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Harrisburg Seven:PeaceCriminals? · by Bob Colameco "We have chosen to be as branded peace criminals by war criminals. "-Daniel Berrigan, S.J. What has been . called by many as one of the "most important political cases of the century" began in Harrisburg two weeks ago. Indicted for conspiring to sabotage government installations and kidnap Presidential aide, Henry Kissinger, the Harrisburg Seven include: Rev. Philip Berrigan, Eqbal Ahmad, Sister Elizabeth McAllister, AnFather "Neil McLaughlin, thony Scoblick, Father Joseph Wenderoth, and Mary Cain Scoblick. Their story goes back several years when (in consort with others) they peacefully walked into a Draft Board office in Catonsville, Maryland, and poured blood on draft records in protest of draft laws and the war. Besides pouring blood, they aiso used Napa lm made by following directions from an Army handbook called "Home-made Napalm." For this "crime" each received two years in prison. During November, 1970, FBI Cief J. Edgar Hoover, in a private briefing with Congressmen, charged that members of the Catholic anti-war community of resistance were plotting to sabotage government installations
Prism The weeks of hard work were over, the interviewing, the auditioning, the hours of planning and most of all, the publicity. There remained only the concert itself. The first performance of "Prism," Cabrini's coffee house, or should I say, the student's 'coffee house, was set at Saturday, February 26, 8:00 PM, in the smoker in Grace Hall. For the first time the concert was completely in the hands of the students (namely, Sue White, Kathy Ramos, Patti Berry, and Rita DiRenzo), and for the first time it was a smashing
and to kidnap a high official. Hoover repeated these charges several weeks later at a Senate committee meeting where he was testifying in favor of a supplemental $14.5 million appropriation for the FBI to hire an additional 1,000 agents and 702 clerks. This meeting was not open to the public but Hoover made sure that his testimony would receive publicity by depositing 75 copies of his finding on a press desk before the closed meeting began. He charged, "The principal leaders . . . are Philip Berrigan and Daniel Berrigan . . . This groµp plans to blow up underground electrical conduits and steam pipes serving the Washington, D.C. area and to kidnap a highly-placed government official . . . If successful, the plotters would demand an end to the United States bombing operations in Southeast Asia and the release of all political prisoners as ransom." Sen. Edmund Muskie and Hale Boggs were among the many to quickly rise in protest to Hoover's charges. Many suggested that Hoover's charges · were based on a personal vendetta against the Berrigans. Regardles of his motives, however, it was obvious that to save face, the government had to come up
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with some evidence. During January, 1971, the government via a grand jury sitting in Harrisburg charged Philip Berrigan and five others (the other being added a few months later) with conspiring to kidnap Presidential Assistant Henry Kissinger and to blow up the heating systems of federal buildings in Washington . The charges carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The base for the indictment was the testimony of FBI informer Boyd Douglas, who was serving a federal sentence at the Lewisburg Penitenitary where he met Philip Berrigan. Douglas was a student at Bucknell University (while serving his sentence) and became a courier for letters taken in and out of prison between Berrigan and Sr. McAllister. Shortly after testifying before the grand jury, Douglas vanished , presumably into fe de r al custodianship. Statements against the indictment came from many quarters . The New York Times said that the indictment itself was "a conspiracy against sober reason." Douglas's father said that his son "had told so many lies all his life that I can't believe anything he says." On February 8, all the defendents entered pleas of not
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no further plans were made and no further steps were taken to execute the alleged plan. Even people who were not especially sympathetic, the defendent responded, "We have grown accustomed to our government disguising changes in the Vietnam war with lies, euphemisms and diversionary side shows . Public attention has too often been diverted from reality by false explanations and antiseptic language. The American people are told half truths --or half lies-about the Tonkin Gulf incident, about explaining the air war into North Vietnam, about the so-called secret w·ar in Laos , about "protective reaction ," about captured pilots, and about winding down the w~r. At each stage, reality is disguised and distorted. As we have understood all along, the case aga inst us is a domestic incident in the Indochina Wa r, a matter of importing the mentalit y of counterinsurgency and an expression of official needs to escalate the repression against the anti-war movement. Nothing confirms this analysis more than the superceding indictment. The United States government has lost the Indochina war many times, and each loss has brought forth denials and escalations to a new war . So too, (Continued on Page 4)
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success. (Imagine that!) The lovely voice, played an excelhard work of these students and lent guitar. Her name is Sue others was obvious, and was reMcDermott and while I was warded by the tremendous turnwatching her I couldn't help out, despite the competition of but see in her, her style, her Villanova-LaSalle basketball voice, and her songs, visions of game on television in the next Joni Mitchell in her early "2nd room. • Fret" days. She is definitely a However, or better yet, forvery talented girl and I would audience tunately, the lrrge not be one bit surprised to see that did turn out was also a her again someday at the Main very receptive audience. They Point or the Academy. seemed, and rightly so, to be The second act had a very very pleased with what they · difficult job, that being to folwere hearing. The first performlow up Sue's performance. They er was a girl from Merion ca 11 e d themselves "Spare Mercy Academy, who aside Change" and were comprised of from having an exceptionally three guys who all played guitars and a girl who did most 'of the s.inging. They were from Ambler, Pa. and their music was mostly folk. Perhaps the only striking thing about this group is that they were fine musicians but very poor comedians, and they were tryin <r to be both.
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guilty. On April 30, the grand jury handed a new "superceding" indictment along with naming two additional conspirators, John Glick (later dropped), and Mary Cain Scoblick. The new indictment was a broader one but carried lesser penalties. ThEJ alleged conspiracy to bombing and kidnapping were now included in a much broader charge of conspiracy, "to commit offenses against the United States," Also included in the new indic tment were charges of "planning to raid and destroy draft records in several places named by the court ." The penalties for these charges are five years imprisonment . The most importal\t part of the new indictment , however , were the two counts charging Berrigan, Ahmad, and Sr . McAllister w it h letters alleged?y sent to and from Berrigan in which a plot to kidnap Kiss inger- "in our terminology make a citizen's arrest of"-and bomb utilities is discussed. An explanation of this new evidence was given by Lee Lockwood in an article in Life in which he stated that the letter referred to a hypothetical case which arose during a dinner attended by Berrigan, Ahmad, Sr . McAllister and others. Lockwood goes on to say that
The third and final group doesn't really need much recognition around Cabrini, or at least they shouldn't, but if you're an avid Villanova basketball fan, please allow me to introduce to you two of your very own fellow students, Sue White and Kathy Jo Ramos. Maybe someday they'll sing the Star
Sue McDermott Spangled Banner over at the voices forms something which Field House but please don't can only be described as "natwait to hear them there when ural." It was an excellent endyou can hear them right here on ing to an excellent show. your own campus. Singing songs All in all, the show was more of their own and songs by other than a success, it was the happy composers, all being excellent, ' and ' well-deserved ending to Sue and Kathy, together with months of hard work, and the two guys, Denny Ryan on bass tremendous beginning of and Rob Sukol, who plucked a "Prism," so named because it guitar faster than you-knowseeks to be the instrument who dribbles a basketball, sang through which the creative talsome very fine songs beautifulents of anyone may be exly, and also belted out blues the pressed and performed. way they should be. Their enIf you missed the first tire performance, from begin"Prism," don't worry - Villaning to end, was one cohesive nova doesn't win every gameand gentle show .. The fine melthere'll be more. Check them ody of their guitars together out every other Saturday night, with the freshness of their shows at eight and ten.-B.C.
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EDITORIALS
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
What's Your Excuse? by Terry Cavanaugh The newspaper staff is in a deplorable condition; the editor of Cryptic is tearing her hair qut; the publication of the yearbook is resting on too few shoulders. Does it sound like the beginning of a gory story? It is, except for the fact that it's also an end. The students complain that there's nothing to do; while Kappa Sigma Omega has to cancel a movie showing because only three people show up. The faculty insists that they're helpless in the face of Cabrini's apathy, yet their dissatisfaction with the standards of this newspaper is only expressed when questioned individually and specificaJly-not one Letter to the Editor has found its way to the Loquitur mailbox. The administration is screaming for lack of funds, but every time a change in office occurs or a nun in Rome passes away, every member of the Cabrini community receives of money, a full-page announcement-waste not to mention ecological suicide. There does not seem to be a single person who is content with academic standards, business management, or participation in campus clubs. But nobody does anything. The only issues which arouse mass interest are abolishment of curfews and off-campus living. The .present head of SGA ran only because there was no one to oppose the sole announced candidate. Despite the frequent and loud expressions of discontent with the lack of academic atmosphere, there is little or no interest in joining a proposed literary honor society.
A quick estimate gives the conclusion that more hours are spent crocheting than are spent studying. The largest amount of voluntary participation in a long time was seen in Cabrini's cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 15, when the unexpected. presence of a 3-piece combo brought nearly everyone to his feet. A great many people, students and faculty alike, came to Cabrini because it is a small school and small schools supposedly foster close relationships and numerous opportunities to "get involved." But there is no involvement here, and the amount of talking we do about apathy is part of a rationalization-"at least we're trying." But so few of us really are. So few of us really care that Cabrini is little more than a day camp. Care-not complain. Care-try to change an unfortunate situation. Care-give it everything you can. Because if you don't get off your ass, no one will. Sly, of Sly and the Family Stone, said something at Woodstock about chain reaction that characterizes many of us: "Still again, some people feel that they shouldn't because there are situations where you need approval to get in on something that could do you some good." Maybe we should take it to heart. The newspaper staff is in a deplorable condition; the editor of Cryptic is tearing her hair out; the publication of the yearbook is resting on too few shoulders. And what are you going to do about it?
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Letter.s To The Editor Editor:
Alienation Symposium On Tuesday, February 8, the Philosophy Club presented its first symposium of the Spring semester. The subject was alienation. The speakers were Ms. Daley, Sociology, Fr. Carbon ·,\ Theology-, and Mr. Zurek, English. In order to share this discussion with students who were not present, Loquitur will present the symposium in '.lerial. The following is from Mr. Zurek's presentation: I will talk of alienation not in the strict sense of Hegel and Marx, but as a motif through literature, art, and philosophy. I speak of alienation from: God; a sense of purpose, meaning, a direction in life; government and ruling forces; work and accomplishments; fellow men, family, spouse; himself. Vietnam, a·ssassinations, the protest movement, the beat and hippie movements, and black nationalism, have expressed the alienation of the common American citizen. Alienation, on a personal level, appears in the literature of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Norman Mailer, Edward Albee, and Richard Brautigan have written about wholesale alienation from society. Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five is . a search into the causes of war in American and modern society and in individuals. The story is about the fire bombing of Dresden: (Dresden was a German city which was completely obliterated by allied bombers during WWII.) The hero or anti-hero is Billy Pilgrim, a commol}. man, who has become morally and mental'ly anesthetized by war to the most significant events of the world and of his life. Vonnegut is both outraged and sympathetic at the need for an an~sthesia for all the incomprehensible events of modern !if e. Although the same tragicomic tone pervades Kafka's inpenetrable, inscrutable, inaccessible CasHe, Beckett's long awaited, always disappointing Godot, Bergman's cruel spider God, and Fellini's decayed Rome of Satyricon, there is a difference in their views. Beckett's wry Irish humor, Kafka's detailed, pond2rous, Germanic plodding, Bergman's icy, grim, Nordic stare, and Fellini's Mediterranean gaiety of the Italian who has seen the rise and fall of a number of civilizations. Yet although world views may differ, all Rhare to some extent the heart and soul of a mystic or saint who longs for fulfillment, completion, union with some ultimate. All have the mind of a rationalist, the skeptic, the agnostic who can see and weigh the broken hope, the unkept Covenant, the in-
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Have you heard the news? There is a "communications gap" on Cabrini's campus. My guess is that you have not only "heard the news," you have been thoroughly satiated surmountable odds against fulfillment. There with articles, speeches, and other announcements exposing is a common sense of tragedy, of Paradise lost, of man diminished from what he was _the infamous "Communications Gap." once thought and hoped to be. The sense of In this letter, we would like to sugegst a few ideas on-t_h .~e;........:..=tragedy that only comes from a religious world in which faith and God seem impos- nature of this gap. It is not intended as a direct assault toward any one person or grol)p. It is rather a frank dissible. But there is a sense of comedy, a kind of cussion of our reactions to various events that have taken Divine Comedy: A parody of Dante's vision place on campus. of pilgrimage and fulfillment. So much of After attending the Presidential Symposium last semestheir comedy is a parody since they mainly express the world view of the Bible, Plato, ter, we left the auditorium feeling somewhat disheartened. For many of us, it was our first encounter with the PresiAquinas, the Renaissance, the Enlightment dent of our college, Sister Regina. We sensed a distinct -only upside down. They see the trad.itions of Western Civilization as unfulfilled, if not 'irony in the whole situation, because evidently Sister Regina did not go into the Symposium with an open mind. Thereimpossible. They help us to smile, to laugh at our- fore, there seemed to be a certain futility about things from the start. selves: Fellini's clowns, Beckett's tramps, Kafka's vagrant wanderer. The virtues of Few students need to be reminded of the main topic of their heroes are honesty and pride: honesty the day. It was something of utmost relevance to many at being able to look blankness, absurdity and darkness in the eye; pride that they can (but not all, or even most) of us: the issue of off-campus living. Sister Regina has made herself very clear on this point; be honest. Where do we go from here? Have we she will not consider it. In fact, she will not even consider reached the point where R. D. Lano can say: considering it. This is disturbing enough to the students, we must now begin in alienation as the basic but has become even more disturbing to us, because behind her firm stand, we sense a kind of "apathy" on the Presifact of experience. We seemed to have reached the point of- dent's part. We use the word "apathy" meaning "lack of reaction." exhaustion of the great themes of western culture, philosophy, art, literature. Dr. RoAfter a group of students paid Sister Regina a visit to mano can say better than I if the theme of alienatnion does not purport to close Soc- discuss this matter, one student reported that she had sugrates' and Plato's dialogues by saying: Look, gested to Sister the possibility of mass exodus from Cabrini our search for Truth and the Ultimate can as a result of her unreasonable position. At this, Sister take us no further. Thus our 2500-year Regina commented that in such a case, she would have to search has left us exhausted and bankrupt. admit the failure of Cabrini, and pack up to leave. Those of All we can do now is parody: write anti- us who love Cabrini refuse to accept this weak argument. theatre and anti-literature with anti-heroes. We feel that we make up Cabrini College. We do not feel "It is closing time in the Garden of the West. that we should like to "admit the failure of Cabrini" so A writer will be judged from now on by the readily, for that would be our own failure. resonance of his silence and the quality of his ,despair." We cannot understand how the students of a college can What are we doing now? We are in apebe more concerned about survival than the President of the riod of waiting. In the visual arts, paintings college (which does, in fact, seem to be the case). What and sculpture, in philosophy, and in litera- can we call the above reaction of our President, if not ture, we are cleaning our tools. We are ex- "apathy"? Various faculty melT'.bers have reassured us on perimenting with forms. We are seeing what Sister Regina's behalf, that the President is concerned. We will happen if we combine these colors, these have not seen her demonstrate this personally. words, these sounds. There are no messiahs of meaning, or content, or message. There must be a coming together, at least a discussion on Not that we don't want a messiah. The this issue. What we have in mind is another Presidential restless, frantic experimentation with form Symposium, hopefully with more satisfactory results. We has a certain desperate pathetic quality are not trying to publicly condemn Sister Regina, but we do about it. A_nd of course there is the hope feel this sort of constructive criticism will be conducive to that when the last sociological survey is , a reaction on the part of some reasonable person, and pertaken, the last psychological counselling ses- haps the beginning of the end of Cabrini's "communications sion is over, the last biological discovery gap." made, the last economic opportunity grant (Continued on Page 3) Concerned Juniors 1
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Thoughts On A New Church by Bernie Brandola
Many young people of today .demand a new understanding of the Church, they would like to abolish the traditional form of the Church and see a community of believers in the context of a wider reality. The traditional form of Church means little or nothing to them. To them, Christianity speaks of a new awareness. To be a Christian is to have a commitment to serve the world and a responsibility to others. This mission doesn't flow from some legally-established body, necessarily; it is a spontaneous attitude for the people of God. Christianity demands awareness of the problems of justice and poverty and violence. The tragic divisions-black and white, young and old, starving and overfed-are the divisions which must be healed. These young Christians will not settle for a theological dialogue. They demand a theology which searches for a Christian understanding and attitude towards concrete events and interpersonal encounters. This is based on the belief that God reveals himself to us through men who are our brothers and obs_erves our loY,e for Him in the way in which we treat the least of His brethren." These people want a church which exists for others, as Christ lived and died for others-for all mankind. They envision a new kind 9f Church, separate from the structure and institutions of the old one a community of believers in the common s~rvice of others, working together to take certain definite steps towards justice, against poverty, and agamst all forms of oppression . There must be a recognition that working together servi_ng tpe world in the nam~ of justice and chari~y, m the name of Christ , .is the most effective means of achieving unity and peace. They are against sterile debates in the
style of traditional controversy because they don't solve anything. They demand a rethinking and a pr~aching of the gospel, the "message of God," in a way that makes it understood and aceptable .to believers and unbelievers in today's world. Their demand is very simple: work together for the service of all-the real Christian commitment. They believe that the Church as an entity has a reason to exist only if and when it exists for the sake of men, of the entire world. The Church's mission should be one of service; those in authority should primarily lead, guide and direct, and never "lord" over people. Here are some of the questions being asked by the young people of today: What value is a detailed examination of a 'dogma that gives no thought to action? What value have all those debates among Christians which have no bearing on their responsibility to the world? Is the Church possibly a big empty shell no longer of any value? Isn't a Christian a man who has faith and love rather than a man who has been baptized? What is more important: love without marriage or marriage without love? Must not the doctrine of the Church be seen more as an evangelical message than a collection of declarati_o~s.?And isn't it a _fact that many of the d1v1s10ns and doctrmal conflicts in the Church have. actually crippled her witness of fait_h? Is organized religion a relevant part of hfe? Does Church going relate to living a good hfe? P.S. And could it be possible that those so-called "Jesus people" movements sp~inging u~ i!l this country are signs to reaffirm a rehg10us faith that is nearly two thousand years old and to invest it with new meaning? Could it be that in doing their own _kind ~f "God-building" young people are makmg this one of th e most religious period s of all history?
Council Of College A ff airs: Crippled, Dying, or Deacl? by Lew DiFelice
There has been a lot of criticism about student apathy at Cabrini. However there may be an answer for the low spirit that pervades the campus. It is caused by the paternalistic attitude of the admiinstration. If the students are apathetic towards the school, it is because we are alienated from the school. We are merely class-attending, test-taking, tuition-paying objects. When we try to become part of the decision-making process, we are rejected. A case point is the Council of College Affairs. The Council, constitut ed on May 24, 1967, has a membership of eight students, four teachers, and four administrators. The Council's purpose, as stated in its constitution, is the "implementation of communicating and the unifying of efforts among the students, faculty, and administration." The constitution further states that it only has the power "to advise the President of the College. Yet even the limited power of the Council is being undermined because its recommendations are sometimes not acknowledged or acted upon. The following items are recommendations passed by vote of the Council, the dates they were forwarded to the administration, but have not been acted upon by the administration. On October 25, 1971, the Council passed a ;:ecommendation that a day care center be instituted at the school. The proposal was forwarded to Mr. Hughes asking for a feasibility study. The letter was sent on November 30, 1971, but as of now it has not been answer::d. In December of 1971, another letter was sent to Mr. Hughes asking for assistance in stu'.iying the possibilities of having a snack bar installed in the student lounge. The letter also points out that a similar proposal was made to Mr. Waldt (then V.P. for Business and Finance) on October 17, 1969. The
letter remains unanswered. On December 5, 1971, a motion was passed suggesting that the name of the library be changed to "Lawrence R. Sedler Memorial Library." This proposal was forwarded to Sister Regina on December 13, 1971. The letter remains unanswered. On April 27, 1971, a proposal was unanimously passed that would extend the name of the school to "Cabrini College of Radnor." The proposal was to have been brought before the Board of Trustees on May 24, 1971. On December 15, 1971, a letter was sent to Sister Regina pointing out that no action . had yet been taken. The December 15 letter was not acknowledged. Elections of new council members were to have been held in December. The student elections were held at the appointed date. Ele.ctions for teachers and administ,rators, which were held by the administration were not held until March, 1972. ' One solution to this problem would be to pla~e a law in the C.C.A. constitution stipulatmg that all forwa,.·ded petitions must be acted u~on within ~n alloted period of time. Yet this would not solve the basic problem. Unless the rights of the students to participate in policy-making is recognized, the students will remain alienated from the school. !o deny ~ur recommendations and petit ~ons 1s to admit that we are :Q.otan integral part of the school. It implies an "arrogance of power" that denies that students have the ability to give meaningful and constructive advice. If the administration sincerely wishes to open communications with the students and to develop a true school communit then it must become responsive to student 'needs A beginning would be to act upon the forgotten Council recommendations.
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(Continued from Page 2) made, the last economic opportunity grant granted, and the ultimate computer programmed . . . that on that last great apocalyptic day, the messiah of metappysics will come, make sense out of it all , singing the epic of the future. At time we turn to that inexorably moving guide, history, for what consolation she can give. Will she say that line of the Old English poet , huddled 1500 years ago in his icy cold hut: "That passed over ; so shall this ." I have one example from history to give us some sense of what is in store for us. We turn to Alexander Pope , 1742, a Catholic in Protestant England . He looks about at his world with an ignorant boor ish Hanoverian German monarch on the Bri tish throne, patronage in the ar ts rewarding the flatterers of t he great , the great medie val synthesis in philosophy cru m bled. "She comes ! She comes ! Night primeval and Chaos old ! Art after art goes out , and all is night . . . . Truth to her cavern fled . Philosophy
Or are we waiting for a greater revolution? A revolution from China, India, Africa , the Southern hemisphere? A revolution of those Frantz Fanon calls "The Wretched of the Earth." A revolu t ion by those one thousand five hundred million non-Americans , non-Europeans against us 55 million whites. A revolution of truly revolutionary proportions saying, "Western culture, you have had your chance. You yourself conclude that your gods , y our philosophy , your arts , and your politics all end in alienation and defeat . Now it is our turn ."
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What has · happened? Revolution was needed and occurred Dear People , Hello. How's life going at school? Involved? Of course! Some girls here are particularly involved in dance this semester under the direction of Dan · Perna. Modern jazz with a ballet background is performed with enthusiasm as the girls add dramatic movement t otheir steps. Nancy Gretta, Sue Culley, Diane Toscani , Julie Leonard , Marianne Sesso, Sandy Shivetts, Marianne Kielts, and Joyce Stevens are the fabulous
dancers who meet each Thursday night from six to eight to participate in the art of dance. All girls are welcome to join in the fun. Notice that there are no guys i nthe class . Why? Tony . Russo has the answer, "That class is to strenuous!" Score one pcint for Women's Lib . Liz Eni, Joane DeLucas , and Karen Kirchner have what it takes. Come and see these girls perform and see what it takes. Carol Orlando
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AProdical Grandaddy Returns That's right-the granddaddy of college jazz festivals is back on the scene. The eleventh Villanova Intercollegiate Jazz Festival will be held in the University Field House on April 14 and 15, 1972. After a switch to pop and folk for one year, and another year of inactivity due to financial woes at the University, Villanova senior Steve Ryan decided it was time to bring jazz back. · Ryan had been administrative assistant to the director of the abortive Intercollegiate Music Festival pop and folk presentation at Villanova. As such he had no real experience with jazz festivals. Ryan attended the 1971 Ametican College Jazz Festival held at the Krannert Center for the
Performing Arts, held in Urbana, Illinois . He spoke with people such as Dr. M. E. Hall, past president of the National Association of Jazz Educators, Chuck Suber; publisher, Downbeat, and Jimmy Lyons, Founder and Producer of Monterey Jazz , also producer of the 1972 ACJF, to be held at the JFK Center For The Performing Arts . From there on in , it was uphill. Re-establishing contacts which had been dropped was tedious work, but it paid off. All jazz lovers wanted to help bring Villanova "back into the fold." The festival story began back in 1961 when two seniors produced it as a class project. In 1963, chairman Eddie Bride brought the festival into the national limelight with radio and
TV attention, and the support of Stan Kenton as Chief Advisor. Winning groups received cash prizes, bookings at top jazz spots, and recording opportunities. In 1965, North Texas State's Lab Band was the winner in big band competition. They were subsequently chosen for a state department tour of Mexico. In 1967, the IJF at Villanova became the IMF as Ray Wilke, Villanova festival moderator, joined forces with . Bob Yc1t!, founder of the Mobile festival, to produce jazz, pop , and folk . We all know how that combination works with jazz enthusiasts. It doesn't. And it didn't. This little bit of background leads us to September of '71 after the 1971 ACJF. After not hearing from the ACJF, Ryan
decided to go ahead anyway. He set a date, and with the help of Clem DeRoso, things started to move. Letters went out to hundreds of colleges, including past participants. Responses came back slowly, then picked up momentum. As of this writing, ten very strong combos and big bands have been slated to perform. Winners may play the New York/Newport Jazz Festival. The Festival is dedicated to the memory of the late, great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. His widow may be in attendance as an honored guest. Governor ' Milton Shapp, of Pennsylvania, . has proclaimed the festival week as. Jazz Week in the Commonwealth. All entries will receive a mas-
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TELLASTAR Your Horoscope for the Weekend of March 17-19, 1972 AIRES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Look for a special message via letter, phone, or personal visit. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Apply your talent of understanding in an unusual situation which will be a frustrating one for you. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Beware of making a promise which you may later find is binding. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): Let yourself enjoy this weekend which holds many surprises for you. LEO (JULY 23- AUGUST 22): Avoid your domineering trait and you will stay out of an embarrassing situation. VIRGO (AUGUST 23-SEPT. 22): You Will be called on to do an unusual favor for a close friend. If you do it, the rewards will be great. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 -OCT . 22): Catch up on your correspondence which you may have ' been neglecting. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 - NOV. 21) : Don't let trivial matters occupy your time for you will find larger , matters more in need of your atten ti on. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21) : The weekend will start off badly but will end up very delightful. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 -JAN. 19): Keep appointments that you have made. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FE'B. 18): Avoid excessive drinking, smoking, or other bad habits this weekend. They are becoming detrimental to your mental and physical health. PISCES (FEB. 19 - MARCH 20) : A very life-like dream may prove to influence you.
More Letters To The Editor Editor : I would like to take the opportunity of using this space in the Loquitur to express an apology . This apology is addressed to a group of eight girls who were seated at a large table in the library on Tuesday afternoon of last week . I am afraid my outburst of anxiety pointed at y0u girls was a stunning one. It isn 't every day a student asks other students to be quiet. Understandably, while in the library, students may talk with one another to get certain information . But when the volume of the voices gets to a certain point. it i<:;very distracting to others . I spend more than a few hours a week in the Cabrini library and now I am beginning to listen for people talking because it is very frustrating. One may ask why I don't find another place to study. And I would answer, why don't you find another place to talk? Anne Christopherson
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a question one often asks one's self . It seems to be the one day of the week in which to celebrate anonymity. But then, there are numerous things to do off campus. If you are susceptible to the joys of poetry come to the Philadelphia Poetry Center of the YM / YWCA Arts Council on a Sunday evening . Some of the poets who have read their works within the past few weeks are: Erica Jong, Michael Brownstein, S. J. Marks, Anne Waldman and Steven Parker . Mr. Kenneth Koch will read on March 12, at 8 P .M. Mr . Koch, a professor at .Columbia and a teacher of poetry, is one of the founders of the so-called "New York School of Poetry." He has written several volumes of poetry. Some are: Ko, A Season on Earth, Permanently, Thank you and Other Poems, and Bertha and Other Plays. If you desire to have anymore information, call the center at KI 5-4400. Mary Jane Sullivan
ter tape containing their selections and the judges comments recorded during the performances. The format is as follows : Friday Evening 8:00 P.M . Semifinal round. Saturday afternoon 2:00 P.M . -Semifinal round. Saturday Evening 8:00 P.M.select combo and big band (8:00-9 :00), PLUS: Don Ellis & Orchestra in Concert. And now , the best news of all: Prices for the semifinal rounds are: Students-$1; Adults-$2. Prices for the Saturday eve finals, plus Don Ellis Concert are: Students-$2 ; Adults-$3. Low prices are in accordance with state and fede r al requirements. We don 't want anyone to miss this!
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instead of acknowledging the implausibility of the original kidnapping and bombing conspiracy charges, they now try to bury them in a general assault upon resistance efforts. This should help warn America that the government will not fight the anti-war movement at home any more morally or legally than it has fought the war against the peoples of Indochina. Heading the council for the defense is Ramsay Clark , former U .S. Attorney General, Le onard Boudin , P aul O'Dwye r , and Terry Lenzner. Th e case is being conducted right now in Harrisburg, just over a hundred miles from here, but its importance is obvious by the international recognition that it is receiving. But perhaps, the real effects of this case will not be known until the war in Indochina has finally ended. It is then that Americans will look for back at all the crusa~rs peace and remember the HarIf this looks like a slum in Philadelphia , guess again. It's the gree1,1 risburg Seven as perhaps a little house behind Grace Hall. Chances are this won•t be one of the highahead of their time. For the lights of the College Day Tour. Out of sight, out of mind. first time, the government is not fighting long-haired masses bf youths, but rather educated adults who are even more deWhat could be nicer after a hum-drum day of school, termined and more willing to than a surprise Valentine Day Dinner? What made it even fight for what they, and an increasing number of Americans, more surprising was having it the day after Valentine's believe in . · Day when nobody suspected it. Tony Scoblick has said , "A In the beginning, everyone appeared a little stunned by the whole affair, especially by the live music . But when the key point in the trial is that the people must learn to make the group swung into a Polka, evdistinction between discussion eryone began to wake ul). By and planning and the necessity the time they started the Alley for free discussion in a free soCat, everyone broke loose. Dincity no m€(tter what the .range of The Custom Frame Shop and ner had rapidly progressed into topics." Gallery proudly presents an exa party, with everyone forgetOn Tuesday, March 14, Cahibition of .fine painting and ting about going back to the brini will be host to two repredrawings by Joseph Tiberino dorm . . sentatives of the Berrigan When I first decided to go to and Ellen Powell Tiberino. March brothers. They will speak about Cabrini, I knew I wanted to go Opening on Saturday, the trial and its effects . It is to a small college, but I wasn't 4th, and continuing until Sunsure why . Now I know. It's all open to everyone-please try to day, April 30th, the show is enthose extra little things that be there . titled "exploring their religious only small schools can offer. and cultural heritage." "Our apologies good friends The feeling that struck me for the fracture of good order, Mr. Tiberino is the winner of the most about the whole thing the burning of paper instead of the Abbey Fellowship for mural children."-Daniel Berrigan was the spirit and enthusiasm painting in the United States in the air. No matter what anyfor 1971 and 1972. His social body says, I can't accept the porary forms in search for theocommentary murals are well retical stability . known locally and in New York idea that Cabrini is spiritless. No one was stand-offish; everyMrs. Tiberino is a graduate and are represented in numerone plunged right in and had a ous private collections. Mr . of the Pennsylvania Academy of great time. What made it so Tiberino's Fine Arts and is the winner of latest mural "the much fun was not due just to the many ilwards, including personal struggle," depicting the the spontaneity of it, but rather, Cresson Traveling Scholarship isolation of the individual in our there wasn't an apathetic perand the Emily Lowe Competisociety, will be on display. Also son in the whole. Wouldn't it be on exhibition will be a series of tion. She has numerous onegreat if it could be that way woman shows to her credit, lohis iconic Madonnas and saints, with everything? cally and in New York City . combining ancient and contem-
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away hungry, digestively, or artistically. It seems that everyone is trying to make the community legitimate. To the Queen's Village area, just below South Street, the street is known as "Queen's Village North." At the same time, some of the older merchants on the street, in an image-building gesture, refer to themselves as "Society Hill South." Needless to say, Society Hill, which is having no identity crisis has not commented . Some events of the day include special openings of most area galleries, a painting exhibition, the appearance of two members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, a street theatre performance, and a showing of a rare pottery and jewelry collection. This is only a partial list of the things that will be happening on Sunday, March 19, but it gives one a perspective of the scope of life in the South Street Renaissance, for South Street has come to mean everything from first rate foreign and American films at the old TLA
South Street Renaissance As improbable as the above by-line, so is the continuing growth of the South Street Community. Last remembered in November, 1971, for the funky Hippie House Tour, the community is once again reviving up its motorcycle engines, brewing its organic herb teas, and baking its whole grqin breads and cakes in anticipation of another visit from their fellow Philadelphians. ' March The date is Sunday, 19 from Noon to 6:00 P.M., rain or shine. As guests of the community you can be sure that, like the Jewish Mommas who once reigned supreme on the street, they won't let you go
Scholarships Available ANNOUNCING ... The thirteenth annual ship awards of the
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building, 334 South St., to live recitals of music and dance, to performances of contemporary theatre, to book stores, bakeries and blintzas. There is a little something 'for every level of interest, and a great deal of talent and good spirit to be shared by all .
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PENNSYLVANIA FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATic' WOMEN THE A WARDS - Two scholarships will be awarded, a FloDornbfaser MemQrial rence Scholarship in the amount of $250 and an Emma Guffey Miller Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $250. ELIGIBILITY - Any deserving woman student in the Junior class of an accredited college or university may apply. The awards are for use 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 must establish Pennsylvania; the need for financial aid; and must possess a Democratic family background or be an active participant in the affairs of the Democratic Party. PURPOSES To encourage qualified young women to pursue and to develop interests in politics and government. To honor the memories of two Democratic women, the late Florence Dornblaser, who was first Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women, and the late Emma Guffey Miller, who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States. Both women left bequests to the Federation, the proceeds of which were placed in a scholarship fund. Additional funds have been added by the clubs and individual members of the Federation. DEADLINE Applications must be postmarked on or before April 15, 1972. The awards will be presented to the winners in ¡person on Monday, May 22nd, at the Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women at Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania. APPLICATIONS - Additional applications may be obtained by writing to: Memorial Scholarship Fund Pennnsylvania Federation of Democratic Women P. 0. Box 903 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105
Yes,there are a lot of good reasons forwomen to quit smoking. .
Fmdyours. ( ) That "Smoke Pretty" ad makes me furious. Whoever made that up knows where the money is-fewer women than men are quitting. But they won't get rich over my dead body. ( ) My closet smells rotten, my clothes smell rotten; I'm sick of it. ( ) Lung cancer deaths are twice as high among women who smoke as among those who don't. ( ) I'm still young. The longer I smoke, the harder it will be to quit and my chances of becoming a real heavy smoker go up. ( ) It's one kind of air pollution I can do something about. People in the room with me shouldn't have to breathe dirty air. ( ) I want to be a teacher. How can I discourage kids from smoking when I smoke? ( ) I seem to be sick a lot. I also smoke a lot. Women who smoke like me have more chronic illness, lose more time from work, are sick more often than those who don't. ( ) I know my father's been trying to quit. How can he with me still puffing away? ( ) I want to wake up feeling fresh and clean again. I've had it with nicotine hang-over in the,mornings. ( ) The thing that appeals to me most is: If I quit and stay quit, in most cases, it can be as if I never smoked. There's something about this that absolutely knocks me out. A clean slate; a real second chance. You just don't get many of those.
( ) I -quit once for 10 days and, frankly, I felt pretty good about it. I like that feeling; this time I'm quitting for good. Lord knows, I've done a lot harder things in my 1ife. ( ) So many people I know have quit, I'm beginning to feel stupid about smoking. ( ) There's something very cool and selfassured about women who don't need cigarettes. ( ) I thought it was hopeless; I quit once and went back. But someone told me a lot of people had to quit over and over before it took. I'm trying again. It can't hurt.
( ) If I quit, I'll save 50¢ a day. That's .$3.50 a week, $14.00 a month, $182.50 a year. That buys almost 2 gallons of gas a day. A record a week. Seven movies a month. After a year, I can fly to and back on cigarettes I didn't smoke. ( ) Somewhere in the back of my head I've been nursing the illusion that smoking is really only dangerous for men. I've just seen the latest statistics. The death rate for women who smoke is more than 20% higher than women who don't. We've come a long way baby,' but I'm not going any further. Now all you need is help and encouragement. , Send a postcard today to: Women and Smoking, Rockville, Mt:l. 20852. And we'll send some booklets to help and encourage you.
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Shak .eOffJhe Demon by ALICE VAIL Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley performed at the Main Point Monday, February 7, 1972. To try to explain how superb they were would be futile. They were beyond words. To all who came too late or didn't come at all, I offer my sincerest condolences . You missed what I consider -the best and most exciting set ever done at the Main Point . You also. missed being part of an enthusiastic and exciting audience . Brewer and Shipley had them ¡ singing, clapping, cheering, stomping arid begging for more. (Two encores .) Michael Brewer went straight into coffeehouses while Tom Shipley attended Baldwin Wallace College . They met while playing coffeehouses and got together as writers for A&M records before breaking off on their own. They've been together for five years and in that / time they have developed the beautifully pleasant and unique sound you've heard in "One Toke Over the Line," Tarkio a,nd Road ", "Witcl:ii-tai-to" "Shake Off the Demon." They demand a great deal of themselves . "Our music reflects us." "We're never really satisfied . We always feel we can do more." "We like playing wherever it's fun . Wherever there's a good sound system, where we can be together , when we've had something to eat and where the audience is fun ." "Shake Off the Demon" on Kama Sutra records is the best they've done so far. I suspect it will be surpassed only by something else they'll do. They are both creative and talented. Their present creativity will be surpassed only by their future creativity . They are musicians, . performers and really nfce people . Don 't ever miss them again!
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The Junior Class is sponsoring an S&H Green Stamp drive in an effort to raise money to aid for t~e family of Brian McGuckin, who is still in serious condition in a South Jersey hospital. Mrs. McGuckin is a widow and mother of 15 children. Therefore, the huge hospital bill is proving itself beyond her needs. Please drop green stamps into the receptacles conveniently located throughout the campus.
You don't find what Taylor Grant soys in your overage government course. Or overage newscast. Or overage anything. Because Taylor Grant's views are n't ov~oge. They're piercing and probing. Definitely biased. Positively slanted . They give you a mindful of thoughts you never thought about before. Some of what he soys will anger you. Some of what he soys will illuminate those dusky areas no-
body talks much about . Some of what he says will give you brilliant arguments when you're arguing with the guy whothinks he knows everything. For us,the only thing we always agree with is that there should be room for a voice we don't always agree with.
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Philadelphia Gas Works l::ica;ilf Taylc<Grant is oo VvPEN 95Cw1and 103FM.Hear him Monday, Wedne$day and Friday, 12:05 (FM only), 6:05 and 1105 both /lM and FM On Sunday night, his programs ore put together for one half hour between 11:00 and 1130.
Calendar ofEvents March 14 Harrisburg Defense Committee, 3:30 p .m .: Dayhop Lounge . Basketball game with Villanova cancelled . 15 Kirk F . White Motorcars Auction f i 1 m, 2:30-4:30, Mansion Conference room. Biology club lecture cancelled. 16 Student Academic Council, 12:30 p .m ., Library Confer.ence Room . Irish Minstrel Show, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium. 17 St. Patrick's Day . 19 Annual Spring Concert, 6 p .m . Auditorium. 20 General Faculty Meeting, 4 p.m . 22 Civil Service Commission Exams. Social Science Film: The Jungle, 7:30. 26 Palm Sunday. 27 Easter Dinner . 9-3 p.m. College Day.
COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Bicycling is not only a healthy means of exercise, but also offers an extremely viable alternative to our present polluting forms of transportation .. All those interested in working on a Bike-A-Thon to raise funds for better bikeways in the Delaware Valley area and for other ecologically related ¡issues, please contact: Earth Action Center, 6772 Market St., Upper Darby, Pa. 352-7950.
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