Page Fou r i t by Dale Benson In in effort to give the small college s.u:len‘. a boner understanding of the l' of M (which stands for [‘mversitat \'o.i Mimesota for you Northeast Euro— pean peoples) your foreign correspondent today gives \aii an in—deoih interview with the President of the... Show morePage Fou r i t by Dale Benson In in effort to give the small college s.u:len‘. a boner understanding of the l' of M (which stands for [‘mversitat \'o.i Mimesota for you Northeast Euro— pean peoples) your foreign correspondent today gives \aii an in—deoih interview with the President of the sziicide Club. Interviewer: Well, here we are standing under- ne'ith the Tenth-Avenue Bridge. There are about fif- tc..n peop'e standing he re and we are all watching .1 small ten inch pipe that runs down to the edge of the water. Right next to me is the President of the Un- ivcrsity based Suicide Clu'). Franklin Grossery. Tell us something about the club and why we're all standing here Frankle. \"Just call me Frankle,"he had said.) Frankle: Well, you see, the weather bureau pre— dicted rain for todly and as everyone knows, when «he storm drains become overloaded, raw sewage starts running into the river at this point. The gravel in ‘he concrete of the bridge :ains down on our leads \I. henever a truck goes over and there is permanent r-:l slick an the water from all the leaky barges a— .oand here. When you stand in cold wet miserable weather with your eyes watering from an intoler— :i‘7’c, reeking smell and your head gets pelted with packs, it makes for a delightful day. Perhaps I s‘nuiil emlain. Because 0,” the difficultv in keep— ing members when we were solely a suicidal club, we've merged with the Sadist and Mas-achist Clubs. \\‘i- trv to plan activities to please all of these groups which really is not too hard to do. Interviewer: I see. What kinil )f activities do }"_).l 'I‘L'e '? Frankie: Tha‘ varies with the seaso i. In winter, Midwest skiing~ offers a lot to :he masochist. We hate snowmobile races around Pigs—Eye Island. [0. Fishing on the Mississippi right below the dam dli .ngr a thaw has always been popular. On nice d I} s we stay inside :1 id have George Rice or Hubert Hu iiphrey come in and give a speech or if the blxiget is ‘ow, we just watch Mel Jass. In summer we are more diversified. Going down the Apple River in unierinflated inne rtubes withmt beer, swimming at Lake Calhoun and cliff ii viii: :i‘ Taylors Falls when the water level is fine/M Basemwm- [ma/m ‘ «Wars/r? B ASEA g 8M5 P855705”? Ewe/OE down are all extremely popular. We also take tours on ‘io‘. days of Foundries, Asphalt Plants, and the Sanitation Department Garbage roaster. We also have joint trips with the Paratroopers Club. No one in our group owns a parachute. Interviewer: How many people are in your group? Frankle: Anywhere from 2,000 to 10 depending on the season and the nature of the previous outing. We lost half of our members after or during one Apple River trip. Membership is up during finals and election years. Interviewer: Could you describe a typical mem- ber for us? Frankle: Well, outwardly they look like ordinary people. They do have behavioral idiosyncracies. They're the kind of people who buy Edsels and Cor- vairs, read Rah-Rah, drive on 35W during rush hour— things like that. Most of them end up working for the government, although a few have become audio tech- nichians for rock bands or late night disc jockies on country music stations. They drink booze and smoke cigarettes almost without exception. Interviewer: Is your group involved in politics at all? Frankie: You remember the Democratic Con- vention? We were the re getting clubbed and loving it. We have many lobbyists in Washington. The masochists are urging the use of billboards. no de- posit bottles and cans, and non—degradable soaps to make sure their children can enjoy the eyesoros. They are still fighting floridation shuddering at the thought that their children would miss out on the pain of having teeth filled. Their children will thank them some day. The sadists are taking an avid stand against legalized abortion. They want to see young girls suffer. As a hobby, some even do illegal abortions with rusty instruments. Locally, in the "Ban the Barn" campaign in Dinkytown, if the demolition crew ever shows up we’ll be lying there. I can't describe the ecstacy of being run over by a cater- piller tractor. Interviewer: Why do you suppose your group has stirred up no controversy in tln state while Show less
by Bruce Anderson By now most of us have noticed the protuber- ance on the north wall of the Chin Wag. The sal— vation of this remnant of a by-gone era whose style, like the Cord of an even more removed age, was too advanced for its time, is due mainly to the efforts of the Fine Arts Committee.... Show moreby Bruce Anderson By now most of us have noticed the protuber- ance on the north wall of the Chin Wag. The sal— vation of this remnant of a by-gone era whose style, like the Cord of an even more removed age, was too advanced for its time, is due mainly to the efforts of the Fine Arts Committee. The first 18 inches (bumper, horse-collar grill, and headlights etc.) was found attached to the rest of the front end of a dark blue—green 1958 Edsel in a junkyard at Cedar and Hiawatha while the Fine Arts Committee was searching for something to decorate the Knotty Niche. Allen Zirzow immed— iately fell in love with it so he got Doug Wasko, John Mosand, Phil Tompson and the rest of the committee to come and see the unfinished piece of art. With the exception of Mr. Wasko--who wasn't sure where the car should go--the rest of the com— mittee agreed with Allen and then proceeded to look for other pieces of "artl' Needless to say the junk- yard owner thought that they were all insane. They paid fifty dollars for this piece of junk! ! Now, before we demand an inquiry into the financial affairs of the committee we should note that the pur— chase was made in October 1968 when the committee had a budget of one thousand one hundred dollars. The fifty dollars also included cutting away all ex— cept the front foot and a half and delivery to Augs— burg. Here it occupied a major part of the space in the art building while Jim Sprague, Steve Gundale and Russ Quanbeck cleaned out the rest of the innards to leave the shell of a once great automobile. Ten dollars more was spent to improve the exterior. They had decided to put the car on the wall so Allen Zirzow looked for a color that would match the bright yellow of the newly painted walls of the Wag. The color he decided on was Federal Safety Yellow—— the significance of which is up for debate. The license plate was still on the Edsel so Allen went to the Highway Department to find who had own— ed it. It turned out that the car has a very unusual historv. I The earliest known owner was a Mr. ’Smith(all names have been changed to protect the innocent) Page Three who bought it from his brother—in—law for fifty dollars in 1964. In 1966, on April Fool's Day, he sold it to a Mr. Dunbrowski for one hundred and fifty dollars. Mr. Dimbrowski paid fifty dollars down and skipped town. Mr. Smith then spent a great deal of time hunting for Mr. Dimbrowski and his one hundred dollars. He went so far as to look up all his relatives and ask them for in- formation or money. The Dumbrowski family did not want anything to do with either the buyer or the seller. It seems as though this Mr. Dumb- browski had not been the most law abiding mem- ber of his family. The family disavowed any knowledge of his actions. Mr. Smith and Mr. Dumbrowski dropped out of the picture never to be seen again. It isn't known what Mr. Dumbrow- ski did with the Edsel, but it was probably not pleasant considering the fact that the only part that survived was from the windshield forward. Justice works in strange ways! Thus, the car with this dubious reputation has finally come to rest on the wall of Augsburg's commuter paradise. It is a proper ending for a classic automobile whose virtues were not recognized in its original form. Ulllltl COMMENTARY by Mike Nelson The Student Council decided on Thursday, April 30, to postpone a referendum on the new proposed constitution until next fall. They voted instead to make any necessary changes this spring and submit the unratified document to the collegiate charter com mission this summer. They will draft a charter to cover faculty, student and administrative portions of the Augsburg community. Up to this point the student council has made several significant changes in the proposed con- stitution. These include retaining representation in the Council as it currently stands, allowing a means of overruling a Judicial Council decision, and adding a Minority Affairs Commission. Additionally, the Council voted on the editors of the paper, the yearbook, and head photographer for next year. For editor of the paper, Steve Frantz was approved; for the yearbook Dave Benson and Rene Moritz were approved as co-editors, and Bruce Anderson was elected as the head photograph- er. Show less
Page No @Illlllflllfi Among the insignificant events of last week, sev— eral seem to stand out quite obtrusively. Nationally, Nixon has, of course, furthered his campaign prom— ise of a systematic troop withdrawal by withdrawing troops all the way from Vietnam to Cambodia. Mr. Nixon undoubtedly did... Show morePage No @Illlllflllfi Among the insignificant events of last week, sev— eral seem to stand out quite obtrusively. Nationally, Nixon has, of course, furthered his campaign prom— ise of a systematic troop withdrawal by withdrawing troops all the way from Vietnam to Cambodia. Mr. Nixon undoubtedly did this in an attempt to assert his independence from the military—industrial com— plex an’l to show the people that Congress is actually' the institution responsible for deciding matters of war. Also, the Honeywell Project and Proxies for Peace forged on to the Minneapolis stockholder's meeting and on further into oblivion. While one group, with somewhat questionable motives, threw bricks at the outside of the building, another group was refused its legal voice on the inside. Corporan tions must show their democratically oriented structures, and so after fourteen minutes, the Board of Directors declared the meeting legal and adjourned it. Mr. Dean Randall, who is a member of Presi- dent Anderson's Board of Advisors, is also a vice- president of HoneywelL I wonder how he feels about anti—personnel weapons. At Augsburg, meanwhile, two blights on the Aug— sburg community were produced quite successfully-— one being produced by the students. The first was that scattering of iron mind pollution which lines the sidewalks. Horses are no longer teathered in the Quairangle, and a hedge would protect tie lawn from desecration. Without the water troughs, these restraining bars seem somewhat inapprOpriate in— deed. Before [ built a wall I'd isk to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offense. ——Robert Frost Secondly, there was an election last week- bu‘. then the siulents shouldi't really care anyway. A sample of the referendum and an explanation of it was printed in the WhisperJ two p. o. stuffers were distributed, an information meeting was held the day before the election, posters announced the elec— tion and 203 people voted. In case you hadn't heard, Ll‘ ‘ referendum was .ihout the yen rbook——remember the student government campaign? This referendum was to decide the fate of the Augsburgian, but with less than 15% of the student population voting, the results are irrelevant. We suggest that the yearbook, which we have fought hard for, be forgotten by the administration. The students have obviously already done this. S. F; Wedneidgy, Ma} 6, 1970, No. 13 The Whisper is published by the students of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as . the Augsburg Echo pro tem. The opinions ex- pressed within this paper are not necessarily those of the college or the student body. Editor-in-chief——-- «Steve Frantz Head Cheerleader ——————————————— «Tom Hart News Editor ————— —'- ---------- —-Jan Gamradt Effete Pseudo-Artist ------------ --Al ZiPLOW Production Supervisor —————— "Bruce Anderson Artistic Consultant ------- -----Cornelia McCoy Sports Editor ------------------- --Terry Blue Head Muckraker ---------- —-E. Rommel Smith EE—AW-KEEist--——--—-——-——--Jim Grossman Business Manager ——————— —-Dave Christianson Foreign Correspondent -------- —-Da1e Benson STAFF: Ken Anderson, Gary Benson, Dawn Bernstrom, Jim Bodurtha, Bruce Breamer, Kathy Breisemeister, Mike anrs, Barb Finn- eseth,Tom Fischer, Becky Foss, Doug Germ- undson, Linda Hansen, Mary Kay Johnson, Syl Jones, Grant Larson, Lorry Lundborg, Diane Kruegel‘, Chuck Malmd. Mike Madsen, Dwight Nelson, Rolf Nestingen, Becky Nystuen, Tom Peterson, Shelly Pumper, Saul Stensvaag, Ric Steuffer, Gloria Wright. Cover Design ------------------- -—Al Zirzow MEMBER only we 1kth 0! 77/5 Hora Trinity Lutheran Congregation which moved in 1966 to its present location, will move again on Pen— tecost Sunday, May 17. The Congregation will assem- ble at the old location in Riverside Chapel and march to its new worship location in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church at let Avenue and Fifth Street. Everyone is cordially invited to celebrate this occa- Sion. Show less
Page Twelve “burs” «sake NA M District 1: 43 by Terry Blue Augsburg rebounded from a disappounting showing in the MIAC conference tournament to cap— ture the NAIA District #13 ( Minnesota private col- lege - state college play-off ) Championship last Friday at Coon Rapids. It was the first team... Show morePage Twelve “burs” «sake NA M District 1: 43 by Terry Blue Augsburg rebounded from a disappounting showing in the MIAC conference tournament to cap— ture the NAIA District #13 ( Minnesota private col- lege - state college play-off ) Championship last Friday at Coon Rapids. It was the first team title ever notched by an Augsburg "links" squad. Low man for the Augs was freshman Gary Thorvig who gained runner-up honors. Hamline's Gary Swan at 77 when regulation play was completed. but lost to the Piper after three holes of sudden-death. Brad Olson, another Auggie frosh on the squad finished second lowest for Augsburg. carding an 80. He was followed by upper classmen Bruce Olson, Chuck Larson, and Jim Geske who register— ed scores of 82, 87, and 88 respectively. Only the four lowest scores were used in determining the team place finish, however. The conference tournament is worth remember— ing chiefly because of third and sixth place finishes gained by Thorvig and Bruce Olson respectively. Augsburg managed only a fifth place finish in the team race because of a disastrous first round in the two day, thirty—six hole event. The second round went very well, but it was too late for the Augs to make up the difference in team scoring. The NAIA district title established Lloyd "Butch" Raymond as a "winner" during his first sports season as a head coach at Augsburg. Hope- fully this is the first of many and varied Sports titles which Butch will help bring to the college in the years to come. M. I. A. C. Tourament Team Results ( 36 Holes ) Macalester 817, U. M. D. 824, Gustavus Adolphus 829, Hamline 833, Augsburg 835, St. Thomas 836, St. Johns 844, Concordia 366, St. Marys 887. District #13 N.A. I. A. Team ReSults ( 18 Holes ) Augsburg 3:26, Lakehead University 328, St. Tho- mas 329, Hamline 330, Winona State 330, St. Cloud State 334, Macalester 335, U. M. D. 336, Concordia 339, Gustavus Adolphus 340, Moorhead State 340, Bemidji State 341, St. Johns 341, Bethel 363, U. of M. at Morris 365. lwmqy He had tied . Kim Emma, Au» 317mm F—— Sand/uh! at lead: by Tom‘ Fischer The tennis team came out of the conference meet with some knowledge, experience, and three points. Winners of first round matches were Craig Olson, Reid Englund, and John Cogelow. All were defeated in the next round however. Three time MLAC Champ Bob Bigelow of Ham- line was upset in his first round match by Cubes of Gustavus. Cubes also defeated Auggie Brad Board in play on Friday. Thus endeth another tennis season. Members of the tennis team are Brad Board, Ted Gredvig. both seniors; sophmore Craig Olson; and frosh John Cogelow, Reid Englund, and Kipp Skaden. v rrlcrlx y'r IU- " ’r/ I ' «7/ aft/£741. W. . - 7/ L I ll mun-ill- I- . ‘ 42:2.4/ _ 1/ [u The Ad Hoc Strike Committee released the fol- lowing statement on Saturday. "As American citizens we see that all regular channels of expressing opposition to government politics have previously been ineffective and even in some cases been countered by violence and repres- sion. We feel a national economic boycott of certain commodities will demonstrate the power of the American Public to exert its frustration over the failure of the National Administration to respond. Therefore, a national boycott has been called for the following goods: Coca—cola and its subsid- iaries. This includes Coca-cola, Fresca, Sprite, Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Teco Tea, Tab, Real Gold. Hi-C, Minute Maid, Snow Crop. The boycott also includes the Philip Morris Company and its subsid— iaries: Marlboro, Parliament, Philip Morris, Vir- ginia Slims, Alpine, Paxton. Persona, Clark gum. Burma Shave and Players Navy Cut Tobacco aid Cigarettes." The boycott was decided after re- searching which companies a youth boycott would be most successful on. The Neophonic Brass and Cabaret Singers are having their annual spring thing on Wednesdiy evening, May 13. The theme of this concert will be "Spinning Wheel" and the admission will be al- most nothing. Show less
WAC/(mg: “Ila/758 8110f Dori/4V, to My (/16 least.‘ ‘oy Tom Fischer Coach Howie Pearson's hopes for strong show- ing in the conference track meet Saturday at Mac were somewhat shot down, to say the least. St. Johns College ran away with the meet, in doing so unseating perenial champ Macalester.... Show moreWAC/(mg: “Ila/758 8110f Dori/4V, to My (/16 least.‘ ‘oy Tom Fischer Coach Howie Pearson's hopes for strong show- ing in the conference track meet Saturday at Mac were somewhat shot down, to say the least. St. Johns College ran away with the meet, in doing so unseating perenial champ Macalester. Mac had Jeen champ all through the sixties, but this year they had to settle for a distant second in the scoring. For Augsburg three of the four records set at the last meet were broken in Saturday's meet. Probably the most impressive individual perfor- mance of the day for Augsburg was in the 880 dash, as Tim Peterson smashed h‘s own record of 1:58. 3 with a time of 1:55. 4 gaining fourth place in the pro— cess. Tim was . 5 seconds out of first place. Left in his wake was Dave (Deacon) Hodge of Mac two- time champ in the middle distances. Don Tangen was allowed to try the triple—jump and shattered Glen Bruins' week old record of 40'11" with a jump of 43'53/4". This jump was 3/4" out of fourth place, however, and Don ended up seventh. Gary Wilde broke his own mile run record in run— ning a 4:23. 7. Gary ended up in eighth place. In all fairness, at this point it should be pointed out that Hodge, the half-miler, won this event with an M'AC record time of 4:10. Jim Piepenburg, who was called almost everything in the prelims, ~managed a fourth place in the 100 and his final time was :10. 1 although he ran a :09. 8 in the semi-finals. The winner of.this event was Terry (Bear) Larson who also won the 220 dash and led off two winning Hamline relay teams, and was named most valuable athlete of the meet for the second year in a row. Don Tangen put forth one of his best jumps of the year in the long jump but could only manage third place with a leap of 22's 3/4". Luther Bakken managed a fifth place in the shot with a toss of 46'11“ and the mile relay team grabbed a fifth place. This team was comprised of Tim Peterson, Bill Payne, Rick Johnson, and Don Tangen. A number of Auggies showed good pe rformances _ Page Eleven without placing. Jerry Beckman led the three—mile for half the race. At this point a thing called rigor mortis set in and re finished right behind teammate Tom Brand: but they finished in sixth and seventh places. In the 880, Jim Fischer, Bill Payne, and Steve Clawson ran times of 2:00. 3, 2:00. 5 and 2:00. 7 respectively in the qualifying runs but none quali- fied for the finals. Jim Piepenburg and Don Tangen both made the semi- finals in the 220 Dash but were both edged out of the finals. Don Tangen made the finals in the 440 dish and ran a tremendous race for the first 300yds. and then ran into that proverbial brick wall which is at that point on the track. He finished seventh in the finals. All in all the Auggies lost in a flurry of sixth and seventh places which were impressive, but d:,dn't count at all. The Auggies'last meet was the District 13 NAIA meet Tuesday evening at Macalester. It should be noted , at this point, that although Augs— burg was secmingly unimpressive this year fifteen school records have been set, and that isn't bad for a building year. THEA TRE IN THE ROUND 245 Cedar —- “on the West Bank” MAJOR BARBARA by Bernard Shaw FINAL PERFORMANCES May 15-16-17 STUDENT TICKETS $2.00 CALL 336-9123 or Dayton’s for Reservations :‘W’W’l'fi‘T'C ‘7 fi’rf‘WWVV‘f‘fwT’T-Yr’TT-T‘ A ; rrem- ‘ ' W“ w {Jim 0 a" ‘. Show less
Pale Ten Continued from page nine usurps and denies the God-given rights of freedom, justice, and equal opportunity of its people. It took a Black man, Dick Gregory, to point this fact out to me. It seems that the Black man has been carrying the burden of getting white people hip to certain tth... Show morePale Ten Continued from page nine usurps and denies the God-given rights of freedom, justice, and equal opportunity of its people. It took a Black man, Dick Gregory, to point this fact out to me. It seems that the Black man has been carrying the burden of getting white people hip to certain tth for a long time. But how long can we expect Black people to be bothered with this burden when it seems to have no more effect than to make whites participate in freedom rid es, sit-ins et a1 and then, "when the shit hits the fan, " to cop out on Black groups like the Black Panthers. I suppose that the reason whites have left this educational role to the Blacks is that Black peOple know more about what makes whites tick than whites do them- selves. They have to in order to survive in this White dominated society. Another good example of the way in which whites V have corrupted history is the way in which we idol— ize a man like Abraham Lincoln. What could be more contradictory than to take a man like Lincoln . who was as much a white supremecist as any man of his time, and build him up as one of the greatest friends the Black man has ever had in America. And then make thousands of Black children go to schools which bear the name of the "great emanci- pator". ( Who didn't really free anyone with his great proclamation but who sure did fake a lot of people, Black and white, out. ) To me, Lincoln can be considered a great man in our history only when viewed in the perspective ofa product of his time. As atragic victim of circumstance. Iwas discussing the Chicago Trial with. I a "Middle American". (This was just afew days before Bobby Scale was severed from the trial anzi sentenced on contempt charges.) He admitted that Bobby Seale should have the right to his own defense but he felt that if Seale has any gripe it would be handled fairly if he would act as a per—— son is supposed to act in a courtroom. I think that my brother, a student the Harvard Law School, answered this fairly well in a letter he wrote to me: "There is no question in my mind even after only three months of law school that Hoffman's tactics a re out- right illegal. Judge Hoffman is the fellow who is 'not behaving as a per— son should in the courtroom. ' I real- ly see red when I hear of his blatant- ly racist and downright criminal re— actions in court. Anyone who can't see who the 'misbehavor' is must be blind as a bat, and ignorant as well. . " Yet how does one make a white American see this? This is the white man's burden of today. I realize that I cannot cop out on the job I have to do and, what is even harder to admit, I also realize that I must start with my own back yard. I must be careful not to fall into the trap of thinking that I'm different or that I'm more with it than I really am. I know that I'll have a constant internal struggle to progress further and further into the light. I have seen some change in my thinking on this. There was a time when I felt superior to other whites who were "more racist" than myself. I guess one of the main things I have learned this term is just how ignorant I am of Black Culture and History. But every movement must have a starting point and I guess that this realization of my ignorance must be the starting point for my "movement". How can America explain the racism of her passmrt laws which now deny travel to Cuba, North Korea, North Viet Nam, and Comminist China, all of which are "non—white" nations. Americans are however, permitted to travel to Russia and her sattelites. But then, Russia is white so she can't be all bad. Although George Carswell has admitted his by now famous (or is it infamous?) "racist" speech of some ten years ago. Nixon feels that he has changed and that it therefore doesn't make any difference. Suppose that nominee was exposed as having served time for felony ten years ago. It is doubtful that Nixon would have been as forgiv- ing about that whether Carswell had been "reform- ed" or not. But then Nixon and white America would probably see more danger in having a con- victed felon on the Supreme Court than in havmg an admitted racist on the court. (God bless Amer- ica-—it needs it bad.) One more interesting contradiction. It is a fact that many of the suburbs in the United States were subsidized by Federal and State funds. (Hand-outs if you will.) How absurd that the suburbanites often cry the loudest in outrage about the parasites who are living on welfare. "Why don't they work for it like we did?" Every day my conviction becomes stronger that America can only be saved by 211121215 c ' 7e, if indeed she can be saved at all. But, and here's a parting contradiction, I still go on and work my behind off to make it through college and prepare myself -- for what? God only knows. Show less
' u Continued from page eight I . than the Nazi horror of Lidice, for in My Lai, _:Lll_ who could not hide were killed. The Nazis Spared at least women and children. French statesman Jean Sainteny and U. S. author Richard Barnet, after visiting Hanoi, are convinced an agreement can he worked out... Show more' u Continued from page eight I . than the Nazi horror of Lidice, for in My Lai, _:Lll_ who could not hide were killed. The Nazis Spared at least women and children. French statesman Jean Sainteny and U. S. author Richard Barnet, after visiting Hanoi, are convinced an agreement can he worked out to provide amnesty or sanctuary to Southern Vietnamese who are considered war criminals by the North, for their activities. .Further there was no "bloodl'mth" when the French and U. S. advisors pulled out of the North in 1954, then or later. Tran Van Dihn, charge d'affaires for Saigon in Washington in 1963 ( and now an opponent of U. S. presence in Vietnam) writes: "To talk about a future massacre against this present killing is ironic, to say the least. " (Information supplied by Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, a group formed in Baltimore, Maryland. ) 4. We are defending American honor and commit- tggnts in Southeast Asia, aieplwg? Our honor would seem to require the speediest possible end to a dishonorable war-Show less
Taken from information supplied by the University of Minnesota Strike Committee. 1. Aren't we fighting to contain comgtniisin? Com— munism, especially in Asia. which is home to many different races, isn't just on "ism", it's a mixture. Parts of the mix are Soviet communism, Chinese communism, and... Show moreTaken from information supplied by the University of Minnesota Strike Committee. 1. Aren't we fighting to contain comgtniisin? Com— munism, especially in Asia. which is home to many different races, isn't just on "ism", it's a mixture. Parts of the mix are Soviet communism, Chinese communism, and nationalist civil war or revolution- ary movements, which adopt some Marxist ideas and accept support wherever they can get it. These "parts" are often in conflict-—the Chinese and Soviet: are increasingly at odds with each other. In South- east Asia-~Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thail— 1and——there are nationalist civil wars going on which the U. S. has entered in every country. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are racially mixed countries ( all have several minority groups p. The countries all have a long history of fearing and distrusting China. Nationalist revolutionaries in these countries have tried hard and successfully to avoid being "captured" or dominated by China. Even Vietnam, which has accepted Chinese weapons has received very little other aid from China. Chinese troops have not entered Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, nor have Chinese planes bombed there in support of any group. Our war in Southeast Asia, if it does any- thing, helps to unify antagonistic groups against what they see as a common, powerful enemy- -the U. S. -—capable of destroying them all, and apparent- ly in the process of doingr 30. Moreover, the nations of Southeast Asia, eSpecially China, already are "contained" behind .1 "fence" of hundreds of U. S. missile and military bases, which would protect us against any aggression which genuinely threatened our country. Far from "containing" communist influence, our wars in Southeast Asia are spreading it. 2- Salinger-.119.wanlglrazfleimat suuggrtt_h1_t_go_x_n_¢ifrgrn_ogt_s hie—Vietnam ? Whether "support" means sanctuaries or men, that's still like saying you can make something smaller by making it bigger. The evidence is clear that in Vietnam, which is one country, not two, the over— all" M” 01M //fl whelming majority of the population supports the National Liberation Front and the Northern govern- ment. ( The 1968 Tet offensive involved hundreds of thousands of NLF soldiers and their supplies through the cities and countryside of Southern Viet- nam. Yet not one Vietnamese informed the U. S. , ' deSpite large rewards for such information. Except for Vietnamese who directly depend on U. S. money and might, neither the U. S. nor the "native" military regime in Saigon have significant support from the Vietnamese. In Cambodia, the North Vietnamese government guaranteed to protect Cambodia's borders against invasion. ( Our Thieu-Ky regime claims sub— stantial areas of Cambodia-‘1 territory. The U. S. provided the Cambodians no such guarantee. The U. S. apparently engineered the ouster of Cambodia‘s ruler, leftist—leaning Prince Sihanook, in favor of another puppet military regime. Then troops were moved in to prop up this regime and begin another war directed against the local people. If you think that broadening the war into Cambodia is likely to end ‘.he war, you should realize how giggly are the results of our broadening it into tiny Laos. For at least 6 months now, we have been bombing mas- sively in Laos. Our "average" raid has been 202 planes a day against this tiny country. ( By compar— ison. the heaviest raids sent against Germany during World War II n'imbered 1,000 planes.) In response to this bombing in Laos, the Pathet Lao, a native revolutionary group, has increased 'ts activities and received more popular support. In Cambodia, this will surely happen too. The way to stop is STOP. 3. Won't our Leaving result in a blopd'oath in Vig- igrg? The war itself, with our immense techno- logical firepower used wantonly is :1 bloodbath be— yond my savagery in modern time. We kill few troops. but many civilians and chJIdren with napalm, fragmentation bombs, rockets, rapid—fire guns from helicopters, Claymore mines, and chemicals which kill vegetation, turn the land to cement, and result in birth defects, The My Lai massacre is worse Continued on page nine Show less
World" complex. Implicit in it is the assumption that there are two world powers (them and us, good and bad guys, children of light and darkness, etc.) that are constantly working against each other. I subscribe" to this generalization. I feel one of the areas of conflict can be found in South... Show moreWorld" complex. Implicit in it is the assumption that there are two world powers (them and us, good and bad guys, children of light and darkness, etc.) that are constantly working against each other. I subscribe" to this generalization. I feel one of the areas of conflict can be found in South East Asia, South Vietnam in particular. Some feel the conflict is a civil type thing; however, the pre- sence of arms other than those made in Vietnam indicates other force involved. Then there's the game of Who Was Where First——which usually is relevant only for theorizing and judgement, we come to the fact that the U. S. is involved. Some would say we are wantoniy smashing everything in our path in trying to prove we are undefeatable, a first rate power, etc, etc, and the whole bit is immoral and useless. I disagree. This is a conflict between two forces (generalization): Us and the side we support (puppet dictatorship) and North Vietnam (genuine dictatorship) supported by China and Russia. I reject the idea that the South Vietnamese people have or will have much to say about who governs. It's either going to be "our" side or "theirs"-—hazily defined, yet explicit in its effects. This is if the U.S.. Paris proposal, that both sides pull out and let the people vote under international supervision is not agreed to. Since North Vietnam has pulled out of the negotia- tions, it would seem that the proposal will not be discussed further, much less agreed upon. The world's people are governed not by moral- ' ity alone (forgetting the question of "whose moral- ity"), but many times by brute military, social and economic force-Show less
THE OTHER SlDE by Bruce Breamer Yes friends, another installment of the "Peace Now, Pay Later" plan. There are at least two ways one can view the current student protests. It’s been suggested that the whole thing was planned by Western Union to make more profit. . . a typical capitalist plot, no... Show moreTHE OTHER SlDE by Bruce Breamer Yes friends, another installment of the "Peace Now, Pay Later" plan. There are at least two ways one can view the current student protests. It’s been suggested that the whole thing was planned by Western Union to make more profit. . . a typical capitalist plot, no doubt, but lacking sufficient evil to be capitalist. Or, the demonstations may be seen as thought and actions of certain students toward (basically) the Vietnam War. Now, while the intent of most demonstrators is quite sincere and the peaceful actions taken quite commendable, certain aspects of the strike and the reasoning in general run somewhat against the grain of the writer. One of my most immediate objections, super— ficial perhaps, was the hanging of various signs and placards with the wording "Augsburg on Strike" here and there about the institution and the use of the Augsburg Banner in Saturday's March. This irritates me. S_on£ of Augsburg, not all of it, is on strike-—if the strike lacks but one student (which it certainly did and does), the implication (to me and I suspect to news media receivers) that the entire student body is on strike is misleading and intentional. Another nagging aspect of the events of the last week has been, especially diring the two rallies at the Capitol, the immediacy of the student demands. When LeVander said "get out of Vietnam as soon as possible" the crowd yelled back "Now!”. Granted that this may be a situation where it's necessary to demand a lot to get a little, it seems somewhat suicidal, in terms of short and long range effects, to pull out completely in, say, the next three weeks, suicidal not in terms of U. S. deaths, but in South Vietnamese stability:military, economic and social. It is suicidal in terms of long range Vietnamization and North Vietnamese intervention. (The North Vietnamese blood bath is to them,not immoral,not that it would make any difference if it were.) The verbal catch-alls "out n0\v”and "peace. now", chanted with much vigor on the Capi— th Steps, gIOSS over what indeed will happen after _ we stop killing (directly anyway). start to be "mor— alistic" (by some of our standards) and let (sup— posedly) the people of South Vietnam (most of whom can't read, write, or care less) vote(provlding Russian, Chinese arms and North Vietnamese man- power let them) for the way I hey want to live and be governed. A fascinating glimpse of the Capitol crowd is found in the oft mentioned phrase "the majority of the people are with us" and "the workers will see we are right and will join us. " Somehow things seem to fall in the general catagory Mr. Nixon is faulted for—«asserting support from the general populace, while in reality (supposedly) there is none. The New York construction worker's little foray into the ranks of student protesters, reportedly to raise the flag,r and protest Lindsay's antiwar sentiments, poss- ibly would put the claim in perspective as to where some of the proletariat stands on the issue. That the strike and march were both non-violent is one of the more positive aspects of the week's developments, to say the least. Many that speak of repression because the nasties in charge don't like dissent won't have a taste of real repression until or unless things start getting burned and blown apart. The catalyst for current activities is Mr. Nix- on's Cambodian action. Militarily, I believe the action will, if nothing else, buy a few more months time in Vietnamization and save some lives (U.S. , both North and South Vietnamese military, and incidentally, civilian), more than would have been saved if the Cambodian action had not been taken. I agree with (or Swallow the Line), Mr. Nixon in his policy of extended with- drawal—-eveu if Cambodia is an escalation in the rate of killing and maiming, etc, etc. No doubt the aforesaid is gr.) mds for aimission to "Mang- ling and Death Everywhere" clubs, United States branch, but I believe there is reason for it. We could start with the "Policeman of the Continued on page seven Show less
l Hm yr... Over 300 Augsburg students and faculty signed the following statement and it was sent by phone to the pastoral retreat of the S. E. District A. L. C. that was being held in Green Lake, Wisc. this past week. Xerox copies of the statement and the sig- natures supporting it will be sent... Show morel Hm yr... Over 300 Augsburg students and faculty signed the following statement and it was sent by phone to the pastoral retreat of the S. E. District A. L. C. that was being held in Green Lake, Wisc. this past week. Xerox copies of the statement and the sig- natures supporting it will be sent to the National and District Presidents of the A. L. C. "We of the Augsburg community are deeply con- cerned over the war in Viet Nam. Recent develop— ments seem to indicate an escalation of this war. We feel that it is the responsibility of every Christ- ian, both pastors and layman, to become fully in- formed and sensitive to the total situation in Indo- China. It is also the Christian's responsibility to make a moral judgement and to act upon it, in light of the Christian's higher loyalty to Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation above the partisan— ship, of nation, race, or class. Therefore, as brothers in Christ, we request that you immediately accept this respnsibility and lake steps to stop the unjust war in Indo-China. The following statememt was received May 6 by phone from the pastoral retreat of the South Eastern Minnesota District A. L. C. held in Green Lake, Wisconsin. I. We have received your message of concern about the war and we the undersigned [some of the Pastors and wives of the S. E. Minn. Dist.) are concerned about endmg this war as soon as possible. Ii. In the interest of becoming better informed and in the struggle for finding a solution, we would like to see a gong-139395.33 on the Augs— burg College Campus on the 9th or 16th of May and we ask you to enlist students from other campuses in the S. E. Minn. Dist. to come to this forum, and offer the services of Pastor Ham Muus to enlist Pastors to engage in this forum. Hi. We have either written our Congressmen or pledge to write to them what our moral judgment on this war is. IV. We the undersigned pledge ourselves to prayer and dialogue in our congregations about the war Page Five Indo—China. At the time the phone call was received seventy- five Pastors and wives had already signed this re- ply. Apfi .' 1749/14 0/7648 I JJ/e (3 ass by Linda Hansen Strike! What's it all about? More than any— thing, it's a feeling; a personal commitment- Chris— tian, ethical, moral. or otherwise. There are several who are sacrificing their schooling, some even graduation, to serve in the Strike. The strik— ers are not in it for the fun it, they are deeply dedi- cated. When people complain that it is so diverse,-one must realize that diversity is not necessarily dis— organization, On the contrary, a person must have an open mind, and explore many paths before a solu— tion can be sought. We as a society must learn to work together. The main purpose of the strike is to get every- one— students, faculty, industries, churches, the middle class—- informed. Once a person is inform— ei, it is hoped that person will take a stand. Apathy is the worst enemy America has. It remains a mal— ady of the middle class. By informing the public, hopefully this illness can be cured. Lectures, research, letters to important politi- cians, talking to people, boycotts, and marches for publicity, seem to be the main activities. One must recognize, however, that the coverage of many strike activities are biased. The news media tend to show violence, and completely ignore the peaceful activi- ties. This is hurting the strike, and is very mis— representative. Again this image is the exact oppo— site of what the real situation is. The strike is not solely for protest; it is a peace movement. There are people who think that it is a communist plot or that students participating should be shot. They are victims of such mis-representation and these are the people who need to be educated the most. The most tragic situation in our country today is that we don't “Ste” to the other persons point—of— view. Our future and that of the whole world is jeopardized as long as there is discord, bitterness and hatred. Until war with its slaughter of innocent people, its brutality, its total disregard for human life, and obliteration of the terrain is stopped, there can only be despair for what the future may bring. "-‘“'R’T'-< ~w—wr7:———V~v’~——. rfi’nw 2 if if - {:2 Show less
Page Four WW PRESERVE HUMAN UVES- AMERICAN on ASIAN In response to the reactions concerning the Strike at Augsburg, the Ad Hoc Strike Committee would like to take this opportunity to clarify several points: 1. We would like to define "strike" as it relates to Augsburg College specifically. In our... Show morePage Four WW PRESERVE HUMAN UVES- AMERICAN on ASIAN In response to the reactions concerning the Strike at Augsburg, the Ad Hoc Strike Committee would like to take this opportunity to clarify several points: 1. We would like to define "strike" as it relates to Augsburg College specifically. In our response to the national call for a student strike, we have as a group mobilized for the specific purpose of reach- ing out , not only to Augsburg students, but also to the whole Twin City community. The strike sym- bolizes the freeing of people from"business as usual" for the specific purpose of committment to activities aimed at bringing the troops home from Indochina. We feel morally obligated to preserve human lives, be they Americans orAsians. For this purpose we have undertaken action to carry out these goals as constructively as possible. Committment to the strike by Augsburg students is strictly on an individual basis. The faculty has co— operated extensiver with us, as the resolutions pass— ed by the Student—Faculty Council on May 7, 1970, indicate. Furthermore, it should be mentioned that these resolutions have been used as guidelines for other schools in the area which have met with simi- lar student-faculty reSponse to the nationwide strike. 2. All students, whether they are actively strik- ing or not are urged to work through the various com- mittees which have been set up to function on a long- range basis until the war in Southeast Asia is ended. If you have any further questions or wish to take an active part in the strike activities, please feel free to W- ane: 7' III! m A {£57m These resolutions were passed by the Student- Faculty Council meeting of May 7, 1970. At the Faculty Meeting of May 6, 1970, it was moved, se— conded, and carried that: l. the faculty go on record in sympathy with the emotional concerns expressed by the striking students. 2. the faculty go on record endorsing President Anderson's statement of May 5, 1970, on the current crisis and :he college campus. the faculty go on record as opposed to punitive action by individual faculty members against striking students. 4. the faculty go on record positively supporting individual faculty-student consultations regard— ing completion of course requirements. 5. Friday, May 8, 1970, be set aside as a "Day of Concern" on which occasion Augsburg classes may be used for discussion of the crisis of the Indo-Chinese War and the role of the college in this crisis and the striking students are urged to attend. 6. Smdents who are now committed to the strike should request all other students who have made this decision to make this point known to their instructors by May 8. 7. The time for cancelling courses for spring term be extended until May 11. (The giving of incom— plete grades to striking students will be left to the discretion of each teacher.) on These are the adresses of people who are sup- posed to represent you. Let them know how you feel. President Richard M. Nixon - White House- Wash— ington, D. C. 20500 Call person-to—person— 202-456-1414 The following addresses are all located in Washing— ton, D. C. Senator Eugene McCarthy—Room 411-Old Sena':e Infildnmg-ZOSIO Senator Walter F. Mondale-Room 443-01d Senate Building—20510 District l-Albert H. Quie—Rm. 2334-Rayburn House Office Building—20515 (R) District 2-Ancher Nelson (ID—Rm. 2329—Rayburn House are Building-20513 District 3-Clark MacGregor (R)-Rm. 409—Cannon House Office Building-20515 District 4- Joseph E. Karth (D)-Rm. 2432-Rayburn House Office Building-20515 District 5—Dona.ld M. Fraser (D)— Rm. 332-Cannon House Office Building—205 15 District 6-John M. Zwach (ID—Rm HOB-Longworth House Office Building—20515 District 7-Odin Langen (R)-Rm 2233-Rayburn House Office Building—20515 District 8-John A. Blatnik(D)-Rm. 2449-Rayburn House Office Banding WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM 332—4211 a fifteen word statement excluding names and adresses is $1.00. Show less
7/75? The following is a telegram received on May 6, 1970 We share the sense of outrage which you and other Americans feel over the war in Southeast Asia. The recent invasion of Cambodia and the resumption of the bombing of North Vietman are only the latest in a long series of actions that mean... Show more7/75? The following is a telegram received on May 6, 1970 We share the sense of outrage which you and other Americans feel over the war in Southeast Asia. The recent invasion of Cambodia and the resumption of the bombing of North Vietman are only the latest in a long series of actions that mean more anguish and destruction on all sides. We also share your sense of frustration in seek- ing to halt this endless war and senseless policy. We believe it is time Congress played the role assigned it by the Constitution determining our in- volvmt in military adventures abroad. This leadership role is admittedly long overdue. This absence of leadership has had tragic re- sults. We are shocked and grieved by the tragedy that occurred at Kent State on Monday. We share a sense of guilt because of the lack of alternatives provided by the Congress of the United States thus far. We hope our present effort will provide mean- ingful alternatives. We urge you to direct your efforts to supporting Congressional action to cut off further funds for Southeast Asia except for purposes of withdrawal of continued from page two . are not really after What happens next is obvious. College students across the country have recently been demonstrating for changes in the educational system, for a pull-out in Viet Nam, for an end to police brutality and, now, for an end to pollution. There have been strikes all over the country. There have been bombings and burnings. But how, Augsburg is this (reducing pollution) going to feed the millions of starving people in America? How is this going to affect the racism (often hidden behind liberalism) that tears at the heart of the black man and subtly plagues the white man's mind? The poor of the ghetto and the slums have long been crying for decent gar- bage disposal, and for rat and insect extermination. Did we listen? Some kid, those who climbed on the bandwagon for the "Day in May" (1968) to fight pover- ty and racism in the "ghettos" of Minneapolis. Some moved into the Crisis Colony (the neighborhood). The "Day in May" provided an opportunity to listen to 1/37? ' a W... O troops safely and systematically, the exchange of prisoners and asylum for Vietnamese who might feel threatened by our withdrawal. This will come to a vote probably within 30 (hys when there will be an office role call on this amend- ment, requiring every senator to go on record for or against continuing funding of war. Some other efforts are under way in the House of Representa— tives. ' Will you do all in your power to generate public support for a victorious role call to end the war. Your letters, phone calls, petitions and personal visits to your senator or congressman are urgently needed now and during the next three to four crucial weeks. Above all, please make it known that acts of violence will be manipulated to the detriment of our cause and will sabotage this initiative for peace. Smcerely, ‘ Mark O. Hatfield Charles Goodell Alan Cranston Harold Hughes some black spokesmen. However, the tokenistic nature of the proponents was both abhorable and hypocritical. How have our attitudes changed? Aren't those black kids on campus still. . . really "niggers"? What real difference does it make if people die from hunger when they would eventually die from pollution? Hah! We have always been looking for a very important and immediate iSSue to take our minds off the guilt and frustration we feel from our own racist mind—sets. Under the pressure now from President Nixon to fight pollution, America (and Augsburg) like Dick, has once again coped out. The consequen- ces are equally obvious. Might I suggest that before We concern ourselves unduly with air and water pol- lution we should first attempt to end our mind pollu- tion. Charles R. Olson 6782288 not!!!» Show less
Page Two Wednesday,_ May 13 , 19 70, No. 14_ The WhiSper is published by the students of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Augsburg Echo pro tem. The opinions ex— pressed within this paper are not necessarily those of the college or of the other bums on campus. Chief Bum ----------... Show morePage Two Wednesday,_ May 13 , 19 70, No. 14_ The WhiSper is published by the students of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Augsburg Echo pro tem. The opinions ex— pressed within this paper are not necessarily those of the college or of the other bums on campus. Chief Bum ---------------------- -—S‘.eve Frantz Innocent Bystander ----------------- --Tom Hart News Bum--—-- —-- -----—«-- ----—-Jan Gamrad: Effete Pseudo Artist ------- --A. Walton Zirzow Production Supervisor— —————— "Bruce Anderson Darling of the Left —————————— -—Cornelia McCoy Impudent Sports Bum—- Head Muckraker ------ ~— Chief Anarchist—-— ........ —-Terry Blue -—E. Rommel Smith ~———~-——Jim Grossman Business Bum—-—-r ——————— -—Dave Christianson Body Guard ------------------- --Conrad Coat Outside Agitator— <—--‘-- --——-—--Dale Benson STAFF: Ken Anderson, Gary Benson, Dawn Bernstrom, Jim Bodurtha, Bruce Breamer, Kathy Briesemeister, Mike anrs, Barb Finneseth, Tom Fischer, Becky Foss, Doug Germundson, Linda Hanson. Mary Kay Johnson, Syl Jones, Grant Larson, Lorry Lundborg, Diane Krueger, Chuck Maland, Mike Madsen, Dwight Nelson, Rolf Nestingen, Becky Nystuen, Tom Peterson, Shelly Pumper, Saul Stensvaag, Ric Steuffer, Gloria Wright. Cover Design ------------------ —-Al Zirzow could MEMBER ' Quote of the Week: "When the action gets hot, kee.) the rhetoric cool. " RMN Mylar; yon/r .5" we». Woutt GOD CHOOSE? Ie: the April 22 cover of the W_hi§£r questioning Xmerica's priorities. "And as I read this in the jungles of Vietnam, one )f my buddies fell dead in a hail of bullets. World, do you care that he wanted peace and not ,he moon?" /s/ Sp. 4 Michael J. Arndt E Company, First Battalion Eighth Calvalry Dear Editor, America spent a week discussing and (hopefully) affecting the many problems we face in the area of pollution — Augsburg spent a d1y, "Earth Day". America (and Augsburg) are no_w up in arms trying to stop pollution in the rivers and in the air. We are concerned lbout over—population and the effects it will have in the future. Will the changes proposed by anti-pollutionists and those supporting population control have any effect on starvation and poverty? Will they have any affect on Racism? Oh, but now we are fighting something that affects us all. Amer— icans can now safely unite (or is it withdraw from?) against that dirty foe—pollution. - I can think of one short story that may illustrate my feelings about the Earth Day events. It is about two friends, one black and one white. Tom (the black guy) and Dick(do I need to tell you?) had been friends since high school. It had been :1 little shaky at first (not trusting each other) but eventually they became very close friends. They both decided to find an apartment together. Both Tom and Dick receivedcritieisrn from their parents but both managed to overcome this problem since most of their friends thought it was grOOIy (though, in all probability, t_hey_ would not want to be thtt closely associated with "niggers"). One night Tom and Dick decided :0 go downtown and see amovie. As they had 10 car they took :1 bus. On their way to the bus stop a group of teen— age Hols (white) stopped them and singled out Dick, asking, "Where you going with the black boy?” Dick told them that where they were going was none of their business. Well, obviously, this agitated the group, which Tom soon realized (much sooner than Dick) and said ‘0 Dick that they had better move out. Dick did not listen, in fact, he started arguing with the group of boys. The arguing did not last long as the group surrounded Tom and Dick with drawn knives. En Dick realized there was some- thing wrong; thsfl‘he began to realize some of the hatred that so many carry in them. What does Dick do? He runs away knowing full well that these boys éontinued on page thrée Show less
high school seniors, perspective :laves to be, are offended by a couple ; lolding hands or sitting next to each ‘kther in the lounge. It makes one onder just who this college exists 'or, it's obviously not the students. ‘ l‘his lounge rule and the once-a-term ipen houses in the Tower are perhaps ... Show morehigh school seniors, perspective :laves to be, are offended by a couple ; lolding hands or sitting next to each ‘kther in the lounge. It makes one onder just who this college exists 'or, it's obviously not the students. ‘ l‘his lounge rule and the once-a-term ipen houses in the Tower are perhaps )beyed with a purpose in mind: The slaves comply blindly not wanting to . ‘ aurt the feelings of the Head Resident 3r offend the Dean of Women, who seems successfully bent on keeping Augsburg's campus situation hack in the Victorian Age. g A a the slave exis ' faunas. e : Sums muma _ by Bruce Anderson ' The first act of the Saint Paul 0p- "ra‘ Association production of "Carmen" at off to a poor start because by the lme the orchestra finally got together, 1e man next to me was whistling the verture in five part harmony. Other man this and one minor irritant, the pera was worth all the bother encount- red in trying to find a parking space. James McCracken who played the ' art of Don Jose, the corporal who for- :akes his duty for Carmen's love. was ['ery effective in that he played the Eaharacter fully without being overbear- ing. Sandra Warfield was well cast the beautiful gypsy woman with a mbious reputatim- .'—' The other mem~ her of the eternal triangle, Escamillo, his part well. However, his rioting was the aforementioned miner irritant. Eventhough Escamillo was la bullfighter with an appropriately# l l Page Eleven]? a cinch the girls aren't going to get I'll emancipation proclamation in the fu-f ture. It's obvious too, that they could not care less if there is any alteration of the putrid way in which they're treated. Contraryto the , southern slaves, the slaves here are pleased that they don't have either the will or the guts to stand up for even the most basic of their rights as persons, if there is any of that quality left in them. And, if you ask the girls, they'll tell you it really isn't so bad, they know ', their place and after all, the master” treats them pretty well—for slaves. W, 3561mm Setuowruux sLAm AT oven; inflated ego, Vern Shindall seemed to over power the character and project his own personality. He attemied to "steal the show" with the showing of his flashing smile and Sparkling eyes. This was 7 ’ apparent during the curtain calls when God's gift to opera strutted off the stage with a grin of self-satisfaction. Two Augsburg students, Linda Fin- holt and Marius Andahazy, members of the A‘ndahazy fillet Borealis, were two of the gypsy dancers featured in the second act. The stage work was very good ex- cept when Don Jose brutally stabbed Carmen with the side of his knife. ' The opera as a whole was very. enjoyable and with the help of my interpreter and the resume in the program I was able to follow the ac- tion with only minor difficulty; C'est finit. Show less
Page Ten E E—A‘W-KE E 9999999 im GrOSSman 99? Simon Lagree has traded in Uncle Tom's Cabin for a new plantation. His new setup includes a modern slave— house, called Uncle Urness' Tower. Simon's new slaves jump at the chance to bow to his unreasiinable demands and remain in their expected lowly... Show morePage Ten E E—A‘W-KE E 9999999 im GrOSSman 99? Simon Lagree has traded in Uncle Tom's Cabin for a new plantation. His new setup includes a modern slave— house, called Uncle Urness' Tower. Simon's new slaves jump at the chance to bow to his unreasiinable demands and remain in their expected lowly place. I became aware of this situation me night as I sat in the Tower lounge watching the inhabitants obediently rush into the dorm at 10:30 p. m. It seems they had a floor meeting to attend at which they were to discuss and vote on the possibility of eliminating hours for women living in the dorm. I consider- ed applauding the large number of girls who had enough interest in the affairs of their dorm to go to such a meeting but, realizing that the girls never do anything about their slave status except complain to their roomates, I ques- tioned a few of the girls. They didn't let me down. The reason for the good Lttendance was an automatic fine of an unknown amount (later disclosed to be 00) which was to be imposed on ev— ery girl not attending the meeting. It was rumored that Simon, an under— standing master, gave his associates, known as counselors, the power to re- duce the fine to $1. 00 if the girl had a good excuse for missing, preferably her own funeral. The slaves in Urness Tower have calmly hung their heads, shuffled their feet and mumbled "yes master" to a lot of assinine demands, but accepting fines for miSSing floor meetings deserves some kind of an award. i‘ney've swal- lowed their pride and their nerve, if the; ever had any, and allowed the Head Resident to dictate when they can leave the dorm and what time they can be back. They even fill out little slips of cardboard that list where the girls went, with who, and what time they'll be back. Demonstrating the Christian heri- tage of Augsburg, the Head Resident E allows the girls fifteen Grace Minutes. I That means that they can come in late a combined total of fifteen minutes each term. If they go over fifteen minutes the Head Resident's secret weapon goes into effect: the fine. p Girls unquestioningly enjoy paying fines for a variety of things ranging from sleeping in the lounge or coming in late to talking to som eone after they've signed in or jumping in the elevator. A first floor counselor recently warned _ that the dorm has a Special way that it can tell whenever anyones been jump- ing in the elevator. I guess they look for foot—holes in the floor. Anyway, the girls are even fined for not paying fines when they should. The next step would seem to be fining the girls for not earnng a minimum number of fines. Judging from previous reactions of the girls, they'll be only too happy to pay, all the while muttering thanks to the dormitory administration for not hold— g ing public whippings. , Recently a new poiicy has come in- ‘3 to existence. Unofficially it's known as the don't-toneh—your-date-in-the- Urness-Tower-lounge policy. It seems that parents, administrators umww WA” 1... 1.- v. .- “ Isa.‘ “mans” « t-ii: a . mm“. Show less
Continued from Page Eight and shot put, Dick Kelley and Don Tan- gen took one-two in the long jump. Jim Piepenburg took a second in the 60 yard dash and Tangen second in the 300 yard dash. Thirds were gained by Larson in the high jumps and the mile relay team. Jerry Beckman gained a third in the... Show moreContinued from Page Eight and shot put, Dick Kelley and Don Tan- gen took one-two in the long jump. Jim Piepenburg took a second in the 60 yard dash and Tangen second in the 300 yard dash. Thirds were gained by Larson in the high jumps and the mile relay team. Jerry Beckman gained a third in the two mile run missing the school record by only one second. Fifth places were grabbed by the two mile relay team, Dick Kelly in the triple jump, and Gary Wilde in the mile. In other meets this year, the Aug— gies have produced 5 other new school track and field records: Don Tangen, 32.4 in the 300 dash, Rick Johnson with a time of 1:16. 8 in the 600 dash, Johnson again in the 1000 run with a time of 2:22. 0, Tangen in the 280 dash with a time of 33. 2 and Larson's 7. 3 in the low hurdles. The next schedule meet is April 4 at Macalester. The rest of April has a pretty heavy schedule with the St. Olaf Relays on the 11th , River Falls the 15, Carlyon Relays the 25th, Luther Re- lays the 18th, St. Thomas the let, Bethel Relays the 25th, Luther Relays the 28th and the conference meet on May 8th and 9th. H &H Wedding Invitation --All Accessories Available ' «Sample Albums Loaned 926-4774 "If the government is dissatisfied, why don't they dissolve us and elect a new people?" Bertol Brecht Page Nine CAGERS VICTORIOUS m FINAL GAME The Augsburg basketball team fin— ished what must be termed an encourag- ing season on February 21 with an 87— 82 victory over St. Johns in the John- nies' conference reknowned "rat pack" gym at Collegeville. The game was a fitting finale for veteran Auggie coach Ernie Anderson's career as. the stubborn Augs repulsed repeated St. Johns rallies during the second half to gain the victory. The win also was significant in that it left the team with a 13-13 over-all season re- cord and clinched a fourth place finish in the conference standings with a 10- 6 finish. Augsburg rode the crest of 53 per cent team shooting during the first half and a full game percentage of 49. Almost as hot as the Augs' shooting was the general temper of the game; the officials lost control of the teams early so elbowing and shoving on both sides turned the contest into a "foot— ball" game. MIAC all- conference guard Dick Kelley was high point man with 19 des- pite fouling out with eight minutes to play. John Ew ert was second to Kell- ey with 14 points, and freshman Shel- don Anderson added 13. Prospects for continued team im- provement this next season are bright since Augsburg will lose no players through graduation. The majority of next year's team members will be juniors. Show less