Inscape, Vol. 40, Issue 13

              Continuing Education: Life After Thirty
By Deb Cassidy
Ending its second full year at CSR, the
Continuing Education, under the
direction of Ruth Jandreau, offers both
traditional and non-traditional evening
courses, designed to meet the needs of the
older student returning to complete his
education.
Among the many who participate in
the program are those who need career-related
courses and those who seek only
personal enrichment.
Mrs. Jandreau commented that there
are no requirements for these special
students who now make up over half of
the student bodies on campuses around
the country. Once here, however, these
students must maintain a “C” average.
Courses are all offered for credit and
can lead to a degree if the student applies
through Admissions. As it stands now, a
student may not obtain a degree through INtCAPl Vol. 40, No. 13 April 28, 1976
Spring Weekend
Events Scheduled
By Noel Mick ^
This year’s Spring
Weekend has been coordinated by Diane
Guth and the plans indicate a fun time
for anyone attending. The series events
begin on Thursday night April 29, with a
coffeehouse from 8:00 to 11:30.
Admission is free and beer is 25 cents a
glass. The coffeehouse will be held in the
Camelot Room.
Friday night April 30, is the Music
Department’s annual Spring Concert at
8:00 at the Cathedral of the immaculate
Conception on Eagle Street. This will be
followed by the last of the season 10:00 in
the Dining Hall at Saint Rose. Admission
is $2.00 with any college l.D. cards and a
special rate of $.75 for any student who
attends the Music Department’s Spring
Concert.
Recreation activities start at 12:00 on
Saturday, May 1. From 12:00 to 1:30 is a
scavenger hunt with prizes. . From
1:30 on are volleyball games with the
students vying against the faculty and
administration. Other activities will
Include horseshoes, croquet, frisbee and
so forth. During this time refreshments of
hamburgers, hot dogs, and beer will be
available.
From 5:00 to 9:00 on Saturday night
there will be a “ Beach Comber Party.,”
The dinner Includes clams, chicken, corn
on the cob, punch or beer. There will be
live music and a prize awarded for the
best beach comber costume. CSR
residents will be admitted free with the
ticket that must be claimed at the Student
Affairs Office. CSR commuters will be
admitted for $2.50 with l.D. card. All
others attending must pay a $5.00 fee.
Every one must pick up or purchase their
tickets before Saturday May 1. The
tickets will be on sale April 26-30 in the
Campus Center.
The weekend comes to a close on
Sunday with a movie “The Class of ’44”
at 8:30 in Saint Joseph’s auditorium.
Student Events Board cordially invites
everyone to attend Spring Weekend and
promises an exciting weekend.
the evening division.
Chosen to fit the needs and interests of
the outside community, courses are often
created at the request of special interest
groups. For example, a course in child
abuse treatment attracted a great deal of
Albany Police in the 1975 Spring
semester. Courses are designed and set up
by Mrs. Jandreau, but they must meet
with the standards of CSR through the
approval of the division chairmen.
instructors are chosen from CSR
faculty and from qualified outsiders who
have special expertise.
Students range in age from young
adults to middle-aged. Most are women.
The students come from a fairly wide
geographic area, from Glens Falls to the
lower Hudson Valley areas. They also
come fo r d iv e r s e p ro f e s s io n a l
backgrounds: doctors, teachers, business
personnel, and so forth. “The
interaction among this wide variety of
people is healthy for all,” Mrs. Jandreau
commented.
The director noted that the program
has been extremely successful, with a
current enrollment of approximately pne
thousand students, “’these are people who
would not have otherwise been here,” she
added. The CE program has been like a
“funnel” for the school, she said,
encouraging several people each semester
to go on for their degree.
At this point, Mrs. Jandreau is pleased
with the growth of the program and looks
to the future when it will reach more to
the community via special Interest
courses.
Cafeteria Theft Increases
By Matt Maguire
increasing student theft in the cafeteria
may lead to either a policing system to
prevent it or an Increase in room and
board if the problem does not abate,
according to Food Service Director Ed
Cass.
The problem, according to Mr. Cass,
centers around missing silverware.
Although the food service allows for a
certain amount of silverware to be lost
internally, Mr. Cass states that many
pieces are being stolen by students. He
stated that the food service has gone
through “hundreds of dozens” of pieces
of silver since September. Furthermore,
adds the director, the problem seems to
be increasing.
In an effort to solve the problem, Mr.
Cass has Issued requests to the residents
to stop pilfering the silverware, and to
return through the Resident Assistants
the silver taken to the dorms. These
requests did meet with some response,
according to Mr. Cass, but further action,
may be needed.
One possible solution is a policing
system designed to prevent theft, but
Mr. Cass hopes to avoid this as long as
possible. “Most college campuses have a
Gestapo situation,” he noted, adding that
he viewed such a procedure as “asinine.”
He would not rule out such a system,
however.
The food service noted that such thefts,
apparently done in the hope of saving
money, are counterproductive in that
they are reflected in increases in room
and board fees. He pointed out that such
thefts have cost the food service “many
dollars,” and he added that “the people
that don’t shouldn’t have to pay for the
people that do — it’s unfair.”
Mr. Cass expressed the belief that peer
pressure exerted by students would be the
most effective solution to the problem.
He noted that the students involved
appear to be a minority and he suggested
that peer criticism would be a very
effective remedy to the problem.
One part of the problem, the theft of
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Editd^rial
On SA Elections
Student Assembly elections are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. It is very agreeable to see so many candidates
for the openings. It is nice to think that so many people are concerned
about the ways in which their student activities are spent.
It would also be pleasant to see the student body at large display the
same concern by turning out to vote. Last year, “about eight to ten
percent” of the student body turned out to vote, according to outgoing
Student Assembly president Bob Fantauzzi. Although this is higher than
the national average, it is still lower than we would like to see. Do 90% of
the students here really not care about their student fees?
Anyone who plans to whimper about the student activity fee next fall
should vote in the elections next week. Whining will not eliminate the'
charge; but voting may ensure its worthwhile utilization.
The Blotter:
Campus Newsbriefs
its kind in New York State, and is among
the first in the nation.
The Graduate School at Saint Rose has
an enrollment of about 1,000 students,
and offers master’s degree programs in 12
fields of the liberal arts, education anc
special education.
An American musical experience is the
theme of the annual spring concert of the
College of Saint Rose Masterworks
Chorale, a group of more than 100 voices
backed by a 50-piece orchestra and
directed by J. Robert Sheehan.
Entitled, “We The People,” the concert
will be held Friday, April 30, at 8:15 p.m.
at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Empire State Plaza, Albany,
Public admission fee is $1.50.
Consisting entirely of American music,
the program includes works from sacred
and secular music to show music and
light classics
Program selections include the 67th
Psalm, composed by Charles Ives; Songs
of the American Revolution, a
revolutionary portrait arranged by
Robert de Cormier; a medley from the
K e r n -H am m e r s t e i n b r o a dw a y
production. Showboat; and Ode to the
Virginian Voyage and the Last Words of
David, two works by Randall Thompson.
Classical dances of India will be
presented by the Dhananjayan Dance
Troupe in a performance Thursday (April
29) at 8:15 p.m. in the Campus Center
Student Lounge at The College of Saint
Rose.
A $3,325 grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities has
enabled I he College of Saint Rose to
engage the services of a noted
Massachusetts educator as a consultant
to the college’s unique graduate program
in liberal studies.
Dr. Bates Lowry, professor and
chairman of the department of art at the
University of Massachusetts at Boston,
has made one visit to Saint Rose, and will
return April 28-30 to complete his study
and evaluation of the program.
One of 65 national consultants whose
visits to colleges and universities are
funded by the NEH, Dr. Lowry revealed
that his initial visit to Saint Rose
produced many positive reactions to the
liberal studies program, which leads to
the master of arts degree.
“It is important to note that Saint Rose
in applying for a grant, requested the
services of an outside consultant,” he
commented, “which indicates the college
is interested in developing and
maintaining a strong program in liberal
studies.”
Dr. Lowry has interviewed all of the
students in the program and when he
returns later this month he will complete
i n t e r v i ew s wi th f a c u l t y a n d
administrators who are involved in its
operation.
An interdisciplinary, non-traditional
graduate program which enables students
to select a concentration of their own
choosing in two or more liberal arts
areas, the master of arts in liberal studies
program at Saint Rose was initiated in
February, 1975. It is the first program ol
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Tickets for the public performance may
be obtained at the door the night of the
performance. Admission fee for adults is
$2. Students with a college ID will be
admitted for $1, and children may attend
free.
One of the best-known and highly
regarded dance troupes from India, the
Dhananjayan’s are currently in the midst
of an American tour to promote Indian
dance.
Featured dancers S hanta and
Dhananjayan have toured Europe as well
as the United States, in addition to
recognition for their choreography and
dancing abilities, they are well known
abroad as founders of the dance school
Bharata Kalanjali, where students from
different countries gather to master the
art of Indian classical dance.
A total of almost $38,000 has been
pledged to The College of Saint Rose as a
result of the college’s fourth annual
Alumni Fund Phonathon, held durine
March.
The Saint Rose phonathon is part of
the college’s overall alumni fund
campaign, which has a total goal of
$60,000 under the chairmanship of Dr.
Margaret M. Bergen of Schenectady.
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RLC: Working to Improve
By Barry Willard
This year the Resident Life
Committee (RLC) at CSR has taken an
active role in the college community.
Under the presidency of senior Bonnie
Sofia and the advisorship of Sr. Lynn
Levo, Assistant Dean for Residence, the
committee has helped sponsor several
activities during the year including the
Oktoberfest, the two bloodmobiles, and
has helped send two students to the
student leadership January Term at Star
Lake.
Aside from these activities, RLC has
made their presence known through the
work of the Food Committee which has,
through the cooperation of the food
service, done a great deal to improve an
area of student life. Members of Resident
Life have also taken part in the R.A.
selection process as well as the recent
expansion room assessment procedures in
the houses. Under the auspices of RLC
the Visitation Committee has also been
examining the present policy and working
for improvements in a matter that is of
concern to many resident students.
Ms. Sofia expressed the hope that the
committee would continue to perform
such services, though she feels the
emphasis of the group should not be on
the sponsorship of activities, but rather,
“it should serve as a medium where
resident students can express complaints
and opinions and through which
committees can be formed or channelled
to the proper people,” so that meaningful
change can take place. She feels that the
group is “beginning to serve more as that
type of committee” and hopefully the
future will bring a continuation of this
trend.
Overall the Committee president feels
that this year has seen several positive
accomplishments. The record keeping
process through the work of Secretary
Lisa Colombe has become more
formalized and has allowed the
committee to better communicate with
the rest of the resident population.
However, Ms. Sofia also stated that she
‘“would have liked to sponsor some
educational speakers” similar to the V.D.
Program that was held last fall. In
conclusion she stated that she felt
confident that RLC has been “serving to
answer student needs” but that there is
still room for improvement.
The Resident Life Committee, made up
of representatives from each resident hall
and each floor in Lima Hall, has the
potential to continue to serve as an active
force in the resident community.
Mandala ’76 Released
By Kim Smith
On April 5, Mandala ’76
was distributed. The staff this year
consisted of Betty Nau, as editor, Pat
Relyea as assistant editor, Hildy Curran
and Pat Pawliczak as photographers. Sue
Fommer as cover designer and Donna
Scheloski as art designer. Other staff
members were Dorna Schroeter, Phyllis
Jones,, Ginger O’Hare and Dianne
Pomainville.
Betty Nau had several comments to
make about the yearbook which were; “1
never would have made it without the
confidence and support from my staff,
friends, family and individuals like Mike
D’Attilio and Daryl Hendry. It was fun
being editor because I saw what a hassle
it can be being an administrator, trying to
please all the people all the time. 1 feel my
editorship was a personal growing
experience and i’m sorry to see it go.”
“There was a lot of time and effort put
into the yearbook and 1 was really
pleased to see the reaction of students
and administrators after they had first
leafed through the book.”
Betty also stated that she “hopes next
year students will order the yearbook
when orders are taken.This year, when
orders were taken, there was a very poor
response but when the books actually
arrived they went like hotcakes.”
Moving along, plans are being made
now for Mandala ’77. Peggy Keegan will
be the editor and Diane Guth, assistant
editor. Martin Benjamin, who teaches
photography here at Saint Rose, will be
taking pictures for next year’s book,
along with his partner, Gary Gold. Both
of these people have earned respect and
good rep uta tions in regards to
photography in Albany and throughout
New York State.
They are looking for a diversified staff,
from freshmen to seniors for next year.
Specific positions are available i.e.
Business Manager and Photography
Editor among others. They are looking
for anyone interested in working hard to
produce a fine yearbook in 1977.
Speaker Wins Honors
n ’PonnplI eaininc second olace
The Bicentennial Youth Debates
concluded its six month competition in
Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday,
April 8 with CSR junior Margaret
Rip-Offs
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plates and other dishes for use in the
houses and dorm kitchen, was solved
earlier this year when the college donated
the needed supplies to the kitchens on
campus. Until then, notes Ann Marie
Coutu of the Food Service Committee,
this, too, had been a major probleni.
Another problem which has persisted
is the theft of food from the cafeteria.
Ms. Coutu pointed out that some students
pilfer food for their own use in the dorm
and houses, and some actually steal it for
non-residents. She noted that students
tend to forget that the food they steal
costs the food service money.
Ms. Coutu suggested a number of
possible solutions to the problem of
cafeteria larceny. She suggested that
students compare the food services at
other near-by colleges, both regarding
price and quality of service. Noting that
the CSR food service is considerably less
expensive than any of those at the other
colleges in the area, she suggested that
CSR students would not take advantage
of the laxity in the cafeteria if they were
aware of the good deal they are getting.
She also suggested that students bring
any complaints they have about the food
service to the Food Service Committee,
which deals with these problems and has
already effected some changes. By dealing
with problems in this way, reasonable
solutions can be brought about,
according to Ms. Coutu.
O’Connell gaining place honors
among contestants representing eight
New England states. Participating with
forty-five other students in the persuasive
speaking category, Ms. O’Connell was
runner-up to Paul Goslin of the
University of Massachusetts in addressing
the topic “Can America Afford a Foreign
Policy Based on Moral Principles?”
The BYD began last October with
competition between CSR students in
three categories. Five St. Rose students
advanced to the district competition with
other area schools. Margaret’s first place
finish in persuasive speaking along with a
second place standing in the debate
category qualified her for sectional
competition with students from across
New York in the persuasive category. At
this level, Margaret again gained first
place honors, designating her as the New
York State representative in the regional
competition in Boston. Her second place
finish among some of the best speakers in
the East was rewarded with a $500.00
Savings Bond.
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Student Assembly Elections:
Meet The Candidates
By Mat Maguire
EDITORS’ ^OTE: The following
information was derived from the
petitions filled out by the candidates
themselves.
Each spring, the CSR student body
chooses its student government leaders
for the following year. This year,
nominating petitions were to be
submitted by April 7. The candidates will
conduct their campaigns during the week
of April 26-30, and elections will be held
from May 3 to May 5.
Mike O’Hanlon has served in
numerous positions of leadership in
previous years, including one stint as
president of the Student Assembly. He
cites the need for changes in the Student
Assembly administration and the need for
more student influence in student affairs
The Job Scene:
as reasons for his candidacy.
Kathy Mooney, a sophoniore, is also
running for president of the Student
Assembly. She served in numerous
positions of elected student leadership in
high school, and she cites this experience
as a key reason for her desire to become
involved in student government at CSR.
Although she voices no specific
objections to the current objection, she
claims that lessened student apathy would
improve student government matters
considerably.
The third and final candidate for
president of the Student Assembly is
Isabel Barber, a DPEA student from
Schenectady. Claiming to have much
experience as a leader, she hopes to usp
her “adult perspective” to organize thp
student government. Organization, she
From Bad to Worse
(CPS) — Those who have hit the resume
route have already found out the latest
news on the job market for college grads:
employment prosects are bleak. To be
more exact, this year’s graduates face
possibly the worst job outlook ever.
The number of job offers for students
graduating in the spring is smaller than
last year’s figure, according to a recent
study released by the College Placement
Council. “And just about everyone agreed
that 1974-75 was a tough year,” said the
council, an organization made up of
career planning directors at universities.
Job offers to students at 159 colleges
are 16 percent lower this year than last
year for B.A. candidates, the report said.
For master’s degree candidates the
decline is 25 percent; for doctoral
candidates, 32 percent.
The biggest drop in job offers appears
to be for students graduating with
degrees in the humanities and social
sciences. Offers for B.A. candidates in
those fields decreased by 26 percent from
last March.
The next largest drop — 23 percent —
was for engineering students. Then came
the sciences, with a 12 percent decrease,
and business fields with a 4 percent drop.
The drop in engineering and business
fields is puzzling, the council said,
because estimates from employers last
November indicated that job prospects
were expected to be good in those fields.
Accounting, banking, insurance and
chemical and drug companies made
about the same number of offers as last
year, while offers rose from the
automotive, electrical machinery,
research-consulting and tire and rubber
firms.
Starting salaries at the B.A. level range
from an average high of $16,788 for
engineering students to $8,580 for
humanities majors, the council said.
One bright spot in the council’s report
was that undergraduate women received
27 percent more job offers this year than
in March of 1975. Job offers to women
were also 36 percent higher at the
master’s level.
Nevertheless, the number of jobs
offered to women is still only 16 percent
of the total offered to B.A. candidates
and 15 percent of the number offered to
master’s degree candidates.
The bad job news tor college seniors
this year is only the latest chapter in a
continuing bleak economic story. By the
end of this academic year about 1.3
million people will receive bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctor’s degrees, according
to Harvard Economist Richard Freeman.
This is nearly double the number of
degrees doled out ten years ago.
Yet during the same time, says
Freeman, the number of professional,
technical and managerial jobs in the U.S.
has grown by barely more than a third.
Job offers to men declined 20 percent
for undergraduates and 13 percent for
master’s candidates.
claims, can cancel out the problem of
student apathy. She also hopes to
increase the involvement of DPEA
students in campus affairs.
Peggy Koelbel is the first of three
candidates for the position of Internal
Vice-President of the Student Assembly.
Citing much leadership experience in high
school and her current status as a
freshman representative on the Room
Selection Committee, she expresses a
desire to pull students into a cohesive
group as a reason for her seeking office.
Specifically, she hopes to see increased
student activity in decisionmaking and
heightened commuter involvement on
, campus.
Alphonse Mallory also cites previous
leadership experience, both in high school
and in earlier college studies at Albany
State College in Georgia. Although he is
unsure of what specific improvements the
college needs, he cited the need for an
outspoken and concerned leader as his
reason for seeking office.
The third candidate for Internal Vice-
President is sophomore Ann Romanelli.
Bob Fantauzzi, current president of the
Student Assembly, is running for the post
of External Vice-President in this spring’s
elections. He hopes to see more
commuter feedback influencing student
government, less student apathy, and
increased involvement of graduate
students and DPEA students.
The other candidate for this post is
Carol Kuhn. Citing positions of
leadership held in high school, she hopes
to assume a position of responsibility
others may not want. She, too, hopes to
see decreased student apathy, and she
further expresses a desire to see more
input from “the little people who usually
don’t get involved.”
Kathy Pietkiewiez is the first of two
candidates for the office of Treasurer.
Wtih two years of experience as a leader
under her belt from high school, she
hopes to see student government
maintain more contact with the student
body.
Catherine Cornell also seeks the office
of Treasurer. Citing a hope to understand
more fully the functions of the student
government, she hopes to see more
students involved in affairs concerning
them.
The candidates for Assembly positions
include: Tom Baldowski, Isabel Barber,
Ed Barr, Bill Better, Peggy Bowe, Lisa
Colombe, Ann M. Fantauzzi, Diane
Guth, Pam Hawley, Laureen Karlic,
Celeste Marquis, Mary Ann Mahone,
Christine Nicholas, Micki Pallotta,
Nancy Pringle, T. Ryan, Gloria
Scardapane, and George Vorees.
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‘Taxi Driver’: Tense
After scoring critical acclaim tor his
lilms "Mean Streets” and "Alice Doesn’t
l,ive Here Anymore!”, Martin Scorsese
has again won praise lor his latest film
called “ laxi Driver.” Unlike his previous
lilms, Scorsese makes "l axi Driver”
become many things at once. It is
basically a psychological character study.
It is also a cinematic es.say of New York
City and its corruption; a political
comment; and a taut, bi/arre thriller that
is frighteningly realistic.
Surprising as it may seem, the film
does not get bogged down trying to
present all the themes. Scorsese has done
a remarkable job of blending all the
elements together in such a smooth
manner that everything seems to be in
one close knit package. It is not until
later that you arc able to take it apart and
examine It thoroughly.
Robert DeNiro gives an explosive
performance as Iravis, a lonely, very
disturbed ex-marine who drives a taxi at
night and gets cra/.ier as he does. The
social degeneracy that he sees becomes
too much for him and he decides to do
something to help abolish it.
Unfortunately a Messiah he’s not. He
takes on a Manson-like image and
^Next Stop:’Special Film
Paul Mazursky, the man who last gave
us the sentimental “Harry and Tonto”
brings us his latest film venture “Next
Stop Greenwich Village.” The story of
“Next StopGreenwich Village” is centered
around Lenny Lapinsky, an aspiring
young, Jewish actor, who decides to
move toGreenwich Village, away from his
stifling homelife and his domineering
mother. It Is in the Village that Lenny
and his girlfriend encounter a small group
of misfit friends consisting of a manic
depressant who is always on the verge of
suicide; Robert, an egomaniac who feels
he does not need anyone but himself; and
a black homosexual who cannot face his
friends and much worse, life, after his
confession that the “glamorous” life he
supposedly leads is all fabricated.
The situations in which Mazursky (who
wrote and directed the film) places this
motley group are often funny and
sometimes sad; but always is the feeling
of loneliness present. Mazursky otten
makes the transition between something
happy and sad so suddenly that one does
not know whether to laugh or not. In that
sense, there Is an added depth of realness
that makes this particular film a special
film. Mazursky has a way of doing that
with his films. Each character suffers
a loss m one way or another. To Lenny, it
seems as though he will never escape
from the overpowering hand of his
mother. In one particularly funny scene
Lenny’s parents come for a surprise visit
while Lenny is throwing a party, and his
mother is an instant hit with the crowd
and becomes the life of the party. But in
the end, Lenny leaves his family and New
York and takes off for California
(complete with his mother’s homemade
apple strudel and the guarantee he’ll call
home everyday).The scene where Lenny is
saying good bye to his parents is a perfect
example of Mazursky combining the
happy-sad elements.
The performances in the film consisting
of mostly newcomers are as brilliantly
effective as that of veteran actress Shelley
Winters who is once again cast as a
Jewish Mother, if anyone has mastered
one particular role, it Is Shelley Winters
who seems to have invented the Jewish
mother role. She adds new depth to an
old role which makes her performance as
genuine as if she were playing the type of
character for the first time.
Mazursky has indeed crafted an
intelligent motion picture.
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proceeds to exccute his violent intentions,
which leads to a brutally graphic shoot­out
that is rather overdone. Mils may
Haw the film somewhat, but it still
delivers an impact which leaves audiences
gasping and shaking in their seats. Cybil
Shepard is once again cast as a feisty
wench who adds to Iravis’ mental
br e a k d own a f t e r r ej e ct i ng his
companionship. Peter Hoyle (who played
the monster in “Young I rankenstein”) is
cast as "Wizard.” a totally useless part
who gives nothing to the film except
meaningless jargon. I he film would be
better off without him. The surprise of
the film is 13-year-old Jodie hosier who
portrays a 12-year-old prostitute. It is a
very demanding "adult” role, perhaps a
more demanding role than Linda Blairs'
idiotic croaking in " I he Hxorcist.”
Fosters’ performance is outstanding,
second only to DeNiros'.
I he late Bernard Herrmann has
created a haunting music score that
heightens the film's suspense and creates
an edge-of-the-seal uneasiness, "laxi
Driver” is a well made, highly charged
adult movie that demands to be .seen, not
only for its artistic quality, but lor its
meaning. As a director, Martin Scorsese
has proved himself to be nothing short ol
brilliant and promises to be an important
and influential filmmaker.
Although it is early in the year it looks
like “ laxi Driver” is going to be among
the year's best.
By Martin Sacchetti
DPEA Student Donates Land
Because a career nurse decided to
return to school to complete requirements
for a degree at The College of Saint Rose,
the Albany college now has a 90-acre
tract of desirable land in Montgomery
County.
Rosemary Belleville of Loudonville
who will receive her bachelor's degree in
May as a graduate of CSR’s Degree
Program for Experienced Adults, has
given the parcel of land to the college as
an unrestricted gift.
Located in the towns of Glen and
Root, about 40 miles from Albany, the 90
acres have an assessed value of $20,000.
The towns are about five miles from
Fultonvllle, toward Canajoharie, and are
about 12 miles from Amsterdam.
“It is normal to express gratitude to
alumni and friends who make
contributions to the college,” said Dr,
Thomas A. Manlon, CSR president, "but
it is a very special occasion for me to
express the college's appreciation to a
member of our student body for such a
generous gift.”
In giving land to the college, Miss
Belleville said, “Saint Rose is an excellent
school, with a fine rating, and since I will
soon be a graduate, 1 am pleased to be
able to make a gift which will be of use to
the college.”
A career nurse with several
c om m e n d a t i o n s f o r e x c e l l e n t
performance. Miss Belleville earned a
nurse's degree at St. John’s Hospital in
Long Island City. She received her early
professional experience there and at
Nassau-Suffolk General Hospital,
Amityville.
Miss Belleville cont inued her
professional career for several years at
Albany Medical Center, before entering
basic training in 1950 with the Army
Nurse Corps. Assigned to the nationally-recognized
Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington, D.C., she treated, among
others, than President Harry S. I'ruman.
Returning to Albany in 1955, she
served through 1970 on the nursing staff
of the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
After a period of private practice and
specialization in psychological research
nursing, she returned to the VA staff in
1974, where she now serves with the
Nursing Home Care Unit.
A past president of the Albany chapter
of the Council of Catholic Nurses, she is
a member of national, state and district
nurses associations
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Who^s Who at €SR
Mary Jane Fellows, Bookstore Manager
By Mary Van Laak
“This is your campus store,” states the
store manager Miss Mary Jane Fellows.
She and assistant manager Miss Sheila
Van Alstine, together with Mrs. Eva
Gordon and Mr. Berney Malone, work
very hard to supply the bookstore with
needed items requested by students and
faculty. Miss Fellows emphasizes the fact
that the store employes rely upon
suggestions by their customers on how
they can better serve them.
When Miss Fellows became manager
of the campus store 13 years ago, she had
to move it from its former location in
room 104B in the Science Hall, to its
present location in the Campus Center.
Needless to say, this minor miracle
required a talent for organization and
Miss Fellows says the entire store is now
on three by five cards.
There are twelve different departments
within the CSR bookstore, including such
articles as clothing, gifts, and of course,
books. With this many departments to
look after. Miss Fellows says there is
“never a dull moment.” Replenishing and
supplying each of these departments is a
full-time job in itself.
The first week of school is especially
“thrilling” as students flood the store to
purchase books. Yet the efficiency of the
staff makes this week a lot less hectic then
it could be. if the store does not carry a
particular book, the store staff can refer
you to another store which might. What
is more. Miss Fellows says they are
always hunting around for better prices
on items to supply their shelves. Earlier
publications of books, which cost less
than more recent publications, are placed
on top of the piles to insure that they are
sold first. Candy is replenished each week
to insure its freshness. Miss Fellows says
manning the cash register is an important
means of watching what is being sold and
therefore keeping an eye on what items
are most in demand.
Mrs. Audrey Graham, Librarian
By Mary Van Laak
“The most important concern of the
library staff is service to the students,”
says Mrs. Audrey Graham, CSR
Librarian. “There is a vast amount of
material on many subjects available in the
C.S.R. library, but it is useless if a
student doesn’t know how to find it. We
try to stress in the Library Handbook,
through classes, and through personal
contact with students, that they should
never hesitate to ask for help.”
There is a tremendous use of the CSR
library by other colleges, especially
SUNYA, who feel that the atmosphere in
our library is relaxed, and conducive to
study. Interlibrary loan has also doubled.
Mrs. Graham states that “we are very
fortunate at St. Rose in having an
admmistration that is particularly
sympathetic to the library needs of the
students. At a time when many libraries
are being forced to cut their budgets and
hours, the CSR book budget has been
increased, and last fall Sunday library
hours were extended because of heavy
student use at that time.”
Also' last fall, ELECOMPACK, the
electrically operated shelving unit, was
installed in the basement of the library.
Mrs. Graham says that even “more
changes are planned. This Spring the
microfilm material will be moved to what
was formerly the .language laboratory,
and until the entire space is needed, part
of this room will be a study area. The old
microfilm room on the third floor will
become another student study lounge.”
El Ed Majors Get Two NYSEE Posts
At a recent Representative Assembly of
the New York State Students for
Effective Education (NYSEE), an
organization of college students preparing
for the profession of i teaching. The
College of Saint Rose NYSEE Chapter
was represented by George Vorees and
Dianne Ferraro, both majors in
elementary education.
As an outcome of this Assembly,
George Vorees was nominated and
elected to the position of Regional
Director for the NYSEE Mid-State
Region. Serving as the region’s offical
representative, George’s responsibilities
will include contacting chapters in the
region, reporting significant events or
other information to the Newsletter
Ed Cass, Food Service Director
Mary Van Laak
Mr. Edward Cass has been food service
director at St. Rose for the last six years.
He is motivated by the challenge of
devising tasty meals for a growing college
crowd of various tastes. Working pretty
much on his own within the confines of a
strict budget, Mr. cass still finds room
for creativity and encourages creativity in
the people he works with. The food
service payroll contains fifty people; fifty
good people who care. It is this care
which has given St. Rose such a fine
reputation when it comes to food. This
same desire to please is responsible for
the creation of a Food Committee, made
up of representatives from the houses, the
dorm, and the commuters. This
committee keeps an open channel of
communication between students and the
kitchen staff.
Mr. Cass says he particularly enjoys
working with a staff of good people
whom he respects and who respect him
and who are willing to sit down to reason
with him.
Mr. Cass is an alumnus of the New
England Chef Training Institute at
Northeastern University in Boston, and
earned a two-year degree in the Culinary
arts. He has been the recipient of several
awards, including the first and second
prizes in the Culinary Arts Salon at the
Boston Hotel and Motel Exposition
(1963-1965). Besides working at St. Rose,
. Mr. Cass teaches three night courses at
Schenectady Community College.
editor for publication, conducting a
regional workshop during his term of
office, maintaining records of regional
activities, and organizing new chapters
with the assistance of the Executive
Board.
During this same Assembly, Dianne
Ferraro was elected to serve as the
Secretary-Treasurer of the NYSEE
Executive Board. Dianne’s main duties
are to keep the official records, assist the
President in preparing the budget, carry
on the correspondence reques^d by the
President, and prepare an annual
financial report for the Representative
Assembly.
At this time. The College of Saint Rose
Chapter Officials for 1975-76 deserve
special thanks for their efforts on behalf
of NYSEE Chapter at the College.
Dianne Pomainville, President, Margaret
Bowe, Vice-President, and Judith
Gerstner, Secretary-Treasurer, as well as
other active members, put .forth much
effort to make the CSR NYSEE Chapter
an active organization as they designed a
program to keep members informed of
current inovative activities in the field of
teacher education as well as current
issues.
Housing Renovations Set
Joanne HoffmeisW
With the second semester already in
full bloom, so are plans for campus
alterations, according to Sister Lynn
Levo, Assistant Dean for Residence.
First, to be given attention from a long
list of possibilities is the installation of
additional curtains in the Lima
Lounge“fishbowl” to secure more privacy
from the main lobby. The committee in
charge of the project is currently in the
process of selecting a company to handle
the job. The dimensions of the windows
in the “fishbowl” are quite large and
because of this incovenience the new
curtains will have to be custom made.
Sister Lynn anticipates that the curtains
will be a bright and an interesting pattern
to livin-up the room. She also hopes to
see the new curtains hanging by the end
of the present semester.
Secondly, keeping within Lima Hall is
the opening up of the lower level lounges
for socializing. This will allow the Lima
residents to entertain their company in a
more private atmosphere. The idea is to
give the resident students a room J that is
equivalent to a living room thus, ensuring
a more “homier” atmosphere. At the
present the only room available for the -
students to entertain is the “fishbowl”.
The committee hopes to separate the
Higher Education Fails ?
(CPS) — America’s system of higher
education is failing.
Studies conducted by government
agencies and well-respected foundations
are coming to the conclusion that many
disgruntled students have been expressing
for a long time: America's system of
higher education is failing.
T h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s a n d
recommendations of these various sudies
may conflict, but the general conclusions
about college concur: The hallowed
institution is crumbling.
That attitude has now reached into the
government itself. The Office of
Eifucation (under the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare) came
out with a policy statement on career
educaion which reflects the criticsm
currently leveled against American
education. The crux of that office’s
conclusions is that American education is
failing to prepare students for the “world
of work.”
The policy statement concludes that:
— Too many people leaving the
American educational system are
deficient in the basic skills required for a
modern, rapidly changing society.
— Too many students fail to see the
meaningful relationships between what
they are being asked to learn in school
and what they will do when they leave the
educational system.
— American education, as presently
structured, meets the educational needs of
that minority of people who eventually
graduate from college, it fails to give
attention to the vast majority of students
who will never graduate from college.
— American education has not kept
pace with the rapidity of change in our
“post-industrial occupational society.” As
a result, when worker qualifications are
compared with job requirements, there
a re . tremendous numbers of over­educated
and under-educated workers.
The boredom of the over-educatd worker
and the frustration of the under-educated
worker have contributed to “growing
worker aliena tion in the total
occupational society.”
— Insufficient attention has been given
to learning opportunities which exist
outside the structure of formal education.
The Carnegie Corporation, a private
educational foundation which gave over
$13 million in grants last year, also came
to the conclusion that higher education
has not fulfilled its obligations and is
headed for serious trouble.
larger and smaller lounges with a decora­tive
partition. Security related issues to
opening up the lower level are currently
being discussed. The idea of carpeting is
also a possibility, but on account of the
availability of money it is a question at
the moment, it is uncertain if the rooms
will be ready for use this Spring, but they
definitely will be ready for visitation in
the fall.
When asked what would be done with
the resident houses, Levo commented
that, “they intend to use the present
resident houses for living facilities and
therefore, they certainly anticipate
maintenance and improvement of them
even with the new dorm sprouting up.”
With the summer months just around
the corner preparation is currently
being made concerning the construction
of the new campus buildings. Levo states,
“I am enthusiastic about the new
facilities, we know that they will be very
comfortable and convenient for student
use.”
The first new buildings to sprout up
will be a recreational facility and a dorm
which will be open for use February 1977.
The occupancy of the dorm will be filled
according to a seniority basis. This policy
will give the upper classmen a chance to
reside in the new building before
graduating.
This Course Makes Money
(CPS) — Be careful Dow Jones, Andy
Crapper is watching. Closely.
Crapper, a student at Texas Christian
University (CTU) Graduate School of
Business, his classmates and a growing
number of students across the country
these days have their eyes glued on Wall
Street as they watch the fate of the money
they’ve sunk in the market during their
classes on investment.
The money is real and so is the profit
many students rake in as a result of these
classes. It’s all part of a movement to
bring the real world of business into the
theoretical world of business schools and,
according to Business Week magazine,
it's catching on.
On a recent day at TCU, Crapper told
his fellow student investors about
Combustion Equipment Associates Inc.,
a small firm dealing in pollution control
devices. He had studied the company in
depth, he told the class, and although he
found the company's management
“difficult to assess,” the firm showed
“continued growth during the recession”
and he recommended the class pop for
500 shares.
Crapper's fellow students were wary of
so high an investment but they did go for
300 shares at $15.50 each. The proper
brokers in Dallas were contacted and
when the money was combined with some
other purchases the class made that day,
$7,600 was winging its way to New York.
The TCU students manage the school’s
Educational Investment Fund (EIF),
which is currently valued at $500,000, the
largest of its kind in the country. Other
funds have been established at several
other schools around the country,
including the University of Wisconsin and
the University of Arkansas.
The original money for the student
funds usually comes from an endowment
donated by rich alumni. At TCU, the
owner of a local eye products
manufacturing company gave 16,000
shares of his stock in 1973, worth about
$500,000 at the time. Profits do not go
directly into student pockets but rather
into the university’s general fund as well
as the opthamology department of nearby
Baylor Medical School.
The students act both as industry
analysts and investment specialists. The
class plans 12-month portfolios based on
current economic conditions and their
own detailed research. Although the fund
has faculty advisors, students make all
the decisions themselves at semi-weekly
meetings.
So far, their record is a bit better than
mediocre. 1974 was not a good year,
thanks to the recession, with the value of
Ftp’s trading assets falling 22 percent.
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Softballers: Off and Stumbling
Ihe College of Saint Rose softball
team got started on the right foot, April
3, by winning its first game handily. We
will say handily because the score was too
ridiculous to put into print. As with all
early spring encounters, the quality of
play left something to be desired. But the
important point was that the Saints did
win; to paraphrase Scoop Jackson, “I’ve
won, and I’ve lost. I recommend
winning.”
Fly balls have a habit ot
disappearing in the sun, occasionally with
disastrous results. Ground balls suddenly
sprout arms and legs and defy all
attempts to track them down. Throws go
astray, cut-offs get ignored, and
sometimes fistfuls of hair appear between
your fingers, leaving you to wonder why
you ever left your cozy little room to
come out to a windswept, dismal stretch
of infield full of rocks and holes a Mack
truck could hide in. My sympathies lie
primarily with the outfielders however,
who had to contend with a 30-40 mile
hour gale that made shagging flies a feat
for a contortionist. Anyone who has ever
tried to run full throttle across a field of
mud and terrain that is none too firm will
get the implication. But as they say, it’s
all part of the fun.
It would be impossible to point an
editorial finger at any person or persons
Wanna Pass? Relax
(CPS) — Hold on to your sanity — final
exams are closing in for another quarter.
Brace yourself for caffeine-crazed, wild­eyed
cramming. Prepare to watch your
friends crumble in spasms of nervous
tension.
But it doesn’t have to be that bad.
According to a group of university
psychologists, the solution to final exam
madness is to relax.
Even the psychologists know that is
easier said than done. Final exams
trigger tension in students that can lead
to physical problems as well as mental
frenzy.
At Wayne State University in
Michigan, a psychology professor
recalled a study showing organic
chemistry students’ stomachs churning
with acid as crucial exams crept closer.
The students were taught to swallow a
rubber tube that enabled researchers to
follow the secretion of acid in the
stomach. Students who thought the exam
was important produced an abnormally
large amount of stomach acid and felt
large amounts of stress.
And according to medical reports
recently reported, stress can be the root
of other serious physical and mental
illnesses. Dr. Ihomas Holmes of the
University of Washington School of
Medicine devised a scale recently that
measures the amount of stress certain
events are likely to produce. The death of
a close friend measures in at 100 points,
so you can judge for yourself how much
more pleasant finals are.
Holmes claims that a person
accumulating more than 200 stress points
during the year is probably headed for a
physical or mental breakdown.
At least at some col leges,
administrators haven’t been content to sit
back and watch their students turn into
tension-torn wrecks. At the University of
West Virginia a program of “systematic
desensitization” has been started to keep
students on this side of sanity during
finals.
Students can go to a small, cozy room
on the campus and sink down in a soft
chair on the carpeted floor. Once they’re
settled, a voice oozes from a tape player
urging them to “feel relaxation flowing
into your shoulders, neck and brows. Feel
it in your lower back, your chest. Relax.
Feel the heaviness in your arms. Relax.”
The tape is part of a process designed
to teach students how to relax to control
anxiety and fear. Dr. Marion Kostka said
that the program works well with
students who get too nervous to do well
on tests.
Kostka and other doctors in the
program can put a student in a state of
relaxation with the tapes. Once the
student has settled back, Kostka will
suggest, “You haven’t studied for
tomorrow’s quiz.”
After the burst of tension, Kostka eases
the student back into relaxation.
Eventually the student learns to relax at
will — even during a final.
INSCAPE
College of St. Rose
Albany, N.Y. 12203
and say they played an exceptionally
good game. With these spring contests
you don’t excel so much as you survive.
You sit, waiting for your turn at the
plate, watching the hits fly around and
the errors add up until your scorecard
begins to look like something written in
Sanskrit, and you can’t help but wonder
what ever happend to the good old days
when scores didn’t run up into the three-digit
column, it’s days like that that make
you resurrect the old home-run-with-the-coke-
bottle gag. But as I’ve said, it beats
the heck out of losing.
Afterwards, when you’re back home
with a glass of something to drink (it
doesn’t matter what) and a cigarette or a
sandwich to calm your shell-shocked
senses, you begin to sort something out
that will make your copy appear at least
coherent, and you suddenly realize that
you did have a lot of fun. Maybe you
didn’t put Brooks Robinson or Ted
Williams to shame that day, but you have
the satisfaction that comes with knowing
you tried your best, even if you didn’t
play at your best.
1974-75 seemed to be the year for
sports travesties at the College of Saint' ‘
Rose, with the basketball team being
disbanded for want of players, and the
softball squad having to borrow players
from the opposing team in order just to
play. But that’s all behind us now, and
the writer promises never to mention it
again if the reader vows not to remember
it. I'his year is a different story
altogether, and we all look forward to
that Saturday in May when the NAC
tournament comes to Saint Rose. Phe old
Brooklyn Dodgers used to have a battle
cry that stirred many a despondent soul
at Ebbetas Field. “Wait’ll next year!”
I'hey would say.
We’ve been waiting. This looks like
“next year.”
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