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ALBANY, NEW YORK —
You Can't
Do This To Us
Huey Newton
Rally Held
Last Friday
A “Free Huey Newton Rally”
took place last Friday afternoon
in the garden behind the Campus
Center.
Newton, a Black Panther
founder and defense minister, was
arrested and found guilty of
voluntary manslaughter in the
killing of an Oakland, California
policeman,
A California judge handed
down the sentence “required by
law” - 2 to 15 years in prison.
During the demonstration
students William O’Kane (Young
Scoialist Alliance) and Edward
Silver (SDS) briefly went over the
history of Newton’s arrest and
trial which they consider unjust.
u nane said that the gun used
in the murder has not been
produced, nor was a paraffin test
performed on Newton’s hands to
determine if he had fired a
weapon prior to his arrest.
Police tactics were discussed by
Norman Early, a senior at the
University.
“A personal testimony of
Police harrassment in Albany,”
Early said he was arrested on a
charge of obstructing justice when
he asked police officers why they
were beating a youth.
William W. Gibson, formerly of
the Brothers Organization in
downtown Albany, announced
that a Black Panther group is now
organizing in Albany.
PRESIDENT EVAN REVERE COLLINS announced last Monday, at
his conference with students, that he will leave his Post as President at
the end of this academic year.
e
Alumni
Officers
At the annual meeting of the
Alumni Association of the
University held on Alumni Day
during commencement weekend,
Lester W’ Rubin, of Rye, was
re-elected vice-president and
Richard S. Johnson, of Albany,
was elected treasurer.
Presidential Career
Marked With Progress
A twenty-year administration
will come to an end next June
when Dr. Evan R. Collins,
president of State University of
New York at Albany, leaves that
position at the end of the current
academic year.
President Collins announced his
decision to leave Monday
afternoon at regularly scheduled
meetings with students and faculty.
The University Council had been
told over the weekend.
In his letter to the State
University chancellor President
Collins stated that he felt that
twenty years was long enough to
hold the kind of responsibility
which is his, adding that he would
prefer to leave while he was happy
with the work he was doing and
with the progress made,
While he has no immediate
plans, President Collins said he
expects to continue serving in the
field of education.
President Collins’ career at
Albany has spanned the life of the
State University of New York
established in 1948. He was
appointed by the Board of
Regents and took office under the
newly-formed State University of
New York.
He has served under all of the
State University’s presidents and
the present chancellor, a service
longer than that of any of the
current presidents of the State
University institutions.
When President Collins began
his presidency in 1949 at the age
of 37 he was among the youngest
college presidents of the day.
President Collins has had a
distinguished career in education.
He is a former president of the
American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education and a
member of its executive
committee.
The prominent educator is
chairman of the coordinating
board of the National Council for
the Accreditation of Teacher
Education and a member of the
executive council’ of the Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Association and of the school and
college relations committee of the
Educational Records Bureau.
In 1967 President Collins was
honored by the French
Government when he was
awarded the insignia of Officer of
the Academic Palms in
recognition of his contribution, as
an academician, to the
development of further
understanding between the United
States and France.
In that same year he received
an honorary doctorate from the
Albany Medical College of Union
University. Collins holds degrees
from Dartmouth College and from
Harvard University. Prior to
coming to Albany he was dean of
the College of Education, Ohio
University, Athens, Ohio, During
Collins To Leave;
Ends 20
by Tim Keeley Wire Editor
“This is my twentieth year with
this institution. At the end of this
academic year I will be leaving my
Position as President of the State
University of New York at
Albany.”
These were the words that
President Evan R. Collins brought
his weekly Conference with
Students to a close on Monday.
The “regulars” at the conference
sat with blank stares as Collins
further explained his statement. “I
use the word leaving, not resigning,
nor retiring, because I feel it is time
for new leadership.”
When asked about the
possibility of his teaching here,
Collins remarked, “hold no status
as a faculty member here. Right
now I have no plans for the future,
but as long as I wish to eat I will
have to work.”
Collins also ruled out the
possibility that he was leaving the
University for another position.
Preceeding Collins’
announcement, the topics of the
Association
Award Prizes
The Class of 1943, received the
award of the largest
percentage(43%) attendance from
one class. Sharing the award was
Mrs, Margaret Morey Cunningham
of Troy, the only surviving
member of the Class of 1896, who
was present.
The 25-year reunion class also
received an award for the largest
number present, 70.
In his annual “stewardship”
report to the alumni, Dr. Evan R.
Collins, president, spoke of the
“Year of the Student”. After
referring to change and
complexity, Dr. Collins described
the development of guidelines for
student conduct, implementation
of alcohol policy, clear and
mature stand on dissent and
demonstration, and athletic
policy.
He noted that at the Albany
institution students always had
A RALLY FOR Black Panther leader, Huey
taken a major part in participation
and conduct of student affairs.
He spoke further of new
directions in academic programs,
including a study of independent
study and experimental college,
and of the increased extent of
programs for disadvantaged
children.
On the evening prior to Alumni
Day, the Alumni Council held a
dinner meeting at the Campus
Center. Mrs. Jacquelyn Mann
Gavryck, Class of 1951, of
Castleton, is the newly elected
chairman of the council,
succeeding Mrs. Madeleine Paine
Stella, of Suffern.
Fred J. Tickner, acting dean of
the Graduate School of Public
Affairs, in an address, spoke of
the asassinations of President
Kennedy, the Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, and Senator
Kennedy. characterizing their
Newton, was held last
Year Era
security gates and campus parking
were discussed at great lengths.
Dr. Clifton C. Thorne, Vice
President for Student Affairs,
wished to clarify the reason for the
security gates. “Their purpose is to
prevent vehicular traffic on the
pedestrian walkways and to keep
fire lanes clear.”
To eliminate the problems
encountered by vendors, the gates
will be numbered. This will
especially facilitate the dispatching
of taxis.
Thorne also outlined the
procedure used by delivery men.
He commented that all local
vendors were contacted before the
gates were constructed.
“We feel it is more important to
protect 1238 kids in the Quad than
to have the pizza man deliver to
your door,” concluded Thorne.
Discussion of the gates led into
discussion of campus parking.
“The parking problem on any
campus is insoluable,” remarked
Collins.
Collins revealed that a two story
semi-underground parking lot is in
the future plans. The lot will be
between Indian Quad and the
Chemistry building.
One student present at the
conference commented on the
conditions in the Colonial Quad
parking facility. He brought it to
Collins attention that there are
only a few lights, holes in the lot,
and an inconvenient ramp leading
into the lot.
His remarks were well taken but
he was told that the parking facility
was only temporary, Therefore,
the University could not justify
putting too much money into
repair of the lot.
$100 Grand
Granted To
12 Of Faculty
National Science Foundation
research grants in excess of
$100,000 have been awarded to
12 faculty members in the
department of mathematics at
State University of New York at
Albany. The young research
mathematicians, whose average
age is 33 years, already are known
in the mathematical community
The recipients are Drs. Guy D.
Allaud (Ph.D. University of
Wisconsin), Kenneth G. Binmore
(Ph.D. Imperial College, London),
Louis Brickman (Ph.D. University
of Pennsylvania), Herbert I.
Brown (Ph.D. Rutgers University),
Hugh R. Coomes (Ph.D.
University of California at
Berkeley), Raymond J.Horvath
(Ph.D. Case Western Reserve
University), Robert C. James
(Ph.D, California Institute of
Technology), Melvin I. Katz
(Ph.D. University of California at
Berkeley), Keith M. Kendig
(Ph.D.University of California at
Los Angeles), Donald R. Kerr
(Ph.D. Lehigh University),
Thomas H. MacGregor (Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania),
Howard H. Stratton (Ph.D.
Friday. 1t was announced that the City of Albany is tohavea Panther University of California at
group.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
HHH Gains
In Poll
NEW YORK (UPI)—Vice
President Hubert H. Humphrey
is showing his first marked gain
in popularity since he won the
Democratic presidential nomin-
ation according to a new poll of
registered voters.
Sindlinger & Co. reported
Tuesday that 28.0 per cent of
the voters it questioned Friday
through Monday said they
supported Humphrey. This com-
pared to 25.9 per cent in a
similar poll a week earlier.
The new poll showed RVE-
PUBLICAN Richard M, Nixon
still leading with 36.6 per cent
but this was a drop from the
37.4 per cent of a week earlier.
Third party candidate George
C. Wallace also dropped in
popularity, He was supported by
17.1 per cent of those ques-
tioned, compared to a peak of
18.5 per cent a week earlier.
Sindlinger, -which specializes
in market analysis, questioned
1,724 adults in 48 states in its
most recent poll, conducted by
telephone. It said 1,088, or 63.3
per cent of those questioned,
said they were registered and
planned to vote.
The firm prepares its
for the 3 institutional subseri-
bers to the Sindlinger Daily
Survey. Telephone numbers are
polls
chosen by a computer pro-
grammed to make a random
sampling of _ representative
Americans.
Rocky Joins
Nixon Forces
NEW YORK (UPI) —Govern-
or Rockefeller will join Richard
Nixon on a day of campaigning
through Nassau and Suffolk
“Counties this Saturday.
It will be Nixon’s first foray
into the area since his nomina-
tion, and campaign organizers
said Tuesday they hope the Nix-
‘on-Rockefeller combination will
draw crowds of more than 100,-
000.
NYC Schools
Threatened
By Strike
NEW YORK (UPI)—The New
York City public school system,
crippled by a teachers’ strike
for three weeks, today reached
the crisis stage again.
The fragile, day-old truce
between union and non-union
teachers in the racially sensi-
tive Ocean _Hill-Brownsville
experimental school district in
Brooklyn, was shattered today
when district leaders _pro-
claimed their intention not to
reassign the union teachers to
classrooms,
Non-union teachers walked
out of classrooms in the
controversial district and
students joined them in support.
Box Stolen
BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) —
Alarm Box 936 has been noth-
ing but a headache for Buffalo
firemen recently.
Acting Fire Commissioner An-
thony Constantino says the box
has become known as the “false
alarm box.” he said about nine
of every 10 calls from the box
were false alarms.
CLASS RINGS WERE sold at the University Bookstore Monday and
by DeYoung
‘Tuesday. Ring orders will again be taken on October 31,
Longshoremen Ordered
To Return
By ROBERT EVANS
NEW YORK (UPI)—A federal
judge Tuesday night ordered
striking longshoremen _backito
work in ports from Maine to
Texas under provisions of the
Taft-Hartley labor law.
The order came when Pres-
ident Johnson ordered Atty.
Gen, Ramsey Clark to seek an
injunction under the labor act
that would send the 75,000
members of the International
Longshoremen’s Association
(ILA) back to their jobs for an
80-day cooling off period.
Judge Sylvester J. Ryan
issued the temporary restrain-
ing order pending a hearing on
the injunction, which he set for
Oct. 9.
to Docks
The injunction was sought by
the President when a presiden-
tial board of inquiry set up to
look into the dispute reported
the “parties unable to reconcile
their differences over the
exceedingly difficult issues.”
Federal mediators will work
with both sides in an effort to
resolve their differences.
The board of inquiry was set
up Monday. when the ILA
refused to work past the
midnight expiration date of its
old contract.
A union spokesman said the
ILA “will take a look” at the
restraining order + Wednesday
“to decide what to do.” The
union has always obeyed such
orders in the past.
Cornell Grad Students
Feel Draft Pressure
ITHACA, N.Y. (UPI) — The
lifting of draft deferments for
graduate students already is be-
ing felt at Cornell University.
This week’s issue of the Cor-
nell News Letter reported pre-
liminary figures indicated a
drop of approximately three
per cent this fall, or a little
more than 100 students, from
the university’s 1967 graduate
registration. ‘
David A. Warren, associate
registrar, was expected to is-
sue official figures next week.
While the enrollment decrease
is ‘elatively small, it reverses
a five-year trend at Cornell, an
article in the university - pub-
lished news® letter~ said.
Tt quoted W. Donald Cooke,
dean of the Cornell Graduate
School, as predicting the uni-
versity. may lose as many as
200 more graduate students at
the end of this term, as stud-
ents lose their present draft de-
ferment, and an equal or even
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greater number in June.
“Considering graduate educa-
tion as a national resource, the
teachers and the facilities will
remain at the present level, but
the input—students—may not be
there,” Cooke said. “On a short-
range basis, there will be no
noticeable loss but on a long
range there will be fewer
Ph.D.’s and, if the situation per-
sists, we will be in * serious
trouble,”
Cooke said that, nationally,
engineering schools will be
hardest hit, partly because in-
dustry competes strongly for en-
gineering undergraduates.
He said some students may
turn to industry in hopes of get-
ting draft deferments because
of their jobs. Others, he said,
may do so because of a dwindl-
ing number of government-fund-
ed graduate fellowships.
Cornell publishes the news
letter every other week for fac-
ulty and staff members.
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contributions
at the c.c. desk
soon
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further. information.
Nixon Visi
In
By LEE LEONARD
SCRANTON, Pa. (UPI)—For-
mer Vice-President Richard M.
Nixon brought his campaign for
the White House to ‘Scranton
country’ Tuesday, promising
new leadership and peace both
abroad and at home.
Nixon told a cheering throng
of supporters at the Scranton-
Wilkes Barre Airport that it is
time for a change from the pol-
icies of the Johnson administra-
tion, The estimated gathering
of 3,000 voiced their approval.
“Shall we continue the pres-
ent policies of the past four
years?” the former vice presi-
dent asked the partisan crowd.
“No!” they shouted back in un-
ison.
“Lm proud to be in Scranton
country,” Nixon said here.
In Erie, Nixon had noted he
was in the home territory of
Gov. Raymond P. Shafer.
An even larger crowd of
about 5,000 met Nixon at the
Erie Airport cheering the Re-
publican nominee on as he de-
livered a fist pumping speech
for an end to crime in the
streets and an honorable settle-
ment of the war in Vietnam,
Colorful high school bands
and ‘Nixon girls’ in their white
skimmers furnished a noisy
tribute as the candidate ad-
dressed them under the warm
autumn sun, a brisk breeze
whipping through his hair.
A contingent of Pennsylvania
Republican leaders made 5Sthe
two stops in the Commonwealth
with Nixon. They included State
Chairman John C. Jordan,
State Atty. Gen. William C.
Sennett, State Revenue Secy.
Warner M. Depuy, and various
congressional and legislative
candidates.
Shafer introduced Nixon as
“an individual who has the
qualities of leadership—the next
president of the United States,”
The crowds threw confetti
and cheered “We want Nixon,”
They held aloft such signs as
“We're fixin to elect Nixon,”
“Nixon’s the one.”
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Small gatherings of anti - es-
tablishment demonstrators infil-
trated the crowds at each rally,
but their protests wej largely
drowned out.
They held up placards read-
ing “Stop the war,” “Muzzle
Agnew,” and “To vote for Dick
is to be sick.”
Nixon touched all bases in his
speeches, attempting to appeal
to the old, the young, the wage
earners, those who want law
and order and those who want
peace in Vietnam.
“We need new
this land of ours,” Nixon said,
“Stop the war,” yelled some
demonstrators, but they were
drowned out by cheering Nixon
backers.
“Ym proud to have been part
of an administration that ended
one war and kept America out
of war for eight years,” the
GOP nominee said in Erie.
Health
Clinie
Closed Up
ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) — The
State Health Department Tues-
day revoked the certificate of
qualification for the Nassau-Suf-
folk Clinical Laboratory in Ami-
tyville.
Dr. Hollis S, Ingraham, state
health commissioner, said a de-
partment study indicated con-
tinued operation of the labora-
tory “would be adverse to the
public health, safety and wel-
fare.”
A department hearing in June
had resulted in findings of poor
performance of state-mandated
tests by the laboratory and its
director, Miss Kathyrn R. Demp-
sey, eh said.
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The Portside
by Carol French
‘The Way
It Is
by Ray Bertrand
A revolutionary is quietly
resolved upon necessary
fundamental social change by any
means necessary.
Having thought seriously about
revolution, he would prefer
peaceful to violent change, but he
is prepared at all times to defend
himself. He will suit the defense
to the attack, but will, as all
normal organisms, seek to
preserve himself.
He does not believe that the
end justifies the means, for he
knows that dialectically the end
and the means stand in relation to
each other. A good end can
become bad if the means are evil.
Nevertheless, if the path to
social justice lies through
revolution, he is willing to see it
through, for by that road lies an
end to war and racial oppression.
A revolutionary is patient when
events limit his activity. He does
not substitute himself for forces
which are absent. He does not
substitute the overture for the
drama. He knows that seizing an
administration building is not
takir.z state power.
He knows, even, when seizing
the ad building would advance the
struggle and when it would not,
And when no gain can be made,
he is not concerned about how
many other schools have done it.
A revolutionary is a disciplined
person, willing to put his goal first
and himself second, He does not
push himself ahead, but works to
push his goal ahead. He is not
afraid to be thought “chicken” or
‘liberal’? when good sense
dictates.
A revolutionary is objective,
able to size up the situation and
determine the possibilities
independent of his desires. He
knows when to fight and when
not to; what battles are to be
fought and what ignored. He
knows whom to fight and whom
not to. He does not go to jail
unnecessarily, nor does he fight
unnecessary battles of all sorts.
He supports and defends all
other fighters in the struggle, in
his group or not, in so far as he
can without surrendering his own
perspective,
A revolutionary, finally, is a
person who would rather be doing
something else. He is a reluctant
revolutionary,
This is the first in a series of
columns. In order for you to be
able to judge the bias, you ought
to know that I am a member of
the Young Socialist Alliance.
It’s easy to join YSA; all you
have to do is agree with us on four
points: Support of the black
struggle; Support of the Cuban
Revolution; Support of the
Anti-war movement; and Support
of a Socialist America. Contact
Bill O’Kain or me, at home or at
our lit table in the Campus
Center.
Nixon: HHH
The Soviet invasion of
Czechoslovakia would be an
appropriate topic for a
conservative columnist to
undertake in his initial endeavor
for the new school year. It is for
this reason that I choose not to
elaborate on the subject.
During the summer my political
views were altered, albeitsslightly.
Although my sight may still be
right of center, it is not as
estranged as before from
Hurts Talks;
Humphrey Attacks Wallace
By United Press International
Richard M, Nixon said
Tuesday that Hubert H..Hum-
phrey may have endangered the
Paris talks with his promise to
halt the bombing of North
Vietnam if Hanoi would give
some evidence of willingness to
de-escalate the war.
Nixon said no __ presidential
candidate should play the
“trump card” of a bombing halt
because this would encourage
North Vietnam to stall the
Paris talks in hopes of getting a
better deal out of the next
administration,
“J will still hold my position
that as long as the negotiations
in Paris hold out any reasonable
hope of success...I will not
indicate what I might do if
those negotiations failed, be-
cause that will assure that they
fail,” Nixon told newsmen in
Detroit.
Humphrey, campaigning in
Knoxville, Tenn., sharpened his
attack on third-party candidate
George C. Wallace, calling him
an “apostle of hate and racism”
who threatens to topple the
American political system, He
compared Wallace’s candidacy
to the rise of Hitler in prewar
Germany.
Humphrey acknowledged that
Nixon opposes Wallace, but said
the GOP candidate “has within
the ranks many persons who
make precisely the same appeal
—who have led the reactionary,
extremist forces in America for
Congratulations are in order for
Gary Brulez, the new president of
Bill Cleveland’s fraternity.
Chi Sigma Theta can take
solace in the fact that this year
should provide them with many
more eligible rushees. This
smeester’s freshmen and transfers
are by far the largest
accumulation of pigs and mules
which this campus has seen in the
last several years.
After suffering a defeat at the
hands of the KB Flyers, many of
“Da men of da Club” were heard
muttering: “Ah, who cares,
football’s only for queers and
sissys anyway.”
News of President Collin’s
resignation has left the entire
university dumbstruck. Many
students as well as faculty
members seemed totally dazed by
the announcement. The same
question seems to be on
everyone’s lips: “Who the hell is
President Collins?”
At this point, it’s still easy to
spot the freshmen, they’re the
ones who are always smiling and
pushing on the wrong side of the
doors.
The giant phallic symbol which
decorates the center of the
podium got the Steel Water Tank
of the Year award over the
summer.
Stone received the award
modestly, at least as modestly as
anyone with a 175 foot phallus to
his credit.
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the past two decades and who
continue these attacks at this
very moment.”
In other developments:
Wallace—The American Inde-
pendent Party candidate told
hecklers in Grand Rapids,
Mich., they were winning him
votes. “I appreciate your
activities, because you've gotten
me half a million votes today,”
he said. Wallace promised to
seek repeal of open housing
legislation if elected President
and to turn control of the public
schools back to local govern-
ment.
Spiro T. Agnew—The GOP
vice presidential candidate
urged bankers and businessmen
to recruit and train more ghetto
residents and members of other
minority groups for jobs, even
if it costs more. He told the
American Bankers Association
meeting in Chicago that “busi-
nesses and banks have too
heavy an investment in our
urban centers to sit back
laconically in the board rooms
of America and watch our cities
go up in flames.”
Edmund §. — Muskie—Hum-
phrey’s running mate said he
would advise Humphrey to
avoid trying to spell out his
differences with President John-
son and instead to emphasize
what the Democratic ticket
stands for. Muskie told a
National Press Club audience in
Washington that Humphrey took
a position on Vietnam and
“ought to emphasize it and
stand on it.”
Poll—A new survey of regis-
tered voters showed Humphrey
making his first marked gain
since being nominated.
moderation, a political synonym
for indecision.
Instead of belaboring the reader
with another quick solution
leading to universal contentment
for mankind, I have decided to
print some letters I received
during recess,
Dear Fascist:
The political conventions
showed that both parties have
decided to adopt peaceful
oriented platforms, Still there is
death and brutality in Vietnam,
although most will agree that the
complexion of the war is different
from a year ago. What is your
present position on the war?
A Friend
Dear Friend:
2-S
Dear Teller-of-the-Way-It4s:
There has been much
controversy of late over the usage
of marijuana. I have conducted a
small-scale study and have found
out that pot is habit~forming.
However, so are cigarettes. So, in
your opinion, what is the
difference between cigarette-
smoking and marijuana-smoking?
Name Withheld
Dear Mr. Withheld:
Cigarette-smoking may be
hazardous to your health.
Dear Friend:
A recent NEW YORK TIMES
survey shows Nixon holding over
300 electoral votes, Wallace with
about 50, and Humphrey fess than
that. How do you account for the
great disparity in the present
candidates” popularity?
A Fascist
Dear Friend:
Wallace only gets
support in the South,
Dear Non-Intellectual:
What do you consider the
chances of Senator Muskie and
Governor Agnew opposing one
another in 1972?
An Intellectual
strong
Dear Miss Intellectual:
Who’s Who?
Dear Thing:
I find it hard to believe that
some members of the Far Right
can take a get-tough policy in the
Middle East (favoring Israel), and
at the same time give adherence to
George Lincoln Rockwell. Can
you explain?
Concerned
Dear Sir:
That’s absurd! George Lincoln
Rockwell is dead.
My final letter needed no reply.
Dear Unspeakable:
I hate you bigots. You're all
alike with your prejudices and
categorizing of people. If I had a
gun I'd kill you all and rid the
world of your ilk, so people like
me could spend our time loving
people.
An Anti-Bigot
Keep those letters comin’ in, fans.
Prizes Awarded
English Students
Dr. Townsend Rich, chairman
of the English department,
presented the Leah Newburger
Lovenheim award for excellence
in English composition to Michael
A, Rutherford, of Albany, and the
Shields McIlwaine Creative
Writing Prize to Maureen
McCrann, of Brooklyn,
Mr. Rubin presented the
following awards: Bertha E.
Brimmer Award to an alumnus
who has achieved outstanding
success in the fiels of teaching, to
Samuel C. Dickieson, of the
faculty of Mynderse Academy,
Seneca Falls; Adna W. Risley
Award , to a history major who
has been outstanding in sports
Leonard A, Rhine, of Jamaica
Mildred Lawrence Schmid
Memorial Award for outstanding
work in Latin, to Richard Collier,
Hudson, Dr. Arthur N. Collins, of
the English department, presented
the Agnes E, Futterer prize for
outstanding contribution to
theater arts, to John Fotia, of
Portchester.
Carolyn J. Wallin,
a 8 f
Woodmere, received the Ada Craig
Walker “Award, «given 0) te
graduating senior
the judgement of
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woman who “in
the faculty best
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Julie Andrews stars in the forthcoming motion picture “Star.” The
move is the next attraction at the Hellman and wil be seen by those
students participating in a trip to New York City sponsored by State
Quad.
State Quad Provides
Varied Entertainment
The most dynamic, new
happening of the year is the
programming currently _ being
developed by State Quad
Productions under the auspices of
the State Quad Program Council.
A continually growing staff of
Quad residents have turned the
question of what’s happening this
weekend into an entertainment
bonanza.
Franklin R. Levy, the
producting director of the
organization, stated that “When
we organized S.Q.P. we had the
desire to provide residents of our
quadrangle as well as the entire
university community with the
finest entertainment. With that
aim and a tremendously dedicated
staff we have been able to achieve
a little of what we hoped for.
The major program, already in
operation on State Quad, is the
Tower East Cinema which every
weekend shows an outstanding
motion picture at a very nominal
fee, enabling students to view
such films as “A Man for All
Seasons” and “Blow Up.” Tower
East will also be installing a
cinemascope screen and
projection system later this
month.
In the field of drama, the first
production of the year, “Slow
Dance on the Killing Ground,”
goes into rehearsal Oct. 6 with
performances scheduled for Nov.
22 and 23. Paul Wright, Miriam
Schneider, and Paul Hashmall
have the leads in the play written
by William Hanley.
For the vast majority of
students who don’t have the
opportunity to visit New York
City, S.Q.P. has brought a little of
N.Y.S. to them, This past Sunday,
Kurt Peterson and Victoria
Mallory of “West Side Story”
sang, danced, and discussed
theatre with the residents of State
Quad.
On Sunday, Oct. 20, David
Black, the producer of
Broadway's “George M,” will be
the guest of the Quad as well as
one of the show’s leading ladies.
Mr. Black will discuss the role of
the Broadway producer with the
students at 4:00 p.m. in the Flag
Room.
Plans are starting to be
organized for a national company
of one of the Broadway musicals,
such as “FIddler On The Roof,”
to perform on campus. A spring
concert and more special guests
are also in the works.
Tickets For Homecoming ’68
Go On Sale Today In
Tickets for the State Unversity
Homecoming Concert to be held
on Friday, October 11, go on sale
today for $1 50 with student tax
and $3.50 without. The concert,
featuring Theodore Bikel and The
Happenings, is sponsored by
Council for Contemporary Music.
Theodore Bikel--actor,
songwritér, and folksinger-- will
lead off the show at 8:30 p.m.
Bikel is a charter member of the
Newport Folk Foundation Board
and is noted for his yearly
performances t the Newport
Folk Festival. Singing in 15 foreign
languages and English, he has
performed at the Saratoga
Performing Arts Center and
Universities across the nation.
The Happenings will appear,
following Bikel and the crowning
of the Homecoming Queen. Their
recordings of ‘I Got Rhythm’, ‘My
Mammy,’ and ‘See You in
September’ have earned them
three gold records as well as
television appearances on
the ‘Tonite Show,’ ‘The Smothers
Brothers,’ ‘Merv Griffin,’ and the
‘Mike Douglas Show.’
America Hurrah’
Comes To Page
Ticket sales for “America
Hurrah,” Jean-Claude van Itallie’s
three once-act plays begins today
at the State University Theatre
boxoffice at the Campus Center,
All seats are $1.50. The
performance on Saturday evening
October 12 at Page Hall is being
sponsored by the Dramatics
Council.
The offering is one of the
longest running off-Broadway
productions for a non-musical
play in theatrical history. It
played New York’s Pocket
Theatre for eighteen months and
in London for eight weeks. The
often controversial satirical plays
have met with unanimous plaudits
from professional crities on both
sides of the Atlantic. Irving
Wardle of the London Times
called “America Hurrah,” “The
finest product of American
theatre since ‘West Side Story’.”
Boston critic, Kevin Kelly
describes the production as “a
Hurricane of Horrors.
Mr. van Itallie, a Harvard
graduate, perhaps best describes
his own attitude of the theatre in
general by saying, “the whole
structure that man in the
twentieth century world has
devised for himself to live in
seems to me, and to others, to be
sitting on a foundation whcih is
out of whack, to me, and to
others, to be sitting on a
foundation which is out of whack,
tilted, imadequate for human
beings, alienated from a sane idea
of being alive.
THE ‘AMERICAN HURRAH? by Jean-Claude van Itallie is a series of three one-act plays. It begins
today ; seats are $1.50.
C.C.
Theodore Bikel-actor, folksinger, and songwriter- will headline the
Homecoming Concert on October 11 in the gymnasium.
Rachel: Weak Joanne:
Consistently Good
“Rachel, Rachel” is peculiarly
American in its sympathy, verging
at times on pity, for the
inarticulate loneliness of those
people leading lives of “quiet
desperations,” Rachel is an
elementary teacher suffocated by
a clinging mother, a dreary small
town, childhood inhibitions, and a
bare, friendless existence. The
frenzy of a revival meeting strips
her psyche to the bone, revealing
a hunger for love. When a city
type slicks into town, and she is
drawn into a summer affair, only
to be dumped at summer's end,
bruised and apparently pregnant.
The pregnancy is found to be only
a cyst, but in an upbeat ending
with Hollywood’s fingerprints all
over it, she tells off Mother and
decamps for a new town and a
Fresh Start.
‘The film has two things going for
it. First, Joanne Woodward in the
title role is excellent.
Slope-shouldered,
flowered-bloused, primly reticent,
she makes the pale, scared drudge
with the briefcase and the
awkward euphemisms a pilgrim on
the way to self-knowledge. She
proves who runs the picture in
that revival meeting, a
tritely-written, superficial scene
that she paces and structures with
just a nervous glance or an
anxious smile.
The movie’s second strong point
is its true-to-life atmosphere.
Gayne Rescher’s cinematography,
as tonally bleak as a Wyeth
painting, excellently captures the
cramped world of the elementary
school and that special small-town
summer ennui, beer, and M&M’s at
the movies, a drowsy main street,
the moist dusk that sets in early
and lasts so long.
So far, so good. The main
troubles with the film lies in the
script and the direction. Despite
Woodward’s restrained
performance, the story line flogs
to death its skinny thesis: Rachel
is slowly dying. In the very first
shot she’s lying in bed in the
posture of an embalmed corpse.
Okay, fine point subtly made. But
after we see that she’s living above
a funeral home, that her father
was a mortician, that as a child
she had a few hairy encounters
with corpses, that the family grave
has a spot reserved for her, and
that her hospital bed overlooks a
cemetery--after all this, must we
really hear her say, “Nothing is
real, nothing is now. If they
pinched me, I wouldn’t even
hurt”? What could be a valid
motif is overplayed to the point
of silliness.
In addition, “Rachel, Rachel”
indulges in those mental
gear-shiftings that seem obligatory
in recent films: present, past, and
fantasy mix, and anything may
trigger a change of tense.
Sometimes these flashbacks and
daydreams aze pointless (Rachel
as child walking in field/ Rachel as
woman walking in field~so
what?), but their real fault is their
psychological crudity.
Film theorists used to claim that
Hollywood directors didn’t realize
their material in visual terms.
Now, in these days of stunning
cinematography and crisp editing,
the problem is to depict material
in un-banal visual terms, to bypass
contemporary cliches and work in
a personal style. Paul Newman’s
direction doesn’t know there’s a
problem. He tries all the new
tricks--slow motion, fancy
angles-to no expressive purpose;
his style betrays no sense of any
but the most hackneyed way of
looking at things.
The finale exemplifies both the
film’s strengths and its problems.
At the bus stop, Rachel bids her
friend good-bye in a scene of
economical and underplayed
Poignancy. But on the bus, as
Rachel quietly leans against the
window, and inner monologue
takes over, burbling; “Where I’m
going anything may
happen-nothing may happen.
Maybe I'll find a friend.” Even a
Woodward can’t salvage a film full
of lines like that.
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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and their traits.
In Address To
by Lauren Ostrander
Because of the different cultures
represented on today’s campuses,
students cannot be characterized
into one group having certain
traits.
This was a main idea presented
by Sorrell E. Chesin, Associate
Dean of Students, to the TRYADS
(Trinity Young Adults religious
organization).
It was last Sunday when Dean
Chesin met with this group at the
Trinity Methodist Chruch of
Albany.
Chesin, in his usual manner,
sewed into his talk many quips of
humor which relaxed'the group of
about fifty and paved the way to
the many points he was about to
make.
Chesin stated that many
overlapping cultures are present on
today’s campuses. All students are
unique and cannot be said to be all
alike.
He went on to name four general
categories of college people. These
categories can be thought of as
sub-cultures,
The academic sub-cultrue
contains students who are at
college to learn while those in the
collegiate sub-culture attend
college to have a good time and to
enjoy themselves
Two sub-culture groups are the
DEAN SORRELL E. CHESIN spoke to TRYADS on the
different cultural groups on college campuses
by Photo Service
Dean Emphasizes Cultures
vocational sub-culture, students
who are preparing for a specific job
and the non-conformist group
which seeks individuality.
To understand what is
happening on today’s campus,
Chesin went on, one has to look
back to the last decade.
Students that were in college in
the 50’s were, for the most part,
born during the depression or were
GI’s from World War II.
Because of this, most of these
students would belong to the
vocational or the collegiate
sub-cultures. These students would
be found to be self-centered,
contented, socially oriented,
contented, and apathetic.
Now Chesin compares this group
to the students of the 60’s. These
men and women are post war
children,
Because the country is affluent
and liberal, these students do not
have to worry about the basic
needs such as food, clothing, and
shelter. The basic needs were areal
worry to those who knew them
during the depression.
Because of the lack of worry
about these basic needs, students
of the 60’s began to think about
society and how it is set up.
Rebellions for civil rights and self
government thus begin.
Committee To Publish
Student Evaluations
One of the new and growing
committees for student
involvement on campus is SECT.
The initials stand for Student
Evaluation of Courses and
Teachers; the aims of the group
are increased student involvement
of instruction in our classrooms.
Corollary with these two is the
goal of greater interaction
between University students and
the teaching faculty here.
There will be a general meeting
Thursday night, October 3, in
Social Science 118 at 8:00.
As the new semester started,
the publication date for data
gathered last year came closer.
Since the committee is made up
entirely of students, all of the
work must be done in their spare
time.
The massive job of preparing
for this year’s survey and
publication has proved to be too
much for such a small group of
people, and they are making an
appeal to the students here to
help themselves by helping SECT.
The time requirements per
individual will be minimal, if
enough people show interest.
Another plus is the fact that every
‘one has a chance to work toward
the improvement of our academic
atmosphere.
Give
Awards Out
deaths as representing the “loss of
a century of leadership.”
He said, “ We are all chastened
and confused” and added that the
winds of change are not confined
to the American society. He
continued , “Advocates of change
all too commonly demand
changes in their own lifetime,
Social change cuts more
deeplythan political and economic
change and therefore takes much
longer. The society that refused to
face change is destined for
destruction.”
Dean Tickner cautioned that
“the forces which give cohesion in
our society must be conserved.”
Alumni
TRYADS
Many students today, Chesin
stated, are searching for a goal and
a specific purpose for themselves.
The University, he emphasizes, is
the place to search and to have
interaction with ideas.
In Chesin’s comparison he finds
that today’s students are
malcontented, antisocial, active
and concerned, and not
self-centered or conforming.
Grads
Initiate
Housing Council
Graduate students are now
forming a Graduate Student
Association to deal with housing,
fellowship money, registration,
parking and many other issues
which concern all students at the
University.
At the time of their first
meeting, Michael Feit, acting
chairman, stated that the purpose
for organization will be “to attain
recognition from the University to
be the legitimate representative
group for graduate students.”
A steering committee had been
at work before this meeting writing
a constitution and laying
foundations for the “clearing
house of information and ideas.”
The constitution will be
presented to the approximately
3,200 eligible graduate students
the week of Oct. 7-11, The manner
of presentation is now being
reviewed by Kay Hotaling, a
member of the steering committee.
Within this constitution, which
is meant to be only basic
statements of ideas on graduate
student government, are provisions
for membership, an executive
council, voting, ratification and
change.
The Graduate Student Council
will be made up of “one
representative from each of the
graduate schools and additional
representatives from each of the
graduate schools in the ratio of one
per two hundred matriculating
students.”
Collins Administration:
Liberal, Progressive
World War IL he served
civilian capacity as
in a
chief,
operations analysis, Second Air
Force.
He is, or has been, a director of
the New York State Council on
increased
in 1962
institution gained
national prominence
when a cover article in the
Saturday Review, written by
David Boroff, noted author-critie
stated that,“As liberal arts
colleges go, it (SUCA) is a good
Economic Education, Northeastern one, As teachers colleges go, it is
New York Speech, and
Association for Crippled Children
and Adults of New York State,
and a trustee of Dudley
Observatory and Rensselaerville
Institute on Man and Science.
His past presidencies include
those of Albany Rotary Club,
Albany Young Men’s Christina
Association, and Family and
Children’s Service of Albany.
Collins is also a director of State
Bank of Albany.
Many innovations at the
Albany institution have come
about during Collins’
administration. In 1966 he began
weekly informal information
hours with students which
continue,
Regulations concerning student
matters were liberalized,
particularly in the areas of hours
and housing, after long study by
administration, faculty, and
student representatives.
Additionally, this month the
faculty voted to have students
represented on all, Faculty Senate
councils.
Under President Collins the
superb”
Albany has previously heard the
call from grad students for an
organization to represent them in
school affairs.
Last year a detailed constitution
was presented but never passed
because of insufficient election
returns as defined in that
constitution.
This year, a less detailed edition
is to be presented with hopes of
ratification so a Graduate Student
Association can be formed.
Primer Seeks
Staff Members
Thanks to Activities Day,
interested new and returning
students were given a glimpse into
the varied activities and groups
functioning on campus.
One of the booths there was for
Primer, a campus literary
magazine first published in 1943.
Primer has always published
student essays, prose, and poetry.
This year we have increased our
staff and we are also accepting
photos or pen and ink drawings
that accompany literary pieces.
Poems in a foreign language can
also be printed. Translations can
be printed next to the original.
Any student in the University
can submit material to Primer.
You need not be affiliated with
the English dept. to be published.
They then become invoived
with the technical process of
printing. They proofread the
galleys, paste up the issue, and do
final corrections on galleys.
Each semester’s issue of Primer
is a result of the creative efforts of
students on campus and
journalistic efforts of the Primer
staff.
If you are interested in working
for Primer or want further
information you can call Babs
Brindidi, editor, at 457-7831.
National Group Elects
Albany Student Area V.P.
Mary Eich was elected Eastern
Regional Vice President of Phi
Beta Lambda, a National
Collegiate Business Organization,
The National Business Education
Association sponsors the
organization which held its
National Convention in
Washington, D.C. June 8-10.
One of the qualifications for
this office was an active
participation in Phi Beta Lambda,
which Mary had as President of
SUNYA chapter, Beta Delta,
°67-'68, and State Chapter
Treasurer °67-'68.She now also
holds the office of Vice President
on the state level.
Interviews were conducted by
various state representatives at the
National Convention, She was
elected by vote of the Eastern
Region Representatives.
Johnson” peace
bringing Senator
presently involved in a very
race in which
will ‘canvass the district on
to send students to hel
fork for one of 1
the Johnson Administration
November. An organization is now being formed on this campus
i ‘Allard ‘Lowenste Ke
in working eall Gary at 257-8700.
Alland K. Lowenstein Needs Your Help!
Allard Lowenstein, founder of the Democratic party’, “Dum
olicy; and-the man generally crodited-wit
jugene aS i
ounty®S primarily Republivan Fifth Con
h he may suffer defeat a
ultra-conservative opponent, Mason Hampton, Mr. Lowenstein’s
strongest hope lies ina swarm of college students whom he hopes
into the Presidential race, is
race for Congress in Nassau
essional District: a
the hands of his
ein, If you are interested
the most bold and outspoken critics of both
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weekends between now and |
and th Viet . Hely
Allatd K Lowenstein to Congress, rs Vietnam. Help elect
Along with the duties of
increasing the number of Phi Beta
Lambda chapters and improving
communications between
chapters, Mary has also been
allowed two trips to colleges in
the eastern region and her
expenses paid to next year’s
National Convention in Dallas,
Texas.
Four other students
represented SUNYA’s Phi Beta
Lambda at the convention. The
students were Jean Bandis, Frank
Basile, Rick Burns, and James
-Peattie.
Kapha Chi Rho
Open House |
All University
Women Invited
Tues . October 3 7-9 PM
2nd floor Lounge
Livingston Tower
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
DON’T.
LIke HIS
PATERNALISTIC
ATTITUDE.
Vircave
Of Collins
It was with unqualified surprise that we heard of
the plans of President Evan R. Collins to leave from
the Presidency of this University. He has become such
an integral part of the life at this University during
the past nineteen years, that it does not seem possible
that this year will be his last among us as President.
This school has been fortunate in its 125 years to
have had several Presidents who have been, in their
time, on a par with President Collins: President
Brubacher, who served from 1915 to his death in
1939, was described as “courteous, sympathetic,
kindly, generous-minded, dignified, and yet human”
Principal Page (1844-48), who was described as
peerless and above the many excellent men ot his
time who had held similar notions; President Milne
(1889-1914), who, too, with untiring efforts,
administered the school through a major building
period. Each accomplishment of these past
Presidents, when combined, only partially reflect the
wealth in the eleventh President of this school, Evan
R. Collins.
It has often been said that the administration of
this University is more liberal than the students. In
most instances this statement is true. If anyone is
responsible for this situation it is Evan Collins. He is
the one who has anticipated the student and his
demands. It is he who has been able to establish the
changes within this institution to enable it to mature
in a responsible manner.
His policy has not been to force outmoded
administrative methods on students and faculty
unwilling to accept them.
He has maintained a contact with the student body
that is closer than that held by many junior college
presidents. The now traditional Monday afternoon
Conference with students held by the President was a
result of this close contact with the student body.
Some years ago the President was speaking at the
“Golden Eye” when someone suggested that he hold
news conferences for the students. Collins took up
the idea, and the Monday Conference was a result.
The conference has become such an important part of
the Presidents’s schedule, that it takes precedence
over all but his most important appointments.
Perhaps the greatest tribute to the President is the
fact that he has served during a period of transition
that would have forced less men to capitulate.
Evan Collins was the only President in the State
University System who, as the established head of a
small teachers’ college, directed that institution to
become a full fledged University.
Although we wish that President Collins would
continue to serve as our President, the decision is his.
Communications
attitude
Pueblo
To the Editor, ,
I have just read the first copy
is
American government would-if it
followed Central
plan-merely be rewarding piracy
and encouraging more of it; the
prestige of the United States
would then reach an all time low.
The action that it takes to obtain the
immediate freedom of the crew of
the U.S.S. Pueblo from prison in
Communist North Korea.” The
petitions will then be sent to the
National Committee and
forwarded to the President.
regretable.
Council’s
of the ASP for this year and was
shocked to learn of the statement
by Central Council calling for the
United States to pay ransom for
the return of the Pueblos’s crew
and to officially apologize to the
government of N. Korea “even if
the Pueblo was seized illegally on
the high seas.” I think this
To counter such sentiment,
Albany State Young Americans
for Freedom (Y.A.F.) is
circulating on campus a petition
from the National Committee on
Responsible Patriotism,
reaffirming support “to the
government of the United States
of America in any honorable
Y.A.F. asks all members of the
University Community to sign this
petition at our literature table in
the Campus Center. This drive,
which is being conducted
nationwide, has a goal of million
signatures. Thank you.
Sincerely, David A. Pietrusza
The Information in the
Disciplines meeting in Accounting
scheduled for October 8 and the
Program in Administrative
Services scheduled for October 15
will be cancelled.
The Business Administration
Department will hold one
Information in the Disciplines
meeting at some later date in
which they will discuss all fields
covered under their department.
The information concerning
this meeting will be announced at
some later date.
FSA has 6 vacancies; Supreme
Court has 2 seats; Alcohol
Committee has 1 vacancy;
Athletic Advisory Board, 1 senior,
2 juniors; Committee on Parking
has 1 vacancy.
SECT meeting for all interested
students. Thursday, October 3,
8:00 P.M. in Social Science 118,
All students interested in
working for the election of
Hubert Humphrey and Edmond
Muskie are advised to contact M.
J, Rosenberg at 457-8722.
‘The Department of Psychology
will present its Fall Colloquim.
The program is “Perceptual
Direction of Motives”, Speaking
will be Prof, Ronald H. Forgus of
Lake Forest College. The program
will take place at 3 P.M., October
4, in the Assembly Room,
Campus Center.
The Athletic Dept. needs
assistant student trainees badly.
We will train you in the skills that
you need to take care of the
letes in the various sports.
Any fellows in school who
would like to become a part of
the athletic program, see Spud
Kruzan in the training room
(457-4533).
Reading
The Reading Department in
conjunction with The University
Counseling Center sponsors a free,
non-credit course designed to
accelerate your reading ability.
This Fall two different ciass times
are available: Mon. at 3 p.m. Sept.
30-Nov. 18; Wed. at 3 p.m. Oct.
2-Nov. 20.
Students may enroll in one of
these sessions by contacting The
University Counseling Center
Sr. Photos
One extra day has been
scheduled for senior photographs,
on Thursday October 10. Signups
will begin Monday, Sept. 30, on
the bulletin board’ opposite the
Campus Center information desk.
For further information, cali
Jim Folts at 457-8765,
Social Democrats
Students interested in
Democratic Socialism--the
Democratic Socialism of Norman
Thomas and the Socialist
Party--are invited to affiliate with
the Young People’s Socialist
League. For information about
the Y.P.S.L. now being formed on
campus contact David Kopilow at
Waterbury Hall.
Swiming
A cp-ed sr. lifesaving class starts
Oct 7,1968 at the pool in the
physical education building. The
class will be every Monday and
wednesday nights from 6:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. until November
25. Only students who register by
calling 457-4532 or 457-4538 will
be admitted to class. There is a
class limit of 25 students. Every
student must pass a qualifying test
fore being admitted to the class,
The Albany Student Press is published three times a week by the
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The ASP office, located in Room 382 of the Campus Center at 1400
Washington Avenue, is open from 7-12 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday
night or may be reached by dialing 457-2190 or 457-2194. The ASP
was established, by the Class of 1918.
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State Initiates
Creative Area
For Dramatics
“The Canadian Underground” is
the title of a 90 minute program of
experimental films to be presented
by the University on Sunday,
October 6, at 8:00 pm in the
Campus Center Ass. The program is
being sponsored by the
Community Programming
Commission.
The program is one of an eight
part “Art and Document” series,
sponsored by Bell & Howell
Company. It includes the work of
Canadian film-makers Gerald
Robinson, Burton Rubenstein, and
Iain Ewing.
There are six films included in
the program, of which several have
won international acclaim and
festival awards, “Sky,” produced
by the National Film Board of
Canada, has been honored by the
Film Festival of Sakatchewan and
the Columbus Film Festival.
:
performance only,
The Happenings will share billing with Theodore Bikel at the Homecoming ‘68 concert. October 12 for one
Carrie Carney, of “Zuckerman’s Dream,” the group which kicked off
the Coffee House Circuit last week.
‘West Side Story’ Stars
Entertain State
Last Sunday, September 29,
State Quadrangle hosted the stars
of ‘‘West Side Story”-Kurt
Peterson and Victoria Mallory for
the entire day, The two young
stars, who have never been in
Albany, enjoyed a delightful day
confronting what was a new
experience for them both.
Taken on a tour of the campus
and its facilities,they were greatly
impressed and hoped that they
would be invited back again soon.
The day consisted of two meal
time performances in the State
Quad Dining Hall where the
impromptu performances included
“Tonight”, “Somewhere,” “The
Impossible Dream,” and “I Feel
Pretty.”
‘They welcomed the opportunity
for a fast game of bowling in the
Campus Center and found the most
rewarding part of their day the
informal discussion which was held
in the Flag Room. There was a
dinner for them at the Jamaica Inn
after which they left for New York
ep e :
‘The day was a long one, starting,
at 7 AM and ending at 10:30 PM,
but the two stars, as well as the
staff of S. Q. P. and the students
who were entertained by them had
a wonderful experience.
She
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‘Alamo’ Explodes
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Movie Theater
The newest triumph of State
Quad is the success of: its
permanent motion picture theatre,
the Tower East Cinema. Located in
the Quad’s Flag Room, it has
scheduled some of the finest
motion pictures for showing this
year. To date it has been sold out
for every performance. On the
screen this Saturday evening is
“The Alamo,” a highly praised
re-enactment of the seige of this
legendary shrine. The color film
has a huge cast headed by John
Wayne, Richard Widmark,
Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone,
and Frankie Avalon.
The film, which was made early
in the sixties, has never been shown
on television and has just finished a
second swing through the movie
houses, The ten million dollar film
is an exciting mixture of music,
romance, drama, and plenty of
action.
Admission is 50 cents. In the
following weeks, the Tower East
Cinema will present “The
Umbrellas of Cherbough,” “A
Patch of Blue,” and ‘How To
Steal A, Million.”
Barbara Streisand Provides
Sparks In ‘Funny’ Film
The fall movie season promises
to be chuck full of musicals~some
based on original material, others
based on recent Broadway
productions. The film version of
“Funny Girl,” the story of Fanny
Brice, began this musical movie
parade.
“Funny Girl” is hilariously
funny at times, unashamedly
corny at other times, and
marvelously entertaining all the
time because of Barbra Streisand.
Barbra Streisand, fighting her
own image of bitchiness and
kookiness, is never once Barbra
Streisand, but is constantly Fanny
Brice. In the finale, with a stark
black backdrop, Barbra Streisand
sings her heart out as Fanny Brice
would do, making the audience
sense her suffering and pain,
Streisand’s total awareness of the
lyrics of “My Man” produces this
effect, not the tears running down
her cheek.
“Funny Girl” is by no means
perfect, however, Omar Sharif
turns in a poor acting job for a
poorly written part. The audience
cannot help but feel he is too
polite, too gentlemanly, and too
suave for the Brooklyn born
Fanny. There is also much too
much of Sharif in the second-act,
when the movie stops being a
musical and becomes a soap opera
barely worthy of Peyton Place.
Other supporting characters are
fine. Kay Medford, playing
Fanniy’s mother, knows just when
to can the Jewish mother act.
Walter Pidgeon plays Ziegfeld as
those who never knew him would
expect him to be, and Anne
Francis makes a beautiful Ziegfeld
girl. It is a shame that this fine
supporting cast is given so little to
do when Sharif has so much.
The music for “Funny Girl,”
including three new songs written
especially for the movie version,
depends upon Barbra Streisand
quite a bit.
“People,” an overrated song, is
absolutely haunting as Streisand
sings it on an empty Brooklyn
street. “Don’t Rain on My
Parade’’ is given a certain
electricity by Streisand, singing in
a railroad station, a taxi cab, a
train, and a tugboat floating past
the Statue of Liberty. In fact, one
doesn’t notice the Statue until the
first act curtain has come down.
Yes, Barbra Streisand even
upstages the Statue of Liberty.
‘The musical numbers contain a
minimum of dancing, but Herb
Ross has staged them so
imaginatively that dancing is not
only unnecessary but evan
superfluous, “The Swan,” whicn
opens with a beautiful ballet scene
and later becomes a vehicle for
Fanny Brice’s comedic touch, is
badly mutilated. Herb Ross’
staging of this number is fine, but
the cutting editor ruins what
could have been one of the better
scenes in a dramatic second act.
After muddling through a tear
stained look at Sharif and
Streisand playing Mr. and Mrs.,
the movie comes to its downbeat
ending. Unlike the lucky Eliza
Dolittle and Dolly Gallagher Levi,
Fanny Brice doesn’t win her man
in a show stopping finale. The
tragi-comic figure goes out on
state and entertains her one true
love-her audience.
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Opinions by Jim Winslow
Assistant Sports Editor
Tom told me that the first column is the hardest
and I believe him. To add to my misery it is the beginning of the
semester and I really have nothing to talk about yet.
Nothing has taken place in the realm of sports thus far; the gym has
been relatively empty - except for that abortion billed as a concert last
Friday night. It’s a great facility for basketball games but I couldn’t
understand a word uttered by either group.
Probably more of a pain that the concert itself was the hassle to get
tickets. The computer hadn’t processed my date’s student tax card yet
and those people at the table in the campus center wouldn’t take her
word that she had paid. And she’s so innocent looking!
Over the years, student tax has been a constant problem. Now, there
is a dirty rumor that we will have to have a tax card in order to use the
gym facilities. | asked around earlier this week and found that it was no
rumor. It was true!
I did some checking to get the whole story and was impressed with
what I found. I had always thought that the gym was a state owned,
operated, and funded venture. Not so. This year, student tax will buy
$3000 worth of equipment for use by the university community. It will
also provide a $100,000 budget for intercollegiate sports (men and
women).
Beyond these, student tax will be providing more than $12000 for
paying the individuals required to keep the gym open; these include
twenty-seven student assistants whose jobs run from issue and cage
managers to life-guards and office clerks. In addition to thse,
innumerable men and women are employed as officials for the various
intramural sports governed by the AMIA and the WRA. Without all of
these the gym would never be open.
Because student tax has taken such a large part in keeping the gym
open, it seems more than fair to demand that its users be contributors
to the cause - sort of like being made to pay federal taxes before the
government will allow you to participate in the Viet Nam war.
Present plans call for issue clerks in the cage to ask for student tax
cards when locks, equipment, etc., are checked out. If you have not
paid your student tax, don’t worry. For a three dollar per semester fee
you may obtain a gymnasium privilege card which will entitle you to
use equipment. You may not substitute this card for the tax card when
playing intra.nural sports, though.
Any faculty members who haven’t paid the tax may also obtain
privilege cards for themselves and their families. And for those who
have eight children, all of whom love to go swimming, there is a family
plan under which each member of a family may obtain a privilege card
with the maximum fee being twelve dollars per family.
Now that this column is finished I can’t wait for next week when I
can think of another exciting topic with which to fill this space.
Rugby Club To Hold First
Practice Today At Three
A sport little spoken of on the
Albany campus until this year was
Rugby. Through the impetus of
several students and a faculty
member, the sport is quickly
being heard from.
The students are Bob Shea, a
grad student who formerly played
for Fairfield University, Dave
O'Leary who played three years
of varsity rugby at Union College,
and Tony Kesten, a junior. Mr,
Keith Dugdale of the Math
Department has shown much
interest in forming the sport on a
club basis.
Rugby, which takes its name
and. origin from the famous prep
school in Great Britain, is played
the world over and is
acknowledged as the link between
soccer and our American game of
football,
Presently, about fifteen
students have shown great interest
in beginning a team but in order
to by funded by the Student
Association the club will have to
show that many more are in favor
of such a sport at State.
“We have no plans of becoming
an intercollegiate sport at present
for this is the way most rugby
clubs, numbering ore than three
hundred in the United States
alone, are set up,” commented
Mr. Shea.
“We tentatively have two games
we could play this fall. They
would be against Fairfield and
Union,"he added. Albany Law
School and Albany Medical
College also have teams and are
possible opponents. He went on
to say that there are few essential
skills to the rough sport which
cannot be learned easily by
Americans.
The Club’s first practice will be
today at 3 p.m. on the baseball
practice diamond near the lake.
All interested students and faculty
members are urged to go to the
initial practice or contact Bob
Shea at Brubacher Hall, 472-2255.
Girl’s
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Sports Begin With
| Weekend Tennis Tournaments
Though
few university students may be
aware of
it the women have
outdone by men in beginning the sports season. The field hockey team has been practicing since
classes began, and the tennis team is hosting a major tournament this Friday
Collegiate Tennis
Women’s Eastern
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and several other east
Tovrnament will
256 LOADED!
SPORTS CALENDAR
VARSITY CROSS-COUNTRY
Sat. Sept. 21
Coast Guard and Montclair,
Series record: 0-1 vs. Coast Guard,
4-0 vs, Montclair; 2:00
Sat. Sept. 28
at Plattsburg, Series record:
6-0; 2:00
Sat. Oct. 5
at LeMoyne Invitational; 12:00
Wed. Oct. 9
at Siena with RPI, Series
record: 9-0 ws. Siena, 5-0 vw.
RPI;3:30
Sat. Oct. 12
Boston State (Homecoming),
First meeting; 2:40
Wed. Oct 16
New Paltz, Series record: 4-1;
4:30
Sat. Oct. 19
at Colgate; First meeting; 1:30
Sat. Oct. 26
Albany Invitational; 12:00
Sat. Nov. 2
CW, Post, First meeting; 1:30
Tues, Nov. 5
LeMoyne, Series record: 4-1
3:00
Sat. Nov. 9
at Adelphi, Series record:2-0
11:00
Coach: R. Keith Munsey
VARSITY SOCCER
Sat, Sept 21
Brooklyn College,
record: 3-1 2:00
Series
Wed. Sept 25
at Oneonta, Series record: 4-4;
4:00
Sat. Sept 28
RPI, Series record: 2-11-1; 2:00
Sat, Oct 5
at Adelphi, Series record: 7-2;
2:00
Sat. Oct, 12
Middlebury (Homecoming,
Series record: 1-4-1; 2:00
Wed. Oct. 16
‘New Paltz, Series record: 4-5;
3:30
Sat. Oct. 19
at Plattsburgh, Series record:
14-6-2; 2:00
Tues, Oct 22
at Utica, Series record: 3-0;
4:00
Sat. Oct. 26
RIT, First meeting; 2:00
Sat. Nov. 2
at Stony Brook, Series record:
0-1; 2:00
Coach: William Schieffelin
WOMEN’S INTERCOLLEGIATE
FIELD HOCKEY
W. Oct 9 Oneonta
S. Oct 12 Plattsburgh
T. Oct 15 Green Mtn
S. Oct 19 Potsdam
W. Oct 23 Vassar
F. Oct 25 New Paltz
T. Oct 29 Hartwick
4:00a
11:00 h
4:00a
11:00a
3:00a
4:00h
3:30h
WOMEN’S TENNIS
W. Oct. 9 Oneonta
T. Oct 15 Green Mtn.
W. Oct 23 Vassar
F. Oct 25 New Paltz
host thirty-three
Mon. 9-4:30
Tues. 9-4:30
Wed. 9-4:30
State University Bookstore
STORE HOURS
Thur. 9-4:30
Fri. 9-4:30
Sa. 91:00
through Sunday. The
schools from New
coast states.
The tournament, jointly
sponsored by Vassar College of
Poughkeepsie, Long Island
University, Macy’s department
store of Colonie and Albany
State, will include both doubles
and singles matches.
According to Miss Rhennish,
coordinator of women’s fall
inter-collegiate sports, the team to
represent State has not been
chosen yet and any interested girls
should contact her.
The field hockey team
participated in a clinic this
Monday. Instruction was given by
Miss Marjoke Hootkuper, a
member of the Dutch touring
team. From Albany, Miss
Hootkuper traveled to Cleveland
and on to rejoin her team.
The field hockey team begins
its season against Oneonta, one
week from today. Their first
home match will be Saturday,
October 12, at 11 a.m. against
Plattsburgh State.
The women’s swim club began
practicing yesterday and again
Miss Rhennish urges any
interested girls to contact her.
Slated for November 23 is
Albany’s first Invitational
women’s swim tournament.
Invitations have gone out to
twelve area teams.
GENEVA, N.Y. (UPI) — The
Geneva Senators of the New
York Pennsylvania _ Baseball
League Tuesday signed a work-
ing agreement with the Pitts-
burgh Pirates.
The announcement was made
by the Class A club’s president,
Mike Cecere.
The Senators severed ties with
the Washington Senators of the
American League Sept. 13. At
the time the club maintained it
was being used for “nothing
more than a training camp” for
Washington.
The Geneva club was expected
to select a new nickname, scrap-
ping the name “Senators.”
BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI)—The
Buffalo Bisons Tuesday reported
a net loss of $61,617 for the
1967-68 American Hockey League
season and asked the city to
turn over future concession
rights to the club.
The Bisons offered to pay the
city 25 per cent of the gross
concession receipts or a mini-
mum of $50,000. Buffalo current-
ly receives a flat $110,000 from
a private concessionaire.
The Common Council’s finance
committee delayed a decision
on the matter for one month,
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