Tower
Tribune
Vol. 3, No, 22
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY
February 21, 1972
this weekend's Telethon entertainment.
CANTUS INFIRMUS (sick singers) perform PDQ Bach for a taped television version of
Corning To Kick Off ’72 Telethon;
Funds To Benefit Children’s Camp
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning will
open SUNYA’s 1972 Telethon on Friday
at 7 p.m. in the CC Ballroom. The mayor
will signal the start of 24 hours of con-
tinuous entertainment for the benefit of
Camp Wildwood in Altamont
The camp serves over 60. brain-
injured and autistic children in the Al-
bany area. Telethon funds will provide
scholarships for those who cannot afford
it. Children who attend the camp receive
vital help with language development,
peer interaction, behavior control, and
physical therapy in motor skills.
A host of SUNYA talent and local
personalities will be on hand to entertain
the audiences and encourage contribu-
tions. Pledges may be phoned in during
Concerts To Present
Contemporary Music
Two concerts are scheduled on cam-
pus during the week. On Sunday there
will be “Classics of the 20th Century I”
and on Friday there will be another Free
Music Store program.
The classics program will be held in
the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts
Center beginning at 3:30 p.m. On the
program are compositions by Alban Berg,
Maurice Ravel, Paul Hindemith, and Ar-
nold Schoenberg. Among featured perfor-
mers will be guest Jane Bucci, soprano,
and the American String Trio,
There will be no admission charge
and the public is invited.
The Free Music Store will present the
Czechoslovakian flutist and composer
Peter Kotik who recently returned from a
European tour. He will perform works by
John Cage, LaMont Young, and himself.
The program will get underway at
8:30 p.m. in the Arena Theatre of PAC.
Tickets Available
State University Theater and the
Theater Council will present a major pro-
duction, “The Great American Light
War”, by D. Melmoth and directed by
James Leonard Mar. 1 through Mar. 4.
The drama is a mixed-media, pseudo-
documentary, comic-horror show.
Tickets are available at the box office
11 a.m.-4 p.m. at $1 and $2.
the 24 hours to 457-5935 or 457-5938.
Write-in pledges and donations should be
sent to Telethon Box 1072AA,
SUNYA, Albany, N.Y. 12222.
A 30-minute tape of several of the
student acts which will appear on Tele-
thon has been made by the Educational
Communication Center. It will be broad-
cast on Channel 10, WTEN-TV, at | a.m.
Saturday.
A list of featured highlights from the
many Telethon acts follows. Times indi-
cate the hour during which the act will be
performed.
Friday: 8 p.m., Randye Kaye; the
Walshes. 9 p.m., David Allen (“Pick-A-
Show” host); John Cimino. 10 p.m., Pol-
chinski; Findlay Cockrell and Tamara
Knell. 11 p.m., STB’s Christmas Carol
(from Holiday Sing °71).
Saturday: 12 midnight, Phi Delta and
Potter Club. 1 a.m., “Little Nell”. 4-5
a.m., folk hour. 7 a.m., Psi Gamma. 9 and
11 a.m., children’s hour with Miss Rom-
per Room and Ronald McDonald. 10
a.m., Kappa Delta. 12 noon, jazz group
with Dean Neil Brown, Director of Resi-
dences Charles Fisher, and friends. 2
p.m., Claudine Cassan and Ron Abel. 3
p.m., STB’s “Rudolph” (from Holiday
Sing °70); Findlay Cockrell. 6 p.m., Hec-
tor. 6:30 p.m., Grand Finale.
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Benezet Promises Progress
On Puerto Rican Studies
“The progress of Puerto Rican
Studies as a discipline moving toward de-
partment status on this campus will be a
matter for regular review through faculty,
student, and administrative participation,”
President Benezet promised in a letter to
the faculty last week.
The President said that the decisions
“are in line with plans that have been
evolving during the past two and a half
years,” and which recognize the “ethnic
interests and needs of our more than 200
students of Puerto Rican origin as well as
the interest of other students in that field
of study.”
The agreement was hammered out in
a day-long meeting with Puerto Rican stu-
dents who charged “benign neglect” by
the university and “confronted and de-
manded a positive statement as to a fu-
ture Puerto Rican Studies Department for
the fiscal year 1972-73.” The group pres-
ented a list of demands, most of which
were met, with some qualifications.
The final document provides for a
permanent associate or full professor and
part-time staff to teach six courses. A
search committee, to include a majority
of Puerto Ricans, will recommend up to
three candidates for the full-time po-
sition. When the head of the program is
named, he will be charged with working
to obtain departmental status for the pro-
gram,
Additionally, office space and equip-
ment, support personnel, graduate as-
sistantships for qualified Puerto Rican
students, and $1,000 from the President’s
discretionary funds will be provided. It
also was agreed that a Puerto Rican will
be appointed to the Affirmative Action
Committee immediately and that the
President will attempt to obtain a greater
proportion of Puerto Rican EOP coun-
selors than now exists.
Dr. Benezet noted in his letter that
the request of a senior professor for leave
without pay next year freed funds that
now will be used to create the full-time
position in Puerto Rican Studies. The uni-
versity will assume the responsibility of
finding funds thereafter to make the po-
sition permanent.
Dancers Portray Burundi Culture
In Four Performances This Week
Burundi Dance Troupe will be per-
forming in the PAC Lab Theater II from
Thursday through Sunday. Performances
will be at 8:30 each evening. The Burundi
Dancers are a popular student group
which has attained a considerable repu-
tation in the Albany community.
Burundi Festival is a cultural event in
which the students will be introducing to
the school and the community the life
style of Burundi, an East African coun-
try. The dances being performed will be
representative of the religious ceremonies
and family interaction, as well as the ritu-
als of life and death. The setting will be a
Burundi village where each member of
the troupe will take the role of a villager.
Black Gold, a facet of the dance
troupe will also be performing. Their in-
tent is to reveal through their charm and
grace the essence of being a black woman,
her role as a mother and wife, and her
role in the struggle to attain absolute
freedom.
Tickets will be sold at the PAC box
office and the CC Lobby. They are $1
with student tax and $2 without. The
festival is being sponsored by the Edu-
cational Opportunities Program Student
Association.
In explaining the action taken on
Feb, 10 to establish the program, Dr.
Benezet noted that the “administrative
initiative” invoked to meet the “emergent
university need” should be “rarely used.”
Dean Being Sought
For B.A. Program
Melvin Bers, chairman of the search
committee to find a dean for the new
time-shortened baccalaureate degree pro-
gram to begin here next fall, has called
attention to the pressing need to find can-
didates for the post. Self-nominations,
preferably with supporting evidence, will
be welcomed as will be nominations from
students, faculty, and administrative per-
sonnel
Candidates should hold a doctorate
and have some teaching experience on the
college level. Administrative experience in
a university or college setting is desirable.
The program, to be located on the down-
town campus, will be independent and in-
terdisciplinary.
Funded by an initial grant of
$100,000 from the Carnegie Corporation,
the new undertaking will start with an en-
rollment of 50 selected high school stu-
dents who have finished the eleventh
grade.
Area Potential
For Natural Gas
Major natural gas occurrences might
be discovered in the Catskill Mountain-
Hudson Valley Region according to
studies of the geology of Eastern New
York State by John M. Bird, professor of
geology. The studies have been funded
the past seven years by the National
Science Foundation.
The objectives of the studies have
been to determine aspects of the geologic
evolution of the region that have taken
place over the past 600 million years. The
results, according to Dr. Bird, indicate
that the region was once a continental
margin of a large ocean similar to the
present Atlantic Ocean. He added, “We
know gas is there but we don’t know how
much. The potential is worth exploring.
Even more difficult regions are becoming
prospects in the light of the nationwide
shortage of natural gas.”
He continued, “Geologic information
is now complete enough to make this re-
gion a significant exploration area for nat-
ural gas. It is quite likely that, over the
next several years, major oil companies
will undertake geophysical exploration
and perhaps even deep drilling in Eastern
New York to better evaluate the region
for its natural gas potential.”
Dr. Bird conducted his studies under
two NSF grants totaling about $60,000.
The regions studied extended from
northern New Jersey to northern New-
foundland and from the Adirondack re-
gion to the East Coast, but the sites of
concentration were in the Hudson Valley.
Students Study Language, Culture
At Semester Program in Mexico
Fourteen students have begun classes
for the semester at the Centro Inter-
cultural de Documentacion and Centro de
Artes y Lenguas in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
The program is sponsored jointly by
SUNYA and SUNY at Buffalo.
Other students in the special pro-
gram, which ends in May, are from Bing-
hamton, Brockport, Buffalo, Geneseo,
Old Westbury, Oneonta, New Paltz, and
Stony Brook. Before leaving, the students
participated in orientation programs held
on the Brockport and Albany campuses.
At the latter, the program was directed
by Frank G. Carrino, director of the Cen-
ter for Inter-American Studies.
In the Albany group are Frank Bor-
zilleri, Randy Carr, Edith Cruz, Randi El-
liott, Linda Goor, Neal Bordon, Laurence
Herzog, Richard Lawless, James Mazzeo,
Lenore Rothstein, Howard B. Schechter,
Michael Schur, Anita Wright, and Richard
Coven.
The program has several principal ob-
Twelve Chosen
For Internships
Twelve students, both undergraduate
and graduate, are participating in a State
Assembly internship program during the
1972 State Legislative session. They are
filling part of 40 nonsalaried part-time
openings in the experimental program de-
veloped by a student-faculty-legislator
committee set up last summer at the
recommendation of Assembly Speaker
Perry B. Duryea, Jr.
Mr. Duryea stated that the program,
which places students with individual
legislators or with Assembly offices or
committees, “is designed to draw young
people with fresh perspectives into the
development of appropriate legislative
solutions” to the varied and complex
problems faced by the Assembly. Roy
Speckhard, assistant professor of political
science, has provided liaison for SUNY A’s
participation in the program.
Undergraduate interns are Ellen
Morse, Bruce Hatkoff, and Michael Cham-
berlain. Graduate students are Andrew
Lettieri, Nabil Khouri, Richard Dibble,
Samuel Costa, Eliot Alman, Jay Abrams,
Alia Abdulwahab, and George Baaklini, of
the Graduate School of Public Affairs; and
James Heim, of the School of Criminal
Justice.
Campus Exchange
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Siamese kittens, males, $10,
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bedroom ranch in Niskayuna, tile bath,
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Tower Tribune
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jectives including the providing of an op-
portunity for interested students to im-
merse themselves in a linguistic, social,
political, and economic environment sub-
stantially different from their own. Stu-
dents also will be trained to speak
Spanish fluently in a period of months
rather than years.
’Round the Campus
Three new groups, Zen Buddhists, Grassroots, and Table Tennis Club, have been
recognized by Student Association. ..On Thursday representatives of SUNYA’s bi-
lingual project will participate in the WGY talk program conducted by Sandy Greer.
They include Medardo Gutierrez, James Chaparro, and Richard Light, project di-
rector. . President Benezet participated recently in a panel discussing “Capital District
Potentials for Regionalism” at a conference on the Future of Higher Education held at
Skidmore College. . . Richard Stankiewicz, professor of art and metal sculptor, will be
the subject of a documentary to be shown on “Dateline: The Arts” on WMHT Channel
17 Wednesday, Mar.
1, He will be shown on location with his work and his stu-
dents...A second information meeting to explain the Albany Mathematics-Science
Great Dane Sports
The question of an invitation to the
NCAA College Division East Regional
Tournament is in the minds of Albany
basketball fans. The Great Danes finished
third in the 1969 regional in their only
previous NCAA competition.
Prior to Saturday’s game at Cortland,
Albany was among a dozen teams under
consideration for bids. Although the
86-69 loss at Utica certainly didn’t en-
hance their chances, the Danes’ 14-5 re-
cord nevertheless was better than half of
their competitors.
The four-team regional will be held
between March 9 and 11 at a site to be
named. One or two additional teams may
be chosen, if the selection committee
wishes, in which case one or two first
round qualifying games would be held be-
tween March 6 and 8. The eventual re-
gional champion will join winners from
seven other regions in the national finals
in Evansville, Ind., March 15-17.
Albany could be invited auto-
matically as champion of the SUNY Con-
ference, or as an at-large candidate.
Brockport leads the conference, but if the
ineligibility controversy surrounding
Norm Bounds causes forfeiture by the
Professor Emeritus
Dead after Illness
Edith O, Wallace, former chairman of
the Department of Classics, died Feb. 11
after a long illness. Dr. Wallace, a gradu-
ate of The Milne School and of Albany
State when it was a College for Teachers,
held a Master of Arts from Wellesley Col-
lege and a Doctor of Philosophy from
Columbia University.
In 1918 Dr. Wallace was appointed
to the faculty of this institution where
she taught until her retirement in 1965.
At one time she was chairman of the De-
partment of Classics and of the Depart-
ment of Comparative Literature. She gave
up those two posts to become the first
chairman of the Division of Humanities.
Dr. Wallace played a large role in the
evolution of Albany State from a College
for Teachers to a University Center.
Evan R. Collins, former president of
SUNYA, was the speaker at a memorial
service for Dr. Wallace held Saturday at
the First Presbyterian Church of Albany.
Friends, colleagues, and alumni who wish
to honor the memory of the esteemed
member of the university community
may contribute to the Edith O. Wallace
Fund of the University Library.
3 Released on Bail
Three students have been released on
$700 bail after denying charges before Al-
bany Police Judge Michael V. Tepedino
of petit larceny in connection with the
theft early last Tuesday morning of a
spare tire from a car in the Colonial
Quadrangle parking lot. The arrests were
made at 12:25 a.m. on Perimeter Road
by Officers Ronald McEckron and Robert
Storey, campus security officers.
Facing a hearing tomorrow on the
charges are Richard P. Miraglia, John B.
Springer, and Richard A. Rogers.
Eagles, Albany could be declared cham-
pion.
The Danes host New Paltz in their
final game at home and in the league at
8:30 a.m. Wednesday. They finish on the
road at Buffalo Saturday and at Marist
next Tuesday.
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The wrestling team closes its dual
match season at New Paltz Wednesday,
then competes in the SUNYAC Cham-
pionships at Geneseo Friday and Satur-
day. The swimmers will finish their regu-
lar season Saturday at Binghamton and
travel to Buffalo State for the league
meet March 3-4.
Committee To Study
Education for Adults
Douglas Alexander, assistant pro-
fessor of Romance languages, has been
appointed chairman of a committee
named by the Office of Academic Affairs
to study possible further development of
adult education here.
The committee is examing many
facets of adult and evening education,
both credit and non-credit, as an out-
growth of recommendations made by the
Planning Task Force designated last year
by President Benezet. The latter group
has recommended expansion of the ser-
vices presently offered to the community
by the College of General Studies which
enrolls as many as 975 students in under-
graduate credit courses per semester and
1,100 students in non-credit courses per
year.
On the committee are Diana Budhai,
graduate student; Kathy Feger, under-
graduate student; Harry Hamilton, atmos-
pheric sciences, Samuel McGee-Russell,
biological sciences; William Mulvey, Edu-
cational Communications Center, Scott
Pecker, graduate student, William Rob-
bins, Two-Year College Student Develop-
ment Center; John Tucker, counseling
service; Melvin Urofsky, innovative and
developmental education; and Daniel
Ganeles, curriculum and instruction.
New Investors Sought
The two investment clubs on campus
have vacancies in memberships due to re-
tirements and would welcome inquiries
about membership. All meetings of the
two clubs are open to visitors.
State University Investment Club will
meet again Wednesday noon in CC 370
and attendants may bring lunch, The Al-
bany Towers Investment Club will meet
again Tuesday, Mar. 14, at 1 p.m. in AD
123, Lunch can be brought and coffee is
provided. Bob Burgess at 7-8843 has ad-
ditional details.
Lenten Masses Set
A series of Lenten Masses sponsored
by Newman Association begins today and
will continue throughout Lent. Times for
the masses are Mondays, 7:30 p.m.; Tues-
days and Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. and 4
p-m.; Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. and 7:30
p.m.; Fridays, 12:10 p.m.; and Sundays,
9:15 am., 11 am., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m.
Places will be listed in the Campus
Clipboard.
Teaching Project will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday in LC 1. It is not necessary
for those already signed up as participants
to attend...A group of SUNYA staff
members contributed $80 to UNICEF in
lieu of sending Christmas cards. Lloyd J.
Hebert has information about the project
for next year. ..Currently there are 277
international students on campus...A
presentation of concert sculpture will be
the next program Sunday in the evening
lecture series, “The Search for Hu-
manity”...Recent guests of the Alumni
Office were several Republican county
chairwomen. . Sarah Jean Avery, “paci-
fist-in-residence”, is now teaching three
peace studies courses including one which
focuses on the role of women in the
peace and social justice movement. . .
Newly-named as student security co-
ordinators are Diane Kowalski, James
Watson, and Robert Gustavson. . .Writing
in the Knickerbocker News critic Bob
Mottley opines that the “best acting in
the cast” was the work of Leo Bonneau, a
junior, as Renfield in the Schenectady
Civic Players’ production of “Dra-
cula”. . .Now serving on the board of di-
rectors for State University Professional
Association at Albany are Jack Haggerty,
Rod Hart, Gary Westervelt, Ralph Beisler,
Joel True, Robert McFarland, James
Utermark, Robert Fairbanks, Lynn Secor,
and John C. Elliott. . Positions available:
postdoctoral research associate, biological
sciences; typist, by the hour, philosophy;
and secretary, sociology.
3 Professors Named
To Chairmanships
Ruth A. Schmidt, associate dean for
the Division of Humanities, College of
Arts and Sciences, has announced that
the following appointments have been
made by President Benezet upon the
recommendation of the appropriate ad-
ministrative officers:
Joseph Szoverffy as acting chairman
of the Department of Comparative and
World Literatures, January 1972 through
August 1972.
Donald Stauffer as acting chairman
of the Department of English, June 1972
through May 1973.
Hans Pohlsander as chairman of the
Department of Classics for a three-year
term beginning in the fall of 1972.
Faculty Notes
WILLIAM FENTON, anthropology, con-
tributed two articles to Notable American
Women, 1607-1950; A Biographical
Dictionary, one on Harriet Maxwell Con-
verse, poetess and friend of the Iroquois,
and the other on Laura Sheldon Wright,
missionary to the Senecas.
RICHARD LIGHT, English as a second
language, has had an article published in
the Foreign Language Annals entitled,
“The Schools and the Minority Child’s
Language.”
SIDNEY REISBERG, innovative teaching
program, and TERRELL BYNUM, phi-
losophy, were invited to participate in a
program at M.I.T., dealing with “a stu-
dent-tutored system for college level in-
struction with large classes.”
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