The Gadfly, Vol. XXXIX, Issue 1

              VOLUME MISNUMBERED
WELCOME CLASS OF '78
D e a n P r o p o s e s “ P o s i t i v e
Y e a r N u m b e r O n e
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‘No, we’re not cutting class!’
O r i e n t a t i o n
IN THE BEGINNING... Chrysalis ’74
By Pat Riley
The annual adjustment from
summer fun to books and classy
is really d iffic u lt fo r some people.
Moving into a new environment
during a rain storm can be even
harder. However, the s p irit and
enthusiasm of Orientation this
year made the rains of opening
day seem almost nonexistent.
From a clambake and barbeque
on^the floor of the dining room to
a “ Beef-onWeck” party, Chrysa­lis
74-75 proved to be what many
fe lt was the best Opening Week
program St. Rose has ever seen.
If it weren’t fo r the excitement of
the new students and the hard
work put forth by over forty
student assistants and adminis­trators,
the rain might have
ruined everything!
Tuesday’s a c tiv itie s were
p rim a rily social, and included
the President’s Reception and an
Olde Time Night featuring Skip
Parson’s Riverboat Jazz Band.
Wednesday’s activities con­sisted
of informal meetings with
academic and Student a ffa irs
personnel and academic advi­sors.
Dinner was a very special
a ffa ir with Mr. Cass putting on
one of his exotic buffet dinners.
The theme of Orientation was
brought to life Wednesday night
with a special performance of
Admissions: A New Profile
By Connie Jane Durant
The Admissions Office is currently reshaping Saint Rose’s
image. Patricia Hayes, C.S.J., is the new Director of the innovative
program. Sister Pat reports that there is a definite increase of
students on a ll levels.
On the Freshman level, the enrollment totals 139. Although SAT
scores have remained the same, these scores are bout 40% higher
than the national level.
A noticeably larger number of adults have enrolled in the
Undergraduate Adult Degree Program. The total number of
graduate students has now reached 720, including 60 fulltim e
students. Most are involved in education courses. More adults are
enrolled in both day and evening classes, fo r credit and non-credit
courses.
There is a steady increase in transfer students including
returning, visiting and non-matriculating students. In fact, their
number has reached 174, surpassing the number of Fr^hm en this
year.S
aint Rose is also tryin g vigorously to re cruit m inority students.
This effort is being carried out more now than in the past. Various
national and local groups are being used to aid this effort. Two of the
local groups include H.E.O.P. and G.A.P. Sister Hayes feels that so
many colleges are tryin g to increase the ir minority enrollment that
encouragement here has been d ifficu lt. One of the things that w ill aid
some m inority students is the college’s increase in financial aid. St.
Rose is tryin g to spread out money on a more personable basis. New
York State has also increased its aid. Since more money is available,
more minority students should be able to come to St. Rose, despite
money jmblems.
“ Chrysalis 74 - Hope fo r the
Flowers” , by Father Gary, Sister
Pat Kane, and their group. The
evening’s activities were b ro u ^ t
to a close with St. Rose’s firs t
“ Beef-on-Weck” and Beer Party.
S t u d e n t A s s o c i a t i o i i
U p c o m i n g P l a n s
By Mary VanLaak
As the new academic year
begins, the College of St. Rose
Student Association finds itself
faced with a few problems, as
well as many plans for improving
the lives of CSR students. Mike
O’Hanlon, vice-president of the
CSR Student Association, feels
that there are two issues of m ajor
By M arian Huss
Michael D’A ttiiio , new under­graduate
Dean here at CSR, is
dynamic, outgoing, and ever
ready to meet the needs of the
students. He is a doctoral candi­date
at SUNYA and received a
great deal of experience while
serving as coordinator of student
services at Lewing College of
SUNY at Binghampton.
importance on campus this se­mester.
The firs t issue concerns the
rights and responsibilities of the
CSR students. Connected with
this are plans fo r a Judicial
Board comprised equally of
members of faculty, students and
administrators with the Dean of
Students who may cast the tie-breaking
vote. This measure
hopes to assure the students of a
fan: and uniform set of punish­ments
and regulations.
The second issue facing Saint
Rose students is a proposed rise
in the student fee from $25 to $50.
This money is badly needed to
cover costs of student activities
such as lectures, field trips, and
printing costs fo r the Rambler
and Mandala.
The President of the Associa­tion
is Karen Sullivan and her
main role is public relations. She
represents the students at admi­nistrative
meetings and speaks
on our behalf. Mike O’Hanlon has
responsibility for the handling of
the various Student Association
commmittees and college wide
Committees.
I f you feel the urge to know
more about what’s going on in the
Student Association, meetings
are held every other Tuesday
beginning September 24 in the
Student A ffairs Office (Campus
Center, lower level). The times
w ill be posted on the bulletin
board opposite the Campus Store.
Everyone is in v ite d to these •
meetings and your attendance is
encouraged^__^_^____^^^__^^^__
Mike D’A ttiiio New D raii Of Studcnto
There are definite reasons
why Dean D’A ttiiio came to St.
Rose. He believes there is a
positive feeling of cooperation on
campus, with both students and
faculty working together. As he
phrases it, “We’re a ll in the same
boat, not necessarily going to the
same lighthouse, but we are a ll
headed for the same shore.”
Mr. D’A ttiiio has observed
that this type of setting offers the
opportunity for a s tu ^ n t person­nel
administrator to really deve­lop
a strong student service
program. This is exactly what he
has been developing through
many, many hours of hard work
and effort. The result is hoped to
be a variety of programs fo r a
variety of needs by reaching out
to special groups of people. D’At­tiiio
mentioned that an Alchoho-lism
Education and Referral pro­grams
w ill soon be developed.
According to the Dean, “ I f it
helps even a small group of
students, its well worth it.”
As Dean, D’A ttiiio feels he is
actually fu lfillin g two roles; that
is, as a facilitator in trying to help
any group of people in meeting
andy and a ll of ^ e ir needs. He
w ill also act as student affairs
administer and carry out neces­sary
a dm inistra tive functions.
An important aspect of this role is
the promotion of student involve­ment
and participation, which is
so crucial in any campus com­munity.
“ Positive Year Number
One” is the slogan Dean D’A ttiiio
has coined for the 1974-75 school
year. New program and direc­tors,
such as an athletic program
and a student Affairs Committee
have been set up. The latte r
newly re-established committee
w ill act as an advisory group to
assist the Dean of Students in
exploring, creating and changing
policies concerning student af­fairs.
They w ill also review and
evaluate the student affairs pro­grams
and services. Some of the
more specific objectives of the
Student Affairs Program are as
follows;
a) To evaluate housing needs
and improve conditions and pro­grams
including; increased com­mon
lounges, R.A. Orientation
and in-service training and re­creational
activities.
b) Provide assistance fo r
student part-time and summer
employment.
c)Review and alter, if neces­sary,
the Dean of Students judi­cial
role.
d) Explore the potential pos­s
ib ility of new campus services
such as a post office and check
cashing office.
Included on this staff for
student affairs w ill be numerous
representatives, including Gra­duate,
Undergraduate and off-campus
faculty members, with
the Dean as chairperson. The
group w ill meet twice a month
during the academic year.
Dean D’A ttiiio also stresses
the new, fresh and alert Student
Association, which is very eager
to help meet student n e ^ . He
states, “ they are trying to be
realistically accountable to a ll
students.”
gadfly
Editorial Section
EDITORIAL
Welcome. In case you haven’t fully come to the
realization yet, this is The College of St. Rose. And this
is the school paper - The Gadfly. If there be any of you
who have not heard of this rare and exotic beastie, a
gadfly is a cattle-stinging insect - or one who irritates
others. It is not our purpose to irritate, but rather to
inform, to be a vehicle through which the students of
CSR may feel free to express their opinions, suggest­ions,
scorn, or, dare I say it-yes, even praise.
We at the Gadfly wish to welcome you all, both new
students and returning vets. We have high hopes for
the paper. We would sincerely like to see this college
have one of the best years of its history. Let us all
strive to develop this college and ourselves. The Gadfly
can be an instrument through which'we can effect
positive change at every level. But we need your
support. Feel free to write and comment. Read. Be
informed. Grow. Get involved. And good luck.
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Of all the new appointments on campus this
semester, the one that most directly affects students is
the hiring* of Michael D’Attilio as the new Dean of
Students.
Mr. D’Attilio comes to Saint Rose with a strong
background in counselling and student personnel
services. However, from our brief encounters with
him what has most impressed us has been his
enthusiasm and amiability.
Because of his professional experience and inter­est
in education, we believe that Mr. D’Attilio is well
suited for ttie position of Dean of Students. Hopefully
Mr. D’Attilio can serve as the catalyst needed to
initiate constructive interaction among students,
faculty, and administration.
Before we can expect Mr. D’Attilio to serve St.
Rose students, we must first express to him our needs
and objectives. Therefore, it is essential for students at
all levels to take advantage of this opportunity to
implement changes which are necessary in this
academic community.
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
It has been the observation of
the undersigned that a good deal
of waste slow ly but stea dily
becomes obvious at the CSR Food
Service.
Now, no one need not be
reminded of the inflation which
continues to blow everyone’s
mind and paycheck. As students,
though we may not have a direct
exchange w ith the business
world, we do bear the burden of
high prices as does everyone in
our society. Therefore it is rather
safe to say that we would beneHt
from not wasting the food we eat
at St. Rose.
Now, allow us to c la rify the
situation before gross attacks of
libel cross our path. As food
service d ire c to rs , ne ither M r.
Cass nor Mr. Crawford would
ever think of denying any student
a meal. However, if a student, on
his or her sojourn down the
cafeteria line decides to take two
desserts and three rolls and eats
none, this also may be safely
defined as a waste. I t is suggest­ed
that these students return fo r
more dessert, if they choose to
consume more. Along these lines,
emptying salt and pepper shak­ers
into the ashtrays are not
exactly conducive to conserving
food. Sugar neatly poured into
little mounds on tables may
represent miniature replicas of
- the ancient Egyptian pyramids, -
but the price of sugar went from
$11 per hundred pounds last year
and vaulted up to $47.50 this year
A lum n i H om e com in g
By Debbie Connell
In keeping with an establish­ed
tradition, St. Rose is planning
its annual Alumni Homecoming.
Unlike other years however, the
Homecoming events w ill be held
on a Saturday, October 12. Ac­cording
to Mrs. Jewel Whitfield,
the organizer, the reason fo r this
break with tradition is to have the
event on a day which w ill allow
more alumni to attend. Open to
all classes, over 500 graduates
are e xp e ct^ to attend.
The day begins with Regis­tration
a t 10 a.m. Throughout the
morning, classes w ill be held in
such various fields as English,
music, a rt, history, government,
psychology, business, religious
studies, and sociology. The pur­pose
of these classes is to give
alumni an idea of what CSR
students are learning today. They
w ill have a chance to see the
college in action and to be a part
of it once again.
At 12:00 p.m. an informal
luncheon w ill be held in the
Camelot Room. During this time
there w ill also be a Chapter
Presidents’ meeting in the Presi­dent's
Dining Room. The Delta
Epsilon Sigma Honor Society w ill
hold a meeting from l p.m. to 2
p.m. At this time there w ill also
be tours of the campus; several
of the buildings and dormitories
w ill be open fo r alumni to visit.
D r. Manion, President of
CSR, w ill deliver greetings from
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Student
Lounge. This w ill be followed by a
College Update Panel to spotlight
the Degree Program fo r Exper­ienced
A dults. Fo llow in g th is
program w ill be the Annual Busi­ness
Meeting of the Alumni Asso­ciation
to announce and introduce
new officers fo r the coming two
years. Also a t this meeting. Sister
Rosaire Grewen w ill present the
Outstanding Alumni Awards.
Father W illi, now. Pastor of
St. Helen’s Church in Schenec­tady,
w ill deliver a V ig il Liturgy
at 5:30 p.m. This Mass w ill be
for the same hundred pounds.
Higher food costs from that end
leave no alternative but to raise
the price of food fo r triv ia l trips
down that same cafeteria line fo r
lunch. We’ve already experienc­ed
an increase in our room and
board. I t might just pay to help
out as much as possible.
Waste not, want not sounds
like someone’s grandmother, but
in this case, it makes sense.
Signed,
The Resident Life Committee
Peggy Keegan
Pam Hawley
said fo r deceased members of the
Alumni. A t 7:00 p.m. a cocktail
reception w ill be held in the
Student Lounge. Guests of the
Alumni Association w ill be the
Golden Jubilee Class of 1924; the
Silver Jubilee Class of 1949 w ill be
the guests of the college.
The five year reunion classes
of 1924,1929,1934,1949, 1954, and
1969 w ill have the ir dinners at
8:00 p.m. At 9:30 p.m. an after
dinner get-together w ill be held in
the Camelot Room where Mike
Purcell and his group w ill play
u n til midnight.
The Homecoming Conmiittee
consists of Mary Cunningham
Purcell, (class oif ’60) as General
C hairman; T e rri Pettograsso
Nowicki (class of ’65), reserva­tions
chairman; Sharon Vilardo
Maneri (class of ’64), publicity
director; Alice E. Dyer (class of
’70), registration directory Mairio
Farina (class of ’73), program
director; Betsy N w m ill (class of
’64), Litu rgy chairman; Maureen
Wydrakowski Topping (class of
’60), reception chairman; and
V irginia Schiele Murphy (class of
’35), dinner Chairman.
D i v i s i o n O f C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n
S e r i e s R e t u r n i n g S t u d e n t s
CmiDwArK
college : UHCKE you gam OlfiECTlON
By Amy Steiner
A new program at CSR this
fa ll has resulted in the creation of
the Division of Continuing Educa­tion.
Mrs. Ruth Jandreau former­ly
Director of Financial Aid, has
been appointed as Director of the
new division.
Continuing Education is es­pecially
designed to service those
people who wish to return to the
educational system after being
away for various lengths of time.
Reasons fo r returning to school
range from those wishing ad-v
a n c em e nU nU i^ ^
STAFF
co-editors.......................................... ............................. judy falcone
.............................................................................................marypafka
managing editor............................................................ georgia brown
news editor................................................................. nancy brannigan
features editor.......................................................... ............liz colbert
sports editor............................ .........................................pam jduison
idrotograi^y editor................. ...............................................lisa smith
staff — connie durant, amy steiner, marian huss, mary anne dwyer,
pat ripley, megan seacord, mary van laak, henry phillips, janet
kardos, jim atkins, pam johnson, Irarry w illa rd , ric k pontillo, martin
sacchetti, kathy henry, debi mckeon, mary anne flanders, anne
marie coutu, sue piorkowski.
Opinions express^ in this paper are not necessarily the views of the
entire staff nor that of the college.
those training fo r a job a fter their
children have grown, and those
taking individual courses fo r per­sonal
enrichment or just fo r fun.
There are about 390 students
involved in the Continuing Edu­cation
program this fa ll. Of this
large numter, the highest enroll­ments
are in the fields of busi­ness,
psychology and sociology.
About two-thirds of the Con­tin
u in g Education fa c u lty are
members of the regular faculty
a t CSR. The remainder is com­posed
of people in the surround­ing
area who are known experts
in th e ir particular field.
Since the program is new, it
w ill be constantly on the lookout
for new ideas and better ways to
serve the college and the com­munity.
I f you have any sugges­tions,
please contact Mrs. Jan-d
r e a u jn ^ o o n e j J toU ^
S o m e o n e T o T a l k T o
By Janet Kardis
F o r the th ird consecutive
year, psychologist Dr. Purcell is
here a t Saint Rose. Besides coun­seling
at CSR, Dr. .Purcell also
consults w ith students at La Salle
and St. Aiine’s.
Dr. Purcell stresses that any
student is free to stop by his
o ffice . He welcomes students
with a specific problem or stu­dents
who simply want to talk. He
likes personal contact with the
students and enjoys talking to
them. Everything is entirely con­fidential
and no records are kept.
Dr. Purcell is located in the
infirm ary on Mondays from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Wednesdays
from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
B o o k R e v i e w “- - R e c o r d R e v i e w - -
IN THE STACKS
By Mary Anne Dwyer
Assigned: Book review;
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
(Harcourt-Brace-Jovanovich) '
Send yo u rse lf back fo r a
moment to age seven on a Satur­day
afternoon, watching “ Rin Tin
Tin” . Rinny is in a terrible fix
somewhere, and it looks like he
isn’t going to make it! Your mind
te lls you he has to survive ,
because he is the hero. S till, by
the end of the episode you have
bitten your nails to shreds, and
you breathe a sigh of re lie f when
the invevitable happens. You no«r
have a perfect conception of what
it is to read The Princess Bride:
S. Moregenstem’s Classic Tale of
True Love and High Adventure,
the “ Good P arts" Version, as
“ abridged” by W illiam Goldman.
Mr. Goldman is no stranger
to the a rt of story-telling, as his
catalogue of works illustrates. I t
includes novels such as Boys and
G irls Together, No Way to Treat
a Lady and Father’s Day. But, to
put it in his own words, “ When I
die, if the Times gives me an obit,
i t ’s going to be because of
Butch.” Butch is Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid. In the
author's opinion, The Princess
Bride is a better piece of the
same genre.
I f Goldman wrote it, you ask,
then what is a ll this “ abridged
by” nonsense? We have it from
Mr. Goldman’s own pen, in the
introduction, that this is the book
which got him, the sports freak,
interested in books. He claims
that his father read it to him as a
boy, omitting the boring parts.
Now, he says, he is performing
the same service fo r the reading
public. One begins to doubt this
as time, the bw k and the ana-cronistic
Goldman expressions
go on, but it is an attractive idea.
The p lo t of The Princess
Bride, soon to be released in
paperback, is typical fa iry tale:
impossibly beautiful g irl is en­gaged
to marry the Crown Prince
(hence the title ), who is not the
most wonderful person in the
w orld. Her True Love, who
“ A T w i t c h
O f U f e ”
By Henry PhiUips
I t is certainly d iffic u lt fo r an
American poltergeist who has
personally witnessed the rise and
fa ll of twenty-two odd summers,
fiv e odd presidents and fo u r
years of collegiate educational
erasers (professors), not to men­tion
numerous bouts with intel­lectual
constipation and unfriend­ly
ballpoint pens not to mention
before his departure from the
human mouse race that black
people sure have it easy. I have
no d e ^ ly ingrained prejudice
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makes Sir Lancelot look like d irt,
spends the rest of the book trying
to rescue her. They incidentally
meet a Spanish fencing genius
looking to avenge his father’s
murder and a massive but stupid
Turkish wrestler, who provide
various subplots to divert the
reader.
CHORD AND DISCHORD
By Megan Seacord
Record Review:
461 Ocean Boulevard
E ric Clapton has been away.
In a recent interview w ith Rolling
Stone, Clapton gave us the
straightforward account of his
j- - • *1. f ^ whereabouts fo r the la s t few
diverUng m the fom of mterlin- „ ng^as accomplishedkick-ear
comments m red ink explam- 3 heroin habit that was
Goldman himself does some
ing why he “ cut” this passage or
in te rp o la tin g his personal
th o u ^ ts on that passage. These
provide a sort of “ moral” to the
narrative, nothing heavy, but a
reflection of Goldman’s general,
somewhat jaundiced philosophy
of life.
The book is, in sho rt, a
delight, live ly and exciting. One
need not read it in one sitting, and
the crisp dialogue insures that
repeated reading is not mono­tonous.
Although not precisely
great literature. The Princess
Bride is a good time, one of the
best times in a long timg;______
strangling him. He’s given us a
new slice of his life from RSO
records entitled 461 Ocean Boule­vard
(Atlantic Records SO 4801)
recorded in Miami. Evidently his
involvement with the “ hardest”
of “ hard” drugs did not impair
him musically because the ma­te
ria l on this disc is superlative.
Calpton’s mellowed. I t ’s also
fab: to say the entire music scene
has become more subdued since
we last heard from him. The
frenzied pace of the past would
have made us a ll old before our
time had it continued. Side two is
more cohesive although the firs t
sports the AM h it single “ I Shot
the Sheriff.” Spinning off side two
with an old Elmore James (fa­vorite
of the Allman Brothers
Band) blues tune “ I Can’t Hold
Out,” I was relieved to discover
the driving element that was
Clapton’s forte remained. I f I
thought that was good, it was
. merely an apt intro to what was
to come. “ Let I t Grow” and
“ Please Be With Me” are essen­tia
lly Calpton’s positions on life
and love to date. These are unlike
what’s been done before. There’s
a new-found gentleness in Clap­ton
that fits him well.
The album has a wide range
of material. There are newly
arranged oldies ( “W illie and the
Hand Jive” ) and the vocal sup­port
of talented Yvonne EUiman
leads to faultless harmony. The
Clapton-EUiman collaboration is
haunting in its unity. This coupl­ed
w ith Clapton’s previouslyu
proven expertise on Dobro and
guitar makes 461 Ocean Boule­vard
a great place to visit.
against black people or night­time
or black socks or even going
lis tle s s into Howe Caverns fo r
that matter but I do believe at b
each and speech time blacks
have an undeniable advantage
over the lighte r set. While the
ghostly descendents of the Irish ,
B ritish, Germans and Scandana-vians
invade drug stores and
supermarkets, stock sea sides
and backyards and bow, naked
before the almighty power of
sunlight in a violent search fo r
tan and beauty, our A frica n
counterparts s it glibly by and
watch the numerous, humorous
fiascos involved in the conversion
of white to brown. During my
high school stiflin g , fo r example,
there was a boy now a self-pro­claimed
“ beautiful person” who
rubbed on a tan during the rainy
months of spring to get “ one
jump ahead” of a ll the other
white pupils seemingly forgetting
that he was miles bdiind deepest
A frica. I remember his collars,
brown and gooky, .whete his
a rtific ia l attempts at coloration
alighted and his face spotted
white where he was splashed by
various class clowns throughout
the years. Although he was
undoubtedly worth a spastic orgy
of giggles firom cute, colorless
c o - ^ , he was an in fin ite source
of historic hysterics and timeless
smiles from the few African
kings and queens who graced
parochial education at the time. I
must say that it has been no smaU
piece of puzzlement these fru it­less
years that white people try to
darken between summer’s rain­drops
but blacks make no at­tempt
to lighten between winter
snow drips. Despite my nearly
rdigious reflections in this re­gard,
it seems like ly that this
phenomena, as odd to me as my
flig h tly summers and flig h tly
But beaches -aren’t the only
place where blacks have some­thing
going fo r them. Speech time
certainly deserves note beside
beach time. When I remember
the many times I played Indian in
front of the class from pure
embarrassment, turning almost
purple before firs t utterance,
fighting butterflies and a recent
urge to v is it the men’s room, it is
hard not to envy the ever con­stant
black face that stood before
the class on so many occassions.
The red face which constantly
committed treason on my nerves
was an a rtistic impossibility fo r
this inheritor of a pigment fami­lia
r with the Sahara and an
epidermis which had made love
fo r centuries with equatorial
eatth. That is not to say that my
object of envy never had bath­room
desires or wished when
confronted w ith an afternoon
speech on submarines in the C ivil
War that he hadn’t eaten that last
hot dog a t lunch. That is fa r from
the case. His voice m i^ t turn
whisper and his hands might turn
leafy but there was never an
outward visual betrayal of his
b io lo g ica l m ixup...H e could
speak without looking like some
m isdirected, illite ra te lobster
who had caught one ray too many
and dried his mental muscles and
made his vocal cords arid. His
muscles and cords might hear
like that but at least he didn’t look
education, would have been as
senseless to Socrates and Christ
had they decided during their
.Ulc luaiua «»iuua uwusii-. p y j^^ty that was the most
essential thing and even now
a fte r beauracracy has nearly
forced me back to embryo it
doesn’t seem that unimportant.
G»i
Ott
, „ y
One
Cow^ P«r
F r e e .
C u s t o m e r
The short-lived time of lite r­ate
innocence when bare idea­lism
can be transformed into
sensible ink and the v i r ^ mind
can contemplate the timeless
virtues of man seems the bets
time to vocalize in print. Illite r­acy
is not necessarily a creative
void but it is waste and fo r a
w rite r as literacy is the immobile
cornerstone of their trade..Paint-ers
can afford illiteracy but if
they suffer from perspective
blindness or any one of a thous­and
defects of the eye a rtis try
and tru th w ill not result. A highly
developed sense of literacy is
nice fo r an a rtis t but no absolute.
Innocence, however, is certainly
nice fo r American artists and the
best age fo r the w riter. The
painter could paint his canvas
white or the w riter lite ra lly spill
his guts into nothing and be
successful, fo r purity implies that
we are not responsible for our
actions. It is excusable fo r Bla-kes’
child to question the o rigin of
lamb, not because youth is illite ­rate
or cynical but rather the
reverse: literate and innocent.
' His soul may be white but his
fingers can form communication
which shames realists and uncl­othes
their hearts to the hooves of
lambs and the claws of tigers.
What spurred my horse to
write such things was a title
which a flip p a n t high school
jim ior tacked on a rather bland
and unimaginative essay about
life in an airplane. It is the lamb
speaking w ith 20-20 vision
through transparent layers of
heart. Its shallow depth needs no
explanation beyond existence:
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EVERYDAY IS A GIFT DAY WITH US!
A unique, unusaual g ift store fo r students and everyone! Beautiful
embroidered dresses. Western style shirts, costume Jewelry and
pleasant gifts-all at ideal prices. U ntil October 8,1974, recieve a 5%
discount with this coupon. Hours: 9:30-7:00 p.m. Thurs.&Fri. t ill
8:30 p.m. 1178 Western Ave. in Albany.
W e n d y D r a u d t : O f f A n d R u i m i n g
By Pam Johnson
Lima Hall w ill soon have a
new addition. Ms. Wendy Draudt,
the college’s new Recreation Co­ordinator,
w ill be setting up her
office there. From that office she
w ill be involved in the program­ming
and scheduling of a ll intra­mural
activites at the College of
St. Rose.
Ms. Draudt comes to CSR
with several qualifications. She
grew up in various recreation
departments, starting her work
at age fourteen. She has been
involved in playground work,
teaching tennis, coaching, p a rti­cipating,
and counseling various
sports and recreational activi­ties.
For the past two years she
has held the position of Assistant
Director of Recreation fo r the
town o f Bethlehem. She also
S o ftb a ll R o u n d u p
By Jim Atkins
For the benefit of those students arriving on campus for the firs t
time, you w ill find the College of Saint Rose an institution steeped in
tradition. Why else would we dare to field a sottball team against
such behemoths as Pharmacy, La Salette, R.P.L fraternities and
others too terrifying to set down here. Every fa ll and spring our
gallant lads of the diamond go forth to do battle with these goliaths.
Remarkably enough, the team has met w ith moderate success in the
past.U
p until last year, that is.
Riddled by graduations, a late start, and a shortage of bodies,
last year’s ill-fated troupe, led by such stellar performers as Wild
Man McCarthy, the Bootsie Brothers, Breen and Bouchard,
Stone-fingers Snead, Halleluiah Atkins, and Marty “ Old Man”
Winter, turned in an uninspiring 0-4 record. Times being what they
were, they a ll voiced the old Brooklyn Dodgers cry of ‘‘Wait’ll
next year” and retired to soothe their bruised egos.
On the field their performance was a thing to behold—definitely
not fo r the fain t of heart. Our pitchers put in fo r combat pay — one
died of shell-shock. At the plate our batters fanned the a ir like a
brigade of windmills. In the field our boys turned routine pop-fiies
into hair-raising adventures.
A few stirrin g moments s till live in the w rite r’s memory: Joe
Bouchard and Paul Strijech loping around the outfield like the
Dimaggio’s, catching a ll the flies in sight (and a few softballs too);
Dave McCarthy’s steady stream of chatter from behind the plate (a
mixture of jive and profanity); the w rite r making a n ifty double-play
before letting a simple grounder scoot between his legs. The
crowning glory was our pitcher’s duel with Bard College — the
result: a 22-21 loss.
In case none of you has realized it yet, we had a lot of fun. mixed
with the frustration last year. I t ’s s till not too late to field a team for
the fa ll. How about it? Let’s hear from that mass of humanity out
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L a w S c h o o l
A d m i s s i o n T e s t
/ G r a d u a t e
i j i x M L ^ R e c o r d E x a m
R E V I E W C O U R S E S N O W B E I N G
F O R M E D — E V E N I N G C L A S S E S
F o r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t :
Joseph A. Urso
T e s t i n g R e v i e w S e r .
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holds an Associate Degree in
Recreational Leadership from
Hudson Valley.
The position of Recreation
Co-ordinator is another firs t fo r
St. Rose this year. Ms. Draudt,
working closely with MS' Kay
Teale and Mr. Daryl Hendry, w ill
set up programs aimed at staff
and student participation. The
programs w ill be seasonal in
nature, beginning with a “ Run-for-
Fun” scheduled fo r the firs t
week of October. This program
w ill last two weeks and cover
th irty miles. A ll students and
s ta ff members interested are
urged to participate in the run.
Several groups were chaUenged
weeks in advance.
In the future Ms. Draudt
hopes to schedule such events as
a volleyball tournament and a
co-ed camping trip . The winter
could bring ping-pong and b il­lia
rd tournaments, the la tte r with
the aid of B ill Breen.
Ms. Draudt, hopeful about
the future of the programs, wel­comes
a ll suggestions. She is
starting from scratch and w ill
encounter several obstacles, such
as budgeting and purchasing
equipment. The ultimate goal is
to someday build a sports and
recreation complex fo r the col­lege.
Help and support is needed
from a ll to bring this dream to
fruition. Volunteers are needed
but most of a ll Ms. Draudt needs
the support of the college com­munity
in order for her programs
to be successful. Any questions or
ideas may be submitted to Ms.
D raudt. P u b lic ity fo r fu tu re
events can be found posted out­side
her office in Lima Hall.
Wendy Draudt CRS’s F irs t Recreation Ct^ordlnator
C L U B S
“ B o y s e n b e r r y J a m C l u b , A n y o n e ? ”
By Barry W illard
Do you have any special interests or activities, but not the
faciUties or the format to pursue them? The establishment of a
student organization through the Student Association and Student
A ffairs Office might be a g ^ course to take. Formal recognition of
the organization would entitle the group to receive funding from the
Student Association along with the use of various school facilities.
The funds that are allocated to each organization are determined
by the Student Association Finance Committee. Since recognition is
conditional, the Dean has the rig h t to withdraw it if the group runs
into excessive financial problems or fails to conduct itse lf within the
guidelines established by the college.
To receive recognition, the organization must submit to the
Student Association; constitution , by-laws, lis t of officers, and a
letter from a faculty or staff member w illin g to act as advisor. Upon
approval, the Dean may grant formal recognition.
I f you would like an organization to suit your tastes, then form
one yourself, whatever it may be; ping pong, frisbee, or Citizens for
Boysenberry Jam. Take the time to organize; it could prove to be a
g o ^ experience.
N e w s a n d C o m in g E v e n ts
HOUSES GET NAMES
The college is expanding,
as we a ll know, and our new
property has now been properly
christened...
1005 Madison Ave., w ill now
be known as “ Kelly Hall” in
honor of the late J. E arl Kelly,
friend and benefactor of CSR fo r
many years, as well as a former
member of the Board of Trustees.
376 Western Ave., purchased
in July ’74, w ill be designated
“ Cullen Hall” honoring the me­mory
of Sr. Elizabeth T. Cullen,
who was a graduate of St. Rose
and also a member of the Board
of Trustees.
921 Madison Ave., formerly
the “ Emmanuel House of Pray­er”
, w ill now be the “ College of
St. Rose Maginn Hall” . Our most
recent aquisition, Maginn Hall,
purchased in August ’74, received
its name in honor of Bishop
Edward J. Maginn
The lite ra ry magazine,
“ R am bler” , has made known
available positions on their staff.
Urgently needed are typists, an
a rt editor and staff writers. Edi-tor-
in-Chief P atti Greco would
also like to remind us that any
prose, poetry or a rt work we may
wish to share is greatly appre­ciated.
Contact P atti via Lima
Box 74 or the “ Rambler” mail
box in the Science Hall.
OFF CAMPUS NEWS
News From R.P.I.
The R.P.I. Newman Foun­dation
Chapel and Cultural Cen­ter
in Troy, w ill hold its Fourth
Annual Arts and Crafts F a ir on
Friday, October 4 from 5-11 p.m.
and Saturday, October 5 from
noon t ill 7 p.m. The fa ir w ill
include macrame sculpture, lea­ther
work, scrimshaw, jewelry
making, p o tte ry , m etal work,
stained glass and p rin t making.
Further news from R:P.I.
includes th e ir presentation of
three Charlie Chaplin film s on
October 3 at 8 p.m. They w ill be
shown in the Cultural Center and
there w ill be no admission
charge.
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