Temple  and  later  coached  at  West 
Texas  State.  In  1936,  he  coached  the 
Texas  Golden  Glove  fights.  It  should  be 
a  funny  evening.  The  Naval  Academy 
has  helped  with  the  gloves;  others  have 
donated  mouthpieces,  and  hot  dogs  and 
sodas  will  be  on  sale.  I'm  sure  there  will 
be  a  few  surprises  throughout  the  night, 
not  to  mention  those  who  will  hit  the 
canvas.  The  scrap  of  the  night  has  got 
to  be  the  heavyweight  division  as  Dave 
Pointer  squares  off  against  Ted 
Mathias.  If  Ted  gets  that  crazed  look  in 
his  eyes,  it  could  be  lights  out.  Rumor 
has  it  that  the  loser  will  shave  his 
beard. 

Tomorrow  is  the  last  home  game  of 
the  season  for  the  Shoremen  soccer 
team,  against  Western  Maryland.  It 
will  also  be  the  last  game  for  Coach 


Athey,  who  is  stepping  down  as  head 
coach  after  34  years.  He  has  over  240 
wins  under  his  belt  since  beginning  to 
coach  the  Shoremen.  I  think  it  would  be 
a  perfect  opportunity  for  the  school  to 
go  out  and  get  someone  new  to  step  in  as 
head  coach.  Recently,  Washington  has 
a  habit  of  staying  within  the  "family." 
In  this  case,  some  fresh  blood  might 
spice  up  some  interest  and  spark  up  the 
offense. 

Reminder:  Co-ed  volleyball  starts 
November  16,  and  runs  through 
December  11.  Pick  up  rosters  from 
Coach  Fall  this  week.  The  captain's 
meeting  is  Wednesday,  November  11  at 
8:10  in  the  gym.  A  minimum  of  4  men 
and  4  women  per  team,  and  games  start 
at  8. 

Thought  of  the  day:  With  the  boxing 
card  for  tomorrow  night  in  mind  don't 
you  think  the  school  would  be  pumped 
up  if  the  bouts  were  opened  up  to  others 
outside  the  fraternity? 


Shoremen  showed  that  they  will  be  a 

team  to  reckon  with,  as  they  almost 

closed  the  gap  with  a  final  score  of  9-10. 

Teaching  new  people 

This  fall  gave  the  incoming  freshmen 
and  transfers  a  chance  to  get  to  know 
how  the  Shoremen  work  as  a  team.  "I 
felt  that  we  got  a  lot  of  teaching  out  of 
the  way,"  said  Gorrow.  "We  got  a  good 
look  at  the  new  people  and  had  a  chance 
to  work  with  them  in  different  positions 
to  see  where  they  could  fit  in  for  varsi- 
ty." 

Four  of  the  first  five  games  will  be 
home.  The  team  begins  the  season  in 
mid  March  against  Ithica  (a  game 
which  means  something  to  Gorrow 
since  he  coached  most  of  the  Ithica 
team  last  year).  The  next  four  games 
are  against  Naval  Academy,  St. 
Mary's,  Johns  Hopkins,  and  Hobart. 

"If  we  can  continue  this  way  into  the 
spring,"  added  Gorrow,  "We'll  be  in 
good  shape." 


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Clarke  Responds  to 
Faculty  Raise  Request 


After  31  years  Head  Soccer  Coach  Ed  Athey  has  announced  his  retirement 
from  the  position,  to  be  effective  after  the  Shoremen's  last  game  of  the 
season. 

Head  Coach  For  31  Years 

A  they  Retires  From  Soccer 


by  BUI  Bounds 
Assistant  Sports  Editor 

Athletic  Director  Edward  Athey  has 
announced  that  following  the  current 
soccer  season,  he  will  give  up  his  posi- 
tion as  Head  Soccer  Coach.  Tom 
Bowman,  presently  the  Shoremen 
assistant  coach,  will  become  the  new 
Head  mentor.  Peter  Allen,  a 
Washington  College  Alumni,  will 
become  the  new  assistant  coach. 

Coach  Athey' s  decision  was  in- 
fluenced by  the  apparent  need  for  a  fall 
baseball  program.  "Soccer  is  one  sport 
that  has  given  me  a  great  deal  of 
satisfaction",  he  said.  "I  am  just  trying 


to  diverse  my  responsimmies."  He  will 
continue  scouting  and  recruiting  for  the 
soccer  program.  Athey  has  an  enviable 
lifetime  record.  During  his  31  years  as 
Head  Coach,  he  has  amassed  218 
viotories,  136  defeats,  37  draws,  and  a 
lifetime  won-lost  percentage  of  .616.. 
His  teams  of  1954  and  1969  captured 
Middle  Atlantic  Conference  Titles  and 
in  1961, 1964,  and  1969  won  Mason-Dixon 
Conference  Crowns.  During  his  reign, 
Washington  College  has  enjoyed  24  win- 
ning seasons. 

Coach  Athey  graduated  from 
Washington  College  in  1947  and 
received  a  master's  degree  from  Col- 
umbia University  in  1948. 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 
In  an  interview  this  week  Acting 
President  Garry  Clarke  responded  to 
the  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Faculty 
Salaries'  resolution  by  calling  it 
"unrealistic",  while  at  the  same  time 
he  admitted  that  the  problem  of  low 
salaries  must  be  addressed  immediate- 
ly. 

Clarke  said  that  after  having  had 
time  to  study  the  resolution  he  felt  it 
was  "not  a  realistic  document,"  but 
also  said  that  "somehow  we  must  do 
something  about  salaries,"  The  resolu- 
tion, passed  unanimously  at  the  facul- 
ty's   October    meeting    earlier    this 
month,  asks  for  a  five  percent  salary 
raise  for  all  faculty  members,  to  be 
[  given  later  this  year,  and  for  gradually 
!  increasing  raises  over  the  next  five 
i  years. 

j"     When  asked  at  the  faculty  meeting 
j  what  he  felt  the  school's  highest  prlorl- 
»  ty  should  be,  Clark  answered,  "the  sur- 
;  vival  of  the  institution."  He  elaborated 
j  on  that  afterwards,  saying  that  while 
J  "it  is  impossible  to  know  what  the 
highest  priority  of  an  institution  is,  sur- 
vival is  a  basic  element."  Clarke  also 
said  that,  as  he  pointed  out  in  his  open- 
ing remarks  at  the  meeting,  "this  issue 
doesn't  exist  in  a  vacuum.  The  problem 
has  to  be  addressed  in  the  light  of  all 
kinds  of  factors."  Two  of  the  things  that 
he  said  must  be  considered  are  the  Col- 
lege's long-range  planning,   and  the 
school's  general  faculty  policy,  concer- 
ning such  things  as  tenure  and  tur- 
nover. 

Both  Clarke  and  Acting  Dean  Nathan 
Smith  made  it  clear  at  the  faculty 
meeting  that  they  were  not  prepared  to 
support  the  proposal  as  it  was  made; 
Smith  said  that  to  do  so  would  be  "out  of 
place."  The  document  has  been  sent  to 
the  members  of  the  Finance  Commit- 
tee, and  will  be  discussed  at  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors'  next  general 
meeting,  on  December  5.  When  asked 
how  he  felt  he  would  represent  the 
faculty  at  the  Board  meeting  Clarke 
said  that  he  "wasn't  sure"  what  his  role 
would  be,  and  that  he  doesn't  know  "if 


Search  Committee  Sorts  Applications 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

At  its  second  full  meeting  the  Search 
Committee  reduced  approximately  65 
applications  down  to  ten,  half  of  which 
are  considered  "strong  candidates", 
according  to  Acting  Dean  Nathan 
Smith. 

While  the  three  sub-committees 
joined  forces  to  review  the  applications 
on  hand  at  the  end  of  October,  applica- 
tions and  nominations  will  continue  to 
be  accepted  until  the  November  16 
deadline.  Smith  said  that  the  Commit- 
tee is  still  getting  applications,  and  that 
as  of  the  beginning  of  this  month  few  of 
"at  least  40"  nominees  had  responded. 

The  sub-committees  were  formed  to 
discuss  the  applications  before  the 
general  meeting  of  the  entire  group.  Ac- 
cording to  one  of  the  three  students  on 
the  Committee,  Junior  Mark  Mullican, 
each  sub-committee  read  approximate- 


ly twenty-five  applications  before  the 
October  31  meeting;  at  that  meeting 
candidates  were  classified  as  "highly- 
desirable,  desirable,  acceptable,  or 
non-acceptable." 

Smith  said  that  the  reason  that  so 
large  a  group  of  candidates  was  able  to 
be  reduced  to  ten  so  quickly  was  due  in 
part  to  the  fact  that  "many  people  are 
simply  unsulted."  He  gave  as  examples 
of  the  kinds  of  people  who  might  be  con- 
sidered not  acceptable  "a  31-year-old 
Assistant  Professor,  who  has  never 
been  an  administrator,  or  maybe  so- 
meone who's  been  in  business  all  their 
life,  and  all  of  a  sudden  decided  that 
they'd  like  to  come  into  academics." 
Student  representation 

Mullican  said  that  the  number  given 
by  Smith  represents  "only  the  best  ten 
of  the  (applications)  we've  had  so  so 
far,"  and  that  they  do  not  represent  any 
sort  of  final  decision.  While  the  student 
members  of  the  Committee  have  not  at- 


tended regularly,  Mullican  said  that 
their  opinions  are  honored.  "I  haven't 
said  anything  yet,  because  I'm  not  in  a 
position  to  say  anything  about  LaSalle's 
law  program,  and  that's  the  kind  of 
thing  that  they're  talking  about  right 
now.  We're  there  to  try  to  convey  what 
kind  of  president  the  students 
want— when  it  comes  down  to  personal 
interviews,  we'll  really  be  an  asset." 
When  asked  what  he  thought  of  his 
fellow  committee-members,  Mullican 
said,  "They're  really  impressive.  But 
they  certainly  don't  try  to  intimidate 
us." 

Although  he  was  unable  to  attend  one 
of  the  meetings  of  his  sub-committee, 
Mullican  said  that  he  looked  over  the 
applications,  and  was  impressed.  "The 
criterion  are  pretty  high,"  he  said.  "I 
think  we'll  have  somebody  by  next  fall. 
We  have  several  candidates  right  now 
who  could  make  it,  but  nobody  has  said 
yet,  'Hey,  this  is  the  guy.'" 


the  Board's  decision  will  be  positive  or 
negative." 

"Painfully  aware" 

Clarke  said  that  both  he  and  Acting 
Dean  Smith  "are  painfully  aware  of  the 
problem"  of  faculty  salaries,  and  that, 
in  addition,  "there  are  a  lot  of  people  In 
the  administration,  and  in  the  staff, 
who  have  devoted  their  lives  to  Wash- 
ington College,  and  their  pay  is 
frighteningly  low."  He  said  that  while 
the  salaries  of  administration  and  staff 
members  have  been  brought  to  his  at- 
tention since  he  became  Acting  Presi- 
dent late  this  summer,  he  has  long  been 
aware  of  the  need  for  higher  faculty 
salaries. 

In  regards  to  the  faculty  meeting, 
however,  Clarke  said  that  he  stands  by 
his  remarks,  and  that  he's  "not  con- 
vinced that  everyone  In  the  faculty  was 
in  complete  agreement"  with  some  of 
the  faculty  members  who  spoke  on  the 
issue,  He  said  that  the  explanation  for 
College  survival  as  his  top  priority  "is  a 
simple  one.  There  are  about  6500  alum- 
ni out  there,  and  many  of  them  are  very 
enthusiastic  about  the  time  they  spent 
here,  and  there  are  four  classes  of 
students  here  now.  I  think  that  choice  Is 
terribly  important;  I  would  like  the 
chance  for  my  children  to  be  able  to 
choose  to  go  to  a  small  liberal  arts  col- 
lege." 

Although  he  said  that  he  does  not 
know  what  the  Board's  reaction  to  the 
faculty's  resolution  will  be,  he  added 
that  in  his  experience  he  has  "found  the 
Board  ready  to  listen  to  proposals  from 
the  faculty."  Clarke  said  that  "It  would 
be  wonderful  If  the  institution  could 
have  salary  levels  that  far  surpassed 
those  of  others  in  the  country.  But  we 
have  to  look  at  what  can  be  done 
realistically.  Solutions  to  some  of  these 
things  can  not  happen  overnight.  At  the 
faculty  meeting  I  said  they  might  take 
two  or  three  years;  maybe  that's  too  op- 
timistic." 

English  Novelist 
to  Read  Here 

English  novelist  Paul  Bailey  will  read 
from  and  discuss  his  work  on  Thursday, 
Nov.  19  at  4  PM  In  the  Sophie  Ken- 
Room.  Mr.  Bailey  is  widely  regarded  as 
one  of  the  best  among  the  younger 
generation  of  novelists  In  Great  Britain. 
His  first  novel,  At  the  Jerusalem,  won 
the  Somerset  Maugham  Travel  Award 
and  an  Arts  Council  of  Great  Britain 
Award  as  the  best  recently  published 
first  novel.  Since  then,  he  has  published 
five  novels  as  well  as  many  reviews  and 
articles.  Other  awards  have  included 
the  E.M.  Forster  Award,  a  Bicentennial 
Fellowship,  and  the  George  Orwell 
Memorial  Prize  for  his  essay,  "The 
Limitations  of  Despair."      ^^^^ 


We've  Moved 

The  Elm  has  moved  its  office  to  the 
first  floor  of  Spanish  House.  The  office 
is  open  Monday  night  at  8:00  and 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  nights  from 
7:00  to  midnight.  The  telephone  ex- 
change on  campus  Is  still  321;  if  no  one 
answers  a  message  can  be  left  with  stu- 
dent  affairs. 


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On  Raising  Tuition 

In  the  1920's,  at  a  time  when  sports  enthusiasts  were  just 
becoming  aware  of  the  large  salaries  being  paid  to  a  few  profes- 
sional athletes,  a  newspaper  writer  asked  Babe  Ruth  how  he 
could  justify  the  fact  that  in  the  coming  year  he  would  actually 
make  more  money  than  the  President  of  the  U.S.  It's  simple," 
Ruth  said,  "I  hit  more  home  runs  than  he  did." 

His  logic  may  have  been  an  early  precursor  of  Catch-22  but  he 
was  right;  although  Americans  certainly  put  more  trust  in  the 
President,  they  were  unashamedly  willing  to  pay  their  best 
home-run  hitter  a  higher  salary.  Even  today  it  is  certainly  easier 
for  Reggie  Jackson  to  sign  another  multi-million  dollar  contract 
than  it  is  for  congressmen,  or  the  President  to  get  a  raise.  People 
would  rather  pay  for  baseball  than  politics. 

The  whole  issue  of  prices  and  salaries  boils  down  to  this:  an 
owner  can  charge  his  customers,  and  therefore  pay  his 
employees,  only  what  the  market  will  bear.  In  the  case  of  a 
baseball  team  owners  raise  the  prices  of  seats;  at  a  college  the 
Board  raises  tuition.  The  problem  with  raising  either  is  that  after 
a  point  people  will  find  the  cost  too  high,  and  spend  their  money 
elsewhere. 

That's  why,  luckily  for  baseball,  it  pays  to  win.  People  like  to 
watch  good  athletes,  a  winning  team,  so  the  more  games  you 
win,  the  more  you  can  charge  your  customers.  Before  prices  are 
raised,  however,  an  initial  investment  must  be  made  in  a  good 
organization;  not  only  good  players,  but  a  good  manager,  and  a 
good  stadium. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  the  cost  of  a  seat  in  a  Washington  Col- 
lege classroom  will  be  higher  next  year;  the  school  needs  money 
and  the  quickest  way  to  get  it  is  to  raise  tuition.  But  any  baseball 
club  owner  can  tell  you  that  while  higher  prices  might  increase 
profits  they  might  also  decrease  them;  too  drastic  a  tuition  like 
here  may  only  lower  the  school's  already  dwindling  enrollment. 

The  key  is  giving  students  their  money's  worth :  a  good  Presi- 
dent, good  teachers,  a  good  facility,  a  good  curriculum,  good  ser- 
vices. We  have  good  teachers,  and  we're  searching  for  a  good 
president.  The  other  items  need  attention.  Improvements  in  the 
curriculum  mignt  include  a  Business  major,  a  review  of  the  four 
course  plan  and  maybe  even  the  addition  of  other  courses,  like 
one  in  journalism. 

The  school  could  offer  more  in  the  way  of  career  counseling. 
Liberal  arts  does  not  exist  in  a  bell  jar;  Washington  College 
graduates  go  into  the  same  world  that  University  of  Maryland 
graduates  go  into,  and  we  have  to  be  able  to  find  the  jobs  we're 
suited  for  as  easily  as  they  can.  A  lot  of  freshmen  don't  know 
what  they  want  to  do  with  the  rest  of  their  lives;  but  they  want  to 
know  that  someday  someone  will  be  available  to  help  them. 

The  college  can  pride  itself  on  its  recent  physical  renovations; 
it  can  not,  however,  afford  to  neglect  the  facility  for  even  a 
minute.  The  long  standing  cry  for  a  swimming  pool  has  become 
a  joke,  but  this  college  must  realize  that  to  get  student's  money, 
it  must  be  appealing.  If  every  other  college  in  the  state  has  a 
pool,  we  should  think  about  getting  one;  if  other  schools  put  rugs 
in  the  rooms  of  all  their  students'  dorms,  maybe  we  should.  We 
don't  have  to,  and  can't  try  to,  have  everything  that  every  other 
school  has,  but  we  must  be  competitive. 

Washington  College  must  uphold  a  policy  of  strong  academics, 
and  at  the  same  time  fight  for  its  financial  survival.  Raises 
without  improving  the  college  will  lead  to  disaster.  Teachers 
here  will  never  be  paid  as  much  as  Babe  Ruth  was,  but  with  some 
hard  work  the  College  will  be  able  to  raise  salaries  without  mak- 
ing tuition  unreasonable. 


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Editor-in-Chief Pete  Turchi 

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Sports  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

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THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
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Opposing  the  Sale  of  AWACS 


"...This  Administration  believes  that 
the  AWACS  sale  Is  In  the  best  Interest  of 
the  United  States,  of  Israel,  and  of 
Saudi  Arabia..." 

From  a  Letter  to  the  Editor,  Nov.  6th 
1981 

There  might  be  an  argument  as  to 
whether  the  above  mentioned  sale  is  in 
the  best  Interest  of  the  United  States, 
but  there  is  nothing  more  absurd  than 
saying  that  Israel  will  benefit  from  it. 
Saudi  Arabia  is  a  very  hostile,  corrupt, 
and  anti-Jewish  nation.  The  Saudis  sup- 
port the  terrorist  organization  known  as 
the  P.L.O.  Most  of  the  weapons  that  are 
used  by  the  terrorists  are  bought  from 
the  U.S.S.R.  through  the  subsidies  of 
Saudi  Arabia.  The  Saudis  are  helping 
the  terrorists  who  are  responsible  for 
the  destruction  of  Lebanon  and  the 
murder  of  innocent  people  in  Europe 


Smoking  Out 


and  Israel.  These  terrorists  will  be  the 
cause  of  a  possible  future  war  In  the 
middle-east. 

The  Saudis  are  the  ones  that  called 
for  a  jihad  (a  holy  war  against  Israel) 
last  year. 

In  addition  to  the  AWACS  planes,  the 
Saudis  ordered  missiles  and  fuel  tanks 
for  the  60  F-15s  already  ordered  (  Time/ 
November  9, 1981).  The  AWACS  will  be 
a  spying  tool  in  the  hands  of  a  hostile 
nation,  and  as  soon  as  the  Saudis 
receive  the  planes,  they  will  be  used 
against  Israel. 

The  AWACS  sale  to  the  Saudis  is  a 
mistake.  By  selling  the  AWACS  (and 
other  weapons)  to  the  Saudis,  the 
United  States  dangers  the  security  of  its 
only  democratic  ally  in  the  middle-east, 
Israel. 

NlmrodNatan 

the  Bandits: 


C&P  Catches  On  To  Telephone  Fraud 


Some  people  have  mistakenly  been 
led  to  believe  they  can  make  all  the 
long-distance  telephone  calls  they  want 
and  not  have  to  worry  about  paying  the 
bill. 

These  folks  feel  it's  okay  to  rip-off  Ma 
Bell  since  it's  such  a  large  corporation. 
The  truth,  however,  is  that  making 
calls  and  not  paying  for  them  is  fraud 
and  against  the  law. 

Take  the  case  of  an  undergraduate 
student  at  a  Maryland  college  who 
racked-up  a  long-distance  bill  of  $3,327. 
He  billed  the  calls  to  various  credit  card 
numbers  and  to  a  discontinued  number. 
The  student  denied  making  the  calls, 
but  investigation  by  C&P  Telephone  of- 
ficials uncovered  several  discrepancies 
in  his  denials.  Rather  than  face  pro- 
secution and  a  possible  jail  sentence, 
the  student  is  paying  the  bill. 

The  unauthorized  use  of  telephone 
service  is  stealing,  and  chances  are 
pretty  good  that  people  who  make  il- 
legal credit  card  calls  and  bill  calls  to 
someone  else's  number  are  going  to  get 
caught.  Under  Maryland  law,  a  person 
convicted  of  telephone  service  theft  can 
be  jailed  for  up  to  15  years  and  fined  up 
to  $1,000,  or  both. 

One  student  who  is  now  repaying  a 
large  long-distance  bill  said  she  didn't 
realize  it  was  illegal  to  steal  telephone 
service.  She  said  someone  had  given 
her  a  phony  credit  card  number  to  use, 
so  she  thought  to  herself  "why  not  give 
it  a  try?"  Admittedly,  she  was 
frightened  when  confronted  with  her 
crime,  and  it  came  as  quite  a  shock  to 
learn  she  would  be  prosecuted  unless 
she  made  restitution. 

Who  are  these  people  who  steal  from 
the  phone  company?  Most  are  persons 
with  otherwise  impeccable  credentials. 
They  somehow  feel  what  they're  doing 
Is  not  stealing  in  the  real  sense  of  the 
word.  Their  motives  differ-from  get- 


ting something  for  nothing  to  the  thrill 
of  outfoxing  the  system. 

Another  example  of  telephone  misuse 
is  the  fraudulent  story  now  making  the 
rounds  on  many  college  campuses 
about  Burt  Reynolds  picking  up  the  tab 
for  long-distance  calls.  The  false  rumor 
says  Reynolds  won  a  $1  million  judge- 
ment against  the  Bell  System  and 
wants  to  share  the  wealth  with  the 
public.  The  story  concludes  with  a 
credit  card  number,  not  always  the 
same  but  similar  to  Reynolds' .  AT&T  is 
tracing  the  calls  back  to  the  callers.  If  a 
caller  can't  be  billed,  the  recipient  will 
be. 

The  telephone  company  position  on 
phone  fraud  is  simple :  These  people  are 
guilty  of  stealing  and  offenders  should 
be  prosecuted.  Some  people  who  have 
been  prosecuted  include  Bernard  Corn- 
field, the  millionaire  financier;  singer 
and  actress  Lainie  Kazan,  and  Gail 
Fisher,  an  actress  on  the  old  "Mannix" 
television  series.  Like  most  businesses, 
the  telephone  industry  operates  on 
trust.  A  majority  of  customers  are 
honest  and  believe  in  paying  for  the  ser- 
vices they  use,  It  is  possible  to  program 
safeguards  into  the  phone  system  that 
would  dramatically  reduce  telephone 
fraud.  But  these  elaborate  and  costly 
verification  procedures  mean  it  would 
take  forever  to  get  a  call  through.  This 
would  be  unfair  to  the  majority  of 
customers. 

And,  as  happens  with  any  business, 
it's  the  customer  who  ultimately  bears 
the  burden  of  losses  from  fraud  or  theft 
through  price  increases. 

A  phone  call  should  remain  a  simple, 
fairly  basic  transaction.  C&P  telephone 
wants  to  kepp  it  that  way. 

Marty  Szostek 

The  Chesapeake  and  Potomac 

Telephone  Company  of  Maryland 


Food  Service  Hosts  Thanksgiving  Dinner 


One  of  the  most  significant  events  of 

the  WCFS  calendar  will  occur  on— 

Wednesday,  November  18, 1981 

The  Traditional  Home-style 

Thanksgiving  Dinner 

Reserved  tables  will  be  seated  bet- 
ween 4 :30  and  5: 15  (Non-reserved 
tables  will  be  seated  from  5:15  to  6:00 
PM).  To  reserve  a  table,  fill  out  a  reser- 
vation slip— available  from  the 
"Number  Lady"  —  with  your  name  and 
ID  number  and  the  names  and  numbers 
of  exactly  three  or  seven  of  your 
friends.  Your  reserved  table  will  not  be 
seated  until  all  members  of  the  party 
are  present.  Reservations  will  be  ac- 
cepted up  until  the  end  of  lunch  on 
Tuesday,  November  17, 1981. 

Entrance  to  Hodson  Hall,  for  this 
special  dinner  only,  will  be  through  the 
formal  entrance  (with  the  double  stair- 
case) of  Hynson  Lounge. 


Acting  President  and  Mrs.  Garry 
Clarke  and  Acting  Dean  and  Mrs. 
Nathan  Smith  will  host  an  informal 
reception  in  the  Hynson  Lounge. 

Wine  will  be  one  sale  —  Almaden 
Chablis  or  Rose  in  mini-carafe. 

Remember 
To  reserve  a  table  for  four  or  eight  peo- 
ple, you  must: 

1)  Fill  out  a  reservation  slip  with  your 
name  and  ID  and  the  names  and 
numbers  of  three  or  seven  friends. 

2)  Return  that  slip  to  the  "Numbers 
Lady" 

3)  You  and  all  your  friends  must  ar- 
rive in  Hynson  Lounge  between  4:30 
and  5: 15  PM  on  Wednesday  evening. 

People  not  reserving  a  table  will  be 
seated  from  5:15  to  6:00  PM. 

Non-boarding  students,  faculty,  staff 
and  guests  are  invited  to  this  festive 
dinner.  The  charge  will  be  $6.00  per  per- 
son. 


SG A  Offers 
Acoustic  Guitarist 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  13,  lMl-Paae  3 


by  Christopher  Beach 

So  far  this  semester  the  student 
Government  Association  has  provided 
Washington  College  with  a  variety  of 
live  music  in  the  Student  Center,  featur- 
ing a  range  of  acts  from  the  Tom  Lar- 
sons Blues  Band  and  jazz  pianist  Dick 
Durham,  to  Fat  Shadow's  "Boogie 
Jazz,  rock  and  roll"  along  with  a  little 
"Punk  Rock"  from  the  Fabulous 
Knobs. 

However,  for  a  change  of  pace,  on 
Thursday,  November  19,  the  SGA  will 
sponsor  an  appearance  by  guitarist 
Francis  Scuderi,  playing  mellow,  relax- 
ing, acoustic  music.  Fran  will  be  play- 
ing from  his  wide  repertoire  of  popular 
songs,  Including  selections  from  the 
songbooks  of  Kenny  Loggins,  John 
Prtne,  Cat  Stevans,  Jimmy  Buffett, 
James  Taylor  and  CSN.  From  Rock- 
ville,  Maryland,  Frip  has  put  in  a  lot  of 
time  in  the  Washington  D.C.  area  on 
what  he  likes  to  call  the  "Pizza  Cir- 
cuit." 

Since  he  first  picked  up  his  brother's 
guitar  six  years  ago,  Fran  has  played 
the  lead  for  several  small  bands  and 
trios,  only  recently  deciding  to  play 
solo.  He  formed  his  first  band  in  high 
school  and  the  followed  "usual  high 
school  route,"  before  deciding  to  attend 
Montgomery  College,  where  he  earned 
a  place  on  the  Honors  List  in  Musical 
Composition.  His  compositional  talents 
won  the  American  Song  Festival  in 
Musical  Composition  in  1978,  an  inter- 
national music  and  lyric  contest.  Fran 
has  since  opened  for  Hickory  Wind  at 
"Mountain  Jam  78"  in  Cumberland, 
Maryland,  and  has  also  opened  for  the 


North  Star  Band  at  Montgomery  Col- 
lege in  1979.  Last  year  Fran  moved  to 
Durham,  North  Carolina,  where  he  has 
performed  at  many  restaurants  and 
bars  in  what  is  commonly  known  as  the 
"Triangle"  area  of  Durham,  Raleigh, 
and  Chapel  HU1.  He  has  appeared  at 
Duke  University,  North  Carolina  State 
University,  University  of  Maryland, 
and  Montgomery  College.  After  playing 
in  clubs  and  on  campuses  around  the 
Triangle  and  Washington  areas,  Fran 
has  gained  the  experience  to  entertain. 
Now  all  he  needs,  he  says,  is  a  crowd  to 
help  motivate  him. 

Francis  Scuderi  will  appear  In  the 
Student  Center  from  9:30  p.m  to  1:30 
a.m.  Admission  is  free. 


Francis  Scuderi  will  perform  In  The  Student  Center  mil  coming  Thunday, 


Frye  Speaks  on  Mirrors  in  Hamlet 

htr  ArlrmrOn.ni.  _  _  . 


by  Arthur  Smith 

To  most  people  a  mirror  is  little  more 
than  a  household  item  worth  pennies 
(or  maybe  dollars!,  but  still  eminently 
disposable.  In  Shakespeare's  Hamlet, 
however,  the  mirror,  an  expensive 
item,  waxed  metaphysical,  forces  out 
the  most  fundamental  questions  con- 
cerning art  and  reality,  according  to 
Dr.  Roland  Frye  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  who  spoke  here  last 
Thursday  night. 

Frye,  in  a  lecture  entitled,  "The  Mir- 
ror of  Art  and  the  Mirror  of  Confession 
in  Hamlet,"  focussed  in  particular  on 
two  scenes  In  the  play;  he  discussed  in 
detail  Hamlet's  advice  to  the  players. 


leff  Rubin 


and  his  later  interrogation  of  Gertrude 
and  sighted  in  both  the  use  of  actual  or 
figurative  mirrors.  In  the  historical 
context  of  the  play,  or  idiom,  as  he  put 
it,  the  mirror  would  be  regarded  as  a 
device  for  qualified  revelation.  Leonar- 
do, he  noted,  instructed  artists  to  look 
at  their  works  in  a  mirror  as  a  way  both 
to  see  a  different  perspective  as  well  as 
to  reveal  the  true  nature  (or  art)  of  the 
work.  Drawing  on  his  considerable  ex- 
pertise as  theologian,  art  historian  and 
authority  on  Shakespeare,  Frye 
delivered  a  scholarly  yet  accessible 
paper  (exerpted  from  a  600  page 
work— prompting  one  listener  to  use  the 
term  'seamless  summary'  a  rare 
epithet    when    considering    scholarly 


papers.  He  Informed  and  almost 
engrossed  the  crowd  In  the  Sophie  Ken- 
Room,  where  the  lecture  was  held. 
Some  of  us  were  engrossed— but  neither 
Frye's  clean,  Informed,  writing  style 
nor  the  slides  of  paintings  (Including 
Van  Eyck's  portrait  of  Giovanni  Ar- 
nolfini  and  his  wife,  which  both  fur- 
thered his  point)  kept  some  enthralled. 
Frye  was  the  third  In  a  long  series  of 
speakers  slated  this  year  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Lecture  Series.  Novelist  Jack  Leg- 
gett  spoke  most  recently,  this  past 
Thursday.  The  next  Sophie  Kerr  lec- 
turer will  be  English  novelist  Paul 
Bailey,  who  will  read  this  coming 
Thursday  at  4:00  in  The  Sophie  Ken- 
room  of  Miller  Library. 


Graduate  Finds  His  Calling:  Onstage 


byPeteTurcnl 
Editor-in-Chief 

Any  Economics  professor  will  list  the 
opportunities  in  his  field:  positions  in 
large  and  small  businesses,  selling, 
working  with  stocks  and  bonds,  serving 
as  a  financial  advisor,  teaching,  posi- 
tions in  administration. .  .but  acting? 

Jeff  Rubin,  known  professionally  as 
Jeff  Abbott,  a  1968  Washington  College 
graduate,  took  a  degree  in  Economics 
here,  and  is  now,  proudly,  an  actor,  cur- 
rently working  as  a  standby  for  the 
male  lead  in  They're  Playing  Our  Song, 
a  Neil  Simon  play  which  has  been  tour- 
ing the  country.  He  admits  that  his  suc- 
cess in  acting  isn't  directly  linked  to  his 
grades  in  ,  say,  International  Trade 
Theory.  "I  went  the  opposite  direc- 
tion," he  said.  "Economics  was  the 
wrong  choice  for  me . " 

He  explained  his  major  by  saying 
that  the  Drama  Department  at  the  Col- 
lege was  much  smaller  than  It  is  now, 
and  that  the  courses  he  remembers  best 
were  "music  and  art,  and  literature. 
But  acting  was  always  a  fantasy  of 
mine.  I  went  to  England  with  the 
lacrosse  team,  and  I  really  loved  it  over 
there.  I  told  everybody  I  was  going  to  be 
an  actor,  but  it  was  sort  of  a  dream,  fan- 
tasy kind  of  thing." 

"Otherwise  Engaged" 

After  graduating  Abbott  actually  did 
get  a  job  related  to  his  work  in 
economics,  but  after  losing  that  and  liv- 
ing in  England  for  a  year,  he  came  back 
to  New  York  and  took  acting  and  sing- 
ing lessons.  He  tells  the  story  of  his  first 
break  in  true  actor's  style.  "I  went  out 
for  an  interview  for  'Otherwise 
Engaged',  a  play  being  directed  by 
Harold  Pinter  at  the  Palace  Theater," 
he  says.  "It  wasn't  an  audition,  Just  an 
interview— they  take  your  picture  and 
you  stand  on  the  stage  and  they  talk  to 
you  for  a  minute  and  a  half.  I  was  trying 


for  the  part  of  a  student,  and  while 
was  waiting  outside  a  guy  came  out  and 
said  that  Tom  Courtney  was  in  the  play. 
So  right  away  I  started  looking  around 
me,  and  I  stood  out  there  reading  all  the 
signs  I  could  in  an  English  accent."  At 
this  point  in  the  story  Abbott  is  speak- 
ing in  a  genuine  Northern-England  ac- 
cent. "When  I  walked  in  the  guy  said, 
'How's  your  English  accent?'  and  I 
said,  'Very  well,  thanks.'  They  started 
to  tell  me  about  the  play  and  I  realized 
they  were  going  to  tell  me  to  leave  so  I 
said,  'I've  heard  Tom  Courtney  is  going 
to  be  in  this  play,  and  I  thought  I  should 
let  you  know  that  I've  lived  In  Man- 
chester, and  know  the  accent  well."  All 
this  still  in  an  English  accent.  "And  the 
guy  says  'Fine,  you  don't  have  to  talk 
anymore.'  And  a  few  days  later  I  got 
the  part." 

After  that  he  went  on  to  standby  roles 
in  four  other  plays,  but  not  before  learn- 
ing an  Important  lesson.  "The  given  is 
that  everyone  Is  talented,"  he  says. 
"Talent  is  like  40%  of  the  acting  field. 
The  rest  is  who  you  know  and  being  In 
the  right  place  at  the  right  time,  and 
persistence.  If  you  really  believe  in 
yourself  you'll  get  there,  eventually." 

From  listening  to  him  it  is  easy  to  toll 
that  Jeff  Abbott  has  done  a  lot  of  audi- 
tioning, and  a  lot  of  waiting.  He's  not 
disappointed  with  the  standby  roles 
he's  gotten.  "It's  better  than  not  work- 
ing," he  says.  "It  keeps  me  Just  inside 
the  circle.  I  practice  all  the  time."  In 
Baltimore,  Dick  Latessa,  who  plays  the 
part  of  Vernon  Girsch  In  They're  Play- 
ing Our  Song  was  sick,  so  Abbott 
played  the  part.  The  rest  of  the  nights 
his  name  stayed  in  the  credits  as  the 
voice  of  Phil  The  Engineer,  heard  dur- 
ing one  of  the  later  scenes  in  the  play. 
Gettin  Exposure 
Abbott  knows  the  path  he  wants  to 
take  in  the  near  future.  "I  would  like  to 


get  a  good  part  in  a  film,  and  get  some 
exposure,"  he  says.  He's  had  non- 
speaking  parts  in  a  few  films,  and  hopes 
to  work  with  a  few  friends  and  make  a 
film,  maybe  In  Baltimore,  that  they  can 
sell  to  cable  television.  "Then  I'd  like  to 
get  into  a  major  film,"  he  says,  "but 
Just  as  a  means  to  an  end,  live  theatre  is 
where  it's  at.  It's  exacting.  It's  Im- 
mediate feedback,  immediate  satisfac- 
tion. It's  you  and  the  other  guys  on 
stage." 

He  says  he  doesn't  want  to  move  to 
films  permanently  because  "It's  bits 
and  pieces  in  films.  .  .the  actor  feels 
like  one  of  the  lesser  commodities.  It's 


a  director's  media.  I  want  to  stay  In  live 
theatre." 

But  standby  roles  don't  make  it  easy 
to  survive  In  a  profession  In  which  most 
members  are  unemployed.  "I  have  two 
sisters,  and  they're  In  the  theatre,"  he 
says.  "They've  always  supported  me. 
They  never  say  'It's  time  to  settle  down 
and  get  married.'  A  friend  of  mine  said 
that  to  me  once.  For  a  few  days  I  sat 
around  and  said  'What  am  I  going  to 
do?'  Then  I  said  'Walt  a  minute— keep 
going.'  So  I'm  going  to  keep  going." 
With  that  kind  of  persistence,  Jeff  Ab- 
bott may  not  be  waiting  In  the  wings 
much  longer. 


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A  Night  In  the  Ring 


The KA'BralMd«S77»orE»«terSeal«lartSaturd.ymghtmaierleaof  boxing  matches  held  In  Cam  Athletic  Center.  The  results  oJ  the  bouts  were: 
Kroenckc  over  Beard,  Lucia  over  Davis,  White  over  Crivelll.  Lemmon  over  McCain.  Vaugh  over  FUUben  and  Mathlas  over  Polnton.  Lawrence 
VB  Sutherland  and  Hockaday  vs.  Dargan  were  not  (ought,  due  to  Injuries. 


Kevin  Mahoney 


WC  Junior  Recalls  Life 
in  Seminary 


by  Stephanie  Crockett 
After  graduating  from  high  school 
Kevin  Mahoney,  a  junior  from  New 
Jersey,  felt  the  calling  to  become  a 
Catholic  priest.  To  be  sure  that  was 
what  he  wanted,  Mahoney  went  to  live 
in  the  sugar  cane  area  of  Louisiana, 
working  with  a  priest  in  his  parish.  He 
said  his  motivation  was  basically  that 
he  had  always  wanted  to  help  people. 

Mahoney  entered  the  seminary  in 
New  Orleans,  in  September  of  1978.  The 
religious  order  to  which  he  was 
assigned  was  to  work  with  blacks.  He 
lived  off  the  seminary  campus  and  at- 
tended classes  at  an  all-black  college. 
Along  with  their  regular  classes  the 
students  attended  prayer  sessions  and 
mass  regularly.  The  students  did 
everything  together,  learning  to  work 
with  one  another. 

Mahoney  specialized  in  working  with 
runaways,  and  children  from  the  ghet- 
to. He  found  the  work  enjoyable,  but  he 
said,  "It  was  tough."  He  was  not 
always  accepted  "with  open  arms."  He 
often  came  close  to  being  mugged,  and 
got  into  a  few  street  fights.  "When 
things  got  rough,"  he  said  jokingly,  "I 
would  sit  out  on  the  street  with  the 
wlnos  and  drink  a  bottle  of  Thunder- 
bird."  Mahoney  says  his  main  goal  was 
always  "to  help  people  learn  to  help 
themselves."  He  did  not  want  to  simply 
do  things  for  people. 

Although  Mahoney  enjoyed  his  work, 
he  realized  he  could  not  become  a 
priest.  He  felt  he  could  not  make  the 


The  mild  (all  weather  has  brought  some  classes  outside  as  Thanksgiving, 
and  Inevitable  colder  weather,  approaches. 

Edward  Albee  to  Speak 
Here  In  February 


vow  of  celibacy  which  a  priest  must 
make.  Mahoney  gives  credit  to  the 
priests  and  nuns  who  go  through  this. 
He  feels  these  are  people  to  be  admired 
for  their  great  dedication. 

Mahoney  left  the  seminary  and  came 
to  Washington  College  in  January  of 
1980.  He  looks  back  at  the  tough  times 
he  went  through,  but  remembers  the 
good  friends  he  made,  and  has  often 
thought  of  going  back  to  the  seminary. 
Mahoney  sees  his  time  in  the  seminary 
as  a  guiding  light  in  his  life,  and  feels  it 
has  made  him  a  better  person. 


Poets  Sought  For  Chapbook  Contest 


by  Steve  Groft 

Edward  Albee,  distinguished 
playwright,  and  recently  author  of  a 
stage  adaptation  of  Vladimir 
Nabokov's  Lolita  for  Broadway,  will 
speak  on  campus  next  semester. 

Albee,  who  will  be  here  on  the  25th 
and  26th  of  February,  will  be  reading 
from  his  plays  and  discussing  a  per- 
formance of  a  play  of  his  by  the  College 
Drama  Department.  Film  series  direc- 
tor Kabat  plans  to  secure  a  copy  of  the 
film  Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia  Woolf 
one  of  Albee's  best-known  plays,  for 
showing  in  conjunction  with  his  visit. 


More  than  half  of  the  funding  for 
Albee's  appearance  is  being  provided 
by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  The  rest 
of  the  $3,000  fee  is  being  footed  by  the 
Kent  County  Council  of  Arts,  Washing- 
ton College  Lecture  Series  and  the  SGA. 

Professor  Robert  Day,  a  member  of 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  gives  credit 
for  the  SGA's  generous  donation  to 
President  Arleen  Lee.  The  SGA  was 
asked  for  $500  and  Lee  thought  it  was  a 
fair  request.  She  said,  "I  believe  the 
SGA  felt  that  helping  to  bring  a  notable 
speaker  to  the  College  for  the  Bicenten- 
nial year  was  a  project  well  worth  the 
money  allocated." 


Announcing  the  second  annual 
Signpost  Poetry  Competition  for  a 
chapbook  of  verse.  As  before,  this  com- 
petition Is  for  poets  anywhere  writing  in 
any  form.  The  poet  whose  collection  is 
chosen  will  receive  $50.00  and  fifty 
copies  of  the  publication.  The  first 
printing  will  consist  of  500  copies. 

Submissions  should  consist  of  20 
pages  of  poetry  (exclusive  of  title  page 
and  other  front  matter)  and  should  be 
accompanied  by  a  $2.50  reading  fee. 
This  reading  fee  will  be  waived  for 
anyone  taking  out  a  four-issue  subscrip- 
tion to  The  Beilingham  Review  at  $7.50. 
Poems  previously  published  In  periodi- 
cals may  be  included  but  credit  must  be 


given  and  poets  should  be  able  to  get 
permission  to  reprint. 

The  winning  chapbook  manuscript 

will  be  published  in  Spring  of  1982.  The 

submission  period  is  from  June  1  to 

November  30,  1981.  Judges  will  be  the 

editors  of  The  Beilingham  Review,  a 

publication  of  the  Signpost  Press.  Send 

entry,  accompanied  by  self-addressed 

stamped  envelope  to : 

'  'Signpost  Press  Poetry  Competition" 

c/o  J.  Green 

2619  Orleans  Street 

Beilingham,  Washington  98226 

The  1980  winner,  On  The  Line  by  Jim 

Daniels,  is  available  from  the  Signpost 

Press  at  $2.00  postpaid. 


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Toe  Washington  College  Elm-Frt<Uv,  November  H,  Hal-Page  5 


Student  Center  Improvements  Under  Way 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

The  advisory  committee  to  the  Stu- 
dent Center  met  last  week  to  discuss 
new  plans  for  the  improvement  of  the 
center.  Chairman  of  the  committee  and 
Manager  of  the  Student  Center  Jeff 
DeMoss  said  that  "Many  improve- 
ments to  the  center  were  decided  upon. 
With  the  help  of  the  SGA,  which  is  fun- 
ding half  of  the  bill  for  the  decorations, 
we  are  putting  into  effect  many  of  the 
improvements  that  we  had  talked  about 
earlier."  Some  of  the  improvements 
that  DeMoss  reffers  to  include  the  new 
partition  between  the  bar  area  and  the 
TV  room,  and  a  curtain  for  the  stage 
costing  almost  $1000.  In  addition,  the 
Maintanennce  department  has  been 
contracted  to  put  in  a  brass  bar  rail, 
says  DeMoss,  as  well  as  a  maroon 
stripe  running  along  the  perimeter  of 
the  room  on  the  wall.  Plants  have  been 
purchased,  and  more  bulletin  boards 
have  been  put  up,  including  one  in  the 
corridor  leading  from  Miss  Dee's. 
Scholarship 

The  most  important  piece  of  news 
from  the  committee  however,  is  the 
decision  by  the  committee  not  to  make 
the  final  decision  on  the  Downe  Scholar- 
ships, but  to  referr  it  to  the  Office  Of 
Financial  Aid. 

The  Downe  Scholarships  are  pro- 


vided by  Downe  Music,  the  owners  of 
the  game  machines  that  WC  uses. 
DeMoss  arranged  with  them  to  provide 
$1000  annually  to  go  to  a  senior,  on  the 
grounds  of  community  involvement, 
need,  and  scholarship.  The  decision 
was  found  to  be  too  difficult,  however, 
according  to  DeMoss.  "We  just  couldn't 
make  the  choice.  It  was  too  close.  So  we 
decided  to  give  it  back  to  Bonnie  Van- 
sant  in  the  Financial  Aid  Office,  and  let 
her  decide." 

The  committee  also  decided  to 
disallow  the  running  of  a  tab  in  the 
center  by  the  SGA  during  band  nights. 
They  had  originally  allowed  free  beer  to 
SGA  people,  including  door  people  and 
security,  as  well  as  the  members  of  the 
bands.  But  the  tabs  were  reaching  forty 
dollars  for  one  night,  according  to 
DeMoss,  which  he  felt  was  prohibitive. 
The  committee  decided  to  allow  free 
soft  drinks  instead.  Said  DeMoss, 
"We're  not  pushing  beer  down  here, 
we're  pushing  a  service." 

Food  services  Director  Dave 
Knowles  and  DeMoss  recently  went  to 
Princeton  University  for  a  conference, 
and  DeMoss  noted  the  low  quality  and 
high  price  of  their  student  facilities. 
"For  a  University  of  4000  students,  they 
have  a  tiny  student  center",  he  said. 
1  'It's  smaller  than  ours,  and  their  prices 
are  much  higher.  I  think  Washington 


College  has  an  ideal  situation.  We're 
not  money  grubbers.  We  only  want  to 
break  even.  Any  profits  we  do  make  go  . 
to  paying  debts." 

Hughes  Chosen 
Sophomore  Lucie  Hughes  has  been 
made  the  new  head  student  manager  in 
the  student  center,  after  senior  Andy 
Bucklee  resigned.  According  to  student 
center  manager  Jeff  DeMoss,  Bucklee 
left  "Because  he  is  a  senior,  and  wants 
to  fulfill  his  other  respons  abilities." 
Hughes  was  picked  as  one  of  the 
regular  student  mana  gers  this  year 
and  was  promoted  to  the  position  of 
assistant  head  student  manager  when 


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the  holder  of  that  position  resigned,  and 
when  Bucklee  left,  took  over  his  posi- 
tion. 

Hughes  is  learning  all  of  the  different 
aspects  of  management  of  the  student 
center.  "I'm  learning  the  books  to  take 
some  time  off  of  the  others.  I  have  an  in- 
terest In  the  stuff,  so  I'm  doing  It." 

As  head  student  mananger  Hughes 
will  take  an  active  roll  in  the  planning 
of  activities  in  the  student  center,  and 
will  be  a  major  force  in  the  rede- 
corating of  the  student  center. 

She  plans  to  stick  with  the  job  until 
she  graduates,  If  possible.  "That  Is 
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Question:  Tuition  will  surely  be  increased  next  year,  perhaps  even  more 
than  it  has  been  In  the  recent  past,  In  response  to  the  faculty's  request  for 
higher  salaries.  What  do  you  think  of  the  current  cost  of  attending 
Washington  College? 


Jack  Stout 
Freshman,  Glen  Arm,  MD 
"I  think  it  should  be  kept  in  line  with 
other  small  liberal  arts  colleges." 


Peggy    Hoffman 

Sophomore,    Baltimore,  MD 

The  faculty  deserves  more  pay,  but  it 
is  too  bad  that  there  is  no  other  way  to 
solve  that  problem  besides  placing  the 
financial  responsibility  on  the  students. 
We  are  already  paying  more. 


GregDargan 
Sophomore,  Pitman,  N  J 

"They  are  high  but  relatively  good  for  a 
small  college  like  this.  The  teachers 
deserve  to  live  comfortably." 


David  Gorman 
junior,  Baltimore  MD 

"It  is  fair  because  of  all  the  small 
private  schools  this  is  one  of  the  more 
inexpensive." 


Karen    Morgan 
Sophomore,    Lao  caster,  PA 

"If  we  want  to  continue  having  the 
benefits  of  a  small  college,  then  I  don't 
see  any  problems  with  the  rising 
costs." 


Catherine    Rlcketts 
Sophomore,    Arnold.  MD 

"It's  expensive  but  I  think  the  faculty 
need  a  raise.  I  guess  raising  the  tuition 
is  the  only  way  to  maintain  present 
standards." 


LinoPadron 
Freshman,  Puerto  Rico 

"Pretty  expensive!  But  if  they  want  to 
keep  the  teachers  they  need  a  pay 
raise." 


Lance  Bardell 
Junior,  Rochester,  NY 

"I  think  they  are  moderate  but  I  hope 
that  they  do  not  go  back  on  financial 
aid." 


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Now  Is  the  time  for  students  to  apply 
for  new  scholarship  and  grant  pro- 
grams available  through  private 
sources,  according  to  the  Scholarship 
Bank. 

Director  Steve  Danz  announced  today 
that  several  new  programs  were  accep- 
ting applications  for  the  1981-82  school 
year.  Among  the  new  programs: 

BPW  Foundation  offers  financial  aid 
for  the  "nontraditional  female  student" 
In  any  field.  A  number  of  the  available 
scholarships  are  for  older  students  who 
have  been  out  of  school  for  a  number  of 
years. 

Exceptional  Student  Fellowships: 
This  nation-wide  undergraduate 
scholarship  program  offers  aid  in  ac- 
counting, pre-law,  math,  engineering, 
computer  sciences  and  business  related 
fields.  The  donor  has  also  Indicated  a 
number  of  summer  job  opportunities. 

According  to  the  director,  the  new 
limitations  on  federally-funded  finan- 
cial aid  make  it  mandatory  for  students 
interested  in  private  funding  to  apply 
early.  The  Scholarship  Bank  special- 
izes in  notifying  students  via  a  per- 
sonalized print-out  of  the  private,  off- 
campus  and  non-governmental  financ- 
ing sources  available.  There  is  a 
modest  fee  for  the  service.  Students 
desiring  further  information  and  a 
questionaire  to  key  into  the  data  bank  of 
over  25,000  sources  should  send  a 
stamped,  self-addressed  envelope  to: 
Scholarship  Bank,  10100  Santa  Monica 
Blvd.,  750,  Los  Angeles,  CA.  90067 


The  Youthgrants  Program  of  the  Na- 
tional Endowment  for  the  Humanities 
is  alive  and  well  and  will  once  again  of- 
fer a  limited  number  of  awards  to 
young  people  in  their  teens  and  twenties 
to  pursue  non-credit,  out-of-the- 
classroom  research  projects  in  the 
humanities.  The  deadline  for  receipt  of 


completed  application  forms  is 
November  16,  and  the  funded  projects 
begin  the  following  May. 

Some  examples  of  college-level  pro- 
jects funded  in  this  highly  competitive 
program  are:  an  annotated  exhibition 
of  20th  century  war-time  "homefront" 
activities  in  Minnesota  and  Wisconsin; 
a  complete  historical  survey,  presenta- 
tion, and  guidebook  on  a  tradition- 
steeped  small  Florida  coastal  island;  a 
collection  and  study  of  migrant  worker 
border  ballads  In  South  Texas;  and  a 
film  on  a  small  Oregon  town's  in- 
novative survival  method— backyard 
goldmlnlng— during  the  Great  Depres- 
sion. 

Up  to  75  grants  will  be  awarded,  of- 
fering as  much  as  $2,500  for  individuals, 
and  a  few  group  grants  up  to  $10,000 
($15,000  for  exceptional  media  pro- 
jects). Youthgrants  are  intended 
primarily  for  those  between  18  and  25 
who  have  not  yet  completed  academic 
or  professional  training  but  can 
demonstrate  the  ability  to  design  and 
perform  outstanding  humanities 
research  and  translate  that  into  an  end 
product  to  share  with  others.  The 
humanities  include  such  subjects  as 
history,  comparative  religion,  ethnic 
studies,  folklore,  anthropology, 
linguistics,  the  history  of  art,  and 
philosophy.  The  program  does  not  offer 
scholarships,  tuition  aid,  or  support  for 
degree-related  work,  internships,  or 
foreign  travel  projects. 

If  you  are  interested  in  the  program, 
a  copy  of  the  guidelines  should  be 
available  for  review  at  your  campus 
Placement  office.  If  not,  please  write 
immediately  to: 


Youthgrants  Guidelines 

Mail  Stop  103-C 

National  Endowment  for 

the  Humanities 

Washington,  D.C.  20506 


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The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  13, 1981-Page  7 


by  Jeff  Aldersoo 

Sports  Editor 

The  WC  basketball  team  is  preparing 
for  another  season  of  tough  inter- 
collegiate play.  "The  schedule  is  pretty 
tough,"  said  coach  Tom  Finnegan. 
"We'll  have  to  play  pretty  good  basket- 
ball to  have  a  winning  season,  and  we 
have  the  potential  to  do  it." 

The  team  lost  one  senior,  Craig 
Langwost,  and  will  be  missing  guard 
Dave  Blackwell  for  at  least  this 
semester.  But  with  several  new  players 
this  year  the  team  should  be  in  good 
shape  for  the  season.  "We  have  ex- 
perience in  our  favor,"  said  senior 
team  captain  Joe  Moye.  "Our  lack  of 


height  may  cause  us  problems, 
though." 

The  team  begins  the  season  with  five 
away  games.  "Playing  on  the  road  is 
tough  with  no  fans,"  said  Moye.  "but  I 
think  we're  going  to  have  enough  ability 
to  come  ahead  on  those  games." 

"The  crucial  problem  the  team  faces 
is  the  lack  of  height  and  rebounding 
capability,"  commented  Finnigan,  "as 
well  as  the  table  of  replacing  the  skills 
of  last  year's  talented  backcourt  duo, 
Dave  Blackwell  and  Craig  Langwost." 

With  a  winning  record  of  14-11  last 
season,  coach  Finnigan  would  like  to 
follow  suit  this  season.  He  feels  that  the 
team  is  coming  together  with  the 
positive  aspects  of  speed,  experience, 


Harriers  End  Season  With 
MAC  Championship  Run 


by  Kevin  Kroencke 

Last  weekend  the  Washington  Har- 
riers travelled  to  Lebanon  Valley,  Pen- 
nsylvania again  for  the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  Championship.  It  was  to  be 
the  last  race  of  the  season  for  the  team, 
as  well  as  the  last  college  race  for 
seniors  Jeff  Lucas  and  Kevin  Kroencke. 

The  team  looked  over  the  course 
Friday  afternoon  so  that  it  would  not  be 
totally  unfamiliar  to  them  on  race  day. 
As  it  turned  out  the  advanced  scouting 
was  a  good  move,  due  to  the  weather 
conditions.  Although  the~temperature 
was  very  pleasant  for  there  were  very 
high  winds  of  25  MPH.  The  longer  one 
stayed  out  of  the  winds,  the  better  one 
would  be  come  race  time. 

The  championship  brought  together 
every  school  that  participates  in  cross 
country.  Many  schools  who  we  had  not 
seen  were  at  the  race.  Haverford,  Ur- 
sinus,  and  Franklin  and  Marshall  were 
the  three  pre-race  favorites.  Each  team 
is  only  allowed  to  bring  seven  runners, 
at  the  most,  so  several  of  the  better . 
schools  had  some  stiff  competition  to 
determine  who  went  to  the  race. 
(Haverford  had  to  cut  their  squad  from 
40  plus. )  When  the  starting  gun  went  off 
close  to  140  runners  took  off  for  the  hills 
and  trails  of  the  five  mile  course. 


There's  nothing  quite  like  the  start  of 
one  of  these  races. 

The  wind  didn't  really  come  into  play 
until  heading  into  the  second  mile,  but 
when  it  did  it  was  very  difficult  to 
defeat.  Factors  such  as  weather,  wind 
and  course  terrain  or  condition  are  all 
part  of  running  cross  country,  though, 
and  the  Harriers  must  learn  how  to  deal 
with  them. 

As  for  the  team  scoring  and  finishers, 
Jon  Adams  led  the  team  again  with 
another  steady  performance.  Jon 
finished  88th  in  the  conference,  and  will 
surely  improve  over  the  years.  By  his 
senior  year  he  may  perhaps  be  a  big 
factor  in  helping  the  team  improve 
their  conference  standings.  Second  was 
Kevin  Kroencke,  110  in  the  conference 
with  a  time  of  30:24.  Only  two  seconds 
apart  from  Mike  Coleman  and  Dan 
Buckley,  who  finished  3rd  and  4th  for 
the  team.  Senior,  Jeff  Lucas,  who  was 
still  recovering  from  a  cold,  finished 
the  team  scoring  for  the  Harriers.  All  in 
all  it  was  a  good  race  for  the  team,  and 
the  only  regret  they  have  is  that  the 
season  is  over.  Or  is  it?  We  still  have 
not  heard  from  our  distinguished  facul- 
ty team,  who  still  seems  to  think  they 
can  recapture  the  challenge  cup 
trophy—  Any  time  you're  ready 
fellows ! 


DON'T  KEEP  IT  TO  YOURSELF. 


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AND   SHORT  STORIES 

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and  depth. 

Moye  feels  that  the  new  players  have 
potential  and  that  the  season  should  be 
good.  He  said,  "This  being  my  last 
year,  I'm  looking  forward  to  a  good 
season.  I  think  we  have  the  potential  for 
an  excellent  year." 

The  team  opens  the  season  Saturday 
November  22,  with  the  Western 
Maryland  Tournament.  The  first  home 
game  will  be  Saturday,  December  5 
against  Widener.  One  of  the  season 
highlights  will  be  the  Wild  Goose 
Classic  Tournament,  as  the  Shoremen 
will  try  to  capture  their  fifth  tourna- 
ment win  in  a  row  on  December  11  and 
12. 


Student  Recital  i 


T 

The  Department  of  Music  will  pre-f 
sent  a  student  recital  on  Wednesday,! 
November  16,  In  William  Smith! 
Auditorium  at  4  p.m.  Tom  Kellyl 
Jeanette  Shafer,  Ford  Schumann,  Jim* 
Corey,  and  Patti  Exster  will  perform* 
selections  for  guitar,  voice,  and  piano.t 
Works  of  MacDowell,  Clementl,* 
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GUESS 
WHO? 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


byJeffAlderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athlete  Is  co- 
captain  of  the  WC  soccer  team  V.J. 
FUliben,  a  senior  from  Wilmington 
Delaware.  FUliben,  a  ten  year  veteran 
of  the  game  began  playing  organized 
soccer  in  junior  high  school.  His  high 
school  organized  their  first  soccer  team 
his  freshman  year  and  had  a  season 
record  of  0-11.  Each  season  the  team 
Improved,  with  successive  season 
records  of  10-5, 14-2, 14-2. 

In  high  school  FUliben  set  a  state 
record  for  goals  scoring  31  his  senior 
year.  He  was  named  to  the  All- 
Conference  team  for  three  years  and 
All-State  his  senior  year. 

FUliben  became  familiar  with  WC 
when  Coach  Ed  Athey  approached  him 
in  May  of  his  senior  year  of  high  school. 
FUliben  liked  the  size  of  WC  because  it 
was  small,  like  his  high  school.  He  also 


liked  the  area. 

During  his  years  at  WC  FUliben  has 
been  named  to  the  All-Conference  team 
all  three  years  and  All-State  for  two, 
with  this  year's  results  stUI  to  be  seen. 
His  goal-scoring  has  declined  each  year 
but  he  contributes  this  to  changing  posi- 
tions more  each  season.  "I  can  play  Just 
about  anywhere,"  he  said.  He  has 
scored  30  collegiate  goals:  11  his 
freshman  year,  9  as  a  sophomore,  6  as  a 
Junior,  and  4,  so  far,  as  a  senior. 

FUliben  feels  that  his  easy  going  ap- 
proach to  the  game  may  be  an  asset  to 
the  team.  He  hopes  It  loosens  up  his 
teammates  before  a  game.  "Although  I 
may  not  appear  to  have  a  serious  ap- 
proach to  the  game,"  he  comments, 
"When  I  get  out  there  (on  the  field)  I'm 
pretty  serious." 

As  a  math  major  FUliben  will  be  look- 
ing for  a  job  in  the  computer  field  after 
graduation;  however,  he  adds,  "I 
wouldn't  mind  coaching  soccer." 


Tbe  Waihinfltoc  CoUegr  Elm— Friday.  November  13,  U81— Page  8 


Chris  Heimert 


Shoremen  Get  New 
Assistant  Coach 


WC  volleyball  recently  faced  some  disappointing  setbacks,  but  hopes  to 
bounce  back  In  the  upcoming  tournament. 

Volleyball  Team  Hopes 
For  Comeback 


by  Jeff  Aidorson 
Sports  Editor 

WC  Volleyball  has  had  a  disappoin- 
ting week,  with  only  one  win  out  of  five 
matches.  They  had  several  setbacks  as 
two  players  were  out  for  part  of  the 
week. 

Last  Wednesday  the  team  played  Dei 
Tech,  Not  for  into  the  first  match  Jenny 
Bradley  sprained  her  ankle,  and  has  not 
been  able  to  play  since.  Karen  Perkin- 
son  was  ill  and  could  not  play.  "Nanine 
Campbell  filled  in  nicely,"  said  coach 
Penny  Fall.  "The  team  didn't  play  well. 
We  should  have  won."  The  scores  were 
16-14, 11-15, 15-6, 6-15,  and  4-15. 

Thursday  the  team  plays  a  trl-match 
with  Catonsville  and  Howard  Com- 
munity College.  WC  won  the  first  match 
against  Howard  12-15,  15-4,  17-15,  but 
could  not  put  up  much  of  a  fight  to  the 
powerful,  top-ranked  Catonsville  team, 
as  they  were  defeated  2-15,  0-15. 

This  Monday  the  girls  played  much 
better  although  they  could  not  obtain  a 
win,  The  team  played  another  trl- 
match  against  West  Chester  and  Anne 
Arundel.  Fall  felt  that  the  team's  main 
problem  was  an  inability  to  generate  an 
effective  defense.  West  Chester  Is  a 
powerful  team  so  although  WC  lost  6-15, 
7-15,  they  did  put  up  a  good  fight.  The 
Anne  Arundel  match  was  much  closer 
with  scores  of  13-15, 15-8, 13-15. 

This  weekend  is  the  State  Volleyball 
Tournament  held  at  WC.  Fall  hopes 
that  the  student  body  will  take  ad- 
vantage of  the  opportunity  to  see  some 
top  notch  athletic  competion  both  In 
volleyball  and  soccer. 

The  volleyball  championship  will  con- 
sist of  ten  teams.  The  teams  have  been 
divided  into  two  pools.  Each  team  will 


play  two  games  against  every  team  in 
their  pool  and  the  victories  will  be 
tallied  with  the  top  teams  in  each  pool 
to  enter  the  semi  finals,  the  winners  of 
which  will  compete  in  the  finals  to 
determine  the  state  champion. 


MAI  AW  Volleyball  Championship 
Schedule. 

Big  Gym 

9:00  Navy— Morgan 
10:00  St  Mary's-UMBC 
11:00  Loyola— Morgan 
12:00  St  Mary's— Navy 

l:00Loyola-UMBC 

2:00  Morgan— St  Mary's 

3:00  UMBC— Navy 

4:00  Loyola— St  Mary's 

5:00  UMBC— Morgan 

6:00  Navy— Loyola 

7:00  Semi  Finals 

Small  Gym 
9:00  Western  Md.— UMES 

10:00  WASHINGTON-Notre  Dame 

11 :00  Salisbury— UMES 

12:00WASHINGTON-Western  Md. " 
1 :00Sallsbury— Notre  Dame 
2:00WASHINGTON-UMES 
3:00  Notre  Dame— Western  Md. 
4:00WASHINGTON-Salisbury 
5:00  Notre  Dame— UMES 
6:00  Western  Md.— Salisbury 
7:00  Semi  Finals 

8: 30  Finals 


byJefi  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 
The  WC  basketball  team  has  a  new 
6  assistant  coach  this  season;  Chris 
8  Heimert.  A  graduate  of  Loyola  High 
^  School,  Heimert  attended  Villanova 
*  University  for  one  year  before  transfer- 
's ring  to  Towson,  where  he  received  his 
B.S. degree. 

Heimert  became  familiar  with  WC 
when  he  first  decided  to  attend  college. 
WC  was  one  of  four  schools  he  con- 
sidered attending. 

After  coaching  high  school  basketball 
for  two  years,  Heimert  decided  to  apply 
for  a  job  as  a  collegiate  coach.  He  sent 
out  295  applications  to  colleges  and 
universities  and  received  five  legiti- 
mate interview  offers,  from  VMI,  Col- 
by, Maravian,  Roanoke,  and  WC. 

Roanoke  College  promised  him  a  job 
if  the  current  coach  decided  to  resign. 
Heimert  was  waiting  to  hear  work 
about  this  situation  when  Maravian  of- 
fered him  a  job.  Since  it  was  mid- 
summer, he  decided  to  accept. 


# 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


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Soon  after  he  took  the  Maravian  posi- 
tion, coach  Finnigan  called  to  offer  him 
a  job  at  WC.  They  met  on  a  Friday  in 
late  August  and  by  that  night  he 
declined  Maravian's  offer.  WC  proved 
to  be  a  wise  choice  financially  for  him, 
as  the  position  offered  a  rent-free  apart- 
ment, as  well  other  benefits. 

The  following  Tuesday,  Roanoke  Col- 
lege called  to  inform  Heimert  that  a 
coach  had  resigned  and  a  position  was 
open  to  him.  After  much  thought 
Heimert  deeded  to  turn  down  their  of- 
fer. 

A  Career  man 

At  WC  Heimert's  job  is  assistant 
basketball  coach  and  working  in  the 
equipment  room.  "Since  I  want  to  make 
a  career  out  of  college  coaching,  more 
than  likely  my  stay  here  will  be  very 
short,"  he  said.  "Hopefully  after  a  cou- 
ple of  years  1  can  land  a  job  as  a  Divi- 
sion 1  or  II  assistant." 

At  24,  Heimert's  goal  is  to  be  a  head 
coach  at  a  large  school  by  the  time  he  is 
29  or  30.  "If  I'm  still  as  assistant  at  a 
small  school  by  then  it's  time  to 
reevaluate  myself,"  he  said. 

Heimert  is  very  optimistic  about  this 
season.  "I  feel  we'll  have  a  better  than 
.500  season,"  he  remarked,  "but  we'll 
have  to  work  real  hard  on  the  boards 
and  on  defense." 

WC  has  proven  to  be  quite  an  adjust- 
ment for  a  former  city  dweller  like 
Heimert,  but  he  is  getting  used  to  it. 
"I've  gotten  to  know  some  people  pretty 
well,"  he  said.  "I'm  very  impressed 
with  this  amount  of  time,  effort,  and 
concern  that  the  coaches  place  on 
academics  for  the  athletes." 

•  Soccer  • 

The  Washington  College  Campus  will 
play  host  to  the  semi-final  and  final 
rounds  of  the  Maryland  Small  Course 


5?  Soccer  Tournament  this  weekend. 


1 


by  Chris  Perry 

We  are  now  well  into  the  second  half 
of  the  first  semester.  It  seems  like  only 
yesterday  we  were  just  arriving  for  the 
start  of  school.  Already,  the  midterm 
grades  have  come  out  and  for  some  it 
was  a  shock,  for  others  a  relief. 

The  Kappa  Alpha  boxing  match  went 
over  well.  The  turnout  was  a  bit  less 
than  expected,  but  they  did  raise  $377.00 
for  the  Easter  Seals.  Andy  Buckley  did 
a  great  job  as  M.C.  Unfortunately,  two 
of  the  bouts  got  cancelled  due  to  in- 
juries. Many  of  the  free-for-alls 
everyone  expected  didn't  happen.  The 
only  knock  down  of  the  night  came  in 
the  second  round  of  the  Joe  Crlvelli- 
Doug  White  scrap  when  referee  Tony 
Dugal  went  down  for  the  eight  count.  It 
was  ruled  a  slip.  One  of  the  highlights 
was  the  return  of  "Boom  Boom" 
DeRienzo  as  trainer.  "Boom  Boom", 
hailing  from  Plalnview,  New  York,  was 
tuning  up  for  the  Holmes-Cooney  fight 
later  in  the  year. 

Last  weekend's  soccer  finale  against 
Mt.  St.  Mary's  was  postponed  till 
tomorrow.  Washington  will  be  playing 
in  the  State  Soccer  Tournament  this 
weekend.  As  mentioned  earlier,  it  will 
mark  the  last  game  as  head  coach  for 
Coach  Athey,  who  is  stepping  down. 
During  a  thirty-four  year  span.  Coach 
Athey  compilled  a  218-136-37  record. 
With  the  help  of  some  fan  support, 
number  219  should  come  Saturday 
afternoon.  1  believe  a  good  home  crowd 
can  be  worth  a  goal  or  two.  This  year's 


lack  of  fan  support  has  definitely  hurt 
the  team's  morale.  I  would  hate  to 
believe  that  the  lack  of  support  is  due  to 
the  afternoon  "GH"  viewing  hour.  Try- 
ing to  predict  this  team  is  like  figuring 
out  Rubick's  Cube:  They  beat  up  on  na- 
tionally ranked  Swarthmore  but  stum- 
ble on  Washington  Bible.  Let's  hope  for 
a  win  and  a  three-game  winning  streak 
to  end  the  season. 

One  reason  why  Coach  Athey  has 
decided  to  step  down  is  to  develop  a  fall 
baseball  program.  A  recent  meeting  to 
discuss  a  fall  program  had  26  turnouts. 
A  number  of  Shoremen  ballplayers 
have  been  participating  in  a  program  at 
Chesapeake  College.  This  type  of  pro- 
gram Is  part  of  a  new  trend  throughout 
the  country.  Rarely  do  you  find  the  two 
or  three-letter  athlete.  Today,  sport 
seasons  are  actually  year  around.  The 
fall  lacrosse  program  has  definitely 
helped  players  as  well  as  coaches 
prepare  for  the  spring.  The  mens  and 
womens  crew  row  in  the  fall  and  spring 
and  train  indoors  all  winter.  Coach  Fall 
had  the  womens  tennis  out  practicing, 
and  womens  lacrosse  also  took  advan- 
tage of  the  warm  fall  weather  to  get 
some  practicing  in.  This  all  shows  the 
Importance  of  staying  in  shape  and  get- 
ting in  a  playing  condition  as  soon  as 
possible. 

Thought  of  the  Day:  When  I  read  the 
story  about  the  "Gambler"  and  the 
"Bettor"  and  how  they  had  both  won 
more  than  they  had  lost,  I  had  to  ask 
myself  when  the  last  time  I  heard  a 
gambler  ever  admit  he  was  behind. 


This  Saturday  begins  with  Salisbury 
State  College  playing  St.  Mary's  Col- 
lege at  noon.  The  game  will  be  followed 
by  the  Washington  College  Soccer  team 
playing  against  Mount  St.  Mary's  Col- 
lege at  2:00  p.m.  Both  games  will  be  on 
Kibler  field. 

On  Sunday,  November  15,  the  two 
winners  will  vie  for  the  championship 
at  1:30  p.m. 

Come  out  and  support  the 
Shoremenin  their  quest  for  the  State 
championship. 


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Student  Affairs,  Security, 
Warn  Illegal  Drug  Users 


Ultras  BasHn  and  BUI  Mortimer  rehearse  a  scene  from  "The  Rivals,"  to  be 
presented  in  Tawes  Theater  December  4,5,6,  at8:00. 

Registration  for  Spring 
Semester  is  Incomplete 


by  Pete  Turchi 

Editor-in  chief 

Two  weeks  after  the  final  day  of  of- 
ficial registration  for  the  spring 
semester  many  students  are  still  unac- 
counted for,  according  to  the  Registrar. 

As  of  November  13  approximately  25 
current  students  had  not  registered, 
and  that  number  did  not  include 
students  who  were  withdrawing  or 
planning  to  spend  the  semester  away 
from  the  College.  Ermon  Foster,  the 
Registrar,  said  that  part  of  the  problem 
is  that  the  new  registration  process, 
which  uses  the  school's  computer  as  the 
mechanical  coordinator  of  students  and 
classes,  delays  the  final  figures  from 
reaching  him. 

Foster  also  said,  however,  that  most 
of  the  problem  is  getting  the  students  to 
let  his  office  know  what  their  plans  are. 
He  said  that  in  general  the  new  system, 
which  has  now  been  used  for  two 
semesters,  has  worked  "unusually 
well,"  and  that  he  hasn't  heard  "any 
adverse  criticism."  Foster  added  that 
while  the  school  calender  made  advis- 
ing difficult  for  some  teachers  who  had 
an  unusually  large  number  of  advisees, 
he  would  be  willing  in  the  future  to  give 
teachers  their  registration  materials 
early.  "If  anybody  has  any  sugges- 
tions," he  said,  "I'm  certainly  not  op- 
posed to  change." 

Under  the  previous  registration 
system  students  would  report  to  Hodson 
Hall,  where  they  would  personally 
enroll  in  each  of  their  desired  classes. 
After  the  Registrar's  office  compiled 
all  of  the  information,  it  would  be  given 
to  the  Computing  Center,  where  the  rest 
of  the  work  would  be  done. 

Now  students  only  have  to  meet  with 
their  advisors.  The  advisors  give  the 
course  schedules  to  the  Registrar,  and 


ne  (or  his  assistant,  Al  Miller)  punches 
all  of  the  information  into  the  school's 
PRIME  computer  from  a  keyboard  in 
his  office.  "It's  better  from  my  stand- 
point," Foster  said,  "because  I  can  sit 
here  and  enter  the  material  daily."  He 
added  that  while  the  system  currently 
puts  more  of  the  burden  of  accumu- 
lating information  on  him,  he  believes  it 
will  save  him  time  in  the  future. 
Drawbacks 
A  few  minor  drawbacks  to  the  new 

Continued  on  page  3 


by  Steve  Groft 

Concern  over  alleged  drug  dealings 
on  campus  has  led  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  to  issue  a  memorandum  on  the 
subject,  and  prompted  Campus  Securi- 
ty to  warn  two  students. 

Distributed  through  campus  mail  last 
week  to  all  students,  the  memorandum 
stated  that  "since  the  beginning  of  the 
semester,  we  have  reoeived  many  dis- 
tressing stories  concerning  the  In- 
creased sale  of  drugs  on  campus." 
Dean  of  Students,  Maureen  Kelley,  said 
she  believed  the  situation  had  reached 
the  point  where  some  official  action  had 
to  take  place. 

As  referred  to  in  the  memorandum, 
the  Student  Guide  to  Campus  Rules  and 
Regulations  states:  "If  specific 
students  are  discovered  to  be  dealing  in 
drugs,  we  will  have  no  recourse  but  to 
expel  them  from  the  college  as  well  as 
to  share  the  information  with  the  pro- 
per local  authorities."  Kelley  stated 
that  since  students  had  come  to  her 
complaining  of  possible  drug  dealings, 
she  thought  it  would  be  best  to  warn  the 
students  alleged  to  be  dealing  in  drugs 
of  the  possible  consequences. 

Kelley  said  a  great  deal  of  the  ad- 
ministration's concern  stemmed  from 
the  fact  that  students  were  worried 
about  the  increasing  number  of  non- 
students  entering  the  dormitories  to 
make  alleged  drug  deals.  She  referred 
to  incidents  last  year  involving  non- 
students  ,  and  said  that  the  recent  war- 
nings were  "simply  an  attempt  to  say  to 
students,  'Look,  (drug  dealing)  has  got- 
ten out  of  hand.'"  Head  of  Security  Jim 
Quinn  echoed  Kelley's  statement  about 
outsiders  on  campus.  "The  dealing  on 


campus  is  potentially  dangerous 
beacuse  of  the  external  factor,  and  we 
don't  want  (drug  dealing)  on  campus, 
not  at  all." 

It  was  Quinn  who  warned  the  two 
students  but  only  after  being  Informed 
of  the  matter.  He  said,  "It  was  Student 
Affairs  that  asked  me  to  look  Into  the 
situation."  Quinn  said  he  brought  both 
students  into  his  office  individually, 
told  them  that  other  students  had  com- 
plained of  possible  drug  dealings,  and 
informed  them  of  the  jail  term  for 
distribution  of  the  alleged  "controlled 
dangerous  substances;  imprisonment 
for  not  more  than  twenty  five  prison- 
ment  for  not  more  than  twenty  (20) 
years,  or  a  fine  of  not  more  than  twenty 
five  thousand  dollars  ($25,000),  or 
both." 

Both  Quinn  and  Kelley  agreed  that 
complaints  from  other  students  brought 
about  the  warnings.  However,  they  also 
said  that  no  definite  accusations  were 
leveled  by  anyone.  Quinn  said,  "It  was 
complaints  from  students  (that  brought 
about  the  warnings),  but  nothing  was 
confirmed.  The  Student  Affairs  office 
had  received  sufficient  complaints  to 
believe  the  warnings  were  merited. 

Kelley  said  that  if  students  become 
concerned  about  this  type  of  activity  in 
the  future  they  could  let  officials  here  at 
school  know  or,  she  said  "They  could 
try  a  student  to  student  approach."  She 
said  that  although  she  doesn't  want  to 
play  policeman,  "If  we  continue  to  get 
the  same  problems,  we'll  have  no 
recourse  but  to  turn  Information  over  to 
the  state  police." 

Since  the  memorandum  was  issued, 
Kelley  said  that  her  office  has  not 
received  any  more  complaints. 


Drug  Dealers  Call  Campus  "Dry" 


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•  Clarke's  wife  Melissa  gave  birth  to  a  7  * 
*lb.,  6  oz.  girl,  Catherine  van  Gelder  I 
J  Clarke,  last  Tuesday  morning.  « 

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by  Steve  Groft 

Since  the  1960's  it  has  become  in- 
creasingly common  for  illegal  drugs  to 
play  what  students  seem  to  find  an  ac- 
cepted role  on  college  campuses.  Last 
week,  the  Student  Affairs  Office  and 
Campus  Security  thought  that  the  deal- 
ing in  these  drugs  at  Washington  Col- 
lege had  gotten  out  of  hand.  A 
memorandum  was  issued  to  all  stu- 
dents through  campus  mail  and  two 
students  were  warned  about  their 
alleged  dealings. 

In  a  series  of  short  interviews  with 
students  who  admit  to  using  or  dealing 
drugs  here,  The  Elm  has  found  that 
these  warnings  have  produced  the 
desired  results.  However,  a  few  view 
this  only  as  a  scare  tactic  by  the  Col- 
lege. They  plan  on  continuing  in  their  il- 
legal activities  as  long  as  they  can. 

All  of  those  interviewed  agreed  that 
the  campus  is  basically  "dry"  of  drugs. 
Illegal  drugs,  they  said,  are  currently 
extremely  hard  to  find.  When  asked  if 
he  thought  the  dealers  were  scared,  one 
user  replied,  "Intimidated,  for  sure.  I 
don't  think  anyone  wants  to  take  a 
chance." 

Other  drug  users  agreed.  One  who 
agreed  that  drugs  were  difficult  to 
come  by  said,  "I  think  (the  memoran- 
dum) scared  the  people  who  were  deal- 
ing." Another  user  said,  "The  existing 
dealers  aren't  going  to  be  dealing 
anymore,"  and  yet  another  believed  "a 


lot  of  people  are  running  like  scared 
rabbits." 

Many  users,  however,  believed  that 
the  warnings  will  have  no  meaningful 
effect.  They  agreed  with  the  statement 
made  by  one  user  that  drugs  are 
"harder  to  find  now,  not  because  of  the 
letter  (from  the  Student  Affairs  Office) 
but  because  the  supply  is  down. ' ' 
Another  user  was  even  more  vocal. 
"This  will  have  no  effect  on  my  habits. 
This  as  far  as  1  know  has  no  effect  and 
will  have  none  in  the  future,  unless 
specific  action  is  taken."  His  explana- 
tion for  the  current  lack  of  drugs  on 
campus  is  that  "the  dope  just  ran  out." 
Many  users  simply  believe  the  current 
lack  of  availability  of  drugs  on  campus 
is  purely  coincidental:  one  user  said, 
"The  whole  area  is  going  through  a  dry 
spell." 

Some  not  Impressed 

One  user  in  particular  was  not  at  all 
impressed  by  the  warnings.  Although 
he  did  not  know  any  dealers  on  campus 
who  have  drugs,  he  said  he  knew  where 
he  could  obtain  them.  In  regards  to  the 
memorandum  and  warnings,  he  stated 
"I  don't  think  anybody's  intimidated  by 
this  at  all.  At  best,  it  will  make  the 
dealers  use  little  more  discretion." 
When  asked  if  he  thought  anything 
would  be  achieved  by  the  warnings,  he 
replied,  "I  don't  think  it's  going  to  stop 
the  flow.  The  school  has  got  to  enforce  It 
somehow.  Only  a  fool  would  expect  (the 


memorandum)  to  have  any  long  term 
effects." 

At  least  two  of  the  dealers  on  campus 
would  disagree  with  him.  The  first 
dealer  interviewed  was  one  of  two 
warned  by  Jim  Quinn.  His  reaction  to 
being  confronted  was  "It  freaked  me 
out  well  enough  that  I'm  not  going  to 
(deal)  again." 

This  dealer  has  ambiguous  feelings 
about  the  whole  situation.  He  is,  of 
course,  upset  at  being  Identified  by 
Campus  Security,  yet  he  feels  "it  was 
necessary  to  do,  because  it  was  getting 
out  of  hand."  He  said  he  shared  the  ad- 
ministration's concern  with  people 
from  town  coming  onto  campus  to  buy 
drugs. 

This  dealer  also  believed  that  a  major 
reason  for  the  College's  concern  Is  that 

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Crooks  Retires 
Unexpectedly 

Supervisor  of  Buildings  and  Grounds 
Ray  Crooks  is  about  to  retire.  Vice 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey 
said  that  Crooks'  retirement  will  be  ef- 
fective "as  soon  as  I  get  a  letter  from 
him,"  and  that  he  expects  the  letter  of 
retirement  today.  No  explanation  for 
the  sudden  action  was  offered. 


Tbe  Wuhlngtcn  College  Elm— Friday,  November  tt,  18»1-  Page  1 

Food  for  Thought 

Food. 

It's  been  popular  for  as  long  as  most  of  us  can  remember.  We 
start  eating  at  an  early  age,  some  from  the  moment  we're  born, 
and  usually  don't  stop  until  late  in  life.  Some  want  to  kick  the 
habit ;  others  die  trying. 

But  it  hasn't  always  been  that  way. 

Once  upon  a  time  in  a  land  far,  far  away,  there  was  no  food.  (Of 
course  there  were  snack  foods,  like  roots  and  nuts  and  berries, 
but  they  don't  count.)  One  day,  after  a  long  afternoon  chasing  a 
wild  boar  with  a  club,  one  of  the  Neanderthals  (of  the  New  Jersey 
Neanderthals)  sat  at  home,  playing  cribbage  with  his  wife.  After 
a  few  games  they  turned  out  the  lights  and  went  to  bed. 

Later  that  night  Neanderthal  woke  up  with  a  craving.  He 
looked  over  at  his  wife,  but  playing  cribbage  gave  her  a 
headache.  Suddenly  it  came  to  him— Pizza!  He  sent  his  wife  out 
and  twenty-five  minutes  later  they  had  discovered  for 
themselves  the  delights  of  thick  and  chewy  crust,  covered  with 
pepperoni.  (It  was  the  same  enterprising  Neanderthal  who,  one 
hot  afternoon,  invented  the  turkey  club.) 

Food  soon  become  the  plaything  of  royalty.  In  England,  the 
Earl  of  Sandwich  made  his  name  with  a  mid-day  meal,  as  did 
another  culinary  English  peer,  the  Oil  of  Vinegar.  During  a  terri- 
ble political  revolt  the  people  of  Germany  elected  a  burgher 
king,  and  fast  foods  were  off  and  running.  Feasts  became  the 
rage.  Romans  started  it  with  orgies,  Germans  kept  it  going  with 
the  Oktoberfest.  Finally,  the  Pilgrims  had  Thanksgiving. 

Thanksgiving  was  generally  a  success.  Mrs.  Smith  was  there 
with  her  pumpkin  pies  (this  was  before  the  United  States,  but 
after  Mrs.  Smith)  and  somebody  brought  a  case  of  cranberries. 
The  feast  lasted  for  about  three  days,  and  when  it  was  over 
everyone  agreed  that  they  should  do  it  again  the  next  year. 

And  that  is  why  there  is  at  least  one  day  in  November  when 
everyone  is  allowed,  even  urged,  to  eat  all  the  food  they  can. 

For  those  of  us  who  eat  on  board  at  College,  there  are  two 
days;  the  real  Thanksgiving,  and  the  Food  Service  Thanksgiv- 
ing. (You  knew  we  were  going  to  get  relevant  eventually,  right?) 
Actually,  there  is  no  reason  for  the  Food  Service  to  prepare  a 
Thanksgiving  meal.  We  have  enough  days  off  so  that  we  can  go 
home  for  Thanksgiving,  and  no  one  would  complain  if  the  College 
never  gave  us  roasted  turkeys  once  a  year. 

For  that  matter,  the  Food  Service  doesn't  have  to  give  us  a 
European  night,  or  a  Halloween  night,  or  a  We-Can-Make-More- 
Kinds-Of-Chicken-Than-You-Can-Count  night.  All  of  these  more- 
or-less  special  occasions  come  off  successfully  (even  if  the  Food 
Service  cfoesoffer  chicken  chow  mein  on  Italian  Night),  and  stu- 
dent support  is  generally  strong. 

We're  not  trying  to  say  that  the  cafeteria  is  a  wonderful  place, 
or  that  people  should  stop  complaining.  There  will  always  be 
complaints  ("the  carrots  taste  like  water"),  and  not  even  Dave 
Knowles  expects  students  to  feed  their  parents  at  the  cafeteria 
rather  than  at  Great  Oak,  or  Rolph's  Wharf.  All  the  wooden 
centerpieces  and  plastic  ferns  in  the  world  won't  make  the 
cafeteria  a  classy  restaurant. 

What  we  are  trying  to  say  is  that  the  people  in  charge  of  the 
Food  Service,  who  bring  you  Halloween  costume  awards  and  an 
occasional  steamship  round  of  beef,  and  herb  teas  (and  soon, 
espresso)  in  the  Student  Center,  those  people  are  willing  to  knock 
themselves  out  for  students.  We  think,  and  we  don't  think  they'll 
mind  us  saying  so,  that  they're  just  a  little  bit  crazy  about  their 
job.  Crazy  enough  to  offer  vegetarians  the  chance  to  raid  the 
refrigerator,  crazy  enough  to  let  people  with  classes  from  11:30 
until  1 :  30  come  in  early  for  lunch. 

So,  as  far  as  we're  concerned,  the  Food  Service  does  deserve 
applause.  And  if  you  don't  think  so,  you  should  complain.  To 
them. 

Or  else  kick  the  habit. 


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jitters "&tfo'£P&zr 

Faculty  Raise  Request-Unrealistic? 


The  resolution  on  salaries  that  the 
faculty  unanimously  approved  earlier 
this  month  can  be  summarized  quite 
easily.  If  granted,  then  by  1987,  the 
faculty  will  have  the  same  real  income 
that  we  did  in  1970.  At  present  we 
average  about  38  percent  less  buying 
power  than  we  did  then. 

Why  might  this  request  be  called 
"unrealistic"?  It  is  true  that  professors 
at  colleges  and  universities  across  the 
nation  have  lost  ground  to  inflation  In 
the  past  decade.  It  is  also  true  that  sup- 
ply exceeds  demand  for  faculty,  at  least 
in  the  social  sciences  and  humanities. 
The  simple  assumption  then  is  that  the 
College  need  only  pay  enough  to  make 
our  salaries  barely  competitive  with 
those  of  other  schools. 

But  this  is  a  short-sighted  analysis. 
The  competition  Washington  College 
faces  with  its  faculty  is  not  with  other 
colleges  alone;  it  is  also  with  non- 
academic  employers,  In  recent  years, 
Washington  College  has  lost  a  number 
of  good  teachers  to  better-paying 
jobs— jobs  that  are  generally  not  in  col- 
lege teaching.  A  casual  look  at  the 
Washington  College  faculty  will 
disclose  that  many  of  its  best  teachers 
have,  or  are  acquiring,  transferable 
skills— in  the  use  of  computers,  in 
economic  analysis,  in  the  counselling 
professions,  in  technical  writing  and 
editing.  As  is  generally  the  case  when 
times  are  hard,  it's  the  best  equipped 
members  of  a  group  who  emmlgrate  in 
search  of  greater  opportunities  to  sup- 


JWr    Xtu&rfrn  Crflp    MU 


Editor-in-Chief Pete  Turchl 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Photography  Editor  Gary  Swope 

Business  Manager Josh  Petrie 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  In  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 


port  their  families.  So  it  may  be  here. 

The  fact  is  that  many  of  us,  even  with 
working  spouses,  cannot  support  our 
families  as  we  should.  Even  those  of  us 
most  dedicated  to  college  teaching 
must  be  able  to  meet  basic  family  ex- 
penses. Many  of  us  can  no  longer  do  so, 
and  will,  if  we  continue  to  loose  ground 
economically,  be  forced  to  leave 
Washington  College  in  search  of 
reasonable  salaries. 

True,  more  faculty  can  be  hired,  and 
starting  salaries  are  lower  than  those  of 
continuing  teachers.  But  those  who  will 
leave  have  learned  to  share  the  values 
and  traditions  of  this  college;  they 
know  the  importance  of  close  contact 
between  student  and  teacher;  the  im- 
portance of  teaching  in  itself,  and  not  as 
a  mere  adjunct  to  research.  If  the  Col- 
lege can  afford  to  lose  such  people,  then 
indeed  the  faculty  proposal  is  unrealis- 
tic. 

In  the  final  analysis,  Washington  Col- 
lege /sits  faculty.  The  only  valid  reason 
for  the  survival  of  a  college  is  so  that 
successive  classes  of  students  can  learn 
from  and  with  dedicated  teachers.  If 
teachers,  disheartened  and  impover- 
ished, are  forced  to  leave,  what  re- 
mains is  an  empty  shell.  Perhaps  the 
lack  of  realism  lies  not  with  the  faculty 
resolution,  but  with  any  analysis  which 
fails  to  recognize  this  essential  truth. 

Sincerely 

Steven  Cades, 

Associate  Professor 


More  Reaction  to  Letter  on  A  WACS 


In  view  of  this  college's  reputation  for 
liberal  arts  and  studies,  I  was  rather 
shocked  by  a  letter  published  in  The 
Elm  November  13th  1981,  concerning 
the  sale  of  AWACS  to  the  Kingdom  of 
Saudi  Arabia. 

The  letter  was  written  in  response  to 
another  letter  published  previously  by 
senior  Christopher  Beach  who  sup- 
ported the  sale  of  the  planes  to  this  im- 
portant country  in  the  shaky  Middle 
East. 

I  am  neither  pro  nor  anti  Arabs  or 
Jews,  it  is  only  that  I  cannot  help 
becoming  upset  when  someone  dares  to 
charge  that  Saudi  Arabia  is  corrupt, 
and  aggressive  toward  its  neighbors. 
This  person  does  not  stop  at  this  but 
goes  on  to  say  that  Saudi  Arabia  is  help- 
ing the  "terrorists"  who  are  destroying 
Lebanon.  At  this  point  I  must  ask,  who 
is  bombing  Lebanon  every  fortnight 
and  causing  the  deaths  of  Hundreds  of 
Palestinian  refugees  who  live  in  tents 


under  the  desert  sun? 

The  writer  of  the  article  states  that 
the  AWACS  will  be  "a  spying  tool  in  the 
hands  of  a  hostile  nation."  My  question 
is,  does  this  person  read  about 
American  foreign  policy?  President 
Reagan  and  the  government  of  Saudi 
Arabia  have  clearly  agreed  that  the 
AWACS  will  not  be  flown  near  the 
Israeli  border.  In  the  event  that  this 
agreement  should  be  violated  Israeli 
fighters  could  easily  intercept  an 
AWAC 

I  have  nothing  against  the  writer  be- 
ing pro-Israeli,  I  just  ask  him  to  show 
some  respect  for  people  of  other  na- 
tions. Whatever  your  opinion  about  a 
particular  country  may  be  I  do  not 
think  you  have  the  right  to  qualify  a 
whole  nation  as  corrupt!  Give  your  opi- 
nion about  their  government,  but 
please,  not  their  people. 

Octavio  Ruiz  de  Villa 


Get  It  Right  the  First  Time 


Steve  Groft's  summary  of  my 
November  3  lecture  on  Guatemala 
makes  it  seem  as  if  I  had  just  returned 
from  Disneyland  Instead  of  a  country 
trying  desperately  to  avoid  all  out  civil 
war. 

I  never  said  Guatemala  was  not 
volatile  or  that  violence  was  negligible. 
I  said  that  violence  was  recognized  by 
citizens  of  all  political  persuasions  as  a 
major  problem.  It  is  also  political  in 
nature.  Thus  the  country  is  politically 
volatile. 

Mr.  Groft  also  got  my  comments  on 
Cuban  aid  mixed  up.  I  was  not  charac- 
terizing Cuban  aid  to  Guatemala  after 
the  1976  earthquake  but  very  clearly 
talking  about  Cuban  aid  to  Nicaragua 
after  the  revolution  there.  The  U.S. 
gave  great  material  aid  to  Guatemala 
after  the  earthquake.  In  a  Nicaragua 
torn  by  war  the  U.S.   talked  about 


money  and  economic  theory  while  the 
Cubans  made  friends  with  a  big 
medical  relief  effort.  The  point  was  that 
nobody  gives  a  damn  about  the  fine 
points  of  free  enterprise  when  they 
have  gangrene  of  the  foot  and  no  roof 
overhead  and  no  water  to  drink. 

What  Groft  missed  about  Guatemala 
was  the  unique  context  of  its  political 
problems  —  a  large  Indian  population, 
vast  uninhabited  lands,  rapidly  ap- 
proaching energy  independence,  and 
abundant  natural  resources.  And  final- 
ly Guatemala  could  still  have  a  future 
that  is  more  than  violence,  a  future  that 
could  be  possible  if  the  U.S.  understood 
Guatemala  better,  something  that 
won't  happen  with  exaggerated  or  inac- 
curate reporting  whether  that  be  In  the 
Miami  Heraldor  The  Elm. 

Walter  Kaufman 


HEY  STUDENTS,  do  you  need  $  For  Christmas? 

Why  not  put  your  extra  stuff  up  for  sale  in  an 

ELM  Classified  Ad? 

Contact:  Josh,  Caroline  202  or  The  Elm. 


Drug  Dealers  Call  Campus  "Dry 


Tbe  Wilmington  CoUtgt  Elm— Frtdiy,  November  »,  18«1-  Pay  3 

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Continued  from  page  1 

this  is  the  Bicentennial  year,  and  with 
the  school  beginning  Middle  States 
evaluation  in  the  spring,  he  felt  that  the 
crackdown  was  only  a  natural  re- 
sponse. "A  lot  of  attention  Is  on  the 
place  —  it's  very  important  to  have  a 
good  image."  Besides  his  own  interests, 
it  was  for  this  reason  he  believed  the  ad- 
ministration was  "extremely  wise 
handling  this  through  campus  security 
rather  than  through  the  police.'' 

When  asked  what  effect  he  thought 
this  action  would  have  on  campus  he 
replied  "I  have  told  other  people  about 
{his  warning)  —  there  isn't  one  student 
who  doesn't  know  about  the  heat  going 
down."  Later  he  predicted  "You  will 
see  a  reduction  of  other  people  dealing. 


You  will  probably  see  a  reduction  and 
more  subtle  dealing  on  the  part  of  those 
who  do." 

As  a  result  of  being  warned,  this 
dealer  said  he  has  now  given  up  dealing 
in  illegal  drugs  at  all.  He  says  he  has 
learned  his  lesson.  "It  sucks,  but  (the 
administration)  is  right." 

Other  dealers'  reactions 

The  second  dealer  interviewed  was 
not  warned  by  Quinn.  He  did  receive  the 
memorandum  in  his  mailbox  though, 
and  heard  of  the  other  warnings.  As  a 
result  of  this,  he  said  he  too  has  given 
up  dealing,  at  least  for  a  while. 

This  dealer  said  he  was  only  dealing 
so  that  he  could  afford  his  own  drug 
habits.  "I'm  dealing  for  the  good  time," 
he  said.  "I  don't  advocate  dealing;  I 
don't  enjoy  dealing. " 


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system  have  recently  appeared.  It  did 
not  become  apparent  until  a  short  while 
after  registration  that  some  students 
didn't  bother  to  register  and  that  some 
courses  were  overloaded.  Notes  have 
gone  out  to  those  who  didn't  register, 
and  they  are  expected  to  reply  soon.  Ac- 
ting Dean  Nathan  Smith  said  that  the 
number  of  unregistered  students 
reveals  "either  a  casual  attitude 
(towards  registration)  or  that  the 
students  are  not  sure  whether  they're 
coming  back."  The  office  of  Student  Af- 
fairs has  been  asked  to  contact  those 
students  to  stop  what  Smith  said  "may 
be  part  of  an  attrition  problem." 
Department  Chairmen  have  recently 
received  printouts  informing  them  of 
class  enrollment,  so  that  any  necessary 
changes  can  be  made. 

Another  problem,  class  preference,  is 
also  not  easily  solved.  Under  the  old 
system  seniors  would  be  allowed  to 
register  first,  followed  by  juniors, 
sophomores,  and  finally  freshmen. 
Since  the  new  system  has  all  students 
registering  over  the  course  of  a  week,  it 
is  not  as  easy  to  sort  schedules  by  class. 
Foster  said  that  upperclassmen  still 
have  preference,  however,  and  when 
complications  have  arisen  with  closed 
classes,  freshmen  have  been  asked  to 
make  an  alternate  selection. 

Although  some  members  of  the  facul- 
ty may  miss  the  "personal  touch"  of 
registration  in  Hodson  Hall,  Foster  said 
he  likes  the  new  system  because  "it 
eliminates  students  having  to  wait  in 
line. ..and  some  of  the  faculty  members 
didn't  particularly  like  going  up  to  the 
dining  hall."  In  regards  to  the  change  in 
his  job,  Foster  said  that  after  spending 
his  summer  vacation  learning  how  to 


use  the  computer  he  can  do  what  he  has 
to,  with  the  aid  of  Mathematics  and 
Computer  Science  Department  Chair- 
man Richard  Brown,  "who  has  been 
very  helpful." 

He  said,  "Dr.  Brown  has  written  out 
programs  for  us,  and  he'll  come  in  and 
show  us  how  to  follow  the  program,  or 
modify  it."  Foster  added  that  the  new 
computer  system  "puts  (Washington) 
more  in  line  with  other  colleges,"  and 
that,  personally,  "It  Just  happens  to  be 
something  I  really  enjoy.  The  computer 
fascinates  me." 


Although  he  was  not  warned,  his  deal- 
ing has  stopped  as  a  result  of  the  warn- 
ings. He  cancelled  an  order  for  drugs 
that  was  to  arrive  soon  after  the  warn- 
ings. 

This  dealer  believes  that  on  the 
whole,  the  warnings  did  have  an  effect 
on  drug  availability  on  campus.  "I 
think  this  slowed  down  the  dealing,"  he 
said,  though  he  added,  "someone  who 
needs  money  will  pick  it  up." 

He  also  said  that  he  does  not  see  il- 
legal drugs  as  a  large  problem  here.  He 
said,  "I  don't  think  there's  as  much  of  a 
drug  problem  here  as  at  the  majority  of 
colleges."  He  added  that  he  thinks  "the 
real  problem  on  campus  Is  alcohol." 

Not  all  of  the  dealers  on  campus  have 
stopped  their  dealing.  One  dealer  inter- 
viewed was  not  warned  and  plans  to 
continue  dealing,  although  he  said  he 
Intends  to  be  very  subtle  about  It.  When 
asked  If  he  was  scared  by  the  warnings 
he  answered,  "A  little  bit,  not  really, 
though.  I'm  just  not  too  worried  about 
it.  I  haven't  been  contacted  about  it." 

This  dealer  has  been  affected  by  the 
dry  spell  In  the  area,  alluded  to  by  some 
users,  and  did  state  that  "I  would  cool 
off  if  I  had  a  bunch  of  drugs."  When 
asked  if  the  warnings  would  affect  his 
future  dealings,  he  said,  "I'll  try  to 
keep  a  lower  profile. ' ' 

While  many  dealers  seem  to  be  cur- 
tailing their  activity  temporarily,  then, 
there  is  no  sign  that  the  recent  warn- 
ings to  dealers  and  the  memorandum  to 
students  will  have  a  long-term  effect  on 
drug  usage  here. 


Choir  Plans  Christmas  Concert 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m.-l  1  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m. -4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

6:00  p.m.-10:00  p.m.  Sun. 


by  Arthur  Smith 

The  Washington  College  Community 
Concert  Choir  will  present  the  first 
three  sections  of  J.S.  Bach's  Christmas 
Oratorio  on  Saturday  December  5,  in 
Emmanuel  Episcopal  Church,  at  8  pra. 
The  Choir,  under  the  direction  of  Kathy 
Mills,  Washington  College  Music  De- 
partment Chairman,  consists  of  stu- 
dents and  staff  of  Washington  College 
as  well  as  members  of  the  Chestertown 
community. 

The  performance  of  the  Christmas 
Oratorio,  a  relatively  little-heard 
masterpiece,  written  originally  for 
serial  performance  over  six  days  dur- 
ing the  Christmas  season,  marks  the 
first  time  in  recent  history  that  the 
community  and  the  College  have  come 
together  for  the  presentation  of  a  choral 
work.  Soloists  in  the  work  are  Helen 
Stephenson,  Soprano;  Deborah  Gar- 
giulo,  Alto;  Joseph  Gargiulo,  Baritone; 
and  Jorrold  Knotts,  Tenor.  Elizabeth 
Parcell  will  play  the  organ. 

The  work,  composed  in  1734  while 
Bach  was  at  Leipzig,  was  derived  in 
part  from  Bach's  secular  cantatas.  This 
strikes  one  as  odd  only  when  ignoring 
the  fact  that  all  of  Bach's  work,  sacred 
or  secular,  instrumental  or  choral,  is 
based  on  the  idea  of  the  organ  as 
spiritual  voice.  The  notion  that  the 
spiritual  finds  its  most  perfect  state- 
ment in  the  voice  of  the  organ  and  the 
choral  writing  which  both  emerges 
from  and  recedes  into  it  is  by  no  means 
unique  to  Bach.  But  in  no  other  com- 
poser's works  does  one  find  such  a  com- 
plete comittment  to  music  as  the  "soul 
of  God"  meshed  with  genius  of  craft. 


The  greater  genius  perhaps  lies  in  the 
ability  to  combine  the  dry  rules  of  fugue 
and  the  slow  glow  of  faith  Into  some- 
thing transcendent.  And  the  work  Is  all 
get  out,  too.  Mills,  who  accompanied 
rehearsals  of  The  Christmas  Oratorio 
as  an  undergraduate  and  thus  has  great 
respect  for  the  counterpoint,  is  quite  ex- 
cited about  the  whole  thing.  This  Is  pro- 
bably the  first  time  a  performance  of 
the  work  has  been  heard  in  the  county 
but  it  hopefully  marks  the  start  of 
something  lasting  and  worthwhile. 


Wyner  Sings  in 

Tawes  Theatre 

December  1 


Susan  Davenny  Wyner,  soprano  will 
appear  in  recital  for  the  College  Con- 
cert Series  on  Tuesday,  December  1  at  8 
p.m.  in  Tawes  Theater. 

With  her  husband  Yehudl  Wyner  ac- 
companying, she  will  begin  her  pro- 
gram with  selections  by  Purcell, 
Mozart,  Strauss,  and  Debussy.  Songs 
by  American  composers  Ned  Rorem, 
Yehudl  Wyner,  and  Irving  Fine  will 
follow  the  intermission,  and  the  pro- 
gram will  conclude  with  Three  Popular 
Spanish  Songs  by  Joaquin  Nin. 

Ms.  Wyner  commands  a  repertoire 
which  spans  works  of  the  16th  through 
the  20th  centuries,  and  she  has  had  the 
honor  of  being  personally  chosen  by  a 
number  of  composers  to  premiere  their 
works. 

She  is  one  of  the  most  sought  after  ar- 
tists of  the  younger  generation  and  has 
won  wide  acclaim  for  her  performances 
as  a  recitalist  and  as  soloist  with  major 
orchestras. 

The  concert  will  be  open  to  the  public. 
Single  admission  tickets  are  $5  for 
adults,  %2  for  children.  Washington  Col- 
lege students  are  admitted  by  present- 
ing their  Concert  Series  season  tickets. 


Psychologist  Discusses 
Problem-Solving 


by  Arthur  Smith 

How  do  people  think  about  problems? 
What  are  the  processes  involved, 
psychological  and  technical,  in  problem 
solving?  How  can  an  understanding  of 
the  problem  solving  process  in  the 
social  sciences  and  in  particular  ques- 
tions of  politics  further  world  peace? 

These  were  some  of  the  questions 
discussed  and  raised  in  a  lecture  by 
James  F.  Foss  of  the  University  of  Pitt- 
sburg, entitled  "Problem  Solving  in  the 
Social  Science  Domain"  delivered  here 
last  Wednesday  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  the  Clifton.  E.  Miller  Library. 

Dr.  Foss,  whose  work  in  this  area  has 
even  touched  on  the  problem  solving 
process  in  baseball  <  the  procedural  and 
d.eclaritive  concepts  involved)  touched 
in  particular  during  the  lecture  on  the 


Soviet  political  situation.  Foss's  lecture 
showed  the  general  problem  solving 
process  but  clearly  not  only  what  the 
search  for  solutions  is  all  about  but 
sometimes  can  yield  unexpected 
answers  to  the  basic  problems,  If  we 
can  understand  how  others  see  prob- 
lems, how  for  instance  the  Russians 
would  solve  their  agricultural  crises, 
we  can  then  hope  to  solve  the  larger 
crises  which  threaten  to  engulf  us  all. 

The  lecture,  which  was  sponsored  by 
the  Psychology  Department,  was  well 
attended.  It  was  followed  by  a  reception 
in  the  alumni  house  where  graduate 
students  and  undergraduates  got  the 
opportunity  to  discuss  the  nuts  and 
bolts  of  psychology  and  to  talk  with  a 
distinguished  scholar  In  the  field.  The 
Psychology  department  hopes  to  offer 
several  more  lectures  this  spring. 


CATHOLIC  MASS 

in  The  Alumni  House 
Every  Sunday  Night  At  6:00  pm 

(Except  1  st  Sunday  of  the  Month) 

FR.  GARY  FRY 

SACRED  HEART     778-3160 


PHI  SIGMA  BAHAMAS  PARTY 

OPEN  BAR -MUNCHIES 

Hynson  Lounge  -  9:30  p.m. 
Sat.  November  21,  1981 

Tickets:  $7.00  In  Advance 
$8.00  At  The  Door 
$15.00  Couple 
DRAWING  AT  1 2  MIDNITE ! 


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Soccer 


Fall  Sports:  The 


Shoremen  Bow  to  Mt.  St.  Mary's 
in  MSC  Tournament . . . 


by  BUI  Bounds 

The  Washington  College  soccer  team 
concluded  Its  season  last  Saturday, 
playing  Mount  St.  Mary's  In  the  semi- 
final round  of  the  Maryland  Small  Col- 
lege Tournament.  The  Shoremen  were 
defeated  2-1  In  a  close  contest.  Mark 
Mulllcan  scored  the  Shoremen  goal  off 
a  header  from  a  pass  from  Brian 
Mueller  who  got  the  assist.  Mount  St. 
Mary's  went  on  to  defeat  St.  Mary's  in 
the  finals,  2-1. 

Scoring  leader  this  year  was  Sopho- 
more Ron  Lauricella,  who  registered  5 
goals  and  6  assists  for  a  total  of  11 
points.  Second  was  Senior  Co-captain 
V.J.  Fllllben:  4  goals,  3 assists,  7 points. 
Third  was  Junior  Co-captain  Bill 
Bounds:  5  goals,  1  assist,  6  points. 
Fourth  was  Sophomore  Hansi  Wittick: 
2  goals,  3  assists,  5  points.  Tied  with  4 
points  apiece  were  Junior  Mark 
Mulllcan,  3  goals,  1  assist,  and  Junior 


Tom  Vach,  2  goals,  2  assists.  Next  was 
Junior  John  Rausch:  1  goal,  2  assists,  3 
points.  Finally  Sophomore  Hugh  Collie, 
1  goal,  Junior  Tom  Eucker.l  goal,  and 
Brian  Mueller,  1  assist,  were  tied  with 
one  point  apiece. 

In  the  Shoremen  nets,  Junior  Glenn 
Gill  is  recorded  85  saves  and  4  shutouts 
in  13  games.  Sophomore  Harris  Fried- 
burg  recorded  12  saves  in  4  games. 

The  outlook  for  next  year  is  very  pro- 
mising. The  only  starting  seniors  lost  to 
graduation  are  V.J.  FUliben,  who  ended 
an  outstanding  career  here  at  WC,  and 
Fred  Dauch,  whose  endurance  and 
heady  playing  proved  invaluable. 

The  soccer  squad  wishes  to  express 
its  thanks  to  Managers  Bob  Hockaday 
and  Tanya  Huffnagle  for  an  outstand- 
ing job,  and  finally  to  Coach  Athey,  who 
is  giving  up  the  Head  Coaching  Position 
after  31  years.  Every  member  of  the 
team  wishes  him  the  best  in  the  future. 


. . .  Fall  Short  of  .500  Mark 


by  Jelf  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

Although  their  record  was  disappoin- 
ting, with  six  wins,  seven  losses,  and 
one  tie,  the  soccer  team  played  a  good 
season.  Most  of  the  losses  were  by  one 
point  while  most  of  the  wins  wereby  two 
or  more  points.  Shoreman  luck  did  not 
seem  to  follow  the  team  as  they  were 
quite  capable  of  winning. 

The  defensive  line,  while  rebuilding 
this  season,  did  a  remarkable  Job. 
Sophomores  Matt  Smith  and  Tim 
McGrath,  along  with  junior  Bill  Bounds 
started  for  most  of  the  games  defending 
WC  goal  with  a  good  show  of  ability  and 
promise  for  next  season. 

Goalie  Glenn  Gillis  had  the  difficult 
Job  of  filling  Chris  Kleffer's  position  but 
did  an  excellent  Job.  With  his  exper- 


ience from  this  season  Gillis  will  un- 
doubtedly be  a  threat  to  any  opponent 
next  year. 

Senior  Vincent  (V.J.)  FUliben  and 
Sophomore  Lauricella  did  an  outstan- 
ding Job  scoring  this  seaso:  FUliben 
was  Injured  earlier  this  year  he  still 
managed  to  be  among  the  team's  top 
scorers.  Not  enough  can  be  said  about 
Lauricella's  contribution  to  the  team. 
He  has  proved  to  be  a  consistantly  good 
player,  and  was  the  team's  highest 
scorer. 

The  team  on  the  whole  did  slightly 
better  this  season  than  last  (6-8-1  for 
1980  to  6-7-1  for  1981).  This  was  also  Ed 
Athey.s  last  season  as  Head  Soccer 
Coach,  as  he  plans  to  begin  a  fall 
baseball  program.  "I'm  sorry  to  see 
Coach  Athey  go,"  said  GUlis.  "I  really 
enjoyed  playing  under  his  direction." 


Soccer  Team  Record 

W  Lebanon  Valley 4-1 

WYork 3-2 

W  Upsala 2-0 

L  Mary  Washington 2-5 

W  Swarthmore 2-0 

L  Washington  Bible 0-1 

T  Albright T 3-3 

L  Urislnis 1-2 

L  Haverford 2-5 

L  Widener 0-1 

L  Salisbury 0-1 

W  Johns  Hopkins 2-0 

W  Delaware  VaUey 1-0 

LMt.  St.  Mary's 1-2 


WC  Volleyball  ended  their  mm 

Volleyba! 
with 


WC  Soccer  lost  to  Mt.  Saint  Mary's  2-1  In  the  first  round  of  the  State  Tourna- 
ment. 


by  Jef  f  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

WC  Volleyball  has  recently  com- 
pleted a  disappointing  season.  "We 
couldn't  get  a  handle  on  our  incon- 
sistencies," said  Coach  Fall.  "We  could 
play  beautifully  in  one  match  and  not  so 
well  In  the  next." 

"In  terms  of  the  win-loss  record 
(11-21),  It  was  disappointing,"  added 
Fall,  "In  terms  of  the  closeness  of  a  lot 
of  the  losses,  it  was  frustrating.  In 
terms  of  the  level  of  play  acieved  by  the 
team,  the  degree  of  improvement,  and 
the  skill  level  of  the  individuals,  it  was 
very  rewarding." 

Fall  feels  that  the  two  aspects  of  the 
season  which  she  could  not  convince  the 
team  of  were  how  good  they  were  and 
how  good  they  could  be,  along  with  how 
good  the  competition  had  become.  WC 
is  in  one  of  the  toughest  leagues  in  col- 
legiate volleyball  with  four  teams  from 
our  league  seeded  among  the  top  ten 
teams  in  the  Eastern  Regional  Cham- 
pionships at  West  Point  this  weekend. 
"When  we  played  these  teams  we 
stayed  right  with  them  but  we  lost,"  ad- 
ded Fall. 

Individual  Players 
Seniors 

Fall  feels  that,  in  terms  of  ability,  this 
year's  squad  was  probably  one  of  the 
best  she's  ever  had.  With  a  team  con- 
sisting mainly  of  sophomores  next  year 
could  be  promising  although  the  team  is 
losing  three  fine  senior  players;  Cheryl 
Loss,  Ann  Most,  and  Christina 
Ragonesi.  Loss  has  had  an  excellent 
year  although,  she  said,  "I  still  don't 
feel  that  I've  reached  my  potential  as  a 
player.  The  season  was  frustrating.  The 
win-loss  record  was  kind  of  disappoin- 
ting and  at  times  didn't  show  how  hard 
we  fought  during  a  game." 

Fall  feels  that  Loss  has  improved 
since  last  year.  "She's  worked  hard  and 
become  a  better  player,"  she  said.  "I 
respect  her  150  %  effort  100%  of  the 
time  at  practice  and  at  games  as  well 
as  her  enthusiasm.  I'll  miss  that  next 
year." 

Ann  Most  has  had  a  very  versatile 
year  as  she  has  been  a  setter,  blocker 


and  bitter 
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>ason  In  Review 


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omen  Finish 
Record 

lid  well  when  I  thuslasm  and  dry  sense  of  humor  added 
ter  this  year,"  something  to  the  team  which  will  be 
Ls  much  better  greatly  missed." 
a  (the  last  time  Next  Year's  Veterans 
I.  As  for  the  Laura  Chase  has  Improved  lmmense- 
retty  well.  We  ly  in  the  past  two  years  as  an  all  around 
ike  everybody,  player.  She  has  developed  into  one  of 
Ps "  the  team's  best  blockers  and  Fall  feels, 
*h  Most's  ver-  "quite  solid  as  a  player."  Judl  Skelton 
and  Anne  Plumer  have  also  proven 
!|  valuable  to  the  team.  Skelton,  who 
.Lost 2-0  started  the  season  as  a  substitute, 
Lost  2-0  worked  her  way  into  the  starting  line- 
Lost  3-0  up.  She  began  to  defend  against  spikes 
.Won 2-0  better  as  well  as  improve  her  own 

Won  2-1  spikes.  Plumer  has  proven  to  be  an 

f  r  s  i  t  y    of  asset  to  back  line  play  as  well  as  im- 

Lost2-0  proving  her  setting  100%. 

Lost  2-0  Fall  feels  that  Karen  Perkinson  was 

Won2-0  the  team  "Spark  Plug."  "When  things 

Lost  2-0  were  about  to  go  down,  by  putting  her  in 

Won2-0  with  her  very  consistent  passing  and 

Lost2-0  enthusiastic  entreaties  she  got  things 

Lost  2-0  going  again,"  said  Fall. 

Lost2-l  Jenny   Bradley,   a   transfer  sopho- 

Lost2-0  more,  was  a  more  than  welcome  addi- 

Lost  2-1  tlon  to  the  team  not  only  with  her  height 

Lost2-l  as  an  intimidation  factor  but  also  for 

Won2-0  her  playing  ability.  She  has  been  a  c: 

Lost2-l  blocker  and  hitter  and,  according  to 

Lost2-0  Fall,  is  developing  good  setting  abili- 

Lost  2-0  ties.  Fall  is  looking  for  big  things  from 

Lost  3-0  her  next  year. 

Won2-0  Kamie   McGlynn,    Cathy   Hoffman, 

Won  3-0  and  Nanine  Campbell  did  not  see  much 

■■■Won  3-2  court  play  this  year  but  still  proved  to 
Lost  3-0  aid  in  the  team  effort  this  season. 

Lost  2-0  McGlynn  was  out  most  of  the  season 

Lost  3-2  Hoffman    and   Campbell   contributed 

Won  2-1  much  to  the  team  as  an  integral  part  of 

Lost  2-0  practice. 

■  Lost  2-0  Polly  Goode  also  contributed  to  tbe 

Lost  2-1  team  during  practice  but  more  im- 

b portantiy  served  as  a  "manager"  and 

proved  to  be  scorekeeper.  Fall  feels  that  Goode's 

j. '  she  said.  "I'll  do  what  the  team  needs"  attitude 

.  °n  the  court  is  part  of  a  special  player  and  hopes 

nes  as  grac-  that  she  will  be  used  as  a  player  next 

On  vear 

Proved  to  be  Tammy  Schauber  and  Doug  Brown 

1} still  regret  have  been  "tremendous  assistants," 

jj01  sooner,"  said  Fall.  "I  can't  applaud  their  efforts 

enormous  enough.    Their    contributions    were 

Vti-  Her  en-  super." 


Cross  Country 


Harriers'  Numbers  Dwindle 
in  a  Disappointing  Season 


by  Kevin  Kroencke 

This  article  is  to  be  the  last  of  the 
season  covering  the  cross  country 
team.  At  the  beginning  of  the  year  the 
prospect  for  the  team  looked  very  good. 
For  the  first  time  In  several  years  it 
looked  as  If  the  team  would  have  the 
depth  and  size  that  plays  a  vital  role  if 
one  is  to  have  a  successful  cross  coun- 
try program. 

With  the  return  of  four  varsity  let- 
termen  and  the  arrival  of  four 
freshman  Harriers  the  team  had  the 
size  to  insure  at  least  official  scores  in 
every  race.  Along  with  finishes,  the 
team  had  a  new  element  It  lacked  In 
previous  years,  depth.  No  longer  was 
there  a  span  of  several  minutes  bet- 
ween our  Harriers. 

As  the  season  progressed  the  depth 
and  compatability  of  runners  in- 
creased. For  the  first  time  in  years  the 
team  was  finishing  several  runners 
under  the  magical  time  of  30  minutes 
for  a  five  mile  course,  with  several 
others  close  to  the  30  minute  mark. 

However,  as  the  season  progressed 
the  mettle  of  several  of  the  members 
withered.  Soon  the  team  was  precar- 
iously close  to  not  being  able  to  obtain 
official  scores  due  to  a  lack  of  runners. 
By  the  end  of  the  season  the  team  was 
reduced  to  five  members,  all  of  whom 
earned  varsity  letters.  Injuries  also 
hurt  the  team  —  Lino  Padron,  a  quite 
impressive  prospect  for  the  team,  was 
injured  prior  to  the  season  and  lost  for 
it. 

The  Championship 

Regardless  of  these  unfortunate  cir- 
cumstances the  team  continued  to  per- 
form well,  and  as  the  season  drew  to  a 
close,  it  found  the  team  reaching  its 


peak  for  the  conference  championship. 
While  the  race  was  perhaps  not  the  best 
the  team  had,  it  showed  the  true  spirit 
of  the  team  and  its  members. 

With  the  championship  race  over  the 
cross  country  team's  season  had  drawn 
to  a  close  ( except  for  the  most 
prestigious  faculty  challenge  race  — 
which  still  hasn't  been  held.  And  I'm 
beginning  to  wonder  if  our  faculty 
hasn't  already  decided  that  the  attempt 
would  be  futile  and  resigned  them- 
selves to  the  fact  of  it  being  impossible 
to  recapture  the  elusive  prize  so  well- 
guarded  in  Chatty'soffice). 

However,  the  team  continues  to  work 
out  regularly  every  day  in  preparation 
for  marathons,  road  races  and  the 
revitalized  track  program.  Which 
brings  me  to  a  notice.  All  interested 
people  start  getting  prepared :  word  has 
it  there  will  be  a  meeting  upon  return 
from  Thanksgiving  Break  for  winter/- 
spring  track. 

As  I  mentioned  the  team  continues  to 
run  every  day  for  various  reasons.  Last 
week  the  team  appeared  as  the  Chester- 
town  Running  Club  at  a  race  in  Newark 
and  finished  quite  well  considering  the 
very  stiff  competition  it  faced  (the 
University  of  Delaware  cross  country 
team,  for  instance). 

The  work  of  the  team  only  goes  to  pro- 
ve what  I  have  heard  Tony  say  many 
times  in  the  teaming  room.  "Cross 
country  runners  are  the  most  dedicated 
athletes  on  campus." 

I  only  hope  that  the  team  can  con- 
tinue to  grow  with  the  addition  of  new 
students  and  possibility  of  other  fun 
runners  getting  serious.  There  is  no 
shortage  of  runners  on  this  campus  and 
the  team  could  use  your  support. 


Senior  Jeff  Lucas  leads  a  pack  of  runners  during  a  cross  country  match. 


Tbt  Washington  College  Elm— Friday ,  November  20, 1881—  Put  8 


Folkenberg  Speaks  on  Energy  and  Fatigue 


by  Mlcheic  Breza 

Last  Monday,  Elman  J.  Folkenberg, 
President  of  Total  Health  Internationa], 
Inc.,  lectured  on  "Are  You  Tired  of  Be- 
ing Tired:  More  Energy— Less 
Fatigue."  Folkenberg  has  worked  in 
the  Washington,  D.C.  area  for  the  past 
seven  years  as  a  health  educator  and 
coordinator  in  cooperation  with  such 
organizations  as  Alexandria  Hospital, 
Fairfax  County  Medical  Society,  Fair- 
fax Hospital  Association,  and  numerous 
industries  and  health-care  agencies. 

According  to  Associate  Professor  of 
Physical  Education  Karen  Smith,  who 
teaches  a  nutrition  class  each 
semester,  "The  lecture  was  based  on 
how  the  public  continues  to  be 
unhealthy."  She  further  stated,  "The 
bulk  of  the  lecture  dealt  with 
water— how  It  improves  energy,  health 
and  performance  In  athletes." 

During  the  lecture,  Folkeberg 
challenged  the  audience  to  try  a  few 
principles  for  seven  days,  Based  on 


each  individual's  behaviour,  he  told  the 
audience  to  drink  &-8  glasses  of  water 
distributed  on  equivalent  intervals  each 
day.  Folkenberg  said  that  the  results 
should  be:  less  fatigue,  measurable  in- 
crease in  physical  energy,  reduction  of 
chronic  fatigue,  improved  digestion 
and  elimination,  greater  mental  acuity, 
achievement  of  weight  goals  without 
dieting,  lessenings  of  cravings  for 
alcohol  and  tobacco,  decreased  health 
insurance  utilization,  and  Increased 
work  efficiency. 

His  lecture  was  primarily  aimed  at 
how  the  body  recycles  water  by  home- 
ostasis (how  the  body  maintains  the 
process  of  recycling  body  fluids  on  a 
balance  through  urine,  sweat,  heart 
muscles,  metabolism,  intestines  and 
kidneys). 

Do's  and  Don't's  of  Water 

Did  you  realize  that  each  day,  the 

body  burns  up  approximately  10  glasses 

of  water?  Therefore,  Folkenberg  says 

that  we  should  drink  10  glasses  of  water 


daily  or  we'll  become  dehydrated.  He 
also  claims  that  drinking  water  at 
mealtime  is  bad  for  the  system—  it 
dilutes  gastric  Juices  (which  digest  the 
food),  and  therefore  makes  the  diges- 
tion process  incomplete.  He  went  on 
further  to  say  that  digestion  occurs  at 
98.6  F.  As  a  result,  drinking  ice-water  is 
like  freezing  the  stomach  and  juices 
can't  do  their  Job. 

Folkenberg's  lecture  was  also  com- 
posed of  the  negative  affect  of  caffeine 
and  nicotine  (as  in  coke  and  coffee). 
Here  are  some  negative  aspects  of  caf- 
feine that  you  may  want  to  dwell  on 
before  you  take  that  next  cup  of  coffee. 
Caffeine  causes:  artificial  stimulation 
of  the  nerves,  speeds  up  the  heart  rate, 
raises  blood  pressure,  promotes  clot 
formation,  increases  productivity  of 
stomach  acid,  and  chromosome 
damage  resulting  in  possible  birth 
defects  and  aging,  He  warns  that  if  you 
are  a  "coffee  addict"  and  attempt  to 
cut  down  on  your  caffeine  intake,  you 
may  experience  temporary  withdrawal 


symptoms.  However,  the  cravings  will 
weaken,  and  you  will  actually  thirst  for 
water. 

Water  is  the  best  thirst  quencher.  It 
assists  in  resisting  diseases  and  main- 
taining helth.  To  verify  the  effect  of 
water  on  exhaustion,  Folkenberg  used 
an  example  of  Harvard  research; 
athletes  who  replaced  water  lost  with 
an  intake  of  as  much  as  they  were  los- 
ing never  fatigued.  Whereas,  those 
athletes  who  did  not  replace  their 
amount  of  sweat  lost  with  an  equivalent 
water  intake  did  show  signs  of  fatigue. 

Folkenberg  does  a  series  of  eight 
seminars  of  the  "Healthier  Self,"  In  the 
end  of  his  lecture,  he  discussed  what  his 
other  seminars  are  about.  They  all 
relate  to  "wellness."  They  range  from 
eating  habits,  fiber,  sugar,  stress,  basic 
nutrition,  and  mental  attitudes. 

The  majority  of  the  54-member 
audrence  seemed  enthused  with  the 
idea  of  Folkenberg  returning  to  the 
campus. 


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by  Kevin  Kroencke 


Question :  What  do  you  think  of  the  amount  of  drug  usage  on  campus? 


Mike  Coleman 
Freshman,  Annapolis,  MD 

"It's  declining  but,  as  soon  as 
Thanksgiving  Break  is  over  it  will  in- 
crease." 


Kirk  Wlneland 
Senior,  Fort  Washington,  MD 

"Overestimated!" 


Ka  thy  Leahy 
Senior,  Vineland,  NJ 

"I  think  it  depends  on  the  individual. 
The  drugs  are  here  if  you  want  to  use 
them,  but  if  you  don't  that's  fine,  too." 


Skip  Ebaugh 
Sophomore,  Towson,  MD 

"I  don't  think  it's  out  of  proportion  to 
any  other  school." 


Mark  Slater 
Junior,  Baltimore,  MD 

"I  don't  think  there  Is  a  drug  problem 
on  campus  except  for  alcohol  abuse.  As 
far  as  other  drugs  I  don't  think  there's 
any  neert  for  alarm." 


Debbie  Kole 
Senior,  Princeton  Junction,  N  J 

"I  think  it's  a  personal  choice.  If  so- 
meone chooses  to  do  that  sort  of  thing 
that's  fine,  but  if  they  are  being  pushed 
towards  it  by  others  then  the  problem 
should  be  remedied. ' ' 


Julie  Scott  Jessie  W 1  ttich 

Senior,  Allentown,  NJ  Junior,  Baltimore,  MD 

"I  think  it's  up  to  the  individual,  but  if  "it  was  terrible  that  whoever  narced 

they  are  caught  they  should  be  willing  did.  If  they  were  Involved  with  drugs 

to  face  the  consequences  that  anyone  and  had  a  bad  experience  OK,  but  if  not 

else  has  to  face  and  not  have  the  protec-  they  shouldn't  have  narced.  Maybe  it's 

tion  of  being  on  a  small  college  cam-  okay    though,    because   students   are 

pus."  spending  money  on  the  wrong  things." 


OoUeg  Elm— Friday,  November  ID,  1861—  Pigs  7 


SGA  to  Poll  Reactions  to 
Bicentennial  Gift 


by  Catherine  Rlcltetta 

At  the  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion town  meeting  held  in  Hodson  Hall 
last  Tuesday  night  the  eight  proposals 
for  a  Bicentennial  gift  from  the  student 
body  to  the  College  were  announced. 

The  proposals  include;  a  radio  sta- 
tion, an  artists  conception  and  pro- 
posals for  the  landscaping  of  Kent 
quad,  cherry  trees  lining  the  walkway 
to  Dunning,  an  exhibit  of  carved 
Eastern  Shore  waterfowl,  the  planting 
of  an  elm,  an  Improvement  and  expan- 
sion of  the  waterfront  facilities,  a  bound 
collection  of  late  President  Joseph 
McLain's  works,  and  a  brick  entrance 
to  the  college  at  the  intersection  of 


Sutton's  Towne 
Stationers 

203  High  Street 
Chestertown,  Md.  216120 

"Complete  Stock  Of 
Typewriter  Ribbons" 


Route  213  and  College  Avenue,  A  poll  to 
decide  which  of  the  gifts  will  be  pre- 
sented will  be  conducted  Monday,  No- 
vember 23  during  lunch  and  dinner. 

The  SGA  is  sponsoring  two  bands  in 
the  next  two  weeks.  The  first  band  is 
"Telluride,"  on  November  20th  and  the 
admission  will  be  J1.50  for  students  and 
$3.00  for  non-students.  The  second  band 
will  be  the  reggae  band  "Mighty  In- 
vaders;" the  cost  will  be  $3.00  for 
students  and  $5.00  for  non-students. 

Student  Center 
Damaged 

Last  Monday  night  between  9:00  pm 
and  midnight  a  student  kicked  a  hole  in 
the  wall  of  the  Student  Center  and 
knocked  the  glass  out  of  one  of  the  pin- 
ball  machines.  Several  students  were 
present  as  witnesses.  Jim  Qutnn,  direc- 
tor of  security,  pointed  out  that  the  stu- 
dent center  belongs  to  the  students,  and 
said  he  would  appreciate  any  assis- 
tance in  helping  to  end  this  or  any  other 
kind  of  destruction  on  campus.  Anyone 
with  any  information  is  asked  to  con- 
tact the  security  office,  or  Jeff  DeMoss 
in  the  Student  Center.  All  information  is 
confidential. 


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Writer  Jack  Liggett  Visits  Campus 


by  Arthur  Smith 

Jack  Leggett,  novelist  and  director  of 
the  Iowa  Writer's  Workshop  at  the 
University  of  Iowa,  read  from  his  works 
last  Thursday  night  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room. 

Leggett,  who  earlier  last  week 
discussed  Masters  of  Fine  Arts  pro- 
grams (his  own  highly  regarded  pro- 
gram at  Iowa  and  others)  and  held  a 
creative  writing  seminar,  read  from 
Ross  and  Tom,  a  biography,  Gulliver's 
House  and  closed  the  reading  with  the 
first  chapter  of  a  novel  In  progress. 
Leggett,  who  is  only  one  of  many 
outstanding  authors  speaking  on  cam- 
pus this  year,  spent  many  years  in 
publishing  before  defecting  to  academe 
and  moving  to  Iowa  with  the  hope  of 
sleeping  in  and  writing,  Doing  both,  he 


finds  the  school  and  region  exciting  and 
fulfilling. 

Originally  a  New  Yorker,  Leggett  Is  a 
writer  with  a  smooth,  understated  style 
and  considerable  craft.  The  reading  af- 
forded a  rare  view  of  something  of  what 
putting  together  a  novel  is  all  about. 


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Members  of  the  College  community 
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Volleyball  Championship 


Cheryl  Low,  shown  here  second  from  the  left,  and  Ann  Most  were  named  to 
the  Maryland  All  Tournament  AU-Star  team. 

Volleyball 

Most,  Loss,  Chosen  All-Stars 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

Washington  College  recently  hosted 
the  State  Volleyball  Championship 
Tournament  for  the  first  time.  Ten 
teams  participated:  WC,  Western 
Maryland,  UMES,  Notre  Dame,  Salis- 
bury State,  (in  one  pool)  and  Navy, 
Morgan  State,  St.  Mary's,  UMBC,  and 
Loyola  (in  another  pool).  Each  lean 
played  every  team  in  their  pool  twice. 
At  the  end  of  the  pool  play,  the  two 
teams  in  each  pool  with  the  most  wins 
entered  the  semi-finals. 

The  semi-finals  turned  out  to  be  a  sur- 
prise as  Navy,  which  was  seeded 
number  one  as  the  tournament  began, 
did  not  make  the  top  four.  The  surprise 
entry  turned  out  to  be  UMBC  as  they 
lost  to  Salisbury  State  in  the  first  round 
of  the  semis.  Western  Maryland  de- 


feated Loyola  College  in  the  semis  to 
enter  the  finals  with  Salisbury. 

The  finals  proved  to  be  an  upset  by 
Western  Maryland  as  they  easily 
defeated  Salisbury  State  in  two  games. 
"I  was  not  at  all  surprised  that  they 
won,"  said  WC  Coach  Penny  Fall. 
"They  rarely  lose  their  cool.  They're 
the  closest  to  unemotional  I've  ever 
seen  a  team  play." 

WC  won  three  out  of  their  eight 
games.  "We  unfortunately  remained 
inconsistently  inconsistent,"  said  Fall. 
"In  spurts  we  played  extremely  well,  at 
other  times  we  stood  around  and 
watched." 

Fall  was  very  pleased  with  the  tour- 
nament on  the  whole.  "I  think  it  did  WC 
some  good,"  she  said.  "A  lot  of  people 
came  for  it.  I'd  like  to  thank  every  one 
who  helped  make  the  day  run 
smoothly." 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

Two  WC  Volleyball  players  were 
recently  named  to  the  Maryland  State 
All  Tournament  All  Star  team.  Team 
co-captains  Ann  Most  and  Cheryl  Loss 
were  among  the  fourteen  players 
chosen  out  of  approximately  120 
players  at  the  State  Tournament. 

The  All  Star  team  is  selected  by  the 
team  coaches  each  year  at  the  tourna- 
ment. Each  coach  fills  in  a  ballot  with 
her  top  choices  from  all  the  teams. 
Those  votes  are  tallied  and  the  results 
are  announced  after  the  final  round  of 
team  competition  is  completed. 


Most,  who  was  chosen  All-State  All 
Star  last  year  also,  felt  very  surprised 
at  being  chosen,  "I  didn't  think  I  played 
well,"  she  said.  "I  was  happy  but  very 
surprised." 

Loss,  who  was  also  chosen  last  year, 
was  very  happy  with  the  award.  "It  was 
a  nice  way  to  end  the  season,"  she  said. 

The  Mid-Atlantic  Conference  All-Star 
team  will  be  announced  at  the  begin- 
ning of  next  week.  Loss  was  chosen  last 
year  for  this  distinction.  Most,  who  was 
chosen  as  a  Southern  Conference  All- 
Star  Softball  catcher  last  year,  may  be 
up  for  MAC  volleyball  consideration 
this  season. 


Sports  Schedule 

Saturday,  November  21 

Basketball Western  Maryland  Tournament— A  way 

Sunday,  November  22 
Basketball Western  Maryland  Tournament— Away 

Tuesday,  November  24 
Basketball St.  Mary's— Away 

Sunday,  November  29 
Basketball Loyola- A  way 

Tuesday,  December  1 
Basketball University  of  Delaware— Away 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Only  a  few  more  days  and  most  peo- 
ple will  be  flying  the  coop  and  heading 
home  for  Thanksgiving.  I  hope  every- 
one will  remember  to  bring  back  their 
warm  clothes,  because  winter  will  be 
just  gearing  up  when  we  return.  Just  a 
reminder,  only  twenty-nine  shopping 
days  left  till  Christmas. 

The  fall  sports  season  is  officially 
closed.  Last  weekend's  State  volleyball 
and  soccer  tournaments  brought 
another  successful  fall  to  an  end.  It  just 
won't  be  the  same  next  year  without 
Coach  Athey  pacing  the  soccer 
sidelines  yelling,  "By  Golly!"  One 
thing  that  always  cracks  me  up  is  that 
Coach  Athey  can  never  resist  throwing 
up  the  bombs  away  set  shot  while  walk- 
ing through  the  gym;  and  you  know 
something,  he  sinks  nine  out  of  ten. 

These  next  few  months  can  really  be 
a  grind.  The  whole  school  seems  to  be 
locked  up  in  the  gym.  The  weight  room, 
if  you  can  call  It  that,  is  full  to  the 
rafters.  As  it  gets  colder,  the  mens  and 
womens  crew  will  be  running  the  gym 
stairs  and  working  out  in  the  balcony. 
The  mornings  are  filled  with  tennis 
practice,  The  main  gym  floor  is  full  of 
would-be  superstars  playing  five  on 
five.  The  back  gym  is  taken  up  with 
aerobics  or  dance  class  plus  the 
overflow  from  the  front  gym.  The  only 
break  the  gym  floor  gets  is  at  3  o'clock 
when  Ernie  can  sweep  the  floor,  and  he 
can  do  that  only  between  drives  to  the 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 
This  week's  outstanding  athlete  is 
WC's  star  soccer  goalie  Glenn  Gillis, 
from  Aberdeen,  Maryland.  Gillis  began 
playing  soccer  after  seventh  grade. 
"My  next  door  neighbor  said  he  was  go- 
ing to  play  soccer  and  I  didn't  have 
anything  to  do,  so  I  went  with  him,"  he 
said.  "When  I  got  there  I  found  out  that 
no  one  wanted  to  play  goalie  so  they 
stuck  me  there.  I've  been  there  ever 
since." 

Gillis  played  soccer  all  through  high 
school.  He  "sat"  one  year  on  the  J.V. 
team  and  played  three  years  on  varsity. 
His  high  school  team  won  a  regional 
championship  (though  that  was  the 
year  after  he  graduated) . 

When  Gillis  came  to  WC  he  was  look- 
ing forward  to  playing  both  soccer  and 
baseball,  although  he  chose  Washington 
mainly  for  academics.  "I  really  liked 


the  school,"  he  said.  "I  thought  the 
science  department  was  good." 

For  his  first  two  years  he  sat  on  the 
soccer  bench.  "Chris  (Kieffer)  was  a 
real  good  goalie,"  he  said.  "I  had  a  lot 
to  learn  as  far  as  which  skills  I  had  to 
work  on  to  be  able  to  play  soccer  on  a 
collegiate  level  and  how  to  best  use  the 
limited  skills  that  I  had  " 

"I  was  really  psyched  about  this 
year,"  he  added.  "I  finally  had  the  op- 
portunity to  play  and  had  the  chance  to 
see  if  I  really  could  play  this  caliber  of 
soccer. 

This  year  Gillis  has  proved  to  be  a  ge- 
nuine asset  to  the  team  as  he  has 
defended  the  WC  goal  for  several 
shutouts  and  has  boosted  team  morale 
with  his  constant  uplifting  "chatter"  on 
the  field.  Whether  on  the  soccer  field  as 
goalie  or  in  the  volleyball  stands  as  a 
fan,  Glenn  Gillis  provides  much  needed 
support. 


basket.  After  that,  the  varsity  takes 
over  under  Coach  Flnnigan  for  their 
daily  indoor  track  meet  up  and  down 
the  court.  The  nights  are  filled  with  in- 
tramurals  of  all  kinds  and  of  course 
cheerleading  (choo-choo)  practice. 
With  all  this  wear  and  tear,  I  can't  help 
but  think  back  to  an  earlier  suggestion 
of  an  inexpensive,  maintenance  free 
indoor-outdoor  athletic  facility  right 
behind  the  Cain  gym.  Instead  of  trying 
to  decide  between  lining  the  Bill  Smith 
walkways  with  cherry  trees  or  starting 
a  radio  station  for  the  Blcentenial  gift, 
why  not  really  make  a  contribution 
towards  something  we  all  can  benefit 
from.  In  any  event.  If  the  committee 
decides  to  go  with  the  radio  station  as 
the  Blcentenial  gift,  my  suggestion  for 
Its  call  letters  are  W.  A.C.O. 

One  suggestion  that  can  take  the 
pressure  off  the  gym  is  to  play  paddle 
tennis.  The  courts  are  between  the  gym 
and  tennis  courts.  Basically,  the  same 
rules  as  tennis  apply.  It  Is  an  excellent 
game,  especially  late  at  night,  to 
release  some  tension.  The  courts  are 
top  quality  and  many  schools  would  pay 
dearly  to  have  such  a  pair  and  In  good 
condition. 

Quote  of  the  Day.  This  quote  Is 
directed  at  those  seniors  and  anyone 
else  thinking  ahead  to  the  future.  Red 
Auerback,  general  manager  of  the 
Boston  Celtics,  once  said,  "If  you  want 
to  make  it  in  this  or  any  other  business, 
dress  British  and  think  Yiddish." 
See  you  all  in  the  Bahamas ! 


Budweiser. 

KING  OF  BEERS, 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


I 


J.C.  DODD 
DIST.  CO. 

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The    $    Elm 


$450  stolen 


Student  Suspected  in 
Student  Center  Robbery 


William  Gass  read  from  a  novel-ln-  progress  and  spoke  on  the  Philosophy 
of  literature  to  begin  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee's  star-studded  line  of  lec- 
tures. For  story,  see  Page  9 

Richmond  House  Robbers  Sentenced 


byB.G.KohlJr. 

Two  Chestertwon  men  were 
sentenced  to  fifteen  years  each  for 
breaking  into  and  robbing  Richmond 
House  last  year  during  winter  break. 

On  January  4, 1981,  around  3:30  a.m., 
Samuel  Hayes  Jr.  and  T.  Fabian 
Tinsley  broke  into  each  of  the  nine 
rooms  in  Richmond  House,  which  was 
at  that  time,  home  of  the  Washington 
College  Writer's  Union.  They  carried 
off  bottles  of  liquor,  clock  radios,  a 
stereo,  recording  equipment,  cameras, 
and  television,  among  other  items.  At 
3:25  the  following  afternoon,  they 
allegedly  returned  to  steal  more  of  the 


writers'  belongings,  but  this  time  were 
caught. 

Tinsley  and  Hayes  were  arrested  and 
charged  with  35  counts  which  included 
breaking  and  entering,  malicious 
destruction  and  theft.  Bail  was  set  at 
$50,000,  but  later  reduced  to  $25,000.  On 
March  6th  the  men  pleaded  not  guilty 
on  all  counts,  and  a  jury  trial  was 
scheduled  for  July  28th. 

After  an  hour  and  a  half  of  delibera- 
tion, Tinsley  and  Hayes  were  each 
found  guilty  of  seven  counts. 

Although  Richmond  House  is  set  for 
destruction,  she  may  crumble  happily, 
knowing  that  justice  has  prevailed. 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

Using  only  a  small  sledgehammer 
and  precise  knowledge  of  Student 
Center  security  procedure,  an  unknown 
person  or  persons  robbed  the  facility  of 
nearly  $450  last  Tuesday  morning. 

While  there  were  by  Wednesday  no 
definite  suspects,  Head  of  Security  Jim 
Quinn  said  that  the  theft  was  "un- 
doubtedly done  by  a  student."  While  no 
one  witnessed  the  crime,  fingerprints 
were  found  in  several  places  in  the 
Center  which  will  be  used  in  the  in- 
vestigation. Currently  Quinn  said  that 
local  police  were  interviewing  students 
and  Student  Center  personnel. 

The  theft  occurred  sometime  bet- 
ween 1:30  and  7:00  a.m.  last  Tuesday. 
The  thieves  gained  entrance  to  the 
building  through  what  Director  of  the 
Student  Center  Jeff  DeMoss  felt  may 
have  been  an  unlocked  outside  door  to 
Hodson  Hall.  While  the  large  wooden 
doors  leading  to  the  Student  Center 
itself  were  locked,  DeMoss  also  ex- 
pressed some  doubt  as  to  whether  or  not 
they  had  been  completely  secured.  No 
damage  was  done  to  the  interior  of  the 
Center.  Instead  the  thieves  attempted 
to  enter  the  room  used  for  storing  beer 
behind  the  bar.  They  did  so  by  remov- 
ing tiles  from  the  ceiling  and  damaged 
the  wall  with  a  small,  heavy  hammer. 
When  they  were  not  successful,  they 
resorted  to  kicking  out  slats  in  the  bot- 
tom of  a  door  leading  into  the  room,  and 
unlocking  It  from  the  Inside. 

Once  inside  the  back  room  the  thieves 
moved  beer  kegs  away  from  a  large 


cooler  and  hammered  at  the  lock, 
which  finally  gave  way,  Inside  the 
cooler  was  the  cash  box,  which  con- 
tained $449.10. 

Procedure  changed 

Demoss  said  that  It  was  a  matter  of 
routine  for  the  night  manager  of  the  bar 
each  night  to  place  a  regular  amount  of 
money  In  the  neighborhood  of  $500  In 
the  cooler.  The  profits  for  the  night 
were  taken,  with  the  aid  of  a  member  of 
the  Campus  Security  force,  to  a  bank 
deposit.  "But  that  system  is  no  more," 
DeMoss  said.  "From  now  on,  no  money 
Is  going  to  be  in  here  overnight— we'll 
Just  put  it  all  In  the  deposit."  He  said 
that  the  cash  box  was  kept  In  the  cooler 
so  that  a  trip  would  not  have  to  be  made 
to  the  bank  every  morning,  but  that 
"now,  that's  what  (they're)  going  to 
have  to  do." 

The  theft  was  not  discovered  until  an 
employee  of  Miss  Dee's  Snack  Bar  saw 
the  wooden  doors  leading  Into  the 
Center  standing  ajar.  The  employee 
called  Student  Affairs,  who  then  con- 
tacted Campus  Security  and  the 
Chestertown  Police  Department. 

"I  would  say  a  student  is  suspected, 
because  for  an  outsider  to  do  this  they 
would  have  to  know  where  the  money  is 
kept,"  DeMoss  said.  "Nothing  else  In 
here  was  bothered— they  didn't  even 
take  a  beer."  While  there  were  some 
possible  suspects,  Quinn  said,  no  one 
had  been  charged  with  the  theft.  He  did 
say,  however,  that  it  is  important  for 
students  to  realize  "that  this  was  an  in- 
side job.  This  Is  another  case  of 
students  rlpplng-of  f  students. ' ' 


College  Plans  Gala  Festival  For  Homecoming 


by  Wendy  Murphy 
News  Editor 

When  the  cannons  are  fired  on  Oc- 
tober 10,  Chestertown  will  awaken  not 
only  to  celebrate  its  275th  Anniversary, 
but  to  begin  the  vast  celebrations 
honoring  Washington  College  in  its 
Bicentennial  Year. 

Governor  Harry  Hughes  and  other 
honored  guests  will  ride  by  horse  drawn 
carriages  from  the  historic  Hynson- 
Rlnggold  House  through  town  to 
Memorial  Gateway  on  campus  at  10 
a.m.  At  the  same  time,  those  who  wish 
to  participate  in  the  Bicentennial  Pro- 
cession will  begin  to  gather  on  the  main 
campus  lawn. 

Escorted  by  a  troop  from  Baltimore's 
Boumi  Temple  Mounted  Patrol,  the 
dignitaries  should  arrive  on  campus  at 
10:15.  The  governor  will  then  raise  a 
Bicentennial  flag,  presented  by  the 
Alumni  Association,  signaling  the  of- 
ficial opening  of  the  college's  year-long 
celebration.  The  flag  will  fly  over  the 
campus  throughout  the  year. 

In  a  reenactment  of  the  first  com- 
mencement procession  of  1783,  the 
assembly  of  students,  faculty,  alumni, 
trustees,  and  guests  representing  other 
colleges  and  associations  will  proceed 


to  Emmanuel  Church  and  Chestertown 
Square  to  attend  an  outdoor  convoca- 
tion honoring  the  college's  founding  and 
its  first  president,  William  Smith.  Sir 
Fraser  Noblr,  principal  and  vice 
chancellor  of  the  University  of  Aber- 
deen, Scotland,  Smith's  alma  mater, 
will  deliver  the  address.  He  will  talk 
about  Smith  and  his  roots  in  Scotland 
and  Philadelphia. 

Arlene  Lee  and  Doug  Brown,  presi- 
dent and  Vice  President  of  the  Student 
Government  Association,  will  lead  the 
procession  which  will  be  accompanied 
by  the  Tench  Tilghman  Fife  and  Drum 
Group.  Buses  will  be  available  for  those 
who  wish  to  ride  to  and  from  the  con- 
vocation. 

Replica  clipper  ship  the  Pride  of 
Baltomore,  will  be  docked  at  the  foot  of 
Cannon  Street,  at  Kiler's  Marina,  in 
honor  of  both  the  college's  Bicentennial 
and  Chester-town's  Anniversary.  An 
open  house  will  be  held  on  board  the 
shipfrom  noon  until  5  p.m.  The  ship's 
visit  Is  sponsored  by  the  Town  of 
Chestertown,  Kent  County  Commis- 
sioners, Downtown  Merchants  Associa- 
tion, Kent  County  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, and  Washington  College. 

In  addition  to  the  fanfare  that  will  at- 


tend the  combined  celebrations  on  this 
day,  there  will  be  a  full  program  of  art 
exhibits,  lecture  presentations, 
displays,  and  athletic  events. 

At  2:30,  the  first  lecture  In  a  Bicenten- 
nial series  on  the  meaning  of  freedom 
will  be  given  In  William  Smith 
Auditorium.  Minor  Meyers,  professor 
of  government  at  Connecticut  College, 
and  Donald  D'Elia,  professor  of  history 
at  State  University  College  at  New 
Palt.2 ;  New  York,  together  will  explore 
the  topic,  Schools  of  Feedom:  How 
American  Independence  Was  Won  in 
the  Colonial  Colleges.  Senator  Paul  Sar- 
banes,  Sir  Fraser  Noble,  and  Whitfield 
J.  Bell,  Jr.  will  lead  the  question  session 
and  discussion  that  follows,  the  sym- 
posium Is,  in  part,  funded  by  the 
Maryland  Committee  for  the  Humani- 
ties. 

Three  art  exhibits  will  be  on  display 
during  the  afternoon.  An  exhibition  of 
photographs  by  Internationally 
renowned  local  photographer  Con- 
stance Stuart  Larrabee  opened  yester- 
day and  will  show  through  December  1. 
Celebration  On  The  Chesapeake  is  the 
title  of  this  retrospective  os  Mrs.  Lar- 
rabee's  works  which  reflect  the  history, 
beauty,    and    peace    of    Maryland's 


changing  Easter  Shore.  The  exhibit  will 
be  open  to  pulic  viewing  in  the  upper 
and  lower  galleries  of  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  each  Sunday  from  1  to  5:30p.m., 
and  during  all  cultural  events  sche- 
duled at  the  center.  The  Larrabee  ex- 
hibition will  go  on  a  statewide  tour  after 
December!. 

Scenes  from  the  college's  history,  by 
artist  Guy  Steele  Falrlamb,  will  be  on- 
vlew  In  Hynson  Lounge  from  12:30  until 
9  p.m.  His  work  will  also  be  available 
for  sale  as  commemorative  prints, 
placemats,  and  plates. 

Several  sculptures  In  progress  and 
nearlng  completion  will  be  on  display 
during  the  weekend.  The  pieces,  in 
white  marble  weighing  from  two  to  six 
tons  each,  are  the  works  of  sculptures 
Robert  du  Bourg,  Hlroshl  Mlkaml,  and 
Barbara  Haim.  Each  sculptor  is 
creating  one  or  more  pieces  and  con- 
tributing to  a  collective  effort  piece.  At 
least  one  of  these  will  remain  on  cam- 
pus as  a  lasting  monument  to  the 
Bicentennial.  The  activity  is  a  project 
of  the  International  Symposium  of 
Baltimore,  Inc ,  and  is  funded  by  the 
Kent  County  Arts  Council,  Maryland 
State  Arts  Council,  and  Gemstar  Cor- 
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Behind  the  Podium 

Nobody  likes  to  have  to  sit  through  a  lecture.  Even  at  Oxford, 
where  there  are  only  tutorials  and  lectures,  no  classes  at  all,  at- 
tendance at  lectures  is  low.  One  graduate  there  said  that  "the  on- 
ly people  who  go  to  lectures  are  first-years  and  foreigners."  But, 
he  admitted  he  still  went  to  a  few  each  term.  "There's  something 
I  like  about  going  to  the  Faculty  Library  early  in  the  morning 
and  listening  to  dusty  old  academics  spout  off  about  their 
specialties." 

Academics  have  been  spouting  off  for  centuries,  but  they 
aren't  the  only  ones  who  give  lectures.  The  tradition  of  public 
speaking  can  probably  be  traced  back  to  the  Dionysian  festivals 
and  the  beginning  of  drama  in  Greece,  maybe  farther,  by 
Shakespeare's  time  speeches  were  commonplace.  In  this  coun- 
try, we  can  trace  the  origin  of  lectures  from  sermons,  political 
rallies,  and  loud  talks  by  men  wearing  short  black  ties  who  sold 
something  guaranteed  to  grow  hair  on  a  billiard  ball. 

Academic  lectures  both  here  and  abroad  are  artificial  means 
of  communicating.  Luckily,  at  Washington  College  classes  are 
small  enough  that  pure  lectures  to  groups  of  over  one  hundred 
students  aren't  necessary,  and  most  teachers  invite  some 
amount  of  student  participation.  The  occasions  on  which  lectures 
still  occur  here,  obviously,  are  those  sponsored  by  the  lecture 
series.  The  series'  bring  dozens  of  lecturers  to  the  College  every 
year.  Sometimes  attendance  is  not  very  good.  People  do  not  like 
to  listen  to  lectures. 

But  a  standing-room-only  crowd  gathered  to  hear  William 
Gass  read  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  room  last  week,  and  another  large 
group  turned  up  the  next  morning  to  hear  him— you  guessed 
it— lecture.  It  was  a  promising  start  for  everyone  involved  with 
bringing  speakers  here  for  the  Bicentennial.  But  all  of  the  people 
who  come  here  to  speak  will  not  be  as  famous  as  William  Gass; 
there  will  be  Roland  Frye,  a  Shakespearean  scholar,  and 
Reverend  Bruce  Findlow,  an  Australian  Unitarian  Minister  from 
some  small  town  in  England,  and  this  week  there  was  Monica 
Bethe,  whose  specialty  is  Japanese  theater. 

The  people  responsible  for  these  lecturers  know  that  everyone 
here  is  not  a  Shakespeare  enthusiast,  or  religious,  or  thinking  of 
doing  graduate  work  on  No  drama.  But  these  lectures  should  still 
attract  large  audiences.  There  is  of  course,  a  limit  to  the  educa- 
tion you  can  get  exclusively  from  classes  here.  No  school  can 
teach  everything,  but  this  one  helps  to  bring  in  many  specialists 
to  talk  about  an  amazing  variety  of  subjects,  just  to  remind  us  of 
what  is  happening  in  the  world.  For  those  who  feel  shut  off  from 
"the  real  world"  while  in  college,  there  will  be  many  speakers, 
including  former  head  of  the  CIA,  and  maybe  even  the  President 
of  the  United  States,  to  remind  us  what  the  real  world  is  all 
about. 

The  people  who  come  here  will  not  be  as  profound  as 
Aristophanes,  as  wild-eyed  and  homicidal  as  Hamlet,  as  riotous 
as  men  dressed  as  Indians  in  Boston  Harbor  nor  even  as  per- 
suasive as  quacks  selling  hair  tonic.  But  they  will  all  be  profes- 
sionals, and  many  of  them  will  be  authorities  in  their  fields.  So  it 
may  be  worthwhile  to  turn  off  the  stereo  one  night  after  dinner 
and  trot  over  to  the  Hynson  Lounge  or  the  Sophie  Kerr  room  to 
see  what  these  not  so  dusty-and-old  academics  have  to  say. 

End  of  lecture. 


History  Honor  Society  Solicits  Applications 


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News  Editor Wendy  Murphy 

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Photography  editor Gary  Swope 

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THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
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The  Washington  College  Chapter  of 
the  National  History  Honor  Society 
(Phi  Alpha  Theta)  announces  that  it  is 
beginning  its  formal  activities  for  the 
1981-82  academic  year  by  opening  its 
membership  rolls  to  qualified  students. 
History  majors  who  meet  the  require- 
ments are  automatically  notified  of 
their  eligibility.  Membership  in  this 
organization,  which  recognizes  interest 
and  high  achievement  in  the  discipline 
of  History,  is  not,  howefer,  limited  to 


history  majors.  Requirements  for 
membership  incude  the  following:  a 
minimum  of  four  courses  In  History 
with  a  B(B  plus)  average;  a  B  average 
In  2/3  of  the  remaining  course  work; 
standing  In  the  upper  35%  of  one's 
class.  If  you  are  interested  and  believe 
you  have  the  qualifications  for 
membership,  please  contact  the 
Chapter  Adviser  (Prof.  Nathan  Smith, 
Bunting  Hall)  In  person  or  through  the 
campus  mail  as  soon  as  possible. 


College  Republicans  Out  For  Blood 


New  Release 

The  Washington  College  Republicans 
will  once  again  sponsor  a  Blood  Donor 
Drive  at  Washington  College.  On 
Tuesday,  October  13,  the  Red  Cross 
Bloodmobile  will  make  its  eighth  ap- 
pearance on  the  Eastern  Shore.  They 
will  be  in  Minta  Martin  lounge  from 
12:00  until  6:00  p.m. 

In  years  past,  the  response  from 
students,  faculty,  staff,  and  the  com- 
munity has  been  so  favorable  that  the 
College  Republicans  are  continuing 
their  annual  event.  The  Bloodmobile 
came  to  the  Eastern  Shore  for  the  first 
time  in  April  of  1978,  when  it  visited 
Washington  College.  Members  of  the 
Red  Cross  expressed  their  enthusiasm 
for  the  work  of  the  College  Republicans 
and  to  the  many  donors  who  have  given 
blood.  The  Red  Cross  is  very  eager  to 
continue  their  program  here  on  the 
Eastern  Shore. 

The  College  Republicans  are  happy 
that  they  have  been  able  to  take  such  a 
responsible  role  in  community  affairs 
in  aiding  the  many  individuals  in 
hospitals  across  Maryland  who  need 
blood.    One    pint    of    blood    can    be 


separated  into  four  different  com- 
ponents: plasma,  red  cells,  white  cells, 
and  platelets,  each  of  which  is  valuable 
in  it  sown  right. 

Giving  blood  is  a  very  simple  and 
painless  process  which  takes  less  than 
one  hour.  Most  of  the  time  is  spent 
registering  answering  medical  ques- 
tions, and  having  blood  pressure  and 
temperature  taken.  Only  6-8  minutes  is 
spent  actually  giving  blood.  After- 
wards, there  is  about  15  minutes  rest, 
and  refreshments  served. 

Appointments  are  encouraged, 
although  not  necessary.  This  is  to  in- 
sure a  steady  flow  of  donors,  and  to  be 
sure  that  the  Red  Cross  will  have 
enough  supplies.  College  Republicans 
will  canvas  the  campus  searching  for 
donors.  In  addition,  there  will  be  a 
sign-up  sheet  on  the  William  Smith 
bulletin  board.  The  College 
Republicans  urge  all  students,  faculty, 
staff,  and  community  to  volunteer  to 
donate  blood,  the  gift  of  life. 

If  anyone  has  any  questions  about 
giving  blood,  the  College  Republicans 
have  the  answers.  They  may  be  con- 
tacted through  The  Washington  College 
Student  Affairs  Office. 


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The  Candlelight  Tour 

slarching  For  A  Sense  of  The  Past 


^S&PTSSL  briCk  WaUs-  The  Buck-Bacchus  store 

iLOitor-in-Chief  was    described    as    a    "partiallv- 

Three  hundred  years  ago,  there  was  renovated  colonial  shop"  In  the 
no  college  In  Chestertown.  There  was  brochure,  but  It  could  have  just  as  easl- 
no  Chestertown.  Instead  there  were  ly  been  in  the  progress  of  being 
endless  ferUle  fields,  which  at  one  destroyed.  In  the  midst  of  dirty  floor? 
point,  within  sight  of  the  river,  sloped  and  original  brick  walls  women  in 
up  onto  a  hillside.  There  were  heron,  costumes  served  punch,  and  candles 
and  all  sorts  of  other  birds,  and  ducks  stood  in  the  windows  Even  with  the  of- 
and  geese,  and  more  crabs  than  anyone  fer  of  punch,  the  store  didn't  attract 
could  eat.  It  would  have  been  very  many  visitors;  there  were  no  rugs  no 
possible  for  the  area  to  have  lasted  un-  paintings,  no  antiques.  What  there  was 
changed  for  years,  if  not  for  one  thing,  though,  was  a  sense  of  authenticity  a 
The  river.  The  Chester  River  flowed  feeling  that  somehow  the  building  we 
quietly,  full  of  life,  washing  for  inland  were  standing  in  existed  nearly  as  it 
off  of  a  bay  just  Inside  one  of  the  was  hundreds  of  years  ago  Itwassim- 
eastern-most  points  of  a  barely-  pie  to  see  huge  bags  of  grain  in  a  cor- 
discovered  continent.  It  was  only  ner,  and  a  barrel  of  pickles  in  front  of 
natural  for  boats  to  the  New  World  to  what  had  to  be  a  small  counter  The 
travel  far  into  that  bay,  and  to  establish  candles  in  the  windows  flickered  in  the 
a  port  on  the  strip  of  land  to  the  east.  It  early  evening  breeze.  For  all  of  its  in- 
was  convenient,  and  it  would  be  years  completeness,  the  store  may  have 
before  Baltimore  would  begin  to  grow  seemed  most  authentic— there  was 
Into  one  of  the  largest  cities  in  the  coun- 
try. 

It  is  Impossible  to  know  what  it  was 
like  to  live  then.  Books  try  to  tell  us,  but 
no  number  of  books  can  make  us  feel 
the  way  early  Americans  felt,  no 
number  of  documentary  films  can  give 
us  the  excitement,  the  adventure,  the 
fear  of  beginning  life  in  a  new  country. 
But  the  Chesapeake  Bay,  and  that  river 
are  still  here,  pretty  much  as  they  were 
in  the  eighteenth  century.  And  every 
fall  the  Chestertown  Historical  Society 
does  what  It  can  to  help  let  people  see  a 
little  bit  of  what  is  left  from  the  days 
when  America  was  still  ruled  by  a  dis- 
tant King  and  Queen. 

The  Candlelight  Tour,  traditionally 
held  in  the  fall,  includes  in  its  course  an 
old  general  store,  beautiful  eighteenth 
and  nineteenth  century  houses,  and 
even  a  church,  the  very  church  where 
Washington  College's  Bill  Smith 
founded  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  America.  Some  buildings, 
like  the  church  and  a  few  of  the  houses, 
are  still  very  much  in  use.  Others  are  in 
various  stages  of  restoration,  or  exist 
for  the  most  part  In  foundation  only, 
with  modern  Interiors. 

The  vast  majority  of  the  hundreds  of 
people  who  take  the  tour  each  year  no 
doubt  do  it  to  see  the  old  houses,  and  the 
antiques  in  them.  Some  of  the  fur- 
nishings are  reproductions,  but  there 
are  originals  as  well ;  early  American 
beds,  rare  Maryland  Chippendale 
chairs,  centuries-old  paintings,  and 
some  of  the  very  first  imported  English 
grandfather  clocks.  These  things  are 
valuable,  and  have,  for  some  people,  at 
least,  the  power  to  transmit  some  sense 
of  the  feeling  of  time  that  has  passed 
since  they  were  originally  used  by  the 
merchants  and  farmers  of  the  town. 
For  some  of  us,  though,  It  will  always 
be  difficult  to  capture  a  sense  of  history 
by  looking  at  a  collection  of  furniture 
arranged  in  a  crowded  foyer. 

I'm  not  sure  what  I  expected  from  the 
Candlelight  Tour.  I  had  heard  of  It  for 
three  years,  and  seen  troops  of  white- 
haired  ladies  walking  down  Water 
Street  after  dark  one  night  each  fall, 
but  my  interest  had  never  been  much 
aroused.  Where  I  live,  people  don't 
march  around  the  streets  looking  inside 
other  people's  houses.  It  was  probably 
being  away  from  Chestertown  for  a 
while,  and  coming  over  the  bridge 
across  the  river  and  seeing  the  porches 
of  the  houses  on  the  river  bank  that  in- 
trigued me.  The  houses  are  beautiful, 
and  capture  something  sprawling  and 
decadent  of  Southern  mansions,  and 
besides,  my  best  friend  fell  in  love  on 
the  Candlelight  Tour.  That  alone  would 
be  worth  eight  dollars. 

The  Tour  started  in  the  early  evening, 
when  it  was  still  very  much  light  out 
and  most  of  the  tourists  hadn't  found 
their  way  onto  Route  213,  or  were  still 
eating  dinner  at  the  Old  Wharf.  At  our 
first  stop,  the  general  store,  a  four-foot 
tourguide  named  Bruce  Alexander 
solemnly  checked  our  tickets  and  let  us 
in  to  see  little  more  than  a  display  of 


tion  can  be  fatal.  There  is  nothing  worse 
than  a  carefully  restored  home  that 
looks  like  a  carefully  restored  home. 
That  is,  of  course,  if  one's  interest  is  not 
in  antiques  or  portraits  but  in  mood,  in 
something  transcending  a  preservation 
of  objects. 

The  guides  in  the  corner  said  It  blunt- 
ly, whispering  to  each  other  in  the  cor- 
ner, attempting  to  memorize  their 
knowledge.  "The  front  Is  Victorian,  the 
back  is  Colonial.  The  portrait  over  the 
fireplace  Is  of  Aunt  Bertha.  All  of  the 
panelling  in  this  room  is  original.  If 
they  have  any  more  questions,  they 
should  ask  the  man  in  the  back."  I 
didn't  much  care  about  the  furniture, 
but  I  gave  Aunt  Bertha  a  glance  as  I 
moved  toward  the  dining  room.  She  was 
a  big,  round-faced  woman,  wearing  a 
white  bonnet,  holding  a  small  red 
English  prayer  book.  There  was 
something  reassuring  In  the  fact  that 


something  about  the  thick  wooden 
beams  resolutely  breaching  the  ceiling 
that  echoed  eighteenth  century  voices, 
even  though  the  only  conversation  go- 
ing on  was  that  of  a  young  businessman 
explaining  that  the  building  would  be 
rented  as  office  space. 

In  some  of  the  houses  the  owners 
work  to  create  a  mood.  It  is  hard  to 
recreate  the  crowded,  inhibited  at- 
mosphere of  eighteenth  century  life 
when  hundreds  of  visitors  are  flooding 
through  every  room,  but  in  some,  the 
Barroll-Truslow  House  on  High  Street, 
for  example,  the  attempt  was  suc- 
cessful. The  dark  room  just  inside  the 
door  on  the  right  was  barely  lit  with 
three  candles,  and  the  dimness  of  the 
light  brought  the  walls  closer,  made  the 
ceiling  seem  lower,  and  suddenly 
brought  home  the  fact  that  at  night,  all 
the  activities  of  the  day  had  to  come  to 
an  end.  Without  electricity  even 
reading  must  have  been  a  terrible 
strain,  and  those  who  stayed  at  home 
awake  during  those  dark  colonial  nights 
probably  spent  more  time  thinking 
about  the  day's  business,  and  listening 
to  the  voices  of  sailors  coming  out  of  the 
bars.  The  dark  wooden  floors  and  the 
small  furniture  also  brought  to  mind  a 
curious  thing:  in  the  face  of  the  fact 
that  the  first  people  in  Chestertown  had 
a  huge,  empty  country  just  across  the 
river  from  them,  they  crammed  into 
rooms  eight  feet  wide.  I  couldn't  believe 
that  it  was  only  because  people  were 
somewhat  smaller  in  those  days  then 
we  are  now,  or  because  any  lack  of  ex- 
perience in  building  forced  them  to 
keep  buildings  small.  Instead  I  liked  to 
think  that  the  colonists,  sitting  in  one  of 
the  first  ports  in  a  huge,  dark,  scary 
country,  built  their  houses  small  to 
secure  themselves,  to  section  off  the 
smallest  possible  part  of  an  endless, 
unknown  land. 

The  kitchen  snapped  right  back  into 
the  twentieth  century;  bright  green 
wallpaper,  a  new  floor,  modern  ap- 
pliances. After  all,  people  live  in  these 
houses.  Some  of  the  houses  proved 
something  I  had  begun  to  fear— restors- 


she  had  trusted  that  book  since  long 
before  one  of  her  ancestors  would 
travel  across  the  Allegheny  mountains, 
and  be  one  of  the  first  to  see  how  much 
open  country  was  still  left. 

The  members  of  the  Historical  Socie- 
ty have  a  strong  sense  of  entertain- 
ment; many  of  the  guides  wore  simple, 
honest  costumes,  and  the  man  who 
ushered  us  into  the  dungeon  In  the  base- 
ment of  the  old  Customs  House  didn't 
have  the  polish  and  flair  of  an  employee 
at  Williamsburg,  but  instead  convinc- 
ingly, timelessly  played  the  part  of  a 
resident  of  a  small  early-American 
town.  At  117  High  Street  a  flute  and 
piano  concert  worked  to  steer  the  at- 
mosphere back  to  a  less  modern  one, 
and  after  dark  a  fife  and  drum  corps 
marched  through  the  streets.  There  can 
be  no  question  about  the  authenticity  of 
the  Society's  desire  to  put  on  a  good 
show. 

After  awhile,  however,  touring  even 
the  most  beautiful  of  houses  can 
become  tiresome.  The  Newport  man- 
sions lose  some  of  their  glamour  after 
an  entire  day  of  dragging  through  one- 
hundred-foot  dining  rooms  with  fifty- 
foot  high  ceilings,  and  the  thick  crowds 
pushing  to  stare  into  mirrors  with  gold 
eagles  above  them  and  at  a  row  of  horns 
won  In  fox-hunts  finally  becomes  too 
much.  The  Hynson-Ringgold  House  is 
awesome  in  size  and  splendour,  with  Its 
antlered  staircase  and  crystal 
chandelier  and  painted  clock,  but  it 
takes  more  and  more  to  leave  any  im- 
pression. 

The  last  few  visits  leave  little.  A 
documented  visit  by  George  Washing- 
ton in  1773.  Crewel-work  with  hand- 
painted  faces.  A  wonderful  old  woman 
telling  a  story  about  the  first  red  foxes 
in  America.  A  painting  done  by  Thomas 
Jefferson's  granddaughter.  The  famous 
unsupported  staircase.  A  long  line  of 
china  emblazoned  with  the  family 
crest,  an  incongruous  pair  of  cavemen 
threatening  each  other  with  wooden 
clubs.  A  painting  of  a  town  where  Nor- 
man Rockwell  had  a  studio,  signed  by 
Norman  Rockwell.   A   modern,   half- 


colonial  kitchen  with  tobacco  and  dried 
corn  hanging  over  the  fireplace,  where 
a  six-foot-long  rifle  points  towards  the 
door. 

After  five  hours  of  invading  the 
privacy  of  various  members  of  the 
Chestertown  Historical  Society  I  was 
ready  to  put  an  end  to  the  night.  The 
candles  in  the  windows  had  burned 
down  to  their  holders,  and  some  of  the 
tourists  had  already  started  back  for 
the  bus  that  was  sitting  In  the  parking 
lot  of  the  A&P,  where  the  driver  was 
desperately  poking  around  with  a 
flashlight,  trying  to  open  a  valve  that 
would  turn  on  the  heat  that  would  warm 
tired  legs  on  the  drive  back  to  Penn- 
sylvania. 

But  there  was  one  more.   In  the 

general    store,    in    Hynson-Ringgold, 

even  in  the  dungeon  below  the  Customs 

House,  they  had  told  us  to  see  Wide 

Hall.  Wide  Hall  was  the  pride  of  the 

tour.  I  had  passed  the  house  throughout 

the  night,  but  there  was  always  a  line  in 

front  of  it  that  extended  across  the 

street,   down   the  opposite  sidewalk. 

Finally  I  decided  to  Join  the  line,  and 

watch  the  fife  and  drum  corps  march 

by.  After  ten  minutes  or  so  my  group 

was  let  in,  and  we  stood  obediently  In 

the  foyer  and  kindly  turned  our  atten- 

tion  to  the  chair  on  the  right,  the  picture 

3  at  the  foot  of  the  stairs.   It  was  a 

§  magnificent  old  house,  but  the  crowd 

o-  was  too  big  to  let  it  sink  In.  Chippendale 

«  chairs,  trophies,  portraits.  The  antique 

a  people  pushed  closer,  and  I  slid  towards 

g  the  door.  In  the  hallway  a  strong  gust  of 

g  fresh  night  air  blew  in  through  the  back 

jl  door. 

>  I  waited  for  an  old  couple  discussing 
&  the  merits  of  mahagony  panelling  to 
g  pass,  then  opened  the  screen  door,  1 
S  didn't  take  more  than  two  steps  onto  the 
porch  when  It  hit  me. 

The  night  was  perfect.  Faint  rosy 
light  lit  the  porch,  which  led  down  to  a 
perfectly-sculptured  garden.  Past  the 
garden  was  the  river,  lapping  against 
the  bulkhead.  The  faint  light  barely 
stretched  to  the  looming  shadows  of  two 
dark  men  In  suits,  quietly  discussing 
something,  drowned  out  by  the  water. 
The  boards  of  the  porch  gave  way  softly 
underfoot.  Sitting  on  the  edge  of  a 
lounge,  I  looked  out  at  the  river  and 
could  Imagine  the  boat  the  woman  in 
the  Customs  House  cellar  had  told  us 
about,  the  boat  someone  had  hired  to 
bring  red  foxes  so  the  resituated 
Englishmen  could  hunt  in  the  spirit  of 
their  homeland.  I  could  see,  too,  the 
sailing  boats  which,  having  just  com- 
pleted the  long,  unimaginable  voyage 
across  the  Atlantic,  were  settling  into 
port  long  enough  for  sailors  to  get 
drunk,  and  for  stories  to  be  told. 
Something  about  that  porch  was  in- 
describable, perfectly  timeless,  an  end 
to  the  search  for  the  past,  through  the 
night  to  a  time  when  the  things  that  are 
today  were  but  dreams  reflecting  from 
the  moon  in  the  water. 


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Student  Offices  Move 
to  Spanish  House 


Colonial  game  pie,  creamed  onions  with  peanuts,  and  boiled  tomatoes  and 
artichoke  hearts  were  among  the  200-  year-old  delicacies  served  by  the  Food 
Service  at  their  lavish  Bicentennial  Feast  last  Wednesday. 


g  by  Mark  Slater 

a  No  longer  available  tor  student  hous- 
6  lng,  the  presently  vacant  Spanish 
"*  House  is  to  become  the  Student 
Organizations  Office  Building,  within 
which  will  be  the  new  offices  for  The 
Kim  Pegasus,  a  darkroom  for  those 
two  publications,  the  Writer's  Union,  S. 
G.  A.  and  Campus  Security. 

Campus  Security  has  already  moved 
Into  a  room  on  the  first  floor.  The  re- 
maining organizations  will  be  able  to 
get  into  the  building  sometime  after  Oc- 
tober 10.  The  reason  for  this  delay  is 
that  there  remains  some  work  to  be 
completed  within  the  building.  Ray- 
mond Crooks  said  that  the  delay  is  due 
to  the  fact  that  he  and  his  men  have 
been  very  busy  getting  ready  for  the 
formal  opening  of  the  Bicentennial 
Celebration. 

Although  no  definitive  plans  have 
been  formed  as  to  who  gets  what  space 
In  the  building,  already  there  has  been 
some  concern  shown  by  the  members  of 
the  Writer's  Union  with  reference  to  the 
tentative  layout.  Besides  an  office  to 
use  In  order  to  publish  the  Washington 
College  Review  and  Broadsides,  the 


Hall  of  Fame  Dinner  Honors  WC  Athletes 


Michele  Breza 

The  Washington  College  Alumni 
Council,  governed  by  the  Alumni 
Association,  will  hold  Its  first  annual 
Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  Dinner  on 
Friday,  October  9,  1981.  The  Coucll's 
Criteria  for  the  first  two  years  Is  to  In- 
duct ten  to  twelve  athletes  as  a  basis  for 
motivating  the  Hall  of  fame  procedure. 
Members  of  the  Commute  will  present 
a  plaque  to  each  honored  a  thlete  at  the 
ceremony  and  an  Identical  plaque  will 
be  displayed  In  the  gymnasium.  T  he 
purpose  of  th  Is  event  Is  to  recognize 
men  and  women  who  In  the  past  have 
contributed  to  the  develpment,  per- 
formance, and  quality  of  the  Athletic 
dp  art  ment  at  Washington  College. 

Four  nominees  will  be  inducted 
posthumously.  A  representative  of  each 
deceased  person's  family  will  receive 
the  plaque.  Eight  other  nominees  will 
attend  the  Induction. 

To  be  honored  posthumously  are: 
Alva    B.    Barris,    the    College's    1st 


athletic  director  from  1892-1905;  J. 
Thomas  Kibler,  a  former  coach  of 
Washington  College;  D'Arcy  Flowers,  a 
former  baseball,  basketball,  and  foot- 
ball player;  and  John  J.  Carroll,  an 
outstanding  three  sport  athlete  during 
his  college  car  eer. 

The  eight  other  athletes  to  be  in- 
ducted Include:  Doris  Bell,  the  Col- 
lege's first  Women's  physical  training 
Instructor  from  1925-68;  Thomas 
Reever  Spedden  '17,  a  former  Varsity 
baseball  and  basketball  player;  Ed- 
ward Deenan  '25,  football  star;  Fred  W. 
Dumshott  '27,  baseball,  basketball,  and 
football  player;  John  J.  Cavanaugh  '28, 
Varsity  baseball,  basketball,  and  foot- 
ball player;  William  B.  Nicholson  '35, 
an  outstanding  member  of  3  varsity 
teams;  Frederick  Reinhold  '34,  football 
and  lacrosse  player;  and  Charles  F. 
Norris  '28,  basketball,  football,  and 
track  star. 

Donations  solicited 

Funds  for  the  Hall  of  Fame,  which 


has  been  in  the  planning  stages  since 
1978,  are  based  on  donations.  The  com- 
mittee asks  anyone  who  is  Interested  to 
donate  $100  or  more  before  Oct.  9,  and 
their  name  will  be  listed  as  a  founder  of 
the  Hall  of  Fame,  and  engraved  on  a 
plaque  to  be  placed  in  the  Hall.  Ninety- 
six  donors  have  already  contributed, 
but  the  committee  would  like  to  have 
over  100  donors. 

The  Reception  will  commence  on 
Friday  evening  from  6:00  to  7:30,  in 
Hynson  Lounge.  Dinner  will  follow 
from  7:30  to  9:00  in  Hodson  Hall,  and 
the  award  ceremony  will  conclude  the 
evening.  Approximately  200  guests  are 
expected  to  attend. 

Tickets  cost  $20  per  person,  $35  per 
couple,  and  may  be  obtained  from  the 
athletic  Department  at  the  door. 

The  new  Hall  of  Fame  Room  in  Calne 
Athletic  Center  will  be  completed  by 
October  9,  so  that  visitors  may  view  the 
plaques. 


group  rents  office  space  for  their  facul- 
ty advisor  and  the  Writer's  Union 
library  (formerly  located  in  Richmond 
House). 

President  of  the  Union,  Michael 
Garvey  said,  "We  just  hope  to  get  ade- 
quate space  in  order  to  produce  the  two 
publications  and  to  get  an  office  for 
(Associate  Professor  of  English 
Robert)  Day."  Day,  the  Writer's  Union 
advisor,  Is  presently  without  an  office. 
He  gave  the  one  to  which  he  was  ap- 
pointed, in  Ferguson  Hall,  to  Visiting 
Professor  of  History  Tony  Dilorio. 
1,000  books  homeless 

The  Writer's  Union  possesses  approx- 
imately one  thousand  books  which  are 
now  being  stored  In  boxes  in  Mr.  Day's 
house.  One  of  six  editors  of  the  WCR, 
Holly  Mathison,  explained  that  they 
(the  Writer's  Union)  would  also  want  to 
put  this  library  in  the  Student  Office 
Building. 

According  to  Day,  the  difficulty  lies 
in  "getting  everyone  together."  In 
reaction  to  the  idea  of  his  office  being  in 
close  proximity  with  the  Writer's  Union 
office,  he  says,  "I'd  be  glad  to  sponsor 
my  group  there."  The  members  of  the 
Union  have  made  a  request,  in  the  form 
of  a  petition,  for  space  for  Day's  office. 

When  questioned  about  a  possible  re- 
quest for  more  space  by  the  Writer's 
Union,  Dean  of  Students,  Maureen  Kel- 
ly commented,  "They  (the  Writer's 
Union)  have  more  room  than  any  other 
group  on  campus."  The  Writer's  Union 
was  provided  with  one  of  the  New 
Dorms,  Dorchester,  this  year,  after  it 
was  decided  that  Richmond  House 
would  no  longer  be  used  for  student 
housing. 

Lee  agreeable 

SGA  President  Arlene  Lee  said  that, 
"Bob  Day  could  be  effective  where  ever 
he  would  be  placed."  Though  she 
strongly  believes  that  his  office  should 
be  in  the  new  Office  Building.  She  said 
she  believes  that  "all  the  groups  con- 
cerned can  be  accomodated. ' '  If 
necessary,  the  SGA  will  accept  a 
smaller  room  than  that  currently 
designated  for  them.  Ultimately,  her 
view  on  the  issue  is  similar  to  that  of 
Day's,  that  getting  everyone  together 
will  probably  settle  any  discrepancies. 
A  meeting  of  all  interested  parties  will 
be  held  this  coming  Monday. 


The  Great  Rac 


Looking  like  refugees  from  a  flooded  laundromat," 
nvmohs  did  their  best  to  struggle  across  the  Chester. 


these  three  sea- 


one  ot  toe  less  sea-worthy  crafts  on  the  river,  this  raft  underwent  some 
major  structural  changes  before  crossing  the  finish  line.  Billy  Norris  and 
Evan  Williams  won  a  keg  of  beer  for  corning  in  first  place  in  the  SGA's  an- 


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Advisory  Committee  Guides  Student  Center 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

the  new  Student  Center  has  gotten  off 
to  a  good  start,  depite  some  personnel 
changes  among  the  student  managers, 
and  a  theft  that  occurred  last 
Wednesday  night.  According  to  Direc- 
tor Jeff  DeMoss,  the  quitting  of  one 
manager  and  the  firing  of  another  are 
all  part  of  the  settling  down  process  in- 
evitable to  any  new  institution.  "What 
we  have  now  is  a  good  core  of  student 
managers,"  he  said.  "Things  should  go 
well  from  now  on." 

The  Center  opened  on  time  under  the 
guidance  of  DeMoss  and  functioned 
well  from  the  start,  according  to  Direc- 
tor of  Food  Services  Dave  Knowles. 
"Things  were  looking  a  little  tight  at  the 
end  of  the  summer  down  there,  but  Jeff 
worked  hard  along  with  Ray  Crookes 
and  his  crew  to  get  things  ready."  Since 
the  opening,  the  Center  has  been  offer- 
ing various  services  including  bands 
brought  in  by  the  SGA,  and  many  dif- 
ferent specials.  The  newest  service  to 
be  offered  will  be  coffee  hours  on  Mon- 
days and  Fridays  from  4pm  to  5pm. 

To  aid  DeMoss  in  the  administration 
of  the  Student  Center,  an  advisory  com- 
mittee was  formed  at  the  end  of  last 
year,  which  will  make  suggestions  and 
act  as  a  forum  for  new  ideas  concerning 
the  Center.  The  committee  is  com- 
prised of  members  from  all  areas  of 


college  life,  including  the  social  chair- 
man of  the  SGA,  a  coffeehouse 
representative,  the  Treasurer  of  the 
SGA,  Deans  Kelly  and  Maxcy,  Vice 
President  for  Finance  Gene  Hessey, 
Knowles,  and  DeMoss,"  who  will 
preside  as  chairman.  The  committee 
was  formed  according  to  Hessey, 
because  "The  student  managers  were 
concerned  about  the  transition  from  a 
student  operated  to  a  college  operated 
facility."  He  said  that  "The  committee 
will  "deal  with  unanticipated  pro- 
blems." He  cited  as  an  example  of  such 
problems  the  decoration  of  walls  and 
other  atmosphere-oriented  aspects  of 
the  Center  which  were  discussed  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the  committee,  and 
which  are  now  under  consideration. 
Furnishings 

Among  the  things  that  the  committee 
has  already  helped  to  decide  upon  are 
the  new  furniture,  the  bar  tapping  pro- 
cess, and  the  large  screen  television 
which  was  paid  for  entirely  by  the 
1980-81  SGA.  "We  met  and  discussed 
these  things,"  says  DeMoss.  "As  a  con- 
sequence, money  was  saved." 

Although  the  bulk  of  the  furnishings 
and  equipment  are  already  installed, 
they  aren't  by  any  means  paid  for,  ac- 
cording to  DeMoss,  who  said  that 
"profits  will  go  toward  paying  for  what 
we  already  haven't  as  well  as  new 
things  that  will  be  coming  in."  Many  of 


these  profits  come  from  the  new  game 
room. 

DeMoss,  has  negotiated  with  the 
owners  of  the  recreational  machines  in 
order  to  establish  a  scholarship  pro- 
gram, Downes  Music  Inc.,  under  the 
new  arrangement,  will  donate  $1000  per 
year  to  the  college  for  the  scholarships, 
which  will  be  awarded  in  two  $500  lots. 
The  money  will  be  awarded  by  Director 
of  Financial  Aid  Bonnie  Vansant, 
through  the  steering  committee.  The 
criterion  for  the  awards  will  be  need,  in 
conjunction  with  the  participation  of 
the  student  in  the  general  aspects  of  col- 
lege life.  Academic  achievement  will 
play  a  role  In  the  awarding  of  the 
money  as  well.  Said  DeMoss,  "It's 
worth  their  while  to  donate  the  money. 
With   the   protection   we   have   here 


against  damage  to  the  machines,  and 
.  the  rest  of  the  center  right  here,  that 
room  is  a  gold  mine." 

Many  people  are  responsible  for  the 
smooth  opening  of  the  Center  this  fall. 
DeMoss  emphasized  the  role  that 
Superintendent  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Ray  Crooks  has  played.  "If  it 
wasn't  for  Mr.  Crooks  and  his  crew,"  he 
said,  "this  place  would  never  have  been 
done  in  time.  He  saved  the  college  and 
the  students  a  lot  of  money.  But  for  the 
smooth  running  and  maintenance  of  the 
facility  DeMoss  gets  credit  from  all 
sources.  "He  (DeMoss)  has  put  in  a  lot 
of  time  down  there,"  says  Knowles. 
"He  has  a  lot  of  ideas  and  has  the 
know-how  to  put  them  into  effect. ' '  Says 
DeMoss,  "We're  trying  to  offer  the  col- 
lege a  service,  that's  all." 


SUBMIT 

TO  THE  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  REVIEW 

POETRY  —  PROSE  —  GRAPHICS  —  ETC. 

DEADLINE:  OCTOBER  10,  1981 

CONTACT:  BURKE,  GARVEY,  MORTIMER 

IN  DORCHESTER  HOUSE 

GIVE  IT  A  TRY  NOW! 


Roving  Reporter      byjon.«,.nAd.m. 


Question:  What  do  you  think  of  the 
idea  of  the  Formal  Fall  Convocation? 


Leslie  Shaw— Senior 

"I  think  it's  a  great  idea,  I  am  in  favor 

of  pomp  and  circumstance." 


Eric  Bernhelsel— Senior  (Columbia)  Carolyn  Ellis—  Freshman   (Delmar,  Jeff  Alderson— Junior  (Chestertown) 

"Yes  definitely!  That  will  be  a  great     Del.)  "It's  a  great  way  to  kick  off  the 

thing."  "I  wasn't  even  aware  of  it.  But  it  will  Bicentennial.  I'm  really  glad  that  I  can 

be  a  chnge  from  the  regular  weekend  beapartofit." 

routine." 


Chris  Perry— Senior  (Nantucket,  Ma.) 
"I  don't  know  I've  never  been  to  one." 


Andrea  Coiantti-Junior    (Levlttown, 

Pa.) 

"It  took  us  200  years  to  get  where  we 

are.  I  think  It  will  be  a  good  tune." 


Kim  Phillips— Sophomore  Baltimore) 
"1  don't  know  what  to  say  because  I 
don't  know  anything  about  it." 


Polly    White— Sophomore    (Jarrett- 

■vUle) 

"I  think  It's  a  great  that  we'll  be  getting 

so  much  attention.'  1  think  we  deserve 

it."- 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday.  October  2,  H81— Page  6 


Life  with  tl 


Five  Days  Riding  the  River 


Editor's  Note:  Some  people  say  it's 
crazy. 

Jeff  Chaffin,  a  quiet,  normal-enough 
Assistant  Librarian  by  day,  gets  a 
glazed  look  in  bis  eyes  when  Bruce  Spr- 
ingsteen's name  is  mentioned.  Because 
he  has  crammed  the  walls  of  his  office 
in  Miller  Library  with  pictures  of  Spr- 
ingsteen, and  nearly  every  official 
memo  for  which  Chaffin  is  responsible 
contains  some  reference  to  a  Springs- 
teen song  or  slogan,  and  because  he  has 
organized  the  guide  to  the  library's 
card  catalog  around  Springsteen's 
biography,  some  might  say  that  it  is  a 
case  of  infatuation. 

Others  will  tell  you  that  paying  over 
$200  to  see  Bruce  Springsteen  ten  times 
in  various  cities  on  the  East  Coast  dur- 
ing his  most  recent  tour  is  nothing.  To 
some  degree,  at  least,  they  are  right. 
Like  figures  from  Guiness'  book  of 
world  records,  the  facts  are  there;  Spr- 
ingsteen fans  know  that  there  is  one 
follower  who  has  seen  every  concert  of 
the  eighteen-month  worldwide  tour, 
and  that  it  is  not  unusual  for  people  to 
pay  $100  to  see  him  for  three-and-ahalf 
hours.  They  will  tell  you  about  people 
waiting  in  line  for  days  for  tickets  to  a 
single  show,  and  about  couples  from 
Los  Angeles  who  will  suddenly  get  the 
urge  to  see  "The  Boss"  again,  and  fly 
all  the  way  to  London  to  do  it. 

Whether  you  think  Bruce  Springsteen 
is  a  modern  day  saint  or  just  a  bearded 
kid  from  New  Jersey  with  a  gravelly 
voice,  it  is  impossible  to  deny  his 
popularity.  In  his  way  he  is  a 
phenomenon  as  great  as  the  Beatles, 
and  while  his  songs  have  only  recently 
gotten  a  great  amoimt  of  AM  airplay, 
there  is  not  a  day  when  the  sounds  of 
The  River  or  Born  To  Run  cannot  be 
heard  floating,  like  the  sound  of  James 
Dean 's  Mercury  '49,  across  the 
Washington  College  campus.  Many  peo- 
ple worship  Bruce  Springs tsen;  this  is 
the  story  of  just  one  of  them. 


by  Jeff  Chaffin 

Kind  reader, 

Please  forgive  my  indulgence.  The 
Elm  has  asked  me  to  write  something 
on  seeing  Bruce  Springsteen  this  sum- 
mer. I  can  only  speak  of  performances 
at  the  Spectrum  and  at  the  Capital  Cen- 
tre: 3  of  5  in  Philiy,  and  2  out  of  3  in  D. 
C.  As  anyone  who  has  seen  Bruce  a  cou- 
ple of  times  soon  realizes:  every  show, 
every  night,  is  memorable.  Like  it's 
supposed  to  be. 

Tonight  is  tonight  and  what  you  do 
tonight,  you  don't  make  up  for  tomor- 
row, and  you  don't  ride  on  what  you  did 
last  night.  I  always  keep  that  in  mind 
that  you  only  have  one  choice. 

Music  has  always  struck  me  as  won- 
drous it  its  ability  to  express  the  emo- 
tions we  all  share.  My  favorite  form  of 
music  is  rock  and  roll.  Through  all  its 
power,  I've  experienced  a  number  of 
magical  moments,  but  none  more 
magical  nor  more  wondrous  than  those 
with  Bruce  Springsteen  and  the  E 
Street  Band. 

Monday,  July  13, 1981 

Tonight!  Philadelphia:  the  Spec- 
trum: BRUCE.  As  usual,  no  tickets.  As 
usual,  money  will  talk.  Clampdown  on 
scalpers  threatened.  Depart  Chester- 
town  at  5.  First  feelings  of  excitement 
sensed  near  Wilmington.  Vehicles 
Bruce-bound  spotted,  expectency  grips 
the  air.  Senses  on  full  alert.  Passing  the 
airport,  we  begin  our  approach.  Arrive 
Philadelphia  at  7.  Scene's  set  before  we 
park.  Sellers  visible  on  converging  and 
scattered  about  parking  lots.  1  see  fists 
full  of  tickets.  Armed  with  a  seating 
chart,  and  all  the  nerve  I  can  muster,  I 
slink  Into  illegality.  Seat  selections  sur- 
prise me:  supply  meets  demand.  In 
decently  for  $27.50. 

"BRUCE!"  chants  begin  30  minutes 
before  showtime-crowd's  ready.  BAM! 
Bruce  and  the  E  Street  Band  seize  the 
stage  with  Thunder  Road  roar  through 


1%  hours  of  vibrant,  epic  rock  and  roll, 
and  slam  the  first  set  to  a  close  with  a 
thunderous,  triumphant  Badlands  The 
intensity  is  intoxicating. 

The  crowd's  left  stunned  and  excited- 
ly exhausted.  Stunned  from  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  show:  a  staggering  sum 
of  parts  (each  in  itself  a  fascination) 
fused  together  by  a  spirit,  an  emotional 
power  which  is  impossible  to  resist.  Ex- 
citedly exhausted  from  being  swept 
away  by  a  wondevous  sound  which 
commands  your  attention,  while  it 
takes  dead  aim  at  you  heart. 

The  band  returns  with  Hungry  Heart 
and  proceeds  to  pound  through  several 
stadium  stompers.  The  performer/au- 
dience barrier  is  obliterated-  17,000 
voices,  and  34,000  hands  and  feet  have 
answered  the  band's  call.  Together 
they  push  each  other  further,  further, 
and  further  into  the  spirit  of  rock  and 
roll:  "For  the  ones  who  had  a  notion,  a 
notion  deep  inside,  that  it  ain't  no  sin  to 
be  glad  you're  alive."  Song  after  song, 
for  2  hours,  the  intensity  of  the  celebra- 
tion builds.  Suddenly,  the  second  set 
swells,  and  then  explodes  with  Rosalita 
and,  somehow,  we  find  enough  left  to 
throw  ourselves  through  2  blistering  en- 
cores: Junglelandand  Born  to  Runv/ith 
the  Detroit  Medley.  After  Vb  hours, 
Bruce,  the  band,  and  the  crowd  are 
beat.  The  Spectrum  is  steaming.  Grinn- 
ing like  idiots,  we  stream  out  into  the 
cool  of  the  night. 

Depart  Philadelphia  0200  hours,  lay- 
overs at  every  7-11  and  Mr.  Doughnut 
on  Route  13,  arrive  Chestertown  0300 
hours. 

I  returned  to  Philadelphia  on 
Wednesday  and  Thursday  nights  to 
catch  dramatically  different  shows. 
Same  effect :  both  audiences  destroyed. 


The  whole  idea  Is  to  deliver  what 
money  can't  buy.  That's  the  idea  of  go- 
ing out  there.  You  don 't  go  out  there  to 
deliver  seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents 
worth  of  music.  My  whole  idea  is  to  go 
out  there  and  deliver  what  they  could 
not  possibly  buy.  And  If  you  do  that, 
you'vedone  whatever  you  could  do. 


Bruce  delivers  the  finest  rock  show, 
I've  ever  seen.  Technically,  they're  as- 
tounding.  Every  element  is  thought  out 
and  perfectly  employed.  The  care  and 
effort  necessary  for  such  a  production 
are  immediately  felt.  The  stage 
lightlng-an  Integral  part  of  the  show- 
is  fascinating  to  watch,  and  responsible 
for  creating  much  of  the  vivid  and 
dramatic  quality  of  the  songs.  With  the 
use  of  individual  spotlights  within 
larger  fields  of  light,  each  musician  is 
highlighted  in  such  a  way  that  he  ap- 
pears both  a  distinct  soloist,  and  an 
essential  member  of  the  group.  At 
times,  each  is  separated  from  the 
others  by  complete  darkness.  The  ef- 
fect is  riveting.  And  at  the  end,  during 
the  riotous  dance  numbers,  both  the 
band  and  the  crowd  are  bathed  in  a 
common  white  light. 

The  sound  is  immense.  You  can  fee] 
the  bass  drum  pounding  against  your 
heart.  Perfectly  clear,  even  at  peak 
volumes,  the  sound  surrounds  and 
envelopes  the  audience.  With  the  band 
varying  the  tempo  and  the  intensity  bet- 
ween sets  of  songs,  between  individual 
songs,  and  especially  within  the  songs 
themselves,  the  sound  pushes  and  pulls 
the  audience  through  a  night  of  I 
emotion. 

However  brilliant  technically,  it  is  on- 
ly the  means  by  which  Bruce  conveys 
purely  what  he  has  to  say: 

I'd  listen  all  night  to  rock  music  on 
the  radio  and  that  was  the  best  educa- 
tion I  ever  had.  It  didn't  fill  me  with 
facts,  but  it  filled  me  with  a  feeling  (or 
life.  There  was  a  joy  and  a  happinessin 
that  music  that  was  outside  anything! 
had  ever  experienced. 

And  just  listening  to  that  new  feeling 
for  living  made  me  decide  that  there 
was  more  to  life  than  what  I  was  being 
pushed  into. 

The  commitment  is  total : 

My  songs  are  all  action  . 
They're  action  you  know.  All  my  songs 
are  about  people  at  that  moment  when 
they've  got  to  do  something,  just  so 
something,  do  anything.  There's  no 
halfway  in  most  of  the  songs  because  I 
don't  approach  what  I  do  in  that  way. 
There 's  just  no  room  for  compromise.  I 
think,  for  most  musicians,  it  has  to  be 
like  life  or  dea  th  or  else  it 's  not  worth  it. 
That's  why  every  night  we  play  real 
hard.  I  want  to  be  able  to  go  home  ant 
say  I  went  all  the  way  tonight— and  then 
I  went  a  little  further. 

My  whole  life,  I  was  always  arounda 
lot  of  people  whose  lives  consisted  of 
just  this  compromising-they  knew  no 
other  way.  That's  where  rock  and  roll  is 
important,  because  it  said  that  then 
could  be  another  way,  you  know.  That's 
why  I  write  the  songs  I  do,  why  the}' 
have  a  particular  kind  of  immediacy. 
Asyougoalong,  I  think  you  have  to  deaf 
more  directly  with  whatever's  confron- 
ting you  because  that's  the  only  wayto 
get  across. 


Tuesday,  August  4, 1981 

Tonight!  Washington,  D.C.:  - 
Capital  Centre :  BRUCE.  The  day  starts 
in  a  flat  in  Berkeley  Square,  London. 
Stand-by  ticket  in  hand,  I  confront  IW 
2nd  day  of  the  air  controller's  strike- 
mammoth  delays  threatened 
Miraculously,  I  get  the  last  seat  on  0 
plane  (renting  headphones  to  hearaii- 
see  the  film:  This  is  Elvis,  and  arrive  at 
Dulles  at  4  p.m.  only  %  hour  berM 
Naturally,  the  battery  in  my  bus  I* 
dead-emergency  procedures  institute 
immediately.  I  get  to  the  arena  by  J 
Ticket  negotiations  begin  immediatelyi 
and  within  minutes  have  found  an  ex- 
cellent seat  for  (20. 


Broooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 


The  WMhljgton  College  Elm-Friday,  October  2,  I981-P«ge  7 


Wild  and  the  Innocent 


[or  21  hours,  I  spend  the 
ly  believing  where  I  am. 
ne  back-the  second  half 
l  incredibly,  seeming  to 
tiergy  with  each  exhaust- 
ce  is  leaping,  climbing, 
sliding  all  about  the 
inspired-the  band  is 
j-everybody  else  is  stak- 
ig  room.  A  glorious  For 
ong  "give  me  a  C-1-a-r-e- 
that  spell?"  cheer,  a 
ous  Devil  with  the  Blue 
ngwhen  Bruce  (absolute 
from  his  face)  looks 
audience,  wildly  rips  his 
screams:  "I'm  just  a 
k  and  roll!" 
efore  I  sleep.  BRUCE! 


W  5, 1981 

'ashington  D.  C:  the 
*:  BRUCE.  Emerging 
taiate  afternoon,  I'm  at 
1-  Ticket  situation  is  a 
perfect  seat  for  $15. 
'Pens  with  Rocking  Ail 
witf  and  immediately  I 
"Every  special.  You  can 
■sface,  in  the  way  the  E 
3  Playing  with  absolute 
shocked:  it  is  as  if  I'm 
0r  the  first  time  and  not 
s,ne  aware,  again,  why 
nake  such  an  effort  to  see 
Junes,  the  adventures 
^e  getting  to  the  shows 
the  shows  themselves, 
typing  is  put  in  perspec- 
sorious  feeling.  Do  you 
P  Yes.  Absolutely! 
*  *t  what  I  am  wltness- 
"hetween  Bruce  and  the 
Jtaary  on  any  evening) 
^vable.  It  is  as  if  Bruce 


has  made  a  personal  contact  with  every 
member  of  the  audience-all  20,000.  The 
band  senses  it  as  much  as  the  crowd, 
and  we're  both  carried  off  by  the 
wonder  of  the  moment,  it  ends  3  hours 
later  with  Twist  and  Shout.  Never  have 
I  experienced  a  more  euphoric  event. 

One  moment,  in  a  night  of  moments, 
begs  inclusion.  When  the  band  left  the 
stage  after  the  first  encore,  a  chant 
began  in  the  back  of  the  arena,  picking 
up  intensity  as  it  moved  forward.  By 
the  time  it  reached  its  peak,  it  was  still 
a  little  early  for  the  band  to  return,  and 
everybody  knew  it.  Any  other  group 
would  have  Ignored  the  call.  But  the 
band  was  listening  and  instantly  after 
the  peak  occurred,  Bruce  and  the  E 
Street  Band  bounded  back  onto  the 
stage.  The  response  was  deafening. 

Itwaspertect. 

So  what's  it  all  about,  you  ask?  Why 
make  all  that  effort,  put  all  that  ex- 
pense, just  to  join  thousands  to  see  a 
band  play  some  loud  rock  and  roll.  You 
come  out  exhausted  but  unable  to  sleep. 
Your  ears  are  ringing,  your  hands  hurt 
from  clapping,  your  feet  from  dancing, 
your  voice  from  singing  and  you  can't 
get  rid  of  this  crazy  smile  on  your  face. 
You  put  up  with  thousands  of  people, 
and  large  traffic  jams.  And  you  put  up 
with  all  the  others  who  plainly  think 
there's  something  a  little  strange  here. 
And  worst  of  all,  it  wreaks  devastation 
on  your  nice,  normal,  day-to-day 
routine.  Well,  let  me  give  it  to  you 
staight-it's  worth  all  of  that,  and  more, 
to  feel  so  alive. 


/  think  the  one  feeling  that's  most  uni- 
que to  this  job,  the  best  part  of  the 
whole  thing,  is  meeting  someone  like 
this  guy  I  met  the  other  night  who  had 
been  on  a  bus  ten  hours.  He's  twenty- 
one  years  old,  and  he  just  grabs  hold  of 
me.  We're  in  a  crowded  with  people. 
He's  cryin',  and  he  doesn't  care.  He 
says,  "It's  my  birthday, "  and  I  ask, 
"How  old  are  you?"  He  says,  "I'm 
twenty-one  and  this  is  the  most  impor- 
tant thing  in  my  life."  And  you  know 
they're  not  kidding  when  they  say  it, 
because  you  look  in  their  faces  and 
they're  so  full  of  emotion. 

You  meet  somebody,  and  it's  like  an 
open  well.  In  ten  minutes,  I'll  know 
more  about  him  than  his  mother  and 
father  do,  and  maybe  his  best  friend. 
Ail  the  things  it  usually  takes  for  people 
to  know  each  other  just  go  away, 
because  there's  this  feeling  that  it's  so 
fleeting.  They  tell  you  the  thing  that's 
most  important  to  them  right  away.  It's 
a  sobering  thing,  because  you  know  that 
somewhere  you  did  something  that 
meant  something  to  them.  It's  just  a 
real  raw  emotional  thing;  it's  like  the 
cleanest  thing  you  ever  felt.  You  have  a 
communication,  a  feeling,  and  I  don't 
know,  you  just  goota  love  the  guy.  If  you 
don't,  there's  something  the  matter 
with  you. 

And  it  ain  't  some  starry-eyed  thing, 
and  it  ain 't  some  Hollywood  thing,  and 
it  ain't  some  celebrity  thing.  This  guy, 
he  loves  you,  and  what's  more  he  kn 
ows  you  in  a  certain  way.  That's  the 
thing  that  makes  me  strong.  I  get 
strong  when  I  meet  somebody  like  that. 


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The  Wohimtoti  College  Elrn-FrUUy ,  October  2,  U81-Page  I 


SGA  Starts  Year  With  New  Senators 


by  Wendy  Murphy 

News  Editor 

The  first  meeting  of  the  1981-82  Stu- 
dent Government  Was  called  to  order 
Monday  In  Hynson  Lounge  at  8:00  by 
Arlene  Lee,  President. 

Lee  began  by  swearing  In  the  new 
representative  senators  and  telling 
them  of  their  responsibilities.  She  said 
she  needed  senators  whom  she  can  rely 
upon  to  be  active  in  whatever  commit- 
tees they  are  on  and,  most  importantly, 
to  voice  the  opinions  of  their  consti- 
tuents. 

She  said,  "Its  hard  for  people  to  get 
the  motivation  to  say  something,  but 
this  is  the  perfect  year  to  voice  con- 
cerns. Because  the  focus  Is  on  the  col- 
lege from  all  directions  this  year.  We 
can  accomplish  the  most  by  using  It  to 
our  advantage." 

The  next  line  of  business  was  an 
outline  of  all  SGA  committees  and  what 
Lee  hopes  they  will  accomplish  this 
year. 

The  social  Committee,  headed  by 
John  Fitzgerald,  will  handle  all  SGA 


run  activities,  such  as  dances.  Mark 
Simpson  Is  chairman  of  the  Residents 
Committee  which  deals  with  the  im- 
provement of  living  conditions  on  cam- 
pus. Frank  Dirks  heads  the  Organiza- 
tions Committee.  Lee  plans  for  that 
group  to  check  on  revisions  of  the  SGA 
Constitution  and  handle  all  money  mat- 
ters. 

Mark  Mullikan  and  Scott  Hanson  are 
co-chairmen  of  the  elections  Committee 
which  will  handle  all  elections  and  look 
for  better  election  process  than  the 
preferential  ballot  now  used. 


Students  interested  in  contributing  ah 
idea  for  the  SGA  Bicentennial  gift  to  the 
College  should  contact  Frank  Dirks.  All 
sincere  ideas  will  be  considered.  The 
deadline  is  Friday  October  9th. 


Food  Services 
The  Food  Services  Committee, 
headed  by  Mark  Slater,  will  work  with 
Dave  Knowles  on  all  ethnic  and  other 
special  dinners,  as  well  as  be  the  liaison 
for  the  students  and  the  Food  Service. 


The  Student  Facilities  Committee  will 
meet  educational  and  social  needs  for 
the  students  and  is  chaired  by  Phil 
Heaver.  His  first  project  is  the  decora- 
tion of  the  ever  white  Student  Center 
walls. 

The  Security  Committee  Is  headed  by 
Jack  Willis  and  must  handle  the  securi- 
ty at  all  dances,  movies,  etc. 

Doug  Brown,  SGA  Vice  President  and 
chairman  of  the  Student  Academic 
Board,  said  that  the  group  will  meet 
Monday  and  plans  to  add  a  "Few  more 
concrete  solutions  to  the  revisions 
made  through  last  year's  report." 

Treasurer  Frank  Dirks  reported  that 

there  is  presently  $1284.16  in  the  SGA 

checking  account.  He  estimated  the 

SGA  will  be  given  $10,000  this  year. 

Beer  Poll 

One  of  Lee's  first  activities  was  a 
beer  poll  conducted  simultaneously 
with  the  SGA  senatorial  elections.  Its 
purpose  was  to  discover  the  students' 
choice  of  what  beer  should  be  served  on 
tap  in  the  Student  Center.  Even  though 
the   main  contraversy   was  between 


Miller  and  Budweiser,  the  students 
were  offered  eleven  choices.  The 
results  will  be  announced  later. 

Arlene  Lee  Is  a  person  who  believes  In 
majority  rule  and  feels  the  best  way  to 
do  this  is  through  student  polls.  In 
response  to  students'  feeling  that  she  is 
avoiding  decisions,  she  said,  "I  don't 
feel  like  I'm  copping  out.  I'm  doing  my 
Job  better  by  asking  the  students  what 
they  prefer.  It  may  not  always  be  what 
I  prefer." 

She  plans  to  have  the  SGA  make  a  gift 
to  the  college.  This  will  not  be  decided 
upon  for  awhile  but  two  suggestions 
have  been  made:  landscaping  the  Kent 
Quad,  or  buying  sailboats,  canoes,  and 
rowboats  which  the  students  could  use 
on  the  Chester  River. 

She  said,  "I  don't  think  my  ac- 
complishments will  be  as  glamourous 
as  Jay  Young's  were,  but  I'm  getting  a 
great  deal  of  support  toward  making 
this  an  interesting  and  productive  year. 
The  Important  things  will  come  out, 
those  that  will  change  the  college  and 
make  it  better." 


Music  Department  Serves 
Bach's  Lunch 


by  Glnny  Kammer 

a.      The  Music  Department  is  sponsoring 
§■  two  concerts  of  music  popular  in  col- 
5  onial  American  in  honor  of  the  upcom- 
>,  ing  national  Yorktown  Celebration. 
3     The  "Bach's  Lunch"  held  on  October 
O  7th  will  include  works  by  Jean  Baptiste 
Lully.    William    Selby    and    George 
Frederick  Handel,  among  others.  The 
music  will  be  presented  by  faculty 
members:   Music  Department  Chair- 
man Kathleen  Mills  will  play  the  harp- 
sichord, Elizabeth  Parcell  will  play  the 
flute  and  harpsichord,  Amzie  Parcell 
will  play  the  bassoon,  and  Acting  Presi- 
dent Gary  Clarke  will  play  the  harp- 
sichord. 

The  second  "Bach's  Lunch,"  held  on 
October  21st,  will  be  performed  by 
students.  Among  those  involved  are 


Tom  Kelly,  Jeannette  Shafer,  Ford 
Schumann,  and  Jim  Corey.  Selections 
from  Bach  will  be  performed. 

Music  Department  Chairman  Mills 
said  that  "this  is  the  first  time  we've 
done  anything  like  this."  She  seemed 
enthusiastic  about  the  idea  and  said, 
"this  will  be  a  chance  for  us  to  perform 
and  give  people  a  chance  to  stop  by." 

The  National  Yorktown  Celebration 
commemorates  the  decisive  battle  in 
which  troops  led  by  George 
Washington,  the  Counte  de 
Rochambeau,  and  the  Marquis  de 
Lafayette  joined  forces  and  defeated 
Lord  Comwallis  and  the  British  Army 
In  1781. 

Both  concerts  will  take  place  at  12:30 
p.m.  on  the  Miller  Library  terrace. 
There  is  no  charge  for  either  event.  The 
public  is  cordially  invited  to  attend. 


Tbe  KA'i  played  a  team  of  freshmen  this  week  as  the  intramural  football 
season  continued.  The  games  are  held  behind  Somerset  and  on  tbe  practice 
field  after  dinner.  K 

Violinist  Opens  Concert  Series 


Peter  Zazofsky,  brilliant  young 
American  violinist  will  perform  in  the 
opening  program  of  the  College's  30th 
annual  concert  series  Wednesday,  Oc- 
tober 7  at 8:00 p.m.  in  Tawes  Theater. 

Zazofsky,  age  27,  has  won  twelve 
awards  and  competitions,  including  the 
gold  medal  second  Prize  at  the  1980 
Queen  Elisabeth  International  Com- 
petition in  Brussels. 

He  has  made  guest  appearances  with 
many  leading  orchestras  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  has  toured  in 
Eastern  Europe  and  Central  and  South 
America,  and  made  three  tours  of 
Europe  last  season.  His  campus  visit 
follows  two  nights  of  performances  with 


the  Philadelphia  Orchestra. 

His  program  here  will  Include 
Beethoven's  Sonata  In  E-flat,  Opus  12; 
Sonata  in  D  Minor,  Opus  108  by 
Brahms;  Poeme  Eleglaque  by  Ysaye; 
and  Sonata,  and  Tzigane,  by  Ravel. 

Four  other  concerts  in  the  series  will 
feature  Susan  Davenny  Wyner, 
soprano,  December  1;  the  Dorian 
Woodwind  Quintet,  January  28;  the 
Waverly  Consort,  early-music  ensem- 
ble of  ten  performers,  March  17;  and 
the  Gregg  Smith  Stagers,  fifteen  voices, 
April  29. 

Students  are  reminded  to  present 
their  season  tickets  for  admission  to 
each  show. 


Auditions 

The  Rivals 

Auditions  for  Richard  Brinsley 
Sheridan's  The  Rivals  will  be  held  on 
Tuesday,  October  6,  at  7  p.m.  in  the 
Green  Room  in  the  Fine  Arts  Center. 
Tbe  Rivals  Is  an  English  Restoration 
Comedy  written  in  1775.  The  play, 
directed  by  Assistant  Professor  of 
Drama  Stephen  Drewes,  will  be 
presented  in  Tawes  Theatre  on 
November  19,  20, 21,  and  22. 

American  Buffalo 

Auditions  for  American  Buffalo  a 
play  written  by  David  Mamet,  will  be 
held  on  Monday,  October  5  in  the  Green 


Room  of  the  Fine  Arts  Building. 

The  plot  deals  with  a  junk-shop  owner 
and  his  two  companions  who 
haphazardly  plan  to  steal  a  coin  collec- 
tion from  an  elusive  one-time  customer. 
On  another  level,  the  play  is  a  study  in 
human  relationships  and  many  dif- 
ferent bonds  between  friends. 

There  are  roles  for  three  men,  Scripts 
will  be  available  on  closed  reserve  In 
the  Miller  Library  until  the  audition 
date. 

Casting  In  this  production  will  not  ef- 
fect a  student's  chance  to  be  cast  in  the 
upcoming  Drama  Department's  pro- 
duction of  Tbe  Rivals,  as  rehearsals 
will  not  conflict.  All  Washington  College 
students  are  encouraged  to  audition. 


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William  Gass  reads,  lectures  on  Philosophy 


byGregCerto 

Id  describing  William  H.  Gass,  one 
can  easily,  too  easily,  make  him  seem 
to  conform  to  a  stereotype:  small  of 
stature  with  hair  turning  from  gray  to 
white,  sad,  expressive  eyes  and  a  fleshy 
face,  reading  glasses  hung  around  his 
neck  on  a  silver  chain.  With  his  subdued 
and  unassuming  manner,  Gass  fits  well 
Into  either  of  his  two  roles :  every  bit  the 
professor  of  Philosophy  from 
Washington  University  in  St.  Louis,  or 
every  bit  the  North  Dakotaborn  writer 
of  quiet  passionate  fiction.  But  to  do  this 
to  William  Gass,  to  bottle  and  label  him 
and  set  him  on  a  shelf,  is  not  only  a  lie, 
but  also  something  of  a  crime.  As  the 
opening  speaker  In  the  Sophie  Kerr  lec- 
ture series  of  the  College's  Bicentennial 
year,  Gass  afforded  his  listeners  a 
glimpse  of  one  of  the  most  innovative 
and  erudite  minds  in  comtemporary 
American  letters. 

Both  in  his  reading  from  an  un- 
finished novel  last  Thursday  and  his  ad- 
dress delivered  last  Friday  morning, 
Gass  revealed  the  two  fine  facets  of  his 
work:  his  subtle  passionate  fiction  and 
his  graceful  scholarship.  On  either  of 
these  planes,  Gass*  contribution  to  the 
shape  and  understanding  of  recent 
literature,  American  or  otherwise,  has 
been  considerable.  His  novel  Omenset- 
ter's  Luck  and  his  short  story  collection 
In  the  Heart  of  the  Heart  of  the  Country 
are  thought  by  some  to  be  definitive  of 
the  form  of  fiction  in  the  last  fifteen 
years  and  bis  philosophical  treatises  on 
language  and  fiction.  On  Being  Blue 


Author  and  philosopher  William  Gass  was  the  guest  of  honor  at  an  on  cam- 
dus  reception  and  barbecue  organized  by  the  Writer's  Union. 


and  Fiction  and  the  Figures  of  Life, 
have  had  far-reaching  Influences. 

In  his  introduction  to  Gass'  Thursday 
night  reading,  Robert  Day  noted  the 
author's  "evocative  use  of  language" 
as  chief  among  Gass'  talents.  This 
premise  is,  perhaps,  the  axis  on  which 
all  considerations  of  William  Gass' 
must  turn,  for  he  is  possibly  the  only  re- 
cent writer  to  demonstrate  a  total 
preoccupation  with  language. 

"It  may  be  a  country-headed  thing  to 
say,"  Gass  once  began  an  essay,"  that 
literature  is  made  up  of  words."  While 
this  observation  may  seem  less  than 


profound,  it  has  a  deep  resonance  under 
Gass'  explanation.  Part  of  this  theory  of 
language  in  literature  is  that  words  are 
representative  of  concepts  in  the  ar- 
tist's mind-  not  reality.  Edgar  Allen 
Poe  once  explained  that  "a  poem  Is  not 
the  Poetic  Faculty,  but  the  raeansof  ex- 
citing it  in  mankind."  Thus,  Gass  says, 
"a  peach  In  a  story  cannot  be  so  well 
described  that  it  destracts  you  from 
what  a  peach  really  islt  should  not 
make  you  hungry." 

Gass'  exciting  treatment  of  language 
is  very  much  in  evidence  in  his  own 
writings.  In  a  monograph  on  the  work  of 


I.  B.  Singer,  Gass  once  called  the  word 
"and"  an  empty  conjunction."  But  In 
the  following  passage  from  In  the  Heart 
of  the  Heart  of  the  Country  as  noted  by 
the  author  Earl  Shorns,  one  can  see 
"and"  truly  at  work. 

Down  the  back  streets  the  asphalt 
crumbles  into  gra  vel.  There 's 
Westbrook's,  with  the  geraniums, 
Horsetail's,  Mott's.  The  sidewalk  shat- 
ters. Gravel  dust  rises  like  breath 
behind  the  wagons.  And  I  am  in  retire- 
ment from  love. 

If  read  without  the 
"and"  or  with  "and"  inserted 
anywhere  else,  this  paragraph  becomes 
very  different  and  so  does  the  character 
of  the  narrator.  But  "and"  used  as  It  Is 
here,  delicately  and  perceptively,  con- 
tains all  the  sadness  in  the  passage. 

Gass  Is  not  a  writer  with  "apurpose." 
He  does  not  threaten  us  with  monumen- 
tal morality  or  grand  Ideals.  In  his 
view,  the  opinions  of  a  writer  are  no 
more  or  less  valuable  than  those  of  a 
baker  or  a  stockbroker.  Gass  explains 
himself  simply :  "My  aim  as  a  writer  Is 
to  take  apart  the  world  where  you  have 
very  little  control  and  replace  it  with 
language  over  which  you  can  have 
some  control.. ..I  want  to  create  a  world 
which  the  world  can  ponder  in  the  same 
way  it  ponders  the  World."  This  is  the 
beauty  of  the  work  of  William  Gass:  he 
is  not  telling  us  anything,  he  Is  making 
something. 

The  next  Sophie  Kerr  lecturer  will  be 
W.  S.  Merwin  on  October  28. 


An  Interview 


Iowa,  Novels,  and  Remembering  Things  Past 


byPeteTurcbi 
Editor-in-Chief 


Associate  Professor  of  English 
Robert  Day  spent  last  semester  as  a 
Visiting  Fiction  Writer  at  the  Iowa 
Creative  Writing  Workshop.  The  Iowa 
Workshop  is  hailed  across  the  country 
as  the  best  school  for  young  writers  to 
hone  their  talents  and  make  profes- 
sional ties.  When  Day  refused  to  be  in- 
terviewed about  his  work  at  Iowa,  In 
My  Stead,  or  his  soon-to-be-published  I 
Am  in  California,  a  written  request  was 
left  in  his  mailbox.  The  following  was 
brought  to  the  door  of  The  Elm  office  by 
a  black  dog  named  Amos. 

T:  How  does  the  Iowa  Workshop  differ 
from  creative  writing  classes  here  ? 
D:  First,  they're  all  graduate  students 
there,  and  their  level  of  accomplish- 
ment is  greater.  In  the  workshop  I 
taught  three  of  my  students  published 
shor  t  stories-one  in  the  New  Yorker, 
one  in  Atlantic,  and  one  in  Esquire.  The 
best  students  are  as  good  as  writers  (or 
better)  than  their  teachers.  In  the  se- 
cond place,  the  students  are  divided  in- 
to fiction  and  poetry  workshops,  while 
here  we  mix  the  two  together.  Our 
system  works  best  for  us;  their  system 
is  for  graduate  education,  and  it  works 
well. 

But  we  have  a  better  sense  of  a 
literary  community  than  they  do.  We 
publish  more  student  work  here  at 
Washington  College  than  they  do  at 
Iowa.  We  have  more  student  readings, 
and  we  have  more  visiting  writers  com- 
ing in.  Ours  is  more  of  a  literary  educa- 
tion, more  compatible  with  a  liberal 
arts  education  than  the  Iowa  Program. 
Again,  it's  a  matter  of  what  you  want  to 
do,  but  I  think  In  this  last  case  Iowa 
could  borrow  a  page  from  our  book  (or 
could  have  had  we  not  lost  Richmond 
house  and  the  Hill  Dorms).  ; 
T:  Why  Is  the  Iowa  Workshop  the  best- 
known  in  the  country?  D:  Partly 
because  it  was  the  first  workshop.  True, 
Longfellow  taught  a  creative  writing 
course  at  Harvard  in  the  19th  century, 
but  Iowa  put  the  first  creative  writing 


reason  they  are  well  known  is  because 
of  their  students  and  teachers:  from 
Flannery  O'Connor  and  Tennessee 
Williams  to  John  Irving. 
T:  Did  teaching  there  give  you  any 
ideas  for  the  informal  writing  program 
here? 

D:  Not  for  the  Informal  program;  as  I 
said,  I  think  we  do  that  better.  But  I  got 
some  ideas  for  the  workshops.  One  I've 
put  into  effect  in  the  Freshman  class 
this  year:  I  ask  the  students  to  give  the 


author  copies  (with  comments)  of  the 
poem  or  story  that  we've  worked  on 
that  day.  That  way  the  author  gets  to 
see  what  the  other  students  have  writ- 
ten on  his  work.  Most  students  at  Iowa 
thought  this  was  a  good  practice 
because  it  led  to  the  author  being  able 
to  edit  his  own  copy  better. 
T:  Your  new  book  Is  dedicated  to  two 
former  Washington  College  English 
professors— both  Department  Chair- 
man. In  fact—  Nick  Newlin  and  Nor- 


A  Review 


In  My  Stead:  A  View  From 
The  Outside 


byPeteTurchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

In  My  Stead  by  Robert  Day.  Cot- 
tonwood Review  Press,  90  pages. 

In  My  Stead  is  a  beautiful  book.  It  Is 
thin  and  square  and  white,  with  a 
perfect  black  and  white  photograph  on 
the  cover.  In  the  hand,  it  doesn't  feel 
like  a  novel;  it  feels  more  like  a 
documentary-type  pamphlet,  or  maybe 
even  a  guide  to  an  art  museum. 

But  it  is  not  In  My  Stead  is  a  short- 
story  20,000  words  long  with  29  black 
and  white  photographs.  It  Is  more  than 
the  cows  on  the  front  that  are  reminis- 
cent o/The  Last  Cattle  Drive;  the  nar- 
rator of  the  story  has  left  Kansas  and 
been  modernized,  and  the  rest  of  the 
characters,  with  the  exception  of  the 
Pope,  are  in  Kansas  forever.  This  is  not 
an  adventure  story  though.  Too  simply 
put.  In  My  Stead  is  the  story  of  a  man 
tearing  himself  away  from  hishome. 

It  is  not  by  mistake,  then,  that  the 
sentences  of  the  book  are  confusing. 
They  ha  ve  the  simplicity  and  honesty  of 
the  plains,  but  they  also  have  a  formal 
and  contemporary  sound  that  must 
come  from  California.  The  prose  is 
jolting,  and  while  it  fits  the  narrator's 
background,  it  Is  not  smoothly  read. 
The  narrator  Is  a  storyteller,  as  is  bis 
aunt,  but  the  book  does  not  have  the 
smooth,  entertaining  quality  of  Cattle 
Me  down 


the  narrative  throws  us,  then  bucks 
again,  and  when  the  book  ends,  a  little 
suddenly,  we  feel  we  have  ridden  to  a 
stop. 

One  of  the  things  that  makes  it  hard 
to  hold  on  to  the  prose  is  those  pictures. 
They  are  beautiful  pictures,  and  they 
are  complementary  to  the  book,  but 
they  serve  as  twenty-nine  interrup- 
tions. The  harsh  reality  of  Kansas  and 
California  in  the  photographs  slams  us 
to  the  ground,  while  in  between  them 
the  prose  has  us  riding  above  them.  The 
Kansas  in  the  story  Is  a  remembered 
Kansas,  a  thing  out  of  the  narrator's 
mind,  but  the  photographs'  are  all 
hard-hitting,  loud,  undeniable  art.  The 
reader  must  fee!  cheated  by  having  his 
imagination  robbed  of  the  opportunity 
to  accept  the  pictures  offered  to  us  by 
the  fiction.  Instead,  we  must  be 
satisfied  with  a  camera 's  reality. 

Perhaps  the  pictures  could  simply  be 
grouped  in  sections,  but  that  would  pro- 
bably hurt  them.  They  not  only  balance 
the  distance  between  Kansas  and  La 
Jolla,  but  they  work  against  each  other 
quickly,  remembering  palm  trees  with 
windmills,  cattle  with  cars.  The 
photographs  could  exist  without  a  word 
of  description  and  tell  a  wonderful 
story.  For  that  matter,  the  prose  could 
exist  without  the  pictures,  and  that 
would  make  the  connection  between 
wnifxnri  I j}  Jolla  that  much  clearer. 


man  James.  What  was  your  relation- 
ship to  them  ? 

D:  Nick  and  Norman  were  intellectual 
fathers  to  me.  They  were  different  In 
many  ways,  but  in  their  sheer  affection 
for  literature  they  were  the  same.  They 
both  taught  me  more  than  I  can  teach 
anyone  else  about  the  pleasant  comedy 
that  underpins  most  novels,  stories, 
plays,  and  poems.  After  I  please  myself 
In  my  writing,  I  sit  back  and  test  it  In 
my  memory's  conception  of  what  other 
people  like  Nick  and  Norman  would 
think  &  people  whose  judgement  in 
literary  matters  I  trust.  Fortunately 
there  aren't  too  many  of  these  people  or 
I'd  never  get  any  story  or  novel  done. 
But  I  do  think  of  Nick  and  Norman  (and 
a  few  other  friends  and  writers)  when  I 
reconsider  a  particular  work.  To  me 
these  people  seem  like  a  friendly 
posse— not  as  much  armed  with  a  rope 
if  I'd  written  badly,  but  armed  with  the 
charm  of  Judgemental  teasing.  I 
wouldn't  like  to  have  any  of  them  look- 
ing over  my  shoulder,  but  I  like  to  have 
them  in  my  head,  and  I  do. 
T:  How  closely  will  your  new  novel,  I 
Am  In  California  resemble  In  my 
Stead? 

D:  Like  The  Bear is  to  Go  Down  Moses 
In  My  Stead is  not  the  first  chapter-or 
any  chapter-  of  I  Am  In  California. 
Both  books  have  the  same  characters, 
the  same  setting,  and  the  same  form; 
however  I  Am  In  California  expands  all 
these  elements  to  eighty  thousand 
words. 

T:As  you  write  more,  do  you  find 
yourself  using  less  of  your  own 
background  or  do  you  Just  dig  deeper? 
D:  I  use  more  background  because 
there  Is  more  of  It  to  use.  Somedays  I 
think  my  life  Is  all  background  and 
there  is  nothing  in  the  present  tense.  It 
was  Proust  who  put  this  memory  ham- 
merlock  on  fiction  writers  and  I'll  be 
glad  when  someone  comes  along  and 
breaks  it.  I  find  myself  anticipating  the 
future  so  that  It  will  turn  Into  the  past, 
like  snow  disappears  without  melting, 
going  from  a  solid  to  a  gas  without  pass- 
ing through  the  puddles  of  a  cold  April 
day.  Memory  and  desire  are  no  longer 
mixed,  they're  homogenized/like  a  big 
wet  snow  ball. 


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by  Freeman  Dodswortb 
Assistant  Editor 

The  Washington  College  Chemistry 
Department  fared  well  In  the  faculty 
shuffle  this  year,  with  the  addition  of  a 
veteran  teacher  and  researcher  to  their 
staff.  Dr.  Donald  Sebera  is  replacing 
Lee  Bechtold,  who  left  late  in  the  sum- 
mer. Although  the  position  was  filled  on 
short  notice,  Sebera  is  well  qualified  for 
the  position,  according  to  Associate 
Professor  of  Chemistry  John  Conkllng. 
"The  fact  that  he  Is  an  experienced 
teacher  Is  an  obvious  advantage,"  Con- 
kllng said.  "He  should  add  alot  to  the 
program." 

Sebera,  a  native  of  Chicago,  received 
his  Bachelors  Degree  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  in  1949,  and  later 
returned  there  to  receive  his  Ph.  D.  in 


Inorganic  Chemistry.  After  receiving 
his  doctorate,  he  spent  the  next  twelve 
years  teaching  chemistry  at  Weslyan 
University,  In  Mlddletown,  Connec- 
ticut, a  small  college  much  like 
Washington  College  in  size  and  cur- 
riculum. 

Sebera  brings  with  him  a  specialty 
unique  to  Washington  College.  For  the 
past  ten  years,  his  specialty  has  been 
Art  Conservation,  that  Is,  the  study  of 
the  preservation  and  restoration  of 
pieces  of  fine  art.  In  1970,  he  became  a 
Professor  of  Conservation  Science  with 
the  Cooperstown  Graduate  Programs, 
In  Cooperstown  N.  Y.  He  later  went  on 
to  become  the  Assistant  Director  of 
Conservation  Research  Services,  at  the 
Canadian  Conservation  Institute  in  Ot- 
tawa. 

When  asked  how  his  interest  In  such  a 
specialized  field  was  sparked,  Sebera 
replied,  "I  started  collecting  prints, 
and  got  interested  in  the  chemical  pro- 
cesses of  print  ma  king,  and  the 
deterioration  of  the  art  materials." 
University  of  Delaware 

His  last  position  before  coming  to 
Washington  College  was  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Delaware  where  he  served  as  a 
visiting  professor  of  Conservation 
Science,  and  later  as  the  Assistant 
Director  of  the  Art  of  Conservation  Pro- 
gram there. 

According  to  Sebera,  his  duties  here 
are  at  the  present  time  restricted  to 
teaching  straight  chemistry.  "Getting 
back  into  straight  chemistry  is  a 
change  for  me,  "  he  said.  "But  so  far  I 
am  very  happy  with  it."  He  is  teaching 


junior  and  senior  level  courses,  and  will 
be  assisting  seniors  in  their  final 
research  projects  later  in  the  year  and 
said  that,  "research  teaching  is  a  dif- 
ferent type  of  teaching  than  the  normal 
classroom  brand,"  He  added,  "This  is 
where  my  art  conservation  will  come 
in." 

Sebera's  background  brings  a  unique 
new  facet  to  the  concept  of  Liberal  Arts, 
according  to  Conkllng.  "By  bridging 
the  gap  between  art  and  science,  the 
concept  of  interdisciplinary  study 
which  is  so  important  to  the  Liberal 
Arts  tradition,  Is  realized,"  he  said. 
Sebera  realizes  the  possibilities  that  his 
rich  background  offers  to  the  college, 
but  is  quick  to  point  out  that  nothing  has 
yet  been  suggested  in  that  field.  "I 
think  there  are  some  very  good  op- 
portunities to  use  the  interdisciplinary 
area  that  my  background  allows,"  he 
said.  "But  nothing  formal  has  come  up 
about  Art  Conservation  in  the  depart- 
ment as  yet." 


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more  good  use  in  the  afternoons.  On 
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poration. 

Another  display  to  be  opened  is  that 
of  the  results  of  the  extensive  ar- 
cheological  work  under  the  direction  of 

professor  Robert  Janson-La  Palme. 
They  have  succeeded  in  establishing 
the  location  of  almost  all  the  foundation 
walls  of  the  college's  original  building, 
destroyed  by  fire  in  1827.  The  display 
will  be  on  view  at  the  site,  by  Middle 
Hall;  in  Hynson  Lounge;  and  in  the 
Miller  Library  all  day  Saturday.  While 
the  excavation  continues,  work  is 
prgressing  on  a  scale  model  of  this 
significant    160-foot   original    campus 


structure.  The  Kent  County  Historical 
Society  is  sponsoring  the  model  con- 
struction and  will  present  the  finished 
product  to  the  college  formally  later  in 
the  year. 

The  Washington  College  athletic 
events  for  the  day  include  the  Annual 
Alumni  Lacrosse  Game  on  the  upper 
athletic  field,  Varsity  Soccer  against 
Albright  at  2  on  the  Kibler  Athletic 
Field,  Crew  sprints  at  4,  and  the 
Bicentennial  200-mileRelay  Run  which 
begins  at  noon.  Runners  for  the  last 
event  will  follow  a  course  through  town 
to  the  college  track,  where  the  relay 
will  continue  until  200  miles  have  been 
completed.  The  event  is  expected  to 
take  some  24  hours,  and  Dr.  John  Conkl- 


Toe-ing  The  Line 

Bicentennial  200  Mile  Run  Afoot 


by  Steve  Groft 

"Just  what  is  the  Bicentennial 
relay?"  That  was  the  question  I  had  on 
my  mind  as  I  went  to  interview  Jeff 
Chaffin,  the  organizer  of  this  event.  I 
had  an  image  in  my  mind  of  Dr. 
William  Smith  starting  off  some  in- 
trepid runner  two  hundred  years  ago, 
saying  something  like,  "Just  be  sure 
that  someone  keeps  running  until  1982. 
Then  you  can  stop  and  have  a  big  cele- 
bration." I  had  a  hunch,  though,  that 
this  image  was  wrong. 

Upon  checking  with  Chaffin,  I  got  the 
real  story,  he  plans  on  recruiting  two 
hundred  runners  from  the  faculty, 
students  and  alumni,  and  having  each 
individual  run  one  mile  in  an  all  night 
two  hundred-mile  marathon  relay. 

Here's  how  it  works:  following  the 
Convocation  held  downtown  on  Satur- 
day, October  10,  Dr.  Peter  Tapke  will 
hand  a  baton  to  Governor  Harry 
Hughes  who  will  in  turn  start  the  relay 
by  handing  it  to  one  of  three  runners 
representing  the  students,  faculty  and 
alumni.  How  Dr.  Tapke  gets  the  baton 
to  begin  with  is  not  yet  clear.  Anyway, 


the  trek  from  downtown  back  to  the 
track  wUl  count  as  the  first  of  the  two 
hundred  miles.  Then,  199  volunteers 
will  be  ca  lied  upon  to  run  the  remain- 
ing miles,  thro  ugh  the  rest  of  Saturday 
afternoon  and  evening,  clear  through 
until  early  Sunday  afternoon. 
Anybody's  welcome 

Chaffin  wishes  to  stress  that  all 
volunteers  will  be  accepted  no  matter 
what  their  physical  condition  or  how 
fast  they  will  be  able  to  run  the  mile.  He 
believes  that  the  more  people  who  par- 
ticipate the  more  fun  it  will  be.  He's 
looking  for  quantity  rather  than  quali- 
ty, and  he  adds  as  if  to  prove  his  point, 
that  he  plans  on  speaking  to  the  frater- 
nity Presidents  in  order  to  enlist  the  ir 
help. 

If  after  this  two  hundred  mile  relay,, 
you  still  happen  to  be  searching  for  a 
way  to  burn  off  more  calories,  the 
fourth  annual  Faculty  Challenge  five 
mile  race  will  take  place  immediatley 
following  the  relay.  All  students  should 
soon  be  receiving  notices  for  these 
events  in  their  mailboxes.  For  more  in- 
formation, anyone  interested  should 
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ing,  professor  of  Chemistry,  will  pro- 
vide flares  for  lighting  after  dark. 
Alumni,  faculty,  and  student  runners 
are  urged  to  participate  and  should 
nottfv  Jeff  Chaffin  at  the  Miller  Library 
in  advance  of  the  run. 

Also,  as  a  part  of  the  celebrations, 
three  former  coaches  and  nine  athletes 
will  be  Installed  in  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  in  a  formal 
induction  ceremony  beginning  at  6p.m., 
October  9  in  Hodson  Hall.  The  Hall  of 
Fame  was  estabished  by  the  Alumni 
Council  "to  recognize  and  remember 
outstanding  people  associated  with  the 
athletic  program  in  the  past."  To  be 
honored  during  the  ceremony,  are 
coaches  Alva  Burris,  Thomas  Kibler, 
and  Doris  Bell,  and  athlete  William 
Nicholson,  Frederick  Norris,  D'Arcy  "- 
Jake"  Flowers,  Fred  "Fritz"  Reinholt, 
Edward  Keenan,  John  "Jack"  Carroll, 
Reeder  "Peter"  Spedden,  John  "bob- 
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Dumschitt.  All  are  welcome  to  a-tend. 
Tickets  may  be  purchased  at  the  Alum- 
ni House  or  at  the  door  for  $25  per  per- 
son or  $35  per  couple.  Price  includes 
open  bar  reception,  buffet  dinner,  and 
induction  presentations. 

Charles    Suckling,    inventor    of 


fluothane,  the  anaesthetic  most  widely 
used  in  modern  hospital  operating 
rooms,  is  the  featured  speaker  in  a 
special  Bicentennial  chemistry  sym- 
posium, Two  Hundred  Years  of 
Chemistry.  A  recipient  of  the 
prestigious  John  Scott  Medal  and  one  of 
Europe's  most  distinguished  chemists, 
Dr.  Suckling  will  discuss  the 
anaesthesia  and  eventsthat  led  to  his  in- 
vetion.  Among  those  who  will  hear  him 
speak  are  Roy  Plunkett,  another  John 
Scott  Medal  winner,  and  Nobel  Prize 
winners  Herbert  Brown,  Melvin  Calvin, 
and  Paul  Flory.  The  symposium  will 
begin  at  3  p.m.  on  October  14  In  Tawes 
Theatre. 

Copies  of  Chesapeake  Bay  and  the 
American  Revolution  will  be  on  sale  in 
the  college  bookstore  on  October  10,  and 
is  a  project  coordinated  by  Dean 
Nathan  Smith,  Geared  toward  the 
Yorktown  celebration,  the  volume  is 
the  college's  major  contribution  to  the 
National  Bicentennial.  Professor 
Robert  Fallaw  served  as  one  of  the 
research  editors  and  a  contributing 
author. 

Everyone  is  invited  and  encouraged 
to  participate  in  all  activities  during  the 
year-long  celebrations. 


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Volleyball 

Volleyball  Squad  bounces 
back  from  early  losses 


Coach  Penny  Fall  said  that  "early  season  mistakes"  led  her  volleyball 
team  to  losses  to  St.  Mary's  and  Cecil  Community  College.  The  varsity  girls 
bounced  back  to  beat  the  University  of  DC. 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  volleyball 
team  started  the  season  on  Thursday, 
September  24  with  a  less  than  spec- 
tacular pair  of  matches.  The  girls  were 
originally  scheduled  to  play  Bowie,  a 
"so-so"  team,  but  that  school's 
volleyball  program  folded  over  the 
summer.  This  left  an  opening  in  the 
schedule  which  St  Mary's,  a  fairly  good 
team,  filled. 

The  St.  Mary's  team  proved  to  be 
greatly  improved  over  last  year  as  they 
defeated  WC  with  scores  of  8-15  and 
9-15.  "The  girls  were  very  tight  to  start 


Harriers  Set  Back  in  Meet 


by  Kevin  Kroencke 

Last  Saturday  the  WC  Harriers  took 
to  the  road  for  their  second  race  of  the 
season.  The  race  was  held  at  Mary 
Washington  College  in  Fredericksburg, 
Virginia.  Also  competing  in  the 
triangular  meet  was  Washington  and 
Lee.  This  is  the  second  year  in  a  row  the 
three  teams  have  met  at  Mary 
Washington. 

The  Harriers  were  looking  forward  to 
returning  to  this  race.  Prospects  for 
defeating  Mary  Washington  looked 
good.  Unfortunately,  prospects  have  a 
way  of  turning  into  disappointment. 
The  two  other  teams  in  the  race  had 
developed  very  good  talented  teams 
considering  the  size  of  the  schools  and 
their  athletic  programs. 

Despite  the  loss  to  both  colleges  there 
were  some  very  good  developments  out 
of  the  trip  to  Fredricksburg.  Both  Jon 
Adams  and  Jeff  Lucas  Improved  their 
times  from  last  week.  John  led  the  team 
again  and  was  able  to  take  fifty  seconds 
off  his  time,  bringing  his  finishing  time 

Shoremen  Dealt 
First  Defeat. 

by  Bill  Bounds 

An  aggressive  Mary  Washington  Soc- 
cer team  defeated  the  Shoremen  5-2  last 
Saturday,  In  a  match  in 
Fredericksburg,  Va. 

Washington  College  started  slowly 
and  before  they  could  turn  around,  had 
allowed  two  quick  goals.  Down  2-0  and 
playing  in  what  looked  like  would  be  a 
rout  on  the  part  of  the  Mary  Washington 
Booters,  The  Shoremen  increased  their 
intensity  and  scored  their  first  goal  on  a 
shot  from  12  yards  by  Tom  Vach.  John 
Rauch  was  credited  with  an  assist  on 
the  goal.  Several  minutes  later,  Junior 
Mack  Mullican  led  Fullback  BUI 
Bounds  with  a  pass  which  Bounds  pro- 
mptly converted  to  knot  the  score  at  2-2. 
The  Shoremen  looked  like  they  would 
indeed  pull  out  another  win.  But  shortly 
after  the  second  Washington  College 
goal,  the  Shoremen  lost  their  intensity 
and  allowed  2  more  Mary  Washington 
scores  before  half  time. 

In  the  second  half,  with  the  score  4-2, 
Mary  Washington  beefed  up  their 
defense.  The  Shoremen  Booters  could 
not  generate  the  necessary  offensive 
thrust  to  make  the  contest  closer.  Mary 
Washington  added  their  last  goal  at 
about  midway  in  the  second  half,  and 
the  final  score  was  5-2. 

Goalie  Harris  Friedberg  had  a  rough 
initlaton  in  the  nets  as  the  Washington 
College  defense  fell  apart  frequently. 
Fred  Dauch  and  Ron  Lauricella  were 
two  bright  spots  for  the  Shoremen. 

The  next  soccer  match  wll  be  this 
Saturday,  at  home  against  arch-rival 
Swarthmore.  Come  out  and  see  what 
always  pro  -es  to  be  an  exciting  game. 
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under  thirty  minutes  for  the  very 
challenging  five  mile  course. 
Lucas  second 
Senior  and  Captain  Jeff  Lucas  also 
improved  his  mark  by  about  25  seconds, 
placing  him  in  second  for  the  team. 
Finishing  third  for  the  Harriers  was 
Kevin  Kroencke  off  his  time  from  last 
week  by  almost  a  full  minute.  Both  Dan 
BakJey  and  Mike  Coleman  had  much 
imrpoved  races  from  the  season  opener 


and  finished  the  team  scoring. 

Overall  the  team  had  a  good  day 
although  Washington  failed  to  win. 
Times  were  lowered,  individuals  con- 
tinued to  improve  their  performances, 
and  the  team  got  a  chance  to  run  on  a 
challenging  course,  which  can  only  help 
when  the  Harriers  travel  to  Baltimore 
tomorrow  to  take  on  Coppin  State  in  a 
dual  meet  on  their  home  course. 


Sports  schedule 

Saturday  October  3 

Soccer Swarthmore— home  1 :30 

Cross  country Coppin— away 

Volleyball Juniata  College  Classic— away 

Tuesday  October  6 

Soccer Washington  Bible— home  3:00 

Thursday  Octobers 

Soccer Allbright— Homecoming  1 :  30 

Cross  Country Delaware  State— away 

Volleyball Catonsville  Tournament— away 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  beautiful  weather  this  week  has 
brought  out  the  teams  in  full  force.  Not 
only  are  the  fall  varsity  sports  practic- 
ing but  many  winter  and  spring  teams 
are  taking  advantage  of  the  warm 
weather. 

Both  the  men  and  womerrs  crew  have 
been  out  on  the  Chester  River.  It  has 
been  ideal  for  rowing.  If  there  is  one 
sport  that  puts  months  of  work  In 
without  getting  much  recognition,  it  is 
crew.  Practices  are  sometimes  held  at 
six  in  the  morning  to  take  advantage  of 
the  high  tide.  Months  of  hard  work  goes 
into  a  race  that  lasts  about  seven 
minutes.  WC  alumni  Jim  Stevenson,  is 
taking  over  the  men's  crew  this  year.  It 
is  going  to  be  tough  to  fill  the  shoes 
vacated  by  Capt.  Court  Treuth  who 
graduated  last  May.  The  women  are 
returning  many  two-and  three-year 
veterans  so  much  is  expected  of  them 
this  spring.  The  most  feared  words  of 
the  crew—'  'Lover's  Lane  1 ' ' 

Coach  Flnnegan  has  his  basketball 
team  out  early  running  to  "loosen  up 
for  classes."  The  season  is  very  long  so 
conditioning  plays  an  important  part. 
Carl  and  Robert  Fornoff  along  with 
Vlnce  Gasoir  have  been  leading  the  way 
In  the  mile  run  with  times  around  5:10 
which  isn't  bad  at  6  in  the  morning. 

Rumor  has  it  that  Jesse  Fowler  is  try- 
ing to  get  the  women's  lacrosse  team 
out  working.  The  women's  tennis  team 
also  started  this  week.  Coach  Fall  is  do- 
ing double  time  with  volleyball  and  ten- 
nis going  on.  I  even  saw  a  few  fellows 
throwing  around  the  baseball  up  on  the 
field  in  anticipation  of  the  spring. 
The  Box  broken 

I  believe  I  have  found  the  most  dif- 
ficult job  around.  It  Is  refereeing  the  in- 
tramural football  league.  On  every 
play,  one  team  screams  hold,  clip,  in- 
terference while  the  other  team  is  yell- 


ing offsides.  The  smart  teams, 
however,  get  a  couple  players  arguing 
with  the  ref  while  a  few  others  move  the 
ball  back.  You've  got  to  be  on  your  toes 
out  there.  Speaking  of  football,  Coach 
Brian  Mathews  decided  that  members 
of  the  lacrosse  team  could  no  longer 
play  intramurals.  If  this  rule  was  to  be 
enforced,  why  wasn't  it  declared  at  the 
beginning  of  the  season  and  not  half 
way  through  it?  The  hardest  hit  was 
The  Box.  They  were  cruising  along 
undefeated  and  looking  ahead  to  the 
last  game  against  The  Wave.  This 
seems  quite  unfair  especially  with 
Coach  Bill  Gorrow  still  playing  for  the 
K.A.s.  Most  of  the  teams  seemed 
relieved  though,  now  that  they  know 
they  don't  have  to  go  up  against  The 
Boxl 

Last  weekend's  winners  of  the  raft 
race  wer  Billy  Norris  and  Evan 
Williams.  Even  though  it  was  a  perfect 
day,  the  turn  out  was  pretty  small.  The 
winners  pulled  home  a  keg  for  their  ef- 
fort and  tapped  it  soon  after  the  race 
out  at  their  house. 

Will  someone  please  return  the  Sports 
Illustrated  to  the  Library.  This  week's 
Issue  only  lasted  a  day  before 
somebody  nipped  it.  You're  gonna  have 
to  stand  in  line  when  the  bathing  suit 
issue  comes  out,  and  I  know  a  few  boys 
who  are  going  to  be  right  up  front. 

The  best  bet  for  this  winter  is  a  trip 
down  to  Hogg  Neck  Skating  Arena  on 
Rt.  50  near  Easton.  They  are  forming 
mens  and  womens  hockey  leagues  as 
well  as  public  skating  and  exhibition 
games.  You  can  rent  everything  there, 
including  skates,  and  it  is  very  inexpen- 
sive. It  is  a  nice  way  to  spend  an  after- 
noon. For  more  information  call 
822-7070. 

Thought  of  The  Week:  Be  sure  you 
get  your  dates  early  for  the  Homecom- 
ing Dance. 


the  game,"  said  Coach  Penny  Fall.  "It 
took  awhile  to  get  going.  The  second 
game  was  a  much  better  game." 

The  second  match  was  against  Cecil 
Community  College.  "Player  for 
player,  this  is  the  best  team  they've  had 
in  the  past  three  or  four  years,"  com- 
mented Fall.  "Their  main  weakness  is 
their  passing."  Fall  tried  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  this  weakness  but  the  WC 
girls  had  trouble  coordinating  their 
passing  and  serving  and  lost  5-15.  The 
girls  played  a  much  better  second  game 
although  they  lost  13-15. 

"We  made  a  lot  of  early  season 
mistakes,"  said  Fall,  "but  I'd  rather 
take  the  lumps  initially."  She  Is  hoping 
that  the  girls  will  keep  their  positive  at- 
titude. "They  didn't  get  down.  They 
really  tried,"  she  said.  "They  seemed 
to  learn  what  they  were  weakest  in." 

Although   Fall   was   a   little   disap- 
pointed with  the  matches  she  was  not 
surprised.  "1  think  we're  capable  of 
quite  a  bit  better,"  she  added. 
Victory 

A  set  of  matches  played  Tuesday 
night,  September  29,  seemed  to  prove 
that  the  girls  are  capable  of  much 
more.  Although  the  team  lost  the  first 
match  against  Western  Maryland  with 
scores  of  3-15,  1-15  3-15,  their  caliber  of 
play  has  never  been  higher. 

"I  thought  we  played  superbly,"  said 
Fall.  "Western  Maryland  can  set  of- 
fense better  than  anyone  else.  This  puts 
pressure  on  a  young  team  like  us,  which 
is  still  in  a  formulative  stage  with  our 
skills." 

Western  Maryland  has  been  con- 
ference champion  for  several  of  the 
past  seasons.  Fall  is  very  pleased  that 
her  team  could  put  up  as  good  an  op- 
position as  they  did.  "We  gave  them  a 
workout,"  she  said.  "In  terms  of  effort 
and  play,  that's  the  best  we've  done  so 
far  this  year." 

The  second  match  of  the  evening 
seemed  to  prove  that  WC  really  has  the 
capacity  to  be  a  winning  team  as  they 
defeated  University  of  DC  with  scores 
of  15-11 15-11.  Fall  admits  that  "DC  is  in 
a  rebuilding  year,"  but  their  unpredic- 
tability proved  to  be  a  problem  for  W.C. 
Strategy  Change 

In  the  first  game  WC  was  down  1-9. 
Fall  decided  to  switch  from  a  block 
defensive  position  to  a  middle  end 
defensive  postion.  This  permits  the 
middle  blocker  to  "pick  up  any  off- 
speed  junk."  This  strategy  worked  as 
the  girls  managed  to  scrape  a  15-11  vic- 
tory 

Fall  decided  to  make  some  substitu- 
tion for  the  second  game  to  give  some  of 
the  girls  a  much  needed  rest.  Anne 
Most  was  used  more  as  a  setter  and 
Christina  Ragonesi  and  Judi  Skelton 
were  brought  in.  The  teamwork  and 
precision  seemed  to  be  present  as  the 
girls  captured  another  15-11  victory. 

This  weekend  the  team  Is  travelling 
to  a  two  day  Juanlata  College  Classic. 
Fall  is  looking  forward  to  an  opportuni- 
ty for  the  team  to  "get  things  together." 
They  will  compete  in  two  matches 
tonight  and  at  least  three  possibly  five 
matches  tomorrow. 


Typists  Needed 

Are  you  a  college  student?  Do  you 
like  to  travel?  Would  you  like  to  meet 
famous  sports  and  entertainment  per- 
sonalities? 

Fat  chance,  bucko.  But  if  you'd  like  to 
make  spending  money  by  typing  for 
The  Elm  on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 
nights,  and  you  are  a  reasonable  typist 
and  reliable,  contact  the  editors 
through  the  campus  mail. 


Supervisor  of  Buildings  and  Grounds 


Crooks  Retires: 
Coleman  Takes  Post 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

Superintendent  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Ray  Crooks  retired  last 
Friday  according  to  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey.  Crooks,  who  is  67 
years  old,  submitted  a  short  handwrit- 
ten letter  that  said  in  part,  "I  feel  I 
must  retire."  No  other  reason  for  the 
sudden  desire  was  given  in  the  letter, 
but  Hessey  said  that  "there  are  per- 
sonal considerations  involved.  This  is 
all  I  can  say." 

William  Coleman,  a  member  of  the 
maintenance  staff  for  24  years,  was 
named  Monday  as  the  Acting  Superin- 
tendent and  will  remain  at  that  post  un- 
til applications  have  been  collected  and 
a  new  superintendent  is  chosen.  Hessey 
will  solicit  nationally  for  applicants.  He 
said,  "I  am  asking  those  on  the  staff  if 
they  are  interested,  as  well  as  soliciting 
from  the  outside." 

Rumors  that  Crooks  was  asked  to 
resign  by  the  administration  have 
received  no  support  from  Hessey,  ex- 
cept to  say  that  the  College  is  "Protec- 
ting the  confidentiality  of  personal  rela- 
tionships," Coleman  was  equally 
reserved  about  the  matter:  "All  I  know 
is  that  he  has  retired." 

Coleman  has  assured  all  of  the 
responsibilities  involved  in  the  position 
of  Superintendent,  and  said  that  he  has 
had  no  problems  so  far.  He  said,  "I've 
only  had  the  job  for  a  few  days,  but 
whatever  needs  to  be  done  will  be 
done." 

Applications  for  the  position  of 
Superintendent  are  open  to  members  of 
the  maintenance  staff,  according  to 
Hessey,  and  Coleman,  whose  father 


held  the  position  here  in  the  1920's, 
plans  to  apply.  "I  would  like  the  job," 
he  said,  "The  (maintenance  staff)  9 
hadn't  expected  me  to  be  named.  I  J* 
thinkf  the  administration)  wanted  to  ^ 
give  somebody  a  chance  from  the  S 
ranks,  and  move  them  up,  rather  than  £j 
bring  someone  from  the  outside."  '  I 

In  an  interview  this  week,  Crooks  j2 
said  that  he  has  not  made  any  definite  £> 
plans  for  the  future,  when  asked  the  a 
reason  for  his  sudden  retirement,  he  s 
said,  "I  had  some  nervous  problems;  Io. 
guess  the  pressure  was  too  much.  I 
wasn't  sleeping  much,  and  you  can't  go 
on  not  sleeping.  Basically,  health-wise, 
I  thought  it  would  be  better  if  I  left." 


"American  Buffalo,"  directed  by  senior  Glnnle  White,  will  be  performed  In 
The  Fine  Arts  Center  next  Friday,  Saturday  and  Sunday.  This  weekend  the 
Drama  Department  presents  Richard  Brlnsley  Sheridan's  "The  Rivals." 
Shows  are  at  8:00.  For  article,  see  Page  3,4,5,6,7. 


Students  Vote  for  Indoor-Outdoor 
Athletic  Center  for  Bicentennial  Gift 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

A  preliminary  poll  conducted  by  the 
Student  Government  Association 
showed  that  a  large  number  of  students 
would  like  to  have  an  indoor-outdoor 
athletic  facility  on  campus  as  The  Col- 
lege's Bicentennial  gift. 

The  other  suggested  gifts  were 
favored  in  the  following  order:  a  cam- 
pus radio  station,  cherry  trees  to  line 
the  comer  of  Route  213  and  College 
Avenue,  an  artist's  conception  and  pro- 
posal for  the  landscaping  of  Kent  Quad, 
the  improvement  and  enlargement  of 
the    waterfront    program,    planting 


another  Elm  tree,  typewriters  for  the 
typing  room  in  the  library,  a  swimming 
pool,  an  exhibit  of  hard-carved  Eastern 
Shore  waterfowl,  and  a  bound  bol lec- 
tion of  late  president  Joseph  McLaln's 
works. 

Only  twenty  votes  separated  the  top 
two  choices,  and  the  third  place  choice 
was  only  ten  voted  behind.  Suggestions 
for  the  gift  were  made  by  students  In 
response  to  a  notice  in  The  Elm  and  a 
plea  for  suggestions  sent  by  the  SGA 
through  campus  mall.  The  voting  ballot 
listed  ten  possible  gifts,  and  also  had 
space  for  additional  suggestions.  The 
gifts  that  came  in  as  ninth  favorite,  a 
swimming  pool,  was  a  write-In. 


Three  hundred  and  sixteen  of  the  over 
six  hundred  students  at  the  College 
voted  In  the  poll,  held  last  Tuesday  In 
Hodson  Hall.  SGA  President  Arleen  Lee 
said  that  she  was  pleased  with  the  turn- 
out, and  stressed  the  fact  that  the 
economic  feasibility  of  the  Ideas  has  not 
been  thoroughly  researched.  "We're 
still  In  the  organizing  stages,"  she  said. 
"Now  we  have  a  basis  on  which  to  do 
the  research." 

Money  for  the  gift  will  come  from  the 
Student/Faculty  auction  to  be  held  In 
February,  and  possibly  from  a  dance 
marathon  to  be  held  In  the  spring.  Lee 
said  that  other  sources  for  funds  are  be- 
ing considered. 


Student  Attrition:  The  Reports  So  Far 


by  Mark  Slater 

In  the  spring  of  1980,  then  Dean  of  the 
College,  Garry  Clarke  oversaw  the  for- 
mation of  an  informal  committee  to 
study  the  problem  of  attrition.  Op- 
timistically named  the  Retention  Com- 
mittee, the  group  consisted  of  persons 
representing:  the  Office  of  the  Dean, 
the  Office  of  the  Registrar,  the  Business 
Office,  Admissions,  Student  Affairs,  the 
Faculty  and  the  student  body. 

The  Committee's  study  consisted 
largely  of  an  analysis  of  materials  on 
students'  backgrounds  and  students' 
activities  while  at  Washington  College, 
provided  by  records  kept  by  the 
Registrar  and  Student  Affairs.  An  in- 
tensive computer  analysis  was  done  of 
these  materials  with  the  aid  of  a  college 
computer.  The  initial  phase  of  the  study 
involved  deciding  what  material  was  to 
be  studied,  then  gathering  the  data. 

Dr.  Steven  Cades,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Sociology,  joined  the  commit- 
tee in  the  fall  of  1980,  to  act  as  the  data 
analyst.  He  explained  that  the  informa- 
tion studied  falls  into  three  categories: 
Background  Information  (sex,  the  area 
of  the  country  students  came  from 
private  or  public  schooling  etc.) 
Academic  Predictors  (S.A.T.  Scores, 
Projected  Major  prior  to  entering  col- 
lege, high  school  performance,  etc.) 
ind    Washington    College    Factors 


(G.P.A.  at  WC,  Major,  Involvement  in 
various  activities,  etc.)  Of  these  three 
groups,  the  only  one  which  proved  to 
have  any  noticeable  bearing  on  attri- 
tion was  the  group  of  Washington  Col- 
lege factors;  "Neither  the  first  nor  se- 
cond told  very  much  about  who  would 
stay,"  Cades  said.  His  analysis  was 
completed  last  spring  and  presented  to 
the  Committee  for  review. 
Not  the  first 

This  recent  study  on  attrition  is  not 
the  first.  Registrar  Ermon  Foster  ex- 
plained that  attrition  has  been  a  con- 
cern of  the  College  for  a  long  time.  "It 
has  to  be  an  on-going  thing,"  he  said. 
This  latest  study  was  facilitated  by  the 
availability  of  the  computer  and  the 
realization  of  its  resource  potential. 

Acting  Dean  of  the  College  Nathan 
Smith  explained  that  this  study  adds  to 
one  he  had  done  in  the  early  seventies, 
when  he  was  also  Acting  Dean.  Statis- 
tics provided  by  Foster  show  that  the 
retention  rate  (the  percentage  of 
students  who  enroll,  who  graduates 
after  four  years)  over  the  past  30  years 
has  been,  on  an  average,  between  45 
percent  and  56  percent.  The  overall 
retention  rate  for  the  past  10  years  falls 
within  these  bounds.  Foster  adds  that 
he  doesn't  expect  this  to  change  very 
much  in  the  next  couple  of  years.  This 
would  make  it  seem  that  there  is  no 


cause  for  concern,  yet  as  explained  by 
Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelly,  "It's 
a  sensitive  issue  now  with  the  expected 
drop"  in  enrollment.  Concern  over 
diminishing  College  enrollments  na- 
tionwide points  to  the  need  to  have  a 
high  degree  of  retention  in  order  to 
maintain  proper  enrollment  levels, 
and,  therefore,  steady  tuition-based  in- 
come. 

No  single  cause 

Kelley  explained  that  the  Committee 
was  hoping  to  find  some  variable  of  the 
study  to  be  a  major  cause  of  attrition. 
"We  were  hoping  that  one  thing  would 
jump  out  at  us,"  she  said,  "some  area 
that  we  could  pinpoint  and  work  on. 
That  didn't  show  up." 

Though  no  formal  conclusion  has 
been  drawn  from  the  study,  one  thing 
the  study  has  shown  is  that  those 
students  who  get  involved  in  student  ac- 
tivities are  the  ones  more  likely  to  stay. 
Though  this  may  have  been  an  instinc- 
tively understood  notion  in  the  past,  it 
now  stands  statistically  verified.  Cades 
stated  another  finding:  "The  problem 
of  attrition  is  different  from  academic 
success."  The  study  also  disestablished 
this  and  many  other  ideas  which  may 
have  been  under  speculation  as  causes 
of  attrition. 

Though  the  study  proved  to  be 
valuable  in  the  way  just  specified,  It  did 


not  bring  out  any  new  answer  to  the  at- 
trition issue.  Associate  Professor  of 
Political  Science  John  Taylor  ex- 
plained, "The  finding  didn't  produce 
any  magic  answers."  Kelley  said, 
similarly,  "For  all  the  statistics  in  the 
world,  It  doesn't  tell  us  why  kids  left." 
The  disappointment  of  not  producing  an 
instant  solution  to  the  problem  made 
others  a  bit  more  critical.  Director  of 
Admissions  A.M.  DIMaggio,  referring 
to  the  study,  said,  "These  are  nice 
Continued  on  page  4 


Attention 
Law  Students 

Lynn  McLaln,  a  law  professor  at  the 
University  of  Baltimore,  will  be  on 
campus  on  Friday,  December  4,  to 
meet  with  prospective  law  school 
students.  She  will  be  glad  to  answer 
questions  regarding  law  school  admis- 
sions, and  discuss  such  problems  as  the 
transition  from  college  into  law  school 
and  opportunities  in  the  legal  profes- 
sion. 

The  strictly  informal  meeting  will  oc- 
cur at  3:00  p.m.  on  Friday,  December  4, 
hi  room  14  of  William  Smith  Hall. 


av.  Pnaalmi  IM1-p|gto 


Fair  Warning 

Washington  College  can  be  a  very  noisy  place.  It's  noisy  in  the 
fall,  and  even  noisier  in  the  spring,  when  the  weather  is  warm 
and  people  go  outdoors.  They  sunbathe  outside  of  the  New 

EStaH'fl^nf  S.r0SSe  in„,ront  of  Hodson  Hal1-  Practice  golf  shots 
behind  the  Hi  1  Dorms.  But  whether  someone  is  ricocheting  a  low 

Iiwti!?  w  ,r°n \?J  Dunmn|  T  sPlkin8  a  football  under  the  elm 
after  the  last  touchdown  at  the  last  chilly  pick-up  football  game 
there  always  seems  to  be  music  blasting  out  of  the  Hill  Dorms,  no 
matter  what  the  season.  Sometimes  the  easiest  way  to  escape  the 
academic  reality  of  the  History  of  Germany  Before  World  War  I 
U  n  .^k'  lls,ten  «losely.  and  hum  along  with  the  echoes  of 
She  Don  t  Love  Me,  She  Loves  My  Automobile  " 
But  it  isn't  just  the  Hill  Dorms.  Also  common  are  mammoth 

?„P fftf  2  tU,r?fd  £Wa£S  the  windows  of  one  of  «*  rooms  border- 
ing the  Kent  Quad  or  the  Somerset  field.  Loud  music  on  campus 
often  makes  it  hard  to  take  tests,  and  lacrosse  balls  and  frisbees 
flying  through  the  hallways  of  the  dorms  often  make  it  hard  to 
study  for  tests.  Listening  to  Van  Halen  at  full  volume  at  three  in 
£,?  if^i""8  "J3?  aPProach  the  definition  of  Nirvana  for  some, 
but  it  may  send  others  on  a  swan  dive  off  the  Cliffs  of  Insanity  So 
■m'JT '  S  that  Pe?P'e  here  are  noisy  and  inconsiderate  and 
unacademic  and  basically  rotten. 

Well    no.  The  fact  is,  students  here  seem  to  be  on  an  academic 
craze  this  semester.  There  aren't  any  grades  out  yet  but  The 

Mfr8e7M  t0  b?  complaining  less  ab0"t  P001-  work  being  done 
in  their  classes.  Lecture  attendance  this  semester  has  been 
amazing-sixty  people  showed  up  this  past  week  at  the  Sophie 

SEhET  °Hhehar  ab0Ut  tne  WOmen  in  Thomas  Hardy's  lifeTnd 
similar  crowds  have  greeted  Elman  Folkenberg  and  W  S  Mer 
win  as  well  as  many  other  of  this  semester's  speakers 
™Iha!  attendance  ma,y  have  a  lot  to  do  with  the  high  quality  of 
speakers  the  various  lecture  series  have  presented  but  it  also 

such fasSrls*  d°  ™  the  at"tUde  °f  StUdents  Awards  events! 
The  number  of  spectators  at  games  during  the  fall  sports 
season  was,  on  the  other  hand,  according  to  players  coaches 
and  fans,  very  disappointing.  The  athletes  here  felt  that  thev 
Ieh„eHPla,yi(nhg  ST.e  SOrt  of  Pre-season  exhibition  schedule  which 
nobody  bothered  to  attend.  We  don't  think  that  people  should  at 
tend  sports  events  for  the  sake  of  the  players-nobodv  comes  and 
^nUS°ntWhilet  we  study'  or  finish  a  late-night  paper-but  at 

s%sr the  tmes  that  «*^  •  «*oS.  it 

Perhaps  a  more  serious  case,  one  that  the  Student  Academic 
narMdiIantS  t0,  d0  ^ething  about,  is  the  lack  of  widespread 
Mo o?  th  Sh  ^rntS  °"  commi»ees  and  in  organizations. 
TnL2  i  student  Government  committees  and  other  groups 
S!,^  members  from  the  same  small  list  of  active 
students.  That  means  that  people  who  are  busy  working  on  a 
£f  oeIr,o0Iunse,11,ng  ProPosal  won't  have  time  to  try  and  revitalize 
the  BUSH  project,  and  that  in  general  the  campus  suffers 

Everyone  is  not  necessarily  cut  out  to  be  active  in  organiza- 
tions. There  is  nothing  wrong  with  staying  in  your  room  and  stu- 
dying or  perfecting  your  guitar-picking  technique  until  you  can 
imitate  Pete  Townshend.  Maybe  people  are  engrossed  in  Tail 
Gunner  or  Pac  Man,  or  the  daily  lure  of  General  Hospital  The 
point  is  that  while  we  can't  force  people  to  take  part  in  campus 
activities  students  have  enough  access  to  resources  here  at  this 
?>eiryt,S.ma11  eo'lege,  to  do  almost  anything  they  want.  So  if  you 
think  somebody  should  do  something  about  the  wav  "  well 
maybe  you  should  trv  it  yourself  ' 


The    $    Blm 


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Editor-in-Chief...  „ 

Assistant Editor..    -^....PeteTurcW 

Sports  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Photography  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Business  Manager  GaiySwope 

Joah  Petrle 

with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks  The  SdWom  M^SHh^ 


Not  Enough  "Intellectual  Opportunities"? 


At  the  risk  of  being  redundant  (It 
seems  I  write  this  letter  every  year)  I 
would  like  to  express  my  dismay  at  the 
lack  of  publicity  given  to  current 
local/campus  events  that  should  be 
covered  by  The  Elm. 

I  am  speaking  specifically  of  the  lec- 
ture "Are  You  Tired  of  Being  Tired- 
More  Energy,  Less  Fatigue"  given  by 
Elman  Folkenberg  on  Monday  night  I 
cannot  understand  the  apparent  reluc- 
tance of  The  Elm  to  list  weekly  events 
and/or  Include  articles  on  their  content 
to  Interest  the  college  community  in  at- 
tending. 

While  1  realize  everyone  Is  interested 
In  learning  that  Edward  Albee  will  be 


on  campus  to  speak,  I  hardly  think  -■ 
speaker  scheduled   for  FebruarTJ 
should  take  space  in  the  paper  Lfi 
from  someone  who  is  here  this  week    l 
For  too  long  we  have  bemoaned  lh  J 
fact  that  lectures,  concerts,  and  otn»J 
campus   "intellectual"   activities  iJ 
poorly  attended.  Yet  the  campus  ne*J 
paper  does  little  to  inform  us  abZl 
coming  events.  Perhaps  less  attenZ 
to  "world  news",  long  articles  on  a  ■*! 
cent  hit  recording,  or  2  pages  devoted  Z 
sports  would  leave  a  little  room  for  c  J 
rent  Intellectual  opportunities. 
Sincerely  yours, 
Karen  Lynn  Smith 
Associate  Professor 


Hill  Dorms  Residency 
Comes  Under  Inspection 


by  Catherine  Rlcketts 

The  last  SGA  meeting  of  the  year  was 
held  on  Monday  In  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room.  President  Arlene  Lee  said  in  her 
report  that  this  bad  been  for  the  student 
government  "primarily  an  organiza- 
tional semester."  Lee  also  mentioned 
that  the  Long  Range  planning  commit- 
tee composed  of  faculty,  administra- 
tors, and  students  had  met  and  decided 
to  review  the  four  course  plan.  She  ad- 
ded that  any  students  with  suggestions 
on  the  subject  should  take  them  to 
respective  Student  Academic  Board 
members. 

Dr.  Seiman,  the  SGA  advisor, 
presented  a  written  statement  for  the 
Evaluation  of  Prospective  Hill  Oc- 
cupancy which  was  issued  Monday  by 
the  Student  Affairs  Committee.  Seiman 
stressed  that  this  document,  which  was 
given  to  all  senators,  may  not  be  in  its 
final  form.  The  committee  is  still  very 
much  open  to  possible  changes  to  the 
document,  which  reads: 

"While  there  is  no  automatic  system 
for  awarding  the  Hill  dormitories  to  any 
group  at  the  College,  the  following 
criteria  are  to  be  wieighed  in  determin- 
ing who  shall  live  therein. 
"A  broad  commitment  to  the  intellec- 


tual and  cultural  life  of  Washington  Col- 
lege as  manifested  by  providing  centers 
for  such  life. 

"The  scholarship  of  the  students 
reflected  by  academic  honors,  cita- 
tions, and  scholarships. 

"Extra  auricular  Activity:  taken 
here  to  mean  activities  associated  with 
academic  pursuits  (Officers  of  such 
clubs  as  the  William  James  Forum,  The 
Investment  Club,  and  so  forth,  ac- 
tivities related  to  the  Arts  (muslcai  per- 
formances, drama  productions,  and 
student  publications):  as  well  as  ac- 
tivities related  to  physical  education 
(intramurals,  varsity  athletics). 

"Public  Service  to  the  College 
through  work  for  College  committees 
the  SGA,  B.U.S.H.  and  other  ad-hoc  ser- 
vice groups  as  might  be  sanctioned  by 
the  College  and  public  service  to  the 
community  through  work  for  charitable 
and  service  activities. 

"Unity  of  group's  purpose,  and  the 
ability  and  willingness  of  its  members 
to  fulfill  the  above  criteria." 

Any  student  wishing  to  make  sugges- 
tions regarding  the  document  may  do 
so  through  their  senator. 

Next  week  there  will  be  a  poll  on 
bands  for  the  spring  and  career 
counselling  in  the  Dining  Hall. 


Food  Service  Offers  Christmas  Dinner 

Jh!.?0!lda.y  sea50n ls  nere  and  0a  Washington  College  Food  Service  is  kicking  it 
off  with  the  Annual  Student  Christmas  Buffet  on  Wednesday,  December  9th  The 
menu  for  this  special  dinner  will  consist  of : 

Steamship  Round  of  Beef  with  Au  Jus 

Deluxe  Baked  Potato  Bar 

Green  Bean  Casserole 

Sauteed  Mushrooms 

Holiday  Salad  Bar 

Muffin  Bar  with  Butter 

Christmas  Cookies 

Holiday  music  will  be  provided  by  Jeff  Order  on  the  piano.  The  Main  Dining 

Room  will  be  decorated  with  a  Giant  Cookie  Box  being  specially  featured.  The 

Washington  College  Food  Service  Invites  all  to  attend  the  special  occasion  The 

meal  will  be  offered  at  no  charge  to  boarding  students  and  $6.00  for  guests  Dinner 

willbeservedfrom4:30to6:30. 

n.P'5'  "S  Food  Service  Committee  will  be  decorating  the  Main  Dining  Room  on 
Monday,  December  7th,  and  everyone  is  encouraged  to  participate. 


The  ELM 
Is  Sponsoring  a 

Student/Faculty  Tea 

Today  -  4  p.m.  -  6  p.m. 

In  The 

Student  Center 

EVERYONE  IS  WELCOME! 


A  Review  "»  WggStJg  Collaw  Elm-Frig^,,  December 4,  lum-P.g.  * 

Wyner  Delights  with  a  Varied  Selection 

I  have  tn  start  n,!?.™.™ -«„■..-„_       _  Wyner,  who  has  sung  at  Washington       romanticism)    where    pin    ™„    k.i      hj.ii—  n.,., _,_,_., .    .      . 


by  Arthur  Smith 
I  have  to  start  this  review  of  Tuesday 
night's  concert  by  Susan  Davenny 
Wyner  by  admitting  (or  bragging)  that 
I  was  page  turner  (or  her  accom- 
panist...Mikael  Eliasen.  This  incon- 
sequential fact  has  sort  of  junked  my 
ability  to  be  objective  about  the  per- 
formance because  I  was  enchanted 
with  her,  the  music,  and  the  whole 
damn  thing.  So  in  the  true  spirit  of  rash 
Journalistic  subjectivity  What  follows 
is  probably  an  inadequate  account  of 
what  happened  Tuesday  night  In  Tawes 
Auditorium  for  everybody  who  wasn't 
there.  (That  should  amount  to  about  600 
students) 


Wyner,  who  has  sung  at  Washington 
College  several  times,  opened  the  pro- 
gram with  three  arias  (standard  let- 
me-show-you-I-can-slng  stuff).  After 
trampling  through  Purcell's  "Hark  the 
Echoing  Air,"  (utterly  worthy  of  being 
trampled  upon),  we  got  a  rich  dramatic 
reading  of  "Dove  Sono"  from  Mozart's 
"Figaro."  Most  people  think  Mozart's 
music  richly  dramatic  stuff  in  the 
modern  sense  of  the  word,  and  Wyner's 
melodramatic  intensity  might  have 
struck  false  save  for  the  sort  of  pom- 
pous delight  she  took  in  the  aria 
Anyway,  if  you  can't  be  melodramatic 
in  operatic  pieces  (the  last  real 
stronghold    of    unabashedly    absurd 


Davidow  Speaks  on 
Hardy's  Women 

lyKateKrauU  Emma   H»rH„  hi»h   ,.   , 


byKateKrauu 

"The  sweetest  image  outside  „, 
paradise."  These  are  the  words  that 
novelist  Thomas  Hardy  used  to 
describe  the  love  of  his  life  Trofina 
Sparks,  explained  Dr.  Mary  Davidow 
Davidow,  from  William  Paterson  Col- 
lege, New  Jersey,  lectured  on  the 
women  in  Hardy's  life  last  Monday 
afternoon  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  to 
an  audience  of  over  sixty  students  and 
faculty. 

She  described  his  relationship  to 
Sparks,  whom  he  met  when  he  was  in 
his  thirties  and  she  was  sixteen.  Hardy 
wrote  a  great  deal  of  poetry  about  her, 
and  he  modeled  a  character  in  his 
novel,  The  Return  of  the  Native  after 
Sparks.  His  devotion  to  her  continued 
through  his  first  marriage  and  hers,  un- 
til her  premature  death  at  age  39. 

Hardy  married  his  first  wife,  Emma 
in  1874.  The  first  Mrs.  Hardy  is 
described  as  a  domestic,  and  rather 
dull.  Because  Hardy  was  sterile,  they 
had  no  children.  It  Is  rumored,  however 
that  Hardy  had  extramarital  affairs, 
particularly  with  Florence  Dugdale, 
whom  he  later  married. 


Emma  Hardy  died  in  1906,  In  1914 
Hardy  married  Dugdale,  who  was  an 
author  of  books  for  children.  They  are 
said  to  have  lived  a  life  of  comparative 
bliss. 

Davidow  closed  her  reading  with  a 
few  poems  by  a  poet  named  Charlotte 
Mews,  another  long-time  friend  of  Har- 
dy's, who  was  Intensely  Jealous  of  his 
relationship  with  Dugdale.  Mews  her- 
self has  recently  been  "discovered"  as 
a  poet  of  no  little  consequence. 

The  lecture,  which  was  the  final 
Sophie  Kerr  lecture  of  the  fall  semes- 
ter, was  well  received.  A  reception 
following  the  lecture  was  held  at  the 
home  of  Dr.  Richard  Gillin. 


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Washington  College 

Community 

Concert  Choir 

Kathleen  Mills,  Director 
presents 

Christmas 
Oratorio, 
J.S.  Bach 

Saturday,  December  5 

8:00  p.m. 

Emmanuel  Episcopal  Church 

Cross  Street,  Chestertown 


romanticism)  where  can  you  be? 
Wyner  followed  Mozart  with  a  wild 
selection  from  Strauss's  "Arabella" 
and  this  really  is  her  stuff.  She 
managed  the  sort  of  shitty  romanticism 
of  the  Strauss  score  with  force  and 
clarity. 

Selections  from  Debussy's  "Arlettes 
Oubliees"  closed  the  first  half  of  the 
concert.  And  while  it's  easy  to  fall  prey 
to  muddy  Inaccuracy  in  this  stuff  and 
this  happened  a  bltd  know—  I  was 
there  desperately  trying  not  to  splatter 
the  music  onto  the  pianist's  lap)  the 
overall  effect  was  licensed  elegance. 
Debussy  does  a  lot  of  receding  and 
sneaking  back  up  on  you,  then  turning 
around  and  pretending  not  to  notice. 
Wyner  made  a  lot  of  this,  making  the 
songs  shimmer  with  an  unpretentious 
eloquence.  (For  pretentious  eloquence, 
read  on). 

The  second  part  of  the  program  In- 
cluded a  song  cycle  by  American  com- 
poser Ned  Rorem.  "When  I  was 
young,"  Rorem  told  an  interviewer,  "it 
was  a  toss-up  whether  I  would  become  a 
composer  or  a  writer,  so  I  became  a  lit- 
tle of  both."  This  Is  beautifully  obvious 
in  the  setting  of  poems  by  Roethke, 
Williams,    Ashberry,    Rossettl    and 


Waller.  This  work  is  dlsarralngly  sim- 
ple. Rorem's  work  Is  almost  antl- 
technlcal  and  yet  not  precious  or 
simple-minded.  While  the  intonation 
got  a  little  fierce  and  the  range  was  a 
little  too  low  for  her,  Wyner's  love  of  the 
poems  and  settings  was  as  clear  as 
Rorem's,  and  together  they  delighted. 

A  new  song  by  Yehudl  Wyner  (the 
singer's  husband),  a  setting  of  Wallace 
Stevens'  "Disillusionment  of  Ten 
O'clock"  came  next.  It  was  a  little  too 
eerie  and  awe-struck  for  me.  But  the 
thing  fell  easily  Into  Its  place,  ending 
with  a  long  seductive  f  sharp. 

Four  satirical  songs  by  Irving  Fine 
followed.  The  songs  poke  fun  at  the 
likes  of  Bernstein  in  a  gentle,  slight 
way,  mimicking  style  and  teasing  with 
text.  Wyner  closed  the  program  with 
three  sort  of  empty  but  fun  Spanish 
songs  by  Nln.  Marguerlta's  "Jewel 
Song"  from  Gounod's  "Faust"  capped 
it  oft.  Just  before  sitting  down  at  the 
piano  bench  where  he  had  Incidentally 
both  capably  and  showily  accom- 
panied) the  pianist  whispered  "Hit  It 
baby,"  and  indeed  she  did. 

Next  Concert:  Christmas  Oratorio, 
tomorrow  at  8  pm  at  the  Emmanuel 
Episcopal  Church. 


ALPHA  CHI  OMEGA 

CASINO  NIGHT 

Decembers,  1981   M.00 


Hyson  Lounge 
Washington  College 


Dress  Casual 
9:00-1 :00  a.m. 


FINE  ARTS 
HOUSING 

PRESENTS 
FALL  ART  EXHIBIT 


MOD.  DEC.  7 


7-9  PM 


DONATION    2M 


The  Wmhlagton  Cnllmie  Elm-rruHv.  December  4,  lWl-Pige  4 

Student  Attrition 


Continued  from  page  1 
figures,    but    nothing    that    I    didn't 
already  know." 

Problems 
Why  has  the  study  not  proved  unfruit- 
ful in  establishing  concrete  answers  to 
the  attrition  problem?cades  offered  an 
explanation,  "The  variables  Included  in 
the  analysis  were  only  a  small  portion 
of  the  variables  which  might  have  been 
possible."  Smith  confirmed,  "Our  In- 
formation Is  limited:  It's  a  tough  thing 
to  get  a  handle  on."  Another  notion  was 
expressed  by  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Ger?  Hessey:  "Often  times 
students  leavr  'or  personal  -easons  that 
have  nothing  to  do  with  the  College." 

Nevertheless,  attrition 
etentlon  level  must  be  adjusted  to  pro- 
vide for  the  future.  Gaining  a  more 
complete  understanding  of  why 
students  leave  seems  to  be  the  next 
step.  Assistant  to  the  President  Dale 
Trushelm  said,  "We're  moving  In  the 
right  direction."  He  complimented 
Cades  on  his  analytical  efforts. 
Trushelm  then  explained  that  a  request 
has  been  made  to  Acting  President 
Garry  Clarke,  to  "make  a  thorough  ef- 
fort to  Interview  students  leaving."  The 
Idea  of  an  "exit  Interview"  Is  one  that 
many  members  of  the  Committee  ad- 
vocated. , 

The  Retention  Committee  has  not 
met  since  last  year.  "We  never,"  said 
Taylor,  "as  a  committee,  articulated 
any  group  conclusions."  Despite  this 
fact,  possible  future  actions  were  In- 
formally discussed.  These  Included:  an 
exit  interview,  more  formalized  award 
ceremonies,  an  advising  program, 
career  counselling,  and  some  means  by 

Students 

Run  in 
Marathon 

by  Jeff  Aldereon 
Sports  Editor 

Four  WC  students  ran  In  the  Balti- 
more City  Marathon  over  Thanksgiving 
break.  Out  of  1838  runners,  Mike  Col- 
eman placed  459  with  a  time  of  3:15:25, 
Dan  Bakely  placed  756  at  3:31 :26,  Steve 
Frailer  placed  856  at  3:38:17,  and  Todd 
Harmon  placed  894  at  3 :  39 : 49. 

Steve  Frailer,  a  sophomore  from 
Baltimore,  got  everyone  else  involved 
In  the  run.  "I  tried  it  three  years  ago," 
he  said,  "and  conked  out  after  18  miles. 
I  just  got  to  thinking  about  It  again  and 
decided  I  wanted  to  do  it." 

The  four  decided  to  run  mainly  to 
stay  in  shape  for  crew  and  cross  coun- 
try. "We  were  In  shape  from  the  fall 
work  out  and  decided  that  entering  this 
marathon  would  be  a  good  idea,"  added 
Frailer. 

The  course  was  a  grueling  26  miles 
and  395  yards.  "Everything  was  fine  up 
to  the  eighteenth  mile,"  said  Bakely, 

"at  the  finish  you  had  no  energy  left  at 

all." 
"It  was  great  to  just  to  know  that  you 

ran  it,"  added  Harmon.  "All  I  wanted 

to  do  was  finish." 
Frailer  added  that  he  felt  like  he  was 

almost  in  a  state  of  unconsciousness.  "I 

knew    that    I    accomplished   what    I 

wanted  to  do  that  not  many  people 

could  do." 


which  to  Introduce  new  students  to  dif- 
ferent areas  of  College  Involvement. 
"Alot  of  work  still  needs  to  be  done," 
said  Foster.  "We've  taken  a  big  step  In 
the  right  direction." 

Where  are  they? 
The  reason  the  committee  hasn't  met 
this  year  Is  explained  by  Clarke:  "it  has 
taken  a  back  seat  because  of  all  the 
other  things  going  on-The  Middle 
States  self-study,  the  presidential 
search,  the  Bicentennial,  and  the  facul- 
ty salary  Issue.  Only  so  many  issues 
can  be  addressed  at  one  time."  He 
stressed  that  "It's  not  a  dead  issue." 
Pointing  out  that  It  was  an  unofficial 
committee,  he  restated  the  sentiments 
of  other  committee  mambers  with 
regard  to  the  verification  of  suspected 
notions,  and  the  formation  of  realistic 
plans  to  be  acted  upon.  The  future  focus 
of  the  committee  remains  uncertain.  It 
is  possible  that  It  will  meet  again,  or 
that  a  similar  group  will  be  formed.  As 
Clarke  said,  "There's  still  a  lot  of  work 
to  be  done." 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  December  4 

7:30:  Film:  "Return  of  the Secaucus Seven 
:00:  "The  Rivals"— Tawes  Theatre 

Saturday,  December  5 
7:00-12:00:  Alpha  Chi  Casino  Night— Hynson  Lounge 
8:00:  "The  Rivals" 

8:00:    College/Community    Concert    Choir:    Christmas    Concert-Emmanuel 
Episcopal  Church,  on  High  Street 

Sunday,  December  6 
7:30:  Film:  "Return  of  the  Secaucus  Seven" 
8:00:  "The  Rivals" 

Monday,  December  7 
7:30:  SGA  meeting— Sophie  Kerr  Room 

Tuesday,  December  8 
7:30:  Film:  "Return  of  the  Secaucus  Seven" 

Wednesday,  December  9 
4:30-4:30:  Students'  traditional  Christmas  dinner— Dining  Hall 
8:00:  Early  Music  Consort/Collegium  Musicum  concert— Smith  Auditorium 

Thursday,  December  10 
7:00:  Library  Film  series                                                          ..,,.._ 
BOO-  Lecture  Series:  "The  Philosophy  &  History  of  Liberty.  Abolish  Govern- 
ment"-by  Tom  Palmer,  Libertarian  Party-Sophie  Kerr  Room  (reception 
follows,  Alumni  House) 


The  Rivals,  American  Buffalo  on  Stage 


The  Rivals,  Richard  Brinsley 
Sheridan's  classic,  lighthearted  com- 
edy of  manners,  is  the  second  produc- 
tion of  Washington  College's  1981-82 
theatre  season.  The  play  will  be  staged 
In  Tawes  Theatre  on  Friday,  Saturday, 
and  Sunday,  December  4-6;  show  time 
is  8  p.m.  First  performed  only  seven 
years  before  Washington  College  was 
founded,  the  play  Is  being  produced  in 
conjunction  with  the  college's  Bicenten- 
nial observance  this  year. 

According  to  director  Stephen 
Drewes,  "This  delightful  and  enduring 
play  gives  us  an  opportunity  to  explore 
the  theatrical  styles  and  social  customs 
prevalent  In  the  decade  during  which 
our  college  was  created.  For  this 
reason—  the  drama  department  has 
chosen  to  present  The  Rivals  in  celebra- 


tion of  our  Bicentennial." 

College  stage  veterans  appearing  in 
the  cast  are  Natalie  Brown,  Chris  Ell- 
Inghaus,  Sally  McKenzie,  Brian  Mee- 
han,  and  Bill  Mortimer.  Debuting  are 
Gayle  Baskin,  Frances  Burnett, 
Freeman  Dodsworth,  and  Harry 
Goodrick. 

Drama  department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney  designed  the  sets. 
Karen  Smith  is  choreographer;  Larry 
Stahl  Is  lighting  designer.  Costumes  of 
the  Restoration  era  are  the  work  of 
Jana  Rosenblatt,  a  professional 
designer  for  the  Roland  Guidry  costum- 
ing firm  in  Boston;  and  music  depart- 
ment Chairman  Kathleen  Mills  per- 
forms music  of  the  period. 

The  Rivals  is  being  presented  with 
assistance  from  the  Washington  Col- 


lege Bicentennial  and  Lecture  Series 
Committees.  General  Admission  is  $3. 
All  are  cordially  invited. 

The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  announces  American  Buf- 
falo by  David  Mamet,  to  be  presented 
December  11,  12,  and  13  in  the  Studio 
Theatre  of  the  Fine  Arts  Center.  Per- 
formance times  will  be  8:00  pm  Friday 
and  Sunday  and  10  pm  Saturday. 

The  play,  directed  by  senior  Ginnie 
White,  features  Steve  Gaul  in  the  role  of 
Walter  Cole.  Larry  Stahl  as  Donny 
Dubrow,  and  J.R.  Porter  as  Bobby. 
Faculty  advisor  for  the  production  is 
Chairman  of  the  Drama  Department 
Timothy  Maloney,  and  stage  manager 
is  Ginger  Vanderpool.  Admission  is  free 
with  Student  I.D.  All  Washington  Col- 
lege students  are  InviteJ  to  attend. 


Fulbright  Chances  Suffer 
Due  to  Recent  Economics 


by  Arthur  Smith 

It's  been  a  little  hard  to  follow  the  ar- 
bitrary machinations  of  President 
Reagan's  budget  cuts,  but  one  of  the 
latest  victims  seems  to  be  the  Fulbright 
Scholarships.  The  program,  admin- 
istered by  the  Institute  of  International 
Education,  places  students  at  foreign 
universities  for  post-graduate  study. 

Originally  conceived  as  a  way  for 
countries  to  repay  war  debts,  the  pro- 
gram was  at  first  a  cooperative 
economic  effort  with  the  host  countries 
contributing  substantially.  Over  the 
years  the  brunt  of  the  funding  has 
fallen,  however,  on  the  United  States 
government,  and  has  correspondingly 
decreased,  according  to  Philosophy 
Department  Chairman  Peter  Tapke, 
College  Coordinator  for  the  Program. 
Tapke  noted  that  the  small  size  of  the 
program  (504  grants  both  full  and  par- 
tial) is  due  In  part  to  the  cuts  to  Its  fun- 
ding during  the  Vietnam  period.  Thus, 
Reagan's  cuts  (which,  if  passed,  would 
almost  wipe  out  the  program)  may  be 


simply  a  footnote  to  what  is  becoming  a 
depressingly  coherent  policy  of  force 
rather  than  comprehension. 

Virginia  Kurupka,  a  senior  modern 
languages  major  hoping  to  study  in 
Germany  next  year,  termed  the  pro- 
posed cuts,  "yet  another  example  of  the 
fundamental  narrowmindedness  of  the 
present  administration."  She  is  one  of 
four  Washington  students  applying  for 
grants  in  the  Fulbright  program  this 
year.  In  spite  of  the  gloomy  prospects 
for  the  program  she  and  some  of  the 
other  students  involved  encourage  in- 
terest in  the  program,  speculating  that 
massive  numbers  of  applications  for 
next  year  may  be  the  only  way  to  save 
It.  Tapke,  too,  is  enthusiastic  about  this 
program,  as  well  as  the  other  oppor- 
tunities for  study  abroad  offered  by  the 
school.  In  addition  to  the  Fulbright  Pro- 
gram, Washington  College  offers  the 
opportunity  to  apply  for  Rhodes 
scholarships  (2  applicants  this  year), 
and  the  Junior  year  at  Manchester  Col- 
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Matthews  Keeping  Tabs  on  Players'  Academic  Standing 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

The  Washington  College  lacrosse 
team  is  keeping  closer  tabs  on  its 
players'  academic  standing  this  year 
than  in  the  past,  according  to  Head 
Coach  Brian  Matthews.  In  addition  to 
the  study  halls  proctored  by  members 
of  the  coaching  staff,  which  the  team 
has  been  using  for  some  time,  Mat- 
thews has  sent  forms  to  all  members  of 
the  faculty  who  have  players  in  their 
classes  requesting  specific  information 
on  the  player's  progress. 

"My  immediate  goal,"  says  Mat- 
thews, "is  for  all  of  my  players  to  have 
a  good  academic  standing,  that  is,  no 
grades  lower  than  a  C."  The  forms, 
which  will  be  sent  out  periodically  dur- 
ing the  course  of  the  semester,  include 
requests  for  information  concerning  at- 
tendance, class  preparation,  class  par- 
ticipation, study  habits,  basic  skills, 
and  overall  effort  and  attitude,  as  well 
as  a  current  status  report  in  the  course. 
"What  we're  trying  to  do,"  says  Mat- 
thews, "is  find  out  who  we  have  to  push 
very  heavily.  If  (a  player  doesn't)  want 
to  put  ji  the  effort  for  us,  I  tell  them 
there  is  always  the  tennis  team." 

The  extensive  nature  of  the  progress 
report  has  raised  some  questions 
among  members  of  the  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration, however.  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  English  Richard  DeProspo  is 
one  of  the  faculty  members  who  has 
some  reservation  about  the  form.  He 
said,  "I  can  understand  the  interest  of 


the  coaches  to  keep  people  eligible.  But 
unless  I  am  instructed  by  the  Dean  to  do 
so,  I  don't  feel  that  it  is  right  to  share 
extended  comments  with  the  coaches." 
Acting  Dean  of  the  College  Nathan 
Smith  questioned  the  validity  of  giving 
out  such  extensive  information  as  well. 
"As  I  understand  it,  information  about 
performance  is  limited  to  an  official 
role.  As  I  recall,  only  deans  had  the 
right  to  that  information.  If  this  is  the 
case,  then  the  students  should  give  a 
slip  giving  permission  for  coaches  to 
see  that  information. ' ' 

Although  the  faculty  has  been  return- 
ing the  forms,  some  have  not  been  fill- 
ing out  the  whole  report,  but  rather  giv- 
ing a  summary  or  simply  a  midterm 
grade.  Said  DeProspo,  "All  I  would 
give  them  was  a  midterm  grade.  They 
probably  could  have  gotten  that  more 
easily  from  the  Business  Office.  What  I 
did  for  them  was  clerical.  Basically  it's 
kind  of  a  nuisance."  Associate  Dean  of 
Students  Ed  Maxcy,  who  also  teaches 
English,  said  that  "It  was  too  difficult 
to  fill  in  the  whole  form  the  way  it  was 
presented.  I  just  put  in  a  short  comment 
on  each  student." 

Reports  not  new 

The  use  of  progress  reports  for 
athletes  is  not  new,  according  to 
Associate  Professor  of  Physical  Educa- 
tion Tom  Finnigan,  who  said  that  he  has 
"been  sending  them  out  for  twelve 
years,"  for  the  basketball  team.  But  the 
form  that  he  uses  is  not  as  detailed  as 
that  of  the  lacrosse  team,  he  said,  "My 


player  fills  out  a  form  for  me.  Then  I 
check  with  the  professor.  If  there  is  any 
disparity,  then  the  player  goes  to  the 
teacher."  The  basketball  team  has  no 
enforced  study  halls  or  other  organized 
activities  for  study  improvement,  ac- 
cording to  Finnigan.  "My  players  don't 
need  them,"  he  says,  "They  know  what 
Is  expected  of  them.  Also,  we  are  deal- 
ing with  less  people. ' ' 

Professor  of  History  and  Director  of 
American  Studies  Robert  Fallaw  was 
not  overly  concerned  about  the  reports. 
He  did  however  agree  with  other  facul- 
ty and  administration  members  about 
the  reports'  specificity.  "I  feel  they 
may  have  been  a  bit  detailed.  But  on  the 
other  hand  I  feel  It  Is  good  for  the 
coaches  to  be  Interested  In  their 
players." 

Matthews,  who  has  been  Head  Coach 


of  the  lacrosse  team  for  the  last  three 
years  said  that  there  has  been  some 
discussion  of  a  lower  limit  of  grades 
above  and  beyond  academic  probation. 
"A  lower  limit  has  been  discussed,  and 
a  minimum  GPA  has  been  kicked 
around  as  a  possibility,"  he  said. 

If  a  grade  limit  were  set,  a  situation 
would  exist  similar  to  that  of  the  early 
sixties,  when  there  was  a  cumpulsory 
cut-off  of  extra-curricular  activities  for 
students  on  academic  probation,  ac- 
cording to  Smith.  "If  a  return  to  that 
state  of  affairs  is  what  Is  suggested  by 
all  of  this,  then  I  think  a  good  hearing 
should  be  given  to  their  recommenda- 
tion. The  Academic  Council,  or  the 
Academic  Standing  Committee  should 
be  approached,  either  of  which  could 
make  a  recommendation  to  the  full 
faculty." 


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Question  (asked  of  freshmen):  Do  you  think  your  writing  skills  have  Im- 
proved this  semester? 


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Oliver  Somers,  Pasadena,  MD  Kevin  Boyer,  Upper  Marlboro,  MD 

"My  interest  in  writing  has  increased  "I    think    they    have    become    more 

but  my  skills  haven't  increased  that  refined   but   there   is   really   no   big 

much."  change. 


Pat  Lamoure,  Clinton,  MD 
"Oh  yeah!  Definitely.  It  is  a  require- 
ment and  it  has  forced  me  to  improve." 


Mary  Hussman,  Brlnklow,  MD 
"No!  Well,  maybe." 


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Lydia  Kimble,  Centreville,  MD 
"Yes,  fairly  much.  I  have  never  been 
forced  to  write  like  this  beofre  and  was 
surprised  to  find  I  could  meet  the 
challenge.  I  find  Dr.  Tatum  an  ex- 
tremely good  teacher.  She  has  been  a 
jot  of  help." 


Bonnie  Garr,  Brookhaven,  PA 

"Yes,  because  I'm  taking  Creative 
Writing  with  Bob  Day.  He's  a  very  good 
teacher,  who  knows  his  subject  well. 
I'm  hoping  to  major  in  English,  so  I'm 
certain  they  will  improve  much  more  in 
the  next  four  years." 


NlmlNatan 

"Yes,  indeed.  My  papers  did  improve 
because  of  the  large  number  of  papers  I 
have  written  since  the  beginning  of  the 
vear." 


Carole  Pnrsell,  Harrisburg,  PA 

"Yes,  a  lot.  I  have  Dr.  Kabat  and  he 
makes  you  correct  everything.  He  Is  a 
very  good  teacher  and  I  have  already 
signed  up  for  his  class  again." 


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Malcolm  Toon  Speaks  on  America's 
Policy  Towards  Russia 


by  Michele  Breza 
i  celebration  of  the  Washlngtor  Col- 
e  Bicentennial,  Former  American 
ibassador  to  Russia  Malcolm  Toon 
ike  as  part  of  "The  Meaning  of 
eedom  Series,"  lecturing  on  "The 
gbt  of  the  Individual  in  the  Soviet 
lion,"  this  past  Wednesday  in  Hynson 
tinge. 

Toon  has  served  as  ambassador  to 
rael  in  76,  Yugoslavia  from  71-75  and 
;echoslovakia,  and  most  recently 
rved  from  1976-79  as  ambassador  to 
oscow. 

In  his  introduction  Acting  Dean 
athan  Smith  said  that  as  Ambassador 
.  the  Soviet  Union  "Toon  was  more 
lan  a  diplomat—  he  was  a  top  Soviet 
leclaiist."  Born  of  Scottish  decent  in 
roy,  New  York,  Toon  was  educated  at 
■lifts  University.  He  furthered  his 
ducation  by  attending  Flecher  School 
f  Law  and  Diplomacy,  where  he 
;raduated  in  1938. 

Toon  has  served  his  country  as  a 
»Javy  P.T.  boat  skipper,  and  as  Lt. 
Commander,  and  in  1946  he  went  back 
o  the  Department  of  State.  Toon  said 
le  has  a  clear  sense  of  the  future  con- 
cerns of  the  world,  and  he  spent 
decades  to  make  his  points  clear  to  his 
superiors  in  Washington,  D.C.  As  Smith 
stated  in  his  introduction,  "Malcolm 
Toon  became  an  able  person  in  his 
chosen  field."  Toon  spent  4  decades  in 
the  State  Department,  specializing  in 
foreign  trade. 

Disputes  with  Soviets 
Of  his  service  as  Ambassador  to 
Russia,  Toon  said  he  encountered 
several  disputes  with  the  Soviets,  and 
"There  is  no  love  lost!"  He  seemed  to 
feel  that  the  Soviets  didn't  think  very 
much  of  him.  One  example  which  he 
gave  to  support  his  assumption  is  that 
in  1965,  the  Soviets  revealed  that  he  was 
the  head  of  a  CIA  network,  however, 
this  accusation  was  only  released  in 
Russian  newspapers! 

Toon  reflected  on  the  Carter  Ad- 
ministration, saying  that  it  placed  the 
Soviets  high  on  its  list  of  objectives. 

Getting  deeper  into  the  subject  of  the 
Soviets,  Toon  said  that  the  United 
States  must  act  to  reduce  the  regime, 
and  to  reduce  outside  pressures;  yet  we 


must  also  be  willing  to  help  them. 
"Therefore,  we  must  understand  the 
natureot  the  Soviet  regime  and  we  are 
still  not  sure  of  whether  or  not  we  do. '  * 

Toon  defined  the  Soviet  Union  as  "an 
orderly  social  society  with  minimal 
respect  for  Its  individuals.  The  Com- 
munist party  directs  all  social,  political 
and  economical  activities." 
Soviet  Restrictions 

During  his  service  as  Ambassador  to 
Russia,  Toon  noticed  that  there  was  lit- 
tle action  within  the  Communist  Party 
control.  "Constitutional  rights  may  not 
be  fully  exercized  by  the  Communist 
Party,"  he  said.  Individuals  were  har- 
shly reprimanded  for  trying  to  exercise 
their  political  liberty.  In  their  article  39, 
since  1977,  it  has  been  the  law  that 
political  liberty  must  not  be  detrimen- 
tal to  the  state,  but  must  be  In  ac- 
cordance with  the  people.  Although  the 
Soviets'  Article  52  guarantees  "the 
Right  to  profess  or  not  to  profess," 
religious  believers  are  continually  pro- 
hibited to  demonstrate  their  beliefs, 
while  secular  leaders  are  also  sub- 
jected to  harassment  and  punishment. 

The  Soviets'  "freedom  of  movement" 
is  not  guaranteed  either.  The  right  to 
leave  the  country  is  void.  "Immigration 
is  costly  and  cumbersome.  .  .  it's  a  tor- 
turous business  facing  loss  of  employ- 
ment, harassment  and  endless  bureau- 
cratic delays  for  the  individual."  Toon 
continued,  "The  Communist  Party 
makes  a  mockery  of  the  most  elemental 
human  rights."  He  called  the  Com- 
munist Party  "highly  repressive  and 
impassionate." 


Although  some  say  the  United  States 
should  simply  turn  its  back  on  the 
Soviet  Union,  Toon  disagrees.  He  said 
"we  must  deal  with  the  Soviets—  we 
cannot  ignore  them.  Their  behavior  is 
repelling."  The  question  arises,  "But 
how  can  we,  without  jeopardizing  our 
own  sense  of  economic  security  and 
lives?" 

Toon's  reply  to  his  proposed  question 
is  this:  "No  Soviet  experts  have  a 
precise  answer  to  this,  without  jeopar- 
dizing our  own  economic  security  and 
lives."  Toon  added,  though,  that  "We 
should  want  to  make  it  possible  to 
engage  in  communication  with 
Moscow." 

"We  should  have  no  illusions  about 
their  aims,"  he  warned.  He  sees  the 
Soviets  as  wanting  "to  bring  about 
change  in  the  world  in  order  to  make 
everyone  susceptable  to  them."  "Their 
values  are  totally  incompatible  with 
ours.. .We  will  find  ourselves  on  op- 
posite poles.  He  views  the  Soviets  as 
"taking  advantage  of  our  passionate, 
impatient  search  for  agreements." 
Toon  strongly  feels,  "We  should  have 
enough  confidence  In  ourselves  to  com- 
municate on  an  equal  level  with  the 
Soviets. 

Toon  said,  "We  must  act  responsively 
and  intelligently  in  order  to  do  more 
good  than  harm.  .  .  to  teach  them  a 
lesson.  .  .We  should  exercise  caution 
and  discretion  to  keep  the  Soviets  from 
exercising  their  'manhood'."  He  urges 
that  there  is  a  need  to  be  "judicious  and 
willing  to  negotiate  with  them.' ' 
American  policies 

Toon  reflected  on  the  Carter  Ad- 
ministration which  felt  that  the  Soviets 
should  pay  attention  to  what  we  say  and 
do.  Therefore,  that  administration 
found  a  strong  need  for  military  and 
naval  power.  Toon  believes  that,  "We 
should  go  and  stand  up  to  the  Soviets." 
He  said  "It.s  better  to  run  the  risk  than 
to  not  know  how  far  we  can  go  with 
them." 

Toon  concluded,  "We  should  avoid 
idle  bluffs,  (the  Soviets)  are  much  too 
powerful."  He  said  that  we  should 
realize  this  from  our  own  humiliating 
experience  in  1979  with  Cuba.  "The 
Soviets  are  much  too  militarily  strong 
for  us  to  even  think  of  a  bluff." 

However  our  agreements  made  with 
the  Soviets  in  1972—  the  Code  of.  Con- 
duct signed  under  Nixon,  and  in  1977— 
an  agreement  signed  by  Carter—  were 
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Toon  sees  a  definite  need  for  any 
points  that  can  be  made  with  the 
Soviets,  to  be  "explicit  and  important." 
He  also  stated  that  "All  efforts  should 
be  made  to  avoid  nuclear  war." 

Toon  said  It  is  possible  that  in  the 
future  China  may  turn  into  a  threat  to 
the  U.S.,  unless  we  aid  them  only  on  an 
unemotional  level.  However,  he  says 
what  this  concerns  is  actually  a 
"paranoia  of  China."  He  said,  "We  can- 
not let  the  Soviets  know  our  fear  of 
China." 

Avoiding  "chummlness" 
From  Toon's  experiences  with  the 
Soviets  he  seems  rather  embittered  by 
them.  He  said,  "We  should  avoid  chum- 
miness  with  the  Soviets.  .  .  for  what 
they  are  —  able,  strong,  dedicated  and 
hostile  to  everything  we  stand  for."  He 
commented  further  that  although  he 
"called  the  shots  as  (he)  saw  them,  it 
wasn't  always  what  Washington 
wanted  to  hear."  According  to  Presi- 
dent Reagan,  Toon  said,  "The  Soviets 
have  utter  contempt  for  those  who 
represent  weakness. .  .and  only  interest 
for  those  who  have  strength." 

Toon  tried  to  give  an  impressionistic 
description  of  the  Soviets,  "For  those 
who  don't  understand  the  Soviet  Union, 
they  will  do  whatever  is  necessary  to 
keep  pace  with  us."  The  most  painful 
problem  to  our  economy  presently  is 
"excessive  spending."  However,  the 
Soviets,  under  President  Brezhnev,  had 
more  problems  than  our  President 
Carter.  They  had  the  problem  of  trying 
to  feed  their  people.  According  to  Toon, 
they  can't  modernize  and  make  effi- 
cient the  economy  at  the  same  time— 
they  need  to  decentralize,  and  they 
won't.  Therefore,  there  are  continual 
serious  problems  on  the  economic 
front. .  .Poor  individuals  will  suffer  due 
to  the  Soviets  striving  for  equality  with 
us." 

The  Future 
Toon  sees  no  basic  change  in  the  at- 
tidue  of  the  Soviet  government  in  less 
than  50-60  years.  "The  Soviets  are 
much  more  politically  pathetic  than  in 
1840,"  he  said.  "The  Soviets  are  a 
thorough  police  authoritarian  state." 
He  added  that  he  sees  slow  changes  tak- 
ing place  in  the  Soviet  Union. 

Toon  said  that  in  the  future  "We  in- 
tend to  place  politics  above  policy. .  .we 
should  only  trade  with  peaceful  goods, 
nothing  to  strengthen  their  economy- 
why  should  we  strengthen  them  mili- 
tarily to  go  against  us?" 

He  predicted  that  a  future  dilemma  in 
policy  wUl  arise,  "Why  should  we  help 
Russia  with  technology  to  get  gas  and 
oil  out  of  Siberia?"  he  asked.  "It  will 
only  build  them  up." 

Toon  further  warned  that  the  U.S. 
should  be  more  careful,  and  avoid  any 
military  involvement.  "We  need  a 
broad  public  understanding  of  what  we 
are  trying  to  do,"  he  said.  He  concluded 
by  saying  that  in  Russia  "There  is 
recognition  of  a  total  inadequacy  of 
Soviets  to  handle  their  basic  economic 
needs."  Therefore,  he  doesn't  see  the 
Soviets  as  an  immediate  threat  to  the 
United  States. 


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United  Press  International  was  there. 
The  Kent  County  News  was  there.  It 
will  be  in  papers  on  the  Eastern  Shore 
and  in  Delaware,  in  Baltimore  and 
possibly  even  in  papers  as  obscure  as 
The  Wolf  River  Gazette.  /( has  already 
been  on  the  radio. 

In  one  of  the  least-recognized,  most- 
publicized  events  of  the  Bicentennial, 
Amos,  a  black  labrador  living  on  cam- 
pus, recently  presented  the  Physical 
Education  Department  with  over  200 
balls  he  had  found.  The  balls  (lacrosse 
balls,  tennis  balls,  golf  balls,  baseballs, 
softballs,  and  part  of  a  chewed-up 
deflated  soccer  ball)  were  all  the  pro- 
perty of  the  Department,  and  had  been 
lost  by  various  teams  and  classes.  The 
balls  represented  Amos'  fall  collection, 
only  a  small  part  of  the  550  balls  he  has 
returned  to  the  College  during  his  3 
years  here. 

The  fur-coated,  high-heeled  reporter 
from  UPI  at  Cain  Gymnasium  last 
Wednesday  called  him  "shameless."  A 
young  man  fromThe  Kent  County  News 
said  after  watching  Amos  demonstrate 
his  technique,  "you've  got  to  admit  it, 
he  hustles." 

How  did  the  four  year  old  hunting  dog 
take  all  the  publicity?  Like  the  ham  he 
is.  Not  satisfied  with  national  coverage, 
Amos  asked  to  be  named  Athlete  of  the 
Week.  When  that  was  denied,  he  asked 
for,  in  celebration  of  his  thousandth 
ball,  which  can  only  be  a  few  years  off, 
recognition  at  the  annua!  Athletic  Ban- 
quet. Coach  Ed  Athey,  the  man  to 
whom  Amos  gives  his  balls,  said  that 
the  Department  has  considered 
something  more  modest,  like  "a 
blanket  with  a  "W"  on  it. " 

In  his  dogged  pursuit  of  publicity, 
Amos  has  agreed  to  an  exclusive  inter- 


view (or  else,  he  said,  he'll  steal  the 
balls  out  of  our  typewriters).  In  un- 
characteristic shyness  last  Wednesday, 
after  posing  for  pictures  he  sat  quietly, 
letting  the  reporters  do  all  the  talking. 
But  when  the  woman  from  UPI  asked  If 
his  owner  was  for  breeding  purposes, 
trying  to  find  a  "female  who  could  do 
it,  "Amos yelped  "yes". 

Elm:  What  is  your  strategy  for  col- 
lecting balls? 

Amos:  There's  not  much  strategy  to 
it.  I  piss  around  a  few  trees  behind  the 
goals  on  the  practice  field  and  then  get 
to  hunting.  I  keep  my  nose  close  to  the 
ground  and  my  eyes  open  and  try  to  do 
a  good  piece  of  work.  Sort  of  like  trying 
to  write  the  true  declarative  sentence. 
When  I  find  a  ball  it's  like  a  tiny  bit  of 
the  earth  moves. 

Elm:  How  long  has  it  taken  you  to  col- 
lect 200  balls? 

Amos:  Normally  it  would  take  me  all 
year;  but  this  year  the  team's  ability  to 
throw  their  balls  into  the  woods  has 
greatly  increased.  I  understand  they've 
asked  for  a  mid-year  raise  of  five  per- 
cent in  lacrosse  balls. 

Elm:  Do  you  distinguish  between 
preseason  and  regular  season  game 
balls,  men's  lacrosse  balls  and 
women's  lacrosse  balls? 

Amos:  A  ball  is  a  ball  is  a  ball  is  a  ball 
is  a  ball.  I  also  say,  a  ball  by  any  other 
name  would  still  be  a  ball.  I  learned 
that  in  Forms  of  Literature.  And  from  a 
lawyer  friend  of  mine  (who's  now  in 
jail)  I  learned  that  the  women  get  as 
many  balls  as  men.  Title  nine,  title 
nine,  title  nine,  he  told  me  to  say. 
Myself,  I've  taken  affirmitive  action  by 
declaring:  "half  my  balls  go  to 
women." 

Elm:  Retrievers  are  well  known  as 
hunting  dogs.  Did  a  passion  for  chasing 


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inanimate  objects,  as  well  as  animals, 
begin  with  you,  or  did  it  start  earlier  In 
your  family  line? 

Amos:  I  used  to  chase  cars,  but  over 
the  years  the  tires  on  the  faculty  cars 
have  gotten  so  worn  they  go  flat  with 
the  bite.  Besides,  a  chunk  of  a  fender 
might  come  off  and  bang  you  on  the 
nose.  And  then  there's  always  the 
possibility  the  faculty  will  just  bop  you 
over  the  head  with  a  rolled  up  blue  book 
and  take  you  home  and  make  soup  and 
shoes  out  of  you. 

Elm:  Why  do  you  return  them? 

Amos:  True,  I  don't  approve  of 
lacrosse:  I'm  just  a  retriever,  and  what 
I  do  is  a  science,  what  they  do  with  the 
balls  after  I  give  them  back  is  none  of 
my  business. 

Elm:  Are  they  all  lacrosse  balls? 

Amos:  No  there  are  some  golf  balls,  a 
few  tennis  balls,  a  couple  of  round 
rocks,  two  softballs,  an  old  turtle  egg, 
and  four  metal  balls  that  seem  to  be 
ticking  inside. 

Elm:  After  this,  do  you  have  any 
other  goals? 

Amos.  I  want  to  find  and  return  a 
thousand  balls,  which  I  hope  will  get  me 
the  Award  for  Excellence,  or  at  least 


the  Gold  Pentagon,  or  at  very  least, 
Sportsman  of  the  Week. 

Elm:  Is  it  true  that  you  plan  on  stay- 
ing in  practice  this  winter  by  retrieving 
basketballs? 

Amos:  Not  true,  It  turns  out  that  I'm 
not  very  good  at  basketball;  I  can't 
jump.  I  have  white  man's  legs.  I  plan  to 
practice  by  running  down  the  rumors 
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Basketball 


Shoremen  Open  Season  On  the  Road 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  WC  Basketball  team  has  begun 
their  season  with  five  away  games  in 
the  past  two  weeks.  With  two  wins  and 
three  losses  (two  by  one  point)  the 
young  team  has  shown  competitive- 
ness. 

The  season  began  with  the  Western 
Maryland  Tournament  two  weeks  ago. 
WC  played  Catholic  University  in  the 
first  game  and  lost  83-84.  Joe  Moye  was 
the  leading  scorer  and  rebounder  for 
WC  with  15  points  and  8  rebounds.  The 
game  was  close  throughout  and  was 
won  when  Moye's  younger  brother,  a 
freshman  at  Catholic  University,  sank 
two  foul  shots  to  give  his  team  the  vic- 
tory. 

The  Shoremen's  next  opponent  was 
Cabrini  in  a  consolation  match.  WC 
scoring  was  led  by  newcomer  Brian 


Mullaney  with  15  points  while  Joe  Moye 
and  Tom  Keefe  tied  for  leading  re- 
bounder  with  four  each.  WC  won  the 
game  56-52. 

The  team  traveled  to  St  Mary's  for 
their  next  match  which  they  won  70-53. 
The  leading  scorer  and  rebounder  was 
again  Moye  with  25  points  and  10  re- 
bounds. The  team  seemed  to  be  doing 
all  the  right  things  as  they  turned  a  two 
point  losing  score  at  the  half  Into  an 
overwhelming  victory. 

Division  I  Loyola  was  the  Shoremen's 
next  opponent  as  the  Mighty  Grey- 
hounds defeated  WC  64-65.  "We  had  the 
game  won  until  the  last  five  seconds," 
said  Moye.  Loyola  sank  two  foul  shots 
to  win  the  game.  Moye  was  once  again 
the  leading  WC  scorer  and  newcomer 
Bob  Fornof  f  led  WC  rebounds  by  nine. 

The  final  game  on  the  road  for  the 
Shoremen  was  against  the  University  of 


Volleyball 

Most,  Loss,  Elected  to 
All-Conference  Team 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

WC  Volleyball  players  Cheryl  Loss 
and  Ann  Most  were  recently  awarded 
MAC  All  Conference  distinctions.  Loss 
was  named  to  the  All  Conference  team 
while  Most  received  honorable  men- 
tion. 

Both  Loss  and  Most  were  named  to 
the  State  All  Tournament  team  three 
weeks  ago.  Loss  received  the  MAC 
honor  last  year. 

"The  fact  that  we  got  two  girls  men- 
tioned while  we're  not  an  MAC  Tourna- 


ment team  says  something  about  the 
team,"  said  volleyball  coach,  Penny. 
Fall.  "These  girls  made  an  impression 
on  the  coaches  we  ran  up  against  during 
the  season." 

Loss  and  Most  were  among  eighteen 
girls  chosen  from  around  220  in  the  con- 
ference. Both  are  seniors  and  proved 
their  abilities  with  outstanding  play  and 
team  support  this  season.  Loss  has  been 
on  the  WC  team  for  four  years  while 
Most  has  been  on  it  for  three.  Their 
senior  season  seems  fittingly  capped  by 
the  MAC  distinction. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Welcome  back,  everyone.  I  hope  all 
enjoyed  a  nice  Thanksgiving  vacation 
full  of  turkey,  football  and  plenty  of 
rest.  Everyone  seemed  a  bit  slower 
around  campus  on  Monday  due  to  the 
feasting  over  the  weekend.  Sitting  back 
and  watching  all  the  football,  you  can't 
help  but  feel  sorry  for  the  Baltimore 
Colts  (better  know  as  the  Baltimore 
Dolts).  They  sure  were  a  Thanksgiving 
feast  for  the  Jets  on  Sunday.  Just  a 
reminder,  only  17  shopping  days  left  till 
Christmas. 

The  Shoremen  basketball  team  opens 
up  at  home  tomorrow  night,  against 
Widener  from  Pennsylvania.  So  far,  the 
Shoremen  placed  third  in  the  Western 
Maryland  Tournament,  defeated  St. 
Mary's  by  17,  lost  a  heartbreaker  at  the 
buzzer  by  one,  65-64,  to  a  tough  Loyola 
squad,  and  got  bounced  by  University 
of  Delaware,  Tuesday  night.  It  is  an  im- 
portant league  game  against  a  team 
that  made  it  to  the  Division  III  regional 
final  four  last  year.  We  need  a  standing 
room  only  crowd  like  the  one  at  the  C- 
Town  last  Wednesday  night  to  get  the 
boys  psyched. 

There  has  been  some  good  volleyball 
action  down  at  the  gym.  The  co-ed  in- 
tramurals  have  been  very  competitive, 
with  four  teams  bunched  up  at  the  top. 
Laura  Chase's  team,  Tom  "Cheese- 
Dog"  Vach  and  Ann  Most,  plus 
Christina  Ragonesi's  team  are  all 
squaring  off  for  the  four  playoff  spots 
with  the  other  eight  teams  close  behind. 
The  men's  intramural  volleyball  will 
begin  soon,  as  will  indoor  soccer.  All 
rosters  must  be  in  this  week. 

Speaking  of  volleyball,  congratula- 
tions go  out  to  Cheryl  Loss  and  Ann 
Most,  who  both  received  post-season 


honors.  Cheryl  and  Ann  received  All- 
State  awards  for  the  second  straight 
year.  Cheryl  was  also  named  All- 
M.A.C.  for  the  second  straight  year 
while  Ann  received  an  honorable  men- 
tion. Both  will  be  strong  candidates  for 
the  Women's  Athletic  Prize  come 
springtime. 

Two  disappointing  notes:  the  wrestl- 
ing club  and  bowling  league  failed  to 
get  off  the  ground.  Lack  of  support  was 
the  problem.  Last  year,  the  bowling 
league  was  very  successful  and  it 
looked  promising  again  this  winter.  One 
club  that  I  hope  does  get  going  is  the 
Hunting  and  Fishing  Club.  The  Eastern 
Shore  is  the  perfect  location  for  all  the 
students  who  are  hunters  or  fishers. 
The  club  is  offering  many  activities  and 
It  is  an  excellent  opportunity  for  those 
who  can't  always  get  out  to  join  up  and 
hit  some  of  the  best  locations.  By  the 
way,  whatever  happens  to  all  the 
money  some  of  the  clubs  around  cam- 
pus get?  Every  year,  the  SGA  is 
swamped  with  clubs  wanting  money  yet 
rarely  do  we  ever  see  it ! 

If  any  one  wants  to  see  the  Orioles  one 
more  time,  the  Orioles  basketball  team 
is  playing  the  Kent  County  High  School 
faculty  next  Friday,  December  11  at 
7:30.  The  game  is  at  the  high  school  in 
Worton  and  will  benefit  the  Kent  County 
High  School  U.I.C.A.  Clubs.  Tickets  are 
$3.00  in  advance  and  $3.50  at  the  door. 
Under  the  Roof:  It  was  nice  to  hear  that 
the  indoor-outdoor  athletic  facility 
placed  first  in  the  student  bicentennial 
poll.  The  proposal  Is  a  big  undertaking, 
but  hopefully  the  administration  will 
take  the  bull  by  the  horns  and  approve 
the  idea.  Unfortunately,  I  have  this  feel- 
ing we  are  going  to  see  cherry  trees  all 
over  the  place. 


Delaware,  another  Division  I  team.  The 
Shoremen  lost  with  a  score  of  38-66. 
Leading  scorer  was  Tom  Keefe  with 
twelve  points  who,  along  with  Jim  Cor- 
ey, tied  for  most  rebounds  with  five 
each. 

Coach  Tom  Finnegan  feels  that  the 
team  has  the  nucleus  for  a  winning 
season.  "1  think  we'll  have  some  good 
breaks  down  the  line,"  he  said.  "The 
most  unfortunate  thing  is  that  we  were 
two  baskets  short  of  a  4-1  record.  We 
have  a  losing  record  which  could  have 
easily  been  a  winning  record  but  we 
haven't  played  a  weak  team  yet  this 
season." 

The  next  game  is  home,  Saturday, 
December  5  at  7:30,  against  Widener. 
The  team  takes  to  the  road  again 
Tuesday  to  play  Gallaudet  and  returns 
home  Friday  for  the  Wild  Goose 
Classic, 


Jim  Corey  tips  off  (or  the  Shoremen 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete  is  the 
first  representative  for  this  column 
from  WC  basketball,  team  captain  Joe 
Moye,  from  New  Milford,  New  Jersey. 
With  a  chance  at  scoring  his  thousandth 
point,  Moye  has  a  very  good  outlook  for 
this  season. 

Moye  has  played  on  organized  bas- 
ketball teams  since  fourth  grade.  He 
competed  on  a  school  team  during  his 
junior  high  and  high  school  years.  His 
senior  year  his  team  was  State  Cham- 
pion. Four  out  of  five  starting  players 
for  that  team  were  seniors  and  are  still 
playing  basketball  in  college. 

When  Moye  decided  to  choose  a  col- 
lege he  was  considering  WC  and  a  small 
college  in  North  Carolina.  After  con- 
sidering the  distance  from  home  and 


the  fact  that  he  knew  this  school 
because  his  brother  used  to  attend, 
Moye  chose  WC.  "Instead  of  going  to  a 
big  school,  making  the  team,  and  sit- 
ting on  the  bench,  I  came  here,  where  I 
could  play  for  four  years,"  he  said. 

This  season  he  is  playing  mainly  a 
forward  court  position,  either  outside 
on  the  wing  or  inside,  under  the  basket 
So  far  this  season  he  has  scored  70 
points,  averaging  14  per  game.  His  per- 
formance against  Loyola  and  St  Mary's 
was  outstanding  with  46  points,  12  re- 
bounds, 10  steals,  and  5  assists  in  those 
two  games  alone. 

Moye  hopes  that  his  four  years  of  ex- 
perience and  "a  little  bit  of  leadership" 
can  add  to  this  year's  team.  "This 
year's  team  is  better  than  I  expected," 
he  said.  "This  year  we  have  a  team  of 
fine  players  playing  as  one." 


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Richmond  House 


The  End  of  Something 


byPeteTurchi 
Editor  in  Chief 

After  doing  his  apprentice  work  on 
the  windows  of  William  Smith  Hall,  Eli 
Elliot  was  faced  with  a  harder  job; 
building  a  wooden  house  on  what  is  now 
the  southwestern  corner  of  campus.  At 
least,  that  is  the  story  that  they  tell,  for 
no  one  is  sure  exactly  who  is  fully 
responsible  for  the  two  story  structure. 
What  people  do  agree  on  is  that  the 
house  was  built  in  honor  of  Dr.  Rich- 
mond, a  popular  black  doctor  who  was 
a  leader  of  the  black  community  in 
Chester  town. 

Last  Tuesday,  Elliot's  work  was 
brought  crashing  to  the  ground  in  the 
cold  December  morning.  The  house  had 
not  been  in  official  use  since  last  May, 
though  a  group  of  sculptors  sponsored 
in  part  by  the  Maryland  Arts  Council 
lived  there  this  fall.  The  house  had 
served  many  purposes;  when  the  Rich- 
mond property  was  acquired  bythe  Col- 
lege in  1948,  the  building  was  divided  in- 
to apartments  which  were  then  made 
available  to  faculty  members.  It  was 
used  as  housing  more  or  less  reluctant- 
ly by  the  College  because  the  second 
floor  front  porch  had  sagged  from  the 
very  beginning,  and  there  were  pro- 
blems with  meeting  various  fire  codes. 
At  one  point  a  metal  fire  escape  was 
erected  at  the  back  of  the  house. 

In  1971  the  building  became  the  home 
of  the  Washington  College  Writers 
Union,  a  group  of  students  who,  in  addi- 
tion to  studying  literature,  pursued  a 
common  interest  in  creative  writing. 
They  edited  the  Broadsides  and  the 
Washington  College  Review,  publica- 
tions that  have  continued  and,  more  im- 
portantly, with  the  help  of  Associate 
Professor  of  English  Robert  Day,  they 
established  a  literary  community  of 
their  own.  The  Associated  Writing  Pro- 
grams, a  national  organization,  had 
their  offices  there  until  1979. 

In  recent  times  Richmond  House  had 
become  the  home  of  controversy;  when 
the  College  announced  that  the  house 
could  no  longer  be  used  as  student  hous- 
ing, the  residents  protested.  They  knew 
it  was  unsafe,  and  cold,  but  it  was 
theirs,  as  much  a  symbol  of  things  they 
cared  for  as  it  was  a  place  where  they 
lived. 

But  the  house's  condition  grew  steadi- 
ly worse.  Pipes  froze  and  burst,  the  ceil- 
ings began  to  collapse,  and  water 
poured  down  the  walls  of  one  of  the  first 
floor  rooms.  They  called  the  resulting 
puddle  a  miniature  Walden  Pond,  but 
they  knew  the  situation  was  bad. 
Maintenance  could  no  longer  keep  the 
ceilings  from  falling  and,  as  if  to  com- 
plete the  residents'  bad  luck,  the  house 
was  broken  into  over  the  Christmas 
vacation. 

The  Writers  Union  offices  have  been 
moved  into  Spanish  House,  and  the 
members  live  in  Dorchester,  but  it  can- 
not be  the  same;  the  Writers  Union  was 
founded  in  Richmond  House,  and  with  it 
went  that  community's  sense  of  history. 
A  few  people  who  lived  in  the  house,  and 
a  few  of  those  who  never  lived  there, 
visited  the  site  as  the  piles  of  glass  and 
splintered  wood  were  loaded  onto 
trucks  and  hauled  away.  Someone  took 
a  picture,  and  as  it  developed  In  her 
hand  the  tall  red  fire  escape  came  into 
focus,  jutting  up  towards  the  dark 
December  sky,  where  it  dissolved  Into 
the  brightness  of  the  winter  sun. 

A  few  days  earlier  one  of  the  last 
residents  of  the  house  came  back  to  the 


campus,  and  he  also  took  pictures.  The 
building  was  standing,  but  it  was  barely 
Richmond  house.  There  were  no  steps 
leading  to  the  porch,  there  were  not 
even  remotely  useable  pieces  of  fur- 
niture, or  bulletin  boards,  and  upstairs, 
there  were  not  even  any  walls.  So  he  did 
not  take  pictures  of  the  inside;  Instead 
he  aimed  his  camera  through  the  win- 
dows, to  the  outside,  to  capture  the 
views  in  a  perspective  in  which  they 
would  never  be  seen  again. 

Years  from  now,  Richmond  House 
will  be  history;  they  will  tell  stories  of 
how  Allen  Ginsberg  slept  there,  of  the 
luncheon  with  John  Barth.  Dr.  Rich- 
mond and  Eli  Elliot  and  the  building 
they  shared  may  be  forgotten,  but  the 
spirit  of  the  people  who  lived  there  later 
will  continue;  more  important  than  the 
way  the  house  affected  the  structure  of 
the  stories  they  told  and  the  poems  they 
wrote  was  the  way  it  affected  the  struc- 
ture of  their  lives. 


A  fire  escape  was  all  that  was  left  of  Richmond  House  Tuesday  afternoon. 


Teachers  and  Students  Voice  Their 
Opinions  on  Writing  Lab 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  College  Writing  Lab  is  running 
smoothly  in  Its  second  year  but,  ac- 
cording to  teachers  of  the  lab  and 
teachers  of  freshmen  writing  com- 
ponents, the  workshop  opportunity  is 
being  drastically  underused. 

Both  Mrs.  Alice  James  and  Mrs. 
Gerry  Fisher,  the  teachers  of  the  Lab, 
said  that  their  office  hours  are  not  being 
"fully  used."  James  said  that  only 
about  half  of  her  time  is  occupied,  "but 
I'm  here."  She  added  that  in  the  second 
semester  she  expects  that  there  will  be 
more  individual  instruction. 

The  Writing  Lab  was  originally 
established  to  help  incoming  freshmen 


with  writing  problems.  During  orienta- 
tion week  before  fall  semester  fresh- 
men were  given  an  essay  exam  which 
determined  whether  or  not  they  would 
be  placed  In  the  mandatory  program. 
Between  25  and  30  students  were  told  to 
attend. 

Approximately  twenty-five  percent  of 
the  students  originally  put  into  the 
Writing  Lab  have  since  been  allowed  to 
leave.  After  they  think  their  writing  has 
sufficiently  improved  students  can  ask 
to  be  removed  from  the  program,  but 
the  Lab  teachers  and  teachers  of  the 
writing  components  for  a  student  may 
also  suggest  that  he  or  she  be  allowed 
out. 

The  basic  manual  for  the  Lab,  the 


Students  Choose  NRBQ 
and  the  Nighthawks 


byPeteTurchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

In  a  poll  taken  In  Hodson  Hall  last 
Wednesday  the  student  body  chose 
NRBQ  and  the  Nighthawks  as  the  bands 
they  would  like  to  have  play  at  a  spring 
concert. 

The  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion, which  sponsors  the  annual  con- 
cert conducted  the  poll  Wednesday 
evening  at  the  Food  Service's 
Christmas  Feast.  Of  535  students  on 
board  418,  or  nearly  two-thirds  of  the 
student  body,  voted.  The  combination 
of  NRBQ  and  the  Nighthawks  came  in 
first  place,  with  the  internationally- 
known  group  The  Pretenders  ranked  as 
second-favorite.  Third  place  went  to 
NRBQ  alone. 

John  Fitzgerald,  SGA  Social  Chair- 
man said  that  the  concert  would  be 
held  in  late  March  or  early  April,  and 
that  chances  of  getting  the  two  first- 
choice  groups  are  "really  good.  I've 
ton  In  tourh  with  their  management, 


and  they're  both  available."  Fitzgerald 
said  that  the  Pretenders  would  be 
slightly  more  difficult  to  get,  and  much 
more  expensive;  they  would  cost  bet- 
ween $15,000  and  $30,000,  whereas 
NRBQ  and  the  Nighthawks  combined 
would  only  cost  $3-5,000. 

"If  we  get  the  Pretenders,  we  won't 
be  able  to  have  a  luau,"  Fitzgerald 
said.  He  added  that  In  addition  to  the 
spring  concert  the  SGA  would  like  to 
reinstatute  the  tradition  of  the  annual 
Luau,  which  was  discontinued  last 
year. 

Also  on  the  SGA  poU  last  Wednesday 
were  two  questions  concerning  a  pro- 
posed career  counseling  program. 
When  asked  if  they  thought  the  present 
system  of  career  counseling  here  is 
adequate,  90%  of  those  who  responded 
said  they  didn't  think  so.  Elgthy-elght 
percent  of  those  people  said  they 
thought  a  "centrally  located  office  with 
a  part-time  counselor"  would  solve  the 
problem  of  Inadequate  counseling  ser- 
vlces. 


same  book  used  by  the  teachers  of  the 
writing  component,  is  the  Little,  Brown 
Handbook  The  handbook  has  sections 
dealing  with,  among  other  things, 
paragraphs,  developing  an  essay, 
writing  an  essay,  taking  essay  tests, 
comma  splices,  sentence  fragments, 
and  run-on  sentences.  Although  the 
teachers  of  the  two  sections  of  the 
Writing  Lab  do  not  follow  exactly  the 
same  format,  both  combine  exercises 
from  the  book  with  individual  Instruc- 
tion. 

The  teachers  agree  that  their  biggest 
problem  this  semester  has  been  atten- 
dance. Fisher  said  that  attendance  in 
her  class  of  thirteen  students  has  drop- 
ped to  as  few  as  five,  and  James  said 
that  she  usually  had  only  about  75  per- 
cent of  the  students  who  should  have 
been  attending.  In  way  of  explanation, 
James  said,  "I  know  they're  busy;  I 
know  this  is  an  extra  course.  It's  ob- 
vious that  they're  bright  kids  who  just 
haven't  had  the  writing  courses  they 
needed." 

Office  hours  unused 

Both  Fisher  and  James  are  disap- 
pointed that  more  people  who  weren't 
requested  to  take  the  workshop  are  not 
coming  for  help;  their  office  hours  are 
open  to  any  student  who  would  like 
comments  about  his  or  her  writing. 
"This  Is  free,"  James  added.  "Some 
colleges  charge  for  this  sort  of  pro- 
gram." Fisher  said  that  "teachers  have 
encouraged  students  to  come  to  the 
workshop,  but  they  haven't  taken  ad- 
vantage of  It."  James  added  that  "it 
seems  to  disappoint  the  faculty;  they 
say,  'Have  you  seen  so-and-so;  I  In- 
sisted that  he  come,  and  they  haven't 
shown  up.'" 

One  of  the  teachers  who  has  referred 
students  to  the  workshop  is  Associate 
Professor  of  English  Robert  Day.  Day, 
who  teaches  a  Forms  of  Literature  and 
Composition  class,  said  that  he  has 
referred  students  to  the  Lab  "if  their 
work  appears  to  me  to  be  below  College 
standards. . .  at  the  bottom  of  the  paper. 

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It's  Beginning  to  Look  Like  Christmas 


Chestertown  is  moving  into  high  gear  for  the  holidays.  Colored 
lights  and  garlands  fill  the  storefronts,  and  an  Eastern  Shore 
Santa  Claus  is  keeping  regular  hours  in  his  red  peaked-roofed  of- 
fice on  High  Street. 

A  sense  of  celebration  is  even  apparent  here  at  the  College :  the 
bookstore  is  having  a  holiday  sale,  we've  had  a  Christmas  feast 
(with  over  7,000  cookies),  and  Miss  Dee's  looks  like  the  toy 
department  at  Macy's  this  time  of  year.  All  that  is  left  of  the 
semester  is  final  exams.  They  might  not  be  much  of  a  gift,  but 
this  is  the  time  of  year  when  most  of  us  think  of  presents;  this  is  a 
convenient  opportunity,  then,  to  look  at  things  we  have  gotten, 
and  have,  and  hope  to  get. 

Past 

The  beginning  of  the  year— which  Is,  In  case  anyone  has  forgot- 
ten, the  Bicentennial— was  officially  marked  by  a  formal  con- 
vocation. The  convocation  was  modest,  comfortable,  and 
tastefully  done.  The  lectures  and  presentations  given  by  various 
organizations  in  commemoration  of  the  bicentennial  have  also 
been  well-organized  and  well-attended.  There  does  seem  to  be 
some  uncertainty  about  exactly  what  else  should  be  done  to 
celebrate  the  year;  the  fanfare  will  return  in  the  spring, 
however,  when  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  presents  a  sym- 
posium on  Eastern  Shore  writers,  when  George  Washington  is 
wheeled  out  onto  the  floor  of  Cain  Gymnasium  for  the  Birthday 
Ball,  and  when  President  Reagan  (or  one  of  his  close  friends) 
speaks  at  commencement.  So  far,  so  good. 

Also  very  successful  this  fall  were  the  Music  Department's 
Bach's  Lunches.  Both  concerts  were  well-attended  by  students 
and  faculty,  and  made  good  use  of  the  library  terrace.  Consider- 
ing the  poor  student  attendance  at  the  Concert  Series,  the  Music 
Department  should  make  the  best  of  a  good  thing  and  do  a  few 
more  short  outdoor  concerts  in  the  spring.  The  opportunities  to 
perform  would  certainly  do  the  College's  musicians  good. 

Another  welcome  treat  this  semester  was  the  Drama  Depart- 
ment's production  of  The  Rivals.  Richard  Brinsley  Sheridan's 
most  famous  play  was  first  performed  in  London  in  January  of 
1775,  less  than  three  years  after  Washington  College  was  given 
Its  charter.  The  production  here  did  justice  to  the  play,  and  the 
only  drawback  was  that  so  few  students  and  faculty  members  at- 
tended. That  problem  should  be  solved  soon,  though;  if  the 
Department  continues  to  produce  shows  as  good  as  TheSandcas- 
He  and  The  Rivals,  seats  in  Tawes  will  be  filled  next  semester. 
Present 

A  more  tangible  gift  than  those  above  was  presented  to  the  Col- 
lege last  Tuesday  night,  at  the  fall  meeting  of  the  Kent  County 
Historical  Society.  The  scale  model  of  the  original  building, 
which  was  located  at  the  site  of  the  present  Hill  Dorms,  is  the 
result  of  over  a  year  of  research  by  Associate  Professor  of  Art 
Robert  J.H.  Janson  LaPalme.  The  building,  as  LaPalme  told  the 
Historical  Society,  may  not  have  played  an  important  role  in  the 
history  of  college  architecture,  but  the  model  will  certainly  help 
many  people  to  envision  our  school's  early  physical  existence. 

A  less  tangible,  as  well  as  less  aesthetically-pleasing  gift  was 
the  wheelbarrow  full  of  various  balls  that  Amos,  a  black 
labrador,  gave  to  the  Athletic  Department.  Amos,  who  is  owned 
by  Associate  Professor  of  English  Robert  Day,  has  been  in 
newspapers  as  far  away  as  Wichita,  mentioned  on  the  radio,  and 
even  mentioned  on  the  Today  show.  A  slightly  sobering  note  was 
reported  by  lacrosse  coach  Brian  Matthews  at  last  Monday's 
faculty  meeting;  he  said  that  some  of  the  versions  of  the  wire- 
service  story,  including  the  one  on  national  television,  concluded 
by  saying  that  if  Amos  hadn't  returned  the  balls,  the  spring 
lacrosse  season  would  have  been  cancelled.  As  absurd  as  the 
story  is,  the  rest  is  no  shaggy  dog  story.  Matthews  said  that  in  his 


The    4    Elm 


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Editor-in-Chief PeteTurchi 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor        JeffAlderson 

Photography  Editor  GarySwope 

Business  Manager JoshPeWe 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  ot  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  In  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 


recent  recruiting  efforts  potential  players  have  asked  if  the  story 
was  true.  Worse  yet,  he  said  that  this  fall  parents  and  high  school 
students  have  been  asking  if  the  rumor  that  the  College  is  "going 
under"  is  true.  It  may  seem  silly,  but  we  should  recognize  the 
meaning  of  this;  a  college  depends  on  its  reputation  for  a  lot,  and 
somewhere,  somebody  is  already  exaggerating  this  school's 
financial  difficulties. 

Another  segment  of  the  campus  population  burst  to  life  last 
Monday  at  the  Art  Exhibit  in  Cecil.  The  student-organized  affair 
was  a  success,  and  should  encourage  other  students,  and  faculty 
members,  to  show  off  their  talents.  The  Modern  Languages 
Poetry  Reading  was  also  very  well  attended.  Both  of  those 
events  are  signs  of  places  where  our  academic  community  is 
flourishing;  the  more  exhibits,  the  more  readings,  the  more  con- 
certs, the  better. 

Future 

Looking  ahead,  there  are  a  few  gifts  we  might  even  give 
ourselves.  In  the  SGA's  poll  Wednesday  night  students  chose 
NRBQ  and  The  Nighthawks  as  the  bands  they  would  like  to  have 
at  a  large  spring  concert.  The  choice  is  a  good  one,  because  it 
would  leave  enough  money  in  the  SGA's  budget  for  us  to  have 
other  social  activities  as  well.  But  a  big-name  band  has  been  pro- 
mised for  as  long  as  we  can  remember;  only  time  will  tell  if  this 
is  the  year  it  will  arrive. 

The  SGA  has  also  asked  us  to  vote  for  a  Bicentennial  gift. 
Students  chose  an  indoor-outdoor  athletic  facility,  but  that  idea 
will  probably  prove  economically  unfeasible.  After  the  funds 
have  been  raised  will  be  the  time  for  the  real  decision;  that  is 
your  chance  to  talk  to  your  representative,  or  even  to  actually  go 
to  an  SGA  meeting,  and  help  decide  what  your  money  will  be 
used  for.  A  modest  gift  showing  our  appreciation  of  the 
significance  of  the  history  of  our  college  would  be  nice. 

The  Business  major,  recently  approved  by  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  is  a  welcome  addition  to  the  school.  The 
Faculty  and  Curriculum  Committee  should  be  congratulated  for 
accepting  the  new  program  not  as  a  cure-all  for  our  enrollment 
problems,  but  on  its  own  merits  as  part  of  a  well-rounded  liberal 
arts  curriculum, 

One  gift  that  was  delayed  was  the  faculty's  salary  raise.  It  is 
difficult  to  call  the  raise  a  gift  when  the  salary  problem  has  been 
so  long  overlooked,  but  the  Board  is  right  in  taking  the  time  to 
properly  weigh  the  raise  with  other  economic  factors,  and,  as  the 
Chairman  of  the  Budget  and  Finance  Committee  hinted,  in  con- 
sidering a  long-term  salary  increase.  We  too  were  impressed 
with  the  Board's  genuine  concern  for  the  problem ;  what  is  shock- 
ing is  that  so  many  members  seemed  unaware  of  the  desperate 
need  for  a  raise. 

Finally,  there  is  one  present  due  to  arrive  in  March  that  some 
of  us  may  have  forgotten  about;  our  new  president.  The  Chair- 
man of  the  Search  Committee  announced  to  the  Board  that  he 
hopes  to  have  five  candidates  visit  the  campus  in  the  early  spr- 
ing, and  to  have  two  or  three  final  candidates  for  the  Board  to 
choose  from  at  a  special  meeting  in  March.  It  is  our  hope  that, 
when  the  five  candidates  arrive,  the  student  body  is  somehow 
allowed  access  to  them  through  representatives;  either  through 
The  Elm,  or  through  class  leaders.  In  any  event,  if  the  new  presi- 
dent is  chosen  in  March  he  should  have  ample  time  to  prepare  for 
the  new  academic  year. 

Like  Scrooge,  we  can  look  now  at  our  Past,  Present,  and 
Future  and  decide  if  we  are  doing  things  the  right  way,  or  if  we 
need  to  change.  So  far  it  appears  as  if  this  has  been  an 
academically  and  culturally  thriving  year;  we  can  only  hold 
great  expectations  for  the  future. 


Upon  reading  last  week's  Elm  and  in 
particular  the  article  on  Coach  Mat- 
thews' keeping  track  of  his  players 
academic  standing,  I  decided  to  write 
this  letter. 

In  the  article  Coach  Matthews  made 
a  statement  that  upon  being  found  in 
need  of  a  push,  if  his  players  did  not 
want  to  put  out  the  effort  to  maintain 
good  grades,  they  could  always  join  the 
tennis  team. 

While  I  don't  play  tennis,  I  still  found 
this  remark  offensive.  While  it  is  fairly 
well  known  by  other  athletes  and 
students  that  lacrosse  is  what  makes 
the  athletic  department  run,  there  Is  no 
need  to  degrade  other  teams.  As  a 
member  of  one  of  the  "other"  teams  on 


campus  I  feel  that  the  remark  was  un- 
called for  and  definitely  not  ap- 
propriate, especially  from  an  in- 
dividual in  Mr.  Matthews'  position. 

As  a  coach  and  a  member  of  the  ad- 
missions staff,  Mr.  Matthews  should, 
while  being  concerned  about  his  par- 
ticular program,  also  have  an  interst  in 
the  rest  of  the  athletic  program. 
Perhaps  if  more  interest  was  shown 
towards  these  other  teams  involvement 
might  increase  and  with  it,  the  quality 
of  competition.  Then  perhaps 
Washington  College  would  be  known  for 
more  than  the  fine  reputatuion  it  has  in 
the  King  of  Spring  Sports,  Lacrosse. 

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Thp  Waahinpon  Cnltey  Fim-Frlday,  December  u,  1981-Page  3 

Wth-Century  Pla  v  Revived 

"The  Rivals" 
"Pineapple 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

In  the  18th  century  Samuel  Johnson, 
writer  and  critic,  was  one  of  the  first 
respected  literary  men  to  speak  out 
against  the  unities  in  drama.  The 
classical  theory  of  the  unities  included 
for  instance,  the  idea  that  the  time 
covered  in  the  action  of  a  play  could  on- 
ly be  as  long  as  the  actual  time  elapsed 
during  the  performance,  and  that  a 
scene  in  Greece  could  not  be  followed 
by  a  scene  in  Italy,  because  the  trip  bet- 
ween the  two  couldn't  possibly  be  made 
by  the  characters  in  the  short  time  bet- 
ween scenes.  Johnson  didn't  agree;  he 
pointed  out  that  the  very  act  of  walking 
into  a  theatre  and  pretending  people 
were  other  than  who  they  were,  doing 
things  other  than  they  would  normally 
do,  was  an  act  of  suspended  disbelief, 
and  that  if  theatre  goers  could  pretend 
those  things,  they  could  pretend  to 
believe  others. 

The  College  production  of  Richard 
Brinsley  Sheridan's  The  Rivals,  an  18th 
century  play,  brings  to  light  another 
problem  with  disbelief;  in  as  small  a 
community  as  this  one  almost  everyone 
in  the  audience  knows  the  actors  per- 


Francle  Burnet  made  a  wonderful 
Mrs.  Malaprop 

sonally,  and  it  is  sometimes  very  dif- 
ficult to  think  of  the  actor  as  an  English 
nobleman,  and  not  as  the  guy  who  sits 
in  front  of  you  in  your  American  fiction 
class.  And  because  all  of  the  actors  and 
actresses  are  nearly  the  same  age,  and 
relatively  young  for  the  stage,  it  is 
sometimes  difficult  for  them  to  portray 
much  older  people,  while  their  peers 
act  as  characters  their  own  age. 

While  that  difficulty  is  rarely 
discussed  in  reviews  here,  the  Drama 
Department's  production  of  The  Rivals 
was  exceptional  because  the  question 
never  arose.  The  actors  on  the  whole 
acted  their  parts  wonderfully,  not  like 
College  students  but  like  actors,  and 
those  who  played  older  characters  were 
entirely  convincing.  That  is  especially 
important  in  The  Rivals  because 
Sheridan's  play  must  rely  on  strong  ac- 
ting; it  shares  its  plot  with  other  plays 
and  novels  of  its  time,  and  relies  almost 
entirely  on  its  witty  dialogue. 

But  the  dialogue  is  very  good.  Good 
enough  for  the  play  (which  is,  quickly, 
about  three  romances,  and  the  conflic- 
ting and  misleading  circumstances  sur- 
rounding them),  written  in  1774  to  have 
been  very  popular,  and  to  have  very 
successfully  withstood  the  test  of  time. 


Sheridan  may  in  fact  be  best  known  for 
his  contribution  of  the  word  "mala- 
propism"  to  our  modern  vocabulary; 
many  comic  characters  of  the  time  con- 
fused their  words  but  It  was  Mrs. 
Malaprop  who  made  the  trait  famous. 

Clever  language 

The  play  succeeds  not  just  because  of 
Mrs.  Malaprop,  but  because  of  Sheri- 
dan's consistently  clever  usage  of 
language.  Exemplified  in  Malaprop,  it 
is  partially  explained  by  Bob  Acres,  a 
character  who  speaks  of  "the  oath 
referential,"  and  adds  that  "Damns 
have  had  their  day."  When  speaking  of 
a  duel,  then,  Acres  says,  "Odds  triggers 
and  flints!"  giving  his  language  an  In- 
ner consistency.  In  a  less  exaggerated 
but  equally  as  colorful  way,  Faulkland 
speaks  in  the  satirized  language  of  a 
hopeless  romantic. 

Sheridan  is  also  very  Interested  in 
human  nature  in  the  play;  the  many 
ironies  in  it  are  based  on  common 
enough  character  traits,  and  are  based 
on  relationships  between  lovers, 
fathers  and  sons,  mothers  and 
daughters,  masters  and  servants.  In 
those  relationships  it  Is  possible  to  see 
that  the  play  was  originally  much  more 
serious.  It  was  also  much  longer  and 
contained  many  more  (but  not  as 
clever)  puns,  which  may  be  why  it  was 
originally  a  disaster  on  the  London 
stage. 

Stephen  Drewes'  direction  of  The 
Rivals  plays  for  humor;  it  is  sym- 
pathetic towards  Malaprop,  makes  Bob 
Acres  out  to  be  an  oaf,  makes  Faulk- 
land melodramatic,  and  virtually  ig- 
nores Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger,  called  by 
18th-century  critics  the  worst  character 
in  the  show.  That  directorial  decision  is 
a  fact,  not  a  criticism,  and  the  play 
reflects  Drewes'  decision;  it  is  short 
(relatively)  and  funny.  (The  long, 
repetitive  dance  at  the  openin  is  an  ex- 
ception. But  it  is  better-off  forgotten. ) 

The  two  best  performances  in  a  cast 
of  good  performances  were,  at  least  on 
opening  night,  by  Brian  Meehan 
(Faulkland)  and  Harry  Goodrick  (Cap- 
tain Absolute).  Meehan  acted  the  part 
of  the  wild-eyed,  heartsick  romantic 
with  wonderful  comic  style,  and  though 
it  was  a  bit  much  at  moments,  the  com- 
bination of  his  Dudley  Doo-right  voice 
and  Groucho  Marx  posture  (at  times  he 
swayed  so  far  to  one  side  you'd  have 
sworn  his  shoes  were  nailed  to  the 
floor)  gave  him  a  thoroughly  enjoyable 
liveliness. 

Goodrick,  as  Captain  Absolute,  had  to 
muster  the  greatest  emotional  range  In 
dealing  with  his  father,  lover,  mo  therm 
law,  servant  and  bumbling  friend.  He 
not  only  made  all  of  the  changes  within 
the  same  basic  character,  but  also  used 
the  aud  ience  as  a  confidante,  and  from 
the  very  beginning  we  were  on  his  side. 

Two  other  fine  performances  were 
turned  in  by  Christopher  Ellinghaus 
and  Natalie  Joy  Brown.  Ellinghaus  had 
the  difficult  task  of  playing  the  father  to 
an  actor  his  own  age,  and  not  only  suc- 
ceeded but  played  the  part  with  great 
reserve,  resisting  the  urge  to  over- 
emphasize his  character's  obvious 
hypocrisy.  In  the  first  act  on  the  open 
ing  night  his  accent  sounded  more  Ger- 
man than  English,  but  it  leveled  out 
early  in  the  performance. 

Lydia  Languish 

Brown's  performance  was  surpris- 
ingly good  because,  of  all  the  main 
characters,  hers  Is  the  most  serious, 
and  it  is  difficult  for  sobriety  to  stand 
out  in  a  play  sacrificed  to  humor.  But 
Drewes  used  Lydia  as  a  contrast  to  the 
others  and  it  turned  out  that  Brown 


Reaches  the  Very 
"  of  Pleasantry 


Freeman  Dodsworth  (Bob  Acres)  bows  formally  to  Harry  Goodrick  (Cap- 
taln  Absolute). Photo  by  Gary  H.  Swope 


gave  the  character  a  certain  humor  of 
her  own.  Her  performance  was  most 
remarkable  as,  in  a  cast  of  comedians, 
she  did  not  let  her  role  slide  into  the 
mainstream  of  the  comedy. 

The  funniest  female,  of  course,  was 
Mrs.  Malaprop.  Francie  Burnet  played 
the  part  well,  with  a  certain  hide 
ousness  and  lack  of  self  awareness  that 
Is  necessary.  Her  accent  seemed  a  bit 
haphazard,  making  her  sound  at  times 
like  a  native  of  Transylvania,  but  the 
range  of  her  voice  was  remarkable,  and 
well-used.  Her  performance  was  cer- 
tainly an  excellent  college  acting  debut. 

The  rest  of  the  cast  was  up  to  the  task. 
Stage  veteran  Bill  Mortimer  was  left  to 
his  own  devices  as  the  true  misfit  in  the 
play,  Sir  Lucius  O'Trigger,  and  it  is  to 
his  credit  that  he  gave  the  part  a 
strength  and  reliability.  Also  notable 
were  Freeman  Dodsworth  (Bob  Acres) 
and  Ultras  Baskin  (Lucy),  both  of 
whom  made  impressive  stage  debuts. 

Smooth-flowing 

The  play  flowed  evenly,  with  no  great 
climax  to  the  plot,  but  with  a  smooth, 
entertaining  quality.  An  exceptional 
scene  came  early  in  the  play,  in  a  scene 
among    Goodrick    and    Meehan    and 


Dodsworth  which,  without  being  over- 
done, was  very  funny,  and  probably  the 
finest  moment  in  the  College  theatre  so 
far  this  year. 

While  the  production  and  direction 
were  very  good  overall,  the  night  was 
not  without  flaws;  the  harpsichord 
music  between  acts  was  Just  loud 
enough  to  be  grating,  and  Timothy 
Maloney's  set,  both  simple  and 
beautiful,  was  perhaps  overwhelmed 
by  the  costumes,  like  a  modest  country 
kitchen  filled  with  Waterford  crystal 
and  Wedgewood  settings.  The  cos- 
tumes, however,  were  beautiful— the 
mens  coats  were  awe-inspiring,  and  the 
women's  dresses  were  colorful  period 
pieces. 

At  the  end  of  one  scene  early  in  the 
play  the  lights  fade  on  Lucy  sitting 
down,  silently  holding  a  string  of  pearls 
high  in  the  air  for  us  to  admire.  The 
play  itself  is  like  that  string;  not  just  in 
the  performances,  but  in  the  entire  pro- 
duction; from  the  posters  and  the  pro- 
grams to  the  setting  to  the  acting  Itself, 
all  of  the  elements  of  the  production 
were  as  carefully  arranged  and  as 
pleasing  as  18th  century  pearls,  caught 
up  in  a  row  of  modern  spotlights  for  us 
to  admire  and  enjoy. 


Brian  Meehan  (Faulkland)  and  Ulfras  Baskin  (Lucy)  Join  hands  at  the 
play's  opening  dance.  Photo  by  Gary  H.  Swope 


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Writing  Lab  "Under-  useH" 


Teachers,  Students  Voice  Opinions 


Continued  from  Page  l 

after  circling  the  major  mistakes,  I 
write,  'Go  see  the  teachers  at  the 
Writing  Lab.'  I  tell  them  to  take  a  paper 
with  them  —  In  one  case  I  wouldn't  even 
give  the  student  a  grade  unless  they 
went  to  the  Lab." 

Associate  Professor  of  English  Ben- 
nett Lamond,  who  teaches  two  sections 
of  Forms  of  Lit.,  said  that  while  he  has 
referred  students  to  the  Lab,  he  knows 
that  several  of  them  have  not  attended. 
"I  don't  know  that  I'm  to  supervise 
(their  attendance),"  he  said;  "I've 
assumed  that  isn't  my  role."  Lamond 
also  said  that  he  doesn't  make  It  a  point 
to  spend  more  time  with  his  students 
who  are  in  the  Lab,  but  instead  pays  a 
great  deal  of  attention  to  all  of  his 
students. 

Lecturer  in  Modern  Languages  Mar- 
tin Kabat,  who  teaches  a  World 
Literature  and  Compostton  course,  said 
that  he  has  recommended  that  two  of 
the  six  of  his  students  in  the  Lab  be 
allowed  to  leave.  Kabat  uses  the  Hand- 
book regularly  in  class,  and  does  not 
feel  a  need  to  spend  extra  time  with  his 
Lab  students  because  "(the  teachers  of 
the  writing  components')  understan- 
ding is  that  you  wouldn't  give  them  the 
extra  time,  that's  what  the  workshop  is 
for." 

Seeing  the  results 
Kabat  expressed  the  opinion  of  all  the 
writing  component  teachers  who  were 
interviewed  when  he  said  that  "it's 
very  difficult  to  see  if  the  workshop  is 
benefiting  the  students  involved.  Of 
course,  I  think  if  they  went  and  par- 
ticipated, they  can't  but  have  gained 
from  it.  The  more  you  write,  the  better 
you  get." 

Lecturer  in  English  Edward  Maxcy, 
also  a  Forms  of  Lit.  teacher,  added  that 
while  it  is  very  difficult  to  judge  the  Lab 
students'  Improvement,  he  believes 
"any  student  would  benefit  from  the 
Lab.  Any  good  teacher  working  with  a 
small  group  of  students  Is  going  to 
benefit  those  students." 

Students  have  had  varying  responses 
to  the  Lab.  Fisher  said  that,  while  on 
the  whole  his  students  have  been  "very 
receptive,"  attendance  varies  drasti- 
cally and  irregularly.  She  added,  "The 
irony  in  that  the  students  who  need  the 
(extra  help)  least  attend  most  regular- 
ly. Maxcy  said  that  his  impression  "is 
that  referring  a  student  to  either  one  of 
the  ladles,  unless  the  student  is  well- 
motivated,  is  a  useless  exercise." 

The  students  themselves  reflect  that 
opinion.  Kelly  Waalkes,  one  of  the 
freshmen  who  was  remanded  to  the  Lab 
and  has  since  left  it,  said  that  she  went 
regularly.  Paradoxically,  she  said  she 
thought  the  workskop  "would  have 
been  more  valuable  if  we  could  have 
gotten  individual  help."  Although  she 
said  it  helped  her  writing,  Waalkes 
thought  "a  lot  of  people  resented  (the 
workshop),  and  they  thought  it  was  a 
dead  program."  She  added,  however, 
that  she  would  go  back  to  the  workshop 
if  she  felt  she  needed  help  with  her 
writing. 

One  of  the  students  still  in  the  Lab, 
BUI  Goodrick,  said  that  he  thinks  the 
workshop  helps  his  writing.  "It's  get- 
ting better,"  he  said,  "but  I  don't  know 
if  it's  from  the  Writing  Lab  or  the 
papers."  (The  writing  component  re- 
quires a  student  to  write  eight  papers 
during  the  course  of  the  semester.) 
Goodrick  admitted  that  he  doesn't  at- 
tend the  workshop  regularly,  but  said 
that  when  he  does  go  he  usually  works 
on  a  paper  for  one  of  his  classes.  He 
hasn't  tried  to  get  out  of  the  program. 
"I  don't  really  worry  about  it,"  he  said. 
"The  way  I  figure  it,  (the  Lab  teacher) 
is  just  another  person  to  check  the 
paper  before  I  get  a  grade." 

The  writing  component 

Teachers  of  the  writing  component 

seem  a  bit  unsure  of  exactly  what  their 

responsibilities  are.  Kabat  said  that 


"the  use  of  the  Little,  Brown  Handbook 
varies  greatly— at  some  point  we  have 
to  decide,  are  we  teaching  composition, 
or  are  we  teaching  literature?"  He 
called  the  amount  of  papers  in  the  com- 
ponent "enormous,"  but  said  "There 
are  clearly  students  here  who  need 
work  in  writing  and  composition,  and 
we  should  offer  a  composition  program, 
and  we  need  to  use  a  coordinated  ap- 
proach." 

"I'm  not  sure  we've  arrived  at  the 
right  program  yet,"  Kabat  said. 
"Either  we  set  a  level  of  competence 
here,  or  we  don't."  Maxcy  also  agreed 
that  the  organization  of  the  writing  pro- 
gram needs  closer  study.  Lamond  said 
that  he  doesn't  think  "that  there  is 
enough  reason  to  validly  assign  eight 
papers,"  but  that  he  does  not  feel  there 
is  any  question  about  the  intended  em- 
phasis of  his  course.  "I  have  no  doubt  in 
my  mind,"  he  said.  "I  teach  a  literature 


course." 

Like  Kabat,  Day  felt  that  literature- 
course  teachers  should  not  be  required 
to  spend  most  of  their  time  correcting 
technical  errors  in  papers.  Day  said,  "I 
think  it's  better  for  the  students,  and  for 
the  College,  for  Mr.  Lamond  to  stand 
looking  out  the  window  thinking  of 
Blake  than  it  is  for  him  to  be  correcting 
comma  splices.  If  I  spend  all  of  my  time 
correcting  things  the  high  school 
teachers  should  have  taught  (the 
students)  I  won't  have  the  time,  or  the 
mind,  to  solve  the  problems  that  other 
students,  who  have  learned  those 
(basic)  things,  have,  problems  that 
need  more  contemplation," 

While  Kabat  also  seems  to  see  the 
need  for  a  specific  composition  course, 
he  said  that  "If  you  can't  teach  a  com- 
position course,  you  can't  teach  a 
literature  course,"  and  that  he  believes 
the  argument  given  by  some  teachers. 


Board  Approves  New 
Business  Program 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor  in  Chief 

The  College's  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  has  unanimously  approved  a 
proposal  for  a  Business  major  that  will 
be  available  to  students  here  beginning 
with  the  class  of  1985,  this  year's 
freshmen  class. 

Alexander  Jones,  speaking  for  the 
Board's  Faculty  and  Curriculum  Com- 
mittee said  that  the  success  of  the  pro- 
gram "is  by  no  means  guaranteed,"  but 
that  the  Committee  is  confident  that 
"success  will  come."  He  also  said  that 
the  new  program  was  not  being  ac- 
cepted as  a  solution  to  enrollment  pro- 
blems, "but  because  the  business  ma- 
jor is  an  enhancement  to  the  liberal  arts 
curriculum." 

The  proposal  that  the  Committee  and 
the  Board  accepted  was  prepared  by 
Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith,  who  made 
revisions  to  the  original  proposal.  The 
new  program  will  be  reviewed  by  the 
Maryland  State  Board  of  Higher 
Education.  After  what  Smith  called 
"very  minor  changes"  the  document 
will  be  passed  to  the  Academic  Council 
before  being  voted  on  by  the  faculty. 
The  faculty  passed  the  original  pro- 
posal unanimously. 

The  new  major,  referred  to  as  a 
"Business  Management  Program"  in 
Smith's  proposal,  will  be  phased  in  over 
the  next  few  years.  The  schedule 
agreed  upon  by  the  Board  calls  for  the 
addition  of  two  accounting  courses  and 
a  Business  Law  course  next  year,  to  be 
followed  by  classes  in  Organization 


Theory  and  Marketing.  A  few  final 
courses  could  then  be  added  in  1984-85, 
the  year  the  first  Business  Majors 
would  graduate. 

The  proposal  calls  for  the  addition  of 
3  part-time  teachers  next  year  with  a 
full-time  professor  who  would  be  in 
charge  of  the  program  (a  person  who 
Smith  said  "will  be  very  hard  to  find"), 
to  be  added  a  year  later.  In  an 
"estimate  of  costs"  the  proposal  sug- 
gests that  the  salary  for  the  program's 
supervisor  would  be  approximately 
$25,000.  Over  the  course  of  the  next  3 
years  the  costs  of  beginning  the  pro- 
gram are  estimated  at  nearly  $120,000. 

Smith  said  that  one  of  his  major  con- 
cerns Is  finding  someone  who  will  be 
able  to  supervise  the  acquisition  of 
books  to  be  kept  in  the  library  for  the 
program.  The  proposal  estimates  an 
expenditure  of  $25,000  for  the  bulk  of  the 
books,  periodicals,  and  journals  needed 
initially.  In  addition  to  the  actual  cost  of 
books,  a  large  part  of  the  money  spent 
for  the  program's  pool  of  resources  will 
go  towards  clerical  fees;  Smith 
estimated  the  cost  of  acquiring  a  single 
book  at  twenty  to  twenty-two  dollars. 

Doug  Brown,  President  of  the  Student 
Academic  Board,  which  drafted  a 
memorandum  stating  areas  of  sug- 
gested revision  for  the  original  pro- 
posal, said  that  while  he  hadn't 
received  an  outline  of  the  program  as 
revised  by  Smith,  he  was  "very  glad 
that  it  had  been  passed,"  and  added 
that  he  believes  the  program  "will 
benefit  the  school,  as  long  as  it's  done 
properly." 


that  they  were  not  hired  to  tejd 
position,  is  "not  valid." 


Acting  Dean  of  the  College  ( 
Smith  has  recently  distribj 
memorandum  asking  teacher, 
writing  components  to  conm, 
their  classes.  The  letter  a» 
teachers  to  describe  the  formal 
writing  component,  describe  tbe 
of  exercises  assigned,  comment 
types  of  conferences  held  withsh 
about  their  writing,  discus 
usefulness  of  the  Handbook,  co, 
on  the  coordination  among  ^ 
teachers  and  component  instil 
and  to  evaluate  the  usefulness  i 
program.  Smith  said  that  bo| 
Writing  Lab  and  the  freshmani 
component  programs  will  be  eva] 
in  time  for  possible  changes  to  I 
plied  next  fall. 


Behind ! 

by  Pete  Turchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

"  Where 'd you  get  the nickel? 

"What  nickel?" 

"The  nickei  I'm  talking  about." 

"Where' d  you  get  it  from?" 

"A  guy." 

"What  was  he  wearing?" 

"Things." 
A  minute  later  a  fight  breaks  outi 
g-  Teach  hurls  Bobbie  across  the  ra 
g-  Bobbie  hits  a  chair  and  grabs  his  i 
o-  where,  in  a  few  nights,  blood  will 
^  flowing.  A  half-minute  later  a  girlim 

3  front    row    says    "Ring,"    and  I 
answers  the  silent  black  phone. 
§£    The  setting  is  the  studio  theatre  ini 
abasement  of  Tawes  Theatre,  and! 
»  time  is  about  halfway  through  tbe  i 
cond  act  of  David  Mamet's  Amerit 
Buffalo.  The  play,  directed  by  sea 
Ginnie  White,  is  still  in  rehearsal;  j 
Monday  night,  and  there  will  be  atjj 
three  more  full  run-throughs  beforel 
first  show. 

The  dark  studio  theatre  is  aim 
ready.  A  few  things  need  to  be  palnti 
the  room  has  to  be  cleaned  up.  1 
stage  itself  is  overflowing  with  odds. 
ends;  the  play  is  set  in  a  pawnshop 
Chicago,  and  in  an  all-out  attempt 
authenticity  the  piles  on  and  around". 
stage  include  a  beer  keg,  books,  an 
to-reel  tape  recorder,  radios,  a  brut 
television,  a  heavy  parasol,  old  tires, 
bicycle,  a  crutch,  a  pair  of  wood 
bulls,  a  fan,  an  iron,  a  mirror,  am 
typewriter,  a  chair  and  other  piece; 
furniture,  a  bird  cage,  and  a  thn 
wheeled  plastic  fire  engine. 

On  the  set  now,  talking  are  Doni 
Teach;  played  by  1981  graduated 
Stahl  and  senior  Steve  Gaul,  respects 
ly,  the  characters  are  tempermed 
and  vulgar.  Except  for  the  lack  o' 


Student  Uni 
Scholarship 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 
The  Student  Union  Advisory  Comfl 
tee  has  announced  the  awarding  of  J 
$500  scholarships  to  seniors  Carol  A 
drews  and  Freeman  Dodsworth. 

The  scholarships,  provided  by  Do" 
Music  Vendors,  the  company  that  I 
plies  the  electronic  games  in  the  J? 
dent  Center,  were  given  for  fina1** 
need,  academic  excellence,  and  * 
tributions  to  the  Dining  Hall  and  J 
campus  in  general.  After  selecting" 
candidates,  five  males  and  " 
females,  which  were  approved  by' 
Advisory  Committee,  Financial  *■ 
Director  Bonnie  Vansant.  ■ 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday .  December  11. 1881— Pane  5 

Kent  County 

Historical  Society  Presents 
Model  to  College 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

At  the  same  time  that  one  building  on 
campus  was  being  destroyed,  another 
was  being  ressurrec ted— just  a  few 
hours  after  workmen  finished  carrying 
away  the  last  remnants  of  Richmond 
House,  the  Kent  County  Historical 
Society  presented  the  College  with  a 
scale  model  of  the  original  College 
building. 

The    Society,    which    held    its    fall 
meeting  last  Tuesday  night  in  Hodson 
w  Hall,  raised  the  funds  for  the  replica  by 
jj   holding  a  tour  of  various  historic  homes 
X   and  buildings  in  and  around  Chester- 
town.  The  gift  was  actually  constructed 
by  Knoll  Architectural  Models,  a  firm 
in  Rockville,  Maryland,  based  on  the 


t  is  the  front  view  of  the  painstakingly-constructed  model  of  the  original 
ege  presented  to  the  school  by  the  Kent  County  Historical  Society. 

Scenes-American  Buffalo 


nd  affects,  the  show  seems  to  be 
the  actors  know  their  lines,  they 
costume,  everything  is  going 
jy.  But  the  director,  the  actors, 
e  technical  crews  know  better. 
rector  and  a  few  others  sit  in  the 
ce  taking  notes. 

le  White  said  that  the  reason  she 
jui  decided  to  do  a  student  pro- 
)  was  that,  after  being  involved 
student- written,  -directed,  and 
rock  opera  last  year,  and  doing 
t  plays  for  directing  class,  they 
ito  give  it  another  try.  "It  was  a 
great  thing  for  all  of  us  to  do," 
aid.  "Everybody  contributed." 
lid  that  the  rock  opera  "was  a 
because  nobody  had  ever  done 
jrtof  thing  before,"  and  it  is  ob- 
at  this  rehearsal  that  the  people 
ed  know,  what  they,  are  doing. 
and  John  Porter,  who  plays  Bob- 
the  youngest  character,  are 
in  college  actors,  and  Stahl,  who 
king  his  stage  debut,  worked  on 
chnical  side  of  countless  plays  as 
enthere. 

Die  is  a  little  worried  about  the 
age  of  the  play.  Mamet  uses  an 
(ordinarily  coarse,  vulgar 
Hilary  in  his  depictions  of  hyperac- 
urban  males  in  Chicago  and  Gin- 
ants  to  make  sure  that  no  one  who 
1  be  offended  comes  to  the  show 
spared.  But  she  defends  Mamet; 
i  repetition  makes  the  (vulgar) 
i  meaningless,"  she  said.  "The 
wouldn't  have  its  weight  without 
inguage."  She  has  sympathy  for 
some  people  might  call  simply  ig- 
ut  characters;  "They  don't  really 
iwhat  they're  doing,  but  they  have 
pvince  themselves  they  can  do  it. 
ihop  is  their  whole  world,  and  they 
ilet  anyone  else  in." 


A  while  after  the  fight,  the  play  ends. 
Ginnie  is  right;  the  characters  are  sad 
and  alone,  and  even  though  this  is  only 
a  rehearsal  a  mood  has  been  struck  that 
doesn't  easily  dissolve  when  someone 
tries  to  make  a  joke.  As  very  often  hap- 
pens in  run-throughs,  the  power  of  the 
play  has  swept  through  the  cast  and 
turned  |he  night  from  a  rehearsal  into  a 
performance.  There  is  a  strange  let- 
down afterwards—  there  is  no  ap- 
plause, no  curtain  call.  The  actors  walk 
out  into  the  audience  to  get  their  notes. 

Although  the  second  act  looked  fine, 
they  have  seen  a  lot  wrong  with  it;  lines 
were  missed  and  covered  for,  a  music 
stand  nearly  hit  John  in  the  head  and 
will  have  to  be  replaced.  All  of  the  pro- 
blems are  not  as  easy  to  solve;  the 
group  sits  in  the  audience  and  talks 
about  things  like  volume,  intensity, 
range,  gestures,  the  plausibility  of  cer- 
tain actions;  they  can't  decide  at  one 
point  whether  or  not  the  audience  is 
supposed  to  laugh  when  Teach  covers 
his  head  with  a  paper  hat,  they're  not 
sure  If  the  playwright  meant  to  be  fun- 


ny. 

They  must  have  all  of  those  things 
right  very  soon;  the  play  will,  after  be- 
ing in  rehearsal  even  longer  than  The 
Rivals,  be  staged  this  weekend  (8:00 
tonight  and  Sunday,  10:00  Saturday). 
Two  members  of  the  stage  crew  put 
what  seem  to  be  the  haphazardly-piled 
props  into  their  specific  places  on  the 
set  while  the  actors  listen  to  a  long  list 
of  the  lines  they  remembered  im- 
perfectly. They  go  back  and  try  to  think 
out  the  corrections  then  finally  decide 
that  even  with  6  minutes  of  lines  left 
out,  the  run-through  "wasn't  any  less 
coherent  than  the  play  itself." 

But  they  are  joking.  On  the  night  of 
the  show  everyone  must  be  ready  to 
cover-up  mistakes;  rehearsals  are  sup- 
posed to  serve  as  prevention.  A  few 
more  long  nights  saying  the  same 
words,  remembering  the  same  inflec- 
tions, moving  on  the  same  cues,  and 
then  it  will  be  time  to  let  the  audience 
in.  They  know  that  American  Buffalo 
opens  tonight,  and  they  will  be  ready. 


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Editor-in-Chief 

Washington  College's  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  announced  at 
its  meeting  last  Saturday  that  there  will 
be  no  immediate  raise  for  the  school's 
faculty,  though  a  pay  raise  is  being  con- 
sidered as  part  of  next  year's  budget. 

Chairman  of  the  Budget  and  Finance 
Committee  H.  Furlong  Baldwin  said 
that  a  salary  raise  is  "not  something  we 
can  do  in  haste."  In  his  comments  on 
the  issue  he  also  said  that  "we  simply 
can't  take  on  one  slice  of  the  budget... 
without  looking  at  the  whole  thing." 

The  Faculty  Representative  to  the 
Board,  Drama  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney,  said  that  he  was  en- 
couraged by  Board  Chairman  Louis 
Goldstein's  opening  statements,  and 
what  Maloney  called  the  Board's  "ge- 
nuine concern"  for  the  problem. 
Maloney  also  told  the  faculty  at  their 
meeting  Monday  that  "some  of  (the 
Board  members)  expressed  surprise 
that  things  had  reached  the  state  at 
which  they  now  exist."  He  said  that  his 
impression  was  that  "some  action  is  go- 
ing to  be  taken,"  but  admitted  that 
"there  was  nothing  very  specific  said." 

The  Board  spent  the  longest  amount 
of  time  at  its  recent  meeting  debating 
upon  whether  or  not  ex-President 
Richard  Nixon,  the  Junior  Class'  fourth 
choice  as  next  year's  commencement 


speaker,  should  even  be  allowed  to  be 
invited  to  speak  and  receive  a  degree. 
After  one  Board  member  said  he  would 
resign  if  Nixon  was  invited  to  speak  at 
commencement  or  to  receive  a  degree, 
the  group  rejected  the  Class'  nomina- 
tion. The  other  candidates— Walter 
Cronkite,  Andy  Rooney,  and  Alan  Alda, 
in  that  order— were  approved. 

The  Board  also  approved  the  decision 
to  invite  the  King  of  Sweden,  and  the 
Swedish  ambassador,  to  this  year's 
commencement.  While  the  King  would 
not  speak  at  the  ceremony,  if  he  comes 
he  will  receive  an  honorary  degree. 
Another  speaker  approved  for  next 
year  was  scientist  Lewis  Thomas, 
author  of  Lives  of  A  Cell.  Thomas  will 
be  invited  to  speak  at  one  of  the  con- 
vocation ceremonies. 

At  the  opening  of  the  meeting  Golds- 
tein gave  the  College  a  tract  of  land  in 
Prince  Frederick  County  valued  at  ap- 
proximately $240,000.  Later  the  Board 
approved  the  placement  of  a  plaque  at 
the  Edgar  T.  Higgins  Hill  Dormitories, 
and  a  marker  at  the  site  of  the  original 
college.  The  Board  suggested  that  the 
piece  of  sculpture  left  behind  by  the 
group  of  artists  sponsored  in  part  by  the 
Maryland  Arts  Council  be  placed  in 
front  of  the  McAlpine  Art  Studio,  and 
that  the  bench  currently  placed  bet- 
ween William  Smith  Hall  and  Bunting 
be  moved. 


results  of  an  archeoiogical  study  and  a 
year-and-a-half  of  research  led  by 
Associate  Professor  of  Art  Robert  J.H. 
Janson-LaPalme. 

J.  Hurst  Purnell,  the  Historical  Socie- 
ty's President,  made  the  presentation 
of  the  model  to  Acting  Dean  Nathan 
Smith,  but  the  large  case  which  held  the 
replica  was  unveiled  by  Julia  Benfleld 
Bryant,  the  great-great-great  grand- 
daughter of  Edward  Scoot,  a  graduate 
of  the  Washington  College  Class  of  1784. 
In  accepting  the  gift  Smith  said  that  it 
"is  the  first  thing  that  actually  makes 
tangible  something  Important  in  (the 
College's)  heritage." 

During  his  slide  presentation  after 
the  banquet,  Janson-LaPalme  said  that 
while  the  original  college  building 
"played  little  In  the  role  of  college  ar- 
chitecture," it  had  some  very  unique 
features.  He  went  so  far  as  to  call  It 
"the  most  significant  building  ever  put 
upinChestertown." 

At  the  time  of  its  construction,  in  the 
1780's,  the  edifice  was  one  of  the  largest 
school  building  in  the  country,  and  the 
single  largest  buildings  for  hundreds  of 
miles;  it  stood  on  the  hill  where  the  cur- 
rent Hill  Dorms  now  stand,  centered  on 
the  spot,  and  was  160  feet  long,  and  80 
feet  deep  in  its  middle  section. 

Although  it  Is  usually  referred  to  as 
one  building,  the  college  was  actually 
made  up  of  a  center  building,  where 
classes  were  held,  and  a  wing  on  either 
side,  both  of  which  served  as  dor- 
mitories. Although  little  is  known  about 
the  building's  interior,  one  record  tells 
of  the  common  accommodation  of  six 
boys  in  a  room  twenty  feet  by  eighteen 
feet.  The  college  was  made  with  bet- 
ween 500,000  and  600,000  bricks,  many 
of  which  were  used  to  rebuild  the  school 
after  a  fire  destroyed  the  original 
building  in  1827. 

In  an  arheologlcal  dig  completed  tnis 
fall  several  portions  of  the  walls  of  the 
edifice  were  unearthed,  some  of  which 
were  less  than  a  foot  underground.  In 
addition  to  clarifying  the  building's 
original  site,  the  dig  uncovered  various 
artifacts  and  "brick  Bats",  parts  of  the 
bricks  used  to  build  it.  According  to  Dr. 
Daniel  Ingersoll,  Jr.,  who  also  spoke  at 
the  meeting,  and  who  worked  on  the 
dig,  relatively  few  artifacts  were  found 
because  a  great  deal  of  the  material  of 
the  building  was  salvaged  for  later  use. 

Janson-LaPalme  traced  the  history 
of  the  design  of  the  building  to  other  col- 
leges, and  particularly  to  the  work  of 
Robert  Smith,  a  friend  of  William 
Smith,  Washington  College's  founder. 
Robert  Smith  designed  Nassau  Hall  in 
Princeton,  which  is  strongly  related  ar- 
chitecturally to  the  College  in  Chester- 
town.  It  is  Janson-LaPalme 's  belief 
that  the  actual  design  of  the  building 
here,  however,  was  determined  by 
William  Smith. 

The  three  parts  of  the  original  col- 
lege, the  dormitory  wings  and  the 
center,  with  an  extended  rear  section, 
were  separated  by  solid  walls.  An 
Underground  passageway  connected 
the  three  sections,  and  it  was 
somewhere  in  that  lower  section  of  the 
building  where  stored  hay  and  fodder 
caught  on  fire  one  night  in  1827.  In  a 
photograph  taken  in  1880,  three 
separate  dorms  can  be  seen  on  the  hill, 
behind  which  a  few  students  are  play- 
ing one  of  the  earliest  games  of 
baseball. 

Ingersoll  said  that  Janson-LaPalme 's 
"great  attention  to  detail"  has  made 
the  historical  model  "one  of  the  best 
that  has  ever  been  done."  The  scale 
model,  along  with  various  artifacts, 
will  be  on  display  in  the  library  next 
semester. 


The  WaBhlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  December  u.  1961— Page  6 


Career  Counselling  Proposal  Nearing  Conclusion 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

Information  Is  still  being  gathered  for 
the  proposal  for  a  career  counselling 
program,  says  SGA  President  Arlene 
Lee.  The  proposal,  which  Lee  says  will 
be  submitted  to  Acting  President 
Clarke  at  the  beginning  of  next 
semester,  will  describe  a  program 
modeled  after  those  of  other  schools 
similar  in  size  and  curriculum  to 
Washington,  which  returned  ques- 
tionalres  sent  by  Lee  covering  their 
career  counselling  programs.  "All  of 
the  schools  we  got  answers  from  have  a 
career  counselling  program,"  Lee  said. 
"And  their  programs  have  been  in  ex- 
istence for  an  average  of  12  years.  All  of 
the  programs  have  at  least  one  full  time 
counselor,  and  many  have  a  part  time 
one  as  well." 

A  poll  of  students  in  the  cafeteria  this 
week  showed  that  89.8%  of  the  students 
polled  felt  that  the  present  system  of 
counclllng  Is  Inadequate.  88  %  of  those 
polled  felt  that  a  centrally  located  office 
with  a  part  time  councilor  would  help 
solve  the  problem,  said  Lee. 

Lee  has  also  been  In  touch  with  the 


heads  of  various  departments  on  cam- 
pus, In  an  attempt  to  determine  exactly 
what  system  of  counselling  is  being 
used  at  the  present  time,  and  how  effec- 
tive It  is.  Their  answers  were  for  the 
most  part  the  same,  said  Lee.  "Most  of 
them  say  there  is  not  a  set  system.  They 
provide  guidance  on  an  Individual 
basis,  according  to  the  need  of  the  stu- 
dent." Lee  went  on  to  As  the  system  is 
now,  you  have  to  know  what  It  is  you 
want,  In  order  to  get  answers  to  ques- 
tions. Student's  can't  be  Indecisive.  The 
fact  Is  most  people  here  are  indecisive. 
That's  why  most  people  don't  see  the 
value  of  a  liberal  arts  degree.  It's  not 
directly  vocational.  This  Is  why  our  at- 
trition rate  is  so  high.  Students  leave 
because  they  seek  a  specialized  degree 
at  a  large  university,  which  is  directly 
applicable  to  the  Job  market." 

When  the  proposal  is  completed,  Lee 
said,  it  will  be  formally  submitted  to 
Acting  President  Clarke,  and  he  will 
direct  it  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  and  any  other  bodies  that 
might  be  Interested. 

According  to  Lee,  the  ideal  situation, 
with  a  full-time  counselor  and  staff,  Is 
not   realistic    In   Washington's   case. 


"Realistically  what  we  can  hope  for  Is  a 
central  office  with  all  of  the  Information 
concerning  all  aspects  of  careers  and 
placement,  with  a  part-time  counselor 
to  help  with  guidance  and  informa- 
tion," 

There  are  three  Important  aspects  of 
the  program,  she  said.  The  first  will  be 
the  clarification  of  values  fornfreshmen 
and  sophomores,  helping  them  to 
decide  what  It  Is  that  they  want  to  do; 
the  second  would  be  the  coordination  of 
students'  activities  with  their  goals. 


And  the  last  could  be  the  organization  of 
all  pertinent  Information  about  career- 
oriented  subjects. 

The  administration  has  been  guarded 
in  their  reaction  to  the  proposal  so  far, 
Lee  said.  "They  tell  me  to  continue 
working,  but  that  there  are  no 
guarantees.  Considering  that  student 
interest  is  rising  (in  career  Counciling), 
I  think  the  Board  will  see  It  as  a  need. 
But  finances  are  still  a  problem.  It  is 
my  job  to  prove  that  it  is  a  necessary 
expenditure." 


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Diane  Larrimore 
Student  Affairs  Secretary 

"Nothing." 


EdMaxcy. 

.  Associate  Dean  of  Students 

"A  class  of  conscientious  students,  and 
a  round  trip  ticket  to  London." 


Nancy  Toy 
Business  Office  Secretary 

"About  a  month  in  the  Florida  sun- 
shine; good  health  and  happiness  for 
my  friends  and  family." 


DonCnateUier 
Assistant  Director  of  Athletics 

"I  don't  want  it  to  be  so  cold,  and 
would  take  six  honest-to-goodness  track 
men,  and  a  partridge  In  a  pear  tree." 


JeffDeMoss 
,  Student  Center  Manager 
"I  would  like  to  see  a  1982  with  people 
working  together  for  a  good  cause." 


Maureen  Kelly 
Dean  of  Students 

"A  twelve  month  sailing  season.' 


Penny  Fall 
Women's  Athletic  Coach 

"Professionally,  two  things:  athletes 
with  a  genuine  understanding  of  the 
sacrifice  necessary  to  compete,  at  the 
level  we  have  to  compete  at.  And  ap- 
preciation on  the  part  of  the  WC  com- 
munity  as  to  the  value  of  athletics  for 
women  on  this  campus." 


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by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  Shoremen  Basketball  team  split 
a  pair  of  games  this  past  week.  The 
team  lost  their  first  home  game  of  the 
season  to  Wldener,  and  won  as  they 
took  to  the  road  to  defeat  Gallaudet. 

WC  opened  their  home  season  last 
Saturday  night  playing  Wldener  Col- 
lege. Although  the  score  was  38-36  with 
the  Shoremen  leading  at  the  half,  the 
home  team  could  not  hold  the  lead  as 
the  score  rose  to  50-52,  Wldener,  with 
seven  minutes  to  go  In  the  game.  "At 
that  point  we  stopped  them  four  times 
on  defense  but  we  couldn't  get  ahead," 
said  Coach  Tom  Finnegan.  The 
Shoremen  lost  66-77. 

The  biggest  obstacle  the  Shoremen 
came  against  In  the  game  was  Wldener 
guard  Lou  DeRegates,  an  all-  con- 
ference guard.  He  scored  27  points  dur- 
ing the  game,  twelve  of  them  from  his 
twelve  foul  line  shots.  The  foul  line 
shots  were  a  major  factor  In  the  game 
as  Wldener  made  20  for  22  while  WC 
managed  only  24  for  35. 

The  leading  scorer   for  WC  was, 


again,  Joe  Moye,  with  23  points.  Vtace 
Gaslor  led  assists  with  10  while  Bob 
Fornoff  led  rebounds  with  9. 

The  Shoremen  hit  the  road  Tuesday 
night  as  they  traveled  to  Gallaudet.  The 
opposing  team  was  4-2  going  into  the 
game  but  dropped  to  4-3  by  the  end  of 
the  evening  as  WC  easily  rolled  over 
them. 

WC  was  down  10-16  but  managed  to 
gain  a  38-26  lead  at  the  half.  During  the 
second  half  the  Shoremen  pulled  away 
to  win  88-70.  "Matt  Burke,  Jim  Macln- 
tyre,  and  Vlnce  Gaslor  did  a  good  Job  as 
guards,"  said  Finnegan.  "Everyone 
played  and  scored." 

The  leading  WC  scorer  was  the  con- 
sistant  Joe  Moye,  with  15  points.  Scott 
Spurrier  lead  assists  with  3  while  Bob 
Fornoff  again  led  rebounds  with  9. 

This  weekend  is  the  annual  WC  Wild 

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Friday,  December  11 

6:00  Mt.  Union  vs.  Allentown 

8:00  Washington  vs.  Brldgewater 

Saturday,  Decembers 

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Sports  Editor 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete 
award  goes  to  Shoremen  Basketball's 
co-captain,  sophomore  Carl  Fornoff. 
Fornoff  has  been  playing  consistently 
well  all  season  and  played  two  excep- 
tionally solid  games  this  past  week 
against  Wldener  and  Gallaudet. 

Fornoff  has  been  playing  organized 
basketball  since  he  was  ten  years  old. 
He  played  on  the  school  team  through 
junior  high  and  high  school.  His  high 
school,  Archbishop  Curley  In  Balti- 
more, had  a  "small,  but  good  team." 
While  in  high  school  he  was  named  to 
the  Second  Team  All-Catholic  League. 

Fornoff  has  been  starling  for  the 
Shoremen  since  his  freshman  year. 

When  I  visited  this  school  at  first  I  felt 
comfortable,"  he  said.  "I  wanted 


play  basketball.  Finnegan  saw  me  play 
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Shoremen." 

Since  his  freshman  year  Fornoff  has 
played  a  rather  obscure  position.  "I've 
never  figured  it  out,"  he  said.  "It's 
somewhere  between  guard  and  for- 
ward. Some  people  call  It  'swingman' 
because  they're  not  quite  sure  what  It 
is." 

As  co-captaln,  Fornoff  feels  his  main 
responsibility  Is  to  keep  the  team's 
spirit  up.  "Mainly  when  things  aren't 
going  right  on  the  court  I  try  to  help 
pick  it  up,"  he  said,  "On  the  roaci, 
especially."  He  also  feels  that  he  adds 
defensive  aggressiveness  to  the  team 
but  feels  he  can  work  on  his  rebounding. 
"I  have  done  better  and  I  will  do  bet- 
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by  Jeff  Alderaon 
Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  cheerleaders 
have  begun  another  season  of  pep  and 
effervescence  to  provide  spirit  for 
home  basketball  games.  Over  20  girls 
tried  out  this  year,  and  five  new  squad 
members  were  chosen. 

"With  only  four  returning  veterans 
this  puts  a  lot  of  pressure  on  the  new 
girls,"  said  coach  Penny  Fall.  "There's 
so  little  time  to  get  ready  and,  being 
new,  they  all  have  to  learn  the  cheers 
whereas  in  the  past  only  one  or  two  new 
members  would  have  to  leam  them." 

Fall  feels  that  an  advantage  to  having 
so  many  new  girls  will  be  the  addition  of 
new  blood  and  new  cheers  to  the  unit. 
"Last  year  was  one  of  the  best  squads 
ever,"  she  said.  "To  meet  that  standard 
will  take  time.  This  group  Is  really 
dedicated  to  the  primary  objective  of 
supporting  the  basketball  team." 

The  co-captalns  of  this  year's  squad 
are  Lisa  Laird  and  Gini  White.  Both 
have  cheered  for  three  years  here. 
Laird  did  not  cheer  in  high  school  but 
tried  out  here  because  she  felt  it  would 
be  a  change  as  well  as  good  exercise.  "I 
feel  good  about  this  squad,"  she  said, 
"They're  a  good  bunch  of  girls.  They're 
talented  but  we  have  to  get  ourselves 
together,  and  that  takes  time  and  prac- 
tice." White  cheered  all  through  high 
school  so  trying  out  at  WC  was  "just 
something  natural  to  do.  In  high  school 
cheering  was  more  of  an  ego  trip,"  she 
said.  "Here  it's  more  of  an  athletic 
thing  than  a  status  symbol." 

Also  returning  to  the  squad  are 
senior,  Beth  Glascock,  and  sophomore 
Lucie  Hughes.  Glascock  cheered  from 
eighth  grade  through  high  school.  She 
was  not  going  to  cheer  this  season  but 
"When  I  watched  (the  cheerleaders)  at 
the  game  I  missed  it,"  she  said.  "I 
missed  the  girls,  the  games,  and  the  ex- 
ercise." Hughes  also  cheered  all 
through  high  school,  and  was  captain  of 
her  squad  for  two  years.  "I  wasn't  go- 
ing to  try  out  here  but  I  did  it  as  a 
means  of  meeting  people,"  she  said. 
"It's  more  intense  than  high  school, 
more  physical  activity.  This  year  we've 
got  a  long  way  to  go,  but  we  make  a  lot 
of  progress  every  night." 

The  new  recruits 

Three  of  this  year's  new  members 
have  had  previous  experience  cheer- 
ing: freshmen  Kelly  Cupka,  Lisa 
Mendelson,  and  Cathy  MacPhee. 
Cupka,  who  cheered  two  years  in  junior 
high  school,  tried  out  because,  "I  like  to 
get  involved  in  a  lot  of  stuff.  I  was  really 
psyched  for  the  game.  We  knew  the 


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cheers  really  well  and  the  people  in  the 
stands  really  got  into  It."  Mendelson 
and  MacPhee  both  cheered  all  through 
high  school  and  were  both  captains  of 
their  respective  squads.  Mendelson 
feels  that  WC  Is  different  from  high 
school  in  that  WC  has  a  coach  all  of  the 
time.  "It's  the  same  though  because 
I'm  still  the  shortest  one."  she  added. 
MacPhee  tried  out  here  because,  "I 
love  cheering.  I  wasn't  nervous  at  all 
trying  out.  It  was  really  informal,"  she 


said.  "I  was  excited  to  start  working 
with  the  squad." 

Two  of  this  year's  new  members  have 
not  cheered  before:  sophomore  Debilee 
Furgueson  and  freshman  Jill  DelConte. 
Furgueson  tried  out  last  year  but  hurt 
her  knee  and  had  to  drop  out.  "I  wanted 
to  prove  I  could  do  it  this  year,"  she 
said,  "and  to  get  me  In  shape  for  soft- 
ball.  I  was  scared  at  tryouts  because 
nobody  was  smiling.  I  really  appreciate 
all  of  the  help  and  patience  of  the 


veterans."  DelConte  tried  out  because, 
"it  was  something  new,  exciting,  and 
challenging."  She  added,  "I  was  disap- 
pointed that  we  didn't  get  to  cheer  more 
at  the  game." 

Coach  Fall  is  assisted  by  Tami 
Schauber  and  former  WC  cheerleader 
Julie  Scott,  both  of  whom  Fall  feels  an 
tremendous  assistants.  "I  think  this 
year  they  are  a  very  affectionate 
group,"  said  Scott.  "They're  all  hard- 
striving,  good  students,  and  very  nice  to 
work  with." 

Fall  feels  that  the  returning  veterans 
deserve  recognition.  "They  have  a  very 
positive  attitude  towards  teaching  and 
sustaining  the  quality  of  post  squads," 
she  said,  "and  towards  assisting  the 
new  girls  toward  that  goal." 

With  two  and  a  half  hours  of  practice 
five  days  a  week,  cheerleading  is  con- 
sidered a  varsity  sport  at  WC.  "We 
work  just  as  hard  as  any  other  team," 
said  Lucie  Hughes.  "We  sweat  just  as 
much." 

"I  think  that  the  five  new  girls  have 
done  a  fantastic  job  in  the  past  three 
weeks  to  get  as  far  as  we  have,"  added 
White.  The  cheerleaders  will  be  show- 
ing the  results  of  all  of  their  hard  work 
at  the  Wild  Goose  Classic  this  weekend 
in  the  Cain  Athletic  Center. 


Photo  by  Gary  H.  Swope 


This  year's  cheerleading  squad  has  spent  long  hours  preparing  to  boost  the 
Shoremen  to  a  winning  season. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

We  only  have  one  more  week  left  in 
the  1981  college  calendar  and  oh,  what  a 
week  it  will  be  with  exams  coming  up. 
When  we  return  it  will  officially  be  the 
Brcentennial  year.  Over  Christmas 
vacation,  everyone  should  catch 
Bicentennial  fever  and  bring  it  back 
with  them.  I  can't  believe  the  year  is 
almost  over  and  Christmas  is  here.  If 
you  want  to  get  in  the  Christmas  spirit, 
take  a  midnight  walk  through  town  with 
all  the  Christmas  lights  up;  all  we  need 
now  is  a  little  snow.  Speaking  of 
Christmas,  only  eleven  more  shopping 
days  left. 

The  highlight  of  the  weekend  will  be 
the  Wild  Goose  Classic.  The  Shoremen, 
coming  off  a  convincing  win  over 
Gallaudet  Tuesday  night,  are  shooting 
for  a  fourth-straight  Wild  Goose  cham- 
pionship. The  tip-off  is  tonight  at  six 
o'clock  with  Allentown  College  versus 
Mt.  Union,  then  Bridgewater  versus 
Washington  at  eight.  The  consolation 
game  will  be  on  Saturday  at  one, 
followed  by  the  championship  game  at 
three.  Last  week's  loss  at  home  to 
Wldener  was  a  tough  pill  to  swallow. 
The  game  was  close  till  about  five 
minutes  to  go,  when  Wldener  ran  off 
seven  straight  points.  Washington  had 
difficulty  bringing  the  ball  up  court  but 
got  some  good  outside  shooting  from 
the  front  line.  Unfortunately,  the  foul 
shooting  in  the  second  half  faded  when 
we  most  needed  it.  The  Holly  Farms 
most  valuable  player  award  goes  to 
Carl  Fornof  f ,  who  played  a  strong  game 
at  both  ends  and  banged  home  17  points. 

After  the  tournament  is  over,  I  sug- 
gest going  over  to  Tawes  Theater  where 
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zie  D.  Parcell  Jr.  Also,  the  Washington 
College  Drama  Department  will  be 
hosting  American  Buffalo  by  David 
Mamet.  Show  time  is  eight  o'clock  on 
Friday  and  Sunday  night,  and  ten 
o'clock  on  Saturday  night. 

The  co-ed  volleyball  tournament 
came  to  an  end  Tuesday  night.  Eight 
teams  battled  to  a  final  four  made  up  of 
n  "Cheesedog"  Vach,  #3  Laura  Chase, 
#4  Ann  Most  and  #5  Christina  Ragonesi. 
The  playoffs  were  extremely  close  with 
Chase  versus  Most  in  the  finals.  Ann 
Most's  team  nipped  Chase's  2-0  with  the 
second  game  going  17-15. 
Intramurals 

After  vacation,  men's  volleyball  will 
begin,  if  enough  teams  sign  up.  Also, 
the  competitive  men's  basketball 
league  will  begin.  Coach  Fall  has 
decided  to  start  a  women's  basketball 
schedule  too.  All  games  will  be  in  the 
evenings  around  8  o'clock. 

Two  corrections  from  last  week:  the 
bowling  league  did  get  off  the  ground 
after  a  last  minute  push  to  get  an  eighth 
team.  The  league  will  continue  play 
after  the  vacation.  The  second  is  that 
the  .wrestling  club  did  get  people  in- 
terested. Bouts  will  be  held  in  the 
wrestling  room  and  anyone  else  in- 
terested should  go  to  the  wrestling 
room,  located  in  the  balcony  of  the 
gym,  in  the  afternoons. 

Thought  of  the  Day.  Whatever  hap- 
pened to  the  goose  calling  contest  at 
half  time  of  the  Wild  Goose  Classic? 
With  all  the  hunters  around  campus, 
you  would  think  there  would  be  plenty 
of  interest.  I  bet  if  you  give  a  case  of 
beer  to  the  best  caller,  you  would  have  a 
line  out  the  front  door  of  the  gym. 


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Presidential  Candidate 
Cater  Visits  Campus 


by  Pete  Turchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

Douglass  Cater,  former  professor  at 
Princeton  and  political  advisor  to  Lyn- 
don B.  Johnson,  visited  Washington  Col- 
lege last  Friday  and  Saturday  as  the 
first  candidate  for  the  school's 
presidency  to  be  invited  to  the  campus. 

After  meeting  with  the  faculty  and 
the  SGA,  Cater  spoke  informally  to 
students  in  the  Student  Union  Friday 
afternoon.  He  discussed  his 
background,  the  job  of  the  president, 
and  education  In  general.  He  said  that 
after  working  for  Observer  Interna- 
tional, and  The  Sunday  Observer  of 
London,  a  major  newspaper  in 
England,  he  began  to  look  for  new  job 
opportunities,  and  was  told  by  at  least 
one  colleague  that  Washington  was 
"the  most  promising  opportunity  of  any 
college  in  the  country." 

Cater  is  a  graduate  of  Harvand  Col- 
lege, where  he  worked  on  that  school's 
daily  newspaper,  The  Crimson.  While 
he  has  taught  at  Princeton  University, 
Stanford  University,  and  Wesleyan 
University,  he  also  worked  for  fifteen 
years  for  a  nowdefunct  magazine,  The 
Reporter.  Cater  left  that  magazine  to 
serve  as  a  White  House  advisor  to  then- 
President  Lyndon  Johnson.  He  has 
taught  Political  Science  and  Com- 
munications, and  said  that  he  would  be 
interested  in  resuming  his  teaching 
career,  though  probably  not  as  a  full- 
time  professor,  if  he  were  to  become 
president. 

While  Cater  told  one  group  of 
students  in  the  Student  Union  that  "we 
need  to  get  some  of  the  heads  of  the  ma- 
jor corporations  to  realize  that  a  person 
who  Is  taught  how  to  think  is  better  than 
a  person  who  knows  how  to  do 
something,"  and  that  he  is  "opposed  to 
a  liberal  arts  college  becoming 
vocationally-oriented,"  another  group 
of  students  stood  gathered  around  his 
wife.  Libby  Cater,  who  has  been  very 
active  as  an  organizer  and  fund-raiser 

Budget  on 
Schedule 

by  Hark  Slater 
According  to  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey,  after  receiving 
figures  for  second  semester  enroll- 
ment he  feels  that  the  College  might 
still  meet  Its  budget.  Hessey  said,  "As 
of  the  end  of  last  semester,  we  were 
pretty  much  on  target." 

Though  unable  to  say  positively 
whether  the  budget  will  be  balanced  at 
the  end  of  the  year,  he  did  say  that 
"We  may  be  able  to  meet  our  pro- 
jected expenses  with  the  combined 
number  of  new  students  and  returning 
students."  Other  factors  which  will 
have  a  bearing  on  the  budget  are  the 
realization  of  gift  support,  and 
whether  expenses  for  this  semester 
are  in  line  with  what  had  been  for- 
casted.  Emphasising  that  expendura- 
tures  for  the  first  semester  had  been 
close  to  what  was  anticipated,  Hessey 
expressed  concern  over  possible  in- 
creases in  both  electric  utility  and 
postal  rates. 

Continued  on  Page  5. 


for  various  groups  with  which  she  has 
been  involved,  said  that  she  would  be  an 
active  part  of  the  college  community  as 
the  president's  wife;  she  spoke  of  pro- 
moting the  College's  womens  organiza- 
tion, and  having  social  events  at  the 
president's  home. 

Cater  is  only  the  first  of  four  can- 
didates for  the  presidency  who  will  be 
visiting  the  campus  on  the  first  four 
Fridays  of  this  semester.  William 
Russell,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors'  Search  Com- 
mittee, said  that  at  least  four,  and 
possibly  as  many  as  ten,  candidates 
will  be  brought  to  the  College.  The  en- 
tire Search  Committee  will  meet  each 
Friday  evening,  and  after  the  first  four 
candidates  are  reviewed,  more  might 
be  Invited.  Russell  emphasized  that  the 
candidates  are  appearing  "In  no  par- 
ticular order,"  and  that  "this  is  only  the 
beginning  of  the  interview  process." 

Russell  added  that,  despite  a  state- 
ment in  The  Kent  County  News  that  a 
final  decision  will  not  be  made  until 
June,  he  still  hopes  to  present  the  Board 
with  "two  or  three  candidates"  if  not  in 
March,  at  least  "before  the  final  Board 
meeting  in  April." 

The  schedule  for  the  next  three  visits, 
today  and  the  following  two  Fridays, 
will  be  Identical  to  last  week's,  with 
students  being  given  a  chance  to  meet 
the  candidate  from  4:15  until  5:00  in  the 
Student  Union. 


The  Shoremen  beat  Johns  Hopkins  09-65 


Junior  Class  Nominates  Speakers 


by  Mark  Slater 

Advised  by  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke  to  start  early.  Junior  Class 
President  has  already  helped  his  class 
to  compile  a  list  of  eight  possible  can- 
didates to  speak  at  next  year's  com- 
mencement ceremony.  The  list  under- 
went final  scrutinization  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  last  semester. 

The  actual  process  of  amassing  a  list 
of  possible  speakers  began  in  October, 
when  Mullican  called  a  class  meeting  to 
discuss  the  topic  and  begin  taklne 
nominations.  The  input  by  the  class 


members  at  this  early  phase  was  en- 
couraging; Mullican  remarked,  "I  was 
pleased  with  the  number  of  nomina- 
tions we  received."  Approximately  one 
month  later  a  complete  list  of  those  per- 
sons nominated  was  sent  to  each 
member  of  the  Junior  Class. 

Mullican  felt  the  nomination  period  to 
be  of  a  reasonable  length.  He  said, 
"(The  class  officers)  wanted  to  give 
everyone  a  chance  to  have  their  say.  No 
one  can  legitimately  say  they  didn't 
have  a  chance."  An  example  of  input  by 
other  members  of  the  class  is  the  fact 
that  faculty  members  are  among  those 


Hodson  Trust  Gives  College 
Largest  Gift  Ever:  $700,000 


by  Pete  Turcbi 

Editor  in  Chief 

With  a  sum  of  $700,000  announced  in 
Baltimore  on  December  17,  the  Hod- 
son  Trust  has  once  again  received  the 
amount  of  its  annual  gift  to  the  col- 
lege. 

The  gift,  formally  announced  at  a 
press  conference  held  in  Baltimore's 
World  Trade  Center,  Is  actually  placed 
into  the  school's  endowment,  but  the 
money  will  directly  benefit  the  school 
in  four  specific  areas.  According  to 
Acting  President  Garry  Clarke, 
$250,000  will  go  towards  Hodson  merit 
scholarships,  with  an  equal  sum  being 
held  for  further  scholarship  endow- 
ments for  students  who  may  lose 
financial  aid  due  to  federal  cuthaejks. 


The  computing  center  will  benefit 
from  $110,000  of  the  money,  and 
$90,000  will  be  used  for  conservation- 
oriented  Improvements  for  the  heating 
system  for  the  New  Dorms. 

The  Hodson  Trust  has  been  a  major 
benefactor  of  Washington  College 
since  1936,  and  has  given  money  to  the 
school  every  year  since  1952.  Colonel 
Clarence  Hodson,  appointed  to  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  In 
1922,  was  the  founder  of  the  Beneficial 
Corporation.  Ms.  Sara  Hopkins,  a 
member  of  the  Hodson  family,  cur- 
rently serves  on  the  Board. 

The  Hodson  Trust  also  makes  an- 
nual gifts  to  Johns  Hopkins  Universi- 
ty, Hood  College,  and  St.  John's  Col- 
lege, all  private  institutions  in 
Maryland. 


being  selected  for  a  speaking  part  in 
graduation.  When  it  was  suggested  at  a 
meeting  the  idea  seemed  reasonable, 
Mullican  said,  and  it  has  since  been  in- 
corporated into  the  "speaker  search." 
Poor  Turnout  for  Vote 

At  a  second  class  meeting,  held  in 
November,  a  vote  was  taken  to  see  who 
the  students  preferred.  The  turnout  for 
the  meeting  was  poor,  with  only  about 
40%  of  the  class  participating.  Ques- 
tioned as  to  the  validity  of  the  vote, 
Mullican  explained  that  he  was  ap- 
proached by  several  people  who  could 
not  attend  the  meeting,  and  therefore 
received  their  votes  personally.  As  for 
the  other  members  of  the  class,  who  for 
some  reason  did  not  make  their 
preference  known,  Mullican  said,  "I'll 
assume  they  don't  care." 

The  list  that  was  gathered  from  this 
vote  is  broken  down  into  two  groups: 
the  top  four  public  figures,  and  the  top 
four  faculty  members.  The  list  of  pro- 
fessors actually  consists  of  three  pro- 
fessors and  Mrs.  Joseph  McLain. 

In  order  of  preference,  the  class 
chose  Walter  Cronkite,  Andy  Rooney 
(of  GO  Minutes  fame),  actor  Alan  Alda, 
and  ex-president  Richard  M.  Nixon. 
The  voting  for  the  college  community 
speakers  was  virtually  a  four-way  tie. 
Those  selected  were  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Philosophy  Robert  Anderson, 
Associate  Professor  of  History  and 
Political  Science  Daniel  Premo,  Pro- 
fessor of  History  Guy  Goodfellow,  and 
Mrs.  McLain. 

Nixon  Rejected 

Once  a  class  has  gathered  a  list  of 

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Get  A  Job 


This  is  the  beginning  of  the  end. 

It's  the  beginning  of  the  year,  of  the  new  semester,  of  new 
classes  It  is  also,  for  a  little  less  than  twenty-five  percent  of  the 
student  body,  the  last  semester  of  an  undergraduate  education. 

In  a  lot  of  ways  that  ending  is  a  relief.  No  more  pencils,  no 
more  books....A  four-year  period  of  hard  work  will  be  over, 
and  graduates  will  be  able  to  begin  to  make  use  of  a  large  in- 
vestment of  time  and  money.  But  in  the  same  way  that 
beneath  the  sand  outside  of  Hodson  Hall  lies  snow,  and  beneath 
the  snow,  ice,  so  a  hazard  lurks  beneath  gradua- 
tion—something  else  has  to  begin.     . 

A  few  of  us  will  go  on  to  graduate  school,  some  will  take  an  ex- 
tended vacation,  others  will  get  short-term  jobs.  Eventually, 
though  all  of  this  year's  graduates  have  to  settle  into  something, 
and  that  comes  to  mind  a  lot  on  cold  winter  days  when  snowdrifts 
pile  against  the  doors  and  thoughts  move  to  the  future.  The  day 
of  reckoning  is  closest  for  seniors. 

And  on  May  17,  if  not  before,  this  year's  seniors  will  look  back 
at  their  days  here,  and  wonder  if  they  were  days  well-spent. 
Some  of  the  more  philosophically  inclined  will  ask  themselves  if 
a  liberal  arts  education  was  the  best  thing  for  them.  Others  will 
simply  ask,  What  now?  •„.,,«.. 

Some  seniors,  recent  graduates,  and  other  students  think  that, 
along  with  providing  an  education,  Washington  College  should 
help  answer  that  question.  An  educational  purist  might  say  that 
a  college  only  has  to  teach,  to  give  students  some  vague  thing 
called  knowledge.  From  a  practical  and  humanitarian  point  of 
view  however,  Washington  College  should  be  interested  in  the 
future  of  its  students,  because:  Da  school's  graduates,  many 
professional  educators  are  fond  of  saying,  are  its  reputation;  2) 
other,  competitive  schools  have  formal  programs  to  help  their 
students  find  jobs;  3)  and,  let's  be  serious,  education  is  impor- 
tant, but  economic  survival  is  necessary. 

Here's  the  good  news:  The  SGA,  the  quietest  student  govern- 
ment here  in  years,  has  been  doing  its  homework,  and  recently  a 
Committee  on  Career  Counseling  drafted  a  proposal  for  a  formal 
career  planning  and  placement  service  at  the  College.  The  pro- 
posal is  thick,  one  of  those  official-looking  documents  that  sit  on 
official-looking  desks,  but  its  size  should  at  least  show  the  ad- 
ministration, and  later  the  Board,  that  the  SGA's  research  has 
been  extensive,  that  this  is  no  hastily-devised  plan.  After  talking 
to  students  and  faculty  members,  and  mailing  questionnaires  out 
to  other  colleges,  the  Committee,  chaired  by  Arleen  Lee  and  Liz 
Edwardsen,  has  made  a  reasonable  request. 

We  want  to  add  that  the  proposed  program  is  not  only 
reasonable,  but  highly  desireable.  Some  members  of  the  College 
comminity  are  immediately  suspicious  of  anything  that  smacks 
of  vocationalism.  But  liberal  arts  is  not  defined  as  anti- 
vocational.  Liberal  arts,  according  to  Douglas  Cater,  a  can- 
didate for  the  College  presidency  and  a  former  professor  at 
Princeton,  teaches  people  to  think,  as  opposed  to  teaching  them 
merely  to  do  something.  It's  like  the  old  "a  square  is  a  rectangle, 
but  a  rectangle  is  not  necessarily  a  square"  rule  in  geometry; 
pure  vocational  training  is  not  transferable,  but  liberal  arts 
training  is,  in  theory,  universally  adaptable.  Students  from 
Washington  College  need  jobs  as  much  as  anyone  else,  and 
Washington  College  would  make  itself  a  more  attractive  institu- 
tion by  offering  a  career  counseling  program. 

We  hope  that,  after  the  faculty  and  the  administration  and 
Board  have  a  chance  to  discuss  and  reviseThe  proposal,  some 
sort  of  formal  program  will  by  instituted  here.  As  the  Committee 
has  said,  with  an  effective  career  development  office  "...perhaps 
a  Washington  College  education,  a  liberal  arts  education,  would 
be  more  obviously  worthwhile  to  its  students."  One  thing  is  for 
sure;  lacking  such  an  office,  those  of  us  who  are  seniors  now  will 
find  life  after  May  a  little  bit  harder. 


The    #    Elm 


Candidates  On  Campus 

Four  of  the  final  candidates  for  the  presidency  of  the  College 
are  being  invited  to  visit  the  campus  and  meet  with  faculty  and 
students.  While  most  students  will  not,  obviously,  be  able  to 
directly  vote  for  one  or  the  other  of  the  candidates,  our  interests 
demand  that  we  meet  these  men  (there  are  no  women  candidates 
and  see  what  they're  made  of.  The  student  receptions  for  each 
candidate  are  being  held  in  the  Student  Union  on  each  of  the  next 
three  Friday  afternoons  at  4 :  15. 

Weeding  Out  A  Bad  Element 


I  was  delighted  to  read  In  the 
November  20  issue  ofThe  Elm  that  both 
your  paper  and  the  administration  has 
finally  begun  to  take  a  stand  against  the 
illegal  drug  problems  on  campus.  Steve 
Groft's  "Up  close  and  personal"  ar- 
ticles and  the  memorandum  issued  by 
student  affairs  warning  drug  dealers  to 
cease  or  be  expelled  "and  turned  over 
to  the  proper  authorities"  at  least 
begins  the  task  of  reducing  illegal  drugs 
from  the  campus.  As  a  Resident  Assis- 
tant for  two  years,  1  was  acutely  aware 
of  the  widespread  drug  use  and  the  ap- 
parent passive  toleration,  for  the  most 
part,  by  the  administration  of  the  users 
of  such  "common"  dangerous  con- 
trolled substances  as  marijuana  and  co- 
caine. Even  though  Maryland  law 
(right  or  wrong)  clearly  condemns  the 
use  of  these  substances,  unless  there 
was  evidence  of  "townies"  coming  on 
campus  and  dealing  with  students  (and 
thus  posing  a  more  direct  threat  to 
users  and  non-users  alike),  generally 
little  or  nothing  was  done  about 
nondealing    by    nontheless,    habitual 


drug  users  who  were  brought  to  the  at- 
tention of  the  administration. 

The  administration  usually  defended 
its  toleration  of  these  law  breakers  by 
saying  that  a  general  crackdown  of  il- 
legal drug  use  on  campus  would  be 
"unrealistic"  since  the  use  of  mari- 
juana for  example,  is  so  widespread, 
that  the  school  does  not  have  the  money 
or  the  staff  to  enforce  a  campus-wide 
effort  to  prohibit  illegal  drugs  at 
Washington  College. 

With  this  attitude,  student  affairs 
should  not  be  so  surprised  that  drug 
dealing  "has  gotten  out  of  hand."  But 
evidence  so  far  seems  to  indicate  that 
the-better-late-than-never  drug 
memorandum  issued  by  student  affairs 
has  been  somewhat  effective.  However, 
until  the  drug  laws  for  the  state  of 
Maryland  are  at  least  attempted  to  be 
enforced,  the  illegal  drug  problem  on 
the  Washington  College  campus  will  re- 
main, perhaps  in  lesser  degrees,  a  pro- 
blem. 

Sincerely, 
Charles  Warfield '81 


Con  Seeks  Correspondents 


Firstly,  I  am  a  convict  in  the  Arizona 
State  Prison  at  Florence,  Arizona. 

To  explain  my  situation  and  situa- 
tions would  be  very  difficult  to  do  at  this 
time.  I  shall  not  try  to  justify  my  past 
actions  for  they  were  done  in  utter  con- 
fusion, but  please  be  assured  that  I  am 
cognizant  of  the  past  reason  that 
brought  me  to  these  hallowed  walls.  It 
would  be  weak  to  give-up  and 
someway.,  I  will  defeat  this  monstroci- 
ty. 

A  short  resume  of  myself :  Full 
Name  Billy  Joe  Gates  age— 25  years 


Eyes-Hazel  //air— Blonde  Weight-150 
pounds,  Height-yiO".  I  am  of  Irish 
Indian  descent  and  I  am  single.  I  also 
have  many  interests. 

Frankly,  I  would  like  to  correspond 
with  people.  My  letters  will  be  of  a 
friendly  nature  for  I  seek  only  friend- 
ship from  someone  outside  of  these 
gray  walls. 

Thank  You 

Bill  Gates 

Box  B-38289 

Florence,  Arizona  85232 


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Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

Photography  Editor  Gary  Swope 

Business  Manager Josh  Petrie 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  in  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
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by  Kenny  Roderick 

First,  let  the  WCFS  take  this  op- 
portunity to  welcome  back  the  students. 
We  hope  you  will  enjoy  your  dining  ex- 
perience with  us  this  spring  semester. 
If  you  ever  have  any  problems  with  the 
food  service,  please  contact  the  super- 
visor or  use  the  suggestion  box  for  an 
immediate  response.  Remember,  we 
are  here  to  serve  you. 

Second,  the  WCFS  would  like  to 
welcome  back  Mrs.  Harriet  Athey. 
Mrs.  Harriet,  who  has  been  with  the 
WCFS  for  8  h<2  2  years,  had  to  leave  us 
last  semester  for  a  stay  in  the  hospital. 
I  We  are  glad  to  see  her  able  to  rejoin  us. 
i  Thirdly,  the  WCFS  purchased  a 
microwave  oven  shortly  before  the 
break.  The  microwave  will  be  used  for 
(thawing,  cooking,  and  reheating  of 
foods.  Another  option,  which  is  of 
primary  concern  for  students,  Is  that  it 
can  be  used  for  reheating  meals.  If  your 
meal  gets  cold  due  to  some  type  of 
delay,  you  can  now  bring  it  back  for  ins- 
tant reheating.  On  Tuesday,  February 
2nd,  a  film  on  the  uses  of  microwave 
ovens  will  be  shown  In  the  private  din- 
ing room  at  6:30  PM.  Anyone  interested 
is  Invited  to  attend. 

A  la  carte:  We  hope 
everyone  enjoyed  the  once  a  semester 
ham  and  oyster  supper. 

The  winners  of  the  super  bowl  contest 


were  Harris  Friedberg  and  Judi 
Skelton.  Both  were  closest  to  the  actual 
score  with  scores  of  27  San  Francisco, 
21  Cincinnati. 

There  are  still  jobs  available  in  the 
dining  hall.  Anyone  interested  should 
see  the  supervisor  on  duty. 

Easy  Money 

Do  you  like  money  ?  of  course  you 
do.  Do  you  like  the  great  outdoors?  In- 
doors? 

If  you're  the  back-to-nature  type, 
you  can  make  easy  money  by  driving 
to  Dover,  Delaware  (  a  lVfe-hour  round 
trip)  at  the  time  of  your  choice  bet- 
ween midnight  Tuesday  and  noon 
Wednesday  every  week.  You  don't 
need  to  have  your  own  car  —  we  even 
pay  for  gas!  Best  of  all,  besides  get- 
ting paid,  you  get  to  see  a  real  prln- 
ting press. 

If  you'd  rather  perform  menial 
tasks  in  the  privacy  of  your  own  room, . 
we  need  someone  to  fold  100 
newspapers  sometime  between  Friday 
afternoon  and  Monday  night  each 
week. 

If  you're  Interested  in  either  of  these 
glamorous,  outrageously  high-paying 
jobs,  drop  a  note  to  the  Editor  In  the 
campus  mail. 


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Aid  Cuts  Anticipated 


by  Cathrlne  Ricketts 
The  two  major  Federal  iinanciai  am 
programs—  the  Pell,  or  Basic  Grant 
and  the  Guaranteed  Student  Loan  Pro- 
gram—were cut  by  Congress  last  year, 
and  more  cuts  are  expected  to  be  made 
this  session. 

The  Basic  Grant,  a  scholarship, 
based  upon  degree  of  financial  need, 
was  effected  when  $80.00  was  cut  from 
the  annual  award  made  to  each  student 
involved  in  the  program.  Bonnie  Van- 
sant,  Director  of  the  Financial  Aid,  said 
that  the  College  did  not  lose  any 
students  due  to  the  cuts  but  that  it  was 
expected  that  the  Basic  Grants  might 
be  cut  even  more  next  year. 

The  most  dramatic  change  made  in 
the  Financial  Aid  Programs  was  in  the 
eligibility  for  Guaranteed  Student 
Loans.  Before  this  year,  any.  student 
regardless  of  his  family's  financial 
status,  could  obtain  a  loan.  Last  year's 
Congress,  citing  abuses  of  the  loan  and 
a  tighter  Federal  budget,  instituted  a 
$3J,J00  cut  off  point.  What  th.is  means 
is  that  anyone  whose  parents'  adjoined 
income  exceeded  $30,000  would  not  be 
eligible  for  the  loan,  unless  definite 
need  could  be  shown.  These  changes  did 
not  become  effective  until  October  last 
year  but  students  attempting  to  obtain 
loans  next  fall  will  be  affected  by  the 
new  regulation.  These  cuts  could  have  a 
profound  impact  on  the  college  and  on 
other  colleges  and  universities.  With 
loans  and  grants  less  accessible,  enroll- 
ment might  very  well  be  affected  as 
students  and  their  families  find  It  more 


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difficult  to  obtain  aid  and  loans  to  help 
finance  the  cost  of  college. 

Bonnie  Vansant  estimated  that  ap- 
proximately 500  Washington  students 
either  have  grants  or  student  loans. 
Commenting  on  the  aid  cuts,  Director 
of  Admissions  Mickey  DiMaggio  said, 
"Any  time  a  cut  is  made  in  any  of  the 
financial  aid  programs  we  anticipate 
some  sort  of  change  in  admissions. 
Many  people  applying  to  Washington 
College  are  indicating  that  financial 
aid  is  important." 


by  Michele  Breza 

The  tenure  committee  of  the 
William  Alton  Jones  Foundation  sent  a 
recommendation  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  which 
unanimously  approved  Chemistry 
Department  head  Dr.  Frank  J. 
Creegan  as  the  new  W.  Alton  Jones 
Professor  of  Chemistry.  The  Chair  Is 
an  honorary  position,  awarded  to  a 
person  who  has  been  recognized  for 
outstanding  work  as  a  teacher  in  the 
Chemistry  Department.  The  Chair 
was  last  held  by  the  late  President  of 
the  College,  Dr.  Joseph  McLaln. 

Creegan  received  his  Bachelor  of 
Science  degree  from  Merrimack  Col- 
lege in  1961,  and  his  PhD  in  Organic 
Chemistry  at  Fordham  University  in 
1966.  While  at  Fordham,  he  held  a 
graduate  teaching  fellowship  and  was 
awarded  the  American  Cyunamlde 
Teaching  Award  In  1963.  Prior  to  com- 
ing to  Washington  College,  he  was 
assitant  Professor  of  Chemistry  at  the 
University  of  Delaware  for  one  year. 
In  1970,  Dr.  Creegan  was  awarded  the 
Findback  Award  for  Distinguished 
Teaching.  In  1965-66,  he  received  a 
Post-Doctoral  Fellowship  at  the 
University  of  Delaware.  Creegan 
received  the  rank  of  full  professor 
here  In  September  1974.  He  had  been 
named  Chairman  of  the  Chemistry 
Department  in  December  1973,  after 
Joseph  H.  McLaln,  former  Chairman 
of  Chemistry,  was  elected  President  of 
Washington  College. 

According  to  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations 
Mr.  George  E.  Hayward,  the  W.  Alton 
Jones  Foundation  established  the 
Chemistry  Chair  in  March  of  1985  with 
a  grant  of  $350,000.  Then  President 
Daniel  Z.  Gibson  and  Chairman  of  the 


Board  Clifton  M.  Miller  negotiated  the 
grant  with  Mrs.  W.  Alton  Jones,  a 
former  College  Board  member  whose 
husband  was  Chairman  of  the  Cities 
Service  Corporation. 

The  Foundation  was  started  by  W. 
Alton  Jones  In  1944.  Hayward  said, 
"From  the  beginning,  the  Foundation 
has  been  primarily  Interested  in 
education  and  health,  although  It  has 
also  supported  the  performing  arts, 
welfare,  and  youth  programs." 

In  May  of  1980,  according  to  Hay- 
ward, Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  Louis  L.  Gold- 
stein was  successful  in  obtaining  a  se- 
cond grant  of  $150,000  to  increase  the 
endowment  of  the  Chair.  The  grant 
will  be  received  in  three  annual  pay- 
ments of  $50,000. 

When  asked  the  purpose  of  the 
Chair,  Hayward  answered,  "The  Chair 
is  given  In  honor  of  W.  Alton  Jones  to 
assist  the  college  In  attaining  a  quality 
faculty  especially  In  the  field  of  Chem- 
istry. The  College  now  has  four  en- 
dowed Chairs;  The  others  are  In 
Political  Science,  English  and 
Economics." 


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9 :  00 :  Francis  Scuderl,  Acoustic  Guitar    Student  Center 

Sunday  January  31 
7:30:  Film:  "ManOncled'Amerique" 

Wednesday,  February  3 
8:00:    Lecture:    German    Historian   Hans   Mommsen   on    "The   Nazi   Party 
Breakthrough  as  a  Mass  Movement  in  the  Late  Weimar  Republic"— Hynson 
Lounge. 

Thursday,  February  4 
8:00:  Lecture:  English  Professor  Ralph  Cohen  on  "The  Joys  and  Sorrows  of 
Literary  Theory"— Sophie  Kerr  Room 


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The  Washington  College  Elm-ri*rj.Y,  January  a-Piae  4 

One- Year  Anniversary 


Campus  Security  Commended 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 
The  Washington  College  security 
force,  as  It  exists  now,  is  one  year  old 
this  week.  As  of  the  beginning  of  the 
spring  semester  last  year,  Jim  Qulnn 
was  put  in  charge  of  re  organizing  the 
security  force  In  the  face  of  serious  pro- 
blems with  crime  on  campus.  Since  that 
time,  according  to  all  sources  con- 
tacted, Qulnn  and  the  new  Security 
staff  have  succeeded  in  dramatically 
improving  the  security  situation  here. 

According  to  Qulnn,  he  faced  a  multi- 
faceted  problem  when  he  took  over  last 
year.  He  said  the  largest  threat  at  that 
time  was  from  "external  problems,"  or 
crime  committed  on  campus  by  sources 
outside  the  WC  community.  Since  the 
beginning  of  this  school  year  Qulnn 
reported  that  "there  have  been  no  ex- 
ternal problems  at  all  reported.  There 
have  been  no  break-ins  or  robberies 
committed  by  off-campus  people." 

Other  problems  which  plagued  the 
college  In  the  past,  such  as  student  van- 
dalism and  theft,  have  also  decreased 
dramatically,  according  to  Dean  Of 
Students  Maureen  Kelly.  Kelly,  who 
calls  the  performance  of  the  security 
staff  in  the  last  year  "magnificent," 
said  that  building  security  has  been  a 
large  part  of  it.  Damage  to  Hodson  Hall 
has  been  decreased  with  poster  surveil- 
lance, and  of  the  crime  that  has  oc- 
curred, we've  been  able  to  solve  some 
of  it." 


Speakers 


Contt  du  ed  from  Page  1 

possible  speakers,  the  selections  have 
to  pass  through  a  dual  process.  First 
they  are  reviewed  by  the  Honorary 
Degrees  Committee.  Only  after  they 
are  passed  by  this  committee  are  they 
sent  to  the  Board  for  approval. 

The  Board  reviewed  the  list  last 
semester.  After  a  lengthy  discussion, 
during  which  one  Board  member 
threatened  to  resign  if  Nixon  was  to 
receive  an  honorary  degree  here,  all 
of  the  candidates,  except  for  Nixon, 
were  approved. 

ine  grumblings  over  the  past  few 
years  over  whether  or  not  seniors  have 
any  say  about  who  speaks  at  their 
graduation  may  subside.  "For  this  year 
(1982-1983), " Mullican says,  "theydo." 


come  a  long  way."  The  presence  of 
Security  on  campus  has  done  more  than 
Just  give  students  a  feeling  of  safety, 
according  to  senior  Mark  Slater.  "The 
visibility  of  security  on  campus  has 
more  than  simply  created  a  relaxed  at- 
mosphere for  female  students  who  have 
to  cross  campus  in  the  evening,"  he 
said,  "It  has  acted  as  a  deterrant  to  any 
outsiders  with  malicious  Intent." 
Vacation  Theft 
One  of  the  chronic  problems  with 
security  here,  according  to  Quinn,  has 
been  times  when  students  are  away. 
Last  year  Richmond  House,  which  has 
since  been  destroyed,  was  robbed  of 
several  hundred  dollars  worth  of  stu- 
dent property.  There  have  been  thefts 
reported  on  campus  during  every 
Christmas  vacation  for  at  least  the  past 
five  years  according  to  Quinn,  who  said 
"Last  semester  we  set  a  goal  for 
ourselves;  we  wanted  there  to  be  no 
thefts  during  the  vacation.  And  there 
weren't.  I  view  this  as  our  greatest 
achievement." 

Aside  from  the  obvious  problems  of 
crime  and  vandalism,  Quinn  and  the 
security  staff  have  been  actively  in- 
volved in  other  programs  to  Improve 
general  safety  on  campus.  Recently  he 
submitted  a  survey  of  potential  fire 
hazards  on  campus  to  the  administra- 
tion, and  is  in  the  process  of  implement- 
ing improvements  wherever  possible. 
Problems  include  safety  doors  that 
have  been  chained  shut  in  order  to  pre- 
vent entry,  and  among  other  things,  fire 
extinguishers  that  have  been  emptied 
by  students.  "We  will  be  going  around 
to  students,  beginning  with  the  Hill 
Dorms,  and  talking  to  them  about  fire 
safety,  including  the  use  of  fire  ex- 
tinguishers, in  other  than  emergency 
situations.  If  there  is  a  fire,  and  the  ex- 
tinguishers are  empty,  there  could  be  < 
trouble."  Qulnn  said  that  he  will  begin 
with  the  Hill  Dorms  because  "That  Is 
where  most  of  the  trouble  (with  fire  ex- 
tinguishers) arises." 

The  new  organization  of  the  security 
force  Itself  eleviates  many  of  these  pro- 
blems, according  to  Dean  Kelly. 
"There  are  things  on  campus  that  need 
to  be  done,  like  locking  doors,"  she 
said,  "That  in  the  past  wouldn't  get 
done,  short  of  (Dean  Maxcy )  and  I  com- 
ing up  to  do  them.  It's  good  to  have  so- 
meone in  authority  on  campus  (at 
night)." 

Qulnn  expressed  satisfaction  in  look- 
ing back  upon  the  last  year.  "I'm  very 


happy  and  satisfied.  We've  all  tried  to 
establish  a  rapport  with  not  only  the 
students,  but  the  town  as  well.  There  Is 
an  open  feeling  among  all  of  us,  and 
students  are  more  willing  to  report 
crime,  when  they  feel  there  Is  someone 
they  can  talk  to." 

Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed  Max- 
cy said,  "(the  security  force)  has  a 
sincere  interest  In  the  student  body. 
That's  been  a  large  part  of  their  suc- 
cess." 

Student  reaction  to  the  new  force  has 
also  been  positive,  with  most  express- 
ing confidence  in  the  members  of  the 
force  and  the  Job  that  they  are  doing. 
Jani  Gabriel,  a  senior  RA  in  Minta  Mar- 
tin, said  that  "There  is  a  definite  im- 
provement over  the  old  (security) 
group.  We  implemented  a  program  of 
surveillance  in  Minta  Martin,  and  they 
responded  right  away.  They  patrolled 
the  floors  at  night,  and  consequently 
we've  had  no  problems." 

Many  students  feel  that  the  visibility 
of  the  security  force  has  had  much  to  do 
with  its  process.  Senior  Chris  Lemmon, 
an  RA  in  Somerset,  said '  'They  are  very 
visible,  and  they  respond  fast.  That 
makes  them  effective."  According  to 
Jeff  Troester,  a  member  of  the  security 
team  since  last  June,  this  visibility  has 
been  a  fairly  recent  development, 
however.  "When  I  started,"  he  said, 
"we  had  no  uniforms;  all  we  carried 
was  a  flashlight,  and  we  drove  an  un- 
marked car.  (The  security  force)  has 


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Jasse  Ten 


by  Arthur  Smith 
Dr.  Richard  Jasse,  one  of  ft, 
tions  to  the  Washington  College 
this  semester,  has  joined  the 
Department.  Jasse,  who  holds 
In  British  History  from  t_ 
University,  Is  replacing  Proles 
History  Charles  Halstead.  Accord 
Acting  Dean  Nate  Smith,  Hal 
currently  on  sick  leave. 

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the    State    University    at  „ 
Massachusetts,  Jasse  (a  nativeol 
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SGA  Forms  Caree 


byB.G.Kohl 

Early  last  semester  a  group  of  stu- 
dents met  to  discuss  the  fact  that 
Washington  Is  the  only  private  College 
in  Maryland  that  does  not  have  some 
sort  of  career  counseling  program. 
Their  Interest  resulted  in  a  detailed 
proposal  for  just  such  a  facility,  which 
will  be  submitted  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  at  their  next 
meeting  In  February. 

The  SGA  Committee  on  Career 
Counseling  began  by  sending  a 
questionaire  to  fourteen  colleges  of 
comparable  size  and  orientation,  con- 
cerning their  present  career  counsel- 
ing programs.  Then  the  Committee, 


chaired  by  Liz  Edwardson,  into 
ed  the  chairmen  of  various  da. 
merits,  the  Student  Affairs  office. 
WC  alumni,  soliciting  their  react 
the  proposal.  The  resulting  opt 
served  only  to  strengthen  a  feet: 
inadequacy  of  the  College's  r 
career  counseling  situation.  The! 
mittee's  information  was  com; 
and  developed  into  the  formal 
posal  by  Arlene  Lee. 

When  asked  what  the  fate  of  tat: 
posal  would  be,  Lee  said  that  It 
now  being  reviewed  by  Acting  R 
dent  Garry  Clarke,  Acting  D 
Nathan  Smith,  and  Deans  of  Studi 
Maxey  and  Maureen  Kelley.  It  * 
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The  Belle  of  Amherst 


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ersity  and  Catholic  University 
In  Washington,  D.C.  His  teaching 
rience  included  several  years  as  a 
school  teacher  in  Massachusetts 
ell  as  college  teaching  posts  at  both 
n  and  Catholic  University.  His 
academic  experience  includes  a 
[stint  as  a  security  guard  for  a 
i  with  "a  lot  of  money"  for  the 
s  Fargo  Company. 

Washington  College,  Dr.  Jasse  is 
ling  the  British  history  concentra 
He  is  also  serving  as  thesis  advisor 
T.Halstead's  advisees. 


byPeteTurcbi 
Editor  In  Chief 
Two  seniors  have  been  spending  a 
lot  of  their  time  in  Tawes  Theatre 
lately.  Bill  Mortimer  sits  somewhere 
out  in  the  audience,  arms  across  the 
backs  of  the  chairs  beside  him.  Sally 
McKenzie  walks  around  on  the  stage, 
sometimes  reciting  poetry,  sometimes 
talking  to  people  who  aren't  there. 

They  aren't  crazy.  Mortimer  and 
McKenzie  are  rehearsing  The  Belle  of 
Amherst,  a  play  written  by  William 
Luce  about  the  poet  Emily  Dickinson. 
One  of  a  relatively  modern  genre  of 
plays,  The  Belle  of  Amherst  is  a  full- 
length,  one-woman  show. 

One-person  shows  are  not  easy.  For 
one  thing,  It's  a  lot  for  one  person  to 
memorize.  "I  was  afraid  of  It," 
McKenzie  said.  "I  picked  up  the  book 
and  there  were  80  pages  there  to 
memorize.  That's  how  I  spent  my 
Christmas  vacation."  But  she  said 
that  it  was  easier  than  she  thought  it 
would  be;  "The  playwright  connected 
ideas  nicely.. .even  if  ideas  aren't  con- 
nected obviously,  they're  connected." 

The  two  students,  both  drama  ma- 
jors, decided  last  spring  that  they 
would  like  to  produce  the  show.  Mor- 
timer said  that  he  had  seen  the  play 
done  by  Julie  Harris  and  liked  it,  and 
that  he  "couldn't  have  cast  it  any  bet- 
ter. Sally  was  very  enthusiastic  about 
it,  and  has  continued  to  be.  To  ask  so- 
meone, especially  someone  our  age,  to 
not  be  dependent  on  anyone  else 
onstage  Is  really  asking  a  lot. ' ' 


jnseling  Proposal 


ernors'  Budget  Committee,  to  be 

ewed  and  finally  to  the  Board  to 

pproved. 

ae  proposal   lists  many  charac- 

stics  of   a   counseling   program, 

1  as  programs  which  teach  job 

rch  strategies,  career  counseling, 

provision  of  graduate  study  in- 
flation. When  asked  to  comment  on 
le  of  the  more  far-reaching  ad- 
tages  of  such  a  program,  Lee 
i(ed  out  that  the  admissions  office 
Id  use  the  program  to  indicate  to 
■j  school  seniors  where  they  can  go 
i  a  Washington  College  diploma. 

said  that  in  time  this  will  attract 
ropriate  students,  which  will  help 
jducethe  atrition  rate. 


Lee  added  that  graduating  students 
will  have  a  surer  sense  of  themselves 
and  their  goals,  which  will  give  alum- 
ni a  better  view  of  their  college. 
Students  coming  In  and  going  out  of 
our  liberal  arts  system  will  benefit, 
besides  the  students  that  are  here  who 
will  have  the  advantage  of  internships 
and  summer  jobs. 

Lee  said  that  the  biggest  question  is 
whether  the  students  will  utilize  the 
facUity  enough  to  warrant  its  exis- 
tence. She  pointed  out  that  the  poll 
conducted  concerning  the  proposal 
had  the  largest  turn  out  of  any  poll 
conducted;  this  alone  helps  to  prove 
the  interest  of  students. , 


Neither  of  them  was  particularly 
familiar  with  Dickinson's  poetry,  but 
they  have  now  read  more  of  it,  as  well 
as  biographical  material.  "The  play 
has  a  lot  of  lines  that  she  wrote  In  let- 
ters," McKenzie  said.  She  added  that 
reading  the  poetry  In  the  play  was  dif- 
ficult because  "It's  not  enough  to 
understand  it— you  have  to  feel  that 
you  wrote  it." 

The  play  will  be  Mortimer's  first 
formal  attempt  at  directing  a  play.  He 
said  that  after  he  decided  to  do  the 
play,  originally  scheduled  for  last  fall, 
he  spent  the  summer  rereading  it  and 
blocking  the  action.  "I  ran  across 
things  that  worked  well  with  an  ex- 
perienced actress  on  Broadway  which 
won't  work  on  our  stage  with  a  young- 
er actress,"  he  said.  Although  he  had 
never  taken  a  directing  class  before 
last  semester,  he  is  a  veteran  college 
actor,  and  said  that  has  helped  him. 
"When  you're  In  a  play  you  pick  up  on 
the  directing  technique,"  he  said. 
"Directing  should  almost  be  an 
outgrowth  of  acting. ' ' 

The  fact  that  the  two  have  acted 
together  may  make  it  easier  for  them 
to  work  together  on  this  project;  both 
say  that  they  have  usually  agreed  on 
points  of  interpretation.  The  difference 
for  Mortimer,  an  actor  turned  direc- 
tor, will  be  that  he  has  to  leave  the 
project  after  final  dress  rehearsal, 
and  won't  appear  onstage.  But  he  said 
that  while  "you  lose  the  glory.. .1  think 
people  are  very  appreciative  of  direc- 
tors. It's  not  like  once  you  finish  direc- 
ting, you  don't  even  exist.  Anything 
that  works  toward  getting  a  play  you 
believe  in  onstage  is  important.  In  a 
way  it's  a  relief  not  having  to  go 
on.. .and  in  a  way  it's  more  exciting." 
And  even  though  he  won't  act,  he's 
found  that  "the  whole  job  of  directing 
Is  taking  something  that's  been  pro- 
duced before  and  putting  something 
new,  or  unique,  or  your  own,  into  it." 

A  one-person  show  Is  a  new  ex- 
perience for  both  he  and  McKenzie, 
who  said  that  the  type  of  show  "Is  a 
good  parallel  to  the  life  of  Emily 
Dickinson,  "a  writer  who  became 
somewhat  famous  during  her  lifetime 
not  as  a  poet,  but  as  a  recluse.  She 
very  rarely,  if  ever,  left  her  house, 
and  would  often  speak  to  guests  from 
'another  room,  without  letting  them 
see  her.  "The  more  I  know  about  her, 
the  more  I  like  her,"  McKenzie  said. 
"She  was  a  fascinating  lady."  At  the 


same  time  she  admits  that  working  so 
hard  and  so  long  to  understand  a 
character  "Is  a  lot  of  fun,  but  not  the 
kind  of  thing  I  would  want  to  do 
forever." 

Next  Friday  and  Saturday  nights  the 
two  seniors  will  see  how  successful 
they've  been.  For  the  next  week 
they'll  still  be  In  the  theatre,  ironing 
out  small  problems,  rethinking  certain 
lines  and  attitudes.  McKenzie  said 
that  although  the  play  is,  to  some  ex- 
tent, an  extended  monologue,  "There 
are  highly  emotional  scenes  and  quiet 
parts,  with  a  definite  contrast,"  and 
that  has  helped  her  pace  her  perfor- 
mance. She  realizes  that,  when  the 
lights  go  on,  it  is  up  to  her  to  keep  the 
show  moving;  she  said,  "1  guess  the 
obvious  goal  Is  to  keep  them  there  for 
the  second  act." 


Budget 

Continued  from  Page  1 

Hessey  explained  that  the  key  to  the 
budget  Is  midyear  enrollment.  Though 
exact  figures  have  not  been  compiled, 
Acting  Dean  of  the  College  Nathan 
Smith  said  that  approximately  28  stu- 
dents who  were  enrolled  last  semester 
have  not  returned  (16  were  dismissed 
for  academic  reasons  and  approx- 
imately 12  others  have  not  returned 
for  any  number  of  reasons).  Offsetting 
this  loss,  28  transfer  students  have 
been  admitted,  a  33%  Increase  over 
last  year  at  midyear. 

The  increase  In  transfer  enrollment, 
explained  Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DlMaggio,  is  due  to  an  inten- 
sification at  recruiting  procedures  on 
the  part  of  the  Admissions  Staff.  More 
personal  contact  between  a  member  of 
the  Admissions  staff  and  the  perspec- 
tive student,  as  well  as  a  broadening 
of  the  geographic  pooling  area  for  ap- 
plicants, are  two  major  factors.  In 
terms  of  freshmen  applications  for 
next  fall,  there  had  been  a  31%  in- 
crease as  of  December  31.  Though 
these  statistics  are  encouraging 
DlMaggio  explained,  "We're  not  over- 
ly optimistic,  because  of  the  shrinking 
applicant  pool."  Another  point  of  con- 
sideration for  next  year's  enrollment 
will  be  the  availability  of  financial  aid. 
According  to  Hessey,  tuition  Increases 
for  next  year  are  likely. 


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Peace  Corps  Seeks  Volunteers  For  Overseas  Work 


Peace  Corps  urgently  needs  in- 
dividuals to  serve  as  volunteers  with 
skills  in  math  and  science  education, 
agriculture,  forestry  and  fisheries, 
home  economics  and  nutrition,  or  civil 
engineering. 

Math  and  science  teachers  are 
ranked  highest  on  the  most-needed  list. 
In  some  developing  countries,  a  stu- 
dent's ability  to  score  high  on  entrance 
exams  determines  whether  he  or  she 
will  attend  high  school.  According  to 
one  Peace  Corps  volunteer  serving  in 
Togo,  the  education  system  is  such  that 
It  is  harder  for  a  Togolese  student  to  get 
into  high  school  than  into  college.  It  is 
important  that  Increasing  numbers  of 

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people  in  developing  nations  gain  post 
secondary  education  to  fill  the  leader- 
ship positions  in  their  countries  that 
have  opened  since  independence. 

Other  skills  badly  needed  by  the 
Peace  Corps  include  industrial  arts  and 
vocational  education,  mechanics, 
medical  lab  technology,  and  occupa- 
tional and  physical  therapy. 

In  Zaire,  for  instance,  children  suffer 
from  malnutrition  because  there  is  no 
skilled  labor  to  maintain  vehicles  to 
transport  food.  "There  is  an  incredible 
need  in  Zaire  for  mechanics  who  can 
repair  and  maintain  vehicles,"  says 
Baudouln  de  Marcken,  former  Peace 
Corps  country  director  for  Zaire.  It  is 
critical  that  Zaire  begin  to  develop 
vocational  and  training  courses  In 
everything,  from  auto  repair  to  carpen- 
try, according  to  de  Marcken. 

The  work  of  a  single  skilled  volunteer 
can  trigger  benefits  in  manv  areas  of 


community  life.  A  recent  agriculture 
volunteer  in  Honduras  pointed  out  that 
improving  the  diet  of  local  children 
resulted  in  better  health,  which  in- 
creased school  attendance  and  opened 
the  way  to  a  better  education. 

As  Peace  Corps  moves  into  the 
decade  of  the  80's,  the  agency  will  begin 
to  consider  the  means  of  making  a 
greater  impact  on  the  people  whom 
they  strive  to  help.  At  the  agency's  20th 
anniversary  conference,  held  in  June  at 
Howard  University  in  Washington  D.C., 
Prime  Minister  Edward  Seaga  of 
Jamaica  called  for  more  agronomists, 
agriculturists,  and  others  to  help  train 
his  people.  He  wants  to  see  Peace  Corps 
work  in  those  areas  that  have  more  of  a 
multiplier  effect. 

Peace  Corps  Director  Loret  Miller 
Ruppe  stated  in  her  speech  before  the 
1981  summer  commencement  of  Nor- 
thern  Michigan   University   in   Mar- 


quette that  Peace  Corps  can  take 
wellmotlvated  Americans  and  train 
them  for  service  in  the  Third  World. 

"We  train  them  to  be  able  to  en- 
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fill  it,  stock  a  fast-growing  fish,  and 
within  three  months  they  can  harvest  a 
crop  of  protein-rich  food  and  refill  the 
pond  and  start  the  cycle  anew,"  main- 
tained Mrs.  Ruppe.  To  provide  a  place 
that  might  have  a  50  percent  infant 
mortality  rate,  50  to  70  percent 
malnutrition  and  an  annual  per  capita 
average  income  of  $180,  with  a  system 
of  productive  fish  ponds  gives  the  whole 
area  a  source  of  income  and  a  source  of 
protein.  This  gives  them  a  future,  she 
said. 

Persons  interested  in  information 
about  service  in  the  Peace  Corps  may 
call  800-424-8580,  Ext.  93,  toll  free,  or 
write  Peace  Corps,  Washington,  D.C., 
20525. 


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Question :  What  do  you  think  of  the  Job  Campus  Security  has  done  over  the  last  year? 


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Beth  Miller,  Junior,  Philadelphia 

"The  Campus  Security  is  much  bet- 
ter than  when  I  came  here  2Vz  years 
ago,  and  I  think  that  it  makes  the 
students  feel  much  better,  especially 

walking  on  campus  at  night  ." 


Bob  Aiken,  junior 


Andy  Custer,  senior,  Peru 
"They  have  always  done  a  good  job, 
and  are  seen  more  often  doing  their 
rounds  in  the  security  vehicle.  As  far 
as  the  staff  is  concerned,  they  seem  to 
be  a  very  competent  lot." 


Todd  Harmon,  sophomore, 
Baltimore    County 

"Easier  to  find  than  last  year 
with1  the  new  building." 


Michael    Coleman,    freshman.  Brad  Harrison,  Junior,  Morristown,  NJ 
Annapolis 

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away  with  anything."  effective  as  they  can  get." 


BUI  Gerwig,  senior,  Wilton,  Conn. 

"There  haven't  been  any  emergen- 
cies, so  It  is  tough  to  say,  but  I  think 
since  last  semester  they  have  slacked 
off.  They  have  lost  some  of  their  en- 
thusiasm, since  last  year." 


Glenn  GUlis,  Junior,  Aberdeen  MD 

"It  is  really  hard  to  say,  but  I  think 
they  are  trying." 


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A  Guide   to  Summer  Study  Abroad 


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Haverford  Tomorrow 


Moye  Scores  One-Thousandth 


byJeffAlderson 
Sports  Editor 

WC  basketball  began  this  semester 
with  a  bang.  Not  only  did  the  team  win 
their  first  game  this  semester  against 
Drew  University  by  thirteen  points,  but 
the  team  captain  Joe  Moye  scored  his 
one  thousandth  point  for  WC. 

"It  felt  great!  "said  Moye,  "especial- 
ly since  it  happened  In  front  of  my 
parents.  I  had  twelve  points  at  the  half 
and  needed  four  more.  Everyone  was 
yelling  for  me  to  shoot.  After  I  scored 
the  four  points  I  felt  relieved.  Moye  is 
only  the  fifteenth  WC  player  to  score 
1000  points  during  a  college  career.  The 
last  season  In  which  It  happened  was 
197879,  when  Joe  Wilson  and  Dave 
Byrne  each  accumulated  1000  points 
their  senior  year.  "It  makes  everything 
worthwhile    after    playing    for    four 


years,"  said  Moye. 

Moye  knew  as  a  freshman  that  he  had 
a  chance  at  this  accomplishment.  After 
one  of  the  starting  players  was  kept 
from  playing  due  to  Illness,  Moye,  as  a 
freshman,  stepped  Into  a  starting  posi- 
tion. Since  then  he  has  been  aiming  for 
scoring  100  points  to  match  the  feat  his 
brother  performed  several  years  ago. 

At  the  end  of  the  Wild  Goose  Classic, 
Moye  was  named  Most  Valuable 
Player,  a  distinction  he  also  attained 
his  sophomore  year.  He  has  been  con- 
sistent throughout  the  season  as  a  high 
scorer  and  outstanding  player  and,  ap- 
propriately enough,  was  the  high  scorer 
during  the  Drew  game  with  22  points. 

"Joe  has  been  an  extremely  steady 
player  for  us  for  four  years  with  good, 
conslstant  performances  in  all  areas  of 
the  game,  "  added  Coach  Tom  Fin- 
negan. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Welcome  back  everyone.  I  hope  all 
enjoyed  a  restful  Christmas  vacation, 
though  It  seems  so  long  ago.  The  way 
the  weather  has  been  going  lately,  we 
may  never  shovel  out  from  the 
Christmas  snowfall.  I've  never  known  It 
to  be  warmer  inside  a  hockey  rink  than 
out. 

While  we  were  enjoying  the  last  few 
days  of  vacation,  Coach  Finnegan's 
basketball  team  returned  early  to  face 
Drew  University.  It  was  In  that  game 
that  Captain  Joe  Moye  scored  his  one 
thousandth  point  on  a  soft  Jumper  from 
the  side.  His  family  (including  Joe's 
brother,  Jerry,  who  went  to  Washington 
College  from  1971  to  1975  and  scored 
1005  points),  attended  the  game.  At  his 
present  pace  of  20  points  per  game,  Joe 
should  finish  up  with  a  fine  four  year 
total  of  around  1225  total  points,  putting 
him  In  an  elite  class  of  1200-point 
scores. 

The  basketball  team  just  finished  up 
a  tough  three  game  road  trip  against 
Mary  Washington,  Urslnus,  and  Swar- 
thmore.  Tomorrow  night,  they  return 
home,  going  against  Haverford  at  7:30. 
It  seems  that  In  basketball  more  than 
any  other  sport  the  home  court  plays  an 
important  role.  In  the  last  home  game, 
Washington  showed  some  good  solid 
man  to  man  defense  and  boxed  out  ex- 
tremely well  on  the  boards.  The  foul 
shooting  has  got  to  become  more  con- 
slstant for  the  Shoremen  to  win  some  of 
the  important  league  games. 
Washington  has  had  great  success  get- 
ting the  ball  to  the  front  line  of  Moye, 
Keefe,  C.  Fornoff,  B.  Fornoff  and  "B- 
ingo"  Corey  for  scoring.  One  bright 
spot  all  season  long  has  been  the  play  of 
sophomore  guard  Vlnce  Galsor.  He 
came  in  a  very  close  second  for  this 
week's  Holly  Farms  Most  Valuable 
Player. 

During  this  time  of  year,  intramurals 
of  all  kinds  are  In  action.  Intramural 
soccer  is  continuing  from  before  vaca- 
tion. The  Fog,  which  has  some  players 
from  last  years  championship  team 
Reigning  Fog,  is  still  in  first  place. 
Following    close    behind    are    the 


by  Jeff  Aldereon 
Sports  Editor 

W.C.  Basketball  recently  snapped  a 
five  game  winning  streak  with  a  34-36 
loss  to  Mary  Washington  in  an  away 
game  last  Saturday  night.  After  cap- 
turing yet  another  Wild  Goose  Classic 
championship  the  Shoremen  proceed- 
ed to  defeat  Drew  University  and 
Johns  Hopkins. 

The  Drew  game  proved  to  be  more 
than  Just  another  victory  for  the 
Shoremen.  After  the  long  midyear 
break  the  team  showed  their  remark- 
able strengths  on  the  road  by  winning 
69-56.  Joe  Moye  scored  his  one- 
thousandth  point  for  Washington  Col- 
lege shortly  after  half-time  and,  ap- 
propriately enough,  was  WC's  high 
scorer,  with  22  points.  Matt  Burke  and 
Tom  Keefe  were  tied  for  the  most 
assists  with  4  each,  and  Carl  Fornoff 
and  Tom  Keefe  were  leading  rebound- 
ers  with  8  each. 

The  first  home  game  proved  to  be 
an  exciting  victory  for  the  Shoremen 
as  they  played  Johns  Hopkins.  The 
Shoremen  were  in  complete  control  of 
the  game  as  they  eased  to  a  69-67  vic- 


tory. This  victory  was  doubly  impor- 
tant in  that  this '  was  a  conference 
game  to  determine  playoff  status. 

Last  year  the  Shoremen's   record 

was  3-7  in  conference  play  while  the 

overall  record  was  14-11.  Six  of  the 

losses  last  season  were  by  one  point. 

The  top  two  teams  in  each  conference 

become  eligible  for  the  playoffs.  This 

year  the  standings  so  far  are: 

Widener4-0 

Ursinus4-2 

Washington  1-2 

Hopkins  1-2 

Haverford  1-3 

S  wart  h  m  ore  0-2 

The  Shoremen  ended  last  week  with 

a  loss  to  Mary  Washington  by  a  score 

of  34-36.  Tom  Keefe  was  the  leading 

scorer  for  WC  with  14  points  while  Joe 

Moye  led  the  team  with  5  assists. 

Saturday,  January  30  the  Shoremen 
take  on  Haverford  in  another  impor- 
tant conference  game  at  7:30  In  the 
Cain  Athletic  Center.  The  schedule  for 
the  rest  of  the  week  is : 
Tuesday  2  Cabrinl  away 
Thursday  4  West.  Md.  home  7:30 
Saturday  6  Del  Val.  home  7:30 


Hackers. 

A  new  intramural  that  Is  starting  up 
this  winter  is  womens'  basketball.  The 
league  is  starting  February  1st  and 
rosters  of  at  least  eight  women  per 
team  are  due  this  week.  All  floor 
groups,  clubs,  sororities  can  now  battle 
for  a  top  spot  in  basketball.  Practices 
and  games  will  be  on  Monday  and 
Tuesday  nights  at  7:30. 

The  much  awaited  mens  intramural 
basketball  league  started  this  week.  A 
large  turnout  of  closet  Ralph  Sampsons 
and  Dr.  J's  produced  14  teams.  There 
are  some  strong  clubs  playing,  but  the 
Thetas  still  look  like  the  team  to  beat. 
They  sport  a  couple  of  ex-varsity 
players,  also  Blackwell,  if  he  returns  to 
school.  The  other  potential  finalists  look 
to  be  Fins  Men.  They  also  have  a  few 
ex-varsity  players,  and  seem  to  be  the 
fastest  of  the  14  teams.  This  years  dark 
horse  in  the  race  could  be  the  Sleepers. 

This  weekend  there  was  supposed  to 
be  an  alumni  basketball  game  between 
the  varsity  and  Washington's  Alumni. 
Unfortunately,  only  four  alumni  have 
sent  back  positive  responses  so  it  looks 
like  the  game  will  be  cancelled.  I  have  a 
suggestion  that  could  make  this  game 
up  later  in  the  year:  How  about  a  game 
between  the  varsity  and  a  type  of  all- 
star  team  from  the  men's  Intramural 
league?  It  could  be  held  some  Saturday 
night  with  an  admission  charge  of  one 
dollar.  The  money  raised  could  go 
towards  the  Bicentennial  fund,  or  some 
charity.  It  would  be  run  somewhat  like 
the  KA  Boxing  match  for  Easter  Seals. 
I'm  sure  a  few  of  the  varsity  players 
would  love  to  set  a  few  solid  picks  on 
somebody,  as  well  as  the  Intramural 
players  bombing  away  from  the  out- 
side. 

Holly  Farms  M.  V.  P.  This  weeks 
winner  is  trainer  Tony  Dugal  who  does 
a  thankless  job.  Tony  picked  San  Fran- 
cisco over  Clncinatl  "because  Montana 
was  too  mobile  for  the  Cincy  defence  to 
cover."  Even  though  this  is  the  busiest 
time  of  the  year  with  winter  sports  go- 
ing on  plus  lacrosse  and  baseball  star- 
ting, he  says  he  loves  it.  "It  is  like  a 
fraternity,  everyone  gets  together  and 
socializes." 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jcfl  AMbtmb 
SportaEdttat 

This  week's  featured  athlete  is 
sophomore  Vince  Gaslor  from  Dun- 
dulk,  Maryland.  Gasior  is  a  two-year 
veteran  of  basketball. 

Gaslor  began  playing  basketball  at 
the  age  of  eight  years  old  for  a  recrea- 
tional league.  When  In  high  school  he 
joined  the  school  team  and  played  on 
the  varsity  squad  for  three  years. 

Gasior  learned  of  WC  from  the  pam- 
phlets sent  out  to  high  school  students. 
His  coach  wrote  a  letter  to  WC  coach 
Tom    Flnnegan,    who    came    to    see 


Gasior  play.  After  a  visit  to  the  school 
Gasior  decided  to  attend. 

As  a  freshman  he  spent  a  lot  of  time 
on  the  bench  but  played  occasionally 
until  he  was  Injured.  This  year  he  has 
aquired  a  starting  guard  position  and 
has  performed  consistently  well  all 
season. 

Gasior  said,  "We've  got  a  good  team 
this  year,  and  should  have  a  good 
chance  at  the  playoffs." 

A  prospective  Biology  major,  Gasior 
has  been  happy  here.  "This  school  is 
nice,"  he  said.  "It's  small  and 
everybody  knows  each  other." 


Budweiser. 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


Vlnce  Gosier 


J.C.  DODD 
DIST.  CO. 

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Bush  to  be  Invited 


Reagan  Declines  Invitation 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

President  Ronald  Reagan  has  de- 
clined the  invitation  extended  by  late 
Washington  College  President  Joseph 
McLain  to  receive  an  honorary  degree 
as  the  guest  speaker  at  this  spring's 
commencement  exercises. 

In  a  letter  from  the  White  House 
dated  February  8,  Special  Assistant  to 
the  President  Gregory  Newell  said  that 
"although  the  President  and  the  First 
Lady  would  very  much  like  to  come  to 
Washington  College  as  its  200th  An- 
niversary is  commemorated,  most  un- 
fortunately, the  developments  in  their 
schedules  both  for  this  month  and  again 
in  May  will  preclude  their  doing  so." 
The  President  and  the  First  Lady  had 
also  been  invited  to  the  annual  George 
Washington  Birthday  Ball,  to  be  held 
later  this  month. 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke,  who 
received  the  letter,  said  that  he  had 
"thought  all  along  that  this  is  what  was 
going  to  happen,"  and  that  he  had 
already  begun  to  arrange  for  another 
speaker,  who  would  possibly  be  Vice- 


President  George  Bush.  Clark  said, 
"We'll  probably  fire  off  an  official  let- 
ter to  him  tomorrow." 

The  White  House  letter  arrived  at  a 
time  when  the  College's  relationship 
with  The  Hannaford  Company,  a  Wash- 
ington DC  public  relations  and  public 
affairs  firm  employed  to  arrange  for, 
among  other  things,  Reagan's  ap- 
pearance, is  in  question.  Vice-President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey  has  withheld 
payment  on  the  last  bills  received  from 
the  company  pending  receipt  of  an 
itemized  account  of  the  public  relations 
and  promotional  type  work  that  they 
have  done.  In  addition  to  attempting  to 
ensure  Reagan's  commencement  visit, 
the  company  was  to:  1)  build  a  media 
program  around  the  October  10  con- 
vocation, the  Washington's  Birthday 
convocation,  and  graduation  cere- 
monies; 2)  call  on  feature  editors  of 
regional  papers,  and  help  to  prepare 
press  kits;  3)  develop  a  broad  list  of 
consumer  magazines  which  might  be 
Interested  on  features  about  the  Col- 
lege, and  call  New  York-based  editors; 
4)  supply  the  school  with  a  list  of 


publications  in  the  education  field;  5) 
explore  possible  coverage  on  television 
"magazine"  programs;  6)  assist  in  get- 
ting the  President,  Vice-President,  or  a 
former  president  to  visit  the  College; 
and  6)  give  counsel  for  and  develop  a 
detailed  "blueprint"  for  the  public  rela- 
tions effort,  which  would  be  executed 
by  the  College  Public  Relations  Office. 

At  a  faculty  meeting  on  February  1,  a 
member  of  the  faculty  asked  Clarke  ex- 
actly what  the  public  relations  firm  was 
doing  for  the  school.  Clarke  said  then 
that  he  didn't  know,  and  more  recently 
added  that  "it  became  evident  that  we 
could  not  quite  figure  out  what  the  com- 
pany was  doing." 

Hannaford  replies 

Paul  Boertlein,  a  Senior  Vice- 
President  of  the  Hannaford  Company, 
said  that  he  has  already  responded  to 
the  school's  request  for  a  list  of  the  pro- 
motion being  done,  and  that  he  feels  he 
Is  "right  around  the  corner"  from  plac- 
ing articles  in  Newsweekand  the  Chris- 
tian Science  Monitor  "We'd  like  to  have 
as  much,  coverage  as  possible  for  the 
year,"  he  said.  "You  Just  have  to  keep 


pumping. .  .I've  even  worked  with  some 
freelance  writers,  encouraging  them  to 
write  articles." 

Although  the  company  had  not 
received  official  word  of  Reagan's 
unavailability  by  press  time,  Boertlein 
said  that  "if  the  President  can't  make 
It,  (the  White  House)  will  do  their  best 
to  make  available  someone  of  some 
stature."  When  asked  about  the  Col 
lege's  request  for  an  itemization  of 
work  done  to  date,  he  replied  that  he 
"assumed  (the  school  Isn't)  aware  of 
what  he's  done," 

The  Hannaford  Company  was  orlgl-' 
n. hi v  contracted  to,  generally  "identify 
Washington  College  as  a  quality  liberal 
arts  college  to  the  broadest  possible  au- 
dience." Kathy  Myrick,  former  Direc- 
tor of  Public  Relations  for  the  College, 
said  that  last  year  the  company  pro- 
vided her  with  packets  of  Information 
"on  an  event-to-event  basis."  The  in- 
formation they  sent  included  things 
such  as  lists  of  magazines  in  which  ar- 
ticles might  be  placed,  a  schedule  of 

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Brewster  Makes  Bid 
for  Presidency 


The  theme  of  the  second  Bicentennial  Feast  prepared  by  the  Food  Service 
this  year  was  "A  Free  Lunch  and  Ragtime  Music." 

Alumni  Plan  Bell 
for   McLain 


by  Freeman  Dodswortn 
Assistant  Editor 

In  a  letter  appearing  In  the  Winter 
1982  edition  of  The  Washington  College 
Reporter  William  Collins,  a  1940 
graduate  and  a  member  of  the  Alumni 
Council,  announced  the  Alumni 
Association's  plan  to  erect  a  memorial 
to  the  late  Dr.  Joseph  McLain. 

According  to  the  letter,  the  memorial 
will  be  a  bronze  victory  bell,  to  be 
placed  In  front  of  the  Cain  Athletic 
Center.  CoUlns,  who  heads  the  commit- 
tee in  charge  of  the  project,  said  in  the 
letter  that  the  bell  was  being  erected  in 
order  to  "give  proper  recognition  to  Dr. 


McLain  both  for  his  service  to  his  alma 
mater  and  bis  love  of  Washington  Col- 
lege sports." 

President  of  the  Alumni  Association 
Mike  Mesalag  said  that  the  bell  was  not 
the  first  Idea  that  had  been  considered 
for  the  memorial.  "The  first  thing  that 
came  up,"  he  said,  "was  the  idea  of 
having  a  portrait  done  of  Dr.  McLain. 
This  has  been  done  for  other  presidents 
In  the  past,  but  when  we  approached  the 
Board  (of  Visitors  and  Governors) 
about  it,  they  said  that  they  were 
already  considering  having  one 
painted.  So  we  decided  on  the  bell, 

Continued  on  Page  4 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

"College  must  be  fun.  Students 
should  be  basically  happy  and  the 
school  should  be  an  upbeat  place." 

That  is,  at  least  in  part,  how  presiden- 
tial candidate  Carroll  Brewster 
described  an  Ideal  liberal  arts  at- 
mosphere, the  setting  for  what  he 
called  "four  years  of  liberating  and 
humanizing."  Brewster,  the  third  can- 
didate to  visit  the  campus  this 
semester,  spoke  with  students  and 
faculty  members  last  Friday. 

In  his  talk  with  members  of  the  stu- 
dent government  he  emphasized  the 
need  for  liberal  arts  schools  to  produce 
leaders.  He  said  that  leaders  are  not 
necessarily  "people  with  groups  of 
followers,  or  public  figures,"  but  simp- 
ly "people  with  the  broad  qualities  of 
Judgement.  A  country  like  this  has  got 
to  have  a  group  of  educated 
leaders— people  with  the  capacity  to 
make  decisions,  speak  clearly,  and 
think  effectively." 

Brewster,  who  spoke  of  .his  en- 
thusiastic support  for  small  liberal  arts 
institutions,  was  educated  at  the  Philip 
Exeter  Academy,  Yale,  and  Kings  Col- 
lege, In  Cambridge.  He  returned  to  the 
Yale  Law  School,  and  since  his  gradua- 
tion from  there  has  served  In  a  United 
States  District  Court  and  as  Assistant  to 
the  Chief  Justice  of  the  Sudan  (a  place 
he  called  his  "adopted  country".)  In 
educational  Institutions  he  has  been  the 
Dean  of  the  College  at  Dartmouth,  and 
the  President  of  Holllns  College,  an 
allgirls  school  In  Virginia.  After  greatly 


Increasing  the  number  of  freshman  ap- 
plications, the  school's  endowment,  and 
the  faculty  salaries  at  Holllns  between 
1975  and  1981,  Brewster  decided  to 
leave  because  "It  had  three  male 
presidents  In  a  row,  and  needed  a 
woman  very  badly." 

While  admitting  that  a  liberal  arts 
education  is  not  for  everyone,  the  can- 
didate said  he  feels  "there  Is  still  a  de- 
mand for  this  type  of  education,  and 
there  will  be  In  the  future.  . .  for  people 
who  want  a  technological  education, 
there  are  other  places  to  go.  There  will 
be  people  who  can  fix  a  computer  better 
than  you,  you  who  will  have  spent  four 
years  here  playing  lacrosse  and  study- 
ing Plato." 

After  raising  annual  giving  from 
$135,000  each  year  to  over  $600,000  an- 
nually, Increasing  the  endowment  from 
6.3  million  dollars  to  17.3  million,  and 
making  the  school's  salary  level  the 
highest  In  Virginia,  Brewster  said  he 
left  Holllns  because  he  was  "looking  for 
a  challenge,  a  place  where  he  could 
make  a  difference." 

"It  Is  not  an  accident  that  such  a 
disproportionate  number  of  leaders  In 
public  and  private  Hie  have  come  from 
liberal  arts  Institutions,"  he  said.  "It's 
In  that  kind  of  community  that  I  want  to 
work." 

Commenting  on  Washington  College 
specifically,  Brewster  said  that  it  is  "a 
much  better  college  than  its  breadth  of 
reputation,"  and  that  It  "deserves 
much  better  exposure."  When  asked 
what  he  thought  of  the  morale  of  the 
faculty,  he  said  that  "salaries  are  lower 

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How  Good  Is  This  Education? 


The  four-course  plan  has  been  a  subject  of  debate  for  at  least 
as  long  as  It  has  been  in  use  here;  it  means,  simply,  that  students 
take  an  average  of  four  courses  every  semester,  a  total  of  32 
courses  to  graduate. 

The  number  of  courses  required  in  each  term  in  order  to  earn  a 
degree  at  a  college  may  seem  a  very  arbitrary  thing.  But  this 
number  has  very  definite  effects  on  a  school's  curriculum,  in- 
deed, its  entire  approach  to  education.  In  Oxford  and  Cam- 
bridge, as  well  as  many  other  European  schools,  the  system  is 
one  of  tutorials,  in  which  students  take  one  or  possibly  two  inten- 
sive one-on-one  "classes"  at  a  time,  for  three  terms  each  year. 
In  many  American  universities  the  system  is  much  more  com- 
plicated, including  partial  credit  courses  and,  in  many  cases, 
more  than  four  courses  each  term.  Some  systems  contain  3  or  4 
terms,  as  well. 

One  of  the  arguments  against  the  four-course  plan  is  that  we 
don't  work  hard  enough  under  it.  Another  is  that,  because  many 
other  schools  use  different  systems,  Washington  students 
sometimes  have  difficulty  transferring. 

We  defend  the  four-course  plan  against  the  first  argument  for 
the  simple  reason  that  more  classes  does  not  necessarily  mean 
more  education;  obviously  what  counts  is  how  demanding 
courses  are,  and  how  much  time  the  students  put  into  them.  We 
do  not  consider  the  transfer  problem  an  important  one.  This  col- 
lege must  go  its  own  way.  The  quality  of  education  here  is  our 
most  significant  consideration. 

The  argument  against  the  plan  we  take  seriously  is  not  really 
one  against  the  theory,  but  against  the  practice,  the  way  the 
system  is  actually  run  here.  Some  of  the  presidential  candidates 
have  implied  this  argument  in  their  plan:  one  said  that  students 
should  be  required  to  take  at  least  one  year  of  classes  in  each  of 
the  four  fields  of  distribution;  another  said  that  the  four-course 
plan  assumes  that  the  students  attend  out-of-class  cultural  ac- 
tivities, such  as  concerts,  plays,  athletics,  and  lectures,  to  round 
out  their  liberal  arts  education. 

We  agree  with  both  of  these  comments.  The  students  who  com- 
plain about  the  four-course  plan  probably  complain  because  they 
feel  their  education  here  has  been  too  shallow.  The  solution  may 
not  be  longer  reading  lists :  it  may  be  shorter  ones ;  four  carefully 
chosen  and  studied  books  can  often  be  more  valuable  than  nine 
hastily-studied  books,  be  they  novels  or  textbooks.  A  true  liberal 
arts  education  is  not  a  superficial  familiarity  with  a  wide  range 
of  fields;  it  is  a  diversified  exposure  to  comprehensive  study. 

Of  course,  there  are  many  good  out-of-class  cultural  activities 
here.  There  is  a  very  active,  enthusiastic  athletic  program  for 
men  and  women,  there  are  some  fine  lecture  series,  there  is  a 
busy  and  encouraging  drama  department,  and  there  are,  sadly, 
more  concerts  and  publications  than  anyone  wants  to  be  involved 
with. 

But  something  is  missing,  and  maybe  the  responsibility  lies 
with  the  faculty,  a  group  which  has  been  praised  by  each  of  the 
three  presidential  candidates  who  have  recently  visited  us.  Each 
of  the  candidates  has  remarked  also,  however,  that  faculty 
morale  seems  low,  and  Carroll  Brewster  put  it  best  last  week 
when  he  said  that  morale  is  attested  by  more  that  just  salaries. 
At  other  schools  teachers  sometimes  give  special  lectures,  out- 
side of  their  classes.  The  late  Norman  James  was  an  exceptional 
teacher  who  gave  such  special  lectures,  and  there  are  certainly 
teachers  here  who  could  give  at  least  one  lecture  on  scholarly 
work  they're  doing,  on  their  own  writing,  or  on  a  special  interest 
of  theirs.  At  other  schools  teachers  have  more  active  sabbatical 
and  exchange  programs  which  encourage  this  diversity— our 
faculty  and  administration  should  work  to  improve  those  pro- 


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THE  ELM  la  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  la  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  In  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 


grams  here.  An  inspired  and  enthusiastic  faculty  is  integral  to  a 
good  school. 

We  don't  support  an  attack  against  the  four-course  plan,  but 
we  encourage  continued  review  of  the  curriculum  and  faculty 
policies  here.  We  have  to  care  about  our  education  to  improve  it, 
and  we  must  always  aim  to  improve  it. 

Movie  Reviews?  A  Sleeping  Pundit? 


Having  long  enjoyed  the  often  gar- 
rulous critiques  of  movies  half  a  dozen 
years  old  and  the  inane  ramblings  of  a 
sleeping  pundit  which  The  Elm  cheer- 
fully provides  each  week,  I  feel  that  I 
might  offer  my  own  trite  comment. 

The  editorial  in  last  week's  The  Elm 
spoke  with  concern  of  the  "apolitical 
blues"  that  this  year's  SGA  seems  to  be 
experiencing.  Yet  I  could  not  help  but 
notice  the  Elm's  own  misplaced 
priorities  on  the  very  same  page.  A  let- 
ter from  a  Maryland  state  senator 
directing  student  attention  to  a  subject 
of  interest  to  the  College  Community 
found  itself  below  a  letter  from  a  self- 
proclaimed  space  colonel  touting  the 
virtues  of  video  gamesmanship  and 
lashing  out  against  the  injustice  of  be- 
ing deprived  of  a  particular  coin 
depository  named  Gorf.  Certainly  the 
editors  of  the  Elm  must  have  rejoiced 
at  the  discovery  of  a  student  who  had 
escaped  the  grips  of  campus  apathy, 
and  so  proudly  displayed  his  letter  in  a 
position  of  prominence. 

Perhaps,  though,  the  editors  of  The 
Elm  had  a  more  subtle  message.  The 
good  Colonel  spoke  passingly  of  the 
ever  present  threat  of  armed  conflict 
that  faces  every  citizen  of  this  country. 


The  Colonel  surely  knew  the  im- 
portance of  state  of  the  art  technology 
designed  to  more  Imaginatively 
eliminate  an  opponent.  Such  sophistica- 
tion as  to  make  mass  annihilation  possi- 
ble at  the  slightest  whim  is  now  the  pro- 
duct of  the  greatest  weapons  build-up  in 
the  history  of  civilized  man.  The  Col- 
onel also  knew  his  personal  stake  In  a 
potential  conflict  since  most  of  the  en- 
tire male  population  of  the  campus  is 
now  registered  to  be  the  warriors  of 
democracy  In  such  places  as  El 
Salvador,  where  the  Administration 
recently  refused  to  rule  out  military  in- 
tervention. The  same  Administration  is 
now,  and  has  been,  deciding  our  future 
in  such  diverse  areas  as  the  exploita- 
tion of  natural  resources  and  our  own 
ability  to  find  the  financial  means  with 
which  to  complete  our  education  at 
Washington  College. 

Yes,  the  editors  of  The  Elm  may  have 
indeed  fooled  me  by  deftly  bringing  to 
the  students'  information,  that  so 
seriously  affects  them,  In  very  im- 
aginative ways.  But  then  why  do  I  still 
hear  someone  singing  those  apolitical 
blues  ? 

Paco 
(Frank  Dirks) 


SGA  Club  Allocations 


by  Catherine  Rlcketts 

The  Student  Government  Association 
met  on  Monday  night  in  its  first  session 
since  the  beginning  of  the  semester. 
The  main  item  on  the  agenda  was  ap- 
propriations for  the  various  clubs  and 
organizations.  Before  the  meeting,  an 
SGA  subcommittee  had  met  and 
reviewed  the  organizations'  requests 
for  funds.  All  were  recommended  to 
receive  funds  and  the  amo  unts  re- 
quested or  above.  The  appropriations 
were  as  follows. 

The  Spanish  Club:  $200.00 


The  French  Club:  $300.00 

The  Sailing  Club:  $400.00 

The  German  Club:  $150.00 

The  Investment  Club:  $250.00 

The  William  James  Forum :  $1500.00 

The  Intramural  Bowling  League: 
$160.00 

The  WC  Republicans:  $130.00,  plus 
$90.00  in  matching  funds 

The  Christian  Fellowship:  $50.00 

The  Writer's  Union :  $500.00 

The  total  amount  of  these  appropria- 
tions was  $3555.00. 

The  Reptile  Rhythm  Band  will  play  in 
the  Student  Center  tonight. 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Kenny  Roderick 

We  hope  everyone  enjoyed  the 
Bicentennial  feast  on  Wednesday.  "A 
Free  Lunch  and  Ragtime  Music"  was 
brought  about  through  the  efforts  of  our 
fine  staff.  Our  special  thanks  go  to 
Mickey  Dollan  for  playing  the  music, 
and  to  the  SGA  for  sharing  expenses  of 
the  entertainment.  WCFS  also  ap- 
preciates the  SGA  food  service  commit- 
tee for  their  help  in  decorating  the  main 
dining  room. 

There  will  be  an  SGA  Food  Service 
Committee  meeting  on  Monday,  the 
15th,  at  6:30  pm  in  the  private  dining 
room.  Topics  to  be  discussed  are; 
reducing  food  wasteage,  a  questionable 
on  the  WCFS,  and  the  spring  Luau.  The 
SGA  Food  Service  Committee 
represents  students  concerns  with  the 


WCFS. 

Mark  Slater  heads  the  committee, 
and  is  supported  by  Sue  Ericson,  Mark 
Mullican,  Joe  Holt,  Chris  Whitney,  Pat 
Clark,  Kim  Hermann,  Peg  Culotta,  and 
Allsyn  Hendel.  Communicate  with 
these  students  and  let  them  know  your 
opinions  or  reactions  to  the  food  service 
so  they  can  be  shared  at  the  next 
meeting. 

A  La  Carte.  Students  are  needed  to 
work  at  the  Birthday  Ball  on  Saturday, 
February  20.  Waitresses,  bartenders, 
and  various  other  workers  are  needed 
for  lunch  and  the  evening  meal.  Anyone 
interested  should  contact  Ken  or  Jeff. 

On  Tuesday,  February  16,  a  film  on 
the  uses  of  microwave  ovens  will  be 
shown  in  the  private  dining  room  at 
6:30.  Anyone  interested  is  invited  to  at- 
.  tend.    .    .  . 


Lila  Line  Publishes 
Book  on  Waterwomen 


February  man-p^ 


Dy  Leslie  Lighten 

"Mainly  why  I  wrote  the  book  was  to 
show  women  that  they  can  do  anything 
that  men  do.  It  Is  a  time  ol  choice." 

LUa  Line,  a  grandmother  ol  three 
demonstrates  this  power  of  choice  lii 
her  own  life.  A  writer  who  currently 
teaches  PACE  workshops  at 
Washington  College,  Line  entered  the 
Queen  Anne  Press  writing  contest  In 
late  October. 

The  Press,  which  is  associated  with 
Wye  Institute,  announced  the  contest 
for  the  best  original  book  about  the 
Eastern  Shore  In  March.  On  January 
26,  Line  was  Informed  that  her  book 
about  women  who  work  the  water  was 
chosen  the  winner.  Her  award  was 
$5,000,  and  publication  of  her  book. 

Waterwomen  of  the  Eastern  Shore 
highlights  six  women  who  earn  their 
living  working  the  Chesapeake  Bay  and 
its  tributaries.  The  youngest  woman,  at 
age  26,  is  a  trained  marine  biologist 
from  New  York,  and  the  oldest  a 
woman  of  69,  worked  until  two  years 
ago.  The  text  of  160  pages  Includes  a 
preface,  history  and  a  glossary  of  terms 
for  readers  who  are  not  from  the  area. 
There  are  black  and  white  and  color 
photographs  included. 

In  her  book  which  deals  with  women 
who  work  in  a  traditionally  male- 
oriented  field,  Line  lends  a  bit  of  her 

Solving  Attrition 


own  ambitions  to  the  subject  matter. 
She  respects  these  women  highly.  When 
asked  her  general  opinion  of  the  women 
about  whom  she  wrote  she  simply  said, 
"I  think  they're  great.  I  admire  them! 
It's  hard,  rigorous  work."  She  added 
that  documenting  Eastern  Shore  water- 
women  was  not  easy. 

A  veteran  of  such  publications  as  The 
Baltimore  Sun,  The  Baltimore  Sun  Sun- 
day Magazine,  Sailing,  Grit  and 
Chesapeake  Bay  Magazine,  Line  enjoys 
writing  articles,  poetry  and  novels.  She 
said  that  this  is  the  only  contest  that  she 
has  ever  won. 

Her  interest  In  her  subject  was 
sparked  from  an  article  written  for  The 
Baltimore  Sun  in  1978  on  oysterwomen. 
"I  feel  like  I'm  in  a  dream,"  she  said 
about  the  publication  of  her  book.  "It's 
something  that  1  didn't  even  allow 
myself  to  go  that  far  to  daydream."  A 
former  resident  of  Washington  D  C 
now  transplanted  to  the  Eastern  Shore' 
Line  has  only  been  writing  seriously  for 
the  last  ten  years.  She  has  taught  at 
Chesapeake  Community  College  but 
has  been  at  Washington  College  since 
spring  1981.  "Writing  for  fun  and  pro- 
fit," a  course  in  Washington's  PACE 
program,  is  where  she  teaches  her 
tricks  of  coping  with  the  writing  in- 
dustry. 


LllaLlne 


Photo  by  Leslie  Llghton 


Reagan    Declines 


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social  gatherings  to  plan  around  the 
main  events,  and  names  of  people  to  in- 
vite or  contact.  Robert  Sheridan  the 
present  Director  of  Public  Relations 
said  that  "just  What  they  are  doing  Is 
not  clear"  to  him,  and  that  he  has  sent 
the  company  every  press  release  he  has 
produced. 

"Hopefully  they  could  get  articles  In- 
to avenues  that  wouldn't  be  open  to 
me,"  Sheridan  said.  "To  date  that 
hasn't  happened,  but  I'd  hesitate  to  say 


Committee  Makes  Report 


by  Mark  Slater 

The  ad-hoc  Committee  on  Student 
Retention,  formed  at  the  request  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  in  1979 
to  conduct  a  study  on  college  attrition 
has  submitted  their  "Final  Report  and 
Recommendations." 

The  Committee's  study  of  attrition 
here  included  an  analysis  of  numerical 
data  provided  by  the  Student  Affairs  Of- 
fice and  the  Office  of  the  Registrar,  as 
well  as  a  review  of  various  national 
studies  on  the  problem.  An  analysis  of 
the  information  verified  what  at  least 
some  of  the  committee  members  had 
expected  to  find:  that  students  who  get 
involved  in  campus  activities  are  more 
likely  to  be  retained  than  those  who  do 
not.  Combining  this  information  with 
major  ca  ises  of  attrition  expressed  in 
nation-wide  studies,  the  Committee 
specified  five  major  categories  which 
needed  to  be  reviewed:  student-student 
contact,  student-faculty  contact,  the 
freshman  program,  career  planning 
and  placement,  and  admissions. 


The  recommendations  offered  in  the 
final  report  legislate  the  responsibility 
of  more  in-depth  study  and  evaluation 
to  appropriate  college  offices  and  com- 
mittees. Each  committee  or  office  is  to 
evaluate  a  certain  point  of  the  proposal, 
then  prepare  to  form  a  plan  of  action  to 
resolve  specific  problems. 

Certain  problems,  such  as  career 
counciling,  and  advising,  are  already 
being  confronted.  The  SGA  has  made  a 
career  counciling  proposal,  and  the 
Assistant  to  the  President,  Dale 
Trusheim,  and  the  Acting  Dean, 
Nathan  Smith,  are  currently  scrutiniz- 
ing academic  advising.  The  delegation 
ol  the  other  problems  to  various  offices 
will,  according  to  Acting  President 
Clarke,  who  wrote  the  final  report, 
make  improvement  easier;  "if  a  struc- 
ture is  not  provided,  then  there  is  little 
chance  of  success." 

It  is  too  early  to  tell  if  the  structured 
approach  to  lowering  the  attrition  rate 
will  work,  but,  as  Dean  of  Students 


Maureen  Kelley  says,  "This  Is  now  a 
directive  to  do  something.  Things  hap- 
pen faster  when  the  boss  says,  'Do  It"1 


Brewster! 

Continued  from  page  1 
than  they  should  be,  but  morale  is  more 
complicated  than  Just  salaries.  It  has  to 
do  with  an  atmosphere  In  which  good 
ideas  are  allowed  to  surface. 

"The  next  ten  to  fifteen  years  for  this 
institution  are  going  to  be  strenuous  " 
Brewster  added.  "If  the  institution  is 
really  going  to  work,  people  are  going 
to  have  to  go  to  work  for  it.  Assisting 
that  is  something  worth  betting  one's 
life  on— and  that  is  what  I'm  willing  to 
do." 

The  fourth  candidate  to  visit  the  cam- 
pus, Meivin  Vulgamore,  will  speak  with 
students  in  the  Student  Center  from 
4 :  15  until  5 :  00  this  afternoon. 


SGA  PRESENTS: 

The  Reptile  Rhythm  Band 
In  The  C-House 


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Tonight 


that's  the  fault  of  the  Hannaford  Com- 
pany. I  have  no  way  of  knowing." 

When  asked  if  he  had  expected  some 
sort  of  report  from  the  company,  Vice 
President  for  Development  and  Public 
Relation  George  Hayward  said  that  he 
"would  think  that  if  they  had  done  a 
television  newscllp,  for  Instance,  they 
would  have  contacted  us."  While 
Hayward  said  that  he  thli  ,s  the 
school's  concern  Is  "because  we  can't 
figure  out  what  they're  doing,"  he  also 
emphasized  the  fact  that  he  is  not  in  a 
position  to  determine  whether  or  not  the 
firm  is  actually  promoting  the  College. 
No  Communication 
Hessey  said  that  the  company  "Is  not 
responding  to  our  requests  for  com- 
munication, "  and  that  when  he  asked 
for  a  monthly  account,  he  received  a 
bill  for  $500  with  twenty  cents  for 
postage  and  forty-two  cents  for  xeroxed 
copies  added  as  expenses.  The  school 
agreed  to  pay  the  company  $8,000,  In 
addition  to  approximately  $1,000  In  ex- 
penses for  the  year,  and  Hessey  said  he 
was  "more  interested  In  a  breakdown 
on  the  monthly  $500." 

Despite  the  concern  over  the  Col- 
lege's relationship  with  the  Hannaford 
Company,  Hayward  and  Sheridan  feel 
the  school  has  received  good  publicity 
over  the  course  of  the  year.  Concerning 
the  fall  convocation  ceremony, 
Hayward  said,  "unless  they  can  show 
that  they  assisted,  as  far  as  I'm  con- 
cerned we  did  all  the  publicity  In  the 
house."  In  general,  Sheridan  said  that 
"we  get  exposure  on  most  things.  We've 
gotten  good  coverage  In  dally  and  week- 
ly local  papers,  and  with  events  of  local 
interest  We've  been  very  successful." 

Clarke  said  he  feels  that  "when  this 
Institution  gets  Itself  organized,  then  I 
think  the  (outside)  publicity  will 
come. "  Last  Wednesday  he  sent  a  letter 
to  The  Hannaford  Company,  advising 
them  that  there  Is  "somewhat  of  a  con- 
troversy" surrounding  the  company's 
role  in  publicizing  the  College,  and  that 
he  feels  "It  Is  Important  to  find  out  the 
relationship  between  the  two  institu- 
tions." In  the  letter  Clarke  also  said 
that  he  would  be  writing  to  Bush,  with 
Boertlein's  advice. 

Clarke  added  later  that  he  felt  there 
was  a  good  chance  that  the  Vice  Presi- 
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because  It  would  represent  his  Interest 
In  sports  as  well  as  the  college." 

According  to  McLain's  widow,  Mrs. 
Ann  McLain,  the  bell  will  be  cast  in 
bronze,  two  feet  in  diameter,  and  will 
be  housed  in  a  structure  made  of  the 
same  brick  used  for  the  Athletic  center. 
"It  will  be  in  keeping  with  the  architec- 
ture of  the  college,"  she  said. 
Private  donations 

According  to  Mesalag,  the  money  for 
the  bell  Is  being  raised  through  private 
donations.  "Alumni  have  already 
donated  the  steel  for  the  structure,"  he 
said.  "We  hope  to  be  able  to  get  otherb 
to  donate  things  too."  The  financial 
gifts  so  far  do  not  come  close  to  the  pro- 
jected amount  necessary  for  the  struc- 
ture, however,  Mesalag  said,  "it  will 
run  about  three  thousand  dollars  for  the 
bell  alone." 


Freshmen  Writing  Improved 


Mrs.  McLain  said  she  was  pleased 
with  the  efforts  on  behalf  of  her  hus- 
band. "I  certainly  appreciate  it,"  she 
said.  "I  know  that  my  husband  would 
too.  He  felt  that  the  sports  programs 
are  an  integral  part  of  a  liberal  arts 
education.  It's  really  nice  of  the  alumni 
to  want  to  do  it." 

Mesalag  said  he  hopes  the  bell  will  be 
ready  to  be  dedicated  by  the  end  of  the 
spring.  "We  hope  to  have  it  done  by 
May.  Ideally,  we'd  like  to  have  a 
ceremony  at  commencement."  He 
stressed  the  fact  that  donations  are  be- 
ing accepted  from  anyone  and  en- 
courages students  of  the  college  as  well 
as  members  of  the  community  to  make 
donations.  "Anyone  who  wants  to 
donate  can  do  so  through  the  alumni 
house,  and  it  would  certainly  be  ap- 
preciated," he  said.  "There  are  a  lot  of 
alumni  that  have  appreciated  Dr. 
McLain  through  the  years.  We  wanted 
to  do  something  for  him." 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  student  responses  to  question- 
naires concerning  the  composition  ele- 
ment of  their  classes  last  semester 
show  that,  on  the  whole,  they  feel  thelr 
wrlting  abilities  are  improving. 

Acting  Dean  Nate  Smith  said  that  of 
the  113  freshmen  who  returned  an 
evaluation  form  distributed  in  classes, 
"the  great  majority  answered  yes  to 
the  question,  'Do  you  believe  you  made 
some  tangible  improvements  in  your 
writing  skills?'  or  indicated  their  skills 
had  Improved  moderately."  The  vast 
majority  of  the  students  were  In 
literature  and  composition  classes, 
with  fifteen  in  other  classes  that  had  a 
composition  element. 

As  part  of  the  College's  require- 
ments, freshmen  are  obligated  to  take 
either  two  semesters  of  literature  and 
composition  classes,  or  four  "asterisk" 
classes,  those  non-literature  classes 
with  composition  elements.  On  a 
"Writing  Program— Student  Evalua- 
tion" distributed  by  Smith,  students 


were  asked  if  they  saw  a  tangible  im- 
provement in  their  writing,  If  there  was 
no  improvemment  why,  what  their 
criticisms  of  the  program  were,  and  if 
they  found  the  Little,  Brown  Handbook 
useful. 

While  the  majority  said  that  their 
writing  skills  had  improved,  approx- 
imately twenty  students  suggested 
what  Smith  called  "really  good 
results,"  and  fifteen  said  there  was  no 
tangible  Improvement.  In  non-litera- 
ture courses  the  response  was  less  en- 
thusiastic, with  half  of  the  students  say- 
ing they  saw  no  improvement  in  their 
writing. 

At  the  request  of  the  Academic  Coun- 
cil, the  faculty  members  teaching  the 
courses  with  composition  elements  had 
two  seminars  this  semester.  The 
teachers  met  to  exchange  opinions  on 
the  program,  and  were  asked  to  write 
out  a  description  and  evaluation  of  their 
approach  to  the  composition  work.  At 
the  second  meeting,  held  last  Tuesday, 
professors  discussed  "particular  pro- 
blems met,"  and,  according  to  Smith, 
discussed  the  possible  need  for  a  com- 


mon syllabus.  Also  raised  at  the 
seminar  were  the  ideas  of  instituting  a 
course  specifically  designed  to  teach 
writing  and  having  a  writing  workshop 
in  the  summer  for  entering  freshmen. 
Even  more  importantly,  Smith  said 
that  "there  was  a  clear  sense,  in  (his) 
mind,  of  a  question  mark  about  the 
future  of  (the  asterisk)  courses." 

Approximately  two-thirds  of  the 
students  who  returned  evaluation 
forms  said  that  they  found  the  hand- 
book helpful,  but  the  largest  number  of 
students  that  added  a  common  com- 
ment" said  that  the  thing  that  helped 
most  was  the  practice  in  writing  they 
got  through  the  assigned  essays."  The 
next  biggest  aids,  according  to  the  stu- 
dent forms,  were  help  from  the  in- 
dividual instructors,  and  the  sessions 
with  their  teachers  in  which  they 
discussed  their  class  papers. 

The  Information  gathered  from  the 
students  and  faculty  members  will  now 
be  passed  on  to  the  Academic  Council 
by  Smith,  who  said  that  the  Council  will 
work  to  "streamline"  the  program  for 
next  year. 


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Campus  Calendar 


Friday,  February  12 

7:30:FUm:  "Every  Man  for  Himself  and  God  Against  Air-Smith  Auditorium 
8:00:Play:  "Brecht  on  Brecht"— Studio  Theatre 
10 :  00 :  Reptile  Rhythm  Band— Student  Center 

Saturday,  February  13 
7:30:  Basketball  vs.  Ursinas— Cain  Athletic  Center 
8:00:Play:  "Brecht  on  Brecht"— Studio  Theatre 
9 :30 :  Language  Night  Mardi  Gras-Student  Center 
Sunday,  February  14 
7:30:Film:  "Every  Man  for  Himself  and  God  Against  All"-Smith  Auditorium 
8:00:Play:  "Brecht  on  Brecht"— Studio  Theatre 

Tuesday,  February  16 
7:30:Film:  "Every  Man  for  Himself  and  God  Against  Air-Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  February  17 
8:00:PIay :  Spanish  Touring  production  of  "La  Vida  es  Sueno"-Tawes  Theatre 

Thursday,  February  18 
7:15:Film:  "The  Hero  as  Artist"— Miller  Library 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  February  u,  ub-Pm,  t 

Space  Colonels, 
Take  Heart! 


by  Steve  Groft 

Have  you  ever  wondered  Just  why  it  is 
that  your  favorite  video  game  disap- 
pears just  after  you've  finally  suc- 
ceeded at  putting  your  Initials  on  the 
screen?  Contrary  to  what  you  may 
believe,  there  Is  a  method  to  this 
madness. 

Director  of  the  Student  Center  Jeff 
DeMoss  explained  that  there  are  many 
reasons  why  video  game  machines 
come  and  go.  The  first  reason  he  stated 
was  that  "people  get  bored  with  having 
the  same  machine.  They  master  the 
machine  and  It's  no  fun  anymore." 

Another  reason  he  gave  for  the 
removal  of  the  machines  is  the  contract 
between  the  Student  Center  and 
Downe's  Music,  the  company  that  sup- 
plies the  machines.  If  Downe's  feels  a 


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certain  machine  Is  not  profitable 
enough,  they  will  replace  It.  The  con- 
tract states  that  the  Student  Center  and 
the  supplier  will  equally  share  the  pro- 
fits of  nine  video  games,  three  plnbali 
machines  and  two  pool  tables. 

DeMoss  said  that  there  Is  no  set 
figure  that  each  machine  must  meet 
before  It  Is  replaced.  The  decision  made 
by  Downe's  is  based  on  whether  or  not 
the  machine  Is  making  enough  money 
to  pay  for  its  cost.  Each  machine  costs 
approximately  $3,000.  DeMoss  said  that 
anything  over  $75  from  a  machine  In  a 
week  is  a  good  total.  The  "Defender" 
machine,  currently  one  of  the  most 
popular,  Is  now  making  roughly  $150 
every  week.  If  its  profits  were  to  sud- 
denly drop  It  would  probably  be  re- 
placed, even  If  It  continued  to  draw  over 
$75  weekly. 

That,  however,  Is  no  comfort  to  those 
champions  of  Gorf  and  Pac  Man,  who 
are  without  their  fix.  DeMoss  advises 
these  sufferers  not  to  worry  too  much. 
The  more  popular  machines  are  likely 
to  return  when  Downe's  Music  thinks 
that  interest  in  them  will  return. 


Roving  Reporter 


by  Jonathan  Adams 


Question:  What  Is  your  favorite  video  game? 


Avery  Woodstock,  Junior,  Boston,  MA      Paul  Amlrata,  Freshman,  Wayne.  N J 
"Asteroids,    because    it    reflects    the    "Defender,    because    it's    the    most 
socio-economic  trends  of  our  time."  challenging  and  exciting." 


Stacy  Dalton,  Freshman,  Laurel,  MD       David    B.    Lewis,    Freshman,    St. 
"I  like  Night  Driving,  because  I  like  to  Michaels,  MD 

hit  red  Fiats."  "Frogger-I  love  to  see  (the  frogs)  get 

squashed." 


Duncan  GUkey,  Freshman,  Washington  Shannon    Stewart,    Freshman,    An- 

DC  napolis,  MD 

"It  would  have  to  be  Tempest,  because  "Space  Invaders,  because  it's  the  only 

it's  the  fastest  way  to  lose  a  quarter."  tnlngl'm  coordinated  at." 


Greg  Warner,  Sophomore,  Honolulu,    Je'f  Order,  Sophomore,  Owlngs  Mills, 
HA  MD 

"I  like  Xenon,  because  she  says  the    Defender,  because  It  is  the  hardest  to 
things  I  like  to  hear."  learn    and    use,    and    the   complete 

technology  Is  the  most  advanced." 


The  wmmmton  College  Elm— Friday,  February  12, 1M2—  Plge  6 

Terminals  Added 


by  Arthur  Smith 

The  College  Computer  Center  has 
Just  expanded  to  Improve  Its  faculties 
and  services. 

A  portion  of  the  recent  grant  from  the 
Hodson  Trust  has  been  used  to  pur- 
chase seven  new  terminals  for  the 
Center,  Increasing  the  memory  size  of 
the  computer  as  well  as  enlarging  the 
secondary  resources  of  the  Computer 
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8:00  a.m. -4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

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Center,  according  to  Chairman  of  the 
Mathematics  Department  and  Director 
of  the  Computer  Center  Richard 
Brown. 

The  main  memory  of  the  computer  is 
now  one  and  one-half  megabytes.  This 
tripling  of  the  actual  memory  does 
more  than  triple  the  working  capacity 
of  the  computer  by  allowing  for  faster 
response  as  well  as  Increased  space  for 
student  users. 

The  secondary  memory  has  also  been 
improved  and  several  features,  in- 
cluding a  sub-routine  library,  have 
been  added.  With  the  increase  In  the 
number  of  terminals,  the  Center  can 
now  facilitate  sixteen  users.  This  has 
virtually  eliminated  waiting  lines,  a 
familiar  sight  in  past  semesters. 

The  further  addition  of  a  phone  line 
(raising  the  total  to  two  for  computer 
use  by  the  bookstore,  Psychology 
Department,  and  the  Registrar's  Office 
Brown  hopes  will  eliminate  conflicting 
demands  for  computer  time. 


College  Aids  Public  Radio 


by  Katie  Krauss 

Members  of  the  faculty  and  staff  of 
Washington  College  have  donated 
money  to  WBJC,  Baltimore  Public 
Radio,  to  help  fund  the  broadcasting 
day  of  February  22,  George  Washing- 
ton's birthday.  February  22  was  chosen 
by  the  friends  of  the  radio  station  here 
to  commemorate  the  College's 
Bicentennial. 

"Approximately  a  dozen  members  of 
the  faculty  and  staff  of  Washington  Col- 
lege chose  to  show  their  support  of 
public  radio  in  Baltimore  while  helping 


The  donation  was  made  during  the 
radio  station's  fall  fundraiser.  A 
number  of  the  faculty  and  staff  of  WC 
are  regular  subscribers  to  the  station. 
There  will  be  announcements  recogniz- 
ing the  College's  financial  support 
broadcast  by  WBJC  periodically 
throughout  February  22. 

"Being  phone  volunteers  for  the  sta- 
tion's spring  fundraiser  would  be  a 
,  wonderful  way  for  any  College  group  to 
I  contribute  to  something  worthwhile, 
and  receive  favorable  publicity  for  the 
group  and  for  the  College,"  Maxcy 
added. 


to  celebrate  the  College's  bicentennial 

year,"  said  Associate  Dean  of  Students  WwwwWWWywyMM 


Edward  Maxcy. 


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Nucleus  of  Cross  Country  Team  Prepares 


by  Jeff  Lucas 

The  Washington  College  track  team 
Is  small;  so  small  that  it's  almost  non- 
existent. The  team  has  only  four 
members  with  previous  varsity  ex- 
perience. They  are:  distance  men 
Kevin  Kroencke  and  Jeff  Lucas- 
sprinter  Rick  Amirikean;  and 
weigh  tma  n  Jim  Hlbert 


The  team,  however,  should  be  given 
an  added  boost  from  several  talented 
freshmen.  Mike  Coleman  and  Jonathan 
Adams  are  coming  off  excellent  cross- 
country seasons  and  both  should  do  well 
on  the  track.  Adams,  who  has  the  poten- 
tial of  developing  Into  the  finest 
distance  runner  Washington  College 
has  ever  had,  has  an  excellent  chance 
of  breaking  the  school  record  In  the 


Sunday"at  wldenerVrl8,lt  W°D  *"*  quarter  «>  his  beat  In  an  Indoor  meet  last 


CATHOLIC  MASS 

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(Except  1st  Sunday  of  the  Month) 

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MARDI GR AS  PARTY 

Sat.  Feb.  13,  1982 
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BEER,  WINE,  SANGRIA,  65' 
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COME  IN  COSTUME! 


5,000  meter  run.  In  addition,  Coleman 
has  the  chance  of  developing  into  the 
finest  steeple-chaser  this  school  has 
produced.  The  distance  foursome  of 
Kroencke,  Lucas,  Coleman  and  Adams 
also  feel  they  have  an  excellent  chance 
of  breaking  the  school  record  in  the  461 
mile  relay. 

The  sprinters  should  be  led  by 
Freshman  Jim  Wright.  Wright,  whose 
speciality  is  the  quarter  mile,  has 
shown  good  form  in  early  practices. 
The  sprint  squad's  main  problem  is 
their  tack  of  numbers.  Several  people 
around  campus  have  expressed  an  In- 
terest in  coming  out  for  the  team.  The 
team  encourages  anyone,  no  matter 
what  their  present  physical  condition 


may  be,  to  come  out  and  participate. 

A  bright  addition  to  this  year's  team 
is  the  appearance  of  several  women 
runners.  The  women's  team,  however, 
'  also  suffers  from  the  problem  of  having 
only  a  few  runners.  The  size  of  both 
teams  makes  It  Impossible  for  WC  to 
participate  In  dual  track  meets  with 
other  schools.  The  team,  therefore,  will 
focus  its  attention  on  competing  in 
large  Invitational  meets  and  relay  car- 
nivals. Several  members  from  the 
men's  and  women's  teams  have 
already  started  competing  In  indoor 
races  held  each  Saturday  at  Widener 
College.  The  team  hopes  that  more  peo- 
ple will  become  Interested  In  the  sport 
and  Join  them  In  competition. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athletes  are 
Lisa  Laird  and  Gini  White,  co-captains 
of  the  WC  cheetieadlng  squad.  Both 
Laird  and  White  are  juniors  and  have 
been  cheerleaders  (who  are,  perhaps, 
the  most  under-rated  athletes  on  cam- 
pus) for  WC  for  three  years. 

When  Laird  first  visited  WC  she  was 
very  impressed  by  the  campus  and  the 
academics.  She  decided  to  go  here 
mainly  because  she  wanted  to  meet 
new  people  and  thought  the  size  of  the 
school  would  help  her  get  to  know  peo- 
ple better. 

White  transferred  from  a  small  girl's 
school  in  Virginia.  WC  proved  to  be  a 
"change  of  pace."  She  liked  the  school 
immediately,  and  was  taken  in  by  the 
Eastern  Shore. 

Since  their  freshman  year  Laird  and 
White  have  been  cheering  the  Shore- 
men basketball  team  to  victory.  "I  like 
cheering  here  because  I  feel  we  support 
the  team  as  much  as  they  support  us," 
said  White. 

"I  like  cheering  because  it's  not  a  big 


ego  thing  here,"  said  Laird.  "I  feel  we 
help  the  basketball  team,  because 
otherwise  the  gym  would  be  pretty 
quiet." 

White  feels  that  the  cheerleaders  are 
athletes  possibly  in  the  same  category 
as  gymnists.  "Cheerleading  is  athletic 
because  of  the  time  that  we  put  into  it, 
the  shape  we  have  to  get  our  bodies  in- 
to, and  the  coordination  It  takes,"  she 
said. 

"We  practice  five  days  a  week,"  said 
Laird,  "as  much  as  any  other  varsity 
sport  on  campus.  It  takes  a  hell  of  a  lot. 
of  coordination.  Our  bodies  have  to  be 
in  excellent  shape  to  Jump  around  for 
two-and-a-half  hours. " 

WC  fans  have  only  seen  one  other  col- 
legiate cheerleading  squad  in  the  Cain 
Athletic  Center  and  the  WC  girls  far 
out-classed  them.  "The  only  difference 
between  cheering  and  other  sports  is  we 
don't  have  a  win/loss  record,  but  if  we 
did  we'd  be  number  one,"  said  Laird, 
With  only  one  more  scheduled  home 
game  the  WC  cheerleaders  will  soon 
end  their  season,  and  each  will  receive 
a  varsity  letter  for  a  job  well  done. 


Budweiser, 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


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Lisa  Laird  and  Gtnl  White 


J.C.  DOW 
DIST.  CO. 

E ASTON,  MARYLAND 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  February  L2,  lie- P«ge8 

Basketball 


Shoremen  Bow  to  Haver  ford 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  Shoreman  basketball  team  ad- 
ded two  wins  and  two  losses  to  their 
record  for  an  11-9  season,  with  three 
games  left.  Three  of  last  week's  games 
were  home  while  the  last,  against 
Haverford  was  away  and  proved  to  be  a 
disappointing  loss  for  WC. 

The  week  began  with  an  exciting 
game  against  nationally  ranked 
Western  Maryland.  The  Shoremen  kept 
tip  with  the  "Green  Terrors"  until  the 
naif  when  Western  Maryland  pulled 
ahead  for  as  much  as  a  15  point  lead. 
The  Shoremen  poured  on  the  steam  and 
managed  to  come  back  and  tie  the 
game  with  a  spectacular  goal  by  Joe 
Moye  in  the  last  seconds  of  the  game. 
The  teams  went  Into  overtime  as 
Western  Maryland  managed  to  defeat 
the  Shoremen  by  a  narrow  84-80  final 
score.  Tom  Keefe  was  the  Shoreman 
high  scorer  with  16  points,  Bob  Fornoff 
was  leading  rebounder  with  10,  and  Joe 
Moye  led  the  team  with  7  assists. 

The  Shoremen  once  again  played  host 
to  Delaware  Valley.  This  proved  to  be 
the  easiest  victory  of  the  year.  The  star- 
ting players  were  given  a  rest  for  much 
of  the  game  as  the  second  string  gained 
some  on  court  experience.  WC  main- 
tained at  least  a  20  point  lead  for  much 
of  the  second  half  and  managed  to  soar 
to  a  whopping  97-63  win.  Tom  Keefe 


played  an  outstanding  game  as  he  was 
the  leading  WC  scorer  with  22  points 
and  tied  with  Carl  Fornoff  for  most  re- 
bounds with  8.  Joe  Moye  led  the  team 
with  9  assists. 

Monday  night's  game  against  Swar- 
thmore  proved  to  be  a  more  satisfying 
victory  for  WC.  Swarthmore  kept  up 
with  the  Shoremen  during  the  first  half 
but  began  to  fall  behind  In  the  second 
half.  The  Shoreman  displayed  their  fine 
skill  as  they  won  the  game  61-57. 
Sophomore  Tom  Keefe  continued  to 
demonstrate  his  excellent  abilities  as 
he  once  again  led  the  team's  scoring 
with  18  points  and  led  team  rebounding 
with  6.  Vince  Gaslor  led  the  team  with  7 
assists.  Team  new  comer  Brian 
Mullany  has  been  gaining  more  on 
court  experience  lately  and  has  proven 
to  be  a  deflnate  asset  to  the  team. 
Mullany  should  be  playing  more  in  the 
coming  seasons  as  he  continues  to  im- 
prove his  already  fine  playing  abilities. 

Their  are  nothing  but  Conference 
games  ahead  for  the  Shoremen.  With 
only  three  games  left  of  the  regular 
season  the  team  should  decide  their 
playoff  fate  this  week.  If  they  can  hold 
on  to  their  second  place  standing  in  the 
conference  the  Shoremen  will  make  the 
Tomorrow  night's  game  against  Ur- 
sinus  should  be  and  exciting  exhibition 
of  the  team's  skill.  This  may  be  the  last 
chance  to  catch  a  home  basketball 
game  this  season. 


The  men's  crew  put  time  In  at  the  "tank"  at  the  Naval  Academy. 

Crew  Awaits  the  Thaw 


by  Robert  Coale 

Even  though  the  Chester  River  Is 
unrowable,  the  Washington  College 
Men's  Crew  is  busy  preparing  itself  for 
the  splng  racing  season. 

Winter  conditioning  practices  began 
for  the  crew  the  week  classes  resumed 
after  Christmas  vacation.  Practices 
have  consisted  of  calisthenics,  weight 
lifting,  running  and  strenuous  battles 
with  an  ergometer,  the  crew's  new  row- 
ing machine.  This  conditioning  pro- 
gram, administered  by  Coach  Jim 
Stevenson  and  Captain  Jack  Willis,  is 
designed  to  get  the  oarsmen  in  top 
physical  shape  and  ready  for  rowing  as 
soon  as  the  ice  Is  gone.  Many  oarsmen 
have  been  seen  at  the  boathouse  dock 
on  their  knees-  praying  for  warmer 
weather,  an  early  thaw,  and  an  end  to 
their  winter  workouts. 

This  year's  regular  afternoon  prac- 
tices have  been  supplemented  by  morn- 
ing running  sessions  three  days  a  week. 
These  extra  workouts  are  designed  to 


add  to  the  oarsmen's  endurance  and  get 
them  In  shape  sooner  than  usual  in  an- 
ticipation of  an  early  thaw  of  the  un- 
predictable Chester  River. 

To  keep  the  mechanics  of  rowing 
fresh  in  the  minds  of  the  crew  while  the 
river  is  frozen  and  winter  conditioning 
continues.  Coach  Stevenson  arranged  a 
trip  to  the  Naval  Academy.  Last  Satur- 
day in  Annapolis  the  WC  oarsmen 
worked  out  on  Navy's  rowing  tank.  The 
use  of  a  "tank"  enables  rowers  to  prac- 
tice during  inclement  weather.  The  trip 
benefited  rusty  veteran  oarsmen  as 
well  as  the  novices  and  the  cox  wains  by 
giving  everyone  a  chance  to  row. 

With  luck,  both  men's  and  women's 
crews  will  have  five  or  six  weeks  of 
practice  on  the  river  before  their  first 
race  at  the  end  of  March.  The  only 
home  race  of  the  season  will  be  on 
Saturday,  April  10,  against  rival 
Vlllanova,  coached  by  recent  WC  Crew 
Coach  Eric  Stoll.  All  rowers  hope  to  see 
you  at  the  foot  of  High  Street  cheering 
them  on  to  victory. 


The  Shoremen  lost  to  Haverford  after  a  convincing  win  last  Monday  night. 

Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  weather  continues  to  be  up  and 
down.  After  a  wet  beginning,  it  seems 
we  are  slowly  drying  out  again.  Norm 
Lewis'  accu-weather  forecast  for  Satur- 
day afternoon  is  partly  sunny  and  43 
degrees  for  the  men's  varsity  lacrosse 
opening  scrimage  against  Clarke's 
Lacrosse  Club  of  Annapolis.  A  few 
alumni  play  for  Clarke's  so  come  out 
and  see  some  old  and  new  faces  as  the 
Shoremen  gear  up  for  what  should  be 
one  of  the  most  exciting  lacrosse 
schedules  in  years. 

Two  persona!  notes  that  both  deserve 
a  gold  star  this  week.  The  first  goes  to 
Coach  Penny  Fall,  who  successfully 
delivered  a  7  pound  5  ounce  healthy 
baby  boy.  Coach  Fall  delivered  the 
baby  while  en  route  from  Centerville  to 
Kent  County  Hospital  in  an  ambulance. 
It  was  the  first  time  the  Kent  Queen 
Anne  Emergency  Squad  delivered  a 
baby  while  on  route  to  the  hospital. 

The  second  gold  star  goes  to  trainer 
Tony  Dugal,  who  will  be  inducted  into 
the  Temple  University  Athletic  Hall  of 
Fame,  on  the  16th  of  February.  Tony 
and  his  wife  will  travel  to  Temple  for 
the  afternoon.  Tony  played  all  sports 
but  concentrated  on  baseball,  football 
and  boxing  at  Temple.  After  a  suc- 
cessful collegiate  baseball  career,  Tony 
got  a  brief  stint  with  the  Boston  Red 
Sox. 

There  has  been  a  memo  passed 
around  the  Bicentennial  Committee 
suggesting  we  change  our  name  from 
the  Shoremen  to  the  Griffins.  Now, 
you're  probably  asking  yourself  what 
the  heck  is  a  Griffin?  Well,  it  Is  a 
mythological  creature  associated  with 
George  Washington.  It  has  the  head  of 
an  eagle  and  the  body  of  a  lion,  and  has 
wings.  When  I  first  heard  about  the 


Idea,  I  thought  it  would  be  a  nice 
change,  especially  during  the  Bicenten- 
nial year.  Marty  Kabat  may  not  like  the 
idea  in  the  bookstore  with  Sho'men 
written  on  everything,  but  the  name 
Griffin  does  have  a  nice  ring  to  it.  After 
thinking  about  it  for  awhile  longer,  I 
thought,  what's  wrong  with  the 
Shoremen?  What's  wrong  with  being 
unique?  It  seems  every  city  that  has 
professional  teams  are  named  either 
Cardinals  or  Rockets;  every  state  with 
colleges  has  hundreds  of  Bears  or  In- 
dians but  there  is  only  one  Shoreman.  If 
we  are  the  only  school  that  George 
Washington  gave  his  name  to,  then  let's 
be  the  only  Shoremen.  The  Eastern 
shore  has  always  been  proud  of  its  back 
ground  and  as  the  saying  goes,  "There 
is  no  life  west  of  the  Eastern  shore."  I 
hope  next  winter  when  the  cheerleaders 
come  running  out  they  will  be  chanting 
"Let's  go  Sho'men!" 

I  hope  everyone  has  a  good  weekend 
and  good  luck  to  the  lax  team  for  a  suc- 
cessful spring  campaign.  On  Sunday, 
the  men's  senior  hockey  team  plays  a 
team  from  Philadelphia  In  Easton  at 
Hogg  Neck  Arena  at  4 :00  pm.  On  Satur- 
day night,  the  last  home  game  for  the 
basketball  team  will  begin  at  7:30 
against  Urslnus.  Happy  Valentine's 
Day  to  everyone  and  a  special  one  for 
the  Bear  back  home. 

The  answers  to  last  week's  quiz  ques- 
tion Is  soccer,  football,  field  hockey  and 
cricket.  All  four  games  use  11  players 
on  a  side  at  once. 

Holly  Farms  MVP  This  week's  win- 
ner is  Ron  Lauricella  who  plays  for  the 
Fog  In  the  men's  Intramurals.  He 
scored  a  hat  trick  against  the  faculty 
coaches  last  weekend  to  give  the  Fog  a 
7-0  record  and  top  spot  for  the  playoffs. 
The  finals  are  this  Sunday  afternoon. 


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What's  a  Griffin? 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

and  Pete  Turchi 

Editor  in  Chief 

In  a  recent  memorandum  distributed 

to  various  coaches,  administrators  and 

student  leaders,   Vice  President   for 

Development    and    Public    Relations 

George  Hayward  has  suggested  that 

the    College    athletics    nickname    be 

changed  from  "The  Shoremen"  to  "The 

Griffins." 

In  the  memo,  issued  on  February  4 
Hayward  pointed  out  that  the  Griffin,  a 
mythological  creature  having  the  body 
of  a  lion,  the  head  of  an  eagle,  and 
sometimes  the  tail  of  a  serpent,  has  a 
strong  direct  tie  to  George  Washington, 
as  it  was  part  of  the  Washington  family 
coat  of  arms.  Hayward  said  that  "the 
Griffin  would  represent  a  noteworthy 
link  to  Washington,  be  graphically 
desirable,  and  look  impressive  as  an 
emblem...,"  and  that  the  proposal  "has 
received  favorable  reactions." 

One  favorable  reaction  came  in  a 
memo  Issued  the  following  day  by 
Bicentennial  Committee  Chairman 
Peter  Tapke.  Tapke  said  that  "'Shore- 
men' is  confusing  to  most  people  and 
'Sho'men'  is  even  worse,  suggesting  as 
it  does  southern  sluggishness  and 
laziness."  He  asked,  "why  should  our 
teams  have  to  have  a  name  with  a 
southern  drawl  or  a  darkey  accent?" 
He  added  that  the  Griffin  suggests 
"speed,  power,  and  tenacity,"  and  that 
"the  emblem  is  arresting  and  drama- 
tic." In  short,  he  said,  "It  has  class."  In 
his  memo  Tapke  further  proposed  that 
the  College  change  its  colors  from 
maroon  and  black  to  "a  much  more 
powerful  design' '  of  red  and  white. 

Some  reactions  to  the  proposal  have 
been  less  enthusiastic.  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Physical  Education  Penny 
Fall  said  that  "if  (the  idea)  wasn't  so 
absurd  that  in  my  natural  cynicism  for 
this  place  that  it  might  become  a  reali- 
ty, It  would  be  laughable."  Fall  further 
stated  that  the  name  "Shoremen"  is 
unique,  that  it  depicts  the  "toughness" 
of  the  waterman  and  that  the  athletes 
she  has  talked  to  do  not  see  it  "as  a  sex- 
ist symbol."  After  saying  that  the 
athletes  she  works  with  have  "been 
100%  against  the  change,"  Fall  added 
that  she  believed  "the  fact  that  people 
outside  our  department  have  nothing 
better  to  do  than  come  up  with  the  two 
memoes  of  the  last  two  weeks  (makes  it 
appear)  to  me  that  they  need  a 
reassessment  of  their  job  descrip- 
tions." 

The  women's  coach  went  on  to  call 
"the  racial  connotations"  in  Tapke's 
memo  "appalling"  and  said  that  a 
change  in  school  colors  would  be 
"economically  unfeasible."  Associate 
Professor  of  Physical  Education  Tom 
Flnnegan  agreed  that  a  change  in  col- 


ors would  present  an  economic  pro- 
blem. Regarding  the  original  proposal, 
Flnnegan  said  that  his  feeling  "is  that 
over  the  years  we've  established  a  cer- 
tain identity  for  ourselves  as  the 
Shoremen ;  rather  than  changing 
names  it  would  be  more  feasible  to 
come  up  with  a  mascot."  He  added  that 
"perhaps  one  of  the  most  famous 
nicknames  in  the  country  is  (University 
of  North  Carolina)  Tarheels;  I  don't 
know  what  a  Tarheel  is,  but  it  certainly 
doesn't  appear  to  be  a  burning  issue  at 
UNC." 

Public  Relations  Director  Robert 
Sheridan  said  that  the  Office  of 
Development  and  Public  Relations  is  a 
currently  attempting  to  gauge  reac- 
tions to  the  proposal  from  members  of 
the  college  community.  In  response, 
Student  Government  Association  Presi- 
dent Arlene  Lee  said  that  the  SGA  will 
discuss  the  College  nickname  at  its 
meeting  this  coming  Monday. 

Presidential  Candidate 


Melvln  Vulgamore,  a  presidential  candidate  spoke  with  students  last 
Friday. . 


Vulgamore  Speaks  on  Salaries,  Morale 


by  Pete  Turchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

Melvin  Vulgamore,  presently  the 
Vice-President  of  Academic  Affairs 
and  Provost  at  the  University  of  Rich- 
mond, visited  the  College  last  Friday  as 
the  last  of  four  candidates  for  the  pres- 
idency invited  to  the  campus  by  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors'  Pres- 
idential Search  Committee.  At  the 
same  time,  a  member  of  the  Search 
Committee  confirmed  a  report  that  Ac- 
ting President  Garry  Clarke  will  meet 
formally  with  the  faculty  and  Student 
Government  Association  today  as  a 
final  candidate  for  the  position. 

Vulgamore,  who  was  educated  at 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  Harvard,  and  Boston 
University,  has  spent  most  of  his  pro- 
fessional life  at  Ohio  Wesleyan;  as  an 
Assistant  Professor  of  Religion,  as 
Chairman  of  the  Religion,  as  Assistant 
Dean  of  the  Faculty,  and  finally  as 
Academic  Dean.  He  has  been  at  the 
University  of  Richmond  for  the  past 
five  years. 


The  candidate  made  a  controversial 
statement  late  In  his  meeting  with  SGA 
members  when,  after  being  asked 
about  low  morale  at  the  College,  he 
replied  that  the  members  of  the  com- 
munity should  "look  at  the  bright  side," 
at  things  such  as  our  Third  Century  en- 
dowment drive,  which  he  said  had  done 
"very  well."  The  Third  Century  Drive, 
begun  in  the  fall  of  1979,  had  an  original 
goal  of  over  ten  million  dollars;  ac- 
cording to  Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment and  Public  Relations  George 
Hayward,  only  half  the  amount  of  that 
goal  has  been  realized. 

When  asked  about  his  opinion  of  a 
liberal  arts  education,  he  answered  that 
"the  liberal  arts  don't  need  that  much 
defending,"  and  that  "maybe  there  has 
to  be  a  revolution  on  the  part  of  students 
to  avoid  the  pressures"  of  an  immedi- 
ate desire  for  jobs. 

Vulgamore  spoke  most  energetically 
about  faculty  salaries  and  publicity.  He 
said  that  across  the  nation  faculty 
salaries  have  "fallen  farther  and  faster 


than  any  other  blue  collar  salaries," 
but  added  that  any  teacher  must  be  con- 
cerned with  "the  self-image  and  self- 
respect  of  a  scholar."  He  felt  that  "peo- 
ple who  are  reflective,  and  contempla- 
tive, need  some  distance  from  those 
kinds  of  (financial)  concerns.  That's 
why  we  have  tenure;  it's  economic 
security.  We're  telling  (teachers)— 
"You're  safe  from  that;  devote  yourself 
to  the  life  of  the  mind." 

"The  College  doesn't  belong  to  the 
Association  of  American  Colleges— it 
should,  and  the  president  should  be  ac- 
tive in  It,"  he  said.  "Publications 
advertising  the  school  must  show  off  Its 
strengths. ..It's  very  difficult  for  an  ad- 
missions department  to  make  those 
things  up,  but  you  can  take  everything 
about  Washington  College  and  make  it 
an  asset. 

Vulgamore  added  that  he  feels  the  in- 
auguration of  the  next  president  here 

Continue!  on  Page  4 


What's  a  Sho'man? 


Editor's  note:  The  following  is  an 
editorial  originally  published  in  The 
Elm  on  October29, 1971. 

Last  year  during  basketball  season,  1 
was  writing  an  article  for  the  ELM  on 
the  games  of  a  particular  week  when 
the  then  sports  editor  walked  over  to 
see  how  the  story  was  coming.  After 
reading  it,  he  only  had  one  criticism.  I 
had  used  "Sho'men"  instead  of 
"Shoremen"  for  the  team's  nickname. 
His  objection  seemed  valid  enough;  the 
word  "Sho'men"  sounded  too  much  like 
showboat  and  the  last  thing  the  school 
needed  was  a  bad  rap  about  show- 
boating athletes. 

This  episode  is  only  one  aspect  of  how 
poorly  chosen  the  College's  nickname 
is.  If  you  think  about  It,  there  should  be 
two  criteria  for  selecting  the  nickname 


of  a  school.  The  first  Is  Its  appropri- 
ateness to  the  institution  and-or  locali- 
ty. In  this  sense,  "Shoremen"  is  a  good 
choice,  since  Washington  College  is  on 
the  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland.  Also  for 
this  reason,  many  people  who  live  in  the 
area  like  the  name. 

But  then  we  have  the  second 
criterion,  the  one  for  which  the  current 
nickname  fails.  The  mascot  or  symbol 
representing  the  name  should  be  easy 
to  visualize  or  recreate  for  publicity 
purposes.  How  in  the  world  do  you 
represent  a  "Sho'man."  What  Is  a 
"Sho'man"  to  the  average  student.  I 
know  that  I  can't  think  of  an  appro- 
priate mascot  or  symbol. 

This  leaves  us  with  two  choices: 
either  we  put  up  with  an  unassuming 
nickname  or  we  come  up  with  another, 
equally  appropriate,  but  with  a  more 
easily    conceptualized    mascot.    Nor 


would  a  change  in  name  be  unprece- 
dented. Sports  information  director 
Hurtt  Deringer  filled  me  In  on  some 
former  sobriquets;  at  one  time  or 
another,  Washington  teams  have  been 
known  as  the  Wissahickons  (an  Indian 
tribe),  the  Maroons,  the  HUitoppers, 
the  Retrievers  and  the  famous  Flying 
Pentagon.  These  came  before  the 
"Sho'men."  And  none  of  them,  with  the 
possible  exception  of  the  Pentagon, 
which  has  a  strong  sentimental  value, 
Is  much  of  an  improvement  over  the 
current  name. 

I  have  no  really  outstanding  sugges- 
tions for  a  new  nickname.  We  could  call 
ourselves  the  Generals,  the  Colonials, 
or  even  the  Senators  now  that  Bob  Short 
has  pulled  up  stakes  and  headed  for 
Texas.  It's  not  really  that  important, 
but  it  might  be  worth  some  considera- 
tion 


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Let's  Go.Griffins! (?) 

There  has  recently  been  a  suggestion  from  the  Office  of 
Development  and  Public  Relations  that  the  College  change  its 
nickname  from  "The  Shoremen"  to  something  related  to  George 
Washington  (an  early  American  general);  specifically,  "The 
Griffins"  has  been  proposed,  (see  story  on  Page  1).  The  reason 
for  this  change  is  that  a  "Shoreman"  is  hard  to  picture  or  to  ex- 
plain. 

The  proposal  made  us  ask  ourselves  what  we  know  about  col- 
lege nicknames.  The  nicknames  are  almost  always  used  ex- 
clusively for  athletic  teams  (who  would  call  the  debating  squad 
"Fighting  Lions?").  The  nicknames  are  often  embodied  in  a 
mascot,  such  as  a  live  Bengal  tiger,  or  a  ram.  There  are  excep- 
tions, of  course:  a  school  in  Akron,  Ohio  calls  its  teams  "The 
Zips,"  and  their  mascot  is  neither  a  zipper  nor  a  cigarette 
lighter;  for  some  reason,  it's  a  kangaroo. 

Shoremen  are  not  like  Zips  or  Kangaroos,  or  Mudhens 
(Missouri).  The  Shoremen  are  more  like,  say,  the  Nebraska 
Cornhuskers.  A  Cornhusker  doesn't  bring  to  mind  anything  in 
particular,  but  we  can  guess  what  one  looks  like.  A  Shoreman  is 
...wait  a  minute... someone  who  guards  the  shore?  Someone  who 
lives  and  works  on  the  shore? 

Believe  it  or  not,  the  Shoremen  have  only  been  called  The 
Shoremen  since  the  1940's.  Before  that  the  school's  teams  were 
known  as  Smitheys,  after  Reverend  William  Smith.  In  the  en- 
thusiasm of  the  war,  an  athletic  coach  at  the  College  suggested 
calling  the  teams  "Shermans"  after  the  tanks— quite  an  ag- 
gressive symbol.  The  faculty  shouted  its  approval,  and  in  the 
uproar  the  faculty  secretary  wrote  down  "Sure-men;"  later  this 
was  corrupted  again,  to  "Shoremen,"  and,  finally,  to 
"Sho'men." 

To  tell  the  truth  ,  when  we  yell  "Let's  go,  Shoremen!"  at 
athletic  events,  it  doesn't  mean  anything  at  all.  That  is,  it  would 
mean  nothing  if  anybody  were  there  to  yell  it.  But  all  last  fall  no 
one  even  bothered  to  go  to  games,  so  no  one  was  yelling  anything. 

More  confusing  is  the  WC  mascot.  The  only  one  we've  ever 
seen  was  a  large  chicken.  Is  a  Shoreman  a  chicken?  Are  we  call- 
ing ourselves  chickens? 

If  we  are,  it's  about  time  we  did  something  about  it.  Besides,  as 
Philosophy  Department  Chairman  Peter  Tapke  said  in  a 
memorandum,  red  and  white,  a  Griffin's  favorite  colors,  would 
look  nicer  than  maroon  and  black.  Aren't  red  and  white  two  of 
the  colors  on  the  American  flag?  Aren't  we  all  loyal  Americans? 

The  controversy  over  this  new  proposal  is  bound  to  last  a  long 
while.  It  reminds  us  of  a  more  famous,  similar  debate  during  the 
early  years  of  this  country,  when  Ben  Franklin  (the  owner  of  an 
early- American  drugstore  chain)  suggested  that  the  new  land 
adopt  the  turkey  as  its  national  bird.  After  all,  Franklin  said, 
aren't  turkeys  practical,  hard-working,  useful  birds?  But  at  the 
last  minute  some  crypto-aristocrat  nominated  the  bald  eagle,  a 
bird  few  people  had  heard  of  and  even  fewer  had  seen,  because  it 
was  on  the  back  of  the  quarter.  So  there  we  have  it— a  nearly  ex- 
tinct national  bird. 

Half  lion,  half  eagle,  the  Griffin  is  an  aggressive  looking 
hybrid,  no  doubt  about  it.  The  fact  that  it's  a  mythical  creature  is 
a  drawback;  there  aren't  bound  to  be  many  Griffin  costumes 
available.  And  we  have  to  consider  the  bumper  stickers,  shirts 
and  plastic  cups  that  will  have  to  be  trashed.  (Which  brings  to 
mind  another  question:  Why  does  the  bookstore  contract 
Shoremen  as  "Sho'men"?)  But  commercial  considerations 
aside,  we  think  the  Griffin  is  a  swell  idea. 

Let's  go  Griffins. 


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Following  the  recent  lecture  by  Pro- 
fessor Mommsen  of  Ruhr  University  on 
the  Nazi  breakthrough  in  the  Weimar 
Republic,  I  was  accosted  by  an  uncouth 
young  man  whom  I  have  never  seen  be- 
fore, and  who  did  not  appear  to  be  a  stu- 
dent, and  told  that  I  ask  strange  ques- 
tions. The  next  day  I  heard  from 
another  source  who  did  not  attend  that 
he  had  heard  a  similar  comment.  Later 
that  day  I  encountered  Professor  Erika 
Salloch  who  had  sponsored  Mommsen. 
I  asked  her  If  my  questions  were  irrele- 
vent.  "Yes,"  she  said.  "All  three?"  I 
asked.  Then  I  listed  the  questions.  I  had 
asked  Professor  Mommsen  if  he 
wouldn't  say  a  few  words  about  the  role 
of  the  intellectuals  or  the  far  left  in 
helping  bring  Hitler  to  power  since  he 
had  placed  all  the  blame  on  the  conser- 
vative parties  who  Mommsen  said  had 
been  infiltrated  by  Nazi  agents  and 
manipulated  from  within. 

Mommsen  responded  in  the 
unintelligible  German  which  he  ap- 
parently conceives  to  be  English,  and  in 
which  I  also  detected  a  note  of  evasive- 
ness, so  in  a  follow-up  I  accused  him  of 
approaching  the  question  from  a  nar- 
rowly, political  perspective.  Mommsen 
conceded  that  his  approach  was  "solid- 
economic"  (read  socialist),  and  that  I 
had  a  valid  point.  Mommsen 
acknowledged  that  the  case  has  been 
made  that  intellectuals  like  Kurt 
Tucholsky  and  Weltbuhne  Magazine 
played  a  role,  too. 

The  third  question,  the  "irrelevent" 
one,  was  about  a  picture  on  the  front 
page  of  the  Sunday  Sun  which  showed 
10,000  West  Germans  battling  riot 
police  at  Frankfurt  Airport  over  the 
construction  of  a  new  runway.  I  held  up 
the  picture,  and  as  a  journalist  I  was 
genuinely  interested  in  the  views  of  a 


West  German  on  this  peculiar  phe- 
nomenon. Professor  Mommsen  was  not 
pleased  with  this  picture  of  German 
violence  at  all.  He  retreated  behind  the 
podium  and  proceeded  to  give  a  very 
fine  and  informed  analysis  of  the  situa- 
tion, touching  on  its  legal  ramifications 
in  what  I  thought  were  his  most  in- 
teresting remarks  of  the  evening. 
Finally  he  attacked  the  editors  of  The 
Sun,  for  trying  to  show  that  West  Ger- 
many was  a  communist  or  a  Finlan- 
dized  country.  (Actually  I  would  guess 
that  they  were  just  trying  to  liven  up 
their  front  page  with  the  kind  of  action 
photography  on  which  TV  news  is  so 
quick  to  capitalize.) 

Dr.  Salloch  said  that  she  had  not 
heard  my  first  two  questions,  explain- 
ing that  she  had  been  tired  that  even- 
ing. 

The  ironic  thing  is  that  the  first  ques- 
tioner had  been  an  elderly  gentlemen 
who  got  up  not  to  ask  a  question  but  to 
tell  the  audience  that  he  had  been  in  a 
Nazi  concentration  camp  and  to  explain 
that  America  was  a  much  better  coun- 
try than  Nazi  Germany.  After  about 
five  minutes  of  such  illuminating 
rambllngs  during  which  it  looked  as 
though  Professor  Mommsen  might  be 
slipping  into  a  coma,  I  raised  my  hand 
and  Mommsen  cut  him  off  with:  "What 
does  all  this  have  to  do  with  the  Weimar 
Republic.  No  one  else  seemed  to  have 
objected,  however:  Since  they  never 
seem  to  get  into  The  Elm's  coverage  of 
these  events,  I  would  be  glad  to  supply 
those  who  might  be  interested  a  list  of 
all  the  questions  I  have  asked  at  the  lec- 
ture series  and  James  Forum  along 
with  the  speakers'  answers  (and  non- 
answers). 

Sincerely 
Harry  Rosin 


Are  WC  Writers  the  New  Elite? 


At  the  upcoming  faculty  meeting  Pro- 
fessor Robert  Day  plans  to  offer  two 
amendments  to  a  proposed  residency 
guideline  for  the  Hill  Dorms.  Recently  I 
spoke  with  one  of  Professor  Day's  stu- 
dent supporters,  Sara  Gorcsh,  about 
Professor  Day's  plan. 

Please  tell  me  Ms.  Gorcsh,  what  ex- 
actly are  the  two  amendments? 

Well,  they  generally  concern  two  big 
problems  Bob  has  with  Washington  Col- 
lege—athletes and  people  who  are  not 
writers.  Bob  is  fed  up  with  tired  old 
solutions  to  the  problems  that  face  us. 
Bob  is  proposing,  what  we  in  the  Union 
like  to  call,  a  New  Elitism.  The  New 
Elitism  program  would  decentralize 
the  big  unproductive  elitist  element  and 
distribute  it  across  the  Campus.  New 
Elitism  will  allow  the  real  students  of 
Washington  College  the  opportunity  to 
strengthen  their  own  elite  cliques  if 
they  so  choose.  At  least  they  won't  be 
dominated  by  a  big  insensitive  elite. 

What  other  elements  are  there  in  the 
New  Elitism? 

Well,  the  Union  would  fill  the  void  left 
by  the  disbursement  of  the  old  elite  and 
become  a  center  for  rich  Intellectual- 
ism. 

Wouldn't  such  a  concentrated  wealth 
of  knowledge  deprive  poorer  students 
the  chance  to  learn  from  the  good 
students  around  them? 

Not  at  all.  The  central  location  would 
provide  intellectually  rich  students 
with  the  right  incentives  to  increase 
their  productivity,  thus  allowing 
knowledge  to  trickle  down  to  not  so  for- 
tunate students. 

Tell  me  more  about  how  these  two 
amendments  tie  in  with  New  Elitism. 

The  first  amendment  would  deny  con- 
sidering athletics  as  an  important  ele- 
ment of  the  college  experience.  Bob 
says  that  he  could  just  kill  the  writer 
who  thought  up  the  phrase,  "a  healthy 
body  leads  to  a  healthy  mind". 

Has  Professor  Day  been  long  con- 
sidering this? 

Bob  has  thought  for  a  long  time  about 
doing  something  about  this  problem.  A 


few  years  back,  Bob  proposed  that  the 
College  drop  out  of  the  N.C.A.A. 
because,  as  he  said,  the  words  col- 
legiate and  athletic  have  no  business 
being  next  to  one  another. 

What  happened? 

President  McLain  turned  it  over  to 
the  Board  and  the  Board  refused  to 
decide.  So  then  Professor  Day  revised 
his  plan  and  incorporated  it  into  the 
New  Elitism  plan. 

That  is  right. 

What  then,  is  the  second  amend- 
ment? 

The  second  amendment  would  deny 
the  use  of  the  Hill  Dorms  to  any  group 
that  discriminated  in  its  choice  of 
membership. 

Does  that  mean  that  Professor  Day 
suggests  the  College  condone 
discrimination  outside  of  the  Hill 
Dorms? 

No,  no,  it  is  merely  an  attempt  to  pre- 
vent Fraternities  and  other  miscreants 
from  using  the  Hill  Dorms. 

But  do  not  honor  societies 
discriminate  in  membership? 

Well,  then  I  suppose  that  they  could 
not  use  the  buildings. 

What  about  the  Writer's  Union? 

The  Union  membership  includes 
every  student  of  Washington  College 
who  writes. 

Everyone  has  to  write  here,  so  how 
would  Professor  Day  decide  who  would 
use  the  buildings? 

The  residents  would  primarily  be 
those  students  who  write  well  enough  to 
maintain  the  high  standards  of  the  ex- 
cellent writing  program  at  Washington 
College. 

Then  does  that  not  discriminate? 

We  in  the  Union  see  this  to  be  the 
greatest  weakness  in  the  New  Elitism. 

Should  this  plan  fail,  what  does  Pro- 
fessor Day  plan  to  do  next? 

Bob's  next  strategy  is  a  proposal  that 
would  limit  the  use  of  the  Hill  Dorms  to 
only  those  students  who  have  eaten  din- 
ner at  his  house. 

Paco 
Frank  Dirks 


The  Wmhlngton  College  Elm—  Friday,  February  19, 1982-  Page  3 


A  Review 


Brecht  on  Brecht 
is  Exceptional 


byGregCerio 

The  Drama  Department's  presenta- 
tion of  George  Tabori's  stage  arrange- 
ment Brecht  on  Brecht  was  probably 
not,  strictly  speaking,  drama.  Brecht 
on  Brecht  is  an  improvisation  without  a 
plot,  with  readers  rather  than  actors, 
and  very  lose  in  its  construction.  It  is 
also  perhaps  the  best  production  by  the 
Drama  Department  so  far  this  year. 

A  production  such  as  Brecht  on 
Brecht  is  both  moving  novel  and  dar- 
ing, especially  for  a  college  stage.  The 
play  demands  much  from  the  audience 
as  well  as  the  actors.  Coming  out  of  the 
Off  Broadway  theatre  of  1967  where  the 
only  rule  was  that  there  were  no  rules, 
Brecht  on  Brecht  requires  delicate  and 
precise  tuning  and  a  great  deal  of 
versatile  acting.  In  turn,  the  audience 
must  be  more  passive  and  receptive, 
feeling  the  subtleties  of  the  words 
rather  than  anticipating  action. 

For  all  this,  however,  Stephen 
Drewes'  direction  of  the  play  may  be 
said  to  be  rather  conservative.  In  this 
original  conception,  Brecht  on  Brecht 
was  meant  to  have  little  pieces  or  no 
format,  allowing  the  actors  to  choose 
which  pieces  they  would  read  at  will. 
Drewes  chose  shrewdly  to  arrange 
pieces  in  a  set  order,  which  limited  con- 
fusion for  both  the  actors  and  the  au- 
dience and  allowed  for  those  pieces 
with  a  thematic  connection,  such  as 
Brechts  political  poems,  to  be  pre- 
sented in  groups. 

It  would  seem  difficult  for  an  actor  to 
perform  in  this  play,  despite  the  osten- 
sible simplicity  of  the  task  set  before 
him.  He  or  she  must,  in  effect,  recite 
poetry,  but  the  difficulty  lies  in  achiev- 
ing new,  or  at  least  variated,  personae 
for  the  many  pieces  which  are  read. 
Drewes  chose  the  individuals  well  and 
fit  them  to  their  readings  with  equal 
astuteness.  There  were  neither  lapses 
nor  hesitations  in  the  production— a 
point  which  must  be  emphasised  since 
tempo  is  crucial  In  sustaining  a  hold  on 
the  audience.  The  pace  of  the  presenta- 
tion seemed  faster  than  it  actually  was, 
but  It  was  more  streamlined  as  well. 

Though  the  company  of  actors  per- 
formed very  capably,  a  few  pieces 
made  for  standout  performances.  Two 
in  particular,  the  only  real  moments  of 
pure  drama  in  the  play,  were  very  stirr- 
ing. The  Jewish  Wife  spotlighted  Katie 
Krauss  as  a  young  woman  whose  per- 
sonal and  family  life  Is  being  destroyed 
by  Nazism.  Miss  Krauss  was  able  to 
make  us  feel  for  her  character  before 
she  spoke  a  single  word.  The  powerful 
aspect  of  her  performance  Is  that  we 
are  able  to  feel  the  tensions  within  her 
character  even  when  she  speaks  in  the 
controlled  modulated  "telephone 
voice"  of  her  character.  It  was, 
perhaps,  the  most  evocative  moment  in 
the  evening. 

A  second  outstanding  performance 
was  delivered  by  Catherlng  Kuhn  in  a 
scene  from  A  Man's  A  Man.  In  general, 
Miss  Kuhn  was  the  one  actor  who 
seemed  totally  sure  of  herself  and  her 
relation  to  the  audience.  She  waited 
around  to  see  how  her  lines  sunk  in.  On 
the  first  act,  this  evullience  may  have 
translated  itself  into  lines  being 
delivered  with  a  bit  more  emphasis 
than  they  deserved,  but  overall,  her 
presence  was  well  conceived.  In  A 
Man's  A  Man,  her  languorous,  gossipy 
insouciance  in  refreshing,  and  It  opens 
the  second  act  on  the  perfect  not. 

The  poetry  read  by  the  other  mem- 
bers of  the  cast  also  leads  the  moments 
of  individual   acting   grace.  A  play 


without  characters  demands  that  we 
look  forward  to  each  performer's 
reading,  but  for  different  reasons.  J.R. 
Porter  has  a  dominating  stage  ability 
and  a  self  assurance  that  sets  him 
apart.  His  finest  or  at  least  most  en- 
joyable moment,  Is  in  "Hen  Kaimer",  a 
piece  that  featured  Porter's  dry  and 
wlttty  Kaimer  surrounded  by  the  others 
posed  in  attltueds  reminiscent  of  Bob 
Fosse  choreography.  Natalie  Brown 
and  Denlse  Kankeht  are  particularly 
noteworthy  in  that  they  both  seemed  to 
enjoy  themselves  so  much  once  they 
warmed  up  to  the  performance.  Miss 
Brown  was  stylish  in  her  delivery, 
thought  at  times  to  sound  a  bit  English, 
and  she  was  without  doubt  the  most 
conslstant  performer.  Miss  Danker! 
was,  frankly  fun  to  watch.  She  stepped 
out  to  speak  her  lines,  almost  daring  to 
grin,  but  giving  calm  and  effective 
readings  such  as  the  "Parable  of  the 
Burning  House".  Both  David  Gorman 
and  Bell  Haythorne  gave  competent, 
comfortable  performances,  though 
they  occasionally  failed  to  make  an  Im- 
pression. Each  has  his  moment 
however;  Gorman's  being  "01  Poor 
BB"  and  Haythorne's  "The  Old  Hat." 

With  the  script  itself  there  were  few 
problems.  One  should  not  stoop  to  criti- 
cize Brecht,  but  the  problem  is  that  his 
work  is  sometimes  too  subtle.  It  is  very 
European  in  both  its  humor  and  con- 
tent. The  political  satires  directed 
against  the  Nazi  regime  which  exiled 
Brecht  are  the  most  pointed  of  the 
poetry,  though  they  seem  slightly 
dated.  Overall,  his  poetry  is  very  en- 
joyable and  evocative,  yet  it  often  leads 
us  nowhere. 

Technically,  the  production  and  the 
atmosphere  surrounding  were 
faultless.  Larry  Stahl's  lighting  was 
outstanding  and  always  appropriate  In 
its  timing.  Studio  Theatre  and  "Phobe's 
Bar"  were  used  to  their  best  advantage 
as  well.  The  caberet-type  atmosphere 
was  enhanced  very  well  by  Arthur 
Smith's  rendition  of  the  music  of  Kurt 
Weill  before  the  start  of  the  play  and  in 
the  interlude. 

In  closing,  we  might  mention  a  line 
from  one  of  Brecht's  poems.  It  goes, 
"What  got  me  at  last?  Mediocrities." 
Against  all  odds,  this  perfomance  of 
Brecht  on  Brecht  avoids  and  rises 
above  mediocrity. 


Natalie  Brown,  David  Gorman,  and  Kate  Krauss  were  three  of  the  per- 
formers in  "Brecht  on  Brecht" 

DPOVthe  Future  of  WC? 


Twenty-five  years  ago  when  I  arrived 
in  Chestertown  to  begin  teaching  soci- 
ology and  anthropology,  Washington 
College  was  different  from  my  earlier 
academic  experience.  I  had  graduated 
from  two  very  large  universities,  (at 
Berkeley  my  geology  course  had  over  a 
thousand  students),  and  I  had  taught  at 
a  commuter  college  on  Long  Island. 
Washington  was  so  small.  It  took  me 
several  years  to  understand  and 
respect  the  special  kind  of  learning  ex- 
perience there  is  in  this  small  liberal 
arts  college.  It  is  larger  now  than  In 
1956,  but  it  Is  a  place  where  teacher- 
student  relationships  can  be  closer  than 
In  larger  places  and  the  learning  pro- 
cess can  go  beyond  the  lecture  and  tex- 
tbook to  thought  and  conversations 
about  the  material.  Large  universities 
do  have  things  a  small  college  can  not 
afford,  but  we  in  turn  have  something 
they  can  not  have. 

My  first  misconception  about  Wash- 
ington was  that  the  small  size  could  pro- 
duce a  student  body  so  alike  In 
academic  and  social  interests  they 
would  be  uninteresting  to  teach— that  is 
not  true.  Sometimes  I  think  on  a  small 
campus  there  is  greater  opportunity  for 
individual  growth  than  there  is  on  a 
huge  campus.  We  are  closer  to  each 
other  here,  but  this  does  not  mean  we 
are  not  all  alike.  The  students  I  have 
known  varied  widely  in  Interests  and 
goals  and  they  were  fun  to  teach.  We 
have  only  a  few  hundred  students,  but 
they  do  not  all  want  the  same  kind  of 
social  and  intellectual  life  or  the  same 
friends.  Different  students  have  dif- 
ferent needs,  inside  and  outside  of  the 
classroom. 

The  best  thing  that  has  happened  to 
us  in  recent  years  is  the  development  of 
special  interest  housing.  With  this 
movement  we  have  recognized  the  need 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Kenny  Roderick 

The  biggest  social  event  of  the  school 
year  Is  upon  us  and  the  WCPS  honors 
this  Bicentennial  Washington'sBirth- 
day  Ball  with  a  Birthday  Ball  Brunch 
tomorrow  from  11:30  to  1:30.  This 
special  brunch  will  feature: 

A  raw  bar  with  fresh  shucked  oysters 
and  clams 

Washington's  birthday  chowder 

A  quiche  bar  with  crab,  shrimp,  and 
quiche  lorraine 

Steamship  round  of  beef 

Natural  cut  french  fries 

Tropical  fruit  bowl 

Biscuit  bar 

and  assorted  pastries. 


The  admission  for  the  brunch  will  be 
free  for  boarding  students  and  $6.50  for 
non-boarding  students.  Again,  the 
hours  will  be  from  11:30  to  1:30  and 
students  are  encouraged  to  eat  from 
11:30  to  12:30.  Dinner  on  Saturday  will 
be  held  from  5:00  to  5:45  with  the  main 
entrees  being  prime  rib  or  fried  shrimp. 

The  WCFS  is  also  catering  the  Birth- 
day Ball  Saturday  night.  We  will  pro- 
vide a  cash  bar  and  a  midnight  buffet. 
The  prices  for  the  cash  bar  will  be : 

Draft  beer  .50 
Soda  .50 
Ice  .50 

Chips/pretzels  .75 
Liquor  1.00 
Mixed  drinks  1.25 

We  hope  everyone  enjoys  this  special 
event. 


all  students  have  to  select  the  kind  of 
people  they  want  to  know  well,  to  find 
the  ones  who  look  for  the  same  pattern 
of  living  they  do.  The  chance  for  variety 
in  living  patterns  and  Interests  makes 
for  a  stronger  campus  and  for  a  more 
satisfying  life  in  the  college  years. 

The  appearance  on  campus  of  the 
new  special  group,  the  Delta  PI  Omega, 
makes  me  particularly  optimistic  about 
the  future  of  Washington  College.  Too 
often  in  my  25  years  here  I  have  heard 
that  we  are  a  "party  school"  where 
students  believe  in  the  "Gentleman's 
C"  Is  the  grade  to  seed,  and  the  most 
desirable  activity  is  the  beer  party.  I 
don't  want  us  to  have  that  kind  of 
reputation  and  I  do  not  think  we 
deserve  it.  The  DPO  is  concerned  with 
scholarship,  service  to  the  community, 
and  a  social  life  of  the  kind  they  have 
felt  lacking  on  campus.  It  is  not  for  all 
students,  just  for  those  who  share  Its 
purpose.  So  many  students  in  the  past 
have  transferred  out  because  they  said 
they  could  not  find  anyone  like  them- 
selves to  talk  to.  The  DPO  might  have 
met  some  of  their  needs. 

A  small  college  with  less  than  a  thou- 
sand students  can  provide  some  variety 
of  interest  and  the  social  and  academic 
environment  for  the  growth  of  the  indi- 
vidual during  these  college  years.  We 
are  not  all  alike. 

The  most  important  ideal  taught  in 
liberal  arts  education  Is  respect  for  dif- 
ferences. Variety  is  necessary  to 
human  life.  The  DPO  adds  a  dimension 
to  meet  the  needs  of  some  students  for  a 
different  kind  of  group,  one  more  con- 
cerned than  some  with  the  adacemlc 
part  of  college,  who  want  to  help  thelr 
communlty  and  share  a  social  life  with 
others  of  their  kind. 

MargretW.  Horsley 


There  will  be  a 

Formal  Interview 

with 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke 

as  a  candidate  for 

The  College 
Presidency 

Today  at  3:30 
in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 

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byKateKxauss 
and  WC  News  Service 
Edward  Albee,  one  ol  me  greatest, 
most  Influential  playwrights  active  in 
American  theatre  today,  will  appear  at 
Washir  >n  College  In  Chestertown  on 
Thursuay  and  Friday,  February  25  and 
26. 

Winner  of  two  Pulitzer  Prizes  and 
author  of  "Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia 
Woolf?"  and  other  American  stage 
classics,  Albee  will  give  a  lecture  en- 
titled "The  Playwright  Versus  the 
Theatre"  In  William  Smith  Auditorium 
on  Thursday  at  8  p.m.  In  Tawes  The- 
atre, at  the  same  time  the  following 
evening,  he  will  observe  a  staged  pro- 
duction of  one  of  his  works,  "Counting 
the  Ways,"  and  will  conduct  a 
workshop  on  how  plays  are  conceived, 
developed,  and  finally  produced  on  the 
stage.  An  Informal  reception  will  be 
held  on  stage  following  Friday's  pro- 
gram. 

Timothy  Maloney,  Chairman  of  the 
Drama  Department,  is  directing  the 


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play.  "I  chose  Counting  the  Ways 
because  I  think  It's  good.  It's  also  one  of 
AJbee's  more  recent  works,  and  it 
hasn't  been  examined  ad  mauseum, 
tike  the  Zoo  Story,  for  example. 

The  play  has  two  characters  and  a 
minimal  set.  Brian  Meehan,  who  plays 
"He"  explained,  "It's  a  sensitive  and 
funny  play  about  love."  He  said  he  ex- 
pects the  production  to  be  brilliant. 

Brends  Poteat,  who  plays  "She,"  is 
both  excited  and  scared.  "I'm  learning 
a  lot  during  rehearsals.  I  didn't  realize 
how  much  there  is  to  the  play.  Brian 
and  I  are  very  comfortable  working 
together  because  we  did  a  scene  from 
Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia!  Woolf  for  the 
directing  class  last  semester. 

The  entire  Department  seems  excited 
about  AJbee's  visit.  As  one  of  the  drama 
majors  said,  "How  many  times  do  you 
get  to  do  a  play  with  a  famous 
playwright  sitting  in  the  audience.  ? ' ' 

Aibee  began  writing  at  the  age  of  six. 
In  1958,  when  he  was  thirty,  his  first 
play,  "The  Zoo  Story,"  debuted  in 
Berlin,  where  "The  Death  of  Bessie 
Smith"  opened  the  following  year.  At 
that  time  his  attacks  on  false  American 
ideals  and  materialism  were  too  threa- 
tening, too  new,  too  unsure  of  box  office 
success  to  attract  producers  in  this 
country.  When  "Who's  Afraid  of 
Virginia  Woolf?"  brought  him  interna- 
tional acclaim  in  1962,  ail  that  changed. 
"A  Delicate  Balance"  earned  him  his 
first  Pulitzer  Prize  In  1967; 
"Seascape,"  his  second,  in  1975. 

"Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia  Woolf?" 


still  stands  as  his  most  success^ 
to  date.  It  has  been  translate 
many  languages,  made  into  a 
starring  Richard  Burton  and  En 
Taylor,  and  is  one  of  the  most  fo 
ly  performed  American  plays  pi 
in  the  last  20  years. 

Mr.  Albee's  two-day  appear 
presented  in  commemoratd 
Washington  College's  Bicentenu 
niversary  by  the  Sophie  Kerr  C( 
tee,  with  assistance  from  the  Ni 
Endowment  for  the  Arts,  Mj 
Arts  Council,  Maryland  Commit 
the  Humanities,  Kent  County 
Council,  Washington  College  jj 
Series  Committee,  and  the  s 
Government  Association.  Admis 
both  programs  is  free,  and  a 
welcome. 

The  film  version  of  "Who's  M 
Virginia  Woolf?"  will  be  preseu 
the  Washington  College  Film  Serj 
Student  -Government  Associate 
William  Smith  Auditoriui 
Wednesday,  February  24,  at  7 
p.m.  A  modest  admission  fee  i 
charged. 


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will  be  followed  by  a  "honejn 
period"  during  which  the  prea 
must  do  his  best  to  advertise  the 
lege.  He  said  that  he  would  like  tot 
because  "if  you  find  it  rewardlii 
teach  students,  and  to  work  with  lac 
members,  then  it's  kind  of  a  oat 
evolution,  if  you've  got  ideas  and  III 
see  things  happen,  the  president  i 
college  is  a  place  where  you  can  dot 
The  benefits  of  that  are  better  I 
those  of  a  faculty  member,  better! 
those  of  the  Dean." 

According  to  the  Chairman  ol 
Search  Committee,  William  Hos 
the  Committee  will  meet  to  nomi 
"two  or  three"  of  the  five  candid 
( the  four  visiting  candidates  and  Act 
.President  Clarke)  as  final  choicest) 
given  to  the  Board.  The  next  regul! 
scheduled  meeting  of  the  Boar) 
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onvocation  and  the  Birthday  Ball 


WC  News  Service 
college    to    which    George 

igton  gave  consent  to  use  his 
rill  again  pay  tribute  to  him  with 
ual  Washington's  Birthday  Con- 
Q  and  Bali  on  Saturday,  Feb- 
20.  This  year's  celebration  has 
significance,  for  1982  is  the  250th 
rsary  of  the  first  president's 
s  well  as  Washington  College's 
■entcunial  year. 

s  Thomas  Flexner,  eminent 
Washington  authority,  will 
the  convocation  address  at  G  ib- 
e  Arts  Center  where  exhibits  on 
glon  and  the  college's  founder 
i  Smith  will  be  on  display.  In  his 
address,  Flexner,  author  and 
in,  will  speak  on  George 
gton's  influence  on  specific 
events.  Music  selections  will  be 
aed  by  the  Galliard  Brass  Quin- 
Baltlmore.  Following  at  3:15 
me  dormitories,  Middle,  East 
est  Halls,  recently  renovated, 
rededicated  in  honor  of  Edgar  T. 
tj  a  friend  and  former  chairman 
Hodson  Trust  and  Beneficial 
SBon. 

ge  officials  anticipate  a  full 
for  the  bicentennial  year's 
igton's  Birthday  Ball,  from  9 
1 2  a.m.  at  Cain  Gymnasium.  As 
past,  the  black  tie  affair  will  be 


decorated  by  the  freshmen  class,  and 
the  Moonlighters  Dance  Band  will  pro- 
vide the  music.  George  Washington  was 
a  friend  of  William  Smith,  the  College's 
founding  principal  (president)  and  con- 
tributed to  its  initial  endowment  in  1782. 
Washington  first  visited  the  Chester- 
town  campus  in  1784  and  held  the  office 
of  college  trustee  until  1789.  That  year, 
the  college  presented  him  with  an 
honorary  degree,  and  he  was  named 
first  president  of  the  new  nation.  The 
college's  first  recorded  formal  com- 
memoration of  its  namesake's  birthday 
took  place  in  1846,  making  it  one  of  the 
oldest  continuous  annual  celebrations 
honoring  the  great  president. 

Admission  to  the  convocation  and  ex- 
hibitions are  free.  Tickets  to  the  Bir- 
thday Ball  may  be  obtained  by  calling 
public  relations  office  at  (301)  778-2800, 
extension  276.  Advance  purchase  is  ad- 
vised. 


In  gratitude  to  The  Hodson  Trust  for 
its  long  and  generous  support,  Wash- 
ington College  in  Chestertown  will 
rededicate  the  "Hill  Dor- 
mitories"—Middle,  East,  and  West 
Halls— in  honor  of  Edgar  T.  Higgins,  a 
friend  of  the  College  and  chairman  of 
the  Trust  until  his  death  in  1976.  Part  of 
the  College's  Washington's  Birthday 
Celebration,  rededication  ceremonies 


is  Week's  Film- 


Th.  BmMBHHII  Tftlltar  Film-  Frtd^Y,  February  18. 1882-  Page  s 

Yellowed  lournalism 

Anticipating  the  Big  Day 

by  Nancy  Dempster  Orientation  Week.  And  now,  the  big 

Editor's  Note:  In  an  attempt  to  shed  blue-eyed  senior  had  asked  me,  a  lowly 
some  light  on  Washington's  Birthday  freshman,  to  the  Homecoming  dance.  If 
Ball,  we  hoped  to  reprfnt  a  collection  of  ne  nad  Just  asked  me  to  marry  him,  I 
articles  about  the  dance  published  in  couldn't  have  been  happier! 
The  Elm  in  past  years.  Unfortunately,  *  drifted  back  to  Reld  Hall  on  a  pink 
we  couldn't  find  any.  Here  then  is  a  cloud  and  announced  the  news  to  my 
golden-oldie  from  October  22,  i960,  green-eyed  friends.  After  the  "ohs"  and 
"ahs"  had  diminished  to  a  dull  roar,  I 
was  confronted  with  the  problem  of 
what  to  wear.  I  examined  my  ten 
cocktail  dresses  and  decided  that  I 
didn't  have  a  thing  to  wear.  I  was 
shocked  to  find  there  was  the  possibility 
of  buying  a  dress  suitable  for  the  occas- 
sion  in  iddy-biddy  Chestertown.  I  found 
Just  what  I  wanted— a  slinky  black  job 
of  filmy  chiffon. 

After  spending  a  month's  allowance 
on  the  dress,  I  decided  that  it  was  much 
too  sophisticated  to  go  with  my  fluffy 
little  ducktails.  The  next  project  then 
was  to  find  a  coordinating  hair  style.  I 
finally  decided  to  pile  my  hair  on  top  of 
my  head  in  a  fashion  not  unlike  that  of 
pictures  I  had  seen  on  the  covers  of 
Glamor  and  Mademoiselle.  However, 
the  whole  illusion  was  destroyed  at  din- 
ner when  he  walked  up  to  me  and  In- 
quired what  I  had  done  to  my  hair.  The 
question  itself  wasn't  so  bad;  it  was  the 
way  that  he  said  it!  Needless  to  say,  I 
resorted  back  to  my  fluffy  little 
ducktails. 

When  my  preparations  had  reached  a 
peak,  I  was  stunned  to  learn  that  I  had  a 
door  duty— you  guessed  it— Homecom- 
ing weekend!  Ten  dollars  and  a  box  of 
homemade  cookies  later,  I  had  solved 
that  problem. 

Now  the  only  thing  that  worried  me 
was  would  he  be  proud  of  me  as  his  date 
for  the  big  dance? 

I  know  now  that  I  worried  In  vain  for 
as  I  descended  the  creaking  steps  of 
Reid  Hall,  1  can  see  the  admiration  in 
his  eyes  and  I  know  that  my  First 
Homecoming  at  Washington  College 
will  be  an  event  to  remember. 


about  a  freshmen  girl's  outlook  on 
another  Important  social  occassion,  the 
Homecoming  Dance. 

It  was  over  a  plate  of  ravioli  that  he 
popped  the  question.  Very  casual  he 
was— yes  sir!  I  had  just  taken  a  bite  of 
ravioli  when  he  nonchalantly  asked, 
"Could  I  interest  you  in  a  date  for 
Homecoming?" 

Well,  I  very  nearly  swallowed  the 
fork  along  with  that  bite!  Could  be  In- 
terest me  in  a  date  for  Homecoming? 
I'd  only  worshipped  the  ground  that  he 
walked  on  since  the  second  day  of 


will  take  place  at  3:15  p.m.  on  Satur- 
day, February  20,  at  Middle  Hall, 
where  a  bronze  plaque  commemorating 
the  occasion  will  be  set  In  place.  The 
Hill  Dormitories  were  chosen  for 
rededication  during  the  College's 
bicentennial  year  because  of  the  special 
place  the  structures  hold  in  the  col- 
lege's history.  They  are  the  oldest 
buildings  on  campus  and  serve  as 
monuments  on  the  site  where  the  col- 
lege's first  building  opened  in  1788  and 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1827. 

Since  1936,  Washington  College  has 
received  more  than  $9  million  from  The 
Hodson  Trust.  College  officials  plan  to 
use  this  year's  grant  of  $700,000  for 
scholarships,  student  loans,  increased 
computer  capability,  and  dormitory 
energy  conservation  measures. 


Tips  for  a  Big  Night 


by  Josh  Petrle 

Editor's  Note:  After  giving  several 
refusals  and  receiving  a  series  of  In- 
creasingly serious  bomb  threats,  we 
have  been  persuaded  to  allow  our 
Business  Manager  to  print  the  follow- 
ing. 

In  case  you  have  not  heard, 
Washington's  Birthday  Ball  is  tomor- 
row night.  It  promises  to  be  the  social 
event  of  this  calendar  year.  To  make 
this  weekend  a  memorable  one,  those  of 
you  attending  this  gala  occasion  may  be 
in  need  of  some  fun,  helpful  hints  to  get 
the  ball  rolling. 

For  a  wonderful,  yet  different  ex- 
perience, how  about: 

i  irlining  and  dancing  at  the  luxurious 

Uptown  Club. 

2)Champagne  and  pool  at  the  "Vern" 

3)a  scenic  cruise  down  the  Chester 

River  (see  any  member  of  the  crew 

team  for  details). 


Now  that  you've  got  the  Idea,  a  few 
rules  and  pointers  for  the  ball  Itself. 
1 )  No  alligators  permitted. 
2  (Collars  must  be  turned  down. 
3j Anyone  wearing  green  and  pink 
will  be  asked  to  leave. 
4)No  basketball  playing  while  the 
band  is  on  break. 


Flexner  Unable 
to  Appear 

As  a  result  of  what  he  called  "a  Her- 
culean virus,"  historian  and  George 
Washington  scholar  James  T.  Flexner 
will  not  deliver  the  Spring  Convocation 
address  tomorrow  afternoon.  By  press 
time,  Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith  said 
that  no  replacement  had  yet  been 
found. 


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by  Ashley  Ramapuram 
During  spring  break,  the  Washington 
College  Varsity  Baseball  team  will  em- 
bark on  their  annual  trip  to  Sanford, 
Florida  to  prepare  (or  the  spring 
season. 

During  this  period,  the  team  will  hone 
their  skills  and  give  Head  Coaoh  Ed- 
ward Athey  and  Assistant  Coach  Al 
Streelman  a  chance  to  watch  the 
players  in  game  conditions.  They  will 
leave  on  March  5,  to  live  for  a  week  at  a 
minor  league  training  camp.  The 
residents  of  this  camp  include  teams 
from  LaSalle,  Cortland,  Swarthmore, 
Belmont,  Rochester,  Indiana  State, 
Northern  Illinois  and  others.  The 
facilities  of  the  camp  include  a  large 
stadium,  five  fields  (and  Club  Juana, 
featuring  Linda  from  Houston).  "The 
Florida  trip  is  a  unique  experience 
which  adds  not  only  to  our  baseball 
skills  but  to  team  comeraderie,"  ex- 


plained Fran  Lucia.  Bill  Gerwig  adds, 
"The  Florida  trip  provides  the  baseball 
team  with  Inter-  and  intra-  conference 
competition  which  we  could  not  receive 
this  early  in  the  season  this  far  north." 
Professional  Pro  Scouts  will  be  in  atten- 
dance to  observe  the  members  of  the 
team. 

Among  the  newcomers  to  watch  this 
season  Is  catcher  Pete  Morgan.  Pete,  a 
sophomore  transfer  from  William 
Paterson  College,  is  6'1",  195  pounds, 
and  should  be  a  formidable  force  at  the 
plate  as  well  as  behind  it.  He  Is  a  good 
addition  to  the  returning  catchers  Glen 
Glllls  and  Bill  Bounds. 

Freshman  Steve  Woods,  from  Kens- 
ington, MD  Is  another  one  to  watch  for 
his  talent  in  the  outfield.  He  Is  a  consis- 
tent hitter  and  Is  looking  forward  to 
helping  the  team  in  the  upcoming 
season.  More  new  team  members  will 
be  discussed  next  week. 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  February  19 
7-30:  Film:  "All That  Jazz"-Smith  Auditorium 

Saturday,  February  20 
2:00:  Washington's  Birthday  Convocation— Fine  Arts  Center 

Rededlcatlon  of  East,  Middle,  and  West  Halls  (The  HIggins  Hill  Dormatories)— 
Library  terrace 
9:00: 17th  Annual  Washington's  Birthday  Ball— Cain  Athletic  Center 

Sunday,  February  21 
7:30:  FUm:  "All  That  Jazz"— Smith  Auditorium 

Monday,  February  22 
GEORGE'S  250th  BIRTHDAY! 

Tuesday,  February  23 
7:30:  FUm:  "All  That  Jazz"— Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  February  24 
12:00:  Republicans  Blood  Donor  Drive— Mlnta  Martin 

4:30:  Lecture:  "Bebop  Spoken  Here,"  by  Hall  Johnstone— Student  Center  TV 
area 

7:00  and  9:00:   Film:  Special— "Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia  Woolf?"— Smith 
Auditorium 

Thursday.  February  25 
7:15:  Film:  "Protest  and  Communication"— MUler  Library 
8:00:  Lecture:  Playwright  Edward  Albee— Tawes  Theater 


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Question:  Whal  did  you  think  of  the    Drama   Department's  production   of   "BrechtonBrecht"? 

"1 


David  S.  Gorman,  Junior,  Chicago 
"Don't  run— sprint  as  fast  as  you  can  to 
spend  a  terribly  enjoyable  evening  in 
the  theatre.  A  superb  show." 


Larry  Stanl,  Drama  Department  In- 
tern, Locust,  N  J 

"The  lighting  in  this  show  strikes  out  in 
a  new,  bold  direction.  It  is,  If  nothing 
else,  eclectic." 


Wendy  Murphy,  Junior,  Cambridge, 
BID 

"As  an  unbiased  Assistant  to  the  Direc- 
tor, fantasmagoric  is  the  only  word  to 
describe  the  play.  Come  down  to 
Phoebe's  and  see  me  some  time..." 


Bill  Mortimer,  Senior,  Franklin  Lakes, 
NJ 

"Vacant.. .It  was  life  Itself.  Really  in- 
spiring and  funny.  Altogether  okay.  But 
'The  Belle  of  Amherst'  had  it  beat  by  a 
black  cake." 


Holll  Mathlson,  Senior,  New  York 

"It  made  us  really  empathize  with  the 

plight  of  the  masses." 


Robert  Coale,  Junior,  Lutberville,  MD 
"I  thought  that  It  was  a  good  produc- 
tion, but  it  needed  an  explanatory  in- 
troduction." 


The  Washington  College  Elm—  Friday,  February  1»,  1881—  Page  7 

Playoffs  for  Shoremen? 


-by  Jeff  Alderaon 

Sports  Editor 

The  WC  basketball  team  split  two 
games  this  week,  defeating  Urstnus  and 
bowing  to  Widener.  The  Shoreman's 
chances  for  making  the  playoffs  now 
depend  on  Saturday's  game  against 
Johns  Hopkins.  Urslnus  defeated  Swar- 
thmore  earlier  this  week  so  the 
Shoremen  must  defeat  Hopkins  to  stay 
in  the  running. 

The  Shoremen  lost  to  Widener  73-55  in 
a  hard  fought  game.  WC  held  Its  own 
against  the  defending  first  place  team. 
Vlnce  Gaslor  is  to  be  commended  for 
his  outstanding  job  of  defending  against 
one  of  Widener's  best  players  who 
scored  his  thousandth  point  during  this 
game.  Joe  Move's  Offense  was  good  as 
he  added  21  points  to  his  collleglate 
record.  During  the  game  Moye  Injured 
his  ankle  and  may  be  out  of  commission 
for  awhile. 

In  their  final  home  game  of  the 
season,  the  Shoremen  basketball  team 
gave  their  fans  the  most  exciting  game 
of  the  year.  The  team  defeated  Ursinus 


in  what  may  have  been  their  most  Im- 
portant win  of  the  season. 

WC  got  off  to  an  early  lead  only  to 
have  Ursinus  pull  ahead  by  the  half. 
During  the  second  half,  the  teams  were 
neck  and  neck  with  the  Shoremen  pull- 
ing ahead  and  winning  66-63.  WC  lost  to 
Ursinus  earlier  this  season. 

Brian  Mullany  continued  to  play  well. 
Jeff  Yost  played  his  best  game  yet  for 
the  Shoremen  as  he  racked  up  several 
points  during  his  several  minutes  on 
court.  Tom  Keefe  and  Carl  Fornoff  also 
played  well  as  they  tied  for  the  most 
points  with  16  each  and  tied  for  leading 
rebounder  with  9  each.  Vince  Gaslor 
continued  his  consistently  fine  per- 
formance as  he  led  the  team  assists 
with  6  and  shot  6  for  6  from  the  foul  line. 

The  last  regular  season  Shoreman 
game  Is  tomorrow  night  away  against 
Johns  Hopkins.  The  team  has  a  good 
shot  at  the  playoffs  after  defeating  Ur- 
sinus, which  was  tied  with  WC  for  se- 
cond place  in  the  conference.  If  WC  can 
retain  their  standing  then  there  is  a 
possibility  of  more  home  games  during 
the  playoffs. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  brief  spell  of  warmer  weather 
earlier  In  the  week  gave  us  a  sneak 
preview  of  Spring.  Even  though  it  has 
rained  on  and  off  lately,  Spring  can't  be 
too  far  around  the  corner.  One  sure  sign 
of  warmer  weather  is  the  golfers  teeing 
up  behind  the  Hill  Dorms.  Jack  Nick- 
laus  would  be  proud  of  many  players  as 
they  hook  their  shot  by  George 
Washington,  slice  it  around  the  big  oak 
tree,  sail  it  between  Bunting  and  Dunn- 
ing Halls  and  pull  up  short  In  front  of 
the  greenhouse.  From  East  Hall,  it  is  a 
definite  par  5. 1  still  think,  however,  we 
are  in  for  one  more  cold  spell  before  we 
can  break  out  the  shorts.  After  Norm 
Lewis'  prediction  of  partly  cloudy  and 
38  degrees  for  last  weekend  (it  ended  up 
snowing),  I've  switched  to  Bob  Turk's 
Birthday  Ball  forecast  of  clearing  and 
48  degrees. 

The  good  weather  brought  out  many 
of  the  spring  sports'  team;.  Women's 
tennis,  under  Coach  Fall,  got  outside 
for  some  early  practice.  It  is  a  young 
squad,  and  the  addition  of  many  new 
freshmen  players  should  help  build  a 
solid  team  for  a  couple  of  years.  On  the 
men's  side,  practices  have  been  In- 
formal while  Coach  Finnegan  has  his 
basketball  season  still  rolling.  This 
year's  team  looks  to  be  one  of  the  best 
In  memory  with  the  return  of  Paul  Galli 
and  Lusius  Sinks.  Speaking  of  Coach 
Finnegan,  if  all  works  out  the  Shoremen 
basketball  team  sould  be  in  the  play- 
offs. After  an  exciting  66-63  victory  over 


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Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m. -11  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m. -4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

6:00  p.m.- 1  0:00  p.m.  Sun. 


Ursinus  last  weekend,  the  Shoremen 
are  guaranteed  a  tie  for  second  place  if 
they  beat  either  Wldner  or  Hopkins.  If 
Ursinus  loses  to  Swarthmore,  then  the 
Shoremen  will  be  in  if  they  beat 
Hopkins  tomorrow  night.  Sounds  com- 
plicated, but  It  really  isn't.  While  we're 
dancing  away  at  the  Brithday  Ball,  lets 
hope  Moye-Keefe-Fornoff  and  company 
are  sticking  it  to  the  Blue  Jays. 

Coach  Athey  had  the  baseball  team 
outside  briefly  early  in  the  week. 
Everyone  is  looking  forward  to  their 
trip  to  Florida  during  Spring  break.  The 
key  this  season  could  be  the  pitching. 
Since  the  graduation  of  Arch  Hoops  and 
Dan  Barbierri  the  Shoremen  have 
lacked  a  solid  one-two  punch  from  the 
mound. 

The  women's  lacrosse  has  moved 
across  the  railroad  tracks  to  the  new 
field  next  to  the  graveyard.  Coach  Dick 
had  over  35  women  out  opening  day 
ready  to  run  the  back  loop.  The  men  try 
again  at  home  tomorrow  at  l  p.m. 
against  Chesapeake  Lacrosse  Club 
featuring  Washington  College  alumni 
and  All -American  Tim  Hart  in  goal. 
After  last  weekend's  snow-out, 
everyone  is  very  anxious  to  play. 

Both  the  mens  and  womens  crew  are 
waiting  for  conditions  on  the  Chester 
River  to  improve.  They  have  already 
put  In  weeks  of  hard  work  for  their 
opening  race.  To  break  the  long  hours 
of  practice,  the  men  have  been  playing 
their  form  of  basketball  called, 
"Crewball."  It  looks  more  like  World 
War  III  out  there;  fouls  called  only  with 
the  proof  of  blood. 

The  U.P.I,  voting  is  in  and  the  Thetas 
have  moved  up  Into  the  top  spot.  They 
beat  the  Sleepers  to  put  them  In  front. 
In  second  are  Fin's  Men,  who  also  beat 
the  Sleepers  after  a  tight  first  half.  The 
Sleepers  fell  to  third  but  still  only  two 
games  out  of  first.  Both  Fin's  Men  and 
the  Thetas  are  10-0.  The  Prof's  are  8-2 
and  in  fourth  place  with  a  two  game 
lead  over  the  Sigs  and  Darts. 

I  hope  everyone  has  a  good  time 
tomorrow  night.  It  should  be  quite  a 
night  on  our  200th  anniversary. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete  is 
sophomore  Tom  Keefe  from  Trenton, 
New  Jersey.  Keefe  has  been  a  starting 
forward  and  center  for  the  Shoremen 
basketball  team  for  the  past  two 
seasons. 

Keefe  began  playing  basketball  dur- 
ing third  grade  and  continued  on  a 
school  team  during  Junior  high  and  high 
school.  When  he  decided  on  a  college, 
he  chose  WC  because  "I  really  liked  the 
size.  It's  small  and  personal,  I'm  really 
glad  I've  come  here  because  I've  made 
a  lot  of  good  friends." 


Keefe  feels  that  the  Shoremen  basket- 
ball team  is  really  relaxed  and  "a  lot  of 
the  guys  are  really  close."  He  also  feels 
that  Coach  Finnlgan  cares  about  the 
players. 

In  the  past  two  weeks  Keefe  has  been 
playing  constantly  well  averaging 
around  eighteen  points  per  game.  His 
rebounding  has  also  been  consistantly 
high. 

Keefe  feels  that  one  of  the  best 
aspects  of  playing  for  WC  Is  the  crowd. 
"The  crowd  is  really  interested  In  the 
team,  and  It  really  makes  the  game 
more  interesting  for  the  players,"  he 
said.  "I  appreciate  it  as  a  player. 


^S^-^hV/hfMlVw^S?^ 


Budweiset 

KING  OF  BEERS, 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


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Tom  Keefe 


J.C.  BOW 
DIST.  CO. 

EASTON,  MARYLAND 


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As  of  July  f 


Cater  Accepts  Presidency 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

Douglass  Cater,  a  graduate  of  Har- 
vard, a  Washington  journalist,  and  a 
former  special  assistant  to  President 
Lyndon  B.  Johnson,  has  been  named 
twenty-third  president  of  Washington 
College. 

In  a  surprise  announcement  made  at 
the  College's  annual  Washington's 
Birthday  Convocation  last  Saturday, 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  Chair- 
man Louis  Goldstein  first  thanked  the 
Board's  Search  Committee  for  "a  fine 
Job,"  then  told  the  audience  of  over  300 
students,  faculty,  and  friends  of  the  Col- 
lege that  Cater  had  been  chosen  to  lead 
the  school  into  its  third  century. 

The  Board's  final  decision  was  made 
less  than  twenty-four  hours  after  Acting 
President  Garry  Clarke,  the  last  of  five 
candidates  interviewed  by  the  Commit- 
:ee'    faculty,    and    students,    was 


reviewed  by  Committee  members  last 
Friday.  According  to  Search  Commit- 
tee Chairman  William  Russell,  the 
group  made  only  one  nomination  to  the 
Board,  and  in  less  than  an  hour  the 
Visitors  and  Governors  ended  the  mor- 
ning meeting  with  a  unanimous  deci- 
sion. 

While  Cater  will  not  assume  the  full 
duties  of  the  President's  office  until 
July  1,  he  will  be,  according  to  an  of- 
ficial statement  from  the  Dean's  Office, 
"Familiarizing  himself  with  the  Col- 
lege's personnel  and  procedures,  and 
acting  in  the  College's  interest,  beginn- 
ing on  April  l."  According  to  Cater, 
however,  he  will  begin  active  involve- 
ment with  the  College  immediately;  he 
will  come  to  the  campus  from  his 
Washington,  DC  home  for  at  least  one 
day  next  week  to  .neet  with  ad- 
ministrators, and  said  that  he  will  begin 
to  work  on  recruitment  and  the  school's 


endowment  campaign  this  coming 
month. 

Born  in  Montgomery,  Alabama,  in 
1923,  Cater  was  educated  at  the 
Phillips-Exeter  Academy,  Harvard 
College,  and  at  the  Harvard  LUtauer 
School  of  Public  Administration.  He  has 
taught  at  Princeton  University, 
Wesleyan  University,  the  University  of 
California,  the  University  of  Alabama, 
and  Stanford  University,  and  holds 
honorary  doctorates  from  Brandels 
University,  University  of  Alabama,  and 
University  of  the  Americas. 

Cater  has  served  In  the  government 
in  the  Office  of  Strategic  Services,  as 
Special  Assistant  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Army,  as  Consultant  to  the  Director  of 
Mutual  Security,  and  as  Consultant  to 
the  Secretary  of  State,  and  worked 
from  1950  until  1964  for  The  Reporter,  a 
now-defunct  Washington-based 
magazine.  He  served  from  1964  until 


1968  as  Special  Assistant  to  President 

Johnson,  and  has  written  several  books. 

Immediate  Acceptance 

Called  by  Russell  shortly  after  noon 
last  Saturday,  Cater  Im  Immediately 
accepted  the  job;  he  later  said,  "I 
didn't  think  it  was  appropriate  to  play 
coy."  Before  the  Board's  ten  o'clock 
meeting  Russell  had  notified  Cater  that 
he  was  the  sole  candidate  nominated  by 
the  Search  Committee  to  the  Board. 
Russell  had  contacted  each  of  the  can> 
dldates  last  week  to  discuss  the  term 
terms  and  benefits  of  the  position. 

Cater  said  that  while  he  "will  be  tak- 
ing significant  reduction  In  income,  the 
challenge  of  the  job  makes  It  worth  it 
He  is  currently  a  Senior  Fellow,  Found- 
ing Fellow,  and  Trustee  of  the  Aspen  In 
stitute  for  Humanistic  Studies.  During 
his  visit  to  the  campus  earlier  this 

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Tuition  Hiked  $1,000; 
Faculty  Receives  Raise 


Washington  College's  twenty-third  president,  Douglass  Cater. 

Mystery  Virus  Strikes 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

Since  last  Friday,  Washington  Col- 
lege has  been  hit  by  what  looks  like  an 
extremely  severe  virus  that  has 
stricken  at  least  thirty  students,  ac- 
cording to  sources  close  to  the  WC 
Health  Service. 

Due  to  the  suddenness  of  the 
epidemic,  and  the  large  number  of  peo- 
ple stricken  after  they  attended  the 
Washington's  Birthday  Ball,  some 
doubt  had  been  shed  on  the  purity  of  the 


In  Like  a  Lion 

The  next  issue  of  TheEimv/til  appear 
an  Friday,  March  12.  Have  a  nice  spr- 
ing  vacation,  okay? 


Food  Service's  buffet  spread  that  even- 
ing. Several  students  were  taken  to  the 
Kent  Queen  Anne's  County  Hospital 
with  extreme  symptoms  of  vomiting 
and  nausea,  and  were  prognosed  as 
having  contracted  food  poisoning,  ac- 
cording to  one  student  who  asked  that 
her  name  not  be  released.  She  said  that 
several  of  her  friends  became  ill  on 
Sunday  night,  and  that  two  of  them  had 
to  go  to  the  hospital.  It  was  their  opinion 
that  the  sickness  had  been  caused  by 
bad  food  at  the  Ball. 

Ken  Roderick,  Dining  Hall  Super- 
visor, and  Head  of  Food  Services  Dave 
Knowles,  began  looking  into  the  pro- 
blem as  soon  as  they  heard  about  it.  Ac- 
cording to  Knowles,  they  carefully 
checked  the  preparation  of  the  food  for 
that  night,  and  "It  was  all  done  very 

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byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
has  announced  that  the  room,  board, 
and  comprehensive  fee  for  students 
here  next  year  will  be  $7,071,  over  one 
thousand  dollars  more  than  this  year's 
charges. 

A  statement  released  last  Saturday 
announced  a  raise  to  the  College's 
faculty  and  staff  of  over  $4U0,000,  and" 
said  that  since  the  money  "could  not  be 
anticipated  from  ordinary  revenues, 
the  Board  had  taken  steps  to  ensure 
fiscal  soundness  of  the  1982-83  budget." 
The  new  figure  represents  a  16.5  per- 
cent Increase  over  last  year's  fee. 

The  first  public  announcement  to 
students  of  the  Board's  action  came  last 
Monday  night  at  a  Student  Government 
Association  meeting.  According  to  one 
person  present,  "a  loud  groan  went 
up."  The  price  raise  comes  at  a  time 
when  federal  aid  for  students  is  being 
drastically  cut.  President-elect 
Douglass  Cater  said  that  the  increase 
represented  "a  lot  of  money,"  and  that 
he  would  consider  the  problem  of  aid 
cute  and  higher  costs  one  of  his  im- 
mediate concerns  for  next  year.  Ina 
meeting  with  students  last  Friday  Ac- 
ting President  Garry  Clarke  expressed 
his  feeling  that  some  federal  cuts  "may 
have  been  too  hasty,"  and  that  "the 
private  sector  will  have  to  make  up 
some  of  the  difference . ' ' 

SGA  President  Arlene  Lee  said  that  a 
large  number  of  students  at  last  Mon- 
day's meeting  "were  upset,  particular- 
ly the  ones  on  financial  aid.  A  lot  of 
them  are  having  difficulty  financing 
their  education  as  It  Is."  Lee  also  voiced 
an  opinion  expressed  by  students  and 
members  of  the  administration,  that 
the  raise  will  "have  a  definite  affect  on 
our  attrition  rate."  Director  of  Admis- 
sions Mickey  Dimagglo  said  that  he 
"expected  a  thousand-dollar  Increase" 
but  that  he  Is  "concerned"  as  to  how  It 
will  affect  enrollment. 


Faculty  »    'arles 

Another  segment  of  the  College  com- 
munity was  interested  in  the  Board's 
statement  for  other  reasons;  faculty 
members  were  notified  of  "a  structural 
change  of  11  percent  In  the  faculty's 
compensation  base,"  which  Includes 
both  salary  and  benefits,  and  of  "a  9 
percent  increase  In  the  salary  pool  for 
all  staff  and  personnel."  Perhaps  the 
most  controversial  aspect  of  the  ral- 
selncrease,  however,  Is  that  "the  Board 
has  Instructed  the  President  to  make 
certain  that  the  funds  are  distributed  on 
the  basis  of  merit,  so  that  those  whose 
services  are  most  valuable  to  the  In- 
stitution are  most  encouraged  and 
assisted  by  increments." 

Reactions  of  faculty  members  ranged 
from  "surprised  and  pleased,"  to  un- 
sure, to  "disappointed  by  the  lack  of 
new  procedures."  Economics  Depart- 
ment Chairman  William  Bailey,  who 
made  that  last  comment,  has  served  as 
President  of  the  College's  Chapter  of 
the  American  Association  of  University 
Professors,  and  worked  on  the  faculty's 
proposal  for  salaries  last  fall.  Bailey 
said  that  he  thinks  "the  Board  is  try- 
ing," but  that  he  hopes  the  faculty  can 
get  "salaries  established  on  a  more 
regular  basis,  so  we  don't  need  emer- 
gency measures  to  catch  up." 

Bailey  also  said  that  he  disagreed 
with  the  "merit  system"  upon  which 
the  Board  intends  to  base  the  raises. 
"When  Inflation  Is  eating  your  pay  up,  If 
you  don't  get  a  raise,  does  that  mean 
demerit?"  he  asked.  He  added  that  he's 
"not  happy  because  (the  Board)  did  not 
set  up  an  ongoing  procedure  for  raises 
In  the  future.. .not  the  best  thing  for 
(faculty)  to  do  is  to  rally  around  the 
new  president,  and  hope  he'll  have  a 
better  solution." 

Not  all  of  the  faculty  agreed  with 
Bailey.  Humanities  Director  Martin 
Rabat,  who  said  that  most  of  the  raises 

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QfctvrtaC 

The  Beginning  of  A  New  Era 


Last  Saturday  was  the  most  exciting  day  of  this  or  any  other 
recent  year.  The  cause  for  most  of  most  of  the  excitement,  of 
course,  was  the  acceptance  by  Douglass  Cater  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors'  offer  to  serve  as  our  new  president. 

Unfortunately,  Cater's  acceptance  was  blemished.  As  soon  as 
the  Board  meeting  ended  Saturday  morning,  William  Russell, 
Chairman  of  the  Search  Committee,  as  well  as  other  Board 
members,  made  public  the  fact  that  a  new  president  had  been 
chosen,  even  before  Cater  had  officially  been  offered  the  new 
position.  Over  the  course  of  the  next  hour  or  so,  the  Search  Com- 
mittee members  had  congratulations  shouted  to  them  across  the 
campus,  and  the  stage  for  a  dramatic  announcement  at  the  Con- 
vocation had  been  set. 

This  was  unfortunate  because  no  Board  member  officially  told 
Acting  President  Garry  Clarke,  who  was  also  a  candidate  for  the 
presidency;  Clarke  learned  of  the  decision  when  Board  Chair- 
man Louis  Goldstein  made  the  announcement  public  at  the  Con- 
vocation over  which.  Clarke  was  presiding.  A  small  thing,  a  mat- 
ter of  tact  and  formality,  perhaps,  but  Clarke  should  have  been 
told  beforehand.  The  well-deserved  standing  ovation  that  he 
received  for  his  job  so  far  this  year  may  have  been  some  consola- 
tion. 

On  the  bright  side,  Cater  began  to  show  his  talents  within  the 
first  hours  after  his  acceptance.  Shortly  before  the  convocation 
announcement  was  made,  he  told  Public  Relations  Director 
Robert  Sheridan  over  the  phone  that  the  news  should  be  withheld 
from  the  press  until  Monday,  when  the  information  could  be 
released  with  greater  impact,  and  after  other  candidates  could 
be  contacted.  Cater  and  his  wife  also  drove  out  to  the  College 
Sunday  afternoon  to  read  over  the  press  release  sent  out  by  the 
school  and  to  talk  to  the  Elm.  The  two  of  them  were  full  of  en- 
thusiasm, doing  everything  they  would  to  inform  themselves  fur- 
ther about  the  school.  There  can  be  no  doubt  about  it;  Cater's 
presidency  will  mark  a  new  era  at  Washington  College. 

All  of  the  excitement  Saturday  wasn't  confined  to  the  an- 
nouncement of  our  now  president.  Trie  convocation  was  well- 
attended,  with  over  three  hundred  people  in  the  audience,  most 
of  whom  attended  the  Hill  Dorm  rededication  as  well.  Second  on- 
ly to  the  Formal  Fall  Convocation  as  an  event  this  year,  the 
Washington's  Birthday  Convocation  had  a  particular  air  of  for- 
mality and  importance,  something  that  has  been  lacking  from 
other  Bicentennial  events. 

Other  announcements  last  Saturday  morning  were  also 
newsworthy.  The  faculty  was  informed  of  their  salary  raises  by  a 
memo  placed  in  each  of  their  mailboxes  and  the  news  seemed 
good  —  an  11%  "adjustment"  in  pay  scales  and  an  additional  9% 
pool  for  raises.  We  have  always  strongly  supported  the  faculty  in 
their  attempt  to  impress  the  administration  and  Board  with  their 
financial  concerns,  and  we  agree  with  the  Board's  emphasis  on 
merit  for  the  distribution  of  raises.  We  believe  that  the  faculty 
should  be  as  free  as  possible  from  unreasonable  economic 
strains,  and  we  have  faith  that  the  new  administration  will  work 
with  the  Board  to  improve  the  faculty  compensation  even  more. 

What  the  salary  increase  means  for  students,  however,  as  the 
Boards's  statement  also  points  out,  is  a  drastic  jump  in  tui- 
tion—over a  thousand  dollars.  Many  people,  including  the 
President-elect  and  faculty  members  as  well  as  students,  ex- 
pressed concern  over  the  amount  of  the  increase,  and  said  it 
should  have  been  spread  over  several  years.  Combined  with 
federal  aid  cuts,  the  tuition  raise  will  make  it  impossible  for 
some  of  us  to  continue  at  Washington  College  next  year;  it  is  up 
to  the  College  to  work  even  harder  to  help  current  students  com- 
plete their  education  here.  The  tuition  may  also  make  it  more  dif- 


The    m    Elm 


m   \h*&yaH  Mty  "* 


Editor-in-Chief Pele  Turchl 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor JeHAlderson 

Photography  Editor  Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Josh  Petrte 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  in  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours ;  Monday  through  Friday,  77&-2800,  ext.  321 


ficult  to  increase  our  enrollment  to  700  or  750,  which  is  what  it 
should  be.  We  hope  that  the  administration  and  the  Board 
remembers  this  year  and  in  the  future,  to  adjust  salaries  and  tui- 
tion more  moderately  each  year  to  avoid  such  sudden  jumps. 

We  might  be  too  optimistic ;  we  actually  believe  that  the  cur- 
rent administration  will  provide  a  smooth  transition  to  the  next 
one,  that  our  current  problems  are  soluble,  and  that  President- 
elect Cater  will  help  us  complete  the  Third  Century  Drive  and 
even  help  us  find  a  good  Commencement  speaker.  But  we  feel 
that  there  is  good  reason  for  optimism,  and,  furthermore,  that 
this  bright  outlook  for  the  future  has  been  the  single  thing  that 
this  college  has  needed  most. 

The  Great  Debate  Continues 


1  am  writing  this  letter  in  response  to 
your  editorial  in  The  Elm  on  February 
19th  that  dealt  with  the  question  of 
changing  WC  Sho'men  to  WC  Griffins. 
While  you  do  have  a  point  about  Griffins 
being  easier  to  picture  than  Sho'men, 
that  is  hardly  a  substantial  argument  to 
base  such  a  change  on.  After  all,  does  a 
picture  of  a  Buckeye  or  a  Hoya  or  a 
Tarheel  come  easily  to  mind?  At  least 
We  can  identify  ourselves  as  human! 
Washington  College  is  a  200-year-old 
private  educational  institution  on  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland.  What 
would  fit  better  than  Sho'men  for  an 


Eastern  Shore  college?  We  are  the  only 
college  in  the  United  States  that  has  the 
Sho'men  as  their  athletic  nickname. 
Why  should  we  change  our  name  and  be 
like  other  schools  when  we  can  be  the 
one  and  only  Sho'men?!  am  a  varsity 
cheerleader  and  varsity  softball  player 
and  I  definitely  do  not  want  to  be  known 
as  a  WC  Griffin  while  on  the  court  or 
field!  We  pride  ourselves  on  having  200 
years  of  tradition.  Let's  keep  that  tradi- 
tion and  our  "old"  name.  Go  Sho'menl 

Sincerely. 
DebileeFurgueson 


Dr.  Tapke's  analysis  of  the  team 
name  "Sho'men"  suggests  a  team 
name  which  might  be  more  appropri- 
ate. If  his  feelings  are  shared  by  others 
on  this  campus,  maybe  the  team  name 


should  be  "The  Racists"  and  the 
mascot  should  have  a  white  beard  and 
half-frame  glasses. 

Sincerely, 
John  W.Owen 


More  Fuel  For  the  Fire 


I  found  the  dreary  views  of  your 
extra-collegiate  correspondent  pre- 
sented in  last  week's  Elm  quite 
depressing.  Perhaps  the  best  comment 
on  them  Is  provided  by  an  1839  citation 


In    the    Oxford    English    Dictionary: 
"Rosin  gas  Is  cheaper  than  oil  gas." 


Sincerely, 

Richard  H.Brown 


"Among  the  flowers,  the  plant  called 
Rosin-weed  attracts  attention  by  its 


gigantic  stature"  (1834)  O.E.D. 
Respectfully, 
Henry  Rosin 


Aw,  Shucks. .  .You  Didn't  Have  To 


At  Saturday's  meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  several 
members  of  the  Board  praised  The  Elm 
for  its  high  quality  during  the  current 
academic  year.  To  show  its  apprecia- 
tion, the  Board  unanimously  approved 
a  motion  commending  Mr.  Turchi  and 
his  staff  for  their  excellent  journalistic 
endeavors. 


I  hope  that  not  only  the  staff  of  The 
Elm,  but  the  entire  student  body  as 
well,  will  take  pride  in  this  genuine  and 
enthusiastic  commendation  from  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors.  It  is  a 
well-deserved  honor. 

Sincerely, 
Garry  E.Clarke 
Acting  President 


Art  Exhibition  In  Hodson 


A  special  exhibition  and  sale  of 
original  19th  and  20th  century  graphic 
works  from  Japan,  Europe,  and  Amer- 
ica, is  to  be  held  on  Tuesday,  March  2, 
1982,  in  Hynson  Lounge,  11  a.m.  to  6 
p.m.  The  Frank  Lyons  Collection  of 
Baltimore,  Maryland,  includes: 
-Fine  examples  of  19th  century  etching 
and  lithography; 

-Contemporary  as  well  as  classic,  anti- 
que Japanese  Woodblocks; 
-Modern  works  in  lithography,   silk- 
screen,  and  Intaglio; 
-100  years  of  photography  (1860-1960) ; 
-A  variety  of  contemporary  poster  art. 
Masters    such    as    Cheret,    Haden, 


Hiroshige,  Kuniyoshl,  Mucha,  Saito, 
Tanaka,  and  Whistler  are  represented, 
as  well  as  noted  photographers  Abbott, 
Coburn,  Eugene,  Halsman,  Sander,  and 
Stieglitz,  plus  a  host  of  other  dis- 
tinguished contemporary  and  19th  cen- 
tury artists. 

The  collection  Is  shown  in  an  informal 
atmosphere,  and  a  knowledgeable  rep- 
resentative will  be  on  hand  to  answer 
questions  about  the  works  on  view.  Peo- 
ple are  encouraged  to  look  through  the 
more  than  500  individually  matted  and 
well-described  works  of  art.  The  price 
range  is  wide  beginning,  at.  under  ten 
dollars. 


A  Review 


The  wmdngton  Collate  Elm-Friday.  February  aa.  1982-Pam. « 


Bob  Fosse  and  "All  That  jazz" 


by  Lorl  Murphy 

Bob  Fosse's  All  That  Jazz  is  a  new 
breed  of  American  musical.  It  does  not 
contain  a  single  wholesome  Fred-and- 
Ginger  team  nor  does  it  assert  and  con- 
firm glib  pro-social  values.  Instead,  All 
That  Jazz  destroys  accepted  conven- 
tions, replacing  them  with  personal  opi- 
nion. Foss  presents  a  bizarre  contrast 
between  reality  as  it  is  thought  to  be, 
reality  as  it  actually  is  and  surreality  as 
he  knows  it.  A  known  master  of  a  very 
real  surrealist  style,  Fosse  rivets  his 
audience  with  both  the  glitz  of  'show- 
biz' fantasies  and  a  fascination  for  hi: 
distortion  of  every  familiar  ritual  thai 
we  have  used  to  swathe  ourselves  awa> 
from  death  and  disappointment.  Yet 
despite  this  original  thematic  content, 
the  real  power  of  the  film  lies  in  an  In- 
credibly fantasmagoric  mise-enscene, 
coupled  with  themes  represented  and 
manipulated  through  pure  camera 
work  and  editing. 

Following  in  the  recent  tradition  of 
Kubrick,  Lucas  and  Spielberg,  Fosse 
pulls  the  rug  out  from  under  his  au- 
dience, stripping  them  of  all  familiar 


settings,  thus  forcing  his  viewers  to  ac 
cept  his  perspective  of  the  professional 
performer's  world  and  the  role  of  death 
in  it.  Gone  is  the  legendary  glamour  of 
Broadway,  disappearing  at  the  very 
beginning  of  the  film  with  the  new- 
realist  interpretation  of  the  crowded 
audition  call,  coupled  with  the  realist 
lyrics  of  the  George  Benson  song.  Wide 
use  of  slick  intercutting  provides  the 
necessary  sharp  contrast  that  makes 
the  film  an  undeniably  realist  piece, 
despite  its-  overwhelming  fantasy 
scenes.  All  the  dance  sequences  are 
dialictlc  oppositions  between  the 
dancers  who  pour  their  hearts  and 
sweat  into  a  performance  while  the  pro- 
ducers sit  by  judgementally,  concerned 
only  with  false  morality,  profit  and 
sweet  smelling  breath.  Even  as  Gid- 
deon  lies  exposed  on  the  operating 
table,  the  businessmen  coldly  figure  the 
money  to  be  made  on  his  untimely 
demise.  They  will  sacrifice  both  the  ar- 
tist and  his  art  to  the  almighty  dollar. 

Giddeon  is  run  ragged;  his  health  Is 
ruined,  trying  to  create  art  in  this  Wall 
Street-world.    His    film    cannot    be 


Publicity—  Who  Needs  It? 


Recently,  some  members  of  the 
Washington  College  administration 
said  that  they  were  really  not  too  sure 
of  just  what  the  prestigious  public  rela- 
tions firm,  hired  by  the  College  to 
publicize  the  bicentennial,  was  actually 
doing.  Well,  they  are  not  the  only  ones 
unsure.  Some  members  of  the  firm  are 
in  the  dark  too. 

Hey  Bill,  do  you  have  the  bicentennial 
celebration  portfolio  handy? 

No  Don,  we  have  had  that  in  the 
closed  files  since  the  end  of  '76. 

Not  that  one.  The  work  up  on  the 
bicentennial  publicity  for  that  college 
named  after  George  Washington. 

Gee,  I  didn't  know  we  had  an  account 
with  George  Washington  University. 

We  don't.  Do  you  know  that  small  Col- 
lege on  Maryland's  eastern  shore? 

Now  I  know  what  you  are  talking 
about. 

We  were  supposed  to  have  some  kind 
of  presentation  ready  months  ago. 

You  remember,  we  worked  on  that, 
and  it's  a  real  problem.  The  location 
Isn't  on  any  of  the  major  beach  migra- 
tion routes. 

Well  we  have  to  do  something  that 
will  fly.  I  think  that  they  invested  half  of 
their  endowment  in  our  fee.  They  need 
visibility. 

Well,  you  know,  they  bring  it  on 
themselves. 

How  so? 

I  did  some  checking  and  found  that 
almost  half  of  the  college  doesn't  give  a 
damn  about  the  whole  state  of  Mary- 
land because  they  are  from  the  Eastern 
Shore.  Now  how  can  they  expect  to  do  a 
nationwide  media  blitz  when  they  think 
Annapolis  is  in  another  time  zone? 

Well,  boy,  that's  our  job.  Tell  me, 
what  did  you  fin  d  that  it  has  going  for 
it? 

It's  the  only  College  that  George 


Washington  actually  authorized  his 
name  to  be  used  for.  It's  the  tenth  oldest 
College  in  the  country,  and  they  play 
lacrosse  there. 

Boy,  that's  not  much  to  go  on.  The 
Washington  bit  won't  fly.  So  many 
things  have  Washington's  name  on 
them,  who  cares  if  he  let  the  College  use 
his  name. 

I  told  you  It  was  tough. 

Now.  wait  a  minute.  How  about  if  we 
use  the  age  recognition  with  a  lacrosse 
twist? 

Okay  then,  let  me  here  what  you're 
thinking. 

Remember  that  "Land  o  Lakes" 
commercial  we  did? 

Sure  do,  the  Italian  model  in  the  deer- 
skin selling  butter  with  that  maze  gim- 
mick. 

That's  the  one.  We  had  an  Indian 
lacrosse  scene  in  one  spot. 

I  remember. 

Now  I  picture  that  same  model  in  the 
deerskin  walking  on  screen  with  a 
lacrosse  game  in  the  background.  The 
camera  focuses  on  her,  and  she  says, 
"Long  ago,  indian  braves  played 
lacrosse  all  day  long,  Then  came  the 
tenth  oldest  college  in  the  country.  Now 
thay  can  play  lacrosses  all  day  long  at 
Washington  College  on  the  Eastern 
Shore  of  Maryland." 

Great,  we  could  really  do  something 
with  that. 

What  if  they  don't  like  it  at  the  Col- 
lege? 

If  they  don't,  we  can  say  that  we  gave 
it  our  best  shot.  Then  we  just  go  ahead 
and  blanket  the  Eastern  shore  with 
news  on  Washington  College,  and  call  it 
a  deal. 

Sounds  great,  either  way  they  will 
probably  never  know  the  difference. 

Frank  (Paco)  Dirks 


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Downtown 


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"Across  From  Peoples  Bank" 


perfected  because  of  financial  con- 
siderations. His  musical  is  nearly  aban- 
doned because  the  backers  find  a  dance 
number,  which  we  the  audience,  know 
to  be  superb,  too  risque  and  certainly 
incapable  of  attracting  big  name  stars. 
Forced  to  cope  constantly  with  this  rat 
race,  Giddeon  turns  to  speed,  liquor  and 
many  women.  Every  day  it  gets  a  little 
harder  to  "put  on  a  happy  face."  Again, 
Fosse  uses  low  angle,  frontal  shots  to 
convey  the  strength  that  Giddeon  has 
marshalled  to  face  the  world.  As  that 
strength  ebbs  the  angle  becomes  pro- 
gressively higher  and  eventually  the 
camera  is  behind  him.  The  essence  is 
that  Giddeon  is  slipping  away.  The  only 
time  that  Giddeon  can  abandon  his 
stage  personality  is  when  he  talks  with 
the  Death  Angel,  Angelique.  For  Gid- 
deon, death  is  a  welcome  release  from  a 
life  that  others  envy  but  he  has  found  to 
be  aconstant  fetter  of  activity  and 
veneer.  Even  as  his  outward  body  rages 
rebelllouslythrough  the  hospital  cor- 
ridors, he  makes  no  effort  to  save 
himself,  smoking  cigarette  after 
cigarette. 

Even  though  the  afterlife  Is  a  garrish 
nightclub,  frequented  by  a  barren, 
spiritually  void  clientel,  the  audience 
has  been  cinematically  manipulated  In- 
to seeking  death  as  eagerly  as  Giddeon 
himself.  Primarily  this  is  because 
Angelique  is  too  blondly  beautiful  to  be 
menacing.  She  seduces  us,  right  along 
with  Giddeon,  dispensing  death  with 
kisses,  and  we  ride  passively  along  with 
him  as  he  goes  toward  her  in  the  last  se- 
quence. Death,  for  Giddeon  and  us,  is 
no  surprise.  It  is  an  astonishingly  lovely 
vision.  The  final  union  with  death  is 
diverted  by  a  cut  to  Giddeon's  corpse 
being  zipped  into  a  body  bag  while 
Ethel  Merman  belts  out  "There's  no 
business  like  show  business." 

This  sudden  shift  from  an  encompass- 
ing fantasy  sequence  into  stark  reality 
is  shocking.  The  camera  looks  down  on 
Giddeon,  who  is  seen  briefly  as  he 
disappears  into  the  bag.  It  is  the  first 
time  that  he  is  viewed  from  such  an  ex- 
treme high  angle,  except  for  the 
hospital  scenes  when  we  first  become 
aware  that  death  Is  Imminent.  Fosse, 
obviously  empathizing  heavily  with 
Giddeon,  has  previously  placed  the 
camera  at  low,  front  angles,  giving  Gid- 
deon a  god-like  appearance.  He  Is  God 
to  the  dancers  in  his  show.  As  he  tells 
Victoria,  he  has  the  power  to  make  her 
better.  The  only  other  character  with 
more  omniscient  perception  into  per- 
sonality and  life  and  death  is  the  stand- 
up  comic.  In  the  hell/bightclub  se- 
quence, Giddeon  dressed  all  in  black, 
looking  remarkably  like  a  Satanic 
entertainer  and  is  received  like  a  fallen 
leader.  Throughout  the  film.  Fosse 
relies  on  incredible  close-ups,  par- 
ticularly shots  of  eyes,  hands  and  feet  to 
convince  us  that  Giddeon  is  larger  than 
life. 

All  That  Jazz  is  a  film  of  upward,  ris- 
ing symbols.  The  earliest  sequences 
contain  bodies   leaping  heavenward, 


arms  extended,  lifts,  jumps.  And  Gid- 
deon has  the  power  to  raise  these  peo- 
ple. Upward  Images  are  powerfully 
repeated  In  the  last  sequence  when  Gid- 
deon raises  pleading  hands  toward  a 
deadly  white  light.  Then  later  Images  of 
raised  hands,  particularly  Giddeon's, 
fill  the  hell  /nightclub  scene.  Finally,  we 
see  Giddeon  raised  on  a  sort  of  elevator 
platform.  All  this  upward  mobility 
relies  strongly  on  our  Indoctrination  in- 
to the  postltlve  aspects  of  progressing 
upward.  After  all,  heaven  is  up  there. 
Throughout  the  film  Giddeon  has  gone 
up,  up,  up.  He  even  places  his  dancers 
on  elevated  ladders  and  scaffolding.  We 
rest  assured  that  he  will  not  go  to  hell. 
Instead,  he  goes  to  join  the  most 
beautiful  object  of  the  film,  which,  even 
his  mother  admits,  he  has  desired  since 
youth. 

Fosse  has  filled  his  film  with 
numerous  symbols:  the  rose  on  Angeli- 
que's  wrist  Is  Giddeon's  personal  sym- 
bol of  perfection ;  black  Is  the  symbol  of 
life  (Giddeon  always  wears  black,  as  If 
to  suggest  that  life  and  the  dying  pro- 
cess are  hell  and  what  comes  after- 
wards Is  the  reward),  white  as  the  sym- 
bol of  death  (death  is  apurer  state  of  ex- 
istence), cigarettes  as  the  symbol  of 
suicide  (despite  repeated  warnings, 
Giddeon  continues  to  chain  smoke),  At 
times  the  film  seems  to  choke  on  these 
symbols.  One  cannot  help  but  feel 
beaten  over  the  head  with  the  trite, 
"It's  show  time,  folks",  but  the  beauty 
of  Fosse's  careful  use  of  symbols  and 
his  ability  to  slowly  distort  perception 
draws  the  audience  slowly  and  painful- 
ly Into  Giddeon's  Illness.  Unfortunately, 
one  can  never  quite  stop  thinking  of 
Giddeon  as  Fosse  and,  therefore,  his 
death  has  a  somewhat  impermanent 
quality. 

It  is  easy  to  see  why  this  film  might 
be  unpleasant  to  some.  Convention, 
death  rituals  and  popular  show-blz 
myths,  all  of  which  society  has  long 
believed  In,  receive  a  thorough  slap  In 
the  face.  If  one  Is  seeking  positive  rein- 
forcement of  values  this  Is  hardly  the 
film  to  see.  However,  Fosse,  unlike  so 
many  contemporary  filmmakers,  has 
rethought  those  values.  Rather  than  re- 
jecting them  summarily,  he  offers  an 
Intricate,  symbolic  alternative.  Death, 
says  Foss,  Is  welcome  as  Truth.  It  Is 
beautiful;  one  is  swept  Into  It  the  way 
one  Is  swept  Into  a  love  affair. 

The  true  beauty  of  All  That  Jazz\&  not 
this  thematic  re-worklng  though.  It  Is 
Fosse's  attention  to  detail.  His  ability  to 
repeat  certain  symbols  throughout  the 
film,  and  present  them  In  cinematically 
varied,  although  esoteric  terms  show 
Fosse's  true  mastery  of  his  craft. 
Through  the  manipulation  of  these  sym- 
bols and  the  use  of  camera  angle  and 
cutting  of  an  original,  purely  filmic 
nature,  Fosse  creates  an  alternate 
reality  in  which  the  surrealexists 
because  the  director  can  conceive  of  it 
and  that  surrealism  serves  not  only  to 
entertain  but  also  to  define  reality  by 
contrast. 


In  Case  of  Fire 


by  M  Ichele  Breza 

On  February  15,  at  1:00  AM,  a  wall 
fire  broke  out  in  Minta  Martin's  fourth 
floor  hall.  According  to  Head  of  Securi- 
ty Jim  Quinn,  the  fire  was  caused  by 
people  putting  cigarettes  in  a  hole  In  the 
wall  of  the  phone  booth.  Although  third 
floor  RA  Becca  Fincher  notified  securi- 
ty, members  of  the  security  force  said 
that  the  fire  department  wasn't  called 
immediately. 

In  event  of  a  future  fire,  Quinn  recom- 
mended that  these  proper  procedures 
be  followed : 


1st)  Press  the  local  fire  alarm  in  the 
hallway.  (Note:  This  alarm  only 
alarms  those  Inside  of  the  building  that 
there  is  a  fire.) 

2nd)  Call  the  fire  company,#911 ;  (The 
fire  alarm  doesn't  call  them  for  you) . 

3rd)  Leave  in  an  orderly  manner. 

Quinn  added  that  "one  should 
remember  to  wear  shoes  and  close  all 
doors.  If  someone  is  trapped  in  a  room, 
close  the  door,  and  stay  low  to  the 
ground.  Hang  something  like  a  sheet 
out  of  the  window  so  that  rescuers  are 
aware  of  the  hazard." 


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Delta  Pi  Omegas- 
What  are  They? 


HaU  Johnstone  gave  a  lecture,  followed  by  fried  chicken,  In  the  Student 
center  last  Wednesday. 


Johnstone  Discusses  the 
Origins  of  "Bebop" 


by  Mark  Slater 

"Bebop  Spoken  Here,"  a  rather  In- 
formal lecture  sponsored  by  the  Music 
Department  last  Wednesday  afternoon, 
allowed  a  guest  speaker,  Jazz  en- 
thusiast Hall  Johnstone,  to  enlighten 
anxious  listeners  on  one  of  his  favorite 
subjects:  the  nearly  extinct  form  of 
jazz  known  as  "Bebop." 

"Jazz,"  explained  Johnstone,  "Is 
America's  musical  art  form."  The 
many  styles  of  Jazz  music  (Ragtime, 
Boogie,  Swing,  Big  Band,  Jazz  Rock, 
etc.)  give  the  word  a  multi-faceted 
meaning.  "Bebop"  Is  a  non-lyrical  form 
which  evolved  from  "Swing"  In  the  ear- 
ly 1940's.  "More  than  just  for  entertain- 
ment, Bebop  Is  a  hlgidy  technical,  ad- 
vanced art  form."  According  to 
Johnstone,  around  1940,  young  Jazz  ar- 
tists searching  for  a  way  to  release 
their  creative  energies  and  rebelling 
against  the  established  performance 
style  used  when  "Swing"  was  in  vogue, 
(large  ensembles  and  heavey 
dependence  on  arranged  music)  began 
moonlighting  in  smaller  groups.  Ex- 
perimentation   by    these    smaller 


ensembles  (usuaUy  five  or  six  musi- 
cians playing  piano,  bass,  trumpet,  per- 
cussion and  one  or  two  saxaphones) ,  led 
to  the  formation  of  a  new  style  of  Jazz. 
The  name  "Bebop"  was  given  to  this 
music  by  critics.  It  is  an  onomonopeic 
reference  to  the  abrupt  ending  of  many 
of  their  musical  phrases. 

After  explaining  the  evolution  of 
"Bebop,"  Johnstone  touched  the 
technical  aspects,  lntermitently  using 
recorded  examples  to  enhance  his  ver- 
bal presentation.  Exposing  the  musical 
genius  of  such  musicians  as  Dizzy 
Gillespie,  Bud  Powell,  Charlie  Parker 
and  Thelonious  Monk  (to  whom  the  lec- 
ture was  dedicated),  Johnstone  rein- 
forced his  assertion  that  "Bebop"  Is  an 
advanced  art  form.  This  also  explains 
why  this  type  of  Jazz  is  nearly  extinct. 
Many  musicians,  as  well  as  listeners, 
are  unable  or  unwilling  to  deal  with  the 
complex  harmonic  structure  of  the 
music.  Current  "Bebop"  musicians  are 
few  in  number. 

To  top  off  the  event,  fried  chicken  and 
refreshments  were  served  afterwards, 
a  tradition  still  observed  by  existing 
Jazz  Clubs. 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

This  academic  school  year  has  seen 

the  rise  of  a  new  and  active  special  in- 

i  terest  group,  the  Delta  Pi  Omegas.  The 

|  group  was  formed  November  18,  1980, 

{consisting  of  only  four  members;  BUI 

£  Gerwig   Ron  Laurlcella,  Fred  Dauch, 

'  and  Brian  Mueller.  Although  small  in 

|  numbers  they  were  active  on  campus 

*  by  helping  with  an  AOPi  fund  raiser. 

i  When  the  group  returned  to  school 
5  this  year,  membership  grew  steadily 
M  from  four  to  twenty-one.  The  first  ac- 

*  tivity  of  the  year  was  entering  the  raft 
race.  They  also  had  the  only  two  entries 
in  the  Homecoming  float  contest,  thus 

'  winning  first  and  second  place.  DPO 
president  Bill  Gerwig  likes  to  think  of 
this  as,  "exploiting  fraternal  apathy." 
This  semester  the  organization  sold  raf- 
fle tickets  to  help  support  the  athletic 
department  and  sent  some  money  to  an 
animal  relief  organization  to  save  the 
rhino.  The  group  is  also  planning  to 
donate  blood  as  a  group  and  is  making 
plans  to  work  with  retarded  children  at 
the  Kennedyville  school. 

"We  are  limited  in  what  we  can  do 
since  we  are  short  on  funds,"  said  Ger- 
wig. "The  SGA  says  that  we  are  an 
elitist  group  so  they're  not  sure  they 
can  fund  us."  The  DPO's  have  asked  for 
money  to  fund  a  wine  and  cheese 
student-faculty  art  show,  but  their  re- 
quests have  been  "tabled  for  the  past 
two  meetings." 

SGA  president  Arlene  Lee  said  that 
the  problem  with  funding  the  group  is 
that  "we  can't  decide  what  they  are. 
Are  they  an  honor  society  based  on 
academic  achievement?  Are  they  a 
fellowship  designed  to  promote  social 
or  cultural  events?  Or  are  they  a  club?" 
Gerwig  stated  that  the  group  is  a 
"service,  social,  and  academic 
organization,  analternative  to  fraternal 
life  although  you  can  be  in  both  a  frater- 
nity and  DPO." 

Membership 
Membership  to  the  group  is  restricted 
to  students  who  maintain  at  least  a  2.5 
grade  point  average  and  who  "seem 
likely  to  participate  in  all  organiza- 
tional activities."  According  to  Gerwig, 
"As  a  group  we  want  to  remain  very  ac- 
tive, and  we  want  the  work  to  be  equally 
distributed.   We  don't  want  passive 


What  George  Has  to  Do  With  WC 


by  Amy  Self  ert 

Here  at  Washington  College  students 
daily  pass  by  innumerable  plaques, 
statues,  rocks,  paintings  and  prints, 
commemorating  the  College's  name- 
sake and  the  country's  founding  father, 
George  Washington.  The  impression 
created  by  these  memorials  leads  the 
casual  observer  to  believe  that 
Washington  College  and  the  man 
himself  were  Inseparably  linked  to  the 
early  days  of  the  College's  history. 

But  did  George  Washington  actually 
devote  his  time  to  the  founding  of  the 
new  college  to  Chestertown?  History 
seems  to  indicate  that  the  general's 
time  was  consumed  primarily  by  the  af- 
fairs of  war  rather  than  those  of  higher 
education. 

In    1782,    while   Reverend   William 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  o.m.-l  1  p.m.  AAon.-Thurs. 

8:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m.  Fri. 

6:00  p.m.- 10:00  p.m.  Sun. 


Smith  was  busily  beseiging  Eastern 
Shore  planters  for  funds  to  establish  a 
college  to  Chestertown,  George  Wash- 
ington, then  General  of  the  revolu- 
tionary army,  was  busily  beseiging  the 
Continental  Congress  for  aid  to  the 
struggling  army.  At  the  same  time, 
Washington  was  fighting  a  movement 
by  many  disillusioned  and  unsatisfied 
military  officials  to  use  the  army 
against  the  Continental  Congress  and  to 
establish  a  monarchy  with  Washington 
asking. 

Having  secured  a  charter  for  the  col- 
lege. Reverend  Smith  sent  a  letter  on 
July  8,  1782,  to  Washington  at  his  en- 
campment at  Newburgh  on  the  Hudson 
Informing  him  of  the  college,  re- 
questing permission  to  use  his  name  to 
the  title  of  the  college,  and  offering  him 
a  position  on  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  On  August  18,  1782, 
Washington  sent  a  letter  to  reply  that 
stated,  "I  am  much  Indebted  for  the 
honor  conferred  on  me  by  giving  my 
name  to  the  College  at  Chestertown." 
He  also  offered  Smith  "the  trifling  sum 
of  fifty  Guineas. ..as  an  Earnest  sign  of 
my  wishes  for  the  prosperity  of  the 
Seminary."  Washington  did,  however, 
refuse  the  position  on  the  Board,  feeling 
he  could  not  regularly  attend  to  the 
duties  of  the  Job. 

Washington's  Involvement  with  the 
final  stages  of  the  war  left  him  little 
time  for  concern  over  the  new  college 
although  he  did  attend  one  session  of 


the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors. 
Shortly  after  his  inauguration  as  Presi- 
dent, in  1789.  Washington  received  a 
diploma  conferring  the  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Laws  upon  him  from  Washington 
College.  As  his  public  duties  Increasing- 
ly began  to  dominate  his  life,  however, 
Washington  resigned  himself  to  service 
as  an  honorary  member  of  the  College. 


members." 

DPO  has  absorbed  some  of  the  old 
"Bof  Chi"  Ideas.  This  year  Instead  of  a 
Bof  Chi  Bazaar  being  held  to  the  New 
Dorms,  it  will  be  a  DPO  bazaar.  The 
group  has  also  applied  for  a  loan  from 
the  SGA  for  the  all-campus  party,  but 
has  not  yet  heard  word  of  their  request 
being  granted  or  denied. 

According  to  Lee,  "If  we  give  money 
to  a  group  it  must  be  for  something 
open  to  all  students,  based  on  a  specific 
event  which  is  not  something  that  they 
normally  do  and  is  cultural  or  Intellec- 
tual to  nature." 

Gerwig  feels  that  the  group  deserves 
SGA  funding  because  "All  of  our  spend- 
ing is  done  externally,"  meaning  for  the 
good  ol  the  campus  or  community.  Any 
funds  from  the  SGA  would  be  used  for 
on  campus  activities,  "Other  special  In- 
terest groups  spend  money  internally 
so  that  only  a  few  can  benefit  from  it," 
he  added. 

If  funding  allows,  the  group  is  plan- 
ning to  book  James  Michener  to  speak 
here.  According  to  Lee  the  problem 
with  SGA  funding  is  that  the  group  has 
been  applying  for  much  of  their  support 
from  the  student  government. 
"They've  asked  for  money  for  a 
speaker,  a  carnival  (bazaar),  and  a  stu- 
dent faculty  tea.  If  they  are  an 
organization  based  on  a  select  group  we 
cannot  fund  them." 

A  Select  Group? 
"I  don't  foresee  a  problem  after  we 
determine  the  nature  of  the  group,"  Lee 
added  encouragingly.  "It  was 
discussed  at  length  at  the  last  SGA 
meeting.  There  was  an  overwhelming 
feeling  that  it  was  necessary  to  deter- 
mine whether  they  are  a  select 
organization  or  a  club  open  to  the  entire 
campus." 

According  to  Gerwig  the  group  isnot 
exactly  exclusive.  The  main  question 
brought  up  by  the  SGA  is  who  decides  If 
someone  will  be  active  and  enthusiastic 
in  the  group,  since  new  members  must 
be  decided  upon  by  the  existing 
members.  Lee  feels  that  this  "almost" 
makes  them  a  select  group. 

At  least  the  DPO's  cannot  be  accused 
of  being  sexist.  The  group  boasts  a 
membership  of  seveagirls  and  fourteen 
guys.  Gerwig  says  that  "we  went 
coeducational  based  on  two  Supreme 
Court  decisions:  separate  but  equal  is 
unconstitutional,  and  Craig  vs  Boren, 
which  states  that  compelling  state  in- 
terest is  needed  to  make  gender  distinc- 
tions." 

When  Gerwig  first  thought  of  organiz- 
ing the  group  he,  "realized  that  frater- 
nities were  a  crude  form  of  a  good  idea 
so  I  decided  to  smooth  out  the  rough 
edges.  Judging  by  the  rapid  growth  of 
our  organization,  a  lot  of  people  tend  to 
prefer  the  modified  form  that  we  of- 
fer." 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Kenny  Roderick 

The  number  of  restaurants  with 
separate  sections  for  smokers  and  non- 
smokers  has  increased  substantially 
over  the  past  several  years,  according 
to  new  information  released  by  the 
Gallop  poll. 

.When  a  nationally  representative 
sample  of  restaurants  was  surveyed  in 
the  spring  of  1979,  only  13  percent  had 
separate  areas  for  smokers  and  non- 
smokers.  A  recent  survey,  conducted  in 
November  of  1981,  found  that  the  pro- 
portion of  restaurants  with  separate 
sections  has  grown  to  20  percent. 

Did  you  know  the  dining  hall  has  a 
non-smokers  section— The  right  rear  of 
the  dining  room  is  reserved  for  non- 
smokers.  There  are  no  smoking  signs 
posted  that  are  generally  ignored.  We 
have  removed  ash  trays,  but  glasses 
and  bowls  are  used  instead.  Short  of 
putting  a  campus  security  officer  back 
there  with  an  UZI  machine  gun,  I  don't 


see  what  else  the  WCFS  can  do  to 
discourage  people  from  smoking  in  that 
section.  If  you  are  annoyed  by  people 
smoking  in  this  section,  please  express 
your  feelings  to  them.  Peer  pressure  is 
often  the  best  means  of  insuring  your 
rights. 

A  La  Carte. 

The  SGA  Food  Service  Committee  is 
actively  pursuing  several  projects  of 
student  interest.  Mark  Slater  is  making 
final  preparations  for  the  spring  luau. 
Joe  Holt  is  writing  a  questionaire  on  the 
WCFS  to  be  distributed  in  March  to 
students.  Chris  Whitney  is  putting 
together  a  program  to  publicize  food 
wastage,  due  in  April.  Any  input  you 
may  have  on  these  various  subjects  can 
be  relayed  to  any  member  of  the  Food 
Service  Committee. 

We  wish  Happy  Birthday  to  Maggie 
Rochester.  Mrs.  Rochester's  Big  Day  is 
on  Monday,  March  1st.  She  says  she 
will  be  28. 


Cater  Accepts 
Presidency 


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semester  he  told  students  that  he 
thought  there  was  "great  opportunity 
for  new  leadership  here,"  and  that  one 
of  his  colleagues  in  the  field  of  educa- 
tion said  that  Washington  had  "the 
most  promising  opportunity  of  any  col- 
lege in  the  country." 

The  President-elect  said  that  he 
wants  to  begin  work  on  recruitment  im- 
mediately "to  make  sure  we're  dealing 
with  (aid  cuts)  the  best  way  that  we 
can,"  and  that  he  hopes  to  give  "new 
energy"  to  the  Third  Century  e  endow- 
ment effort.  While  he  will  meet  with  ad- 
ministrators here  Monday,  he  said  that 
a  large  portion  of  his  work  will  be  done 
outside  of  the  College,  acquainting 
himself  "with  other  colleges  like  (this 
one),  and  actually  laying  down  some 
plans  for  fund-raising." 

Speaking  about  the  school  in  general, 
Cater  said  that  he  and  his  wife,  the 
former  Libby  Anderson  of  Birm- 
ingham, Alabama,  found  the  students, 
faculty,  and  alumni  "friendly,"  and 
thought  the  campus  made  an  "upbeat 
impression  all-around.  (Our  visit)  was 
certainly  significant  in  influencing  our 
decision,"  he  added.  His  wife  said  that 
after  their  expensive  trips  to  many 
American  colleges,  "the  thing  you  look 
for  is  interest— we  felt  there  were  a  lot 
of  interested  students  here." 
Tuition  Raise 
During  his  earlier  visit  to  the  College 
Cater  had  recognized  what  one  student 
called  "morale  problem"  and  the  facul- 
ty's desire  for  higher  salaries.  After 
hearing  of  the  Board's  decision  on 
salaries  and  tuition,  however,  he  com- 
mented that  "a  lot  of  people  have  said 
the  school  is  under-priced,  but  even  so, 
(the  $1000  tuition  raise)  is  a  lot  of 
money,"  and  "the  costs  of  education 
have  reached  an  almost  intolerable 
level."  He  said  that  he  doesn't  "plan 
anything  immediate  or  radical,"  and 
that  as  one  of  the  first  orders  of 
business  he  is  "willing  to  break  (his) 
back  to  find  a  speaker  for  Commence- 
ment" this  May. 

Cater  studied  the  interaction  of  press 
and  government  in  Washington  on  a 
Guggenheim  Fellowship  in  1955,  and 
travelled  to  Europe  and  Asia  with  his 
wife  in  1957  and  1958  on  an  Eisenhower 
Fellowship.  In  1961  he  received  a 
special  George  Polk  Memorial  Award 
from  Long  Island  University  for  "br- 
inging clarity  to  the  complexities  of  big 
government,"  and  he  holds  several 
other  citations  for  his  work  in  Jour- 
nalism. Among  the  books  he  has 
authored  he  lists  Ethics  in  a  Business 
Society,  The  Fourth  Branch  of  Govern- 
ment, Power  In  Washington,  The  Ir- 
relevant Man,  and  TV  Violence  and  the 
Child.  His  most  recent  publications  in- 
clude Television  as  a  Social  Force:  New 
Approaches  to  TV  Criticism,  Television 
As  a  Cultural  Force,  and  Future  of 
Public  Broadcasting. 

During  the  Johnson  Administration 
Cater  worked,  in  collaboration  with 
others,  on  education  initiatives  in- 
cluding the  Higher  Education  Act,  the 
Elementary  and  Secondary  Education 
Act  of  1965,  the  International  Education 
Act,  and  the  formation  of  the  Public 
Broadcasting  Corporation  and  the 
Teaching  Corps.  He  is  a  Charter 
Member  of  Paideia  Project,  which  is 
currently  examining  the  organizing 
principles  for  general  education  in  the 
United  States. 

In  accepting  his  new  position,  Cater 
said  that  "some  fear  that  the  indepen- 
dent liberal  arts  college  is  becoming  an 
endangered  species.  I  believe  that  this 
adds  to  the  challenge  of  leading 
Washington  College  as  It  begins  Its 
third  century  with  renewed  commit- 
ment to  the  goal  of  excellence.... I  feel 
this    is    a    very    challenging    thing, 


something  you  can  get  your  hands 
around  and  have  an  impact  on." 

Cater,  who  is  58  years  old  and  the 
father  of  four  children,  said  that  he 
would  like  to  "get  more  attention  na- 
tionwide" for  the  College,  and  that  he 
does  not  believe  "to  get  better  you  have 
to  get  bigger;"  that  he  would  like  to  see 
the  school  use  its  physical  plant  at  its 
operating  capacity.  Washington  Col- 
lege's new  president  will  be  in- 
augurated sometime  during  the  1982-83 
academic  year. 

•  -  • 


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Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  February  26 

7:30:  Film:  "Knife  in  the  Head"— Smith  Auditorium 

B:00:  Play  and  Lecture:  Edward  Albee's  "Counting  The  Ways,"  followed  by  a 

discussion  by  the  playwright— Tawes  Theatre 

Sunday,  February  28 
3:00  until  6:00:  Chestertown  Arts  League  Annual  Exhibit,  Opening  Reception— 
Main  lobby,  Fine  Arts  Center 
7:30:  Film:  "Knife  In  the  Head"— Smith  Auditorium 

Tuesday,  March  2 
1 :00  until  6:00:  Exhibit  and  Saleof  Fine  Prints  and  Photographs-Hynson  Lounge 
7:30:    Lecture:    Assistant    Professor    of    Biology    Donald    Munson    on 
"Schistosomiasis :  A  Major  World  Health  Problem  of  the  I980's"-East  Hall 
7:30:  Film:  "Knife  in  the  Head"— Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  March  3 
B:00:  Lecture:  '  Dr.  Herman  J.  Saatkamp,  Jr.  on  "The  Catholic  Atheism  of  George 
Santayana"— Hynson  Lounge 

Thursday,  March  4 
8:00:  Lecture:  Thomas  P.  Anderson  on  "The  Current  Crisis  In  El  Salvador"-Hyn- 
son  Lounge 


Tuition  Hiked  Over  $1,000 


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wouldn't  affect  him,  as  a  lecturer,  was 
"more  than  happy  that  the  Board  and 
administration  are  going  to  Judge 
salaries  on  the  basis  of  merit,"  and  that 
across-the-board  raises  are  something 
he's  "always  felt  have  been  wrong." 
Kabat  said  the  raises  "reward  the  good 
and  punish  the  bad,"  and  that  he 
guesses  "some  people  are  afraid  of 
that." 

Acting  President  Clarke,  who  submit- 
ted the  final  proposal  to  the  Board's 
Budget  and  Finance  Committee,  called 
the  raises  "an  important  step  in  the 
right  direction,"  but  added  that  "there 
is  still  a  lot  of  work  to  be  done.  The 
Board  was  very  concerned  and  very 
responsive."  Clarke  said  that  the  facul- 
ty are  usually  notified  of  the  coming 
year's  pay-level  on  April  1,  but  that  he 
wasn't  sure  whether  or  not  this  year's 
notices  would  make  that  deadline. 
"Evaluations  are  going  to  be  made  of 
everyone's  strengths,"  he  said,  adding 
that  the  general  guidelines  would  be 
those  in  the  faculty  handbook  for 
deciding  tenure,  such  as  respect  in  the 
classroom  and  contributions  made  out- 
side of  classes. 

Statement  Unclear 

A  large  number  of  faculty  members 
seemed  to  have  trouble  understanding 
the  Board's  statement;  one  teacher 
said  that  he  "had  to  diagram  the 
sentences,"  another  said  she  felt 
whoever  wrote  It  "should  be  sent  to  the 
Writing  Program."  Robert  Day,  Chair- 
man of  the  Faculty  Budget  Committee, 
said  that  he  had  not  had  time  to  study 
the  document,  but  that  he  and  Commit- 
tee member  Michael  Malone  planned  to 
meet  with  Vice  President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey  to  discuss  it. 

Malone,  who  worked  on  the  faculty 
proposal,  said  that  the  new  figures 
"represent  about  an  18  percent  pay 
raise,  which  is  almost  what  the  faculty 
wanted."  He  explained  that  his  figure 
was  an  average  increase,  not  an 
amount  that  each  faculty  member 
would  receive.  He  added  that  he  had 
four  basic  objections  to  the  Board's 
statement:  that  it  represented  a  one- 
year  commitment,  not  "the  five-year 


commitment  that  the  faculty  feels  Is 
necessary;"  that  It  did  not  adjust  the 
procedure  for  deciding  salaries;  that 
the  faculty  was  not  Included  in  the 
budget  deliberations  and  that  it  is 
"inappropriate  to  give  merit  pay  raises 
until  sufficient  recovery  In  lost  pur- 
chasing power  Is  achieved."  Malone 
also  said  he  feels  there  is  some  "suspi- 
cion that  (the  faculty)  are  being 
bought-off.  That  feeling  is  created  by 
the  fact  that  the  Board  is  unwilling  to 
make  more  than  a  one-year  commit- 
ment." 

Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith,  who 
worked  on  the  administration's  pro- 
posal to  the  Board,  said  that  "the  Board 
wants  an  exceptionally  strong  empha- 
sis away  from  an  across-the-board  in- 
crease," and  that  "they  accept  that  the 
whole  level  of  salaries  should  be 
raised."  Smith  said  that  the  Board.s  ac- 


tion does  not  guarantee  a  minimum 
raise  for  the  faculty,  but  that  the  ad- 
ministration hopes,  "at  this  first  at- 
tempt, to  bring  us  up  to  the  average 
compensation  level  for  our  type  of  in- 
stitution." Smith  also  said  that  he 
"hopes  that  the  new  administration  will 
continue  to  make  structural  adjust- 
ments." 

Until  April,  and  probably  long  after, 
the  most  recent  salary  raise  may  be  a 
subject  of  controversy;  some  teachers 
(eel,  like  Chemistry  Department  Chair- 
man Frank  Creegan,  that  "the  base 
(salary)  has  to  be  raised— at  this  par- 
ticular point  it  should  be  independent  of 
merit."  Other  remain  "pleased,"  while 
some  might  agree  with  Bailey,  who  said 
that  "for  'merit*  (upon  which  the  ad- 
ministration will  distribute  the  raises), 
you  can  read  'prejudiced,'  'biased,' 
'favoritism,*  and  so  on." 


Strike  Twq 

Bush  Hedges  on  Invitation 


by  Pete  Turchi 
Editor-in-Chief 

Vice-President  of  the  United  States 
George  Bush  has  declined  an  offer 
made  by  Acting  College  President 
Garry  Clarke  to  speak  at  this  year's 
commencement  ceremony  and  receive 
an  honorary  degree. 

Clarke  said  that  he  received  a  formal 
refusal  from  Bush  soon  after  the  Invita- 
tion was  sent,  and  that  he  Intended  to 
continue  the  search  for  a  suitable 
speaker  immediately.  Bush's  letter, 
which  said  he  had  already  made  an 
engagement  at  another  college,  came 
less  than  two  weeks  after  a  letter  from 
President  Ronald  Reagan  declining  the 
same  offer,  which  had  been  extended 
last  year. 

Senior  Class  President  Ed  Nordberg 
said  that  he  didn't  have  any  particular 
choices  In  mind,  but  he  would  like  for 
the  College  to  get  "someone  visible, 
with  some  kind  of  prominence,"  to 


Mystery  Virus 


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professionally.  We  couldn't  find  any 
problem  at  all."  Knowles  said  that  he 
had  been  in  touch  with  the  college  doc- 
tor, Dr.  Gottfried  Baumann,  on  the  sub- 
ject. "It  was  his  opinion,"  said 
Knowles,  "That  the  problem  is  pro- 
bably not  food-oriented,  but  rather  an 
extreme  virus  possessing  the  same 
symptoms,  and  the  same  treatment  as 
food  poisoning."  According  to 
Baumann,  several  cases  had  been 
reported  by  Friday  afternoon,  before 


the  ball,  and  several  people  who  had 
contracted  It  had  not  even  eaten  at  the 
Dining  hall,  or  gone  to  the  ball. 

In  response  to  rampant  rumours  that 
the  problem  stemmed  from  botulism,  a 
member  of  the  Food  Service  staff  said, 
"It  can't  be  botulism.  If  It  was,  we'd  all 
be  dead."  Just  how  many  people  have 
come  down  with  the  mysterious  ailment 
since  last  weekend,  no  one  know.  When 
attempts  were  made  to  contact  Betty 
Schauber,  the  school  nurse,  In  order  to 
find  out,  It  was  reported  that  she  was 
home,  111.      


speak.  "I'm  not  sure  if  that's  possible," 
he  said,  "but  that's  my  Idea  of  a  good 
speaker."  He  added  that  Clarke  had 
"been  on  It"  for  at  least  the  past  month. 

At  last  Saturday's  meeting  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  It  was 
also  announced  that  the  King  of 
Sweden,  who  had  been  Invited  to  attend 
the  commencement  this  May,  had 
declined  due  to  a  previous  engagement, 
but  that  the  Swedish  Ambassador  will 
attend  the  ceremony.  The  Board 
discussed  combining  Presidentelect 
Douglass  Cater's  inauguration  with 
commencement,  but  voted  against  it. 

Cater  said  that  he  is  willing  to  "break 
his  back"  to  find  a  speaker,  and  men- 
tioned as  possible  candidates  former 
vice-president  Fritz  Mondale,  retired 
newsman  Walter  Cronklte,  and  his- 
torian Henry  Steele  Commager.  Cater 
plans  to  meet  with  Clarke,  Nordberg, 
and  Student  Government  President 
Arlene  Lee  next  week  to  discuss  can- 
didates. 


MMYUXD  SHORE  AUCTIONEERS 

USED  FURNITURE 
SHOP 

Wide  Selection 

Of 
Antiques  &  Gifts 

Mon. -Sat.  On  The  left, 

10-5:30  Across  Bridge 


JHflmmaa  goj|M|  Elm-Frldav.  Fehniarvtt.  aiq=EMtl. 


Chemistry  Department  Chairman  was  (ormally  awarded  the  W.  Alton  Jones 
Chair  In  Chemistry  at  the  Convocation. 

Last  Saturday 


A  Wonderful  Afternoor 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

Sunlight  sparkled  in  the  air.  Strong 
young  shoots  of  grass  pierced  the  last  of 
the  patches  of  snow  outside,  and  firm 
white  clouds  casually  drifted  by. 
Rebecca  released  the  edge  of  the  cur- 
tain and  hurried  to  get  dressed;  it  was 
going  to  be  a  beautiful  day  at  Sunny- 
brook  Farm. 

Well,  almost.  After  a  small 
snowstorm  and  gray  skies,  the  prevail- 
ing forces  of  the  Eastern  Shore  made 
last  Saturday,  while  less  than  sunny,  a 
very  mild  winter  day.  In  the  morning, 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
met  to  choose  a  president,  to  discuss  the 
King  of  Sweden  and  to  raise  faculty 
salaries.  Afterwards,  while  hurried 
questions  were  being  asked  and 
answered  (Should  the  press  know? 
Were  the  senators  ready  for  the  con- 
vocation? Does  anyone  have  a  black 
bow  tie?)  the  food  service  was  in  the 
midst  of  executing  a  "brunch"  which 
was,  in  comparison  to  the  average 
Saturday  morning  meal  here,  what  a 
Roman  orgy  Is  to  a  Kiwanis  Club  meet- 
ing. Seafood,  shucked  by  specially- 
imported  seafood-shuckers,  steamship 
rounds  of  beef  and  all  the  tiimmin's. 

For  late  sleepers  on  campus,  the  first 
special  event  of  the  day  was  the  Wash- 
ington's Birthday  Convocation,  an  an- 
nual occurrence  made  particularly 
relevant  this  year  as  it  celebrated  the 
bicentennial  of  the  College,  as  well  as 
the  250th  anniversary  of  the  birthday  of 
George  Washington.  Before  the  con- 
vocation began  (gossip  still  flyin'  im- 
portant people  bustlin,)  a  large  part  of 
the  crowd  stopped  In  the  lobby  of  Tawes 
Theatre  to  observe  a  special  exhibit  of 
paintings  and  other  memorabilia  con- 
cerning George;  a  portrait  done  "in  the 
Gilbert  Stuart  school,"  and  miniature 


Steven  Drewes  demonstrated  dance  floor  blocking. 


reproductions  of  two  huge  pictures 
which  adorn  a  church  in  Virginia,  one  of 
which  shows  Reverend  William  Smith 
standing  within  a  few  feet  of  America's 
first  president,  looking  better  than  he 
ever  did.  Also  in  the  lobby  was  the  well- 
hidden  model  of  the  original  College, 
which  had  been  stored  in  the  basemeqt 
of  the  library.  It  was  a  sparse  but  im- 
pressive display. 

Inside  the  theatre,  aside  from  the 
Galliard  Brass  Quintet  (a  few  too  many 
off-notes,  but  everybody  has  a  bad  day 
now  and  then),  there  were  nearly  300 
people,  an  excellent  turnout  for  a 
Washington  College  convocation  this  or 
any  year.  The  300  included  Board 
members  and  their  spouses,  faculty, 
students,  alumni,  friends,  a  few 
members  of  the  press  (one  with  a 
television  camera  perched  on  his 
shoulder)  and,  onstage,  M.W.  Casper- 
sen,  the  Chairman  of  the  Hudson  Trust, 
Maryland  State  Senator  Walter  Baker, 
and  this  district's  house  represen- 
tatives. R.  Clayton  Mitchell. 

Chairman  of  the  Board  Louis  Golds- 
tein, as  always,  had  prepared  some 
words  to  live  by  ("To  work  together  is 
progress,  to  stay  together  is  success," 
and  "The  last  two  words  in  'American' 
are  'I  Can'."),  but  the  real  work  of  the 
afternoon  was  a  pinch-hitting  job  done 
by  Jack  Phillip  Greene,  the  Andrew  W. 
Mellon  Professor  in  the  Humanities  of 
the  Johns  Hopkins  University.  Greene 
filled  in  for  James  Thomas  Flexner,  a 
well-known  historian  who  had  to  cancel 
his  engagement  here  due  to  illness.  It 
was  obvious  that  Greene  had  pulled  his 
speech  from  the  files,  but  with  the  short 
notice  he  had  he  did  as  good  a  job  as 
could  have  been  expected.  While  the  ad- 
dress was  a  bit  too  long,  and  the  topic  of 
the  paper  "The  Development  of  Ameri- 
can Nationalism  In  the  Age  of  George 
Washington")  was  by  no  stretch  of  the 
imagination  a  remembrance  of  George 
Washinton  on  his  birthday,  Greene  was 
an  energetic,  exciting  speaker  not  the 
least  bit  self-indulgent  and  nobody  held 
his  chore  against  him.  (It  might  be 
worth  noting  here  that  Greene  has 
published  sixteen  books  and  was,  by  all 
means,  an  excellently  qualified 
speaker;  the  administration  did  not  set- 
tle for  a  poor  substitute.) 

After  the  speech  The  Announcement, 
the  shot-heard-around-thecampus,  was 
made  by  Goldstein,  who  first  thanked 
Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  and  Ac- 
ting Dean  Nathan  Smith  for  fine  jobs 
this  year  (for  which  they  got  a  standing 
ovation  as  well).  Goldstein  then  In- 
formed the  crowd  of  the  Board's 
unanimous  decision  for  Douglass  Cater 
as  Washington  College's  next  president, 
adding  that  Cater  "has  got  all  kinds  of 
background— outstanding  career." 
Goldstein  then  said  that  he  himself 
came  from  a  poor  background  ("Our 
land  was  wore  out,  our  women  were 
wore  out,  everything  was  wore  out") 
and  concluded  that  "the  Eastern  Shore 
Is  the  best  place  to  teach,  to  love,  to 


Chairman  of  the  Board  Louis  GflU 
memorarJng  the  newly-renovated  HillD 


Th»  Wn.hinfli™  r^iug.  Elm— Friday.  February  at,  MM— Paae  7 


Board  member  Phillip  Wingate  spoke  at  the  rededicatton  u  fraternity 
members  looked  on. 


\  Wonderful  Evening 


beside  the  plaque 


raise  your  families,  to  do  the  things  that 
make  America  great."  The  ceremony 
ended  with  the  Brass  Quintet's  rendi- 
tion of  Paul  Dukas'  Fanfare  from  La 
Peri  as  the  faculty  recessed,  ready  to 
return  their  robes  to  the  mothballs  until 
May. 

Immediately  after  the  convocation 
was  a  shorter  ceremony :  the  rededlca- 
tton  of  the  newly-renovated  Hill  Dorms. 
The  buildings  were  dedicated  to  Edgar 
T.  Higgins,  a  former  Chairman  of  the 
Hodson  Trust,  a  group  which  has  given 
money  to  the  College  since  1936.  Colonel 
Clarence  Hodson  stopped  at  the  school 
one  bright  warm  day  in  the  1930's,  and 
soon  after  became  a  member  of  the 
Board.  The  renovation  project  of  the 
three  buildings  which  are  now  listed  in 
the  National  Register  of  Historic 
Places,  was  planned  in  1977  and  cost 
$1,120,000.  Vice-President  for  Finance 
Gene  Hessey  pointed  out  that  the 
original  dorms,  contracted  in  1843,  cost 
$5,600.  Following  a  short  comment  by 
the  architect  who  worked  on  the  pro- 
ject, senior  and  Lambda  Chris  Perry 
thanked  everyone,  and  Finn  M.W.  Cas- 
persen  made  a  few  oareful  remarks 
about  Higgins,  a  man  he  called  "The 
Colonel,"  who,  Caspersen said,  was  "by 
far  the  most  distinguished  lawyer  in  the 
country,"  as  well  as  "a  caring  friend 
and  a  great  businessman."  Goldstein 
ended  the  ceremony  with  his  hope  that 
"some  more  folks  will  stop  by  in  their 
Cadillacs  to  help  us  provide  more 
facilities  and  buildings  for  the  College." 

With  that  the  fraternity  boys  and 
their  girlfriends  disappeared  into  the 
hill  dorms,  dignitaries  bustled  off,  the 
maintenance  crew  removed  the  public 
address  system  and  podium,  and  part 
of  the  crowd  tunneled  Into  Middle  Hall, 
where  an  Impromptu  reception  was 
held  In  the  Kappa  Alpha  chapter  room. 
After  a  quick  drink  most  of  the  older 
people  left;  a  few  alumni  hung  on,  try- 
ing to  relive  old  memories  in  new  sur- 
roundings, priming  themselves  for  the 
big  night. 

Elsewhere  on  campus,  other  prepara- 
tions were  made;  quick  trips  to  the 
florist  secured  corsages  and  bouton- 
nieres,  and  a  run  across  campus  found 
a  pair  of  shoes  (finally)  that  would  go 
with  that  dress.  Some  got  dressed  ear- 
ly, for  dinner  reservations  in  town;  a 
few  others  cooked  meals  in  their  rooms, 
and  prepared  for  postball  parties  and 
breakfasts. 

And  then,  quicker  than  you  could  say 
"One  tuxedo  please,  "  it  was  nine 
o'clock.  With  a  final  tug  on  the  tie,  one 
last  check  to  make  sure  the  hair  was 
just  right,  the  night's  dancers  headed 
out  into  a  beautiful  starlit  evening. 

Well,  close.  A  drizzle  hurried  people 
on  their  way  to  the  gym,  which  was 
decorated,  as  always,  by  the  freshman 
class,  (crepe  paper  on  the  trellis,  the 
mural  and  statue  of  George,  lights  on 
the  walls.)  Emergency  preparations 
had  been  made  for  an  abnormally  large 
crowd  of  over  1100  people,  one  of  the 


best  turnouts  the  Birthday  Ball  has 
ever  had.  The  Moonlighters,  a  Dela- 
ware based  group,  eased  their  way 
through,  everything  from  "Mack  the 
Knife,"  to  "Johnny  B.  Goode,"  In- 
cluding "The  Peppermint  Twist." 
"Blue  Suede  Shoes,"  "When  the  Saints 
go  Marching  In,"  and  other  songs  never 
meant  to  be  played  by  a  band  by  a  band 
with  more  than  five  instruments. 

But  it  didn't  matter.  People  danced 
by  the  hundreds,  trying  to  maintain 
some  semblance  of  grace  on  a  dance 
floor  slippier  than  a  Sunday  morning 
skillet,  sliding  and  careening  like  battl- 
ing tops.  Friends  sought  out  old  friends, 
others  mistook  others  for  friends,  some 
people  met  each  other  for  the  first  time. 
At  midnight  the  Fond  Service  prepared 
a  meal  of  cold  meats  and  cheese  (which 
was  not,  it  seems,  responsible  in  any 
way  for  the  stomach  virus  that  plagued 
the  campus  the  next  few  days),  and 
some  people  began  to  leave,  while 
others  danced  and  drank,  drank  and 
danced.  Shortly  before  two  o'clock,  one 
hundred  ripped  stockings,  seventeen 
lost  earrings,  and  twenty-two  hundred 
aching  feet  after  it  began,  the  Ball  drew 
to  a  close.  Washington's  statue  stood 
unchanged,  with  the  addition  of  a 
plastic  helmet  on  top  with  a  revolving 
red  light.  On  a  dare  someone  climbed 
atop  the  buffet  tables  and  began  to  walk 
down  the  line;  one  table  crashed  to  the 
floor,  and  the  aerialist's  date,  not  drunk 
enough,  turned  away.  The  lights  came 
on. 

That  was  where  It  officially  ended; 
some  people  were  still  driving  home, 
others  headed  out  for  long  parties  and 
eggs  Benedict  and  champagne,  but  as 
far  as  the  College  was  concerned,  the 
celebration  was  over.  Rebecca  went  up 
to  her  room  and  rested  her  head  on  the 
pillow  and  soon  fell  into  a  deep,  deep 
sleep. 


Seems  like  old  times. 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  February  2»,  1982-Page  8 

James  Speaks  Before 
House  Subcommittee 


by  Mark  Slater 

On  February  3,  Writing  tutorial  In- 
structor Alice  James  was  afforded  the 
opportunity  to  speak  for  many,  appear- 
ing to  testify  in  Washington  before  a 
House  Subcommittee  Investigating  re- 
ductions in  Social  Security  educational 
benefits. 

Since  the  death  of  her  husband,  the 
late  Dr.  Jorman  James,  who  taught 
English  at  Washington  College  for 
twenty-five  years,  she  has  been  faced 
with  affording  her  four  children  the 
education  she  and  her  husband  always 
planned.  Along  with  her  salary,  teach- 
ing full  time  at  Kent  School  and  part 
time  in  the  tutorial  program,  she  said 
"social  security  was  the  backbone  of 
the  family  income." 

James  said  that  the  Reagan  Admin- 
istration first  proposed  to  cut  student 
benefits  by  25%  per  year,  "but  that's 
not  what  they've  done.  They  have  cut 
each  monthly  check  by  25%  and 
eliminated  four  checks,  the  months 
May  through  August-a  total  reduction 
of  more  than  50%."  James  feels  that  the 
government  has  violated  its  responsibi- 
lity to  Its  citizens.  "The  dead  parent 
had  a  binding  contract  with  the  U.S. 
government,  Just  as  he  had  with  his 
private  Insurance  company,"  she  said. 
"The  federal  government  has  an  obli- 
gation to  give  their  children  the  funds 
that  the  dead  parent  expected  them  to 
have." 

James  also  charges  the  Social  Securi- 
ty Administration  of  "putting  out  er- 
roneous Information."  She  cited  an  Inci- 
dent in  which  the  Chestertown  Post  Of- 
fice was  displaying  pamphlets  that  con- 
tained Incorrect  Information,  even 
after  she  had  been  informed  that  the 
material  was  invalid  some  weeks 
earlier. 

Students  who  will  be  affected  still 
have  not  been  notified.  The  Information 
James  possesses  is  the  result  of  her 
many  phone  calls  to  various  govern- 
ment agencies.  Of  the  material  she  has 
received,  she  said  that  it  is  so  poorly 
worded  that  It  is  hard  to  differentiate 
whether  the  author  was  simply  not  a 


clear  writer  or  intentionally  deceptive. 
"It  would  have  gotten  an  F." 

The  subcommittee  investigating  the 
poorly  planned  reductions  is  doing  so  as 
a  result  of  complaints  from  concerned 
and  angry  constituents.  After  giving 
her  five  minutes  of  testimony,  James 
recalled,  "Two  of  the  congressmen 
simply  apologized  for  what  had  hap- 
pened. They  said  'It  was  disgraceful'." 


Edward  Albee's  one-set  play  "Counting  the  Ways"  will  be  performed  by 
Brian  Mechan  and  Brenda  Potlet  tonight  in  Tawes  Theatre.  


Student  Suspended  for  Plagiarism 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

The  All-Campus  Judiciary  met  last 
week  to  hear  a  charge  of  plagiarism 
against  a  student,  the  first  such  charge 
since  1979.  A  senior  Sociology  major 
was  accused  and  found  guilty  of 
plagiarizing  a  research  paper  for 
Associate  Professor  of  Sociology  Steven 
Cades.  According  to  an  official 
memorandum  sent  to  The  Elm  by  Ac- 
ting Dean  Nathan  Smith,  who  chairs  the 
Judiaciary,  the  student  has  been  sus- 
pended from  the  College  for  the  re- 
mainder of  this  semester. 

Cades,  who  brought  the  charges  to 
the  Judiciary,  said  in  his  opening  state- 
ment at  the  hearing  that  the  charge 
concerned  a  paper  due  in  his  Socio- 
Blology  class  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
fall  semester.  He  said  that  his  student 
"seemed  to  borrow  liberally,  without 
acknowledgment"  from  three  different 
sources  for  the  paper.  The  findings  of 
the  Judiciary  supported  this  accusa- 
tion, stating  in  the  memorandum  that 
"Most  of  the  content  of  the  paper  was 
taken  verbatim  from  these  sources 
without  indication,  through  quotation 
marks  that  these  were  the  words  and 
thoughts  of  other  parties."  In  his  state- 
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that  I  did  not  use  proper  methods  in 
researching  the  paper."  The  senior 
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not  intentionally  plagiarize  the  paper." 
Plagiarism,  as  defined  within  the 
framework  of  the  Judiciary  is,  "The 
use  of  language,  ideas,  or  thoughts  of 
another  author,  and  passing  off  the 
same  as  one's  own  original  work". 
Cades,  who  in  his  off  the  same  as  one's 
own  original  work".  Cades,  who  in  his 
statements  at  the  hearing  called  for  the 
student's  expulsion  from  the  College 
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In  his  closing  remarks  at  the  hearing, 
the  student  said  that,  "at  the  time  I  did 
not  consider  this  wrong.  If  I  had,  I 
wouldn't  have  done  it." 

In  response  to  the  penalty  of  suspen- 
sion for  the  semester,  Cades  remarked 
that  he  thinks  "it  Is  entirely  appro- 
priate. "I  would  just  like  others  to 
realize  how  serious  plagiarism  can  be." 


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The  Search  Committee 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  February  28,  lata-Paae  9 


Choosing  A  New  President 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 
The  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors' 
Presidential  Search  Committee,  with 
Its  nomination  of  Douglass  Cater, 
finished  Its  task  last  Friday.  According 
to  representatives  from  the  faculty,  stu- 
dent body,  and  alumni,  the  search  went 
well. 

The  Committee  was  originally  made 
up  of  seven  Board  members,  six  facul- 
ty, two  members  of  the  administration, 
three  current  students,  and  three  alum- 
ni. Board  Chairman  Louis  Goldstein 
publicly  thanked  the  group  for  "fine 
job"  at  the  Washington's  Birthday  Con- 
vocation, held  last  Saturday,  just 
before  the  announcement  of  the  new 
president  was  made.  The  Committee 
first  met  last  September,  when  it  was 
divided  into  three  sub-committees  to 
review  what  were  finally  over  170  ap- 
plications for  the  position. 

After  reviewing  the  applicatons,  the 
Committee  chose  four  candidates  to 
visit  the  campus.  During  these  visits 
the  candidates  met  with  the  faculty, 
student  government,  student  body,  and 
alumni,  as  well  as  with  the  Committee. 
After  the  final  meeting  with  Acting 
President  Garry  Clarke,  the  Committee 
met  for  nearly  three  hours  last  Friday 
night  before  finally  deciding  to  make  a 
single,  verbal  nomination  to  the  Board 
the  next  morning. 

William  Russell,  the  Chairman  of  the 


Search  Committee,  said  that  he  felt 
"the  students  represented  their  consti- 
tuencies particularly  well,"  and 
generally  that  "the  Committee  was  fan- 
tastic." The  decision  to  make  a  single 
nomination  stemmed  from  the  fact,  ac- 
cording to  Russell,  that  "it  as  clear- 
from  the  voting  that  (the  Committee's) 
preference  was  indicated."  He  added 
that  he  felt  Cater's  greatest  asset  was 
his  "visibility." 

Other  Opinions 

Michael  Macelag,  President  of  the 
Alumni  Association  and  one  of  the 
alumni's  three  representatives  on  the 
Committee,  said  that  "as  the  largest 
constituency  at  Washington  College, 
(he)  thought  (the  alumni)  deserved 
more  representation.  On  the  other 
hand,"  he  continued,  "other  Board 
members  on  the  Committee  happened 
to  be  alumni."  Macelag  said  that  he  felt 
the  response  from  the  alumni  at  Satur- 
day morning  meetings  with  the  candi- 
dates was  "superb."  He  estimated  that 
a  dozen  alumni  attended  each  meeting, 
coming  from  as  far  away  as  Salisbury 
and  Baltimore.  At  the  meetings  they 
tried  to  discover  how  the  alumni  as  a 
whole  (there  are  over  6200  living)  could 
become  a  more  active  part  of  the  Col- 
lege. Macelag  said  of  those  who  at- 
tended, "they  made  it  week  after  week, 
and  took  It  very  seriously." 

Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith,  who  has 
now  served  on  three  such  committees, 


said  that  "It  was  the  most  democratic 
search,  and  the  most  open  search," 
with  which  he  has  been  Involved.  He 
said  that  "In  terms  of  all  the  responses 
(he  has)  had,  it  seemed  to  produce  the 
most  satisfying  number  of  highly- 
qualified  finalists.  We  got,  somehow  a 
wider  spectrum  of  candidates." 

Two  of  the  student  representatives, 
Mark  Mulllcan  and  Ed  Nordberg,  said 
that  they  thought  the  selection  process- 
went  well.  The  three  students  on  the 
Committee  met  with  the  candidates  at 
the  SGA  interviews  and  later  at  the 
Search  Committee  Interviews,  and 
finally  solicited  opinions  from  students 
at  a  meeting  held  after  the  final  Inter- 
view with  Clarke.  Mulllcan  said  that 
Russell  and  the  rest  of  the  Committee 
"specifically  asked  for  the  students' 
point  of  view  often,"  and  felt  that 
"when  It  got  down  to  the  Interview  pro- 
cess," he  thought  the  students  played  a 
"major  role."  Nordberg  said,  "they 
listened,  they  were  concerned  with  our 
opinions.  It  worked  very  well."  Both  of 
them  said  that  while  they  were  disap- 
pointed with  the  student  turnout  at  the 
Informal  meetings  in  the  Student 
Center,  they  made  an  effort  to  gather 
the  opinions  of  the  students  who  did  at- 
tend. 

"Untainted" 

Chemistry  Department  Chairman 
Frank  Creegan,  one  of  the  faculty 
members  on  the  Committee,  said  that 
he   was   "impressed.    I   support   the 


choice  of  the  Board-it  was  consistent 
with  the  feelings  of  the  Committee. 
Everything  was  in  the  open,  clean,  and 
untainted."  He  added  that  the  faculty 
representatives  asked  each  of  the  facul- 
ty members  to  submit  written  com- 
ments on  the  candidates  (which  were 
later  burned),  and  that  they  also 
received  informal  comments.  He 
estimated  that  approximately  two- 
thirds  of  the  department  chairmen  at- 
tended the  morning  meetings  and  that 
over  half  of  the  faculty  made  comments 
on  the  candidates  to  the  faculty 
representatives. 


"The  Board  members  (on  the  Com- 
mittee) asked  us,  'What  did  the  faculty 
think  today?  How  many  faculty 
members  went?'"  Creegan  said.  Assis- 
tant Professor  of  Philosophy  Robert 
Anderson,  another  of  the  faculty 
representatives,  said  that  he  couldn't 
"Imagine  that  It  could  have  been  fairer. 
The  way  the  representatives  worked 
together  was  Inspiring."  Sociology 
Department  Chairman  Margaret 
Horsely  said  she  felt  the  faculty  was 
represented  "excellently."  She,  like 
Smith,  has  served  on  other  search  com- 
mittees, and  she  thought  this  was  "a 
good  one.  Everyone  worked  very 
hard."  Anderson  seemed  to  sum  up  the 
attitudes  of  all  of  the  faculty  represen- 
tatives when  he  said,  "it  was  a  very 
good  experience." 


Roving  Reporter 


by  Sally  McAlpine 


Question:  What  Is  your  reaction  to  the   recently-approved  tuition  raise  of  over    11,000,  which  Is  due  In  part  to  the  faculty  salary  Increase? 


John  Owen,   Assistant  Professor  of 
Psychology,  Chesterwwn,  MD 

"A  change  in  each  seems  appro- 
priate." 


Russ  Shilling,  Senior,  Exit  7A,  NJ 

"I  think  even  though  tuition  Is  going 
to  be  over  $7,000,  it's  still  a  bargain." 


Ul*y  Jaeger,  Freshman,  New  Carlton,  jeaiietteShafer,  Junior,  Salisbury,  MD 


"Don't  they  make  enough  already? 


"I  think  the  faculty  deserve  it." 


Scott  Brewster,  Sophomore,  Florence, 
Italy 

"I  think  It  is  utterly  ridiculous.  How 
do  they  expect  us  to  afford  the  tuition 
costs?" 


Pat  Endelloe,  Junior  Roland  Park,  MD 
"I  really  do  not  think  a  tuition  in- 
crease will  be  too  popular  with  students 
or  parents,  in  light  of  last  year's  In- 
crease." 


Kelly  Cupka,  Freshman,  Kendall  Park,  JohnRausch,  Junior,  Pasadena,  MD 

NJ  "I  feel  they  deserve  a  raise,  but  I 

"It  doesn't  affect  me  really,  because  think  some  of  the  money  should  go 

I  get  a  scholarship,  but  I  think  it's  going  towards    better    facilities    for    the 

to  be  really  bad  for  the  people  who  have  school." 
to  pay." 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  February  26.  ima— Page  10 


Shoremen  Lose  Playoff 
Slot  to  Ursinus 


Coach  Flnnlgan  energetically  drove  the  Shoremen 

Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  weather  continues  to  play  havoc 
with  the  spring  schedule.  The  men's 
varsity  lacrosse  team  got  washed  out 
tor  the  second  straight  weekend  even 
though  Saturday  morning  turned  out  to 
be  a  beautiful  day.  The  pattern  of  late 
has  the  beginning  of  the  week  starting 
out  terrific,  then  slowly  clouding  up  and 
raining  later  in  the  week.  This  can't  last 
much  longer.  The  normal  temperature 
for  this  time  of  year  Is  47  degrees,  but  I 
bet  when  we  return  from  vacation  spr- 
ing will  finally  have  Its  foot  in  the  door. 
The  lax  team  will  try  It  again  tomorrow 
morning  against  the  Terps  up  at  the 
University  of  Maryland.  They  return 
home  on  Sunday  to  take  on  McGarvey's 
from  Annapolis.  It  Is  supposed  to  be 
sunny  and  In  the  50's  on  Sunday  so 
hopefully  we'll  finally  see  the  high 
powered  offense  in  gear. 

A  nice  round  of  applause  should  go 
out  to  the  men's  basketball  team,  which 
played  beyond  anyones  expectations 
this  year.  The  announcement  of  their 
84-76  victory  over  Johns  Hopkins  added 
more  excltment  to  an  already  buzzing 
Birthday  Ball.  Unfortunately,  the 
magic  didn't  continue  as  they  lost  a 
tough  74-70  game  Tuesday  night  to  Ur- 
sinus tor  the  last  playoff  spot.  Jim 
"Bingo"  Corey  played  his  best  game  of 
the  year  shooting  7  of  9  from  the  field, 
and  netted  15  total  points.  The 
Shoremen  got  off  to  a  slow  start,  falling 
behind  by  as  many  as  ten,  but  cutting  it 
to  five  at  half  time.  In  the  second  half, 
both  teams  battled  back  and  forth  until 
the  five  minute  mark  when  a  very  ques- 
tionable foul  plus  a  technical  foul  on  the 
bench  resulted  In  a  six  point  play  and  a 


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The  Shoreman  basketball  team  com- 
pleted their  season  with  a  heart-rending 
defeat  to  Ursinus  Tuesday  night.  Both 
teams  were  tied  for  second  place  in  the 
conference  as  they  faced-off  to  decide 
which  would  enter  the  playoffs. 

WC  got  off  to  a  slow  start  and  was 
down  15-5  early  in  the  game.  By  the  half 
the  Shoremen  were  down  35-28.  Assis- 
tant coach  Chris  Hiemert  felt  that  with 
the  bad  start  the  team  had,  this  half- 
time  score  gave  WC  some  encour- 
agement. 

During  the  second  half  Ursinus 
seemed  to  become  tired,  since  they  did 
not  have  many  people  to  substitute  in, 
while  WC  had  at  least  ten  players  to 
alternate  on  the  court.  The  Shoremen 
began  to  catch  up  and  the  score  re- 
mained within  one  or  two  points  for 
awhile.  With  five  minutes  to  go,  Ursinus 
opened  up  a  9  point  lead  for  a  score  of 
59-50.  The  Shoremen  closed  the  gap  to 
61-60  with  less  than  two  minutes  to 
gowhen  the  Ursinus  players  were 
fouled  and  each  made  both  of  their  foul 
shots.  The  game  continued  with  a  four 
to  six  point  spread  and  ended  with  a 
final  score  of  73-69,  Ursinus. 

Hiemert  feels  that  the  crucial  point  of 
the  game  may  have  been  when  WC  was 
down  59-50.  "It  took  a  lot  for  us  to  cut 
(the  lead)  down  to  one,"  he  said.  Foul- 


shooting  was  also  a  factor  as  Ursinus 
was  25  for  29  and  WC  was  11-16. 

The  leading  scorer  for  the  Shoremen 
was  Jim  Corey,  who  had  15  points. 
Vlnce  Gasior  led  the  team  In  rebound- 
ing with  six. 

The  team  ended  their  regular  season 
play  with  a  refreshing  victory  over 
Johns  Hopkins  last  Saturday  night.  This 
win  gave  WC  the  opportunity  to  play 
Ursinus  for  the  tie-breaking  game. 

WC  was  off  to  a  good  start  and  had  a 
48-45  lead  by  the  half.  "Our  defense  got 
better  and  we  forced  them  into  taking 
bad  shots,"  said  Hiemert.  With  two  and 
a  half  minutes  to  go  WC  spread  their  of- 
fense and  maintained  a  10  to  12  point 
lead.  The  Shoremen  won  the  game 
84-76. 

Brian  Mullany  had  a  100%  foul 
shooting  average,  sinking  all  eight  of 
his  attempts.  Joe  Moye  ended  his 
regular  season  on  a  good  note  by 
leading  the  Shoremen's  scoring  with  20 
points.  Tom  Keefe  was  leading  re- 
bounder  with  9  and  Wayne  Spurrier  led 
the  team's  assists  with  6. 

The  Shoremen  ended  their  basketball 
season  with  a  13-10  record.  Last  year's 
record  of  14-9  appears  better  on  the  sur- 
face, but  the  team  was  3-7  in  the  con- 
ference last  year  compared  to  6-4  this 
year.  "This  was  a  good  season  based  on 
improvement,"  and  Hiemaert,  "Things 
should  improve  even  more  for  next 
year." 


nine  point  lead  for  Ursinus.  Washington 
pumped  in  eight  straight  points,  cutting 
the  lead  to  one  but  couldn't  get  the  go- 
ahead  basket.  Joe  Moye  played  injured 
again  but  netted  eight  points.  Vince 
Gaisor  continued  his  improved  play  at 
guard  while  Jeff  Yost  came  off  the 
bench  to  nail  three  straight  shots  down 
the  stretch  to  pull  the  Shoremen  close. 
It  will  be  tough  to  replace  Joe  Moye  and 
Jim  Corey  next  year,  but  an  excellent 
group  is  returning  including  four  of  the 
five  starters  for  Coach  Finnegan  next 
fall. 

The  intramurals  have  been  on  tem- 
porary hold  while  all  the  Birthday 
festivities  were  going  on.  Unfortunate- 
ly, women's  intramural  basketball 
fizzled  out  after  a  good  start.  I  was  sur- 
prised to  see  only  four  teams  sign  up;  I 
thought  more  of  the  sororities  or 
women's  floors  would  put  a  team 
together  for  play.  Speaking  of  women's 
sports,  the  womens  softball  team  is 
down  to  a  slim  14  ball  players.  Some  of 
the  senior  girls  have  decided  to  concen- 
trate on  studies,  while  others  are  play- 
ing other  sports.  This  year's  squad  is  a 
solid  one  and  any  other  women  in- 
terested in  playing  should  break  their 
gloves  out  of  the  closet  and  loosen  up  for 
practice. 

Question  of  the  Day:  Whatever  hap- 
pened to  the  idea  of  the  indoor-outdoor 
athletic  facility  that  was  overwhelm- 
ingly supported  by  the  students  as  the 
Bicentennial  Gift?  Has  it  gone  the  same 
route  as  President  Reagan  did  for  our 
Commencement  speaker— down  the 
tubes?  I  just  hope  when  May  15th  rolls 
around  that  I  don't  see  Maintenance 
busily  digging  holes  for  cherry  trees. 
Have  a  nice  Spring  Break. 


Track  Moves  Out 


by  Jeff  Lucas 

The  indoor  track  team  has  gotten  off 
to  one  of  its  best  starts  in  several  years. 
In  the  team's  last  race,  on  February  13, 
there  were  several  outstanding  per- 
formances. 

The  highlight  of  the  meet  was 
Jonathan  Adams'  victory  in  the  mile 
run.  Adams  used  a  strong  kick  to  pull 
away  from  the  field  with  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  left  in  the  race.  His  winning  time 
was  an  excellent  4 :  39.  Adams  said  after 
the  race,  "I  knew  I  had  a  stronger  kick 
than  most  of  my  opponents.  The  only 
one  who  worried  me  was  Steve  Scott. 


He's  always  tough  indoors.  I  guess  I 
was  just  lucky  that  he  didn't  have  a  bet- 
ter race." 

Kevin  Kroencke  and  Mike  Coleman 
also  ran  well  in  the  mile.  Coleman  said 
after  the  race,  "The  mile  really  isn't 
my  race,  but  I  know  in  the  long  run  it's 
going  to  help  my  development  in  the 
steeple-chase." 

Leading  the  sprinters  has  been 
Freshman  sensation  Jim  Wright. 
Wright  is  undefeated  thus  far.  He  won  a 
thrilling  race  bis  last  time  out  in  the  300 

Continued  on  Page  11 


The  Washington  cheerleaders  rocked  the  gym  with  their  authoritative 
cheers  this  season. 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday,  February  ».  Bffl-Pa«  11 


Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith  guards  the  sidelines  with  one  of  the  Shoremen's 
youngest  supporters,  Amy  DeProspo. 


Indoor  Track 


Continued  from  Page  10 
meter  dash.  His  winning  time  was  an 
impressive  34.1.  Wright  continues  to 
look  better  with  each  race.  When  the 
outdoor  season  rolls  around  Wright  will 
be  tough  for  anyone  to  catch. 

Among  the  women,  Mary  Keahon  has 
been  the  top  distance  runner  on  the 
team  throughout  the  season.  Keahon 
has  been  placing  well  in  the  women's 
two  mile  run.  She  is  expected  to  be  the 
backbone  of  the  women's  distance 
squad  this  outdoor  season. 

The  first  outdoor  run  is  March  24th. 
The  men  and  women  will  compete 


against  Ursinus  and  Upsula  Colleges. 
When  asked  about  the  prospects  for  this 
outdoor  season,  Coach  Donald  Latellier 
replied:  "The  team  consists  mainly  of 
last  fall's  cross  country  team.  As  great 
as  the  athletes  are,  they  can't  do  it  all 
themselves.  We're  going  to  need  more 
people  out  for  the  team  in  order  to  have 
a  successful  season." 

The  team,  however,  remains  optimis- 
tic. Senior  Kevin  Kroencke  summed  up 
the  feelings  of  the  team  when  he  stated 
"The  indoor  season  is  going  very  well.  I 
think  we  are  all  looking  forward  to  the 
outdoor  season." 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  final  representative  of  the  WC 
basketball  team  to  be  chosen  as  Athlete 
of  the  Week  this  season  is  Jim  Corey,  a 
senior  from  Waterburg,  Connecticut. 
Corey  is  majoring  in  music. 

Corey  began  playing  basketball  in  the 
fourth  grade  and  continued  through 
Junior  high  and  high  school.  He  was  a 
starting  player  his  junior  and  senior 
year  of  high  school  and  also  found  time 
to  play  football  and  baseball. 

He  attended  Post  College  In  Connec- 
ticut but  "wasn't  into  business"  so  he 
decided  to  attend  WC.  His  high  school 
coach,    a   graduate   of   WC,    recom- 


mended this  school,  and  alter  a  sum- 
mer visit  Corey  was,  "Impressed  by  the 
campus"  enough  to  attend. 

Corey  has  played  for  WC  for  the  past 
three  seasons.  He  enjoys  "playing 
anywhere,  and  being  able  to  shoot."  At 
six  foot  five,  Corey  Is  the  tallest  player 
on  the  team  and  alternates  between 
playing  center  and  forward.  He  ended 
his  senior  season  by  being  the 
Shoreman  high  scorer,  sinking  15  points 
against  Ursinus. 

"I  think  the  future  look  looks  real 
good,"  he  said.  "I  think  the  program  Is 
getting  better."  After  three  seasons  he 
feels  that,  "when  I  played  well  it  was 
one  of  the  best  times  I  had  at  WC." 


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KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


"Big  Jim"  Corey 


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Clark  Speaks  on    Thls  Week'$ Fm 
Finance,  the  Future 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  met 
with  students  last  Friday  as  a  can- 
didate for  the  position  of  Coliege  Presi- 
dent. While  a  new  president  has  already 
been  chosen,  we  print  the  following  as  a 
compilation  of  some  of  Clarke's  views 
about  Washington  College. 

"The  elements  of  a  liberal  arts  educa- 
tion are  the  things  that  make  my  life 
worthwhile.  My  undergraduate  educa- 
tion taught  me  how  to  think," 

In  a  formal  discussion  with  students 
last  Friday,  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke  revealed  not  only  his  passion  for 
the  liberal  arts,  but  his  strong  personal 
interest  in  Washington  College.  He  said 
that  while  the  College  has  some  pro- 
blems, he  sees  "a  lot  here  that  is  very 
exciting." 

Clarke  said  that  at  least  some  of  the 
school's  current  problems  are  financial 
ones,  despite  the  fact  that  the  budget 
has  been  very-nearly  balanced  in  the 
recent  past.  "Tuition  has  been  lower 
than  at  similar  institutions,"  he  said. 
"There  has  been  a  thought  that  perhaps 
we've  undersold  ourselves."  He  said 
that  during  his  term  as  Acting  Presi- 
dent he  has  concerned  himself  with  the 
school's  endowment,  and  that  by 
redirecting  some  of  the  school's 
finances,  the  endowment  is  "working 
better"  for  the  College  than  it  was 
earlier  in  the  year. 


Part  of  the  money  the  school  must 
raise  in  the  future,  he  said,  will  go  to  aid 
students  whose  federal  aid  has  been 
restricted  or  terminated  due  to  recent 
cutbacks.  He  feels  that  some  of  the  cuts 
may  have  been  "too  hasty,"  and  that  It 
is  "up  to  the  private  sector  to  make  up 
some  of  the  difference."  He  said  that 
the  president  must  be  supported  "by  a 
development  office  and  an  alumni  of- 
fice and  by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,"  to  raise  funds,  and  that 
"that  has  not  always  occurred  in  the 
past." 

Clarke  believes  "we  haven't  even 
scratched  the  surface  in  our  own  com- 
munity," and  for  that  reason  this  year's 
fund-raising  efforts  have  centered 
around  "friends  of  Washington  College. 
You  have  to  show  them  that  there  is 
something  here  worth  donating  to.  We 
have  to  bring  them  here." 

Concerning  another  financial  pro- 
blem which  was,  at  least  in  part,  at- 
tended to  by  a  proposal  he  made  to  the 
Board's  Budget  and  Finance  Commit- 
tee, Clarke  said  that  he  "has  a  vested 
Interest  in  faculty  salaries,"  and  that 
professors  should  "have  a  chance  to 
broaden  themselves."  He  also  said  he 
feels  it  is  important  for  the  administra- 
tion to  "attempt  to  deal  with  things 
positively,"  and  that  this  year  he  has 
tried  to  have  been  "fair,  open,  and 
positive." 


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College  Reacts  to 
Drinking  Age  Raise 


by  Amy  Self ert 

This  past  week  In  Annapolis,  both 
Houses  of  the  Maryland  General 
Assembly  voted  favorably  on  a  bill  that 
would  raise  the  state's  drinking  age 
from  18  for  beer  and  wine  to  21  for  all 
alcohol.  The  new  law,  designed  to 
decrease  drunk  driving  and  alcohol 
abuse  by  minors,  could  also  greatly 
alter  many  of  the  rules  governing  col- 
leges and  college  activities. 

Recently  an  Alcohol  Task  Force  com- 
posed of  Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kel- 
ly, Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed 
Macey,  Jeff  DeMoss,  the  Director  ofthe 
Student  Center,  Dr.  Jontry,  a  consul- 
tant to  the  Alcohol  Control  Administra- 
tion, and  several  interested  students 
was  organized  to  deal  with  the  problem 
of  implementing  the  new  law  into  the 
guidelines  for  student  activities. 

At  present  the  task  force  is  in  the  pro- 
cess of  gathering  information  from 
other  colleges  in  states  where  the  drink- 
ing age  is  21  to  see  how  they  deal  with 
the  law.  As  Dean  Kelly  notes,  "Our  ob- 
jective is  to  de-emphasize  (alcohol) 
rather  than  eliminate  it," 

In  addition,  the  task  force  also  plans 
to  meet  with  representatives  from 
other  colleges  in  the  state  to  see  how 
they  are  dealing  with  the  implementa- 
tion of  the  new  law.  Dr.  Jontry  will  be 
present  on  campus  on  Tuesday,  April  6 
from  9:00  a.m.  till  3:00  to  talk  with 
students  concerning  alcohol- related 
problems. 

One  definite  result  of  the  newlaw  will 
be  a  change  in  the  operation  of  the 
Coffee-House.  Beginning  next  year, 
students  will  have  to  present  I.D.  in 
order  to  purchase  beer  and  wine. 
Possibly  in  the  future,  beer  and  wine 
will  be  phased  out  altogether  as  an  in- 
creasing number  of  students  will  not  be 
of  an  age  to  drink. 

Students  have  been,  for  the  most 
part,  greatly  opposed  to  the  new  legisla- 
tion. Freshman  Lauren  Krause  com- 
mented, "I  think  it's  a  bad  idea.  If  you 
are  considered  a  legal  adult  at  age  18 
with  adult  responsibilities  such  as  draft 
registration,  voting,  and  serving  adult 
penalties  for  crimes,  then  it's  unfair  to 
raise  the  drinking  age  past  the  age  of 
majority." 

Many  students  also  feel  that  the  new 
law  will  not  necessarily  cut  downon 
alcohol  abuse  by  high  school  students  or 
decrease  drunk  driving.  Freshman 
Marti  Windsor  said,  "High  school 
students  will  just  find  someone  old 


enough  or  someone  with  a  fake  I.D.  to 
purchase  alcohol  for  them." 

Sophomore  Mary  Madison  adds,  "I 
think  the  problem  of  drunk  drivers 
would  be  more  effectively  solved 
through  harsher  drunk  driving  laws  in- 
stead of  raising  the  drinking  age." 

The  new  law  may  also  play  a  large 
part  in  changing  the  atmosphere  of  col- 
lege bars,  but  John  Balentine,  manager 
of  Mels's,  feels,  "A  lot  of  students  who 
come  in  here  anyway  are  not  freshmen 
and  sophomores."  Many  local  estab- 
lishments also  plan  to  become  more 
strict  in  their  practice  of  asking  for 
identification  for  purchases. 


Bruce  Laingen  was  the  highest-ranking  American  In  Iran  during  the  hostaee 
crisis.  photo  by  Nimt  Natan 


Laingen  Speaks  on  Freedom 


by  Josh  Petrie 

Over  300  people,  one  of  the  largest 
lecture  crowds  here  in  recent  years, 
gathered  to  hear  Former  Ambassador 
L.  Bruce  Laingen  speak  Tuesday  on  the 
Meaning  of  Freedom.  The  lecture, 
sponsored  by  the  William  James 
Forum,  centered  on  the  meaning  of 
freedom  for  people  in  the  underde- 
veloped Third  World.  Laingen,  who  was 
the  highest-ranking  American  in  Iran 
during  the  hostage  crisis,  also 
discussed  what  freedom  means  to 
Americans,  and  what  role  the  United 
States  should  play  in  encouraging  the 
growth  of  freedom  for  people  the  world 
over. 

Laingen  defined  freedom  in  several 
different  ways.  One  aspect  of  freedom 
was  defined  in  economic  terms,  free- 
dom from  want.  Another  element  con- 

Commencement 


tained  in  freedom  was  political  in 
nature,  the  unrestrained  expression  of 
one's  view.  A  final  segment  concerned 
social  freedom  and  the  right  of  an  in- 
dividual to  choose  and  move  about  free- 
ly. Maximum  freedom,  as  expressed  by 
Laingen,  is  freedom  of  choice.  It  is  this 
freedom,  he  said,  that  Americans 
treasure  the  most. 

Freedom  is,  however,  a  relative 
term,  according  to  Laingen.  Each  coun- 
try and  culture  has  its  own  ideas  and 
definition  of  freedom.  The  history  and 
geography  of  a  country  play  a  part  in 
the  development  of  freedom  and  how  it 
is  interpreted  by  its  people.  Our  percep- 
tion of  the  meaning  of  freedom  will  not 
coincide  with  that  of  a  Pole,  or  a  pea- 
sant in  the  third  world.  Priorities  differ 
from  country  to  country.  Economic 
freedom  may  be  of  the  highest  concern 
for    some,    while    for    others    social 


Seniors  Select  Mudd 


Sophie  Time 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is  awarded  to 
the  senior  deemed  by  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  to  have  "the  best  ability  and 
promise  for  future  fulfillment  in  the 
field  of  literary  endeavor."  Students 
wishing  to  submit  samples  of  their 
writing  are  invited  to  do  so.  All  submis- 
sions should  be  in  the  hands  of  the  com- 
mittee by  April  15  and  may  be  brought 
to  the  office  of  the  Chairman  of  the 
English  Department  for  convenience 
and  safe-keeping.  Manuscripts  will  be 
returned  to  their  owners  after  com- 
mencement. All  graduating  seniors  are 
eligible  recipients  of  the  award. 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

Network  newsman  Roger  Mudd  has 
accepted  an  invitation  to  serve  as  the 
speaker  for  Washington  College's 
Bicentennial  Commencement  cere- 
mony. 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  said 
that  Mudd  verbally  accepted  the  invita- 
tion earlier  this  week.  The  newsman 
was  one  of  seven  politicians  and  jour- 
nalists included  in  a  poll  conducted  of 
seniors  before  spring  break.  After  108  of 
the  176-member  class  voted,  the  choices 
were  given  in  order  of  preference  to 
President-elect  Douglass  Cater. 

Mudd's  acceptance  comes  after  re- 


jections of  the  same  invitation  by  Presi- 
dent Ronald  Reagan  and  Vice-Presi- 
dent George  Bush.  Although  he  did  not 
discuss  the  subject  of  his  address,  the 
newsman  requested  that  the  College 
forward  to  him  copies  of  The  Elm,  The 
Reporter,  and  the  College  catalog. 
Commenting  on  the  choice  of  Mudd,  Ac- 
ting President  Clarke  said  that  "people 
who  are  in  important  positions  in  the 
news  media  fill  an  incredibly  important 
function  in  American  society.  The 
nightly  news  is  an  event." 

The  list  of  candidates,  which  included 
former  President  Jimmy  Carter,  was 
the  result  of  a  meeting  of  Cater,  Student 
Government  President  Arlene  Lee,  and 
Senior  Class  President  Ed  Nordberg. 


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freedom  is  most  Important. 

Reflecting  on  his  own  experience  dur- 
ing the  hostage  crisis,  Laingen  spoke 
about  the  possible  meaning  of  freedom 
for  the  Iranian  revolutionists.  The 
rebuilding  of  the  Islamic  religion  was 
most  vital  for  these  Iranians.  Their  con- 
cept of  freedom  justified  the  revolution 
and  the  taking  of  the  hostages.  They 
saw  Islam  being  corroded  by  Western 
culture,  and  they  saw  a  loss  of  their 
freedom  to  practice  religion  as  they 
desire.  This  religious  fervor  dominated 
all  energy  and  thought.  Economic 
freedom  was  secondary  for  these  fun- 
damentalists and  economic  conditions 
were  allowed  to  deteriorate. 

Commenting  on  the  role  of  the  United 
States  in  the  world,  Laingen  again 
referred  to  his  ordeal  In  Iran.  He  said 
he  returned  to  the  U.  S.  with  "a  new 
humility"  and  realized  that  the  degree 
to  which  the  U.S.  can  influence 
thesltuations  in  the  world  is  very 
limited  in  many  cases.  Geography, 
history,  and  culture  determine  to  a 
large  part  the  course  of  a  country's 
development  of  freedom.  Only  if  the 
development  of  freedom  comes  from 
within  will  its  roots  be  strong  and 
durable.  The  best  Influence  the  U.s  can 
exert  is  by  using  ourselves  as  an  exam- 
ple of  freedom.  The  ultimate  strength  of 
the  U.S.  In  trying  to  spread  freedom  lies 
in  this  example. 

We  are  envied  and  emulated  by  the 
world,  according  to  Laingen.  He  said 
that  our  example  counts.  America  can 
win  respect  by  "being  true  to  the 
language  of  our  revolution."  The 
pluralism  of  our  society  and  the  con- 
stitution are  both  assets.  Laingen  con- 
cluded by  stating  that  the  American  ex- 
ample Is  a  powerful  force  In  trying  to  in- 
crease the  quantity  and  quality  of 
freedom  around  the  world. 

During  the  brief  question  and  answer 
period,  Laingen  seemed  a  bit  cautious 
in  his  responses  to  questions  from  the 
audience.  On  the  question  of  his  running 
for  Senate,  he  had  no  comment.  He  also 
gave  very  brief  answers  to  several 
questions  concerning  events  in  Central 
America.  The  audience  was  very  quiet 
and  had  few  questions  despite  the  fact 
that  Mr.  Laingen,  being  a  former 
hostage  surely  had  plenty  to  say  about 
the  crisis  in  Iran. 

The  next  William  James  Forum 
speaker,  in  April,  will  be  former  CIA 
Director  William  Colby. 


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Beyond  and  BaCk        Clarke  Speaks  on  Finance,  The  Future 


The  world  ended  a  week  and  a  half  ago.  Just  in  case  you  didn't 
notice.  It  didn't  make  the  front  page  headlines,  there  wasn't 
much  of  a  celebration.  .  .  it's  hard  to  see  what  all  the  shouting 
was  about.  The  planets  lined  up,  like  they  do  every  now  and  then, 
their  gravitational  pull  on  the  sun  was  greatly  strengthened,  and 
we  all  got  sucked  into  the  sun  and  died.  Aside  from  a  few 
doomsday  parties,  and  the  surfacing  of  some  underground  ar- 
tists in  Baltimore,  that  was  it.  All  we've  got  to  say  is,  this  sure 
isn't  much  of  an  afterlife. 

Somebody,  since  before  the  time  of  Chicken  Lichen,  has 
always  maintained  that  the  sky  is  falling.  There  are  many 
reasons  why  we  do  it;  for  personal  glory  (what  self  respecting 
journalist  would  resist  a  scoop  of  all  times?) ;  to  excite  religious 
fervor  (Boy,  are  we  in  trouble  now! ) ;  and,  moat  often,  because 
the  end  of  the  world  means  the  end  of  responsibility  (We  know 
one  man  who  quit  his  job  last  year  and  spent  all  of  his  savings  on 
a  world  tour  ending  in  his  home  town  March  10,  because  he  was 
convinced  the  end  would  come) . 

Unfortunately,  for  those  who  were  counting  on  it,  we  are  still  a 
ways  from  the  sun,  we  still  have  finals  to  look  forward  to.  Syn- 
dicated Columnist  Bob  Greene  said  in  an  article  last  winter  that 
the  one  good  piece  of  news  he  has,  the  one  secret  he  never  knew 
as  a  college  student,  is  that  there  are  no  finals  in  real  life.  There 
are  promotions  and  job  evaluations  but  no  finals,  no  final  grades. 

That  may  be  good  news,  but  at  the  same  time  that  gives  us  all 
about  fifty  years  ahead  with  no  ends  in  sight.  It  would  be  nice  to 
get  grades  along  the  way,  check  marks  and  gold  stars  to  bring 
home  and  stick  on  the  refrigerator.  But  it  doesn't  work  that  way; 
ahead  of  us  is  a  long  time  undivided  by  semesters  or  vacations. 
(Only  college  teachers  get  semesters  and  vacations 
forever— you  knew  there  had  to  be  one  benefit,  right?) 
Something  will  turn  up,  though.  Most  of  us  will,  in  the  next  ten 
years,  settle  into  a  career,  get  married  and  begin  to  raise 
families.  There  will  be  false  starts— dissatisfactions,  divorces, 
new  jobs.  But  most  of  us  will  spend  the  last  half  of  life  moving 
along  steadily  in  patterns  cut  by  our  parents  and  our  peers.  And 
then  we  will  die. 

The  idea  is  to  have  fun  in  the  meantime.  This  education  is,  we 
are  told,  the  key  to  a  happy  life.  Some  say  that  a  liberal  arts 
education  won't  prepare  you  for  a  job  as  well  as  a  vocational  one 
will.  But  the  theory  of  a  liberal  education  is  that  it  will  help  you 
live  a  happy  life. 

Maybe  you  don't  want  a  happy  life.  Maybe,  especially  if  you're 
a  senior,  you  just  want  a  job,  and  a  cheap  apartment.  Maybe  all 
this  happy  life  stuff  is  too  vague  and  idealistic  for  you. 

Even  if  you're  one  of  those  people  who  will  (dare  we  admit  the 
possibility?)  graduate  from  here  unhappily,  or  who  will  (perish 
the  thought)  transfer,  maybe  even  those  unhappy,  eventualities 
will  tell  you  something  about  yourself  that  you  wouldn't  have 
learned  somewhere  else.  But  look;  either  way,  its  not  the  end  of 
the  world.  Not  yet. 


Elm  Up  For  Grabs 


Do  you  like  to  use  red  pens?  Do  you 
like  to  stay  up  late  at  night,  thinking  of 
catchy  headlines?  Can  you  spell? 

If  so,  you  may  be  the  perfect  can- 
didate for  editor-in-chief  of  lite  Elm, 
Washington  College's  most  popular 
weekly  newspaper.  Anyone  Interested 
In  the  job  for  next  year  should  submit 


an  application  (including  experience,  if 
any,  and  the  reason  for  your  interest)  to 
Board  of  Publications  Chairman 
Michael  Malone  by  April  7.  Anyone  who 
would  like  more  information  should 
contact  the  current  editors  through 
campus  mail,  or  visit  our  luxurious 
Spanish  House  office  any  Tuesday  or 
Wednesday  night  after  7: 30. 


The    J|    Elm 


I  would  like  to  clarify  two  statements 
in  the  article  "Clarke  Speaks  on 
Finance,  The  Future,"  which  appeared 
in  the  February  26  issue  of  The  Elm. 
The  Finance  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  is  responsible 
for  redirecting  some  of  the  College's  en- 
dowment this  year.  The  credit  for  in- 
creased revenues  from  endowment 
should  be  given  to  that  committee. 

On  another  matter,  the  fund-raising 
effort  centered  around  the  Chestertown 
Community  and  Kent  County  is  only 


one  Community  and  Kent  County  is  on- 
ly one  of  many  ways  to  raise  funds  for 
the  College.  My  point  in  mentioning 
matters  such  as  these  in  my  conversa- 
tion with  students  was  to  stress  that  tui- 
tion increases  alone  cannot  support  the 
College's  educational  program.  This, 
certainly,  is  an  important  realization, 
especially  in  view  of  the  increased  ex- 
penses that  students  must  bear  in  the 
coming  year. 

Sincerely, 

Garry  Clarke 

Acting  President 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Kenny  Roderick 

The  WCFS  welcomes  you  back  from 
the  spring  holiday  and  hopes  everyone 
thoroughly  enjoyed  it.  Unfortunately  it 
is  time  to  get  back  in  the  grind  as  the 
end  of  the  semester  approaches.  I  knew 
spring  break  was  over  when  sugges- 
tions started  appearing  in  the  sugges- 
tion box  again. 

The  Dining  Hall  received  a  routine 
health  inspection  from  the  Kent  County 
health  Inspector  this  week.  We  are  pro- 
ud to  say  we  scored  a  97  out  of  a  possible 
100  points.  The  points  off  were  for  minor 
structural  defects  which  will  be  cor- 
rected shortly.  Many  thanks  to  our  fine 
staff  for  their  cooperation  in  keeping 
this  establishment  sanitary.  In  our 
business,  this  is  a  primary  goal. 

A-La-Carte; 

There  will  be  an  SGA  food  service 


committee  meeting  on  Monday  March 
22  at  6:30  pm  in  the  private  dining 
room.  Mark  Slater  will  be  sending  out 
memos  reminding  committee  mem- 
bers. Final  preparations  are  being 
made  for  the  Luau  and  the  spring 
survey. 

We  hope  everyone  appreciated  the 
dinner  on  St.  Patrick's  Day.  It  was  dif- 
ferent from  what  we  normally  do,  so 
give  us  feedback  on  it.  For  those  of  you 
who  participated  in  the  Reid  Hall  party, 
please  wait  til  you  have  finished  turning 
green  before  you  comment  on  the  din- 
ner. 

A  contact  steak  dinner  Is  scheduled 
for  Wednesday,  the  24th,  at  5  p.m.  sharp 
in  Hynson  Lounge.  Please  confirm  your 
reservations  as  soon  as  possible. 


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STUDENT  -  FACULTY 
AUCTION 

TUESDAY,  MARCH  23  -  STUDENT  CENTER 
STARTING  AT  6:30 

Proceeds  will  be  used  for  The  Bicentennial  Gift 

*  The  Dining  Hall  is  offering  a  discount  for  dinner  to 

faculty  members  -  Adults  $4.00  &  Children  FREE. 

Cocktails  &  Cheese  after  auction. 

A  Sample  Of  Items  To  Be  Auctioned  Off: 

Deans  Kelly  &  Maxey  -  French  Cooking  Lesson 

&  Dinner  For  Four. 

Mr.  Gene  Hessey  -  2  Tickets  To  An  Orioles 

Game 

SGA  ■  2  Passes  To  All  SGA  Events  Next  Year 

Mickey  Di  Maggio  ■  Italian  Dinner  For  Six 

Student  Center  ■  A  Professional  Pool  Cue 

Reid  Hall  -  A  Bloody  Mary  Party  On  A  Sunday 

Morning  On  The  Balcony 

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The  Waahtaglon  College  Elm— Friday.  March  10— Pug 

Poet  Brooks  Visits  Campus 


Jim  uirey  will  give  his  Senior  recital  this  comlne  Tuesday. 

Majors  to  Give  Recitals 


by  Arthur  Smith 

Two  student  recitals  will  be 
presented  by  the  Washington  College 
Music  Department  this  week.  Jeanette 
Shafer,  soprano,  will  perform  works  by 
Schubert,  Ives,  Bach,  MacDowell, 
Reynaldo  Hahn  and  John  Alden 
Carpenter  tomorrow  evening  at  8:00  In 
Bill  Smith  Auditorium.  Miss  Shafer,  a 
Junior  music  education  major,  will  be 
accompanied  by  her  sister,  Sarah 
Shafer. 

On  Tuesday,  March  23,  James  Corey 
(piano)  and  Ford  Schumann  (guitar) 
will  present  a  Joint  recital  In  Tawes 
Theatre.    Corey's    performance,    his 


Counting  The  Ways 


senior  recital,  will  Include  two  pieces 
from  Claude  Debussy's  "Children's 
Corner";  the  first  movement  of 
Beethoven's  Piano  Sonata  No.  5  In  C 
minor;  a  Toccata  by  Aram  Khacha- 
turlan;  "Tribute  to  Roberto  Morula" 
by  Alberto  Glnastera  and  "Solace"  by 
Scott  Joplln. 

Mr.  Schumann,  who  Is  pursuing  a  se- 
cond BA  In  Music  here,  will  perform 
works  of  Fernando  Sor,  Francisco  Tar- 
rega,  and  Manuel  Ponce.  The  concert, 
which  will  be  held  at  8:00  In  Tawes,  will 
conclude  with  a  duet  for  guitar  and 
piano  by  Dlabelll. 

Both  concerts  are  free. 


byPeteTurchl 
Editorln-Chtef 
Pulitzer  Prize-winning  poet  Gwen- 
dolyn Brooks  will  speak  here  next 
week,  and  she  will  also  give  a  reading  of 
her  poetry  at  the  Bethel  A.M.E.  Church 
on  College  Avenue  and  Calvert  Street. 

Associate  Professor  of  English 
Robert  Day  said  that  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  chose  to  hold  the  reading  off 
campus  because  they  "feel  it  is  impor- 
tant to  use  public  funds  to  Include  the 
community  around  the  College." 
Brooks'  visit  is  sponsored  by  the  Na- 
tional Endowment  for  the  Arts  as  well 
as  the  Sophie  Kerr  fund.  Day  also  said 
that  "Gwendolyn  Brooks  Is  one  of 
America's  leading  poets,  and  we 
thought  the  members  of  the  black  com- 
munity In  Chestertown  would  be  in- 
terested in  hearing  her." 

After  discussing  the  proposal  with  a 
group  of  civic  leaders  and  teachers  In 
Chestertown,  a  suggestion  was  made 
that  the  reading  be  held  In  the  Bethel 
Church.  The  Church  Committee  met 
and  accepted  the  plan.  The  reading  will 
be  held  there  next  Monday,  March  22, 
at  8:00  p.m.  At  10:00  a.m.  the  next  mor- 
ning, Brooks  will  talk  on  modern  poetry 
In  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller 
Library. 


Miss  Brooks  succeeds  Carl  Sandburg 
as  the  Poet  Laureat  of  Illinois,  and  a 
cultural  center,  auditorium,  and 
elementary  school  are  dedicated  In  her 
name  there.  She  won  the  Pulitzer  Prize 
In  1950  for  Annie  Allen,  and  has  written 
other  books,  Including  The  Bean 
Eaters,  The  Tiger  Who  Wore  White 
Gloves,  Beckontngs,  and  Maud  Martha 
She  has  won  the  Shelley  Memorial 
Award  of  the  Poetry  Society  'of 
America,  the  KUUMBA  Liberation 
Award,  and  two  Guggenheim  Fellow- 
ships. 

She  Is,  according  to  Day,  "a  tough 
black  poet,  who  happens  to  be  a 
woman." 


Miss  Dee's 

Snack  Bar 
Hours: 

8:00  a.m.-l  1  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs. 

8:00  am    4  00  p  in.  F-i  i 

6:00p.m. 1 0:00  p.m.  Sun. 


Albee  Play  Takes  the  Cake 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 


It's  been  a  varied  year  for 
Washington  College  theatregoers. 
From  the  intricacies  of  Restoration 
Comedy  to  the  brutality  of  modern 
American  theatre,  the  members  of  the 
Drama  Department  have  been  put 
through  their  paces.  The  latest 
challenge  was  an  impressive  one  in- 
deed, with  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney's  production  of  Ed- 
ward Albee's  Counting  The  Ways.  The 
challenge  of  this  apparently  simple 
one-act  play  is  presented  both  to  the 
production  team  and  the  viewers,  and 
from  the  standpoint  of  production  was 
very  successful. 

As  if  it's  not  hard  enough  to  produce  a 
fast-moving,  energetic  production  in 
three  weeks,  and  perform  in  front  of 
friends  and  relatives  with  any  sense  of 
self-confiLsnce,  Maloney  and  actors 
Brenda  Poteat  and  Brian  Meehan  had 
the  added  burden  of  having  to  perform 
in  front  of  the  playwright  himself.  It's 
like  trying  to  excite  Betty  Crocker  with 
her  own  chocolate  cake.  Poteat  and 
Meehan  worked  well  together,  though, 
and  the  net  effect  was  one  that  even 
Betty  would  have  licked  her  lips  at. 

Counting  The  Ways  is  barebones 
Theater  of  the  Absurd.  The  two 
characters,  He  and  She,  are  presented 
in  various  encounters  spanning  a 
several-year  period  of  their  marriage. 
There  are  no  sets  to  speak  of  (a  table 
and  two  chairs,  admirably  presented  in 
orange  by  Stephen  Drewes),  and  the  ac- 
tors are  on  stage  almost  constantly. 
The  techniques  of  cinema  are  employed 
by  Albee,  with  fast  scenes  followed  by 
snappy  blackouts,  giving  the  impres- 
sion of  a  well-edited  film.  This  techni- 
que gave  some  substance  to  Albee's 
assertion  after  the  performance,  that 
the  scenes  in  fact  do  not  have  any 
chronological  sequence,  that  they  jump 
around  from  time  to  time  throughout 
the  marriage,  and  are  meant  as  repre- 
sentations of  the  relationship  as  a 
whole. 

The  play,  while  jumping  from 
humorous-,  ■  almost-  slapstick-  -scenes 


( Meehan  munching  on  a  rose )  to  reflec- 
tive, even  poignant  moments  (Poteat 
remembering  her  prom  days),  main- 
tains a  certain  wistfulness  that 
demands  great  control  from  the  actors, 
and  a  certain  amount  of  wisdom  on  the 
part  of  the  director.  In  short,  it  is  a  hard 
play  to  put  on,  and  a  harder  one  to  pull 
off. 

Meehan  played  a  sensitive  He  for  the 
most  part.  Middleaged  it  would  seem, 
bespectacled  and  a  little  jaded  in  his 
mannerisms.  It  was  these  mannerisms 
that  constituted  the  major  fault  in  his 
performance.  A  veteran  actor,  Meehan 
seemed  to  be  remembering  his. role  as 
Faukland  in  The  Rivals  often,  with 
elaborate  hand  motions  and  body 
movements  that  may  have  been  a  bit 

severe  for  the  role  of  He.  Meehan  never 
managed  to  shake  his  Faukland  accent, 
and  one  always  half-expected  him  to 
break  into  recital  of  a  Hopkins  lyric,  or 
do  a  soliloquoy  from  Shakespeare.  But 
these  minor  distractions  aside,  Meehan 
displayed  throughout  his  performance 
a  sensitivity  to  the  material  as  well  as 
to  his  fellow  performer  that  constituted 
the  bedrock  of  the  performance.  His 
ease  on  stage  and  believable  unobtru- 
sive movement  showed  his  extensive 
acting  experience,  and  at  times  made 
up  for  Poteat's  relative  inexperience  in 
the  subtleties  of  a  role  like  She.  His 
greatest  moments  came  with  the 
aforementioned  scene  with  the  rose, 
where  he  goes  through  a  long  round  of 
"She  loves  me,  she  loves  me  not," 
displaying  a  remarkable  melange  of 
emotions  and  expressions  and  winding 
up  with  the  Chapllnesque  conclusion. 
But  he  dealt  with  the  more  serious 
moments  with  admirable  competancy 
and  conslstintsy  as  well,  not  dropping 
his  energy  at  crucial  moments. 

Where  Meehan  provided  a  sound 
base,  Poteat  provided  what  can  only  be 
called  sheer  inspiration  at  times 
throughout  the  play,  sparking  life  into 
what  could  have  been  ordinary  scenes. 
With  her  first  major  role  on  the 
Washington  stage,  Poteat  evidenced  a 
certain  uneasiness  with  some  of  her 
longer  speeches,  having  trouble  with 
her  energy  level.  At  times  she  seemed 
off  in  space  in  the  middle  of  an  osten- 
sibly intense  speech. 


But  this  uneasiness,  understandable 
in  any  but  the  most  veteran  actors,  was 
outmatched  by  her  moments  of  bril- 
liance, which  came  not  unfrequently. 
Poteat  proved  in  her  premier  role  in 
The  Rlvalsthal  she  is  a  master  of  one- 
liners,  and  her  performance  in  Coun- 
ting The  Ways  strengthens  her  reputa- 
tion as  a  good  comic  actress.  In  one  of 
the  high  points  of  the  play,  the  actors,  at 
a  cue  from  a  sign  that  drops  from  the 
flies  proclaiming  "Identify 
Yourselves",  come  out  of  character 
and  tell  a  little  about  themselves.  This 
could  easily  have  been  as  awkward  a 
moment  as  ever  was  in  the  theatre,  had 
it  not  been  for  Poteat's  proclamation 
that  she  was  "your  average  32-year-old 


college  junior,"  which  broke  the  Ice  and 
brought  the  house  down. 

With  the  combined  strengths  of  these 
two  competent  performers,  the  mo- 
ments where  they  were  relating  bet- 
ween themselves  were  highly  sensitive 
and  feeling.  Maloney  Is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  his  casting  of  these  two 
performers  together.  They  related  to 
each  other  beautifully,  and  made  the 
challenge  to  the  viewer,  of  putting  into 
perspective  the  comic  and  the  tragic 
elements  of  such  a  progressive  piece, 
significantly  easier.  Albee  himself  ex- 
pressed his  critical  appraisal  of  the  per- 
formance when  he  said,.  "Thanks  to 
them  for  reminding  me  that  I  have  writ- 
ten a  play  that  I  am  fond  of." 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  March  19 

Last  Day  to  Withdraw  From  Classes 

7:30:  Films:  "Psycho"  and  "Dressed  to  Kill"— Smith  Auditorium 

9:30— 1:30:  Acoustic  Guitar  Concert— Student  Center 

Saturday,  March  20 
1:00:  Baseball  (2)  vs.  Swarthmore 
1 :00Softball  Scrimmage  vs.  Upsula 
1:30:  Tennis  vs.  Swarthmore 

8:00:  Junior  Recital:  Jeanette  Shafer,  soprano— Smith  Auditorium 
9:30—1:30:  Concert:  The  Z-Band— Student  Center 

Sunday,  March  21 
7:30:  Films:  "Psycho"  and  "Dressed  to  KIU"-Smlth  Auditorium 

Monday,  March  23 
8:00:  Gwendolyn  Brooks,  poet— Beth  El  Church 

Tuesday,  March  24 
10:00  a.m.:  Lecture:  Gwendolyn  Brooks,  on  modern  poetry— Sophie  Kerr  Room 
3:00:  Lacrosse  vs.  Johns  Hopkins 
3:00:  Tennis  vs.  St.  Mary's 
3:00:  Softball  vs.  Essex 

6:30:  SGA  Student/Faculty  Auction— Student  Center 
7:30:  "Psycho"  and  "Dressed  to  Kill"— Smith  Auditorium 
8:00  Senior  Recital:  James  Corey,  pianist,  and  Ford  Schumann,  guitarist— Tawes 
Theater 

Wednesday,  March  24 
3:00  Baseball  vs.  St.  Mary's 
4:00— 5:30  Student/Faculty  Student  Center 
5:00—7:30:  Food  Service  "Contact  Steak  Dinner"— Hynson  Lounge 

Thursday,  March  25 
7:15:  Film:  "The  Pursuit  of  Happiness" —Miller  Library 
1:30  and  8:00:  Washington  College  Dancers  In  Concert— Tawes  Theater 
8:00:  Lecture:  Harold  C.  Hlnton,  "The  Reagan  Administration  and  China"—  Hyn 
son  Lounge 
10;  30  iFilmj  A  Charlie  Chaplin  film— Student  Center 


The  Washington  CoUege  Elm— Friday,  March  19 —  Page  < 

Year  Abroad 


Three  Students  Chosen  for  Oxford 


M Ichele  Breza 

Juniors  Natalie  Brown,  Michael 
DeBaugh,  and  Norman  Prentiss  have 
been  chosen  to  study  at  Manchester 
College,  Oxford  next  year.  Brown  and 
Prentiss  will  study  English  Literature, 
while  DeBaugh  will  work  In  the  field  of 
Political  Science. 

Although  it  is  hoped  the  students 
chosen  are  to  represent  different  areas 
of  study,  most  students  apply  from  the 
area  of  English  Literature.  Manchester 
Committee  Chairman  Peter  Tapke 
said,  "It's  Just  the  way  it  usually  is. . . . 
All  candidates  were  able  in  their  own 
way  and  the  choice  wasn't  easy.  I 
thought  we  did  a  good  job,  and  I  hope 
they  can  go." 

When  asked  why  he  wished  to  study 
at  Manchester,  Prentiss  replied, 
"Because  of  the  opportunities  it  has  to 
offer,  and  because  1  like  the  tutorial 
system.  .  .It'll  be  a  nice  change  after 
two  years  here— a  totally  different  ex- 
perience." Prentiss  also  admitted  that 
previous  people  who  have  gone  to  Man- 
chester from  Washington  College  have 
influenced  his  interests.  "I've  been  in 
Maryland  all  my  life,"  he  said.  "It'll  be 
a  totally  different  experience,  and  I've 
never  had  the  opportunity  to  travel 
before."  Prentiss  hopes  to  be  a  prose 
writer,  and  is  very  excited  about  going. 

Mike  DeBaugh  also  seemed  excited 
about  going.  "It'll  be  a  great  ex- 
perience to  see  other  cultures  and 
broaden  my  knowledge,"  he  said.  "It'll 
be  interesting  to  experience  the  tutorial 
system,  and  it'll  be  interesting  to  travel 
and  see  the  rest  of  Europe." 

Natalie  Brown  was  easily  the  most 
enthusiastic  of  the  three.  "I'm 
delighted,"  she  said.  "I  already  have  a 
year's  worth  of  plans  thought  up.  It's 
something  I've  wanted  to  do  all  my 
life." 

Since  1965,  Manchester  College— one 
of  the  thirtyfive  different  colleges  af- 
filiated with  Oxford  University— has 


decided  to  open  its  doors  to  a  select 
number  of  American  students  who 
would  like  to  continue  their  education 
abroad. 

According  to  Tapke,  Washington  Col- 
lege has  since  sent  well  over  thirty 
students  for  a  one  year  period  of  study, 
either  as  juniors  or  graduate  students. 
Within  the  past  few  years  Manchester 
has  reserved  three  slots  for  Washington 
College  students  within  five  areas  of 
study.  These  areas  include:  English 
Literature,  British  History,  Music, 
Philosophy  /Religion,  and,  the  most  re- 
cent addition,  Politics. 

"The  three  students  selected,"  said 
Tapke,  "must  be  from  a  mix  of 
students."  The  members  of  the  Com- 
mittee represent  each  of  the  five  study 
areas.  This  year's  members  are  Garry 
Clarke  (Music),  Bennett  Lamond 
(English),  Nathan  Smith(History), 
John  Taylor(Politics)  and  Tapke 
(Philosophy/Religion). 

Tapke  said  that  the  "heart  of  the  ( Ox- 
ford) system"  is  very  different— you 


don't  register  for  courses.  You  have  a 
tutor  for  your  respective  field  of  study, 
and  meet  with  him  or  her  once  a  week 
to  discuss  your  work.  Lectures  too  are 
different,  for  they  are  offered  as 
courses,  but  you  are  not  enrolled.  You 
need  only  to  attend  the  lectures  that  you 
find  helpful  to  your  studies.  The  college 
has  three  terms  per  year,  consisting  of 
eight  weeks  each.  The  first  week,  the 
lectures  are  very  packed,  but  they  start 
to  thin  out  after  the  third  of  fourth 
week.  Tuition  for  next  year  is  2800 
pounds.  But,  Tapke  added  that  students 
must  also  remember  the  expenses  of 
two  six-week  vacations  in  addition  to 
travelling  expenses. 

Tapke  concluded  that  these  selected 
students  get  to  experience  the  tradition 
of  Oxford  in  one  year.  Students  in  the 
past  have  done  varying  degrees  of  work 
at  Oxford— the  oldest  English-speaking 
University,  and  the  "gold  mine"  of 
music,  theatre,  and  the  arts.  The  entire 
experience  is  opened  to  us— the  lec- 
tures, clubs,  and  athletics. 


Sigs  Sponsor  Series 


Towne  Sporting  Goods 


kent  plaza     New  Location! 

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by  Freeman  Dodsworth 
Assistant  Editor 

The  Phi  Sigma  fraternity  has  begun  a 
faculty  lecture  series  this  semester. 
The  series,  which  fraternity-member 
Russ  Schilling  calls  "the  first  of  its 
kind"  on  campus,  is  featuring  teachers 
from  various  departments  speaking  on 
areas  that  they  are  especially  in- 
terested and  qualified  in,  he  said. 

The  series  is  multi-purposed,  ac- 
cording to  Schilling.  "There  is  a  senti- 
ment on  campus  that  fraternities  are 
purely  social  organizations,"  he  said. 
Presently  there  are  six  lectures  sche- 
duled in  the  series,  three  of  which  have 
already  been  given.  The  series  is  of 
benefit  to  the  professors  as  well  as  the 
students,  according  to  Schilling,  who 
said  that  "It  gives  them  a  chance  to  tell 
us  things  that  they  wouldn't  normally 
get  the  chance  to  say." 

Schilling  feels  that  the  lecture  series 
should  be  an  indication  to  other 
organizations  as  to  the  possibilities  of 
extracurricular  programs  of  use  to  the 
campus,  "other  organizations  have 
their  things,"  he  said.  "We  wanted  to  do 
something  for  the  campus.  We  feel  this 
should  be  an  indication  to  others  of 
what  can  be  done." 

Money  for  the  receptions  after  the 
lectures  was  provided  by  the  SGA,  and 


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by  Sally  McAlpine 


Question :  What  do  you  think  of  the  raising  of  Maryland's  drinking  age  from  18  to  21? 


3HH  W:        t 

Jerry  Renlck,  Sophomore,  Peggy    Hoffman,    Sophomore, 

Towson,  MD  Baltimore,  MD 

"I  think  that  If  we  are  old  enough  to  go  "i  think  in  the  long  run  it  will  benefit 

to  war  we  should  be  allowed  to  drink,  everyone;  but  it  will  cause  problems  on 

and  I  thank  God  I  am  over  18."  campus  when  eventually  the  only  peo- 
ple allowed  to  drink  are  seniors." 

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Hugh  Collie,  Sophomore, 
Baltimore,  MD 

'  'I  think  it's  wrong.  If  they  can  draft  you 
at  18,  you  should  be  able  to  drink  at  18." 


Marti  Windsor,  Freshman, 

Salisbury,    MD 
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already  eighteen,  babies. . ." 


LaneBardell,  Junior, 
Alexandria,  VA 

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Linda  Webster.  Junior,  John  Linen, 

Dallas,  TX  Intercourse.PA 

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get  just  as  drunk  off  wine  and  beer  as 

hard  liquor." 


Maria  Vanegas,  Sophomore, 

Medellin,  Colombia 
"I  think  It's  very  good— it  could  prevent 
accidents." 


The  Washington  College  Elm— Friday.  March  19— Page  6 


Crew— Man  Against  Nature,  Man  Against  Erg 


by  Robert  Coale 

Last  fall  the  Washlngon  College  mens 
and  womens  crews  jointly  purchased 
an  ergometer.  Now  that  winter  training 
for  all  rowers  is  In  fall  swing,  the  "ery" 
is  getting  considerable  use.  An 
ergometer  enable  oarsmen  to  practice 
rowing  style,  build  endurance,  and  test 
their  power  output  for  each  stroke, 
without  getting  near  the  water.  But 
what  is  an  ergometer? 

To  anyone  who  Is  not  on  the  crew  It 
looks  like  a  toy,  or  maybe  a  unlcycle 
built  by  a  jokester  who  put  the  seat  on 
upside  down  and  left  off  the  pedals.  To 
the  lacrosse  team  It  Is, "that  rig  down  In 
the  weight  room."  But  to  an  oarsmen  or 
oarswome  oarswoman  It  is  dreadful. 
Sy, you  ask? 

First  of  all  the  crew  coaches  keep  It 
down  In  the  weight  room  locked  in  a 
cage.  They  claim  they  do  that  so  the 
curious  atheletes  not  on  crew  do  not  ac- 
cidentally damage  it  due  to  misuse.  For 
the  crew,  however,  the  fact  that  it  Is 
locked  up  downstairs  uner  the  gym  br- 
ing to  mind  movies  depicting  the  tor- 


ture rooms  of  the  Spanish  Inquisition. 
Furthermore,  the  crew  is  not  sure 
whether  or  not  the  cage  Is  to  keep  the 
curious  out  or  the  towers  In.  All  of  that 
worry  Is  before  you  even  get  on  it. 

A  workout  on  the  ergometer  is  a  race 
against  the  clock.  During  a  four  mile 
"erg  piece"  an  oarsmen  attempts  to 
Improve  upon  his  last  workout's  time. 
As  the  oarsman  "rows,"  pulling  a  chain 
connected  to  a  wheel  with  the  use  of  a 
sliding  sear  seat,  much  like  pulling  on 
oar  while  rowing  in  a  shell,  he  Is  kept 
aware  of  his  stroke  rate  and  elapsed 
time  by  a  teammate.  The  oarsman  row- 
ing keeps  track  of  the  distance  com- 
pleted and  his  power  output  by  means 
of  an  odometer  and  a  speedometer  at- 
tached to  the  erg.  Once  the  "piece,"  or 
workout  is  completed,  on  the  average 
between  six  and  seven  minutes  of  full 
power  rowing,  the  oarsman  can  judge 
by  the  results  whether  or  not  his  power 
and  endurance  have  improved. 

Of  course  rowing  an  "erg  piece"  is 
one  matter,  trying  to  stand  up  after- 
wards is  another.  After  the  four-mile 


workout  is  done  an  oarsman's  legs  feel 
like  rubber,  his  arms  as  hard  as 
golfballs.  his  mouth  like  a  desert,  and 
his  lungs  as  if  Uiey  exploded  at  the  two 
mile  mark. 
So  if  you  have  an  ear  for  a  saa  taie. 


ask  an  oarsman  what  his  last  "erg 
piece"  felt  like. 

Better  yet,  It  you  enjoy  reaching  new 
heights  in  pain,  fatlque,  and  self  abuse, 
join  the  crew. 


Moye  and  Keefe  Chosen 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  Shoremen  basketball  team 
recently  added  another  highlight  to  a 
good  season.  Senior  captain  Joe  Moye 
was  named  to  the  first  team  of  the  MAC 
All-Star  Basketball  team  for  the 
southern  division,  and  sophomore  Tom 
Keefe  received  honorable  mention. 

"I  was  extremely  pleased  with  Joe 


Moye  and  Tom  Keefe's  selection  to  the 
All  Conference  Team,"  said  head 
basketball  coach  Tom  Finnegan.  "Joe 
was  an  outstanding  all-around  per- 
former (or  us  for  four  years,  and  this  is 
a  fitting  tribute  to  him  In  his  senior 
season." 

Tom  Keefe  did  a  good  job  for  the 
team  over  the  last  15  games  of  this  year 
to  finish  as  our  second  leading  scorer 
and  leading  rebounder. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


Navy  Upset,  14-10 


by  Scott  Brewster 

The  Shoremen  have  been  playing 
Navy  in  lacrosse  off  and  on  since  the 
early  1930's.  Last  Wednesday  the  team 
defeated  Navy  for  the  first  time  In 
almost  fifty  years,  with  a  score  of  14  to 
10. 

Coach  Mathews  said  he  felt  that  a 
total  team  effort  was  needed  for  the  vic- 
tory. The  defense  stood  strong  against 
the  Navy  offense,  even  with  the  loss  of 
All-American  defenseman,  Kevin 
O'Conner  early  in  the  first  quarter. 
Although  the  Shoremen  had  trouble 
with  face-offs,  they  controlled  the  tem- 
po of  the  game,  Coach  Mathews  felt 
that  the  Shoremen  took  away  Navy's 
transitional  game  plan  right  from  the 
start. 

Craig  Baker  played  a  fantastic  game 
in  the  goal  with  eighteen  saves.  At  the 
end  of  the  first  half,  the  score  was  eight 
to  six  in  favor  of  the  Shoremen.  This 
score  did  not  reflect  the  superior  play  of 


the  Shoremen.  The  momentum 
remained  in  favor  of  the  team 
throughout  the  second  half.  Navy 
picked  up  a  greater  percentage  of 
ground  balls,  but  the  Shoremen  picked 
up  ground  balls  at  crucial  points 
throughout  the  game.  Navy  had  a  great 
deal  of  trouble  adjusting  their  offense 
when  the  Shoremen  put  six  defensemen 
on  the  field.  The  Shoremen  defense 
thwarted  Navy'soffense  while  on  the 
other  half  of  the  field,  the  Shoremen  of- 
fense outwitted  and  flustered  the 
Navy's  defense. 

Excellent  performances  were  turned 
in  by  several  players.  Peter  Jenkins 
scored  8  goals,  with  two  assists.  Ricky 
Grieves  scored  3  goals,  also  with  two 
assists.  Jeff  Kaufman  had  one  goal,  two 
assists.  Dave  Michalski  and  Walker 
Taylor  each  made  a  goal,  while  Paul 
Hooper  had  four  assists. 

Come  out  and  support  Shoremen 
away  at  St.  Mary's  on  Saturday  and 
then  home  against  Hopkins  on  Tuesday. 


by  Chris  Perry 

Lacrosse  is  back  at  Washington  Col- 
lege! For  the  first  time  in  Washington 
lacrosse  history,  the  Shoremen  took  it 
to  Navy— 14-10  Wednesday  afternoon.  It 
was  the  kind  of  win  you  dream  about.  It 
takes  months  of  planning  and  hard 
work.  Work  that  started  in  September 
with  Fall  Ball,  work  that  includes  7 
a.m.  practices,  hours  of  going  over  and 
over  plays,  defenses,  slides,  fast 
breaks,  hours  of  shots  on  the  goalies 
just  hoping  you  could  beat  a  squad  like 
the  Navy. 

The  defense  was  led  by  Jr.  College 
All-American  Greg  Baker  in  goal. 
"Bakes"  erased  any  memory  of  Timmy 
Hart.  He  lead  a  fired  up  group  that  shut 
down  a  much  more  physical  and 
stronger  Navy  attack  with  good  solid 
fundamental  play.  Throughout  the 
game,  you  could  hear  the  defense,  "I 
got  you  back,"  Here's  your  help,"  and 
"Get  back  in  the  hole."  No  team  in  any 
sport  can  be  successful  without  com- 
munication. 

The  offense  was  led  by  All-American 
Dicky  Grieves.  At  times,  he  put  on  a 
one-man  show  dishing  off  when  doub- 
led, clearing  the  ball  and  getting  the 
ball  behind  to  the  attack.  The  attack 
was  simply  awesome.  Hooper,  Kauff- 


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man  and  Jenkins  were  all  over  the  Mid- 
dies buzzing  shots  all  day.  They  worked 
the  fast  break  for  eight  goals.  The  at- 
tack along  with  the  first  midfield  of 
Mahowski,  Bacon  and  Grieves  caused 
problems  throughout  the  game  for 
Navy. 

You  can  go  on  forever  about  a  game 
like  this  one.  To  me,  statistics  mean 
nothing  because  It  was  sucb  a  team  ef- 
fort. We  saw  a  young  defense  rally  after 
Capt  Kevin  O'Connor  was  knocked  out 
In  the  first  period.  We  started  to  see  the 
emergence  of  a  solid  second  midfield. 
We  saw  the  special  defense  of  six 
defensemen  shut  down  the  Navy  attack. 
The  confidence  was  there;  even  before 
the  game  Joe  Clark  said  to  me,  "We  are 
going  to  beat  them  by  four!"  And  he 
was  right. 

For  Brian  Mathews  and  the  other 
coaches,  it  has  got  to  be  the  biggest  win 
in  their  coaching  career.  The  fans  that 
were  there  were  treated  to  a  great 
game  that  they  will  remember  for  a 
long  time  to  come. 

Before  vacation,  the  intramural  soc- 
cer finals  were  played  with  the  defen- 
ding champions,  "The  Fog"  defeating 
the  Faculty  5-4.  The  Faculty-Coaches 
pulled  even  at  4-4  in  the  final  period 
before  Fred  Dauch  scored  with  a 
minute  and  a  half  left.  "The  Fog"  has 
won  25  out  of  26  games  over  the  past  two 
years,  while  the  coaches  lost  for  a  third 
strarght  year  in  the  finals. 

The  baseball  team  returned  from  the 
break  in  Florida  early  this  week.  They 
got  some  good  work  in  the  warm 
weather.  They  played  seven  games 
against  such  schools  as  Shippmensburg 
from  Pennsylvania  and  Carson-New- 
man University  and  Belmont  College 
from  Tennessee.  They  returned  with  a 
respectable  3-4  record.  Some  of  the 
highlights,  besides  Club  Juana  and  Jim 
Corey's  grandslam,  were  Peter  Morgan 
behind  the  plate,  v  trice  Gaisor  at  third 
and  Greg  Dargon  on  the  mound  with  a 
2-0  record.  The  Shoremen  continue 
their  five-game  homestand  tomorrow 
against  Swarthmore  starting  at  one 
o'clock. 

After  the  short  vacation,  Al  McGuire 
se.it  our  staff  the  latest  intramural 
basketball  poll.  Fins  Men  grabbed  top 
spot  with  a  13-0  record.  They  defeated 
the  Thetas  in  triple  over  time  by  one 
point,  dropping  the  Thetas  to  second. 
The  Sleepers  held  onto  the  3  spot  while 
the  faculty  stayed  at  H.  After  watching 
the  Fins  Men  Faculty  game  the  drama 
department  should  be  proud  of  the 
award  winning  performance  of  their 
colleagues  when  they  tried  to  draw  the 
foul.  The  refs  didn't  buy  it. 

Pick  of  the  Week:  With  the  NCAA 
playoffs  going  on,  I  can  not  help  but 
pick  my  favorites.  I  have  to  go  with  Pat 
Ewing  and  Georgetown  to  win  it  all  In 
New  Orleans.  The  upset  of  the  week 
could  be  Memphis  State  over  North 
Carolina.  If  the  Tarheels  pull  it  out, 
they'll  be  there  for  the  final  four.  The 
dark  horse,  Alabama-Birmingham. 


Baseball 


The  Waahingtop  College  Elm-Friday,  March  18-Pa^  f 


Shoremen  Come  North  Confident 


by  Ashley  Ramapuram 
Shoreman  baseball  returned  confi- 
dent but  exhausted  from  seven  games 
played  In  five  days  of  workouts  in  San- 
ford,  Florida.  The  team  Is  talented  and 
I  expect  many  Shoreman  victories  this 
season.  As  co-manager  with  Ellie 
Rayburn  and  Andrea  Grabosky,  I 
predict  an  excellent  season  with  great 
playoff  hopes. 

While  South,  our  team  improved  their 
skills  in  the  five  days  of  sunshine.  The 
stronger  hitting  was  exhibited  by  Vlnce 
Gasior,  Fran  Lucia,  Tim  Fagan,  Pete 
Morgan,  and  Matt  Burke.  The 
Shoremen  were  hampered  by  injuries 
to  outfielders  Tom  Clancy  and  V.J. 
FUliben,  which  were  received  while 
hustling  for  baseballs.  The  strongest 
pitching  performances  were  shown  by 
Greg  Dargan,  Tim  Fagan,  and  Tom 
Davis.  Paul  Eckert,  Jim  Corey,  Jim 
"Worm"  Miller,  and  Carlo  Mirabelll 
also  showed  their  effectiveness  on  the 
mound.  The  outfield  of  BUI  McCain,  Pat 
Jones,  Tim  Fagan,  Kevin  Beard,  Mark 
Faloni,  and  Steve  Woods  gave  a  good 
performance.  Glenn  Gillis  hit  the  ball 


well  and  was  used  mostly  as  the 
designated  hitter.  The  infield  began  to 
function  as  a  unit  In  Florida  with  Vince 
Gasior  at  third,  Matt  Burke  at  short 
stop,  Fran  Lucia  at  second,  Bill  Gerwlg 
at  first,  and  the  forceful  Pete  Morgan 
as  catcher.  The  team  is  starting  to  Jelli; 
look  for  good  things  this  season.  Our  in- 
field will  be  a  strong  support  to  the 
team. 

We  travelled  to  Salisbury  State  Col- 
lege tor  a  game  on  Tuesday.  Un- 
fortunately the  game  was  called  off  due 
to  a  heavy  downpour  during  the  first  in- 
ning. Yesterday  Paul  Eckert  pitched 
against  Southern  Connecticut  State. 
The  results  of  that  game  will  be 
published  next  week.  Tomorrow,  Satur- 
day March  20,  Tim  Fagan  and  Greg 
Dargan  will  pitch  a  conference  double- 
header  against  Swarthmore  starting  at 
one  o'clock  In  the  afternoon. 

At  the  game,  you  will  see  many  new 
faces.  One  of  our  rookies  this  season  is 
Sophomore  Mike  Shwed.  He  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  teams  best  new  pro- 
spects for  this  season.  He  will  greatly 
add  to  our  offensive  power  due  to  his 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athlete  Is  the 
first  this  season  from  the  mighty 
Shoremen  lacrosse  team,  Junior  Jeff 
Kaufman  from  Towson,  Maryland. 
Kaufman  began  playing  lacrosse  while 
In  the  third  grade  at  Cathedral  School 
and  continued  playing  there  through 
eighth  grade.  He  then  attended  Loyola 
High  School  and  played  for  the  school 
team  all  four  years. 

Kaufman  decided  to  attend  WC  be- 
cause he  was  interested  "in  the  good 
reputation  of  lacrosse,"  and  he  liked 
the  fact  that  it  was  a  small  liberal  arts 
school. 

He  felt  "a  little  intimidated  at  first" 


when  he  began  playing  for  WC  as  a 
freshman,  but  he  still  obtained  a  start- 
ing position.  Half  of  the  games  during 
his  first  season  were  cancelled  due  to  a 
measles  epidemic,  so  his  on-field  ex- 
perience was  cut  short.  He  kept  his 
starting  position  of  attack  last  year  and 
has  continued  so  far  this  season  to  do  an 
outstanding  job. 

Kaufman  feels  very  good  about  this 
year's  team.  "We  all  work  together  as  a 
team,  "  he  said.  "If  one  person  stands 
out  it's  because  of  the  hard  work  of 
everybody  else." 

As  for  the  season,  he  is  very  op- 
timistic. "We  can  go  a  long  way,"  he 
said,  "but  we  have  to  prove  it  on  the 
field  first.  We  can't  be  all  talk." 


Budweiser* 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


WASHlKGTOlf 

V  '  If*  k 

JeffKau/mann 


J.C.  DODD 
DIST.  CO. 

EASTON,  MARYLAND 


consistantly  strong  contact  with  the 
ball.  When  asked  how  the  team  looks 
this  year,  Mike  said,  "The  defense 
looks  very  promising,  and  the  strong 
bats  In  the  well  rounded  lineup  will  pro- 
vide us  with  agresslve  offense,  which  Is 
necessary  for  a  winning  season." 

Sophomore  Matt  Burke  Is  expected  to 
strengthen  the  Shoremen  defense  at 
shortstop.  Coupled  with  the  return  of 
Vince  Gasior  at  third,  Fran  Lucia  at  se- 
cond, Bill  Gerwig  at  first,  and  the  addi- 


tion of  Pete  Morgan  as  catcher,  our  In- 
field should  be  strong  defensively. 
When  I  questioned  Matt  about  his 
thoughts  for  the  season,  he  said,  "The 
faot  that  the  team  did  not  have  a  winn- 
ing season  last  year  will  help  us  this 
year,  because  teams  in  the  conference 
will  take  us  lightly."  Matt  Is  the 
Shoremen's  leadoff  hitter  and  expects 
to  get  on  base  and  be  knocked  In  by 
fellow  "Colt"  Pete  Morgan.  Come  out 
and  support  your  team  this  season. 


Softball  and  Tennis 
Begin  Season 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

Tennis  and  softball  seasons  begin  this 
week  for  the  women's  athletics.  The 
tennis  team  opens  their  season  with  a 
home  scrimmage  against  Navy  this 
weekend  while  the  softball  team  will 
travel  to  Notre  Dame  for  their  season 
opener  Saturday. 

With  eight  players  on  the  tennis  team 
this  season,  coach  Penny  Fall  feels  that 
this  will  be  a  learning  year.  "They 
seem  fairly  enthusiastic,"  she  said, 
"but  we  may  have  to  work  very  hard  at 
keeping  morale  up." 

Returning  to  this  year's  squad  are 
Bria  Beckman,  Karen  Morgan,  and 
Chris  Rayborn.  "They  played  well  at 
the  lower  end  of  the  ladder  last  year," 
commented  Fall,  "but  they'll  have  to 
move  up  this  season." 

"If  the  team  gives  100%,"  she  added, 
"we  have  a  good  opportunity  to  build 
for  future  years."  New  to  the  squad  are 
Laura  Pearson,  Kathy  Banyas,  Step- 
hanie Crockett,  Robin  Albright,  and 
Fanny  Hobba. 


The  softball  team,  on  the  other  hand, 
has  a  lot  of  experience  and  power  on  Its 
side.  "If  they  stay  healthy,  If  they  keep 
the  good  attitude  they've  been  exhibit- 
ing, and  If  we  get  a  chance  to  practice 
and  to  put  things  together,  I  feel  they 
have  a  chance  to  do  pretty  well,"  said 
Fall. 

Fall  feels  that,  position  for  position, 
the  team  has  very  few  weaknesses  in 
terms  of  potential.  "Although  the  team 
has  a  difficult  schedule,"  she  added, 
"there  is  no  one  on  it  that  if  given  the 
opportunity,  we  can't  beat." 

The  team  will  be  "anchored"  by  MAC 
Southern  conference  AllStar  catcher 
Ann  Most  as  captain  and  short  stop 
Cathy  Hoffman  as  co-captain.  Christina 
Ragonesi  at  first  base,  Anne  Plumer  at 
second,  and  Lorraine  Sexton  or 
Maureen  Murray  at  third  constitute 
what  Fall  feels  will  be  a  strong  infield. 

The  outfield  will  consist  of  Sara 
Wright,  Jenny  Bradley,  and  Lisa  Laird. 
Freshman  Kelly  Cupka  Is  the  team's 
starting  pitcher,  and  has  shown  much 
promise  during  the  pre-season  prac- 
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The  Third  Century 
Drive-Is  it  Enough? 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

There  are  differing  views  in  the  ad- 
ministration as  to  the  progress  of  the 
College's  Third  Century  endowment 
drive.  Although  all  sources  agree  on  ac- 
tual figures  for  the  fund,  opinions  on  the 
progress  vary  widely. 

According  to  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations 
George  Hayward,  the  Third  Century 
Drive  has  stalled.  "We  have  about  4.5 
million  dollars  pledged,  about  two 
thirds  of  which  has  actually  been  paid. 
There  are  others  promised,  however, 
some  of  them  quite  large.  I  think  we 
have  fallen  behind,  though."  Hayward, 
who  cited  late  president  Joseph 
McLain's  health  as  one  reason  for  the 
slow  down,  said  that,  "we've  done  well 
under  the  circumstances.  Having  a  per- 
manent president  in  place  will  make  a 
big  difference." 

Hayward  said  that  the  projected  10.2 
million  dollars  will  not  go  as  far  as  it 
was  projected  to  in  1976  when  the  drive 
was  planned.  He  cited  inflation  as  a  ma- 
jor factor  in  the  devaluation  of  the 
amount,  but  said  the  sum  "will  help  us 
enter  our  third  century  with  our  head 
above  water."  He  called  the  9.1  million 
dollar  endowment  that  the  College  had 
at  the  beginning  of  the  academic  year, 
"embarrassingly  modest  for  a  school 
our  age." 

Right  now,  according  to  Hayward, 
the  College  is  "tuition  dependant".  This 
means  that  instead  of  putting  money 
from  tuition  into  the  principal  of  the  en- 
dowment, the  College  depends  on  it  for 
the  function  of  the  institution.  "The 
budgets  have  been  balanced  at  the  ex- 
pense of  other  things,"  he  said,. "like 
faculty  salaries,  the  maintanance  of  the 
physical  plant,  and  the  size  of  the 
staff." 

Phillip  Wingate,  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  who 
announced  the  drive  at  the  Spring  Con- 
vocation in  1979,  felt  differently.  "We 
haven't  stalled  at  all,"  he  said.  "In  fact, 
we  are  moving  quite  well." 

Wingate  said  that  by  June  of  1984, 
when  the  drive  is  planned  to  finish,  he 


expects  to  have  between  eight  million 
dollars  and  the  projected  amount  (10.2 
million)  in  hand.  "We  have  set  our 
sights  deliberately  high,"  he  said.  "If 
we  don't  make  the  full  10.2  million,  then 
I  don't  think  it  will  be  too  disappoin- 
ting." 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  said 
that  his  position  with  the  fund  has  been 
an  awkward  one.  "I've  been  in  a  rather 
unique  position  this  year.  Early  in  the 
year  when  I  took  over,  I  was  told  by  a 
member  of  the  Board  that  I  should  not 
have  that  much  to  do  with  it.  So  it's 
always  been  a  bit  of  a  mystery  to  me 
what's  going  on  with  the  campaign." 

He  stated,  however,  that  he  felt  the 
appointment  of  Douglass  Cater  as  new 
president  would  help  the  campaign. 


The  game  against  Hopkins  was  hard  for  the  Shoremen  from  the  first  face-off 

to  thfi  Hnal  horn Photo  bv  Ted  Mathtn« 


Sarbanes  Works  Against  Cuts 


Senator  Paul  S.  Sarbanes  has  joined 
with  other  Senators  in  sending  a  letter 
to  President  Reagan  strongly  urging 
that  he  reconsider  his  proposed  cuts  in 
student  assistance  programs.  The  let- 
ter states  that,  "the  proposed  cuts 
would  seriously  reduce  the  chances  for 
millions  of  students  to  receive  a  college 
education,  and  the  American  promise 
of  equal  opportunity  regardless  of  in- 
come would  be  undercut  considerably." 

Sarbanes  voted  against  the  ad- 
ministration's reduction  in  the  Pell 
Grant  program  and  the  Guaranteed 
Student  Loan  program  last  year  and 
calls  this  year's  additional  cuts  a 
serious  threat  to  a  package  of  aid  that 
has  been  carefully  assembled  and  has 
made  It  possible  for  our  nation  to  res- 
pond to  the  financial  needs  of  families 
and  students  in  our  country  seeking  a 
college  education.  The  education 
package  goes  to  the  basic  concept  of  op- 
portunity In  our  society. 

Senator  Sarbanes  is  also  co-sponsor- 
ing a  Senate  Resolution  opposing  the 
administration's  changes  in  the 
Guaranteed  Student  Loan  program  that 
would  eliminate  graduate  and  profes- 


White  and  Smith  Voted 
"Most  Preppy" 


sional  students  from  borrowing  through 
the  Guaranteed  Student  Loan  program 
to  finance  their  education.  One-half  of 
the  professional  students  depend  on  the 
Guaranteed  Student  Loan  program. 
"What  is  at  issue  is  whether  the  nation 
is  going  to  realize  the  enormous  poten- 
tial that  exists  In  this  country  for  the 
development  of  our  human  resources," 
the  Senator  stated. 

In  addition  to  the  President's  recom- 
mended cuts  in  the  Guaranteed  Student 
Loan  program,  the  Pell  Grant,  the  Col- 
lege Work  Study  Program,  and  the  Sup- 
plemental Education  Opportunity 
Grants,  many  seniors  in  high  school  are 
also  finding  out  that  their  Social  Securi- 
ty benefits  have  been  terminated.  In 
testimony  to  the  Ways  and  Means  Com- 
mittee in  February,  Senator  Sarbanes 
calls  the  administration's  termination 
of  this  program  unfair  and  unwise  and 
states  that,  "many  of  our  students  will 
lose  the  opportunity  to  receive  an 
education-a  prospect  that  will  affect 
their  entire  lives  and  also  the  ability  of 
our  nation  to  ensure  an  educated 
citizenry." 

The  letter  to  the  President,  signed  by 
23  reactors,  reads  as  follows : 

"We  urgently  request  that  you  recon- 
sider your  proposal  for  further  cuts  in 
the  federal  programs  of  student  finan- 
cial aid.  These  programs  assisted  4 
million  of  our  over  12  million  postsecon- 
dary  students  last  year,  many  of  whom 


would  not  otherwise  have  been  able  to 
attend  college. 

"The  basic  policy  of  focusing  federal 
student  financial  aid  on  the  "truly 
needy"  will  most  severely  affect 
middle-income  families  and  private 
postsecondary  institutions.  Low-  in- 
come students  will  also  suffer  from  In- 
creased competition  for  the  remaining, 
more  limited  federal  funds.  Further 
restrictions  on  the  eligibility  for  Pell 
grants  could  further  Increase  demand 
for  Guaranteed  Student  Loans  from 
mlddleincome  and  lower-income 
students. 

"The  proposed  cuts  would  seriously 
reduce  the  chances  for  millions  of 
students  to  receive  a  college  education. 
The  American  promise  of  equal  op- 
portunity regardless  of  income  would 
be  undercut  considerably.  The  equity  in 
postsecondary  educational  op- 
portunities would  fade.  The  federal  stu- 
dent financial  aid  program  is  an  invest- 
ment in  America's  future  and  in  our 
most  important  resource,  our  children. 

"One  additional  Item  which  has 
received  little  attention  is  the  threat  to 
hundreds  of  small,  financially  strapped 
colleges.  Many  face  bankruptcy  even 
without  this  impending  loss. 

"We  strongly  recommend  that  the 
student  financial  aid  program  be 
funded  at  the  FY  1982  revised  budget 
level,  and  that  the  proposed  changes  be 
rescinded." 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

Juniors  Ginny  White  and  Todd  Smith 
were  voted  the  most  "preppy"  students 
on  campus  in  a  Student  Government 
poll  taken  last  Wednesday.  In  the  same 
Poll,  Senior  Kara  Beal  and  Junior 
Romie  Robinson  were  voted  the  least 
preppy  students. 

When  asked  what  he  thought  of  being 
chosen  most  preppy,  Smith  said,  "I 
think  it  sucks.  Scott  Hansen  and  I  were 
engaged  in  a  battle  of  ballot-stuffing. 
He  must  have  stuffed  more  than  I  did." 
White  said  that  she  thought  it  was 
"fine,"  and  that  people  told  her  she  was 
a  likely  candidate  for  the  award.  She 


added  that  she  guessed  she  "stands  out 
in  a  crowd,"  and  that  she  didn't  vote. 
When  told  that  she  was  chosen  least 
preppy,  Kara  Beal  said  that  the  vote 
proved  "there  is  at  least  some  lustfce 
left  in  the  world." 

The  SGA  survey  was  held  with  an 
ulterior  motive;  the  money  raised  from 
the  25*  votes,  a  total  of  $86.91,  is  to 
benefit  the  Maryland  Chapter  of  the  Na- 
tional Multiple  Sclerosis  Society. 

Multiple  Sclerosis,  a 
disease  of  the  brain  and  spinal  cord,  in- 
terferes with  the  brain's  ability  to  con- 
trol such  functions  as  seeing,  walking, 
and  talking.  It  is  a  common  disease,  un- 
preventable  and  Incurable  as  yet,  and  it 
often  strikes  young  adults  In  their  20 '  s . 


Two  Fined  in  SJB  Trial 


by  Jane  Ma wson 
Two  students  were  found  guilty  of 
disruptive  behavior  and  disturbing 
Kent  house  residents  in  a  Monday  even- 
ing SJB  trial.  The  incident  which  took 
place  Thursday,  March  Sth  at  approx- 
imately 3:30  am  on  first  floor  Kent  in- 
volved students  Jim  Macintyre  and 
Brian  Melany  and  two  RA's.  According 
to  witnesses,  what  started  out  as  a  sim- 
ple warning  by  one  RA  to  turn  music 
down,  turned  into  a  two  hour  heated 
argument  in  the  lobby  of  first  floor  Kent 
bouse.  The  defendants  became  verbally 
abusive  when  asked  to  disperse,  they 


said,  and  the  event  became  a  puouc 
spectacle  when  certain  fraternity 
members  became  involved.  It  was  felt 
a  decline  In  respect  for  resident  assis- 
tant authority  followed. 

Both  students  acknowledged  their  ac- 
tions and  pleaded  guilty  to  the  charges. 
After  a  thirty  minute  deliberation  by 
the  jury,  Macintyre  received  a  verbal 
warning  and  a  $15  fine  and  Melany 
received  disciplinary  probation  until 
the  end  of  the  next  semester,  plus  a  $25 
fine.  Written  apologies  to  both  RA's  in- 
volved and  a  meeting  with  Dean  Maxey 
were  decided  upon. 


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A    Statement  of  Policy 


During  the  course  of  the  year  some  of  our  readers  have  ex- 
pressed a  desire  to  see  more  articles  in  this  paper  about  subjects 
currently  making  national,  and  even  international,  news.  Other 
readers,  interested  in  the  same  issues,  have  commented  on  the 
advertisements  we  have  printed,  and  have  implied  that  we  are 
making  a  political  statement  by  printing  some  of  the  ones  that 
we  do. 

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politically-minded  that  we  do  not  depend  on  our  advertising 
revenue  to  pay  for  publication. 

Regarding  the  point  about  national  news  articles,  we  see  the 
College  newspaper,  with  its  limited  budget  and  circulation,  as  a 
specialized  publication.  We  print  articles  pertaining  to  the  Col- 
lege community,  which  may  include  subjects  as  diverse  as  the 
Baltimore  theatre  and  students'  hobbies.  The  College  communi- 
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include  articles  about  such  things  as  Senate  decisions  on  finan- 
cial aid  for  college  students.  It  would  be  as  inappropriate  for  us 
to  give  space  to  national  news  which  does  not  directly  affect  the 
College,  however,  as  it  would  be  for  us,  say,  to  publish  an  article 
on  industrial  steam  turbine  meters.  There  are  other  newspapers, 
daily  ones,  wider  in  scope,  that  are  available  on  campus  for  those 
concerned  with  the  world  outside  of  Chestertown. 

All  of  this  may  be  simple  enough  for  some.  But  there  are 
others,  even  here,  at  a  relatively  quiet  campus,  who  feel  that  a 
newspaper  is,  first  and  foremost,  a  forum  for  political  discus- 
sion. 

We  disagree.  We  feel  that  the  purpose  of  a  newspaper  is  to 
serve  as  a  means  of  communication  within  a  community.  It  is 
true  that  any  communication  at  all,  any  word,  gesture,  or  sym- 
bol, is  subjective,  and  therefore  expresses  a  particular  view- 
point. But  we  believe  that  a  newspaper's  obligation  is  to  present 
news  in  as  unbiased  a  light  as  is  possible.  Ideally,  newspapers 
should  be,  for  the  most  part,  objective. 

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first  editor  of  the  first  newspaper  realized  that  Dhe  was  in  a  posi- 
tion of  power,  and  2)  people  do  not  always  react  passively  to 
what  they  read.  So  newspapers  have  editorials,  and  people  write 
letters  to  editors,  so  that  their  views  can  be  heard.  Unfortunate- 
ly, everything  gets  more  complicated  with  sports  stories,  in 
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of  a  rooter  for  the  home  team,  and  with  feature  stories,  which 
often,  in  the  name  of  "human  interest,"  are  written  to  make  a 
certain  impression. 

It  is  a  difficult  job,  trying  to  inform  without  prejudicing.  Dur- 
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which  he  has  an  editor  say,  '"I  tell  you  I  have  been  in  the 
editorial  business  going  on  fourteen  years,  and  it  is  the  first  time 
I  ever  heard  of  a  man's  having  to  know  anything  in  order  to  edit  a 
newspaper.'" 

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Taking  A  Look  Outside 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

In  a  recent  editorial  in  The  Elm  it  was 
said  that  a  liberal  arts  education  may 
help  you  have  a  happy  life.  There 
doesn't  seem  to  be  anything  wrong  with 
that.  It's  not  a  bad  goal.  And 
Washington  College  seems  to  be  as  good 
a  place  as  any  to  seek  happiness.  If  that 
is  what  you  are  looking  for.  Here  at 
Washington  College,  we  are  provided 
(for  our  upwards  of  seven  thousand 
dollars  per  annum,  as  of  next  fall)  with 
the  highest  rating  of  insulation  against 
the  rude  blasts  of  the  world  at  large. 

Tomorrow,  in  Washington,  D.C., 
there  is  going  to  be  a  march  in  protest 
of  American  intervention  in  El  Salva- 
dor. This  march  represents  some  of  the 
most  chilling  and  destructive  of  these 
blasts,  and  yet  their  force  barely  seems 
to  reach  us  here  on  the  sunny  Eastern 
Shore.  We  are  safe.  All  we  have  to 
worry  about  is  our  ephemeral  swimm- 
ing pool,  and  who  will  win  the  most 
preppy  contest. 

But  the  plain  fact  of  the  matter  is  that 
there  are  forces  in  the  world  other  than 
ourselves,  and  as  much  as  we  would 
like  to  forget  them,  they  won't  forget 
us.  All  it  takes  is  one  step  off  campus  to 
realize  that  there  is  suffering  in  the 
world.  A  walk  by  the  Uptown  Club  will 
give  a  glimpse  of  that.  So  will  a  turn 
through  the  unemployment  line.  But 
none  of  the  suffering  that  we  can  im- 
agine can  come  close  to  that  of  the 
haunted  innocents  in  Central  America. 

To  talk  of  politics  at  Washington  Col- 


lege is  to  be  branded  as  bad  company  at 
meals.  It  is  not  something  that  is  done 
in  polite  company.  People  get  uncom- 
fortable. So  it  is  restricted  to  a  relative- 
ly small  group  of  teachers,  and  students 
(most  of  whom  major  in  the  subject). 
There  is  little  interest  in  learning  about 
the  developments  that  daily  change  the 
destiny  of  the  world,  even  our  world, 
here  on  one  hundred  and  forty  acres  of 
prime  and  peaceful  farm  land  on  the 
Historic  Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland. 

Facts  about  death  tolls  and  atrocities 
have  little  meaning  here.  They  cannot 
readily  be  imagined.  But  with  the  war 
in  El  Salvador,  and  the  intervention  of 
America  in  that  war,  the  reality  of 
those  tolls  rings  closer  and  closer  to  us, 
It  may  not  mean  anything  to  you  or  me 
when  we  hear  that  the  death  toll  in  El 
Salvador  has  more  than  doubled  since 
1980.  But  when  we  hear  President 
Reagan  emphatically  reiterate  that  he 
doesn't  think  American  forces  will  have 
to  be  sent  there,  some  small  trace  of  a 
doubt  must  cross  our  minds.  We  are 
registered.  We  will  go,  if  we're  told. 

Yes,  we  can  be  happy  here.  But  if  be- 
ing happy  means  turning  our  backs  on 
the  realities  of  the  world,  then  the 
education  we  receive  here  becomes 
somewhat  superfluous.  They  say  a 
liberal  arts  education  teaches  you 
about  life,  Have  we  spent  four  years  of 
our  lives  learning  in  order  to  inten- 
tionally draw  a  wall  between  ourselves 
and  the  very  subject  of  our  learning? 

We  owe  it  to  ourselves  to  at  least  look 
at  what  is  happening,  and  not  let  our- 
selves be  misrepresented. 


Standing  Up  for  Freedom  of  Speech 


Posted  across  the  campus  this  past 
week  have  been  leaflets  protesting  U.  S. 
Involvement  in  El  Salvador.  Unfortun- 
ately, as  soon  as  these  signs  are  posted 
someone  comes  along  and  tears  them 
down.  The  Bill  of  Rights  guarantees 
freedom    of   speech.    Would   the    in 


dividual (s)  responsible  for  this 
unAmerlcan  activity  of  attempting  to 
suppress  other  people's  freedom  of 
speech  please  refrain  from  future 
fascist-type  activities  of  this  kind? 

Cordially, 

Jeff  Lucas 


Freedom  of  speech  is  an  essential 
fiber  in  our  political  system.  I  was 
sorry  to  see  that  on  the  campus  of  a 
Liberal  Arts  Institution  someone  was 
ripping  down  El  Salvador  demonstra- 
tion signs  as  fast  as  they  were  being  put 


up.  Would  our  resident  Army  Reservist 
please  refrain  from  such  radical 
behavior? 

Thank  you 
Christopher  Beach 


Happy  Birthday,  Mom 


A  Film  Review 


Tht  Washington  CoUew  Elm-Frld»y,  Mtreh  X-Pta  3 


DePalma:  Not  Just  A  Pretty  "Psycho" 


by  Lori  Murphy 

It  takes  a  bad  Imitation  to  make  one 
appreciate  a  good  thing.  Like  seeing 
Brian  DePalma's  Dressed  to  Kill  as 
half  of  a  double  feature,  when  the  other 
half  is  Alfred  Hitchcock's  Psycho.  One 
is  only  too  aware  of  Hitchcock's  subtle 
mastery  that  inspires  a  terror  real 
enough  to  taste,  In  contrast  to 
DePalma's  visual  assault  stuffed  Into 
astoryline  and  dialogue  vacant  enough 
to  insult  anyone  of  normal  intelligence. 
It  is  nothing  short  of  anti-climactic  to 
sit  on  the  edge  of  one's  seat  with  a  spine 
tense  as  a  piano  wire,  while  the  filmic 
genius  of  Hitchcock  plays  a  suspenseful 
composition  on  one's  nervous  system, 
only  to  have  that  followed  by  DePalma 
splashing  blood  around  an  elevator  like 
a  monkey  throwing  paint  and  slicing 
weak  symbolism  into  his  audience  with 
a  blade  as  deadly  as  his  psychotic's 
gleaming  razor. 

Not  only  does  Brian  DePlama  cine- 
matically  'rape'  his  audience,  he  com- 
mits this  act  during  a  technicolor 
Hollywood  orgy  of  a  film,  complete  with 
garfish  sets  right  out  of  bad  Italian 
comedies,  a  camera  with  swirling  ver- 
tigo, vulgar  sex  scenes  and  a  ridiculous 
split-screen  technique,  which  is  not  only 


a  device  that  was  burled  with  Berkley, 
it  is  also  an  overworked,  poorly-used 
technique.  Certainly  no  one  in  the  au- 
dience believes  that  the  brain  divides 
when  a  thought  occurs;  just  as  no  one 
particularly  cares  or  wants  to 
remember  that  Angle  Dickinson  left 
her  panties  in  the  taxicab.  All  DePalma 
hopes  to  do  Is  titilate  petty  minds  with 
the  thought  that  the  poor  woman  was 
split  open  (like  his  screen,  how  ob- 
vious!) while  devoid  of  undies. 

Hitchcock,  on  the  other  hand,  has  no 
need  to  create  such  a  sordid  scenario 
capable  of  housing  venereal  diseases, 
whores  and  transexuals,  becuase  his 
characters  are  not  the  sort  of  people  to 
traffic  with  such  low-lifes.  Instead,  his 
characters  are  basically  good  people 
forced  Into  an  evil  situation  by  fate  and 
circumstances.  Even  if  Marion  is  a 
thief,  one  cannot  help  but  feel  sym- 
pathetic toward  her. 

The  world  of  the  Bates  Motel,  into 
which  these  characters  are  unwittingly 
drawn,  is  not  perverse  at  all,  but 
rather,  macabre.  While  Norman's  stuf- 
fed birds  do  indeed  have  sexual  con- 
notations, they  more  importantly 
create  a  Gothic,  surreal  interior,  easily 
paralelled  to  the  time-warp  decor  of  the 
house.  Staying  at  the  Bates  Motel  is  like 


Demanding  an  End  to  the  Madness 


The  time  has  come  to  rise  up  and  de- 
mand an  end  to  the  madness.  A  move- 
ment Is  spreading  across  this  land,  and 
throughout  Western  Europe.  The  peo- 
ple are  petitioning  their  leaders  to  bring 
a  halt  to  the  suicidal  nuclear  arms  race. 
The  cries  heard  around  the  world  are  of 
a  tired  and  frightened  people  who  are 
no  longer  willing  to  allow  themselves  to 
be  held  hostage  by  the  merciless  power 
of  the  nuclear  warhead. 

Now  I  might  be  called  by  some  a 
weak-kneed  bleeding-heart,  unwilling 
or  unable  to  face  the  realities  of  the  real 
world.  Of  course  it  should  be  noted  that, 
the  express  purpose  of  a  nuclear 
weapon  Is  to  help  destroy  the  very 
world  that  some  would  have  me  face. 
Those  of  my  generation,  who  com- 
placently accept  the  ever-present 
specter  of  nuclear  holocaust,  have 
nothing  on  which  to  base  a  judgement. 
As  hell  exists  In  the  mind  only,  so  too, 
for  studenU  here  now,  does  the  fear  of 
that  October  long  ago,  the  constant 
blasting  and  testing,  and  the  tragic 
"bomb  babies"  who  came  to  have  their 
faces  that  this  country  took  from  them 
rebuilt.  We  lightly  call  it  a  push  button 
war,  but  it  is  not  so  simple,  for  we  would 
be  its  victims. 

If  a  one-megaton  bomb  (a  very 
average  device  in  today's  arsenals 
which  contain  "city  busters"  of  25  and 
50  megatons)  were  detonated  over  Mid- 
dle Hall,  every  human  being  and  every 
structure  in  the  immediate  vicinity 
would  be  instantly  vaporized.  No  one  in 
Cbestertown  would  have  the  slightest 
pause  between  their  activities  at  that 
moment  and  oblivion.  The  campus,  the 
hospital,  and  much  of  the  town  would 
disappear  into  a  huge  moonlike  crater. 
Within  a  three  mile  radius,  extending  to 
Rolph's  Whart,  the  bowling  alley, 
Langford  Acres,  and  Piney  Grove,  con- 
crete buildings  would  be  destroyed  and 
most  human  beings  killed  from  three 
hundred  mile  an  hour  winds  and  air 
pressure  of  ten  pounds  per  square  inch. 
Lungs  would  collapse  and  ear  drums 
burst.  Thermal  radiation  would  cause 
the  spontaneous  ignition  of  clothing  and 
household  combustibles  In  a  radius  of 
five  miles,  including  Pomona,  Mlelitoa, 
and  Urieville  Communitv  Lake.  The 


fires  produced  would  create  a  huge  fire 
storm  enveloping  everything  In  a 
radius  that  extends  to  the  outskirts  of 
Churchill.  Nine  miles  away  from  Mid- 
dle Hall,  at  Cliff  City,  Tolchester,  a  mile 
into  the  Bay  at  Great  Oaks,  and  just 
outside  of  CentervlUe,  frame  buildings 
would  be  destroyed  or  severly  damaged 
while  anyone  outside  and  exposed 
would  receive  second  degree  burns.  In 
less  than  one  second,  an  entire  county 
and  part  of  another,  places  that  man 
has  taken  over  two  centuries  to  settle, 
cultivate,  and  develop,  would  be 
destroyed.  If  Chestertown  were  spared 
from  a  direct  strike,  a  surface  detona- 
tion In  Washington  or  Baltimore,  would 
spread  a  deadly  cloud  of  radiation 
across  most  of  the  Eastern  Shore  and 
far  Into  the  Atlantic.  Escape,  in  such  a 
war,  Is  a  hopeless  proposition. 

We  have  a  particular  responsibility 
as  members  of  the  first  generation  of 
the  nuclear  age.  We  know  the 
helplessness  of  receiving  this  hideous 
legacy.  We  cannot  be  so  blatantly 
selfish  as  to  contrltley  wait,  and  then 
pass  the  greater  burden  on  to  our 
children,  for  as  we  falter  In  our  resolve 
to  stop  this  madness,  the  odds  fall  on 
the  side  of  the  "unthinkable."  We  must 
face  reality.  Even  now,  our  gifted 
strategists  are  thinking  the  unthinkable 
in  terms  of  limited  war.  It  is  pure  farce 
to  consider  the  loss  of  a  mere  10  or  20 
million  human  beings  as  acceptable. 

Consider  yourself  as  a  "lucky"  sur- 
vivor in  a  nuclear  conflict.  Consider 
having  watched  the  first  casualties  die 
due  to  the  lack  of  medical  facilities; 
watching  those  with  radiation  poisoning 
rot  before  yuur  eyes;  watching  other 
survivors  die  of  excelorated  cancers 
and  other  disorders.  Then  consider 
your  children,  the  products  of  a 
poisoned  world. 

The  sinister  poison  is  here,  all  around 
us.  It  is  eagerly  awaiting  an  opportuni- 
ty when  left  unguarded,  to  spill  out  and 
destroy  humanity.  That  is  our  destiny, 
and  don't  let  anyone  tell  you  otherwise, 
unless  we  act  now.  Realize  the  ultimate 
hypocracy  of  mankind,  a  civilization 
that  Is  willing  to  destroy  itself  In  order 
to  preserve  itself. 

Frank  Dirks 


leaving  the  present,  perhaps  never  to 
return. 

Watching  the  two  films  in  succession, 
one  realizes  that  while  DePalma  may 
be  stick  and  may  have  the  ability  to 
create  emotional  extremes  (albeit  hor- 
rendous ones)  he  can  hardly  be  con- 
sidered a  creative  or  original  film- 
maker. Not  only  Is  he  unable  to  keep  his 
hands  off  Hitchcock's  most  famous 
scenes,  he  is  unable  to  find  an  actress, 
other  than  his  wife,  for  any  of  his 
female  leads.  Why  would  any  actress  of 
talent  and  integrity  want  to  always  be 
cast  as  a  whore,  by  her  own  husband? 
That  provides  more  insight  Into  her 
character  than  any  persona  she  might 
muster  for  the  screen.  Hitchcock,  who 
notoriously  despised  actors,  at  least 
knew  a  good  one  when  he  saw  one. 

All  this  is  not  to  imply  that  DePalma 
has  no  redeeming  values  as  a  film- 
maker. Quite  the  contrary;  not  only  is 
an  adequate  clnematographer,  he  is 
also  an  adept  thief,  stealing  only  the 
best  of  Hitchcock's  machinations.  Just 
as  Hitchcock  does,  DePalma  fills  his 
film  with  mirrors,  implying  not  only  the 
duality  of  the  murderers'  existence  but 
also  the  dichotomy  of  all  the 
character's  lives.  Both  Marion  Crane, 
in  Psycho,  and  the  Angle  Dickinson 
character  in  Dressed  to  Kill  live  dual 
lives,  upright  on  the  one  hand,  criminal, 
promiscuous  and  lawless  on  the  other. 
DePalma,  in  a  faint  glimmer  of  uni- 
queness, convolutes  and  distorts  his 
mirrors  to  emphasize  the  warped  per- 
sonality reflected  in  It.  Hitchcock,  on 
the  other  hand,  creates  his  warped  im- 
ages with  the  camera  angles  he 
achieves  and  his  mirror  Images  with 
the  actors  themselves.  There  is  Marlon, 
the  darker  side  that  is  capable  of  grand 
theft,  with  her  look-alike  In  Lila,  the  in- 
nocent sister.  Similarly,  Norman,  the 
psychotic,  physically  resembles 
wholesome,  handsome  Sam,  except 
that  Norman  is  more  demonic,  less 
stable.  Of  course,  at  the  end  of  the  film, 
the  good  characters  remain  alive  while 
the  bad  or  at  least  the  unfortunate 
characters,  are  either  dead  or  confined. 
One  can  leave  the  theatre  safe  In  the 
secure  assumption  that  the  evil  has 
been  apprehended. 

DePalma  affords  his  audience  no 
such  luxury.  Not  only  will  he  not  let  the 
sickierest  in  peace,  he  has  to  let  him  get 
loose  and  abuse  us  further.  No  one  can 
believe,  d°*olte  the  tender,  jailbate  em- 
brace that  enus  the  film,  that  the  threat 
no  longer  exists.  TuO  final  shower  se- 
quence Is  a  definite  last  kick  while 


everybody's  down. 

Despite  beating  up  his  audience, 
DePalma  does  make  some  smooth 
cinematic  moves.  His  sharp  montage 
creates  an  emotion  from  the  gut  so 
powerfully  that  it  physically  hurts  to 
watch  the  film.  In  this  way,  DePalma 
accomplishes  exactly  what  he  set  out  to 
do.  He  also  manages  to  make  some 
tongue-in-cheek  comments  on  middle 
class  sensuality  and  life.  This  sarcasm 
Is  often  missed  because  the  whole  au- 
dience is  hiding  their  eyes,  but,  If 
perceived,  one  would  realize  that 
Dickinson's  much-publicized  nude 
shower  is  little  more  than  her  stupidly 
repressed  sexuality  reduced  to  a  farce. 
Not  only  Is  she  too  moral  to  break  out  of 
an  unsatisfying  relation  (unless  she  can 
have  the  cliche  relationship  with  her 
analyst)  she  Is  so  Inept  at  picking  lovers 
that  she  manages  to  find  the  only  man 
in  a  nice  museum  with  venereal  disease 
(probably).  Norman  also  lives  in  a 
museum,  and  he  Is  diseased,  like  Bob- 
ble, but  the  ready  comparison  of  mind 
disease  with  sexual  disease  Is  a  little 
too  obvious. 

DePalma  creates  a  thin  line  between 
reality  and  fantasy.  His  vicious  brutali- 
ty has  such  an  aura  of  unreality  that 
one  cannot  help  but  believe  that  the 
brutality  is  sometimes  the  physical 
manifestation  of  the  characters  own 
mental  self-abuse.  Their  lifestyle  and 
behavior  do  not  indicate  a  very  high 
self-opinion.  Hltchcook's  characters, 
who  are  good  people  caught  In  a  bad 
situation,  are  just  not  the  type  to  go 
looking  for  the  trouble  that  DePalma's 
characters  seem  to  find.  We  can  pity 
and  regret  what  happens  to  Hitchcock's 
characters,  but  DePalma's  people  are 
undeniably  looking  for  It.  And  "It" 
turns  out  to  be  pretty  bad.  This  may  be 
DePalma's  only  masterful  twist.  While 
he  puts  his  audience  through  the  ringer 
with  his  gory  details,  he  never  makes  us 
grieve  over  their  loss.  In  fact,  there  is 
always  the  nagging  suspicion  that  we 
are  better  off  without  them.  Thank  God 
for  that!  Who  could  handle  nausea  and 
mourning  both? 

Perhaps,  after  all,  DePalma  Is  not 
the  brutal  slayer  who  takes  such  fien- 
dish pleasure  in  other's  repulsion.  But, 
he  Is  certainly  not  the  film  artist  who 
can  glue  an  audience  to  their  seats  In 
terror  without  so  much  as  a  coagulating 
clot  or  a  sexual  slaying.  Psycho, 
because  It  can  do  this,  Is  a  great  film, 
while  Dressed  to  Kill  Is  only  a  good 
film,  and  somewhat  less  than  that, 
when  it  is  shown  right  after  Psycho. 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  March  26 

3:00:  Softball  scrimmage  vs.  Wilkes 

3:30:  Tennis  vs.  Catholic  University 

7:30:  Film:  "Messldor"— Smith  Auditorium 

8:00:  Washington  College  Dancers  in  Concert— Tawes  Theatre 

Saturday,  March  27 
Admissions  Office  High  School  Juniors-Seniors  Day 
1:00:  Baseball  (2)  vs.  Widener 
1:30:  Tennis  vs.  Widener 
2:00:  Lacrosse  vs.  Hobart 
7 : 30 :  Film :  "Les  Enf ants  du  Paradis"— Smith  Auditorium 

Sunday,  March  28 
7:30:  Film:  "Messidor"— Smith  Auditorium 

Monday,  March  29 
3:00:  Tennis  vs.  Mary  Washington 
7:30:  Film:  "Les  Enfantsdu  Paradis"—  Smith  Auditorium 

Tuesday,  March  30 
3:00:  Baseball  vs.  Washington  Bible 
3:30:  Women's  Lacrosse  vs.  Georgetown 
7:30:  Film:  "Messidor"— Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  March  31 
8:00:  Houston  Baker  speaking  on  "The  Slave  Narrative  as  an  American  Genre 
Frederick  Douglass  as  Literary  Artist"— Sophie  Kerr  Room 

Thursday,  April  1 
5 :  30 :  Seminar  on  Rodent  Prevention— Smith  Auditorium 
7:15:  Film:  Miller  Library 

8:00:  David  Madden:  "Station  to  Station  Does  It— I'm  the  Only  One  Here;  The 
Style  of  James  M.  Cain"— Sophie  Kerr  Room 


The  WnMrg1"*1  Cogsg;  mm— ggjjgft  umn*  gjn  4 


Burth  to  Read 


Lectures  On  Shore 
Writers  This  Week 


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i 


Gwendolyn  Brooks  conducted  a  workshop  with  campus  poets. . 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 
Next  weekend  the  Sophie  Kerr  Lec- 
ture Series  will  present  a  series  of  lec- 
tures   entitled    "The   Eastern   Shore 
Writer".  According  to  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  English  Richard  DeProspo, 
who  Is  In  charge  of  the  organization  of 
T)  the  event,  the  program  will  be  the  most 
5    ambitious  ever  offered  by  the  Sophie 
ST  Kerr  Committee. 

*%  The  weekend  will  offer  lectures  on 
*  Frederick  Douglass,  who  was  a  slave 
§  on  an  eastern  shore  plantation;  James 
5-  M.  Cain,  who  grew  up  in  the  environ- 
g  ment  of  Washington  College,  where  his 
g,  father  was  president;  and  John  Barth, 
ff  current  novelist  and  resident  of  the 
g  Shore.  There  will  also  be  a  reading  by 
Barth,    who   has    appeared    here    at 


Lecture  Review 


Brooks  Crosses  the  Barrier 


by  Natalie  Brown 

"Singasong,  full  of  the  faith 
That  the  dark  past  has  taught  us 

Sing  a  song,  full  of  the  hope 

That  the  present  has  brought  us" 

—The  Negro  National  Anthem 

When  I  heard  that  Pulitzer  Prize- 
winning,  black  poet,  Gwendolyn  Brooks 
was  to  give  her  reading  at  Bethel 
African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  I 
know  that  it  would  be  more  than  just  a 
poetry  reading.  And  it  was. 

In  Chestertown,  the  dividing  line  bet- 
ween white  and  black  districts  is  as 
sharp  as  if  it  were  actually  drawn. 
Whites  are  rarely  seen  past  Prospect 
Street,  and  never  in  the  "black 
church".  So  when  Professor  Day  sug- 
gested having  a  black  woman's  poetry 
reading  in  a  black  church,  most  stu- 
dents thought  it  unwise,  and  many  were 
downright  scared. 

There  was  a  general  feeling  of  uncer- 
tainty as  people  looked  for  seats  In  the 
quickly-filling  chapel  Monday  night. 
The  program  began  with  a  few  in- 
troductory remarks  by  Reverend 
Brldgeford,  welcoming  Ms.  Brooks  and 
thanking  members  of  his  church  and 
Mr.  Day  for  making  the  event  possible. 
Then  he  asked  everyone  to  stand  and 
sing,  "The  Negro  National  Anthem",  a 
very  moving  song,  though  difficult  to 
sing.  After  the  anthem,  Ms.  Brooks  took 
her  place  at  the  pulpit  and  began  by 
saying,  "What  empathy—  all  of  us  sit- 
ting here  singing  the  Black  National 
Anthem."  Everyone  laughed.  The  ice 
was  broken. 

These  were  her  first  words  and  they 
are  a  good  representation  of  all  she 
read  and  said  that  night.  Her  poetry  is 
witty,  poignant,  empathetic— she  deep- 
ly feels  the  frustrations  of  the  blacks, 


Tidewater 
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Can  you  sing?  Can  you  dance?  Do  you 
do  dramatic  readings,  comic  routines, 
or  have  displays  of  your  sewing,  art  or 
craft  work?  If  the  answer  to  any  of 
these  questions  is  yes  and  you  are  a 
single  girl  between  17  and  26  years  old, 
you  could  be  a  prospective  candidate 
for  Miss  Tidewater  of  1982  Pageant. 

The  winner  of  the  pageant,  which  will 
be  held  at  the  Talbot  Auditorium  on 
May  first,  will  receive  scholarship 
money  for  the  school  of  her  choice.  For 
further  information  and  application 
forms,  contact  Mrs.  Patricia  Thomp- 
son, at  P.O.  Box  1473,  Easton  Maryland 
21601.  Her  number  Is  (301 )  745-9733 


yet  her  understanding  and  observations 
go  far  beyond  color,  and  touch  what  is 
the  common  humanity  in  all  of  us. 

Where  whites  and  blacks  do  not  share 
a  common  ground,  she  asks  us  to  be- 
come aware  of  the  differences  and  try 
to  understand.  In  introducing  her  first 
poem,  "Primer  for  Blacks",  she  said 
that  though  it  is  addressed  to  blacks, 
"not  everyone  here  Is  of  that  particular 
compulsion.  But  those  not  are  free  to 
eavesdrop." 

As  soon  as  she  began  reading,  her 
voice  rivetted  the  audience's  attention. 
Her  reading  was  highly  melodic  and 
rhythmic,  so  that  at  times  she  seemed 
almost  to  be  singing.  This  style  of 
delivery  might  have  sounded  affected 
with  a  less  exuberant  poet,  but  with  Ms. 
Brooks,  it  seemed  the  perfect  way  to  ex- 
press the  passion  that  fills  her 
unrestrained  verse.  Never  once  did  I 
doubt  her  sincerity  or  conviction. 

Before  each  poem,  she  explained  a 
little  about  it  and  herself.  These 
moments  were  every  bit  as  entertain- 
ing as  her  reading,  and  it  was  often 
hard  to  tell  where  the  explanation  stop- 
ped and  the  poetry  began.  This  gave  the 
reading  a  strong  sense  of  continuity, 
even  though  she  read  and  talked  about 
topics  ranging  between  such  diverse 
subjects  as  "cornrowing"  and  abor- 
tions. 

The  diversity  of  selections  appealed 
to  a  wide  range  of  age  groups.  She  read 
poems  directed  to  children,  young 
lovers,  and  old  lovers— each  age 
handled  with  the  same  deep  understan- 
ding. 

Lines  like  "My  heart  played  hop- 
scotch with  the  telephone  ring",  and 
"(we)  gently  folded  into  each  other" 
made  the  love  poem  to  young  people 
one  of  the  most  vivid  and  touching  of  all 
that  she  read. 

And  in  the  old  people's  love  poem  (as 
she  called  it),  phrases  such  as  "Shor- 
thand communication"  showed  her 
ability  to  capture  and  convey  the 
essence  of  a  relationship.  Perhaps  the 
reason  she  conveyed  her  messages  to 
the  audience  so  well  is  because  she 
established  a  very  personal  relation- 
ship with  us  from  the  start.  When  she 
read  a  children's  poem— "The  Tiger 
Who  Wore  White  Gloves;  Or,  What  You 


Are,  You  Are",  she  showed  the  au- 
dience a  big  picture  of  the  tiger  when 
she  had  finished  reading,  as  one  would 
with  a  child.  She  was  a  master  with  this 
kind  of  personal  communication,  and  it 
won  over  the  audience— both  black  and 
white. 

And  that  is  what  made  it  more  than 
just  a  poetry  reading.  When  she  read  a 
poem  about  the  antics  some  black  girls 
go  through  to  straighten  their  hair,  we 
all  laughed.  When  she  talked  about  the 
first  time  she  saw  her  husband,  stan- 
ding across  a  crowded  room  at  an 
NAACP  meeting  in  Chicago,  she  said, 
"He  was  handsome— at  least,  he 
thought  so.  I  thought  so  too,"  we  all 
understood.  By  the  end  of  the  night,  the 
tenseness  and  uncertainty  the  audience 
had  felt  earlier  were  diminished.  We 
had  all  shared  and  enjoyed  the  evening 
with  Gwendolyn  Brooks.  Her  reading 
gave  a  new  common  denominator  to  the 
blacks  and  whites  who  were  there, 
something  both  could  relate  to.  It  was  a 
starting  point  in  breaking  down  the 
racial  barriers. 

As  the  audience  left  the  chapel  that 
night,  I  think  most  people  did  feel,  in 
the  words  of  the  Negro  National  An- 
them, "full  of  the  hope  that  the  present 
has  brought  us." 


various  times  over  the  past  several 
years.  All  of  these  prominent  literary 
figures  have  drawn  extensively  upon 
the  uniqueness  of  the  shore  environ- 
ment in  which  they  grew  up,  and  their 
work  reflects  that  influence. 

The  program  is  being  sponsored  by 
grants  from  the  Maryland  Committee 
for  the  Humanities  and  the  Maryland 
Arts  Council,  as  well  as  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee.  According  to  DeProspo, 
who  drew  up  the  grants  and  negotiated 
for  the  funds,  the  largest  contribution 
towards  the  total  cost  of  $5,500  came 
from  the  Maryland  Committee  for  the 
Humanities,  which  gave  $2,000.  The 
Maryland  Arts  Council  contributed  $500 
and  the  remaining  $3,000  was  paid  by 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee.  These 
figures  constitute  the  largest  expen- 
diture for  one  event  ever  made  by  the 
Committee,  DeProspo  said,  adding  that 
"This  is  the  first  year  that  the  Commit- 
tee has  attempted  to  get  matching 
funds  from  federal  sources." 

Part  of  the  cost  of  the  program,  ac- 
cording to  DeProspo,  was  due  to  the  ex- 
tensive efforts  of  the  Committee  to  br- 
ing students  and  community  members 
closer  to  the  event.  "The  Committee 
made  a  special  effort  to  get  the  com- 
munity involved  through  advertise- 
ment", he  said.  "A  total  of  twenty-five 
students  have  been  invited  to  meet  and 
eat  meals  with  the  various  speakers. 
That  Is  much  more  than  the  usual 
amount."  In  addition,  several  high 
school  seniors,  finalists  in  contention 
for  the  freshman  Sophie  Kerr  Scholar- 
ships, have  been  invited  to  attend  some 
of  the  events  at  the  College's  expense. 

This  event  is  not  the  first  in  the  series, 
however,  to  attempt  to  involve  the  com- 
munity and  students  more  closely.  Last 
week,  the  poetry  reading  by  Gwendolyn 
Brooks  was  given  in  the  Bethel  African 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  an  ef- 
fort to  involve  the  black  community  of 
Chestertown  in  College  sponsored  ac- 
tivities. 

According  to  DeProspo,  the  Commit- 
tee has  plans  to  continue  the  pursuit  of 
matching  federal  funds  in  the  future 
"with  varied  areas  involved  and  in  con- 
junction with  other  departments."  He 
cited  the  increased  revenue  from  en- 
dowment principal  for  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  as  the  main  impetus  for  this 
diversification.  He  added,  "We  feel  that 
with  the  increase  of  available  funds,  we 
have  a  responsibility  to  integrate  other 
departments  into  the  program." 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  end  of  March  is  rapidly  ap- 
proaching. Pretty  soon  it  will  be  time 
for  frisbees,  swimwear,  and  the  beach. 
The  demand  for  ice  cream  will  steadily 
increase  and  that  hot  chocolate 
machine  will  break  down  and  no  one 
will  notice.  Luau  fever  is  already  in  the 
air  as  final  preparations  are  being 
made.  The  S.G.A.  with  the  Food  Service 
Committee  are  going  to  need  volunteer 
labor  to  make  this  event  economically 
feasible.  We  hope  all  interested  groups 
will  provide  that  labor  for  a  successful 
luau. 

On  Monday,  March  29th,  your  RA's 
will  be  handing  out  surveys  on  the 
Washington    College    Food    Service. 


Please  take  the  time  to  complete  the 
surveys  and  return  them  to  your  RA's. 
The  information  will  be  tallied  by  the 
S.G.A.  Food  Service  Committee. 
Results  should  be  ready  by  Friday, 
April  2nd,  and  will  be  published  shortly 
afterward.  The  Food  Service  uses  this 
information  as  a  tool  for  evaluating  our 
program.  Remember,  the  survey  is 
useless  if  students  do  not  take  the  time 
to  fill  them  out. 

A-La-Carte. 

We  hope  everyone  who  participated 
in  the  contact-  steak  dinner  enjoyed 
themselves.  We  use  the  information  you 
have  given  us  to  evaluate  products. 
Hopefully  the  dinner  also  gave  you 
some  Insight  on  the  Washington  College 
Food  Service  and  its  operations. 


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SATURDAY,  MARCH  27,  NOON 

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Shafer,  Corey,  Schumann 


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by  Arthur  Smith 

Two  successful  recitals  were  given  by 
the  Music  Department  this  week. 
Jeanette  Shafer,  a  soprano,  gave  a  pro- 
gram of  Schubert,  Ives,  and  Hahn 
among  others,  closing  the  concert  with 
Brodsky's  "I'll  Walk  With  God". 
Shafer's  performance  throughout 
showed  control,  lovely  timbre  and  calm 
musicality.  The  selections  by  Hahn 
especially  displayed  great  warmth  and 
elegance.  The  concert,  held  Saturday 
evening  in  Smith  Auditorium,  was 
Shafer's  first  solo  recital.  She  was  ac- 
companied by  Sarah  Shafer,  her  sister. 

Shaking  the  audience  with  the  wild 
crashing  discord  of  a  Ginestera 
prelude,  James  Corey  (piano)  brought 
to  an  explosive  close  his  half  of  a  joint 
recital  given  last  Tuesday  with 
guitarist  Ford  Schumann.  Corey's 
selection,  played  with  flamboyance  and 
power,  Included  Beethoven,  Debussy, 
Kabalesky  and  Joplin.  All  of  these 
peices  were  performed  with  utter  con- 
fidence; the  Beethoven  brash,  unre- 
strained; the  Debussy  alternately 
delicate  and  funny.  Corey's  perfor- 
mance of  Joplin's  "Solace",  a  bright 
and  subtle  piece,  is  worthy  of  special 
note.  The  piece,  full  of  the  con- 
templative but  flowing  rhythms  that 
ragtime  is  about  (Most  people  think 
ragtime  is  supposed  to  be  fast,  but  that 
doesn't  seem  to  be  quite  right  to  me), 
eddied  and  jumped  around  pretty 
magically. 

Schumann's  performance,  which 
opened  the  concert,  included  pieces  by 


Sor,  Tarrega  and  Ponce.  The  "Three 
Pieces"  by  Sor  (A  man  called  the 
Beethoven  of  guitar)  were  beautifully 
articulated  melodies  traced  delicately 
over  rich  chord  accompaniment. 
Schemann's  rich  tone  in  these  works  as 
well  as  in  the  later  pieces  showed  great 
style  and  eloquence.  The  prominance  of 


the  melodies,  woven  amidst  ornate  har- 
monies, was  brilliantly  handled  by 
Schumann's  easy,  precise  technique. 
The  two  artists  closed  the  concert  with 
a  light  classy  duet  by  Diabelli.  Coreyls 
a  senior  music  major;  Schumann  a  stu- 
dent persuing  his  second  degree  in 
music. 


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Roving  Reporter 


by  Sally  McAlpine 


Question  (asked  of  seniors):  What  do    you    think   of    the    choice    of   NBC  Newsman  Roger  Mudd  as  commencement  speaker? 


Frank  Rhodes,  Lamda ville 

"I'd  like  to  drink  a  beer  with  Roger." 


Emily  Kaufman,  York,  PA 

"I  think  he  is  good.  He  is  a  prestigious 
figure  who  will  bring  recognition  to  the 
college;  he  is  not  too  controversial  a 
figure." 


Tim  Gallagher,  Washington,  D.C. 

"I  think  it's  a  good  choice,  thank  god 
it's  not  Jimmy  Carter." 


Katie  Tynan,  Garden  City,  NY 

"I'm  for  Dr.  Fallaw,  as  long  as  he 
passes  my  thesis." 


Steve  Martz,  Fredrick,  MD 

"What  are  the  chances  that  he  will  be 

remembered  in  20  years. . . " 


Lid  Gowen,  BynMawr,  PA 
"I  think  he  is  probably  going  to  be  an  in- 
teresting person  to  listen  to,  but  I'd 
prefer  Magnum  P.I." 


Christopher  Beach,  Rockvllle,  MD 

"I  would  have  hoped  for  someone 
political,  someone  from  the  administra- 
tion, possibly  a  secretary  from  one  of 
the  departments." 


Catherine  Kuhn,  MlWngton,  NJ 

"I  agree  with  the  choice.  I  think  that  he 

is  a  worldly  figure  and  the  college  needs 

a  little  worldliness." 


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Lacrosse 


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Hopkins  Overpowering 


by  Scott  Brewster 

After  whipping  St.  Mary's  by  a  score 
of  14-3  last  Saturday,  the  Shoremen 
lacrosse  team  ended  up  on  the  other  end 
of  a  hard  loss  Tuesday,  losing  to  Divi- 
sion I  Johns  Hopkins,  19-7. 
The  Shoremen  put  up  a  strong  fight, 
I  but  the  Hopkins  defense  proved  to  be 
too  hard  to  pierce.  Ed  Nordberg  made 
|  the  Shoremen's  lone  goal  in  the  first 
"  quarter  after  Hopkins  made  a  quick 
I  four.  Washington  kept  up  with  Hopkins 
,  on  ground  balls,  but  the  strong  Hopkins 
!  offense  kept  scoring. 

The  Shoremen  played  a  hard-hitting, 
aggressive,  game,  but  again  had  pro- 


blems with  face-offs.  In  the  second 
quarter  both  Craig  Boynton  and  Jeff 
Kaufman  added  goals.  Tim  Cloud 
played  a  good  game  on  defense.  Hop- 
kins continued  to  score,  however,  mak- 
ing the  score  17-3  at  one  point. 

In  the  fourth  quarter  two  veteran  at- 
tackmen,  Peter  Jenkins  and  Kaufman, 
helped  make  the  game  more  respec- 
table. Jenkins  scored  a  goal  and  had  an 
assist,  while  Kaufman  scored  three 
times.  If  nothing  else,  the  goals  helped 
the  team's  and  the  crowd's  pride. 

The  lacrosse  ratings  in  The  Sun  poll 
this  week  placed  Washington  College 
number  six  in  the  nation.  On  Saturday 
the  Shoreman  play  Hobart  at  2:00. 


Baseball 


Shoremen  Shut  Out  St.  Mary's,  11-0 


by  Ashley  Ramapuram 

The  Shoremen  dropped  their  home 
opener  to  a  tough  Southern  Connecticut 
team  despite  their  offense,  which  pro- 
vided 8  runs. 

Paul  Eckert  was  pegged  for  seven 
runs,  many  unearned.  In  the  first  four 
innings  of  the  game.  The  poor  Infield 
conditions  were  a  major  factor,  causing 
five  errors  early  in  the  game.  The  Owls 
of  Southern  Connecticut  State  held  only 
a  7-6  lead  going  into  the  fifth.  Eckert 
dispatched  two  men  in  the  fifth  before 
allowing  a  double,  two  singles,  and  two 
walks.  Right  hander  Carlo  Mlrabelll 
was  called  In  and  gave  up  a  bloop  single 
before  getting  an  "Owl"  to  fly  out. 

We  were  shut  out  for  the  fifth  and 
sixth  Innings  while  the  "Owls" 
managed  to  get  2  more  in  the  top  of  the 
7th.   In  the  bottom   of  the  seventh, 


"Pistol"  Pete  Morgen  hit  a  solo  home 
run  and  a  Vince  Gaslor  hit  drove  Pat 
Jones  across  the  plate.  The  Shoremen 
had  ten  hits  in  the  game;  hitting  was  led 
by  second  baseman  Fran  Lucia  with 
three  and  third  baseman  Vince  Gasior 
with  two.  Other  hits  were  provided  by 
shortstop  Matt  Burke,  outfielders 
Kevin  Bean.  Tim  Fagan,  and  VJ 
Filltben,  and  home-run  hitter  Pete 
Morgan.  Tom  Davis  shut  down  the 
"Owls"  in  the  eighth,  as  did  Mark 
Faioni  who  forced  them  to  fly  out  in  the 
ninth. 

Our  second  home  game  of  the  season 
was  supposed  to  be  against  Swarth- 
more  last  Saturday.  The  double  header 
was  postponed  to  April  17  due  to  rain. 
On  Wednesday,  the  Shoremen  had  an 
easy  time,  crushing  visiting  St.  Mary's 
by  a  score  of  11-0.  Greg  Dargan  started 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Spring  officially  started  last  Satur- 
day, and  the  buds  on  the  trees  are  a 
sure  sign  of  the  warmer  weather  to 
come.  It  seems  the  action  around  cam- 
pus picks  up  with  the  anticipation  of 
spring. 

Washington  College  has  its  own  early 
signs  of  the  warmer  weather.  The  crew 
has  practice  at  7  a.m.  to  catch  the  mor- 
ning high  tides.  The  terrace  in  front  of 
the  dining  room  Is  more  popular  than 
the  library.  Kent  quad  is  filled  with 
three-on-three  lacrosse,  music  from 
Somerset,  and  softball  games  out  front. 
The  girls  from  Minta  Martin  and  Reid 
are  spying  around  campus  looking  for 
their  favorite  preseason  tanning  spot. 
The  boys  from  East  and  West  Halls  are 
breaking  out  the  fishing  rods.  The  play- 
ing fields  are  filled  and  even  Coach  Fall 
has  shed  one  of  her  Jackets.  You  can't 
miss  the  golfers;  somebody  should 
organize  a  Golfing  Club,  possibly  with 
the  help  of  Karen  Smith,  to  initiate  the 
First  Annual  Washington  College  Open 
to  raise  money  for  the  Bicentennial. 

The  much-awaited  men's  intramural 
basketball  championship  was  played 
Wednesday  night.  The  Thetas  avenged 
an  earlier  season  loss  defeating  Fins 
Men  57-50.  Fins  Men  were  up  early,  but 
the  Thetas  controlled  the  boards  with 
Mike  Shwed  and  Mark  Beatty.  Down 
the  stretch,  they  pulled  away  on  the  hot 
shooting  of  Coach  Chris  Heimert,  who 
scored  18  points.  Chris  Glavaris  led  all 
scorers  with  21,  and  played  an  all- 
around  good  game  for  a  losing  cause. 

On  the  waterfront,  the  Sailing  Club 
had  their  second  race  day  under 
beautiful  skies  earlier  in  the  week.  In 
the  first  of  two  races,  Mike  Coleman 


had  a  first,  followed  by  Jim  Roof  and 
Kenny  Mezics.  The  second  race  had 
Kenny  Mezics  moving  up  to  first 
followed  by  Eric  Bern  and  Brad 
Johnson  In  third.  The  Sailing  Club  will 
have  more  races  later  next  week,  and 
everyone  Is  invited  to  participate. 

Tomorrow's  lacrosse  double-header 
highlights  a  big  sports  weekend.  The 
two  lacrosse  games  feature  four  of  the 
top  Division  III  teams,  including  defen- 
ding champion  Hobart.  The  first  game 
is  between  Roanoke  and  Ohio-Weslyan, 
beginning  at  11:00.  The  second  game 
features  Hobart  against  Washington. 
The  Shoremen  are  trying  to  rebound 
after  a  tough  loss  earlier  in  the  week  to 
Hopkins.  Hobart  has  two  excellent  mid- 
fields  in  Larry  Grlmaldi  and  Mark  Dar- 
cangelo,  who  are  worth  keeping  an  eye 
on. 

Coach  Athey  leads  his  baseball  squad 
against  Widener  tomorrow  in  a 
doubleheader  starting  at  one.  The 
Shoremen  are  coming  off  an  impressive 
11-0  rout  of  St.  Mary's.  Mike  Shwed  led 
the  assault  with  a  grand  slam  homerun, 
while  Bill  Gerwlg  added  a  three  run 
shot.  Paul  Eckert,  Greg  Dargan  and 
Tim  Fagen  each  pitched  two  innings 
apiece.  The  defensive  play  of  the  game 
was  turned  in  by  third  baseman  Vince 
Gaisor,  who  snagged  a  wicked  line  shot 
to  end  a  St.  Mary's  threat. 

The  men's  tennis  team  will  also  be  in 
action  against  Widener.  Coach  Fin- 
negan's  squad  is  coming  off  an  8-1  win 
over  St.  Mary's.  This  year's  squad 
looks  to  be  one  of  the  finest  tennis  teams 
in  memory.  The  starting  time  for 
tomorrow's  match  is  1 :30. 

Good  luck  to  everyone,  and  con- 
gratulations to  Megan  Rebecca. 


the  game  by  striking  out  the  first  Saint. 
This  was  only  a  sign  of  good  things  to 
come.  The  other  two  batters  were  just 
as  easily  sent  down. 

Matt  Burke  led  off  the  Shoremen  first 
with  a  walk  and  was  advanced  to  third 
by  a  Fran  Lucia  single.  Lucia  quickly 
stole  second.  I  knew  then  we  were  in 
command.  Tim  Fagan  hit  a  sacrifice  fly 
to  center  to  drive  In  Matt.  Fran  then 
scored  on  a  costly  St.  Mary's  error.  No 
more  runs  could  be  pushed  across  the 
plate  in  the  first  inning  despite  a  walk 
issued  to  "Pistol"  Pete  Morgan  and 
Vince  Filllben's  base  hit  both  teams  did 
not  score  In  the  second  Inning.  "Pistol 
Pete  picked  off  a  Saint  trying  to  steal 
second.  Greg  Dargan  pitched  strong  for 
his  two  inning  appearance.  Paul  Eckert 
started  the  third  inning  by  striking  out 
the  first  man  he  faced.  Temporarily  los- 
ing control,  he  walked  the  next  two  bat- 
ters, and  advanced  the  runners  with  a 
wild  pitch.  He  struck  out  the  fourth  hit- 
ter to  set  toe  stage  for  toe  defensive 
gem  of  the  game.  Third  Baseman  Vince 
Gasior  made  an  outstanding  catch  of  a 
hot  hit  to  prevent  the  two  runs  from 
scoring.  The  Shoremen  exploded  in  the 
bottom  of  the  third  for  five  runs,  center 
fielder  Tim  Fagan  led  off  with  a  walk 
and  was  quickly  advanced  by  a  Vince 
Gasior  base  hit.  Catcher  "Pistol"  Pete 
Margan  than  drew  a  walk  followed  by 
V.J.  Fllliben  who  worked  toe  pitcher  for 
another  walk  to  force  a  run  across  the 
plate.  Mike  Shwed  then  sacrificed  br- 
inging another  run  In.  Bill  Gerwig  then 
decided  that  this  method  was  too  slow 
and  promptly  connected  for  a  home  run 
for  three  RBI' s. 

Paul  Eckert  set  down  St.  Mary's  in 
order  in  the  top  of  the  fourth  inning.  In 


the  bottom  of  the  fourth  Tim  Fagan 
drew  a  walk  and  advanced  by  a  steal 
after  the  attempted  hit  and  run  by 
Vince  Gasior  failed.  "Pistol"  Pete 
Morgan  then  walked,  and  both  ad- 
vanced on  a  wild  pitch  that  allowed  V.J. 
Fillben  to  take  first.  Mike  Shwed  then 
came  to  the  plate  and  let  loose  a  grand 
slam  to  clear  toe  bases  and  collect  four 
runs  batted  in.  Bill  Gerwlg  walked  to 
first,  so  St.  Mary's  made  another  pit- 
ching change.  The  pitcher  then  got  toe 
last  two  outs. 

The  last  five  Innings  were  scoreless, 
and  that  was  due  to  fine  pitching  per- 
formances. Carlo  Mirabelli  recoreded 
two  strike-outs  as  he  overpowered  St. 
Mary's  in  the  fifth  inning.  Mark  Faioni 
pitched  the  sixth  Inning  and  kept  St. 
Mary's  from  scoring  even  after  hitting 
two  of  toe  batsmen.  He  was  aided  by  a 
double  play,  initiated  by  shortstop  Matt 
Burke  who  flipped  It  off  to  Fran  Lucia 
at  second,  who  then  threw  an  excellent 
throw  to  Bill  Gerwig  at  first.  In  the 
seventh  Inning,  Tom  Davis  pitched  and 
was  aided  by  good  defense.  Matt  Burke 
made  a  stop  that  would  probably  have 
gone  for  extra  bases.  Fran  Lucia  than 
Initiated  a  double  play  and  then  the  last 
Saint  was  struck  out  by  Tom  Davis.  The 
Saints  made  a  scoring  threat  In  the 
ninth  when  their  lead-off  batter  bit  a 
double.  Tim  intimidated  St.  Mary's  by 
striking  out  the  next  batter,  forcing  the 
next  to  fly  out,  and  provoking  a  ground 
ball  to  Harry  Goodrick,  who  promptly 
threw  out  the  runner. 

Coach  Athey  and  Streelman  com- 
mented on  the  total  team  effort  shown. 
"The  pitching,  hitting,  and  defense 
were  excellent,"  said  Steelman. 


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Trackers  Run  Varied  Events 


by  Scoop  Lucas 

Washington  College  runners  took  part 

In  several  events  this  past  week.  There 

were    many   excellent   performances 

that  deserve  mention. 

On  Wednesday,  March  17,  Jonathan 
Adams  and  Mike  Coleman  ran  In  the 
Marmaduke  Beer  Run.  In  this  unique 
event  runners  must  attempt  to  sprint 
the  400  yard  course  while  carrying  a 
glass  of  beer  on  a  tray.  Adams  and  Col- 
eman, who  trained  exstenslvely  (or  this 
event,  took  1st  and  2nd  places  respec- 
tively. Adams  won  fifty  dollars  for  com- 
ing in  first.  Coleman  received  twenty- 
five  dollars  for  his  second  place  finish. 
After  the  race  Coleman  commented, 
"This  type  of  race  really  isn't  my  event 
but  I  know  races  like  this  wtll  help  my 
development  In  the  steeple-chase." 

On  Saturday,  March  20,  the  track 
team  travelled  to  Ursinus  College  to 
compete  with  numerous  other  MAC 
schools.  The  team  placed  fourth  in  the 
team  competition.  The  team  was  led  by 


distance  ace  Jonathan  Adams  and 
sprinter  Jim  Wright.  Wright  won  the 
400-meter  sprint  In  a  time  of  51.03. 
Wright  took  the  lead  on  the  final  turn 
and  won  going  away.  If  Wright  con- 
tinues to  develop  he  has  the  potential  of 
becoming  one  of  the  top  400  meter  run- 
ners In  the  conference. 

In  the  1500  meter  run  Jonathan 
Adams  ran  a  gutsy  race.  Adams  used 
his  formidable  kick  In  coming  from 
behind  to  place  second  In  the  race.  His 
time  of  4:16  Is  the  fastest  time  run  In 
this  event  by  a  Washington  College  run- 
ner In  several  years. 

Another  noteworthy  performance 
this  past  week  was  the  performance  of 
Professor  Sean  O'Connor  In  the  Spring 
Thawe  10K  road  race  at  Delcastle 
Delaware.  O'Connor  placed  first  In  his 
age  group.  (For  reasons  of  discretion 
we  will  not  divulge  what  age  group  that 
is.)  O'Connor  placed  11th  overall  In  the 
field  of  800  runners.  Jeff  Lucas  also  ran 
well,  placing  75th  In  the  same  race 


Kelly  Cupka  pitched  a  complete  game  for  the  Shoremen  against  Essex. 


Shoremen  Fait  11 -8 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  WC  Softball  team  got  their  season 
off  to  a  slow  start  as  they  were  defeated 
by  Essex  Community  College  at  a  home 
game  Tuesday.  This  game  marked  the 
collegiate  debut  of  starting  pitcher  Kel- 
ly Cupka. 

"I  was  bind  of  nervous,"  said  Cupka, 
a  freshman  from  New  Jersey.  "I  was 
disappointed  that  we  lost,  but  I  think  we 
did  really  well  for  our  first  game." 

Cupka  gave  up  six  walks  and  twelve 
hits,  compared  to  Essex's  pitchers  giv- 
ing up  fourteen  walks  and  eight  hits.  "I 
feel  we  have  a  pretty  good  chance  (at 
the  rest  of  our  games),"  Cupka  said. 
"Everything's  coming  together.  The 
team's  starting  to  click." 

The  game  began  with  two  scoreless 
innings.  In  the  third  inning,  both  teams 
scored  three  runs,  and  each  team  added 
one  more  in  the  fourth.  By  the  end  of  the 
fifth  Inning,  Essex  was  leading  by  a 
score  of  8-7.  They  widened  their  lead  to 
11-7  by  the  sixth  Inning.  WC  scored  once 
in  the  seventh  inning,  ending  the  game 
with  a  score  of  11-8. 


Coach  Penny  Fall  was  pleased  with 
her  team's  performance.  "The  things 
we  worked  hard  on,  like  defense,  we  did 
well,"  she  said.  "We  had  very  few  men- 
tal errors.  I'm  looking  for  us  to  get 
polished  by  the  first  of  April." 

The  team  did  not  play  badly  despite 
poor  weather,  which  took  a  big  chunk 
out  of  their  practice  time.  The  only 
thing  that  concerns  Fall  is  the  team's 
hitting,  which  should  be  improving  over 
the  next  few  weeks. 

The  team's  leading  hitter  in  the  game 
was  Maureen  Murray,  who  hit  two 
singles.  Lisa  Laird  and  Kelly  Cupka 
both  hit  doubles  while  Cathy  Hoffman, 
Jenny  Bradley,  Lorraine  Sexton,  and 
Christine  Ragonesi  each  had  singles. 

Cathy  Hoffman  and  Maureen  Murray 
led  the  team  In  RBI's  with  two  each. 
Christina  Ragonesi  led  the  team  in 
stolen  bases  with  three  followed  by 
Cathy  Hoffman  and  Anne  Plumer  with 
two. 

The  Softball  team  has  an  away  game 
Monday  against  Catonsville  Communi- 
ty College. 


Women's  Lacrosse  Begins 


by  Amy  Self  ert 

Spring  1982  will  mark  the  first  season 
for  Women's  Varsity  Lacrosse  here. 
Formerly  a  Women's  Lacrosse  Club, 
the  young  team  of  two  seniors,  two 
juniors,  eight  sophomores  and  six 
freshmen  under  the  management  of 
Coach  Nancy  Dick,  anticipates  a  suc- 
cessful season. 

Captain  PoUy  White  said,  "We  have  a 
much  stronger  offense  than  we  had  last 
year." 

"We're  more  experienced  this  year— 
a  lot  of  girls  played  in  high  school"  ad- 
ded assistant  coach  Kathy  Waye. 

Coach  Dick  attributes  the  increased 
experience  of  the  team  to  the  draw 


created  by  the  new  Varsity  team,  com- 
menting, "Some  girls  came  to  this  col- 
lege because  we  had  a  Varsity  team." 

White  and  co-captain  Jessica  Fowler 
'eel  the  team  needs  to  concentrate  on 
more  accurate  passing  and  developing 
a  more  cohesive  offense,  but  believe  the 
team  is  strengthened  by  Its  strong  of- 
fense, greater  depth,  and  its  ability  to 
score. 

The  captains  anticipate  that  the  up- 
coming season  will  be  challenging.  Cap- 
tain White  notes,  "Most  of  the  teams 
we'll  play  have  more  experience. " 

The  first  game  of  the  season  will  take 
place  this  Wednesday  at  3:30  pm  on 
Klbler  Field  against  Georgetown. 


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Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athlete  is  senior 
Peter  Jenkins  from  Duxbury,  Massa- 
chusetts, a  four-year  veteran  of 
Shoreman  lacrosse.  Jenkins  attended  a 
small  prep  school  before  coming  to  at- 
tend WC.  He  feels  that  he  benefited 
from  the  more  individualized  attention 
there.  That  same  kind  of  attention  is 
one  of  the  things  he  likes  about  WC. 

He  was  originally  considering  atten- 
ding another  school,  but  after  a  spring 
visit  to  WC  he  decided  to  come  here. 
The  liberal  arts,  he  feels,  are  good  for 
discipline.  "You  can  discipline  yourself 
in  many  ways,  not  only  sports  but  aca- 
demics," he  said. 

Jenkins  played  an  excellent  game  for 


WC  against  Navy  as  he  scored  eight 
goals  and  had  one  assist.  So  far  this 
season  he  has  had  sixteen  goals  and  five 
assists.  "As  an  attackman,"  he  stated, 
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by  Doug  Gomez 

In  his  first  official  meeting  with  cam- 
pus leaders,  President-elect  Douglass 
Cater  announced  a  series  of  plans 
which  will  go  into  effect  at  the  beginn- 
ing of  the  coming  school  year. 

The  most  severe  of  the  changes  are 
those  regarding  alcohol,  cigarettes,  and 
coeducational  dormitories.  "Beginning 
next  year,"  he  said,  "there  will  be  no 
alcohol  or  tobacco  allowed  onto  the 
campus,  and  strict  rules  will  regulate 
visitation  rights  of  members  of  the  op- 
posite sex  in  dormitories."  According 
to  a  written  statement  issued  after  the 
meeting,  students  will  be  allowed 
Inter-visitation  rights  only  between  the 
hours  of  twelve  noon  and  six  o'clock  in 
the  evening,  and  girls  will  no  longer  be 
permitted  to  wear  pants. 

Other  rules  Cater  intends  to  imple- 
ment Include  an  "in-room"  policy,  re- 
quiring that  all  students  be  in  their 
assigned  rooms  at  9:00,  with  lights  out 
at  ten.  Revielle  will  be  played  by  Anuie 
Parcell  each  morning  at  5:30  AM, 
followed  by  warm  gruel  at  6:00.  Bunk 
Inspection  will  be  held  at  6 :  30. 

"The  liberal  in  a  liberal  arts  educa- 
tion can  only  go  so  far,"  Cater  said. 
"I'm  a  firm  believer  in  the  freedom  of 
speech  and  all  the  other  constitutional 
rights—  for  adults,  but  for  kids?"  In  an 
attempt  to  "restructure"  the  class 
schedule,  the  new  presidenthas  in- 
stituted a  homeroom  plan.  Students  will 
report  to  their  homeroom  at  8:30,  when 
attendance  will  be  taken  and  all  will 
stand  to  recite  the  Pledge  of  Allegiance, 
the  Apostle's  Creed,  and  Ernest 
Lawrence  Thayer's  Casey  At  the  Bat 

The  noon  meal  will  be  porridge  and 
biscuits  served  in  the  cafeteria,  where 
seating  wUl  be  boy/girl/boy  /girl,  and 
there  will  be  a  strict  no-talking  regula- 
tion. Dinner  will  alternate  between 
corned  beef  on  toast  and  Spam.  The 
restricted  menu,  however,  does  not 
seem  to  have  discouraged  Dave 
Knowles,  the  Director  of  the  Food  Ser- 
vice. "There  are  plenty  of  things  for  us 
to  try,"  Knowles  said.  "My  wife  has 
some  biscuit  recipes  I  haven't  even 
touched,  and  Spam— there's  no  end  to 
what  you  can  do  with  it.  Spam  on  toast, 
Spam  on  rye,  Spam  on  crackers,  Boiled 
Spam,  Fried  Spam  . . .  Spam  on  Spam! 
Wonderful  Spam." 


Faculty  members  will  also  be  asked 
to  follow  certain  guidelines  set  down  by 
the  new  administration.  Teachers  will 
live  on  campus,  In  the  dormitories,  and 
replace  the  resident  assistants.  In  addi- 
tion, they  will  be  required  to  lead  their 
dorms  in  exercises  each  morning,  and 
will  be  responsible  for  teaching  their- 
dorm  members  a  certain  skill  each 
month,  such  as  cooking,  carpentry, 
knot  tying  or  whistling.  During  school 
hours  all  teachers  will  be  chained  to 
their  desks,  except  for  department 
chairmen,  who  will  serve  as  hall 
monitors  during  the  changing  of 
classes. 

Cater  announced  some  minor 
changes  In  the  College's  curriculum  as 
well,  "I  believe  in  a  well-rounded 
education,"  he  said,  "but  there  are 
some  courses  every  student  simply 
must  have."  The  new  required  courses 
will  be  Archery,  Igloo  Building,  Haiku, 
and  Basic  Automotive  Maintenance. 

New  Nickname 


The  sculpture  pictured  above,  completed  last  semester  by  a  symposium  of 
artists  working  under  the  auspices  of  the  Maryland  Council  for  the  Arts,  will 
be  presented  to  this  year's  graduating  senior  "who  best  personifies  the 
characteristics  of  a  liberal  arts  education  in  and  out  of  toe  classroom."  The 
piece,  entitled  "Finger  of  Fate",  Is  currently  on  display  In  front  of  the  Art 
House. Photo  by  Kamle  McGlynn 


Students  Choose  "Griffins" 
in  Latest  SGA  Poll 


by  John  W.Powell 

In  what  Student  Government  Presi- 
dent Arlene  Lee  called  "a  surprising 
vote,"  College  students  overwhelming- 
ly chose  the  team  nickname  "Griffins" 
to  replace  the  current  "Shoremen," 

"Frankly,  I  didn't  think  it  would  hap- 
pen," Lee  said.  The  final  vote  in  the 
SGA  poll  taken  last  Wednesday  resulted 
in  the  choice  of  the  Griffins  by  nearly 
three  to  one.  Just  as  surprising  as  th  at 
vote,  at  least  to  some,  was  the  choice  of 
four  typewriters  as  the  Bicentennial 
gift.  "I  thought  cherry  trees  would  win 
for  sure,"  Lee  said.  "I  like  typewriters. 
But  they  just  didn't  seem  like  much  of  a 
gift." 

Over  $900  was  raised  at  the  SGA- 
sponsored  Student/Faculty  Auction  last 
Tuesday,  all  of  which  will  go  toward 
purchasing  the  gift.  Some  of  those  who 
donated  money  and  items  for  the  auc- 
tion, however  were  upset  with  the 


choice  of  typewriters.  Senior  Bob 
Hockaday,  who  paid  $85  for  a  French 
dinner  to  be  prepared  by  Dean  of 
Students  Maure  en  Kelley  and  Ed  Max- 
cy,  said  that  he  is  "disgusted.  When  you 
pay  that  much  money  for  something  for 
a  good  cause,  you'd  like  it  to  be  used  for 
something  nice.  I  didn't  really  want  the 
dinner.  I  wanted  the  school  to  be  able  to 
make  a  nice  gift." 

There  \s  still  much  to  be  done  about 
the  College  nickname,  however.  Book- 
store Manager  Martin  Rabat  said  that 
he  "was  personally  disappointed"  by 
the  choice,  and  believes  "it's  going  to 
cost  the  school  a  lot  of  money"  to 
change  the  nickname,  the  College  logo, 
and  the  school  colors.  "It's  not  my  deci- 
sion to  make,"  he  said,  "but  If  it  was, 
I'd  turn  some  heads  around.  The  kids 
who  voted  for  (the  new  name)  don't 
know  what  they're  talking  about.  Half 
of  them  probably  don't  even  know  what 


a  Griffin  is."  Kabat  has  begun  packing 
the  various  bookstore  items  such  as 
notebooks,  cups,  clothing, 
bumperstickers  and  decals  that  Include 
the  current  nickname,  and  hopes  to 
have  the  newly-printed  materials  in  the 
store  by  the  end  of  April . 

One  of  the  most  disappointed  at  the 
new  name  was  Associate  Professor  of 
Physical  Education  Penny  Fall.  Fall, 
who  said  earlier  this  semester  that  the 
girls  she  coached  don't  find  the 
nickname  "Shoremen"  chauvanistic, 
said  that  she  Is  "in  a  state  of  shock.  I'd 
find  it  laughable,"  she  said,  "but  I 
guess  it's  true. 

The  disappointment  felt  by  students, 
teachers,  administrators,  and  the  SGA 
president  herself  was  best  expressed  by 
Kabat,  who  said  of  the  change  in  the 
nickname,  "1  can  get  new  shirts,  but  I 
can't  keep  the  fans  from  yelling  'Go, 
Sho'men."' 


Sophie  Kerr  Committee  Wrestles  with  Decision 


On  May  16,  a  lucky  senior  will  receive 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Gift,  the  largest 
literary  prize  in  America.  But  at  this 
time  no  one  knows  who  will  get  it — 
including  the  members  of  the  commit- 
tee which  will  make  the  decision. 

According  to  English  Department 
Chairman  Nancy  Tatum,  a  member  of 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  the  tension 
caused  by  the  amount,  of  the  award  has 
greatly  increased  this  year  because  of  a 
change  in  the  way  In  which  the  original 
endowment  is  invested.  The  Sophie 
Kerr  endowment  of  $600,000  has  been 
invested  entirely  in  Florida  Cocaine 
smuggling,  and  the  phenomenal  suc- 
cess of  that  enterprise  makes  the  value 
of  this  year's  gift,  given  to  the 
graduating  senior  with  "the  most  pro- 
mise in  the  field  of  literary  endeavor," 


just  over  $380,000. 

The  extraordinary  worth  of  the  prize 
has  not  only  caused  a  great  deal  of  con- 
cern among  seniors,  but  it  has  also 
made  the  job  of  the  Committee  much 
more  difficult. 

The  Committee  issued  a  press  release 
Wednesday  saying  that  because  of 
these  difficulties,    they 

"aren't  even  going  to  try  to  decide  who 
deserves  it."  They  called  the  gift  "en- 
tirely out  of  proportion,"  and  added 
that  the  decision  "has  become  nerve- 
wracking." 

When  interviewed,  Tatum  said  that 
the  Committee  is  currently  trying  to 
agree  on  a  new  method  of  choosing  the 
recipient.  President-elect  Douglass 
Cater  has  recommended  calling  in  an 
independent  judging  firm,  but  Tatum 


says  she  prefers  "the  sweepstakes 
method."  She  explained:  "We'd  write 
down  all  the  names  of  the  students  who 
submitted  portfolios  on  little  pieces  of 
paper,  then  place  them  in  a  hollowed 
bust  of  Shakespeare.  On  graduation  day 
someone,  whose  name  would  not  be 
disclosed,  would  reach  In  and  pick  a 
winner." 

Thomas  Cousineau  said  "There's  too 
much  luck  involved."  He  suggested 
that  the  Committee  gather  In  the 
library's  Sophie  Kerr  Room  on  the 
Saturday  night  before  graduation  and 
hold  a  seance  to  attract  Kerr's  spirit. 
"We'd  hold  it  early,  right  after  dinner," 
he  said.  "She'd  have  plenty  of  time  to 
read  the  manuscripts." 
"The  rest  of  the  money  goes  for  lec- 
tures and  student  publications,"  Robert 


Day  said,  adding  that  hefelt  the  money 
now  being  given  to  a  senior  could  be  put 
toward  the  same  purpose.  "But  we've 
got  enough  lectures,"  he  said.  "We 
should  spend  the  $380,000  on 
peanuts— the  unsalted  kind,  still  In  the 
shell.  You  can  get  them  at  the  Acme  for 
$1.29  a  pound.  Three  hundred  and 
eighty  thousand  dollars... that's  a  lot  of 
peanuts." 

The  other  members  of  the  Commit- 
tee agreed  that  the  money  should 
be  re-routed.  "We  can  write  better  then 
they  can,"  that  group's  statement  read, 
"and  what's  this  'promise'  thing, 
anyway?"  DeProspo,  the  quartet's 
spokesman,  said  that  they  have 
unanimously  agreed  to  wrestle  for  the 
prize  as  part  of  the  graduation 
ceremony. 


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The  Liberal  Arts 

Once  again,  it  is  time  to  defend  the  liberal  arts. 

In  a  recent  meeting,  the  Student  Academic  Board  agreed  to 
have  representatives  from  each  major  hold  meetings  to  deter- 
mine the  value  of  each  of  the  lower-level  courses  in  their  field. 
This  is  being  done  not  only  with  the  aim  of  evaluating  teachers, 
but  also  to  help  redefine  the  structure  of  each  major. 

We  feel  this  is  important,  particularly  in  light  of  the  recent 
surplus  of  gazelles  in  Ghana.  Buzz  buzz  buzz.  Are  you  still 
reading?  Is  anybody  out  there?  Is  there  still  somebody  who 
reads  these  editorials?  Let's  be  serious,  these  things  have  ab- 
solutely one  reason  for  existence— to  take  up  space.  And  to  let 
some  hot-shot  editor  spout  off  about  some  political  crap  in  EX- 
TRA BIG  TYPE.  We  don't  know  about  you,  but  we're  sick  of  it. 
And  what's  all  this  "we"  stuff?  Do  two  people  type  it?  Is  the  guy 
a  Siamese  twin? 

You  wanna  talk  politics,  here's  the  real  news— people  don't 
care.  Nobody  wants  to  read  about  "liberal  arts"  this,  "higher 
education"  that,  faculty  salaries,  and  all  that  kind  of  garbage. 
What  people  want  is  sex.  But  newspapers  can't  deliver  sex.  So 
what  does  this  paper  need? 

Crossword  puzzles.  Cartoons.  And  about  half  as  many  reviews. 
If  there's  one  thing  people  hate,  it's  an  artsy-fartsy  newspaper. 

And  don't  think  we  don't  know  that.  We  aren't  idiots,  you  know. 
But  look.  It's  all  a  game.  We  pretend  to  care  about  education, 
and  money,  and  all  that  stuff,  and  you  sit  at  lunch  ignoring  the 
jerk  across  the  table,  looking  real  studious-like.reading  the 
editorial  page,  for  crying  out  loud,  and  everybody's  happy. 
We've  done  our  job,  you've  killed  some  time,  and  the  jerk  leaves. 

But  you  know,  there  are  some  other  hidden  corners  in  the 
paper.  Look:  what  do  you  read  first?  Anything  hot  on  the  front 
page,  Roving  Reporter,  and  Thoughts  While  Sleeping  When  was 
the  last  time  you  read  Notes  From  the  Kitchen  ?  When  was  the 
last  time  you  looked  at  what  was  on  the  Campus  Calendar?  Have 
you  ever  read  what  it  says  in  that  little  box  at  the  bottom  of  this 
page?  It  tells  who's  on  the  paper,  but  below  that.  It  tells  where 
the  office  is,  and  when  the  paper  comes  out,  and  what  the  dif- 
ference is  between  a  Commentary  and  an  Editorial.  Did  you 
know  that  the  paper  is  printed  in  Dover?  Isn't  that  neat? 

And  then,  big  chuckle  here,  people  talk  about  how  hard  it  is  to 
fill  eight  pages.  They  must  be  joking.  Do  they  really  think  all 
those  ads  are  paid  for?  Filler.  That's  what  we  call  'em  here  in  the 
biz.  Half  of  the  places  don't  even  exist. 

So  the  editorials  area  little  slow.  They  aren't  easy  to  write,  you 
know.  If  you're  so  bored  with  the  editorials,  why  don't  you  write 
a  letter  once  in  a  while?  Enough  letters,  and  we  wouldn't  even 
have  to  bother  with  these  things. 

This  oughta  be  just  about  right.  That  is,  with  a  little  space  in 
between  all  of  the  paragraphs.  That's  called  spreading.  Always 
do  it  from  the  end  of  the  article  and  work  your  way  to  the  begin- 
ning. Always  underline  kickers  (the  little  headlines  above  the 
real  headlines).  Make  sure  the  four  columns  of  copy  all  line  up 
with  each  other. 


Hopes  Things  Are  Going  Well 


Keep  your  eye  out  for  that  stuff.  If  we  blow  it  (and  we  do), 
us  know.  Or  just  write  for  the  heck  of  it. 

It's  lonely  here  at  the  top. 


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In  Charge PeteTurchl 

Second-ln-Charge Freeman  Dodsworth 

This  Week's  Featured  Editor Jeff  Alderson 

President Jonathan  Adams 

Chief  Swindler Josh  Petrle 

The  Elm  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  But  this  isn't  THE  ELM.  Not  really.  See,  all  the  articles  In  the  four 
pages  connected  to  this  one  are  ail  a  big  Joke.  Get  it?  So  don't  take  any  of  it 
too  seriously.  The  Sophie  Kerr  Award  really  Isn't  worth  that  much,  seniors 
still  get  tickets  for  graduation,  and  Douglass  Cater  is  an  okay  guy. 

April  Fools. 


Pete: 

I  only  have  a  minute,  so  I  won't  be 
able  to  write  much.  Dad  and  I  are  going 
golfing  in  a  few  minutes.  He  took  the 
day  off  work  to  do  some  things  around 
the  house— I  asked  him  to  help  me  do 
the  outsides  of  the  windows  and  put  the 
new  curtains  in  your  room  up,  but  he 
said  he  didn't  feel  good,  then  watched 
TV  all  morning.  Oh  well. 

It  is  nice  out  and  the  crocuses  are  all 
up.  In  a  few  days  MP  and  I  will  have  to 
buy  some  new  bulbs.  She'll  help  with 
the  new  ones,  but  it's  impossible  to  get 
her  to  weed.  So  I've  been  cleaning  the 
flower  beds  and  I  got  her  to  wash  the 
cars.  She  can't  do  it  for  long  because 
the  soap  irritates  her  skin. 

I  haven't  had  much  time  for  fun  late- 
ly—I  cut  out  a  few  articles  about  the  cir- 


cus, and  I  saw  Brideshead,  but  I  spent 
the  last  three  afternoons  working  on  tax 
forms  down  at  the  office.  Trying  to  get 
it  out  of  the  way. 

Gran  and  Grandfather  went  to  play 
golf  yesterday.  I  think  that's  why  Dad 
wanted  to  go  today.  Grandfather  asked 
him  to  play  In  a  spring  tournament  in 
two  weeks. 

Mrs.  Lovell  stopped  by— she  thought 
you  were  going  to  be  home.  She  brought 
Meredith,  Aunt  Dorothy  and  Uncle  Bar- 
ton stopped  by  too,  on  their  way  to  pick 
up  Robbie.  It's  been  a  busy  morning. 

Dad's  movie  is  almost  over,  so  I'll  go 
change  my  shoes.  Hope  everything  is 
going  well.  Work  hard. 

Love, 

Mom 


Is  there  an  Even  Newer  Elite? 


It  has  come  to  our  attention  that  there 
Is  yet  another  attempt  on  campus  to 
create  a  "New  Elite".  It  seems  Head  of 
Maintenance  William  Coleman  has 
been  gathering  around  him  a  select 
group  of  workers,  and  specially  train- 
ing them,  so  that  they  may  compete 
with  other  elitest  organizations  on  cam- 
pus, like  the  DPO's,  the  Writer's  Union, 
fraternities  or  sororities,  or  even  the 
kitchen  dishroom  workers.  As  part  of 
an  on-going  effort  to  expose  all  such 
discriminatory  organizations  at 
Washington  College,  and  to  stop  their 
unfair  activities,  we  talked  with  a 
member  of  this  "New  Elite",  Mr. 
Walter  "Wally"  Makeright,  a  member 
of  the  maintenance  staff. 

Mr.  Makeright,  is  it  true  that  Col- 
eman is  gathering  close  about  him 
several  of  the  most  skilled  workers  on 
the  staff,  in  order  to  create  an  elite 
organization? 

Wal:  Call  me  Wally.  Yeah,  I  guess 
you  could  say  he's  doing  that.  He  wants 
us  to  be  good,  that's  for  sure. 

Doesn't  he  in  fact  want  you  to  be  the 
best? 

Wal:  Yeah. ..Why  sure  he  wants  us  to 
be  the  best.  Why  not? 

Why  did  Coleman  choose  you, 
Walter? 

Wal:  Call  me  Wally.  I  guess  he  chose 
me  because  of  my  special  abilities  in 
the  field. 

But  isn't  Coleman,  in  fact,  setting  up 
this  organization  in  order  to  compete 


with  the  other  organizations  on  cam- 
pus? 

Wal:  Yeah,  that's  the  truth.  After  all, 
you  gotta  play  to  win,  right? 

And  isn't  Coleman  setting  himself  on 
a  pedestal,  as  leader  of  this  new  clique? 

Wal:  Well,  more  of  a  mound,  really. 
But  yeah,  he  calls  all  the  shots.  He's  the 
boss. 

Wally,  is  all  this  competition  healthy? 
Is  it  good  for  the  College? 

Wal:  Sure!  What  could  be  more 
healthy?  All  that  running  around,  sun- 
shine, clean  air,  the  hotdogs.  Heck,  it's 
the  American  Way ! 

How  does  this  new  clique  work,  Wal- 
ly? 

Wal:  It  works  great!  Teamwork, 
that's  what  does  it.  Fast  plays  and 
quick  thinking. 

What  will  this  new  elitest  movement 
be  called? 

Wal:  We're  not  sure  yet.  We're  unde- 
cided right  now.  It's  a  toss-up  between 
the  Tigers  and  the  Dodgers.  What  do 
you  think? 

Groups  like  this  on  are  dangerous  to 
our  campus.  If  allowed  to  have  their 
way,  they  will  control  everything  by 
themselves,  and  the  average  Washing- 
ton College  student  will  have  no  say  in 
what  goes  on.  The  grounds  on  which 
they  make  theirclaim  are  baseless,  and 
the  effects  of  their  pitch  will  hit  all  of 
us. 

Sincerely, 
Taco 


threats  From  the  Kitchen! 


by  Kitchen  Ken 

As  we  pointed  out  a  few  weeks  ago, 
the  cafeteria  is  clearly  divided  into  two 
sections;  one  for  smokers,  one  for  non- 
smokers.  Since  that  last  friendly  notice 
from  the  WCFS,  we  have  observed  con- 
tinued disrespect  shown  for  non- 
smokers  in  the  no-smoking  area.  This 
must  not  continue. 

Maybe  it  would  help  if  just  a  few  of 
you  filthy,  cancer-ridden,  repulsive 
siimeballs  worked  in  the  kitchen  for  a 
week.  Did  you  ever  think  about  what 
it's  like  to  clean  out  glasses  stuffed  with 
cigarette  butts  smashed  into  clumps  of 
spinach  and  mashed  potatoes? 

You  probably  haven't.  That  is  why 
the  Food  Service,  to  begin  its  new  "give 
non-smokers  an  even  break"  program, 
is  going  to  require  smokers  who  extin- 
guish their  cigarettes  on  their  plates,  In 
their  glasses,  or  on  their  trays,  to  eat 
them .  Spinach-and-mashed-potatoes- 
clump  and  all.  It,s  disgusting,  it's 
sickening.  But  you  deserve  it. 


Next  week  the  Food  Service  will  pre- 
sent its  third  and  last  Bicentennial 
Feast.  The  theme  of  this  Feast  will  be 
"Two  Hundred  Years  of  Food."  In- 
cluded on  the  menu  will  be  pork  pie 
from  1935,  breakfast  sausage  from  1894, 
and,  as  a  very  rare  treat,  a  selection  of 
our  vintage  red  and  greeen  jelloes, 
dating  back  to  1806.  All  of  the  items  on 
the  menu  have  been  carefully  pre- 
served deep  in  the  WCFS  walk-in 
freezer,  and  will  be  on  display  in  the 
library  showcase  before  next  week's 
Feast.  A  la  Cate:  Miss  Elsie,  known  to 
some  of  you  as  "the  numbers  lady,"  has 
recently  received  her  insurance  sales- 
man's license.  We  congratulate  her. 
Miss  Elsie  will  be  available  between 
meal  hours  to  come  to  your  room  and 
memorize  the  make,  model,  and  serial 
numbers  of  your  valuables.  She  has 
been  accepted  as  a  source  for 
documented  evidence  by  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  her  memory  is  certified  by 
IBM. 


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Auction  Raises 
$976  For  Trees 


by  Sandy  Hlortdahl 
In  a  poll  conducted  by  the  Student 
Government  on  Wednesday,  students 
chose  cherry  trees  (or  the  Bicentennial 
Gilt,  and  overwhelmingly  voted  to  re- 
tain the  team  nickname  "Shoremen" . 

Three  hundred  and  fifteen  students 
voted  to  keep  the  current  nickname,  as 
opposed  to  "The  Griffins,"  a  name  sug- 
gested by  Vice  President  of  Develop- 
ment George  Hayward  earlier  this 
semester.  Ten  students  voted  for  the 
new  nickname,  and  there  were  two 
write-in  votes.  The  suggestion  of  cherry 
and  dogwood  trees  got  150  votes,  74 
more  than  the  second-place  College 
Gateway  proposal. 

The  cherry  and  dogwood  trees  will 
line  the  walkway  from  Miller  Library  to 
Dunning  Hall;  SGA  President  Arlene 
Lee  said  that  with  the  money  raised  at 
Wednesday's  Student/Faculty  Auction 
"we  can  afford  46  six-foot-high  trees." 
She  said  that  she  thinks  the  trees  would 
be  "beautiful,"  and  that  they  would  "be 
a  nice  addition  to  the  campus,  particu- 
larly in  light  of  the  fact  that  a  lot  of  our 
trees  are  dying."  The  next  step  for  the 
SGA  will  be  to  discuss  the  plan  with  the 
College's  Building  and  Grounds  Com- 
mittee. 

Although  the  Student-Faculty  Auc- 
tion had  been  postponed  due  to  lack  of 
interest,  the  SGA-sponsored  event  was 
a  success  when  it  was  finally  held.  The 
purpose  of  the  auction  was  to  raise 
money  for  the  Bicentennial  Gift.  The 
total  amount  received  was  $976.55.  "I 
was  hoping  for  more  than  $1,000,"  said 
Lee,  "but  this  will  do  It." 

The  other  gift  choices  on  the  poll  in- 
cluded a  brick  gateway  at  the  entrance 
of  the  College  on  213  and  College  Ave- 
nue, typewriters  for  the  library,  a 
canoe  and  a  rowboat  for  the  waterfront 
program,  ,>nd  landscaping  of  the  Kent 
Quad,  leaving  a  wide  range  of  choices 
between  aesthetics  and  practicality. 
The  money  taken  in  exceeded  last 
year's  total  by  over  $200,  and  the  bid- 
ders' bantering  provided  entertainment 
for  those  who  attended  just  for  the 
novelty. 

Novelty,  too,  seemed  the  motto  for 
those  who  offered  their  services  and 
wares  at  the  auction.  The  highest  bid, 
was  $85,  paid  in  exchange  for  French 
cooking  lessons  and  dinner  for  four  with 
Deans  Maxcy  and  Kelly.  Dinner  invita- 
tions  were  plentiful  and  popular,  and 


Sophie  Time 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is  awarded  to 
the  senior  deemed  by  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  to  have  "the  best  ability  and 
promise  for  future  fulfillment  in  the 
field  of  literary  endeavor."  Students 
wishing  to  submit  samples  of  their 
writing  are  Invited  to  do  so.  Ail  submis- 
sions should  be  in  the  hands  of  the  com- 
mittee by  April  15  and  may  be  brought 
to  the  office  of  the  Chairman  of  the 
English  Department  for  convenience 
and  safe-keeping.  Manuscripts  will  be 
returned  to  their  owners  after  com- 
mencement. All  graduating  seniors  are 
eligible  recipients  of  the  award. 


Mickey  DIMaggio's  Italian  dinner  for 
six  was  a  close  second,  bringing  in  $80. 
Other  auction  items  included:  a  profes- 
sional pool  cue  from  the  Student  Center 
($16),  six  for  sherry  at  Shepherd's 
Delight  with  Bennett  Lamond  ($21),  g 
and  a  ping  pong  challenge  by  Nate  s 
Smith  ($10).  Tii 

The  auction,  an  annual  event,  was  a  h| 
nice  change  of  pace  from  the  usual  £| 
routine  of  fund-raisers;  it  provided 
entertainment  as  well  as  money  for  j, 
Washington  College's  Bicenntenial  &•! 
Gift. 


The  Shoremen  baseball  team  tm  been  exploding  with  nmi.  Story  on  Page  8 


Pass/Fail  Option  Reviewed 


by  Pete  Turchl 
Bditor-ln-Chlet 

The  Academic  Council  Is  currently 
discussing  changes  to  the  Pass/Fall 
course  option  currently  open  to  up- 
perclassmen.  Acting  Dean  Nathan 
Smith  said  that,  although  three  pro- 
posals to  alter  the  present  system  have 
been  made,  the  Council  Is  open  to  the 
opinions  of  faculty  and  students. 

This  semester  50  of  120  seniors  and  54 
of  165  juniors,  or  approximately  36%  of 
all  upperclassmen,  are  taking  courses 
Pass/Fail.    Those   students   are   dis- 

S2S0.000  Added 


tributed  fairly  evenly  over  more  than 
thirty  classes,  with  the  single  exception 
of  LT  305,  In  which  36  students  are  tak- 
ing the  course  for  Pass/Fail  credit. 

The  three  proposals  which  have  been 
made  by  the  Academic  Council  to  date 
all  place  restrictions  on  which  students 
may  use  the  Pass/Fall  option.  They 
are:  I)  allow  faculty  members  to 
designate  whether  or  not  courses  may 
be  taken  Pass/Fall  by  students;  2) 
Have  the  grading  system  be  P-D-F  for 
Pass/Fail,  making  a  grade  of  C  or  bet- 
ter be  the  "Pass"  requirement;  and  3) 
Restrict  the  Pass/Fall  option  to  juniors 


and  seniors  with  a  cumulative  GPA  of 
3.0  or  higher. 

Juniors  and  seniors  are  now  allowed 
to  take  any  course  outside  of  their  ma- 
jor field  or  major  requirements  not  be- 
ing used  for  distribution  as  a  Pass/Fall 
course.  Normal  grades  are  recorded  for 
students  in  Pass/Fail  courses,  but  the 
Registrar  translates  those  grades  Into  a 
P  (for  a  grade  of  D  or  above)  or  F.  A 
student  may  take  four  courses 
Pass/Fail,  but  no  more  than  one  In  a 
semester,  and  a  student  may  not  take  a 
course  Pass/Fail  if  he  or  she  is  on  pro- 
bation. 


School  Fights  Aid  Cuts 


by  Pete  Turchl 

Editor-in-Chief 

According  to  Financial  Aid  Director 
Bonnie  Vansant,  students  will  have  to 
wait  to  find  out  how  much  aid  to  expect 
from  Guaranteed  Student  Loans  and 
Pell  Grants.  In  the  meantime,  however, 
the  College  has  been  preparing  to  help 
students  finance  their  education. 

Until  last  October  1,  no  restrictions 
were  placed  on  who  could  apply  for  a 
Guaranteed  Student  Loan.  Since  Octo- 
ber, students  with  adjusted  gross  fami- 
ly incomes  of  over  $30,000  have  had  to 
pass  a  needs  test  to  qualify.  Student  aid 
cuts  proposed  by  the  federal  govern- 
ment will  not  only  reduce  the  amount  of 
money  available,  but  will  also  include  a 
needs  test  for  all  applicants. 

Vansant  said  that  approximately  350 
Washington  College  students  have 
Guaranteed  Student  Loans,  and  "not 
very  many"  of  them  will  be  eligible  for 
the  loans  this  coming  school  year.  She 
said  that  although  final  figures  on  the 
cuts  will  not  be  available  until  midsum- 
mer, it  appears  that  no  student  with  an 
adjusted  gross  Income  of  over  $25,000 
would  be  eligible,  and  that  the  cut-off 
point  could  be  as  low  as  a  $15,000  in- 
come. Students  will  begin  applying  for 
loans  for  next  year  in  late  April  or  early 
May,  and  Vansant  said  that  she  is  "en- 


couraging everyone  to  exhaust  every 
resource." 

The  good  news  came  from  the  office 
of  Vice  President  For  Finance  Gene 
Hessey,  who  said  that  significant  in- 
creases have  been  made  in  the  Col- 
lege's financial  aid  funds.  This  year 
$196,000  in  aid  was  given,  in  addition  to 
nearly  $200,00  from  parts  of  the  Col- 


lege's endowment  restricted  to  scholar- 
ship aid.  Hessey  said  that  a  "restruc- 
turing" of  the  endowment  will  allow  the 
school  to  offer  $150,000  in  additional 
revenue  for  scholarships,  and  that 
another  $100,000  will  be  added  to  the 
financial  aid  pool.  That  means  that  the 
College  will  offer  students  a  total  of 
nearly  $650,000  next  year. 


Photo  Exhibit  in  Fine  Arts 


"Being  a  photographer  on  assign- 
ment to  photograph  a  celebrity  is 
somewhat  like  being  a  hit  man,"  says 
free  lance  photographer  Jack  Mitchell, 
whose  portraits  of  artists  are  being 
displayed  until  April  20,  in  Gibson  Fine 
Arts  Center.  "The  difference  is  that  the 
photographer  is  shooting  not  to  kill,  but 
forposterity." 

Mitchell  is  a  regular  contributor  on 
assignment  to  The  New  York  Times 
and  Dance  Magazine  and  is  featured 
frequently  in  Art  News,  Time,  and 
Newsweek. 

"The  Artist  Photographed"  features 
large  silver  print  photographs  of 
thirty-one  famous  artists,  both  per- 
forming and  creative.  An  elegant  yet 
pensive  Salvador  Dali,  cropped  and 
with  cane;  Louise  Nevelson  swathed  in 


fur;  the  head  of  Andy  Warhol  with  a 
silky  dachshund  at  face  level  are  but  a 
few  of  these  striking  photographs. 

The  exhibition  was  arranged  by  the 
College  Art  Exhibits  Committee 
through  The  Baltimore  Museum  of  Art. 
It  will  be  open  Thursday  afternoons 
from  1  to  4,  and  during  several  evening 
programs  in  the  Fine  Arts  Center. 


Ring  Found 

Security  is  In  possession  of  a  gold  ring 
which  was  found  by  a  student  approx- 
imately two  months  ago  in  the  firelane. 
Anyone  who  has  lost  a  ring  can  contact 
Jim  Quinn  or  campus  security  at  exten- 
sion 310. 


The  WMhlmtoP  College  Elm—  Frldiy,  April  2— Page  2 

Spring  Fever 

Wiffleball  weather  is  here. 

Lacrosse  and  baseball  and  tennis  and  crew  are  spring  sports, 
but  they  have  schedules;  they  begin  on  predetermined  dates,  no 
matter  what  the  weather.  So  the  fact  that  the  first  lacrosse  game 
was  weeks  ago  doesn't  really  mean  anything.  But  when  wif- 
fleball games  start,  and  non-athletes  start  playing  catch,  and  the 
girls  on  Reid  Hall  move  out  to  the  porch  for  their  afternoon  par- 
ties—those  are  the  signs  that  spring  is  here. 

But  this  editorial  is  not  about  how  nice  spring  is.  This  editorial 
is  about  the  evils  of  spring. 

Spring  is  the  biggest  challenge  the  academic  world  has  ever 
had  to  meet.  A  bright,  warm,  blue  spring  day  defies  anyone  to 
justify  reading,  or  teaching,  or  listening  to  teachers.  On  spring 
days  classes  end  earlier,  attentions  are  divided,  and  marginal 
doodles  attack  and  overwhelm  notebooks.  For  some  it  might  not 
matter  that  much.  But  for  seniors,  there  is  no  hope.  Theses  must 
be  written,  comprehensives  must  be  studied  for.  The  pauses  bet- 
ween sentences  get  longer  and  longer,  stereos  blare,  people 
leave  the  parking  lots  headed  for  Great  Oak  and  Cliff  City. ..and 
finally  there  is  no  choice  but  to  give  in.  Spring  is  an  infection. 

This  year,  like  evry  year,  spring  will  most  seriously  attack  a 
few  dozen  of  us.  Those  few  dozen  will  accomplish  absolutely 
nothing.  Like  Pat  Boone  promised,  they  will  find  April  Love.  And 
it  will  be  disgusting.  ._,„,. 

Normally  rational,  clear-headed  individuals  will  be  reduced  to 
vegetables.  Boys  will  try  furtively  to  pick  flowers,  girls  will  write 
poems  on  computer  terminals.  Hair  uncombed,  eyes  soft  and 
wide,  they  won't  be  fit  for  anyone  else  to  talk  to.  They  will  skip 
classes  and  lock  out  their  roommates.  The  rest  of  us  will  be 
nauseated. 

If  that  weren't  bad  enough,  spring  is  also  the  time  of  year  when 
campus  organizations  try  to  outdo  themselves.  The  Sophie  Kerr 
Series  has  just  had  a  barrage  of  lectures  and  has  more  planned, 
all  the  way  up  to  graduation,  the  William  James  Forum  has  one 
of  its  biggest  lectures  coming  up,  the  Drama  Department 
willpresent  its  second-largest  production,  the  Food  Service  and 
Student  Government  will  hold  a  luau,  the  SGA  will  also  present 
its  biggest  concert  of  the  year.  Things  are  going  to  be  rough. 

Eliot  knew  what  he  was  talking  about  when  he  called  April  the 
cruellest  month.  He  knew  that  in  April,  normally  hard-working 
students  would  be  found  in  the  bleachers  with  beers,  cutting 
class  to  see  the  end  of  a  lacrosse  game.  Eliot  knew  that  no  matter 
how  many  books  you  take  outside  with  you  when  you  go  to  sun- 
bathe, you'll  never  get  anything  read.  Eliot  knew. 

Spring  is  nothing  to  sneeze  it.  We  are  going  to  have  to  deal  with 
it,  and  the  seniors  are  going  to  have  to  do  their  best  to  ignore  it, 
and  the  lovesick. ..well,  summer  isn't  very  far  away. 


Elm  Up  For  Grabs 


■  Do  you  like  to  use  red  pens?  Do  you 
like  to  stay  up  late  at  night,  thinking  of 
catchy  headlines?  Can  you  spell? 

If  so,  you  may  be  the  perfect  can- 
didate for  editor-in-chief  of  The  Elm, 
Washington  College's  most  popular 
weekly  newspaper.  Anyone  interested 
in  the  job  for  next  year  should  submit 


an  application  (including  experience,  if 
any,  and  the  reason  for  your  interest)  to 
Board  of  Publications  Chairman 
Michael  Malone  by  April  7.  Anyone  who 
would  like  more  information  should 
contact  the  current  editors  through 
campus  mail,  or  visit  our  luxurious 
Spanish  House  office  any  Tuesday  or 
Wednesday  night  after  7: 30. 


The    ♦    Elm 


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Problems  With  Student  Loans 


In  last  week's  edition  of  The  Elm  an 
article  covered  Maryland's  liberal 
Senator  Paul  Sarbanes'  fight  against 
further  reductions  in  the  Guaranteed 
Student  Loan  Program.  The  article, 
which  was  sent  to  The  Elm  by  the 
vulnerable  incumbent,  failed  to  com- 
municate some  major  problems  of  the 
GSL  program. 

Since  the  Middle  Income  Student 
Assistance  Act  of  1976  made  all 
students  eligible  for  GSL's  regardless 
of  family  income,  the  program  has 
grown  at  a  rapid  rate.  From  1978  to 
1981,  the  GSL  program  has  grown  from 
$331  million  dollars  to  $2.4  billion.  The 
program  will  cost  more  than  $3  billion 
In  1982  and  will  rise  to  over  $4  billion  by 
1985-To  slow  this  raptd  growth,  the  Ad- 
ministration has  asked  for  an  estimated 
savings  of  $762  million. 

To  reach  this  goal,  the  Administra- 
tion and  the  Congress  must  work 
together  to  find  solutions  to  the  pro- 
blems of  the  program.  These  problems 
Include  students,  whosefamilies  could 


afford  to  pay  for  their  education,  taking 
out  GSL  loans  and  using  other  re- 
sources for  higher-yielding  Invest- 
ments. A  more  efficient  and  more 
determined  task-force  must  be  created 
to  collect  the  $1.4  billion  which  former 
students  still  owe  the  government.  By 
working  on  measures  to  correct  these 
problems,  a  considerable  swing  can  be 
made  In  the  program,  which  is  eating 
up  funds,  to  the  detriment  of  other 
educational  programs. 

Being  a  participant  In  the  GSL  pro- 
gram, I  realize  the  impact  of  these 
reductions,  but  I  also  realize  the  pro- 
gram does  need  major  adjustments  to 
get  its  budget  Into  control.  Finally,  I 
believe  that  it  Is  Imperltlve  that  the  Ad- 
ministration makes  these  needed  ad- 
justments with  the  utmost  care  to  In- 
sure former  Republican  President 
Dwight  D.  Eisenhower's  pledge  to  pro- 
vide all  "deserving"  students  the  op- 
portunity of  a  college  education. 

Barry  Glassman 


Taking  a  Look  Inside 


In  the  last  Issue  of  the  Elm  ,  your 
Assistant  Editor  wrote  a  commentary 
about  the  need  for  students  to  pay  more 
attention  to  politics  and  war  instead  of 
"turning  our  backs  on  the  realities  of 
the  world."  He  commented  that  the 
force  of  political  actions  pertaining  to 
U.S.  intervention  in  El  Salvador  is  not 
felt  here.  Well,  I  say  that's  fine.  He  also 
stressed  that  our  problems  on  this  cam- 
pus are  small  compared  to  those  of  war. 
I  think  he's  right ...  but  that's  great.  I 
like  peaceful  places.  My  question  to  the 
Assistant  Editor  is,  why  do  we  have  to 
talk  and  write  about  wars?  Instead  of 
looking  over  our  backs  at  war  and  say- 
ing, "Uh-Ooh,"  why  can't  we  try  to  pro- 
ject the  freedom  and  peace  found  here 
into  those  places  of  suffering  and  pain 
that  surround  us?  Like  he  says  in  his  ar- 


ticle, there  are  many  people  suffering 
quite  close  to  the  campus.  So  I  chal- 
lenge your  Assistant  Editor  to  try 
spreading  peace  instead  of  talking 
about  war:  the  next  time  he  feels  the 
urge  to  talk  about  the  nuclear  arms 
race,  or  El  Salvador,  I  challenge  him  to 
walk  into  the  Bluebird  or  some  other 
bar,  sit  next  to  a  lonely  old  man,  and 
drink  a  beer.  By  doing  this  he  will  not 
only  be  facing  suffering,  instead  of  talk- 
ing about  It,  but  he  will  have  the  poten- 
tial to  soothe  it  a  little.  As  an  added 
bonus  he  might  have  a  little  more  fun 
during  his  liberal  arts  education.  After 
all,  beer  goes  a  lot  better  with  conversa- 
tion than  war. 

Sincerely, 
Carl  Fornoff 


Oral  History  Training  Sessions 


The  Kent  Oral  History  Project  invites 
interested  Washington  College  students 
to  attend  its  interviewer  training  ses- 
sions. Although  the  project  is  not  ac- 
tively soliciting  volunteer  interviewers 
or  other  project  workers  from  the  stu- 
dent body,  history  or  sociology  students 
in  particular  may  be  Interested  in  these 
"how-to"  sessions  for  the  application 
they  may  have  for  term  papers  or 
senior  theses.  Kent  County  students,  as 
members  of  the  community,  however, 


are  welcome  as  project  interviewers 
though  they  should  recognize  that  such 
work  can  be  time-consuming.  Summer 
vacation  might  be  an  appropriate  time 
to  work  with  the  project. 

The  first  training  session  is  Saturday, 
April  3,  at  10:00  a.m.  in  the  Kent  County 
Public  Library  meeting  room.  For  fur- 
ther information,  call  Margaret  Fallaw 
at  778-2829  or  778-3195  or  stop  by  the  pro- 
ject office  above  the  Corsica  Bookshop. 


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Editor-in-Chief PeteTurchl 

Assistant  Editor Freeman  Dodsworth 

Sports  Editor Jeff  Aldenon 

Photography  Editor  Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Josh  Petrie 

THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
students.  It  Is  printed  at  the  Delaware  Publishing  Company  in  Dover  every  Friday 
with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE 
EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the 
Editor  are  encouraged,  but  must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  Is  open 
business  hours;  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 

by  Ken  Roderick  week.  Students  responding  to  it  will 

On  Monday,  March  22,  WCFS  held  an  enable  us  to  judge  our  operations  to  see 
in-house  seminar  on  chemical  usage,  if  there  Is  any  need  for  immediate 
The  guest  speaker  was  Kerry  Guerin  changes.  We  encourage  all  types  of  stu- 
from  Economics  Laboratory.  Kerry  ex-  dent  involvement  in  the  WCFS  to  in- 
plalned  the  uses  of  each  chemical  we  crease  our  awareness  of  your  needs  and 
carry  and  the  method  of  application,  improve  our  performance. 
Healso  discussed  the  results  that  should  A  La  Carte:  There  will  be  a  meeting 
be  achieved  by  proper  usage  and  of  the  SGA  Food  Service  Committee  on 
warned  of  the  dangers  of  mixing  dif-  Monday,  April  5,  in  the  private  dining 
ferent  chemicals.  Jack  Anderson,  Kent  room.  There  will  be  a  change  in  meal 
County  Health  Inspector,  sat  in  on  the  hours  on  Advising  Day,  Wednesday, 
seminar  and  acknowledged  the  useful-  April  7.  The  changed  meal  hours  will 
ness  of  such  programs.  be: 

The  WCFS  is  always  striving  to  in-  Breakfast 7:30to8:30A.M. 

crease    its    professionalism.    These  Lunch 11:30  to  1:00P.M. 

seminars  are  one  means  of  attaining  Dinner 5:00to6:00P.M. 

this  goal.  Students  also  play  an  active  Please  not  these  changes.  Please  note 
part  in  attaining  this  goal.  An  example  these  cahgnes  so  you  won't  miss  the 
of  this  is  the  survey  being  sent  out  this  meals. 


Hinton  Speaks  on 
China-US  Relations 


The  Washington  College  Elm-  Friday,  April  2-Paqe  j 


by  Josh  Petri  e 
Last  week  the  Washington  College 
lecture  series  featured  Dr.  Harold  C 
Hinton  from  George  Washington  Uni- 
versity. Dr.  Hinton,  an  expert  on  China 
and  Asia,  discussed  the  state  relations 
between  the  Peoples  Republic  of  China 
and  the  Reagan  Administration.  The 
focus  of  the  discussion  was  the  Taiwan 
Issue  and  how  it  affects  Sino-American 
relations.  In  addition  to  Taiwan,  Hinton 
pointed  out  the  benefits  derived  from 
U.S. -China  cooperation,  and  the  outlook 
for  the  future  of  the  relationship. 

Hinton  briefly  outlined  the  role  of 
China  as  perceived  by  American 
foreign  policy-makers.  1)  China  serves 
as  balancer  in  Asia  against  the  U.S.S.R. 
2)  China  ties  down  a  large  percentage 
of  Soviet  troops  that  otherwise  could 
face  the  West.  3)  The  United  States  also 
has  strategic  Interests  in  China;  the 
U.S.  has  facilities  in  China  to  observe 
the  Soviets.  4)  The  Americans  see 
China  as  a  key  to  maintaining  the 
worldwide  equalibrium  of  power. 

China,  too,  has  compelling  reasons  to 
develop  good  relations  with  the  United 
States.  The  Chinese,  noted  Hinton  are 
vulnerable  to  a  Soviet  attack.  He  be- 
lieves the  Chinese  would  be  defeated  by 
such  an  attack  and  the  country 
destabilized.  The  Chinese  defense 
posture  could  be  improved  significantly 
by  the  importation  of  American  wea- 
pons and  technology.  In  the  area  of 
trade,  China  also  has  much  to  gain, 
especailly  In  the  production  of  oil. 
China  needs  American  oil  companies  to 
develop  their  offshore  deposits. 

The  sticking  point  in  U.S.-China  rela- 
tions, according  to  Hinton,  is  Taiwan. 
The  PRC  objects  to  the  U.S.  supplying 
Taiwan  with  military  arms.  The  Chi- 
nese regard  Taiwan  as  an  internal  pro- 
blem and  believes  the  U.S.  has  no 
business  there.  The  Chinese,  says  Dr. 
Hinton,  insist  on  a  "total  cut-off  of  arms 
sales  to  Taiwan"  although  they  have 
not  set  a  deadline.  He  said  his  Is  the 
main  obstacle  to  better  Sino-American 
relations,  as  viewed  by  the  Chinese. 

The  United  States,  however,  Is  in  an 
awkward  position.  The  Taiwan  Rela- 
tions Act,  which  ended  official  relations 
with  Taiwan  in  1978,  obligates  the  U.S. 
to    sell    certain    defensive    arms    to 


Taiwan.  The  United  States  "must  do 
what  it  can  to  maintain  stability  of 
Taiwan,"  asserted  Hinton.  He  said  that 
the  Reagan  Administration  is  sym- 
pathetic to  the  Taiwanese  and  future 
sales  should  continue  despite  China's 
objections. 

Despite  the  disagreements  over  the 
Taiwan  issue,  Hinton  believes  that 
China  and  the  United  States  can  con- 
tinue to  Improve  their  relations.  The 
Chinese  have  too  much  to  lose  and  the 
United  States  needs  China  for  strategic 
reasons.  He  feels  that  both  sides  need  to 
view  the  other  more  objectively;  China 
should  place  less  emphasis  on  Taiwan, 
and  the  U.S.  should  be  concerned  less 
with  a  U.S.S.R-Chlna  reapproachment 
which  Hinton  believes,  Is  highly  unlike- 
ly- 


Congressional  candidate  Porter  Hopkins  took  time  off  from  Us  campaign 
tor  the  Republican  nomination  of  Maryland's  First  District  to  meet  wiEthe 
Washington  College  Republicans  Tuesday  evening.  Hopkins  spoke  on  the 
role  the  W.C.  Republicans  could  play  In  the  1982  election  and  fielded  ques- 
tions on  his  role  tn  the  campaign 
^^ Photo  by  NlmlNatan 


College  Composers  to  Present  Works 


by  Arthur  Smith 

"The  Two  Hundredth  Year"  a  con- 
cert of  music  by  Washington  College 
composers,  will  be  presented  under  the 
direction  of  Music  Dept.  chairman 
Kathleen  Mills  tomorrow  evening  at  8 
pm  in  Tawes  Auditorium . 

The  concert  honoring  the  Bicenten- 
nial of  Washington  College  Includes 
four  pieces,  three  by  former  students 
and  one  by  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke. 

Ron  Garrett  and  Clarke  have  con- 
tributed choral  works;  Clarke's  piece  a 
magnificat  (a  setting  of  the  Biblical 
text  from  Luke  I.  46-55  "My  soul  doth 
magnify  the  Lord...")  is  scored  for  full 
choir,  two  bassoons,  flute,  and  double 
bass.  It  is  reminiscent  of  the  many 
Baroque  Magnificats  yet  movingly 
melodic  in  modern  sense.  Clarke,  a 
member  of  the  faculty  here  since  '68, 
has  composed  a  great  number  of  works 
including  symphonic,  chamber,  vocal, 
piano  and  organ  music.  His  opera 
"Westchester  Limited",  was  presented 
here  in  March  73. 

"Power  Music"  by  Ron  Garrett,  a  74 
graduate  of  Washington  and  now  a  resi- 
dent of  Austin  Texas,  contributed  a 
remarkable,  intense  and  vivid  piece  — 


College  to  Sponsor 
Bicentennial  10K  Race 


by  Amy  Self ert 

What  has  up  to  1000  legs,  is  10 
kilometers  (6.2  miles)  long,  and  is  the 
first  of  its  kind  here  in  Chestertown? 
It's  the  Washington  College  Bicenten- 
nial Run,  to  be  held  here  on  April  18  at 
1:00p.m. 

The  course  will  begin  on  the  track  at 
Kibler  Field,  wind  through  scenic 
Chestertown  and  the  surrounding  coun- 
tryside, and  conclude  on  campus.  For 
those  not  quite  ambitious  enough  to  at- 
tempt the  10  kilometer  run,  the  race 
will  also  include  a  one  mile  "Fun  Run" 
through  Chestertown,  to  begin  at  12:30 
p.m. 

The  race,  under  the  direction  of 
Education  Department  Chairman  Sean 
'O'Connor  and  a  student  committee, 
was  organized  in  hopes  of  bringing  at- 
tention to  the  College.  O'Connor  feels 
that  there  are  many  parents  and 
students  interested  in  running  "who  are 
not  aware  of  the  200-year-old  institution 
we  have  here"  and  believes  the  race 
will  serve  "as  a  way  to  disseminate 
news  about  the  college  to  them." 

Advertisements  were  sent  to  area 
stores  catering  to  runners,  and  were 
placed  in  running  magazines  with  na- 
tional circulation.  Letters  of  interest 
have  been  received  from  places  as  far 


away  a  Arizona  and  Hawaii. 

Although  O'Connor  doesn't  expect  in- 
ternationally famous  runners  to  be 
flocking  to  Chestertown,  he  does 
believe  that  "a  lot  of  good  Eastern 
Shore  runners  will  be  running." 

In  addition  to  experienced  runners, 
students,  family  members  and  faculty 
are  all  urged  to  enter. 

Awards  will  be  given  to  the  first  three 
male  and  female  runners  to  cross  the 
finish  line.  Awards  will  also  be  given  to 
the  top  three  runners  in  each  age  group, 
and  special  trophies  from  the  Student 
Governmnet  Association  will  be 
awarded  to  the  top  senior,  junior, 
sophomore,  and  freshman  runners. 

The  awards  ceremony  will  take  place 
on  the  Library  Terrace  at  2:30  and  will 
be  preceeded  by  a  short  performance  of 
the  Washington  College  Dance  Com- 
pany. Following  the  race  at  4:00  p.m. 
there  will  be  a  concert  by  the  Wash- 
ington College  Early  Music  Consort. 

Applications  for  the  race  are  to  be 
turned  in  to  O'Connor  no  later  than 
April  12,  and  require  a  $5  entry  fee  for 
the  10  kilometer  race  only.  The  race 
will  be  limited  to  500  runners.  Registra- 
tion begins  at  11  a.m.  in  the  gym,  and 
all  participants  to  cross  the  finish  line 
will  receive  acompllmentary  T-shirt. 


heard  here  as  are  the  other  works  to  the 
best  of  my  knowledge  for  the  first  time 
ever.  The  texts  for  Garrett's  work 
drawn  from  Galileo's  trial  and  a  history 
of  Insane  Asylums  as  well  as  from  other 
sources  reflect  Garrett's  Interest  in  the 
"political  aspects  of  music."  "Power 
Music"  in  his  works  tries  to  "subvert 
the  elitist  concept  of  'serious'  music  as 
well  as  the  unthinking  acceptance  of 
status  quo  politics." 

"But  I  Never  Lived  on  Campus",  a 
piece  for  flute,  oboe,  clarinet  and  piano 
by  John  Starr  (a  77  Washington 
graduate)  will  also  be  included  on 
tomorrow's  program.  Starr,  presently 
an  Annapolis  resident,  has  played  In  a 
number  of  bands  —  both  jazz  and  rock 
and  roll,  and  has  played,  "flute,  bass 


flute,  piccolo,  soprano  sax,  tenor  sax, 
piano,  organ,  guitar,  bass  guitar  and 
synthesizer  and  sung  on  stage,  and  has 
not  had  anything  solid  thrown  at  me 
yet." 

The  fourth  piece  on  the  program  is 
April  Leonie  Llndevald's  "Songs  of  Ex- 
perience and  Reflection  or:  Is  There 
Life  After  College".  The  pieces,  ac- 
cording to  Lindevald,  reflect  the 
thoughts  of  young  aspiring  artists  at- 
tempting to  survive  in  a  pragmatic 
world.  Lindevald,  also  a  '77  graduate  of 
Washington  (a  music,  drama  and  dance 
major)  now  living  on  Long  Island,  has 
written  hundreds  of  songs,  several 
musicals  (one  which  Gervase  was 
premiered  at  Washington  In  '77)  and 
many  other  works. 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  April  2 

4:00:   Lecture:    Robert  Scholes  on  "John  Barth:   The  Poet  Laureate  of 
Maryland"— Sophie  Kerr  Room 

8:00:  John  Barth  reading  from  his  novels— Smith  Auditorium 
9:30:  "Loose  Fish"  Concert— Student  Center 

Saturday,  April  3 
7:30:  Film:  "Manof  Marble"-Smith  Auditorium 

8:00:   Washington  College  Composers  Gala  Concert,   "The  Two  Hundredth 
Year"— Tawes  Theatre 

Sunday,  April  4 
1 :00:  Women's  lacrosse  vs.  Drew 
7:30:  Film:  "Man of  Marble"-Smith  Auditorium 

Monday,  April  5 
3:00:  Men's  tennis  vs.  Drew 
7:30:  Film:  "Manof  Marble"-Smith  Auditorium 

Tuesday,  April  6 
7:30:  Film:  "Man  of  Marble"— Smith  Auditorium 

8:00:  Thad  W.  Tate,  Jr.,  on  "George  Washington— The  First  50  Years"-Sophie 
Kerr  Room 

Wednesday,  April  7 
ADVISING  DAY 

10:00-3:00:  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  Career  Day— Sophie  Kerr  Room 
3:00:  Lacrosse  vs.  Loyola 
3:00:  Softball  vs.  Catholic  University 

8:00:  Lecture:  Peter  Breggin  on  "Conflicts  In  Romantic  Love:  Can  they  Be 
Avoided?"— Sophie  Kerr  Room 

Thursday,  April  8 
7:15:  Film:  "The  Worship  of  Nature"-MUler  Library 
7:30:  College/Community  Choir  Concert-First  Methodist  Church,  Chestertown 


ALL  STUDENT'S  INTERESTED  IN 

LIVING  WITH  THE  WRITER'S  UNION 

There  Will  Be  A  Brief  Meeting 

Wednesday,  April  7,  1982 

In  Dorchester  Lobby 

Or  See  Bill  Mortimer 


The  jjjjMljglmj  College  Elm—  Friday,  April  2— Page  4 

Under  the  Bie  Too 


Impressions  of  the  Greatest 
Show  on  Earth 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 
"We're  delighted  to  welcome  you 
today  and  look  forward  to  your  pre- 
sence at  many  future  editions  of  the 
great  American  tradition  whose  very 
name  means  magic,  thrills,  excitement 
and  mirth  I  the  one...  the  only... The 
Greatest  Show  on  Earth ! 

The  circus  has  gone. 

It  was  here  for  a  week,  In  Baltimore, 
but  now  It  Is  back  on  the  road,  travell- 
ing In  a  mile-long  train  to  the  next  city. 
Chances  are,  when  It  stops,  that  no 
stowaways  will  be  found;  If  there  really 
was  a  tune  when  small  boys  ran  away 
to  Join  the  circus,  It  has  come  to  an  end. 
The  performers  and  trainers  and 
helpers  all  belong  to  unions,  and  the 
ringmaster  Is  a  recent  graduate  of  Cal 
State.  Even  the  clowns  go  to  a  special 
school  in  Florida,  then  the  best  of  them 
work  as  apprentices  for  three  years. 

But  somehow  the  attraction  of  the  cir- 
cus still  has  something  to  do  with  run- 
ning away.  The  very  first  circuses,  In 
Europe,  were  something  akin  to  freak 
shows;  they  were  made  up  of  deformed 
people,  and  dancing  bears,  and 
foreigners  speaking  In  strange 
languages.  Today  it  Is  harder  to  enter- 
tain people  with  those  things,  but  the 
circus  still  offers  the  exotic.  See  the 
first  quadruple  somersault  ever  per- 
formed on  the  trapeze!  See  a  live 
llama!  See  a  ten-ton  elephant  step  over 
a  small  child  without  harming  him ! 

-Briskly  Bustling  With  Biaztngiy 
Bright  Brigades  Of  Contemporary  Clr- 
cusdom  's  Consummately  Capable 
Celebrities,  Our  Overwhelmingly 
Outstanding  One  Hundred  And  Twelfth 
Enthralling  Edition  Buoyantly  Begins 
In  A  Breezy  Burst  Of  Bouncing 
Ballyhoo,  Arresttngly  Announcing  The 
Altogether  Amiable  Annual  Arrival  Of  ■ 
The  Greatest  Show  On  Earth!" 

Behind  the  bright  yellow  program, 
down  on  the  floor  of  the  arena, 
members  of  the  crew  put  props  in  their 
places  for  the  opening  of  the  show. 
There  Is  no  Big  Top  anymore,  no  tent 
with  sideshows,  no  pegs  to  pound  into 
the  ground  in  exchange  for  free  tickets. 
Above  the  floor  of  the  arena  it  looks  as  if 
a  family  of  autistic  spiders  has  been  let 
loose;  a  maze  of  wires  and  ropes  and 
nets  fills  the  air,  with  no  obvious  pat- 
tern. The  stage  for  the  largest  act  of 
misdirection  any  magician  has  ever  at- 
tempted has  been  set.  The  circus 
always  offers  more  than  you  can  ever 
watch,  but  only  shows  what  it  wants  you 
to  see. 

Backstage  the  horses  are  lying  down. 
A  trapeze  artist  is  standing  inside  a 
phone  booth,  and  a  clown  practices  a 
jazz  number  on  the  trumpet.  A  group  of 
Hungarian  brothers  stand  in  bedroom 
slippers  and  bathrobes  over  their 
costumes  to  avoid  getting  a  chill  as  they 
watch  the  children  practicing  riding 
unicycles  The  hallways  are  filled  with 
trampolines  and  mats  and  props  and 
huge  mobile  op 
cars  painted  with  the  i 
and  yelli 

necked  man  from  Switzerland  balances 
abroon:  i  liking  to  a  boy  hit- 

ting a  tennis  ball  against  the  * 
hour  the  man  will  step  into  the  lights  to 
support   bis   family— on  his  torehead. 

■  'Cokes  here.  Ice  cold  Cokes.  You 
wanted  ice.  and  I  went  out  and  got  it. 
Get  your  ice  cold  Cokes. ' ' 

The  vendors  come  faster  and  faster 
as  the  crowd  thickens.  Souvenir  pro- 


grams, Cokes,  Cotton  candy.  Suddenly 
the  sounds  of  a  jazz  band  are  heard,  and 
a  group  of  red-wigged  clowns  come 
marching  onto  the  floor.  In  the  next  few 
minutes  a  group  of  Can-can  dancers  in 
drag  come  out  and  slap  each  other 
around,  doing  preliminary  gymnastics. 
A  huge  woman  with  a  sixty-Inch  bust 
plays  catch  with  her  son  in  the  far  ring, 
a  Janitor  chases  a  bum  with  a  broom  in 
a  corner  near  the  band,  and  someone 
drives  out  on  a  motorcycle,  his  clothes 
blowing  off  In  the  breeze.  The  jazz  band 
has  disappeared,  and  in  Its  place  a 
clown  Is  doing  magic.  Two  others,  one 
with  red  hair  and  one  with  blue  hair, 
fight  over  a  chair.  A  clown  fire  depart- 
ment comes  out,  setting  Itself  on  fire.  A 
cowboy  rides  out  on  a  ten-foot  tall  pink 
ostrich  while  three  six-foot  mice  fight 
for  the  cheese  In  a  mousetrap.  The 
firemen  begin  a  complicated  juggling 
act.  A  cat  jumps  out  of  the  refrigerator. 
The  circus  has  begun.  The  performance 
of  the  clowns,  something  they  call 
"meet  and  greet,"  starts  a  half  hour 
before  the  circus  Is  supposed  to  begin. 
They  perform  throughout  the  show, 
sometimes  in  highlighted  acts,  some- 
times only  to  divert  the  audience  while 
tiger  cages  are  being  removed.  While 
they  are  meant  as  light-hearted  amuse- 


MID 


TRVIN     0     KF'    NETH     FFLD 


PRFSENT 

RINGLING     BROS     AND 

BARNUM  i   BAILFY  CIRCUS 

RALTIMORF     CIVIC     CFNTFR 

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ment,  there  Is  something  sad  about 
clowns.  It  has  to  do  with  the  fact  that 
they  are  outcasts,  and  that  their  large 
white  smiles  must  be  painted  on  only  to 
hide  sadder  faces.  That  sadness  is 
always  just  beneath  the  surface  of  the 
circus.  There  is  a  cheap  and  dirty  and 
desperate  element  of  the  circus,  some- 
thing which  is  meant  to  be  hidden  but  is 
sometimes  only  emphasized  by  the 
gaudy  costumes  and  grease  paint 
smiles.  The  circus  begs  us  to  applaud 
for  a  more  modest  entertainment  than 
we  are  used  to. 

"Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  Children  of 
All  Ages,  Producers  Irvin  Feld  and 
Kenneth  Feld  proudly  present  the  one- 
hundred-and-twelftth  edition  of  the 
Ringling  Brothers,  Barnum  and  Bailey 
Circus— The  Greatest  Show  On  Earth! " 

The  darkness,  the  drumrolls,  the 
ringmaster's  booming  voice.  It  is  all 
part  of  a  Kuropean  tradition  Ameri- 
canized one  hundred  years  ago  when 
Buffalo  Bill  Cody  organized  "Th 
BlowOut'  I  iraskaon 

w  featured  over 
Ing,  roping  and 
buffalo 
stampede.  Indians,  and  a  flaming- 
wagon  chase  became 
famous  for  that  sort  of  entertainment 
for  the  rest  of  the  century,  and  even  in- 
cluded such  famous  figures  as  Annie 
Oakley  and  Chief  Sitting  Bull.  In  1893 
Russian  Cossacks,  Frenchmen.  Ger- 
mans and  Irishmen  joined  the  show, 
and  less  than  ten  years  later  James 
Bailey  invested  in  and  enlarged  it. 
When  he  died  the  Ringling  Brothers 
bought  it,   and  later  P.T.  Barnum's 


name  was  linked  to  the  touring  act,  now 
primarily  a  circus  of  diverse  forms  of 
entertainment.  Irvin  and  Kenneth  Feld 
bought  the  circus  In  the  1950's,  sold  it  to 
Mattel  ten  years  ago,  and  bought  it 
back  last  week.  The  last  "Wild  West" 
failed  in  1938,  but  the  circus  still  sur- 
vives. 

"And now Elvln Bale,  thePhantom  of 
Balance,  will  attempt  to  walk  the  Wheel 

of  Death  bl  indfolded  /  Silence,  please. " 

The  Greatest  Show  on  Earth.  Exag- 
geration, the  ringmaster,  the  repeated 
"First  time  ever  attempted!";  it  is  all 
an  elaborate  act,  left  over  from  the 
days  when  men  tried  to  sell  colored 
water  as  hair  tonic  and  exhibited 
bearded  ladies  In  cages.  A  lot  of  the  ap- 
peal of  the  circus  Is  the  facade, 
rhinestoned  costumes  and  long  pants 
hiding  stilts.  The  clowns  perform  brutal 
slapstick  comedy,  turning  difficult 
gymnastics  into  a  game.  Elvin  Bale  Is 
the  circus'  latest  hero;  he  walks  the 
Wheel  of  Death,  subdues  the 
Mechanical  Monster,  and  safely  rides 
the  Meteorcycle  high  above  the  crowd. 
And  he  is  a  true  circus  star;  he  concen- 
trates, he  sweats,  he  forces  the 
machines  to  go  faster  and  higher,  he 
slips  and  nearly  falls.  Elvln  Bale  barely 
escapes  death. 

"Agreeably  Agile  Alacrity  A  Wheel 
As  A  Brilliantly  Bamboozling  Barrage 
Of  Bodacious  Basketballers  Blend 
Boundless  Blitzes  Of  Bounteous  Balder- 
dash With  Brisk,  Barely  Believable 
Bombasts  Of  Brilliant,  Breakneck 
Balance. " 

The  men  in  the  King  Charles  Troupe 
are  absolutely  amazing  on  their 
unicycles.  But  riding  unicycles,  for 
them,  is  boring.  So  they  play  basketball 
while  they  ride.  They  play  football 
while  they  ride.  They  ride  incredibly 
fast,  in  a  small  area.  Like  Elvin  Bale, 
they  became  skilled  years  ago,  and  now 
they  spend  all  their  time  making  it  look 
easy. 

The  clowns  wear  their  makeup,  the 
Phantom  of  Balance  always  slips  at 
least  once,  and  the  trapeze  artists  smile 
even  as  they  climb  to  death-defying 
heights  (First  Time  In  This  Country). 
But  any  good  set  of  binoculars  will  show 
these  men  and  women  to  be  what  they 
are;  hard-working,  well-trained 
athletes.  There  are  no  unskilled  per- 
formers in  the  circus.  Doing  better  and 
better  teeterboard  acts  every  year, 
travelling  constantly,  and  never  really 
gaining  any  kind  of  fame  or  prestige  at- 
tracts a  very  small  group  of  people. 
There  is  something  quiet,  exclusive, 
and  yet  resigned  about  circus  per- 
formers. A  few  of  them  go  to  Las  Vegas 
or  the  Moulin  Rouge  or  the  Interna- 
tional Circus  Festival  at  Monte  Carlo, 
but  most  of  them  just  keep  performing 
until  they  are  hurt,  or  no  longer  able  to 
jump  high  enough  fast  enough,  and  then 


they  raise  their  children  to  perform  In 
the  circus.  The  circus  has  created  an 
entire  society  within  a  society,  a  group 
of  people  from  around  the  world  with 
very  specialized  talents  who  show  them 
off,  mainly  to  children  and  their 
parents,  eleven  months  of  every  year. 

"Ladles  and  Gentlemen,  Boys  and 
Girls,  thank  you  for  coming  and  until 
next  year— make  every  day  a  Circus 
Day!" 

Lately  the  circus  has  been  ending 
with  a  traditional  act— having  a  man 
shot  out  of  a  cannon  or,  in  these  days,  a 
rocket.  Afterwards  the  mile-long  train 
carries  the  fifteen  Royal  Bengal  and 
Siberian  Tigers,  250,000  pounds  of 
elephant,  and  all  the  other  animals, 
costumes,  props,  offices  and  people  of 
the  circus  to  the  next  town,  where  ten 
tons  of  hay,  5,600  pounds  of  feed,  1,000 
pounds  of  bran,  75  pounds  of  bread,  a 
case  of  lettuce,  Bengal  and  Siberian 
Tigers,  250,000  pounds  of  elephant,  and 
all  the  other  animals,  costumes,  props, 
offices  and  people  of  the  circus  to  the 
next  town,  where  ten  tons  of  hay,  5,600 
pounds  of  feed,  1,000  pounds  of  bran,  75 
pounds  of  bread,  a  case  of  lettuce,  twen- 
ty dozen  eggs,  twenty  gallons  of  milk, 
two  tons  of  straw,  and  two  tons  of 
sawdust  are  waiting— just  for  the 
animals.  After  travelling  for  most  of 
the  year  the  show  spends  one  month 
rehearsing  for  the  next  edition,  and 
then  premieres  at  Madison  Square 
Garden.  For  a  few  days  there  is  publici- 
ty. Then,  with  the  exception  of  Bar- 
num's Animals  Crackers,  on  store 
shelves  for  eighty  years,  the  circus 
fades  out  of  sight.  But  every  night, 
twice  on  matinee  days  and  three  times 
on  Sunday,  somewhere,  as  someone's 
mother  opens  the  big  yellow  program 
for  small  hands  to  hold,  a  member  of 
Clown  Alley  puts  on  his  oversized  shoes, 
wipes  the  greasepaint  from  his  hands, 
picks  up  his  trumpet,  and  heads  for  the 
center  ring. 

And  a  press  roll  drummer  go, 

ballerina  to-and-fro 

cart  wheelin '  up  on  that  tightrope, 

With  a  cannon  blast,  llghtnln' flash 

movin'fast,  through  the  tent,  mars 

bent, 

He's  gonna  miss  his  fall; 

Oh  God  save  the  human  cannonball. 

And  the  strong  man  Samson  lifts  the 

midget, 
Little  Tiny  Tim,  up  on  his  shoulders, 
Wayup,  and  carries  him  on  down  the 
Midway, 
past  the  kids,  past  the  sailors, 
to  his  dimly-lit  trailer. 
And  the  ferris  wheel  turns  and  turns 
like  it  ain  't  never  gonna  stop. 
And  the  circus  boss  leans  over 
and  whispers  into  the  little  boy's  ear, 
'  'Hey  son  you  wanna  try  the  Big  Top  ? 
All  aboard,  Nebraska 's  our  next  stop. " 
—Bruce  Springsteen  "Wild  Billy's  Cir- 
cus Story"  ©Laurel  Canyon.  1973 


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Library  Proposal  Refused 


by  Steve  Grott 

The  Library  Committee  was  again 
turned  down  by  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  this  year  in  its  request 
tor  new  equipment  tor  the  Clifton  E. 
Miller  Library. 

John  Baxter,  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee, said  that  the  proposal  for  a 
security  system  and  an  electronic 
system  for  cataloguing  books  was 
turned  down  for  the  third  straight  year 
at  the  Board's  February  meeting. 

Currently,  when  the  library  receives 
a  new  book  it  must  be  kept  off  the 
shelves  for  as  long  as  three  months  un- 
til cards  are  received  which  will  enable 
the  book  to  be  catalogued.  Once  cata- 
logued, the  book  then  can  be  put  on  the 
shelves  for  circulation.  The  electronic 
system  would  greatly  decrease  the 


amount  of  time  needed. 

Baxter  said  that  the  proposed  securi- 
ty system  would  do  away  with  the  ever 
Increasing  problem  of  books  being 
stolen.  The  system  would  have  been  one 
using  tiny  magnetic  strips  In  each  book. 
Upon  leaving  the  library,  everyone 
would  have  to  walk  through  a  detecting 
gate  which  would  signal  if  a  book  had 
not  been  properly  checked  out. 

Baxter  believed  that  the  reason  the 


Board  did  not  pass  the  proposal  was 
simply  because  hinds  were  not  avail- 
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Washington  College  students  steal. 

Baxter,  however.  Is  not  about  to  give 
up  the  cause.  He  said  "I'm  sure  the 
same  proposal  will  (be  made)  next 
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enough  problems  with  their  thesis  and 
all,  without  having  to  worry  about  too 
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Howard  Edson,  Junior,  Berwyn,  PA 

"I  think  it's  good,  its  advantageus  to 
the  seniors  who  are  working  on  their 
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Laura  Chase,  Junior,  Oxon  Hill,  MD 

"I  think  it's  okay,  you  can't  do  It  for 
your  major  or  for  distribution,  and  only 
one  class  per  semester  is  allowed." 


Robert  CoaJe,  Junior,  Towson,  MD 

"I  think  it's  a  good  option  for  up- 
perclassmen." 


Sandra  D aimer.  Junior,  Chester,  PA 

"I  think  its  a  good  opportunity  for  a 
person  to  take  a  course  that  they  are 
really  interested  in  but  do  not  think  they 
will  do  well  in." 


Kenny    PFltzenmayer,    Junior, 
Chatham,  NJ 

"Since  I  have  been  failing  more 
classes  than  I  have  been  passing,  I  am 
about  to  be  optioned  to  another  col- 
lege." 


Ginny  Kammer,  Senior,  Pikesvllie,  MD 
"1  don't  think  it's  a  very  good  system, 
it's  too  easy." 


Gerry  Smith,  Junior,  Newark,  DL 

"1  feel  it  is  a  good  idea;  the  up- 
perclassmen  can  use  it  to  lessen  their 
work  level." 


The  Waihlngton  College  Elm—  Friday,  April  2— Page  6 


SGA  Reports  on  Work  This  Year 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

In  the  February  5  Issue  of  The  Elm, 
an  editorial  stated  that  the  Student 
Government  Association  had  not  taken 
full  advantage  of  the  opportunities  to 
publicize  Its  programs  in  this,  the 
Bicentennial  year. 

In  response,  SGA  President  Arlene 
Lee  said  that,  "the  things  we  are  doing 
this  year  are  far-reaching  and  will  have 
a  concrete  effect  on  the  life  of 
Washington  College.  Our  focus  this 
year  has  not  been  only  a  social  one.  I 
think  that  this  Is  how  we  have  been 
perceived." 

Lee  cited  many  of  the  committees  of 
the  SGA  and  the  work  that  they  have 
been  doing  as  proof  that  progress  had 
been  made  this  year.  The  committees 
and  their  major  contributions  to  the  col- 
lege, as  Lee  cited  them  are  as  follows: 
The  Elections  Comlttee  has  been  in 
charge  of  running  all  of  the  poles  con- 
ducted this  year,  as  well  as  the  elec- 
tions of  officers  for  the  SGA  and  in- 
dividual classes.  During  the  course  of 
last  semester  the  committee  conducted 
four  seperate  poles.  They  will  be  con- 
ducting the  elections  of  SGA  officers  for 
next  year  later  this  spring.  "Their  ma- 
jor contribution,  however,"  Lee  said, 
"is  the  revision  of  the  election  pro- 
cess." According  to  her,  the  Committee 
has  conferred  with  faculty  members 
and  decided  that  the  most  accurate 
method  of  election  available  is  the 
method  used  by  the  faculty. 

The  Residence  Committee  is  in 
charge  of  identifying  trouble  spots 
around  the  campus  In  residence  halls, 
and  communicating  the  need  for  repair 
to  the  maintenance  department.  Ac- 
cording to  Lee,  they  have  also  been 
working  on  Identifying  various  areas  of 
the  campus  which  are  poorly  lit,  and  in 


need  of  new  lighting  equipment.  "The 
specific  trouble  areas,"  she  stated, 
"are  between  Reld  and  Minta  Martin." 
Part  of  the  problem  with  getting  things 
repaired,  she  added,  lies  with  the  rela- 
tionship between  the  individual 
senators  and  their  constituents.  "The 
problem  is  with  the  communication  bet- 
ween them;  if  they  don't  tell  their 
senators  what  is  wrong,  then  the 
senators  can't  tell  the  maintenance 
department." 

One  of  the  most  active  committees 
this  year  is  the  Student  Facilities  com- 
mittee. This  committee  is  in  charge  of 
all  facilities  having  to  do  with  the 
students,  but  the  main  focus  has  been 
on  the  newly  completed  student  Center. 
The  Committee  is  responsible  for  all  of 
the  decorations  in  the  Student  Center, 
such  as  the  murals  on  the  walls,  the  foot 
rail  on  the  bar,  and  the  plants.  They  are 
presently  attempting  to  work  out  a 
"More  professional  lighting  system" 
for  the  stage. 

The  Ad  Hoc  Committee  on  Faculty 
Salaries  has  been  looking  into  the  acute 
problem  of  faculty  renumeratton  this 
year,  Lee  said,  stating  that  "they  are 
trying  to  find  other  types  of  rewards  for 
the  teachers,  such  as  more  sabbati- 
cals." 

Some  of  the  most  far-reaching  work 
done  by  the  SGA,  according  to  Lee,  has 
been  done  by  the  Organizations  Com- 
mittee. The  normal  function  of  the 
Organizations  Committee  is  to  review 
the  requests  for  funds  from  the  various 
groups  on  campus,  and  to  make  recom- 
mendations concerning  the  requests  to 
the  SGA  for  authorization.  But  the  most 
important  work  that  the  committee  is 
doing  is  the  research  into  and  rewriting 
of  the  SGA  Constitution.  The  Commit- 
tee has  been  looking  into  other  constitu- 
tions,   including   that   of   the   United 


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leges, and  the  new  version  will  replace 
the  present  one  which  Lee  referred  to 
as  "totally  inapplicable." 

The  Social  Committee,  which  under- 
went a  change  of  leadership  this 
semester,  is  arranging  the  Spring  Con- 
cert, as  well  as  the  regular  bands  in  the 
Student  Center,  and  the  planning  of  the 
entertainment  for  the  upcoming  Luau. 
"They  have  been  working  on  new  types 
of  entertainment  too,"  Lee  said.  "They 
are  thinking  of  having  a  taJent  show 
with  both  students  and  faculty  par- 
ticipating, as  well  as  a  Dating  Game." 

The  Security  Committee  has  been  set 
up  to  form  a  pool  from  which  to  draw 
volunteers  to  work  at  all  of  the  SGA 
functions. 

Another  new  committee  has  been 
formed  to  gather  information  concern- 
ing all  events  available  to  students  and 
to  publich  a  calender.  Lee  said,  "We 
want  to  makes  sure  that  students  are 
fully  aware  of  all  of  the  options  that  are 
open  to  them." 

Doug  Brown,  vice-president  of  the 
SGA  and  chairman  of  the  Student 
Academic  Board,  feels  that  the  SAB  has 
been  more  productive  this  year  than  in 
the  recent  past.  "All  they  did  last  year 
was  come  up  with  one  important  docu- 
ment," he  said.  "We  have  been  looking 
Into  several  areas  of  concern  and  work- 
ing on  them." 

The  aim  of  the  SAB  as  Brown  ex- 
pressed it  is  to  "convey  student  ideas  of 
academic  interest  to  the  administra- 
tion." Brown  said,  "We  are  interested 
in  the  academic  atmosphere  of  the  col- 
lege, and  we  are  concerned  with  what 
will  enrich  that  atmosphere."  Last 
semester,  the  SAB  looked  into  the 
Business  Major  proposal.  "We  looked 
closely  at  the  proposal"  he  said  "and 
made  several  recomendations,  some  of 
which  were  adopted  in  the  final  draft, 
some  of  which  were  not."  Brown  said 
that  the  committee  received  letters 
from  both  the  administration  and  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  refer- 
ring to  the  part  which  the  SAB  played  in 
the  final  proposal.  "They  said  that  we 


had  made  some  suggestions  that  had 
not  been  thought  about  previously," 
said  Brown. 

The  SAB  also  looked  into  two  other 
areas  of  concern  last  semester.  The 
group  broke  up  into  two  sub-commit- 
tees, one  of  which  looked  into  the  docu- 
ment produced  by  the  SAB  last  year 
concerning  problems  with  the 
academic  situation  at  the  college.  The 
other  sub-committee  made  recommen- 
dations concerning  ways  to  apply  solu- 
tions to  problems  which  were  identified 
in  a  list  of  recommendations  concern- 
ing attributes  that  it  felt  should  be  pre- 
sent in  the  next  Washington  College 
President.  Said  Brown,  "There  really  is 
quite  a  bit  of  stuff  that  we  have  been  do- 
ing." 

This  semester  the  SAB  has  been 
working  on  the  formulation  of  a  new 
faculty  evaluation  form.  The  form,  ac- 
cording to  Brown  will  be  a  culmination 
of  consideration  of  the  present  form, 
and  some  of  the  forms  used  in  previous 
years. 

The  criticism  of  the  SAB  and  the  SGA 
has  been  un  founded  according  to 
Brown,  "The  things  that  we  are  doing 
are  concrete,"  he  said.  "They  will  be 
far  reaching."  In  addition  to  the  work  of 
the  individual  committees  aforemen- 
tioned, the  SGA  as  a  body  is  working  on 
the  selection  of  a  bicentennial  gift  for 
the  college.  According  to  both  Lee  and 
Brown,  there  are  things  being  done  this 
year  by  the  SGA  which  will  have  posi- 
tive effects  on  the  college  in  years  to 
come.  In  response  to  the  criticism  that 
no  publicity  has  been  done,  Lee  had  this 
to  say:  "There  was  an  Elm  reporter  at 
most  of  our  meetings.  Why  things 
weren't  reported,  I  don't  know.  I  don't 
think  that  it  is  the  fault  of  the  SGA  that 
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been  involved  in  anything.  Besides,"  he 
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byJudlSkelton 

The  women's  crew  travelled  to 
Philadelphia  over  the  weekend  for  their 
first  race  of  the  season  against  LaSalle 
College  and  returned  with  one  victory 
and  one  loss.  The  varsity  four,  made  up 
of  Valerie  Marsh,  Judi  Skelton,  Ruth 
Chlsnell,  Kathy  Krauss,  and  Lisa 
Mendelson,  coxswain,  defeated  LaSalle 
by  a  length  and  a  half.  Despite  poor 
weather  conditions— bitter  cold  and 
strong  winds— the  sky  was  clear,  and 
the  water  fortunately  lacked  the 
whltecaps  that  were  expected. 

The  varsity  race  was  close  In  the  first 
500  meters  but  Washington  College  was 
able  to  obtain  a  small  lead  at  the  start. 
Just  before  the  halfway  mark,  WC 
pulled  ahead  and  held  on  to  a  lead  of 
about  a  length.  With  500  meters  left  in 
the  race,  the  Four  sprinted  ahead  of 
LaSalle  and  finished  the  course  with 
open  water.  Ruth  Chlsnell  explained 
that,  "We  didn't  row  to  our  full  poten- 
tial, but  the  win  gave  us  Incentive  for 
the  rest  of  the  season." 


The  J.V.  eight  rowed  a  close  race 
against  LaSalle  but  lost  by  a  length. 
Dorothy  Schwarz,  stroke  of  the  boat, 
felt  that  "it  was  an  excellent  race, 
especially  considering  that  two  of  the 
girls  on  the  boat  had  never  rowed  a  full 
2,000  meter  piece  before.  We  should  do 
well  In  the  rest  of  the  season  and  con- 
tinue to  Improve  In  practice."  Other 
members  of  the  boat  are  Teresa  Porter, 
Mary  Hussman,  Karen  Perkinson, 
Kristin  Slchelstlel,  Kim  Phillips,  Shan- 
non Stewart,  Carolyn  Ellis,  and 
Peaches  Delahey,  coxswain.  Karen 
Perkinson,  a  newcomer  to  crew  this 
year,  stated  that  "since  there  were  six 
of  us  who  had  never  raced  before  we 
were  a  little  nervous  before  the  race, 
but  because  It  was  so  close,  I  feel  we  all 
gained  confidence  that  will  h  help  us  In 
the  rest  of  the  season." 

The  team  Is  looking  forward  to  their 
race  tomorrow  In  Washington  D.C. 
against  George  Washington  a  and  Trini- 
ty, both  of  whom  are  tough  competitors 
and  should  give  WC  a  close  race. 


by  Arthur  Smith 

The  Washington  College  and  Com- 
munity Choir,  under  the  direction  of 
Kathleen  Mills  will  present  Gabriel 
Faure's  "Requiem"  on  Thursday,  April 
8,  at  the  First  Methodist  Church  on 
High  and  Mill  Streets.  The  "Requiem" 
completed  in  1900  after  more  than  20 
years  of  work  by  Faure  was  written  in 
his  words  not  in  the  memory  of  anyone 
but  "for  the  pleasure  of  it."  The  two 
soloists  in  the  work  are  Jeanette 
Shafer,  soprano  and  Tom  Kelly,  bari- 
tone; both  music  students  at  Washing- 
ton. Elizabeth  Parcell  will  play  the 


organ.  Faure,  whose  career  spanned 
the  second  half  of  the  19th  century  and 
the  early  20th,  is  generally  regarded  as 
France's  finest  composer  of  songs  and 
smaller  works.  The  "Requiem,"  his 
most  famous  work  and  perhaps  most 
beloved,  is  one  of  the  few  large  works 
he  wrote,  Its  magnificence  leading  one 
to  believe  that  it  Is  only  the  lack  of  a 
large  body  of  major  works  that  has  be- 
queathed Faure  to  less  than  universal 
acclaim. 

The  concert,  the  third  presented  this 
year  by  the  choir,  will  begin  at  7:30  and 
is  free  to  the  public. 


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The  first  Shoremen  baseball  player  to 
be  named  athlete  of  the  week  Is  senior 
team  captain  Bill  Gerwig  from  Wilton, 
Connecticut.  Gerwig  began  playing 
organized  baseball  the  summer  before 
his  sophomore  year  in  high  school. 

During  his  sophomore  year  of  high 
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base,  and  he  was  a  starter  by  his  Junior 
year.  He  alternated  between  outfield 
and  first  base. 

Gerwig  originally  attended  the 
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you're  picked  to  place  as  the  season 
opens,"  he  said,  "it's  where  you  place 
as  the  season  closes.  I  think  we're  going 
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The  WM-Blon  College  Elm—  Friday,  April  2— Page  8 


The  tennis  teams  have  taken  to 
the  court;  the  women  recently  lost 
to  CaUuuvffle. 
Photo  hy  Ted  Mathlaa 


Lacrosse 

Stickmen  Demolish  Gettysburg 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 
and  Scott  Brewster 

The  mighty  Shoreman  Lacrosse  team 
devestated  Gettysberg  Wednesday  with 
a  whopping  win  of  22-5.  The  Shoremen 
achieved  an  11-0  lead  by  the  end  of  the 
first  quarter  allowing  Coach  Brian  Mat- 
thews to  substitute  In  some  players  who 
have  not  seen  much  on  the  field  action. 

"Into  the  second  quater  we  had  a  lot 
of  new  faces,"  said  Matthews."  We  had 
a  chance  to  play  everybody,  a  lot." 
Many  players  who  had  not  seen  any 
play  all  season  had  a  chance  to  be  a 
part  of  this  overwhelming  Shoreman 
victory. 

The  leading  scorer  for  WC  was  Craig 
Boy n ton  recording  four  goals  and  three 
assists.  Paul  Hooper  and  Trap  Mc- 
rauley  had  a  good  number  of  assists 


with  six  and  four  respectively. 

Bruce  Wlnand  and  Dan  McNeese  per- 
formed well  in  the  goal  during  the  third 
and  fourth  quarters.  Also  exhibiting  a 
good  team  effort  were  Chris  Nelson,  Ed 
Nordberg,  and  Walker  Taylor.  Mat- 
thews was  particularly  pleased  with  the 
Freshman.  "They  played  a  lot  and  they 
played  well,"  he  said. 

"We'd  like  to  have  all  of  our  wins  like 
that,"  said  Matthews.  "It  was  a  nice 
win  for  us.  I  was  glad  to  see  everyone 
work  together  and  have  a  positive  at- 
titude." 

Last  Saturday  the  Shoremen  lacrosse 
team  faced  off  against  Hobart,  rated 
number  one  In  Division  III. 

Jeff  Kaufman  started  off  the  game 
with  a  quick  goal,  assisted  by  Paul 
Hooper.  This  was  soon  followed  by  a 
goal  from  Richard  Grieves  on  an  assist 
from  Kaufman.  Hobart  battled  back 


with  four  goals  to  lead  4  to  2  at  the  end 
of  the  first  quarter. 

Jeff  Kaufman  and  Richard  McCaully 
each  added  unassisted  goals.  Hobart 
added  four  more  in  the  second  quarter, 
increasing  their  lead  8  to  4.  Kaufman 
added  single  goals  In  both  the  third  and 
fourth  quarters  to  cap  off  the  Shoremen 
scoring.  Hobart  put  in  four  goals  in  the 
second  half  to  win  12  to  six. 

The  aggressive,  hard-hitting  form  of 
defense  held  strong  In  the  losing  battle. 
Freshman,  Steve  Beviel  had  an  excep- 
tional game  on  defense.  Washington 
had  no  trouble  picking  up  ground  balls 
with  40.  They  had  31  shots  total,  scoring 
only  1  of  9  on  man-up  plays.  The  Shore- 
men again  had  trouble  with  face-offs, 
however. 

The  Shoremen  go  on  the  road  against 
Gettysburg,  then  to  Virginia  to  play 
Hampton-Sydney  and  Lynchburg. 


Softball  and  Tennis 


Women  Drop  Two 
to  Catonsville 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Edit  or 

The  Softball  and  Women's  Tennis 
teams  traveled  to  Catonsville  Com- 
munity College  Monday,  bringing  home 
two  defeats.  Both  teams  gave  a  good  ef- 
fort, but  neither  could  quite  give 
enough. 

The  softball  team  was  brought  down 
with  a  score  of  10-9.  The  first  inning 
gave  Catonsville  a  slight  edge  of  3-0  but 
WC  poured  on  the  steam  to  score  six 
runs  in  the  second  inning. 

Ann  Most  hit  what  appeared  to  be  a 
single  during  the  second  Inning,  driving 
in  Cathy  Hoffman.  Most  rounded  first, 
not  realizing  that  Christine  Ragonesi 
was  trapped  at  second.  Catonsville  ap- 
parently did  not  expect  this  unusual 
play  and  made  several  errors,  allowing 
Ragonesi  to  score,  and  after  further 
blunders,  Most  scored  giving  her  an 
unofficial  homerun. 

By  the  third  inning,  WC  was  ahead 
9-7,  but  Catonsville  slowly  caught  up 
and  leaped  into  thelead  with  a  run 
scored  in  the  bottom  of  the  sixth  inning. 
WC  could  not  score  in  the  seventh  inn- 
ing, and  lost  10-9. 

Coach  Penny  Fall  feels  that  the  loss 
was  the  result  of  "mental  errors  at 
crucial  times.  We  hit  better,"  she  said, 
"Our  outfield  played  well." 

Lisa  Laird  and  Sara  Wright  did  a 
spectacular  job  in  the  outfield.  Each 
made  several  superb  catches  to  keep 
Catonsville's  scoring  down.  Jenny 
Bradley  also  did  a  good  job  in  the  out- 
field but  more  importantly  proved  that 
she  is  a  quite  capable  pitcher  as  she 
stayed  on  the  mound  for  the  first  four 
innings. 

Christine  Ragonesi  led  the  team  in 
hitting  as  she  batted  three  singles.  She 
was  followed  by  Cathy  Hoffman  with 
two  singles.  Ann  Most,  Kelly  Cupka, 
Anne  Plumer,  Sara  Wright,  and  Lisa 
Laird  led  one  hit  each. 
Tennis 

The  tennis  team  played  at  the  same 
time  as  the  softball  team.  Chris 
Rayborn  won  her  sinless  match  with 
scores  of  7-5,  6-5  while  Robin  Albright 
and  Stephanie  Crockett  won  their 
doubles  match  6-3, 6-2. 

Coach  Fall  feels  that  the  WC  girls 
gave  Catonsville  a  struggle.  "Consider- 
ing the  number  of  close  matches  and 
the  youth  of  our  team,  the  scores  were 
not  bad." 

Number  two  seeded  Karen  Morgan 
and  number  four  Fannie  Hoffa  both 
split  their  sets,  then  played  tie 
breakers.  Morgan  scored  6-3,  4-6  and 
lost  with  a  very  close  6-7.  Hoffa  scored 


7-5,  6-7  and  also  performed  well  during 
her  tie  breaker  with  ascore  of  5-7.  Fall 
is  looking  for  good  things  for  Morgan  as 
the  season  progresses.  As  for  Hoffa, 
"I'm  extremely  pleased,"  Fall  said, 
"She's  a  little  behind  where  she  will 
eventually  be,  but  she's  come  a  long 
way." 

Laura  Pearson  also  had  a  good 
match.  Although  her  first  score  was  3-6, 
Fall  feels  that  Pearson  "got  her  first- 
match  jitters  out"  as  she  came  back  for 
her  second  game  with  a  close  5-7. 

The  softball  team  takes  on  Get- 
tysberg, Saturday,  for  an  away  double 
header.  The  next  women's  tennis  match 
is  Monday  at  Western  Maryland. 


Baseball 


Shoremen  Whip 
Washington  Bible  14-3 


by  Ashley  Ramapuram 

Sparked  by  an  eight-run  first  Inning, 
the  Shoremen  baseball  team  cruised  to 
a  14-3  victory  over  visiting  Washington 
Bible.  Twelve  men  came  to  bat  in  the 
first  inning  as  the  opposing  pitcher  was 
mercilessly  battered.  The  first  run  bat- 
ted In  was  delivered  on  a  basehit  by 
third  baseman  Vince  Gasior  to  score 
Fran  Lucia.  V.  J.  Filliben  and  Bill  Ger- 
wtg  drove  in  two  runs  apiece,  with  addi- 
tional RBI's  contributed  by  Tom  Clan- 
cy, Glen  Gillis.  and  Matt  Burke  in  the 
first  inning's  activity. 

A  total  of  six  of  the  seven  members  of 
the  Shoremen  mound  staff  were  used 
throughout  with  Paul  Eckert  starting 
and  receiving  credit  for  the  win.  No  pit- 
cher gave  up  more  than  one  earned  run 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

It  looks  to  be  a  fairly  warm  weekend 
with  only  a  slight  chance  of  showers. 
Norm  Lewis,  however,  has  been  known 
to  make  a  mistake,  so  if  you're  planning 
on  going  to  the  beach  bring  an  um- 
brella. 

The  women's  lacrosse  team  made  a 
successful  debut  earlier  in  the  week. 
After  two  years  in  club  status  the  team 
stepped  up  into  the  varsity  ranks  and 
defeated  visiting  Georgetown  17—9. 
The  referee  seemed  to  be  endlessly 
blowing  her  whistle  and  stopping  play 
but  that  didn't  prevent  Jesse  Wittlch 
from  scoring  eight  goals.  Amy  Farmer, 
Nina  Casey  and  Vickl  Williams  (who 
also  did  an  outstanding  job  on  the 
draws),  also  scored  for  Washington. 
Eileen  Grogan  played  exceptionally 
well  in  the  goal  as  did  Jesse  Fowler  on 
defense.  The  women's  next  home  game 
is  this  Sunday  afternoon  at  1:00  against 
Drew  University. 

On  the  men's  side,  Coach  Mathews 
has  his  lacrosse  team  on  a  weekend  sw- 
ing through  Virginia.  The  Shoremen 
will  play  Hampden  Sydney  and  Lynch- 
burg, which  was  a  25-3  victim  last  year. 
Washington  Is  currently  ranked  second 
in  Division  III  behind  Hobart  and  ahead 
of  Roanoke  who  will  be  visiting  Kibler 
Field  on  Saturday,  April  17th.  If  you  get 
a  chance,  pick  up  this  week's  issue  of 
InThe  Crease  magazine  which  has  a 
cover  story  by  Dick  Duden  III  on  the 
Shoremen's  drive  to  the  Division  III 
championship. 

Except  for  the  women's  lacrosse 
game,  It  looks  to  be  an  awfully  quiet 
weekend  and  a  good  time  to  work  on 
your  thesis.  The  women's  softball  team 


will  be  traveling  to  Gettysburg.  Both 
the  men's  and  women's  crew  will  be 
racing  George  Washington.  The  men's 
crew  team  will  meet  Haverford  up  in 
Pennsylvania  along  with  the  baseball 
team  which  is  coming  off  a  14-3  win 
over  Washington  Bible.  The  only  in- 
tramural action  is  badminton,  which 
started  this  week,  while  the  mixed  bad- 
minton intramurals  will  start  next 
week. 

Coach  Chatellier  hosted  the  annual 
student-faculty  auction.  This  year's 
proceeds  are  going  to  the  Bicentennial 
Gift,  which  Is  still  a  mystery  to  me.  It 
seems  we  all  have  been  polled,  quizzed 
and  questionned  on  what  we  prefer  as 
our  Gift,  yet  no  answer  has  come  down. 
This  reminds  me  of  the  commencement 
speaker  that  was  promised  in  early  fall, 
but  announced  last  week.  By  the  way, 
whatever  happened  to  the  "Big  Band" 
that  was  coming  this  Spring?  In  any 
event,  the  auction  brought  out  some  ex- 
cellent buys.  The  steal  of  the  night 
came  when  Dr.  Conkling  offered  2 
hours  of  water-skiing  for  four  that  sold 
for  $26.  A  dinner  for  two  with  Douglass 
and  Ubby  Cater  went  for  $50,  while  my 
favorite,  a  45-minute  plane  ride  from 
Kirk  Wlneland,  sold  for  $41. 

A  reminder  to  everyone,  Washington 
College  will  be  sponsoring  a  10K  race  on 
Sunday,  April  18th.  In  celebration  of  the 
College's  Bicentennial,  all  runners  are 
Invited  to  run  a  course  that  winds 
through  historic  Chestertown.  All 
finishers  will  be  awarded  T-shirts.  An 
entry  fee  of  $5  must  be  sent  to  Jeff 
Lucas  by  April  12th. 

Thought  of  the  Week:  Why  didn't 
James  Worthy  take  his  time  in  shooting 
his  last-second  foul  shots? 


with  seven  hits  scattered.  Second 
baseman  Fran  Lucia  and  designated 
hitter  Pete  Morgan  led  the  Shoremen 
with  three  hits  apiece,  followed  by  out- 
fielders V.  J.  Filliben,  Tom  Clancy, 
first  baseman  Bill  Gerwig,  and  catcher 
Glen  Gillis,  each  adding  two  hits.  Se- 
cond baseman  Matt  Burke,  third 
baseman  Vince  Gasior,  and  outfielder 
Bill  McCain  also  contributed  base  hits 
In  the  team's  17-  hit  onslaught.  The 
defensive  play  of  the  game  was  a  diving 
catch  in  right  field  by  V.  J.  Filliben  to 
close  the  first  Inning. 

Interviews 

My  Team  interview  this  week  is  with 
Freshmen  Jim  Miller,  Mark  Faloni, 
and  Tom  Clancy.  Pitcher  Jim  Miller  of 
Reistertown,  MD,  was  the  number  one 
starter  for  St.  Paul's  School  in 
Brooklanvllle,  MD,  and  compiled  a 
very  respectable  8-2  record.  Jim's 
abilities  should  add  depth  to  our  pit- 
ching staff  during  his  four  years  at  WC. 
When  asked  what  type  of  pitch  he  would 
use  most,  Jim  replied,  "I  would  use  a 
curveball  because  you  need  a  curveball 
in  this  league  or  they  will  nail  you." 

Mark  Faloni  came  to  Washington 
from  Loyola  High  School  in  Baltimore. 
Tom  Clancy  came  from  DePaul  High 
School  in  Wayne,  New  Jersey.  Both  are 
versatile  players.  Mark  Faloni  is  a  pit- 
cher who  also  plays  outfield.  Mark  has 
pitched  five  scoreless  innings  of  relief 
this  season  including  an  inning  in  the  14 
to  3  thumping  of  Washington  Bible.  In 
the  outfield  Mark  shows  competence 
and  he  will  be  an  asset  to  the  team  at 
both  of  his  positions. 

Tom  Clancy  is  a  shortstop  converted 
to  play  in  the  outfield.  He  started  in  the 
Washington  Bible  game  and  had  two 
hits  and  a  run  batted  in.  Tom  is  now 
playing  regularly  after  being  sidelined 
with  strained  ligaments  in  his  wrist.  I 
asked  Mark  and  Tom  about  how  the 
team  will  fare  this  year;  both  smiled 
and  replied,  "It  could  be  chile  time  for 
Washington  College  this  year."  When 
translated,  this  means  that  they  believe 
the  team  will  go  a  long  way. 


TYPING 

By  a  W.C.  Graduate 
And  Former  English  Teacher 

THESIS  TIME  MUST 

BE  RESERVED! 

CALL  778-4428 


The  Waihlngton  College  Elm-Friday,  April  1-Page  3 


WCFS  Provides  Luau  Alternative 


byDaveBrlce 

Plans  for  this  year's  Roman  Orgy  are 
nearly  complete,  according  to  Head  of 
Food  Services  Dave  Knowles,  who  co- 
sponsors  the  event  with  the  SGA.  Ac- 
cording to  Knowles,  this  year's  orgy 
will  be  bigger  and  better  than  ever. 
"We've  really  pulled  all  the  stops  out 
this  time,"  said  Knowles.  "We  have 
everyone  on  campus  involved. ' ' 

"The  food  will  be  handled  by  the  Kap- 
pa Alpha  Fraternity  in  conjunction  with 
the  Food  Service,"  said  Knowles. 
"They're  going  to  wear  loin  cloths,  and 
do  a  lot  of  running  around  and  grovel- 
ing," said  Knowles,  "nothing  much  out 
of  the  ordinary."  He  added  that  the 
fraternity  plans  to  build  a  giant  cor- 
nacopia  made  out  of  crushed  beer  cans, 


to  commemorat  the  event. 

Variety  is  the  name  of  the  game,  ac- 
cording to  Knowles,  in  entertainment 
as  well  as  menu.  "There  will  be  plenty 
to  do,  don't  worry  about  that.  Right  now 
we're  busy  getting  the  pit  ready  for  the 
mud  wrestling."  The  first  scheduled 
bout  will  be  between  last  year's  cham- 
pion, Assistant  Director  of  Food  Ser- 
vices Jeff  DeMoss,  and  challenger  Bob 
Hockaday.  "It  should  be  quite  a 
match,"  said  DeMoss,  "Butl'll  kill  the 
bum." 

What  would  a  Roman  Orgy  be  without 
an  Emperor  and  an  Empress?  This 
year's  choice  was  difficult,  according  to 
Knowles.  "There  was  a  wide  field  to 
choose  from,"  he  said,  "but  I  think 
we've  come  up  with  the  best  choice  in 


years."  Presiding  over  the  orgy,  with 
help  from  his  nubile  serving  wenches 
(provided  by  the  Alph  Chi  Omega 
Sorority)  will  be  Vice-President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey,  and  his  lucious 
Empress,  SGA  President  Arlene  Lee. 
Hessey  and  Lee  will  be  borne  Into  the 
orgy  on  a  litter,  and  will  conduct  the 
various  events  as  they  arise,  from  a  bed 
of  rose  petals  (Anthony's  Florist).  They 
will  be  fed  on  peeled  grapes,  and 
generally  oversee  the  festivities.  Said 
Hessey,  "I  think  It  is  a  good  chance  for 
the  students  and  the  administration  to 


get  more  Involved.  I'm  looking  forward 
to  working  with  Arlene." 

There  are  still  some  problems  to 
beworked  out,  however.  The  project 
which  all  of  the  art  majors  have  been 
working  on  for  the  last  month  behind 
the  Mc Alpine  Art  Studio  has  been  kept 
strictly  under  raps.  But  our  reporters 
learned,  with  the  help  of  senior  art  ma- 
jor Kara  Beal,  that  Knowles  has 
ordered  the  construction  of  a  huge 
paper-mache  volcano,  in  the  likeness  of 
Mt.  Vesuvius. 


Film  Review 


Microwave  Flick 
Falls  Flat 


bySamSnead 

Global  Productions'  Micro-Wave 
Madness  was  quietly  released  last 
month  at  the  Hodson  Hall  Rocking- 
Chair  Theater.  Well,  they  darn  well  had 
good  reason  to  be  quiet  about  this  one, 
fans!  This  flick  was  awful,  just  plain 
bad:  The  acting  was  crumby,  the  plot 
was  corny,  and  the  directions  were  not 
even  followed ! 

The  movie  begins  with  Barbara  Hale 
and  Miss  Piggy  chatting  about  the  new 
wonder  of  the  world,  the  micro-wave 
oven.  Miss  Hale  then  climbs  into  the 
oven  and  instructs  Miss  Piggy  to  please 
push  the  third  button  which  is  for  hot 


dogs,  pot  pies,  and  meat  loafs.  After 
three  minutes,  Miss  Hale  emerges  from 
the  oven  claiming  she  is  a  "hot  dish" 
and  asks  where  that  Maytag  repairman 
is.  Miss  Piggy  then  expresses  a  desire 
for  frog  legs  and  wonders  if  Kermit  is 
interested  in  doing  a  little  demon- 
strating of  his  own. 

The  climax  of  the  film  occurs  when 
Orson  Welles  exclaims  that  "We  will 
eat  no  waffles  before  they  are  waved." 
Even  this  failed  to  excite  anyone,  and 
the  audience  left  feeling  unfullfilled. 
Please  folks,  save  your  coupons.  This 
film  really  burned  me  up.  Micro-wave 
Madness  should  be  resealed  and  put  In 
an  airtight  container ! 


SGA  Spring  Concert 


by  Sylvia  Barnet 

After  months  of  polls,  negotiations 
and  renegotiations,  SGA  President 
Arlene  Lee  announced  today  the  stu- 
dent body's  choice  for  the  annual  spring 
concert.  The  Mudflat  Fishwives  and 
String  Quartet  will  be  the  featured  ar- 
tists for  the  concert,  which  is  scheduled 
to  be  held  next  week. 

"It  was  a  long  and  difficult  decision" 
said  Lee,  "but  we're  very  happy  with 
the  choice." 

A  poll  was  circulated  among  students 
with  choices  of  bands,  among  the 
NRBQ  and  the  Nighthawks,  the  Pre- 
tenders, George  Thorogood,  and  Stevie 
Wonder,  to  name  a  few.  The  results  of 
the  poll  showed  that  four  out  of  five 
students  wanted  George  Thorogood  to 
perform  at  the  spring  concert. 

"We  had  the  contract  negotiated," 
Lee  said,  "And  everything  was  ready  to 
go."  But  at  the  last  minute,  Lee  called 
an  emergency  meeting  of  her  cabinet, 
to  announce  that  new  plans  would  have 
to  be  made.  "We  had  the  money"  she 
explained,  "But  they  pulled  out.  They 


said  something  about  an  emergency.  1 
think  there  was  a  medical  Droblem." 

In  desperation,  Lee  turned  to  her  ad- 
visors again,  but  the  pool  of  musicians 
seemed  to  have  dried  up.  It  was  then 
that  Miss  Elsie,  the  number  taker  in  the 
College  cafeteria,  approached  Lee  on 
the  subject.  "She  mentioned  that  she 
knew  of  a  good  band,"  said  Lee.  "And 
when  we  talked  it  over,  it  seemed  like  a 
smart  deal." 

The  Mudflat  Fishwives  will  perform 
In  Tawes  Theater  next  week.  The  loca- 
tion of  the  concert  had  to  be  changed 
from  the  cafeteria  because  of  what  Jim 
Qulnn  referred  to  as  the  "inability  of  oc- 
tagenerians  to  sit  Indian  style".  The 
band,  led  by  Miss  Rachel  Lemarr,  class 
of  '22,  promises  to  be  an  event. 
Featured  will  be  Miss  Harriet  from  the 
cafeteria  on  bass,  Miss  Elsie  on  spoons, 
and  a  special  guest  appearance  by  Dora 
on  the  Jug.  "We're  gonna  rock  ya  and 
roll  ya ! "  said  Dora,  who  will  also  do  the 
vocals  for  the  gig.  Said  Miss  Elsie,  "We 
may  not  be  tbe  Pretenders,  but  we're 
something  special." 


Roving  Reporter 


by  Swiss  Alps 


Question:   Do  you  find  a  noticeable    decline  in  students'  respect  for  pro- 
fessors and  adminlstr a  tors  on  campus  this  year? 


*=(M> 


V 

w?~ 

I      !  Qz 

Nancy  Tatum  Garry  Clarke 

Eng.Dept.  Chairman  Acting  President 

I  don  t  concern  myself  w.th  whether  ,.,  don.t  ^ow.  I  don't  see  much  of  the 

or  not  they  respect  us.  I  just  wish  they  students  " 
wouldn't  write  such  bad  papers." 


Jeff  DeMoss 
Ass  Head  of  WCFS 

"No,  They  used  to  throw  their  silver- 
ware." 


Kathy  Mills 
Music  Dept.  Chairman 

"Since  two  of  the  kids  in  Music 
Theory  poked  my  eyes  out,  I  don't 
notice  much  of  anything." 


Nathan  Smith 
Acting  Dean 

'You  must  be  kidding.  I've  bad  more 
fun  as  Dean  than  I've  had  in  years. 
Those  kids  do  the  darnedest  things." 


Richard  DeProspo 
Ass.  Prof,  of  English 

"I  don't  ask  for  respect.  I  demand  it." 


Gene  Hessey 
Vice  Pres.  for  Finance 

"I  think  I  sense  a  problem." 


Martin  Kabat 
Dir.  of  Hum. 
"Respect?  I  don't  want  their  respect. 
I  want  their  money." 


The  WMhlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  April  1— P«ge  4 


Horseshoes 


Norman  "Slug"  Prentiss  scored  the  winning  run  and  pitched  the  Shoremen 
to  a  2-1  victory. 


Wiffleball 


Witters  Squeeze  by  WSS 


by  Samuel  Hymparra 

Wiffleball  Editor 

The  WC  Wlffers  breezed  by  a  strong 
squad  from  the  Washington  School  for 
Secretaries  this  weekend,  with  a  con- 
vincing 2-1  victory.  Despite  high  winds 
and  driving  rain,  the  game  began  on 
schedule  with  team  captain  Narman 
(Slug)  Prentiss  on  the  mound. 

Supporting  "Slug"  in  the  field  is  one 
of  WC's  best  squads  ever.  The  accurate 
outfield  combination  of  Sharon 
(Crusher)  Hurd,  Gene  (Windmill) 
Hamilton  and  Tommy  (The  Terror) 
Shreck  picked  off  any  stray  flies  that 
happened  their  way,  while  the  nimble 
infield  squad  consisting  of  Brad  (Chaw) 
Chaney  at  first,  Phil  (Chessedog)  Hurd, 
Steven  (Keystone)  Cades,  and  Todd 
(Tiny)  Smith  at  shortstop  made  the 
quick  plays.  The  first 

run  was  scored  during  the  opening  inn- 
ing by  the  Crusher.  After  two  slimy 
strike  pitches  by  WSS's  "Powder  Puff" 
Pulowski,  The  Crusher  called  a  time 
out  and  had  a  huddle  with  team  coach 
and  Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy 
Robert  Anderson.  "It  was  clear  that 
something  was  up,"  said  Anderson. 
"The  Crusher  never  misses  a  pitch;  it 
makes  her  mad.  And  you  don't  want  to 
make  the  Crusher  mad." 

But  Hurd  came  back  on  the  thrid 
pitch  with  a  hard  line  drive  to  WSS's 
"Ozone"  Slmmillettii,  who  let  the  hit 


get  by  her. 

After  a  twenty  minute  coffee  break  at 
the  half,  the  WSS  team  came  back  with 
a  quick  score  on  a  high  fly  to  "Wind- 
mill" Hamilton,  who  missed  the  ball  by 
inches,  due  to  a  malfunction  in  his  tra- 
jectory analysis  equation.  "I  just  don't 
understand  It,"  said  Hamilton.  "It  must 
have  been  the  remainder.  I've  always 
had  trouble  with  remainders." 

The  tension  was  beginning  to  mount 
by  the  time  the  "Slug"  stepped  up  to 
bat.  The  WSS  cheerleading  squad  could 
be  heard  on  the  sidelines  chanting  their 
signature  cheer,  "Our  Graduates  Go 
Places!",  while  "Cheesedog"  flung 
lacrosse  balls  at  their  dugout.  In  an  act 
of  confidence.  Slug  let  the  first  two  pit- 
ches slip  by  without  batting  an  eye.  But 
on  the  third  pitch,  he  slammed  the  ball 
high  into  the  air  for  a  towering  fly 
above  first  base.  The  wind  caught  the 
ball,  and  before  it  came  down  Slug  was 
already  on  first,  staring  up  at  the 
levitated  ball  with  the  baseman.  It 
looked  as  if  it  was  an  easy  out.  But  just 
before  the  ball  hit  the  hands  of  the  oppo- 
nent. Slug  whispered  something  In  her 
ear,  and  she  ran  shrieking  from  the 
field.  He  trotted  around  the  bases  giv- 
ing the  wiffers  the  go-ahead  run.  After 
the  game,  asked  what  he  had  said  to  the 
other  player  and  how  he  had  made  her 
leave  the  field  in  terror,  Slug  said,  "It 
was  easy.  I  told  her  I  had  Cooties." 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 
(Alone) 


by  Fred  Perry 

The  snow  and  sleet  didn't  stop  15,003 
people  from  coming  out  and  watching 
the  1st  Annual  Miss  Dee  Superstar 
Competition  held  in  the  new  Student 
Center.  Contestants  participated  in  a 
wide  range  of  games  from  plnball  to 
pool  to  darts.  Some  of  the  winners  were 
Harry  McEnroe  and  Chuck  Bell,  who 
defeated  Joy  Moye  and  Rich  DeProspo 
in  fooz-ball.  Tony  Laroux  won  the  darts. 
Marty  Smith  whipped  Francis  Wilson  in 
pool,  while  Tony  Dugal  out-shot  Jesse 
Baron  in  Missile  Command.  The  most 
intense  competition  came  in  the  game 
of  "Risk".  Dr.  Hamilton  defeated  the 
French  and  Spanish  Clubs  in  a  mara- 
thon match  that  lasted  six  hours. 

A  record  crowd  of  42  people  witnessed 
the  first  ever  no-hitter  pitched  by 
Washington  College  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon. Three  Shoremen  pitchers  com- 
bined for  the  no-hitter,  dazzling  the 
Washington  Bible  batters.  The  Shore- 
men, however,  lost  14-13  In  twelve  Inn- 
ings when  six  consecutive  walks  pushed 
across  the  winning  run. 

The  K.A.'s  won  the  Capture  the  Flag 
lntramurals.  General  Paco  led  a  deter- 
mined group  that  stormed  second  floor 
Queen  Anne  and  recaptured  their  stolen 
flag,   which  was  hidden  behind   the 


Shoremen  Drop  Opener 


byDaveBrlce 

Horseshoe  Editor 

The  Shoremen  suffered  yet  another 
agonizing  defeat  last  Wednesday,  los- 
ing to  St.  Mary's  15-7,  11-15,  15-12  in  the 
first  match  of  the  first  annual  Wild 
Horse  Classic. 

The  first  game  against  St.  Mary's  put 
Jeff  Kaufman  against  ''Red"  Zimmer- 
man, a  left-handed  pitcher  from  St. 
Mary's.  Kaufman's  game  Improved 
each  series,  but  he  was  never  able  to 
compensate  for  the  slow  start.  "I  don't 
know  what  happened,"  he  said.  "I 
wasn't  cutting  the  right  arc." 

But  the  final  match  was  in  the  hands 
of  Senior  Peter  Jenkins,  who  went  up 
against  St.  Mary's  All-American,  Butch 
Klein.  Klein  opened  the  game  with 
back-to-back  ringers,  giving  Jenkins 
the  early  disadvantage.  "I  wasn't  too 
worried,"  the  Shoreman  said  after- 
wards, "because  I've  never  had  much 
trouble  scoring.  I  just  keep  my  mind  on 
the  pole,  concentrate,  and  try  to  slide 


one  In."  After  falling  behind  8-2,  Jenkins 
made  the  play  of  the  day. 

Standing  just  behind  the  line,  rocking 
steadily,  Jenkins  uncorked  three  suc- 
cessive ringers,  temporarily  demora- 
lizing Klein  as  the  score  shot  to  11-8, 
Shoremen.  The  enthusiastic  crowd  was 
on  its  feet,  screaming  for  more,  when 
Jenkins  toed  the  line  for  the  next  series 
and  pitched  a  perfect  leaner.  Un- 
fortunately, Klein  lived  up  to  his  Ail- 
American  status,  coming  out  with  a 
ringer  that  shook  away  Jenkln's  shoe, 
followed  by  his  own  leaner. 

"It  was  Just  bad  luck,"  Coach  Brian 
Matthews  said  afterwards.  "Peter 
couldn't  have  tried  any  harder."  Mat- 
thews said  that  although  the  Shoremen 
still  have  to  face  Hobarl  and  Johns 
Hopkins,  he  isn't  worried  about  making 
the  Division  III  post-season  play  this 
year.  Matthews  added,  "We  still  have 
LaSalie  in  front  of  us.  They  have  some 
ringers  on  their  team,  bet  we're  a  shoe- 
in  for  the  playoffs." 


Lance  machine.  After  returning  to  Mid- 
dle Hall,  General  Paco  commented  on 
his  successful  mission;  "It  was  our 
toughest  fight,  but  we  created  a  diver- 
sion in  Caroline,  then  attacked  with  our 
Navy." 

The  Writer's  Union  will  be  sponsoring 
a  wrestling  competition  tonight,  star- 
ting at  7:30.  Since  there  was  no  clear- 
cut  winner  for  this  year's  Sophie  Kerr 
Prize,  the  Writers  decided  to  open  the 
competition  up  to  the  whole  student 
body.  Anyone  Is  invited  to  wrestle-off 
against  the  Writers  in  various  weight 
classes  with  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  go- 
ing to  the  outstanding  wrestler  of  the 
night.  Film  at  11. 

In  the  Bicentennial  Golf  Tournament, 
a  foursome  from  East  Hall  defeated  a 
group  from  West  Hall  on  the  first  hole  of 
sudden  death.  Steve  Martz  hit  the  winn- 
ing shot,  nailing  a  window  on  the  second 
floor  of  Bunting  Hall.  Both  teams  were 
tied  at  12  broken  windows  under  par  in- 
cluding 4  windows  in  Bill  Smith,  and  6  in 
Dunning.  The  outstanding  shot  of  the 
day  came  off  the  club  of  Guy  Sylvester. 
He  lilted  a  beautiful  five-iron  over  Bun- 
ting and  through  the  greenhouse  for  a 
birdie. 

Thought  of  the  Day:  Have  you  ever 
been  Invited  to  a  contact  steak  dinner? 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jason  Dreffe] 

This  week's  featured  athlete  is 
sophomore  Babe  Ruth  from  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  a  two-year  veteran  of  the 
women's  volleyball  team  who  went  to  a 
Catholic  school  in  Baltimore  and  played 
there  for  the  local  volleyball  team  and 
scored  a  lot  of  points  and  did  good  after 
learning  to  play  volleyball  on  local 
basketball  courts,  where  she  played  on 
the  local  team. 

Babe  feels  that  she  benefits  especial- 
ly from  the  small  size  of  a  small  school 
like  WC.  "I  think  the  smallness  gives 
more  personal  Instruction,  and  the  fact 
that  there  are  less  people  here  than  at 
places  with  greater  numbers  of  people 
makes  it  better,"  Babe  said.  Babe  had 
originally  intended  to  go  to  another 
school,  not  WC,  but  after  Babe's  priest, 


a  poker  partner  of  Mary  Schiller,  the 
team  captain,  told  Babe  about  WC,  she 
came  to  see  it  and  liked  it  and  decided 
that  it  was  good. 

Babe  did  particularly  well  this  week, 
aiding  the  team  to  two  wins.  She  com- 
mented, "I  think  we're  a  young  team, 
without  much  experience,  but  with 
more  games  in  more  time  we'll  be  an 
older,  more  experienced  team."  She 
also  said  that  "it  takes  teamwork.  I  can 
spike  all  day,  but  if  there  aren't  any  set- 
ups, it  won't  do  us  any  good."  Babe 
prides  herself  on  her  ball-handling;  "I 
have  a  certain  feel  for  It,"  she  said. 

In  her  off-days  during  the  spring 
volleyball  season,  Babe  Is  working  out 
with  the  softbail  team,  playing  in  the 
outfield.  She  calls  her  game  "all  hit,  no 
field,"  but  according  to  co-captain  Sally 
Rice,  "she's  the  best  babe  we've  got." 


Budweiser, 

KING  OF  BEERS, 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


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Business  Major 


Faculty  Approves 
New  C  asses 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 
At  Its  meeting  last  Monday,  the  facul- 
ty officially  approved  the  addition  of 
the  College's  new  Business  Major,  and 
at  the  same  time  agreed  to  add  three 
new  courses  to  the  curriculum. 
The  Business  Management  Major, 
9  approved  by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
:*£  ^  Governors  last  December,  will  formal- 
►It*  &  ly  begin  next  ,aU- Tne  'acuity  approved 

ga  plan  for  students  In  the  major  which 
includes  two  Economics  courses,  three 
fMatheraatlos  courses  (Including  "In- 
troduction to  Computer  Programming" 
and  "Calulus  I"),  three  Business  Ad- 


Cambridge  Associates 

Firm  Hired  to  Assess  College 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  Washington-based  firm  of  Cam- 
bridge Associates,  Inc.,  has  been  hired 
at  a  cost  of  $35,000  to  do  what  Acting 
President  Garry  Clarke  called  "a  finan- 
cial equilibrium  study." 

At  the  suggestion  of  President-elect 
Douglass  Cater,  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  contracted  Cambridge 
Associates  to  assess  the  current  finan- 
cial condition  of  the  College  and  assist 
in  the  planning  effort  required  to  meet 
the  conditions  for  financial  equilibrium 


over  the  course  of  the  next  five  years. 
Cater  said  that  the  $35,000  will  come 
from  a  discretionary  fund  established 
by  the  Board,  but  that  he  Is  personally 
committed  to  raising  the  amount.  "I 
felt  it  was  the  kind  of  thing  that  had  to 
be  done  now,  not  six  months  from  now," 
he  said,  adding  that  "it  is  a  costly  pro- 
ject, but  sometimes  to  get  money  you 
have  to  spend  some  first." 

The  new  president,  who  officially 
joined  the  College  at  the  beginning  of 
this  month,  said  that  "to  have  an  in- 
dependent assessment  of  (the  College) 
is  of  tremendous  value.  It  lets  you  know 


Counselor  To  Be  Hired 


byPeteTurchl 

Editor-in-Chief 
The  Student  Affairs  Office  has  placed 
an  advertisement  In  The  Chronicle  of 
Higher  Education  and  is  currently 
receiving  applications  for  the  part-time 
Job  of  Career  Counselor  for  the  College. 


Band 
Chosen 


by  Catherine  Rfcketts 

The  Student  Government  has  hired 
Four  Out  of  Five  Doctors,  a  Baltimore 
band,  for  the  Spring  Concert,  which  will 
be  held  April  23 

SGA  President  Arlene  Lee  described 
the  group,  chosen  from  a  list  of  can- 
didates, as  "fantastic".  She  said  that 
the  band  plays  "rock,  leaning  to  a  new 
wave,  kind  of  Elvis  Costello  sound," 
and  that  the  SGA  felt  that  type  of  music 
would  appeal  to  the  large  majority  of 
students. 

Lee  said  that  the  concert  will  last 
over  three  hours,  and  there  will  be  a 
cash  bar.  Tickets  will  be  $6  for  students, 
$8  for  non-students. 


The  formation  of  a  Career  Counseling 
Office  was  approved  as  part  of  next 
year's  budget  by  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  at  its  February  meet- 
ing. Associate  Dean  of  Students  Ed- 
ward Maxcy  said  that  Student  Affairs 
has  already  received  nearly  twenty  ap- 
plications, and  that  interviews  for  the 
position  will  begin  later  this  month. 

The  proposal,  originally  drafted  by  a 
special  committee  of  the  Student 
Government  Association,  included  ob- 
taining a  part-time  counsellor  and 
beginning  a  library  of  counselling 
materials.  SGA  President  Arlene  Lee, 
who  wrote  the  proposal,  said  that  when 
it  was  approved  by  the  Board  the 
counsellor's  salary  was  cut  from  $12,000 
to  $8,000,  and  that  an  additional  $1,000 
was  absorbed  into  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  budget,  bringing  the  total  alloca- 
tion down  to  $15,000. 

The  SGA's  proposal  pointed  out  that 
many  Maryland  colleges  similar  to 
Washington  have  career  counselling  of- 
fices, and  that  such  an  office  here  would 
dispel  many  of  the  fears  held  by  liberal 
arts  students  in  a  career-conscious 
world.  Director  of  Admissions  A.  M. 
DiMaggio  recently  agreed  with  that 
sentiment,  saying,  "Everyone's  so 
career-oriented.  If  there  was  ever  a 
time  for  a  career  counselling  program, 
this  is  it." 


what  are  the  trouble  spots  that  you've 
got  to  look  out  for."  Cambridge 
Associates  has  done  similar  studies  of 
other  privately  owned  institutions  such 
as  Bryn  Mawr,  Haverford,  and  Har- 
vard College,  and  Cater  said  one  of  the 
company's  assets  is  that  "They  have 
the  experience  to  compare  how  well  our 
programs  are  doing  compared  to 
others." 

In  evaluating  the  College's  financial 
status,  the  company  will  look  at  four 
baste  things:  1)  spending  from  endow- 
ment; 2)  spending  for  the  renewal  and 
replacement  of  physical  facilities;  3) 
operating  budgets;  and  4)  income  and 
expense  projections  for  the  future. 
They  will  also  study  the  College's  effec- 
tiveness In  recruitment  and  retention, 
the  ratio  of  tenured  to  non-tenured 
faculty,  programs  and  trends  in  College 
fund-raising,  and  the  school's  gover- 
nance and  administrative  structure. 

Clark  said  that  representatives  of  the 
firm  will  be  on  campus  in  the  next  few 
weeks  to  begin  the  study. 


ministration  courses  and  a  Psychology 
course  in  the  freshman  and  sophomore 
years.  In  their  Junior  and  senior  years 
Business  Management  Majors  will 
have  to  take  "Corporation  Finance", 
"Marketing",  "Organization  Theory", 
Quanltatlve  Methods  of  Management", 
a  Senior  Seminar  In  Management 
Studies,  and  four  courses  In  an  area  of 
concentration  such  as  Economics,  In- 
ternational Affairs,  or  Foreign 
Language  Studies.  Seniors  In  the  major 
will  write  a  thesis. 

The  faculty  also  approved  the  addi- 
tion of  courses  in  Sociology,  Mathema- 
tics, and  Education.  The  new  Education 
courses,  "Special  Methods  In  the 
Teaching  Field",  will  according  to  the 
course  description,  "enable  the  pro- 
spective teacher  to  examine,  create, 
share  and  Implement  effectively  In  the 
classroom,  strategies  and  resource 
materials  based  on  theoretical  Implica- 
tions. The  new  course  will  be  added  to 
the  senior  Education  Block,  moving 
"Educational  Psychology"  back  to  the 
Junior  year. 

The  added  Mathematics  course, 
"Precalculus  Mathematics",  will  In- 
clude a  review  of  algebra,  and  proper- 
ties of  transcendental  functions  In- 
cluding trigonometry  as  well  as 
elementary  analytic  geometry.  Acting 
Dean  Nathan  Smith,  a  member  of  the 
Academic  Council  which  proposed  all  of 
the  additions  to  the  faculty,  said  that 
the  new  course,  Math  110,  will  serve  "to 
bridge  the  high  school  preparation  (of 
students)  and  college  work."  Smith  ad- 
ded that  It  "Is  not  a  remedial  course." 

The  study  of  crowds,  panics  and  riots 
will  be  the  topic  of  the  newest  Sociology 
course,  "Collective  Behavior  and  Social 
Movements."  According  to  the  course 
description,  students  will  study  "the 
relation  of  the  various  types  of  collec- 
tive behavior  to  social  change."  A 
Sociology  course  offered  In  the  past, 
"Community,"  will  be  discontinued. 


Cecil  House 
Prowler  Convicted 


by  Steve  Groft 

Following  the  February  fifth  break-in 
of  a  suite  In  Cecil  House,  Richard  Lee 
Nelson  of  Centerville  was  convicted  of 
breaking  and  entering. 

The  incident,  which  occurred  at  ap- 
proximately 1:30  a.m.,  took  place  in  the 
suite  occupied  by  Junior  Sally  Motycka 
and  seniors  Kendall  Schwartz  and  Kara 
Beal.  Nelson  had  been  on  campus  for 
some  time  before  the  Incident,  ap- 
parently looking  for  a  girl's  dormitory. 
Upon  making  his  way  to  Cecil  House,  he 
apparently  noticed  Motycka's  name  on 
a  directory,  and  claiming  to  know  her 
was  directed  to  her  suite. 

He  entered  the  suite  without  knocking 
and  turned  on  the  light.  Beal  and 
Motycka  came  out  of  their  rooms  and 
after  a  brief  confrontation,  Schwartz 


yelled  "Get  out!"  twice  from  another 
room,  Nelson  left.  Schwartz  im 
mediately  dialed  911  to  reach  campus 
security  and  Nelson  was  shortly  ap 
prehended  near  the  Alumni  house. 

Head  of  Campus  Security,  Jim  Quinn, 
was  pleased  by  Nelson's  quick  capture 
and  subsequent  conviction.  He  said  that 
students  should  not  hesitate;  in  calling 
campus  police  upon  seeing  anything 
suspicious. 

Motycka  and  Schwartz  were  pleased 
by  Security's  quick  response  to  their 
call.  "The  securit>  ^uard  was  there  so 
fast  it  was  Incredible,"  said  Schwartz. 

Nelson  is  currently  undergoing  a 
pre-sentencing  investigation  and  is  not 
allowed  to  be  on  campus  during  this 
time,  said  Quinn,  and  anyone  seeing 
him  here  should  call  campus  security. 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Frldav  AnriH>-Page2 

Write  If  You  Can 


Last  semester  we  talked  about  the  writing  program,  and 
printed  an  article  in  which  the  instructors  in  charge  of  the 
Writing  Lab  said  that  their  office  hours  were  greatly  under  used. 
At  the  March  faculty  meeting,  the  faculty  decided  that  Writing 
Lab  work  would  be  graded  in  the  future,  but  that  the  asterisk 
courses,  the  cours?s  aside  from  Forms  of  Literature  courses 
which  students  could  use  to  fulfill  their  composition  require- 
ment, would  be  abolished. 

Although  we  understand  the  reasons  the  Academic  Council 
proposed,  and  the  faculty  agreed,  to  discontinue  these  courses, 
we  fear  that  the  spirit  of  the  writing  requirement  may  be 
violated  because  of  it. 

In  his  first  interview  after  accepting  the  presidency, 
President-elect  Douglass  Cater  said  that  one  of  his  chief  con- 
cerns would  be  to  make  sure  that  the  College  had  a  writing  pro- 
gram not  just  for  creative  writers,  but  for  all  Washington  College 
students.  We  believe  that  the  Writing  Lab  will  still  help  serve  this 
purpose.  If  the  mandatory  composition  credit  is  to  come  entirely 
from  English  Department  and  Foreign  Language  Department 
classes,  however,  one  cf  the  achievements  of  the  current  writing 
program  may  be  lost;  that  is,  a  realization  on  the  part  of  the  en- 
tire faculty,  and  on  the  part  of  students  in  all  classes,  that  writing 
skills  are  universally  relevant.  We  do  not  mean  to  say  that 
teaching  students  to  write  well  is  more  important  than  teaching 
tbem  various  other  disciplines,  but  that  writing  skills  provide  a 
necessary  base  for  all  education. 

There  is  no  doubt  that  some  conscientious  faculty  members, 
probably  the  same  ones  who  offered  to  teach  the  asterisk 
courses,  will  continue  to  place  at  least  some  emphasis  on  gram- 
mar, punctuation,  and  sentence  structure  in  class  papers.  There 
is  no  doubt  that  teachers  of  Forms  course,  and  those  that  run  the 
Writing  Lab  will  also  stress  these  fundamentals. 

But  that  is  not  enough.  The  sign  of  an  educated  man  or  woman 
is  his  or  her  ability  to  articulate  thoughts  and  opinions.  One  of  the 
fastest-growing  professional  fields  today  is  technical 
writing— the  translation  of  the  work  of  engineers,  social  scien- 
tists, and  other  professionals  into  precise  language  that  the  com- 
mon reader  can  understand.  The  ability  to  write  well  is  not  just  a 
social  grace,  nor  just  a  means  of  getting  good  grades  in  school. 
It's  become  a  marketable  skill,  one  that  every  college  should 
make  certain  to  promote  in  every  way  it  can. 

The  responsibility  for  teaching  writing  ought  not  to  rest  solely 
with  the  English  or  Foreign  Languages  Departments.  It  does  not 
either  rest  solely  with  colleges;  as  many  in  higher  education  are 
apt  to  say,  students  should  have  learned  to  write  before  they  get 
here.  But  if  students  haven't  learned  before  entering  as 
freshmen,  they  must  learn  before  they  graduate. 


ART  SHOW 

APRIL  17,  we  are  planning  a  student  Art  Show  to  be 
held  between  Middle  &  West  halls.  (INSIDE  KA 
CHAPTER  ROOM,  IF  RAIN!  ANY  student  who  wishes 
to  show  work  should  bring  it  to  Cecil  216  by  the  14th  at 
the  latest.  Contact  Sally  Motycka  or  Kendall  Schwartz 
in  Cecil.  (An  Enygmatic  Production). 

WE  ENCOURAGE  ALL  TO  PARTICIPATE! 


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THE  ELM  Is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published  by  the 
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A  Task  Force  on  Gossip? 


Now  that  it  appears  that  many  of  the 
problems  facing  the  College's  Task 
Force  On  Campus  Drinking  have  been 
solved  by  the  recent  action  of  the 
Maryland  General  Assembly,  it  has 
been  suggested  in  some  circles,  among 
faculty  and  students  alike,  that  the 
Task  Force,  rather  than  disband,  direct 
its  full  attention  to  the  second  favorite 
campus,  pastime,  gossip.  1  spoke  re- 
cently with  the  leader  of  a  little  known, 
but  powerful,  interest  group  which 
strongly  opposes  any  action  against 
Campus  rumor. 

First,  tell  me  a  little  about  your 
organization  and  your  self. 

I  am  the  spokesman  for  SNIPE. 
SNIPE  represents  the  interests  of 
gossip  on  campus.  SNIPE  is  not  an 
acronym,  though  we  did  search  for 
words  to  fit  it.  We  believe  the  title  is  ap- 
propriate. The  principles  of  SNIPE  are 
basic  and  round,  in  fact  they  are  a 
human  tradition.  It  is  easier  to  talk 
behind  someone's  back  than  it  is  to 
their  face.  I  can't  tell  you  my  name 
because  members  of  SNIPE  are  not 
allowed  to  take  responsibility  for  their 
words. 

Do  you  feel  there  is  a  rumor  problem 
on  Campus? 

Rumor  is  not  a  problem.  It  is  a  part  of 
campus  life.  I  speak  as  honestly  as  any 
gossiper  can  when  I  say  that  we  have 
the  implied  endorsements  of  most  of  the 
organizations  on  Campus.  The  SGA,  all 
of  the  fraternities  and  sororities,  whom 
I  might  add  have  been  our  biggest  sup- 
porters, as  well  as  at  least  one  ad- 
ministrative office  which,  I  can  proudly 
say,  acts  as  the  rumor  network  nerve 
center  for  the  Campus,  all  contribute  to 
our  group. 

Will  a  trend  be  set  moving  away  from 
gossip  when  Greeks  lose  their  source 
for  rumor  based  on  intoxication  stories 
due  to  the  drinking  age  increase? 

Don't  have  too  much  faith  in  trends. 
Greeks  are  just  one  element  in  our 


hearsay  network.  Many  independents 
love  to  show  their  independence  by 
directing  innuendo  at  themselves  and 
Greeks.  They  feel  free  of,  and  superior 
to  Greeks,  while  in  fact  they  are  just 
carrying  out  the  duties  of  all  SNIPE 
members  of  alt  persuasions,  that  is,  the 
spreading  of  distorted  facts  and  half 
truths.  Also  Greeks  rely  on  much  more 
uian  just  intoxication  stones,  ana  the 
rumor  power  of  the  faculty  and  admini- 
stration should  never  be  underesti- 
mated. 

Does  gossip  have  a  bad  effect  on  the 
Campus? 

No.  Gossip  breaks  down  the  barriers 
and  allows  everyone  to  know  what 
everyone  else  is  doing.  There  are  no 
secrets  here,  I  can  assure  you.  This 
Campus  is  lively  and  interesting.  Even 
in  dull  moments  people  can  always  find 
interesting  rumors  to  spread.  Life  is  a 
continuing  sage  in  which  we  can  worry 
about  other  people's  problems  and 
forget  about  our  own.  Why  watch  T.V., 
we  have  General  Hospital  right  here. 

How  does  gossip  effect  the  in- 
dividual? 

Rumor  is  an  art  that  brings  creativity 
out  in  the  most  uncreative  people. 
There  are  two  kinds  of  gossip.  First 
there  is  the  slow  roll  in  which  one  takes 
general  facts  and  guides Jhem  through 
various  channels  until  they  become 
totally  unrecognizable  from  their 
original  form.  The  second  is  the  shock 
approach,  In  which  one  takes  a  story 
and  completely  distorts  it  right  away 
while  always  maintaining  an  air  of 
truth.  Finesse  and  imagination  are 
necessary.  These  techniques  require 
constant  improvement  in  order  to  gain 
attention  which  all  gossipers  crave. 
People  work  hard.  I  have  known  some 
to  cultivate  sources  in  closed  meetings, 
listen  through  doors  and  even  tape  con- 
versations. How  can  this  be  any  less 
than  art? 

Frank  (Paco)  Dirks 


Wallace  Donates  Library 


byB.G.Kohl 

Elizabeth  Wallace,  the  widow  of 
David  A.  Wallace,  a  1935  Washington 
College  graduate, has  donated  some 
seventy-five  to  one  hundred  books, 
mainly  concerning  marine  biology,  to 
Miller  Library. 

Mr.  Wallace  was  a  U.S.  Commis- 
sioner on  the  International  Commission 
for  North  Atlantic  Fisheries,  chairman 
of  the  U.S.  to  the  Intergovernmental 
Oceanographic    Commission    of 


UNESCO,  honorary  member  of  the 
Estuarine  Research  Federation,  and  a 
negotiator  of  many  of  the  nation's  inter- 
national fisheries  agreements.  He  was 
a  pioneer  in  utilizing  the  species  ap- 
proach to  fish  conservation.  The  books 
he  has  donated  concern  various  topics 
in  his  field. 

Assistant  Professor  of  Biology 
Donald  Munson  commented  that  many 
of  the  books  are  valuable  and  some  are 
irreplacable.  They  are  presently  being 
catalogued  by  the  library  staff. 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

It's  getting  toward  the  end  of  the 
semester  and  my  writing  creativity  is 
hitting  a  new  low  (most  of  y'all  pro- 
bably figured  it  couldn't  go  much 
lower).  I  am  probably  fizzling  out  from 
the  ten  straight  nights  of  Sophie  Kerr, 
William  James  Forum,  and  other 
special  dinners  we  have  just  been 
through.  This  week  we  will  take  a  look 
at  the  prestigious,  under-rated,  and 
thankless  job  of  WCFS  student 
employees. 

Most  of  you  all  see  these  students  run- 
ning around  the  cafeteria  in  their  work 
aprons  daily.  Have  you  ever  thought 
what  an  important  role  they  play  in  the 
WCFS?  We  put  them  on  the  serving  line 
so  they  can  receive  peer  pressure  for 
not  giving  double  portions  of  food.  They 
are  in  the  dishroom  so  they  can 
meticulously  pick  out  mashed  potatoes 
stuffed  Into  glasses.  For  the  grand 
finale,  they  get  to  clean  up  tables  lit- 
tered by  the  AOPi's  daily. 

Why  do  students  work  at  the  WCFS?  I 
will  be  the  first  to  admit  the  pay  is 


anything  but  great.  They  do  work  under 
the  guidance  of  excellent  management, 
but  I  seriously  doubt  if  that  alone  is 
enough  incentive.  I  will  say  that  they 
provide  a  flexible  and  economic  labor 
force  that  this  industry  depends  upon. 
For  the  most  part,  they  are  extremely 
enjoyable  to  work  with.  So  we  at  the 
WCFS  would  like  to  say  thanks  to  all 
those  wonderful  student  employees. 
You  might  not  get  the  respect  you 
deserve  from  fellow  students,  but  we 
appreciate  your  efforts  at  WCFS. 

A-La-Carte 

The  final  preparations  for  the  luau 
are  under  way.  If  there  is  not  an  SCA 
Food  Service  Committee  meeting  on 
Monday,  April  12,  the  soup  on  Tuesday 
will  be  Mark  Slater  Au  Jus. 

Those  surveys  I  have  been  harping 
about  should  finally  be  reaching  you 
this  week.  We  were  waiting  on  the  RA's 
to  finish  up  their  previous  assignments 
before  unloading  the  surveys  on  them. 
If  these  are  not  out,  the  College 
Republicans  will  have  an  opening  in 
their  membership.  Happy  Dining! 


DPO's  Hold  Show 


by  Mlchele  Breza 

The  First  Annual  Delta  Pi  Omega  Art 
Show  was  held  on  Thursday,  April  1st 
from  3:00-7:00  p.m.  in  the  DPO  chapter 
room. 

According  to  DPO  President,  Bill 
Gerwig,  "The  purpose  of  the  show  was 
to  give  student  and  faculty  an  op- 
portunity to  become  better  acquainted 
outside  of  the  classroom."  Although 
there  was  a  turnout  of  some  sixty  peo- 
ple, Gerwig  was  disappointed  with  the 
attendance  of  only  five  or  six  faculty 
and  staff  members. 

Art  work  was  provided  by  Delta  Pi 
Omegas,  Alpha  Chi  Omegas,  Alpha 
Omicron  Pis,  and  independents.  The  ex- 
hibition consisted  of  pen  and  ink  draw- 
ings and  paintings  by  Bill  Gerwig; 
charcoals  bv  Ginny  Hinkel  and  Jeanie 

Drama  Production 


Blondell;  pastels  by  Sue  James;  water- 
colors  by  Beth  Glascock;  photographs 
by  Lisa  Mendelson;  and  decoys  by 
Bryan  Bodt. 

Gerwig  said  that  after  seven  to  eight 
weeks  of  negotiations  the  DPO's  were 
able  to  secure  $25  from  the  Student 
Government,  but  a  significant  portion 
of  the  art  show's  cost  was  provided  by 
DPO  members. 

Another  art  show  unaffiliated  with 
the  DPOs,  although  members'  works 
will  be  contributed,  will  be  held  April 
17th.  This  show  will  be  held  outside 
weather  permitting,  and  if  not,  the  Kap- 
pa Alpha  fraternity  has  offered  the  use 
of  their  chapter  room.  Anyone  who 
wishes  to  donate  their  work  for  this  ex- 
hibition should  sign  up  in  the  Art  House 
prior  to  April  15th. 


Cherry  Orchard  Opens 


by  John  Porter 

Next  week  the  Washington  College 
Department  of  Drama  will  present  its 
fifth  and  final  production  of  the  year, 
Anton  Chekov's  The  Cherry  Orchard 
The  play,  a  comedy  in  four  acts,  is  be- 
ing directed  by  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  B.  Maloney. 

Unlike  last  semester's  production, 
The  Rivals,  The  Cherry  Orchard  does 
not  incorporate  clever  plot  twists  to  ad- 
vance the  story;  rather,  it  delves  into 
the  psychological  changes  within  the 
characters  themselves.  The  play  opens 
when  Lyubov  Andreevna  Ranevskaya 
(played  by  Sally  McKenzie)  returns 
from  Paris  to  her  ancestral  home  In 
Russia.  Her  estate,  Including  the 
cherry  orchard,  is  to  be  auctioned  off  to 
pay  debts.  Lyubov's  brother  Gaev 
(Brian  Meehan)  and  the  Merchant 
Lopakhin  (Bill  Mortimer)  put  forth  a 
variety  of  solutions  to  prevent  the  sale, 
none  of  which  are  put  Into  action.  As  the 
story  progresses,  each  of  the  charac- 
ters must  deal  with  the  sale  of  the  or- 
chard in  his  or  her  own  way. 

n  addition  to  those  mentioned  above, 
the  cast  also  includes  Marge  Betley, 
Natalie  Brown,  J.R.  Porter,  David  Gor- 
man, Brenda  Poteat,  Doug  Rose,  Fran- 
cie  Burnet,  Tom  Goode,  and  Bill 
Haythorn.  Technical  Director  Larry 
Stahl  is  designing  lights,  and  Ginger 
Vanderpool  is  stage-managing  the  pro- 
duction. 

Performance  dates  are  April  15,  16, 
17,  and  18  at  8:00  p.m.  The  play  will  be 
presented  in  three-quarter  round  on  the 


Tawes  Theatre  Stage.  To  make  reser- 
vations, call  778-2800,  ext.  268. 

When  asked  why  he  decided  to  direct 
The  Cherry  Orchard  instead  of  Twelfth 
Night,  the  scheduled  production, 
Maloney  replied,  "There  are  no  trees  in 
TwelthNlghl" 


TbeW* 


Robert  Scholes,  pictured  above,  praised  John  Barth  at  a  talk  last  Friday 
afternoon  as  part  of  the  Eastern  Shore  Writers  series.  Other  lectures  In  the 
series  Included  a  discussion  of  the  Slave  Narrative  as  practiced  by 
Frederick  Douglass  and  a  humorous  and  energetic  performance  by  David 
Madden  about  James  M.  Cain. 


Campus    Organizations 
Drive  For  Charity 


byAmySeifert 

"Buy  a  daffodil!"  "Donate  Blood!" 
"Contribute  to  Easter  Seals! "  It  seems 
that  Spring,  along  with  the  blossoms 
and  warm  weather,  brings  out  the 
numerous  requests  to  aid,  donate  or 
support  various  charities  and  service 
organizations. 

Here  at  Washington  most  of  the  chari- 
ty drives  are  organized  by  various 
social  and  political  organizations  which 
include  projects  by  the  sororities,  the 
fraternities,  the  Student  Government 
Association,  the  Washington  College 
Food  Service,  and  the  College  Repub- 
licans. 

All  three  sororities  contribute  to  a 
philanthropy  that  is  supported  national- 
ly by  each  chapter.  In  addition,  on  the 
local  level,  each  of  the  three  contribute 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  April  ft 

3:00:  Women's  Lacrosse  vs.  Dickinson 

3:00:  Softball  vs.  Dickinson 

3:00:  Women's  Tennis  vs.  Dickinson 

7:30:  Film:  "Simple  Story"— Smith  Auditorium 

Saturday,  April  10 
1 :00 :  Men's  and  Women's  Crews  vs.  Vlllenova 
1 :00:  Baseball  vs.  Dickinson 
1 :  30 :  Men's  Tennis  vs.  Dickinson 

Sunday,  April  11 
7:30:  Film:  "Simple  Story"— Smith  Auditorium 

Monday,  April  12 
6:30:  Film:  "Die  Verlorene  Ehre  Katharina  Blum"— Smith  Auditorium 

Tuesday,  April  13 
3:00:  Softball  vs.  F  and  M 
7:30:  Film:  "Simple  Story"— Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  April  14 
1:00:  Baseball  vs.  York 
6:00:  Spring  Honors  Dinner— Hynson  Lounge 
6:30:  German  film— Smith  Auditorium 

Thursday,  April  15 
4:30:  Women's  Lacrosse  vs.  Goucher 
7:15:  Film:  "The  Fallacies  of  Hope"— Miller  Library 
8:00:  Play:  "The  Cherry  Orchard"— Tawes  Theatre 
8:00:  Lecture:  William  Colby,  Joseph  Fisher,  and  Stephen  Sachs  on  "The  Future  oi 
Freedon  In  America"— Hvnson  Lounge 


money    and/or    service    to    charity 
organizations. 

The  Alpha  Omicron  Pi  sorority  con- 
tributes funds  to  the  Arthritis  Founda- 
tion, which  on  a  national  level  grosses 
$2-3  million  annually.  The  local  chapter 
also  sponsors  a  foster  child  in 
Nicaragua.  The  AOP's  sponsor  a  "kid- 
napping" each  spring  wherein  student 
leaders,  faculty,  and  administrators 
are  "ransomed,"  and  the  money  raised 
is  used  as  a  donation. 

The  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  philanthropy  is 
the  Association  of  Retarded  Citizens 
(ARC)  and  50%  of  all  the  sorority's 
fundraising  proceeds  go  to  this 
organization.  To  raise  charity  funds  the 
ZTA's  sponsor  dances,  a  car  wash,  and 
a  "Slave  Day"  which  allows  students 
and  faculty  to  purchase  chances  in 
order  to  win  a  Zeta  as  a  slave  for  a  day. 
The  sorority  also  performs  volunteer 
services  and  co-sponsors  a  concert  for 
the  benefit  of  the  Easter  Seals  Founda- 
tion. 

Nationally,  the  Alpha  Chi  Omega 
sorority  supports  the  Cystic  Fibrosis 
Association  through  money  raised  by 
their  annual  car  rally.  Because  many  of 
the  sorority's  members  have  musical 
interests,  the  sorority  awards  a  $25  gift 
to  the  top  music  major  each  year.  The 
Alpha  Chl's  also  carol  at  a  nursing 
home  each  Christmas  and  serve  as 
ushers  for  events  held  at  Tawes 
Theatre. 

The  Fraternities 
The  fraternities  contribute  mainly  on 
a  local  level.  The  Lambda  Pi  Delta's 
aid  in  the  distribution  of  donation  con- 
tainers for  the  Easter  Seals  Foundation 
and  recently  raised  approximately 
$150.00  selling  Daffodils  for  the  Cancer 
Society.  The  Delta  Pi  Omega's  although 
not  an  official  fraternity  yet,  have  also 
been  active  in  charity  work.  The  DPO's 
have  donated  money  to  the  Rare 
Animal  Relief  Fund  and  the  College 
Athletic  Fund,  and  have  volunteered 
time  working  with  retarded  children  at 
the  Kennedy  v  j ]  le  School. 
The  Kappa  Alpha  fraternity  on  a  na- 


tional level  contributed  $15  million  to 
the  Muscular  Dystrophy  Foundation. 
The  local  chapter  has  also  been  active 
in  both  volunteer  work  and  fundraising. 
Each  year  the  KA's  hold  a  Christmas 
party  for  underprlvtledged  children  In 
Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  county  and  also 
participate  as  a  Joint  effort  in  the 
March  of  Dimes  Walkathon.  This  past 
year  the  fraternity  raised  over  $400  for 
the  Easter  Seals  Foundation  through 
their  boxing  match  and  contributed 
food  to  Angel's  Haven. 

The  Student  Government  Association 
has  contributed  to  the  Multiple 
Sclerosis  Association,  the  Cystic 
Fibrosis  Association  and  the  Cancer 
Society.  To  raise  donations  the  SGA 
sponsors  a  cocktail  party,  and  this 
year,  a  vote  for  the  Most  and  Least 
Preppy  Guy  and  Girl,  which  raised 
nearly  $100. 

The  WC  Food  Service  is  also  involved 
in  charity  work.  Each  Thanksgiving  the 
WCFS  allows  students  to  donate  their 
share  of  the  turkey  supper  to  a  needy 
family  in  the  Chester  town  area.  The 
WCFS  also  works  In  cooperation  with 
Kent  Youth  Incorporated  In  providing 
jobs  for  juvenile  offenders. 

Each  semester  the  College  Repub- 
licans organize  the  campus  blood  drive 
in  coordination  with  the  Red  Cross  and 
this  past  semester  was  successful  In 
raising  80  pints  from  the  College. 

Last,  but  certainly  not  least,  Miss 
Dee's  Snack  Bar  has  for  the  past  six 
years  sponsored  a  Valentine's  Day 
Drawing,  to  raise  money  for  the 
Leukemia  Society.  This  past  year  Miss 
Dee's  raised  $120  for  this  organization 
and  also  contributed  money  to  the 
Cerebral  Palsy  Telethon.  The  money 
raised  in  the  snack  shop  is  donated  by 
faculty,  staff,  students,  administrators, 
and  visitors. 

The  charity  work  done  by  organiza- 
tions on  campus  Is  rarely-publicized.  A 
great  deal  of  money  is  raised  for 
several  groups  each  year,  however,  and 
the  organizations  responsible  are  cer- 
tainly to  be  congratulated. 


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Novelist  John  Barth  was  the  guest  of  honor  at  a  reception  held  after  his 
reading  last  Friday.  The  reading  concluded  a  four-part  series  on  Eastern 
Shore  Writers. 


Taking  A  Look 
attheSJB 

Who  They  Are 


by  Amy  Selfert 

On  March  29,  the  Student  Govern- 
ment made  Its  final  selections  for  the 
positions  of  jurors  and  lawyers  and 
chairman  to  serve  on  the  Student 
Judiciary  Board  for  the  upcoming 
school  year. 

The  jurors  selected  were  Jeff  Alder- 
son,  Patrick  Jones,  Lisa  Mendelson, 
Cabot  Rohrer,  Amy  Seifert,  Dawn 
Stewart,  Mark  Sweeny  and  Margot 
Woods.  The  students  who  will  serve  as 
lawyers  are  Douglas  Chamberlain, 
Katherine  Krauss,  Romie  Robinson, 
Dave  Singer  and  Byron  Welch.  The  new 
Chairman  of  the  SJB  is  Joe  Holt,  who 
previously  served  as  a  juror  on  the  SJB. 

The  students  were  selected  on  the 


basis  of  the  applications  they  submit- 
ted, and  on  the  results  of  an  interview 
conducted  by  the  SGA  Senate  in  which 
students  were  questioned  on  their 
knowledge  of  the  SJB  handbook  and 
their  personal  character.  Chairman  Joe 
Holt  said,  "This  year  the  Senate  has 
achieved  a  well-balanced  cross-section 
of  the  student  body.  I  think  all  the  ap- 
plicants and  especially  those  who  were 
selected  should  be  commended  for 
showing  an  interest,  because  the  SJB  is 
designed  for  students,  and  it  is  students 
who  make  it  work." 

In  addition  to  their  main  duties,  the 
SJB  will  meet  on  Tuesday  evening  to 
review  the  SJB  handbook  and  discuss 
possible  revisions  to  the  manual. 


What  They  Do 


by  Catherine  Rlcketts 

The  function  (or,  for  that  matter,  the 
existence  of)  the  Students  Judiciary 
Board  is  known  by  very  few  students. 

It  functions  as  a  court  to  try  desci- 
plinary  offences  which  have  been  re- 
ferred to  it  by  the  Student  Affairs  Of- 
fice. It  is  totally  at  the  descretion  of  Stu- 
dent Affairs  to  decide  which  cases  the 
SJB  will  try. 

The  SJB  is  composed  of  a  chairman, 
eight  jurors,  and  five  lawyers.  The 
Chairman  acts  in  the  capacity  of  judge, 
and  only  five  jurors  serve  on  a  case  at  a 
time.  Of  the  five  lawyers,  two  serve 
during  a  case;  one  as  a  defense  council, 
the  other  as  prosecutor.  The  defendant 
may  pick  his  own  lawyer  to  represent 
him,  or  he  may  choose  not  to  have  a 
defender. 

The  entire  Board  is  elected  once  a 
year.  Their  terms  of  office  run  from  the 
second  semester  of  the  academic  year 


through  the  first  semester  the  following 
year.  The  present  chairman,  Sue 
Chase,  said  in  the  past  year  very  few 
people  have  applied  for  the  positions. 
She  thinks  that  this  might  be  the  result 
of  very  few  cases  having  been  tried  by 
the  SJB's  in  the  past  year.  The  reason 
so  few  cases  have  come  up  before  the 
Board  is  that,  according  to  Associate 
Dean  of  Students  Ed  Maxcy,  there  have 
simply  been  very  few  disciplinary  pro- 
blems. Last  semester,  Maxcy  said,  was 
"very  quiet." 

Once  a  case  has  been  referred  to  the 
committee  it  is  tried  in  the  manner  of  a 
regular  court  case.  If  the  defendant  is 
convicted  and  feels  that  either  the 
sentence  or  the  proceedings  were  un- 
fair, he  may  make  an  appeal  to  the  All- 
Campus  Judiciary  which  is  composed 
of  both  students  and  faculty.  If  he  still 
feels  he  has  not  been  fairly  tried,  he 
may  ultimately  appeal  to  the  President 
of  the  College. 


Admissions  Office 
Welcomes  Freshmen 


byMlcheJeBreza 

On  Saturday,  March  27th  the  Admis- 
sions Office  sponsored  a  "Junior-Senior 
Day"  for  high-school  students  from 
Maryland,  Delaware,  Virginia,  New 
York,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania  and 
Washington  D.C.  who  had  not  yet 
decided  to  attend  Washington  College. 
The  purpose  of  the  day,  according  to 
Admissions  Director  Micky  DIMaggio, 
was  to  expose  them  to  our  college  at- 
mosphere and  curriculum. 

The  day  commenced  at  10:00  with 
Registration,  coffee  and  donuts  and 
welcoming  speeches  from  Acting  Presi- 
dent Gary  Clarke,  Acting  Dean  Nathan 
Smith,  Student  Government  President 
Arlene  Lee.  Professors  spoke  on  the  dif- 
ferent divisions  of  formal  studies. 

After  lunch,  the  students  attended  a 
"Question  and  Answer  Session  on  Ad- 
mlssions     anti     Financial     Aid     at 


Washington  College  by  DiMaggio  and 
Aid  Director  Bonnie  Vansant. 

An  "All-Freshman  Day"  will  be  held 
on  April  24th  for  students  who've 
already  applied  and  have  been  ac- 
cepted by  Washington  College.  "The 
day  will  be  more  In-depth  than  "Jun- 
ior-Senior Day,"  said  Katherine  Waye, 
Assistant  Director  of  Admissions.  She 
added  that  her  office  has  sent  approx- 
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Registration  will  be  in  Hynson 
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New  Heating  System 
Added  to  Dorms 


byJeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  New  Dorms  are  to  the  process  of 
having  new  heating  and  cooling  sys- 
tems Installed.  According  to  Gene 
Hessey,  Vice  President  For  Finance, 
the  project  was  suggested  based  on  its 
energy-saving  feasibility. 

Hessey  stated  that,  at  the  time,  the 
cost  of  installing  the  new  systems  was 
less  than  extending  the  steam  lines  to 
the  buildings.  Assuming  that  electricity 
rates  do  not  rise  as  suddenly  as  they 
have  recently,  he  said,  but  rather 
return  to  an  eight  to  ten  percent  in- 
crease rate,  the  school  would  have  a 
return  on  the  investment  in  six  years. 

The  project  Involves  adding  heat 
pumps  to  the  existing  systems  in  the 


buildings  to  make  them  run  two  to  three 
times  more  efficiently.  "The  purpose," 
Hessey  said,  "is  to  lower  the  cost  of 
operating  the  systems  and  to  provide 
the  needed  heat  and  air  conditioning. 
The  buildings  have  also  been  insulated 
to  make  the  system  more  efficient  and 
to  reduce  consumption." 

The  project  is  being  funded  by  the 
Hodson  Trust.  Money  from  this  fund 
has  been  used  for  such  projects  as  the 
renovation  of  the  Hill  Dorms,  the  new 
computer  system  and  the  recent  expan- 
sion of  computer  hardware,  and  for  en- 
dowed merit  scholarships. 

The  contract  for  the  renovation  of  the 
New  Dorms  will  cost  *90,000.  The  work 
Is  scheduled  to  be  finished  by  June. 
"Right  now,"  said  Hessey,  "we  expect 
it  to  be  completed  in  advance." 


Four  worta  by  Washington  College  composers  were  presented  by  the  Music 
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Roving  Reporter 


by  Sally  McAlpine 


Question:  What  do  you  think  of  the    choice  of  cherry  trees  as  the  students'    gift  to  the  College  on  Its  Bicentennial? 


Chris  Elllnghause,  Junior,  Bronxville, 

N.Y. 

"I  think  it  will  make  the  campus  alot 

nicer,  but  I  was  more  In  favor  of  a  radio 

station." 


Polly  Goode,  Freshman,  Troy,  N.Y. 
"I  think  it's  nice.  No  big  deal." 


Octa  vto  Rulio  de  Villa,  Junior,  Spain. 
"YeHal!" 


Jenny  Blondell,  Sophomore,  Baltimore, 

MD. 

"My   mother  will   like   It   when   she 

comes." 


BUI  Kay,  Senior,  The  Country  of  Del 
Mar. 

I  think  it  was  a  realistic  decision,  but 
they  may  interfere  with  the  Hill  Dorm 
golf  course". 


Nanlne  Campbell,  Freshman,  Mannas- 
set,  N.Y. 

"It  will  add  color  to  the  College,  but  1 
think  we  could  use  something  more 
beneficial  than  trees." 


Pledge,  Freshman,  RockvUle,  MD. 

"It  will  beautify  the  campus  and  pro- 
vide recreation  for  the  dogs." 


Lorraine  Sexton,  Sophomore,  Elkton, 
MD. 

"I  think  it  will  look  nice,  but  I  think  that 
a  more  useful  gift  would  be  better." 


The  Washington  College  Elm— FrKHy,  April »— Page  « 


Baseball 


Eckert  Pitches  No-hitter 
Blowout  in  20-0 


Senior  Chris  Perry,  shown   at  the  Hill  Dorm  rededication  ceremony  held 
earlier  this  spring,  Is  reporting  College  sports  scores  on  WCTR. 


by  Ashley  Ramapuram 
Sophomore  Paul  Eckert  struck  out 
eight  men  in  the  Shoremen  baseball 
team's  twenty  run  thrashing  of  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland  Eastern  Shore  in 
Wednesday's  game  in  Salisbury.  Seven- 
teen hits  were  pounded  out  against  the 
opposing  pitcher.  The  game  was  called 
after  five  innings  because  of  cold 
weather.  According  to  Eckert,  "My 
fastball  was  live  and  my  changeup  was 
working  well."  In  his  five  inning  stint, 
Paul  easily  handled  the  UMES  baseball 
squad  and  would  have  gone  the  extra  in- 
nings had  the  game  not  ended  prema- 
turely. 


Perry  Rides  the  Airwaves 


by  Sandy  Hiortdahl 
Chris  Perry,  a  senior  who  has  gained 
some  little  fame  from  his  column 
"Thoughts  While  Sleeping",  has  recent- 
ly been  moonlighting  as  a  part-time 
radio  announcer  at  local  AM  radio  sta- 
tion WCTR.  Perry,  a  lacrosse  player  for 
two  years  and  an  avid  sports  fan,  gives 
a  Sho'men  sports  round-up  for  the  sta- 
tion. Two  or  three  times  a  week  he  calls 


in  and  records  his  report.  It  is  generally 
played  in  the  mornings,  after  the  news. 

Although  not  directly  "on  the  air," 
Perry  said  he  gets  nervous  while 
reading  into  the  phone.  Knowing  that 
he's  being  recorded,  he  is  sometimes 
apt  to  be  self-conscious.  In  the  three 
weeks  that  he  has  been  working  for 
WCTR,  however,  he  says  he  has  gotten 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  Arctic  weather  this  past  week 
has  made  it  seem  more  like  the  begin- 
ning of  January  than  the  beginning  of 
April.  It  Is  suppose  to  clear  out  for  the 
weekend  and  warm  up  Into  the  50's. 
Locally,  record  low  temperatures  were 
set  throughout  the  week,  while  on  the 
Bay  the  winds  reached  62  knots.  Across 
the  country,  the  record  wind,  cold  and 
snow  has  crippled  cities. 

According  to  weathermen  in  the 
northeast,  they  are  calling  it  the  worst 
early  spring  since  1917.  Even  the  open- 
ing of  the  baseball  season  has  tem- 
porarily been  postponed ;  Yankee 
Stadium  has  over  a  foot  of  snow  on  the 
ground,  the  Boston  Red  Sox  returned  to 
their  Spring  training  site  in  Winter 
Haven,  Florida  and  Montreal  Stadium 
looks  like  a  hockey  rink.  The  Birds  are 
preparing  for  a  weekend  series  against 
the  Red  Sox  so  if  you  are  in  Baltimore 
over  Easter  head  out  to  Memorial 
Stadium  for  a  game. 

The  weekend  sports  schedule  is  being 
kicked-off  by  three  games  this  after- 
noon, all  starting  at  3  pm.  If  weather 
permits,  Dickinson  will  invade  Wash- 
ington, taking  on  the  women's  tennis, 
softball  and  lacrosse  teams.  The  tennis 
and  softball  teams  are  both  looking  for 
their  first  win  of  the  season.  The 
lacrosse  squad,  under  Coach  Nancy 
Dick,  is  trying  to  rebound  from  an  8-6 
loss  to  Western  Maryland  which  put 
their  record  at  two  wins,  one  loss. 

The  highlight  of  the  weekend  should 
be  the  return  of  former  Washington  Col- 
lege crew  coach  Eric  Sioll,  now  the 
head  coach  of  Vlllanova.  Coach  Stoll 
left  Washington  after  last  season  to 
take  over  the  men's  coaching  position. 
Both  the  men's  and  women's  crew  will 
be  racing  Vlllanova  starting  at  1  p.m. 
The  men  will  probably  race  one  eight- 
man  and  one  four-man  crew  as  will  the 
women.  So  far  the  men  have  had  a 
rough  year,  but  according  to  Ted 
Mathlas  "We're  going  to  win  this  one!" 
The  women  have  fared  a  bit  better. 
Their  four-man  shell  beat  LaSalle  and 
George  Washington  while  the  eight- 
man  lost  by  5  seconds  to  LaSalle  and  by 
one  seat  (two  feet)  to  G.W.  The  after- 


noon of  racing  is  well  worth  a  trip  down 
to  the  Chester  River.  The  races  start  up 
by  the  Golf  Club's  dock,  run  past  the 
boathouse  and  the  Old  Wharf  and  finish 
up  at  the  town  landing.  The  best  view- 
ing areas  are  the  Old  Wharf  docks  or  at 
the  finish  line,  which  is  at  the  bottom  of 
High  Street.  Let's  hope  for  good 
weather  tomorrow,  and  a  nice  crowd. 

Fairleigh  Dickinson  at  Madison  will 
be  traveling  down  tomorrow  to  take  on 
the  men's  baseball  and  tennis  teams. 
The  weather  has  cut  into  both  schedules 
and  forced  a  few  cancellations,  so  this 
is  a  good  opportunity  to  see  both  teams 
in  action. 

On  the  intramural  side,  the  women's 
badminton  title  went  to  Mrs.  Baxter 
and  Mrs.  O'Connor.  They  avenged  an 
earlier  loss  and  defeated  Rosemary 
Cronely  and  Mary  Jo  Perticone  in  the 
finals.  The  mixed  badminton  is  now  in 
progress  and  will  continue  into  next 
week.  Twenty-four  teams  will  be  in  the 
competition. 

On  Sunday,  May  2,  a  state-wide  hike 
a-thon  for  the  benefit  of  Maryland's 
mentally  retarded  citizens  will  be  held. 
Maryland  is  famous  for  its  annual 
walk-a-thon,  and  this  year  the  associa- 
tion for  retarded  citizens  of  Maryland 
will  be  hoping  for  the  same  success. 
State-Wrde  prizes  include  a  Futur- 
Matic  moped,  a  13  inch  color  television 
and  an  Atari  video  computer  system. 
Registration  forms  are  available  in  Stu- 
dent Affairs. 

The  few  who  braved  the  cold  on 
Wednesday  afternoon  saw  the  lacrosse 
team  win  its  fourth  in  a  row.  It  was  a 
solid  team  win  over  Loyola,  who  beat 
Washington  last  year.  The  first  mid- 
field  unit  of  Grieves,  Mahowski  and 
Bacon  combined  for  7  goals  and  4 
assists.  Paul  Hooper  led  all  scorers 
with  4  goals  and  2  assists.  Jeff  Kaufman 
continued  his  steady  play  on  attack 
with  2  goals  and  an  assist.  Many  of  the 
scoring  opportunities  resulted  from 
defensive  pressure,  especially  when 
Coach  Mathews  went  to  six  big  sticks.  It 
will  be  over  a  week  till  the  Shoremen 
are  home  again  when  Roanoke  comes 
to  town  on  Saturday,  April  17.  Pick  of 
the  Week:  North  Carolina,  14:  Johns 
Hopkins,  13,  in  overtime. 


more  used  to  it.  He  said,  "The  people  at 
the  station  are  very  helpful  and 
cooperative." 

Perry  also  said  that  "WCTR  is  open 
to  suggestions.  They  want  to  know 
what's  going  on  at  Washington  Col- 
lege—not just  in  sports,  but  in  other 
areas  as  well." 

By  giving  voice  to  events  at  the  Col- 
lege, Chris  has  served  informally  as  a 
part-time  public  relations  person.  This, 
he  feels,  is  an  important  job  that  could 
generate  enthusiasm  for  the  school. 

"There  are  many  things,  such  as  the 
Waterfront  Program,  that  go  on  at 
Washington  College  and  no  one  know 
about  them.  A  full-time  public  relations 
director  might  be  a  good  asset  to  the 
school,"  he  said.  He  added  that  he  feels 
the  College  has  "a  good  women's 
volleyball  team,  a  good  basketball 
team,  and  a  great  lacrosse  team,"  and 
that  "people  in  the  area  are  interested 
in  what  goes  on  here." 


Pete  Morgan,  Eckert's  battery  mate, 
was  injured  in  the  second  inning  when 
struck  on  his  right  hand  by  a  foul  tip.  He 
was  escorted  to  the  hospital  where  the 
X-rays  were  fine.  Morgan  is  not  ex- 
pected to  miss  much  game  time.  Glen 
Gillis  replaced  Morgan  and  went  2  for  3 
with  a  run  batted  in. 

Third  baseman  Vince  Gasior  led  the 
offense,  getting  four  hits  in  five  trips  to 
the  plate,  as  well  as  a  stolen  base. 
Shortstop  Matt  Burke  collected  three 
hits,  as  did  centerfielder  Tim  Fagan, 
who  drove  in  four  of  the  Shoremen  runs. 
Second  Baseman  Fran  Lucia  had  three 
RBI's  for  the  game.  The  team  had  a 
total  of  seventeen  hits  in  the  rout  while 
being  aided  by  six  errors  committed  by 
the  UMES  squad.  Five  runs  were  gain- 
ed in  the  1st  and  5th  innings,  with  six 
runs  tallied  in  the  third.  It  was  a  chile 
(chilly)  time  for  WC  as  Mark  Faloni 
replaced  Tom  Clancy  in  left  field  during 
the  game  as  the  temperature  hovered 
in  the  40's.  The  Shoremen  baseball 
record  now  stands  at  three  wins  and  one 
loss  with  the  Haverford  doubleheader 
expected  to  be  played  this  week. 
Tomorrow  on  the  home  field  we  play 
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by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  women's  lacrosse  team  has  one 
of  the  best  records  of  any  spring  sport 
this  season.  After  defeating  George- 
town 17-9  and  Drew  9-4  their  record 
stands  at  2-1.  They  have  lost  only  to  the 
impressive  Western  Maryland  squad 
8-6. 

Although  they  lost  to  Western  Mary- 
land, It  was  probably  the  best  game 
they  have  played  all  year.  "We  really 
had  the  potential,"  said  team  co-  cap- 
tain Jessica  Fowler.  "We  worked  so 
much  as  a  team  it  was  incredible." 

"We  had  them  scared,"  added  Polly 
White,  also  a  team  co-captain.  "We 
were  more  in  control  of  the  game  than 
they  were.  Everything  fell  into  olace 
and  we  worked  well  as  a  team.  Even 
though  we  lost,  everyone  felt  positive 
about  the  game." 

Goalies  Eileen  Grogar  and  Dawn  Sut- 
tar  added  to  their  steadily  increasing 

Softball  and  Tennis 


number  of  saves.  Coach  Nancy  Dick  ad- 
ded that  the  ball  was  in  Washington  ter- 
ritory more  than  in  Western  Maryland 
territory.  She  feels  that  this  indicates 
the  goalies'  skills  and  that  when  WC 
could  get  to  the  goal  they  could  score. 

So  far  this  season  Jessie  Wittich  leads 
the  team  in  goals  with  15.  Amy  Farmer 
is  second  with  9.  Nina  Casey  and  Lind- 
sey  Evans  each  have  3  while  Vicki 
Williams  and  Sara  Brooks  each  have  1. 

1  'We're  improving, ' '  added  Coach 
Dick.  "I'm  really  pleased.  They've 
done  a  good  job  with  a  limited  number 
of  people." 


"I  think  every  year  we'll  improve," 
added  Assistant  coach  Kathy  Waye,  ^fi 
"now  that  we're  a  varsity  team  "  -° 

With  only  six  more  games,  the  team's  £  I* 
schedule  gets  increasingly  harder.  The 
next  home  game  is  this  afternoon  at 
3:00  against  Dickinson. 


Women  Fall  to 
Western  Maryland 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

The  Softball  and  Tennis  teams 
travelled  to  Western  Maryland  for  a 
third  defeat  in  a  row  for  each  team. 

The  softball  team  lost  by  a  score  of 
3-1,  Last  year  WC  lost  to  a  Western 
Maryland  team  consisting  of  seven  of 
this  year's  nine  starters  by  a  score  of 
19-3.  Assistant  coach  Fred  Wyman  feels 
that  this  is  a  good  Indication  of  how 
much  stronger ,  the  WC  team  has 
become. 

Sara  Wright's  hitting  was  one  of  WC's 
highlights.  She  batted  1.000,  knocking 
two  singles  past  the  strong  Western 
Maryland  defense.  The  only  other  WC 
bit  was  from  Christina  Ragonesi,  who 
also  hit  a  single. 

Although  WC  only  registered  three 
hits,  Kelly  Cupka's  pitching  kept 
Western  Maryland  down  to  just  four. 
Coach  Penny  Fall  feels  that  Cupka  is 
now  pitching  closer  to  her  potential. 


As  for  the  tennis  team,  "This  may 
sound  a  little  repetitious,"  said  Fall, 
"but  I  honestly  believe  that  although  we 
lost  2-7,  they  played  the  best  tennis  they 
have  so  far  this  spring." 

Karen  Morgan  and  Laura  Pierson 
won  their  doubles  match  in  the  number 
one  spot  with  a  score  of  6-2,  6-3.  Robyn 
Albright  and  Stephanie  Crockett  won 
their  number  three  match  6-4,  6-2. 
Albright  and  Crockett  are  undefeated  in 
doubles  so  far  this  season. 

Fall  feels  that  Fannie  Hobba  and 
Karen  Morgan  are  progressing  well  in 
singles.  Hobba  has  split  all  three  of  her 
singles  matches,  while  Morgan  has 
split  two  out  of  three.  Fall  also  feels 
that  Kathy  Banyas  has  shown  a  marked 
improvement. 

The  softball  and  tennis  teams  both 
take  on  respective  Dickinson  squads 
today  at  3:00.  The  softball  team  has 
rescheduled  its  game  against  Catholic 
University  for  Thursday  afternoon. 


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Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 

Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athletes  are  the 
captains  of  the  winning  women's 
lacrosse  team,  Jessica  Fowler  and  Pol- 
ly White.  Fowler  is  a  senior  from 
Baltimore;  White  is  a  sophomore  from 
Jarrettsville,  Maryland. 

Fowler  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
women's  lacrosse  club  two  years  ago 
and  has  seen  the  team's  varsity  status 
become  a  reality  this  year.  "I  was  real- 
ly surprised  that  this  school  didn't  have 
a  (women's  lacrosse)  team,"  she  said. 

I  knew  that  there  was  enough  interest 
to  support  a  team,  and  some  good 
players  here."  She  also  felt  that  it 
would  be  good  for  the  school  since  she 
'didn't  think  the  women's  athletic 
department  was  diversified  enough." 


When  White  first  came  here,  she  also 
was  disappointed  that  women's 
lacrosse  was  only  a  club.  Since  she  had 
played  varsity  lacrosse  through  high 
school  she  was  looking  forward  to  col- 
legiate play.  "There  were  a  few  people 
here  who  wanted  to  make  something 
out  of  It,"  she  said.  "1  knew  we  could 
make  It  work." 


"I'm  really  enthusiastic, 
White.  "Some  people  didn't  have  much 
faith  in  us  because  we  were  a  first-year 
team."  Since  they  have  won  two  out  of 
their  first  three  games  the  team  has 
earned  a  certain  amount  of  respect. 

"I'm  excited  also,"  added  Fowler. 
"We  have  a  good  schedule.  "It's 
challenging,  but  I  think  we  can  more 
than  handle  it." 


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Shoremen   Defeat 


Loyola,  16-8 


by  Scott  Brewster 

This  past  weekend  the  Shoremen 
Lacrosse  team  went  down  to  Virginia  to 
play  Lynchburg  and  Hampden-Sydney. 

The  Lynchburg  game  went  well,  with 
everybody  seeing  a  lot  of  playing  time. 
Washington  defeated  Lynchburg  by  the 
score  of  28-6.  They  had  a  tougher  game 
against  Hampden-Sydney,  though.  At 
the  end  of  the  first  quarter,  the 
Shoremen  were  trailing  by  the  score  of 
2  to  1.  By  the  end  of  the  third  quarter  the 
Shoremen  battled  back  to  tie  the  score 
at  four  a  piece.  The  Shoremen  then  shut 
down  the  Hampden-Sydney  offense 
while  putting  four  goals  In. 

Last  Wednesday  the  Shorement  met 
Loyola  in  a  traditional  grudge  match. 
The  Shoremen  totally  out-classed 
Loyola,  defeating  them  16-8.  Coach 
Mathews  felt  that  the  pressure  defense 
totally  shut  down  Loyola's  transition  of- 
fense. Mathews  also  felt  that  the  overall 
team  effort  was  the  best  of  the  season. 

Paul  Hooper  led  the  attack  with  four 
goals  and  two  assists  in  his  best  effort  of 


the  season.  Jesse  Bacon  led  the  mid- 
field  with  three  goals  and  two  assists. 
The  first  midfleld  made  seven  of  the 
sixteen  goals.  Dave  Mahowski  and  Ed 
Nordberg  won  fifteen  face-offs.  Brian 
Mathews  felt  that  this  was  a  major  goal 
because  it  is  a  big  burden  taken  off  the 
defense.  Two-hundred  and  six-pound 
"Slim"  Joe  Clark  and  Bruce  Caslow 
played  an  excellent  game,  shutting 
down  the  Loyola  offense.  The  defense 
played  a  very  strong  game  while  Greg 
Baker  made  18  saves  in  the  goal.  The 
clearing  went  very  well  by  completing 
13  out  of  15  clears.  Shoremen  were 
ahead  all  the  way  from  the  start.  With  a 
three  to  one  lead  at  the  end  of  the  first 
quarter  the  offense  really  turned  it  on  S 
with  six  goals  in  the  second  quarter  for  $ 
a  half  time  score  of  9  to  4.  The  offense  H 
and  defense  held  strong  through  the  j£ 
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only  giving  up  o.  In  the  fourth  quarter  a 
the  team  continued  with  the  same  sue-  H 
cess  by  scoring  four  goals  and  only  giv- 
ing up  o  goals  for  the  sixteen  to  eight 
victory. 


The  Shoremen  were  held  up  by  the  Loyola  defense  but  only  momentarily. 
They  went  on  to  score  sixteen  goals. 


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We  are  a  group  of  concerned  college-community  members  who 
will  be  organizing  and  encouraging  non-partisan,  local  educa- 
tional and  political  activity  around  the  issues  of  the  current  arms 
race,  and  the  very  real  threat  of  nuclear  war.  Through  the  widest 
possible  community  discussion  and  debate,  we  hope  to  en- 
courage local  participation  and  involvement  of  all  kinds  in  this 
spring's  broad-based  national  and  international  campaign  to  ar- 
rest the  frightening  worldwide  drift  toward  a  renewed, 
"destabilizing"  arms  race.  Among  others,  this  spring's  ac- 
tivities will  include: 

1)  GROUND  ZERO  WEEK  (April  18-25);  A  nationwide  pro- 
gram of  community-based  discussions  and  events  designed  to 
educate  and  involve  the  American  People  on  the  issue  of  Nuclear 
War. 

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in  Annapolis  and  Washington.  Specifically,  we  will  be  talking  to 
them  about  our  support  for  the  Hatfield-Kennedy  Resolution  cur- 
rently on  the  floor  of  the  Senate,  and  organizing  a  local  letter 
writing  campaign  with  the  same  object.  In  addition,  we  will  be 
attempting  to  build  grassroots  support  for  the  proposal  by  call- 
ing on  people  to  sign  the  Nuclear  Freeze  Petition  itself.  Watch  for 
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U.N.  of  the  largest  demonstration  ever  organized  against  the 
threat  of  Nuclear  Holocaust. 

As  students  and  teachers  we  have  a  special  responsibility  to 
honor  the  sacred  traditions  of  free  debate  and  the  common  good 
that  lie  at  the  heart  of  Washington  College's  curriculum.  When 
the  issue  at  stake  is  the  continued  survival  of  the  human  race, 
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Student  Government 


by  Pete  Turchl 
Editor-in-Chief 
After  officially  becoming  a  member 
of  the  College  at  the  beginning  of  this 
3  month,  President-elect  Douglass  Cater 
&  has  held  meetings  with  administrators 
£,  and  faculty  as  he  prepares  to  assume 
*<  the  full  duties  of  President  of  the  Col- 
©  lege  on  July  1. 

t.     While  he  began  meeting  with  ad- 
ministrators soon  after  accepting  the 
.  position,  Cater  held  his  first  three  for- 
j£  mal  meetings  with  faculty  members 
I  last  week.  The  meetings,  which  Cater 
S  referred   to   as   seminars,    combined 
members  of  all  departments  In  groups 
of  about  twenty  to  discuss,  according  to 


Elections  to  be  Held  Monday 


by  Amy  Self ert 

The  Student  Government  will  hold  Its 
annual  election  o(  officers  next.  Mon- 
day. Ballots  will  be  collected  during 
lunch  and  dinner  in  Hodson  Hall. 

Candidates  for  President  are  Mark 
Mulllcan  and  Byron  Welch.  The  presi- 
dent of  the  SGA  Is  responsible  for 
presiding  over  all  SGA  meetings,  ap- 
pointing students  to  all  the  studen  facul- 
ty committees,  and  acting  as  the  stu- 
dent observer  at  all  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  and  faculty  meetings. 
The  President  also  fulfills  the  role  of 
liaison  between  students  and  faculty 
and  is  responsible  for  maintaining  the 
organization  and  unity  of  the  SGA. 

Barry  Glassman  and  Dawn  Steart 
are  the  candidates  vying  for  the  posi- 
tion of  Vice-President.  The  main 
responsibility  of  the  Vice  President  is  to 
preside  over  the  Student  Academic 
Board,  whichworks  to  review  campus 
life  and  make  recommendations  for  im- 
provements. In  addition,  the  Vice- 
President's  works  to  support  the  Presi- 
dent, and  when  the  President  Is  ill  the 
Vice-President  is  responsible  for 
presiding  over  the  SGA. 

The  candidates  for  SGA  Treasurer  In- 
clude Romle  Robinson,  Todd  Smith, 
and  Donald  Sutherland.  The  SGA 
Treasuer  Is  responsible  for  the  entire 
SGA  budget.  In  addition,  the  treasurer 
serves  as  chairman  of  the  Organiza- 
tions Committee,  which  reviews  all  re- 
quests for  funding  from  any  group  on 
campus  and  presents  recommenda- 
tions for  allocations  for  these  groups  to 
the  entire  SGA  for  approval.  The 
treasurer  is  also  respons  le  for  making 


revisions  or  adding  amendments  to  the 
SGA  bylaws  and  constitution. 

Running  for  the  office  of  Secretary 
are  Cara  McMenamln  and  Pat  Clark. 
The  SGA  Secretary  is  responsible  for 
keeping  the  minutes  for  the  SGA 
meetings  and  publishing  and 
distributing  copies  of  these  minutes.  In 
addition,  the  Secretary  is  responsible 
for  all  communications  and  cor- 
respondences of  the  SGA. 

Ted  Mathias  is  running  uncontested 
for  the  office  of  Social  Chairman.  The 
main  responsibilities  of  the  Social 
Chairman  Include  using  the  activities 


money  to  establish  and  maintain  social 
life  and  events,  such  as  movies, 
musical  events,  and  bus  trips,  on  cam- 
pus. 

Also  running  uncontested  is  rgot 
Woods,  the  candidate  for  the  office  of 
Assistant  Social  Chairman.  This  office 
was  established  five  years  ago  in  order 
to  relieve  the  Social  Chairman  of  some 
of  his  duties.  The  main  responsibilities 
of  the  Assistant  Social  Chairman  are  to 
ensure  advertising  for  social  events, 
and  to  aid  In  the  organization  of  these 
events. 


Students  Honored  at 
Awards  Dinner 


Last  Issue 


Next  week's  edition  of  The  Elm  will 
3e  the  last  Issue  of  this  academic  year. 
Ml  letters  to  the  Editor  and  adver- 
:isements  must  be  in  our  office  by 
fuesday  night. 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

Several  students  were  honored  this 
week,  at  the  College's  first  ceremony 
dedicated  exclusively  to  the  presenta- 
tion of  academic  awards.  At  the  Spring 
Awards  Dinner,  Acting  Dean  Nate 
Smith  said  that  "This  Is  an  occasion  of 
celebration  and  a  moment  of  pause  to 
take  note  of  the  fact  that  some  of  our 
students  have  achieved  what  we  have 
really  set  out  to  do."  The  dinner,  which 
used  to  be  held  in  conjunction  with 
Parent's  Day,  was  canceled  last  year 
due  to  a  change  in  the  format  of  the  ac- 
tivities, according  to  Smith,  who  added 
that  "This  Is  the  first  time  that  (the  din- 
ner) has  been  exclusively  for  the 
students." 

Among  the  guests  at  the  dinner  were 
President-Elect  Douglass  Cater  and  his 
wife  Libby,  as  well  as  several  pro- 
fessors from  various  departments,  and 
members  of  the  administration  were 
present  to  show  their  support,  and,  as 
Dean  Smith  stated,  "To  take  note  of  the 
achievement  of  excellence  on  campus." 


Twenty-one  students  received  awards 
for  excellence  In  diverse  areas  of  study. 
The  sponsors  of  the  awards  ranged 
from  the  National  Society  of  the  Col- 
onial Dames  of  America  In  The  State  Of 
Maryland,  to  the  Alphl  Chi  Omega 
sorority.  Several  awards  were  also 
sponsored  by  individuals  connected 
with  the  College. 

In  addition,  two  honor  societies  In- 
ducted new  members  at  the  ceremony. 
Phi  Sigma  Tau,  a  National  Honor  socie- 
ty in  Philosophy  Inducted,  Wendy 
Everts,  Rebecca  Fincher,  Carl  Fornoff, 
Diana  Howard,  Kevin  Kroencke, 
Catherine  Kuhn,  Elizabeth  Miller,  John 
Porter,  and  Steve  Shaw.  Phi  Alpha 
Theta,  an  International  Honor  Society 
In  History,  inducted  Robert  Coale, 
Paolo  Galli,  Kathy  Krauss,  and  James 
Worsham. 

In  his  remarks  to  the  group,  Smith 
spoke  about  the  Importance  of  the 
academic  aspects  of  the  College  com- 
munity, and  the  students  who  achieve 
highly  in  them.  "We  are  here  to  con- 
gratulate you,"  he  said,  "and  tell  you 
that  we  appreciate  It." 


him,  "what  Washington  College  Is,  and 
what  it  should  be."  Cater  said  that  he 
dislikes  meetings  of  more  than  twenty 
people  because  in  larger  groups  "you 
don't  have  a  chance  to  talk  around  the 
table,  you  talk  across  it.  I  don't  feel  that 
Intelligent  conversation  can  go  on  at  a 
cocktail  party." 

He  called  his  faculty  seminars  "frank 
and  Interesting,"  and  said  that  the  Col- 
lege has  "a  remarkably  live-wire  facul- 
ty. I'm  surprised  at  their  youth,  their 
visibility,  and  their  seriousness  of  pur- 
pose. This  college  has  its  full  quota  of 
committed  people." 

Two  of  the  new  president's  first 
priorities  will  be  Increasing  the  endow- 
ment and  improving  recruitment.  He 
expressed  concern  over  the  fact  that 
over  half  of  the  offers  made  to  incoming 
freshmen  are  refused.  He  said  that  he 
will  send  a  personal  letter  to  all  of  the 
students  who  have  been  accepted  for 
entrance  next  fall,  introducing  himself 
as  "a  fellow  freshman."  In  order  to  in- 
crease the  number  of  applicants  and 
thereby  enroll  better  students,  Cater 
said  that  he  thinks  "It's  terribly  impor- 
tant that  we  find  ways  that  the  presi- 
dent and  outstanding  faculty  members 
become  visible  (to  incoming 
freshmen),  so  we  attract  students  who 
are  serious  about  going  to  college.  The 
ones  who've  had  a  chance  to  see  the 
place,  talk  to  the  faculty  and  athletic 
coaches,  and  get  some  Idea  of  what 
they're  getting  into  tend  to  be  the  best 
students." 

Cater  added  that  recruitment  goes  on 
in  a  thousand  different  ways,  and  it  can- 
not be  left  to  the  traditional  ways  of  an 
admissions  office."  As  an  example,  he 
said  that  the  College's  alumni  can  be 
better  used  In  recruiting  efforts.  He 
plans  to  spend  at  least  part  of  his  time 
traveling  this  spring,  recruiting 
students  for  next  year.  "Whatever  the 
president  can  do,"  he  said,  "I'm 
prepared  to  do." 

The  Endowment 
Another  part  of  his  time  spent  away 
from  the  campus  will  be  used  to  meet 
with  possible  supporters  of  the  College. 
Cater  has  had  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations 
George  Hayward  prepare  a  calendar  of 
appointments,  and  said  that  he  is  "hop- 
ing that  there  have  been  a  lot  of  people 
who  have  been  approached  In  the  past 
who  will  think  this  Is  a  good  time  to 
show  their  support." 

Names  of  possible  benefactors  have 
been  arranged  into  five  groups:  alum- 
ni, people  who  live  in  the  area  of  the 
College,  foundations  and  companies 
which  are  largely  Maryland-oriented, 
national  corporations,  and  Individuals 
outside  of  the  area  who  "may  be  in- 
terested in  supporting  a  small  liberal 
arts  college."  Cater  said  that  while  he 
will  invite  potential  benefactors  to 
Commencement  this  spring  and  to  the 
Inauguration  ceremony  planned  for  Oc- 
tober 16,  "for  large  sums  you  have  to  do 
an  enormous  amount  of  preparatory 
work  for  each  individual.  You  can't  ex- 
pect to  Just  send  out  a  letter  and  get  any 
interest  at  all."  He  believes  that  In- 
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Bringing  Out  the  Best  In  WC 


Some  people  are  disappointed  with  Washington  College. 

Of  course,  some  people  are  disappointed  with  everything.  But 
many  who  complain  about  the  College  are  people  who  do  so 
because  they  feel  it  has  the  potential  to  be  a  better  school. 

Many  students  feel  this  way;  not  only  those  who  decide  not  to 
come  after  visiting  the  campus,  or  those  who  enroll  and  then 
transfer,  but  also  those  of  us  who  stay  here  for  four  years,  ny 
faculty  members  share  this  feeling,  and  some  administrators, 
and,  we  hope,  even  some  members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  . 

All  of  the  candidates  for  the  presidency  who  visited  the  campus 
at  the  beginning  of  the  semester  saw  some  of  its  problems  but 
nevertheless  were  hopeful;  they  felt  there  was  a  lot  here  to  work 
with,  which  was  one  of  the  reasons  that  they  applied  for  the  posi- 
tion. Douglass  Cater  is  making  himself  familiar  with  the  College 
and  learning  both  its  problems  and  its  advantages,  and  he  has 
quickly  started  trying  to  make  improvements,  by  emphasizing 
its  strong  points  in  recruitment,  by  holding  seminars  with  facul- 
ty and  by  hiring  a  firm  to  assess  the  College's  financial  future. 
He  has  come  to  Washington  College  like  a  whirlwind  to  a  barn, 
and  at  least  one  faculty  member  commented  that  Cater  is  br- 
inging out  the  best  in  people.  ... 

His  first  task  will  be  trying  to  deal  with  the  faculty  and  the  ad- 
ministration; only  later  will  he  be  able  to  associate  with  students 
and  to  find  out  what  their  complaints  are.  Our  guess,  however,  is 
that  while  the  new  administration  is  responding  gradually  to  our 
own  needs  and  wants,  it  may  also  attempt  to  recruit  a  different 
kind  of  student,  different  from  many  of  us.  One  result  of  such  an 
effort  would  be  to  establish  an  important  element  of  any  school, 
which  is  a  sense  of  an  academic  community.  That  is  something 
that  does  not  exist  here.  ,',.,«. 

An  academic  community  is  made  up  of  a  group  of  people  with 
widely  diverse  interests,  who  study,  play  sports,  listen  to  music, 
watch  movies  and  plays,  and  argue,  sometimes  violently,  but 
who  share  a  common  interest  in  education.  An  academic  com- 
munity has  a  sense  of  unity.  That  unity  does  not  exist  here. 

Indications  of  fragmentation  are  ever  here.  In  the  cafeteria 
there  are  certain  sections  where  men  sit  only  with  men,  others 
where  women  sit  only  with  women,  and  others  where  men, 
women,  and  faculty  members  mix.  There  are  some  students  who 
dominate  varsity  athletics,  others  who  make  up  almost  every 
student  committee  on  campus. 

There  is  nothing  wrong  with  only  playing  sports  or  with  only 
being  on  committees;  but  we  would  probably  be  better  off  if  a 
few  cobweb-covered  academics  played  intramurals,  and  if  a  few 
lacrosse  players  were  on  the  Student  Academic  Board.  After  you 
have  paid  tuition  and  fees  you  have  no  obligation  to  serve  on 
committees  or  to  exercise,  but  joining  a  college  means  both  that 
you  have  accepted  it  and  that  it  has  accepted  you.  The  obligation 
implied  is  that  you  become  part  of  the  academic  institution,  the 
whole  institution. 

It  is  hard  to  define  what  that  means.  One  definition  is  that 
membership  in  an  academic  community  means  that  you  will  not 
prevent  any  other  member  from  participating  fully  in  it.  And 
while  this  might  not  always  be  obvious,  anyone  who  slows  down  a 
class,  anyone  who  steals  books  from  the  library,  anyone  who 
discourages  dramatic  productions  or  lecture  series  by  never  at- 
tending them  Indirectly  impairs  the  ability  of  others  actively  to 
participate. 


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The  very  best  academic  institutions  have  a  strong  sense  of 
community.  To  become  a  better  college,  to  become  a  better  com- 
munity, Washington  College  may  begin  looking  for  different 
kinds  of  students.  Or,  better  yet,  it  might  start  bringing  out 
something  better  in  all  of  us. 

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As  Simple  as  Black  and  White 


Heard  any  "nigger"  Jokes  lately? 

In  cities  and  towns  across  the  nation, 
as  In  this  institution,  the  seething  senti- 
ment of  racial  hatred  lies  lurking  below 
the  surface  of  public  opinion.  It  is  sad 
listening  to  a  young,  double-collared, 
catalog-copy,  product  of  the  middle 
class  speak,  with  self-proclaimed 
"knowledge"  of  the  nature  of  black  peo- 
ple when  his  experience  In  dealing  with 
members  of  that  race  goes  no  further 
than  having  them  shine  his  shoes  or 
make  his  bed.  There  Is  a  general  belief 
among  these  carriers  of  the  middle 
class  torch  that  black  unemployment  is 
18  percent  because  they  love  to  use 
their  dwindling  welfare  checks  to  make 
payments  on  their  cadillacs  which  they 
spend  all  day  waxing.  In  this  most 
homogeneous  of  Institutions  these  mid- 
dle class  prodigies,  students  of  the 
liberal  arts,  disgustingly  even  try  to  ex- 
plain why  "nigger"  refers  to  a  type  of 
person  and  not  a  group  of  people.  I  have 
yet  to  bear  any  white  call  an  obnoxious 
redneck,  or  any  other  white,  a  "nig- 
ger". Why  are  minds  closed  so  early? 

I  was  four  years  old  when  the  words 
of  Martin  Luther  King  rang  from  the 
steps  of  the  Lincoln  Memorial  and 
swept  across  this  land  as  a  rallying  cry 
for  civil  rights.  "I  have  a  dream  that 
one  day ...  the  sons  of  former  slaves  and 
the  sons  of  former  slaveowners  will  be 
able  to  sit  down  together  at  the  table  of 
brotherhood."  I  grew  up  believing  the 
man  who  spoke  only  for  peace  and- 
brotherhood.  I  grew  up  believing  that, 
at  last,  Justice  was  being  done  for  the 
long  oppressed.  I  grew  up  believing  that 
the  man  of  peace  did  not  die  In  vain.  I 
grew  up  believing  that  the  children  of 
my  generation  were  born  without  con- 
cern for  complexion  and  that  they 
would  lead  their  parents  to  the  table  of 
brotherhood.  I  grew  up  in  a  silly  dream. 
The  day  that  the  great  civil  rights 
leader  dreamed  of  has  not  yet  arrived. 

The  feeling  that  his  words  of  hope 
once  invoked  Is  no  longer  with  us,  if  it 
ever  was  with  the  majority  of  us.  The 
echoing  shout  for  equality  is  fading, 
believed  to  be  now  superfluous.  Recent 
advances  in  civil  rights,  it  is  believed 
by  many,  have  completely  wiped  clean 
the  slate  of  centuries  of  injustice 
marked  against  a  race  of  Americans. 
What  is  forgotten  is  that  those  same 
achievements  In  correcting  the  wrongs 
suffered  by  a  minority  were  force  fed  to 
an  unwilling  and  unmoved  majority.  No 
small  Justice  granted  to  the  so  long  op- 
pressed was  ever  welcomed  by  the 
dominant  race.  With  the  blood  of  many 
and  the  toll  of  all,  a  people  raised 
themselves  up  to  a  tenuous  level  of 
equality  with  a  majority  better 
disposed  to  oppress  than  listen. 
Through  the  entire  history  of  the  United 


States,  a  group  of  Americans  has  strug- 
gled to  make  the  haughty  prose  of  the 
Constitution  something  more  than  just 
a  monumental  form  of  hypocrisy.  Still 
we  forget  or  refuse  to  accept. 

Racism,  bigotry,  and  hate  prevail 
among  the  young  and  old  alike.  Organi- 
zations composed  of  diseased  minds 
bonded  by  hate  display  a  frightening 
resurgence.  The  hate  Is  passed  from 
father  to  son  and  mother  to  daughter. 
Forced  justice  will  not  make  just 
minds.  Progress  is  merely  a  guise 
unless  it  is  accompanied  by  enlighten- 
ment. Yet  the  majority  still  maintain 
their  attraction  to  the  precepts  of 
bigotry  like  the  nostalgic  possession  of 
an  old  and  fading  photograph  kept  in  an 
attic  of  darkness.  Clinging  to  old  pre- 
judices, they  risk  sliding  back  into  the 
mire  of  blatant  racism  as  the  house  of 
justice  and  equality  crumbles  due  to 
neglect.  The  President  sympathizes 
with  States  rights,  long  a  by-word  for 
state  sanctioned  racism,  and  appears 
reluctant  to  allow  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment to  be  the  forceful  defender  of 
rights  that  itwas  in  the  days  of  the  great 
civil  rights  advances.  Without  vigorous 
government  protection,  these  rights 
won  are  in  jeopardy. 

It  is  felt  that  the  recent  respite  from 
racial  oppression  means  we  need  not  be 
concerned  any  more,  but  the  hatred  re- 
mains and  that  is  the  danger.  Students 
at  this  institution  so  soon  forget,  as 
their  parents  might  wish  them  to.  They 
forget  that  in  their  lifetime  students  at 
the  University  of  Mississippi  rioted  in 
an  attempt  to  prevent  a  black  from 
enrolling.  They  forget  that  In  their 
parents'  lifetime  society  was 
segregated  with  blacks  in  second  class. 
They  forget  that  in  their  grandparents 
life-time  blacks  were  burned  at  the 
stake  at  the  slightest  whim  of  a  mob. 

It  is  now  time  to  remember.  It  is  time 
to  feel  and  care.  When  you  ask,  "Why 
should  I  have  to  pay  for  the  injustice 
caused  by  my  ancestors?"  think  of  the 
urban  ghetto  dweller  or  the  tenant 
farmer  who  are  still  suffering  because 
of  the  injustice  Inflicted  upon  their 
ancestors.  The  payment  is  slight  com- 
pared to  the  pain,  and  such  payment  Is 
less  still  when  understood  in  the  terms 
it  is  meant  to  imply.  Your  obligation  is 
to  discard  the  cause  of  those  past  In- 
justices: hatred,  bigotry,  and  pre- 
judice. Your  obligation  is  to  open  your 
mind,  extend  your  hand,  and  finally, 
truly  sit  at  the  table  of  brotherhood.  If 
hatred  Is  to  end  in  the  land  of  the  free, 
let  it  be  this  generation  that  ends  it.  If 
not,  let  us  wallow  in  our  hypocrisy  for 
all  the  world  to  see. 

Frank  Dirks 
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Wilbur  To  Read  Tuesday 


Chancellor  ol  tne  American  Academy 
of  Poets  and  recipient  ol  two  Gug- 
genheim fellowships,  Wilbur  won  the 
Prix  de  Rome  awarded  by  the  Ameri- 
can Academy  of  Arts  and  Letters,  in 
1954.  in  addition,  he  served  as  State 
Department  cultural  representative  to 
the  Soviet  Union  In  1961  and  to  Finland 
In  1964.  Formerly  a  member  of  the 
faculties  at  Harvard  and  Wesleyan 
Universities  and  Wellesley  College,  he 
is  now  wrlter-in-residence  at  Smith  Col- 
lege. Mr.  Wilbur's  two-day  appearance 
is  sponsored  by  the  Washington  College 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  with  assistance 
from  the  National  Endowment  for  the 
Arts.  Admission  to  both  programs  is 
free  and  all  are  welcome. 


Richard  Wilbur,  one  of  America's 
most  celebrated  poets  and  translators, 
will  appear  at  Washington  College  next 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  April  20  and 
21.  His  appearance  is  the  last  in  the 
series  of  Sophie  Kerr  Lectures  given  in 
commemoration  of  the  College's  200th 
Anniversary. 

A  Pulitzer  Prize  winner  and  widely 
acclaimed  translator  of  French  verse, 
Wilbur  will  read  from  his  poetry  in  Hyn- 
son  Lounge  on  Tuesday  at  8  p.m.  The 
following  morning  at  10: 30  he  will  speak 
on  modern  poetry  and  the  art  of  transla- 
tion in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Clifton 
Miller  Library. 

Richard  Wilbur's  first  collection  The 
Beautiful  Changes  and  Other  Poems 
appeared  In  1947,  and  was  followed  In 
1950  by  Ceremony  and  Other  Poemsior 
which  he  received  Poetry  magazine's 
Oscar  Blumenthal  Prize.  His  volume  of 
poetry,  Things  of  this  World  published 
in  1957,  won  the  Pulitzer  Prize  as  well 
as  the  Edna  St.  Vincent  Millay 
Memorial  Award  and  the  National  Book 
Award. 

Wilbur's  other  works  include  a  play 
(with  Lillian  Hellman)  based  on 
Voltaire's  Candtde  and  two  books  for 
children.  He  also  has  edited,  with  com- 
mentaries, the  poetry  of  Shakespeare 
and  of  Poe.  His  highly  praised  transla- 
tions of  the  French  dramatist  Mollere 
have  been  frequently  and  successfully 
produced  on  the  stage  in  New  York, 
London,  and  Stratford,  Ontario. 

A  SNIPEr  Shoots  Back 


Anton  Chekhov's  "The  Cherry  Orchard,"  which  premiered  in  Tawes 
Theater  last  night,  will  be  performed  tonight,  tomorrow,  and  Sunday  at  S 
pm. 


Breggin  Speaks  On  Love 


by  Josh  Petrle 
Last  Wednesday  the  William  Jame 
Forum  presented  Dr.  Peter  Breggin, 
who  discussed  "Conflicts  In  Romantic 
Love."  Breggin  attempted  to  define,  to 
some  extent,  what  love  is  and  what  It  is 
not.  He  stressed  our  need  to  retain  per- 
sonal freedom  during  our  love  rela- 
tions, and  pointed  out  some  of  the  pit- 
falls that  many  of  us  encounter  while 
we're  In  "love".  Breggin  also  discussed 
and  criticized  the  Institution  of  mar- 
riage and  how  marriage  and  love  do  not 
always  correspond  to  each  other. 


In  Frank  Dirks'  letter  last  week  he  In- 
formed us  all  about  gossip.  Except  for 
one  thing.  How  do  you  fight  gossip?  By 
saying  things  about  the  people  who  are 
talking  about  you?  That  doesn't  seem 
right,  besides,  It  usually  doesn't  work. 

You  can't  defend  yourself.  By  deny- 
ing a  rumor,  you  Just  bring  It  to  more 
people's  attention  and  keep  It  cir- 


culating. All  you  can  do  Is  keep  smiling 
and  prove  them  wrong.  What  If  It's 
something  that  can't  be  proved  either 
way?  Then  all  you  can  do  is  keep  smil- 
ing. It's  not  that  hard—  most  of  the 
rumors  around  here  are  laughable.  The 
only  way  to  fight  gossip  Is  not  to. 

Monica  Piatt 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  April  1« 

30:  Film:  "The  Tree  o(  The  Wooden  Clogs"    Smith  Auditorium 

00:  Play:  "The  Cherry  Orchard"— Tawes  Theatre 
~ :  Reggae  Band  "Pacific  Orchestra"— Student  Center 
Saturday,  April  17 
PARENTS  DAY 
1:30:  Lacrosse  vs.  Roanoke 
5:00—7:00:  SGA  Luau— Hodson  Terrace 
8:00:  Play:  "The  Cherry  Orchard"— Tawes  Theatre 
9:00:  AOPI  Spring  Formal  Dance 

Sunday,  April  1« 
12:00:  Women's  Crew  vs.  Navy 
12:30:  Bicentennial  lOKRun 
4:00:  Early  Music  Concert— Smith  Auditorium 
7:30:  Film:  "The  Tree  of  The  Wooden  Clogs"— Smith  Auditorium 
8:00:  Play:  "The  Cherry  Orchard"— Tawes  Theatre 

Tuesday,  April  SI 
3:00:  Women's  Tennis  vs.  Trinity 

7:30:  Film:  "The  Tree  of  The  Wooden  Clogs"-Smith  Auditorium 
8:00:  Richard  Wilbur  reading  from  bis  poetry— Hynson  Lounge 

Wednesday,  April  21 
10 :  30  am :  Richard  Wilbur  talking  about  modern  poetry— Sophie  Kerr  Room 
3:00:  Men's  Tennis  vs.  Western  Maryland 
3:00:  Lacrosse  vs.  Western  Maryland 
8:00:  Student  Recital— Tawes  Theatre 

Thursday,  April  22 
3:00:  Women's  Tennis  vs.  Goucher 
4:00:  Lecture:  Christian  Holmes  on  "Refugee  and  Disaster  Crises"— Sophie  Ken- 
Room 

7:15:  Film:  "Heroic Materiallsm"-Muler Library 
7:30:  Lecture:  Robert  Bauman— Hynson  Lounge 
8:00:  GermanPlay  


In  attempting  to  define  what  love  Is, 
Breggin  said  that  love  can  be  equated 
with  happiness  and  Joy  while  attach- 
ment, sex,  and  marriage  are  not 
necessarily  an  element  of  love.  Breggin 
said  that  "Love  Is  connected  to  all 
aspects  of  life  between  people,"  and 
that  the  basis  of  life  is  the  relation  of 
one  life  to  another.  Real  love  is  selfish 
and  Individualistic.  Above  all,  Breggin 
believes  thatwe  need  to  retain  our 
freedom  during  love.  We  have  to  keep 
our  freedom  to  choose  our  love 
whenever  It  appears.  Breggin  thinks 
that  often  we  lapse  Into  "unfreedom", 
which  prevents  us  from  loving. 

Breggin  severely  criticized  marriage 
and,  more  specifically,  the  state 
domination  of  marriage  in  our  society. 
The  state  controls  the  rules  for  mar- 
riage and  dictates  when  we  can  get  a 


divorce  as  well  as  other  restrictions. 
Breggin  complained  that  the  "state" 
has  no  Idea  what  love  is  and  should  not 
be  Involved  with  personal  relations 
such  as  love.  He  calls  marriage  a  "legal 
unfreedom"  that  gets  In  the  way. 

Freedom  Is  all-Important,  Breggin 
said,  In  a  love  relationship.  Often  we 
impose  on  our  "loved  ones"  and  use 
coerslon  to  restrict  their  freedom.  We 
try  to  "lock  up"  the  ones  we  love  by 
keeping  them  from  having  their  full 
freedom.  Freedom  Is  scary,  stated 
Breggin.  We  have  to  express  our  love 
freely  and  retain  our  right  to  choose 
and  be  free  at  all  times.  In  the  opinion 
of  Breggin,  one  of  the  biggest  problems 
In  our  romances  today  Is  that  we 
restrict  our  partners  by  attempting  to 
Impose  our  desires  on  them  without 
regard  for  their  freedom. 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

Tomorrow,  the  SGA  and  the  WCFS 
will  hold  the  spring  Luau.  This  event 
culminates  the  special  event  dinners 
sponsored  this  semester  by  the  WCFS. 
The  combined  effort  of  the  WCFS  and 
SGA  made  this  event  possible.  The  SGA 
Is  providing  funds  and  a  major  part  of 
the  work  force  to  keep  prices 
reasonable.  We  hopa^e  very  one  will  at- 
tend so  as  to  enjoy  thuuast  festive  occa- 
sion. 

Saturday  dining  hours  will  be 
changed  to  accomodate  parent's 
weekend  and  the  Luau.  Saturday's 
schedule  will  be  as  follows : 

Breakfast 8: 30  to  9: 30 

Lunch 12: 30  to  1 :  30 

Dinner 5:00to7:00 

There  Is  a  lacrosse  game  scheduled 
at  1:30  Saturday.  Immediately  follow- 
ing the  lacrosse  game  beer  will  be  on 
sale  In  front  of  the  Hill  Dorms.  The  beer 
wagon  will  dispense  beer  from  the  end 
of  the  lacrosse  game  until  the  end  of 
dinner.  A  steel  band,  also  In  front  of  the 
Hill  Dorms,  will  begin  playing  at  ap- 
proximately 3:30  p.m.  Dinner  will  be 
served  from  5:00  to  7:00  p.m.  The  din- 
ner menu  Is: 


Roast  Pig 

Sweet  and  Sour  Chicken 

Baked  Chicken 

Fried  Rice 

Fresh  Fruit  spread 

Bread  Bar 

Beverages/Condiments 

A  cash  bar  featuring  Plna  Colodas 
will  also  be  open  during  dinner  hours. 
The  bar  will  be  located  In  front  of  Hyn- 
son Lounge.  The  prices  for  the  Luau 
will  be: 

Students  on  board no  charge 

•Students  off  board 14.00 

Parents/Faculty/Friends f7.00  In 

advance 

Parents/Faculty /Friendsjfl.00  at  door. 

"Students  must  present  valid  student 
I.D.  ' 

A  La  Carte: 

I  have  received  an  anonymous  tip 
that  the  AOPl's  are  not  responsible  for 
leaving  littered  tables.  My  source  In- 
formed me  that  It  was  actually  the  Nob- 
birs  and  third  floor  Reld  who  are  the 
culprits.  If  this  Is  the  case  then  I  offer 
the  AOPl's  a  sincere  apology. 

There  will  be  no  charges  accepted 
after  Saturday,  April  17.  This  means 
you  will  have  to  pay  cash  or  check  for 
any  meals  or  purchases. 


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Tessum  and  Conkling  Plan  Projects 


by  Freeman  Dodswortb 
Assistant  Editor 

The  process  of  awarding  sabbaticals 
for  next  year  Is  complete,  according  to 
Acting  Dean  Nate  Smith.  After  receiv- 
ing recommendations  from  the  Ap- 
pointment and  Tenure  Committee, 
Smith  said  that  Acting  President  Garry 
Clarke  made  the  final  choice  and  sent 
his  recommendations  on  to  the  Board  of 


Visitors  and  Governors.  Pending  the 
Board's  final  approval  of  the  recom- 
mendations, which  Smith  called  "a  for- 
mality", Art  Department  Chairman 
Sue  Tessem  and  Associate  Professor  of 
Chemistry  John  Conkling  will  each  be 
taking  a  semester  off  next  year. 

Competition  for  the  sabbaticals  Is 
stiff,  according  to  Smith,  who  said  that, 
"In  order  to  even  qualify,  you  must 
have  tenure,  your  Ph.D.,  and  have  been 


Chemistry  Professor  John  Conkling  will  take  time  of f  next  year  to  work  on 
bis  book  about  pyrotechnics . 

Cater  Discusses  Future 


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vltlng  people  to  the  campus  will  help 
the  campaign  because  "you're  much 
more  persuasive  In  your  home  ground 
than  you  are  sitting  In  an  office  In  New 
York  or  Chicago." 

Although  he  Is  hopeful,  Cater  said 
that  "this  Is  not  an  ideal  time  to  be  laun- 
ching a  fund-raising  activity"  because 
of  greater  competition  caused  by  cuts 
in  federal  spending.  He  added  that 
since  Washington  is  the  only  four-year 
private  liberal  arts  college  in  the 
Eastern  Shore,  "we  have  a  monopoly" 
locally,  whrch  leads  him  to  have  "high 
hopes  for  the  Immediate  area."  The  en- 
dowment drive  does  not  have  a  specific 
goal,  but  when  asked  what  the  school's 
endowment  should  be,  he  answered,  "It 
should  be  more  than  we've  got." 
On  Campus 

One  of  Cater's  first  concerns  on  cam- 
pus Is  the  school's  writing  program.  He 
served  as  the  editor  of  The  Crimson  the 
dally  newspaper,  at  Harvard  and  has 
worked  as  a  journalist  and  author  of 
books.  "If  we  could  get  people  to  say,  'If 
you  want  to  know  how  to  write, 
Washington  College  Is  the  place  to  go 
for  that,'  I  think  that  could  do  a  world  of 
good  for  us,"  Cater  said.  "I  want  to 
know  how  we  can  Invoke  a  passion  for 
good  writing  In  every  course  we  teach 
here.  I'm  determined  to  make  distinc- 
tive work  in  this  area.  Writing  is  the  one 
talent  you  need  no  matter  what  you're 
going  to  do  In  life."  He  added  that  one  of 
the  major  ways  people  have  of  measur- 
ing people  Is  bow  clearly  you  write;  It's 


LUAU  WEEKEND! 

Fri.  Night  -  Pacific  Orchestra,  Reggae! 

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Sat.  Luau! 


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FEAST  5-7 
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here  for  at  least  five  years."  Each  ap- 
plicant must  submit  a  document  to  the 
Appointment  and  Tenure  Committee, 
stating  the  proposed  use  of  their  time 
off.  They  must  also  state  how  thelr 
work  during  that  time  will  affect  their 
teaching  or  the  curriculum.  The  Com- 
mittee, which  Is  made  up  of  four  elected 
members  of  the  faculty  and  the  Dean, 
then  makes  their  recommendations  to 
the  president,  who  makes  the  choice. 
Smith  said  the  recommendations  are 
made  on  the  basis  of  the  application, 
"plus  any  other  documents  that  we 
have  on  them,"  Including  such  things  as 
student  evaluations. 

Tessum,  who  applied  for  a  sabbatical 
two  years  ago  but  was  turned  down,  will 
be  taking  the  Spring  semester  off.  "I 
probably  won't  decide  exactly  what  I'm 
going  to  do  until  next  fall,"  she  said. 
She  added,  however,  that  she  asked  for 
the  time  in  order  to  pursue  her  career 
as  an  artist.  "The  reason  that  I  stated 
on  the  application  was  that  I  needed 
release  time  from  teaching  in  order  to 
do  my  own  work.  This  is  the  first  time 
that  I've  had  a  block  of  time  to  pursue 
my  own  professional  activities."  She 
added  that  she  plans  to  stay  in  Chester- 
town  for  the  most  part  but  that  "I  will 
have  more  time  to  get  to  New  York  and 
the  galleries,  which  I  hardly  ever  get  to 
do  now." 


Conkling  will  be  taking  the  Fall 
semester  off  and  will  be  using  the  time 
in  order  to  work  on  a  book  which  he  is 
writing.  "I'm  hoping  that  I  can  make 
some  real  progress  on  it,"  he  said.  "My 
target  Is  the  summer  of  1983  to  have  it 
finished."  The  book,  which  will  be  en- 
titled An  Introduction  to  the  Chemistry 
of  Explosives  and  Pyrotechnics, 
already  has  an  Interested  publisher.  "I 
will  do  some  travelling,  although  for  the 
most  part  I  will  be  In  Chestertown.  I'm 
sure  that  there  will  be  experiments  that 
I  want  to  do,  so  I  will  take  advantage  of 
my  friends  at  other  laboratories."  He 
said  that  he  was  pleased  to  have  the 
time  to  work  on  the  book,  adding  that 
"It's  something  that  I've  wanted  to  do 
for  quite  awhile— the  sabbatical  will 
give  me  the  chance." 

Since  the  adoption  of  the  sabbatical 
plan  at  Washington  College  In  1960,  the 
number  of  sabbaticals  given  each  year 
(two)  has  not  changed.  Smith  said  that 
there  has  been  some  dissatisfaction  on 
the  part  of  the  faculty  over  this  fact. 
"The  administration  wouldn't  mind 
having  some  more,"  he  said,  but  "so 
far  it  has  not  been  the  Board's  priority. 
It  would  be  good  to  offer  a  few  more 
each  year,  but  at  the  moment  we  don't 
have  the  endowment  for  them.  I  think 
three  would  be  better,"  he  said,  "And 
four  would  be  very  nice." 


one  of  the  best  ways  of  seeing  how 
clearly  you  think." 

The  new  president  feels  that  a  college 
as  small  as  Washington  has  an  ad- 
vantage In  teaching  writing,  because 
teachers  can  give  students  Individual 
coaching.  He  said  that  one  problem 
may  be  that  there  Is  too  much  emphasis 
on  term  papers  In  some  classes.  He  is 
Interested  In  modeling  a  writing  pro- 
gram on  the  English  tutorial  system  of 
teaching;  he  feels  that  writing  Is 
something  in  which  students  need  con- 
fidence gained  through  experience. 

Another  one  of  his  concerns  Is  student 
participation  in  campus  events.  "I  want 
to  more  creatively  involve  every  stu- 
dent, not  Just  those  who  decide  to 
become  activists,"  he  said.  "Not  that  I 
want  everyone  to  be  activists."  He  has 
attended  several  functions  at  the  col- 
lege this  year  and  wants  to  discover 
"why  there  has  not  been  greater  (stu- 
dent) participation  In  the  great  fare  of 
events."  To  aid  students,  Cater  hopes  to 
supplement  the  newly-planned  Career 
Counseling  Office  with  a  more  regular 
series  of  visits  by  journalists,  lawyers, 
doctors,  corporate  executives,  and 
other  professionals.  "I  have  my  doubts 
as  to  whether  a  career  counselor  alone 
is  enough,"  he  said.  "By  being  able  to 
ask  direct  questions,  a  student  is  better 
able  to  counsel  himself." 

President-elect  Cater  currently  oc- 
cupies an  office  in  Bunting  Hall.  He 
plans  to  meet  with  student  leaders  this 
week,  and  will  attend  various  campus 
events  during  the  rest  of  this  school 
year. 


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Question:    Will  you  be  affected  by  Federal  aid  cute? 


Mlcbael  Pyrra,  Exit  18  E.  NW.,  NJ   Mary  Madison,  Aberdeen,  MD 
jumplke  "No,  my  father's  university  paid  my 

'0x'"  tuition,  plus  I  have  a  scholarship. " 


Kathy  Kraus,  Senior,  MD 
"I  have  a  headache" 


Hugh  Collie,  Sophomore,  Baltimore 
MD 

"No,  not  financial  cuts,  but  my  hair  got 
cut  last  weekend." 


Joe  Bourne,  Senior,  Denton,  MD  Sally  Motyka,  Junior,  Betelgeuae 

"Reagan,  In  his  infinite  wisdom,  la  "Yeall  It's  a  terrible  thing.  I  hope  It 

seriously  considering  ending  all  aid  for  doesn't  cause  the  downfall  of  the  educa- 

graduate  students.  If  that  is  the  case,  tlonal  system." 
then  law  school  will  be  difficult  to 
manage." 


Dave  Tabor,  Junior,  Galthersburg,  MD      Megan    Pensack,    Princeton,    NJ, 
"I  already  have  been."  Freshman 

"No,  I'm  rich." 


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Rowers  Win  Three  Out  of  Four 


by  Robert  Coal* 

Last  Saturday  Truslow  Boathouse 
saw  more  action  than  usual,  as  the' 
Men's  and  Women's  crews  played  host 
to  VUlanova.  Mother  Nature,  in  the 
form  of  a  rapidly  receding  tide, 
threatened  to  cancel  the  race  schedule, 
but  she  was  frustrated  as  drastic 
measures  were  taken  to  save  the  day. 
So  as  not  to  be  stranded  on  a  dock  sur- 
rounded by  mud,  the  program  was 
shifted  from  the  W.C.  boathouse  to  the 
Chester  River  Yacht  and  Country  Club. 
The  shells  were  launched  from  the 
boathouse  dock  before  the  tide  went  out 
completely  and  were  rowed  up  to  the 
Yacht  Club  and  waded  ashore  to  await 
the  starting  times  of  their  respective 
races.  The  change  of  headquarters  and 
the  wading  ashore  caused  cold  ankles 
and  muddy  feet,  but  all  rowers  were 
glad  that  the  race  schedule  could  be 

■B1MA 

The  first  race  of  the  day  was  the 


Men's  varsity  eight.  W.C.'s  Varsity, 
rowing  In  the  "Revenge,"  gained  a 
slight  lead  at  the  start  but  both  boats  re- 
mained close  for  the  first  500  meters. 
By  1000  meters,  the  midpoint,  the  en- 
durance of  the  Washington  crew  was 
evident  as  they  doggedly  pulled  ahead 
of  the  tiring  VUlanova  crew.  The  lead 
was  lengthened  with  each  stroke  and  at 
the  finish  W.C.  was  the  victor  by  9 
seconds  and  a  boatlength  of  open  water. 
It  was  a  hard  fought  and  sweet  victory 
over  ex-Washington  College  Crew 
Coach  Eric  Stoll's  visiting  oarsmen. 

The  second  race  was  the  JV  eight 
race.  The  W.C.  boat  was  a  mixture  of 
novice  and  experienced  oarsmen,  some 
rowing  their  second  race  of  the  day. 
The  victory  of  the  Varsity  gave  the 
novices  the  needed  confidence  as  the  JV 
boat  went  on  to  defeat  VUlanova.  Much 
like  the  Varsity  race,  the  endurance, 
style  and  controlled  rowing  of  the  W.C. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
by  Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athlete  is  the 
men's  crew.  While  most  varsity  sports 
can  have  one  or  two  people  to  bring  the 
squad  together  for  a  successful  season, 
crew  cannot. 

"Crew  Is  unlike  any  other  sport,  like 
basketball  or  lacrosse,  where  one 
player  can  win  for  a  team,"  said  varsi- 
ty crew  captain  Jack  Willis.  "In  crew 
nine  people  have  to  put  out  one  hundred 
percent  to  win.  If  one  person  slacks  off, 
we  can  lose  it.  Everyone  Is  Interdepen- 
dent on  everyone  else." 

WUlls,  a  four-year  crew  veteran,  feels 
that  this  year,  while  there  may  not  be 
as  many  members,  the  team  as  awhole 
Is  more  unified  then  it  has  been  In  the 
past.  "With  only  sixteen  people  on  the 
team,  everybody  has  to  work  hard,"  he 


said 


Most  people,  Willis  feels,  do  not  know 
much  ouUhe  sport,  and  he  thinks  this 
may  be  a  problem  for  crew  at  WC;  most 
of  the  team  members  are  novices  when 
they  come  here  as  freshmen. 

Willis  did  not  know  much  about  crew 
until  he  began  rowing  for  the  college  as 
a  freshman.  "I  don't  know  of  anything 
else  to  get  you  Into  totally  good  shape," 
he  said.  "You  have  to  use  all  of  your 
muscles,  and  there  is  a  lot  of  concentra- 
tion involved." 

This  year's  varsity  crew  consists  of 
Betsy  Deaconson  (coxon),  Jack  Willis, 
Todd  Harmon,  Dave  Polnton,  Ted 
Mathias,  Steve  Frailer,  Tom  TansL. 
Dan  Bakley,  and  Bob  Coale.  Rounding 
out  the  program  are  JV  members  Pat 
Walsh,  Mike  Reiley,  Curtis  Stokes,  Jim 
Corddry,  Dave  Milne,  Rich  Kircher 
and  Chris  Whitney  (coxon) . 


Budweiser. 

KING  OF  BEERS. 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


Jack  WUlls,  Crew  Captain 


J.C.  DODD 
DIST.  CO. 

E ASTON,  MARYLAND 


oarsmen  enabled  them  to  pull  to  an 
"open  water"  victory. 

Following  the  two  victories  for  the 
Men,  the  Women  lined  up  on  the  start 
for  a  chance  at  VUlanova.  The  superior 
rowing  style  of  the  W.C.  women  was 
evident  from  the  start  as  they  too  pulled 
to  victory.  The  ladles'  polished  and 
crisp  style  enabled  them  to  continually 
puU  away  from  the  uncoordinated  row- 
ing of  the  opposition.  At  the  finish  the 
girls  had  the  largest  lead  of  the  day. 
The  concluding  event  was  the  Men's 
yarsity  Four.  VUlanova  Jumped  off  to  a 
fast  start,  gained  an  early  lead  and  held 
on  for  the  entire  2000  meters  finishing 
with  open  water  ahead  of  the  W.C.  shell. 
Coach  Stall  had  held  his  best  pins  untu 


last  and  prevented  Washington  from 
taking  a  clean  sweep  of  the  day. 

Following  the  day's  races,  the  Great 
Oak  Restaurant  was  the  scene  for  the 
Washington  CoUege  Rowing  Associa- 
tion's annual  banquet,  featuring  as  the 
guest  speaker  Christopher  Blackwall, 
Executive  Director  of  the  United  States 
Rowing  Association.  At  the  dinner,  ap- 
preciation awards  were  given  to  the 
W.C.  Athletic  Department  and  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Harry  P.  Ross  for  their  long  term 
support  of  Washington  CoUege  Crew.  In 
addition,  several  rowers  were  Inducted 
Into  the  WCRA  including  Jim  Courdry, 
Ted  Mathias,  Todd  Herman,  Bob  Coale, 
Chris  Whitney,  MicheUe  Hartnett,  Judl 
Skelton,  and  Kathy  Kraus. 


Women's  Crew  defeated  VUlanova  lot  Saturday. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

This  week's  weather  erased  any 
memory  of  last  week's  nightmare  of 
snow,  rain,  wind  and  cold.  The  golfers 
are  back  out,  Reld  Hall  balcony  Is  full 
once  again  and  Intramural  Softball  is  in 
progress.  Another  sure  sign  of  spring  is 
the  tax  deadline  of  April  15th,  if  you 
haven't  filed  by  now,  you  better  hang  up 
your  skates  and  nope  for  the  best.  Look- 
ing ahead  to  tomorrow,  the  warm 
weather  Is  supposed  to  continue  with 
temperatures  In  the  mid  60's.  Many 
parents  will  be  roaming  around  the 
games  and  going  to  the  Luau,  so  they 'U 
get  a  first  hand  look  at  what  they  are 
spending  their  money  on. 

The  lacrosse  team  continued  Its  winn- 
ing ways  with  a  12-5  win  over  Franklin 
and  Marshall.  Dickie  Grieves  led  the 
scoring  attack  with  four  goals,  Jeff 
Kauf fman  had  three,  Paul  Hooper  and 
Peter  Jenkins  each  had  two  and  John 
Green  one.  Greg  Baker  continued  his 
outstanding  performance  in  goal  and 
Dave  "The  Mole"  Mahowski  scooped 
up  14  ground  balls.  As  the  competition 
gets  tougher  down  the  stretch,  the 
Shoremen  are  going  to  have  to  get  scor- 
ing from  others  besides  Grieves,  Kauff- 
man,  Jenkins,  and  Hooper.  Especially 
in  the  Tournament,  scouting  reports  on 
Washington  wUl  be  mainly  on  the  first 
midfteld  unit  of  Bacon,  Mahowski  and 
Grieves,  and  the  starting  attack.  A  se- 
cond midfteld  unit,  and  better  scoring 
percentage  on  extra-man  will  have  to 
develop  if  Washington  plans  to  beat 
Hobart.  The  defense  has  come  on 
strong,  Shutting  down  Loyola  last  week 
and  F  and  M  this  week,  but  the 
Roanokes,  UMBC's  and  Salisbury 
State's  are  another  story.  Tomorrow's 
game  against  Roanoke  should  be  a 
great  one.  The  team  Is  really  starting  to 
peak  and  everyone  should  be  sky-high 
for  Parents'  Day.  Roanoke  is  looking  to 
avenge  two  losses  last  year.  The  first 
came  on  their  home  field  in  Virginia 
after  they  built  up  a  9-2  half  time  lead. 
The  second  loss  came  in  the  quarter 
finals  of  the  postseason  play-offs  on 
Kibler  Field.  Furthermore,  the  out- 
come of  the  game  will  be  Important  for 
this  year's  seedlngs  In  the  tournament. 
With  Salisbury  St.  looming  down  the 


road,  Washington  needs  a  solid  effort 
from  everyone  for  a  big  win.  It  is  con- 
ceiveable  to  guess  that  Roanoke  or 
Salisbury  St.  will  be  back  for  a  second 
visit  to  Washington. 

The  Parent's  Day  Luau  will  be 
perfect  for  a  victory  celebration  after 
the  game.  A  steel  band  will  be  playing, 
and  If  it  is  anything  like  the  band  that 
performed  two  years  ago  when  the  floor 
in  Hynson  Lounge  was  bouncing  up  and 
down  you  can  be  guaranteed  a  good 
time.  The  Drama  Department  will  be 
performing  the  play  "The  Cherry  Or- 
chard" In  Tawes  Theater  starting  at  8 
p.m.  So  after  you  recover  from  the 
Luau,  and  before  you  go  to  West  Hall 
for  the  "Spring  Fling,"  stop  by  Tawes 
for  a  good  play. 

Intramural  mixed-badminton  ended 
this  week.  Coach  ChatUlter  and  Mrs. 
O'Connor  defeated  Howard  Edson  and 
Tammy  Wolf  3-2  In  the  finals.  Twenty- 
six  teams  started  out  In  one  of  the  big- 
gest fields  to  date.  The  final  intramural 
of  the  year  Is  Softball,  which  is  now  in 
progress  and  will  run  tUl  the  beginning 
of  May. 

As  the  baseball  season  finally  gets 
started,  I  am  already  tired  of  the  an- 
nouncers picking  the  final  teams  for  the 
play-offs.  Over  and  over,  teams  like 
L.A.,  New  York,  Kansas  City  and  Bal- 
timore are  on  TV.  This  bicentennial 
year  there  are  going  to  be  some  sur- 
prises. 1  am  going  out  on  the  limb  to 
pick  the  "sleepers"  In  this  year's  pen- 
nant races:  The  Tigers  in  the  East  with 
Sparky  Anderson,  the  White  Sox  with 
good  pitching  and  Carlton  Flsk;  In  the 
National  League  the  Atlanta  Braves 
with  Ted  Turner  calling  the  shots  and 
the  Me ts  in  the  East  behind  NeU  Allen's 
pitching  and  the  power  of  Foster, 
Valentine  and  Kingman.  Closer  to 
home,  a  vote  for  player  of  the  week 
should  go  out  to  Tom  Davis  for  his  two- 
bitter  Wednesday  afternoon  against 
York.  Washington  lost  the  game  2-1. 
giving  up  2  unearned  runs.  The 
Shormen  had  numerous  chances  to  win 
It,  Including  a  golden  opportunity  in  the 
ninth  with  the  bases  loaded  and  one  out, 
but  Pete  Morgan  lined  Into  a  double 
play  to  end  the  game. 

Pick  of  the  Week:  Washington  15; 
Roanoke  11. 


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Shoremen  Drop  Double  Header  to  York 


by  Ashley  Ram  apuram 
Saturday  the  Varsity  baseball  squad 
played  Falrlelgh  Dickinson  at  home  to 
a  doublebeader.  The  Shoremen  faired 
will  for  the  day,  winning  the  first  game 
by  a  score  of  8-2  due  to  the  excellent 
pitching  of  Greg  Dargan.  The 
Shoremen  offense  was  led  by  the  hkt- 
tlng  of  second  baseman  Fran  Lucia 
shortstop  Matt  Burke,  catcher  Pete 
Morgan,  and  leftfielder  Tom  Clancy 
each  collecting  two  hits.  Lucia  led  with 
3  RBI,  followed  by  Tom   Clancy  with  2 

The  team  dropped  the  second  game 
7-6;  the  score  Indicates  the  hard  fought 


Tennis 


contest  that  was  played.  Centerflelder 
Patrick  Jones  led  the  hitters  going  2  for 
3  with  an  RBI.  Lucia  drove  to  2  RBIs, 
Gasior  and  Morgan  contributed  one 
each.  The  game  was  started  by  Tim 
Fagan.  Carlo  Mlrabello  appeared  to 
relief  to  pitch  the  4th  and  5th  Innings. 
He  was  replaced  by  Jim  Corey  In  the 
sixth  inning  who  finished  the  game. 

The  Shoremen  faced  Swarthmore  on 
Tuesday,  sweeping  the  doubleheadrer 
They  crushed  Swarthmore  in  the  first 
game  by  a  score  of  22-2.  Tim  Fagan 
started  the  game  and  pitched  five 
scoreless  Innings  while  recording  six 
strike  outs.  Fagan  went  1  for  2  and  pro- 


Men  Drop  Three  Straight 


By  Jeff  Aide  rson 
SportsEdltor 
The  men's  tennis  team  has  had  a 
disappointing  season  so  far  this  year 
The  squad  has  won  two  out  of  seven 
matches,  with  two  of  those  losses  being 
close  enough  to  have  gone  either  way. 

The  season  began  on  a  good  note  as 
WC  defeated  St.  Mary's  2.  All  of  the  six 
seeded  singles  players  won  to  either 
stogies  or  doubles.  The  team's  record 
was  soon  1-2  as  they  lost  9-0  to  the 
mighty  Swarthmore  team  and  6-3  to 
Mary  Washington. 

WC  redeemed  themselves  as  they 
defeated  Gallaudet  8-1  but  the  victory 
was  short-lived.  The  team  has  lost  their 
last  three  matches  to  Drew  8-1, 
Farleigh  Dickenson  6-3,  and  UMBC  9-o] 


PanS  ™\Mary  Washu>gton  and 
Farleigh  Dickenson  matches  two  sets 
were  split  which  could  have  swung  the 
victory  to  WC.  ^ 

Lucius  Sinks  has  done  a  good  job  at 
the  top  seeded  position.  He  recorded 
WC  s  only  victory  in  the  Drew  match  as 
he  defeated  their  previously  undefeated 
top-seeded  player.  Sinks  has  won  three 
of  his  seven  stogies  matches  and  three 
of  his  seven  doubles  matches 

Paul  Galli  and  Howard  Edson  have 
also  each  won  three  of  their  singles 
matches.  Edson  has  been  seeded 
number  whUe  Galli  has  moved  up  and 
down  the  ladder  all  season. 

The  men's  tennis  team's  next  home 
game  will  be  Wednesday,  April  21 
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duced  an  RBI  for  his  victory.  Third 
Baseman  Vtace  Gasior  hit  4  for  5,  pro- 
vided 3  RBI's  and  scored  4  runs  to  pace 
the  offense.    Lucia  had  3  RBI's  while 
going  3  for  s  In  he  game. 
Second  Game 
Greg  Dargan  pitched  the  team  to  a  9-7 
victory   with   a   super  pitching  per- 
formance to  the  second  game.  Vlnce 
Gasior  again  led  the  offense  with  2 
walks  and  a  double  while  providing  2 
RBI's,  and  crossing  the  plate  twice.  Se- 
cond baseman  Matt  Burke  hit  a  triple 
while  batting  2  for  4  and  scoring  twice. 
First  baseman  BUI  Gerwlg  delivered 
two  hits  and  an  RBI;  the  other  RBI's 
were  provided  by  Fagan,  Clancy,  and 
GUlls.  Lucia  hit  1  for  3  with  a  walk  and 
scored  2  runs.  Dargan  pitched  a  fine 
game  to  Improve  his  record  to  3  wins 
with  no  losses  but  commented  later,  "  I 
thought  I  did  well  until  the  seventh  ton- 
ing. I  had  nothing  left  after  the  sixth." 
Paul  Eckert  came  to  for  a  short  relief  to 
polish  off  Swarthmore.  The  Shoreman 
are  now  2-0  In  conference  play. 
Losses  to  York 
On  Wednesday,  the  squad  dropped  a 
pair  to  visiting  York  College  by  one  run 
to  both  games.  The  first  game  was  lost 
by  a  score  of  7-6  due  to  a  York  uprising 
In  the  seventh  Inning.  The  pitching  per- 
formance of  Eckart  was  fine  In  the  ear- 
ly innings  but  he  tired  In  the  seventh. 
The  winning  runs  scored  on  an  error 
despite  the  relief  provided  by  Greg 
Dargan.    Captain  BUI  Gerwlg  led  the 
hitting  going  2  for  3,  scoring  2  runs,  and 
contributing  an  RBI.  Left  Fielder  Tom 
Clancy  scored  twice,  had  an  RBI,  and 
played    an    excellent    game.    Lucia 
Burke,  and  Gasior  each  had  a  hit  and  an 
RBI  with  Burke's  hit  being  a  double 


FlUlben  went  2  for  4  with  a  triple.  The 
defensive  play  of  the  game  was  an  ex- 
cellant  snag  of  a  line  drive  by  Burke 
who  then  threw  to  Lucia  for  the  double 
play. 

The  Shoremen  lost  the  second  game 
2-1.  The  pitching  performance  of  the 
week  was  given  by  Davis,  who  fired  a 
two  hitter,  but  lost  because  of  two 
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and  Lucia  2  for  4.  Burke  went  1  for  2 
with  2  walks  and  scored  the  sole  run 
Fagan  and  GUlls  each  contributed  one 
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Junior  Mark  Mullican  became  the 
new  president  of  the  Student  Govern- 
ment last  Monday,  defeating  runner-up 
Byron  Welch  by  approximately  two 
hundred  votes. 

Three  hundred  and  ninety-eight 
students  voted  In  the  election,  In  which 
Sophomore  Barry  Glassman  was  voted 
vice-president  as  he  beat  out  one  can- 
didate named  on  the  ballot  and  forty- 
three  write-In  candidates.  One  of  those 
candidates,    Cabot   Rohrer,    received 


Applications  Up  25% 


Admissions  Figures  Rise 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 
Although  it  is  too  soon  to  tell  exactly 
what  the  picture  looks  like  for  enroll- 
ment next  fall,  Director  of  Admissions 
Mickey  DiMaggio  said  that  the  figures 
indicate  a  positive  trend. 

The  raw  percentages  for  this  year  as 
compared  to  last  year  would  indicate  a 
great  upswing  in  enrollment.  According 
to  DiMaggio,  the  number  of  applica- 
tions submitted  to  the  college  for  con- 
sideration has  increased  25  percent 
over  this  time  last  year.  The  Number  of 
transfer  applications  is  up  18  percent. 
Right  now  we  have  more  applications 
than  we  had  all  of  last  year, ' '  he  said. 

The  reasons  for  the  increase  in  the 
number  of  applications,  stems  from  the 
Department's  increased  intensified  ef- 
forts in  recruitment,  according  to 
DiMaggio.  The  mailing  circulation  has 
been  increased  from  15,000  pieces  last 
year  to  25,000  pieces  this  year,  he  said, 
as  well  as  new  high  school  programs  be- 
ing added  and  new  territories  being  ex- 
plored. "Every  June  we  get  together 
and  critique  the  year,"  he  said.  "This 
year  we  needed  to  increase  our 
volume." 

But  despite  the  optimistic  numbers, 
the  actual  projection  for  next  fail  is 
unknown.  Variables  such  as  the  tuition 
increase  and  cuts  in  financial  aid  will 
have  some  detrimental  effect  on  the 
results.  "With  the  flnanoiai  situation 
the  way  it  is,"  said  DiMaggio,  "I  don't 
know  what  it's  going  to  be  like." 

Of  the  accepted  applicants,  the  col- 
lege counts  on  42  percent  actually  ac- 
cepting the  offer  to  come  here.  "If  we 
can  maintain  that  42  percent  yield," 
said  DiMaggio,  "We  should  do  very 
well." 

Despite  the  greater  number  of  accep- 
tances, DiMaggio  said  that  the  stan- 
dards for  choosing  new  students  has  not 
changed.  "We  have  a  certain  criteria 
for  chosing  new  students,"  he  said.  "It 
hasn't  changed  over  the  last  five 
years."  in  response  to  criticism  about 
standards,  DiMaggio  said,  "We  have  to 
take  a  realistic  approach  to  what  is 
available.  Over  the  next  ten  years, 
were  is  going  to  be  a  42  percent 
decrease  in  college-going  students  from 
°ur  area.  Competition  of  colleges  for 
students  is  getting  worse." 


Perhaps  the  most  criticized  change  in 
policy  by  DiMaggio  has  been  the  deci- 
sion to  bypass  the  Admissions  Commit- 
tee, a  committee  of  students  and  facul- 
ty set  up  to  help  with  border  line  admis- 
sion cases.  DiMaggio  has  sent  only  one 
student  folder  to  the  Committee  over 
-the  course  of  the  year,  a  great 
decrease  over  the  normal  number.  Ac- 
cording to  DiMaggio,  the  committee 
was  "not  necessary"  for  the  procedure 
of  deciding  on  applications.  "I  feel  that 
my  staff  is  professional  enough  to  make 
decisions  on  candidates,  "  he  said.  "I 
trust  them.  We  haven't  used  the  Admis- 
sions Committee.  Personally  I  think  it's 
a  cop-out  by  an  Admissions  Director  to 
pass  the  decisions  on. " 

Some  of  the  members  of  the  Admis- 
sions Committee  have  been  unhappy 
with  that  decision.  According  to  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  Richard  Brown, 
some  members  expressed  their  con- 
cern about  it  to  him.  "There  is  nothing 
technically  illegal  in  (DiMaggio) 
bypassing  the  Committee"  he  said.  "I 
called  it  to  the  attention  of  the  ap- 
propriate administration  sources." 
Committee  member  Guy  Goodfellow 


was  one  of  those  concerned.  "I  disagree 
completely  with  not  involving  the  facul- 
ty in  admissions  decisions,"  he  said. 
"In  fact,  I  think  they  should  be  involved 
more."  Goodfellow  expressed  concern 
over  the  quality  of  applicants  over  the 
past  few  years,  and  said  that  strong 
measures  will  be  necessary  to  turn  the 
trend  around.  "The  quality  of  the  ap- 
plicants has  gone  down  markedly,"  he 
said.  "It's  one  of  the  problems  that  we 
are  going  to  have  to  face  in  the  future. 
We  are  going  to  need  new  and  innova- 
tive measures  for  recruitment.  One  of 
those  measures  is  involving  the  present 
students  and  faculty  more  in  the  pro- 


One  of  the  reasons  that  the  enroll- 
ment picture  for  next  year  is  so 
unclear,  according  to  DiMaggio,  is  the 
lack  of  communication  within  the  ad- 
ministration. "Nobody  will  give  out  any 
information,"  he  stated.  "It's  a  case  of 
nhe  left  hand  not  knowing  what  the 
right  is  doing."  He  referred  specifically 
to  the  lack  of  Information  on  outgoing 
transfers,  saying,  "Nobody  will  tell 
why  the  kids  are  leaving." 


"The  Chicken  House,"  a  painting  by  Tamara  Dubin,  will  be  part  of  an  ex- 
hibit in  Tawea  Theatre.  The  exhibit  opens  with  a  reception  which  begins  at 
4 :  00  this  afternoon.  photo  by  Jonathan  Adams 


over  twenty  votes. 

Junior  Pat  Clark  easily  won  me  posi- 
tion of  secretary,  but  Junior  Todd 
Smith  was  elected  treasurer  only  after 
a  count  of  "second  ballots."  Neither 
Smith  nor  Romle  Robinson,  his  closest 
contender,  had  over  50%  of  the  votes,  so 
the  second  choice  votes  of  students  who 
voted  for  candidates  other  than  Smith 
or  Robinson  were  then  counted— and 
each  got  exactly  the  same  number.  The 
additional  votes,  however,  were  enough 
to  give  Smith  the  majority.  Junior  Tim 
Cloud  built  a  strong  write-in  campaign 
for  assistant  social  chairman,  but 
Sophomore  Margot  Woods  won  easily, 
Junior  Ted  Mathias  ran  unopposed  for 
social  chairman  and  won. 

Current  SGA  President  Ariene  Lee 
said  that  she  thinks  "it  will  be  a  very  in- 
teresting SGA  next  year;  they  will  have 
a  lot  of  different  kinds  of  people  In  It." 
She  added  that  she  feels  Mulllcan's  ex- 
perience with  the  Student  Government 
will  help  him  serve  as  president. 

Mullican  said  that  he  was  encouraged 
by  the  voter  turnout.  He  added  that  he 
knows  all  of  the  other  members  of  the 
new  executive  board  well,  and  that  he 
thinks  the  diversity  among  them  "Is  ex- 
cellent. The  more  people  who  feel  they 
are  in  touch  with  the  SGA,  the  better  the 
Student  Government  can  react  to  their 
needs." 

Although  he  has  no  specific  plans  for 
next  year,  Mullican  said  that  he  expects 
the  change  In  Maryland  drinking  age, 
as  It  affects  the  college,  and  the  new 
Career  Counseling  Office  to  be  two  of 
the  issues  with  which  his  administra- 
tion will  be  concerned.  In  regards  to  the 
counseling  office  he  said,  "The 
counselor  will  only  be  a  part-time 
(employee),  so  we  have  to  make  sure 
people  know  how  to  use  (the  office)  and 
that  it  is  available."  Generally,  he  ad- 
ded that  the  new  officers  are  "  going  to 
be  prepared  for  whatever  might  come 
up,  I  think,"  he  said,  "that  getting 
students'  views  known  and  getting  a 
feel  for  what  students  want  from  the 
college  is  the  first  important  thing  I 
have  to  do."  Despite  the  responsibility 
of  his  Job,  Mullican  said  he  is  "looking 
forward"  to  next  year. 

Glassman,  as  vice-president  of  the 
SGA,  will  also  serve  as  Chairman  of  the 
Student  Academic  Board,  a  group  of 
students  representing  each  major  field, 
which  studies  the  college's  academic 
policies.  He  said  that  he  plans  to  meet 
with  current  SAB  chairman  Doug 
Brown  and  Acting  President  of  the  Col- 
lege Garry  Clarke  to  discuss  next 
year's  academic  board,  but  that  he 
doesn't  want  "to  devote  all  of  (his)  time 
to  the  SAB."  He  added  that  he  hopes  to 
aid  Mullican  in  the  organization  of  the 
SGA.  Glassman  sees  the  college's  new 
business  major,  the  publication  of  a 
freshman  handbook  to  classes,  and  an 
SAB  proposal  to  evaluate  tenured  facul- 
ty on  a  regular  basis  as  major  Issues  for 
next  year.  When  asked  how  he  thinks  he 
and  the  new  president  will  work 
together,  he  said,  "We  should  be  a  pret- 
ty good  team." 


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Someone  Has    Done 
Something  Right 


"Someone  has  done  something  right"  was  what  one  teacher 
said  at  the  October  faculty  meeting,  commenting  on  the  fact  that 
the  year  had  gotten  off  to  a  good  start.  After  surviving  199  years 
of  financial  depressions,  natural  disasters,  violent  social 
movements  and  attacks  on  small,  private,  liberal  arts  colleges, 
Washington  College  should  have  been  in  an  enviable  position;  in- 
stead, it  was  left  last  summer  without  a  president,  and  with  the 
responsibilities  of  an  endowment  drive  and  a  bicentennial 
celebration.  That  faculty  member  was  saying  that  despite  all  of 
that,  the  school  year  began  smoothly,  better  than  most.  Now  that 
the  year  is  nearly  over  it  is  fitting  once  again  to  congratulate  Ac- 
ting President  Garry  Clarke  and  Acting  Dean  Nathan  Smith  for 
jobs  well  done.  They  began  the  year  saying  that  they  did  not  hope 
to  make  radical  changes,  but  hoped  only  to  keep  the  college 
afloat,  and  help  make  the  transition  to  the  new  administration  a 
smooth  one.  They  did  it.  During  the  year  there  was  never  a  sense 
that  the  school  was  floundering;  the  temporary  administration 
performed  well,  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors'  Search 
Committee  was  formed  and  chose  a  new  president,  and  we're  off 
and  running.  It  would  be  a  mistake  to  dismiss  this  year  as  one  of 
transition,  though,  because  several  changes  occurred  that  will 
drastically  affect  the  college  in  the  near  future.  The  salary  raise 
given  to  the  faculty  this  year  is  not  the  end  of  a  problem,  but  it 
does  represent  the  beginning  of  a  solution  that  has  seemed  to  en- 
courage many  teachers.  At  the  same  time  that  they  trust  the 
Board  will  continue  to  adjust  salaries  each  year,  the  faculty  will, 
we  hope,  be  able  to  turn  its  attention  more  completely  to  the 
school  and  to  their  particular  areas  of  interest. 

The  single  largest  addition  to  the  curriculum  this  year  was  the 
Business  Management  Major,  something  that  may  help  improve 
enrollment  but,  more  importantly,  broadens  the  scope  of  the  col- 
lege. While  a  liberal  arts  education  is  not  vocational,  that  does 
not  give  it  the  right  to  be  impractical.  The  most  difficult  aspect  of 
the  new  program  will  be  gradually  easing  it  into  existence,  not  so 
much  because  the  college  might  be  flooded  with  Business  ma- 
jors, but  because  all  departments  must  receive  equal  time  and 
support. 

Also  approved  by  the  Board  was  the  Student  Government's 
Career  Counseling  proposal.  It  is  impossible  to  tell  now  if  the 
creation  of  a  counseling  office  will  have  much  of  an  effect  on  the 
way  College  graduates  are  placed,  but  at  the  very  least  it  is  a 
good  sign  that  the  administration  and  Board  recognized  the  prac- 
tical needs  of  a  student  after  his  or  her  formal  education. 
A  Look  at  the  Dark  Side. . . 

Despite  these  successes,  the  year  also  saw  many  failures  for 
the  college.  The  current  enrollment  is  nearly  300  less  than  it  was 
six  years  ago,  and  the  Third  Century  Endowment  Drive  has 
fallen  painfully  short  of  its  modest  goal.  Part  of  the  responsibili- 
ty of  those  failures,  as  well  as  those  of  any  missed  opportunities 
for  publicity  and  its  benefits  this  year,  cannot  be  placed  on  any 
group  of  pe  people,  but  are  part  of  the  resu  result  of  unexpectedly 
losing  a  College  leader.  Another  part  of  the  responsibility  for  a 
large  enough  part,  must  be  placed  on  the  various  offices  con- 
cerned. The  admissions  office  is  improving  its  effort,  but 
perhaps  it  needs  a  change  of  attack;  the  Office  of  Development 
and  Public  Relations  suffered  from  a  change  in  personnel,  but 


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Editor-in-Chief PeteTurchl 

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Public  Relations  Director  Robert  Sheridan  must  have 
discovered  by  now  what  former  Director  Kathy  Myrick 
discovered  last  summer,  that  the  office  is  understaffed.  Sheridan 
has  plans,  but  not  the  time  to  put  them  into  effect.  Vice-President 
for  Development  George  Hayward  has  found  it  difficult  to  raise 
funds  without  a  President,  a  public  figure  traveling  to  represent 
the  college,  but  that  much  of  the  problem  should  be  solved  now. 
President-elect  Cater  will  aid  the  endowment  drive  simply 
because  of  his  experience  with  fund-raising  on  a  larger  scale. 

The  missed  opportunities  of  the  Bicentennial  are  gone  for 
good,  or  at  least  for  fifty  years,  but  there  were  some  other 
failures  that  can  be  corrected  sooner.  Every  performing  uroup 
and  lecture  series  outdid  itself  this  year,  and  almost  all  of  the 
events  they  sponsored  were  well-attended;  but  they  weren't 
well-attended  by  students.  Even  the  largest  crowds  of  the 
William  James  Forum,  the  Sophie  Kerr  Lecture  Series,  and  the 
Drama  Department's  production  of  The  Cherry  Orchard  were 
made  up  of  faculty  and  members  of  the  community,  with 
relatively  few  students.  The  people  who  sponsor  the  Washington 
College  Concert  Series,  in  particular,  may  wonder  whether  or 
not  it  is  worth  their  effort  to  provide  such  a  fine  series  when  so 
few  of  the  students  (who  receive  free  tickets)  bother  to  attend  the 
performances. 

...And  the  Bright  Side 
There  is  hardly  room  to  criticize  any  cultural  group  on  campus 
this  year.  The  Drama  Department  had  one  of  its  finest  seasons  in 
memory,  with  seven  high-quality  productions,  and  another  yet  to 
come.  In  the  face  of  embarassingly  small  crowds  the  Music 
Department  not  only  presented  its  standard  fare  of  student 
recitals  and  performances,  but  worked  hard  to  give  those  per- 
formances a  special  flair  to  fit  the  Bicentennial,  and  added  to 
them  two  wonderful  outdoor  concerts  in  the  fall,  an  encouraging 
College  Composers  Concert,  and  an  Ice  Cream  Social  (to  be  held 
Sunday  in  the  Town  Park) .  The  Music  Department's  creativity  is 
exactly  the  sort  of  thing  which  should  be  encouraged  here  every 
year. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  mention  all  of  the  positive  aspects  of 
the  various  lecture  series  on  campus,  but  we  would  like  once 
again  to  congratulate  each  of  those  groups  for  bringing  an  awe- 
inspiring  variety  of  well-learned  and  even  well-known  speakers 
to  campus.  While  most  of  them  have  received  recognition  here 
throughout  the  year,  one  new  series  of  lectures  is  worth  special 
mention.  The  Phi  Sigma  fraternity's  faculty  lecture  series 
fulfilled  a  greater  purpose  than  any  of  the  others  insofar  as  it  at- 
tempted to  encourage  faculty  in  presenting  and  discussing  their 
thoughts  on  subjects  beyond  those  which  they  teach  in  classes. 
Strong  student-faculty  interaction  is  one  of  the  the  things  that 
can  help  create  that  indefineable  spark  that  turns  an  adequate 
college  into  a  very  good  one. 

To  be  encouraged  for  the  same  reason  are  various  events  on 
campus.  Not  only  were  there  three  student-produced  plays  this 
year,  but  there  were  at  least  three  art  shows,  two  Bicentennial 
races,  the  publication  of  a  new  magazine,  and  the  formation  of  a 
campus  interest  group  concerned  with  nuclear  arms.  The 
various  actions  of  the  students  and  other  individuals  involved 
with  those  products  are  all  valuable,  at  the  very  least  because 
their  existence  is  a  sign  of  life  on  what  many  claim  to  be  a  cam- 
pus uninhabited  by  new  creative  intellectual  activity. 
Student  Government 
This  year  was  unique  because  of  the  energy  exhibited  by  in- 
terest groups  such  as  those  mentioned  above  in  contrast  to  the 
seeming  disinterest  in  student  government.  Aside  from  its 
Career  Counseling  proposal  and  the  planting  of  the  Bicentennial 
Gift,  this  year's  SGA  has  served  largely  as  an  organizer  of  social 
events.  The  SGA  Food  Service  Committee  did  an  exceptional  job, 
as  did  the  Food  Service  itself,  helping  to  bring  us  Bicentennial 
Feasts  and  a  Luau,  among  other  theme-oriented  meals.  The 
Social  Committee  brought  a  large  number  of  varied  bands  to  the 
college,  but  could  stand  some  small  improvement.  Some  true 
energy  and  imagination  (not  on  the  part  of  a  single  individual, 
but  on  the  part  of  many)  would  certainly  improve  and  diversify 
the  entertainment  the  Social  Committee  offers.  This  year  the 
SGA  worked  itself  into  a  difficult  situation,  as  it  has  in  past 
years,  by  promising  a  Spring  Concert  featuring  a  well-known 
band,  and  then,  when  no  well-known  bands  were  available,  still 

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feeling  obligated  to  spend  a  lot  of  fnoney  on  one  concert  It 
doesn't  work.  To  avoid  financial  disaster  tonight,  they  will  have 
to  count  on  support  from  people  outside  of  the  college.  If  students 
here  are  going  to  pay  six  dollars  for  three  hours  of  music  thev 
expect  something  special. 

But  all  of  this  criticism  of  the  SGA  is  not  necessarily  directed 
at  the  President  and  the  Social  Chairman;  they  are,  after  all  the 
people  responsible  for  their  organization's  success.  The  short- 
comings of  the  SGA  can  be  blamed  almost  entirely  on  the  fact 
that  the  group  has  very  little  (and  continually  decreasing)  sup- 
port. The  president  of  the  SGA  should  not  have  to  make  the 
posters  publicizing  events,  and  the  Social  Chairman  should  not 
be  forced  into  having  to  do  his  or  her  job  without  more  help  from 
the  student  body.  The  SGA  isn't  an  independent  organization 
whose  job  it  is  to  serve  the  students;  it  is  an  organization  made 
up  of  and  controlled  by  the  students.  If  the  turnout  at  last  week's 
Speech  Night  is  any  indication,  help  is  not  on  the  way.  No  one 
seems  much  interested. 

The  Future 

Or  maybe  it  is  just  that  students  are  interested  in  different 
things.  The  activities  mentioned  previously  are  signs  that  at 
least  some  students  are  active,  and  vandalism  and  theft  on  cam- 
pus this  year  was  minimal.  And  the  crowds  at  lacrosse  games 
are  huge.  Those  things  are  nice  to  see.  The  nicest  thing  to  see  this 
year  is  the  way  people  are  reacting  to  President-elect  Douglass 
Cater,  and  the  way  he  and  his  wife  are  reacting  to  us.  If  we  res- 
pond with  half  the  energy  they  have,  Washington  College  is  going 
to  be  unrecognizable  five  years  from  now.  We  have  already 
stated  our  belief  that  Cater  will  improve  many  aspects  of  the  col- 
lege, and  we  hope  that  the  college  goes  on  to  improve  itself.  It 
seems  almost  like  a  fairy  tale,  the  way  we  are  about  to  begin  our 
third  century,  with  new  programs,  a  new  president,  and  a  new 
optimism,  but,  as  Frank  Sinatra  once  said,  fairy  tales  can  come 
true.  This  year  has  been  a  good  one  for  Washington  College,  and 
we  are  happy  to  say  that  the  future  looks  bright. 

Flattery  Will  Get  You  Everywhere 


The  Washington  College  Elm-Frldav,  April  23-Page  3 


Notes  from  the  Kitchen 


As  a  lifelong  and  Incurable  addict  of 
literacy,  I  would  like  to  congratulate 
The  Elm's  editors  and  staff  on  the  nigh 
quality  of  this  year's  paper.  It  was 
always  Informative,   often  amusing, 


and  occasionally  downright  elegant. 

Sincerely, 

Stephen  Drewes 

Assistant  Professor  of  Drama 


From  Across  the  Finish  Line 


Through  your  columns  we  would  like 
to  thank  all  who  helped  make  the  Bicen- 
tennial 10K  such  a  great  success.  Many 
runners  and  their  families  told  us  that 
this  event  was  one  of  the  most  en- 
joyable and  well  organized  races  that 
they  had  attended,  and  commented  on 
the  warmth  and  friendliness  of  the  col- 
lege. Certainly  the  organizers  have 
rarely  seen  so  many  participants  re- 
main behind  for  a  prize-giving ! 

So,  our  sincere  thanks  to  all  who 
helped. ..to  the  town  and  State  police  for 
excellent  cooperation  and  control.. .to 
the  rescue  squad.. .to  students  Linda 
Maddox,  Sally  Motycka,  Kendall 
Schwartz,  Gail  Krall,  Freeman  Dods- 
worth,  Lynda  Webster,  Tom  Keefe, 
Mark  Mulllcan,  Franz  Fleishman,  Sill 


Gerwlg,  Eileen  Grogan,  Polly  Goode, 
Kevin  Kroencke  and  Laura  Chase... to  a 
number  of  faculty  wives...  to  acting 
President  Garry  Clarke,  David 
Knowles,  Deans  Kelley  and  Maxey,  to 
the  admissions  staff. ..to  Pefer 
Cameron,  Nancy  Dick,  Betty  Cha tellier 
and  their  friends.. .to  the  SGA  for  the 
student  awards.. .and  to  any  helpers 
who  we  may  have  omitted. 

A  last  thanks:  to  all  the  students  and 
faculty  who  ran!! 

Don  Chatell  ier 

Jeff  Chaff  in 

Jeff  Lucas 

Sean  O'Connor 

P.S.  A  fervent  thanks  to  the  weather 


Bell  and  Cater  Win 
Breakfast  in  Bed 


Alpha  Omicron  Pi  recently  held  their 
Bloody  Mary  Breakfast-In-Bed  Raffle. 
The  winners  of  the  raffle  received  a  full 
omelet  breakfast  with  sausage,  toast, 
orange  juice,  danish,  coffee,  plus  two 
Bloody  Marys  served  In  bed  by  the 
Alpha  Omicron  Pi's.  The  winners  of  the 
contest  were  Chuck  Bell  and  Mrs.  Libby 


Cater,  wife  of  President-elect  Douglass 
Cater.  Chuck  Bell  was  pleasantly 
pleased  with  his  breakfast,  as  was 
Cater,  who  was  served  in  the  new  Presi- 
dent's home,  the  Hynson-Ringgold 
House.  Many  thanks  to  all  who  sup- 
ported the  raffle.  The  Pi's  plan  to  make 
thteanannualevent^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


by  "Kitchen"  Ken  Roderick 

Well,  the  end  of  the  semester  is  final- 
ly near,  and  it  is  time  for  reflections  of 
this  bicentennial  year  at  WCFS.  First, 
let  me  say  that,  being  my  first  year 
here,  this  has  been  a  very  rewarding 
experience. 

I  had  previously  worked  for  SAGA 
Corporation,  which  ran  the  food  service 
at  my  alma  mater.  We  never  heard  of 
contact  steak  dinners,  bicentennial 
feasts,  Thanksgiving  dinners  —  home- 
style,  steamships  at  Christmas  dinner, 
Halloween  contests,  luau's,  and  the 
hundreds  of  special  catered  dinners  the 
WCFS  holds  annually.  We  never  heard 
of  these  things  because  I  worked  for  a 
corporation  that  was  interested  only  In 
the  bottom  line  of  an  operation.  I  can 
honestly  say  this  is  one  of  the  most 
responsive  and  versatile  food  services  I 
have  ever  seen.  Not  only  do  I  say  that 
because  I  am  part  of  the  system,  but 
because,  like  you,  I  eat  the  majority  of 
my  meals  here.  The  credit  for  this  goes 
to  Dave  Knowle  and  Jeff  DeMoss  for 
establishing  this  type  of  environment 
and  to  a  skilled  staff  versatile  enough  to 
prepare  for  any  event. 

I  guess  that  is  enough  of  patting  the 
WCFS  on  the  back,  but  I  am  truly  proud 
to  be  part  of  the  professional  organiza- 


tion. We  are  going  to  surely  miss  some 
student  workers  who  are  graduating 
this  year.  Carol  Andrew  and  Eric  Bern- 
helser  both  worked  as  meal  leaders  and 
did  an  outstanding  job.  Carol  will  for- 
tunately be  with  us  through  the  summer 
to  aid  us  with  the  summer  conferences. 
The  last  heard  of  Eric's  plans  was  that 
he  was  going  sailing.  Kathy  Krauss 
worked  in  the  dtshroom  and  was  the 
student  secretary.  Tom  Roof  was  the 
morning  checker  for  us.  Lorl  Murphy 
also  worked  in  the  dishroom,  besides 
being  my  biggest  wearing-apparel 
critic.  The  best  of  luck  to  these 
dedicated  individuals;  it  will  be  dif- 
ficult to  replace  them. 

Another  group  that  deserves  to  be 
mentioned  here  Is  the  SGA  Food  Ser- 
vice Committee.  Thanks  to  them  you  all 
were  able  to  enjoy  the  Luau  this  past 
week.  Mark  Slater  and  Gang;  thank- 
you  tor  the  help  and  cooperation  you 
have  extended  this  past  year.  I  hope  to 
work  with  you  again  next  year. 

Well,  beleive  It  or  not,  I  am  running 
out  of  things  to  say.  Good  luck  to  all  of 
the  graduating  seniors.  We  will  hopeful- 
ly see  you  undergraduates  back  next 
semester.  I  know  school  will  start  when 
I  see  that  Infamous  suggestion  In  the 
suggestion  box,  "Where's  the  Cap'n 
Crunch?"  Have  an  enjoyable  summer. 


Where  Credit  is  Due 


Behind  the  scenes  of  The  Elm  there 
are  many  people  who  work  not  for  the 
glamour,  not  for  the  good  company,  not 
for  the  feeling  of  aesthetic  bliss,  but  for 
the  money;  nevertheless,  they  have 
worked  for  small  rewards,  and  we 
would  like  to  give  them  credit  here: 
Cheryl  Clagett,  Denlse  Dankert,  Jane 
Dlttman,  Pattl  Exster,  Bob  Fornoff, 
and  Kim  Pendergast,  all  of  whom  put  In 
long  hours  typing;  Lisa  Kosow  and 
Amy  Selfert,  who  proofread;  Lisa 
Bailey  and  Natalie  Brown,  who  sent 
papers  out  to  our  subscribers;  and 
Sarah  Mawson  and  Dave  Polnton,  who 
made  long  early-morning  drives  to  get 
the  paper  to  press  and  back  on 
schedule.  Leslie  Lighton,  who  worked 
absolutely  free  of  charge,  is  responsible 
for  all  of  the  calligraphy  that  appeared 


in  this  year's  Elm. 

This  year's  Illustrious  writing  staff 
has  included  Marge  Betley,  Bill 
Bounds,  Scott  Brewster,  Natalie 
Brown,  Greg  Cerlo,  Robert  Coale, 
Stephanie  Crockett,  Steve  Groft,  Sandy 
Hlortdahl,  Glnny  Kammer,  B.C.  Kohl, 
Jr.,  Kate  Krauss,  Kevin  Kroencke, 
Leslie  Lighton,  Jeff  "Scoop"  Lucas, 
Jane  Mawson,  Lorl  Murphy,  Wendy 
Murphy,  Chris  Perry,  Ashley  Rama- 
puram,  Catherine  Rtcketts,  Mark 
Slater,  and  Arthur  Smith.  We  thank 
them,  and  everyone  else  connected  with 
the  newspaper,  for  their  support. 

Finally,  our  greatest  thanks  goes  to 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  Richard 
DeProspo,  for  his  constant  support  and 
assistance. 


Campus  Calendar 

Friday,  Aprils 

4:00:  Poetry  reading— Miller  Library  Terrace 
7:30:  Film:  "Le  Boucher"— Smith  Auditorium 
9: 30 :  Four  out  of  Five  Doctors  and  Jack  of  Diamonds— Hodson  Hall 

Saturday,  April  24 
Pre-Freshman  Day 

1:00:  Softball  vs.  Cecil  Community  College 
1:30:  Men's  Tennis  vs.  Frostburg 
2:00:  Francis  Scuderi,  acoustic  guitarist— Student  Center 
9:30:  A  Band,  The  Monuments— Student  Center 

Sunday,  April  29 
1 :  00 :  Children's  Luncheon  Theatre—  In  Dining  Room 
2:00:  Children's  Luncheon  Theatre— Hynson  Lounge 
2:00:  Vicotoian  Ice  Cream  Social  and  Band  Concert— Chestertown  Town  Park 
7:30:  Film:  "Le  Boucher"— Smith  Auditorium 

Tuesday,  April  27 
3:00:  Baseball  vs.  Western  Maryland 
7:30:  Film:  "Le  Boucher"— Smith  Auditorium 

Wednesday,  April  28 
3:00Softballvs.  Wesley 

Thursday,  April  29 
Last  Day  of  Classes 
8:00:  Concert  Series:  The  Gregg  Smith  Singers— Tawes  Theatre 

Friday,  April  90 
Senior  Comprehensives 
3:00:  Women's  Tennis  vs.  Gallaudet 
3:00:  Softball  vs.  Gallaudet 
3:00:  Women's  Lacrosse  vs.  AACC 
7:30:  Film:  "Xala"— Smith  Auditorium 

Saturday,  May  1 
Senior  Comprehensives 

Sunday,  May  3 
Finals  Begin 

Wednesday,  May  5 
6:00:  Annual  Athletics  Awards  Banquet— Hynson  Lounge 

Sunday,  May  16 
Commencement 


t>i»  w.nhlngton  College  Elm— FrttUy.  April  P-P«ae  4 

The  Cherry  Orchard 


Excellent  Acting  Highlights  Play 


Doug  Rose  and  BUI  Mortimer 


byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  Cherry  Orchard  does  not  have 
three-act  structure.  Three-act  struc- 
ture does  not  i  ly  that  a  play  must  be 
performed  or  even  written  in  three 
acts,  but  only  that  in  the  first  third  of 
the  play  a  conflict  arises,  in  the  second 
third  the  conflict  is  complicated  and 
possibly  partly  resolved,  and  In  the 
final  third  the  conflict  is  resolved.  That 
structure  is  common  not  only  to  almost 
all  successful  plays,  but  also  to 
screenplays,  and  even  to  some  novels. 
It  is  not  surprising  that  The  Cherry  Or- 
chard does  not  share  the  structure  of 
most  plays,  however,  because  it  is  un- 
common in  many  aspects. 

Drama  Department  Chairman 
Timothy  Maloney  did  not  replace 
Shakespeare's  Twelfth  Night  with  a 
lightweight  in  this  year's  schedule:  An- 
ton Chekhov's  most  famous  play  is  very 
popular  among  actors,  dramatists,  and 
theatregoers,  and  Chechov  is  generally 
praised  for  his  rare  ability  to  write 
about  serious  subjects  in  an  almost 
mlsleadlngly  light,  entertaining  man- 
ner. The  Cherry  Orchardte  a  play  about 
a  brother  and  sister  who  come  from  a 
very  wealthy  family,  and  who  are  fin- 
ding not  only  their  fortune,  but  their 
prized  orchard,  and  even  their  house, 
taken  away  from  them.  The  theme  or 
fallen  grandeur  is  completed  by  the  ad- 
dition of  the  sister's  younger  daughter, 
an  elderly  manservant  of  the  family, 
and  a  merchant  who  hopes  to  put  the  or- 
chard to  less  sentimental,  more  finan- 
cially rewarding  use. 

The  play  does  not  have  three-act 
structure  because  in  the  first  act  we 
hear  that  the  orchard  will  be  sold  at 
auction  (conflict)  nothing  is  done  to 
stop  It,  and  In  the  third  act,  it  is  sold.  No 
surprises  here. 

The  surprise  is  that  the  play,  vitrual- 
ly  plotless,  holds  our  attention  easily.  It 
is  a  high  tribute  to  the  director  and  per- 
formers of  the  college's  production  last 
weekeno  that  the  three  hours  of  show 
contain  not  a  single  dull  moment.  It  is  a 
particularly  high  compliment  for  the 
director  and  performers  because 
Chekhov  puts  all  the  emphasis  of  the 
story  on  gradual  character  develop- 
ment. This  means  not  only  that  in- 
dividual actors  must  present  their 
characters  assuredly  and  consistently, 
but  also  that  the  cast  must  always  have 
a  sense  of  itself  as  a  whole. 

Perhaps  the  most  difficult  role  In  the 
play  was  that  of  Yermolay  Alexeevich 
Lopakhin  (Bill  Mortimer)  the  mer- 
chant. (Note:  Look  at  that  name  again. 
Impossible,  right?  It  is  no  small  feat 
that  everyone  in  the  cast  pronounced 


the  Russian  names  right,  with  con- 
fidence.) The  merchant  is  a  somewhat 
uneducated,  arrogant  character  who 
speaks  loudly  and  is  associated  in  the 
dialogue  with  pigs.  The  part  is  difficult 
because  the  merchant  must  be  loud  and 
unselfconscious  at  times,  but  at  other 
times  he  must  show  more  sympathetic 
human  qualities  especially  as  we  are  to 
believe  he  might  marry  Varya,  the 
sister's  adopted  daughter.  Mortimer 
seemed  to  have  some  difficulty  staying 
in  character;  to  represent  the  two  (or 
more)  sides  of  the  merchant's  per- 
sonality he  used  two  or  more  voices.  In 
some  scenes  he  laughed  and  spoke  with 
a  gentle,  higher  pitched  voice,  and  In 
others  he  spoke  with  an  assumed  force- 
fully deep  voice.  The  struggle  did  not 
seem  to  be  the  character's,  but  the  ac- 
tor's. The  point  is  a  subtle  one, 
however;  Mortimer  generally  pulled 
the  role  off  very  credibly. 

Character  Development 

As  the  merchant,  Mortimer  has  the 
first  extended  speech  of  the  play,  In 
which  he  set  the  tone  for  things  to  come. 
Nearly  every  character  has  a  moment 
in  which  he  or  she  reveals  something 
beneath  his  or  her  surface  personality. 
Mortimer  does  it  for  the  first  time  when 
he  tells  Lyuba  Andreevna  Ranevskaya 
(Sally  Mckenzie),  the  sister,  his  plans 
to  cut  down  the  orchard  and  sell  the 
land.  Mckenzie  has  a  similar  speech, 
the  first  of  many  for  her,  in  which  she 
glories  In  coming  home,  and  reveals  the 
frivolity  and  impractlcality  of  her 
character.  Her  speeches  went  well,  but 
there  seemed  to  be  a  serious  flaw  in  her 
performance.  The  performance  was  not 
the  problem,  however.  The  emphasis  of 
the  play,  according  to  the  plot,  should 
be  on  Lyuba  and  her  brother,  but  it  Is 
not.  We  want  to  focus  on  them,  the  poor, 
naive,  rich  people  about  to  be  evicted, 
but  Chekhov  will  not  do  it.  McKenzie 
played  her  part  fully,  but  there  is  not 
much  there. 

Chekhov  does  not  place  much  more 
importance  on  Leonid  Andreevich  Gaev 
(Brian  Meehan),  the  brother,  but 
Meehan  played  the  part  with  so  much 
energy  that  we  were  riveted  to  him. 
Even  in  scenes  in  which  his  character 
was  passive,  Meehan  had  such  strong 
presence  that  we  were  continually 
aware  of  his  reactions  to  those  around 
him.  He  played  the  part  of  an  overly- 
romantic,  somewhat  helpless  man 
wonderfully,  sometimes  overpowering 
Mackenzie.  Median's  performance  was 
one  of  the  many  highlights  of  the  show. 

Another  highlight  was  the  per- 
formance of  Natalie  Brown  as  Varya, 
the  adopted  daughter.  Varya  does  not 
go  through  the  process  of  evolution  as 


mentioned  above.  She  Is,  throughout 
the  play,  stern  and  long  faced.  Although 
she  Is  allowed  an  occasional  smile  , 
Varya's  big  moment  in  the  plot  comes 
in  the  final  act,  when  she  and  the  mer- 
chant, whom  she  once  expected  to 
marry,  have  a  silent  showdown.  The 
romance  between  the  two  is  never  very 
plausible,  though,  and  the  scene  has  on- 
ly the  aura  of  importance.  To  some  ex- 
tent, then  because  of  the  emotional  con- 
sistency her  character,  but  by  no 
means  entirely  for  that  reason,  Brown's 
performance  was  one  of  the  most  en- 
joyable. 

Some  other  comments  on  the  acting 
performances  are  required :  Tom 
Goode,  in  the  part  of  Firs,  the  manser- 
vant, did  very  well  in  a  smail  but  impor- 
tant role.  Bill  Haythorn  acted  with 
much  more  confidence  than  he  exhi- 
bited in  the  less-rlgidly  structured 
Brecht  on  Brecht,  and  that  confidence 
alone  improved  his  performance  tre- 
mendously. Doug  Rose  made  an  en- 
joyable debut  and  nearly  stole  every 
scene  in  which  he  appeared,  but  his 
bumps  and  pratfalls  would  have  been 
much  improved  if  they  had  been  per- 
formed more  realistically.  J.R.Porter, 
as  a  student,  did  well,  but  had  some  dif- 
ficulty with  the  very  subtle  emotional 
changes  in  his  character.  He  tended 
either  to  ignore  them  or  over-empha- 
size them,  making  the  character  a  bit 
too  broad.  Marge  Betley,  as  the 
daughter,  did  admirably  in  her  College 
debut,  but  could  have  used  some  added 
poise.  David  Gorman,  playing  the  part 
of  a  landowner  who  constantly  asks  for 
money,  was  enjoyable,  and  his  laughter 
was  infectious. 

Finally,  there  are  two  performances 
which  deserve  special  comment.  Fran- 
cie  Burnet,  as  Dunyasha,  a  maidser- 
vant, did  well,  but  her  affected  stances 
and  gestures  were  much  more  befitting 
Mrs.  Malaprop  (from  last  semester's 
The  Rivals)  than  they  were  her 
character  in  this  play.  She  also  had  a 
problem  with  something  the  rest  of  the 
cast  was  able  to  conquer;  being  sur- 
rounded on  three  sides  by  the  audience. 
Playing  in  the  round,  or  almost  in  the 
round,  in  a  small  area,  means  the  ac- 
tors are  In  the  spotlight  at  every  mo- 
ment that  they  are  onstage.  It  Is  dif- 
ficult, especially  when  the  action  of  the 
moment  Is,  say,  someone  speaking  to  a 
bookcase,  to  communicate  character 
simply  in  poise.  The  majority  of  the 
cast  did  it  well,  but  Burnet  seemed  not 
very  sure  of  how  her  character  would 
respond. 

Brenda  Poteat's  Sharlotta  Ivanonva 
was  enigmatic.  The  character  is  a  com- 
ic one  for  Chekhov,  difficult  to  unders- 


tand even  in  translation  because  of  the 
nature  of  Russian  humor.  Poteat  got 
laughs  but  one  feels  she  got  them  for  the 
wrong  reasons,  at  the  wrong  times;  she 
spoke  with  the  intonations  and  comic 
reluctance  of  Woody  Allen,  enjoyable  in 
itself  but  out  of  place  in  this  particular 
play. 

And  to  be  fair,  there  is  one  other  actor 
in  the  cast.  Timothy  Maloney  was  a  fine 
passer-by,  and  exhibited  a  fund-raising 
technique  that  the  new  college  presi- 
dent may  want  to  put  to  use. 
Enough  of  That 

As  harsh  as  some  of  the  above  com- 
ments may  sound,  it  is  actually  almost 
churlish  to  criticize  the  cast  at  all.  As  a 
whole,  the  group  was  nearly  flawless, 
carrying  off  the  crowd  scenes  and 
greetings  with  professional  ease.  The 
play  was  performed  sensitively,  enough 
so  that  it  was  possible  in  one  viewing  to 
observe  the  smallest  subtleties  of 
Checkhov's  writing;  his  association  of 
certain  characters  to  animals,  the 
speech  tags  often  used,  and  the  careful 
way  in  which  the  relationships  between 
characters  are  presented. 

Added  to  the  acting  was  the  overall 
presentation  of  the  show,  highlighted  by 
the  colorful,  yet  simple,  set,  surrounded 
by  backdrops  covered  with  trees.  With 
some  exceptions,  the  costumes,  espe- 
cially those  of  Meehan  and  Porter,  were 
beautiful,  and  they  successfully  helped 
to  set  the  play  in  time  and  place.  In  no 
other  play  this  year  has  such  a  great 


Bill  Haythorn  and  Frande  Burnet 

sense  of  atmosphere  been  developed; 
Maloney  is  to  be  praised  not  only  for  his 
set  design,  but  for  his  ingenious  use  of 
the  Tawes  Theatre  stage,  and  for  his  ex- 
cellent taste  in  music,  which  showed  off 
the  Washington  College  Gramaphone 
Orchestra  at  its  very  best.  The  richness 
of  the  at  atmosphere  was  contrasted 
with  the  sparse  set,  too-bright  lights, 
and  the  sometimes  unrealistic  props 
(water  used  for  coffee) ,  and  while  there 
are  other  ways  of  designing  the  show,  to 
emphasize  full,  sensual  colors  and  set 
pieces  there  are  always  other  ways  of 
doing  things.  The  show  was  presented 
excellently. 

It  is  hard  to  explain,  then,  why  the  au- 
diences, (which  contained  embarass- 
Ingly  few  students)  were  complimen- 
tary, but  not  especially  enthusiastic. 
The  answer  lies  not  in  any  fault  of  the 
performance,  but  instead  In  the  play.  At 
the  end,  when  the  family  is  leaving  the 
house  after  it  has  been  sold,  Lyuba 
says,  "My  life,  my  youth,  my  happi- 
ness—goodbye." One  may  explain  the 
lack  of  sadness  we  feel  by  pointing  out 
that  all  happiness  is  not  gone,  but  only 
happiness  in  the  old  house,  in  other 
times.  But  Chekhov  does  not  seem  to 
mean  that  at  all;  the  end  of  the  play 
clearly  represents  a  very  great  loss  to 
the  family,  as  represented  in  the  per- 
formance-ending death  of  Firs,  who 
stands  for  the  house  in  its  day  of  glory. 
Somehow  Chekhov  was  not  successful 
in  communicating  the  depth  of  emotion 
which  he  wants  us  to  feel. 

He  was  successful,  however,  in  main- 
taining a  slow,  subtle  beautiful  develop- 
ment of  a  group  of  characters  over  (our 
acts,  and  the  cast  did  tribute  to  the 
play.  The  Cherry  Orchardman  have  its 
flaws,  but  they  are  not  to  be  blamed  on 
the  Drama  Department's  subtle  and 
pleasing  production. 


Eastern  Shore  Writers 


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A  Celebration  of  Local  Talent 


Novelist  John  Barth  was  the  highlight  of  the  Eastern  Snore  Writers  Series. 


byGregCerlo 

In  one  sense,  the  Eastern  Shore 
Writers  Series  may  be  thought  of  as  the 
crowning  achievement  of  the  Sophie 
Kerr  lecture  series  in  the  Bicentennial 
year  of  the  College.  For  just  as  it  has 
been  the  accomplishment  of  the  Kerr 
lectures  to  bring  noted  authors  and 
scholars  to  this  campus  throughout  the 
year,  it  is  a  special  feat  to  have  linked  a 
tradition  of  literary  excellence  to  the 
cultural  and  historical  tradition  of  both 


the  Eastern  Shore  and  the  College 
Itself. 

Finding  a  common  association  bet- 
ween such  diverse  writers  as  Frederick 
Douglass,  James  M.  Cain,  and  John 
Barth  Is  difficult,  however,  and  this 
discrepancy  raises  the  only  hesitant 
note  in  praise  of  the  series.  That  is,  that 
both  Douglass  and  Cain  have  only 
superficial  connections  with  the  Shore 
and  John  Barth  is  the  only  member  of 
the  trio   whose  work   has  exhibited 


Richard  Wilbur 


Poet  Completes 
Kerr  Lecture  Series 


ByGregCerlo 

With  Richard  Wilbur,  the  Sophie  Kerr 
lecture  series  closed  for  the  1981-1982 
season.  As  the  series  final  laureate, 
Wilbur  brought  together,  In  a  sense,  all 
the  loose  elements  which  had  com- 
prised the  lectures:  "wit,  erudition, 
humor,  eloquence  and  beauty.  In  this 
we  can  recognize  that  Wilbur's  work, 
like  the  Sophie  Kerr  lectures 
themselves,  is  a  finely  constructed 
amalgamation  of  the  old  and  the  new; 
the  profound  and  the  light-hearted. 

That  Richard  Wilbur  is  a  poet  and 
translator  of  superior  merit  is 
evidenced  best  not  by  his  National  Book 
Award,  his  Pulitzer  prize,  or  his  many 
fellowships,  but  by  the  marvelous  af- 
fability he  and  his  poetry  convey  to  an 
audience  and  the  emotive  texture  of  his 
verse.  He  extends  himself  in  sensuous 
and  intellectual  extremes:  the  wonder- 
ful "ruddy  pears"  of  "Late  Aubade"  or 
the  sad  comment  on  mutability  in  "To 
the  Etruscan  Poets."  Wilbur's  transla- 
tions, as  well,  draw  us  into  an  intimacy 
hitherto  unknown  with  the  French 
masters.  Under  his  pen  Baudelaire, 
Racine,  and  Voltaire  shed  their 
customary  English  encumbrances.  Mr. 
Wilbur  was  able  to  make  us  feel  the 
emotion  as  well  as  the  meaning  behind 
poetry  without  taking  us  too  far  away 
from  reality.  That  is,  his  poems  ex- 
plained themselves.  When  wewere 
meant  to  laugh,  it  was  not  out  of 
politeness  that  we  did  so.  He  could 
charm  the  audience  with  his  poetry  for 


children,  and  yet  when  reciting  a  poem 
as  serious  as  "Advice  to  a  Prophet"  he 
did  not  cast  a  shroud  over  those  in  at- 
tendance. Thus  it  is  this  light  complexi- 
ty, this  combination  of  the  substantial 
and  diaphanous  which  form  the 
brilliance  of  Richard  Wilbur. 

Yet  we  have  seen  these  elements 
before  in  the  lecture  series,  only  not 
linked  so  completely.  William  Gass  ex- 
emplified the  subtle  mixture  of  heart- 
rending emotion  and  novel  form  in  his 
prose,  while  W.  S.  Merwin's  oration 
opened  for  us  the  door  to  a  world  where 
aesthetic  and  intellectual  chords  were 
played  with  equal  finesse.  Edward 
Albee  gave  a  demonstration  of  his 
sophisticated  and  acrid  dramatic  talent 
while  Gwendolyn  Brooks  lent  the  lec- 
ture series  a  note  of  proud  poignancy 
and  sublime  intuition.  Others,  such  as 
Paul  Bailey  and  John  Barth  were  able 
to  combine  a  wit  and  lucidity  that  were 
inspiring.  Beyond  these  authors, 
however,  were  a  legion  of  visiting 
critics  such  as  Robert  Scholes,  Houston 
Baker,  and  David  Madden,  who 
represented  the  art  of  criticism  in  its 
proper  role:  expanding  and  expounding 
upon  literature  in  such  a  way  as  to 
reveal  its  inexhaustible  variety.  In  this 
way,  the  circle  was  completed  with 
Richard  Wilbur  as  he  both  ended  and 
contained  the  purpose  of  the  series.  The 
Sophie  Kerr  lecture  series  was  a  fine 
tribute  to  the  college  and  community  In 
this  bicentennial  year  and  one  can  only 
hope  that  this  season  will  inspire  many 
more  like  it  to  follow. 


significant  evidence  of  the  Shore's  In- 
fluence. Nonetheless,  In  myriad  subtle 
ways,  the  Eastern  Shore  was  the 
figurative  as  well  as  literal  birthplace 
of  these  writers,  and  the  lectures  were  a 
significant  and  well-orchestrated 
tribute  to  their  work  and  the  land  that 
fostered  them. 

In  the  series'  opening  lecture,  Dr. 
Houston  Baker  of  the  University  of  Pen- 
nsylvania made  perhaps  the  most  im- 
portant point  in  his  discussion  of 
Frederick  Douglass  in  the  form  of  a 
warning.  "It  is  not  right",  he  said,  "to 
think  of  Frederick  Douglass  as  an  ar- 
tistic son  of  the  Eastern  Shore.  To  him, 
the  Eastern  Shore  was  a  prison  and  not 
a  dear  homeland."  It  was,  in  fact, 
Douglass'  escape  from  imprisonment 
in  Maryland  that  propelled  him  toward 
his  Influential  political  and  literary 
career.  His  Autobiography  became  a 
major  statement  among  the  political 
tracts  of  the  abolitionist  movement  of 
the  1850's,  yet  it  has  survived  the  label 
of  mere  propaganda  to  assume  a  more 
appropriate  position  in  American  let- 
ters. The  adjective  "American"  here  is 
no  flippant  qualifier.  In  his  animated 
lecture,  Baker  argued  well  the  point 
that  Douglass'  works  helped  legitimize 
the  Negro  voice  In  American  literature. 
Thus,  this  established  what  may  be  con- 
sidered  the  first  singularly 
"American"  literary  genre;  quite 
distinct  from  the  work  of  white 
Americans  who  employed  accepted 
European  forms.  In  this,  Douglass  was 
a  literary  fore-runner  and,  though  he 
did  not  hold  the  Eastern  Shore  close  to 
his  heart,  this  area  did,  unfortunately, 
set  the  fires  of  his  intellectual  and 
political  fervor. 

Robert  Schole's  lecture  on  John 
Barth  formed  an  interesting  and,  as 
was  seen  later,  very  necessary  prelude 
to  Barth's  own  reading.  Schole's  ex- 
plained the  goal  of  his  lecture  as  "to 
show  the  meaning  of  being  the  Poet 
Laureate  of  Maryland,"  an  epithet  he 
applied  with  fluency  to  Barth.  Using  ex- 
cerpts from  The  Sot-Weed  Factor, 
Scholes  demonstrated  the  passion  for 
the  Eastern  Shore  that  Is  the  keynote  of 
Barth's  prose.  Cambridge-born  Barth 
constructed  an  elaborate  myth  around 
the  story  of  Ebenezer  Cook  and,  in  do- 
ing so  structured  a  cultural  myth  of 
Maryland  that  forms  the  matrix  of  his 
work.  Scholes'  accomplishment  was  to 
display  the  lyric  quality  in  Barth's 
Maryland  strain  that  would  not  be  evi- 
dent in  the   author's  later  reading. 


Schole's  reading  from  Letters  Im- 
pressed us  of  the  truth  of  Barth's  quiet 
love  of  the  Eastern  Shore. 

David  Madden  gave  by  far  the  most 
lively  lecture  of  the  series,  speaking  on 
former  Washington  College  faculty 
member  James  M.  Cain.  Cain,  whose 
father  was  president  of  the  college,  sup- 
posedly developed  an  Interest  in  dlalec- 
tuai  speech  after  listening  to  a  College 
maintenance  worker  tell  stories  as  he 
laid  the  bricks  forming  the  walkway 
from  Miller  Library  to  Dunning  Hall. 
As  colorful  as  Cain's  writing  was,  Mad- 
den stole  the  show  as  he  energetically 
took  on  the  role  of  Cain's  narrators  and 
Cain  himself,  reading  s  selections  from 
novels  and  letters.  Madden  Is  a  critic, 
novelist,  playwright  and  scholar,  and 
probably  more  an  actor  then  any  of 
those.  Beneath  the  enthusiasm  of  his 
performance,  however,  was  a  truth 
about  Cain;  he  was  a  commercial  suc- 
cess, with  novels  If  not  with 
screenplays,  and  had  little  respect  for 
the  finer  aspects  of  literature.  Cain  was 
successful  as  a  Journalist,  and  his  Shore 
prose  kept  readers  reading.  He  had 
social  advantages  Frederick  Douglass 
never  could  have  had,  and  he  chose  to 
write  a  type  of  fiction  that...  well,  that  is 
about  as  different  from  John  Barth's 
fiction  as  it  could  get. 

Sabaticat:  A  RomanceBarth  himself 
gave  a  reading  from  his  new  novel  that 
was  calculated  as  a  certain  crowd- 
pleaser.  John  Gardner  was  able  to  just- 
ly accuse  Barth  of  having  a  lack  of 
moral  seriousness,  and  though  this  may 
keep  him  from  achieving  ultimate 
literary  greatness,  Barth  is  certainly 
both  innovative  and  entertaining.  Using 
audio-visual  aids  to  distinguish  his 
speakers,  Barth  told  the  story  of  an  ex- 
CIA  agent  and  his  wife  which  dealt  with 
topics  as  diverse  as  espionage  and  the 
theory  that  all  children  are  actually 
grandchildren  (Buy  the  book).  If 
nothing  else,  however,  Barth's  reading 
was  an  enlightening  and  lively  sample 
of  a  unique  talent  who,  more  than  any 
other  writer,  can  be  considered  the 
literary  master  of  the  Maryland  Shore. 

Throughout  the  series,  perhaps  the 
most  striking  aspect  of  the  subjects  was 
their  sheer  variety.  Three  authors  of 
three  different  eras  have  been  born  in 
this  region,  and  yet  we  find  such  a  wide 
range  of  voices  and  topics.  Collecting 
and  correlating  these  seemingly 
unrelated  elements  was  the  true 
achievement  of  the  Eastern  Shore 
Writer's  series. 


Poet  and  translator  Richard  Wilbur 


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Movie  Review 


A  Testimony  to  Faith  and  Community 


by  Lorl  Murphy 

Ermanno  Olmi's  The  Tree  of  Wooden 
Clogs  is  a  cinematic  study  of  dialects. 
The  most  recent  product  of  a  long 
Italian  realist  tradition,  Tree  of  Wooden 
Clogs  not  only  contrasts  the  typical 
neo-realist  themes— poverty  vs.  wealth, 
the  church  vs.  the  people,  and  youth  vs. 
age— but  also  exemplifies  the  contem- 
porary cinematic  tendency  to  handle 
post-World  War  Il-type  realism  with 
modern  beauty  and  romance. 

To  do  this,  Olml  places  virtually 
anonymous  characters  In  a  repressive, 
poverty-ridden  environment.  His  use  of 
vignette-like  plot  fragments  create  a 
sense  of  almost  documentary  realism. 
The  four  families  appear  to  be  actual, 
unnamed  people  whose  lives,  for  a  brief 
space  of  time,  are  being  carried  on 
before  a  camera.  However,  Olml 
lightens  this  realism  by  presenting  a 
strong  sense  of  the  undefeatabllity  of 
the  human  spirit. 

While  the  farmers  live  In  abject 
poverty,  too  poor  to  even  buy  simple 
shoes,  they  are  rich  in  both  family  and 
community  spirit.  Their  strength  is 
derived  from  common  experiences  and 
an  indelible  faith  that  is  reverently 
treated  by  the  director.  This  faith  is 
completely  dependent  on  the  love  they 
share  rather  than  on  the  church.  In 
fact,  the  church,  whose  doctrines  and 
dogma  the  farmers  blandly  recite,  is  a 
wedge  driven  staight  Into  the  core  of 
their  union. 

The  only  wealth  seen  in  the  film  is 
associated  with  both  the  landlord  and 
the  priest,  as  if  Olml  intends  to  lump 
them  together  as  the  common  enemy  of 
the  poor.  The  priest,  who  is  the  only  liv- 


ing figure  associated  with  the  church, 
comes  to  the  people  to  divide  them,  to 
separate  the  children  from  the  family. 
It  Is  only  through  a  mutual  concern  and 
Incredible  propensity  for  hard  work 
that  the  family  manages  to  remain 
together.  Ultimately,  though,  the 
church  succeeds,  tearing  asunder  the 
little  group  when  it  markedly  falls  to 
keep  Batlsti  from  being  evicted.  As  the 
defeated  family  departs  the  community 
the  figure  of  the  priest  is  conspicuously 
absent. 

Leaving  the  Church 

To  Olml,  as  to  the  majority  of  the 
Italian  realists,  the  church  and  the 
salvation  it  offers  are  small  consolation 
to  the  dirtpoor  farmers.  Consolation,  In- 
stead, is  little  things  like  all  the  women 
delivering  a  baby  when  the  family  is  too 
poor  to  pay  a  midwife  or  the  shared 
celebration  of  Madelena's  marriage  or 
the  joy  of  finding  a  gold  coin.  All  that 
the  church  has  succeeded  in  doing  Is  in- 
troducing the  catalyst  of  destruc- 
tion—namely sending  the  little  boy  to 
school,  where  he  breaks  his  shoe,  thus 
forcing  the  father  to  steal  the  wood  to 
make  another— and  then  failing  to  undo 
the  damage  it  has  done.  Just  as  the  peo- 
ple are  oblivious  to  the  meaning  of  the 
prayers  they  chant,  the  church  is 
oblivious  to  the  damage  it  has  done. 

Olmi,  then,  has  stripped  away  the 
layers  of  social  convention  and  thick 
tradition  that  surround  the  Italian 
Catholic  Church.  It  is  an  uneccessary 
entity,  for  the  people  are  not  happy  in 
church.  Instead,  they  are  happy  when 
they  congregate  in  the  barn.  What  is 
necessary  is  the  faith  they  place  in  the 
church.    The    need    to    believe    in 


something,  whole-heartedly  and  un- 
questioningly,  as  a  very  real,  very 
human  need.  The  innocence  of  their 
belief,  while  it  is  as  solid  and  un- 
compromising as  their  acceptance  of 
their  poverty,  is  a  virtue  that  Olmi  ac- 
centuates. These  farmers  are  the  good 
people,  the  believers,  the  meek  who 
shall  inherit  the  earth. 

It  is  this  respect  for  his  characters, 
this  love  of  their  love,  which  he 
recognizes  as  futile  but  cannot  help 
respecting,  that  tempers  the  otherwise 
brutal  reality  of  the  film.  Olmi's  roman- 
tic belief  in  the  strength  of  faith  and  the 
power  of  the  community  to  overcome 
shared  hardness  redeems  the  squalid, 
muddy  existence  of  the  farm.  This 
theme  is  beautifully  expounded  in  the 
dialectic  drawn  between  the  adults  and 
the  children.  While  the  adults  toil,  and 
that  toil  is  so  awesomely  symbolized  by 
the  horrible  slaughter  of  the  pig,  the 
children  bounce  carelessly  through  the 
hay.  Their  joy  cannot  be  diminished  by 
labor  or  poverty ;  all  of  that  is  overcome 
by  the  optimism  of  youth.  Yet  Olmi 
allows  us  to  see  the  poignant,  bit- 
tersweet maturation  of  several  of  the 
children  into  careworn,  fretted  adults. 
The  widow's  son,  who  is  forced  to  work 
day  and  night  in  the  mill  to  keep  his 
family  intact,  is  one  such  individual.  He 
comes  to  the  sudden,  grave  realization 
that  It  is  the  church  that  is  undoing 
them  all  and  that  real  aid,  real  salva- 
tion comes  from  the  other  men,  who 
suggest  to  the  mill  owner  that  he  hire 
the  boy. 

A  Broken  Shoe 

Batlsti's  son,  who  seems  so  heart- 
breaklngly  young  to  be  walking  so  far  to 
school,  loses  his  childhood  when  he  sud- 
denly learns  that  a  broken  shoe,  which 
is  indirectly  broken  by  the  church  that 
insisted  that  he  attend  a  school  that  is 
such  a  long  walk  away,  can  ruin  his 
whole  family.   In  one  night  he  has 


learned  how  hard  it  is  to  live  when  one 
cannot  afford  a  pair  of  shoes,  let  alone 
to  bring  another  child  into  the  world. 

Olmi,  however,  does  not  present  the 
church  as  a  totally  negative  and 
destructive  institution.  It  is  merely  an 
oblivious  one.  Yet,  it  provides  the  peo- 
ple with  an  object  upon  which  to  bestow 
their  unfalteringly  loyal  trust.  The  fact 
that  that  trust  is  misplaced  does  not 
diminish  the  fact  that  it  is  needed  and 
beautiful.  For  example,  the  church  pro- 
vides the  education  for  the  little  boy 
which,  while  it  ruins  the  family,  is  still 
important. 

Children  in  the  film  are  the  symbol  of 
hope  for  the  future.  Batisti's  son  is  the 
only  one  of  the  whole  community  with 
any  chance  to  change.  He,  and  possibly 
the  baby  that  Madalena  adopts,  could 
be  the  children  of  the  revolution,  the 
ones  who  bring  change.  But  Batisti's 
son  will  never  have  a  chance  to  bring 
about  that  change  for  he,  because  of  the 
church,  has  been  yanked  away  from  his 
school.  The  church,  as  if  it  were  God, 
gives  and  takes  away.  Just  as  it  takes 
away  the  Batisti  family  home,  it  also 
gives  Madalena  and  her  husband  the 
beautiful  baby,  as  a  sign  that  the  world 
will  continue,  that  there  is  hope. 

This  glimmer  of  hope  amidst  a  shab- 
by, decrepit  world  is  the  dialectic  blen- 
ding that  characterizes  this  new  breed 
of  realism.  It  is  not  as  sharp  or 
unrelieved  as  the  neo-realism  that  im- 
mediately followed  World  War  II,  nor  is 
it  as  psychologically  deep  as  Fellini  or 
Antonioni.  Rather,  it  is  a  blend  of  overt 
social  commentary—  an  multigated 
picture  of  poverty,  hardship  and  decep- 
tion, but  it  is  a  picture  tempered  by  an 
incredibly  beautifully  crafted  mise-en- 
scene,  subtle,  triumphant  emotions  and 
a  deep  conviction  of  the  strength  that 
men  can  derive  from  other  men.  It  is,  in 
essence,  a  testimony  of  the  need  for 
faith  and  community. 


Students  End  Year  of  Music 


The  Early  Music  Consort  performed  in  costume  last  Sunday, 


Next  Semester 


Renner  Added  to 
Political  Science 


by  Pete  Turchi 

Editor-in-Chief 
When  the  college  opens  next  fall  the 
Political  Science  Department  will  be 
enhanced  by  the  addition  of  Tari  Ren- 
ner, a  native  of  Florida  and  a  Ph.D. 
candidate  in  the  School  of  Government 
at  American  University. 

After  accepting  applications  for  a 
position  in  the  Department,  Political 
Science  and  International  Studies  De- 
partment Chairman  Tai  Sung  An 
worked  to  make  four  nominations  to  the 
Acting  Dean.  Two  of  the  candidates 
were  interviewed.  In  the  coming 
semester  Renner  will  teach  Modern 


Government:  Introduction  to  Politics, 
Legislative    Process,    and    Scientific 

Study  of  Politics 

Renner  received  his  BA  from  the 
University  of  South  Florida  and  his  MA 
from  American  University.  He  has 
taught  at  American  University  and  at  a 
Washington  Workshops  Congressional 
Seminar,  and  worked  for  the  Environ- 
mental Protection  Agency  and  the 
Federal  Bureau  fo  Investigation.  He 
has  done  extensive  work  in  the  fields  of 
American  Politics,  Public  Law,  and  Ur- 
ban Affairs,  and  is  currently  preparing 
a  dissertation  on  electoral  voting 
behavior  in  the  south. 


by  Arthur  Smith 
In  addition  to  presenting  a  Victorian 
Ice  Cream  Social  this  coming  Sunday 
afternoon  in  the  town  park,  the 
Washington  College  Music  Department 
has  offered  two  recitals  this  week.  The 
Early  Music  Consort,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Amzie  Parcell,  the  Collegium 
Musicum  directed  by  Helen  Stephen- 
son, gave  a  concert  of  mainly  English 
Medieval  and  Renaissance  Music  last 
Sunday  in  Bill  Smith  Auditorium.  The 
Early  Music  Ensemble,  an  instrumen- 
tal group,  is  composed  of  Jim  Corey, 
Mary  DeMoss,  Tom  Goode,  John 
McDanolds,  Ford  Schumann,  Marilee 
Schumann,  Jeanette  Shafer  and  Amzie 
Parcell.  Members  of  the  Collegium 
Musicum,  a  vocal  ensemble,  include 
Ellen  McGraw,  Jeanne  tie  Shafer,  Amy 
LaMotte,  J.S.  Edward  Tatnall,  Thomas 
Kelly,  John  McDanolds  and  Helen 
Stephenson. 

The  spring  student  recital  was  given 
last  Wednesday  evening  in  Tawes 
Theatre.  Michele  Harntett,  mezzo- 
soprano  opened  the  concert  with  Music 
for  Awhile  from  Oedipusby  Handel  and 
The  Ash  Grove,  a  British  folk  song,  set 
by  Britten.  Elizabeth  Parcell  ac- 
companied. Teiemann's  Overture  No.  1 
was  next  presented  by  Stephanie 
Crockett,  flute  and  Elizabeth  Parcell, 
piano.  Chefaro,  an  aria  from  Orfeo  and 
Euridice  by  Gluck  was  presented  by 
Amy  LaMotte,  contralto  with  ac- 
companiment by  Michael  Garvey . 

Soprano  Jeanette  Sbafer's  presenta- 
tion of  Pie  Jesu  from  the  Faure  Re- 
quiem completed  the  vocal  section  of 
the  concert.  Pianist  Richard  Ko, 
followed  with  Chopin's  Prelude  in  e 


minor  (op.  28,  n.  4).  A  Brahms  Waltz  in 
g#  minor  was  then  offered  by  John 
McDanolds'  piano.  The  concert  closed 
with  a  guitar  and  piano  duet  by  Diabelli 
presented  by  James  Corey,  piano  and 
Ford  Schumann,  guitar. 

Next  week  hosts  both  the  Victorian 
Ice  Cream  Social,  Sunday  and  the  final 
concert  in  this  year's  community  Con- 
cert Series,  a  performance  by  the 
Gregg  Smith  Singers  to  be  held 
Wednesday,  April  29  at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes. 


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The  Washington  college  Elm-Friday.  April  b-p.,,.7 


Colby  and  Fisher  Speak  on  Freedom 


by  Josh  Petrie 

Last  Thursday  the  William  James 
forum  concluded  Its  series  on  the 
Meaning  of  Freedom.  The  discussion 
featured  former  CIA  Director  William 
Colby  and  former  Congressman  from 
Virginia  Joseph  Fisher,  with  Attorney 
General  for  the  state  of  Maryland 
Steven  Sachs  as  the  moderator  and 
commentator. 

The  topic  of  the  night  was  the  future 
|or  freedom  in  the  world  and  the  United 
States.  Colby  elaborated  on  the  tnterna- 
jonal  threat  to  our  freedom,  while 
Flsner  spoke  on  some  of  the  Internal 
hreats  to  freedom. 

Colby  singled  out  terrorism  in  the 
diddle  East  and  Latin  America  as  one 
itemational  threat.  Colby  also  pointed 
lit  the  economic  problems  that  pose  a 
laager  to  American  freedoms.  He 
tated  that  two-thirds  of  the  population 
fthe  world  are  poor  and  deprived.  The 
Jnlted  States  is  often  used  as  a  "Whipp- 
DgBoy"  by  other  countries  that  are  ex- 
erlenclng  economic  difficulties.  If 
jnerica  is  to  retain  its  freedom,  he 
aid,  these  Issues  must  be  confronted 
:d  dealt  with  effectively. 
Colby  also  touched  on  other  areas 
lit  constitute  a  danger  to  American 
wdom.  With  regard  to  the  arms  race, 
i  believes  that  the  United  States  needs 
i  look  at  more  than  just  a  narrow  part 
!  the  Issue.  This  means  not  matching 
fi  Russians  weapon  for  weapon,  but 
ieldlng  what  best  suits  our  needs  and 
iters  Soviet  aggression.  Colby  con- 
ads  that  a  nuclear  weapons  freeze  is 
Dportant  in  order  to  negotiate  for  a 


Willi.™  fV,lhy 


Photo  by  NlmlNatan 


Stephen  Sacha 


reduction  in  the  nuclear  arsenals  of  the 
superpowers. 

Colby  said  that  Immigration  is  part  of 
an  ongoing  process,  and  that  we  need 
"to  create  a  new  sunbelt"  In  Latin 
America  to  spur  economic  growth  and 
development.  Mr.  Colby  stated  "we 
learn  from  Immigration"  and  that  it 
provides  society  with  new  Ideas. 

Most  Importantly,  Colby  believes  that 
we  need  to  develop  a  broad  understan- 
ding and  a  realistic  perception  of 
freedom  In  the  world.  Freedom  is  a 
relative  term  in  today's  world.  We  may 
have  more  freedom  than  the  people  In 
South  Korea,  he  said,  but  the  degree  of 
freedom  there  is  much  greater  than  in 
North  Korea.  What  Is  workable  in  one 
country  may  not  be  applicable  to 
another  country. 

Colby  feels  the  political  process  is  the 
heart  of  freedom  In  the  United  States. 
The  decision-making  process  involves 
consent  and  consultation  on  the  part  of 
the  public.  The  participation  of  the  peo- 
ple is.essentfal  to  maintaining  freedom 
for  American  citizens.  The  American 
approach  is  pragmatic  and  flexible, 
which  gives  it  a  decided  advantage  over 
rigid  and  doctrinaire  societies  which 
many  communist  countries  have, 
claims  Colby.  The  strength  of  U.S.  in- 
stitutions will  ensure  that  our  freedoms 
are  secure.  Colby  is  optimistic  about 
America  and  is  confident  that  freedom 
will  remain  for  all  Americans  to 
cherish. 

Another  View 
Fisher    discussed    freedom    In    the 
American    society,    and    said    that, 


"despite  progress,  freedom  still  eludes 
us."  Fisher  views  freedom  as  the 
"essence  of  the  American  experi- 
ment." The  U.S.  aims  at  freedom,  and 
the  concept  of  freedom  rallies  the  peo- 
ple. Immigrants  come  to  America  to 
enjoy  the  benefits  of  freedom. 

Fisher  claims  that  freedom  alone  Is 
not  enough.  He  said  that  we  need 
"responsibility"  In  freedom,  that  we 
have  to  do  something  with  our  freedom. 
He  perceives  free  will  and  choice  as  a 
crucial  element  of  freedom.  There  are 
two  different  types  of  freedom,  ac- 
cording to  Fisher;  political  and  per- 
sonal freedoms.  Again,  we  have  to  use 
these  freedoms  In  a  responsible  way, 
and  for  a  purpose.  Fisher  believes  that 
religious  freedom  is  very  Important, 
and  that  this  freedom  gives  us  "an 
outlook  and  a  mode  of  action."  Political 
freedoms  should  be  used  in  a  responsi- 
ble manner  if  they  are  to  be  effective. 
Our  rights  to  vote,  to  free  press,  and  to 
protest  must  carry  with  them  a  sense  of 
responsibility,  contends  Fisher. 

This  sense  of  responsibility,  he  said, 
has  to  originate  within  the  person.  Laws 
alone  are  not  enough.  We  have  to  be 
mature  and  patient  to  handle  this  re- 
sponsibility. Educational  Institutions 
need  to  teach  us  responsibility  and 
freedom  if  we  are  to  safeguard  our 
freedoms  in  the  future. 

Commenting  on  the  talks  given  by 
Colby  and  Fisher,  Sachs  said  that  the  is 
the  basis  for  liberty  In  America.  Sachs 
pointed  out  that  the  Constitution 
"teaches  us  how  to  ask  the  question." 
He  said  that  other  documents,  such  as 


the  teachings  of  Mao  and  Karl  Marx 
dictate  to  us  answers  that  are  often  un- 
workable. Sachs  concluded  by  saying 
privacy  Is  perhaps  the  most  "precious" 
freedom  for  Americans. 

"The  Meaning  of  Freedom:  A  200- 
Year  Evolution"  lecture  series  began 
with  the  symposium  presented  during 
the  Fall  Convocation  on  the  sub- 
ject—Schools of  Freedom:  "How  the 
American  Revolution  Was  Won  In  the 
Colonial  Colleges."  Speakers  at  the 
symposium  Included:  Donald  J. 
De'Elia,  Minor  Myers,  Jr.,  Whitfield  J. 
Bell,  Jr.,  Sir  Francis  Noble,  and 
Senator  Paul  S.  Sarbanes.  The  second 
lecture  of  the  series  took  place  on  Oc- 
tober 29,  and  featured  the  Reverend 
Bruce  Flndlow's  discussion  of  "Win- 
ners and  Losers:  Some  19th  Century 
Free  dom  Fighters."  Former  Am- 
bassador to  Czechoslovakia, 
Yugoslavia,  Israel  and  the  Soviet 
Union,  Malcolm  Toon  gave  the  third 
lecture  in  the  series:  "The  Plight  of  the 
Individual  In  Soviet  Society." 
"Freedom  and  Philosophy"  was  the 
topic  discussed  by  Jerome  B.  Schnee- 
wlnd.  On  Tuesday  March  16,  former 
Charge  d' Affairs  and  Hostage  in  Iran, 
T.  Bruce  Lalngen  lectured  on  the  sub- 
ject "Freedom  In  the  Third  World: 
What  Part  Bread  and  What  Part  Liber- 
ty?" 

The  Lecture  Series  was  presented  by 
the  William  James  Forum  and  sup- 
ported by  the  Maryland  Committee  for 
the  Humanities,  The  Bicentennial 
Steering  Committee,  the  Franklin  J. 
Matchette  Foundation  of  New  York, 
and  the  College  Lecture  Committee. 


Joseph  Fisher 


THE 

W.C.  MUSIC  DEPARTMENT 

PRESENTS  A 

Victorian  Ice  Cream  Social 
And  Band  Concert 

Sun.  April  25,  1982  2:00 
Town  Park,  Chestertown 

resented  With  Assistance  From  The  Kent  County  Arts  Council 
(If  Rain,  At  Tawes  Theater) 


Student  Productions  End 
Drama  Season 


HAPPY  BIRTHDAY,  DAD 


by  JaneMawson 
The  400  level  German  class  presented 
the  play  "Relgen"  last  night,  In  Tawes 
Theatre.  A  satirical  comedy  directed 
by  German  Professor  Erika  Salloch, 
"Relgen"  is  a  moralistic  play  which 
takes  place  at  the  turn  of  the  century. 
Ironically,  it  was  condemned  on  first 
release,  for  being  immoral.  "It  deals 
with    falsehoods    in    relationships. 
Everyone  lies  to  everyone  else,"  said 
Salloch.  Tim  Gallagher,  President  of 
the  German  Club,  said,  "Instead  of  the 
usual  classroom  discussion  and  short 
paper,  we  presented  It  as  a  way  for  us  to 
understand    (the    play)    better." 
Gallagher  performed  the  play  along 
with  Marge  Betley,  Chris  Buchheister 
Gwen   Dirks,    BUI   Haythorn,    Lynda 
Webster,  Carl  Behrens,  Jesse  Wittlch, 
Russ  Schilling  and  Ginger  Kurapka! 
Although  the  play  was  presented  in 
German,    Gallagher    said    that    an 
understanding  of  the  language  was  not 
necessary  for  an  understanding  of  the 
plot. 
Another  student  production,  the  one 


act  play  "Ludlow  Fair"  Is  being 
presented  May  1st  at  8  P.M.  In  BUI 
Smith  Auditorium.  The  play  wUl  be 
directed  by  Freshman  Ulfras  Baskln 
and  will  feature  Chris  Garappo  and 
Patty  Travieso.  Baskln,  who  said  she 
wants  to  be  a  Drama  Major,  makes  her 
directing  debut  with  this  production. 
The  play  is  about  "two  women  living  In 
an  apartment  In  New  York  City  in  1965. 
It's  about  their  personalities  and  the 
way  they  hide  their  true  selves  from 
each  other  and  themselves." 

"It's  nice  having  something  run  en- 
tirely by  the  students",  said  Baskin, 
"Of  course,  you're  totally  responsible 
also."  Baskln,  along  with  her  cast  and 
crew,  have  been  working  on  the  play 
since  the  end  of  March.  Independently 
financed,  the  cast  Is  providing  their 
own  props  and  costumes.  Their  faculty 
advisor  is  Stephen  Drewes  and  Baskin 
says  she  feels  that  it's  "going  very  weU. 
It's  a  funny  play  but  It's  got  some  poig- 
nant moments." 

Both  productions  are  free  of  charge 
and  ah  are  encouraged  to  attend. 


TO,  WMhteag  ™l«gf  f  lm-Frld«T.  April  U-Ptatt 


Beck  Added 
to  Security  Force 


Photo  by  Jonathan  Adanu 


by  Michelle  Breza 

Washington  College's  Security  force 
had  recently  hired  Guy  Beck  as  a  new 
security  patrol  officer.  Beck,  24,  a 
graduate  of  Kent  County  High  School, 
has  served  four  years  in  the  air  force 
and  has  been  employed  by  CETA,(a 
branch  of  the  government)  as  a 
counsellor. 

Vice  President  for  Finance  Hessey, 
felt  that  Beck,  as  an  addition  to  the 
security    force,    would   enhance   the 


capability  of  the  force  to  ensure  t, 
safety  and  protection  of  the  collej, 
community. 

Since  Beck's  arrival  at  Washing^ 
Mike  Jones  has  been  placed  In  chug 
of  building  and  security  checks;  n 
maintaining  lighting  on  campus,  whkj 
Head  of  Security  Jim  Qulnn  feek 
essential  for  a  safe  campus. 

Washington  College's  Security 
partment  now  consists  of  three  ,_ 
time  patrol  officers  and  one  secmj 
and  maintenance  officer. 


Natural  Science 


Students,  Teachers  React  to  Course 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 
Nearing  the  end  of  its  first  year,  the 
Natural  Science  Program  has  met  with 
mixed  reviews  from  both  students  and 
faculty  who  are  involved.  The  course, 
which  was  created  as  Interdisciplanary 
and  non-laboratory,  was  designed  to 
allow  students  to  fulfill  the  new  science 
requirement  without  taking  one  of  the 
traditional  laboratory  courses  such  as 
Biology  or  Chemistry. 

After  the  first  semester  of  the  pro- 
gram, students  complained  about  the 
structure.  They  felt  that  too  much 
material  was  being  offered  and  that  it 
was  presented  in  a  confused  manner. 
To  combat  this  problem,  the  Academic 
Council  reviewed  the  course,  and  made 
some  changes  in  the  structure.  "The 
Academic  Council  did  a  preliminary 
study  after  the  first  semester,"  said  Ac- 
ting Dean  and  Chairman  of  the 
Academic  Council  Nathan  Smith.  "We 
found  student  reactions  and  made  ad- 
justments. More  are  planned  for  next 
year."  The  largest  adjustment  that  the 
Council  made  was  the  deletion  of  the 
Philosophy  sequence  in  next  year's  pro- 
gram. The  change  could  be  only  tem- 
porary, said  Smith,  depending  on  the 
progress  of  the  course.  The  other 
change  is  the  modularization  of  the 
various  components.  They  are  now  be- 
ing taught  one  at  a  time,  each  getting 
one  quarter  of  the  year. 

After  the  second  semester,  there  is 
still  some  dissatisfaction  on  the  part  of 
students,  and  varying  opinions  from 
professors  teaching  the  course. 
Associate  Professor  of  Philosophy  John 
Miller,  who  has  been  teaching  the 
Philosophy  component  since  the  begin- 
ning of  the  year,  expressed  some  op- 
timism. "Given  that  (the  course)  is  for 
distribution,  from  the  standpoint  of 
feedback  from  the  students,  I'm 
satisfied  with  the  Philosophy  section. 
The  last  test  is  yet  to  come,  however." 

Associate  Professor  and  Head  of  the 
Physics  Department  John  Baxter 
taught  the  Physics  section  last 
semester.  "It's  a  plastic  situation,"  he 
said.  "It  involves  a  lot  of  give  and  take 
between  the  students  and  teachers," 
The  students  deserve  a  lot  of  input,  and 


I  don't  know  if  they've  go      lit." 

Miller  said  that  he  felt  that  the  Ad- 
ministration decision  to  offer  the  course 
is  the  most  important  factor  in  the 
situation.  "It  was  an  institutional  deci- 
sion," he  said.  "I'm  not  so  sure  that  stu- 
dent feedback  is  important.  The  course 
isn't  being  offered  to  be  exciting.  It's 
being  offered  because  it's  felt  that  the 
course  is  important  to  a  Washington 
College  education." 

The  Biology  section  was  taught  dur- 
ing the  first  five  weeks  of  this  semester 
by  Associate  Professor  of  Biology  Ed- 
ward Gwynn.  "I  don't  think  it's  going 
very  well,"  he  said.  "It  goes  in  propor- 
tion to  the  effort  that  the  students  are 
willing  to  put  in.  If  they  just  sit  there 
and  want  to  be  entertained,  it  won't 
work." 

The  students  still  have  some  of  the 
same  complaints  with  the  course  as 
they  did  last  semester. 

"There's  still  too  much  information," 
said  one  student,  "but  it's  gotten  better 
since  last  semester." 

Another  said,  "The  amount  of  stuff 
we're  getting  is  still  way  too  much.  But 
the  fact  that  they  are  teaching  the  dif- 
ferent sections  in  blocks  helps  a  lot.  It's 
not  so  scattered." 

"I  haven't  gotten  any  useful 
knowledge  from  this  course,"  said  one 
especially  dissatisfied  student  who  said 
that  the  biggest  problem  with  the 
course  was  the  lack  of  organization. 
"It's  the  fault  of  the  professors,"  the 
student  said.  "The  different  sections 
have  nothing  to  do  with  each  other. 
They're  trying  to  get  too  detailed.  It's 
hard  to  get  an  overview  which  is  what 
they  set  out  to  do." 

Part  of  the  problem  seems  to  stem 
from  a  basic  difference  of  opinion  con- 
cerning the  premise  of  the  new  science 
requirement.  There  are  varying  feel- 
ings on  the  need  for  the  requirement 
which  seems  to  dictate  whether  or  not 
the  course  should  be  offered  at  all. 

"I  personally  feel  that  an  educated 
person  in  today's  world  needs  to  know 
something  about  Natural  Science," 
said  Miller.  "I'm  supportive  and  ap- 
preciative of  the  effort." 

Smith  stated  that  "when  I  was  in 
school  I  had  to  take  two  years  of 


Natural  Science.  I  know  that  I  have 
leaned  heavily  on  that  learning  for 
everything  that  I  know  about  Natural 
Science  now." 

"I  think  the  science  requirement 
lacks  a  sense  of  direction,"  said  Baxter. 
"This  is  an  indication  of  the  direction 
that  it  is  going.  The  course  itself  has 
been  disjointed  from  the  start." 
Gwynn  Disagrees 

Gwynn  was  stringent  in  his 
dissatisfaction  with  the  course.  "I  don't 
think  it  should  even  be  offered.  It's  con- 
trary to  the  four  course  plan.  Instead  of 
going  in  depth,  we're  giving  a  smatter- 
ing." 

The  Academic  Council  is  remaining 
tentative  in  its  plans,  said  Smith. 
"We're  standing  a  few  steps  back  from 
the  issue,"  he  said.  "We  want  to  see 
how  it's  doing.  The  Council  will  return 
to  this  issue.  It's  letting  the  depart- 
ments work  it  out  right  now.  I'm  confi- 
dent that  they  will  do  the  job." 

Until  it  is  worked  out,  the  students 
and  teachers  will  have  to  try  to  function 
under  the  handicap  of  a  course  that  is 
constantly  under  review  and  change. 
Whether  that  is  fair  to  the  students  who 
are  being  graded,  is  a  question  that  has 
not  been  addressed.  Said  one  student, 


"I  feel  that  every  student  who  took  Ifc 
course  this  year  has  been  used  as 
guinea-pig." 

The  issue  is  not  just  divided  betas 
students  and  faculty.  There  is  dlsagrt! 
ment  not  only  with  the  course  and  j 
presentation,  but  with  the  decision. 
the  Academic  Council  to  require 
science  credit  at  all. 

But  the  decision  of  the  Council  isti 
necessarily  final.  "The  sanction  whfc 
is  veiled  behind  the  investigation  in 
the  course  is  whether  or  not  a  sciea 
requirement  will  continue,"  said  Smi: 

"It  Is  still  a  fluid  situation,"  said  B; 
ter,  "Hopefully  everyone  can  ; 
together." 


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The  President's  Hon™ 


The  Washington  College  Elm-FrM 


Hynson-Ringgold  House  Begins  New  Era 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 
Washington  College  Is  a  very  old 
place.  At  least  that's  what  we  hear 
Everywhere  you  go  there  are  plaques 
commemorating  some  historical  act  or 
place;  or  where  the  Hill  Dorms  were 
erected.  But  when  you  think  about  it 
and  take  a  good  walk  around  the  cam- 
pus, as  beautiful  as  it  is,  how  much 
history  do  you  encounter?  The  only 
buildings  on  campus  that  predate  this 
century  are  the  Higgins  Hill  Dorms,  the 
interiors  of  which  have  been  moder- 
nized to  eliminate  any  sense  of  the  past 
that  they  might  have  once  held.  The 
other  buildings  on  campus  are  either 
good  copies  of  old  ones  or  contem- 
porary. 

We  may  not  be  able  to  prove  beyond 
any  reasonable  doubt  that  the  campus 
has  been  on  this  spot  for  the  past  two 
centuries,  but  there  is  one  tangible  tie 
that  the  college  has  with  the  past.  The 
Hynson-Ringgold  House,  our  presi- 
dent's home,  has  been  around  longer 
than  the  college.  Although  the  beautiful 
house  was  only  obtained  by  Washington 
College  in  1944,  its  past  seems  in  a 
strange  way  to  have  been  intertwined 
with  that  of  the  college  through  its  long 
and  complicated  history. 

The  house,  whose  dimensions  and 
peaceful  atmosphere  caused  one  of  the 
previous  owners  to  call  it  "The  Abbey," 
was  built  in  parts,  the  first  of  which  was 
constructed  in  1735,  47  years  before  the 
college  was  founded.  It  was  built 
originally  as  two  houses,  one  of  which 
was  built  by  Nathanial  Hynson,  whose 
name  it  bears.  In  1767,  Thomas  Ring- 
gold, a  wealthy  merchant  of  the  town 


Hall  in  1845.  The  Hall  stands  today  as 
the  oldest  building  on  campus. 

Hubbard  Purchases  House 

It  was  not  until  over  a  century  later 
that  the  college  finally  obtained  the 
house,  and  the  aquisition  represents 
one  of  the  most  important  adjuncts  to 
the  college  during  its  long  life.  Wilbur 
Hubbard,  a  local  resident  and  member 
of  the  Board,  organized  a  group  of 
friends  and  purchased  the  house  for  the 
college  In  1944.  It  was  largely  through 
Hubbard's  efforts  that  the  purchase 
could  be  made,  and  in  a  resolution 
drafted  by  the  president  it  was  stated 
that  the  college  did  "Extend  to  Mr. 
Hubbard  Its  sincere  thanks  for  his  ac- 
tivity and  generosity  in  preserving  this 
architectural  monument  by  incorper- 
ating  it  and  its  history  into  Washington 
College,  whose  age  and  traditions 
paralleled  it  for  so  many  genera- 
tions..." It  was  not  until  this  time  that 
the  house  was  actually  called  the 
Hynson-Ringgold  House,  after  two  of  its 
builders.  It  was  decided  that  the  Abbey 
was  not  an  appropriate  name  for  the 
house  In  which  the  president  of  the  col- 
lege and  his  wife  would  live,  so  the 
more  stately  alternative  was  decided 
upon. 

The  house  stands  today  as  it  did  when 
the  renovations  were  performed  before 
the  first  residents,  President  and  Mrs. 
Mead,  could  move  in.  The  ornate 
carved  panelling  remains  (although 
some  of  it  now  resides  in  a  Baltimore 
museum),  and  the  carvings  of  Lord 
Baltimore  landing  in  Maryland  still  em- 
brace the  mantle  to  one  of  the  drawing 
rooms.  Much  of  the  glass  in  the  many 


.Thelntertorofthe  house  contains  many  antiques  and  period  pieces. 


bought  both  houses  and  Joined  them 
with  a  center  wing.  In  May  of  1773, 
George  Washington  and  his  stepson 
stayed  with  Ringgold  in  the  house  on 
their  way  north.  The  visit  is  recorded  In 
Washington's  diary. 

Seeing  the  Immense  building,  looking 
across  its  sculptured  gardens  to  the 
Chester  River,  It  Is  easy  to  believe  that 
Washington  slept  there.  The  high 
walled  garden  and  marble  columns 
recall  with  reality,  times  that  are 
known  to  us  only  by  story. 

During  the  1830,s,  after  the  fire  that 
destroyed  the  original  college  building, 
there  was  controversy  over  where  or  if 
a  new  building  should  be  built.  It  was 
discovered  that  The  Abbey,  owned  at 
that  time  by  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  was  for  sale, 
and  it  was  decided  that  negotiations 
would  begin  for  its  purchase.  There  was 
a  stipulation  by  the  Board,  however, 
that  the  school  could  spend  no  more 
than  $3,009,  which  was  not  enough  for 
the  purchase.  If  that  $3000  had  been 
enough,  the  course  of  the  college's 
history  may  have  been  very  different. 
Instead,  however,  the  college  leased 
buildings  In  town  until  they  built  Middle 


windows    is   wrinkled   and   probably 
original. 

These  things  are  real.  And  they 
represent  a  great  tie  with  the  past  for 
Washington  College.  But  like  all  things, 
they  have  both  a  past  and  a  future.  For 
the  past  thirty  eight  years,  the  history 
of  the  Hynson-Ringgold  house  has  been 
inextricable  from  that  of  the  college. 
With  the  Inauguration  of  Douglass 
Cater  as  President  a  new  era  will  begin 
for  the  Hynson-Ringgold  house,  as  well 
as  for  Washington  College.  It  has  In  fact 
already  begun. 

Planning  Ahead 

Plans  for  the  future  use  of  the  house 
are  already  In  progress  by  President 
Cater  and  his  wife,  Libby.  According  to 
Mrs.  Cater,  the  only  physical  renova- 
tion of  the  house  will  be  Interior  pain- 
ting. But  there  will  be  a  big  change  in 
the  use,  and  spirit  of  the  house  as  part 
of  the  college  community.  "We  would 
like  to  see  (the  house)  become  an  in- 
tegral part  of  the  life  of  the  campus," 
she  said. 

At  present,  there  is  an  exploration 
taking  place  into  the  possible  useful- 
ness of  a  committee  of  knowledgeable 


Washington  College  has  owned  the  Hynson-Ringgold  House  since  1944 


local  people  to  oversee  donations  and 
loans  of  furniture  to  the  college  for  use 
In  the  house.  "It's  still  In  the  ex- 
ploratory stages,"  Cater  said.  "We 
want  to  refurnish  the  house  as 
historically  accurately  and  faithfully  as 
we  can."  The  committee  would  process 
donations  and  loans  to  be  sure  of  the 
historical  accuracy  of  the  pieces,  and 
their  appropriateness.  The  whole  refur- 
nishing process  will  have  to  be  done  on 
this  volunteer  basis,  as  she  said,  "We 
would  not  want  to  direct  any  college 
funds  towards  this  project." 


A  new  era  for  the  college  will  mean  a 
new  lfle  for  the  Hynson  Ringgold 
House.  It  will  see  many  more  students 
and  faculty  come  through  Its  doors, 
and  If  the  Caters  have  their  way,  it  will 
become  a  place  where  people  from 
within  and  without  the  college  com- 
munity can  come  and  discuss  the  Issues 
surrounding  us.  "We  would  like  to  see 
discussion  groups  take  place  here, "  she 
said,  "and  more  functions  like  dinners 
and  receptions.  But  they  will  be  In- 
tellectually stimulating— more  than 
Just  finger  sandwiches  and  tea." 


College  to  Offer 
Special  Dance  Classes 


America's  dancers  and  dance  lovers 
from  coast  to  coast  will  celebrate  Na- 
tional Dance  Week  April  25  —May  1. 
The  many  hundreds  of  American  dance 
companies  across  the  U.S.  as  well  as 
thousands  of  dance  schools,  will  be  tak- 
ing this  opportunity  to  increase  au- 
dience awareness  and  support  for 
America's  liveliest  art— the  dance. 
Hopefully,  National  Dance  Week  will 
call  the  talent  of  American  artists  to  the 
attention  of  the  American  public  and 
help  keep  America's  dancers  dancing. 

Chestertown's  dancers  will  be 
celebrating  Dance  Week  by  taking  part 
in  free  dance  classes  offered  at 
Washington  College.  Director  of  the 
College  Dance  Company,  Karen  Lynn 
Smith,  and  company  members  will  of- 
fer free  ballet,  jazz,  folk,  social,  and 
aerobic  dance  classes  for  children, 
teens,  and  adults  In  the  dance  studio  of 
the  college.  No  previous  experience  in 
dance  is  necessary.  The  classes  are  in- 
tended as  a  means  to  expose  various 
dance  techniques  to  those  who  may 
never  have  had  an  opportunity  to  study 
dance  or  to  those  who  would  like  to 
brush  up  their  present  skills.  Smith  will 
also  be  teaching  movement  workshops 
to  the  children  of  Chestertown  Middle 


School  during  their  reguarly  scheduled 
physical  education  classes. 

"Emotion  in  Motion"  Is  the  theme  for 
the  5th  annual  Dance  Week,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  events  in  Chestertown,  there  will 
be  performances,  open  rehearsals,  se- 
minars, forums,  exhibits,  and  lecture- 
demonstrations  in  cities  from  San 
Francisco  to  New  York.  In  Washington, 
D.C.  the  Jose  Limon  Dance  Company 
and  the  Twyla  Tharp  Dance  Company 
will  share  the  week  an  the  Kennedy 
Center  for  the  Performing  Arts. 

Classes  scheduled  at  Washington  Col- 
lege are: 

Monday,  April  26 
4:00— children— Creative    Movement 
and  Rhythms 
5:00—  teens— Jazz 
7:00— adults— Aerobic  Dance 
Tuesday,  April  27 
4 :  00—  children— Balietr 
5:00— teens— Ballet 
1:30— adults— Jazz 
7:00— adults— Ballet 

Wed.,  April  28 
4 :00— children— Folk  Dancing 
5:00— teens— Jazz 
7:00— adults— Social  Dance 
Thurs.,  April  29 
1:30— Adults— Jazz/Tap  Dance 


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Senior  Week 

A  Schedule  of  Events 


by  Amy  Scllert 
With  only  a  little  more  than  three 
weeks  left  to  commencement,  gradua- 
tion Is  the  foremost  thought  of  most 
seniors.  In  cooperation  with  the  Alumni 
Association  and  the  Bicentennial  Com- 
mittee, this  year's  Commencement  and 
Reunion  Weekend,  will  be  highlighted 
by  many  special  events  as  well  as  tradi- 
tional activities  that  wUl  make  the  an- 
nual doling  out  of  diplomas  a  great  deal 
more  special. 

The  weekend  will  begin  with  a 
Bicentennial  Pageant  at  8:00  p.m.  on 
Friday  May  14,  at  Tawes  Theatre.  The 
theme  of  the  performance  is  "200  years 
of  Women  at  Washington  College"  and 
the  pageant  was  written  by  and  will  be 
performed  by  the  Women's  League  of 
Washington  College.  Following  the  per- 
formance, at  9:00  p.m.,  there  will  be  an 
Open  House  in  the  Student  Center  In 
honor  of  the  Class  of  '82  presented  by 
the  Alumni  Association  and  Kent  and 
Queen  Anne's  Chapter.  Music  will  be 
provided  by  "Fat  Shadow"  a  group  of 
WC  graduates  and  friends. 

On  the  morning  of  May  15,  breakfast 
will  be  served  in  Hodson  Hall  from  8:30- 
9-30  am.  The  cost  will  be  $2.75  per  per- 
son. A  nine-hole  Golf  Tournament  will 
begin  at  8:00  am  at  the  Chester  River 
Country  Club  and  at  9:00  am  a  milted 
Doubles  Round  Robin  Match  will  be 
held  at  the  Cain  Athletic  Center.  Ad- 
vanced registration  is  required  for  both 
these  events. 

At  11:00  a.m.,  dedication  ceremonies 
will  begin  at  Miller  Library.  In  com- 
meration  of  the  Bicentennial,  the 
Bicentennial  Committee  In  cooperation 
with  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors has  commissioned  portraits  of 
former  Chairman  of  the  English 
Department  and  Dean  Nicholas  Newlin 
and  Norman  James,  who  was  in- 
strumental in  the  creation  of  the  drama 
and  art  programs  at  WC  and  who  serv- 
ed as  Director  of  the  Humanities  pro- 
gram. The  portrait  of  Newlin  will  hang 
In  the  reserved  book  room  of  the  Miller 
Library  which  will  be  renamed  the 
Nicholas  Newlin  Room.  Following  the 
ceremony  at  the  library,  the  Dedication 
Ceremonies  will  move  to  the  Bill  Smith 
auditorium,  where  the  portrait  of 
James  will  be  unveiled,  and  the 
auditorium  will  be  christened  the  Nor- 
man James  Theatre.  Following  the 
ceremonies,  former  students  who 
studied  under  the  two  professors  will 
give  poetry  readings. 

From  12:30  to  2:00  p.m.,  a  traditional 
Eastern  Shore  Barbeque  will  be  held 
which  features  chicken,  clams,  beer, 
games  and  blue  grass  music.  Seniors 
will  be  provided  with  three  free  tickets 
for  the  event. 

Class  Photos 
At  2:00  photos  of  the  Class  of  1932 
(50th  Anniversary)  and  the  Class  of 
1956(25th  Anniversary)  (2:30  pm)  will 
be  taken  at  the  Alumni  House.  Follow- 
ing, at  3:00  pm  there  will  be  a  Tree 
Dedication  Ceremony  at  Cain  Athletic 
Center  and  Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 
The  ceremony  is  sponsored  by  the 
Women's  League  of  Washington  Col- 
lege and  is  in  honor  of  Helen  S.  Gibson 
and  Ann  H.  McLaln  '40,  wives  of  the 
20th  and  22nd  Presidents  of  Washington 
College. 

During  Saturday  afternoon,  there  will 
be  a  special  reception  at  President 
Clarke's  home  for  graduating  seniors 
and  their  guests.  The  reception  is  an  at- 
tempt by  the  administration  to  increase 
the  focus  of  the  weekend  on  seniors  and 
their  families.  Tne  reception  will  also 
be  attended  by  President-elect 
Douglass  Cater  and  his  wife. 

There  will  be  a  presidential  reception 
from  5-6:30  held  at  Hynson  Terrace, 


Hodson  Hall.  Champagne,  cocwalls 
and  hors  d'oeuvres  will  be  served.  At 
6:30,  there  will  be  a  dinner  and  Alumni 
Association  Business  meeting.  During 
the  meeting,  the  alumni-elected 
members  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  will  be  announced,  the 
Alumni  Council's  new  officers  will  be 
Introduced,  and  speical  recognition  will 
be  given  to  the  50th  and  25th  anniver- 
sary classes. 

At  9:30  there  will  tie  a  special 
Bicentennial  fireworks  display  over  the 
Chester  River.  Chemistry  Professor 
John  Conkling,  organizer  of  the  event, 
said,  "It  should  be  a  very,  very  nice 
display,  comparable  to  the  large  shows 
given  on  the  Fourth  of  July." 

From  9:30  p.m.-l:00  a.m.,  an  SGA 
Jazz  Concert  will  be  held  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  Wine  and  cheese  will  be  serv- 
ed. Topping  off  the  evening  will  be  a 
Starlight  Dance  on  the  Miller  Library 
Terrace  sponsored  by  the  Alumni  and 
Student  Government  Associations. 
Music  will  be  by  "Cross  Roads." 

Once  again  on  Sunday  morning, 
breakfast  will  be  served  at  Hodson  Hall 
at  a  cost  of  $2.75  per  person. 
Commencement 
At  10:30  a.m.  on  Sunday,  the  200th 
Commencement  of  Washington  College 
will  be  held  on  the  campus  lawn 
weather  permitting.  This  year's  com- 
mencement speaker  is  NBC  Nightly 
News  anchorman  Roger  Mudd.  During 
the  ceremonies  Mudd  will  receive  an 
honorary  degree  from  Washington  Col- 
lege. Mudd's  name  was  one  of  several 
on  a  list  compiled  by  a  poll  of  the  senior 
class  prior  to  the  March  "spring 
break."  President  Ronald  Reagan  and 
Vice  President  George  Bush  earlier 
declined  the  invitation. 

Roger  Mudd  joined  NBC  News  as 
Chief  Washington  Correspondent  in 
November,  1980,  after  a  distinguished 
career  at  CBS  News.  Since  then  he  has 
reported  regularly  on  "Nightly  News," 
substituted,  for  John  Chancellor,  and 
anchored  two  important  documentaries 
and  occasional  special  coverage  of  ma- 
jor news  stories.  Recently  he  was  asked 
to  lead  "Hear  and  Now,"  a  new  NBC 
Radio  Network  news  magazine  pro- 
gram. 

Also  receiving  honorary  degrees  are 
Robert  Crane,  Chairman  of  the 
Physiology  and  Bio-Physics  Depart- 
ment at  Rutgers  School  of  Medicine, 
and  Swedish  Ambassador  to  the  United 
States  Count  Wilhelm  Wachtmeister. 
Dr.  Crane  recieved  his  Bachelor  of 
Science  Degree  in  chemistry  in  1942 
from  Washington  College.  In  1950,  he 
earned  his  Ph.D.  in  Medical  Science 
from  Harvard  University.  From  1950 
till  1962,  he  served  as  a  professor  at 
Washington  University  Medical  School. 
From  1962  till  1966,  he  taught  at  Chicago 
Medical  School  and  since  1966  has  work- 
ed at  Rutgers  University  Medical 
School. 

In  addition  to  receiving  an  honorary 
degree  Ambassador  Wachtmeister  will 
accept  the  Gustavus  freedom  award  on 
behalf  of  Swedish  King  Charles  XVI 
Gustave. 

The  Gustavus  Vasa  Freedom  Award 
is  a  plaque  and  citation  honoring 
Gustavus  Vasa,  the  King  who  won 
Sweden's  independence  from  Denmark 
in  1523.  When  George  Washington 
visited  Washington  College  In  1783, 
students  performed,  in  his  honor,  the 
"Gustavus  Vasa  Pageant,"  portraying 
the  heroism  of  this  ancient  Swedish 
liberator  After  the  pageant,  Dr. 
William  smltn,  iounder  and  first  presi- 
dent of  the  college,  arose,  pointed  to 
General  Washington,  and  said: 
"Behold  the  American  Gustavus 
Vasa." 


In  1932,  on  the  occasion  of  Washington 
College's  sesquicentennlal  and  George 
Washington's  bicentennial,  the  students 
of  the  college  reenacted  the  "Gustavus 
Vasa  Pageant."  Dr.  Mason  Trupp,  a 
1933  graduate  of  Washington  College 
and  a  native  of  Baltimore  now  a 
surgeon  in  Florida,  played  a  leading 
role  in  the  1932  pageant.  He  will  be  on 
hand  this  year  to  give  the  plaque  and 
citation  personally  to  Ambassador 
Wachtmeister  for  presentation  to  the 
Swedish  monarch. 

John  Gardner 
In  addition  former  Secretary  of 
HEW,  President  of  the  Carnegie  Cor- 
poration and  founder  of  Common 
Cause,  John  W.  Gardner,  will  receive 
the  Washington  College  Award  for  Ex- 
cellence. 

Gardner  joined  the  Carnegie  Cor- 
poration In  1946  as  Executive  Associate. 
In  1955  he  became  President  of  the  Cor- 
poration and  of  the  Carnegie  Founda- 
tion for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching, 
oneof  the  nation's  leading  organiza- 
tions for  the  support  of  education. 

He  served  on  President  Kennedy's 
Task  Force  on  Education  and  was 
Chairman  of  the  Commission  on  Inter- 
national Educational  and  Cultural  Af- 
fairs. Under  President  Johnson  he  was 
Chairman  of  the  Task  Force  on  Educa- 
tion and  of  the  White  House  Conference 
on  Education.  Secretary  of  Health, 
Education  and  Welfare  from  1965  to 
1968,  he  resigned  to  become  Chairman 
of  the  National  Urban  Coalition.  In  1970, 
he  founded  Common  Cause,  one  of  the 
nation's  major  voluntary  citizen  action 
organizations,  serving  as  Chairman  un- 
til 197°-  .  „  .„ 
Following  Commencement  at  12:30 

pm  a  luncheon  will  be  served  in  Hodson 
Hall.  The  cost  is  $3.00.  Each  senior  will 
be  provided  three  free  tickets. 


Spring  has  finally  arrived 
some  professors  to  teach 
doors. 


cU 


Decidii 

by  Steve  Graft 
The  Sophie  Kerr  Award,  ti 
known  undergraduate  wrltiaj 
the  United  States,  will  once 
presented  to  a  Washington 
senior  at  graduation  this  year. 
The  award  is  just  part  oi  Uk 
of  an  over-$500,000  bequest  to 
ton  College  made  by  Sep 
Underwood.  It  is  given  to  thes 
is  deemed  to  show  "the  best; 
promise  for  future  fulfills 
field  of  literary  endeavor." 

Any  senior  is  eligible  fori. 
regardless  of  their  major.! 
students  are  encouraged  to 


Commencement 


Three  Seniors  to  Rece 
Special  Awards 


bv  Amy  Self ert 
Although  the  Sophie  Kerr  prize  at- 
tracts a  relatively  enormous  amount  of 
publicity  it  is  not  the  only  award  which 
will  be  given  at  commencement. 

Because  the  recipients  are  chosen  by 
the  entire  faculty,  the  George  Washing- 
ton Medal  and  award,  the  Clark-Porter 
Medal,  and  the  Henry  Catlin  94  Medal 
are  among  the  most  prestigious  awards 
given  to  seniors. 

The  George  Washington  Medal  and 
Award  "is  given  to  the  member  of  the 
graduating  class  who,  in  the  estimation 
of  the  President  and  faculty,  shows  the 
greatest  promise  of  understanding  and 
of  realizing  in  his  own  life  and  work  the 
ideals  of  a  liberal  education." 

The  Clark-Porter  Medal  "presented 
by  Charles  B.  Clark  '34  In  memory  of 
Harry  P.  Porter,  '65,  who  established 
and  supported  it  for  many  years,  is 
awarded  to  the  student  whose 
character  and  personal  integrity,  in  the 
oplon  of  the  faculty,  have  most  clearly 
enhanced  the  quality  of  campus  life." 

The  Henry  Catlln-94  Medal,  "en- 
dowed in  1977  by  bequest  of  Mrs.  lima 
Catlin  Staffor-Greene,  is  awarded  to  the 
man  in  the  senior  class  who  is  voted  by 
the  faculty  to  be  outstanding  In  the 
qualities  of  scholarship,  character, 
leadership  and  campus  citizenship." 

Each  year  the  faculty's  Nominations 
Committee,    under    the    direction    of 


Chairman  Frank  CreegaiU 
members  to  submit  nonui 
recipients  of  the  three  i' 
Committee  also  requests" 
the  senior  class  to  submit" 
for  the  Clark-Porter  award. 

For  each  student  who  ml 
more  than  once,  the  c«« 
faculty  members  whom  <»' 
had  for  professors  and  <" 
member  in  the  departmen 
dent's  major  to  submit  M» 
evaluations  on  the  stude» 
mlttee  also  gathers  inform" 
ning  the  rank,  grade  P»> 
academic  record  and  cw 
tion  of  each  of  the  nomln* 

After  evaluating  tie 
gathered  on  all  the  »» 
nomination  committee 
nominee  for  each  of  tM  " 
The  committee  then  F 
names  of  the  three  nonUJ» 
tire  faculty  at  the  * 
meeting.  At  the  meeW 
opened  to  additional  bobj 
presenting  background  w 
all  the  nominees  the  eni^B 
for  the  final  three  stir 
receive  the  awar<^ 

The  winners  are  aim* 
mencement;    the   J«™ 
awards  are  not  noting 
won  before  the  awards* 


Th»  Waihlntton  CoUm.  Klm-rrMay,  Ann,  g^p.g.  1 1 


Administrators 
Reflect  on 

the  Bicentennial 


byJeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  bicentennial  year  is  coming  to  a 
close.  With  commencement  and  Presi- 
dent-elect Cater's  inauguration  next 
(all  being  the  only  two  big  events  left  of 
the  celebration,  the  administration  has 
the  opportunity  to  reflect  upon  the 
events  of  the  past  year. 

"All  things  considered,  the  celebra- 
tion seemed  to  be  well  planned  and  suc- 
cessful," said  Nathan  Smith,  Acting 
Dean  of  the  College.  "We've  been  pret- 
ty satisfied.  The  October  Homecoming 
went  as  well  as  we  could  have  hoped 
and  we  elected  a  new  president  " 

Smith  also  felt  that  the  Sophie  Ken- 
series  was  superb  this  year.  "They 

)n  Sophie 

portfolio  of  their  writing  even  though  it 
is  not  necessary  to  win.  English  Depart- 
ment Chairman  Nancy  Tatum  stated 
that  although  a  student  might  be  ad- 
vised to  "make  himself  visible,"  it  is 
not  necessary  to  win.  She  said,  "We've 
had  people  who  have  won  without  sub- 
mitting a  portfolio." 

English  Professor  Thomas  Couslneau 
agreed  that  the  size  of  the  award  does 
not  create  and  tension  in  the  decision. 
He  did  mention  though  that  he  thought 
there  was  a  "flagrant  disparity  bet- 
ween the  amount  of  the  award  and  the 
quality  of  the  work  upon  which  it  is 
based."  He  also  stated,  however,  that  in 
general,  some  of  the  essays  submitted 
have  been  "really  first-rate." 

The  committee  which  makes  the  deci- 
sion is  made  up  of  the  full-time 
members  of  the  English  Department 
and  the  President  of  the  College,  who 
read  every  piece  of  work  submitted  and 
consider  It  all  when  making  their  deci- 
sion. Tatum  stated  that- the  committee 
nakes  a  "deliberate  effort  to  be  objec- 
tive and  fair  to  every  student  being  cou- 
ntered for  the  award." 


Faculty 
WardGiven 

byPeteTupcn] 

Editor-in-Chief 
"be  Lindbeck  Award,  first  presented 
1 19*l,  is  given,  in  the  words  of  the  col- 
"8e  catalog,  "to  encourage  and 
Cognize  outstanding  teaching  at 
"asnmgton  College."  While  the  College 
jeldent  chooses  the  recipient,  in  re- 
P<  years  the  decision  has  been  made 
m  commlttee  formed  of  past  winners 
™  students.  The  committee,  through  a 
pes  of  ballots,  makes  a  final  nomlna- 
j™'  aid  that  name  is  given  to  the 
E*  Actmg  President  Garry 
is  i  and  former  President  Joseph 
BOjMn,  however,  were  both  winners  of 
f;?»ard,  and  thus  eligible  voters. 
CthVear  Actm8  Dean  Nathan  Smith 
6ernkllrd  wlnner'  has  chosen  eighteen 
taio  °fS  of  tl,e  stl,dent  body,  all 
ImiuT'  '°  llelp  make  tne  dec'slon 
nalni  Saiti  the  students  are  chosen 
L"!*  on  the  basis  of  class  standing, 
L ,  ' tlie  group  is  spread  evenly  over 
^^aaemjc  disciplines. 


have  extraordinary  resources,"  he 
said,  "They  always  have  good  taste  in 
choosing  their  speakers,  but  this  year 
was  extraordinary." 

"I  was  afraid,  in  the  beginning,  that  it 
might  not  hold  together,"  he  continued 
He  felt  that  the  year  might  turn  into  a 
celebration  without  much  purpose  or 
point,  but  he  was  pleasantly  surprised 
that  this  did  not  happen.  "It  has  added 
something  to  campus  life  to  make  for  a 
very  rich  year,"  he  said. 

Acting  President  Garry  Clarke  felt 
that  the  Bicentennial  was  a  very 
positive  experience  for  the  college.  He 
feels  that  one  of  the  important  aspects 
of  the  year  was  that  quite  a  number  of 
distinguished  people  came  to  campus 
as  part  of  the  festivities. 

"Because  of  grants  from  many  dif- 
ferent sources,  we've  had  a  chance  to 
see  all  kinds  of  people  and  events  that 
have  enriched  campus  life,"  said 
Clarke,  "This  translates  Into  an  Impor- 
tant educational  experience  for  the 
students." 

George  Hayward,  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  Public  Relations, 
said,  "This  really  was  a  terrific  year 
for  the  college,  not  only  in  the  number 
of  events  that  were  staged,  but  the 
quality  of  these  events. " 

Hayward  feels  that  the  most  im- 
pressive of  all  of  the  happenings  was 
the  opening  convocation  in  October.  He 
also  feels  that  the  200  Years  of 
Chemistry,  Meaning  of  Freedom,  and 
the  Eastern  Shore  Writers  lectures 
were  all  well  received. 

The  biggest  disappointment  of  the 
year  for  some  may  have  been  the  lack 
of  publicity.  Many  people,  including 
Smith,  felt  that  the  Bicentennial 
deserved  more  exposure  than  it 
received.  Hayward,  however,  dis- 
agrees. "This  was  probably  the  best 
year  for  publicity  since  I've  been  here," 
he  said,  "A  number  of  events  and  men- 
tion of  the  bicentennial  have  appeared 
in  publications  coast  to  coast." 

Clarke  stated,  "There  was  great 
speculation  that  because  it  was  our 
two-hundredth  anniversary  we  would 
get  a  great  deal  of  publicity,  yet  simply 
because  one  is  having  a  birthday,  that 
does  not  mean  one  draws  publicity 
without  reason.  There  were  certain 
times,  however,  when  we  received  good 
press." 

Dr.  Phillip  J.  Wlngate,  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  on 
the  Bicentennial  Committee,  was  disap- 
pointed that  President  Ronald  Reagan 
could  not  speak  at  commencement.  "I 
think  that  the  students  and  alumni  will 
be  pleased  with  Roger  Mudd,  though," 
he  said. 

Commencement  will  conclude  the 
festivities  for  this  academic  year.  Ac- 
cording to  Smith,  "It  looks  like  it  will  be 
a  commencement  worthy  of  the  Bicen- 
tennial." He  oontinued,  "The  speaker 
seems  to  be  acceptable  and  exciting  for 
a  change." 

Hayward  feels  that  commencement 
will  be  "one  which  will  reflect  very  well 
on  tne  college."  He  added,  "Often  in  the 
past  we  have  honored  by  degrees  peo- 
ple who  are  not  particularly  active  in 
their  fields.  It  is  fitting  this  year  that 
the  guests  are  fairly  active  in  their  pro- 
fessions." 


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FRIDAY.  MAY  14 
12  Noon 

8-9p.m 


REUNION  WEEKEND 


9  p.m. 


SATURDAY,  MAY  15 


Registration  —  Alumni  House 

Pick  up  tickets  and  room  keys 

Bicentennial  Pageant  -  Tawes  Theatre 

200  Years  of  Women  at  Washington  College    -  written  and 
performed  by  Women's  League  of  Washington  College 
Open  House  -  Student  Center 

Alumni  Association  and  Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  Chapter 
honor  the  Class  of  '82  -  Music  by  "Fat  Shadow,  a  group  of 
graduates  and  friends  together  since  1 97  3 


7:30  a.m. 
8  a.m. 

9a.m. 

8.30   9:30  a.m. 

10-  Ham. 


12:30    2  p.m. 
2.2:30  p.m. 
3  p.m. 

5 -6:30  p.m. 
6:30 -9  p.m. 


Registration  —  Alumni  House 

Coif  —  Chester  River  Country  Club 

Annual  Nine  Hole  Golf  Tournament  -  Alumni  who  are  not 

club  members  must  pay  greens  lees  -  Advance  roun/allom  required 

Tennis  -  Cain  Athletic  Center 

Mixed  Doubles  Round  Robin  -  Advance  raervalions  requested 

Breakfast  -  Hodson  Hall 

All  you  can  eat  —  S2.7S 

Campus  Tours  —  Alumni  House 

Student  -  conducted  tour?,  include  Bicentennial  exhibits  in 

Miller  Library  and  new  Athletic  Hall  of  Fame 

Dedication  Ceremonies  -  Miller  Library,  William  Smith  Hall 

Dedication  of  Nicholas  Newlin  Room  in  Miller  Library  and 
Norman  lames  Theatre  in  William  Smith  Hall  -  Portraits 
mveiled,  former  students  give  poetry  reading 

chicken   clams,  beer, 


Barbecue  —  Lower  Campus  Lawn 
Traditional  Eastern  Shore  Barbec 
games,  blue  grass 


9:30  p.m. 


lusic.  more 

Class  Photos  —  Alumni  House 

Class  of  1912  |50th  Anniversaryl  2  00  p  m. 

Class  of  1956125th  Anniversary)  2  30  p  m 

Tree  Dedication  -  Cain  Athletic  Center.  Cibson  Fine  Arts  Center 
Women  s  League  of  Washington  College  to  honor  Helens  S. 
Gibson  and  Ann  H  McLain  '40,  wives  ol  the  20th  and  22nd 
Presidents  of  Washington  College 

Presidential  Reception  -  Hynson  Terrace.  Hodson  Hall 

Champagne  cocktails  and  hors  d  oeuvres 

Dinner/Business  Meeting  -  Hodson  Hall 

Alumni  Association  Business  Meeting  chaired  by  President 
Mike  Macielag  '73  -  Announcement  of  alumni-elected  mem- 
bers of  the  Visitors  and  Governors,  introduction  ol  Alumni 
Council's  new  officers,  special  recognition  of  50th  and  25th 
anniversary  classes 

Bicentennial  Fireworks  —  Near  Chestertown  Bridge 

Spectacular  display  over  Chester  River 

9:30  p.m.  - 1  a.m.       S.G.A.  Jazz  Concert  —  Hynson  Lounge 
Wine  and  Cheese  served. 

10  p.m.  - 1  a.m.  Starlight  Dance  —  Miller  Library  Terrace 

Music  by  Cross  Roads  —  sponsored  by  Alumni  and  Student 
Government  Associations 

SUNDAY,  MAY  16 

8:30  -  9:30 a.m.  Breakfast  -  Hodson  Hall 

Pay  as  you  go  —  S2  75 

10:30  a.m.  200th  Commencement  —  CamDus  Lawn 

Roger  Mudd  NBC  News  Anchorman  -  Commencement 
Speaker 

i  2:30  p.m.  Lunch  -  Hodson  Hall 

Pay  as  you  go  —  S3  00 

PREREGISTRATION 

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vaiwns  early.  Complete  the  enclosed  preregistration  form  and  mail  it  with  youi 
check  to  the  Office  of  Alumni  Affairs,   Washington  College    Chestertown 
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* 


by  Freeman  Dodsworth 

Assistant  Editor 

The  administration  is  currently  look- 
ing into  various  alternatives  for  im- 
proving the  systems  for  campus  main- 
tenance, according  to  Vice  President 
for  Finance  Gene  Hessey.  The  alter- 
natives come  in  the  form  of  several 
companies  who  plan  to  do  surveys  of 
the  college  to  try  to  determine  how  they 
can  best  improve  the  economic  efficien- 
cy of  the  maintenance  program  here. 

The  proposals  that  the 
companies  will  make  to  the  administra- 
tion vary  widely  in  scope.Some  of  the 
programs  that  have  been  discussed,  in- 
volve the  complete  assumption  of  ser- 
vices currently  the  responsibility  of  the 
Maintenance  Department.  "One  of  the 
possible  proposals  would  involve  the 
take-over  of  only  the  custodial  staff," 
he  said,  "Another  would  mean  the  com- 
plete take-over  of  the  department." 

The  process  of  choosing  the  proposal 
that  best  fits  the  college  cannot  begin, 
however,  until  more  proposals  have 
been  made.  The  process  has  no  sche- 
duled termination  date,  but  Hessey 
hopes  to  choose  and  Implement  the  new 
system  by  the  opening  of  school  in  the 
fall.  "Once  we  choose  the  proposal  that 
we  want,  it  will  only  take  two  weeks  to 
put  into  effect,"  he  said.  "The  summer 
program  won't  be  affected." 

The  decision  to  look  outside  the  col- 
lege follows  the  resignation  of  Ray 
Crooks  from  the  position  of  Head  of  the 
Department  last  November.  Since  that 
time,  Bill  Coleman,  a  member  of  the 
Maintenance  Staff,  has  held  the  posi- 
tion as  Acting  Head.  "We've  been  very 
happy  with  Bill's  performance,"  said 
Hessey. 


Once  all  of  the  proposals  have  been 
made  to  the  college,  they  must  be 
reviewed  by  Hessey,  who  has  been  in 
close  contact  with  President-elect 
Douglass  Cater  on  the  subject.  When 
they  have  gotten  to  that  stage,  said 
Hessey,  they  will  be  presented  to  the 
Building  and  Grounds  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors.  "It's 
not  an  easy  decision,"  he  said,  "(The 
programs)  vary  a  lot.  The  companies 
will  generally  say  that  they  can  save 
the  college  money  in  one  area  or 
another.  We  have  to  weigh  the  services 
offered  against  the  cost  of  the  program. 
Some  of  them  are  very  expensive." 

Whatever  program  is  chosen  will 
have  to  address  certain  areas  of  con- 
cern to  the  administration.  According 
to  Hessey,  any  possible  program  must 
Include  plans  for  the  problems  of 
preventive  maintenance,  energy  con- 
servation, work  order  processing,  and 
the  scheduling  of  custodial  work;  all 
areas  of  loss  to  the  college  now. 

The  college  is  not  necessarily  in  favor 
of  a  complete  take-over  of  the  depart- 
ment, however,  Hessey  said.  "We  have 
people  working  for  us  who  have  been 
here  for  twenty  five  years."  He  said, 
"Under  those  programs,  they  would 
become  the  employees  of  the  outside 
company."  He  said  that  a  less  exten- 
sive takeover  Is  more  probable.  "What 
we  are  likely  to  see  is  a  situation  In 
which  the  company  would  come  in  and 
assist  In  the  running  of  the  existent  pro- 
gram." 

The  choice  will  be  difficult,  because 
of  the  many  varied  factors  Involved. 
"What  we  have  to  do,"  said  Hessey,  "Is 
decide  whether  any  of  the  proposals 
will  save  us  money  on  the  operation." 


Roving  Reporter 


by  Sally  McAlpine 


Question:  How  will  you  spend  the  summer  vacation? 


r~  ■**! 

i  L  . 

Richard  Nunn,  Junior,  Howard  County, 

Md. 

"I  will  be  doing  alot  of  bass  fishing." 


Kim  Tosl,  Senior,  The  B.U.I's. 

"I'm  being  pink,  living  on  the  beach 

and  drinking  exotic  drinks." 


Dora  Sommers,  Tolchester,  Md. 

"I'm  going  to  England,  London  for  2 

weeks." 


Peter  Turchl,  Senior, 

Md. 

"None  of  your  business 


Randallstown, 


1 


Lisa    Mendelson,    Freshman,    Wyn- 
newood.  Pa. 
"I  am  working  at  a  summer  camp  and 
then  going  to  the  beach  for  a  month  and 
a  half" 


SUppy  Smith,  Freshman,  Chestertown,     Benny  KohL  Junior,  Ul  B  Washington 
Md.  Ave. 

"I'm  going  to  grow  up."  "Zzzzzzzzzz'." 


Kristin  Slcnelsttel,  Freshman,  Server- 

naPark.Md. 

"I'm  working  at  Sandy  Point  St.  Park 

at  the  concession  stand." 


Planning  Ahead 


The  W  munition  College  Elm-Friday,  April  P-Ptae  i 


Seniors  Discuss  Their  Future  Plans 


by  Mart  Slater 

After  four  years  of  undergraduate 
study  filled  with  blood  and  guts 
distribution  courses,  term  papers, 
quarter  beers,  pop  quizzes,  dollar 
drunks,  all-nighters,  and  the  ever- 
popular  comprehensive  exam  or  thesis, 
the  Washington  College  senior  must 
move  on  and  find  new,  more  stimula- 
ting activities  with  which  to  occupy  his 
or  her  time. 

For  many,  plans  for  the  future  are 
still  uncertain.  Others  have  already 
plotted  a  definite  course;  they've  been 
accepted  into  various  graduate  schools 
around  the  country  and  in  Europe,  or 
have  accepted  job  offers,  ready  to  put 
their  knowledge  and  skills  to  work. 

Though  busy  with  many  end-of-the- 
semester  responsibilities,  various 
faculty  members  and  graduating 
seniors  were  available  for  comment  on 
the  future  of  the  Class  of  1982. 

With  regard  to  the  Natural  Sciences, 


Janl  Gabriel  is  on  the  lookout 
for  money.  Lots  of  ft. 


Assistant  Professor  of  Biology  Donald 
Munson  explained  that  Gail  Krall  will 
be  attending  Johns  Hopkins  School  of 
Public  Health  and  Hygiene  in  Patho- 
logy. He  says  that  she  has  been 
awarded  a  full  scholarship,  a  teaching 
asslstantshlp,  and  possibly  funds  for 
research.  Krall  was  also  accepted  at 
Tulane  and  UCLA.  The  three  schools  to 
which  she  applied  and  was  accepted  in- 
to offer  the  best  programs  in  the  par- 
ticular field  she  intends  to  pursue, 
parasitology.  "Washington  College 
doesn't  place  too  many  students  in 
schools  of  that  character,"  said  Mun- 
son. "We  were  very  proud  to  have  so- 
meone of  her  caliber." 

Chemistry  major  Valerie  Moore  was 
accepted  into  the  University  of  Mary- 
land College  of  Medicine,  where  she 
will  study  Neurological  Medicine. 
Another  Chemistry  major,  Jennifer 
Cameron,  has  been  accepted  by  the 
University  of  Connecticut. 
Going  Abroad 

Language  majors  Ginger  Kurupka 
and  Laura  Fahsbender  are  still  waiting 
to  hear  final  word  about  Fulbright 
Scholarships,  having  passed  the 
preliminary  examination.  Fulbright 
Scholarships  pay  for  a  full  year  of  study 
abroad;  selection  Is  based  on  a  re- 
search project  which  the  student  sub- 
mits as  a  proposal.  Kurupka  applied  to 
go  to  Germany,  and  if  she  doesn't  get 
the  scholarship  she  says  she  will  go 
there  anyway  and  seek  employment. 
Fahsbender's  application  was  for  Mex- 
ico or  Peru. 

A  variety  of  other  students  plan  to 
move  abroad  along  with  those  two 
language  majors.  English  majors 
Brian  Meehan  and  Freeman  Dods- 
worth,  International  Studies  major  Jeff 
Lucas,  Art  majors  Kara  Beal  and  Ken- 
dall Schwartz,  and  Humanities  major 
Emily  Kaufman  all  intend  to  migrate  to 
continental  Europe  sometime  after 
graduation.  Another  Europe-bound 
senior  Is  History  major  Poalo  Galll.  Ac- 
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the  London  School  of  Economics  and 
Political  Science,  he  will  attend  the  lat- 


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Jam  Gabriel  has  been 
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Math  major  Mark  Squlllante  has  a 
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Sophie  Kerr  Left  Over  500  Short  Stories, 
23  Novels-and  almost  $500,000 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief 

To  most  people  the  name  Sophie  Kerr 
neans  light,  entertaining  fiction.  To 
nany,  it  aiso  suggests  the  delights  of 
he  gastronomicai  art— menus  tempt 
ngly  presented,  mouth-watering 
iescriptions  of  delectable  delicacies. 
To  Marylanders,  Mrs.  Sophie  Under- 
wood's  eminence  in  the  kitchen  is  not 
surprising;  she  was  born  and  brought 
ip  on  the  Eastern  Sho '. 

—From  an  undated  article  in  the  Sun- 
lay  Sun  found  in  the  archives  of  the 
;iiftonE.  Miller  library. 

On  May  25,  1942,  Anna  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  received  the  honorary 
iegree  of  Doctor  of  Letters  at 
Washington  College.  After  a  rather 
'.ongthy  speech  she  presented  College  ™ 
President  George  Mead  with  a  check 
for  twenty-five  dollars.  He  expressed 
fiis  appreciation,  then  stepped  to  the 
podium  and  delivered  the  following 
remarks: 

"Of  the  Eastern  Shore  by  birth  and 
tradition;  of  the  wider  world  of  letters 
of  genius  and  experience,  you  have 
stood  for  years  in  the  choice  position  of 
a  weaver  of  stories  and  novels  wherein 
the  hearts  of  mankind  have  revealed 
through  your  skillful  pen  the  web  ol 
uieir  experience;  nor  have  your 
characters  forsaken  the  region  which 
was  yours  in  girlhood  and  young 
womanhood.  We  honor  you  as  an  adorn- 
ment to  the  wrold  of  letters  and  a 
source  of  pride  to  your  native  communi- 
ty and  native  state." 

The  subject  of  Mead's  remarks  was 


popular  short  story  writer  and  novelist 
Sophie  Kerr  Underwood.  Kerr  did  not 
present  Mead  with  a  check,  but  upon 
her  death  in  early  February,  1965,  she 
was  to  bequest  to  the  College  nearly 
$500,000. 

Sophie  Kerr,  author  of  over  500  short 
stories  and  23  novels,  was  bom  on 
August  23,  1880  on  a  farm  in  Denton, 
Maryland,  Her  mother  was  a  descen- 
dant of  an  old  Eastern  Shore  family, 
and  her  father,  born  and  raised  in  Penn- 
sylvania, ran  a  nursery.  Kerr's  fond- 
ness for  plants  and  for  the  applejack 
and  peach  brandy  made  from  the  extra 
fruit  from  her  father's  trees  were  to 


asked  the  writer  to  come  to  his  office, 
and  shortly  thereafter  Kerr  became 
Women's  Editor  of  the  paper.  From 
that  Job  she  went  to  the  Pittsburgh 
Gazette  Times,  but  her  career  as  a 
newspaper  woman  stopped  at  about  the 
time  she  was  married  to  John  D.  Under- 
wood in  1904. 

The  couple  lived  in  New  England  but 
they  were  separated  after  Just  four 
years  of  marriage.  Kerr  moved  to  an 
apartment  in  New  York  and  resumed 
writing  under  her  maiden  name.  She 
became  editor  of  the  Woman's  Home 
Companion  and  continued  selling  her 
stories  and  serialized  novels  to  other 
popular  and  women's  magazines.  In  the 
course  of  her  career  Kerr  sold  over  100 
stories  to  The  Saturday  Evening  Post, 
and  even  more  were  published  in 
Woman's  Home  Companion  before, 
during,  and  after  her  period  of  service 
as  editor.  She  had  several  of  her  books 
serialized  in  The  Saturday  Evening 
Post  and  had  stories  published  in 
Women's  Day,  Vogue,  and  McCall's as 
late  as  the  1960's.  She  also  co-wrote  a 
play.  Big  Hearted  Herbert,  which  ran 
successfully  and  was  made  into  a  movie 
in  1934,  the  same  year  it  first  appeared 
on  stage. 

An  article  in  Current  Biography  said 
that  "her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure 
professional  touch,  but  lightly  skimm- 
ing the  surface  of  life."  The  same  arti- 
cle says  that  "she  wrote  to  amuse,  and 
she  did  it  well."  The  obituary  that  ap- 
peared in  The  New  York  Times  after 
she  died  of  a  heart  attack  at  the  age  of 
84  called  her  fiction,  "light  and  amus- 
ing." 

Sophie  Kerr  was  as  active  socially  as 
she  was  in  the  field  of  writing.  She  was 
a  governor  of  the  Wine  and  Food  Socie- 
ty, which  limited  its  activities  to  wine 
and  food-tasting  parties  during  the  Se- 
cond World  War.  She  was  known  as  a 
culinary  expert  and  "a  Hostess  of 
serene  charm  and  unhurried  manner" 
who  was  "always  impeccably 
dressed,"  according  to  her  guests.  She 
often  invited  friends  to  her  elaborately 
decorated  home  in  New  York,  which  in- 
cluded a  spiral  stairway,  antique  fur- 
niture, a  sunken  patio,  a  glass  dining 
room  and  an  enormous  study  that  took 
up  the  entire  front  of  the  house.  Her 
home  was  filled  with  various  objects 
which  she  collected  during  her  exten- 
sive travels  around  the  world.  Although 
not  much  in  the  way  of  biographical 
material  has  survived,  we  can  assume 
that  her  flair  for  writing  permeated 
everything  else  she  did  in  life;  one 
recipe  for  frying  chicken  that  she  wrote 


annual  prize  awarded  in  her  name  at 
the  College.  She  left  just  less  than  half 
of  a  million  dollars  to  the  school,  and  in- 
cluded a  statement  in  her  will  that  said 
in  part,  "one-half  of  the  interest  on  the 
bequest  is  to  be  used  annually  as  a  cash 
prize  to  be  known  and  designated  as  the 
"Sophie  Kerr  Prize"  to  be  awarded  to 
the  senior  student,  man  or  woman,  at 
graduation,  who  shall  have  been  chosen 
as  having  the  best  ability  and  promise 
for  future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor."  The  statement 
went  on  to  say  that  the  winner  of  the 
prize  is  to  be  selected  by  a  committee 
consisting  of  the  president  of  the  Col- 
lege and  the  members  of  the  English 
Department.  A  magazine  article  that 
appeared  soon  after  the  bequest  was 
announced  said  that  "the  size  of  the 
prize  made  possible  by  the  unusual  be- 
quest promises  to  beckon  the  cream  of 
would-be  writers  to  the  small  Eastern 
Shore  College  town."  Why  did  she  make 
the  bequest?  Washington  College  was 
one  of  the  three  schools,  including 
Franklin  and  Marshall  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont,  which  presented  Kerr 
with  honorary  degrees,  but  the  reason 
most  likely  lies  in  the  fact  that  she 
never  forgot  her  original  home.  Her 
short  story  collection  The  Sound  Of  Pet-^ 
ticoats is  about  the  Eastern  Shore,  and 
all  of  her  writing  was  filled  with  place- 
names  from  the  region  in  which  she  was 
born.  She  maintained  her  home  in  Den- 
ton even  while  she  lived  In  New  York, 
and  would  return  to  the  land  of  her 
childhood  after  her  transcontinental 
travels. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  was  first 
awarded  in  1968  to  Christian  Clark 
Hodum,  an  English  major  from  Ron- 
konknomo,  New  York,  for  a  novel-ln- 
progress.  The  prize  was  then  worth  ap- 
proximately nine  thousand  dollars.  The 
next  year  the  winner  was  Gil  Bradford 
of  Bogota,  Columbia,  and  since  then  the 
award  has  been  given  at  least  twice  to 
non-English  majors,  but  usually  to 
poets  and  authors.  The  prize  reached  a 
new  height  in  publicity  in  1978  when  Art 
Bilodeau,  who  won  the  award  for  an  un- 
finished novel  entitled  Ground  Round, 
was  interviewed  by  Circus  and  People 
magazines,  as  well  as  being  contacted 
by  publishing  and  television  com- 
panies. Although  the  nature  of  the 
award  makes  it  impossible  to  state  its 
exact  worth  for  any  future  date,  it  has 
been  estimated  that  the  value  of  the 
prize  when  it  is  awarded  at  commence- 
ment on  May  16  will  be  over  $25,000. 

At  11  a.m.  on  Febraary  8,  1965, 
funeral  services  were  held  for  Sophie 


..Her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure,  professional  touch,  lightly  skimming  the  surface  of  life/' 


turn  up  continually  in  her  writing,  as 
were  her  childhood  memories  of  the 
people  and  places  of  the  Eastern  Shore. 
Kerr  left  home  to  attend  Hood  College 
in  Frederick,  Maryland,  where  she  got 
her  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1898; 
surprisingly  enough,  she  didn't  major 
in  English,  and  claims  to  have  had  no 
interest  in  writing.  She  went  on  to  get 
her  Masters  Degree  at  the  University  of 
Vermont  in  1901,  and  in  her  first  year 
there  she  wrote  her  first  short  story.  It 
sold  to  a  local  magazine,  so  she  wrote 
another.  She  left  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont during  one  of  the  school  vacations 
to  visit  a  girlfriend  in  Pittsburg,  and 
happened  to  get  a  feature  story  pub- 
lished in  the  Pittsburgh  Chronicle 
Telegraph.  One  of  the  editors  was  par- 
ticularly interested  In  the  story  and 


to  a  friend  specifies  that  the  ingredients 
be  set  "in  a  large  yellow  earthen  bowl 
on  a  clean  table  in  a  sunlit  kitchen."  As 
if  she  was  not  busy  enough  with  her  pro- 
fessional and  private  lives,  Kerr  was 
also  a  steadfast  Republican.  She  was 
governor  of  the  Women's  National 
Republican  Club  and  also  served  on  the 
advisory  committee  of  the  Business 
Women's  Republican  Club.  She  was  a 
member  of  Theta  Sigma  and  the  PEN 
club,  a  writer's  association.  In  her  free 
time  Kerr  polished  her  lingual  skills  by 
reading  foreign  works  in  the  original 
French  and  Spanish. 

Despite  all  of  these  accomplish- 
ments, Sophie  Kerr  seems  not  to  have 
carved  a  place  for  herself  among  the 
great  writers  of  the  English  language. 
She  is  remembered,  however,  for  the 


Kerr  at  St.  James  Episcopal  Church  at 
Madison  Avenue  and  71st  Street  in  New 
York.  She  left  behind  hundreds  of 
stories  and  nearly  two  dozen  novels,  a 
movie,  a  play,  and  what  is  considered  to 
be  the  largest  undergraduate  writing 
prize  in  the  United  States  today. 

Her  prolificity  and  great  energy 
earned  her  a  wide  audience  during  her 
lifetime,  but  she  is  quickly  joining  the 
unremembered  of  history;  in  all  truth, 
if  not  for  the  Washington  College  be- 
quest Sophie  Kerr  would  probably  exist 
as  nothing  other  than  a  reference  In 
library  catalogs.  But  while  she  may 
have  failed  in  the  artist's  quest  for  im- 
mortality, her  generosity  may  make  it 
possible  for  an  artistic  career  which 
might  otherwise  be  forsaken  to  Instead 
be  fulfilled. 


Last  Sunday 


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10K  Attracts  Runners  to  College 


by  Scoop  Lucas 

The  organizers  of  the  bicentennial 
10K  wanted  the  event  to  be  more  than 
an  athletic  event.  Their  hope  was  to 
generate  publicity  for  the  school  by 
staging  an  event  that  would  involve  a 
large  segment  of  the  community.  Pub- 
licity for  the  school  was  generated  by 
advertising  the  event  in  national  runn- 
ing magazines. 

The  idea  of  having  a  road  race  was 
originally  Professor  Sean  O'Connor's. 
He  formed  a  steering  committee  con- 
sisting of  students,  faculty  and  mem- 
bers of  the  administration  in  order  to 
organize  the  race.  The  organizers  were 
able  to  obtain  the  support  of  local  town 
officials  and  the  police  department  to 
monitor  traffic  and  close  off  roads  that 
the  runners  would  be  using.  They  were 
also  able  to  enlist  the  support  of 
numerous  students  who  acted  as 
volunteers  for  the  race. 

The  race  course  was  designed  to  give 
the  runners  as  much  of  a  flavor  for  the 
college  and  town  as  possible.  The 
course,  which  started  In  front  of  Cain 
Athletic  Center,  wound  around  the  cam- 
pus and  then  headed  through  the  town. 
After  leaving  town,  the  runners  con- 
tinued through  the  country-side  before 
ending  on  the  college  track.  The  6.2 
mile  course  was  considered  to  be  a  fast 
one  by  members  of  the  cross-country 
team  who  had  run  over  it  several  days 
before. 

Last  Sunday,  the  day  of  the  race,  was 
sunny,  with  temperatures  in  the  mid- 
60's.  There  was  a  stiff  wind  blowing, 
however,  which  would  make  the  open 
course  challenging.  There  were  several 


top  runners  in  the  field  of  200  com- 
petitors. From  the  outset  the  pace  was 
fast.  Tim  Gavin  of  Gaittsburg,  Md. 
quickly  forged  to  the  front.  Gavin 
passed  through  the  first  mile  in  4 
minutes  and  45  seconds.  He  was  closely 
followed  by  a  group  of  runners  led  by 
Jonathan  Adams,  Dominic  Goldlng  and 
Sean  O'Conner.  Golding  kept  up  a  stiff 
pace,  passing  through  2  miles  in  10 
minutes  and  10  seconds,  but  he  could 
not  cut  into  Gavin's  lead. 

As  Gavin  continued  to  pull  away  from 
the  field  a  battle  was  shaping  up  for  se- 
cond place.  By  the  half-way  point 
Golding  had  a  200  meter  lead  on  Adams, 
with  O'Connor  a  close  fourth.  Adams 
steadily  cut  into  Goldlng's  lead  but 
could  not  make  up  any  ground  on 
Gavin.  Adams  caught  Golding  by  the 
four  mile  mark.  When  later  asked  if  he 
thought  he  had  a  chance  of  catching  the 
leader,  Adams  said,  "I  couldn't  even 
see  him."  Gavin  looked  strong  the  en- 
tire race.  He  crossed  the  finish  line  in 
an  impressive  time  of  31  minutes  and  55 
seconds.  In  the  meantime,  Adams  was 
able  to  pull  away  from  Golding  over  the 
last  mile.  Adams  crossed  the  line  in 
33:16.  Golding  was  third  in  33:46.  Com- 
pleting the  top  five  were  Sean  O'Connor 
and  Henry  Danver. 

Added  Attractions 

There  were  also  several  races  within 
the  race.  The  SGA  had  generously 
donated  separate  prizes  for  students 
competing  in  the  race.  Awards  went  to 
the  top  three  student  finishers  and  to 
the  first  male  and  female  in  each  class 
(excluding  the  top  three  student 
finishers) .  Adams  was  the  first  student, 


The  10K  run  hugan  mi  ffte  colUy 


by  a  large  margin.  He  was  followed  by 
seniors  Kevin  Kroencke  and  Jeff  Lucas. 
The  top  female  student  finisher  was 
Kathy  Kraus.  She  was  closely  followed 
by  Michele  Hartnett  and  Kimberly 
Phillips. 

The  community-type  atmosphere 
that  prevailed  througout  the  event  con- 
tinued at  the  awards  ceremony.  The 
awards  ceremony  took  place  on  the 
library  terrace.  The  ceremony  was  well 
attended  by  students,  faculty,  ad- 
ministration   and    the    runners 


themselves.  The  awards  were  handed 
out  by  Acting  President  Garry  Clarke. 
The  awards  were  pottery  made  by  Car- 
ron  Baxter  and  Sue  Tessem. 

The  event  was  considered  a  success 
by  all  those  who  attended.  Numerous 
runners  who  had  never  heard  of 
Washington  College  left  with  a  very 
favorable  Impression  of  the  college;  the 
event  generated  a  sense  of  unity  that  Is 
often  lacking  within  the  college.  It  will 
be  remembered  by  many  people  for  a 
longtime. 


The  Results 


Race  Results 
Male 
Under  21: 

DJohn  Wheeler 34:19 

2)Mike  Coleman 37:14 

3)  Jeffrey  Shepard 39:40 

21-29 

DEdward  Harte 36:12 

2)Bill  Slmkins. 36:23 

3)Kevln  Kroencke 36:30 

30-39: 

DHenry  Danver 34 :06 

2)Scott  Bulfinch 34 :23 

3 1  Dave  Cummlngs 34 :56 

40-49: 

DSean  O'Connor 34:05 

2)Glenn  Robblns 34:27 

3)Don  Larson 36:21 

50+: 

DRichard  Douglas 38:40 

2)  Ben  Moore 43:03 

3)Charles  Gort 43:58 

Female 
Under  21: 

1)  Kimberly  Phillips 47:41 

2)KeUy  Schafer 52: 11 

3)Marti  Windsor 59:47 

21-29: 

1  (Margaret  Koehler 44:44 

2 (Dean  Lehrman 46:53 


3  iKathy  Kraus 47:36 

30-39: 

DPat  Sanlors 49:27 

2)Patricia  BushneU 49:54 

3 )  Margaret  Buelhmann 51 :35 

4049 

1  >  Carolyn  Suriderman 44:12 

2)Phyllls  Penny 44:49 

3)Ann  Barnett 45:25 

By  class  (Fresh,  to  senior) : 
Male 
Freshman 

Mike  Coleman 37: 14 

Sophomore 

Dan  Bakley 40:20 

Junior 

Carl  Fornoff 40:48 

Senior 

David  Pointon 41:55 

Female 
Freshman 

Marti  Windsor 59:47 

Sohpomore 

Kimberly  Phillips 47:41 

Junior 

Michele  Hartnett 47:37 

Senior 

Kathy  Kraus 47:36 

Faculty 
John  Baxter 40:37 


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Lacrosse 


Shoremen  Come  From  Behind 
to  Rip  Roanoke,  21-15 


by  Chris  Perry 

The  Washington  College  lacrosse 
team  continued  its  winning  ways  with 
two  big  wins  over  the  past  week.  Last 
Saturday  afternoon  Washington 
defeated  stubborn  Roanoke,  then 
demolished  Western  Maryland  on 
Wednesday. 

The  Washington-Roanoke  game  was 
a  rematch  of  last  year's  quarter-final 
game,  in  which  Washington  won  16-15. 
There  was  a  lot  at  stake  for  both  teams 
in  the  game;  Roanoke  wanted  to 
avenge  two  losses  to  the  Shoremen 
from  last  year,  and  improve  their  na- 
tional ranking,  which  was  third,  two 
points  behind  Washington.  Roanoke's 
upset,  however,  was  not  to  be,  as  the 
Shoremen  posted  a  21-15  victory. 

In  the  first  half,  both  teams  came  out 
smoking,  scoring  24  goals  between 
them.  The  Shoremen  fought  back  from 
a  9-5  defeat  to  lead  13-11  at  the  half. 
Even  though  Roanoke  scored  11  first- 
half  goats,  8  of  them  came  in  the  first 
quarter.  After  the  first  quarter, 
Roanoke  was  shut  down  by  Washing- 
ton's "spiral  defense"   of  O'Connor, 


Cloud,  Tutela,  Clark,  Caslow  and 
Beville.  The  turning  point  in  the  game 
came  on  two  outstanding  plays  by  this 
unit  that  seemed  to  leave  Roanoke 
gasping  for  air.  The  first  was  by  Bob 
Tutela,  as  he  stripped  Roanoke's  high 
scoring  attackmen  Goldsmith;  this 
play  seemed  to  lift  the  whole  defense's 
level  of  play.  The  second  play  was 
turned  in  by  Tim  Cloud  when  he 
assisted  on  Peter  Jenkin's  goal  to  close 
out  the  scoring  in  the  half. 

While  the  defense  continued  their 
outstanding  play  in  the  second  half  in 
front  of  goalie  Baker,  the  high  scoring  3 
attack  methodically  went  to  work.  Jeff  a 
Kauffman  led  all  scorers  with  six  goals,  g 
Peter  Jenkins  netted  three  and  two  -n 
assists,  while  Paul  Hooper  scored  twice  ^ 
and  handed  out  five  assists.  The  first  >. 
midfield  unit  extended  their  scoring  3 
pace  as  Bacon,  Grieves  and  Michalski  jg 
(spelled  it  right  this  time)  all  had  three,  a, 
In  this  second  half,  Washington  took  the 
game  with  6  third  period  goals,  and  2 
more  in  the  fourth  for  a  total  of  21. 


pave  Michalski  helped  lead  the  drive  downfleld. 


The  win  solidified  Washington's  hold 
on  second  place  in  Division  III,  behind 


The  Shoremen  won  the  faceoffs- 
Maryland. 


-and  everything  else— against  Western 


Hobart.  It  was  Roanoke's  thrid  straight 
loss  to  the  Shoremen,  and  as  they 
boarded  their  bus  for  the  long  six-hour 
trip  home,  they  had  to  be  wondering  if 
they  will  ever  be  able  to  beat 
Washington. 

Western  Maryland 

On    Wednesday    afternoon,    the 

Shoremen  upped  their  record  to  10-2  as 

they  totally  outclassed  visiting  Western 

Maryland,   winning  22-7.  Washington 

ran  off  4  straight  goals  before  Western 

Maryland  finally  got  a  shot  on  net  12 

minutes  into  the  game.  The  Shoremen 

ran  it  up  to  11-2  by  half  as  Kauffman, 

Michalski  and  Hooper  all  had  3  goals. 

The  highlight  of  the  first  half,  however, 

was   an   unassisted    goal   scored   by 

freshman  defensemen  Steve  Beville. 

In  the  second  half,  Coach  Mathews 

T3  got   a  chance  to  play   everyone.   It 

g"  seemed  the  whole  team  got  in  on  the 

5  scoring  parade.  Eleven  more  goals 
5"  were  scored  in  the  second  half  including 
H  3  by  Craig  "Chow"  Boynton,  3  by  Chris 
2.  Nelson,    and    Mike    Sweeny's    first 

6  Washington  College  goals.  Mathews 
b  has  to  be  pleased  with  the  strong  defen- 
p  sive  play,  the  emergence  of  Mike 
5  Stevens  as  a  face-off  man,  the  extra- 
man  offense  and  the  fine  play  of  his 


back-up  unit.  With  43  goals  scored  by 
Washington  against  other  Division 
competition  and  the  defensive  unit 
playing  outstandingly,  the  probability 
of  another  Washington-Hobart  Cham- 
pionship looks  strong. 

As  the  Shoremen  head  into  the  last 
two  weeks  of  regular  season  play, 
Washington  will  visit  UMBC  before  tak- 
ing on  rival  Salisbury  State  a  week 
from  tomorrow.  A  psyched  Salisbury 
team  defeated  Washington  last  year 
and  the  loss  has  left  a  bitter  taste  in 
many  of  this  year's  players.  Not  only 
does  Washington  want  to  hold  on  to  its 
homef ield  advantage  in  the  play-offs  by 
defeating  Salisbury,  but  it  would  also 
give  the  Shoremen  added  confidence  as 
they  head  into  the  tournament. 

The  attack  has  been  scoring  at  a  rate 
of  one  out  of  every  three  shots,  while  the 
midfield  has  connected  on  one  out  of 
about  every  five.  The  defense,  which 
was  the  big  question  at  the  start  of  the 
season,  has  clamped  down  on  the  op- 
position like  nobody  expected.  This 
year's  club  has  the  right  mixture  of 
veteran  players,  as  well  as  some 
newcomers,  and  with  Greg  Baker  in 
goal,  it  could  be  the  year  Washington 
wins  that  elusive  Championship  trophy. 


Lacrosse 


Women  Defeat  Loyola  and  Goucher 


by  Tim  McGrath 

The  Women's  Lacrosse  Team 
cranked  out  two  more  wins  in  their  mid 
season  tear.  They  are  now  4-1,  an  ex- 
cellent first  year  team  record. 
Thursday  of  last  week  the  WC  girls 
defeated  Goucher,  one  of  the  more 
favored  teams  in  the  league  15-3. 

Tuesday,  April  20,  the  lacrosse  team 
squeezed  out  a  9-8  win  over  Loyola  with 
tough  half  play.  The  WC  girls  were 
down  7-4  at  the  half.  The  opposition 
looked  in  excellent  shape.  Loyola's 
smart  coaching  and  excellent  field  use 
sent  them  ahead  by  the  end  of  the  first 
half. 

Team  captain  Jessica  Fowler  felt 
that  the  WC  attack  worked  well 
together  while  the  defense  held  its 
ground. 

Things  looked  up  for  the  Shoremen  in 
the  second  half,   as  they  countered 


Loyola's  playing  style.  By  using  zone 
defense,  WC  managed  to  overcome 
Loyola.  The  speed  and  agility  of  at- 
tackamn  Jesse  Wittich  penetrated 
Loyola's  defense.  Wittich  led  the  team 
with  6  goals  and  2  assists.  Nina  Casey 
and  Amy  Parker  each  contributed  2 
goals  and  2  assists;  Lindsay  Evans  had 
one  assist. 

Eileen  Grogan  played  a  great  game 
in  the  goal  for  WC,  stopping  several 
crucial  shots  in  the  second  half  for  a 
total  of  17  saves.  Strong  second  half 
play  by  the  Shoremen  Women's  La- 
crosse Team  showed  sign  of  excellent 
conditioning  and  great  promise  for  the 
future. 

The  girls  face  off  against  St.  Mary's 
Wednesday,  April  28.  The  next  home 
game  is  Friday,  April  30,  against  Anne 
Arundel  at  3:00  pm.  Be  sure  to  support 
the  girls  as  they  have  exhibited  ex- 
cellent play  all  year. 


Women's 


Baseball 


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Shoremen  Split  Two  With  Ursinus 


by  Ashley  Ramapuran 
The  Washington  College  Baseball 
Team  split  two  doubleheaders  this 
week.  Over  the  weekend,  Tim  Fagan 
shut  out  Johns  Hopkins  with  a  3  hitter. 
The  Shoremen  won  3-0  at  Hopkins.  The 
first  run  of  the  game  was  supplied  by 
Third  Baseman  Vince  Gasior.  who 
drove  in  Second  Baseman  Fran  Lucia 
with  the  first  of  his  two  triples  for  the 
game.  Gasior  scored  when  Catcher 
Pete  Morgan  ran  to  first  on  an  error  by 
the  Hopkins  catcher.  Fagan  pitched  an 
excellent  game  and  made  the  defensive 
play  of  the  game  when  he  grabbed  a 
line  drive  with  his  bare  hand  and  threw 
to  first  for  the  double  play.  The  final  run 
came  in  the  seventh  inning  when  pit- 
cher Fagan  scored  on  a  basehit  by 
Shortstop  Matt  Burke. 

Hopkins  won  the  second  game  11  to  1 
by  plating  6  runs  in  the  first  inning  and 
another  5  in  the  fifth.  The  only  Shore- 
man run  was  scored  on  a  sacrifice  fly 
by  Burke. 

The  squad  dropped  the  first  game  of  a 
doubleheader  to  Ursinus  on  Wednes- 
day. Six  of  Ursinus'  7  runs  were 
unearned  because  of  Shoreman  errors 
in  the  first  game.  We  lost  the  game  7  to 
5.  The  team  scored  4  runs  in  the  seventh 
but  the  rally  fell  short.  Tim  Fagan 
pitched  a  good  game  and  gave  up  only 
one  earned  run.  An  error  on  a  Gasior  hit 
drove  in  Lucia  for  the  first  run.  In  the 
top  of  the  seventh  Pete  Morgan  drew  a 
walk  to  start  us  off.  Pitcher  Fagan 
drove  in  the  first  run  of  the  inning;  Bill 
Gerwig  followed  with  a  sacrifice  fly  to 
bring  another  run  in.  Then  the  always 
dependable  Burke  drove  in  our  final 


two  runs  with  a  single. 

The  second  game  was  won  7  to  3  by 
W.C.  behind  the  3  hitter  thrown  by  pit- 
cher Greg  Dargan.  Ursinus  scored  their 
only  runs  in  the  first  inning  on  an  error, 
two  hits  and  a  walk.  After  the  first, 
Dargan  ripped  through  the  order  allow- 
ing only  one  hit  the  rest  of  the  game.  In 
the  second  inning,  a  balk  by  Ursinus' 
pitcher  scored  right  fielder  V.J. 
Filliben  and  then  Fagan  scored  on  a 
sacrifice  fly  by  first  baseman  Bill  Ger- 
wig. Second  baseman  Burke  scored  in 
the  third,  to  tie  the  game  at  3  apiece.  3 
runs  were  added  in  the  top  of  the  4th 
inning  by  a  combination  of  walks  and 
errors.  Lucia  had  the  only  RBI  on  a 
basehit.  Glen  Gillis  drove  in  Patrick 
Jones  for  our  last  run. 

Statistics 

To  date,  the  team  is  4-2  in  conference 
play  and  9-6  overall.  Third  Baseman 
Vince  Gasior  leads  the  team  with  a  .429 
batting  average,  .510  on  base  percen- 
tage, 3  triples,  and  is  tied  with  second 
baseman  Fran  Lucia  with  13  runs  bat- 
ted in,  and  18  hits.  Lucia  is  the  stolen 
base  leader  with  5,  followed  by  Jones 
with  4.  Lucia  is  second  best  hitter  at  .391 
followed  by  Tom  Clancy  at  .357.  Burke 
is  second  In  the  hit  category  with  14.  In 
on  base  percentage,  Fagan  is  second 
behind  Gasior  with  a  .463,  followed  by 
catcher  Pete  Morgan  at  .450.  Gillis  has 
2  triples  behind  Gasior  with  3.  Gerwig 
follows  Gasior  and  Lucia  with  11  RBIs. 

On  the  pitching  staff,  ten  innings  or 
more  pitched,  the  ERA  leader  is  Fagan 
with  0.66,  then  Tom  Davis  0.79,  and 
Greg  Dargan  with  2.90.  Dargan' s 
record  is  best  at  4-1,  Fagan  at  2-1,  and 


Paul  Eckert  with  a  2-2  recora. 

The  team's  offensive  strength  always 
keeps  the  game  close,  and  the  pitching 
staff  ranks  among  the  best.  We  are  very 
much  alive  in  the  conference  pennant 
race;  tied  for  first  place. 

The  staff  of  Coach  Ed  Athey,  Assis- 
tant Coach  Al  Streelman,  and  manager 
Todd  Streelman,  Ellie  Grabosky,  and 


Ellie  K ll.ni rn  have  contributed  much  to 
the  success  of  this  team.  The  depth  of 
our  bench  is  an  Important  factor  that 
has  added  to  the  team.  Coach  Edward 
At  hey 's  predictions  for  this  season  have 
been  correct.  Saturday  the  team 
travels  to  Albright  for  a  conference 
doubleheader  and  returns  home  on 
Tuesday,  April  27,  to  play  Western 
Maryland  at3;00. 


The  baseball  team  has  been  led  all  year  by  a  strong  offensive  attack. 


Thoughts  While  Sleeping 


by  Chris  Perry 

Since  this  Is  the  last  issue  of  The  Elm 
this  is  also  the  last  column,  trying  to 
write  a  little  bit  about  a  lot  of  things.  I 
am  not  planning  on  continuing  any 
literary  career,  which  should  bring  a 
smile  to  Bob  Day's  face,  but  I'd  like  to 
thank  Peter  Turchl  and  The  Elm  for  the 
opportunity  to  try  my  version  of  Ernie 
Roberts'  column. 

In  looking  back  over  this  past  year  of 
Washington  College  athletics,  we  have 
all  shared  in  some  great  performances 
as  well  as  some  disappointing  losses. 
Even  now,  the  college  Is  anxiously 
following  the  lacrosse  team  as  it  steams 
its  way  towards  the  playoffs.  As  a  new 
era  at  Washington  College  is  about  to 
begin,  I  feel  the  athletic  program 
should  follow  suit  and  see  what  changes 
can  be  made  to  improve  the  athletic 
program  for  the  future.  With  that  in 
mind,  I  have  some  suggestions  that  I 
believe  will  enhance  the  overall  athletic 
program  at  Washington  College. 

The  first  suggestion  is  to  separate  the 
Athletic  Director's  job  from  any  head 
coaching  position.  In  doing  so,  the 
Athletic  Director  can  devote  full  time  to 
the  job,  and  schedule  the  most  com- 
petitive teams  possible.  By  improving 
the  overall  schedule,  the  level  of  com- 
petition will  increase,  thus  attracting 
better  athletes.  This  should  be  one  of 
the  foremost  objectives  of  the  A.D. 

Secondly,  the  college  should  hire  a 
full-time  athletic  Information  director. 
For  some  reason,  Baltimore  news- 
papers and  television  stations  refuse  to 
cover  Washington  College  sports.  A 
perfect  example  of  this  occured  this 
Spring,  when  Washington  upset  Navy  in 
lacrosse,  14-10.  Not  only  was  It  one  of 
the  biggest  wins  in  Washington  lacrosse 
history,  but  It  was  also  one  of  th  biggest 
upsets  of  the  year,  and  yet  the  story  to 
The  Baltimore  Sun  centered  around 
Navy's  coach  complaining  about  the 


field  conditions.  As  I  recall,  both  teams 
played  on  the  same  field!  We  continual- 
ly read  about  Loyola,  Western 
Maryland  and  Towson  State  (and  we  all 
know  what  happened  to  Loyola  two 
weeks  ago) .  The  lack  of  sports  informa- 
tion getting  out  to  the  public  is  a  pro- 
blem throughout  the  year.  The  water- 
front program  rarely  gets  publicity, 
while  male  and  female  athletes  who 
recleve  All-State  or  All-  American 
honors  remain  anonymous.  It  seems 
some  of  the  money  that  is  spent  on  new 
uniforms,  trips  South  and  fancy  warm- 
ups,  could  go  towards  a  sports  Informa- 
tion director  that  would  benefit 
everyone. 

Thirdly,  I  believe  the  women's  pro- 
gram needs  someone  to  organize  and 
direct  their  athletic  department. 
Presently,  there  is  no  one  officially  do- 
ing this  job.  Furthermore,  two  varsity 
female  sports  are  being  coached  by  one 
person.  While  she  insists  on  trying  to 
run  both  squads,  the  teams  have  com- 
bined for  two  wins  between  them  this 
year.  Even  though  Fred  Wyman  and 
Tammy  Wolf  are  available  to  coach, 
the  situation  was  continued  through  the 
spring.  It  is  not  fair  to  the  athletes  on 
the  teams  or  to  the  coach  to  try  to  coach 
two  sports.  Since  the  coach  is  unable  to 
devote  her  time  fully  to  one  team  or  the 
other,  why  not  let  Wolf  and  Wyman  take 
over?  There  might  come  a  time  when 
these  two  won't  be  available,  and  the 
problem  will  then  become  worse. 

Washington  College  is  a  unique 
school.  Nowhere  can  you  find  such  a 
situation  where  academics  and 
athletics  are  woven  together  to  produce 
both  fine  students  and  athletes  with  a 
student  body  of  only  650.  I  only  hope 
that  the  next  hundred  years  are  as 
healthy  as  the  past  hundred  years. 

In  closing,  I'd  like  to  pass  on  a  few 
awards  to  those  students,  teams,  etc. 
who  performed   above,   or  in  some 


cases,  below  the  call  of  duty:   The  "I 

didn't  even  know  It  existed  award": 

Track  Team 

The  Un.  of  Washington  Crew  Award. 

Valerie  Marsh 

The  Gene   Autrey' 'Spending  Millions 

but  Winning  Few"  award:  Baseball 

Team 

The  AJ {-Season,  Ail-American  Award: 

Tony  Dugal 

The  Amazing  Gretzky  Award:  Dicky 

Grieves 

The  Cat  Ripken  Jr.  A  ward  for  brightest 

freshman  prospect:  John  Clancy 

The  Female  Athlete  of  the  Year  Award. 

Ann  Most 

The  Chicago  White  Sox  Award:  Bill 

G  arrow 

The  John  Hav lichee k  Award  tor  All 

Around  Hussle.  Jim  Corey 

The  Rick  Burleson  Intramural  Softball 

Award.  Chris  Glavaris 

The  All-Snake   Team:    T.    Vach,    P. 

Hooper,    R.    Scott,    B.    Norris,    V.J. 

Filliben 

The  Coach  of  the  Year  Award.  Brian 
Mathews 

The  Best  Kept  Secret  Award,  final 
results  from  the  men's  crew,  the  men's 
and  women's  tennis  and  the  women's 
volleyball 

The  Women's  Badminton  Award.  Mrs. 
O'Connor 

The  Most   Under-rated  Award   The 
lacrosse  team's  special  defense 
Best  Managers  Award.  Cathy  Connelly 
and  Georgeanna  Linthlcum 
The  Best  Run  Athlete's  Event  Award. 
Bicentennial  10K  Run 

The    Alberto    Salazar    Award: 
Johnathan  Adams 

The  Undefeated  Intramural  Award. 
"The  Box" 

The  Billy  Martin-getting  the  most  out  of 
his  ballplayers  award.  Coach  Flnnegan 
and  the  basketball  team 
TheSportstown  U.S.A.  Award.  Boston 

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Softball 


Women  Pick  Up  First  Win  of  Season 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

The  Softball  team  had  an  Interesting 
change  of  events  as  they  recorded  their 
first  win  of  the  season  last  Friday 
against  Cecil  Community  College,  13-7. 
"Though  they  didn't  measure  up  to 
other  teams  we've  played,  It  was  a  good 
win  for  us,"  said  Coach  Penny  Fall.  "It 
was  a  team  win.  Everyone  contri- 
buted." 

Pitcher  Jenny  Bradley  recorded  the 


Women's  Tennis 


victory  as  she  started  for  WC.  Perhaps 
one  important  factor  in  the  win  was  an 
improvement  in  hitting.  According  to 
Fall,  the  middle  of  the  lineup  is  beginn- 
ing to  hit  to  their  potential.  Maureen 
Murray,  Jenny  Bradley,  and  Ann  Most 
had  excellent  hitting  games;  Most 
recorded  3  RBI's. 

The  team  traveled  to  Gettysburg  Sun- 
day to  make  up  a  previously  rained-out 
double  header.  WC  had  very  little  time 
to  warm  up  before  the  game,  and  was 
nailed  for  thirteen  Gettysburg  runs  in 


Women's  Tennis 
Defeats  Wesley 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

Victory  was  in  the  air  for  the 
Women's  Tennis  Team  as  they  rolled 
over  Wesley  8-1.  This  win  was  especial- 
ly sweet  as  It  was  the  squad's  first  vic- 
tory of  the  season. 

Laura  Plerson  won  both  at  singles 
(6-0  6-0)  and  doubles  with  Karen 
Morgan  (6-3  6-2).  Morgan  also  won  her 
singles  match  6-2  6-1.  Kathy  Banyas  at 
five  and  Chris  Rayborn  at  six  also  won 
6-0  6-1  and  6-2  6-3  respectively.  The  lone 
loss  was  Fannie  Hobba  at  four  3-6  3-6. 

The  team  finally  played  their  first 
home  match  as  they  were  defeated  by 
Trinity  College  Tuesday.  Once  again 


Laura  Pierson  managed  to  achieve  a 
W.C.  victory;  however,  the  rest  of  the 
team  was  not  as  fortunate. 

With  only  two  matches  left,  the  squad 
prepares  to  close  a  season  with  a  less 
than  .500  average.  Coach  Penny  Fall, 
however,  does  not  feel  that  this  is  an  in- 
dication of  their  progress.  "They've 
worked  very,  very  hard,"  she  said, 
"They've  come  a  long  way." 

As  for  next  year.  Fall  is  looking  for- 
ward to  all  of  her  players  returning 
since  there  are  no  seniors  on  the  squad. 
"In  terms  of  experience  and  years  on 
the  team,  this  year's  squad  is  young," 
Fall  said,  "but  their  enthusiasm  is 
tremendous.  I'm  proud  of  them." 


the  first  three  innings.  The  Gettysburg 
pitcher  proved  to  be  one  of  the  best  WC 
has  faced  all  year,  as  she  gave  up  only 
one  hit  (to  Lisa  Laird)  the  entire  game. 
The  final  score  was  Gettysburg  15, 
Washington  1. 

The  second  game  proved  to  be  a 
much  closer  match.  Gettysburg  was  off 
to  an  early  lead  of  2-1  until  the  fourth  in- 
ning, when  Ann  Most  hit  a  two  run 
homer,  driving  in  Cathy  Hofmann.  Get- 
tysburg came  back  in  the  last  inning 
with  two  runs,  however  to  win  4-3. 

"Kelly  Cupka  pitched  beautifully," 
said  Fall.  "Ann  Most  had  one  of  her 
best  catching  games  ever  and  Jenny  [ 
Bradley  proved  her  incredible  flexibili-  ! 
ty  pitching,  playing  the  outfield,  and  I 
playing  first  base."  i 

Fall  feels  that  the  future  for  the  team  j 
is  very  bright.  Although  the  team  is  on-  j 
ly  losing  two  seniors,  they  happen  to  be  j 
two  of  the  most  solid  players  on  the  i 
team.  "Ann  Most  has  been  really  solid  \ 
behind  the  plate,"  said  Fall.  "She  takes  1 
command    of    the    field.    Christina  i 
Ragonesi  has  been  solid  both  at  first 
base  and  in  the  outfield.  Although  her 
hitting  has  been  sporadic,  she's  fast,  a 
very  positive  player." 


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Shoremen  Softball  came  away  with 
Its  first  victory  this  week. 


The  Annual  Athletic  Awards 
Ceremony  and  Dinner  will  be  held  In 
Hynson  Lounge  and  Hodson  Hall  on 
Wednsday,  May  5th,  beginning  at  6  p.m. 

All  students,  male  or  female,  who  are 
or  were  members  of  any  recognized 
athletic  squad  are  invited  to  attend.  A 
Most  Valuable  Player  and  Most  Im- 
proved Player  will  be  presented  in  each 
sport. 

Other  athletic  awards  that  will  be 
presented  Include  the  Simpers,  the 
EJdridge  Eliason,  the  Pete  Spedden, 
and  the  Doris  Bell;  the  climax  of  the 
evening  will  be  the  presentation  of  the 


Senior  Women's  Award  and  the  Athletic 
Council  Award. 

The  plans  for  the  evening  call  for  a 
social  half-hour  from  6-6:30  in  Hynson 
Lounge,  followed  by  the  Awards  affair 
in  the  same  location.  All  those  atten- 
ding will  then  move  to  Hodson  Hall  for 
the  annual  awards  dinner.  Seating  will 
be  informal. 

The  athletic  department  would  tike  to 
encourage  all  students  who  qualify  to 
attend.  The  affair  is  purposely  being 
scheduled  early  in  order  to  give  those 
needing  time  to  prepare  for  exams, 
time  to  do  so. 


Sailing  Club  Holds  Races| 

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byPeteTurchl 
Editor-in-Chief 

Although  spring  has  made  a  long 
series  of  false  starts  this  year,  at  least 
one  group  of  students  has  been  prepar- 
ing for  the  hot  weather  to  come.  The 
Sailing  Club  began  holding  weekly 
races  over  a  month  ago,  putting  the  col- 
lege's waterfront  facilities  to  use. 

Washington  College  has  four  four- 
teen-foot Lasers,  fast  light  sailboats, 
for  the  use  of  students.  In  addition, 
several  students  have  their  own  boats, 
and  a  few  faculty  and  community 
members  have  joined  the  races. 

Eric  Burnhelsal,  president  of  the  club 
last  year,  worked  to  organize  the  group 
and  prepare  the  boats  and  other  equip- 


ment. Although  the  club  has  been  more 
loosely  organized  this  year,  club 
member  Catherine  Ricketts  said  that 
the  weekly  races  have  attracted  five  or 
six  boats  each  day.  Three  races  are 
held  each  race  day,  with  six-packs  of 
beer  going  to  the  winners. 

The  members  of  the  group  race  for 
fun,  but  Ricketts  said  that  the  college 
has  been  accepted  as  a  member  of  a 
mid-Atlantic  intercollegiate  racing 
organization,  and  that  she  believes  the 
club  has  "at  least  the  rudiments  of  an 
intercollegiate  team."  The  club  plans  to 
try  to  bold  informal  races  with  other 
clubs  and  colleges  next  fall.  The  Sailing 
Club,  a  Student  Government  Associa- 
tion-sponsored organization,  is  open  to 
all  students. 


The  Sailing  Club  has  put  the  college's  waterfront  facilities  to  good  use. 


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Good  Luck  Seniors! 

Rich  Brambles 


TRADITIONAL  MENSWEAR 


335  HIGH  STREET 
CHESTERTOWN  MD.  21620 


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Rowers  Prepare  for 
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Women's  Crew  is  currently  preparing  for  Its  final  races. 


Crew 


Men  Fall  to  Lafayette, 
Lose  by  Five  Seats 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 
The  women's  crew  has  had  a  suc- 
cessful few  weeks.  Then  home  match 
against  Villanova  on  April  10  proved  to 
be  a  success.  The  WC  women's  novice 
eight  won  by  one  minute  and  ten 
seconds.  The  four  boat  did  not  row. 

<  Last  weekend  the  women  traveled  to 
Lafayette   College   In  Easton,    Perm 

:  sylvania.  The  course  there  was  shorter 
than  WC  Is  used  to  (1800  meters  com- 

'  pared  to  the  usual  2,000  meters),  but 

'  our  women  proved  victorious.  The 
Shoremen  won  the  race  by  forty 
seconds. 

With  two  victories  under  their  belt  In 
two  weeks  the  women  took  on  the  Naval 
Academy.  "It  was  nice  to  row  against 
somebody  tough,"  said  coach  John 
Wagner.  "We  expected  to  lose  and  did." 
He  added,  however,  that  "It  took 
lacrosse    thirty-eight   years    to    beat 


by  Robert  Coale 

Last  Saturday,  the  men's  varsity 
eight  took  a  close  race  by  two  seconds 
to  hosting  Lafayette  College  of  Easton 
Pennsylvania.  In  contrast  to  the  man's 
two  previous  defeats  to  La  Salle  and 
G.W.  earlier  in  the  season,  the  La- 
fayette race  was  close  from  start  to 
finish.  Despite  an  obvious  disadvantage 
at  the  starting  line  the  W.C.  Crew  pulled 
hard  and  remained  close  during  the  en- 
tire race.  The  stroke  rate  remained 
high  and  controlled  for  the  entire  2000 
meters,  but  Lafayette  managed  to  stay 
ahead  of  the  W.C.  boat.  W.C.  finished 
five  seats  down,  approximately  the 
same  advantage  that  Lafayette  began 
with  at  the  start.  The  varsity  was  disap- 
pointed at  the  loss  of  such  a  close  race, 
but  they  were  satisfied  with  the  way 
they  rowed  and  the  fact  that  it  was  a 
race  hard-fought  to  the  finish. 

The  JV  eight  also  proved  to  be  a  close 
one.  W.C.'s  second  boat  come  In  second 
In  a  race  with  two  Lafayette  shells.  In 
spite  of  the  fact  that  the  JV  crew  had 
not  practiced  together  all  week,  they 
ewere  able  to  concentrate  and  pull 
together  during  the  race,  defeating  one 


opposing  boat  andcoming  in  a  close  se- 
cond to  the  lead  Lafayette  crew. 

The  close  races  of  this  past  weekend 
also  with  the  previous  weekend's  vic- 
tories over  Villanova  show  an  improve- 
ment over  the  crew's  rather  disappoin- 
ting opening  losses  to  La  Salle  and  G.W. 
This  week  the  men's  crew  will  be  pre- 
paring Itself  to  continue  their  Improved 
performances  on  the  water  and  defend, 
in  conjunction  with  the  women's  crew, 
the  Harrah's  Cup  Points  Trophy  which 
Washington  crews  victoriously  brought 
home  last  year.  Next  weekend's  races 
also  include  a  chance  for  W.C.  oarsmen 
to  again  race  Lafayette  and  show  them 
who  is  first  across  the  finish  when  all 
bows  are  even  at  the  start. 

In  two  weeks,  on  May  1st,  the  W.C. 
crews  will  travel  to  Washington  D.C. 
for  the  annual  Caddie  Cup  Regatta. 
There  the  men  will  again  row  against 
G.W.  amongst  others,  hopefully  with 
improved  weather  conditions  over  the 
last  races  on  the  Potomac  River.  On 
May  7tb  and  8th,  the  crew  season  closes 
with  the  annual  small  college  rowing 
championships  in  Philadelphia,  the 
Dad  Vail  Regatta. 


Crew  Returns  to 
Harrah's  Race 


Washington  College  will  attempt  to 
retain  Its  title  this  year  in  one  of  the 
largest  rowing  regattas  on  the  East 
Coast.  Launched  by  Harrah's  Marina 
Hotel  Casino  and  Stockton  State  College 
on  Saturday,  April  24,  the  race  attracts 
thirteen  colleges  and  two  rowing  clubs 
to  the  race  on  the  challenging  waters  of 
theBrigatineBay. 

Harrah's  Crew  Classic,  in  its  second 
year,  has  doubled  in  size  and  now  offers 
a  $1,000  prize  to  the  top  school,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  perpetual  Harrah's  Cup  and 
medals  for  the  winning  teams  in  each 
race. 

The  event  will  start  at  9 :  00  am .  Spec- 
tators will  watch  a  series  of  men's  and 
women's  2,000  meter  races  in  2-,  4-,  and 
8-man  sculls.  Separate  events  will  pit 
the  two  boat  clubs- Vesper  Boat  Club  of 
Philadelphia,  and  the  Eastern  Develop- 
ment Camp-Boston  Rowing  Club  of 
Cambridge  Massachusetts— in 
championship  racing. 

Hosted  by  Stockton  State  College  of 
Pomona,  New  Jersey  Harrah's  Crew 
Classic  will  include  college  rowers  from 


Navy,  and  we've  only  been  rowing 
against  them  for  five." 

The  women  have  three  big  regattas 
for  the  last  tew  weeks  of  school;  Har- 
rah's Cup,  Cadle  Cup,  and  Dad  Vail.  WC 
Is  the  defending  champion  at  the  Har- 
rah's cup  regatta  this  year.  The  winner 
of  this  regatta  is  determined  on  a  point 
system  based  on  the  place  each  boat 
from  that  school  finishes  in  their 
respective  races.  The  points  are  tallied 
and  the  school  with  the  most  points 
wins.  Last  year  WC  won  but  had  one 
more  boat  than  this  year. 

The  Cadle  Cup  is  a  race  between  D.C. 
area  schools.  Last  year  WC  came  In 
third  out  of  five.  The  finale  will  be  the 
Dad  Vail  regatta  In  Philadelphia.  This 
Is  the  largest  rowing  regatta  in  the 
world  drawing  entries  from  nearly  100 
schools.  Last  year  WC  made  a  respec- 
table showing  and  may  do  so  again  this 
year. 


New  England  to  Washington  D.C.  Par- 
ticipating schools  are  Villanova  Univer- 
sity, Villanova,  Pennsylvania;  Wash- 
ington College,  Chestertown,  Maryland 
(1981  regatta  winner);  St.  John's 
University,  Jamaica,  New  York;  For- 
dham  University,  Bronx,  New  York; 
University  of  Rhode  Island,  Kingston, 
Rhode  Island;  United  States  Coast 
Guard  Academy,  New  London,  Connec- 
ticut; George  Washington  University, 
Washington  D.C,  United  States  Naval 
Academy,  Annapolis,  Maryland; 
Lafayette  College,  Easton,  Penn- 
sylvania; University  of  Lowell,  Lowell, 
Massachusetts;  Skidmore  College, 
Saratoga  Spring,  New  York;  Worcester 
Polytechnic  Institute,  Worcester 
Massachusetts  and  Stockton. 

Organized  by  Mike  Hughes,  Assistant 
Dean  of  Campus  Activities  for  Stockton 
and  Manager  of  the  1981  United  States 
Men's  National  Rowing  Team,  the 
races  will  be  officiated  by  liscensed 
referees  of  the  United  States  Rowing 
Association. 

The  event  will  be  free  and  open  to  the 
public. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Sports  Editor 

This  week's  featured  athletes  are  Ann 
Most  and  Cathy  Hofmann,  captain  and 
co-captain,  respectively,  of  the  softball 
team.  Most,  a  senior  from  Carlsbad, 
New  Mexico,  has  played  since  the  team 
was  a  club,  three  years  ago.  Hofmann, 
a  sophomore,  has  played  shortstop  for 
the  past  two  seasons. 

Most  began  playing  softball  in  city 
leagues  when  she  was  eight  years  old. 
'I  learned  to  catch  when  I  was  really 
young,"  she  said.  "My  brother  would 
hit  a  croquet  ball  down  the  street  as 
hard  as  he  could.  I  had  to  catch  it  or  I'd 
be  killed." 

Hofmann  also  began  playing  softball 
when  she  was  young.  After  several 
seasons  of  summer  leagues,  Hofmann 
was  able  to  play  softball  at  high  school 


when  a  team  was  organized  her  Junior 
year. 

Most  has  been  valuable  as  a  catcher 
and  hitter  this  season.  She  hit  the 
team's  first  home  run  as  she  drove 
Cathy  Hofmann  in  during  the  Sunday 
Gettysburg  game.  "I  try  to  hold  them 
(the  team)  together  through  the  bad 
parts  and  cheer  them  on  through  the 
good  parts ,"  she  said . 

Hofmann  has  been  indlspenslble  in 
the  infield.  Her  batting  average  during 
conference  games  has  been  .333.  She 
feels  that  this  year's  team  Is  better  than 
last  year's.  The  biggest  problem  with 
this  year's  team,  she  feels,  has  been  a 
lack  of  hitting. 

As  for  next  year,  Hofmann  said,  "I 
think  we'll  be  stronger  since  we're  not 
losing  many  people,  but  losing  Ann  will 
be  a  big  factor." 


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ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


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The  Waihlngton  College  Elm— Friday,  April  23— Page  20 

Betterton 


A  Shore  Thing  Comes  Back  to  Life 


by  Leslie  Ugh  ton 

When  It  comes  to  reasonable  hotels, 
home-cooked  meals  and  great  service, 
Betterton,  Maryland  offers  all  of  the 
comforts  of  a  home  away  from  home. 
Just  a  three-hour  boat  ride  across  the 
Chesapeake  Bay,  this  small  town  can 
accommodate  up  to  3,000  visitors  a  day 
during  the  summer  months.  There  are 
three  large  hotels,  and  many  smaller 
boarding  houses  and  cottages. 

There  Is  something  for  everyone 
here.  Dances  are  held  in  the  rennovated 
movie  house,  which  has  a  live  orchestra 
nightly.  During  the  day  one  can  take  in 
a  game  of  bowling,  a  game  of  chance  or 
perhaps  some  fishing.  Rockflsh  are 
plentiful  along  the  shores. 

This  advantageous  natural  harbor 
which  leads  up  to  the  rich  farmlands  of 
Kent  County,  attracts  up  to  eight  boats 
a  day  from  Baltimore  and 
Philadelphia.  As  these  boats  bring 
visitors  to  the  shores  of  the  Sassafras 
River  and  Chesapeake  Bay,  they  leave 
loaded  with  local  produce  and  spring 
water  to  be  sold  elsewhere.  The  village 
of  Betterton  has  the  advantage  of  being 
on  four  rivers,  besides  the  large  Bay. 
This  abundance  of  fresh  water 
tributaries  does  not  encourage  the  sea 
nettles  popular  at  other  Bayslde 
resorts. 

B'ton  Maryland  attracts  visitors 
from  Baltimore,  Washington,  and 
Philadelphia.  This  popular  resort  Is  on- 
ly sixteen  mles  away  from  Chester- 
town,  the  county  seat,  of  Kent  County 
which  is  the  major  shopping  district  of 
the  area.  College  students  find  that  Bet- 


terton Is  a  local  retreat  from  the  hustle 
and  bustle  of  a  academic  life.  So  to  a 
visitor  from  the  Western  shore,  or  from 
nearby  Kent  County  itself,  Betterton  of- 
fers pleasures  for  young  and  old  alike. 

The  wonderful  scenic  escape  spot  just 
outlined  only  exists  in  the  minds  of 
those  people  years  older.  Don't  call 
your  reservation  In  too  quickly;  Better- 
ton  as  described  here  occurred  50  years 
ago,  A  community  which  began  as  a 
land  grant  under  the  direction  of  Ian 
James  of  England  in  1698,  now  only  at- 
tracts casual  visitors  to  its  shores. 

Richard  Townshend  Turner  turned 
the  area  around  In  the  late  1800s.  He 
built  wharfs  to  attract  steamships 
traveling  past.  The  C  &  0  canal  opened 
in  1829,  which  was  an  earlier  route  from 
Baltimore  to  Philadelphia.  Several  of 
the  quaint  large  hotels  were  con- 
structed under  his  leadership.  And  it 
was  Turner  who  was  responsible  for  the 
current  name  of  this  community. 

Originally  named  Crews  Landing  and 
then  Fishing  Valley,  Turner  promised 
his  girlfriend  that  if  she  married  him, 
the  town  would  be  renamed  in  her 
honor.  He  married  Elizabeth  Betterton 
in  1849,  and  when  the  town  was  in- 
corporated in  1906,  the  name  Betterton 
was  used. 

The  period  of  time  between  1850  and 
1920  saw  the  major  construction  of  the 
area.  This  was  when  the  most  visitors 
came  to  visit  by  boat.  The  town 
flourished  with  all  the  dances  and 
festivities.  Many  Kent  County  natives 
still  have  fond  memories  of  the  area. 


During  the  depression  and  the  time 
between  World  War  II  and  construction 
of  the  1st  Bay  Bridge  span,  the  com- 
munity leveled  off.  The  steamships 
were  not  as  commonly  used. 

Between  1952  and  1973,  the  first  and 
second  spans  of  William  Lane  Preston 
Memorial  Bridge,  the  automobile 
became  the  chief  means  of  transporta- 
tion—and Betterton  was  no  longer 
along  major  transportation  routes.  The 
last  ferry,  the  Port  Welcome,  stopped 
arriving  In  the  1970s. 

Today  Betterton  is  undergoing  major 
reconstruction.  Through  plans  backed 
by  the  Kent  County  Commissioners, 
major  buildings  were  torn  down  to  open 
the  beach.  A  family  beach  condition  is 
being  created.  In  the  summer  of  1982 
the  former  Paddock  Bar  will  be 
transformed  into  a  restroom  facility, 
and  picnic  tables  will  be  available. 

Betterton,  Maryland  is  not  the  com- 
munity described  in  the  opening.  But 


the  people  today  also  are  not  the  people 
that  traveled  across  the  Bay  in  Its 
prime. 

The  beach  at  Betterton  is  a  great 
place  to  relax.  Currently,  due  to  efforts 
to  rebuild  the  resort  community, 
everything  is  in  flux.  Give  it  time.  Bet- 
terton will  once  again  earn  the  title. 

"Betterton  is  a  shore  thing." 


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Convocation  Opens 
Academic  Year 


by  Jeff  Adlerson 
Editor-in-chief 
and  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 
The  two-hundred-and  first  year 
of  academic  life  at  Washington  Col- 
lege officially  began  on  Wednes- 
day, September  14,  1982,  with  Fall 
convocation.  This  year's  ceremony 
took  place  in  Tawes  Theater  in  the 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center. 
The  guest  speaker  for  the  after- 


President  Cater  awards  Robert  H.  Roy  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Science  at  the  Fall  Convocation. ^___ 

Cater  Announces  Plans 

For  Washington  College's  Future 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Since  initially  taking  over  as 
President  of  WC  in  July,  1982, 
Douglass  Cater  has  been  doing  ex- 
tensive work  on  a  suitable  financial 
plan  for  the  college.  With  the  help 
of  Cambridge  Associates,  (a  finan- 
cial accounting  firm)  Cater  has 
been  able  to  assemble  a  program  - 
hereafter  known  as  the  Discre- 
tionary Fund  -  about  which  he  feels 
optimistic.  (He  admits,  however, 
that,  to  his  mind,  "an  optimist  is 
someone  who  regards  a  strait 
jacket  as  a  support  garment." ) 

Taken  in  this  light,  Mr.  Cater 
feels  that  his  current  financial  plan 
creates  a  future  which  is.  "daun-. 
ting,  but  not  defeating." 

In  past  years,  the  president  feels 
that  the  college  budget  has  been 
handled  reasonably  well.  He  notes, 
however,  two  unfortunate  points. 

"We  have  been  dipping  too  heavi- 
ly into  earning  of  the  college's 
small  endowments  to  pay  for  re- 
cent expenditures."  In  addition, 
the  budget  has  failed  to  supply  ade- 
quate  annual  reserves  for 
maintenance  and  renewal  of  the 
plant. 

The  prescription  for  these 
ailments,  according  to  Mr.  Cater, 
is  a  budget  addition  of  approx- 
imately one  million  dollars  a  year 
over  the  next  five  years.  If  all  goes 
well,  financial  equilibrium  should 
eventually  be  established. 

To  help  him  along  in  his  mission, 
the  president  has  added  two  new 
members  to  his  'cabinet.'  Joseph 
Johnson,  Jr.,  whom  Mr.  Cater 
himself  terms  "an  outstanding 
young  man"  will  be  augmenting 
the  development  program.  In  addi- 
tion, admissions  will  gain  a  new 
face  -  Dale  Trusheim,  who  has  been 
serving  -  special  Assistant  to  the 
Presid*  His  'round  table'  thus 
fortifie  fr.  Cater  feels  that  the 
college's  key  offices  as  well  will 
help  WC  move  full  speed  ahead. 

Besides  putting  the  college  back 
on  its  financial  feet,  President 
Cater  has  other  high  objectives  for 
the  future.  One  of  his  major  goals  is 


to  bring  WC  out  of  the  closet  and  in- 
to the  limelight,  so  that  it  will  no 
longer  be  known  as  "one  of 
Maryland's  best-kept  secrets." 

A  seemingly  awesome  task,  Mr. 
Cater  feels  that  this  can 
nonetheless  be  accomplished,  con- 
sidering the  manv  points  through 
which  WC  recommends  itself. 
Other  than  its  essential  attributes  - 
the  fact  that  it  is  the  nation's  tenth 
oldest  college,  as  well  as  the  only 
institution  on  which  George 
Washington  personally  gave  his 
name  -  the  president  feels  that 
WC's  existence  as  the  only  liberal 
arts  and  sciences  college  on  the 
Delmarva  peninsula  -  is  a  fact  sure 
to  attract  prospective  students.  In 
addition,  he  cites  a  ready  access  to 
such  major  cities  as  Baltimore, 
Washington,  D.C.  and  Philadelphia 
as  being  an  equally  good  attention- 
getter.  Add  a  sound  expository 
writing  course  to  the  small  student 
-  faculty  ratio  and  the  result,  to 
Cater's  mind,  is  an  institution 
which  deserves  to  be  listed  as  one 
of  the  most  distinguished  small  col- 
leges in  America.  Accordingly,  he 
feels  that  a  good  school  must  have 
a  good  population: 

"We  must  search  out  and  attract 
the  gifted  students  from  students 
from  high  school  who  can  add  yeast 
to  the  ferment  of  the  whole  student 
body."  By  establishing  an 
academic  Honors  Program,  he 
hopes  to  create  a  'magnet'  which 
will  draw  such  an  ideal  populace. 
Also  in  the  works  is  a  President's 
Forum  designed  to  enlist  leading 
persons  of  public  affairs  in  the 
campus  dialogue"  -  as  well  as  a 
program  equivalent  to  Yale's  Club 
Fellowships  for  bringing  visitors  to 
the  college. 

"My  intent"  points  out  President 
Cater,  "is  to  stimulate  student  in- 
terest in  careers,  as  well  as  in 
substantive  issues." 

Under  Mr.  Cater's  program,  the 
college  would,  in  addition  to  attrac- 
ting new  students,  set  out  to  im- 
prove the  academic  program  for 
its  already  existing  population. 
Through    collaboration    with    the 


Chesapeake  Maritime  Museum,  a 
course  in  marine  biology  is  to  be 
developed.  Similar  plans  exist  for 
"reaching  out"  to  such  organiza- 
tions as  the  Smithsonian,  the 
Library  of  Congress,  the  Woodrow 
Wilson  International  Center  for 
Scholars,  and  the  Baltimore 
Museum  of  Art.  A  set-up  of  intern- 
ships at  the  Aspen  Center  at  Wye 
Plantation  is  equally  feasible. 
Other  suggested  improvements  in- 
clude a  Merit  Scholarship  program 
for  students  of  exceptional  talent 
and  the  addition  of  classroom 
courses  in  computer  literacy. 
(President  Cater  also  fees  that 
computer  capabilities  for  the  ad- 
ministration should  be  expanded. ) 

As  the  college  heads  into  its  long- 
awaited  Third  Century,  Mr.  Cater 
is  guardedly  optimistic.  Although 
his  new  budget  will  have  to  com- 
pete with  the  complications  caused 
by  inflation,  he  feels  that  such 
obstacles  can  be  overcome. 

"Our  needs"  he  articulates,  "are 
finite."  A  million  dollars  spent  on 
Washington  College  can  make 
more  of  an  impact  than  eighty 
million  spent  on  Harvard." 


Student 

Affairs 

Requests 

Cooperation 

Because  of  the  increased  number 
of  commuter  students  this  year, 
the  William  Smith  parking  lot  has 
been  reserved  for  "Visitors,  Facul- 
ty and  Staff,  and  Commuter 
Students."  Boarding  students  are 
not  to  park  in  this  lot  except  on 
weekends. 

All  members  of  the  college  com- 
munity are  asked  not  to  park  in 
those  spaces  reserved  for  visitors. 
These  spaces  will  be  better  marked 
as  soon  as  possible. 


noon  was  Robert  H.  Roy  formerly 
chairman  of  the  Department  ot  In- 
dustrial Engineering  and  Dean  of 
the  School  of  Engineering  at  John 
Hopkins  University.  Roy  was 
i  elected  to  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  of  Washington  College 
in  1971.  He  also  served  as  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  from  1976  until 
1980.  After  his  speech,  which  focus- 
ed on  the  importance  of  a  liberal 
arts  education  in  an  age  when 
technological  and  practical  skills 
have  been  popularized,  Roy  was 
awarded  the  honorary  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Science. 

Following  this  citation,  Dean 
Garry  Clarke  presented  several 
members  of  the  student  body  with 
awards  for  outstanding  scholastic 
achievement.  Kathleen  MacPhee 
and  Deidre  Mclntyre  were  the  reci- 
pients of  the  Fox  Freshmen 
Scholarship  award  given  annually 
by  Mrs.  Baurice  Fox  attaining  the 
highest  academic  average  during 
the  Freshmen  year. 

The    Alumni     Medal    was 

nttooWoH     tn     Natalip     Rrnim     anrl 

Norman  Prentis  both  of  whom  are 
embarking  soon  for  Oxford  Univer- 
sity in  Manchester,  England. 

Deborah  Ortt  was  awarded  the 
Visitors'  and  Governors'  Medal 
which  is  given  annually  to  the 
Junior  with  the  highest  cumulative 
average.  In  addition,  Ortt,  Brown, 
and  Prentis  all  received  the 
Visitors'  and  Governors'  Scholar- 
ship award  which  is  presented  an- 
nually to  the  Junior  and  Senior  hav- 
ing the  highest  cumulative 
average. 

The  Interfraternity  Loving  Cups, 
given  annually  by  the  fraternity 
and  sorority  achieving  the  highest 
scholastic  average  for  the 
preceding  year,  were  awarded  to 
the  Kappa  Alpha  fraternity  and  the 
Alpha  Chi  Omega  sorority. 

President  Cater  continued  the 
ceremony  with  a  "State  of 
Washington  College"  speech  an- 
nouncing some  of  his  proposals  for 
the  coming  year.  He  addressed 
questions  such  as  "Will 
Washington  College  Live  for 
another  100  years?"  and  "What 
will  it  be  like?" 

One  of  Cater's  goals  is  long  range 
stewardship.  He  is  proposing  a 
discretionary  fund  for  special  pro- 
jects. This  must  be  funded  by  in- 
creasing donations  over  the  next 
five  years. 

Cater  is  extremely  concerned 
with  academics.  He  stated  that  this 
could  be  the  "age  of  the  disposable 
mind  unless  that  mind  has  the 
ability  to  adapt  well. " 

He  has  set  goals  for  the  decade 
rather  than  the  next  century  begin- 
ning with  a  goal  for  "the  growth  of 
quality  not  quantity."  Whether  in 
the  classroom  or  on  the  playing 
field,  he  states  that  "the  goals  of 
excellence  must  be  pursued." 


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QtCtvrvW 

Entering  A  Third  Century 


Another  academic  year  has  begun.  As  Washington  Col- 
lege enters  its  third  century  the  students  faculty,  and  ad- 
ministration face  several  changes  and  challenges. 

Perhaps  the  most  obvious  change  is  the  incoming  ad- 
minSion  of  soon  to  be  inaugurated  President  Douglass 
Cater  As  an  administrator,  President  Cater  is  an  ex 
per.enced,  knowledgeable  veteran  with  some  innovative 
ideas  for  Washington  College.  His  major  objectives  are  not 
only  to  increase  the  flow  of  money  into  the  col  ege,  but  also 
to  direct  that  flow  into  programs  beneficial  to  the  academic 

fUcTer  p^Sed  one  of  his  initial  duties  of  the  academic 
year  by  welcoming  the  freshman  class  during  orientation. 
This  year's  freshman  class  is  the  first  to  face  the  dilemma 
of  a  higher  drinking  age  in  Maryland.  While  tins  affects  only 
forty  of  this  years  class,  it  will  involve  nearly  aU  of  next 
year's  freshmen.  Washington  College  faces  many  new 
challenges  in  order  to  deal  effectively  with  this  new  law. 

As  Washington  College  continues  its  two  hundred  year  old 
tradition  of  education,  many  different  situations  must  be  en- 
countered. In  order  to  continue  the  academic  excellence 
which  has  existed  here  for  more  than  two  centuries,  the 
students,  faculty,  and  administration  must  pull  together  to 
ensure  effective,  viable  solutions  to  the  challenges  we  now 
face. 

New  Cafeteria  System 
Questioned 


I  would  like  to  make  a  few  com- 
ments about  the  new  card  system 
in  effect  at  the  dining  hall.  I  sup- 
pose it  is  designed  to  cut  down  on 
"number  borrowing"  by  those  who 
are  not  on  board.  While  the  system 
may  accomplish  this  end,  I  believe 
that  the  WCFS  failed  to  forsee  its 
disadvantages.  First,  it  slows  down 
the  line  as  students  must  find 
which  side  of  the  board  their  card 
is  on.  Cards  can  be  easily  mixed  up 
either  inadvertantly  or  as  a  prank. 
Consider  having  to  search  through 
over  six  hundred  cards  if  yours  is 
misplaced.  Cards  are  also  easily 
knocked  out  of  the  racks.  There  is 
currently  no  method  to  prevent 
cards  from  being  stolen.  Finally,  if 
a  student's  card  is  lost  or  stolen, 
the  burden  of  replacement  is  on 
that  student.  This  seems  rather 


ridiculous  since  the  student  should 
only  have  an  opportunity  to  handle 
the  card  for  the  time  it  takes  to  pick 
it  up  and  hand  it  to  the  numbers 
lady,  hardly  enough  time  to  lose  it. 
A  better  solution  to  meal  identifica- 
tion is  simply  to  require  students  to 
present  their  regular  I.D.'s.  Larger 
universities  do  this;  in  fact, 
William  and  Mary  requires  an  I.D. 
and  a  meal  ticket.  On  that  large 
campus  it  is  not  as  easy  as  it  is  here 
to  run  back  to  one's  dorm  for  a 
forgotten  card.  To  make  carrying 
I.D.'s  even  simpler,  punch  a  whole 
in  them  so  students  can  carry  them 
on  key  rings,  something  all  of  us 
carry  all  the  time  so  that  we  can 
get  into  our  rooms. 

Sincerely 
Carol  L.  Baldwin 


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Turchi  Captures 
Sophie  Ken  A  ward 


by  Michel e  Breza 

Peter  Turchi,  a  cum  laude 
member  of  the  Bicentennial 
graduating  class,  was  awarded  the 
1982  Sohpie  Kerr  Prize  in 
Literature.  The  prize  this  year, 
worth  $31,000,  is  the  nation's 
largest  undergraduate  literature 
award. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Award, 
presented  annually  to  the 
Washington  College  Senior  design- 
ed "most  promising  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor"  consists  of  one 
half  of  her  endowment  to  the  col- 
lege, as  specified  in  her  will. 

Sophie  Kerr,  author  of  over  500 
short  stories  and  23  novels,  was  a 
native  of  Denton,  Maryland.  Her 
love  was  the  Eastern  Shore.  She 
received  her  BA  degree  from  Hood 
College  in  Frederick,  Md.  in  1898, 
and  in  1901,  received  her  masters 
at  the  University  of  Vermont. 
There  she  wrote  her  first  short 
story. 

Under  Dr.  George  Meade  s 
Washington  College  presidency  in 
1942,  she  was  presented  an 
honorary  degree  along  with  Eleanor 
Roosevelt.  Miss  Kerr's  career  bud- 
ded as  a  journalist  as  she  later 
became  editor  of  the  Woman's 
Home  Companion.  She  continued 
selling  her  short  stories  in  New 
York  City  where  she  resided  for 
many  years.  She  also  co-wrote  a 
play  "Big  Hearted  Herbert"  which 
was  made  into  a  movie  in  1934.  One 
may  safely  say  that  her  primary 
reasons  for  endowing  W.C.  in  her 

mill    TwiitU   J.--1-   ..-**o,-   ■>   hoi*  millinr, 

dollars  was  because  she  was  so  at- 
tached to  the  Eastern  Shore. 

There  is  no  "rigid  criterion"  to 
receive  the  Sophie  Kerr  Award. 
Every  spring,  the  English  Depart- 
ment puts  an  announcement  in  The 
Elm  for  all  Seniors  at  W.C.  to  sub- 
mit their  portfolios  to  the  Award 
Committee. 

The  portfolios  collected  may 
vary  from  creative  writing,  essays, 
a  Senior  thesis,  poetry,  editorials, 
and  news  articles.  The  Committee 
may  also  personally  invite  seniors 
to  submit  their  works.  The  decision 
of  the  prize  and  expenditures  re- 
main in  the  English  Department's 
and  College  President's  hands,  as 


specified  in  Kerr's  will.  Thus,  after 
many  long  hours  of  reading  sub- 
mitted works,  the  English  Depart- 
ment and  President  voted  Peter 
Turchi  as  the  Sophie  Kerr  Award 
recipient. 

Turchi,  according  to  Dr.  Nancy 
Tatum,  Chairman  of  the  English 
.Department,  has  had  a  long  history 
of  writing.  He  had  written  a  con- 
siderable amount  prior  to  coming 
here.  He  had  shown  growth  and 
progress  as  a  student  here,  and 
showed  genuine  promise  in  the 
literary  field.  As  a  student  here,  he 
became  a  member  of  the  creative 
writing  program,  an  avid  reporter 
for  The  Elm,  and  later  became 
editor-in-chief  his  senior  year.  He 
studied  abroad,  at  Manchester  Col- 
lege, his  junior  year,  and  sent  ar- 
ticles of  his  travels  for  publication 
in  The  Elm  so  his  colleagues  could 
have  a  deeper  insight  into  the 
"world  at  large".  It  was  his  habit 
to  "write  a  good  deal".  "Writing  is 
a  way  of  his  life,  you  might  say," 
said  Dr.  Tatum. 

Turchi  submitted  his  various 
works  to  the  committee  from  The 
Elm,  W.C.  Review,  papers,  poetry, 
short  stories,  and  a  novel  in  pro- 
gress. 

Presently,  Turchi  is  a  graduate 
student  in  the  University  of 
Arizona's  M.F.A.  program  in 
creative  writing  where  he  is  a 
teaching  assistant. 


Peter  Turchi  received  the 
1982  Sophie  Kerr  Award. 


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Campus  Encounters  New  Alcohol  Policies 


By  Kimberly  Ward 

Most  Washington  College 
students  are  well  aware  of  the  re- 
cent change  in  Maryland's  state 
law  which  raises  the  drinking  age 
from  18  to  21  as  of  July  1,  1982; 
many  are  not  aware  that  5  months 
before  this  date,  the  college  itself 
convened  an  Alcohol  Task  Force, 
at  the  request  of  then  Acting- 
President  Garry  Clarke,  to  con- 
sider the  levels  of  alcohol  use  by 
students  on  the  Washington  College 
campus.  Originally,  the  Alcohol 
Task  Force  had  planned  to  make 
sugestions  towards  changes  it  felt 
needed  to  be  made,  but  the  passage 
of  the  new  drinking  age  law 
modified  the  Task  Forces  delibera- 
tions. Now,  as  well  as  the  recent 
changes  concerning  age,  former 
regulations  will  be  more  stringent- 
ly enforced. 

As  stated  in  its  report,  the 
Alcohol  Task  Force  was  brought 
together  because  of  a  "sense  that 
alcohol  use  was  a  significant  com- 
ponent of  Washington  College  life." 
It  included  six  student  members 
and  Associate  Professor  of 
Sociology  Stephen  Cades,  Jeffery 


DeMoss  (Student  Center  Director), 
Jim  Quinn  (Campus  Security 
Director),  Dean  Maxcy,  and  Dean 
Kelley.  The  Alcohol  Task  Force 
was  not  only  concerned  with  the  ac- 
tual regulating  of  alcohol  use  on 
campus.  It  felt  that  perhaps 
alcohol  use,  or  abuse,  could  be  af- 
fecting "recruitment  and  reten- 
tion" of  students  because  of  the 
very  definite  pressure  to  drink, 
often  in  excess,  in  order  to  be  ac- 
cepted socially.  There  was  also  the 
consideration  that  many  students, 
should  the  campus  alcohol  policy 
prove  too  stringent,  would  move 
off-campus  to  drink,  therefore, 
creating  the  problem  of  students 
drinking  and  driving.  Finally, 
some  vandalism  appeared  to  be 
related  to  alcohol  abuse. 

The  new  alcohol  policy  on  cam- 
pus is  admittedly  stricter  because 
the  college  has  chosen  to  cooperate 
with  the  state  in  monitoring  alcohol 
use.  Green  student  I.D.  cards  were 
issued  to  those  students  who  are 
underage  and  I.D.  's  must  be  check- 
ed at  all  organization-sponsored 
gatherings  where  alcohol  will  be 
served.  In  addition,  no  hard  liquor 
may  be  served  anywhere  on  cam- 


An  Scheduled 
For  Publication 


By  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

When  a  member  of  the  faculty  at 
Washington  College  receives 
recognition  for  his  or  her  outstan- 
ding endeavors  the  school  can  not 
help  but  feel  a  certain  amount  of 
pride.  This  is  certainly  the  case  as 
Dr.  Tai  Sung  An,  Chairman  of  the 
Political  Science  Department, 
prepares  to  have  two  of  his 
manuscripts  published.  His  work 
North  Korea  in  Transition:  From 
Dictatorship  to  Dynasty  is  set  to  be 
published  by  Greenwood  Press  in 
Westport,  Connecticutt  while  his 
work  A  Political  Handbook  of 
North  Korea,  will  be  published  by 
Scholarly  Resources  Inc.  in  Wilm- 
ington, Delaware. 

An  is  the  sole  author  of  both 
books,  the  first  of  which  will  be 
published  in  July  of  1983  while  the 
second  has  a  tentative  publishing 
date  of  August  or  September  1983. 

A  portion  of  his  text  The  Sino- 
Soviet  Territorial  Dispute  will  be 
republished  in  a  forthcoming  book 
by  Dr.  Luke  T.  Chang  entitled 
China's  Boundary  Treaties  and 
Frontier  Disputes.  Dr.  Chang  is 
Vice  President  of  Lincoln  Universi- 
ty in  California  and  also  a  visiting 
scholar  at  the  University  of  Calif  or- 
niaatBerkely. 


An  is  currently  revising  an  un- 
published manuscript  entitled 
From  Partition  to  Reunification: 
The  Vietnamese  Communists'  In- 
ternal Politics,  Diplomacy  and 
War,  1954-1975.  He  is  also  working 
on  a  new  manuscript  entitled  The 
Soviet  Navy  in  Asia:  Political  and 
Military  Implications,  for  future 
publication. 


Dr.  An  to  have  two  books  published. 


pus  at  any  time,  and  no  mention  of 
alcohol  availability  is  to  be  includ- 
ed in  notices  of  events.  Such  events 
must  be  held  indoors,  and  in  order 
to  discourage  possible  alcohol 
abuse,  food  and  non-alcoholic 
beverages  must  be  served. 

Perhaps  the  most  noticeable 
changes  will  not  be  in  the  new  laws, 
but  in  the  more  stringent  enforce- 
ment of  older  ones.  Old  laws  bann- 
ing consumption  of  alcoholic 
beverages  in  public  places  have 
been  intentionally  specified  to  in- 
clude everywhere  but  the  privacy 
of  a  student's  dorm  room.  This 


means  no  more  alcohol  at  athletic 
events,  and  of  course,  visiting 
teams  will  have  to  refrain  as  well. 

The  Alcohol  Task  Force  states  in 
its  report  that  it  "is  not  com- 
fortable with  the  new  state  law."  It 
fears  that  the  new  law  will  possibly 
create  more  problems  than  it 
solves  by  causing  students  to  drive 
to  Washington,  DC,  or  Delaware 
in  order  to  drink.  In  view  of  this,  it 
has  suggested  that  perhaps  the  Col- 
lege should  join  with  other  colleges 
and  universities  in  seeking  an  ex- 
emption from  certain  aspects  of 
the  law. 


Disaster  Drill  Strikes  School 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

Smoke  pouring  out  of  the 
building  .  .  .  bodies  lying  all  around 
.  .  .  sirens  screaming  .  .  .  this  was 
the  gym  Sunday.  CB  scanners  pick- 
ed up  the  calls  for  help  aimed  at  all 
local  emergency  vehicles.  Several 
people  may  have  missed  the  fact 
that  "This  is  a  test!  This  is  only  a 
test!" 

Local  emergency  units  organized 
this  drill  to  simulate  the  effec- 
tiveness of  their  services  in  the 
event  of  an  actual  disaster.  The 
basic  premise  of  the  drill  was  "that 
a  large  passenger  plane  hit  the 
gym  during  a  basketball  game," 
according  to  Penny  Fall,  a 
member  of  the  Kent  Queen  Anne's 
Rescue  Squad. 

The  drill  was  executed  in  three 
major  areas.  A  scenario  was  set  up 
in  the  men's  locker  room  to  include 
trapped  bodies  amid  masses  of 
rubble.  Outside  the  gym,  bodies 
were  strewn  around  the  grass  as  if 
thrown  from  the  wreckage.  As  far 
as  the  maintenance  building,  peo- 
ple were  "trapped"  in  cars.  In  each 
case  the  victims  were  volunteer 
high    school    and    middle    school 


students.  Each  person  had  make- 
up applied  to  various  areas  of  his  or 
her  anatomy  to  simulate  wounds.  A 
tag  was  affixed  to  each  "victim" 
indicating  fictional  vital  signs 
enabling  the  paramedics  to  quickly 
move  each  to  their  respective 
triage  sections. 

Fall  feels  that  the  demonstration 
was  extremely  successful.  "On  the 
whole,  it  was  what  it  was  supposed 
to  be,"  stated  Fall.  "A  learning  ex- 
perience. It  turned  out  to  be  very 
valuable." 

If  a  disaster  occurs,"  she  con- 
tinued, "the  units  around  here  are 
capable  of  handling  it.  The  care  of 
the  patient  is  the  primary  goal  and 
(the  members  of  the  emergency 
units)  don't  lose  sight  of  that  goal." 
The  various  rescue  squads  and 
fire  departments  in  the  area  have 
proven  themselves  to  be  very 
reliable.  One  incident  recently  con- 
cerning the  college  was  an  accident 
involving  14  students  after  last 
year's  toga  party.  The  Kent  Queen 
Anne's  squad  quickly  transported 
those  in  need  of  medical  attention 
to  the  nearby  hospital. 

The  disaster  drill  was  merely  a 
precaution;  however,  "In  the  case 
of  an  actual  emergency . . ." 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  welcomes  all  new  and 
returning  students.  We  wish  you 
the  best  of  luck  in  your  educational 
and  social  endeavors  this  fall 
semester.  Hopefully  your  dining 
experience  will  be  a  pleasant  one. 
If  you  ever  have  any  questions, 
compliments,  or  complaints  con- 
cerning the  dining  hall  please  let  us 
know. 

The  summer  was  a  busy  one  for 
all  of  us  at  the  food  service  between 
running  summer  conferences  and 
accomplishing  the  noticeable 
changes  around  the  main  dining 
room.  These  changes  were  brought 
about  to  serve  you  better.  I  will  not 


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elaborate  on  these  but  hopefully 
you  realize  there  is  a  legitimate 
reason  for  all  changes. 

There  will  be  a 
bartender/waitress/waiter 
meeting  on  Tuesday,  Sept.  21st,  at 
3:00  p.m.  All  students  interested  in 
doing  any  of  these  functions  must 
attend  this  meeting.  A  list  will  be 
made  of  people  attending  to  serve 
as  my  hiring  guide  for  the  semester. 
There  are  still  jobs  available  in  the 
cafeteria;  anyone  interested  should 
contact  me.  The  WCFS  would  like 
to  thank  the  students  who  attended 
"food  for  a  better  world"  Thursday 
in  the  private  dining  room.  The 
food  service,  with  the  SGA  will  be 
presenting  more  of  these  lectures 
in  the  future.  The  next  one  is 
scheduled  for  Thursday,  Oct.  7,  at  7 
p.m.  in  the  private  dining  room. 

We  would  like  to  wish  Barbara 
Brown  a  very  happy  birthday  to- 
day. Ms.  Brown  is  one  of  our  fine 
young  chefs. 

There  will  be  an  SGA  outdoor 
concert  on  Saturday,  Sept.  18th. 
Because  of  the  concert,  dinner  will 
be  outside  that  evening.  The  loca- 
tion of  the  concert  is  on  the  right 
hand  side  of  Tawes  Theater.  Stu- 
dent employees  working  Saturday 
night  are  asked  to  be  at  the  dining 
hall  by  4 :  00  p.m.  for  work. 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  September  17, 1982  -     Page  4 


Faculty  members  performed  at  the  first  of  two  Bach  lunches. 


Music  Department 
Prepares  For  Year 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

Are  you  already  growing  tired  of 
the  noise  and  confusion  that  usual- 
ly accompany  a  lunch  in  the  W.C. 
dining  hall?  The  Washington  Col- 
lege Music  Department  has 
created  a  pleasant  alternative  to 
this-the  Bach's  Lunch.  Now  in  its 
second  year  here  at  the  college,  the 
Bach's  Lunch  is  an  informal  oppor- 
tunity to  listen  to  Baroque  music  as 
performed  by  both  faculty 
members  (Sept.  8)  and  students 
(Oct.  6)  from  the  music  depart- 
ment. 

82    semester    was    presented 
Wednesday,    September    8th,    in 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 
HOURS: 

8:00  a.m.  -  11:00  p.m. 

MON.-THURS. 
8:00  a.m.  -   4:30  p.m.  FRIDAY 
6:00  p.m.  -  11:00  p.m.  SUNDAY 

Key  Exchange"  Opens  Season 


front  of  the  library.  Two  per- 
formances were  given:  one  at  12:30 
and  a  second  at  1:30.  Lunch  was 
available  from  an  outdoor  buffet 
provided  by  the  dining  hall.  A  se- 
cond Bach's  Lunch  will  be 
presented  on  October  6,  by 
students. 

Also  sponsored  by  the  Music 
Department  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, is  an  exciting  Concert  Series. 
The  first  of  these  concerts,  the 
Barry  Harris  Jazz  Trio,  will  be 
presented  September  24  in  Tawes 
Theater.  Music  by  Barry  Harris 
will  be  featured  in  the  Student 
Center  on  the  night  of  September  23 
from  10:00-12:00  pm,  in  addition  to 
the  concert. 

Three  musical  ensembles  are 
now  open  to  all  students  at 
Washington  CoUege: 

Band  -  contact  Mr.  Parcell  at  the 
Fine  Arts  Building  or  through  ex- 
tension 318.  First  rehearsal  will  be 
held  Wed.,  Sept.  15  at  6:30  pm  in 
Tawes  Theater. 

Concert  Choir  -  come  to  first 
rehearsal,  Thurs.,  Sept.  16  at  7:00 
pm  in  James  Theater. 

Early  Music  Consort  -  admit- 
tance by  audition  only.  Instrumen- 
talist see  Mr.  Parcell  (ext.  318), 
vocalist  contact  Miss  Mills  at  ext. 
203. 


by  Sandy  Hiortdiahl 
The  Drama  Department  of 
Washington  College  has  started  the 
semester  with  a  stream-lined  dive 
into  production.  Holding  the  audi- 
tions for  "Key  Exchange"  on  the 
first  Friday  of  classes  may  seem 
impressive  by  itself;  performance 
dates  set  for  October  7,  8,  and  9, 
however,  is  reason  for  an  extra 
vote  of  respect. 

Timothy  B.  Maloney,  director  of 
"Key  Exchange",  was  nonchalant 
about  the  tight  schedule.  "A  play 
like  'Key  Exchange'  is  excellent  to 
begin  the  year  with  because  it  does 
not  encompass  a  great  deal  of 
technical  mechanics.  Working  with 
just  three  characters  and  limited 
stage  design  will  allow  us  to  pro- 
gress at  a  fast  but  even  rate."  He 
also  stressed  that,  although  'Key 
Exchange'  is  a  full-length  play,  its 
eight  scenes  are  relatively  short. 

Despite  the  expressed  interest  of 
many  students,  audition  turnout 
was  fair  but  not  especially  en- 
couraging. This  may  be  due  to  the 
graduation  of  many  drama  majors, 


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leaving  only  eight  declared  at  this 
time.  "You  come  to  rely  on  the  peo- 
ple you  have.  The  annual  shifting  of 
positions  is  both  difficult  and 
refreshing  for  a  director,"  states 
Timothy  Maloney  Chairmen  of  the 
Drama  Department.  Francie 
Burnet,  Jeff  Donahoe,  and  J.R. 
Porter  make  up  the  cast  of  "Key 
Exchange",  all  declared  drama 
majors.  Professor  Maloney  con- 
siders performance  in  an  acting 
role  as  an  essential  experience  for 
drama  majors.  "Participation  in 
production,"  says  Maloney,  "is 
part  of  the  curriculum-like  a  lab 
would  be  to  natural  science." 

"Key  Exchange"  ended  its  year 
run  on  Broadway  at  the  beginning 
of  the  summer.  The  play,  although 
light  in  tone  and  bordering  on  situa- 
tion comedy,  is  not  regarded  as 
"commercial."  It  centers  on  the 
aspect  of  human  relationships; 
young  people  tyring  to  find 
themselves  while  simultaneously 
interracting  with  others.  This  sub- 
ject is  one  that  Maloney  feels  col- 
lege students  can  relate  to. 


Reagan  Policies  Affect  Aid 


by  Mike  Kline 

In  previous  years  there  have 
been  about  200  students  attending 
WC  with  the  help  of  financial  aid. 
This  year  about  225  students  at  this 
school  are  meeting  the  expenses 
with  financial  aids  such  as 
Guaranteed  Student  Loans  and 
Pell  Grants.  However,  these  pro- 
grams are  being  reduced  by  the 
federal  government  in  both  fre- 
quency and  amount. 

The  G.S.L.  (Guaranteed  Student 
Loan)  program  has  made  its  re- 
quirements much  stricter  than  in 
previous  years.  Until  October  1, 
1982,  an  applying  student  did  not 
have  to  show  an  actual  need  in 
order  to  receive  such  a  loan.  A 
definite  financial  need  is  now  a 
must  before  an  application  will  be 
approved.  This  policy  of  "need" 
was  the  original  plan  when  the 
G.S.L.  program  was  founded,  but 
that  requirement  was  lifted  for 
about  six  years  prior  to  October  1 
of  this  year.  At  present,  family  in- 
comes of  30,000  or  more  dollars  per 
year  are  too  high  for  the  G.S.L.  pro- 
gram to  allow  students  from  those 
families  to  have  loans.  It  should  be 
mentioned,  however,  that  excep- 
tions to  the  30,000  dollar  income 
cut-off  can  be  arranged. 

Pell  Grants  are  also  presently 


becoming  harder  to  receive. 
Although  these  grants  have  always 
responded  only  to  students  who 
demonstrate  financial  need,  the 
regulations  have  been  made 
stricter. 

Despite  the  increased  difficulty 
in  obtaining  G.S.L.'s  and  PeU 
Grants,  there  is^  an  alternative: 
The  Hodson  Trust  Student  loan. 
New  this  year  the  Hodson  Loan  was 
designed  to  help  students  who  were 
originally  receiving  money  from 
the  G.S.L.  program,  but  found  that 
the  new  federal  budget  cuts  caused 
them  to  no  longer  qualify  for  the 
money  they  once  had.  The  Hodson 
Loan  will  indeed  help  counter  the 
reductions  in  student  college  funds. 

Although  the  future  holds  little 
hope  of  any  change  for  the  present 
fund  reductions,  much  of  the  press 
about  the  budget  cuts  is 
misleading,  says  Bonnie  Vansant, 
the  director  of  financial  aid  depart- 
ments here  at  WC.  Mrs.  Vansant 
also  said  that  all  students  should 
check  out  the  financial  aid 
possibilities  If  even  the  remotest 
need  is  present.  Applications  for 
financial  aid  good  for  the  second 
term  of  this  school  year  must  be 
completed  by  November  1.  The 
financial  aid  office  can  be  reached 
at  ext.  319,  or  Mrs.  Vansant  can  be 
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Orientation  Sails  Smoothly 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

While  a  majority  of  the  WC  stu- 
dent body  was  lying  around  Ocean 
City's  beaches  and  catching  the  re- 
maining rays  of  summer,  199  new 
faces  arrived  on  campus.  Battling 
bouts  of  homesickness,  this  ner- 
vous group  of  freshmen  was  plung- 
ed into  the  college  community  by  a 
four-day  orientation  process  com- 
mencing on  September  3.  Organiz- 
ed by  the  Office  of  Student  Affairs 
in  conjunction  with  the  Dean  of 
Academics,  this  program  combin- 
ed samples  of  academic  and  social 
activities  for  the  purpose  of  pro- 
viding this  new  group  with  a  good 
overall  view  of  the  college. 

"I  felt  this  year's  orientation  was 
a  very  positive  experience  for 
everyone,"  states  Edward  Maxcy, 
Associate  Dean  of  Students.  He 
notes,  however,  that  several 
changes  were  made  in  this  pro- 
gram over  those  of  previous  years. 

"We  continued  to  put  more  em- 
phasis on  introducing  the  academic 
side  of  college  life.  The  sample  lec- 
tures given  by  members  of  various 
departments  were  new  this  year, 
as  was  the  extra  time  allotted  to 
Professor  O'Connor's  seminar  on 
study  skills."  (A  follow-up  to  this 
introductory  course  is  also  in  the 
works.)  In  addition,  changes  were 


made  in  the  upperclassmen-led 
orientation  groups;  these  were 
organized  according  to  faculty  ad- 
visors. 

Another  difference  cited  by  Dean 
Maxcy  is  actually  the  resurrection 
of  an  old  WC  tradition  -  faculty 
home  visits.  This  year,  orientation 
groups  were  urged  to  gather  in- 
formally with  their  academic  ad- 
visors, thus  providing  both  groups 
with  a  chance  for  better,  more 
relaxed  social  contact. 

Of  course,  this  year's  program 
was  not  without  a  slight  amount  of 
negative  feedback,  "mostly  from 
students  who  felt  that  four  days 
was  too  long,  and  that  the  whole 
business  dragged  a  bit."  This, 
however,  was  necessitated  by  the 
Labor  Day  weekend,  according  to 
the  Dean.  He  also  stresses  the  fact 
that  such  programs  are  always 
followed  by  meetings  of  the  Orien- 
tation leaders  and  Resident 
Assistants.  Evaluations  are  made, 
and  a  report  containing  critiques 
and  possible  improvements  is  for- 
warded to  the  Dean  of  Academics. 

"We  try  to  build  the  program 
each  year,  according  to  those  sug- 
gestions, ' '  noted  Dean  Maxcy. 

Perhaps  one  of  the  most  outstan- 
ding aspects  of  the  '82  orientation 
process  was  the  cooperation  shown 
by  the  faculty  in  coping  with  last 


minute  advisor  illnesses,  as  well  as 
other  unexpected  problems.  By 
"doubling  up"  on  each  other's 
students  and,  in  the  case  of  other 
faculty  members,  offering  to  take 
in  the  advisees  of  other  teachers 
during  the  home  visit  session,  these 
potential  obstacles  were  overcome. 
Dean  Maxcy  also  points  out  that 
there  were  "dozens  -  maybe  hun- 
dreds -  of  people  on  the  administra- 
tion, maintenance  and  dining  hall 
staff  who  helped  keep  things  go- 
ing." 

On  another  occasion,  thinking 
ahead  proved  even  more  ad- 
vantageous to  the  general  state  of 
affairs.  The  program's  concluding 
event,  a  freshman  Labor  Day  pic- 
nic, was  held  at  Turner's  Creek 
State  Park.  In  past  years,  this 
gathering     was    held    elsewhere 


because  the  first-choice  location 
had  already  been  booked.  This 
time,  however,  a  reservation  made 
well  in  advance  assured  the 
freshmen,  advisors,  R.A.'s,  orien- 
tation leaders  (and  food  service)  a 
scenic  and  convenient  picnic 
ground. 

In  conclusion,  Dean  Maxcy  ex- 
presses satisfaction  with  the  in- 
tensely informative  -  but  somewhat 
hectic  -  four-day  schedule. 

"I  think  things  went  really  well 
this  year.  We  were  able  to  work 
through  the  few  problems  that  pop- 
ped up  unexpectedly,  and  other 
than  those,  there  were  no  signifi- 
cant complications  as  far  as  I  can 
see.  I  feel  (the  '82  program)  set  a 
very  positive  tone  for  the  academic 
and  social  life  on  campus." 


Poetry  Contests  Opens 


A  $1,000  grand  prize  will  be 
awarded  in  the  upcoming  poetry 
competition  sponsored  by  World  of 
, Poetry,  a  quarterly  newsletter  for 
i  poets. 

Poems  of  all  styles  and  on  any 
subject  are  eligible  to  compete  for 
the  grand  prize  or  for  99  other  cash 
or  merchandise  awards,  totaling 
over  $10,000. 


Says  Contest  Chairman,  Joseph 
Mellon,  "We  are  encouraging 
poetic  talent  of  every  kind,  and  ex- 
pect our  contest  to  produce  ex- 
citing discoveries." 

Rules  and  official  entry  forms 
are  available  from  the  World  of 
Poetry,  2431  Stockton  Blvd.,  Dept. 
D,  Sacramento,  California,  95817. 


ROVING  REPORTER 


By  SALLY 

McALPINE 


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Freshman,   Ann  Jackman  -  An- 
napolis - 
"You  really  want  to  know?" 


Freshman,  Amy  Lowe  -  Laural, 
Del.  - 
"it  wasn't  all  that  fantastic." 


Freshman,  Kevin  Drost  -  Bristol, 
Conn. - 

'"Do  this.  Do  that.  Do  the  other 
thing.'  I'm  glad  to  get  it  over  with. 
Glad  to  be  starting  classes." 


Freshman,    BUI   Holmes   -   Kent 
Showers  ■ 

"They  didn't  let  us  take  enough 
showers." 


Freshman,  Amy  Coss  -  Stanton,  i  Freshman,    Katie    White    - 

N.J.  -                                                 I  Rockville- 

"Very  helpful.  You  could  make  '  "It  was  educational.  I  learned  a 

friends  within  a  small  group."  lot  about  the  school." 


Freshman,  Palg  Rolf es-Ruxton,-  Freshman,    Jim    Beardmore    - 

"It  was  great  for  freshmen,  but  SevernaPark- 

not  very  good  for  transfers  who  "It  was  fine;  some  things  were 

already  know  about  college  life."  good,  others  were  stupid." 


Washington  College  Eton  -  Friday,  September  17, 1982  -  Page  6 


Cater  Announces  Administration  Shifts 


by  Mark  Slater 

After  a  careful  three  month 
assessement  of  the  particular 
needs  of  the  Administrative  Offices 
of  Washington  College,  President 
Cater  has  made  various  structural 
rearrangements  of  two  of  these  of- 
fices and  their  personel  so  that  the 
strengths  of  each  can  best  be  utiliz- 
ed. 

Cater's  Alumni  Development  and 
Planning 

Mickey  DiMaggio,  who  was  the 
Director  of  Alumni  Affairs  from 
1974  to  1976,  has  been  moved  from 
his  previous  position  in  the  Admis- 
sions office  back  to  his  former  posi- 
tion in  Alumni  Aff?    - 

DiMaggio  aims  to  rwndlize  the 
function  of  alumni  chapters  and  to 
establish  some  additional  func- 
tions. Getting  the  Alumni  involved 
with  career  counseling  is  another 
area  on  which  DiMaggio  will  be 
focusing. 

In  the  past,  these  activities  may 
not  have  been  given  the  attention 
they  needed  because  the  Director 
of  Alumni  Affairs  was  also  in 
charge  of  handling  the  Annual  Giv- 
ing. Robert  Fredlaud,  who  held  this 
position  last  year,  has  been  given  a 
more  focused  area  of  attention  and 
will  be  acting  as  the  Director  of  An- 
nual Giving  and  Asst.  Director  of 
Development. 

The  resignation  of  last  year's 
Vice  President  for  development 
George  Hayward  who  will  be  ac- 
ting as  a  consultant  to  the  college 
until  October,  left  room  for  the 
position  of  a  new  administrator. 
Dr.  Joseph  S.  Johnston  has  joined 
the  staff  and  will  function  as  the__ 
Director  of  Planning  and  Develop- 
ment.  With  an  impressive 
background,  his  credentials  in- 
clude teaching  at  several  institu- 
tions, working  as  an  Asst.  to  the 
President  at  Bryn  Mawr  College 
and  more  recently  working  in  the 
office  of  Planning  Analysis  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania. 


Johnston  commented,  "Mr. 
Cater  has  ideas  he  wants  to  pro- 
pose. I  see  my  functions  in  plann- 
ing as  one  who  fosters  the  process; 
who  makes  it  happen."  Johnston 
also  said  that  "although  planning 
has  been  done  in  the  past,  it  hasn't 
been  done  with  the  sense  of  im- 
portance with  which  it  will  be  this 
year." 

"We  are  hoping  to  initiate  a 
campus-wide,  comprehensive, 
systematic  planning  mechanism," 
states  Johnston,  "we  want  to  see 
planning  established  here  on  a  con- 
tinuing basis." 


ADMISSIONS 

Last  year's  Assistant  to  the 
President,  Dale  Trusheim  has 
assumed  the  position  of  Director  of 
Admissions.  With  more  resources 
devoted  to  the  Admissions  office 
this  year,  Trusheim  wants  to 
utilize  the  computer  in  a  more  com- 
prehensive manner  by  establishing 
a  computer  base. 

Mr.  Glen  Thomas,  an  admissions 
consultant  with  12  years  profes- 
sional experience  in  the  field  has 
joined  Trusheim  in  this  effort.  The 
need  for  such  a  program  is  eminent 
with    the    declining    number    of 


students  who  are  entering  colleges. 
The  programs  they  establish  will 
help  to  focus  efficiently  on  prospec- 
tive students  in  a  more  specific 
manner. 

MOVING  AHEAD 

"The  reorganization  represented 
a  fairly  modest  effort,"  said  Cater, 
'  'to  en vigorate  the  activities  of 
each  specific  office."  Maintaining 
that  none  of  the  rearrangements 
are  invariable,  Cater  added,  "this 
represented  a  very  calculated  deci- 
sion of  how  to  best  move  ahead 
with  our  third  century  drive." 


SGA  Prepares  For  New  Year 


By  Michael  Raymond 

As  the  Washington  College  Stu- 
dent Government  prepares  for 
another  year,  President  Mark 
Mullican  expresses  strong  op- 
timism towards  his  task  despite  a 
burdensome  debt  inherited  from 
last  year's  administration. 

Mullican,  a  senior  with  three 
years  of  experience  in  the  SGA,  in- 
cluding the  positions  of  sophomore 
and  junior  class  presidents  and 
various  committee  assignments,  is 
dealing  with  the  debt  by  reversing 
the  patterns  which  brought  it 
about. 

"The  difficulty  last  year  stemm- 
ed from  lack  of  communication  on 
the  executive  board,"  says 
Mullican.  "This  year  we  will  work 
very  closely  and  keep  a  tight  hold 
on  our  purse  strings." 

Last  year's  debt  amounted  to 
nearly  1,700  dollars,  a  large 
percentage  of  the  SGA  budget. 
Despite  this  obstacle,  the  new 
president  seems  confident  that  his 
administration  will  be  able  to  look 
back  on  this  year  as  a  success. 

"We  are  going  to  be  forced  to 
show  a  lot  more  care  in  selecting 


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bands  and  spending  money,"  he 
states.  "But  I  have  a  lot  of  con- 
fidence in  the  executive  board,  and 
the  other  students  involved  with 
the  government." 

Indeed,  one  of  Mullican's  main 
goals  seems  to  be  the  deemphasiza- 
tion  of  funds  in  relation  to  people. 
He  speaks  .of  this  year's  SGA  per- 
sonnel as  some  of  the  most  en- 
thusiastic to  date. 

"This  year  our  most  valuable 
asset  is  people.  In  the  past, 
everyone  thought  that  spending  a 
lot  of  money  meant  being  suc- 
cessful, but  that  just  isn't  true.  We 
have  great  manpower  at  our 
disposal.  All  we  need  to  do  is  use 
it." 

Another  key  to  fulfilling  his  stu- 
dent  government  goals  is 
Mullican's  commitment  to  strong 
interaction  between  the  SGA  and 
the  Washington  College  Ad- 
ministration. 


SATURDAY 

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Where:  OutsirJe-or  the  right-hand 
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"The  strong  point  of  our  relation- 
ship with  the  administration  is  that 
I  have  worked  with  Dean  Clark  and 
President  Cater  in  the  past.  In  fact, 
I  was  on  the  Presidential  Selection 
Committee,  which  selected  Presi- 
dent Cater.  We  should  have  a  good 
communication." 

When  taking  the  total  picture  in 
sight,  Mullican  seems  convinced 
that  this  administration  will  over- 
come the  financial  situation  and 
become  an  outstanding  student 
government. 

"We  want  to  stress  communica- 
tion and  hard  work  within  the  ex- 
ecutive board,  and  offer  strong 
support  to  Washington  College. 
This  year  we  don't  just  want  to  be  a 
social  committtee.  As  in  the  pasfcr 
we  will  support  and  sponsor  clubs 
and  activities,  but  we  also  want  to 
form  a  closer  bond  with  the  school 
administration  and  improve 
academic  life." 


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Sports  Hall  Of  Fame  Inducts  Alumnus  Giraitis 

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One  of  the  highlights  of 
homecoming  will  be  the  induction 
of  Stanley  B.  "Gerry"  Giraitis  into 
the  Washington  College  Hall  of 
Fame.  He,  along  with  eleven  other 
alumni,  will  be  honored  for 
outstanding  performance  in  the 
field  of  sports  in  past  years. 

Giraitis,  a  WC  basketball  player 
from  1926-1930  proved  to  be  a  solid 
foundation  for  his  team,  "The  Fly- 
ing Pentagon,"  built  itself  on.  As  a 
forward,  he  was  described  as,  "full 
of  fight,  with  speed  to  burn."  In  his 
senior  year,  he  was  unanimously 
chosen  captain  of  the  team.  A  quote 
from  a  1929  newspaper  article  on 
Mr.  Giraitis,  it  seems,  would  sum 
up  his  playing  ability  at  that  time, 
most  accurately  "Giraitis  is  rated 
as  the  best  forward  in  Maryland 
and  is  considered  to  have  no  peer 
on  the  basketball  court  in  the 
east."  He  had  wrapped  up  the  '29 


season  with  256  points.  Along  with 
being  noted  as  the  best  player  on 
the  college  team,  Mr.  Giraitis  was 
chosen  to  play  on  the  All-State 
team  for  three  successive  years. 

Perhaps,  the  most  prominent  ex- 
hibition of  agility  on  the  court  by 
Mr.  Giraitis  was  when  he  scored 
five  baskets  in  less  than  one 
minute,  a  record  that  is  still  un- 
matched today.  He  gained  national 


attention,  and  also  appeared  in 
Ripley's  "Believe  It  Or  Not"  for 
this  extraordinary  feat.  After  col- 
lege, Giraitis  was  offered  contracts 
from  various  pro  basketball  teams, 
which  he  turned  down. 

Giraitis'  talents  were  not  confin- 
ed to  sports,  though.  During  his 
academic  career  at  Washington 
College,  he  kept  a  near  perfect 
grade    point    average,     and     on 


graduating,  was  cited  as  the  sin- 
dent  who  had  done  the  most  for  the 
College. 

After  starting  a  career  at 
Schenley  Distillers  Co.,  in  the  sales 
promotion  department,  Mr. 
Giraitis  worked  his  way  up  to  the 
position  of  Vice-President  in  Sales, 
and  after  a  very  successful  career, 
he  retired  at  age  66  and  now  lives  in 
Chestertown. 


New  Assistant  Director  Of  Admissions  Hired 


by  Mark  Slater 

Mr.  Terry  Corcoran  has  filled  the 
position  left  vacant  by  Mr.  Bryant 
Matthews,  as  Assistant  Director  of 
Admissions  and  Head  Lacrosse 
Coach.  Matthews  recently  ac- 
cepted the  post  of  Head  Lacrosse 
Coach  at  the  U.S.  Naval  Academy. 

Corcoran,  originally  from  Corn- 
ing, New  York,  is  a  1978  graduate 
of  Hobart  College.  Immediately 
after  graduating,  he  taught  and 
coached  in  his  hometown  at  Corn- 


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ing 1980  and  1981,  and  at  Princeton 
in  1982.  Corcoran  was  the  head  of 
the  College  Recruiting  at  both 
schools  as  well.  Having  the 
background  necessary  for  the  posi- 
tion, Cocoran  applied  for  the  job  at 
Washington  College,  "it  appealed 
to  me,"  said  Corcoran,  "because 
this  school  has  a  lot  of  similarities 
to  Hobart,  being  a  small  liberal 
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Though  the  fall  Lacrosse 
schedule  is  still  incomplete,  Cor- 
coran says  there  will  at  least  be 
two  games.  A  match  against 
Delaware  has  been  arranged  for 
October  22,  and  an  Alumni  Game, 
for  which  a  date  has  not  yet  been 
set.  The  new  coach  is  looking  for- 
ward to  the  fall.  "Fall  lacrosse  will 
be  open  to  anyone  who  wants  to 
come  out,"  said  Corcoran,  "the 
emphasis  being,  for  the  players,  on 
academics." 


ATHLETE  of  the  WEEK 


By  Scott  Behm 

The  first  athelete  of  the  week  is 
WC's  outstanding  soccer  goalie 
Glenn  Gillis  from  Aberdeen, 
Maryland.  Gillis  started  his  soccer 
career  in  seventh  grade  when  a 
neighbor  got  him  interested  in  the 
game.  Since  he  had  never  played 
before,  he  had  no  preference  of 
position  so  he  was  placed  in  the 
goal  and  has  been  there  ever  since. 

Glenn  played  soccer  throughout 
!         high  school,  with  three  of  the  four 

■  years  being  on  the  varsity  squad. 
Since  taking  over  the  starting  posi- 
tion as  goalie  at  WC  last  year, 
Gillis  has  played  splendidly,  defen- 


ding the  goal  in  several  shutouts. 
He  is  definitely  a  team  leader  with 
the  guidance  and  support  on  and  off 
the  field. 

This  year  Gillis  is  looking  for- 
ward to  a  good  year  for  himself  and 
the  team.  Under  the  guidance  of 
Thomas  Bowman,  a  new  coach,  a 
different  set  of  attitudes  should 
produce  "a  whole  new  team." 
After  a  good  performance  against 
the  University  of  Delaware  (Divi- 
sion I  team),  WC  expects  to  do  well 
in  their  own  Division  III.  Gillis 
said,  "I  hope  fans  will  come  out 

suppcn  \:z  ^'_*s'^r  insy  a:~  ssins 

to  see  some  dynamic  soccer." 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  September  17, 1982  -  Page  8 

WC  Soccer  Opens 
With  Tournament  Split 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Just  settling  in  to  the  rigours  of 
new  Head  Coach  Tom  Bowman's 
tough  pre-season  workouts,  known 
affectionately  as  Bowman's  Boot 
Camp,  the  Washington  College  Soc- 
cer team  opened  the  1982  season 
last  weekend  with  a  tournament 
against  opposition  from  the  host 
University  of  Maryland,  the 
University  of  Delaware,  and 
Catholic  University. 

The  surprisingly  small  squad 
from  Chestertown  made  its  way  to 
the  mini-metropolis  of  College 
Park,  MD  hoping  for  victory,  yet 
apprehensive  of  the  strong  opposi- 
tion from  Division  I  schools.  The 
Shoremen  came  away  pleased  with 
a  two  game  split,  losing  to 
Delaware  3-1,  but  coming  back 
strong  to  defeat  Catholic  2-0. 

Opening  the  tournament  against 
the  heavily  favored  University  of 
Delaware  Blue  Hens,  Washington 
College,  in  maroon  and  white, 
found  themselves  on  the  defensive 


against  larger  and  faster  op- 
ponents. 

Utilizing  their  tremendous  depth 
and  talent,  Delaware  substituted 
heavily  and  carried  on  an  unrelen- 
ting blitzkrieg  attack  on  the 
Washington  goal.  They  did  not, 
however,  run  up  the  score  as  ex- 
pected. 

Despite  a  pair  of  early  goals, 
courageous  goalkeeper  Glen  Gillis, 
returning  from  an  ankle  injury, 
snuffed  out  the  repeated  Blue  Hen 
advances,  winding  up  with  twenty 
saves.  As  halftime  came,  the 
Shoremen  found  themselves 
discouraged,  but  by  no  means 
beaten. 

As  the  second  half  opened,  Coach 
Bowman's  early  morning  runs  fac- 
ed their  first  major  test.  If  the 
Chestertown  team  could  out  hustle 
and  outlast  Delaware,  they  had  a 
chance  at  victory. 

That  chance  almost  became 
reality.  The  Shoremen  came  out 
psyched  and  ready  to  play,  and 


The  soccer  team  began  season  with  a  tournament  loss  and  win. 


The  cross  country  team  exhibits  team  spirit. 


began  immediately  to  take  the 
game  to  the  tired  Delawareans. 
The  payoff  came  quickly. 
Freshman  John  Meisel  broke 
through  the  Blue  Hen  defense  and 
shuffled  a  sharp  pass  to  junior  Ron 
Lauricella,  who  booted  it  in  to  nar- 
row the  gap  to  one. 

For  a  time  it  appeared  that 
Washington  could  indeed  come 
back  for  an  upset,  but  a  series  of 
substitutions  from  a  strong  bench 
strengthened  Delaware's  standing 
and  the  Chestertown  advantage 
was  lost.  With  one  more  goal,  the 
Hens  finished  the  contest,  sentenc- 
ing W.C:  to  a  second  round  dual 
with  Catholic  University. 

The  game  against  Catholic  was 
an  exhausting,  hard-fought  battle. 
It  was  a  consolation  contest,  but 
both  teams  were  going  for  the 
gusto,  trying  to  capture  third  place 
in  the  tourney. 

Washington  came  out  with  a 
disciplined  attack,  irresistably 
picking  away  with  short  passes  and 
fast  breaks  until  part  way  into  the 
first  half,  Lauricella  poked  a  John 
Rausch  assist  over  the  head  of  the 
scrambling  Catholic  keeper. 


The  eager  Shoremen  continued 
to  advance  throughout  the  first 
half,  but  were  denied  further  scor- 
ing through  their  own-over  anxious 
offside  penalties  and  a  frustrated 
opposing  defense  which  began 
more  and  more  to  rely  on  ques- 
tionable roughhouse  tactics  and 
foul,  abusive  language. 

As  the  second  half  began, 
Washington  began  to  capitalize  on 
the  opositions  disunity.  Big  men 
Tom  Vock  and  Patrick  Jones  prov- 
ed to  be  intimidating  forces  on 
defense  as  fatigue  set  in  on  both 
sides,  and  although  the  finesse  of 
the  game  suffered  through 
tiredness  and  intensity,  the 
Shoremen's  cohesiveness  and  pa- 
tience paid  off  as  the  Grecian  For- 
mula, George  Halivopolous,  put  the 
icing  on  the  victory  on  a  volley  shot 
from  Tim  McGrath's  headball 
assist. 

Thp      virtnrv      wa<?      cicoof      fnr 

Washington  College.  Underdogs  all 
the  way,  they  were  rewarded  for 
their  efforts  and  tenacity.  They 
could  see  their  tough  pre-season 
conditioning  paying  off  and  those 
chilly,  camp  6:30  runs  didn't  seem 
quite  as  bad. 


Cross  Country  —  OH  And  Running 


by  Chesa  Profaci 

To  most,  running  is  part  of  a 
sport,  not  a  sport  in  itself.  Most, 
however,  does  not  include  cross- 
country runners  to  whom  running 
is  an  individual  challenge. 

The  individual  element  is  very 
important  to  the  '82  cross-country 
team  at  Washington  College.  A 
team  needs  five  runners  to  score  at 
a  meet.  With  an  anticipated  squad 
not  much  over  seven,  each  in- 
dividual is  crucial  to  the  team's 
well-being.  Coach  Chattelier  gears 
practices  with  each  member's 
well-being  in  mind.  He  also  en- 
courages each  runner  to  seek  suc- 
cesses at  his  own  ability  level. 

Running  is  a  real-world  learning 
experience.  Runners  learn  to  deal 
with  ranks.  Racing  is  a  constant 
test.    It's   "not   like   team   sports 


where  any  one  guy  can  be  a  poor 
outfielder,  but  no  one  knows  it 
because  the  ball  never  comes  to 
him,"  Coach  Chattelier  explains. 

Each  runner  is  responsible  for 
taking  care  of  himself.  Self- 
discipline  is  essential.  This  control 
sets  personal  standards  of  ex- 
cellence which  promote  team 
spirit.  Spirit  enables  the 
Washington  College  cross  country 
team  to  be  competitive  to  their 
fullest  ability. 

The  first  test  of  that  ability  is 
September  18th  at  the  WC  Invita- 
tional Meet.  Five  other  schools- 
Dickinson,  Coppin  State,  Salisbury 
State,  Gallaudet  College,  and 
Western  Maryland-will  compete 
beginning  at  11  o'clock.  Returning 
WC  runners  are  Jon  Adams,  Lino 


Padron,  Bryon  Bodt  and  Dan  Bake- 

iy- 

The  course  skirts  the  fine  arts 
side  of  the  campus  for  8,000  meters 
(approximately  5  miles)  starting 
and  finishing  on  the  track  runners 
can  be  best  viewed  on  Rt.  291  at  the 
railroad  tracks.  Spectators  still 
can  make  it  back  to  see  them  finish 
after  the  second  pass. 

Cross-country  is  a  self-sport.  The 
successes  of  its  members  in 
achieving  self -discipline  and  per- 
sonal satisfaction  as  well  as  higher 
placings  create  a  successful  team. 
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Academics 


Natural  Science  Course 
Undergoes  Change 


By  Mary  Helen  Hoizgang 
News  Editor 

September  brings  changes  to 
every  school,  and  Washington  Col- 
lege is  no  exception.  Apart  from 
the  usual  turnover  -  new  freshmen, 
transfers  and  faculty  members  - 
there  has  also  been  a  change  in  the 
academic  ralm  of  life.  WC's 
science  division,  in  particular,  has 
undergone  many  revisions,  with 
most  of  these  centering  on  one 
course  in  particular  -  Natural 
Science  101-102. 

Termed  "an  introduction  to  con- 
temporary science,"  this  year-long 
class  is  offered  jointly  by  the 
departments  of  Chemistry  and 
Physics.  According  to  Dr.  Cadwell 
{who  teaches  the  Physics  ses- 
sions) it  is  offered  primarily  to  pro- 
mote 'science  literacy'  in  students 
who  simply  wish  to  fulfill  their 
distribution  requirement.  Beamed 
at  the  students  of  the  Humanities, 
therefore,  the  course  consists  of 
one  semester  each  of  Physics  and 
Chemistry,  respectively.  This,  ex- 
plains Dr.  Cadwell,  should  provide 
students  with  a  wide  scope  of  scien- 
tific knowledge,  which  they  might 
otherwise  miss  by  taking  a  general 
course  in  one  area  only,  namely 
Biology,  Chemistry  or  Physics. 

Although  Natural  Science  is  a 
fairly  new  course  (this  being  only 
its  second  year  in  existence)  it  has 
already  undergone  several 
changes.  Dr.  Cadwell  explains 
these. 

"Last  year,  the  class  covered 
four  different  areas  of  study  - 
Biology,  Chemistry,  Philosophy 
and  Physics.  We  didn't  have  a  real 
textbook  as  such,  and  our  lab 
classes  were  only  two  hours  long." 
In  addition,  students  who  signed  up 
for  the  course  had  no  prior  notion  of 
what  to  expect  and,  for  many,  the 
resulting  grades  were  disasterous. 
In  the .  second  semester  alone,  63 
students  enrolled  in  the  course.  Of 
these,  43  passed,  15  took  a  grade  of 
f  and  5  registered  as  Incomplete  or 
W  (withdrew). 

Seeing  these  problems,  the 
department  heads  went  to  work. 
The  finished  product  of  their 
endeavors  is  the  course  presently 
offered,  which  covers  only  two 
areaS  of  study,  rather  than  four. 

"Hopefully,  with  this  narrower 
sc°pe,  students  will  be  better  able 


to  grasp  what  is  being  taught," 
comments  Dr.  Baxter,  Chairman 
of  the  Physics  Department.  "It's 
too  bad  we  had  to  eliminate 
Philosophy,  especially,  from  the 
material,  because  it  helps  a  lot 
with  understanding  the  more 
esoteric  concepts  in  Physics,  such 
as  the  Big  Bang  theory."  He  ad- 
mits, however,  that  the  choice  to 
scale  down  Natural  Science  by 
deleting  these  subjects  was  pro- 
bably the  right  one,  considering  the 
nature  of  the  students. 

"Washington  College  students 
have  a  lot  of  difficulty  with  in- 
tegrated, diverse  material.  They 
like  to  study  one  specific  text." 
This  attitude,  however,  also  proved 
to  be  a  major  trouble  factor. 

"There  was  a  lot  more  work  than 
was  expected  by  the  students.  They 
wanted  to  be  able  to  come  to  lec- 
ture, read  the  book  and  take  the  ex- 
ams. When  they  saw  that  there  was 
more  to  the  class  than  just  that, 
they  began  having  problems.  For 
many,  it  ended  up  being  their 
hardest  course."  He  notes,  too, 
that  most  of  the  students  who  had 
these  troubles  were  up- 
perclassmen,  "who  needed  another 
course  to  satisfy  their  science  re- 
quirement." 

This  year's  version  of  Natural 
Science,  says  Dr.  Cadwell,  was 
designed  with  such  obstacles  in 
mind.  In  order  to  compensate  for 
the  larger  volume  of  material 
covered,  laboratory  classes  have 
been  extended  to  three  hours.  In 
addition,  Dr.  Cadwell  holds  a 
"problem  session"  every  week. 
During  these  times,  he  encourages 
students  to  gather  as  a  group  and 
discuss  with  him  any  material  they 
do  not  understand.  This  should,  he 
feels,  help  pupils  to  overcome  feel- 
ings of  timidity  about  asking  ques- 
tions. 

Another  change  lies  within  the 
course  structure  itself.  "We're  try- 
ing to  find  a  thread  that  binds 
Physics  and  Chemistry  together. 
Hopefully,  this  will  help  students  in 
relating  the  two  areas.  This 
semester,  I  have  been  covering  a 
wide  range  of  interesting  topics, 
from  the  biological  aspects  of  low- 
level  ionizing  radiation  to  the  possi- 
ble effects  of  a  nuclear  war.  From 
there,  we'll  move  into  evolution, 
and  then  to  the  chemical  evolution 


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"°n  in  the  registration  of  student 
ai«omobiles.  You  may  register 
™ir  vehicle  at  the  Student  Affairs 
gjffce.  This  facilitates  the  iden- 
Jhcation  of  those  automobiles  (and 


persons)  who  belong  or  don't 
belong  on  campus.  Owners  of 
unregistered  vehicles  are  subject 
to  a  $25  fine  and/or  the  towing 
away  of  their  vehicles. 


Despite  the  scoreboard  the  soccer  team  had  a  winning 
week. 


of  Earth.  This  should  provide  a 
natural  transition  to  Professor 
Creegan's  semester  of 
Chemistry." 

Dr.  Cadwell  expresses  a  cautious 
optimism  in  his  outlook  for  the 
coming  year. 

"Of  the  46  students  who  attended 
my  first  class,  43  have  had  a 
background  that  includes  some 
kind  of  science.  Forty-four  have 
also  taken  a  form  of  math.  Basical- 
ly, that's  the  kind  of  preparation 
which  should  be  adequate  for  this 
course.  On  the  other  hand,  judging 


from  the  homework  I've  received 
lately,  it  just  might  not  be  enough, 
So,  what  we  have  to  do  -  the  only 
thing  we  can  do  -  is  accept  that  pro- 
blem and  learn  to  work  with  it." 

Looking  back,  Dr.  Cadwell  ad- 
mits the  course  has  come  a  long 
way  since  it  was  first  offered. 
There  still  remains,  however,  room 
for  more  change.  "Each  year,  the 
class  will  be  different,  depending 
on  who's  involved  with  it." 

Dr.  Baxter  seconds  the  opinion. 
"It's  still  a  new  course,  still  more 
or  less  feeling  its  way  abng.  We  *re 
still  working  on  it." 


Cafeteria 


New  System  Initiated 


by  Wendy  Murphy 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  has  made  a  few  changes  to 
better  accomodate  the  college 
community. 

One  of  the  most  controversial  of 
these  is  the  new  ID  Board,  where 
the  student  must  first  find  his  TD  on 
the  board  and  then  present  it  to  the 
"numbers'  lady."  The  main  reason 
for  this  new  service  seems  to  be  the 
ease  of  moving  through  the  meal 
line.  At  the  beginning  of  every 
semester,  there  are  always  a  cou- 
ple of  students  who  attempt  to 
enter  the  cafeteria  before  registra- 
tion. This  system  not  only  insures 
registration  but  also  keeps  so- 
meone from  saying  another's 
number  as  he  speeds  for  the  food. 
Another  problem  solved  is  the 
mass  of  people  who  all  shout  their 
numbers  at  once  so  that  the  person 
marking  off  those  who  have  passed 
through  may  very  well  miss  a  cou- 
ple. The  food  service  had  the 
students  in  mind  when  devising  the 
system  so  that  all  could  benefit 
from  the  cafeteria. 

Another  new  service  offered  is 
that  of  the  Box  Lunch.  Any  student 
who  would  like  to  get  the  box  lunch 
as  an  alternative  to  the  scheduled 
meal  may  order  it  36  hours  in  ad- 


vance bv  contacting  the  Supervisor 
on  duty  or  the  lady  who  takes  your 
ID  cards.  When  you  pick  up  your 
meal,  just  present  your  Dinning 
Hall  card  to  the  numbers'  lady. 

The  Food  Service  also  now  offers 
a  Salad  Bar  Deluxe  with  lunch  and 
a  Salad  Bar  Supreme  with  dinner 
as  still  another  addition.  The  part 
of  the  serving  line  referrred  to  as 
the  "Old  Pit  Area"  has  now  been 
enclosed  and  contains  a  microwave 
oven  for  the  heating  of  one's  meals. 
The  staff,  both  full-time  and  part- 
time  now  have  specific  uniforms  as 
part  of  the  service's  concern  for 
sanitary  facilities.  Also,  for  you 
calorie-counters,  each  menu  now 
lists  the  calorie  content. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 

There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


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Rules  Are  Rules 

As  schools  of  higher  education  go,  WC  is  one  of  the  more 
'liberal'  arts  colleges.  Students  have  the  freedom  to  plan 
their  own  curriculum,  participate  in  any  number  of  ac- 
tivities, and  live  as  they  please  within  the  confines  of  their 

own  rooms.  „       .    . 

In  order  to  maintain  these  privileges,  the  students  are 
simply  asked  to  respect  the  state  and  county  laws  and 
cooperate  with  the  administration's  policies  concerning 
these  laws.  Since  no  one  is  subject  to  anything  as  drastic  as 
room  searches  or  "drug  busts"  is  it  too  much  to  ask  to  keep 
parties  regulated  and  indoors?  ' 

Even  though  the  current  alcohol  policy  only  affects  40 
freshmen,  a  law  is  a  law.  The  administration  has  set 
guidelines  for  parties  in  accordance  with  Maryland  State 
Law.  Have  they  and  will  they  enforce  them?  So  far  this 
year,  most  large  social  events  have  been  run  as  they  have  in 
previous  years,  with  little  or  no  regard  to  this  policy.  The 
responsibility  falls  upon  the  entire  campus  community:  the 
Administration,  the  leaders  of  clubs  and  organizations  on 
campus,  and  the  students  in  general. 

Within  three  years,  only  seniors  will  be  legally  drinking. 
Unless  we  adhere  to  the  new  rules,  we  will  be  courting  the 
prospect  of  a  'dry'  campus.  If  the  student  body  is  to  enjoy 
these  next  few  years,  we  all  have  to  work  together  to  make 
sure  that  we  don't  lose  what  we  hava.  Cheers! 

Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

On  Wednesday,  Sept.  29th,  the 
Washington  College  Food  Service 
will  sponsor  Greek  Night.  The 
festivities  will  start  with  a  recep- 
tion in  the  main  dining  room  from 
4:30  to  5:15.  This  reception  will 
feature  elies  (olives), 
fetatiri(cheese),  and  psomi 
(bread).  Come  early  and  enjoy  the 
decorations  and  food  before  the 
crowd  arrives. 

The  main  course  for  the  evening 
will  consist  of : 

psaniasoupit  (fish soup) 

freska     fasozia     salate     (green 

bean  salad) 

ami sarelahia  (lambkabobs) 

kota  bamyes  (chicken  with  okra) 

pita  bar  (pita  bar) 

moussaka  (eggplant  casserole) 

baklava  (nutty  puff  pastry)  \ 

psomi  (yeast  bread) 

feta  tiri  (feta  cheese) 

elies  (olives) 

Dinner  will  be  served  from  5:15 
to  6:40.  The  "Hellenic  Golden 
Coin"  will  be  the  entertainment  for 
the  evening.  This  is  a  Greek  dance 
group  from  the  Baltimore  area. 
They  -will  perform  from  5:30  to 
6:40*. 


Students  and  guests  are  en- 
couraged to  wear  Greek  costumes 
to  this  gala  affair.  There  will  be 
prizes  awarded  to  the  persons 
wearing  the  best  Greek  costumes. 
First  prize  will  be  two  pounds  of 
raw  shirmp,  second  prize  will  be 
one  pound  of  raw  shirmp. 

Mark  Slater  and  The  Gang  will 
handle  decorations  for  Greek 
night.  They  will  be  decorating  on 
Tuesday  night,  Sept.  28th,  im- 
mediately following  dinner.  Any 
students  interested  in  helping  out 
please  feel  welcome. 

We  hope  the  entire  college  com- 
.  munity  will  join  us  Wednesday  for 
this  education  in  Greek  culture  and 
music.  This  feast  will  be  presented 
at  no  charge  to  boarding  students 
and  $6.00  for  non-boarding  students 
and  guests.  Meal  tickets  will  not  be 
honored  at  this  meal.  Come  and 
join  us  for  a  taste  of  Greek  culture. 

I  would  like  to  thank  the  students 
who  attended  the  waiter/waitress 
seminar.  Positions  available  will 
go  up  Sunday  on  the  job  op- 
portunities board.  Assignments 
should  be  posted  by  that  Wednes- 
day. Be  looking  at  the  job  op- 
portunities board  for  positions 
available. 


The    i    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seif  ert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those-  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  tu  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  773:2800,  exi.  321. 


Campus  Drinking  Questioned 


Letter  to  the  Editor, 

Sometimes  I  wonder  what  has 
happened  to  people's  conceptions 
of  having  a  good  time.  It  seems  to 
be  floating,  or  should  I  say  drown- 
ing, in  a  cup  of  beer  or  wine.  Even 
with  the  new  drinking  laws,  there 
seems  to  be  no  change  in  the  social 
curriculum  at  W.C.  Right  now 
there  are  only  40  freshmen  who 
cannot  drink,  but  next  year  there 
will  be  approximately  250  total 
students.  That  will  be  around  one- 
third  of  the  college  campus.  If  ac- 
tion is  not  taken  now  to  aid  in  curb- 
ing drinking,  problems  could  arise 
with  only  a  minority  of  the  campus 
not  of  legal  drinking  age.  I  feel  that 
if  better  means  of  entertainment 
could  be  formulated,  not  only 
would  the  problem  of  drinking  be 
solved,  but  also  the  problem  of  at- 
trition. 

The  majority  of  parties  on  cam- 
pus become  boring  and  repetitive. 
It  is  like  "You've  been  to  one, 
you've  been  to  them  all."  Crowded 
rooms,  full  of  drunk  and  pushy  peo- 
ple is  enough  to  keep  many  away 
from  the  parties.  One  thing  that  I 
recall  being  told  as  a  freshman  is: 
That  at  W.C.  you  learn  how  to 
drink.  Unfortunately,  that  is  not 
the  reason  I  came  to  W.C. 

And  yet,  learning  how  to  drink 
loses  its  attractiveness  once  you 
become  drunk  and  eventually  get 
sick.  The  main  reason  Washington 
College  has  survived  for  200  years 
is  that  was  an  institute  for  learn- 

Commentary 


ing,   not  an   institution  to  house 
alcoholics. 

So  far,  I  have  been  on  campus  for 
a  little  over  two  weeks,  and  it  sad- 
dens me  to  think  that  not  once  I 
have  enjoyed  myself  at  a  W.C.  par- 
ty. Just  the  thought  of  another  par- 
ty where  a  student  pays  $2.00  to  get 
drunk,  makes  me  wonder  about  the 
mentality  of  the  average  W.C.  stu- 
dent. 

Can  you  explain  why  a 
Psychology  major  goes  to  get 
drunk?  or  a  pre-Med  student? 
especially  when  they  know  what 
alcohol  consumption  does  to  their 
mental  and  physical  well-being. 

Personally,  I  feel  the  social  plan- 
ning at  W.C.  needs  a  jolt  of  elec- 
tricity to  get  itself  going.  Students 
should  be  more  concerned  with 
having  fun,  than  with  getting 
drunk.  Many  will  say  that  they  go 
the  parties  to  have  fun,  and  yet 
they  also  say  that  they  cannot  have 
fun  without  getting  drunk,  or  that 
getting  drunk  just  happened. 
Wrong.  The  student  lets 
himself/herself  get  drunk. 

Try  natural  highs.  Instead  of  a 
person  getting  the  wrong  impres- 
sion of  you  when  they  meet  you 
drunk,  they  will  know  you  for  you. 
Besides,  how  many  people  can  tru- 
ly say  that  they  like  themselves 
when  they  are  drunk,  that  is  of 
course,  if  they  remember  what 
they  are  like  in  that  condition. 

CONCERNED  FELLOW 
STUDENT 


Campus  Kept  in  Repair 


by  Mike  Kline 

Many  students  at  WC  fail  to 
notice  the  purring  of  lawn  mowers 
and  the  removal  of  trash  from  the 
dorms.  These  things,  as  well  as 
locks  that  have  mysteriously  been 
fixed,  freshly  painted  walls,  and 
hot  showers  are  the  responsibility 
of  the  WC  maintenance  depart- 
ment. It  is  a  shame  that  such  basic 
and  important  things  go  unnoticed 
and  are  taken  for  granted,  but  an 
occasional  thought  to  the  people 
keeping  the  dorms  warm  and  light 
fixtures  in  repair  is  the  least  the 
WC  students  could  offer  in  return 
for  these  services. 

Approximately  forty 
maintenance  employees  work  for 
the  school  shoveling  snow  and 
cleaning  bathrooms,  to  name  but  a 
few  jobs.  There  are  carpenters, 
plumbers,  electricians,  and 
janitors  that  work  year-round.  The 
employees  themselves  usually  re- 
main at  WC  after  they  are  hired, 
which  says  quite  a  bit  about  the 
school  in  general.  In  addition  to 
regular  and  temporary  employees, 
there  are  now  two  WC  students 
with  part-time  jobs  in  the 
maintenance  department.  For 
more  information  about  such  jobs 
and  others  like  them  in  the  future, 
students  can  check  with  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office.  Incidentally, 
the  two  part-time  jobs  are  for 
students  willing  to  clean  up  the 
campus  grounds  on  Sunday  after- 
noons, following  the  imminent 
Saturday  evening  parties. 

There  are  no  additions  to  the 
regular  maintenance  staff  this 
year,  with 'the  exception  of  some' 


temporary  professional  painters. 
Speaking  of  painters  the  Hynson 
Lounge  is  being  painted  and  the 
foyer  recarpeted.  During  the  sum- 
mer a  great  deal  of  dorm  painting 
was  done,  in  addition  to  maintain- 
ing the  school  while  several  weekly 
groups  attended  summer  ac- 
tivities. Reid  Hall  and  the  new 
dorms  both  received  a  complete 
paint  job;  Minta  Martin  Hall  was 
also  given  a  complete  paint  job 
which  was  completed  September 
20th. 

The  acting  superintendent  of  the 
maintenance  department,  Bill  Col- 
eman, has  been  working  at  the 
school  for  twenty-five  years.  It  is 
interesting  to  note  that  he  once  lived 
in  what  is  now  the  McAlpine  Art 
Studio,  and  spent  the  years  bet- 
ween 1930  and  1941  growing  up  with 
WC.  Concerning  the  cherry  trees  to 
line  the  walkway  from  Bill  Smith  to 
Dunning  Hall,  Mr.  Coleman  says 
he  has  no  comment,  but  the  cherry 
trees  are  here  at  the  school. 

If  the  work  that  goes  into  running 
even  a  small  home  is  considered 
for  a  moment,  the  task  of  maintain- 
ing WC  can  be  appreciated.  For  ex- 
ample, WC  has  several  thousand 
locks  which  must  be  kept  in  repair; 
at  least  one  breaks  each  day.  For 
the  amount  of  work  that  they  do,  it 
would  not  hurt  the  WC  student 
population  ( especially  freshmen 
and  transfers)  to  say  hello  to,  or  at 
least  think  about  the  maintenance 
staff.  It  would  be  fitting  to  recaU 
the  little-known,  but  profound 
female  vocalist,  Marianne 
Faithful,  when  she  sang  •'...a  work- 
ing, class'- hero  Is  something ■ w 
be..." 


Faculty  Expands 


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ByAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  addition  to  199  new  additions 
to  the  student  body  this  year, 
Washington  College  has  also  added 
six  new  faces  to  its  faculty. 

Tari  Renner  of  Laurel,  Maryland 
will  replace  Bradford  Chaney  as 
Assistant  Professor  of  Political 
Science-  Renner  received  his  Ph.D. 
in  Political  Science  from  American 
University  where  he  formerly  serv- 
ed as  an  instructor. 

Monsour  Akbari-Zarin,  who  also 
received  his  Ph.D.  from  American 
University,  will  serve  as  instructor 
of  Mathematics  and  Computer 
Science.  Akbari-Zarin  has  been  ap- 
pointed to  fill  the  vacancy  left  by 
the  resignation  of  William 
Schmoldt  in  the  Fall  of  1979. 

Having  received  a  Ph.D.  in  In- 
organic Chemistry,  Andrew  "Lee" 
Shorter  the  visiting  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor of  Chemistry,  replacing 
John  Conkling  who  will  leave  for 
Sabbatical  in  the  Spring.  Conkling 
is  presently  filling  the  vacancy  in 
the  department  left  by  the  resigna- 
tion of  Donald  Sebara. 

Belle  Hollon  has  replaced  Jim 
Rodney  as  the  Lecturer  in  Art. 
Hollon  received  a  Master  of  Fine 
Arts  from  the  University  of 
Wisconsin.  She  formerly  served  as 
a  lecturer  at  Ohio  State  University. 


Replacing  Helen  Stevenson  as 
Lecturer  in  Voice  is  Ann  Mathews 
who  has  received  a  Masters  of 
Music  from  Peabody.  Mathews 
was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Dickenson  College.  She 
also  taught  at  Wilson  College  and 
Western  Maryland  College. 

The  last  addition  to  the  1982-63 
faculty  is  Gary  W.  Thomas  who  has 
been  added  as  a  lecturer  to  the 
Economics  Department,  in  order 
to  decrease  the  burden  created  by 
the  new  Business  Major.  Thomas, 
who  received  his  Ph.D.  from  the 
University  of  Maryland,  formerly 
served  as  an  Associate  Professor 
at  Anne  Arundel  Community  Col- 
lege. 


The  Mighty  Invaders  performed  at  an  SGA  sponsored  out- 
door  concert  last  Saturday. 


Career  Counseling  Added 


By  Kelly  Morrisey 
For  many  years,  Washington 
College  has  helped  graduating 
students  place  in  the  job  market  by 
sending  transcripts  and  recom- 
mendations to  the  various  prospec- 
tive employers.  Although  this  ser- 
vice helped  students  get  jobs,  the 
majority  of  the  student  body  felt 
that  it  was  not  sufficient.  Hence  the 
SGA,  with  the  corresponding  sup- 
port of  the  faculty,  clamored  for  a 
career  counseling  program.  This 


Playing  It  Safe 


ByMarkSIater 

Director  of  Security,  Jim  Quinn 
held  a  fire  safety  meeting  Monday 
evening,  for  all  the  residents  of 
Caroline  and  Queen  Anne  dor- 
mitories. 

A  slide  show  with  narration  was 
presented,  followed  by  an  informal 
discussion,  then  a  demonstration 
on  the  use  of  a  fire  extinguisher.  "It 
was  for  the  safety  of  the  students," 
said  Quinn,  "to  bring  the  reality  of 
fire  hazard  to  their  attention."  The 
slide  presentation  concentrated  on 
two  points:  fire  prevention  and  the 
proper  course  of  action  in  the  event 
of  a  fire.  Quinn  paused,  on  par- 
ticular slides,  to  emphasize  in- 
formation pertinent  to  the  W.C. 
dormitories. 

"I  would  like  to  give  the  presen- 
tation to  all  the  dorms,"  said 
Quinn.  Dates  and  times  will  be  ar- 
ranged with  the  cooperation  of  the 
Resident  Assistant  staff.  Fire 
escape  routes  are  to  be  established 


for  all  the  dormitories  on  campus 

as  well. 

A  majority  of  the  students  from 
the  two  dormitories  attended  the 
presentation.  "Due  to  the  fact  that 
there  was  such  a  good  turnout," 
said  Quinn,  "I  feel  that  the  students 
are  more  aware  of  potential  fire 
hazards  and  that  they  know  what  to 
do  if  there  would  be  an  emergency 
situation." 

Student  reaction  to  the  presenta- 
tion varied.  Most  persons  question- 
ed conceded  that  it  was  a  wor- 
thwhile endeavor,  calling  it, 
"useful"  or  "informative."  Kathy 
Wurzbacher,"  Head  R.  A.  of  Caroline 
and  Queen  Anne  said,  "I  think  the 
demonstration  with  the  fire  ex- 
tinguisher was  good  because  some 
people  weren't  sure  how  to  use  it." 
Though  she  thought  some  of  the 
material  needs  to  be  updated,  she 
added,  "It  was  good  that  everyone 
got  to  at  least  hear  something  on 
the  subject." 


New  Services  Offered 


By  Kelly  Morrissey 
In  addition  to  the  multitude  of 
beer,  wine  and  popcorn  traditional- 
ly served  at  the  Coffee  House,  this 
year    the    Student    Center    will 
feature  an  enlarged  bill  of  fare,  ad- 
ditional to  several  new  student  ser- 
vices and  policies.  Among  the  new 
services  available  this  year,  the 
center  has  added  a  convenience 
store.  Among  the  items  offered  at 
toe  store  are  individual  canned 
goods,    various    canned    fruits, 
assorted  nuts,  numerous  cheeses, 
ntiit   juices    and    raisins.    These 
goods  can  be  purchased  over  the 
Jar  in  the  student  lounge.   The 
^nter   administrators   hope   this 
new  accessory  will  prove  to  be 
°eneficiai  to  the  students.  Indeed, 
^dents  Lindsey  Evans  and  Vicky 
™Uhams  were  pleasantly  surpris- 
W  when  they  found  out  about  the 
5l°re  2s  they  felt  it  would  be  "a 
J°nvenient  a£S?t  to  the  whole  stu- 
dent body.' 


Moreover,  the  wine  selection  has 
been  expanded.  Officials  say  that 
the  enlarged  selection  includes  7-10 
different  brands.  Also,  wine  can 
now  be  purchased  in  one  liter 
carafes. 


In  addition  to  the  physical 
changes,  there  has  also  been  a  very 
important  policy  change  in  regard 
to  the  selling  of  alcoholic 
beverages.  Pink  identification 
cards  must  be  shown  when  pur- 
chasing alcohol.  Although  there 
have  been  movements  in  the  past 
to  limit  the  distribution  of  liquor, 
the  Center  administrators  are  us- 
ing the  campus  carding  system  in 
order  to  be  in  compliance  with  the 
new  Maryland  state  law  regarding 
the  use  of  liquor.  The  40  students 
who  did  not  reach  the  former  legal 
drinking  age  before  July  1st  have 
been  issued  green  I.D.'s  and  thus 
will  not  be  served  any  alcohol. 


year,  the  Washington  College 
Career  Counseling  Program 
makes  its  debut  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  Robert  Cabeen  Lea. 

According  to  Lea,  the  purpose  of 
theprogram  is  to  "Help  the  student 
find  out  what  he  wants  to  do  and  to 
help  him  see  what  he  might  want  to 
do  ten  years  from  now.  The  pro- 
gram is  open  to  underclassmen  as 
well  as  upperclassmen.  Lea  an- 
ticipates that  the  program  will  be 
most  popular  among  juniors  and 
seniors,  who  will  soon  be  entering 
the  job  market.  However,  he  quick- 
ly adds,  freshmen  and  sophomores 
might  participate  in  order  to  learn 
for  what  kinds  of  jobs  their  liberal 
arts  education  will  qualify  them. 
More  importantly,  the  program 
will  strive  to  help  all  students 
realize  what  they  truly  desire  to  do 
in  life. 

The  program  consists  of  three 
basic  services.  First,  a.  career 
library  will  be  available  within  the 
next  few  weeks.  The  library  will 
contain  literature  explaining  ques- 
tions as  to  the  types  of  jobs  that  are 
available  in  a  given  field,  the  type 
of  work  a  certain  career  entails 
and  the  companies  that  offer  jobs 
in  a  given  career.  This  literature 
will  be  available  in  the  Reserve 
room  of  the  Miller  Library  on  open 
reserve. 

Second,  the  administrators  of  the 
program  will  schedule  recruiters 


interviews.  Moreover,  Mr.  Lea  is 
interested  in  inviting  guest 
speakers  to  give  open  lectures  on 
their  own  individual  careers. 

Third,  sessions  will  be  made  to 
aid  students  in  choosing  their 
careers.  The  idea  of  group  group 
discussion,  these  sessions  will  aim 
to  help  individual  students  discover 
the  field  in  which  they  wish  to  work 
later  in  life.  Of  course,  as  the 
career  counselor,  Mr.  Lea  will  be 
available  for  counseling  sessions 
with  individual  students. 

Mr.  Lea  is  a  native  of 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  He  at- 
tended a  boarding  school  in  Mid- 
dlesex, New  England  and  Harvard 
University.  Also,  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  doctrinal  program 
at  Harvard  for  the  past  eight  years. 
He  taught  school  at  Middlesex  for 
seven  years  before  changing  his 
course  to  career  counseling. 

Along  with  his  grandparents  and 
wife  Tracey,  Lea  lives  on  a  40  acre 
farm  located  between  Centerville 
and  Easton.  His  favorite  pastimes 
are  bicycling,  racing  and  skiing. 
He  and  his  wife  started  a  company 
called  the  Sports  Competition 
Management,  Co.  to  attend  to  the 
transportation  of  sports  equipment 
and  the  traveling  arrangements  of 
competing  athletics.  The  Leas  are 
planning  to  take  an  European  ski- 
ing  trip  this  year.      


Additions  Welcomed 

The  Elm  would  like  to  welcome  three  people  to  the  staff. 
Freshman  Mary  Helen  Holzgang  and  Michael  Raymond 
will  serve  as  News  Editor  and  Sports  Editor  respectively 
and  Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau  as  faculty  advisor.  Your 
dedication  to  this  year  is  greatly  appreciated. 


Washington  College  Review 

Now  welcoming 

poetry,  prose,  art,  photography 

SEE  YOURSELF  IN  PRINT 

SUBMISSIONS  by 

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OR  TO: 

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Caters  Hold  Open  House 


The  Hynson-Ringgold  House  will  be  the  scene  of  many  stu- 
dent  functions. . 


Dancers  To  Perform 


by  Michele  Breza 
Chris  Glavaris,  a  senior  at  W.C, 
has  participated  in  a  Greek  danc- 
ing group,  called  "The  Hellenic 
Golden  Coins"  for  four  years. 
Glavaris  will  bring  this  group  from 
St.  Nicholas  Greek  Orthodox 
Church  of  Baltimore  to  W.C.'s 
campus  on  Wednesday,  September 
29th.  He  has  been  a  member  of  this 
church  for  twenty-one  years. 

"The  Hellenic  Golden  Coins"  has 
been  in  existence  for  approximate- 
ly ten  years.  According  to 
Glavaris,  "I  was  about  ten  years 
old  when  I  realized  they  were  danc- 
ing. Then,  I  had  no  incentive  to  join 
because  I  was  too  young."  Men  and 
women  dancers  vary  in  ages  from 
15  years  old,  on  up.  "The  oldest  age 
depends  on  how  long  you  want  to 
stay-there  are  people  ranging  up 
to  23  and  24  years  old. 

Greek  dancing  involves  a  great 
amount  of  physical  strain.  Says 
Glavaris,  "A  lot  of  times  in  ethnic 
festivals,  we  would  be  dancing 
three  times  a  day-and  hour  for 
each  session.  A  lot  of  people  would 
end  up  with  shin  splints.  It  was 
hard  to  dance  during  the  second 
and  third  sessions  of  the  day." 

The  awards  the  "Coins"  receive 
are  monetary.  There  are  two  other 
groups  presently  in  existence  in  the 
Baltimore  area,  but  the  "Coins" 
have  been  around  for  a  longer 
amount  of  time  and  have  a  better 
reputation.  There  is  no  individual 
recognition  within  the  group. 
Glavaris  says,  "Members  benefit 
because  they  want  to,  not  that  they 
are  going  to  gain  any  physical 
rewards  from  it.  They  are  learning 
ancient  dances  and  modern  dances 
which  a  lot  of  people  don't  know. 
The  dances  mean  a  lot  more  than 
any  recognition.  A  lot  of  the  people 
have  decided  to  go  on  professional- 
ly...like  dancing  in  clubs." 

Glavaris  has  been  asked  to  con- 
tinue professionally,  but  with  going 
to  school,  fails  to  find  the  time. 
"They  would  suggest,"  he  recalled, 
"Let's  go  to  New  York  and  dance 
three  or  four  dances  and  get  paid 
$70.00  a  piece;  but  that  would  take 
too  much  practice  time  for  learn- 
ing all  the  steps  while  going  to 
school." 

There,  is  a  story  behind  every 
d^'nce.  Usually  there  is  a  lady  with 
cue  cards  which  explain  thrt  mean- 
ing   behind    the    dance,    how    it 


originated,  the  name  of  the  dance, 
and  the  custom  behind  it. 
(However,  speaking  of  when  they'll 
perform  here  at  W.C.,  Glavaris 
doubts  if  she  can  make  it.)  There 
will  be  certain  dance  categories  for 
men,  women,  and  both. 

According  to  Glavaris,  ethnic 
festivals  are  very  important  to  to- 
day's society.  "It's  an  educational 
process  where  people  get  a  chance 
to  see  other  customs.  They  get  a 
chance  to  taste  the  foods  and  see 
how  other  cultures  act,  keeping  in 
an  existence  with  their  past." 

"The  Hellenic  Golden  Coins"  are 
coming  to  W.C.  Wednesday,  Sept. 
29th,  and  will  perform  twice  in  the 
cafeteria-5:30  and  6:30.  Greek 
food  will  be  served.  The  W.C.  Food 
Service  is  sponsoring  the  "Coins." 

Considering  that  we  have 
Spanish,  French,  and  Octoberfest 
dinners  annually,  Glavaris  sug- 
gested to  Jeff  DeMoss  that  we  have 
a  Greek  dinner  as  well.  Says 
Glavaris,  "Jeff  is  a  super  guy.  He 
has  knowledge  and  experience  in 
what  he's  doing.  He's  been  to  one  of 
Chicago's  best  Greek  diners  called 
'Diana's',  so  he  does  know  what 
he's  doing.  The  food  should  taste 
good."  According  to  Galvaris, 
DeMoss  plans  to  wine  and  dine  you. 

The  outcome  of  this  event  will 
determine  whether  or  not  it  will  be 
an  annual  event.  Glavaris  points 
out,  "I  know  it'll  be  exciting  if  peo- 
ple can  sit  down  and  understand 
what's  going  on.  They'll  have  a 
good  time.  If  they  sit  there  and 
laugh,  it'll  just  be  a  loss  to  them- 
nottous." 

Glavaris  concluded,  "I'd  like  to 
see  some  of  the  faculty  come  there; 
but  the  main  concern  is  that  I'd  like 
to  see  the  students  sit  there  and 
just  understand  and  accept  the 
culture  rather  than  laugh  and 
criticize.' 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

HOURS:                            j 
8:00  a.m.  -  11:00  p.m.               ! 

MON.-THURS 
8:00  o.m.  -   4:30  p.m.  FRIDAY 
6:00  p.m.  -  11:00  p.m.  SUNDAY 

By  Amy  Coss 

While  sitting  in  the  noisy 
cafeteria  picking  at  the  mass  pro- 
duced food,  what  student  doesn't 
occasionally  dream  of  a  relaxed, 
quiet  dinner  with  food  like  he  gets 
at  home?  With  the  institution  of  the 
Caters'  plan  to  open  the  Hyson- 
Ringgold  House  to  small  groups  of 
students,  this  dream  may  become 
a  reality. 

"It's  such  a  happy,  wonderful 
house,"  stated  Mrs.  Cater,  "we 
want  the  college  to  feel  that  they 
are  part  of  it."  With  the  many 
events  Mrs.  Cater  has  plans  for,  it 
most  certainly  will!  Poetry 
readings,  musical  evenings,  the 
President's  Forum,  and  a  great 
number  of  good  things  are  included 
on  Mrs.  Cater's  list  for  the  upcom- 
ing year. 

Antler  Hall  will  be  the  sight  of  the 
musical  events  and  President's 
Forum.  "The  acoustics  are 
marvelous  in  that  hall ! ' '  exclaimed 
Mrs.  Cater.  She  want  on  to  explain 
that  she  would  seat  students  on  the 
stairs  and  on  chairs  at  the  bottom, 
the  performers  or  speaker  would 
stand  on  the  landing. 

Mrs.  Cater  also  expressed  an  in- 
terest in  obtaining  a  piano.  "I  would 
like  music  in  the  house,"  she  said, 
"and  we  really  look  forward  to 
some  musical  events." 

Also  in  her  plans  are  poetry 
readings  by  the  fire.  Mrs.  Cater 
would  like  to  create  a  "home  situa- 
tion." What  better  place  for  this 
than  the  cozy  room  at  the  back  of 
the  house  with  comfortable  fur- 
niture, and  a  big  brick  fireplace? 

Small  dinners  with  student 
groups  are  also  on  Mrs.  Cater's 
agenda.  She  wants  to  talk- to  the 
students  in  small  groups  and  find 
out  what  they  are  doing.  She  would 
like  to  start  with  the  officers  of  the 
SGA  and  then  move  onto  other  stu- 
dent groups.  "We  want  to  find  out 
how  we  might  be  helpful,"  Mrs. 
Cater  commented. 

Mrs.  Cater's  plans  are  not  held  in 
by  the  walls  of  the  Hynson- 
Ringgold  House,  on  the  contrary, 
they  spill  out  to  the  garden  which 
borders  the  river  located  across 
the  street.  Mrs.  Cater  would  like  to 
alter  the  garden  so  that  there  is 
easy  access  to  the  river.  She  men- 
tioned     this    would    make    the 


garden  a  good  place  to  watch  crew 
events.  Mrs.  Cater  also  expresssed 
an  interest  in  erecting  a  gazebo 
which  might  double  as  a  band 
stand.  She  is  also  tentatively  plann- 
ing a  spring  activity  which  would 
resemble  a  fair.  However,  many  of 
the  outside  improvements  will 
have  to  wait.  According  to  Mrs. 
Cater  there  are  more  important 
things  to  do  now,  like  increasing 
scholarships  and  improving  the 
dorms.  "This  is  all  just  a  dream," 
she  explained.  "Just  letting  the 
mind  soar." 

Also  in  Mrs.  Cater's  thoughts  are 
plans  which  involve  the  history  of 
the  house.  She  would  like  to  get 
authentic  antiques  of  the  period  to 
decorate  the  public  rooms 
downstairs.  Mrs.  Cater  would  like 
to  set  up  a  committee  of  Friends  of 
the  Hynson-Ringgold  House,  whose 
purpose  would  be  to  look  for  com- 
munity members  to  loan  or  donate 
furniture  for  the  house.  These 
pieces  would  be  placed  permanent- 
ly in  the  house  as  a  part  of  its  whole 
heritage.  The  Committee  would 
also  look  into  acquiring  some  of  the 
original  furniture  from  the  Ring- 
gold family.  Already  Mrs.  Cater 
has  been  promised  some  furniture 
on  loan  from  the  Baltimore 
Museum.  She  is  doing  much  to 
research  into  the  period  when  the 
house  was  built.  She  has  visited  the 
Baltimore  Museum  and  will  be 
visiting  Winterthur  soon.  "It's  an 
exciting  new  area  for  me,"  stated 
Mrs.  Cater.  "I've  never  been  into 
the  eighteenth  century  before." 

Also  along  the  historical  lines, 
Mrs.  Cater  would  like  to  compile  a 
fuller,  more  detailed  history  of  the 
house.  She  would  like  to  clear  up  a 
few  dates  she  feels  are  in  question. 
Mrs.  Cater  plans  to  enlist  the  help 
of  the  Chestertown  Historical 
Society,  and  any  students  and  com- 
munity members  who  are  in- 
terested in  history.  "All  help  is 
welcome ! "  she  exclaimed. 

Mrs.  Cater  has  many  diversified 
plans  for  the  Hynson-Ringgold 
House.  When  they  all  fall  into  place 
the  students  at  Washington  College 
will  be  seeing  a  lot  more  of  the 
house.  "We  have  the  pleasure  and 
privilege  of  living  here,"  concluded 
Mrs.  Cater,  "and  we  feel  we  should 
share  it." 


Come  and  Join  us  Wednesday. 
Sept.  29th,  for  Greek  Nite. 

Authentic  Greek  Menu  and  Dancing. 

Greek  Dancing  by  the 
''Hellenic  Golden  Coin". 

5:30  to  6:40 

Reception  (in  main  dining  room)  4:30-5: 15 
Dinner  5:15-6:45 

CONTEST  for  BEST  GREEK  COSTUME 
WORN  by  STUDENT  or  GUESTS 
FIRST  PLACE  -  2#  SHRIMP  (raw) 
SECOND  PLACE  - 1#  RAW  SHRIMP 

Judging  will  take  place  at  6 :  15 


Staffers  Hit  20  Year  Mark 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  September  24. 1982  -  nay  5 


By  Michele  L.  Breza 
The  WC  Food  Service  has  three 
kitchen  staff  members  that  have 
been  there  for  20  years;  Mrs. 
Mable  Hill,  Mrs.  Annan  Wheeler 
and  Mr.  Harry  Wright. 

Mrs.  Mable  Hill,  who  serves 
breakfast  and  lunch  has  been  here 
longer  than  any  other  cafeteria 
employee.  Hill  recalled  her  initial 
experience  with  WC.  "Well,  I  lived 
on  a  farm  for  45  years,  and  then  we 
sold  it.  After  my  husband's  parents 
died,  we  moved  to  Kennedyville.  I 
jsut  felt  lost  ...  I  got  a  call  and 
decided  to  see  what  it  was  all 
about. 

"I  like  it  here,"  she  continued, 
"Everyone's  been  nice." 

Hill  has  seen  a  lot  of  changes 
over  the  years  with  the  WC  Food 
Service.  "Each  year  seems  to  get 
nicer  and  easier  with  the  different 
decorations  for  special  dinners  and 
events.  I  was  here  before  the  new 
dining  room.  I  never  dreamed  I'd 
be  here  this  long!" 

Hill  started  working  here  when 
the  dining  room  was  in  what  is  now  . 
Hynson  Lounge.  "They  had  big 
round  tables  and  wooden  chairs," 
she  said.  "No  more  than  200 
students  were  here  at  first.  I've 
seen  the  college  grow  very  much 
and  I'm  proud  of  it." 

Hill  has  seen  a  lot  of  people  come 
and  go.  She  recalls,  "some  days 
aren't  as  good  as  others;  but  I've 


never  had  any  trouble  with  any  of 
the  students.  I  try  to  treat  them 
nice." 

Mrs.  Hill  is  81  years  old,  going  on 
82.  She  added,  "I  had  a  son  come 
here.  He's  59  years  old  now,  and 
lives  in  Calif  ornia ! " 

Mrs.  Annah  Wheeler  from 
Centerville,  has  been  WC's  morn- 
ing cook  since  she  started  working 
here.  Wheeler  came  here  because 
it  was  a  job.  "Just  looking  for  a 
job,"  she  said  smiling. 

Wheeler  has  seen  a  lot  of  changes 
over  the  years  in  the  student  body. 
"I've  had  contact  with  very  nice 


student  on  line  and  in  the  kitchen." 
She  said  she  feels  that  the  system  is 
continually  improving. 

Wheeler's  favorite  preparations 
are  casseroles. 

She  recalls,  "The  staff  has  been 
very  nice  working  with."  Mrs. 
Wheeler  also  plans  to  stick  around. 

Mr.  Harry  Wright,  of  Centerville, 
is  WC's  dinner  cook.  "I  came  here 
because  a  lady  got  me  a  job  here," 
he  says. 

Wright  has  not  noticed  too  many 
changes  or  progress  here, 
however,  he  says,  "I  like  working 
here." 


Library  Adds  Material 


This  Week's 
Movie... 


The  Clifton  Miller  Library  pro- 
vides a  variety  of  services  for 
students.  Among  these  are  in- 
terlibrary  loan  services, 
microfiche  and  microfilm  viewers 
and  printers,  IBM  copying  and  a 
television  for  educational  program 
viewing.  This  fall  the  library  is  ex- 
panding its  records  and  audio  col- 
lection, and  students  will  be  able  to 
borrow  tapes  of  Shakespeare  plays 
and  poets  reciting  original  works; 
tape  players  and  earphones  may 
also  be  borrowed  for  use  in  the 
library. 

In  addition,  this  semester,  the 
library  will  be  presenting  the  film 


series  Europe  the  Mighty 
Continent.  The  movie  can  be  seen 
at  7 :  15  p.m.  each  Thursday. 

The  staff  hopes  that  everyone 
will  utilize  the  library  and  its 
resources.  Both  new  and  returning 
students  are  encouraged  to  look  at 
the  exhibits  and  new  books,  and 
take  a  few  book  jackets  to  decorate 
a  bare  wall.  A  librarian  or  an  assis- 
tant will  be  happy  to  give  a  tour  of 
the  library. 

The  library  is  open:  Monday  to 
Thursday,  8:15  a.m.  -  midnight, 
Friday  8:15  a.m.  to  8:00  p.m., 
Saturday  10:00  a.m.  to  4:00  p.m. 
and  Sunday  noon  to  midnight. 


'As  scary  as  'jaws'  with  paws.  A  classic 
horror  movie." 

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ROVING  REPORTER 


By  Nimi  Natan 

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Question... 

HOW  STRICTLY  DO  YOU  THINK  THE    NEW    ALCOHOL    POLICY  SHOULD  BE  EMF  IRCED? 


■  JkJm&J** 


David  Lewis,  Sophomore,  Eastern 
Sho': 
"Shoot  to  kill!" 


Marti    Windsor,    Sophomore, 
Salisbury,  MD: 
"They  should  not  be  enforced." 


Laura    Wood,    Sophomore,    St. 
Michaels,  MD: 

"I  don't  think  it  is  fair  for  the 
people  who  are  entitled  to  drink." 


Katheline    Unger,    Freshman, 
Baltimore: 

"We  are  on  a  private  canipus, 
and  those  drinking  laws  should  not 
apply  to  us." 


Lance  Bardel  Sr.,  Alexandria,  VA: 
"I  feel  the  new  alcohol  policy 
should  be  one  where  students  are 
able  to  drink  to  relieve  the  tension 
°f  the  new  academic  policy." 


Bill   Haythorn   Jr.,    Cumberland, 
MD: 

"As  long  as  we  can  still  have 
private  parties,  the  change  does 
not  affect  me,  so  I  do    not  care." 


Lee  Rath  Jr.,  Hagerstown,  MD : 

"Strictly  enough  to  follow  the 
new  state  laws,  but  also  at  the 
same  time  not  to  diminish  the 
drinking  privileges." 


Pat    LaMoure,    Sophomore, 
Washington,  D.C.: 

"I  see  no  reason  why  we  are  not 
allowed  to  carry  alcohol  outside 
our  rooms.  If  the  policy  involves 
rules  as  silly  as  this,  I  don't  think  it 
should  be  enforced." 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  September  24, 1982  —  page  6 


Study  Abroad 

Linda  Foster:  An  American  In  Paris 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

While  most  WC  students  spent 
last  spring  studying  for  exams 
within  the  quiet  limits  of  Chester- 
town,  junior  Linda  Foster  was  sipp- 
ing cafe  au  lait  and  savoring  the 
delights  of  a  semester  abroad.  It 
was  all  part  of  a  college-sponsored 
program  geared  toward  the  adven- 
turesome student  excelling  in 
foreign  languages.  For  Linda, 
(now  a  senior)  however,  the  trip 
meant  a  chance  to  combine  the 
rigors  of  schoolwork  with  a  lifelong 
fascination  —  traveling.  Between 
January  and  June,  of  '82,  the  Inter- 
national Relations/French  major 
journeyed  to  France  for  a  semester 
of  intensive  studies  at 
Aix-en-Provence.  Weekends,  vaca- 
tions and  breaks  were  equally  well- 
utilized,  being  filled  with  excursions 
to  Burgundy  and  Nice,  as  well  as 
Switzerland,  Austria,  Italy  and 
Spain. 

Quiet,  composed  —  and  sporting 
a  vocabulary  peppered  with 
foreign  phrases,  Linda  describes 
how  she  first  became  involved  with 
the  program. 

"I  was  interested  in  the  idea  of 
spending  my  junior  year  abroad,  so 
I  went  to  see  (History  Department 
Chairman)  Dr.  Smith.  We  applied  to 
the  American  universities  offering 
programs  in  France,  and  decided 
on  a  one-semester  program  spon- 
sored by  Vanderbuilt  University  in  Ten- 
nessee." 

In  accordance  with  handbook 
regulations,  Linda's  application 
was  supported  by  recommenda- 
tions from  the  departments  of  her 
majors,  as  well  as  the  language 
department.  Thus  approved,  she 
traveled  to  Aix-en-Provence, 
where  she  took  four  academic 
courses  for  credit,  along  with  two 
for  audit.  These  classes,  taught  by 
the  native  professors,  were  con- 
ducted totally  in  French. 

"It  took  me  about  a  week  to  ad- 
just to  that,"  Linda  (who  is  also  a 
Spanish   minor)    recalls,    "and   it 


was  another  month  before  I  made 
friends  and  really  felt  at  home  in 
the  city.  Once  you  got  over  the  first 
hurdle  -  culture  shock  -  you  learned 
to  communicate  with  the  people.  It 
seemed  like  such  a  big  accomplish- 
ment, even  when  your  message 
was  as  simple  as  'I  want  a  Coke  to 
drink.'  Every  time  you  said 
something  and  were  understood,  it 
made  you  want  to  go  out  and  try 
harder  things." 

Despite  her  fluency  in  the 
language,  (she  has  studied  French 
for  11  years)  Linda  found  she  could 
not  pass  herself  off  as  a  native. 

"I  was  told  that  I  could  be  iden- 
tified as  an  American  by  the  way  I 
walked  —  whatever  that  means!" 
she  recalls,  laughing. 

Continuing  her  education  at  the 
universite,  Linda  became  friends 
with  a  group  of  U.S.  students  who 
had  traveled  abroad  through  the 
same  program  as  she. 

"At  first,  no  one  knew  anyone 
else,"  she  remembers.  "We  came 
from  all  over  America,  and  had 
nothing  in  common  other  than 
speaking  French.  Then  one  of  the 
most  mind-boggling  things  happen- 
ed! My  roomate  at 
Aix-en-Provence  had  a  best  friend 
who  knew  somebody  who  went  to 
school  here.  Imagine  -  someone  I 
had  to  go  all  the  way  to  France  to 
meet  actually  knew  about 
Washington  College!" 

Perhaps  one  of  the  most  im- 
pressive aspects  of  living  abroad, 
according  to  Linda,  was  the 
physical  closeness  of  so  many 
world-famous  sights  and  land- 
marks. 

"Versailles  was  so  impressive," 
she  sighs.  "Looking  into  a  book  and 
reading  about  it  really  takes  on  a 
special  meaning  when  you  know 
you've  toured  it.  It  seems  so  much 
more  real  to  you!" 

Another  concept  which  Linda 
values  is  the  ability  "to  keep  an 
open  mind"  while  traveling. 

"It's  a  great  experience  to  travel 
because  it  can  really  broaden  your 


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horizons.  I've  learned  to  accept  a 
variety  of  differences  in  everything 
from  culture  to  clothing.  You  can't 
go  abroad  -  or  anywhere  -  with  a 
bad  attitude,  and  if  you  do,  you'll 
have  a  very  difficult  time  of  it.  You 
have  to  go  expecting  changes,  and 
learn  to  live  with  them." 

Drawing  on  her  own  experience, 
Linda  heartily  urges  anyone  else 
interested  in  spending  all  or  part  of 
their  junior  year  abroad  to  "get  in 
touch  with  Dr.  Smith  as  soon  as 
possible.  You  have  to  start  thinking 
about  it  early,  at  least  by  the  start 
of  your  sophomore  year."  She 
points  out  that  utilizing  the  pro- 
gram is  also  an  excellent  op- 
portunity to  improve  foreign 
language  skills. 

Besides    this    very    tangible 

Jeff  Donahoe 


benefit,  Linda  feels  that  there  are 
many  equally  important  lessons  to 
be  learned  from  living  abroad. 

"Europeans  have  a  great 
amount  of  national  pride,  and  they 
really  do  love  their  country,"  she 
states.  "Every  morning,  you'd  see 
them  outside  cleaning  up  the 
streets.  You  just  don't  find  that  in 
America."  Yet  perhaps  the  most 
enlightening  experience  stemmed 
from  an  offhand  remark  made  by  a 
foreign  friend. 

' 'He  said, ' '  Linda  articulates, 
looking  throughtful,  "that  our 
American  lifestyle  was  too  rushed, 
and  that  we  never  took  the  time  to 
just  relax.  While  the  U.S.  is  living  to 
work,  the  Europeans  work  at 
living.  I  think  that's  really  impor- 
tant." 


Student  Returns  From  England 


by  Kevin  Cordon 

Last  year,  Jeff  Donahoe, 
presently  a  senior,  was  selected  to 
study  abroad  at  Manchester  Col- 
lege, Oxford  University  in 
England.  His  election  ws  based  on 
both  academic  standing  and  other 
educational  pursuits,  which  includ- 
ed drama  and  music. 

Manchester  College  carries  60 
students  of  the  total  of  35,000  which 
attend  Oxford.  To  Donahoe,  this 
situation  was  ideal.  "I  was  able  to 
take  advantage  of  the  best  of  both 
worlds,"  says  Donahoe,  "those  of 
the  small  college  and  the  major 
university." 

Donahoe  was  not  the  only  student 
from  Washington  College  to  attend 
Manchester.  He  was  accompanied 
by  John  Lonquest,  who  graduated 
last  year.  Lonquest  studied 
tutorials  in  History.  Normally,  as 
in  Donahoe's  case,  Washington  Col- 
lege students  who  study  abroad 
work  with  English.  In  some  cases, 
however,  majors  in  philosophy, 
history,  religion,  music,  and 
politics  are  chosen. 

The  education  system  at  the 
universities  in  England  consists  of 
study  units  known  as  tutorials.  "In 
the  tutorial  program,"  explains 
Donahoe,  "the  student  must  do 
most  of  the  academic  planning  and 
work  on  his  own.  A  tutor  is  on  hand 
to  check  progress  and  collect  work, 
but  much  of  the  responsibility  is 
placed  on  the  student." 

Donahoe  completed  three  and  a 
half  tutorials  during  his  stay 
abroad.  Three  wree  in  English, 
covering  Chaucer, .  Victorian 
Writers,  and  20th  Century  Writers. 
The  other  half  was  in  opera. 

He  was  impressed  with  the  dif- 


Jeff  Donahoe 

ference  between  the  educational 
structures  of  Washington  and  Man- 
chester. "Here,  the  emphasis  is  on 
the  liberal  arts  education.  In 
England,  the  concentration  is  soley 
on  the  individual's  major.  The  stu- 
dent is  expected  to  gain  knowledge 
on  other  subjects  through  other 
sources,  such  as  lectures, 
demonstrations,  concerts,  and 
plays." 

Despite  the  differences,  Donahoe 
was  able  to  make  a  smooth  adjust- 
ment. "The  biggest  obstacle,"  he 
says,  "is  learning  to  work  on  your 
own.  Students  are  not  spoon  fed; 
they  have  to  take  a  lot  of  the  in- 
itiative." 

The  benefits  resulting  from  an 
experience  like  this  are  of  great 
importance.  As  Jeff  Donahoe  sums 
it  up,  "Studying  in  a  different  en- 
vironment and  having  to  work  hard 
truly  makes  you  value  your  educa- 
tion." 


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Volleyball  Sets  Up 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  September  24, 1882  -  page  7 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  WC  Volleyball  team  has 
entered  another  rebuilding  year. 
With  the  loss  of  four  hitters,  in- 
cluding two  All-State  Ail-Stars,  the 
team  is  suffering  a  major  set  back. 

Despite  some  obstacles  Coach 
Penny  Fall  feels  that  this  year's 
team  is  displaying  a  surprising 
amount  of  enthusiasm.  "The 
veterans  are  cooperating  well  with 
the  new  girls,"  said  Fall. 

This  year's  squad  is  led  by  cap- 
tain Laura  Chase  and  co-captain 
Judi  Skelton.  Fall's  coaching 
assistants  are  WC  graduates 
Cheryl  Loss  and  Tami  Schauber. 
Both  are  veiy  experienced  and 
knowledgable  in  the  sport  after 
playing  on  the  school  team. 

The  team  opened  their  season 


with  a  scrimmage  tournament  at 
Essex  Community  College.  WC 
managed  to  bring  home  a  victory 
over  York  College.  Fall  feels  that 
the  tournament  was  a  good  way  to 
start  the  season  in  that  it  was  a 
good  learning  experience. 

Wednesday  night  the  team  open- 
ed their  regular  season  with  a 
home  match  against  Catholic 
University.  Although  the  scores 
were  dismal  (5-15,  3-15,  0-15)  Fall 
said,  "I  give  the  team  an  'A'  for  the 
courage  to  hang  in  there." 

Fall  feels  that  the  team  perform- 
ed well  despite  the  scores. 
"Wednesday  night  their  level  of 
play  was  beyond  what  I  thought 
they  were  capable  of,"  she  com- 
mented. "If  they  develop  pride  as  a 
team  and  all  things  come  together 
we'll  look  pretty  good,  soon! " 


Alumnus  Receives  National  Recognition 


Alexander  G.  Jones  has  become 
a  Fellow  of  the  American  College 
of  Trial  Lawyers.  Membership, 
which  is  a  position  of  honor,  is  by 
invitation  of  the  Board  of  Regents. 
The  College  is  a  national  associa- 
tion of  3500  Fellows  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada.  Its  purpose  is 
to  improve  the  standards  of  trial 
practice,  the  administration  of 
justice,  and  the  ethics  of  the  trial 
branch  of  the  profession. 

The    induction    ceremony    took 

place  during  the  recent  Annual 

_  Meeting  of  the  American  College  of 


Trial  Lawyers.  Over  1200  persons 
were  in  attendance  at  this  meeting 
of  the  Fellows  in  San  Francisco, 
California. 

Mr.  Jones  is  President  of  the 
firm  of  Jones  &  Jones,  P.  A.  and  has 
been  practicing  law  in  Somerset 
County  for  27  years.  He  is  an  alum- 
nus of  the  University  of  Maryland 
School  of  Law.  A  member  of  the 
Washington  College  Class  of  1951, 
Mr.  Jones  was  President  of  the 
Alumni  Association  in  1967-68  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  since  1968. 


Barry  Harris  To  Appear  Tonight 


The  Barry  Harris  Jazz  Trio  will 
perform  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  at  8  p.m.  Friday, 
September  24  in  the  opening  pro- 
gram of  the  31st  annual  College 
Concert  Series. 

Jazz  pianist  Barry  Harris  has 
performed  with  many  leading  jazz- 
men during  a  career  that  started 
forty  years  ago  in  Detroit.  They  in- 
clude Charlie  Parker,  Dizzy 
Gillespie,  Lester  Young,  Milt 
Jackson,     Cannonball    Adderley, 


Coleman  Hawkins,  Yusef  Lateef 
Dexter  Gordon,  Lee  Morgan,  Son- 
ny Stitt,  and  others. 

Sidemen  in  his  campus  ap- 
pearance will  be  Leroy  Williams  on 
drums  and  Hal  Dodson  on  bass. 

The  concert  will  be  open  to  the 
public.  Admission  will  be  by  Series 
season  ticket  or  single-admission 
tickets  sold  at  the  door,  general 
public  $5  each,  non-Washington 
students  $2.  Washington  students 
are  reminded  to  use  their  blue 
season  tickets  for  admission. 


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Athlete  of  the  Week 


The  volleyball  team  opened  their  season  with  a  loss  to 
Catholic  University. 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Soccer  fullback  Danny 
Brumstead  is  the  Elm's  athlete  of 
the  week.  Chosen  by  coaches  Tom 
Bowman  and  Peter  Allen, 
Brumstead  showed  through  his 
solid  play  this  week  why  team- 
mates voted  him  one  of  three  cap- 
tains. 

Brumstead  has  been  noted  in  the 
past  for  his  exploits  as  part  of  the 
Washington  College  defensive  unit. 
But  this  week,  with  the  absence  of 
another  standout,  injured  sweeper 


Bill  Bounds,  even  more  respon- 
sibility has  been  placed  on  the 
shoulders  of  the  strong  defender 
from  Columbia,  Md. 

As  Coach  Allen  commented 
frankly,  citing  Brumstead's 
leadership  of  an  inexperienced 
defense,  "I  don't  know  where  we 
would  have  been  in  the  last  two  or 
three  games  without  Danny." 

Brumstead  himself  is  proud  to 
receive  the  recognition.  "Everyone 
has  worked  real  hard  and  there  are 
a  lot  of  games  left,"  he  states.  "I 
hope  this  award  can  be  shared  by 
other  members  of  the  team." 


Washington  CoUege  Eta  -  Friday,  September  24, 1982  -  page  8 

Soccer 

Shoremen  Boost  Record 
With  Winning  Week 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Continuing  to  rely  on  second  half 
surges,  the  Washington  College 
soccer  team  held  onto  a  winning 
record  this  week  by  taking  two  of 
three  games. 

Playing  flat  after  a  three  hour 
drive,  the  Shoremen  managed  a  2-1 
victory  over  Lebanon  Valley  last 
Wednesday,  but  were  unable  to 
come  back  on  Saturday  against 
York  College  in  a  3-1  loss. 

Wearing  maroon  jerseys  for  the 
first  time  this  year,  W.C.  was  re- 
juvenated on  Tuesday  with  a  6-2 
shellacking  of  Washington  Bible. 

Following  the  Lebanon  Valley 
game.  Assistant  Coach  Peter  Allen 
acknowledged  the  Shoremen's 
disappointing  first  half  showing. 

"We  played  flat  in  the  first  half 
against  a  team  with  a  lot  of 
freshmen,"  Allen  commented. 
"Lebanon  Valley  was  not  as  skilled 
individually,  but  their  enthusiasm 
evened  the  contest." 

In    the    second    half,    however, 


riding  a  27^1  shot  ratio  and  some  of- 
fensive changes,  the  Washington 
attack  dominated  the  game. 

George  Halivopolous  drilled  a 
timely  penalty  kick,  and  Ron 
Lauricella  pumped  in  a  rebound 
from  Hugh  Collie's  assist  to  finish 
the  scoring. 

In  the  weeks'  second  contest,  at 
home  against  York  College,  the 
Shoremen  did  not  fare  as  well.  The 
only  mark  against  the  visitors  was 
a  second  half  penalty  shot  by  Dan- 
ny Brumstead. 

Although  mounting  several 
desperate  charges  on  the  opposing 
goal,  W.C.  was  unable  to  overcome 
the  two  goal  deficit  and  went  down 
in  defeat. 

Traveling  across  the  bay  to  take 
on  Washington  Bible  CoUege  on 
Tuesday,  the  Shoremen  found 
themselves  with  a  .500  record  and 
needing  a  morale  booster. 

That  need  was  fulfilled  as  five 
different  shooters  put  the  ball  in 
the  net  to  combine  for  a  6-2  blowout 
and  revenge  for  last  year's  loss  ot 
the  same  team. 

W.C.   lived  dangerously  in  the 


Tim  McGrath  aids  in  a  Shoremen  victory  last  week. 


first  half,  allowing  two  penalty  shot 
scores  to  top  their  single  tally,  that 
a  booming  line  drive  by  Hugh  Col- 
lie from  Lauricella's  cross. 

In  the  second  half,  however,  the 
maroon  jerseys  came  to  life  with  a 
vengeance,  ripping  five  goals  and 
playing  tight  defense. 

Scoring  for  the  Shoremen  on 
assists  by  Lauricella  and  Tom 
Vanh.  were  Halivopolous  (2),  John 
Warrington,  John  Meisel,  and 
Lauricella  on  a  penalty  kick. 


C-Country 
Opens 


On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


by  Tom  Keefe 

What  is  it  like  to  strike  out  with 
the  bases  loaded  or  to  stand  at  the 
base  foul  line  with  no  time  remain- 
ing on  the  game  clock  and  your  foul 
shot  deciding  the  victor  or  scoring 
your  first  collegiate  lacrosse  goal? 
A  lot  that  goes  into  college  sports 
does  not  make  it  into  the  stats 
sheet.  The  box  score  does  not  really 
reflect  the  pain  or  emotion  of  most 
athletes.  The  aim  of  this  column 
will  not  only  be  to  provide  informa- 
tion but  will  also  depict  the  lighter 
and  darker  side  of  athletics. 

With  the  addition  of  a  new  Head 
Lacrosse  Coach,  Mr.  Terry  Cor- 
coran, and  the  looming  presence  of 
the  veteran  basketball  coach  Tom 
Finnegan,  many  of  the  new 
recruits  and  returning  up- 
perclassmen  of  each  sport  are  feel- 
ing the  pains  of  summer  fun.  For 
many,  Budweisers  were  translated 
into  pounds  as  fall  Lacrosse  began 
along  with  pre-season  conditioning 
for  hoop  players.  All  should  take 
heed  to  Coach  Bowman's  soccer 
team  who  have  been  practicing 
three  times  a  day  in  the  pre-season 
and  twice  a  day  during  the  regular 
season.  I  spoke  briefly  to  Chas. 
Plasse,  Jim  Wright,  and  Ship 
Ebaugh  on  what  effect  the  new  con- 


ditioning had  on  the  team.  They  all 
agreed  that  "the  soreness  was 
finally  leaving"  but  will  prove  to  be 
beneficial  when  they  take  on  three 
top  Division  I  teams  in  the  next 
weeks. 

It  seems  like  dedication  and  hard 
work  is  catching  all  over  campus, 
even  Coach  Ed  Athey  is  beginning 
to  slap  his  baseball  players  into 
shape.  With  the  return  of  up- 
perclassmen  Pete  "Lumpy" 
Morgan  and  Matt  Burke  the  team 
is  participating  in  Fall  baseball 
schedule.  Burke,  the  Shoremen 
shortstop,  said  that  "this  new  con- 
cept of  Fall  Ball  will  only  upgrade 
the  program  and  add  a  new  identi- 
ty to  W.C.  baseball.  With  such  new 
improvements,"  he  said,"  WC  will 
be  able  to  draw  more  highly  com- 
petitive teams." 

With  the  advent  of  the  N.F.L. 
players  strike  we  will  be  looking 
for  strong  competitive  football  to 
fill  that  Sunday  afternoon  void. 
Well,  the  WC  Intermural  Football 
League  can  fill  your  needs.  Reign- 
ing champion  of  the  league  is  Theta 
Chi  Fraternity.  Seemingly,  they 
are  ready  for  another  tough  season 
and  Coach  Dave  "Sack"  Mehrizi 
gave  me  this  insight:  "I  think  that 
this  season  i .11  be  different.  It  will 


be  a  season  won  in  the  trenches,  the 
best  line  will  dominate."  If  you  are 
interested  in  organizing  a  team, 
contact  Coach  Don  Chattelier  for 
additional  information. 

I  feel  at  this  time  its  appropriate 
to  congratulate  the  WC  lacrosse 
team,  who  finished  runner-up  inthe 
Division  III  championship  against 
Hobart.  WC  lost  the  event  in  a  sud- 
den death  shot  from  the  restraining 
line.  Senior  defenseman  Tim  Cloud 
remembers  the  event:  "I  was 
disappointed  after  having  such  a 
terrific  season."  But  added,  "that 
the  players  are  very  excited  about 
the  upcoming  season  and  feel  that 
challenge  to  the  title  may  be  at 
hand." 

Let's  not  forget  to  patronize  the 
Sig  Crab  feast  on  Sept.  24.  It  should 
be  a  worthwhile  afternoon  for  all. 
Rumor  has  it,  however,  that  the 
A.O.PI's  might  have  the  same  type 
of  outing.  Let's  keep  our  ears  open. 
Also  our  congratulations  to  Nat  O 
Lester  for  taking  a  serious  step  in 
the  game  of  courtship. 

Finally,  a  reminder  that  school 
spirit  is  the  obligation  of  the  stu- 
dent and  your  presence  at  athletic 
events  means  everything  to  the 
players  and  coaches.  Until  next, 
catch  you  on  the  rebound 


by  Dan  Bakely 

The  Cross  Country  team  opened 
its  season  this  past  Saturday  with 
the  Washington  College  Invita- 
tional. The  team  placed  fourth  out 
of  six  teams,  with  Dickinson, 
Salisbury  and  Western  Maryland 
taking  the  first  three  places  respec- 
tively. Washington  CoUege  easUy 
defeated  Coppin  State  and 
Gallaudet. 

Jonathon  Adams  led  the  Harriers 
by  taking  11th  place  with  a  time  of 
28:03.  John  Cummings,  a  freshman 
from  Bloomingdale,  New  Jersey 
surprised  the  team  and  himself, 
with  a  time  of  29:57.  John  was 
foUowed  by  "The  Roakie,"  Captain 
Dan  Bakely.  Rounding  out  the 
team  were  "Lino  Bambino,"  Chris 
Buchiester,  Steve  FraUer,  Brian 
Boyt,  Tom  Dean  and  Vanessa 
Haight,  in  that  order. 

Tomorrow  the  team  wiU  be  com- 
peting against  Washington  and  Lee 
and  Mary  Washington  at  11:00  at 
WC.  Since  this  wiU  be  one  of  the 
team's  toughest  meets  this  year, 
the  attendance  and  support  of  the 
student  body  would  be  very  much 
appreciated. 


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Attrition  Prevention 


Committee  Studies 
Student  Retention 


By  Mark  Slater 
The  latest  formal  study  of  attri- 
tion at  Washington  College 
culminated  when  the  ad-hoc  Com- 
mittee on  Student  Retention,  form- 
ed at  the  request  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  in  1979, 
submitted  their  "Final  Report  and 
Recommendations"  in  February  of 
1982. 

The  information  reviewed  by  this 
Committee  included  an  analysis  of 
numerical  data  provided  by  the 
college  and  data  which  had  been 
published  with  regard  to  nation- 
wide studies  on  attrition.  The  Com- 
mittee specified  five  major  areas 
which  needed  to  be  reviewed: 
career  planning  and  placement 
student-faculty  contact,  student  to 
student  contact,  admissions,  and 
the  freshmen  program.  The  recom- 
mendations offered  in  the  final 
report  delegated  the  responsibility 
of  more  in-depth  study  and  evalua- 
tion to  appropriate  college  offices 
and  committees.  Each  office  or 
committee  was  to  evaluate  certain 
points  of  the  proposal,  then  prepare 
a  plan  of  action  aimed  at  resolving 
specific  problems  in  a  structured 
manner. 

The  problem  of  Career  Planning 
and  placement  or  the  lack  thereof, 
was  already  being  addressed  at 
that  time.  The  SGA  had  made  con- 
siderable headway  with  a  career 
counseling  proposal.  The  end  result 
to  these  initial  actions  is  that  this 
year,  Mr.  Robert  Lea  has  joined 
the  Administrative  Staff  to  direct 
the  newly  formed  Office  of  Career 
Placement.  Lea  will  be  on  campus 
three  days  a  week  to  give  the  stu- 
dent body  a  service  which  in  the 
past  had  been  altogether  insuffi- 


cient. Lea  will  provide  the  students 
with  needed  reference  material.  As 
well,  he  plans  to  arrange  on- 
campus  interviews  with  potential 
employers  and  other  persons  who 
may  give  students  insights  with 
regard  to  employment  op- 
portunities. Working  with  students 
in  groups  and  on  an  individual 
basis,  Lea  will  attempt  to  help 
students  form  a  base  from  which  to 
face  the  question  of  employment, 
not  only  immediately  following 
graduation  but  throughout  his  or 
her  lifetime. 

Student-Faculty  Contact 
Steps  have  been  taken  this  year 
to  improve  student-faculty  contact. 
To  provide  more  informal  contact 
the  policy  of  home  visits  was 
reinstated  for  freshman  orienta- 
tion. This  had  not  been  done  since 
1978. 

Advising  was  another  area 
where  improvements  were  attemp- 
ted. The  workshop  for  Faculty  Ad- 
vising was  extended  from  one  day 
to  two  days.  This  was  done  to  in- 
sure that  all  faculty  members  were 
aware  of  any  policy  changes. 
Issues  such  as  the  proper  way  to 
conduct  an  advising  session,  and 
the  proper  amount  of  time  needed 
to  do  so  were  also  discussed. 
Chairmen  of  departments  were 
asked  to  attend  these  sessions.  This 
had  never  been  done  before.  The 
step  was  undertaken  in  order  to 
add  coherence  to  the  advising  a 
student  gets  with  their  initial  ad- 
visor as  a  freshman  and 
sophomore,  and  with  their  major 
advisor  in  the  junior  and  senior 
years.  Attempts  were  also  made  to 
have  freshmen  advised  by  a  pro- 


Glenn  Gilis  makes  a  spectacular  save,  aiding  in  Wednes- 
day's victory  over  Swarthmore.  See  story  page  8. 


fessor  in  their  prospective  field  of 
study. 

Student-Student  Contact 

Orientation  provided  a  point  of 
departure  for  the  improvement  of 
student-student  contact  also.  Ac- 
tivities Night  and  the  Fine  Arts 
Program  were  both  attempts  at  br- 
inging together  students  with  in- 
terests in  a  specific  field. 

The  Student  Affairs  Office  and 
the  SGA  will  both  hold  bus  trips  to 
the  metropolitan  areas  so  close  and 
yet  so  far  away  from  Chestertown. 
This  is  but  another  way  to  provide 
informal  student-student  contact. 

More  resources  have  been 
devoted  to  the  Admissions  Office 
this  year.  Director  of  Admissions 
Dale  Trusheim  aims  to  establish  a 
computor  base  to  aid  in  the  recruit- 
ment process.  Focusing  more  effi- 
ciently on  prospective  students 
may  reduce  the  number  of 
marginal  students  admitted  to  the 
College. 

The  Freshman  Program  is  the 
only  specified  area  that  has  not 


been  scrutinized.  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege, Garry  Clarke  said  that  this  is 
one  of  the  projects  for  the 
Academic  Board  this  year.  Their 
intention  will  be  to  see  if  there  are 
not  some  areas  where  course  might 
be  added  in  order  to  give  all 
freshmen  a  common  academic 
background. 

The  attrition  figures  for  this  year 
were  encouraging.  The  rate  of  at- 
trition with  regard  to  full-time 
undergraduate  enrollment  is  down 
to  22.4  per  cent  which  is  2.3  per  cent 
below  last  year's  figure. 

"The  general  enrollment  is  down 
with  regard  to  eligible  college 
students,"  said  Registrar,  Ermon 
Foster.  "We  (colleges  in  general) 
can  anticipate  a  downward  trend. 
We  (Washington  College)  are  try- 
ing to  at  least  hold  our  own." 

Foster  is  optimistic  about  the 
general  enrollment  over  the  next 
few  years.  Using  trends  of 
statistical  figures  gathered  over 
the  past  five  years,  he  projects  a 
very  slight  increase  in  enrollment 
over  the  next  three  years. 


Freshman  English  Diagnostic  Exam  Format  Changed 


bv  Nancy  Gillio 
Each  year  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, the  entering  freshmen  have 
been  given  three  placement  ex- 
ams: one  for  mathematics,  one  for 
a  foreign  language,  and  one  for 
English.  In  the  past,  all  three  ex- 


Key  Exchange  Opens 


The  Washington  College  drama 
department  opens  its  1982  theatre 
season  with  a  new  play,  Key 
Exchange  by  Kevin  Wade.  The 
Pky.  a  comdey,  will  be  performed 
Thursday  through  Saturday,  Oc- 
tober 7,  8,  and  9,  at  8  p.m.  Tickets 
may  be  obtained  at  the  door  or 
reserved  by  calling  778-2800,  Ex- 
tension 268,  afternoons  between 
1:30  and  4  p.m. 


ams  have  been  administered  dur- 
ing orientation  week;  however,  this 
year  the  English  diagnostic  exam 
was  given  to  freshmen  in  their 
English  class  during  the  first  week 
of  courses.  This  change  in  pro- 
cedure raised  a  few  questions 
among  students  and  professors. 
According  to  Dr.  Nancy  Tatum, 
Chariman  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment there  were  several  reasons 
for  the  readjustment. 

In  its  first  year"  at  Washington 
College,  the  diagnostic  exam  was 
given  to  freshmen  at  7:30  in  the 
evening.  This  experiment  proved 
to  be  a  failure,  as  students  were  ex- 
hausted from  orientation  activities 
and  did  not  do  as  well  on  the  test  as 
professors  were  hoping. 

The  following  year,  the  exam 
was  held  during  the  day,  but  more 
difficulties  arose.  Students  were 
also  expected  to  get  their  books  on 


this  day,  and  the  time  spent 
waiting  in  the  bookstore  line  made 
it  impossible  for  many  students  to 
take  the  exam  at  the  proper  time. 

Scheduling  the  exam  after  orien- 
tation week  has  ironed  out  both  of 
these  problems  and  has  also  prov- 
ed advantageous  from  other 
aspects. 

Each  professor  now  both  ad- 
ministers and  grades  exams  to  his 
own  students.  In  earlier  years,  this 
was  not  usually  the  case,  as  one 
professor  would  administer  the  test 
to  a  very  large  group  of  students, 
and  then  send  the  completed  ex- 
ams on  to  another  group  of  pro- 
fessors to  be  graded. 

In  addition,  students  now  have 
the  advantage  of  being  able  to  look 
over  their  test  and  see  their 
mistakes.  In  the  past,  diagnostic 
exams  were  not  returned  to  the  I 
students.  Several  professors  are  I 


taking  advantage  of  the  returned 
tests  and  have  held  private  ses- 
sions with  students  who  seem  to 
need  help  in  writing.  Students  are 
given  the  opportunity  to  talk  with 
their  professors  and  gain  a  better- 
understanding  of  how  the  test  was 
graded  and  how  they  may  improve. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  budding.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1, 1982  -  page  2 


SdOvticd 


£tt&i&  lo.  74e  Sctitvi 


Another  Bicentennial  Class?        Big  Business  Strikes  Again 


Since  last  fall,  Washington  College  has  been  celebrating 
its  bicentennial,  an  affair  scheduled  to  end  with  President 
Cater's  inauguration  at  the  Homecoming  convocation.  The 
school  spent  countless  dollars  on  publicity,  speakers, 
events,  etc.  It  was  certainly  a  year  to  remember. 

While  it  is  true  that  the  college  was  chartered  on  May  24, 
1782,  thus  making  last  year's  commencement  close  to  the 
two  hundreth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of  WC,  one  small 
fact  has  been  overlooked.  The  first  commencement  was  not 
until  May  14,  1783,  two  hundred  years  (almost  to  the  day) 
before  this  year's  seniors  walk  down  that  aisle. 

Last  spring's  ceremony  was  labled  "The  Two  Hundreth 
Commencement,"  a  fitting  gesture  considering  the  year- 
long festivities.  The  1982  graduating  class  received  much 
publicity  and  recognition  which  definitely  gave  WC  a  much- 
needed  boost  in  popularity. 

Although  it  is  too  late  to  change  the  bicentennial  celebra- 
tions that  have  occurred,  it  is  not  too  late  to  plan  something 
exciting  for  this  spring's  commencement.  Last  year  was  in- 
formative, entertaining,  and  expensive  (although  worth 
every  cent).  While  this  year's  seniors  can  not  expect  the 
same  sort  of  fanfare,  something  could  certainly  be  planned 
for  this  May  to  acknowledge  the  role  of  the  class  of  1983  in 
the  Bicentennial  Celebrations. 

If  seniors  start  to  plan  the  graduation  festivities  now, 
there  is  no  reason  that  this  year's  commencement  can  not  at 
least  be  a  suitable  follow-up  to  last  year's.  Will  the  real 
bicentennial  graduating  class  please  stand  up? 

Letters  Were  Appreciated 


The  1981  Christmas  Mail  Call 
was  the  most  successful  ever.  For 
this,  we  would  like  to  thank  those 
who  participated  by  sending 
Christmas  mail.  We  have  received 
numerous  reports  from  various 
agencies  which  distributed  the 
mail  to  our  young  servicemen  and 
women,  telling  how  much  all  the 
cards  and  letters  were  appreciated 
at  Christmas. 


The  1982  Christmas  Mail  Call  is 
now  underway,  and  this  is  an  ideal 
project  for  individuals  as  well  as 
college  groups  and  organizations. 
For  information  on  how  to  have  a 
part  in  this  unique  program,  please 
send  a  self -addressed,  stamped 
envelope  to  Armed  Forces  Mail 
Call,  6520  Selma  Ave.,  #315, 
Hollywood,  Ca  90028. 

Thank  you! 


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The    #    Blm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext     21. 


While  the  recent  merger  struggle 
between  Bendix  and  Martin 
Marietta  will  probably  become  re- 
quired reading  in  business  schools 
for  years  to  come,  it  also  offers  the 
rest  of  us  neophytes  of  finance  an 
illuminating  insight  into  the  men- 
tality of  corporate  America. 

William  Agee,  chairman  of  the 
Bendix  Corporation,  which  pro- 
duces tools  and  machine  parts, 
decided  to  purchase  Martin 
Marietta,  an  aerospace  firm  and 
defense  contractor.  Agee  long  had 
been  interested  in  expanding  into 
the  lucrative  high  technology  field 
and  on  August  25,  he  announced  his 
offer  for  Marietta  stock.  Marietta, 
the  unwilling  accomplice  in  Agee's 
plan  decided  to  fight  to  maintain  its 
corporate  independence.  The 
result  of  the  month-long  battle  was 
that  both  companies  with  majority 
ownership  of  each  other,  frantic 
searching  for  corporate  allies,  and 
more  than  six  lawsuits  being  heard 
at  the  same  time,  was  the  take  over 
of  Bendix  by  the  Allied  Corp.,  a 
move  to  prevent  Marietta  from 
taking  Bendix,  and  the  survival  of 
Marietta  as  an  independent  com- 
pany. 

The  fight  took  a  costly  toll.  By 
saving  itself,  Marietta  increased 
by  $900  million  its  debt,  and  will  be 
forced  to  sell  some  of  its  operations 
to  raise  the  cash-while  it  will  take 
years  for  its  stock  to  recover.  Ben- 
dix under  Agee's  lease  leadership 
lost  its  independence  becoming  a 
subsidiary  of  Allied.  This  leads  us 
to  the  cost  to  the  initiator  of  this 
study  in  corporate  pathos.  William 


Agee  has  been  rewarded  with  what 
is  called  a  "golden  parachute"  pro. 
mising  him  $805,000  annually  for 
the  next  five  years. 

To  the  neophyte  this  seems  at 
surd.  An  executive  whose 
miscalculation  led  to  his  com- 
pany's absorption  by  another  ij 
guaranteed  over  four  million 
dollars.  Jerry  Knight  of  the 
Wasi.  .lgton  Post  writes,  "The 
irony  of  golden  parachutes  is  thai 
they  frequently  protect  corporate 
big  shots  who  fancy  themselves  on 
big  risks  taken."  Yet  the  irony  goM 
beyond  that.  Business  is  no  longer 
a  risk  for  those  who  run  it.  It  onlyjj 
a  risk  for  those  who  have  no  control 
control  over  it,  but  are  so  affected 
by  it. 

President  Reagan  has  asked  us 
to  place  our  faith  in  business.  The 
risk  of  the  marketplace  made 
America  great  and  it  will  do  il 
again,  or  so  the  argument  goes. 
That,  of  course,  overlooks  the  fact 
that  on  the  whole  American 
business  does  not  know  how  to  take 
risks.  Business  today  thrives  on  the 
guarantees  of  the  golden  parachute 
and  the  bail  out.  Last  year's  mud 
heralded  tax  incentives  passed  into 
the  coffeur  of  business  like  another 
grain  of  sand. 

Money  that  was  lost  in  this  cor- 
porate power  struggle  was  not  lost 
to  industrial  expansion,  nor  to  the 
rebuilding  of  tired  factories,  nor  to, 
the  creation  of  jobs;  it  was  lost  to 
greed.  Those  who  gained  were  the 
executives,  the  accountants  and 
the  lawyers.  Those  who  lost  were! 
the  rest  of  us. 

Frank  Dirks 


Library  Noise  Opposed 


Editor: 

As  I  sit  at  my  desk  and  write  this, 
a  student  directly  across  the  room 
from  me  is  letting  all  his  friends 
know  just  how  drunk  he  was  last 
Saturday  night.  At  another  table,  a 
girl  is  trading  the  latest  campus 
gossip  with,  I  presume,  one  of  her 
classmates. 

Now,  the  big  question:  What  are 
both  of  these  people  doing  wrong? 
Why,  nothing  at  all.  In  fact,  this 
type  of  behavior  could  not  be  more 
acceptable  -  in  the  dining  hall.  Or 
the  dorm.  Or  the  C-House.  Un- 
fortunately, I  happen  to  be  in  the 
school  library,  and  so  do  they. 

Am  I  mistaken  in  thinking  of 
libraries  as  places  to  which 
students  can  retreat  when  they 
wish  to  study  without  distraction? 
Maybe  so,  since,  quite  obviously, 
others  do  not  share  my  opinion. 

On  a  college  campus  particular- 
ly, concentration  on  academics 
should  come  first.  How,  then,  are 
students  supposed  to  focus  atten- 
tion on  homework  when  their  one 


SUBMIT  TO  THE  FALL 
BROADSIDES  SERIES 

All  Poetry,  Artwork  and 
Short  Prose  Pieces  will 
be  considered. 

See: 

Kimberly  Ward 
Doug  Rose 
;  Katy  Burke 


'sanctuary'  is  overrun  with  noisy, 
inconsiderate  people?  Librario 
are  not  places  for  socializing.  1 
some  people  must  trade  gossip  of 
compare  weekends,  then  they 
should,  by  all  means,  feel  free  to* 
so.  It's  just  a  matter  of  picking  Uw 
right  location. 

Each  student  in  this  school,  w 
matter  what  grade,  is  entitled  to  at 
least  one  place  where  he  can  study 
in  peace.  Is  is  really  so  hard  to 
respect  that  right? 

Mary  Helen  HolzganS 


No  "Funny  Faces 

Hi,  Jeff.  I  understand  (f»» 
various  clandestine  sources)  tf# 
there  is  no  planned  release  of  "Ne' 
Faces  of  1982".  The  reason  I  »* 
given  for  this  decision  is  that  otf 
Student  Affairs  Office  feels  that* 
perclassmen  have  traditionally^ 
ed  this  publication  as  a  springbo* 
for  mockery  and  that  this  mis»* 
outweighs  in  its  negative  eftet 
the  significant  reference  vat* 
such  a  booklet  has  for  the  ent" 
college  community.  , 

Certainly  I  appreciate  any 
tempt  to  curb  ridicule  around  he"; 
Nevertheless,  though  it  has  been" 
highlight  of  the  Fall  perhaps  fort* 
wrong  reasons,  "Funny  Faces 
an  essential  resource  for  those 
us  who  flounder  in  a  sea  of 
familiar  freshmen  and  trans1 
Help. 
DehiseDar*" 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1 ,  1982  -  page  3 


later  Lectures  On  Choosing  A  U.S.  President 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  giving  his  first  lecture  of  the 
year,  Douglas  Cater  chose  a  topic 
irith  which  he  was  obviously 
[amiliar  -  the  choosing  of  a  presi- 
dent. For  almost  an  hour  on  the 
tvening  of  September  28,  Mr.  Cater 
itressed  the  personal  and  profes- 
sional qualities  which  on  man  must 
gnbody  in  order  to  achieve  the  ef- 
fective leadership  of  a  people. 

Drawing  upon  his  extensive 
oiowledge  of  history,  the  WC 
president  presented  his  audience 
nth  an  informative,  enjoyable 
,peech,  combining  not  only  criti- 
lues  of  today's  rat-race  campaign- 
ng,  but  of  the  nation's  governmen- 
al  problems  and  triumphs  through 
he  past  two  hundred  years  as  well, 
n  addition,  Mr.  Cater  managed  to 
corporate  into  this  presentation 
be  low-key  humor  which  is  quickly 
scorning  his  personal  hallmark. 
in  example  of  this  concerned  the 
fpe  of  man  ideally  suited  to  the 
fhite  House: 

"Henry  Kissinger  once  remark- 
data  public  gathering  that  the  job 
[  President  today  can  be  sought 
ily  by  unemployed  egomaniacs. 


Of  course  the  Congress  stipulates 
that  they  have  to  be  born  in  this 
country." 

Swerving  to  the  more  serious 
side  of  politics,  Mr.  Cater  led  his 
audience  backwards  through  the 
years  in  an  attempt  to  point  out  the 
many  conflicts  caused  by  having  to 
choose  only  one  leader.  He  noted 
the  founding  fathers'  many 
disagreements  over  this  point, 
from  Rodger  Ellsworth's  idea  the 
"there  must  be  duties  of  the  presi- 
dent which  will  make  him  un- 
popular," to  Ben  Franklin,  who 
stressed,  "the  chief  exectutive 
should  receive  no  salary," 
although  he  would  be  reimbursed 
for  necessary  expenses.  (Cater 
notes  that  this  proposal  was 
"treated  with  great  respect,  but 
rather  for  the  author  of  it  than  from 
any  apparent  conviction  of  its  ex- 
pediency or  practicality.") 

Moving  on,  Mr.  Cater  covered 
other  points,  most  notably  those 
dealing  with  the  formation  of  an 
electoral  college.  He  than 
enumerated  the  problems  which 
the  initiation  of  this  system  had 
caused.  In  addition,  the  party  con- 
vention process  was  examined  and 


ociety  Accepting  Applications 


The  Washington  College  Chapter 
the  National  History  Honor 
ciety  (Phi  Alpha  Theta)  an- 
unces  that  it  is  beginning  its  f  or- 
al activities  for  the  1982-83 
ademic  year  by  opening  its 
smbership  rolls  to  qualified 
ldents.  History  majors  who 
eet  the  requirement's  are 
tomatically  notified  of  their 
igibility.  Membership  in  this 
ganization,  which  recognizes  in- 
'est  and  high  academic  achieve- 
int  in  the  discipline  of  History,  is 


not,  however,  limited  to  history 
majors.  Requirements  for 
membership  include  the  following: 
a  minimum  of  four  courses  in 
History  with  a  B  plus  average;  a  B 
average  in  2/3  of  the  remaining 
course  work;  standing  in  the  upper 
35.  of  one's  class.  If  you  are  in- 
terested and  believe  you  have  the 
qualifications  for  membership, 
plese  contact  the  Chapter  Advisor 
(Prof.  Nathan  Smith,  Ferguson 
#13)  in  person,  through  campus 
mail,  or  by  calling  Extension  272. 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


ten  Roderick 

6 hope  everyone  enjoyed  Greek 
*  on  Wednesday.  Special 
«  go  out  to  Chris  Glavaris  and 

Hellenic  Golden  Coins"  for 
'  fine  dancing  performance. 
»ould  also  like  to  thank  Mrs. 
8  Thornton  for  her  belly  danc- 

exhibition.  These  dancers 
™  turn  the  evening  into  a  huge 
tss. 

e  man  behind  the  scenes  on 
*»s  Jeffrey  De  Moss,  Assis- 
"■rector  of  the  Food  Service. 
"j>s  worked  hard  on  this  event 
'last  semester.  The  staff  is  to 
»gratulated  also  for  turning 
"w  delicious  Greek  food. 
'  'hanks  to  Mark  Slater  and 
[«*   decorating    the    night 

•Washington   College   Food 

« !  ml]  hold  a  Tea  Night  on 

«y,  October  4,  during  regular 

"ours.  This  promotion  will 


kick  off  a  new  line  of  teas  we  wui 
feature  this  semester.  Ms.  Janice 
Burns,  of  the  Eastern  Shore  Tea 
Company,  wUl  be  present  to 
the  various  teas  being  offered. 
Students  can  taste  6  different  loose 
teas  of  which  4  are  aromatic  and 
two  are  classic.  During  this  time 
we  are  also  unveiling  our  new  tea 
station.  This  tea  station  will  be 
available  during  all  meals.  Two 
aromatic  teas  and  two  classic  teas 
are  going  to  be  on  the  tea  station. 
One  of  the  classic  teas  is  the  local 
"Chestertown  Tea"  which  is  very 
popular  in  this  area.  We  hope  all 
you  tea  drinkers  will  join  us  Mon- 
day night. 

There  will  be  an  SGA  Food  Ser- 
vice Committee  Meeting  Monday 
night  in  the  private  dining  room  at 
7:00  p.m. 

Students  who  signed  up  for 
waitering  jobs,  please  check  the 
job  opportunities  board  for  your 
schedules. 


For  All  Your  Partying  Needs 

IIM'S  LIQUORS,  INC. 

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We  Stock  Kegs  778-2988 

°r,y  Discounts  Ice  Cold  Beer  &  Wine 


evaluated,  as  was  the  creation  and 
subsequent  rise  to  popularity  of 
presidential  primaries  in  the  U.S. 

For  the  remainder  of  his  speech. 
President  Cater  shifted  into  pre- 
sent tense,  noting  the  best  and 
worst  aspects  of  today's  election 
system.  The  advent  of  computers, 
satellite  communication  and 
television,  he  feels,  has  brought  the 
political  process  out  of  the  past  and 
into  the  American  living  room. 

On  the  more  negative  side, 
W.C.'s  president  felt  that  modern 
elections  "no  longer  serve  their  in- 
tended purposes."  The  showy 
techniques  involved  in  today's 
campaigns  are  turning  our 
"professional  candidates,"  rather 
than  true  politicians,  "hasty  hand- 
shakes...replace  serious  dialog." 
Moreover,  once  the  new  president 
rinds  himself  in  office,  he  must  im- 
mediately train  his  thoughts  four 
years  ahead,  to  re-election  plans. 

In  concluding  his  lecture,  the  col- 
lege President  offered  one  more 
statement  -  this  a  fact  which  few 
realize  upon  entering  a  voting 
booth  for  the  first  time: 

"For  a  sustained  period  of  time 
every  four  years,  the  nation  is  ex- 


posed and  vulnerable  while  it  goes 
through  the  contest  of  choosing  the 
president." 


Douglass  Cater  lectured  on 
choosing  a  U.S.  President 
Wednesday  night. 


The  folks  at  your  Home  Town 
Pizza  Hut  make  Pan  Pizza  so 

AAAHH! 


f^S^l 


$?00  OFF  PAN  PIZZA. 

mm  *2°°  off  any  large  Pan  Pizza  or  'l00  off  any  mediu, 


Come  on  inlo  your  Home  Town 
Pizza  Hut  ■  restaurant  and  save 
on  a  pan  lull  of  homemade  taste 
Save  on  delicious  pizza  that's 
baked  and  served  in  a  special 
pan  with  a  light,  golden  crust  . . 
covered  with  pure  mozzarella 
cheese  and  lopped  with  your 
favonle  loppings.  You  ought 
to  try  a  slice. 


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CHESTERTOWN,  MARYLAND  21620 

HOURS:  9:00  a.m.  -  5:30  p.m.  :  Mon.  thru  Sot. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1, 1982  -  page  4 


Food  Service's  Greek  Night:  A  Gala  Event 


By  Michele  Breza 

Dinner    on    Wednesday, 

September  29th  was  no  ordinary 

WC  Food  Service  meal.  The  Greek 

Dinner  proved  to  be  a  gala  event. 

WC  Food  Service  did  a 
remarkable  Job  in  creating  the 
mood,  giving  a  taste  of  Greek 
culture.  Greek  decorations,  music, 
and  a  special  treat  -  "The  Hellenic 
Golden  Coins"  with  WC's  very  own 
Chris  Glavaris  --  together 
transformed  the  main  dining 
room's  usual  hum-drum  dinners  in- 
to one  meal  really  worth  waiting 
for. 


Greek    dancers    performed 

Wednesday. 


Faculty,  students,  and  guests 
seem  to  agree  that  those  behind  the 
scene  should  be  commended  for 
their  time  and  effort.  According  to 
Dr  Richard  Gillin,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  English,  "It's  very 
good....  A  first  rate  Job!  The 
cafeteria  staff  should  be  con- 
gratulated!" 

Erin  Gillin,  the  eldest  of  GUlln's 
two  children  commented  that  she 
liked  the  chicken  and  the  corn. 
While  little  Cortney  Gillin  said  that 
she  liked  the  baklava  (although  she 
couldn't  pronounce  it! ). 

Dr.  Charles  Halstead,  Professor 
of  History,  commented,  "Stupen- 
dous! I  really  mean  it.  Something 
like  this  every  year  would  be 
wonderful!" 

Karen  Smith,  Associate  Pro- 
fessor of  Physical  Education  said, 
"I  think  it's  lively  and  colorful;  and 
I'm  especially  glad  to  see  some 
male  dancers  on  this  campus ! " 

Dr.  Louis  Cadwell,  Associate 
Professor  of  Physics  added,  "I 
think  it's  terrific ! " 

Debbie  Ortt,  RA  of  Dorchester 
House  added  her  opinion,  "I  think 
it's  great!  I  think  Chris  Glavaris  is 
incredibly  talented,  and  I  think  we 
are  lucky  for  having  him  here  to 
share  his  Greek  dances  with  us." 

Paul  Hynson,  also  an  RA  said,  "I 
think  it's  great... it  takes  a  lot  of 
athletic  talent.  It  must  be  hard  on 
the  knees.  Yesssssss! 

Carl  Fornoff  said,  "I  thought  the 
belly  dancer  was  great!  Glavaris 
does  a  great  job.  I  liked  the 
costumes,  and  I  thought  they  all 
did  a  fine  Job." 


Professor  Bennett  Lamond  of  the 
English  Department  said  that  the 
dancers  are  very  talented.  "Chris 
is  one  of  my  favorite  people,  so  I 
want  to  cheer  him  on! " 

Hanzi  Wittich  commented,  "I 
missed  the  belly  dancer,  so  I  was 
disappointed.  Besides  that,  it  was 
pretty  good  -a  good  change  of 
pace." 

Those  behind  the  scene  com- 
mented further.  Mr.  Jeff  DeMoss, 
thought  the  dinenr  went  really 
well.  "I  think  it's  fabulous  that  the 
community,  students,  and  faculty 
came  out.  It  was  a  big  success,  and 
we  hope  to  do  it  again  next  year. 
The  food  and  kitchen  staff  were 
great.  A  special  thanks  to  The 
Hellenic  Golden  Coins  and  to 
Athena,  Mrs.  Greg  Thornton." 

Chris  Glavaris  was  quite  pleased 
with  the  turnout.  "I'd  like  to  thank 
the  people  for  being  there,  and  I 
hope  they  had  a  wonderful  time.... 
and  I  hope  they  enjoyed  the  food." 
He  added,  "It  couldn't  have  been 
done  without  Dave  or  Jeff.  I'm  glad 
I  was  able  to  help  them." 

Other  dancers  of  the  Coins  com- 
mented. Persifini  Georgina  who 
has  been  with  the  Coins  for  ten 
years  said,  "I  enjoyed  it  alot." 

John  Viennas,  who  has  been  with 
the  Coins  for  one  year,  added,  "I 
like  the  food  and  the  turnout.  It's 
very  compressive  -  just  great! " 

George  Matsangos,  who  has  been 
dancing  for  ten  years,  continued, 
"Hove  it!" 

Tsambika  Papadopaulos  has 
been  with  the  Coins  for  about  six 


years.  She  commented  "The  din- 
ner was  nice." 

Harry  Sigamberis  has  been  with 
the  Coins  for  two  years.  He  added, 
"I  liked  the  attitude  of  the  students. 
They  were  very  involved.  It  was  a 
pleasure  to  dance  for  them! " 

Barbara  Thornton  has  been  a 
"middle-eastern  dancer"  for  about 
six  years.  What  made  her  decide  to 
take  it  up?  "I  love  the  music  and 
the  costumes...,"  she  said. 

This  first  Greek  Dinner  was  such 
a  success,  there  is  a  possibility  that 
it  could  be  continued  as  an  annual 
event. 


A    belly    dancer    added    to 
Greek  Night. 


McLain  Portrait  To  Be  Unveiled 


A  portrait  of  the  late  Joseph  H. 
McLain,  president  of  Washington 
College  from  1973  to  1981,  will  be 
unveiled  at  Miller  Library  on  cam- 
pus Saturday,  October  2,  at  2:30 
p.m.  The  portrait,  done  in  oils  by 
Baltimore  artist  Stanislav  Remb- 
ski,  is  being  donated  by  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  of 
Washington  College  in  tribute  to 
the  memory  of  the  College's  22nd 
president. 

Joseph  McLain  earned  his 
bachelor's  degree  in  chemistry  at 
Washington  College.  After  receiv- 
ing a  Ph.D.  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  he  returned  to  the 
Chestertown  campus  as  a  member 
of  the  faculty.  During  his  tenure  in 


the  Department  of  Chemistry,  he 
was  awarded  a  Llndback  Founda- 
tion Award  for  Distinguished 
Teaching,  was  named  the  first  W. 
Alton  Jones  Professor  of 
Chemistry,  earned  promotion  to 
professor  and  department  chair- 
man, and  gained  international 
recognition  as  a  solid  state 
chemist.  In  1973  he  became  the 
first  alumnus  in  the  history  of 
Washington  College  to  attain  the 
distinction  of  being  elected  its 
president. 

Since  Polish-born  artist 
Stanislav  Rembski  opened  a  studio 
in  Baltimore  in  the  late  1930's,  the 
list  of  those  he  has  painted  is  long 
and  includes  such  luminaries  as 
Presidents  Woodrow  Wilson  and 


Franklin  D.  Roosevelt.  Most 
recently  he  painted  the  portrait  of 
Joseph  Meyerhoff  which  hangs  in 
the  new  symphony  hall  named  for 
the  philanthropist  in  Baltimore. 
The  Meyerhoff  portrait  was  unveil- 
The  public  is  cordially  invited 
to  attend. 


I 


SHORE 
SWEEPS 

Cleans,  Inspects 


Chimneys,  Inserts 

Woodstoves  And  Oil 

Flues 

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CHESTERTOWN,778-3162 


Bowen  To  Lecture  On  Music 


Professor  Zack  Bowen,  Chair- 
man of  the  English  Department  at 
the  University  of  Delaware,  will 
present  a  lecture  entitled  "Joyce 
and  Music"  on  Wednesday,  Oc- 
tober 6,  at  8  PM  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room.  This  is  the  first  in  a  series  of 
events  planned  by  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  in  honor  of  Irish  writer 
James  Joyce,  who  was  born  one 
hundred  years  ago  in  Dublin. 

Joyce  was  a  talented  singer,  and 
many  who  knew  him  as  a  young 
man  thought  that  he  would  pursue 
a  career  in  music.  Each  of  the 
great  novels  upon  which  his 
literary  fame  is  based  reveals  in 
myriad  ways  his  abiding  love  for 
music.  He  used  Gregorian  chant. 


popular  tunes,  and  operatic  arias 
to  create  effects  alternatively  sub- 
tle, mischevious  and  hilarious. 
Professor  Bowen  has  written  a 
comprehensive  study  of  musical 
allusions  in  Ulysses  and  has  lec- 
tured on  this  topic  at  the  Joyce 
Symposium  in  Dublin;  he  also 
served  as  music  consultant  for  the 
film  version  of  Finnegans  Wake. 
He  will  illustrate  his  remarks  with 
selections  from  recordings  of 
music  in  Joyce's  work,  which  he 
directed  for  Folkways  Records, 

Professor  Bowen's  lecture  is 
open  to  the  public  and  will  be 
followed  by  a  reception  to  which  all 
are  invited. 


Furry  Folk®  stuffed  animal  PUPPETS 

The  Finishing  Touch 

SELECT  GIFTS- FINE  FRAMING 

Located  across  from  the  pork  in  Downtown  Chestertown 
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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1, 1982  - 


page  5 


Food  Service  Captures  Top  Award 


By  Wendy  L.  Murphy 
Under  the  direction  of  Dave 
Knowles,  the  Washington  College 
Food  Service  is  starting  off  the  col- 
lege's third  century  by  catering  to 
not  only  the  college  community, 
with  many  expansions,  but  to  the 
town  of  Chestertown  as  well. 

Knowles  t  _>ok  the  job  as  director 
six  years  ago  with  a  lot  of  plans  for 
the  food  service  taking  advantage 
of  the  college's  location.  It  is  now 


Second  Bach's 
Lunch  Planned 


Students  in  the  Music  Depart- 
ment will  give  a  free  concert, 
Bach's  Lunch  n,  on  Wednesday, 
October  6.  The  program  will  take 
place  on  the  library  terrace  at 
12:30  p.m.  All  are  welcome  to  at- 
tend. 

The  concert  wl^  feature  the 
Washington  College  Early  Music 
Consort,  a  group  of  recorder 
players  and  singers.  Also  perform- 
ing will  be  Jeremy  Smith,  harp- 
sichord and  Ford  Schumann, 
guitar. 

Box  lunches  will  be  available 
from  the  food  service  on  the  plaza 
above  the  library. 


the  largest  catering  service  and 
hall  readily  accessible  to  the  area. 
He  notes  that  the  service  can  han- 
dle anyone's  catering  needs  no 
matter  how  large  or  small,  ranging 
from  small  private  cocktail  par- 
ties, to  wedding  receptions,  to  ban- 
quets for  such  social  groups  as  the 
Masons,  the  Elks,  Cooperatives, 
and  the  PTA,  to  catering  a  picnic 
lunch  for  1,000  people  (part  of  the 
Founder's  Day  celebrations). 
Knowles  has  turned  the  food  ser- 
vice into  a  business  and,  as  the 
director  of  the  summer  con- 
ferences held  at  the  college,  has 
more  than  doubled  the  yearly  con- 
ference revenues. 

A  Chestertown  native  and  honors 
graduate  of  Washington  College, 
Knowles  understands  the  needs 
and  problems  that  small  private 
colleges  face.  He  noticed  a 
decreasing  enrollment  and  decided 
to  try  to  increase  finances  as  best 
he  could.  That's  why  he  gives  his 
home  address  to  his  conference  at- 
tendees and  strongly  encourages 
the  college  faculty  to  develop  and 
hold  their  own  seminars  in  con- 
junction with  a  catered  reception. 
The  work  of  Knowles  and  his  staff 
has  not  gone  un-noticed. 

In  October,  1981,  Knowles  was 
chosen  to  be  in  "Who's  Who:  The 
Powers  to  be  in  Colleges  and  In- 
stitutions" of  Food  Management 
magazine,  which  consisted  of  eight 


of  the  most  highly  acclaimed  food 
service  directors  for  their  "ac- 
complishments and  leadership 
potential. ..are  (the)  faces 
everyone  in  food  service  will  want 
to  watch  in  the  coming  decade,"  as 
elected  by  their  colleagues,  elders 
and  peers.  Then,  in  the  November 
1,  1981  issue  of  Restaurant 
Business,  an  article  describing  the 
college's  catering  services  was 
published.  The  word  spread,  and 
Restaurants  &  Institutions  did  a 
full  length  detailed  article  on  the 
catering  services  and  the  usual  ser- 
vices presented  to  the  students  in 
their  May  15  issue  of  this  year. 

This  summer  the  foodservice 
gained  another  honor  of  which  they 
have  reason  to  be  proud.  Knowles 
and  his  staff  won  first  place  honors 
in  "Menu's  for  Small  Colleges  and 
Universities"  in  the  National 
Association  of  College  and  Univer- 
sity Food  Service's  sponsored  na- 
tional competition.  According  to  a 
pamphlet  available  to  students 
from  the  service,  "NACUFS  is  a 
nationwide  organization  of  in- 
dependent collegiate  food  ser- 
vices...formed  to  aid  independent 
operations  in  gaining  profes- 
sionalism, The  means  of  ac- 
complishment here  are  pooling 
ideas  and  sharing  them  nation- 
wide." The  annual  conference  was 
held  in  Milwalkee,  Wisconsin  this 
past  June,  where  Washington  Col- 


The  first  step 
for  the  rest  of  your 
LIFE   ' 

Why  should  you  think  aboui 
iii'  insurance  now.  when 

you're  still  young"? 

Because,  every  year  lhai 

you  wait,  it  costs  more  to 

start  your  financial 

planning. 

Thais  why 

Let  your  Fidelity  Union  Lift 

associate  show  you  the 
college  plan  purchased  by 
more  senior,  than  any  other. 

Fidelity  Union  Life  Field  Representative: 


Fkldity 
Union  Life 


lege  competed  against  419  other 
schools  such  as  James  Madison 
and  Sweet  Briar. 

The  actual  entry  took  many 
hours  of  preparation  and  some 
very  careful  planning  on  the  part  of 
Knowles,  Jeff  DeMoss,  Assistant 
Director  of  Food  Services,  Ken 
Roderick,  Food  Service  Super- 
visor, and  Lorraine  Taylor,  Food 
Service  Secretary.  Knowles  also 
wishes  to  thank  all  of  his  full  time 
staff  for  the  good  job  they're  do- 
ing. As  he  said,  "The  Washington 
College  Food  Service  has  proved 
itself  to  the  nation." 


ROVING  REPORTER 


By  Nimi  Natan 


Question. . . 

WHAT  WAS  THE  BEST  EVENT  OF  THE  BICENTENIAL  YEAR? 


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Todd  Harman,  Baltimore  County, 
Junior 
"There    wasn't    any    alcohol 

policy." 


Sally  McAlpine,  Washington,  D.C., 
Senior 

"I  liked  the  luau;  everything  was 
organized  very  well." 


Dan  Bakley,   Falls  Church,   Va., 
Junior 

"That  was  last  year,  what  about 
this  year?" 


Karen  Perkinson,  Potomac,  Md., 
Junior 

"Dr.  Conkling's  fireworks,  and 
graduation." 


Ron  Lauricella,  Pennington,  N.J., 
Junior 

"The  best  bicentennial  event  was 
definitely  the  homecoming 
weekend,  and  of  course,  the  soccer 
game  thereafter." 


Sarah    Reines,    Annapolis,    Md., 
Sophomore 

"Marching  downtown  with  the 
parade,  because  it  was  the  only 
event  at  which  I  really  was  in  the 
bicentennial  spirit." 


Romie   Robinson,    Church   Creek, 
Md.,  Senior 

"The  procession  of  faculty, 
students,  and  V.I.P.'s  down  to 
townsquare  after  the  bicentennial 
flag  was  raised  to  hear  Sir  Frances 
Noble  speak. 


Lucie    Hughes,    Salisbury,    Md., 
Senior 

"Graduation  weekend!  It  was  an 
all  out  effort  on  everyone's  part  - 
everything  was  fantastic! " 


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Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1 ,  1982  -  page  6 


Study  Abroad 


Rappaport  Returns  From  Spain 


by  James  Gemet' 

For  a  language  student,  a 
valuable  way  to  improve  speaking 
skills  is  to  spend  time  abroad. 
That's  just  what  Kate  Rappaport 
did,  spending  her  junior  year  at  the 
University  of  Salamanca,  in  Spain. 

Salamanca  is  a  fairly  small 
town,  which  Kate  liked,  as  she  did 
not  feel  quite  as  lost  as  she  would 
have  in  a  foreign-speaking 
Metropolis. 

Although  she  had  a  good 
background  in  Spanish  beforehand, 
it  still  took  her  over  a  month  to 
understand  her  lectures,  but  "the 
professors  were  really  patient," 
Kate  said. 

While  she  liked  Salamanca  a  lot, 
she  didn't  stay  put,  but  travelled  to 
many  places  in  Spain  on  weekends, 

Colli  Joins 
German 


which  she  found  quite  an  ex- 
perience. "All  the  regions  of  Spain 
have  a  distinct  culture,  and  great 
regional  pride,"  Kate  said. 

She  usually  travelled  with 
friends,  and  they  would  either 
make  use  of  Spain's  extensive  train 
system,  or  hitch-hike,  which  does 
not  enjoy  the  bad  reputation  there 
that  it  has  in  the  U.S. 

During  her  Christmas  and 
Easter  vacations,  Rappaport 
journeyed  throughout  Europe. 
Spain  and  Portugal,  however,  re- 
mained her  favorites,  as  "the  peo- 
ple seemed  friendliest  there," 
though  Kate  admitted  that  was  pro- 
bably just  because  she  got  to  know 
them  the  best. 

While  most  Spaniards  enjoyed 
meeting  Americans,  Kate  said 
there    were    some    anti-nuke    ac- 


tivists who  were  also  anti- 
American,  but  they  were  a  definite 
minority  and  "were  not  a  big  pro- 
blem." 

According  to  Rappaport,  Spanish 
women  were  not  nearly  as  free  or 
accepted  in  the  job  market  as 
American  women,  so  they  also 
tended  to  be  somewhat  more 
reserved  in  social  situations  than 
their  American  counterparts. 

Academically,  Kate's  trip  was  a 
success,  as  she  feels  her  conversa- 
tional Spanish  was  greatly  improv- 
ed (with  the  questionable  addition 
of  a  lot  of  slang).  Socially,  it  was 
perhaps  too  much  of  a  success,  as 
she  wasn't  ready  to  leave  when  her 
year  was  over  And  what  plans  does 
Kate,  a  senior,  have  for  post- 
graduation?  "Another  year  in 
Spain,"  she  hopes. 


Kate  Rappaport 


Department 


By  Mark  Slater 

Matthias  Colli,  a  twenty-three 
year  old  German  student  who  has 
completed  three  years  of  study  at 
the  University  of  Munich,  will  be 
spending  this  semester  at 
Washington  College  to  serve  as  a 
Foreign  Language  Assistant. 

The  Language  Assistant  pro- 
gram brings  a  native  speaker  of 
the  German  Language  to  the  cam- 
pus for  one  semester  every 
academic  year.  As  an  assistant. 
Colli  will  be  working  with  the 
primary  and  secondary  level 
students  in  the  Language 
Laboratory.  As  well,  Colli  will  be 
instructing  one  class  per  week  at 
both  the  intermediate  and  advanc- 
ed levels.  He  also  will  be  available 
to  students  who  need  help  with 
their  assignments  and  for  those 
who  wish  to  practice  their  conver- 
sational skills. 

Dr.  Erika  Salloch,  professor  of 
German,  said  that  Colli  has  a  nice 
attitude  towards  the  students.  "He 
assists  students  properly,"  said 
Salloch.  "He  neither  acts  as  a  pro- 
fessor, nor  treats  them  in  a 
juvenile  manner." 

Colli  is  interested  in  the  cultural 
side  of  the  German  student's 
education.  "I  want  to  give  them  a 
realistic  impression  of  Germany 
and  contemporary  German  life." 


Newell  Returns  To  Graduate  Post 


Matthias  Colli 


By  Betsy  Keefe 

After  a  one  year  leave  of  absence 
from  Washington  College,  Dr.  J. 
David  Newell  has  returned  to 
resume  his  role  as  Director  of  the 
College's  Graduate  Education  Pro- 
gram. An  Associate  Professor  of 
Philosophy,  Dr.  Newell  had  been 
studying  Bioethics  and  Ethical 
Issues  of  Psychology  at  Indiana 
University,  Bloomington,  Indiana, 
on  a  one  year  grant  from  the  Na- 
tional  Endowment  of  the 
Humanities,  awarded  to  him  in 
1981. 


Business  Major  Developing 


by  Mary  Nash 

During  the  past  year  a  new  pro- 
gram has  been  developed  at 
Washington  College.  This  program 
-  a  Business  Management  Major  is 
in  response  to  "tremendous  re- 
quests and  interests  from 
students,"  according  to  Dean 
Garry  Clarke.  "The  program  will 
require  additional  staffing  by  the 
college,  and  is  being  phased  in 
slowly  until  it  is  a  full  major,"  says 
Dean  Clarke. 

Students  interested  in  majoring 
in  Business  Management  should 
take    the    following    prerequisite 


Washington  College  Review 

Now  welcoming 

poetry,  prose,  art,  photography 

SEE  YOURSELF  IN  PRINT 

SUBMISSIONS  by 

OCTOBER  31st 

in  WCR  Office,  Spanish  House 

OR  TO: 

Karin  Smith,  Dorch.  204 
Julie  Strieker,  Dorch.  212 
Roxanne  Wolf,  Reid  100A 
Kate  Krauss,  Reid  100B 
Debbie  Ortt,  Dorch.  223 
Ulfras  Baskin,  Dorch.  Ill 
Terri  Adamcyzk,  Caroline  301 


courses  during  their  freshmen  and 
sophomore  years. 

EC  111-112  Macroeconomic 
Theory  and  Policy 

MA  101  Intro,  to  Computer  Pro- 
gramming 

MA  109  Statistics 

MA  111  Calculus 

BA 113  Prin.  of  Ace.  I 

BA 114  Prin.  of  Ace.  II 

BA  116  Business  Law 

Psychology  101-102  should  be 
chosen  as  the  Social  Science 
distribution  requirement. 

Although  this  program  is 
relatively  new  to  W.C.  there  is 
already  a  great  interest  on  the  part 
of  students  as  well  as  faculty 
members.  The  State  Board  of 
Higher  Education  is  expected  to 
formally  approve  the  program  ear- 
ly this  fall.  Interested  students 
should  contact  Dean  Clarke  in 
regard  to  this  major. 


During  Newell's  absence.  Dr. 
Daniel  Premo,  Associate  Professor 
of  History  and  Political  Science, 
served  as  Acting  Director.  Since  its 
commencement  in  1971,  the 
Graduate  Program  has  had  three 
Directors.  Newell,  who  was  ap- 
pointed in  1975,  has  held  the  longest 
term. 

The  Washington  College 
Graduate  Program  offers  part- 
time  programs  leading  to  the 
Master  of  Arts  Degree.  All  classes 
are  held  in  the  evenings.  The  stu- 
dent body  is  comprised  mostly  of 
area  professionals  such  as 
teachers  and  social  workers,  all  of 
whom  are  commuters.  It  is  not 
likely  to  find  students  who  travel 
from  as  far  as  Dover,  Delaware 
and  Glen  Burnie  to  attend  classes. 
Newell  explains  that  the  majority 
of  students  work  forty  hours  per 
week  and  usually  take  three  years 
to  earn  their  degrees.  Newell  also 
reveals  that  there  are  one  hundred 
active  part-time  students  involved 
in  the  program  at  any  given  time. 
Each  year  it  is  estimated  that  bet- 
ween twenty  and  twenty  five 
degrees  are  awarded  to  these 
students  at  the  Undergraduate 
Commencement  Exercises. 


SPECIAL  ART  EXHIBIT 

Honoring  The  Inauguration 

Of  President  Cater 

Opening  Thursday 

October  9.  1982 

4:00  -6:00  P.M. 

FINE  ARTS  LOBBY 
Refreshments 

Everyone  Welcome 


COLLEGE  POETRY  REVIEW 


The  NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 

announces 


The  closing  dale  for  the  submission  ol  manuscripts  by  College  Students  is 

November  5 

ANY  STUDENT  allending  either  (unior  or  senior  college  is  eligible  lo  submit 
his  verse.  There  is  no  limitation  as  to  form  or  theme.  Shorter  works  are  pre- 
ferred because  of  space  limitations. 

Each  poem  must  be  TYPED  or  PRINTED  on  a  separate  sheet,  and  must 
bear  the  NAME  and  HOME  ADDRESS  ol  the  student,  and  the  COLLEGE 
ADDRESS  as  well. 
MANUSCRIPTS  should  be  sent  to  Ihe  OFFICE  OF  THE  PRESS. 


NATIONAL  POETRY  PRESS 


Agoura,  Ca.  91301 


SGA  Dorm  Senators  Elected 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  1, 1982  -  page  7 


By  Mary  Nash 

The  Washington  College  Student 
Government    Association 
Senatorial  elections  were  held  last 
week.    The    winners    were: 
Wicomico— Buddy  Lester 
Worcester-Chip  MacLeod 
Sommerset— Mark  Sweeney 
Kent-Tom  Davis,  Pete  Shafer 
Talbot-Patrick  Jones 
Cecil-Melissa  Combes 
Dorchester— Jane  Mawson 
Hill    Dorms-Patrick    Randolph, 
Curtis  Stokes 


Queen  Anne-Kathy  Holiday,  Amy 

D'Ablemont 

Caroline-Cabot    Rohrer,    Mark 

Slater 

Reid-Lucie  Hughes,  Kelly  Hardes- 

ty 

Minta    Martin-Megan    Ballard, 

Dawn  Stewart,  Cheryl  Clagett 

Off-Campus-Phil  Heaver 

According  to  SGA  President 
Mark  Mullican,  "The  student  tur- 
nout for  the  elections  was  good.  I 
was  especially  pleased  with  the 
number  of  candidates  from 
Worcester  and  Kent."  He  adds,  "I 


SJB  Makes  Changes 


ByAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

The  Student  Judiciary  Board 
(SJB)  under  the  leadership  of 
Chairman  Joe  Holt  is  presently  in- 
itiating several  active  changes  in 
the  campus  judicial  system. 

One  of  the  primary  changes  the 
SJB  plans  to  institute  is  the  initia- 
tion of  a  Judicial  Screening  Board. 
This  board  will  consist  of  students  • 
who  will  be  chosen  by  the  SGA 
from  the  campus  at  large  and 
faculty  members. 

The  Screening  Board  will  be 
responsible  for  reviewing  student 
judicial  cases  in  order  to  delegate 
them  to  te  proper  authority  -  the 
Student  Affairs  Office  or  the  SJB. 


In  addition,  the  SJB  is  preparing 
for  the  institution  of  an  All  Campus 
Judiciary,  which  will  consist  of 
students  who  are  not  members  of 
the  SJB  and  faculty  members  who 
do  not  serve  on  the  Judicial  Screen- 
ing Board.  The  All  Campus 
Judiciary  will  servie  as  an  appeals' 
board  of  the  SJB. 

The  SJB  itself  also  plans  to 
develop  new  guidlines  for 
minimum  penalties.  These 
guidelines  will  include  plans  to. 
substitute  work  penalties  in  place 
of  monetary  fines.  Joe  states  that 
he  "hopes  for  a  quiet  year." 

Student  applications  for  election 
to  the  Judiciary  Screening  Board 
are  available  in  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  and  are  due  October  7. 


Writing  Workshop  Coming 


Writers  from  as  far  away  as  New 
Hampshire  arid  North  Carolina,  as 
well  as  fifteen  poets  active  in 
Maryland's  Poetry  in  the  Schools 
program,  will  converge  on 
Washington  College  in  Chestertown 
the  weekend  of  October  9-10  for  the 
Second  Annual  Writer's  Weekend. 
The  theme  of  this  year's  con- 
ference and  workshops  is 
"Publishing  in  the  '80's." 

Seven  successful  professional 
writers  will  lead  workshops,  criti- 
que manuscripts,  and  give  advice 
on  how  to  locate  publishers  for 
written  works.  On  hand  to  share 
their   expertise   will   be  mystery 


novelist  and  screenwriter  Lucille 
Fletcher  Wallop,  novelist  Joyce 
Kornblatt,  short  story  writer  War- 
ren C.  Miller,  poet  Michael  Waters, 
romantic  novelist  Vicki  Heland, 
children's  author  Lurcreia  Krantz, 
and  nonfiction  writer  Sophy  Bur- 
nham.  Lila  Line  is  the  conference 
coordinator  and  panel  discussion 
moderator. 

Manuscripts  may  be  submitted 
for  review  by  Monday,  October  4. 
For  a  brochure  or  further  informa- 
tion, contact  the  Office  of  Continu- 
ing Education,  Washington  Col- 
lege, Chestertown,  Maryland 
21620;  or  phone  (301)  778-2800. 


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know  everyone  who  was  unsuc- 
cessful in  this  election  is  disap- 
pointed, but  they  should  not  give  up 
the  SGA.  I  hope  they  will  continue 
to  help  through  volunteer  work." 

Mullican  states  that,  "The 
senators  responsibilities  will  in- 
clude not  only  attending  all  the 
meetings  but  also,  and  most  im- 
portantly, reporting  to  their  dorms 
after  the  meetings  and  bringing 
student  feedback  to  our  attention. 

"Each  senator  will  also  serve  on 
two  different  committees,  such  as 
the  social  committee,  security,  etc. 

Upcoming  SGA  projects  include 
working  closely  with  the  new 
career  counseling  program  and 
hosting  guest  speakers  and 
dignitaries,  and  showing  them  the 
campus.  Anyone  interested  in 
helping  with  these  programs 
should  contact  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  or  SGA  President  Mark 
Mullican. 


Volleyball  team  played  their 
second  home  match  Wednes- 
day against  Mt.  Vernon  and 
Cecil. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Benin 

Jonathon  Adams  is  the  Athlete  of 
the  Week  for  his  continued  strong 
efforts  on  the  cross  country  team. 
Adams,  who  is  originally  from 
England,  came  to  WC  after  two 
years  on  his  high  school  team  in 
Miami,  Florida.  Adams  attributes 
his  high  school  success  to  support 
and  drive  from  his  coach  and  team- 
mates. 

When  Adams  came  to  WC  last 
year,  he  felt  coach  Don  Chatallier 
was  a  bit  surprised  that  he  stuck 
with  it  since  not  many  quality  run- 
ners continue  in  college.  Through 
his  continued  strong  showings  and 


dedication,  Adams  emerged  as  the 
leading  runner  of  the  team  last 
year. 

Adams  is  once  again  expected  to 
be  the  dominant  force  on  this 
year's  team.  With  times  of  28:03 
and  27:40  in  this  year's  meets,  both 
better  than  his  best  time  last  year, 
he  is  proving  his  leadership  again. 

John  Cummings,  a  talented 
freshman  runner,  is  expected  to 
push  Adams  and  give  him  a  run  for 
his  money.  With  this  gifted  young 
duo  the  team  expects  to  do  better 
this  year.  Adams  expressed  the 
team's  attitude  when  he  said,  "We 
may  not  win  all  the  time,  but  we 
are  looking  forward  to  a  fun  year.' 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  October  1, 1982  -  page  8 

Soccer 


Shoremen  Defeat  Conference  Rival  Swarthmore 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

"MAC  conference  champions 
does  not  sound  bad ! "  exclaimed  an 
injured  Washington  player 
Wednesday,  as  his  team  defeated 
rival  Swarthmore  1-0  at  home. 

Although  that  proclamation  may 
he  a  bit  premature,  the  W.C. 
Shoremen  were  flying  high  follow- 
ing their  first  major  contest  of  the 
season.  "You  guys  sure  didn't 
disappoint  me  today,"  affirmed 
Coach  Tom  Bowman  immediately 
afterward.  "But  this  is  just  the  first 
one." 

Following  those  remarks, 
Bowman  spent  the  next  few 
minutes  heaping  praise  on  in- 
dividuals Finally,  breathless,  he 
summed  it  all  up.  "In  the  first  half 
we  played  even  up,"  he  said.  "But 
in  the  second  half  I  think  we 
dominated  the  game.  We  were  the 
better  team  today." 

Of  course,  certain  players  did 
stand  out,  most  notably  Ron 
Lauricella,  who,  according  to 
Bowman,  "could  not  be  covered  by 
anyone  on  the  Swarthmore  team." 
It  was  Lauricella  who  beat  a  charg- 
ing goalie  and  flicked  an  assist  to 


Tim  McGrath  for  the  winning  tally. 

McGrath  commented,  "It  feels 
great!"  His  first  collegiate  score 
could  not  have  come  at  a  more  for- 
tunate time.  With  only  32  minutes 
left  to  play,  his  head  ball  sealed  the 
victory. 

Another  standout  for  the 
Shoremen  was  Tom  Vach,  a  senior 
who  was  only  this  week  transferred 
to  the  outside  fullback  position. 
Bowman  was  extremely  pleased 
with  the  results  of  the  move.  "The 
key  today  was  Tom  Vach  at  left 
fullback,"  the  coach  stated.  "He 
was  simply  outstanding." 

With  this  major  victory  under 
their  belts,  Washington  College 
seems  to  be  in  good  position  within 
the  conference  as  they  head  to 
William  &  Mary  for  a  tournament 
against  teams  from  Duke,  Loyola 
and  the  host  school. 

In  a  game  played  mainly  for  en- 
joyment, the  current  Washington 
College  soccer  squad  handily 
defeated  the  Alumni  5-2,  Saturday. 

While  the  contest  provided  the 
former  players  a  chance  to  visit 
their  old  campus  and  see  how  fit  or 
not-so-fit  they  were,  it  also  allowed 
WC  Coach  Tom  Bowman  to  get 
some  inexperienced  players  some 


valuable  game  tune. 

As  usual,  Ron  Lauricella  led  the 
Shoremen  in  scoring,  supplying 
two  goals.  Others  involved  in  the 
scoring  were  Hugh  Collie,  John 
Meisel  and  Skip  Ebaugh  with  one 
score  each. 

For  the  Alumni  it  was  V.J. 
Filliben  supplying  one  goal  on  a 


penalty  blast  past  WC  Keeper  Har- 
ris Friedberg.  With  six  minutes 
left,  an  unidentified  alumni  with 
the  aid  of  an  unorthodox  number  of 
teammates,  booted  another  goal. 

Tomorrow,  the  lacrosse  team 
will  face  their  Alumni  team  in  a 
smiliar  contest. 


Shoremen  defeated  Swarthmore  1-0. 


On  the  Rebound.  . 


by  Tom  Keef  e 

With  only  88  more  shopping  days 
til  Christmas  and  224  days  until 
final  exams,  we  all  must  find  cer- 
tain things  to  occupy  our  time. 
Many  suggest  stringent  study 
habits,  others  a  nice  cold  shower, 
or  better  yet  -  attending  the  lec- 
ture series.  This  is  what  some  peo- 
ple consider  a  good  time. 

Not  me. 

I  now  offer  you  three  good 
reasons  why  Washington  College  is 
not  only  a  challenge  academically 
but  also  a  place  to  relax  and  enjoy 
both  intercollegiate  sports  and 
social  events. 
-Reason  HI: 

The  WC  women's  volleyball  team 
will  average  an  0-1  record  when 
they  host  Mt.  Vernon  College  and 
Cecil  Community  College  this 
week.  The  team  has  been  hard  at 
work  since  Freshmen  Orientation 
weekend.  To  quote  an  active  and 
hardworking  coach,  "The  team  has 
'good"  potential  this  year."  Both 
Laura  Chase  and  Judi  Skelton,  who 
have  both  played  on  Ms.  Penny 
Fall's  squad  for  the  past  two 
seasons,  had  a  lot  to  say  about  their 
potential  as  a  team.  "This  year  our 
team  is  comprised  of  better 
pressure  players  than  in  the  past." 
Laura  recalls,  "and  with  the  rapid 
improvement  of  our  defense  and 
passing  we  could  be  contenders." 
But  Judi  Skelton  feels  that 
coaching  has  a  lot  to  do  with  their 
success.  "Ms.  Fall's  philosophies 
are  different  from  what  we've  ex- 
perienced in  the  past  but  without  a 
tough  coach  a  program  would 
become  lacksadaisical.  Only  in  our 
minds  do  we  question  motives. 
Don't  quote  me  on  that,  though." 


Reason  #:2 

Lacrosse  squad  will  face  off 
against  past  stars  on  the  Alumni 
team  this  Saturday  on  the  practice 
field.  Game  time  is  yet  to  be  deter- 
mined. The  event  is  a  good  op- 
portunity to  meet  the  graduates 
and  indulge  in  a  few  friendly 
spirits. 
Reason  #3: 

Also,  this  Saturday  afternoon  the 
unveiling  of  Joseph  McClain's  por- 
trait, our  late  president,  will  take 
place  in  Miller  Library.  For  fur- 
ther information  contact  Student 
Affairs.  Also  in  the  near  future  a 
silver  bell  will  be  mounted  in  front 
of  Cain  Athletic  Center  in  memory 
of  "Doc"  McClain.  The  bell  is  tem- 
porarily situated  in  the  Hall  of 
Fame  Room  in  Cain,  and  eveyone 
is  encouraged  to  wander  by  and 
take  in  its  beauty. 

Aside  from  the  three  reasons 
mentioned  there  are  many  other 
events  or  places  in  our  immediate 
area  that  may  interest  a  WC  stu- 
dent. One  of  which  is  the  blazing 
Baltimore  Orioles  who  at  this  point 
are  2  games  out  of  first  in  the  AL 
East.  Student  Affairs  is  sponsoring 
a  trip  to  Memorial  Stadium  this 
Saturday.  So  if  you  can  tear 
yourself  away  from  your  school 
work,  it  may  be  an  enjoyable  ex- 
perience. 

With  the  return  of  Glen  Laws, 
Howard  Edson,  and  Paul  Hynson 
the  WC  tennis  team  has  also  been 
engaging  in  a  full  tune-up.  Laws, 
the  seemingly  most  improved  and 
talented  player  on  the  squad,  feels 
the  fall  season  is  an  asset  to  im- 
provement. 'The  team  has  a 
healthy  attitude  this  year  and  this 
can  be  seen  through  the  addition  to 


town  pro  Jim  Orange,"  Laws  said. 
"Orange  will  just  give  us  a  dif- 
ferent approach  and  if  the  head 
cases  come  around  we  have  a  shot 
at  a  good  year."  With  Laws  leading 
the  way,  who  can  expect  less? 

Recently,  I  heard  a  rumor  that 
1,000  point  tabber  Joe  Moye  may 
take  over  the  assistant  coaching 
job  aside  his  former  mentor  Tom 
Finnegan.  We  will  just  have  to  wait 
for  the  outcome  but  if  it  proves  to 


be  true  the  program  only  benefit. 

By  now  you  have  enough  reasons 
to  stick  around  this  weekend  and 
take  in  some  of  the  events.  Hopeful- 
ly there  will  be  celebration  for  the 
winners  and  consolation,  for  the 
losers.  But  all  in  all  we  do  have  alot 
to  look  forward  to  and  if  we  can  ex- 
perience the  excitement  of  a  Penn 
State  -  Nebraska  football   game 

then — well catch    'ya    on    the 

next  rebound. 


Cross  Country 
Team  Places  Third 


by  John  Cummings 
This  past  Saturday,  the 
Washington  College  cross-country 
team  was  beaten  by  both 
Wasnington  and  Lee  and  Mary 
Washington  Colleges  at  home.  The 
two  losses  can  be  attributed  to  the 
Shoremen's  lack  of  depth,  having 
only  six  runners  in  the  race.  Both 
Washington  and  Lee  and  Mary 
Washington  had  over  15  runners 
each,  and  this  spread  the 
Washington  College  Harriers  thin- 
ly, making  any  effective  point  scor- 
ing by  our  runners  virtually  im- 
possible. 

Jonathon  Adams  was  the  first 
runner  for  Washington  College  to 
cross  the  finish  line,  but  only  after 
five  runners  from  Mary 
Washington  and  an  equal  amount 


of  Washington  and  Lee  runners  had 
finished.  John  Cummings  finished 
second  for  the  Shoremen,  but  he 
was  at  least  ten  places  behind 
Adams,  although  he  took  close  to 
one  minute  off  his  previous  time. 
No  other  WC  runners  were  even 
close  to  contention,  as  Dan  Bakley, 
Chris  Buccheister,  and  Vic  De  San- 
tis  finished  well  in  the  back  of  the 
pack. 

"We  just  don't  have  the  depth  to 
beat  these  bigger  teams.  We  have 
only  a  few  good  men,"  says  Cap- 
tain Dan  Bakley.  "We  don't  get 
that  many  students  here  who  are 
willing  to  come  out  for  the  team." 

Tomorrow  the  team  will  be  in 
Lynchburg,  Virginia  to  run  against 
Bradford  University,  Bridgewater 
College,  and  Lynchburg  College. 


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Faculty  Retreat 


Aspen  Institute  Lends 
Facilities  To  College 


By  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 
The  WC  faculty  recently  had  the 
opportunity  to  get  away  from  cam- 
pus to  meet  and  discuss  business 
matters.  The  retreat,  which  took 
place  on  Saturday,  September  25, 
was  held  at  Aspen  Institute  near 
Wye  Mills,  Maryland. 

The  project  was  conceived  this 
summer  by  President  Cater  and 
Dean  Clarke.  They  made  a  list  of 
topics  of  concern,  mainly  dealing 
with  the  academic  program. 

Cater  felt  that  "it  seemed  quite 
natural  as  a  first  get-together"  to 
have  a  lengthy  meeting  of  the 
faculty  to  discuss  problems  which 
the  school  faces.  The  meeting 
began  at  9:30  a.m.  and,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  a  few  short  breaks,  ran 
until  around  9:00  p.m. 

Among  several  topics  discussed 
at  the  retreat  was  the  business  of 
attrition  and  retention  of  students. 
One  of  the  proposals  of  this  discus- 
sion was  a  change  in  the  advising 
program,  which  had  benn  partially 
instituted  during  orientation  this 
fall. 

Another  topic  was  an  honors  pro- 
gram for  students  who  prove 
themselves  stronger  than  others  in 
certain  areas  of  study.  According 
to  Clarke,  at  least  one  department 
chairman  has  proposed  such  a  pro- 
gram. 

Other  topics  included  freshman 
courses,  writing  skills  and  com- 
puter literacy  (which  was  met  with 
divided  opinion).  The  computer 
program  would  involve  each  stu- 
dent acquiring  at  least  a  working 
knowledge  of  computers. 

According  to  Clarke,  anything  in- 
volving curriculum  changes  must 
be  passed  by  a  number  of  commit- 
tees. First,  the  Academic  Council 
will  study  the  ideas,  which  are  then 
looked  over  by  the  faculty.  From 
'here,  the  faculty/curriculum  com- 
mittee of  the  board  takes  over.  The 
changes  are  then  passed  to  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors. 

One  of  the  first  results  of  the 
retreat  is  the  extension  of  library 
weekend  hours.  Due  to  increased 
student  demand  and  faculty  sup- 

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Congratulations     * 

A  new  addition  to  the  college  * 
Xmunity  arrived  on  October  4,  * 
"82.  Sean  Patrick  Quinn,  son  of  * 
Jim  Quinn,  head  of  security  at  WC,  * 
and  his  lovely  wife  Linda,  was  born  * 
«  ':30  p.m.  Monday  night  at  the  t 
■wnt  Queen  Anne-s  Hospital.  The  I 
""lege  community  congratulates  I 
™r-  and  Mrs.  Quinn  and  wish  all  * 
."'e  best  for  them  and  their  son.  « 


port,  the  library  is  now  open  until 
10:00  p.m.  on  Friday  and  Saturday 
nights. 

Cater  was  very  optimistic  about 
the  retreat.  "I  thought  the  faculty 
was  very  responsive,"  he  said. 
"We  laid  an  agenda  for  a  good  deal 
of  work  for  the  winter  and  set  new 
initiatives  for  the  third  century.  I 
was  very  pleased  and  hope  it's  only 
the  first  of  informal  get-togethers. 


Key  exchange  opened  last  night  and  will  be  showing  through 
Saturday  at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes  Theatre. 


Eugene  Casey  Donates  Funds 
For  New  College  Building 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
For  much  of  WC's  population,  the 
idea  of  erecting  a  new  building  on 
campus  is  definitely  not  a  new  one. 
Thanks  (or  no  thanks)  to  the 
astronomical  costs  of  labor  and 
materials,  however,  this  thought 
has  long  been  relegated  to  a  wish 
for  'someday.'  Now  it  stands  the 
chance  of  becoming  a  reality, 
mainly  due  to  the  generosity  of  one 
of  the  school's  most  prominent 
benefactors. 

College  officials  confirmed  Monday 
that  Eugene  Casey,  a  former  Ex- 
ecutive Assistant  to  Presidents 
Roosevelt  and  Truman,  has  offered 
to  donate  a  new  building  to  the 
campus.  Rather  than  designating  a 


certain  use  for  this  new  structure, 
Mr.  Casey  has  left  thechoice  up  to 
the  WC  community.  Presently,  he 
is  encouraging  all  interested 
students  and  faculty  members  to 
write  letters  explaining  their  ideas 
for  the  building.  As  an  incentive, 
Mr.  Casey  is  offering  three  prizes 
each  of  $200,  $100  and  $50  respec- 
tively for  the  best  suggestions  sub- 
mitted. 

Douglass  Cater,  President  of 
WC,  is  highly  enthusiastic  about 
Mr.  Casey's  gesture. 

"We  are  grateful  for  his  splendid 
expression  of  faith  in  the  future  of 
Washington  College  as  it  begins  its 
third  century.  I  only  hope  Mr. 
Casey  is  prepared  for  how  much 
mail  he  is  about  to  receive."  In  ad- 


Sophie  Kerr  Committee 
Schedules  Justice  Lecture 


-By  Mike  Kline 

The  third  lecturer  to  grace 
Washington  College  for  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Lecture  Series  will  be  Donald 
Justice,  a  leading  contemporary 
American  poet  and  Pulitzer  Prize 
recipient.  He  is  scheduled  to  give  a 
reading  in  the  Norman  James 
Theater  on  Friday,  October  15,  at  4 
p.m.  Mr.  Justice's  reading  will  be 
an  element  of  the  celebration  sur- 
rounding the  inauguration  of  Presi- 
dent Cater  on  Saturday,  October 
16. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  has 
already  been  privileged  with  the 
visits  of  Stephen  Spender  and  Zack 
Bowen.  Mr  Bowen  spoke  about  the 
renowned  author,  James  Joyce, 
who,  with  T.S.  Eliot  and  Yeats, 
form  a  mini-series  concerning 
famous  English  writers.  There 
will  be  two  more  lectures  on  James 
Joyce  in  the  coming  weeks.  On  Oc- 
tober 20,  Alf  McLaughlin  will  speak 
at  4  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 


of  the  library,  and  Dennis  Donohue 
will  lecture  about  Joyce  on 
November  18  at  the  same  time  and 
place.  Later  in  the  year,  John  H. 
Fischer  and  the  prominent  French 
author,  Alain  Robbe-Grillet,  will 
also  speak  for  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee. 

Many  people  may  have  heard  of 
Donald  Justice  already.  He  is  in- 
cluded in  the  Norton  Introduction 
to  Poetry,  a  text  required  for  some 
courses  here  at  school.  He  is  also 
quoted  in  the  book,  Hotel  New 
Hampshire,  written  by  John  Irv- 
ing, the  author  of  The  World  Ac- 
cording to  Garp.  One  of  his  most 
famous  collections  of  poetry  would 
be  Departures.  This  is  a  small  por- 
tion of  his  prize-winning  career. 

Both  Robert  Day,  Professor  of 
Creative  Writing,  and  Nancy 
Tatum,  Director  of  the  English 
Department,  agree  that  Mr. 
Justice  is  one  of  the  great  writers 
of  our  time  and  well  worth  seeing. 


dition,  Mr.  Cater  stressed  that  he 
would  like  to  hear  from  "as  many 
students  and  faculty  as  possible.  If 
some  students  wish  to  gather 
together  in  pairs  or  small  groups  in 
order  to  write  letters,  this  will  also 
be  perfectly  acceptable."  All  let- 
ters should  be  sent  to  his  office,  and 
addressed  to  Mr.  Casey.  Every 
suggestion  received  will  be  read 
and  considered. 

The  President  admitted  to  being 
impressed  with  Mr.  Casey's  ra- 
tionalization that  "donors 
sometimes  build  buildings  for  what 
they  want,  rather  than  for  what  is 
needed."  Through  a  contest  open  to 
students  and  faculty  members, 
therefore,  the  college's  wishes 
have  been  assured  top  priority.  Mr. 
Cater  points  out  too  that  the  idea  of 
such  a  competition  "will  be  a  spur 
to  creative  thinking  for  the  years 
ahead,"  thus  tying  in  perfectly 
with  the  format  of  a  liberal  arts  col- 
lege. 

In  addition  to  serving  under  two 
U.S.  presidents,  Mr.  Casey  has  en- 
joyed an  extensive  career  as  pro- 
prietor of  Montgomery  County, 
Maryland's  Casey  Engineering 
Company.  He  has  worked  as  Direc- 
tor of  the  International  Bank  and 
was  a  major  stockholder  in  Finan- 
cial General  Corporation.  Present- 
ly, he  is  married  to  Washington 
College  alumna  Betty  Brown 
Casey,  who  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 1982-page  2 


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Check  It  Out! 

Think  back  to  the  end  of  last  semester.  Papers  were  due 
and  time  was  running  out.  You  rushed  to  the  library  to 
check  out  every  book  you  could  on  your  topic.  There  was 
just  one  problem.  The  books  you  wanted  weren't  on  the 
shelf. 

Every  year  the  Miller  Library  loses  thousands  of 
dollars  in  unreturned  books.  Whether  checked  out  and 
forgotten  or  simply  stolen,  these  books  are  not  available 
when  students  need  them  for  research. 

The  cost  of  missing  materials  is  not  the  most  important 
issue.  Many  of  the  books  in  the  library  are  out-of-print 
issues  which  are  not  replaceable.  How  easy  is  it  to  find  a 
duplicate  of  a  book  which  has  been  out  of  print  since  1901? 

Perhaps  students  feel  this  loss  most  when  term  papers 
are  due.  Can  a  price  be  placed  on  a  poor  grade  due  to  lack 
of  resources? 

While  the  library  staff  could  install  an  expensive  elec- 
tronic security  system  or  place  student  checkers  at  the 
door,  they  prefer  to  rely  on  the  honor  system.  Is  this  too 
much  to  ask  of  the  student  body? 

Unless  students  can  prove  themselves  capable  of  being 
trusted  to  check  books  out  and  return  them,  the  library 
will  be  forced  to  use  costly  means  to  stop  the  disap- 
pearance of  materials.  This  could  mean  raising  tuition  to 
pay  for  the  increased  costs,  in  which  case  we  all  lose. 


Library  Hours  Extended 


Editor: 

I  am  pleased  to  see  that  the 
library  staff  has  extended  hours  on 
Friday  and  Saturday  nights  until 
10:00  p.m. 

In  the  past  the  library  was  open 
on  weekend  nights,  but  so  few 
students  used  the  library  that  the 
staff  decided  to  close  it  earlier. 

The  new  policy  is  on  a  temporary 
trial  bases.  Fifty-eight  students  us- 
ed the  library  this  past  weekend  at 
various  times  between  4:00  and 


10:00  p.m.  on  Friday  and  Saturday 
night. 

I  commend  those  on  the  staff  for 
recognizing  the  vital  need  for  a 
quiet  place  to  study  on  weekends. 
Dormitories  are  not  always  quiet, 
so  students  should  be  able  to  study 
in  the  library  on  weekend  evenings. 
Hopefully,  the  staff  will  continue 
this  policy  even  if  only  a  minority 
of  Students  take  advantage  of  it. 

Jeanmarie  F.  Fegely 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


By  Ken  Roderick 

The  SGA  Food  Service  Commit- 
tee held  its  first  meeting  on  Mon- 
day, October  4,  with  Mark  Slater  as 
chairman  this  year,  and  Pat  Clark, 
Liz  Kintz,  Kelly  Hardesty,  Pete 
Shafer,  Chris  Whitney  and  Fran 
Lucia  as  the  committee  represen- 
tatives discussed  various  topics  at 
the  meeting  along  with  the  objec- 
tives of  the  Food  Service  Commit- 


Dale  Trusheim  Interviewed  By  Time 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

For  Dale  Trusheim,  life  has  been 
a  series  of  different  positions:  WC 
student,  Assistant  to  the  College 
President  and,  currently,  Acting 
Director  of  Admissions.  Recently, 
however,  Trusheim  found  himself 
in  yet  another  unique  place  -  the 
pages  of  Time  Magazine. 

In  what  may  be  a  Washington 
College  "first,"  Trusheim  was 
mentioned  by  the  prestigious  week- 
ly in  an  article  dealing  with  the 
slight  upward  trend  in  this  year's 
SAT  scores.  This  fluctuation  marks 
what  many  believe  to  be  a  major 
turning  point  in  the  19-year-long 
slump  in  college  board  grades. 

'Many,'  however,  does  not  in- 
clude WC's  admissions  officer.  In  a 
research  project  done  jointly  with 
James  Crouse,  a  University  of 
Delaware  education  professor, 
Trusheim  discovered  that  a  stu- 
dent's high  school  report  cards 
serve  as  an  equally  good  -  if  not  bet- 
ter -  indication  of  college  academic 
performance  than  test  scores. 

"In  fact,"  elaborates  Trusheim, 
"I've  almost  come  to  the  conclu- 


sion that  SAT  scores  are  more  im- 
portant in  determining  the  school 
to  which  a  student  will  apply, 
rather  than  where  he  actually  can 
go.  It's  the  self-selection 
phenomenon  -  a  high  school  senior 
who  does  poorly  on  his  SAT's  will 
be  much  less  likely  to  apply  to 
someplace  like  Harvard  or  Yale." 

He  adds  that  although  high 
scores  are  naturally  preferable  to 
low  ones,  they  are  only  a  small 
fraction  of  what  colleges  actually 
look  for  in  prospective  students.  He 
cites  the  WC  admissions  program 
as  an  example. 

"Here,  we  give  considerably 
more  emphasis  to  the  whole 
academic  course  a  high  school  stu- 
dent has  taken,  as  well  as  how  he 
did  in  those  subjects.  After  all,  with 
the  SAT,  you  can  do  very  poorly 
one  day,  then  go  up  one  hundred 
points  the  next." 

Trusheim  also  disagrees  with  the 
idea  behind  the  Time  article  -  a 
theory  which  holds  that  a  two-point 
rise  in  nationwide  verbal  scores  is1 
a  sign  that  the  longterm  decline  is 
finally  coming  to  an  end. 

"That's  going  a  little  too  far.  A 
couple  more  years  will  have  to  go 


by  before  we  see  that  this  is 
definitely  not  just  an  error.  "Of 
course,"  he  concludes  optimistical- 
ly, "it  could  be  a  good  sign,  but  it's 
almost  impossible  to  tell  at  this 
point." 

Since  publication  of  the  report, 
Trusheim  admits  to  gaining  some 
unexpected  attention. 

"ETS  (Educational  Testing  Ser- 
vice, the  organization  which  ad- 
ministers the  college  board  tests  to 
over  1  million  seniors  per  year)  is 
really  upset  about  the  conclusions 
that  were  printed;  they  want  to  see 
the  computer  output  of  our  results. 
They  don't  understand  that  we're 
not  challenging  the  entire 
superstructure." 

Behind  this  controversy, 
however,  lurk  the  hidden  benefits 
of  appearing  in  print: 

"Of  course  it's  a  great  source  of 
free  publicity  for  the  college,  being 
in  a  nationally-read  magazine. 
Also,  since  this  issue  came  out,  I've 
gotten  calls  from  old  friends  as  far 
away  as  Florida  and  the  Midwest. 
They'd  say  things  like,  'Oh,  I  saw 
your  name  in  Time.'  That  really 
was  a  thrill." 


tee. 

Some  of  the  topics  discussed  with 
the  annual  Halloween  Contest, 
alternatives  to  the  Give  A  Bird,  the 
seating  procedures  at  the 
Thanksgiving  Dinner,  bringing  ina 
computer  to  analyze  a  person's 
eating  habits,  and  survival  kits  for 
finals  week.  Any  student  with  input 
on  these  subjects  should  contact  a 
Food  Service  Committee  represen- 
tative. 

The  objective  of  the  Food  Service 
Committee  is  to  assist  the  SGA  and 
Food  Service  in  putting  on  co-j 
sponsored  events.  It  also  acts  as  a 
liason  between  the  student  body 
and  the  Food  Service.  If  you  have 
any  problems  with  the  food  service 
(besides  my  wearing  a  tie  thai 
doesn't  match  my  shirt)  or  any  in- 
put on  the  operation,  approach  the 
Food  Service  Committee  represen- 
tatives and  discuss  it  with  them. 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  initiated  its  new  line  of  teas 
on  Monday,  October  4.  We  would 
like  to  thank  Ms.  Jan  Byrne  of  the 
Eastern  Shore  Tea  Company  fori 
demonstrating  how  to  make  the 
teas  and  answering  student's  ques- 
tions. The  students'  overwhelming 
positive  response  to  the  promotioo 
was  also  greatly  appreciated.  We 
are  placing  the  teas  out  front  on  a 
trial  basis.  We  ask  students  It 
please  read  the  directions  before 
making  the  teas.  They  will  be  of- 
fered at  all  three  meals. 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  Meal 
Leaders  next  Wednesday,  October 
13,  at  7  p.m.  All  Meal  Leaders  will 
be  required  to  work  on  Saturday, 
October  16  at  lunch.  Jo» 
assignments  for  the  weekend  are 
up,  so  please  check  the  job  oppo'' 
tunity  board. 


The    ♦    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alder-son 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Tutorial  Program  Form* 

- i_-  * »..J tcnritflg 


By  Kelly  Morrissey 

In  order  to  help  students 
eliminate  the  trouble  and  expense 
involved  in  obtaining  a  tutor,  Presi- 
dent Cater  authorized  the  initiation 
of  a  tutorial  program.  Under  the 
direction  of  Maureen  Kelley,  Dean 
of  Students,  the  program  officially 
began  on  Sept.  27. 

The  main  aspect  of  the  program 
is  that  students  may  easily  obtain  a 
tutor  through  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  and  that  the  college  pays  the 
expense  of  the  tutor. 

Already,  there  has  been  a  large 
demand  for  this  service.  "Our 
main  concern,"  said  Kelly,  "is  that 
this  service  does  not  become  a 
substitute  for  assistance  tradi- 
tionally offered  by  the  faculty.  The 


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program  is  only  for  students  with' 
special  need,  not  for  students  m» 
do  not  understand  a  partialis' 
day's  lesson."  If  the  expen* 
becomes  greater  than  the  pi» 
gram's  budget,  administrators  w» 
have  to  reform  the  program-  " 
case  of  such  an  occurance,  there 
a  possibility  that  the  number" 
tutoring  hours  will  be  decreased"' 
that  the  student  will  have  to  " 
part  of  the  cost. 

The  tutors,  themselves,  *" 
selected  by  administrators  fro» 
vast  group  of  eligible  students-  * 
cording  to  Dean  Kelly,  the  "J 
ministrators  were  looking 
tutors  who  had  not  only  " 
knowledge,  but  also  the  personal u 
to  convey  that  knowledge  on  a  °" 
to-one  level. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  October  ».  1982-page  3 


Christmas  Shop  In  Town  Opens  Season 


By  Chesa  Prof aci 

Christmas  conjures  up  visions  of 
fragrant,  verdant  evergreens,  hot 
toddies  in  chilly  hands,  cordial  rosy 
smiles,  ribboned  cinnamon 
bundles,  mistletoe,  melodious  bells 
and  magical  eleves.  Would't  a  little 
Christmas  spirit  be  great  right 
about  now? 

The  1982  Christmas  Shop, 
benefitting  the  Kent  and  Queen 
Anne's  Hospital,  opens  Thursday, 
October  14th  and  ends  Saturday, 
October  16th  at  the  National  Guard 
Armory.  Hourse  of  festivity  are  10 
a.m.  to  6  p.m.  daily. 

The  greened  galleys  of  the  ar- 
mory will  tantalize  every  sense  of 
sight,  smell,  taste,  delight  and  ex- 
travagance.   Five    exhibitors    of 


edibles  and  delectable  dainties  will 
please  the  palate.  Potpourri  and 
herb  vendors  will  perfume  the 
great  hall.  Modeled  and  racked 
fashions  for  men,  women  and 
children  will  intrigue  the  eye.  Toys 
and  trinkets  will  tempt  the  child  in 
all.  Exclusively  yuletide  shops  with 
homemade  stockings  and  decora- 
tions will  entertain  the  spirit. 
Lingerie,  jewelery  and  other  lux- 
ury gift  stalls  will  encourage  early 
indulgence.  Luncheon  and  bar- 
open  daily-will  satisfy  the  social 
sense. 

Entry  to  this  Christmas 
wonderland  is  one  dollar.  Why  not 
take  a  respite  from  Autumn  and 
midterms  and  do  some  Christmas 
shopping?  For  additional  informa- 
tion call  778-0955. 


Christmas  Shop  open  for  holiday  supplies  in  the  town  armory. 


Cater  Inauguration  Set  for  Next  Weekend 


Douglass  Cater  will  be  in- 
augurated as  23rd  President  of 
Washington  College  in  Chestertown 
on  Saturday,  October  15.  The 
ceremony  will  take  place  on  the 
grounds  of  the  nation's  tenth  oldest 
chartered  college  at  11:30  a.m. 
President  Cater's  inaugural  ad- 
dress is  entitled  "The  Idea  of  a 
Small  College." 

In  the  afternoon  from  2  to  5  p.m., 
the  president's  residence,  historic 
Hynson-Ringgold  House,  will  be 
open  to  visitors.  At  3  p.m.  Tawes 
Auditorium  will  be  the  site  of  a 
symposium  to  debate  the  future  of 
the  small  college  in  America,  to  be 
followed  by  a  reception  at  Hodson 
Hall  Terrace.  Violinists  Robert  and 
Nicholas  Mann  will  perform  a  5 
p.m.  Inaugural  Concert  in  Tawes 
Theatre.  The  public  is  cordially  in- 
vited to  attend  the  inauguration 
and  related  activities. 

An  eminent  author,  editor,  and 
educator,  Douglass  Cater  served 
four  years  as  Special  Assistant  to 
President  Lyndon  B.  Johnson. 
Working  incollaboration  with  HEW 
Secretary  John  Gardner  and 
others,  he  helped  to  initiate 
numerous  measures  that  became 
law,  including  the  Higher  Educa- 
tion Act,  the  Elementary  and 
Secondary  Education  Act,  the  In- 
ternational Education  Act,  and  the 
creation  of  the  Public  Broad- 
casting Corporation  and  the 
Teaching  Corps.  He  is  a  Charter 
Member  of  Paideia  project  cur- 
rently examining  the  organizing 
principles  for  general  education  in 
"ie  United  States. 

A  Senior  Fellow  and  Trustee  of 
.j™  Aspen  Institute  for  Humanistic 
Studies,  Cater  founded  and  was 
first  Director  of  the  Institute's  Pro- 
jpam  on  Communications  and 
wciety.  He  joined  the  Institute  in 
1970,  while  also  serving  as  Con- 
sulting Professor  at  Stanford 
University. 

The  new  president  was 
"ashington  Editor  and  later  Na- 


tional Affairs  Editor  of  The 
Reporter  Magazine  from  1950  until 
he  entered  the  White  House  in  1964. 
Most  recently  he  served  from  1976 
to  1981  as  Vice  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  England's 
oldest  weekly  newspaper,  The 
Observer.  He  holds  numerous  cita- 
tions for  his  writing,  including  the 
George  Polk  Memorial  Award 
from  Long  Island  University  for 
"bringing  clarity  to  the  complex- 
ities of  big  government,"  and  the 
Front  Page  Award  for  excellence 
in  journalism. 

Mr.  Cater  is  the  author  of  Power 
in  Washington  (1964);  The  Fourth 
Branch  of  Government  (1959),  a 
study  of  the  role  of  the  press  in  the 
nation's  capital;  a  political  novel, 
Dana:  The  Irrelevant  Man  (1970); 
and  coauthor,  with  Marquis  Childs, 
of  Ethics  in  a  Business  Society 
(1954).  He  has  coauthored  several 
critical  studies  of  the  electronic 
media's  role:  TV  Violence  and  the 
Child:  The  Evolution  and  Fate  of 
the  Surgeon  General's  Report 
(1975),  Television  as  a  Social 
Force:  New  Approaches  to  TV 
Criticism  (1975),  and  Future  of 
Public  Broadcasting  ( 1976). 

In  1955  he  was  awarded  a  Gug- 
genheim Fellowship  to  study  the  in- 
teraction of  press  and  government 
in  Washington,  DC.  Two  years 
later  he  received  an  Eisenhower 
Fellowship  to  spend  ten  months 
traveling  in  Europe  and  Asia.  He 
was  appointed  in  1959  to  the  Ferris 
Chair  at  the  Woodrow  Wilson 
School  of  Princeton  University.  He 
also  held  appointments  as  Visiting 
Professor  at  Wesleyan  University 
and  Fellow  and  Associate  Director 
for  its  Center  for  Advanced 
Studies,  and  later  as  Regents  pro- 
fessor at  the  University  of  Califor- 
nia. He  was  the  first  to  be  ap- 
pointed President's  Visiting 
Scholar  at  the  University  of 
Alabama. 

During  World  War  II  he  worked 
in  the  Office  of  Strategic  Services. 


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Later,  while  on  leave  from  The 
Reporter  Magazine,  he  served  as 
Special  Assistant  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  Army,  Consultant  to  the 
Director  of  Mutual  Security,  and 
Consultant  to  the  Secretary  of 
State. 

Born  in  Montgomery,  Alabama, 
he  graduated  from  the  Phillips- 
Exeter  Academy  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. He  earned  his  A.B.  degree  at 
Harvard  College  and  the  M.P.A. 
from  Harvard  School  of  Public  Ad- 
ministration. President  Cater 
holds  honorary  doctorates  from  the 
University  of  Alabama,  Brandeis 


University,  University  of  the 
Americas,  and  Marymount  Col- 
lege. He  and  his  wife  Libby  have 
four  children:  Silas  Douglass  III, 
Sage  Cater  Ewing,  Libby  Morrow, 
and  Benjamin  Winston. 

Washington  College  is  an  in- 
dependent liberal  arts  and  sciences 
institution  located  in  Chestertown. 
Maryland.  Celebrating  its 
bicentennial  anniversary  this  year, 
the  college  is  the  only  institution  to 
which  George  Washington  express- 
ly gave  his  name,  plus  an  endow- 
ment of  fifty  guineas. 


Drama  Season  Opens 


by  James  Gerrent 

Performing  their  first  play  of  the 
year,  the  WC  drama  department 
presents  "Key  Exchange,"  by 
Kevin  Wade.  The  play  premiered 
in  New  York  a  little  more  than  a 
year  ago,  at  a  theatre  called  the 
"Off  Off  WPA,"  (which  seems  in- 
dicative of  its  proximity  to  Broad- 
way), to  generally  good  reviews. 

Washington  College's  production 
of  the  three-man  play  features 
Francie  Burnett,  as  Lisa;  John 
Porter,  as  Philip;  and  Jeff 
Donahoe,  as  Michael.  Jeff  said  the 
play   was   about   "relationships," 


and  he  means  very  contemporary 
relationships  indeed,  in  terms  of 
"freedom,"  and  "space,"  and  that 
dreaded  word,  "commitment." 

The  play  is  set  on  a  certain  hill  in 
Central  Park,  on  eight  consecutive 
Sundays,  and  one  Saturday,  to  keep 
things  from  getting  predictable, 
one  supposes.  The  dialogue  is 
blunt,  but  clearly  conveys  Wade's 
thoughts,  and  there  are  many  fun- 
ny lines. 

The  show  continues  Friday  and 
Saturday  evenings  at  8  p.m.,  in 
Tawes  Theatre. 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 1982-page  4 

Dorchester  Afternoons  Begin 
With  "Evening"   Poetry 


By  Lisa  Kosow . 
Since  Richmond  House  was  torn 
down  last  year,  Dorchester  House 
has  become  the  home  of  writers  on 
campus.  This  year,  in  order  to 
make  the  dorm  open  to  other 
students  and  faculty  interested  in 
literature,  a  series  of  informal 
poetry  readings  are  planned. 

Organized  by  Debbie  Ortt  the 
RA  of  Dorchester,  with  the  help  ot 
English  Professor  Robert  Day,  the 
■Dorchester  Afternoons'  are 
modeled  after  the  "Green  Room 
Afternoons"  readings  which  were 
given  a  few  years  ago,  by  Victoria 
Gadston  a  1978  graduate. 

The  first  "Dorchester  After- 
noon" was  held  Thursday, 
September  30.  The  theme  was 
evening,  although  poemsonother 


subjects  were  read.  Included  wen 
"Evening"  by  W.S.  Merwin, 
"Domination  of  Black,"  by 
Wallace  Stevens,  and  "The  Wild 
Swan  at  Coole"  by  Yeats.  Besides 
poetry,  a  short  story  by  Collette 
and  a  song  from  Alice  Through  the 
Looking  Glass  were  read. 

The  turn-out  for  the  first  reading 
was  rather  good,  although  the  lack 
of  freshmen  was  disappointing. 
There  were  about  twenty  students 
and  three  faculty  members  pre- 
sent. 

Science  Fair 


Art  Exhibit  opened  Thursday  in  Tawes  Lobby. 


WC  Hosts  Program  For  Teachers 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

HOURS: 

8:00  o.m.  -  11:00  p.m. 

MON.-THURS. 
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By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Recently,  WC  became  the  site  of 
a  'science  fair.'  Rather  than  a  func- 
tion geared  toward  students, 
however,  this  represented  a  chance 
for  high-school  science  teachers  to 
display  their  own  academic 
talents.  It  was  all  part  of  a  two- 
week  Faculty  Development  Pro- 
ject entitled  "Energy  Resources 
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the  Department  of  Energy,  this 
course  was  offered  at  the  Universi- 
ty of  Maryland  Eastern  Shore  cam- 
pus from  June  20  to  July  2. 

Besides  focusing  on  energy 
education,  the  project  offered 
many  valuable  opportunities  to 
those  interested  in  obtaining 
graduate  credits  or  non-credit  op- 
tions. Lab  sessions,  offered  in  con- 
junction with  the  course  included 
several  experiments  with  nuclear, 
solar,  and  wind  energy.  As  an  add- 
ed bit  of  "home-work,"  all  par- 
ticipants were  required  to  com- 
plete an  original  project,  utilizing 
information  they  had  obtained 
experimentation.  These  projects 
were  then  turned  in  on  Saturday, 
September  25,  at  a  follow-up 
meeting  held  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  WC's  Miller  Library. 

Dr.  Louis  Cadwell,  Professor  of 
Physics  at  Washington  College, 
served  as  Co-director  for  the 
Faculty  Development  Project. 
Looking  back  on  his  very  busy 
Saturday  -  as  well  as  the  many  hec- 
tic months  preceding  it  -  expresses 
a  certain  amount  of  satisfaction. 

"We  had  a  total  of  27  teachers 
participate  in  the  seminar.  They 


came  from  Delaware,  Maryland, 
Virginia    and    Washington,    D.C., 
and  were  all  exceedingly  excited 
about  being  involved.  That  really 
made  the  workshop  a  pleasure  to 
plan    and    direct."    He    added, 
however,  that  some  problems  did 
arise  when  "a  small  number  of  the 
teachers    who    attended"    found 
themselves  unable  to  deal  with  the 
calibre  of  work  involved.  He  also 
commented    that    such    obstacles 
could  have  been  overcome,  had  a 
few  more  preparations  been  made. 
Overall,  Dr.  Cadwell  believes  the 
program  to  have  been  a  most  suc- 
cessful and  worthwhile  experience. 
The  college  itself  even  benefitted, 
since  "it  exposed  us  to  the  science 
faculty  of  high  schools  from  four 
different  states."  He  added  too, 
that  a  large  measure  of  the  pro- 
gram's success  could  be  attributed 
to  the  hard  work  of  three  other  in- 
dividuals: WC's  own  Gary  Clarke, 
William  T.  Hytche  (Chancellor  of 
University  of  Maryland  Eastern 
Shore)  and  Dr.  Grubax  Singh,  a 
member    of    UMES    Natural 
Sciences    Department,    who    also 
served   as   Faculty   Development 
Project  Director. 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 1982-page  5 


Season  Improves  Program 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

In  its  first  official  year  of  ex- 
istence at  Washington  College,  fall 
baseball  is  making  a  positive  step 
towards  improving  the  regular  WC 
baseball  program. 

Under  the  direction  of  Coach  Ed 
Athey,  the  Shoremen  have  com- 
pleted three  games  of  a  seven 
game  schedule,  all  victories, 
against  Salisbury  and  Anne 
Arundel.  The  Coach,  however,  does 
not  put  too  much  emphasis  on  the 
scores. 

"We  outscored  the  other  teams," 
he  states,  "but  these  games  are 
very  informal.  Since  this  is  a  low- 
budget  operation,  we  spend  no 
money  on  officials.  And  we  play  a 
lot  of  players  in  different  posi- 
tions." 

Informality  seems  to  be  a  main 
point  in  Athey's  program,  along 
with  experimentation.  In  an  effort 
to  find  just  the  right  combination  of 
players,  Athey  has  moved  some  of 
his  key  players  to  new  positions. 

"We've  done  a  lot  of  experimen- 
tation with  the  infield,"  he  affirms. 
"Vince  Gasior  has  moved  from 
third  to  second.  Fran  Lucia  has 
switched  from  first  to  third.  Mark 
Faloni  has  played  at  first,  in  the 
outfield  and  pitcher.  And  Tom 
Clancy,  who  is  usually  in  left,  is 
working  at  both  third  and  short- 


stop." 

"Our  purpose  is  to  give  veterans 
a  chance  to  keep  in  shape  and  im- 
prove fundamentals,"  says  Athey. 
In  regard  to  younger  players,  "we 
take  the  freshman  and  make 
sophomores  out  of  them." 

Two  of  these  freshmen,  in  whom 
Athey  sees  this  change,  are  Curtis 
Payne  and  Gary  Strozyk,  both  pit- 
chers, who  will  hopefully  use  the 
experience  gained  this  fall  to  aid 
the  team  in  the  spring. 

Of  course  the  men  in  fallball  are 
not  the  only  members  of  the 
regular  baseball  team.  Several 
regulars  are  currently  playing  soc- 
cer, which  Athey  supports. 

"Fall  sports  participants  are  not 
at  a  disadvantage,"  affirms  the 
coach.  "In  fact  I  encourage  the 
baseball  players  to  participate  in 
other  sports.  Fallball  is  nothing 
permanent;  it's  just  a  chance  to 
keep  in  shape. 

So  far,  Athey  is  very  pleased  with 
the  results  of  the  fall  baseball  ses- 
sion. The  current  players  have  im- 
pressed him  and  those  combined 
with  the  regulars  now  on  the  soccer 
team  should  gell  to  form  a  solid 
squad. 

"I'm  really  encouraged,"  con- 
cludes Athey.  "I  think  (fallball) 
has  been  very  valuable,  almost  like 
spring  training.  And  the  fact  that  it 
is  conducted  under  an  informal  at- 
mosphere also  makes  it  fun." 


HHH1 1 


Fall  baseball  has  proven  a  successful  effort. 


HAIRPORT 

KENT  PLAZA 

778-2198 


FAMILY  HAIR  CUTTERS 
AND  STYLING 
PERMANENT  WAVES 


HOURS:  OPEN  6  DAYS 

A  WEEK 
MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


ROVING  REPORTER  *****— 

Question:  WHAT  DO  YOU  THINK  ABOUT  THERE  BEING  NO  FUNNY  FACES? 


Vicki  Williams  -  Junior  -  Pott- 
stown,  Pa. 
Now  we  can't  check  out  the  new 

guys! 


Diane  La  r  rim  ore-Student  Affairs 

I  don't  really  care  -  it  just  means 
less  work  for  me  to  do. 


Megan    Ballard    -    Sophomore    - 
Baltimore,  Md. 

You  can't  make  fun  of  people  and 
check  people  out! 


Ruth  Bradley  -  Freshman  -  Lit- 
chfield, Conn. 

I  thought  it  was  a  good  directory 
to  tell  where  people  are  from  for 
rides  and  all. 


Brian   McLelland   -  Freshman   - 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Now  there's  no  way  to  learn  your 
classmates  names  -  you  can't  place 
names  to  faces. 


Fran   Thompson   -   Sophomore   - 
Garden  City,  N.Y. 

I  think  it  puts  the  male  popula- 
tion of  the  school  at  a  serious  disad- 
vantage since  they  can  not  find  out 
the  new  freshmen  girls*  names. 


Pat  Edeline  -  Senior  -  Baltimore, 
Md. 

It's  pretty  beat.  Now  the  frats 
can't  figure  out  the  names  of  the 
people  they  want  to  rush. 


Kathy    Banyas    -    Junior    - 
Washington,  DC. 

It's  too  bad  we  don't  have  it 
because  it  helped  the  up- 
perclassmen  learn  all  the  new 
faces,  it  has  been  a  tradition  un- 
fairly stopped. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 1982-page  8 


On  the  Rebound, 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Unfortunately,  the  Baltimore 
Orioles  will  not  be  participating  in 
this  years  league  championships, 
but  we  all  have  to  admit  that  they 
gave  the  Brewers  a  run  for  their 
money.  Many  students  attended 
the  game  thanks  to  the  SGA.  Mark 
Mullican  sold  a  total  of  35  tickets 
for  the  event.  The  league  cham- 
pionships may  not  be  exciting  for 
Baltimore  fans  but  let's  keep  our 
eye  on  the  St.  Louis  Cardinals  and 
''  ilifornia  Angels  to  make  it  to 
the  World  Series.  Remember,  you 
heard  it  herefir^ 

Bad    news    Uau«»o       irnes    in 


threes  as  they  say,  and  again  there 
is  no  progress  in  the  NFL  Players 
strike.  But,  I  have  an  alternative. 
Intramural  league  manager 
"Sparticus"  (Dave)  Collins  has 
compiled  some  impressive  stats  on 
the  2  week  old  season.  At  this  point 
three  teams  are  tied  for  first  place; 
the  Supreme  Court,  Offshore 
Wave,  and  the  Lambdas  all  with  2-0 
records.  Even  though  the  season  is 
still  young  the  Spartins,  1st  Floor 
Somerset  and  Up-Chucks  are 
holding  down  the  cellar  with  0-2 
records.  With  only  2  games  under 
his  belt,  Bob  Zuetela  has  scored  6 
touchdowns  (36  points)  with  Tim 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

The  Washington  College  Athlete 
of  the  Week  is  our  superior  trainer 
Tony  Dougal.  Tony  is  honored  for 
his  continued  dedication  and 
assistance  to  all  the  WC  athletic 
teams.  Without  Tony's  help,  most 
of  the  teams  wouldn't  even  be  on 
the  field. 

Dougal,  originally  from  Shenan- 
doah, Pa,  attended  Temple  Univer- 
sity where  he  played  football, 
baseball,  and  basketball.  For  his 
excellence  at  Temple,  he  was  in- 
ducted into  their  Hall  of  Fame  last 
year.  After  his  fine  college  career, 
he  had  a  short  stint  with  the 
Philadelphia  Eagles  as  a  tackle. 
Then  in  1932  he  moved  on  to  play 
baseball  as  a  pitcher  for  one  season 
with  the  Boston  Red  Sox. 


Starting  in  1933,  Dougal  began  a 
new  career  in  athletics. 
Throughout  this  career  he  was  an 
athletic  director,  a  P.E.  instructor, 
a  coach,  and  of  course,  a  trainer. 
He  spent  long  periods  of  his  career 
at  Dartmouth  College  (1947-62)  and 
Boston  University  (1962-76).  At  BU 
he  received  the  Sheaffer  Pen 
Award  for  "Outstanding  Service  to 
Collegiate  Hockey."  Finally  in 
1974,  he  was  selected  to  the  Hall  of 
Fame  of  the  National  Athletic 
Trainer's  Association. 

We  are  lucky  to  have  someone  in 
our  midst  with  such  an  illustrious 
career  and  so  much  experience 
behind  him.  Tony  will  continue  to 
keep  our  teams  in  good  shape 
through  his  masterful  care. 
Without  him,  athletics  just 
wouldn't  be  the  same  at  WC. 


Clancy  (4  TD's  for  25  points),  and 
Vince  Gasior  (3  TD's  for  18  pts.) 
close  behind  for  the  scoring  title.  I 
encourage  everyone  to  check  the 
intramural  schedule  and  maybe 
catch  a  game.  It's  a  chance  to  have 
a  good  laugh  or  maybe  boo  or  cheer 
a  team  on.  Who  knows,  you  may 
never  watch  another  NFL  game 
again!  Doubtful, huh?! ! 

The  printer  finally  came  through 
with  this  year's  fall  and  winter 
sports  schedules.  Hopefully  every 
student  received  one  in  their  mail 
box  this  week  and  will  use  them  to 
their  advantage.  Some  impressive 
teams  will  be  played  this  year  as 
the  Wild  Goose  will  be  here  before 
we  know  it. 

With  basketball  practice  right 
around  the  corner,  Wayne  Spurrier 
is  working  hard  to  brush  up  on  his 
skills  and  temperament.  He  took 
time  out  of  his  busy  schedule  to 
grant  me  an  interview:  "As  in  the 
past,  height  will  be  a  problem  for 
us.  Our  schedule  is  tougher,  er, 
than  last  year  but  this  year  will  be 
one  of  our  brighter  seasons.  With 
the  addition  of  Leroy  and  Kurt 
Keller  the  team  looks  good.  Leroy, 
the  eldest,  who  cannot  play  for  a 
whole  year  will  help  the  entire  pro- 
gram." As  for  conditioning  in  the 
morning  "Spur"  commented,  "I 
will  say  this  —  well  —  no  com- 
ment! erer  !" 

Aside  from  basketball,  the  crew 
team  is  teaching  young  men  and 
women  how  to  row  for  this  spring's 
meets.  Paul  Eichler,  a  freshman 
who  had  rowed  for  5  years  at  St. 
Andrews  in  Middletown,  Del.,  feels 
that  "the  team  has  good  potential." 
He  added,  "Coach  Chattelier  is  a 


'novice'  at  his  job  just  as  most  of 
his  rowers  and  with  Craig  Jackson 
to  compliment  him  —  we  have  one 
helluva  of  a  coaching  staff."  Crash 
Milne,  a  veteran  rower,  feels  not 
only  does  the  team  look  impressive 
but  the  new  coaching  staff  shows 
"outstanding  qualities."  "The  new 
group  of  guys  look  and  seem  very 
interested  in  the  program  and  they 
turn  out  for  every  practice.  The 
loss  of  Pointon  (Dave)  and  Willis 
(Jack)  will  be  felt  but  we  will  hold 
our  own.  But  'Chatty'  will  have  to 
work  the  launch  if  we  ever  intend  to 
be  coached  in  winning  style."  Both 
were  quick  to  mention  that  the 
women's  crew  team  will  be  racing 
this  weekend  at  the  Inner  Harbor  in 
Baltimore  against  Loyola. 

With  another  Alumni  Lax  game 
gone  by  and  Homecoming  right 
around  the  corner  frosh  midfielder 
Tom  Fitzsimons  reflects  on  the 
team  and  the  game.  "There  are 
alot  of  good  freshmen  on  the  team 
this  year  like  Tom  Gaines,  Dickie 
Bagby,  Donald  Julius  "Tracy" 
DeAmbrougie  and  John  Nostrant 
who  have  a  good  chance  to  play. 
Coach  Corcoran  is  a  good  coach 
who  stresses  academic  life  over 
social."  Tom  was  quick  to  admit, 
"the  alumni  really  surprised  me 
because  I  had  a  feeling  they  would 
beat  us  after  only  practicing  for  2 
weeks  previously.  But  they  were 
good  all  in  all." 

Finally  let's  not  forget  Francis 
Scuderi  and  the  Lambda  event  this 
weekend.  They  should  both  be  gala 
affairs.  Until  next  week's  rebound, 
be  careful  and  be  good  this 
weekend. 


W  C  Volleyball  Team 
Completes  Rough  Week 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

Shoreman  Volleyball  is  having, 
what  is  known  in  sports  circles,  as 
a  "not-so-good"  season.  The  lack  of 
height,  depth,  and  power  has  taken 
its"  toll  as  the  team  has  added  one 
win  and  eight  losses  to  their  record 
in  the  past  two  weeks. 

WC  was  up  against  Prince 
Georges  and  Anne  Arundel  Tues- 
day night.  Coach  Penny  Fall  feels 
that  the  team  did  nothing  par- 
ticular wrong  that  night,  "They 
just  had  a  tough  time  scoring 
points."  The  "Shorewomen"  lost  to 
Prince  Georges  8-15,  15-12,  6-15  and 
to  Anne  Arundel  10-15, 6-15. 

This  past  weekend  the  squad 
traveled  to  Juniata  College  in  Pen- 
nsylvania for  a  tournament  with 
most  of  the  top  teams  in  the  east. 
"We  did  what  I  predicted,"  she 
said.   "We  were  against  the  top 


Excellent  Condition! 

1    -    Yashica    Super    600    Electric 
Movie  Camera  with  case. 

1    -    Kodak    Moviedeck    Self-wind 
Model  No.  435.  (8  mm)  projector. 

1  -  Kako  Autobeam  Strobe  flash. 

1  -  Movie  splicer. 

1  -  Canon  Fx  35  mm  Camera  w/55 
mm  lens. 

Call  639-7937 


teams  in  the  country,  way  out  of 
our  league."  WC  was  defeated  by 
'Juniata,  Maryville,  Galldaudet, 
Grove  City,  and  Navy.  "It  was  a 
tough  weekend  to  get  through," 
Fall  added. 

Now  for  the  good  news.  WC 
recorded  their  first  win  of  the 
season  last  Wednesday  night, 
September  29,  over  Mt.  Vernon. 
Although  Mt.  Vernon  is  a  relatively 
young  squad  the  win  was  certainly 
a  morale  booster  with  scores  of  15- 
0, 15-6.  Also  that  night  was  a  loss  to 
Cecil  10-15,  2-15.  Although  WC  lost, 
Fall  feels  that  the  team  played  as 
well  as  they  had  all  season.  "I  was 
encouraged  by  what  I  saw,"  she 
said. 

Fall  feels  that  the  players  as  in- 
dividuals are  putting  a  lot  of  eff  ** 
into  their  game.  The  players 
practicing  between  classes  with 
the  coaches  which  Fall  feels  in- 
dicates a  commendable  dedication. 
-"They're  really  working  hard," 
she  added. 

"Laura  Chase  is  doing  a 
remarkable  job  of  blocking,"  Fall 
continued.  "Ann  Plummer  and 
Karen  Perkinson  have  been  putting 
150%  into  what  they're  doing  (as 
setters  and  diggers)  consistantly 
all  season." 

"It  may  sound  like  an  excuse  but 
we  are  in  a  definite  rebuilding 
year,"  concluded  Fall.  "They're  a 
good  group  of  girls  and  the  cap- 
tains are  doing  a  good  job  of  keep- 
ing morale  up." 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 19t2-page  7 


Cross  Country 

Shoreman  Harriers  Bow 
To  Bridgewater  Squad 


Soccer  team  traveled  to  Williamsburg  last  weekend  for  a  tour- 
nament against  Division  I  opponents. 

Soccer 

Tournament  Not  a  Loss 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

The  soccer  team  traveled  to 
Williamsburg  last  weekend  to  face 
tough  competition  from  three  Divi- 
sion I  foes:  Duke,  ranked  number  1 
in  the  nation;  William  and  Mary, 
the  host  team;  and  Loyola  of 
Baltimore. 

The  weekend  proved  to  be  a  good 
learning  experience.  Duke  won  the 
tournament  although  taken  into 
overtime  by  Loyola  and  hard 
fought  by  William  and  Mary. 
Washington  made  a  strong  show- 
ing, but  was  narrowly  defeated  by 
the  talented  host  squad. 

Freshman  George  Halivopolous 
scored  an  impressive,  first-half 
goal  for  the  Shoremen,  but  it 
wasn't  quite  enough,  as  William 
and  Mary  managed  to  eek  out  a 
victory. 

In  addition  to  the  great  fun  the 
team  had  on  the  field,  which  was 
well-manicured  and  in  excellent 


shape,  they  also  enjoyed  their  stay 
at  the  Minuet  Manor  motel,  where 
cable  TV  and  a  heated  pool  were 
two  of  the  many  services  offered. 

Two  activities  pursued  by  the 
Shoremen  during  off  hours  were 
sampling  the  local  cuisine  and  at- 
tending various  William  and  Mary 
sorority  parties.  Although  the  food 
at  the  nearby  Pancake  House  was 
good,  the  prices  as  Morrissen's 
Cafeteria  were  lower.  The  local 
McDonald's  was  clean  and  open 
late,  and  Friendly's  was  excellent 
as  usual. 

Most  team  members  agreed  that 
although  the  beverages  were  free 
and  the  hostesses  friendly,  sorority 
parties  at  Williamsburg  somehow 
fall  short  of  Washington  College 
standard. 

All  in  all,  Washington  College 
soccer  benefited  from  the  weekend 
away.  The  tournament  offered  a 
good  opportunity  to  experience  soc- 
cer at  a  more  advanced  level  and  to 
watch  some  excellent  teams  in  ac- 
tion. 


by  John  Cummings 

This  past  weekend  the 
Washington  College  Cross  Country 
team  traveled  to  Lynchburg, 
Virginia  to  compete  in  a  four-team 
meet.  They  were  easily  defeated  by 
Radford  University  and  Lynchburg 
College  but  only  barely  beaten  by 
Bridgewater  College. 

"I  didn't  really  care  about  the 
losses  to  Radford  and  Lynchburg 
because  they  were  out  of  our 
league,"  remarked  Captain  Dan 
Bakely,  "but  the  loss  to 
Bridgewater  really  hurts.  It's  those 
close  ones  that  hurt  the  most."  . 

Dan's  sentiments  seemed  to  be 
shared  by  the  entire  team  as  the 
close  loss  marred  some  brilliant  ef- 
forts by  the  WC  runners.  While 
Jonathon  Adams  and  John  Cumm- 
ings remained  close  to  their  past 
.  performances,  they  were  over- 
shadowed by  Dan  Bakely  and  Vic 
De-Santis. 

Dan  finished  a  very  strong  3rd 
for  the  team,  running  in  top  form. 
He  improves  with  every  race  he 
runs  which  can  be  only  good  for  the 
team. 

Vic  DeSantis,  running  in  his  se- 
cond race  firmly  established 
himself  as  a  member  of  the  team. 
Since  the  course  was  slower  and 
much  more  difficult  than  the  WC 
home  course,  this  was  expected  of 
everyone.  Victor,  however,  took 
over  one  minute  off  his  previous 
time,  which  is  incredible  for  so- 
meone to  do. 

Bryon  Bodt,  Chris  Buchheister 


and  Vanessa  Haight  all  turned  out 
strong  performances.  They  finish- 
ed in  good  position,  but  this  was  not 
enough  to  beat  Bridgewater. 

Lino  Padron  was  injured  on  the 
course  which  was  pockmarked 
with  holes  and  gravel.  In  addition, 
its  steep-gradients  were  hard  on 
the  runners.  Although  hurt,  he  still 
finished  the  race. 


Relay  For 
The  Fun  Of  It 

All  members  of  the  college  com- 
munity are  invited  to  celebrate  our 
201st  birthday  by  participating  in  a 
201  mile  relay  on  the  track  at 
Kibler  Field.  Beginning  shortly 
after  President  Cater's  inaugura- 
tion on  Saturday,  October  16,  the 
relay  will  continue  through  the 
night,  ending  early  Sunday  after- 
noon. We  expect  the  relay  to  take 
approximately  24  hours.  Everyone 
is  encouraged  to  run  1  mile, 
regardless  of  speed:  or  several 
people  may  make  up  a  1  mile  relay 
team:  we  are  extremely  flexible. 
Those  who  remember  last  year's 
Bicentennial  200  Mile  Relay  will 
find  the  same  spirit,  enthusiasm, 
and  joyous  exhaustion  in  this 
year's  relay.  For  more  informa- 
tion, and  to  sign-up,  please  contact 
Jeff  Chaff  in  or  Sean  O'  Connor. 


TO  ALL  OF  YOU 
FROM  THE  BOTH  OF  US 

THANKS! 

JOSH  &  SALLY 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  8, 1982-page  8 


The  Best  Event  of  Last  Year? 


In  response  to  the  Roving  Reporter  column  in  the  ELM  of  October  1,  the  Writer's  Union 
has  taken  this  page  to  present  further  thoughts  on  possible  outstanding  Washington 
College  events  during  the  1981-82  school  year: 


Although  not  one  of  the  year's 
more  lavish  productions,  Ludlow 
Fair  was  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful. It  clearly  demonstrated 
that,  if  students  take  the  initiative 
and  are  willing  to  see  a  project 
through,  the  opportunities  and 
resources  are  here  for  them  to  take 
advantage  of.  Also,  it  is  encourag- 
ing to  know  that  the  administration 
will  sometimes  lend  its  support  to 
even  such  a  small  undertaking  as  a 
student  run,  two-woman  play. 

Laura  T.  Mooney 


For  me,  the  best  event  of  the 
Bicentennial  year  was  the  Spring 
Poetry  Reading  out  on  the  library 
terrace,  followed  by  the  reception 
of  the  Student  Art  Exhibit.  It  was 
great.  The  commencement  ad- 
dress by  Roger  Mudd,  too,  was 
outstanding. 

Julie  D.  Strieker 


Last  year's  film  series  was  very 
well  planned  and  selected; 
Breaker  Morant  and  My  Brilliant 
Career  were  excellent  films.  Such 
well  acted,  filmed,  and  directed 
movies  helped  affect  the  ex- 
cellence strived  for  in  planning  the 
bicentennial  year's  activities. 
However,  absolutely  the  best  thing 
about  last  year,  to  which  nothing 
could  compare,  was  Gwendolyn 
Brooks'  poetry  reading  and  lec- 
ture. 

Terri  E.  Adamczyk 


The  concert,  "The  200th  Year:  A 
Recital  of  Original  Compositions 
by  Washington  College  Com- 
posers" was  the  best  event  of  the 
year.  It  was  thrilling  to  perform 
and  to  hear  newly  commissioned 
works  by  WC  faculty  and  alumni. 
Dean  Clarke's  Magnificat  for 
chorus,  flute,  two  bassoons,  string 
bass  and  piano  was  performed  by 
students,  faculty  and  community 
members.  I  also  enjoyed  April 
Lindevald's  quartet,  "Songs  of  Ex- 
perience and  Reflection  (or:  Is 
There  Life  After  College)." 

Jeanette  Shafer 


I  was  greatly  impressed  by  the 
sheer  number  and  variety  of 
dramatic  productions  offered  to 
the  college  community  last  year 
and  the  added  prestige  they  gave 
the  Bicentennial  Year.  In  addition 
the  lineup  of  Sophie  Kerr  speakers, 
foremost  Edward  Albee  and  Gwen- 
dolyn Brooks  among  the  others, 
gave  the  college  the  type  of  positive 
recognition  it  deserved  for  the 
Bicentennial. 

David  Gorman 


The  reading  by  John  Barth  gave 
me  a  great  insight\nto  an  author 
both  complex  and  witty.  I 
thoroughly  enjoyed  the  evening 
and  found  Barth  most  imaginative. 
Also  the  student  production  of 
American  Buffalo  was  very  well 
done  and  captivating  to  its  au- 
dience. 

Doris  J.Brooks 


Having  the  famous  Edward 
Albee  on  campus  -  and  in  the  au- 
dience of  a  WC  production  of  one  of 
his  plays  -  was  surely  an  impor- 
tant event.  For  the  thrill  of  meeting 
two  of  my  favorite  poets,  though, 
and  for  their  friendly  and  personal 
approaches  to  their  visits  here, 
W.S.  Merwin  and  the  marvelous 
Gwendolyn  Brooks  provided  my 
favorite  moments  last  year. 

Lisa  A.  Nichols 


As  a  language  student  I  really  en- 
joyed the  opportunity  to  meet  and 
talk  with  two  famous  translators, 
W.S.  Merwin  and  Richard  Wilber. 
Their  ability  to  translate  classic 
foreign  literature  and  make  it  just 
as  beautiful  in  English  fascinates 
me.  I  hope  we  have  more 
translators  in  the  future. 

Jeanmarie  F.  Fegely 


A  certain  random  element  in  the  opinions  uncovered  by  the  Roving  Reporter  cannot  be 
prevented.  Unfortunately  last  week  the  Reporter  happened  not  to  stumble  upon  any  of 
our  many  appreciators  of  the  Arts.  This  sampling  of  opinions  reflects  a  wide  student 
enjoyment  of  intellectual  and  cultural  events,  a  phenomenon  we  consider  deserving  of 
note. 


This  has  been  a  paid  non-political  announcement 


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bv  Mike  Kline 
At  some  time  between  3:30  p  m 
on  Tuesday,  October  5th,  and  4-30 
p.m.- on  Wednesday,  October  6th 
two  car  stereos  were  stolen  from 
two  cars  parked  in  the  new  dorm 
parking  lot.  On  Sunday,  October 
3rd,  a  portable  TV/radio/cassette 
player  unit  was  stolen  from  212  in 
Queen  Anne's  House.  These 
burglaries  are  unfortunate,  but  the 
problem  has  not  been  too  serious  at 
this  school  according  to  Jim  Quinn 
the  Director  of  Campus  Security' 
''In  fact,"  says  Mr.  Quinn,"this  is 
the  first  major  robbery  from  a  car 
since  I  took  the  director's  position 
two  years  ago." 

Lyle  Hirebaugh  had  a  stereo 
system  taken  from  his  car  that  was 
worth  about  1,100.00  dollars.  His 
car  showed  signs  of  forced  entry 
with  a  coat  hanger.  However,  Lyle 


Cambridge  Associates  Plans 
College's  Financial  Future 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

As  WC  heads  into  its  long- 
awaited  third  century,  it  does  so 
facing  many  risks,  challenges  and 
obstacles.  Inflation,  an  overall 
decline  in  enrollement  and  a 
somewhat  unbalanced  budget  are 
only  a  sampling  of  the  complica- 
tions confronted  this  year  -  not  only 
by  the  Washington  College  ad- 
ministration, but  that  of  other 
small  institutions  as  well. . 

In  order  to  keep  the  college 
afloat,  President  Cater  has  been 
working  closely  with  Cambridge 
Associates,  a  financial  consulting 
firm  specializing  in  such  matters. 
Since  last  April,  the  firm  has  been 
studying  data  from  all  quarters  of 
the  college  and  incorporating  the 
information  into  one  report.  This 
study,  then,  provides  the  basis  for  a 
complete  financial  plan  which 
should,  if  all  goes  well,  carry  WC 
safely  through  the  next  five  years. 

The  basis  of  the  plan,  according 
to  Dean  Clarke,  is  to  "establish 
financial  equilibrium."  This, 
however,  is  far  more  complex  than 
it  sounds,  involving  almost  every 
department  of  the  college. 

Gene  A.  Hessey,  Vice  President 
of  Finance,  shares  this  view: 

"This  plan  is  not  just  something 
we  decided  to  do,  and  then  carried 
out.  It  has  been  formed  for  two 


reasons.  First,  it  was  meant  to  be  a 
general  financial  assessment  that 
would  give  the  new  president  a 
firm  grasp  on  the  college's  status 
in  that  department.  It  must  also 
work  as  an  invitation  to  prospec- 
tive foundations  and  donors,  in- 
dicating to  them  that  we  know 
where  we're  going,  in  terms  of 
spending.  Hopefully  the  fact  that 
we've  had  our  financial  situation 
reviewed  by  such  a  competent  firm 
will  act  as  a  recommendation  for 
the    services    offered    by  these 


donors." 

In  setting  down  its  plan, 
however,  Cambridge  Associates 
drew  a  firm  financial  line  for  WC  to 
tread.  Suggestions  have  been  made 
by  the  firm  that  the  school's  endow- 
ment policy  is  being  spent  at  a  rate 
which  does  not  adequately  protect 
it  against  the  dangers  of  inflation. 
In  addition,  the  college  must  make 
plant  maintenance  a  top  priority 
when  reserving  funds.  Hessey  ex- 
plains that  this  is  "a  very  easy 
Continued  on  page    3 


Hirebaugh  had  lost  his  keys  on 
Tuesday,  October  5th,  during  an 
early  afternoon  class  in  Smith  21 
and  has  not  recovered  them  yet  so 
Mr.  Quinn  believes  that  the  keys 
were  probably  used  in  the  theft  and 
the  coat  hanger  used  only  to  lead 
any  investigator  away  from  the 
fact  that  the  keys  were  involved  In 
other  words,  Mr.  Quinn  hopes  to 
locate  the  keys  or  knowledge  of 
them  to  pin  down  the  thief. 

A  350.00  dollar  stereo  system  was 
stolen  from  Scott  Brewster's  car 
There  was  no  sign  of  forced  entry 
but  Brewster  reported  that  the  car 
was  locked. 

..  T,hes?  'belts  and  the  common 
theft  of  money  from  dorm  rooms 
are  things  that,  according  to  Jim 
Quinn,  will  happen  anywhere.  He 
remarks  that  students  must  report 
to  the  Security  Office  anything 
suspicious  in  order  for  the  person- 
nel there  to  respond  to,  or  prevent 
problems.  Jim  Quinn  says  that  the 
people  on  his  staff  must  depend 
upon  students  to  guide  their  actions 
because  they  can  direct  more 
energy  to  a  complaint  than  to  just 
watching  things.  Quinn  also  says 
that  he  hopes  for  student  help  so 
that  he  is  not  forced  to  harass  peo- 
ple that  seem  suspicious  to  him, 
because  he  knows  the  students  can 
often  judge  better  than  he  what  in- 
ternal matters  need  security's  at- 
tention. 

Quinn  suggests  that  people  con- 
tinue to  lock  valuables  and  to 
travel  with  other  people  when  off 
campus  at  night.  The  Kent  County 
Sheriff  in  Chestertown  can  be 
reached  at  778-2277,  and  Quinn  sug- 
gests that  people  do  not  hesitate  to 
call. 


Cater  Plans  Student  Forum 


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Because  of  Fall  Weekend,  the 
Elm  will  not  be  printed  next 
week.  Also  there  will  be  no  Elm 
Jfleeting  Sunday  night. 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Although  not  yet  officially  sworn 
in  as  WC  President,  Douglass 
Cater  has  nevertheless  been  hard 
at  work  on  new  projects  and  pro- 
posals for  the  coming  year.  One  of 
these,  which  he  considers  worthy  of 
note  is  a  new  activity,  currently 
known  as  the  "President's 
Forum." 

Tentatively  slated  to  begin  in 
January  of  '83,  this  progrm  is  bas- 
ed on  an  idea  initiated  totally  by 
Mr.  Cater  himself.  Under  it,  a 
specially  selected  group  of 
students  will  gather  informally  at 
Hynson  Ringgold  House  on  various 
Sunday  evenings  throughout  the 
year.  There,  they  will  have  the  op- 
portunity to  meet  and  talk  with 
special  guests  of  the  pesident. 
These  will  include  prominent 
public  affairs  officials,  many  of 
whom  Cater  knows  personally 
from  his  distinguished  and  varied 
careers.  He  feels  that  student  con- 
tact   with    such    people    will 


necessarily  yield  a  better 
understanding  of  "the  world  out 
there." 

"My  objective  in  assembling  the 
Forum,"  states  Mr.  Cater,  "is  to 
interest  students  in  the  area  of 
public  affairs.  By  this,  I  mean  jour- 
nalism, politics  and  business. 
Secondly,  the  program  will  provide 
chances  for  students  to  discuss 
career  possibilities  with  people 
who  are  already  established  in 
those  areas.  To  me,  that  is  an  ex- 
tremely valuable  opportunity." 

Maureen  Kelley,  Dean  of  Student 
Affairs,  seconds  this  opinion: 

"Student  growth  comes  through 
interaction  with  people  who  have 
accomplished  things  the  average 
student  hasn't.  Those  who  are  in- 
terested in  pursuing  a  career  in, 
say,  journalism  would  be  able  to 
•pick  the  brain'  of  an  established 
writer  and  acquire  ideas  about  how 
to  get  started." 

Under  President  Cater's  propos- 
ed structure,  the  Forum  will  con- 
tain ten  to  fifteen  students.  This 


'core  group'  will  attend  each  of  the 
regular  meetings.  Other  students 
may  also  be  invited,  provided  they 
have  a  particular  interest  in  the 
scheduled  speaker.  Should  this 
guest  generate  a  much  larger 
crowd,  however,  James  Theatre 
will  be  used  as  that  week's  meeting 
site. 

Initially,  Mr.  Cater  will  form  the 
core  group  by  asking  interested 
students  to  submit  their  names 
either  to  him  personally,  or  to  the 
student  deans.  Prospective  par- 
ticipants will  then  be  interviewed 
in  small  groups.  The  president  is 
quick  to  point  out,  however,  that  he 
wants  students  to  join  the  Fourm 
"because  they  really  are  in- 
terested...I  don't  think  anyone 
should  feel  he  has  to  participate." 
He  adds  that  the  program  is  open  to 
students  of  all  academic  interests 
and  disciplines,  since  "a  Music  ma- 
jor can  be  just  as  interested  in 
public  affairs  as  a  Political  Science 
Major." 

Continued  on  page  2 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  15, 1982  -  page  2 

Sdctvual 
Nothing  To  Do?  Wrong! 

Now  that  classes  are  in  full  swing,  most  Washington 
College  students  have  adjusted  their  lives  to  a  workable 
schedule.  Mealtime,  classes,  studying,  and  socializing  all 
fit  together  to  fill  most  of  the  hours  in  anyone's  day. 

Yet  even  though  studying  and  socializing  take  up  a  lot 
of  time  most  individuals  find  certain  precious  moments 
known  as  "leisure  time."  Then  the  question  is,  "What  am 
I  supposed  to  do  now  ?  " 

Many  people  complain  that  there  is  not  enough  to  do  on 
this  campus,  yet  many  campus  organizations  are  barely 
existing  with  very  few  members. 

How  many  bored  people  have  tried  to  get  involved  in  a 
club  or  publication?  How  many  people  bothered  to  run  for 
SGA?  (Of  course  the  Student  Affairs  Office  is  a  little  out  of 
the  way  to  pick  up  a  petition.)  Also,  how  many  attempted 
to  try  out  for  an  athletic  squad? 

The  issue  is  not  a  lack  of  activities  but  rather  a  lack  of 
student  interest.  The  WC  band  had  to  cancel  practice  and 
performances  for  the  semester  because  student  commit- 
ment was  dwindling.  But,  of  course,  it's  not  important; 
that  just  means  another  night  free  to  do  nothing. 

Washington  College  is  a  very  liberal  school  as  far  as  re- 
quirements go;  however,  does  this  freedom  mean  that 
student  organizations  should  become  a  thing  of  the  past? 
The  next  time  you  feel  bored  try  reading  that  "junk  mail" 
in  your  mail  box  you  might  find  something  you  like. 


Student  Forum  Planned 


Continued  from  page  1 
Although  the  first  meeting  of  the 
President's  Forum  is  more  than 
three  months  away,  Mr.  Cater  ad- 
mits to  already  having  selected 
several  tentative  speakers.  These 
include  Congressman  Richard 
Boiling,  who  is  Chairman  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  Rules 
Committee,  Roger  Mudd  (who 
spoke  at  last  spring's  commence- 
ment) and  Jack  Valenti,  President 
of  the  Motion  Pictures  Association. 
Plans  are  also  underway  to  bring  a 
number  of  leading  lawyers  and 
business  officials  to  the  campus,  as 
well  as  someone  from  the  present 
White  House.  "Someone  like  this," 
President  Cater  elaborates,  "could 
provide  interesting  guidance  on  the 
world  of  politics." 

Dean  Kelley,  however,  finds 
other  assets  within  the  structure  of 
the  Forum. 

"Besides  benefitting  the 
students,  the  Forum  has  a  two-fold 
value.  First,  the  institution  itself 
would  do  well  by  having  such 
guests  on  cmapus.  Secondly,  think 
of  the  speakers  themselves  -  it 
should  be  a  tremendously  flatter- 
ing experience  to  be  exposed  to  a 
group  of  bright  young  college 
students,  who  are  all  eager  to  listen 
and    ask    questions.     Probably 


Writer's  Conference  Held  at  WC 


by  Michele  Breza 

The  second  Washington  College 
Writer's  Conference  was  held  last 
week-end.  Participants  could 
choose  from  categories  of  novel, 
poetry,  short  story,  non-fiction,  and 
writing  for  young  people  and  were 
welcome  to  submit  manuscripts  in 
advance  in  up  to  two  categories  for 
private  consultation. 

The  Department  of  Continuing 
Education  strongly  believes  that 
writers  are  self-taught.  Most  are 
aided  by  contact  with  other  writers 
who  wish  to  share  their  acquired 
"helpful  hints"  from  their  long  ap- 
prenticeship. Although  a  week-end 
is  a  short  time,  an  astonishing 
amount  can  be  learned  by  those 
who  are  ready  to  take  advantage  of 
what  these  more  experienced 
writers  are  willing  to  share. 
Panelists  for  the  weekend  included 
Lucielle  Fletcher  Wallop,  Sophy 
Burnham,  Michael  Waters, 
Lucretia  Krantz,  Warren  C.  Miller 
and  Lila  Line. 

For  most  writers,  writing  is  fun; 


but  not  nearly  as  rewarding  as 
writing  and  selling.  The  Writer's 
Conference  is  aimed  at  assisting 
hopeful  amateurs  to  obtain  this 
goal,  similar  to  the  skill  developed 
in  a  workshop. 

According  to  Ann  W.  Hoon,  of  the 
Department  of  Continuing  Educa- 
tion, the  program  went  very  well, 
"Panelists  were  very  much  im- 
pressed with  the  intellectual 
capabilities  of  the  participants. 

Approximately  44  people  wishing 
to  have  their  work  published  or 
criticized  by  professionals  attend- 
ed. 

Panelists  answered  questions 
during  individual  conferences  and 
classes.  Those  who  wished  could 
read  from  their  own  works  after 
dinner. 

For  a  writer,  it's  rewarding 
enough  just  to  talk  with  people 
from  other  parts  of  the  country. 
What  is  so  great  about  the  con- 
ference is  that  for  a  set  fee  ($45.00  a 
day,  $85.00  for  week-end),  in- 
dividuals can  have  professionals 
read  and  constructively  criticize 


what  they  have  written.  As  a 
reminder  to  any  inspiring  writers, 
WC  hopes  to  have  another  con- 
ference in  the  Spring  of  '84.  Writers 
or  poets  may  wish  to  start  getting  a 
manuscript  together. 

Hoon  says,  "WC  is  the  perfect 
place  for  a  Writer's  Conference- 
the  environment-  they  love  it ! " 

She  continues,  "I  would  like  to 
see  this  built  up  into  a  larger  con- 
ference; but  there's  a  matter  of 
time  and  money." 

"In  my  opinion,"  says  Hoon, 
"Washington  College  offers  the 
ideal  setting  for  an  academic  or  in- 
tellectual forum  of  this  kind." 


another  valuable  thing  most  people 
don't  even  consider  is  the  contact 
which  these  officials  will  be  mak- 
ing with  the  'younger  generation.'  I 
think,  personally,  that  this  could  be 
a  big  help  in  giving  people  like 
lawmakers  a  good  idea  of  what  to- 
day's students  are  really  like." 

The  basic  idea  for  the  Forum  is 
President  Cater's  own,  although  he 
admits  to  being  partially  inspired 
by  his  own  experience  in  politics. 

"I  used  to  do  a  lot  of  this  visiting 
colleges  myself,  and  I  think  it's  in- 
valuable for  officials  to  be  able  to 
meet  with  students,  especially  in 
an  informal  setting." 

He  stresses  further  that  there 
was  a  specific  need  for  such  a  pro- 
gram in  WC. 

"I  think  the  William  James  Lec- 
ture Series  and  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Series  are  both  very  interesting, 
since  they  do  involve  some 
speakers  who  are  in  public  affairs. 
Given  my  background  ,  and  ac- 
quaintances, though,  I  think  it  will 
be  possible  for  me  to  provide  a 
more  intimate  relationship  with 
some  of  these  people,  particularly 
those  from  Washington,  D.C.  I 
believe  that  most  colleges  are  too 
divorced  from  an  active  interest  in 
public  affairs.  In  short,  I  think  the 
President's  Forum  is  one  way  I  can 
contribute  to  Washington  College." 

Another  person  who  expresses 
optimism  about  the  project  is  SGA 
senator  Lucie  Hughes.  As  a  pro- 
spective member  of  the  Forum, 
she  feels  that  Mr.  Cater's  idea  is  in- 
deed a  sure  asset  to  WC. 

"I  think  it's  a  great  idea  because 
meeting  public  officials  on  a  friend- 
ly basis  is  just  going  to  be  a  fan- 
tastic opportunity  for  students..  It'* 
hot  a  chance  you  get' every  where." 

Despite  this  differing  opinions, 
however,  Mr.  Cater  holds  fast  to 
his  original  idea  of  the  Forum's 
greatest  value: 

"I  am  very  much  committed  to 
the  notion  that  one  of  the  best  ways 
to  learn  about  issues  is  to  become 
engaged  in  discussing  and  debating 
them.  A  relaxed  atmosphere  for 
this  is  also  important.  It's  so  much 
more  interesting  to  talk  around  a 
table,  rather  than  across  one." 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


The    $    Elm 

KB    MunbvanCtOj^    Iff! 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  770-2800,  est.  321. 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  meal  hours  on  Saturday, 
Oct.  16th,  will  change  to  ac- 
commodate the  President's  In- 
auguration. The  hours  for  Saturday 
will  be:  Breakfast  8: 30-9: 30;  Lunch 
1:00-3:00;  Dinner  5:00-5:45.  Please 
note  these  changes  and  plan  your 
schedule  accordingly. 

The  menu  for  the  Saturday  Lun- 
cheon will  be:  Deluxe  Tossed  Salad 
with  Dressing,  Scalloped  Oysters, 
Sliced  Ham,  Beaten  Biscuits,  Pan 
Rolls  with  Whipped  Butter,  Fruit 
and  Cheese  Spread,  Chocolate  Nut 
Brownies  with  Chocolate  Icing, 
Beverages. 


Library  Hours 

Fall  Weekend 

Friday -Oct  22 -8:154:30 
Saturday -Oct.  23 -CLOSED 
Sunday -Oct.  24 -Noon  to  12:00 


Boarding  students  are  asked  to 
pick-up  their  ID'S  from  the  I.D. 
board  which  will  be  located  outside 
near  the  fire  lane.  Guests  may  pur- 
chase tickets  for  $6.00. 

We  are  expecting  a  large  turnout 
so  please  be  patient  if  lines  form 
Seating  will  be  available  in  tin 
main  dining  room  and  outside 
underneath  tents.  Hope  everyone 
enjoys  the  luncheon. 

There  is  a  problem  of  students 
"ripping  off"  other  student's  IDs 
from  the  ID  board.  Please 
remember  that  it  costs  a  student 
five  dollars  to  replace  a  stolen  p 
Taking  an  ID  is  stealing  »'* 
dollars  from  that  student.  The  W 
board  is  the  easiest  method  possi- 
ble for  allowing  boarding  students 
access  to  the  dining  hall,  Pleased" 
not  tamper  with  another  students 

There  will  be  a  meeting  of  "f 
SGA  Food  Service  Committee  Mon- 
day, Oct.  18,  at  6  p.m.  in  Hyns»» 
Lounge.  The  private  dining  room's 
being  used  for  a  dinner  that  mgn  • 
The  Halloween  Contest  will  be  t» 
major  topic.  If  any  student  has' 
put  on  this  please  contact  me  °f 
member  of  the  SGA  Food  Servi" 
Committee. 


Study  Helps  To  Plan  College's  Future 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  October  15. 1982  -  naw  a 


Continued  from  page  1 
thing  to  drop  from  the  budget.  Ob- 
viously, though,  college  buildings 
get  used.  If  rennovation  and  repair 
aren't  taken  care  of,  replacement 
will  ultimately  be  necessary 
Unless  you  build  adequate 
maintenance  plans  into  the  finan- 
cial structure  you're  going  to  have 
a  long-range  crisis  situation  on 
your  hands." 

Under  the  plan,  ten  primary 
steps  will  have  to  be  taken  before 
WC  is  again  on  the  road  to  financial 
equilibrium.  These  steps  include 
efforts  to  boost  enrollment,  in- 
crease student  financial  aid,  and 
modify  the  admissions  policy  in 
order  to  attract  more  students.  The 
endowment  spending  policy  has 
come  under  fire,  as  will  the  col- 
lege's present  method  of 
maintenance  funding. 

"What  Cambridge  has  done,"  ex- 
plains Hessey,  "is  taken  a  list  of 
their  recommendations  and  work- 
ed these  into  a  financial  model 
which  they  will  turn  over  to  us' 
This  model  will  enable  us  to 
monitor  our  successes  over  the 
next  five  years,  with  the  results 
helping  to  forecast  the  outcome  of 
various  decisions  we  might  make  " 

Although  most  of  the  results  of 
this  plan  will  not  appear  for  five 


more  years,  Hessey  admits  that 
the  school  budget  will  be  the  first  to 
show  changes,  probably  by  the  '83  - 
84  fiscal  year.  He  adds  that 
budget-wise,  over  a  period  of  at 
least  three  years,  expenses  should 
grow  at  the  same  rate  as  income. 

Of  course,  (Cambridge)  is  not 
suggesting  that  all  the  corrective 
actions  proposed  are  going  to  be 
easily  accomplished.  In  any  long- 
range  plan,  you  have  to  monitor 
your  own  achievements,  taking 
time  to  adjust  and  modify  as  you  go 
along  Right  now,  all  we  can  say  is 
that  the  plan  will  be  in  place  " 

Altogether,  this  project  is  ex- 
pected to  cost  WC  about  $50  000 
Hessey  feels,  however,  that  in 
terms  of  long-range  effects,  the 
plan  will  pay  for  itself. 

"As  far  as  I  know,  the  college  has 
never  had  a  study  quite  as  broadly 
based  as  this  one.  It  encompasses 
the  whole  financial  structure.  I've 
had  the  opportunity  to  discuss  it 
with  other  members  of  the  ad- 
ministration, and  they  seem  to 
agree  that  it  is  a  worthwhile  invest- 
ment." 

To  make  the  plan  a  complete  suc- 
cess, however,   such  cooperation 
must  ensue  from  all  sides  of  the 
college: 
"I  think  it's  going  to  take  a  great 


Freshman  Officers  Elected 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  what  SGA  President  Mark 
Mullican  terms  "an  extremely 
tlose"-  battlie,'  Greg'  "Joyher 
defeated  Chip  MacLeod  to  become 
Freshman  Class  President.  The 
traditional  elections,  held  on 
Wednesday,  October  13,  raised 
three  other  freshmen  to  the  rank  of 
class  officers:  Duncan  Wells,  Vice 
President;  Sallie  Hunt,  Treasurer 
and  Tom  Deane,  Secretary. 

After  long  weeks  of  campaign- 
ing, the  now-victorious  candidates 
might  appear  to  be  headed  for  a 
well-deserved  break.  According  to 
Mullican,  however,  the  work  has 
just  begun. 

"All  four  (Joyner,  Wells,  Hunt 
and  Deane)  will  be  Student 
Government  Association  Senators 
with  the  duty  of  reporting  from  the 
class  to  the  SGA  and  vice  versa, 
'hey  will  also  serve  on  two  sub- 
committees each  within  the  SGA." 


He  notes  too  that  the  freshman 
class  is  traditionally  held  responsi- 
ble for  decorating  for  the  annual 
Birthday  Ball.  The  new  officers 
will  play  a  leading  role  in  this  pro- 
cedure. 

Mullican  states  that  he  is  "very 
happy"  with  the  freshmen's  choice 
of  leaders.  "They'll  definitely  be  an 
asset  to  the  SGA,  and  not  just 
because  their  experience  will  pay 
off  in  a  few  more  years.  Having 
younger  students  as  senators  will 
provide  us  with  even  more  opi- 
nions. In  fact,  I  think  this  year's 
freshman  class  has  made  a  good 
impression  on  many  people  on 
campus.  They  seem  to  be  serious 
students." 

As  an  example  of  this,  he  cites 
the  almost  unheard-of  election  of 
three  freshman  dorm  senators: 
Pete  Shafer,  Kathy  Holiday  and 
Chip  MacLeod.  In  addition,  WC 
sophomore  Larry  Culp  was  recent- 
ly selected  to  fill  the  one  remaining 
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it  does  require  cutting  back  in 
some  areas.  A  lot  of  hard  work  is 
also  going  to  be  needed,  and  not 
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In  conclusion,  Hessey  states  that 
the  Cambridge  Associates  plan  has 
every  potential  for  success. 

"It  sets  a  hard  task  for  us,  but  I 
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News  Editor 
This  year's  Student  Academic 
Board,  under  the  leadership  of 
Chairman  Barry  Glassman, 
recently  began  work  on  an  amend- 
ment to  the  SGA  Constitution. 
Should  this  be  passed,  Article  2, 
Section  3,  which  deals  with  the 
election  of  SAB  representatives, 
will  undergo  minor  changes. 

"The  amendment  will  give 
academic  department  represen- 
tatives the  responsibility  of  holding 
SAB  elections  for  that  particular 
department,"  explains  Glassman. 
"In  the  past,  only  some  of  the 
department  chairpersons  would 
hold  meetings  for  the  elections. 
This  caused  a  lot  of  confusion.  Our 
main  goal  in  making  the  amend- 
ment is  to  clarify  the  process,  and 
help  make  the  constitution  more 
cohesive  and  understandable." 


Glassman  also  notes  that,  under 
the  proposed  change,  SAB  elec- 
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Vice  President  must  then  draw  up 
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responsibility,  according  to 
Glassman,  "is  to  look  out  for  the 
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Cater  Prepares  For  Inauguration 


by  Amy  Coss 

"I  have  been  working  morning, 
noon,  and  midnight  on  my  in- 
augural address.  I  feei  tired  but  ex- 
hilarated. I  am  delighted  by  those 
attending.  It  will  be  a  gathering  of 
outstanding  educators  and  friends. 
1  hope  all  the  students  and  faculty 
will  participate  fully.  I'm  praying 
for  good  weather."  These  are  just  a 
few  of  Douglass  Cater's  thoughts 
on  the  occasion  of  his  inauguration 
as  WC's  23rd  president. 

In  addition  to  the  traditional 
ceremony.  Cater  has  planned 
several  other  activities  to 
celebrate  the  occasion.  There  is  to 
be  a  symposium  entitled  "Future 
of  the  Small  College"  to  be  held 
tomorrow  at  8:00  in  Tawes 
Theatre.  "The  symposium  should 
be  a  lively  event,"  stated  Cater.  He 
expects  the  New  York  Times  Na- 
tional Bureau  to  cover  it. 

Also  in  Tawes  Theatre  at  5:00 
p.m.  will  be  a  concert  given  by  the 
celebrated   violinists   Robert  and 

Nicholas  Mann.  The  duo  will  plav 


works  by  J.S.  Bach,  Prokofiev, 
Mozart,  and  Bartok.  Robert  Mann 
formed  the  Julliard  String  Quartet 
in  1946  and  has  served  as  the  first 
violinist  since  its  founding. 
"Robert  Mann  is  one  of  my  old,  old 
friends,"  remarked  Cater. 
Nicholas  Mann  is  a  member  of  the 
Mendelssohn  String  Quartet  and  a 
Julliard  graduate,  like  his  father. 
The  father  and  son  team  have  per- 
formed throughout  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 

After  outlining  the  day's  ac- 
tivities, Cater  stated,  "Then  I'm 
going  home  to  rest." 
Some  might  wonder  why  Cater 
would  want  to  settle  in  com- 
paratively sleepy  Chestertown 
after  living  in  a  bustling  metropolis 
like  Washington,  D.C.  But  Cater  in- 
sists, "I've  worked  harder  here  in 
the  last  three  months  than  I've 
worked  during  the  rest  of  my  life.' ' 
Cater  plans  to  tell  why  he  chose 
Washington  College  in  his  in- 
augural speech  entitled  "The  Idea 
of  a  Small  College."  He  jokingly 


remarked,  "I'm  hoping  to  have  my 
speech  finished  by  Saturday." 

One  of  his  reasons  for  choosing 
Washington  College  is  his  firm 
belief  in  the  importance  of  a  liberal 
education.  Cater  believes  we  live  in 
a  time  of  disposable  products  and 
skills.  He  projects  taht  today's 
youth  will  change  jobs  many  times 
in  his  life.  Cater  thinks  the  only 
thing  that  doesn't  grow  obsolete  in 
this  time  of  rapid  change  is  a  mind 
that  has  learned  to  think  deeply 
and  rigorously.  "A  liberal  educa- 
tion prepares  the  mind  better  than 
any  other  education  at  the 
undergraduate  level,"  stated 
Cater. 

Cater  also  maintains  that  a  per- 
son's most  important  job  in  a 
democracy  is  to  be  a  good  citizen. 
He  believes  a  liberal  education  is 
the  best  preparation  for  citizen- 
ship. In  addition  to  this,  Cater  re- 
tains his  strong  belief  in  a  liberal 
education  because  he  feels  it  helps 
a  person  get  the  best  out  of  leisure 


activities.  He  feels  this  is  an  age  of 
more  leisure  time  and  that  a  liberal 
education  teaches  one  how  to  make 
the  best  use  of  it. 

Another  of  Cater's  reasons  for 
choosing  Washington  College  is  his 
interest  in  education.  "I've  been  in- 
terested  in  education  all  my  life," 
he  said.  He  has  been  involved  in 
universities  before,  but  as  a  pro- 
fessor and  not  an  administrator. 
Cater  explained  that  when  he  com- 
pleted his  career  with  the  The  Lon- 
don  Observer,  he  was  approached 
by  another  college  to  serve  as  its 
president.  However  he  decided  the 
institution  was  not  right  for  him. 

When  he  was  called  by 
Washington  College,  the  more  he 
learned  about  it,  the  more  he  like 
it. "I  wouldn't  want  to  be  heading  a 
big  university  or  a  trade  school," 
stated  Cater. 

"My  goal,"  he  concluded,  "Is  to 
launch  Washington  College  so  that 
it  survives  at  least  another  cen- 
tury. After  that  I'll  leave  it  to  so- 
meone else  to  worry  about." 


Self  Defense  Classes  Organized  By  Student 


by  Mike  Kline 

Roy  Strang,  a  commuter  student 
at  Washington  College,  has  been 
teaching  the  martial  art  form  of 
Taekwon  do  for  about  five  years. 
On  the  world  register  he  is  ranked 
as  a  second  degree  black  belt.  This 
fall  semester  he  and  a  local  lawyer 
Jim  Elder,  are  organizing  a  class 
for  interested  students  on  campus. 
Jim  Elder  is  soon  to  take  the  test 
for  his  first  degree  black  belt.  Both 
men  are  competent  trainers  and 
martial  art  enthusiasts.  Together 
they  can  promise  a  rewarding  and 
enjoyable  experience. 

Taekwon  do  itself  is  an  ancient 
Korean  art  of  self-defense.  It  began 
in  southern  Korea  about  1,300  years 
ago.  Since  that  time  it  has  been  un- 
paralleled by  any  other  major  form 
of  martial  art.  The  art  is  designed 
to  discipline  the  body  and  mind.  It 
aims  to  teach  individuals  to  gain 
greater  control  of  their  entire  be- 
ing. The  benefits  can  be  reaped  in 
many  ways  once  the  principles  of 
control  are  mastered.  Whether  it  is 
defense  against  rape  or  robbery,  or 
if  it  helps  a  person  study  for  and 
pass  an  exam,  the  power  of  the  art 


form  is  unquestionable. 

Roy's  design  for  the  conducting 
of  the  classes  is  true  to  the 
Taekwon  do  art.  They  will  begin 
and  end  with  meditation  and  con- 
sist of  three  basic  parts.  The  first 
part  will  be  stretching  exercises, 
the  second  will  be  refinement  of  the 
basic  movements,  and  the  third 
element  of  the  class  will  be  free 
form  exercises  or  combat  exer- 
cises. All  members  of  the  class  that 
remain  enthusiastic  might  even- 
tually get  involved  in  competition 
and  become  members  of  the 
Amateur  Athletic  Union.  This  does 
not  mean  that  persons  interested  in 
the  class  will  ever  be  required  to 
compete,  it  is  merely  an  option  that 
might  become  available. 

Roy  Strang  has  been  asked  to 
teach  at  several  local  junior  high 
schools.  In  addition  to  that  honor, 
he  holds  the  Maryland  State  Cham- 
pionship in  Taekwon  do  forms. 

Strang  will  be  giving  two 
demonstrations  of  the  Taekwon  do 
skills  in  the  very  near  future.  He 
will  break  some  cinder  blocks  with 
his  forehead,  he  will  break  boards 
with  various  kicks,  and  he  will  also 


demonstrate  how  a  person  can 
learn  to  disarm  an  assailant  armed 
with  a  knife.  These  demonstrations 
will  be  held  at  the  Worton  Recrea- 
tional Center  and  here  oncampus, 
probably  in  the  Coffee  House.  The 
demonstrations  should  be  announc- 
ed soon. 


If  any  persons  are  interested  in 
refining  their  control,  getting  into 
good  physical  shape,  or  learning 
some  valuable  skills,  contact 
Strang  at  the  demonstration  on 
campus  or  drop  him  a  line:  Roy 
Strang,  box  325,  Washington  Col- 
lege, Chestertown,  MD  21620. 


Joyce  Lecture  Scheduled 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College  will  present  a 
lecture  on  Irish  novelist  James 
Joyce  by  Mr.  Alf  MacLaughlin, 
former  Director  of  the  National 
Library  of  Ireland,  on  Wednesday, 
October  20,  at  4  p.m.  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room.  This  is  the  second  in  a 
series  of  events  in  celebration  of 
the  Joyce  centenary. 

A  native  Dubliner,  Mr. 
MacLaughlin  was  educated  at 
University  College,  Dublin,  where 
he  received  the  B.A.  and  M.A.  He 
joined  the  National  Library  in  1949 


and  served  as  its  director  from  1976 
to  1982.  He  is  presently  librarian  at 
the  James  Hardiman  Library  of 
University  College,  Galway. 

Mr.  MacLaughlin's  literary 
achievements  include  a  surrealist 
novella,  Out  of  Focus.  He  has  also 
written  satirical  verse,  as  well  as 
scripts  for  radio,  television,  and 
short  films,  and  has  made  exten- 
sive contributions  to  Irish 
Bibliography,  Celtic  Studies,  In- 
tellectual History,  and  Film 
Theory. 


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Pulitzer  Prize-winning  poet 
Donald  Justice  will  give  a  reading 
of  his  poetry  in  honor  of  the  in- 
auguration of  Douglass  Cater  as 
President  of  Washington  College  on 
Friday,  October  15.  Sponsored  by 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  the 
reading  will  take  place  in  the  col- 
lege's Norman  James  Theatre  in 
William  Smith  Hall  at  4  p.m.  All 
are  welcome;  there  is  no  charge 
for  admission. 

Donald  Justice  is  the  author  of, 
among    others,    Summer 


Anniversaries  (1960),  Night  Lighl 
(1967),  Departures  (1973),  and 
Selected  Poems  (1979),  for  which 
he  won  the  1980  Pulitzer  Prize  in 
Poetry.  He  is  a  contributor  to 
Poetry,  Paris  Review,  Ne» 
Yorker,  Harper's,  and  other 
magazines,  and  his  works  have  ap- 
peared in  several  leading  an- 
thologies. He  has  won  Poetry 
Magazine's  Inez  Boulton  Prize  and 
Harriet  Monroe  Poetry  Award,  and 
has  held  Rockefeller  and  Fort 
Foundation  Fellowships. 


Students  Prepare  Production 


Next  Tuesday,  October  19th, 
auditions  will  be  held  for  John  van 
Druten's  Bell,  Book,  and  Candle. 
This  will  be  the  first  student  pro- 
duction of  the  season. 

The  play,  a  supernatural  comedy 
in  three  acts,  concerns  the  life  of 
Gillian  Holroyd,  a  modern  witch 
living  in  New  York.  Other 
characters  include  Gillian's  Aunt 
Queenie;     her    brother    Nicky; 


Shepherd  Henderson,  the  man  who 
lives  upstairs;  and  Sidney 
Redlitch,  an  author. 

Copies  of  the  play  will  De 
available  on  closed  reserve  in  the 
library.  Auditions  will  be  held  at 
4:00  in  the  Green  Room  of  the  Fine 
Arts  Building.  All  interested 
students  are  invited  and  encourag- 
ed to  attend. 


New  Members  Chosen  For 
Judicial  Board  Positions 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  its  second  meeting  of  the  '82 
academic  year,  WC's  Student 
Government  Association  elected 
two  new  members  to  the  Judicial 
Screening  Board.  Seniors  Donald 
Alt  and  Byron  Welch  will  serve  as 
jurors  for  the  JSB.  Their  duties  will 
include  reviewing  student  judicial 
cases,  and  then  recommending 
them  to  either  the  Student 
Judiciary  Board  or  the  Student  Af- 
fairs Office.  In  addition,  the  posi- 
tion of  Lawyer  for  the  SJB  will  be 
filled  by  Brian  Mitchell,  a  junior 
transfer  student.  The  All-Campus 
Judiciary  (which  acts  as  the  ap- 
peals board  of  the  SJB)  also  gained 
some  new  members  in  the  form  of 
faculty  advisors,  Dr.  Nathan 
Smith,  Dr.  Tai  Sung  An,  Dr.  Robert 
Anderson  and  Dr.  J.  David  Newell. 
Terry  Renner  and  Dr.  Frank 
Creegan  will  serve  as  alternates. 

Elections  for  the  Screening 
Board  and  the  SJB  were  handled  in 
the  following  manner:  SGA  Presi- 
dent, Mark  Mullican,  called  each  of 
the  candidates  into  the  meeting 
separately.  These  students  were 
then  asked  basic  questions  dealing 
with  their  prospective  duties  as 
members  of  the  Screening  Board 


or  SJB.  The  candidates  were  then 
asked  to  leave  the  room  while  the 
SGA  voted.  Selection  of  Faculty 
Advisors  for  the  All-Campus 
Judiciary  were  held  traditionally; 
names  of  nominees  were  read 
aloud  and  balloting  took  place. 


Symposium 
Scheduled 


As  part  of  the  Presidential  In- 
auguration ceremonies  at 
Washington  College  on  Saturday, 
October  16,  Douglass  Cater  will 
deliver  the  President's  Sym- 
posium, entitled  "Future  of  the 
Small  College."  The  talk,  intended 
partly  as  a  dialogue  with  the  au- 
dience, will  be  given  in  Tawes 
Theatre  at  3  p.m.  The  community 
is  invited  to  participate. 

At  approximately  4  p.m.,  a 
reception  for  President  Cater  will 
follow  the  symposium  at  Hodson 
Hall  Terrace.  All  are  welcome  to 
attend  both  events. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  October  15, 1982  -  page  5 


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Homecoming  Double  Feature 

TOMORROW  the  whole 
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Reid  305  -  Tinnesse 

A  poowl  would  be  the  cat's  meow, 
Darling! 


"Feets"    Fornoff    -    Gardenville, 
MI),  Sophomore 

An  observatory  with  a  big 
telescope  so  we  could  look  into 
outer  space  and  check  out  the 
stars. 


Curtis  Stokes  -  St.  Michaels,  MD, 
Junior 

A  jail  for  anyone  against  week- 
night  parties  and  hard  liquor  at 
parties!  No,  actually  we  should 
have  a  pool  complex. 


Chris  Buckheister  -  Naptown,  New 
Jersey  exit  47,  Sophomore 

A  field  house  that  would  include  a 
track  and  Olympic  swimming  pool. 


Cheryl  Clagett  -  Derwood,   MD, 
Sophomore 

I  think  WC  could  use  a  bigger  stu- 
dent center  and  recreation  center. 
The  recreation  center  could  in- 
clude a  pool,  a  weight  and  exercise 
room  and  racquet  ball  and  tennis 
courts. 


Loren  Powell  -  Baltimore,   MD, 
Senior 

I'd  like  to  see  a  swimming  pool 
and  an  enclosed  place  for  winter 
conditioning,  with  maybe  a  college 
radio  station  stuck  in  there. 


Mark  Compton  -  Woodmark,  MD, 
Sophomore 

I  think  we  could  use  a  better  stu- 
dent center  with  a  bigger  area  for 
bands,  maybe  even  get  better 
bands  here  like  the  Night  Hawks  or 
the  Dead. 


Andrew  Bate  -  New  Jersey  Exit  10, 
Senior 

I'd  like  to  see  a  pool  complex  at 
WC,  and  also  more  modern 
facilities  for  the  Computer  Center 
and  Art  Departments. 


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On  the 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Well,  Homecoming  is  finally 
here,  a  time  when  the  new  and  old 
come  together  to  chat  about  the 
way  things  used  to  be  and  the  way 
things  ought  to  be. 

The  stories  -  some  true  and  some 
not  so  true  -  will  be  exchanged  all 
weekend  long.  Foggy  memories 
will  turn  fly  balls  into  grand  slams, 
foul  shots  into  full  length  court 
buzzer  beaters  and  missed  shots 
from  the  crease  into  game  winners. 

When  the  weekend  is  over, 
however,  everyone  will  return 
back  to  his  or  her  home  with  the 
feeling  of  pride  knowing  that  their 
years  at  WC  were  memorable  ones. 

To  launch  the  festivities  this 
weekend,  Washington  College 
students  and  faculty  will  honor 
President-elect  Douglas  Cater  on 
the  Campus  lawn,  at  his  inaugura- 
tion, at  11:30  a.m.  Everyone  is  in- 


vited to  attend.  A  strong  showing 
from  students  will  represent  our 
confidence  for  the  continued  suc- 
cess of  Washington  College.  Again, 
congratulations  Mr.  Cater! 

From  there,  if  you're  not  in  too 
bad  of  a  shape  from  the  Lambda's 
Pajama  Party,  the  Washington 
College  soccer  team  will  square  off 
against  Haverford  at  1 :30  p.m. 

Just  as  the  soccer  game  begins 
the  Cross  Country  team  will  be  in 
hot  pursuit  of  both  Widener  College 
and  Drew  University  in  a  triple 
meet. 

Traditionally,  the  soccer  team 
has  performed  rather  well  in  front 
of  the  supportive  "home  field" 
crowd.  At  halftime  floats  will  be 
presented  to  promote  school  spirit 
and  compete  for  prizes.  Then  to 
round  out  the  sports  schedule  for 
the  last  event  on  Homecoming 
Saturday,  the  Women's  Volleyball 


team  will  host  their  Annual 
Volleyball  Tournament  at  6  p.m. 

As  the  day  rolls  into  night,  the 
fun  will  be  never  ending  when  "Sw- 
ing Plus"  performs  their  big  band 
oldies  in  Hodson  Hall.  Yeah!!  If 
this  isn't  enough  for  ya,  tradition 
still  beckons  with  the  Theta  Chi 
Fraternity  hosting  a  Homecoming 
party  of  their  own.  Refreshments, 
munchies,  and  good  music  will  be 
provided. 

Does  the  fun  stop  here?  No! 

At  10  a.m.  Sunday  morning  the 
Women's  Volleyball  Tournament 
will  pick  up  where  it  left  off  the 
night  before.  Hopefully  we  will  be 
in  the  finals  and  eventually  clench 
the  title.  Good  luck,  girls! 

For  those  of  you  who  read  this 
column,  last  week  I  predicted  that 
the  St.  Louis  Cardinals  and  the 
California  Angels  would  make  it  to 
the  World  Series.  Well,  everyone 


makes  mistakes.  So  here  it  is 
Baltimore  fans,  the  Milwaukee 
Brewers  will  be  the  new  champions 
of  the  world.  Sorry,  but  you  heard  it 
here  first! 

Hopefully  this  weekend  will  be  a 
memorable  one.  Support  our  new 
President  and  sports  teams 
because  every  bit  of  enthusiasm  is 
well  appreciated.  Let  us  not  forget 
that  fall  break  is  only  a  week  away 
with  Christmas  right  around  the 
corner.  Enjoy  the  fun  while  you 
have  the  chance  because  before  we ' 
all  know  it  we'll  be  reminiscing 
about  the  way  things  were  and  the 
way  things  ought  to  be.  Un- 
fortunately or  fortunately,  which 
ever  way  you  look  at  it,  the  real 
world  is  calling  us! 

So,  be  careful  and  especially  be 
good  (that  means  you  Adams)  this 
weekend.  Until  next  time,  catch  ya 
on  the  Rebound... 


Fall  Lacrosse  Prepares  For  Spring 


by  Tom  McCoy 

With  memories  of  last  season 
still  strong  and  hopes  for  the  up- 
coming season  even  stronger,  pro- 
spective varsity  lacrosse  players 
have  taken  to  the  field  for  1982 
Fallball. 

This  year,  Fallball  is  a  time  of 
adjustment  for  both  players  and 
coaches.  The  fall  season  affords 
new  Head  Coach  Terry  Corcoran 
his  first  opportunity  to  meet  and 
work  with  his  players.  Corcoran, 
who  last  year  was  an  assistant 
coach  at  Princeton  University 
replaces  Brian  Mathews,  who  is 
working  as  an  assistant  lacrosse 
coach    at    the    Naval    Academy. 


Congratulations, 
Laura  and  Geoff 


Coach  Corcoran  points  out, 
however,  that  he  is  not  placing  ex- 
cessive importance  on  Fallball. 

"The  fall  program  has  been  very 
low-keyed,"  he  says.  "The  primary 
focus  as  far  as  the  lacrosse  team  is 
concerned  is  on  the  academics.  The 
main  concern  this  fall  is  that 
freshman  are  getting  a  good 
foothold  academically  and  that  the 
upperclassmen  are  continuing  into 
their  majors." 

Although  Corcoran  is  pursuing  a 
relaxed  approach  towards  fallball, 
he  is  pleased  with  what  he  has 
seen. 

"I  like  the  way  it  looks  right 
now,"  he  states.  "We  scrimmaged 
the  alumni  last  week  and  we  did 
some  things  well.  Again,  we 
haven't  done  much  work,  but  the 
coaching  staff  is  introducing  a  lot 
of  ideas." 

One  of  the  ideas  which  Corcoran 
is  introducing  to  his  players  this 
fall  is  the  team's  approach  to  the 
game  for  next  spring. 

"Offensively,  we'll  run  and  gun," 
he  points  out.  "Defensively,  real 
aggressive,  with  a  lot  of  emphasis 
on  hitting,  a  lot  of  emphasis  on 
pressure.  We'll  be  similar  to  a 
basketball  team  with  constant  full 


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2  Nights: 
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court  pressure  and  constant  run- 
and-gun.  The  ideas  will  be ' 
familiar,  but  it  is  going  to  be  a  dif- 
ferent way  of  doing  it." 

Corcoran  will  not  be  completely 
unfamiliar  with  WC's  lacrosse  pro- 
gram. Bill  Gorrow,  who  last  year 
came  from  Ithaca  College  to  assist 
Brian  Matthews,  returns  to  the  pro- 
gram along  with  Clint  Evans,  a 
Washington  College  graduate  who 
last  year  worked  with  the  defense 
and  goalies  for  Coach  Matthews. 

"They've  been  a  lot  of  help  in  a 
lot  of  ways,"  Corcoran  remarks. 

Intramurals 


In  addition  to  Gorrow  and  Evans, 
Keith  Reitenbach,  a  former  mid- 
fielder who  played  on  two  national 
championship  teams  at  Cornell 
University  will  join  the  coaching 
staff. 

While  Corcoran  is  satisfied  with 
his  team,  he  is  especially  impress- 
ed by  the  feeling  among  the 
players. 

"I'm.  real  pleased  with  the  at- 
titude," he  stresses.  "It's  a  real 
hungry  group.  They're  working 
hard  and  that  I'm  pleased  with 
more  than  any  thing  else." 


Teams  Face  Off 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

and 
Paul  Amirata 

As  the  intramural  football 
regular  season  draws  to  a  close, 
three  of  the  four  playoff  spots  have 
been  filled  and  the  fourth  boils 
down  to  an  as  yet  unscheduled  con- 
test between  two  teams. 

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opponents,  and  remains 
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The  other  two  playoff  clinchers 
are  the  Offshore  Wave  and  the 
Lambs,  with  6-1  and  5-2  records 
respectively.  Both  have  lost  to  the 
Court. 

The  final  playoff  spot  is  to  be 
fought  out  head  to  head  by  the 
Night  Prowlers  and  KA.  While  the 
game  does  not  have  an  official 
scheduling  yet,  the  season  will 
wrap  up  on  Sunday. 


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Cross  Country 

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Cross  country  defeat  Loyola. 

Soccer 


by  John  Cummings 

On  Monday,  the  WC  Cross  Coun- 
try team  upset  Loyola  College  at 
Loyola.  The  race  was  full  of  many 
strong  performances  by  the  surg- 
ing Harriers. 

Jonathon  Adams  finished  in  se- 
cond place,  running  a  top-notch 
race  for  the  Shoremen.  John  Cum- 
mings fell  on  the  course  but  got 
back  up  to  take  4th  place.  Fifth 
place  was  secured  by  Dan  Baktey 
who  ran  one  of  his  finest  races  to 
date. 

Chris  Buccheister  stormed 
across  the  finish  line  in  sixth  place, 
running  one  full  minute  faster  than 
his  best  time  on  a  course  that  is 
several  hundred  yards  longer  than 
the  WC  home  course. 


Shoremen  Undefeated 
in  Conference  Play 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Riding  a  revived  attack  and  ag- 
gressive defense,  Washington  Col- 
lege defeated  Ursinus  2-0  on  Kibler 
Field,  Tuesday.  The  victory,  which 
breaks  a  four  game  losing  skid, 
keeps  W.C.  undefeated  and  on  top 
in  their  division  of  the  MAC. 
:  Scorlng'for  tbe :  Victors  were  Tim 
McGrath,  on  a  double  assist  from 
John  Rausch  and  Ron  Laurieella, 
and  John  Warrington  with  help 
from  George  Halivopolous. 

Standouts  on  defense  were 
numerous,  but  the  emergence  of 
Patrick  Jones  as  the  enforcer  kept 
the  Ursinus  line  on  guard  all  day, 
and  the  marking  of  the  visitors' 
most  potent  player  by  Peter  Mur- 
ray was  outstanding. 

From  the  start,  the  game  was 
well-played  and  aggressive. 
Throughout  the  first  half,  Ursinus, 
in  gold,  and  Washington,  in  white, 
traded  offensive  drives.  But  as 
halftime  neared.  white  dominated 


more  and  more  until,  with  barely  a 
minute  to  play,  W.C.  scored. 

Racing  down  the  right  side, 
Laurieella  picked  up  Rausch's  pass 
and  hit  it  to  McGrath  who  beat  the 
keeper  with  a  beautifully  placed 
off-balance  shot  inside  the  near 
post. 

Ursinus  opened  the  second  half 
with  a  series  of  frenzied  assaults  on 
the  white  goal,  but  the  Shoremen 
defense  held  together  with  several 
nice  stops  including  a  desperate 
save  by  the  fullbacks  as  keeper 
Glenn  Gillis  was  drawn  out  of  the 
goal  area. 

Will  into  the  period,  with 
Washington  controlling  the  tempo, 
Warrington  added  the  insurance 
goal  on  a  fast  break,  by  hitting 
Halivopolous'  pass  over  the  charg- 
ing Ursinus  keeper. 

Six  more  regular  season  games 
appear  on  the  Washington  schedule 
including  four  against  conference 
rivals.  The  next  is  against  Haver- 
ford  at  1:30,  Saturday,  .for 
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The  course  was  very  confusing 
and  full  of  turns  and  twists  that 
often  had  the  runners  backtrack- 
ing. This  confusion  was  very  much 
evidenced  by  Vic  De  Santis  who 
became  temporarily  lost  but  still 
managed  to  beat  Loyola's  fifth 
man. 

"The  course  could've  been  mark- 
ed out  better,"  comments  Bakley, 
"but  we  won  and  that's  all  that 
really  matters." 

Steve  Frailer  and  Vanessa 
Haight  ran  very  strong  races,  each 
beating  Loyola's  fifth  man  to 
secure  the  victory. 

Tomorrow  the  Harriers  will  be 
hosting  Drew  University  and 
Widener  for  Homecoming. 


Volleyball  tournament  this  weekend 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

Karen  Perkinson  and  Anne 
Plumer  are  this  week's  co-athletes 
of  the  week.  They  are  distinguished 
for  their  ceaseless  dedication  and 
effort  on  the  volleyball  team. 

Anne  started  playing  volleyball 
in  seventh  grade  while  Karen 
began  in  her  junior  year  of  high 
school.  They  both  saw  considerable 
time  on  the  floor  when  they  came  to 
WC  as  freshmen.  This  is  unusual 
since  most  players  do  not  see  much 
playing  time  until  they  are 
sophomores  or  juniors. 

This  year  Perkinson,  a  junior 
from  Potomac,  Md.,  and  Plumer,  a 
junior  from  Exeter,  NH,  are  the 
two  pillars  on  the  team.  Thev  are 
especially  important  to  the  defense 


because  they  occupy  the  two  key 
positions,  the  middle  rear  posi- 
tions. 

Coach  Fall  said  they  are  ap- 
preciated for  their  "day  in  and  day 
out  consistent  performance. 

Although  the  volleyball  team 
doesn't  boast  the  best  record,  they 
are  full  of  enthusiasm  and  con- 
fidence. Perkinson  expressed  the 
team's  sentiments  when  she  said, 
"We  are  getting  progressively  bet- 
ter individually  and  as  a  team,  and 
we  expect  our  record  to  improve  as 
well." 

The  team  is  having  a  lot  of  fun, 
and  it  would  be  nice  if  fans  would 
attent  the  games  to  provide  some 
needed  support  and  encourage- 
ment. 


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wish  to  CONGRATULATE 

MR.  DOUGLASS  CATER  on  his 

INAUGURATION  AS  THE  23rd  PRESIDENT  of 

WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  and 

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Accident 


Car  Strikes  Student  On  Rt.  213 


Louis  Goldstein  officially  inaugurated  Douglass  Cater  as  presi- 
dent  of  Washington  College  Homecoming  weekend. 

Homecoming 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

While  crossing  Washington 
Avenue,  Abby  Golbrecht,  a  wr 
freshman,  was  struck  by  a 
speeding  car.  The  accident,  in 
which  she  sustained  minor  in- 
juries, occurred  at  approximately 
9  a.m.  on  Friday,  October  15.  Ac- 
cording to  Jim  Quinn,  head  of  Col- 
lege Security,  Gobrecht  was  using 
the  crosswalk  in  front  of  Reid  Hall, 
and  had  looked  both  ways  before 
stepping  into  the  street.  She  failed, 
however,  to  notice  the  moving  vehi- 
cle. 

"Legally,  the  driver  of  the  car 
was,  without  a  doubt,  at  fault,  and 
was  charged  with  failure  to  yield  to 
a  pedestrian,  as  well  as  to  stop  in  a 
crosswalk.  The  problem  is  that  a 


Cater  Inaugurated  As  WC  President 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

To  the  delight  of  students,  alum- 
ni, faculty,  administrators  and 
guests,  Saturday,  October  16  dawn- 
ed as  a  bright,  clear  -  if  somewhat 
cold  -  fall  day.  The  rainstorms  of 
the  previous  night  had  given  way  to 
a  morning  custom-made  for 
Homecoming  and  the  inauguration 
of  a  new  college  president.  Amid 
dignitaries  representing  his  past 
careers  and  the  students  who  were 
to  be  his  future,  Douglass  Cater 
took  the  oath  of  office  making  him 
twenty-third  in  a  line  of  men 
chosen  to  lead  Washington  College 
through  the  years. 

Louis  L.  Goldstein,  State  Comp- 
troller and  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  presided 
over  the  ceremony  which  included 
such  notable  speakers  as  Maryland 
Governor  Harry  Hughes,  Stephen 
Muller,  President  of  the  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  and  Joseph 
Slater,  President  of  the  Aspen  In- 
stitute for  Humanistic  Studies. 

Speaking  for  those  who  will  be 
working  most  closely  with  him  in 
Wars  to  come,  Robert  Day,  Pro- 
fessor of  English  and  Mark 
Mullican,  SGA  President,  hailed 
tile  college's  new  leader  and  wish- 
ed him  every  future  success. 
Similar  wishes  were  expressed  by 
former  White  House  Counsel  Harry 
MacPherson,  a  colleague  of  Mr. 
inter's  from  the  years  in  politics, 
^nilijp    Geyelin,     former 


Washington  POST  Editor, 
represented  Cater's  past  in  jour- 
nalism 

Following  this,  President  Cater 
took  the  stand  to  deliver  his  in- 
augural address. 

"Listening  to  the  generous  voices 
of  my  past  and  future,  I  know  how 
Ebenezer  Scrooge  felt  on  his  born- 
again  Christmas  Day.  Like  Tiny 
Tim,  I  am  moved  to  sum  up  my  ex- 
ultation with  the  single  shout,  'God 
bless  us,  everyone! '  " 

Switching  to  a  more  serious  note, 
Mr.  Cater  questioned  the  survival 
of  small  institutions  in  a  world 
where  bigger  is  inevitably  con- 
sidered better.  Although  WC  has 
had  "a  head  start  in  the  race 
against  extinction,"  he  asserted, 
"we  are  among  the  endangered 
spcies.  Survival  for  the  indepen- 
dent small  college  will  not  be  won 
by  betting  the  odds.  Instead,  we 
must  win  our  way  by  distinguishing 
ourselves. ..for  there  is  already 
abundant  competition  from  the 
mediocre." 

Another  peril  cited  was  the 
onslaught  of  larger  universities 
with  principles  "rooted  in  the 
scientific  method"  and  whose 
technical  skills  greatly  surpass 
those  of  the  small  college.  Although 
such  techniques  have  split  the 
atom,  Mr.  Cater  spoke  of  them  as 
being  "destructive  to  the  human 
race  which  they  were  meant  to 
save."  Hiroshima  was  used  as  a 
classic  example. 


To  this  end,  the  new  president 
enumerated  the  advantages  of  an 
education  in  the  liberal  arts, 
"which  trains  the  mind  to  think 
anew,  deeply  and  rigorously.  This 
may  even  be  necessary  for  human 
survival." 

In  other  parts  of  his  speech,  Mr. 
Cater  made  aresolutionto  "nurture 
the  advantages  of  smallness"  in  a 
college.  He  listed  the  values  of  WC, 
including  its  12:1  student/faculty 
ratio,  and  expressed  a  conser- 
vative optimism  regarding  the 
school's  future. 

Following  this  oration,  the  Col- 
lege Community  Chorus  serenaded 
new  president  and  shivering  spec- 
tators with  two  anthems.  A  closing 
prayer  from  Sr.  Kathleen  Feeley, 
(President  of  Notre  Dame  College) 
and  a  recessional  by  the  Eastern 
Shore  Brass  Quintet  concluded  the 
ceremony. 

For  President  Cater,  however, 
the  day  had  barely  begun.  At  3 
p.m.,  he  acted  as  moderator  for  a 
Symposium  held  in  Tawes  Theatre. 
Entitled  "The  Future  of  a  Small 
College,"  this  event  began  as  a 
panel  discussion  between  Mr. 
Cater  and  his  special  guests,  but 
was  soon  widened  to  take  in  au- 
dience opinion  as  well. 

As  the  president  had  predicted, 
the  Symposium  developed  into  "a 
very  lively  event"  where  many 
aspects  of  small  institutions  were 
brought  forth  and  debated  openly. 
Continued  on  page  6 


lot  of  drivers  aren't  familiar  with 
this  law,  and  those  who  are  just 
don't  care  to  obey  it." 

Although  by  no  means  a  common 
campus  occurrence,  this  incident 
was  not  entirely  unexpected,  says 
Quinn. 

"It's  been  coming  for  a  long 
time.  I  went  to  the  police  about  it 
two  weeks  ago  and  told  them  of  my 
concern  for  the  students.  I  was 
observing  people  just  running 
across  the  street  on  their  way  to 
classes.  (The  students)  weren't 
even  bothering  to  check  for  traffic, 
much  less  use  the  crosswalks,  so  an 
accident  really  was  inevitable." 

In  addition,  the  Gobrecht  case 
was  not  a  campus  first,  according 
to  Quinn.  In  December  of  1979, 
another  WC  student  became  the 
victim  of  a\  moving  vehicle,  and 
had  to  be  flown  into  Baltimore  for 
treatment  in  the  shock-trauma 
unit. 

Regarding  this,  Quinn  admits  to 
having  received  several  sugges- 
tions to  boost  student  safety  by  in- 
stalling a  pedestrian  overpass  on 
Washington  Avenue. 

"The  trouble  is  that  most 
students  aren't  bothering  to  use  the 
crosswalks  or  even  look  two  ways 
before  going  into  the  street.  They'd 
never  bother  walking  up  the  stairs 
that  such  a  structure  would  re- 
quire. We've  also  had  a  system 
proposed  that  would  involve  a 
blinking  light  students  could  ac- 
tivate themselves  before  cross- 
ing." Unfortunately,  Quinn  says 
this  precautionary  measure  would 
be  either  "abused,  or  just  not  used 
at  all." 

Currently,  he  adds,  the  WC  traf- 
fic system  is  being  investigated  by 
the  State  Highway  Administration. 
This  study  will  determine  the  op- 
tions the  college  has  in  helping  to 

Continued  on  page  6 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  Is  required. 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29, 1982 -page  2 


SeUtonMl 


"Look  Both  Ways" 

The  scene:  in  front  of  Reid  Hall.  The  time:  any.  Cars  pass 
rapidly,  seemingly  oblivious  to  traffic  signs  and  crosswalks  in 
cheating  pedestrians.  As  expected,  college  students  skillfully 
dodge  traffic  eagerly  arriving  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street. 

What  happens  when  the  unexpected  strikes?  Three  years  ago 
a  student  was  not  as  quick  as  an  oncoming  automobile  and  was 
seriously  injured.  More  recently  another  student  was  involved 
in  a  similar  accident  only  she  was  not  injured  as  badly. 

After  the  first  accident,  all  those  years  ago,  the  crosswalks 
were  painted  and  people  from  the  campus  and  town  became  ex- 
tremely cautious  on  Rt.  213.  Of  course,  the  precautions  were  too 
good  to  last,  and  soon  the  cars  were  again  passing  rapidly  and 
students  were  again  quickly  dodging  them. 

Now  that  history  has  repeated  itself  and  once  again  a  student 
has  fallen  victim  to  carelessness,  the  cycle  will  begin  anew.  For 
a  while,  students  will  pay  attention  to  the  oncoming  traffic,  and 
motorists  will  watch  for  the  pedestrians.  But  soon  all  will  be 
forgotten,  and  we  can  all  return  to  our  carefree  days  of  racing 
across  the  road  and  the  town  residents  can  once  again  speed  by 
WC  students,  or  does  this  have  to  happen  ? 

How  many  times  does  this  have  to  happen  before  people 
realize  what  an  unsafe  situation  we  are  dealing  with?  Students, 
alone,  can  not  lessen  the  danger.  The  townspeople  must  also 
cooperate  to  insure  that  crossing  Rt.  213  will  be  a  reasonably 
safe  endeavor. 

On  the  other  hand,  it  is  sort  of  fun  to  play  "chicken"  with  col- 
lege students. 


.Agent  7»  7^e  Zctifo* 

Who  Causes  Student  Apathy? 


The  Elm  has  discovered  student 
apathy  (Editorial  Oct.  15) 

Congratulations. 

Unfortunately  you  don't  proceed 
to  examine  the  etiology.  That 
'would  make  an  interesting  study: 
What  makes  American  college 
students  apathetic? 

One  avenue  of  research  would  be 
the  media. 

Nobel  Prize  winning  Harvard 
professor  George  Wald  said  recent- 
ly that  "the  American  public  is  the 
most  brainwashed  on  earth".*  In 
Wald's  view  the  brainwashing 
comes  from  the  U.S.  government. 
But  the  government  owns  no 
newspapers  except  The  Congres- 
sional Record  -  which  no  one  reads. 
Nor  does  the  government  own  any 
major  networks.  So  how  can  it 
possibly  brainwash  people?  In  fact, 
the  media  is  the  proven  enemy  of 
the  U.S.  government.  The  brain- 
washing, if  it  really  exists,  must 
come  from  non-governmental 
sources. 

A  useful  question  to  ask  would  be 
"Who  runs  (not  owns)  the  media?" 
The  answer  to  that  is  Liberals. 
Liberals    run    the    media    which 


More  Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  and  the  S.G.A.  Foodservice 
Committee  will  be  sponsoring  our 
annual  Halloween  Contest  on 
Saturday,  October  30th.  The  con- 
test will  take  place  at  dinner  with 
judging  at  the  conclusion  of  dinner 
(at  5:45).  The  categories  for 
costumes  will  be: 

1.  Most  Original 

2.  Ugliest 

3.  Funniest 

4.  Sexiest 

The  prizes  are  four  ten  dollar  gift 
certificates  redeemable  at  the  Stu- 
dent Center.  These  coupons  will  not 


be  redeemable  for  cash.  One 
coupon  is  to  be  awarded  to  first 
place  in  each  category. 

Get  into  the  spirit  of  Halloween 
and  come  to  dinner  in  a  costume. 
Your  costume  just  might  be  the  one 
to  win  you  a  prize. 

The  S.G.A.  Food  Service  Com- 
mittee will  be  decorating  the  dining 
room  on  Friday-,  October  29th,  im- 
mediately following  dinner. 
Students  who  wish  to  help  decorate 
or  who  have  suggestions  on  decora- 
tions should  contact  Mark  Slater. 

There  will  be  a  S.G.A.  Food  Ser- 
vice Committee  meeting  on  Mon- 
day, November  1st  at  6:00  p.m. 
This  will  take  place  in  the  private 


The    #    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  77B-2800,  ext.  321. 


dining  room.  Alternatives  to  "Give 
a  Bird"  and  the  Thanksgiving  din- 
ner will  be  discussed.  Seating  ar- 
rangements for  the  Thanksgiving 
Dinner  also  is  on  the  agenda. 
Students  with  input  on  this  should 
contact  any  member  of  the  S.G.A. 
Food  Service  Committee. 

The  ham  and  oyster  supper  will 
be  featured  on  Wednesday, 
November  3.  This  is  a  traditional 
eastern  shore  dinner  with 
authentic  handpatted  oysters. 
Students  not  familiar  with  oysters 
should  know  they  are  caught  local- 
ly and  are  rumored  to  improve 
your  love  life. 

We  would  like  to  welcome  back 
Ms.  Dora  Sommers  and  Ms.  Har- 
riet Athey.  Dora  and  Harriet  spent 
last  week  in  the  sunshine  state. 
Some  people  have  all  the  luck,  we 
also  congratulate  Calvin  Hynson  on 
the  arrival  of  a  new  addition  to  his 
family.  Calvin  Jr.  should  be  play- 
ing basketball  with  us  by  the  in- 
tramural season.  Best  of  luck  to 
Calvin  and  Calvin  Jr. 


brainwashes  the  American  people  - 
-  and  makes  them  apathetic? 

Any  creature  would  become 
apathetic  if  it  didn't  know  what  was 
going  on,  if  it  was  constantly  being 
fed  disinformation  and  subjected  to 
distortions  of  reality. 

And  that's  an  answer  to  the  ques- 
tion. 

You  don't  agree?  Don't  forget, 
you're  brainwashed.  Professor 
Wald  says  so. 

Sincerely, 
Henry  Rosin 
•Lecture,  City  Club,  Sept.  1982 

At  Long  Last 
"Lolita" 

Dear  Editor: 

I  can't  wait  to  see  the  beau  film 
the  Writer's  Union  is  bringing  to 
campus.  Lolita  is  one  of  my  all 
time  favorite  knock-out  love 
stories.  I  love  to  sit  in  the  audience 
slowly  licking  a  candy  stick  as  I 
watch  the  Hum-brute  travel  to  high 
class  hotels  with  his  little  love.  Lo 
is  so  cute,  too.  I  wish  I  could  be  a 
movie  star.  I'll  bet  she  wears  mink 
coats  and  diamonds  as  soon  as  she 
leaves  that  screen.  Her  boyfriend 
is  a  chump,  but  he  is  cute  and  Euro- 
pean and  he  buys  her  everything 
she  wants.  What  I  wouldn't  do  for  a 
boyfriend  like  that!  The  movie  sort 
of  reminds  me  of  this  song  my 
father  used  to  sing  to  me: 

O  my  Carmen,  my  little  Carmen 

Something,  something,  those 
something  nights 

And  the  stars  and  the  cars  and 
the  bars  and  the  barmen 

And,  O  my  charmin'... 

And  so  on.  ( Pardonnez,  I  couldn't 
remember  all  of  the  words.)  I  just 
want  to  say  that  I  think  I'll  just 
vomit  if  I  have  to  sit  through 
another  phoney  baloney  foreign 
movie.  Lolita  will  be  a  time. 

Sincerely, 
Dolores  Haze 


***  Seniors  (dates  changed) 

Senior  Pictures  will  be  taken 

on  the  15th  and  16th  of 

November  instead  of  the 

previously  announced  dates. 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29.  1982-page  3 


Book  Stealing  Becoming  A  Major  Problem 


byAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  a  recent  study  by  Assistant 
Librarian  Greg  Thornton,  it  was 
discovered  that  out  of  a  sample  of 
1217  books  searched  in  the  Clifton 
M.  Miller  Library,  approximately 
9.2%  were  missing  from  the  library 
stacks.  In  addition,  the  lost 
materials  will  cost  almost  200,000 
dollars  to  replace. 

"We  think  the  problem  is  more 
than  the  books  are  missing  at  the 
time  they  are  needed"  rather  than 
on  a  permanent  basis,  notes  Col- 
lege librarian  Miss  Betty  Wasson. 
Miss  Wasson  feels  that  most  of  the 
books  are  often  taken  without  being 
checked  out  during  the  school  year 
and  then  are  returned  sometime 
later  following  the  end  of  the  spring 
semester. 

Faculty  members  as  well  as 
negligent  students  are  also  a  part 
of  the  problem.  Miss  Wasson  notes 
that  a  number  of  faculty  members 
who  check  books  out  keep  them  for 
an  unreasonable  length  of  time. 
This  also  serves  to  reduce-  the 
availability  of  these  books  to 
library  patrons. 


In  his  study,  Thornton  found  that 
although  a  few  rare  and  valuable 
books  are  occasionally  stolen,  the 
missing  books  are  usually  those 
which  would  enjoy  a  high  circula- 
tion if  they  were  available.  Conse- 
quently, Thornton  notes,  the  stolen 
books  are  in  need  of  replacement 
because  they  are  in  fact  some  of 
the  most  needed  and  desired  books 
in  the  collection. 

Funds  for  replacing  stolen  books 
are  not  readily  available.  Books 
must  be  replaced  by  money  that  is 
allocated  to  the  general  library 
budget.  Consequently,  funds  that 
could  be  used  in  obtaining  new 
titles  must  be  used  to  replace 
stolen  books  which  the  library  had 
previously  purchased.  Books  which 
are  checked  out  by  students  but  not 
returned,  however,  are  charged  to 
the  negligent  student's  breakage 
deposit. 

In  addition,  many  books  are 
often  taken  from  the  open  reserve 
shelves.  In  recent  years  the  library 
has  established  a  much  more  cost- 
ly closed  reserve  system  to  protect 
important  reserve  material  from 
theft.  As  the  theft  of  open  reserve 
books   is   constantly  multiplying, 


the  closed  reserve  system  has  in- 
creasingly become  enlarged 
beyond  its  originally  intended 
capacity.  "We  have  a  reserve  room 
and  aren't  able  to  use  it  to  its  poten- 
tial," states  Miss  Wasson. 

As  a  result  of  the  ever-increasing 
number  of  books  missing  from  cir- 
culation, the  library  has  recently 
proposed  the  installment  of  an  elec- 


tronic detection  system  to  prevent 
the  loss  of  books.  The  cost  of  such  a 
system  is  approximately 
$19,615.00,  but  Miss  Wasson  feels 
this  system  would  be  less  costly 
and  more  efficient  than  a  student 
guard  system.  It  has  also  been  pro- 
posed that  an  honor  system  among 
students  and  faculty  be  increasing- 
ly promoted  and  strengthened  in 
order  to  combat  the  problem. 


Relay  Becomes  A  Tradition 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

"Really  magical"  were  the 
words  used  by  Jeff  Chaffin  to 
describe  an  event  which  is  quickly 
becoming  established  as  a 
Homecoming  tradition  -  the  annual 
Relay  Race.  Stretching  for  201 
miles  this  year,  (in  honor  of  the  col- 
lege's 201st  anniversary),  the  run 
began  at  6:30  PM  on  Saturday,  Oc- 
tober 16,  and  ended  around  5'  PM 
the  next  day.  Students,  ad- 
ministrators, faculty  members 
alumni  arid  friends  participated  in 
this  event  which  started  out  being 


Procedure  Changed  For  Choosing  Guides 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

One  of  the  many  part-time 
employment  opportunities  offered 
at  Washington  College  is  that  of 
campus  tour  guide.  This  is  a 
popular  job  amoung  WC  students 
and  a  slight  change  in  the  hiring 
procedure  has  left  many  students 
confused  and  perhaps,  a  bit  angry. 
Last  year,  tour  guide  applicants 
were  interviewed  individually  by 
members  of  the  Admissions  Office 
and,  for  the  most  part,  were  hired 
(or  not  hired)  as  a  result  of  these 
interviews.  A  relatively  small 
number  of  students  applied  for  the 
job,  and  as  a  result,  few  applicants 
were  turned  away. 

Personal  interviews  are  no 
longer  a  part  of  the  tour  guide  hir- 
uig  procedure.  According  to  Laura 
Fahsbender  and  Kathy  Waye  of  the 
Admissions    Office,     interviews 


could  not  be  held  this  year  because 
of  a  substantial  incresae  in  the 
number  of  applicants  for  the  posi- 
tions. Admissions  could  not  afford 
the  tune  nor  the  personnel  that 
would  be  necessary  for  conducting 
adequate  interviews. 

The  list  of  applicants  was  instead 
narrowed  by  use  of  recommenda- 
tions from  the  Admissions  Office 
Student  Affairs,  and  various  facul- 
ty members. 

Fahsbender  is  concerned  with 
the  fact  that  some  students  feel 
slighted  is  not  being  hired  and  ex- 
plains that  "There  was  no  choice  - 
we  had  to  cut  down  someway."  She 
does  feel,  however,  that  the  new 
system  is  a  fair  one. 

Fahsbender  and  Waye  added 
that  the  largest  number  of  ap- 
plicants enabled  Admissions  to 
choose  students  from  various  areas 
of    major    study.    A    diverse 


academic  background  is  an  asset 
for  students  seeking  a  position  as 
tour  guide. 

Approximately  twenty  guides 
are  hired  each  semester  at 
Washington  College,  and  they  are 
used  for  showing  the  campus  to 
prospective  freshmen  or  transfers 
and  any  other  person  who  is  in- 
terested in  seeing  the  school. 

Tour  guides  are  rehired  each 
semester  and  students  are  urged  to 
reapply  in  the  Admissions  Office. 


run  by-the-mile,  and  then  moved 
into  relays.  Kibler  Field  was  used 
as  tne  site  tor  tne  race,  which  prov- 
ed itself  a  success  in  every  way. 

"It's  been  just  great." 
acknowledged  Chaffin,  supervising 
the  run  as  it  shifted  into  the 
homestretch  on  Sunday  afternoon. 
"The  people  who  participated  this 
year  were  really  amazing.  We  had 
runners  out  here  all  night,  going 
around  the  track  at  three  and  four 
in  the  morning,  for  no  reason  other 
than  just  being  involved.  It  was 
cold  then,  too."  he  noted,  adding 
that  many  participants  passed  up 
the  Homecoming  dance  and  subse- 
quent parties  in  order  to  keep  the 
race  moving. 

Although  the  Relay  Race  got  off 
to  a  late  start  as  a  result  of  In- 
nauguration  and  Homcoming 
festivities,  Chaffin  was  quick  to 
point  out  that  there  were  no  signifi- 
cant problems,  "other  than  a  cou- 
ple little  things  that  will  go  wrong 
every  time." 

1982  marks  the  second  year  of  ex- 
istence for  the  race;  last  year  it  ex- 
tended 200  miles  in  celebration  of 
the  WC  Bicentennial.  And  next 
year? 

"I  don't  know."  replied  Chaffin 
wearily,  moving  to  the  track  for 
one  more  lap.  "I'm  too  tired  to 
think  about  next  year! " 


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Indianapolis  Ballet:  "Does  Not  Make 

_  ,_._».  ,„  thnse  in        alone  the  professional  level. 


by  Cara  M.  McMenamin 
There  were  some  redeeming 
qualities  to  the  Indianapolis  Ballet 
Theatre's  performance  Monday 
night,  yet  I  left  the  theater  feeling 
rather  embarrassed  for  the  troupe. 
On  the  whole  their  exhibition  was 
unprofessional  and  technically  in- 
ferior to  productions  given  by  other 
professional  ballet  groups  such  as 
the  Pennsylvania  Ballet. 

In  all  fairness,  let  us  assume  that 
the  Indianapolis  Ballet  Theatre  is 
not  of  the  same  caliber  as  profes- 
sional ballet  groups  in  major  cities 
such  as  New  York,  Chicago, 
Philadelphia  and  Washington,  and 
let  us  consider  this  group  alongside 
semi-professional    troupes    or 

Review 


.amateur  troupes  (such  as  those  m 

Colleges  and  high  schools).  Even 
.  on  a  level  where  expectations  are 

somewhat  less,   the   Indianapolis 

Ballet   Theatre   simply   does   not 

make  the  grade. 
One  dancer  in  particular  seemed 

to  stand  out  in  her  unprofessional 
performance  and  lack  of  poise. 
Virginia    Holte    lacked    technical 

proficiency  and  gave  a  shaky-at- 
Dest  performance  in  Raymonds 
Pas  de  Dix.  Even  a  shaky  per- 
formance would  have  been 
forgiven  if  Holte  had  not  accented  a 
faulty  step  by  proclaiming, 
"Oops!,"  on  stage.  This  type  of  un- 
professionalism  is  not  even 
tolerated  at  the  amateur  level  let 


Scuderi  Pleases  WC  Crowd 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

Francis  Scuderi  looked  anything 
but  explosive  as  he  tuned  one  of  his 
two  acoustic  guitars  amid  a  modest 
array  of  equipment  on  the  WC  Cof- 
fee House  bandstand.  I  managed  to 
find  a  chair,  and  then  began  to 
prepare  myself  for  the  dubious 
pleasure  of  listening  to  a  feeble 
assortment  of  saccharin  love  songs 
and  ballads.  Happily,  this  prepara- 
tion proved  to  be  unnecessary. 

Francis  Scuderi  packed  more  ex- 
citement and  power  into  his  four 
and  a  half  hour  (9:00-1:30)  per- 
formance than  many  major  recor- 
ding artists  can  muster  on  a 
carefully  mixed  double  live  album. 
I  cannot  recall  ever  hearing  a  live 
band  or  solo  performer  that  im- 
pressed me  more  favorably  than 
Scuderi  did. 

Apparently,  the  throng  of 
students  that  crowded  into  the  Cof- 


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shared  my  opinion.  Scuderi  gained 
a  firm  hold  over  his  audience  early 
in  the  evening  and  was  soon 
leading  the  crowd  in  enthusiastic 
sing-alongs  of  the  songs  of  Dylan, 
Croce,  and  other  folk-rock  greats. 

Scuderi  took  advantage  of  only 
one  of  the  three  breaks  he  was  en- 
titled to,  much  to  the  satisfaction  of 
his  enthralled  listeners.  Further- 
more, at  the  intense  urging  of  the 
audience,  Scuderi  played  a'  full 
hour  and  a  half  longer  than  his 
originally  agreed  upon  three  hour 
show.  When  he  finally  called  it  a 
night  at  1:30  a.m.,  he  allowed 
himself  to  be  called  back  for  three 
more  encores. 

With  his  full  and  demanding 
voice,  his  jazz  influenced  and 
rhythm  heavy  guitar,  and  his  in- 
tense charisma,  Francis  Scuderi  is 
a  favorite  at  Washington  College 
and  a  definite  attraction. 


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In  Raymonds  Pas  de  Dix  and 
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dance  as  a  group.  On  the  whole 
there  was  a  lack  of  synchroniza- 
tion. No  one  seemed  able  to  dance 
in  rhythm  with  both  the  music  and 
fellow  dancers.  It  was  hard  to 
ascertain  whether  this  was  due  to 
acoustical  difficulties,  apathy,  or 
simply  inability. 

As  mentioned  before,  there  were 
some  redeeming  qualities  in  Mon- 
day night's  performance.  Gregory 
George  gave  a  very  technically 
adequate  performance  as  The  Poet 
in  The  Birds.  His  interpretation  of 
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such  that  the  audience  believed  in 
what  the  special  effects  and  eerie 
music  sought  to  convey. 

It  was  evident  that  much  thought 
and  care  had  been  taken  in  choos- 
ing the  three  ballets  performed. 
There  was  exposure  to  three  major 
types  of  d^nee:  Classical,  Modern, 
and  Jazz.  This  added  variety  and 
interest  to  the  evening's  program 
and  provided  the  average  person 
with  a  taste  of  music  and  dance 
worth  attending  to. 

Overall  the  Indianapolis  Ballet 
Theatre's  performance  was  not . . . 
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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29, 1982-page  5 


Lucie  Hughes  Attends  Student  Center  Seminar 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Reid  Hall  SGA  senator  Lucie 
Hughes  and  Student  Union 
Secretary  Sharon  Crew  recently  at- 
tended an  intensive,  weekend-long 
conference  session  held  at  George 
Washington  University.  From  Oc- 
tober 8  to  the  10th,  the  WC  senior 
and  secretary  discussed,  question- 
ed and  were  educated  in  topics 
dealing  with  all  facets  of  student 
unions.  The  program,  entitled 
"Campus  Involvement...A 
Monumental  Experience,"  was 
sponsored  by  the  Association  of 
College  Unions  International. 

For  Hughes,  the  seminar  began 
with  an  introductory  conference 
known  as  "Master  Plan  -  Approach 
And  Programming."  Here,  par- 
ticipants were  given  the  assign- 


ment of  organizing  an  entire  year 
of  school.  This  included  deciding 
upon  a  budget  and  master  calen- 
dar, as  well  as  a  list  of  activities  for 
two  consecutive  semesters. 

"The  whole  thing"  she  sighs, 
■was  set  up  like  a  game  of  Monopo- 
ly. It  was  unvelievably  complex, 
but  it  gave  me  a  lot  of  new  ideas." 

Another  part  of  the  seminar  dealt 
with  Personal  Assessment  And 
Value  Clarification.  An  examina- 
tion of  personal  values  in  relation 
to  the  external  values  possessed  by 
a  campus,  this  conference  was  con- 
ducted by  Thorne  Wiggers,  a  GW 
professor.  According  to  Lucie,  it 
showed  how  easily  campus 
minorities  can  be  overlooked.  She 
cites  WC  as  an  example. . 

"We're  very  party-oriented  here, 
and  we  tend  to  exclude  anyone  who 
isn't.  What  we  have  to  realize  is 
that  there  are  a  lot  of  very  good 


non-party  activities  on  campus 
such  as  the  films  and  lecture 
series,  and  that  these  should 
receive  equal  stress. ' ' 

The  third  presentation.  Funding 
And  Fund  Management  of  Student 
Organizations,  centered  on 
creating  a  workable  budget  for  a 
school.  Topics  discussed  included 
the  allocation  of  funds  and,  as 
Hughes  puts  it,  "how  to  distribute 
money  equally  but  fairly,  so  that 
your  finances  balance  out."  She 
also  noted  that  one  of  the  most  in- 
teresting divisions  of  the  seminar 
was  "Role  of  the  Student  Govern- 
ment: Active  or  Passive?" 

"Here,  we  tried  to  discover  what 
the  SGA  was  there  for,  and  how 
best  to  utilize  it.  That  sounds  easy 
but  it  really  wasn't.  You  have  to 
take  so  much  into  consideration, 
such  as  what  is  expected  of  the 
SGA  by  students,  faculty  and  ad- 


ministration." 

Although  Lucie  enjoyed  her 
weekend  at  the  seminar  and  found 
.it  extremely  informative,  she  ad- 
mits that  there  were  problems. 

"First,  the  seminar  was  held  at 
an  enormous  university  that  had 
its  own  building  for  the  Student 
Union.  Coming  from  WC,  I  found 
this  very  confusing.  Another  pro- 
blem was  that  the  conference  in- 
volved students  from  all  different 
states,  and  some  of  their  proposals 
were  things  we  couldn't  possible 
relate  to  this  college.  We're  going 
to  correct  this  by  holding  another 
conference  next  spring.  This  one 
will  be  open  to  Maryland  colleges 
only,  and  the  topic  of  discussion 
will  be  the  future  of  student  unions 
in  the  '90's.  We  probably  won't 
have  a  very  big  turnout,  but  I  think 
it  will  be  a  worthwhile  experience 
anyway." 


ROVING  REPORTER 


By  Nimi  Natan 


What  do  you  think  about  weekends  on  campus? 

Do  you  have  any  suggestions  how  to  improve  them? 


Zoelynne  Weil,  freshman,  Bait. 

I  think  they  are  a  blast!  But  I  can 
never  get  anything  to  eat  on  Sun- 
day 'cause  I  always  sleep  past 
12:00. 


Cranium  N.   Cadaver,   senior, 
New  Jersey  exit  7 

You  really  want  to  know? 


Bill    Newbold,    sophomore, 
Philadelphia,  Penn. 

"Living  on  Reds,  Vitamin  C  and 
cocaine..."  G.D.  suggestion?  Move 
WC  to  Philadelphia 


Aimee  P.  Harrison,  sophomore, 
Richmond,  Va. 

To  me,  the  weekends  at  WC  are 
lots  of  fun.  It's  great  to  meet  people 
and  get  to  know  others  better. 


Amy  Lowe,  freshman,  Laural, 


Weekends  could  offer  more,  but 
they  are  good  for  socializing  and 
especially  partying  without  those 
8:30  classes  to  go  to  every  morning. 


Thorn    Bernart,    sophomore, 
Southport  Ct. 

To  me,  spending  the  weekend  on 
campus  is  a  continuation  of  the 
week.  To  improve  the  weekend 
situation  would  mean  more 
cultural  experiences  with  the 
students  here  at  school,  as  well  as 
additional  people  from  off  campus. 


Mike     Cranston,     Sophomore, 
Fallston,  MD 

The  weekends  here  don't  have 
much  to  offer...  most  people  go  to 
other  colleges  to  have  the  good 
times  on  weekends. 


Mike  Kline,  freshman,  Dover 
Del. 

There  is  enough  wine  and 
women,  and  one  cannot  ask  for 
much  more...  Except,  maybe,  a  big 
Roman  Bath  house. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  October  15. 1982  -  page  8 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29, 1982-page  6 


Car  Strikes  Student  On  Rt.  213 


Continued  from  page  1 
prevent  similar  accidents  in  the 
future. 
"We're  also  going  to  have  the 

President  Cater 
Inaugurated 

Continued  from  page  1 
An  idea  that  colleges  should  re- 
main "one-purpose  institutions" 
and  not  develop  into  larger  univer- 
sities and  graduate  schools  were 
presented,  as  was  its  counterpoint  - 
the  fact  that  small  colleges  are, 
without  exception,  hopelessly 
segregated.  Other  topics  of  interest 
included  the  objeclives  and  per- 
sonal attitudes  a  proper  college 
faculty  should  hold.  "Begging  for 
money"  -  the  best  approach  to  fin- 
ding new  funds  was  also  a  con- 
troversial point. 

The  Symposium  ended  around  4 
p.m.  and  although  no  concrete 
answers  to  the  problems  of  small 
colleges  had  been  given,  the  after- 
noon was  far  from  being  an  un- 
productive one.  Innovative  con- 
cepts on  all  facets  of  higher  educa- 
tion has  been  brought  forth,  and  the 
policy  of  the  new  president's  ad- 
ministration had  been  labelled  as 
one  which  promised  to  "Cater  to 
students." 


Chestertown  police  sit  up  here  and 
give  tickets  to  those  drivers  who 
don't  yield  to  pedestrians."  In  addi- 
tion, a  great  many  other  cars  stand 
the  chance  of  being  pulled  over  for 
speeding. 

"The  limit  is  25,  but  I'd  say  the 
average  car  goes  up  here  at  30  to  35 
miles  an  hour.  It  is  not  just  the 
local  people  who  are  at  fault  either. 
I've  seen  students  speed  and  not 
yield  to  pedestrians,  even  those  in 
the  crosswalks  around  campus." 

Although  he  knows  it  is  nothing 
more  than  common  sense,'  Quinn 
feels  he  cannot  over-emphasize  the 
need  for  drivers  to  obey  laws 
regarding  pedestrian  right-of-way. 
However,  he  also  extends  a  warn- 
ing to  the  students  themselves. 

"Don't  take  it  for  granted  that  a 
car  is  going  to  stop  when  you  walk 
into  the  street.  Sometimes,  they 
don't,  and  when  it  comes  down  to  a 
human  body  versus  a  mechanical 
device,  such  as  a  vehicle,  that 
human  body  is  going  to  lose." 

Students  are  requested  to 
refrain  from  throwing  eggs  or 
other  objects  this  weekend.  There 
will  be  extra  security,  and  town 
police  will  be  patrolling.  Security 
reminds  the -student  body  that  it  is 
a  criminal  offense  to  throw  any 
missile  or  object  at  a  motor  vehicle 
or  person.  Students  are  asked  to 
please  cooperate. 


DPO  asks: 

Who  is  THE  MISSING  LINK? 

YOU  decide  the  week  of  Nov.  1 

Proceeds  go  to  THE  "BUSH"  PROJECT. 


WC  hosted  a  volleyball  tournament  last  weekend 


On  The  Rebound 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Welcome  back  everyone ! 

Hopefully  your  -  vacation  was 
eventful.  Getting  back  to  the  "old 
grind"  should  prove  to  be  hard 
work.  The  exam  schedules  have 
already  been  posted  around  cam- 
pus. This  should  give  all  of  us 
something  to  look  forward  to  in  the 
coming  weeks.  Most  professors  are 
involved  in  preparing  mid-term  ex- 
aminations -  but  don't  worry. 
Thanksgiving  is  on  the  way ! 

As  lacrosse,  fall  ball  and  the  cur- 
rent soccer  season  wind  down  a  dif- 
ferent type  of  varsity  sport  is 
beginning.  The  Girls'  Varsity 
Cheerleading  Team  started  their 
pre-season  tune-up  for  the  upcom- 
ing basketball  season  this  past 
week.  Gini  White  and  Lisa  Laird 
were  selected  as  captains  for  this 


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year's  squad  and  Laird  seemed 
very  pleased  with  the  turn-out  .for 
their  initial  work-out.  "This  year 
we  will  probably  carry  up  to  ten 
girls,"  Laird  asserted,  "with  two  to 
four  positions  open."  How  deman- 
ding is  cheerleading?  "Well,  every 
night  we  have  practice;  each  two 
hours  long,"  she  added,  "we're  just 
not  sitting  around,  and  we  are  go- 
ing to  get  'really  serious'  next  Mon- 
day." Debilee  Furgeson,  Kelly 
Cupka,  Kathy  McPhee  and  Lisa 
Mendelson  will  assist  White  and 
Laird  on  the  squad.  The  girls  work 
very  hard  to  promote  spirit  at 
home  games  and  deserve  the 
respect  of  all  sport  enthusiasts. 
Word  has  it,  however,  that  Lisa 
Laird  has  perfected  a  new  slam 
dunk!  We'll  just  have  to  wait  and 
see. 

A  good  way  to  release  from  this 
past  week's  tensions  and  examina- 
tions is  to  attend  the  Sigs'  Hallo- 
ween Party  this  Saturday.  Many 
ghouls  and  goblins  will  probably  be 
lurking  around  -  so  girls  beware! 
Finally,  I  would  like  to  con- 
gratulate Mr.  Randy  C.  Bell  on  his 
first  win  this  past  week  in  the 
Chestertown  Football  League. 
Randy,  the  best  of  luck  to  you  in 
your  upcoming  games.  My 
apologies  for  the  shortness  of  the 
Rebound  but  schoolwork  is  beginn- 
ing to  pile  up.  So,  until  next  week.... 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29, 1982-page  7 


Shoreman  Soccer  Trounces  Salisbury  State  4-1 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Salisbury  State  College,  fresh 
from  a  narrow  defeat  at  the  hands 
of  powerhouse  Elizabethtown, 
came  confidently  into  Chestertown 
on  Wednesday  to  face  the 
hometown  Shoremen,  whose  MAC 
playoff  hopes  were  dwindling 
rapidly. 

Youthful  Salisbury  found  its 
hopes  of  conquest  vanquished 
quickly,  however,  as  WC,  in  white, 
let  loose  the  frustrations  of  an  in- 
consistent seson  by  stopping  the 
red-shirted.  visitors  4-1  on  goals  by 
Ron  Lauricella,  Hugh  Collie, 
George  Halivopolous,  and  John 
Rausch. 

Washington  dominated  the  first 
portion  of  the  first  half  from  end  to 
end.  Lauricella  opened  the  scoring 
nearly  15  minutes  into  the  game  by 
taking  an  assist  from  Halivopolous 
and  converting  it  into  a  one  on  one 


burn  of  the  Salisbury  keeper. 

Approximately  ten  minutes 
later,  corner  kick  specialist  Hugh 
Collie,  marked  up  on  the  opposing 
goaltender,  towered  above  the 
frantic  crowd  to  deflect  Mark 
Mullican's  expertly  placed  kick  in- 
to the  net  to  make  the  score  2-0. 

That's  the  way  it  stood  at 
halftime,  as  WC  seemed  to  lose  its 
edge  and  played  even  up  with  the 
red  team.  But  head  coach  Tom 
Bowman's  warning  to  find  more  in- 
tensity did  not  go  unheeded  in  the 
second  period. 

Freshman  Peter  Murray  took 
quick  advantage  of  Bowman's 
decision  to  move  the  defenseman  to 
the  striker  position.  Within  two 
minutes,  Murray  had  taken  a  shot 
on  goal  and  assisted  Halivopolous 
on  the  third  Washington  tally. 

In  the  midst  of  a  strong  offensive 
surge,  Murray  pulled  in  a  pass 
from  a  teammate  and  dished  it  off 


Ron  Lauricella  prepares  to  settle  an  air  ball  during  a  brilliant 
performance  as  Washington  ties  Haverf ord  on  Homecoming. 

Cross  Country 

Harriers  Lose  Two  At  Home 


by  John  Cummings 

On  Saturday,  October  16  and 
Monday,  October  18th,  the  WC  Har- 
riers lost  two  meets  at  home.  Both 
losses  can  be  attributed  to  the  lack 
of  depth  on  the  Shoremen  squad,  a 
problem  which  has  plagued  the 
team  since  the  beginning  of  the 
season. 

Even  though  both  meets  were 
losses  for  WC,  the  team  is  in  good 
spirits  as  everyone  ran  very  well. 
°n  Saturday  the  entire  squad  im- 
proved on  previous  times  and  then 
patched  or  improved  their  per- 
formances on  Monday. 

Jonathon  Adams  continued  to 
■ead  the  team  by  funning  27:20  on 
Saturday  and  27:27  on  Monday. 
John  Cummings  also  improved  on 
Jls  times  by  running  a  28:37  on 
Saturday  and  a  28:39  on  Monday. 


A  real  effort  was  put  forth  by 
Dan  Bakley  who  broke  30  minutes 
on  both  occasions,  running  29:49 
and  29:55  respectfully.  Victor 
DeSantis  improved  drastically 
over  previous  times  he  has  taken  a 
full  6  minutes  off  his  first  time. 
Rounding  out  the  top  5  was  Chris 
Buccheister  who  ran  both  races 
under  32  minutes.  Brian  Bodt, 
Steve  Frailer  and  Vanessa  Haight 
all  ran  very  well  turning  in  times 
which  were  in  the  low  33  minute 
range. 

It  has  been  a  while  since  WC  had 
a  team  with  comparable  times. 
Hopefully  things  are  looking  up  for 
the  Harriers. 

On  Saturday  the  Shoremen  will 
host  Western  Maryland,  and  on 
Tuesday  they  will  be  running 
against  Salisbury  at  Salisbury. 


to  Halivopolous  who  raced  through 
the  middle  and  planted  a  solid  shot 
in  the  Salisbury  goal  to  extend  the 
Shoremen  lead  to  3-0. 

Following  a  series  of  WC 
substitutions,  Salisbury  regrouped 
for  a  time  and  pressured  the  home 
goal  for  several  minutes,  coming 
up  with  a  score,  but  a  combination 
of  numerous  penalties,  including 
the  coach's  ejection,  and  a  re- 
juvenated Washington  effort, 
denied  Salisbury  further  progress. 


John  Rausch  capped  the  scoring 
with  only  a  few  minutes  to  play, 
ripping  a  solo  shot  across  the  eigh- 
teen, over  the  diving  keeper,  into 
the  far  corner  to  conclude  the  4-1 
Washington  win. 

The  victory  puts  the  Shoremen 
one  game  under  .500  with  a  chance 
to  even  their  record  at  7-7  tonight  at 
Johns  Hopkins  under  the  lights  on 
artificial  turf.  The  next  home  game 
is  the  season  finale  against  Mary 
Washington  next  Saturday. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Benin 

Washington  College  senior,  Tom 
Euker  is  this  issue's  Athlete  of  the 
Week.  Tom  is  honored  for  his  con- 
sistent, solid  play  on  the  soccer 
team.  Playing  both  halfback  and 
fullback,  Tom  has  continually 
helped  the  team  this  season  with 
exceptional  efforts. 

Euker,  who  is  from  Smithtown, 
Long  Island,  New  York,  first 
started  playing  soccer  in  the 
seventh  grade  with  the  encourage- 
ment of  his  father,  a  physical 
education  instructor.  Through  hard 


work  and  dedication,  Tom  had  a 
fine  high  school  career  at 
Smithtown  East. 

Following  a  two  year  stint  at 
Farmingdale  Community  College, 
Euker  transferred  to  WC  last  year 
where  he  assumed  the  position  of 
outside  halfback.  Playing  profi- 
ciently, he  provided  needed 
assistance  to  the  young  team. 

This  year,  Euker  is  once  again  an 
outstanding  performer  helping  the 
team  to  a  good  season.  Tom  is  look- 
ing forward  to  finishing  his  career 
with  a  fine  personal  effort  and  a 
good  overall  team  record. 


Washincrtnn  Pnllooo  Rim  _  ITrirta  v   OptnhorlR   19fl!f  _  napp  ft 

Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  October  29, 1982-pagel 


Despair 
Lolita  Is  Coining 

Despair 
Lolita  Is  Coming 

Date  —  November  11;  Time  —  7:30 
Place  —  Norman  James  Theatre 
Price  -  $100 


Who  Is  Robbe-Grillet 

And  Why  Is  He 

Coming  To  Washington  College? 

Who  Is  Richard  Howard 

And  Why  Is  He 

Coming  To  Washington  College? 

November  29th  -  December  3rd 


SPONSORED  BY  WRITERS'  UNION 


Social  Life 


New  Policy  Prevents  Weeknight  Parties 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  a  move  made  this  Thursday  by 
the  Student  Affairs  office,  the 
holding  of  all-campus  parties  on 
week  nights  was  banned.  This 
change,  which  goes  into  effect  im- 
mediately, makes  such  functions  a 
violation  of  school  policy  and 
leaves  the  hosts  subject  to  strict 
disciplinary  action. 

"I  think  this  has  been  coming," 
states  Maureen  Kelley,  Dean  of 
Students.  "Over  the  past  two  or 
three  years,  there  seems  to  have 
been  a  pattern  developing  on  cam- 
pus where  the  student  organiza- 
tions would  hold  parties  on  Tues- 
day, Wednesday  and  Thursday 
nights,  with  no  regard  to  the  fact 
that  these  were  school  nights. 

"This  year  especially,  we  were 
hearing  more  and  more  concern  on 


the  part  of  the  faculty.  In  par- 
ticular, there  were  many  students 
who  were  being  increasingly  turn- 
ed off  by  living  in  an  environment 
that  seemed  to  be  an  all-week  par- 
ty." 

Although  the  policy  change  was 
initiated  by  Student  Affairs,  Dean 
Kelley  adds  that  the  proposal  was 
reviewed  by  a  group  of  student 
leaders.  It  was  agreed  that  the  idea 
should  be  tried  for  one  year,  with 
the  promise  that  it  again  be 
evaluated  in  May.  In  all  likelihood, 
however,  the  change  will  become 
a  permanent  part  of  campus 
policy. 

"We're  thinking  ahead  to  next 
year  when  just  about  all  of  the 
freshman  class  will  be  below  the 
legal  drinking  age.  The  rules  we 
make  today  must  be  applicable  to 
that  group  too." 

Also    affected    by    the    policy, 


although  to  not  as  great  an  extent 
as  student  organizations,  will  be 
the  scheduling  of  entertainment  for 
the  Coffee  House.  Says  the  Dean : 

"We've  talked  it  over  with  the 
workers  down  there  and  come  to  an 
understanding  that  certain  events 
would  be  considered  all-campus 
parties.  A  large  rock  and  roll  band, 
for  example,  where  a  certain  at- 
mosphere is  created,  is  the  kind  of 
thing  we'd  say  no  to.  Mellow,  nice 
entertainment  where,  say,  a  stu- 
dent who  is  studying  might  want  to 
stop  by  for  an  hour  and  relax  - 
well,  that's  another  thing." 

In  keeping  with  the  school's 
liberal  tendencies,  however,  the 
policy  may  be  lifted  on  certain  oc- 
casions. 

"There's  always  room  for  excep- 
tions," remarks  Dean  Kelley, 
"especially  if  there  is  an  incredibly 
good  opportunity  for  students  to  do 


something  or  experience  an  event 
that  could  only  come  about  if  the 
policy  were  temporarily  relaxed  I 
would  hope,  though,  that  the  spirit 
of  the  policy  is  obvious  and  accep- 
table enough  that  we  won't  have 
students  trying  to  beat  the 
system."  She  adds  that  students 
who  go  against  the  new  rule 
without  permission  will  be  brought 
before  the  Student  Judiciary.  At 
present,  there  is  one  such  case  be- 
ing heard. 

Although  students  might  find  the 
new  policy  something  of  a 
nuisance,  the  Dean  is  fairly  confi- 
dent about  its  being  obeyed. 

"The  students  with  whom  we've 
talked  so  far  have  been  very 
responsive  and  cooperative,  and 
the  leaders  of  campus  organiza- 
tions have  been  supportive.  I  just 
hope  they  can  translate  that  feeling 
to  the  whole  student  body." 


The    $    Blm 


t/oicuw,  54,  TUonten.  7 


Students 


"prtdcuf,  %wem6e*  5.  t9Z2 


Undergraduate  Enrollment  Shows 
Increase  Over  Last  Year 


WC  Soccer  split  two  games  this  week.  See  Story  Page  6 


Alcohol  Policy 

Sororities  Adjust  For  Pledging 


byKimberlyWard 

Although  the  new  state-wide 
alcohol  policy  will  affect  many 
campus  functions  in  the  upcoming 
year,  requiring  new  regulations 
and  stricter  enforcements  of 
previous  ones,  surprisingly  few 
sorority  events  will  be  noticably 
altered. 

The  traditional  reputation  of 
sororities  in  general  (not 
specifically  those  on  the  W.C.  cam- 
Pus)  as  partying  organizations  is 
Quite  belied  by  their  rigid  alcohol 
Policies  -  ones  that  have  been  in  ef- 
tect  since  long  before  the  recent 
state  laws  -  and  their  willingness 
w  comply  with  the  new  state  laws. 

According  to  the  by-laws  of  all 
^"ee  sororities  on  campus,  for  ex- 
*mPle,.no  alcohol  is  served  at  in- 
0rmal  rush  parties  and,  of  course, 


no  hard  liquor  is  served  at  any 
sorority  party.  All  the  sororities 
plan  to  card  at  all  rush  parties  and 
social  functions,  although,  as  one 
sorority  president  put  it,  "It  puts  a 
damper  on  the  all-campus  par- 
ties." 

Already  the  ZTA's  have  enforced 
the  new  policy,  checking  students 
IDs  and  stamping  hands  ap- 
propriately at  the  door  of  the 
Avalanche  Concert.  It  is  in  the  by- 
laws of  the  Alpha  Chi  Umegas  that 
alternative  non-alcoholic  drinks  as 
well  as  food  must  be  served 
whenever  alcohol  is  offered. 

One  final  aspect  that  concerns 
sororities  as  well  as  any  campus 
organization  and  the  alcohol  policy 
is  that  they  are  liable  should 
anyone  with  a  green  card  be  caught 
drinking  at  such  functions. 


by  Mary  Nash 
Undergraduate  enrollment  at 
Washington  College  has  increased 
slightly.  The  size  of  this  year's 
freshman  class  is  noticeably  larger 
than  last  year  indicating  possibly 
an  upward  trend  in  admissions  for 
the  coming  years. 

When  asked  to  comment  on  such 
a  possibility,  Admissions  Director, 
Dale  Trusheim  responded,  "I  think 
we  (the  admissions  department) 
would  definitely  like  to  see  an  in- 
crease in  admissions  to  at  least  750 
or  so,  however  with  the  state  of  the 
economy  being  what  it  is  right 
now;  Washington  College  is  doing 
rather  well."  The  current 
undergraduate  enrollment  is  670 
people.  "As  far  as  ideas  for  attrac- 
ting more  potential  students  to 
Washington  College  ^go,  Mr. 
Trusheim  continued,  one  way  is  by 
tsing  the  targeting-rifle  shot  ap- 
proach to  interest  students  from 
high  schools.  These  are  five 
members  of  the  admissions  staff 
and  each  of  us  has  a  goal  of  obtain- 
ing at  least  ten  perspective 
students  who  will  be  singled  out 
(targeted)  as  exceptional  through 
for  example  the  Educational 
Testing  Service  or  the  Distinguish- 
ed Scholar  Pool." 

One  problem  many  colleges  face 
today  is  retaining  the  students  once 
they  have  enrolled  and  avoiding 
the  possibility  of  lower  enrollment 
due  to  students  transferring.  In 
regard  to  providing  counseling  to 
troubled  students  Mr.  Trusheim 
commented  "This  is  a  college-wide 


responsibility.  Students  should  be 
aware  that  it  is  very  easy  to  get  ad- 
vice regardless  of  what  may  be 
wrong.  There  is  always  somebody 
here  to  help  -  be  it  President  Cater, 
a  faculty  member  of  the  dean's  of- 
ifice  -  counseling  is  always 
available. 

As  far  as  enrollment  expecta- 
tions for  the  coming  year  go,  Mr. 
Trusheim  commented:  "Things 
are  looking  good.  Our  inquiry  pool 
is  doing  well.  There  is  definitely  the 
potential  for  increased  enrollment. 
I'm  always  looking  for  new  and 
fresh  ideas.  If  there  is  any  students 
who  has  ideas,  feel  free  to  come 
and  see  me  anytime." 


CARTOONISTS 
NEEDED 

Anyone  interested  in  drawing 
cartoons  for  the  Elm  is  invited  to 
attend  the  Sunday  night  meetings. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  5. 1982-page  2 


Greeks  Get  Grief 


The  new  alcohol  policy  has  caused  a  lot  of  changes  at  WC. 
This  year  parties  must  be  registered  as  well  as  supervised  to 
prevent  minors  from  drinking. 

A  recent  administrative  decision  has  banned  all-campus  par- 
ties on  weeknights.  While  this  gesture  seems  to  be  aiming  the 
school  in  a  positive  direction  toward  academics,  perhaps  a  little 
explaining  is  in  order. 

How  will  the  administration  define  an  "all-campus  party?" 
To  what  extent  can  private  parties  remain  private?  How  many 
people  are  allowed  to  attend  a  party  before  it  must  be 
registered? 

While  fraternities  and  sororities  do  throw  the  majority  of  par- 
ties on  campus,  they  are  not  the  only  sponsors  of  social  events. 
Greeks,  however,  have  been  leaned  on  more  than  any  other 
organizations. 

Although  traditionally  fraternities  have  thrown  the  majority 
of  all-campus  parties,  they  alone  can  not  be  blamed  for  the  less- 
than-totally-academic  attitude  prevalent  on  this  campus.  Let's 
face  it,  college  students  are  just  not  into  milk  and  cookies.  Col- 
lege students  are  going  to  drink  whether  fraternities  throw  par- 
ties or  not.  Perhaps  the  administration  would  prefer  to  force 
students  to  go  to  bars  in  town  during  the  week  and  take  the  risk 
of  any  number  of  drunk  driving  mishaps. 

So  a  new  policy  has  again  been  introduced  on  campus.  Is  the 
administration  going  to  uphold  the  regulations  they  have  set 
forth  for  the  students?  Will  the  student  body  search  for  other 
forms  of  entertainment  during  the  week?  Although  the  new 
policy  stems  from  good  intentions  perhaps  a  reevaluation  of  the 
reasons  and  consequences  of  this  rule  is  in  order. 


Lolita  Protest  Continues 


Elm  Format  Questioned 


It  has  come  to  my  attention  that 
the  film  version  of  Mrs.  Richard  F. 
Shiller's  sordid  life  is  soon  to  be 
shown  at  Washington  College.  This 
is  not  good.  The  lessons  we  have 
drawn  over  the  years  from  the 
publication  of  Mr.  Humbert's  Con- 
fessions -  that  the  wayward  child 
and  the  panting  maniac  must  be 
kept  poles  apart  -  these  lessons 
will  be  set  aside  by  the  film's 
glorification  of  Mr.  Humbert's 
moral  leprosy. 

Is  it  not  dangerous  enough  for  the 
Dolly  Hazes'  at  Washington  Col- 
lege? Is  not  the  climate  ripe  in  our 
immoral  times  to  lose  yet  another 


innocent  Lo  to  yet  another 
demented  Diarist?  Ghosts  walk. 
And  White  Widowed  Male  have 
metamorphosed  into  divorced  dan- 
dies and  separated  satyrs. 

Do  not  see  Lolita.  It  is  dangerous 
to  your  moral  health.  Join  me  in 
shunning  the  film;  in  so  doing  we'll 
take  a  major  step  toward  the  goal 
of  being  a  better  generation  in  a 
safer  world. 

John  Ray,  Jr.,  PhD. 


One  could  discount  two  columns 
from  The  Elm's  October  29  edition 
had  they  appeared  individually, 
but  when  printed  together  com- 
ment becomes  irresistible.  "Look 
Both  Ways"  and  "Who  Causes  Stu- 
dent Apathy?"  provide  the  same 
uplifting  experience  as  viewing 
successive  reruns  of  the  thought 
provoking  television  series 
"Three's  Company."  Struck  with 
ennui,  one  either  toys  with  the  idea 
of  dissecting  the  writers  to  deter- 
mine the  extent  of  their  vapidity  or 
becomes  resigned  to  reaching  for 
the  nearest  bottle  of  tainted 
Tylenol. 

The  scene:  crossing  213  with  The 
Elm  in  hand.  The  time:  early  mor- 
ning when  the  fog  of  apathy  is 
thickest.  Students  drift  past  cars 
oblivious  to  life  long  warnings  of 
the  harm  speeding  autos  can  cause 
human  bodies  as  they  assiduously 
search  the  void  of  The  Elm  for  a 
fragment  of  thoughtful  content. 
Suddenly  from  the  murky  nebulous 
right  comes  a  speeding  garbage 
truck.  Tragedy. 

Yes,  The  Elm  has  discovered 
what  all  patrol  boys  and  girls  know 
in  elementary  school:  traffic  and 
pedestrians  do  not  mix.  Now  we  all 
know  and  can  thank  The  Elm  for 
this  public  service.  If  only  we  could 
learn  how  to  avoid  speeding  gar- 
bage trucks.  Which  brings  us  to  the 
discovery  of  the  cause  of  student 
apathy. 

I  might  be  tempted,  using  Mr. 
Rosin's  study  as  a  model  for  my 
own  investigation,  to  be  equally 
base  and  superficial  and  argue  that 
the  reason  liberals  devote  their 
lives  to  informing  the  public,  ie. 
"run  the  media,"  is  because  con- 
servatives are  too  busy  strip  min- 
ing, dumping  toxic  waste,  and  red 
baiting  to  bother  with  informing 
the  public  of  anything.  This  aside,  I 
was  intrigued  with  Mr.  Rosin's 
analysis  (sic)  of  the  causes  of 
apathy.  He  writes,  "Any  creature 
would  become  apathetic  if  it  didn't 


know  what  was  going  on,  if  it  m 
stantly  was  being  fed  disinfona 
tion  and  subjected  todistortioim 
reality."  If  this  rather  strain, 
argument  is  true,  why  Mr.  Rosijj 
not  in  a  constant  state  of  apatheB 
lethargy  is  beyond  me.  Fortunate) 
though,  he  has  remarkably  prom 
that  despite  a  distorted  impressj, 
of  reality  it  is  possible  to  escaped. 
numbing  grip  of  apathy  and  writa 
letter.  There  is  hope  for  the  restd 
us. 

The  Elm  can  affect  campus  j 
titudes.  Still,  students  with  tjj 
chance  to  transform  their  ideas  it 
to  print  let  the  opportunity  frittj 
away.  Rather  than  preserve 
discourse  free  from  extend 
strain,  the  insular  environment j 
the  campus  has  created  an  isla 
of  listless  spirits  incapable  of  ev« 
the  explanation  for  theii 
thoughtless  disregard  of  the  wori 
around  them.  Instead,  that  elucidi 
tion  is  left  to  an  interloper. 

Is  The  Elm  to  be  a  medium* 
campus  enlightenment  or  a  cm 
trivance  for  shallow  puerile  expos 
tions?  If  we  stay  the  course  by  at 
cepting  rather  than  offering,  tha 
we  deserve  mediocrity.  Of  coins 
then,  the  next  step  in  this  genert 
tion's  intellectual  return  to  li 
womb  will  be  the  simple  lack  of  ia- 
terest  to  just  pick  up  the  paper. 
Frank  Dirki 


Thank  You 


As  Editor-in-Chief  of  the  Elml 
would  like  to  thank  everyone  n 
helped  make  last  Friday's  BrotW 
Bash  a  booming  success.  Ua 
dedicated  work  of  Amy  Seifert, 
Mary  Helen  Holzgang,  and  various 
others  associated  with  the  Elmwn 
greatly  appreciated. 

Thanks 
Jeff  Aldersa 


A  Case  Of  Typecasting? 


***  Seniors  (dates  changed) 

Senior  Pictures  will  be  taken 

on  the  15th  and  16th  of 

November  instead  of  the 

previously  announced  dates. 


I  have  been  cast  into  an  un- 
fortunate role.  That  is  that  I  would 
like  to  express  my  views  about  the 
drama  department  at  Washington 
College  but  am  hard-pressed  to  do 
such.  The  reason  that  I  feel 
threatened  to  say  how  I  feel  is  that 
there  are  various  people  who  may 


The    $    Elm 

s*r    MuiglKiC^ft   ftp 

Editor-in-chief JeffAlderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

^ewsEdjtor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor        Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College,  published 
by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corp.  in 
Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of  vacations  and  exam  weeks. 
The  opinions  expressed  on  these  pages,  with  the  exceptions  of  those  under 
the  headings  of  LETTERS  TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are 
those  of  the  editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  are  encouraged,  but 
must  be  signed  by  the  author.  THE  ELM  is  open  business  hours;  Monday 
through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


become  offended.  These  of  course 
include  the  hard  core  drama  group 
and  their  mentor.  I  realize  this  is 
my  own  opinion  and  I  am  biased 
according  to  my  experience. 

Our  drama  department  caters  to 
a  very  select  group  of  people,  com- 
monly known  as  the  drama  majors. . 
To  me  this  seems  to  be  detrimen- 
tal. I  believe  that  the  best  person 
for  a  job  should  get  it  be  he  black  or 
white,  woman  or  man.  However,  in 
regards  to  acting,  the  drama 
department  chooses  to  draw  from 
that  select  group  whether  the  in- 
dividual is  good  or  bad.  The  reason- 
ing behind  this  is  that  the  majors, 
because  of  their  status  as  majors, 
are  given  priority  in  casting.  This 
sounds  reasonable,  but  it  is  just  im- 
possible to  squeeze  water  from  a 
rock.  When  I  attend  a  performance 
I  enjoy  being  captured  by  a 
character  and  swept  away  into  his 
work.  This  has  not  happened  to  me 
yet  as  a  member  of  the  audience  at 
Washington  College.  Of  course,  the 
department  owes  it  to  its  ranks  to 
include  majors  but  also  to  get  them 
ready  for  the  world,  for  a  time 
when  roles  are  not  just  handed  out 
but  have  to  be  worked  for. 


It  seems  to  me  that  there  is  a  foS 
over  the  .College  Avenue  between 
the  Cain  Athletic  Center  and  tl" 
Mc  Alpine  Art  Studio.  The  peop 
who  work  there  daily  are  blinded 
and  shielded  from  the  rest  of  the 
world.  To  them,  they  are  all  US' 
exists.  I  truly  hope  that  after  these 
extra  years  with  this  securily 
blanket  that  these  people  are  aw 
to  face  the  world  successfully. 

The  liberal  arts  education,  wli<* 
is  the  theme  of  Washington  Co- 
lege,  indicates  to  me  that  each  ol 
should  have  the  opportunity  to  W 
out  various  disciplines.  However 
under  some  circumstances,  i' 
virtually  impossible  to  land  an  ^ 
ting  role  here.  I  have  spoken" 
many  students  this  semester  ffw 
have  an  interest  in  acting  but  P1* 
bably  never  will  be  able  to  e%p«" 
it  because  they  do  not  intend  torn 
jor  in  drama.  I  am  appalled  by  u* 
situation  and  would  frankly  p"1* 
that  the  drama  department" 
eliminated  and  the  drama  club 
re-instituted  at  Washington  <- 
lege.  This  at  least  would  end  "j 
monopoly  that  the  drama  ma]°- 
hold  on  acting  roles  at  WC.  1 
William  R.HaytW" 


Scholarships 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  5, 1982-paqe  3 


fruman  Award  Available  To  Students 


by  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

Each  year  105  talented  college 
aphomores  are  selected  as  reci- 
,ients  of  the  prestigious  Harry  S. 
Yunnan  Memorial  Scholarship, 
jstablished  in  1976  by  an  Act  of 
;0ngress,  the  award  was  created 
n  response  to  "a  desperate  and 
pouring  need  for  young  people  to 
titer  public  service." 

Awards  are  made  to  one  student 
,i  each  of  the  50  states,  the  District 
f  Columbia,  Puerto  Rico,  and, 
onsidered  as  a  single  entity, 
;uam,  the  Virgin  Islands, 
Unerican  Samoa,  and  the  Trust 
Territory  of  the  Pacific  Islands.  In 
iddition,  up  to  52  Scholars-at-large 
arge  may  be  chosen. 

To  qualify,  students  must  be 
lominated  by  the  school  at  which 
hey  are  a  matriculating  student; 
ilan  to  be  a  junior  pursuing  a 
lachelor's  degree  as  a  full-time 
tndent  during  the  upcoming 
icademic  year;  have  a  college 
jade  point  average  of  at  least  "B" 
or  equivalent)  and  be  in  the  upper 


fourth  of  her  or  his  class;  be  a 
United  States  citizen;  and  have 
selected  an  undergraduate  field  of 
study  that  will  permit  admission  to 
a  graduate  program  leading  to  a 
career  in  government. 

Recipients  are  selected  on  the 
basis  of  their  academic  record  dur- 
ing their  high  school  and  college 
years;  three  letters  of  recommen- 
dation from  faculty  members  or 
other  individuals  who  can  discuss 
the  student's  potential  tor, a  career 
in  government;  and  the  nominee's 
response  in  an  essay  of  600  words 
or  less  to  an  issue  of  public  policy. 
In  addition,  students  must  submit  a 
list  of  leadership  positions  held 
during  the  high  school  and  college 
years. 


Each  accredited  institution  of 
higher  learning  may  nominate  up 
to  two  candidates  for  the  award. 
Washington  College  has  par- 
ticipated in  the  Truman  Scholar- 
ship program  since  its  initiation  in 
1976.  No  recipient,  however,  has 
ever  been  chosen  from  WC.  Dean 
Garry  Clark  attributes  this  fact  to 
the  high  degree  of  competition 
associated  with  the  award. 

"These  are  some  of  the  most 
prestigious  scholarships  that  are 
given  in  the  country  at  present  and 
that  is  especially  so  when  one 
realizes  they  are  for 
undergraduate  education,"  states 
Clark.  "Most  similar  scholarships 
are  for  graduate  or  post-graduate 
study." 


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That's  why. 

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More  Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 
There  will  be  a  contact  steak  din- 
ner on  Wednesday,  November  10, 
at  5:00  pm  in  Hynson  lounge.  The 


Music 


Band  Cancelled  For  Semester 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

Most  American  colleges  and 
iniversities,  regardless  of  size,  can 
ioast  of  having  a  band.  Washington 
College,  however,  is  presently  an 
aception  to  this  standard.  Band  at 
f.C.  has  been  cancelled  for  the 
1982  Fall  Semester. 

Apparently,  band  was  cancelled 
hie  to  a  lack  of  student  interest. 
land  director  Amzie  Parcell  ex- 
llains  that,  "The  band  has  always 
Ken  small  and  because  of  that  the 
tendance  of  evejy  member  of  the 
land  at  every  rehearsal  is 
Ibligatory."  Parcell  added  that, 
'Enough  college  students  weren't 
lilling  to  make  that  commit- 
hent." 

The  Washington  College  band  is 
«i  organization  that  involves  both 
»Uege  students  and  members  of 
he  community.  Ideally,  the  band 


should  consist  mainly  of  W.C. 
students,  with  community 
members  augmenting  the  ranks. 
Unfortunately,  this  was  not  the 
case.  At  some  rehearsals,  nearly  a 
third  of  the  persons  attending  were 
not  from  the  college. 

Band  is  scheduled  to  resume  with 
the  beginning  of  the  '83  Spring 
Semester.  Parcell  is  optimistic 
about  reassembling  the  band  and 
has  already  made  plans  for  a  band 
performance  at  a  Victorian  Ice 
Cream  Social  to  be  held  near  the 
end  of  April. 

In  place  of  band,  several  small 
ensembles  have  been  formed,  in- 
cluding woodwind  quintets,  brass 
quartets,  and  various  duets.  Any 
students  interested  in  participating 
in  either  band  or  ensembles,  are 
urged  to  contact  Mr.  Parcell  in  the 
Fine  Arts  Building. 


Chaucerian  Lecturer  Scheduled 


Noted  Chaucerian  scholar  John 
«•  Fisher  will  deliver  a  lecture  on 
*e  "Structure  of  the  General  Pro- 
logue to  the  Canterbury  Tales"  at 
Washington  College  on  Friday, 
November  19.  He  will  speak  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  in  Miller 
Library  at  2 :30  p.m. 

Dr.  Fisher  is  John  C.  Hodges 
Wessor  of  English  and  depart- 
™nt  head  at  the  University  of  Ten- 
'®ee,  Knoxville.  He  has  served 

"the   faculties    of    New    York 


Uni- 


versity  and  Duke  University, 


and  has  been  a  consultant  to  the 
U.S.  Office  of  Education  and  the 
National  Endowment  for  the 
Humanities.  A  trustee  of  the 
Woodrow  Wilson  National 
Fellowship  Foundation  and  foun- 
ding member  of  the  New  Chaucer 
Society,  he  is  a  past  president  of 
the  Modern  Language  Association 
and  former  editor  of  PMLA,  the 
association's  official  journal.  He  is 
the  author  of  The  Complete  Poetry 
and  Prose  of  Geoffrey  Chaucer  and 
four  other  books  on  medieval 
literature. 


contact  steak  dinner  allows 
students  to  sample  new  food  pro- 
ducts on  the  market  and  give  us 
feedback  on  our  existing  opera- 
tions. We  provide  students  and 
faculty  a  hrnrhurp  nn  the  food  ser- 
vice for  their  review.  This  brochure 
informs  students  the  numerous 
things  we  do  and,  more  important- 
ly, why.  The  contact  steak  dinner  is 
by  invitation  only.  Any  student 
wishing  to  attend  and  has  not 
received  an  invitation  should  con- 
tact me  or  Lorraine  in  our  office. 
Please  RSVP  by  Tuesday, 
November  9th.  This  contact  steak 
dinner  is  being  hosted  by  the 
Washington  College  Food  Service 
and  Lankford  Sysco  Food  Services, 
Inc. 

The  Halloween  contest  took  place 
Saturday,  October  30,  during  din- 
ner. We  thank  the  few  contestants 
who  entered,  your  costumes  were 

Poetry, 
Anyone? 


A  $1,000  grand  prize  will  be 
awarded  in  the  Eighth  Annual 
Poetry  Competition  sponsored  by 
World  of  Poetry,  a  quarterly 
newsletter  for  poets. 

Poems  of  all  styles  and  on  any 
subject  are  eligible  to  compete  for 
the  grand  prize  or  for  99  other  cash 
or  merchandise  awards,  totaling 
over  $10,000. 

Says  Contest  Chairman,  Joseph 
Mellon,  "We  are  encouraging 
poetic  talent  of  every  kind,  and  ex- 
pect our  contest  to  produce  ex- 
citing discoveries." 

Rules  and  official  entry  forms 
are  available  from  the  World  of 
Poetry,  2431  Stockton  Blvd.,  Dept. 
G,  Sacramento,  California. 


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On  the  Bay  at  Fairlee  Creek 

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The  Place  For  Excellence 

Call  Us  For  Your  Next 
Party  Or  Special  Event 

DAVE  BRAND 
every  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat. 

Available  For  Your  Parti/ 


Ladies'  Night:  Every  Thursday  in 
the  Flyway  Lounge.  All  drinks 
half-priced.  5  p.m.  to  closing. 


great.  The  winners  of  the  contest 
were: 

Most  original  -  Chuck  Kille 

Funniest  -  Robin  McAvliffe 

Sexiest*-  Miehele  Breza 

Ugliest -Jeff  Order 

Each  winner  received  a  ten 
dollar  gift  certificate  to  the  Student 
Center.  Special  thanks  to  Mark 
Slater  for  his  efforts  to  make  the 
contest  come  off.  I  would  also  like 
to  thank  the  students  who  helped 
decorate  and  carve  pumpkins. 

There  was  an  SGA  Food  Service 
committee  meeting  on  Monday, 
November  1.  The  committee  decid- 
ed to  proceed  with  Give-a-Bird  at 
the  annual  Thanksgiving  Dinner. 
The  Give-a-Bird  project  received 
favorable  publicity  last  year  all 
over  the  eastern  shore.  We  are 
looking  to  beat  last  year's  giving  of 
twelve  turkeys.  For  those  not 
familiar  with  Give-a-Bird,  for 
every  eight  boarding  students  who 
do  not  sign  up  for  turkey  at  the 
Thanksgiving  dinner,  one  turkey  is 
donated  to  the  Department  of 
Social  Services.  Coffee  and  donuts 
at  finals  week,  a  date  for  the  Luau; 
and  having  Dr.  Hamilton  play  in 
the  cafeteria  during  dinner  were 
also  discussed. 

There  will  be  sign-up  sheets  plac- 
ed on  the  job  opportunities  board 
next  week  for  the  Ducks  Unlimited 
dinner.  Anyone  interested  in  work- 
ing for  this  event  or  any  catered 
events  please  watch  this  board. 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

HOURS: 

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FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  5, 1982-page4 


Goldberg  Strikes  Good  Vein 


Telluride  performed  in  the  student  center  Wednesday  night 


By  Betsy  Keef  e 
If  personality  was  the  key  to  suc- 
cess in  today's  music  industry, 
Baltimore  born  and  bred,  singer- 
songwriter  Karen  Goldberg  would 
have  been  a  smash  years  ago.  But, 
unfortunately,  the  American  music 
industry  is  only  interested  in  the 
performer's  marketing  capability. 
Musical  and  lyrical  expertise  play 
a  second  fiddle.  Someone  better 
wake  up  and  smell  the  coffee 
because  Karen  Goldberg  could 
become  a  big  time  act  if  just  given 
a  chance.  So  far,  she  has  only  one 
album,  "The  Lion  In  Me,'  which 
was  independently  produced  and 
released  by  Corbett  Records  last 
year.  Of  the  eight  cuts  on  the 
album,  seven  are  originals  whose 
subject  matter,  like  all  of 
Goldberg's  other  songs,  are  based 
on  personal  experiences.  To 
strengthen  her  recording 
background,    Goldberg    plans    to 


Halloween 


Students  Treated  To  Tricks  And  Treats 


By  Michele  Breza 


Although  last  Halloween  was  a 
"blast"  for  some  WC  students, 
Halloween  spelled  "aggravation" 
for  others. 

The  Elm's  "Brothel  Bash"  at 
least  got  the  week-end  rolling.  This 
was  a  whole  new  experience  for 
The  Elm  as  well  as  the  student 
body.  This  is  the  second  year  The 
Elm  has  won  the  "SGA  Do  it 
Yourself  Night"  -  a  prize  of  $100.00 
if  we  are  going  to  point  out  the 

At  first,  the  editors  joked  about 
the  idea,  sat  down  and  then  found 
that  it  was  feasible.  Buddy  Lester 
won  the  door  prize  —  a  piece  of 
"erotic  sculpture,"  while  Terri 
DeLancy  won  "the  Most  Ap- 
propriate" costume. 

According  to  Amy  Seifert,  Assis- 
tant Editor,  "It  was  a  little  slow  at 
first,  but  by  the  end  of  the  evening 
we  had  a  good  turn  out.  Costume- 
wise,  about  half  the  people  dressed 
in  "evening  attire." 

On  the  other  hand,  the  week-end 
was  not  rolling  enough  according  to 
Ken  Roderick  and  Mark  Slater  of 
WC  Food  Services.  The  Food  Ser- 
vice's Halloween  Dinner  —  minus 
the  decorations  -was  a  "flop"! 
Roderick  was  especially  frustrated 
with  the  lack  of  student  participa- 
tion in  the  Halloween  contest.  Most 
displeasing  to  him  was  that  he  and 
a  few  students  devoted  their  time 
and  effort  for  the  benefit  of  the 
whole  campus,  yet  they  received 
little  enthusiasm.  Slater  added  that 
if  we  are  going  to  point  out  the 
blame,  fingers  should  be  directed 
to  student  apathy  -  not  the  Hallo- 
ween dinner! 

.  One  reason  for  this  apathy 
towards  the  Halloween  Contest  was 
that  "students  do  not  see  a  severe 
need  for  it  when  a  party  was  to  be 
held  only  a  few  hours  later,"  said 
Slater.  "Despite  the  offer  of  a  $10 
gift  certificate  to  the  "C-House" 
for  each  of  the  four  categories, 
students  found  that  it  was  too  much 
trouble  to  dress  up  for  dinner  when 
they  would  just  have  to  do  it  again 
a  few  hours  later  for  the  "Sig's" 
party. 

The  WC  Food  Service  was  mere- 
ly trying  to  do  something  nice  for 
the  students  after  the  minimum 
success  of  last  year's  Halloween 
Dinner.  Why  was  last  year's  dinner 
so  much  more  enthusiastic?  Was  it 


because  we  had  Dr.  Gillin's 
children  to  entertain?  Was  it 
because  we've  suddenly  become 
too  "mature"  for  Halloween?  Or 
was  it  simply  because  it  was  too 
early,  and  the  students  are  too 
apathetic  to  get  "psyched  up"  for 
Halloween?  As  for  next  year?  The 
money  and  time  invested  is  not 
worth  it ! 

Despite  all  this,  Roderick  would 
like  to  extend  his  thanks  to  those 
who  did  participate.  In  decorating: 
"Dudley,"  Brad  Harrison,  Jeff 
Order,  Mark  Slater,  Michele 
Breza,  Chris  Whitney,  Liz  Kintz, 
and  a,few  others. 

In  costume,  prizes  were  awarded 
to:  Chuck  Killee  —  "original," 
Robin  McAnliffe  -  "funniest," 
Michele  Breza  -  "sexiest,"  and 
Jeff  Order  -  "ugliest." 

Grief  is  also  extended  to  the 
"Rocky  Horror  Picture  Show." 
Although  Friday  and  Saturday 
evenings  were  the  biggest  au- 
diences WC  Film  Series  has  ever 
had, a  "select  few"  managed  to 
ruin  the  chance  for  such  a  movie  to 
ever  be  shown  at  WC  again. 

Out  of  a  total  of  some  400  people, 
five  or  six  students  misbehaved  on 
Saturday  night  by  throwing  eggs. 
This  is  totally  out  of  context  with 
the  expected  audience  behavior. 
According  to  Dr.  Kabat,  the 
upholstery  in  the  William  James 
Theatre  is  ruined.  Repairs  will  cost 
a  lot  of  money.  The  disturbance 
also  caused  the  movie  to  be  stopped 
for  a  while.  Kabat  says,  "It's  most 
impossible  for  us  to  bring  a  movie 
like  that  here  again.  It's  a  shame 
that  so  few  can  ruin  it  for  so 
many."  As  soon  as  possible,  names 
of  these  offenders  will  be  turned 
over  to  the  SJB  and  Student  Af- 
fairs. 

The  issue  Kabat  feels  "Rocky 
Horror"  raised  is:  "Is  it  true  that 
WC  is  not  mature  enough?"  He 
feels  this  movie  can  be  shown  at 
other  colleges  with  less  trouble. 
Kabat's  perception  is,  "Most  kids 
had  a  good  time,  but  six  out  of  1100 
made  a  big  enough  problem  to 
penalize  the  campus  in  the  future. 
Basically,"  he  says,  "Kids  aren't 
bad.  but  even  a  tiny  minority  can 
ruin  it." 

Not  to  end  on  a  sour  note,  the 
Sig's  Halloween  Party  was  once 
again  a  success.  According  to  Pat 
Shockley,  President  of  the  Phi 
Sigma  Fraternity,  "There  was  no 


vandalism,  no  problems, 
everything  turned  out  great!" 
Roughly  380  people  came,  and  the 
same  amount  of  beer  was  consum- 
ed as  last  year. 

The  only  difference  from  last 
year's  party  was  that  there  was  no 
contest.  "We  figured  the  cafeteria 
was  having  one"  said  Shockley. 
"We  would  have  done  the  contest 
again  -  if  no  one  else  does.  A  case 
of  beer  would  have  been  the  prize, 
but  that's  now  a  problem  due  to  the 
new  alcoholic  policy."  Overall, 
Shockley  feels  the  costumes  were 
pretty  good. 

"Oh,"  says  Shockley,  "Rumor 
has  it  that  Ed  Maxcy  was  there 
disguised  as  well  as  a  security 
guard  -  Is  it  true? ! " 


record  a  45  rpm.  some  time  this 
month.  It  will  consist  of  two  well 
known  songs,  in  the  hope  that  the 
public  will  want  to  listen,  and  will, 
therefore,  come  to  recognize  her 
voice. 

Goldberg's  act  keeps  her  busy 
six  days  a  week.  Besides  playing 
the  Maryland  club  circuit, 
Goldberg  has  toured  Florida  and 
the  Caribbean,  and  once  a  week 
performs  at  New  York  City's  Cot- 
tonwood Cafe.  Just  recently  she 
opened  for  Don  McLean  at  Pier  Six 
Pavillion  in  Baltimore  where  she 
enticed  the  audience  for  forty-five 
minutes,  instead  of  her  contracted 
thirty. 

Goldberg  is  generally  known  as 
an  acoustic  guitar  player,  but  it  is 
not  uncommon  for  her  to  do  a  set 
with  an  electric  guitar,  an  instru- 
ment which  she  has  recently 
mastered. 

Her  spectacular  voice  is  quite 
similar  to  that  of  Joni  Mitchell,  but 
her  act  is  unique  and  filled  with 
spunk. 

Goldberg's  second  visit  to 
Washington  College  on  October 
27th  was  much  more  of  a  success 
than  last  year's  performance,  in 
which  little  more  than  a  handful  of 
people  came  out  to  support  her. 
Although  she  was  exhausted  after  a 
seven  hour  road  trip,  she  still 
managed  to  do  several  sets  which 
included  material  by  The-  Police 
and  Joni  Mitchell.  She  also  per- 
formed several  original  numbers 
from  her  album.  She  felt  well 
received  and  termed  the  W.C.  au- 
dience as  warm  and  very  per- 
sonable. A  highlight  of  her  show 
was  a  joke  telling  contest  in  which 
the  winner  was  awarded  a  Karen 
Goldberg  poster.  With  continued 
support  it  is  more  than  likely  that 
Karen  Goldberg  will  become  a 
W.C.  favorite,  and  hopefully,  much 


Second  Dorchester  Afternoon 
To  Feature  Beat  Poetry 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Members  of  the  WC  community 
who  are  well-versed  in  poetry  may 
stop  scanning  their  calendars  for 
an  on-campus  literary  event.  The 
second  Dorchester  Afternoon  of  the 
academic  year  has  been  scheduled 
for  Sunday,  November  14,  from  two 
to  five  p.m. 

Sponsored  by  the  freshman 
creative  writing  workshop,  the 
afternoon  will  be  a  celebration  of 
Beat  poetry.  This,  according  to 
Robert  Day,  Professor  of  English, 
is  "free  verse  with  a  performance 
quality,"  evident  today  in  the 
writings  of  Allen  Ginsberg  and 
Gregory  Corso.  It  emerged  as  a 
definite  poetic  style  in  the  early 
1950's,  and  is  believed  to  have  risen 
"out  of  a  rejection  of  constitutional 
values"  after  World  War  II. 

"Without  realizing  it,"  com- 
ments Day,  "some  of  my  freshman 
poets  were  writing  in  the  Beat 
fashion.  Since  it  was  so  strongly 
evident  to  me  that  they  had  in- 
herited this  tradition,  I  thought 
they  ought  to  come  in  contact  with 
its  originators." 

With  this  in  mind,  he  designed 


the  upcoming  afternoon,  which  will 
include  a  reading  of  Gregory  Cor- 
so's  poem,  "Marriage,"  by  English 
professor  Bennett  Lamond.  Two 
films  concerning  the  Beat  move- 
ment, "Wholly  Communion"  and 
"Fried  Shoes,  Cooked  Diamonds" 
will  also  be  shown. 

The  whole  idea  behind  such  an 
event,  according  to  Day,  is  "to  br- 
ing a  modicum  of  civility  and  some 
element  of  the  intellectual 
climate"  to  campus.  To  Dorchester 
R.A.  Debbie  Ortt,  however,  it  is 
more  of  an  attempt  to  draw  this 
year's  freshmen  into  the  relatively 
new  tradition  of  gathering  in- 
formally with  friends  and  faculty 
members  to  explore  a  common  in- 
terest -  literature. 

"It's  a  way  to  get  a  new  group  in- 
terested and  involved  in  Dor- 
chester. I  want  them  to  feel  com- 
fortable here,  and  not  be  in- 
timidated." Ultimately,  she  sees 
such  afternoons  as  the  answer. 

"They're  relaxing  since  they 
allow  students  to  get  together  with 
the  faculty,  but  there's  none  of  the 
pressures  of  being  in  class.  The 
possibilities  for  themes  are 
endless,  too.  I  just  hope  it's  a  tradi- 
tion that  will  continue." 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  5. 1982-page  5 


Energy  Saving  Workshops  Begin  This  Weekend 

Kir  Mni-ir  MahU 


by  Mary  Nash 

Starting  tomorrow  a  new  project 
will  be  enacted  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. The  project  entitled  "Sense" 
(Saving  Energy  Now  Serves 
Everyone).  The  project  deals  with 
energy  conservation  and  is  the 
brain  storm  of  Dr.  Louis  Cadwell. 

The  programs  will  be  held  each 
Saturday  from  November  to 
February  in  William  Smith  Hall. 
Each  lecture  will  deal  with  a  dif- 
ferent area  of  energy  saving  and 
proportionately  with  money  sav- 
ing. 

The  format  for  tomorrow's  pro- 
gram will  begin  at  9  a.m.  with  a 
brief  welcome  and  Introductory 
address  by  President  Cater  follow- 
ed by  greetings  from  Dr.  Cadwell 
(the  programs  director). 

At  9:30  a  speech  on  Architecture 
and  Passive  Solar  Designs  will  be 
given  by  Marsha  Fritz  and  James 
Wood  Burch  -  FAIA,  architect  and 
Associates.  "This,"  states 
Cadwell,  "will  be  especially  in- 
teresting to  those  students  who  are 
interested  in  architecture  and  solar 
energy." 

At  10:15  Mr.  Dick  Durham  of 
Solar  Energy  Designs  will  give  a 
short  talk  on  active  solar  energy 
systems. 

Immediately  following  this,  at 
11:00,  "Home  Energy  Audits  and 
Heat  Losses"  will  be  discussed  by 


Jim  Mulliken  from  the  Kent  County 
Cooperative  Extension  Services. 

After  a  break  for  lunch,  the  after- 
noon will  begin  with  Walter  Lilley, 
a  retired  engineer,  speaking  on 
"The  Economics  of  Energy,"  at 
12:30. 

From  1:30  until  4:30  a  series  of 
workshops  will  be  given  as  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  above  speeches.  A 
workshop  on  weatherization  will 
also  be  given  by  Pat  Clark  and 
Alvin  Tinch  from  Upper  Shore  Ag- 
ing. 

Cadwell  states  that  the  purpose 
fo  the  SENSE  program  is  "to  help 
home  owners  obtain  specific  in-  ■ 
formation  here  on  the  local  level. 
We  have  to  put  together  a  team  of 
experts  from  within  the  communi- 
ty who  have  agreed  to  share  their 
expertise  with  their  neighbors." 

Cadwell  continues,  "I've  been  in- 
terested in  energy  for  several 
years,  and  when  I  became  aware  of 
a  possible  grant  from  the  state,  I 
submitted  this  proposal  for  the  pro- 
gram. I  think  the  idea  of  involving 
both  the  college  and  the  communi- 
ty is  really  neat." 

Much  of  the  support  for  the  pro- 
gram came  from  the  local  com- 
munity. Sponsors  include:  WKHS- 
FM,  Kent  County  News,  Upper 
Shore  Aging,  Kent  County  Public 
Library,  Downtown  Chestertown 
Association  Inc.,  League  of  Woman 
Voters,  Maryland  Energy  Office, 


Cooperative  Extension  Service, 
The  County  Commissioners  of  Kent 
County,  Mayor  and  Council  of 
Chestertown,  Kent  Conservation 
Inc.,  WCTR-AM,  and  Washington 
College. 

Cadwell  adds,  "I  think  one  of  the 
things  that  makes  the  program  so 
interesting  is  that  so  many  people 
are  involved.  All  of  them  are  pro- 
fessionals from  the  local  area. 


"There  are  actually  four  parts  to 
the  program.  The  first  is  the  talks. 
The  second  -  an  energy  hotline  set 
up  here  at  the  college  by  which 
callers  will  be  able  to  obtain  in- 
formation and  recommendations. 
The  third  part  is  an  energy 
resource  center  set  up  at  the  Kent 
County  Public  Library  and  the 
fourth  being  the  actual  energ] 
workshops." 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 
Beyond  our  world  it  seems  that 
the  DeLorean  case  is  the  big  issue 
in  the  news  and  will  probably  re- 
main so  until  the  trial  at  the  end  of 
this  year. 

John  DeLorean  seemed  to  have  it 
all,  so  the  question  is  why?  It  ap- 
pears that  the  DeLorean  Motor 
Company  was  floundering  and 
needed  to  be  saved.  DeLoren  just 
happened  to  be  in  the  wrong  place 
at  the  right  time.  DeLorean  was  en- 
trapped in  the  middle  of  a  big  drug 
bust  by  the  FBI.  It  seems  that  the 
FBI  agents  were  after  a  man  nam- 
ed William  Hetrick,  and  DeLorean 
walked  into  the  bust. 

But,  whatever  the  means, 
DeLorean  was  caught  and  sent  to 


jail,  and  no  matter  how  much  his 
attorney,  Joseph  Ball  argues  for 
entrapment,  John  DeLorean  was 
guilty  of  cocaine  possession.  It  ap- 
pears that  life  in  the  fast  lane 
caught  up  with  the  Boy-wonder 
from  General  Motors. 

The  DeLorean  case  may  not 
reach  the  average  college  student, 
but  the  elections  seem  to  affect 
everyone  in  the  United  States.  The 
President  is  pleased  with  the 
results  of  Tuesday  night's  tally. 
The  Republicans  lost  control  of  the 
House,  but  the  Senate  remains 
Republican  for  Marylanders. 
Governor  Hughes  was  re-elected 
for  another  term. 

That's  all  the  news  for  now,  but 
keep  on  looking  beyond  our  world. 


ROVING  REPORTER 


By  SALLY  McALPINE 


Question :  What  do  you  think  of  the  guys  on  WC  campus? 


Andrea  Colantti  -  Levittown,  Pa., 
Senior -Not  much! 


Pat  Clark,  Jenny  Hearn 
Baltimore,  Md.,  Senior,  Senior 
Boys  would  be  a  good  word. 


Karen  Durm  -  Annapolis, 
Freshman  -  I'll  take  that  one  right 
there. 


Elizabeth  Taylor  -  Ellicot  City, 
Junior  -  They  do  not  send  me 
enough  flowers. 


Charolette  Delahay  -  Trappe, 
"">•.  Sophomore  -  There  are  a  few 
8°od  ones  but  they  are  few  and  far 
"etween. 


Miss  Dee-  Cliff  City  -  There  is  on- 
ly one  thing  wrong  with  them,  they 
are  all  too  young. 


Maria  Jose  Vanegas  -  Freshman 
-  The  ones  I  hang  out  with  are  nice 
and  mature,  I  don't  know  about  the 
rest. 


Cathy  Forbes  -  Brielle  N.J., 
Freshman  -  If  they  are  great 
they're  taken,  if  they  are  good  look- 
ing, they  know  it,  so  I  am  not  shop- 
ping. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  5. 1982-page6^ 


Athletics  Serves  Intramurals 


Shoremen  defeated  Delaware  Valley  2-1  Tuesday, 


Soccer 

Shoremen  Defeat  Delaware 
Valley;  Bow  To  Hopkins 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

In  a  game  marred  by  poor  of- 
ficiating, the  Shoremen  defeated 
Delaware  Valley  on  Tuesday  by  a 
2-1  margin  on  scores  by  Dan 
Brumstead  and  Ron  Lauricella. 

The  week's  other  action  ended 
with  a  more  sour  note  Friday  as 
Washington  dropped  a  4-1  contest 
to  Johns  Hopkins  on  astro  turf, 
under  the  lights. 

The  split  leaves  W.C.  with  a  7-8-1 
record  entering  tomorrow's  home 
season  finale  against  Mary 
Washington,  ranked  eighth  locally. 

As  a  result  of  the  loss  to  Hopkins, 
I  Washington  is  now  eliminated  from 
Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
playoffs,  and  advances  instead  to 
the  State  Tournament  which  begins 
Tuesday  at  UMBC. 

Although  the  Mary  Washington 
skirmish  will  have  no  standing  on 
the  W.C.  playoff  picture,  the 
Shoremen  would  love  to  end  the 


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regular  season  at  .500  and  avenge 
last  year's  loss  to  the  same  team. 

Tuesday's  game,  played  in  Penn- 
sylvania, was  dominated  entirely 
by  Washington.  Delaware  Valley's 
lack  of  skill  was  made  clearly  evi- 
dent through  their  primitive  play 
and  excessive  fouling. 

Both  Washington  scores  came  in 
the  first  half.  Only  moments  into 
the  game  Brumstead  settled  an  of- 
fensive rebound  in  the  eighteen  and 
neatly  placed  it  beyond  the 
Delaware  Valley  goal-tender's 
reach. 

Later  in  the  period,  Lauricella 
tied  George  Halivopolous  for  the 
team  scoring  lead  by  completing  a 
well  executed  pass  play  by  John 
Meisel  and  Tim  McGrath  for  the 
deciding  score. 

The  Shoremen  did  not  fare  so 
well  at  John's  Hopkins.  Struggling 
on  an  unfamiliar  surface,  W.C.  was 
able  to  score  only  once,  that  being 
on  a  beautifully  arching  corner 
kick  which  dropped  untouched  into 
the  net. 

For  the  second  time  in  two 
games  Hugh  Collie  blocked  the 
goalkeeper  to  aid  Mullican  in  the 
score.  Unfortunately,  the  goal  was 
one  of  very  few  highlights  for  the 
group  of  loyal  W.C.  fans  who 
travelled  to  the  game. 

Sports  Editor's  note:  Because  of 
the  complicated  playoff  picture, 
Washington  has  been  forced  to 
forego  the  Mary  Washington  game. 
Instead,  the  playoff  game  at  UMBC 
has  been  moved  to  tomorrow,  with 
playoff  finals  next  weekend. 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Does  the  idea  of  another  boring 
week  night  spent  within  the  con- 
fines of  the  dorm  send  you  into 
spasms?  Are  you  sick  of  soft- 
boiling  your  brain  each  evening 
with  llLaverne  and  Shirley" 
reruns?  If  you  crave  the  athletic 
life,  but  were  unable  to  fit  any  of 
the  fall  sports  tryouts  into  your 
crowded  schedule,  all  is  not 
lost. ..yet.  The  thrill  of  victory  (and 
possibly  the  agony  of  defeat)  are 
still  available  -  through  WC's  own 
Co-Ed  Volleyball  Program. 

Officially  opening  on  Monday, 
November  15th,  the  season  is 
scheduled  to  extend  into  early 
December.  A  minimum  of  eight 
members  -  four  women  and  four 
men  -  will  be  required  for  each 
team. 

However,  since  games  will  run 


Monday  through  Thursday  even- 
ings, substitutes  will  be  needed  to 
cover  for  any  players  with  night 
classes.  According  to  Penny  Fall, 
participants  from  all  divisions  of 
the  student  body  are  welcome. 

Initial  team  rosters  are  available 
in  the  Cain  Athletic  Center  and 
must  be  returned  by  Wednesday, 
November  10.  if  students  wish  to 
qualify.  Fall  adds  that  these  teams 
should  include  Co-Ed  captains. 
These  individuals  should  plan  to  at- 
tend a  special  meeting  next 
Wednesday  night  at  8  p.m.  in  the 

gym. 

So  far,  the  student  turnout  for 
these  practices  has  been  rather 
disappointing,  says  Fall.  She  is, 
therefore,  encouraging  all  students 
to  sign  up,  regardless  of  their  ex- 
pertise (or  lack  of  it).  Spectators 
will  also  be  welcome  to  warm  ben- 
ches, and  there  is  no  admission 
charge. 


Soccer    fan    Robin    McAuliffe    tirelessly    cheered    for    the 
Shoremen. 


Intramural  Football  Ends 


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and  Michael  Raymond, 

Sports  Editor 

Led  by  Jimmy  Mclntyre's  MVP 
performance,  including  two 
touchdown  receptions  and  a  final 
second  interception,  the  Supreme 
Court  extended  their  intramural 
football  dominance  by  defeating 
the  Lambs  20-13  in  the  champion- 
ship game  on  Monday. 

The  victory  kept  the  Court 
undefeated  on  the  field,  although 
one  forfeit  mars  an  otherwise 
perfect  record.  It  also  culminated 
an  unusually  tight  playoff  scene. 

On  October  20,  the  KA's  spoiled 
the  Night  Prowlers'  playoff  hopes 
with  a  6-0  win.  But  the  victory  left 
three  teams  in  a  tie  for  first  place 
and  the  final  playoff  spot,  that 
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The  championship  game  turned 
out  to  be  a  fearsome,  aggressive 
contest,  while  both  teams  played 
exceptionally  well,  Mac's  clutch 
performance  made  the  difference. 
Final  Standings 

1.  Supreme  Court  7-1 

2.  Lambs  6-3 

3.  Offshore  Wave  6-2 

4.  KA  3-4 
Night  Prowlers  3-4 
Theta  Chi  3-4 

7. 1st  Floor  Somerset  4-6 

Spartans  1-6 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  5, 1982-page  7 


On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


by  Tom  Keef  e 

Can  you  believe  the  weather 
we've  been  having  this  week?  By 
the  time  Christmas  rolls  around 
we'll  just  be  putting  away  our 
shorts  and  bikini  wear.  Never- 
theless, we  should  enjoy  the  com- 
fortable climate  which  may  com- 
pel some  of  us  to  take  advantage  of 
the  great  fishing  and  hunting  op- 
portunities that  lie  here  on  the 
Eastern  Shore. 

If  the  sporting  life  is  not^your  cup 
of  tea  then  a  good  look  under  the 
elm  tree,  hanging  out  in  front  of  the 
cafeteria,  or  the  pursuit  of  other 
endeavors  would  probably  do  just 
as  well  to  prolong  our  contentment 
before  winter  sets  in. 

I  suppose  all  of  us,  including 
myself,  are  sick  and  tired  of  hear- 
ing how  slow  the  Pro  Football 
negotiations  are  coming  along.  In 
the  long  run,  we  the  fans,  are  being 
deprived  of  a  national  pastime  and 
nothing  to  look  forward  to  on  Sun- 
days except  a  good  hangover. 
Without  football  we  must  turn  our 
energies  toward  something  dif- 
ferent. The  voice  of  the  fan  must  be 
heard.  However,  I  will  overlook  the 
NFL  or  whoever  else  wishes  to 
strike  (as  they  well  deserve  and 
concentrate,  midway  through  our 
fall  semester,  on  how  the  fans  feel 
on  the  quality  of  sports  at 
Washington  College  and  why.  Here 
is  what  some  fans  had  to  say  about 
the  sports  program: 


-Mark  Dawin,  Frosh:  "I  like  the 
programs  here  alot  but  I  wish  we 
had  a  football  team." 

-Andrea  Grabowski:  "I  enjoy 
watching  all  the  sports  here  at 
school  especially  because  I 
manage  the  baseball  team.  Our 
programs  definitely  need  more 
funding!" 

-Bonnie  Garr:  "I  like  the  variety 
of  intramural  sports.  They  are  not 
that  time-consuming  and  it  gives 
you  an  option  of  non-intercollegiate 
activity." 

-Brian  Erwin:  "The  program 
has  alot  to  offer  because  if  you  are 
interested  in  sports  our  school  can 
accomodate  you; ' ' 

-Ruth  Chisnell:  "I  enjoy  all  the 
games  but  on  the  intercollegiate 
level  there  is  not  much  variety." 

-Richard  Bagby:  "I'm  really 
psyched  to  go  to  alot  of  games  and 
indulge  in  my  favorite  beverage  - 
milk.  But  I  do  enjoy  going  out  to  see 
my  friends  play." 

There  you  have  it  -  straight  from 
our  fans.  Our  sports  programs  are 
worth  while  for  the  most  part,  and 
do  need  your  support. 

Over  the  last  couple  of  weeks  I 
have  been  neglecting  my  duties  to 
cover  the  intramural  scene.  Well, 
the  Supreme  Court  are  now  the  new 
reigning  champions  dethroning  the 
Theta  Chi  Fraternity.  Jimmy  Mc- 
Intrye  grabbed  two  key  td  passes 
for  the  winners  and  Mark  Faloni  in- 
tercepted two  important  passes, 


Volleyball 


WC  Defeats  Chesapeake 


By  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  WC  Volleyball  season  is  look- 
ing up  as  the  girls  won  a  home 
match  Wednesday  night  against 
Chesapeake  College. 

The  night  began  with  a 
disheartening  loss  to  St.  Mary's. 
Coach  Penny  Fall  does  not  feel  that 
the  team  played  at  the  level  at 
which  they  are  capable  of  playing. 
"They  played  a  languid  first 
game,"  she  said.  "Their  concen- 
tration was  not  very  good." 

The  second  match  was  much 
more  rewarding  for  the  team.  WC 
defeated  Chesapeake  in  two  games 
with  scores  of  15-4,  15-3.  "We  beat 
them  rather  handily,"  said  Fall, 
although  she  f  admits  that 
Chesapeake  is  having  a  tough  year. 

Fall  continued  that  the  game 
gave  her  a  chance  to  use  team  subs 
Marti  Windser  and  Heather 
McAlpine.  "They  held  their  own  in 
the  games,"  Fall  said.  "I  was 
pleased  to  give  them  the  opportuni- 
ty to  play." 

Last  Saturday  the  team  faced 
Franklin  and  Marshall.  The  loss  of 
Karen  Perkinson  due  to  an  injury 
held  the  team  back  some,  yet  Fall 


feels  that  the  Shoremen  team 
played  one  of  their  best  matches  to 
date. 

Although  the  team  lost  3  games 
to  1,  the  scores  remained  close.  The 
match  lasted  almost  two  hours. 

Laura  Chase  filled  in  for  Perkin- 
son while  Marti  Windser  filled  in 
the  remaining  gaps.  "Laura  did  an 
excellent  job  of  setting,"  said  Fall. 
"Marti  came  through  very  nicely. 
She  made  the  right  moves  at  the 
right  time." 

"Judi  Skelton  and  Polly  Goode 
played  one  of  their  best  matches  all 
year.  Anne  Plumer  was  steady  as 
usual." 

Fall  feels  that  a  tremendous 
amount  of  credit  is  due  to  team 
captain  Laura  Chase  for  her 
leadership  and  to  all  of  the  team 
members  for  sustaining  morale 
despite  a  2-24  season  record.  "But 
they're  there  and  they're  trying 
hard, ".said  Fall.  "I  think  that 
deserves  a  certain  amount  of 
respect." 

The  team  has  two  home  matches 
this  week  on  Tuesday  and  Thurs- 
day nights.  Next  Saturday. 
November  13,  is  the  Maryland 
State  Volleyball  tournament  once 
again  hosted  by  WC. 


Alpha  Chi  Omega 

Casino  Night 
November  20, 1982 


Minta  Martin 
Lounge 


Dress  Casual 
9p.m.-1  a.m. 


which  may  have  changed  the  out- 
come of  the  game.  Congratulations 
fellas !  You  worked  hard  for  it ! 

Good  news  and  bad  news  has 
been  passed  on  to  me  about  our  soc- 
cer team.  First,  the  bad  news.  Our 
team  has  dropped  two  tough  games 
to  both  Widener  and  Johns  Hopkins 
to  keep  us  out  of  the  MAC  playoff 
picture.  The  good  news  is  that  we 
are  eligible  to  participate  in  the 
state  tournament.  Glenn  Gillis, 
who  is  the  starting  goalie  on  the 
team  feels  that,  "The  team  is  play- 
ing a  hot  and  cold  type  season.  One 
game  we  have  it  all  together  and 
another  we  just  don't  seem  to  click 
the  right  way.  Something  is  miss- 
ing!" 

Directing  our  attention  away 
from  Kebler  field  to  Cain  Gym- 


nasium, I  know  from  a  reliable 
source  that  Karen  Perkinson,  a  key 
cog  on  the  women's  volleyball 
squad,  has  been  injured.  Hopefully, 
she  has  recovered  or  will  recover 
to  help  the  squad  salvage  the 
season.  (By  the  way,  Polly  I'm 
sorry  ITouldn't  make  the  game  on 
Wednesday  night! ) 

Finally,  I  would  like  to  take  this 
time  out  to  wish  the  basketball 
players  good  luck  with  their  prac- 
tice sessions.  Practicing  in  a  gym 
that  feels  "like  the  Sahara  Desert" 
is  not  easy.  For  the  most  part,  I  am 
looking  forward  to  seeing  the  team 
perform.  Well,  let's  keep  our 
fingers  crossed  that  the  weather 
holds  up  and  hope  that  we  will  have 
a  white  Christmas.  Until  next  week 
catch  ya  on  the  rebound 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

WC's  athlete  of  the  week  is  senior 
Laura  Chase  of  the  volleyball 
team.  She  started  playing 
volleyball  in  10th  grade  for  her  high 
school  in  Oxon  Hill,  Md. 

Once  she  began  playing  the 
game,  Laura  became  very  en- 
thusiastic about  it.  She  carried  this 
spirit  to  WC.  Chase  started  in  her 
sophomore  year  and  proved  to  be  a 
team  leader. 

This  year  she  is  the  team  cap- 
tain, and  has  kept  up  the  team's 
spirit  on  and  off  the  court.  Laura 
said  she  is  proud  of  how  the  team 
has  stuck  together  through  the 
troubles  they  faced  this  year. 


Throughout  the  year  Laura  has 
shown  great  improvement  in  her 
overall  game,  especially  her  hit- 
ting and  blocking.  Coach  Fall  said 
"I  am  particularly  proud  of  her  for 
her  move  this  week  from  hitter  to 
setter  to  cover  for  the  injury  to 
Karen  Perkinson."  Laura  played 
especially  well  in  the  setting  posi- 
tion against  Franklin  and  Mar- 
shall. The  team  as  a  whole  played 
well  last  week  against  Morgan  and 
UMES. 

Chase  is  looking  forward  to 
finishing  her  final  year  with  good 
personal  and  team  efforts.  Since 
she  is  the  only  senior  on  the  team, 
she  expects  to  leave  the  team  with 
a  good  foundation  for  next  year. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  5, 1982-page  8 


A  NABOKOV  DOUBLE  FEATURE:  LOLITA  AND  DESPAIR 
Thursday,  11  November.  7:30 
Norman  James  Theatre 


HE  MARRIED  HER  MOTHER 
SO  HE  COULD "KNOW". . . 


"At  the  hotel  we  had  separate 
rooms,  but  in  the  middl 
of  the  night  she  came 
sobbing  into  mine,  and 
we  made  it  up  very  gently. 
You  see,  she  had  absolutely 
nowhere  else  to  go." 


--H.H 


"I  am  thinking  of  aurochs 
and  angles,  the  secret  of 
durable  pigments,  prophetic 
sonnets,  the  refuge  of  art. 
And  this  is  the  only 
immortality  you  and  I  may 
share,  my  Loli'ta."  — H.H. 


portrait  of  a  teenage  nyirrDhomamac 


A    double    feature:     Lolita    and     Despair 
Nov.  11  7:30  Bill  Smith 


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WC  Prepares  for  Re-evaluation 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Between  next  semester  and  next 
November,  WC  will  undergo  an  ex- 
tensive evaluation  to  determine 
whether  or  not  it  should  retain  its 
accreditation.  Administered  every 
ten  years  by  the  Middle  States 
Organization,  a  Philadelphia- 
based  firm,  this  examination  is 
given  to  institutions  across  the  na- 
tion in  an  effort  to  uphold  a  higher 
standard  of  education.  According 
to  Dean  Garry  Clarke,  the  evalua- 
tion is  actually  a  two-fold  process: 

"The  first  part  is  a  self-survey 
where  the  college  is  asked  to  ex- 
amine from  within.  It  simply  re- 


quires history  —  writing  up  what 
has  happened  over  the  past  ten 
years.  There  is  also  an  evaluation 
by  a  Middle  States  team  who 
comes  to  campus,  talks  with  the 
various  college  constituencies  and 
then  writes  a  report  based  on 
that." 

In  this  report,  Middle  States  in- 
cludes a  list  of  the  school's  positive 
points,  as  well  as  some  suggested 
methods  of  improvement.  These 
can  extend  to  an  almost  limitless 
range  of  educationally-related 
topics  including  curriculum,  the 
graduate  program,  faculty,  ad- 
ministration, health  services, 
athletic  program  and  financial  aid. 
Less  tangible  (but  equally  impor- 


tant) concepts,  such  as  a  college's 
morale  and  sense  of  purpose  may 
also  find  their  way  into  the  report. 

"Really,"  elaborates  Clarke, 
"it's  a  series  of  guidelines.  In  each 
case,  Middle  States  has  a  handbook 
which  tells  you  what  you  should  be 
looking  for  in  those  areas.  They 
also  give  suggestions  if  they  find 
something  that  warrants  a  com- 
ment on  their  part." 

At  present,  the  administration 
has  begun  '  'some  preliminary 
work"  on  the  self  survey.  Commit- 
tees including  student  members 
have  also  been  set  up  and  assigned 
various  tasks  dealing  with  the 
evaluation  process.  All  data  col- 
lected will  be  incorporated  into  the 


written  report,  which  will  then  be 
passed  on  to  Middle  States. 

Clarke  is  confident  about  the 
results  of  WC's  'report  card.'  A 
new  college  president  with  in- 
novative ideas  should,  he  adds, 
show  that  "the  institution  is  looking 
confidently  toward  the  future."  He 
is  quick  to  point  out,  however,  that 
although  the  school's  accreditation 
has  been  reaffirmed  each  decade, 
there  is  no  concrete  guarantee  that 
a  college  cannot  'flunk'  the  evalua- 
tion. 

"Don't  forget  that  there  are  all 
kinds  of  institutions  out  there.  It's 
not  a  foregone  conclusion  that  one 
is  going  to  pass." 


Admissions  Announces  Pians  To  Attract  Students 


By  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  addition  to  the  recent  appoint- 
ment of  a  new  director,  Dale 
Trusheim,  the  Office  of  Admissions 
plans  to  implement  several  new 
techniques  in  attracting  prospec- 
tive students  to  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

One  new  device  designed  to 
enhance  the  admissions  process  at 
WC  is  the  dinner/reception  held  for 
secondary    school    guidance 


counselors  and  headmasters.  The 
Purpose  of  these  dinners,  ac- 
cording to  Trusheim,  is  to  in- 
troduce the  new  president, 
Douglass  Cater  on  a  personal  basis 
and  to  outline  some  of  the  goals  the 
new  administration  has  planned 
for  the  College's  third  century,  as 
well  as  establishing  a  good  solid 
line  of  communication  between 
high  schools  and  the  College. 

WC  hosted  a  dinner  in  Hynson 
Lounge  on  October  28  for  guidance 


Joyce  Lectures  Continue 


Denis  Donoghue,  Henry  James 
Professor  of  English  and  American 
Letters  at  New  York  University, 
will  present  a  lecture  entitled 
"James  Joyce  and  Virginia  Woolf " 
on  Thursday,  November  18,  at  4 
PM  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room. 

A  native  Dubliner,  Professor 
Donoghue  holds  degrees  from 
University  College,  Dublin,  and 
Cambridge  University,  where  he 
later  served  as  university  lecturer 
and  Fellow  of  King's  College.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1979 
after  enjoying  a  very  distinguished 
career    at    University    College, 


where  he  was  Professor  of  English 
and  American  Literature. 

Professor  Donoghue' s  many  con- 
tributions to  literary  criticism  in- 
clude Connoisseurs  of  Chaos,  The 
Ordinary  Universe,  and  The 
Sovereign  Ghost  as  well  as  studies 
of  Jonathan  Swift  and  Emily 
Dickinson.  His  most  recent  book, 
Ferocious  Alphabets,  surveys  the 
field  of  contemporary  critical 
theory. 

This  lecture  is  open  to  the  public 
and  will  be  followed  by  a  reception 
to  which  all  are  invited. 


counsellors  and  headmasters  from 
schools  on  the  Eastern  Shore. 
Trusheim  feels  the  event  was  "a 
resounding  success"  and  has 
already  planned  another  luncheon 
for  counsellors  form  private  in- 
stitutions in  the  Baltimore  area. 
This  reception  will  take  place  on 
December  1,  at  the  Engineers' 
Club  in  Baltimore. 

At  present  the  Admissions  office 
does  not  have  any  plans  to  branch 
out  into  new  geographical  areas  for 
recruiting;  however  it  does  intend 
to  intensify  its  efforts  in  areas 
where  there  has  previously  been 
strong  response  to  the  College.  To 
accomplish  this,  Admissions  plans 
to  implement  a  "rifle-shot  ap- 
proach" in  recruiting.  This  techni- 
que entails  a  more  direct  and  ag- 
gressive attempt  to  attract 
superior  candidates  to  the  College. 

"Those  are  the  type  of  students 
we  are  seeking  -  the  brightest 
scholars  that  the  state  of  Maryland 
"has  to  offer,"  states  Trusheim.  But 
he  also  notes  that  the  College  is 


"also  looking  for  the  well-rounded 
student  -  not  everyone  is  number 
one  in  their  class;  some  are  late 
bloomers." 

In  addition,  the  Admissions  Of- 
fice has  recently  implemented  a 
personal  follow-up  procedure. 
Following  an  inquiry  from  a  pro- 
spective student,  the  Admissions 
Office  responds  with  a  personal  let- 
ter to  the  student  in  addition  to  the 
admissions  material  that  is 
regularly  mailed.  Admission  hopes 
to  take  that  initial  contact  made  by 
the  student  and  then  proceed  to  get 
the  student  to  apply  through  a 
more  aggressive  and  personal  ap- 
proach. 

Trusheim  also  has  plans  to  in- 
initiate  a  program  where  in  small 
groups  of  prospective  students  with 
similar  academic  or  extracur- 
ricular interests  will  be  invited  to 
the  campus.  Trusheim  hopes  to 
"attract  students  because  of  their 
interest  and  then  show  them  the 
whole  college  and  expose  them  to 
the  liberal  arts  education." 


Casey  Accepting  Letters 


Volleyball  team  defeated  Notre  Dame  in  a  hard  fought  home 
match  Tuesday  night.  See  story  page  6 


Mr.  Eugene  Casey,  a  Washington 
College  benefactor,  recently  an- 
nounced his  plans  to  donate  a  new 
building  to  the  College.  WC 
students  and  faculty  members 
have  been  encouraged  to  write  let- 
ters giving  ideas  for  the  type  of 
building  needed.  President  Cater  is 
pleased  with  the  response  concern- 
ing the  use  of  such  a  building,  but 
encourages  more  correspondence. 

Cater,  to  whom  any  new  letters 
should  be  addressed,  expressed  his 
enthusiasm.  "In  my  mind,  the  let- 
ters so  far  have  certainly  proved 
that  we  can  use  a  building." 

Also,  Mr.  Cater  has  high  hopes 
for  the  potential  uses  of  the  new 
facility.  "My  hope  is  that  the 
building  will  be  the  vital  center  of 
the  College,  bringing  its  academic 
programs  and  its  activities 
together  in  a  creative  way." 


The  deadline  for  new  letters  sug- 
gesting possible  uses  for  the 
building  has  been  extended  in- 
definitely in  hopes  of  attracting 
more  responses.  Cash  prizes  are 
awarded  to  the  winning  letters. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  12. 1982-page  2 


ScUtvual 


Please  Write  Soon 

In  a  gesture  of  goodwill  Mr.  Eugene  Casey  graciously  an- 
nounced that  he  will  donate  a  building  to  Washington  College 
for  whatever  need  was  expressed.  All  Mr.  Casey  asked  was  that 
students  and  faculty  members  write  him  letters  suggesting 
what  type  of  building  the  College  needs. 

Faculty  members  were  quick  to  respond  to  Casey  s  offer 
(especially  when  a  cash  prize  was  announced)  and  students  are 
finally  beginning  to  turn  in  their  entries. 

With  an  offer  as  tremendous  as  this,  the  College  community 
must  evaluate  the  many  needs  which  have  been  expressed  in 
the  past.  We  can  not  let  this  opportunity  to  improve  the  campus 
pass  through  our  hands! 

When  writing  letters  to  Mr.  Casey,  the  good  of  the  College 
must  be  kept  in  mind.  A  building  which  will  only  be  of  use  to  one 
faction  of  the  college  community  would  be  a  waste. 

It  is  difficult  to  decide  on  a  building  which  the  majority  of  the 
campus  community  can  use.  Mr.  Casey's  offer,  however,  is  too 
large  a  gift  not  to  be  intended  for  use  by  a  majority  of  students 
and  faculty. 

When  Mr.  Casey  considers  the  suggestions  from  the  campus 
at  large,  he  will  no  doubt  be  surprised  at  the  variety  of  ideas. 
Only  one,  however,  will  become  a  reality.  Mr.  Casey,  the  entire 
college  community  thanks  you  and  wishes  you  good  luck  in  your 
decision. 


Jetten*  *7**76e  &eUto* 

Rosin  Replies  To  Dirks 


Mr.  Dirks  in  his  letter  last  week 
asks  a  logical  question.  Why  is  it 
that  I  am  in  a  state  of  brainwashed 
apathy  since  I  am  subject  to  the 
same  media  influences  as 
everyone  else? 

Here  is  the  answer:  I  was  once. 

Then  one  day  I  sailed  away  to  the 
other  side  of  the  sea  and  there  far 
beyond  the  reach  of  the  3  network 
stooges  and  their  videogames,  and 
the  mind-flattening  presses  of  The 
New  York  Times  and  The 
Washington  Post,  I  imbibed  the 
free-thinking  spirit.  In  this  way,  I 
successfully  escaped  conditioning 
by  the  Liberal  media.  Similar 
results  are  seen  very  often  in  other 
Americans  with  extended  overseas 
experience. 

For  the  last  2  school  years,  I  have 
extended  an  offer  to  the  Lecture 
Series  to  share  my  journalistic  in- 
sights on  the  news  media-which  I 
consider  to  be  one  of  our  most 
serious  national  problems  (How 
can  a  Democracy  operate  effec- 
tively if  the  people  are  not  properly 


informed?)  I  even  offered  to  do  it 
for  a  token  fee  since  I  know  how 
hard  up  college  forums  get  after 
they  finish  paying  the  fat  lecture 
circuit  fees  which  Liberal  speakers 
must  have  before  enlightening  col- 
lege  students  around  the  country. 

The  first  time  I  was  told  there 
was  no  interest  in  the  subject,  the 
second  no  time.  Finally  I  heard 
that  it  was  because  of  my  political 
views. 

That  seems  to  be  just  the  kind  o[ 
censorship  of  news  and  informa- 
tion which  the  Liberal  news  media 
practice  in  their  effort  to 
manipulate  people's  thinking. 

A  leading  journalist,  Arnaud  De 
Borchgrave  (another  overseas 
American)  describes  a  frightening 
situation  in  his  best-selling  novel 
about  the  news  media,  "The 
Spike". 

Read  it.  And  read  "Target 
America"  by  James  Tyson  now 
available  at  the  Miller  libarary. 

Sincerely, 
Henry  Rosin 


Weeknight  Party  Policy  Under  More  Attack 


It  has  recently  come  to  my  atten- 
tion that  the  Student  Affairs  office 
is  intending  to  instate  a  new  policy 
which  will  prohibit  all-campus  par- 
ties and  rock  and  roll  bands  in  the 
coffee  house  during  weeknights. 
Aside  from  the  fact  that  I  and  pro- 
bably the  majority  of  modern 
liberal  arts  schools  of  a  democratic 
nature,  there  are  several  sound 
and  logical  reasons  why  this  policy 
is  inappropriate  and  probably  inef- 
ficient. 

Although  the  administration  in- 
volved has  probably  overlooked  the 
fact  that  there  are  few  serious  pro- 
blems with  the  present  policy  (at 
least  for  students  a  bit  more 
responsible  than  the  average  high 


school  teenager),  I  wonder  if  they 
will  understand  that  the  practices 
of  partying  presently  active  will 
not  be  substantially  curbed.  If  the 
intention  is  to  reduce  the  amount  of 
drinking  and  socializing  (socializ- 
ing being  an  elemental  part  of  a 
college  education),  this  new  policy 
will  have  no  real  effect.  The  parties 
will  simply  reduce  in  size  and 
become  more  elite.  It  is  only 
logical  to  assume  that  far  more 
drinking  will  occur  at  smaller  par- 
ties due  to  the  fact  that  there  is  less 
to  do  and  less  problem  in  "getting 
to  the  source."  If  the  intention  is  to 
reduce  the  disturbance  of  those 
students  studying,  this  new  poucy 
will  have,  probably,  a  negative  ef- 


***  Seniors  (dates  changed) 

Senior  Pictures  will  be  taken 

on  the  15th  and  16th  of 

November  instead  of  the 

previously  announced  dates. 


Don't  Forget: 
GIVE  A  BIRD 


The    $    Elm 

m  MuHgataap  x$t 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  week.s  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2899,  ext.  321. 


feet.  If  there  are  no  all-campus 
parties  and  the  coffee  house  is  a 
really  "dead  scene",  the  parties 
will  take  place  in  the  dorms  where 
they  will  be  even  more  likely  to 
disturb  students  hard  at  work. 
Could  the  reaction  to  this  new 
policy  result  in  an  angry  student 
body?  I  am  sure,  however,  that  the 
administration  has  taken  this  into 
consideration  and  has  no  fear  of 
students  throwing  reactionary 
"dorm  bashes." 

Why  is  the  administration  taking 
responsibility  for  student  behavior 
as  though  they  were  parents?  I  find 
the  concept  of  this  policy  insulting 
the  "adult"  attitudes  which  I  am 
supposedly  developing  at  this  stage 
of  my  life.  I  also  find  this  policy  in- 
sulting the  ideals  of  this  school  and, 
for  that  matter,  the  ideals  of  a 
liberal  society  on  the  whole.  I  guess 
that  I  am  simply  fooling  myself  by 


MISS  D'S 

SNACK  BAR 

HOURS 

8:00 

a.m. 

-  11:00  p.m. 
MON.-THURS.            : 

8:00 

a.m. 

-   4:30  p.m.  FRIDAY   1 

6:00 

p.m. 

-11:00  p.m.  SUNDAY  | 

thinking  I  can  handle  an  occasional 
weeknight  party,  and  being  a  mere 
freshman,  I  cannot  help  but 
wonder  what  the  reaction  of  the  up- 
perclassmen  might  be  to  this  com- 
pulsory policy. 

My  concern  (probably  juvenile 
curiosity,  at  best)  also  extends  to 
fraternities  and  sororities  that 
might  depend  on  these  parties  for 
their  financial  stability.  My  con- 
cern also  extends  to  students  who 
might  turn  to  less  desirable  ac- 
tivities in  lieu  of  the  convenient 
weeknight  source  of  "pressure- 
venting."  I,  of  course,  must  be 
foolish  to  think  that  these  concerns 
mean  anything.  I  venture  that 
these  concerns,  or  others  of  their 
type,  might  be,  or  become  more 
important  to  the  administration 
than  the  administration  will 
presently  care  to  admit. 

I  make  no  violent  or  vulgar 
threats  concerning  my  personal 
reactions  to  this  new  policy  the  ad- 
ministration has  deemed  proper 
for  the  students  of  this  great 
school.  I,  if  bored  one  weeknight, 
iwill  simply  join  the  mass  exodus  to 
one  of  the  local  bars,  or  simply 
walk  to  the  nearest  liquor  shop  and 
purchase  something  to  drink  for 
the  evening  if  I  so  desire.  I  only 
hope  that  I  am  not  struck  by  an 
automobile,  mugged,  or  an  an- 
noyance to  the  people  on  my  floor 
who  are  not  interested  in  a  party 
that  particular  night. 

a  weeknight  parti er 


Alpha  Chi  Omega 

Casino  Night 
November  20, 1982 


Minta  Martin 
Lounge 


Dress  Casual 
9p.m. -1  a.m. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  12. 1982-page  a 


'Beyond  Our  World'  -  Below  Elm  Standards? 


It  would  seem  that  a  college 
newspaper  such  as  THE  ELM 
would  attempt  to  approach  campus 
news  with  a  certain  degree  of  pro- 
fessionalism and  a  sense  of  respon- 
sibility to  its  readers  and  with  that 
goal  firmly  established  and  achiev- 
ed, such  a  newspaper  might  at- 
tempt to  undertake  more  am- 
bitious projects,  possibly  some  sort 
of  report  dealing  with  news  on  a 
higher  level. 

Unfortunately,  THE  ELM  did 
just  that  last  week  with  "Beyond 
Our  World",  a  misinformed,  poorly 
prioritized,  scantily  written  ac- 
count of  world  news.  Assuming 
that  THE  ELM  does  a  solid  job  of 
reporting  college  news,  one  would 
expect  that  a  special  effort  would 
be  put  forth  in  choosing  a  writer  for 
the  international  coverage,  and  in 


making  sure  it  was  done  with  com- 
petence. 

Obviously,  neither  of  these 
responsibilities  were  accepted  by 
THE  ELM.  "Beyond  Our  World" 
was  a  poor  effort.  In  an  article  with 
only  four  paragraphs  of  any 
substance,  the  reporter  chose  to 
devote  three  to  the  overblown 
DeLorean  case,  referring  to  it  as 
"the  big  issue  in  the  news".  The 
United-  States  general  elections, 
which  "seem  to  affect  everyone" 
are  apparently  relatively  unimpor- 
tant. They  received  only  one 
paragraph.  Numerous  other 
issues,  such  as  hostages  in  Ger- 
many, record  unemployment,  and 
international  conflicts,  were  ig- 
nored. 

Beyond  the  reporter's  poor 
choice  of  focus,  is  the  more  impor- 


Time  For  A  Change 


This  is  a  response  to  Bill 
Haythorn's  article  "A  Case  of 
Typecasting,"  that  appeared  in  the 
Nov.  5  issue  of  the  Elm.  It  was  a 
relief  to  hear  the  truth  finally  being 
told.  He  had  the  courage  I've  lack- 
ed. The  only  thing  I  feel  I  should  ex- 
plain is  that  not  all  drama  majors 
are  in  this  "elite"  group  under  the 
direction  of  the  "mentor"  (as  Bill 
so  aptly  put  it).  I  am  a  drama  ma- 
jor in  the  sense  that  I  am  majoring 
in  Drama.  However  I  am  not  in 
that  core  of  revolting  humanity 
dubbed  "the  drama  majors."  This 
may  be  a  bit  confusing  to  anyone 
not  involved  in  this  chaos,  but  it  is 
an  unspoken  truth  among  the  peo- 
ple involved.  This  is  where  I  come 
in.  I  feel  the  same  way  as  Bill  does, 
yet  I  feel  I  could  not  speak  for  I 
know  if  I  decide  to  continue  being  a 
drama  major  I  must  come  in  con- 
tact in  some  way  with  the  "men- 
tor" and  his  followers.  That  is  why 
I  feel  I  cannot  sign  my  name.  It  is 
sad,  I  know,  but  it  is  the  truth.  I  am 


not  sure  yet  whether  I  will  continue 
to  major  in  Drama  for  the  plain 
fact  that  I  am  not  sure  whether  I 
can  stand  to  associate  with  such 
corrupt  people  and  try  to  produce 
creative  art  with  them. 

That  is  what  drama  is  to  me  -  a 
creative  art.  Tell  me  then,  how  can 
creative  art  thrive  in  such  an  en- 
vironment? I,  for  one,  do  not  know 
the  answer. 

This  is  the  time  for  change.  I 
hope  that  the  new  professor  to  be 
hired  for  the  drama  department 
next  year  is  one  who  is  dedicated  to 
art,  rather  than  to  the  manipula- 
tion of  people.  For  if  he's  not,  I 
dont'  feel  that  I  can  continue  to  ma- 
jor in  drama  here  at  Washington 
College.  I  have  learned  more  about 
the  nature  of  the  blind,  ignorant 
and  otherwise  sad  portion  of  socie- 
ty, than  I  have  about  drama. 
Perhaps  that  was  a  valuable 
lesson,  but  now  it's  time  for  a 
change. 


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tant  and,  in  this  case,  more 
distorted  presentation  of  truth. 
"Beyond  Our  World"  states  that 
"The  DeLorean  Motor  Company 
was  floundering  and  needed  to  be 
saved."  In  fact,  the  DeLorean 
Company,  hampered  by  conflicts 
in  its  production  center,  Northern 
Ireland,  and  poor  sales,  is 
bankrupt.  It  can't  be  saved.  The 
money  Mr.  DeLorean  would  have 
taken  in  from  his  new  business 
dealings  would  have  gone  to  shore 
up  his  personal  finances. 
In  regard  to  the  elections,  the 


reporter's  information  is  faulty 
again.  THE  ELM  reports  "The 
Republicans  lost  control  of  the 
House."  Actually,  the  Republicans 
didn't  have  control  in  the  first 
place.  Errors  as  glaring  as  these 
are  simply  not  acceptable. 
Whether  the  blame  lies  with  the 
reporter  or  the  editors  is  not  impor- 
tant. But  since  the  facts  won't 
change  to  fit  this  reporter's  inter- 
pretation, it  would  be  better  to 
leave  them  "Beyond  Our  World". 

Michael  Raymond 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

Hope  everyone  enjoyed  the  Cor- 
nish game  hens  on  Wednesday. 
Those  who  attended  the  contact 
steak  dinner  are  thanked  for  their 
participation.  I  am  sure  you  gained 
a  lot  of  information  and  insight  on 
the  WCFS.  Share  the  knowledge 
with  your  fellow  students  and 
please  give  us  some  feedback  on 
the  dinner. 

The  traditional  home-style 
Thanksgiving  Dinner  will  take 
place  on  Wednesday,  November 
17th.  There  will  be  a  reception 
hosted  by  the  WCFS  and  the  SGA  in 
the  Student  Center  starting  at  4 :  15. 
Dinner  will  take  place  from  4:30  to 
6:00.  Reserved  tables  will  be 
seated  from  4:30  to  5:15.  Non- 
reserved  tables  will  be  seated  from 
5:15  to  6:00  p.m.  Reservations  will 
be  accepted  up  until  the  end  of 


lunch  on  Tuesday,  November  16th. 

We  are  hoping  for  a  large  turnout 
for  the  Give-A-Bird  program. 
Remember,  for  every  eight 
students  who  sign-up  for  Give-A- 
Bird,  one  turkey  will  be  donated  to 
the  Kent  County  Department  of 
Social  Services.  You  may  sign-up 
at  the  entrance  to  the  dining  room. 
Students  who  sign-up  must  be  pre- 
sent for  dinner  on  Wednesday  for 
their  donation  to  be  valid.  Last 
year  twelve  turkeys  were  donated. 
Give-A-Bird  and  let's  beat  last 
year's  mark.  The  people  of  Kent 
County  who  receive  the  turkeys 
definitely  appreciate  it.  This  is  the 
only  way  most  of  them  would  have 
a  turkey  for  Thanksgiving. 

The  survival  night  mentioned  in 
the  "Nemesis"  could  be  a  hot  idea. 
Never  did  trust  a  writer  though 
who  is  afraid  to  associate  their 
name  with  their  literary  talents. 


Beyond  Our  World 


By  Bonnie  Garr 

With  the  various  crises  arising 
across  the  Atlantic,  it  seems  in- 
evitable that  a  show  of  power  on 
the  part  of  either  the  Soviets,  the 
U.S.,  or  both  is  unavoidable. 

Isolationism  is  definitely  not 
President  Reagan's  policy,  es- 
pecially since  he  agreed  to 
Gemayel's  request  for  additional 
aid  to  Lebanon  in  providing  securi- 
ty for  the  capital  of  Beirut.  Six 
weeks  ago,  a  1,200  man  U.S.  con- 
tingent force  was  sent  over  to  aid 
the  French  and  other  forces.  They 
.vere  left  in  remote  areas  of  Beirut, 
where  they  really  did  not  help,  until 
last  week  when  Reagan  heard 
Israeli  leader  Begin's  new  plans 
for  settlements.  Reagan  urged 
Begin  to  freeze  his  plans,  but  Begin 
refused,  thus  ignoring  the  principle 
of  autonomy  previously  accepted 
at  Camp  David.  Peace  is  a  long 
way  coming  since  Israel  insists  on 
pursuing  its  expansionist  goals. 

President  Reagan  is  busy 
elsewhere  on  the  globe  as  well, 
with  his  removal  of  the  sanctions 
imposed  upon  the  European  coun- 
tries which  are  involved  in  the  3200- 
mile  Siberia-West  European 
natural  gas  pipeline.  It  appears 
that  the  key  to  the  agreement  rests 
on  how  the  guideline  Reagan  has 
set  are  interpreted. 

A  few  small  incidents  in  the  news 
that  have  volatile  capacities  are 
the  Afghanistian  blaze  and  the 
Soviet's  back-fire  bombers.  Just 


the  other  day  a  few  Soviet  jets 
buzzed  (simulated  an  attack  on)  2 
of  the  U.S.  aircraft  carriers.  The 
Department  of  Defense  has  been 
shaken  up  by  this  blatant  tease  on 
the  part  of  the  Soviets  and  is  trying 
to  get  more  money  so  that  they  can 
develop  their  own  new  jets. 

As  the  U.S.  questions  the  Soviet's 
motives  behind  the  mock  attack, 
the  Afghanis  are  trying  to  find  out 
if  the  blaze  that  killed  over  2700 
people  in  a  tunnel  was  an  accident 
or  if  it  was  the  handiwork  of  guer- 
rilla forces.  Soviet  involvement  is 
questioned. 

The  Soviets  are  definitely  not 
hiding  any  interventionist  tactics 
on  their  part,  so  it  is  questionable 
as  to  what  the  next  step  of  the  U.S. 
is,  better  yet,  what  is  Reagan's 
next  move? 

Will  the  U.S.  have  to  send  troops 
to  keep  the  USSR  in  line  or  will  we 
declare  isolation  terms,  and  let 
Russia  keep  stepping  on  toes? 

The  issue  is  very  pertinent  to  us 
as  college  students  and  as  young 
Americans  because  we  could  short- 
ly find  ourselves  in  a  head  on  coll- 
sion  with  Russia.  Let's  just  hope  a 
nuclear  war  is  not  a  choice  that  is 
made.  Just  keep  looking  beyond 
our  world  in  Chestertown  to  see 
how  the  situations  develop. 

Editor's  Note:  Beyond  Our 
World  will  be  a  weekly  column 
keeping  WC  students  informed  as 
to  current  events  in  the  world. 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  12, 1982-page  4 


Newell  Returns  After  Year  At  III 


Dr.  Newell  returned  this  semester 
after  a  leave  of  abscence. 


by  Betsy  Keefe. 

Last  August  marked  the  formal 
return  of  Dr.  J.  David  Newell  to 
Washington  College.  During  his 
leave  of  absence,  Newell,  who  had 
been  granted  a  one  year  fellowship 
in  May  of  1981  by  the  National  En- 
dowment for  the  Humanities, 
studied  Bioethics  at  Indiana 
University. 

While  at  the  University,  Newell 
participated  in  a  specialized  pro- 
gram along  with  ten  others  who 
had  also  been  granted  fellowships. 
During  a  three  hour  seminar  held 


twice  a  week,  they  discussed  the 
most  recent  literature  in  Bioethics, 
with  special  emphasis  put  upon 
moral  problems  in  hospital  and- 
clinical  care.  It  was  required  that 
the  student  type  up,  run  off,  and  de- 
fend three  major  papers.  Ten  to 
twelve  of  these  papers  will  be  com- 
piled into  a  book  dealing  with  pa- 
tient autonomy.  When  away  from 
the  group,  Dr.  Newell  studied 
ethical  issues  in  psychology.  Dur- 
ing his  study  he  found  that  many 
problems  in  psychology  are 
parallel  to  those  in  medicine. 


Gillin  Journeys  To  England 


By  Kelly  Morrissey 

After  opting  to  take  sabatical 
leave,  Dr.  Richard  Gillin  took  his 
family  to  Oxford,  England  in 
January  of  last  year  where  he  par- 
ticipated in  a  number  of  lectures 
and  seminars  at  Oxford  University. 
Moreover,  he  followed  a  course  of 
reading,  focusing  basically  on  the 
literature  and  history  of  the  eigh- 
teenth century  and  Romantic 
period.  Eighteenth  century 
satirists,  the  works  of  Charles 
Churchill,  and  the  poetry  of  John 
Clare  were  among  the  topics  he 
particularly  researched.  "The 
library  facilities,"  said  Gillin, 
"were  absolutely  stupendous.  The 
atmosphere  was  extremely  con- 
dusive  to  serious  work." 

Gillin  was  also  a  participant  in  a 
seminar  entitled  "Society  and 
Literature  1789-1880"  under  the 
direction  of  A.O.J.  Cockshut.  Held 
during  the  Spring  term,  Gillin  lec- 
tured to  the  seminar  on  "the 
English  Countryside  and 
Literature."  He  also  was  invited  by 
Manchester  College  to  attend  a 
high-table  formal  dinner  where  he 
was    the    guest    of    honor    as    a 


representative  of  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

Upon  first  arriving  in  Great  Bri- 
tain, the  Gillins  found  that  it  was 
difficult  to  gain  entry  into  England 
with  Japanese  Visas,  the  trains 
were  on  strike  and  no  road  maps 
were  available.  "We  were  con- 
stantly aware  that  we  were  in  a  dif- 
ferent culture.  Yet,  the  people 
made  us  feel  very  much  at  home." 
The  Gillins'  two  small  daughters 
made  friends  with  the 
neighborhood  children  but  did  not 
attend  nursery  school  while  in 
England.  The  oldest  daughter, 
however,  visited  a  school  where  the 
open  classrom  method  was  used. 
Dr.  Gillin  was  surprised  to  find  that 
the  open  classroom,  which  seems 
to  be  failing  in  the  U.S.,  works  well 
in  Great  Britain. 

Taking  the  time  from  his  busy 
schedule,  Gillian  took  his  family 
for  a  little  sight-seeing.  They  saw 
the  great  baths  while  in  Bathe, 
England,  and  got  a  front  row  view 
of  the  Queen  while  in  London.  Dr. 
Gillin  summed  up  his  experiences 
in  England  by  saying  that  "it  was  a 
year  of  superlatives." 


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Link  Found 

Having  garnered  50  of  the  250 
votes  cast,  Dr.  Donald  Munson  was 
declared  the  winner  of  the  Delta  Pi 
Omega's  Missing  Link  Contest.  Dr. 
Daniel  Premo  was  first  runner  up 
with  approximately  30  votes.  The 
contest  raised  $50.00  which  was 
donated  to  the  Beautif  ication  Using 
Student  Help  (BUSH)  project.  The 
DPO's  would  like  to  thank  the  pro- 
fessors who  were  contestants  in  the 
contest  and  also  those  people  who 
voted.  They  would  also  like  to 
thank  the  Elm  and  the  Pegasus 
staffs  for  their  help  and  coopera- 
tion. 

Music 


Upon  his  return  in  August, 
Newell  signed  a  contract  with  the 
Dorsey  Press  of  Chicago  for  a  book 
which  will  be  entitled  Ethical 
Issues  In  Psychology.  The  text  will 
be  a  multiple  effort.  Newell  will 
deal  solely  with  the  moral  and 
ethical  aspects  while  the  rest  will 
be  comprised  by  several  people 
from  Rutgers  University. 

When  not  enveloped  in  this  work, 
Newell  spent  his  free  time  in 
Bloomington,  a  city  surprisingly 
rich  in  culture.  He  will  get  a  chance 
to  revisit  this  exhilerating  city  in 
January,  when  he  will  attend  an 
all-expense  paid  two  day  con- 
ference on  Medical  Ethics. 

Although  he  found  his  experience 
in  Bloomington  very  rewarding, 
Newell  admits  that  he  is  glad  to  be 
back  in  the  classroom.  He  was  kept 
up  to  date  on  Washington  College 
events  by  The  Elm,  The  Reporter, 
and  by  letters  from  students  and 
friends. 

As  Dr.  Newell  eagerly  awaits  the 
release  of  his  book  in  August  1983, 
he  sincerely  hopes  that  in  the  near 
future  he  will  get  the  chance  to 
complete  the  work  he  began  in 
Bloomington  by  taking  a  sab- 
batical. 


Dr.  Munson  was  voted  the  Missing 
Link,  half  man  —  half  ape. 


Recital  Highlights  Afternoon 


A  student  recital  was  held  in  the 
Norman  James  Theater  on 
Wednesday,  November  10,  at  4:00 
p.m.  Perhaps  the  awkward  time 
accounts  for  the  poor  turnout  to  see 
the  Washington  College  music 
students  perform. 

Arthur  Smith  opened  the  pro- 
gram with  a  competantly  played 
piano  piece  from  Robert 
Schumann's  Waldszenen.  He  later 
accompanied  Michele  Hartnett, 
mezzo-soprano,  and  Ford 
Schumann,  classical  guitar.  Next 
Ford  Schumann  presented  his  in- 
evitable guitar  solo  with  three  plea- 
sant pieces  referred  to  as  "Three 
Etudes".  He  later  accompanied 
Stephanie  Crockett  as  she  played 


the  flute.  Ellen  McGraw,  ac- 
companied by  Kathy  Mills  on  the 
piano,  sang  "Nel  cor  piu  non  mi 
sento"  by  Giovanni  Paisiello. 
Though  she  wavered  slightly  in  the 
upper  register,  McGraw,  with 
practice,  should  have  a  delightful 
soprano  singing  voice. 

Michele  Hartnett  sang  the 
recitative  and  aria  from  Handel's 
Serse  and  was  followed  by  John 
McDanolds  playing  Bartok  on  the 
piano.  Jeremy  Smith  was  the 
bright  spot  in  the  program  as  he 
played  two  stirring  Danzas  Argen- 
tinas  by  Alberto  Ginastera  on  the 
piano.  He  played  beautifully,  and 
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Education: 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  12, 1982-page  5 


WC  Prepares  Students  for  Teaching  Field 


by  Tom  McCoy 

A  frequently  overlooked  pro- 
gram at  Washington  College  is  the 
Teacher  Education  program 
which  though  small  in  size,  each 
year  attracts  students  who  are 
academically  dedicated  and  wish 
to  teach  in  a  profession  that  sadly 
is  not  given  the  respect  and  the 
positive  attention  that  it  merits  in 
the  USA. 

Professor  Sean  O'Connor,  Acting 
Chairman  of  the  Education  Depart- 
ment at  Washington  College 
places  great  value  in  the  develop- 
ment of  potential  teachers  within 
the  liberal  arts  framework,  par- 
ticularly when  contrasted  with  the 
larger  and  sometimes  impersonal 
program  of  the  larger  universities. 

"The  way  we  approach  the  train- 
ing of  teachers  here  is  to  develop 
critical  thinkers,  liberal  thinkers, 
so  that  they  are  able  to  approach 
and  rationally  analyze  a  problem 
and  so  develop  appropriate 
in  teaching"  This  is  in  contrast  to 
many  institutions,  particularly  the 
larger  schools,  which  O'Connor 
believes  instruct  students  to  rely  on 
set  methods  of  teaching. 

Professor  O'Connor  feels  that  the 
role   of   teacher   education   at   a 


liberal  arts  college  is  not  "adequate- 
ly appreciated  by  the  community 
at  large.  "There's  a  dispropor- 
tionate number  of  people  from 
small  colleges  like  this  who  are  in- 
fluential in  education,"  he  states. 

In  addition,  O'Connor  notes, 
teachers  educated  at  small  col- 
leges serve  as  representatives  of 
their  schools,  often  influencing  a 
student's  decision  to  come  to  a 
school.  "If  they're  good  teachers 
and  they're  good  people,  those  kids 
are  influenced  by  that  individual," 
he  emphasizes. 

O'Connor  believes  that,  in  con- 
trast to  many  foreign  countries, 
diversity  is  "...part  of  the  United 
States  excellence."  To  drop  the 
education  program  from  the 
liberal  arts  college  would  be  "op- 
ting out  of  a  moral  responsibility. " 

The  philosophy  of  diversity  is  a 
major  component  of  the  education 
program.  "This  (program)  has  a 
lot  of  practical  import,"  he  states. 
"You  learn  various  types  of  skills: 
organizational  skills,  communica- 
tion skills,  human  relation  skills." 
While  these  skills  are  essential  for 
any  school  teacher,  O'Connor 
hastens  to  indicate  that  they  have 
other  applications  as  well. 

"Fifty  percent  of  the  jobs  in 
education  are  in  schools,"  he  points 


out.  "What  the  people  don't  realize 
is  that  the  other  fifty  percent  are  in 
business  and  industry.. ..Teachers 
are  suddenly  becoming  rather 
desirable  people  in  other  profes- 
sions, particularly  the  business 
world." 

Although  opportunities  for 
teachers  abound,  O'Connor  cau- 
tions, the  requirements  for  becom- 
ing a  teacher  are  demanding. 
Transcripts,  along  with  an  applica- 
tion and  letters  of  recommendation 
are  submitted  in  a  student's  junior 
year  to  a  committee  comprised  of 
members  of  the  faculty  and  Stu- 
dent Affairs  for  a  review.  O'Connor 
adds  that  intangibles  also  play  a 
role  in  education. 

"We  inquire  into  the  character  of 
the  person:  their  balance,  their  pa- 
tience, their  enthusiasm,  their 
dedication;  what  characteristics 
they  have  displayed  to  make  them 
good  teachers." 

Students  selected  for  the  pro- 
gram begin  by  taking  Principles  of 
Education,  which  investigates  the 
historical,  philosophical,  and  social 
foundations  of  teaching  while  they 
continue  to  fulfill  their  distribution 
requirements. 

In  their  Junior  year,  education 
students  take  Educational 
Psychology.  This  course  looks  at 


the  applications  of  psychology  in 
the  classroom. 

Finally,  in  their  senior  year, 
education  students  are  required  to 
take  what  is  known  as  the  Block. 
The  Block  is  divided  into  two  parts : 
additional  courses  in  education  and 
a  student  teaching  assignment. 
The  courses,  Principles  of 
Teaching  and  Special  Methods  in 
the  Teaching  Field,  are  taught  in 
the  initial  weeks  of  the  semester 
and  are  followed  by  a  nine  to  ten 
week  student  teaching  assignment. 
Most  students  fulfill  this  require- 
ment in  surrounding  schools, 
although  one  student  went  as  far  as 
Washington  D.C.  to  teach  in  a 
private  school. 

O'Connor  adds  that  students  ma- 
joring in  English  and  the  Social 
Sciences  are  required  to  take  a 
course  in  reading.  In  addition,  he 
encourages  education  students  to 
attend  cultural  events  which  help 
them  to  deal  with  people  and  ex- 
pand their  knowledge  of  the  world. 

"The    liberal    arts    gives    our  . 
students  a   grand  opportunity  to 
become  well-rounded  teachers;  in 
a  sense,  what  I  call  magicians." 

However,  concludes  O'Connor,  to 
be  a  good  teacher  requires  careful 
planning.  "The  earlier  we  get  so- 
meone, the  better." 


ROVING  REPORTER 


By  SALLY  McALPINE 


Question:  What  do  you  think  of  WC  girls? 


Don  Galladay  -  Corpus  Christi,  TX 
-  Freshman  - 

They  are  aU  different,  so  it's 
hard  to  sav. 


Craig  Ingram  -  Annapolis,  MD  - 
Senior  - 

I  think  they  are  nice.  They  have  a 
lot  of  class. 


Russell  Hetzer 
Freshman  - 
I  love 'Em. 


Vineland,  NJ, 


Chris  Ellinghaus  -  Bronksville  NY 
-  Senior  - 
I'll  plead  the  fifth. 


Richard  Aulebach  -  New  York  - 
Freshman  - 

Too  many  girls  are  involved  in 
sororities,  and  not  outside  ac- 
tivities, i.e.  C-town,  C-house  and 
why  don't  they  hold  open  parties? 


Annapolis,   MD,   - 


John  Kauch 
Senior  - 

All  I  know  is  that  all  the  good 
ones  have  been  taken  by  the  Lamb- 
das. 


Tommy  Vach  -  OC,  MD.  -  Senior  - 
The  girls  at  WC  are  confused. 
They  need  to  realize  the  dif- 
ferences between  concepts  of  love 
and  reality.  Once  they  accomplish 
this  there  will  be  enough  love  for  all 
the  boys  and  girls. 


Bill  Camp  -  Long  Island  - 
I  have  no  complaints. 


Washington  College  Elm-Fridav.  November  12. 1982-page  6 

Volleyball 

Shoremen  Spike  Notre  Dame  to  Defeat 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

The  persistant  WC  volleyball 
team  added  a  much  needed  win  to 
their  record  Tuesday  night  as  they 
defeated  Notre  Dame  15-11,  15-5. 
The  Shoreman  team  also  suffered  a 
defeat  by  Anne  Arundel  15-12, 15-10 
that  same  night. 

The  evening  began  with  WC  for 
outclassing  a  usually  equal  Notre 
Dame  squad.  "We  probably  played 
as  well  Tuesday  as  we  have  all 
year,"  said  coach  Ppnny  Fall. 

Fall  feels  thai  uie  improved 
team  effort  came  from  a  noticeable 
improvement  in  the  less  experienc- 
ed players.  "Maria  (Venegas)  and 
Polly  (Goode)  are  definitely  mak- 
ing the  right  moves  at  the  right 
time  as  well  as  using  the  proper 
techniques,"  added  Fall. 

Because  Venegas  and  Goode  are 
playing  with  more  confidence,  Fall 
feels  that  the  entire  team  is  playing 
with  more  confidence.  "This  brings 


about  the  kind  of  play  we  had  Tues- 
day night,"  she  said. 

Karen  Perkinson  was  back  in 
form  Tuesday  after  hurting  her  leg 


in  a  match  a  few  weeks  ago.  Fall 
feels  that  Perkinson  did  very  well 
considering  some  minor  setbacks 
due  to  her  injury. 


W.C.  is  hosting  the  State  Volleyball  Tournament  tomorrow. 


Fall  feels  that  Laura  Chase  had 
her  best  hitting  game  all  year. 
Also,  Anne  Plumer  and  Karen 
Perkinson  played  remarkably  well 
in  the  middle  back. 

Tomorrow,   WC   is  hosting  the 
Maryland  State  Volleyball  Tourna- 
ment. Colleges  participating  are: 
Western  Maryland 
Salisbury  State 
Morgan 
Washington 
Navy 
UMBC 
St.  Mary's 
Notre  Dame 
Goucher 

Washington  College  will  be  play- 
ing at  9:30  a.m.,  1:15  p.m.,  and  3:45 
p.m.  The  semi  finals  will  take  place 
at  7:30  p.m.  and  the  finals  will  be  at 
8:45  p.m. 

"I  think  anyone  attending  will 
see  some  good  volleyball,"  said 
Fall.  "I  think  our  team  will  hold  its 
own." 


On  the  Rebound 


ByTomKeefe 

Considering  the  problems  of  our 
times  and  the  turmoil  we  may  all 
experience  in  our  own  personal 
life,  there  must  be  a  place  where 
all  of  us  can  find  refuge  from  the 
whirlwinds  of  our  society.  Relaxa- 
tion may  exist  in  a  good  nap  or 
even  in  a  brisk,  healthy  job.  For 
some,  however,  contentment 
resides  in  a  tiny  room  below  the 
gym  floor  in  which  formal  and  in- 
formal  conversations  echo 
throughout  the  barren  hallways. 
The  place  that  I  am  talking  about  is 
the  training  room. 


Psych  Lecture 
Scheduled 


A  colloquium  will  be  held  this 
Friday  at  3:30  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  the  Library. 

Dr.  Gary  Allen  and  Dr.  Kathleen 
Kivasic  of  Old  Dominion  Universi- 
ty. 

'Stalking  the  Elusive  Cognitive 
Map:  Children's  and  Adult's 
Perspectives  on  Navigating  and 
Representing  Large-Scale  Spatial 
Environments." 

Sponsored  by: 

Psychology  Department  and  Psi 
Chi 

(Psi   Chi   is  the   National   Honor 
Society  in  Psychology.) 


Certainly  it  is  not  a  luxurious 
health  spa  filled  with  famous 
bathing  beauties,  but  it  does  house 
a  man  who,  in  his  own  right,  has 
staked  a  claim  here  at  Washington 
College:  Tony  Dougal. 

Mr.  Dougal,  who  is  probably  one 
of  the  most  admired  men  within  the 
WC  sports  circle,  has  a  lot  more  to 
offer  to  the  sports  program  other 
than  taping  an  ankle  or  helping  to 
reduce  the  pain  in  a  sore  knee. 
Tony's  credentials  include  a 
Bachleor  of  Science  Degree  from 
Temple  University,  a  Masters 
Degree  in  Rehabilitation  from  Col- 
umbia University  in  New  York, 
and  what  was  a  surprise  to  me,  has 
a  great  deal  of  his  doctorate  work 
completed  but  never  quite  finished 
the  credit  requirements. 

On  the  whole,  Tony  is  a  well 
rounded  individual  with  the  en- 
thusiasm of  men  of  half  his  years. 
His  accomplishments  are 
numerous  as  they  are  proudly 
displayed  in  this  domain  below  our 
gym. 

What  I  have  tried  to  do  in  the 
following  interviews  with  Mr. 
Dougal  is  to  capture  his  true  feel- 
ing and  attitudes  toward  sports, 
people,  and  life  itself. 

OTR:  What  made  you  become  a 
trainer  here  at  Washington  Col- 
lege? 

T.  Dougal:  "Washington  College 
gave  me  the  opportunity  to  pursue 
the  field  I  was  interested  in.  Mr. 
Athey  was  very  cooperative,  and 
he  allowed  me  to  organize  the  en- 
tire training  room  the  way  I 
wanted  it.  My  wife  and  I  both  enjoy 


the  beauty  of  Chestertown  and  its 
people." 

OTR:  What  do  you  enjoy  most 
about  training? 

T.  Dougal:  "First  of  all,  my  mot- 
to is  that  you  should  not  go  sear- 
ching for  happiness  because  it 
comes  in  helping  people.  I  enjoy 
helping  people  in  sports  because  its 
my  way  of  paying  back  what  sports 
gave  to  me.  Sports  paid  my  way 
through  college  and  because  of  it  I 
am  an  educated  man.  Also,  I  like  to 
listen  to  young  people's  problems 
and  help  them  out  if  they  need 
me." 

OTR:  Do  you  like  road  trips  or 
travelling  with  our  teams? 

T.  Dougal:  "Sometimes  I  travel 
with  our  teams  but  when  there  is  a 
conflict  I  prepare  everyone  before 
they  leave  or  I  arrange  for  their 
preparation  when  they  arrive  at  a 
school.  It  really  doesn't  bother  me 
to  travel." 

OTR:  Do  you  miss  the  'Big  Time' 
college  sports? 

T.  Dougal:  "Big  time  sports  for 
me  now  are  good  memories.  I  had 
my  fling  and  made  my  contribu- 
tions but  I'm  now  interested  in 
helping  the  local  high  school  teams 
on  the  teams  surrounding  towns. 
This  helps  the  image  of  our  sports 
program.  I  even  help  local 
townspeople  with  their  ailments 
and  pass  on  a  few  words." 

OTR:  What  bothers  you  the 
most? 

T.  Dougal:  "Probably  Conversa- 
tional Cripples."  Profanity  really 
bothers  me  because  it's  not  needed 
to  express  oneself.  That's  why  we 


go  to  school  to  learn  to  speak  the 
right  way.  I  feel  I  am  an  educator, 
and  educators  do  not  pass  on  pro- 
fanity as  words  of  wisdom.  It's  a 
crutch  for  Conversational  Crip- 
ples." 

OTR:  What  does  the  training 
room  symbolize  to  you? 

T.  Dougal:  It's  a  place  to 
socialize,  shoot  the  breeze,  and  to 
let  off  steam.  I  often  times  look  for- 
ward to  seeing  some  of  the  guys 
each  day.  The  conversation  is  spon- 
taneous in  which  nothing  inhibits 
the  content.  The  room  is  a  meeting 
place  for  a  social  group.  It's  a  frater- 
nity." 

OTR:  What  is  your  ultimate  goal 
and  why? 

T.  Dougal:  "My  ultimate  goal  or 
aim  is  to  pass  on  education. 
Shooting  the  breeze  is  one  thing  but 
words  of  wisdom  is  another." 

Dougal  points  to  his  pictures  of 
memorabilia  located  in  the  room 
saying,  "My  life  exists  there." 

"My  daughter  is  a  professional 
violinist,  and  I  met  my  wife  at 
Temple  —  the  best  thing  about 
school.  But  I  intend  to  pass  on 
education  as  long  as  I  work  here." 

Well,  there  you  have  it,  a  "tip  of 
the  iceberg"  interview  with  a  very 
complex  man,  complex  in  the  sense 
of  his  accomplishments  and  in- 
sights. Anyone  who  is  interested  in 
sports  should  visit  the  training 
room  to  relive  the  past  or  take  in  a 
conversation  about  the  future. 
Whatever  the  case  may  be,  you'll 
be  greeted  with  a  friendly  smile,  a 
firm  handshake,  and  an  education- 
something  to  help  you  relax  to ! 


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Washington  College  Elm-Friday,  November  12, 1982-page  7 


Booters  Lose  To  to  UMBC  in  Overtime 

By  Michael  Raymond  were  no  major  injuries,  and  later  in         Washington  Collee*  t„rn„H  in  i(„  ThpT^  .t„„J ,  ,"    .." *?., 


By  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

samesPiof  D,h„ymg  0ne  of  th«r  best 
games  of  the  season,  the  soccer 
team  went  down  in  defeat  Satur- 
day, in  a  season  ending  overtime 
loss  to  UMBC.  Patrick  Jones 
scored  for  the  Shoremen  with  6-40 
remainmg  in  regulation  to  tie  the 
game,  but  his  teammates  could  not 
produce  in  the  tiebreaker. 

For  most  of  the  game,  the  ball 
spent  equal  time  on  both  ends  of  the 
field.  Both  WC  and  UMBC  showed 
why  they  had  made  the  playoffs 
with  gutty  first-half  performances 

In  general,  the  officiating  was 
loose.  The  home  team  was  permit- 
ted to  carry  out  its  game  plan-  cut- 
ting down  WC  threat  Ron 
Launcella.    Fortunately,    there 

Cross  Country: 


were  no  major  injuries,  and  later  in 
the  game  the  Shoremen  served  up 
their  own  brand  of  physical  soccer. 
With  17  minutes  to  play,  UMBC 
had    taken    a    1-0    lead,     hnt 


Washington  College  turned  in  its 
strongest  comeback  surge  this 
season,  climaxed  by  Jones'  charg- 
ing headball  on  Mark  Mullican's 
corner  kick  assist. 


Shoremen  soccer  ended  its  season  with  a  tourament  loss 


The  tie  stood  for  two  full  five- 
minute  overtime  periods,  but 
playoff  games  must  have  a  victor 
and  the  final  score  was  taken  to 
penalty  kicks. 

Seeing  the  size  of  the  opposing 
goalkeeper,  5'7",  the  Shoremen 
entertained  thoughts  of  glory,  but 
the  opposite  came  to  be  as  UMBC 
shooter  hit  all  but  one  of  their 
penalty  shots  and  WC  missed 
three. 

The  season  ending  loss  was  the 
last  for  several  seniors,  including 

T„™evS'  ?lenn  GUlis'  Bil>  Bound", 
Tom  Vach  and  John  Rausch.  Bu 
next  year's  team,  retaining  the  po- 
f,™'  scor'nf  duo  of  Lauricella  and 
George  Halwopolous,  plus  several 
underclass  starters  and  a  promis- 
ing group  of  recruits,  should  do 


Harriers  End  Season 


by  John  Cummings 

Last  week  marked  the  end  of  the 
Washington  College  cross  country 
season.  Although  the  team  did  not 
win  many  meets,  the  im- 
provements shown  by  the  in- 
dividuals of  the  squad  were  strong 
enough  to  call  this  past  season  a 
successful  one. 

Vic  DeSantis,  Dan  Bakley,  Chris 
Bucchiester,  Steve  Frailer  and 
Vanessa  Haight  each  took,  over  5 
minutes  off  their  previous  best  per- 
formances, while  Brian  Bodt  slash- 
ed close  to  7  minutes  off  of  his  time. 
Jonathan  Adams  and  John  Cum- 
mins each  took  close  to  2  minutes 
off  of  their  respective  times. 

"The  improvements  shown  by 
the  team  were  incredible," 
remarks  Dan  Bakley,  captain  of 
the  Shoremen  squad,  "The  times 
haven't  been  this  fast  in  a  long 
time."  The  team  looks  very  pro- 
mising for  next  year,  as  everyone 
will  be  returning. 


"Hopefully,"  comments  Vic 
DeSantis,  "We'll  be  able  to  get 
some  more  students  to  come  out  for 
the  team  to  give  us  some  depth." 


Cross  Country  team  wrapped 
up  season  last  week. 


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Athlete  of  the  Week 


By  Scott  Behm& 

Michael  Raymond 

Sports  Editor 

Citing  his  consistent  play  and 
team  leading  scoring,  THE  ELM 
features  junior  halfback-lineman 
ilon  Lauricella  as  the  Athlete  of  the 
Week.  Accumulating  19  points  this 
year,  (seven  goals  and  five 
assists),  Ron  proved  to  be  the  key 
factor  to  success  for  the  1982  WC 
soccer  team. 

From  Pennington,  NJ, 
Lauricella  started  playing  soccer 
when  he  was  only  four  years  old 
with    the    encouragement    and 


guidance  of  his  older  brothers  and 
his  father,  a  high  school  coach. 
Rons's  skills  haven't  stopped  im- 
proving since.  ' 

Although  satisfied  with  his  per- 
sonal effort,  Lauricella  is  disap- 
pointed that  this  year's  talented 
team  didn't  reach  its  full  potential. 
Positively,  however,  he  feels  that 
next  year's  squad  can  improve 
upon  the  accomplishments  of  this 
one. 

"We  had  a  new  coach  this  year 
and  there  was  a  lot  of  adjusting  to 
do,"  says  Ron.  "But  now  that  the 
transition  is  complete,  we  should 
perform  better  in  the  future." 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday.  November  12. 1982-page  8 


Sunday,  Nov.  14th 
2:00 


DORCH€ST€R  flFT€RNOON 

OCIIT  POCTAV 

Dorchester  Common  Room 


Beat  Poets  who  will  not  be 
present 

(save  in  spirit) 

Denise  levertov 
Brother  Antoninus 
Lawrence  Ferlinghetti 
Jack  Kerouac 
Rllen  Ginsberg 
Gregory  Corso 
Peter  Orlovsky 


€vents  that  will  take  place 

fl  talk  by  Professor  Stephen 
Drewes  on  San  Francisco  and 
the  Beats 
Wholly  Communion 
(a  film) 

R  reading  of  Gregory  Corso' s 
poem  "Marriage"  by  Bennet 
Lamond 

Fried  Shoes,  Cooked  Diamonds 
(a  film) 


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sponsored  by  freshmen  members  of  the  Writers  Union 


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Student  Affairs 


New  Alcohol  Policy  Hits  Students 


By  Mark  Slater 

At  a  meeting  held  this  Tuesday, 
Dean  of  Students  Maureen  Kelley 
and  Associate  Dean  Edward  Max- 
cy  informed  Student  Center  Direc- 
tor Jeffery  DeMoss  that  they  would 
like  very  much  for  him  to  discon- 
tinue the  sale  of  package  goods 
(alcholic  beverages)  in  the  Coffee 
House.  The  implication  behind  this 
polite  request  is  that  if  he  did  not 
heed  their  request,  measures 
would  be  taken  to  stop  the  sales 
anyway.  The  immediate  result,  ef- 
fective Tuesday,  is  that  students 
are  no  longer  able  to  purchase  six- 
packs  of  beer  or  bottles  of  wine  in 
the  Coffee  House. 

The  reasoning  behind  this  action 
is  twofold.  "The  Coffee  House  was 
never  meant  to  be  a  place  for 
distributing  package  goods."  says 
Kelley.  "The  atmosphere  of  a 
package  goods  store  is  inap- 
propriate for  the  college  campus; 
it  is  a  violation  of  the  spirit  of  the 
new  alcohol  policy." 

Maxcy   added,    "We   want  this 


alcohol  policy  to  work.  I  feel  this 
puts  the  policy  in  jeapordy." 

In  response  to  the  abrupt  way 
this  policy  was  adopted,  Maxcy 
said,  "We  had  no  idea  this  was  go- 
ing on.  My  understanding  was  that 
nothing  was  to  go  out  of  there  ex- 
cept in  plastic  cups."  The  fact  that 
students  had  been  purchasing 
carry-out  beer  and  wine  in  the  Cof- 
fee House  suddenly  came  to  the  at- 
tention of  Kelley  and  Maxcy  when 
a  student  walked  in  and  purchased  a 
six-pack  during  a  late  afternoon 
meeting  of  the  Student  Union  Ad- 
visory Committee.  That  meeting 
was  held  on  the  eleventh  of 
November.  Five  days  later, 
without  consultation  with  any  com- 
mittees which  include  student 
members,  the  meeting  between 
Kelley,  Maxcy  and  DeMoss 
became  history.  DeMoss  maintains 
that  he  received  permission  for  the 
sales  from  Student  Affairs  in  late 
August,  just  prior  to  the  beginning 
of  this  semester.  He  said  that 
Kelley  told  him  at  that  time, 
"Students  are  responsible  for  their 


own  actions."  According  to 
DeMoss,  Vice  President  Gene 
Hessey  was  also  informed  that  Stu- 
dent Affairs  had  approved  that 
idea  of  a  package  store."  Kelley 
said  she  and  DeMoss  had  discussed 
the  sale  of  package  items,  such  as 
cookies  and  crackers,  but  that  beer 
and  wine  was  never  mentioned. 
Hessey  did  remember  that  it  was 
suggested  some  time  in  the  past 
that  beer  and  wine  were  sold  in  the 
Coffee  House,  but  he  maintains  he 
never  knew  for  sure  until  Kelley 
brought  it  to  his  attention  last 
week.  He  added  that  the  idea  of  a 
package  store  was  discussed  but 
not  under  this  particular  context. 
Beer  and  wine  were  not  explicitly 
mentioned. 

Kelley  also  suggested  that  the 
sale  of  carry  out  beer  and  wine 
might  be  considered  illegal  with 
regard  to  the  College's  liquor 
license.  It  is  not.  Washington  Col- 
lege holds  a  "Class  C"  liquor 
license  from  the  state  of  Maryland, 
which  states  that  the  college  is 
licensed    "to    keep    for    sale    all 


alcoholic  beverages  at  retail,  at  the 
place  herein  described,  on  the 
following  conditions:  for  the  con- 
sumption on  the  premises  with  the 
exception  of  beer,  which  may  be 
sold  for  consumption  off  the 
premises."  Hessey  confirmed  this, 
maintaining  that  the  issue  is  a 
question  of  Policy. 

"The  Coffee  House  is  part  of  this 
institution,"  said  Kelley,  "The 
sales  are  just  inappropriate.  The 
Student  Affairs  office  is  responsi- 
ble for  the  alcohol  policy  on  cam- 
pus. This  is  an  institutional 
response." 

Student  reaction  does  not  favor 
the  Student  Affairs  decision.  Head 
Student  Union  Manager,  Lucie 
Hughes  explained  that  many 
students  were  very  upset  with  the 
new  policy.  In  the  suggestion  box, 
there  have  been  many  letters  re- 
questing that  the  Student  Union 
reinstate  the  sale  of  carry  out  beer 
and  wine.  "I  think  it  is  an  insult  to 
the  responsible  students  on  cam- 
pus." she  added. 


Broadsides  Funding  Sparks  Controversy 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Recently,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Writers  Union  was  allocated 
$150.00  for  the  coming  semester. 
The  awarding  of  this  money  by  the 
Organizations  Committee  marked 
the  conclusion  of  an  extended 
debate  over  exactly  how  much 
money  should  actually  be  allotted 
for  publication  of  the  Broadside 
series. 

Of  the  $250.00  the  Writers  Union 
had  originally  requested,  the 
Organizations  Committee  saw  fit  to 
give  out  $150.00.  When  this  propos- 
ed funding  plan  went  before  the 
SGA  for  approval  (as  a  matter  of 
common  procedure)  however,  ob- 
jections and  questions  were  raised. 

SGA  senator.  Mark  Slater  ex- 
plains the  main  reason  behind  the 
controversy. 

"There  were  a  lot  of  things  the 
Writers  Union  left  unanswered  (in 
their  initial  request  for  funds). 
When  the  proposal  came  up,  the 
need  for  that  specific  amount  of 
money  was  questioned,  and  so  was 
'he  possibility  of  finding  other 
sources  for  the  money.  The  Writers 
Union  just  wasn't  prepared  to 
answer." 

As  a  result,  the  SGA  did  not  ap- 


prove  the  Organizations  Commit- 
tee's recommendation  for  funding. 
The  proposal  was  sent  back  to  the 
Writers  Union  for  further  clarifica- 
tions and  revisions.  According  to 
Slater,  the  Union  then  "got  a 
budget  together."  The  request  for 
money  was  resubmitted  to  the 
Committee  who  put  it  on  hold  for 
two  weeks  while  tne  members 
debated  whether  or  not  part  of  the 
Sophie  Kerr  endowment  could  be 
used  for  funding.  (The  Writers 
Union  had  also  stipulated  that  part 


of  the  money  would  go  toward 
poetry  readings.)  Finally,  the  pro- 
posal to  simply  give  $150.00  was  ap- 
proved by  the  Committee,  "with 
regard  to  the  time  left  in  this 
semester  and  the  number  of  Broad- 
sides that  could  be  published  in 
that  time."  The  motion  was  then 
brought  before  the  SGA  and  ap- 
proved. 

Katy  Burke,  Writers  Union 
President,  expresses  satisfaction 
with  the  financial  arrangement. 

"I  think  (the  $150)  is  going  to 


SJB  Acquits  Students  On 
Halloween  Mischief  Charge 


Sorry,  Guys 

Due  to  lack  of  space  we  could  not 
print  all  of  the  letters  to  the  Editor 
this  week.  We  regret  the  inconve- 
nience and  will  print  them  as  soon 
as  space  allows. 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  its  first  case  of  the  academic 
year,  WC's  Student  Judiciary 
Board  found  George  Halivopoulos 
and  Chuck  Kille  not  guilty  of  throw- 
ing eggs  on  Halloween  night.  The 
decision,  handed  down  last  Thurs- 
day by  a  5-member  student  jury, 
acquitted  Halivopoulos  and  Kille  of 
creating  a  disturbance  on  the  even- 
ing of  October  31. 

Although  several  eyewitnesses 
testified  to  having  seen  both 
students  carrying  eggs,  the  pro- 
secution, represented  by  lawyer 
Katie  Krauss,  was  unable  to  pro- 
vide evidence  that  the  two  had  ac- 
tually participated  in  the  throwing 
of  these  missiles.  The  jury  did, 


however,  find  Halivopoulos  guilty 
of  disobeying  a  Resident  Assis- 
tant's order  to  give  up  the  eggs. 
This  charge  was  added  on  the  basis 
of  testimony  by  Caroline  House  RA 
Carlo  Mirabelli,  who  reported  that 
he  had  encountered  Halivopoulos 
on  the  night  of  the  incident.  When 
asked  to  hand  over  the  eggs  he  was 
carrying,  Halivopoulos  paid  no  at- 
tention. 

As  punishment,  the  jury  assigned 
the  defendant  four  hours  of  night 
work  with  the  campus  security 
department.  In  addition, 
Halivopoulos  was  ordered  to  write 
a  letter  of  apology  to  Mirabelli. 

The  trial,  which  began  at  7  p.m., 
took  place  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 
of  the  Miller  Library. 


help.  We  can't  go  over  the  budget, 
so  we'll  be  working  within  it.  I'm 
grateful  for  the  money  we  got." 

A  relatively  passive  attitude 
toward  the  controversy  is  held  by 
SGA  Treasurer  Todd  Smith. 

"It's  not  really  something  totally 
new,  to  question  funding.  Any  club 
can  be  refused  money.  It's  nothing 
personal  on  the  part  of  the  SGA  or 
the  Writers  Union,  or  anyone  else, 
just  some  legitimate  objections. 
You  can  have  those  with  any  club." 


No  Elm 

Because  of  next  week's 
Thanksgiving  vacation,  The  WC 
population  has  been  granted  a  brief 
respite  from  the  constant  flow  of 
journalistic  wisdom  from  Elm 
headquarters.  No  staff  meeting 
will  be  held  this  Sunday  night,  as 
the  Editors  will  be  too  hungover. 
Tylenol  is  available  on  request, 
should  any  staffer  feel  unable  to 
cope  with  the  acute  attack  of  free 
time. 


LIBRARY  HOURS 
THANKSGIVING  WEEKEND 

Wednesday,  November  24  -  8:15-4:30 

Thursday,  November  25  -  Closed 

Friday,  November  26  -  Closed 

Saturday,  November  27  -  Closed 

Sunday,  November  28  -  Noon-Midnight 


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ScUtvual 


Ballet  Review 


What?  Another  Policy?     Strjkes  Sour  Note 


Once  again  Students  Affairs  has  imposed  a  restriction  on  the 
student  body.  Effective  immediately  the  Student  Center  can  no 
longer  sell  beer  and  wine  to  be  consumed  off  the  premises. 

So  now  the  new  alcohol  policies  count  is  up  to  three.  First  a 
carding  policy  was  established  to  prevent  under-age  freshman 
from  drinking  alcoholic  beverages.  Next  weeknight  parties 
were  abolished.  Now  the  simple  convenience  of  buying  a  six- 
pack  of  beer  in  the  Student  Center  has  been  eliminated. 

This  new  policy  would  make  sense  of  sale  of  beer  and  wine  to 
go"  were  against  the  rules  set  for  the  Student  Center  by  its  li- 
quor license.  This,  however,  is  not  the  case.  Clearly  stated  in 
the  license  is  a  provision  allowing  the  sale  of  such  liquor. 

Perhaps  when  students  purchase  beer  and  wine  and  take  it 
back  to  their  rooms,  a  disturbance  is  created.  (Of  course  a 
disturbance  is  never  created  when  the  student  buys  "spirits 
from  Jim's  or  Pip's.)  We  must  remember,  however,  that  these 
disturbances  can  now  be  held  only  on  weekends. 

What's  the  problem!?  Why  is  Student  Affairs  suppressing  a 
seemingly  useful  serve  service  to  the  student  body?  Not  only 
did  the  Student  Center  save  students  from  having  to  drive  to  the 
liquor  store,  their  sale  of  beer  and  wine  also  kept  the  cash  flow 
on  campus.  .    '   ,     •  . 

Not  only  has  a  new  policy  been  established  (and  a  useless  one 
at  that),  the  student  body  must  now  suffer  an  unnecessary  in- 
convenience. Before  it's  too  late  to  transfer  for  next  semester, 
are  there  anymore  new  policies  up  the  administration's  sleeve? 


Too  Many  Chiefs 


Last  weekend  l  was  a  witness 
to  an  outrageous  incident  in  our 
own  Coffee  House.  I  am  not  one 
to  really  voice  my  opinion  on 
policy  matters,  but  I  feel  so- 
meone is  going  too  far.  A  stu- 
dent, who  shall  remain 
nameless,  was  told,  by  coffee 
house  employees,  to  behave 
himself  on  two  separate  occa- 
sions for  unsatisfactory  con- 
duct. On  each  occasion  the  stu- 
dent complied  courteously. 
However,  taking  a  joke  to  far, 
the  student  was  hoisted  up  on 
his  fellow  students  shoulders 
enjoying  what  proved  to  be  a 
very  good  band.  The  problem 
was  now  taken  care  of  in  one  of 
the  rudest  manners  ever  por- 
trayed by  employees  of  a  "stu- 
dent establishment".  Not  only 
did  the  bartender  jump  over  the 
bar  (as  it  was  done  in  the  wild 
west)  but  forcibly  threw  the 
student  out  on  his  ear.  He  was 
not  asked  out,  but  thrown  out 
for  enjoying  himself.  I  agree 


with  the  staff  for  wanting  the 
student  out  of  the  C.  house  but 
their  methods  are  questionable. 
No  student  should  be  able  to  lay 
a  hand  on  another  whether  he 
or  she  is  a  manger  of  the  Coffee 
House  or  whoever.  The  matter 
here  is  not  who  the  employees 
were  or  who  the  student  was 
but  in  fact  where  has  all  the  fun 
gone? 

Times  do  change,  but  in  the 
"Old  Coffee  House"  such  ac- 
tions were  unheard  of  by  staff 
members-everyone  was  equal. 
I  understand  new  insurance 
policies,  law  suits  etc.  are  more 
evident  then  ever  in  the  new 
Coffee  House  but  there  should 
be  more  Indians  and  less 
Chiefs.  On  the  whole,  I  enjoy 
the  Coffee  House  for  a  good 
beer  after  studying  but  on  the 
weekend  the  relaxed  at- 
mosphere disappears.  Hopeful- 
ly I  am  not  out  of  line  but  I  feel 
something  had  to  be  said. 

TomKeefe(OTR) 


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Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

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Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

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There  were  few  redeeming 
qualities  in  the  critique  of  the  In- 
dianapolis Ballet  by  Cara  M. 
McMenamin.  After  reading  her 
critique,  which  apepared  in  the 
Elm  October  29,  I  felt  rather  em- 
barrassed for  her.  On  the  whole  her 
exhibition  was  unprofessional  and 
technically  inferior  to  articles  writ- 
ten by  collegiate  critics  who  have  a 
dance  background. 

"In  all  fairness  (and  in  all  ra- 
tionality for  that  matter)  let  us 
assume  that  the  Indianapolis 
Ballet  Theater  is  not  of  the  same 
caliber  as  professional  groups  in 
major  cities.."  Let  us  add  to  that 
list  the  Pennsylvania  Ballet,  to 
which  Miss  McMenamin  draws  an 
uneducated  comparison  in  her 
opening  paragraph.  The  two  are  in- 
comparable because  the  director  of , 
the  Pennsylvania  Ballet,  Jacques 
D'Amboise,  was  a  principle  dancer 
with  the  New  York  City  Ballet  for 
many  years.  Therefore  he  had 
direct  contact  with  George  Balan- 
chine,  one  of  the  greatest 
choreographers  of  our  time.  The  in- 
fluence of  Balanchine  has  a  strong 
effect  on  the  "caliber"  of  a  com- 
pany. If  Miss  McMenamin  had 
read  the  resumes  pbsted  in  William 
Smith,  she  would  have  learned  the 
Indianapolis  Ballet  Theater  had  no 
such  contact.  She  finally  decides  to 
consider  the  Indianapolis  Ballet 
Theater  alonside  college  and  high 
school  troupes.  This  is  unfair.  I 
challenge  Miss  McMenamin  to 
name  a  college  or  high  school 
troupe  that  trains  and  rehearses  a 
minimum  of  six  hours  a  day,  six 
days  a  week.  This  is  the  schedule  of 
IBT  as  stated  by  dancer  Richard 
Faucher.  She  aggravates  the 
misconception  by  saying  that 
"Even  on  a  level  where  expecta- 
tions are  somewhat  less,  the  In- 
dianapolis Ballet  Theater  does  not 
make  the  grade." 

One  point  in  particular  seems  to 
stand  out  in  Miss  McMenamin's  un- 
professional performance.  The 
piece  to  which  she  referred  to  twice 
as  "Raymonds  Pas  de  Dix"  is  ac- 
tually RAYMONDA  Pas  de  Dix,  as 
one  ca'n  read  in  the  program.  This 
type  of  unprofessionalism  is  not 
even  tolerated  at  the  high  school 
level  let  alone  the  college  level. 

Miss  McMenamin  mentions  a 
lack  of  technical  proficiency  in 
Virginia  Holte's  performance  in 
Raymonda  Pas  de  Dix.  The  state- 
ment is  partially  correct,  however, 
it  is  unqualified.  Holte's  dynamics 
were  not  what  they  might  have 
been:  the  percussive  movements 
were  not  exceptionally  clean,  and 
her  balances  were  not  sufficiently 
suspended;  yet,  the  critic  did  not 
mention  that  her  projection  was 
very  strong  and  exciting.  Miss 
McMenamin  seems  to  sum  up 
Holte's  performance  in  the  word 
"oops."  The  critic  says  that  it  was 


proclaimed  accenting  a  taulty  step 
I  was  sitting  in  the  third  row  and 
"oops"  was  muttered  after  a  shaky 
fouette  on  pointe.  A  single  m- 
terance  does  not  a  ballet  make.  1 
would  like  to  suggest  to  the  critic 
that  she  sit  at  some  distance  from 
the  stage  in  order  to  see  the  full  el. 
feet  of  the  ballet;  which  is,  after 
all,  the  essence  of  a  good  critique. 

To  judge  Raymonda  Pas  de  Dig 
and  The  Birds  together  in  terms  ot 
"ability  for  the  dancers  to  dance  as 
a  group  (ensemble),"  is  absurd 
Raymonda  Pas  de  Dix  is  very 
classical.  One  could  say  that  the 
symmetry  and  timing  were  "off' 
in  the  ensemble  work  here.  The 
Birds  however,  is  a  different  story. 
The  "lack  of  synchronization  with 
music  and  fellow  dancers"  was  a 
part  of  the  choreography;  it  was  in- 
tentional. Miss  McMenamin  says, 
"It  was  hard  to  ascertain  whether 
this  was  due  to  accoustical  dif- 
ficulties, apathy,  or  simple  inabili- 
ty." The  first  reason  given  in  her 
enumeration  is  possible.  The 
warped  floor,  and  adjustment  to 
stage  size  are  also  factors.  Apathy 
and  inability  should  not  be  con- 
sidered at  all.  During  the  rehear- 
sals at  least  two  of  the  dancers  sat 
in  the  audience  and  took  notes. 
After  each  piece  they  corrected  the 
performers  right  down  to  the  posi- 
tion of  the  hands;  a  sign  of  profes- 
sionalism, not  apathy.  If  the  critic 
had  attended  the  master  class  she 
hopefully  would  have  realized  the 
fine  ability  of  the  dancers. 

After  much  criticizing  she  finds 
some  redeeming  qualities,  which 
do  not  redeem  her  critique.  Miss 
McMenamin  said  that  Gregory 
George's  "interpretation  of  the 
Poet  gave  the  ballet  emotion  such 
that  the  audience  believed  in  what 
the  special  effects  and  eerie  music 
sought  to  convey."  How  vague! 
What  emotion  did  the  Poet  give  the 
ballet?  What  did  the  audience 
believe?  What  did  the  special  ef- 
fects try  to  convey  ?  The  question  of 
the  greatest  import:  how  did  the 
movement  express  the  meaning  of 
the  dance,  could  not  even  be  deriv- 
ed from  her  scanty  description. 

The  humorous,  romantic, 
charismatic  grand  finale,  Hoagy's 
Suite  was  never  mentioned  by  Miss 
McMenamin. 

In  conclusion,  I  think  that  the  In- 
dianapolis Ballet  Theater  "did  not 
make  the  grade"  in  the  Elm 
because  the  critic  had  great  expec- 
tations and  little  education  in 
dance.  The  critique  itself 
was... poor.  It  was  insulting  to  r 
as  a  dancer  and  misleading  to  r 
as  a  nondancer.  In  the  future  I  hope 
the  Elm  will  consider  a  writer  wit" 
a  dance  background,  one  who 
knows  what  she  is  talking  about. 

MacKerrowTalcofl 


Alpha  Chi  Omega 

Casino  Night 
November  20, 1982 


Minta  Martin 
Lounge 


Dress  Casual 
9  p.m. -1  a.m- 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday  Novemher  19. 1982  ■  paf».  a 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


The  Food  Service's  Thanksgiving 
Dinner  was  met  with  enthusiasm  - 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  annual  Thanksgiving  Dinner 
was  a  complete  success  this  year. 
'We  hoped  everyone  enjoyed  the 
dinner  and  got  enough  to  eat.  A 
total  of  f ifty-five  turkeys  with  trim- 
mings were  served  during  the 
course  of  the  evening. 

Special  thanks  go  out  to  Mark 
Slater  and  the  SGA  Food  Service 
Committee  for  their  time  and  effort 
put  into  this  dinner.  Their  input  on 
the  seating  arrangments  helped  to 
speed  up  service  this  year.  Would 
also  like  to  thank  our  short-handed 
staff  for  their  effort  to  make  this 
event  possible.  Those  charming 
waiters  and  waitresses  were  part 
of  the  VICA  Club  at  Kent  County 


High  School.  All  of  these  individual 
efforts  are  greatly  appreciated. 

The  Give-A-Bird  program  was 
also  successful  again  this  year.  We 
at  least  tied,  or  beat,  last  year's 
record  as  of  this  writing.  Tomor- 
row wUl  actually  tell  when  all  the 
ID's  are  checked  for  validity.  The 
people  of  Kent  County  will  definite- 
ly appreciate  the  students' 
sacrifice  so  they  can  have  a  turkey 
for  Thanksgiving.  Would  like  to 
note  that  the  entire  basketball 
team  donated  their  turkeys. 

Next  week,  as  you  all  know,  is 
Thanksgiving.  We  will  close  down 
after  lunch  on  Wednesday  11/24, 
and  reopen  for  breakfast  on  Mon- 
day 11/29.  Hope  everyone  has  a 
happy  and  safe  holiday. 


The  first  step 

for  the  rest  of  your 

LIFE 

Why  should  you  think  about 
life  insurance  now,  when 

you're  slill  young? 

Because,  every  year  lhat 

you  wail,  it  costs  more  to 

Man  your  financial 

planning. 

That's  why 

Let  your  Fidelity  Union  Life 

associate  show  you  the 
college  plan  purchased  by 
more  seniors  than  any  other. 

Fidelity  Union  Life  Held  Representative 


Fidelity 
Union  Life 


Further  Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 
Beyond  our  world,  things  are 
abuzz  -  headlines  are  proclaiming 
who's  who  and  who  has  done  what, 
and  yet  the  headlines  hardly  ever 
reach  everyone  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. So,  here  is  a  brief  summary  of 
some  of  the  headliners  from  na- 
tional and  international  areas: 

SPACE  SHUTTLE:  The  space 
shuttle  Columbia  made  its  fifth 
mission  and  landed  on  Tuesday, 
( November  16th  at  9:34  am.  It  was 
the  first  mission  with  a  crew  of 
four.  It  was  to  release  2  satellites  - 
one  called  SBS  3  (Satellite  Business 
Systems)  operates  a  satellite  net- 
work that  transmits  various  forms 
of  communications  for  business 
and  government  customers;   and 


the  second  satellite  is  the  ANIK  C- 
3;  which  is  owned  by  Telesat, 
Canada,  and  operates  the  country's 
satellite  communications  network. 
The  planned  spacewalk  was 
cancelled  because  of  two  faulty 
space  suits. 

When  one  of  the  astronauts,  Mr. 
Brand  commented  at  the  beginning 
of  the  mission,  "It  is  a  beautiful 
world  we  are  going  over,"  Presi- 
dent Reagan  replied,  "I  wonder  if 
more  of  us  could  see  it  from  that 
angle,  we  might  realize  that  there 
musr  De  a  way  to  make  it  as  united 
in  reality,  here  on  earth,  as  it  looks 
from  outer  space." 

GASOLINE-TAX  INCREASE: 
President  Reagan  is  considering  a 
gasoline    tax    increase    to    help 


Notes  From 
Down  Under 


by  Roxanne  Wolf 

Are  you  hungry  after  Miss  D's 
closes  on  Friday?  The  Student 
Center  will  be  serving  "hot"  sand- 
wiches along  with  their  other  great 
snacks,  on  Fridays  and  Saturdays 
beginning  Nov.  19.  The  hours  are 
4:30  to  closing  on  Fridays  and  on 
Saturdays  from  noon  until  closing. 
In  order  to  make  this  convenience 
a  success,  the  support  of  the  stu- 
dent body  is  needed  so  that  the  Stu- 
dent Center  can  continue  serving 
sandwiches  after  Christmas  break. 
"  you  need  a  break  in  weekend  stu- 
dying, the  "SC"  is  the  place  to  go! 

Also  on  Friday,  Nov.  19,  the  SC 
Presents  the  six  piece  rock  and  roll 
tend  "Loose  Fish",  from  9-1:30. 


Cover  charge  is  only  $2.00.  Come  on 
down  -  it's  going  to  be  a  great  time. 

The  SC  would  like  to  thank  the 
WCFS  for  contributing  cheese  plat- 
ters to  "The  Paul  Masson  Wine 
Awareness  Seminar."  The  seminar 
was  very  informative  and  all  who 
attended  had  a  good  time. 

Lucie  Hughes  will  be  accepting 
job  applications  for  next  semester 
in  the  SC.  If  you  are  interested, 
contact  the  SC  after  Thanksgiving. 

Coming  soon ! ! !  New  fresh  baked 
nugget,  date,  oatmeal  and 
chocolate  chip  cookies. 

The  Student  Affairs  office  has  in- 
formed the  SC  that  beer  and  bottled 
wine  (over-the-counter)  will  no 
longer  be  able  to  be  sold.  Sorry, 
guys! 


finance  a  $5.5  billion  program  to 
supply  road-repair  jobs.  This 
would  call  for  a  five  cent  per  gallon 
increase.  The  raise  would  be  a  user 
fee  -  a  job  creating  program. 
320,000  jobs  would  be  created  to 
help  repair  the  nation's  roads.  This 
does  not  necessarily  violate 
Reagan's -earlier  plans  for  no  tax 
increase,  because  he  still  has  in- 
centives toward  tax  cuts.  The  raise 
only  increases  the  average  tax 
burden  by  about  $30  a  year. 

NEW  DEFENSE  PLAN:  The  first 
of  52  Titan  II  missiles  was  officially 
deactivated  in  Arizona  last  week. 
The  Titan  is  the  largest  nuclear 
warhead  in  the  nation's  arsenal.  It 
is  considered  antiquated  and  is  be- 
ing replaced  by  the  solid-fuel  MX 
missiles.  Each  warhead  (Titan)  is 
9  megatons,  which  is  approximate- 
ly 750  times  the  size  of  the  one 
dropped  on  Hiroshima.  There  are 
18  sites  and  the  deactivation  of 
each  site  would  take  45-60  days  so 
the  entire  program  should  take  2 
years. 

SOVIET  UNION:  Leonid  Brezhnev 
died  on  Wednesday,  November  10, 
at  age  75  and  was  buried  at  Red 
Square.  The  new  leader,  Mr.  An- 
dropov, was  one  of  the  Communist 
Party  Secretaries.  Vice  President 
Bush  spoke  with  Andropov  on  Mon- 
day in  the  Kremlin  after 
Brezhnev's  funeral.  Andropov  is 


seeking  peace  and  is  ready  to  build 
U.S.  relations. 

POLAND:  Lech  Walesa,  the  leader 
of  the  outlawed  trade  union 
solidarity,  was  released  because 
the  military  authorities  felt  he  is  no 
longer  a  threat  to  internal  security. 
The  authorities  intend  to  keep  a 
close  eye  on  Walesa,  who  was 
warned  upon  his  release,  not  to 
conduct  union  activity  or  he  would 
face  imprisonment.  Walesa, 
himself,  is  looking  for  a  solution  to 
suit  everybody. 

It  seems  as  if  peace  and  stability 
are  being  sought  by  many  interna- 
tional leaders,  as  well  as  the  com- 
mon man.  So,  keep  looking  toward 
the  future  to  see  what  it  has  in  store 
for  us,  because  through  the  good 
and  the  bad,  there  is  always 
something  beyond  our  world  to  look 
forward  to. 


Federico  Garcia  Lorca's 
House  ofBernarda  Alba 

Featuring 

Patty  Travieso  Kate  Krauss 

Brenda  Poteat         Chris  Garappo 

Ta  wes  Theater  8  JP .  M . 

Nov.  18-22 


Music  Department  Presents: 

An  Elizabethan  Christmas  Dinner 

An  Evening  of  Music,  Dance  and  Feasting 
Authentic  Instruments  &  Costumes 

Saturday,  December  4, 1982 

7:00  p.m. 

Hynson  Lounge 

Reservations:  x286,  Mailroom 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday  November  19, 1982  -  page  4 


FALL 


Volleyball 


Year  Seasons  Players 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

With  only  three  wins  this  season, 
the  WC  Volleyball  team  had  one  of 
its  hardest  years  ever.  Despite  the 
numbers,  however,  the  squad  of  six 
starters  and  two  substitutes  never 
gave  up.  Their  undying  loyalty  to 
the  team  may  have  made  this 
season  one  of  the  most  progressive 
and  satisfying  years  in  a  while. 

"If  you  view  it  from  the  usual 
superficial  standard  of  the  win/loss 
record,  the  only  label  that  could  be 
put  on  it  was  that  it  was  a  failure," 


said  coach  Penny  Fall.  "In  all 
truthfulness,  and  without  sugar- 
coating  it,  I  felt  that  this  group 
came  farther  than  ANY  team  I've 
ever  coached  at  WC  and  consistent- 
ly fought  harder  on  the  court 
against  considerable  odds  than  any 
group  I've  ever  had  before." 

Fall  feels  that  the  team  has  a  lot 
of  courage  and  character  to  stay  on 
the  court  with  stronger  teams  for 
as  long  as  they  did  (sometimes  up 
to  an  hour  and  a  half  per  match). 
She  also  has  nothing  but  positive 
remarks  about  the  team  members. 

As  a  player  and  captain,  Laura 
Chase  deserves  a  good  deal  of 
credit  for  the  team's  enthusiasm. 
Co-captain  Judi  Skelton,  although 
hampered  by  a  back  problem,  im- 
proved  a  lot  this  season.  Fall  is 
hoping  Skelton  can  make  an  even 
larger  contribution  to  the  team 
next  season. 

Karen  Perkinson  and  Anne 
Plumer  supported  the  team  as  set- 
ters and  blockers.  Fall  remarks 
that  WC  is  "the  only  team  in  crea- 
tion with  5 '6"  middle  blockers, 
These  girls  put  everything  they  had 
into  it. 

"Polly  Goode  and  Maria 
Venagas  were  thrust  into  starting 
roles  and  handled  them  as  well  as 
they  could  possibly  be  handled," 
continued  Fall.  "As  they  became 
more  confident,  the  team  became 
more  confident." 

Marti  Windsor  and  Heather 
McAlpine  were  the  team's  only 
substitutes.  "We  couldn't  have  ask- 
ed for  a  more  enthusiastic  two- 
some," said  Fall.  "They  may  have 
thought  they  made  no  contribution 
but  they  contributed  a  lot,  especial- 
ly in  practice." 

Cheryl  Loss,  a  1982  WC  graduate 
was  Fall's  assistant  coach  and  a 
tremendous  credit  to  the  team's 
progress.  "It  was  a  difficult  year  to 
go  through  as  a  coach  and  Cheryl 
was  a  tremendous  help,"  said  Fall- 
Fall  would  also  like  to  thank 
Patricia  King  for  her  work  as 
scorekeeper  and  to  everyone  who 
helped  with  the  team  this  year. 


PORTS 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday  November  19. 1982  -  paff»  s 


Soccer 


Booters  Score  Experience 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Frefh  from  a  somewhat  disap- 
pointing 6-8-1  season,  the 
Washington  College  soccer  team 
expresses  a  unified,  positive  at- 
titude toward  the  future.  Although 
several  integral  parts  of  the  team 
will  be  lost  in  graduation,  a  strong 
corps  of  younger  players  is  ex- 
pected to  provide  the  fire  needed  to 
improve  this  year's  record. 

The  1982  season  was  marked  by 
inconsistency.  The  Shoremen 
played  brilliantly  at  times, 
defeating  conference  rivals  Swar- 
thmore  and  Ursinus,  and  holding 
division  champion  Haverford  to  a 
M  homecoming  tie.  Other  efforts, 
however,  were  unexplainably  sub- 
par,  such  as  losses  to  weaker 
teams  from  York  and  Albright. 

Underneath  the  mediocre 
record,  is  a  strong  team  with  good 
potential.  The  Shoremen  will  lose, 
defensive  starters  Bill  Bounds  and 
Tom  Vach,  and  goalkeeper  Glen 
Gillis;  but  the  fullback  positions, 
led  by  second  semester  sophomore 
Dan  Brumstead  and  Patrick  Jones, 
described  by  Head  Coach  Tom 
Bowman  as  a  potential  AU- 
American  are  deep. 

The  only  other  starter  who  will 
graduate  is  John  Rausch,  a 
halfback  who  proved  to  be  one  of 
the  most  solid  players  on  the  team. 
He  sees  improvement  in  the  future. 

I  was  disappointed  with  the 
results  of  the  season  since  it  was 
my  senior  year  and  we  did  not 
break  .500,"  says  Rausch,  "but  I 
think  next  year  will  be  better. " 

The  returning  players  are  even 
more  optimistic.  Tim  McGrath, 
who  represented  the  flexibility  of 
the  team  this  year  by  moving  from 
fullback  to  striker  and  scoring  two 
loals,  looks  at  this  season  as  one  of 
transition. 

'I  think  that  under  the  direction 
°f  the  new  coach,  we  learned  a  dif- 
ferent style  of  play  which  helped  in 
5»me  games  and  seemed  to  hurt  in 
"hers,"  comments  McGrath.  "All 


in  all,  I  think  it's  for  the  better  and 
next  year  we  should  really  show 
improvement." 

One  of  the  pillars  upon  which 
next  year's  success  or  failure  will 
rest,  is  this  season's  strong 
freshman  class,  including  George 
Halivopolous  with  seven  goals  and 
three  assists,  man-to-man  standout 
Peter  Murray,  and  John  Meisel. 

Ray  Linton,  a  freshman  who 
started  three  games  before  a 
debilitating  injury,  represents  his 
classmates,  saying,  "I  wish  that, 
for  our  first  year,  we  would  have 
done  better.  With  more  maturity, 
we  should  improve." 

All  in  all,  the  Shoremen,  led  by 
potential  professional  Ron 
Lauricella,  should  come  through  on 
their  promises  to  improve  next 
year.  But  more  important,  is  the 
continuance  of  the  attitude  ex- 
pressed by  halfback  Tom  Eucher 
who  says,  "I  had  a  good  time  and 
I'm  looking  forward  to  playing 
again  next  year." 


^*%*£e^W* 


Win/ 

Loss 

Opponent 

Score 

loss 

University    of 

Delaware  (away) 

3-1 

win 

Catholic    University 

(away) 

2-0 

win 

Lebanon    Valley 

(away) 

2-1 

loss 

York  (home) 

3-1 

win 

Washington    Bible 

(away) 

6-2 

win 

Alumni  (home) 

5-2 

win 

Swarthmore  (home) 

1-0 

loss 

William    and    Mary 

(away) 

9-1 

loss 

Loyola  (away) 

3-0 

loss 

Western     Maryland 

(away) 

2-1 

loss 

Albright  (away) 

2-0 

win 

Ursinus  (home) 

2-0 

tie 

Haverford  (home) 

0-0 

loss 

Widener  (home) 

2-0 

win 

Salisbury  (home) 

4-1 

loss 

Hopkins  (away) 

4-1 

win 

Delaware    Valley 

(away) 

2-1 

loss 

UMBC  (away) 

4-3 

Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday  November  19, 1982  -  page  6 


Lecture 
Calendar 

November  22 

A  college  president  who  wrote  on 
his  experiences  as  a  blue  collar 
worker  will  speak  at  Washington 
College  on  Monday,  November  22. 
In  Hynson  Lounge  at  7:30  p.m..  Dr. 
John  R.  Coleman,  former  president 
of  Haverford  College,  will  describe 
life  at  state  and  federal  prisons 
where  recently  he  posed  as  an  in- 
mate to  gather  material  for  his 
next  book. 

November  23 

Shakespearean  scholar  Kenneth 
Muir  will  discuss  King  Lear  at 
Washington  College  on  Tuesday, 
November  23.  Dr.  Muir's  lecture, 
"King  Lear  Revisited,"  will  be 
given  free  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 
of  Miller  Library  at  8  p.m. 

December  3 

Astronomer  Charles  Tolbert  will 
discuss  "The  Evidence  for  Ex- 
traterrestrial Life"  at  Washington 
College  on  Friday,  December  3. 
Made  possible  by  the  American 
Astronomical  Society,  the  lecture 
will  take  place  in  the  Sophie  Ken- 
Room  of  the  college  librarv  at  8 
p.m. 


Dorchester  Afternoon  'Beats' All 


by  Kelly  Morrissey 

The  spirits  of  Allen  Ginsberg, 
Lawrence  Ferlinghetti,  Gregory 
Corso  and  other  Beat  poets  were  in- 
deed present  in  Dorchester  House 
last  Sunday  as  Beat  Poetry  was 
featured  for  the  freshmen  Dor- 
chester afternoon.  There  was  a 
huge  turnout  and  those  who  came 
to  the  event  were  not  disappointed. 

To  start  off,  Professor  Stephen 
Drewes,  a  native  San  Franciscan, 
gave  a  comprehensive  first-hand 
account  on  San  Francisco  and  the 
rise  of  the  Beat  movement.  Yet, 
despite  the  fact  that  an  eyewitness 
like  Drewes  was  available,  little 
was  said  of  the  actual  personalities 
and  escapades  of  the  Beat  poets 
themselves.  Drewes  concluded  his 
talk  nicely  by  reading  a  few  of  his 
favorite  Beat  poems. 

Without  a  doubt,  the  highlight  of 
the  event  was  Professor  Bennet  La- 
mond's  dramatic  rendition  of 
Gregory  Corso's  poem  "Mar- 
riage." Lamond's  presentation 
was  both  climatic  and  involved.  Its 
emotional  effect  on  the  audience 
was  registered  by  the  loud  burst  of 
applause  at  the  conclusion  of  the 
reading. 

Immediately  following  the 
reading,  two  films  entitled  "Wholly 


Communion"  and  "Fried  Shoes, 
Cooked  Diamonds"  were  shown. 
"Wholly  Communion"  was  too  long 
and  thus  many  spectators  left  dur- 
ing the  course  of  the  film. 

Unfortunately  many  missed 
"Fried  Shoes,  Cooked  Diamonds," 
an  excellent  film  depicting  the 
Beat  poets  in  present  times  prac- 
ticing their  art  at  the  Jack  Kerouac 
School  of  Disembodied  Poetics. 
The  film  was  interesting,  enter- 
taining and,  at  parts,  offensive. 


Yet,  the  crudity  was  necessary  to 
show  that,  although  the  Beats  have 
relaxed  more  in  their  older  years, 
they  still  were  fighting  against  the 
conservative  values  of  middle- 
class  America.  The  showing  of  the 
two  films  back  to  back  made  the 
comparison  between  the  intensity 
of  the  young  Beats  in  the  60's  and 
the  relative  subdued  attitudes  of 
the  poets  now,  in  their  maturity, 
apparent. 


Pianist  To  Perform 


Charles  Abramovic,  young 
American  pianist  and  prizewinner 
in  the  1980  American  National 
Chopin  Competition,  will  give  a 
recital  for  Washington  College  Con- 
cert Series  at  8  p.m.  Thursday, 
December  2. 

His  program  will  include  varia- 
tions for  Piano  by  contemporary 
Canadian  composer  Jacques  Hetu; 
Symphonic  Etudes  by  Schumann; 
Sonata  in  E  Flat  (Les  Adieux)  by 
Beethoven;  three  Debussy 
preludes;  and  the  Paganini-Likszt 
etude  "La  Campanella." 

He  won  first  prize  this  year  in  the 
Piano  Teachers  Congress  of  New 
York  competition,  which  resulted 


in  a  debut  recital  at  Carnegie 
Recital  Hall.  In  1978  he  received  se- 
cond prize  in  the  North  American 
Tschaikovsky  Competition. 

Mr.  Abramovic  has  appeared  as 
soloist  with  numerous  orchestras 
and,  in  collaboration  with  other  in- 
strumentalists, has  performed  in 
major  cities  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada,  at  music  festivals, 
and  on  public  network  television. 
His  solo  recitals  consistently  bring 
high  critical  praise. 

The  concert  will  be  open  to  the 
public  and  tickets  will  be  available 
at  the  door  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center.  For  information  call  778- 
2800. 


ROVING  REPORTER     »y  sally  Mcalp.ne 

i  i 


QUESTION :  What  is  vour  favorite   thing  about  W.  C.  ? 


Jerry     'Slappy'    Smith-Newark, 
Del.-Senior- 
Weekends  and  West  Hall. 


Buckey    Morris-Middleburg,    VA- 
Freshman-The  Women 


Brenda  Angell-Mount  Airy,  MD- 
Freshman- 
I  like  Super  T.V. 


Nancy   Klos-Severna    Park, 
Freshman- 
C-House. 


Stacy    Horn-New    Hope,     PA- 
Freshman- 
The  parties. 


Ellis    Hyman-Westchester,     NY- 
Freshman- 

The  football  team-it  gives  me 
pride  to  watch  them  on  T.V. 


Peggy  Casey-Millington,  MD- 
Junior- 

I  think  the  professors  are  one  of 
our  most  valuable  assets,  due  to 
the  personal  attention  we  receive. 


Kenneth    Roderick-Chestertown, 
MD-, 
The  food  ...  at  Ms.  D's. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday  November  19, 1982  -  p»Pp  7 


Library 


Computer  System  Considered 


^S^T  make  their  debut  Tuesday  night  at  7:30  at  a 
home  basketbaU  game  against  St.  Mary's, 

Review 


by  Michele  Breza 

Within  a  year  or  two,  Washington 
College  hopes  to  participate  in  a 
bibliographic  library  network.  If 
the  budget  proposal  goes  through, 
the  library  will  have  access  to  a 
Data  Bases  Network  with  some 
eight  million  entries. 

Ms.  Betty  Wasson,  Librarian, 
says  this  network  is  an  asset 
because  95%  of  the  books  we  need 
to  catalogue  would  already  be  in 
this  data  base.  This  means  that  so- 
meone else  has  catalogued  the 
material,  and  all  the  needed  in- 
formation will  appear  on  the  ter- 
minal screen  when  someone  keys 
in.  This  process  will  speed  up  the 
routines  of  getting  the  books  on  the 


Biting  Satire  Hard  To  Swallow 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

News  Editor 

Last  week,  a  new  publication 
made  its  debut  on  the  WC  campus. 
Nemesis,  an  underground 
magazine,  represents  the  first  at- 
tempt this  year  at  printed  humor 
from  anywhere  other  than  the 
established  camps  -  the  Elm, 
Broadsides,  the  Review  and  the 
Pegasus. 

A  self-proclaimed  satire,  the 
Nemesis  nevertheless  contained  a 
number  of  unforgiveable  errors,  all 
of  which  combined  to  keep  the 
publication  from  attaining  its  true 
humorous  potential. 

The  first  and  perhaps  most  ob- 
vious mistake  made  by  the  staff 
was  the  placement  of  an  editor's 
note  on  the  first  page  of  the 
magazine.  This  introduction  at- 
tempted to  convey  to  readers  the 
purpose  of-  and  need  for-  a  campus 
satirical  magazine.  Such  a  pro- 
logue, however,  contradicts  the 
idea  behind  such  publications, 
which  should  exist  solely  to  enter- 
tain readers.  No  lengthy  explana- 
tion, excuses  or  apologies  for  the 
contents  are  necessary. 

Also  stated  in  this  note  is  the  idea 
that  the  Nemesis  is  not  printed 
"just  for  fun",  nor  is  it  meant  as  "a 
vindictive  cut  at  the  college  itself. 
Rather,  says  the  editor,  (trying  to 
take  the  short  and  heroic  way  out) 
the  magazine  exists  solely  to  "print 
out  the  flaws"  of  WC  and  "impress 
upon  readers  the  seriousness  of 
certain  situations."  More  Truth, 
■Justice  And  The  American  Way 
abound  in  the  Editor's  statement, 
"I  will  continue  to  strive  for  things 
I  believe  in." 

However,  this  wonderfully 
Patriotic  statement  loses  some  of 
"s  impact  because  the  Editor 
Prefers  to  remain  anonymous.  The 


Nemesis  also  falls  short  of  its 
potential  in  two  other  ways. 
Despite  the  fact  that  it  is  alluded  to 
as  a  "critical  analysis  of 
Washington  College",  the  booklet 
never  proves  itself  such.  In  addi- 
tion (indeed,  most  importantly)  the 
Nemesis  never  takes  the  form  of 
true  satire.  Although  at  times,  it 
works  as  a  mild  spoof,  (as  in  a 
thorough,  if  somewhat  cryp- 
tic parody  of  Coleridge's  "The  An- 
cient Mariner")  most  of  the 
booklet's  humor  appears  rather 
cut-and-dried. 

Despite  the  fact  that  the  Nemesis 
never  quite  fulfilled  its  promise  of 
hilarity,  it  was  not  entirely  devoid 
of  good  points.  New  idea  for  the 
food  service  -  "Survival  of  the  Fit- 
test Night"  proved  to  be  an  en- 
joyable concept.  Even  more 
humorous  (although  painfully  so, 
for  this  publication)  was  "What 
was  the  best  event  of  1982?  Part 
III."  An  'uncensored'  answer  to  the 
Elm  staff/Writers  Union  con- 
troversy over  the  highlights  of  the 
bicentennial  year,  this  feature 
definitely  gave  the  Nemesis  the 
last  word. 

Unfortunately,  this  could  not  be 
the  last  piece  in  the  booklet  as  well. 
Another  short  essay  located  toward 
the  back  of  the  magazine  dealt  with 


the  hazards  of  an  author's  becom- 
ing too  similar  to  his  characters. 
Written  in  what  might  have  been 
an  attempt  to  talk  over  the  reader's 
head,  this  piece  was  a  poor  attempt 
.at  even  a  bad  joke.  Also  unworthy 
of  note  was  a  spoof  sweepstakes 
advertisement  on  the  back  page. 
(This  is  a  "critical  analysis  of 
Washington  College?") 

According  to  Webster's 
Dictionary,  the  word  'Nemesis' 
means  "inevitable,  retributive 
justice."  If  indeed,  justice  is  the 
reason  for  the  existence  of  such  a 
publication,  this  issue  at  least,  fails 
miserably.  In  one  of  its  many  fee- 
ble attempts  at  humor,  the 
Nemesis  conducts  a  "Should-You- 
Read-On"  quiz  on  students.  Ques- 
tion number  one:  "Are  you  of  the 
opinion  that  if  you  can't  say 
something  nice,  say  nothing  at 
all?" 

Should  a  reader  answer  in  the  af- 
firmative, the  Nemesis  staff 
haughtily  instructs  him  to  "put  this 
magazine  down  and  pick  up  the 
latest  copy  of  the  Elm." 

Let's  be  fair.  We  do  have  our  own 
opinions  which,  as  the  mentally 
warped  Nemesis  staff  would  say, 
"are  cruel  in  their  honesty."  But  at 
the  risk  of  turning  this  into  the  Elm 
Enquirer,  we  can't  print  them. 


shelves. 

To  obtain  cards  from  the  card 
catalogue  for  a  book,  simply  punch 
a  button  on  the  terminal  and  the 
cards  will  be  sent  in  correct  order 
for  filing.  This  will  speed  up  the 
system  by  making  books  ready  two 
to  three  months  sooner,  and  by 
reducing  the  many  steps  it  takes  to 
file  in  the  card  catalogue.  This  will 
also  prove  to  be  a  labor  saving 
device  by  releasing  the  staff  for 
other  services  beneficial  to  the 
library,  such  as  processing  gifts, 
reclassifying,  public  services  and 
audio  visual  assistance.  In  addi- 
tion, this  will  aid  in  direct  com- 
munications with  other  libraries 
for  inter-library  loans,  in  servicing 
government  documents,  and  in  ac- 
•  quisitions. 

Should  this  system  be  installed, 
W.C.  will  be  among  its  contem- 
poraries in  staying  on  top  of  a  com- 
plex and  growing  world  of  informa- 
tion, providing  students  and  facul- 
ty with  necessary  material  and  ser- 
vice. Otherwise,  the  college  will  be 
isolated,  and  comparable  to  its  one- 
room  library  in  the  18th  and  19th 
centuries. 

Although  no  decision  has  yet 
been  made  on  the  Data  Base  Net- 
work, there  seems  to  be  a  growing 
interest.  Ms.  Wasson  added  that  it 
will  take  several  months  to  a  year 
before  such  a  system  could  even  be 
set  up.  Another  deterrent  is  the  in- 
itial fee  of  20,000  dollars  and  the 
succeeding  years  of  14,000  dollars 
operating  cost.  However,  once  in- 
stalled and  staff  reorganization 
develops,  the  cost  saving  will  be 
approximately  $6,000  annually. 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday  November  19. 1982  -  page  8 


On  the  Rebound 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Thomas  Finnegan,  who  has  been 
the  head  coach  at  Washington  Col- 
lege for  the  last  12  seasons,  will  be 
travelling  with  his  team  this 
weekend  to  compete  in  the  Western 
Maryland  College  -  Rotary  Tip  Off 
Tournament.  On  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  will  face  Eastern  Col- 
lege from  St.  David's  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Returning  to  the  squad  this  year 
are:  senior  Carl  Fornoff,  captain, 
Bob  Fornoff,  Vince  Gasior,  Joe 
Stallings,  Wayne  and  Scott  Spur- 
rier, Jeff  Yost  and  "Sparticus" 
Collins.  Coach  Finnegan  feels  that, 
"this  team  has  the  potential  to 
have  a  great  season  in  spite  of  our 
lack  of  size.  The  desire  to  win,  re- 
bounding and  aggressive  defense 
are  the  keys  to  a  winning  season." 
However,  Carl  Fornoff,  who  has 
been  with  the  team  for  four  years 
now,  feels  otherwise.  He  feels  that, 
"the  main  ingredient  for  winning  is 
to  have  a  tight  unit  with  close  com- 
panionship. Our  friendships  will 
help  us  through  the  hard  times.  My 
ultimate  goal  this  year  is  to  make  it 
to  the  playoffs  along  with  a  good 
record  because  we  play  some  tough 
Division    I    teams    this    year." 


Another  insight  to  college  basket- 
ball is  extended  to  us  by  freshman 
recruit  George  Roberts.  Roberts 
feels  that,  "Coach  Finnegan  pro- 
duces good  teams  without  scholar- 
ship money.  The  guys  on  the  team 
are  my  friends  and  basketball 
practice  seems  to  be  a  better  time. 
As  long^  as  I  feel  ready  to  play, 
everything  takes  care  of  itself." 
Bob  Fornoff,  who  always  has  alot 
to  say,  sums  up  the  feeling  and  in- 
tensity of  the  team.  "The  team  is 
going  to  be  alot  better  without 
Heimie  (last  year's  assistant 
coach)  not  being  here  but  serious- 
ly, a  good  tournament  this  weekend 
will  set  the  tone  for  the  entire 
season." 

All  of  us  will  be  able  to  see  the 
Shoremen  in  action  this  Tuesday 
when  they'll  be  taking  on  St. 
Mary's  College  at  7:15  p.m.  All  are 
invited  to  attend  the  game.  Also,  if 
there  is  anyone  interested  in  help- 
ing the  team  out  with  recording 
statistics  at  either  home  or  away 
games,  please  contact  Coach  Fin- 
negen  or  myself  for  further  in- 
formation. 

Well,  with  Thanksgiving  right 
around  the  corner  there  should  be 
no    need    to    leave    campus    this 


weekend.  In  lieu  of  this  various 
organizations  on  campus  will  be 
providing  events  for  your  enter- 
tainment pleasure.  On  Friday 
night,  the  coffee  house  is  sponsor- 
ing "Loose  Fish."  But  at  the  same 
time,  the  Theta  Chi  Fraternity  will 
begin  their  first  of  a  two  part 
series,  of  parties  beginning  at  10 
p.m.  On  Saturday  night  the  Alpha 
Chi  Omega  Sorority  will  offer  a 
night  of  chance  with  their  tradi- 
tional "Casino  Night."  To  offer  you 
even  more,  the  Kappa  Alpha  order 
are  having  an  open  campus  party 
along  with  the  second  Theta  Chi 
bash.  All  in  all  the  weekend  may 


prove  to  be  an  enjoyable  one.  For 
your  own  sakes,  I  suggest  you  stick 
around  and  enjoy! 

My  congratulations  are  extended 
to  Dave  "Spartus"  Collins  for  win- 
ning  the  first  annual  S.G.A.  pool 
tournament.  Dave  was  awarded  a 
brand  new  pool  cue  after  beating 
Thami  E.  and  George  H.  in  the 
finals.  Again,  Dave,  we  are  proud 
of  you! 

Finally,  enjoy  the  weekend,  since 
it  will  be  a  good  one  and  also 
remember  to  support  our  basket- 
ball team  this  Tuesday  and  since 
there  will  be  no  Rebound  next 
week,  have  a  Happy  Thanksgiving! 


Volleyball 

Tournament  Ends  Season 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

Washington  College  hosted  the 
Maryland  State  Volleyball  Tourna- 
ment last  weekend.  This  is  the  se- 
cond year  in  a  row  in  which  this 
event  has  been  held  in  Cain 
Athletic  Center. 

The  tournament,  which  WC 
Volleyball  coach  Penny  Fall 
describes  as  "a  very  long  day," 
proved  to  be  a  success.  "I  felt  the 
tournament  went  off  reasonably 
well,"  said  Fall.  "The  competition 
was  pretty  close  and  the  seeding 
came  out  accurately  with  Western 
Maryland  and  Navy  in  the  finals." 

Western  Maryland  played  with 
consistent  force  throughout  the  en- 
tire tournament  (going  undefeated 
for  their  five  matches  of  the  day) 
and  took  the  state  championship 


for  the  second  year  in  a  row.  The 
Western  Maryland  squad  is  ranked 
fifth  in  the  nation  with  a  season 
record  of  44-3. 

Navy  redeemed  itself  by  making 
it  to  the  finals  this  year.  Last  year 
the  academy  team  was  top  seeded 
but  proved  to  be  a  disappointment 
by  not  even  making  the  semi-final 
round.  This  year  Navy  remained 
undefeated  in  the  tournament  until 
the  final  round  when  they  became 
another  victim  of  the  mighty  Green 
Terrors  from  Western  Maryland. 

As  for  WC,  "I  felt  that  we  played 
at  a  fairlv  good  level,"  said  Fall. 
"Two  of  The  teams  we  went  up 
against  (Western  Maryland  and 
Salisbury)  made  it  to  the  semi- 
finals. We  played  hard  against 
Morgan.  It  was  a  good  effort  and  a 
good  indication  of  our  progress." 


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by  Scott  Behm 

Polly  Goode  is  being  commended 
as  this  week's  outstanding  athlete 
because  of  her  ceaseless  efforts  on 
the  volleyball  team.  Goode,  a 
sophomore  from  Troy,  New  York, 
was  a  pleasant  surprise  this  year  to 
both  coach  Fall  and  her  team- 
mates. 

She  was  first  introduced  to  the 
game  last  year  by  Chris  Ragonesi, 
who  encouraged  her  to  try  out  for 
the  team.  Since  Goode  had  never 
played  volleyball  before,  it  took  a 
lot  of  hard  work  and  dedication  on 
her  part.  Being  a  close  friend, 
Chris  helped  Polly  out  in  her  new 
endeavor.  The  rest  of  the  team  also 
gave  her  support,  and  helped  Polly 
improve  her  playing  skills.  In  addi- 
tion, Coach  Fall  continually  work- 
ed with  Goode,  and  encouraged  her 
to  stick  with  it. 


Goode  showed  considerable 
provement  during  last  year's  spr, 
ing  practice,  but  her  greatest  in 
provement  has  been  over  tht 
course  of  this  season.  Coach  FjI 
said,  "I  am  particularly  proud  d 
Polly  for  coming  out,  winning 
position  on  the  floor,  and  holding  j 
throughout  the  year." 

Polly  has  developed  art  attitude 
of  good  humor  and  spirit  about  the 
game  and  toward  the  rest  of  lie 
players.  This  attitude  is  sure  li 
develop  Goode  into  a  strong 
leader  in  the  future. 

In  talking  to  Polly,  she  expressed 
a  disappointment  in  the  overall 
record  of  the  team  this  year,  bit 
she  expects  the  team  to  do  better 
next  year.  After  having  played 
together  this  year,  the  team  should 
do  better  next  year,  especially 
since  only  one  member  ii 
graduating. 


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Student  Affairs  Reverses 
Decision  On  Six  Packs 


Christina  Garappo  strikes  an  emotional  pose  in  The  Hr»,»  „t 
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byAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

Having  met  with  the  Alcohol 
£  if0r£e  on  Tue^ay,  November 
23,  the  Deans  of  Student  Affairs 
decided  to  suspend  the  recently  in- 
stituted policy  banning  the  sale  of 
six  packs  in  the  Coffee  House  until 
the  end  of  this  academic  year 

."We  initially  felt  it  (the  sale  of 
six-packs)  was  an  inappropriate 
thing  for  the  Coffee  House  to  be  do- 
ing,"  states  Dean  Maureen  Kelly. 

On  Monday,  November  22,  the 
Student  Government  Association 
passed  a  resolution  in  response  to 


SJB  Sentences  Goodrick  and  Milne 


By  Mary  Nash 
In    its    second    case    of    the 

academic    year    WC's    Student 

Judiciary  Board  found  defendents 
Harry  Goodrick  and  David  Milne 
guilty  of  breaking  and  entering  as 
charged  by  plaintiff  Scott  Behm. 

The  alleged  action  was  said  to 
have  taken  place  between  the 
hours  of  10:30  and  4:30  on 
November  4th,  1982.  It  was  most 
,  evidently  intended  as  a  joke  or 
harmless  prank  on  the  part  of  the 
defendents,  Goodrick  and  Milne, 
however,  plaintiff  Behm  felt 
stronger  action  should  be  taken 
and  presented  the  case  to  the  SJB. 

Goodrick  and  Milne  are  alledged 
to  have  entered  Behm's  room  in 
Cecil  house  via  an  open  window 
and  proceeded  to  remove  the 
hinges  from  the  door  into  the  room 
and  then  exited  through  it.  Ac- 
cording to  the  defendants  there 
was  no  harm  intended.  However 
after  a  short  period  of  time  the 
defendents  began  feeling  rehensi- 
jble  and  after  discussing  it  with 
Milne,  Goodrich  returned  again  via 
[he  window  and  replaced  Behm's 
hinges  and  promptly  exited 
through  the  door.  The  two  returned 
again  later  in  the  day  and  offered 
Behm  a  complete  and  sincere 
apology  for  their  actions  and  epx- 
lained  the  fact  that  it  was  intended 
entirely  as  a  joke.  Afterwards 
°ehm  informed  them  that  during 
the  course  of  the  day  while  the 
room  had  been  unattended  four 
Wank  checks  had  been  taken  from 
™s  checkbook.  He  had  called  his 
rank  and  cancelled  the  checks.  It 
ffas  then  that  Behm  decided  to 
odge  a  formal  complaint  against 
to  defendants. 

At  the  trial  there  was  no  charge 
"ought  against  the  defendants 
regarding  the  theft  of  the  checks, 
"My  a  charge  of  breaking  and 
entering. 

Witnessing  for  the  defense  was 
security  officer  John  Williams  who 
'Poke  on  Goodrick's  behalf  but 
"Breed  that  they  should  be  in  some 
way  reprimanded  for  their  actions. 


Defense  attorney  Bryan  Mitchell 
stated  that  his  clients  pleaded  guil- 
ty to  the  charge  of  breaking  and 
entering  and  would  voluntarily  pay 
Behm  for  his  expenses  of  calling 
the  bank  to  cancel  his  checks,  and 
would  be  willing  to  accept  punish- 
ment for  their  actions. 

Prosecuting  attorney  Bryan 
Welsh  agreed  and  urged  the  jury  to 
sentence  Goodrick  and  Milne  to  3 
hours  of  work  with  Security  on  a 
Friday  and/or  Saturday  night  as 
well  as  work  with  the  maintenance 
department. 


After  careful  deliberations  the 
jury  handed  down  the  verdict.  The 
defendents  were  found  guilty  of  the 
charge  of  breaking  and  entering 
and  were  sentenced  to  the  follow- 
ing: 

Complete  restitution  of  all  fees 
and  fphone  calls  rendered  in 
cancellation  of  the  checks. 

A  formal  written  apology  to 
Behm  regretting  their  actions. 

Each  was  also  sentenced  to  2 
hours  of  service  work  with 
maintenance. 


SGA  Proposes  Activities 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
The  SGA  Social  Committee, 
under  the  leadership  of  Ted 
Mathias,  recently  proposed 
sevedral  ideas  for  student  ac- 
tivities in  the  coming  semester. 
Encompassing  athletic,  cultural 
and  off-campus  happenings,  these 
suggestions  were  released  in  a 
memorandum  dated  November  17. 
Among  the  events  specifically 
proposed  was  an  Activities  Night. 
Although  one  such  function  is  tradi- 
tionally held  in  September,  the 
committee  hopes  to  offer  another 
at  the  beginning  of  each  semester, 
in  order  to  acquaint  present 
students,  as  well  as  transfers,  with 
the  different  on-campus  clubs  and 
organizations. 

Another  proposal  involves  an 
Open  Gym  on  weekends.  This  will 
be  available  to  all  students  and  in- 
clude round-robbin  tournaments  in 
such  sports  as  basketball, 
volleyball  and  indoor  soccer.  For 
those  individuals  geared  toward 
the  Fine  Arts,  a  Talent  Night  is 
slated.  Meant  to  uncover  the  "hid- 
den treasures"  in  WC's  faculty  and 
student  body,  this  contest  will 
become  an  annual  or  semiannual 
event,  and  include  the  added  incen- 
tive of  prizes  for  the  winners. 
Bus    trips    to    Baltimore, 


Washington,  Philadelphia  and  New 
York  have  also  been  suggested. 
Taking  students  to  cultural  events 
such  as  plays,  operas  and  sym- 
phonies, the  buses  will  also  be 
utilized  for  excursions  to  off- 
campus  athletic  events.  These  will 
include  Baltimore  Blast  games  and 
field  trips  to  Georgetown  and  the 
University  of  Maryland,  as  well  as 
ski  trips  for  students. 

One  suggested  improvement  was 
to  build  up  the  already  existing 
Waterfront.  Under  this  proposal, 
the  area  next  to  the  dock  would  be 
rennovated  and  used  as  a  site  for 
picnics  and  water  events.  One  of 
these,  a  raft  race,  for  which 
students  could  bet  upon  the  winner, 
is  also  in  the  works. 

Further  proposals  of  the  commit- 
tee included  the  establishment  of  a 
weekend  calendar  of  events  for 
students,  the  formation  of  a  foot- 
ball team,  and  on-campus  apart- 
ment housing.  Oktoberfest,  the  ad- 
dition of  a  fall  weekend  to 
Washington's  birthday  and 
Parents'  weekend,  was  also  includ- 
ed in  the  memorandum. 

Mathias  and  the  committee  plan 
to  investigate  the  need  for  student 
transportation.  Increasing  lecture 
attendance  through  possiblecredits 
given  to  students  present  at  certain 
talks  has  also  been  examined. 


the  new  alcohol  policy.  According 
to  SGA  President  Mark  Mullican 
the  resolution  can  be  summarized 
as  stating  "that  the  Student 
Government  Association,  acting  on 
behalf  of  the  students,  formally 
protest  the  Student  Affairs  decision 
concerning  the  sale  of  six-packs.  It 
is  our  belief  that  Student  Affairs 
disregarded  student  views  in  the 
formulation  of  this  policy  and  that 
Student  Affairs  has  instituted 
policy  contrary  to  the  will  of 
students.  We,  therefore,  protest  the 
manner  in  which  the  decision  was 
made  and  the  decision  itself." 

In  addition,  as  a  representative 
of  the  student  body  SGA  President 
Mark  Mullican  approached  the 
Deans  to  discuss  student  opposition 
to  the  new  policy.  In  speaking  with 
students,  Mullican  found  "That  the 
basic  complaint  was  that  the  deci- 
sion was  made  without  student  in- 
put. Since  the  Coffee  House  is  for 
the  students  and  the  six-pack  sale 
was  a  service  to  students,  many 
felt  the  decision  having  been  made 
without  their  consent  was  an  infr- 
ingement upon  their  rights." 

After  having  been  approached  by 
many  student  leaders,  resident 
assistants,  and  members  of  the 
Alcohol  Task  Force  who  felt  that 
the  sale  of  six-packs  was  a 
beneficial  service  provided  by  the 
Coffee  House,  the  Office  of  Student 
Affairs  decided  to  reconsider  their 
initial  decision.  Dean  Kelly  notes, 
"We're  not  infallible;  we  can  make 
a  bad  decision." 

Kelly  points  out  that  seldom  is 
there  a  response  when  a  new  policy 
is  instituted.  Consequently,  when 
the  students  as  a  unified  body  do 
not  accept  a  new  policy,  the  Office 
of  Student  Affairs  attempts  to 
reconsider  the  issue.  "We  try  to  be 
responsive  to  student  concerns. 
This  (reconsideration)  was  an  at- 
tempt to  be  responsive." 

The  Alcohol  Task  Force  and  Stu- 
dent Affairs  have  decided  to  con- 
sider the  sale  of  six  packs  in  the 
Coffee  House  further  later  in  the 
academic  year.  At  that  time  this 
group  will  decide  on  this  as  well  as 
other  policies  to  be  instituted  next 
year  upon  the  arrival  of  an  entire 
freshman  class  who  are  below  the 
legal  drinking  age. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


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Who's  The  Ideal  Student? 


The  Voice  of  Tuition 

Student  power  strikes  again!  Student  Affairs  has  agreed  to 
allow  for  the  sale  of  six  packs  of  beer  and  bottled  wine  to  go 
This  move  was  made  in  response  to  an  overwhelming  student 
protest  of  the  recent  ban  on  the  sale  of  these  items. 

Are  students  being  heard  more  this  year?  In  some  cases,  the 
"voice  of  tuition"  is  sounding  louder  than  ever.  Not  only  has  the 
library  increased  its  hours  on  the  weekend,  but  the  gym  is  also 
open  Saturday  and  Sunday  for  use  by  students.  A  wealthy 
benefactor  is  giving  a  building  to  WC  to  be  used  as  students 
(and  faculty)  recommend.  Certainly  student  opinion  is  carry- 
ing some  weight.  . 

Although  some  of  the  students'  wishes  are  being  im- 
plemented, in  other  ways  students  are  being  more  restricted 
this  year  than  ever.  Several  new  campus  policies  have 
hampered  student  social  life,  an  important  aspect  of  going  to 
college.  Who  decides  which  policies  and  restrictions  will 

TsTudenteare  encouraged  to  speak  out  for  SOME  rights  and 
privileges,  why  not  for  ALL?  It  seems  rather  ridiculous  to  ask 
students  for  their  opinions  on  gym  hours  or  uses  for  a  building 
and  then  to  fail  to  consult  a  student  committee  about  new 
policies  regarding  alcohol.  If  students  are  asked  to  make  a  deci- 
sion about  a  multi-million  dollar  project  such  as  a  budding,  are 
they  not  responsible  enough  to  decide  what  is  best  for  them  as 
far  as  consumption  of  alcohol  is  concerned? 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  will  host  the  annual  student 
Christmas  Dinner  on  Wednesday, 
December  8,  from  4:30  to  6:30  p.m. 
The  menu  for  this  feast  will  be : 

Steamship  Round  of  Beef/Au  Jus 

Deluxe  Baked  Potato  Bar 

Green  Bean  Casserole 

Sauteed  Mushrooms 

Muffin  Bar 

Giant  Cookie  Box 

The  dinner  will  be  buffet  style  in 
the  main  dining  room.  The 
Washington  College  Food  Service 
and  the  Student  Government 
Association  will  sponsor  Jeff  Order 
playing  all  your  favorite  yuletide 
songs.  Again  this  year  we  will  have 
the    Giant    Cookie    box    with 


thousands  of  cookies  placed  inside 
ready  for  consumption.  There  is  no 
charge  for  boarding  students  and  a 
six-dollar  charge  for  guests.  Come 
early  and  enjoy  this  truly  great 
holiday  dinner. 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  has  catering  pamphlets 
available  to  all  faculty  and 
presidents  of  student  body  groups. 
These  should  have  already  been 
mailed  to  you.  If  not,  please  stop  by 
the  dining  hall  office  and  pick  one 
up.  The  catering  pamphlets  list 
items  available  from  the  Food  Ser- 
vice and  rules  concerning  the 
usage  of  dining  hall  facilities.  Next 
time  you  want  to  place  an  order 
please  take  a  few  minutes  and  read 
the  pamphlet.  It  could  answer  most 
of  your  questions  and  let  you  know 
exactly  what  we  have  available. 


The    h    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seif  ert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Having  been  at  Washington  Col- 
lege for  nearly  four  years,  I  began 
to  wonder  if  I  would  ever  meet  the 
ideal  WC  student.  One  day  I  set  out 
to  see  if  I  could  find  that  ideal. 

I  decided  to  begin  at  the  center  of 
campus.  Surely  only  the  best 
students  would  be  at  such  a  prime 
location,  I  thought.  I  came  to  three 
old  buddings.  They  were  emitting 
certain  loud  noises,  as  if  to  call  at- 
tention to  themselves.  I  searched 
one,  but  found  no  one  there.  The  se- 
cond was  surrounded  by  such 
obstacles  and  ominous  characters  I 
dared  not  enter.  The  third  and 
largest  one  seemed  most  promis- 
ing. As  I  entered,  my  eyes  caught  a 
kaleidoscope  "of  brightly  colored 
clothing.  I  stopped  a  young  man 
who  was  wearing  luminous  green 
pants  and  a  brilliant  red  sweater. 
Since  I  grew  up  where  vivid  colors 
are  only  worn  in  festive  costumes,  I 
asked  him  what  the  costume  was 
for. 

"What  costume?"  he  replied  in- 
dignantly. 

Catching  my  mistake  I  con- 
tinued, "I  came  to  the  center  of 
campus,  where  on  the  best  students 
must  reside,  to  find  the  ideal  stu- 
dent. Can  you  help  me?" 

"Well,  you  have  come  to  the  right 
place.  The  center  is  the  best  and  we 
have  always  been  at  the  center,  so 
we  are  the  best." 

"Then  is  this  the  place  of  the 
ideal  WC  student?"  I  asked. 

"Oh,  I  don't  know  much  about 
WC  students.  We  don't  fraternize 
with  them  much.  We  try  to  main- 
tain a  pure  environment  in  which  to 
master  the  art  of  political 
sycophancy.  Each  of  us  hopes  that 
one  day  we  may  enter  the  arena  of 
county  politics." 

"But  what  does  that  have  to  do 
with  the  campus?" 

He  laughed.  "The  campus  is  our 
tool." 

With  that  he  left,  explaining  that 
he  was  late  for  an  appointment 
with  the  Dean.  I  was  troubled  and 
my  search  was  just  beginning. 

I  crossed  a  great  highway  and 
entered  the  largest  of  three  dorms. 
As  I  walked  down  a  long  basement 
hall,  I  heard  such  horrible  noises 
that  I  froze  in  terror.  From  behind 
three  closed  doors  came  ear  pierc- 
ing screams.  Certainly,  I  thought, 
someone  must  be  torturing  cats.  I 
turned  and  ran  from  the  sounds  of 
these  terrible  rooms. 

Returning  to  the  highway,  I  spied 
a  young  woman  running  from  a 
speeding  car  whose  driver 
resembled  Frank  Perdue.  As  she 
was  catching  her  breath  I  ap- 
proached her  and  said,  "I  am  in 
search  of  the  ideal  WC  student.  Do 
you  know  where  I  might  find  one?" 
one?" 

"No,    but   I    am   conducting    a 
search  of  my  own.  I  seek  the  ideal 
man." 
"The  perfect  love?  " 
"Yes.  He  has  to  love  me  as  much 


MISS  D'S 

SNACK  BAR 

HOURS 

8:00 

a.m. 

-  11:00  p.m. 
M0N.-THURS. 

8:00 

a.m. 

-   4:30  p.m.  FRIDAY    1 

6:00 

p.m. 

-  11:00p.m.  SUNDAY! 

as  Daddy;  who  gives  n 
everything  I  want.  Daddy  is  even 
sending  me  to  college  so  that  I  can 
be  a  better  wife  someday." 
"It  must  be  a  difficult  search.' 
"It  is,  but  I  always  know  that  I 
have  home  to  go  to,  a  car  to  drive 
and  a  credit  card  to  use  untd  I  find 
a  husband  who  can  support  me  as 
well." 

I  crossed  the  highway  and  heard 
the  honk  of  a  goose.  I  followed  the 
sound  until  I  came  upon  a  person 
dressed  for  jungle  warfare. 

"You  must  be  a  great  lover  ot 
geese  to  imitate  their  call." 

"Yeh,  daddy,"  he  snorted.  "I'm 
a  great  lover  of  many  things  and 
killing  geese  is  just  one.  In  fact,  I've 
probably  killed  as  many  gees  as  lit- 
tie  girls'  hopes."  He  paused  to 
chuckle  and  belch.  "Yeh,  I  love  this 
school,  too,  and  I've  been  here  five 
years  to  prove  it,  but  the  fun  is 
almost  over.  My  dad  says  he  can't 
hold  that  spot  for  me  in  his  business 
forever.  He  told  me  if  I  get  out  this 
year,  he'll  throw  in  a  new  car  with 
my  20K  starting  salary.  So  the 
pressure  is  really  on. ' 

I  moved  on  thinking  that  if  a 
goose  had  a  hunter  call,  it  would 
sound  like  -  git  it,  git  it.  My  thought 
was  broken  by  the  smell  of  smoke 
which  I  saw  pouring  out  of  a  win- 
dow in  the  largest  dorm.  I  ran  in, 
grabbed  a  fire  extinguisher  and 
heroically  burst  into  the  smoke 
engulfed  room.  To  my  chagrin 
there  was  no  fire,  just  a  very  large 
water  pipe  in  the  center  of  the 
room.  Three  people  sat  staring 
blankly  at  the  pipe  while  a  fourth, 
who  seemed  to  be  the  pipe  master, 
slowly  introduced  himself. 

"I'm  the  week  night  partier.  D» 
youwantatoke?" 

"No,  thank  you.  I  am  in  search  ol 
the  ideal  WC  student." 
"You're  in  luck.  Here  I  am." 
"At  last!  But  what  makes  you 
so?" 

"Maturity.  I  came  to  college 
because  lam  mature  and  I  prove  it 
by  doing  anything  I  want,  when  I 
want,  and  where  I  want.  Nobody 
can  stop  me  because  I  am  mature 
enough  to  know  that  I  can  do  whatl 
want  despite  them.  The  ideal  col- 
lege student  does  what  he  pleases 
every  other  semester." 

He  passed  out  before  I  could  s 
him  what  he  meant  by  that. 

I  then  trekked  to  the  farthest  cor- 
ner of  the  campus  where  I  found  a 
colony  of  artists.  Here,  I  thought, 
must  be  the  place  of  the  ideal  WC 
student.  I  entered  their  dwelling 
and  noticed  that  they  all  were 
gathered  around  a  table  in  the  cor- 
ner of  the  room,  what  creative 
things  they  must  be  contemplating, 
I  thought.  I  called  a  young  woman 
aside  and  began  questioning  her. 
"What  are  you  all  pondering?" 
"Our  altruism."  „ 

"That  must  be  very  revealing.' 
"Yes.  It's  not  easy  living  up  t» 
the  esoteric  image  we  have  ?' 
ourselves.  Soon  we  will  begi 
preparing  a  denunciation  of  those 
on  campus  who  do  not  share  tow 
paragon  of  creativity." 

"What  is  an  example  of  y°" 
paragon  of  creativity?  " 

"The  ability  to  find  an  anecdo' 
about  the  friendship  of  the  p°e» 
Lousi  Zukofshy  and  George  OpPeD 
absolutely  hUarious." 


Suddenly  it  occurred  to  me 


thai 


ideals  do  not  exist  in  a  world 
stereotypes. 

Frank  Dirks 


Bernards  Alba  Captivates  Audience 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday  December  3 1982  page  3 


by  Roxanne  Wolf 
The  House  of  Bernards  Alba  by 
Federico  Garcia  Lorca  was  per- 
formed in  Tawes  Theatre  from 
Nov.  18-22.  The  play  takes  place  in 
the  1930's  in  the  home  of  Bernarda 
Alba,  in  Southern  Spain.  The  main 
theme  of  the  play  explored  the  ex- 
tremes to  which  individuals  will  go 
when   "locked"    into   inescapable 


situation.  The  dramatic  situation  - 
dealt    with    the    jealousy    and 
treachery  among  sisters  when  suf- 
fering from  sexual  frustration. 

It  was  quite  obvious  that  a  great 
deal  of  time  and  preparation  was 
involved  in  presenting  the  play,  not 
only  in  directing  and  acting,  but 
also  in  setting  and  props.  I  would 
first  like  to  compliment  the  ac- 


tresses for  their  fine  presentation 
of  a  very  dramatic  tragedy.  Pattie 
Travieso,  who  played  Bernarda 
Alba,  captured  the  cruelty  and  hor- 
ridness  of  a  suppressive  mother 
quite  well.  The  sisters,  played  by 
Christina  Garappo,  Brenda  Poteat, 
Kate  Krauss,  Marge  Betley  and 
Megan  Pensack,  were  presented 
with  a  great  deal  of  emotion  and  in- 
tensity which  enhanced  the 
dramatic  situation  in  the  play. 

Francie  Burnet  was  quite  effec- 
tive in  her  difficult  role  as  an  in- 
sane grandmother.  The  servants 
played  by  Leslie  Raimond  and 
Ultras  Baskin  presented  the  plight 
of  the  lower  classes  in  the  1930's 
quite  well.  Overall,  the  actresses 
can  be  complimented  in  their  per- 
formance having  presented  a  very 
emotionally  moving  play ! 


The  first  step 

for  the  rest  of  your 

LIFE 

Why  should  you  think  abpul 
lift  insurance  now.  when 

you're  still  young? 

Because,  every  year  thai 

you  waii,  it  costs  more  lo 

sum  your  llnuneiiil 

planning 

That's  why. 

Let  your  Fidelity  Union  Life 

associate  show  you  the 
college  plan  purchased  by 

more  seniors  than  any  other. 
Fidelity  Union  Lite  Field  Representative 

David  J.  Cummings,  (301)  348-5540 


Fidelity 
Unionliic 


Production  Opens  Tonight 


Francie  Burnett  as  the  insane  grandmother  tries  to  flee  from 
her  granddaughters  in  The  House  of  Bernarda  Alba. 


The  popular  three-act  comedy 
Bell,  Book,  and  Candle  will  be 
presented  to  the  public  on  three 
consecutive  evenings  Friday, 
December  3,  through  Sunday, 
December  5,  at  Washington  Col- 
lege  in   Chestertown.    The    play, 


A  View  From  Bunting  Hall 


by  Douglass  Cater 
Few  words  stir  more  dread  in  me 
than  the  terrible  one,  "apathy." 
Almost  better  for  the  new  College 
President  to  be  defenestrated  by  a 
hyper-active  student  body  than  to 
be  confronted  by  members  who 
feel  they  don't  count  in  the  scheme 
of  things  -  and  don't  care. 

I  believe  the  students  should 
count  considerably  in  shaping  the 
affairs  of  Washington  College. 
Whether  to  extend  the  bocting  pier 
in  the  Chester  River  or  to  restore 
sale  of  the  six-pack  in  the  Coffee 
House,  student  views  have  gained 
full  airing  and  spurred  prompt  ac- 
tion by  the  Deans  and  other  deci- 
sion makers.  Already  this  autumn, 
one  could  compile  a  pretty  long  list 
of  student-led  initiatives.  The  Of- 
fice of  Career  Development 
established  in  September,  was  a 
direct  outgrowth  of  SGA  activity 
last  spring.  Students  requested  and 
lot  extended  _  weekend  hours  at 
Miller  Library  and  Cain  Gym- 
nasium. Our  new  program  of 
Tutorial  Assistants  -  suggested  by 
students  -  employs  students  to  help 
other  students  having  difficulty  in 
the  classroom. 

A  few  evenings  ago,  SGA  leaders 
and  the  Student  Senate  met  with 
me  at  Hynson-Ringgold  House  to 
discuss  a  great  variety  of  proposals 
for  the  College  agenda.  One  ques- 
tion discussed  was  why  a  good 
many  WC  students  depart  the  cam- 
Pus  almost  every  weekend.  Apathy 


-  or  boredom  -  was  the  explana- 
tion offered  by  several  of  those  pre- 
sent. 

1  find  this  difficult  to  accept.  If 
we  cannot  build  a  spirit  of  lively 
community  here,  with  all  our  ad- 
vantages of  close  personal  relation- 
ships, then  there  are  hard  times 
ahead  for  the  human  race.  I  believe 
we  can  build  this  spirit  of  com- 
munity. The  best  way  to  begin  is 
for  each  one  of  us  to  ask  what  he  or 
she  can  give  as  well  as  get  in  this 
building  process.  The  old  maxim 
about  Washington  College  still 
holds  true:  If  you  can't  find  an  ac- 
tivity which  suits  your  interests, 
you  can  start  one  of  your  own. 

I  should  quickly  add  the  caveat 
that  one  person's  activity  can  be 
another's  entrapment.  It  is  not  my 
job,  or  anybody's,  to  prescribe  how 
you  should  get  your  own  act 
together.  I  can  only  pledge  to  try  to 
create  the  cllimate  in  which  a  rich 
variety  of  activities  can  flourish. 


V 


SHORE 
SWEEPS 

Cleans,  Inspects 


Chimneys,  Inserts 

Woodstoves  And  Oil 

Flues 

837  HIGH  ST. 

CHESTERTOWN,778-3162 


Paul's  Shoe  Store 

Complete  Footwear  Service  and  Supplies 

P.O.  BOX  654  -  227  HIGH  STREET 

CHESTERTOWN,  MARYLAND  21620 

PHONE  778-2860 

Featuring: 

Nike,  Boss,  Etienne  Aigner,  Tretorn,  Jacques  Cohen, 

Sperry  Topsider,  Herman  Survivors,  Docksiders,  Frye, 

and  Shoe  Repairing 


These  are  exciting  times  as 
Washington  College  starts  its  third 
century.  My  hope  is  that  this  ex- 
citement proves  contagious  on  the 
campus. 

Another  caveat:  I  do  not  suggest 
that  we  must  link  arms  in  perfect 
harmony.  Creative  conflict  is  and 
should  be  part  of  the  human  condi- 
tion. But  we  can  conduct  conflict  in 
ways  that  are  fitting  to  a  college 
dedicated  to  reason  and  learning.  A 
lusty  letter  or  column  in  the  Elm  is 
one  way  to  wage  the  debate.  I  plan 
to  contribute  my  share  as  time 
goes  on. 

Meanwhile,  the  Christmas 
season  is  almost  upon  us.  I  hope 
every  free  citizen  of  the  College  - 
student  and  professor  alike  -  will 
succumb  to  its  spirit  of  rebirth  and 
renewal  by  joining  the  Caters  at 
Hynson-Ringgold  House,  directly 
after  the  Christmas  Dinner  on 
Wednesday  evening,  December  8, 
for  an  evening  of  lusty  caroling. 


written  by  John  van  Druten,  will  be 
performed  in  the  college's  Tawes 
Studio  Theatre  at  8  each  evening. 

Members  of  the  all-student  cast 
are:  Ginger  Vanderpool,  Brenda 
Poteat,  David  Gorman,  Doug  Rose, 
and  John  Porter,  who  also  directs 
the  production. 

Bell,  Book,  and  Candle  has  been 
received  warmly  throughout  the 
country  over  the  years,  and  was 
made  into  a  successful  motion  pic- 
ture. The  action  is  set  in  New  York 
City  and  concerns  the  romantic  in- 
volvement of  a  witch  (Ginger 
Vanderpool)  with  a  mortal  (John 
Porter),  and  the  resulting  interac- 
tions between  another  witch,  a 
warlock,  and  an  author  on  the  sub- 
ject of  witchcraft. 

The  play  is  presented  by  the 
Washington  College  Department  of 
Drama.  Admission  is  $3  per  per- 
son. For  reservations,  call  778-2800, 
extension  268. 


DJ'S 

BREAKFAST  LUNCH 
DINNER 

FAMOUS  SUNDAY 
BRUNCH 

"Priced  Right" 

111  cross  st.  _„  m_m_ 
downtown  778-5876 


Music  Department  Presents: 

An  Elizabethan  Christmas  Dinner 

An  Evening  of  Music,  Dance  and  Feasting 
Authentic  Instruments  &  Costumes 

Saturday,  December  4, 1982 

7:00  p.m. 

Hynson  Lounge 

Reservations:  x286,  Mailroom 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday  December  3 1982  page  4 


Kenneth  Muir  (left)  spoke  on  "King  Lear  Revisited 


Shakespeare: 

Muir  Revisits  Lear 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

"The  oldest  hath  borne  most:  we 

that  are  young 

Shall  never  see  so  much  nor  live  so 

long." 

These  words,  which  cue  the  final 
curtain  in  Shakespeare's  King 
Lear,  have  held  a  twofold  meaning 
for  WC  lecture  goers  since  last 
Tuesday.  In  addition  to  eulogizing 
the  tragic  monarch,  these  lines 
seem  to  sing  the  praises  of  the  man 
who  spoke  on  him. 

Kenneth  Muir,  the  University  of 
Liverpool's  emeritus  Professor  of 
English  Literature,  has  enjoyed  a 
career  more  extensive  and  fulfill- 
ing than  most  people  could  cram 
into  six  lifetimes.  Apart  from  his 
ligh  status  in  the  field  of  education, 
Muir  is  regarded  as  one  of  today's 
leading  authorities  on 
Shakespeare.  A  published  author 
limself,  he  has  also  acted  as  an 
aditor  for  the  bard's  work.  He 
rounds  out  this  resume  with  acting 
and  directing  credits  in  in- 
numerable Shakespearean  produc- 
tions. 

Muir's  lecture,  sponsored  by 
WC's  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  took 
place  at  8  p.m.  on  November  23  in 
the  Miller  Library.  Entitled  "King 
Lear  Revisited,"  this  talk  brought 
an  outstanding  turnout  of  student 
and  faculty  Shakespeare  buffs  to 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Room.  Dr.  Tatum 
(English  Department  Chairman) 
introduced  Muir  and  gave  those 
present  a  brief  rundown  of  his 
credits.  (This  alone  was  no  small 
accomplishment.)  Muir  then  took 
the  floor  for  an  oration  of  approx- 
imately one  hour's  time,  during 
which  he  discussed  in  depth  the 
many  aspects  of  the  play,  in- 
cluding its  technical,  moral  and 
religious  implications. 

Drawing  upon  his  own  ex- 
perience as  an  editor  of 
Shakespeare's  works,  Muir  zeroed 
in  on  the  controversy  over  whether 
writers  of  today  are  indeed 
qualified  to  abridge  or  revise  such 
texts.  In  particular,  he  cited 
several  changes  made  in  editions 
oublished  since  the  First  Folio. 

"There  has  been  no  evidence  of- 
fered that  Shakespeare  made  these 
cuts.  That  Shakespeare  would  have 
agreed  to  these  cuts,  I  cannot 
believe."  Another  sore  point  was 
the  reciprocal  of  the  first:  several 
passages  in  works  such  as  King 
Lear  were  originally  edited  for  the 
play  by  Shakespeare  himself.  To- 


day's critics,  however,  are  of  the 
opinion  that  these  lines  should  be 
left  in  future' editions.  According  to 
Muir,  Shakespeare  -  and  only 
Shakespeare  -  should  be  considered 
the  judge  of  this: 

"What  the  bard  has  put  asunder, 
let  no  man  put  together." 

The  changing  of  these  works, 
however,  is  not  just  limited  to  the 
literary  world.  "Theatre  direc- 
tors" states  Muir,  "are  critics  of 
the  plays  they  produce.  By  cutting 
scenes  or  shortening  them,  they 
are  criticizing  the  competence  of 
Shakespeare." 

Muir's  lecture  also  explored 
other  aspects  of  King  Lear. 
Whether  or  not  the  play  could  be 
considered  a  forerunner  to  Theatre 
of  the  Absurd  was  discussed,  as 
were  the  religious  implications  of 
its  setting  in  Britain  as  a  pagan 
kingdom  for  Lear.  Edgar's  moral 
commentaries,  found  throughout 
the  play's  passages,  were  viewed 
as  a  possible  attempt  on  the  part  of 
ShakesDeare  at  using  piety  in  order 
to  put  his  audience  off.  Another 
point,  ,made  later  in  the  lecture, 
was  that  the  play  actually  exists  as 
a  warning  to  audiences,  showing 
that  "those  who  live  in  enmity  will 
suffer  inevitably." 

The  fact  that  intrinsically  good 
characters  such  as  Cordelia  also 
meet  violent  ends  might  seem  to 
contradict  this.  Muir,  however, 
pointed  out  that  Shakespeare  was 
showing  how  even  innocent  people 
can  be  punished  for  the  sins  of 
others.  Audiences'  hopes  for  the 
triumph  of  Cordelia  and  other 
wronged  characters  are  kept  alive 
throughout  King  Lear,  only  to  be 
dashed  several  times  before  the 
play  spins  itself  out  to  its  tragic 
conclusion. 

"The  stress  in  Lear,"  clarifies 
Muir,  "is  on  the  results  of  pas- 
sions" such  as  hatred  and  jealousy. 
Symbolism  also  plays  a  leading 
role.  Through  several  quotations 
from  the  play,  Muir  provided 
evidence  that  the  blinding  of 
Gloucester  and  growing  madness 
of  Lear  were  largely  metaphorical 
devices.  "King  Lear,"  he  conclud- 
ed, "is  a  cry  of  grief.  Bursting 
through  the  dimness  of  ages,  the 
deafness  of  time,  it  must  be 
heard." 

Immediately  after  his  talk,  Muir 
held  a  brief  question-and-answer 
period,  in  which  students,  faculty 
and  others  were  invited  to  par- 
ticipate. A  reception  followed,  held 
in  the  faculty  lounge  of  Bill  Smith. 


Lectun 

Coleman  Goes  I 


byAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

As  part  of  the  lecturers  in  the 
William  James  Forum,  Dr.  John  R. 
Coleman,  former  president  of 
Haverford  College  and  current 
president  of  the  Edna  McConnell 
Clark  Foundation,  recently  spoke 
on  his  experiences  as  an  incognito 
inmate  and  prison  guard  at  five 
maximum  security  prisons. 

Dr.  Coleman  describes  this  coun- 
try's penal  institutions  as  "crowd- 
ed, costly,  corrupt  and  counter- 
productive." While  posing  as  a 
prisoner.  Dr.  Coleman  found 
himself  constantly  assaulted  by  at- 
tacks of  boredom  and  idleness,  fear 
of  the  possibility  of  violence,  and 


Joyce  Centenary: 


by  a  feeling  that  his  dig, 
character  were  being  degt 
"They  tell  you  to  u, 
punishment  like  a  man 
treat  you  like  children,"  i 
Dr.  Coleman  notes  thai 
cost  the  taxpayer  nearii 
per  cell  to  build,  and  a 
ly  $20,000  per  prisoner, 
Furthermore,  Coleman  I 
today's  prisons  are  croi 
many  offenders  who  havt 
ted  non-violent  crimes  an 
tie  threat  to  society  as  a  * 
To  combat  the  eip, 
crowded  conditions  resul 
the  jailing  of  many  « 
criminals,  Coleman  adv« 
society  employ  altemafii 


Donoghue  Critiques  Autho 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

A  third  lecture  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Series  honoring  the  James 
Joyce  Centenary  was  presented 
Thursday,  November  18  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller 
Library. 

Denis  Donoghue,  a  Henry  James 
Professor  of  English  and  American 
Letters  at  New  York  University, 
delivered  a  lecture  that  was  both 
highly  informative  and  pleasantly 
entertaining.  However,  the  talk 
was  not  without  flaws. 

Donoghue  strayed  continuously 
from  the  proposed  subject  of  his 
lecture,  which  was  "James  Joyce 
and  Virginia  Woolf."  Instead  of 
comparing  the  literary  works  of 
Joyce  and  Woolf,  Donoghue  focus- 
ed primarily  on  comparisons  bet- 
ween Joyce  and  Eliot.  Woolf  was 
mentioned  only  occasionally,  and 
then,  in  an  off-handed  manner. 

A  second  difficulty  was  that  of 
the  speaker's  apparent  lack  of 
organization.  The  talk  wandered, 
doubled  back  upon  itself,  and  was 
more  difficult  to  follow  than  the 
presentations  of  other  Lecturers  in 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Series. 

However,  the  talk  by  no  means 
completely  lacked  merit.  Pro- 
fessor Donoghue  offered  a  substan- 
tial amount  of  engaging  informa- 
tion on  Joyce  and  his  works.  He 
also  explored  several  contexts  of 
Joyce's  writing  including  personal 
background,  European  influences, 
history,  use  of  the  English 
language,  and  finally,  the  notion  of 
modernism. 

Another  pleasing  aspect  of  the 
lecture  was  Donoghue's  frequent 
references  to,  and  explorations  of, 
the  book,  Finnegan's  Wake.  Pro- 
fessor Donoghue  spent  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  time  expoun- 
ding upon  the  virtues  of  Finnegan's 
Wake  and  its  "erratic,  mobile 
forms  of  attention." 

Denis  Donoghue,  who  at  one  time 
occupied  the  position  of  Professor 
of  Modern  English  and  American 
Literature  at  University  College, 


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Jonathan  Swift  and  WiUiii 
Yeats. 

Chaucer: 

Fisher  I 

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institutionalization  of  these  of- 
fenders in  a  maximum  security 
prison.  Coleman  sees  restitution 
orders,  community  service 
restriction  to  home,  weekend 
sentences,  halfway  houses,  and 
more  effective  system  for  alcohol 
and  drug  abuse  counseling  as 
plausible  alternatives  for  punish- 
ment. 

Coleman  feels  a  major  obstacle 
to  prison  reform  has  been  the  at- 
titudes which  the  public,  jour- 
nalists and  politicians  hold  towards 
criminals  and  the  penal  system.  He 
notes.  "We  have  to  show  politicians 
and  journalists  that  the  answer  is 
not  to  lock  them  (criminals)  up  and 
throw  away  the  key." 


The  Edna  McConnell  Clark 
foundation,  of  which  Coleman  is 
president,  devotes  its  $200  million 
in  assets  to  improving  conditions 
tor  persons  who  are  poorly  or  un- 
fairly served  by  the  established  in- 
stitutions of  society."  The  founda- 
tion has  been  working  to  bring  un- 
constitutional conditions  in  prisons 
to  the  courts'  attention.  In  order  to 
correct  the  problems  which  plague 
the  country's  prison  system,  the 
support  of  sheriffs,  judges  jour- 
nalists and  politicians,  as  well  as 
the  public,  is  needed. 

Coleman  concluded  that 
'prisons...  are  an  assault  on  our 
senses  and  most  of  all  our  common 
sense." 


Philosophy: 


Society  Ponders  Ethics 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

News  Editor 

WC's  chapter  of  Phi  Sigma  Tau, 

the    national    Philosophy    Honor 

Society,  kicked  off  the  year  with  a 

talk  by  Dr.  J.  David  Newell  on 


sses  Tales 

were  the  only  pilgrims  who  were 
not  satirized  in  the  Canterbury 
Tales.  Hence,  according  to  Fisher, 
"these  three  idealized  characters 
represent  the  three  original  estates 
(the  nobility,  the  clergy,  the 
peasentry)." 

Fisher  then  compared  the 
distorted  representations  of  human 
races  in  medieval  art  to  the 
realistic  aspects  of  the  characters 
in  the  Canterbury  Tales.  Although 
Mis  comparison  strayed  slightly 
from  the  topic  of  the  speech,  it  did 
support  Fisher's  statement  about 
Chaucer  being  ahead  of  his  time. 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  lecture, 
Or,  Fisher  opened  the  forum  for 
what  proved  to  be  a  brief  but 
enlightening  question  and  answer 
succession.  John  Hurtt  Fisher  is 
Executive  Director  of  the  New 
Chaucer  Society  Professor  and 
Chairman  of  English  at  the  Univer- 
%  of  Tennessee  and  author  of 
Pany  books  on  the  work  of  Chaucer 
deluding  the  Complete  Poetry  and 
"ose  of  Geoffrey  Chaucer. 


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Call  Us  For  Your  Next 
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DAVE  BRAND 

every  Thurs.,Fri.,  Sat. 

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Cries'  Night:  Every  Thursday  in 
J»  Flyway  Lounge.  All  drinks 
"all-priced,  5  p.m.  to  closing. 


Monday  evening.  This  informal 
lecture,  held  in  Bill  Smith, 
centered  on  "Professional  Ethics." 
Approximately  twenty-five  pro- 
fessors and  students  were  present, 
some  of  whom  are  already 
members  of  the  society. 

Topics  addressed  by  Newell  in- 
cluded the  definition  of  a  profes- 
sional, as  well  as  whether  or  not 
this  type  of  person  has  special 
obligations  or  responsibilities  to 
society.  Although-  it  was  decided 
that  a  professional  was  someone 
"specially  trained  and  educated  in 
the  practice  of  an  art,"  there  was 
some  controversy  over  what  ac- 
tually constituted  this  art.  Ques- 
tions such  as  "Could  a  hired 
assassin  or  prostitute  be  con- 
sidered a  professional?"  were 
presented  for  discussion.  Newell 
also  passed  out  a  paper  listing  a 
number  of  different  working  types 
(nurses,  actors,  police,  etc.)  and 
asked  everyone  present  to  check 
those  whom  they  believed  to  be 
true  professionals.  The  results  pro- 
vided even  more  food  for  debate. 

Another  topic  of  interest  covered 
by  Newell  as  the  relationship  of 
Professional  Ethics  to  Standard 
Moral  Frameworks.  Specifically 
examined  was  the  question  of 
whether  or  not  these  ethics  were 
entirely  separate  from  moral 
frameworks  (in  which  case,  the 
result  would  be  termed  Isola- 
tionism), were  part  of  the 
frameworks  (Isomorphism)  or 
simply  existed  separately  within 
them  (Realism). 

WC  houses  the  Delta  Chapter  of 
Phi  Sigma  Tau.  To  be  eligible  for 
membership,  a  student  must  suc- 
cessfully complete  at  least  three 
Philosophy  courses  with  a  grade  of 
A  in  two  of  these  and  nothing  below 
a  B  in  the  third.  Ranking  in  the  up- 
per third  of  one's  class  is  also 
necessary.  Any  student  who  might 
possibly  qualify  for  membership  in 
Phi  Sigma  Tau  is  urged  to  contact 
the  Philosophy  department  as  soon 
as  possible. 


John  Coleman  spoke  on  his  experience  as  an  incognito  inmate. 

Translation: 

Howard  Explains  Art 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 


So  far  this  year,  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Lecture  Series  has  brought  a 
number  of  highly  regarded  writers 
to  campus.  Ranging  from  Donald 
Justice  to  Stephen  Spender  to  Ken- 
neth Muir,  these  speakers  have 
provided  both  students  and  faculty 
with  new,  keener  insights  into  the 
world  of  literature. 

Although  the  mere  presence  of 
such  people  on  campus  is  un- 
doubtedly an  asset  to  the  College, 
none  of  these  writers  has  received 
publicity  from  the  committee  to 
equal  that  of  the  latest  visitor, 
Richard  Howard.  A  Pulitzer  Prize- 
winning  poet,  translator  and  critic, 
Howard  gave  his  introductory 
speech,  entitled  "The  Art  of 
Translation,"  to  a  "Sophie  Kerr 
Room-ful"  of  students  and  faculty 
members  on  Tuesday,  November 
30. 

In  his  talk,  Howard  covered  in 
detail  his  work  to  become  -  and 
subsequent  rise  to  literary  power 
as  -  one  of  the  country's  most 
highly  respected  translators.  He 
enumerated  the  rewards  and 
traumas  of  his  job,  adding  that 
anyone  who  wishes  to  become  a 
translator  must  become  more  than 
simply  bilingual;  a  working 
knowledge  of  how  to  write  fluently 
and  clearly  in  both  languages  is 
necessary: 

"You  do  not  translate  simply  to 
earn  a  living;  it  must  proceed  from 
a  real  feel  for  the  text.  The  rela- 
tionship between  a  translator,  a 
writer  and  his  text  must  be  erotic, 
rather  than  filial,  as  is  the  case 
with  an  editor  and  an  author.  You 
can  learn  more  about  the  heart  of  a 
person  by  translating  his  work  than 
you  can  by  being  his  best  friend." 

Patience  is  also  a  necessity, 
since  translating  "can  be  simply 
maddening.  A  failure,  a  falling-off 
or  an  inadequacy"  to  find  a 
translation  for  one  special  word 
can  discourage  even  the  most 
determined  workers.  Howard  also 
pointed  out  that  when  translating, 
"you  are  not  doing  it  for  the  ages. 
Therefore,  the  perspective  at  the 
time  of  translation  "will  change, 
and  optics  will  reverse.  It  will  chip 
and  crack  until  it  becomes 
necessary  for  it  to  be  restored.  It 


may  still  be  a  fine  book  and  a  fine 
translation  when  you  do  it,  but  even 
that  will  have  to  be  replaced." 

Howard  also  stressed  that 
translation  of  some  works  is  "fre- 
quently a  matter  of  bandaging  up  a 
tot  of  still  quite  leaky  wounds. 
■  There  are  all  too  many  possibilities 
for  errors,  and  nothing  can  be  con- 
sidered a  'perfect  translation.'  " 
Perhaps  the  hardest  form  with 
which  he  must  work  is  the  "period 
translation;"  that  is,  work  dating 
from  a  certain  period  which 
employs  particular  figures  of 
speech  and  sound  familiar  only  to 
that  time.  Howard  describes  this 
job  as  "tricky,  needing  an  infinite 
application  to  a  world  now 
obscure." 

Another  problem  specifically 
mentioned  was  that  of  translating 
French  poetry. 

"Every  word  must  be  used  in  the 
contextual  sense.  There  are  always 
failures  to  exist  within  two  spoken 
languages,  but  every  once  in  a 
while,  a  poem  comes  off." 
.  Winding  up  his  speech,  Howard 
let  his  audience  sample  two  dif- 
ferent poems,  first  in  French,  then 
in  translation.  He  also  managed  to 
get  across  his  own  feelings  regar- 
ding his  work. 

"I  am  happy,  meaning  I  like 
what  I  am  doing.  I  do  not  'take  a 
vacation'  from  it.  My  existence  as 
a  literary  person  has  a  tendency  to 
charge  itself  up.  and  I  don't  regard 
my  work  as  taking  up  time." 

Howard  began  his  career  in  the 
late  '50's  by  writing  dictionaries  for 
a  living.  His  first  translation  was 
that  of  an  amusing  French  book 
which  he  wanted  to  share  with  his 
English-speaking  friends.  He  later 
became  the  house  translator  for  a 
publishing  firm,  and  eventually 
worked  for  the  President  of  the 
French  Republic. 

He  visited  WC  as  part  of  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Lectul-e  Series,  and  is 
currently  the  translator  of  French 
novelist  and  critic,  as  well  as 
another  guest  speaker,  Alain 
Robbe-Grillet.  In  addition  to  being 
a  poet  himself,  Howard  has  done 
over  150  works  of  translation,  rang- 
ing from  19th  century  literature  to 
the  present. 

"I'm  grateful  to  translating,"  he 
points  out,  "for  supplying  me  with 
a  realm  of  culture  I  never  knew  ex- 
isted." 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday  December  3 1982  page  6 


Further  Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

Welcome  back  everyone,  after  a 
too-short,  but  well-deserved 
Thanksgiving  break!  I  hope 
everyone  enjoyed  their  turkey  day. 
Life  at  WC  may  have  stopped  for 
those  few  days,  but  many  things 
have  been  occurring  around  the 
world. 

Washington:  New  evidence  has 
been  uncovered  showing  that  the 
Soviet  Union  and  her  allies  were 
engaging  in  chemical  warfare  in 
Laos,  Cambodia,  and  Afghanistan. 
Secretary  Shultz  submitted  a 
report  on  these  actions  to  the 
United  Nations.  The  UN  General 
Assembly  voted  114  Lo  21  deman- 
ding the  Soviet  Union  withdraw  its 
troops  from  Afghanistan.  The  US 
continually  places  pressure  on  the 
Soviet  Union  to  halt  the  use  of 
chemical  and  toxic  weapons,  but 
their  insistence  is  being  ignored. 

Reagan:  The  President  endorses 
optimism  for  the  US  economy  and 
still  proposes  his  New  Federalism 
policy.  He  still  promises  a  25  per- 
cent tax  cut  over  the  next  three 


years  and  yet  wants  Congress  to 
pass  his  highway-repair  jobs  pro- 
gram (mentioned  in  the  last  Elm 
issue)  which  calls  for  a  5  cent  raise 
on  gasoline  taxes.  As  for  unemploy- 
ment, Reagan  says  "I  will  not  rest 
until  every  American  who  wants  a 
job  can  find  one." 

South  America:  President 
Reagan  left  Tuesday,  November 
30,  for  South  America  to  repair 
diplomatic  relations  that  were 
strained  during  the  Falkland 
crisis,  to  strengthen  economic  ties 
and  to  rally  support  in  Central 
America.  Reagan  will  be  visiting 
Brazil,  Columbia,  Costa  Rica,  and 
Honduras.  Half  of  the  trip  will  be 
spent  in  Brazil,  a  major  US  trading 
partner.  Reagan  will  be  emphasiz- 
ing free  enterprise  as  a  key  to 
economic  development.  He  will 
return  to  the  US  on  Saturday. 

Lebanon:  President  Amin 
Gemayel  asked  the  US,  France, 
and  Italy  for  at  least  5,000  more 
troops  to  end  turmoil  in  the  moun- 
tains. Fighting  between  the 
villagers  of  the  mountain  areas 


threatens  Gemayel's  government. 
Jet  Purchase:  Pakistan  had 
refused  to  accept  delivery  of  six  F- 
16  yet  fighter-bombers  because 
they  lack  the  most  advanced  elec- 
tronic warfare  system.  The  dispute 
between  Pakistan  and  the  US  is  in 
the  process  of  being  settled.  The 
sale  of  the  F-16's  is  a  symbol  of  im- 
proving relationships  between  the 
two  governments.  Until  an  agree- 
ment is  made,  the  delivery  of  the 
first  six  of  40  fighter-bombers  is  be- 
ing postponed. 


Apparently,  what  is  missing 
from  the  bombers  is  an  electronic 
system  capable  of  detecting  enemy 
ground  and  airborne  radar.  The 
equipment  aids  the  pilots  in  the 
strategy  of  evasive  tactics. 

The  US  Air  Force  was  thinking  of 
National  Security  when  it  did  not 
include  the  equipment  for  the 
bombers. 

With  final  exams  just  around  the 
corner,  we  should  still  look  beyond 
our  world  to  see  what  the  headlines 
say. 


Robert  L.  Forney,  Inc. 

Jeweler 

Cross  St.,  Downtown 

778-1966 

Where  the  "IN"  students  get  their  nicer  things. 


ROVING  REPORTER 


by 

Jonathan  Adams 


Question:  WHAT  DO  YOU  THINK  ARE     THE     POSITIVE     AND  NEGATIVE 
ASPECTS   OF   THE    NEW     ADMINISTRATION     SO    FAR? 


Carl  Fornoff  -  Senior  -  Baltimore, 
MD 

We  don't  want  the  clamp  downs 
on  discipline. 


Hep  Pusey  -  Senior  -  Norwalk,  CT 
I  think  they  are  coming  out  with 
a  lot  of  basic  changes  that  have  to 
be  made,  but  I  think  they  are  en- 
forcing them  a  little  too  quickly. 


Andre  Philippe  Yon  -  Junior  - 
Chestertown,  MD 

They're  trying  to  make  it  into  a 
girl's  Catholic  school,  and  when 
are  they  going  to  realize  it's  im- 
possible. 


Roxanne    Wolf    --    Senior    ~ 
Baltimore,  MD 

The  new  administration  seems 
more  oriented  toward  academics 
which  I  feel  is  beneficial  for  the 
school.  I  hope  they  can  keep  it  up. 


Mark  Slater  -  Senior  -  Parkville, 
MD 

I  think  the  initial  steps  are  being 
taken  to  ensure  the  future  of  the 
school  with  regard  to  development 
and  admissions.  Mr.  Cater  is  at- 
tempting to  establish  policies 
which  will  allow  the  college  to  sur- 
vive, if  not  prosper. 


Harley  -  Freshman  -  Manhasset 
Height,  NY 

One  positive  aspect  is  that  Pres' 
Cat'  seems  to  be  active  in  student 
life.  It  is  also  nice  to  see  that  his 
wife  takes  part  in  school  events. 


Larry    Culp    -    Sophomore    - 
Rockville,  MD 

Positive  would  be:  fund  raising, 
getting  school  national  recognition, 
and  real  promotion  of  the 
academic  life.  Negative,  is  the 
alcohol  policy,  because  everyone  is 
being  punished  for  40  greencards, 
but  it  is  in  part  due  to  idiocy  to  the 
MD  state  legislature. 


-  Senior  -  Berwyn, 


Howard  Edson 
PA 

They've  tried  to  get  students 
more  involved  with  the  president, 
with  SGA  meeting  at  his  house.  A 
bad  thing  is,  I  think,  they  have  en- 
forced the  alcohol  policy  too  strict- 
ly with  fraternities  and  the  student 
union.  People  are  starting  to  go 
home  for  weekends,  you  know  that! 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday  December  3 1982  page  7 


Philosophy  Class  Visits  Maximum  Security  Prison 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

For  most,  a  maximum  security 
prison  is  a  place  one  neither  wants 
to  visit  nor  live  in.  On  Wednesday, 
November  17,  however,  the  two 
sections  of  the  Philosophy  of  Law 
class  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
Peter  Tapke  and  Dr.  J.  David 
Newell  ventured  to  Patuxent  In- 
stitute in  Jessup,  Maryland  as  one 
of  the  required  activities  in  the 
course. 

Dr.  Tapke  feels  the  visit  allowed 
students  an  opportunity  to  see  "the 
strengths  and  failures  of  the  prison 
system  very  directly  through  the 
eyes  of  both  the  staff  and  the  in- 
mates, and  the  visit  made  the 
philosophical  issues  (dealing  with 
the  justifications  behind  theory  of 
crime  and  punishment)  much 
more  meaningful." 

Patuxent  Institute  is  one  of  the 
few  institutions  which  adheres  to 
the  theory  of  rehabilitation  for  the 
criminally  delinquent.  Inmates 
must  apply  and  be  accepted  at  the 
institution  wherein  they  undergo 
extensive  psychiatric  treatment  as 
well  as  vocational  training  in  order 
to  prepare  them  for  life  in  society. 

Patuxent  operates  on  a  system 
wherein  residents  begin  their  in- 
ternment at  the  lowest  level,  or 


first  tier,  which  closely  resembles 
the  conditions  of  a  traditional  max- 
imum security  penal  institution.  As 
their  therapy  progresses,  inmates 
move  up  through  the  levels  until 
they  obtain  residence  on  the  fourth 
tier.  On  the  fourth  tier,  inmates  en- 
joy a  relatively  high  degree  of 
freedom  wherein  no  guards  are 
present  on  the  floor.  Instead  the 
tier  is  governed  by  the  inmates 
themselves.  Prior  to  release  in- 
mates enter  the  pre-release  center 
where  they  are  able  to  participate 
in  works  release  and  educational 
programs  outside  the  prison. 

While  at  the  prison,  students 
were  able  to  tour  the  receivng 
room,  the  prison  library,  the  voca- 
tional rooms  which  included 
masonry,  ceramics,  auto 
mechanics,  welding,  and  carpentry 
shops,  the  prison  classrooms  where 
inmates  may  study  for  college 
credit,  the  pre-release  center  and 
individual  cells  of  inmates  on  the 
upper  levels. 

Following  the  tour  of  the  main 
facility,  the  students  were  taken  to 
the  pre-release  center  where  they 
were  allowed  to  participate  in  a 
discussion  session  with  four  in- 
mates. Although  the  discussion  ses- 
sion was  held  under  the  supervision 
of  two  guards,  Dr.  Newell  found 


Students  Give  Birds 


More  than  100  Washington  Col- 
lege students  donated  the  turkey 
from  their  campus  Thanksgiving 
Dinners  to  needy  Kent  County 
residents.  Their  portions,  making 
up  thirteen  whole  birds,  were  given 
to  the  Kent  County  Department  of 
Social  Services  for  distribution  to 
aged  citizens  and  low  income 
families  who  otherwise  might  not 
have  had  turkey  on  Thanksgiving 
Day. 

According  to  Dave  Knowles, 
director  of  food  services  at 
Washington  College,  for  every 
eight  students  who  agree  not  to  eat 
the  traditional  fare  at  the  college's 
annual  Thanksgiving  Dinner,  his 
unit  gives  one  whole  turkey  to  the 
Social  Services  Department.  "The 
tradition  began  more  than  15  years 
ago,"  says  Knowles,  "and  has  in- 
creased steadily  in  popularity  over 
the  years." 


Some  599  members  of  the  cam- 
pus community  attended  the  din- 
ner served  family  style  on  Wednes- 
day, November  17.  A  great  majori- 
ty were  students,  although  some  of 
the  faculty  and  staff  were  there, 
too.  Those  who  donated  their  por- 
tions were  seated  in  a  separate  sec- 
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eaters  comprised  over  17  percent 
of  the  group. 


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"the  session  with  the  prisoners 
most  enlightening." 

During  the  discussion,  the  in- 
mates candidly  described  their  ex- 
periences with  the  crinimal  justice 
system  as  well  as  their  dissatisfac- 
tion with  the  system,  especially 
their  treatment  prior  to  incarcera- 
tion. 

Junior  Dawn  Stewart  feels  the 
visit  was  "fairly  educational.  It 
could  have  been  fairly  misleading 
at  times  such  as  the  part  at  the  end 
with  the  prisoners  where  they  knew 
they  were  being  watched.  You 
couldn't  really  take  everything 
they  said  as  what  they  felt." 

Senior  Cabot  Rohrer  adds,  "Until 
today  I  was  unsure  of  how  impor- 
tant rehabilitation  was  to  our 
system  of  criminal  punishment. 
However,  after  today's  visit,  I 
believe  it  is  indeed  a  very  impor- 
tant facet  of  the  criminal  justice 
system." 

In  the  past  years  the  class  has 
traveled  to  the  Women's  Correc- 


tional Institution  in  Jessup,  the 
State  Prison  in  Hagerstown,  the 
prison  in  downtown  Baltimore,  the 
Maryland  House  of  Correction  at 
Jessup,  the  D.C.  Jail  and  the 
Delaware  Correctional  Center  at 
Smyrna,  Delaware. 

Of  all  the  visits,  Dr.  Tapke  found 
that  the  visit  to  the  Delaware  Cor- 
rectional Center  the  most  rewar- 
ding and  educational.  During  the 
visit,  students  were  able  to  eat  with 
inmates  unchaperoned  in  the 
^prison  cafeteria.  They  were  as  also 
able  to  participate  in  an  un- 
chaperoned discussion  with  15  to  20 
inmates  in  the  prison  chapel. 

Dr.  Tapke  hopes  to  continue  the 
prison  visit  experience  but  has 
found  that  arranging  the  trip  "has 
become  harder  and  harder  every 
year  because  of  the  problem  of  in- 
creasing over-crowding  in  the 
facilities  and  because  of  the  pro- 
blems involved  in  bringing  a  mixed 
group  of  50  men  and  women  into  a 
maximum  security  prison. 


Feast  Features  Consort 


by  Nancy  Gillio 

The  Washington  College  Early 
Music  Consort  will  perform  at  an 
Old  English  Christmas  Feast  to  be 
held  in  Hynson  Lounge  at  7:00  p.m. 
on  Saturday,  December  4. 

The  Early  Music  Consort,  garbed 
in  elaborate  costumes  of  the  16th 
Century,  will  entertain  guests  with 
an  instrumental  prelude,  followed 
by  Renaissance  carols.  In  addition 
to  the  Consort's  offering,  there  will 
be  performances  by  members  of 
the  Washington  College  Dance 
Club. 

The  evening  will  also  include  a 
Grand  Procession  and  a  Boar's 


Head  Ceremony,  followed  by  an 
Elizabethan  Christmas  dinner  of 
roast  pork  and  appropriate  trimm- 
ings. 

A  crier  will  be  on  hand  to  an- 
nounce the  evening's  events,  and  a 
Wassail  Bowl  and  flaming 
Christmas  pudding  will  also  con- 
tribute to  the  festive  air. 

Reservations  are  required  and 
may  be  made  by  calling  778-2800, 
Extension  286.  Tickets  may  also  be 
obtained  at  the  Mailroom  in 
William  Smith  Hall;  prices  are 
$8.00  for  students  and  $12.50  for  the 
general  public. 


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HODIE 

A  Christmas  Cantata 
by  Ft.  Vaughan  Williams 

Saturday,  December  11, 1982 

8:00  p.m. 

Tawes  Theatre 


College  Community  Concert  Choir 
Kathleen  Millc,  Diieolor 
Elizabeth  Parcell,  Piano 

The  Broadmeadow  School  Choristers 

Soloists: 

Jeanette  Shafer,  soprano  John  McDanolds,  baritone 

J.S.  Edward  Tatnall,  tenor 


Washington  College  Elm-Friday  December  3 1962  page  8 


On  the  Rebound 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Final  Exams,  Christmas,  snow, 
final  grades,  The  Wild  Goose 
Classic  and  New  Year's  all  sym- 
bolize events  that  take  place  at  the 
end  of  the  1982  semester.  We  might 
ask  ourselves,  "how  did  it  all  end 
so  quickly?"  Hopefully,  the  next 
two  weeks  will  be  eventful  and  also 
productive. 

This  weekend  we  can  count  on 
the  Theta  Chi  Fraternity,  the  Cof- 
fee House  and  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Basketball  team  for  entertain- 
ment. First  the  Theta  Chi  will  spon- 
sor an  open  campus  party  this 
weekend  beginning  at  11  p.m.  on 
Saturday  night.  Second,  the  Coffee- 
House  will  sponsor  a  band.  Third, 
the  WC  Basketball  team  will  travel 
to  Widener  to  play  at  8  p.m.  on  Fri- 
day night. 

I  guess  this  is  as  good  as  time  as 
any  to  bring  you  up  to  date  on  the 


progress  of  the  team.  At  this  mo- 
ment the  team's  overall  record 
stands  at  2-2.  However  the  team 
has  just  come  off  a  near  victory 
over  the  University  of  Delaware 
Tuesday  night.  The  Shoremen  have 
lost  to  Western  Maryland  as  well. 
The  team  placed  second  in  their 
Rotary  Tip-Off  Tournament,  with 
victories  over  St.  Mary's  and 
Eastern  College  in  Philadelphia. 
On  a  personal  note,  I  feel  the  team 
has  played  well  together  over  the 
last  four  games  and  I  hope  the  con- 
tinuity and  team  friendship  con- 
tinues. ( A  bit  prejudice  but  it  had  to 
be  said! ) 

On  the  lighter  side  of  things,  the 
Colts  are  still  terrible,  the  Yankees 
have  a  good  chance  to  be  con- 
tenders for  the  pennant  next  year 
with  the  addition  of  Don  Bayler 
and  who's  to  say  that  Larry 
Holmes  is  not  one  of  the  greatest 
prize  fighters  we've  seen  since  the 


old  days  of  Marciano  Randall 
"Tex"  Cobb,  Holmes'  last  oppo- 
nent, stayed  with  Holmes  for  fif- 
teen rounds,  but  was  used  as  a  pun- 
ching bag.  I  felt  Cobb  would  be  a 
contender  but  it  only  proves  that 
Holmes  can,  and  will,  defend  his  ti- 
tle when  needed.  I  realize  this  is 
"Beyond  Our  World"  but  current 
sporting  events  and  opinions  are 
always  welcome. 

Also  this  weekend  the  Sororities 
on  campus  will  be  attending  their 
"Panhellenic"  shindig  to  promote 
soroity  life  or  maybe  just  to  have  a 
great  time.  Those  attending  should 
consider  the  many  young  "fellas" 
on  campus  who  would  enjoy  go- 


ing!!?? Since  sorority  life  is  the 
subject,  the  AOPi's  are  sponsoring 
a  "breakfast  in  bed"  raffle.  I  en- 
courage all  to  buy  a  ticket  —  who 
knows  what  might  happen ! 

Finally,  I  think  it's  great  that  the 
Alcohol  Task  Force  felt  it 
necessary  to  reinstate  the  pur- 
chase of  ^ix-packs  in  the  Coffee 
House.  The  option  was  definitely 
convenient  and  hopefully  the 
privilege  will  last  the  entire  year. 
One  small  note  of  thanks  goes  out 
to  fans,  who  have  been  loyal  over 
the  last  few  months  to  our  sports 
teams  and  I  hope  the  spirit  con- 
tinues. Until  next  week  catch  ya'  in 
the  next  rebound... 


Shoremen  Win  Two 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

With  nearly  two  minutes  to  play 
against  the  University  of  Delaware 
Tuesday  night,  the  Shoremen  were 
down  by  a  point  and  had  possession 
of  the  ball.  They  gambled,  holding 
the  ball  until,  with  seven  seconds 
left,  leading  scorer  Dave  Blackwell 
took  a  final  off-balance  shot,  and 
missed. 

As  time  ran  out,  Delaware  re- 
tained a  61-60  victory,  spoiling 
WC's  dramatic  upset  bid,  led  by 
Blackwell's  20  points  and  overall 
team  hustle  and  opportunistic  play. 

Vince  Gasior  hit  the  first 
Washington  basket  against  the 
heavily  favored  Blue  Hen  team  two 
minutes  into  the  game.  Through 
aggressive  play  and  timely  steals, 
the  Shoremen  stayed  close  until 
with  seven  minutes  to  play 
Blackwell  gave  his  team  a  21-20 
lead. 

Although  Delaware  continued  to 
control  play,  relying  on  superior 
size  -  including  a  6*11"  center  and 
strong  rebounding  and  outside 
shooting,  WC  took  another  brief 
lead  with  4:38  to  play  in  the  first 
half  as  Scott  Spurrier  culminated  a 
mad  scramble  with  his  basket. 

The  final  first  half  highlight  for 
the  Shoremen  was  a  half  court  pin- 
point bomb  at  the  buzzer  by 
Blackwell  which  brought  the 
boisterous  fans  to  their  feet. 
Delaware  took  a  38-35  lead  to  the 
locker  room,  however. 

In  the  second  half,  Washington 
played  with  a  vengeance,  trying  to 
give  the  home  crowd  an  upset.  With 
12:35  to  play,  Carl  Fornoff's  out- 
side jumper  gave  WC  a  47^16  lead. 


"Brother  Bob"  made  it  and  extend- 
ed the  lead  to  three  points  a  minute 
later  forcing  the  Hens  to  call  time 
out. 

As  time  wound  down  further,  the 
lead  exchanged  hands  several 
times  including  a  second  three 
point  Washington  lead,  but 
Delaware  was  on  top  when  it 
counted  as  the  home  team's  ill- 
fated  strategem  was  put  into  play. 

Although  this  game  will  go  down 
as  a  loss,  the  Shoremen  cannot  be 
disappointed  with  their  courageous 
effort.  With  a  2-2  record  now,  sup- 
ported by  30  and  27  point  wins  over 
St,  Mary's  and  Eastern  Penn- 
sylvania, Washington  can  look  for- 
ward to  a  strong  season. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete 
is  junior  David  Blackwell  from 
Baltimore,  MD.  David  is  being 
honored  for  his  consistently  good 
play  so  far  this  year. 

Blackwell  aquired  enthusiasm 
for  basketball  when  he  was  very 
young  and  carried  it  on  to  his  high 
school,  Calvert  Hall.  With  this 
spirit  and  his  natural  ability,  he 
became  a  starter  all  three  years  he 
was  at  "the  Hall."  This  is  quite  an 
accomplishment  since  Calvert  Hall 
is  one  of  the  better  teams  in  the  na- 
tion. 

When  coming  to  WC  as  a 
freshman,  coach  Finnegan  im- 
mediately made  Blackwell  one  of 
his  starting  guards.  For  his 
outstanding  play  and  team  leader- 


ship,  he  received  the  MVP  award 
in  the  Wild  Goose  Classic  his 
sophomore  year. 

After  taking  a  year  off,  David  is 
back  this  year.  Once  again  he  is 
showing  his  talent  and  leadership. 
He  is  the  on-court  play  caller  as 
well  as  a  scoring  leader.  This  was 
demonstrated  in  Tuesday  night's 
game  against  the  University  of 
Delaware  when  he  scored  a  team 
high  of  twenty  points.  At  half  time 
the  crowd  went  wild  when  he  made 
a  half -court  jumper  at  the  buzzer. 

After  the  game,  David  said,  "I 
am  very  satisfied  with  the  team's 
performance  so  far  this  season, 
and  expect  us  to  have  a  good  year." 
With  the  combined  efforts  of 
Blackwell  and  the  rest  of  the  team, 
WC    basketball    should    be    high 

uality  this  year. 


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Student  Affairs 


Excursions  Planned 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

Ever  wonder  what  to  do  on  that 
long  Saturday  afternoon  when 
you're  tired  of  pondering  that  term 
paper  (or  calculus  equation?  Stu- 
dent Affairs  may  have  just  the 
answer  with  a  series  of  six  all-day 
excursions  to  nearby  cities  and 
other  places  of  historical  or 
cultural  interest,  scheduled  to 
begin  next  semester. 

Dean  Maureen  Kelly  describes 
the  purpose  of  these  trips  as,  "To 
provide  those  students  who 
perhaps  don't  have  their  own 
transportation  or  who  prefer  to  do 
things  in  groups  with  the  opportuni- 
ty to  take  advantage  of  these 
cultural  centers  that  we're  so  close 
to." 

At  present,  the  five  excursions 
planned  include  trips  to 
Washington,  D.C.,  the  Baltimore 
Aquarium  and  Inner  Harbor  area, 
Philadelphia,  New  York  City  and 
an  area  on  Maryland's  Eastern 
Shore.  The  sixth  trip  is  still 
undetermined  and  the  Student  Af- 
fairs office  is  welcoming  sugges- 
tions from  the  student  body. 

The  visits  to  the  larger  cities  are 
designed  to  allow  students  to  par- 
take in  any  of  three  options:  to  visit 
family  or  friends;  to  participate  in 
activities  that  are  unique  to  the 
area;  and  to  attend  at  least  one 
special  event  of  a  cultural  nature. 
Prior  to  the  trip,  students  will  be 
provided  with  brochures  and  other 
information  pertaining  to  activities 
in  the  area. 

"One  of  our  main  concerns  is  not 
to  have  students  wandering 
around,"  states  Dean  Kelly.  She 
feels  that  students  who  embark  on 
these  trips  should  focus  their  time 
and  attention  into  an  activity  in  the 
area. 

Dean  Kelly  hdpes  that  if  the  trips 
planned  for  the  next  semester  pro- 
ve to  be  a  successful  project,  the 
Puchase  of  a  small  bus  for  the  col- 
lege would  be  justified.  This  bus 
could  be  used  for  travel  by  in- 


dividual classes  and  sports  teams 
as  well. 

The  cost  of  the  trip  will  be  $5.00, 
to  cover  travel  expenses  and  then 
whatever  additional  amount  a  stu- 
dent might  wish  to  spend.  Tickets 
for  the  cultural  events  will  be  op- 
tional and  will  probably  be 
available  at  a  group  rate  or  reduc- 
ed price.  Student  Affairs  also  plans 
to  offer  a  discount  for  students  who 
sign  up  in  advance  or  who  plan  to 
participate  in  all  six  excursions. 

The  trips  are  planned  for  every 
other  Satuday  of  the  semester  (ex- 
cept those  which  fall  on  Saturdays 
during  vacations.)  The  bus  will 
leave  at  9:00  a.m.  and  will  return  at 
approximately  9:00  p.m.  Further 
information  will  be  distributed  at 
the  beginning  of  next  semester. 


Several  WC  students  joined  the  President  and  Mrs.  Cater 
for  an  evening  of  'lusty'  Carolina. 


SGA  Approves  Video  Unit  Purchase 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

WC's  Student  Government 
Association  recently  gave  its  ap- 
proval to  the  proposed  purchase  of 
a  video  cassette  unit  for  use  in  the 
Student  Center.  The  measure, 
which  came  within  one  vote  of  be- 
ing unanimously  passed  in  Mon- 
day's meeting,  will  make  it  possi- 
ble for  first-run  movies  to  be  shown 
on  the  Coffee  house  'big  screen.' 

According  to  mark  Mullican, 
SGA  President,  the  idea  for  install- 
ing this  unit  is  one  rooted  in  future 
demands,  as  well  as  present 
necessities: 

"The  future  of  the  Coffee  House 
I  is  definitely  one  sans  alcohol,  so  we 
really  have  to  think  ahead.  Since 
over  the  next  few  years  the  sale  of 
beer  and  wine  will  be  phased  out, 
we're  trying  to  think  of  a  way  to 
keep  (the  C-House)  interesting  to 
students.  We  don't  want  to  see  it 
shutdown.' 

With  the  addition  of  the  new 
video  unit,  Mullican  said,  students 


will  be  able  to  view  films  similar  to 
those  shown  on  Home  Box  Office. 
Cassettes  for  the  movies  will,  in  all 
likelihood,  be  rented  from  one  of 
Baltimore's  dealers,  since  there 
are  no  video  stores  within  the  im- 
mediate vicinity. 

"With  the  recorder,  we'll  be 
able  to  show  any  movie  at  any 
time."  Mullican  stated,  adding  that 
the  machine  will  be  used  along  with 
the  already  present  Super  TV 
system.  In  addition,  Todd  Smith 
(SGA  Treasurer)  pointed  out  that 
the  unit  could  be  utilized  by  the 
faculty  "for  educational  pur- 
poses," as  well  as  for  student 
entertainment. 

Under  the  presently  approved 
plan,    money    to    purchase    the 


recorder  will  come  from  the  SGA, 
Student  Center  funds  and  profits 
made  from  bands  in  the  C-House. 
During  the  course  of  the  meeting, 
the  SGA  senate  set  a  $25.00  ceiling 
for  their  part  of  the  money.  On  the 
whole,  Mullican  is  cautiously  op- 
timistic about  the  success  of  the 
purchase. 

"We  are  hoping  that  this  addi- 
tional service  will  be  well-received 
by  the  students,  and  that  it  will  pro- 
vide an  alternative  use  for  the  C- 
House  in  years  to  come." 

Following  the  current  plan,  the 
recording  unit  is  to  be  purchased 
and  installed  during  Christmas 
break,  and  should  be  ready  for  use 
by  students  upon  their  return  next 
semester. 


Cater,  Casey  Set  Deadline 


The  cookie  box  added  spice  to  WC's  Christmas  meal. 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

After  several  months  of  soliciting 
suggestions  for  a  new  building,  the 
contest  is  drawing  to  a  close.  Presi- 
dent Douglass  Cater  has  been  con- 
sulting with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene 
Casey,  the  benefactors  of  the 
building,  "inviting  preliminary 
ideas  and  making  available  to 
them  results  of  studies  from  letters 
written  by  students  and  faculty 
members." 

According  to  Cater,  the  greatest 
number  of  proposals  are  are 
directed  toward  two  general  ideas. 
One  of  these  is  a  sports/recrea- 
tional/exercise  center.  The  other  is 
an  activities  center,  which  may  in- 
clude sports,  but  would  also  have  a 
variety  of  other  facilities  for  use  by 
students  and  faculty  members. 

"We  are  consulting  with  a 
number  of  distinguished  ar- 
chitects. Quite  a  number  have  ex- 


pressed a  desire  for  the  job."  said 
Cater. 

"It's  going  to  be  an  ingenious  ar- 
chitect who  figures  out  a  way  to  in- 
corporate as  many  of  these  good 
ideas  as  possible." 

The  deadline  for  letters  is  the  last 
day  of  school  this  semester. 
Students  and  faculty  members  are 
encouraged  to  get  their  ideas  to 
President  Cater,  who  will  transfer 
t  them  to  Casey,  as  soon  as  possible. 


No  Elm! 


Sorry,  gang.  You  won't  find  any 
copies  of  The'  Elm  under  your 
Christmas  tree  next  week. ..or  the 
week  after.. .or  even  the  week  after 
that.  Publication  will  resume  on 
Friday,  January  21.  Until  then, 
how  about  a  nice  Elm  subscription 
i  for  the  person  who  has  everything? 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  December  10, 1982  -  page  2 


ZdOvttel 


Sssshhh! 

As  the  semester  draws  to  a  close  the  college  at- 
mosphere changes.  The  library  becomes  the  hot  spot  on 
campus.  Typewriters  drone  dorm  residents  to  sleep. 

With  finals  just  around  the  corner  a  certain  amount  of 
consideration  must  be  given  to  those  studious  few  who 
find  the  need  to  indulge  themselves  in  reading  those  old, 
useless  class  notes.  Although  the  end  of  the  semester  is 
traditionally  a  time  of  celebration  some  students  may  feel 
the  need  to  hold  off  on  the  partying  until  AFTER  finals. 

Sometimes  dorm  situations  force  the  dozen  or  so 
studiers  into  the  library  for  a  little  peace  and  quiet.  This 
can  often  be  a  disappointing  venture,  especially  when  two 
old  friends  find  each  other  and  simply  must  discuss  their 
latest  "conquest"  or  the  newest  trend  in  attire. 

Of  course,  who  could  ever  forget  the  need  for  music? 
After  all,  everyone  loves  to  study  to  the  peaceful  sounds  of 
Devo  and  the  Clash,  especially  the  people  in  the  next 
dorm  or  two.  One  is  left  with  a  warm  feeling  inside  know- 
ing that  a  stereo  was  turned  up  for  his  or  her  benefit. 

Hey  everybody,  it's  finals  week!  A  little  consideration 
on  everyone's  part  could  make  the  next  few  days  run 
smoothly.  What  better  way  to  celebrate  the  holidays  than 
by  passing  exams? 


'Constructive  Criticism' 


I  would  like  to  offer  some  con- 
structive criticism  to  the  1982-'83 
Elm,  which  could  add  a  bit  of 
much-needed  professionalism  to  it. 
Rather  that  cite  specific  examples 
and  perhaps  offend  individuals,  I 
will  restrict  myself  to  general  com- 
ments. 

First  of  all,  editorializing  should 
be  confined  to  the  editorial  page. 
All  journalists  have  personal  opi- 
nions, but  they  should  be  kept  to 
themselves  when  reporting  news. 
Second,  a  newspaper  is  a  medium 
designed  to  give  information  regar- 
ding relevant  events.  Articles 
should  be,  except  perhaps  in  an  oc- 
casional editorial  or  on  a  feature 
page,  direct  and  concise.  Personal 
notes,  which  I  have  seen  on  several 
occasions,  particularly  in  "Beyond 
Our  World"  and  "On  the  Re- 
bound," should  be  adamantly 
avoided.  I  realize  that  these  col- 
umns are  intended  to  "lay  back," 
to  add  an  informal  touch  to  the 
newspaper.  I  have  no  objection  to 
this,  but  personal  jokes  and  inserts 
are  carrying  the  informality  a  little 
far.  Hopefully,  these  personal  com- 
ments are  not  attempts  to  fill  up 


designated  space.  All  newspapers, 
professional  or  otherwise,  should 
avoid  waste;  if  articles  must  be 
lengthened  to  fill  the  page,  perhaps 
the  number  of  pages  in  the  Elm 
should  be  reduced. 

Boxes  used  for  Elm  and  other 
campus  announcements  should  be 
kept  brief  and  to  the  point,  and  at- 
tempted humor  reserved  for 
editorials  and  features.  In  addition, 
a  newspaper  should  make  certain 
that  its  editors  are  grammatically 
and  orthographically  educated. 
Particular  instances  of  misspelling 
and  misused  vocabulary  have 
caught  my  attention  several  times. 

Finally,  I  would  like  to  see  more 
concrete  suggestions  in  the  lead 
editorials.  By  the  time  I  have  read 
Friday's  lead  editorial,  I  have 
usually  heard  enough  moralizing 
on  the  subject  and  am  eager  to  see 
either  a  different  approach  to  it  or 
an  entirely  new  subject  taken  up. 

Although  we  are  college  students 
and,  therefore,  not  professional 
journalists,  there  really  is  no 
reason  why  we  cannot  strive  to 
reach  higher  standards. 

Karin  Smith 


Is  Student  Discretion  Enough? 


Last  night,  upon  returning  from 
five  hours  of  concentrated  study 
until  library  closing  time,  I  entered 
my  dorm,  expecting  to  relax,  un- 
wind and  finish  my  homework.  In- 
stead, I  found  radios  and  stereos 
still  blaring  and,  much  to  my 
disgust,  students  leaning  out  their 
room  doors,  carrying  on  loud,  long- 
distance conversations  with 
friends  down  the  hall. 

Mentally  speaking,  what  is 
wrong  with  these  people?  I  realize 
that  in  WC,  students  are  allowed  to 
live  as  they  wish  within  the  privacy 
of  their  own  rooms,  but  does  this 
necessarily  mean  that  everyone  in 
the  dorm  must  be  subjected  to  the 
tastes  of  a  few?  Although  I  have 
nothing  against  a  student  who 
wants  to  hear  Joe  Jackson  at  mid- 


night, I  do  not  think  that  person 
should  take  it  upon  himself  to 
culturally  enrich  the  other 
residents  of  trie  floor. 

Obviously,  this  situation  has  got- 
ten out  of  hand.  Although  college 
life  does  bring  a  certain  amount  of 
freedom,  it  does  riot  cancel  out 
the  need  for  respect  of  others'  per- 
sonal rights.  Thumping  up  and 
down  stairs  while  people  are  study- 
ing, or,  worse  yet,  trying  to  sleep, 
goes  beyond  simple  rudeness.  In 
fact,  it  is  a  display  cf  total  ig- 
norance. Ditto  with  those  who 
scream  to  friends  and  blast  stereos 
at  one  in  the  morning. 

Is  it  too  much  to  ask  that  students 
keep  their  voices  and  music  down 
after  certain  hours?  (All  day 
wouldn't  be  bad  either,  but  I'm  not 


holding  out  much  hope.)  Freedom 
of  the  individual  is,  of  course,  im- 
portant, but  when  taken  to  ex- 
tremes, it  becomes  a  nuisance  to 
everyone.  The  present  WC  dorm 
situation  is  a  perfect  example. 

I  realize  there  is  very  little  the 
Elm  can  do  to  correct  this  problem. 
Hopefully,  though,  a  few  students 
will  see  themselves  in  this  letter 
and  take  the  hint.  Some  dorms  on 
campus  have  enforced  quiet  hours 
for  the  convenience  of  their  in- 
habitants; but  a  large  majority  still 
prefer  to  rely  on  student  discretion. 
Now,  the  big  question:  Why  can't 
these  residents  uphold  their  end  of 
the  bargain? 

Another  Concerned  Student 


Correction: 

In  last  week's  edition  of  the  Rov- 
ing Reporter,  Laura  ("Harley") 
LaMastro  was  accidentally  mis- 
quoted. Her  statement  should  have 
read:  "One  positive  aspect  is  that 
President  Cater  seems  to  be  active 
in  student  life.  It  is  also  nice  to  see 
his  wife  takes  part  in  school 
events." 

The  Elm  staff  regrets  this  error. 


The  Winners  Are... 

To  all  who  supported  the  AOPI 
breakfast  in  bed  raffle-Thanks  to 
you  it  was  a  success!  The  winners 
were  David  Blackwell  and  Bruce 
Kaslow  who  enjoyed  their  meals 
Sunday  morning.  The  profits  will 
be  donated  to  the  International 
Ruby  Fund  of  Alpha  Omicron  Pi. 
The  raffle  will  be  held  again  nejt 
semester,  so  keep  your  eyes  open 
for  the  posters!  Thanks  again  from 
the  sisters  of  Sigrrfa  Tau  chapter  of 
AOPI. 


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Assistant  Editor Amy  Seif  ert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Michael  Raymond 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

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MUSIC  DEPARTMENT  PRESENTS: 

HODIE 

A  Christmas  Cantata 
by  R.  Vaughan  Williams 

Saturday,  December  11, 1982 

8:00  p.m. 

Tawes  Theatre 


College  Community  Concert  Choir 
Kathleen  Mills,  Director 
Elizabeth  Parcell,  Piano 

The  Broadmeadow  School  Choristers 

Soloists:  . 

Jeanette  Shaf  er,  soprano  John  McDanolds,  bariton 

J.S.  Edward  Tatnall,  tenor 


Review: 

'Bell,  Book  and  Candle' 
Lacks  Magical  Touch 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  December  10, 1982  -  page  3 


byAmySeifert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  keeping  with  the  Christmas 
spirit,  the  Washington  College 
Department  of  Drama  presented 
John  Van  Druten's  romantic  com- 
edy, Bell,  Book  and  Candle.  The 
play  describes  the  dilemma  of  a 
modern-day  witch  who  has  fallen  in 
love  with  a  mortal  man.  Although 
the  play  was  sparked  by  a  few  com- 
ic moments,  the  opening  night  per- 
formance lacked  the  magic 
necessary  to  make  the  play  come 
alive. 

David  Gorman  as  Nicky  Holroyd 
and  Brenda  Sue  Poteat  in  the  role 
of  Aunt  Queenie  provided  the  few 
moments  of  delight  in  the  evening. 
Gorman's  use  of  gesture,  facial  ex- 
pression, tone  and  timing  provided 
his  character  with  the  energy  and 
personality  necessary  to  enliven 
the  production.  Gorman's  unique 
interpretation  and  pleasure  in  his 
performance  were  readily 
transmitted  to  the  audience. 

Brenda  Sue  Poteat,  as  Aunt 
Queenie,  also  added  a  great  deal  of 
vitality  to  the  production.  Poteat's 
theatrical  experience  is  well 
evidenced  in  her  light  but  energetic 
performance. 

Doug  Rose  as  Sidney  Redlitch 
completed  the  supporting  cast  with 
a  profoundly  multi-dimensional 
portrayal  of  the  alcoholic  writer. 
The  only  weakness  in  the  sup- 
porting cast  seemed  to  be  that  they 
did  not  grace  the  stage  with  their 
presence  more  frequently.  If  this 
had  been  the  case,  perhaps  the  per- 
formance would  have  been  a  suc- 
cess. 


Unfortunately,  in  the  periods  of 
these  characters'  absence,  the 
leading  performers,  W.  James 
Porter  and  Ginger  Vanderpool, 
were  not  able  to  carry  the  enliven- 
ed pace  that  this  production  re- 
quires. Vanderpool,  especially, 
lacked  the  conviction  and  energy 
needed  to  give  her  character, 
Gillian  Holroyd,  the  necessary 
dimension.  Porter's  performance 
was  subsequently  weakened  by 
this. 

These  rough  points  could 
perhaps  have  been  overcome,  if  a 
more  conscious  attempt  had  been 
made  at  the  dramatization  and 
casting  of  the  play. 

Elizabethan  Dinner: 


A  performance  by  the  Washington  College  Early  Music 
Consort  highlighted  the  Old  English  Christmas  feast. 


Feast  Provides  Tasteful  Entertainment 


by  Mlchele  Breza 

An  Elizabethan  Christmas  Din- 
ner was  presented  on  December 
4th  by  the  Washington  College 
Music  Department  and  Dance 
Club,  in  cooperation  with 
Washington  College  Food  Service. 
The  Early  Music  Concert  has  been 
a  part  of  W.C.'s  Music  Department 
for  five  years.  This  year,  however, 
the  Music  Department  perceived 
bringing  an  Elizabethan  Christmas 
Dinner  to  Hynson  Lounge  as  an  in- 
triguing project. 

The  primary  aim  in  producing 
such  an  event,  according  to  Music 
Department's  Kathy  Mills  was  to 
create  a  festival  party  combining 
an  Old  English  Christmas  Feast 


The  Elizabethan  costumes  which  were  researched  and 
designed  by  Marilee  Schumann  added  a  degree  of  authen- 
ticity  to  the  evening. 

C&P  Donates  Funds 


The  C&P  Telephone  Company  of 
Maryland  has  made  a  donation  of 
«,200  to  Washington  College  to 
fund  two  scholarships  for  students 
'fom  the  Chestertwon  area. 

Representing   C&P,   Mrs.   Jane 


Dill, 


supervisor  for  the  company's 


business  Office,  visited  the  cam- 
Pus  to  present  the  contribution  to 
Washington  College  President 
"ougiass  Cater  and  Joseph 
^hnston,  the  college's  director  of 
Piatmmg  and  development. 
Reiving  the  contribution,  Dr. 


Johnston  said,  "We  are  very 
grateful  to  C&P  for  its  support  of 
local  students  through  these 
scholarships  and  for  its  long  record 
of  generosity  to  Washington  Col- 
lege. Assistance  of  this  kind  from 
C&P  and  other  community-minded 
business  organizations  makes  a 
vital  difference  in  all  that  we  do, 
and  represents  an  endorsement  of 
our  work  that  we  value  highly. ' ' 

The  college  has  received  con- 
tinuous support  from  C&P 
Telephonesincel954.  


with  authentic  entertainment.  "We 
simply  interspersed  the  feast  or  the 
meal  with  music  and  dance,"  sairi 
Mills.  The  entertainment  placed  in- 
strumental and  vocal  emphasis  on 
carols  of  the  season,  within  the 
realm  of  the  period.  The  dancing 
was  within  the  period's  context  as 
well.  Miss  Mills  stressed  the  im- 
portance of  research  on  the  food  (to 
produce  an  appropriate  menu), 
and  the  decorations  of  the  period. 
"What  we  wanted  was  to  credit  a 
complete  environment  where  the 
audience  becomes  a  crucial  par- 
ticipant." Mills  added,  "It  really 
created  a  scene  out  of  another 
time." 

One  particular  evening  highlight 
was  the  pomp  of  the  boar's  head. 
Although  the  department  was  a  bit 
apprehensive  about  flaunting  a  real 
boar's  head  before  the  audience, 
their  worries  proved  fruitless.  The 
audience  did  not  appear  offended 
on  the  least,  they  applauded!  The 
boar  too  has  its  roots  in  the 
Elizabethan  Period.  The  version 
sung  of  The  Boars'  Head  Carol, 
said  Mills,  is  proper  for  a  feast.  It 
emphasizes  gorging  of  the  self; 


there  is  plenty  of  food  for  all. 

Over  all,  said  Mills,  the  evening 
was  quite  successful.  President 
Cater  seconded  her  opinion  during 
the  faculty  meeting  on  December 
6th,  by  stating,  "I  hope  the 
Elizabethan  Dinner  becomes  a 
regular  institution  of  the  College." 
Mills  only  disappointment  was  the 
fact  that  they  had  to  turn  away  so 
many  people.  Next  year,  the  music 
department  hopes  to  do  two  nights 
as  a  fund-raising  project.  She  also 
hopes  to  see  more  students  in  atten- 
dance. 

Miss  Mills  directs  recognition  to 
Marilee  Shumann  in  particular  for 
being  artistic  and  research  advisor 
for  the  medieval  costumes.  "It  was 
exceptionally  nice,"  says  Mills, 
"that  the  costumes  were  not  all  the 
same."  A  lot  of  money  and  com- 
plete volunteer  labor  went  into  the 
making  of  costumes.  Funding  for 
the  costumes  was  made  possible  by 
a  grant  from  the  bicentennial  Com- 
mittee. Additional  recognition 
should  go  to  the  volunteer 
decorators  and  performers.  Ac- 
cording to  Mills,  "It  was  an  enor- 
mous voluntary  effort  by  all." 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

With  exams  quickly  closing  in  on 
us,  it  seems  as  if  time  is  a  rare 
commodity.  So  I  apologize  if 
Beyond  Our  World  is  shorter  than 
usual,  but  a  little  bit  of  news  is  bet- 
ter than  no  news  at  all. 

Reagan  and  the  MX:  December  6 
marked  the  41st  anniversary  of  the 
attack  on  Pearl  Harbor  by  the 
Japanese,  and  President  Reagn  us- 
ed this  fact  to  push  his  plan  to  save 
the  MX  missile  program.  Moscow 
is  not  very  pleased  with  Reagan's 
proposals  and  has  said  that  if  the 
U.S.  retains  the  MX,  Russia  will  un- 
cover a  new  missile  to  match  it. 

Some  members  of  the  House 
agree  that  a  deterrent  is  needed,  as 
well  as  a  bargaining  instrument,  in 
arms  negotiations  with  the  Soviet 
Union.  There  is  also,  however,  op- 
position to  the  MX,  which  will  make 
voting  difficult. 

Gas  Tax:  The  gasoline  tax  ran  in- 
to   opposition    in    the    House    of 
Representatives.    The    Congres- 
sional  Budget   Office   offered   an 
.  alternative  which  specifies  that  in- 
■  •stead,  of .  a  ■  5%  .taw.-  a-  two-cent  in>  •  • 


crease  would  be  charged.  This 
would  subsidize  repair  of  federal 
roads  only,  leaving  the  other  pro- 
jects to  the  states  to  handle. 
Besides  helping  to  repair  the  roads,  - 
the  proposed  gas  tax  plan  would 
also  help  in  decreasing  the 
umemployment  rate.  With  a  nar- 
row bote  of  197  to  194,  the  House 
agreed  to  consider  the  legislation. 
If  passed,  the  tax  will  go  into  effect 
on  April  1, 1983. 

Washington:  Secretary  of  State 
George  Schultz  left  Wednesday  on 
a  two-week  trip  across  Europe  to 
put  into  effect  the  new  agreement 
on  economic  policy  toward  the 
Soviet  Union.  Schultz  must  find  out 
if  President  Francis  Mitterand  and 
Prime  Minister  Cheysson  are 
ready  to  join  the  other  allies  in  the 
economic  policy.  Without  French 
agreement,  the  policy  will  col- 
lapse. 
Mr.  Schultz  is  alsb  meeting  with 
*  NATO  to  discuss  continuing  dif- 
ferences over  agricultural  sub- 
sidies. These  are.  however,  only 
some  of  the  major  stops  Schultz  will 
make  without  President  Reagan 
"alomr." 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  Decemrrf  " 1".  I9""  =  page  4 

'Close  Encounters:' 


Tolbert  Speaks  on  Extraterrestrial  Life 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzang 
News  Editor 

WC's  science-minded  individuals 
recently  had  a  close  encounter  with 
astronomer  Charles  Tolbert.  Spon- 
sored  by  the  American 
Astronomical  Society,  Tolbert 
made  Friday  the  night  to  deliver  a 
lecture  on  "The  Evidence  for  Ex- 
traterrestrial Life."  This  presenta- 
tion, held  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room, 
attracted  a  large  crowd  of  both  stu- 
dent and  faculty  stargazers. 

Rather  than  hearing  a  talk  on,  as 
the  title  would  suggest,  actual 
evidence  of  extraterrestrials,  the 
audience  was  treated  to  Tolbert's 
personal  philosophy  -  that  such  life 
does  not  exist: 

"So  far,  no  one  has  had  any  con- 
crete, specific  evidence  for  the  ex- 
istence of  extraterrestrial  life." 

However,  he  pointed  out,  this 
does  not  mean  that  all  astronomers 
and  researchers  have  given  up 
hope  of  ever  finding  and  com- 
municating with  forms  of  life, 
other  than  those  found  on  earth. 

"If  you  talk  to  any  scientists  and 
ask  about  extraterrestrial  life,  they 
will  say  yes,  that  it  does  exist." 
Lacking  the  necessary  evidence, 
though,  even  these  people  are  un- 
sure. "Therefore,"  Tolbert  stated, 
his  lecture  would  be  an  attempt  to 
"show  how  we  might  go  about 
discovering  evidence  for  extrater- 
restrial life." 

One  of  the  major  obstacles  which 
keeps  today's  man  from  making 
such  discoveries,  according  to 
Tolbert,  is  the  size  of  the  area  he 
must  search. 

"The  nearest  star  we  could  in- 
vestigate is  light  years  away.  We 
will  never  physically  be  able  to 
reach  it.  So,  whatever  life  we  may 
find  must  be  that  which  already  ex- 
ists within  our  own  solar  system." 

It  is  here,  however,  that  man 
reaches  certain  boundaries. 

"Apart  from  earth,  we  are 
limited  to  searching  Venus,  the 
moon,  and  Mars.  All  the  other 
planets  are  out  of  the  question  - 
Mercury  is  too  hot,  and  Jupiter, 
Saturn,  Uranus,  Neptune  and  Pluto 
are  all  too  cold  to  support  life." 


Tolbert  then  discussed  in  detail 
his  list  of  potential  habitats  for 
other  forms  of  life.  Mars  was  noted 
as  an  interesting  possibility,  since 
"we  are  now  reasonably  confident 
there  was  once  water  on  the  sur- 
face." Although  it  is  hard  to  say 
whether  this  was  actually  the  home 
of  any  type  of  organism. 

Venus  too,  was  examined  as  a 
"likely  candidate,"  although  its 
dense  cloud  cover  could  retard  any 
type  of  growth,  as  could  its  high 
surface  temperatures.  Tolbert  add- 
ed that  while  Jupiter  has  a  thick 
outer  covering  of  clouds,  it  is  also 
quite  warm  internally. 

Having  ruled  out  the  possibility 
of  any  significant  life  within  our 
own  solar  system,  Tolbert  went  on 
to  discuss  (rather  tongue-in- 
cheekishly)  the  possibility  of 
U.F.O.'s. 

"There's  always  the  idea  that  life 
from  other  worlds  has  visited  us, 
and  many  people  have  reported 
strange  things  they've  seen  and 
heard.  But  so  far,  there  hasn't  been 
any  real  evidence  of  these  visits. 
It's  the  same  with  people  who  say 
they  were  picked  up  or  kidnapped 
by  flying  saucers  and  spaceships. 
No  evidence  there,  either.  So 
remember:  for  the  sake  of  science, 
if  you're  ever  taken  up  by  a  U.F.O., 
please  have  the  presence  of  mind  to 
steal  something." 

On  a  slightly  more  serious  note, 
Tolbert  added  that  man  must  cure 
himself  of  the  notion  that  he  is  'the 
center  of  the  universe.' 

"We  are  not  the  center.  We  are 
not  even  important  in  terms  of  the 
total  mass  of  the  planetary  system. 
Earth  doesn't  even  amount  to  one 
percent  of  that.  We're  really  just  a 
rock  going  around  the  sun.  Even 
man  himself  is  relatively  unimpor- 
tant. We  would  like  to  consider 
ourselves  the  final  end  of  the  evolu- 
tionary chain,  but  so  did  the 
dinosaurs.  They  were  wrong." 

Tolbert  went  on  to  emphasize  his 
points  by  demonstrating  the  Green- 
bank  equation  for  the  numbers  of 
civilizations  in  this  galaxy.  Since 
this  is  a  relative  operation,  he 
viewed  it  from  two  points  -  that  of 
an  optimist  (who  firmly  believes  in 


extraterrestrial    life)     and    the 
pessimist,  who  does  not. 

"In  conclusion,  he  noted,  "if 
there  is  extraterrestrial  life,  we 
should  know  about  it,  although  it 
does  not  make  any  difference  to  us. 
Even  if  it  did,  we  would  see 
ourselves  changing  our  whole  idea 
of  life,  and  not  always  having  good 
reason.  Just  say,  for  example,  we 
were  finally  able  to  establish  con- 
tact and  communication  with  some 
advanced  society  fifty  light  years 
away.  After  finally  mastering  their 
language,  we'd  send  them  the 
message,  'How  do  you  cure 
cancer?'  We'd  have  to  wait  some 
fifty  years  for  the  answer  to  get 
there,  and  then  another  fifty  com- 
ing back.  And  one  day,  it  would 
come:  'Cure  what?'  " 


Charles  Tolbert  lectured  on 
the  evidence  for  extrater- 
restrial life. 


Robbe-Grillet  Visits  WC 


by  MacKerrow  Talcott 

Alain  Robbe-Grillet,  French 
novelist,  critic,  and  screenwriter 
came  to  speak  Friday  December  3, 
in  the  Sophie  Kerr  room.  He  was 
the  "point  culminant"  in  a  week  of 
film  and  lecture  concerning  the 
"new  novel." 

Robbe-Grillet  was  born  in  Brest, 
France  in  1922.  He  received  his 
diploma  at  the  French  National  In- 
stitute of  Agronony.  During  World 
War  II,  he  was  deported  to  work  in 
a  tank  factbxycat  Nuremburg,  Ger-  - 
many.  Since  1955  he  has  been 
literary  director  of  Les  Editions  de 
Minuit  Publishing  house. 

His  first  novel  Un  Regicide,  was 
written  in  1949,  turned  down  by 
publishers  and  not  printed  until 
1979. 

Why  was  it  turned  down?  The 
critics  say  the  new  novel  isn't  a 
novel,  not  in  the  traditional  sense 
anyway.  Richard  Howard, 
translator  of  Robbe-Grillet's  work, 
said  in  his  lecture  on  December  1 : 
"It  is  a  critique  of  word  notions 
such  as  'I,'  'you,'  'here,'  'now,'  and 
'end.'  "Formal  unities  are  jeopar- 


Scandinavian  Seminar  Accepting  Applications 


Scandinavian  Seminar  is  now  ac- 
cepting applications  for  its  1983-84 
academic  year  abroad  in  Den- 
mark, Finland,  Norway,  or  Sweden 
This  unique  learning  experience  is 
designed  for  college  students, 
graduates,  and  other  adults  who 
want  to  study  in  a  Scandinavian 
country,  becoming  part  of  another 
culture  and  learning  its  language. 
One-semester  programs,  only  in 
Denmark,  are  also  now  available. 

After  orientation  in  Denmark 
and  a  2-3  week  intensive  language 
course,  generally  followed  by  a 
family  stay,  students  are  placed  in- 
dividually at  Scandinavian  Folk 
Schools  or  other  specialized  institu- 
tions, where  they  live  and  study 
with  Scandinavians  of  diverse 
backgrounds.  The  Folk  Schools  are 
small,  residential  educational  com- 
munities intended  mainly  for 
young  adults.  Both  historically  and 
socially,  these  colleges  have 
played  an  important  part  in  the 
development  of  the  Scandinavian 
countries.  Midway  through  the  folk 
school    year,    all    the    Seminar 


students  and  staff  meet  in  the 
mountains  of  Norway  to  discuss 
progress  and  make  plans  for  the 
Spring.  A  final  session  is  held  at  the 
end  of  the  year  to  evaluate  the 
year's  studies  and  experiences. 
Because  the  Scandinavian  coun- 
tries are  small,  open,  and  accessi- 
ble, the  year  provides  an  unusually 
rich  opportunity  for  the  student  t< 
explore  his  or  her  particular  fielc 
of  interest  by  doing  an  independent 
study  project. 

American  academic  credit  for 
participation  in  the  Seminar  pro- 
gram has  been  awarded  by  more 
than  150  American  colleges  and 
universities  upon  recommendation 
of  the  Seminar  staff.  However, 
students  who  require  an  Academic 
Transcript  may  qualify  to  receive 
one  through  the  International  Pro- 
grams Office  of  the  University  of 
Massachusetts. 

The  1983-84  fee,  covering  tuition, 
room,  board,  and  all  program- 
related  travel  in  Scandinavia,  is 
$6,200.  Applicants  may  apply  for 
supplementary  interest-free  loans 


and  grants,  awarded  on  the  basis  of 
need  and  qualification.  The  ap- 
plication deadline  is  March  1, 1983. 
For  further  information,  please 
write  to:  SCANDINAVIAN 
SEMINAR,  358  North  Pleasant  St., 
Amherst,  MA  01002. 


dized.'*  "There  is  a  new  distance 
between  symbols  and  ourselves." 
"Mystery  is  integral,  it  is  not 
resolved  but  revealed." 

The  new  novel  sounds  revolu- 
tionary. Robbe-Grillet  said, 
however,  that  it  was  the  product  of 
an  evolutionary  process.  "Students 
who  have  read  precursing  works 
by  Proust,  Faulkner,  Kafka,  and 
Joyce,  will  easily  understand  the 
new  novel." 

The  new  novel,  which  is  almost 
ihirty  years  old,  does  not  require  a 
new  reader.  "It  suffices  to  have  an 
open  mind  in  order  to  read  new 
things,"  Robbe-Grillet  said.  It  may 
also  take  some  tenacity. 

'When  the  new  novel  was  in 
vogue,  oeonle  talked  about  them 
but  didn't  read  them,"  notes  Robbe- 
Grillet.  It  is  difficult  reading.  Some 
think  it  boring.  Richard  Howard 
replied  to  the  readers'  reaction: 
"Boredom  is  difficult  to  achieve, 
when  accomplished  it's  an  achieve- 
ment of  literary  art." 

The  new  novel  isn't  a  novel.  The 
new  novel  is  an  achievement  of 
literary  art.  What  does  Robbe- 
Grillet  think?  Running  his  hand 
through  his  unruly  salt-and-pepper 
hair,  he  said,  "The  writer  does  not 
interpret  his  own  work.  Writers 
write  the  books.  Students  study  the 
books.  Students  must  answer  the 
questions." 

Robbe-Grillet  is  currently  work- 
ing on  a  film  entitled  "La  Belle 
Captive."  It  will  be  finished  in 
January.  When  asked  what  it  was 
about  he  replied,  "Que  sais  je?" 
("Whatdolknow?") 


Photography  Exhibition 
Features  Eastern  Shore 


Celebration  on  the  Chesapeake, 
the  exhibition  of  Eastern  Shore 
photographs  created  by  Constance 
Stuart  Larrabee  in  honor  of  the 
Washington  College  bicentennial, 
is  currently  open  to  the  public  at 
Chesapeake  College  through 
December  14th. 

The  Celebration  on  the 
Chesapeake  poster  designed  for  the 
exhibition  will  be  the  cover  of  the 
Christmas  issue  of  Dog  World, 
leading  English  breeders'  journal, 
published    in    Kent,     England, 


Magazine  editor,  Stafford  Somer- 
field,  writes,  "We  are  thrilled  with 
the  poster.  The  best  photograph  of 
a  dog  I've  ever  seen." 

Mrs.  Larrabee,  a  Kent  County 
resident,  has  been  asked  to  exhibit 
her  "best  50  photographs,"  take" 
over  the  past  fifty  years  in  a  one 
woman  show  in  South  Africa  this 
winter.  Several  of  the  photographs 
from  Celebration  on  the 
Chesapeake  will  be  included 
among  the  fifty. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  December  10. 1982  -  page  s 


Mental  Health  Traineeships  Available 


Undergraduates,  graduating 
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are  invited  to  apply  for  full-year 
Preprofessional  Mental  Health 
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experience  with  mentally  and  emo- 
tionally handicapped  children, 
youth,  and  young  adults  presenting 
problems  of  adjustment  and  learn- 
ing. The  training  program  is  of- 
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Clinical  Training  and  Research 
and  the  treatment  centers  of  the 
Devereux  Foundation  in  suburban 
Philadelphia,  a  group  of  residential 
and  day  care  treatment/special 
education  and  rehabilitation 
centers.  Assignment  to  branches  in 
other  states  may  be  possible.  The 
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The  training  program  provides 
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milieu  therapy,  crisis  intervention, 
treatment,  special  education  and 
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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  December  10, 1982  -  page  6 


'No  Respect' : 

Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

When  Santa  asks  me  what  I  want 
for  Christmas,  I  will  tell  him  just 
one  thing.  1  want  respect.  Rodney 
Dangerfield  must  have  worked  in 
the  Food  Service  business  when  he 
coined  his  famous  quotation,  "I  get 
no  respect." 

Take  for  example  the  coach  who 
calls  you  up  and  orders  300  box  lun- 
ches for  the  Ping  Pong  team  leav- 
ing for  China  the  next  day.  "Oh 
yeah,  and  the  crew  team  will  be 
™wine  them  over  to  China  so  we 
need  another  100  box  lunches  for 
them.  We  will  be  over  tomorrow  at 
7:00  a.m.  to  pick  them  up,  okay 
Ken?"  "Sure  Coach."  Do  you  call 
that  respect? 

How  about  the  frat  guys  who 
come  in  five  minutes  before  you 
close  and  want  18  trash  cans  of  ice, 
and  they  are  wondering  if  you  can 
loan  them  the  trash  cans  and  liners 
to  go  with  it.  "But  are  not  you  the 
same  guys  I  threw  out  of  the 
cafeteria  an  hour  ago  for  throwing 
food.  Yeah  we  are,  but  we  know 
you  wouldn't  hold  that  against  us." 
Do  you  call  that  respect? 

Then  there  is' the  student  who  just 
has  finished  eating  at  the  student 
Christmas  dinner  and  walks  up  to 
say  the  dinner  sucked.  "What  do 
you  mean  the  dinner  sucked?" 
"Well,  the  dinner  was  okay  but 
where   the   heck   was  the   Cap'n 


Crunch?"  Do  you  call  that  respect?  1 

How  about  the  professor  who 
calls  you  at  6  p.m.  to  say  he  needs  a 
reception  set  up  at  La  verne's  park- 
ing lot  at  midnight  that  night.  "But 
Professor,  we  don't  have  anyone 
here  at  that  hour."  "Oh,  you  guys 
can  handle  it,  you  always  manage 
to  come  up  with  something."  Do 
you  call  that  respect?  Then  there  is 
the  student  who  applys  for  a  job  in 
the  dining  hall.  "What  job  are  you 
applying  for?"  "Yours."  "Mine; 
what  do  you  mean  you  are  applying 
for  my  job?"  "Well,  it  looks  pretty 
easy,  all  you  do  is  wear  a  tie  and 
walk  around,  right?"  "Right." 
Really  now,  you  call  that  respect. 

Then  there  is  the  most 
disrespectful  thing  of  them  all. 
Frank  Dirks  is  graduating  this 
semester  and  not  once,  not  once 
mind  you,  did  he  write  a  letter  to 
the  Editor  complaining  about  the 
Food  Service.  We  do  not  even  rate 
enough  respect  to  merit  disrespect. 

So,  when  Santa  comes  and  asks 
me  what  I  want,  I  will  tell  him  ex- 
actly what  I  have  written  about. 
With  my  luck  he  will  give  me  a  pair 
of  platform  shoes  and  a  set  of 
weights. 

Hope  everyone  enjoyed  the 
Christmas  dinner.  Have  a  Merry 
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Munson  To  Direct  New  Course 


by  Kelly  Morrissey 

Next  semester  the  science 
department  is  offering  a  course  in 
aquatic  biology.  The  new  course, 
under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Donald 
Munson,  will  be  an  in  depth  study 
of  the  basic  ecological  life  in  this 
immediate  environment.  "The  pur- 
pose of  the  course,"  said  Munson, 
"is  to  introduce  students  to  an 
aquatic  eco-system  by  emphasiz- 
ing the  Chesapeake  bay  and  its 
tributaries." 

The  course  will  not  be  a  super- 
ficial ecology  study  by  an  inclusive 
study  of  the  aquatic  eco-system.  It 
will  include  five  hour  labs  on  Fri- 
day afternoons  and  Munson  stress- 
ed "much  independent  research." 
The  pre-requisites  for  the  course 
are  one  year  of  Biology,  one  year  of 
Chemistry  and  a  semester  of  En- 
vironmental Biology. 

'Many  small  field  trips  to  the 
nearby  Chester  River  are  being 
planned  as  well  as  two  large 
weekend  trips  tentatively  destined 
for  UIMES  institute  in  Wachappre- 
que,  Va.  and  the  Field  Station  run 
by  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Foundation 
on  Fox  Island. 

Detailed  environmental  studies 
will  be  required  on  an  independent 
study  basis.  Moreover,  some  ap- 
plied   biology,    such    as    oyster 


breeding,  will  be  incorporated  into 
the  class. 

The  science  department  initiated 
this  course  with  the  pretense  of 
establishing  Washington  College  as 
a  major  contributary  to  the 
knowledge  of  the  upper 
Chesapeake  Bay  eco-system. 
Although  the  science  department 
does  not  have  the  enormous  funds 
which  are  available  to  large 
universities,  the  location  of 
Washington  College  could  easily 
make  the  school  a  subsidiary  for 
undergraduate  work  in  the  aquatic 
biological  field.  "If  the  course  is 
successful,"  says  Dr.  Munson,  "in 
3  or  4  years  we  could  expect  30  or  40 
more  applicants  for  this  sort  of 
thing,  especially  if  we  are  able  to 
place  our  students  in  graduate 
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the  biological  life  of  the  bay  has 
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specific  problems  has  been  done  by 
large  universities  by  the  WC 
Science  Department  hopes  to  aid 
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On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


byTomKeefe 

With  the  semester  slowly  coming 
to  a  close  and  only  14  more  shopp- 
ing days  until  Christmas,  it  will  do 
us  all  good  to  get  home  and  relax 
and  enjoy  the  holiday  season.  Un- 
fortunately, we  have  to  deal  with 
exams  next  week,  but  they  will 
soon  pass.  While  the  days  are  win- 
ding down,  the  sports  activities  on 
campus  seem  to  be  gearing  up  for 
the  holidays.  This  weekend,  the 
Washington  College  basketball 
team  will  be  hosting  their  annual 
Wild  Goose  Classic.  The  tourna- 
ment begins  this  Friday  night  at  6 
p.m.  The  Shoremen  will  play  at  8 
p.m.  against  Sh'enandoah  College 
and  will  wind  up  on  Saturday  after- 
noon, the  final  game  being  played 
at  3  p.m.  I  would  like  to  mention 
that  the  team  will  be  playing  on 
Thursday,  December  17,  during  ex- 


am week  against  Wooster  College. 
For  anyone  who  resides  in  the 
Baltimore  areas,  I  am  calling  your 
attention  to  the  Harbor  City 
Classic,  in  which  WC  will  be  par- 
ticipating over  the  Christmas 
holidays.  Anyone  who  is  bored  (and 
I  can't  imagine  who)  is  invited  to 
come  see  one  of  the  games  in  the 
tournament.  For  further  informa- 
tion, you  can  contact  the  Sports  In- 
formation Director. 

The  Christmas  spirit  is  beginning 
to  spread  all  over  campus  already. 
The  girls  on  third  floor  Reid  Hall 
have  decorated  their  balcony 
already,  with  Mrs.  D's  Snack  Bar 
and  the  Coffee  House  following  in 
the  tradition.  However,  Todd 
Smith,  the  SGA  Treasurer,  leads 
all  with  the  beautiful  arrangement 
outside  of  his  window. 

While  we're  on  the  subject  of 
holiday  spirit,  the  Fraternities  and 


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The  Maryland  Energy  Extension 
Service  and  Washington  College 
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gram designed  to  help  homeowners 
save  energy  and  money  this 
winter.  The  program  consists  of 
ten  workshops  on  energy  saving 
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telephone  "energy  hotline,"  and  a 
resource  center  in  the  Kent  County 
Public  Library.  All  services  are  of- 
fered free  of  charge. 

Workshops  will  be  given  in  the 
Kent  County  Public  Library  Satur- 
day mornings  from  10  a.m.  to  12 
noon  beginning  November  13:  they 


are  scheduled  as  follows: 

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February  5,  Heat  Pumps 

February  12,  Using  Residential 
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inviting  the  whole  campus  to  enjoy 
the  holiday  cheer  with  them.  Final- 
ly, I  would  like  to  wish  my  friend 
Buddy  a  Happy  Hanukkah,  and 
others  who  celebrate  this  tradition. 
Remember,  Christmas  isn't  for 
everyone! 
The  beginning  of  a  New  Year  and 


Spring  Semester  will  bring  about 
not  only  a  prelude  to  Lacrosse, 
Baseball  and  Crew,  but  another  16 
weeks  of  On  the  Rebound.  For- 
tunatelyj  there  will  be  more  teams 
to  cover  and  more  people  to'meet 
them  this  week.  Again,  support  the 
Basketball  team  this  weekend,  en- 
joy the  parties,  and  most  im- 
portantly -  pass  exams.  From  the 
writers  and  staff  of  On  the  Rebound 
have  a  Merry  Christmas  and  a 
Happy  New  Year. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Be hm 

Sophomore  Bob  Fornoff  is  the 
Elm's  newest  Athlete  of  the  Week. 
Fornoff,  a  starter  on  the  basketball 
team,  is  being  commended  for  his 
solid  play  over  the  past  week. 

His  brothers  first  got  Bob  involv- 
ed in  basketball  at  the  age  of  eight. 
It  was  at  this  time  that  he  received 
his  nickname  "Feets"  from  his 
coach's  boyfriend.  This  name  has 
remained  with  him  ever  since.  He 
attended  Archbishop  Curley  High 
School  in  Baltimore  where  he 
started  for  the  varsity  team  for  the 
better  part  of  three  years. 

Due  to  a  knee  injury  sustained 
during  Christmas  break,  Bob  was 
forced  to  sit  out  most  of  last  year's 
season.  However  in  the  games  in 


which  he  did  play,  Bob  performed 
very  well.  In  fact,  he  was  selected 
to  the  All-Tournament  team  at  last 
year's  Wild  Goose  Classic. 

This  year  Fornoff  has  made  a 
great  come-back  as  the  starting 
center/forward.  He  is  proving  to  be 
a  valuable  asset  to  the  team.  In 
talking  with  Bob  about  his 
recovery,  he  said,  "I  am  personal- 
ly satisfied  with  my  performance, 
but  if  I  get  too  satisfied  everything 
is  likely  to  crumble  apart." 

With  the  good  play  of  the  team  as 
individuals  and  as  a  group,  WC 
should  have  a  good  season.  In  sum- 
marizing his  expectations  for  this 
year's  team,  Fornoff  states, 
"Basketball  is  a  weird  sport.  I 
can't  tell  what  is  going  to  happen  in 
the  future." 


Yea,  Bob!!! 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  December  10. 1982  -  page  8 


This  year's  cheerleading  squad  under  the  leadership  of 
Lisa   I.aird  and  Gini  White  anticipate  a  rousing  season. 

Cheerleaders  Arouse  Spirit 
In  WC  Student  Body 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  WC  cheerleaders  are  back, 
arousing  spirit  and  enthusiasm  in 
the  home  basketball  fans.  "We've 
got  a  good  squad  this  year,"  said 
co-captain  Lisa  Laird.  "We've  got 
a  lot  of  work  to  do." 

This  year's  squad  picked  up  four 
new  girls:  Mary  Gasior,  Darlene 
Gencavage,  Deneen  Schumacher, 
and  Lynn  Sodetz.  "The  four 
newcomers  are  coming  out  of  their 
shells,"  notes  coach  Penny  Fall.  "I 
have  no  qualms  about  their  ability. 
They're  very  cooperative." 

The  team  consists  mainly  of 
veterans  including  Senior  Captains 
Lisa  Laird  and  Gini  White,  Juniors 
Lucie  Hughes  and  Debilee 
Furgueson,  and  Sophomores  Kelly 
Cupka,  Lisa  Mendelson,  and  Cathy 
MacPhee. 

Coach  Fall  is  particularly  pleas- 
ed with  the  continued  participation 
of  Seniors  Laird  and  White  noting 
that  senior  squad  members  are 
rare.  "They're  very  dedicated," 
said  Fall.  "They  do  a  marvelous 
job  organizing  and  teaching 
cheers." 

Laird  decided  to  cheer  this  year 
because  "I  needed  an  outlet  for  mv 


frustrations,  especially  as  a 
senior."  She  also  felt  that  the  squad 
could  use  the  four  years  of  ex- 
perience which  she  and  White 
could  offer  the  team. 

The  cheerleading  squad  has 
more  members  this  year  than  in 
the  past.  "Because  we  have  more 
people  we  can  do  a  greater  variety 
of  mounts,"  said  two-year  veteran 
Debilee  Furgueson.  "There's  lots 
of  fresh  ideas." 

Three-year  veteran  Lucie 
Hughes  feels  that  the  team  has 
more  strength  in  numbers.  "We 
work  well  together,"  she  said.  "We 
enjoy  it  and  that's  what  makes  it 
fun.  Everyone  wants  to  work 
hard." 

The  squad  on  the  whole  is  very 
enthusiastic  about  the  new  season. 
Coach  Fall  is  pleased  that  this 
year's  basketball  team  appears  to 
be  very  competitive.  "It  makes  it 
much  easier  to  get  crowd  en- 
thusiasm," she  added. 

Laird  adds  that  the  crowd  en- 
thusiasm at  games  is  greatly  ap- 
preciated. Along  with  the  old  stan- 
dards, "Choo  Choo"  and  "Victory 
Dunk,"  the  squad  is  working  on  a 
brand  new  cheer  which  Laird  says 
is  "something  you've  never  seen 
before." 


Intramural  Soccer 
Kicks  Off  Season 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 

Following  a  brief  organizational 
meeting  on  Wednesday,  Dec.  1,  the 
Indoor  Intramural  Soccer  League 
opened  up  its  winter  season  on  Sun- 
day with  the  Force,  the  Fog,  the 
Blizzard,  and  Nudity  romping  to 
first  round  victories. 

Although,  at  the  present,  no  team 
can  be  seen  as  the  dominant  force 
within  the  nine  team  league,  those 
squads  bolstered  by  legitimate  soc- 
cer players  have  a  definite  edge  in 
the  competition  as  evidenced  by 
Sunday's  scores. 

The  Force,  an  all  freshman  unit 
made  up  almost  entirely  by  regular 


soccer  players,  trounced  the  Collie 
Dogs,  whose  namesake  is  the  only 
varsity  player,  by  a  7-2  score. 

Last  year's  champion,  the  Fog, 
whose  experienced  players  are  for 
the  most  part  playing  in  their  final 
season,  swamped  the  other  canine 
team,  the  Cheese  Dogs,  7-1. 

In  the  other  two  Sunday  evening 
games,  the  Blizzard  wreaked 
mayhem  on  the  Shooters  with  a  10-0 
result,  and,  by  a  surprising 
margin,  Nudity  beat  the  Sigs  5-1. 

The  second  round  of  games  were 
played  Wednesday  and  Thursday 
night,  ending  intramurals  for  the 
semester.  Competition  will  con- 
tinue following  the  Christmas 
break. 


Hoopsters  Even  Record 


by  Michael  Raymond 
Sports  Editor 
Scott  Behm 

The  Shoremen  hoopsters  evened 
their  pre-Wild  Goose  Classic 
record  at  3-3,  Tuesday,  with  an  80- 
52  romp  over  an  outmatched 
Gallaudet  team.  The  win  helps  to 
compensate  for  last  Friday's  72-48 
loss  to  conference  rival  Widener, 
ranked  5th  in  Division  III  basket- 
ball. 

Dave  Blackell  led  three  double 
digit  scorers  for  Washington  Col- 
lege with  14  points.  Bob  Fornoff  and 
Scott  Spurrier  each  had  12,  but  the 
real  story  of  the  game  was  the  play 
of  the  WC  reserves. 

"Our  unsung  heroes  got  some 
work  tonight,"  commented  Coach 
Tom  Finnegan.  "Now  everyone 
has  played  in  at  least  three  games, 
and  they  deserve  it  because  they 
work  just  as  hard  in  practice  as 
everyone  else." 


Surprisingly,  the  Washington 
margin  of  triumph  could  have  been 
much  wider.  "We  tried  to  concen- 
trate more  on  defense  tonight," 
said  Finnegan. 

The  Widener  game  did  not  go 
quite  so  well  for  the  Shoremen. 
Although  WC  obviously  has  a  fine 
team  this  year,  the  proof  of  this  in  a 
game  against  Widener  will  have  to 
wait  until  later  this  year. 

Coach  Finnegan,  however,  was 
not  totally  displeased  with  his 
team's  effort.  "We  played  good 
defense  and  stayed  even  with  them 
in  the  second  half,"  he  said.  "We 
just  didn't  make  the  shots  early." 

On  the  whole,  Washington  is  on 
solid  footing  as  the  Wild  Goose 
Classic  is  played  this  weekend.  The 
Shoremen  are  favored  to  repeat  as 
winners  in  the  tournament  over 
teams  from  Salisbury  State, 
Baldwin-Wallace,  and  Shenandoah 
State. 


Senior  Carl  Fornoff  wards  off  the  offensive  moves  of 
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Tenure  Committee  Makes  Contract  Decision 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Immediately  prior  to  Christmas 
vacation,  the  Washington  College 
Advisory  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  met  to  discuss 
contract  renewals  for  the  coming 
twelve  months.  A  direct  result  of 
this  meeting,  was  the  decision  that 
the  contract  of  Dr.  John  Owen,  a 
member  of  the  Psychology  Depart- 
ment, should  not  be  renewed. 

The  six-man  committee  (this 
year  made  up  of  President  Cater, 
Dr.  Donald  Munson,  Dr.  Richard 


Gillin,  Mr.  Robert  Anderson,  and 
Dr.  Nathan  Smith),  took  into  con- 
sideration Owen's  status  as  an 
Assistant  Professor  and,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  faculty  Hand- 
book, gave  him  notification  on 
December  14  that  he  would  not  be 
returning  to  his  post  after  May  of 
1983. 

As  in  all  other  forms  of  its  duty 
(reviewing  the  performance  of 
faculty  members  under  considera- 
tion for  tenure,  contract  renewal, 
or  promotion,  as  well  as  the  ap- 
pointment of  potential  teachers  to 
the  staff  itself),  the  committee  bas- 


Student  Center  Incident: 

Two  Arrested  on  Drug  Charges 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Two  Chestertown  residents  have 
been  placed  on  $500.00  bail  after  be- 
ing apprehended  while  attempting 
to  sell  drugs  to  WC  students. 
Christopher  Earl  Weadock  and 
Michael  James  Mumford  were 
taken  into  police  custody  early 
Monday  morning,  according  to  Jim 
Quinn,  Head  of  College  Security. 

The  arrest,  which  took  place  at 
approximately  12:30  a.m.  on 
January  24,  came  in  response  to 
the  Student  Center  management's 
complaints  to  College  Security  of- 
ficials. According  to  Quinn,  the 
manager  on  duty  reported  that 
Weadock  and  Mumford  had 
entered  the  Coffee  House  and  ap- 
proached several  students,  offer- 
ing to  sell  them  drugs : 

"At  approximately  10:15  p.m., 
Sergent  John  Williams  of  the 
Washington  College  Security  staff 
received  a  complaint  from  the  Stu- 
dent Center,  stating  that  there 
were  two  subjects  -  not  students  - 
trying  to  sell  drugs  to  people  as 


they  came  through  the  doors." 

Williams  then  advised  Officer 
Jeff  Troster  (also  with  Security)  to 
change  into  civilian  clothes  and 
enter  the  Coffee  House  as  well. 

"The  subjects"  Quinn  continues, 
"left  the  Student  Center  and  then 
returned  somewhere  between  11:30 
and  midnight.  They  were  observed 
approaching  two  students  who 
were  walking  in,  and  then  sat  down 
next  to  Officer  Troster,  who  engag- 
ed them  in  conversation." 

During  the  course  of  this  chat, 
one  of  the  subjects  offered  Troster 
an  ounce  of  home-grown  mari- 
juana for  $25.00. 

"At  that  point,  (Troster)  signal- 
ed to  Sergent  Williams  by  clicking 
his  radio,"  thus  informing  him  the 
transaction  was  complete. 
Williams  and  Officer  Gene  Teat 
(Chestertown  Police  Department), 
who  were  stationed  outside, 
entered  the  Student  Center  and  ap- 
prehended Weadock  and  Mumford. 

According  to  Quinn,  the  two  men 
had  in  their  possession  both  mari- 
juana and  pills,  and  were  under  the 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


ed  its  decision  upon  criteria 
specified  in  Article  IV,  Section  4  of 
the  Handbook,  These  included  a 
"broad  and  demonstrated  command 
of  one's  teaching  subject  and  its  in- 
terrelationships with  other 
associated  fields  of  learning, 
teaching,  ability,  a  basic  sympathy 
with  the  stated  aims  of  the  college, 
unquestioned  integrity  and  a  high 
sense  of  professional  ethics." 
( Productive  scholarship  is  also 
considered  important  though  to  a 
lesser  degree  than  teaching  abili- 
ty.) 

In  light  of  the  move,  Owen 
regarded  the  committee's  decision 
to  not  renew  his  contract  as 
"completely  justifiable,"  adding, 
"If  I'd  been  on  the  committee,  I 
would  probably  have  done  the 
same  thing."  He  is  quick  to  clarify, 
however,  that  his  situation  was  in 
no  way  similar  to  that  of  a  pro- 
fessor who  is  denied  tenure. 
(Tenure,  the  right  to. teach  con- 
tinuously at  the  College  until  retire- 
ment age,  may  be  granted  to  pro- 


fessors, who  have  successfully 
completed  a  probationary  period 
following  their  appointment  to  the 
faculty.)  Until  tenure  is  granted, 
however,  a  teacher's  contract  will 
come  up  for  renewal  annually,  for 
assistant  professors  and  instruc- 
tors, every  two  years  as  in  the  case 
of  a  professor  or  an  associate  pro- 
fessor. 

Dean  of  the  College,  Garry 
Clarke  explains  the  process: 

"If  a  person  is  hired,  say,  as  an 
associate  professor,  he  is  hired  for 
a  two  year  term.  During  that  time, 
his  work  is  scrutinized  very 
carefully,  and  at  the  end  of  his  first 
two  year  term,  December  15,  a 
decision  is  made  by  the  committee 
regarding  the  renewal  of  his  con- 
tract for  the  coming  (two  year) 
term." 

After  completion  of  four  years  of 
what  the  handbook  terms 
"satisfactory  service,"  tenure 
becomes  permanent,  or  con- 
tinuous. Should  the  teacher's  per- 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Semester  Enrollment  Falls 


The  Mendelssohn  String  Quartet  performed  Wednesday  night  in 
front  of  an  enthusiastic  audience. 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

Although  second  semester  enroll- 
ment is  down  from  that  of  first 
semester,  according  to  Washington 
College  Registrar  Ermon  Foster, 
the  present  enrollment  shows  a 
1.4%  increase  over  the  second 
semester  enrollment  from  last 
year. 

Foster  cited  fall  semester  enroll- 
ment as  being  707  total  part  time 
and  full  time  students  or  a  full  time 
equivalent  of  684.  Enrollment  for 
this  semester  is  estimated  at  689 
total  full  time  and  part  time 
students  or  a  full  time  equivalent  of 
664.  The  average  enrollment  of  full 
time  equivalent  students  is  pro- 
jected to  be  674  for  the  year. 

Vice-President  of  Finance  Gene 
Hessey  feels  that  the  drop  in  enroll- 
ment will  not  have  any  real  effect 
in  balancing  the  college's  budget. 
Hessey  notes,  "As  far  as  the  budget 
is  concerned,  we  estimated  an 
average  undergraduate  enrollment 
of  650  students,  and  we  will  exceed 
that  estimate  by  approximately  15 
students.  That's  very  positive  from 
a  budgetary  standpoint." 

The  drop  in  enrollment  for  this 
semester  has  been  somewhat  offset 
by  the  additon  of  21  new  full  time 
students  and  18  returning  students 
from  previous  years. 

In  evaluating  the  number  of 
students  who  did  not  return  Foster 
found  that  3.3%  of  the  total  full 
time  enrollment  of  the  college  dur- 
ing the  first  semester  did  not 
return  for  academic  reasons.  This 
figure  is  a  .8%  increase  over  that  of 
the  fall  of  1981.  In  addition,  this 
year  1.8%  of  the  total  full  time 
enrollment  were  seniors  who  had 


completed  their  course  re- 
quirements and  who  did  not  return 
for  the  1983  spring  semester.  Five 
percent  of  total  part  time  and  full 
time  enrollment  did  not  return  this 
year  for  other  reasons  such  as  il- 
lness, financial  difficulties, 
transfers  to  other  schools  and  tem- 
porary leaves.  This  figure  is  down 
by  3.3%  from  the  same  figure  for 
last  year. 

In  evaluating  the  college's  attri- 
tion rate  in  comparison  with  those 
of  other  institutions,  Ray  Mull, 
Assistant  to  the  Registrar,  notes, 
"In  other  schools,  I've  been 
associated  with,  when  we  would  try 
to  anticipate  enrollment,  we  would 
plan  for  a  10-12%  attrition  rate  bet- 
ween semesters.  When  you  have  3 
or  4%  attrition  (the  attrition  rate 
for  the  past  semester  at  WC)  - 
that's  something  that  is  excep- 
tionally good." 

In  an  attempt  to  lower  the  col- 
lege's attrition  rate  even  further, 
the  Office  of  the  Registrar  has 
developed  a  program  to  detect  and 
resolve  the  dissatisfaction  of  in- 
dividual students.  Foster  feels  the 
program,  which  was  enacted  this 
past  fall,  has  been  quite  successful 
in  curbing  attrition  during  the  past 
semester. 


Writers 
Wanted 

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play?  Are  you  into  action-packed 
sports  events?  If  so,  the  Elm  wants 
YOU  to  write  articles.  What  better 
way  to  see  what  you  want  in  print 
than  to  cover  the  event  yourself? 
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Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  2 

Tenure  Lacks  Student  Opinion 


One  of  the  greatest  advantages  of  a  liberal  arts  education  is 
the  diversity  of  knowledge  to  which  students  are  exposed.  An 
English  major  is  not  confined  to  the  study  of  literature  but  may 
pursue  his  interests  in  computer  science  or  biology  as  well 

The  distribution  requirement  is  based  on  the  assumption  that 
graduates  of  the  college  should  be  broadly  educated.  This  ideal, 
however,  will  become  a  reality  only  if  faculty  members  are 
concerned  with  teaching  students  who  do  not  have  a  specialized 
interest  in  their  fields.  A  competent  professor  should,  for 
example,  be  able  to  bring  even  the  most  difficult  scientific 
concept  within  the  grasp  of  the  average  student.  Although 
professors  must  be  attentive  to  the  needs  of  majors  in  their 
departments,  they  are  also  responsible  to  the  masses  of 
students  who  are  taking  certain  courses  as  elective  or  merely 
fulfilling  distribution  requirements. 

The  decision  to  appoint  or  to  grant  tenure  to  a  professor 
should  not  be  based  only  on  departmental  politics  or  the 
opinions  of  majors.  Every  teacher  at  this  school  could  at  one 
time  or  another  come  in  contact  with  any  student  through  the 
distribution  or  elective  process  which  presently  exists 

Since  professors  have  an  equal  responsibility  toward  each 
student,  the  students  similarly  have  the  responsibility  to 
express  their  professors'  performance  in  class.  If  students 
a  legitimate  complaint  or  complaint  about  a  professor,  then  he 
or  she  has  several  options  available  to  express  his  or  her 
opinion.  Whether  these  opinions  are  stated  on  an  evaluation 
sheet  at  the  end  of  the  semester  or  directly  to  the  dean,  the  time 
to  speak  up  is  before  an  appointment  of  tenure  has  been 
reached. 

A  liberal  arts  education  draws  diversified  fields  of  study  into 
a  unified  educational  process.  Good  teachers  are  few  and  far 
between.  If  students  want  to  keep  them,  then  they  must  not  be 
afraid  to  speak  out  even  if  one  is  not  a  major  in  the  professor's 
department.  If  the  taboos  of  specialization  have  been  lifted 
from  our  education,  shouldn't  the  curse  of  exclusiveness 
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Alcohol  Policy  Endangering  Li 


In  the  past  week,  there  occurred 
an  event  of  relative  significance  to 
the  new  alcohol  policy  and  that 
policy's  consequences.  On 
Wednesday,  January  19,  the  Zeta 
Tau  Alpha  sorority  held  their 
annual  Post  New  Year's  Eve  party. 
In  light  of  the  new  alcohol  policy, 
this  party  was  significant  because 
it  was  held  not  in  its  traditional 
campus  setting,  but  rather  at  the  C- 
Town  Saloon  on  High  Street. 

Because  the  new  alcohol  policy 
does  not  allow  weeknight  parties  to 


be  held  on  campus,  the  location  of 
the  party  was  moved  to  a  bar 
downtown.  As  a  result  of  this  moie 
distant  location,  many  students  in 
returning  from  the  party  drove 
while  under  the  influence  of 
alcohol,  endangering  their  own 
lives  as  well  as  the  lives  of  other 
motorists. 

By  initiating  the  new  policy 
which  restricts  campus  parties  to 
weekend  evenings,  the 
administration  does  not  seem  to 
have    accomplished    its    goal    of 


as    well    as    other    Chestertown 

resident^. 

reducing  the  number  of  parties  on 
school  nights,  but  rather  has  only 
created  a  situation  which  could 
prove  to  be  dangerous  to  students 
It  seems  rather  ridiculous  for 
students  to  have  to  drive  to  off 
campus  locations  for  parties  when 
the  college  Coffee  House  could  be 
used  for  these  weeknight  parties  as 


it  was  formerly.  In  light  of  Un- 
willingness of  students  to  seek 
entertainment  off  campus  if  it  is 
not  available  within  the  college, 
perhaps  the  administration  should 
reevaluate  the  new  alcohol  policy 
in  order  to  insure  the  effectiveness 
of  the  policy  as  well  as  the 
consequences  it  may  hold  for 
students  and  others. 

Amy  J.  Seifert 


Cheers  for  Dirks 


The    #    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 . 


Has  Dean  Jonathan  Swift  been 
reincarnated  right  here  on  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland? 

Touche  to  Frank  Dirks  for  his 
letter  to  the  Editor  about  "Who's 
the  Ideal  WC  Student!"  (Elm, 
12/3/82) 

As  a  transfer  student  I  was 
warned  this  fall  about  the 
conflicting  and  crazy  cliques  on 
campus.  It  is  precisely  this  diverse 
student  body  which  gives 
Washington  College  its  flair.  A 
young  adult  searching  for  his  niche 
in  society  can  try  on  many 
costumes  here:  Mid-Atlantic  prep, 
Southern  good  ole  boy,  Southern 
Belle,  Eastern  aesthetic,  patriotic 
rebel,  and  apathetic  American.  Or, 
if  a  person  isn't  sure  about  jumping 
right  in,  he  can  watch  these 
characters  in  action-and  learn. 

Like  most  good  satire,  Dirks' 
piece  is  medicinal.  The  humorous 
portrayal  brings  new  value  to  the 
usually  cautiously  and  negatively 
viewed  cliques.  In  recognizing  the 
distinguishing    idiosyncracies, 


individual    differences    can    be 
appreciated,  instead  of  berated. 

For  his  insight,  keen 
observations  and  delightful 
expression,  I  would  like  to  see 
more  of  Frank  Dirks'  work  in  the 
ELM.  Beware,  though?  Dirks,  with 
Boswellian  recording  methods- 
may  approach  you  unaware  this 
semester,  to  find  the  average  WC 
pet  (a  Lab,  a  kitten,  a  parrot?)  or 
WC  opinion  on  really  racy  radical 
issues  as  well  as  common  place 
ones.  Here's  to  the  New  Year! 

Chesa  Profaci 


Join  Band 

Where  students 
make  beautiful  music 
together.  Contact  Mr. 
Parcell  for  more 
information. 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  3 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

The  November  lgth  and 
December  10th  columns  of  Beyond 
Our  World  brought  President 
Reagan's  gas-tax  increase  to  the 
attention  of  Washington  College 
students.  While  the  students  were 
on  Christmas  break,  the  bill  passed 
legislation  in  Congress. 

The  proposal  was  for  a  5-cent  per 
gallon  increase  raising  the  tax 
from  four  cents  to  nine  cents  per 
gallon.  The  increase  was  designed 
to  subsidize  repairs  of  badly 
deteriorated  bridges,  roads,  dams 
and  sewers  across  America.  The 
passage  of  the  bill  was  aided  by  a 
clause  stating  that  the  increase 
would  produce  some  320,000  jobs 
for  Americans.  It  also  mentioned 
that  the  increase  would  provide 
$5.5  billion  to  add  to  the  $11  billion 
budget  being  used  to  evaluate 
America's  decaying  highways. 

The  amount  of  money  and  the 
jobs  may  sound  impressive,  but 
neither  will  be  capable  of  providing 
enough  relief  for  the  United  States' 
economy. 

How  permanent  is  this  relief? 
Will  the  government  be  able  to  con- 
tinue subsidizing  this  worthy  pro- 
ject, or  will  it  also  deteriorate  as 
the  funds  dwindle?  The  President's 
intention  is  well  taken,  as  long  as 
the  proposal  is  continued  by  the 
succeeding  presidents. 

Presently,  the  unemployment 
rate  is  over  10%.  With  230  million 
Americans,  that  means  that  there 


are  23  million  people,  of  working 
age,  currently  unemployed.  So, 
even  though  the  gas  tax  increase  is 
creating  jobs,  320,000  jobs  hardly 
makes  a  dent  in  23  million. 

Besides  creating  jobs,  the  plan  to 
rebuild  the  highways  also  aids 
Americans  in  other  ways  as  far  as 
road  safety  and  efficiency  are  con- 
cerned. If  highways  are  repaired, 
accidents  caused  by  decaying 
roads  will  decrease.  Traffic  will 
run  smoothly  and  repairs  on  autos 
that  continually  use  highways  will 
be  less.  Shocks  will  need  to  be 
repaired  less  frequently  and  cars 
will  get  more  miles  per  gallon  of 
gasoline.  This  may  sound  wonder- 
ful, and  indeed  it  is,  but  un- 
fortunately what  Americans  will  be 
saving  in  auto  repairs  will  be 
siphoned  out  at  the  gas  station  by 
the  pumps.  The  biggest  advantage, 
therefore,  in  highway  repairs  is  the 
fact  that  lives  will  be  kept  safe.  Too 
many  people  have  been  innocent 
victims  of  treacherous  roads, 
shaky  bridges,  or  leaky  dams. 

The  problem  with  America's 
transportation  system  is  its  ad- 
vancing age  which  is  causing 
decay.  One  cannot  expect  a  road  or 
bridge  to  last  forever.  Approx- 
imately 40%  of  the  federal  In- 
terstate Highway  System  is  either 
close  to  or  in  immediate  need  for 
resurfacing.  This  means  that  only 
60%  of  America's  highways  are 
crossable.  This  does  not  count  the 
numerous   bridges   in   immediate 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

Welcome  back!  The  WCFS  would 
like  to  wish  everyone  a  happy  new 
year.  This  semester  looks  to  be  a 
very  busy  one  so  be  looking  at  your 
menus  for  upcoming  events.  Hope 
everyone  enjoyed  the  ham  and 
oyster  supper  on  Wednesday  night. 
For  you  seafood  lovers,  February 
will  definitely  be  your  month  as  we 
have  numerous  dinners  scheduled 
which  will  please  your  palate. 

Starting  this  week,  the  Food  Ser- 
vice will  feature  a  continental 
bread  breakfast  on  Sundays.  This 
is  to  accommodate  those  students 
who  previously  missed  brunch 
altogether  because  of  their  church 
schedules.  The  cafeteria  will  open 
Sunday  morning  at  9:45  for  con- 
tinental breakfast.  We  will  operate 
this  program  for  a  couple  of  weeks 
and  then  evaluate  if  it  is  necessary. 
I  urge  church  goers  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  this. 

There  seems  to  be  a 
misunderstanding  on  sick  trays  on 
Saturday  night.  We  are  receiving 
15  to  20  requests  on  Saturday  nights 
for  sick  trays.  The  policy  will  be 
that  sick  trays  will  be  provided 


with  soup,  juice,  and  any  other  non- 
entree  item  the  student  desires.  We 
will  not  give  out  steak  or  shrimp 
unless  we  receive  a  written  request 
from  a  doctor,  nurse,  or  trainer.  I 
hope  this  clarifies  our  policy  and  is 
a  satisfactory  compromise  for 
those  interested  students. 

The  WCFS  would  like  to  welcome 
some  new  additions  to  our  person- 
nel. Tom  Kelley,  a  recent  graduate 
from  WC,  will  be  baking  for  us.  He 
is  replacing  Aurelia  Smith  who  is 
going  into  the  Army.  Betsy  Morris, 
a  recent  graduate  from  V.P.I. ,  will 
be  joining  our  management  team. 

We  would  also  like  to  take  a  mo- 
ment to  wish  Ms.  Harriet  Athey 
and  Tom  Kelley  Happy  Birthday. 
Both  of  their  big  days  are  this 
Saturday. 

Be  sure  to  fill  out  your  super  bowl 
contest  scores  and  give  them  to  the 
numbers  lady.  I  will  be  picking  the 
winner  on  Monday. 

Again,  welcome  back.  Look  next 
week  for  information  on  our 
"Chesapeake  Celebration".  It  will 
be  a  real  educational  experience. 
The  S.G.A.  Food  Committee  will 
meet  again  on  Monday  the  31st  at 
6:00inthePDR. 


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Send  an  "Oh,  My  Gosh  Big  Bird"  or  "Tuxedo  George 
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need  of  repair.  Just  recently,  a 
small  bridge  collapsed,  which 
resulted  in  the  death  of  several  peo- 
ple. The  Brooklyn  Bridge,  itself,  is 
99  years  old.  Unfortunately,  cities 
can  only  provide  limited  funds  to 
aid  in  subsidizing  badly  needed 
repairs. 

If  the  states  cannot  afford  the 
repairs,  how  can  the  Federal 
Government?  The  government  sets 
aside  large  amounts  of  money  for 
national  defense,  reasoning  that  it 
is  for  national  safety  and  security. 
Presently,    there    is    a    need    for 


public  safety  on  our  own  highways 
on  which  that  people  are  needlessly 
killed  each  year.  When  Reagan 
talks  about  balancing  the  budget, 
one  has  to  question  the  type  of  scale 
he  is  using  because  from  my  view- 
point and  with  the  evidence  produc- 
ed by  the  gas-tax  increase,  it  seems 
as  if  the  budget  is  balanced  une- 
qually. 

So,  while  the  gas-tax  increase  ap- 
pears to  be  a  grand  gesture  to  aid 
the  little  man,  the  unemployed,  it  is 
everyone  who  suffers  by  having  to 
pay  an  increase  at  the  gas  pump. 


Internships  Expanded 


by  Michele  Breza 

W.C.  Career  Counselor  Robert 
Lea,  is  presently  seeking  to  expand 
the  scope  of  Washington  College's 
credit  and  non-credit  internship 
possibilities.  Ideas  for  this  are  in 
the  process  of  grinding  their  way 
through  official  channels. 

Although  the  college  already  of- 
fers a  number  of  internships,  Lea's 
basic  idea  is  to  gather  information 
on  many  more.  He  plans  to  review 
present  internships  and  discover 
which  departments  want  more  or 
less  possibilities. 

Lea  initially  plans  to  begin  a 
local  search  of  all  types  of  intern- 
ships, credit  and  non-credit 
possibilities.  His  original  idea  was 
to  stay  within  a  radius  ranging 
from  a  walking-distance  to  a  one- 
hour- drive.  However,  he  is  not 
adverse  to  an  internship  which 
would  call  for  a  student  to  take  a 
semester  off  from  regular  studies. 

Depending  on  the  department, 
the  internship  may  or  may  not  be 
credited.  These  areas  include,  but 
are  not  limited  to:  Social  Services- 
banking,  agriculture,  health] 
fashion,  journalism,  business,  and 


law-enforcement.  These  internship 
possibilities  provide  the  stepping 
stones  for  students  to  imagine  the 
relationship  between  a  liberal  arts 
education  and  a  career. 

Lea  notes  that  there  are  at  least 
three  catalogues  on  internship 
possibilities  in  the  library  on  oF 
reserve.  "There  are  good 
resources  on  those  which  do  exist," 
he  says. 

Lea  concludes,  "The  best  place 
from  which  to  appreciate  the  value 
of  a  liberal  arts  education  is  the 
place  of  work." 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  January  28, 1983  -  page  4 


Quartet  Captivates  Audience 


by  Mike  Kline 

With  an  intensity  that  threatened 
to  snap  the  fragile  strings  of  the  in- 
struments. The  Mendelssohn  Str- 
ing Quartet  treated  a  Washington 
College  audience  to  two  wonderful 
hours  of  the  finest  classical  music. 
Almost  all  the  audience  reaction 
was  positive,  awed,  and  pleased. 
Very  few  people  left  at  the  inter- 
mission, which  attests  to  the  spell- 
bound crowd.  In  addition  to  a  loyal 
crowd,  Tawes  Theatre  was  at  least 
filled  to  seventy-five  percent  of  its 
capacity  by  8  p.m.  on  Wednesday, 
January  26  th. 

The  four  musicians  performed 
music  by  Mozart,  Ravel,  and 
Mendelssohn.  The  show  was  indeed 
a  credit  to  these  late  composers,  if 
the  audience  can  be  considered  a 
competent  judge. 

The  Quartet  has  been  together 
since  1979  and  since  then  has 
played  in  at  least  half  of  all  the 
states  in  America.  After  perform- 
ing in  New  York  the  musicians 
were  internationally  recognized  by 
their  number  one  position  in  the 
1981  Young  Concert  Artists  Inter- 
national Auditions. 
'  The  intimate  group  of  musicians 
said  that  they  can  now  support 


themselves  by  doing  what  they  are 
doing.  They  are  busy  at  colleges 
and  universities  during  the  fall  and 
spring  seasons.  At  the  present  time 
they  are  expanding  their  tours  and 
refining  their  already  supreme 
talents.  Touring  the  country  and 
playing  their  music  is  something 
that  they  have  always  wanted  to 
do,  they  said  in  an  interview  before 
their  performance. 

When  they  were  asked  about 
their  musical  tastes  beyond  what 
they  played  publicly,  the  quartet 
that  they  do  not  listen  to  music  for 
leisure  very  much.  They  are  so  at- 
tune to  the  details  of  music  that 
listening  was  like  playing,  not  the 


most  relaxing  thing  for  them  to  do. 
Of  course  they  confessed  an  ad- 
miration for  other  music  beyond 
the  classical,  like  jazz  and  some  of 
what  they  heard  on  the  radio  (usual- 
ly listened  to  enroute  to  one  (concert 
or  another). 

Laurie  Smukler,  Nicholas  Mann, 
Ira  Weller,  and  Marcy  Cohen  all 
deserve  a  thank-you  from  the  peo- 
ple here  at  Washington  College  for 
entertaining  us  with  their  profes- 
sional and  dramatic  performance. 
It  is  hoped  by  many  here  that  they 
will  return  to  the  school  in  the 
future.  The  Quartet  said  that  they 
would  be  glad  to  accept  an  invita- 
tion here  again. 


The  Mendelssohn  String 
Quartet  (Laurie  Smuckler  - 
violin,  Nicholas  Mann  -  violin, 
Ira  Weller  -  viola,  Marcy  Rosen  - 
cello) 


Contract  Renewals  Spark  Controversy 


i 


SHORE 
SWEEPS 

Cleans,  Inspects 


Chimneys,  Inserts 

Woodstoves  And  Oil 

Flues 

837  HIGH  ST. 

CHESTERT0WN,778  3162 


( Continued  from  Page  1 ) 

formance  not  satisfy  committee 
standards,  however,*  contract 
renewal  will  be  denied.  The  faculty 
member  in  question  then  must  be 
notified  of  this  decision  on  or  by 
December  15th.  the  same  rules 
generally  apply  to  a  professor, 
while  Assistant  Professors  must  be 
alerted  of  a  decision  by  March  1  of 
their  first  year,  and  December  15th 
of  their  second  year.  At  the  end  of 
four  years,  a  teacher  without  at 
least  seven  years  of  full  time  ex- 
perience in  a  fully  accredited  col- 
lege may  obtain  continuous  tenure. 
Assistant  Professors  without  prior 
experience  are  given  tenure  only 
after  six  years  of  satisfactory  ser- 
vice. In  addition,  teachers  hired  on 
the  Instructor  level  must  be 
notified  of  the  committee  decision 
by  March   1   of  their  first  year, 


Robert  L.Forney,  Inc. 

Jeweler 

Cross  St.,  Downtown 

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Where  the  '  'IN"  students  get  their  nicer  things. 


December  15th  of  their  second,  and 
then  twelve  months  in  advance 
there  after. 

In  addition  to  the  qualifications 
described,  Clarke  adds  that  there 
are  a  number  of  other  variables 
reviewed  by  the  committee. 

"When  the  committee  is  doing  its 
work,  we  solicit  information  from 
every  possible  source  —  from  the 
individual  being  considered,  (for 
tenure  or  contract  renewal),  from 
the  department  Chairman, 
sometimes  other  colleagues  in  the 
department  or  other  people  who 
know  the  person.  In  the  case  of  con- 
tract renewal,  we  may  take  recom- 
mendations from  the  registrar  who 
would  see  if  the  teacher  gets  his 
grades  and  reports  in  on  time,  the 
Student  Affairs  Dean,  and  so 
forth." 

Student  opinions,  says  Clarke, 
"are  also  important,  but  again,  we 
try  to  be  careful  sometimes 
because  students  do  have  their 
reactions  to  professors  and  opi- 
nions, but  sometimes  are  within  a 
position  to  judge  whether  the  per- 
son is  really  competent.  There's 
always  the  possibility,  though,  that 
if  a  group  of  students  have  a  com- 
mon complaint,  it's  substantiated 
elsewhere.  The  SAB  is  also  involv- 
ed." 

Aside  from  being  responsible  for 
tenure  decisions  9  (and  contract 
renewals  or  nonrenewals),  the 
committee  also  has  powers  ac- 
cording to  Article  IV,  Section  18  of 


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the  handbook,  to  dismiss  teachers 
from  the  WC  staff.  In  the  past 
twelve  months,  there  has  been  one 
such  case.  Stephen  Drewes,  a  two- 
year  member  of  the  Drama 
Department,  was  fired  last  May, 
and  will  not  be  resuming  his  post 
after  the  close  of  this  academic 
year.  Dean  Clarke,  refused  to  com- 
ment on  this  matter,  stating  only 
that  "what  was  followed  (in  the 
committee's  decision)  was  all  the 
things  mentioned  before." 

Drewes,  however,  has  a  different 
opinion: 

"My  teaching  methods  and  goals 
were  not  in  sympathy  with  those  of 
the  department  or,  rather,  the 
department  was  not  in  sympathy 
with  me."  He  cites  his  own  in- 
dividual working  style  as  being  dif- 
ferent from  that  of  the  departmei.* 
as  a  definite  source  of  friction. 
There  were  other  factors  leading 
him  to  believe  he  was  unfairly 
dismissed. 

"There  is  an  article  in  the  hand- 
book which  states  that  it  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  Department 
Chairman  to  keep  the  faculty 
whose  works  are  being  evaluated, 
appraised  of  how  they  are  doing.  I 
was  not.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  I 
habitually  and  continually  went  to 
my  Department  Chairman  to  ask 
him  how  I  was  doing.  I  was  told  up 
until  approximatly  a  week  before  I 
was  fired  that  everything  was  fine, 
with  no  problems.  I  had  a  sense 
that  something  was  wrong,  but  I 
didn't  know  what,  of  course. 

The  next  day,  I  came  to  work  and 
found  a  letter  in  my  faculty 
mailbox,  announcing  to  me  that  I 
had  just  lost  my  job.  If  one  of  my 
colleagues  had  not  come  to  my 
house  the  night  before  and  told  me  - 
-  that's  how  I  would  have  found 
out." 

Viewing  the  affair  in  retrospect, 
Drewes  expresses  disappointment 
with  the  committee  and  its  work- 
ings. 

"The  whole  evaluation,"  he 
states,  "is  inept." 


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Phi  Sigma  Lecture  Series 

Henry  Rosin 

The  News  Media:  Whose  Side  Are  They  On? 
Wine  &  Cheese  Reception  Following  Lecture. 

;:00  p.m.,  Thursday,  Feb.  3,  East  Hall  Chapter  Room 


Food  Service 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  S 


College  Prepares  "Eastern  Shore  Celebration" 


A  three-day  festival  paying 
tribute  to  life  on  the  Eastern  Shore 
begins  on  the  campus  of 
Washington  College  on  Monday, 
February  7,  and  concludes 
Wednesday,  February  9.  Spon- 
sored by  the  Washington  College 
Food  Service,  "Eastern  Shore 
Celebration"  will  highlight  local  in- 
dustry, culture,  and  cuisine 
through  exhibits  and  specially- 
prepared  dinners. 

Area  residents  are  invited  to  join 
the  college  community  in  the 
celebration  of  the  Eastern  Shore  as 
a  unique  place  in  which  to  live  and 
work. 

"Our  goal  is  to  show  our  students 
how  much  the  Shore  has  to  offer, 
and  the  community  what  the  col- 
lege has  to  offer,"  said  Ken 
Roderick,  Food  Services  super- 
visor. "We  hope  to  attract  some 
local  residents  who  may  not  be 
familiar  with  the  campus,  or  who 
may  not  have  been  here  for  a  long 
time.  We  believe  that  the  more  our 
students  get  to  know  the  Shore  and 
its  people,  the  more  they'll  ap- 
preciate being  here,  and  the  more 
they  and  the  College  will  be  ap- 
preciated in  return." 

"Celebration"    will    begin 


February  7  with  an  exhibition 
dedicated  to  major  industries  and 
their  economic  impact  on  the 
Shore.  Displays  of  the  poultry, 
agriculture,  tourism,  and  seafood 
industries  will  be  housed  in  Hynson 
Lounge  from  4:30  p.m.  to  7:30  p.m. 
A  buffet  dinner  featuring  five  dif- 
ferent chicken  recipes  will  follow  in 
the  main  dining  room  from  5  p.m. 
to6:30p.m. 

Eastern  Shore  artists  and  craft- 
smen will  show  their  wares  at  the 
college  on  the  second  day  of 
"Celebration."  Exhibits  again  will 
be  set  up  in  Hynson  Lounge  from 
4:30  p.m.  to  7:30  p.m.  The  evening 
dinner  menu  offers  barbecue  ribs 
and  crab  cutlets  and  is  all-you-can- 
eat.  Dinner  will  be  served  in  the 
main  dining  room  from  5  p.m.  to 
6:30  p.m. 

"Celebration"  will  culminate  on 
the  third  day  with  an  authentic 
Eastern  Shore  buffet,  preceded  by 
a  raw  oyster  and  clam  bar  and 
entertainment  provided  by  dog- 
gers and  a  country  band.  The 
reception  and  raw  bar  will  begin  at 
4:30;  at  5  p.m.  the  buffet  of  crab 
fritters,  barbecue  chicken,  baked 
rockfish,  baked  ham,  and  crab 
soup  follows  in  the  main  dining 


room. 

Exhibits  in  Hynson  Lounge  will 
be  open  to  the  public  at  no  charge. 

A  special  three-day  pass  to  din- 
ners will  be  available  for  $12  a  per- 
son. Passes  will  be  on  sale  Monday, 
February  7,  in  Hynson  Lounge 
beginning  at  4:30  p.m.  Individual 


dinner  prices  for  Monday  and 
Tuesday  are  $5  each;  Wednesday 
evening's  reception  and  dinner  is 
$6.  Tickets  will  be  on  sale  at  the 
door  at  the  main  dining  hall. 

For  further  information,  contact 
Ken  Roderick  at  778-2800. 


LaTuna  Entertains  Students 


by  James  Gernert 

La  Tuna,  a  traditional  musical 
group  from  the  University  of 
Toledo,  Spain,  performed  in  the 
Coffee  House  last  Monday  night. 
The  six  member  group,  with  their 
guitars,  mandolins,  and  tam- 
borine,  are  part  of  a  tradition 
dating  back  to  the  16th  century. 
They  appeared  in  black  costumes 
of  the  Renaissance  era,  decorated 
with  colorful  ribbons  from  the 
many  schools  where  they  have 
entertained.  The  group's  lively  in- 
teraction with  the  audience,  along 
with  the  excellent  music,  made  for 
a    festive    atmosphere.    Audience 


and  musicians  alike  sang  and  danc- 
ed on  stage  and  off.  Altogether  it 
provided  a  unique  and  enjoyable 
evening  for  the  College  Communi- 
ty. 


Sutton's  Towne 
Stationers 

140203  High  Street 
Chestertown,  Md.  216120 

"Complete  Stock  Of 
Typewriter  Ribbons" 


Roving  Reporter 


Question:    What  do  you  think  of  the  tenure  policy  at  Washington  College? 


by  Jonathan  Adams 


Senior  -  Sea  Del.  Todd  Harman  -  Junior  -  East  Hall 


I  think  the  official  policy  of  W.C. 
should  place  more  emphasis  on 
ability  and  skill  than  length  of  ser- 
vice. 


Some  of  the  decisions  to  give  pro- 
fessors tenure  were  wrong,  but  I 
decline  to  state  which  ones. 


Dan   Bakley 
Philippines 


Junior  —  Manila, 


Megan  Pensack 
Princeton,  N.J. 


Sophomore 


Tenure  is  a  good  idea,  but  a  ten 
year  period  is  too  long.  It  hinders 
Washington  College  in  getting  the 
best  faculty  possible. 


I  don't  believe  in  tenure  anywhere, 
anyway.  A  lot  can  happen  to  a  pro- 
fessor in  ten  years.  A  valuable  pro- 
fessor can  go  sour  after  a  period  of 
time. 


Stephanie  Crocket  -  Sophomore  - 
Westgrove,  P.A. 

rt's  good  for  those  teachers  that  go 
°J»  learning  themselves,  but  we  get 
«uck  with  a  lot  of  teachers  that 
become  a  negative  aspect  of  the 
scnool.  .  . 


Robert  Hopkins  -  Senior  -  The 
Glass  House,  N.Y.C. 

I  don't  believe  in  tenure  because  no 
one's  job  should  be  that  secure. 
Tenure  creates  the  possibility  of  a 
teacher  not  working  to  improve 
himself  along  with  the  students. 


Marc  L.  Doucette  -  Senior  -  Stam- 
ford, Conn. 

I  thought  John  Owen  was  the  best 
teacher  in  the  department  for  the 
student.  I  think  the  Tenure  Com- 
mittee should  be  more  in  depth, 
and  I  would  like  to  see  John  Owen 
given  tenure. 


Bill  Thomas  -  Sophomore  -  Ocean 
City,  N.J. 

It's  a  two-sided  problem.  Tenured 
faculty  deserve  security  as  a 
reward  for  their  seniority,  but 
should  not  be  beyond  reproach. 
Most  students  would  agree  that  it 
has  resulted  in  some  "dead  wood" 
on  the  faculty. 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  6 


Internship  Programs  Accepting  Applications 


Each  semester  more  than  250 
students  from  colleges  and  univer- 
sities across  the  country  come  to 
Washington,  D.C.  to  work  as  in- 
terns under  the  auspices  of  the 
Washington  Center.  They  gain  ex- 
perience and  academic  credit  for 
working  full  time  in  Congressional, 
Executive  or  Judicial  offices; 
public  interest  organizations;  na- 
tional associations;  or  private 
businesses. 

The  Internship  Program,  open  to 


juniors  and  seniors  in  all  academic 
majors,  includes:  placement; 
orientation,  counseling,  supervi- 
sion, and  evaluation  of  intern  pro- 
gress; academic  seminars  and 
group  discussions  with  other  in- 
terns; guest  lectures;  social  and 
cultural  events  with  other  interns; 
and  centrally-located  housing. 

The  Washington  Center  is  not  a 
credit-granting  institution;  it  does, 
however,  function  as  an  adjunct  to 
the     university/college     campus. 


Graduate  Program  Opens  Term 


The  Graduate  Program  of 
Washington  College  has  announced 
its  spring  semester  evening  course 
series  on  topics  ranging  from 
adolescent  misbehavior  to  roman- 
tic poetry. 

Classes  meet  for  two  and  one- 
half  hours  one  evening  each  week 
between  Monday,  January  24  and 

Dealers  Apprehended 

( Continued  from  Page  1 ) 
influence  of  those  drugs  at  the  time 
of   their   arrest.    Presently,    both 
Weadock  and  Mumford  are  being 
held  in  the  Kent  County  Jail. 

In  reaction  to  the  event,  Quinn  is 
quick  to  commend  both  the  Coffee 
House  management  and  the 
students  themselves  for  reporting 
the  incident.  He  also  expresses 
regret  and  disgust  that  such  an  in- 
cident could  take  place  at  WC: 

"We  will  not  tolerate  any 
distributors  of  drugs  on  this  cam- 
pus, be  they  townspeople  or 
students.  The  very  fact  that  (Mum- 
ford  and  Weadock)  went  into  a 
public  place  here,  openly  trying  to 
sell  drugs,  and  fully  believing  they 
could  get  away  with  it  is  really  of- 
fensive to  me." 


Thursday,  May  5.  Offerings  in  the 
fields  of  psychology,  education, 
history/social  sciences,  and 
English  are  available;  all  may  be 
applied  toward  partial  fulfillment 
of  the  requirements  for  the  master 
of  arts  degree.  Tuition  is  $190  per 
course. 

Five  courses  will  be  offered  in 
psychology:  Psychology  500, 
Statistics  in  Psychology  and 
Education,  Thursdays  at  7  p.m.; 
Psychology  502,  Biological  Founda- 
tions of  Human  Behavior, 
Tuesdays  at  7  p.m.;  Psychology 
503.  Human  Learning  and  Per- 
formance, Wednesdays  at  7  p.m.; 
Psychology  598,  Child 
Psychopathology,  Mondays  at  4:45 
p.m.;  and  Psychology  599,  Family 
Therapy,  Mondays  at  7 :  30  p.m. 

Course  offerings  in  literature  are 
English  503,  Romantic  Poetry, 
Thursdays  at  7  p.m.;  and  English 
599,  American  Literature:  From 
Puritan  to  Romantic,  Tuesdays  at  7 
p.m. 

Courses  in  education  and 
history/social  sciences  are  Educa- 
tion 598,  Mainstreaming  for  the 
Classroom  Teacher,  Tuesdays  at  6 
p.m.;  and  History/Social  Sciences 
506,  Juvenile  Deviance,  Tuesdays 
at  7  p.m. 


Village  Tavern 

Schnaaple  Party 

Wednesday  Night 

February  2, 1983 

9p.m.  —  ? 

Special  Drinks,  T-Shirts,  Etc. 


*  COFFEE  HOUSE  PRESETS  ' 

VCR  Movies  —  4  New  Movies  Per  Week 

Sun.  -  Thurs.  10:30  -  close;  Fri.  -  Sat.  10:30  - 1:30 
Sat.  &  Sun.  matinees  2:00 

Coming  Events: 

1/29  —  Baseball  Team  Party 

featuring  Chris  Ellinghaus,  9:30  - 1:30 
2/1  -  Chip  Franklin.  9:30  -1:30 
2/4  -  "Shooter" 

Food  for  thought: 

All  shell  items  on  sale. 

Hot  chocolate  &  cider 
Homebaked  cookies  —  5/30' 
35*/oz.  nuts-5 1.00/3  oz. 
Cheese  &  nuts  by  the  ounce  or  pound. 


Students  participating  in  the  in- 
ternship program  receive  from 
their  home  institutions  academic 
credit  that  is  equivalent  to  that 
received  for  an  average  term  on 
campus.  Documentation  and 
evaluation  of  student  performance 
in  the  internship  are  provided  by 
the  Washington  Center  and  the 
agency  sponsor. 

Internship  placements  sites  have 
included  such  diverse  settings  as 
the  U.S.  Congress,  the  D.C. 
Superior  Court,  the  U.S.  State 
Department,  the  National  Trust  for 
Historic  Preservation,  the  U.S. 
Department  of  Commerce,  NBC 
News,  the  AFL/CIO,  the  Smithso- 
nian, the  National  Institutes  of 
Health,  Common  Cause,  and  the 
U.S.  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

The  Center  requires  all  students 
to  enroll  in  one  of  our  seminars, 
which  are  taught  by  qualified 
Washington  professionals  (at- 
torneys, Congressional  staff,  policy 
analysts,  etc.)  and  cover  a  distinct 
area  of  an  academic  discipline. 
Seminar  offerings  include:  "Trial 
by  Jury,"  "Art  Comes  to  the  Na- 
tion's Capital,"  "U.S.  Foreign 
Policy  in  the  Third  World,"  "Petro- 
Dollars,"  and  "An  Inside  Look  at 
the  Washington  Press  Corps." 

The  application  deadline  for  the 
1983  Spring  Quarter  Internship 
Program  is  January  15,  1983;  for 
the  1983  Summer  Term,  March  1, 
1983;  for  the  1983  Fall  Semester, 
April  15,  1983.  For  an  application 
and  more  program  information, 
contact  your  campus  liaison  or 
write/call: 

The  Internship  Program 
The  Washington  Center 
1705  DeSales  Street,  N.  W. 
Washington,  D.C.  20036 
202-659-8510 


Lecture 
Calendar: 

The  Black  American 

"The  U.S.  Constitution  and  the 
Black  American"  will  be  discussed 
at  Washington  College  in 
Chestertown  Tuesday,  February  1. 
Reverend  Dr.  Emmet  C.  Burns, 
national  NAACP  program  branch 
implementor,  will  speak  in  Hynson 
Lounge  at  8  p.m. 

Middle  East  Peace 

"Palestine:  The  Road  to  Peace 
in  the  Middle  East"  will  be 
discussed  at  Washington  College  in 
Chestertown  Wednesday, 
February  2.  Hasan  Rahman, 
leading  spokesman  for  the 
Palestine  Liberation 
Organization  in  the  United  States, 
will  speak  in  Hynson  Lounge, 
Hodson  Hall,  at  7:30  p.m. 

Eastern  Shore 
Celebration 

"Eastern  Shore  Celebration" 
will  be  held  at  Washington  College 
in  Chestertown  beginning  Monday, 
February  7,  through  Wednesday, 
February  9.  Shore  industry, 
culture,  and  cuisine  will  be 
highlighted  through  exhibits  and 
dinners.  Exhibits  are  open  to  the 
public  beginning  at  4:30  p.m. 
Monday  and  Tuesday;  tickets  for 
dinners  may  be  purchased  at  the 
door  at  5  p.m.  Monday  and 
Tuesday  and  at  4:30  p.m. 
Wednesday.  The  event  will  be  held 
in  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall, 
and  is  sponsored  by  the 
Washington  College  Food  Service. 


For  All  Your  Partying  Needs 

JIM'S  LIQUORS,  INC. 

10%  Discount  On  All  Wines  Every  Wed. 

We  Stock  Kegs  778-2988 

Party  Discounts  Ice  Cold  Beer  &  Wine 


Win  a  Four  Day  Vacation  For  Two  in  the 

BAHAMA'S! 

The  Sig's  Annual  Bahamas  Party 
Variety  of  thirst  quenching  beverages,  wine,  food. 

Sat.,  Feb.  5th,  9:00  P.M.  -  Hynson  Lounge  -  Semi-Formal 


HAIRPORT 

KENT  PLAZA 

778-2198 


FAMILY  HAIR  CUTTERS 
AND  STYLING 
PERMANENT  WAVES 


HOURS:  OPEN  6  DAYS 

A  WEEK 
MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


The  Washington  College  Food  Service  Presents 

"SUPER  BOWL  CONTEST" 


The  Washington  College  Food  Service  will 
again  host  the  annual  "Super  Bowl  Con- 
test". The  winner  will  receive  two  com- 
plimentary tickets  for  Saturday  night  dinner. 
If  you  are  already  on  board,  you  may  use  the 
tickets  to  bring  in  guests  or  obtain  additional 
steaks  or  shrimp. 

Contest  Rules 

1.  Pick  score  for  each  team. 

A.  Turn  entry  into  the  line  lady, 
1  entry  per  person. 

2.  The  entry  closest  to  the  actual  score  wins. 

3.  In  the  event  of  a  tie,  the  winner  will  be 
selected  by  a  random  drawing. 

4.  Prizes  will  be  awarded  on  Monday,  January  31, 
1983. 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  7 


Tear  OH  Here 


WCFS 
SUPER  BOWL  CONTEST 

Pick  Score  For  Each  Team 
One  Entry  Per  Person 

WASHINGTON 
MIAMI 


Name 
ID  No. 
Phone 


Paul's  Shoe  Store 

Complete  Footwear  Service  and  Supplies 

P.O.  BOX  654  -  227  HIGH  STREET 

CHESTERTOWN,  MARYLAND  21620 

PHONE  778-2860 

Featuring: 

Nike,  Bass,  Etienne  Aigner,  Tretorn,  Jacques  Cohen, 

Sperry  Topsider,  Herman  Survivors,  Docksiders,  Frye, 

and  Shoe  Repairing 


The  Place  For  Excellence 

Call  Us  For  Your  Next 
Party  Or  Special  Event 

DAVE  BRAND 
every  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat. 

Available  For  Your  Party 


On  the  Bay  at  Fairlee  Creek 

Chestertown,  Maryland  21620 

(301)  778-2100 


Ladies'  Night:  Every  Thursday  in 
the  Flyuiay  Lounge.  All  drinks 
halt-priced,  5  p.m.  to  closing. 


AREA  CODE  301     PHONE:  778-0049 

THE  YARDSTICK 

323  -  325  HIGH  STREET 

CHESTERTOWN,  MARYLAND  21620 

HOURS:  9:00  a.m.  -  5:30  p.m.  :  Mon.  thro  Sot. 


SKI* . 

WC's  cheerleaders  helped   inspire  Shoreman   victory  over  Ur- 
sinus. 

Thompson  Joins  Staff 


William     L.     Thompson 
Centreville      has    been     named 
assistant  to  the  Director  of  Public 
Relations  at  Washington  College  in 
Chestertown. 

Thompson  34  is  a  Frederick 
County  native  who  graduated  from 
Washington  College  in  1970. 
Matriculating  with  a  B.A.  in 
English,  Thompson  was  the  third 
recipient  of  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Award.  He  attended  the  Breadloaf 
Writer's  Conference,  Middlebury 
College,  Vt,  in  1970,  and  later  was 
enrolled  in  the  University  of 
Southern  Maine,  Portland,  where 
he  studied  toward  a  master's 
degree  in  education  and  literature. 

Thompson  instructed  English  at 
an  inner  city  high  school  in 
Philadelphia  before  returning  to 
the  Eastern  Shore,  where  he  was 
named  news  editor  of  a  Queen 
Anne's  County  weekly  newspaper 
in  1973.  Since  that  time  he  has 
worked  as  a  reporter  and  editor  on 
three  weekly  and  three  daily 
newspapers  on  the  Delmarva 
Peninsula  and  in  Annapolis. 

Thomspon    has    traveled 


extensively  in  Europe  and  has 
lived  for  two  extended  periods  in 
Ireland.  "I've  always  returned  to 
the  Shore,"  Thompson  said, 
"where  I  believe  the  quality  of  life 
is  as  good  as  anywhere  else.  It's 
my  pleasure  to  join  the  staff  at 
Washington  College  -  an  integral 
part  of  the  quality  of  life  on  the 
Upper  Shore  -  and  I  look  forward 
to  contributing  to  the  fine 
relationship  between  the  college 
and  the  Shore  community." 

Thompson  will  be  assisting  Public 
Relations  Director  Robert  B. 
Sheridan. 


DJ'S 

BREAKFAST  LUNCH 
DINNER 

FAMOUS  SUNDAY 
BRUNCH 

"Priced  Right" 
111  CROSS  ST.  ___  ___-. 

downtown  778-5876 


PAT  &  SKIPPER  PRICE 


Ta  vern  Liq  u ors    ** 

& 

Village  Tavern 


HIGH  STREET  EXT. 
CHESTERTOWN,  MD. 


778-6191 
778-9866 


Attention 

WOMEN  POETS 

(and  other  fans  of  female  verse) 

There  will  be  an  organizational  meeting  of  the 
WOMEN  POETS  OF  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 

Monday,  January  31 
7:00  p.m.  Dorchester  Lounge 

at  which  will  be  announced  various 
clandestine  activities. 

ALL  ARE  WELCOME 


Washington  College  Elm  —  Friday,  January  28, 1983  —  page  8 


byTomKeefe 

First  things  first  - 

Welcome  back  -  a  bit  late  but  the 
thougni  is  tnere. 

As  the  spring  semester  begins, 
all  of  us  have  many  things  to  look 
forward  to  between  now  and  May. 
For  instance: 

Seniors  having  to  struggle  with 
their  deadlines  for  the  "Perfect" 
thesis; 

Student  anticipation  of  an  event- 
ful spring  break; 

Professors  hoping  this 
semester's  classes  are  better  than 
last; 

Lacrosse  players  vying  for 
available  positions,  looking  for  a 
national  title; 

The  basketball  team's  hope  for  a 
playoff  berth; 

The  annual  "Washington  Birth- 
day Ball",  making  February  an 
"exciting"  month; 

The  baseball  team's  need  for  the 


On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


construction  of  their  new  dugouts 
to  begin  and  to  be  completed. 

The  crew  team's  taking  ad- 
vantage of  their  new  dock  to  make 
their  practices  effective  and  their 
season  a  bright  one; 

Last  but  not  least  -  final  exams. 

Overall,  this  whole  semester  will 
prove  to  be  quite  interesting. 

Well,  in  addition  to  the  social  life 
here,  most  lacrosse  players  are 
now  feeling  the  effects  of  the  break. 
Coach  Corcoran  has  his  men  runn- 
ing six  days  a  week  twice  a  day. 
Most  players  seem  to  be  taking  the 
work-out  in  stride  while  some  are 
still  working  out  the  kinks.  All  in  all 
the  season  looks  like  a  bright  one. 
With  teams  like  Navy,  Hopkins  and 
possibly  Hobart  each  to  be  faced 
again  this  year,  the  team  has  its 
work  cut  out  for  it.  However,  talk- 
ing to  many  of  the  team  members, 
most  seem  anxious  to  get  the 
season  underway. 


WC  hoopsters  dribbled  past  Ursfnus. 


Hoopsters  Score  Mixed  Bag 


Let's  not  forget  the  basketball 
team,  who  have  been  here  since 
January  3rd,  trying  to  make  the 
NCAA  Division  III  playoffs.  With 
the  victory  over  Ursinus  on  Tues- 
day, the  team  hopes  its  chances  in 
the  league  get  better  as  Widener, 
Johns  Hopkins,  and  Haverford  all 
have  to  contend  with  the  Shoremen 
at  home.  Incidently,  the  team  is  7-1 
at  home.  Hopefully,  victories  will 
become  a  tradition  for  the  upcom- 
ing games. 

Aside  from  lacrosse  and  basket- 
ball, another  type  of  competitive 
sport  is  shaping  into  form  -  that  is 
the  world  of  "Intramural  Competi- 
tion." This  semester  the  softball 
and  basketball  segments  will  be 
thrown  into  full  swing.  This  year's 
competition  is  tougher  than  in  past 
years.  Many  basketball  standouts 
from  the  past  are  now  making  the 
intramural  program  a  top  notch 


by  Scott  Behm 

While  the  rest  of  the  school  was 
enjoying  four  weeks  off  for 
Christmas  break,  the  basketball 
team  was  working  hard  in  prepara- 
tion for  a  series  of  games  that 
began  on  January  7th  with 
Baltimore  University. 

WC  started  out  on  a  bit  of  a  sour 
note  with  a  loss  to  B.U.  Throughout 
the  rest  of  the  series,  the  Shoremen 
hoopsters  maintained  an  even 
record  with  losses  to  West  Chester 
State  and  Johns  Hopkins  and 
sizeable  victories  over  Mary 
Washington  and  Drew.  In  the  Drew 
game  there  were  four  scorers  with 
double  figures.  Leading  the  way 
was  Vince  Gasior  with  24,  followed 
by  Bob  Fornoff  and  Jeff  Yost  each 
with  16,  and  finally  Kurt  Keller 
with  14. 


league.  Names  like  Matt  Burke, 
Paul  Hynson,  Buddy  Lester,  Leroy 
Keller,  Mark  Mullican,  Mark 
Faloni  and  many  more  appear  on 
the  rosters.  The  returning  cham- 
pion contend  with  the  Faculty  and 
a  new  team  named  Boris.  Overall, 
the  competition  is  fast  and  furious 
with  the  league  entering  its  second 
week  of  action.  Anyone  interested 
should  really  get  out  and  see  a 
game  —  for  fun  of  course ! 

Finally,  I  encourage  all  to  attend 
the  final  home  games  of  the  season 
for  the  WC  basketball  team.  The 
support  throughout  the  year  has 
been  great  and  hopefully  it  will 
continue  throughout  the  entire  spr- 
ing sports  schedule. 

Classes  being  again  on  Monday. 
But  don't  worry  we  only  have  about 
13  more  to  get  through  —  things  are 
definitely  looking  up!  Until  next 
week... 


Last  Saturday  the  hoopsters 
started  out  on  the  right  foot  with  a 
narrow  win  over  Swarthmore  52-51. 
The  Shoremen  were  led  to  victory 
by  guards  Vince  Gasior  and  Jeff 
Yost  who  scored  15  and  10  points 
respectively. 

The  Shoremen  continued  their 
success  on  Tuesday  night  with  a 
win  over  Ursinus.  Bob  Fornoff  top- 
ped all  scorers  with  23  points.  He 
was  followed  closely  by  Vince 
Gasior  who  scored  18  and  Tom 
Keefe  who  scored  16.  The 
Shoremen  started  out  a  bit  weak, 
but  came  out  smoking  in  the  second 
half  to  handily  defeat  the  inferior 
Bears  79-61. 

With  only  a  few  home  games  re- 
maining, everyone  is  encouraged 
to  come  out  and  cheer  the 
hoopsters  on  to  victory  Saturday 
night  against  Haverford. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

This  semester's  first  Athlete  of 
the  Week  is  junior  guard  Vince 
Gasior.  Coach  Finnegan  cited 
Gasior's  excellent  performance  in 
both  the  Swarthmore  and  Ursinus 
games  when  he  selected  Vince  for 
this  honor. 

Gasior  came  to  WC  from 
Patapsco  Senior  High  in  Baltimore 
where  he  started  all  three  of  his 
academic  years.  He  got  quite  a  bit 
of  playing  time  his  freshman  year 
until  a  severely  sprained  ankle 
sidelined  him.  However,  he  came 
back  strong  in  his  sophomore  year 
and  started  the  entire  season. 


This  year  Vince  has  proven  once 
again  to  be  a  most  valuable  asset  to 
the  team.  In  Tuesday  night's  game 
versus  Ursinus  College,  Gasior  led 
the  team  with  six  steals  as  well  as 
eighteen  points.  He  has  consistent- 
ly been  a  team  leader  throughout 
the  year. 

Vince  has  recently  taken  over  the 
job  of  running  the  offense  on  the 
court.  He  expressed  his  confidence 
in  the  team  when  he  said,  "I  feel  we 
can  beat  any  Division  III  team  on 
our  schedule  this  year."  Gasior 
also  stated  that  he  expects  the 
team  to  make  it  to  the  Division  III 
playoffs. 


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SGA  Power  Shift 


Mathias  to  Resign 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Senior  Ted  Mathias,  and  ex 
ecutive  board  member  of  the  WC 
Student  Government  Association, 
has  announced  his  intentions  to  for- 
mally resign  from  the  SGA.  The 
position  of  Social  Chairman  will  be 
filled  by  junior  Margot  Woods 
(former  Assistant  Social  Chair- 
man). 

According  to  Mathias,  the  deci- 
sion to  resign  was  based  upon  the 
demands  of  his  other  current  ac- 
tivities. 

"It's  really  a  matter  of  not  hav- 
ing enough  time  to  do  everything. 
There's  the  pressures  of  gradua- 
tion, writing  a  thesis  and  in  par- 
ticular doing  work  for  the  yearbook 


in  terms  of  photography.  I'm  also 
rowing  crew  in  the  mornings,  and  I 
expect  to  have  a  lot  of  students  to 
tutor  this  semester. " 

Woods  will  be  officially  taking 
over  the  position  of  Social  Chair- 
man as  soon  as  Mathias  finishes 
several  current  projects.  However, 
the  current  chairman  notes,  his 
replacement  has  recently  become 
involved  with  a  large  portion  of  his 
duties,  a  move  he  sees  as  being 
necessary  for  a  smooth  powershift: 

"Margot's  been  doing  a  lot  of 
work  such  as  scheduling  bands  to 
play  in  the  Student  Center.  As  soon 
as  we  get  the  van  trips  finalized 
(currently  planned  by  the  SGA  to 
take  students  to  Baltimore  Blast  in- 
( Continued  on  Page  8 ) 


Committee  Studies  Housing 


Freshman  George  Roberts  words  off  the  Haverford  defense  in 
lost  week's  gome. 

Admissions 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

"At  the  request  of  the  faculty,  I 
have  appointed  a  committee  to  con- 
sider the  general  subject  of  cam- 
pus housing,"  wrote  President 
Douglass  Cater  in  a  memorandum 
to  the  College  community.  "Recent 
research  on  the  subject  stresses 


Committee  Role  Undergoes  Change 


by  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

The  Admissions  Office  in  con- 
junction with  the  Admissions  Com- 
mittee has  recently  adopted  a  new 
policy  by  which  the  Committee  will 
play  a  more  active  role  in  the  Ad- 
missions process  at  the  College. 

Under  the  new  policy,  the  respon- 
sibilities of  the  Admissions  Com- 


Cater  Set  To 
Appear  on  T.V. 


Washington  College  President 
Dougalss  Cater  will  be  the  featured 
guest  on  Maryland  Public  Televi- 
sion's Wednesday,  February  16, 
edition  of  "In  Person."  The  pro- 
gram airs  locally  on  PBS  Channel 
22  at  7  p.m. 

With  program  host  Rick 
Breitenfeld,  President  Cater 
discusses  the  role  of  and  challenges 
facing  the  liberal  arts  college  in  an 
increasingly  technologically- 
oriented  society.  He  also  describes 
how  successful  two-century  old 
Washington  College  has  been  in 
meeting  these  challenges,  as  well 
as  some  of  the  initiatives  he  has  set 
in  motion  to  improve  its  chances 
for  continued  success. 


mittee  have  been  expanded  to  in- 
clude aiding  the  Admissions  Office 
in  decisions  concerning  applicants 
who  fall  between  the  preferred  and 
minimum  guidelines  for  accep- 
tance to  the  College.  The  accep- 
tance of  applicants  who  fall  below 
the  minimum  guidelines  but  who 
still  merit  consideration  for  admis- 
sions to  the  College  must  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Admissions  Commit- 
tee. 

Other  responsibilities  of  the 
Committee  include  aiding  the  Ad- 
missions Office  in  selecting 
Washington  College  Merit 
Scholars;  assisting  in  the  inter- 
viewing of  perspective  students  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Director  of  Ad- 
missions, and  conducting  a  yearly 
assessment  of  Admissions  policies. 

The  Admissions  Committee, 
which  is  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
Guy  Goodfellow,  includes  Director 
of  Admissions  Dale  Trushem, 
Kathy  Waye,  Dean  Garry  Clarke, 
Dean  of  Student  Affairs  Maureen 
Kelley,  Mr.  Bennett  Lamond,  Dr. 
John  Baxter,  and  three  students. 

In  reviewing  the  new  role  of  the 
committee,  Director  of  Admissions 
Dale  Trushem  notes,  "The  com- 
mittee is  extremely  valuable  to  this 
office  because  it  makes  sure  the 
whole  college  community  is  involv- 
ed in  the  Academic  process." 

As  a  member  of  last  year's  com- 
mittee, Dr.  Goodfellow  notes  that 


the  committee  did  not  review  or  act 
upon  a  single  admissions  applica- 
tion during  the  year. 

Dr.  Goodfellow  ads  that  he  is 
heartened  by  the  receptiveness  at 
the  admissions  staff  to  the  sugges- 
tions and  recommendations  of  the 
admissions  committee.  A  healthy 
spirit  of  cooperation  now  prevails. 
The  Admissions  Committee  has 
also  been  instrumental  in  the  re- 
cent conversion  of  admissions 
guidelines  from  a  generally 
undestood  policy  to  a  more  concise 
written  set  of  guidelines. 

"It  was  understood  we  were  look- 
ing for  strong  students,  but  with  the 
guidelines  not  having  been  written 
down,  there  was  a  greater 
allowance  for  variability  ir.  terms 
of  people  who  were  accepted, " 
states  Trushem. 

The  guidelines  specify  the 
•  various  components  of  a  student's 
academic  record,  such  as 
Scholastic  Aptitude  Test  scores, 
grade  point  average,  class  rank, 
course  record  and  participation  in 
extra-curricular  activities,  which' 
the  College  uses  in  determining  the 
acceptance  of  a  student. 

Of  the  effect  of  the  present 
guidelines  for  admissions  on  the 
academic  reputation  of  the  Col- 
lege, Trushem  notes,  "We  want  to 
be  a  College  of  above  average 
students.  We  don't  want  to  settle 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


the  importance  of  the  quality  of  life 
in  the  residence  halls  to  the  overall 
academic,  cultural,  and  social  at- 
mosphere of  a  campus  communi- 
ty." 

The  members  of  this  committee 
include  Dr.  Margaret  Horsley,  Dr. 
Dan  Premo,  and  Maureen  Kelley, 
Dean  of  Students.  According  to 
Cater  the  group  has  been  asked  to 
identify  and  consider  the  needs  of 
all  campus  groups  and  organiza- 
tions in  preparing  its  recommenda- 
tions. 

According  to  committee  member 
Maureen  Kelley,  the  group  is  try- 
ing to  consider  different  aspects  of 
academic  housing.  One  of  the  com- 
mittee's objectives  is  to  investigate 
the  possibility  of  more  creative  and 
imaginative  ways  to  use  the 
residence  halls. 

Over  Christmas  vacation  the 
committee  toured  the  dormatories 
and  became  particularly  concern- 
ed over  the  physical  appearance  of 
the  Somerset  complex  and  the  need 
for  preventive  maintenance  in 
Kent.  There  is  a  possibility  that 
Somerset  may  be  renovated  and 
could  perhaps  be  used  to  house 
special  interest  groups. 

The  committee  plans  to  look  at 
the  use  of  all  housing  on  campus 
and  will  determine  whether  special 
interest  housing  works.  Kelley 
adds  that  there  is  not  much  of  a 
change  that  the  committee's  fin- 
ding will  affect  housing  in  the  next 
year. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm  —  February  4, 1983-page  2 


Zotitvwd 


Editorial  Cartoon 


Academics  House  Controversy 

Once  upon  a  time  there  was  a  little  old  house  in  the  farthest 
corner  of  the  campus.  Here  writers  lived  and  played  while  they 
created  the  ultimate  story  which  was  certain  to  snag  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Committee's  attention. 

Then,  one  day,  the  evil  fire  marshal  declared  this  house  a  fire 
hazard  and  the  happy  writers  became  sad  outcasts.  A  heartless 
administration  refused  to  let  them  live  in  the  mighty  castles  in 
the  middle  of  campus.  Instead,  the  literary  band  was  banished 
to  the  confines  of  ( icky-poo )  Dorchester  House. 

Now,  a  new  administration  has  replaced  the  heartless  rulers 
and  once  again  the  writers  have  a  reason  to  be  happy.  Will  the 
new  administration  let  the  truly  talented  authors  take  over 
those  central  palaces? 

A  recent  presidential  decision  has  created  a  faculty  commit- 
tee to  investigate  the  future  of  academic  housing  on  campus. 
Two  years  ago  the  topic  of  academic  housing  divided  the  stu- 
dent body.  A  minority  of  students  wanted  the  hill  dorms  to  be 
designated  for  residency  by  special-interest  groups  while  an 
overwhelming  majority  preferred  to  allow  the  fraternities  to 
continue  their  residency  in  the  newly  refurnished  building.  The 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  agreed  with  the  student  body 
and  returned  the  dorms  over  to  the  fraternities. 

The  idea  of  academic  housing  has  a  genuinely  sincere  origin. 
The  faculty  is  unanimously  in  favor  of  providing  accommoda- 
tions in  the  dormatories  for  special  interest  groups  in  hopes  of 
creating  a  more  academic  atmosphere  on  campus. 

Since  the  question  of  academic  housing  is  again  being  raised 
the  faculty  committee  must  keep  several  things  in  mind.  First, 
if  special  interest  groups  are  being  considered  for  housing,  then 
the  committee  must  make  sure  that  enough  people  would  be 
willing  to  live  together  to  fill  a  dorm.  Currently  only  the  frater- 
nities and  sororities  are  latge  enough  to  fill  a  hill  dorm.  If  a 
group  is  so  small  that  in  order  to  fill  a  dorm  they  must  recruit 
'  new  members  to  fill  it,  then  the  entire  purpose  of  special  in- 
terest housing  seems  to  be  lc  st. 

Secondly,  how  many  groups  beside  fraternities  and  sororities 
could  live  together  harmoniously?  Since  they  are  members  of 
social  organizations,  the  Greeks  are  bound  by  common  social 
interests.  Can  a  group  of  sc  ence  majors  have  lab  side-by-side 
all  day,  classes  all  week,  lectures  occasionally  together,  and 
not  grow  tired  of  each  other's  constant  companionship  if  they 
lived  together? 

Finally,  some  procedure  must  be  established  to  ensure  that 
applicants  for  special  housing  have  a  genuine  interest  in  the 
particular  field.  If  students  i  re  not  going  to  commit  themselves 
to  the  cause  of  their  building,  suite,  or  floor  then  what  is  the 
point  of  academic  housing? 

Richmond  House  is  gone  f  cjrever.  The  writers  have  been  given 
Dorchester  House  as  a  suitable  substitute.  The  fraternities 
were  awarded  the  hill  dorms  by  a  majority  decision  of  the 
Board.  If  a  new  committee  is  going  to  review  academic  housing 
then  perhaps  they  should  review  the  findings  of  two  years  ago. 
Besides,  the  writers  seem  happy  in  Dorchester  now. 


The    4    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seif  ert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321 . 


What  Drug  Problem? 


I  was  both  amused  and  distress- 
ed at  the  remarks  of  Head  of  Col- 
lege Security  Jim  Quinn  in  last 
week's  Elm.  Mr.  Quinn  stated  that, 
"We  will  not  tolerate  any 
distributors  of  drugs  on  this  cam- 
pus, be  they  townspeople  or 
students.  The  very  fact  that 
(Mumford  and  Weadock)  went  in- 
to a  public  place  here,  openly  try- 
ing to  sell  drugs,  and  fully  believ- 
ing they  could  get  away  with  it  is 
really  offensive  to  me."  I  am 
amused  that  Mr.  Quinn  would  find 
the  readership  of  the  Elm  so  naive 
as  to  believe  his  statement  and- 
distressed  to  think  that  Mr.  Quinn 
may  believe  the  statement  himself. 

The  problem  of  illegal  use  of 
drugs  on  the  Washington  College 
campus  has  grown  tremendously 
since  my  first  year.  I  have  watched 
many  occasional  users  turn  into 
habitual  users.  The  problem 
permeates  the  entire  college  com- 
munity. While  the  trend  continues, 
no  one  speaks  out  in  opposition. 

Students  at  Washington  College 
are  fond  of  saying  that  we  are  an 
entity  to  ourselves.  I  am  beginning 
to  believe  that  this  is  true.  For 
some  very  odd  reason,  practices 
which  are  condemned  and  punish- 
ed in  the  ' '  real  world* '  are 
somehow  condoned  through 
neglect  on  this  104  acre  haven  in 
Chestertown. 

Washington    College    states    as 


part  of  its  general  aims  that,  "an 
educated  man  or  woman  should 
having  a  sense  of  the  purpose  of 
civilization  and  aknowledge  o'f  its 
accomplishments."  Serious  doubt 
arises  in  my  mind  as  to  whether  the 
current  campus  policy  —  or  lack 
thereof  —  concerning  the  illegal 
use  of  drugs  enables  these  aims  to 
be  achieved. 

What  responsibility  does 
Washington  College  have  toward 
the  students  enrolled  in  their  pro- 
gram? Does  the  College  feel  that 
the  flagrant  violation  of  state  and 
federal  narcotics  laws  is  an  ap- 
propriate part  of  maturing?  Are 
these  the  civic  qualities  that  the 
College  wishes  to  instill  in  an 
already  apathetic,  apolitical 
group?  As  little  as  some  may  like 
it,  the  law  is  the  law.  Until  such 
time  as  the  elected  representatives 
cause  to  change  it,  we  must  all 
obey. 

President  Cater  faces  many 
serious  challenges  in  the  years 
ahead.  One  of  the  most  crucial  and 
neglected  deals  with  the  full  scale 
explosion  in  the  use  of  illegal  drugs 
by  the  College  population.  We  see 
before  us  some  of  the  brightest 
hopes  for  our  future.  I  think  the 
current  College  policy  is  short 
changing  all  of  our  futures  —  in- 
cluding the  viability  of  this  institu- 
tion. 

Name  withheld  by  request 


WCFS  Informs  Students 


Last  semester  you  may  have 
noticed  that  several  films  were 
shown  in  the  cafeteria  dealing  with 
such  subjects  as  world  hunger  and 
nutrition.  In  addition,  these  topics 
were  addressed  at  various  lectures 
which  were  held  throughout  the 
semester.  Mr.  Myles  McCabe, 
Hunger  Action  Enabler  for  the 
DelMarVa  Ecumenical  Agency 
spoke  on  world  hunger;  Mrs.  Pat 
Higgins,  Dietician  and  Asst.  Direc- 
tor of  Food  Services  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland,  lectured  on  the 
value  pf  proper  dietary  practices; 
and  Mr.  Mark  Pantel  addressed 
the  topic  of  over  indulgence  at  the 
third  and  final  lecture  last 
semester. 


The  lectures,  as  well  as  the  films 
were  part  of  the  SGA  Food  Service 
Committee's  Food  Awareness  Pro- 
ject. This  semester  the  committee 
will  continue  its  effort  with  the 
cooperation  of  the  WCFS.  A  pro- 
cedure whereby  students  can 
enter  their  last  few  meals  into  a 
computer  program  for  nutritional 
analysis  is  one  of  tentative  project 
in  the  works  for  this  semester.  In 
addition  the  committee  hopes  to 
enlighten  the  student  body  about 
the  problem  of  food  wastage.  This 
project  will  be  presented  in  a 
twofold  manner:  dealing  with  our 
moral  responsibility  as  well  as  the 

economic  factors  involved, , 

SGA  Food  Service  Committee 


Washington  College  Elm  —  February  4. 1983-page  3 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

As  men  grow  older,  it  seems  as  if 
their  means  of  competition  gets 
more  complex,  and  sometimes, 
even  dangerous.  The  world  "race" 
conjures  up  the  image  of  a  stiff 
competition  between  individuals, 
where  tests  of  endurance  and 
natural  ability  decide  the  winner. 
Now,  if  the  word  "arms"  is  placed 
in  front  of  "race,"  the  definition 
takes  on  a  new  meaning.  Instead  of 
individuals  the  race  is  among  na- 
tions, and  the  test  is  not  of  physical 
ability,  but  military  strength  using 
bombs,  missiles,  and  various 
means  of  transportation  and  im- 
proved radar  systems.  During  the 
last  couple  decades,  the  arms  race 
has  expanded  to  include,  not  only 
European  countries,  bat  some 
Asian  countries  as  well.  The  arms 
race  has  gotten  out  of  line  because 
there  has  never  been  a  set  limit,  or 
finish  line. 

If  one  is  a  pessimist,  one  would 
say  the  finish  line  can  only  be  the 
annihilation  of  a  nation  of  peoples, 
or  maybe,  even  the  world.  But,  if 
one  is  an  optimist,  the  finish  line  is 
in  the  form  of  SALT,  or  a  world 
wide  pact.  The  United  States  is 
presently  trying  to  turn  the  op- 
timist's viewpoint  into  a  reality. 

With  a  new  leader  in  Russia,  the 
Soviets  are  more  willing  to  comply 
with  an  arms  control  pact.  Negotia- 
tions with  Russia  were  slightly 
halted  by  the  forced  resignation  of 
Eugene  Rostow,  the  US's  former 
director  of  Arms  Control  and 
Disarmament  Agency.  The  new 
men  in  the  ACDA  are  ready  to  con- 
tinue the  talks.  Reagan,  though, 
will  be  making  all  major  decisions. 
Presently,  he  is  calling  for  a  one- 
third  reduction  of  warheads,  and  is 


negotiating  a  trade  of  US  Per- 
shings  and  cruise  missiles  for 
Moscow's  SS-20's. 

The  big  questions  with  arms 
reduction  are  who  will  reduce  first, 
and  will  everyone  reduce  together? 
These  questions  affect  the  national 
security  of  every  country  in  the 
world.  The  world  seems  to  look  at 
the  US  and  Russia  to  see  if  one  of 
them  will  initiate  the  reduction.  If 


one  country  does  not  truthfully 
comply  with  the  terms  of  the  arms- 
control  treaty,  then  that  country 
will  have  a  substantial,  yet  unfair, 
advantage  over  the  other  coun- 
tries. 

I  believe  it  was  Charles  Darwin 
who  advocated  the  "survival  of  the 
fittest"  idea.  In  this  case,  the  coun- 
try with  the  most  numerous  and  ad- 
vanced weapons  will  be  the  one  to 


survive.  If  the  conflict  is  nuclear, 
then  just  one  bomb  in  the  right 
place  will  annihilate  a  country.  Un- 
fortunately, the  world  contains 
enough  megatons  to  destroy  the 
world.  This  is  why  an  arms  limita- 
tion is  needed,  not  in  the  future,  but 
now  to  secure  a  future  for  the  off- 
spring of  the  present  population.  If 
action  is  not  taken,  then  survival  of 
the  fittest,  could  lead  to  the  sur- 
vival of  no  one. 


Admissions  Committee  Changes  Role- 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 
for  mediocrity." 

Admissions  Committee  Chair- 
man Dr.  Guy  Goodfellow  adds, 
"We  have  a  great  desire  to  attract 
better  students  to  Washington  Col- 
lege and  where  this  begins  is  with 
the  Admissions  Office. 

In  addition  to  the  implementa- 
tion of  a  more  active  Admissions 
Committee,  the  Office  of  Admis- 
sions is  also  initiating  several  new 
techniques  for  attracting  students 
to  the  College. 

In  the  past  week,  the  Admissions 
Office  has  mailed  information  on 
Washington  College  to  students 
who  have  recently  taken  the 
Scholastic  Aptitude  Test  (SAT)  for 
the  first  time  and  received 
relatively  high  scores  on  the  test. 
Admissions  is  also  mailing  in- 
formation on  the  College's  Writing 
program  to  winners  of  the  National 
Council  of  Teachers  of  English 
(NCTE)  contest.  The  office  has 
also  been  mailing  abridged  ver- 
sioins  of  the  Reporter  to  prospec- 
tive students. 

The  Admissions  Ottice  has  also 
been  involved  with  the  formation  of 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

For  those  students  who  have  not 
heard,  the  WCFS  is  sponsoring  the 
"Eastern  Shore  Celebration"  Mon- 
day, Tuesday,  and  Wednesday.  The 
goal  of  this  program  is  to  educate 
and  promote  to  the  students,  facul- 
ty, and  visitors  from  the  local  com- 
munity what  the  Eastern  Shore  has 
to  offer. 

The  first  day  of  the  program  will 
be  dedicated  to  the  major  in- 
dustries of  the  Eastern  Shore  and 
their  economic  impact.  Exhibits 
will  be  set  up  displaying  informa- 
tion pertaining  to  the  poultry, 
agriculture,  tourism,  and  seafood 


Oops,  Sorry! 


Through  a  typist's  error,  Dean 
Garry  Clarke  was  misquoted  in 
last  week's  ELM.  His  statement, 
found  on  page  4,  column  3 
(headline:  "Contract  Renewals 
Spark  Controversy")  should  have 
read  as  follows: 

"Student  opinions,"  says  Clarke, 
"are  also  important,  but  again,  we 
try  to  be  careful  sometimes 
because  students  do  have  their 
reactions  to  professors  and  opi- 
nions, but  sometimes  are  not  in  a 
position  to  judge  whether  the  per- 
son is  really  competent." 

The  ELM  staff  regrets  this  over- 
sight, and  also  apologizes  for 
misspelling  the  name  of  officer  Jeff 
Tro  ester  on  page  1. . 


industries  on  Monday,  February  7, 
from  4 :  30  to  7 :  30  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  All  Students  attending  din- 
ner Monday  and  Tuesday  will  be 
directed  through  Hynson  Lounge. 
A  chicken  buffet  dinner  will  be 
served  at  the  regularly  scheduled 
hours.  These  exhibits  should  be 
very  educational  as  well  as  in- 
teresting. The  seafood  exhibit  is 
even  going  to  give  demonstrations 
on  shucking  oysters. 

The  second  day  of  the  program 
will  feature  local  artists  and  craft- 
smen from  the  area.  This  will  take 
place  on  Tuesday  February  9,  from 
4:30  to  7:30  in  Hynson  .Lounge. 
There  will  be  several  student  ar- 
tists featured  as  well  as  the  top 
names  from  Kent  County. 

The  third  and  final  day  will  be  an 
authentic  Eastern  Shore  buffet.  A 
country  band  and  doggers  will  be 
provided  for  the  evening's  enter- 
tainment. A  reception,  featuring  a 
raw  bar,  will  precede  dinner  from 
4:30  to  5:00  p.m.  Come  early,  grab 
a  seat  and  enjoy  the  show. 

All  these  special  meals  and  ex- 
hibits are  free  of  charge  to  boar- 
ding students.  Guests  can  attend 
the  exhibits  at  no  charge.  We  en- 
courage you  to  take  advantage  of 
this  show.  It  should  help  you 
understand  the  Eastern  Shore  and 
its  way  of  life.  See  you  all  at  the 
show. 

The  Chocolate  Chip  Cookie  con-  , 
test  unofficially  was  in  favor  of  the 
present  brand  of  cookies  we  use. 
Thanks    to    everyone    for    par- 
ticipating. 


an  International  Student  Com- 
mitee.  This  committee  is  presently 
looking  for  ways  to  interest  foreign 
students  and  American  students 
studying  abroad  in  Washington 
College.  The  Admissions  Office  has 
also  concentrated  more  effort 
towards  attracting  transfer 
students  to  the  College. 

Another  new  recruiting  techni- 
que which  has  proven  to  be  suc- 
cessful is  the  direct  involvement  of 
the  faculty  in  greeting  and  inter- 
viewing prospective  students. 
Trushem  states,   "One  thing  I'm 


really  pleased  with  is  the  faculty 
involvement  in  Admissions  which 
has  been  really  great." 
Recently  Dean  of  Student  Affairs, 
Maureen  Kelley  has  also  been  ac- 
tive in  the  Admissions  process. 
Kelley  has  begun  to  send  letters  to 
the  parents  of  accepted  students  in 
an  attempt  to  anticipate  any  ques- 
tions they  might  have  about 
Washington  College. 

Trushem  sums  up  these  new 
strategies  for  attracting  students 
to  the  College  as  being  "geared  to 
the  goal  of  enrolling  the  best  class 
that  we  can." 


Dee's  Donates  Proceeds 


by  Charlotte  Delahay 
Valentine's  Day  is  fast  ap- 
proaching and  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Snack  Bar  is  already  prepar- 
ing for  its  tenth  annual  fund  raising 
drive  for  leukemia.  WC  students 
and  associates  have  been  buying 
ten  cent  chances  and  donating  their 
spare  quarters,  dimes,  and  nickels 


Shooter  Scheduled 

Shooter,  a  Baltimore  based  hard 
rock  band,  will  perform  at  the  Cof- 
fee House  tonight  from  9:00  p.m.- 
1:00  a.m.,  cranking  out  tunes  from 
a  variety  of  popular  rock  artists  in- 
cluding The  Who,  Led  Zeppelin, 
Journey,  Pat  Benatar  and  Lynyrd 
Skynyrd. 

The  band,  which  has  played  both 
at  the  College  and  in  the  C-town 
saloon  in  recent  years,  features 
five  members  including  drummer 
Warren  Raymond,  the  father  of  a 
WC  student.  Cover  charge  is  $2.00. 


to  Mrs.  Dee,  who  in  turn  gives  the 
donations  to  the  Leukemia  Society. 

The  chance  prizes,  of  which  there 
are  over  thirty,  are  boxes  of 
delicious  Valentine  candy  which 
range  in  size  from  eight  ounces  up 
to  three  pounds;  plus  Mrs.  Dee  will 
donate  some  of  her  fabulous  baked 
goods. 

The  snack  bar  staff  commented 
that  it  is  usually  the  guys,  trying  to 
win  a  Valentine  for  their  gals,  who 
buy  the  most  chances. 

Last  year  Mrs.  Dee  was  able  to 
turn  in  over  $120.00  to  the 
Leukemia  Society  because  of  the 
responsiveness  of  the  snack  bar's 
regular  patrons.  This  year  the 
snack  bar  hopes  to  reach  the  rest  of 
the  WC  and  Chestertown  communi- 
ty and  beat  last  year's  total. 

Stop  by  Mrs.  Dee's  soon  because 
the  chances  are  on  sale  now!  The 
drawing  for  the  prizes  will  be  held 
in  the  afternoon  of  Monday, 
February  14.  Please  help  the  snack 
bar  support  the  Leikemia  Society. 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  CHOUSE 


VCR  MOVIE  SCHEDULE 

Sat.  2  p.m.  Ordinary  People 

Sat.   10:30  p.m.   One   Flew  Over  the  Cuckoo's 

Nest 

Sun.  2  p.m.  Magic 

Sun  10:30  p.m.  One  Flew  Over  the  Cuckoo's  Nest 

Mon.  10:30  p.m.  Ordinary  People 

Schedule  For  The  Rest  Of  The  Weeks  Films 
By  The  Dining  Hall  Entrance 

2/4  Friday -"Shooter" 
2/8  Tuesday  -  "Skylar  Pass"  9:30  - 1:00 

*Pizza  And  Hot  Ham  Et  Cheese  Sandwiches 
When  The  Snack  Bar  Is  Closed* 


W««imigtonCoae«Elin— February  4, 1983-page  4 

Future  Plans 


Counseling  Program  Adjusts  For  '83 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Aimed  at  helping  students  find  a 
future  beyond  Dean's  list  and 
Diploma,  Mr.  Robert  Lea's  Career 
Counseling  program  is  making  a 
smooth  transition  into  its  second 
semester.  Although  slow  to  take  hold 
in  September,  the  department  has 
since  expanded  its  series  in  order 
to  keep  up  with  an  increased  stu- 
dent demand. 

In  addition  to  the  free  individual 
career  consultations  offered  since 
fall,  Lea  notes  the  maintenance  of 
a  "career  library"  as  one  of  his 
still-developing  projects. 

"We  have  a  lot  of  books  available 
in  the  reserve  room  of  the  Miller 
Library,  for  any  student  who's  in- 
terested in,  for  example,  finding 
out  how  to  write  a  resume'  or  make 
money  in  real  estate.  There's  also  a 
whole  set  of  books  on  what  dif- 
ferent careers  are  like.  (The 
career  library)  is  just  beginning  to 
grow,  and  I  expect  it  to  get  a  lot 
bigger."  He  adds  that  the  WC  in- 
ternship program  is  also  to  be  the 
subject  of  considerable  expansion 
(covered  in  The  Elm,  1/28/83). 

Beneath  this  optimistic  outlook, 
Lea  admits  to  only  one  possible 
problem  existing  within  the  pro- 
gram: 

"I'm  sure  that  as  the  year  comes 
to  an  end,  more  and  more  people 
are  going  to  be  concerned  with 
things  like  resume'  writing  and 
job-hunting.  Something  I'll  have  to 
look  at  In  the  future  is  going  to  be 
finding  ways  to  use  my  time  even 
more  efficiently.  To  this  end,  Lea 


expects  to  move  into  "more  group 
work  in  precise  skill  analysis  and 
development  of  career  plans." 
Although  individual  counseling  will 
still  be  available,  Lea  hopes  to 
meet  the  demands  of  his  increasing 
clientele  by  holding  additional 
workshops. 

Presently,  Lea  finds  he  has 
"plenty  to  do"  given  his  current 
work  load.  "I  have  everything 
from  people  who  come  in  to  talk 
about  long-term  personal  issues- 
which  aren't  going  to  be  resolved  in 
a  lifetime  —  to  students  who  come 
in  for  suggestions  on  course 
choices  and  how  various  majors 
might  or  might  not  be  pointing 
them  in  the  right  direction."  He 
stresses,  however,  that  all  career 
counseling  series  are  available  to 
anyone  interested,  regardless  of 
grade. 

The  pressures  which  result  from 
preparation  for  comps  and/or  a 
thesis  can  give  many  a  senior  very 
little  if  any  spare  time  in  which  to 
make  career  plans.  Mark  Mullican 
who  as  SGA  president  was  involved 
with  introducing  the  new  program 
and  its  services  to  the  college,  com- 
mented that  to  save  time  and  trou- 
ble on  both  ends,  students  should 
make  appointments  with  Lea 
earlier  than  simply  senior  year. 
"If,  right  before  graduation, 
everybody  gets  nervous  and  starts 
coming  in  at  once,  no  one's  going  to 
be  able  to  get  any  kind  of  help  at 
all." 

In  examining  the  current 
unemployment  situation,  Lea  ad- 
mits that  the  media  has  given  the 


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public  a  somewhat  distorted  view. 
"The  job  market  isn't  as  good  as  it 
was  ten  years  ago  —  that's  clear. 
But  it's  not  as  bad  as  it's  depicted 
on  T.V.  or  in  the  unemployment 
figures."  He  also  holds  the  view 
that  a  liberal  arts  education  is  best 
for  preparing  a  student  to  meet  the 
challenges  which  are  present  in  to- 
day's society. 

"It's  important  to  get  a  broad 
background. ..the  people  who  are 
really  hurting  are  the  technically 
trained  ones,  whose  specialty  is  out 
of  demand  for  a  while.  They're 
stuck.  All  they  know  about  is  going 
the  route  of  job  retraining  and  very 
often,  these  programs  are  a  step 
behind  the  demand  anyway;  as 
soon  as  a  person  is  retrained,  the 
demand  is  gone. " 

Part  of  Lea's  concern  lies  in  poin- 
ting the  student  toward  a  career  in 
which  he  or  she  is  really  interested. 
One  concrete  recent  manifestation 

Creative  Writing 


of  this  concern  has  been  exhibited 
in  the  preparation  for  a  career  con- 
sultation network. 

Encompassing  members  of  the 
alumni,  this  alternative  contact 
gives  Lea  a  place  to  direct  students 
who  are  interested  in  a  specific 
career. 

"I  have  a  list  of  alumni  who  have 
volunteered  to  serve  as  career  con- 
sultants. In  this  way  if  a  student 
comes  in  and  wants  information 
on,  say  working  in  a  bank,  I  can 
just  refer  them  to  a  person  on  the 
list  who  has  a  job  like  that.  Then  a 
student  can  learn  exactly  where  to 
begin;  what  to  do  and  so  on." 

On  the  whole  Lea  is  pleased  with 
his  work  so  far  and  displays  op- 
timism regarding  second 
semester.  Should  too  many 
students  decide  to  stop  by  his  office 
(in  Smith  Hall,  Student  Affairs  Of- 
fice), however,  he  feels  there  may 
be  a  need  for  "two  of  me". 


Day  Awarded  Fellowship 


Robert  Day,  associate  professor 
of  English  and  director  of  the 
Creative  Writing  Program  at 
Washington  College,  has  been 
awarded  a  National  Endowment  of 
the  Arts  (NEA)  fellowship  grant 
for  creative  writing,  NEA  officials 
have  announced. 

Day,  a  published  author  of  prose 
and  poetry,  is  the  sole  Marylander 
to  receive  one  of  only  100.  such 
grants  nationally  this  year. 

NEA  fellowship  grants  for 
creative  writers  are  awarded  to 
published  authors  "of  exceptional 
talent"  to  enable  them  to  set  aside 
time  for  research,  writing,  or 
travel.  Day  will  leave  his  duties  at 
Washington  College  for  up  to  12 
months  begining  next  fall  to  com- 
plete a  novel  currently  in  progress. 

Day,  a  native  of  Kansas  who  join- 
ed the  Washington  College  faculty 
in  1970,  is  author  of  the  novel  The 
Last  Cattle  Drive,  published  in  1977 
by  G.P.  Putnum's  Sons.  A  story  of 
Old  West  cowboys  pitched  against 
contemporary  society,  the  book 
was  picked  as  an  alternative  selec- 
tion  by  the  Book-of-the-Month  Club, 


Washington  College 
Food  Service 

Is  looking  for  students  in- 
terested in  working  dur- 
ing the  summer  at  the  col- 
lege. 

Applicants  should  see 
Jeff  DeMoss  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  as  soon  as 
possible. 


and  reportedly  is  being  considered 
for  filming  by  MGM.  Day  also  has 
written  a  novella,  In  My  Stead,  and 
a  number  of  short  stories,  articles, 
and  poems  published  in  various 
periodicals. 

"I'm  delighted  to  be  named  a 
fellow  in  the  NEA  program,"  Day 
said.  "It  has  been  my  long- 
standing belief  that  such  grants 
constitute  a  worthwhile  use  of 
federal  funds,  and  I'm  especially 
grateful  for  the  assistance  it  will 
give  me  in  my  work." 

Day  graduated  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Kansas  with  a  bachelor's 
and  a  master's  degree  in  English 
literature,  and  earned  a  master  of 
fine  arts  in  poetry  and  fiction  in  the 
University  of  Arkansas'  creative 
writing  program.  He  came  to 
Washington  College  after  teaching 
English  at  Ft.  Hays  Kansas  State 
College.  He  served  as  director  of 
the  Maryland  Arts  Council  Sum- 
mer Creative  Writing  Institute  in 
1975  and  1976,  was  project  director 
of  the-  Washington  College 
Bicentennial  Writers  Series  in  1981, 
and  serves  as  project  director  of 
the  Washington  College  Foreign 
Writers  Series.  Day  is  a  member  of 
the  Poetry-in-the  Schools  staff  of 
the  Maryland  State  Arts  Council 
and,  for  the  past  two  years,  has 
served  as  chairman  of  the 
Literature  Panel  of  the  Maryland 
state  Arts  Council. 

The  panel  of  twelve  who  made 
final  recommendations  for  this 
year's  NEA  creative  writing 
fellowships  included  one  Maryland 
author,  Pulitzer  Prize  winner 
Josephine  Jacobsen. 


Win  a  Four  Day  Vacation  For  Two  in  the 

BAHAMAS' 

•ji       TheSig's  Annual  Bahamas  Party     , ■ 
Variety  of  thirst  quenching  beverages,  wine,  food. 

Sat.,  Feb.  5th,  9:00  P.M.  -  Hynson  Lounge  *■  Semi-Formal 


Washington  College  F.lm  —  February  4. 1983-pafle  5 


Advisory  Committee  Amends  Tutoring  Program 


by  Michele  Breza 

Last  semester  a  student  tutoring 
program  was  created  and  was  to  be 
sponsored  by  College  funds.  A  fair 
amount  of  students  took  advantage 
of  this  opportunity.  So  far  this  year, 
the  program  has  been  a  success. 
However,  as  in  any  new  system, 
adjustments  need  to  be  made. 

The  student  tutoring  program  is 
designed  to  establish  a  positive 
academic  relationship  between  the 
student-tutor  and  the  student  who 
is  being  tutored.  Competent  stu- 
dent volunteers  who  have  instruc- 
tor approval,  tutor  students  who 
are  having  difficulties  in  a  par- 
ticular academic  area.  Ar- 
rangements for  this  are  made 
through  Student  Affairs. 

Of  chief  interest  is  whether  or  not 
students  are  benefiting  from  the 
tutoring,  or  are  they  merely  taking 
advantage  of  a  fringe  benefit. 
There  have  been  a  lot  of  hours  and 
requests  for  student  help  to  make 
this  program  a  success.  But  still, 
last  semester's  six-hundred  hours 
worth  of  tutoring  at  the  cost  of  five 
dollars  an  hour  has  sparked  an  in- 
vestigative interest  for  further  im- 
provement in  the  program. 

According  to  Dean  Kelley,  "This 
reveals  no  weakness  on  the  part  of 


here  the  College  pays  for  tutoring 
rather  than  the  student." 

The  largest  amount  of  recorded 
tutoring  hours  lies  in  the  Calculus 
and  Computer  Science  areas.  Ac- 
cording to  Dr.  Richard  Brown, 
Chariman  of  the  Math  Depart- 
ment, this  does  not  reveal  a 
weakness  on  behalf  of  the  Math 
Department.  "I  am  concerned  that 
one  might  decide  the  quality  of  any 
instructor  on  the  basis  of  the 
amount  of  tutoring  that  is  being 
done.  To  decide  the  quality  of  an 
instructor  in  this  respect  is  bad. 
There  is  no  basis  to  decide  the 
quality  of  a  teacher  on  this  pro- 
gram. No  one  should  encourage 
such  irrational  behavior  in  judging 
a  teacher." 

Dr.  Brown  expressed  his  view 
further,  "I  really  don't  know 
anything  about  the  program.  I 
have  no  information  on  the  success 
of  the  tutoring.  I  have  no  idea  of  the 
result  of  the  tutoring.  There  is  no 
way  to  tell  if  tutored  students  do 
better  than  non-tutored  students.  If 
people  need  tutoring,  they  get  it; 
but  how  can  you  conclude  if  it  did 
any  good?  There  is  no  data 
gathered,  only  opinion.  It  is  pro- 
the  faculty.  Other  colleges  do  it  as 
well.  The  only  difference  is  that 


bably  a  good  idea  for  those  who 
need  it." 

Regardless  of  appearances,  the 
consensus  is  that  the  tutoring  pro- 
gram is  successful.  In  order  to 
balance  the  expenses  and  the 
amount  of  hours,  an  advisory  com- 
mittee was  formed.  The  committee 
held  their  first  meeting  this  week 
where  organizational  points  were 
stressed. 

Some  of  the  problems  which 
arose  last  semester  were  discuss- 
ed. One  of  particular  interest  was 
that  some  students  were  using  the 
program  to  avoid  going  to  class. 
Kelley  stressed,  "Tutoring  should 
be  an  enrichment  —  not  a  cop  out." 
Some  tutors  also  felt  that  some  of 
the  students  being  tutored  were 
crashing,  coming  for  help  the  day 
before  an  v  exam.  More  faculty 
guidance  was  also  requested. 
Despite  these  points,  the  tutors  feel 
that  there  was  success  with  the 
regulars,  and  that  a  positive  rela- 
tionship   did    develop    between 


Ellinghaus  Named  Fund  Chairman 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  an  attempt  to  increase  the  ef- 
fectiveness of  the  drive  to  solicit 
donations  for  the  parents'  fund, 
Mr.  William  Ellinghaus  has  been 
named  chairman  of  the  fund. 

Under  the  direction  of  Ell- 
inhaus,  who  is  also  the  president 
of  AT&T,  this  year's  parents  fund 
drive  has  become  a  more  concen- 
trated effort.  Ellinghaus  has  in- 
itiated a  program  which  includes 
the  use  of  letters,  phone  calls,  and 
in  some  cases  personal  visits  in  an 
attempt  to  raise  donations  from 
parents  of  Washington  College 
students  and  recent  graduates. 

Ellinghaus  is  also  hoping,  if  time 
permits,  to  arrange  a  meeting  bet- 
ween himself  and  parents  in- 
terested in  the  fund. 

The  parents'  fund,  along  with  the 
alumni  fund  and  other  gifts  to  the 
College  from  foundations,  corpora- 
tions, and  other  individuals,  serves 
to  make  up  the  annual  fund.  The 
annual  fund  is  in  turn  used  to  defer 
the  cost  of  tuition  and  other 
operating  expenses  at  the  College. 
The  College  coordinator  of  the 
fund,  Tracy  Lea  notes  that  the  full 
tuition  which  is  paid  by  parents 
and/or  students  only  covers  ap- 
proximately 66%  of  the  actual  cost 
of  a  Washington  College  student's 
education.  The  remainder  of  this 
cost  is  covered  by  the  annual  and 
endowment  funds. 

The  projected  goal  for  this  year's 


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parents'  fund  is  to  raise  $00,000. 
Lea  notes  that  the  fund  has  already 
raised  75%  of  the  $14,000  raised  by 
the  parents'  fund  last  year.  Lea 
adds  that  "the  campaign  is  really 
just  beginning." 

SGA  Announces 
New  Committees 

by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  its  first  meeting  of  the  new 
semester,  WC's  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  formally  an- 
nounced the  addition  of  two  sub- 
committees to  the  central  govern- 
ing body.  These,  the  Weight  Room 
Committee  and  the  Student  Facul- 
ty Auction  Committee,  are  now  in 
full  effect,  according  to  Mark 
Mullican,  SGA  President. 

The  Weight  Room  Committee, 
led  by  chairman  Mark  Sweeney, 
was  formed  in  response  to  a  peti- 
tion signed  by  175  students,  re- 
questing the  renovation  of  WC's 
body  building  facilities.  According 
to  Mullican,  the  facilities  presently 
in  use  "are  lacking.  The  committee 
is  going  to  work  on  improving 
things  both  aesthetically  and  func- 
tionally." He  adds  that  the  Athletic 
Department  has  been  especially 
helpful  in  the  venture. 

A  second  new  arrival,  the 
Student-Faculty  Auction  Commit- 
tee, is  devoted  exclusively  to  obf 
taming  salable  goods  from  the  Col- 
lege and  Chester-town  community 
at  large.  These  articles  will  then  be 
sold  at  the  Student-Faculty  Auc- 
tion, to  be  held  later  this  spring. 
Proceeds  will  benefit  the  Library 
Book  Fund. 

Todd  Smith  and  Melissa  Combs 
j,  have  been  .placed  in  charge  and, 
according  to  Mullican,  "are  work- 
ing in  tandem"  to  make  the  auction 
a  success. 

The  additon  of  these  two  groups 
\    brings^  the  total-number  of  'SGA 
subcommittees  up.to  10,.    ' 


PAT  &  SKIPPER  PRICE 


student-tutor  and  student-tutoree. 

The  advisory  committee  decided 
to  make  some  amendments  to  the 
proeram: 

1)  There  is  a  general  feeling 
tnat  the  program  was  successful- 
but  with  the  amount  of  money  bet- 
ing spent,  the  committee  wants  a 
brief  questionnaire  on  the  tutoring 
program's  effectiveness  (given  to 
the  tutors  and  the  tutorees) . 

2)  That  a  closer  system  of 
teacher/tutor  communication 
develops. 

3)  That  there  is  a  seriousness 
stressed  by  those  being  tutored 
"It's  not  to  be  frivolous,"  stated 
Kelley. 

4)  To  reduce  costs,  without 
jeopardizing  the  tutoring  but  to 
make  it  more  effective,  that  the 
tutors  contribute  one  dollar 
receiving  four  instead  of  five  ari 
hour.  There  will  also  be  a  split  cost 
between  the  student  and  the  school 
Each  will  pay  $2  an  hour.  There 
will  still  be  a  pool  of  money  for  the 
financially  needy. 


Tavern  Liquors 


Village  Tavern 


HIGH  STREET  EXT. 
CHESTERTOWN,  MD. 


778-6191 
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PROUDL  Y  ANNOUNCING 

Washington  College 

Spring  Semester 

Bus  Tours 


Saturday,  February  12 


Saturday,  March  19 


Saturday,  March  26 


Saturday,  April  16 


Friday,  April  22 


Brandywine  River  Valley 

Including:  Extensive  tour  of  Winter- 
thur  and  Brandywine  River 
Museums 

Downtown  Baltimore 

Including:  Tour  of  National 
Aquarium  Free  time  in  Inner 
Harbor 

Washington,  D.C. 

Including:  Performance  of 
"Showboat"  at  Kennedy  Center 
-Tour  Smithsonian,  Air  and  Space 
Museum  and  National  Gallery  of 
Art 

New  York  City 

Including:  Matinee  performances 
available  at  a  select  number  of 
Broadway  theaters.  Free  time  in 
"The  City" 

Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 

Including:  Performance  of 
"Carmen"  at  the  Philadelphia 
Academy  of  Music.  Tour  'New 
Market*  -  Visit  the  newly  renovated 
"Borse"  Center 


To  sign  up:  See  Laurie  Hogans,  College  Bookstore 

Price:  $4.00  per  person  per  trip 
Special  events  -  Prices  to  be  announced 

Watch  your  mailbox  for  "Spring  Bus  Tour"  Brochure . 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  —  February  4, 1983-page  6 


Shorem 


Basketball  7 
For  Plaf 


by  Scott  Behm 

The  hoopsters  took  to  the  court 
again  for  another  week  of  basket- 
ball. While  they  had  only  two 
games,  the  team  was  very  suc- 
cessful. With  two  large  margin 
wins,  the  Shoremen  extended  their 
winning  streak  to  four  games,  a 
great  way  to  end  the  home  standi 
Coach  Finnegan  attributes  ttie 
week's  success  to  "great  defens* 
by  the  whole  team." 

The  first  game  against  Swaf 
thmore  was  one  of  complete 
Shoremen  dominance.  TbJ 
hoopsters  were  up  40-16  at  the  l>» 
and  continued  strong  to  a  ft?81 
score  of  89-45  almost  doublM 
Swarthmore's  score.  In  the  vic- 
tory, five  players  had  double  fig1"! 
scoring  totals.  These  were  ^ 
Yost,  Tom  Keefe,  Bob  "Feet"  For 
noff,  Scott  Spurrier,  and  Geo* 
Roberts.  The  game  was  one  vwj 
which  the  bench  contribu'j* 
tremendously,  as  is  evident  by  f 
performance  of  George  and  Sco 


Power 


Washington  College  Elm  —  February  4, 1983-page  7 


Photos  by 
Ted  Mathias 


Shoots 
erth 


Mers.  This  was  a  true 

y. 

W  College  was  the  se- 

M,  and  once  again  the 

a  big  win  for  the 
pe  double  digit  scorers 
N,  Carl  and  Bob  For- 
ftt  Spurrier,  with  Yost 

"1th  20  points.  The 
fntributed  significant- 
*  >s  great  to  see  the 
"8  weU  so  that  they  get 
deserved  recognition," 
!an.  "We  have  had  a 
je  of  scoring  over  the 

Sames  with  different 

8«ne."  In  addition  he 
.»ost's  filling  in  for 
™e"  and  the  rest  of  the 
«"P  slack  has  been  the 
**nt  success."  Coach 
I™  expressed  his  ap- 
.  V>e  fantastic  fan  sup- 
"5'udents  and  the  town 
,**•  The  team  really 
"J 'he  support  aided  in 
"Dries. 


Washington  College  Elm  —  February  4, 1983-page  8 

William  James  Forum 


Foutah  Speaks  on  Role  of  PLO 


By  Klmberly  M.Ward 
The  February  2,  1983  William' 
James  Forum  began  with  the  state- 
ment that,  "the  William  James 
Forum  has  no  dogma  in  trying  to 
present  the  PLO  vs.  Isreal  presen- 
tation tonight."  Unfortunately  the 
presentation  consisted  of  only  a 
repesentative  of  the  Palestine 
Liberation  Organization  —  the 
Forum  attempted  to  get  a 
spokesperson  from  the  Israeli 
goverment,  but  were  told  that 
Israel  does  not  recognize  the 
Palestine  Liberation  Organization 
and  therefore  will  take  no  part  in  a 
discussion  such  as  the  one  that  was 
held  in  Hynson  Louge  last  Wednes- 
day night.  Since  scheduled  speaker 
Hasan  Rahman  was  unable  to  ap- 
pear (due  to  his  attendance  at  a 


meeting  of  the  Palestine  National 
Council),  Mr.  Kahlin  Foutah  from 
the  Information  Office  of  the 
Palestine  Liberation  Office  in 
Washington,  D.C.  spoke  on  his 
place. 

"To  understand  the  future  and 
the  present,  we  have  to  turn  to  the 
past,"  stated  Mr.  Foutah.  Thus  he 
began  his  presentation  on 
"Palestine:  The  Road  to  Peace  in 
the  Middle  East"  with  a  brief  state- 
ment of  the  history  of  what  he  nam- 
ed "the  Arab/Israeli  conflict."  Ac- 
cording to  Mr  Foutah,  a  political 
Zionist  movement  began  forming 
near  the  turn  of  the  century,  with 
hopes  of  solving  the  problems  of 
many  Jews  who  were  then  living 
through  out  the  world.  With  the  aid 
of  the  British  government,  Jews 


Mr.  Kahlin  Foutah  from  the  information  Office  of  the.  Palestine 
Liberation  Office  in  D.C.  spoke  on  the  topic  "Palestine:  The  Road 
to  Peace  In  the  Middle  East." 


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began  living  in  the  Palestine 
region.  Mr.  Foutah  stated  the  Jews 
came  to  Palestine  because  they 
were  persecuted  and,  "we  (the  peo- 
ple living  in  Palestine  at  that  time) 
opened  our  arms  to  the  Jews,  but 
the  Jews  wanted  to  take  over." 
After  Israel  was  established  in 
1948,  more  than  1  million  Palesti- 
nians, according  to  Mr.  Foutah, 
became  refugees.  "Palestinians 
have  lost  everything,"  he  declared. 
The  PLO  went  underground  after 
attemping  to  participate  in  the 
politics  of  the  countries  to  which 
many  Palestinians  had  fled,  and 
finding  the  results  of  these  at- 
tempts unsatisfying. 

In  concluding  his  history  of  the 
Arab/Israeli  conflict,  Mr.  Foutah 
asked  for  someone  from  the  au- 
dience to  define  the  PLO;  when  no 
one  answered,  he  said  that  he  felt 
the  American  media  wrongly  pro- 
trayed  the  PLO  as  a  terrorist 
organization.  He  stated  that  he  was 
a  Palestinian,  then  opened  his  jack- 
et" and  said,  "I  am  not  a  terrorist.  I 
don't  have  any  guns.  I  never  car- 
ried a  gun  in  my  life."  He  went  on 
to  say  that  the  PLO  was  taken  over 
by  Palestinians  through  a 
democratic  process,  and  that  cur- 
rent leader  Yassar  Arafat  was 
elected  through  such  a  process,  as 
were  all  members  of  the  Palestine 
National  Council,  which  plans  PLO 
policy  and  represents  different 
segments  of  political  society.  He 
further  explained  that  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee  of  the  PLO  in- 
cluded departments  for  such  areas 
as  education,  social  welfare,  health 
services,  etc.,  as  well  as  a  military 
department.  "Military  function  is 
just  one  department.  Why  don't 
you  hear  about  the  other  depart- 
ments?...If  the  PLO  were  just  a 
bunch  of  terrorists,  I  don't  think 
they  would  have  survivied,"  he 
said.  In  1974,  the  PLO  stated  that 
they  do  not  officially  recognize  ter- 
rorists acts,  and  then  adopted  the 
policy  that  they  will  attempt  to 
establish  an  independent  state  in 
Palestine,  he  explained. 


In  reference  to  Presirt 
Reagan's  peace  plan  for  the  p 
and  Israel,  Mr.  Foutah  stated 
there  were  many  good  points 
the  main  problem  he  sees  is  \L 
does  not,  in  the  eyes  of  the  pi 
provide  for  the  independent  a 
they  wish,  and  that  they  fear, 
should  the  state  named  in  Reaga 
plan  be  formed,  they  could 
dominated  by  the  "Jorri 
regime."  Mr.  Foutah  felt  thattrj 
are  factions  in  Israel  that  » 
peace  and  compromise  with 
PLO  and  that  the  PLO  wishes 
the  same.  "We  believe  that 
two  people  will  come  to  undersfj 
each  other  more  and  more." 

In  reply  to  the  question  l. 
whether  or  not  the  PLO  recogni 
a  terrorist  branch,  Mr.  Fou 
replied,"  I  don't  deny  that  the? 
a  long  time  ago  practiced  I 
rorism.  In  1974  we  denounced  11 
There  are  people  we  don't  hi 
control  over."  When  asked  whet 
the  PLO  would  acknowledge  t 
they  recieved  arms  from  Ru$ 
Mr.  Foutah  explained  that  the  P 
recieves  aid  from  Arab 
Islamic  countries  as  welt' 
Russia,  and  that  they  "would 
cept  aid  from  the  U.S.  if  they  no 
give  it.  We  are  not  commuri 
The  communsits  in  the  PLO  a 
minority."  He  said  that  the  PLO 
funded  through  a  taxation 
Palestinians  throughout  the  woi 
that  he  himself  paid  this  tax,  a 
that  donations  are  accepted  ir 
anywhere  —  as  long  as  there  are 
conditions  attached. 

Finally,  when  Mr.  Foutah? 
questioned  as  to  what  he  thinks 
PLO  will  do  if  unable  to  read 
peacable  compromise  in  then 
five  years,  he  replied  simply, " 
are  not  going  to  give  up  the  aim 
establishing  an  independi 
political  state  on  the  West  Ba 
We  will  reorganize  and  start  aga 
We  will  practice  every  means  to 
back  to  our  homeland.  This  is  ( 
right." 


Mathias  To  Resign  From  SGA 


( Continued  from  Page  1 ) 

door  soccer  and  Washington 
Capitals'  ice  hockey  games)  and 
the  arrangements  made  with  two 
more  major  bands,  my  work  with 
the  SGA  will  be  finished." 

Selected  to  fill  the  position  of 
Assistant  Social  Chairman  was  WC 


junior  (and  SGA  senator)  I 
Kintz. 

Mathias  states  emphatically  th 
the  decision  to  resign  was  his  owe 

"Rumors  I  have  heard  about  n 
not  being  able  to  get  along  with) 
rest  of  the  executive  board  ara 
true.  We  accomplished  a  ' 
together  last  semester,  especiaj 
in  dealing  with  the  new  president 


Drama  Offers  Summer  Jobs 


Applications  are  being  accepted 
for  full-time,  paid  positions  in  a 
summer  theatre  company  organiz- 
ed jointly  by  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Food  Service  and  the  Depart- 
ment   of    Drama.    Openings    are 


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16"  Cheese  '5.00 
14"  Cheese  *4.00 
12"      Cheese  t  '3,^5 

>  -      -■■  Served  with  rbetef  ^»  r  - 
wine  in  dining  room. 

We  deliver  from  7:00  p.m.  - 11:00  p.m. 
(No  Friday  and  Saturday  deliveries) 

778-5900 


available  for  five  (5)  pe"* 
Duties  will  include  performing  a 
technical  work.  Some  expert 
in  both  of  the  above  areas  of  I" 
duction  is  desirable. 

The  period  of  employment  «* 
from  May  29  through  August 
1983.  . 

Interested  parties  should  api" 
in  writing,  including  resume- 
Timothy  B.  Maloney,  Depart"" 
of  Drama,  by  February  11, 1* 


"HAPPYMRfHDtf 
CALVIN  GAZOO" 


WaAtngton  College  Elm  — February  4.  lWj-payt 


Writing  Institute  To  Open  At  College 


flith  the  opening  of  a  summer 
eative  Writing  Institute  at 
■shington  College,  local  students 
m  be  able  to  take  advantage  of  a 
jpyland  State  Department  of 
jucation  Summer  Center  for  the 
jjed  and  Talented  for  the  first 
„e  without  leaving  the  Eastern 
lore. 

for  two  weeks  from  July  31  to 
jgust  13,  a  total  of  50  students 
itering  grades  10,  11,  and  12  will 
Kticipate  in  an  innovative  pro- 
am  designed  to  enrich  the 
gular  school  curriculum  by  offer- 
g  students  opportunities  to 
gage  in  intensive  field  study  and 
search,  work  with  specialized 
searchers  and  practitioners,  in- 
fract with  other  advanced 
udents,  and  explore  career  alter- 
atives. Students  need  not  be 
irolled  in  a  gifted  and  talented 
■ograni  to  apply;  any  Maryland 
gdent  in  an  appropriate  grade 
vel  will  be  considered. 
According  to  Robert  Day,  newly- 
tpointed  director  of  Creative 
riting  Institute,  the  participants 
ill  live  and  eat  on  the  campus  in 
lestertown.  They  will  be  en- 
mraged    to    use    the    college's 


library,  audio  visual  equipment,  . 
and  athletic  facilities.  Included  in 
the  program  are  visits  by  writers 
and  guest,  speakers  in  the 
humanities,  field  trips,  a  literary 
film  festival,  and  evening  and 
weekend  cultural,  educational,  and 
recreational  activities. 

Day,  author  of  the  novel  The  Last 
Cattle  Drive,  has  written  numerous 
short  stories,  articles,  and  poems 
published  in  various  periodicals. 
An  associate  professor  of  English 
at  Washington  College,  he  is  direc- 
tor of  the  college's  Creative 
Writing  Program,  chairman  of  the 
Literature  Panel  of  the  Maryland 
State  Arts  Council,  and  a  member 
of  the  Council's  Poetry-in-the- 
Schools  staff.  Day  will  be  assisted 
by  three  counselors  in  residence 
for  the  duration  of  the  Institute. 

Tuition  is  $275;  assistance  is 
available  on  a  financial  need  basis. 
Application  must  be  made  to  the 
Maryland  State  Department  of 
Education  through  high  school 
principals  or  guidance  counselors 
prior  to  Friday,  February  11. 
There  is  no  application  fee. 

Candidates  will  be  judged  on 
ability,  motivation  (demonstrated 


in  a  mandatory  student  essay), 
overall  performance,  teacher 
recommendation,  and  test  scores. 

Maryland  State  Summer  Centers 
offer  intensive,  advanced-level 
learning  opportunities  for  state 
residents  who  show  outstanding 
academic  or  intellectual  ability,  or 
who  are  talented  in  the  visual  or 


performing  arts.  This  summer  13 
Centers  will  offer  programs  in 
economics,  humanities,  social 
science,  leadership,  psychology, 
science,  visual  and  performing 
arts,  environmental  studies, 
mpthematics,  and  foreign 
languages,  as  well  as  creative 
writing. 


College  Receives  Grant 


Washington  College,  a  four-year 
liberal  arts  and  sciences  college  in 
Chester-town,  has  received  an 
unrestricted  grant  of  $400  from  the 
Sears-Roebuck  Foundation, 
Chicago,  Illinois.  Representing  the 
Foundation,  Store  Manager  Paul 
E.  Wright  of  Sears-Roebuck, 
Dover,  Delaware,  visited  the  col- 
lege January  20  to  present  the  con- 
tribution to  Director  of  Planning 
and  Development  Joseph  S. 
Jr.  and  Dean  Garry  E.  Clarke. 

The  Sears-Roebuck  Foundation 
has  assisted  Washington  College 
annually  since  1973.  Their  recent 
donation  brings  the  total  con- 
tributed by  the  Foundatloin  over 
the  past  20  years  to  nearly  $12,000. 


Washington  College  is  among  the 
946  private  accredited  two-  and 
four-year  schools  across  the  coun- 
try sharing  in  unrestricted  educa- 
tional grants  from  the  Foundation 
totaling  $1,565,000  for  the  1982-83 
academic  year. 

In  accepting  the  grant,  Dr. 
Johnston  stated,  "Washington  Col- 
lege is  honored  once  again  to  be 
selected  for  a  Sears-Roebuck  Foun- 
dation grant.  This  gift  helps  pro- 
vide an  important  margin  for  im- 
provements and  innovation  at  the 
College  and,  as  evidence  of  cor- 
porate support,  gives  us  welcome 
encouragement  in  this  first  year  of 
our  third  century." 


ROVING  REPORTER 

by  Photo  Department 

Question:  What  do  you  think  of    inviting  Kahlin    Foutah,    a    PLO    spokesman,  to  lecture? 


feth  Miller  —  Senior  —  Philly 
I  think  it  is  important  that  the 
Indents  have  the  option  to  be  bet- 
ir  informed  about  groups  affec- 
ng  national  and  world  news  to- 
ay. 


Nimi  Natan  —  Tel-Aviv  Israel 

Great,  now  let's  invite  someone 
from  the  Red  Brigades,  IRA, 
Buider  Melnhof . 


Mac-Somerset  Towers 

Fine.  Maybe  next  week  we  can 
have  Sirhan  Sirhan  or  Chuck  Man- 
son. 


Tim  Grossman  —  Junior  —  Chester 
River 

I  think  it  fits  in  with  the  tradition 
of  a  free  and  open  exchange  of  in- 
formation which  Is  necessary  for  a 
truly  enlightening  academic  en- 
vironment. 


/ "  i 

PW  El  Glaori  —  Rabat,  Moroc- 

0|,8  of  the  better  lectures  at 
*ington  College.  Primarily 
'"'se  of  it's  importance  to  col-. 
B  students,  and  even  faculty  to) 
™rstand  the  PLO's  intentions;' 
rj  recognized  as  a  people,  and, 
U*  respected  as  such.  Most  of  us 
**  'hat  they're  terrorist,  they're 
-?'    'ryine     to     Drove     their 


Octavio  Ruiz  de  Villa  —  Madrid, 
Spain 

Well,  personally  I  don't  think  Mr. 
Arafat  is  any  bigger  a  terrorist 
than  Menachen  Begin  in  his  youth 
years  as  an  active  member  of  the 
Irgun.'PLO  has  a  right  to  speak,  so 
do  the  Israelies. 


Bill    Thomas    —    Sophomore    —  ' 
Ocean  City,  N.J. 

Obviously  one  can't  advocate  the 
methods  the  PLO  has  used  in  the 
past  fifteen  years  to  get  attention. 
But  had  they  been  given  more 
recognition  of  this  sort,  they  might 
not  have  had  to  resort  to  such 
methods. 


■  Steve  Beville  —  Sophomore  —  New 
York 

I  think  it  is  good  for  people  to 
listen  to  a  member  of  the  PLO.  I 
don't  agree  with  their  methods, 
though.  I  think  they'd  love  to  live  in 
South  Jersey. 


"ton, 


ying 

omy. 


to    prove    their 


Writing  Workshop  Planned 


Rev.  Emmett  Burns  opened  this  semester's  lecture  series  with 
his  discussion  "The  U.S.  Constitution  and  the  Block  American." 

Lecture  Series 


For  those  members  of  the 
Writer's  Union  who  are  not 
presently  participating  in  an  of- 
ficial writing  and  literature,  there 
will  soon  be  an  opportunity  to  meet 
and  discuss  poems  and  stories  with 
other  WC  students.  Because  this  in- 
formal group  is  being  organized  by 
freshmen  students,  it  will  be  known 
as  the  Freshman  Voluntary 
Workshop,  but  it  is  by  no  means 
limited  only  to  freshmen. 

The  actual  procedures  for  pro- 
ducing a  regular  worksheet  con- 
taining student  material  and  the 
organization  of  regular  meetings 
will  be  discussed  in  an  organiza- 
tional conference.  This  meeting 
will  be  made  public  when  an  of- 
ficial date  is  set  by  the  students 
who  are  putting  the  workshop 
together. 

At  the  present  time,  the  tentative 
plan    for    the    group    will    be    a 


!- 


schedule  of  bi-monthly  meetj 
and  a  system  for  publishim 
worksheet  for  each  meeting.* 
deadlines  for  these  worksheets  * 
be  determined  later.  g,_ 
meeting,  including  the  first  1 
(which  will  not  include  an  actn 
worksheet  discussion),  will  be 
nounced  by  mail  and  perhaps; 
posters,  too.  The  location  fort 
meetings  will  be  either  the  WCR( 
fice  in  the  publications  buildy 
or  the  Dorchester  Common  Ro0rr 

The  Freshman  Voluntai 
Worksheet  will  cost  nothing.  11 
only  requirement  is  enthusias 
and  a  desire  to  improve  and  sha 
personal  work.  Look  for  a  flyer 
the  mail  that  will  announce  thefj 
st  organizational  meeting  and  \, 
people  who  might  be  interest 
about  the  idea.  No  experience 
necessary  to  enjoy  this  workshop 


Rev.  Dr.  Burns  Speaks  On  Black  American 


by  Lisa  Kosow 

The  first  event  of  the  Washington 
College  Lecture  Series  this 
semester  was  a  stirring  talk  on 
"The  U.S.  Constitution  and  the 
Black  American."  It  was  given  by 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Emmett  C.  Burns, 
February  1,  in  the  Hynson  Lounge. 
Dr.  Burns  is  a  Baptist  pastor,  and 
Regional  Director  of  the  NAACP. 

He  began  the  lecture  by  giving 
background  on  the  American 
Revolution,  and  the  development  of 
the  United  States  Constitution. 
Slavery  was  an  issue  at  the  time  of 
the  Revolution,  and  although 
Thomas  Jefferson  claimed  that  it 


was  immoral,  he  had  to  com- 
promise with  others  on  the  issue  in 
order  to  pass  the  Constitution.  In 
Burns'  opinion,  here  lay  the  early 
roots  of  American  discrimination  - 
in  1789  it  was  decided  that  a  black 
slave  was,  for  taxation  purposes, 
three-fifths  of  a  person. 

Burns  also  asserts  although  on 
January  1,  1863,  Abraham  Lincoln 
issued  the  Emancipation  Pro- 
clamation, the  Afro- American's 
equivalent  to  the  Declaration  of  In- 
dependence, discrimination  con- 
tinued. Burns  adds  that  as  recently 
as  the  1960's,  there  was  the  pro- 
blem    of    segregation.     Although 


schools  and  other  institutions  were 
decreed  to  be  separate  but  equal, 

they  were  not.  Black  schools  were 
poorer,  often  using  old  textbooks 
discarded  by  white  schools. 

Dr.  Burns  proceeded  to  describe 
the  problems  of  blacks  in  the 
1980's.  He  believes  many  problems 
stem  from  the  Reagan  administra- 
tion's  program  of  "New 
Federalism."  Under  this  program, 
state  governments  would  be  given 
all  powers  not  specified  by  the  Con- 
stitution as  belonging  to  the  federal 
government.  This  would  eliminate 
many  national  policies  and  pro- 
grams which  provide  equal  protec- 
tion for  blacks,  especially  if  these 
programs  and  policies  are  not  pick- 
ed up  by  the  state  governments. 


Three  actions  blacks  can  takei 
order  to  maximize  benefits  fron 
society  were  also  outlined  by  Dr. 
Burns  in  his  lecture.  The  first  a. 
tion  described  was  to  use  the  Con 
stitutional  right  of  petition  to  n 
and  protect  rights  in  governing 
and  the  private  sector.  The  seeom 
was  to  protect  each  other  in  orde 
to  prevent  being  "divided  and  con 
quered."  The  third  idea  was  to  par 
ticipate  in  all  levels  of  governmen 
and  industry,  thereby  gaining  n 
fluence  in  all  the  affairs  of  society. 

In  describing  what  the  Afro 
American  wants  from  the  U.S.  Con 
stitution,  Dr.  Burns  put  it  broadly 
"Sameness  of  opportunity  is  al 
that  is  asked  by  humankind  al 
over  the  globe." 


^^rv--,  :Cv-- 


Chip  Franklin  entertained  the  W.C.  student  body  with  his  music 
and  witticism  this  past  Tuesday  night. 

Cartoonist  Contest  Open 


Some  student  cartoonist  or  comic 
strip  artist  at  Washington  College 
has  &  chance  to  win  considerable 
fame,  a  little  fortune,  and  even  a 
contract  with  a  national  feature 
syndicate. 

All  these  are  prizes  in  the  1983 
Campus  Cartoonist  contest  being 
conducted  for  student  artists  at 
every  U.S.  college  and  university. 

The  sponsor  is  Tribune  Company 
Syndicate,  fourth  largest  in  the 
U.S.  It  distributes  comics,  editorial 
cartoons,  and  other  features  to 
2,000  newspapers  across  the  U.S. 
and  around  the  world. 

Each  of  the  10  winners  will 
receive  $500  plus  a  chance  to 
qualify  for  a  contract  with  the  syn- 
dicate. 

Entries  may  consist  of  up  to  12 


comic  strips,  12  editorial  or 
humorous  cartoon  panels,  or  both. 
The  deadline  for  mailing  is  March 
7.  Entry  requirements  are 
available  at  the  office  of  Elm. 

The  syndicate  is  looking  for  new 
talent,  according  to  Robert  S. 
Reed,  its  president. 

"Bright  creative  talent,  young 
men  and  women  who  well  may  be 
attending  college  somewhere  to- 
day," he  said,  "can  be  the  syn- 
dicate stars  of  tomorrow." 

The  campus  was  the  starting 
point  for  many  of  today's  most 
famous  cartoonists,  Reed  pointed 
out.  Jeff  ■  MacNelly,  creator  of 
"Shoe/*  started  at  the  Univesity  of 
North  Carolina,  and  Garry 
Trudeau's  "Doonesbury"  was  born 
when  he  attended.  Yale.  ..«» 1  .         n 


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Washington  ColleRe  Elm  —  February  4. 1983-page  11 


Morieux  Visits  WC  Campus 

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By  Jeanmarie  F.  Fegely 

)n  January  28,  as  part  of  a  pro- 
un  to  explore  areas  of  French 
Iture  and  career  opportunities 
i„g  foreign  languages,  the 
ench  Club  invited  Christian 
>rieux,  cultural  attache  at  the 
ench  Embassy  in  Washington, 
C ,  to  speak  on  the  current  state 
affairs  in  France. 
«  a  dinner  arranged  a  la  franc- 
■s  by  food  service  managers 
,ve  Knowles  and  Jeff  DeMoss, 
idents  and  professors  had  an  op- 
rtunity  to  converse  informally  in 
ench  and  become  acquainted 
lh  Mr.  Morieux. 

\  graduate  of  L'Ecole  Normale 
perieure  in  Paris,  Mr.  Morieux 
ight  in  a  lycee  before  going  to 
(k  with  the  government.  As  a 
MTiber  of  the  French  Embassy, 
r.  Morieux  has  served  in 
banon,  Algeria  and  Japan,  and 
s  been  in  Washington  for  two 
ars. 

following  the  dinner,  Mr. 
jrieux  joined  a  larger  group  of 
ench  Club  members  at  Professor 
idre  Yon's  house,  where,  seated 

the  living  room  by  a  fire, 
idents  and  professors  enjoyed 
ench  desserts  prepared  by  Joelle 
Igram,  French  assistant,  and 
roline  Karayan,  vice-president 
the  French  Club.  At  this  time, 
idents  and  professors  asked  Mr. 
jrieux  questions  about  current 
airs  in  France. 

ifhen  asked  about  the  Womens 
jvement  in  France,  Morieux 
iponded  that  Frenchwomen  have 
ide  much  progress,  even  more 

believed,  than  in  the  United 
ate-s,  in  raising  women's  salaries 

the  equivalent  level  of  men's 
laries.  Tracing  the  womens 
wement  back  to  the  influence  of 
i  literary  figure  Simone  de 
auvoir,  Mr.  Morieux  noted  a 
althy  progression  in  the  women's 
jvement,  marked  by  the  par- 
ipation  of  many  women  in 
binet  posts  such  as  Simone  Weil, 
esident  of  European  Council. 
Mr.  Morieux  also  spoke  about 
ration  in  France,  and  the 
«nch  government's  adherence  to 
aw  passed  in  1980  stating  that  all 
idents  enrolled  in  universities 
"l  speak  French  in  order  to  at- 
<A  classes.  This  law  was  a  reac- 


tion to  an  experiment  at  the 
University  of  Vincennes  outside  of 
paris  in  1968  to  adopt  an  "open 
university  policy,"  where  no  en- 
trance requirements  were 
necessary,  which  resulted  in  the 
acceptance  of  many  unqualified 
foreign  students  in  the  university. 

When  asked  about  French  aid  to 
Nicaragua,  Mr.  Morieux  affirmed 
that  although  France  and  the 
United  States  have  different  views 
on  the  situation  in  Nicaragua,  he 
believed  that  it  was  right  to  assist 
the  Sandinista  government,  and  to 
recognize  Nicaragua's  right  to  self- 
determination. 

In  addition  to  answering  ques- 
tions on  current  affairs  in  France, 
mr.  Morieux  gave  helpful  sugges- 
tions and  information  about  pro- 
grams he  has  arranged  for  French 
students  in  other  colleges  and 
universities. 

One  possible  program  which  he 
could  help  implement  at 
Washington  College  is  an  assistant 
exchange  program  between  a 
French  university  and  Washington 
College.  Each  student  would  par- 
ticipate in  a  nine-month  program 
where  the  student  would  be  able  to 
teach  and  take  classes  while  living 
in  a  foreign  country.  The  American 
student  would  teach  in  a  French 
lycee  and  receive  a  small  salary  of 
about  $600  a  month.  The  student 
would  have  free  room  and  board, 
and  would  be  able  to  take  classes  at 
a  nearby  university.  The  French 
government  would  cover  health  or 
other  emergency  medical  care, 
and  the  student  would  receive  dis- 
count tickets  for  museums, 
theatres,    and    films    while    in 


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France.  In  order  to  implement  this 
program,  there  would  have  to  be  an 
equivalent  situation  for  the  French 
student  at  Washington  College. 
This  would  mean  accepting  an 
assistant  for  the  entire  school  year, 
providing  a  salary  equal  to  that 
which  is  given  to  the  Washington 
College  student  in  France,  and 
guaranteeing  some  type  of  health 
care  or  medical  insurance;  If  this 
program  were  established,  the 
students  would  have  to  apply  under 
a  formal  admission  procedure  ad- 
ministered by  the  French  Em- 
bassy, which  would  ensure  that  on- 
ly the  best  students  profit  from  this 
exchange. 

Another  possibility  for  French 
students  interested  in  pursuing  a 
career  using  their  language  skills, 
is  the  chance  to  gain  practical 
working  experience  as  an  intern 
with  the  French  Embassy.  Mr. 
Morieux  said  that  he  trains  many 
students  each  year  to  work  in  the 
French  Embassy  doing  various  of- 
fice duties.  Although  the  interns 


are  not  paid,  the  exposure  to  the 
French  language  as  well  as  the 
contact  with  prominent  French 
government  officials,  has  given 
students  valuable  experience  in 
their  chosen  field. 

Mr.  Morieux  plans  to  send  in- 
formation about  the  internship  and 
assistant  exchange  program  as 
well  as  upcoming  French  cultural 
events  in  the  Washington,  D.C. 
area.  He  also  suggested  the 
possibility  of  sending  radio  pro- 
grams in  French,  which  if  we  were 
able  to  build  a  radio  station  on 
campus,  we  could  sponsor  a  wide 
variety  of  French  cultural  pro- 
grams of  interest  to  French 
students. 

In  April,  Mr.  Morieux  plans  to 
come  back  to  Washington  College, 
this  time  to  give  a  lecture  in 
English.  He  proposed  two  possible 
subjects:  one,  a  slide  show  presen- 
tation of,  "The  Notion  of  a 
Museum:  From  Lascaux  to  Pom- 
pideu,"  or  two,  "The  Cultural 
Policy  of  France." 


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ACROSS 

1  Lists  of  names 
8  Tells 

15  Level  of  authority 

16  Scholarly 

17  Capacity  to  endure 

18  Gruesome 

19  Male  cat 

20  Fatty 

22  Continent  (abbr. ) 

23  Shortened  form 
(abbr.) 

25  Popeye's  girlfriend 

26  To  be:  Fr. 

27  Type  of  race 

29  jump 

30  The  (Ht.  range) 

31  Mine-boring  tool 
33  Belonging  to  The 

Hoosier  State 
35  Cultivate 

37  Precious  stones 

38  Apportioned 
42  Slow  down 

46  Comedienne  Ann  

47  Out  of:  Ger. 

49  Olympics  entrant 

50  Mr.  Maverick 

51  French  states 


53  Vena  

54  Mr.  Gershwin 

55  City  in  Kentucky 

57  Letters  engraved  on 
tombstone 


13  Part  of  ancient 
Italy, 

14  Female,  prophet 
21  Maize  thread 
24  Harmony  of 


58  All  together  (2  wds.)   relation 
60  Carpentry  joint     26  Rubber 'band 


62  Not  one  nor  the 
other 

63  Famous  reindeer 

64  Delirium  

65  8ird  dogs 

DOWN 

1  Begin  again 

2  Black  Tuesday's 
month 

3  Shuffling  gait 

4  Egyptian  god 

5  Charles  Lamb's 
pen  name 

6  Musical  piece 

7  pace 

8  Taking  away 

9  Expunge 

10  Publisher 
Henry  R.  

11  Society  of  dentists 

12  F+at^ve  of  Lhasa 


Answers  next  weel! 


28  Site  of\l945 

conference 
30  Directed  toward 
32  Prefix  for 

withstanding 
34  German  article 
36  Endures 

38  Completely 
surrounding 

39  Student,  e.g. 

40  City  in  Wyoming 

41  Double 

43  Greed 

44  Editor 

45  Dealers  in  cloth 

48  Mailing  necessities 

51  City  in  Germany 

52  Nighttime  noise 

55  Tennis  great   I 
Arthur  

56  "Oarn  it!" 
59  Prefix:  air 
61  Dynamite 


Washington  College  Elm  —  February  4, 1983-page  12 


On  the 


by  Tom  Keefe 
All  over  campus  sports  activities 
have  played  an  important  role  in 
bringing  excitement  to  the  student 
body.  The  Washington  College 
Basketball  team  has,  so  far,  prov- 
ed to  be  the  shining  light  in  the 
dead  of  winter.  With  wins  against 
Haverford,  Swarthmore,  and  Ur- 
sinus  last  week,  the  team  has 
boosted  their  record  to  12-6  —  the 
best  in  the  last  three  years  I  have 
been  here.  At  home  the  Sho'men 
have  won  9  games  only  losing  to  the 
Univesity  of  Delaware.  (But  then, 
that  game  was  a  nail  biter  in 
itself. )  From  my  own  personal  ex- 
perience, I  can  tell  you  that  the 
next  eight  or  nine  games  will  be  ex- 
citing ones.  Who  knows,  maybe 
W.C.  will  be  known  for  their 
basketball  ability  rather  than  their 
lacrosse  reputation.  An  NCAA 
Division  III  trophy  would  look 
rather  handsome  at  the  Athletic 
Center.  A  bit  idealistic  —  but  let's 
consider  the  source ! 

While  I  am  on  the  subject  of 
basketball,  the  big  talk  around  the 
Intramural  League  is  the  astoun- 
ding upset  of  Finn's  men  by  that 
new  team  Boris.  A  sleeper  in  its 
own  right,  this  team  has  come  to  be 
a  top  contender  in  the  league. 
However,  the  Faculty,  Theta  Chi 


and  the  Addicts  have  also  posted 
wins  to  add  a  bit  more  spice  to  the 
leagues  standings. 

As  the  Lacrosse  season  begins, 
many  of  us  forget  about  the  hard 
work  and  preparation  other  spring 
athletes  engage  in  to  prepare 
themselves  for  a  competitive 
season.  For  instance,  Fred 
Wyman's  softball  team  has  taken 
the  field  to  prepare  for  an  exciting 
season  schedule  with  returnees 
Kelly  Cupka,  Lisa  Laird,  Anne 
Plumer,  and  many  more  hope  to 
post  a  higher  win  column  than  last 
year. 

On  the  other  side  of  Kibler  Field 
the  Baseball  team  is  preparing  to 
have  the  best  season  in  years. 
Names  like  Matt  Burke,  Pete 
Morgan,  Scott  and  Wayne  Spur- 
rier, Fran  Lucia,  and  Vince  Gasior 
will  do  their  best  to  make  sure  this 
year  will  be  a  banner  season.  Most 
members  have  been  using  the 
"jugs"  machine  above  the  gym 
floor  to  help  improve  their  eyes  for 
keen  hitting  ability.  Overall,  the 
team  seems  to  be  a  tight  unit  and 
might  be  worth  going  to  see  this 
spring.  If  we  can  keep  our  minds 
off  Lacrosse. 

Getting  away  from  our 
"world"  for  a  moment,  I  must  say 
that  being  a  Miami  Dolphin  fan 


"ONE  OF  THIS 
YEAR'S  TOWERING 

ACHIEVEMENTS! 

...virtuallya  flawless 

movie,  and  one  i  will  not 

soon  forget:' 

—Jellrvy  Lyons    WPIX-T\ 

"HEAD  AND  SHOULDERS 

ABOVE  ALMOST  ANYTHING 

ELSE  YOU'LL  SEE!'' 

—  Archer  Winstcn.  NY.  Post 

"DON'T  MISS  THE  BOAT!" 

—  Guy  F{atlcy.  Cosmopolitan 


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myself,  the  Washington  Redskins 
did  post  an  impressive  victory  last 
Sunday.  My  hat  is  off  to  those  who 
bet  the  right  way;  for  those  of  you 
who  did  not  win-you  should  not 
gamble! 

Overall,  this  past  week  has  been 
fairly  eventful  for  most  students. 
Its  amazing  that  Friday  is  here 
already.  This  weekend  the  Sigs 
give  us  a  "chance"  to  visit  the 


Bahamas  and  the  Coffee  House  of. 
fers  us  "Shooter."  Whatever  your 
taste  may  be  relax  and  enjoy  the 
weekends  —  the  only  sanity  left. 
Also,  another  question  not 
answered  around  here  is  who's 
idea  was  it  to  get  rid  of  our  track 
team?  Maybe  next  week  I'll  have 
the  answer;  maybe  not. 

Until  next  week,  catch  ya  on  the 
Rebound.... 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 

Sophomore  Jeff  Yost  from 
Baltimore  is  this  week's  outstan- 
ding athlete.  Jeff,  a  guard  on  the 
Shoremen  basketball  team,  is  be- 
ing honored  for  his  consistent  and 
superior  play  during  the  past  week. 

Jeff  came  to  WC  last  year  after 
playing  basketball  for  two  years  at 
Calvert  Hall,  one  of  the  best  local 
basketball  teams  in  Baltimore. 
Basketball  was  one  of  the  main 
reasons  that  Jeff  came  to  WC. 

Over  the  four  game  winning 
steak,  Yost  has  contributed  con- 


siderably. In  both  games  this  past 
week,  Jeff  was  the  leading  scorer. 
Against  Swarthmore  he  scored  16 
points,  and  versus  Haverford  he 
had  20  points,  as  well  as  4  steals. 
Coach  Finnegan  stated  that  Yost 
has  been  a  key  to  the  teams  recent 
success  since  filling  in  for  David 
Blackwell. 

Yost  said,  "The  team  is  playing 
really  well  now  after  starting  out 
slow  after  break.  He  added,  "If  our 
big  men  play  well  inside  (i.e.  re- 
bounding) we  can  even  the  rest  of 
our  games,  that  is  the  key." 


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Commencement: 


Cronkite  To  Speak 


Eastern  Shore  celebration  was  sucesstul.  See  story  page  6 

Stereo  Theft: 


Walter  Cronkite,  the  veteran 
newsman  and  former  CBS  Evening 
News  anchorman,  is  to  be  the  Com- 
mencement Speaker  at  201st 
graduation  exercises  at 
Washington  College  on  May  15. 

Making  the  announcement,  Stu- 
dent Government  Association 
President  Mark  Mullican  said, 
"We  are  honored  that  such  a 
respected  and  distinguished  jour- 
nalist has  agreed  to  address  our 
college  community.  We  are  very 
pleased  that  Mr.  Cronkite  will 
make  this  graduation  memorable 
for  everyone  involved."  Mullican 
said  that  Cronkite  was  heavily 
favored    as    a    commencement 


Suspect  Under  Investigation 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

One  suspect  is  currently  under 
police  investigation  in  conjunction 
with  the  Tuesday  theft  of  a  stereo 
from  Kent  House,  WC  Security  of- 
ficials have  confirmed.  Max  Con- 
over,  of  first  floor  Kent,  reported 
his  stereo  missing  at  approximate- 
ly 8 :30p.m.  on  the  7th. 

A  subject,  seen  in  the  hall  prior  to 


this,  was  described  by  five  other 
students  as  a  black  male,  approx- 
imately 20  to  25  years  of  age,  un- 
shaven, with  short"  hair  and  a 
moustache.  He  was  reported  to 
have  been  wearing  a  US  Army  field 
jacket  and  a  "gold  ball  type"  earr- 
ing in  his  left  ear. 

A  second  subject,  also  a  black 
male,  was  reported;  this  one  was 
approximately  six  feet  tall,  wear- 


Faculty  Approves 
GPA  Modification 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
A  proposal  passed  by  the  WC 
faculty  had  made  legal  the  com- 
putation of  plusses  and  minuses  in- 
to students'  overall  grade  point 
averages.  Under  the  new  system, 
pluses  or  minuses  on  each  letter 
grade  will  be  worth  .33,  according 
to  Dean  Gary  Clarke:  "It's  very 
simple.  An  A  plus  or  an  A  will  still 
be  worth  four  points.  An  A  minus 

PBS  Presents 
President  Cater 

Recently  inaugurated  President 
Douglass  Cater  will  be  featured  in 
a  public  broadcasting  production 
entitled  "In  Person."  Cater  will 
speak  on  his  first  six  months  in  of- 
fice and  his  plans  for  the  future  of 
the  college.  The  program  will  air 
Wednesday  February  16  at  7  p.m. 
The  library  TV  room  will  be 
reserved  for  anyone  interested  in 
viewing  the  program. 


will  be  3.67,  a  B  plus  is  3.33,  a  B  is 
3.0,  a  B  minus  will  be  2.67,  and  so 
on."  He  adds  that  the  required 
average  for  Dean's  list  will  fall 
from  3.5  to  3.4 

The  new  grading  system  will  go 
into  affect  next  fall,  and  will  be  us- 
ed only  on  the  new  freshmen. 
Sophomores,  juniors  and  seniors 
will  be  graded  in  the  present 
method  for  the  remainder  of  their 
years  at  WC. 

Transfer  students  entering  the 
college  as  sophomores,  juniors  and 
seniors  are  also  to  be  ineligible  for 
the  new  standard  says  Ermon 
Foster,  College  Registrar. 
Although  their  former  institutions 
may  have  computed  plusses  and 
minuses,  students  who.  switch  to 
WC  "will  be  graded  on  the  level  as 
their  class  here."  The  one  possible 
exception,  Foster  notes,  will  be 
transfers  "who  are  still  classed  as 
freshmen." 

The  proposal,  conceived  and 
worked  on  by  the  Student 
Academic  Board  and  Academic 
Council,  was  passed  during  Mon- 
day's faculty  meeting. 


ing  a  ski  or  school-type  jacket  with 
"Jerome"  written  on  it. 

Giving  his  name  as  "Mike 
Johnson,"  the  first  subject  entered 
Kent  House,  and  proceeded  to 
knock  on  several  doors,  offering  to 
sell  or  buy  drugs  from  the 
residents. 

"Apparently,"  remarks  Jim 
Quinn,  Head  of  WC  Security,  "the 
subject  then  tried  Max  Conover's 
door,  found  it  opened  and  entered." 
According  to  Jack  Robinson, 
another  Kent  resident,  the  suspects 
apparently  proceeded  to  steal  Con- 
over's  stereo  amplifier,  regardless 
of  causing  any  damage  to  the  rest 
of  the  system: 

"The  turntable  fell  to  the  floor 
when  they  grabbed  the  amp.  They 
didn't  unattach  the  wires.  In  addi- 
tion, Robinson  reports,  the  two 
suspects  were  also  seen  in  Middle 
Hall,  where  they  entered  a  second 
floor  room. 

The  Kent  House  incident!  which 
was  reported  to  security  approx- 
imately 45  minutes  after  it  happen- 
ed, resulted  in  the  theft  of  Con- 
over's  amplifier  (valued  at  $200  to 
$250.00)  and  damages  amounting  to 
$210.00. 

Reviewing  these  events,  Quinn 
commented  that,  had  the  Security 
force  been  notified  of  the  presence 
of  the  two  subjects  earlier,  the 
crime  could  have  been  avoided  en- 
tirely or,  at  the  very  least,  the  two 
men  apprehended.  He  did, 
however,  express  optimism  with 
the  thorough  descriptions  of  both 
suspects  and  stereo. 

Despite  this,  Officer  John 
Williams  of  WC  attributes  the 
students'  delay  in  reporting  the  in- 
cidents to  "not  being  able  to  get 
hold  of  (Security)."  He  urges 
students  who  wish  to  contact  the 
college  patrol  to  avoid  calling  the 
campus  office,  and  to  contact  the 
sheriff's  dispatcher  instead  at  778- 
2277. 


speaker  in  a  poll  taken  of  college 
seniors. 

Cronkite,  the  most  recognized 
television  newscaster  in  the  coun- 
try at  the  time  of  his  retirement 
two  years  ago,  began  his  career  in 
journalism  as  a  part  time  campus 
correspondent  for  the  Houston  Post 
when  he  was  in  high  school  and 
during  his  freshman  vear  at  the 
University  of  Texas.  His  first  full 
•time  newspaper  job  was  as  a 
general  assignment  reporter  for 
the  Houston  Press. 

As  a  United  Press  correspondent 
in  World  War  II,  Cronkite  covered 
the  battle  of  the  North  Atlantic, 
landed  with  invading  Allied  troops 
in  North  Africa,  and  took  part  in 
the  Normandy  Beach  Head 
'  assaults  in  1944.  He  was  among  the 
first  newsmen  to  participate  in  the 
.B-17  raids  over  Germany,  and  he 
parachuted  with  the  101st.  Air- 
borne Division  in  Holland.  He  was 
with  the  U.S.  Third  Army  in  the 
Battle  of  the  Bulge  when  it  broke 
the.  German  encirclement  at 
Bastogne  in  December,  1944. 

After  reporting  the  German  sur- 
render, Cronkite  established 
United  Press  bureaus  in  Belgium, 
Holland,  and  Luxembourg,  and 
was  the  chief  United  Press  cor- 
respondent at  the  Neuremburg 
trial  of  top  Nazi  officials.  Later  he 
was  transferred  to  Moscow,  serv- 
ing there  in  the  same  capacity  for 
two  years.  In  1946  he  returned  to 
the  United  States,  where  he  broad- 
cast news  events  in  Washington, 
D.C.  for  a  group  of  Midwestern 
radio  stations  before  joining  CBS  in 
1950. 

Long  active  in  the  Academy  of 
Television  Arts  and  Sciences,  he 
served  as  National  President  of  the 
organization  in  1959  and  1960.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  advisory  Board  of 
the  University  of  Texas  School-of 
Journalism,  and  since  becoming  a 
special  correspondent  for  CBS 
News,  serves  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  for  Pam-Am 
World  Airways  and  CBS,  Inc. 

Cronkite  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Mary  Elizabeth  "Betsy"  Maxwell 
of  Kansas  City,  make  their  home  in 
New  York  City.  Sometimes  he  is 
seen  sailing  on  the  Chesapeake  or 
visiting  friends  on  the  Eastern 
Shore. 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  11. 1983  -  Page  2 

Sctitvual- 

Cut  It  Out 

One  of  the  most  enjoyable  aspects  of  finals  week  is  seeing 
everyone  in  all  of  your  classes  for  the  first  time  since  day  one. 
How  pleasant  it  must  be  for  a  professor  to  see  a  room  filled  to 
capacity  which  only  one  week  earlier  had  only  a  handful  of 
bleary-eyed  travelers  fresh  from  breakfast. 

The  recent  move  toward  a  more  academic  campus  at- 
mosphere has  encouraged  some  professors  to  enforce  most  str- 
ingent attendance  policies.  Certain  teachers,  however,  have 
adhered  to  the  honor  system,  allowing  students  to  decide  tor 
themselves  whether  or  not  to  attend  class. 

Lack  of  attendance  hurts  not  only  the  individual  student  but 
the  classes  themselves.  Classroom  participation  is  an  integral 
part  of  some  courses.  If  half  of  the  enrollment  decides  to  sleep 
through  one  of  these  classes,  then  the  potential  of  student  opi- 
nion is  cut  by  50%.  Not  only  does  the  individual  student  suffer 
for  not  attending  class,  but  the  rest  of  the  class  is  deprived  of 
that'student's  input. 

Student  Affairs  recently  initiated  a  tutoring  program  design- 
ed to  provide  additional  assistance  to  students  experiencing  dif- 
ficulties in  their  courses.  There  is  reason  to  think  that  some 
students  use  tutors  as  an  alternative  to  attending  classes.  Such 
abuses  of  the  program  may  ultimately  jeopardize  its  viability. 

Tuition  at  Washington  College  rises  each  year.  Financial  aid 
is  becoming  scarce.  Who  has  the  right  to  waste  aid  which  so- 
meone else  could  desperately  use.  Admittedly,  certain  cir- 
cumstances arise  which  prevent  a  student  from  attending 
class-  however,  more  often  than  not,  the  reason  for  missing 
class  is  sheer  lack  of  interest.  This  education  is  a  once-m-a- 
lif etime  deal.  Isn't  it  too  important  to  waste 

Jetton  7»  74e  ScUto*  : 


Shore  Celebration  Has  Bad  Aftertaste 


I  would  like  to  express  some 
quick  thoughts  and  observations 
about  the  recent  "Eastern  Shore 
Celebration"  put  on  by  the 
Washington  College  Food  Service. 
While  I  feel  that  the  first  two  days 
of  the  celebration  were  run 
smoothly,  the  total  lack  of 
organization  at  the  dinner  Wednes- 
day night  left  a  sour  taste  in  my 
mouth,  and  many  others  as  well. 

Not  only  was  the  Main  Dining 
Room  filled  way  beyond 
reasonable  human  capacity  for 
standing,  there  was  limited  seating 
available  at  best.  I  was  walking 
toward  the  buffet  line  when  I  heard 
an  elderly  woman  exclaim,  "This 
mess  is  all  the  college  kids'  fault." 
When  I  got  back  to  my  foldable 
wooden  chair,  and  bent  down  to  eat 


off  my  tray  which  was  on  a  foldable 
wooden  chair  as  well,  I  was  ap- 
proached by  David  Knowles  of  the 
Food  Service.  He  asked  me  to 
please  remove  my  tray  from  the 
other  chair  so  that  someone  else 
could  sit  down.  My  reply  to  this 
was,  "Wouldn't  it  be  nice  if  we 
could  have  a  table,"  to  which  his 
quick  reply  was,  "Isn't  it  nice  the 
townspeople  could  join  us  for  din- 
ner." 

I  do  think  it  is  nice  for  the 
townspeople  to  be  afforded  the  op- 
portunity to  enjoy  such  a  celebra- 
tion. However,  is  it  not  the  respon- 
sibility of  the  Food  Service  to  pro- 
vide adequate  and  comfortable  din- 
ing arrangements  for  the  students? 
I  think  this  is  their  primary  respon- 
sibility. In  this  case,  they  did  not 


The    ♦    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


carry  it  out.  There  is  no  reason  for 
boarding  students  to  have  to  eat 
their  supper  on  wooden  folding 
chairs  with  trays  in  their  laps,  with 
plastic  cutlery-  A  remark  by  a 
young  girl  from  town  about  eating 
ribs  with  plastic  utensils  drove 
home  this  point. 
While  I  believe  that  the  food  serv- 


ed during  the  celebration  was  ex- 
cellent, it  is  hard  to  enjoy  such 
culinary  delights  in  the  midst  of  a 
deplorable  atmosphere.  In  the 
future,  it  would  be  appreciated  if  a 
little  bit  more  thought  was  given  to 
the  rights  of  boarding  students. 

Andrew  H.  Bate 


WCFS  To  Conduct  Survey 


As  part  of  the  "Food  For  a  Better 
World"  action  series,  the  SGA 
Food  Service  Committee  will  be 
conducting  a  food  wastage  survey 
at  dinner  during  the  week  of 
February  14.  The  project  entails 
the  observation  of  food  returned  to 
the  dishroom  on  students'  trays. 
This  will  be  compared  with  the 
results  of  a  similar  survey,  which 
will  be  conducted  later  in  the 
semester.  In  the  weeks  between  the 
two  observation  periods,  there  will 
be  an  effort  to  make  students  more 
aware  of  the  costly  food  wastage 
problem  which  now  exists.  We  hope 


to  reduce  food  wastage,  thus  the 
two  observation  weeks  will  serve  to 
determine  the  effectiveness  of  our 
efforts. 

In  addition  to  the  survey,  the 
health  aspect  of  the  action  series 
will  involve  an  "alternative 
lifestyles  buffet"  on  March  2  at 
5:00.  This  dinner  will  feature  a 
salad  bar,  vegetarian  entrees, 
fruits,  nuts,  and  cheeses.  The  buf- 
fet will  be  open  to  all  boarding 
students:  RSVP  before  February 
16. 

SGA  Food  Services 


Drugs  On  The  Downer 


In  response  to  the  letter  to  the 
Editor  of  February  4,  1983,  What 
Drug  Problem?,  I  question  what 
this  person  really  sees  at  this 
school.  I  am  in  my  fourth  year  at 
this  school,  and  remember  quite 
well  when  the  three  Hill  Dorms 
were  smokestacks,  everybody  and 
his  mother  sold  drugs,  or  at  least 
could  direct  you  down  the  hall  to 
who  could.  These  days  the  question 
is  are  there  any  drugs  on  campus  to 
buy.  The  fact  that  Mumford  and 
Weadock  had  come  on  campus  at- 
tests to  this  fact. 


The  Sun  on  Friday  February  4, 
1983  has  a  front  page  article  which 
reports  that  illicit  drug  use  has 
fallen  since  the  60's  and  70*s.  That 
trend  has  shown  itself  at 
Washington  College.  I  am  also 
sorry  that  the  person  has  withheld 
his  (or  her)  name.  Such  a  grand 
legal  position  is  quite  enviable,  and 
we  would  all  like  to  commend  this 
person  (not  necessarily  a  student). 
Is  he  afraid  of  retribution  from  Jim 
Quinn  and  his  "gang  of  four"? 

Ted  Mathias 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  11, 1983  -  Page  3 


•if     Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

The  independent  truckers'  strike 
does  not  seem  to  be  having  the  ef- 
fect that  was  anticipated.  Many 
believed  that  the  country's  food 
supplies  would  be  shut  down,  as 
well  as  any  other  industries  which 
rely  on  independent  truckers  for 
commercial   supplies,    but   it  ap- 


pears that  the  railroads  have  pick- 
ed up  extra  business  by  shipping 
food  supplies  instead. 

The  strike  was  called  by  the  In- 
dependent Truckers'  Assoc.  (ITA) 
president,  Michael  Parkhurst,  in 
protest  to  the  sharp  increase  in 
federal  highway-use  taxes  for 
trucks.  Approximately  50-70%  of 
the  100,000  independent  nationwide 


Notes   From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

We  hope  everyone  enjoyed  the 
Eastern  Shore  Celebration. 
Hopefully  everyone  obtained  some 
degree  of  information  about  the 
shore  and  enjoyed  themselves  in 
the  process. 

We  would  like  to  thank  a  few  of 
the  many  people  who  made  the 
night  possible.  We  would  like  to 
thank  the  S.G.A.  and  Karen  Smith 
for  donating  funds  toward  Wednes- 
day night's  entertainment.  We 
would  also  like  to  thank  our  staff 
for  showing  patience  and  doing 
their  usual  excellent  job  during  our 
three  days  of  mayhem.  Finally,  I 
would  like  to  thank  those  students 
who  took  the  time  to  appreciate 
what  was  going  on.  It  is  for  you,  the 
students,  that  we  offer  these 
special  programs. 

You  might  have  noticed  that  the 
S.G.A.  Food  Service  Committee  is 
running  a  cereal  survey.  This 
survey  was  done  so  that  we  can  of- 
fer students  the  cereals  of  their 
choice  (if  they  are  available  to  us). 
No  more  notes  to  the  suggestion 


box  that  you  want  a  certain  type  of 
cereal.  This  is  a  democratic  society 
where  the  majority  rules.  Special 
thanks  to  Pat  Clark  and  Kelly 
Hardesty  for  coordinating  this  pro- 
ject. They  devoted  a  lot  of  their 
time  and  effort  toward  this  survey. 
One  more  thing  I  would  like  to 
mention.  As  you  noticed,  we  had  a 
good  deal  of  townspeople,  including 
the  mayor,  at  the  Chesapeake 
celebration.  There  were  two  things 
on  which  the  townspeople  com- 
mented. First,  how  good  the  food 
was  which  was  delightful  to  hear. 
Second,  how  wonderful  the 
students  are  and  the  politeness 
shown  them  by  the  students.  It  just 
goes  to  show,  no  one  can  sell  a  col- 
lege better  than  thfe  students 
themselves.  Because  of  you  all,  we 
picked  up  a  lot  of  fans  in  the  sur- 
rounding community. 

The  WCFS  and  S.G.A.  are  spon- 
soring Dr.  Gene  Hamilton  on  Mon- 
day, February  14th,  in  the  Main 
Dining  Room.  This  is  our  Valen- 
tine's Day  entertainment,  so  get 
together  with  your  sweetheart  and 
enjoy  fhe  music. 


Security  Urges  Cooperation 


Recently,  we  have  experienced 
two  incidents  where  non-students 
came  on  to  the  campus  and  com- 
mitted criminal  acts.  The  first  be- 
ing the  drug  incident  of  1/24/83, 
and  the  second,  most  recent,  was 
the  theft  of  a  stereo  receiver  from 
Kent  House.  In  the  first  incident, 
several  students  came  forward  and 
reported  that  there  were  two  sub- 
jects attempting  to  sell  drugs  on 
campus.  As  a  result  of  these 
students'  cooperation,  an  arrest 
was  made.  In  the  second  and 
unrelated  incident,  two  non-student 
subjects  were  observed  by  several 
students  inside  several  dor- 
mitories, knocking  on  doors,  under 
the  pretense  of  buying  and  selling 
drugs;  however,  it  is  believed  that 
they  were  really  looking  for  an 
unoccupied  room  to  steal 
valuables.  Had  the  students  in  the 


second  incident  reported  to  Securi- 
ty the  suspicious  activities  of  these 
two  non-student  subjects,  we  may 
'  have  been  able  to  prevent  the  theft 
from  Kent  House.  It  should  be 
noted  that  the  Security  Depart- 
ment is  dependent  on  the  students' 
cooperation,  and  only  through  their 
willingness  to  report  any  known  or 
suspected  illegal  activity  can  we 
effectively  fulfill  our  goal  of  protec- 
ting the  college  community's  lives 
and  property.  I  would  like  to  com- 
mend those  students  who  had  the 
'courage  to  come  forward  and 
report  the  first  incident.  Please 
note  that  the  Security  Department 
is  here  to  help  you,  but  only 
through  your  cooperation  can  we 
truly  succeed. 

James  W.  Quinn 
Director  of  Campus  Security 


WIN  A  $25  GIFT  CERTIFICATE  FOR  A 
DINNER  AT  THE  OLD  WHARF  INN 

Buy  a  chance  for  '1.00  at  lunch  or  dinner  star- 
ting Feb.  20.  Drawing  will  be  held  Feb.  24  and 
the  certificate  is  redeemable  any  time. 

Sponsored  by  the  Senior  Class 


truckers  are  actively  participating 
in  the  strike. 

As  the  strike  began,  the  nation 
experienced  widespread  violence, 
but  as  the  strike  goes  into  its  se- 
cond week,  the  violence  is  slowly 
tapering  off.  Presently,  meetings 
in  Washington,  D.C.  have  been  at  a 
standstill  as  agreements  are  not 
being  reached.  As  the  strike  con- 
tinues, government  officials  an- 
ticipate a  rise  in  violence  as  well  as 
a  rise  in  supermarket  prices.  Due 
to  a  short  supply  of  fresh  meat  in 
some  areas  of  the  country,  prices 
have  risen  between  three  and  five 
cents  per  pound  and  consumers 
will  feel  this  rise  in  many  other 
areas  shortly.  The  rise  in  prices  is 
unavoidable  since  90%  of  the  coun- 
try's fresh  food  supply  is  hauled  by 
the  striking  independent  truckers. 

If  the  country  relies  so  heavily  on 
the  independent  truckers  for  their 
food  supply,  it  is  surprising  that  the 
federal  government  cannot  come 
to  an  agreement.  What  is  the 
government's  plan  in  prolonging 
negotiations?  If  they  are  concerned 
about  manipulation  by  the 
truckers,  consider  an  uprising  of 
Americans  who  cannot  buy  food. 
This  may  seem  to  be  an  exaggera- 
tion, but  if  violence  has  already 
begun  only  one  week  into  the 
strike,  consider  what  will  happen 
after  two  or  even  three  weeks  of 
ever-decreasing  food  supplies. 

If  the  statistics  mentioned  are  ac- 
curate,   then    approximately    50- 


70,000  Americans  are  presently  out 
of  work.  This  unemployment  is,  of 
course,  voluntary  and  yet  one  may 
argue  that  it  is  induced  unemploy- 
ment. It  appears  that  tax  increases 
for  the  new  year  are  both  beneficial 
and  detrimental  to  the  average 
American  worker.  The  gas-tax, 
mentioned  two  weeks  previously,  is 
designed  to  create  320,000  jobs,  but 
also  taxes  the  rest  of  the  country  at 
the  gas  pump.  The  tax  being  men- 
tioned in  this  article  may  not  affect 
the  country  primarily  because  its 
main  effect  is  on  the  minority 
group  of  independent  truckers,  but 
in  the  long  run  everyone  is  affected 
by  Reagan's  tax  proposals. 

One  begins  to  wonder  if  Reagan 
wants  to  be  re-elected  in  1984. 
Judging  from  the  appearance  of 
the  present  situation  concerning 
truckers,  Reagan  is  not  overly  con- 
cerned with  his  election  status.  By 
trying  to  aid  a  few  isolated  areas, 
Reagan  and  his  cabinet  seem  to 
have  learned  how  to  make  enemies 
and  influence  no  one.  This  may 
seem  to  be  a  rash  statement  and 
yet  the  standstill  of  America's  food 
supply  is  no  minor  incident  to  be 
easily  disregarded. 

The  independent  truckers  are  on- 
ly standing  up  for  their  rights  as 
private  citizens  and  independent 
businessmen  in  America.  The 
truckers'  strike  is  certainly  food 
for  thought,  let's  just  hope  we 
never  reach  the  point  of  only  being 
able  to  think  of  food. 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee 

in  cooperation  with 
The  Kent  County  Arts  Council 

presents 

Ireland's  Leading  Actress 

Siobhan  McKenna 


the  film  version  of 
J.M.  Synge's 

The  Playboy  Of  The  Western  World 

Wed.,  Feb.  16  at  7:30  in 

Norman  James  Theater 

AND 

on  stage 

in 
All  Joyce 

A  Theatrical  Performance  Of  Works  By 
Irish  Writer  James  Joyce 

Wed.,  Feb.  23  at  8:00  in 
Tawes  Theater 


....  —.'.'••;    ••".»"'■'.    '  .•■:•■ -,".-i' ■>»/>>.  ■av«'*' 

Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  11, 1983  -  Page  4 


Academic  Council,  SAB  Study  Proposals 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 


WC's  Academic  Council,  under 
the  leadership  of  Dean  Garry 
Clarke,  is  currently  working  on 
several  proposals  concerned  with 
enriching  the  academic  realm  oi 
college  life.  Although  no  definite 
decision  has  yet  been  made,  the 
following  ideas  have  also  been  ex- 
amined, contributed  to  and  im- 
proved upon  by  the  Student 
Academic  Board. 

One  new  concept  is  the  addition 
of  a  Writing  Program  for  WC 
students.  Under  this,  the 
Freshman  forms  of  Literature  and 
Composition  would  remain  an  im- 
portant component,  but  would  be 
considered  only  a  part  of  the  total 
program.  For  the  remaining  three 
years,  the  student  would  choose 
one  course  in  which  to  develop  his 
or  her  writing  skills. 

A  required  number  of  essays, 
spaced  at  equal  intervals 
throughout  the  semester,  would 
then  become  a  requirement  for  this 
course.  Individual  tutors,  replac- 
ing the  current  writing  workshop, 
would  be  assigned  to  help  students 
through  this  requirement.  Clarke 
sees  the  entire  program  as  "a  way 
to  help  students  through  their  en- 
tire college  ty  developing  their 
writing  skills." 


In  addition,  the  Council  has 
worked  on  a  program  which  would, 
if  passed,  "help  students  and  their 
professors  work  together  in 
seminar  fashion."  This,  currently 
called  the  Advisers'  Seminars, 
would  be  held  in  the  professors' 
homes,  in  order  to  "take  the  best 
advantage  of  the  small  college  and 
faculty/student  ratio." 

Clarke  adds  that,  "if  worked  out 
effectively,"  these  seminars  could 
enhance  WC's  student/adviser 
relations,  a  facet  of  the  school 
which  he  finds  "very  favorable." 

Also  being  discussed  by  the 
Academic  Council  is  an  Honors 
Program  (tentatively  entitled  the 
Washington  Scholars  Program)  for 
possible  addition  to  the  WC  cur- 
riculum. Initially  open  only  to 
selected  freshmen  and 
sophomores,  the  program  would,  if 
successful,  be  broadened  to  include 
juniors  the  next  year,  and  then 
seniors. 

Students  chosen  for  the  program 
would  elect  to  take  a  certain 
number  of  Honors  courses  per 
semester.  These  classes,  according 
to  Clarke,  "would  give  (students) 
something  extra  and  special  to 
make  their  experience  here  more 
meaningful  and  worthwhile, 
without  taking  them  out  of  the 
regular  program  entirely." 

Clarke  admits,  however,  that 
none  of  these  projects  can  be  con- 


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"To  accomplish  goals  like  these  is 
complicated  —  the  Council  has 
tried  to  work  quickly,  but  often, 
when  studies  like  this  are  done, 
they  will  go  over  a  longer  period  of 
time.  Steps  are  being  taken  to  ac- 
celerate the  pace  of  working  out 
these  proposals.  Foundation  fun- 
ding is  essential,  too,  and  to  go  to  a 


foundation,  one  must  have  a  pro- 
posal that  states  and  gives  a  per- 
suasive argument  for  the  program. 
"President  Cater  has  been  pur- 
suing the  foundations  and  asking 
them  to  help  us.  Of  course,  improv- 
ing the  academic  program,  for  ex- 
ample, is  going  to  require  funding. 
Right  now,  we're  really  just  in  the 
middle  of  everything." 


Convocation  Speaker  Named 


National  Book  Award-winning 
medical  educator,  scholar, 
philosopher  of  science,  and 
humanist  Lewis  Thomas  will 
deliver  the  convocation  address 
and  receive  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Award  for  Excellence  at 
Washington  College  on  Saturday, 
February  26.  The  convocation,  held 
annually  at  the  College  in  com- 
memoration of  the  birthday  of 
George  Washington,  takes  place  in 
Tawes  Theatre  at  2  p.m.  All  are 
welcome  to  attend,  without  charge. 

Dr.  Thomas  is  known  widely  for 
his  books,  The  Lives  of  a  Cell  and 
The  Medusa  and  the  Snail,  which 
earned  him  the  1974  National  Book 
Award  and  1981  American  Book 
Award,  respectively.  He  also  has 
written  more  than  200  published 
scientific  papers  on  virology,  im- 
munology,  experimental 
pathology,  and  infectious  disease. 

Presently  chancellor  of  the 
Memorial  Sloan-Kettering  Cancer 
Center  in  New  York,  he  has  served 
in  various  capacities,  including 
department  chairman  and  dean,  on 
the  faculties  of  five  schools  of 
medicine.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Harvard  Board  of  Overseers; 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Rockefeller 


Sutton's  Towne 
Stationers 

140203  High  Street 
Chestertown,  Md.  216120 

"Complete  Stock  Of 
Typewriter  Ribbons" 


University,  Guggenheim  Founda- 
tion, Squibb  Corporation,  Menn- 
inger  Foundation,  General  Motors 
Research  Foundation,  and  Mount 
Sinai  School  of  Medicine;  Govern- 
ing Board  and  Council  of  the  Na- 
tional Academy  of  Sciences;  as 
well  as  a  Fellow  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Science  and 
the  American  Philosophical 
Association. 

Dr.  Thomas  obtained  his 
undergraduate  training  at 
Princeton  University  and  his  M.D. 
degree  from  Harvard.  He  has 
received  a  total  of  14  honorary 
degrees  in  science,  law,  letters, 
and  music  from  various  colleges 
and  universities,  and  the  Woodrow 
Wilson  Award  from  Princeton. 

He  is  currently  involved  in 
research  on  cancer  in  the  aging 
and  on  Alzheimer's  Disease.  His 
memoirs  soon  will  be  published 
under  the  title  "The  Youngest 
Science:  Notes  of  a  Medicine- 
Watcher." 

The  Washington  College  Award 
for  Excellence,  a  ten-ounce  sterl- 
ing silver  medal  and  accompany- 
ing citation,  was  established  dur- 
ing the  nation's  bicentennial  obser- 
vance to  recognize  American 
citizens  who  have  earned  distinc- 
tion for  "outstanding  performance 
in  art,  science,  the  humanities,  or 
public  service."  Dr.  Thomas  will 
be  the  Award's  eighth  recipient, 
■joining  artist  Andrew  Wyeth, 
medical  pioneer  Dr.  Helen  B. 
Taussig,  author  James  Michener, 
Maryland  Governor  Harry 
Hughes,  ornithologist  Crawford 
Greenwalt,  scientist  William  O. 
3aker,  and  former  HEW  Secretary 
and  Common  Cause  founder  John 
Gardner. 


W.C.  Review  Now  Accepting 
Original  Art,  Photography,  Poetry,  Prose 

Submit  to: 

WCR  Office,  Spanish  House 
Karin  Smith,  Dorchester  204 
Julie  Strieker,  Dorchester  212 
Roxanne  Wolf,  Reid  100a 
Kate  Krauss,  Reid  100b 
Debbie  Ortt,  Dorchester  223 
Terri  Adamczyk,  Caroline  301 
Ulfras  Baskin,  Dorchester  111 

Deadline:  March  1st 


Language  Department: 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday.  February  u,  1983  -  Page  5 


Milgram,  Conde  Arrive  at  WC 


By  Jeanmarie  F.  Fegely 

The  language  assistant  program, 
initiated  by  the  Dept.  of  Modern 
Languages  to  enhance  the 
language  curriculum,  is  one  way  in 
which  students,  by  getting  to  know 
the  assistants,  may  practice  speak- 
ing in  a  foreign  language,  and  may 
gain  first-hand  knowledge  of 
foreign  cultures. 

This  semester,  French  assistant, 
Joelle  Milgram  and  Spanish  assis- 
tant, Javier  Conde,  who  live  on  the 
Language  floor  of  Caroline  House, 
work  in  the  language  Laboratory, 
and  teach  conversation  courses.  In 
addition  to  working  with  students, 
they  are  taking  courses  at 
Washington  College.  Both  Milgram 
and  Conde  would  like  to  perfect 
their  English  for  specific  reasons. 

Milgram,  a  graduate  of 
L'Universite  de  Paris,  earned  her 
master's  degree  in  French 
Literature.  She  worked  in  a  lycee 
(secondary  school)  as  a  counselor. 


By  coming  to  study  in  the  United 
States,  she  hopes  to  learn  English 
because  she  was  not  able  to  finish 
her  English  studies  in  France.  "I 
was  a  double  major  in  French  and 
English  but  because  I  had  to  take 
too  many  courses,  I  decided  to  drop 
English.  Now  I  hope  to  pick  it  up 
again  so  that  I  can  pass  an  ex- 
amination in  June  so  that  I  will  be 
able  to  teach  English  if  I  want." 
"Teaching,  she  adds,  is  difficult  in 
France,  and  usually  one  can  only 
get  a  temporary  position  replacing 
someone  on  sabbatical,  so  what  I 
hope  to  do  is  get  a  job  with  the 
European  Common  Market." 

Conde  also  wants  to  learn 
English  so  that  he  can  go  to 
graduate  school  in  the  United 
States.  "I  would  like  to  get  an 
M.B.A.,  and  I  have  applied  to  many 
schools  already  such  as  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland."  Before  coming 
to  the  United  States,  Conde  worked 
as  a  marketing  assistant  for  Atlan- 
tico,   a   Spanish  petroleum  com- 


pany. Conde  is  an  Industrial 
Engineering  graduate  of  the  In- 
stitute Catolico  de  Artes  y  In- 
dustrias  in  Madrid. 

Coming  to  the  United  States  for 
the  first  time,  as  well  as  to  a  small 
town  such  as  Chestertown,  is  a 
tremendous  change  from  living  in 
Paris  or  Madrid,  but  it  seems  that 
Milgram  and  Conde  have  adapted 
well  to  their  new  situations.  Conde 
describes  his  feeling  upon  arriving 
in  Chestertown,  "I  felt  very 
disoriented,  the  first  two  weeks 
were  hard  for  me  because  I  had 
trouble  understanding  English,  but 
people  have  been  very  helpful,  and 
now  I  feel  much  better  about  my 
English."  "I  do  not  really  miss  my 
city  and  I  like  this  change,  I  think 
that  Chestertown  is  one  of  the  pret- 
tier towns,  and  the  people  say  hello 
to  you  in  the  streets.  This  is  one 
thing  that  would  not  happen  in 
Madrid." 

When  asked  to  give  her  impres- 


sions of  Washington  College, 
Milgram  answered,  "I  like  it  here 
because,  generally,  relationships 
are  easier  here  than  in  France  bet- 
ween teachers  and  students."  "It's 
more  personal  here  with  small 
classes,  than  in  France  where  I  had 
400  students  in  a  class.  I  think  you 
are  pushed  to  study,  because  it's 
less  anonymous." 

Both  Conde  and  Milgram  hope  to 
be  able  to  get  to  know  and  help  as 
many  students  as  possible  with 
their  Spanish  and  French.  Up  until 
this  point  Conde  believes  that  the 
program  has  not  produced  the 
results  that  it  could.  "I  think  that 
people  are  still  shy  to  speak  to  me 
and  ask  me  questions  in  Spanish 
but  I  can  understand  how  they  feel] 
because  it  is  just  as  hard  for  me  to 
learn  English.  I  just  hope  that  they 
will  feel  free  to  come  to  me  any 
time,  when  I'm  in  the  Coffee 
House,  or  whenever  they  need 
help." 


ROVING  REPORTER 


Question. What  do  you  think  of  the  new  walkway? 


By  Ted 
Mathias 


i^s^Mesrra 


Left  Foot  —  Single  —  Off  Campus 

'  'Someday  I  hope  to  meet  a  single 
rightfoot." 


Burly  Back  —  Kent  House 

"Just  hope  I  don't  fall  on  it  while 
I'm  playing  football." 


Athlete's  Feet 
"It's  fun  jumping  the  puddles.' 


-  *al%*i 


]- 


Pair  of  Boots  —  Worcester  Towers 
"I  think  it's  fine  —  just  so  long  as 
the  stones  don't  break  on  through 
to  the  other  side." 


Dumbfounded  Feet 

"It's  not  the  Yellow  Brick  Road. 
Do  you  think  it'll  lead  to  the  new 
Casey  building?" 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  11. 1983  -  Page  6 


Eastern  Shoi 


A  Roaring  Success,  or 


WCFS  Presents  1 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 
The  Washington  College  hand- 
book describes  the  college  as  a 
"liberal  arts  and  sciences  college 
of  approximately  700  students, 
located  in  Chestertown,  one  of  the 
oldest  towns  on  Maryland's 
Eastern  Shore."  Despite  the  col- 
lege's scenic  and  culturally  rich 
location,  few  W.C.  students  actual- 
ly take  advantage  of  the  opportuni- 
ty to  explore  the  area. 

In  an  attempt  to  educate  many  of 
the  college's  students  to  the  beauty 
of  the  shore,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Food  Service  presented  a 
three-day  "Eastern  Shore  Celebra- 
tion" this  past  week.  WCFS 
manager  Ken  Roderick  notes, 
"Many  students  leave  here  without 
really  knowing  what  the  Eastern 
Shore  is  all  about." 

Thethree-day  celebration  includ- 
ed traditional  Eastern  Shore  dishes 
such  as  fried  chicken,  corn-on-the- 
cob,  crab  cutlet,  crab  soup,  and 


crab  fritters,  barbequed  ribs,  anda 
raw  clam  and  oyster  bar. 

In  addition,  the  festival  provided 
displays  of  the  industry  arts  and 
crafts,  and  music  and  dance  of  the 
Eastern  Shore. 

The  Maryland  Industries  dispM 
took  place  on  Monday  evening  » 
included  presentations  by  CounW 
Pride  food  representing  the  poulW 
industry,  the  Maryland  Depart' 
ment  of  Tourism,  the  University01 
Maryland  Cooperative  Extension 
Service  representing  '»' 
agriculture  industry,  and  jl»j 
Watermen's  Association,  whicn 
also  provided  an  oyster  shucKi™ 
demonstration.  On  Tuesday  eve* 
ing,  W.C.  students  were  treated  « 
a  display  of  Eastern  Shore  arts  a* 
crafts.  The  display  include" 
reproductions  of  antique  furniture 
a  photography  display  by  u» 
renowned  Eastern  Shor 
photographer  Constance  Lara[*J 
paintings  and  drawings  of  EssW| 
Shore  wildlife,  handcarved  woe" 


Celebration 


Washington  College  Rim  -  Friday.  February  11. 1983  -  Page  7 


A  Little  TOO  Roaring? 


!e-day  Food  Fest 


jecoys,  and  a  wood  carving 
taonstration  by  craftsman  Allan 
wauber. 

fie  highlight  of  the  week  oc- 
<"red  on  Wednesday  evening  with 
J«sic  and  clog  dancing  by  the  Fid- 
"e  Puppets.  The  Fiddle  Puppets 
™»  include  dancers  Rodney  Sut- 
'">  Amy  Fenton,  Eddie  Carson 
™  Eileen  Carson,  are  a  group  of 
™<*rs  who  perform  the  type  of 
™«iean  folk  dance  commonly 
™TO  as  clogging  or  step  dance. 
™  group  performs  for  students 
"™  kindergarten  through  college 
««.  as  well  as  in  major  folk 
?lvals  in  the  United  States  and 
*«ada. 

Following  the  group's  per- 
"nance,  freshman  Sinclair 
"is  noted,  "The  evening's  din- 
"»as  super  -  I  like  the  idea  of 
•Posing  Washington  College 
ents  to  the  real  music  of  our 
EJee,  folk,  bluegrass,  etc... 
£»«"  the  fact  that  it  is  good 
"*",  these  people  are  all  a  very 


important  part  of  our  culture.  I 
hope  it  doesn't  end  here." 

In  organizing  the  celebration,  the 
Food  Service  hoped  to  draw  the  col- 
lege and  the  Chestertown  com- 
munity closer  together.  Dean 
Garry  Clarke,  who  attended  the 
celebration,  noted,  "I  think  it  was  a 
wonderful  event  in  that  I've  never 
seen  so  many  people  from  the  com- 
munity in  the  dining  hall  having 
dinner  with  the  students." 

Freshman  Joanie  Thune  also  felt 
that  the  three-day  celebration 
"was  a  good  opportunity  to  get  the 
community  involved  with  the  col- 
lege." 

Mr.  andMrs.  Quentin  Deidrick, 
residents  of  Chestertown,  shared 
this  view.  They  noted,  "It  was  a 
fantastic  evening.  It  was  nice  to  be 
with  the  young  people.  We  had  no 
idea  it  would  be  like  this.  It  was  a 
real  treat." 

Senior  Lisa  Bailey  concluded, 
"We  need  more  things  like  this  at 
Washington  College." 


Photography 

by  Jonathan 

Adams 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  February  11, 1983  -  Pa 


'On  The  Map'  Opens  This  Month 

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An  exhibition  of  more  than  60 
rare  Chesapeake  Bay  region  maps 
and  related  materials  of  historial 
importance  will  be  open  to  in- 
dividuals and  groups  on  the  cam- 
pus of  Washington  College  in 
Chestertown,  Maryland,  from 
Tuesday,  February  22,  through 
Sunday,  March  6.  Entitled  "On  the 
Map,"  the  show  comprises  the 
most  comprehensive  collection  of 
Chesapeake  Bay  area  maps, 
charts,  atlases,  and  manuscripts 
ever  assembled. 

Original  maps  depicting  the 
Chesapeake  country  as  interpreted 
by  sixteenth  century  European 
cartographers  will  be  on  view,  as 
will  the  first  computer-drawn  atlas 
detailing  every  boundary  change  in 
Maryland  and  Delaware  from  1790 
to  1970. 

An  \uititled  manuscript  map 
never  previously  exhibited  is  part 
of  the  show.  Drawn  between  1608 
and  1610  by  Virginia  Colony  Gover- 
nor George  Percy,  the  map  is  one 
of  the  earliest  of  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  and  Virginia. 

Augustine  Hermann's  1673  depic- 
tion   of    Maryland    also    will    be 


displayed.  Considered  to  be  the 
first  major  cartographical  portrait 
of  Maryland,  it  served  as  the  pro- 
totype for  maps  of  the  region  for  60 
years  afterward. 

A  Hermann  derivative,  the  im- 
portant seventeenth  century  ver- 
sion by  John  Thornton  will  be  one 
of  many  maps  on  loan  from  the 
private  Huntingfield  collection. 
Other  contributors  include  the 
Maryland  Historical  Society, 
Library  of  Congress,  Smithsonian 
Institution,  The  University  of 
Texas,  the  Johns  Hopkins  Universi- 
ty, and  Evergreen  House. 

Special  features  of  "On  the  Map" 
will  be  a  two-page  manuscript  of 
minutes  of  the  Mason-Dixon  Com- 
mission, which  met  in  Chestertown 
several  times  in  the  mid-1700s  to 
settle  the  boundary  dispute  bet- 
ween Maryland  and  Pennsylvania; 
the  first  map  drawn  by  George 
Washington  as  a  young  surveyor; 
and  one  of  Washington's  own 
surveying  tools. 

A  special  preview  showing  of 
"On  the  Map"  will  be  held  Monday, 
February  21,  at  4  p.m.  in  Miller 
Library;     an    official    opening 


ceremony  follows  at  5  p.m.  in  Nor- 
man James  Theatre.  Dr.  Daniel 
Boorstin,  the  Librarian  of  Con- 
gress, will  be  guest  of  honor.  Pro- 
fessor David  Quinn,  an  interna- 
tional expert  on  early  English  set- 
tlements, will  deliver  a  lecture 
after  which  Washington  College 
President  Douglass  Cater  will 
moderate  a  panel  discussion.  Par- 
ticipants include  Ed  Papenfuse, 
Maryland  archivist;  Russell  Mor- 
rison, principle  contributor  to  the 
exhibition;  Richard  Stephenson, 
president  of  the  Washington  Map 
Society;  and  Robert  Janson- 
LaPalme,  associate  professor  at 
the  College.  Seating  is  limited. 


The  exhibition  will  be  on  display, 
free  of  charge,  in  Miller  library; 
hours  will  be  noon  to  9  p.m. 
weekdays,  and  9  a.m.  and  9  p.m. 
Saturday,  February  26,  the  occa- 
sion of  the  annual  George 
Washington's  Convocation  and  Ball 
at  Washington  College. 

The  timing  of  the  exhibition  is 
significant.  It  will  be  the  first  in  a 
series  of  events  planned  by  the  Col- 
lege and  by  communities 
throughout  the  state  celebrating 
Maryland's  350th  anniversary,  and 
it  anticipates  the  national  com- 
memoration of  the  United  States 
Constitution 


Drama  Presents  'Dracula' 


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by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-Chief 

The  Washington  College  Drama 
Department  will  be  presenting 
"The  Passion  of  Dracula"  Thurs- 
day, February  17,  through  Sunday, 
February  20,  in  Tawes  Theater. 

According  to  Director  Stephen 
Drewes,  the  play,  written  in  1977,  is 
a  different  approach  to  the  Dracula 
story,  although  some  of  the 
characters  are  the  same  as  in  the 


ACROSS 

1   In  (involved 

in  shady  dealings) 
8  Italian  dessert 

15  Absence  of 
government 

16  Desert  travelers 

17  iayment  returns 

18  Parked  with  lines 

19  French  friend 

20  " wait" 

22  shelter 

23  Bon  

24  Mouth  parts 

25  Bantu  language 

26  Pass  a  law 

29  Russian  measure 

30  Follower  of  Zeno 
32  Live  and  

34  Cotton  fabric 

36  Prefix:  mouth 

37  Italian  number 

38  Causes  irritation 
42  Marine  animals 

46  Etting  and  Gordon 

47  Cry  of  anguish 

49  Signified 

50  Monkey 


51  Peelings 

53  Actor  Erwin 

54  Sports  organization 

55  Arm  bones 

56  up  (excited) 

57  Capital  of 
Sri  Lanka 

60  Flickering 

63  One  who  makes 
possible 

64  Mock 

65  Natives  of  Aleppo 

66  More  shrewd 

DOWN 

1  Type  of  candy  ^ 

2  Sea  

3  Natural   environment 

4  pro  nobis 

5  Calendar 
abbreviation 

6  Belonging  to  them 

7  Heart  contraction 

8  Duffs  a  golf  shot 

9  Growing  

10  Vase 

11  Busch  or  West 

12  Standing  


13  Wood 

14  Not  precise 
21  Bill  and  

27  -Clerical    attire 

28  Exhausts 

30  Senator  Thurmond 

31  Has,  in  Spanish 
33  Man,  in  Latin 

35  Energy  substance 
in  the  body 

38  Dee  or  Langford 

39  Pleasing  sound 

40  Of  the  stars 

41  Tars 

42  Scott  Joplin's 
Missouri  city 

43  House  warmer 
(2  wds.) 

44  International 
agreement 

45  Speak  hesitantly 
48  Tavern 

51  Amaro  of  baseball 

52  Lines  of  stitching 

58  Japanese  sash 

59  " Style  Sheet" 

61  College  in 
Cambridge 

62  Heat  measure 


original.  The  play  is  set  in  England 
just  before  World  War  I. 

The  cast  stars  John  McDanolds 
as  Dracula  and  Francie  Burnett  as 
Wilhemina.  Also  featured  are 
Christian  Landskroener,  Christine 
Garoppo,  Bill  Bounds,  Matt 
Reagan,  Sandy  Hiortdahl,  Charles 
Chaney,  and  bill  Haythorn. 

Drewes  describes  the  play  as 
funny  and  frightening.  The  entire 
student  body  is  invited  to  attend. 
No  reservation  is  necessary. 


Preston  Scheduled  For  Sunday 


C.  Minton  Preston,  a  New  York 
City  voice  teacher  who  has  per- 
formed with  the  Baltimore  Sym- 
phony Orchestra,  will  present  a 
vocal  recital  with  two  of  his 
students  in  Washington  College's 
Norman  James  Theatre,  Chester- 
town,  Sunday,  February  13,  at  3 
p.m.  Admission  is  free. 

Mr.  Preston,  a  tenor,  will  be  join- 
ed by  mezzo-soprano  Chan  Cosans 
and    Salome    Martinez,    soprano. 


Marijo  Newman  will  accompany 
the  three  vocalists. 

Mr.  Preston,  formerly  a  student 
at  Washington  College,  studied 
music  at  The  Peabody  Conser- 
vatory in  Baltimore  and  has 
studied  under  noted  voice  teachers 
Florence  Bergrren  in  Philadelphia 
and  Hans  Heinz  at  Juilliard  in  New 
York  City.  He  has  given  recitals 
along  the  entire  East  Coast. 


Smith  'Love  Lecture'  Set 


A  two-day  presentation  entitled 
"The  Psychodynamics  and  the 
Stages  of  Love  in  a  Committed 
Relationship  as  Illustrated  by 
Berhman's  'Scenes  From  a  Mar- 
riage' "  will  be  held  at  Washington 
College  Monday  and  Tuesday, 
February  14  and  15.  Admission  is 
free. 

Using  the  film  as  a  model,  Clif- 
ford O.  Smith,  a  psychologist 
specializing  in  psychotherapy,  will 
discuss  various  psychological  con- 
cepts in  love  relationships. 

The  film,  consisting  of  six 
scenes,  will  be  shown  in  two  parts 
in  the  Norman  James  Theatre, 
William  Smith  Hall,  on  Monday 
and  Tuesday  afternoons  at  4:00. 
Dr.  Smith  will  lecture  and 
moderate  discussion  sessions  in  the 
Student  Center,  Hodson  Hall,  at 
8:00  each  evening. 


Clifford  Smith  is  director  of 
clinical  Services  and  Training  for 
the  Tressler  Center  for  Human 
Growth  of  Wilmington,  DE.  His 
major  fields  of  professional  exper- 
tise include  the  practice  of  the 
training  in  psychotherapy,  the 
relationship  between 
psychotherapeutic  psychology  and 
religion,  psychology  and  the  arts, 
and  the  study  of  dreams.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  Lycoming  College  and 
received  a  doctorate  in  clinical 
psychology  at  Stanford  University. 

Dr.  Smith's  talk  has  been  arrang- 
ed by  the  Washington  College  Lec- 
ture Series  through  the  support  of 
the  Robert  Julian  Emory  Fund. 
The  late  Robert  Julian  Emory,  who 
lived  most  of  his  life  in  Newark, 
NJ,  once  resided  near  Chestertown 
and  attended  Washington  College. 


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Rosin  Discusses  Media  Faults 

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by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

"News  is  what  the  media  chooses 
to  report.  The  media  creates  the 
news  by  selecting  one  thing  to  tell 
people  over  another." 

This  provocative  and  most  in- 
triguing remark  came  from  Mr. 
Henry  Rosin  in  his  speech,  entitled 
"The  News  Media :  Whose  Side  Are 
They  On?"  Presented  last  Thurs- 
day evening  (February  3)  as  part 
of  the  Phi  Sigma  lecture  series,  this 
speaker  drew  a  flock  of  curious 
students  and  faculty  to  the  East 
Hall  Chapter  Room. 

Rosin,  a  current  resident  of 
Chestertown,  is  an  independent 
journalist  whose  freelance  articles 
have  appeared  in  The  Baltimore 
EVENING  SUN,  The  Washington 
POST,  and  The  ELM,  among  other 
publications.  A  self-proclaimed 
'media  critic,'  he  is  primarily  con- 
cerned with  the  less-than-effective 
coverage  given  to  foreign  affairs 
and  national  security. 

In  his  hour-long  speech,  Rosin 
stressed  numerous  examples  of  the 
distorted  representations  of  reality 
presented  by  today's  newspaper 
and  television  journalists.  He  paid 
special  attention  to  the  Vietnam 
War,  asserting  that  media 
coverage  of  the  battles,  events  and 
personalities  involved  had  given 
Americans  a  grossly  incorrect  pic- 
ture of  that  which  really  went  on. 
Another  sore  point,  he  added,  was 
the  manner  in  which  the  press'  opi- 
nions were  expressed  in  the 
editorial  columns  of  such  promi- 
nent publications  as  the  New  York 
TIMES  and  the  Washington  POST; 
public  opinions  were  even  further 
manipulated  by  these  columns. 

Shifting  to  other  world  events, 
Rosin  pointed  out  his  personal 
belief  that  the  press  is  largely 
responsible  for  the  American 
government  and  citizens' 
misconceptions  of  the  goals  and 
ideologies  of  Fidel  Castro  during 
his  rise  to  power  in  Cuba.  Another 
example  of  such  a  gross  display  of 
power,  he  maintains,  is  that  of 
journalists'  formation  of  public  opi- 
nion concerning  America's  role  in 
South  American  affairs. 

"Strange  things,"  he  noted 
"have  been  happening  in  oui 
media  without  the  knowledge  of 


most  Americans  who  are,  to  a 
large  extent,  hopelessly  uninform- 
ed. In  foreign  affairs,  especially, 
this  enables  the  media  to  write  or 
say  almost  everything  they  want 
without  impunity." 

One  of  Rosin's  criticisms  of  the 
contemporary  media  stemmed 
from  a  concern  (or  over-concern) 
with  the  violations  of  human  rights. 
He  cited  specifically  the  atrocities 
allegedly  committed  by  the 
government  of  El  Salvador  in  its 
war  with  the  leftist  guerillas.  Yet 
he  points  out,  "attacks  on  govern- 
ment officials,  police  and  soldiers 
are  not  even  treated  by  the  media 
as  rights  violations." 

Changing  topics  again,  Rosin 
moved  into  a  study  of  Marxist  prin- 
ciples, especially  "objective  reali- 
ty:" 

"...since  journalism  is  not 
something  pursued  in  a  political 
vacuum,  let's  try  to  see  what  objec- 
tive reality  is  in  international  rela- 
tions. I  know  many  people  in  this 
country  today  don't  want  to  look, 
don't  want  to  know  the  truth.  They 
practice  what  the  psychologists 
call  "denial,"  which  enables  them 
to  follow  their  own  pursuits  with 
equanimity.  I  see  this  kind  of  at- 
titude  among  business 
Republicanns  in  this  country." 

Rosin  then  proceeded  to  describe 
several  views  on  communism  and 
its  proponents'  "desire  to  dominate 
the  world."  He  quoted  from  Lyn- 
don B.  Johnson:  "...like  the 
lawyer's  desire  to  be  the  ultimate 
judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  or  the 
politician's  desire  to  be  President. 
You  see,  the  communists  want  to 
run  the  world,  and  if  we  don't  stand 
up  to  them,  they'll  do  it.  And  we'll 
be  slaves. ..When  one  side  (in 
power)  is  weak,  the  other  steps  in. 
And  that's  what  the  communists 
did  when  they  realized  the  soft 
spots  in  the  American  liberal  com- 
munity." 

In  addition  to  this,  Rosin  offered 
the  view  that,  of  the  three  major 
TV  networks,  CBS  is  still  shunning 
the  idea  of  'objective  reality.'  He 
found  this  "particularly  troubling 
to  those  of  us  who  worry  about  na- 
tional security." 

An  utterly  verbose  individual, 
Rosin  wrapped  up  his  speech  by 
presenting  his  own  personal  theory 


that  nearly  "all  of  our  present 
problems  are  in  some  way  media 
related,  forming,  to  use  a  '60's  ex- 
pression, a  seamless  web  of  in- 
terelatedness.  Someone  has  called 
the  big  media  'the  private  govern- 
ment.' As  the  power. of  the  media 
has  grown,  American  willpower 
has  declined. 

"News  is  what  the  media  chooses 
to  report.  The  media  creates  the 
news  by  selecting  one  thing  to  tell 
people  over  another." 

In  conclusion,  Rosin  noted  the 
"so-called  'unblinking  eye'  of  the 
TV  camera  is  owned  and  operated 
by  people  who  blink  all  the  time  -  at 
the  truth." 

Prior  to  his  presentation,  Rosin 
commented  that  he  would  like  to 
see  a  Freedom  of  Speech  award 
bestowed  upon  Sigma  Phi  for  giv- 
ing him  the  opportunity  to  express 
his  concern.  He  added  that  if  it 
were  not  for  the  fraternity,  he 
might  never  have  been  given  the 
chance  to  do  so: 

"That  is  ironic,  inasmuch  as  I 
believe  I  share  my  views  with  the 
Father  of  Our  Country  and  the 
namesake  of  this  college.  I  would 
hope  that  if  George  Washington 
came  back,  he  would  be  invited  to 
speak.. .if  he  moderated  some  of  his 
right-wing  views,  he  might  even 
have  a  good  shot  at  it." 

Following  his  lecture,  Rosin 
moderated  a  question-and-answer 


period  with  his  audience.  Despite 
being  a  fairly  polished  public 
speaker,  he  seemed  to  avoid  direct 
questions  aimed  at  flaws  in  his 
theories.  Vague,  clouded  replies 
and  a  refusal  to  acknowledge  the 
viewpoints  of  several  of  those  pre- 
sent were  all  key  manifestations  of 
this.  Yet  for  all  those  who  attended 
it  was  a  chance  to  read  between  the' 
headlines  and  see,  for  once  "all 
the  news  that  fits"  into  the 
misconceptions  of  the  modern 
mass  media. 


Solution  To 

Last  Week's 

Collegiate  Crossword 


.  .mi* 

Pat  Shockley  and  Chris  Bucheister  "pass  the  duck"  for  the  Sigs' 
-Bahamas  raffle. 


"A  SEXY,  SOPHISTICATED  COMEDY 

from  the  director  of  the  Oscar-winning 

GETOUTYOUR  HANDKERCHIEFS. 

With  Patrick  Dewaere  as  a 

stepfather  who  has  a  sexually  precocious 

14-year*  old  stepdaughter  on  his  hands. 

'Beau  Pere'  has  a  delicious  manner!' 

-Bruce  W.lliamson.  PIAYUOY 

"HITS  YOU  IN 
THE  SOLAR  PLEXUS! 

Sexy  and  passionate . . . 

audaciously  funny. 

Ariel  Besse  is 

breathtaking, 

an  unadulterated 

Brooke  Shields. 

'Beau  Pere'  is  amazing" 

-Cmtic  Rickey.  VILLAUE  VOICE 

"A  TENDER, 

ENTERTAINING 

WORK. 

Biter's  considerable 

accomplishment  is 

to  make  his  own 

directorial  motives 

appear  almost  as 

ingenuous  as  those 

of  the  lovers.  He 

tells  the  story  very 

gendy,  with  as 

much  attention  to 

the  humor  of  the 

situation  as  to 

its  eroticism!' 


— lanei  M  .  In,. 
NEW  YORK  TIMES 


„  ALAIN  JAKDf     U*™„1(A 


»  BEKTRAND  BUEit 


-ANEW  LINE  CINEMA 


Washington  College  Film  Series 

Fri.,  Sun.,  Tues.  -  Bill  Smith  -  7:30  -  s1.00 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  11, 1983  -  Page  10 

Financial  Aid: 

Coming  Events 


C.  Minton  Preston 

A  vocal  recital  featuring  tenor  C. 
Minton  Preston,  mezzo-soprano 
Chan  Cosans,  soprano  Salome  Mar- 
tinez, and  accompanist  Marijo 
Newman  will  be  presented  in  the 
Norman  James  Theatre, 
Washington  College,  at  3  p.m.  Sun- 
day, February  13. 

Siobhan  McKenna 

Irish  actress  Siobhan  (Shi-VON) 
McKenna  will  give  a  program  of 
dramatic  readings  of  selected 
poems  and  episodes  from  the  fic- 
tion of  James  Joyce  at  Washington 
College  on  Wednesday,  February 
23.  Miss  McKenna  —  an  award- 
winning  actress  who  has  appeared 
on  stage,  film,  and  television 
throughout  the  U.S.,  Canada,  and 
Europe  —  will  perform  in  Tawes 
Theatre  at  8   p.m.  


Lower  Allowance  Rates  Released 


"The  Reagan  Administration's 
successful  battle  to  bring  down  in- 
flation and  interest  rates  has  pro- 
duced a  billion  dollar  cost  reduc- 
tion in  running  the  Department  of 
Education's  largest  student  loan 
program  over  the  past  15  months,'! 
U.S.  Secretary  of  Education  T.H. 
Bell  said  today. 

The  decreased  program  cost 
resulted  from  a  decline  in  the 
special  allowance  -  or  interest-  - 
rates  the  Department  pays  to 
private  lenders  under  the 
Guaranteed  Student  Loan  (GSL) 
and  PLUS  Auxiliary  Loan  pro 
grams.  These  rates  dropped  from 
12.5  percent  for  the  quarter  ending 
September  30,  1981,  to  4.75  percent 
for  the  quarter  ending  December 
31,1982. 

If  these  allowance  rates  had 
stayed  at  the  September  1981  level, 
the  Department  estimates  that  $1.2 
billion  in  additional  Federal  funds 
would  have  required  to  meet  GSL 
and  PLUS  program  costs. 

Special  allowances  are  payments 
made  to  banks  to  encourage  them 
to  lend  money  to  college  students 
by  ensuring  a  rate  of  return  com- 
parable to  current  market  interest 
rates. 

These  allowances  are  based  on 
the  difference  between  the  GSL  in- 
terest rate  of  7  percent  or  9  percent 
(for  loans  made  after  January, 
1981)  and  current  market  interest 
rates.  Special  allowances  are  paid 
by  the  Federal  government  until 
the  student  or  parent  pays  off  the 


loan.  These  payments,  along  with 
the  in-school  interest  subsidies  -  a 
Federal  subsidy  paid  to  the  lender 
while  the  student  borrower  is  in 
school  -  are  the  major  components 
of  the  GSL-PLUS  budget. 

Rates  for  special  allowances  are 
determined  by  a  formula  based  on 
the  average  of  the  bond  equivalent 
rates  of  91-day  Treasury  bills  auc- 
tioned during  the  calendar  quarter. 

The  Guaranteed  Student  Loan 
and  PLUS  programs  are  designed 
to  assist  students  who  would  pro- 
bably not  be  able  to  attend  college, 


or  a  college  of  their  choice,  without 
some  type  of  financial  assistance. 
Because  any  student  or  family  who 
demonstrates  need  is  eligible  to 
receive  a  GSL,  it  has  become  the 
largest  of  all  the  Federal  student 
aid  programs  with  a  1982  ap- 
propriation of  approximately  $3 
billion.  Loan  volume  -  money 
available  to  students  -  for  the  1982- 
83  academic  year  is  an  estimated 
(6.1  billion. 

The  new  lower  special  allowance 
rates  were  published  in  the  Federal 
Register  last  week. 


Job  Scene  Heats  Up 


Paul's  Shoe  Store 

Complete  Footwear  Service  and  Supplies 

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CHESTERTOWN,  MARYLAND  21620 

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Featuring: 

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Sperry  Topsider,  Herman  Survivors,  Docksiders,  Frye, 

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BARNSTABLE,  Mass.  —  The 
resort  areas  of  Cape  Cod, 
Massachusetts,  and  the  offshore 
islands  of  Martha's  Vineyard  and 
Nantucket  are  experiencing  a 
growing  problem  in  finding  sum- 
mer employees  to  properly  service 
a  rapidly  expanding  tourist  and 
convention  industry. 

While  seasonal  jobs  will  be 
scarce  elsewhere  this  summer, 
Cape  Cod  and  the  Islands  will  be  of- 
fering over  55,000  good  summer 
jobs  in  1983.  Most  require  little  or 
no  prior  experience. 

Because  it  is  impossible  to  fill 
these  jobs  with  local  residents, 
most  of  whom  make  up  the  year 
'round  work  force,,  it  is  necessary 
to  draw  heavily  from  other 
geographic  areas  to  satisfy  this 
seasonal  need. 

As  in  the  past  several  years,  the 
Cape  Cod  Summer  Job  Bureau  has 
coordinated  an  effort  to  assemble 
all  pertinent  facts  on  available 
summer  employment  and  has 
published  this  information  in  a  con- 
cise directory  of  summer  job  op- 
portunities listing  over  100 
categories,  some  of  which  follow: 

Lifeguards,  swimming  instruc- 
tors, beach  maintenance;  camp 
counselors,  craft  instructors; 
island  ferry  crews,  deep  sea  fishing 


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Where  the  "IN"  students  get  their  nicer  things. 


party  boats,  scenic  railroad  crews, 
yacht  clubs,  marina  work  sailing 
instructors,  charter  cruises,  scuba 
diving,  salvage  work,  etc.;  resort 
hotels,  food  service,  restaurants, 
culinary,  bartenders, 
waitress/waiter. 

Also,  summer  police  (uniform- 
ed), security  guards;  ground- 
swork,  property  maintenance, 
greenskeeping;  carpentry,  house 
painting;  tennis  and  golf  instruc- 
tors; tutoring,  governess,  live-in 
helpers,  etc.;  summer  stock 
theatre,  stage  hands;  musicians, 
band  members;  retail  sales  —  gift 
and  antique  shops;  museum  and 
aquarium  staff;  airport  personnel; 
Also,  taxi  drivers  and  chauf- 
feurs; hospital  work,  nurse's  aids, 
etc.;  auction  houses;  kiosk  rentals 
for  selling  own  crafts;  fast  food  & 
bakery  personnel;  fishing  and 
shellfish  industries;  newspaper 
work  (circulation,  etc.);  and 
secretarial/clerical  positions. 

Hiring  has  already  started  in 
many  job  categories. 

The  sole  function  of  the  Cape  Cod 
Summer  Job  Bureau  is  to  make 
available  the  names  and  addresses 
of  local  employers  who  hire  extra 
summer  help,  with  job  descriptions 
and  numbers  of  employees  needed 
in  each  category,  and  a  useful 
cross-reference  map  of  the  area. 
The  Job  Bureau  is  not  an  employ- 
ment agency,  and  therefore 
charges  no  fees  to  employers  or 
employees. 

Included  in  the  directory  is  a 
listing  of  summertime  educational 
opportunities,  academic  courses 
for  college  credit,  as  well  as 
cultural  classes  in  music,  theatre, 
and  the  arts. 

For  a  copy  of  the  1983  Directory 
send  $2.00  to  cover  first  class 
postage  and  handling  to:  Cape  Cod 
Summer  Job  Bureau,  Box  594, 
Barnstable,  MA  02630. 


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AND  STYLING 
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MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


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Ladies'  Night:  Every  Thursday  in 
the  Flyway  Lounge.  All  drinks 
hall-priced,  5  p.m.  to  closing. 


Happy  Birthday,  Little  Betz.  Love, 
Your  Sweet  Friends 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  11 .  1983  -  Pap.  1 1 


Ireland's  leading  actress 
Siobhan  (pr.  Shi-VON)  McKenna' 
will  give  a  program  of  dramatic 
readings  of  works  by  novelist 
James  Joyce  at  Washington  Col- 
lege on  Wednesday,  February  23. 

The  program,  entitled  "All 
Joyce,"  features  readings  from 
Joyce's  poetry  as  well  as  dramatic 
interpretations  of  famous  episodes 
from  the  author's  novels.  The  event 
takes  place  in  Tawes  Theatre  at  8 
p.m.  Admission  is  free,  and  all  are 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 

Known  internationally  for  her 
contributions  to  theatre,  film,  and 
television,  Miss  McKenna  first  ap- 
peared on  stage  in  Irish  transla- 
tions of  plays  by  Moliere,  O'Neill, 
O'Casey,  and  Shaw.  She  has  since 
appeared  throughout  the  U.S.  and 


McKenna  To  Visit  Washington  C 


Europe  in,  among  others,  such 
classics  as  Shakespeare's  Hamlet 
(in  which  she  played  the  title  role). 
Twelfth  Night,  and  Macbeth; 
Sygne's  Playboy  of  the  Western 
World  and  Riders  of  the  Sea; 
O'Casey's  Juno  and  the  Paycock 
and  Plough  and  the  Stars; 
Chekhov's  The  Cherry  Orchard; 
Shaw's  Saint  Joan;  and  O'Neill's  A 
Moon  for  the  Misbegotten.  Other 
acting  credits  include  film  and 
television  dramas  in  the  U.S., 
Canada,  and  Europe.  She  also  has 
directed  a  dozen  plays  for  the  stage 
and  translated  several  works  into 
Gaelic. 

Among  her  many  awards  are 
Best  Actress,  first  Evening  Stan- 
dard award;  a  Tony  award 
nomination  for  Best  Dramatic  Ac- 


Comissiona  Coming  To  Shore 


Maestro  Sergiu  Comissiona  will 
be  making  one  of  his  last  Shore  ap- 
pearances when  he  conducts  the 
Baltimore  Symphony  at  the  March 
1st  concert,  presented  by  the  Mid- 
Shore  Symphony  Society  at  the 
Queen  Anne's  High  School,  Cen- 
treville. 

Concert  goers  will  have  a  chance 
to  purchase  recordings  made  by 
the  orchestra  at  this  final  event  of 
the  1982-1983  concert  season.  They 
will  be  personally  autographed  by 
Mr.  Comissiona,  making  them  col- 
lector's items,  as  this  popular  con- 
ductor will  be  leaving  Baltimore  to 
take  command  of  the  Houston  sym- 
phony. 

Tickets  to  the  concert  will  be 

Sociology  Internships: 


available  at  the  door,  and  there  will 
be  an  opportunity  to  sign  up  for  the 
83/  84  series  at  that  time. 

Beginning  at  8:15  p.m.,  the  pro- 
gram includes ; 

J.  Strauss  —  Die  Fledermaus 
Overture 

R.  Strauss  —  Horn  Concerto  §1 
(David  Bakkergard) 

Beethoven  —  Symphony  #7 

A  friend  of  Washington  College, 
Mr.  Robert  Sparre,  has  offered  to 
provide  ten  tickets  to  students  wan- 
ting to  attend  the  concert  but  who 
are  not  able  to  purchase  tickets. 
Those  wishing  to  take  advantage  of 
Mr.  Sparre's  generosity  contact 
Prof.  Mills  (ext.  203)  by  February 
22. 


Welfare  Work  Seasons  Students 


by  Steve  Bergenholtz 
This  school  year  marks  the  tenth 
anniversary  of  the  successful 
Sociology  Internship  program. 
Founded  in  1972,  the  program  is, 
according  to  Margaret  Horsley, 
head  of  the  Sociology  department, 
"a  way  of  applying  everything  they 
(students  in  the  program)  learned 
in  the  class  to  real  life." 

Field  Experience  in  Social 
Welfare  (343,344)  is  a  year-long 
course  in  which  students  work  at 
least  one  day  a  week  in  some  kind 
of  social  service  center  on  the 
Eastern  Shore,  usually  in  Chester- 
town  or  Queen  Anne's  County,  such 
as  Kent  Youth,  the  Social  Service 
Center  in  Chestertown,  and  Upper 
Shore  Aging.  In  addition  to  the 
supervised  work  experience,  the 
students  have  a  weekly  seminar. 
''An  internship  is  not  just  working 
in  the  place,"  Professor  Horsley 
said.  "They  work  hard.  Very 
hard." 
Barry  Barell,  who  runs  the  pro- 


grma  in  tandem  with  the  Sociology 
department,  conducts  these 
seminars.  He  also  teaches  In- 
troduction to  Social  Welfare  (342), 
the  prerequisite  for  Field  Ex- 
perience, and  arranges  the  work 
openings.  Prof.  Barell  has  a  B.A. 
from  Washington  College,  an 
M.S.W.  from  the  Univesity  of 
Maryland,  and  Director  of  Juvenile 
Services,  is  the  guiding  force 
behind  the  program.  "The  fields" 
(Social  work  and  Sociology),  said 
Prof.  Horsley,  "are  really  dif- 
ferent." 

Prof.  Barell  and  the  Sociology 
staff  screen  the  applicants;  most, 
but  not  all  (nine  or  ten  students) 
are  accepted  and  placed  in  work 
positions  each  year. 

With  a  decade  behind  it,  the  pro- 
gram seems  to  be  running  well. 
Prof.  Horsley  concludes,  "I  do 
think  it's  a  wonderful  experience 
for  a  student  to  have.  They  learn  a 
lot  that  they  don't  learn  any  other 
way." 


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tress  of  the  year;  Best  Actress 
Award  in  the  Florence  (Italy) 
Festival;  and  the  Lejeune  Gold 
Medal  Award. 

With  assistance  from  the  Kent 
County  Arts  Council,  "All  Joyce"  is 
the  fourth  in  a  series  of  five  pro- 
grams sponsored  by  the  Sophie 
Kerr    Committee    of    Washington 


College  commemorating  the  100th 
anniversary  of  the  birth  of  James 
Joyce.  The  final  presentation,  "A 
Harp  through  Four  Centuries"  by 
harpist  and  vocalist  Grainne 
Yeats,  daughter-in-law  of  poet 
William  Butler  Yeats,  will  take 
place  in  the  college's  Norman 
James  Theatre  on  Wednesday 
March  23,  at  8  p.m. 


Lacrosse  Set  For  Radio 


Play-by-play  coverage  of  four  of 
five  Washington  College  Saturday 
home  men's  lacrosse  games  will  be 
carried  live  on  WCTR-AM  radio 
this  spring,  college  and  station  of- 
ficials have  announced. 

College  Athletic  Director  Ed 
Athey  said,  "I  am  pleased  that 
WCTR  will  broadcast  our  games. 
We  have  a  lot  of  loyal  fans  in  the 
area  that  support  us  but  cannot 
always  attend  the  games.  I  know 
they'll  appreciate  being  able  to 
listen  in  at  home." 

Mark  Crouch,  WCTR  general 
manager,  said,  "We're  looking  for- 
ward to  broadcasting  the  most 
popular  sport  by  the  most  popular 
team  on  the  Upper  Eastern  Shore." 

Crouch  said  also  that  Bob 
Pritzlaff  '65,  owner  of  Towne  Spor- 
ting Goods  in  Kent  Plaza,  will  be 
the  play-by-play  announcer.  He  ad- 
ded that  main  sponsors  for  the 
shows  will  be  Richie  Bramble  and 
Choptank  Distributing,  Inc.  of 
Easton. 


The  Washington  College  spring 
lacrosse  schedule  follows. 

LACROSSE -MEN 
Mar.  16  Hopkins  —  Away 


Mar 
1:30 
Mar 
Mar 
Mar 
3:00 
Apr. 
1:30 
Apr. 
Apr 
Sat. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 


19  St.  Mary's  —  Home  Sat. 

23  Navy  —  Away 

26  Denison  —  Home  Sat.  1 :30 
30  Gettysburg  —  Home  Wed. 

2  St.  Lawrence  —  Home  Sat. 

6  Loyola  —  Away 
9  Hampden  Syd.  —  Home 
1:30 

13  F  &  M  —  Home  Wed.  3:00 
16  Roanoke  —  Away 
23  UMBC  -  Home  Sat.  1 :30 

27  W.  Md.  —  Away 
30  Salisbury  —  Away 


Mar. 
3:30 
Mar. 
3:30 
Mar. 
Apr. 
3:00 
Apr. 
Apr. 
4:30 
Apr. 
Apr. 
3:30 
Apr. 
Apr. 


LACROSSE  -  WOMEN 

2.1  Gettysburg  —  Home  Wed. 

25  Essex  C.C.  —  Home  Fri. 

29  Hopkins  —  Away 

5  Western  Md.  —  Home  Tues. 

7  Dickinson  —  Away 

15  Notre  Dame  —  Home  Fri. 

19  Georgetown  —  Away 

21  St.  Mary's  —  Home  Thurs. 

25  Loyola  —  Home  Mon.  4:30 
27  Goucher  —  Away 


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"COFFEE  HOUSE"  IS  NOW  THE  OFFICIAL 
NAME  OF  THE  STUDENT  CENTER. 

VCR  Movie    Hours  Have  Been  Changed! 

Sun. -Sat.  11:00  p.m. 

Sat.  &  Sun.  Matinees  2:00  p.m. 

Coming  Events: 

Feb.  14  &  15  Lecture  Series 

Feb.  16  Free  Informal  Coffee  Hour  4:50 -5:30 

Back  by  Popular  Demand 

Karen  Goldberg  10  - 1 
Feb.  18  SGA  presents  "Monuments" 

'Try  our  all  natural  cookies  5/30'* 


Washington  CoUeee  Elm  -  Friday.  February  11, 1983  -  Page  12 


On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


byTomKeefe 

With  half  of  February  already 
behind  us,  the  next  two  weeks  seem 
to  be  very  eventful.  The  Birthday 
Ball  and  Valentine's  Day  both 
come  to  mind  when  considering  a 
good  excuse  to  court  that  "special" 
someone. 

As  most  prepare  to  acquire  dates 
or  to  visit  the  card  shop,  other  ac- 
tivities seem  more  important  to  the 
sports  teams  here  on  campus.  I'm 
not  implying  that  romance  is  dead 
for  the  athletes  but  for  instance, 
the  basketball  team  did,  officially, 
make  the  M.A.C.  playoffs.  Most 
likely  the  team  will  play  its  first 
game  away  (the  opponent  is  yet  to 
be  determined)  and  will  eventually 
end  its  season  with  two  home 
games  next  week  against  Widener 


and  Johns  Hopkins.  The  team  could 
go  into  post-season  play  with  an  18- 
7  record.  Very  impressive  for  a 
Division  ni  basketball  team. 

Coach  Jerry  Corcoran  has  not 
yet  named  his  team  captain,  so 
we'll  have  to  settle  for  some  insight 
from  returning  letterman  Tim 
Cloud.  Cloud  feels  that  the  team 
will  be  a  competition  this  year 
because  of  the  intense  practice  ses- 
sions. "We  are  running  a  lot  of 
sprints  this  year,  which  is  not  par- 
ticularly my  favorite  part  of  prac- 
tice, but  I  do  realize  conditioning  is 
necessary  to  be  a  winner."  Cloud 
added  that  "there  are  a  lot  of 
coaches  on  the  field  this  year, 
which  advances  the  learning  pro- 
cess. They  keep  the  team  going  and 
always   provide   advice."    Losing 


Shoremen  Split  Pair 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 
This  week  in  basketball  was  one 
of  true  excitement.  Although  the 
winning  streak  was  halted,  the 
Shoremen  hoopsters  played  well  in 
both  a  victory  over  Delaware 
Valley  and  a  loss  to  Western 
Maryland.  Both  games  were  on  the 
road  which  made  them  even 
harder  because  the  crowds  were 
cheering  against  the  Shoremen. 

Western  Maryland  and 
Washington  are  the  top  ranked 
small  colleges  in  the  state,  and  the 
Terrors  and  Shoremen 
demonstrated  their  high  rating  in 
an  excellent  game.  At  the  end  of  of- 
ficial play,  the  game  was  tied  at  68. 
The  game  had  to  go  into  overtime 
for  Western  Maryland  to  pull  out  a 
80-75  win. 

The  Shoremen  scoring  was 
highlighted  by  Vince  Gasior  who 
led  the  team  with  19  points.  He  was 
followed  by  Tom  Keef e  with  14  and 
Bob  Fornoff  with  12.  In  addition 


Kurt  Keller  had  an  excellent  game, 
with  12  points,  coming  off  the 
bench.  However,  the  one  scoring 
weakness  the  team  showed  was  its 
free  throws.  As  coach  Finnegan 
said,  "Our  foul  shooting  let  us 
down,  but  we  were  right  in  there 
the  whole  way  and  it  was  a  tough 
loss." 

The  second  game  of  the  week, 
against  Delaware  Valley,  was  one 
of  happier  circumstances.  It  was 
one  in  which  five  players  scored 
ten  points  or  more.  Bob  Fornoff  led 
with  21  points,  followed  by  Tom 
Keefe  with  17,  Carl  Fornoff  with  13, 
Kurt  Keller  with  12,  and  Jeff  Yost 
with  10.  Coach  Finnegan  called  the 
game  "a  tough  but  good  win  on  the 
road." 

The  final  four  games  of  the 
season  are  all  league  games,  and 
the  outcome  of  them  will  determine 
whether  the  hoopsters  make  it  into 
the  playoffs.  The  basketball  team 
is  now  preparing  extra  hard  for 
their  finish  of  the  season. 


many  players  to  graduation  last 
year,  Cloud  feels  that  the 
freshman  class  can  and  will  fill 
some  big  shoes.  "Guys  like  Tom 
Gaines,  Mark  Darwin,  Brian  Er- 
win,  Jim  Beardmore,  and  many 
more  will  look  good  so  far."  By  the 
way,  Cloud  is  a  defenseman  for  the 
team,  who  played  a  major  role  in 
the  romp  to  the  finals  last  year. 

To  some,  the  extinction  of  the 
W.C.  track  means  nothing.  But  to 
others  it  was  a  spring  sport.  Due  to 
the  lack  of  participation  in  track 
and  the  cost  of  maintaining  it,  the 


Jeff  Yost  defends  WC. 


Congra  tula  tions, 

Marybeth  and  Bill!!! 

Lovey  and  Friends 


Athletic  Department  decided  to  put 
an  end  to  the  sport  altogether. 
Where  does  this  leave  Coach  Don 
Chattilier?  Well,  you  can  find  him 
out  on  the  Chester  River  coaching 
the  crew  team.  A  versatile  man  in 
his  own  right,  "Chatty"  may  be 
wasting  his  track  experience  but  if 
you  really  know  him,  helping 
wherever  he  is  needed  seems  to  be 
his  whole  "personality."  My  con- 
gratulations to  him  for  being  such 
an  understanding  man  and  coach. 
It's  really  a  shame  we  let  him 
down.  Until  next  week.... 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  new  athlete  of  the  week  is 
freshman  Kurt  Keller.  He  is  being 
distinguished  for  his  "two  fine  per- 
formances coming  off  the  bench" 
against  Western  Maryland  and 
Delaware  Valley. 

Keller  came  to  W.C.  this  year 
from  Archbishop  Curley  High 
School  where  he  played  basketball 
for  four  years.  While  he  has  played 
mostly  in  relief  of  Tom  Keefe  and 
the  Fornoff  brothers,  Kurt  has 
shown  considerable  prowess  and  is 
expected  to  be  a  big  asset  to  the 
team  in  the  next  few  years. 


"I  am  satisfied  with  my  per- 
formance so  far,  especially  since 
I've  never  played  the  center  posi- 
tion before."  His  performance  has 
been  quite  consistent  this  year  as 
he  has  been  among  the  double 
figure  scorers  on  a  number  of  occa- 
sions. 

Kurt  has  been  a  true  team  player 
this  year,  coming  off  the  bench  to 
contribute  to  the  team's  success. 
This  kind  of  performance  was  par- 
ticularly seen  in  this  week's  games 
when  he  scored  12  points  in  each 
game.  "We're  starting  to  come 
together  as  a  team  the  way  we 
were  before  the  holidays,"  he  com- 
mented. 


Congratulations,  Michele. 
They're  Not  All  Bad!! 


Administration  Announces  Ball  Format  Changes 


Tickets  for  the  George 
Washington's  Birthday  Ball  are 
now  on  sale  in  the  Student  Affairs 
Office.  The  price  is  $10.00  per  cou- 
ple of  students.  Tickets  for  non- 
students  may  be  purchased  in  the 
Development  Office  on  the  second 
floor  of  Bunting  Hall. 

This  fund  raising  event  is  part  of 
the  College's  annual  celebration  in 
honor  of  its  benefactor  and 
namesake,  George  Washington.  All 
profits  are  designated  for  student 


scholarships.  In  recent  years  the 
ball  has  attracted  nearly  one  thou- 
sand people,  including  students, 
faculty,  alumni,  parents,  and 
friends  of  the  College  from 
Chestertown  and  beyond.  Dress  is 
formal. 

This  year,  both  in  order  to  comp- 
ly with  the  recent  change  in  the 
Maryland  drinking  age  and  to 
assist  in  the  raising  of  additional 
funds  for  student  scholarships, 
people  attending  the  ball  will  not  be 


allowed  to  bring  their  own 
alcoholic  beverages  into  the  Cain 
Athletic  Center.  No  set  ups  will  be 
provided;  however,  there  will  be  a 
cash  bar.  Those  students  twenty- 
one  years  or  older,  wishing  to  pur- 
chase alcoholic  beverages  other 
than  beer  or  wine,  may  do  so  aftger 
having  presented  proof  of  age  at 
the  door  of  the  Athletic  Center. 

The  ball  will  be  held  between 
nine  and  two  on  Saturday. 
February  26th.  Music  will  be  pro- 


vided by  the  Moonlighters  from 
Wilmington,  and  decorations,  in 
keeping  with  tradition,  will  be  pro- 
vided by  members  of  this  year's 
freshman  class  under  the  leader- 
ship of  class  president,  Greg 
Joyner. 

All  members  of  the  Washington 
College  student  body  are  strongly 
encouraged  to  attend  the  Birthday 
Convocation  at  2  p.m.  in  the  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center.  The  speaker  at 
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Council  Considers  Alcohol  License  Nonrenewal 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  response  to  the  recent  barrage 
of  policies  governing  campus 
alcohol  use,  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, (currently  In  sole  possession 
of  WC's  liquor  license),  has 
remembered  that  it  is  considering 
license  nonrenewal  for'the  coming 
year.  The  idea,  put  forth  during  the 
Alumni  Council's  latest  meeting 
came  in  reaction  to  the  fact  that 
none  of  the  policy  decisions  made 
by  Student  Affairs  this  year  have 
employed  either  the  opinions  or 
permission  of  Council  members. 

According  to  A.  M.  Di  Maggio, 
Director  of  Alumni  Affairs,  this  in- 
discretion is  especially  offensive  in 
light  of  the  fact  that  the  college  li- 
quor license  is  signed  by  Council 
executives. 

"It's  technically  in  our  name,  so 
we  should  be  able  to  say  who  can 
and  can't  use  it.  We've  never  been 
consulted,  though,  and  no  member 
of  the  Alumni  Council  has  ever  sat 
in  on  any  of  the  policy  decisions 
that  were  made.  At  our  last 
meeting,  several  members  voiced 
their  opinion  that  since  we're  not 
involved  -  and  since  there's  not 
really  an  advantage  to  the  Alumni 
Association's  having  the  license  - 
we  should  just  give  it  up." 

Di  Maggio  also  states  that,  along 
with  legally  possessing  the  license, 
the  Alumni  Association  is  also 
"responsible  and  liable  for  its  use, 
as  well  as  anything  that  happens 
pertaining  to  it." 

In  this  respect,  as  well,  he  finds 
the  actions  of  the  administration 
particularly  troubling. 

The  license,  issued  by  the  State 
of  Maryland,  officially  expires  on 


May  1st.  Alumni  Council  members 
will  meet  on  April  9th  to  make  a 
decision  regarding  its  renewal. 

Cynthia  Weimann,  current  Presi- 
dent of  the  Alumni  Council,  points 
out  that,  should  the  decision  be 
made  not  to  renew,  another  faction 
of  the  College  would  then  have  to 
apply  for  a  license,  in  order  to  keep 
legal  the  on-campus  sale  of  liquor. 
This,  however,  is  a  "drawn-out  pro- 
cess," with  no  real  guarantee  of 
success.  So  far,  she  feels,  the  group 
which  would  be  most  interested  in 
taking  over  the  license  is  "the  one 
that  benefits  most  from  it  now  -  the 
food  service." 

Still,  there  is  no  certainty  that,  if 
the  food  service  did  apply,  they 
would  be  awarded  the  same  type  of 
license. 

"The  kind  of  license  the  Alumni 
Association  holds  is  called  a  club 
license.  It's  issued  by  the  county, 
with  use  limited  to  the  members  of 
that  club."  Weimann  admits, 
however,  that  "the  county  has  been 
pretty  lenient. ..no  one  has  ever 
bothered  to  make  a  differentiation 
between  the  Association's  use  of 
the  license  and  the  use  of  the 
license  by  the  college  in  general." 

"As  far  as  I  can  tell,  these  are 
two  other  alternatives  to  a  club 
license.  A  tavern  license  entitles 
you  to  on  and  off  sales  without  any 
sort  of  particular  kitchen  require- 


ment. It  is  generally  designed  for 
taverns  and  bars  in  general,  which 
don't  serve  food  regularly.  The  on- 
ly real  alternative,  though,  since 
the  college  doesn't  operate  a 
tavern,  would  be  a  restaurant 
license.  The  difference  between  a 
club  and  a  restaurant  license  is 
that  it's  restricted  in  the  same  way 
a  restaurant  is,  as  far  as  serving 
after  hours  or  serving  on  Sundays. 
You'd  have  to  serve  60%  food  to 
40%  liquor." 

Weimann  stresses  that  it  would 
be  a  major  inconvenience  for 
whoever  takes  over  the  license  to 
have  to  go  through  the  entire 
procedure-  especially  just  to  get  a 
restaurant  license,  which  is  very 
expensive,  as  well  as  extraor- 
dinarily restrictive.  (Currently,  a 
club  license  costs  $1500  initially, 
and  $500.00  to  renew,  while  a 
restaurant  license  costs  $2000 
more.) 

In  light  of  these  ideas,  Di  Maggio 
admits  that  he  would  not  advise  the 
council  to  drop  the  license,  "since 
the  college  itself  receives  too  many 
benefits  from  it."  He  stresses, 
however,  that  the  council 
members'  opinions  to  not  renew 
were  totally  serious,  although  a 
majority  of  the  administration 
seems  to  doubt  it. 

■  According  to  Weimann,  "The 
council  was  a  little  upset  at  not  be- 


Elm  Snowed 
Under 

Due  to  the  massive  snow  storm  of 
last  week  the  Elm  was  not 
delivered  until  Sunday,  February 
13.  We  regret  the  inconvenience 
and  hope  you  enjoy  the  touch  of 
Winter. 


ing  consulted  when  the  liquor 
policy  was  formulated.  After  the 
council  was  assembled,  the  Presi- 
dent, I  think,  wrote  a  letter  to  Stu- 
dent Affairs,  saying,  in  essence, 
'its  our  liquor  license.'  A  resolution 
was  passed,  saying  that  the  use  of 
or  formation  of  a  policy  relating  to 
liquor  will  be  undertaken  in  the 
presence  of  some  representative  of 
the  Alumni  Council.  The  letter 
went  to  Student  Affairs.  There  was 
no  response. 

"And,"  says  Di  Maggio,  "we  sent 
a  letter  to  Jeff  De  Moss  of  the  Stu- 
dent Center,  with  a  carbon  copy  to 
Dave  Knowles-  who  was  the  only 
person  we  heard  from.  He  was  very 
concerned,  because  the  license  af- 
fects his  whole  operation. 

"It's  not  that  we're  out  to  give 
Student  Affairs  a  hard  time  -  the 
alumni  is  just  saying  'Hey,  the 
license  is  ours,  signed  by  us,  and 
we  get  absolutely  no  benefits, 
although  we're  legally  responsible 
and  liable  for  it." 

Weimann  is  indignant  about  be- 
ing ignored. 

"It's  very  difficult  to  get  any 
reaction  from  the  people  who  are 
working  at  the  college.  It's  prac- 
tically impossible  to  get  the 
courtesy  of  a  response.  I  think  the 
lack  of  courtesy-  the  lack  of  a 
response  to  our  letters-  is  really 
what  has  prompted  concern  and 
reconsideration  on  the  wisdom  of 
having  the  license  renewed." 

Di  Maggio  concludes,  "One  of  the 
things  that  really  upsets  members 
of  the  Alumni  Council  is  that  the 
college  is  continually  asking  them 
to  donate  money.  When  it  comes  to 
making  decisions,  though,  they're 
ignored.  I  think  this  question  of  li- 
quor is  the  so-called  'straw  that 
broke  the  camel's  back.'  " 


Snow  covered  the  campus  canceling  class  Friday 


OPEN  ELM 
MEETING 


There  will  be  an  Elm  meeting  at 
8:00  p.m.  Sunday  night  in  the  stu- 
dent publications  building.  Anyone 
interested  in  writing,  photography, 
layout,  etc.  is  invited  to  attend.  No 
experience  is  required. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  18. 1983  -  page  2 : 


Sd&vUeU: 


Policy^  Plagues  Ball 


With  200  year-old  traditions  Washington  College  has  firmly 
established  a  rich  heritage.  Year  after  year  annual  events 
repeat  themselves  with  a  surprisingly  fresh  reception  from  the 
everchanging  student  body. 

The  most  important  event  of  the  year  is  the  Washington's  Bir- 
thday Ball.  Students,  parents,  alumni,  and  faculty  gather  in  the 
gym  to  dance  to  a  swing  band  and  pay  homage  to  our  presiden- 
tial namesake. 

This  year,  in  compliance  with  the  new  campus  alcohol 
policies,  "people  attending  the  ball  will  not  be  allowed  to  bring 
their  own  alcoholic  beverages  into  the  Cain  Athletic  Center."  A 
cash  bar  will  be  available  for  those  over  twenty-one  years  of 
age  provided  that  proper  identification  is  shown  at  the  door. 

The  cost  of  drinks  at  a  cash  bar,  in  addition  to  the  ten-dollar 
ticket  price,  is  more  than  most  students  can  afford,  if  ID's  are 
to  be  checked  at  the  door  anyway,  why  can't  those  over  21  be 
permitted  to  bring  alcoholic  beverages  into  the  ball?  What  will 
prevent  a  minor  from  asking  an  older  friend  to  purchase  mixed , 
drinks  for  him  at  the  ball? 

Once  again  a  new  policy  strikes  the  campus.  Why  must  the 
festive  atmosphere  of  the  Birthday  Ball  be  hampered  by 
another  restriction?  Prepare  yourself  WC!  The  next  alcohol 
policy  of  the  week  is... 


Business  Office  'Rude  and  Abrupt' 


Washington  College  "seeks  the 
student  who  prefers  a  less  con- 
gested campus  where  relationships 
can  be  conducted  on  a  human 
scale."  So  reads  the  literature  that 
is  now  in  the  hands  of  prospective 
students.  The  college  commits 
itself  to  "quality  over  quantity  in 
all  its  activities."  It  is  in  the  in- 
terest of  all  that  I  find  so  excellent 
here  that  I  feel  I  must  comment  on 
an  aspect  of  campus  life  that  could 
use  some  improvement. 

Recently  I  have  been  extremely 
disappointed  with  the  dealings  I 
have  had  with  certain  employees  in 
our  Business  Office.  Up  until  this 
past  week  my  knowledge  of  the 
Business  Office  was  limited.  This 
week  I  had  need  to  visit  them  on 
three  separate  occasions  in  order 
to  pick  up  a  check  for  some  work  I 
had  done  in  the  Bookstore  during 
the  semester  break.  I  have  still  not 
received  this  check.  My  quarrel, 
however,  is  not  with  the  fact  that 
for  various  reasons,  I  have  not 
been  paid  yet.  I  understand  that 


Elm  Entertaining  'Journalistic  Abortion?' 


It  has  become  disappointing  and 
sort  of  annoying  to  pick  up  The  Elm 
each  week  and  find  that  it  has 
printed  yet  another  installment  of 
"Beyond  Our  World."  I  see  no  need 
for  our  newspaper  to  review  world 
affairs,  and,  if  I  can  grasp  the 
rudimentary  limitations 
necesssary  to  a  small  campus 
weekly,  then  why  can't  the 
editorial  staff  of  The  Elm?  I  can 
tolerate  mediocre  writing  in 
"On  the  Rebound"  because  that 
column  is  both  entertaining  and,  in 
its  own  way,  informative,  and  I  can 
bear  the  "Roving  Reporter"  even 


when  it  features  photographs  of 
feet.  "Beyond  Our  World,"  on  the 
other  hand,  is  totally  and  dumb- 
foundingly  senseless.  This  is  by  no 
means  an  attack  on  Bonnie  Garr, 
who  could,  I'm  sure,  find  another 
avenue  for  her  writing  abilities. 
But  does  The  Elm  really  believe 
that  her  reportage  can  rival  or  sur- 
pass that  of  Time  or  Newsweek  or 
any  news  periodical,  including  the 
Kent  County  News?  If  this  is  not 
the  case,  then  the  only  other  (and 
far  more  galling)  justification  for 
"Beyond  Our  World"  is  the  implied 
supposition  that  none  of  the  student 


body  so  much  as  read  a  daily 
newspaper  or  bother  to  watch  the 
news  on  television.  It's  scandalous 
to  waste  either  newspaper  space  or 
printer's  ink  on  this  bogus  jour- 
nalistic abortion.  Washington  Col- 
lege would  be  far  better  served  if 
The  Elm  printed  horoscopes  rather 
than  a  jaundiced  and  ridiculously 
feeble  re-hash  of  current  events. 

Greg  Cerio 


Any  Senior  Pictures  Which  Have  Not  Been 

Received  By  FEBRUARY  21,  1983,  MAY  NOT 

APPEAR  IN  THE  YEARBOOK. 

The  Editor 


The    ♦    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


Celebration 
Planned 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
this  important  College  event  will  be 
internationally  known  scientist  and 
writer,  Lewis  Thomas,  who  will  be 
presented  with  Washington  Col- 
lege's Award  for  Excellence  All 
members  of  the  faculty  will  par- 
ticipate in  this  convocation  wear- 
ing academic  regalia. 

Immediately  after  the  convoca- 
tion, the  cornerstone  of  Middle 
Hall,  eldest  of  the  three  Higgins 
Hall  Residence  Halls,  will  be 
replaced  by  President  Cater  and 
jOther  College  dignitaries.  Mr. 
Larry  Rolufs,  Deputy  Director  of 
[the  Mint,  will  be  present  to  place 
newly  minted  coins  in  the  cor- 
nerstone. The  coins  will  replace  the 
antique  coins  which  were 
discovered  when  the  original  cor- 
nerstone  was  opened. 


there  are  circumstances  which 
prevent  even  the  simplest  of  tran- 
sactions from  taking  place.  My 
complaint  is  with  the  attitudes  of 
the  people  with  whom  I  have  dealt. 
I  was  treated  in  a  manner  which 
was  at  best  abrupt,  and  at  worst, 
downright  rude.  A  posture  of  non- 
chalance, if  not  complete  indif- 
ference, characterized  the  two 
employees  I  spoke  with  over  the 
course  of  the  week. 

While  I  am  sure  that  my  personal 
business  matter  will  soon  be  settl- 
ed, I  can  not  just  forget  or  ignore 
this  situation.  I  am  not  an 
unreasonable  person,  nor  am  I  a 
child.  I  expect  to  be  treated  ac- 
cordingly. It  is  because  of  me  and 
my  seven  hundred  and  six  fellow 
students  that  those  employees  have 
their  jobs  in  the  first  place.  At  a 
large  university  I  would  expect 
rudeness,  but  this  is  Washington 
College  where  students  are  suppos- 
ed to  matter.  The  friendliness  of 
this  place  was  one  of  the  things  that 
attracted  me  as  a  prospective  stu- 
dent. It  is  a  shame  to  find  out  as  a 
senior  that  cert ian  people  have  the 
power  to  turn  the  ideals  which  fill 
our  view  books  and  catalogs  into 
lies. 

Kathleen  M.  Burke 


Adding  To 
Drug  Problem 


I  must  agree  with  the  letter  in  the 
February  4  "Elm"  about  the  drug 
problem  on  this  campus,  but  I  feel 
that  I  must  add  more. 

There  is  a  problem  on  this  cam- 
pus with  a  legal  drug,  and  that  is 
alcohol.  I  believe  that  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  Maryland  regarding 
the  use  of  both  illegal  drugs  and 
alcohol  must  be  enforced  on  this 
campus,  and  must  be  strongly  en- 
forced. But  there  will  always  be  a 
drug  and  alcohol  problem  on  this 
campus  until  people  realize  that 
drugs  or  alcohol  cannot  solve  their 
problems.  People  must  develop  a 
sense  of  self-confidence  so  that  ir- 
regardless  of  what  they  are  going 
through  they  can  get  through  them 
without  drugs  or  alcohol.  Until  that 
happens  there  will  be  a  drug  and 
alcohol  problem  despite  how 
'  strongly  the  laws  are  enforced. 

Gary  K.  Atkinson. 


Going  to  Dinner  before  Birthday  Ball? 

How  about  a  s25  Dinner  at  Old  Wharf 
or  a s  10  Dinner  at  Buzz's 

Buy  your  s1.00  chance  at  lunch  or  dinner 

starting  Feb.  20.  Drawing  Feb.  24. 

Dinners  redeemable  at  anytime. 

—  Sponsored  by  the  Senior  Class 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  18. 1983  -  page  a 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

President. Reagan  has  devised  yet 
another  plan  in  hopes  of  lowering 
the  unemployment  rate  from  its  "high 
of  10.4%.  His  new  plan  calls  for  a 
reduction  in  teenagers  hourly  rate 
of  pay  to  a  sub-minimum  wage 
standard  so  employers  can  hire 
two  teenagers  for  the  price  of  one 
adult.  There  are  pros  and  cons  to 
this  as  with  any  issue. 

First,  the  employer  benefits 
because  he  can  allocate  his  hours 
better  for  more  coverage  at  a  lower 
rate.  This  increases  production  or 
sales  output  ard  the  company 
benefits  by  higher  profits.  The 
worker,  the  teenager  in  this  case, 
does  not  benefit,  because  in  many 


cases  the  teenager  is  doing  the 
same  job  as  the  person  being  paid 
minimum  wage.  As  two  W.C. 
students  stated,  "It's  not  fair  if 
thev  are  doing  the  same  job."  This 
point  about  fair  pay  is  similar  to 
an  objective  strongly  argued  for  in 
the  ERA  -equal  pay  for  equal 
work.  It  could  be  easily  argued  that 
.  this  new  minimum  wage  decrease 
is  a  case  of  age  discrimination. 

Working  age  begins  at  16,  which 
means  that  if  this  wage  proposal  is 
passed,  teenagers  will  have  to  do 
with  less  for  3  years.  Many 
teenagers  work  to  cover  expenses 
that  their  parents  cannot  cover. 
Some  teenagers  help  pay  for  their 
college  education,  and  if  they  are 


not  making  much  money,  they  will 
not  be  able  to  afford  the  education 
needed  to  get  a  good  job  when  they 
graduate  from  college. 

Presumably,  if  the  proposal  is 
accepted,  teenagers  will  not  be 
very  pleased  with  effects.  If  the 
law  will  affect  those  just  entering 
the  work  force  at  age  16,  then  at 
least  those  teenagers  will  not  be 
taking  a  decrease,  per  se.  Only 
those  who  already  have  jobs  at  a 
higher  pay  will  be  upset  over  the 
decrease. 

Another  question  is  raised.  Will 
teenagers  be  allowed  raises  on  a 
periodic  basis  according  to 
achievements  or  will  the  wage 
have  to  remain  the  same?  Nothing 


really  has  been  published  about 
this  proposal  from  the  news  media, 
so  it  does  not  seem  to  be  of  much 
importance.  If  Reagan  decides  to 
push  this  proposal  into  action,  he 
must  realize  that  unless  the  bill  is 
to  only  affect  newcomers  to  the 
workforce,  then  over  half  (those 
from  age  17  to  19)  will  be  of  voting 
age  in  1984  and  it  will  be  highly 
unlikely  that  he'll  get  any  of  their 
votes.  On  the  other  hand, 
businessmen  will  be  very  happy 
since  their  production  rates  will  in- 
crease, raising  their  profits  and 
since  Big  Business  runs  the  govern- 
ment, Reagan  appears  to  be  mak- 
ing a  smart  election  move  if  he 
wants  to  be  the  Republican  can- 
didate in  1984. 


WC  Committee  Meeting: 

Friends  of  Arts 
Set  Specific  Goals 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

In  celebration  of  Dr.  Daniel  Gib- 
son's birthday  on  January  26,  1983 
the  Washington  College  Friends  of 
the  Arts  Committee  held  their  first 
meeting  at  the  Hynson-Ringgold 
House  that  evening. 

The  Committee  recently  propos- 
ed several  specific  goals  to  be  ac- 
complished within  the  remaining 
academic  year.  These  include:  the 
establishment  of  an  identity  for  the 
art  galleries,  Gallery  One,  Gallery 
Two  and  Gallery  Three;  the  pro- 
viding of  new  trade  lights  for 
Galleries  One  and  Two;  the  erec- 
tion of  a  notice  board  on  the  lawn 
outside  the  center;  and  the  attach- 
ment of  a  glass  covered  announce- 
ment case  near  the  entrance  to  the 
Fine  Arts  Building. 

Although  the  committee  has 
presently  raised  aproximately  two 
thousand  dollars  in  checks  and 
pledges,  its  hopes  to  obtain  an  addi- 
tional thousand  dollars  so  as  to 
meet  the  three  thousand  dollar 
budget  which  will  be  needed  to  fund 
the  committee's  projects. 

In  addition  to  its  immediate 
goals,  the  committee  has  disscuss- 
ed  plans  for  future  projects.  These 
long  range  goals  include 
establishing  a  relationship  with  the 
Chestertown  arts  groups,  combin- 
ing exhibitions  with  performing 
arts;  providing  volunteers  to 
publicize  openings  and  help  with 
receptions;  eventually  establishing 
a  docent  program  for  maintaining 
regular  gallery  hours;  researching 
the  possibility  of  receiving  grants; 
and  encouraging  students  and  com- 
munity artists. 

Chairman  Constance  Stuart 
Larabee  describes  the  committee's 
overall  goals  as  being  an  attempt 
"to  help  and  promote  music, 
drama  and  art." 

In  addition  to  Mrs.  Larabee,  the 
committee  at  present  included 
Mrs.  Garry  Clarke,  Mrs.  George 
Cromwell,  Mrs.  Frederick  Keer, 
Mrs.  Arthur  Kridner,  Mrs.  Orsen 
Nielsen,  Dr.  Anne  Radice,  Mr. 
Jack  Schroeder  and  Mr.  Robert 
Sutherland. 

Mrs.  Orsen  Nielsen  has  agreed  to 
serve  as  acting  chairman  while 


Mrs.  Larabee  is  in  South  Africa 
where  she  has  been  invited  to  hold 
five  exhibitions  of  her  photography 
in  the  major  cities.  Mrs.  N;elsen 
and  Dean  Maxcy,  Arts  Committee 
Coordinator,  and  the  Development 
Office  staff  will  work  with  the  Com- 
mittee to  insure  that  the  immediate 
I  goals  are  accomplished  by  the 
commencement  in  May. 


College  shoveled  out  all  weekend. 


More  Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 
The  "food  for  a  better  world"  lec- 
ture/action series  is  offering  an 
alternative  lifestyle  dinner  on 
Wednesday,  March  2nd.  This  alter- 
nate lifestyle  dinner  is  a  vegetarian 
meal  served  buffet  style  in  Hynson 
Lounge  from  5:00  to  6:30  p.m. 
Those  interested  in  the  alternate 
lifestyle  dinner  must  sign  up  in  ad- 
vance with  the  numbers  lady.  The 
cut  off  date  will  be  Monday, 
February  28th  at  noon.  The  menu 
will  consist  of: 

Salad  Bar 
Hot  Chicken  Salad 

(made  with  a  soybean 

and  Chicken  analogue) 
Cottage  Cheese  Loaf 

Cooked  Fresh  Broccoli 
Baked  Potato  Bar 
Bread  with  Butter 

Assorted  Fresh  Fruits 
Assorted  Cheeses 

There  will  be  a  $6.00  charge  for 
non-boarding  students  and  no 
charge  for  boarding  students. 

The  "food  for  a  better  world"  is  a 
lecture/action  series  sponsored  by 
the  S.G.A.  Food  Service  Commit- 
tee and  the  WCFS.  This  program 
was  designed  to  educate  interested 
students  on  their  nutritional  needs 
and  world  hunger. 

Remember,  those  interested 
must  sign  up  in  advance  with  the 
numbers  lady.  The  cut  off  date  will 
be  Monday,  Feb.  28th  at  noon.  The 
alternate  lifestyle  dinner  will  take 
place  on  Wed.,  March  2nd,  from 
5 :00  to  6: 30  in  Hynson  Lounge. 

Thanks  to  Dr.  Gene  Hamilton  for 
playing  on  Valentines  Day.  Dr. 
Hamilton  was  sponsored  by  the 
S.G.A.    and    the    WCFS.    Special 


thanks  also  to  Mark  Slater  for  set- 
ting up  the  entertainment. 

The  S.G.A.  Food  Service  Com- 
mittee is  running  a  food  service 
survey  this  week.  Greg  Joyner, 
Fran  Lucia,  and  Joe  Stalling*  par- 
ticipated in  preparing  this  survey. 
Plesae  take  a  few  minutes  and  fill 
it  out.  We  make  feasible  changes 
based  on  the  surveys  so  be  sure 
that  your  opinions  are  recorded. 

The    results    from    the    cereal 

survey  are  as  follows; 

Special  K 

Grape  Nuts 

Fruit  Loops 

Cap'n  Crunch 

Sugar  Smacks 


Corn  Flakes 

Raisin  Bran 

Life 

Cheerios 

Granola 

These  were  the  top  ten  cereals 
picked  out  of  five  groups.  There 
were  five  groups  to  insure  variety. 
We  are  now  ordering  these  cereals 
but  it  may  be  up  to  six  weeks  before 
you  see  them.  Thanks  for  all  the 
responses  and  be  patient. 

There  are  numerous  jobs 
.available  next  week.  Interested 
students  should  sign  up  at  the  job 
opportunities  board  in  the  main 
dining  room. 


A  View  From  Bunting  Hall 


We  have  a  famous  adventurer  for 
the  Washington  Birthday  Convoca- 
tion next  week.  Dr.  Lewis  Thomas, 
who  speaks  to  the  Convocation  in 
Tawes  Auditorium  at  2:00  p.m.  on 
Saturday,  February  26,  is  certainly 
the  most  brilliant  essayist  in 
America  on  topics  relating  to 
science  and  the  human  condition. 
His  best-selling  books  "The  Lives 
of  the  Cell",  "The  Medusa  and  the 
Snail",  and  just  published,  "Notes 
of  a  Medicine  Watcher"  probe 
deeply  and  wittily  the  mysteries  of 
life  on  this  planet. 

I  beseech  students,  faculty  and 
friends  not  to  allow  Lewis  Thomas 
to  depart  without  exploiting  him 
fully.  Several  of  his  short  essays 
have  been  put  in  reserve  folders  at 
the  desk  in  Miller  Library.  Read 
the  in  order  to  whet  your  appetite 
for   the   occasion.   Those   having 


special  interests  in  this  fascinating 
man  or  in  potential  careers  in 
scientific  research  should  leave 
word  in  my  office.  We  will  attempt 
to  schedule  a  time  for  informal 
discussion  during  Dr.  Thomas' 
visit  to  the  campus. 

Douglass  Cater 


Information  About  the 
Commencement 
Speaker  Lewis  Thomas  is 
available  on  Reserve  In 
the  library.  Books  writ- 
ten by  Manuel  Pulg 
(who  wilt  lecture  next 
week)  are  available  for 
purchasing  in  the  book 
store. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  18. 1983  -  page  4 

Symposium  to  Feature  Puig,  Colchie 


Internationally  renowned 
novelist  Manuel  Puig  is  the  guest 
artist  in  the  second  Washington 
College  Symposium  featuring 
foreign  authors  and  their 
translators.  The  symposium  -  a 
week-long  program  of  readings, 
lectures,  and  discussions  -  takes 
place  at  the  Chestertown  campus 
February  17  through  25. 

An  Argentine  author  who  studied 
philosophy  at  the  University  of 
Buenos  Aires,  Manuel  Puig  has 
written  seven  novels.  His  works 
have  been  translated  into  14 
languages;  among  those  available 


in  English  are  his  first  novel, 
Betrayed  by  Rita  Hayworth  (1968), 
and  the  critically  acclaimed  The 
Kiss  of  the  Spider  Woman  ( 1976 ) . 

Mr.  Puig  will  take  part  in  a  bil- 
ingual reading  from  his  novel  The 
Kiss  of  the  Spider  Woman  on 
Thursday,  February  24,  and  give  a 
talk  entitled  "The  Writer's  Identi- 
ty" the  following  afternoon.  Join- 
ing him  in  the  reading  is  Thomas 
Colchie,  who  translated  the  novel 
into  English.  Mr.  Colchie  also  will 
give  a  talk,  "On  The  Art  of  Transla- 
tion," on  Tuesday,  February  22. 

A    round    table    discussion    on 


Manuel  Puig  and  his  work  will  be 
held  on  Thursday,  February  17. 
Professors  Thomas  Pabon,  George 
Shivers,  and  Daniel  Premo  will 
participate  in  the  program.  The 
schedule  for  all  the  events  follows. 

Thursday,  February  17,  4  p.m. 
Faculty  Round  Table  Discus- 
sion,   "The    Kiss    of    the    Spider 
Woman" 
Tuesday,  February  22, 8  p.m. 
Thomas  Colchie,  "On  the  Art  of 
Translation" 
Thursday,  February  24,  8  p.m. 
Manuel  Puig  and  Thomas  Col- 


chie read  from  "The  Kiss  of  the 
Spider  Woman" 
Friday,  February  25, 4  p.m. 
Manuel   Puig,    "The   Writer's 
Identity" 

All  programs  are  held  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  in  Miller 
Library  and  are  free  and  open  to 
the  public.  All  are  cordially  invited 
to  attend.  Manuel  Puig  and 
Thomas  Colchie's  visits  are  spon- 
sored by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Commit- 
tee of  Washington  College,  assisted 
by  a  grant  from  the  National  En- 
dowment for  the  Arts. 


Rare  Map  Exhibit  Scheduled 


In  celebration  of  Maryland's  up- 
coming 350th  anniversary,  the 
200th  anniversary  of  the  U.S.  Con- 
stitution, and  the  first  year  in  its 
own  third  century,  Washington  Col- 
lege has  scheduled  a  month-long 
program  of  activities  of  historical 
interest. 

The  featured  event,  an  exhibition 
of  more  than  60  early  Chesapeake 
Bay  area  maps  and  related  items, 
some  of  which  are  being  shown 
publicly  for  the  first  time,  is  entitl- 
ed "On  the  Map."  Included  are 
original  maps  depicting  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  region  as  inter- 
preted by  sixteenth  century  Euro- 
pean cartographers;  the  first  ma- 
jor cartographical  portrait  of 
Maryland,  Augustine  Herrman's 
1673  edition;  and  an  important 
seventeenth  century  derivative  of 
Herrman's  map  by  John  Thornton. 
The  exhibit  will  be  on  display 
weekdays,  February  22  through 
March  6,  in  Miller  Library  from 
noon  until  9  p.m. 


A  special  preview  showing  of 
"On  the  Map"  will  take  place  on 
Monday,  February  21,  at  4  p.m., 
and  be  followed  by  an  official  open- 
ing ceremony  at  5  p.m.  Librarian 
of  Congress  Dr.  Daniel  Boorstin 
will  be  the  guest  of  honor;  and  Dr. 
David  Quinn,  internationally 
recognized  as  an  expert  on  early 
English  settlements,  will  give  a 
talk  entitled  "Early  Maps  of  the 
Chesapeake  Area." 

On  Saturday,  February  26,  the 
college,  in  what  is  perhaps  the 
oldest  continuous  observance  of  the 
birth  date  of  "me  first  President, 
will  hold  its  annual  Washington's 
Birthday  Celebration.  Dr.  Lewis 
Thomas,  philosopher  of  science, 
educator,  and  author,  winner  of  a 
National  Book  Award,  will  deliver 
the  keynote  address  at  the  2  p.m. 
convocation  in  Tawes  Theatre.  He 
also  will  receive  the  college's 
eighth  Award  for  Excellence, 
presented  to  American  citizens  in 
recognition   of   "outstanding   per- 


KINGS  ISLAND 

KINGS  DOMINION 

CAROWINDS 

CANADA'S  WONDERLAND 


Due  lo  weather  condilions  necessitating  the  cancellation  of  the  J 
Tall  Attractions  auditions  at  Towson  Stale  Universily  and  at 
Catholic  University,  these  auditions  have  been  rescheduled 
as  follows 

TOWSON  STATE  UNIVERSITY   Towson.  MD 

Sunday,  February  20 

Burdick  Hall,  Oance  Studio  104 

Singers  2:00-3:30PM.  Dancers  3:30-500  PM 

CATHOLIC  UNIVERSITY     Washington.  DC. 

Monday.  February  2\ 

Music  Building 

Call  park  or  Taft  Attractions  for  time 


Singers  ♦  Dancers  •  Instrumentalists  •  Technicians 
Variety  Performers  •  $180-250/week 

One  round  Kip  air  lare  will  be  paid  lo  hued  pertormeis  traveling  over  250  miles  to  Ine  park 
-Coniaci    Enlerlainment  Depl  ,  Kings  Dominion.  Bon  166,  Doswell  VA  23W7 


OCopyighi  1982  Tall , 


ainmeni  Oept    193?  Highland  Ave    Cincinnati  Om52l9 


formance  in  art,  science,  the 
humanities,  or  public  service." 

Following  the  convocation,  the 
cornerstone  at  Middle  Hall,  remov- 
ed in  excavation  in  1981,  will  be 
replaced,  along  with  a  capsule  con- 
taining memorabilia  from  the  col- 
lege's bicentennial  celebration  and 
several  mint-sealed  proof  and  un- 
circulated coins,  which  will  be  set 
in  place  by  Larry  E.  Rolufs,  deputy 
director  of  the  U.S.  Mint. 

Finally,  on  March  19,  officially 


launching  plans  for  the  Eastern 
Shore's  contribution  to  Maryland's 
350th  anniversary  celebration,  the 
college  will  host  a  day-long  con- 
ference in  Norman  James  Theatre. 
Some  of  the  state's  leading  ar- 
chaeologists will  participate  in 
Celebration  '84  to  speak  on  their 
research  and  local  findings. 

Admission  to  most  activities  is 
free.  Groups  and  individuals  are 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 


W.C.  Review  Now  Accepting 

Original  Art,  Photography,  Poetry,  Prose 

Submit  to: 

WCR  Office,  Spanish  House 
Karin  Smith,  Dorchester  204 
Julie  Strieker,  Dorchester  212 
RoxanneWolf,  Reid  100a 
Kate  Krauss,  Reid  100b 
Debbie  Ortt,  Dorchester  223 
Terri  Adamczyk,  Caroline  301 
Ulfras  Baskin,  Dorchester  111 

Deadline:  March  1st 


THE  COFFEE  HOUSE  IS  ACCEPTING 
APPLICATIONS  FOR  WORKERS. 

Just  a  reminder:  VCR  movies.  Sun.  -  Sat. 

11:00p.m. 

Sat.  &  Sun.  matinees  2:00  p.m. 

Entertainment:  SGA  Band  "Monuments" 

Feb. 18 

Ray  Owens,  10-1,  Feb.  22 

Hot  Ham  &  Cheese  Sandwiches  and  French  Bread 
Pizza  along  with  our  other  great  snacks!!! 

The  C-House  would  like  to  invite  students  to  come 
down  in  the  afternoons  to  study.  We'll  be  glad  to 
turn  down  the  music  -  just  ask! 


DON'T  KEEP  IT  TO  YOURSELF. 


■.■-.4i-\^;»y 


THE  BROADSIDE 

IS  NOW  ACCEPTING  POEMS 

AND  SHORT  STORIES 

SUBHISSIOH  BOX  IH   DORCHESTER 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  18. 1983  -  page  5 

Drama  Auditions  Scheduled 


Auditions  will  be  held  next 
Thursday  for  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Dept.  of  Drama's  production 
of  Peer  Gynt.  The  play,  a  fantasy 
by  Henrik  Ibsen,  will  be  presented 
as  a  multi-media  extravaganza.  It 
is  scheduled  to  open  on  April  15. 


Roles  will  be  available  for  15  men 
and  20  women.  Auditions  will  be 
held  at  4 :00  Feb.  24  in  the  Fine  Arts 
Building.  All  interested  students 
are  invited  and  encouraged  to  at- 
tend. A  large  cast  provides  an  ex- 
cellent opportunity  for  newcomers 
to  become  involved  in  theatre. 


Comissiona  to  Appear 


Artists  from  Kent  County  will  be 
exhibiting  their  work  in  the  lobby 
of  the  Queen  Anne's  County  High 
School  at  the  final  Baltimore  Sym- 
phony Concert,  March  1st. 

An  interesting  program;  the 
popular  Fledermaus  Overture  by 
Johann  Stauss,  Beethoven's  Sym- 
phony #7,  and  the  Horn  concerto  #1 
by  Richard  Strauss,  will  be  played. 
David  Bakkegard,  Principal  Horn 
for  the  orchestra  will  be  the  soloist. 

Sergiu  Comissiona  will  conduct, 
in  what  may  be  one  of  his  final  ap- 
pearances on  the  Shore,  before 
leaving  the  Baltimore  Symphony  to 
become  Music  Director  of  the 
Houston  Symphony.  Recordings 
made  by  the  BSO  will  be  on  sale 
before  and  after  this  Centreville 


appearance,  and  will  be  autograph- 
ed by  the  Maestro. 

8:15  is  the  time  for  the  concert, 
and  tickets  will  be  available  at  the 
door. 


Library  Film  Series:    2/24/83 

"Protestant  Spirit  U.S.A." 

1977  BBC-TV  and  Time-Life 
production  The  Long  Search 
by  Ronald  Eyre. 

Thursday  at  7:15  p.m.  in  the 
ground  floor  classroom  of  the 
Miller  library. 


ROVING  REPORTER 


by  Molly  Hussman 


Question:  Do  you  think  the  Fraternities  should  be  permitted  to  stay  in  the  Hill  Dorms? 


Cheesedog-    Ocean    City,    MD    - 
Senior 

Yes,  since  there  is  no  sense  mov- 
ing fraternities  into  regular  dorms 
because  they'll  just  destroy  them. 


Libby  Cater  - 

I  have  not  really  explored  the 
subject  but  I  think  it  should  follow 
historic  precedence.  I  would  like  to 
hear  the  whole  issue  before  I  make 
a  decision. 


Sally  Motycka  -  Conn.  -  Senior 

Yes,  I  do.  They  are  very  happy 
over  there.  I  don't  want  to  live  over 
there! 


Roxanne  Wolf  -  Baltimore,  MD  - 

Senior 

.  Prats  should  stay  in  Hill  Dorms  - 

j^'s  traditional!  Besides  all  special 

interest  groups  should  be  able  to 

house  together  -  fraternities  should 

be  no  exception. 


Dr.    Smith  - 

I  have  no  objection.  In  principle 
it  is  up  to  Student  Affairs  to  use 
housing  in  a  way  that  will  promote 
academics  on  campus.  Nothing  I 
have  heard  of  so  far  as  an  alter- 
native strikes  me  as  expecially 
preferable. 


Karen  Smith-  Vienna,  VA  -Senior 

I  don't  think  the  Hill  Dorms 
should  be  designated  for  academic 
housing.  If  the  fraternities  treat 
them  well  and  no  one  has  any 
serious  qualms  about  it,  why  move 
the f rats? 


Avery  Woodworth  -  Mass.  -  Senior 
John    Connelly    -    Elkton,    MD    - 
Senior 

Of  course,  Fraternities  are  a  ma- 
jor sponsor  for  the  social  life  on 
campus.  The  members  participate 
in  SGA  and  other  committees  on 
campus  and  all  are  academically 
sound.  Housing  in  the  Hill  Dorms  is 
a  lasting  tradition  and  what  would 
be  the  use  of  filling  them  with  just 
another  interest  group? 


Bria    Beckman   -   Potomac,    MD- 
Senior 

Yes,  all  campuses  need  fraterni- 
ty housing. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  18. 1983  -  page  6 


Rush  Introduces  Sorority  Life 


by  Deneen  Schumacher 
During  the  month  of  February, 
the  sororities  reserve  one  week  for 
their  fall  rush.  This  year,  rush  was 
from  February  2nd  to  February 
11th.  Going  through  rush  is  an  op- 
portunity for  freshmen  girls, 
transfer  students  and  others  to  get 
to  know  the  various  sororities. 

The    procedures    for    rush    are 
basically    the    same    throughout 


getting  away  from  everything,  the 
ZTA's  are  able  to  concentrate  on 
learning  songs  and  creating 
decorations  for  rush.  Lisa  Laird, 
the  President  of  ZTA  says  "these 
are  really  good  times," 

Likewise,  the  AOPi's  also  use  a 
weekend  each  year  to  prepare  for 
rush.  Missie  Dix,  President  of  the 
AOPi's,  went  on  a  retreat  to  Penn- 
sylvania earlier  this  year  with  her 


Pan  hel  party  began  sorority  rush. 


each  sorority.  The  first  step  in 
preparing  for  rush  is  the  organizing 
of  the  different  duties  to  be  done  by 
sorority  members.  The  member- 
ship chairman  is  responsible  for 
this  task. 

Next,  comes  the  picking  of  a  skit 
to  be  presented  at  the  informal  par- 
ties. The  skits  are  either  made  up 
by  the  sororities  or  are  ideas  taken 
from  the  National  Panhellic  Office. 
This  year,  the  ZTA'S  got  an  idea  for 
their  skit  from  the  National 
Panhellic  Office  and  worked  on  it 
during  the  summer.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  AXO's  usually  make  up 
their  own  skits  according  to  Ruth 
Chisnell,  the  president  of  AXO. 
Ruth  also  stated  that  there  is  a  lot 
of  time  and  effort  that  goes  into 
preparing  for  rush. 

As  the  sororities  spend  time 
working  on  new  ideas,  they  try  to 
expand  upon  the  original  ones  at 
what  they  call  Rush  Workshop. 
Once  their  ideas  are  collected  and 
everything  is  agreed  upon,  the 
results  are  presented  to  their  own 
Chapter.  When  the  themes  are 
chosen,  each  sorority  is  put  to  work 
to  finalize  their  ideas.  The  ZTA's 
take  a  weekend  to  go  to  the  home  of 
one  of  their  sorority  members.  By 


sorority  sisters.  The  retreat  enabl- 
ed the  sorority  to  concentrate 
mainly  on  their  ideas  for  rush  as 
well. 

The  sororities  continue  to  have 
meetings  and  rehearsals  into  the 
second  semester.  The  next  step  is 
the  Informal  Party.  Everyone  who 
signs  the  rush  list  is  invited  to  the 
party.  Then,  there  is  another 
meeting  to  decide  which  girls  each 
sorority  would  like  to  have  at  their 
Formal  Party.  After  the  Formal, 
there  is  another  meeting  to  decide 
which  girls  each  sorority  prefers, 
and  it  is  also  decided  which  girls 
will  receive  a  bid.  As  bids  are  given 
out,  each  sorority  can  have  a  quota 
of  sixteen.  Last  night,  February 
11th.  the  ZTA's  inducted  seven 
members,  the  AXO's  fifteen  and 
the  AOPi's  recruited  nine 
members.  The  same  number  of 
Rushees  were  inducted  this  year  as 
last. 

After  receiving  a  bid  from  a 
sorority,  there  are  various  steps 
the  rushee  has  to  follow.  They  in- 
clude: Ribboning,  which  lasts  for 
two  weeks.  This  is  important  to  get 
to  know  the  sorority  sisters.  Next,  a 
girl  becomes  a  pledge.  This  period 
lasts  for  six  weeks  and  is  a  training 


period  for  a  girl  to  become  familiar 
with  the  sorority.  Finally,  a  girl 
becomes  an  active  member. 

When  a  person  becomes  an  ac- 
tive member,  she  soon  finds  out 
that  each  sorority  does  various 
things  for  charity  as  well  as  becom- 
ing involved  with  social  events. 

The  ZTA's  national  philanthropy 
is  the  Association  of  Retarded 
Citizens  (ARC).  They  assist  ARC 
by  sending  flyers  out  into  town.  The 
flyers  are  basic  guidelines  for 
parents  on  Cerebral  Palsy.  The 
ZYA's  also  work  at  various  Health 
Centers  in  Virginia,  because  it  was 
in  Farmville,  Va.  where  the  sorori- 
ty was  founded.  The  money  that  is 
donated  to  the  philanthropy  are 
from  the  dues  the  members  pay. 
There  are  also  scholarship  funds 
that  are  set  up  from  donations  from 
alumni  and  dues  paid  by  sorority 
members.  Money  is  also  raised  by 
many  social  events.  The  ZTA's 
hold  their  traditional  Post-New 
Year's  Eve  party  and  have  recent- 
ly started  the  Campus  Man  Calen- 
dar. In  addition,  ZTA  has  a  car 
wash  in  the  spring,  which  is  actual- 


The  AXO's  philanthropic  work 
deals  with  Cystic  Fibrosis.  All  the 
money  raised  by  the  sorority  gQes 
to  the  Cystic  Fibrosis  and  the  AXO 
Foundation.  Their  various  social 
activities  consist  of  their  tradi- 
tional Casino  Night,  Christmas 
Caroling  for  the  resiients  of 
Chestertown  and  ushering  the  con- 
cert series  here  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. The  sorority  also  has  a  spr- 
ingtime dinner- dance  for 
members.  Lastly,  AXO  presents  a 
music  award  which  is  given  to  an 
outstanding  music  major. 

Contributions  to  the  Arthritis 
Foundation,  are  the  AOPi's.  They 
also  do  volunteer  work  at  the 
hospital  and  sponsor  a  faster  child 
in  Indonesia.  In  addition,  the 
AOPi's  hold  a  collection  on 
Founders*  Day,  in  which  alumni 
and  sororities  contribute  funds. 
Social  events  included  their  tradi- 
tional Crab  Feast  and  the  AOPi 
Formal.  The  sorority  also  has  a 
band  in  the  fall.  All  the  money  rais- 
ed from  these  various  activities  is 
divided  between  their  philan- 
thropy, the  Arthritis  Foundation, 
AOPi  International  and  their  foster 
child. 


Kelly  Cupka  takes  a  break  from  ZTA  chores  during  rush  week 


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February  26,  In  Honor  of  your  Birthday  Ball 
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Presentation  of  Student  I. D. 


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Dracula  opened  Thursday  night. 


Drama  Department  Presents 

The  Passion  of  Dracula 

Starring 

John  McDanolds,  Francie  Burnett, 
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Tonight  —  Saturday  —  Sunday  8  P.M. 

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A  theatrical  performance  of  works  by 

Irish  writer  James  Joyce  on  Wednesday, 

February  23 at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes  Theater. 

Admission  is  free. 
All  are  welcome. 

Presented  by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  in 
cooperation  with  the  Kent  County  Arts  Council. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  18, 1983  -  page  7 

Foundation  Awards  Grant 


,  Washington  College  in  Chester- 
town  has  been  named  a  recipient  of 
a  major  Atlantic  Richfield  Founda- 
tion grant,  Foundation  officials 
have  announced. 

The  college  is  one  of  12  liberal 
arts  schools  receiving  the 
unrestricted  grant  nationally  and 


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amount,  $50,000. 

Atlantic  Richfield  Foundation 
grants  are  awarded,  said  Ex- 
ecutive Director  Eugene  R.  Wilson, 
"to  some  of  the  highest  quality 
liberal  arts  colleges.  The  choice  of 
these  Institutions  is  based  upon 
quantitative  and  qualitative 
measures  of  past  and  present 
achievements." 

In  accepting  the  grant,  college 
President  Douglass  Cater  said. 
"Washington  College  is  honored  by 
this  act  of  support  from  a  major 
corporate  foundation.  It  provides 
discretionary  funds  as  we  under- 
take initiatives  for  the  College's 
third  century.  I  am  personally 
grateful  to  the  officers  of  The 
Atlantic  Richfield  Foundation  and 
to  the  chairman  of  Atlantic 
Richfield,  Roberto.  Anderson." 

Joseph  S.  Johnston  Jr.,  director 
of  planning  and  development,  said, 
"The  Atlantic  Richfield  Founda- 
tion's most  generous  grant  to 
Washington  College  ...  will  provide 
an  essential  margin  for  im- 
provements and  innovation 
throughout  this  institution.  We 
could  not  have  a  more  timely  or 
helpful  encouragement  than  this 
gift  in  this  first  year  of  the  Col- 
lege's third  century." 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  18, 1983  -  page  8 


Basketball 


Shoremen  Defeat  Conference  Rival  Ursinus 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  week  past  was  one  of  ups  and 
downs  for  the  basketball  team.  The 
hoopsters  came  away  from  the  two 
road  games  with  a  victory  and  a 
loss.  The  loss  to  Haverford  was 
very  disappointing,  but  the  win 
over  Ursinus  was  extremely  im- 
portant on  road  to  the  MAC 
playoffs. 

Unfortunately  not  much  can  be 
said  in  favor  of  the  Haverford 
game.  The  Shoremen  were  plainly 
outplayed  and  outshot  in  the  74-57 
loss.  Coach  Finnegan  said,  "It  was 


our  worst  shooting  game  of  the 
year."  The  only  highlight  of  the 
game  for  the  hoopsters  was  Scott 
Spurrier's  11  points  coming  off  the 
bench.  Scott's  performance  once 
again  demonstrates  the  outstan- 
ding play  of  the  bench  this  season. 

The  Ursinus  game  on  the  other 
hand  came  out  on  the  favorable 
side  for  the  Shoremen.  "We  knew 
we  had  to  win  and  we  went  out  and 
did  just  that ...  People  don't  realize 
how  hard  it  is  to  win  on  the  road," 
said  Coach  Finnegan 

The  slim  margin  victory,  75-74, 
was  a  nail  biter  right  down  to  the 


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Scott's  high  school  basketball 
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Map  Exhibit  Brings  Recognition  To  WC 


by  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

On  Monday,  February  21,  at  4 
p.m.,  the  Washington  College  ex- 
hibition "On  The  Map"  officially 
opened  its  doors  with  a  special 
preview  showing. 

The  exhibition  features  more 
than  60  maps  of  the  early 
Chesapeake  Bay  area  along  with 
related  items  such  as  a  compass 
and  atlas  which  were  originally  us- 
ed by  George  Washington  in  his 
work  as  a  surveyor.  Many  of  the 
items  on  display  are  being  shown 
publicly  for  the  first  time.  Working 
as  one  of  the  exhibit's  coordinators, 
Mr.  Russell  Morrison  notes  that  a 
cartography  exhibit  of  this  calibre 
may  not  be  assembled  again  at  any 
time  in  the  near  future. 

Included  in  the-  exhibit  are 
original  maps  depicting  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  region  as  inter- 
preted by  sixteenth  century  Euro- 


pean cartographers;  the  first  ma- 
jor cartographical  portrait  of 
Maryland,  Augustine  Herrman's 
1673  edition;  and  an  important 
seventeenth  century  derivative  of 
Herrman's  map  of  John  Thornton. 

Four  fifths  of  the  maps  on 
display  belong  to  the  collection 
owned  by  the  Huntingfield  Cor- 
poration, an  investment  company 
with  interests  in  oil  and  gas  drill- 
ings in  Louisiana  and  Texas,  of 
which  Mr.  Morrison  is  co-owner. 
The  remaining  maps  comprising 
the  exhibit  are  on  loan  for  the  event 
from  the  collections  of  individuals 
and  institutions  such  as  the  private 
collections  of  Dr.  Seymour 
Schwartz,  Mrs.  Florence  Corey, 
Mr.  Joseph  Coale  III,  the  Library 
of  Congress,  the  Maryland  Hall  of 
Records,  the  Smithsonian  Institute 
in  Washington,  D.C.,  the  Maryland 
Historic  Society,  the  Milton  S. 
Eisenhower  Library  of  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  the  Newberry 


Ball  Policy  Explained 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Because  of  the  raise  in 
Maryland's  state  drinking  age,  the 
WC  administration  has  ruled  out  its 
former  policy  of  allowing  guests  to 
bring  their  own  alcoholic 
beverages  into  the  Washington's 
Birthday  Ball.  Although  a  cash  bar 
will  be  provided,  the  change  has 
prompted  an  outery  among 
students  preferring  the  old  method. 

In  response  to  these  complaints, 
Student  Affairs  Dean  Maureen 
Kelley  has  stressed  that  the  ad- 
ministration, while  not  trying  to 
put  a  damper  on  the  occasion,  has 


The  Passion  of  Dracula  was  a 
success  last  weekend  see  story 
page  6. 


found  the  change  in  format  to  be 
necessary: 

"We're  going  through  an  in- 
between  period  right  now,  with 
most  of  our  students  able  to  drink 
and  a  few  still  underage.  It's  a  dif- 
ficult time,  but  we're  really  hoping 
people  will  understand."  The 
reasoning  behind  what  Kelley 
terms  "a  minor  change"  was  ac- 
tually trifold.  "First,  of  course, 
we're  trying  to  comply  with  the 
new  Maryland  state  law.  Secondly, 
having  a  cash  bar  rather  than  a 
'bring-your-own'  will  be  better  for 
the  school  because  the  money  rais- 
ed will  go  into  the  scholarship 
fund." 

Another  consideration,  ac- 
cording to  the  Dean,  was  the  idea 
that,  by  bringing  in  coolers  and 
containers  of  beverages,  students 
were  defying  the  formality  of  the 
event."  ("It  looks  better  to  have  a 
cash  bar,  where  the  drinks  are 
right  there,  than  it  does  to  have 
students  bringing  in  Playmate  car- 
riers.") 

We're  also  going  to  try  to  make 
more  bar  space  by  possibly  having 
two  bars.  That  way,  there  would, 
we  hope,  be  less  of  a  problem  with 
people  standing  in  lines."  Dean 
Kelley  adds  that  both  bars  will 
serve  beer  and  wine,  as  well  as 
hard  liquor  to  anyone  showing  pro- 
of of  age  upon  entrance  to  the  Hall. 
Mixed  drinks  will  be  sold  for  one 
dollar,  while  beer  and  wine  will 
cost  fifty  cents  per  glass.  Carafes 
will  also  be  offered. 

"The  prices  are  very 
reasonable,"  Kelley  concludes, 
"and  we're  hoping  students  will 
understand  why  the  changes  were 
made  in  the  first  place.  I  think  the 
whole  thing  has  been  worked  out 
well." 


Library  in  Chicago,  and  the. 
Humanities  Research  Center  of  the\ 
University  of  Texas. 

In  addition  to  the  contributions 
made  by  the  Huntingfield  Corpora- 
tion, this  rare  exhibition  was  fund- 
ed in  part  by  grants  from  the  Na- 
tional Endowment  for  the 
Humanities  and  the  Maryland 
Commission  for  the  Humanities. 

In  addition  to  the  map  exhibition, 
the  coordinators  of  the  event  have 
assembled  a  comprehensive 
catalog  entitled  On  The  Map  which 
provides  a  description  of  the  maps' 
historical  significance  and 
bibliographical  information.  The 
chief  editor  of  the  catalog  is  Mr. 
Edward  C.  Papenfuse,  chief  Ar- 
chivist for  the  State  of  Maryland. 
Nancy  Bramucci,  curator  for  The 
Commission  on  Artistic  Properties 
for  the  State  of  Maryland,  Mr. 
Robert  J.H.  Janson-LaPalme  of 
the  art  department  of  Washington 
College  and  Mr.  Russell  Morrison 
were  also  instrumental  in  the 
preparation  of  the  catalog. 

Mr.  Morrison  feels  that  "the 
most  time  consuming  part  of  the 
exhibition  was  the  research  and 
writing  which  went  into  the 
preparation  of  the  catalog." 

Another  important  aspect  of  the 
exhibition  was  the  ceremonies  and 
speech  which  accompanied  the 
opening  events.  Librarian  of  Con- 
gress Dr.  Daniel  Boorstin  was 
named  the  guest  of  honor  at  the  ex- 
hibit's opening  ceremony  on  Mon- 


day, February  21.  This  ceremony 
was  followed  by  a  lecture  "Early 
Maps  of  the  Chesapeake  Area" 
given  by  Dr.  David  Quinn  who  is  an 
internationally  recognized  expert 
j>n  early  English  settlements.  Dr. 
Quinn' s  lecture  was  accompanied 
by  a  series  of  slides  which  depicted 
many  early  maps  of  the 
(Chesapeake  area,  several  of  which 
are  on  display  in  the  "On  The  Map" 
exhibition. 

lln  studying  the  earlies  maps  of 
North  America  and  the  Eastern 
Seaboard,  Quinn  notes  "the  ex- 
traordinary mistakes  of  early  car- 
tographers" and  adds  that  "a 
mistake  once  made  tended  to  be 
repeated"  by  succeeding  car- 
tographers. One  example  of  the 
early  cartographers'  misjudge- 
ment can  be  seen  in  the  consistant 
depiction  of  the  Pacific  Ocean  and 
Asia  as  just  beyond  the  Ap- 
palachian Mountains. 

Quinn  cites  the  importance  of 
these  early  maps  as  being  two- 
fold: first  these  maps  served  as  a 
description  of  the  character  of  the 
new  land  for  the  Europeans  who 
had  never  set  eyes  on  it;  and 
secondly,  the  early  maps  served  as 
guides  which  familarized  the  early 
colonists  with  their  new  home. 

In  regard  to  the  depiction  of  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  as  an  important 
component  of  the  cartography  of 
the  Eastern  Seaboard,  Quinn  feels 
the  Bay  was  first  charted  as  lying 
( Continued  on  Page  4 ) 


Students  Chosen  for  Oxford 


by  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

Sophomores  Bill  Thomas,  Dee 
Mclntyre  and  Lisa  Kosow  have 
recently  been  named  to  spend  their 
junior  year  abroad  as  students  at 
Manchester  College  in  Oxford, 
England. 

At  Manchester  College,  students 
participate  in  a  tutorial  program 
wherein  students  may  pursue  a 
course  of  study  in  British  history, 
English  literature,  music,  politics, 
or  philosophy  and  religion.  Under 
the  tutorial  program,  students  at- 
tend lectures  in  their  field  of  study 
and  meet  regularly  to  work  with  an 
assigned  tutor. 

In  regard  to  the  tutorial  pro- 
gram, Dean  Garry  Clarke  states, 
"It  is  an  honor  to  go  to  England  to 
study  in  a  tutorial  setting." 

In  addition,  Clarke  noted  that  the 
program  allows  students  to  par- 
ticipate in  and  enjoy  the  great 
cultural  activities  available  in  the 
area.  Students  are  also  encouraged 
to  travel  throughout  the  British 
Isles  and  Europe  during  their 
breaks. 

The  selection  process  for  the 
Manchester  program  begins  with  a 
presentation  for  interested 
students  at  Dr.  Peter  Tapke's 
home.  During  the  presentation, 
students  are  introduced  to  the  pro- 
gram through  a  series  of  slides  ac- 


companied by  a  discussion  with 
former  participants  in  the  pro- 
gram. 

The  selection  committee, 
presently  consisting  of  Dean  Garry 
Clarke,  Dr.  Peter  Tapke,  Mr.  Ben- 
nett Lamond,  Dr.  John  Taylor,  Dr. 
Robert  Fallaw  and  Dr.  Richard 
Gillin,  makes  a  preliminary 
screening  to  select  the  most 
qualified  students  to  be  considered 
for  the  program. 

SELECTION  PROCESS 

Students  are  selected  for  the  pro- 
gram based  on  their  academic 
record,  field  of  study  and  per- 
formance in  an  interview  by. the 
committee  as  well  as  the  expres- 
sion of  a  sincere  interest  in  a  pro- 
gram as  described  in  a  letter  of  ap- 
plication for  study  abroad.  In  selec- 
ting students  for  the  program,  the 
committee  responsible  for  the 
selection  attempts  to  pick  students 
from  both  genders  and  with  differ- 
ing interests  in  courses  of  study. 


No  Elm(!) 

Because  of  the  usual  mass  ex- 
odus the  Friday  before  Spring 
Break  the  Elm  will  not  be  publish- 
ed next  week.  We  will  resume  in- 
forming the  student  body  the  week 
after  Spring  Break.  Enjoy  the 
vacation.  We  will. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  25. 1983  -  page  2 

Don't  Miss  the  Chance 

Being  within  the  proximity  of  many  major  metropolitan 
areas,  Washington  College  is  fortunate  enough  to  acquire  many 
golden  cultural  opportunities.  Students  can  treat  themselves  to 
numerous  quality  extracurricular  events,  but  why  don't  they? 

An  exhibit  opened  on  campus  recently  featuring  rare  maps  of 
great  historical  significance.  The  opening  ceremonies  were 
celebrated  by  a  large  crowd  containing  only  two  students. 
Many  important  people  attended  the  opening  giving  students 
the  rare  chance  to  meet  them  and  hear  them  speak.  Who 
benefited  from  this  supposedly  student-oriented  occasion?  If 
only  two  students  attended,  what  was  the  point  of  holding  the 
ceremony  on  campus? 

Many  cultural  events  on  this  campus  are  poorly  received. 
Washington  College  has  the  funds  and  connections  to  bring  fine 
speakers  and  performers  to  campus,  but  why  should  the  lecture 
or  concert  series  concern  themselves  if  only  a  handful  of 
students  care  to  take  advantage  of  these  opportunities? 

This  weekend,  Lewis  Thomas  is  scheduled  to  speak  at  the  Bir- 
thday Convocation.  Such  a  fine  speaker  must  not  be  passed  up. 
Let's  keep  Washington  College  "On  the  Map"  by  making  it  wor- 
thwhile for  more  excellent  speakers  to  come  to  campus.  Don't 
let  these  opportunities  pass  you  by. 


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An  Opposing  View  on  Teenage  Wages 


I  feel  I  must  take  a  moment  to 
address  last  week's  "Beyond  Our 
World"  column.  I  hope  my  com- 
ments are  taken  as  constructive.  It 
is  in  this  manner  that  they  are  of- 
fered. 

Last  week's  article  was  supposed 
to  offer  pros  and  cons  on  the  argu- 
ment for  a  subminimum  wage.  The 
article  begins  by  saying  that, 
"President  Reagan  has  devised  yet 
another  plan  in  hopes  of  lowering 
the  unemployment  rate.11  This  is  m 
itself  a  falsehood.  The  sub- 
minimum  wage  is  not  a  new  notion 
designed  to  cure  the  structural 
defects  that  have  brought  about 
the  current  unemployment  crisis. 
The  subminimum  wage  has  been 
discussed  since  the  concept  of 
minimum  .wage  was  implimented. 
It  has  not  been  seriously  con- 
sidered until  now,  because  Presi- 
dent Reagan  is  the  first  President 
with  enough  political  courage  to 
propose  its  implimentation. 

The  article  next  proceeds  into  a 
discussion  of  the  equity  of  the  situa- 
tion.   It    is    argued    that    a    sub- 


minimum  wage  would  be  unfair 
because  a  teenager  would  receive  a 
lower  wage  than  a  "legal  adult"  for 
the  same  job.  I  would  answer  that 
by  saying,  Yes,  this  is  unfair.  But, 
what  is  even  more  unfair  is  that  the 
Federal  Government  has  in- 
terfered so  much  in  the  determina- 
tion of  wages  that  they  have  priced 
the  teenager  out  of  work.  The  Con- 
gress, in  it's  infinite  wisdom,  decid- 
ed that  it,  not  the  market,  was  bet- 
ter able  to  determine  what  wage  an 
individual  should  be  paid. 

The  author  next  contends  that 
because  working  age  begins  at  16, 
teenagers  would  some  how  be 
cheated  from  part  of  their  earnings 
for  three  years.  Again,  the  author 
is  working  under  the  misconcep- 
tion that  the  government  mandated 
minimum  wage  is  somehow  a 
sacred  rate.  The  minimum  wage  is 
nothing  more  than  an  artificial  rate 
placed  on  the  economy.  It  is  this  ar- 
tificial  rate  which  forces 
employers  to  forego  the  employ- 
ment of  additional  teenagers.  This 
rate  is  the  primary  reason  that 


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Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

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black  teenage  unemployment  re- 
mains above  40%.  The  minimum 
wage  denies  a  large  portion  of 
teenagers  the  right  to  work  at  all. 
Now  I  would  ask  what  is  fair?  Is  it 
fair  to  let  a  college-bound  teenager 
receive  an  artificially  high  wage 
rate,  or  is  it  more  fair  to  allow  a 
larger  number  of  teenagers  to  have 
a  job?  Let's  keep  in  mind  the  fact 
that  a  large  portion  of  those 
teenagers  unemployed  will  never 
have  an  opportunity  to  obtain  a  col- 
lege education.  Is  it  unfair  to  ask 
that  they  have  a  fair  opportunity  to 
get  an  equal  sound  start  in  life? 

The  author  next  suggests  that  if 
the  law  were  enacted  wages  would 
be  slashed  tor  those  already 
employed.  Let's  give  some  credit 
to  Congress  on  this  point.  I  think 
Congress  would  be  wise  enough  to 
adopt  law  on  a  graduated  basis  so 
thatlio  one  between  16-18  would 
have  their  wages  cut.  It  would,  in 
all  probability,  only  affect  newly 
employed  teenagers. 

The  next  point  mentioned  con- 
cerns periodic  pay  raises.  The  im- 
plication is  that  these  would 
somehow  be  denied.  Nothing  could 
be  farther  from  the  truth.  The 
development  of  a  subminimum 
wage  would  be  the  best  catalyst 
available  for  merit  based  pay  in- 
creases. If  the  employer  is  not  re- 


A  Case  of 
Mistaken  Identify 


In  last  week's  issue  of  The  Elm, 
Cynthia  Weimann  was  initially 
referred  to  as  President  of  the 
Alumni  Council.  She  is,  in  fact, 
President  of  the  local  chapter  only. 
Mr.  Tim  McCurdy  currently  holds 
the  office  of  overall  resident. 

The  Elm  staff  regrets  these  er- 
rors and  apologizes  for  any  in- 
convenience they  may  have  caus- 
ed. 


quired  to  pay  the  new  hiree  an  in- 
flated wage  in  the  first  place,  he  will 
have  more  resources  available  to 
reward  his  seasoned  employees. 

The  argument  against  the  sub- 
minimum  wage  continues  by  say- 
ing that  such  a  proposal  would 
cause  a  loss  of  votes.  If  this  were 
the  case,  I  would  say  we  should  ap- 
plaud the  President's  courage  in 
the  face  of  such  a  prospect  for  mak- 
ing such  a  decision.  But,  I  don't  feel 
this  is  the  case.  The  age  group  in- 
volved has  one  of  the  lowest 
percentages  of  voter  participation. 
Further,  these  individuals  would 
be  more  likely  to  vote  for  President 
Reagan.  This  is  because  a  sub- 
minimum  wage  will  open  up  jobs 
for  many  thousands  and  thousands 
of  youths  who  wouldn't  have  had  an 
opportunity  to  work. 

The  author  concludes  with  a 
popular  misconception  and  cop-out 
in  explaining  Reagan  Administra- 
tion proposals.  The  article  stated, 
"on  the  other  hand,  businessmen 
will  be  very  happy  since  their  pro- 
duction rates  will  increase,  raising 
their  profits  and  since  Big  Business 
runs  the  government,  Reagan  ap- 
pears to  be  making  a  smart  elec- 
tion move  if  he  wants  to  be  the 
Republican  candidacy  in  1984."  Let 
me  begin  by  saying  that  the  cur- 
rent mess  created  by  the  minimum 
wage  was  the  result  of  liberal  labor 
unions  attempting  to  extend  their 
constituency.  Now,  as  far  as  Big 
Business  running  the  Reagan  Ad- 
ministration and  benefiting  from 
the  subminimum  wage,  that  is 
hardly  a  fair  characterization.  Big 
Business  does  not  control  51%  of 
the  electorate  -  the  percentage 
that  voted  for  Ronald  Reagan.  . 

The  real  winners  in  the  adoption 
of  a  subminimum  wage  would  be 
the  small  businessman,  who  could 
be  the  cutting  edge  in  reducing 
teeenage  unemployment.  The 
teenagers,  many  of  whom  roam  the 
streets  in  today's  cities,  eould 
become  productive,  contributing 
members  of  society.  This  can  only 
come  about  through  the  adoption  of 
a  subminimum  wage. 

Joe  Holt 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  25. 1983  -  page  3 


Elm  Staff  Replies  with  Open  Letter 


An  open  letter  to  Mr.  Greg  Cerio: 
In  response  to  your  recent  letter  to 
the  editor,  I  would  like  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  acquaint  you  and 
other  members  of  the  College  com- 
munity as  to  the  Elm's  purpose  and 
intent  in  publishing  the  weekly  col- 
umn "Beyond  Our  World"  by  Bon- 
nie Garr. 

Earlier  in  the  year,  Miss  Garr 
approached  the  editorial  staff  of 
The  Elm  with  the  idea  of  the 
newspaper  printing  a  weekly  col- 
umn dealing  with  national  as  well 
as  international  issues  and  events. 
Having  considered  the  same 
proposition  ourselves,  we  enlisted 
Miss  Garr's  help  in  initiating  the 
column.  Our  decision  to  publish  this 
column  was  based  on  several  fac- 
tors. In  contrast  to  your  opinion,  we 
the  editorial  staff  of  The  Elm,  to 
feel  there  is  a  need  for  a  weekly  col- 
umn which  describes  and  offers 
critical  comment  on  world  affairs. 
We  in  no  way  mean  to  imply  that 
none  of  the  student  body  reads  a 
daily  newspaper  or  watches  the 
news  on  television.  We  do  feel, 
however,    that    a    great    many 


Washington  College  students  as 
well  as  college  students  in  general 
are  interested,  but  are  not  aware  of 
the  issues  and  events  beyond  the 
college  campus.  Unfortunately  for 
students,  it  is  these  events  which 
play  an  important  role  in  shaping 
the  course  of  their  own  lives  as  well 
as  the  world  in  general.  Because  a 
great  many  of  the  college's 
students  do  read  The  Elm  we 
thought  we  might  inform  them  of 
world  affairs  in  our  own  medium. 

In  publishing  "Beyond  Our 
World,"  it  was  never  The  Elm's  in- 
tention to  rival  or  surpass  the 
coverage  of  international  affairs  of 
such  publications  as  Time, 
Newsweek,  or  even  the  Kent  Coun- 
ty News.  As  a  college  newspaper, 
our  purpose  is  to  provide  an  outlet 
for  the  instruction  of  students  in- 
terested in  the  art  of  journalism,  as 
well  as  to  provide  the  college  com- 
munity with  a  periodical  which 
covers  relevent  events.  It  has 
never  been  our  pretension  or  our 
purpose  to  provide  journalistic 
endeavors  of  the  kind  which  are 
published  in  the  aforementioned 


Ken  Roderick 

The  big  weekend  is  here  ladies 
and  gentlemen.  We  are  celebrating 
George  Washington's  251st  Birth- 
day. With  the  annual  Birthday  Ball 
to  accomodate  the  various  ac- 
tivities during  Saturday,  February 
26,  the  dining  hall  will  change  its 
hours.  The  hours,  menu,  and  prices 
for  Saturday  will  be : 

8:30  to  9:30  —  Continental 
Breakfast 

12:00  to  1:30  —  Buffet  Luncheon 
in  MDR  featuring:  Eastern  Shore 
Crab  Soup,  Oysters  Vanderbeek, 
Hot  Chicken  Salad,  Sliced  Ham, 
Zucchini  &  Tomato  Casserole,  Muf- 
fin Bar  w/Preserves,  Pastry 
Bar/Beverages 

Price:  Boarding  Students-Free 
Adults-*5.50Each 
Children  Under  14-  $3.00  Each 

5:00  to  6:00  Informal  Prime  Rib 
Dinner  in  MDR 

Price:  Boarding  Students-Free 
AllOthers-$6.30 

The  Birthday  Ball  will  take  place  . 
in  Cain  Gymnasium  from  9:00  to 
2:00  a.m.  A  cash  bar  will  be  set  up 
in  the  rear  of  the  gym.  We  are  mak- 
ing every  reasonable  effort  to  pro- 
vide_guick  service. 

There  will  be  two  stations  offer- 
ing mixed  drinks  and  two  stations 
offering    Beer/Wine/Soda/and 
Snacks.  The  prices  will  be: 
Draft  Beer  by  the  glass  .50 

Mixed  Drinks  1.00 

Campus  Radio 


Wine  by  the  glass  .50 

Paul    Masson    Wine    (375ml 
Carafes)  1.75 

Paul  Masson  Champagne  (375ml 
Carafes)  3.25 

Henckels  Champagne  (fifth)      7.00 
Soda  by  the  glass  .25 

Potato  Chips  .75 

Pretzels  .75 

The  prices  have  been  kept  to  the 
minimum  this  year  because  of  the 
alcohol  policy  concerning  no 
alcoholic  beverages  allowed.  No 
mixers  or  ice  will  be  sold. 

The  Deadline  for  signing  up  for 
the  Alternative  Lifestyle  Dinner  is 
Mon.,  Feb.  28  at  noon.  The  Alter- 
native Lifestyle  Dinner  will  be  a 
vegetarian  buffet  on  Wed.,  March  2 
in  Hynson  Lounge.  You  must  sign 
up  beforehand  if  you  plan  to  par- 
ticipate. 


'Beyond  Our  World' 
Back  Next  Issue 

Beyond  Our  World  has  been 
prevented  from  publication  due  to 
the  illness  of  its  author.  Bonnie 
Garr  will  resume  her  duties  as  col- 
umnist the  week  after  Spring 
Break. 


publications. 

I  would  like  to  conclude  by  ad- 
ding that  The  Elm  welcomes  all 
comments  and  criticisms. 
Although  The  Elm  considers 
thoroughly  all  suggestions, 
remarks  are  more  useful  when  the 
commentator  is  willing  to  take  a 
personal  and  active  role  in  the 
paper.  In  light  of  this,  I  thank  Mr. 
Cerio  for  his  comments,  and  in  con- 


sideration for  his  strong  feeling 
towards  The  Elm,  I  urge  Mr.  Cerio 
to  actively  participate  in  the 
publication  of  the  newspaper  by 
becoming  a  member  of  the  staff. 


AmyJ.Selfert 

Assistant  Editor 

The  Washington 

College  Elm 


Liberal  Media  Makes  Mistake,  Too 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


News  editor  Mary  Helen 
Holzgang's  mistakes  in  her  report 
on  my  talk  at  Phi  Sigma  fraternity 
on  news  media  bias  need  to  be  cor- 
rected. 

For  the  record,  I  have  never  had 
articles  in  either  The  Washington 
Post  or  The  Elm,  as  stated  in  her 
Feb.  11  account.  Nor  did  I  say  that 
the  news  media  were  "over- 
concerned"  with  human  rights.  In 
fact,  I  was  profoundly  shocked  by 
the  liberal  media's  inadequate 
reporting  of  the  Cambodian 
genocide,  the  worst  human  rights 
atrocity  of  recent  times  during  the 
years  (1976  to  1979)  when  it  was  ac- 
tually taking  place.  Since  by  1977 
there  was  accurate  information 
available  which  documented  the 
enormity  of  the  crime,  this 
amounted  to  a  coverup.  What  I  was 
criticizing  was  the  double  standard 
in  human  rights  reporting  and  the 
way  it  is  used  for  partisan  political 
purposes  to  promote  the  spread  of 
anti-American  leftist  regimes 
whose  rights  records  turn  out  to  be 
invariably  worse  than  the  pro- 
American  rightist  regimes  they 
replace. 

Since  her  report  fails  to  bring  it 
out,  let  me  say  that  the  main  theme 
of  my  talk  was  the  parallel  between 
the  inaccurate,  and  in  many  cases 
biased  reporting  which  led  to  the 
fall  of  South  Vietnam  after  the  U.S. 
withdrawal  and  the  slanted  repor- 
ting we  are  getting  today  from  Cen- 
tral America.  I  quoted  a  Newsweek 
article  which  said  that  reporters  in 
El  Salvador  admit  that  they  favor 
the  left  in  their  coverage.  I  recom- 
mended a  book  to  those  who  were 
interested  in  how  Vietnam  fell  titl- 
ed, "Betrayal  In  Vietnam,"  by 
Professor  Louis  A.  Fanning 
published  by  Arlington  House.  I 
also  quoted  from  an  Encounter 
Magazine  article  by  former  Los 
Angeles  Times  reporter  Robert 
Elegant  discussing  the  relationship 
between  the  false  reporting  from 
Vietnam  and  the  outcome  of  the 
war. 

Holzgang  says  that  it  was  my 
personal  belief  that  the  press 
spread  misconceptions  about  Fidel 


Castro's  ideology  in  the  50s.  I  also 
quoted  a  devastating  book  about 
the  New  York  Times  titled  "All  the 
News  That  Fits"  by  a  former  New 
York  Times  editor,  Herman 
Dinsmore,  on  the  subject. 
Dinsmore  charged  that  State 
Department  officials  on  the  Cuban 
desk  and  a  New  York  Times 
reporter,  Herbert  Mathews,  kept 
the  truth  about  Castro  from  Presi- 
dent Eisenhower  and  the  American 
people. 

Holzgang  described  me  as  "a 
self-proclaimed  media  critic".  Ac- 
tually two  newspapers  recognize 
my  credentials  as  a  writer  on  the 
media. 

She  claimed  that  I  did  not  answer 
all  the  questions  adequately  after- 
ward. With  the  exception  of  one 
question  from  The  Elm  about 
publishing  leaked  government 
documents,  I  answered  .  all  the 
questions  with  the  facts.  The  peo- 
ple I  talked  to  agree. 

Henry  Rosin 

Puig  Lacking 
Publicity? 

This  week  we  will  be  honored 
with  the  presence  of  Manuel  Puig, 
the  Argentine  novelist,  who  could 
open  up  new  horizons  of  thinking 
for  us  all.  In  last  week's  edition  the 
announcement  of  his  lecture  on 
"The  Writer's  Identity"  received 
only  a  miniscule  (when  compared 
with  his  stature  as  a  writer)  article 
appearing  somewhere  behind 
"More  Notes  From  The  Kitchen," 
while  a  feature  on  sorority  life 
covered  almost  a  page.  I  am  all  in 
favor  of  the  sororities,  but  if  the 
school  newspaper  is  supposed  to 
reflect  the  sentiments  and  opinions 
of  the  student  body,  I  think  that  a 
serious  re-examination  of 
priorities  is  necessary.  But  then  is 
it  possible  that  the  student  body 
cares  more  about  rush  than  their 
own  cultural  enrichment? 

Todd  Smith 


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xifa.A  n*  nu  Stub* 
Giving  Overdue  Credit 


After  reading  a  letter  to  the 
editor  in  last  week's  issue,  I  could 
not  help  think  that  the  WC  Business 
Office  had  been  somewhat  unfairly 
stereotyped.  While  it  is  true  that  in 
every  administration,  the  workers 
are  merely  human  and  subject  to 
their  bad  days  as  well,  I  have  never 
found  the  college  business  staff  to 
be  anything  but  helpful  and 
cooperative. 

I  disagree  with  the  view  that 
these  workers  defy  WC's  reputa- 
tion as  a  place  where  "more 
human"  relationships  can  be  form- 
ed. The  Business  Office  (and  the 
entire  administration,  for  that  mat- 
ter) are  quite  approachable.  In  ad- 
dition, there  are  many  services  ex- 
tended by  the  Bunting  Hall 
basement-dwellers.    Students   can 


take  out  a  loan  when  they  are  low 
on  cash,  and  pay  it  back  at  their 
convenience  with  only  fifty  cents 
interest  charge.  I  challenge  ayone 
to  name  a  larger  university  offer- 
ing services  of  a  similar  nature. 

Finally,  as  a  student  employed 
by  Washington  College,  I  have  been 
very  satisfied  with  the  Business  Of- 
fice's attitude  toward  those  who 
make  human  errors,  such  as 
forgetting  to  sign  a  timesheet  or  in- 
correctly adding  up  their  hours.  I 
hope  the  writer  of  the  previous  let- 
ter will  take  some  of  these  assets 
into  consideration  and,  in  the 
future,  give  credit  where  credit  is 
overdue. 

Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 


Slohban  McKenna  entranced  audiences  this  week. 

McKenna  Highlights  Evening 


Cerio  Under  Attack 


I  would  like  to  make  a  reply  to  a 
letter  to  the  editor  from  Greg  Cerio 
which  appeared  in  last  week's  edi- 
tion of  The  Elm.  Mr.  Cerio,  please 
permit  me  to  say  that  I  think  you 
have  missed  the  point  of  "Beyond 
Our  World"  entirely.  I  am  not 
under  the  impression,  and  I  don't 
believe  The  Elm  staff  is  either,  that 
"Beyond  Our  World"  is  in  serious 
competition  with  Time,  Newsweek, 
or  The  Kent  County  News.  Miss 
Garr  is  not  a  professional  jour- 
nalist and  her  article  does  not 
deserve  to  be  judged  on  a  par  with 
professional  journalistic  work.  (I 
am  not  implying  that  Miss  Garr 
does  not  do  her  work  competently, 
just  that  she  has  not  had  profes- 
sional training).  Nor  do  I  believe 
that  this  article  is  an  "implied 
supposition"  that  none  of  the 
students  at  Washington  College 
read  newspapers  or  watch  the  six 
.''clock  news.  Those  who  keep  up 
with  current  events  know  who  they 
are  and  those  who  don't  keep  up 
knew  who  they  are.  "Beyond  Our 
World"  is  designed  simply  to  brief- 
ly acquaint  us  with  the  current 
issues  in  the  news.  And,  If  "Beyond 
Our  World*'  interests  one 
Washington  College  student 
enough  to  switch  on  the  news  or 
pick  up  a  copy  of  Time,  Newsweek, 
or  The  Kent  County  News,  then  it 
has  accomplished  not  only  the  pur- 
pose of  The  Elm  staff,  but  also  that 


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The  Way  of  the  Ancestors" 

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production  The  Long  Search 

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Thursday  at  7:16  p.m.  in  the 
ground  floor  classroom  of  the 
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make  beautiful  music 
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of  the  news  media  in  general-  to 
encourage  people  to  think  of  ques- 
tions and  look  for  answers  beyond 
their  own  little  world.  I  personally 
feel  that  this  is  a  very  worthy  pur- 
pose; I  am  sorry  to  find  that  you 
don't.  GirmyHenkel 


by  Mike  Kline 
Armed  with  a  substantial 
knowledge  of  James  Joyce's  per- 
sonal life  and  with  a  vast  amount  of 
his  work  committed  to  memory, 
Siobhan  McKenna  overwhelmed 
the  audience  in  Tawes  Theatre  on 
Wednesday,  February  23rd. 
Siobhan  McKenna,  born  in  the 
hometown  of  James  Joyce's  wife, 
performed  one  of  the  more  pas- 
sionate elements  of  the  Joyce 
Centenial  Celebration  here  at 
Washington  College  this  year. 


Rare  Map  Exhibit 
Comes  to  WC  Library 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

just  below  Massachusetts  in  early, 
maps  of  the  1550's.  The  inac- 
curacies concerning  the  position, 
depth  and  width  of  the  Bay  con- 
tinued to  be  presented  in  maps  for 
several  years. 

Quinn  believes  that.  John  Smith, 
during  the  early  1600's,  conducted 
the  first  detailed  exploration  of  the 
entire  Chesapeake  and  as  a  result 
of  his  exploration  produced  the 
first  printed  map  of  the  whole  ex- 
tent of  the  Bay  based  on  personal 
experience.  Smith's  work  proved  to 
be  remarkable  correct  in  its 
topography  and  provided  the  only 
comprehensive  record  of  the  loca- 
tion '  of  Indian  tribes  compiled 
before  the  early  1660s. 

Succeeding  Smith  as  a  car- 
tographer of  the  Chesapeake  Bay, 
Quinn  describes  the  English 
aristocrat  Sir  Robert  Dudley  as 
having  done  "a  tremendous 
amount  of  cartography  work" 
which  provided  a  clear  and  concise 
view  of  the  Bay  based  on  Smith's 
earlier  work.  Dudley's  map  of  the 
Bay  circa  1646  was  enlivened  by 
the  beautiful  engravings  and  styliz- 
ed lettering  done  by  craftsmen 
which  Dudley  used  to  illustrate  his 
chart. 

Quinn  also  described  the  work  of 
Augustine  Herrman  as  being  an 
important  component  of  the  car- 
tography of  the  Chesapeake  Bay. 
Herrman's  map  remains  in  only  a 
single  edition  which  is  presently  on 
display  at  the  Miller  Library.  Herr- 
man's map  is  believed  to  be  the 
most  accurate  map  of  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Colonies  published  in  the 
seventeenth  century,  succeeding 
Smith  as  the  prototype  of  the  Bay. 


In  his  lecture,  Quinn  also  discuss- 
ed the  importance  of  surveying  in 
the  colonies.  In  order  to  protect 
their  land  claims,  a  great  many  of 
the  landowners  in  eary  America 
were  skilled  in  the  art  of  surveying 
and  interpretation  of  maps  and 
charts.  Quinn  notes  that  these  ear- 
ly surveyors  included  George 
Washington  who  possessed  a  long 
career  as  a  professional  surveyor, 
and  the  founder  of  Washington  Col- 
lege, William  Smith.  Quinn  also 
points  out  that  skills  in  surveying 
and  map  interpretation  were  so  im- 
portant to  the  country's  early  land- 
ed class  that  they  were  included  as 
part  of  the  curriculum  at 
Washington  College. 


Her  performance,  entitled  "All 
Joyce",  included  intimate  views  in- 
to the  life  of  this  eternal  writer,  as 
well  as  beautiful  portrayals  of 
some  of  the  strongest  characters 
from  James  Joyce's  plays,  poems, 
and  short  stories.  In  the  first  half  of 
her  performance,  she  enlightened 
the  audience  with  her  documented 
accounts  of  the  life  of  James  Joyce, 
uniquely  interwoven  with  excerpts 
from  her  favorite  Joyce  book,  The 
Dubliners,  Flnnegan's  Wake,  and 
the  Joyce  play,  "The  Exiles".  In 
the  second  half  of  her  per- 
formance, Ms.  McKenna  stunned 
the  audience  with  her  portrayal  of 
Molly  Bloom  from  Joyce's  Ulysses. 
The  provacative,  sensual, 
humorous,  and  entertaining  Ms. 
Bloom  was  indeed  the  highlight  of 
her  show.  Her  interpretation  of  the 
character  struck  a  chord  in  the 
hearts  of  each  member  of  the  au- 
dience. 

With  the  exception  of  some  of  the 
quickly  spoken  lines  in  the  Irish  ac- 
cent so  indigenous  to  Ms.  McKen- 
her  performance  was  clear  and 
well-balanced.  Her  remarkable 
aura  on  the  stage  and  her  highly 
valued  knowledge  of  the  theatre 
made  her  a  privilege  to  view. 
.  At  the  end  of  her  show  Ms. 
McKenna  received  a  well-deserved 
standing  ovation.  Hers  was  the 
fourth  of  five  lectures  concerning 
James  Joyce;  Grainne  Yeats, 
daughter-in-law  of  William  Butler 
Yeats,  is  scheduled  to  give  a 
musical  presentation  including 
work  by  James  Joyce  on  March 
23rd. 


Washington  Birthday  Convocatoin 

featuring 

Dr.  Lewis  Thomas 

2:00  p.m.  —  Saturday,  February  26 
Tawes  Theater 

All  are  invited  to  attend. 
Admission  is  free. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  25, 1983  -  page  5 


Energy  Workshops  End  With  Success 


by  Steve  Bergenhotz 
Saturday,  February  fifth,  mark- 
ed the  last  of  a  series  of  ten 
workshops  on  energy  saving.  (An 
eleventh  workshop  scheduled  for 
the  twelveth  had  to  be  cancelled 
due  to  the  storm.)  The  program, 
specifically  aimed  at  homeowners, 
attracted  forty  participants  to  the 
first  meeting,  a  day  long  session 
that  covered  all  aspects  of  energy 
conservation.  The  subsequent 
workshops  re-examined  and  ex- 
panded upon  the  material  from  the 
first  session.  They  attracted  a 
somewhat  smaller  crowd,  ranging 
from  just  a  few  to  close  to  fifteen  at 
the  most  popular  sessions.  (These 
dealt  with  solar  energy  and  heat 
pumps.)  "As  it  got  colder  and  col- 
der more  people  showed  up,"  said 
Dr.  Cadwell,  who  organized  and 
ran  the  program. 

The  all  day  session  and  the  follow 
up  workshops  were  the  first  two  of 
a  four  part  program,  whose  pur- 
pose is  to  help  homeowners  "deter- 
mine specific  ways  to  spend 
energy."  Dr.  Cadwell  explained, 
"The    whole    point   here    is   that 


hopefully  we  will  find  out  specific 
energy  savings  in  terms  of 
B.T.U.'s"  (British  Thermal  Unit, 
which  is  the  amount  of  energy 
needed  to  raise  the  temperature  of 
a  pound  of  water  one  degree 
Fahrenheit.)  The  workshops  were 
followed  by  the  creation  of  an 
"Energy  Resource  Center"  at  the 
Kent  County  Public  Library,  who 
also  donated  the  room  for  the 
Saturday  workshops.  The  fourth 
part  of  the  plan  is  an  energy  sav- 
ings booklet,  now  being  compiled. 
The  booklet  will  be  available  free 
of  cost  at  the  Energy  Resource 
Center  or  from  Dr.  Cadwell.  Also 
available  free  from  Dr.  Cadwell  is 
a  book  by  James  W.  Morrison  en- 
titled The  Maryland  Energy  Sav- 
ings Handbook. 

Dr.  Cadwell,  who  is  an  Assistant 
Professor  of  Physics,  was  the  Pro- 
gram Director  and  prepared  the 
grant  report  for  the  state.  This 
report,  half  an  inch  thick  and  over 
fifty  pages  long,  resulted  in  a  grant 
from  the  Maryland  Energy  Office, 
Department  of  Natural  Resources. 
The  grant  provided  the  foundation 


for  the  program. 

Dr.  Cadwell  is  thankful  for  all  the 
help  he  received  in  his  efforts,  "I 
would  like  to  thank  Washington 
College  and  Douglas  Cater  for  their 
support  of  the  grant  and  Bob 
Sheridan  (Director  of  Public  Rela- 
tions and  Publicity  for  Washington 
College)  for  his  invaluable  help 
with  the  publicity.  I  would  also  like 


to  thank  all  the  sponsors  and  John 
Wagner,  assistant  coordinator  of 
the  Saturday  workshops.  (Wagner 
is  a  Lacrosse  coach  for  Washington 
College  and  works  for  Kick 
Kurham  with  Solar  Energy 
Systems  Inc. )  And  finally  I  would 
like  to  thank  all  of  the  participants 
that  came  week  after  week  to  the 
many  Saturday  workshops." 


Interview  Course  Offered 


Towson  State  University  will  of- 
fer a  workshop  "Interviewing 
Techniques"  beginning  March  1. 
The  workshop  is  part  of  the  in- 
formal non-credit  course  program 
sponsored  by  TSU's  College  of  Con- 
tinuing Studies. 

"Interviewing  Techniques"  is  a 
comprehensive  overview  of  the  job 
interviewing  process  and  will  in- 
clude the  "do's  and  don't's"  of  a 
successful  interview.  Students  will 
role  play  an  interview  session  with 


an  employer,  listen  to  a  panel  of 
employers  who  will  offer  their  ex- 
pertise on  interviewing  techniques 
and  see  a  movie  on  successful  job 
interviewing  techniques. 

The  course  will  be  held  on 
Tuesdays,  March  1-22  in  the 
Hawkins  Hall  building,  room  303, 
from  7-9  p.m.  There  is  a  registra- 
tion fee  of  $25  and  a  $2  parking  fee. 

For  more  information  call  the 
College  of  Continuing  Studies,  (301) 
321-3532. 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


by  Mary  Keahon 


Question:  What  do  you  think  about  not  being  able  to  bring  your  own    drinks  into  the  Birthday  Ball  this    year? 


Dr.  Malone,  "I  think  it  will  make  it 
more  like  a  ball  and  less  like  a  foot- 
ball team." 


Kim  Phillips,  Junior,  Balto.,  MD: 
"I  think  that  it  will  take  a  lot  away 
from  the  Birthday  Ball  because 
this  will  be  just  another  way  that 
the  alcohol  policy  will  be  breaking 
tradition  at  the  college." 


Charlie  Chaney,  Sophomore, 
Phila.,  Pa.:  "I  think  that  it  is  poor 
class  to  take  in  one's  own  bottle  of 
alcohol  to  a  ball.  So  I  agree  with  the 
new  policy." 


Audrey  Latham,  Junior,  Aberdeen, 
MD:  "I  don't  think  it  is  a  bad  idea, 
but  I  think  a  better  one  is  to  allow 
people  to  bring  in  liquor  and  card 
at  the  door." 


k 


John  Conolly,  Senior,  Elkton,  MD: 
"I  think  it's  going  to  hurt  the  Birth- 
day Ball  overall.  People  are  used  to 
taking  liquor  in  there  and  the  add- 
ed expense  might  deter  them  from 
going." 


Polly  White,  Junior,  Hawaii:  "The 
cash-bar-only  policy  makes  me 
angry  because  of  the  added  ex- 
pense, and  the  fact  that  it  is  a 
restriction  which  should  not  apply 
to  such  a  gala  tradition." 


Duncan  Wells,  Freshman, 
Salisbury,  MD:  "I  think  it's 
ridiculous.  This  is  going  to  make 
people  who  go  out  to  dinner  get  in- 
toxicated and  then  they  have  to 
drive  back  to  school  drunk." 


Karen  Perkinson,  Junior, 
Potomac,  MD:  "The  majority  of 
the  people  there  will  be  legal  to 
drink  anyway,  and  the  people  that 
aren't  can  have  others  buy  drinks 
for  them.  Also,  I  think  that  having 
to  pay  so  much  for  tickets,  the  addi- 
tional cost  of  drinks  will  eventually 
stop  people  from  going." 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  25. 1983  -  page  6 

Directed  by 
Stephen  Drewes 


Dracula  Blends  I 


by  Kimberly  Ward 

Everyone  knows  the  basic  plot; 
the  characters  are  familiar-the 
fair  ingenue,  the  earnest  man  of 
science,  the  dreadfully  pale  Count 
from  some  desolate  land;  and  what 
other  setting  than  a  baronial 
manor  situated  next  to  a  "great 
gloomy  heap"  of  a  sanatorium? 
Add  an  erstwhile  proprietor,  a 
Fruedian  psychiatrist,  a  staunchly 
Calvinist  warden,  and  a  proper 
English  lord:  the  stage  is  peopled 
for  intrigue.  Finally,  the  fly-eating 
madman  and  the  inquisitive  jour- 


nalist supply  a  spice  designed  to  pi- 
que the  palate  of  any  audience  with 
the  slightest  taste  for  terror.  Satur- 
day night's  performance  of  The 
Passion  of  Dracula,  however, 
reached  beyond  the  plane  of  the 
merely  horrifying  and  into  the 
deceptively  difficult  realm  of  the 
uproariously  funny.  The  Drama 
Department  production,  directed 
by  Stephen  Drewes,  was  the  well- 
recognized  story  of  Count;  Dracula 
presented  with  a  lightness  of  touch 
and  a  finesse  of  style  that  has  made 
it  undoubtely  the  most  entertain- 
ing production  of  the  academic 
year. 

The  play  requires  a  humorous 
stance,  yet  there  was  about  the  pro- 
duction of  it  a  careful  and  studied 
blending  of  what  would  seem  to  be 
the  antithesis  of  comic  relief,  a  sort 
of  chance  to  catch  one's  breath-in 
a  gasp,  no  less— before  one  is  com- 
pelled to  attend  to  comedy  of  the 
play.  By  presenting  to  an  unsuspec- 
ting audience  the  unselfconsciously 
humorous  antics  of  an  unusual 
turn-of-the-century  English 
household  (indeed,  not  everyone 
had  a  sanitarium  in  his  back  yard 
then),  the  scenes  of  blood  and  evil 
machinations  were  pointedly 
shocking,  and  enhanced  the  au- 
dience's willing  suspension  of 
disbelief.  The  decision  of  director 
Stephen  Drewes  to  allow  the 
"scary  scenes"  to  be  totally  shock- 
ing is  literally  what  put  the  play 
beyond  the  category  of  a  mere 
parody  of  a  very  old  legend,  and  in- 
to a  category  unique  in  its  appeal 
and  appearance  on  the  Washington 
College  stage. 

The  actors  themselves  proved 
more  than  readily  adapted  to  the 
change  of  tone  in  the  play.  Par- 
ticularly talented  in  this  respect 
was  Francie  Burnet  in  the  role  of 
the  uniquely  daffy,  ingenue  Miss 
Wilhelmina  Murray.  Burnet's  per- 
formance aptly  changed  in  intensi- 
ty and  flow  from  the  lightly- 
mocking,  literarily  inclinded  young 
ward  of  Dr.  Cedric  Seward  to  that 
of  a  vampire's  victim  who  is  un- 
willingly caught  between  the 
worlds  of  light  and  darkness. 

Opposite  Burnet,  in  the  role  of 
Count  Dracula,  was  John  A. 
McDanolds,  whose  mesmerizing 
performance  epitomized  the  ele- 
ment of  horror  vital  to  the  play's 
success.  McDanold's  stage 
presence  was  artistically  skilled  so 


as  to  render  him  the  due  attention 
the  character  demanded  every 
time  he  appeared.  His  sole 
humorous  line  was  delivered  well 
in  character,  and  seemed  to  defy 
the  audience  to  take  it  anyway  but 
dead  seriously. 

Representing  Miss  Murray's 
stalwart  protectors  and  the  cause 
of  the  eventual  demise  of  Dracula 
were  Matthew  Reagan  (Dr.  Cedric 
Seward),  T.  Christian  Land- 
skroener  (Professor  Van  Helsing), 
and  William  R.  Haythorn 
(Jonathan  Harker).  Reagan's 
rendering  of  his  role  was  pleasing 
in  its  verisimilitude.  This  was  due 
to  Reagan's  ability  to  portray  an 
aged  man-a  difficult  task  for  an 
actor  making  his  first  stage  debut- 
and  to  do  so  convincingly.  Land- 
skroener  likewise  mastered  the  dif- 
ficult task  of  playing  an  aged 
character,  but  surmounted  an  ad- 
ditional obstacle  by  playing  the  on- 
ly character  aware  enough  to 
realize  and  to  conquer  the  force  of 
evil  in  the  character  of  Dracula. 
This  required  a  depth  of 
characterization  well  met  by  Land- 
skroenej's  performance. 
Haythorn.^s  well,  lent  more  to  the 
character  of  Jonathan  Harker  than 
the  easily-stereotyped  role  might 
otherwise  have  been  given. 
Haythorn's  attempt  to  physically 
stop  Dracula  was  surprising  in  its 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  25, 1983  -  page  7 

Photos  by 

Ted  Mathias 


mor  and  Horror 


sincerity,  and  added  its  own  part  to 
the  shock  the  audience  must  have 
felt. 

Portraying  the  psychiatrist  Dr. 
Helga  Van  Zandt  and  sometime 
"would-be  valkyrie"  was  Christina 
Garoppo.  Garoppo's  portrayal  was 
refreshing  and  provided  for  much 
ol  the  humor  in  the  first  act,  while 
ler  performances  in  the  second 
md  third  acts  can  only  be  describ- 
!d  as  eerie;  it  was  her 
itiaracterization  of  a  newly-risen 
rampire  that  made  the  audience 
realize  just  what  would  happen  to 
Hiss  Murray  if  she,  too  should  fall 
rictim  to  Dracula's  spell.  Opposite 
Garoppo  was  William  Bounds  in 
lie  role  of  Lord  Godalming,  her 
liver,  and  nearly  her  victim. 
Bounds'  first  stage  debut  ever  was 
narked  by  a  decided  grasp  of  his 
Be,  and  a  strong  precision  of 
•age  presence  well-suited  to  the 
Aaracter. 

Perhaps  the  most  deliberately 
«nny  characterizations  were  those 
*  Sandy  Hiortdahl  as  Jameson, 
|nd  Charles  Chaney  as  the  "local 
Version,"  Mr.  Renfield.  Hiort- 
Bl  and  Chaney  worked  well 
«her  in  the  most  lightly 
Hmorous  scenes  of  the  play,  and 
dually  well  when  appearing 
•Parately.  Hiortdahl's  deadpan 
""»ery  of  her  lines  heightened  her 
liny    moments    considerably. 


* UP^S      :*'*- 


Chaney's  prescence  as  Renfield 
was  conservative  enough  to  allow 
the  audience  to  understand  the  im- 
portance of  his  lines,  but  also  was 
bizarre  enough  to  leave  no  doubts 
as  to  his  sanity,  or  lack  thereof. 

Despite  the  skilled  performance 
of  the  actors  and  the  attention  to 
the  blending  of  horror  with  humor, 
there  were  a  few  merely  technical 
points  that  slightly  marred  the  pro- 
duction. The  most  noticable  of 
these  occurred  the  opening  night  of 
the  play  when  Harker's  camera 
refused  to  stand  up.  The  cast, 
however  is  to  be  commended  for 
their  quick  recovery  of  the  scene- 
in  fact,  if  the  camera  had  not  stood 
perfectly  the  remaining  three 
nights,  the  flaw  could  perhaps  have 
gone  unnoticed.  Nonetheless,  said 
props  continued  to  be  a  problem 
the  remaining  three  nights,  as  the 
flash  did  not  go  off  when  it  was  ob- 
viously necessary  for  it  to  do  so  for 
the  motivation  of  certain  lines  or 
actions.  Other  than  the  camera,  the 
cross  which  ignited  when  Dracula 
touched  it  was  rather  obviously 
lighted  with  a  disposable  lighter. 
The  flick  of  the  Bic  was  heard 
clearly  from  the  seventh  row  on 
two  nights.  The  other  technical  ef- 
fects, however,  were  perfectly  tim- 
ed and  executed;  the  flash  of  light 
at  the  end  of  Act  II  was  particular- 
ly unexpected,  and  therefore 
shocking,  as  was  the  appearance  of 
the  blood-drenched  figure  of  Dr. 
Helga  VanZandt  held  by  Lord 
Godalming,  as  silhouetted  in  the 
French  doors  at  the  close  of  Act  I. 

Lighting  and  scenery  for  the 
show  were  adequate.  While  the 
props  used  were  definitely  realistic 
and  interesting,  and  the  layout  of 
the  stage  itself  was  superbly  well- 
suited  for  the  actions  taking  place, 
the  actual  walls  of  the  set  did  not 
give  the  intended  appearance  of 
stone.  This  was  perhaps  due  to  a 
combination  of  two  things:  the  fact 
that  the  walls  themselves  were  a 
little  too  regular  in  the  pattern  of 
stone,  and  the  fact  that  the  light 
supposedly  contained  within  the 
murky  confines  of  an  old  English 
manor  house  was  too  bright  to  have 
been  given  off  by  the  only  seeming 
source  of  light,  a  high  chandelier. 
However,  it  is  to  be  noted  that  all 
other  lighting  effects  were  perfect- 
ly timed,  and  the  effects  of  dimm- 
ing the  lights  as  the  sun  finally  rose 


at  the  end  of  the  play  was  nicely  ex- 
ecuted. 

Finally,  the  mood  of  the  play  re- 
mained delightfully  undisturbed  as 
the  actors  took  their  curtain  calls 
in  character.  The  absolute  final 
glimpse  of  the  characters  was 
almost  picture-like  in  its  effect. 
The  scene  of  Dracula,  still  in 
menacing  character,  raising  the 
black  wings  of  his  cape  against  the 
light  back  ground  of  the  scenery 
and  the  other  character's  more 
light-hearted  poses  was  no  less 
than  breath-taking,  and  a  suitable 
method  for  a  final  presentation  of 
the  production's  skillful  blend  of 
humor  and  horror. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  February  25, 1983  -  page  8 


Student  Affairs  Accepting  RA  Applications 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

The  Student  Affairs  office  has  an- 
nounced that  it  will  shortly  begin 
distributing  application  forms  for 
resident  assistant  positions  open- 
ing next  year.  Dean  Maureen 
Kelley  adds  that  these  applications 
should  be  filled  out  and  turned  in 
before  students  leave  for  spring 
break.  An  intensive  interview  pro- 
cess will  then  follow,  during  which 
time  student  applicants  will  be' 
evaluated  by  a  team  of  present 
RA's. 

"What  we're  basically  looking 
for,"  states  Kelley,  "are  students 
who  themselves  understand  the  im- 
portance of  the  RA  position.  They 
have  to  realize  that  it  is  the  RA's 
who  are  singlehandedly  responsi- 


ble for  the  atmosphere  of  the 
residence  halls,  and  that  it  is  that 
atmosphere  which  so  directly  in- 
fluences kids'  successes  or 
failures. 

"This,  however,  goes  deeper 
than  simply  extracurricular  in- 
volvement." On  one  hand,  we  want 
students  who  are  really  willing  to 
be  committed  to  making  the  cam- 
pus better  and,  on  the  other  hand, 
willing  to  make  the  commitment 
to  individuals.  That's  a  hard  com- 
bination to  find;  there  are  lots  of 
people  who  want  to  be  counselors, 
and  lots  of  people  who  want  to  be 
campus  leaders  and  who  see  the 
RA  positions  as  a  way  to  exercise 
leadership.  What  we  are  looking 
for  is  that  dual  combination." 

This  year,  Kelley  points  out,  the 


selection  process  has  been  widened 
to  take  in  faculty  opinion. 

"Teachers  have  an  insight  into 
students- that  we  don't  necessarily 
have.  They're  the  ones  who  can 
say,  "Well,  she's  a  great  person, 
but  she's  academically  irresponsi- 
ble.' I  don't  mean  that  we  only  take 
3.0  students,  though.  What  we  like 
to  see  is  a  good,  solid,  academical- 
ly dependable  student.  I  think  you 
can  have  a  2.5  average  and  still  be 
a  fine  student  because  that's  simp- 
ly the  courses  you're  in  and  what 
you're  doing." 

According  to  Kelley,  juniors  and 
seniors  are  most  often  chosen  for 
the  jobs,  "however,  we  will  often 
have  one  or  two  sophomores  on  the 
staff."  She  also  points  out  that  the 
process  of  selection  takes  at  least  a 


Washington  College 
Food  Service 

Is  looking  for  students  in- 
terested in  working  dur- 
ing the  summer  at  the  col- 
lege. 

Applicants  should  see 
Jeff  DeMoss  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  as  soon  as 
possible. 


Drama  Production  Opens  Wednesday 


Next  Wed.  and  Thurs.,  March  2 
and  3,  the  Department  of  Drama 
presents  Tennesee  Williams' 
Suddenly  Last  Summer.  One  of 
Williams  better  known  short  plays, 
the  production  features  a  cast  of 
seven,  including  Sally  Petrie,  J.R. 
Porter^    Megan    Pensack,    Marge 


Betley,  Valarie  Sheppard,  Kevin 
Conlon,  and  Lisa  Carnaha.  It  is  be- 
ing directed  by  David  Gorman  as  a 
senior  project.  Curtain  is  8  p.m.  in 
Tawes  Theatre.  No  reservations 
are  necessary  and  Washington  Col- 
lege students  are  admitted  free  of 
charge. 


month,  "in  order  to  give  every  stu- 
dent a  fair  shake."  This  year,  an 
especially  close  look  will  be  taken 
at  the  current  staff  of  Ra's,  in  con- 
sidering them  for  positions  next 
year: 

"We've  fallen  into  a  pattern  of 
'once  an  RA  always  an  RA,  and,  for 
that  reason,  we're  going  to  be  a  lit- 
tle stricter  this  time." 

In  addition  to  doing  interviews, 
with  Student  Affairs  personnel,  ap- 
plicants for  the  positions,  are 
evaluated  bya  team  of  RA's  who 
ask  what  Dean  Kelly  terms  'situa- 
tion questions.'  ("What  woul  dyou 
do  if  such  and  such  happened?") 
Decisions  are  then  made  by  mid- 
April,  so  that  returning  seniors 
may  choose  the  RA  on  whose  hall 
they  wish  to  live. 

Kelley  stipulates  that  the  RA's 
are  totally  inpartial  in  the  choices 
of  handing  out  jobs. 

"There's  always  the  feeling  that 
an  'in  group'  might  exist,  or  that 
the  current  staff  chooses  their 
friends  for  next  year.  J  can  only  say 
that  doesn't  happen.  The  RA's  are 
very  scrupulous  in  their  evaluation 
of  applicants.  Very  often,  they're 
interviewing  and  evaluating  their 
nearest  and  dearest  friends,  and 
their  willing  to  say  if  someone's  not 
ready  or  if  they  aren't  right  for  the 
job." 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  25. 1983  ■  page  » 

Birthday  Ball 

Would  Martha  Ask  George? 


With  the  advent  of  Washington's 
Birthday  celebration  this  weekend 
(WC's  founding  tradition),  what 
better  time  to  take  a  quick  look  at  a 
longstanding  human  tradition:  the 
tradition  of  male-female  relation- 
ships. 

All  functions  are  more  fun  when 
shared:  eminent  speakers,  show- 
ings, parties,  the  opening  lacrosse 
game,  the  Ball.  Because  of  the  Bir- 
thday Ball  on  Saturday  night,  this 
celebration  tends  to  highlight 
"couples".  This  means  that  the 
gallant  WC  guys  get  to  point  to  the 
gorgeous  girls  of  their  choice; 
while  traditionally,  the  girls  wait 
on  the  side  lines. 

Now,  why  should  this  be?  First  of 
all,  the  guys  are  more  gutsy  than 
gallant.  Tales  of  sweaty  palms  and 
quaking  knees  reach  feminine 
ears,  not  to  mention  the  starting 
yoga  breaths  and  stuttering  invita- 
tions. It's  damn  hard  sometimes  to 


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pick  up  the  phone,  much  less  ask 
that  voluptuous  Venus  in  person  if 
she'd  "care  to  go  to  Proccolino's 
and  then  to  the  Vern  for  a  few 
beers."  The  possibility  of  hearing  a 
"No"  is  quite  unnerving.  On  the 
other  hand,  not  hearing  the  phone 
ring  is  also  unsettling.  Many  a  girl 
would  like  to  get  to  know  that  guy 
in  PO  321,  but  he  never  looks  back 
to  her  seat.  So  why  wait?  Ask  him 
to  Mel's  for  Happy  Hour,  DJ's  for 
Brunch,  the  C-House.  The  worst  he 
can  do  is  say  "No"  -  but  at  least 
she  doesn't  have  to  sit  by  that 
stupid  phone  anymore.  Guys  insist 
over  and  over  that  they  like  girls  to 
take  the  initiative,  sometimes.  It's 
very  flattering. 

Now,  a  role-reversal  among  the 
sexes  is  not  being  called  for,  nor 
are  last  minute  Birthday  Bal) 
dates.  A  midpoint  would  seem  to 
promote  a  balance  which  in  form 
suggests  comfort  and  ease-  always 
assumed  one  of  WC's  best  features. 

So,  don't  think  of  an  invitation  as 
a  last  act  of  desperation,  but  a 
supreme  compliment  to  your  great 
desirability. 

And  remember  guys—  Don't  say 
"Yes"  to  every  girl  who  "asks! " 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  February  25, 1983  -  page  10 


Shoremen  Make  Playoffs 


Shoremen  enter  playoffs  after  sweet  103-78  victory  over  Hopkins 
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This  week  in  basketball  was  real- 
ly exciting.  The  final  home  games 
were  to  determine  if  the  hoopsters 
would  advance  to  the  Middle  Atlan- 
tic Conference  playoffs. 

Although  the  Widener  game  end- 
ed in  a  loss  for  the  Shoremen,  the 
hoopsters  performed  consistantly 
well.  In  the  first  half  Widener  had 
the  upper  hand  coming  away  with  a 
seven  point  lead  at  the  half. 

The  second  half  was  much  closer 
as  the  Shoremen  gradually  cut  the 
lead.  With  less  than  one  minute  to 
play,  W.C.  was  down  by  only  one 
point  to  division  leading  Widener. 
WC  was  then  forced  to  commit 
fouls  to  stop  the  clock.  Widener  was 
very  successful  in  the  free  throws 
and  pulled  out  a  68-65  win.  Widener 
finished  the  year  in  first  place  in 
the  southeastern  division  with  a  10- 
0  record.  With  this  loss  the  final 
hope  for  a  playoff  berth  rested  on 
the  Johns  Hopkins  game. 

WC  had  four  players  in  double 
figures  for  scoring.  Leading  all  was 
Tom  Keefe  with  15.  Tom,  followed 
by  Jeff  Yost  and  Scott  Spurrier, 
who  each  had  12,  and  Bob  Fornoff 
who  scored  11. 

Saturday  night's  basketball 
game  between  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Shoremen  and  the  Johns 
Hopkins  Blue  Jays  was  a  true 
thriller.  This  was  destined  to  be 
since  the  game  was  for  a  berth  to 
the  Mid-Atlantic  Conference 
playoffs.  The  winner  of  this  game 
would  be  in  second  place  in  the 
Southeastern  Division  and  would 
advance  to  the  playoffs  for 
postseason  activity. 

From  the  opening  tipoff,  the 
Shoremen  came  out  smoking.  WC's 
hoopsters  scored  the  first  points 
and  advanced  to  an  early  lead  of  7- 
1.  However,  the  Blue  Jays  kept 


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their  composure  and  fought  back  to 
take  a  13-12  lead.  The  score  re- 
mained close  for  several  minutes, 
then  the  tide  shifted  in  favor  of  WC. 
The  lead  was  built  to  15  points  at 
one  time  and  was  12  points  at  the 
half.  This  lead  was  never  lost  by 
the  Shoremen  as  they  went  on  to 
dominate  the  rest  of  the  game. 

The  second  half  began  with 
Hopkins  taking  possession.  The 
Jays  held  their  own  and  the  lead  re- 
mained the  same  for  about  the  first 
six  minutes.  The  Shoremen's 
predominance  took  over  scoring 
ten  unanswered  points.  Hopkins 
soon  began  to  get  into  foul  trouble. 
With  between  eight  and  nine 
minutes  remaining  to  play,  WC 
was  in  the  bonus  one  and  one,  and 
they  made  it  pay  off  with  excellent 
foul  shooting.  In  addition  to  giving 
the  Shoremen  the  bonus  free 
throws,  three  Blue  Jays  fouled  out 
of  the  game.  The  WC  hoopsters  in- 
creased the  lead  and  went  on  to 
defeat  Hopkins  103-79. 

This  most  important  victory  was 
highlighted  for  WC  for  four  players 
in  double  figure  scoring  totals. 
These  outstanding  performers 
were  Tom  Keefe  with  22,  Vince 
Gasior  with  21,  Bob  Fornoff  with 
16,  and  Kurt  Keller  coming  off  the 
bench  with  11.  In  addition  Bob  For- 
noff commanded  the  boards  with  10 
rebounds. 

As  well  as  giving  WC  a  M.A.C. 
playoff  berth,  the  contest  had  a  few 
other  interesting  twists.  First,  this 
final  home  game  was  senior  for- 
ward and  captain  Carl  Fornoff's 
ninety  fourth  consecutive  game 
over  his  four  year  career.  Second- 
ly, the  Hopkins  victory  gave  WC  its 
fifteenth  win  of  the  season,  the 
most  since  the  1936-39  season  under 
coach  Thomas  Kibler,  one  of  the 
winningest  Shoremen  coaches.  As 
well  the  15-9  record  included  three 
losses  to  division  one  schools.  As 
coach  Thomas  Finnegan  said, 
"This  has  been  one  of  our  finest 
seasons."  Finally  this  is  the 
hoopsters*  third  consecutive  winn- 
ing season  and  second  successive 
year  in  the  M.A.C.  playoffs.  The 
postseason  play  begins  for  the 
Shoremen  on  Thursday,  February 
24  at  Dickenson  College  in  Penn- 
sylvania. If  WC  defeats  Dickenson, 
the  hoopsters  will  play  the  winner 
of  the  Moravia  vs.  Widener  game 
on  Saturday,  February  26  for  the 
conference  championship. 


In  the  Coffee  House  this  week: 

Fri.,  Feb.  25  —     Baseball  Team  Party 
featuring  Chris 

Ellinghaus. 

Sat.,  Feb.  26  —   We  will  be  open  our 
regular  hours  for  those 
who  aren't  going  to  the 
Ball. 

Mon.,  Feb.  28  —    1000  Genesee  T-shirt 

promotion. 

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Baseball  Begins  Practice 


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by  The  Pistol 

The  Washington  College 
Shoremen  basketball  team  will  be 
on  its  way  to  sunny  Florida  one 
week  from  today  to  begin  working 
towards  a  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference championship. 

Coming  off  a  12-10  season  in  1982 
(compared  toa  6-16  record  in  1981) 
the  Shoremen  are  looking  to  have 
as  fine  a  season  as  this  school  has 
seen  in  years.  The  question  mark  is 
pitching.  If  the  pitching  staff 
comes  through,  it  could  prove  to  be 
an  excellent  season.  Juniors  Tom 
Davis  and  Greg  Dargan  lead  the 
young  corps.  Davis  has  an  outstan- 
ding fastball,  which  is  his  best 
pitch,  and  relies  on  picking  the  cor- 
ners to  get  outs.  Dargan,  on  the 
other  hand,  is  a  power  pitcher.  He 
has  a  fine  fastball  to  go  with  a 
sneaky  slider.  Greg  has  worked  on 
a  change  up  to  add  some  decep- 
tiveness  to  his  other  pitches.  These 
are  the  only  two  proven  pitches  on 
the  entire  staff.  Scott  and  Wayne 
Spurrier  could  move  to  be  valuable 
additions  if  they  can  return  to  the 
form  that  made  them  successful  in 
high  school.  The  two  year  layoff 
should  hinder  them  at  first,  but  be- 
ing the  fine  athletes  they  are,  they 
should  adjust  well.  Freshman  Rob 
"Meat"  Sparth  has  been  the  bright 
spot  of  the  others.  This  transfer 
should  be  a  valuable  addition  to  the 
staff.  Mark  Faloni  also  has  thrown 
well  in  pre-season.  Jim  Miller  and 
Gary  Strozyck  have  been  working 
hard  and  looking  for  a  spot  on  the 
staff. 

The  Shoremen  infield  is  the 
strong  spot  on  the  club.  The  teams 
four  top  hitters  return  and  all  play 
infield.  Fran  Lucia  3B,  Matt  Burke 
SS  (Co-MUP  1982),  Vince  Faisor2B 
(Co-MUP  1982),  and  Catcher 


Pete  Morgan  (1st  team  All  MAC 
1982).  These  players  will  provide 
most  of  the  offense.  All  hit  in  the 
mid-to  upper  300's  last  year  and 
look  for  improvements  this  season. 
The  Burke/Faisor  double  play 
combination  could  become  one  of 
the  finest  anywhere.  Lucia  has 
moved  from  2B  to  3B  and  it  seems 
to  have  helped  him  and  the  team 
tremendously.  George  Halivopouls 
and  Ron  Lauriella  look  to  push  for 
starting  spots.  Both  can  fill  in  at  2B 
or  3B.  First  base  is  the  problem. 
Mike  Schwed  and  Tom  Keefe  may 
battle  it  out  for  the  vacancy  Bill 
Jarvis  left  when  he  graduated. 

The  outfield  has  one  spot  wide 
open.  Pat  Jones  seems  to  have  CF 
wrapped  up  and  Mark  Faloni  RF. 
Both  are  talented  fielders  and  have 
been  swinging  good  bats  thus  far. 
Dan  Schaeffer,  The  Spurriors, 
Keefe,  Lauriella  and  many  others 
may  be  asked  to  fill  in  the  other 
spot.  The  loss  of  Tom  Clancy,  for 
academic  reasons,  will  be  felt  ear- 
ly in  the  season  but,  if  someone  can 
stop  in  and  get  some  early  ex- 
perience, it  will  lessen  Clancy's 
loss. 

Overall  coaches  Athey  and 
Streelman  feel  they  have  a  solid 
squad.  The  Florida  trip,  which  in- 
cludes 8  games  in  6  days,  will 
determine  who  gets  the  starting 
jobs.  If  the  pitching  holds  up  ... 
watch  out.  The  offensive  potential 
of  this  club  can  carry  any  team  a 
long  way  so,  if  with  good  pitching 
and  defense,  the  Shoremen  should 
make  a  run  for  the  division  title 
and  an  NCAA  regional  bid. 

The  season  opens  up  March  15  at 
home  against  Salisbury  St.  in  an 
important  independent  matchup. 
Come  out  and  see  the  Shoremen  in 
their  new  uniforms  for  their  1983 
debut. 


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Athlete  of  the  Week 

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by:  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 
Coach  Finnegan's  selection  for 
the  Athlete  of  the  Week  is  the  entire 
basketball  team.  When  asked  who 
he  would  like  to  honor  as  this 
week's  outstanding  athlete  he  said 
"In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  basket- 
ball team  won  15  games,  the  most 
in  a  season  since  1938-39,  and  made 
the  league  playoffs  for  the  second 
straight  year.  I  feel  the  entire  team 


should  be  considered  Athlete  of  the 
Week.  Included  in  this  honor  I 
would  like  to  recognize  the  outstan- 
ding contributions  to  our  team's 
success  from  our  trainer  Tony 
Dougal,  Coach  Don  Chatellier,  and 
our  managers  Lynne  Attias 
Rebecca  Smith,  and  Ellis  Hyman 
In  addition  I  would  like  to 
recognize  our  cheerleaders  who 
were  with  us  throughout  the 
season." 


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On  the  Rebound. 


by  Tom  Keefe 

Upon  my  leave  of  absence  from 
the  "Rebound"  offices  last  week,  I 
took  the  time  off  to  seriously  think 
about  .and  evaluate  the  sports 
situation  here  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. All  of  us  have  to  agree  that 
when  we  brag  about  the  programs 
here,  the  Lacrosse  squad  rises  to 
the  top  of  our  list.  Granted,  the 
Lacrosse  team  has  held  up  its  end 
of  the  bargain  when  competing  in 
Intercollegiate  play,  but  here 
seems  to  be  a  bit  of  forgetfulness 
toward  the  others  in  the  "sports 
department." 

The  WC  basketball  team  for  in- 
stance may  prove  to  be  the 
"sleeper"  in  the  NCAA  playoff  pic- 
ture. The  Baseball  team,  only 
missing  the  M.A.C.  playoffs  by  one 
game  last  year,  will  only  add  to  our 
"athletic  name"  throughout  their 
conference.  Often  times  we 
misinterpret  the  meaning  of 
"Crew",  where  16-to  20  men  each 
day  at  6  a.m.  get  into  a  boat  on  the 
Chester  River,  and  look  forward  to 
a  National  Championship. 

If  you  haven*t  noticed  by  now 
something  is  missing.  ("Its  not  the 
men's  tennis  team,  they  haven't 
begun  working  out  yet").  The 
group  we  overlook  almost  all  the 
time  is,  yes,-  the  Women  at 
Washington  College. 

Many  of  us  have  to  admit  to  our 
chauvinistic  attitudes  (including 
my  exclusion  of  women's  activities 
in  this  article  feecause  of  the  turn 
out  for  their  home  games.  Much  to 
the  contrary,  the  women's  pro- 
grams at  WC  are  beginning  to  ex- 
pand and,  believe  it  or  not,  are  at- 
tracting athletes  to  beeome  a  part 


of  this  rising  force  —  women  as  In- 
tercollegiate athletes. 

On  the  Lacrosse  field,  the  women 
are  again  coached  by  Ms.  Nancy 
Dick  and  second  year  veteran  of 
the  coaching  profession  Ms.  Kathy 
Waye.  For  the  years  in  the  past,  the 
women's  lacrosse  program  has 
been  considered  a  club  team  or 
sport,  but  since  last  year  the  team 
is  legally  sanctioned  by  the  NCAA. 
Two  veterans  from  last  years 
team,  Lindsey  Evans  and  Tanya 
Huffnagle,  had  a  few  insights  for 
me  about  this  year's  squad.  "This 
year  the  freshmen  class  will  play 
an  important  role  in  our  success," 
Evans  said.  "However,  with  the 
steady  play  of  Kate  Rappaport, 
Polly  White  and  Jessie  Wittich  we 
should  be  contenders,"  she  added. 
With  the  likes  of  Georgetown, 
Western  Maryland  and  Hopkins  on 
their  schedule,  the  team  has  its 
work  cut  out  for  them.  Ms.  Huff- 
nagle was  quick  to  inject  that 
Lacrosse  means  a  lot  to  many  of 
the  girls  this  year  and  since  she  is 
one  of  the  lone  survivors  from  the 
"old  club  days,"  that  leadership 
can  play  another  role  in  success. 

Both  the  Women  Softball  team, 
coached  by  an  "enthusiastic"  Fred 
Wyman,  and  the  Crew  team,  led  by 
John  Wagner,  seem  to  have  the 
potential  to  upgrade  the  name  of 
women's  sports  here  at  WC. 

First,  returning  Softball  letter- 
man  Kelly  Cupka  feels  that,  "the 
Women's  Softball  program  has  im- 
proved immensely  since  I  came 
here.  Newcomers  like  Jane  Keller, 
and  veterans  like  Anne  Plummer 
should  help  the  team's  chances  for 
a  fantastic  season.  Fred  Wyman's 


enthusiasm  also  helps.  "We  have 
started  practicing  two  weeks  early 
to  better  our  hitting  eyes  and  polish 
up  before  the  season  starts."  What 
would  be  different  is  to  wander 
over  to  a  Softball  game  after  a 
Lacrosse  game  this  spring.  Most 
likely  it  would  be  greatly  ap- 
preciated. 

Secondly,  the  women's  Crew 
team,  utilizing  their  new  dock  with 
two  boats,  (one  varsity,  the  second 
JV),  may  prove  to  be  the  most  im- 
proved of  all  the  women's  sports  to 
date.  Mary  Hussman  feels  that, 
"Crew  is  definitely  a  team  sports. 
Crowd  appreciation  is  definitely 
needed  for  it  to  become  a  popular 
sport.  With  the  addition  of  our  new 
dock,  the  team  seems  to  be  more 
serious  about  winning  and  making 
a  name  for  itself  here  on  campus." 


The  only  snag  in  their  guest  is  the 
need  for  a  coxswing  since  their 
regular  was  forced  to  leave  the 
team  for  personal  reasons.  Anyone 
interested  may  contact  Mary 
Hussman  or  John  Wagner.  Believe 
me  you  wouldn't  be  making  a 
mistake. 

Finally,  what  I  am  trying  to  ac- 
complish is  the  awareness  of 
women  on  the  sports  scene.  We  do 
forget  about  their  participation  as 
sometimes  we  forget  about  the 
significance  of  Division  III  play. 
Most  of  all  we  must  remember  the 
impact  it  has  on  the  com- 
petitiveness of  our  atheletes.  So, 
with  adequate  support  for  the 
cause  and  high  praise  outside  the 
school,  our  athletic  program  may 
reap  the  reward  of  prestige. 


Spring  Sports  Begin 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

Spring  sports  are  just  around  the 
corner.  The  Shoremen  teams  are 
getting  into  the  swing  of  things  with 
rigorous  practices.  Shoremen 
baseball,  lacrosse,  crew,  and  ten- 
nis teams  have  all  been  preparing 
since  mid-winter. 

The  men's  tennis  team  just  mov- 
ed outside  this  week  to  begin 
regular  practice.  With  the  improv- 
ing weather,  the  baseball  team  has 
also  begun  outdoor  practices.  Crew 
expects  to  put  into  the  water  on 


Monday.  The  softball  team  has 
been  taking  batting  practice  inside 
the  gym  and  hopes  to  move  outside 
soon. 

Finally  the  men's  lacrosse  team, 
under  new  head  coach  Terry  Cor- 
coran, has  been  drilling  inside  dur- 
ing bad  weather  and  outside  when 
the  conditions  have  permitted.  The 
Shoremen  stickmen  are  scheduled 
fora  scrimmage  this  Saturday  with 
University  of  Maryland  Terrapins. 
In  a  few  weeks  when  the  actual 
seasons  begin,  Shoremen  fans  can 
expect  plenty  of  thrilling  entertain- 
ment from  the  various  teams. 


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Positions  Opening: 


College  to  Hire  Ten  New  Staff  Members 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Beginning  next  fall,  WC  will  be 
welcoming  ten  new  faculty  and 
staff  members  into  its  community. 
According  to  Dean  Garry  Clarke, 
these  additions  will  be  taking  over 
for  teachers  who  are  going  on 
leaves  of  absence,  as  well  as  for 
those  who  will  not  be  returning  to 
the  school. 

"First  of  all,  we're  going  to  have 
anew  position,  the  Chairman  of  the 
Business  Management  Depart- 
ment, now  that  a  Business  major  is 
being  developed  for  next  fall.  Then 
we're  hiring  a  new  Head  Librarian 
since  Professor  (Betty)  Wasson 
will  be  retiring.  We  are  also  finding 
replacements  for  positions  opening 
in  the  Physics,  Drama,  library  and 
Psychology  departments. 
Fond  Farewells 

In  addition,  Clarke  cites  several 
professors  who  are  going  on  leave 
for  the  '83-'84  academic  year. 
These  include  Dr.  Thomas 
Cousineau,  who  has  received  an  ap- 
pointment to  teach  at  the  Univer- 
lite  of  Toulouse-Le-Mlrail  in 
France,  and  Professor  Robert  Day, 
who  was  awarded  a  National  En- 
dowment to  the  Arts  Fellowship. 
Clarke  also  points  out  that  Dr. 
Richard  DeProspo  has  been 
STanted  a  sabbatical  for  the  spring 
semester  of  next  year,  during 
•hich  he  plans  to  write  a  book,  and 
do  research  work  as  well.  Pro- 
lessor  Robert  Anderson  is  taking 
off  the  first  semester  to  work  on 
several  projects,  including  the 
completion  of  a  book  and  a  new 
course  plan. 
Professor  Mills  (Music  Depart- 
ment) is  also  slated  to  go  on  sab- 
batical during  the  second 
[emester.  Dean  Clarke,  who  makes 

comeback  as  a  full-time  pro- 

ior  next  year,  will  be  taking 
•w  some  of  Mills'  duties.  (His 
"j™  administrative  leave  of 
"  lence    will    cover    the    first 


It's  Sophie 
Time 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is  award- 
ed to  the  senior  deemed  by  the 
»phie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 

the  best  ability  and  promise  for 
"tare  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
Uterary  endeavor."  Students 
""stung  to  submit  samples  of  their 
Siting  are  invited  to  do  so.  All  sub- 
™ssions  should  be  in  the  hands  of 
",c  committee  by  April  22,  and 
™y  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the 
™airman  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment for  convenience  and  safe- 
keeping. Manuscripts  will  be 
'tamed  to  their  owners  after  com- 
mencement. All  graduating  seniors 
.'e  eligible  recipients  of  the 
r3*jrd. 


semester,  during  which  time  Mills 
will  shift  for  him. ) 

The  Hiring  Process 
The  search  for  teachers  to  fill 
some  of  these  openings  has  already 
begun,  according  to  Clarke: 

"Right  now,  we  (the  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  Committee) 
have  a  few  very  good  prospects  - 
some  of  which  have  already  been  to 
campus  for  an  interview.  There's  a 
lot  of  work  ahead  of  us,  though, 
which  may  well  go  into  the  sum- 
mer. We're  just  going  to  move  as 
quickly  and  carefully  as  possible. 
In  a  sense,"  he  adds,  'this  could  be 
a  full-time  capacity." 

Generally,  the  chairman  of  each 
department  with  an  opening  will 
advertise  in  the  Chronicle  for 
Higher  Education.  In  some  cases, 
however,  a  publication  specified 
for  that  particular  teaching  field 
will  be  utilized. 

"This  is  an  area"  states  WC 
President  Douglass  Cater  "where 
the  Dean  plays  a  major  role.  I  stay 
in  the  background  as  much  as 
possible."  He  does,  however, 
review  applications  for  each  posi- 
tion, and~admits  that  those  which 
have  come  in  for  this  year  have 
proven  most  impressive. 

"From  the  caliber  of  resumes 
I've  received,  I  feel  encouraged 
that  we're  going  to  have  some  very 

Cuts  Cause  Concern: 


good  people  here  next  year.  I 
believe  it's  also  very  healthy  for 
members  of  our  faculty  to  have  the 
chance  to  go  on  sabbatical  or  take 
an  appointment,  especially  if  a 
good  person  is  brought  in  for  that 
period  they  are  away. 

Another  position  opening  next 
year  will  be  that  of  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege. Cater  admits  to  already  hav- 


ing received  "a  great  many  ap- 
plications" for  the  office.  So  far,  all 
of  these  have  been  from  people  out- 
side the  college,  rather  than  from 
the  WC  faculty  or  staff.  Both 
classes,  however,  are  invited  to  ap- 

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Administration  Probes  Bus  Scheduling 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
Large-scale  student  concern  has 
promoted  the  WC  administration  to 
investigate  ^railways'  recent 
alteration  of  bus  services  to 
Chestertown.  Under  the  new  plan, 
which  went  into  effect  March  1,  all 
weekend  arrivals  and  departures 
have  been  cancelled.  As  a  result, 
students  who  normally  leave 
Chestertown  by  bus  on  Fridays 
must  rely  on  alternative  modes  of 
transportation  in  order  to  return  to 
campus  on  Sunday  evenings. 

Gene  A.  Hessey,  Vice  President 
of  Finance  at  WC,  finds  this  to  be  a 
major  inconvenience.  He  is 
especially  critical  of  the  fact  that 
no  advance.,notice  of  the  change 
was  given  to  the  college  communi- 
ty. Consequently,  many  students 
returning  by  bus  from  Spring 
Break  on  Sunday,  March  13,  found 
themselves  stranded  at  transfer 
points,  such  as  State  Roads, 
Delaware  and  Grasonville, 
Maryland.  Hessey  sees  this  as  not 
only  "unfortunate,"  but  un- 
necessary, as  well: 

"(Trailways)  wasn't  particular- 
ly sensitive  to  the  public  they've 
been  serving." 

According  to  Trailways  officials, 
weekend  services  were  cut  because 
of  declining  passenger  use.  (In 
order  for  the  company  to  break 


even,  each  bus  must  carry  a 
minimum  of  twenty  riders. 
Chestertown  had  been  averaging 
two  passengers  per  stop. ) 

Although  Hessey  admits  he  can 
sympathize  with  Trailways'  wish 
not  to  lose  money,  he  does  not  feel 


the  company  has  been  realistic  in 
its  expectations. 

"You  have  to  consider  the  size  of 
this  town  ■  twenty  people  just 
aren't  going  to  take  the  bus  every 
day."  He  also  points  out  that  stu- 
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College  Liquor  Bill 
Meets  Sudden  Death 


by  Amy  Seifert 
Assistant  Editor 

Last  week,  the  bill  which  would 
have  allowed  Maryland  colleges 
and  universities  to  obtain  a  liquor 
license  to  sell  beer  and  wine  to  full- 
time  students  who  are  nineteen 
years  of  age,  died  in  the  Economic 
Matters  Committee  of  the 
Maryland  House  of  Delegates.  The 
bill  was  one  vote  short  of  being 
unanimously  opposed  in  the  com- 
mittee. 

The  Washington  College  Student 
Government  Association  initiated 
a  proposal  for  the  bill  in  conjunc- 
tion with  other  colleges  and  univer- 
sities in  the  state.  The  schools  saw 
the  bill  as  a  means  for  deterring 
college  students  from  driving  to 
Washington  D.C.  and  Delaware 
where  the  drinking  age  is  under  21. 

SGA    Vice    President    Barry 


Glassman,  who  represented  the 
College's  interest  in  the  bill  at  the 
Maryland  legislature,  feels  the  lob- 
buying  by  Mothers'  Against  Drunk 
Driving  (MADD)  and  the  opposi- 
tion by  the  University  of  Maryland 
were  the  key  factors  contributing 
to  the  defeat  of  the  bill. 

Glassman  also  notes  that,  had 
the  proposal  passed  the  General 
Assembly,  Governor  Harry 
Hughes  had  already  indicated  that 
he  would  veto  the  bill. 

The  SGA  plans  to  contact  local 
officials  and  try  to  work  with  them 
in  developing  an  alternative  drink- 
ing policy  for  Washington  College. 
In  the  meantime,  Glassman  feels 
"the  SGA  will  have  to  begin 
developing  plans  for  a  modified 
alcohol  policy  to  deal  with  the  in- 
creasing number  of  students  who 
are  not  of  legal  drinking  age  in 
Maryland. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  March  25. 1983  -  Page  2 

ScUfonierf; 

Wanted:  One  Way  Out  of  Chestertown 

The  recent  decision  to  cut  off  weekend  bus  service  to  the 
Chestertown  area  has  caused  a  major  inconvenience  to 
Washington  College  students.  Not  only  do  students  have  to 
make  alternative  arrangements  for  returning  to  school  on  Sun- 
days now,  but  the  possibility  exists  for  buses  to  discontinue  ser- 
vice to  the  Chestertown  area  altogether,  which  would  put  a  real 
damper  on  weekend  traveling. 

Washington  College  is  one  of  the  biggest  assets  of  Kent  Coun- 
ts Maryland.  With  the  new  bus  schedule,  access  to  and  from  the 
campus  is  greatly  restricted  and  thus  access  for  visiting  high 
school  students  or  study-weary  coeds  is  likewise  restricted. 

Granted,  Trailways  may  be  losing  money  on  runs  through 
town;  however,  the  college  could  lose  more  than  money. 
Weekends  when  students  "just  need  to  get  away"  will  now  have 
to  be  carefully  planned.  Visiting  friends  or  prospective  students 
will  have  to  rely  on  other  modes  of  transportation  for  weekend 
excursions  to  campus. 

Washington  College  has  been  placed  in  a  difficult  predica- 
ment. Since  Trailways  is  not  affiliated  with  the  school  some  sort 
of  alternative  action  must  be  taken.  Grasonville,  Maryland  and 
State  Road,  Delaware  may  be  the  next  closest  bus  depots  but 
they  are  both  fairly  far  away.  Home,  for  most,  may  not  be  much 
further. 


WC  Students  Take  Internships 


Senator  Melvin  A.  Steinberg, 
President  of  the  Maryland  Senate, 
and  Delegate  Benjamin  L.  Cardin, 
speaker  of  the  House  of  Delegates, 
hosted  a  reception  recently  in 
honor  of  the  Legislative  Interns 
serving  with  the  Maryland  General 
Assembly  during  the  1983  Session. 

Richard  Kircher  of  Timonium  is 
interning  with  Delegate  Charles 
"Bucky"  Muth  of  Baltimore  City; 
Barry  Glassman  of  Havre  de 
Grace  is  interning  with  Delegate 
Barbara  Kreamer  of  Harford 
County;     Dawn     Stewart     of    N. 


Massapequa,  NY,  is  interning  with 
Senator  John  Pica  of  Baltimore  Ci- 
ty; Patrick  Jones  of  Princess  Anne 
is  interning  with  Delegate  Mark 
Pilchard  of  the  Legislative  District 
38  on  the  Eastern  Shore;  Thomas 
Davis  of  Wyckoff,  NY,  is  interning 
with  Delegate  Diane  Kirchenbauer 
of  Montgomery  County;  Elizabeth 
Kintz  of  College  Park  is  interning 
with  Delegate  William  McCaffrey 
of  Prince  George  County;  and,  Cur- 
tis Stokes  of  St.  Michaels  is  intern- 
ing with  Delegate  Richard  Colbum 
of  the  Legislative  District  37  of  the 
Eastern  Shore. 


Beyond  Our  World 


By  Bonnie  Garr 

Euthanasia  is  an  ethical  problem 
in  modern  medicine  today  and  was 
one  topic  of  research  by  the  Presi- 
dent's Commission  for  the  Study  of 
Ethical  Problems  in  Medicine  and 
Biomedical  and  Behavioral 
Research.  The  issues  raised  by  the 
two-year  study  were  a  result  of  pre- 
sent medical  advancements  which 
postpone  or  forestall  death.  These 
issues  dealth  with  whether  life- 
supporting  treatment  should  by 
provided  for  patients  who  are  per- 
manently unconscious,  the  use  of 
pain-relieving  drugs  to  hasten 
death,  the  decisions  concerning 
mentally  incompetent  patients  who 


active  in  that  life-support  systems 
or  drugs  are  stopped,  allowing  the 
person  to  either  die  naturally  or 
continue  living.  Voluntary,  as  op- 
posed to  involuntary,  simply 
separates  a  conscious,  mentally 
competent  patient  from  one  who  is 
unconscious  or  mentally  retarded. 
The  commissioin  feels  that  compe- 
tent patients  should  be  informed  of 
all  of  their  options  and  the  possible 
consequences,  thus  allowing  the 
patients  to  decide  on  their  own. 

Mentally  impaired  newborn  in- 
fants present  a  controversy.  They 
cannot  voice  their  own  opinion,  so 
their  parents  must  decide  on  conti- 
nuing their  life  as  a  retarded  pa- 


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tient  or  on  the  death  of  the  infant. 
The  dilemma  places  moral  objec- 
tions before  the  parents.  The  Com- 
mission feels  infants  have  a  right  to 
corrective  surgery  if  this  is  possi- 
ble, regardless  of  the  parents' 
views.  If  the  child  lives,  it  is  socie- 
ty's responsibility  to  deal  humane- 
ly with  teh  child  throughout  his  or 
her  life. 

As  for  active  voluntary 
euthanasia,  the  Commision  forbids 
intentionally  ending  a  life  based  on 
moral  grounds.  Pain-relieving 
drugs  to  hasten  death  could  be  ad- 
ministered only  if  it  relieves  a  pa- 
tient's unbearable  pain.  Passive 
voluntary  or  involuntary 
euthanasia,  where  a  life-support 
system  is  concerned,  is  still  a 
dilemma  to  the  Commission  who  is 
arguing  over  the  commencement 
and  eventual  termination  of  the 
system.  The  decision  should  be 
made  before  commencement  of  a 
life-support  system. 


Alexander  M.  Capron,  the  ex- 
ecutive director  of  the  commission, 
said  that  the  decisions  of  the  com- 
mission would  be  merely  recom- 
mendations to  medical  institutions, 
to  be  implemented  without  passage 
in  legislation. 

The  living  will,  was  not  mention- 
ed by  the  Commission  and  yet,  in 
many  states,  a  living  will  is  to  be 
obeyed  by  doctors.  A  living  will  is  a 
document  a  person  writes  while 
alive  telling  doctors  and  family 
members  his  wishes  should  he  not 
be  conscious  to  make  the  decision 
himself.  A  living  will  alleviates 
some  of  the  pressure  of  making  a 
decision  from  the  family  members. 

Euthanasia,  is-  an  ethical  pro- 
blem which  many  Americans  face 
daily.  A  decision  concerning  a  per- 
son's life  is  of  vital  importance, 
especially  if  the  person  is  someone 
you  love. 


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Joyce  Centenary 

Yeats 

ByAmyCoss 
Grainne  Yeats  provided  an  en- 
chanting evening  of  harp  music 
and  song  last  Wednesday  Yeats 
who  is  a  resident  of  DubUn' 
Ireland  provided  Chestertown 
™*„'h?tek«'  her  homXd 
throughout  her  performance 
Yeats  played  a  32-string  Irish  hare 
and  under  her  skillful  fingers  the 
instrument  sang. 

JThi„p?gram  contained  a 
delightful  selection  of  Irish 
melodies;  including  jigs,  laments 
battle  songs,  and  selected  poetry 
by  Yeats  and  Joyce  set  to  music 
As  well  as  being  a  skilled  harper 
Yeats  possesses  a  lilting  singing 

Yeats  conducted  the  program  in 
a  very  informative  manner.  Each 
song  was  preceeded  by  a  short 
monologue.  The  speeches  varied  in 
content;  some  were  the  story 
behind  the  song,  some  an  English 
translation  of  the  song  to  follow 


ffaghington  College  Rim  -  Friday.  Marrh  9S  10m . 


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and  others  were  a  short  history  of 
the  composer.  All  were  extremely 
mteresting.  Yeats  performed 
many  of  the  songs  in  Gaelic,  a 
language   quite   familiar   to   her 

h!^6  "  uas  the  lang"age  spoken  at 
home  when  she  was  growing-up. 

The  selections  Yeats  played  were 
an  excellent  representation  of 
many  periods  of  Irish  harp  music 
&ne  performed  music  by  the 
sixteenth-century  court  harpists 
music  written  as  late  as  1960,  and  a 
number  of  pieces  in  between.  Yeats 
explained  that  because  none  of  the 
music  composed  by  the  early  har- 
pists was  written  down,  much  of  it 
has  been  lost.  For  example,  only 
five  pieces  remain  by  a  composer 
who  wrote  approximately  seven 
hundred. 

Yeats'  program  was  a  delightful 
mixture  of  harp  music  and  song, 
ihe  has  a  captivating  performing 
style  and  all  in  the  audience  re? 
mauied  enthralled  throughout  her 
performance. 


with  Harp  Concert 

41 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 
We  hope  everyone  enjoyed  the 
Food  Show  on  Wednesday  This 
show  is  very  similar,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  being  scaled  down,  to  the 
shows  we  attend.  These  food  shows 
are  valuable  because  they  allow 
you  to  compare  products  and  seek 
out  new  ideas.  The  comments  I 
received  from  students  were  very 
positive  so  we  will  consider  having 
the  show  again  next  fall. 

We  would  like  to  thank  the  J.  P. 
Brokerage  Company  for  sponsor- 
ing the  show  with  us.  We  would  also 
like  to  thank  the  following  com- 
panies for  participating  in  the 
show: 

Gwaltney 

Tasty  Bird 

Better  Bake 


Mrs.  Fridays 

Stouffer's 

and  Country  Home 

The  new  deli-bar  at  dinner  is 
working  out  well.  I  am  happy  to 
report  that  the  majority  of  sand- 
wiches are  being  consumed  on  the 
premises  and  not  going  out  the 
door.  We  will  continue  this  pro- 
gram as  long  as  students  remain 
responsive  to  the  idea  and  do  not 
remove  the  items  from  the  Dining 

The  S.G.A.  Food  Service  Com- 
mittee had  a  brief  meeting  on  Mon- 
day. The  surveys  should  be  wrap- 
ped up  shortly.  Preparations  for 
the  Luau  are  also  being  finalized. 

There  are  catering  jobs  available 
next  week.  Sign  up  on  the  job  op- 
portunities board. 


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March  31  and  April  1 

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6:30  p.m. 
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problems  or  having  suggestions  concerning  the 
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Bressler-UUman  Duo  performed  last  installment  of  Concert 
.Series. ■ 

Duo  Give  Final  Concert 


by  Kelly  Morrissey 
The   thirty-first   concert   series 
came  to  a   delightful   close  last 
Thursday    night    with    a    per- 
formance   by    tenor,    Charles 
Bressler,    and    lutinist-guitanst, 
Richard  Ullman.  The  first  part  of 
the   program   consisted   of   three 
groups  of  melodies  roughly  dating 
from  Elizabethan  to  early  Stuart 
times.  On  all  sohgs  in  the  first  set, 
Bressler  was  accompanied  by  the 
lute  with  the  exception  of  Ophelia's 
mad  songs  (from  Hamlet)  which 
was    sung    acapella    Bressler's 
wonderful  tone  and  the  wide  range 
of  emotions  which  he  put  into  the 
songs  resurrected  these  sixteenth 
centurv  melodies  in  a  manner  that 
appealed  to  a  modern  audience. 

Bressler's  skill  became  more 
prevalent  as  the  program  pro- 
gressed. The  first  group  of  songs 
from  the  second  set,  Dominick 
Argento's  Letters  of  Composers, 
appeared  to  be  particularly 
challenging  to  sing  as  the  tempo 
changed  frequently  in  mid-song. 
Bressler  executed  the  task  well, 
gaining  a  momentum  that  carried 
through  to  the  end  of  the  per- 
formance. The  program  continued 
with  two  groups  of  folk  songs,  one 
arranged  by  Benjamin  Britten  and 


the  other  by  Bressler's  guitarist, 
Richard  Ullman. 

Ullman,  for  his  part,  com- 
plimented the  tenor  with  his  in- 
strumental accompaniment.  He 
proved  to  be  dexterous  on  both  in- 
struments, playing  the  lute  in  the 
first  set  and  the  guitar  in  the  se- 
cond. He  had  perfect  harmonics  on 
both  instruments. 

The  pieces  were  positioned  well, 
having  a  wonderful  juxtaposition 
between  melancholy  and  cheerful 
selections.  The  musical  program 
was  educational  as  well  as  en- 
joyable. During  the  course  of  the 
performance,  Bressler  and  Ullman 
frequently  interjected  comments 
on  the  history  of  the  various 
musical  selections. 


( Continued  from  Page  1 ) 
dent  demand  for  buses  is  high 
enough  to  reach  capacity  only  at 
certain  times  of  the  year. 

"There  are  peak  times  when 
students  use  the  service,  and  those 
are  before  and  after  vacations  and 
at  the  beginning  and  end  of  each 
term.  As  long  as  they  find  the  need 
for  buses  at  those  infrequent  pat- 
terns, it's  going  to  be  difficult  to  try 
to  sustain  a  regular  stop.  One  thing 
they  might  want  to  consider  is  an 
on-call  service  for  students." 

The  adjustment  in  scheduling  is 
the  first  in  quite  a  while.  According 
to  Dean  of  Students,  Maureen 
Kelley:  "We've  never  had 
•  anything  like  it  before  that  I've 
known  of.  In  fact,  the  bus  service  in 
this  town  has  been  the  same  for  the 
past  ten  or  fifteen  years." 

The  present  situation  could  only 
be  a  hint  of  what  stretches  ahead, 
however.  Hessey  stresses  that  bus 
service  to  Chestertown  may  one 
day  be  cut  off  entirely,  should  there 
be  no  drastic  increase  in  the  cur- 
rent number  of  passengers.  The 


Probed 

freight  rail  service,  he  adds,  is  also 
in  jeapordy,  being  funded  by  the 
state  "with  the  hope  that  it  would 
develop  an  additional  number  of 
carloads.  It  would  have  been  a 
practical  situation,  but  it's  just  not 
developing." 

Despite  the  inconvenience  caus- 
ed by  the  cancellation  of  weekend 
buses,  Hessey  finds  that  lack  of 
communication  on  the  part  of 
Trailways  to  be  an  even  worse  an- 
noyance. 

"I  think  it  was  very  poorly  handl- 
ed from  a  public  relations  stand- 
point. When  you  serve  an  area,  you 
should  certainly  give  your 
customers  advance  notice  when 
you  plan  to  curtail  or  delrte  ser- 
vices. 

"We  would  certainly  have 
welcomed  the  opportunity  to  look 
into  some  alternatives  and  possible 
work  out  a  less  drastic  reduction  of 
services  than  was  proposed.  All  I 
can  hope  is  that  we  can  work  out 
some  kind  of  on-call  service  for  the 
beginning  and  end  of  break  periods 
and  exam  weeks." 


ent  numuer  ui  puoaciiBc.o.    *•«.  

College  Adds  Staff 


( Continued  from  Page  1 ) 
being  somewhat  higher  than  usual, 
although  not  alarmingly  so. 

"I  think  (the  increase)  is  really  a 
combination  of  the  fact  that  we 
have  more  sabbaticals  this  year 
than  usual,  two  teachers  who  have 
been  given  the  opportunity  to  go  on 
leave  for  a  year,  one  retirement,  a 
new  position  opening  and  four 
faculty  members  currently 
employed  by  the  college  (approx- 
imately 58  to  60  full-time),  Dean 
Clarke  sees  this  year's  turnover  as 


replacements  in  various  depart- 
ments." .  , 
He  adds  that  WC  has  no  standard 
turnover  rate  perse;  "itreaUyhas 
varied.  We've  seen  years  when  on- 
ly two  or  three  full-time 
replacements  have  to  be  found,  and 
then  perhaps  another  for  someone 
going  on  leave  for  one  semester. 
There  have  also  been  years  like 
this  one  -  when  we've  had  quite  a 
few  professors  coming  and  going. 
It  varies  tremendously." 


WCFS  Food  Show  Provides  Communication 


by  Steve  Bergenholtz 

"What  it  all  boils  down  to  is  com- 
munication. That's  the  key  word 
here,"  states  Food  Service  Direc- 
tor David  Knowles  in  describing 
the  premise  for  Wednesday  night's 
"Food  Show."  Knowles,  explained 
the  reasoning  behind  .ie  show  in 
three  sections. 

The  first  objective  was  to  expose 


A  Washington  College  Symposium 

Foreign  Writers  and  Their  Translators 

JOSEPH  BRODSKY     DEREKWALCOTT     ANTHONYHECHT 
Russian  Poet  Poet,  Translator        Poet,  Translator 

Thursday.  "Joseph  Brodsky  and  His  Translators ".  Colloquy 

March 24'  Professor   Thomas    Cousineau,    Kathy 

Wagner.      Jean     Clark     and     William 

Bowie. 

Sophie  Kerr  Room.  2:30  p.m. 

Friday,  Anthony  Hecht  reads  from  his  poetry.  Reading 

March  25  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  4  p.m. 

Saturday.  Brodsky,  Hecht.  and  Walcott  speak  On  Lecture 

March26  the  Art  of  Translation. 

Sophie  Kerr  Room.  10:30  a.m. 

Derek  Walcott  reads  from  his  poetry.  Reading 

Sophie  Kerr  Room,  4  p.m. 

Sunday  Joseph  Brodsky  reads  from  his  poetry         Bilingual 

March  17  with     Derek     Walcott     and     Anthony         Reading 

Hecht  translating. 

Norman  James  Theatre,  1:30  p.m. 

Sponsored  bv  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of  Washington  College  and 
the  National  Endowment  for  the  Arts. 


the  students  ■  to  new  foods  ana 
preparations.  Secondly,  Knowles 
wished  to  establish  "credibility" 
among  the  students.  "People,"  he 
complained,  "notoriously  feel  that 
institutionalized  food  is  inferior." 
The  last  idea  was  to  expose  the 
students  to  some  of  the  business 
aspects  of  The  Food  Service.  He 
wished  to  make  it  "an  educational 
experience  for  all." 

The  show  was  put  on  by  the  J. P. 
Brokerage  Company,  a  firm  which 
buys  food  products  from 
wholesalers  and  sells  them  to  food 
services.  Six  Companies  attended: 
Gwaltney-pork  chops,  Tasty  Bird- 
chicken  products,  Mrs.  Fridays- 
seafood,  Better  Bake-  pizza, 
Stoufers  -  prepared  entrees,  and 
Chef  Francisco-soups.  A  seventh 
company,  Country  Home,  had  been 


scheduled  to  present  bakery  pro- 
ducts but  was  unable  to  appear  in 
the  show.  The  "vast  majority"  of 
the  products  on  display  such  as  the 
ham  and  the  chicken  are  presently 
used  by  the  W.C.  Food  Service  and 
were  here  so  that  the  students 
could  learn  more  about  them. 
Some  of  the  products  such  as  the 
soup  and  the  pizza  were  new  pro- 
duets  to  the  college  and  were  here 
on  trial. 

Knowles  anticipated  an  atten- 
dance of  over  three  hundred 
students  and  is  hoping  for  some 
feedback  from  the  student  body, 
via  the  suggestion  box.  "The  only 
thing  missing,"  he  said,  "is  the  stu- 
dent   communication."^  He    then 

restated  that  the  Food  Show  was  in- 
tended "as  a  communication  tool. 


In  The  C-House  This  Week: 

Sat.,  March  26  -       SG  A  band  "Fat  Shadow" 

Mon.,  March  28  -      Poetry  Reading  8:00 

Thurs.,  March  31  -    Alcohol  Awareness 

Seminar  10  A.M.  in  Hynson  Lounge 

Movies  This  Week: 

Brubaker 

SOB 

Making  Love         _^ 


Internship  Program: 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  March  25. 1983  -  Page  5 


Psych  Practicum  Changes  Directions 


BY  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

One  of  WC's  multitudinous  in- 
ternship programs,  the  Psychology 
Practicum,  has  been  the  subject  of 
relocation  since  last  year.  Design- 
ed by  the  Psychology  department 
to  combine  a  student  major's 
classroom  work  with  practical 
training,  the  program  was  initially 
offered  at  Mid-Shore  Mental 
Hospital  in  Cambridge,  Maryland. 

According  to  Dr.  Michael  Golds- 
tein, Psychology  Department 
chairman,  either  one  or  two 
students  were  selected  per 
semester  to  participate.  These 
students  then  lived  in  Cambridge, 
while  working  in  the  hospital  -  iii 
addition  to  taking  courses  there  for 
academic  credit. 

Recently,  the  program  was  mov- 
ed to  the  new  Upper  Shore  Mental 
Health  Center  in  Chestertown. 
Goldstein  points  out  that  this  tran- 
sition has  resulted  in  many  ad- 
vantages for  the  students  involv- 
ed: 

"We're  happy,  of  course, 
because  now,  students  can  live  on 
campus  and  participate  in  the  pro- 
gram without  having  to  give  up  a 
whole  semester." 

Under  the  new  program, 
students  are  able  to  take  two 
courses  for  academic  credit  at  WC, 


as  well  as  two  others  at  the  Center. 
In  addition,  says  Goldstein,  Dr. 
Jim  Siemen  also  gives  a  list  of 
recommended  readings  ("which  is 
substantial")  to  students  involved. 
,  A  paper  is  required  at  the  end  of 
the  semester,  as  well. 

In  order  to  be  considered  for  par- 
ticipation in  the  Psychology  Prac- 
ticum a  student  must  be  a  junior  or 
first  semester  senior,  majoring  or 
minoring  in  Psychology,,  and 
receive  departmental  approval. 
Dr.Goldstein  feels  this  to  be 
perhaps  the  most  important  step. 

"We  screen  our  students,  not  on- 
ly in  terms  of  having  the  ability  to 
profit  from  the  experience,  but  also 
being,  in  our  eyes,  mature  enough 
to  handle  the  complexity  of  the 
situation.  We  need  someone  who  is 
going  to  be  able  to  maintain  con- 
fidentiality and  keep  up  the  ethics 
involved.  By  the  time  we're 
through  the  selection  process, 
we've  found  no  problems  what- 
soever." 

While  at  the  Center,  students 
become  involved  in  activities 
which,  according  to  Goldstein, 
"feed  into  their  learning."  Sitting 
in  on  group  therapy  sessions,  work- 
ing with  occupational  and  recrea- 
tional therapists,  and  doing  one-on- 
one  work  with  the  patients 
themselves  help  combine  practical 


knowledge  with  that  gained  from 
the  regular  courseload. 

Although  highly  valuable,  WC's 
Psychology  Practicum  is  not  the 
only  opportunity  available  to 
students.  Goldstein  cites  a  number 
of  volunteer  situations  open  to 
those  interested  in  working  with 
children,  adolescent,  adult  and 
geriatric  patients.  Information  on 
these  programs,  offered  by  various 
agencies  within  the  Chestertown 
community,  may  be  obtained 
through  the  Psychology  Depart- 
ment. 

According  to  Sally  McAlpine,  a 


senior  who  participated  in  tne 
Practicum  last  semester,  the  pro- 
gram itself  is  of  immeasurable 
value: 

"I  know  I  learned  more  in  one 
semester  there  than  I  ever  could 
here.  The  college  should  offer  more 
internship  programs  -  at  least  one 
in  each  major." 

Any  student  who  feels  he  or  shu 
might  be  eligible  for  the  Practicum 
-  or  for  any  program  mentioned 
above  -  is  urged  to  contact  Dr. 
Siemen  as  soon  as  possible,  Golds- 
tein added. 


WC  to  Sponsor  Junior  Day 


All  High  School  juniors  living  in 
Maryland,  Delaware,  Virginia, 
Pennsylvania,  Washington,  DC, 
New  Jersey  and  New  York  have 
been  invited  to  visit  Washington 
College  on  Saturday,  April  16  to 
gain  a  first-hand  look  at  college 
life.  Junior  Day,  an  annual  event 
hosted  by  the  Admissions  Office,  is 
also  open  to  guidance  counselors 
and  parents. 

The  program  begins  at  10  a.m. 
with  a  welcome  from  the  college 
president  and  the  president  of  the 
Student  Government  Association. 
Next,  visitors  will  attend  seminars 


with  members  of  the  faculty,  staff 
and  student  body.  Prospective 
students  will  also  have  an  op- 
portunity to  attend  a  question  and 
answer  session  with  admissions 
and  financial  aid  officers.  Follow- 
ing lunch  and  a  tour  of  the  campus, 
visitors  are  invited  to  watch 
Shoremen  varsity  teams  compete 
in  baseball,  Softball  and  crew. 

Anyone  who  would  like  to  attend 
Junior  Day  may  contact  Kathy 
Waye,  Assistant  Director  of  Admis- 
sions, Washington  College, 
Chestertown,  Maryland  21620,  or 
call  (301)  778-2800. 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


BY  Duncan  Gilkey 


Question:  Do  you  think  having  a  swimming  pool  in  the  new  Casey  building  is  a  good  choice? 


Cindy  Allen,  Freshman,  Severna 
Park,  Md. 

I  feel  that  the  idea  of  having  a 
pool  on  campus  is  a  definite  asset 
to  the  college,  although  other 
facilities  are  needed  as  well. 


Becky  Chambers,  Senior,  Guilford, 
Conn. 

It  is  an  excellent  idea;  it's  about 
time  the  administration  got  around 
to  doing  this.  I  only  wish  I  could 
use  it. 


John  Koppel,  Freshman,  Luther- 
ville,  Md. 

Yes,  a  pool  is  a  type  of  facility 
that  can  serve  many  purposes.  For 
example,  Cater,  when  he  has  a  par- 
ty. 


Bucky  Morris,  Freshman,  Othell, 
Va. 

Yes,  if  several  hot  tubs,  jacuzzies, 
and  maybe  a  tew  masseuses  come 
with  it. 


Cathy  Forbes,  Freshman,  Brielle, 
N.J. 

Yes,  I  think  it  is  a  good  idea;  It 
will  bring  people  to  the  school.  We 
are  one  of  the  more  noticeable 
schools  around  here  that  doesn't 
have  a  pool. 


Cabot  Rohrer,  senior  - 

I  think  the  swimming  pool  is  a 
good  idea  but  I  think  the  building 
should  serve  several  other  pur- 
poses as  well. 


Quincy  Williams,   Senior,   Haver- 
ford,  Pa. 

Yes,  I  do  think  that  the  idea  of  a 
pool  is  a  good  one.  Although  I  think 
that  the  idea  of  the  building  should 
have  been  more  towards  a  multi- 
purpose building. 


Paula   Miller,   Sue   Cupka,   Mary 
Gasior,  Freshmen. 

Yes,  after  careful  consideration 
and  a  heated  debate,  we  finally 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  new 
Casey  building  should  contain  a 
swimming  pool  for  use  by  the  stu- 
dent body,  but  additional  recrea- 
tional facilities  are  also  needed. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  March  25. 1983  -  Page  6 

Waterfront  Improvements: 

Crew  Receives  New  Dock 


by  Deneen  Schumacher 

The  building  of  a  new  dock  was 
probably  the  best  thing  that  could 
happen  to  the  crew  team  this  year. 
It  would  be  impossible  for  the  crew 
to  continue  without  it,  according  to 
Don  Chatellier,  Coach  of  Mens' 
Crew. 

Actually  there  was  no  old  dock  to 
discard.  The  original  dock,  thirty- 
four  feet  in  length,  was  added  on  to 
by  two-hundred  feet  of  new  dock.  In 
addition  to  this,  sixty-four  feet  of 
floating  dock  was  also  joined  to  ful- 
ly complete  this  project. 

Permission  to  have  the  new  dock 
built  was  granted  by  President 
Cater.  Although  it  is  not  known  how 
the  money  was  acquired,  Coach 
Chatellier  claims  it  is  of  no  concern 
of  his,  just  as  long  as  the  dock  is 
built.  The  cost  of  the  entire  dock  is 
estimated  to  be  around  $15,000. 
Part  of  the  total  sum,  $4,000,  is  the 
rated  cost  for  the  floating  dock 
alone. 

Chatellier  says  the  new  dock 
solves  a  lot  of  problems.  He  also 
adds  that  it  is  more  attractive  and 
the  entire  crew  program  is  turning 
around.  As  a  result  of  the  new  dock, 
Coach  Chatellier  hopes  their 
schedule  will  improve  in  the  future. 
Also  benefiting  from  the  dock  is  the 
Sailing  Club  as  well  as  other  peo- 
ple. "The  Sailing  Club  has  access 
to  the  dock,"  says  Coach 
Chatellier,  "but  the  country  club 
would  be  a  better  area  to  launch 
their  boats."  He  also  states  that 
"the  club  is  welcome  to  use  the 
dock  anytime,  as  long  as  it  does  not 
interfere  with  crew  activities."  It 


must  also  be  reminded  that  the 
dock  area  is  not  a  place  to  enjoy 
oneself  during  race  days.  Any 
other  day  is  fine,  according  to 
Coach  Chatellier. 

Along  with  the  new  dock,  there 
are  further  improvements  being 
made  on  the  waterfront,  such  as 
the  filling  in  of  land  joining 
Washington  College  property  to  the 
Town's  property.  On  this  land  a 
path  is  to  be  made  leading  to  the 
future  town  park.  From  the  town 
park  spectators  will  be  able  to 
watch  the  races  from  the  starting 
line  to  the  near  finish.  This 
weekend,  (Saturday,  March  26)  the 
new  dock  will  be  tested  for  the  first 
time  by  the  crew  team,  racing 
against  LaSalle. 


Crew  team  will  launch  from  the  new  dock  on  Saturday  in  their 
first  race  of  the  season 


Celebration  '84  Opens  at  WC 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

Saturday  March  19,  1983,  Nor- 
man James  Theater  of  Washington 
College,  was  the  setting  for  the  first 
regional  conference  of  the  planning 
committee  for  the  ^50th  Celebra- 
tion of  Maryland's  founding. 

The  conference  began  with  a 
brief  introduction  to  the  history  of 
Maryland  and  its  Counties  given  by 
State  Comptroller  Louis  Goldstein. 
Goldstein  has  been  appointed 
Chairman  of  the  Counties  Commit- 
tee for  the  Celebration. 

Maryland  State  Senator  Paul 
Sarbanes  also  discussed  the  history 
of  Maryland  with  particular  em- 


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As  The  Largest  Selection  Of  Sizes  And  Widths. 


phasis  on  the  history  of  political 
freedom  in  Maryland.  Sarbanes 
notes,  "One  of  the  keys  to  success 
in  Maryland's  history  is  that  we've 
always  had  a  deep  sense  of  tolera- 
tion in  this  state." 

The  highlight  of  the  morning  was 
the  announcement  by  Director  of 
the  Maryland  Heritage  Committee 
Polly  Barber  of  the  plans  for  the 
upcoming  year  in  celebration  of 
Maryland's  350th  anniversary.  The 
Celebration  will  officially  com- 
mence in  Annapolis  with  a  reenact- 
ment  of  the  resignation  of  General 
George  Washington  as  Com- 
mander of  the  Continental  Army  on 
December  23,  1983,  the  200th  an- 
niversary of  the  event.  Washington 
originally  resigned  his  position  in 
the  Statehouse  in  Annapolis,  then 
the  Capitol  of  the  United  States. 

On  January  14,  1984,  Maryland 
will  celebrate  the  ratification  of  the 
Treaty  of  Paris  by  the  Continental 


Congress  in  Annapolis  in  January 
1784.  The  Presidents  of  the  United 
States  and  France  will  be  invited  to 
attend  the  ceremonies.  Following 
the  ceremonies,  there  will  be  a 
parade  through  the  historic  streets 
of  Annapolis.  The  day  will 
culminate  with  a  Ball  to  be  held  in 
the  evening. 

In  March  of  1984,  the  Committee 
plans  to  reenact  the  landing  of  the 
first  Marylanders  at  St.  Clemens. 
In  June  a  Birthday  Celebration  will 
be  held  at  St.  Mary's,  the  first  per- 
manent settlement  in  Maryland. 
Governor  Harry  Hughes  has  in- 
vited the  Prince  and  Princess  of 
Wales  to  the  celebration. 

In  addition  to  focusing  interna- 
tional attention  on  Maryland, 
Barber  sums  up  the  goal  of  the 
year  long  celebration  as 
"providing  an  opportunity  to  make 
Marylanders  aware  and  proud  of 
Maryland." 


College  to  'Dance-for-Heart' 


Dancers  from  Washington  Col- 
lege and  the  Chestertown  com- 
munity will  participate  in  a 
"Dance-for-Heart  -  a  four-hour 
dance  marathon  —  on  Saturday, 
March  26  from  noon  to  4:00p.m.  The 
event,  which  is  sponsored  by  the 
Student  Government  and  the 
Physical  Education  Dept.  at  the 
College  will  benefit  the  American 
Heart  Association. 

Participants,  will  be  soliciting 
sponsors  to  pledge  whatever  they 
can  for  every  minute  of  dancing 
they  are  able  to  finish  during  the 
event.  Proceeds  for  the  event  will 
be  donated  to  the  Heart  Assn.  to  be 
used  to  fund  AHA  cardiovascular 
research,  education,  and  com- 
munity programs. 

Local  "Dance-for-Heart  coor- 
dinator, Karen  Lynn  Smith,  who 
heads  the  dance  program  at 
Washington  College,  said  that  the 


Dance-for-Heart  is  part  of  a  nation- 
wide effort  by  dancers  and  other 
exercise  enthusiasts  to  raise 
money  to  fight  heart  disease  and 
stroke  --  the  nation's  and 
Maryland's  number  one  killers. 
"One  of  every  two  deaths  in 
America  is  caused  by  heart 
disease,"  said  Miss  Smith,  "and  we 
want  to  fight  cardiovascular 
disease  by  raising  money  for 
research  and  education  and  by 
showing  people  by  example  that 
exercise  dance  is  fun  and  helps  pro- 
mote cardiovascular  fitness." 

This  is  the  first  year  for  the 
"Dance-for-Heart  in  Maryland. 
Thousands  of  dancers  have  and 
will  be  participating  nationwide. 
Anyone  interested  in  supporting 
the  event  can  call  Karen  Smith  at 
778-2800  ext.  225  or  contact  the  local 
Heart  Association  office  in  Denton 
at  479-3787. 


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Lacrosse: 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  Mar(,h  ^  1QM  _  Dn(,r  ? 


Navy  Sinks  WC  Stick  men,  13-9 


Shoreman  attack  fends  off  Navy. 


Sho'man  Baseball 


WC  Slams  St.  Mary's 


by  The  Pistol 

The  Shoremen  traveled  to  St. 
Mary's  on  Wednesday  and  return- 
ed, 24-9,  victors  to  even  their 
record  at  1-1.  Rob  "Meat"  Spaith 
went  seven  innings  to  gain  his  first 
Collegiate  victory. 

With  a  1-0  lead  after  one  inning, 
the  Shoremen  exploded  for  11  runs 


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in  the  third  inning  capped  by  a  3 
run  blast  by  Patrick  Jones,  who 
had  5  RBI's  for  the  day.  Ten  more 
runs  crossed  the  plate  by  the  sixth 
inning  as  the  Shoremen  cruised  to 
their  first  victory  of  the  season. 
Matt  Burke  and  Vince  Gaisor  had 
four  hits  each  and  contributed 
defensively  with  two  innings  en- 
ding with  double  plays. 

Spaith  cruised  through  the  first 
three  innings,  giving  up  four  runs 
in  the  fourth  and  three  in  the  sixth. 
Wayne  Spurrier  pitched  two 
scoreless  innings  of  relief  and  Jim 
"Worm"  Miller  finished  up  the 
final  frame. 

There  is  no  time  for  the  team  to 
relax,  though  as  the  team  opens  up 
their  conference  season  this 
weekend  with  double-headers 
against  Widener  and  Swarthmore 
on  the  road.  These  may  be  the 
pivotal  four  games  of  the  season 
for  the  club,  as  they  can  jump  out 
in  front  in  the  conference.  Team 
depth  will  be  a  major  factor  this 
weekend.  (Very  rarely  does  even  a 
major  league  team  play  four 
games  in  two  days. ) 

The  team  returns  Tuesday  for  a 
game  against  Tufts  University  at  3 
p.m.  Upsala  comes  to  Chestertown 
for  a  1  p.m.  doubleheader  on 
Wednesday  followed  by  a  Saturdav 
twin-bill  against  Haverford.  All 
together,  the  team  faces  a  9-game- 
in  7-days  challenge.  After  this 
weekend,  the  Shoremen  will  be 
home  for  five  straight  games. 


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By  Scott  Behra 
Sports  Editor 

Last  Saturday,  the  men's 
lacrosse  team  completely 
dominated  St.  Mary's  in  a  25^  vic- 
tory. The  Shoremen  out-classed  the 
Saints  tor  the  entire  game.  This 
proved  to  be  a  good  chance  for  the 
second  and  third  teams  to  get  game 
experience. 

By  the  end  of  the  first  quarter, 
the  Shoremen  were  leading  11-0, 
and  for  a  long  time,  it  seemed  as  if 
the  game  would  be  a  shut-out.  Talk 
on  the  sidelines  was  calling  for  WC 
to  score  30  or  40  goals.  The 
Shoremen  were  led  to  victory  by 
Chris  Nelson  with  4  goals  and  1 
assist,  Rick  Cote  with  2  goals  and  3 
assists,  Craig  Boynton  with  2  goals 
and  2  assists,  and  Dickie  Grieves 
with  1  goal  and  3  assists.  In  addi- 
tion, the  defense  played  superbly 
and  all  three  goalies  did  an  ex- 
cellent job  in  the  cage. 

Women's  Tennis: 


On  Wednesday,  the  Shoremen 
traveled  to  Annapolis  to  square  off 
against  Navy.  Many  WC  fans  went 
to  the  game  to  give  their  support. 

The  Shoremen  hung  tough 
through  the  first  half,  but  lost  the 
game  in  the  third  quarter  as  Navy 
scored  5  times.  Coach  Corcoran 
commented  that  the  team  had  trou- 
ble clearing  the  ball.  In  addition, 
Navy  frequently  double-teamed 
Dickie  Grieves,  shutting  him  off 
from  the  goal.  Once  again,  the  en- 
tire defense  did  a  great  job,  in- 
cluding goalie  Greg  Baker,  who 
had  20  saves. 

The  13-9  toss  was  disappointing 
after  last  year's  victory.  For  the 
Shoremen,  Jeff  Kauffman  scored  5 
goals  and  Chris  Nelson  2.  Coach 
Corcoran  remarked  "I  am  disap- 
pointed, but  not  discouraged.  We 
are  going  to  come  back." 


Team  Opens  With  Mixed  Pair 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

The  WC  women's  tennis  team 
began  its  season  with  a  loss  to 
Navy  and  a  win  over  Catonsville. 

Wednesday's  home  match 
against  Catonsville  turned  out  to  be 
a  sweet  win  for  WC,  despite  the  bad 
weather. 

In  singles  play,  third-seeded  Kim 
Manley,  fourth-seeded  Aimee  Har- 
ris, fifth-seeded  Suzanne 
Niemeyer,  and  number  six  Fannie 
Hobba  ail  scored  wins  for  WC. 
Coach  Penny  Fall  was  extremely 
pleased  with  the  win  and  in  par- 
ticular, with  Manley  and  Hobba. 

Hobba  won  6-0,  6-0.  "It  was  her 
first  win  in  a  while,"  said  Fall. 
"She  worked  hard  to  change  her 
style.  I  was  very  pleased." 

In  double  play,  Debbie  McFarlon 
and  Kim  Manley  split  at  seed  one  6- 
7,  6-3,  as  did  number  two  doubles, 
Laura  Pierson  and  Suzanne 
Niemeyer  4-6,  7-6.  Due  to  the 
weather,  the  third  game  of  these 
sets  could  not  be  played.  WC  had  a 
clean  win  at  third  seed,  with  Laura 
Wood  and  Isabel  Flynn  bringing  in 
a  6-2, 6-0  victory. 

Last  Saturday's  match  against 
Navy  was  less  successful 
scorewise,  yet  Fall  feels  that  the 


WC  girls  performed  much  better  in 
terms  of  skill.  "I  was  not  unhappy. 
Their  games  kept  rising  through 
,  the  afternoon,"  said  Fall. 

"Navy's  a  very  strong  team," 
said  Fall.  "They  only  lost  one 
match  and  played  very  aggressive- 
ly. I  was  particularly  pleased  with 
the  way  we  stood  up  against  them 
considering  our  first  match  jit- 
ters." 

Fall  has  an  optomistic  outlook 
for  this  season.  If  the  team  can  get 
outside  more  to  practice,  they 
should  be  able  to  hold  their  own  for 
the  rest  of  the  season . ' ' 


Nice  Job,  Guys! 


This  week,  Maryland's  all-state 
men's  basketball  teams  were  an- 
nounced. Four  WC  Shoremen  were 
among  these  outstanding  players. 
Bob  "Feets"  Fornoff  was  selected 
to  the  first  team.  Bob  is  the  only 
sophomore  among  the  other  four 
seniors.  Guard  Vince  Gasior  was 
chosen  for  the  second  team,  and 
Carl  Fornoff  and  Tom  Keefe  were 
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On  the  Rebound.  .  . 


by  Tom  Keef  e 

Well  it's  finally  here-  Spring !  The 
worst  part  about  it,  however,  is 
that  it  really  doesn't  feel  like  Spr- 
ing. Most  sports  teams  here  on 
campus  are  bearing  the  cold  and 
rain  by  splitting  the  gym  use  time 
for  practice  indoors.  While  they're 
not  indoors,  the  squads  make  their 
way  to  the  fields  in-between  the 
downpours  of  the  inclement 
weather.  It's  not  exactly  the  most 
enjoyable  part  of  participating  in  a 
sport,  but  you  have  to  do  what  you 
have  to  do. 

For  instance,  while  the  men's 
and  women's  tennis  teams  are  not 
hitting  in  the  gym,  they  make  best 
of  the  slick  playing  surface  on  the 
tennis  courts.  The  Baseball  team, 
when  not  fighting  the  rain,  has  to 
contend  with  cold  temperatures. 
But  the  two  sports  that  really  ex- 
emplify "biting  the  bullet"  are 
both  the  Crew  and  Lacrosse  teams. 


They  will  practice  in  any  kind  of 
weather.  When  the  weather  proves 
too  disrupting  a  factor,  they  just 
imDrovise.  .And  reallv.  isn't  that 
what  Spring  time  is  about? 

Questions  do  arise  during  the 
Spring  semester  like:  "Will  the 
Lacrosse  team  beat  Navy  Wednes- 
day or  Dennison  on  Saturday?"  Or, 
"Will  the  women's  Crew  team  be 
successful  against  Lasalle  on 
Saturday?",  Or,  "Where  the  hell  is 
this  "Pistol"  guy  who  writes  the 
Baseball  column?".  Or  "Will  the 
Baseball  team  survive  playing  5 
games  in  three  days?".  Or,  "How 
many  aspirins  will  be  consumed 
Sunday  morning  after?",  Or,  "Will 
Glenn  Laws  continue  to  be  the  No.  1 
for  the  men's  tennis  team?",  Or, 
"Will  Randy  "Crocker"  ever  com- 
plete his  opus  magna?"  and  final- 
ly, "Will  summer  ever  come?!" 

Since  there  is  a  serious  side  to 
things,    the    men's    tennis    team 


Men's  Tennis  Suffers  Defeat 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  men's  tennis  team  began  the 
new  season  last  Saturday  against 
Swarthmore.  The  Shoremen 
traveled  to  Pennsylvania  to  face 
this  nationally  ranked  team  on 
their  new  indoor  courts. 

As  was  the  case  last  year,  Swar- 
thmore dominated  the  match  with 
fine  play.  The  Shoremen  played 
well,  but  were  handily  defeated  in 
all  six  singles  matches  and  two  of 
the  doubles  matches.  The  doubles 
team  of  Glen  Laws  and  Ted 
Jenkins  put  up  a  fight  as  they  lost  6- 
4,6-3. 

The  Shoremen's  second  match 
was  also  on  the  road,  this  time 
against  St.  Mary's.  The  match  was 
played  on  Wednesday  afternoon  in 
cold,  windy  weather  which  made 
the  placement  of  shots  very  dif- 
ficult. 

This  match  was  much  better  as 


the  Shoremen  only  lost  two  of  the 
nine  matches.  In  singles,  Glen 
Laws  won  impressively  at  Hi,  6-0, 6- 
3.  Dulin  Clark  had  an  excellent 
three  set  11-9  tie-breaker  win  at  #2. 
Coach  Finnegan  said  "It  was  the 
key  to  the  entire  match."  Howard 
Edson  won  handily  at  #4,  6-1,  6-3. 
Freshmen  Andy  Metz  and  Duncan 
Wells  both  had  outstanding  wins  at 
#5  and  #6,  6-0,  6-0,  and  6-2,  6-2 
respectively.  The  doubles  teams  of 
Paul  Hynson/Glen  Laws  and  Andy 
Metz/Duncan  Wells  both  had  good 
wins.  Coach  Finnegan  said,  "All 
the  winning  players  had  good  per- 
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Library  Film  Series:  3/31/83 

"Taoism:  A  Question 
of  Balance-    China" 

1977  BBC-TV  and  Time- 
Life  production  The  Long 
Search  by  Ronald  Eyre. 

Thursday  at  7:15  p.m.  in  the 
ground  floor  classroom  of 
the  Miller  Library. 


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BIKEWORK 
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NEW  BICYCLE  SHOP  IN  TOWN! 

{Across  from  Dollar  General) 

OPEN:  Weekdays  4:00  -  6:00  P.M. 
Saturday  9:00  a.m.  -  5:00  P.M. 
Sunday  10:00  a.m.  -  2:00  P.M. 


recently  made  a  trip  to  Swar- 
thmore and  unfortunately  the 
squad  posted  their  first  loss.  On  the 
bright  side,  if  there  is  any,  Glenn 
Laws  and  the  doubles  team  of 
Howard  Edson  and  Doolin  Clarke 
was  the  highlight  of  the  trip.  The 
team  is  travelling  to  St.  Mary's  on 
Wednesday  and  Saturday  they  will 
face  off  against  Widener. 

The  Baseball  team  will  also  hit 
the  road  this  weekend,  playing  dou- 
ble headers  on  Saturday  (Widener) 
and  Sunday  (Swarthmore).  It  will 
definitely  be  a  tough  weekend,  but 
four  wins  in  two  days  will  boost  the 
Sho'mens  record  to  4-1. 

Finally,  this  Friday  the  Women's 


Lax  team  will  play  Essex  Com- 
munity College.  The  Women's  ten- 
nis team  will  also  host  Wesley  Col- 
lege here  on  Tuesday,  March  29 
and  will  have  played  Catensville 
Community  College  on  Wednesday. 
The  best  of  luck  to  the  entire 
female  portion  of  the  athletic 
Department.  Hopefully  we  will  be 
the  ultimate  victors ! !  Remember 
to  attend  this  weekend's  social 
events.  A  fun  time  will  be  had  for 
all,  as  we  can  all  forget  together, 
the  terrible  weather  of  Spring. 
Eventually  as  the  month  wears  on 
it  will  get  better.  Until  next  week's 
mediocre  (Thanks,  Cerio)  Re- 
bound, enjoy  what's  left! 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


By  Lynne  Attias 

Junior,  Greg  Baker,  from  Crof- 
ton  Maryland  is  this  week's 
outstanding  athlete.  Greg  has 
played  extremely  well  in  the  past 
three  lacrosse  games,  especially 
against  Johns  Hopkins  and  Navy. 

Greg  comes  to  Washington  from 
Arundel  High  School  where  he 
started  for  three  years.  He  was  the 
team's  captain  and  led  them  to  the 
state  championshjp  in  his  senior 
year.  Greg  was  named  to  the  Al- 
County  team  for  three  consecutive 
years.  His  freshman  year  of  col- 
lege was  played  at  Anne  Arundel 
Community  College  where  he  also 
started,  and  was  named  Ail- 
American.  He  began  his  play  as  a 
goalie  at  Washington  College  in  his 
sophomore  year,  bringing  with  him 


nine  years  of  experience  which  has 
proven  to  be  a  great  asset  to  the 
Shoremen. 

As  Coach  Corcoran  said,  Greg 
"showed  a  tremendous  amount  of 
leadership  and  heart"  in  the  game 
against  Hopkins  where  he  had  26 
saves.  In  Saturday's  game  against 
St.  Mary's,  Greg  left  the  game  in 
the  first  half  without  being  scored 
upon.  Against  Navy,  which  was 
"just  another  great  game"  ac- 
cording to  Corcoran,  Greg  had  20 
saves.  He  has  had  an  outstanding 
week. 

Baker's  reaction  to  all  this?  '  'The 
defense  has  been  playing  really 
good  and  it  makes  my  job  a  lot 
easier."  He  feels  that  the 
Shoremen  should  go  undefeated  the 
rest  of  the  season,  if  they  play  to 
their  full  potential. 


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New  Policy  of  the  Week: 


WC  Imposes  Drug  Crackdown 


BY  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
At  an  emergency  meeting  held 
Wednesday  afternoon,  campus  ad- 
ministrators assessed  the  drug  pro- 
blem plaguing  the  Washington  Col- 
lege campus.  The  immediate 
result,  effective  today,  is  that 
students  will  no  longer  be  able  to 


Nate  Smith  expresses  anger 
over  the  recent  change  in  cam- 
pus  drug  policy. 

B.Day  Plans 
Office  Shift 

by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
Associate  Professor  of  English, 
Robert  Day,  announced  Wednes- 
day his  plans  to  move  his  office  i 
from  Spanish  House,  where  it  is  j 
now  located,  to  the  basement  of  ( 
West  Hall. 

Day  said  it  would  be  nice  to  final- 
ly become   acquainted   with    the 
young    gentlemen    he    so    often 
^alludes    to    during    class.    A  ] 
R  spokesman  for  the  Lambdas  ex-  < 
Plained   that   though   they   would 
have  to  give  up  a  little  party  space, 
foey  want  Day  on  their  side  if  cam- 
Pus   housing    should    become    an 
issue  again. 
TENTATIVE  BASIS 

"The  move  to  West  Hall,"  said 
"ay,  "is  an  experimental  move- 
ment. We'll  give  it  a  one-year  trial 
Phe  1983-84  academic  year)  and 
gften  just  have  to  see  how  it  goes.  I 
Really  don't  even  think  they'll  know 
glrn  there." 

a  WRITERS  UNION  OPINION 
Speaking  on  behalf  of  the 
Writer's  Union,  Elm  -  Editor-in- 
^nief,  Jeff  Alderson  had  nothing  to 
S^y,  and  added,  "I  thought  Mr.nay 
°*as  happy  in  Spanish  House." 


sell  or  consume  drugs  anywhere  on 
campus.  The  intoxicants  specified 
are:  speed,  marijuana,  hashish, 
cocaine,  mushrooms,  LSD, 
heroine,  coffee,  tea  and  Coca  Cola. 

The  reasoning  behind  the  action 
is  twofold.  "Washington  College 
was  never  meant  to  be  a  place  for 
drug  consumption,"  explained 
Dean  of  Students,  Maureen  Kelley. 
"The  atmosphere  created  by  their 
presence  is  inappropriate  for  a 
small  liberal  arts  college  located  in 
the  heart  of  Maryland's  Eastern 
Shore. 

In  response  to  the  abrupt  way  the 
new  policy  was  adopted  Associate 
Dean  Edward  Maxcy  said,  "We 
had  no  idea  this  was  going  on."  The 
fact  that  students  had  been  con- 
suming and  distributing  drugs  sud- 
denly came  to  the  attention  to  Max- 
cy and  Kelly  Wednesday  morning 
when  an  unsuspecting  freshman 
(name  withheld)  made  inquiries  at 
the  Student  Affairs  Office  concern- 
ing repairs  of  a  triple-beam- 
balance.  Inquisitive  A  d- 
ministrative  Assistant  Diane  Lar- 
rimore  noted  that  there  was  some 
type  of  residue  on  the  gram  in- 
dicator and  balance  plate. 

Director  of  Security  Jim  Quinn 
was  called  in  for  professional  ex- 
pertice.  He  expresses  regret  and 
disgust  at  such  an  incident.  "We 


will  not  tolerate  any  distributors  of 
drugs  on  this  campus,"  said  Quinn. 

Maxcy,  who  was  attempting 
repairs  on  the  injured  triple  beam 
confirmed  the  fact  that  there  was 
some  residue  on  the  plate.  "It 
tasted  like  Coke,  said  Maxcy, 
"Though  it  may  have  been  Pepsi. 
He  can  not  tell  the  difference. 

Quinn  expresses  regret  and 
disgust  at  suc,h  incompetance, 
though  he  personally  prefers  Dr. 
Pepper. 

Campus  reaction  does  not  favor 
the  Student  Affairs  decision.  Miss 
D  explained  the  students  and  facul- 
ty alike  consume  large  quanities  of 
coffee,  tea  and  Coke.  She  admitted 
that,  upon  occasion,  she  likes  to  sit 
down  and  have  a  cup  of  coffee. 
"It's  crazy." 


If  you  see  this  man  on  campus, 
please  report  him  to  the  Securi- 
ty Department  at  once.  He  is  a 
prime  suspect  in  the  Miss  Dee's 
Burglary. 


Notes  from  the  Elm  Staff: 


Media  Eliminates  Controversy 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
The  Elm,  in  a  policy  shift,  has 
decided  to  eliminate  some  of  its 
more  controversial  articles  to 
make  room  for  other  important  col- 
lege news.  Slated  for  removal  are 
such   hot-beds  of  controversy  as 


Systematic  Contingent  Process 
to  Standardize  Overexpenditures 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

In  attempting  to  stop  the  already 
overextended  expenditures  at 
Washington  College,  the  ad- 
ministration has  announced  inten- 
tions to  impact  a  new  contingent 
process.  Capitalizing  on  the 
maintenance  of  recent  records,  the 
Support  and  Standardization  Com- 
mittee, under  the  leadership  of  the 
Installment  Institute  in  Merwin, 
Pennsylvania,  the  process  will  in- 
clude such  divisions  as  Regulation, 
Installation  and  Addendum.  In  ad- 


dition, a  systematic  itemization  is 
also  scheduled  to  follow. 

When  asked  his  feelings  about 
the  new  system,  one  WC  Business 
Office  worker  was  heard  to  com- 
ment, "Hare  Krishna,  Hare 
Krishna."  His  assistant  of 
systematic  engineering  added, 
"Krishna,  Krishna,  Hare,  Hare." 

Despite  innovations  made  on  last 
year's  systemization  of  contingent 
principles,  the  administration 
refuses  to  concede  even  partial 
total  ligation,  believing  that  some 
choices  are  best  left  to  those  who 
actually  know  what's  going  on. 


Athlete  of  the  Week  and  Notes  from 
the  Kitchen. 

The  principle  reasoning  behind 
this  shift  is  rearrangement  of 
priorities.  Elm  News  Editor  Mary 
Helen  Holzgang  explained,  "These 
articles  simply  take  up  too  much 
space.  This  way  I  will  be  able  to 
write  more  articles  myself." 
Editor  in-Chief  Jeff  Alderson  ex- 
pressed secondary  concerns. 
"Why,"  he  demanded,  "should  we 
risk  the  controversies  inherent 
with  the  Athlete  of  the  Week  when 
it  can  be  replaced  by  important 
student  profiles  and  teacher 
histories?" 

The  Elm  staff  feels  the  space  is 
badly  needed  for  instance  in  most 
issues  the  Roving  Reporter  has  to 
be  squeezed  into  a  mere  two  thirds 
of  a  page.  Confined  to  this  tiny 
space  may  be  up  to  twelve 
sentences  and  pictures  as  well ! 
Freeing  space  from  the  dangerous 
clutches  of  Notes  from  the  Kitchen 
will  allow  the  staff  to  put  the  pages 
of  the  Elm  to  more  creative  and 
useful  work.  Assistant  Editor  Amy 
Seifert  explains  the  new  uses  plan- 
ned for  the  liberated  space.  "The 
present  plans  are  to  enlarge  the 
pictures  in  the  Roving  Reporter  to 
run  it  into  a  full  two  page  spread. 
Also,  for  some  time  I  have  been 
looking  for  a  spot  to  reprint  the 
classic  article,  'The  Best  Dog  Pic- 
ture I've/Seen.'  " 


Students  attempt  to  steal  a  car  but  are  caught  in  the  act  (See 
story  pa^e  13). 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  1, 1982  -  Page  2 

SPRING 

WeU  it's  spring  again  with  good  weather  just  around  the  cor- 
ner Let's  hear  it  for  summer!  I  mean,  shit,  let's  face  it,  who 
wants  to  go  to  classes  and  worry  about  term  papers  and  finals 
when  we  finally  have  a  few  nice  days?  .,.*„.     ■■ 

So,  to  hell  with  spring.  I  think  that  guy  Elvis  was  right,  April 
is  the  cruelest  month."  Who  likes  lilacs  anyway? 

But  don't  take  this  in  a  way  which  was  unintended.  Some 
students  have  been  working  all  semester  and  can  take  time  off 
from  studying  for  comps  to  go  have  a  few  Wednesday  afternoon 
beers.  I'm  ready  for  my  Comprehensives  and  remember: 

"Imagination  is  more  important  than  knowledge." 

Inestine 

Sophie's  Choice 


SGA  sponsors  Punk  Rock  group  the  Sex  Machines  to  appear  in 
the  C-House  tonight  at  8 : 00. 


Beyond  Our  World 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is  award- 
ed to  the  senior  deemed  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for 
future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor."  Students 
.believing  the  qualif    lorthis  award 


should  buy  a  chance  from  a 
representative  of  the  English 
Department,  stationed  outside  the 
cafeteria  doors  during  all  meals. 
To  insure  fairness,  only  one  chance 
per  person  may  be  sold. 

All  tickets  will  be  returned  to 
their  owners  after  commencement. 


by  Bonnie  Garr 
Washington,  D.C.  is  in  ruins  after 
last  night's  siege  by  an  angry, 
disgruntled  mob.  The  mob  was 
comprised  of  the  nation's 
unemployed  bearing  guns,  knives, 
scythes,  clubs,  or  anything  else 
they  could  get  their  hands  on.  The 


Media  Swimming  with  Red  Tide 


Recently  I  was  approached  by  an 
unidentified  student  of  your  college 
who  asked  a  luteal  question.  Do  I 
really  think  the  American  college 
student  is  being  brainwashed  by 
the  media? 

Here  is  the  answer:  Yes. 

I  am  not  alone  in  this  belief.  Mr. 
Robert  Shaffer,  floor  clerk  for  the 
small  appliance  department  of  J.C. 
Penney's,  recently  described  the 
American  public  as  being  "the 
most  brainwashed  in  the  United 
states."  Mr.  Shaffer,  however, 
placed  responsibility  for  the  brain- 
washing on  the  Federal  Depart- 
ment for  the  withdrawal  and 
transfer  of  Household  Rejectamen- 
ta. But  there  is  not  a  single  gar- 
bageman  who  has  significant  in- 
fluences in  any  major  T.V.  net- 
work. Nor  does  the  Sanitation 
Department  own  any  newspaper 
syndicates.  The  brainwashing, 
therefore,  must  come  from  non- 
hygienic  sources. 

A  question  asked  is:  "What  is  the 
media?"  Well,  the  media  can  be 


the  middle  layer  of  an  artery  or 
lymphatic  vessel.  But  that  defini- 
tion doesn't  make  sense  in  the  con- 
text of  this  article.  It  can  also  be  a 
means  of  communication  which 
reaches  a  vast  audience.  That  does 
make  sense  in  the  context  of  this 
article  but  is  irrelevant.  What  is 
important  is  that  you  are  being 
brainwashed  by  a  bunch  of  com- 
munist liberals ! 

Moreover,  young  Americans  are 
the  most  susceptible  as  they  view 
the  most  movies.  Do  you  realize 
that  every  time  you  buy  a  ticket  to 
the  Eric  Twin,  you  are 
systematically  having  your  pure, 
democratic  beliefs  altered  through 
a  series  of  psychological  techni- 
ques? A  recent  dissection  of  a  Daf- 
fy Duck  cartoon  showed  that  one 
solitary  frame  of  the  film  did  not 
contain  a  black,  flat-billed  bird. 
The  viewer  was  not  consciously 
aware  of  that  single  frame  as  it 
flashed  before  his  eyes  in  a  fraction 
of  a  second.  But,  his  subconscious 
picked  it  up.  What  was  on  mis 


ELM 


Editor-in-Chief  (?)  Jeff  Alderson 

Thinks  She  Is  Amy  Seifart 

Wishes  She  Were  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Always  There Jonathan  Adams 

Not  All  There Cabot  Rohrer 

Leader   Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

Follower   Scott  Behm 

Flirt    Mark  Slater 

Crayon  Captain  Sally  Motycka 

Party  Editors Amy  Seifert,  M.H.  Holzgang 

Foreign  Desk  Bonnie  Garr 

Foreign  Matter   Tom  Keefe 

Raving  Roving  Reporter  Ted  Mathias 

The  Elm  is  the  official  rag  of  Washington  College  (where?!, 
printed  every  Friday  at  Chesapeake  Publishing  Corporation 
by  a  staff  of  mentally  warped  Liberal  Medians.  Usually,  the 
staff  dwells  on  such  hotbeds  of  news  as  the  new  grapefruit 
sectioning  and  prunepitting  operation  in  kitchen  Ken's 
Palace  of  Pleasure.  In  honor  of  April  Fools'  Day,  however, 
we  decided  to  take  off  in  a  new  direction.  Please  forgive  us. 
April  Fool! 


solitary  frame?  A  picture  of  Joseph 
Stalin  pointing  to  a  hammer  and 
scythe  emblem  with  one  hand 
while  holding  a  glass  of  Coca-Cola 
with  the  other. 

Do  you  know  what  this  means? 
Everytime  you  drink  a  coke,  you 
are  helping  to  pay  for  a  Russian 
missile  that  could  (and  will) 
destroy  your  home  and  family. 
Every  time  you  watch  a  double 
feature  your  subconsci  s  is  be- 
imj  infested  with  communist 
ideals. 

Further  information  is  contained 
in  the  best  seller,  "Why  I  Gave  Up 
Film  Engineering?"  This  book-was 
written  by  George  Throne,  a  free- 
lance writer  who  needed  the 
money.  Read  it.  And  read  "The  In- 
credible Hulk  Battles  and  Red 
Tide"  now  available  in  the  Marvel 
Dook  section  of  McCurry's 
drugstore.  Sincerely,* 

•The  preceding  letter  was  not  sign- 
ed. The  postmark,  however,  was 
signed  General  Delivery,  Chester- 
town,  MD  21620. 


Enough  is  Enough 


To  the  editor  of  the  Elm : 
Jeff- 

Why  do  you  do  these  things  to 
Laura?  She  does  so  much  for  you. 
You'd  better  be  grateful.  Damn 
grateful!!.. .not  THAT  grateful ! 

Just  realize  she  has  a  lot  of  work 
to  do,  but  NONETHELESS,  is  pro- 
ofreading and  doing  layout  for  you. 

Laura  is  meeting  me  in  Miss 

'  Dee's  at  9:15  this  evening,  so  you 

will  please  excuse  her  at  that  time 

(if  she's  still  slaving  away  for  you.) 

I  Love  You,  Jeffy! 

Denny 


riot  began  on  the  14th  when  a  mob 
besieged  the  fortress  that  held 
their  illustrious  leader,  Jean  Of- 
folktales,  freeing  him  and  the  other 
prisoners.  The  crazed  mob  killed 
six  army  officers  and  paraded 
around  the  city  with  the  six  heads 
on  poles. 

President  Reagan  is  presently 
keeping  the  National  Guard  at  bay, 
while  Washington  arms  itself 
against  the  insurgents.  The  govern- 
ment is  working  with  the  police  to 
arret  those  who  are  in  control  of 
the  revolt,  but  at  the  present  time, 
the  leaders  cannot  be  located. 

Elm  correspondent,  Go  Ferret, 
joined  the  ranks  of  the  mob  to  find 
the  motive  behind  the  revolt.  It  ap- 
pears that  the  government  is  spen- 
ding so  much  money  on  the  current 
upkeep  of  armies  and  navies,  total- 
ly disregarding  the  burden  of  the 
public  debt.  The  American  deficit 
keeps  mounting  with  each  presi- 
dent and  taxes  and  other  revenues 
fall  short  of  aiding  the  overburden- 
ed budget.  The  result  is  national 
poverty,  because  the  tax  burden  on 
the  lower  class  is  unbearable. 

The  tax  burden  along  with  infla- 
tion, struck  the  poor  badly.  Many 
were  being  evicted  from  their 
homes  or  their  gas  and  electric  was 
being  shut  off.  Welfare  was  not 
helping.  The  lower  class  joined 
forces,  refusing  to  pay  taxes  or 
rents.  Vagrants  roamed  the  city 
streets. 

The  revolt  was  caused  when  the 
economic  and  social  crises  became 
political  ones.  Their  leader,  Jean 
Offolktales  has  been  heard  many 
times  saying,  "We  are  fighting  for 
man's  natural  rights:  liberty,  pro- 
perty, security  and  resistance  to 
oppression." 

The  Elm  will  keep  you  notified  on 
any  further  developments.  Until 
then,  just  keep  on  looking  beyond 
our  world! 


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Robbery  Investigated 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
College  officials  are  currently  of- 
fing a  $500.00  reward  for  ta- 
rnation leading  to  arrests  in  con- 
ation with  the  Tuesday  breaking 
p  entering  of  Hodson  Hall. 
derail  losses  from  the  break-in,  in 
hich  both  the  College  Bookstore 
«1  Miss  D's  Snack  Bar  were  robb- 
|,  have  been  estimated  at 
(00.00. 

According  to  the  Chestertown 
ilice  Department,  College  Securi- 
Guard  Jeff  Troester  first  heard 
tHodson  alarm  system  at  5:43 
m.  An  investigation  of  the 
imises,  conducted  by  Troester 
id  members  of  both  the  College 
rarity  staff  and  CPD,  found  the 
ill's  outside  door  unlocked,  while 
use  leading  to  the  snack  bar  and 
filestore  had  been  broken  into  by 
e  of  a  '  'chopping  device. ' ' 
"Obviously,"  states  Jim  Quinn, 
ad  of  Campus  Security,  "so- 
»ne  was  very  familiar  with  the 
ishington  College  Campus."  He 
Us  that  the  Maryland  State 
toe  lifted  several  sets  of  finger- 
ints  from  the  area  where  the  rob- 
ries  took  place.  "Right  now,  we 
je  a  lot  of  suspects,  but  nothing 
ally  concrete." 

In  addition  to  citing  the  reward 
ired,  Quinn  stresses  that  the 
turity  Department  is  interested 
obtaining  any  information  at  all 
to  students  who  may  have  seen 
beard  anything  unusual  on  the 
•ming  of  the  break-in. 
"We  are  requesting  any 
sistance  people  can  give  us, 
•ther  it  be  telling  about  people 
iy  saw  walking  around  at  that 
f  i  or  knowing  of  somebody  who 
i  suddenly  come  up  with  a  great 
■1  of  money.  All  names  and  in- 
flation will  be  kept  strictly  con- 
kntial." 

'iewing  the  incident  from  a  Bun- 
8  Hall  standpoint  during  his 
•stay  evening  Open  Session,  WC 
pent  Douglass  Cater  stated 
the  robbery  was  a  disappoint- 
t  -  both  to  the  college  and  to 


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*  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
?'y  endeavor."  Students 
i  Sto  submit  samples  of  their 
'8  are  invited  to  do  so.  All  sub- 
"is  should  be  in  the  hands  of 
™mmittee  by  April  22,  and 
«•  brought  to  the  office  of  the 
l"8"  of  the  English  Depart- 

for  convenience  and  safe- 
jtS.    Manuscripts     will     be 

ed  to  their  owners  after  com- 
ment. All  graduating  seniors 


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himself.  "It  is  very  disheartening 
for  me  to  see  what  must  have  been 
an  organized  break-in.  It  sounds  as 
if  somebody  knew  a  heck  of  a  lot 
about  what  they  were  doing." 

In  response  to  student  concern 
also  voiced  during  the  session, 
Cater  remarked  that  he  would  "see 
about  a  better  alarm  system." 

Washington  College  Security  is 
requesting  anyone  who  may  have 
been  jogging  on  Tuesday  morning 
between  4:30  and  5:45  a.m.,  and 
observed  any  person  or  persons 
running  or  walking  suspiciously 
about  the  campus  area.  Please  con- 
tact the  security  office. 


Joseph  Brodsky,  celebrated  Russian  poet,  autographs  a  volume 
of  his  poetry. 


Cater  Holds  'Open  Season' With  Students 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzang 
News  Editor 

In  keeping  with  an  inaugural  pro- 
mise to  "nuture  the  advantages  of 
smallness"  in  Washington  College, 
president  Douglass  Cater  made 
Tuesday  the  night  to  bring  his  ad- 
ministration closer  to  the  student 
body.  An  "Open  Season,*'  held  in 
Hynson  Lounge  at  6:30,  featured  a 
round-table  discussion  between  the 
President  and  approximately  25 
students,  all  of  whom  had  questions 
and  suggestions  concerning  the 
school  and  its  functions. 

One  of  the  more  prominent  points 
raised  during  this  discussion  was 
the  long-awaited  announcement  con- 
cerning a  decision  on  the  new 
building  for  which  Mr.  Eugene 
Casey  had  donated  funding  some 
months  ago.  In  concession  to  a 
disproportionately  large  student 
response,  Cater  stated,  part  of  the 
money  will,  indeed  go  toward  con- 
struction of  a  swimming  pool  for 
college  use. 

"The  number  of  letters  Mr. 
Casey  received  on  this  matter  gave 
him  the  idea  that  a  pool  should 
come  first."  Under  the  current 
plan,  construction  will  begin  this 
summer,  and  the  pool  will  be  ready 
for  use  by  next  fall. 

In  addition,  Cater  points  out  that 
another  structure  is  to  be  built,  us- 


ing the  Casey  funds.  "It  looks  to  me 
like  an  activities  center  -  perhaps 
including  a  student  art  gallery  - 
that  would  bring  people  together. 
We  have  talked  to  a  number  of  ar- 
chitects and,  after  digesting  the 
proposals  which  have  come  in,  are 
trying  to  come  up  with  a  building 
that  suits  as  many  of  those  sugges- 
tions as  one  building  possibly  can 
suit."  Also  suggested  by  students 
were  a  sports  complex,  an  arts 
center  and  a  science  complex.  For 
the  latter,  at  least,  Cater  feels  he 
may  be  able  to  acquire  funding 
elsewhere.  He  does,  however,  ad- 
mit that  his  first  tour  of  Dunning 
proved  an  unpleasant  surprise. 

"Since  my  predecessor  was  a 
chemist,  I  had  previously  assumed 
that  everything  in  there  was 
okay." 

To  this  end,  he  is  looking  into 
having  a  firm  which  specializes  in 
campus  evaluation  send  a 
representative  to  examine  both 
Dunning  hall  and  the  Somerset 
complex.  After  examing  such 
things  as  ventilation  and  overall 
construction,  the  firm  represen- 
tatives will  give  an  evaluation  and 
provide  a  maintenance  plan  for  the 
buildings  which,  used  over  a  period 
of  years,  will  help  keep  them  up- 
dated. The  President  also  remark- 
ed that  he  has  formed  a  committee 
of  visiting  scientists  who  will  give 


Shoremen  reign  victorious.  See  story  p.8 


an  overall  view  of  the  state  of  the 
sciences  at  WC,  including  cur- 
riculum, professors  and  facilities 
available  to  the  students. 

Another  hotly-debated  issue  of 
the  Open  Season  was  the  recent 
$800.00  raise  in  tuition.  In  response 
to  one  student's  question  as  to 
whether  or  not  the  cost  will 
undergo  an  increase  next  year,  as 
well,  Cater  was  impartial: 
"Everything  I'm  doing  right  now  is 
directed  toward  holding  the  line." 

In  the  wake  of  Tuesday's  robbery 
of  Hodson  Hall,  a  large  proportion 
of  the  evening  was  devoted  to  an 
examination  of  the  current  securi- 
ty staff,  and  whether  or  not  then- 
size  (four  men)  is  sufficient  for  a 
campus  of  nearly  100  acres. 
Another  topic  covered  was  the 
question  of  tenure,  and  possible  ac- 
tions students  might  take  upon 
disagreeing  with  a  choice  to 
grant/not  grant  tenure.  The  ques- 
tion of  academic  housing  was  prob- 
ed, including  the  president's  com- 
plete denial  of  a  rumor  that  frater- 
nities and  and  sororities  would 
possibly  be  put  off  the  campus  en- 
tirely. Improvements  on  already 
existing  building  were  discussed, 
with  particular  emphasis  on  the 
renovation  of  Hynson  Lounge. 
Cater  asserted  that  once  repairs 
and  improvements  are  completed, 
the  building  may  be  used  for 
student-sponsored  functions,  in- 
cluding formal  parties,  bands  and 
the  like.  The  only  thing,  the  presi- 
dent commented,  to  which  he 
would  not  give  his  approval  was  the 
use  of  the  room  "for  shucking 
oysters." 

Concluding  shortly  before  8  p.m., 
the  Open  Season  ended  on  a 
positive  note  for  all  those  present. 

"I  thought  it  was  an  excellent 
idea,"  remarked  Jill  Delconte,  a 
WC  sophomore,  "If  the  president 
makes  himself  available  to  the 
students,  it  really  gives  them  a 
much  better  opportunity  to  get  to 
know  him.  I  really  wasn't  sure  how 
I  felt  about  (President  Cater) 
before,  mostly  because  I  didn't 
really  know  him.  I've  really  come 
to  respect  him  now,  though.  He 
wants  to  do  a  lot  for  the  students. 
I'm  really  impressed." 


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An  Ounce  Of  Prevention  Nothing  to  Do  on  Weekends? 

The  Washington  College  community  recently  faced  a  most 
unpleasant  situation  as  the  bookstore  and  snack  bar  were  both 
robbed.  The  WC  Security  force  is  diligently  searching  for  the 
culprits  and  is  offering  a  cash  reward  for  information  leading  to 
their  conviction. 

Although  robberies  anywhere  cannot  be  condoned,  on  a  cam- 
pus this  size,  the  effects  of  any  kind  of  crime  are  particularly 
hard  hitting.  The  financial  losses  must  be  absorbed  somewhere 
and  on  a  campus  of  less  then  700  students,  the  weight  falls 
harder  on  each  individual. 

While  situations  like  this  often  induce  only  preventive 
retrospection,  WC  has  continuously  enacted  measures  to  pre- 
vent further  crime.  Two  years  ago,  a  rape  on  campus  led  to  in- 
creased security  and  the  installment  of  outdoor  lights,  especial- 
ly outside  the  women's  dormitories. 

Once  again,  the  time  has  come  for  more  preventive 
measures.  Granted,  the  security  force  is  doing  the  best  with 
what  they  have;  however,  it  does  not  seem  to  be  too  outlandish 
to  request  increased  security  at  night.  One  or  two  patrolling  of- 
ficers cannnot  possibly  stop  all  the  vandalism,  theft,  or  other 
misdemeanors.  It  would  definitely  be  worthwile  for  the  school 
to  invest  more  money  in  the  security  department  to  increase 
personnel  and,  consequently,  its  effectiveness,  as  well. 

Of  course,  security  alone  is  not  responsible  for  the  .well-being 
of  the  student  body.  Unless  students  themselves  cooperate  with 
the  security  department,  any  form  of  protection  will  be  useless. 

Beyond  Our  World 


Last  weekend  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  and  the  National  En- 
dowment for  the  Arts  brought  to 
our  College  Anthony  Hecht,  Derek 
Walcott  and  Joseph  Brodsky. 
These  highly  acclaimed  poets  read 
their  poetry  and  talked  about  the 
art  of  translation.  Also,  they 
demonstrated  how  three  men, 
despite  their  cultural  differences, 
can  come  together  in  the  interest  of 
art.  Anyone  who  met  the  poets  will 
say  that  those  who  did  not  attend 
the  readings  missed  something 
they  would  have  enjoyed. 

Many  people  say  that  there  is  lit- 
tle to  do  on  weekend  afternoons  at 
Washington  College.  The  decision 


to  have  weekend  lectures  was  an 
idea  that  remedies  that  situation 
The  same  students  and  faculty 
members  who  always  attend  the 
lectures  were  at  the  Hecht- 
Walkott-  Brodsky  readings.  Among 
many  of  those  there  was  a  concen- 
sus  that  weekend  lectures  were 
more  convenient  than  weekday  1K. 
tures:  we  did  not  feel  we  were 
neglecting  our  weekday  studies 
The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  and 
other  groups  should  continue  to 
have  weekend  lectures.  Maybe 
people  would  not  complain  that 
there  is  nothing  to  do  on  weekend 
afternoons. 

RoxanneWoti 


Inadequate  Education 


Discouraging,  what  a 
Washington  College  education  will 
do  for  '  you.  When  your  speaker  of 
March  30,  Paul  Warnke,  announc- 
ed that  he  had  served  as  an  agent  of 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

This  is  no  April  Fool's  article,  but. 
a  true  story  of  a  fraudulent  pro- 
fessor. Paul  Crafton,  of  Potomac,' 
Md.,  is  accused  of  using  nearly 
three  dozen  identities  and  teaching 
at  seven  different  colleges  and 
universities.  He  also  worked  as. 
civilan  worker  at  the  Naval 
Research  Laboratory  from  1944  to 
1969,  who  cleared  him  for  top- 
secret  security  classification. 

Arrested  last  Monday,  police 
found  passports  in  names  other 
than  Crafton's  in  his  Lancaster 
apartment.  Crafton  was  caught  as 
he  was  simultaneously  working  at 
the  George  Washington  University 
rand  two  Pennsylvania  colleges.  He, 
at  the  same  time,  tried  to  apply  for 
a  teaching  job  at  Millersville  State 
College.  Other  charges  mount  as 
universities  such  as  Shippensburg 
State  College,  Towson  State 
University,  the  University  of 
Delaware.    Rutgers-Camden    and 


Wagner  College  discover  that  Craf- 
ton held  teaching  position  at  their 
universities.  At  one  of  the  univer- 
sities, Crafton  was  an  Australian 
professor  of  computers. 

Actions  like  this  have  caused 
Scotland  Yard,  the  Socil  Security 
Administration,  and  INTERPOL 
do  do  father  investigation.  Bail  is 
set  for  $150,000  by  the  Attorney 
General's  Office,  and  a  plea  for 
reduction  has  been  denied  since  the 
Attorney  General  feels  that 
everything  about  Crafton  is 
especially  under  suspicion  since  he 
worked  for  the  Navy  for  many 
years.  He  created  an  aircraft 
security  system  known  as  "Iden- 
tification Friend  or  Foe"  which  is 
now  used  by  all  branches  of  the 
military.  After  leaving  the  Naval 
Research  Lab  in  1969,  Crafton 
became  a  consultant  to  the  Naval 
Air  Systems  Command  in 
Washington,  where  he  worked  on 


several    engine    and    weapons 
systems  for  naval  aircraft. 

Crafton  states  his  charade  was 
maintained  in  order  to  raise  money 
for  his  daughter's  treatment.  His 
daughter  has  cerebral  palsy  and 
curvicture  of  the  spine.  Crafton's 
attorney  is  trying  to  reduce  the  bail 
so  Crafton  can  return  home  to  care 
for  his  daughter. 

Students  today  complain  about 
teachers  who  are  boring,  too  dif- 
ficult, or  even  too  easy,  and  yet,  the 
students  at  the  aforementioned  col- 
leges and  universities  have  been 
taught  by  a  fraudulent  professor. 
Unfortunately,  the  professor  was 
qualified  for  his  various  positions, 
but  his  concern  for  his  daughter's 
welfare  caused  him  to  perform  il- 
legal actions.  The  sad  part  is  that 
these  actions  may  have  jeopardiz- 
ed Crafton's  chances  of  securing 
the  medical  treatment  for  his 
daughter. 


the  Democratic  People's  Republic 
of  Algeria,  which  is  hostile  to  the 
United  States  and  aligned  with  the 
Soviet  Union,  because  they  met  his 
price,  the  turkey  audience 
cheered!  Instead,  they  ought  to 
have  reflected  that  his  profession 
was  either  the  oldest  or  the  second 
oldest,  and  such  a  person  should 
not  be  entrusted  with  life-anil- 
death  negotiations  with  the  Soviet 
Union. 

That  super-Establishment 
button-down  respectability  wraps 
around  some  nasty  surprises.  War- 
nke  omits  from  his  bio  that  he  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Institute  for  Polciy 
Studies.  When  the  novel  by  DeBor- 
engrave  and  Moss,  The  Spike, 
peared,  there  were  howls  from 
I.P.S.  personnel  who  believed 
themselves  and  their  Institute  to  be 
depicted.  I  say,  if  the  shoe  fits, 
wear  it. 

Read  the  book  and  broaden  your 
education  beyond  what  you  mil 
ever  get  at  Washington  College, 
where  only  one  type  of  speaker  is 
heard. 

Yours  truly, 

Dr.  Susan  L.M.  Hue! 

Church  Hill,  K" 

P.S.  The  author  is  associated  will 
the  House  Armed  Services  Com 
mittee  and  happens  to  know  wM 
was  deceptive  about  Warnke'! 
pitch.  He  relied  upon  no  one  els' 
knowing  enough  to  catch  him  out. 


The    m    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seif  ert 

NewsEditor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor ... Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor. Jonathr 

Business  Manager Cabt 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  O 

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Remembering  a  Friend 


by  Cara  M.  McMenamin 
On    Sunday,    March    27, 
Washington   College  lost   a   very 
dear  friend. 

The  students  often  referred  to 
Mrs.  Jane  Goodfellow  as  "mom" 
Goodfellow.  Mrs.  Goodfellow  was 
indeed  the  embodiment  of  all  that 
is  a  mother.  In  a  department  which 
is  often  quite  demanding  and,  at 
times,  puts  great  mental  and  emo- 
tional strain  on  the  student,  Mrs. 
Goodfellow  was  a  very  kind  and 
caring  individual.  If  there  were  pro- 
blems  with  grades,  Mrs. 
Goodfellow  always  took  the  student 
aside  to  help  determine  the  cause 
of  the  problems.  Mrs.  Goodfellow 
was  a  mother,  a  teacher,  and  a 
friend. 


It  is  not  often  that  one  meets  i 
person  filled  with  such  gentlenes 
and  goodness.  Mrs.  GoodfeM 
remembered  everyone  of  n® 
students  by  name  and,  "P" 
meeting  one  of  her  students  in  J 
hallway,  always  had  a  smile  i» 
something  pleasant  to  say.  "" 
mere  presence  was  a  gift. 

The  school,  with  its  faculty  a* 
students,  will  sorely  miss  »»> 
Goodfellow.  The  biology  aep»J 
ment  has  lost  a  teacher  and  a  fl» 
who  exemplified  all  that  is  go* " 
humanness.  We  have  lost  one :«H 
rare  miracles  in  our  lives  and  M" 
Goodfellow  will  always  » 
remembered  for  her  giving  •" 
grace. 


Washington  College  Elm -Friday,  April  il  ism  .  p.p..  , 

Foreign  Language  Reading  Draws  Crowd 


by  Laura  T.Mooney 
The  twelfth  annual  Foreign 
Language  Poetry  Reading,  held  on 
March  28  in  the  Coffee  House,  was 
one  of  several  firsts.  It  was  the  first 
time  the  readers  were  all  students 
and  that  a  program  was  printed 
featuring  both  the  works  in  their 
original  languages  along  with  their 
English  translations. 

Equally  notable  was  the  variety 
of  languages  presented,  more  than 
in  previous  years.  Works  were  read 
in  French,  Spanish,  German,  and 
eight  other  languages  less  familiar 
to  the  average  WC  student  ,  rang- 
ing form  Arabic  to  Yoruba  (a 
Nigerian  dialect).  The  readings 
were  diverse  in  content  and  style, 
including  a  Polish  epic  fragment^ 
Ifa  chants,  a  passage  from  the 


Koran,  and  a  humorous  French 
poem  "J'suis  snob"  ("I  am  a 
Snob  ).  These  elements,  with  the 
addition  of  the  readily  available 
translations,  were  probably  what 
made  the  reading  so  attractive  to  a 
good  portion  of  the  college  com- 
munity. 

"We've  never  had  this  big  a  tur- 
nout before,"  said  Martin  Kabat 
who  coordinated  the  event.  Kabat 
noted  the  group  effort  among  the 
students  and  faculty  members  in- 
volved to  scour  the  campus  in 
search  of  the  necessary  talent.  This 
effort  proved  successful  by  pro- 
viding the  audience  with  exposure 
to  languages  beyond  those  taught 
ui  the  WC  classroom,  such  as 
Chinese,  Greek,  Portugese, 
Hebrew,  and  Japanese. 

Only  two  things  marred  what 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

Easter  weekend  is  here  and  spr- 
ing still  is  not  in  sight.  The  Food 
Service  will  remain  open  through 
the  weekend  on  our  regular 
schedule. 

Sunday  brunch  we  are  offering 
students  the  opportunity  to  color 
hard-boiled  eggs.  If  anyone  out 
there  is  interested  in  dressing  up  as 
an  Easter  bunny,  please  see  me. 
For  those  students  of  the  Jewish 
persuasion,  I  am  trying  to  locate 
matzo.  Hopefully  by  the  time  this 
article  appears  we  will  have  some. 

Sorry  for  the  inconvenience  caus- 
ed Tuesday  breakfast  goers.  Due  to 
circumstances  beyond  our  control, 
(as  most  of  y'all  know),  we  were 
forced  to  open  late  and  forego  the 
hot  breakfast.  Thanks  to  all  those 
cold,  patient  students  who  were 
very  understanding  through  the 
ordeal. 

This  will  be  a  short  column 
because,    as-  unbelievable    as    it 


sounds,  I  am  running  out  of  things 
to  write  about.  There  will  be  an 
S.G.A.  Food  Service  meeting  on 
Monday.  The  time  and  place  will  be 
decided  by  Mark  Slater.  The 
W.C.F.S.  Thank  You  dinner  is  next 
Wednesday.  For  all  those  fortunate 
students  invited  please  leave  your 
name  with  the  numbers  lady  if  you 
are  planning  to  attend.  Have  a 
Happy  Easter. 


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was  otherwise  an  enjoyame  even- 
ing. Many  of  the  readers  did  not 
project  well,  so  people  sitting  away 
from  the  lectern  had  a  difficult 
time  hearing.  Also,  despite  the 
large  amout  of  works  read,  the 
reading  was  over  in  less  than  45 
minutes.  This,  said  Kabat,  was 
mostly  due  to  the  omission  of  the 
sometimes  lengthly  introductions 
given  about  the  poems  in  past 
years'  readings.  With  these  excep- 


tions, however,  the  event  held  the 
uiterest  of  the  audience,  even  when 
the  language  being  spoken  was  un- 
familiar to  many. 

Kabat  has  begun  considering 
plans  for  next  year's  reading  to 
equal  or  better  this  year's  success. 
His  ideas  include  creating  a 
balance  of  faculty  and  student 
readers,  and  trying  for  as  wide  a 
variety  of  languages  as  this  year's 
or  wider.  ' 


Middle  East  Expert  to  Lecture 


Noted  author,  journalist,  and 
Middle  East  expert  J.  Robert 
Moskin  will  deliver  a  lecture  entitl- 
ed "The  Future  of  Jerusalem"  in 
Washington  College's  Norman 
James  Theatre  on  Monday,  April  4, 
beginning  at  4  p.m.  Admission  is 
free  and  the  public  is  invited. 

Moskin,  whose  account  of  the 
1967  battle  for  Jerusalem  has  just 
been  published  under  the  title 
Among  Lions,  currently  is  a  senior 
editor  for  Aspen  Institute,  the  com- 
munications advisor  for  The  Com- 
monwealth Fund,  and  a  senior 
editor  for  "World  Press  Review." 
He  had  served  in  various  editorial 
capacities  for  such  publications  as 
"Saturday  Review,"  "Woman's 
Home  Companion,''  and 
"Collier's."  From  1956  to  1966  he 
was  senior  editor  for  "Look" 
magazine. 


In  addition  to  Among  Lions, 
Moskin  has  written  or  co-authored 
three  other  books  as  well  as 
numerous  pamphlets  and  articles, 
many  on  current  Middle  East 
events. 

Moskin  has  been  the  recipient  of 
the  Marine  Corps  Combat  Cor- 
respondents Association 
Distinguished  Service  Award,  the 
Overseas  Press  Club  Citation  for 
Excellence,  a  National  Headline™ 
Award  for  feature  writing,  the 
Newspaper  Guild  of  New  York's 
Page  One  Award  for  magazine 
writing,  and  the  Sidney  Hillman 
Foundation  Award. 

Moskin,  who  received  a 
bachelor's  degree  from  Harvard 
University  and  a  master's  from 
Columbia  University,  is  appearing 
at  the  college  through  the  spon- 
sorship of  the  Washington  College 
Lecture  Series. 


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A  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE  SYMPOSIUM 


MARTIN  WALSER 
WEST  GERMAN  WRITER 


LEILA  VENNEWITZ 
TRANSLATOR 


Friday,  April  8 


Erika  Salloch,  "From  Rubble  to  Riches. 
Trends  In  Postwar  German  Literature." 


Joachim  Scholz,  "The  Fate  of  the  Hero  In 
the  Novels  of  Martin  Walser." 


Colloquy 


'The     Competitive 
Swan    Villa    and 


Robert     Browning, 
Society    in    Walser's 
Runaway  Horse." 


Sophie  Kerr  Room.  4  P.M. 


Monday,  April  11     Leila  Vennewit2.  "Who  is  a  Translator?         Lecture 
Author  and  Translator:  Some  Relation- 
ships." 
Sophie  Kerr  Room.  8  P.M. 

Tuesday,  April  12    Martin  Walser  and  Leila  Vennewitz  Bilingual 

From:    The    Swan    Villa    and    Runaway      RcaHino 

Sophie  Kerr  Room.  8  P.M. 

Wednesday,  April  13     Martin  Walser.  "Who  is  a  Writer?"  (In      Lecture 
English) 

Sophie  Kcrr  Room.  4  P.M. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  1. 1983  - 


Marx  Lecture  Scheduled 


by  Nimi  Natan 

One  of  the  most  influential  social 
theorists  of  his  generation,  Pro- 
fessor David  Harvey  of  The  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  is  giving  a  talk 
titled  "Marx's  Critique  of 
Capitalism,"  Tuesday,  April  5th,  at 
7:30  p.m.  at  East  Hall  Chapter 
Room. 

David  Harvey  is  a  professor  of 
Geography  at  The  Johns  Hopkins 


University  where  he  has  taught 
since  1969.  After  postgraduate 
research  at  the  University  of  Cam- 
bridge, he  became  a  lecturer  in 
geography  at  the  University  of 
Bristol.  He  is  the  author  of 
Explanations  in  Geography  (1969), 
Social  Justice  and  the  City  (1973), 
and  the  recently  published  The 
limits  to  Capital. 

Admission  is  free,  and  a  wine  & 
cheese  reception  will  follow. 


Walser  to  Speak  at  W.C. 


PHI  SIGMA  FRATERNITY 

Presents 

Prof.  David  Harvey 
The  Johns  Hopkins  University 

MARX'S  CRITIQUE  OF  CAPITALISM 

Tuesday,  April  5,  7:30  p.m. 

Washington  College 

East  Hall  Chapter  Room 

Public  Is  Invited  Wine  &  Cheese  Reception 


One  of  Europe's  most  popular 
and  respected  writers,  Martin 
Walser,  is  the  distinguished  guest 
in  the  fourth  Washington  College 
Symposium  featuring  foreign 
authors  and  their  translators.  Ap- 
pearing with  him  will  be  award- 
winning  translator  Leila  Ven- 
newitz. 

The  symposium  takes  place  at 
the  college  from  April  8  to  13.  All 
programs  will  be  held  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  and 
are  free  and  open  to  the  public. 
Everyone  is  cordially  invited  to  at- 
tend. 

The  author  of  ten  novels,  eight 
plays,  and  numerous  essays,  Mar- 
tin Walser  has  received  some  of 
German's  most  prestigious 
literary  awards,  among  them  the 
Hermann  Hesse  Prize  ( 1957 ) , 
Friedrich Schiller  Prize  (1965),  and 
Georg  Buchner  Prize  (1981).  Ger- 
man literary  critic  Wolfgang  Ignee 
has  said  of  him,  "None  of  the  major 
writers  of  Walser's  genera- 
tion...capture  so  much  of  the  Ger- 
man Federal  Republic  in  their  pro- 
se as  Martin  Walser." 

Walser  has  been  a  guest  pro- 
fessor at  Middlebury  College, 
University  of  Texas,  University  of 
West  Virginia,  and  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege. Born  in  1927,  he  received  his 
Ph.D.  in  1951  with  a  dissertation  on 
Franz  Kafka. 

His  English  translator,  Leila 
Vennowitz,  who  will  join  him  in  the 


symposium,  received  the  Schlegel- 
Tieck  Prize  in  1968,  and  the 
American  P.E.N.  Award  in  1979  for 
her  translation  of  German 
literature. 

Martin  Walser  and  Leila  Ven- 
newitz'  visits  are  sponsored  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College,  assisted  by  a 
grant  from  the  National  Endow- 
ment for  the  Arts. 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


Question:  |  What  do  you  think  about  the  W.C.  Bookstore? 


Andrew  Bate,  Senior,  Randolph, 
New  Jersey 

I  think  Marty  Rabat  should  teach 
a  course  here  on  how  to  exploit  a 
monopoly. 


Terri  DeLancey,  Soph.,  Town- 
send,  DE 

It's  entirely  too  expensive, 
especially  the  price  of  books.  The 
students  should  start  a  used  book 
store  on  campus. 


Blair  Jones,  Soph.,  Laurel,  De 
They  rip  us  off,  it's  about  time  so- 
meone ripped  them  off. 


Michele  Hartnett,  Senior,  Wilm., 
DE 

Students  should  run  then-  own 
book  service.  And  go  to  Drug  Fair 
for  everything  else. 


Beth  Miller,  Senior,  Phila.,  PA 
As  a  three  year  employee  at  the 
Bookstore,  I  have  truly  enjoyed 
working  there  and  I  know  that  the 
students  are  given  the  best  possible 
prices  on  textbooks. 


Barry    H.    Campbell,    Senior, 
Stevensville,  MD 

I  think  that  the  student  is 
definitely  being  taken  advantage 
of.  I've  peeled  old  price  tags  off  and 
many  times  have  seen  20-50% 
mark-ups  per  year. 


Sandy  Danner,  Senior,  Chester,  ^avid  Singer,  Senior,  Denton, 


PA 

Everything  in  the  bookstore  is 
overpriced.  Students  should 
boycott  the  bookstore  until  the 
prices  are  lowered  -  or  more 
reasonable. 


MD 

I  think  it's  terribly  overprice, 
and  should  be  run  at  cost.  »» 
ridiculous  to  think  that  a  9V  battery 
at  Marty's  Mart  is  $2.00  more  ex- 
pensive than  one  at  a  retail  store  w 
town. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  1. 1983  -  Page  5 

Foreign  Writers'  Series 
Sponsors  Colloquy,  Readings 


SSjo^jgi  J°SePh  Br0dSky-  Dere*  Walc°".  Hob^t 


by  Jeanmarie  F.  Fegely 

The  third  lecture  in  a  series  en- 
titled, 'Foreign  Writers  and  their 
Translators'  sponsored  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  and  the 
National  Endowment  for  the  Arts, 
brought  Russian  poet  Joseph  Brod- 
sky,  poet  playwright  and  translator 
Derek  Walcott,  and  poet- 
translator,  Anthony  Heeht.to 
Washington  College  from  March  24 
to  March  27. 


WC  to  Host  Juniors,  Pre-Freshmen 


By  Kelly  Morrissey 

Washington  College's  annual 
pre-Freshman  Day  will  be  held  on 
April  9th.  On  behalf  of  the  college, 
the  director  for  the  event,  Alison 
Miller,  has  invited  all  high  school 
seniors  who  have  already  been  ac- 
cepted for  the  1983-84  school  year, 
as  well  as  their  families.  Welcom- 
ing speeches  are  scheduled  to  be 
made  by  President  Cater,  Dean 
Clarke,  Director  of  Admissions, 
Dale  Trusheim  and  SGA  President 
Mark  Mullican. 

Activities  for  the  day  include 
campus  tours  for  those  who  have 
not  previously  had  a  chance  to  see 
the  campus,  seminars  discussing 
the  study  of  the  humanities,  social 
sciences  and  natural  sciences  at 
Washington  College  and  an  open 
discussion  on  student-life  by  the 
Student  Affairs  Office.  Private  ses- 
sions on  financial  aid  will  be  car- 
ried on  throughout  the  afternoon. 

After  the  activities  have  ended, 
pre-freshmen  and  their  families 
will  retire  to  Hynson-Ringgoid 
House  for  a  "Presidential  Tea." 
This  reception  will  afford  the 
guests  time  to  relax  and  talk  to  our 
President  and  faculty  department 

Drama  Department: 


chairmen.  Guests  are  also 
welcome  to  view  the  athletic  events 
scheduled  to  take  place  on  campus 
that  day. 

According  to  Alison  Miller,  past 
pre-freshmen  days  have  been  suc- 
cessful as  more  than  50%  of  the  in- 
vited guests  eventually  enroll  at 
Washington  College.  "In  fact," 
says  Miller,  "many  have  paid  their 
admission  fee  on  that  very  day." 
Miller  is  expecting  another  good 
turnout  for  this  year's  event. 

The  traditional  Junior-Senior 
day  has  been  discarded  in  favor  of 
a  junior  preview  for  all  college- 
bound  juniors.  All  high  school 
juniors  living  in  Maryland, 
Delaware,  Virginia,  Pennsylvania, 
Washington,  D.C.,  New  Jersey  and 
New  York  have  been  invited  to  visit 
Washington  College  on  Saturday, 
April  16  to  gain  a  first-hand  look  at 
college  life.  Junior  day,  an  event 
hosted  by  the  Admissions  Office,  is 
also  open  to  guidance  counselors 
and  parents. 

The  program  will  begin  at  10 
a.m.  with  a  welcome  from  the  col- 
lege president  and  the  president  of 
the  SGA.  Next,  visitors  will  attend 


seminars  with  members  of  the 
faculty,  staff,  and  student  body. 
Prospective  students  will  also  have 
an  opportunity  to  attend  a  question 
and  answer  session  with  admis- 
sions and  financial  aid  officers. 
Following  lunch  and  a  tour  of  the 
campus,  visitors  are  invited  to 
watch  Shoremen  varsity  teams 
compete  in  baseball,  softball  and 
crew. 

The  success  of  past  Junior-Senior 
days  has  raised  expectations  for 
this  year's  event.  Assistant  Direc- 
tor of  Admissions,  Kathy  Waye,  an- 
ticipates that  about  200  people  will 
attend  the  event.  Waye  also  adds 
"the  students  here  are  welcome  to 
participate  and  make  our  guests 
feel  welcome." 


"Trial  by  Jury,"  one  of  the  most 
popular  Gilbert  and  Sullivan  one- 
act  operas,  will  be  presented  at 
Washington  College  Thursday  and 
Friday,  March  31  and  April  1,  in 
Tawes  Theatre.  Each  performance 
begins  at  8  p.m. 

Considered  to  be  one  of  the  finest 
collaborative  efforts  between 
William  Gilbert  and  Arthur 
Sullivan,  the  opera  was  first  per- 
formed in  1875  at  London's  Savoy 
Theatre.  Its  immediate-  success 
launched  the  partnership  between 
Gilbert,  librettist,  and  Sullivan,  the 
composer. 

"Trial  by  Jury"  focuses  on  a  con- 
flict between  an  abandoned  bride 
and  her  scoundrel  finance.  While 
the  story  line  and  the  music  are 
engagingly  simple,  the  Victorian 
judicial  system  is  portrayed  as  cor- 
rupt and  rigid.  The  music  parodies 
Popular  styles  of  the  era,  including 
Handelian  anthems  and  Italian 
operas. 

Kathleen  Mills,  chairman  of  the 
music  department,  and  Stephen 
Drewes,  assistant  professor  of 
drama,  are  co-directors  of  the  pro- 


duction, sponsored  by  the 
Washington  College  Department  of 
Music.  Members  of  the  College 
Community  Concert  Choir  com- 
prise the  cast  of  "Trial  by  Jury." 
Lead  singers  include  John 
McDanoIds  of  Kennedyville  as  the 
Learned  Judge,  Karen  West  of 
Chestertown  as  the  Plaintiff,  and 
J.S.  Edward  Tatnall  of  Smyrna, 
Del.,  as  the  Defendant.  Other  roles 
will  be  sung  by  Kevin  Drost  of 
Bristol,  Conn.,  Johen  Farr  of 
Chestertown,  and  Arthur  Smith  of 
Salisbury. 

Admission  for  non-students  is  $2. 
All  are  welcome  to  attend. 


Squares  Displayed 

Twenty  Mandarin  Squares,  col- 
orful fabric  badges  worn  by  Ming- 
era  Chinese  to  indicate  social  rank, 
are  on  display  in  Washington  Col- 
lege's Gibson  Fine  Arts  Center 
Mondays  and  Wednesdays  from  2 
to  4  p-m.  and  during  events 
scheduled  in  the  theatre.  The  ex- 
hibition ends  Saturday,  April  9. 


In  a  colloqy  held  on  March  24, 
Professor  Thomas  Cousineau, 
former  graduate  student  Jean 
Clark,  and  former  students,  Kathy 
Wagner  and  William  Bowie, 
presented  information  about  the 
lives  of  the  poets,  in  addition  to 
discussing  the  works  of  each. 

Anthony  Hecht,  winner  of  a 
Pulitzer  Prize  in  1968  for  his  book  of 
poems  The  Hard  Hours  read  from 
his  poetry  on  March  25.  Hecht  has 
served  on  the  faculties  of  State 
University  of  Iowa,  New  York 
■University,  and  Smith  and  Bard 
Colleges  and  is  presently  John  H. 
Deane  professor  of  Poetry  and 
Rhetoric  at  the  University  of 
Rochester. 

Derek  Walcott,  West  Indian  poet 
and  playwright,  hailed  in  1962  with 
the  publication  of  In  a  Green 
Night  as  the  first  outstanding 
Caribbean  poet,  read  from  his 
poetry  on  March  26. 

Both  Walcott  and  Hecht,  joined 
Joseph  Brodsky  in  a  lecture  on  the 
art  of  translation  on  March  26. 
■  The  final  lecture  of  the  program 
held  on  Sunday,  March  27,  was  a 
bilingual  reading  by  Brodsky,' 
Walcott,  and  Hecht. 

Brodsky,  exiled  from  Russia  in 
1972  for  'social  parasitism'  and  for 
writing  'decadent'  poetry,  now 
resides  in  the  United  States,  and 
has  taught  poetry  at  the  University 
of  Michigan.  He  is  best  known  for 
his  collection  of  poems,  A  Part  of 
Speech  and  'Elegy  for  John  Donne' 
and  'Verses  on  the  Death  of  T.S. 
Elliot'. 


College  Presents  Musical 


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GET  WHAT  YOU  NORMALLY  COULDN'T 

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Crew  Team  Sails  into  Season 


by  Lisa  A.  Mendelson 
The  Washington  College  Men  and 
Women*s  Crew  teams  opened  their 
1983  Spring  Season  last  Saturday, 
March  26,  on  the  Chester  River 
against  LaSalle.  Both  Varsity 
Eights  were  successful  in  their 
opening  day  races.  However,  the 
men's  iunior  varsity  and  novice, 
and  the  women's  novice  were  not 
as  successful  in  their  quests. 

In  Men's  Varsity,  the  Shoremen 
were  able  to  finish  ahead  of  LaSalle 
by  approximately  ten  seconds,  as 
were  the  women,  who  crossed  the 
line  more  than  10  seconds  before 
LaSalle.  Mti's  Coach  Don 
Chatellier  con.  '    "the  Men's 

Varsity  looked  exceptionally  good" 
and  added  that  the  boat,  comprised 


in  part  of  three  experienced 
freshmen  and  one  senior,  started 
well  and  rowed  a  smooth, 
technically  good  race.  The 
Women's  Varsity  was  even  with 
LaSalle  for  half  of  the  race,  until 
Washington  brought  the  stroke  rate 
up  and  pulled  away  from  LaSalle. 

In  the  Men's  JV  race, 
Washington  was  disqualified  after 
the  two  boats  clashed  oars  shortly 
after  the  start,  but  Chatellier  was 
quick  to  point  out  that  "potentially, 
we  had  the  ability  to  win,  but 
techical  errors  prevented  us  from 
doing  so."  The  Men's  Novice  crew 
had  trouble  at  the  start  but  ac- 
cording to  Chatellier,  "didn't  do 
badly  at  all." 

All  in  all,  the  day  was  a  good  one 


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ACROSS 

1  Moon  walk,  e.g. 
4  Pasture  sound 
7  Miss  Tiffin,  for 

short 
10  Krakow's  country 

(abbr.) 
13  First  movie  Tarzan, 

Elmo  

15  Seafood  dish 

17  What  strippers  lack 

18  Lure  in  legend 

19  City  in  S.E.  Spain 

20  Group  closely 

21  Philippine  seaport 
22 disant 

(so-called) 
23  Aqueous  or  vitreous 

25  veto 

26  Of  the  soft  palate 

28  Name  for  a  pontiff 

29  Walking  from  place 
to  place 

32  Chicago  time  (abbr.) 

33  Obviously  made-up 
35  " a  deal!" 

38  Jon  Voight  movie 

42  De  Clinton 

44  Passover  feast 

45  "Your  majesty" 

46  Sharif  and  Khayyam 
48  Sports  cars 


49  A  crowd 

50  "Please*"  old  style 

52  Unsophisticated 

53  Spanish  Armada  ship 

54  Melina  Mercouri 
movie 

56  "Bye  Bye  Birdie" 
song,  " Kiss" 

57  May  and  Stritch 

58  Held  the  green 

59  Plaines 

60  Alamos 

61  Record  player 
part 

DOWN 

1  Common  street  name 

2  Commit  sacrilege 

3  Town  near  Lowell , 
Massachusetts 

4  Popular  chocolate 
syrup 

5  Canadian  province 
(abbr.) 

6  Unspecified  amount 

7  Pain-killers,  e.g. 

8  Ben  Ad  hem 

9  Silent  screen  star 
Mae  

10  Argumentative 

11  Burdensome 

12  Maui  garland 


14  Made  from  baked 

clay 
16  Ease  (2  wds.) 

20  He  wrote  "The  Rime 
of  the  Ancient 
Mariner" 

21  Conga  maneuver 

22  Colonies   __ 
24  File  section 

26  Turbine  parts 

27  Fall  »— — — 

Massachusetts 

30  Threat  in  "Invasion 
of  the  Body 
Snatchers" 

31  Prefix:  wax 

34  Colorful  African 
tunic 

35  Oima 

36  Kettledrum 

37  Hollywood  hope- 
ful 

39  State  of  bliss 

40  Cucumber  or  ivy 

41  Shoe  width 

43  Roll  one's  r's 

47  Lieu 

49  Mulberry  barks 

51  Socks 

52  contendere 

53  Gooey  mass 

54  Aviv 

55  Doctrine 


Varsity   Crew    opened 
Saturday. 


for  the  crews,  who  are  now  prepare 
ing  for  this  weekend's  races 
against  Johns  Hopkins,  Loyola, 
and  University  of  Baltimore. 
Originally  scheduled  to  be  held  on 
the  Chester  River,  the  races  will  in- 
stead take  place  in  the  Baltimore 
Harbor  on  Saturday,  April  2nd.  The 
exact  location  of  the  race  within 


season    by    defeating    LaSalle   last 


the  Harbor  has  not  been  determin- 
ed yet;  there  are  several  courses 
available. 

One  other  schedule  change  is  the 
addition  of  Stockton  State  and 
Lafayette  to  the  schedule  for  the 
April  16  races  at  home  in  addition 
to  George  Washington  University. 


Cecil  Strikes  Softball  Team 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

After  a  postponement  because  of 
rain  and,  a  game  cancellation,  the 
women's  softball  team  finally 
began  their  season,  on  Wednesday. 
Unfortunately,  a  much  improved 
Cecil  Community  College  team 
defeated  the  Shoremen  11-6. 

W.C.  fell  behind  in  the  first  inn- 
ing when  five  runs  crossed  the 
plate.  However,  Cecil  only  got  one 
hit  during  the  inning.  The  problem 
proved  to  be  two  throwing  errors 
which  allowed  for  four  runs.  In  the 
second  inning,  Cecil  scored  two 
more  runs,  but  W.C.  never  gave  up 
or  lost  spirit.  The  team  fought  back 
to  score  one  run  in  the  forth  inning 
three  runs  in  the  fifth  and  another 
run  in  both  the  sixth  and  the 
seventh  inning. 


In  spite  of  the  loss,  the  Shoremen 
out  hit  their  opponents.  Kathv  Hoff- 
man led  the  way  by  going  2  for  2. 
She  was  followed  closely  by  Debbie 
McFarlin,  3  for  5;  Sarah  Wright  2 
for  4;  and  Lisa  Laird,  1  for  2.  An 
impressive  bit  of  statistics  for  W.C. 
was  the  sixteen  walks  they  receiv- 
edj  compared  with  only  five  allow- 
ed by  Shoremen  pitcher  Kelly 
Cupka.  Unfortunately,  the  op- 
portunities were  not  successfully 
seized  upon  as  fourteen  runners 
were  left  on  base.  Another  bright 
spot  for  the  Shoremen  was  their  ag- 
gressive base  running,  which  in- 
cluded five  stolen  bases. 

Presently,-  the  Shoremen  are 
loading  the  bases  for  a  home  game 
against  Western  Maryland,  com- 
mencing at  3  p.m.  on  Tuesday, 
April  5. 


Coffee  House  Sponsors 

A 

Spring  &  Summer  Fashion  Show 

(Fashions  compliments  of  Leggett's) 

7:30  p.m.,  April  7th 

In  the  Student  Center, 
prior  to  Student/ Faculty  Auction 

Admission  Free 


■ 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  1. 1983  -  Page  7 


ByTomKeefe 
and  Bill  Sawers 
Last  week,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Intramural  Program  ended 
The  Finn's  men,  who  previously 
defeated  the  "sleeper"  Boris  team 
in  the  semi-final  round,  faced  the 
semi-final  victor  Theta  Chi  Frater- 
nity. The  Theta  Chi  had  to  get  past 
the  hustling  Faculty  to  advance 
The  Theta  Chi,  who  won  the  league 
the  year  before,  had  a  tough  time 
with  the  five  member  Finn's  men. 
When  the  smoke  finally  cleared  iii 
Cain  Athletic  Center,  the  Men 
(Glavaris,  Mullican,  Hynson  and 
Faloni)  rose  to  the  occasion  and 
defeated  the  hustling  Theta  Chi  69- 
59.  "The  game  really  meant  alot  to 
us,"  boasted  Mark  Mullican  one 
week  later.  "The  Theta  Chi  were 
probably  the  most  talented  team  in 
the  league  and  it  was  a  definitely 
an  upset.  Also,  Brian  Hall  played 
well.  It  meant  alot  to  see  all  of  us, 
who  are  seniors,  get  one  more 
crack  at  the  title  and  win."  This 
may  seem  to  be  a  bit  melodramatic 


On  the  Rebound 


but  Mullican  feels  differently. 
"People  take  this  league  very 
seriously  and  I'm  glad.  Since  some 
of  us  cannot  play  in  a  Varsity  sport 
this  type  of  competition  is  definite- 
ly welcomed." 

To  show  our  appreciation,  for  the 
hard  work  Intramural  team 
members  exert,  we  have  selected 
some  players  specific  awards. 

The  On  the  Rebound  Intramural 
Most  Valuable  Player  goes  to: 
Leroy  Keller;  The  First  Annual 
John  McEnroe  Sportsmanship 
Award:  Ralph  Laws;  Most  Shots  in 
One  Season:  (2,001)  Mike  Shwed; 
Best  Referee  for  Non-Movement: 
Jeff  Jort;  Least  Likely  to  Win  a 
Game:  Sigs;  The  "Pure  Comical 
Entertainment"  Award:  The  Ad- 
dicts; Most  Fouls  in  One  Season  As 
a  Team:  (200)TheWCFS. 

This  past  Wednesday  the  W.C. 
Baseball  Team  and  Lacrosse  team 
both  had  some  games  against  Up- 
sula  and  Gettysburg  respectively. 
A  point  well  taken  and  not  be 
HARPED  ON  is  the  fact  that  for 


Tennis  Team  Nets  Victory 


by  Fred  Wyman 

The  Washington  College  netmen 
notched  their  first  MAC  victory  of 
the  season  as  they  defeated 
Widener  University  5-4  at  Chester, 
Pa.  on  Saturday.  Washingotn's 
four  top  singles  players  Glen  Laws, 
Dulin  Clark,  Paul  Hynson,  and 
Howard  Edson  were  victorious. 
However,  it  was  the  doubles  team 
of  Laws  and  Hynson  that  clinched 
the  triumph  of  the  Shoremen  as 
they  thrashed  Allen  Gage  and  Chip 
Rival  6-2, 6-1. 

Glen  Laws  playing  at  HI  singles 
survived  three  match  points  in  the 
second  set  of  his  match,  and  then 
reeled  off  eight  straight  games  to 
defeat  Allen  Gage  1-6,  7-5,  6-1. 
Dulin  Clark  and  Howard  Edson 
won  their  second  consecutive  mat- 
ches. Calrk  breezed  past  Todd 
Johnson  6-4,  6-2,  and  Edson 
thumped  Matt  Kaplan  6-3,  6-1.  Paul 
Hynson  rebounded  from  his  defeat 
at  St.  Mary's  by  crushing  Chip 
Rival  6-3, 6-1. 

In  other  singles  matches,  Andy 
Metz  and  Duncan  Wells  each  went 
three  sets,  only  to  lose  in  the  third 
set.  Both  Metz  and  Wells  won  their 


first  sets,  but  then  dropped  the  next 
two.  Metz  lost  5-7,  6-0,  6-3  while 
Wells  was  stopped  6-7, 6-4,6-4. 

The  doubles  tandem  of  Clark  and 
Edson  were  edged  by  Widener's 
Dale  Plummer  and  Todd  Johnson 
6-3,  3-6,  7-6.  Wells  and  Metz  lost  a 
beartbreaker  in  the  third  doubles 
as  they  fell  6-2, 3-6,  7-6  to  Steve  Got- 
tlieb and  Matt  Kaplan. 

On  Monday  a  young  but  strong 
Drew  University  tennis  team 
whitewashed  the  WC  Shoremen  9-0. 
All  the  doubles  as  well  as  singles 
matches  were  lost  in  straight  sets. 
The  netmen's  #1  doubles  team  of 
Paul  Hynson  and  Glen  Laws  nearly 
averted  the  shutout,  however  their 
effort  was  not  enough  as  they  were 
edged  7-6, 6-4. 

In  singles  Dulin  Clark  and  Dun- 
can Wells  played  valiantly  in  a  los- 
ing effort,  n  Clark  fell  to  Don  Wolf 
6-3, 7-6,  and  H6  Wells  bowed  to  Mark 
Bernstein  6-4,  6-2.  In  other  singles 
matches,  Craig  Rubenstein  stop- 
ped Glen  Laws  6-1,  6-2;  Rob  Parks 
rolled  over  Paul  Hynson  6-0,  6-1; 
Peter  Schnatz  dropped  Howard  Ed- 
son 6-1,  6-1;  and  Ron  Lee  walloped 
Andy  Metz  6-0, 6-2. 


There's  Lots  Going  On  In  The  C-House!!! 

Thursday,  April  7 

SGA  Fashion  Show  And  Auction  7:30 
Cash  Bar  Opens  At  7:30 
Friday,  April  8 

SGA  Band  "Off  The  Wall"  9:00  - 1:00 

Saturday,  April  9 

Pre-freshman  Discussion  1:00 

Happy  Easter  Everybody! 

Student  Center  in  conjunction  with 
Security,  are  having  a  sobriety 
testing,  on  a  volunteer  basis,  in  the 
Coffee  House,  Thursday,  April  7th 
from  9:30  -11:00  p.m. 


two  home  games  there  were  at 
least  a  handful  of  people  in 
attendance-for  both  games  com- 
bine. I'm  not  one  to  complain 
publicly  but  I  feel  that  school  sup- 
port at  these  events  is  a  necessity. 
Lacrosse  is  probably  one  of  the 
most  exciting  sports  at  this  school 
and  no  one  is  even  interested 
enough  to  participate  even  in  one 
quarter  of  the  game.  Thesis,  Com- 
prehensive Exams,  Final  exams 
may  take  precedence  but  twenty 
minutes  of  one's  time  is  not  asking 
too  much.  Pride  begins  with  the 
students  and  supporting  a  school 
sponsored  event,  whether  it  be 
lacrosse  or  a  lecture,  only  proves 
your  respect  for  your  friends  and 
the  school.  This  is  not  a  lecture  but 
an  appeal  to  bring  the  support  back 


to  this  place  which  had  been  pre- 
sent in  the  past. 

The  lacrosse  team  did  trample 
Gettysburg  and  the  W.C.  Baseball 
team  split  their  double-header  with 
Upsula.  Looking  toward  our 
Female  tennis  and  lacrosse  teams, 
both  have  recorded  impressive  vic- 
tories. The  women's  Lax  squad  so 
far  is  undefeated  with  a  decisive 
victory  over  Wesley  College  where 
all  team  members  were  victors. 

Finally,  with  only  one  more 
month  of  school  left,  let's  all  enjoy 
this  Easter  weekend.  We  have  alot 
to  look  forward  to  this  month  such 
as  the  Luau  Spring  Concert  and 
many  social  activities  so  finish  up 
those  loose  ends  and  enjoy  the  an- 
ticipation of  the  "more  than 
welcome"  spring  weather. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


byLynnAttias 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete 
is  Senior  Glenn  Walls  from  Upstate 
New  York.  Glenn  has  been  selected 
.  because  of  his  flawless  play  in  the 
tennis  match  against  St.  Mary's,  as 
well  as  in  the  Widener  Game. 

Walls  began  playing  tennis  com- 
petitively at  Chatam  High  School  in 
New  York.  Here,  He  was  selected 
for  the  New  York  State  Sectionals 
in  both  his  Junior  and  Senior  years. 
Walls  continued  playing  tennis  as  a 
freshman  in  college  at  Cortlande. 
He  then  transferred  to  W.  C.  for  his 
sophomore  year,  and  has  been 
playing  for  the  shoremen  since  that 
time. 


In  recent  matches  against  St. 
Mary's  and  Widener,  Walls  has 
played  quite  well.  In  his  singles 
match  against  St.  Mary's  he  pulled 
out  a  6-0,6-3.  The  Widener  match 
was  a  bit  more  breathtaking  when 
Walls  pulled  a  close  win  in  a  three 
set  match  resulting  in  a  1-6,7-5,6-7. 
In  addition  to  this,  he  won  his 
doubles  match  6-2, 6-1,  with  partner 
Paul  Hynson. 

Walls  is  happy  with  his  play  here, 
and  feels  that  he  has  improved  dur- 
ing the  past  3  years.  He  also  holds 
high  expectations  for  the  team  as  a 
whole  this  year,  and  sees  Coach 
Finnegan  as  being  more  relaxed 
this  year,  and  'thanks  to  him  the 
team  has  a  better  attitude.' 


Washington  College  Elm-  Friday.  April  1. 1983  -Page  8 


Baseball: 


Shoremen  trounce  Gettysburg  in  a  home  match. 

Shoremen  Win  Two 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

Saturday  WC  squared  off  against 
division  rival  Denison  University 
from  Ohio.  With  both  teams  being 
closely  ranked,  the  contest  was  ex- 
pected to  be  a  thriller. 

The  Shoremen  came  out  strong 
with  Dave  Michalski  winning  the 
opening  face-off.  The  stickmen 
showed  good  ball  movement,  crisp 
passes,  and  excellent  defense.  Par- 
ticularly good  prowress  was  shown 
at  clearing  the  ball.  Another  key 
for  WC  was  the  number  of  face-offs 
won  by  the  Shoremen.  Each  of  the 
nine  times  the  team  controlled  the 
ball  on  the  face-off,  they  ultimately 
scores.  The  stickmen  controlled 
the  tempo  of  the  game  and  went  on 
to  defeat  Denison  9-3.  The  second 
quarter  proved  to  be  the  decisive 
one  for  WC  as  they  scored  four 
goals. 

The  high  scorers  for  WC  were 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

HOURS: 

8:00 o.m.  -11 :00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs 
8:00  a.m.- 4:30  p.m.  Friday 
6:00  p.m.  - 1 1 :00  p.m.  Sunday 

OPEN: 

Salurdoy.  April  9,  Pte-Freshmon  Day  ■  9 o.m.  -5 p.m. 
Saturday,  April  16,  Junior Doy -9o.m. -5p. 


Jeff  Kauffman,  Dickie  Grieves, 
and  Tommy  Gaines,  who  each  had 
two  goals.  Walker  Taylor,  Dave 
Michalski,  and  Chris  Nelson  all  had 
one  goal  to  round  out  the  scoring. 
Other  players  who  had  particularly 
good  games  were  defensemen 
Tutella,  Cloud,  and  Beville;  goalie 
Greg  Baker,  who  had  16  saves; 
middie  John  Nostrant;  and  at- 
tackman  Rick  Cote.  It  was  was  a 
big  win  for  WC  rebounding  from 
the  tough  loss  to  Navy. 

The  stickmen's  second  game  this 
week  was  on  Wednesday  at  Kibler 
field  against  Gettysburg  College. 
The  game  turned  out  to  be  a  rout  by 
WC  as  the  Shoremen  won  im- 
pressively 19-9. 

The  Shoremen  dominated  from 
the  start.  Once  again  the  middies 
showed  their  supremacy  by  winn- 
ing twenty-one  of  thirty-one  face- 
offs.  The  defensemen,  too, 
demonstrated  their  excellence  in 
limiting  Gettysburg's  shots,  and 
forcing  many  others  off  the  mark. 
Goalie  Larry  Blohm  did  a  good  job 
in  the  cage  for  the  fourth  quarter, 
recording  nine  saves. 

Leading  the  way  in  scoring  was 
Dickie  Grieves  who  had  eight  goals 
and  two  assists,  followed  by  Jeff 
Kauffman,  Chris  Nelson,  and 
Kevin  Giblin,  with  three  each. 
Rounding  out  the  scoring  were 
Nostrant  and  Blohm  with  one  goal 
each.  This  triumph  lifted  the 
lacrosse  team's  record  to  3-2  and 
was  the  third  consecutive  win  at 
home. 


HAIRPORT 

KENT  PLAZA 

778-2198 


FAMILY  HAIR  CUTTERS 
AND  STYLING 
PERMANENT  WAVES 


HOURS:  OPEN  6  DAYS 

A  WEEK 
MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


Shoremen  Split  Upsala  Match 


by  the  Pistol 

The  Washington  College 
Baseball  team  split  two 
doubleheaders  against  nationally 
ranked  Division  III  foes,  losing  on- 
ly a  single  game  in  the  past  week's 
action. 

A  road  doubleheader  at  Widener 
(regional  finalists  in  1982)  was  the 
first  stop.  The  Shoremen's  bats 
were  silent  as  they  lost  the  opener 
7-1.  Tom  Davis  was  the  losing  pit- 
cher going  the  distance.  He  gave  up 
four  first  inning  runs  before  settl- 
ing down  and  pitching  a  fine  game. 
Two  double  plays  highlighted  the 
opener.  The  nightcap  started  out 
looking  dismal,  but  turned  into  a 
great  win  for  the  club.  Wayne  Spur- 
rier was  mowing  down  batters  until 
a  fouth  inning  smash  bounced  off 
his  shin  and  he  had  to  leave  the 
game.  Mark  Faloni  came  in,  giving 


Upsala  came  to  Chestertown  and 
left  with  a  split,  a  6-4  win  in  the 
opener  and  a  5-4  loss  in  the 
nightcap.  The  Shoremen  took  a  4-3 
lead  in  the  bottom  of  the  sixth  inn- 
ing on  a  three-run  inside-the-park 
homer  by  Tom  Keefe.  Then  in  the 
top  of  the  seventh,  Upsala  came 
back  with  three  unearned  runs  to 
gain  the  6-4  victory.  The  second 
game  saw  Upsala  take  a  2-0  lead  in 
the  third  inning  before  Morgan  lin- 
ed a  single  to  center  to  knock  in  two 
runs  and  tie  the  game.  Two  more 
runs  gave  Upsala  a  4-2  lead  going 
into  the  bottom  of  the  seventh  and 
final  inning.  Mike  Shwed  walked, 
Burlee  singled,  and  Luira  reached 
on  an  error  before  Vince  Gaisor's 
clutch  single  knocked  in  two  runs 
and  tied  the  game  at  4-4.  Pete 
Morgan  was  intentionally  walked 
to  load  the  bases.  Two  ground-out 


Baseball  team  split  a 


up  three  runs  in  two  innings  of 
relief.  Rob  Spaeth  came  in  and  got 
out  of  a  jam  by  rolling  a  double 
play  (the  Shoremen's  fourth  of  the 
day)  to  and  the  sixth  inning.  The 
stage  was  set  for  the  comeback. 
The  5  run  7th  inning  won  the  game 
for  the  Shoremen.  Pat  Jones  led  off 
with  a  single,  a  few  walks  loaded 
the  bases  and  with  one  out,  Faloni 
singled  to  drive  in  two  runs  to  make 
the  score  3-2  walks  to  Matt  Burke 
and  Fran  Luican  loaded  the  bases. 
A  strike-out  brought  clean-up  hitter 
Pete  Morgan  to  the  plate.  With 
three  balls,  two  strikes  and  two 
outs,  Morgan  lined  a  shot  to  left 
field  scoring  two  runs  to  give  the 
Shoremen  the  5-3  lead.  Greg 
Dorgan  pitched  the  bottom  of  the 
seventh  to  gain  his  first  save  of  the 
year.  Spaeth  was  the  winner,  mak- 
ing him  2-0. 

Sunday's  rain  brought  a 
postponement  to  the  scheduled 
doubleheader  against  Swarthmore. 
Tuesday,  Tufts  University  came  to 
town  and  walloped  W.C.  13-1.  Men- 
tal and  physical  errors,  plus  lack  of 
offense  were  the  causes  for  defeat. 
Burke,  Ron  Lauricella,  Spurrier 
and  Morgan's  2  hits  were  the  only 
offense  for  the  Shoremen. 

On  Wednesday,   twelfth  ranked 


ednesday. 


forces  at  home  plate  brought  Keefe 
up  with  bases  loaded  and  two  outs. 
Keefe  lined  a  shot  to  center  field, 
scoring  the  game's  winning  run. 
Rob  "Meat"  Spaith  gained  his 
third  win  of  the  year. 

This  makes  the  Shoremen's 
record  3-4,  1-1  in  the  MAC.  Some 
bright  areas  are  the  eight  double 
plays  the  club  has  turned  in  seven 
games. 

Also,  the  pitching  of  Wayne  and 
Scott  Spurrier,  along  with  "Meat" 
has  been  fantastic.  Scott  pitched  a 
great  game  against  Upsala,  got  in- 
to trouble  in  the  last  inning,  brother 
Wayne  came  in,  struck  out  one 
man  and  proceeded  to  get  the  next 
batter  to  hit  a  grounder  that  went 
under  a  Shoreman  glove  for  a 
three-base  error.  Both  did  outstan- 
ding jobs  on  the  mound  and  are 
beginning  to  hit  the  ball  well,  too. 
Spaith,  meanwhile,  has  all  three 
victories  at  this  point. 

Next  game  is  a  twinbill  Saturday 
against  Haverford  here  in  Chester- 
town.  A  double  header  Tuesday 
against  Swarthmore  (away) 
makes  for  the  third  and  fourth 
MAC  games  in  a  row.  Next 
Wednesday  the  Shoremen  return 
home  for  two  games  against 
Maryland-Eastern  Shore  at  1  p.m. 


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  1. 1982  -  Page  3 


byTomKeefe 

This  week,  Maryland's  all-state 
men's  basketball  teams  were  an- 
;  nounced.  Four  WC  Shoremen  were 
among  these  outstanding  players. 
Bob  "Feets"  Fornoff  was  selected 
to  the  first  team.  Bob  is  the  only 
sophomore  among  the  other  four 
seniors.  Guard-  Vince  Gasior  was 
'  chosen  for  the  second  team,  and 
Carl  Fornoff  and  Tom  Keefe  were 
given  honorable  mention.  The  Elm 
staff  extends  congratulations  to  all 
these  players. 

During  the  month  of  February, 
the  sororities  reserve  one  week  for 
their  fall  rush.  This  year,  rush  was 
from  February  2nd  to  February 
11th.  Going  through  rash  is  an  op- 
portunity for  freshmen  girls, 
transfer  students  and  others  to  get 
to  know  the  various  sororities. 

The  procedures  for  rush  are 
basically  the  same  throughout 
each  sorority.'  rnetirst  step  in 
preparing  for  rush  is  the  organizing 
of  the  different  duties  to  be  done  by 
sorority  members.  The  member- 
ship chairman  is  responsible  for 
this  task. 

Next,  comes  the  picking  of  a  skit 
to  be  presented  at  the  informal  par- 
ties. The  skits  are  either  made  up 
by  the  sororities  or  are  ideas  taken 
from  the  National  Panhellic  Office. 


The  sororities  continue  to  have 
meetings  and  rehearsals  into  the 
second  semester.  The  next  step  is 
the  Informal  Party.  Everyone  who 
signs  the  rush  list  is  invited  to  the 
party.  Then,  there  is  another 
meeting  to  decide  which  girls  each 
sorority  would  like  to  have  at  their 
Formal  Party.  After  the  Formal, 
there  is  another  meeting  to  decide 
which  girls  each  sorority  prefers, 
and  it  is  also  decided  which  girls 
will  receive  a  bid.  As  bids  are  given 
out,  each  sorority  can  have  a  quota 
of  sixteen.  Last  night,  February 
11th,  the  ZTA's  inducted  seven 
members,  the  AXO's  fifteen  and 
the  AOPi's  recruited  nine 
members.  The  same  number  of 
Rushees  were  inducted  this  year  as 
last. 

After  receiving  a  bid  from  a 
sorority,  there  are  various  steps 
the  rushee  has  to  follow.  They  in- 
clude: Ribboning,  which  lasts  for 
two  weeks.  This  is  important  to  get 
to  know  the  sorority  sisters.  Next,  a 
girl  becomes  a  pledge.  This  period 
for  six  weeks  and  is  a  training 
period  for  a  girl  to  become  familiar 
with  the  sorority.  Finally,  a  girl 
becomes  an  active  member. 

When  a  person  becomes  an  ac- 
tive member,  she  soon  finds  out 
that  each  sorority  does  various 
things  for  charity  as  well  as  becom- 


ing involved  with  social  events. 

As  the  sororities  spend  time 
working  on  new  ideas,  they  try  to 
expand  upon  the  original  ones  at 
what  they  call  Rush  Workshop. 
Once  their  ideas  are  collected  and 
everything  is  agreed  upon,  the 
results  are  presented  to  their  own 
Chapter.    When   the   themes   are 


chosen,  each  sorority  is  put  to  work 
to  finalize  their  ideas.  The  ZTA's 
take  a  weekend  to  go  to  the  home  of 
one  of  their  sorority  members.  By 
getting  away  from  everything,  the 
ZTA's  are  able  to  concentrate  on 
learning  songs  and  creating 
decorations  for  rush. 
Until  next  week.... 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  The  Pistol 
(Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor) 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete 
is  freshman  Libby  Cater  from 
Washington,  D.C.  Cater  was 
selected  for  her  continued  per- 
formance in  Hynson-Ringgold 
House.  She  came  to  Washington 
College  with  four  years  of  juggling 
experience  and  went  on  to  set  an 
unofficial  record  for  speed  in  circl- 
ing the  Hynson  Lounge  five  times 
while  carrying  two  trays  of  sand- 
wiches, four  glasses  of  Tab,  a  bowl 
of  fruit  pudding,  three  cups  of  cof- 
fee   and    a    guest    record    book. 


Cater's  serves  have  also  Improved 
in  accuracy  since  September,  ac- 
cording to  Coach  Fall.  She  adds 
that  'Libby  is  a  definite  asset  to  the 
team,  and,  in  particular,  to  a 
small,  four-year  liberal  arts  col- 
lege founded  in  1782  and  located  in 
the  heart  of  Maryland's  Eastern 
Shore.' 

Cater,  who  presently  resides  in 
Minter  Martin  Hall,  was  awed  upon 
learning  of  her  election  to  this  col- 
umn: 

'I  have  not  really  explored  the 
subject,  but  I  think  it  should  follow 
historic  precedence.  I  would  like  to 
hear  the  whole  issue  before  I  make 
a  decision.' 


Writer's  Union  Rush  Week 
Introduces  Dorchester  Life 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 


Dorchester  (also  known  as  the 
Writer's  Dorm)  is  now  accepting 
written  pledge  applications  for  the 
1983  Fall  Semester.  A  member  of 
the  Writer's  Union  explained  the 
change: 

"We  feel  that  since  all  the  other 
special-housing  groups  on  campus 
induct  new  members  through 
pledging,  we  wanted  to,  as  well,  so 
we  could  be  jiist  like  everyone  also. 
We  think  that  if  we  show  that  we 
can  behave  as  do  the  other 
organizations,  our  housing  will  be 
as  secure  as  theirs." 

Applications  are  available  in  the 
lounge  of  Dorchester  next  to  the 
empty  Broadsides  submission  box. 
All  applications  must  be  turned  in 
to  said  box  by  the  fifteenth  of  April. 
Applications  are  to  be  written  in 
exactly  rhyming  couplets  in  honor 
of  Writer's  Union  sponsor  Bob 
Day's  penchant  for  poetry  in 
lyrical  couplets.  Since  the  expected 
interest  in  this  project  is  so  great, 
there  are  certain  prerequesites 
necessary  before  application.  Pro-  - 
spective  W.U.'s  must  be  able  to 
write  their  names  clearly  and  cor- 
rectly.  The  reason  for  a  prere- 


April  Fool's, 


quisite  was  also  explained  by  the 
Union  member: 

"We  feel  we,  because  of  the  ex- 
pected volume  of  replies,  must  be 
slightly  more  selective  as  to  the  in- 
tellectual capabilities  of  our  pro- 
spective members." 

Once  the  prospective  pledge 
passes  this  test,  the  application  is 
considered. 

Pledge  activities  will  begin  in 
September  of  1983.  Hazing  was 
agreed  to  be  a  vital  part  of  the  pro- 
cedures in  order  to  test  a  pledge's 
determination.  Possible  activities 
include: 

1.  A  completely  correct  copying 
of  the  works  of  Our  Lady  of  the 
Union,  St.  Sophie. 

2.  The  forced  consumption  of 
numerous  bottles  of  Puilly  Fousse' 
1979  until  the  limitations  of  bodily 
tolerance  are  reached  and  reverse 
paristlysis  occurs. 

3.  The  writing  of  an  original 
poem  using  the  words:  love,  dove, 
hour,  flower,  you,  true,  sigh,  die, 
cry,  lie,  bliss,  kiss,  moon,  June, 
trees,  seas,  and  quidnunc. 

All  persons  interested  are  urged 
to  nnnlv  now.  The  number  of  ap- 
jpl  e  unlimited,  but  the 

m  cepted  pledges  is  ex- 

Di  uite  small. 


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Curriculum  Changes  Approved  for  Coming  Year 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
The  WC  faculty,  in  its  latest 
meeting,  granted  approval  to 
several  projects  which  were,  ac- 
cording to  Dean  Garry  Clarke, 
"designed  by  the  Academic  Coun- 
cil to  enrich  the  curriculum." 
Geared  mainly  toward  accelerated 
students,  these  programs  are  to  go 
into  effect  next  fall,  on  a  tentative 
basis  only. 

"We  concluded,"  states  Clarke, 
"that  it  would  be  a  problem  to  try 
to  have  the  final,  definite  versions 
of  these  projects  next  September. 
The  idea  is  basically  to  attempt 
pilot  versions  in  these  areas,  since 
they  were  passed  by  the  faculty 
mainly  in  concept  form."  He  adds, 
however,  that  these  trial  programs 
are  "a  smaller  version  of  what 
might  or  might  not  be  adopted  by 
faculty." 

The  four  proposals  passed  during 
the  Monday,  April  4  meeting 

were  those  involving  a  new  writing 
requirement,  Honors  Seminars, 
Freshman  Common  Seminars  and 
a  President's  Forum.  These  were, 
however,  accepted  under  several 
assumptions.  With  the  exception  of 
the  writing  program,  the  pilots  will 
involve  only  freshmen, 
sophomores  and  juniors  who  test 
the  programs  on  a  voluntary  basis. 
In  addition,  these  students  "must 
be  prepared  to  carry  on  these  ac- 


tivities beyond  their  regular  four- 
course  curriculum."  Faculty  par- 
ticipation will  also  be  conducted  on 
a  volunteer  basis,  although  these 
teachers  "will  be  compensated  ad- 
ditionally for  their  contribution." 

Students  choosing  to  participate 
in  the  program  must  be  of  Honors 
status,  according  to  Clarke.  He 
adds  that  all  of  these  programs  are 
subject  to  change,  should  the  coun- 
cil find  improvement  to  be 
necessary.  President  Cater  is  cur- 
rently "actively  engaged  in  seek- 
ing funding",  as  well,  for  all  the 
pilots. 

Writing  Tutorials 

One  are  of  the  curriculum  to  be 
subjected  to  improvement  is  the 
current  writing  requirement  pro- 
gram. Under  the  plan,  "remedial 
tutorials"  will  replace  the  writing 
workshops  for  students  identified 
as  needing  special  assistance  in 
English.  Two-hour  meetings, 
featuring  six  students  and  a 
writing  coach,  will  be  held  each 
week. 

Sophomores  and  juniors  will  also 
be  included  in  the  pilot  program, 
under  a  separate  division.  This  will 
feature  biweekly  meetings,  involv- 
ing a  second  and  third  year  honors 
students  who  will  volunteer  for  one 
semester  of  "augmented  writing." 
The  program  will  be  limited  to  two 
tutorials  per  semester,  per  class. 
The  professors  of  students'  regular 


Elm  Wins  Honors 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
In  a  decision  made  by  the 
American  Scholastic  Press 
Association,  The  Elm  was  awarded 
first  place  among  student-run 
newspapers  in  colleges  across  the 
nation.  Announcement  of  this, 
made  public  yesterday  by  ASPA 
headquarters,  found  the  WC 
newspaper  to  have  scored  850  out  of 
a  possible  1,000  points.  These, 
awarded  for  content  coverage, 
general  plan,  page  design,  editing, 


It 's  Sophie 
Time 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is  award- 
ed to  the  senior  deemed  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have 
"the  best  ability  and  promise  for 
future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor."  Students 
wishing  to  submit  samples  of  their 
writing  are  invited  to  do  so.  All  sub- 
missions should  be  in  the  hands  of 
the  committee  by  April  22,  and 
'  may  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the 
Chairman  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment for  convenience  and  safe- 
keeping. Manuscripts  will  be 
returned  to  their  owners  after  com- 
mencement. All  graduating  seniors 
are  eligible  recipients  of  the 
award.  '*' 


art  and  creativity,  helped  The  Elm 
top  the  list  of  schools  with  an 
enrollment  of  501  to  1,000  students. 
Perfect  scores  were  also  attained 
for  investigative  reporting,  factual 
research,  layout,  design  and  con- 
sistency of  sections. 

ASPA  officials,  in  their  report  to 
the  editorial  staff,  commented  that 
The  Elm  was  "a  very  good  publica- 
tion" with  articles  "presented  in  an 
attractive  format...  covering  the 
spectrum  of  activities  offered  "by 
the  WC  campus.  In  particular,  the 
judges  were  impressed  with  the 
publication  of  several  letters  to  the 
editor,  criticizing  past  issues.  (One 
suggestion  made  by  the  association 
was  to  attempt  to  involve  these 
writers  in  the  publication  of  the 
paper,  "or  at  least  send  in  sugges- 
tions of  things  to  cover  in  ad- 
vance.") 

Other  suggestions  encompassed 
the  upgrading  of  photographs  to  be 
printed  and  the  inclusion  of 
material  concerning  student-life 
styles.  As  a  rule,  these  features 
"make  a  paper  memorable  and 
serve  the  community'* 
represented. 

Speaking  for  The  Elm,  Editor-in- 
Chief,  Jeff  Alderson  commented 
that  he  was,  on  the  whole,  satisfied 
with  the  ASPA  evaluation. 

"I'm  especially  glad  that  the 
association  recognized  the  fact  that 
we  publish  even  negative  letters. 
We've  always  tried  to  give  equal 
time  to  both  sides." 


classes,  the  students  themselves, 
and  the  writing  coach  will  identify 
cooperatively  three  essays  to  be 
written  in  a  given  credit  course. 
These  essays  will  then  be  critiqued 
by  peers  before  a  final  grade  is 
given.  The  coaches  for  these 
courses,  meanwhile,  will  be  train- 
ed over  the  summer  of  '83.  A  sum- 
mer writing  workshop  is  also 
slated  to  be  held  in  1984  for  entering 
freshmen  also  needing  special  at- 
tention. 

Under  the  present  system, 
students  are  required  to  take  only 
two  semesters  of  forms  of 
literature  and  composition  in  order 
to  fulfill  the  writing  requirement. 
Dean  Clarke,  however,  sees  the 
new  program  as  a  definite  im- 
provement. 

"Now,  people  are  helped  in 
English  only  in  their  freshman 
year,  but  writing  is  an  endeavor 
that  takes  a  lifetime.  It  is  a  con- 
tinual process,  so  why  not  continue 
it  for  sophomores  and  juniors?" 

Although  the  current  forms  of 
literature  and  composition  course 
will  still  be  counted  as  part  of  the 
overall  writing  requirement, 
Clarke  points  out  that  campus  opi- 
nion is  divided  over  its  true  worth 
to  students. 

"There  is  one  school  of  thought 
that  says  writing  is  taught  through 
the  medium  of  literature  and 
literary  works,  and  another  that 
believes  rhetoric  and  composition 
are  the  answer  to  a  Washington 
College  freshman's  need.  It's  an 
issue  that  has  never  been  really 
decided." 

Ultimately,  he  sees  the  inclusion 
of  the  forms  class  in  the  new  re- 
quirement as  being  a  compromise 
of  sorts. 

Freshman  Common  Seminars 

One  question  posed  by  Clarke 
was,  "Should  our  students  -  and 
freshmen,  in  particular,  -  have 
some  kind  of  common  ex- 
perience?" capitalizing  on  a  more 
academically-oriented  nature,  the 
answer  to  this  question,  the 
Freshman  Common  Seminar, 
takes  orientation  one  step  further. 

The  program  tentatively  con- 
sists of  biweekly  seminars  offered 
over  a  period  of  two  years,  to 
volunteer  freshman  ranking  in  the 
higher  percentage  of  their  class. 
Here,  subjects  for  discussion  would 
be  readings  selected  by  a  faculty 
planning  group  over  the  previous 
summer.  (Some  of  these  are  to  be 
sent  out  to  freshmen  during  that 


summer.)  As  part  of  their  re- 
quirements, students  will  prepare 
one-page  papers  for  each  seminar, 
and  partake  in  discussion  of  the 
themes  of  the  classes.  "Discourse, 
interchange  and  even  debate"  are 
also  to  be  stressed  throughout  the 
course. 

Honors  Program 
A  third  project,  scheduled  to  go 
into  effect  next  year  is  an 
academic  program  geared  toward 
the  accelerated  student.  Clarke 
sees  this  as  "not  only  a  way  to  help 
the  strong  students  of  the  college, 
but  to  attract  others,  as  well."  One 
pilot  honors  seminar  is  already  in 
the  works,  with  additional  ideas  be- 
ing solicited  from  both  the  WC 
faculty  and  that  of  other  institu- 
tions. These  suggestions  will  then 
be  reviewed  by  a  planning  groups 
and  sent  on  to  the  academic  council 
and  WC  faculty.  Clarke  sees  a  con- 
flict, however,  in  that  "all  of  the 
ideas  so  far  deal  with  strong,  ac- 
celerated students.  The  question  is, 
is  that  a  good  idea  or  not?" 


President's  Forum 
Originally  slated  to  begin  during 
the  second  semester,  his  final  pro- 
posal approved  by  the  faculty  was 
that  for  a  President's  Forum. 
Should  it  become  concrete  for  next 
year,  the  forum  says  Clarke, 
represents  a  chance  to  bring 
distingushed  guests  to  campus. 

These  visitors,  then,  would  meet 
in  discussion  with  a  selected  group 
of  students  on  Sunday  afternoons, 
possibly  at  Hinson-Ringgold  House 
(Faculty  and  additional  students 
would  also  be  invited  to  sessions, 
moderated  by  President  Cater).In 
addition,  these  guests  (from  pro- 
fessions as  journalism,  politics  and 
community  services)  might  also 
offer  career  counseling  services  to 
students  interested  in  their  respec- 
tive fields. 

Examining  all  four  recently 
adopted  proposals,  Clarke  notes 
that  there  is  still  much  room  for 
improvement  and  specialization. 
He  feels,  however,  that  trying 
these  courses  in  an  "experimental, 
pilot  form"  is  the  answer. 

Altogether,  the  projects  repre- 
sent months  of  work  for  the 
Academic  Council.  Clarke  also 
stresses  that  the  basic  idea  for 
many  of  them  stemmed  from  sug- 
gestions offered  during  a  first- 
semester  meeting,  held  in  the  fall 
at  Aspen  Institute. 


The  Shoreman  Lacrosse  team  notched  another  victory,  this 
time  against  St.  Lawrence.  (See  storv  on  page  8 ) 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8. 1983  -  Page  2 


Aren't  We  Forgetting  Something? 

One  of  the  greatest  occurences  at  Washington  College  this 
year  was  Mr.  Casey  s  otter  to  construct  a  building  of  whatever 
sort  the  college  community  on  a  whole  deemed  most  useful.  The 
majority  of  the  student  body  elected  to  have  a  swimming  pool 
so  a  decision  was  made  to  build  the  pool  as  well  as  some  other 
building. 

While  Mr.  Casey's  offer  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to  the 
campus,  other  structural  matters  must  be  brought  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  college  community.  One  of  the  campus'  major 
cultural  centers,  the  Miller  Library,  is  in  danger  of  losing  costly 
books  due  to  a  leaking  roof.  Doesn't  the  school  have  funds  to 
repair  this  vital  part  of  the  college? 

While  the  pool  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to  the  school, 
perhaps  the  college  community  should  first  examine  the  ex- 
isting athletic  facilities  on  campus.  The  deplorable  state  of  the 
outdoor  track  and  the  indoor  weight  room  indicates  a  lack  of 
student  use.  If  the  pool  is  going  to  be  installed,  the  student  body 
had  better  be  aware  of  the  cost  and  time  put  into  the  building 
and  use  it  accordingly. 

Mr.  Casey's  bequest  of  a  building  is  more  than  generous.  The 
college  must  be  aware  of  the  kindness  of  its  benefactor  and 
respect  his  memory  enough  to  provide  the  necessary  upkeep. 
Perhaps  we  should  also  consider  existing  problems  before  the 
future  problems  arise. 


Roving  Reporter  Response 


I  read  with  some  concern  your 
Roving  Reporter  column  in  the  last 
issue  of  the  Elm.  Although  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  discuss  complex  issues  in  a 
letter  to  the  editor,  some  facts 
might  be  of  interest  to  your 
readers. 

All  prices  in  the  Bookstore  are 
fixed  by  publishers  or  distributors. 
This  is  especially  true  of  textbooks 
where  four  prices  are  taken  direct- 
ly from  invoices.  Of  course,  the 
prices  of  some  items  (cosmetics, 
drugs,  batteries,  etc.),  are  govern- 
ed by  the  number  ordered. 
Naturally  if  we  order  only  two 
dozen  nine  volt  batteries  we  will 
not  receive  the  same  discount  as 
Drug  Fair  (which  may  order 
thousands). 

Any  income  from  the  Bookstore 
is  turned  over  to  the  College  and 
becomes  part  of  the  general  fund. 
Every  member  of  the  Bookstore 
staff  is   paid   a   flat   salary   and 


receives  no  bonuses  or  cash  incen- 
tives. As  with  all  money  spent  at 
the  College  (Room,  board,  tuition), 
money  spent  at  the  Bookstore  is 
redistributed  to  the  students  in  the 
form  of  services. 

Finally,  earlier  this  year  we  an- 
nounced to  the  Student  Affairs 
Committee  of  the  College  that  we 
would  begin  a  full  used  book  opera- 
tion in  the  Fall  of  1983.  Because  we 
want  to  explain  this  operation  to 
the  students  and  also  because  we 
want  to  respond  to  student  con- 
cerns, we  have  asked  the  SGA  to 
hold  a  special  meeting  during 
which  interested  students  can  in- 
quire about  Bookstore  policies.  We 
can  only  hope  that  those  students 
who  took  a  few  seconds  to  respond 
to  the  roving  reporter,  will  also 
take  a  few  minutes  to  learn  more 
about  their  store. 


Martin  Kabat 


Suggested  Reading 


AettenA  Ha.  H6e  &ctifo>i 


The  Cost  of  a  Tutor 


Isn't  it  outrageous  to  find  out  that 
after  getting  on  the  right  track  with 
such  an  enlightened  program  as 
student  tutoring,  the  College  has 
decided  to  back  up,  cut  funds,  and 
force  the  student  tutors  to  charge  a 
fee  themselves  in  order  to  allow 
those  involved  to  continue.  Con- 
sidering the  opportunity  and  en- 
couragement not  only  for  begin- 
ners who  may  desperately  need  ex- 


tra help,  but  for  those  students 
especially  gifted  or  well-trained  in 
such  elusive  and  demanding  sub- 
jects such  as  German,  French  or 
other  modern  languages,  it  seems 
tragic  that  the  budget  office  now 
has  to  begin  twisting  the  arms  of 
the  students  in  order  to  come  up 
with  a  few  more  dollars  to  keep  this 
useful  program  alive. 

Todd  Graham 


The  attempted  parody  "Media 
Swimming  with  Red  Tide"  (Elm, 
April  1)  should  be  read  together 
with  Human  Events'  special  sup- 
plement of  April  9  titled  "The  IPS 
and  the  Media:  Unholy  Alliance." 

The  Human  Events  article, 
available  at  the  Miller  Library, 
describes  relations  between  the 
far-left  Institute  for  Policy  Studies, 
and  reporters  and  editors  at  The 


Washington  Post.  IPS  has  sup- 
ported communist  regimes  such  as 
Cuba  and  North  Vietnam  and  in- 
dividuals like  Philip  Agee,  the  CIA 
turncoat  who  exposes  American  in- 
telligence agents  working  abroad 
according  to  Human  Events  (a 
similar  description  of  IPS  ap- 
peared last  year  in  the  New  York 
Times  Magazine). 

Henry  Rosin 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  hosted  its  Thank-you  Din- 
ner on  Wednesday  night.  This  din- 


Drug  Users  -  Outsmarting  Themselves? 


I  have  watched,  throughout  the 
last  3*2  years  at  this  school,  the 
constant  concern  over  the  students' 
use  of  drugs.  The  administration 
doesn't  know  what  to  do.  They  im- 
pose all  kinds  of  penalties  for 
anyone  caught  using  or  selling 
drugs.  But  it  doesn't  work.  Security 
sneaks  around  trying  to  set  up  and 
catch  students.  That  doesn't  work 
either.  We're  not  dumb.  We're  col- 
lege students.  We  have  a  passion 


for  outsmarting  authority.  And 
we're  good  at  it.  In  fact,  we're  the 
best.  That's  why  we're  students 
and  not  street  sweepers. 

Yes  WC,  we're  so  smart.  We  do 
what  we  damn  well  please  and  no 
one  can  stop  us.  We  have  all  the 
answers.  Let's  hope  so.  If  it  is  true 
that  we  are  the  best  then  I  propose 
a  question  to  you  WC.  What  do  you 
tell  your  4-year-old  little  girl  when 
she  toddles  up  to  you  and  asks, 


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"Mommy,  Daddy,  why  am  I  dif- 
ferent? Why  don't  I  have  arms  like 
you?  Why  do  the  other  kids  laugh  at 
me?"  Are  you  going  to  tell  her  it's 
because  you  outsmarted  authority 
when  you  were  in  college?  "Sorry, 
kid,  it  must  have  been  that  night  I 
shroomed  out  with  some  friends 
and  we  all  took  a  shower  and  wat- 
ched ourselves  melt  down  the  drain 
and  we  didn't  get  caught."  I  doubt 
it.  Chances  are  you'll  blame  so- 
meone else.  "It  was  a  genetic  mix- 
up.  I  don't  know."  And  who  knows, 
maybe  you  are  right.  But  are  you 
willing  to  take  that  chance?  You 
won't  really  know  if  it  was  because 
you  got  so  screwed  up  you  forgot 
your  name.  But  that  may  be  the 
reason. 

So  do  it  in  style  WC.  Get  as 
wasted  as  you  want.  Just 
remember  that  you're  going  to 
answer  not  to  authority  but  to  that 
4-year-old  inquisitive  face. 

JRKohut 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

HOURS: 

8:00  a.m.- 11:00  p.m.  Mon.-Thurs 
8:00  o.m.-  4:30  p.m.  Friday 
6:00  p.m.  - 1 1 :00  p.m.  Sunday 

OPEN: 

Soturday.  April  9,  Pfe-FteshmQnDay.9o.nl.  -5  pm. 
Salurdoy,  April  16.  Junior  Day  ■  9  o.m.  op.m. 


ner  was  held  to  honor  students  who 
participated  in  helping  the  Food 
Service  have  their  best  year  ever. 

Three  of  the  SGA  Executive 
Board  were  present  to  receive  the 
silver  plated  spoon.  Mark 
Mullican,  Pat  Clark,  and  Todd 
Smith  were  on  hand  to  receive 
praise  for  their  fine  performance. 
The  SGA  and  the  Food  Service 
have  worked  together  on  many 
events  this  year,  the  prime  exam- 
ple being  the  Luau. 

Food  Service  meal  leaders  were 
honored  for  their  outstanding  per- 
formance over  the  course  of  the 
year.  Three  graduating  meal 
leaders  were  recognized.  Bill 
Camp  (the  numbers  lady  with  the 
best  legs),  Rob  Peel  (the  dictator), 
and  Chris  Witney  (Mr.  Quiet),  will 
all  be  sorely  missed.  We  can  only 
hope  our  present  meal  leaders  will 
carry  on  their  predecessor's  tradi- 
tion. 

The  SGA  Food  Service  Commit- 
tee was  also  recognized  for  their 
outstanding  contribution.  The 
Committee,  under  the  direction  of 
Mark  Slater,  accomplished  quite  a 
bit  over  the  year.  Mark  Slater  was 
presented  with  a  tape,  the  History 
of  the  WCFS  by  Dave  Knowles,  so 
he  can  always  think  of  us  after  he 
graduates.  Mark's  act  will  be  hard 
to  follow  so  be  prepared  New  Food 
Service  Committee  Chairperson. 

Also  thanked  were  Joe  Holt,  Joe 
Stallings,  Bill  Knight,  Art  Smith, 
and  Don  Sutherland.  Each  person 
contributed  in  their  own  way  to 
making  the  Food  Service  better. 

Last  but  not  least  we  thanked  the 
Editors  of  the  Elm.  The  Elm  has 
continually  supported  us  over  the 
year.  Not  only  do  they  edit  and 
make  sense  out  of  the  Notes  from 
the  Kitchen,  but  every  once  in  a 
while  they  do  a  feature  article  on 
us.  Thanks  everyone  for  a  great 
year! 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8. 1983  -  Page  3 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

.Rep.  Harold  Washington,  the 
Democratic  nominee  for  mayor  of 
Chicago,  has  stirred  up  some  con- 
troversy for  the  1984  presidential 
election.  Chicago's  battle  is  a  small 
sign  of  the  growing  black  power  at 
the  polls.  The  increasing  power  is  a 
result  of  the  growing  non-white 
population  in  U.S.  cities.  Presently, 
over  17  million  blacks  in  the  United 
States  are  of  voting  age,  key  states 
being  California,  New  York,  Il- 
linois, and  Texas. 


Beyond  Our  World 


Increased  political  activism  on 
the  part  of  experienced  black  of- 
ficials could  place  blacks  in  top 
elective  positions.  Right  now,  there 
are  223  black  mayors  across  the 
United  States,  17  congressmen,  and 
5,000  elected  officials  at  local 
levels.  Los  Angeles  Mayor  Tom 
Bradley  made  a  comment  which 
seems  to  embody  the  American 
spirit,  —  "People  need  to  see  a  non- 
traditional  candidate  in  office  to 
realize  their  reservations  were  un- 
founded." His  comment  is  feasible 
since  220  electoral  votes  could  sw- 


Band  Surprises  WC 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

The  WC  Student  Government 
Association  recently  received  what 
might  have  been  a  late  April  Fools' 
Day  present  —  in  the  form  of  some 
rather  unexpected  guests  —  The 
Diversions. 

A  local  rock  band,  the  group  ar- 
rived on  campus  shortly  after  din- 
ner on  Tuesday  night,  prepared  to 
play  in  the  C-house.  There  was, 
however,  only  one  problem.  No  one 
had  hired  them. 

"We  don't  know  exactly  how  it 
happened"  commended  SGA  presi- 
dent Mark  Mullican.  He  also  noted 
that  the  Senate  had  "never  voted 
on  or  approved"  any  proposals  to 
have  the  band  come  to  campus  this 
semester. 

The  Diversions,  however,  held  a 
different  view,  stating  that  they 
had  indeed  been  hired  for  that 
night,  although  only  through  two 
"verbal  affirmations,"  on 
December  8  and  January  12, 
respectively. 

Former  Social  chairman,  Ted 
Mathias,    finally    discovered    the 


root  of  the  problem  —  "a  lack  of 
communication.  Although  the  sug- 
gestions of  Margo  Woods  (then 
assistant  social  chairman)  to  bring 
the  band  to  WC  was  first  authorized 
by  the  Student  Government,  it  was 
later  decided  that  this  engagement 
should  not  be  approved.  The 
message,  however,  never  did  reach 
the  band. 

"I  thought  Margo  would  call 
them,  or  would  have  someone  else 
tell  them,  but  that  didn't  happen," 
remarked  Mathias.  "It's  just  the 
kind  of  situation  that  was  bound  to 
happen  because  I  resigned  —  there 
were  still  a  lot  of  loose  ends  left. 

And  as  for  the  SGA's  handling 
the  remainder  of  the  situation? 

"We  talked  our  way  out  of  it" 
said  Mullican  with  satisfaction.  "It 
was  just  a  small  misunderstan- 
ding." 

The  Diversions  are  scheduled  to 
play  the  C-House  again  next 
semester 


Sorry,  Folks 

Because  of  the  unusually  large 
amount  of  copy  this  issue, 
coverage  of  last  week's  lectures 
has  been  withheld.  Reviews  of  all 
speakers  will  be  published  in  the 
next  issue. 

The  Elm  staff  regrets  the  omis- 
sion, and  apologizes  for  any  in- 
convenience it  may  have  caused. 


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needed. 

To  win  the  black  support, 
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blacks  have  influence  with  the 
white  voters  as  well.  Does  this 
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the  presidency  as  a  job.  Only  the 
most  qualified  person  can  fill  the 
position  and,  since  the  civil  rights 
act,  employment  with  equality 
under  the  law  in  mandatory. 


Kent  School  To  Hold  Auction 


On  April  9,  the  Kent  School  in 
Chestertown  will  hold  its  7th  an- 
nual auction  in  the  school's  gym- 
nasium. The  preview  and  silent 
auction  will  take  place  from  6-7:55 
pm,  and  the  live  auction  will  begin 
at  8  pm.  There  is  no  admission 
charge  and  refreshments  will  be 
available. 

As  in  the  past,  many  outstanding 
items  have  been  donated  by  friends 
of  the  school.  Auction  night  is  a  fun 
way  to  spend  an  evening  during  a 
quiet  weekend  in  Chestertown. 

Among  the  offerings  are  new 
boys'  and  girls'  10-speed  bikes,  a 
week  in  the  Virgin  Islands,  Redskin 
and  Oriole  tickets,  4  tickets  (the 


writer's  seats)  to  a  Broadway  play, 
a  dinghy,  a  disc  jockey  for  a  party, 
Black  &  Decker  Dustbusters,  Sun- 
day N.Y.  Times  for  a  year, 
homemade  soup  of  the  month, 
bushel  of  steamed  crabs,  4  hand- 
made quilts  and  many,  many  more 
items  in  all  price  ranges. 

Kent  School  is  an  independent, 
co-educational  day  school  which  of- 
fers elementary  education  from 
kindergarten  through  grade  eight. 
Kent  School  admits  students  of  any 
race,  color,  national  and  ethnic 
origins. 

The  school  is  located  at  the  end  of 
Wilkens  Lane  off  Quaker  Neck 
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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8. 1983  -  Page  4 


WC  President  Addresses  Robert  Caro 


Books  about  figures  well  known 
and  well  remembered  in 
Washington  are  a  familiar  source 
of  capital  controversy,  but  even  by 
the  standards  of  the  genre  the 
publication  of  the  first  volume  of 
Robert  Caro's  projected  three- 
volume  biography,  "The  Years  of 
Lyndon  Johnson:  The  Path  to 
Power,"  has  occasioned  a  major 
storm.  Here  the  book  and  the 
author  are  addressed  by  a  former 
special  assistant  to  President 
Johnson,  Douglass  Cater, 
Longtime  Washington  correspon- 
dent 

Lyndon  Raines  Johnson  altered 
the  life  of  almost  everyone  who  had 
close  dealings  with  him.  He  cer- 
tainly altered  mine.  One  way  was 
to  change  me  from  a  self-confident 
journalistic  interpreter  of  politi- 
cians by  convincing  me  there  was 
at  least  one  I  could  not  capture  on 
paper.  I  devoutly  hoped  that  a 
biographer  would  come  along  ade- 
quate to  the  challenge  of  LB  J. 

Now  comes  Robert  Caro.  When  I 
beard  long  ago  that  he  had  under- 
taken this  task,  preparing  to  devote 
many  years  of  research  to  three 
massive  volumes  on  Johnson,  I  was 
glad.  A  veritable  modern  Boswell, 
albeit  recording  post-mortem  a 
Johnson  he  had  never  met.  No  one 
told  me  that  Caro  had  begun  this 
mission,  as  he  recently  confided  to 
The  Washington  Post,  "thinking  I 
was  going  to  love  Lyndon 
Johnson."  It  would  have  shaken 
my  confidence  in  his  detachment. 
Even  so,  I  would  have  waited  my 
turn  to  relate  my  complicated 
memories  of  serving  four  years  as 
LBJ's  presidential  assistant. 

Calculating  this  would  come  in 
time  for  Volume  Three,  I  was  not 
impatient  that  Caro  did  not  call  me 
nor,  so  far  as  I  can  determine,  any 
of  Johnson's  close  associates  dur- 
ing the  Senate  or  White  House  years. 
The  elaborate  footnotes  of  Volume 
One  attest  that  he  was  confining  his 
researches  to  the  period  prior  to 
1941.  LBJ  has  just  turned  32  when 
Volume  One  ends. 

Imagine  then  my  consternation 
when  Atlantic  carried  in  its  very 
first  installment  the  summation: 
"No  one  knew  him.  Enlisting  all  his 
energies  and  all  his  cunning  in  a 
lifelong  attempt  ...  to  obscure  the 
facts  of  his  personal  life,  his  rise  to 
power,  and  his  use  of  power,  he 
succeeded  so  well  that  no  one  saw 
him  whole:  not  his  wife  ...  not  his 
mother...  not  his  enemies...  not  the 
citizenry  of  the  Nation.  No  one." 

But  Caro,  only  200  pages  into 
Volume  One,  does  see  him  whole: 
"Some  men — perhaps  most 
men — who  attain  great  power  are 
altered  by  that  power.  Not  Lyndon 
Johnson.  .  .In  analyses  of  other 
famous  figures,  college,  being  only 
part  of  the  formulating  (sic)  pro- 
cess that  creates  character, 
deserves  only  cursory  study,  but 
the  year  Lyndon  Johnson  spent  at 
college  are  revealing  of  his 
character  as  a  whole— all  the  more 
revealing,  in  fact,  because  at  col- 
lege there  are  no  complications  of 
national  or  international  politics  or 
policy  to  obscure  character.  .  .He 
came  out  of  the  Hill  Country 
formed,  shaped — into  a  shape  so 
hard  it  would  never  change." 

The  biographer  who  had  thought 
he  was  going  to  "love"  Lyndon 
Johnson  experienced  a  rather 
violent  change  of  feeling: 
"Johnson's  entire  career  ...  would 
be  characterized  by  an  aversion  to 
ideology  or  to  issue,  by  an  utter 


retusal  to  be  backed  into  firm 
defense  of  any  posi  .ion  or  any  prin- 
ciple ...  Other  qua  i ties  of  Lyndon 
Johnson  less  immediately  evident 
to  others  were  present  not  only  in 
Washington  but  at  San  Marcos 
(College) :  the  viciousness  and 
cruelty,  the  joy  in  breaking  backs 
and  keeping  them  broken,  the  urge 
not  just  to  defeat  but  to  destroy; 
the  iron  will  that  enabled  him,  once 
his  mind  was  set  on  a  goal,  to 
achieve  it  no  matter  what  the 
obstacles;  above  all,  the  ambition, 
the  all-encompassing  personal 
amibtion  that  made  issues,  im- 
pediments  and  scruples 
superfluous..." 

Why  had  Caro  shot  his  judgmen- 
tal wad  so  prematurely?  By  his 
own  admission,  he  anticipated 
several  more  years  of  personal  dig- 
ging into  LBJ's  rise  to  power  as 
Senate  leader,  vice  president  and 
finally  president  of  the  United 
States.  This  was  the  period,  en- 
compassing half  his  lifetime,  when 
I  watched  closely,  and  gradually 
came  not  to  love  but  to  respect  and, 
yes,  even  to  admire  this  Texan 
whose  final  years  were  marked  by 
tragedy.  According  to  Caro,  LBJ 
never  grew  an  inch.  By  my  own 
estimate,  Johnson,  like  Roosevelt 
and  Truman  and  Kennedy  before 
him,  grew  and  continued  to  grow 
under  the  stress  of  exercising 
leadership.  Caro  claims  that  LBJ's 
true  person  was  "cunningly  con- 
cealed" from  even  his  mother.  I,  on 
the  other  hand,  had  found  myself 
impressed  by  the  inner  purposes  of 
the  growing  leader  even  when  his 
traits  of  personality  tended  to  con- 
ceal those  purposes. 

Caro  works  in  a  frozen  time 
dimension,  and  his  admiring 
reviewers  seem  content  with  this 
biography  of  a  politician  whose 
character  was  hardened  at  an  age 
barely  beyond  purberty. 
Newsweek's  Peter  Prescott,  prais- 
ing Caro's  "astonishing  concern 
for  the  humanity  of  his 
characters,"  claims  that  "detrac- 
tors may  be  hard  pressed  to  mount 
a  rebuttal  in  face  of  the  documenta- 
tion he  provides."  How,  indeed, 
will  the  later  historian  deal  with 
the  highly  abbreviated  footnotes, 
taking  up  62  pages  in  Volume  One 
along?  There  is  no  research 
organization  established  for  the 
purpose  of  double-checking  the 
researcher.  Caro  did  not  keep 
transcripts  of  interviews,  nor 
would  he,  in  the  case  of  Mrs.  Lyndon 
Johnson,  agree  for  her  to  record 
the  interview. 

Waiting  for  Caro,  I  can  only  sam- 
ple his  evidence  for  traces  of  bias 
or  distortion.  This  is  why  I  re- 
quested the  oral  histories  in  the 
LBJ  Library  of  two  young  men, 
L.E.  Jones  and  Gene  Latimer,  who 
figured  large  in  Caro's  first  install- 
ment. They  had  been  high  school 
debaters  coached  by  teacher 
Johnson  who  were  later  brought  to 
Washington  to  share  his  hotel  base- 
ment lodgings  and  serve  as  clerks 
on  Capitol  Hill,  where  he  worked  as 
secretary  for  a  congressman. 
Charles  Dickens  could  not  compare 
to  Caro  in  describing  their 
desperate  plight;  nor  Ebenezer 
Scrooge  have  driven  proteges  more 
mercilessly.  ("In  fact,  as  would  be 
demonstrated  as  soon  as  Johnson 
began  hiring  men  on  a  large  scale, 
the  crucial  qualification  was 
subservience.  Dignity  was  not  per- 
mitted in  a  Johnson  employee." ) 

Caro  quotes  several  snippets 
from  Latimer's  oral  history 
recorded  in  August  1.971.  But  he 


fails  to  mention— not  even  to 
dismiss  as  irrelevant — Latimer's 
concluding  remarks  to  the  inter- 
viewer. "One  more  thing  and  I 
shall  be  done.  Biographers  and 
news  media  alike  have  libelously 
stated  that  Lyndon  Johnson  treated 
his  staff  with  demands  amounting 
to  inhumanity  or  brutality  ...  So- 
meone should  say — and  I  do 
say— that  no  one  under  him  ever 
worked  harder  than  he  himself  ... 
and  that  far  from  being  ruthless  to 
his  employees,  their  welfare  was 
very  important  to  him....  Small 
wonder  that  those  of  us  who  were 
with  him  when  the  going  was  tough 
resent  very  deeply  statements  by 
those  who  don't  know  who  say  he 
was  ruthless  to  us  out  of  their  pique 
and  ignorance." 

Was  Latimer's  statement  uttered 
because  of  lingering  fear?  L.E. 
Jones,  dictating  his  oral  history  on 
Oct.  14,  1977,  nearly  five  years 
after  Johnson's  death,  made  much 
the  same  point:  "I  am  sure  he  had 
his  detractors.  I  know  he  did.  But 
the  people  that  worked  with  him 
liked  him.  He  had  some  faults,  but 
most  people  were  willing  to 
overlook  them  because  the  guy  was 
obviously  a  genius  in  politics." 

Why,  in  this  meticulously  resear- 
ched and  exhaustively  reported 
book,  did  neither  of  these  conclu- 
sions find  their  way  even  into  a 
footnote?  I  reviewed  Caro's 
copious  accounts  of  other  inter- 
views and  noted  a  common  usage : 
snippets  of  direct  quotation  are 
granted  the  interviewee,  but  the 
thundering  judgments  are  reserv- 
ed for  Caro  alone.  Throughout  the 
long  volume,  I  could  not  locate  one 
instance  when  close  associates  of 
Johnson  had  a  chance  to  offer  their 
overall  assessments.  Evan  Sam 
Houston  Johnson,  whose  death  has 
conveniently  closed  the  book  on 
Caro's  revisionist  treatment,  is  not 
quoted  in  a  final  judgment  on  his 
brother. 

My  suspicion  of  bias  run  ram- 
pant goes  particularly  to  Caro's 
handling  of  those  who  cannot  speak 
from  the  grave.  Take,  for  example, 
his  prolix  recital  of  LBJ's  relations 
with  longtime  friend,  patron  and 
fellow  Texan,  Sam  Rayburn.  ("Ob- 
viously, I  fell  in  love  with 
Rayburn,"  Caro  tells  the 
Washington  Post  interviewer. 
"They  don't  make  politicians  like 
that  anymore.")  He  argues  that  in 
1940  Johnson  betrayed  Rayburn  by 
serving  as  "New  Deal  spy  in 
Rayburn's  meetings."  The  speaker 
was  attempting  to  swing  the  Texas 
delegation  behind  Vice  President 
Jack  Garner  against  FDR's  bid  for 
a  third  term.  Johnson  worked 
behind  he  scenes  to  keep  the  Lone 
Star  5"  ate  behind  Roosevelt.  A 
face-s  ving  compromise,  allowing 


a  firs -ballot  ceremonial  vote  for 
Garner,  was  negotiated  and  bless- 
ed at  the  White  House.  But,  Caro 
concludes  sourly,  Rayburn  "Had  * 
been  tarred  beyond  cleansing  by  a 
brush  wielded  by  Lyndon 
Johnson."  He  fails  to  offer  hard 
evidence  from  Speaker  Rayburn  or 
anyone  else  to  support  the  conclu- 
sion. "Around  the  speaker's  per- 
si  nal  feelings  had  been  erected  a 
wall  as  impenetrable  as  the  wall 
with  which  Lyndon  Johnson  sur- 
rounded himself,"  Caro  hints  dark- 
ly. Less  hysterical  historians 
record  that  Rayburn  remained  one 
of  Johnson's  most  loyal  friends  un- 
til death. 

So  it  goes'.  When  we  were  very 
young,  we  played  a  childish  game 
where  every  word  or  deed  of  one's 
playmate  was  ascribed  to  the 
basest  motivation.  I  sense  such 
game-playing  in  Caro's  account. 
What  was  intended  to  be  a  love  af- 
fair has  gone  so  sour  that  no  pe- 
jorative is  too  strong,  no  insinua- 
tion too  farfetched.  It  is  as  if 
Robert  Caro  has  become  a 
chameleon  for  the  monster  he  im- 
agines: exaggerating  beyond  the 
point  of  hyperbole;  manipulating 
facts  when  the  facts  don't  fit  his 
conclusions.  Ten  thousand  foot- 
notes cannot  close  this  credibility 
gap. 

How  can  we  account  for  such  a 
prodigious  labor  of  denigration? 
Caro  himself  shows  no  particular 
attachment  to  ideology  or  issue  or 
scruple  of  his  own.  He  accuses  LBJ 
of  stealing  elections  while  admir- 
ing the  way  Speaker  Rayburn  ram- 
med through  a  critical  House  vote 
in  disregard  of  the  rules.  A  clue  to 
motivation  is  provided  by  his  inter- 
view with  People  in  which  he  says 
he  grew  "disgusted"  with  politics 
after  a  brief  stint  as  political 
speechwriter  in  New  Jersey.  He 
began  his  earlier  book,  on  Robert 
Moses,  because  he  had  suddenly 
decided  that  highways  "get  built 
because  Robet  Moses  wants  them 
built."  Then  he  ended  up  with  a 
rather  loathsome  portrait  of 
Moses.  Evidently  Caro's  impulse  to 
love  powerful  men  cannot  stomach 
familiarity  with  them. 

What  do  I  say  when  Caro  finally 
calls?  There  appears  to  be  scant 
chance  that  my  assessment  of  LBJ 
will  be  of  any  interest  to  him.  To 
turn  him  away  runs  the  risk  of 
perpetuating  a  dour  suspicion  he 
has  repeatedly  voiced  of  a  con- 
spiracy to  conceal  the  "real" 
Johnson  from  public  view.  To 
speak  with  candor  risks  providing 
the  snippets  to  reinforce  the  judg- 
ment Caro  has  already  rendered 
and  punlished.  I  find  myself 
waiting  with  mounting  curiosity  for 
the  phone  to  ring. 


Middle  East  Expert  to  Speak 


Najeeb  E.  Halaby  (pr.  NA-JEEB 
HAL-a-bee),  authority  on  the  Mid- 
dle East,  is  the  next  speaker  in  the 
Lecture  Series  for  spring  1983.  He 
will  give  a  talk  on  "The  Outlook  for 
Lebanon  and  the  Middle  East"  in 
Norman  James  Theatre  Wednes- 
day, April  13,  at  8  p.m. 

Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  American  Universi- 
ty of  Beirut,  Mr.  Halaby  was 
Foreign  Affairs  Adviser  to  the 
Secretary  of  Defense  from  1948  to 
1953,  and  served  as  Assistant 
Secretary  of  Defense  for  Interna- 
tional Security  from  1952  until  1954. 

Since  1973  he  has  been  President 


of  Halaby  International  Corpora- 
tion, and  has  held  other  high  cor- 
porate posts  at  Pan  American 
World  Airways,  where  he  was 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Chief  Ex- 
ecutive Officer;  Chrysler  Corpora- 
tion; and  Bank  of  America  Cor- 
poration. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Advisory 
Council  on  U.S.  -  Japan  Economic 
Relations,  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  Eisenhower  Exchange 
Fellowships,  Inc.,  the  International 
Service  Corps,  and  Vice  Chairman 
of  the  Business  Council  for  Interna- 
tional Understanding. 


Coffee  House  News 

Two-one  acts  plays 

Mr.  Happiness  by  David  Mamet 
The  Arnold  Biks  Show  by  Robert  Patrick 

April  9th  &  10th 
8:30  p.m. 

Free  Admission 
Lemonade  and  Iced  Tea  will  be  available. 

\pril8     OH  The  Wall  10-1 

April  9     Pre-Freshman  Discussion    1-2:30  p.m. 

Job  applications  for  Bar  and 

Arcade  workers  for  next  fall  are 

now  available  in  the  C-House. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  8. 1983  -  Page  5 

Walser  to  Speak  at  W.C. 


SLOW  SPRING  SPIN 

Join  us  on  the  first  bicycle  ride  of  the  season, 
beginning  and  ending  at  the  Chestertown 
Park,  10  A.M.,  April  16.  (Rain  date:  1  P.M., 

April  17).  Bring  picnic.  Beginners  welcome. 
778-6966.  NO  CHARGE. 


One  of  Europe's  most  popular 
and  respected  writers,  Martin 
Walser,  is  the  distinguished  guest 
in  the  fourth  Washington  College 
Symposium  featuring  foreign 
authors  and  their  translators.  Ap- 
pearing with  him  will  be  award- 
winning  translator  Leila  Ven- 
newitz. 

The  symposium  takes  place  at 
the  college  from  April  8  to  13.  All 
programs  will  be  held  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library  and 
are  free  and  open  to  the  public. 
Everyone  is  cordially  invited  to  at- 
tend. 

The  author  of  ten  novels,  eight 
plays,  and  numerous  essays,  Mar- 
tin Walser  has  received  some  of 
German's  most  prestigious 
literary  awards,  among  them  the 
Hermann  Hesse  Prize  ( 1957 ) , 
Friedrich  Schiller  Prize  ( 1965 ) ,  and 
Georg  Buchner  Prize  (1981).  Ger- 
man literary  critic  Wolfgang  Ignee 
has  said  of  him,  "None  of  the  major 
writers  of  Walser's  genera- 
tion... capture  so  much  of  the  Ger- 
man Federal  Republic  in  their  pro- 
se as  Martin  Walser." 

Walser  has  been  a  guest  pro- 
fessor at  Middlebury  College, 
University  of  Texas,  University  of 
West  Virginia,  and  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege. Born  in  1927,  he  received  his 
Ph.D.  in  1951  with  a  dissertation  on 
Franz  Kafka. 

His  English  translator,  Leila 
Vennowitz,  who  will  join  him  in  the 


symposium,  received  the  Schlegel- 
Tieck  Prize  in  1968,  and  the 
American  P.E.N.  Award  in  1979  for 
her  translation  of  German 
literature. 

Martin  Walser  and  Leila  Ven- 
newitz'  visits  are  sponsored  by  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College,  assisted  by  a 
grant  from  the  National  Endow- 
ment for  the  Arts. 


HE  ROVING  REPORTER 


by  Rob  Peel 


Question:  After    last  week's   break  in,   what  do  you  think  of  security  on  campus? 


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ijron  Welch,  Senior,  Washington, 

C: 

imsidering  the  money  that  Securi- 

Ihas  to  work  with,  they  do  a  good 

ob. 


Beth  Greenwalt,    Junior,    Dover, 

Del.: 

I  think  that  they  need  to  improve 

security  and  invest  in  better  alarm 

systems. 


Thief,  Senior,  Exit  7,  New  Jersey: 
They  were  pretty  jovial  to  me  last 
Tuesday  morning. 


Carlo    Mirabelli,    Junior, 
Philadelphia,  PA: 
I  feel  security  does  an  admirable 
job  for  the  resources  they  have. 


*Holt,  Senior,  Stevensville,  Md. : 
think  campus  security  does  the 
ffit  it  can  with  what  it  has.  The 
i*stion  we  must  all  ask  ourselves 
'whether  this  is  good  enough.  I 
JPPen  to  think  that  there  are  alot 
•improvements  that  should  and 
pi  be  made. 


Christine  Charmak,  Freshman, 
Rye,  New  York: 

I  think  security  is  fine,  but  obvious- 
ly they  weren't  prepared  for 
something  like  that. 


Jeff  Kohut,  Senior,  Upstate  New 

York: 

I  think  they  do  the  best  that  they 

can.  Obviously  they  can't  be  every 

place  at  once.  They  always  show  up 

when  I'm  sneaking  around. 


JimQuinn  My  personal 

feelings  are  that  we  could  use  some 
improvement  of  our  present  securi- 
ty equipment.  I  would  like  to  fur- 
ther note  that  President  Cater  and 
Mr.  Hessey  have  expressed  their 
desire  to  financially  assist  the 
security  department  in  implemen- 
ting security  equipment  im- 
provements. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8, 1983  ■ 

Phi  Sigma  Lecture: 


Page  6 


Harvey  Discusses  Marxist  Views 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Assistant  Editor 

The  second  lecture  in  the  Phi 
Sigma  Fraternity  lecture  series 
featured  Professor  David  Harvey 
of  Johns  Hopkins  University  in  a 
discussion  of  "Marx's  Critique  of 
Capitalism." 

Harvey  began  his  lecture  by 
noting,  "the  unwillingness  of  many 
people  to  grapple  with  what  Marx 
had  to  say." 

As  a  professor  and  scholar, 
Harvey  wished  to  find  out  for 
himself  what  Karl  Marx's  theories 
entailed.  Through  his  investiga- 
tion, Harvey  found  three  important 
features  of  Marx  which  were  in- 
fluential in  the  development  of 
Marxist  theory. 

First,  Harvey  notes  that  Marx 
was  a  materialist.  As  such,  Marx 
was  interested  in  the  relationship 
between  how  people  think  and  how 
they  survive. 

Secondly,  Marx  was  a  follower  of 
dialectic  philosophy.  He  believed 
progress  occupied  through  opposi- 
tion and  more  specifically  that  the 
transformation  of  society  is  the 
result  of  class  opposition. 

Finally,  Marx  was  a  scientist  of 
human  history.  According  to 
Harvey,  Marx  believed  that  by 
possessing  a  knowledge  of  how 
history  worked,  many  would  be 
able  to  intervene  in  history  and 
through  this  intervention  would  be 
able  to  get  away  from  the  oppres- 
sion, exploitation,  and  domination 
previously  suffered  by  the  lower 
classes. 

In  his  lecture,  Harvey  notes  that 


Marx  was  not  completely  opposed 
to  the  capitalist  system.  Harvey 
states,  "Marx  thought  capitalism 
to  be  an  extremely  progressive 
phase  in  human  history."  This 
belief  was  based  on  the  fact  that 
the  technological  advancements 
resutling  from  the  capitalist 
system  gave  man  the  possibility 
for  freedom  from  necessity  and 
from  the  basic  struggle  for  sur- 
vival. 

According  to  Harvey,  Marx  also 
saw  capitalism  as  destructive  to 
the  individual.  Harvey  notes  that 
under  the  capitalist  system  "a  per- 
son became  an  object  in  a  produc- 
tion system  without  any  power  to 
intervene  in  the  system." 

Another  negative  aspect  of 
capitalism  for  Marx  was  the  class 
character  of  the  capitalist  society 
which  allows  some  people  to  enjoy 
positions  of  control  while  a  great 
many  of  the  other  members  of 
society  are  forced  into  submission. 
Furthermore,  Harvey  notes  that 
people  are  often  defined  by  their 
work  and  working  conditions.  In 
Marx's  view  many  jobs  under  the 
capitalist  system  do  not  provide  a 
f ulfiling  definition  of  self  for  the  in- 
dividual. 

In  his  study  of  Marxism,  Harvey 
found  himself  questioning  the  pre- 
sent structure  of  society  under 
capitalism  which  he  feels  does  not 
allow  society  to  use  the  technical 
capacities  resulting  from 
capitalism  for  the  welfare  of 
human  beings.  Harvey  believes 
Marx's  answer  to  this  question  was 
the  abolishment  of  classes  which 
Marx  viewed  as  the  element  of 


American  Business  Seminar: 

Heilbroner  to  Lecture: 


Robert  Heilbroner,  noted 
economist,  author,  and  lecturer, 
will  speak  and  participate  in  a 
series  of  discussions  at  WC  on 
Thursday  and  Friday,  April  14  and 
15. 

Heilbroner's  featured  talk,  entitl- 
ed "Long-Run  Economic  Pro- 
spects," takes  place  Thursday 
evening  at  8  p.m.  The  lecture,  WC's 
second  James  C.  Jones  Seminar  in 
American  Business,  will  be  held  in 
Norman  James  Theatre.  Earlier  at 
2 : 30  in  the  afternoon,  he  will 
discuss  his  book  An  Inquiry  into  the 
Human  Prospect  in  Hynson 
Lounge. 

On  Friday  he  will  talk  about 
another  of  his  works,  The  Worldly 
Philosophers,  at  2:30  p.m.,  and  at 
3:30,  he  will  lead  a  discussion  on 
researching,  editing,  and 
publishing  books.  Both  presenta- 
tions will  be  given  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room.    - 

Currently  Norman  Thomas  Pro- 
fessor of  Economics  and  member 


of  the  Graduate  Faculty  at  the  New 
School  for  Social  Research  in  New 
York  City,  Heilbroner  is  a  noted 
authority  on  economic  history  and 
Marxism.  His  book  The  Worldly 
Philosophers,  now  in  its  fifth  prin- 
ting, has  been  translated  into  more 
than  20  languages.  He  is  also  the 
author  of,  among  others,  The  Great 
Assent,  The  Making  of  Economic 
Society,  The  Limits  of  American 
Capitalism,  Beyond  Boom  and 
Crash,  Marxism,  For  and  Aaa'inot 
and  numerous  articles  ui«u  ..zfr** 
appeared  in  such  publications  as 
the  New  York  Review  of  Books, 
New  York  Times,  and  Foreign  Af- 
fairs. 

Heilbroner  received  a  bachelor's 
degree  from  Harvard  University 
and  the  Ph.D.  from  the  New  School 
for  Social  Research,  as  well  as 
three  honorary  law  degrees.  In  1979 
he  was  awarded  the  Gerald  Loeb 
Award  for  Distinguished  Jour- 
nalism, Honorary  Mention. 


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society  which  reduces  productivi- 
ty. 

In  concluding  his  lecture  Harvey 
raised  a  question  which  he  found 
relative  to  his  study  of  Marxism. 
"Can  we  transform  society  to  an 
alternative  form  of  society  which 
does  not  have  the  negative  aspects 
of  capitalism  but  advances  human 
society  to  a  point  which  eliminates 
oppression,  exploitation  and 
domination." 

In  the  question  and  answer  ses- 
sion which  followed  the  lecture, 
Harvey  was  evasive  regarding 
several  questions  from  the  au- 
dience which  pertained  to  the  ac- 
tual state  of  communism  in  today's 
world.  Instead,  Harvey  chose  to 
concentrate  on  the  substance  of 
Marx's  doctrine  as  compared  to 
capitalism  rather  than  the  actual 
implementation  of  these  doctrines. 

When  questions  as  to  the  Marxist 
doctrine's  advocation  of  violent 
force  to  accomplish  its  advance- 
ment, Harvey  asserted  that  Marx- 
ism employed  organized  force 
which  could  be  in  the  form  of  a 
labor  union  or  any  other  organized 
movement.  Furthermore,  Harvey 
argued  that  capitalism  rather  than 
Marxism  is  responsible  for  a  great 
deal  of  the  violence  in  the  world. 
Harvey  notes  that  the  capitalist 
system  employs  war  as  a  way  to 
stabilize  that  system  and  that 
violence  is  often  a  result  of  the 
competition  inherent  in  a  capitalist 
society. 

David  Harvey  is  a  professor  of 
Geography  at  Johns  Hopkins 
University.  He  is  also  the  author  of 
Explanations  in  Gcograph  (1969), 
Social  Justice  and  the  City  (1973), 
and  the  recently  published  The 
Limits  to  Capital. 


Coming  Events: 


Consort  Presentation 

The  Washington  College  Early 
Music  Consort  will  present  a  con- 
cert of  Italian  Renaissance  and 
English  Baroque  music  at  the  cam. 
pus  in  Chestertown  on  Sunday 
April  10.  The  performance  Willi/ 
given  in  Norman  James  Theatre  at 
4  p.m. 

Middle  East  Expert 

Middle  East  authority  and 
former  Foreign  Affairs  Adviser  to 
the  Secretary  of  Defense  Najeeb 
Halaby  (pr.  NA-JEEB  HAL-a-bee) 
will  give  an  open  lecture  on  "The 
Outlook  for  Lebanon  and  the  Mid- 
die  East"  at  Washington  College  oi 
Wednesday,  April  13.  He  will  speak 
in  Norman  James  Theatre  at  E 
p.m. 

Dictionary  Editor 

The  editor  of  a  five-volume  "Dic- 
tionary of  American  Regional 
English"  soon  to  be  published  will 
deliver  a  talk  entitled  "Tracking 
Regional  Words  -  The  Eastern 
Shore"  at  WC.  Frederic  Cassidy, 
who  has  directed  the  project  since 
it  began  in  1965,  will  speak  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  on  Monday, 
April  18,  at  8  p.m. 

Student  Recital 

Students  of  music  at  Washington 
College  will  present  a  recital  of 
vocal  and  instrumental  selections 
at  the  campus  in  Chestertown  on 
Wednesday,  April  20.  John 
McDanolds  of  Kennedyville  and  Ar- 
thur Smith  of  Salisbury  are  two  of 
the  students  who  will  perform  at 
Tawes  Theatre  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  at  8  p.m. 


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Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8, 1983  -  Pap;  7 


byTomKeefe 

The  Washington  CoUege  basebaU 
and  Softball  teams  have  experienc- 
ed miracles  in  their  own  lifetimes1 
First,  for  several  month's  now  the 
women's  Softball  team  was  miss- 
ing that  "one"  vital  element  to  suc- 
ceed...a  good  field  to  play  on 
Finally,  after  one  week's  hard 
work  by  the  maintenance  depart- 
ment, the  team  now  enjoys  a 
smooth,  flawless  infield  and  an  out- 
field kept  better  than  those  in  most 
major  league  parks.  (Well,  I  guess 
that's  stretching  it  a  bit!)  To  also 
improve  the  appearance  of  this 


area,  maintenance  was  kind 
enough  to  put  up  a  fence  in  the  out- 
field. 

Next,  the  Baseball  team  was  in 
disbelief  when  they  made  their  way 
to  Kibler  Field  for  Wednesday's 
twinbill  with  UMES.  Maintenance 
delivered  yet  another  sur- 
prise...dugouts!  (Well,  they  are 
not  actually  dugouts  because  they 
sit  "on"  the  ground  not  "in"  the 
ground.  But  they'll  do.)  Our  team 
and  opposing  teams  now  have  new 
plywood  dugouts  to  go  over 
strategy  in,  curse  at  one  another  in, 
and  to  hide  from  the  cold  in.  In  ad- 
dition to  this  sitting  area  in  the 


Baseball  Split,  Lose,  Sweep 


By  the  Pistol 

The  Shoremen  Baseball  team 
split,  lost,  and  swept 
doubleheaders  this  past  week  leav- 
ing their  record  at  6-7. 

Haverford  was  in  town  for  an  all 
important  MAC  doubleheader  on 
Saturday.  They  scored  6  unearned 
runs  off  loser  Tom  Davis  (0-2)  in 
the  second  inning  of  the  first  game 
and  cruised  to  a  10-4  victory  in  the 
second  game.  Wayne  Spurrier 
picked  up  his  first  victory  and  first 
shutout  of  the  year,  3-0.  Fran 
Lucia's  home  run  gave  Spurrier 
the  only  run  he  needed. 

The  club  traveled  to  Swarthmore 
for  a  twinbill  on  Tuesday  and  left 
empty.  Swarthmore  took  WC  4-3 
and  8-0,  leaving  the  Shoremen  2-4  in 
MAC  play.  Almost  no  chance  of 
winning  the  conference.  Greg 
Dargan  pitched  well  before  giving 
way  to  Southpan  Davis  in  the  sixth. 
Davis  then  struggled  in  the  bottom 
iof  the  seventh,  giving  up  th  winn- 
ing run  on  a  single.  Scott  Spurrier 
got  touched  for  eight  runs  in  game 
two  but,  the  offense  was  not  there. 


Twenty  three  men  were  left  on 
base  in  the  doubleheader. 

Wednesday  brought  University 
of  Maryland/Eastern  Shore  to 
town  and  WC  romped  15-2  and  14-2 
in  two  routs.  Everyone  contributed 
offensively.  Scott  Spurrier  had  four 
hits  on  the  day  and  Tom  Keele  and 
Fran  Lucia  smacked  homers. 
Wayne  Spurrier  was  the  winner  in 
the  first  and  Jim  "Worm"  Miller 
pitched  fine  baseball  in  the 
nightcap  to  gain  his  first  collegiate 
victory. 

A  weekend  series  sends  WC  to 
the  New  York  City  area  for  three 
tough  games.  A  doubleheader 
Saturday  against  FDU  Madison 
and  a  single  game  Sunday  against 
undefeated  William  Paterson. 
Paterson  was  in  the  Division  III 
World  Series  last  year  and  is 
presently  ranked  in  the  top  ten  in 
the  country.  Next  Wednesday  has 
the  Sho'men  heading  for  York  to 
play  two  games.  They  finally 
return  home  for  a  doubleheader 
against  Johns  Hopkins  on  Saturday 
April  16. 


Men's  Tennis  Drop  Three 


by  Scott  Behm 

Sports  Editor 

and  Fred  Wyman 

The  Washington  College  men's 
tennis  team  suffered  their  3rd 
straight  defeat  Saturday  as  MAC 
foe  Haverford  blanked  the 
Shoremen  9-0.  The  loss  dropped  the 
Shoremen  below  the  .500  mark  to  a 
record  of  2-4,  as  they  were  clipped 
earlier  in  the  week,  6-3,  by  Mary 
Washington  College  in 
Fredericksburg.  Assistant  Coach 
Jim  Orange  tried  juggling  his 
lineup  for  the  Haverford  en- 
counter, but  it  was  to  no  avail.  The 
doubles  team  of  Dulin  Clark  and 
Paul  Hynson  were  nearly  vic- 
torious at  n  doubles  as  they  won 
lie  1st  set  of  their  match  6-1  and 
had  a  3-0  lead  in  the  third  set  before 
being  edged  6-1  by  the  Fords  #1  duo 
of  Mike  Dugan  and  John  Volinsky. 

In  singles  matches  Dulin  Clark 
(M)  was  blanked  by  Dugan  6-0,6-0; 
Glen  Laws  (#2)  was  stopped  by 
Volinsky  6-2,  6-1;  Paul  Hynson  (#3) 
succumbed  to  Howard  Lutnick  6-4. 
6-fl;  Howard  Edson  (#4)  was  knock- 
ed off  by  Robert  Cosinuke  6-2,  6-0; 
Duncan  Wells  (#5)  was  shutout  by 
PW1  Sawyer;  finally  Andy  Metz 
•*6)  fell  to  Steve  Piotrow  6-2,  6-3. 

Wednesday's  match  continued 
"e  tailspin  for  the  Shoremen  as 
">ey  lost  to  Ursinus  College  from 


Pennsylvania  8-1.  The  only 
highlight  for  WC  was  at  the  #5 
singles  position  with  Duncan  Wells 
defeating  Ralph  Paolone  6-1,  6-3. 
Other  close  matches  were  at  «2,  03, 
and  #5  singles.  At  #2  Dulin  Clark 
was  downed  6-3,  3-6,  7-5.  Paul  Hyn- 
son also  had  a  three  set  loss  at  #3 
singles  (6-2,  6-7,  6-3).  Andy  Metz 
lost  a  tough  one  6-1,  6-4.  In  other 
losses,  Glen  Laws  (#1)  dropped  his 
match  6-2,  6-4;  and  Howard  Edson 
( H )  was  defeated  6-1,6-1. 

In  doubles  the  only  close  match 
was  at  #2  where  Ted  Jenkins  and 
Andy  Metz  lost  in  three  sets  6-4, 1-6, 
6-4.  The  team  of  Laws  and  Edson 
(#1)  succumbed  to  their  opponents 
?-2,  7-6.  In  the  third  doubles  match. 
Chip  MacLeod  and  Duncan  Wells 
were  defeated  6-1,  6-4. 


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dugouts,  above  the  ground, 
maintenance  has  added  a 
"Pleasure  Palace"  to  retire  to 
after  most  home  games. 

Obviously,  I  only  jest  about  the 
effiency  of  the  maintenance 
department  here  on  campus. 
However,  I  must  commend  the  at- 
tempt to  add  some  sort  of  profes- 
sionalism to  our  athletic  fields.  A 
program  that  provides  for  its 
athletes  reaps  Or  rewards  of  suc- 
cess in  the  end.  In  the  long  run,  an 
athletic  program  and  its  athletes 
together  will  merge  together  to 
form  what  is  called  a  winning 
reputation.  Our  winning  reputation 
here  at  WC.  is  only  concentrated  in 
a  few  specific  teams.  Our  reputa- 


tion may  be  regenerated,  but  who 
knows?  It  all  begins  with  those 
"simple  considerations"  that  pro- 
grams write  off  as  unimportant. 

What's  happening  socially?? 
This  weekend  is  filled  with  many 
cultured  social  events.  Both  the 
AOTT  and  Alpha  Chi  sororities  are 
sponsoring  their  own  dinner  dances 
on  Saturday.  (Don't  be  bashful 
girls  there  is  only  one  more  day  to 
decide  who  that  "special  date"  is 
going  to  be!")  Also,  the  Coffee 
House  has  their  usual  musical 
entertainment  lined  up  for  Friday 
night.  But  the  real  question  for  this 
coming  Saturday  is  "what  the  heck 
is  a  "pre-formal"  Bull  Roast?"  Un- 
til next  week.... 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Lynne  Attias 

This  week's  outstanding  athlete 
is  a  member  of  the  men's  varsity 
crew  team.  He  is  Bob  Coale,  a 
senior  from  Towson,  Maryland. 
Although  it  is  difficult  to  single  out 
one  person  in  a  sport  such  as  crew, 
Bob  has  been  selected  because  of 
his  strong  leadership  ability. 

Bob  learned  to  row  crew  as  a 
freshman  at  Washington  College. 
He  made  the  varsity  team  in  his 
sophomore  year,  and  has  been  row- 
ing the  bow  position  since  that 
time.  Bob  considers  crew  to  be  an 
interesting  sport,  a  bit  different 
from  others.  He  remarks  "it  is  not 
a  sport  for  individuals,  I  think 
more  than  any  other  sport  it  takes 


a  true  team  effort  to  win... 
everyone  has  to  work  as  one." 
Coach  Chattelier  agrees  with  Bob, 
commenting  that  everyone  in  the 
boat  must  be  thinking,  moving  and 
functioning  together.  To  select  one 
person  is  practically  impossible; 
one  person  just  doesn't  function 
without  the  other  seven.  However, 
"because  of  Bob's  experience,  and 
because  he  is  the  only  senior  on  the 
team,  he  merits  the  award.  Bob  is  a 
very  important  link." 

The  Shoremen's  current  record 
is  2-0.  All  of  the  oarsmen  have  at 
least  three  years  of  experience, 
which  greatly  contributes  to  the 
success  of  the  team.  The  next  home, 
meet  is  on  April  16th,  everyone  is 
invited  to  attend. 


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Washington  CoUeee  Elm  -  Friday.  April  8. 1983  -  Page  8 


Softball: 


WC  Records  Two  Defeat; 


Shoremen  demolished  St.  Lawrence,  8-5. 


LAX  Wins  Again 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

Following  an  easy  win  over  Get- 
tysburg (19-9)  on  Wednesday,  the 
WC  stickmen  raised  their  record 
one  notch  higher  in  Saturday's 
home  match  against  St.  Lawrence. 
More  challenging  than  the  previous 
match,  the  Saints  played  an  ag- 
gressive defense,  fighting  back 
from  2-0  and  3-0  deficits  in  the  first 
three  periods,  and  finally  tying  the 
score  5-5  in  the  third  quarter. 

Midfielder  Dickie  Grieves  prov- 
ed key  to  the  Shoremen's  success 
as  he  dodged  past  the  St.  Lawrence 
defense  to  break  the  deadlock. 
Another  Grieves  goal  brought  the 


score  up  to  7-5  before  Chris  Nelson 
added  another  point  to  finalize  the 
game,  8-5. 

Coach  Terry  Corcoran  was  quick 
to  cite  St.  Lawrence  for  its  incredi- 
ble field  play  and  stick-checking, 
adding  that  the  Shoremen  gave  up 
the  ball  an  unnecessarily  large 
number  of  times. 

Grieves  led  the  stickmen  with 
four  goals  and  three  assists,  follow- 
ed by  Jeff  Kauffman  (two-one), 
Nelson  (one-one),  Walker  Taylor 
(one  goal)  and  torn  Gaines  (one 
assist). 

Saturday,  the  Shoremen  face  off 
against  Hampden-Sydney  at  1:30 
p.m.  The  game  will  be  palyed  on 
Kibler  Field. 


by:  FredWyman 
It  seems  as  though  the 
Washington  College  Softball  team 
has  had  one  disastrous  inning  in 
each  of  their  last  two  games  as  the 
Shorewomen  have  lost  to  Division 
II  opponent  Mt.  St.  Mary's  15-9  and 
bowed  to  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference foe  Western  Maryland  Col- 
lege 15-5. 

Against  the  Mounties,  the 
Shorewomen  bats  were  not  and  the 
defense  solid  for  the  first  three  inn- 
ings as  Kelly  Cupka  was  sailing 
along  with  a  9-0  shutout.  The 
Shorewomen  had  scored  3  runs  in 
each  inning  largely  due  to  the  hit- 
ting of  Lisa  Laird  (3  for  4  and  3 
RBIs ),  Stephanie  Adams  ( 2  for  5  in- 
cluding a  2  run  double),  Cathy  Hof- 
man  (3  for  5)  and  Kelly  Cupka  (3 
for  3,  1  RBI);  however,  in  the  top 
of  the  fourth,  the  Mounties  in- 
credibly rallied,  scoring  9  runs  to 
tie  the  game.  A  couple  of  passed 
balls,  two  throwing  errors,  and  4 
walks  were  largely  responsible  for 
the  "big"  inning.  The  Mounties 
took  the  lead  10-9  in  their  half  of  the 
fifth  and  never  trailed  again.  WC 
had  numerous  scoring  oportunities 
over  the  next  three  innings,  but 
were  unable  to  cash  in  on  them  as 
they  left  11  runners  stranded. 

The  Green  Terrors  from 
Westminister  jumped  out  to  a  6-0 
lead  after  a  half  inning  and  were 
never  headed  as  the  Shorewomen 
absorbed  their  third  loss  15-5  at 
home  on  Tuesday.  Despite  being 
down  6  runs,  the  Shorewomen  bat- 


tled back  in  their  half  of  the  first  in- 
ning scoring  4  runs  of  their  own. 
Jane  Keller's  lead  off  single,  3 
walks,  2  errors  and  Stephanie 
Adams'  sacrifice  fly  accounted  for 
WC's  scoring.  Sara  Wright  scored 
the  Shorewomen's  fifth  run  in  the 
second  as  Cathy  Hofman  singled 
her  home,  but  from  there  on 
Western  Maryland's  pitcher  Mary 
Mules  held  the  /home  team  in 
check. 

Despite  giving  up  14  hits  (5  of 
which  were  Texas  Leaguers)  Kelly 
Cupka  pitched  a  good  game  giving 
up  only  2  walks  and  striking  out  2. 


Women's   Softball  suffered 
a   15-5   defeat 


Women's  Lacrosse  Undefeated  After  3  Games 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  Shorewomen  lacrosse  team 
has  come  out  with  a  bang  to  start 
the  season.  They  post  a  3-0  record, 
and  join  the  varsity  crew  squads  as 
the  only  undefeated  W.C.  teams  so 
far  this  season.  The  victories  have 
been  over  Essex  Community  Col- 
lege, Johns  Hopkins  University, 
and  Western  Maryland  College. 

The  home  opener  against  Essex 
was  an  easy  win  for  the 
Shorewomen.  WC's  dominance 
was  apparent  from  the  start  as 
they  went  on  to  handily  defeat  the 
inferior  opponent  20-7. 

Jessie  Wittich  led  in  the  scoring 
attack  with  six  goals  and  three 
assists.  Tammy  Tiehel  and  Kate 
Rappaport  each  furnished  four 
goals,  with  Tiechel  adding  three 
assists  and  Rappaport  one.  Roun- 
ding out  the  scorers  were  Amy 
Farmer  with  three  goals,  Nina 
Casey  with  two  goals,  and  Janice 
Daue  contributing  one  goal. 

The  last  time  W.C.  faced-off 
against  Essex  two  years  ago, 
Essex  was  triumphant.  At  that 
time  the  Essex  club  was  far 
superior  as  they  easily  defeated  the 


Shorewomen.  Since  this  was  the 
first  time  W.C.  had  a  chance  to 
redeem  themselves,  the  victory 
was  that  much  more  satisfying. 

W.C.  travelled  to  Baltimore  to 
face  Hopkins  on  Tuesday,  March 
29.  The  Blue  Jays  and  the 
Shorewomen  clashed  in  an  exciting 
contest.  Washington  outscored 
Hopkins  by  three  goals  in  the  first 
half  and  four  in  the  second  as  they 
defeated  the  Blue  Jays  19-12. 

Amy  Farmer  led  the  scoring  with 
six  goals  and  one  assist.  She  was 
followed  closely  by  Kate  Rap- 
paport, Jessie  Wittich,  and  Nina 
Casey  who  had  five,  four,  and  three 
goals  respectively.  Tammy  Tiehel 


gave  an  exceptional  effort  scoring 
one  goal  and  contributing  seven 
assists.  Defensively,  Eileen 
Grogan  performed  outstandingly 
in  the  goal  with  ten  saves. 

This  week's  game  versus 
Western  Maryland  was  once  again 
a  true  team  performance.  The 
Shorewomen  recorded  thirty-three 
shots  on  goal  in  the  15-7  victory. 

In  another  outstanding  per- 
formance, six  Shorewomen  per- 
formed the  scoring.  Tammy  Tiehel 
scored  seven  goals  and  one  assist. 
Amy  Farmer  and  Jessie  Wittich 
added  seven  more  between  them, 
and  Farmer  furnished  one  assist  to 
accompany  her  four  goals.  Nina 


Casey  recorded  one  goal,  and  Kate 
Rappaport  and  Karen  Durm  sup- 
plied three  assists.  Eileen  Grogan 
also  had  an  outstanding  game  in 
the  cage  with  twelve  saves. 

According  to  Kathy  Way,  "We 
were  a  bit  tentative  at  the  start  of 
the  game,  but  after  we  matched 
Western  Maryland's  opening  two 
goals,  we  relaxed  and  dominat J 
the  rest  of  the  way."  The  defense 
played  very  well,  especially  at  dou- 
ble teaming  the  ball.  The 
Shorewomen  played  a  good  game 
in  every  aspect.  It  appears  as 
though  the  women's  lacrosse  team 
is  going  to  have  another  fine  year. 


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RA  's  Denied  SGA  Presidency  Position 


by  Jeff  Aldersnn 
Editor-in-Chief 
The  upcoming  SGA  elections 
have  caused  an  uproar  among  the 
student  body.  A  recent  decision  by 
Student  Affairs  does  not  allow  an 
RA  to  hold  the  position  of  SGA 
president. 

According  to  Maureen  Kelley, 
Dean  of  Students,  someone  who  has 
been  chosen  as  an  RA  for  next  year 
can  run  for  SGA  president  but  if 
elected  will  be  required  to  give  up 
his  or  her  RA  position.  Kelley  feels 
that  the  demands  on  time  for  the 
two  positions  is  more  than  most  in- 
dividuals can  manage. 

Reid  Hall  RA  Audrey  Latham 
agrees  with  Kelley's  decision. 
"The  purpose  of  the  SGA  president 
it  to  represent  the  student  body," 
stated  Latham,  "while  an  RA 
represents  the  administration  to 
the  student  body."  Latham  feels 
that  a  definite  conflict  of  interests 
could  arise  from  someone  holding 
both  positions. 

"Particularly  with  the  new 
alcohol  policies,"  Latham  con- 
tinued. "As  SGA  president,  that 
person  would  be  fighting  against 
decisions  the  administration  has 
made  which,  as  RA,  that  person  is 
supposed  to  uphold." 

Three  years  ago,  Jay  Young  set  a 
precedent  as  the  first  RA  in  some 
time  to  be  elected  SGA  president. 
Young  held  both  positions  for  two 
years.  Kelley  admits  that  Young 
was  not  faced  with  the  type  of  com- 
promise which  Latham  mentions; 
however,  this  type  of  situation 
could  arise  much  more  easily  with 
the  current  policies  concerning  the 
drinking  age  in  Maryland. 

Worcester  RA  Ted  Mathias  sup- 
ports Kelley  to  an  extent.  "The 
school  still  has  to  abide  by  state 
law,"  Mathias  said.  "The  SGA 
president  also  has  to  abide  by  the 
law  but  he  can  still  fight  to  have  it 
changed;  so  can  an  RA." 

Mathias,  who  served  as  SGA 
social  chairman  for  most  of  this 
year,  does  not  feel  that  the 
presidency  is  incompatible  with 
the  RA  position.  "In  fact,  he  said, 
"They  are  very  compatible." 

Current  SGA  president  Mark 
Mullican  does  not  feel  that  an  RA 
could  also  fill  his  position  effective- 
ly. While  Mullican  has  never  been 
an  RA  he  states,  "The  respon- 
sibilities I  have  do  not  allow  me  to 
be  in  my  room  any  measurable 
amount  of  time  during  the  day.  An 
RA  can't  be  effective  on  their  floor 
if  the're  not  there." 

Two  current  RA's,  Lucie  Hughes 
of  Reid  and  Fran  Lucia  of  Middle 
Hall,  were  considering  running  for 
the  SGA  presidency.  Both,  who 
have  considerable  SGA  ex- 
perience, were  told  by  student  af- 
fairs that  if  they  are  elected  they 
will  lose  their  RA  positions  next 
year. 

Lucia  states  that  he  was  told  by 
student  affairs  that  the  decision 
was  based  on  Jay  Young's  difficul- 
ty holding  both  positions.  "I  was 
president  of  a  fraternity  and  an 


RA,"  Lucia  said.  "I  don't  feel  I 
neglected  my  duties  as  RA  by  do- 
ing that."  In  addition  Lucia  was  a 
starting  player  on  the  varsity 
baseball  team. 

Lucia  Hughes  was  also  president 
of  a  Greek  organization  and  does 
not  feel  that  this  position  interfered 
with  being  an  RA.  "Right  now  Reid 
doesn't  warrant  that  I'm  there  24 
hours  a  day,"  she  said.  "There  are 
very  few  problems  on  my  hall." 

"I  don't  think  (the  Student  Af- 
fairs decision)  is  fair  at  all,"  she 
continued.  "I  find  it  insulting  that 
they  made  that  decision." 

Hughes  feels  that  she  is  well 
qualified  for  the  position,  but  "I 
had  to  make  a  decision  so  I  chose 
being  an  RA.' 

Lucia  also  chose  the  RA  position. 
"Financially,  I  wouldn't  be  able  to 
handle  it,"  he  commented.  "I  need 
the  RA  income.  As  of  right  now  I'm 
not  bound  to  my  decision.  I  have 
until  Friday." 


Lucia  feels  that  the  student  body 
has  the  right  to  elect  the  best  per- 
son for  the  presidency.  "We  want 
the  best  people  to  run  for  the  posi- 
tion," he  said. 

To  be  a  good  RA  entails  many 
qualities  which  both  Hughes  and 
Lucia  agree  upon.  "An  RA  should 
be  a  friend  of  the  people  on  the 
hall,"  said  Hughes.  "She  must  be 
responsible  and  respected." 

"An  RA  should  be  able  to  handle 
people  in  various  situations  which 
arise,"  added  Lucia.  "To  gain  the 
respect  of  the  people  on  the  hall  is 
most  important." 

All  of  these  qualities  fit  what 
Kelley  considers  to  be  necessary 
for  an  SGA  president,  thus  the 
same  type  of  person  can  fit  either 
position.  "However,"  Kelley  adds, 
"The  demands  of  the  two  jobs  are 
incredibly  tremendous.  It  is  my 
opinion  that  an  individual  could  not 
do  an  adequate  job  at  both  of  these 
time-consuming  positions." 


Student  Faculty  Auction  was  an  overwhelming  success. 

Auction  Raises  Alltime  High 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

"The  people  who  bid  highest  of- 
ficially have  ten  days  to  pay  up. 
Then  we  get  out  the  whips  and 
chains. ' '  -  Tod  Smith,  SGA 
Treasurer. 

The  WC  Student  Government 
Association  sponsored  its  annual 
Student-Faculty  Auction  on  the 
evening  of  Thursday,  April  7.  To 
the  delight  of  a  packed  C-House, 
the  event  featured  a  two-age  list  of 
goods  donated  by  faculty 
members,  students,  parents,  and 
other  members  of  the  Chestertown 
community.  To  the  relief  of  a  hard- 
working SGA  committee,  chaired 
by  Missy  Combes,  almost  all  of 
these  items  sold,  resulting  in  a 
grand  total  of  $2308. 

"I  knew  we  had  a  lot  of  dona- 
tions, so  I  was  hoping  it  would  be  a 
success,"  commented  Combes.  As 
evidence  to  this,  she  points  to  the 
fact  that  profits  made  from  this 
year's  event  are  more  than  double 
those  from  past  auctions. 

Todd  Smith,  SGA  treasurer, 
points  out  that  all  proceeds  will 


benefit  the  BUSH  (Beautification 
Using  Student  Help)  project  and 
the  Library  Book  Fund.  According 
to  Smith,  the  highest  price  paid  this 
year  for  a  single  article  was  $210.00 
in  exchange  for  a  week  at  the  beach 
house  of  two  WC  students.  He  also 
states  that  "a  lot  of  the  best  dona- 
tions came  in  at  the  last  minute." 
At  this  point,  the  only  remaining 
duty  for  Combs  and  committee  is 
the  collection  of  money  from  bid- 
ders. So  far,  Smith  admits,  pro- 
gress has  been  "slow  but  steady. 
Student  paychecks  don't  come  out 
for  another  week,  so  we  can  hold 
out  until  then. " 

Even  considering  the  two  months 
of  advance  work  put  into  the  auc- 
tion, Combes  states  that  more  time 
could  have  actually  been  spent  in 
such  areas  as  listing  the  items  to  be 
sold.  (We  could  have  arranged  it  a 
little  better." )  She  also  admits  that 
"there  couldhave  been  a  better 
faculty  turnout." 

"I  was  worried  in  the  beginning 
that  we'd  have  either  a  lot  of  dona- 
tions and  no  people  or  no  donations 
and  a  lot  of  people.  Luckily,  we  had 
a  lot  of  both." 


Mullican  also  agrees  that  the 
qualities  which  make  a  good  RA 
would  make  a  good  SGA  president- 
however,  "to  split  the  time  bet- 
ween the  two  is  very  unfair." 

Kelley  is  trying  to  keep  the  best 
interests  of  the  student  body  in 
mind.  While  she  does  not  have  any 
control  over  who  can  run  for  an 
SGA  office,  she  can  prohibit  RA's 
from  holding  both  positions.  If  an 
RA  for  next  year  wants  to  run  for 
office  he  or  she  can  run  and  keep 
the  RA  position  if  not  elected. 
Similarly,  Student  Affairs  may 
hold  off  selection  of  new  RA's  until 
after  the  election. 

If  someone  is  capable  of  holding 
both  positions  both  Latham  and 
Mathias  agree  that  a  person  should 
be  given  the  opportunity.  Kelley 
feels  that,  by  Young's  example, 
even  the  most  capable  person 
would  have  difficulty  with  both. 
Hughes  and  Lucia,  on  the  other 
hand,  would  like  a  chance  to  try. 

Bookstore: 


Kabat  Proposes 
Used  Book  Program 

by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
The  College  Bookstore,  under  the 
management  of  Dr.  Martin  Kabat, 
has  announced  intentions  of  open- 
ing a  used  book  dealership  beginn- 
ing next  semester.  The  project, 
which  will  go  into  effect  on  a  trial 
basis  in  September  of  1983,  was 
created  in  response  to  student  con- 
cern over  increasing  textbook 
prices. 

According  to  Kabat,  the  demand 
for  such  an  operation  was  never  as 
strong  as  this  year's. 

"We  know  students  are  upset 
about  the  higher  prices  this  year, 
and  we're  trying  to  help." 

Under  the  current  plan,  students 
would  sell  their  used  texts  to  the 
bookstore.  (Kabat  adds  that  all 
books  resalable  will  be  purchased, 
whether  students  have  written  in 
them  or  not.)  When  buying  books 
the  coming  semester,  students 
would  be  given  a  choice  between 
new  and  used  texts. 
PRICES 
Kabat  specifies  that  all  used  text 
books  will  be  bought  from  students 
at  a  fixed  price  and  sold  for  one 
slightly  more.  In  this  manner,  the 
bookstore  would  make  a  profit, 
while  at  the  same  time  allowing 
students  "to  get  the  lion's  share"  in 
savings. 

"Ideally,"  explains  Kabat,  "a 
book  that  cost  $20.00  new  would  be 
bought  by  the  bookstore  for  $7.00  in 
its  used  state,  and  then  resold  for 
$10.00.  Students  would  still  be  sav- 
ing 50%." 

For  the  first  year  the  project  is  in 
operation,    the   college   bookstore 
plans  to  buy  and  sell  used  hard- 
Continued  on  page  3 


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SdCfonial- 

Don't  We  Deserve  The  Best? 

Every  year  the  student  body  is  plagued  with  something 
known  as  campaigning.  Posters  and  speeches  proclaim  an  in- 
dividual's experience  and  willingness  to  hold  an  office  for  the 
coming  year.  .    .       ,         .. 

This  year  there  seems  to  be  something  missing  from  the 
usual  assortment  of  promises  and  posters.  For  some  reason  the 
word  "experience"  isn't  appearing  anywhere.  The  SGA 
presidency  has  been  restricted  to  non-RA-types  only. 

While  some  RA's  feel  that  they  are  qualified  to  hold  both  posi- 
tions, Student  Affairs  has  refused  to  give  them  this  chance.  Ac- 
cording to  the  deans,  holding  both  positions  would  be  a  conflict 
of  interests  and  would  put  too  much  of  a  demand  on  the  in- 
dividual's time. 

Although  an  RA  is  responsible  for  his  or  her  floor,  he  or  she 
should  have  the  right  to  be  involved  in  other  activities.  Most 
RA's  are  already  active  in  student  government,  sports,  clubs, 
etc.  Should  they  now  be  told  which  organizations  they  can  join 
and  to  what  extent? 

An  RA  should  be  available  for  problems  on  his  or  her  floor  but 
should  an  RA  be  available  to  the  point  of  practically  being  a 
babysitter?  As  long  as  an  RA's  where-abouts  are  known  can't 
college  students  be  responsible  enough  to  take  it  from  there? 

Some  of  the  most  qualified  people  for  the  position  of  SGA 
president  are  currently  RA's.  Should  the  student  body  be 
cheated  from  having  the  best  possible  student  body  president 
simply  because  he  or  she  is  an  RA?  Likewise  should  the  student 
body  be  cheated  from  a  good  RA  simply  because  that  person 
wants  to  be  SGA  president? 

Perhaps  Student  Affairs  has  a  point  with  the  time  factor,  but 
presently  some  qualified  individuals  are  being  prevented  from 
accomplishing  a  goal  which  they  set  for  themselves  earlier  this 
year.  The  week  before  nominations  does  not  seem  like  the  best 
time  to  place  a  restriction  such  as  this  on  capable  candidates. 
Maybe  next  year  would  be  a  better  time  to  put  this  stipulation 
into  effect  before  someone  is  forced  to  make  such  an  important, 
yet  unexpected  decision. 

6&e%    %  74  Sd'te* 


Kohut's  Commentary  Stirs  Student  Reaction 


Regarding  Mr.  Kohut's  article  in 
last  week's  Elm 

When  I  read  this  letter  I  was 
quite  struck  by  its  melodramatic 
and  overdone  style.  It  appeared  at 
the  time  to  serve  no  purpose  other 
than  releasing  some  of  the  steam 
which  seemed  to  be  built  up  in  the 
author.  However,  after  witnessing 
an  intriguing  conversation  between 
one  not-so-open-minded  drug  user, 
two  fairly  open-minded  drug  users, 
and  one  open-minded  non-user  in 
the  Coffee  House  regarding  Mr. 
Kohut's  article,  I  realize  that  the 
article  does,  indeed,  serve  some 


purpose  other  than  attempting  to 
satisfy  the  author's  own  yearning 
for  peace  of  mind. 

With  the  new  changes  in  high 
personnel  (no  pun  intended)  at  the 
College  have  come  a  few  new 
changes  in  policy  and  quite  a  bit  of 
controversy  concerning  drugs. 
Gary  Atkinson's  letter  several 
weeks  ago  decried  every  drug  on 
campus,  including  alcohol.  Mr. 
Kohut's  article  last  week  caused 
harsh  words  in  the  Coffee  House 
Monday  night.  The  arguments 
seem  to  go  from  one  extreme  to  the 
other. 

The     purpose     of     this    letter, 


The    %    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
Editor  and  staff.  Letters  to  the  Editor  must  be  signed,  although 
names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


therefore,  is  to  attempt  a  rational 
explanation  of  the  purpose  and/or 
importance  of  drugs  on  the  cam- 
pus, and  then  to  explain  where 
Kohut's  article  fits  in. 

Drugs  are  an  important, 
necessary  aspect  of  life  at  a  small 
liberal  arts  college.  The  purpose  of 
this  type  of  college  is  not  to  prepare 
the  individual  with  a  sufficiently  - 
paying  job  for  life,  but  to  prepare 
the  individual  for  life  itself. 
Necessary  to  the  liberal  arts  col- 
lege is  its  ability  to  guide  the  in- 
dividual to  acquire  a  prospensity 
for  learning.  (This  ability  should  be 
inclusive  in  the  definition  of 
"liberal  arts  college.")  The  pro- 
pensity for  learning  necessarily  in- 
cludes a  freedom  of  the  mind,  for 
one  cannot  learn  with  a  bonded 
mind.  The  liberal  arts  college 
would  be  denying  the  necessary 
freedom  of  the  individual  to  experi- 
ment, to  exercise  the  mind,  and  to 
achieve  some  acceptable  discipline 
for  life  by  fully  exploring  all 
aspects  of  the  mind  were  it  to  wage 
any   kind    of    outright    campaign 


MISS  D'S 
SNACK  BAR 

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against  drugs.  To  blatantly  reject 
the  use  of  drugs  on  campus  would 
be  to  admit,  and  to  succumb  to,  ig- 
norance. 

One  of  the  main  arguments  in  the 
Monday  night  conversation  in  the 
Coffee  House  was  whether  or  not 
Mr.  Kohut  really  knew  what  he  was 
talking  about  when  he  wrote  of 
drugs  causing  the  physical  defor- 
mities in  the  described  child.  For- 
tunately, there  was  present  a 
psychology  major  who  said  he's 
read  in  books  where  there  is  no  pro- 
of that  drugs  could  cause  these 
deformities  but  that,  at  the  same 
time,  there  is  enough  evidence  to 
suspect  that  they  could  very  well 
be  caused  by  drugs.  The  purpose  of 
Kohut's  article  is  that  it  serves  to 
have  a  sobering  affect  on  the 
amount  of  freedom  taken  by  the 
drug  user.  The  individual  has  the 
perfect  right  to  make  his  own 
choice.  However  Mr.  Kohut  brings 
another  factor  into  play.  The  idea 
that  too  much  participation  in 
drugs  could  cause  deformed  offspr- 
ing is  a  simple  and  true  factor 
whose  awareness  can  only  bring  an 
individual  to  a  better  understan- 
ding of  the  control  he  can  have  over 
his  future  life.  Whether  one  is  not 
too  concerned  about  offspring 
because  of  his/her  own  moderate 
use,  whether  one  wishes  to  abstain 
entirely  from  drugs  because  oi 
his/her  desire  to  raise  a  child,  or 
whether  one  chooses  not  to  have  a 
child  and  thus  decides  that  drugs 
are  his/her  game,  these  are  all  op- 
tions that  can  be  more  confidently 
decided  when  the  individual  has  in 
mind  an  awareness  such  as  that 
brought  about  by  Kohut's  article. 
Robert  M.Fornoff 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  15. 1983  -  Pa„»  -, 


By  Bonnie  Garr 

Weapons  control  appears  in  the 
.  news  periodically,  whether  hand 
weapons  or  nuclear  missUes 
Presently  nuclear  weapons  cot 
trol  is  being  discussed  bv  a 
presidential  commission-  This 
commission  suggests  the  produc- 


o "*-*■;  mm  -  r  riaay,  Ap 

Beyond  Our  World 


tion  of  100  more  MX  missiles,  plus 
a  more  mobile  missile,  the  Midget- 
man.  Both  would  help  support  the 
faltering  strategic  arms  programs. 
The  commission  feels  that  more 
nuclear  weapons  may  force  the 
Soviets  to  cut  back  on  their  own 
productions.   So,   what  if  they're 


Bookstore  Policies  Explained 


Continued  from  page  1 
backs  from  high-enrollment 
courses.  Kabat  cites  intro-level 
Biology  and  Psychology,  and 
others  as  prime  examples.  Should 
sales  of  these  items  be  successful 
the  range  of  books  may  be  expend- 
ed in  subsequent  semesters 
UP  TO  THE  FACULTY 

In  order  to  meet  these  goals 
however,  Kabat  stresses  there 
must  be  cooperation  from  the 
faculty. 

"A  lot  of  times,  professors  will 
change  text  books  from  year  to 
year  that  means  students  are  stuck 
with  a  lot  of  books  they  can't  sell 
for  the  next  year  or  then  we  have 
the  professors  who  leave  in  the 
middle  of  the  year.  A  replacement 
comes  in  and  can't  use  the  same 
books  as  before.  In  both  cases,  that 
means  the  used  book  sale  would  get 
no  business.  What  I've  done 
specifically  for  next  year  is  send  a 
letter  around  all  the  professors, 
asking  them  to  cooperate.  The 
question  is,  will  they?" 
CURRENT  PRICES 
Although  the  sale  of  used  books 


will,  in  fact,  lessens  students' 
financial  burdens,  Kabat  still 
foresees  complaints  over  bookstore 
prices  on  other  items. 

To  future  comments,  and  to  those 
contained  in  the  Elm-Roving 
Reporter  (4/4/83),  Kabat  has  only 
one  reply: 

"to  say  that  we  are  'ripping  off 
students  is  not  just  not  true-it  is 
reverse  of  true." 

Of  particular  concern  to  him  was 
he  remark  made  by  one  of  the 
students,  of  peeling  back  bookstore 
price  tags  and  finding  outrageous 
markups  of  over  50% . 

In  reply  to  this,  Kabat  stresses 
"I  think  (the  student)  had  better 
have  evidence.  I  challenge  him-  or 
anybody  to  find  any  single  item  in 
this  store  conforming  to  that  state- 
ment." 

He  also  expresses  concern  over 
students'  destrust  of  the  bookstore. 
"We'll  be  glad  to  show  anyone  our 
invoices,  just  to  clear  up  things. 
Not  many  stores  do  that,  you 
know." 


Culinary  Delights  Planned  for  Luau 


It's  coming:  APRIL  23.  But  what 
is  it?  Well,  do  you  like:  roasted 
pig?  How  about  a  steel  ba  id? 
Lacrosse  games?  Fruit:  fresh 
melons  ?  fresh  coconuts  ?  fresh 
pineapples?  fresh  bananas?  fresh 
strawberries?  sweet  and  sour 
chicken?  Pina  Coladas?  Hiua 
girls?  Then  you  should  make  no 
other  plans  for  NEXT  SATUR- 
DAY. 

What  more  can  we  say?  Parents 
are  invited  down  for  the  day;  ever 
popular  annual  Parents  Day.  Then, 
after  you've  explained  that  yoi.r 
room  is  usually  much  cleaner  than 
what  they've  just  seen,  after  the 
Lacrosse  team  takes  UMBC  apart, 
then  the  band  starts  (down  in  the  C- 
House-  sometime  between  3:30  and 
4:00).  Then,  the  bar  opens  (ID  re- 
quired). We're  almost  there,  but 
one  must  keep  in  mind,  the  pigs 
roasting  all  day  out  in  front  of  the 


Dining  Hall.  All  day,  the  mouth 
watering... 

Oh,  yes,  Dinner  is  from  5-7  p.m. 
The  meal  costs  nothing  for  on- 
board students,  $5.00  for  those  liv- 
ing off-board,  $8.00  for  visitors  and 
parents  (at  the  door).  That's  all! 
See  you  there. 

S.G.A.  Food  Service  Committee 


Warning 

"Be  careful!  You  may  be 
captured  by  an  AOPi ! ' ' 
The  AOPi's  will  be  sponsoring 
their  annual  kidnapping  on  Friday, 
April  22  from  7-9:00  p.m.  A 
representative  from  each  campus 
organization  will  be  kidnapped.  All 
proceeds  from  the  ransoms  will  go 
to  the  National  Arthritis  Founda- 
tion. 


In  The  Coffee  House 


Friday,  April  15 
Saturday,  April  16 


Skylar  Pass  is  back! 
Junior  Day 


10:30 -1:30 
11-2:15 


Wednesday,  April  20      Pylot  and  Francis  Scuderi  are  coming. 

(It's  going  to  be  a  lot  of  fun  f) 

Wednesday,  April  20  Informal  Student/Faculty  Tea     4:00  ■  5:30 
*  A  reminder  —  the  great  WC  Luau  is  coming  soon!  * 


wrong?  The  commission  realizes 
that  this  may  not  be  the  case  and 
simply  states  that  the  arms  race 
would  continue. 

The  commission,  under 
Scowcroft,  a  retired  air  force 
lieutenant  general,  is  trying  to 
please  everyone  -  the  doves,  who 
are  in  favor  of  arms  control  and  the 
hawks,  who  want  to  counter- 
balance the  Soviet  Union's  power. 
Scowcroft  feels  the  U.S.  needs  the 
destructive  power  in  the  MX,  to 
destroy  Soviet  missiles  in  their 
silos;  but,  at  the  same  time,  he 
wants  to  cut  back  on  the  volume  of 
nuclear  arms.  It  seems  that  multi- 
ple warheads,  such  as  the  MX,  lead 
to  instability  by  limiting  the 
number  of  warheads  available  to 
super-powers.Nuclear  armaments 
can  be  stabilized  by  the  Midgetman 
-  a  new,  small,  single  warhead. 

The  commission's  theory  is  that 
by  using  the  Midgetman,  the 
Soviets  would  only  destroy  one 
warhead,  as  opposed  to  10  targeted 
bombs  in  the  MX.  The  Midgetman, 
an  intercontinental  ballistic 
missile  (ICBM)  can  fly  6,500  miles 
and  is  accurate  enough  to  hit  within 
200  feet  of  its  target.  Another  ad- 
vantage is  that  the  weapon  is 
mobile,  since  land-based  missiles 
are  more  vulnerable  to  attack. 

The  specifications  for  the 
Midgetman  differ  from  an  MX  in 
many  aspects.  The  Midgetman  is 
38  feet  long,  whereas  the  MX  is  70.5 


feet  long.  It  weighs  only  22,000- 
35,000  lbs,  as  compared  to  the  MX 
that  weighs  197,000  lbs.  But  the 
Midgetman  costs  $20  billion  as 
compared  to  the  $14.6  billion  for  100 
new  MXs. 

Even  though  the  Midgetman 
is  mobile,  it  will  be  kept  on  military 
bases,  not  roaming  the  coun- 
tryside. The  Commission  sees  no 
forseeable  problems  for  the  pro- 
gram, but  the  package  deal  must 
sell  to  Congress,  who  has  previous- 
ly rejected  approaches  to  the  MX. 

According  to  Defense  Secretary, 
Caspar  W.  Weinberger,  President 
Reagan  will  accept  the  commis- 
sion's proposal  and  he  hopes  to 
have  the  MX  in  service  by  1986. 

Although  the  commission  speaks 
of  weapons  control,  its  proposal 
suggests  no  such  plan.  If  the  com- 
mission wishes  to  limit  the  volume 
of  warheads,  then  production 
should  merely  stop.  Unfortunately, 
a  total  halt  to  arms  production 
would  need  to  be  worldwide  for  any 
kind  of  progress  to  be  made.  Just 
because  the  U.S.  limits  its 
warheads,  does  not  mean  that  the 
Soviet  Union  will  reciprocate.  So, 
even  though  a  nuclear  arms  limita- 
tion sounds  nice,  it  is  too  idealistic, 
and  the  commission  realizes  this 
and  is  reacting  realistically  by  sug- 
gesting alternative  modes  of  arms 
production.  Instead  of  multiple 
warheads,  single  warheads  would 
prove  to  be  more  effective. 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


Ken  Roderick 

This  Saturday  is  Junior-Preview 
Day.  The  Washington  College  Food 
Service  welcomes  all  prospective 
students  and  hopes  they  enjoy  their 
day  at  the  College.  We  will  extend 
Brunch  on  Saturday  to  ac- 
commodate these  visitors.  Satur- 
day line  employees  and  dishroom 
employees  please  plan  on  working 
over.  Saturday  night  dishroom 
crew  will  be  working  late  because 
of  a  banquet. 

There  seems  to  be  a  need  to 
clarify  students  entering  the  dining 
hall  after  we  are  closed.  We  are 
open  only  during  the  hours  posted 
for  meals.  We  are  not  open  in  bet- 
ween meals  for  a  soda  or  snack. 
Ms.  Dee  has  snack  bar  downstairs 
for  that  purpose.  Students  con- 
stantly come  in  after  a  meal  and 
ask  if  they  "just"  can  grab  a  bowl 


of  cereal  and  something  to  drink. 
When  I  tell  them  no  and  they  will 
have  to  go  to  Ms.  Dee  ;  they  usual- 
ly walk  away  upset.  I  am  sorry 
they  missed  a  meal  but  I  cannot 
make  exceptions.  You  start  allow- 
ing a  few  students  this  privilege 
and  soon  everyone  expects  it.  We 
do  this  because  of  economic 
necessity  and  time  needed  to  clean 
up  and  prepare  meals.  The  bottom 
line  is  -  if  you  miss  a  meal,  sorry 
but  you  missed  it.  This  problem 
seems  to  intensify  as  the  weather 
gets  warmer.  Please  do  yourself  a 
favor  and  allow  yourself  plenty  of 
time  to  eat. 

There  will  be  an  S.G.A.  Foodser- 
vice Committee  meeting  Monday 
4/18  at  6  p.m.  in  the  Student  Center. 
We  will  be  finalizing  plans  for  the 
Luau  so  please  make  an  effort  to 
attend. 


Student/Faculty  Auction 
Part  II 

Tuesday  -  April  19,  1983 

Items:  1  model  of  a 

Chesapeake  Bay  Skipjack 

4  Duck  Prints 


Washlnpton  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  15, 1983  -  Page  4 

'CMgrgtfr  Girls: 

Brumberq  Discusses  Female  Sickness 

**  n=r»n.«  anrf  adolescent  eirls  were         although  a  real  ailment  with  real 


By  Laura  T.  Mooney 
The  topic  for  the  April  5th  lecture 
held  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room  was 
unusual:  "  'Chlorotic'  Girls,  1870- 
1920:  Adolescent  Female  Disease 
and  Victorian  Medicine'  ".  But  the 
speaker,  Joan  J.  Brumberg,  not  on- 
ly made  the  subject  interesting  and 
comprehendible,  but  also  related  it 
to  a  phenomena  that  may  be  more 
common  than  most  people  realize. 

Brumberg,  a  member  of  the 
Department  of  Human  Ecology  at 
Cornell  University,  is  especially  in- 
terested in  the  social  and  cultural 
history  of  female  adolescent  symp- 
tomatology. Her  belief  is  that 
diseases  may  be  defined  in  cultural 
as  well  as  organic  terms;  that  is, 
the  time  period,  social  setting,  and 
needs  of  patient  and  doctor  can 
create  an  oscillation  of  the  causes 
and  symptoms  of  the  same  disease. 
To  demonstrate  this  theory, 
Brumberg  spoke  on  chlorosis,  a 
disease  once  common  among  ten- 
nage  girls,  which  hit  its  peak  from 
about  1870  to  1900.  The  organic 
cause  was  simple  enought:  a  defi- 
ciency of  hemoglobin  in  the  red 
blood  cells.  But  certain  cultural 
and  medical  elements  were 
perhaps  more  relevant  in  its 
diagnosis  than  the  actual  physical 
condition  of  the  patient. 

Among  these  various  elements 
Brumberg  cited  the  popularity  of 
the  image  projected  by  the  typical 
Victorian    novel    heroine:     a 
beautiful,    weak    woman,    usually 
suffering  from  a    "mysterious  il- 
lness." Add  to  that  the  prevelant 
notion  in  the  19th  century  that  a 
woman  shouldn't  be   active,   but 
rather  stay  at  home  and  not  bother 
with  anything  beyond  housework. 
Therefore     it    was    not     only 
"fashionable"  for  a  young  fiirl  to 
nave  cniorosis,  it  was  convenient 
as  well.  Brumberg  also  pointed  out 
the  role  that  medicine  had  to  play. 
Doctors  of  the  era  knew  very  little 
about    female     reproductive 
physiology,  and  they  used  what  lit- 
tle   misinformation    they    had    to 
"discover"  that  girls  just  beginn- 
ing their  menstrual  cycles  were  the 
most  susceptable  to  chlorosis.  As 
this  opinion  grew  popular,  doctors, 


parents,  and  adolescent  girls  were 
more  on  the  lookout  for  chlorosis  in 
young  girls  than  in  any  other  age  or 
gender  group,  thus  making  the 
likelihood  of  finding  only  chlorotic 
female  teens  higher. 

Chlorosis  had  faded  from  the 
American  scene  by  the  early 
1900's,  but  Brumberg  notes  that  it 
was  not  a  result  of  medical  science 
having  found  a  cure  for  it.  The 
"cure"  was  in  the  form  of  changes 
in  nutritional  habits,  traditional 
roles,  and  preconceived  notions  of 
women  harbored  by  the  average 
Victorian.    Chlorosis,    then, 


although  a  real  ailment  with  real 
symptoms,  is  more  importantly,  as 
Brumberg  said,  "a  Victorian 
disease  entity,'  or  a  product  of  the 
culture  of  the  time. 

At  present  Brumberg  is  on  leave 
from  being  a  Fellow  at  Harvard  at 
the  Charles  Warren  Center.  She  is 
the  author  of  Mission  For  Life:  The 
Story  of  the  Family  of  Adonirum 
Judson,  which  deals  with 
evangelical  baptism  in  the  19th 
century,  and  is  currently  working 
on  another  book  about  the  cultural 
history  of  anorexia. 


William  Ellinghaus  spoke  on 
big  business  in  America. 


AT  &  T President  Ellinghaus 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
It  was  the  typical  lecture.  The 
typical  crowd.  The  typical  Thurs- 
day evening.  One  thing,  however, 
was  not  typical:  the  introduction 
given  by  Chris  Ellinghaus. 

"Ordinarily,  introducing  a  guest 
speaker  is  a  rather  routine  task. 
You  just  tick  off  some  highlights 
from  the  bibliographical  material 
he  has  provided  you.  .  .However, 
when  the  persons  you're  introduc- 
ing is  your  father,  the  situation  is 
not  so  cut  and  dried.  You're  a  little 
more  emotionally  involved. .After 
all,  my  perspective  of  Bill  Ell- 
inghaus is  as  Bill  Ellinghaus  the 
man,  not  Bill  Ellinghaus  the 
Telephone  Man." 

It  was  with  these  words  that 
W.M.  Ellinghaus,  President  and 
Chief  Operating  Officer  of  the 
American  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Company,  was  introduc- 
ed to  the  WC  audience  on  Thurs- 
day, March  31  at  8  p.m. 

Noting  the  forum  in  which  he  was 
a  speaker,  Ellinghaus  in  which  he 
was  a  speaker,  Ellinghaus  began 
his  presentation  with  a  touch  of 
humor: 

"...I  believe  it  was  William 
James  who  said,  quote:  'I  am 
against  all  big  organizations  as 
such.'  And  since  I  represent  the 
biggest    company    in    the    world, 


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perhaps  you  can  understand  why  I 
approached  this  occasion  with 
some  trepidation." 

Shifting  into  a  more  serious  gear, 
Ellinghaus  then  went  on  to 
describe  one  of  -  if  not  the  most  im- 
portant happenings  in  the  world  of 
big  business  today  -  the  breakup  of 
the  Bell  System. 

"As  most  of  you  know,  the 
breakup  of  this  century-old 
business  was  set  in  motion  in 
January  1982  by  a  Consent  Decree 
between  AT&T  and  the  U.S. 
Department  of  Justice.  It  will 
culminate  January  1,  1984,  when 
AT&T  will  divest  the  local  portions 
of  its  22  Bell  operating  companies 
including  the  Chesapeake  and 
Potomac  Companies.  The  opera- 
tions that  are  being  divested  repre- 
sent roughly  three-fourths  of  our 
total  assests,  or  more  than  a  hun- 
dred billion  dollars." 

In  order  to  prevent  outsiders 
from  over-hastily  forming  a  view 
on  this  breakup,  Ellinghaus  laun- 
ched into  a  careful,  detailed, 
description  of  the  reasons  behind 
such  an  action.  Put  in  simple 
layman's  terms,  even  such  a  com- 
plex subject  was  placed  within  the 
grasp  of  the  average  student. 

The  decision  by  AT&T,  explained 
Ellinghaus,  was  dependent  upon 
several  circumstances.  One  of 
these  was  America's  growing 
avoidance  of  regulation,  and  the 
subsequent  shift  "toward  competi- 
tion in  regulated  industries."  The 
airline  and  trucking  industries 
were  both  cited  as  prime  examples 
of  this. 

Ellinghaus  then  added  another 
industry  to  that  list  -  telecom- 
munications. Yet  this  was  definite- 


ly not  the  only  factor  involved  in 
the  breakup.  Specifically  mention- 
ed by  the  speaker  was  a  fundamen- 
tal pressure  "for  changes  in  our  in- 
dustry, from  advances  in 
technology  especially  solid  state 
technology." 

"Over  the  years,"  Ellinghaus 
asserted,  these  changes  in 
technology  gradually  blurred  the 
boundaries  between  communica- 
tions and  data  processing." 

Although  technology  favored  this 
match,  politics  dictated  otherwise. 
Ellinghaus  pointed  out  that  it  caus- 
ed problems  for  the  government  in 
choosing  what  should  and  should 
norbe  regulated.  In  addition,  from 
AT  &  T's  standpoint,  "it  became  a 
one-sided  marriage."  Unregulated 
competitors  could  enter 
market  at  will,  but  we  could  ml 


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I  11UI  II'     C-IIU'II  J.      X   CI    1111J     *YOJ    «•,**.«»«.».  ^^^— ^— — 

Jerusalem,  Today  and  Tomorrow: 

Moskin  Exami 

i_    l._    ~    connral 

By  Steve  Bergenholtz 


"The  problem  is  to  keep  the  fires 
banked,"  stated  Robert  Moskin  in 
his  Wednesday  night  lecture  "The 
Future  of  Jerusalem."  He  realizes 
pragmatically  that  the  "Israelis 
are  not  going  to  give  up  Jerusalem. 
That  is  a  fact,"  but  will  not  call  the 
situation  hopeless.  He  suggests 
that  the  conflicting  demands  are 
not  final  but  merely  the  moves  and 
counter-moves  of  a  market  culture. 
Moskin  feels  that  the  important 
thing  is  to  keep  them  talking. 

Robert  Moskin  is  a  former 
reporter  for  "Look"  magazine  in 
the  Middle-East  and  the  author  of 
"Among  Lions,"  a  book  on  the  bat- 
tle of  Jerusalem.  He  spoke  at 
length  on  the  history  of  Jerusalem, 
and  the  Arab-Israeli  conflicts  over 
it.  When  Israel  was  first  formed 


Jerusalem  was  to  be  a  separat 
state;     a     corpus     separatum 
Although  this  idea  is  still  ottcm 
on  the  drawing  board,  it  has  pro" 
impractical  and  is  no  longer  acra 
ly  supported  by  anyone.  After 
1947   war,   in   which  neither 
could  take  the  city,  Jerusalem  » 
divided  (in  the  same  manner 
Dublin  or  Berlin)  with  the  oiac 
in  the  Arab  sector.  The  Arabs  tav 
a  return  to  this  arrangement. " 
seems  obvious  that  the  Israelis  i 
not  withdraw  voluntarily-  »°? 
also  deplores  the  idea  of  a  diw 
city.  "In  some  way,  in  some :  i 
these  people  must  learn  to 
together."   In  the  Six  Day 
Israel  took  all  of  Jerusalem  an 
West-Bank  of  the  Jordan,  vat 
the  problems  this  has  broUB  fl 
Israel,  Moskin  believes  tnai 
has  done  Jerusalem  ■"&"«*», 
It  has  "de-stagnated'  it.  «"° 


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By  Jeanmariel 

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Nuclear  Policy;  WoV&rS 
ty  .  The  speech,  delivered  to  a 
large  audience  in  Norman  James 
Auditorium,  as  part  of  thfc 
semester's  Lecture  Series  n™ 
gram,  was  directed  by  Dr.  Colin 
Dickson  and  funded  by  the  DanM 

fund  Wagner  visitors 

An  influential  figure  in  forming 

defense  policies  of  the  last  two 


nke  served  first  as  General  Counsel 
to  the  Dept.  of  Defense  from  1966  to 
1967,  and  then  as  Assistant 
,^c„retary  of  D«fense  from  1967  to 
1969  He  was  Chief  U.S.  Negotiator 
tor  the  Strategic  Arms  Limitation 
Talks  (SALT)  from  1977  to  1978 
and  was  former  Director  of  the 
U.S.  Arms  Control  &  Disarmament 
Agency. 

In  presenting  his  views  on 
nuclear  arms  control,  Warnke  ex- 
pressed his  concern  about  the  cur- 
rent proceedings  of  the  Reagan  Ad- 
ministration.   "By   initiating  two 


.,  Strategic  Arms 
Reduction  Talks  (START)  and 
lheatre  Nuclear  Forces  (TNF) 
talks,  we  have  artifically  split  up 
our  forces;  it  doesn't  matter  to  the 
Soviets  where  our  arms  comes 
from.  According  to  Warnke 
Reagan  s  "Zero  Option"  proposal 
will  not  be  successful  because  "it 
would  not  take  into  account' the 
very  many  other  forces  that  we 
could  deploy.  We  can't  get  the 
Soviets  to  negotiate  unless  they 
understand  the  whole  package 
because  they  want  a  quid  pro  quo  " 
According  to  Warnke,  the  major 


vns  Bell  System  Breakup 

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stray  beyond  the  confines  of  tradi- 
tional telephony  nor  even  make  use 
of  our  own  technological  innova- 
tion." 

As  this  conflict  grew,  so  did  feel- 
ings that  the  structures  of  the 
business  was  in  for  a  definite 
change. 

In  late  1981,  the  Justice  Depart- 
ment proposed  a  Consent  Decree 
designed  to  separate  the  locai 
telephone  business  from  AT&T. 
This  naturally  would  require  AT&T 
"to  divest  the  local  part  of  our  22 
operating  telephone  companies." 

The  decree  held  that  AT&T,  Bell 
Laboratories  and  Western  Electric 
would  remain  vertically  in- 
tegrated. Reluctantly,  AT&T 
agreed,  and  in  doing  so,  "set  the 
stage  for  the  most  complex  and  far- 
teaching  corporate  restructuring 


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Igture  of  Jerusalem 


the    history    of    American 
business." 

EUinghaus  then  outlined  in  detail 
how  the  restructuring  would 
operate,  and  also  provided  hs  own 
commentary  on  how  AT&T  was 
faring.  Despite  being  smaller,  he 
believes,  "it  retains  unified 
management  of  our  nationwide 
long-distance  networks 
preserves  the  close  relationship 
between  Bell  Laboratories  and 
Western  Electric  (and)  frees  us  to 
develop  out  technologies  to  the 
fullest  and  apply  them  in  new 
markets." 

Moving  into  the  present,  EU- 
inghaus reviewed  what  is  to  take 
place  between  now  and  the  time  of 
divestiture.  Although  "a  lot  of  work 
remains"  to  be  done,  plans  are  go- 
ing as  scheduled.  EUinghaus  was 
quick  to  point  out  that  AT&T  is  not 
selling  the  telephone  companies  as 
such,  but,  rather,  "spinning  them 
off"  to  be  independent.  In  addition, 
AT&T'  stockholders  can  rest 
assured  that  they  will  own  the 
same  assets  after  divestiture  as 
before.  However,  rather  than  just 
owning  stock  in  AT&T,  the  restruc- 
turing will  make  it  possible  to  own 
stock  in  eight  companies  -  "AT&T 
and  the  seven  regional  companies 
into  which  the  22  divested 
telephone  companies  will  be 
grouped." 

Shifting  subjects,  EUinghaus 
pointed  out  that  the  consent  Decree 
"doesn't  change  the  basic  factors 
affecting  telephone  rates." 
Although  these  costs  may  rise,  this 
is  in  no  way  related  to  the 
divestiture,  and  can  be  blamed  on 
inflation,  as  well  as  "the  introduc- 
tion of  competition." 


Israeli  Situation 


^ed  to  non-residents  when  divid- 
'■  has  now  been  opened  up  and 
*»  people  from  countries  of ficial- 
"t  war  with  Israel  visit  it.  For 
J  reason  Moskin  can  not  support 
[.  resolution  242,  which  would 
*n  divide  the  city. 

joskin  explained  that  the  con- 
"  over  Jerusalem  is  largely  a 
»oolic  one.  The  city  is  "of  no 
I pal  importance"  but  it  is  "the 
**e  center  of  the  three  major 
*wn  religions."  Jerusalem  is 
, e  a  "center  of  ideas."  This  is 
<» say  it  is  unimportant.  In  fact, 
*™  states  that  it  is  the  "Key  to 
Middle  East."  He  believes  that 
«,?™Pation  of  Jerusalem,  along 
"we  West  Bank  "gave  the  PLO 
^son  for  its  militarism,"  and  in 

way  is  responsible  for  all  con- 
vince the  Six  Day  War. 

skin  mentioned  several  possi- 


ble solutions  for  the  conflict  over 
Jerusalem,  including  a  division  of 
Jerusalem  into  autonomous 
Boroughs  under  a  central  authori- 
ty, but  he  did  not  recommend  any 
one  solution.  It  is  most  important 
he  suggests  to  "keep  people  think- 
ing about  it." 

The  most  lively  discussion  in  the 
question  and  answer  session  that 
followed  the  lecture  was  on  Israel's 
recent  invasion  of  Lebanon. 
Moskin  disapproves  of  the  move  as 
unnecessary  and  insufficient  to 
eliminate  the  PLO.  Perhaps  the 
most  important  question  raised, 
however,  is  the  fate  of  Jerusalem 
should  its  72  year  old  Labor  Party 
mayor  die.  Moskin  fears  that  the 
city  would  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
"confrontational"  Begin  factor. 

Moskin  ended  his  lecture  with  the 
"hope  that  no  one  will  ever  have  to 
fight  over  Jerusalem  again." 


He  also  stated  that  success  or 
failure  of  the  new  setup  is  depend- 
ed upon  making  the  public  unders- 
tand  the  reasons  for  the 
divestiture.  (The  "let's  talk" 
advertisements  are  the  company's 
latest  attempt  to  promote  such  an 
understanding. ) 

"The  biggest  changes  for  most 
customers  will  be  not  in  the  price 
or  quality  of  telephone  service,"  he 
stressed,  "but  in  the  way  you  obtain 
telecommunications  service."  To 
this  end,  customers  will  be  able  to 
have  and  multiply  points  of  contact 
for  the  services  they  need,  putting 
an  end  to  '  'one  stop  shopping." 

In  concluding  his  speech,  EU- 
inghaus noted  that  divestiture  was 
indeed  a  drastic  measure,  yet  it 
was  also  "the  best  solution 
available"  to  AT&T.  In  addition, 
the  companies  involved  "are  com- 
mitted to  making  it  work...  (we) 
are  just  too  critical  to  permit 
anything  less  than  a  smooth  transi- 
tion and  a  continuation  of  top-notch 
communications  service." 

Thus,  the  changeover  wsa 
necessary  to  insure  an  important 
company  could  keep  up  with  a 
changing  world.  EUinghaus  is  op- 
timistic about  its  continued  suc- 
cess. 

"In  short,  I  am  confident  we  can  - 
-  and  will  -  make  things  work." 


---  has  stalled  nuclear 
arms  negotiations  has  been  our  in- 
ability to  understand  the  purpose  of 
nuclear  weapons.  "We  have  to 
decide  what  we  want  our  nuclear 
weapons  to  do.  No  scientists  feels 
that  we  can  have  a  major  curtain 
that  will  protect  us  against  the 
Soviets,  and  despite  what  was  sug- 
gested in  the  summer  of  1982  there 
is  no  way  to  fight  a  limited  and  pro- 
tected nuclear  war." 

Warnke  quickly  pointed  out  that 
'  nuclear  weapons  are  not  an 
answer  to  international  security 
neither  are  they  a  panacea.  When 
we  had  a  nuclear  monopoly  we 
couldn't  prevent  the  Soviets  from 
invading    Hungary 

NnemS»2VaKkia'  K.  Af«hanistan! 
No  matter  how  abhorrent  Mutual 
Assured  Destruction  (MAD) 
seems,  it's  our  only  assurance 
against  nuclear  warfare."  To  fur- 
ther elucidate  his  point  Warnke  ad- 
ded, "The  purpose  of  nuclear 
weapons  is  to  see  that  the  Soviets 
can  t  use  their  weapons.  Any  at- 
tempt to  achieve  nuclear  superiori- 

nu-i..  Sa;?'  "wi"  a<*elerate 
nuclearwar. 

In    advocating    nuclear    arms 

th!t\t°ns'   Warnke   sueees'ed 

shm.lrt        PKeSent    ad""nistration 

(START?!I,n!ne  'he  (TNF)  and 
(START)  talks,  and  listen  to  our 

European  allies.  "We  have  friends, 

the  Soviets  have  none.  The  most 

important  consideration  is  to  see 

that  our  alliance  stay  intact.  The 

fo°rTh»  nee"°  W,here  near  a  mat<* 

h     ,/  US'  and  its  fr'ends,  why 

should  we  continue  a  contest  in  the 

only  held  in  which  they  can  match 

In  conclusion  Warnke  added 
the  important  thing  is  to  see  to  it 
hat  whatever  is  done,  is  done  on 
the  basis  of  agreement;  it's  the 
strongest  thing  we  have.  Anything 
we  do  that  is  incompatible  will  br- 
ing governments  that  are  pro-U  S 
against  us.  It's  co-existence  or  non- 
existence." 


Don't  Forget 

BUSH 

9:30  A.M.  Saturday 

(From  of  Dining  Hall) 


ALL  YOU  WHO  ARE  WEARY 
AND  BURDENED 

COME 

to  First  Baptist  Church 
for  our 

REVIVAL 


with  Evangelist 

Dr.  John  Somers 

Sunday,  April  17 

through 

Friday,  April  22 

7  p.m.  each  evening 

First  Baptist  Church  of  Chestertown 
Morgnec  Rd.,  next  to  Magnolia  Hall 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  15, 1983  -  Page  6_  _ 

Security  Sponsors  Student  Sobriety  Testing 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
The  WC  Security  Staff,  under  the 
direction  of  Jim  Quinn,  recently 
gave  several  students  the  chance  to 
find  out  just  how  much  alcohol  they 
could  drink  before  legally  being 
considered  under  the  influence.  It 
was  all  part  of  the  program  held  in 
the  C-House  on  Thursday,  April  11, 
which  also  included  a  fashion  show 
and  student-faculty  auction. 

Using  a  "breathalyzer"  test, 
Quinn  and  Trooper  First  Class, 
Earl  Beville,  took  a  number  of  stu- 
dent volunteers  (all  of  whom  had 
consumed     various     amounts     of 


alcohol  during  the  evening),  and 
tested  for  the  amount  of  alcohol  in 
their  bloodstream.  Of  these  par- 
ticipants, Quinn  notes,  two  were 
found  to  be  legally  under  the  in- 
fluence and,  should  they  have  been 
behind  the  wheel  of  a  car,  could 
have  been  accused  of  driving  while 
intoxicated. 

"The  strange  thing,"  remarks 
Quinn,  "was  the  fact  that  neither  of 
those  students  considered 
themselves  drunk  at  all.  That's 
why,  I  think,  the  test  was  so  impor- 
tant." 

He  adds  that  the  response  of  peo- 
ple when  asked  to  participate  "was 


so  great  that  we  were  turning 
students  down;  I  was  very  pleased 
with  the  reaction  we  got." 

Although  he  admits  that  his 
motive  in  administering  the  test 
was  to  alert  students  to  the  dangers 
of  drinking  too  much,  too  quickly, 
Quinn  added  that  part  of  this  stem- 
med from  an  automobile  accident 
last  year,  in  which  several  college 
students,  who  had  been  drinking, 
attempted  to  drive.  The  results 
were  nearly  fatal. 

"We  almost  lost  them,"  he 
reflects.  "I  never  want  that  to  hap- 
pen again." 


The  William  James  Forum  Presents: 
Its  Twentieth  Anniversary  Lecture 

NORMAN  E.  BOWIE 

Founder  and  director  of  the  center  for  the 
Study  of  Values  at  the  University  of  Delaware. 

Former  executive  secretary  of 
American  Philosophical  Society 

"The  Stereotyping  of  Persons" 


Wednesday,  April  20,  1983 
8:00  p.m.      Hynson  Lounge 


DJ'S 

BREAKFAST  LUNCH 
DINNER 

FAMOUS  SUNDAY 
BRUNCH 

"Priced  Right" 

111  CROSS  ST.  fl 

downtown  778-5876 


Student  center  offered 
voluntary  breathalizer  tests. 


HAIRPORT 

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FAMILY  HAIR  CUTTERS 
AND  STYIING 
PERMANENT  WAVES 


HOURS:  OPEN  6  DAYS 

A  WEEK 
MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


Question:   What  do  you  think  of  RA's    not    being    allowed    to    be  electea president 
~ -  •  •        * 


Chris,  Graduating  Chronic  Under- 
achieve^ Towson 

I  don't  care.  I  think  they're  over- 
achievers  trying  to  find  something 
to  Dut  on  their  job  resumes. 


Tom  Deane,  Freshman,  Stanton, 

Virginia 

It  is  an  insignificant  decision  with 

no  real  importance  or  relevance  to 

anything. 


Sally  Motycka,  Connecticut,  Senior 
If  student  affairs  wants  to  play 
Mom  and  Dad  then  let  them,  but  in 
the  mean  time  a  real  student  would 
put  up  a  fight. 


Laura  T.  Mooney,  Rockville,  Md-, 

Sophomore 

I  don't  understand  their  reasoning 

behind  this  decision.  Who's  to  say 

that  an  RA  can't  also  handle  other 

responsibilities? 


Brother  Morris  Cerullo  and  the 
Seeking  Jews,  Boise  Idaho 
I  think  it  is  unfair,  perhaps  restric- 
tive; on  the  other  hand,  I  feel  that  it 
is  important  because  being  an  RA 
might  cause  the  President  to  be 
biased  because  he  is  paid  as  an  RA. 
Money  and  politics  don't  mix. 


Mary  Helen  Holzgang,  Freshman, 
Baltimore,  MD 

The  students  elect  their  president 
executives  and  Student  Affairs 
selects  the  RA's.  Why  shouldn't 
both  groups  be  allowed  to  have 
their  first  choice? 


Kelly   McHugh,   Camp  Hill,    Pa., 

Freshman 

I  think  it's  a  good  idea  —  there  isn't 

enough  time  in  a  day  to  be  SGA 

president  and  an  RA. 


Dan     Coon,     Rockville, 
Sophomore 

1  would  think  that  someone  who 
was  rated  president  of  SGA  would 
seem  to  me  to  be  very  qualified  to 
be  an  RA,  and  perhaps  should  be  an 
RA  because  he  would  be  more 
aware  of  what  is  going  on. 


Week's  Events 

Philosopher  Author 

On  Friday,  April  15,  at  2:30  p.m. 
in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  Robert 
Heilbroner  will  discuss  his  book 
The  Worldly  Philosophers,  and  at 
3:30  p.m.  he  will  lead  a  discussion 
on  researching,  editing,  and 
publishing    books. 

Drama  Production 

The  Washington  College  Depart- 
ment of  Drama  will  perform  the 
ribald  comedy  "Habeas  Corpus"  in 
Tawes  Theatre  Friday  through 
Sunday,  April  15,  16,  and  17,  at  8 
p.m.  each  evening. 

Student  Recital 

Washington  College  student 
Jerry  Smith  will  perform  a  piano 
recital  including  selections  by 
Beethoven,  Chopin,  and  Hindemith 
on  Sunday,  April  17,  at  4  p.m.  in 
Norman  James  Theatre. 

Dictionary  Editor 

The  editor  of  a  five-volume  "Dic- 
tionary of  American  Regional 
English"  soon  to  be  published  will 
deliver  a  talk  entitled  "Tracking 
Regional  Words  -  The  Eastern 
Shore"  at  WC.  Frederic  Cassidy 
who  has  directed  the  project  since 
it  began  in  1965,  will  speak  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  on  Monday 
April  18,  at  8  p.m. 

Open  Season  II 

President  Cater  will  hold  an  open 
discussion  with  Washington  Col- 
lege staff  members  on  Wednesday, 
April  20,  at  4:00  p.m.,  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  Please  plan  to  join  the 
President  for  tea  and  discussion. 

Student  Recital 

Students  of  music  at  Washington 
College  will  present  a  recital  of 
vocal  and  instrumental  selections 
at  the  campus  in  Chestertown  on 
Wednesday,  April  20.  John 
McDanolds  of  Kennedyville  and  Ar- 
thur Smith  of  Salisbury  are  two  of 
the  students  who  will  perform  at 
Tawes  Theatre  in  Gibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  at  8  p.m. 


Dance 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  AprU  15, 1983  -  Page  7 


WC  Leaps  On  Stage  Next  Week 


The  Washington  College  Dance 
Company  will  present  the  annual 
spring  dance  concert  on  Thursday 
and  Friday,  April  21  and  22  in 
Tawes  Theater  at  8:00  p.m.  A 
special  matinee  performance  on 
Thursday  at  1:15  p.m.  will  in- 
troduce school  children  in  Kent  and 
surrounding  counties  to  the  art  of 
dance  and  provide  the  students- 
with  an  opportunity  to  experience 

Drama 


live  theater.  Approximately  500 
students  are  expected  to  attend. 
The  matinee  performance  is  free  of 
charge.  The  evening  performances 
are  $2  for  adults;  children  and  WC 
students  free. 

•  The  program  includes  dances  in 
a  variety  of  forms  including  jazz 
modern  dance,  folk  dance,  ballet' 
and  musical  theater  dance.  Among 
the  dances  to  be  performed  are 


'Habeas  Corpus'  Opens  Tonight 


Playwright  Alan  Bennett's 
popular  "Habeas  Corpus"  will  be 
performed  by  an  all-student  cast  in 
Washington  College's  Tawes 
Theatre  Friday  through  Sunday, 
April  15,  16,  and  17,  at  8  p.m.  The 
public  is  invited  to  attend. 

First  performed  a  decade  ago, 
"Habeas  Corpus"  achieved  suc- 
cess in  both  London  and  New  York 
theaters.  New  York  critics  describ- 
ed it  as  a  ribald  and  rowdy  cross 
between  farce,  burlesque,  and 
restoration  comedy. 

The  antics  of  a  "permissive 
society"  are  taken  to  task  by 
author  Bennett  through  a  maze  of 
ill-fated  pursuits  and  mistaken 
identities.  The  characters,  as 
varied  and  farcial  as  the  situations 
in  which  they  find  themselves,  in- 
clude a  doctor  with  more  than  a 
professional  interest  in  his  pa- 
tients, his  spinster  sister  who 
yearns  only  for  a  larger  bust,  a 
clergyman  who  yearns  for  the 
spinster,  a  young  man  who  swit- 
ches from  one  terminal  illness  to 
another  until  he  is  captured  by  a 


young  woman  who  needs  a  husband 
in  a  hurry,  a  titled  lady  with  a 
secret  past,  and  a  maid  who  con- 
siders herself  Fate. 

"Habeas  Corpus"  is  directed  by 
Timothy  Maloney,  chairman  of  the 
college's  Department  of  Drama. 
Included  in  the  cast  are  seniors 
David  Gorman,  Brenda  Poteat, 
J.R.  Porter,  and  Denise  Dankert; 
sophomores  Doug  Rose  and  Marge 
Betley;  and  freshmen  Lisa  Car- 
nahan,  ZoeLynne  Weil,  Jeff  Har- 
rison, and  David  Crowley. 


"Pippin,"  "Sing,  Sing,  Sing," 
"Swan  Lake  Revisited,"  "Window 
to  the  World,"  a  suite  of 
Elizabethan  dances  including 
Pavanes  and  Galliards,  and  a  suite 
entitled  "The  Days  of  Future  Pass- 
ed." The  Early  Music  Ensemble 
under  the  direction  of  Amzie 
Parcell  will  accompany  the 
Elizabethan  Dances. 

The  ensemble  of  dedicated 
students  of  dance  work  under  the 
artistic  direction  of  Karen  Lynn 
Smith,  associate  professor  at  the 
college.  Participating  in  the  pro- 
gram are  Marie  Bernoske,  Pia 
Bonaparte,  Sally  Brown,  Jeff 
Donahoe,  Steve  Haje,  Andy 
Macera,  Monica  Piatt,  John 
Porter,  Leslie  Raimond  and 
McKerrow  Talcott. 


Just  a  Reminder... 

The  registrar's  office  would  like 
to  remind  students,  if  they  have  not 
yet  pre-registered  for  classes  for 
next  fall,  to  see  their  academic  ad- 
visor and  return  the  registration 
materials  to  the  Registrar's  Office 
as  soon  as  possible. 


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Washington  College  Spring  Concert 

*  Skip  Castro  LIVE  * 

Wednesday,  April  27, 9:00  p.m. 
in  the  Dining  Hall 

*4. 00  Students 
$7. 00  Non-Students 

Beverages  Will  Be  Available 

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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  15, 1983  -  Page  8 


Sho'men  Lacrosse  Boosts  Record 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  men's  lacrosse  team  travell- 
ed to  Baltimore  on  Wednesday 
April  6  to  play  Loyola  College.  With 
a  13-7  victory,  the  Shoremen 
boosted  their  record  to  5-2. 

Offensively  the  stickmen  were 
once  again  superb.  The  scoring 
was  very  balanced  as  six  goals 
were  scored  in  the  first  half  and 
seven  in  the  second.  The  Shoremen 
also  outmatched  the  Greyhounds  in 
shots  on  goal  (56-29).  Scoring  the. 
goals  for  WC  were  Walker  Taylor 
and  Jeff  Kauffman  with  three; 
Dave  Michalski  and  Dickie  Grieves 
with  two;  and  Chris  Nelson,  Kevin 
Giblin  and  John  Nostrant  with  one. 
In  addition  Grieves  had  three 
assists  and  Kauffman  had  two. 

As  usual  the  defense  performed 
excellently  throughout  the  game. 
Their  superior  play  was  reflected 
in  the  small  number  of  shots  on 
goal  by  Loyola.  Greg  Baker  also 
had  a  fine  game  in  the  cage  for  the 
stickmen  as  he  recorded  thirteen 
saves. 

In  Saturday's  contest  the 
Shoremen  completely  dominated 
an  inferior  Hampden-Sydney  Col- 
lege as  they  won  12-1.  This  win  was 
WC's  fifth  straight.  The  defense  did 
a  fantastic  job  at  preventing  their 
opponents  from  shooting.  Of  par- 
ticular note  are  defensemen  Tim 
Cloud,  Mike  Cranston,  Bob  Tutella, 
and  Steve  Beville.  Hapden-Sydney 
was  limited  to  only  21  shots  on  goal 

_-'  ■  ssic^s**^  ■ 


and  most  of  them  were  far  off  the 
mark.  Through  the  first  three 
quarters,  goalie  Greg  Baker  had  to 
make  only  eight  saves,  and  in  the 
fourth  quarter  Jim  Beardmore 
made  only  one  save.  On  the  other 
hand,  Hampden-Sydney's  goalie 
Eddie  Cameron  made  twenty 
saves.  The  Shoremen  fired 
seventy-five  shots  at  Cameron  and 
the  cage  he  was  defending. 

Combining  for  the  Shoremen's 
goals  were  Chris  Nelson  and 
Dickie  Grieves  with  three,  Kevin 
Giblin  and  Jeff  Kauffman  with  two, 
and  Walker  Taylor  and  Tommy 
Gaines  with  one.  Grieves,  Taylor 
and  Gaines  also  had  one  assist 
each.  In  addition  the  scoring  was 
evenly  spread  out  over  the  entire 
game  which  demonstrates  the 
stickmen's  consistency. 

The  Shoremen  continued  their 
winning  streak  against  Franklin  on 
Wednesday.  The  19-8  win  over  the 
extremely  inferior  F&M  squad, 
lifted  the  Shoremen's  record  to  7-2. 

This  game  provided  a  good  op- 
portunity for  the  second  and  third 
teams  to  get  in  a  lot  of  playing 
time.  Everybody  that  was  suited- 
up  for  the  contest  played  in  the 
game. 

The  stickmen  are  really  playing 
as  a  team,  and  they  demonstrated 
it  from  the  opening  face-off.  They 
came  out  firing.  Forty-seven  shots 
were  launched  at  the  F&M  goal. 
With  the  opponent's  goalie  recor- 
ding sixteen  saves  and  letting  nine- 
teen get  past  him,  the  Shoremen 
showed  good  shot  accuracy. 


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1  jorosse  undefeated  for  the  week. 


Women's  Tennis: 


Team  Retains  Winning  Record 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

WC's  women's  tennis  team  drop- 
ped their  match  to  Western 
Maryland  College  last  week,  and 
defeated  Essex  Community  Col- 
lege this  past  Tuesday. 

The  Western  Maryland  match 
was  a  particularly  tough  one  since 
HI  seed  Debbie  McFarlan  did  not 
play.  Each  player  had  to  move  up 
one  spot. 

The  only  victory  for  the 
Shorewomen  was  at  #4  singles 
where  Suzanne  Niemeyer  defeated 
her  opponent  6-1,  7-6.  Other  close 
matches  were  at  H3,  H5,  and  #6 
singles,  as  well  as  #1  doubles. 
Aimee  Harrison  (#3)  played  well  in 
a  three  set  loss;  6-2,  3-6,  2-6.  At  Hb 
singles,  Wendy  Wilkerson  also  lost 
in  three  sets;  4-6,  7-5,  0-6.  Wilkerson 
put  up  a  tough  fight  at  #6  as  she  was 
downed  5-7,  5-6.  The  n  doubles 
team  of  Laura  Pierson  and 
Suzanne  Niemeyer  gave  a  gallant 
effort  as  they  lost  6-3, 1-6,  5-7. 

In  the  Essex  match,  the 
Shorewomen  lost  the  first  three 
singles,  but  were  triumphant  in  the 
remaining  six  contests.  The  6-3  vic- 


Leading  the  way  in  scoring  was 
Jeff  Kauffman,  who  played  an  ex- 
cellent game  totalling  six  goals. 
Dickie  Grieves  was  next  in  line  of 
the  twelve  players  who  combined 
in  the  scoring  efforts.  He  con- 
tributed three  goals  and  four 
assists.  Following  Grieves  were 
Kevin  Giblin  and  Dave  Michalski 
who  each  scored  two  goals,  and 
Giblin  also  had  one  assist.  Then 
came  six  stickmen  who  scored 
once.  They  were  Chris  Nelson  (who 
also  recorded  an  assist),  Walker 
Taylor,  Tommy  Gaines,  Tommy 
Adams,  Rick  Brocato,  and  Jerry 
Robinowitz.  In  addition  Trey 
D'Ambrogi  and  defenseman  Steve 
Beville  both  had  an  assist. 

All  three  goalies  got  playing  time 


in  the  cage  for  WC.  Greg  Baker 
played  the  first  quarter  allowing 
only  three  balls  to  slip  by  him  for 
goals.  Jim  Beardmore  started  and 
played  most  of  the  second  half.  He 
too  did  a  good  job,  also  permitting 
only  three  shots  to  escape  his 
grasp.  With  about  five  minutes  re- 
maining, Larry  Boehm  took  the 
position  of  defending  the  goal.  Con- 
sidering his  lack  of  playing  time, 
he  too  did  an  admirable  job.  Fur- 
thermore, the  defense  performed 
outstandingly  as  they  forced 
almost  50%  of  the  F&M's  shots 
wide  of  the  goal.  The  stockmen 
travel  to  Roanoke  College  on  Satur- 
day for  their  next  contest,  the  next 
step  in  route  to  the  division 
playoffs. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Lynn  Attias 

Representing  the  women's 
Lacrosse  team  are  co-athlete's  of 
the  week,  as  well  as  co-captains  of 
the  team,  Kate  Rappaport  and  Pol- 
ly White.  Kate,  a  senior,  and  Polly, 
a  junior,  are  both  from  Maryland 
and  have  been  playing  Lacrosse 
since  High  School.  Together  they 
are  representing  the  relatively 
young  Lacrosse  team,  coached  by 
Nancy  Dick,  assisted  by  Kathy 
Waye. 

Because  of  the  team  effort  in- 
volved in  Women's  Lacrosse, 
Coach  Dick  was  very  reluctant  to 
pick  one  outstanding  athlete. 
"Women's  Lacrosse  is  very  much  a 
team  game...  we  have  at  least  7  at- 
tack players  who  can  score  at  any 


time."  This  appears  to  be  the 
team's  strength,  shown  in  the  first 
3  games  that  the  Shoremen  have 
played,  and  won.  "The  teams  that 
win  are  the  teams  that  play  as  a 
unit,  and  this  team  plays  as  a  very 
cohesive  unit,"  said  Coach  Dick. 

Co-captain  Polly  White  feels  that 
the  team's  success  if  largely  due  to 
the  addition  of  the  freshmen.  "With 
their  experience,  they  have  proven 
to  be  a  tremendous  asset  to  the 
team,  plus  the  fact  that  the  return- 
ing players  are  used  to  playing 
with  each  other."  Kate  Rappaport 
adds,  "We  have  a  great  team  and 
really  good  players,  but  we  could 
still  be  a  lot  better  than  we  are.  I 
hope  that  we  do  go  undefeated  this 
year;  it  will  be  a  team  effort  if  we 
do." 


tory    gave    the    netwomen    a    3-2 
record. 

Laura  Pierson,  Kim  Manley,  and 
Aimee  Harrison  all  went  three  sets 
before  they  were  defeated.  The  key 
match  for  WC  was  at  #4  singles 
where  Suzanne  Niemeyer  fought 
back  from  deficits  in  both  sets  to 
win  7-5,  6-4.  Wendy  Wilkerson  (#5) 
and  Fanny  Hobba  (#6)  both  played 
excellent  matches  as  they  won  6-1, 
6-1  and  6-1, 6-2  respectively. 

The  doubles  matches  were  all 
well  played  by  the  Shorewomen. 
Laura  Pierson  and  Suzanne 
Niemeyer  teamed  up  at  #1.  They 
played  an  excellent  come  back  con- 
test, and  won  6-3,  7-5.  Kim  Manley 
and  Wendy  Wilkerson  played 
together  for  the  first  time  and 
defeated  their  opponents  at  #2 
doubles  6-0,  6-1.  At  #3  Laura  Wood 
and  Isabelle  Flynn  played  im- 
pressively as  they  won  6-1,  6-2. 
Coach  Penny  Fall  commented, 
"Having  not  played  at  all  since  last 
Wednesday  because  of  the  bad 
weather,  it  was  a  particularly  nice 
win."  She  continued,  "I  am  very 
pleased  with  our  play.  We  have 
made  excellent  progress,  but  are 
still  a  long  way  from  our  potential 
as  a  team." 


The    #    Elm 


1/olumt  54,  TUngen.  22 


TVtufoujto*  &Ua)e 


TudMf  Aput  22,  WX3 


Combes  and  Glassman  to  Head  SGA 


by  Amy  Self  ert 

Assistant  Editor 
In  the  Student  Government  Elec- 
tions held  Wednesday,  April  20, 
former  Vice-President  Barry 
Glassman  was  elected  SGA  Presi- 
dent from  a  pool  of  four  con- 
tenders. Melissa  Combes  was 
elected  Vice-President,  and  Kelly 
Hardesty  running  unopposed  won 
the  position  of  Secretary.  Although 
Pete  Shafer  was  running  unoppos- 


Development  office  in  order  to  get 
a  better  sense  of  their  career  goals. 
Combes  also  plans  to  make  the 
new  Business  program  a  major 
priority  of  the  SAB.  In  addition,  she 
intends  to  enforce  a  stricter  atten- 
dance policy  at  SAB  meetings  and 
work  to  have  the  SAB  and  the 
representatives  from  the  various 
academic  major  build  a  strong 
workable  academic  base  for  the 
College.  Combes  notes,  "It's  get- 


she'll  have  to  deal  with  is  the  new 
alcohol  policy.  Hughes  also  plans  to 
•initiate  more  activities  to  keep  peo- 
ple on  campus.  She  would  like  to 
organize  more  trips  to  professional 
athletic  events  such  as  the  Capitals 
and  Blast  games. 

Greg  Joyner  will  assist  Hughes 
in  the  organization  of  social  ac- 
tivities. Having  proven  a  suc- 
cessful freshman  class  president, 
organizing  several  events  such  as 
the  freshmen-faculty  tea  and  the 
decorations  for  the  Birthday  Ball, 
Joyner  plans  to  be  active  in 
organizing  SGA  events. 

The  race  for  the  office  of  Presi- 
dent proved  to  be  especially  close 
this  year  with  Glassman  winning 
by  less  than  thirty  votes  over  se- 
cond place  Kim  Herrman.  The  can- 
didacy for  SGA  President  proved  a 
source  for  further  controversy  as  a 
result  of  the  recently  implemented 


rule  concerning  the  barring  of  SGA 
President  from  the  position  of  RA. 
If  candidate  Fran  Lucia  had  been 
elected,  the  new  policy  could  have 
been  put  to  the  test. 

Regarding  the  new  policy,  Presi- 
dent Cater  states,  "I  undestand 
and  support  the  Dean  of  Students' 
decision  about  the  obligation  of 
RA's.  On  the  other  hand,  I  do  not 
feel  that  a  student  should  be  bar- 
red by  financial  need  from  com- 
peting for  the  Presidency  of  the 
SGA.  This  is  an  important  and  time 
consuming  job  of  leadership  and  is 
of  great  importance  to  the  student 
body  and  College.  Therefore,  I 
have  requested  Vice-President 
Hessey  to  make  necessary  ar- 
rangements in  the  allocations  to 
SGA  so  that  the  President  and 
others  working  officers  will  be  able 
to  receive  an  increased  stipend. 


Trusheim  Steps  Down 


The  new  SGA  executive  board  consists  of:  Jon  Adams,  Missy 
Combes,  Kelley  Hardesty,  Barry  Glassman,  Lucie  Hughes,  and 
Greg  Joyner. " 


ed  for  Treasurer  as  of  Tuesday 
night,  on  election  day  Jonathan 
Adams  waged  a  strong  write-in 
campaign  and  captured  the  office 
from  Shafer.  Lucie  Hughes  was 
elected  Social  Chairman  with  Greg 
Joyner  as  Assistant  Social  Chair- 
man, both  having  run  unopposed. 

As  President,  Glassman  has 
already  outlined  several  plans  for 
the  next  year.  He  hopes  to  establish 
an  open  door  government  by  in- 
volving more  non-SGA  elected 
students  in  SGA  activities. 
Glassman  also  plans  to  work  with 
the  fraternal  organizations  to  buy 
and  operate  a  concession  stand  in 
the  future  pool  complex. 

As  Glassman  conducted  his 
door  to  door  campaign,  he  found  a 
great  deal  of  dissatisfaction  among 
students  regarding  Student  Affairs 
as  well  as  the  new  alcohol  policy. 
As  a  result,  Glassman  intends  to  in- 
vestigate student's  lack  of  con- 
fidence in  Student  Affairs. 

Glassman  also  states  that  "This 
year's  election  was  shoddily  run  as 
a  result  of  the  extension  made  in 
the-  deadline  for  application 
without  any  input  by  the  SGA  or  the 
executive  board."  Next  year 
Glassman  hopes  to  avoid  a  similar 
situation. 

Having  recently  chaired  the  suc- 
cessful Student-Faculty  auction, 
newly  elected  Vice-President 
Missy  Combes  has  also  outlined 
several  plans  for  the  Student 
Academic  Board  which  she  will  be 
responsible  for  the  upcoming  year. 
Combes  plans  to  encourage 
students  from  their  freshman  year 
to  work  with  Mr.  Lea  of  the  Career 


ting  easier  and  easier  to  fail  out  of 
Washington  College." 

Both  Kelly  Hardesty  as 
Secretary  and  Jonathan  Adams  as 
Treasurer  do  not  plan  to  make  any 
major  alterations  in  their  offices. 
Adams  does  states,  "I  do  intend  to 
make  sure  we  stay  in  the  black, 
without  stifling  any  of  our  ac- 
tivities." 

As  Social  Chairman,  Lucie 
Hughes    feels    the    biggest    thing 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 
Dale  Trusheim,  WC's  current  Ac- 
ting Director  of  Admissions,  has 
announced  that,  in  all  probability, 
he  will  not  be  returning  to  his  post 
in  Bunting  Hall  next  year.  This 
decision,  says  Trusheim,  is  based 
on  the  demands  of  his  present  work 
load.  (In  addition  to  holding  the 
aforementioned  administrative 
position,  he  has  been  attempting  to 
find  time  in  which  to  write  his  doc- 
toral thesis.)  These  duties, 
however,  have  proven  incompati- 
ble. Despite  having  already  done  a 
substantial  amount  of  work  on  his 
dissertation,  Trusheim  is  worried 
that  spending  another  year  in  his 
full-time  job  will  make  it  imDossi- 


ble   for   him   to   meet   his   thesis 
deadline. 

"I'm  at  the  point  now,  where  I 
have  gotten  a  great  deal  of  work 
done.  It  would  be  the  wrong  deci- 
sion to  let  it  ride."  He  notes  that  the 
standard  due  date  for  such  a  pro- 
ject is  seven  years  after  leaving 
graduate  school  (in  this  case,  the 
University  of  Delaware),  and  adds 
that  "I'll  be  going  into  the  seventh 
year  and  jeopardizing  my  own  pro- 
spects if  I  did  stay  around."  He 
also  hopes  to  incorporate  his  thesis, 
which  focuses  on  the  SAT  and  its 
use  by  college  admissions  pro- 
grams, into  a  book. 
LOOKING  BACK  AND  MOVING 
ON 

Although   these    responsibilities 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Casey  Letter  Finalists  Announced 


by  Jeff  Alderson 
Editor-in-chief 

After  months  of  anticipation,  the 
final  decision  has  been  made  on  the 
letter  contest  for  the  Eugene  B. 
Casey  Building.  Karen  Perkinson 
and  Dr.  Guy  Goodfellow  were 
chosen  as  first  place  winners  in  the 
student  and  faculty  categories 
respectively. 

Casey  announced,  "I  have  decid- 
ed...to  contribute,  at  this  time,  an 
indoor  pool  somewhere  near  the 
present  gymnasium."  He  con- 
tinued by  stating  that  he  also  plans 
to  construct  an  additional  building, 
"after  the  updating  of  the  master 
plan  for  Washington  College  cur- 
rently underway  has  been  com- 
pleted, including  recommended 
renovations  of  present  buildings." 

In  her  letter,  Perkinson  sug- 
gested a  pool  as  well  as,  possibly  a 
newer  and  bigger  art  building  or  a 
conference  room  big  enough  to  ac- 
comodate the  entire  campus. 
"Whatever  decision  is  made,"  she 


stated,  "must  be  based  on  the 
future,  what  will  bring  students  in 
and  what  will  keep  them  here." 

Goodfellow  presented  a  different 
aspect  with  his  hopes  for  the 
building.  He  feels  that  the  struc- 
ture should,  "symbolize  the  vitality 
of  the  college  as  it  moves  into  its 
third  century  of  service." 

In  his  letter,  Goodfellow  noted 
the  absence  of  an  "authentic  eigh- 
teenth century  building,"  which  he 
feels  has  "diminished  our  image  as 
a  two  hundred  year  old  collegiate 
institution."  He  went  on  to  stress 
the  importance  of  location  as  well 
as  a  variety  of  facilities  to  be  con- 
tained in  the  building. 

Second  place  student  winner, 
Kathy  Wurzbacher  also  suggested 
a  pool  in  the  multi-purpose  athletic 
facility.  Second  place  faculty  win- 
ner, Dr.  Margaret  Horsley,  sug- 
gested a  new  computer  complex 
open  for  use  by  anyone  in  a  par- 
ticular major.  Both  Wurzbacher 
and  Horsley  included  in  their  pro- 
posals meeting  rooms  and  lounges 


for  students  and  faculty  to  con- 
gregate. 

Third  place  went  to  Deborah  Ortt 
and  Dr.  John  Miller.  Ortt,  like  the 
majority  of  students  suggested  a 
pool  with  the  condition  that  the 
landscape  of  the  college  not  be  af- 
fected. Miller  suggested  a  building 
which  encourages  the  exchange  of 
ideas  and  facilitates  the  stimula- 
tion of  concern  about  important 
political,  cultural,  scientific  and 
philosophical  issues." 

President  Cater  was  pleased 
with  the  number  of  entries  and  ex- 
presses his  thanks  to  Mr.  Casey. 
"The  trustees  and  I  are  over- 
whelmed by  Mr.  Casey's  generosi- 
ty," Cater  stated.  "We  are  moving 
diligently  to  attempt  to  begin  con- 
struction by  summer  with  the  high 
hopes  that  the  pool  will  be  in  use  by 
next  winter." 

Cater  continued,  "This  is  a  great 
"day  for  Washington  College.  We 
are  grateful  to  Mr.  Casey,  and,  as 
he  indicates,  Mr.  Isreal  Cohen." 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  22, 1983  -  Page  2 

What  a  Year... 

After  two  semesters  and  twenty-two  issues  my  reign  as 
Editor-in-chief  of  The  Elm  has  come  to  an  end.  Looking  back  on 
the  many  trials  and  tribulations,  I  can't  say  that  I'll  leave  with 
any  regrets. 

Between  a  new  president  and  a  new  state  alcohol  law, 
Washington  College  has  undergone  many  changes,  some 
drastic.  The  Elm  has  attempted  to  keep  the  student  body  in- 
formed of  these  changes  and  has  allowed  several  students  to  air 
their  disgruntled  opinions  of  the  new  policies. 

Many  people  have  been  extremely  cooperative  this  year  and  I 
would  like  to  thank  them  all.  Mark  Slater's  contribution  on 
those  mornings  when  I  couldn't  find  the  pictures  I  needed  and 
his  undying  support  and  advice  ail  year  have  made  things 
tolerable.  Professor  Thomas  Cousineau  had  the  tough  job  of  ad- 
vising The  Elm  staff  and  had  to  learn  along  with  the  rest  of  us. 
His  guidance  and  administrative  help  was  above  and  beyond 
the  call  of  duty.  (Not  bad  for  a  first  year  man! )  Everyone  in  the 
business  office  also  helped  things  run  smoothly. 

Of  course  the  year  was  not  without  difficulties.  Criticism,  as 
usual,  abounded.  To  those  who  gave  the  staff  constructive 
criticism  and  offered  to  help,  we  extend  our  most  sincere  ap- 
preciation. Admittedly  we're  not  perfect  and  the  only  way  to 
realize  our  shortcomings  is  to  have  someone  point  them  out.  To 
those  who  offered  nothing  but  abusive  criticism,  where  were 
your  applications  for  the  editorship  for  next  year?  The  Elm, 
like  many  campus  organizations,  was  faced  with  the  problem  of 
having  only  a  small  pool  of  willing  writers.  We  can  use  all  the 
help  we  can  get  so  the  next  time  someone  has  a  complaint,  let  us 
know.  Maybe  you're  just  the  right  person  we're  looking  for  to 
write  a  certain  story. 

Last,  but  not  least,  I'd  like  to  thank  the  best  damned  staff  The 
Elm  has  ever  had.  It  was  their  hard  work  and  dedication  that 
made  The  Elm  the  first-place  paper  it  is.  Thank  you  everyone.  I 
couldn't  have  done  it  without  you! 

W.  Jeffrey  Alderson 
P.S.  Good  luck  to  next  year's  Editor-in-chief  Amy  Seifert  and 
her  Assistant  Editor  Mary  Helen  Holzgang. 


Casey  Announces  Decision 


Dear  Washington  College  Friends: 
Your  letters  to  me  in  the  past 
months  were  most  interesting  and 
thoroughly  educational  about  what 
you  felt  were  the  needs  for  a  new 
building  at  Washington  College. 

I  have  learned  that  some  of  you 
feel  you  most  need  a  new  science 
building,  others  a  computer  center, 
a  student  activity  center,  new  class 
rooms,  new  dormitories  and  even 
an  art  studio.  Through  all  the  let- 
ters, however,  ran  the  urgent  call 
for  a  swimming  pool. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  put  all 
of  these  things  into  one  building.  It 

Congratulations,  Guys 

I  would  like  to  congratulate  on 
your  recent  award.  With  such  a 
small  student  body  and  limited 
funds,  the  honor  is  well  deserved. 
Some  of  the  credit,  however, 
should  also  go  to  past  Elm  staffs 
who  started  the  improving  trend. 

Some  original  ideas  such  as 
"Beyond  Our  World"  and  improv- 
ed lecture  coverage  have  been  two 
areas  of  success.  Front  page 
stories  have  been  varied  and  in- 
teresting. My  only  suggestion  for 
the  continual  improvement  of  the 
paper  comes  on  the  sports  pages. 
This  years  stories  seem  too  short 
and  uneventful.  Furthermore,  Mr. 
Keefe's  attempt  to  imitate  last 
years  successful  "Thoughts  While 
Sleeping"  has  read  more  like 
General  Hospital. 

Congratulations  and  continue  the 
good  work. 

Peter  Rogers  '81 


Do  Soviets  Have  Friends?  Rosin  Speaks  Out! 


Jeanmarie  Fegely  quotes  Lec- 
ture Series  speaker  Paul  Warnke 
as  saying  that  the  U.S.  has  an  ad- 
vantage over  the  Soviet  Union 
because  '  'We  have  friends,  the 
Soviets  have  none"  (Elm,  April 
15), 

Is  that  really  true? 

The  friends  of  the  Soviet  Union  in 
Poland  managed  to  suppress  the 
supposedly  invincible  10  million 
member  Solidarity  labor  union 
making  a  Soviet  invasion  of  Poland 
unnecessary. 

The  friends  of  the  U.S.S.R.  in 
Bulgaria  are  now  widely  believed 
to  have  donated  their  services  in 


the  attempt  to  kill  the  pope,  an  act 
which  would  have  had  little  value 
to  Bulgaria. 

The  friends  of  Moscow  in  Cuba 
provide  bases  for  Soviet  sub- 
marines and  Soviet  "Bear" 
bombers  which  can  strike 
anywhere  in  the  U.S.  They  also  pro- 
vide sites  for  the  Soviets  to  monitor 
all  communications  in  the  U.S. 
through  sophisticated  spying 
equipment.  Another  friend, 
Nicaragua,  may  supply  missile 
sites  soon. 

The  friends  of  the  USSR  in  Viet- 
nam allow  the  use  of  Cam  Ranh 
Bay,    one   of   the   worlds   largest 


The    $    Elm 

Editor-in-chief Jeff  Alderson 

Assistant  Editor Amy  Seifert 

News  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

THE  ELM  is  the  official  newspaper  of  Washington  College, 
published  by  the  students.  It  is  printed  at  the  Chesapeake 
Publishing  Corp.  in  Elkton  every  Friday  with  the  exception  of 
vacations  and  exam  weeks.  The  opinions  expressed  on  these 
pages,  with  the  exception  of  those  under  the  headings  of  LET- 
TERS TO  THE  EDITOR  and  COMMENTARY  are  those  of  the 
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names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  THE  ELM  is  open 
business  hours  Monday  through  Friday,  778-2800,  ext.  321. 


military  bases  (built  by  the  U.S.). 
From  it,  the  USSR  can  dominate 
much  of  the  South  Pacific. 

In  South  Yemen  and  Ethiopia  the 
Soviets  have  friends  who  provide 
them  with  other  strategic  bases. 

The  USSR  also  has  friends  right 
here  in  America. 

Fegely  quotes  Warnke  that  the 
USSR  can  "match  us"  in  the 
nuclear  weapons  field. 

According  to  a  study  released 
this  year  by  the  U.S.  Strategic  In- 
stitute prepared  by  former  Assis- 
tant Secretary  of  Defense  Donald 
Cotter,  the  alliance  led  by  Moscow 
leads  NATO  6-1  in  missile  laun- 
chers and  4-1  in  missiles,  and  it 
maintains  a  10-1  advantage  in 
warhead  megatonnage. 

Henry  Rosin 

There's  Hope  Yet! 

A  fun  thing  happened  in  the 
library  today  that  you  might  like  to 
make  a  little  story  on  — 

Dr.  Phillip  Wingate  '33,  a 
member  of  the  Board,  brought  in  a 
book  that  he  had  charged  out  in 
1931  and  had  failed  to  return.  He 
wrote  a  check  to  the  library  for 
$100.00  as  a  fine  payment.  The  book 
is  Calculations  of  Quantitative 
Chemical  Analyses  by  Leicester  F. 
Hamilton,  a  first  edition,  published 
in  1922.  Of  course,  it  had  been 
withdrawn  from  our  records  as  lost 
and  gone  forever,  but  we  have  the 
expanded  fourth  edition,  published 
in  1947  under  the  title  Calculations 
of  Analytical  Chemistry. 

Betty  Wasson 
Librarian 


would  be  poor  judgment  in  my 
mind  to  put  a  pool  in  a  building 
largely  used  for  other  purposes.  I 
have  decided  therefore  to  con- 
tribute at  this  time  an  indoor  pool 
somewhere  near  the  present  gym- 
nasium. After  the  updating  of  the 
master  plan  for  Washington  Col- 
lege currently  underway  has  been 
completed,  including  recommend- 
ed renovations  of  present 
buildings,  then  will  be  the  time  to 
decide  the  precise  purpose,  use  and 
site  of  a  new  building. 

The  pool  will  be  possible  because 
my  good  friend  Israel  Cohen, 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Giant 
Food,  Inc.,  will  have  it  built  at  cost. 
His  sister  Lillian  Cohen  Solomon 
served  on  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  until  recently  and 
helped  found  the  Raggedy  Ann  and 
Andy  Scholarship  Fund.  The  Cohen 
family  is  known  throughout  the 
area  for  its  philanthropy. 

It  was  almost  impossible  to 
choose  the  letters  to  receive  prizes. 
They  were  all  interesting,  all 
thought  provoking,  and  all  deserv- 
ing of  careful  consideration  as 
plans  for  the  building  are  drafted.  I 
therefore  invite  all  letter  writers  to 
a  pool  opening  event  which  would 
be  exclusive  to  them  and  special 
honored  guests.  The  prizes  for  the 
letters  will  be  awarded  as  follows : 

Student  First  Prize  -  Karen 
Perkinson 

Student  Second  Prize  -  Kathy 
Wurzbacher 

Student  Third  Prize  -  Deborah  J. 
Ortt 

Faculty  First  Prize  -  Guy 
Goodfellow 

Faculty  Second  Prize  -  Margaret 
Horsley 

Faculty  Third  Prize  -  John  Miller 

Washington  College  has  a  special 
place  in  my  heart  and  it  is  my  hope 
that  you  students  will  use  to  your 
benefit  and  the  school's  the  pool 
and  the  future  Casey  building. 

Sincerely, 
Eugene  B.  Casey 

Book  Theft 
Attacked 

This  is  an  open  letter  about  a 
serious  problem  that  concerns 
everyone:  book  theft.  As  I  was  try- 
ing to  write  a  research  paper,  I 
went  to  the  library  to  find  some 
background  material  on  the  sub- 
ject. To  my  great  dismay,  I  found 
that  someone  had  removed  the  "J" 
volumes  from  several  different 
sets  of  encyclopedias.  I  searched  all 
three  floors  of  the  library  with  no 
avail.  I  suddenly  realized  that  so- 
meone had  removed  these  books 
from  the  library.  I  find  it  abhorrent 
that  anyone  has  the  guile  and  in- 
sensitivity  to  do  something  so 
dishonest  when  a  xerox  machine 
lies  not  more  than  twenty  feet 
away.  I  cannot  fathom  why  this 
phenomenon  is  tolerated  by 
students  who  see  their  friends  tak- 
ing books  and  never  saying  a  word. 
Remember  YOU  may  need  that 
book  someday  and  it  will  be  no 
where  to  be  found.  This  incident 
and  many  previous  ones  like  it 
graphically  illustrate  the 
desperate  need  of  some  type  of 
book  security  system  in  the 
library.  I  would  only  hope  that  the 
Long-Range  Planning  Board  will 
take  this  into  account  when  setting 
their  priorities,  because  a  library 
with  no  books  serves  none. 

Todd  Smith 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  22, 1983  -  Page  3 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

A  few  minutes  after  one  o'clock 
on  Monday,  April  18,  a  bomb  ex- 
ploded in  front  of  the  American 
Embassy  in  Beirut,  Lebanon.  Two 
eyewitness  reports  state  that  a  van 
or  pickup  truck  had  sped  into  the 
courtyard  of  the  Embassy  before  it 
exploded.  The  vehicle  was  carry- 
ing 500  pounds  of  explosives.  Forty- 
seven  people  are  recorded  as  dead 
or  missing  and  are  presumed  dead. 
One  hundred  and  twenty  people 
were  injured.  Of  those  casualties, 
eight  Americans,  military  and 
civilian  embassy  employees,  died 
and  twenty-two  were  injured. 

U.S.  Ambassador,  Robert  Dillon 
survived  the  explosion,  and  Philip 
C.  Habib,  the  U.S.  envoy  to  the  Mid- 
dle East,  was  away  at  a  meeting  at 
the  time.  The  Marines  moved  in  to 
clear  away  the  rubble  -  some  are 
even  working  through  the  night  to 
remove  bodies  from  the  ruins. 
Some  survivors  have  even  gone 
back  to  work,  having  relocated  to  a 
hotel  two  miles  away  from  the  old 
embassy.  All  personal  documents 
were  being  removed  from  what 
was  left  of  embassy  offices,  after 
the    classified    documents    were 

Letter  To  The  Editor 


removed  on  Monday. 

President  Reagan  called  the  act 
cowardly  but  at  the  same  time 
stressed  continued  relations  with 
Lebanon  towards  peace  in  the  Mid- 
dle East  and  the  withdrawal  of 
foreign  troops  from  Lebanon. 
Lebanon  and  Israel  agreed  with 
President  Reagan  about  seeking 
peace.  Philip  Habib  supported  the 
President's  comments  and  stated, 
"We're  forging  ahead."  He  said  he 
never  really  stopped  working 
towards  peace. 

Security  at  the  Embassy  has 
caused  many  to  question  its  effi- 
ciency. The  present  security 
system  at  the  Embassy  consists  of 
a  Lebanese  guard  shack  at  one  end 
of  the  entrance,  but  only  a 
sawhorse  barricade  at  the  other, 
which  is  not  always  in  place.  Some 
days  the  Lebanese  guards  patrol 
the  entrance.  The  main  door  is 
buiret-proof  and  has  an  electronic 
lock.  Inside  there  is  a  doorman 
with  a  metal  detector.  He  is  ac- 
companied by  a  Marine  guard.  Ob- 
viously, the  system  was  not 
prepared  for  a  bomb  explosion.  It 
seems  as  if  budget  restraints  have 
kept  the  State  Department  from 
up-dating  or  developing  a  better 


Reactions  Greet  Letter 


To  the  students  of  this  ilustrious  in- 
stitution: 

W.C.  you  have  made  my  past 
week  absolutely  marvelous.  I  have 
been  screamed  at  from  the  top  of  a 
fire  escape.  "I  want  proof! !", 
bellowed  an  irate  senior.  "I  loved 
your  article",  remarked  an 
adorable  freshman.  Through  the 
infamous  gossip  circles  I  have 
received  an  assorted  array  of  feed- 
back. Good,  bad,  pro  or  con,  I  think 
it's  all  wonderful.  The  purpose  of 
my  article  was  to  make  you  think, 
and  it  appears  that  I  have  done  just 
that.  Melodramatic?  Definitely. 
Overdone?  Well. ...maybe,  it  was 
written  in  that  style  for  a  purpose.  I 
think  I  can  safely  say  that  anyone 
who  started  reading  my  article, 
finished  it.  My  words  captured 
your  attention  and  stirred  your  im- 
agination, and  for  that  I  feel  a 
great  sense  of  accomplishment. 

Do  I  know  what  I  am  talking 
about?  Probably  not  any  more  than 
any  of  you.  Do  I  have  any  concrete 
proof?  No,  I  never  said  I  did. 
however,  I  do  know  enough,  and 
feel  strongly  about  what  I  know 
and  what  I  have  seen  in  this  world 
to  care  very  much,  and  to  voice  my 
opinion. 

I  do  not  profess  to  stand  above 
anyone.  I  do  not  stand  against 
anyone.  I  stand  with  all  of  you.  I 
do  not  use  what  might  be  con- 
sidered hard  drugs,  but  alas,  I  have 
been  hit  by  the  Budweiser  truck 


more  than  my  fair  share  of  times 
stumbling  across  213.  I  devour  the 
challenge  as  much  as  anyone,  of 
trying  to  consume  as  many  beers 
as  possible  for  $2.00.  And  I  am  sure 
I  have  raised  the  profits  of 
Winston-Salem  Tobaccos  con- 
siderably. No,  I  do  not  stand  on  a 
cloud  throwing  lightning  bolts 
down  at  you.  I  will  reserve  that  for 
the  boy  who  claims  to  hail  from 
"God's"  country-  Where  the  hell  is 
Worton  anyway? 

What  I  do  know  is  how  I  feel.  And 
that  is,  that  I  care.  Caring  about  so- 
meone else  and  someone  caring 
about  you,  caring  enough  to  say 
"No,  I'm  not  sure  what  that  will  do 
to  me",  that's  what  it's  all  about. 

Hey  Washington  College,  we  are 
our  future.  The  perpetuation  of  our 
existence  lives  within  all  of  us.  Why 
shouldn't  our  children  have  the 
same  chance  to  survive  as  we  do? 
J.R.  Kohut 


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system.  They  felt  that  they  were 
doing  what  was  cost-effective.  It 
cost  forty-seven  lives  as  well  as 
missing  or  presumably  dead. 

The  people  at  the  U.S.  Embassy 
had  requested  a  new  security 
system  in  December  of  1981  after 
sixty  people  died  in  an  Iraqi  Em- 
bassy explosion  in  Beirut.  They 
knew  they  were  vulnerable  to  at- 
tacks. Now,  with  hope,  the  Em- 
bassy building,  which  has  been 
under  construction  for  around 
eight  years  will  be  properly  equip- 
ped for  the  handling  of  an  explo- 


The  U.S.  government  is  taking 
the  proper  stand  in  reacting  to  the 
explosion.  The  masses  may  call  for 
revenge,  and  yet  if  one  remembers 
the  Maine,  and  even  the  Lusitania, 
U.S.  involvement  in  the  on-going 
wars  resulted.  I  am  not  suggesting 
that  the  occurrences  are  the  same, 
but  they  do  have  similiar  aspects. 
All  occurred  during  periods  of 
crisis  and  the  U.S.  was  indirectly 
involved.  Two  events,  the  sinkings 
of  the  Maine  and  the  Lusitania, 
after  further  incidents  ended  in 
U.S.  direct  involvement  in  the 
wars. 


Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

Saturday,  April  23,  is  upon  us  and 
with  it  the  Luau.  That  event  you've 
been  waiting  for  and  the  S.G.A.  has 
promised  you  all  year  is  finally  go- 
ing to  happen.  It  will  probably 
snow  so  wear  stockings  under  your 
bermuda  shorts. 

The  Luau  is  the  last  major  func- 
tion that  the  Food  Service,  the 
S.G.A.  Food  Service  Committee, 
and  the  S.G.A.  will  coordinate 
together.  It  is  also  the  end  of  the 
two  year  reign  as  chairman  of  the 
Food  Service  Committee  by  Mark 
Slater.  These  three  groups  will 
work  together  on  coffee  and  donuts 
for  finals  week  but  this  is  the  big 
one  folks.  Enjoy  it,  get  into  the 
spirit  of  things  and  come  dressed 
Hawaiian. 

Saturday  hours  will  be  altered  to 
accommodate     the     Luau    and 
parents  weekend. 
Saturday  hours  will  be 
Breakfast  8: 30  to  9: 30 
Lunch  12:30  to  1:30 
Dinner  5: 00  to  7: 00 
Saturday  Brunch  dish  and  line 
crew   will   be   expected  to  cover 
Breakfast  and  Lunch. 


The  menu  for  Saturday  Lunch 
will  be 

Eastern  shore  crab  soup 

WC  Homestyle  hamburger  bar 

Fresh  fruit  cup 

Cookie  bar 
The  menu  for  Saturday  Dinner 
(Luau)  will  be 

Roast  pig 

Roast  fresh  ham 

Sweet  and  sour  chicken,  coun- 
try ribs 

and  pork  chops 

Baked  chicken 

Fried  rice 

Bread  bar 

Fresh  fruit 
Boarding  students  will  be  no 
charge,  off-board  students  $5.00, 
and  parents  and  visitors  $8.00.  The 
buffet  will  take  place  in  the  main 
dining  room  with  the  entertain- 
ment in  the  student  center. 

This  is  Jeff  Alderson's  last  week 
on  the  paper  and  I  would  like  to 
thank  him  for  the  fine  job  he  has 
done.  He  has  taken  my  scribblings 
and  poor  grammar  and  transform- 
ed them  into  something  readable 
(not  edible).  Jeff,  thanks  for  a 
great  job  and  good  luck  in  the 
future.  See  you  all  at  the  Luau, 
Aloha. 


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Waiser  Visits  Coiiege 


The  BUSH  project  was  an  overwhelming  success. 

S.G.A.  Project: 

Success  Stems  from  BUSH 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

As  one  of  the  final  thrusts  of  his 
SGA  administration,  President 
Mark  Mullican  implemented  a  plan 
to  beautify  the  campus  through  the 
addition  of  new  foliage.  Using 
$660.00  worth  of  funds  from  the  re- 
cent Student-faculty  Auction 
Mullican  and  College  Registrar  Er- 
mon  Foster  carried  out  the  aim  of 
the  BUSH  (Beautification  Using 
Student  Help)  project  on  Saturday, 
April  16.  A  small  group  of 
volunteers  (all  SGA  senators  and 
executives)  donated  time  to  plant 
the  dogwood,  boxwood,  and  holly 
trees  purchased  from  a  Delaware 
nursery.  These  new  "flora,"  plac- 
ed according  to  a  landscaping  plan 
partially  designed  by  Foster,  are 
now  taking  root  around  such  areas 
asHodaonHall. 


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According  to  a  very  proud 
Mullican,  "The  whole  thing  was 
really  great.  I  personally  would 
have  liked  to  see  more  students  in- 
volved, but  I'm  extremely  grateful 
to  everyone  who  did  turn  out  for  it. 
The  weather  was  bad  initially,  and 
I  think  that  could  be  partly  the 
reason  -  people  were  not  sure 
whether  we  were  going  to  go 
through  with  it." 

Although  he  expected  the  project 
to  be  successful  because  of  the 
large  amount  of  funding,  Mullican 
admits  to  being  slightly  surprised 
at  the  results. 

"It's  never  been  done  on  such  a 
grand  scale  before."  The  fact  that 
the  SGA  scored  great  financial 
points  with  the  auction'is  going  to 
allow  us  to  buy  even  more  bushes. 
We'll  probably  buy  them  as  soon  as 
everybody  finishes  paying  up,  and 
then  plant  them  during  senior 
week." 

Overall,  the  BUSH  project  is  a 
source  of  great  satisfaction  to 
Mullican,  who  expresses  his  thanks 
to  the  SGA,  and  especially  to 
Foster,  "who  took  time  out  from 
his  own  garden  to  help  us."  From 
this  dedication,  he  points  out,  has 
stemmed  a  good  deal  of  attention. 

"A  lot  of  people  have  come  up  to 
me  and  said,  'Hey,  that  really  looks 
great',"  he  reflects.  "It's  really  a 
rewarding  feeling. ' ' 


Sutton's  Towne 
Stationers 

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"Complete  Stock  Of 
Typewriter  Ribbons" 


Reminder... 

All  Library 
materials  are  due 
by  May  7.  Please 
return  now  any 
Library  materials 
you  are  no  longer 
using. 


Library  Film  Series: 
4/28/83 

"Reflections  on  _ 
the  Long  Search" 

1977  BBC-TV  and  Time-Life 
production  The  Long 
Search  by  Ronald  Eyre. 
Thursday  at  7:15  p.m.  in  the 
ground  floor  classroom  of 
the  Miller  Library. 


By  Jeanmarie  F.  Fegly 

German  author  Martin  Walser 
and  translator  Leila  Vennewitz 
were  the  guest  speakers  of  the  final 
program  of  the  series  entitled, 
"Foreign  Writers  and  Their 
Translators"  from  April  II  to  April 
13.  This  series,  funded  by  teh 
Sophie  Kerr  Committee  and  the 
National  Endowment,  has  enabled 
foreign  writers  Alain  Robbe-Grillet 
(France),  Manuel  Puig  (Argen- 
tina), Joseph  Brodsky  (U.S.S.R.), 
and    writer/translators     Richard 


Howard,  Thomas  Colchie,  Anthony 
Hecht,  and  Derek  Walcott  to  speak 
at  Washington  College  this  year. 

Martin  Walser  began  his  career 
as  a  writer  in  1951  and  has  been 
awarded  several  German  literary 
prizes.  His  most  recent  ones  are: 
the  Schiller  Gedaechtnis  Prize 
(1980),  and  the  Buechner  Prize 
(1981).  Novelist,  essayist,  and 
playwright,  his  works  include: 
Marriage  in  Philippsburg  (1961), 
The  Unicorn  (1966),  Runaway 
Continued  on  page  9 


Trusheim  Doctorate 


Continued  from  page  1 
practically  command  a  withdrawal 
from  a  paying  daily  job,  Trusheim 
admits  that  it  is  not  without  regrets 
that  he  leaves  WC,  particularly 
with  the  advent  of  a  new  Dean  and 
a  still  new  President,  he  would  like 
to  be  an  observer  of  all  which  is  to 
go  on  within  the  next  few  years. 

"I'd  like  to  stay  (here)  and  see 
how  the  administration  evolves,  to 
see  what  kind  of  work  I  might 
possibly  qualify  for." 

He  believes  however,  that  his 
own  administration  is  not  without 
its  own  significant  ac- 
complishments. Especially  in  the 
publicity  department,  he  adds,  the 
school  has  advanced. 

"We've  done  a  good  job  of  work- 
ing on  a  concept  we  call  school 
relations.  This  means  letting  high 
school  guidance  offices  know  ex- 
actly what  this  college  is  about, 
and  talking  with  them  about  in- 
dividual cases  of  students  in- 
terested in  coming  here.  We've 
also  upgraded  the  way  the  college 
is  presented  to  the  point  where  we 
redid  all  our  admissions  literature. 
The  staff  is  also  making  excellent 
presentations.  As  a  result,  we  have 
some  outstanding  students  coming 
in  next  year.  In  general,  I  think 
we've  helped  develop  a  good,  firm 
understanding  of  (WC)  and  what 
we  can  offer  students." 

ROOM  FOR  IMPROVEMENT 

In  addition,  Trusheim  "would 
like  to  see  more  alumni  involved" 
in  this  process.  He  also  has  hopes 
that  the  admissions  department 
will  incorporate  a  more  thorough 
use  of  computers  into  its  daily 
workings. 

Despite  the  current  cry  for  a 
technical  training-type  of  educa- 
tion, Trusheim  does  not  see  WC  as 
becoming  "outdated." 

"My  experience  this  year  tells 
me  that  everyone  wants  business, 
engineering  and  computer  courses. 
Fortunately,  there  is  still  a  core  of 
people  who  think  a  liberal  arts 
education  is  best.  That's  who  we 
really  want  to  attract." 

To  this  end,  Trusheim  readily  ad- 
mits to  making  an  attempt  on  the 
Dart  of  the  admissions  office  to 
"minimize  the  use  of  the  SAT"  in 
the  procedure  of  selecting  students 


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("If  I  were  going  to  stay  around 
here  a  few  more  years,"  he  points 
out,  "I  would  try  to  argue  that  point 
more  forcefully.")  He  adds  that,  as 
a  rule,  the  college  board  examina- 
tions are  actually  more  useful  in 
determining  where  a  student  will 
apply  then  where  he  is  eventually 
acepted. 

As  a  long-range  prediction  of  col- 
lege performance,  they  are  equally 
inadequate.  "ETS  (Educational 
Testing  Service,  the  company 
which  puts  out  the  SAT  test)  says 
that  the  SAT,  plus  a  student's  class 
rank  in  high  school,  is  a  good  way 
to  determine  how  well  he  or  she 
will  do  in  college.  I  say  that's  all  a 
big  line,  and  that  they're  really 
stretching  it.  We  tend  to  stress  the 
student's  high  school  rank  as  more 
of  a  measure  of  scholastic  achieve- 
ment." 

CURRENT  ADMISSIONS 

Looking  over  his  last  semester  at 
WC,  Trusheim  tends  to  stress  the 
latest  concern  of  the  admissions 
staff-  sorting  through  a  steady  in- 
flux of  applications  for  next  year. 

"So  far,  we've  accepted  around 
330  to  340  students  for  next  year. 
That's  not  really  so  far  out  of  line, 
considering  that  about  40  to  45  per- 
cent of  them  (approximately  146) 
will  come.  When  everything's  said 
and  done,  we  should  have  about  500 
applications,  and  may  be  more." 
This  is,  however,  a  lower  number 
than  that  of  previous  years. 

POUCIES  FOR  NEXT  YEAR 

With  next  year's  addition  of  a 
Business  Management  Depart- 
ment (and,  consequently,  a  new 
Business  Major),  Trusheim  sees  a 
trend  towards  fitting  a  technical 
education  into  the  liberal  arts 
framework  after  all. 

"We've  always  had  students  here 
who  are  interested  in  Business,  but 
in  the  past,  they've  had  to  concen- 
trate on  just  Economics."  It  is,  he 
feels,  a  great  step  forward  to  have 
the  department,  although,  "Right 
now,  of  course,  it's  never  too  early  to 
tell  whether  we'll  be  able  to  attract 
more  students  because  of  it." 

NEXT  YEAR  FOR  TRUSHEIM 

After  the  completion  of  his 
thesis,  Trusheim  finds  the  question 
of  what  to  do  next  to  be  "a  bit 
frightening." 

"I'll  join  a  rock  and  roll  band. 
Really,  I'm  not  quite  sure  where 
I'm  going  to  be.  I  would  like  to  find 
a  grant  that  would  just  let  me  take 
a  leave  of  absence  from  this  job." 

Whatever  he  does,  however, 
Trusheim  feels  fairly  confident 
that  it  will  involve  his  field  of 
education.  As  someone  who  joined 
the  WC  staff  in  the  fall  of  1981  as 
Assistant  to  the  President,  "I  never 
thought  I'd  be  working  as  Director 
of  Admission.  It's  an  area  I'd  like 
to  continue  in,  though." 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  22. 19M  ■ 


First  Candidate  for  Dean  Visits  College 


By  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
News  Editor 

The  Washington  College  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  Committee 
began  its  search  for  a  new  dean  on 
Wednesday,  with  the  campus  visit 
of  Barbara  Mowat.  Mowat,  a  Pro- 
fessor of  English  at  Alban  Univer- 
sity and  the  editor  of  a  journal 
known  as  The  Southern  Humanities 
Review,  is  the  first  of  several  can- 
didates for  the  position. 

After  spending  Wednesday  mor- 
ning touring  the  campus  and 
meeting  with  faculty  and  ad- 
ministrative workers,  Mowat  spent 
over  an  hour  in  the  Bunting  Hall 
Conference  Room,  exchanging 
ideas  with  interested  students. 
During  this  time,  she  aired  her 
views  on  issues  such  as  the  theft  of 
books  from  the  library,  the  addi- 
tion of  an  Honors  program,  and  the 
improvement  of  the  college's 
already  existing  curriculum. 

One  point  in  particular  stressed 
Mowat  was  the  need  for  an  expand- 
ed computer  department  at  W.  C. 

"If  you  don't  offer  students  a 
chance  to  become  familiar  with  the 
computer,  you're  cheating  them 
beyond  belief,"  she  pointed  out, 
stressing  the  fact  that  soon,  almost 
every  field  will  demand  a  working 
technical  knowledge.  In  addition, 
Mowat  cited  a  system  used  by 
Brown  University,  where  students, 
immediately  upon  registering,  are 


assigned  a  computer  identification 
number.  They  are  expected  to  do 
their  homework,  write  their  papers 
and  contact  their  professors 
through  use  of  this  machine.  As 
well  as  a  more  efficient  system, 
Mowat  sees  this  as  a  way  of  gaining 
valuable  technical  experience. 

"If  I  work  here,"  she  asserted, 
"that's  one  of  the  things  I'll  push 
for." 

Another  topic  of  discussion  bet- 
ween Mowat  and  the  students  was 
the  upgrading  of  certain  academic 
courses  already  being  offered.  In 
particular,  the  candidate  express- 
ed concern  over  remarks  involving 
classes  in  which  teachers  seemed 
apathetic  toward  their  subjects: 

"When  that  happens,  the 
students  really  lose  a  lot.  It  puts  a 
burden  on  them  that  really 
shouldn't  be  there,  and  its  their 
responsibility  to  tell  the  teacher 
that  he's  not  keeping  up  the  integri-  ' 
ty  of  the  course.  After  all,  its  bad 
enough  for  a  student  to  say  he 
remembers  one  bad  course,  but  if 
he  says,  'Oh  yes,  I  remember  one  , 
good  course  I  took  a  few  years 
ago,'  you  have  problems." 

One  of  the  things  about  W.C.  j 
Mowat  found  most  attractive  was  ' 
the  small  size.  She  feels  that,  , 
should  she  begin  to  work  here,  she  | 
will  enjoy  "the  sense  of  continuity" 
acquired  from  seeing  a  student 
grow  through  four  years. 


"That's  one  of  the  things  really 
missing  from  the  big  schools.  At 
Alban,  I  can  teach  students  for 
three  months  and  then  never  see 
them  again." 

Although  her  duties  as  dean 
would  be  largely  administrative, 
Mowat  admits  she  will  miss  being 
able  to  teach  classes,  especially 
those  in  her  specialty- 
Shakespeare.  One  of  her  main  con- 
cerns however,  was  that  she  would 
not  be  able  to  carry  out  the  role  of 
Dean,  yet  still  be  available  to 
students.  To  this  end,  she  com- 
mented on  the  need  for  a  position  of 
Assistant  to  the  Dean. 

By  the  conclusion  of  her  'inter- 
view,' Mowat  had  managed  to 
establish  a  working  rapport  with 
the  students  present.  One  of  those 
who    attended.    Liz    Kintz,    com- 


mented that  she  felt  very  positive 
about  Mowat  as  a  possible  dean: 

"I  liked  her  a  lot.  She  seemed 
very  warm  and  nice,  and  from 
looking  at  her  resume,  I  think  she's 
really  qualified." 

Mowat  was  the  first  of  four  can- 
didates to  visit  WC.  A  second  poten- 
tial Dean,  Peter  Marcy  was  inter- 
viewed yesterday  (coverage  in 
next  week's  issue).  Today,  Ken- 
neth Goodrich  visits  the  campus, 
while  Monday  marks  the  conclu- 
sion of  these  interviews  with  the  ar- 
rival of  Ronald  Suitor.  All  can- 
didates will  be  available  to  meet 
with  students  on  a  voluntary  basis 
from  3:30  to  4:30  p.m.  in  the  Bun- 
ting Hall  Conference  Room.  The 
meetings  will  be  held  on  each  of  the 
candidates'  respective  visiting 
days. 


HAIRPORT 

KENT  PUZA 

778-2198 


FAMILY  HAIR  CUTTERS 
AND  STYLING 
PERMANENT  WAVES 


HOURS:  OPEN  6  DAYS 

A  WEEK 
MON.  and  THURS.  and 
FRIDAY  TILL  7:00  P.M. 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


By  Molly  Hussman 


Question 


'•        What  is  your  favorite  Springtime  activity? 


Dan    Bakley: 
Church,  Va. 


Junior-    Falls 


Skipping  Class. 


Andrea  Colantti:  Senior-  Levit- 
town,  Pa. 

Getting  psyched  to  graduate ! 


Paul  Eichler:  Freshman-  Wilm- 
ington, Dela. 
Crew 


Krisiin  Sichelstiel:   Sophomore- 
SevernaPk.,Md. 

Anything    but    a     paper. 
Preferably  rowing  on  the  Chester. 


Doug  White:  Senior-  The  Stands 
Rick    Cote:     Freshman-    The 
Bench 

Watching  Lacrosse  games. 


Kevin  Giblin:  Junior-  Bingham- 
ton,  N.  Y. 

Beat  Hobart,  win  the  National 
Championship  and  then  party  the 
days  away. 


Mary  Kay  Keahon  -  Sophomore  - 
Annapolis,  Md. 

If  spring  would  ever  come  I 
could  get  into  some  running. 


Tom     Tansi:     Sophomore- 
Simsbury,  Ct. 

A  sunny  day  filled  with  an  out- 
door band,  a  keg  and  anything  else 
they  won't  allow  at  WC  on  a  Spring 
afternoon. 


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'Habeas  Corpus'...     A  Case  of  Lusting, 


by  Mike  Kline 
This  past  weekend  eleven  WC 
students  lusted  after,  flirted  with, 
and  seduced  each  other  on  stage. 
They  were,  of  course,  "in 
character"  and  performing  for  the 
audience's  entertainment.  The 
play  was,  "Habeas  Corpus,"  a  con- 
temporary comedy  written  by  Alan 
Bennett.  It  was  described  in  last 
week's  issue  of  the  Elm  as  being  a 
"burlesque  comedy."  This  was 
true,  if  for  nc  literary  reason, 
because  the  players  galavanted 
about  the  set  in  their  underwear 
and  performed  a  witty  situation 
comedy. 

The  words,  habeas  corpus,  are, 
for  those  who  might  not  know,  a 
legal  term  for  an  order  to  bring  a 
prisoner  to  court  to  decide  if  they 
are  being  lawfully  jailed.  To  apply 
this  to  the  eccentric  characters  and 


their  lusts,  depressions,  and  obses- 
sions would  be  a  project  better  left 
to  English  papers.  However,  the 
unusual  title  suits  the  unusual 
script.  The  story,  or  rather,  the  ac- 
tion concerns  a  Wicksteed  family 
in  Hove,  England,  and  their  rela- 
tions between  themselves  and  their 
acquaintances.  By  some  act  of 
God,  for  those  who  saw  the  play, 
the  incest  taboo  was  honored  in  all 
of  these  "relations."  This  is  ap- 
propriate due  to  the  fact  that  most 
of  these  "relations,"  if  not  hateful, 
were  those  of  blatant,  amusing 
lust.  There  was  no  deep,  involving 
plot,  as  the  lightness  of  the  comedy 
precluded  it.  The  heart  of  the  pro- 
duction was  in  the  zanny 
characters  and  the  world  ac- 
cording to  each. 

Perhaps    the    key    to   the    per- 
formance was  the  pacing.  It  was 


ARTS  •  ARTS  •  ARTS 

Saturday,  April  23 

-1:30p.m.  Norman  James  Theater 

FILMS  starring  and  about 

Anne  Sexton 
Robert  Lowell 
Denise  Levertov 
Truman  Capote 
e.e.  cummings 
and  others 

-  8:00p.m.         Caroline/QAfirstfloorlounge 

"WOMEN'S  WORK" 

A  reading  from  the  writings  of  women. 
(All  are  welcome  to  attend  and  to  read. I 

Sunday,  April  24 

-  1:30p.m.  Caroline/QAfirstfloorlounge 

KENDRA  KOPELKE,  living  American  poet 
reading  from  her  work. 

Sponsored  by  the  Coalition  of  Students  for  Women  in  the  Arts. 


quick  and  even,  although  some  of 
the  audience  did  criticize  the  tim- 
ing. The  strong  and  effective  flow 
of  the  action  was  necessary  to  the 
success  of  the  show,  because  there 
was  no  remarkable  drama,  or 
unusual  settings.  The  intent  was 
humor  and  the  audience  reaction 
confirmed  this  to  have  been  ac- 
complished. The  characters  were 
basically  naked  on  the  stage  (at 
times  literally  so)  and  the  move- 
ment of  the  dialogue  and  the  people 
maintained  interest. 

At  several  points,  including  the 
beginning  and  the  end,  the 
characters  addressed  the  audience 
directly.  This  technique  reached 
out  and  grabbed  the  people  wat- 
ching, drawing  them  into  the  ac- 
tion. This  device  was  well  ex- 
ecuted, but  whether  or  not  the  play 
could  have  stood  alone  and  without 
it  is  a  matter  of  opinion.  The  style 
was  probably  an  element  of  what 
one  cast  member  called,  "the  ex- 
pressionistic  script." 

On  the  subject  of  style  and 
technique,  it  might  also  be  pointed 
out  that  a  controversy  existed 
among  some  members  of  the  au- 
dience concerning  the  poetic 
dialogue.  This  was  a  result  of  some 
lines  being  stated,  instead  of  sung, 
as  was  intended  in  the  original 
script.  Some  people  thought  this 
poetic  reciting  was  a  distraction 
and  should  have  run  through  the 
lines  discreetly,  while  others 
thought  that  it  was  interesting. 

The  plot  itself,  although  not  in- 
tended to  be  a  major  attraction, 
was  thought  by  some  to  drag  in 
areas,  despite  the  pacing.  It  was 
also  criticized  as  being  "stupid" 
and  "predictable."  However, 
human  nature  guarantees  sex  to  be 
funny,  despite  the  fact  that  it  has 
been  funny  before. 

The  heart  of  the  show  was,  as 
said  above,  the  characters.  To 
begin  there  was  Arthur  Wicksteed, 
played  by  David  Gorman,  an  aging 
and  depressed  doctor  who  vainly 
sought  to  recapture  his  youth  and 
live  life  to  its  fullest  in  the  arms  of 
some  voluptuous  female  patient. 
Although  he  did  not  succeed,  his 
strong,  professional  performance 


was  successful;  he  seemed  to  pro- 
vide a  focus  for  the  other  players  to 
act  around. 

Ms.  Swabb,  played  by  Marge 
Betley,  was  the  omnipotent  maid  of 
the  Wicksteed  household.  Perhaps 
one  of  the  most  convincing 
characters,  she,  like  Gorman,  pro- 
vided a  focus  for  the  audience  to 
concentrate  on  while  taking  in  the 
action. 

Freshman  Lisa  Carnahan  por- 
trayed the  wife  of  arthur  Wicksteed, 
Muriel.  She,  like  her  husband,  was 
a  frustrated  middle  aged  woman 
fearing  the  rapid  approach  of 
menopause.  Her  performance  was 
carried  off  strongly,  but  seemed 
forced  in  spots,  especially  when  ad- 
dressing the  audience.  The  most 
convincing  and  entertaining  aspect 
of  her  portrayal  was  her  pompus, 
contemptuous  nature  as  she 
schemed  and  plotted  for  her  future 
"satisfaction." 

Constance  Wicksteed,  the  aging 
spinster  and  sister  to  Arthur,  was 
played  by  Brenda  Poteat.  Her  pro- 
fessional attitude  was  obvious  and 
her  character  was  fun  to  watch,  u 
not  just  a  bit  cUche.  This  was, 
perhaps,  intentional,  but  a  disap- 
pointment for  some  members  of 
the  audience. 

The  questionable  vicker,  Canon 
Throbbing,  intending  to  marry 
Constance  after  a  barren  ten-year 


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ting.  Seducing... 


engagement,  was  well  done  by  J.R. 
Porter.  His  stage  experience  was  a 
great  asset  to  him  and  his 
character  brought  a  grin  to 
everyone. 

Lady  Rumpers,  an  eccentric  and 
pompus  woman  of  the  higher  social 
ranks  was  successfully  carried  off 
by  Denise  Dankert.  Although  her 
voice  was  at  times  less  than 
perfect,  she  and  her  secret  past  ad- 
ded a  highlight  to  the  show  when  it 
needed  it. 

Mr.  Shanks,  a  bizarre  and  sen- 
sitive fitter  for  a  false  bust  com- 
pany was  played  by  Doug  Rose. 
Doug's  performance  was  exciting, 
lunny  and  energetic;  he  seemed 
rather  comfortable  on  the  stage. 
Bis  character  was  shallow  and 
wuld  have  failed  if  not  for  his 
inergy,  but  the  company  fitter  was 
irobably  intended  to  be  a  super- 
Scial  and  childish  part  of  the  corn- 
sly.  His  amusing  passion  for  grab- 
nng  female  breasts  eventually 
'on  him  success  in  love,  or  lust,  in 
Jie  story. 

freshman  Jeff  Harrison  played 
le  vengeful  doctor  who  sought  to 
*  Arthur  Wicksteed.  He  almost 
acceeded,  but  he  unfortunately 
Jmed  out  to  be  the  father  of  Lady 
lumper's  illegitimate  daughter, 
'Men  precluded  his  hopes  of 
Jblically  destroying  Arthur.  This 
lement    was    interesting,    but 


somewhat  predictable  with  a  few 
clues.  Again,  this  was  the  inten- 
tional tongue-in-cheek  style  of  the 
play.  Jeff's  performance  was  a  bit 
overdone,  but  his  potential  on  the 
stage  was  quite  obvious  and  a 
privilege  to  watch  develop. 

Another  aspiring  freshman,  Zoe 
Lynne  Weil,  played  the  discreetly 
pregnant,  illegitimate  daughter  of 
Lady  Rumpers,  Felicity  Rumpers. 
Her  amusing  quest  for  a  quick  hus- 
band was  entertaining  and  her  ap- 
pearance on  stage  rather  striking. 
Her  inexperience  was  noticable, 
but  not  in  a  serious  way.  She,  too, 
promises  to  be  an  excellent  addi- 
tion to  WC  theatre. 

David  Crowley,  also  a  freshman, 
performed  the  unwanted  and 
psychologically  abused  son  of  the 
Wicksteed  family.  He  eventually 
married  Felicity,  but  his  convinc- 
ing role  of  a  hypocondriac  turned 
against  him  as  he  was  unknowingly 
doomed  to  three  short  months  of 
being  a  newlywed  due  to  a  real 
disease.  The  character  was,  as 
said,  convincing,  but  playing  an  ig- 
nored son  seemed  to  result  in  a  low 
key  performance. 

The  last  freshman  on  the  cast 
was  the  pitiable  suicidal  maniac, 
Mr.  Purdue,  played  by  Kevin  Con- 
Ion.  His  appearance  was  in  the 
form  of  a  limited  part,  but  he  suc- 
cessfully added  flavor  to  the  show 
by  being  a  funny  diversion. 

The  play  was  fairly  well  or- 
chestrated. The  stage  was  used  to  a 
high  potential  and  minor  errors 
were  smoothed  over  nicely.  If  not 
the  fault  of  the  director,  the  team- 
work of  the  cast  made  the  show  ap- 
pear visually  exciting  in  some 
areas.  The  lighting  and  sound  crew 
seemed  to  do  a  flawless  job, 
although  the  use  of  light  and  sound 
was  limited. 

The  final  result  was  a  funny  play. 
The  audiences  were  typically  of 
medium  to  small  size,  but  each 
group  was  obviously  amused.  Com- 
edy is  difficult  to  present  on  stage 
and  credit  is  due  to  the  cast  for  suc- 
ceeding at  this.  The  show  was  con- 
sidered, one  of  the  better  plays 
directed  by  TLmothy  Maloney  in 
ome  time. 


MUSIC  DEPARTMENT 

PRESENTS 

Victorian  Ice  Cream  Social 

AND 

Band  Concert 


SUNDAY,  APRIL  24 

2:00  P.M. 

CHESTERTOWN  PARK 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday.  April  22  1983  -  Page  3 


Sophie  Kerr  Left  Over  500  Short  Stories, 
23  Novels-and  almost  $500,000 


byPeteTurchi 

Editor-in-Chief  1081-  1982 

To  most  people  the  name  Sophie  Ken- 
means  light,  entertaining  fiction.  To 
many,  it  aiso  suggests  the  delights  of 
the  gastronomical  art— menus  tempt 
tngly  presented,  mouth-watering 
descriptions  of  delectable  delicacies. 
To  Marylanders,  Mrs.  Sophie  Under- 
wood's eminence  in  the  kitchen  Is  not 
surprising;  she  was  born  and  brought 
up  on  the  Eastern  Sho'. 

—From  an  undated  article  in  the  Sun- 
day Sun  found  in  the  archives  of  the 
'Cllf tou  E.  Miller  library. 


popular  short  story  writer  and  novelist 
Sophie  Kerr  Underwood.  Kerr  did  not 
present  Mead  with  a  check,  but  upon 
her  death  in  early  February,  1965,  she 
was  to  bequest  to  the  College  nearly 
$500,000. 

Sophie  Kerr,  author  of  over  500  short 
stories  and  23  novels,  was  born  on 
August  23,  1880  on  a  farm  In  Denton, 
Maryland,  Her  mother  was  a  descen- 
dant of  an  old  Eastern  Shore  family, 
and  her  father,  born  and  raised  in  Penn- 
sylvania, ran  a  nursery.  Kerr's  fond- 
ness for  plants  and  for  the  applejack 
and  peach  brandy  made  from  the  extra 
fruit  from  her  father's  trees  were  to 


asked  the  writer  to  come  to  his  office, 
and  shortly  thereafter  Kerr  became 
Women's  Editor  of  the  paper.  From 
that  Job  she  went  to  the  Pittsburgh 
Gazette  Times,  but  her  career  as  a 
newspaper  woman  stopped  at  about  the 
time  she  was  married  to  John  D.  Under- 
wood in  1904. 

The  couple  lived  in  New  England  but 
they  were  separated  after  just  four 
years  of  marriage.  Kerr  moved  to  an 
apartment  in  New  York  and  resumed 
writing  under  her  maiden  name.  She 
became  editor  of  the  Woman's  Home 
Companion  and  continued  selling  her 
stories  and  serialized  novels  to  other 
popular  and  women's  magazines.  In  the 
course  of  her  career  Kerr  sold  over  100 
stories  to  The  Saturday  Evening  Post, 
and  even  more  were  published  in 
Woman's  Home  Companion  before, 
during,  and  after  her  period  of  service 
as  editor.  She  had  several  of  her  books 
serialized  in  The  Saturday  Evening 
Post  and  had  stories  published  in 
Women's  Day,  Vogue,  and  McCall'sas 
late  as  the  1960's.  She  also  co-wrote  a 
play.  Big  Hearted  Herbert,  which  ran 
successfully  and  was  made  into  a  movie 
in  1934,  the  same  year  it  first  appeared 
on  stage. 

An  article  in  Current  Biography  said 
that  "her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure 
professional  touch,  but  lightly  skimm- 
ing the  surface  of  life."  The  same  arti- 
cle says  that  "she  wrote  to  amuse,  and 
she  did  it  well."  The  obituary  that  ap- 
peared in  The  New  York  Times  after 
she  died  of  a  heart  attack  at  the  age  of 
84  called  her  fiction,  "light  and  amus- 
ing." 

Sophie  Kerr  was  as  active  socially  as 
she  was  in  the  field  of  writing.  She  was 
a  governor  of  the  Wine  and  Food  Socie- 
ty, which  limited  its  activities  to  wine 
and  food-tasting  parties  during  the  Se- 
cond World  War.  She  was  known  as  a 
culinary  expert  and  "a  Hostess  of 
serene  charm  and  unhurried  manner" 
who  was  "always  impeccably 
dressed,"  according  to  her  guests.  She 
often  invited  friends  to  her  elaborately 
decorated  home  in  New  York,  which  in- 
cluded a  spiral  stairway,  antique  fur- 
niture, a  sunken  patio,  a  glass  dining 
room  and  an  enormous  study  that  took 
up  the  entire  front  of  the  house.  Her 
home  was  filled  with  various  objects 
which  she  collected  during  her  exten- 
sive travels  around  the  world.  Although 
not  much  in  the  way  of  biographical 
material  has  survived,  we  can  assume 
that  her  flair  for  writing  permeated 
everything  else  she  did  in  life;  one 
recipe  for  frying  chicken  that  she  wrote 


annual  prize  awarded  in  her  name  at 
the  College.  She  left  Just  less  than  half 
of  a  million  dollars  to  the  school,  and  in- 
cluded a  statement  in  her  will  that  said 
in  part,  "one-half  of  the  interest  on  the 
bequest  is  to  be  used  annually  as  a  cash 
prize  to  be  known  and  designated  as  the 
"Sophie  Kerr  Prize"  to  be  awarded  to 
the  senior  student,  man  or  woman,  at 
graduation,  who  shall  have  been  chosen 
as  having  the  best  ability  and  promise 
for  future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor."  The  statement 
went  on  to  say  that  the  winner  of  the 
prize  is  to  be  selected  by  a  committee 
consisting  of  the  president  of  the  Col- 
lege and  the  members  of  the  English 
Department.  A  magazine  article  that 
appeared  soon  after  the  bequest  was 
announced  said  that  "the  size  of  the 
prize  made  possible  by  the  unusual  be- 
quest promises  to  beckon  the  cream  of 
would-be  writers  to  the  small  Eastern 
Shore  College  town."  Why  did  she  make 
the  bequest?  Washington  College  was 
one  of  the  three  schools,  including 
Franklin  and  Marshall  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Vermont,  which  presented  Kerr 
with  honorary  degrees,  but  the  reason 
most  likely  lies  in  the  fact  that  she 
never  forgot  her  original  home.  Her 
short  story  collection  The  Sound  Of  Pet- 
ticoats is  about  the  Eastern  Shore,  and 
all  of  her  writing  was  filled  with  place- 
names  from  the  region  in  which  she  was 
born.  She  maintained  her  home  In  Den- 
ton even  while  she  lived  in  New  York, 
and  would  return  to  the  land  of  her 
childhood  after  her  transcontinental 
travels. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  was  first 
awarded  in  1968  to  Christian  Clark 
Hodum,  an  English  major  from  Ron- 
konknomo,  New  York,  for  a  novel-in- 
progress.  The  prize  was  then  worth  ap- 
proximately nine  thousand  dollars.  The 
next  year  the  winner  was  Gil  Bradford 
of  Bogota,  Columbia,  and  since  then  the 
award  has  been  given  at  least  twice  to 
non-English  majors,  but  usually  to 
poets  and  authors.  The  prize  reached  a 
new  height  in  publicity  in  1978  when  Art 
Bilodeau,  who  won  the  award  for  an  un- 
finished novel  entitled  Ground  Round, 
was  interviewed  by  Circus  and  People 
magazines,  as  well  as  being  contacted 
by  publishing  and  television  com- 
panies. Although  the  nature  of  the 
award  makes  it  impossible  to  state  its 
exact  worth  for  any  future  date,  it  has 
been  estimated  that  the  value  of  the 
prize  when  it  is  awarded  at  commence- 
ment on  May  16  will  be  over  925,000. 

At  U  a.m.  on  Febraary  8,  1965, 
funeral  services  were  held  for  Sophie 


On  May  25,  1942,  Anna  Eleanor 
Roosevelt  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Letters  at 
Washington  College.  After  a  rather  _ 
lengthy  speech  she  presented  College 
President  George  Mead  with  a  check 
for  twenty-five  dollars.  He  expressed 
his  appreciation,  then  stepped  to  the 
podium  and  delivered  the  following 
remarks: 

"Of  the  Eastern  Shore  by  birth  and 
tradition;  of  the  wider  world  of  letters 
of  genius  and  experience,  you  have 
stood  for  years  in  the  choice  position  of 
a  weaver  of  stories  and  novels  wherein 
the  hearts  of  mankind  have  revealed 
through  your  skillful  pen  the  web  ol 
their  experience ;  nor  have  your 
characters  forsaken  the  region  which 
was  yours  in  girlhood  and  young 
womanhood.  We  honor  you  as  an  adorn- 
ment to  the  wrold  of  letters  and  a 
source  of  pride  to  your  native  com  m  uni- 
ty and  native  state. " 

The  subject  of  Mead's  remarks  was 


"...Her  novels  were  done  with  a  sure,  professional  touch,  lightly  skimming  the  surface  of  life/' 


turn  up  continually  In  her  writing,  as 
were  her  childhood  memories  of  the 
people  and  places  of  the  Eastern  Shore. 
Kerr  left  home  to  attend  Hood  College 
in  Frederick,  Maryland,  where  she  got 
her  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1898; 
surprisingly  enough,  she  didn't  major 
in  English,  and  claims  to  have  had  no 
interest  in  writing.  She  went  on  to  get 
her  Masters  Degree  at  the  University  of 
Vermont  in  1901,  and  in  her  first  year 
there  she  wrote  her  first  short  story.  It 
sold  to  a  local  magazine,  so  she  wrote 
another.  She  left  the  University  of  Ver- 
mont during  one  of  the  school  vacations 
to  visit  a  girlfriend  in  Pittsburg,  and 
happened  to  get  a  feature  story  pub- 
lished in  the  Pittsburgh  Chronicle 
Telegraph.  One  of  the  editors  was  par- 
ticularly interested  in  the  story  and 


to  a  friend  specifies  that  the  ingredients 
be  set  "in  a  large  yellow  earthen  bowl 
on  a  clean  table  in  a  sunlit  kitchen."  As 
if  she  was  not  busy  enough  with  her  pro- 
fessional and  private  lives,  Kerr  was 
also  a  steadfast  Republican.  She  was 
governor  of  the  Women's  National 
Republican  Club  and  also  served  on  the 
advisory  committee  of  the  Business 
Women's  Republican  Club.  She  was  a 
member  of  Theta  Sigma  and  the  PEN 
club,  a  writer's  association.  In  her  free 
time  Kerr  polished  her  lingual  skills  by 
reading  foreign  works  in  the  original 
French  and  Spanish. 

Despite  all  of  these  accomplish- 
ments, Sophie  Kerr  seems  not  to  have 
carved  a  place  for  herself  among  the 
great  writers  of  the  English  language. 
She  is  remembered,  however,  for  the 


Kerr  at  St.  James  Episcopal  Church  at 
Madison  Avenue  and  71st  Street  in  New 
York.  She  left  behind  hundreds  of 
stories  and  nearly  two  dozen  novels,  a 
movie,  a  play,  and  what  is  considered  to 
be  the  largest  undergraduate  writing 
prize  in  the  United  States  today. 

Her  proliflclty  and  great  energy 
earned  her  a  wide  audience  during  her 
lifetime,  but  she  is  quickly  Joining  the 
unremembered  of  history;  in  all  truth, 
If  not  for  the  Washington  College  be- 
quest Sophie  Kerr  would  probably  exist 
as  nothing  other  than  a  reference  Id 
library  catalogs.  But  while  she  may 
have  failed  in  the  artist's  quest  for  Im- 
mortality, her  generosity  may  make  it 
possible  for  an  artistic  career  which 
might  otherwise  be  forsaken  to  Instead 
be  fulfilled. 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  April  22. 1983  -  Paee  9 


Women's  Varsity  Crew  Remains  Undefeated 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  Shorewomen's  varsity  crew 
team  is  having  a  fantastic  year. 
They  are  the  only  WC  team  that  is 
undefeated,  posting  a  7-0  record. 
The  varsity  eight  has  shown 
strength,  depth,  and  talent.  Shore 
coach  John  Wagner  commented, 
"I'm  extremely  pleased.  It  is  a 
boat  with  a  lot  of  heart  and  talent. 
It's  nice  to  see  them  do  so  well." 

On  March  26  the  oarswomen 
began  the  season  at  home  against 
La  Salle.  The  varsity  eight  of  Shan- 
non Stewart,  Cindy  Allen,  Kim 
Phillips,  Kristen  Sechelstiel, 
Teresa  Porter,  Karen  Perkinson, 
Molly  Hussman,  Judi  Skelton,  and 
coxswain  "Peaches"  Delahay 
defeated  LaSalle's  varsity  by  five 
seconds.  Unfortunately  the  junior 
varsity,  including  Wendi  Norman, 
Stephanie  Crockett,  Kathy  Holli- 
day,  Linda  Kennedy,  Mary  Kaye 
Keahon,  Amy  D'Ablemont,  Jenna 
Maher,  Mary  Beth  Pohlman,  Jill 
Slater,  Sally  Hunt,  and  new  (last 
week)  coxswain  Gretchen  Bower, 
were  defeated  by  LaSalle's  varsity. 

The  varsity  eight  continued  their 
winning  ways  and  the  novice  eight 
earned  their  first  win  at  a  regatta 
in  Batlimore's  Inner  Harbor  on 
April  2.  The  varsity  raced  Johns 
Hopkins,  Loyola,  and  Baltimore 
University  and  defeated  all  of 
them.  The  JV  raced  only  Hopkins 
and  was  victorious  by  a  two  second 
margin. 

The    next    contest    was    up    in 


Philadelphia  on  April  9  against 
LaSalle  and  Villanova.  The  varsity 
defeated  LaSalle  by  twenty 
seconds  and  Villanova  by  nine- 
tenths  of  a  second.  The  novice  eight 
beat  Villanova's  'B'  novice  boat, 
but  lost  to  Villanova's  'A'  novice. 
In  this  race  Mary  Beth  Pohlman 
moved  up  from  her  novice  position 
to  replace  Shannon  Stewart  in  the 
varsity  boat. 

In  the  last  race  held  this  past 
Saturday,  both  WC's  boats  per- 
formed well.  A  roaring  hometown 
crowd  on  the  town  landing  cheered 
the  varsity  Shorewomen  on  to  a  one 
second  victory  over  George 
Washington  University.  The  novice 
eight  rowed  well  as  they  were 
defeated  by  GWU,  but  were  trium- 
phant over  Lafayette's  varsity  by 
eight  seconds.  This  win  by  the 
novice  oarswomen  extended  their 
record  to  a  respectable  3-3. 

Coach  John  Wagner  made  a 
change  in  the  varsity  boat  for  their 
contest  versus  GWU.  Due  to  illness 
during  the  past  week,  Kim  Phillips 
was  replaced  at  the  bow  position  by 
Wendi  Norman.  Norman  fit  right  in 
and  lent  her  strength  to  the  trium- 
phant varsity  team.  In  the  novice 
boat,  coxswain  Gretchen  Bower 
"settled  in"  (this  being  her  first 
race)  and  did  a  good  job. 

The  varsity's  success  is  due  to 
the  quality  performance  of 
everyone  in  the  boat.  The  strength 
of  new  member  Mary  Beth 
Pohlman  has  been  a  real  asset. 
Equally  important,  has  been  the 


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skillful,  and  coach  Wagner  praises 
her  for  her  efforts. 

Wagner  says  that  he  is  pleased 
with  the  support  from  the  College 
community,  and  is  extending  an 

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Women  Fall  To  Georgetown 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

W.C.'s  women's  lacrosse  team 
was  defeated  by  Georgetown 
University  in  a  tough  11-9  loss  on 
Tuesday.  This  was  only  the  Shore 
stickwomen's  second  loss  of  the 
season. 

The  game  was  played  on  top  of 
Georgetown's  field  house  in  gale- 
force  winds.  This  made  execution 
very  difficult  and  was  seen  in  the 
connections  between  the  defense 
and  the  attack  players.  In  these 
connections  the  attack  was  not 
moving  for  the  passes,  and  the 
defense  was  slow  in  getting  passes 
to  them. 

Georgetown  took  the  opening 
draw  and  went  right  in  for  a  score 
(12  seconds  elapsed  time)  and  led 
the  whole  way.  The  difference  pro- 
ved to  be  the  first  half  when  the 
Shorewomen  were  out  scored  6-4. 
Leading  the  stickwomen  with  four 


goals  was  Jessie  Wittich.  Amy 
Farmer  and  Tammy  Tiehel  each 
scored  twice,  and  Farmer  assisted 
on  two  others.  Rounding  out  the 
scoring  for  W.C.  was  Kate  Rap- 
paport  with  one  goal.  Defensively, 
Eileen  Grogan  had  another  fine 
game  in  the  goal  for  the 
Shorewomen.  She  didn't  give  up 
any  goals  in  penalty  situations. 

"Certainly  injuries  have  hurt  us 
this  year.  We  played  this  game 
with  out  defensive  standout,  co- 
captain  Polly  White.  Eleanor 
Horine  has  just  returned  to  play 
and  is  having  to  adjust  to  new 
teammates.  Vicki  Williams,  who 
plays  defense  but  can  go  at  center 
or  attack,  was  hit  in  the  eye  today 
by  a  blind  shot  and  is  going  to  be 
out  for  at  least  one  game,"  com- 
mented coach  Nancy  Dick  about 
the  events  of  the  game.  She  stated 
it  is  time  to  go  back  to  the  basics. 
Despite  this  loss,  the  stickwomen 
are  having  a  fine  season. 


Walser  Discusses  Writing 


Continued  from  page  4 
Horse     (1978),    and    Swan    Villa 
(1979). 

To  begin  the  program,  Dr.  Erika 
Salloch  presented  a  lecture  entitl- 
ed, "From  Rubble  to  Riches: 
Trends  in  Postwar  German 
Literature,"  accompanied  by  Dr. 
Joachim  Scholz  who  lectured  on 
'  'The  Fate  of  the  Hero  in  the  Novels 
of  Martin  Walser,"  and  Robert 
Browning  who  spoke  on  the  sub- 
ject, "The  Competitive  Society  in 
Walser's  Swan  Villa  and  Runaway 
Horse." 

Leila  Vennewitz,  in  her  lecture, 
"Who  is  a  Translator?",  discussed 
her  work  as  a  translator.  "In  con- 
trast to  the  art  of  a  musician,"  she 
said,  "who  conducts  a  piece  of 
music  many  times  and  works 
towards  a  perfect  Interpretation, 
there  is  no  second  chance  in 
translation.  The  translator  must 
shoot  his  bolt  only  once  despite  the 
fact  that  new  inspiration  may  come 
after  the  work  is  completed.  Most 


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important,"  she  added,  "the 
translator  must  have  a  kinship 
with  the  author,  and  must  be  cap- 
tured by  the  original  work.  The  in- 
terior monologue  which  goes  on 
with  the  author  and  his  characters 
must  continue  with  the  translator, 
but  many  times  the  translator 
can't  know  what  the  author  really 
thought.  Because  of  this  difficul- 
ty," she  asserted,  "the  translator 
must  make  choices  and  must  be 
bold." 

Martin  Walser,  in  his  lecture, 
"Who  is  a  Writer?"  described  the 
author  as  someone  with  a  "damag- 
ed identity."  That  which  he  lacks, 
sparks  his  desire  for  expression. 
"The  writer  finds  himself  having  to 
deal  with  the  conditions  that  cause 
these  damages,  and  creates  a 
character  who  can  handle  these 
damages  better  than  he  can.  He 
constructs  an  identity,  like  an  ex- 
periment." According  to  Walser,  a 
writer  is  one  who  "universalizes 
his  own  pain,"  and  in  the  process  of 
writing,  "changes  himself  by 
writing."  For  Walser,  fiction  holds 
a  "therapeutic  function  which 
1  gives  him  pleasure." 


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Softball  Team  Falls  To  Three  Opponents 


by  Fred  Wyman 

Following  lopsided  defeats  at  the 
hands  of  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College  (15-4),  Essex  Community 
College  (21-2),  and  Cecil  Communi- 
ty College  (13-0),  the  Washington 
College  softball  team  shored  up 
their  defense  and  nearly  pulled  off 
upset  victories  over  Cecil  and 
Catholic  University.  Despite  play- 
ing "tough  defense"  the 
Shorewomen  failed  to  produce  runs 
in  clutch  situations,  thus  falling  to 
Cecil  6-4  and  more  recently  to 
Catholic  U.  2-1  on  Monday. 

Cecil  drew  first  blood  scoring  two 
first  inning  runs  in  the  second 
game  of  the  twinbill;  WC  then 
tallied  two  runs  of  their  own  to  tie 
the  score  at  2-2  after  two  innings. 
The  Seahawks  added  single  runs  in 
the  third  and  fourth  innings  to  hold 
a   4-2  advantage,    however   Cecil 


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hurler  Tami  Bowers  walked  Jenny 
Bradley,  Jane  Keller,  and  Sara 
Wright  to  load  the  bases  in  the  fifth 
inning.  Cathy  Hoffman  delivered  a 
bloop  single  scoring  Bradley.  Deb- 
bie McFarlin  drew  a  free  pass  to. 
force  in  Keller,  but  the  rally  ended 
when  Stephanie  Adams  popped  out 
to  the  shortstop.  Not  to  be  denied 
the  Cecil  Countians  pushed  two 
more  runs  across  the  plate  on  Liz 
Rothwell's  2  run  single  in  the  final 
frame  making  the  final  score  read: 
Cecil  6  WC  4. 

In  a  pitching  duel  Mary  Buhl 
outlasted  Washington  pitchers 
Jane  Keller  and  Kelly  Cupka  as 
Catholic  University  nipped  the 
Shore  nine  2-1  in  DC  Monday.  The 
Cardinals  scored  the  winning  run 
as  a  result  of  executing  a  brave 
double  steal  in  the  bottom  of  the 
fifth  inning.  Washington  scored  its 
lone  run  in  the  second  inning  when 
Lisa  Laird  led  off  with  a  booming 
triple  to  leftcenter  field.  Laird 
eventually  scored  as  a  result  of  an 
error  but  not  until  there  were  two 
outs.  Laird's  run  tied  the  game  at  1- 
1.  The  score  remained  deadlocked 
until  Catholic  tallied  on  the  steal 
for  the  final  run  of  the  game  in  the 
fifth. 

Earlier  in  the  week  the 
Shorewomen  dropped  their  fourth 
consecutive  game  to  perennial 
MAC  power  Franklin  and  Marshall 
College  in  Lancaster,  PA  Tuesday, 
April  12th,  15-4.  Once  again  it  was 
one  disasterous  inning  that  spelled 
defeat  for  Washington.  The 
Stateswomen  took  the  lead  early  as 
their  first   three   batters   scored. 


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After  Shore  pitcher  Kelly  Cupka 
retired  the  side  in  order  in  the  se- 
cond inning,  F&M  exploded  for  ten 
runs  in  their  half  of  the  third  inning 
to  put  the  game  out  of  reach  for 
WC.  Stephanie  Adams  and  Debbie 
McFarlin  each  had  two  hits  to  pace 
Washington's  offense. 

Essex  Community  College  used 
three  pitchers  in  limiting  the 
Shorewomen  to  just  one  hit  (A  liner 
to  .left  by  Debbie  McFarlin)  while 


Essex  batters  bombarded  WC  pit- 
cher Kelly  Cupka  for  23  safeties. 

Lack  of  hitting  continued  to 
plague  the  WC  softball  team  in  the 
first  game  of  their  doubleheader 
with  Cecil  Community  College  Sun- 
day April  17th.  The  Seahawk's 
Beverly  Jack  threw  a  three  hit 
shutout  at  Washington  and  Karen 
Doss  and  Elaine  Cox  rapped  5  hits 
between  them.  Stephanie  Adams, 
Kelly  Cupka  and  Sue  Cupka  col- 
lected Washington's  3  hits. 


Sho'men  lacrosse  comes  closer  to  playoffs  with  two  wins  this 
week  

Lacrosse  Defeats  Roanoke 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College  mc 
lacrosse  team  extended  their  winn- 
ing streak  to  seven  games  with  an 
8-7  overtime  victory  over  Roanoke 
College  on  Saturday.  Roanoke,  as 
usual  was  a  very  tough  opponent. 
The  contest  was  nip-and-tuck 
throughout. 

All  the  coaches  agreed  that  the 
game  was  definitely  an  "up  beat" 
one  for  the  Shoremen,  and  feel  that 
it  was  the  first  step  towards  the 
playoffs. 

The  key  to  the  victory  was  the 
stickman's  excellent  execution  on 
rides.  This  was  especially  true  in 
the  second  half  when  the  Maroon's 
had  a  particularly  difficult  time 
clearing  the  ball.  On  the  average 
the  Shoremen  forced  them  to  use 
about  two  minutes  on  each  clear  at- 
tempt. 

The  Shoremen  demonstrated 
great  diversity  in  scoring  as  seven 
players  contributed  in  the  winning 
effort.  Roanoke  did  a  fine  job  shut- 
ting down  the  usual  big  guns  of 
Dickie  Grieves  and  Jeff  Kauf fman, 
but  the  rest  of  the  Shoremen  of- 
fense performed  well  in  picking  up 
the  slack.  Chris  Nelson  led  the 
stickmen  scorers  with  three  goals. 
Right  behind  him  was  Walker 
Taylor  who  added  two  more  and 


assisted  on  a  third.  D_ave 
Michalski,  Jeff  Kauffman,  and 
Kevin  Giblin  each  scored  once. 
Contributing  assists  were  Dickie 
Grieves,  with  three  and  Steve 
Beville  with  one.  The  winning  goal 
was  scored  by  Kevin  Giblin  thirty- 
eight  seconds  into  the  overtime 
period.  The  JShoremen  are  now 
ranked  second  in  Division  Three. 

The  Shoremen's  defensive  squad 
once  again  played  a  superior 
game.  They  held  the  Maroons  to 
only  forty-two  shots,  twelve  below 
the  Shoremen's  total.  Of  those 
Forty-two,  better  than  fifty  percent 
were  way  off  the  mark.  In  addition 
the  "long  sticks"  had  an  excellent 
game.  Among  those  outstanding 
performers  were  Rob  Loock,  Steve 
Beville,  John  Nostrant,  and  Tim 
Cloud.  Greg  Baker  also  had  a  fine 
game  in  the  cage  as  he  recorded 
thirteen  saves. 

Only  Salisbury  State's  Seagulls 
and  Western  Maryland's  Terrors 
stand  in  the  way  of  the  Shoremen 
earning  the  second  place  seed  in 
the  upcoming  NCAA  Division  III 
tournament.  The  stickmen's  next 
game  is  this  Saturday  at  Kibler 
field  against  Division  I UMBC.  The 
Shore  coaches  expressed  a  desire 
for  heavy  support,  especially  from 
the  faculty  and  towns  people,  for 
this  contest.  The  game  starts  at 
1 :30  and  is  sure  to  be  a  thriller. 


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On  the  Rebound.  . . 


byTomKeefe 

First  things  first! 

A  direct  request  has  been  made 
by  the  Women's  Varsity  Crew  team 
to  announce  their  quest  tor  an 
undefeated  season.  The  team  has 
successfully  defeated  seven  op- 
ponents in  their  last  seven  outings. 

Alumni: 


Their  effort,  unfortunately,  has 
gone  unnoticed.  Until  now!  With 
the  Dad  Vail  right  around  the  cor- 
ner, and  a  triple  meet  with  Navy, 
lona,  and  St.  John's,  the  squad  had 
its  work  cut  out  for  them.  Hopeful- 
ly, the  winning  tradition  will  con- 
tinue, ending  the  season  with  an 


Jenkins  Awarded  Seth  Trophy 


Peter  Jenkins,  a  1982  graduate 
has  been  awarded  the  U.S.  Naval 
Academy's  prestigious  Seth 
Trophy.  Jenkins  earned  the  honor, 
presented  annually  to  a  lacrosse 
player  judged  best  opponent  on  a 
competing  team,  for  this  outstan- 
ding play  against  Navy  on  March 
17, 1982,  when  he  scored  eight  goals 
during  Washington  College's  14-10 
upset  victory  on  Kibler  Field  in 
Chestertown.  It  was  the 
Shoremen's  first  win  ever  over  the 
Midshipmen  after  a  history  of  28 
losses  beginning  in  1950. 

Jenkins  is  the  third  Washington 
College  player  to  win  the  Seth 
Trophy.  John  "Hezzy"  Howard  and 
Joe  sievold  won  Seths  in  Navy  wins 


in  1956  and  1957.  Bryan  Matthews, 
last  year's  Shoremen  coach  who 
left  Chestertown  to  coach  Navy, 
had  high  praise  for  Jenkins.  "It  is  a 
great  honor,"  said  Matthews; 
"Navy  players  take  the  awarding 
of  the  Seth  Trophy  seriously.  With 
the  schedule  Navy  plays,  they  see 
all  the  great  players." 

Although  he  missed  two  games 
because  of  injuries,  Jenkins,  a 
native  of  Duxbury,  Massachusetts, 
totaled  41  goals  with  11  assists  for 
the  season  from  his  crease  attack 
position.  He  made  AU-American 
for  his  efforts  and  played  in  the 
North-South  game.  He  now  works 
for  the  Campbell  Soup  Company 
and  lives  in  Baltimore. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


unscathed  loss  column. 

Secondly,  the  Lacrosse  team 
brought  home  yet  another  victory, 
this  time  from  Virginia.  The 
Sho'men  defeated  Roanoke,  before 
a  capacity  crowd,  on  an  overtime 
goal  by  transfer  standout  Kevin 
Giblen.  This  gave  the  squaaVan  im- 
pressive and  hard  fought  8-7  wins. 
Saturday  at  1:30  p.m.,  W.C.  will 
face  off  against  U.M.B.C.  With 
future  wins  over  Western 
Maryland,  Salisbury  State,  and 
U.M.B.C,  the  team  may  have 
another  rematch  in  Geneva ! 

With  Springtime  no  where  to  be 
found,  Intramural  directors  Coach 
Chattelier  and  Sparticus  Collins 
have  formed  the  annual  softball 
league.  Teams  like  the  Theta  Chi, 
Gasmic  Ten,  Throbbing  Mambers, 
Faculty,  W.C.  Fielders,  Sigs, 
K.A.'sand  the  Grandma's  Dead  all 


hope  to  bring  home  the  Crown.  If 
anyone  is  interested  in  attending 
these  games,  they  are  played  in 
front  of  Wicomico  and  on  the 
baseball  field. 

Finally,  with  the  Luau  and  Skip 
Castro  close  at  hand,  the  end  of  the 
semester  may  prove  to  be  wor- 
thwhile. Thesis  deadlines  and  final 
exams  may  be  the  only  drawback, 
but  they  will  pass  before  we  know 
it.  Also,  I  would  like  to  con- 
gratulate all  new  members  of  the 
Student  Government  Association, 
who  with  a  lot  of  hard  work,  may 
help  the  pressing  issues  seem 
easier  to  cope  with.  Good  luck! 
Now  is  your  chance!  Also,  my  con- 
gratulations to  Mark  Mullican 
<Pres.),  Barry  Glassman  (V.P.), 
"Big  T"  (Treasurer),  and 
Pat  Clark  (Secretary)  for  a  year 
well  done.  Until  next  week... 


by  Lynne  Attias 

Kevin  Giblin  of  the  men's  varsity 
lacrosse  team  has  been  selected  as 
this  week's  athlete  of  the  week.  A 
midfield  player  for  the  Shoreman, 
Kevin  scored  the  winning  goal  in 
overtime  against  Roanoke. 
"Kevin's  toughest  under 
pressure,"  said  Coach  Corcoran. 

Kevin,  a  transfer  student  from 
Broome  Community  College, 
graduated  from  Binghamton  Cen- 
tral High  School  in  New  York, 
where  he  began  playing  lacrosse. 
Previously  a  baseball  player, 
Kevin  became  interested  in 
lacrosse    as    a     high    school 


sophomore.  He  went  on  to  play  var- 
sity for  the  next  three  years,  and 
was  selected  all  league  in  his  senior 
year. 

Kevin  feels  that  his  play  here  at 
WC  has  become  progressively  bet- 
ter, although  he  hasn't  yet  reached 
his  potential.  He  feels  the  same 
way  about  the  team  in  that  they  are 
improving  with  each  game. 
"We've  got  a  really  good 
defense. ..they  keep  us  in  every 
game."  Kevin  expects  that  the 
Shoremen  will  go  on  to  win  the  Na- 
tional Championships.  This  is  a 
goal  he  hopes  will  be  achieved  as 
an  individual,  as  well  as  for  the 
team. 


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Somerset  Complex  to  be  Renovated 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
Assistant  Editor 

Major  renovations  are  in  the 
cards  for  Somerset  Domitory  as  a 
result  of  a  recent  tour  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors.  The 
Board,  which  set  a  precedent  by 
doing  these  explorations  as  part  of 
its  April  23rd  meeting,  found  the 
three-part  complex  to  be  in  need  of 
new  electrical,  heating  and  ventila- 
tion systems. 

Gene  A.  Hessey,  Vice  President 
of  Finance  for  the  College  notes 
that  the  Board's  new  procedure,  to 
split  into  four  groups,  tour  the  cam- 
pus, then  regroup  and  share  their 
observations,  resulted  in  the 
discovery  of  other  needed  renova- 
tions as  well.  The  College  plans  to 
make  these  changes  as  soon  as 
possible. 

Changes  Needed 

"We  have  underway  plans  to  put 
together  a  renovation  project  for 
Somerset.  Right  now,  we're  work- 
ing on  a  financial  plan'as  well  as  on 
the  design.  We  haven't  set  a 
specific  time,  but  we're  trying  to 
get  this  started  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble." 

Rather  than  simply  tearing  down 
the  complex,  he  feels  a  better  solu- 
tion is  to  simply  give  the  entire 
building  a  dose  of  'surgery'.  ("It's 
structurally  sound,  as  far  as  the 
construction  goes,  but  the  interior 
and  electricity  really  need  work . " ) 

Upon  their  inspection,  the  Board 
members  noted  the  current  state  of 
the  complex,  including  its  need  for 
new  interior  painting,  new  flooring, 
and  the  replacement  of  several 
doors. 

Hessey  points  out  that  several 
visitors  were  especially  upset  by 
the  sight  of  one  of  the  Somerset 
showers,  where  a  student  had  left 
the  water  turned  on  and  spraying 
into  the  lavatory. 

"The  Board  members  wondered 
how  students  could  have  done  that; 
they  certainly  wouldn't  have  ex- 


pected them  to  do  it  in  their  own 
homes." 

As  the  plan  now  stands,  Somerset 
is  to  be  renovated  in  several 
capacities.  Apart  from  the  changes 
mentioned,  Hessey  sees  the 
reconstruction  of  an  alternative  en- 
tranceway  to  the  dormitory  as 
another  necessity.  Under  the  cur- 
rent setup,  most  students  go  into 
and  out  of  the  building  via  the  rear 
fire  escapes,  which  provide  en- 
trance only  through  the  lavatories. 
Hessey  points  out  that  this  was  not 
the  original  purpose  of  the 
building. 

"Actually,  there  were  supposed 
to  have  been  three  buildings," 
similiar  to  Somerset,  forming  a 
triangle  in  the  area  which  now 
makes  up  the  quad.  Since  these 
( Continued  on  Page  4 ) 

Student  Affairs: 


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The  Somerset  complex  is  slated  for  renovation- 


R.  A/s  Announced  for  1983-84 


by  Kelly  Morrissey 
The  names  of  the  Resident 
Assistants  for  the  forthcoming 
academic  year  were  released  this 
past  Monday.  Of  the  twenty-seven 
possible  R.A.  positions  on  campus, 
sixteen  will  be  filled  by  people  who 
had  not  previously  held  an  R.A. 
position. 

The  new  R.A.'s  include: 
Jonathan  Adams  for  Kent  House 
second  floor  south,  Dan  Armitage 
for  Kent  House  second  floor  north, 
Dan  Bakley  for  Somerset  third 
floor,  Nina  Casey  for  Reid  Hall  se- 
cond floor,  Melissa  Combes  for 
Dorchester,  Terri  Delancey  for 
Minta  Martin  fourth  floor,  Amy 
Farmer  for  Queen  Anne  second 
floor,  Jeanmarie  Fegely  for 
Caroline  third  floor,  Bonnie  Garr 
for  Caroline  second  floor,  Todd 
Harmon  for  East  Hall,  Denise  Her- 
nandez for  Reid  Hall  third  floor 
Jonathan  McKnight  for  Somerset 


second  floor,  Nimrod  Nathan  for 
Worcester  second  floor,  Karen 
Perkinson  for  Cecil  House,  Tom 
Tague  for  Kent  House  first  floor 
south  and  Hansi  Wittich  for  West 
Hall. 

Eleven  R.A.'s  were  re-hired  for 
next  year.  They  are  as  follows: 
Judi  Skelton  for  Minta  Martin  se- 
cond floor,  Audrey  Latham  for 
Minta  Martin  third  floor,  Lucie 
Hughes  for  Reid  Hall  first  floor,  Liz 
Kintz  for  Queen  Anne  first  floor, 
Cara  McMenamin  for  Caroline 
first  floor,  Matt  Burke  for  Talbot 
House,  Joe  Stallings  for  Kent 
House  first  floor  north,  Tom  Keefe 
for  Wicomico  first  floor,  Wayne 
Spurrier  for  Wicomico  first  floor, 


Tom  Davis  for  Worcester  first  floor 
and  Fran  Lucia  for  Middle  Hall. 

According  to  Dean  of  Student  Af- 
fairs, Maureen  Kelley,  seventy 
people  applied  for  the  R.A.  posi- 
tions. After  the  large  group  of  ap- 
plicants was  interviewed,  the  list 
was  reduced  to  twenty-one.  Dean 
Kelley  and  Dean  Maxcy  personally 
interviewed  the  semi-finalists  and 
hired  the  sixteen  on  the  list. 

Kelley  commented  on  the  dif- 
ficult task  placed  before  the  deans 
in  narrowing  the  list.  "Every  year 
we  get  more  qualified  people  than 
we  can  possibly  hire.  I  feel  very 
strongly  about  this  group;  they  are 
really  top-notch  people."  The  Elm 
would  like  to  extend  congratula- 
tions to  the  new  R.A.'s. 


Classes  Elect  Officers 


Luau  proves  to  be  a  big  success.  See  story,  page  6 . 


by  Kelly  Morrissey 
In  the  recent  S.G.A.  elections  the 

following  people  were  elected  for 

the  sophomore  class: 
President,  Chip  Macleod;   Vice 

President,     Richard    Wheeler; 

Secretary,    Linda    Kennedy    and 

Treasurer,  Bryan  Bishop. 
The  officers  for  the  junior  class 

of    1983-84    school    year    will    be: 


WC  Social 

The  second  annual  Washington 
College  Victorian  Ice  Cream  Social 
and  Band  Concert  will  be  held  at 
the  Chestertown  town  park  on 
Saturday,  April  30,  at  3  p.m. 
Directed  by  Amzie  Parcell,  the 
concert  will  include  music  from  the 
turn  of  the  century  including  selec- 
tions from  works  by  George  Ger- 
shwin. Refreshments  —  ice  cream, 
brownies,  lemonade  -  will  be 
available.  All  are  welcome,  and 
there  is  no  charge.  ,,.■■■. 


President  Kimberly  Herrmann, 
Vice  President  William  Knight, 
Secretary  Amy  Dablemont  and 
Treasurer  Molly  Hussmann. 

The  newly  elected  senior  class  of- 
ficers are:  Treasurer,  Jerry 
Renick;  Secretary,  Anne  Plumer; 
Vice  President,  Kathy  Holiday  and 
President  Audrey  Latham.  At  this 
point,  the  goals  of  the  senior  class 
for  next  year  have  not  yet  been 
defined.  But,  according  to  Latham, 
her  administration  hopes  to  "ac- 
quire a  good  speaker  for  com- 
mencement and  raise  money  for 
and  decide  on  a  senior  gift." 


The  End 


No  More  Elm 

The  Elm  Editorial  Board 
thankfully  announces  its  final  issue 
of  the  '82-'83  academic  year.  This  is 
it,  guys. 

Have  a  nice  summer; 


Washington  CoUege  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29, 1983  -  Page  2 


Give  Us  A  Break 

Traditionally,  the  last  few  weeks  of  the  academic  year  are  a 
flurry  of  activity  as  students  prepare  for  final  exams  which 
loom  ominously  before  them.  Feelings  of  apprehension 
especially  plague  seniors  who  must  meet  senior  obligations. 

To  alleviate  some  of  the  pressures,  many  colleges  and  univer- 
sities have  created  a  "reading  period"  between  the  end  of 
classes  and  the  beginning  of  final  exams. 

Washington  College,  traditionally  has  not  provided  a  reading 
period  prior  to  exams,  noting  that  review  should  be  a  continuing 
process  throughout  the  semester.  In  addition,  professors  and 
administrators  have  been  reluctant  to  change  the  academic 
calendar,  fearing  a  reduction  in  class  time. 

However,  by  extending  the  school  year  or  decreasing  the 
number  of  vacation  or  advising  days,  a  reading  day  could  be 
created  without  affecting  the  number  of  class  days.  In  addition, 
even  students  who  have  been  preparing  all  semester  often  find 
themselves  in  need  of  a  day  to  organize  their  thoughts  just  prior 
to  delving  into  the  overwhelming  rush  of  exam  week.  To  the 
relief  of  both  students  and  professors  alike,  a  reading  period 
might  just  reduce  the  number  of  students  who  arrive  bleary- 
eyed  at  their  Monday  morning  exam. 

Amigos-A  Threat  ? 


What  would  happen  if  our  amigos 
south  of  the  border  were  to  become 
the  comrades  of  Fidel  and  Yuri? 
Just  think.  No  more  honeymoons  in 
Acapulco.  Bananas  the  price  of 
caviar.  No  more  Lacrosse  at  W.C. 
or  rowing  in  the  Chester  (You'd  be 
in  a  trench  defending  the  Alamo ) . 

How  could  that  happen? 

There's  a  country  down  there 
called  Nicaragua.  Under  its 
previous  management  it  was  Uncle 
Sam's  teammate.  Then  along  came 
the  Jimmy  Carter  administration 
which  decided  that  the  Nicaraguan 
government's  human  rights  record 
wasn't  good  enough,  so  it  had  to  go. 
The  result:  A  new  team  in 
Nicaragua,  anti-American  this 
time  and  pro-Soviet,  with  a  human 
rights  record  even  worse  than  that 
of  our  former  friends. 

The  new  gang  in  Nicaragua  isn't 
apathetic.  It  is  led  by   Marxist- 


Thanks 

The  AOPi's  would  like  to  thank 
all  of  those  who  contributed  their 
time  and  effort  to  the  annual  kid- 
napping. 

Because  of  your  support,  it  was  a 
great  success.  We  raised  almost 
$200.00  for  the  Arthritis  Founda- 
tion,  


Leninist  (Communist)  hustlers 
who  won't  feel  good  until  Central 
America  is  Red. 

That's  where  you  come  in.  Do 
you  think  that  your  life  isn't  going 
to  be  effected  if  that  happens? 

The  first  thing  that  is  likely  to 
happen  is  the  draft  to  defend  the 
continental  United  States.  Second 
is  a  wave  of  terrorism  in  the  U.S. 
unlike  anything  ever  seen  as 
millions  of  illegal  immigrants  from 
Central  America  now  in  this  coun- 
try are  "radicalized"  by  events  at 
home.  Other  unpleasant  things  are 
also  sure  to  happen. 

All  that  could  be  prevented 
however  with  a  forward  defense  in 
Central  America.  That  means  help- 
ing the  many  Nicaraguans  who  are 
fed  up  with  the  "Stalinist  dictator- 
ship" now  running  their  country, 
and  by  aiding  the  democratically 
elected  government  in  El  Salvador 
with  aid  and  advisers. 

Some  people  don't  seem  to  want 
that  to  happen  however.  There  are 
people  in  congress  who  are  doing 
everything  to  help  the  Communists 
in  Nicaragua  and  defeat  our  allies 
in  El  Salvador.  Some  of  them  are 
from  Maryland. 

If  you  don't  like  the  above 
scenario,  keep  that  in  mind,  It's 
your  future. 

Henry  Rosin 


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Assistant  Editor Mary  Helen  Holzgang 

Sports  Editor Scott  Behm 

Photography  Editor Jonathan  Adams 

Business  Manager Cabot  Rohrer 

Faculty  Advisor Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau 

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Notes  From  The  Kitchen 


by  Ken  Roderick 

The  semester  is  rapidly  drawing 
to  a  close.  Every  student  worker 
has  at  least  fifteen  good  reasons  for 
not  working,  Lamdas  dance  on  the 
rooftop,  and  you  start  noticing  a  lot 
of  pale  white  legs  around  campus. 
The  best  part  is  that  you  will  not 
have  to  suffer  through  another  arti- 
cle of  mine  til  next  fall.  Graduating 
seniors  will  never  have  to  look  at 
another  "Notes  From  The  Kit- 
chen" or  suggestion  box  unless 
they  are  lucky  enough  to  subscribe 
to  the  Elm  next  year.  Seniors,  you 
better  subscribe  because 
McDonalds,  Tony's  Pizza  Parlor, 
or  your  local  tavern  are  not  going 
to  give  you  the  kind  of  in  depth 
reporting  you  get  here. 

Well,  enough  said,  back  to 
business.  Let  us  give  Greg  Joyner 
and  Mark  Slater  a  big  hand  for  a 
very  successful  Luau.  Greg  did  an 
excellent  job  on  the  decor  while 
Mark  roasted  a  mean  pig.  Thanks 


to  all  the  S.G.A.  volunteers  for 
their  help  in  producing  the  best 
Luau  ever.  I  would  also  like  to 
thank  our  staff  for  suffering 
through  the  confusion  and  putting 
out  a  tremendous  meal. 

I  often  have  students  ask  if  I  take 
the  summer  off  after  school  is  done. 
The  WCFS  keeps  hopping  all  sum- 
mer long  by  running  a  Summer 
Conference  Program.  The  Summer 
Conference  Program,  along  with 
dinner  theatres,  keeps  this  place  so 
busy  that  the  school  year  seems 
mild  by  comparison.  If  you  don't 
believe  me  just  ask  Lucie  Hughes 
or  any  student  who  works  for  us  in 
the  summer. 

Well  the  time  has  come  to  say 
adios.  See  you  all  back  here  next 
year  with  those  notes  ready  for  the 
suggestion  box.  To  all  those 
graduating  seniors  (including 
Ralph  Laws)  good  bye  and  good 
luck.  I  hope  to  see  you  at  next 
year's  Birthday  Ball,  if  not  sooner. 
Have  a  nice  summer  everyone. 


NAFA  C  Selects  Glassman 


ANNAPOLIS,  MD.  -  Barry 
Thomas  Glassman  of  Washington 
College  was  invited  to  attend  the 
United  States  Naval  Academy 
Foreign  Affairs  Conference 
(NAFAC)  April  19-22,  joining  over 
two  hundred  other  university 
students  throughout  the  United 
States  in  presenting  papers  and 
discussing  the  "Western  Alliance, 
in  Transition."  , 

Glassman's  paper  entitled. 
"Securing  Access  to  Energy"  was  \ 
presented  at  the  conference. 

NAFAC  is  acclaimed  to  be  one  of 
the  most  prominent  and  influential 
undergraduate  foreign  affairs  con- 
ferences of  its  kind,  encouraging 
an  exchange  of  ideas  about  topics 


that  will  have  an  effect  upon  the 
future  of  the  world. 

The  annual  conference  featured 
a  variety  of  national  and  interna- 
tional military  and  political 
leaders.  The  opening  address  was 
delivered  by  retired  Admiral  Bob- 
by R.  Inman,  former  deputy  direc- 
tor of  the  Central  Intelligence 
Agency,  who  spoke  on  "Global  In- 
stability and  the  Evolving  Soviet 
Challenge  to  the  Western 
Alliance."  Walter  J.  Stoessel,  Jr., 
former  deputy  secretary  of  state, 
presented  the  keynote  address, 
"The  NATO  Alliance:  Perspec- 
tives for  the  80s."  The  Honorable 
John  F.  Lehman,  Jr.,  Secretary  of 
the  Navy,  was  banauet  speaker.     , 


tton  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29. 1983  -  Page  3 


Beyond  Our  World 


by  Bonnie  Garr 

Secretary  of  State  George  Shultz 
arrived  in  Cairo  on  Tuesday  April 
26,  on  his  way  to  Israel.  Shultz  is 
trying  to  get  Israel  to  withdraw  its 
troops  from  Lebanon.  Within 
Cairo,  Shultz  met  with  Philip  C. 
Habib  and  Morris  Draper,  the  U.S. 
ambassador  to  the  Middle  East. 

Shultz  feels  it  is  time  to  try 
something  new  in  the  Middle  East 
in  order  to  secure  peace.  He  is  will- 
ing to  stay  in  the  Middle  East  as 
long  as  is  needed,  shuffling  back 
and  forth  between  Lebanon  and 
Israel.  If  Shultz  is  capable  of  secur- 
ing peace  between  these  two,  then 
his  next  step  is  to  secure  a  similar 
arrangement  between  Lebanon  and 
Syria  and  the  PLO.  Shultz  hopes 
King  Hussein  of  Jordan  will  join 
the  negotiations. 

Lebanon  and  Israel  have 
suspended   their   negotiations   for 


withdrawal  while  Shultz  is  visiting. 
Israel  is  hoping  Shultz's  visit  will 
stimulate  progress  in  the  talks. 
Prime  minister  Begin  has  not  met 
with  a  U.S.  spokesman  since  the 
summer  of  1982.  Both  sides  hope 
that  the  U.S.  will  apply  pressure  on 
the  opposition.  Israel,  especially, 
hopes  to  make  gains,  feeling  Shultz 
can  make  Lebanese  leader, 
Gemayel,  accept  the  Israelis' 
demands  for  security  in  Southern 
Lebanon. 

Israeli  officials  are  worried  that 
the  U.S.  is  overreaching  and  that 
the  Soviet  Union  may  try  to  spoil 
the  success  of  the  talks.  Moscow 
could  easily  get  Syria  to  refuse  to 
withdraw  her  troops  from 
Lebanon.  Moscow,  in  the  mean- 
time, has  been  rearming  Syria  with 
more  than  enough  weapons. 

Syria's  rearmament  has  only  in- 
creased tensions.  Moscow  has 
warned  Israel  of  this  fact,   and 


Israel  feels  the  Soviet  warning  is  a 
ploy  to  confuse  them.  The  Russians 
believe  that  Israel  will  not  attack, 
enabling  Moscow  to  receive  the 
credit  for  preventing  a  conflict. 

Compromises  by  both  Israel  and 
Lebanon  need  to  be  reached  if 
negotiations  are  to  continue.  Israel 
has  already  altered  her  demands 
and  Lebanon  has  agreed  to  some 
form  of  co-operation.  Some  dif- 
ferences continue  to  divide  the  two 
countries.  Begin  demands  five  out- 
posts to  hold  750  Israel  soldiers  and 
intelligence  agents.  This  idea  has 
been  formally  adopted.  Israel  is 
not  satisfied  and  is  now  asking  for 
two  headquarters  for  a  southern 
brigade  of  the  Lebanese  army. 
This  would  be  done  to  help  coor- 
dinate joint  patriots  of  Israeli  and 
Lebanon  troops.  Gemayel  does  not 
feel  patrols  are  acceptable. 

Secretary  of  State  Shultz  will  be 
attempting  to  bridge  the  gap  that 


Israel  and  Lebanon  have  made  bet- 
ween themselves. 

Secretary  of  State  Shultz's 
valiant  effort  to  attain  peace  in  the 
Middle  East  should  not  be 
overlooked.  As  a  mediator  in  the 
talks,  he  may  be  able  to  provide  in- 
sights otherwise  overlooked  by 
Israel  or  Lebanon.  One  can  only 
commend  anyone  for  trying  to 
achieve  world  peace.  World  peace 
is  something  which  seems  so  unat- 
tainable  and  yet  is  always  hoped 
for. 

I  wish  I  could  keep  everyone 
posted  on  Shultz's  progress,  but 
with  the  coming  of  summer  vaca- 
tion, I  leave  this  task  up  to  you. 
Have  a  wonderful  summer,  W.C. 
and  thank-you  for  all  the  support 
you  have  given  me  while  attemp- 
ting to  keep  the  WC  campus 
somewhat  aware  of  events  occurr- 
ing beyond  our  small  world  in 
Chestertown,  Md. 


Dance: 


College  Company  Whirls  into  Action 


The  Washington  College  Dance 
Company,  under  the  direction  and 
choreography  of  Karen  Smith, 
associate  professor  at  the  college, 
opened  its  annual  dance  concert  on 
Thursday  night,  April  21  with  an 
additional  performance  on  Friday 
night,  April  22.  A  special  matinee 
performance  was  held  on  Thursday 
afternoon  at  1:15  for  the  school 
children  in  Kent  and  the  surroun- 
ding counties. 

The  concert  was  divided  into  two 
parts  with  an  intermission  between 
the  two.  The  first  half  included  a 
variety  of  dances  including  ballet, 
jazz,  modern  dance  and  a  musical 
theatre  dance.  The  second  half  was 
set  to  the  music  of  The  Moody 
Blues  from  their  ablum  Days  of 
Future  Passed. 

The  concert  opened  with  a  ballet 
dance  which  was  danced  to  a 
musical  piece  called  "Sing,  Sing, 
Sing."  The  performers  in  this 
number  included  Pia  Bonaparte, 
who  displayed  a  substantial  talent 
for  the  art  of  dance.  Bonaparte  was 
accompanied  by  Monica  Piatt, 
McKerrow  Talcott  and  direc- 
tor/choreographer Karen  Lynn 
Smith.  The  dance  was  good,  but  the 
occasional  break  in  concentration 
by  some  of  the  dancers  was 
distracting.   . 

The  second  dance  presented  was 
a  jazz  number  performed  by  Fran- 
cis Burnet  and  J.R.  Porter  to  the 
melody  "Come  Dance  With  Me." 
At  times  during  the  dance  the  coor- 
dination between  the  duo  lacked 
cohesion,  but  J.R.  presented 
himself  as  an  experienced,  serious 
dancer  who  enjoyed  performing 
the  dance. 

Karen  Lynn  Smith,  director  and 
choreographer  of  the  production, 
performed  the  third  dance  -  a 
modern  ballet  titled  "Windows  to 
the  World".  The  dance  was  subtle, 
serene  and  majestic  which  set  a 
very  peaceful  mood. 

The  third  number,  performed  by 
Monica  Piatt,  was  an  energetic 
dance  titled  "Magic  to  do". 
Monica",  dressed  as  a  magician, 
performed  with  lively  energy  and 
accurate  precision. 

The  fourth  dance  featured  Pia 
Bonaparte  and  McKerrow  Talcott 


in  the  piece  "Tutu  Much".  The 
number  portrayed  a  numerous 
situation  in  which  an  experienced 
dancer  struggled  in  the  instruction 
of  a  beginner.  The  dance  proved  in- 
teresting but  lost  its  humor 
towards  the  end. 

The  performance  which  conclud- 
ed the  first  half  of  the  concert  was  a 
dance  in  the  Elizabethan  tradition 
entitled  "Elizabethan  Suite".  The 
performers  in  this  piece  included 
Marie  Bernoske,  Francie  Burnet, 
Jeff  Donahoe,  Steve  Haje,  Andy 
Macera,  J.R.  Porter,  Monica  Piatt, 
and  Karen  Lynn  Smith.  This  dance 
added  a  different  touch  to  the  con- 
cert as  the  company  gracefully 
performed  the  number  in  elaborate 
Elizabethan  costumes. 

The  second  half  of  the  concert 
proved  entertaining  and  cap- 
tivating, as  a  result  of  the  music  of 
the  Moody  Blues  album  Days  of 
Future  Passed.  The  theme  involv- 
ed particular  times  and  events 
which  occur  in  any  ordinary  day, 
from  dawn  until  midnight.  The  per- 
formers in  these  numbers  included 
Maria  Bernoske,  Pia  Bonaparte, 
Sally  Brown,  Francie  Burnet,  Jeff 
Donahoe,  Steve  Haje,  Andy 
Macera,  Monica  Piatt,  J.R.  Porter, 
Leslie  Raimond,  McKerrow 
Talcott,  and  Karen  Lynn  Smith. 
These  dances,  as  performed  by 
various  members  of  the  entire 
cast,  ranged  from  ballets  to 
modern  dance  numbers.  The  last 
number  which  was  performed  by 
the  entire  cast,  featured  the  Moody 
Blues  song  "Knight  in  White 
Satin".  The  number  proved  to  be  a 
powerful  and  well  choreographed 
performance  by  the  entire  com- 
pany. The  lighting  added  to  the 
mood  of  the  dance  with  its  subtle 
and  various  shades,  as  it  united  the 
dancers  and  the  music  into  an 
energetic  force. 

Overall,  the  dance  company  per- 
formed well.  There  were  times 
when  the  dancers  lacked  energy 
and  did  not  seem  enthusiastic 
about  their  performance.  This  was, 
in  some  instances,  distracting  and 
even  disappointing,  but  the  ex- 
perienced and  serious  dancers  did 
their  job  well  and  this  benefited  the 
entire  company. 


The  W.C.  Dance  Company,  under  the  direction  of  Karen  Smith, 
performed  last  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  in  Tawes 
Theater. . 

Scholarship  Announced 


Washington  College  has  an- 
nounced plans  to  establish  a 
memorial  scholarship  fund  in 
memory  of  Jane  Goodfellow.  Mrs. 
Goodfellow,  a  lecturer  in  the 
biology  department  and  wife  of  Dr. 
Guy  Goodfellow,  professor  of 
history  at  the  college,  died  on 
March  27.  She  had  been  a  member 
of  the  faculty  for  18  years. 

In  accordance  with  the  wishes  of 
her  family,  the  proposed  scholar- 
ship will  be  awarded  to  a  deserving 
student  of  science  to  help  promote 
and  cultivate  his  or  her  interest  in 
the  arts  and  humanities. 

"Anyone  who  knew  Jane,"  said 
Professor  Guy  Goodfellow,  'knew 
also  of  her  conviction  that  students 
in  the  sciences,  by  the  intensive 
nature  of  their  discipline,  may  be 
tempted  to  ignore  many  of  the 
cultural  activities  that  so  enrich 
the  quality  of  life.  Too  often  they 
may  fail  to  take  full  advantage  of 
the  many  kinds  of  educational  op- 
portunities open  to  them  outside 
the  laboratory,  particulary  those 
that  challenge  them  both  to  con- 
front the  larger  moral  and  ethical 
questions  affecting  our  society  and 
to  discover  the  human  values  that 
make  life  meaningful. 


"Many  of  her  friends  have  asked 
the  family  what  they  could  do  to 
pay  tribute  to  her  memory,"  Dr. 
Goodfellow  continued.  "We  decid- 
ed that  a  memorial  scholarship 
fund  would  be  consistent  with  her 
wishes  and  help  foster  her  deep 
commitment  to  the  development  of 
the  whole  person." 

Friends  of  Mrs.  Goodfellow  are 
invited  to  send  contributions  to  the 
Jane  Huston  Goodfellow  Memorial 
Scholarship  Fund  in  care  of  the 
Development  Office,  Washington 
College,  Chestertown,  Maryland 
21620.  Those  who  do  not  wish  to  sup- 
port the  scholarship  fund  but  do 
wish  to  make  a  contribution  to  her 
memory  may  send  donations  to  the 
American  Cancer  Society. 


All  Library 
materials  are  due 
by  May  7.  Please 
return  now  any 
Library  materials 
you  are  no  longer 
using. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29, 1983  -  Page  4 


Commencement,  Schedule  Set  for  Seniors 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
Assistant  Editor 

Speeches.  Diplomas.  Walter. 
Sophie. 

The  countdown  to  commence- 
ment 1983  officially  stands  at  16 
days.  Admittedly,  for  many  seniors 
the  Sunday,  May  15  deadline 
represents  the  chance  to  grab  their 
diplomas  and  run,  leaving  forever 
a  torture  chamber  of  comps,  theses 
and  various  other  items  which 
strike  joy  into  the  student  heart. 
Other,  more  reflective  individuals 


will  view  the  college's  201st 
graduation  ceremony  as  a  transi- 
tional point  -  the  launching  of  a  new 
group  of  young  adults.  For  a  few, 
the  formalities  are  the  last  step 
before  applying  for  jobs  in  The 
Real  World.  No  matter  which  inter- 
pretation is  used  for  it,  though,  the 
ceremony  includes  a  potpourri  of 
presentations  sure  to  satisfy  the 
egos  of  all  attending  parents. 

According  to  Ermon  Foster,  Col- 
lege Registrar,  "the  graduation 
service  will  begin  with  a  proces- 


Walter  Cronkite,  former  CBS  news  anchorman,  will  be  the 
guest  speaker  at  the  Commencement  ceremonies  on  May  15. 


sional,  played  by  the  Chesapeake 
Brass  Quintet/' 

College  President  Douglass 
Cater  will  preside  over  the 
ceremony.  "The  invocation,"  adds 
Foster,  "will  be  given  by  William 
E.  Ticknor,  from  the  diocese  of 
Easton." 

Immediately  following  this,  the 
graduates  are  to  be  addressed  by 
veteran  newsman  and  former  CBS 
Evening  News  Anchorman  Walter 
Cronkite.  Speaking  for  the  senior 
class  will  be  Joseph  Lawrence  Holt 
and  Mark  Allen  Slater.  (Typically, 
there  is  only  one  student  chosen  to 
speak  at  commencement,  but 
speeches  written  by  Holt  and  Slater 
were  both  chosen  for  the  occasion) 
Slater  has  revealed  that  his  speech, 
entitled  "The  Wizard  of  Oz,"  was 
written  in  accordance  with  his  own 
beliefs,  "by,  for,  and  on  behalf  of 
the  students." 
the  students." 

Following  the  orations,  Louis  L. 
Goldstein,  State  Comptroller  and 
Chairman  of  the  College  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  will  give 
the  Mandamus.  Dean  Garry  Clarke 
will  conduct  the  presentation  of  the 
candidates  for  degrees  which  will 
be  conferred  by  President  Cater. 
The  Hi  Juvenes,  Candiadati  Alum- 
ni Sunt  will  be  given  by  Foster. 

An  Honorary  Degree— the  Doc- 
torate of  Humane  Letters— will  then 
be  conferred  upon  Walter  Cronkite. 
A  mandamus  will  be  delivered  by 
Louis  Goldstein.  The  Alumni  Cita- 
tion will  then  be  presented  by 
James  McCurdy  ( '52)  to  two 
outstanding  alumni  members.  The 
Lindbach  Award  for  Distinguished 
Teaching  (presented  annually  to 
an  outstanding  faculty  member) 
will  be  given  next,  followed  by  the 
senior  Honors  and  Prizes. 

According  to  Foster,  Awards  to 
be  handed  out  this  year  will  include 
the  William  Gover  Duvall  Prize, 
which  is  given  each  Spring  to  "a 
graduating  senior,  who,  in  the  opi- 
nion   of    the    department    of 


Mathematics,  has  demonstrated 
outstanding  achievement  and 
shows  great  promise  in  the  field  of 
matematics." 

"This,"  Foster  notes,  "is  the  last 
time  that  prize  will  be  given  at 
graduation."  he  points  out  that, 
after  this  year,  the  Duvall  Prize 
will  be  awarded  during  Spring  con- 
vocation along  with  all  other 
departmental  awards.  The  Sophie 
Kerr  Prize  will  be  the  only  excep- 
tion. 

Another  graduation  prize  is  the 
Henry  H.C.  Catlin  Medal,  which 
goes  to  "a  senior  man  voted  by  the 
faculty  to  be  outstanding  in  the 
qualities  of  scholarship,  leader- 
ship, character  and  campus 
citizenship." 

The  Gold  Pentagon  Award  is 
presented  "to  one  senior  and  one 
alumnus  faculty  member  or  friend 
of  the  College,  selected  by  the 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa  Society,  in 
recognition  of  meritorious  service 
to  Washington  College." 

"The  Clark-Porter  Medal"  con- 
tinues Foster,  "is  awarded  annual- 
ly to  the  student  whose  character 
and  personal  integrity,  in  the  opi- 
nion of  the  faculty  have  most  clear- 
ly enhanced  the  quality  of  campus 
life." 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize,  the  Col- 
lege's most  prestigious  award,  is 
given  out  each  spring  "to  the  senior 
having  the  best  ability  and  promise 
for  future  fulfillment  in  the  field  of 
literary  endeavor." 

Finally,  one  senior  will  receive 
the  George  Washington  Medal  and 
Award.  This  is  given  to  "the  senior 
who  shows  the  greatest  promise  of 
understanding  and  realizing  in  his 
own  life  and  work  the  ideals  of  a 
liberal  arts  education."  (One 
previous  recipient  of  this  award 
was  Dale  Trusheim,  current  Acting 
Director  of  Admissions) . 

Following  the  awards  presenta- 
tion, a  Benediction  will  be  given, 
and  a  recessional  played. 


Planned  for  Somerset 


Continued  from  page  1 
would  all  face  outward,  the  fire 
escapes  would  not  be  used  as  a 
primary  means  of  entrance. 

Although  with  these  renovations, 
Somerset  will '  'lose  some  occupan- 
cy," Hessey  is  optimistic  and  hopes 
that  students  will  understand. 
Ideally,  the  total  project  will  go  in- 
to effect  at  a  time  when  enrollment 
is  down,  such  as  between  first  and 
second  semester.  '  'This  will, 
however,  result  in  a  crowding 
situation  which  could  last  for  ap- 
proximately the  year.  Clearly, 
there  will  be  fewer  singles,  and  the 
other  buildings  will  be  occupied 
much  more  heavily." 

A  Science  Affair 

Although  Somerset  received  the 
bulk  of  the  attention  from  the 
Board's  tours,  Hessey  adds  that 
concern  was  also  expressed  over 
the  inadequacy  of  the  science 
facilities.  To  this  end,  he  points  out, 
the  Board  members  have  "agreed 
to  send  a  letter  of  intent  to  the  state 
of  Maryland,  with  a  capital  grant 
request  to  provide  funds  for  the 
construction  of  a  new  science 
area." 

The  present  plan  calls  for  a  new 
building  to  be  used  by  the 
laboratory  sciences,  while  Dunn- 
ing, once  it  has  been  renovated, 
will  be  used  as  a  Psychology 
center.  Hessey  notes  that  "KoxweiT 
Is  on  its  last  legJ  It  has  been  for 


sometime."  In  addition,  the  com- 
puter center  may  also  be  moved 
from  Ferguson  to  the  newly 
renovated  Dunning,  thereby  pro- 
viding more  space  for  faculty  of- 
fices in  Ferguson. 


Why  Take  Tours? 

Hessey  feels  that  the  most  impor- 
tant reason  for  the  board  to  visit 
different  areas  of  the  campus  is 
fairly  simple.  Many  places,  such  as 
the  dormitories,  he  points  out,  are 


virtually  unknown  to  the  members, 
"who  never  really  get  a  chance  to 
see  the  facilities." 

Still  more  exists  to  be  done, 
however.  Currently  under  in- 
vestigation are  the  leaking  roofs  in 
Miller  Library  and  Middle  Hall. 


ODK  Inducts  New  Members 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
Assistant  Editor 

and 
Jeanmarie  Fegely 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  a  national 
honor  organization,  recently  in- 
ducted twenty-four  Washington 
College  upperclassmen  into  its 
membership.  These  students  were 
recognized  by  the  society  as  having 
firmly  established  themselves  as 
campus  leaders,  excelling  in 
scholastic  and  extracurricular  ac- 
tivities. 

Newly-elected  officers,  who  will 
lead  the  WC  chapter  of  ODK 
through  next  year  include  Jean- 
marie Fegley  (President)  and 
Audrey  Latham  (Vice  President). 
In  addition,  Dean  Maureen  Kelley, 
Dr.  Donald  Munson  and  Professor 
Sean  O'Connor  will  serve  as  faculty 
representatives. 

Students  recently  inducted  in- 
clude: 

Christina  Denayer 
Harris  Friedberg  ,,.<. 

'    ■         ■     .  ■"  fi 


Barry  Thomas  Glassman 

Bryan  Hall 

Michele  Hartnett 

Alisyn  Hendel 

Lois  Ireland 

Patrick  Jones 

LizKintz 

Cara  McMenamin 

Carlo  Mirabelli 

Sally  Motycka 


Brian  Mueller 
Karen  Perkinson 
John  Porter 
Deborah  Ortt 
Cabot  Rohrer 
Gerry  Smith 
Karin  Smith 
Dawn  Stewart 
Julie  Strieker 
Lynda  Webster 


Willard  Appointed 


by  Amy  Seif  ert 
Editor-in-chief 

The  Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee  announced  the  appoint- 
ment of  Martin  Willard  to  the  Col- 
lege philosophy  department  for  its 
Fall  term.  Willard  replaced  Dr. 
Robert  Anderson,  who  will  be  leav- 
ing on  sabbatical  next  semester. 

Willard  is  scheduled  to  teach  two 
Introductory    Philosophy    classes, 
Logic  I,  and  a  seminar  class  of 
Directed  Problems  in  Ethics. 
■     Dr.  Peter  Tapke,   who  will  co- 


teach  the  Ethics  class  with  Willard, 
comments  on  the  new  appoint- 
ment, "I  am  delighted  to  have  him 
(in  the  department)  and  I  am  per- 
sonally looking  forward  to  the 
course  we  will  be  teaching 
together. 

Willard  obtained  his  B.A.  frohT 
Georgetown  University.  He  is 
presently  a  Ph.D  candidate  at 
Johns  Hopkins  University.  Willard 
has  taught  at  both  Johns  Hopkins 
University  and  University  of  , 
Maryland,  College  Park  Campus. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29. 1983  -  Page  5 


DEAN  CANDIDATES 


Suiter  Advocates  Strict  Drug  Policy 


by  Steve  Bergenholtz 

.  Wednesday,  April  27,  the  last  of 
the  candidates  for  Dean  of  the  Col- 
lege, Ronald  Suiter,  Assistant  Pro- 
vost at  Colgate  University,  met 
with  students  to  discuss  issues  and 
policies  at  Washington  College. 
Suiter  spoke  for  an  hour  on  the  sub- 
jects of  the  role  of  a  Dean,  the  place 
of  fraternities  and  sororities  in  col- 
lege life,  the  alcohol  and  drug 
policies,  the  athletics  programs 
and  January  Plan  semesters. 

When  asked  what  he  thought  the 
role  of  a  Dean  was,  Professor 
Suiter  replied,  "That  is  primarily 
defined  by  the  President.  It  is 
secondly  defined  by  the  faculty  and 


is  partially  defined  by  the  ex- 
perience of  the  Dean." 

Suiter  went  on  to  say  that  he  saw 
'it  as  the  Dean's  role,  "to  provide  a 
teaching  and  learning  environment 
that  is  the  best  it  can  be,"  and  "to 
provide  leadership,  vision,  and 
direction." 

On  the  subject  of  fraternities  and 
sororities,  Suiter  stated,  "I  think 
fraternities  can  be  judged  on  their 
accomplishments."  He  advocated 
making  decisions  on  each  fraterni- 
ty or  sorority  individually  rather 
than  reforming  the  system.  "It  is 
an  individual  decision,"  he  explain- 
ed, "You  don't  ban  the  sophomore 
class." 

Although  realistic  about  enforce- 


ment problems,  Suiter  advocated  a 
.strict  drug  policy,  his  main  con- 
cern being  road  deaths.  "The  col- 
lege can  not  afford  to  wink  at  that," 
he  stressed. 

Suiter  touched  on  the  possibility 
of  creating  an  athletic  program,  in 
which  a  student  would  learn  eight 
"life  skills"  in  the  course  of  his 
studies.  Suiter  concluded  the  con- 
ference with  criticism  of  the 
January  Plan,  in  which  the  month 
of  January  is  reserved  for  one  in- 
tensive study  class.  "January  is  an 
idea  that  is  great  on  paper,  but  just 
doesn't  work,"  he  stated.  "No  one 
takes  it  seriously—  not  the 
teachers,  not  the  students.  Nothing 
gets  done." 


Dean    candidate    Ronald    Suiter 
toured  W.C.  on  Wednesday. 


Marcy  Shares  Views  on  Work,  Library  Theft 


by  Mary  Helen  Holzgang 
Assistant  Editor , 

The  college  continued  its  search 
for  a  Dean  on  Thursday,  April  22, 
with  the  arrival  of  candidate  Peter 
T.  Marcy  for  an  on-campus  inter- 
view. The  second  of  four  'hopefuls' 
for  the  position,  Marcy  is  currently 
a  professor  of  History  at  Hamilton 
College,  and  has  served  as 
Associate  Dean  of  Academic  Af- 
fairs at  Kirkland  College.  Marcy 
also  possess  additional  experience 
at  Kirkland  from  the  year  during 
which  he  served  as  Chairman  of 
the  Humanities  Division. 

A  rather  reserved,  composed  in- 
dividual, Marcy  met  with  students 


in  the  Bunting  Hall  Conference 
Room  for  a  brief  exchange  of  ideas 
and  opinions.  Here,  he  outlined  his 
hopes  for  the  coming  year,  men- 
tioning that  he  wishes  "to  work 
closely"  with  WC's  students, 
should  he  be  chosen  for  the  job  of 
Dean.  Additional  work  which 
would  qualify  Marcy  for  the  posi- 
tion of  Dean  includes  a  two-season 
stint  as  Acting  Dean  of  Academic 
Affairs,  Kirkland  College.  The  1959 
graduate  of  Hamilton,  who  receiv- 
ed his  Ph.D.  at  Claremont 
Graduate  School,  also  served  as  an 
Associate  Professor  of  History  at 
Kirkland. 

His   thesis,    written   during   his 
Claremont  years,  was  entitled,  "A 


Chapter  in  the  History  of  Bristol 
Hogs:  A  Social  and  Economic 
History  of  Bristol  on  the  Eve  of  the 
Industrial  Revolution." 

One  major  issue,  which  also 
arose  during  the  last  student/can- 
didate session,  was  the  problem  of 
book  theft  from  the  Miller  Library. 
Unlike  the  previous  prospective 
Dean  (Barbara  Mowat,  who  visited 
the  campus  last  Wednesday ) .  Mar- 
cy did  not  advocate  the  installation 
of  an  electronic  checking  system  as 
a  means  of  maintaining  security. 
Rather,  he  endorsed  the  'honor 
system,'  in  which  the  responsibility 
for  maintaining  library  book  quota 
falls  on  the  individual  student. 
Under  this  plan,  it  would  be  up  to 


Miller  Library  visitors  to  return 
books  to  the  shelves,  and  also 
report  those  who  did  not. 

In  addition  to  his  previously  men- 
tioned experience,  Marcy  has  spent 
time  on  the  west  coast  teaching  and 
holding  various  administrative 
positions  at  California  State  Col- 
lege at  San  Bernadino  and  the 
University  of  California  at  River- 
side. He  has  served  as  a  reader  of 
Advanced  Placement  Exams  for 
the  College  Board.  Marcy  has  writ- 
ten for  many  publications,  in- 
cluding "Challenge  and  Response: 
Bristol  and  Liverpool  on  the  Eve  of 
the  Industrial  Revolution,"  a  book 
length  manuscript,  for  which  he  is 
currently  seeking  a  publisher. 


Goodrich  Would  Stress  Student  Writing 


Kenneth  Goodrich,  a  candidate 
for  dean,  visited  campus  on  Fri- 
day. 


by  Jeff  Harrison 

Last  Friday  afternoon,  Kenneth 
Goodrich,  who  now  holds  the  posi- 
tion of  Provost  at  Ohio-Wesleyan 
University,  visited  the  WC  Campus 
as  the  third  of  four  candidates  for 
the  position  of  Dean.  Goodrich,  who 
obtained  his  Ph.D.  in  Psychology, 
at  University  of  Iowa,  submitted  a 
resume  which  includes  a  23-year 
career  in  education  with  ex- 
perience at  5  different  colleges  and 
universities. 

He  has  worked  extensively  in  the 
fields  of  human  resource  ad- 
ministration, educational  policy, 
budgeting,  and  institutional  plann- 
ing, while  holding  positions  rang- 
ing from  faculty  member  to  Dean 
and   finally   Provost.   During   his 


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meeting  with  interested  students 
on  Friday  afternoon,  Goodrich  ex- 
plained how  he  became  interested 
in  applying  for  the  Dean  position  at 
Washington  College. 

While  searching  for  an  ad- 
ministrative position  at  a  college, 
Goodrich  came  upon  an  advertise- 
ment announcing  the  opening  of  the 
Dean  position  here.  He  was 
familiar  with  President  Cater's 
previous  work  and  recent  appoint- 
ment as  President  of  the  college, 
and  considering  this  stated, 
"Something  about  the  ad  suggested 
there  was  something  special  going 
on  here."  Goodrich  found  this  to  be 
true  through  his  discussions  with 
faculty  and  administrators  about 
recent  changes  in  the  college  due  to 
the  Cater  administration. 

Goodrich  seemed  concerned  with 
several  aspects  of  the  college  as  he 
spoke  with  the  small  group  of  in- 
terested students.  One  topic  which 
was  introduced  was  the  recent  con- 
troversy over  library  security. 
Having  recently  been  involved  in 
the  installation  of  a  library  securi- 
ty system,  he  is  aware  of  the  cost  of 
the  project,  but  feels  it  may  be  a 
worthwhile  consideration  if  the 
problem  of  lost  books  persists.  He 
also  expressed  the  concern  that 
with  the  size  of  the  library's  pre- 
sent collection,  a  loss  of  books 
should  not  be  tolerated. 

In  addressing  another  area  of 


concern,  Goodrich  expressed  his 
view  that  computer  expansion  is  an 
important  priority  in  any  college 
today,  and  that  small  colleges 
should  be  no  exception.  Goodrich 
feels  the  present  system  is 
"probably  not  adequate...  This  is  a 
very  compact  campus.  It  would  not 
be  difficult  to  have  terminals 
remote." 

Another  area  of  concern  to  Mr. 
Goodrich  was  that  of  student 
writing.  He  feels  this  is  an  ex- 
tremely important  area  and  that 
strict  writing  requirements  for 
freshman  and  other 
underclassmen,  as  well  as  the 
senior  thesis  are  a  vital  part  of  the 
curriculum.  Also  of  concern  to 
Goodrich  is  the  advising  system, 
which  he  believes  must  be 
evaluated  periodically  to  maintain 
its  strength.  In  the  past,  Goodrich 
has  advised  students  voluntarily  to 
be  closer  to  them,  something  he 
would  look  forward  to  as  an  in- 
evitable result  of  working  at  a  col- 
lege of  this  size. 

In  concluding  the  meeting, 
Goodrich  stated  that  he  was  im- 
pressed with  the  present  activities 
calendar,  and  that  the  many  op- 
portunities offered  here  should  be 
publicized.  He  feels  that  perhaps  in 
this  way,  enrollment  at  the  College 
would  increase  so  that  maximu 
use  of  the  College's  facilities  coul 
be  achieved. 


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WCGi 


by  Steve  Bergenholtz 
Saturday,  April  23,  Washington 
College  was  treated  to  the  smell  of 
roasting  pig,  palm  trees  springing 
up  on  stairs,  a  waterfall  running 
through  the  cafeteria,  students 
wandering  about  in  gaudy  floral 
prints  and  leis,  sipping  Pina  Col- 
adas,  hula  girls  parading  in  grass 
skirts;  and  the  rhythm  of  a  steel 
band  drifting  out  from  the  Coffee- 
house. Was  this  Maryland?  Yes, 
but  instead  of  the  typical  Saturday 
afternoon  in  Chestertown,  WC  was 
the  setting  for  the  Annual  Parents 
Day  and  Luau. 

After  a  Luau-less  year  in  1981, 
Mark  Slater,  chairman  of  the  Food 
service  committee  and  last  year's 
SGA  President  Arlene  Lee  took  up 
the  challenge  of  reviving  the  event. 
For  the  past  two  years  Slater  has 
organized  the  Luau.  The  food  was 
arranged  by  Washington  College 
Food  Service,  the  decorations  by 
Greg  Joyner  and  the  entertainment 
by  Margot  Woods. 

The  food  consisted  of  baked  pork, 
sweet-and-sour  chicken  with  rice, 
and  an  extensive  fruit  bar,  which 
received  the  highest  praise.  In  ad- 
dition there  were  two  whole  pigs, 
one  roasted  in  a  pit  for  six  hours 
and  one  barbequed,  which  were 
displayed  by  the  drink  bar 
throughout  dinner.  The  menu  was 
selected  by  the  Student  Govern- 
ment Association,  and  the  Food 
Service  arranged  the  meal. 

"Basically  this  is  a  student  af- 
fair," explained  Kenny  Roderick, 
Washington  College  Food  Service 
Supervisor,". -we  just  do  the  work  ! 
for  it."  He  explained  that  for  the 
Food  Service,  "unlike  other  affairs 
where  we  plan  everything  and  try 
to  generate  outside  enthusiasm, 
students  generate  this 
themselves." 

Dave  Knowles,  Jeff  DeMoss  and 
Kenny   Roderick,    who   head  the 


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ihington  College  Food  Service, 
(ave  up  their  Saturday  in  order 
sip  with  the  Luau.  "We  can  only 
it  with  them,"  acknowledged 
(k  Slater. 

lie  Food  Service  also  helped 
letarily  by  buying  all  of  the  lef- 
|t  food  (about  fifty-six  pounds 
»rk)  and  by  paying  the  SGA 
1  each  boarding  student  who 
at  the  Luau.  To  further  cut  the 
sises,  the  SGA  charged  $8.00  a 
f  for  anyone  not  on  board  (the 
i  costs  the  SGA  about  $7.50  per 
W),  $1.00  for  Pina  Coladas, 
fifty  cents  for  beer.  Last  year 
SGA  allowed  the  Luau  $2,300 
Ike  project  came  in  for  under 
»  Mark  Slater  expects  the 
>ces  to  work  out  well  again  this 
*,but  he  has  not  yet  received  all 
ills. 

*  most  impressive  of  the 
nations  was  a  running  water- 
tat  in  the  middle  of  the 
«ria.  This  small  mountain  of 
sod,  which  will  be  used  to  cover 
hole  in  which  the  pig  was 
fed,  was  built  from  empty  slic- 
ttato  cans  and  was  decorated 
fruit  and  leis.  A  small  blue 
P  running  down  the  center 
» to  the  effect.  Other  decora- 
'Ucluded  palm  trees  placed  on 
«eps  leading  down  to  the  C- 

*  where  the  steel  band  played. 
"Innately,  several  of  these 
f»ere  stolen  and  their  return 
gen  requested.  The  trees  were 
Pby  the  Student  Government 
P  'rees  stolen  will  have  to  be 
Fin  full. 

?  main  entertainment  was 
m  by  a  Baltimore  band,  The 
[»tters  Steel  Band.  This  six- 
llember  band  began  playing 
y  after  the  Lacrosse  game 
'"tinued  until  after7:45. 

*  Performance  lasted  longer 
'spected.  It  is  fortunate  they 
"  longer  because  with  their 


departure  the  Luau  also  broke  up  " 
Margot  Woods  notes,  "I'd  say  the 
band  pulled  everything  together  " 
remarked  Woods. 

Assisting  the  band  were  thirteen 
"Hula  girls"-Pat  Clark,  the  Hula 
captain"),  Lindsey  Evans,  Susan 
Kelly,  Vicki  Williams,  Margot 
Woods,  Nina  Casey,  Amy 
McFarland,  Janice  Daue,  Polly 
White,  Linda  Benson,  Cece  Grady 
and  Fannie  Hobba.  The  "hula 
girls"  started  the  dancing, 
sometimes  going  as  far  as  lassoing 
people  with  leis  and  pulling  them  to 
the  dance  floor.  "We  really  started 
things  going,"  Margot  Woods 
stressed.  Once  the  dancing  began, 
the  dance  floor  remained  full  all 
evening,  and  several  parents  even 
joined  in. 

In  addition  the  food  was  viewed 
by  many  as  one  of  the  greatest  suc- 
cesses of  the  Luau.  Several  people 
commented  on  its  high  quality  and 
particularly  that  of  the  fruit  bar. 
Almost  the  only  criticism  found 
was  of  the  alcohol  bar.  "If  they 
would  have  some  wine  it  would 
have  been  great.. .There  are  some 
people  that  don't  like  beer  and  I 
personally  don't  like  Pina  Col- 
adas," commented  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Schrunk,  two  of  the  attending 
parents. 

The  Luau  in  general  came  off 
well.  The  rain  came  too  late  to 
disturb  the  barbequing.  "It  went 
well,"  stated  Mark  Slater,  "down 
from  the  people  cutting  fruit  to  the 
SGA  to  the  people  cleaning  up 
downstairs."  Lastly  Slater  stated, 
"Over  all  the  thing  that  gave  me 
the  greatest  thrill  was  that  several 
people  came  up  to  me  and  said, 
'My  parents  had  the  greatest 
time.'  " 

When  asked  to  comment  on  the 
Luau,  student  Leslie  Beard  summ- 
ed it  up  well  with  the  comment, 
"Hellyea!" 


WashinRton  College  Elm-  Friday,  April  29, 1983  -  Page  8 


Forum  Celebrates  20th  Anniversary 


by  Steve  Bergenbolz 

and 

Amy  Seif  ert 

Editor  In  chief 

The  William  James  Forum 
celebrated  its  twentieth  anniver- 
sary in  philosophic  debate  Wednes- 
day, April  20,  with  a  lecture  by  Nor- 
man C.  Bowie,  Director  of  the 
Center  for  the  Study  of  Values  and 
author  of  six  books.  Professor 
Bowie  caps  a  long  list  of 
distinguished  speakers  who  have 
covered  such  diverse  topics  as 
black  civil  rights,  Vietnam,  gay 
freedom,  prison  reform,  en- 
vironmental protection,  and 
Watergate  in  the  twenty  year 
history  of  the  forum. 
Founded  in  1963,  originally  for 


the  discussion  of  liberal  religion, 
the  William  James  forum  quickly 
grew  to  cover  ethics,  politics,  art 
and  other  areas  of  philosophic  con- 
cern. William  James  was  chosen  as 
the  namesake  of  the  forum  because 
of  his  wide  range  of  interests. 
James  displayed  talent  as  a 
painter,  explorer,  medical  doctor, 
physiologist,  psychologist  and 
philosopher. 

In  the  tradition  of  William 
James,  the  Forum  has  tried  to  pre- 
sent speakers  who  represent  a 
diverse  range  of  interests  and 
viewpoints.  Often  these  speakers 
and  their  topics  reflected  the  issue 
of  the  time.  In  the  sixties  civil 
rights  was  the  burning  issue,  and 
the  talks  by  Malcolm  Boyd,  Bishop 
Paul  Moore.  Rogers  Morton,  and 


James  Reeb  (later  murdered  in 
Selma,  Alabama)  presented 
various  viewpoints  on  this  concern. 

Then  came  the  passionate  years 
of  the  Vietnam  protest  era  which 
saw  Apollo  II  Astronaut  Michael 
Collins  defending  the  way  at  the 
Forum  and  "Catonsville  Nine" 
protesters  Phillip  Berrigan  and 
Tom  and  Marjorie  Melville  oppos-- 
ing  it.  The  dilemas  of  the 
Watergate  period  figures  pro- 
minently in  talks  by  FBI  Director 
L.  Patrick  Gray,  in,  Senator 
Charles  Mathias  and  then  Con- 
gressman Paul  Sarbanes. 

Other  controversial  topics  ex- 
amined by  the  Forum  speakers  in- 
cluded the  "new  theology,"  the 
"new  morality"  "the  movement 
for  women's  liberation  and  gay 


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philosophical  interest  in  applied 
ethics  and  the  conquest  of  space." 

In  the  past  year  the  Forum  had 
also  featured  several  distinguished 
speakers  including  R.  Coleman, 
who  spoke  on  prison  reform,  Pro- 
fessor Kevin  McDonaell  who  ques- 
tioned the  treatment  of  seriously 
impared  newborns,  William  M .  Ell- 
inghaus,  President  of  AT&T  on  the 
problems  of  divesting  an  American 
Corporation;  and  most  recently, 
Norman  E.  Bowie,  who  ended  the 
Forum's  twentieth  year  with  his 
lecture,  "The  Stereotyping  of  Per- 
sons. 

In  his  anniversary  address,  Dr. 
Bowie  began  by  pointing  out  the  ob- 
vious injustices  of  most  stereotyp- 
ing. Stereotyping  often  imposes 
negative  characteristics  on  people 
who  may  not  possess  these 
characteristics.  In  addition, 
stereotypes  are  often  based  on  in- 
adequate evidence,  and  in  some 
cases,  the  very  terms  of  a 
stereotype  are  unclear. 

Bowie  continued  by  noting  some 
cases  where  it  seems  both  legal 
and  moral  to  make  use  of  a 
stereotype  such  as  for  use  in  deter- 
mining auto  insurance  rates  for  dif- 
ferent groups  of  individuals.  But 
Bowie  also  believes  it  is  unjust  to 
charge  black  males  higher  life  in- 
surance rates  than  white  males, 
even  though  black  males  as  a 
group  die  considerably  earlier  than 
white  males. 

Bowie  then  turned  his  attention 
to  an  examination  of  the  relevance 
of  responsibility  to  stereotyping 
and  arrived  at  a  tentative  conclu- 
sion to  the  problem  of  stereotyping. 
Initially  Bowie  rejected  the 
Radical  Individualist  Solution 
which  advocated  the  banning  of  old 
stereotyping  in  every  form.  Bowie 
also  rejected  Utilitatian  justifica- 
tion of  stereotyping. 

Instead,  Bowie  concluded  that  he 
was  in  favor  of  the  Contraction 
Solution.  By  this  solution, 
statistical  discrimination  would  be 
morally  permissible  if  (a)  it  works 
no  harm  to  individuals  in  or  outside 
a  group  and  may  help  some  in- 
dividuals in  the  group  and  (b)  if  it 
does  not  violate  Constitutional 
rights. 

A  lively  discussion  followed  Dr. 
Bowie's  lecture.  As  William  James 
Forum  advisor  Dr.  Peter  Tapke 
notes,  the  enthusiasm  and  support 
for  the  Forum  from  students,  facul- 
ty and  the  public  have  been  in- 
strumental in  the  success  of  the 
Forum. 

During  the  twenty  year  history  of 
the  Forum,  twenty-five  members 
of  the  board,  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration, representing  over  a 
dozen  departments  of  the  College, 
have  been  speakers  at  the  Forum 
or  more  frequently,  suggested  ac- 
quaintances of  their  own  as 
speakers.  The  Forum  has  been 
assisted  by  members  of  the  College 
Lecture  Committee  and  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Committee  and  by  such  out- 
side sources  as  the  Franklin  J. 
Matchette  Foundation  of  New 
York,  the  Council  for  Philosophical 
Studies,  and  the  Maryland  Com- 
mittee for  the  Humanities. 

At  present  the  William  James 
Forum  is  not  endowed  or  funded 
directly  either  by  Washington  Col- 
lege or  the  Philosophy  Depart- 
ment. As  Dr.  Tapke  suggests,  the 
backbone  of  the  Forum  has  always 
been  and  continues  to  be  the  active 
work  of  its  own  student  leaders  and 
.  *  the-fijiancial  support  of  the  Student! 
Government  Association.    


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Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29, 1983  -  Page  9 


Heilbroner  Discusses  Capitalism 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  James  C.  Jones  Seminar  in 
American  Business  hosted  it  se- 
cond guest  speaker.  On  Thursday 
and  Friday,  April  14  &  15  Washing- 
ton College  was  honored  to  hear 
the  noted  economist,  author,  and 
lecturer  Dr.  Robert  Heilbroner. 

A  leading  authority  on  economic 
history  and  Marxism,  Dr. 
Heilbroner  is  also  an  esteemed 
critic  of  capitlism.  His  many  books 
include  The  Worldly  Philosophers, 
The  Limits  of  American 
Capitalism,  Beyond  Boom  and 
Crash,  Marxism  For  and  Against, 
and  An  Inquiry  Into  the  Human 
Prospect.  In  addition  to  his  books, 
Dr.  Heilbroner  has  written 
numerous  articles  and  book 
"reviews  for  well-known  journals 
and  periodicals.  In  1979  he  was 
awarded  the  Gerald  Loeb  Award  for 
Distinguished  Journalism, 
Honorary  Mention.  He  currently 
holds  the  title  of  Norman  Thomas 
Professor  of  Economics  at  the  New 
School  for  Social  Research  in  New 
York. 

On  Thursday  afternoon  Dr. 
Heilbroner  held  an  informal 
discussion  on  his  book,  An  Inquiry 
Into  the  Human  Prospect.  This  was 
basically  for  political  science 
students  who  had  read  the  book.  In 
this  question  and  answer  ses- 
sion, Professor  Heilbroner  gave  his 
views  on  the  future  of  our  socie- 
ty.where  we  need  to  improve  to 
prevent  problems.  A  couple  of 
topics  he  discussed  were  the  arms 
race  and  future  food  supply. 

Also  on  Thursday  in  an  evening 
lecture,  Professor  Heilbroner 
discussed  "Long  Run  Economic 
Prospects."  He  feels  there  has 
been  a  pick  up  in  the  economic  pro- 
fession. The  economy  is  something 
everyone     discusses     "at.    the 


breakfast  table."  Dr.  Heilbroner  in 
discussing  the  problems  faced  by 
economists  contrasted  economists 
with  meteorologists.  Economists 
he  said,  have  to  predict  and  correct 
while  weathermen  only  have  to 
predict. 

Futhermore,  Dr.  Heilbroner 
stated  that  the  great  central  worry 
of  the  economist  is  inflation.  "We 
have  irreversibly  inflationary 
times."  Inflation  is  built  into  our 
system.  As  a  result  interest  rates 
skyrocket  and  the  credit  structure 
becomes  restrained.  This  creates 

Ponzie  Finance,"  which  is 
business  borrowing  money  to  cover 
the  interest  expense  on  other  loans. 

Another  problem  is  foreign  com- 
petition. Foreign  companies  have 
undermined  our  economy  by  com- 
ing to  the  U.S.  gathering  informa- 
tion and  then  leaving.  These  com- 
panies (of  which  Atari  is  one) 
should  be  forced  to  produce  in  the 


On  Friday  April  15,  Heilbroner, 
delivered  a  lecture  based  on  his 
book  The  Worldly  Philosophers.  In 
this  book  he  talks  about  the 
greatest  economistof  all  times.  As 
it  turns  out,  this  book  is  used  here 
at  WC  in  Dr.  Malones  Intro  to 
Microeconomics  class. 

Dr.  Heilbroner  began  by  telling  a 
story  about  the  early  economist 
Adam  Smith.  The  tale  stressed  the 
self  interest  of  people.  He  pointed 
out  that  the  little  finger  of  one  man, 
if  lost,  is  more  important  to  him, 
than  the  destruction  of  an  entire 
people." 

In  addition,  Heilbroner  stressed 
that  men,  in  deciding  how  to  act  in 
society,  must  of  necessity  use 
prudence,  benevolence  and  justice. 
He  also  elaborated  on  how  these 
three  rules  are  applied  by  people  in 
the  marketplace.  This  was  a 
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However,  since  then  this  theory 
has  been  abandoned  by  most 
economists. 

Shifting  the  topic,  Heilbroner 
pointed  out  that  "Smith  was  the 
founding  father,  but  Marx  was  the 
best  social  doctrinaire,"  He 
futhered  his  statement,  "Since 
Marx  economics  has  gone  to  hell. 
All  that  we  learn  today  is  mostly  to 
be  used  if  we  go  to  teaching  the  sub- 
ject." 

In  today's  world  the  best  writing 
to  learn  from  is  modern  day 
historical  writing.  "This  writing 
has  retained  the  fact  that  there  is  a 
great  cosmological  problem  and  it 
combines  this  with  the  knowledge 
gained  from  the  study  of 
economics,"  says  Heilbroner.  He 
further  commented  that  "most 
comtemporary  economists  have 
gone  down  hill,  and  if  we  want  to  be 
economist,  we  must  be  technicians 
who  are  cosmologically  concerned 
in  order  to  breathe  life  back  into 
the  old  corpse. 

Heilbroner  feels  that  Marx  is 
wrongly  associated  with  com- 
munism in  the  Soviet  Union. 
Marx's  writings  are  simply  "a 
deep  and  thorough  exploration  into 
contemporary  bourgeois 
capitalist  society."  He  said  there 
are  three  plusses  in  Marx's  favor. 
Marx  defined  capitalism,  delved 
into  society,  and  fused  theory  and 
practice  together. 

In  discussing  our  work  today, 
Dr.  Heilbroner  said  there  is  not  an 
"easy  workable  alternative  to 
capitalism."  He  also  thinks  that  we 
are  moving  away  from  the  distinc- 
tion between  public  and  private 
sectors  of  the  economy.  He  further 
said  "The  market  system  is  being 
hedged  about  and  the  next  phase 
will  be  state  capitalism  in  the 
twenty-first  century  with  a  mixture 


between  enterprises.  In  addition 
abor  will  become  more  institu- 
tionally involved  in  the  economy. 

In  his  second  lecture  on  Friday, 
Dr.  Heilbroner  discussed  his 
methods  of  writing  exposition.  On 
this  subject  he  commented  his 
methods  of  writing  exposition.  On 
this  subject  he  commented  about 
four  key  areas.  There  were 
strucure,  rewriting,  quantity,  and 
method. 

Heilbroner  said  structure  is  the 
"strongest  element  in  writing." 
The  writing  should  be  put  into  sec- 
tions to  prevent  rambling.  Sections 
provide  a  space  break  for  the 
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words  or  phases  usually  have  to  be 
excluded.  In  addition  words  should 
be  succinct.  Heilbroner  further 
stated  that  the  most  difficult  word 
to  get  comfortable  with  is  I.  The 
bes^way  to  begin  writing  is  by  im- 
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Women's  Tennis: 

WC  Wins  1,  Loses  2 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

W.C.'s  women's  tennis  team  met 
a  tough  opponent  in  their  game 
against  Goucher  College  on  April 
21.  Goucher  proved  to  be  a  better 
team  as  they  defeated  the  visiting 
Shore-women  8-1. 

All  the  singles  matches  were  won 
by  Goucher.  However,  Wendy 
Wilkerson  played  quite  well  as  she 
took  the  match  to  three  sets.  In  ad- 
dition, Debbie  McFarlin's  first  set 
was  one  of  the  best  sets  she  has 
ever  played,  according  to  coach 
Penny  Fall.  The  one  victory  came 
at  H2  doubles.  Laura  Pierson  and 
Suzanne  Niemeyer  defeated  their 
opponents  7-i,  6-2. 

The  shorewomen  hosted  Notre 
Dame  College  from  Baltimore  on 
April  23.  In  this  contest,  W.C.  was 
victorious  5-4.  The  score  was  even 
after  the  completion  of  the  singles, 
but  the  Shorewomen  reigned 
supreme  after  the  doubles  con- 
tests. 

At  #1  and  »2  singles,  Debbie 
McFarlin  and  Laura  Pierson  were 


nipped  by  their  adversaries.  Wen- 
dy Wilkerson  (#5)  was  also  edged 
by  her  opponent  in  three  sets.  In 
her  best  match  this  year,  WC's 
Kim  Manley,  <«3-seeded),  defeated 
Goucher's  #3  in  straight  sets  6-2,  6- 
4.  Suzanne  Niemeyer  was  vic- 
torious 6-3  in  the  first  set  and  won 
the  second  by  default  when  her  op- 
ponents pulled  a  muscle  in  her  rib- 
cage.  Fannie  Hobba  was  trium- 
phant in  an  extremely  well  played 
match  6-1, 6-2. 

WC  also  displayed  skillful  play  in 
the  doubles  contests.  The  teams  of 
Laura  Pierson/Suzanne  Niemeyer 
(#2)  and  Wendy  Wilkerson/Isabell 
Flynn  (#3)  defeated  their  op- 
ponents in  straight  sets.  The  #2  duo 
won  6-4,  6-4  while  the  «3  team  was 
victorious  6-2,  6-2.  In  the  one 
doubles  match  that  the 
Shorewomen  lost,  Debbie 
McFarlin  and  Kim  Manley  forced 
Goucher's  SI  team  to  win  in  three 
set§. 

This  past  Tuesday,  (AprU  26), 
Catholic  University  came  to 
Chestertown    to    play    the 


The  women's  tennis  team  lost  to  Goucher  and  Catholic  Univer- 
sity.  but  was  victorious  over  Notre  Dame. 


Shorewomen.  Catholic  U.  was  a 
much  stronger  team,  as  they 
triumphed  9-0.  However  WC  put  up 
a  gallant  fight.  It  took  Catholic  U. 
three  and  a  half  hours  to  defeat  the 
Shorewomen.  This  is  the  longest  it 
has  ever  taken  them. 

In   spite   of   the   loss,    Suzanne 
Niemeyer  and  Fannie  Hobba  per- 


formed  extremely  well. 
Niemeyer's  contest  was  by  far  the 
best  one.  She  was  on  the  court  for 
nearly  2  hours,  and  every  point 
consumed  a  lot  of  time.  She  was 
edged  6-7,  6-4,  3-6.  Hobba  played 
very  well  in-a  three  set  loss,  being 
nipped  6-4, 1-6,  4-6.  Afterwards,  she 
said,  "I  was  pleased  with  my  per- 
formance even  though  I  lost." 


THE  ROVING  REPORTER 


By  Nimi  Natan 


Question:  How  do  you  feel  about  the  upcoming  months  without  the 
presence    of    college    students    in  Chestertown? 


Smitty  -  Really  going  to  miss  all  the 
Good  Guys  at  Washington  College. 


Miss  D  - 1  miss  the  kids  very  much, 
but  I  keep  busy  with  the  summer 
people,  and  many  students  come 
back  to  visit  me. 


Ken  Roderick  -  Just  think,  a  whole 
summer  with  no  suggestions  ask- 
ing where  the  heck  is  the  Cap'n 
Crunch. 


Rick  Hurley  "C-Town  Saloon" 
With  or  without  them,  life  goes  on 
as  usual.  We  do  miss  the  ones  we 
get  to  know,  but  they  always  come 
back. 


Jim  Smith  -  We  will  miss  all  our 
friends,  and  the  smiling  faces  of 
everyone  at  Washington  College. 
As  for  business,  it  goes  on  and  we 
change  to  greet  the  vacation 
customers,  the  boater-Fisherman, 
ball  players,  and  summer 
residents. 


Becky  Sessa  and  Roberta  Bauman 
-  Forney's  Jewelry  Store  -  It  really 
won't  be  much  different.  We'll  see 
fewer  students  downtown, 
especially  the  men  and  women  who 
run  past  the  store  on  their  way  to 
crew  practice! 


Village  Tavern-Skipper-  We  at  the 
Tavern  will  miss  all  of  the  college 
students.  Business  stays  on  an  even 
level,  for  when  the  WC  college 
students  leave  the  college  students 
from  away  come  home.  Hope  you 
all  have  a  nice  summer  see  you  ah- 
in  the  fall. 


Salvatore  Scotto,  Vincenzo  Scotto, 
Ciro  Scotto  -  We  do  miss  our  friends 
in  College  during  the  summer 
break,  but  business  is  as  usual 
because  of  all  the  tourists.  The  best 
feeling  is  when  they  come  back  in 
Sept.  though. 


Washington  College  Elm  -  Friday,  April  29. 1983  -  Page  11 

Tennis  Team  Trounced 


Captain    Shoreman 
game  on  Saturday. 


entertained  the  crowd  at  the  lacrosse 


It's  a  Bird/.  IT's  a  Plane! 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

Without  notice  the  lacrosse 
teams  and  fans  at  Saturday's  home 
lacrosse  game  were  surprised  by  a 
special  fan.  Captain,  Sho'man 
came  riding  in  on  his  "Sho'ped"  at 
halftime,  and  went  into  a  frenzied 
scenario  of  outrageous  acts  to 
fascinate  the  crowd.  He  had  the 
cheering  fans  in  stitches  with  his 
wild  juggling  acts.  His  series  of 
acts  began  with  tennis  balls,  ended 
with  flaming  torches,  and  included 
apples  and  lacrosse  sticks. 

Nobody  can  be  quite  sure  who 
this  strange  creature  was  or  even 
where  he  came  from,  but  it  is 
rumored  that  he  might  be  the 
strange  snake  that  resides  in  West 
Hall.  It  also  seems  that  this  wild 
maniac  appears  out  of  nowhere 
like  Superman.  However,  one 
strange  individual  at  this  institu- 
tion is  in  continuous  contact  with 
Captain  Sho'man. 

This  privileged  person  is  senior 
Gerry  Smith.  I  asked  Gerry  how  he 
speaks  to  the  crazy  man,  and  he 
said,  "I  found  that  if  I  grip  the  sap 
shoots  on  the  elm  just  right,  I  can 
communicate    through    an 


ultrasonic  frequency.  I  have  also 
been  in  touch  with  him  while 
meditating  on  top  of  the  great 
water  tower. "  Smith  points  out  that 
he  used  the  ball  on  top  of  the  water 
tower  like  a  crystal  ball.  He  also 
added  that  this  is  very  dangerous 
and  should  not  be  attempted  by  the 
average  student. 

Since  Smith  is  a  senior,  WC  will 
have  to  hope  that  the  mystical 
powers  of  Gerry  Smith  are  passed 
on  to  another  student.  If  not  maybe 
we  can  give  Gerry  a  call  and  have 
him  revive  the  crazy  antics  of  Cap- 
tain Sho'man  for  next  year's 
lacrosse  season. 


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by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  men's  tennis  team  com- 
pleted its  season  on  Thursday, 
April  21  with  a  loss  to  Western 
Maryland  College.  The  Terrors 
trounced  the  Shoremen  8-1 . 

The  Shore  netmen  were  downed 
in  straight  sets  in  six  of  the  mat- 
ches, forfeited  two  and  were  vic- 
torious in  one.  Paul  Hynson  (#1) 
was  defeated  6-2,  7-5.  Dulin  Clark 
gave  a  good  effort  at  #2;  however, 
he  was  edged  6-4,  7-5.  03  Howard 
Edson  was  downed  6-2  and  6-3  and 
Andy  Metz  (H)  lost  6-1, 6-4.  The  one 
bright  spot  for  the  Shoremen  was  a 
#5   singles   where   Bryan   Bishop 

Softball: 


triumphed  7-6,  6-2.  "Freshman 
Bishop  played  an  outstanding 
match,  and  won  his  first  inter- 
collegiate victory  in  his  first  varsi- 
ty match,"  said  Coach  Tom  Fin- 
negan. 

In  the  doubles  matches,  the 
Shoremen  lost  at  H\  and  #2.  In  addi- 
tion, they  were  forced  to  forfeit  the 
last  doubles  match,  as  they  did  the 
finals  singles  contest.  At  HI,  Dulin 
Clark  and  Howard  Edson  were 
defeated  6-3,  6-4.  The  team  of  Paul 
Hynson  and  Andy  Metz  (02)  put  up 
a  fight  but  were  nipped  by  their  op- 
ponents 7-5,  6^.  Finnegan  com- 
mented, "If  our  regular  line-up  had 
been  there,  the  results  would  have 
been  different." 


Sho'men  Batter  Wesley 


byFredWyman 

The  Washington  College  Softball 
team  chalked  up  their  first  win  in 
what  has  been  a  long  season  as 
they  downed  Wesley  College  of 
Dover,  Delaware,  12-6  at  home  on 
Tuesday. 

Washington  broke  a  3-3  tie  in  the 
bottom  of  the  4th  inning  by  errup- 
ting  for  8  runs  on  only  2  hits,  thus 
securing  the  much  awaited  win. 
The  Shoremen  took  the  lead  early 
in  the  game,  scoring  three  runs  in 
their  half  of  the  opening  inning; 
however,  Wesley  battled  back  scor- 
ing a  pair  of  runs  in  the  third  and  a 
single  run  in  the  fourth  to  tie  the 
score  at  three. 

Senior  outfielder  Lisa  Laird  rip- 
ped the  first  of  her  two  singles  to 
open  the  bottom  of  the  fourth  inn- 
ing. Wesley  hurler  Karen  Clark 
then  proceeded  to  walk  the  next 
five  out  of  seven  hitters  and  Laird 
stroked  her  second  hit  of  the  inn- 
ing, thus  paving  the  way  for  WC's 
"big"  inning. 

Jane  Keller  relieved  starting  pit- 
cher Kelly  Cupka  in  the  fifth  inning 


and  limited  Wesley  to  three  runs  in 
the  last  three  innings  to  get  credit 
for  the  victory. 

Playing  in  front  of  an  en- 
thusiastic and  partisan  crowd, 
(largely  comprised  of  members  of 
the  Kappa  Alpha  Fraternity),  the 
Shorewomen  showed  outstanding 
effort  against  MAC  League  leader 
Gettysburg  before  fading  in  the 
last  two  innings.  The  Shore  nine 
was  right  in  the  game  through  five 
innings,  trailing  only  5-1.  However, 
starting  pitcher  Kelly  Cupka  walk- 
ed the  first  two  batters  in  the  top  of 
the  sixth  and  Gettysburg  promptly 
greeted  Jane  Keller  with  two  hits, 
one  of  which  was  a  two  run  double 
for  an  8-1  lead.  The  Pennsylvanians 
added  five  more  runs  in  the  final 
outcome  to  make  the  final  score  10 
tol. 

Washington  scored  their  only  run 
in  the  fifth  when  Cathy  Hofman 
reached  on  an  error.  Lisa  Laird 
singled;  Sue  Cupka  sacrificed  Hof- 
man and  Laird  to  second  and  third, 
and  Jenny  Bradley  singled  home 
Hofman. 


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WC  Thrashes  St.  Mary's,  21-5 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

On  Thursday,  April  21,  the 
women's  lacrosse  team  was  vic- 
torious over  St.  Mary's  college. 
The  21-5  thrashing  that  the 
Shorewomen  dealt  the  Saints 
halted  a  -two  game  losing  streak. 
Encouraged  by  playing  at  home 
and  by  a  warm  sunny  day,  all  the 
Shorewomen  performed  outstan- 
dingly. 

WC  scored  the  first  two  goals  ot 
the  contest  and  St.  Mary's  bounced 
back  to  bring  the  score  within  one. 
Then  the  Shorewomen  went  on  to  a 
scoring  rage  as  they  collected  ten 
unanswered  goals,  upping  their 
lead  to  12-1  at  halftime.  The  second 
half  opened  with  WC's  stickwomen 
netting  two  more  goals  before  the 
Saints  could  add  one  to  their  total. 
The  Shorewomen  dominated  the 
rest  of  the  way. 

Jesse  Wittich  led  all  the  scores 
with  eight  goals  and  assists.  She 
was  followed  by  Amy  Farmer  who 
fired  five  scoring  shots  at  the 
Saint's  goal.  Farmer  also  assisted 


on  two  goals.  Kate  Rappaport  and 
Nina  Casey  each  scored  three 
times,  and  Rappaport  added  an 
assist  on  another.  Tammy  Tiehl 
had  a  strong  game  and  contributed 
one  goal  and  an  assist.  Rounding 
out  the  score  was  freshman  center 
Karen  Durm  who  scored  once. 

Defensively,  the  Shore 
stickwomen  played  a  fabulous 
game.  Goalie  Eileen  Grogan 
played  the  first  half  and  recorded 
six  saves.  The  goal  was  guarded  by 
Pat  Vervier  in  the  second  half.  She 
too  did  an  excellent  job,  chalking 
up  five  saves.  The  victorious 
Stickwomen  also  received  fan- 
tastic performances  on  defense 
from  Eleanor  Horine,  Michele 
Keil,  Lindsay  Evans,  and  Vicki 
Williams. 

WC's  most  recent  game  was  at 
Goucher  College  on  Wednesday, 
April  27.  This  16-5  win  was  the  last 
regular  season  game  from  the 
Shorewomen.  They  will  be  taking 
their  6-2  record  to  the  post  season 
tournament  this  weekend. 
Early    in    the    first    half. 


Men  Fall  to  UMBC 

In  Close  Weekend  Match 


by  Scott  Behm 
Sports  Editor 

The  men's  lacrosse  team  had  its 
seven-game  winning  streak  halted 
on  Saturday,  April  23.  In  a  close 
contest,  Division  I  UMBC  defeated 
the  Shoremen  11-10.  The  game  pro- 
ved a  close  match  from  beginning 
to  end.  Neither  team  had  a  lead  of 
more  than  three  goals  at  any  time. 

The  contest  started  out  even  and 
remained  that  way  throughout  the 
first  half.  Dickie  Grieves  fired  a 
long  range  shot  that  made  the 
mark  to  end  the  first  half  and  tie 
the  score  at  six.  The  third  quarter 
proved  to  be  the  key  as  UMBC 
outscored  WC  three  to  one.  The 
Shore  stickmen  bounced  back  in 
the  fourth  with  three  goals,  but 
UMBC  scored  two  of  their  own  to 
remain  on  top  when  the  final  whis- 
tle was  blown. 

Unfortunately,  UMBC  executed 
their  fast  breaks  extremely  well  in 


the  second  half.  The  Shoremen  just 
could  not  keep  up  with  their  speedy 
opponents.  This  proved  a  key  fac- 
tor in  UMBC's  victory. 

Nevertheless,  the  WC  stickmen 
played  a  good  game.  Dickie 
Grieves  led  the  Shore  scores  with 
three  goals  and  two  assists.  Jeff 
Kauffman  also  recorded  three 
goals  for  W.C.  Scoring  two  goals 
and  assisting  two  others  was  Chris 
Nelson.  Completing  the  scoring 
picture  for  the  Shoremen  were 
Kevin  Giblin  and  Walker  Taylor, 
who  each  scored  one  goal.  In  addi- 
tion, Giblin  tallied  one  assist.  Greg 
Baker  also  contributed  a  tight 
defense  in  the  cage  for  the 
stickmen. 

The  Shoremen's  final  regular 
season  game  is  Saturday,  April  30, 
at  Salisbury  State  College.  The  WC 
Stickmen  are  hoping  for  one  of  the 
top  berths  in  the  upcoming  NCAA 
Division  III  playoffs. 


Washington  was  a  bit  tentative. 
But  as  the  game  progressed  the 
passes  became  crisper  and 
everything  started  to  click. 
Everyone  was  drawing  an  oppo- 
nent so  the  pass  could  be  made 
from  the  defense  to  the  middle  and 
then  to  the  attack.  The  attack  then 
spread  out  to  allow  cutting  lanes  to 
open  up.  This  proved  very  effective 
to  the  Shorewomen's  scoring  suc- 
cess. 

Leading  the  way  in  scoring  was 
Jesse  Wittich  with  seven  goals  and 
an  assist.  Nina  Casey  added  four 
more,  and  Tammy  Tiehel  three.  In 
addition,  Tiehel  assisted  on  a 
fourth.  Amy  Farmer  scored  twice 
and  assisted  three  more  times.  For 


the  fourth  WC  goal,  Vicki  Williams 
assisted  Tammy  Tiehel. 

The  task  of  defending  the  WC 
goal  was  once  again  divided  bet- 
ween Eileen  Grogan  and  Pat  Ver- 
vier. Both  did  an  excellent  job. 
Grogan  stopped  seven  shots  that 
were  headed  towards  the  goal  and 
Vervier  recorded  nine  saves.  As 
usual  the  rest  of  the  defense  played 
a  superior  game. 

The  Shorewomen  had  an  ex- 
cellent season  this  year  and  are 
looking  forward  to  the  Maryland 
College  Tournament  in  Baltimore 
this  weekend.  The  final  6-2  record 
should  help  WC's  women's  lacrosse 
team  get  into  the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  next  year. 


Athlete  of  the  Week 


by  Lynn  Attias 
Freshman  Rob  Spaeth  from 
Greenwich  Connecticut  is  the 
outstanding  athlete  this  week.  Rob, 
a  pitcher  for  the  Shoremen  Varsity 
Baseball  team,  has  gone 
undefeated  in  his  first  collegiate 
baseball  season.  As  Coach  Athey 
said,  "Rob's  been  a  real  plus  for 
the  team." 

Rob,  a  graduate  of  Greenwich 
High  School,  played  baseball  there 
for  the  entire  three  years.  He  was  a 
regular  starter  on  his  varsity  team, 
in  both  his  junior  and  senior  years. 
Rob  holds  an  outstanding  record 
here  at  Washington  College  with  5 
wins  and  no  losses.  Rob's  expertise 
as  a  pitcher  may  be  attributed  to 
the  fact  that  he's  been  playing 
baseball  since  the  age  of  8.  Coach 
Athey  remarks,  "It's  very  unusual 


for  a  freshman  to  accumulate  such 
a  record  in  this  short  time...  he's 
been  a  very  nice  surprise  to  the  pit- 
ching staff." 

Rob  feels  that  this  success  is 
largely  due  to  the  support  he's 
received  from  the  team.  "I've  pit- 
ched pretty  well,  but  every  time 
I've  pitched,  I  get  good  support, 
defensively  and  offensively,  and 
that's  the  reason  for  my  success,  I 
think."  He  feels  that  in  baseball, 
you  need  the  breaks  to  win,  if  you 
don't  get  any,  you're  not  going  to 
win."  Unfortunately  for  the 
Shoremen,  a  lot  of  breaks  have 
gone  against  them.  "We're  so 
much  better  than  our  record,  "says 
Rob.  He  looks  forward  to  a  winning 
season  next  year,  with  playoffs  in 
sight.  "We're  going  to  be  a  much 
better  team." 


Budweiser. 

KING  OF  BEERS, 

ATHLETE  OF  THE  WEEK 


I 


Rob  Spaeth 


J.C.  DODD 
DIST.  CO. 

E ASTON,  MARYLAND 


The  Stickmen  suffered  a  close  loss,  11-10,  in  Saturday's  game 
against  UMBC. _^________ 


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