Fillinger Returning Guest On Child Abuse Panel
Loquitur Vol. XIII, No. 2
CABRINI COLLEGE, RADNOR, PA.
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Dr. Halbert E. Fillinger, a forensic pathologist and assistant medical examiner from the city of Philadelphia, will be the guest lecturer at the Mendelian Society's program the evening of March 24. Dr. Fillinger will be one of three panel members discussing child abuse. Another of the three will be a Philadelphia policewoman, and the third panelist will be Dr. Fred Petrone of the Cabrini Educa¡tion Department. In speaking of child abuse, Dr. Fillinger will treat the topic from the view of the pathologist, the policewoman will discuss what the law can and is doing to prevent child abuse, and Dr. Petrone will look at the subject from an educator's viewpoint. Catherine McGuire, president of the Mendelian Society, Cabrini's biology club, said that the topic of child abuse was chosen because this area of premature death provoked the
Dr.Wiedner Reviews Dilemma: BiafranAutonomy Impractical Dr. Donald L. Wiedner, chairman of the history department at Temple University and professor of African Studies, addressed an audience of one hundred in the Sacred Hearit Hall auditorium at noon on February 17. The topic of Dr. Wiedner's hour-long speech was "Biafra: Dilemma of African Independence." In explaining , how Biafra exemplifies a dilemma in Africcan independence, Dr . Wiedner spoke of Nigeria's background a's a British colony, as an independent nation, and of the ¡ background of the present civil war which Biafra is fighting against its federal government, Nigeria. When Britain undertook to mold the hundreds of tribes in present Nigeria into a nation, said Dr. Wiedner, she did so on economic lines which proved to be the cheapest method as well as the most effective. The country was divided into three general areas linked
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trade routes, and was fairly well-unified, said Dr. Wiedner, despite tribal differences. The Ibos, who comprise two,thirds of the present Biafran population, occupied the eastern portion of the country. Under colonial rule the Ibos had to undergo the most extensive economic change of any of the three major groups within Nigeria. The Ibos, however, had been highly influeenced by missionaries and the English school system and proved ,themselves most adap-
tive. Because the Ibos were the most highly educated group in the country, Ibos became influential in government, in industry and in ,the transportattion system . When Nigeria gained its inin dependence from Britain Wiedner, the 1960, explained government was a coalition of the country. Corruption and political patronage were rampant. The Northern and Eastern groups dominated in the government, but to appease the Wiestern region, they offered Western regioners a large portion of the patronage. In 1966 Ibo army officers seized the Central government. They stood for efficiency, were against Western patronage, and wanted to topple the Northern elete. This attempt at government by Ibo officers was then overthrown by an army officer from one of the Northern minority groups. Nigeria was -br.oken into twelve feder-al states. Independent Biafra came into existence when the Governor of the Eastern section refused to agree to statehood, wishing instead political autonomy for the Ibos . However, Biafra's economic system was dependent on oil, and the oil deposits of Biafra were not on Ibo land but on lands of nine of the eastern minority groups. These Eastern minorities favored statehood, not Biafran independence, and thus, said Dr. Wiedner, they are exiled
PsychDept. Adds Courses Preparing For Grad Study The psychology department has initiated an advanced professional education program designed to train students to be prepared for graduate studies. It emphasizes the need for graduate school to qualify the student to function as a psychological examiner. To enable psychology majors to meet the above goals, the department has introduced several new courses: Theories of Personality, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology , and Physiological Psychology. The Psychology Seminar has been re-oriented. Theories of Personali.ty (Psy. 308) reviews representative theories of personality from contemporary schools of psychology. Case studies are covered for examples of the application of some of these theories. Social Psychology (Psy. 312) treats the influence of culture upon personality development, social motives, languages and communication. Also discussed
is the influence of the group on individual behavior. In Developmental Psychology (Psy. 313) is studied the physical, mental, emotional, and social development of the inqividual from birth to maturity. Physiological Psychology (Psy. 405) is a general review of the biological foundations of behavior. Lt emphasizes neurophysiological mechanisms of perception, learning, and memory, including an introduction to psychopharmacology. The Psychology Seminar (Psy. 404) is an introduction to contemporary problems from various fields of world-wide psychology viewed in historical perspective. There is an added emphasis on experimental and quantitative techniques . The prospective psychology major is required ,to obtain a background in the physical sciences so that she may apply the knowledge and principles from those courses to the study of psychology.
from their homeland . Biafra's future without oil leaves her with a very poor economy. Independence and peace, said Dr. Wiedner, would not help Biafra today because of her problems of overworked soil, poor nutrition and a reluctance to accept necessary development and change. Dr. Wiedner implied that if Biafra was in the Nigerian (Continued on Page 3)
Edith Lang Gives Recital Miss Edith Lang, leading soprano of the Hamburg Opera, presented a recital at Cabrini February 10 at 12 noon. Miss Lang was accompanied by Dr. Carl Suppa, chairman of the music department , as she sang Giordani's "Caro mio ben," Schubert's "Die Ferelle, " Barber's "Sure on This Shinging Night," Thompson's "Velvet Shoes," one of Slonimsky's "Gravestones" and selections of Debussy and Faure. All of these were sung by the soprano despite a touch of the flu. Miss Lang added to the audience's enjoyment by narrating what each song was about before proceeding to sing. She also answered questions after the concert, telling of the steps involved in an opera singer's career and the preparation needed in language study and voice regimen. Born in Chicago, Edith Lang studied in Chicago and New York before accepting a Fulbright Grant to Rome. Her 1954 debut in Rome as Madame Butterfly led to engagements as Aida in Hamburg and Convent Garden, and Amelia at the Vienna State Opera. Since that time she has become a featured star in Berlin, Munich, Paris and Zurich. Her artistry is held in such high regard in Germany that she was awarded the title of
"Kammersangerin" for distinguished artistic service, the first and youngest American artist to be so honored. Miss Lang's portrayal of the Empress in the American premier of "Die Frau ohne Schatten" was a sensational triumph for the San Francisco Opera . European opera goers know and acclaim her in the title roles of Tosca, Fidelio, La Giaconda and Aida, a role she has sung over 125 times in great opera houses throughou Europe. A genuine star of the great opera roles, Eidth Lang is also an accomplished interpreter of Lieder and has given extensive recital tours of Germany, Switzerland, Italy, all the Scandinavian countries and Rumania .
most response at the Biology Department's convocation in December. Dr. Fillinger was the guest lecturer at that assembly, and he showed many projector slides of cases of child abuse. The panel discussion is scheduled to begin at 7:30.
Federico Revamping Alumnae Associatio Mr. Peter G. Federico, Director of Development, met with ,the senior class of February 26 and 28 in an effort to establish a strong Alumnae Association here on campus. The main purpose of his campaign is to have the Association keep up the interest of the graduating classes in the future progress of ithe college. Because of its size and only eleven year span of existence, there has been no strongly established alumnae movement prior to this. The young age of the college is also an indication that the school is in need of outside help in order to build itself up to the standards of the already established colleges across the country, A committee has been organized within the Class of '69, comprised of Margrit Boyle, Mary Helen Packard, Joyce Schultz, Kathy Llndhart, and Vera Stella. The committee will meet with the Class of '69, in the near future in order to organize an extended post-graduate ledge program . Junior members of the committee, Mary Cavanaugh, Carol, Von Savage, Cookie Barbacane, Maria Lucia, and Theresa Baldi , will be working with the seniors and will then continue the program within foeir own class .
Dr. Suppa accompanied Miss Edith Lang at a recital presented at the college last mc,nth.
Wishing You Success, Penny Redden, New Student Government President STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS March 3 - 28 Monday-March 3-Self-nominations for President (Student Government Office 10-12 and 2 :304 :30) Tuesday morning-March 4-Self-nominations posted (Official Bulletin Board) Tuesday afternoo;n-March 4-Campaigning Wednesday afternoon-March 5-JCampaigning Thursday-March 6-Election Week of March 10-Same procedure followed for Vice-President as President Week of March 17th-Same procedure followed for Student Activitie~ Chairman and Recording Secretary Week of March 24th-Same procedure followed for Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer Class elections will take place after Easter Vacation.
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Perna Given Human Relations Award From Chapel of the Four Chaplains
SophomoresParticipate in Human RelationsProgram by Margaret Grilli & Nancy Gorevin This semester Cabrini has adopted as a part of its curriculum a Human Relations Progr am. The program is under the supervision of Mr. William Di Como. The chief aim of this course is to give the girls a better understanding of the functions of a black community . Each Monday twenty-one girls , mostly elementary education ma jors go into a West Philadelphia community. The girls assemble at Mrs. Mabel Lofton's home where they get th eir itinerary for the day. Also working with the girls are Mrs. Gladys Choatz, the community co-ordinator of the program and Mrs. Hapwell. The ir experiences have included attending a Philadelphia Board of Education meeting . There the girls were given the opportunity to sit in the actual board room and meet such distinguished individuals in the · Philadelphia school system such as Dr . Shedd, the superintendent of schools . The girls had a pleasant surprise in that they were ab le to see themselves on television later that night. On Monday , February 17, the girls were divided in various groups to ride the school buses with the children who are bu sed acro ss the city becaus e of crowd e d school conditions. Th e schools wliic h the girls trav eled diffe r ed greatly in organization , discipline, and educational presentation. One commendable feature of this experience was that the young children were well-behaved on the bu s. The girls afte r di scussing what they had encountered at
On Sunday, March 9, Mr. Daniele A. Perna, head of the Cabrini College Theatrical Department, received an award for his human ,relations endeavors from the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in Philadelphia. Mr . Perna is directing the musical "Wake Up, Man, and Live ," in which thirty black students chosen last summer have been performing in Philadelphia and suburban areas. The proceeds of each performance go entirely toward scholarships and training for the member os the cast. When he first learned of the
their particular school during ,the day came to the conclusion that there is a great ~ difference in the administration within the school systems of Philadelphia. One group of girls visited the Basic Skills Center on Monday, February 24. Here children who are poor achievers in Math and reading are given specialized individualized attention . The other group attended the Sayre Community University Center. This program is one of enrichment. Seventh graders participate in this program. Spanish, French, Typing and a discovery program in Math are offered. Various community speakers have come to speak on their particular role in the community . This program, a three credit course, will continue until the end of the semester.
Memorial Scholarship Open toJuniors The tenth annual awards of the Florence Dornblaser Memorial Scholarships have been announced. Three awards will be made: one in the amount of $250, one in the amount of $150 and one in the amount of $100. Any deserving woman student in the junior class of an accredite cottege or university may appl y . The awards are for u se during her senior year . She must be majoring in government, political science, economics or history or preparing to teach one of these subjects. She must have good scholastic standing; must be reasonably active in student activities; must be a resident of Pennsylvania; must establish the need for financial help; and must possess a Democratic family background or be an active participant in the affairs of the Democratic Party. The purposes of the scholarships are first , to encourage qualified young women to pursue and to' develop interests in politics and government, and second to honor the memory of the late Florence Dornblaser, First Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women, Inc ., who left a bequest to the Federation to found the Scholarship Fund which bears her name. Applications must be postmarked on or before April 27. Applications may be obtained by writing to : The Florence Dornblaser Memorial Scholarship Committee C/0 The Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women, Inc., 510 N. Third Street Harrisburg , Pennsylvania 17101.
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people who have helped in the project: Sister Barbara, Cabrini College 's academic dean , who encouraged the group to continue through many hardhips; the production staff at Cabrini College; George Nider, the playwrite, and Edward Metz, the composer, who offered their play to Mr. Perna free of royalties. But it was for the cast, those "absolutely marvelous kids who should be seen by the whole country," as one rethem, that porter described Mr. Perna accepted the award. He has accepted it especially for them because he feels that they have been a wonderful inspiration for black youth. "Wake Up, Man, and Live" has been booked every weekend and each performance is followed by a standing ovation . It is soon to be performed in the New York area. Excerpts from the musical will be televised in April, on Soul Scene. Plans are being made for a summer tour for the company. The show . is now open for bookings. Information may be obtained by calling 687-2100 (Ext. 68). The next sheduled performance will be at Harriton High School in Rosemont on March 14 at 8 pm.
SilverCompetition StillOpen There are only four wee1'..s left in Reed & Barto n 's "Sil ve r Opin ion" Sch ola r sh ip Comp etit ion . The Comp et itio n , in whi ch Cabrini has been selected t o participate, is open to all undergraduate women on this campus and offers over $7,000 in Scholarships and Awards. The First Grand A ward is a $500 cash scholarship; Second Grand Award a $300 scholarship ; Third a $250 scholarship; Fourth, Fifth , and Sixth awards $200 scholarships each; and Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Awards, $100 scholarships each. In addition , there will be 100 other awards consisting of sterling silver, fine china and crystal with a retail value of approximately $75.00. In the "Silver Opinion Com-
petition" twelve designs of ster ling and ei ht designs of both ch in a and cr yst al ar e illust rated . The entra nt simp le lists the th re e be st combinations of sterling , china, and crystal from those shown. Scholarships and awards will be made to those entries matching or coming closest to the unanimous selections of tabl e-setting editors from three of the nation's leading maga-
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intention to present him with the award, Mr. Perna was inclined to refuse it, saying, "I don't feel that I deserve the credit. The cast deserves the award. They are the ones who have proven themselves worthy of recognition ." After considering all the people who have worked with him toward the success of the musical, however, he felt compelled to accept it , not for himself, but on behalf of those who would be gratified by his acceptance of the award . Mr. Perna accepted the award on behalf of several
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Miss 76'sPageant Open toC.C. Girls The Philadelphia 76ers are conducting a Miss 76ers' Pageant , business manager Pat Williams has announced. Any single girl between the ages of 17 and 22 may enter . Contestants are to visit the 76er s's business office at The Spectrum, fill out an application and submit a recent wallet-sized photograph (head shot only) . Ten finalists will be selected by the judges. These 10 will be presented at the 76ers -Seattle game on Wednesday, March 19, and the winner will be crowned at halftime. The judging will be based on poise, personality, and appearance. The winner will receive an abundance of fine gifts and will serve at all 76ers' functions during the year.
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Calendar ofComing Events -March 13 ... Air Force Day, Movie March 13 ... Varsity-Faculty Basketball Game at 7 p.m.
March 17 .. . St. Patrick's Day-no classes March 19 ... Pre-registration for Fall Semester ... Meeting of Club Presidents in S.G.A. office at 5 p.m. . . . Irish Minstrel' Show March 24 ... Interdepartmental Symposium "Camus" at 12 noon in the Auditorium ... Dr. Filinger, guest lecturer, Child Abuse Panel at 7 :30 p.m. March 30 ... Glee Club Spring Concert March 31 ... Elections of new club officers April 1-13 ... Easter Vacation April 14 ... Classes resume April 20 ... College Day April 22 ... Peace Corps Day April 25 . .. Senior Farewell Student Academic Council, Poll (Continued from Page 4) Answered question Answered question number five ..........................24 number four ............................8 Did not answer Did not answer question number question number five ..........................................81 four ..........................................97 Below, suggestions voiced in question number five are listed. Below, objections voiced in question number four are listed. Open forums to dt,cuss the The Student Academic Councurriculum mid cour.se imcil might undermine the power · provements between faculty of the Council of College Afand students. fairs. More selectivity in students This council would probably accepted to the college-. be as undefined as some other Create an academic council organizations on campus . as a branch of the Council of Prefer academic affairs as College Affairs. an extension of the Council of Initiation of interdepartmentCollege Affairs . al courses.
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PlanAheadfor GradSchool by Jeanne
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It is true that those who attend graduate school come out better in the long run than those who do not? If this is true, some graduate students should "drop-out" right now. As in all phases of life, the attitude and initiative of the person determines the outcome of his accumulative schooling, Graduate school is not the final step in a person's education . On the contrary , it is only the second step in the three steps of life: going out to meet life face to face is step number three Graduate school is designed to better prepare the student for this next step. It is of.ten said that not all students are cut out for grad-
uate school. This is true. In do it. However, don' ,t procrastheir selected field a B.A. or tinate too long or you may B.S. is required and it's their lose your chance. own perogative to attend graFor those who want graduudate school or not. ate school now, begin seriousIt has been thought that by ly considering all possibilities . attending graduate school one Don't exclude any school. The automatically secures a higher smallest may be the best. But paying job. No matter what before you begin considering you start out in you see the ask yourself this one serious top only by looking up. Ex- · question: is this what I think perience propels you. Recogniwill be most beneficial to me? tion will soon follow. A masYes? Then please sign on the ters degree may look good on dotted line ... paper, but it takes a certain Good Luck! type of person to make that degree work for him. Maybe you feel that you can Dr. Wiedner wait till after you have some (Continued from Page 1) "life" behind you and then you can further your education. federation these problems For some, this is the best would be worked out. But the thing to do. Think about it extreme bitterness of the civil first and then go ahead and war in Nigeria has made the Ibos afraid of genocide. As for foreign powers getting involved in this civil war, Wiedner drew an analogy to the U.S. civil war. "How would our federal government have activities were proposed and felt in 1865 if Austria-Hungary initiated. (or any country) had send aid Due to the lack of day-stuto a Georgia devastated by dents in attendance, elections Sherman's troops in the March of executive officers were postponed to 5 p.m . March 11, in to the Sea? There is question, concludthe Scared Heart Hall Smoked Wiedner, whether aid to er. Because of the limited Biafra is true charity, a politamount of time remaining this ical move, or an attempt to semester and the urgency for attone for past sins. immediate action on certain The French, said Wiedner, activities, Kippy Beck was are interested in Biafran oil. elected President of the club The British · and Russians have at the initial mee t ing. always tended to support traPlans were made and comditional and large states. China mittees formed for the prowill do anything to mess up el.uction of the spr ing play. The Constant Wife, by W. Western waters and are therefore shipping arms to the BiaSommer-set Maugham . ophofrans. Furtnermo r e, pract ically more Janet Czarnecki was chosnone of the African nations en to direct the satire tentatively scheduled for April 17 support Biafra's fight for political autonomy. and 19. Remaining details are Dr . W,iedner heads Temple to be handled at the March 11 University's Committee on Afmeeting. TRYOUTS WILL BE frican Studies . He is the authPOSTED. or of A History of Africa Other activities discussed South of the Sahara and serves were as follows: club-sponsoron the Editorial Board of the ed outings ,to see current movBulletin of the African Studies ies, plays, and musicals; proAssociation of the United States. duction of a full-scale musical His travels through West, next semester; support for South, and East Africa have neighboring schools in their included two trips to Nigeria. dramatic presentations. Dr. Wiedn.er is a native of Long Island . He is a graduate SGA Amendment of Colgate University and reAn amendment was added ceived his Ph.D. from Harvard to the SGA Constitution proin 1958. He has taught at the viding for the election of all University of Michigan, Mount Student Government, class and Holyoke College and the Uniclub officers to take place imversity of Alberta (Canada) mediately following the Christbefore coming to Temple in mas Recess each year. 1965.
Cast & Script Reactivates; Spring ProductionPlanned The Cast '4lnd. Script Drama Society has been completely reorganized, as of M!lrch 5. Mr. Bowers, club moderator, and Joanne Kovacs, SAC chairman, held a meeting for all interested students Several
LOQUITUR Staff Organizational Meeting Monday, March 31, Noon Re~ Election of Editor-in-chief for Next Semester All those students whose names have been printed at least . twice in the staff box or as a by-line are invited to vote in this election. Senior staff members may also vQte. WRITERS! COMMUTER MAGAZINE (read every two weeks by 35,000 college educated business and professional people who live in the suburbs and commute to work in Philadelp11ia) IS NOW ACCEPTING FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT CONTEMPORARY LIFE IN PHILADELPHIA AND ITS SUB BURBS: SOCIAL PROBLEMS, PEOPLE, PLACES EVENTS; ART, BUSINESS, FINANCE, SPORTS, FASHION, ETC. WIDE SPECTRUM - 1000-1500 WORDS. MUST BE LITEBRIGliTLY WRITTEN, . THO'RATE, IMAGINATIVE, ROUGHLY RESEARCHED. ALSO HIGHLY ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES ACCEPTED. 500-1000 WORDS. PREVAILING RATE PAID UPON ACCEPTANCE. ADDRESS ALL MANUSCRIPTS TO: M. J. DEVLIN COMMUTER MAGAZINE 6 PENN CENTER PHILA., PA. 19103 PLEASE INCLUDE SELF-ADDRESSED AND STAMPED RETURN ENVELOPE. OR CALL LO 4-3977
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Somewhere in the Middle There seems to be a gulf emerging across our country -or submerging it. Opinions are running to extremes, and communication is reaching a low. This destructive gulf is not confined to specific areas, but appears everywhere. Examples of this phenomena have been coined in such titles as the "Generation Gap," "White Power vs. Black Power," 'hawks vs. doves ," 'left vs. right." and so forth. Extremes retreat to their respective corners and there does not seem to be very much middle ground or compromise. Indications of the outcome of the problem of opposing extremes can be seen in the unprofitable attempts at gains through demonstrations, unsuccessful attempts of our leaders to ¡ deal with demonstrators, war, segregation, and other problems. The Establishment is trying to hold its position secure and unchanged-"traditional"-and cannot understand the clamor for change. Those struggling to effect change do not see why they cannot accomplish complete and immediate reform. Recently Tom Hayden, one of the original organizers of the SDS, spoke at Villanova. Although Hayden is no longer as sociated with SDS he remains ~n the rebel position. His main topic of the speech was student rights in the University. Many of his ideas reached extremes, but he did have a few that were directed toward worthwhile reform. About a week later an article appeared in U.S. News and World Report concerning student unrest/ at San Francisco State University, of which Hayden is a part. The article repre sented the views of S.I. Hayakawa, acting-President of the University. It is amazing that these two men were discussing the same incidents at the same university. According to Hayakawa there is no way to rectify the situation-students could not be satisfied because they have offered no policy to replace the one they oppose. Did not Hayden propose several policy-shaping ideas? Dissatisfaction is one quality shared by both extremes. Technological advancement has run way ahead of our progress toward better human relations . Conf~rming to a single idea would, by no means, make this a better country. But th ere mu st be a genuine effort on all parts to effect a more co-operative state. E"ach person has a right to his fre edom, but when it appears that freedom for one obliterates fre edom for another, a great deal of selfishness is at the core. The object of each party should be a settlement which preserves freedom for both.
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The National Po etr y Press anno unces it s Spring Competition. Tlie c osing date for the submission of manuscripts by college students is APRIL l~. An:y: S!'UPENT is eligible to submit her verse. There 1s no hm1tat10n as to form or theme. Shorter works are preferred by the Board of Judges, because of space limitations. Manuscripts should be sent to the OFFICE OF THE NA'l'lUNAL POETRY PRESS 3210 Selby Avenue Los Angeles, Calif. 90034
Friendly Hints For Your St. Paddy's Day Vacation In a few days the yearly trek to New York will begin . All schools surround the area of New York City evacuate the dorms and head for the big city. I would like to offer a few pointers to these brave young souls. Number one, you must pick a lively hotel. The Y.W.C.A. is not the swingingest place for the weekend. The Hilton, Americana, Waldorf, or Picadilly offer various degrees of action. Also ask for a room near the main floor. Later in .the evening when you return to your hotel, the express to the 42nd floor sometimes upsets your --over-eating, you stomach know! Of course during the day you will want to stand the entire afternoon and watch the parade go by: this was your reason for going to New York . The sidewalks are "One Way," so make sure you start out in the right direction or you could end up in Brooklyn . Your evenings can be spent at the theatre or the movies, or you could, if you want, sip a drink at ,the local party in your hotel. Parties go from 6 pm to 6 in the morning. When you go home, remember the
name of that movie . Take along aspirins. In the morning you will realize the reason for this. Enough said! I'm sure St. Patrick never thought tha.t his name would be such a college motto. Mary E . Comitz.
Poll Resultson Student AcademicCouncil The following is an ofreport of the Student Academic Council Poll taken during the week of February twenty-fourth. ficial
The Questions asked were: 1. As a student, do you feel that the student body should be represented in ,the formation of academic policy? 2. As a student, you are in favor of a Student Academic Council as suggested by the Dean of Cabrini College? 3. As a student, how do you feel that the students should be chosen for membership on a Student Academic Council? 4. If opposed to the formation of a Student Academic Council, please state why. 5. Have you any ideas or alternate suggestions other
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than . the formation of such a council to stimulate interest among students in academic affairs? Number voted ........................105 Answered yes to question number one ........................ 105 Answered no to question number one ..............................0 Answered yes to question number ,two ........................97 Answered no to question number two ..........................6 Answered question three ........................................93 Did not answer question three ......................12 Below , suggestions voiced in question number three are
listed. Those listed had more than one vote each and appear in order of their popularity . By a general election of t~1e student body . Election within each individual class. Self-nomination Election of students chosen from those voicing an interest. By a general election of all students from those approved by the Admini1?tration . One representative from each department voted in by classes. Election from students on Dean's List. Nominees chosen by faculty and voted upon by students . Appointed from each department by the department. Chosen by the Student Government Association. (Continued on Page 3)
to the Editor:
Your Opinion and Comment The Source Dear Miss Sefranek: It came as a revealing shock to me to learn from your February 11th issue that Cabrini College has already lost track of .the donors of the majority of the rare books housed in the College Library. My wife , Dr. Green, and I spent a great deal of time in the early days of the College in searching for exceptional material which we felt would have permanent value for the scholars of the future . Through these efforts and those of two of our friends, Mr. Benjamin Bernstein, President of the Quaker Stor age and Movi n g Compan y, and Dr . Paul Chancellor , formerly of the Hill School, Pottostown, Pa., we accrued hundreds of volumes, many of which could be classified as rare or historically important . The entire collection was appraised by a professional book expert, and proper letters of thanks were sent to us and to the other donors by the former President of the College, Mother Ursula. We ceased our activities when we understood that a former librarian denigrated the value of old books, and subsequently deleted all volumes over twenty years old. We were gratefully surprised to learn that any have survived. During this same period, I personally donated to the library a complete and comprehensive collection of reartistic cordings of extensive value to musically interested people. These recordings, produced over the past twentyfive years by leading artists, were all cataloged and timed. It came to my attention recently that the catalog files had either been misplace or destroyed by previous librarians. If your article by Stephanie Perez serves to point out the value of preserving some of ,this civilization's history, a
A Chance To See Your Stuff In Print Cabrini's literary magazine, THE CRYPTIC invites you to enrich its pages with your poetry, prose, and fiction. The staff welcomes contributions from outside Cabrini's gates as well. Your help is needed, so share your masterpieces and your mind with the rest of the world. The deadline for submitting articles is MARCH 28, 1969. If you are interested, please contact Marie Vaccarelli by Harch 14. WE WELCOME BOTH SUPER AND PSEUDO INTELLECTUALS.
great credit should go to Loquitu . It is only through the significant treasures of the past that the present college student body can really absorb the greatness of this era in which we live. Perhaps the contemplation of these might inspire members of the college to perpetuate our cultural traditions through tested constructive scholarship rather than through indoctrinated protest. Sincerely yours, Raymond S. Green President, Franklin Broadcasting Company
A Reply Dear Mr . Gre en: This past summer, shortly after ' I took the position of Librarian at Cabrini College, I discovered the wealth of rare books on open shelves in my office. During my previous two-and-a-half years as cataloger at Holy Spirit Library I had never known of their existence , so you can imagine how elated I was. Since there was no indication of their source I am glad that you have provided me with this information, and the names of the donors can become part of our permanent records . I took several of the books to the Free Library of Philadelphia to show them to Miss Ellen Shaffer, Librarian of the Rare Book Department, and .spent a very informative time discussing them with her. She told me that while their instrinsic value wasn't such that we could realize a .tremendous windfall for Cabrini College, their interest value was of great importance. I felt that the students should
be aware of their cultural heritage and showed them to Jane Sefranek, who agreed that our collection of rare books was indeed a newsworthy item for the Loquitor. Although ,they are currently shelved in the librarian's office, and the students are welcome to come in at any time to examine them, the books deserve a far better arrangement, and I hope that in the anticipated future they will be properly housed in dust-proof , humidity-controlled display cases where pre sent and future generations of Cabrini College students can enjoy and appreciate them. It is true that librarians pref er to have new , shiny book s on the open shelves . because we have found from experience that these have a tendency to "sell" themselves, and one of the most important aspects of our job is to motivate people to read . We know trat if two similar titles are side by side on the shelf, it is the new one that will be used rather than the old one with crumbling pages and torn binding. However, these are books ,that are valuable entirely for their subject matter ; fine old books that are worthy from a physical or bibliographic standpoint are a completely different matter and must be treated differently. Like other irreplaceable products of a bygone era their value will increase with age, so preservation becomes more important than usage, and they should be appreciated for their unparallelled craftmanship, beauty of form or historical interest rather than for their content. I consulted one of the cust( Continued on Page 5)
LOQUlTUR is published monthly iby the students of Cabrini College. ADDRESS Loquitur, Cabrini College, Radnor, Penna. 19088 Phone 687-2100 Editor-in-chief ............................................................Jane Sefranek News Editor .Susan Durling F eatures Editor ... . ............. .. . .....................JaneCBarbieri Sports Editor .............................. Nancy Go rev in Art Editor .... .................. Fran Add azio Photography Editor ..........Joan Radano Assistant Phot o.gr aher ..........Jane Leary Assoc . News Editor .. Kathleen Beck Adverti sing Manager ....Susan Sullivan Circulation Manager and Treasurer .... Cathy Murphy Repo r ters
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March 12, 1969
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Fraternities Gradually Losing Support (ACP)-"People_ are more independent and individually oriented." This statement by Dick Lentz, vice president of Berkeley's Interfraternity Council, in the December 9 issue of "Newsweek" may be .the reas-
~~p's By Sve. Su tlivan Yes, folks, Surf's up again after a 2-issue absence. Rumor has it that Loquitur circula¡tion dropped almost 50 percent without the column for everyone with a B.A., B.S., and even if you're just "working on it." As a person of few words (?) I cannot begin to explain the reasons for my shol't departure from Loquitur, but cheer up, I have returned. On my 21st bir.thday, my parents had an open house party for the Junior class (barring none). Everyone was high on the hill. Even A.J. was there-not Foyt. I have another "Laugh-In" reject for you. A husky woodsman brought his girlfriend from "the city" to the forest one day. He began his work as ,the fragile beauty looked on. She asked if she chould do anything to help. He asked her to run to the cabin, and get his mechanic tool kit. She returned, a few moments later, empty-handed, explaining that she could not locate i.t. The fn4stra1~ lmuheTjack1QQk:her by the hand and led her to the cabin. The mechanic tool kit was exactly where he had said it would be. "Here it is," he remarked sarcastically. Her eyes grew wide with understanding and she explained "Oh, It may be mechanic ,tool kit to you but it's saw kit to me." Farewell til' the next issue. As the caissons go rolling along, so must I.
A Reply ( Continued from Page 4) odians soon after Dr. Green told me about your gift of records, and I learned that they had become a permanent part of the music department and have never been cataloged or housed in .the library. We have just started a circulating record collection, which has become quite popular with the students, as .they can borrow records for the same time period as books and enjoy them at their leisure, and we are anxious ,to acquire as many as we can. We would very much like to have such a collection as the one you Jonated, but if the music department uses them in conjunction with course wor~, perhaps they are more useful to them than they would be as a recreational collection in the library, We are sincerely grateful to you, Dr. Green, Mr. Bernstein, and Dr. Chancellor for these splendid old books that will provide a nucleus for future acquisitons, and we hope that one day Cabrini College Library will be known for its distinguished collection of rare books. Very truly yours, Carolyn Gough Librarian
on that fraternities are becoming an archaic living arrangement. This ariticle stated that, 'In a campus era of activism and super-social consciousness the Greek way seems like a system that failed to adapt." Berkeley, for example, had 51 fraternities with 613 pledges eight years ago. This year it is down to 41 houses and only 275 pledges. Two fraternities and one sorority folded in the past year because of financial difficulties brought on by lack of members. The Greek systems at UCLA and Northwestern are also having problems. The number of students eligible for rushing at UCLA has decreased by almost 300 in one year-from 635 to 344. Three fraternities are in serious financial trou-
ble. Fraternities and sororities are less able .to pick and choose their pledges. Mrs, Pamela Hepple, assistant dean of women at U.C.L.A. notes a slight steady decline in sorority pledging. Some 44 percent of the freshmen women pledged sororities this year compared with 60 percent last year. "Most of us know it is a lousy system," said a girl at the end of rush, "but you don't get dates otherwise." Northwestern has requested all of its sororities to write a formal letter stating that they do not discriminate. Less than half a dozen Negroes are housed in sororities. On other campuses J ewfsh houses are beginning to accept gentiles and Jewish students are being admitted to houses which once discriminated a-
(ACP)-The trendl acr.ording to a Pitt professor in the School of Dental Medicine, is for the human jaw to recede. More and more people will be looking like Andy Gump rather than Dick Tracy, according to Dr. Viken Sassouni, chairman of the Department of Orthodontics. His prediction came at a recent meeting of the American Dental Association in Miami Beach . "A person with a mandibular retrusion (receding lower jaw) is sometimes associated in newspaper comic strips with feeblemindedness and usually is made the scapegoat." The hero, in contrast , usually is a strongjawed or even jutjawed individual. "He may have a .true mandibular prognathism (jutting jaw) but at this end of the telescope the social lens had made an attritute out of a deformity," he said .
gainst ,them, according to the "Newsweek" article. The fraternity system still seems to be strong in the Southern schools. "The system is so strong it does not need to move and change," says Ed Hayes, president of ,the Interfraternity Council at the University of Virginia, "But it is not going to survive unless it does adapt to changing times." Some fraternities are experimenting with new forms themselves. Stanford's Beth Chi has opened its doors to anyone who wants to join. Lambda Nu at the same school selected 20 coeds to live in a separate wing of the house.
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Rosemont Continues Jinx Over Home Team Varsity It was a real heartbreaker to lose .to Rosemont by only three points, especially when the outcome of this last game meant the difference between a winning and a losing season. The worse part is that it really looked as though Cabrini was finally going to pull out a victory over Rosemont, something Mother Cabrini's girls haven't done since the basketball rivalry started in 1962. Cabrini jumped out to a slight lead in the first quarter, and by halftime was ahead 20-12. But the third quarter was all Rosemont's. The Rosemonsters outscored the Radnor girls in the third by a 16-5 margin and took the lead 28-25 going into the final quarter. Both teams scored evenly in the last 8 minutes, but play was exciting. Senior Lori Alvado brought the score to 2827 with her third basket in her last game for Cabrini. Rosemont added a foul shot and so did Bonnie McCauley. A field goal by Rosemont was followed by a Joan Radano layup at .the other end of the court to make the score 31-30.
Two foul shots made by Rosemont were followed by two foul shots made by senior Maryellen Kelly. The game was in its final two minutes. Cabrini was down by one. The blue and white varsity had played under similar circumstances before, but this ,time needed just one lucky break and didn't get it. Home team Cabrini passed the ball around with less than a minute to go, had the ball taken away from them, and had to foul to get it back. C.C. passed around again, but missed the tying shot with less than 20 seconds showing. Cabrini had to foul later to get possession, so with just seconds to go Cabrini was down by .three and lost 35-32. Perhaps because they were deflated by watching their varsity lose such a tough one, or maybe just because Rosemont was the better team, the Cabrini junior varsity played below par and lost the second game 17-10. Even though the JV season ended with a loss, the Cabrini junior varsity with its 5-3 record did have the winningest JV season in CC basketball history.
Cabrini Chalks Up Wins Vs.Moravian There must be something about going back to one's hometown to play basketball. Jane and Helen Sekanek did it February 18 when they went up to Bethlehem, Pa . to play Moravian College. Junior Jane, recently nicknamed "Chief" (short for editor-in-chief), had her best game of the season, scoring 16 points in the 33-22 varsity victory. Her sister Helen, a freshman, paced the JV 26-22 win with 12 points. But basketball is a team sport, and the Bethlehem sisters had strong supporting casts. In the varsity game Joan Radano had 12 points , 8 of them on foul shots, while soph , Jeannie Baraldi helped all the varsity scorers along with strong point-building passes as ::~.
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Besides "Little Chief's" 12point junior varsity performance, soph Linda Dougherty's foul shooting again gave the JV's the margin then needed to win as Cabrini overcame Moravian in the final two minutes of play. Perhaps Cabrini ought to scheduled more games with home town teams. FACULTY vs. VARSITY Basketball Game Thursday Nite 7:00 Cabrini Gym Prof
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Romano Litavec Di Como Kuhns All spectators
So Far Sedler Harper Federico Bowers invited
Scorer Sue Sullivan, Ch~rleader Mary Cavanaugh, Coach Mrs. Goodwin, and teammates Joan Ackroyd and Barb Bradfield watch the action from the sidelines at Moravian.
SPORTS N EY#S
Gwynedd Edges C.C. Cabrini came closer to beating Gwynedd-Mercy than anyone has come this season. How do you beat a whole team of superstars? Temple, Holy Family, P.C.B., Moravian and Immaculata couldn't find a way, and Cabrini couldn't come up with the magic solution either.
Thirty-six points are usually enough for a Cabrini victory, but when the opposition scores 57, it turns into a massacre. Cabrini's varsity was massacred on March 4 and Bryn Mawr took the honors. The first quarter score was a modest 16-10, but then the Mawrters turned it on and Cabrini couldn't turn them off . The difference between 57 and 36 points is that Bryn Mawr made most of what they shot while Cabrini , shooting almost as many times, didn't have quite the same unbelievable percentage. In the losing cause, Bonnie McCauley had her best point output of the season, tallying 15 points. But then in ,the second game of the evening, the Cabrini JV's administered their own version of a rout , ven ing the varsity loss by overwhelming the Bryn Mawr junior varsity by a 32-15 score in six-minute quarters. After giving the BMC second team a 9-8 lead at halftime, the junior CC's owned the basketball, going on their best scoring rampage of the season, stealing passes, and holding their victims scoreless in the final quarter. Points were well-distributed , Jo Mautone hitting for 11, Linda Dougherty swishing 9, Helen Sefranek chucking ¡ in 8 and Joan Ackroyd adding 4.
Blue and Whi¡te Take Two From Swarthmore Cagers
C.C. Falls To E.B.C.1 Junior Varsity Wins The girls from across the street wouldn't relent. Their shooters were hot, and their accuracy caught Cabrini cold. The Eastern Baptist varsity, satin suits and all, played like they were being paid for their performance. The Eastern girls took a 133 lead, and never stopped shooting until they had won 46-30, But the JV game was something else. Victory this time stayed north of Eagle Road. The CC. junior varsity never led in their game until the four.th quarter, but they got baskets when they were most needed and edged the previously undefeated EBC junior varsity by a 22-20 score.
What makes Gwynedd so good? Six superstars-four of whom shoot and two of whom see to it that the other team doesn't. All six dribble flawlessly, pass like Globe-Trotters, shoot like they're playing in ,the Big Five, and use their elbows and hips as much as they can get away with . What gives the Gwynedd varsity extra strength? A freshman named Jo Duddy who toured Germany last summer playing for the U.S. Women's Exhibition Basketball team; also, two other girls, both sophs, who play as though they should have made the U.S. team. Nevertheless, Cabrini was psyched up to win the night of February 25. Though the home C.C. varsity never took the lead, they constantly fought back, finally pulling to within a two-point difference with three minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Gwynedd had jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the first quarter, led at the half by nine, and going into the final quarter had a ten-point advantage, But the Cabrini varsity didn't give up. Close to one hundred spectators cheered wildly when the score gradually changed from 31-20 to 3129. The home team gave their Gw ynedd visitors a scare like they hadn't had yet this seaso. Gwynedd called for a time out and then proceeded to freeze the ball for the remainder of the game. They managed to add only a few points from foul shots and had to settle for a 35-29 victory, their lowest point total of the year. Joan Radano, Cabrini's own version of a slick-playing scoring .terror, actually led all the scorers from both teams with a total of 13 points. The Junior Varsity contest also ended in defeat for Cabrini, but the Gwynedd JV's had to use an overtime to come out ahead. Cabrini was leading 7-1 after the first six minutes, and was ahead at the half, but the little CC's were held scoreless in the third quarter and both teams ended regular playing time tied at 18. In the fourth quarter Gwynedd's JV's had doubled their score and momentum with them. This momentum carried over to the three-minute overtime in which Gwynedd pulled out a 23-20 win. Linda Dougherty kept Cabrini in the game by converting all 8 of her 8 foul tries.
Varsity Team Trounced ByBryn Mawr Girls
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The Cabrini shooters had every opportunity to roll up an impressive 30-point lead at home the afternoon of Feb-
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rurary 13, but settled for a 37 -30 victory. The Swarthmore team looked very inexperienced and gave the home team shooters more unguarded shots at the basket than they'll normally see in a whole season, but Cabrini missed shot after shot. Despite their poor shooting percentage, the Cabrini players helped themselves to victory by controlling a large share of rebounds and jump balls against their much taller Swarthmore opponents. When the scoring did come, Joan Radano worked her way under the boards to rack up 11 points while Bonnie McCauley hit for nine, Sophomore Linda Dougherty turned in a fine JV performance- as the Cabrini junior varsity made it two wins over Swarthmore. Besides an eight point scoring effort, Linda paced the 18-14 victory with fine dribbling and sharp passing.
J.Radano Sparkles
In34-31 Victory February 20 was Joan Radano Nite at Manor Jr. College in Jenkentown. Manor didn't plan it that way, and neither did Joan, but the Cabrini varsity was awfully glad it happened. Junior Joan Radano had 19 points in the 34-31 victory over Manor, and completely confounded her Manor guards as she wiggled her 5' 3" self under the backboards for lay-up shots. It was Joan who scored the last minute clutch baskets for the come-from-behind Cabrini win. With 55 seconds to go and Cabrini down by two, Joan sank a pair of foul shots to tie the game at 31. Then a time-out and ten seconds later senior Lori Alvado hit Joan going down the middle with a perfect pass which resulted in a three-point play (a field goal which counted plus an added foul shot). That was enough to insure victory. and three foul shots for the remainder of the game. Freshmen Rey Spellman and Helen Sefranek paced the JV scoring with six points each.
Cabrini Team Bows Tolmmaculata Twice The Cabrini teams came close, nearer to victory over Immaculata than in the past nine years, but winning eluded both the C.C. varsity and JV on February 11. Both games were well-contested. In the varsity matchup, the score was tied often in the first two quarters, but after Immaculata took a 16-13 halftime lead, Cabrini never caught up. The match-up was actually a mismatch of small Cabrini vs. tall Macs. C.C.'s varsity shooters had a distinct edge on Immaculata's forwards percentage-wise and skill-wise. The difference between victory and defeat, however, was Immaculata's manto-man defense. None of the Mac guards were shorter than the tallest CC shooter, and they played half-court pressing defense at its finest. Cabrini just couldn't get enough shots off. The Cabrini players were also dissatisfied with the officiating, but refs have to be tolerated, even if they are later used as scapegoats for defeat. The varsity final score stood 34-30. The JV's gave Immaculata another close game, but underclassmen grow big at Immacula ta too. After a 14 point tie at the half, the Cabrini junior varsity was held to a single field goal
Talking over strategy for the Bryn Mawr game with their coach are J.V. players Joan Ackroyd, Jo Mautone, Linda Dougherty and Laura Hentschel.