Friday, December 5 (continued from page 4) Another student inspected the concerts closely: “I feel the Student Society had little choice but to take the actions that it did. I am rather dismayed, however, at the third action, name- ly the out back of funds for the Program Commission, because I... Show moreFriday, December 5 (continued from page 4) Another student inspected the concerts closely: “I feel the Student Society had little choice but to take the actions that it did. I am rather dismayed, however, at the third action, name- ly the out back of funds for the Program Commission, because I feel that many of the activities pre- sented by the Commission are ex- tremely important and are appre- ciated more than we might expect. I wish someone could come up with a fund-raising proposal to help al- leviate our losses. Such a project would require large-scale plans and enthust and frankly I don't know what it might be. "As to the reasons for our losses, I can only go by my experience and those of my friends. None of us could summon any desire to go hear Paul Revere and the Raiders. We would have liked to have seen Pat Paulsen and the First Edition, but, as is the case with many of the students, our pocketbooks were too bare. We want big names, but then many of us can't alford to go see them. "Also, the scheduling was not al- ways ideal for us; a performance at the Little Theater (which, inci- dentally, drew a full house) was held on the same night as the Pat Paulsen concert. The only solution I can see is to get acts that are not well-known e n o u g h to demand large feesk but up - and - coming enough to interest the students. I also think more and more people are beginning to appreciate ‘Soul’ music— just listen to the records that are being played in the Chin- wag and listen to the students’ mu- sic chatter. “It’s a gritty problem. Maybe we'll have to refrain from bringing as much big name entertainment to the campus—maybe only one big concert a year." " ‘fir‘junior‘ student questioned the possibilities of a student poll be- fore a concert: “In reviewing this problem, the actions taken seem to be fair to some extent. Although the plan- ning commission on activities shouldn’t receive the whole blame for the loss of money, they should accept some responsibility for what has happened. It might have been better to have spaced the big name entertainment further apart rather than having them both in October. “A person may ask, ‘How were we to know that it wouldn’t turn out?’ To an extent they are right. However, I believe that a poll might have been taken of fresh- men, sophomores and juniors of what their reaction to these groups at that particular time might have been. Froni this poll. an idea might have formed as to if these groups were popular e n o u g b and were wanted rather than assuming that they would be acceptable to the en- tire college. "The things done about the loss in budget money seem somewhat appropriate. However, I feel that the seniors shouldn’t be deprived of their pictures in the annual nor should the Echo have sufiered so much. Eliminating other social events also appears rather harsh since it isn't really the fault of the entire student body. “The idea of borrowing the mon- ey was really the only thing that could have been done. Yet, I feel that an all school sponsored event should have been made probably to help pay the loss. For in this way, the working of everyone together on campus might further the pro- motion of working better together and help stop apathy that seems to be going on today." One student took the present bind to generalize what he sees as I prevailing attitude around the campus: “I was completely unaware that the loss on the concerts were so big as to demand these cutbacks. I don’t like the idea of cutting down the Augsburgian, the paper, etc. But I don’t see that we can hold the officials of the Student Society responsible financially—so I guess the loss has to come out of our other activities. "However, since the two concerts were planned without my knowl- edge and consent, I feel I have a right to complain. The Student So- ciety officers are playing around with a lot of our money, and they are expected to exercise good judg- ment. Everyone is entitled to a mistake once in a while, but why plan two concerts? (One loss would have been better than two, right?) “I think that the whole student body should be presented with the facts and with all of the action Stu- dent Society has taken to correct the situation. "This is exactly the thing I dis- like most about this school—the way other people are throwing my money around. Whether it's for losses at concerts, uninteresting symposiums, a dull Centennial week, etc., we work hard for that money and don’t like to see it treat- ed so lightly. In other words, I don't like the whole thing. If I can be of further ‘help’ please let me know.” Another 5 t u d e n t deplored the cut-back in services to the student body: “It was with disgust th at I learned about the proposed cut- backs in student services due to the financial losses at two so-called col- lege concerts that were in reality public concerts that took place on the Augsburg campus. Though the students paid a ridiculous (over 200 per cent) increase in their general fee this year, they received no spe- cial discount on tickets. If the pur- pose of the fee was to improve the services to students, it has been a great failure. ‘ ' "Concerts at other colleges suc- ceed, so why do Augsburg’s fail? A recent concert held at a St. Paul college was packed with most of the viewers coming from the spon- soring college. This college gave discounts on tickets to its own stu- dents which seems only fair if the purpose of such activities as con- certs is to benefit the student pop- ulation. Perhaps this idea is lack- ing in the planning of concerts at Augsburg. “Another reason for the success of this other concert was the wide appeal on the campus for the per- forming artist. While I admire the courage and sheer 'guts' of the Augsburg group responsible for bringing on to this campus those heroes of the tinsel-teeth set known as Paul Revere and the Raiders, I wonder if their appeal to the stu- dents of this college was ever taken into consideration. “The massive turnout of Augs- burg students at that extravaganza would seem to bear out my attack on their appeal to Augsburg's and probably all college age students. After this total disregard for the wants of the student population, how could a following concert be expected to appeal? “Rather than helping alleviate this p r o bl e m of financial loss caused by a lack of real student representation somewhere in the maze of Augsburg's policy-making hierarchy, those in power have dc- cided to further cut back student services, many of which have been paying back the student and giving him some justification for that 200 per cent increase in general fees. “Those individuals in s t u d e n t government who planned and sup- ported concerts which had no chance of appeal and who gave no special treatment to their fellow students such as in ticket disoounts, do not in my atimation represent the studens of this institution. By cutting many of the effective serv- THE AUGSBURG ECHO ices to the students who. seem to have paid many times over for them. those in power are furthering an unjust policy of not serving the students. “Why should the students be punished for the stupidity of the few? Those responsible for these concerts who never took into ac- count the ideal of serving Augs~ burg’s student population deserved to be punished, and not the student population that has paid too much already." A senior student made eight com- ments in regard to the situation: “1) This is an opportunity to eliminate the Augsburgian, so do so. 2) Responsibility lies with the P r o g r a in Commission, I believe. and specifically with Dahlman and Martinson. They should be removed from student government. In the first place they should have taken the initial losses instead of press- ing on and in the second place why should big Auggie Tech try to pio- neer big name entertainment? That kind of shit has to stop. Program Commission has been wielding a lot of power the last two or three years and should be checked. And why in hell a second entertainment in the first quarter? “3) Perhaps we need to evaluate our position on the paper. Either we should figure out how to make it fiscally sound or drop it. Perhaps this will have to he done this year, or at least, temporarily. Sorry, Darrell. And that goes for P.C. too. ZAP. “4) Where are we securing a loan, how much is it costing us, and are we positive that some of our minor programs and involve- ments can’t be cut besides the three already named”.l 5) Maybe the Stu- dent Council (ha-ha) could rein- state Tod Hanson (who only lost about $1500 last year) to the posi- tion of chairman of P.C., if they (undoubtedly) feel that we need one. “6) Is it possible that student government could leave a kind of comptroller general in charge of the funds every year to insure that such fiascos don’t keep popping up'.’ 7) Are we, I hope not, having a JS prom? Maybe a small dona- tion would help. 8) How much will it cost student government to find professional answers to help them out of their mess?" One of the more penetrating an- swers was the following one from a junior student. “First of all, concerning the cut back of Echo funds: I think this is a tragedy indeed! The paper is a vital communication link on this campus which is separated by the fact that close to half of the stu- dents are commuters. But more im- portant, the Echo is an avenue through which student opinion may be registered. Without this avail- able medium for the exchange of views, the democratic ideals which I hope are important to Augsburg will be lacking. “Augsburg students have been accused of being apathetic. This may or may not be true, but I do believe that through the Echo stu- dents have been confronted with issues and have reacted—note the number of letters to the editor in the past one and one-third years as compared to those Echo issues previous to the 1968-69 school year. I applaud the Echo for providing the opportunity to the Augsburg community to be heard, and I con- sider this function of the Echo vital enough to recommend the proposed cutbacks for the Echo not to be put into effect. “Concerning the Augsburgian, l personally do not get a charge out of looking at page upon page of mug shots—now, that is. I say not now because as soon as I look through my high school yearbooks. mug shots take on new meaning— they are memories which can never be replaced. I definitely do believe senior mugs are a must! Seniors, especially, have spent much time and money to attend Augsburg, and I would consider it a slap in the face were I not represented in the yearbook the year I graduated. What is a large part of the college but the students?! “I do believe that the cut back in the Program Commission was justified—partially, at least. Week- end entertainment hasn't been drawing well so I think it could be eliminated until students demand something. If they don‘t. then no entertainment should be provided. Concerning the loan, I don‘t under- stand the situation fully and there- fore am not qualified to comment." These, then, are the responses which have been received concern- ing the student financial situation. The views expressed are varied, but all seem to agree that it is a shame the mess occurred, and that some- thing similar to the action taken had to be taken. It is now time to present my own views. As one of the parties affect- ed by the budgct cuts council has made all year, I am biased against council to be sure. I think they have used personal difi’erences in the past to justify their actions to themselves, while justifying their actions outwardly with only the best of intentions. Which is to say that I think council is composed of a bunch of two-faced bigots. But my personal feelings that way are unimportant. As much as I dislike this student government this year, it is my representative, I'm stuck with it, and the decisions it makes affect me primarily as an Augsburg student, and only second- arily as an editor. I don't agree with the people on council who say we should quit trying to place the blame. As Mr. Average Auggie, I think that this is quite important so that we can insure that nothing like this ever happens again. I see the blame falling on no one person. Primarily I have to blame Tod Hanson and George Dahlman. They showed poor judgment, their committee should have been larger, they should have consulted their constituency far more than they did, and they should have worked more closely with Ron and Larhac. But I also blame Larhac and Ron for not providing the kind of lead- ership they are capable of—the kind of leadership which has every- body in government pulling togeth- er instead of being out to make a name for themselves. As Hanson himself said at a meeting (and this is paraphrase only because I don't remember the exact words) if con- certs succeed, he claims thc suc- cess, and if they fail George gets the blame. This is showing sh-- for brains; a normal Hanson move, I may venture. Further, though, the blame must be put also on the Student Council which gave two people the power it did. And this leads into a whole second point. There are no checks and balances along the line which can save the s tu den ts if their "leaders" screw up the works. Why should the students sufl’er because they showed poor j u d g m e n t in electing people who don't take their job seriously enough to consider every angle of it. To the Student Council, I can only say wake up and pray that no one starts any recall movements in e fo r e your terms of office are up. In regards to the actions of coun. cil, I think they were hasty. It seems that the facts bear me out here more than anywhere else. Only the day after the bill was passed did the student leaders find out the loan was an impossibility. Pardon me, but you are wasting our time when you have to hold umptcen million special meetings (all two or more hours long) and then come up with answers that Page 5 just dig the Student Society into a deeper hole. .\l_\' huts arc oil' in the people connected with this lonn business—you did a first rntc jol of inspecting tho possibilities of n loan. How can we prevent things like this from happening in tho futuru‘.‘ I have some ideas, nnd they muy hurt some people. I don't cnn‘ any more. For n term I've muzzlcd my big mouth, even against cuulisul from many people uflur ouch of these concert losses. I feel like two cents: I‘ve been u traitor to the student body I'm supposed to ho sorving. Keeping my job after (hut battle last spring was my first goul. Well, I've proved thut I run put out a decent pnpcr. Now it is time to got off my con~ sorvative uss and start helping tin- Student Society sou w h c r e t h v short-comings are on this rumpus. And I'm sad to say thnt the major one I've seen on this campus comes in the area of student govornmcnl. Okay. here are my idcns. Think them over for yourself, and rem-l to them. Remember, sludunt body, you are in the driver's chuir ngnin within n term: candidates will comr- to you for your votes. )lnko every- one fight hurd for yours this time around. First I would draw up u workn» ble constitution. At present we lll't' operating under hy-luws und purl of an old constitution ln‘cuusc of ll half-cocked referendum voted on in 1966, when only 50 people voted. To heck with the idou of u collu» giate charter—draw up n constitu- tion and then try to work into :1 possible charter later. Especially, how about a student bill of rights so that we don't always get the short end? Second, separate publications completely from student HOVCI‘H- ment. Thcrc is no reason that an editor should have to {car rcprisnl from so—cnlled politicians for tnk- ing a stand. I will either prove or disprove this in the coming week. Put the pnpcr, yearbook and dark- room directly uudcr the Trcnsurcr. and have them start setting up their own sclf-pcrpctuuting funds. Reduce the student government. n1- lotment accordingly. Third hold a special meeting to discuss the problems with the con- certs this full. Put Tod Hanson through the some questioning ses- sion Mark Rcifi went through Inst year with the Chicago trip. After all, Mark only spent $900 and was grilled for questionable grounds at best. I think Tod and George as well as others could he questioned for their parts in this whole mess. For examples, the goals of the con- certs, lack of reports by the com- missioner to council, commission- er's books to be examined, and choice of acts to name only a few. Fourth, and finally, I would like to see an amendment to the Con— stitution, or the hy-laws, or what- ever we arc operating pndcr, which would make it impossible for the Student Society President to ap— point any one to a Commission or committee who is also a member of council. There is entirely too much double representation along these lines, and the result can he prejudiced, biased voting. The best interests of the students are not served with three members of Pro- gram Commission on council and another breathing down their necks so hard that they are afraid to shift in their chairs without asking permission. Once again I would like to apol- ogize to my constituency—the vast majority of the Augsburg students, who don't know what is happening because clowns like me never have the guts to tell them. I'll do better in the future, even if it costs me my job. Show less
Page 4 Sfudenf Response C onfinued THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, December 5 Echo Editor Comes Down Hard on Govt. (continued from page 3) mind t h a t Program Commission has nothing to do with big name entertainment bu t, fo r example, spends money on Sunday movies, entertainment in the Knotty Niche,... Show morePage 4 Sfudenf Response C onfinued THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, December 5 Echo Editor Comes Down Hard on Govt. (continued from page 3) mind t h a t Program Commission has nothing to do with big name entertainment bu t, fo r example, spends money on Sunday movies, entertainment in the Knotty Niche, Noon Time News, special speakers and the monthly activities calendar. “You will notice that 33000 is budgeted for the yearbook in the last budget. It has been found that a more realistic minimum figure would be $6000 to put out anything at all. So an additional $6000 will have to he cut somewhere to put out an Augsburgian. This would mean a virtual standstill of all stu- dent society affairs and functions for the rest of the year. “As far as next year is con- cerned, I believe the next adminis- tration will have to re-evaluate many things, especially the role of big name entertainment. I am not for a drastic overhaul of student government because this would bring up more problems than it would solve; but a re-evaluation of some facets of student government will be necessary to keep what has happened from happening again." A letter was also sent to 75 mem- bers of the student body. Unfortun- ately, only about twenty people re- sponded. The letter written to them and the responses received follow. “Dear Student: “As you may or may not know, the Augsburg Student Society has recently been forced to take action to eliminate a $14,000 loss on Big Name Entertainment which has de- cimated the student budget. As a result, the following things were done: 1) The Echo was cut back $1500 —meaning four less issues this year than usual. 2) The Augsburgian was cu t back $4750, meaning a com- plete change in style and prob- able elimination of all mug shots, including 5 en i o r pic- tures. 3) Program Commission was cut back $3400, meaning less week- end entertainment, art work in the center, recreational activi- ty, and forum and lecture type events like the News at Noon. 4) Plans have been laid to secure a $6000 loan to be repaid with- in two years. “The Echo is featuring student government in the next issue since so many people seem to be inter- ested so suddenly in the things gov- ernment does. You have been se- lected in a random sample to re- spond to the Echo editors consider- ing the above proposal. “What do you think of the ac— tions taken by council? Where does responsibility for the losses lie, and what actions do you think should have been taken? Or do you agree with the actions taken? Since the editors do not have time before fi- nals to see a lot of people and get their individual reactions, this let- ter has been sent to 100 students in the student body, and hopefully you will take the time to write an- swers to this question. Your an- swers don't have to be elaborate— you may sign them if you wish, and if you don't wish to answer them, give the letter to someone else to answer. We are attempting only to bring forth some student opinion on this question." Before printing some of the stu- dents' replies, let me make the fol— lowing statements. First, I gave up the idea of a random sample be- cause I felt I needed to guarantee any kind of response, and so the sample population was picked by browsing t h r o u g h the Auggies, finding people I knew to be out- spoken on many things with as many differing viewpoints as pos- sible; I then sent out 75 rather than 100 letters to the people I chose. While the method is hardly condu- cive to statistical analysis of the student body as a whole, this was never the intent of the editor in asking for participation. The following r e s p o n s e s are placed in no particular order; rath- er than comment upon them, I will let the reader inspect each reply and come to his own conclusions. One of the briefest answers read, “It takes unusual ingenuity to ac- cumulate a $14,000 debt. Three cheers for the Big Name Enter- tainment Committee.” Since not all of the letters are signed, the iden- tities of the authors of all letters will be kept secret also. The letters are retained on file in the editor’s room and will stay there for future reference. Another student's response was simply, “I agree with the cuts that have been taken as long as they are temporary. The Augsburgian cut is one which could be permanent, however. Most important, I think future big name entertainment pro- jects should be much fewer and far between and wiser consideration in who to invite should be used—if this project is continued at all." One senior commented a little more fully: “While the intent of many is to make Tod Hanson the scapegoat of this little fiasco, the majority of the blame must lie with Student Coun- cil. They gave the go-ahead to Tod and George Dahlman. They OK’d the proposed concerts in light of the fact that we almost lost money last year. They thought they could make money on entertainers that appeal to very few at Augsburg. They didn't take time to consider the poor timing of the concerts, sandwiched between heaven knows how many other events going on fall quarter. “Council's whole attitude toward the whole thing is in line with the past two years’ motto, ‘do nothing until pushed. Then do it haphazard- ly.’ Council meetings are never host to quasi - intellectual discussions, but are rather a quick gathering where a few express their personal views, and then the chairman tells them what to do about it and they do it. “Parliamentary procedure is as loosely followed as at a pepfest. The chair feels free to interject opinion from the chair at any time, and neither the parliamentarian nor any council member has the courage to object to being told how they are going to settle any par- ticular problem. “Council members seem to take pride in not feeling responsible to those who elected them. All in all, it's a waste of good typewriter rib~ bon to bother discussing the Augs~ burg Student Council. To eac h member of the council, a thousand lashes with a student constitution, or don’t you know what one of those is?" A sophomore student responded in the following way: 1) “The Echo is necessary as a media to inform the students of just what the stu- dent council is taking away from them." 2) “Jill Steele got the royal shaft. All the work she has put into it already, and now the Augsburg- ian will be nothing but a hard cover comic book. It's a crying shame." 3) “The Program Commission cut sort of shoots the wad this year for weekends on the Augsburg cam- pus." 4) “Since they can’t get the loan, maybe the council should try playing the stock market: Or the horses. Concerts definitely are not the answer, are they?" Another response was, “W h y have big name entertainment at all? The entertainment committee could at least choose groups that the students wanted to see. Maybe we should get a new student gov- ernment. Why should the money we spent for the yearbook, newspaper, entertainment, etc. go to pay for someone else’s m is to k e? It’s a crime! But what else can they do? The debt has to be paid some way.” A junior discussed the responsi- bility of student government to the student body: “I think that the ac- ademic world is Augsburg’s first responsibility to its students. If we are paying tuition to go to classes, why should we be supporting or- ganizations and p r o g r a m s that have nothing to do with the educa- tion we are here for? Why do we have to pay room and board when all our money goes to the same place? “I think that our social life is another major responsibility of our college, but more emphasis should be placed on cheaper entertainment such as Gene Cotton. Gene‘s music was the most enjoyable program I’ve seen; he had a message and got us involved in the program." One frustrated senior r e p 1 i e d simply, “I think the whole mess stinks. However, I have no specific ideas. No one person is really re- sponsible.” Another student discussed the lack of communication with the student body concerning concert names: “The actions are necessary at this time to correct the losses, but at no expense should senior pic- tures be changed. The responsibil- ity must be with the Program Com- mission and if these mistakes are to be corrected in the future, there must be a reference to the student body to check on the before-hand opinion of coming concerts. I’m sure they do ask a limited number of people about their ideas on who to secure for a concert, but I’m sure that careful su r vey of student opinion would have shown that the Paul Revere concert would he a loss." One of the more humorous an- swers was the following show of frustration: “It was practical, but it sucks. Who ever hired those stu- pid bands can pay for them. It is about time Augsburg College gets on the stick and quits wasting mon- ey. They have done this in every- thing—I say no to the budget cuts. And from now on whoever they get, let’s pray that they are good —and not somebody dead.” Another student looked at the situation with a little more serious- ness, commenting, “I feel the debt should be spread out and paid over the years—and not make these few years sufl'er. No one is to blame for the losses—concerts just weren’t selling good this year. There were too many in the cities at one time. I think the spendings should be cut down considerably this year, but not to pay it all ofi‘ this year. The seniors should not have poorer pic- tures, as they are not necessarily to blame." A dominant theme of the answers seems to be the unfairness of the cuts to the student body. As one student put it, “I think the budget cuts by the council are a sad, but necessary situation. The cuts are probably the only way to remedy the problem, but there is really not much excuse for that kind of loss. In the future, the Big Name En- tertainment Committee might do a better job of choosing programs that might appeal more to the col— lege population. It doesn't seem fair to the students that a loss they really had nothing to do with should or must be made up by cut- ting three valuable programs.” One person who does have a pos- ition currently in student govern- ment places the blame for the situ- ation on clumsy leadership by coun- cil and Larhae Grindal. He writes, "I feel no one person can be held responsible for the business loss of $14,000. Any ‘fault’ there is should be directed to the Student Council and especially the executive: the President and vice-president. Tod Hanson made regular reports to the council before any big name en- tertainment last year and this. The council accepted and approved of what he was doing. “The council knew and the execu- tive knew what was going on. Tod Hanson conducted the project in a business manner, taking into con- sideration the chances of such a business venture and communicat- ing the risks to those in authority over him. Mr. Hanson and the Pro- gram Commissioner held nothing back from the council or the exec- utive. “My criticism of this matter is not before the fact, but rather af- ter the fact; that is, the failure of the council and the executive to act promptly and with knowledge in dealing with the problem. The ac- tions of the student administration this year have reflected poor, if any, forethought.” Nine longer answers were re- ceived, and I have saved them for inclusion now. One senior applied a humorous-sarcastic wit to the whole problem when she wrote: - > “I suppose that because I am a graduating senior what I am going to say can no longer be counted as student opinion. Nevertheless, be- cause of the constant inefficiency of the Program Commission, I feel that it is only right, since this whole ball of shit has been my rap for the past two years, that I tell you and whoever else is involved that if you need a new Program Commission head, I am available. For the last two years, our Pro— gram Commission has not only had its head in the toilet, but it has also been licking the bowl. We have been taking second rate talent for so long that we are now accus- tomed to it. “It is my contention that if we take time and money to book top name talent and publicize it, the result would be a clear profit. You haven’t got a profit because you haven‘t got the right persons get- ting the big name entertainment. I hope in the future you can find someone more qualified for the pos- ition which the Program Commis- sion requires." Another senior also responded vehemently: "I have a few initial reactions relating to the information includ- ed in your letter. Let me emphasize that these are initial and developed through no discussion. Therefore, they may be irrational, illogical and debatable, but I think they are de- serving of consideration. First of all, I almost consider the action taken by those responsible for so- liciting entertainment as a personal affront to me as a member of the Augsburg Student Society. “Outward appearances of this action smack of selfish motives. It is truly sad when all of Augsburg must sufier because of these mo— tives. It is a shame to see those in— volved have not the foresight, hind- sight or sight in general to recog- nize the fact that we have ' , come out on the short end of this big name entertainment thing. We can’t even come out even, much less make money. There are too many of these big names making appear- ances around the area for Aug:- burg to profit by entering the com- petition. Therefore, it shows a lack of intelligence to continue trying to make money in this way. "As an Augsburg senior, it has become quite evident to me that Augsburg's campus life, athletic prowess, and academic reputation contain no inherent drawing capa- city for students or funds. Must the results of what appears to be irresponsible action on the part of the committee in charge of big name entertainment create an addi- tional deterring factor in the eyes of prospective students? "If the four points you propose are enacted (I don't know if they have been or not) this will be the case. I am not aware of alterna- tives proposed, but those on the re- verse side of this paper seem to be quite drastic. They jeopardize those aspects of a campus (college!) that we do have. It seems to create an atmosphere that will truly strengthen the apathy that is far too prominent on this campus now. I hope this is of some help to you." Another student responded n 3 follows: “In response to the letter which you sent out this week, I first would like to say that I am glad someone is finally going to let the student body know what has been happening while their eyes were closed. Students at Augsburg have been kept in the dark for entirely too long about what their Student Council has been up to; it is high time, that wallowing-tad. Perhaps their unfortunate mistake was that they assumed that their student government was being up- erated properly. And perhaps their assumption was warranted — after all, wasn’t the big issue in elections last spring that of bringing “The Mark of Excellence” into student government? “Yes, indeed; too much was as- sumed. In the first place, we all as- sumed that the Student Council knew what they were doing—now the tables are turned, though, and we find a Student Council that has succeeded in frittcring away four- teen thousond-plus dollars of the students' money. We all assumed that the council would be financial- ly responsible, not the group of in- experienced and self-unlined 'youths' that they turned out to be. “When we elected the Student Council, we also assumed that they were logical; that is, they had a well-adjusted sense of priorities. Now we find it to be diflerent; we have a council that will consider paneling out eight hundred dollars while they simultaneously consider how to save themselvel from drowning in red ink. Their trouble is simple: they have put the cart before the horse for so long that the horse has long since left for the glue factory. “When the student; read thin is- sue of the Echo. I hope that they will not be so foolish u to canine that the council will mummy rec- oncile what has been a ridiculously long and drawn out comedy of er- rors. We must no longer sit back to ‘see what happens.. We mult‘ put an end to assumptions. Ironi- cally enough, the problem was summed up eloquently by none oili- er than that immortal champion of lethargy (and vice president) Ron Martinson himself, when he candid' - ly stated: ‘The trouble around ban is thattoo (damn) muchhuheen assumed—just too (damn) much: (F l ' 4 ‘ '0 y the moment)" (continued a: page 5) Show less
The Augsburg Echo Vol. LXXVI Budget Chilled Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 5 1969 Number 5 Fall Deficit Creates “Red Sea" by Darrell Skogen As the winter freeze settles over the Augsburg campus, a similar freeze may well chill the budget of the Augsburg Student S o c i e t y.... Show moreThe Augsburg Echo Vol. LXXVI Budget Chilled Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 5 1969 Number 5 Fall Deficit Creates “Red Sea" by Darrell Skogen As the winter freeze settles over the Augsburg campus, a similar freeze may well chill the budget of the Augsburg Student S o c i e t y. Losses totaling over $14,000 on the two fall concerts put the Student Society in a Red Sea from which there seems little hope of easy es- cape. Actions were taken to put the budget back in the black, but those actions quickly proved inoperative. How did the Student Society get into its fiscal bind? What has been done to try and get out of it? What will be done to insure no such hap- penings recurring in the future? These are the questions I am at- tempting to answer in this “explan- atory editorial." Before I begin, however, it is necessary to make some important statements of purpose. Too often in the past the intent of the editor of the Echo has been misunderstood by students (especially in govem- ment) too slow to catch the deeper meanings behind what is being said. Thus the following statements are necessary: 1) This article will follow a spe- cific outline and is divided into two major sections. 1. How did the problem develop? A. Budget considerations t his fall. B. Concert problems. C. Proposed solutions. II. Student and editorial opinion. Section one will consist of straight exposition, with no editorial com- ment involved in any way. Sources for information include discussions with Larhae Grindal, Ron Martin- son. my own attendance at council and committee meetings, and dis- cussions with other persons highly interested in the doings of govern- ment. The idea is to present the facts I have gathered as impartial- ly as possible. The second part involves opinions of students, and ultimately my par- ticular ideas. Some may argue that this entire section should be kept separate from the expository seg- ment; I believe that they have to be put together so that the readers will be informed at the same time that they read opinions. The inter- change between the students in dis- cussing the matter can only im- prove a steadily worsening situa- tion. If you wish, read the first section and ignore the comments after- wards. Or, if you wish. read the opinions too. I could care less how people react to what I say; I do care that they react to the facts. Let me remind each member of the Student Society that the Student Council has tight reins over $37,000 of YOUR money: and the reins seem to be getting slacker and slacker as the year progresses. Con- sider that when another election rolls around this spring. 2) The FACTUAL material pre- sented is not meant to condemn any particular person as responsible for the present situation. I have my own ideas concerning this point: those ideas will be placed in their appropriate section. 3) I encourage response to me concerning this whole issue. Stop me in the halls, write me n letter. call me in my office. or floor me with a snowball. But respond. If you fellow members of the student body luck of concern which you have in the past. show that flagrant this sort of thing will keep happen- ing in the future. Help ME put pressure on goi'cmment to make it more responsible to YOU. Remem- ber. I'm supposed to be your voice: if I don't hear you. my voice re- mains just that —my own wcnk. confused, and unhccdc-d voicc. Budget Discussions in Background for Later It is important to explain just how the Student Society gets its money. Each full time student pays a $100 general fee. The Student So- ciety thus receives $25 from each of the full time students through the College Treasurer‘s office. The payments come on a term basis. however; one third of the total is given each term, and the total fig- ure government gets varies with the number of full-time students enrolled from term to term. For example, if there were 10 full time students enrolled in the fall, the allotment would be one third of $250 (10 students times $25). If there were five students the next term, the allotment would be one third of $125. Thus, budget considerations for Student Society must necessarily be a flexible thing. This year's council has worked off a total figure of $37,500. Projec- tions last spring w o u l d h a v e brought a budget of about $42,000, but enrollment was down quite a bit this fall, with a resulting drop in budget projection. THE FOLLOWING budget was passed this fall so that operations could begin. We print it here since so few students have seen a copy of it. The budget was approved September 29, three weeks into the term. SUITABLE FOR eptember Set onetary Woes l. Commissions 1. Community Relations 2. Program 3. Religious Activities 4. Student Organizations 5. Publications Echo Augsbu rgian Dark room 11. Executive Boards 1. Elections 10 S 200 2, International Students 125 3. Homecoming 500 8'450 4. Sno-Days 250 500 III. Executive Branch 10 1. Office Supplies 200 2. Administrative Expenses 100 5,100 IV. Classes 7,700 1. Seniors 50 4,760 (continued on page 2) FRAMING. MEET YOUR STUDENT COUNCIL. 3 W tho by Bloom" Show less
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nrotsctiong lot the conflicts Letve~n "straights" 4r? "hips", freaks and flops is one that :3111 Fonc times. If young people are divided now into these c~tegories, mm. is going to happen as they grow older? As most young ptoplo know, the older one nets, the loss receptive one is in charge“ “Rh... Show morenrotsctiong lot the conflicts Letve~n "straights" 4r? "hips", freaks and flops is one that :3111 Fonc times. If young people are divided now into these c~tegories, mm. is going to happen as they grow older? As most young ptoplo know, the older one nets, the loss receptive one is in charge“ “Rh age cones stubbomess and a sense of security about one's life style. 80 it is clear that young people had better change before they set much older. 1h- concept of "do your own thing" cannot apply hex-co Sore peoples' thing consist of preVentinr', others from doing their thing. The '(u Klux Klan, for ex— ample, will not be tolornted if they should decide to do their thing on my 1m. Young people gen-ral- ly agree that doing one's own thing should be tol- erated as much as possible. But this leads only to a continuation of the power struggle. In fact it intensifies the power strug: 1e, because now selfish organizations like the KKK and the American Legion can hide the very phrase -nvented ty the young people to stop repress- ion. Stokley Carmichael said that when Lyndon John: son used the ohrare "We shall own-one" on national tolevision that the civil rights nowment died. The same is true with "do your own thing." The minute that phrase is applied to some undeserving organi- zation it loser- its meaning, and therefore becomes obsoleten The contradictions that are obviors in this discussion of the oral-Jen are precisst the problem itself: which way totturn'l Every faction, every (group, every thought, every word seems to lack the essential truth or love: In fits of nadness and dsspnir y-mng peOple are crying" out, "I cannot live here any longerz" It is not a (:35: of throwing in the travel. It is a case of being ovnrvhelmed by contradictions, of being crushed by the lack of understanding on earth today. I'ven on small scales this look of underu standing is *nough to drive moat neople insane. Young people are rear‘hing out desperately for understanding eVen among, their peer group" "‘rso fluently there is no response and tine-3:“ young people end up trying to find love in acid or not“ There “3..- Show less
.v-t thiq rain: we wars: suppr-ed m present. tI-e xesults of tum utui‘ont ecclaby meshing of last week; hOHG‘YGX, S'a‘tce the meet-1m: emanated. t9. nothing more than 9 tea-hash. of the information primed in Friday's ache, them is really no need for such a wuu-ary. or importance tar new we a.... Show more.v-t thiq rain: we wars: suppr-ed m present. tI-e xesults of tum utui‘ont ecclaby meshing of last week; hOHG‘YGX, S'a‘tce the meet-1m: emanated. t9. nothing more than 9 tea-hash. of the information primed in Friday's ache, them is really no need for such a wuu-ary. or importance tar new we a. motion made by lien iambreoht. that fat: nausea and George Dghlman tender their resignations. .-.f't-:x a spirited. debate (lad alternately ' by a fired m. editor and several incensed students) the. notion failed on a division when only 39 or the people present supporth it: .\11. in all" the meeting went quite well. .Jmost good enough. in fact. to wan-tut another one when budget talks begin next spring. Or perhaps when the krosram Conniss'lon draws up its phile‘aoph: this winter it nmzld. be diseuesed. at. a genetal meeting of the student Sooiety. ks far as that. goes. i. wenldn't hurt puhlioutiou either». ..nyone wichina to help start a movement for M! another student Society meeting to discuss the futures of 1~ub11~ ortions and irogram Commission on this campus is encouraged. to content as by my 1.0“ box. Take an acaive part in [our student government; If"; arty, ‘ v‘ _/ — Show less
Page 2 BudgetL C onfinued THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, December 5 Fall Cuts Decimare Student Services (continued from page 1) c. 2. Juniors 3. Sophomores 4. Freshmen V. Salaries l. Executive a. President b. Vice President c. Secretary d. Treasurer 2. Echo a. Editor b. Assistant Editors (4) Feature... Show morePage 2 BudgetL C onfinued THE AUGSBURG ECHO Friday, December 5 Fall Cuts Decimare Student Services (continued from page 1) c. 2. Juniors 3. Sophomores 4. Freshmen V. Salaries l. Executive a. President b. Vice President c. Secretary d. Treasurer 2. Echo a. Editor b. Assistant Editors (4) Feature Editor 150 d. Managing Editor 400 10 3. Augsburgian 10 a. Editor 750 b. Assistant Editor 400 4. Darkroom a. Head Photographer 400 b. Assistant Photographers 650 800 5 C I _ 400 . ommissions 300 a. Program Commissioner 600 500 Total .34,875 750 800 Surplus: $2,625 Losses on Paul R Substantial cuts were made at that time in some prime areas; these cuts have influenced greatly the amount of services reaching the Student Society. In publications, for example, the total budget figure in the past year (including salar- ies) had been $26,085; this broke down to $11,890 for the Echo, $14,- 195 for the Augsburgian, and noth- ing for the darkroom. The new fig- ures (plus salaries) make a total of $21,860, broken down further to Echo $6200 (counting on $3800 ad: vertising for a total of $10,000, which is a $2000 cut overall or a $6000 cut in Student Society funds allotted to it); Augsburgian $8850 —a $5345 cut; and Darkroom $5810 (including $4760 spent during the summer months for new equipment and film supplies). Had $4800 not been added to buy the new dark- room equipment, the budget cut in evere, Pat Paulsen and First Edition Put Student Society in $14,000-Plus Bind The immediate cause of the fi- nancial troubles student govern- ment finds itself in now is the fail- ure of both the Paul Revere and the Raiders concert and the exceeding- ly unsuccessful Pat Paulsen and the First Edition concert. Loss on the first concert amounted to $4,- 500; on the second one not all the hills were in at press time, but the loss had hit the figure of $9000 plus with a few small bills outstanding. The total estimated loss at the No- vember 17 meeting of council was $14,090. The substantial part of the bills had been received, though, and this figure should remain fairly sta- ble now. It now becomes important to no- tice that no funds are budgeted for big name entertainment. The Stu- dent Society suddenly had $14,000 worth of bills coming in; the fall term payment from the Treasurer‘s office only had a balance of $6500 left, and government had other bills outstanding. For example, the Echo bill with Ken Sorenson Print- ing had remained outstanding through the summer, finally being paid (to the tune of $2700) in 0c- tober, four and one half months overdue. Other bills languished on the desk of the Student Society treasurer Bruce Olson. The outlook was indeed bleak. WHAT HAD happened? Why were the groups chosen to perform that were? Why was so much mon- ey lost? These were big questions. Tod Hanson, as Big Name Enter- tainment Committee C h air in a n (chairing a committee which con- sisted of only himself and George Dnhlman) had ultimate responsibil- ity. In the last meeting of the spring, authority was granted to sign four contracts for the upcom— ing year. Everything was left up to Hanson's discretion, under the general directions provided by the following resolution (passed earli- er in the year): Resolution: Sponsored by George Dahlman BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THESE SUGGESTIONS BE ADAPTED AS FORMAL STU- DENT SOCIETY PROCEDURES. A. BOOKING 1. Formation of a committee within Program Commission to pick the possibilities for concerts. 2. The Program Commissioner shall report to the Student Council regularly concerning the progress of work on those events. 3. Signing of all concerts by the following: a. President of Student So- ciety to commit Student Society funds. b. Program Commissioner to handle the concerts. c. Center Director for com- mitment of the college. 4. Investment funds drawn from the special reserve fund to secure the concerts. B. PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS 1. All aspects of putting on the concert to be done by the Program Commission. 2. A double set of books kept on all expenditures and pro- fits by the Program Commis- sioner and the Student Soci- ety Treasurer. 3. Payment of all bills out of the Student Society funds so Augsburg Echo Publiihed weekly by students of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, during the academic year, except during vacation, holiday and examination periods. Prinled by Ken Sorenson Printing. Inc. Office: in Augsburg College Center—Phone 332-518' Ext. 30' Editor , _ , . . . . . . . News Editor .. Feature Editor . Sports Editor . . . . . .. Special Auignmonis Editor _ Artsy-Craft“ Siufi . . . . . . Buiinou Manager . . . . . . . . . .. DARRELL SKOGEN . STEVE FRANTI TOM HART . TERRY BLUE AN GAMRADT . Al ZIRZOW , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._ BOB KOHLS Stall: Sue Adams, Amoliiia, Bruce Anderson, Ken Anderson, Gary Benson, Dawn Bern- nrom, Bruce Broomer, Katie Berglund, Jim Boduriha, Janene Cocos, Mike anrs. Barb Finneselh, Tom Fischer, Becky Foss. lindu Hansen, Sylvester Jones, Betty Ma:- Kay, Milo Modsen, Cornelia McCoy, Mike Nelson, Rolf Nestingen, Becky Nys'uen, Cindy Penman, Tom Peterson, Bony Siiro, Becky Smith, Emmett Smith, Gloria Wright. that the Program Commis- sion incurs no debt from pre- senting the concerts. C. MONIES FROM THE CONCERTS 1. All profits shall go into a reserve fund established by the Student Society. 2. There shall be double check- ing of profits through books kept by the Student Society Treasurer and the Program Commissioner. 3. In the fall of each year the Program Commissioner shall present a bid for a percent- age of the previous year’s concert profits. This will be based on the total shown af- ter the closing of the previ- ous year’s books. 4. The reserve fund shall be used for general Student So- ciety funds, reinvestment in concerts, and handling of the requested percentage by the Program Commissioner. At any rate, Tod and George be- gan work over the summer. Johnny Rivers was apparently set for Oc- tober 5, until he fired his business manager. Paul Revere was thus a last minute replacement. Apparent- ly Pat Paulsen and the First Edi- tion had been a little more care- fully planned, since the college had committed itself to a concert Octo- ber 31 for the A001 convention. When the time finally came, the convention left the show off its pro- ‘ publications would have been a to- tal of $9025 rather than a final fig- ure of $4225. Program Commission, the second largest user of budget money in student government, absorbed a cut of $1550 from $10,000 to $8450. While I didn't find out exact break- down figures in past years for Pro- gram, 1 did get those for this year. The figures are as follows: Recreation Committee $ 500 Promotion 600 Hospitality 250 Fine Arts 1100 Forum and Lectures 2100 Social 3700 Miscellaneous 200 Total $8450 It should be noted that there is NO allotment for Big Name Enter- tainment. This will be discussed more fully later. gram, because the delegates were 1.33 expected to buy tickets instead of gaining free admittance. In the first week of the school year, though, ‘ (dinning 0 t: 7:. contracts were signed for t h o s e i ‘ first two concerts and for an April one with Glen Yarhrough. Th e fourth date remained open. No significant attempt was made to get student opinion. Hanson re— ported to council that a spring poll had shown a preference for a rock band. Paul Revere and the Raiders were rated fifth in the nation among rock bands; however, the audience which put them there was probably not in the college age group. When L a r h a e questioned whether the concert was aimed at the students or towards making money, a lengthy debate ensued in which Tod claimed that concerts were meant to make money. The by-laws of Program Commission, however, state that “The Big Name Entertainment Committee shall be responsible to provide popular, pro- fessional entertainment for the stu- dents’ enjoyment and cultural en- hancement. PLANS FOR the first concert continued d e s p i t e this disagree- ment. At an early council meeting, Hanson presented a report claiming the projected loss would amount to only $3800, but that it would hope- fully be made up for with some to spare on the Paulsen concert. After the concert, Tod did not give La- ,3? rhae a detailed report because, in her words, he “wanted to deal with both concerts as a whole." Larhae couldn't get any answers out of George or Tod, partially because of her own assumption that if things were going badly she would be in- formed by those working under her. Things might have turned out okay, but a loss on the Paulsen con- cert paled the budget situation. of prime importance here is the fact that during the last few days of selling tickets, Hanson “papered the house” to make a big enough audience to make things look re~ spectable. About 333 complimen- tary tickeas were given out (total- ing $1843 while about 700 people paid $3633 to see the event. The total of 1000 people present hardly filled Melby to its capacity of 3000 plus. Council Makes Bold Move; Loan Attempt Falls Through At the regularly scheduled meet- ing on November 11, the council was presented with a five step pro- posal which stressed a budget cut of $7400, counted on a $3100 profit from the Yarhrough concert, and a short term loan from a non-bank private institution to make up the remainder of the debt. Along with these points was the idea of spon— soring more small cost e v e n t s which would pick up a few dollars here and there. The only action which could be taken was taken after two hours of crying; the proposal was ignored temporarily while a committee was set up to look into the possibilities of an $8000 loan, to report back by the following Monday at a special meeting. In the next breath, the council approved a resolution to go on record as supporting giving the Black Student Union $700. 0N NOVEMBER 17 the special meeting was held. The committee chaired by Mark Francis, reported back a proposal to be discussed. The proposal called for a $3000 cut in Program Commission, a cut of $7600 in the Augsburgian (leaving only $100 for whatever expenses had been incurred), a cut in the International Students Board of $50, a cut in administrative ex- penses of $50, a $40 cut in the sen- ior class allotment, a $250 cut in the salary of the yearbook editor, and a $100 cut in the salary of the associate editor of that book. The total c u t proposed amounted to $11,540. When added to the miscellaneous fund figure of $2625 (the Junior- Senior Prom had been sacked the week before to make that fund per- manent) a total of $14,155 was amassed to ofiset a loss of $14,090. A loan was recommended also, with the amount to be left up to council. (continued on page 3) Show less
Page 6 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Nefmen Victorious Over Toms, offer Three Losses in MIAC The Augsburg tennis team has gotten off to a rocky start in the early part of the season. Early losses to Macalester and St. Mary’s were followed last Saturday by a 6.3 loss to Gustavus and a 5-4 win over St. Thomas... Show morePage 6 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Nefmen Victorious Over Toms, offer Three Losses in MIAC The Augsburg tennis team has gotten off to a rocky start in the early part of the season. Early losses to Macalester and St. Mary’s were followed last Saturday by a 6.3 loss to Gustavus and a 5-4 win over St. Thomas The team lost to Mac 6-3 in the opening match Winners included first singles player John Mueller and fifth singles Tam Petersonl Mueller and Brad Board combined to win their first doubles match to gain the Augs third point, St. Mary‘s drubbed the Auggies 7-1 on the same day. Things looked up in the next matches, though, as the team beat St. Thomas. The five winners were singles players Board, Steve McComb and Ted Gredvig, and doubles teams Mueller-Board and Tom Peterson-Curt Huovie. In the 6‘3 loss to Gustavus, Muel- ler won first singles 10-6i The other two points came on wins by the first two doubles teams. Mueller and Board Won 10-8, while Petere son and McComb won 10-7. This Saturday the team travels to Collegeville to take on St, John's and Hamline. Hamline is rated as one of the strongest teams in the conference this year, and the Aug: will find a rough battle facing them. Tennis Schedule April 29—University of South Dakota May I—at Bethel May 3—Duluth and Concordia at Moorhead May 9—MIAC Tournament May 10—MIAC Tournament Thursday, April 24 —Phela by Ina: m. JOHN MUELLER PREPARES TO RETURN the ball in action against St. Thomas on Saturday. Mueller beat his Gustavus opponent, but fell in his match with the ace Tammie singles player. Ever-Improving Cindermen continued from page 5 diatc hurdles, Relfl' placed fourth With a time of 1581 The time was a school record, but Pearson feels that when Reifl' is completely recov- lviwril from a pulled back muscle he will improve greatly on it Citing Reer‘s '52 quarter in another rcr lay, Pearson said that Reifir should have a good chance In the conferr ence meet if he can get over his back pull and resume heavy prac- tice. PEARSON WAS quite pleased with the over-all success of the team at Gustavus over the week- end. He especially praised Brandt and Tangen, calling them “simply unbelievable" Fest Cont'd be given by Bishop, Doctor of The olagy Fr tjov Blrkeli who is both the Primate of Norway and the Vice-president of the International Norzlmannerurbulldet. The service will take place at 10:00 a.m. and will be followed by a kirkekafie in honor of the guests THAT NIGHT. at the University Lutheran Church of Hope, there Will be on organ recital by Knut Nystvdt. Mr Nystedt is a composer in rosidom-o at Augsburg and has written u number of works that has brought him world arclaim. Furth- el'nmrc, he has been commissioned to wriiu a composition entitled “Lu- i-is Creator" commemorating the Augsburg Centennial. This piece will be premiered ill October by the Augsburg (‘hoir and the Minnesota 0- hestra under the direction of Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Beginning on Monday then and lasting throughout the week, there will be an art exhibit of the works of Anders Zorn in the Alumni Lounge of the College Center. The exhibit is on loan from the Minne- llpolis Institute of Art. At convocation on Wednesday of that week. Dr. Naftalin will be fea- tured as the speaker. Dr. Arthur Naftalin, who is concluding eight years as the mayor of Minneapolis, has been the Commissioner of Ad- ministration for the State of Min- nesota and hits made several trips overseas in behalf of the State Der partnient and other groups. His topic will be “Ombudsman,” 3 con- cept developed in Sweden in 1809 and one that is currently being con- sidered for both Minneapolis and St Paul. M: Y 1. 1969. has been designat- ed as Mai Fest Day and will in» from Page 1 cludc a smorgasbord in the Comr mons, the annual meeting of the American Scandinavian Founda- tion and the Knut Nystedt Festival Concert. The concert will begin at 8:30 pm. and wlll include the Augs- burg Choir directed by Knut Ny- stedt and Leland Sateren. Dr. Ma- heth Saure, Eugene Vuicich, David Preves, Alice Preves, Vince Bas- tien, Alice Berning, James John- son. and Robert Stacke performing Various works of Mr. Nystedt. Tick- ets for the concert are free to Augsburg students but they must be picked up at the Public Rela- tions Department The 59th annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study will be held in the College Center on both May second and third. The program will be chaired by Dr. Walter Johnson who is the head of the Department of Scandinavian Study at the Uni» versity of Washington. On Sunday, a worship service combining the Trinity Lutheran Church congregation and Augsburg College will be held at Si Melby Hall at 11:00 a.m. The speaker will be the Reverend Paul Sonnack who is a professor of church history at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul. Finally. on May 1'7 “Syttende Mai Fest" will be held at Si Melby Hall at 8:00 p.m. This will include a concert by the Augsburg Concert Band. the Nina Geig Ladies Cho— rus, the Norwegian A Cappella Choir, the Olive Fremstad Singers and the Nordkap Male Chorusi A cofi’ee hour in Si Melby Lounge will follow the concert and will be host. ed by the Augsburg College Norse Club. WARREN PETERSON long iumps before pulling a muscle at Gus- tavus last weekend. 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Page 4 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Molder Quits Job Jumping to Seflle Down Arfisfically by Al Zirzow Fickle “old ladies with flowered hats” on planning committees, and architects who change their plans in mid-construction are probably two of the biggest problems faced by August Molder since he came to this... Show morePage 4 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Molder Quits Job Jumping to Seflle Down Arfisfically by Al Zirzow Fickle “old ladies with flowered hats” on planning committees, and architects who change their plans in mid-construction are probably two of the biggest problems faced by August Molder since he came to this country. Molder has a fascinating per- sonal history that would put many movies and novels to shame. AN IMMIGRANT from Estonia. he has a masters degree in law, and taught law at an Estonian univers sity during the German occupation of the second World War. At that time the Estonian city in which he llved was frequently bombed by the Russians until, eventually, th ey marched into the small Baltic na- tion. It was at this time that he fled Estonia and went westward only to be captured by the Germans who put him into 2: forced labor camp. One night while the guards were unaware, he made his escape. His i'xi'apv took him across Germany. 09.23% This Coupon Good for 10: ON ANY 50¢ ITEM WHEN PRESENTED TO OPERATOR 0F DAlRY QUEEN STORE A! e rerNKuN AVE. l. 24m 51. so. He was constantly under the threat of re-capture and probably execu- tion. His flight took him to Berlin and to Augsburg where he devel— oped an interest in the art of stained glass. Then came D-day and the end of the war. He still marvels how the allies ever beat the well trained and disciplined Germans. He re- calls allied soldiers driving into town in their funny looking jeeps, wearing their untidy clothes and having their feet dangling over the jeep's sides, AUSTRALIA. Molder’s n e x t stop, was a tough untamed land. Molder went from one rough job to another including that of being a Iumberjack, The men there were so tough and coarse that hearing them cuss would make the most ardent American user of profanity turn his head and blush. He figures that with this experience he could, if he wanted to, out~cus anybody on this campus. It was in Australia that he met his wife, also an Estonian refugee. Their wedding was somewhat dif- ferent than the typical American wedding, in that they went to their weddng on the second story of a (lilublerdecker bus swaying to and fro through the streets of Sydney. THEN (‘AME a chance for Mr. and Mrs. Moldel‘ to come to the l'nited States, and in 1958 they set- tied in Minnesota. He has been ar- tist in residence now for about nine years. NOW LOW 808T INSURANCE FOR lllTHERAN STUDENTS Anather special [ram [ill/Vela” Brat/remand Gives you the protection you should have at rates you can afford. This bargain for young Lutherans ages 16 to 25 is pat- lerned to your future income growth. Lutheran Brotherhood insurance Life and Hen/M Insurance for Luthemns Mr. Mulder has given up his for- mer life of job—jumping to settle down to a life of art. He paints and teaches classes in painting and drawing. But his main interest lies in stained glass. So far he has done windows for 15 churches and some work for three colleges. He has done glasses for St. Olaf and Augustana College in Illinois in addition to the chapel in the college center. SOME OF THE churches he has done work for are First Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, Christ Lutheran Church in North St. Paul, Luther Memorial Church in South St. Paul and St. John the Evange- list Catholic Church in Duluth. At present he is working on the large north and south windows to be installed in the new First Pres- byterian C h u re h in Stillwater. These two triangular shaped win— dows have dimensions of 30 feet at the base and 12%.- feet high at the center. The windows are done in sections at his studio and final as- sembly takes place at the church. He lays out the design, cuts the glass, sets it in the molding, and finishes the sections of the huge windows in his tiny studio in the old Scholarshop on the corner of Riverside and Seventh Street. MOLDER PREFERS heavy, sin» gle-coiored glass pieces rather than thin painted glass as is seen in most churches. He has a prefer- ence, further, in abstract design, and through his use of many pieces of solid colors he is successful in achieving this efiect, Instead of lead, as is commonly used. he sets his glass into a mold- ing of epoxy resin, which is much stronger for holding the sometimes one inch thick glass pieces. Molder looks forward to two more months of work in finishing the glass for First Presbywfian. He has been cutting the glass for three months already. August Molder always keeps a coffee pot, extra cups and cookies around for unexpected visitors. If you see his blue Valiant parked out in front of his studio sometime, drop in. He will appreciate the vis- it, and you will find him to be a most interesting person. ‘3 ///// ii, p \S \\\‘l\ u r \\ \\ // f l \\ VN\\ signs of spring . . . ZIPP’S LIQUORS 2618 E. FRANKLIN 336-8686 Thursday, April 24 —Pholo by I‘m Put-flan ARTIST AUGUST MOLDER examines a piece of uncut stained glass, from West Virginia, in his studio. 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vSpecinl Photo LINDA FINHOLT AND MARIUS ANDAHAZY will compete in the first international ballet competition to be held in Moscow this June. THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Page 3 Finholt, Andahazy to Go to Moscow Ballet Competition Linda Finholt and Marius Anda- hazy, two students here at Augs- burg, have been... Show morevSpecinl Photo LINDA FINHOLT AND MARIUS ANDAHAZY will compete in the first international ballet competition to be held in Moscow this June. THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Page 3 Finholt, Andahazy to Go to Moscow Ballet Competition Linda Finholt and Marius Anda- hazy, two students here at Augs- burg, have been accepted u parti- cipants in the First Moscow Inter- national Ballet Competition to be held June 11 through June 23 this summer. Linda, a sophomore this year, graduated from Eden Prairie High School. She was her class Valedic- torian and president of her school’s chapter of the National Honor So- ciety. Twenty years old now, Linda has been dancing at the Andahazy School of Classical Ballet for eight years. She is an assistant teacher was received from S. Fedorovtsev, responsible secretary of the Organ- izational Committee of the First Moscow Ballet Competition. Linda and Marius will be danc- ing the “Grand Pas de Deux" from the “Nutcracker Ballet" and the “Bluebird Pas de Deux" form the “Sleeping Beauty," plus a duet with original choreography by Ms» rius to the Andante Movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Ma- Jor. DEAN A. MYHR, Executive Dir rector of the Minnesota State Arts Council, has commended the pair of dancers, saying that viewers “will find their performances skillfully and artistically superb." The Andahazy's have conducted professional classes in ballet in the Twin Cities fur 23 years. Much of the revival in interest in ballet in this area is attributed to the quale ity of the performances of the coni~ pany. at the school and musical coordina- tor for l ‘ y MARIUS, 18 YEARS old and a freshman at Augsburg, is th e youngest son of Loran Andahazy, the founder of the school. After spending one year at a Franciscan seminary in Indiana in 1964, he de- cided to pursue ballet seriously un- der his parents' tutelage. He is also an assistant teacher for the school, and dances the principal roles in company performances. Notification of the acceptance Examines Augsburg Dr. Anderson Speaks —n.m by on. rod-m- DR. ANDERSON makes a point in one of his chapel speeches last week. Prexy Assumes Middle Ground by Tom Hart Even though Dr. Anderson has now spoken at three chapel hour services, yet the annosphere on campus remains dralfically un- changed to no one’a surprise. But then, was that the objective of the good Dr. Anderson, to change the minds of his listeners? College presidents llnd the m- selves in the very awkward position of having to relate to everyone and having to heap everyone satisfied, which in about as difficult and as painful as pulling your own teeth. Therefore the president’s actions and speech must be presented from a position uactly in the mid~ dleoftheroadandmnatevokeex- citemait and climax by pretending totalltotheleftortntheright. Attendance for the week was fair. however. A belief that God does not judge the righteousness of man on hia chapel attendance is obviously strongly present within the structures of the school. By this time Dr. Andenon has breathed I healthy sigh of relief, wiped his lauded brow, thanked Godthatitisoverandhasretired once again no the security of his padded cell. See you next year, Doctor! New Left Hopes Fizzle as Role Playing Lasts by Dale Benson Judging from the publicity and comments about Dr. Anderson’s first chapel talk it sounded like he was organizing his own new left. Thursday found most of us in Mel- by ready to be shocked. Dr. Ander- son’s talk turned out to be inter- esting, to a degree; it was primar- ily a delightfully short sermonette. He attained a common identity with his audience by contending that the cross over the door of Sci- ence Hall is both architecturally and aesthetically insulting and pro- ceeded from there to alienate them. HIS TWO BEST points were that the cross was a necessary frame of reference to cope with reality and that it reflected the limits and failings of man’s abilities. It is in all politeness assumed that emphasizing human failing on the outside of Science Hall would not be an attempt to rationalize the teaching that went on within it. On Friday, Dr. Anderson ad- dressed the essentially all white, middle—class, Lutheran, Scandinavi- an descended individuals. He was telling them what a diversified and heterogeneous community they had become, pointing out the very real problem of maintaining a commun- ity feeling with commuting. ah:- denta and diversified interests. DR. ANDERSON a d d e d that service was the tie that binds. Serv- ice is necessary, he contended, to keep a heterogeneous group a com- munity. Collectively, these two talks were neither controversial nor particu- larly revealing, but rather proved to be an interesting exhibition of the role playing of I college pres. ideat. in Chapel err-m by Dale Pad-non DR. OSCAR ANDERSON Campus chaff AWS Banquet Saturday, May 10, the AWS Mother-Daughter banquet will be held in the Commons. Punch will be served at four and six o'clock, followed by a buffet dinner at 4:30 and 5:45. Dessert will be at 5:00 and 7:00. The meal will be fol- lowed by a special program. Tick- ets may be purchased and orchid Corsages for the mothers attend- ing ordered starting May 5. Election Result The Augsburg Women’s Society has elected the following girls as its officers for the upcoming year: President, sophomore Barb Durkee; Vice- President, sophomore Ruth Sylvester; Treasurer, freshman Glenda Stende; On Campus Council Chairman, freshman Janyce Nel- son: Off Campus Council Chairman, sophomore Linda Filipa. Gregory Talks Dick Gregory "speaks out" at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 1969, in the Cooper High School audi- torium, New Hope, Minnesota. Tickets are available for $2.50 at the ANC office, 54-1-9345. Greg» or'y's appeaarnce IS a benefit for Head Start by the Golden Valley Action Now Committee. Art Exhibits Four Augsburg s t u d e n t s will have pieces of their work on dis play at the Lutheran Brotherhood Building through May 3. Senior Jim Sprague won an exhibition award in the Lutheran Brotherhood sponsored annual National Luther- an Student Art Award Program. His work, entitled “Bridges,” was one of several honored. Other artists to have works in the exhibit include: Allen Zirzow's “M a r ti a n Bowling Ball," Ed Bright's painting “The Students," and ii ceramic piece by Rick Nor- quist. Zirzow and Norquist are jun- iors, while Bright is a senior. Spring Look Seasonal Fashions Emphasize Sassy Dresses, Sea Colors by Harriet Farmer The pant~look is being seen all over this year for the great new spring look. From bell-bottoms to trousers, every look is absolutely ideal. They’re even better worn with chambray workshirts or sa- fari jackets. For a more dressy pant look, a long sleeve dressy blouse can be worn with loosed- legged bell-bottoms. if on the other hand, you find yourself jogging around town, or dashing at? for lunch somewhere; think sassy dress. They're based on the looks of the “twenties and for- ties." And the skirts are always pleated and bouncy. For acces— sories, long colorful beads are worn or a long scarf, just to add a splash of color. Spring colors this year are the sea shades. They are the colors you see during early morning or late afternoon around any beach am. But, there’s always one color that stands out, and for spring it's the veiled, hushed look of soft blue. I! you would like to add a few new dresses to your spring ward- robe, why not start naw'.’ Styles are more daring and fun this year than ever before. Just see for your- self! Assume, by Harriet rum... Show less
hand”, April 24 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Parrish, Peterson, Mielke Siar as Diamond Men Win by Terry Blue Augsburg kicked off its 1969 MIAC baseball campaign with a 5-1,54sweepofatwinbillogsinst Hunline this past weekend at Bloomington Field. In the first game the Auggies gotofl‘toal-Oleadinthefirst inning... Show morehand”, April 24 THE AUGSBURG ECHO Parrish, Peterson, Mielke Siar as Diamond Men Win by Terry Blue Augsburg kicked off its 1969 MIAC baseball campaign with a 5-1,54sweepofatwinbillogsinst Hunline this past weekend at Bloomington Field. In the first game the Auggies gotofl‘toal-Oleadinthefirst inning on successive errors by Hans line's shortstop and third baseman. A grounder to short scored Jerry Peterson. TEE AUGS ADDED ample in» nuance in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs on four hits after the first two batters had grounded out. Gene Parrish ignited the Aug» gie outburst with a single up the middle, advancing to second on a passed ball with pitcher Bob Mielke at the plate. Mielke laced a single to center, scoring Parrish; following this, catcher John Wanshura hit the next pitch to left-center for Augs» burg's third straight single. Hamline starter Bill Campbell proceeded to load the bases by walking Bruce Nelson. Auggie left- fielder Mike Peterson eased the crowded situation by belting a dou- ble, driving in all three base run- ners to finish Augsburg’s scoring for the day. IN THE FOURTH inning Ham- line threatened as first baseman Nile Frawley singled. Dan Saun- ders drew a walk, and a passed ball moved the runners up to second and third. With none out, however, Mielke subdued the next two bat- ters by hatching his fourth and fifth strikeouts, and he escaped the inning unscathed as Ross Doneho- wer grounded out to short. Hamlinc mounted another scor- ing threat in the top of the sixth, as Frawley led otf with his third single in as many at bats. He even- tually s c o r e d on Mike Olson‘s grounder to Peterson at second, maln'ng the final score 54. In the second game Hamline_ grabbed a 1~0 advantage in the first inning on a lead-off triple by Steve Gall and a single to left by center fielder John Lent. P i t c h e r Paul Wiese bore down to strike out Dana Johnson and induce Frawley to hit into a double play. WITH ONE OUT in the bottom of the second inning, Bruce Nelson gained first on an infield hit. An overthrown pickofi‘ attempt ad- vanced him to second. Mike Peter- son then reached first on a wide throw which drew the first baseman 05 the bag. Hamline pitcher John Yeamen struck out the next batter, but walked Wiese to load the.bases. Yeamen worked out of the jam by striking out Jerry Peterson. Yeamen led off the third with a single after one man was out. Gall followed with a well-hit ball which was held to a double on fancy field- ing by Parrish. Meanwhile, Yea- man rounded third hoping to score, but Auggie second baseman Jerry Peterson relayed the throw home for an interesting play. Evidently Yeaman didn’t wish to dirty his unifrom with a slide, for he barreled full speed into catcher John (call me brick wall) Wanshu- ra. who easily withstood the attack and put the tag on the runner. THREE ERRORS following a walk increased Hamline‘s lead to 3~0 in the fourth inning. Yeamen began to tire in the fourth, though, and the Auggies scored one. With the bases loaded, Parrish was safe at first on an error as a run scored. With two out in the bottom of the sixth the Auggies finally got going. Jim Bishop singled to right, scoring as Parrish cracked a triple to deep right center. Mielke knotted the score by slamming a single to right to score Parrish. 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Hamline went ahead 4-3 in the top of the inning as an error, sin— gle and walk were followed by a run producing squeeze play on which Frawley scored. In the bottom half of the inning Augsburg had its back to the wall again. With one out, Parrish sin- gled to left. We pitches later he scored as Mielke belted a 400-foot triple to center field. Wanshura and Nelson were walked intentionv ally. Mac Heel came on in relief for the Pipers, and on his first pitch Mike Peterson laced a single past the shortstop for the final 5-4 mar- gin. CO-CAPTAIN GENE PARRISH dives back to first in plenty of time to beat lhe attempted pick-oil throw. Parrish was four for nine in the doubleheader with Hemline. Cindermen Parlay Medley Points info Third Place Gus’ravus Finish by Darrell Skogen The Augsburg track team, bene- fitting from the p r a c tic e time gained during the indoor track sea- son, finished third in a relay tour~ nament held at Gustavus last week, end. The team total of 83 points fell just short of the totals of 106 and 93 points recorded by Gustavus and Bethe] respectively, and far outdistanced Concordia’s total of 19 and Morris’ four. The two mile relay team won a first place with a time of 8224.4. Runners on this team included cap- tain Tom Brandt, Rick Johnson. and Tom and Jim Fischer. The win- ning time was only .8 of a second short of the school record, and Pearson blames this on the cold, windy weather at Gustavus. With good weather in the future and con- tinuing improvement, Pearson ex- pects this record to fall soon. THE DISTANCE medley relay team also grabbed off a first place finish. Tom Reifi‘ ran the quarter, Tim Peterson the half, Jerry Beck- man the threerquarter, and Brandt the mile. The winning time was 11:10.3, and once again the wind had much to do with the slightly slower than school record time. In the three mile run, Brandt and Beckman placed first and second respectively, with times of 15:29 and 15:48. Heavy duty runner Brandt has to be considered the strong man of the Auggie running corps. Glen Bruins ran away with the pole vault competition once again, soaring 13 feet six inches to cap- ture first. In other field events, freshman Luther Bakken took sec end in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet 11 inches. Don Tangen finished second with a long jump of 22 feet four inches, and had jumped 22 feet 10 inches on his last jump. However, this last attempt was scratched due to a violation of the jump line. HAMLINE’S CAICHER COULD well be saying, "Look what l found," us soph first baseman Bruce Nelson barrels toward home plate. RlVERSIDE FLORISTS FlOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 10% Discount For Auggios Ill Wedding Invitations 2433 Riverside 333-2645 I”: 33‘ ~55” new I ‘2 ssosoom APARTMENTS 310 Eighth St. 5.5. April in May :eniml Gui Air, Security, cnipeied. Some w/slant bclzony. Sam w/ilant balcony with fireplace. I um. Sim-silo 2 Barn. $240.52" to: momva r0 5:! can uum NEW lUXURY APARTMENTS RESERVE NOW FOR FALl OCCUPANCY Elevator, sec iy., mm". lm luv. to Augsburg, U 5 Hospitals. 1 Bdrm. Un. 51703‘90, ham. $200-$120. 2 as"... uh, $220—$250 2 as”... m 260-8300. Call 339-4636 For Appointment WARREN PETERSON took fifth in the long jump, but had to quit jumping early when he pulled a muscle. After a quick tape job, l’c- terson ran in four cvcnts with prev ty good success. Lefty Johnson was fourth in the high jump competi- tion. while Bakken took fifth in the discus. (‘o-captain Glen Peterson tried his hand at the javelin for the first time and placed ln the top five in the event. In the other relay events, the Auggies picked up two second place finishes. The sprint medley relay team's time of 3: 3.2 was only :022 off the school record of 3:36. Jim Piepenburg and Warren Peterson ran the two 220 yard legs of the medley with leg pulls, Tangen ran the quarter in the sprint medley in :50.s, close to [llv lime run on the i‘ccornlrsctting med- ley run, while Tim Peterson's 2:00 ln the half was also very fast. Peal'r son thinks that the medley record will fall before the season is out with better weather and recovery from injuries by Piepcnburg and Peterson. In the mile relay, the timc of 3:271 was :011 off the school in». mi, and was good enough for sec. and place in a close finish. Tangcn anchored this event with a time of :50.3, while Johnson ran his stint in :51.7. The two Peterson boys also ran on this event, and Pearson looks for this record to fall also. THE TEAM ADDED two third place relay finishes. In the shuttle hurdle relay, Lefty Johnson and Tom Rcifl ran the high hurdles while Rick Johnson and Tom Fisch- or ran the lows. Final time was 1:093]. In the 440 yard relay. the time of 245.3 was down from the 144.5 of last week, but much of the race was run against the wind at Gustavus. Ert Hermerding,War- sen Peterson, Picpenburg and Tan- gen should break the squad record in this event before too lonirV ac- cording to Pearson. The can yard relay team was a second and a half off the record sat in the Paul Zim- pace of merman years, but Pearson looks for that record tu {all also thls year. Piepcnburg, Jim Fist-her, Tanr gen and Warren Peterson ran in this eveni, Finally, in the 440 yard int/(Arme- lI-Untinurd in. [milv til Show less
The Augsburg Echo Vol. LXXV Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 24, 1969 Cooperation Necessary , Inner I City of environment? i'hofio by Vom Folennn CAN THE MODEL CITY program do anything to change this type Number 18 Environment Must Improve Youngdahl Sees "Model City" as Chance for... Show moreThe Augsburg Echo Vol. LXXV Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 24, 1969 Cooperation Necessary , Inner I City of environment? i'hofio by Vom Folennn CAN THE MODEL CITY program do anything to change this type Number 18 Environment Must Improve Youngdahl Sees "Model City" as Chance for Communication by Jeanette Wudtke Minneapolis is one of 63 cities in the United States chosen to receive Federal money to plan a Model Neighborhood. Model Cities have unique settings and their sizes vary. These programs are needed in our cities because of the rising costs, poor housing, rundown neighbor- hoods, etc. The city pays 20 per cent of the planning, development, and administering while the Fed- eral government pays the remain- ing 80 per cent, The areas chosen for the Model Cities program in- clude: 10% of the city’s population May Festival Brings Another Springtime to Auggie Campus by Steve Franu In May, spring seems to estab— lish it.an in all parts of the world. In Scandinavia, however, this proc- ess seems to be encouraged with various festivities throughout the month. At Augsburg, a week has been set aside for this Scandinavi- sn custom The week will be called “Mai Fest 1969: Scandinavian Week" and will be from Friday, April 25 until Sunday, May 4 with activities also planned for May 17, the Norwegian Independence Day. On the first day of the week, Henrik Ibsen's play “Homer-sham" Application Due ior Editor Posts The deadline on application- for editorial positions on the Echo and the Aug-barginn is on Friday, April 5. Also applica- tions for head photognrpher of the Center darkroom are the Friday. Applications are to be handed in to Mark Andrew Reill'. chairman of the Publications Commission. Six applications have been re- ceived for kho positions. Ap- plirltions received will be ex- amined by the Pnbli ‘ons Com» mission. Selections will be Innde from a non: thue applying. Thane chosen will be named to various editorinl posts of the Echo and the Angubnrgian. will be presented as part of the Lu- theran Brotherhood Fine Arts Fes- tival. The play will be presented by the Lutheran Drama Associa- tion in the Lutheran Brotherhood Building and will be directed by Dr. Ester Olson of Augsburg. Admis- sion is free but tickets must be ob- tained from the Augsburg Public Relations Department. ON SATURDAY then, the Nord- manne-Forbundet, the society of Nommen, will hold their spring banquet at the Minikahdn Club honoring the centennial of Augs- burg College. The invocation will be given by Dr. Oscar Anderson and a greeting will be given by Bishop Ffidtjov Birkeli. The ad- drens will be given by His Excel- lency Kiel] Bondevik who is the Minister of Education and Ecclesi- astical Afi‘ain for the Norwegian government. Tickets for the dinner are $11 and are available from the Public Relations Department The Norwegian Lutheran Memo- rial Churrh will have a Festival Worship Service on Sunday in ac» cordance with the Mai Fest. Pastor lvnr Aus will be presiding at the church and greetings will be ex» tended hi' Dr. Fredrik A. Schiotz who is the president of the Amer—iv can Lutheran Church and the Lu- theran Vi'orld Federation. Dr. An- derson of Augsburg and His Excel- lency Kjell Bondevik. At the service the sermon will ( ' on page 6) evolution cause school exists for the student, isbosnta‘tlndtoavoiceinhowhis school is run? “atonement. nose otyou who em: tom Island Wong you wouldbenmomberoltbeeommun- kydean truthside by side with your professors, have bynoweomn toarnde awakening. You find that instead. you are engaged either in a rush to the pig math od grades and intellectual elitism, or in a rush to the social whirl 0! Campus Carnival and Sno Days. There must be something more on education than this. WAN” of Univer- sities from Berkeiey to Harvard In almost simultaneously realiz- ing that students not only desire to have a voice in determining their ' hurling standards, fac- ulty selection, and much func- dons, but demand it. The realism tion is being made that it "free Wit!” is to be a genuine {one in use college community, students have to be actively Involved with flab innit! 5t Ill levels. ltbnotllogtonlfiotwbonflie mflockddmmm inquiryfinuunedtownrdits pro- M—dssmdemicwmmunitv. tuba-murmur!wa— "WBMMEE- tied to question and demand MYWIhnvndnrhqmtnm “ammonium-minnow to one rum-i m a constructive *“mmfllm masons-amigo“ i-‘Ma'yforpnflielpnp III-1 dmnoenaey on college enm- rum. Wuhan-Wilt! lt-yblhoshd-ts'J-tttu, munmdommethingahocttt 25% of the city‘s poverty house- holds 306? of the city‘s welfare case loads 30% housing 30‘}? of the city‘s illiterates 40% of the city’s infant deaths 40% of the city's unemployed A 500 SQUARE block area of south Minneapolis is being used for our Model Cities p r o gra m. The boundaries of this area approxi- mately are downtown, Lyndale AVA enue, Hiawatha Avenue, and 36th Street. It is made up of a very strong white population with more Indians than blacks. From Augsburg, Rev. Youngdahl, Mr. Bloom, and Mr. Clyde are in- volved in the program. While Youngdahl and Bloom are mostly avid listeners at the meetings, Mr. Bloom works as a representative and presents ideas to the commun» ity. He is still asociated with our college as well. The Minneapolis Model Neigh< borhood which started in November of 1967, is Still on the planning stage. A plan of evaluation will be due on June 15 of this year. This program will last for five years. The p r0 1: r a m appeals to many phases such as education, housing, law, and human development. In many ways the Model Cities pro» gram shows similarities to the Pi- lot City in north Minneapolis. RESIDENTS FROM the Model of the city‘s substandard City program ask for “social pow- er" and are given this right by cre- ating their own authority. Speakr ers come to the meetings that are held, and they are able to present plans. But it is up to the people of the community to decide what they want. The residents have the final say. At the end of five years the pro- gram will phase out. The decision of continuing in the same Way will rely on the attitudes of the resin dents of the community. If the mo» tives of this model program work, further consideration will go into planning development for the en. tire Metropolitan area. The Model Cities program hopes to join together many agencies, lev- els of government as well as prir vate organizations. Also it hopes to create new services where they are needed. Resident participation is to become meaningful in both plan- ning and in carrying out the plans. TWO DEFINITE advantages to the Model Neighborhood program are the bonus funds and priority features. These chief advantages let the local people choose what help they want in the programs that they themselves create. During the year, several meet» ings will be held. Public discussion is encouraged. With public particir pation new approaches will be seen on various ideas and p r o ble m 5. Anyone may also volunteer to join committees or just (0 voice their own opinion. 7 4mm 5. Iooldilor Enema-bonkers! Wmmdymmsdd boa-oilyzsudueeorabdilhnll mode-rues.”th sandal-wishbth him-Wands undid-zebdidundmnfio- l1:*.&lmI--w “MEG-‘th bimbo-Misha“. Diamond Sweep— page 5 Tracksiers Win— page 5 Tennis Results— page 6 Show less
Page 2 Afiné‘sburg Echo Editorial Opinion Page ruhr hed weakly by student: or Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, during lh. acodomi: your, "Kept during vacation, holiday and exclamation poriodr. —An Independent Publication— rnnud by Ken Suremon Printing, If“. (mate. ;» Adana", College... Show morePage 2 Afiné‘sburg Echo Editorial Opinion Page ruhr hed weakly by student: or Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, during lh. acodomi: your, "Kept during vacation, holiday and exclamation poriodr. —An Independent Publication— rnnud by Ken Suremon Printing, If“. (mate. ;» Adana", College cm"; phone oar—sun in. am A l‘ EDIVOI ’ our new . ASSOCIA'E EDITOR DARREll SKOGEN 1*“. "a: an O . Defining Augsburg? Dr. Anderson's chapel talks last week disappointed many in the Augsburg community. After his excellent opening on Monday it was felt that he was going to present on the suc~ ceeding days an outline of purpose and change for the future of Augsburg College. No outline of change was presented. For the school this was unfortunate. At an ideal time our school has chosen to hedge on an important question. It is important that the Augsburg community ask itself what its role is as both a Christian college and as an institution of higher learning searching for truth. Augsburg faces a dilemma—is it a Christian school first and then a center for learning, or is Augsburg first an aca- demic community and then committed to some form of Chris- tian principles? Augsburg essentially has an identity prob— lem. Our community doesn‘t know what it is or where it is going. The brinkmanship of the is amazing. It has conveniently administration‘over the years pushed aside any decision as to a total commitment either to the sacred or to the secular. THE AUGSBURG ECHO LITERARIAZ I'm “of fHE LORD grads”) OAS/4 (3qu (Am. rm srrLL Wu“ "'5 5,4915 IN TL? Thursday, April 24 Science Hall Wrapped in Plastic Bags by Al Zinow IS - » - f 1’" 5 President Anderson, in his open- . ~ ' Bu “6 4" DEV“) m ing address to the student body last w I Q01’ 1’ KAL IQS‘TITUW fall, called for a new emphasis on (“1° - m6 1-“ A Lg— ’ the arts at Augsburg. Creativity g P'- was to hold an exalted position on the campus during the coming year. First, there came the environ- mental sculpture (junk pile) on the east side of the art building. Then came the Volkswagen sculpture in front of the art building (which didn‘t last long, thanks to the efe forts of certain fellow students). THE LATEST creative efl'ort is the Centennial Disc. currently grac- ing the main staircase of the cen- ter. I wonder now, if President An- derson wishes that he had never spoken those words last fall. The disc was a group project from Mr. Thompson’s winter com- position class. The brain behind the operation was freshman Dean Lil- ja who did the engineering on it <2? Fine Arts Week Sponsors Film, Poefry, Music; Evenfs Confinue Through Bus by Lorry Ann Lundborg Fine Arts Week has been re vived on the Augsburg campus through the efim'ts of Allen Zirzow and the Fine Arts Commission Monday afternoon Sia Armajani told a few Augsburg students and faculty a “few stories” to prepare them to view the “New Sensibili- ties," a computer-generated motion picture and slide presentation. A1- most anything can be done by com~ putch because there is “no tradi- tion to fall back on," said Armaja- ni. He showed slides which docu- mented the possibility of a trian- gle moving to the end dimension registered on a computer screen with “color added to make it pret- ty.“ ARMAJANI also showed a film which he called “The Story of a Cube." The movie consisted of a white cube moving about space, formed by mathematical symbols fed to the computer. Those who missed this presententation missed an excellent opportunity to view a new form of art. Dudley Rigg's Brave New Work- shop, a success at last year’s One Day in May, appeared Wednesday morning with a “modified laugh- in” satirical presentation. In the evening entertainment was offered in the Knotty Niche. Films made by Steve Hartwick, Dave Co- lacci and John Newhouse in the ln~ dependent Study program under Mr. Thompson were shown. MR. CRAIG CARLSON and John Baudhuin gave a poetry reading. Music was furnished by the Aim American Ensemble consisting of Tony Paul, Howard Mobley, and Doug Peagler. and the “Joint Ef» fort." formerly known as Mark and Mark. If you have failed to attend any of this week‘s events. there is still time to attend the remaining ac- tivities. Today at 3:00 Prof. Donald Gustafson auctions all recent paint- ings, sculptures, ceramic pottery, drawings, and prints by talented Augsburg students and faculty in the Quad (weather permitting). At 7:30 tonight in the Commons two groups of Twin City musicians specializing in chamber music of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries Clergyman Boyd Discusses Revolution in Our Society by LeRoy Jensen The famed, liberal clergyman ( 1’) Malcolm Boyd opened the morning convocation of March 26 with a discussion of “the various revolu~ tions in our contemporary society" and other irrelevant remarks. For Father Boyd, the sexual rev- olution consists of young people asking the question: “W h a t is sex?" “For present standards of sexual morality," a c c o r din g to Boyd‘s nee-pagan situational ethv ics, “are deficient and new values are needed to replace them. Legal marriage, c o n t r a r y to society's standards, does not guarantee a moral relationship between a man and a woman. Today some of the older married couples have totally immoral relationships w h e r e a 5 some of the younger unmarried couples I have met have truly mor- al relationships." ANOTHER AREA of revolution is in “the university." Here the question is: “What is a college and a university?” “Many students tra- gically see their role in an academic institution only as a number. But students don‘t want digits, they want to be human." To meet this problem, Boyd be~ lieves that there are three good al— ternatives for institutions of high- er learning: a greater development of the free university, a new type of administrator who is sensitive to student demands. and a redefinition of people giving money. Speaking with the authority of an educator, Boyd also feels that “there are too many students in college today. Students should not be forced to go to college because of status reasons. For it is a sick society who says that you must be a college graduate to count." Rath— er one should only attend college if that type of institution is suited to his personality and needs. ANOTHER AREA of revolution is within the church. “in the past," Father Boyd explained synically, “a student’s concern with religion might be a discussion of how many persons there are in the Trinity. Today a student’s religious con- cerns are tied in with the social is- sues of the day such as poverty and war. However, the institutional church is not confronting these so- cial issues. As a result, many stu- dents must reject the church." He continued by stating that some of these students join the under- ground church. The underground church consists of “those people who do not want to be separated from other people and those who want an articulation between the church and contempor- ary social issues." Lastly, the avant-garde minister with blue language spoke about the black revolution. He traced his own experiences in the movement from his days as a "communist" freedom rider in the 1950's to his involvement with SNCC in the 1960’s. Regarding the present racial sit- uation, he stated that “separatism must be considered a tactical sep- aration for a mutual goal; how- ever. isolationism should be avoid- ed." “When asked what whites can now do for the black revolution. he stated two areas of action. “One, there is a need for the stue dy of black culture within our edu- cational institutions. For in the past, educational institutions have utterly failed in their teaching of black history. Second, whites should go back to their individual communities to change the struc- ture of the establishment. For ac- tivism means involvement." y Friday Nighl will perform. John Mosand, Augs- burg‘s oboe-playing art teacher, is a member of the “Hortus Musicus." The second group is “The Chamber Players," 8 woodwind group. GARY HAGEN, Augsburg soph~ omore, presents “Poetry and Wor- ship" in Friday‘s chapel. From 942130 Friday eve n i n g Dean Carr, local, long-haired folk singer, will sing in the Knotty Niche. Another accomplishment of the Fine Arts Commission for Fine Arts Week is the Wheel" located in the Commons. “Centennial Finally, in the illustrious words of Jim Fischer, Al Zirzow tells Augsburg students, “Fire Up!" and finally got it to turn. The wheel is powered by a small electric moe tor like those used to lift auto- matic garage doors. The engine can only run a few minutes before it overheats. THE IDEA for the project came when President Anderson request- ed three banners to be designed by the art department commemorat- ing Augsburg‘s centennial. The art students rebelled. They felt that banners were a dead art form and they sought something a little more vital, more relevant to the present day and age—thus we have the disc. The disc contains 100 ping-pong balls, each one corresponding to one of the hundred years the school has been in existence. The color green, I suppose, s y m be] i z e s growth, although I rather think green was the only color available. As the wheel turns it makes a sound not unlike a stampede of hufialo. When the disc was first tried out, one of the cooks in the commons came running out won- dering if the Center was caving in or something. I bet Dr. Anderson shudders to think of what will come next in this great, creative drive. I wonder . . . maybe Science Hall would look good wrapped up in a giant plastic bag. MElVA LYON. NANCY QUANBECK, and Mcrg Ness ioin with other girls in precision creative dancing. The Augsburg girls per- formed for the Donoldson's Park Lurk held in that store's audi— toriurn last Friday. Girls Dance at Park Lake Show less
Page 6 Place Fiffh in MIAC TH! AUGSBURG ECHO Cindermen Topple Aug Records by John Aahinead Track coach Howie Pearson felt his squad did really well last week- end, breaking several school rec- ords and scoring 20 points in the MIAC tournament. The highlight of the meet for Augsburg was freshman... Show morePage 6 Place Fiffh in MIAC TH! AUGSBURG ECHO Cindermen Topple Aug Records by John Aahinead Track coach Howie Pearson felt his squad did really well last week- end, breaking several school rec- ords and scoring 20 points in the MIAC tournament. The highlight of the meet for Augsburg was freshman Don Tan- gen's victory in the long jump. Tangen’s leap of 23 feet 1V. inches broke the old school record of 22 feet 9% inches, and enabled Tm- gen to defeat favored Gil Baldwin of Macaleater. Pearson noted that the jump came after Tangen had run a record setting “(t—yard dash in the mile relay. Glen Bruins also captured a first place with a 13 foot 6 inch pole vault eflort. Other point getters for Augsburg were Torn Brandt, who Diamond Men Sweep Pair, Top Gusfies fo End Busy Week by Terry Blue Mixing the bitter with the sweet, the Augsburg baseball team round» ed out a week of concerted action by dropping a doubleheader to St. Thomas, splitting one with St. Mary’s, and sweeping a third from the Gusties. The Augs lost the first game to the Tommies 7-3 despite a 10-bit performance in which Bruce Nel- son, John Wanshura and Mike Pe- terson collected two hits apiece. The Toms were led by right field- er Mike Berg, who singled and smacked two solo homers in four trips to the plate. THE NIGHTCAP proved to be a fine pitcher’s duel between Auggie Tom Unstad and St. Thomas ace Garren Weller. Unstad allowed on- ly two runs on four hits while strik- ing out nine men during the seven innings of regulation play. Junior Paul Wiese came on in relief as the game went into extra innings, and was tagged for three runs in the eighth. Freshman Greg Lindberg sparked a comeback attempt in the hoth of the inning by belting a two run homerun to left but the rally fell short and the Auggies lost 5-4. Thursday the Auggies traveled to Winona to complete a twice re» scheduled doubleheader with the defending MIAC champs. Mike Pe- terson scored the first run in the opener when Wanshura singled to left. The Redmen came right back with three runs in the bottom of the inning to grab a 3-1 lead. IN THE TOP of the seventh inn- ing the inevitable Auggie rally un- folded as Don Beach, Jerry and Mike Peterson, and Parrish cracked successive singles to tie the game 3—3. With none out the prospects for further scoring looked bright, but Mike Peterson was called out at home on a squeeze play and Bob Mielke was called out for stepping on home while batting. Wanshura fanned to end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh Mielke loaded the bases with none out on two walks and an infield ere ror. After two strikeouts, Kevin Murtha singled to right and the Augs fell +3. Following a one hour delay due to a convectional shower, the see and game got underway. Neither St. Mary’s nor Augsburg scored in the first four innings as Wiese met the minimum of 12 batten while the Auggies were collecfing only three singles. STAN MLEKODAJ led ofi' the Augs half of the fifth inning by being hit by a pitch. Lindberg drew a walk. After a force play at third, Jerry Peterson laced a sinking liner to center which escaped Wayne Taylor‘s shoestring attempt, and Peterson steamed into third with a triple. The bottom half of the inning found the Redmen scoring a run on a triple and a sacrifice fly, but there was no further scoring as the Aug-s picked off a 2-1 win. In the first game with the Gus- ties at St. Peter this past Saturday the Auggies trailed 3-0 going into the sixth inning. Parrish led off the inning by blasting a solo homer to right center. With two out, suc» cessive doubles by Nelson and Mike Peterson and a single by Petrich evened the score at 3-3. JERRY PETERSON led oi? the seventh inning with a free pass, stealing second on the first pitch to Bishop. Bishop then singled Pe- terson to third. Parrish walked to load the bases. Mielke’s ground sin- gle drove in Peterson and Bishop. Wanshura then sacrificed to center to bring in the third run of the inning. Unstad picked up the 6-3 win, The second game found the Aug» gies repaying numerous debts to the Gusties by pummeling the Hill< toppers 114 on 15 hits. Freshman pitcher “Gus” (alias Heeonnnk!) Gustafson gained the win while giving up only two runs on four hits in five and two~thirds innings on the mound. Six Auggies collected two or The Center of Consciousness praunh W—A—C-E (Super menus: Ami-- or the Connie a." Spontaneous Electronic An USED BOOK BUY May 29th Augsburg Bookstore ... and Music in the Made of Cosmic Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9 p.m., through the sum 627 s. 6th 59., Mpls. Congratulations and Success to the Auggies "Class of ’69” ASpaeioll’hunkstoMyFriu-dsundaients JOHN SWON finished second in the three mile run; Tom Reifl, who had a fourth in the 440-de intermediate hur- dle; and the mile relay team of Tangen, Warren and Tim Peterson and Rick Johnson, which finished fourth. Brandt broke his own school rec- ord timeon thethreemilernnby three seconds with a total time of 14:53.3. Tangen’s time of :498 broke the school record in the 440, but he had to settle for sixth place and no points. Further, the mile relay team broke its old record of 3:26 with a time of 3:24. Pearson felt that the team would have improved on its performance with the addition of injured sprint. er Jim Piepenhnrg. Earlier in the season Piepenbnrg had med in the second best time in the 100- yard dash in the conference, and he could also have helped in the “0 relay. In the overall standings Aug-IF burg finished fifth. Once again Macalester dominated the m 2 et , taking its eleventh straight MIAC track title. The track season ends this week with the Macalester ln- vitational meet. —Pholo by You: Finch-r HURDLER TOM REIFF runs or the MIAC track meet at Moculester Col- Iefs last Saturday. Reifi placed touth in line intermediate hurdles as the team finished with a total of 20 points. more hits in the game as Bishop led the pack with two doubles and a single in five times at bat. Par- rish also had a particularly good game, driving in three runs on a double and a two—run homer. The fifth inning proved to be the big one as Augsburg scored six runs on six hits while 10 men came to the plate: this inning caused the second of three Gustavus pitchers to seek the shower room and also capped the Augs scoring for the game. Thad-mlayli Box Scores ~4l -oeua~—ooio | oo-ouo-e-n1 alh :20 4:1: s22 :00 4|! 100 ‘300 zoo :10 one run. ................ ..n7: SLIAIV'SM abhrfl Yayb', 410 on... 4|! Hutu sio [Hands zoo ms, so! w. 100 401 411 zoo nss raccoon Nomi—4 i «.8 vol oo—oo—ooorb I canoe—oeuv- -l ooeo—ooootu I 95000000»! nl ooo——oooo!ul o—uoooo—o‘ ab ‘ I 3 I 3 fl 1 2 I 24 ah I l 3 3 l 1 2 2 2 21 000 coo mo 04 luns—Llndharg, Wino, llchordl. E—Wlue. [OI—Augsburg 4, sv, Mory'l 1. 3-1. h. “A” club chicken Fry Comes Soon The Augsburg “A” Club will sponsor its annual Chicken Fry this Saturday morning at 11 am. The feast will take place in the Chin- wag, and all students are invited to buy tickets from their favorite Auggie athlete before the gala event. 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Page 4 THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Thursday, May 16 Echo Staff Travels to Wet Windy City Reporters Tour Trib Tower as Major Attraction of Trip THE MAIN WORKING ROOM of the Tribune bu ~th by Anderson ing remains fairly quiet as rush time for the deadline has not yet arrived. Nysted’r Nears End of Augsburg... Show morePage 4 THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Thursday, May 16 Echo Staff Travels to Wet Windy City Reporters Tour Trib Tower as Major Attraction of Trip THE MAIN WORKING ROOM of the Tribune bu ~th by Anderson ing remains fairly quiet as rush time for the deadline has not yet arrived. Nysted’r Nears End of Augsburg Duties by Jeanette Wudtke Knut Nystedt, who graduated from the Oslo Conservatory of Mu- sic, is conductor of the Norwegian Soloist Choir and is also professor of choral conducting at the Uni- versity of Oslo. In the United States he has studied composition with Aaron Copeland, conducting with Robert Shaw, and organ with Ernest White. Nystedt is presently composer in residence at Augsburg College. Nystedt’s compositions have been premiered in both Norway and the United States by many orchestras and choral groups. NYSTEDT’S SETTING of “De Profundis," which was premiered by Augsburg’s choir, won the Nor— wegian prize as the best composi- tion of the year. He also recently received the St. Olaf Medal from the King of Norway for his contri- butions to the musical life of his country. After the American introduction of the famous and widely per- formed “Cry Out and Shout” writ- ten by Nystedt, his choral composi- tions have been sung in almost ev— ery part of the United States. This song, along with “Praise to God," introduced new paths in c h o r al composition. Nystedt has been commissioned to write a work for the Augsburg choir and Minnesota Orchestra in celebration of the centennial year. He has just recently finished a piece for a symphonic band, called “In- tr'ada Festivo." This arrangement will have its world premiere when the Augsburg band plays at com- mencement. The cantata, "Lucis Creator" will be given its world premiere by Stanislaw Skrowac- zewski at Northrop Memorial Au- ditorium at the conclusion of the centennial year, October 19. THIS SUMMER Nystedt will travel to New York and then re- turn again to Augsburg between June 16 and 21 for a choral clinic. This clinic will ’ new sounds in choral singing and mod» ern music. Following the clinic, Nystedt will once again return to Oslo. Nystedt admits that he enjoys Augsburg very much. He also feels that because of his great friend» ship with Augsburg Choir director Leland B. Sateren and their close association, he has been inspired to develop new ideas. Nystedt believes his stay here will be beneficial to him as he works on future compo< sitions. This Coupon Good for 10¢ ON AN! 504 ITEM VINEN PRESENTED '0 OPERATOR OE DAIRY QUEEN STORE AT 2. mama m. I. mu :1. so. While in Chicago for a journal- ism-seminar and workshop, the ed- itors and the staff of the Echo toured the plant of the Chicago Tri- bune, rated the fourth greatest newspaper in the United States. The tour began with a half-hour lecture and film about the Tribune, its procedures and its subsidiary companies. Here the staff was briefed on more technical matters —from where and why the Tribune obtains its particular grade of pa- per to the actual printing. Then the group continued onward to the News Room. The guide ex- plained the jobs of the copy-read— ers, the rewrite men, the make-up editors and a host of other Its! members. Also, the work locations of each of these men were pointed out, and the stafl‘ was informed ls Staff Members Pursue Interests on Free Time by Dale Benson When I discovered that I was to be picked up by next year’s editor, Darrell Skogen, I said to myself, “Whoopee, I get to be a cheap pick- up for Darrell Skogenl" My jubila- tion was, however, based on the additional fact that we were de— parting for Chicago. Taking into consideration the afore mentioned eager anticipation of my eight- thirty pickup it is easy to under- stand why I was packed and ready to leave by eight-forty five. Finally my parents finished throwing their Hurray - Dale’s — Leaving - For - The - Weekend party. We had previously decided to crawl the friendly tracks of. Mil» waukee and soon after leaving we were of course astounded by the fact that the Milwaukee people had taken out the clickety click and put in a bumpity-crak-groan. Being that this was a strictly educational trip for next year’s Echo staff, we ' " ‘y began our ' experiences. Torn Hart discovered, much to his delight, that his rocking horse jerked back and forth without any effort on his part. Steve Frantz rum soaked his cigar but couldn‘t get it lit, Bruce Anderson tried all of his flash-bulbs, and the girls dis- covered that their Mark Reifl‘ cen- tennial dolls both wet and spit in perfect synchronization. Mean- while, Tom Botten, our chaperone, discovered that the club car cashed Traveler’s Checks. We were gently jostled to sleep by the jerky jungle of track, and when we woke up 16 minutes later we were in Chicago. After a two dollar roll and cofl‘ee breakfast we proceeded to the Chicago Tribune, where we learned to make paper pressmen’s hats and read last week’s funnies. ‘ Being the good Scandinavians we all were, we decided to take in what sounded to us to be in Scandinavian play. It was called “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead." We were 900 feet in the air in the sec- ond balcony but we weren't dis— turbed by the fact that we couldn’t hear the actors, since we couldn't see them either. Saturday we got up .bright and early and went out and had lunch. That afternoon we went to the Mu- seum of Science and Industry and watched a ball bearing bounce on a metal plate. We also saw Picas- so‘s rusty baboon and looked at the rusty pipes at the non-operational Buckingham fountain. Since our atafl does not believe in all work and no play, we declared Saturday night fun-night. A couple of boys from our group ran into some girls from Minnesota in the revolving door and went around with them for the rest of the night. The rest of us went to Old Town, which con- sisted of bars, burlesque, and old fashioned candy stores. We ate a lot of candy that night. The Windy City had given us her usual diversifications of climate. Friday it rained; S atu r d ay it snowed and rained; and Sunday all it did was rain. Deep concern [or the coming issue of the paper found us in a heated poker game most of the trip home deciding who was to write which articles. Obviously, I was the undisputed winner. RIVERSIDE FLORISTS FLOWERS FOR All. OCCASIONS ms Discount For Auggin .- din lnvitmnl- 2433 Riverside 333-1“ Ros: ul 4539 (LEANERS ma an...in 7 lm LAUNDEREHS EVFV-tlllrl u 27m An. ins-“u Make Your Instant Daily Interest FOURTH NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK Savings Pay AT CEDAR AT RIVERSIDE llllW LOW 008T IIISIIRAIIBE FOR lllTHEIlAlI STIIIIEIITS Anal/m special from tut/12m: BInl/IEI/MIIII to the workers immediate preoccu- pations. The deadline for the Tri- bune was at 3:45, and since the Echo's tour was in the morning, the frenzy of the office had not yet set in. Next to be toured was the print- ing press area. The Tribune has the largest printing proceal in the world, and it also prints a number of ' and another paper. The 138 presses, in fact, are capa- ble of printing 922,000 {SS-page pa- pers every hour, and the entire process is able to print. fold and assemble 50.000 papers per hour. This is necessary, though, since six and a half million papers are sent to points in every state and in 38 foreign countries After th e staff had traveled through the press room for 46 min- utes, it re-emerged on the streets of Chicago, ready for another jaunt into journalism. —rhm by And-um STAFF MEMBERS try their hand at layouts. Peace Conference to be This Week The Augsburg Student Democra- tic League is sponsoring a peace conference and workshop at Si Mel- by Hall and at Old Main on Satur- day, May 17. The schedule of events will include a talk given by Uni- versity of Minnesota P r o f e s s o r Mulford Q. Sibley at 10:00 a.m., and a presentation given by Mich- ael Schon, the co-chairman of the Peace and Freedom Party, at 11:30 in Si Melby. There will also be a film in the morning followed by a workshop in Old Main at 1:30 p.m. The pur- pose of the conference is to re- evaluate the existing national pri- orities of the United States. Many groups will be coming from vari- ous states, and all students are urged to attend. Also, a Memorial Day anti-war match will be held in the afternoon following an as- sembly in Melby Hall to discuss the workshop sessions. $200+ Par Wool: Call 333-2583 Phana 339—87“ Member FDIC Part Time, Full Time Dennis Summer Employment The Barber 279h and Franklin 933 27th Ave. S. Gives you the protection you should have at rates you can afford. This bargain for young Lutherans ages 16 to 25 is put- terned to your future income growth. WILLIAM A. JOHNSON 545-0268 SILAS B. HVIDING 72L070l Irrtheran, Brotherhood Insurance ere and flea/M hum-urea fol Lutheran- NEW Luxm APARTMENTS Monroe House IESHVE NOW FOR FALL OCCUPANCY Elevator. m. IY.. pvivah Inn my. to Augsburg, u. s Harpoon. I um. u... “75-195. 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’l'bumday,lsvli THE AUGSBURG ECHO Coflrell, Childs Perform in Shakespeare-in-flre-Sireefs by Steve Frsuts "The wisdom, humor and time- leasneas at William Shakespeare will be trucked back and forth this summer between St. Paul and Min- nupolia. In parks, on parh‘ng lots and at street corners a... Show more’l'bumday,lsvli THE AUGSBURG ECHO Coflrell, Childs Perform in Shakespeare-in-flre-Sireefs by Steve Frsuts "The wisdom, humor and time- leasneas at William Shakespeare will be trucked back and forth this summer between St. Paul and Min- nupolia. In parks, on parh‘ng lots and at street corners a second-hand truekwillilopdownitasidesand tailgate to form a stage."—linne- apolis Tribune On that stage this summer, as in previous summers, the Shakespeare in the Sheet: acting company will perform. The diflerenee between the performances of this year and those of previous years, however, lil- in the fact that two Augsburg students will be perlorming in the plays to be presented. TEE STUDENTS, Dick Come“ and Maureen childs, have been ac- tive in the Augsburg speech and drama department and have ob- tained pan: in both "Romeo and Juliet" and “The Taming of the Shrew." Maureen is a senior, majoring in speech, who plans to do gradu- ate work at the University of Min- nesota next year. She will play the nurse in “Romeo and Juliet" and the widow in “The Taming of the Shrew." Dick, on the other hand, is a freshman speech major. His long range plans include Broadway and he seems to have gotten a good start. In “The Taming of the Shrew" he plays the part of Bap» tista, and he has the part of Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet." TEE PLAYS will be directed by Chuck Campbell and Richard Har- rison, with "Romeo and Juliet" op- ening at [firing Park on June 13, and “Taming of the Shrew” open- ing on June 28 at Como Park. The approximater 80 performances will include ones given in Murphy Square and at the state fair. The final show will be given September 1 on the Capital approach in St Paul. The company, which has been in existence for three years, recently premiered “Romeo and Juliet" at Donaldson’s auditorium to a full house. The company has won the 1969 Arts Council Award. Other Readers React to Weekly Campus Happenings Davises7fh- Such a Deal To the editor: Your remark at the end of the Sis-ommen/Steusvssg letter (May 8, 1969) is a blatant example of poor journalism. It may be a first» rate example of ’cultic neo-prcp school' mentality. I am not sure since you {ail to define your terms. “Davis” happens to be the seventh most common name in the United States. 1 hope no one belittl my point of View simply because there are so many Daviaes in that “diver- sified and heterogeneous commun- ity" known as the United States. By the way, I ’ Augs- burg has had its share of Reid's too. III 1". Mark Davis C onvo Talk Inconsisfenf To the editor: Itseemstobcquiteinvogueto lay the responsibility for all at the pitfalls of Augsburg on the shoul- ders of aloo! administration. This was attempted at the student dis- sent convocation—criticizing “phil— osophies, not personalitiu," as our speaker comfortineg phrased it. In particular, I have some reflec- tions on Mr. “Jimi Tee's" speech. What seems ironic to the point of absurdiw is that Thomas should have applauded so vigorously Kim Gudmestad's speech. Kim stressed two things in his talk: the neces- sity o! consistency, and the neces- sity of surdent activism in the form of challenging faculty admin» istzafion, eta, rather than passive- ly accepting things with an unques- tioning mind. It was brought up—and gener- ally deplored—that Augsburg bad belditacamiylloutbenighto! Dr. Martin Luther King's assassi- nation. “ tbui ‘ ‘ ' to see that students are informed on matters like that." I could not believe it! Was this the same person who had a moment earlier so vociferoust called for student activism? Was this the same person who had urged stu- dents to quit accepting dogma from the administration? Unbelievable! Just what is the purpose of your Black Student Union, Mr. Thomas, if not to at least keep Augsburg students informed of the work of black lenders? Your only consisten- cy is consistency in shirking any responsibility. Thomas was also miffed because the administration had not consult- ed him in hiring a minority educa- tion instructor. “We won’t cooper- ate with any lackey," he threatened. I again to n I n speech, Kiln paraphrased Eldridge Cleaver to the efl'ect that the white man has to regain his body and the black his mind. When you get a mind, Mr. Thomas, perhaps the ad- ministration will consult you. Isl Stephen J. Schultz Frosh Likes Lasf C onvo To the editor: Last Wednesday's convo was, to my mind, the most informative of my freshman year. Though the tour student speakers could not do more than rehash old gripes, they gave an admirable illustration of the problems facing college (and . . . marked that the Echo printed noth- ing worthwhile. One athlete sug- gested that student apathy stem- med from a lack of personal feeling that one had any connection with the matter involved (like Martin Luther King’s assassination). Af- ter all, you don’t attend the funeral of a total stranger. Another student and m ys elf brought up the beanie system as typical of the root of s t u d e n t “Mickey Mouse" attitudes, and as a common denominator for further discussions in such a diverse group as was there. I was interrupted by Kim Gudmestad, who was shocked that I could talk of such frivolous matters when “people are dying.” This is the problem of student activists. Students want to start, with a large group, on the greatest problems we face today. And, hav- ing succeeded in antagonizing the establishment using some pent-up frustrations, and perhaps, winning a hasty concession, they dispense, leaving the leaders to wail that stu- dents don‘t care enough to keep a movement going. What has anyone heard from Berkeley or Frisco State lately? Nothing, because t h e movement bu rn e d itself out. I would be scorned for having a. go-slow atti- tude if I proposed that we, as Aug- gie students, must communicate, face facts, lay aside the vested in- terests of any segregated group (political, racial, etc.) and handle problems immediately concerning us as students. If we speak up on the adminis- tration, we may be surprised to find that the officials are only too hap- py to give us part of the load. We PM I The major complaint of the speakers seemed to be that the "es- ' " (that ‘ of all student activists) contradicts itsell, a sin punishable by death. Rick Hovda lamented the Augsburg ad- ministration's practice of using students like himself and James Thomas, a black student leader. Having admitted to an uncoorv dinated presentation, the speakers opened the floor to questions and comments. A black student re» need efforts, not a short-lived brush fire, and we must handle problems close to us with . .. AL. . 5 Nothing can be accomplished this school year, but you can listen and learn over the summer. Perhaps the CBS groups next fall could take time to show the new freshmen what students can do, instead of what most of us do do about 'poli- tics and metropolitan problems. ls/ Ric Stuefer oflered thathedidnotknowthis manorhiswork. 'l‘othis'l‘bomas responsibly replied: “It is the re- sponsibility of the sdminilh'afiai “rumours ADAM Avisth New «our-cpl... Isa-slwlsssfi—ws mmmscau AUGSBURG BOWLING SPECIAL Bowl Two Lines of Regular Rota . . . GM Third line FREE with This Coupon lanolin Lnnzs 2520 - 26m Ave. 50. Expires Aug. 15, l969 limit ONE Per Person with ID. iswriul Pholo MAUREEN CHILDS AND DICK COTTRELL have a busy summer ahead of them as they prepare to perform in the Shakespeare-ln-ihe-sireet productions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Taming of the Shrew.” 8 Libraries Combine to Improve Services Ordinarily the f o r m a t i 0 n of “clics” does not make news but this CLIC is the Cooperating Libr: ' in Consortium. On April 16, 1969, the libraries of Augsburg, Bethe], Concordia and Macalester Colleges, Hamline University, the Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas, and the James Jerome Hill Refer» ence Library incorporated to form the new clique. They have worked together in some capacity as far back as 1952 when they were fi- nanced by private donations. Since 1959, librarians from these institutions have been meeting reg- ularly in an attempt to discover new ways to improve their serv- ices. The results have been in4 creased acquisitions and incrvasnrl availability to students of Lhr Mb» '1' h , ('mc program is 1mm n Hr vuopm‘atiny institutions. new named by 1 annual contribution from each library. in addition the) are attemptmg to attain a Federal Grant for the Joint purchasing of library materials. To the Augsburg student this r'cpi'oscnts an all»timc high in the research materials available to him. The students and faculty of the copcrating institutions will have the mutual use of privileges for- merly given only to members of each participating institution. This makes over one million Volumes available to the Augsburg students. WEST BANK—RIVERSIDE & M In. 8. SEARS Chicken and Show less
SUMMER JOBS MALEORFEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS We are hiring students who are interested in full time summer employment. Those hired will also have the op- portunity to continue employ- mentona part-time basis next fall. All iobs will give you tremendous experience for your next school semester... Show moreSUMMER JOBS MALEORFEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS We are hiring students who are interested in full time summer employment. Those hired will also have the op- portunity to continue employ- mentona part-time basis next fall. All iobs will give you tremendous experience for your next school semester regardless of your field. 2. O WE OFFER Earnings In excess of $125 per week (guaranteed sal- 0W). Opportunity to work for one of the largest compa- nles In its field. Opportunity to radvance- ment through the summer months. A SUMMER CONTEST WHICH INCLUDES $15,000 In sash echelon ships 530,0!» In merchandise prizes All expense paid trips around the world or sports one QUALIFICATIONS ARE PP Ned appearance AhIIIty to convene Intelligent” Wlillngnees ta wort: hard Ready for Immediate em ALLPOSITIONSAREMOST DESIRABLE, UNIQUE AND VBY INTBES‘I’ING APPLY MR. WHITE MON. thru FR|., 9:00-1:00 IN MINNEAPOLIS CALL: 33&8955 In In... an. an atom THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Super Jocks on Way to IM Title Larry Weuxn's three run home runtoleftfieldstnrtedtheunde— fasted tum six. intramural squad on itswnytoasixthsh-sightvic- tory last week in a game played behind Kelby. Denny Bengt-son added a homer in the fourth inning as the squad beet the previously undefeated Gaininas 13—0 in four innim Larry Larsen opened the gene with e single to center which was followed by another single and an infield fomeout. Weum then cleared the bases, lining Mike Scott’s pitch over Mt fielder Bruce Santene’s heed to the fence. THE WINNERS put the game on ice in the second inning, rapping Scotty for five unearned runs. In the fourth inning four more runs were added, only one earned on Bengtson's solo blast. Meanwhile, the Gammas could manage only a walk in the first three innings ofi ace hurler Roger Swanson. Mike Good was the only runner for the Gemmes in that stretch, walking on e three and one pitch. The Gammaa started the bottom of the fourth with the ten run rule working against them. Bruce San- terre hit a smash to short which Bruce Wessinan couldn't handle. The official scorer ruled it an er- ror after consultation with the um- pire. Good flied out to center, and Bruce Murray hit into a force play. JOHN FUNDINGSLAND smashed a line drive past short which short fielder Eerie Solomon- son pegged to Swanson covering at third for the third out as Murray rounded the bag too far. The ' ‘ ‘ ’ ‘ ends this week. The'top eight teams in the final standings will be eligible for the playolf tournament sched- uled for next week. ~rlmu by Anderson BRUCE WESSMAN BEATS A THROW to Gamma second baseman Bob Martin. The Super-Jocks beat the Gamma: 13-0 in a battle between two previously undefeated teams. Geske 2nd at Braemar Tennis Team by John Ashmeed Augsburg's hopes for a top spot in the conference tennis standings failed to materialize when not one Auggie was able to advance beyond the semi—finals in the recent MIAC mumment. Even the top seeded doubles teem of John Mueller and Loses in Conference Brad Board was defeated in the first round by Doug McMinn and Dave Kuhes of Gustavus, 6-4 and 6-4. Augsburg did get four points by placing Board, Curt Huovie, Tom Peterson and Ted Gredvig in the semi-finals, but this was the extent of their scoring when all four were defeated in their following match- es. Mueller and Board, defending MIAC doubles champions, failed in their attempt for a second consecu- tive title. With their defeat went all Augsburg hope for a first place winner. The loss also broke their winning streak and ended a previ- ously undefeated season. The surprise team of the tourna- ment was Hamlinc, who took six of nine possible first place finishes, and scored 30 points to 23 for rum ner-up Gustavus. Despite this fine showing, Hemline could only mus- ter third place in the final stand- ings behind Macalester and Gusta- vus. Augsburg finished in fifth ov- erell. Due to the failure of fifth man Tom Karkhofl' to show up for the first round of the MIAC golf tour- nament, the Augsburg golf team had to scramble to stay in the two day tournament At the end of the opening round of the tournament, freshman Jim Geske was second in the meet with a score of 78 for 18 holes. Although the team was disqualified originally because of the failure of the fifth man to show up, the four starters, including Geske, Chuck L a r s e )1, Terry Holmes and Bruce 0 I s on were allowed to golf in the second round at the new Coon Rapids golf course. Geske slipped to an 88 in the sec- ond round, while Larsen and Olson picked up a little over their first round performances. a complete semester course in four weeks (or a complete year m one subjecl m elght weeks] stimulating academic a sphere (strong lacullys'small classes) reasonable tuition (about $30 per semester hour) located in lively mowlitan area (but without parklng problems or expense) two four-week sessions (June 9/July 3— July 7/Aug. 1) special program in current urban affairs [urban geographylne pullllcs ol Vlolence Sociology of colllllcll room and board available interested in a catalogue? writs: on MURRAY BRADEN manor 0! Summer Programs Macalester College St Paul. an 55101 mm m rum 647-6455 Show less
Dissent Series Ends With Look at Present Racist Violence, Contradiction by [tiny Jason Last week‘s convocation, entitled “Student Dissent," was the last in a series of convocation on dissent— Speakers at this convocation were Rosemary Freeman, Kim Gudme- stad, Rick Ends and Jimmy Tho- mas. Miss... Show moreDissent Series Ends With Look at Present Racist Violence, Contradiction by [tiny Jason Last week‘s convocation, entitled “Student Dissent," was the last in a series of convocation on dissent— Speakers at this convocation were Rosemary Freeman, Kim Gudme- stad, Rick Ends and Jimmy Tho- mas. Miss Freeman, who was involved in the year's Morrill Hall take—over at the University of Minnesota, opened her speech by saying, “Pow— er to all the political prisoners.” She continued by asking the ques- tion, “Why are black students in- volved in violence?" MISS FREEMAN contended that one has only to look at the history of America. “America is a racist society which has oppressed peo- ple for years. Our land was built on the sweat and blood of black people. From such standpoint we must understand the black man's psyche." She also asked white stu- dents to look at themselves. “For it is you white studeuu who have to save this country. You must be lib- erals or radicals.” Regarding the use of violence, Miss Freeman believes that “free- dom means violence. I! a man has power, you must violently take that power if you want it for yourselves. We must see all colonial powers fall." Kim Gudmestad, a former Augs- burg student who is now evading the draft, spoke about the “blatant contradictions in our society. Our government practices violence in Viet Nam, but its black population and its white students can’t." HE ALSO related how in Amer- ican history the black man lost his head and retained his body, where- as the white man retained his head but lost. his body. "In other words, the black man was not allowed to think but only feel emotionally with his body, and the white man was allowed to think but not to exercise emotions. “For example, the white man looks at the Viet Nam war in terms of politics and economics, and fails to express any emotion for the in- nocent p e a s an ts who are being slaughtered. So it‘s time the white man got his body together." In con- clusion, Gudmestad called for ac- tion on the Augsburg campus to meet some of the drastic problems of the city. Rick Hovda, presently a junior at Augsburg, spoke about the need for being truthful about our col- lege. “We as students have failed to commit ourselves to the inner city. We as a college have failed as a Christian community." He also explained how we as students have Aliésburg Echo Vol. LXXXV Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 15, 1969 No. 21 Play, Library Hours Campus News Calendar David, Lisa Relate toAII by Ert Hermerding James Rcach’s “David and Li- sa," this week's production at the Little 'flieater House, is a strange, appealing and utterly fascinating story of two mentally-disturbed ad- olescents. David is tortured by a mania of being touched, while Lisa is a split personality who has never known love. The play [allows the two char- acters during the course oi one term at a school where they have come u n d e r the understanding guidance of psychiatrist Alan Swin- forth and his stafi. David and Lisa is a well-told story about problems that are totally unfamiliar to most of us, yet it is a story about love and understanding which can be related to everyone. John Newhouse closes out a fine four year acting career in his role as David. David Hanson, also a senior, plays Alan Swinforth in this last play. Ruth Schroeder, a soph- omore, plays the lovable Lisa. The Augsburg theater uses a semi-theater in the round idea, with s semi-simultaneous set which al- most places the audience in with the action of the play. The play is under the astute di» rection of Miss Ailene Cole and will play this weekend on Sunday at 2 p.m. It will also be performed Mon» Mists Honored Two Augsburg an stadqsta won ruoognitin in the “Come, Holy Spirit Rejoice” art coupe- titin. College students (re- all uer the area are represented in the at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Minneapolis. First place was won by junior Gary Carlson with his painting “By My Spirit.’ Allen Zinow, also a junior, took second place with I painting “oi-nu Vise Roma- Durant.” day and Tuesday evenings at 8. It promises to be a very enjoyable experience. Final Week Book Sked The library will maintain the following hours from May 25 until June 1: Sunday, May 25: 2 p.m.-mid- night. Monday-Wednesday, May 26-28: 7:30 a.m.-midnight. Thursday, May 29: 7:30 s.r:n.- 10:30 pm. Friday, May 30: 7:30 a.m.»5:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, May 31»June 1: closed. Regular reserve room hours will be observed from May 25 until May 30. Beginning Monday, June 2, the library’s schedule of summer hours will go into efl'ect: 8:00 a.m.~4:30 p.m. (with the exception of week- ends and July 4, when the library will be closed). This schedule will terminate on September 9, when regular hours will be resumed. In order to promote a summer reading program, the library would like to cooperate to the fullest pos- sible extent by permitting students 7 returning to Augsburg in the fall of 1969 and summer school stu- dents to borrow books for the en- tire summer. The summer reading program circulation desk during the week of final exams. Books for the summer may be checked out any time after May 28 and will be due September 10, 1969. To insure availability of books to all students, these books may be checked out within reason» able numerical limits and so as not to deplete certain subject areas. failed to liberate ourselves. “We must ~take command and challenge the administration and faculty. We must break our Augsburg mold." Jimmy Thomas, who is acting head 01 the campus Black Student Union, said, “We have exhausted all other solutions to the black problem; physical confrontation is our only solution." Thomas called {or black power at the college. “We’re sick of being controlled." ——Pholo by Bloom-v AUGSBURG GRADUATE KIM GUDMESTAD makes a point at last week's convocation dealing with dissent. may be totally “self-tailored,” in which students select their own ti- tles and read what they have .1. ways wanted to read, or what they have never had time to read. Ad- vice and reading guidance may be requested from Mr. Koehler or Mrs, Sibley, who will be pleased to as- sist. Additionally, lists of s u m m e r readings will be available at the {by F udent Explains Generation alseness of Ideal is told that he must hate and kill. He was taught that fighting was not a rational man’s way of solv- ing problems. But as he looks around, he notces that somebody is not very rational. Even the most cursory study of ethics meals to him that the Gold- en Rule is the most workable moral principle to follow in any society. Mbaaeosadlflereatrulelnprsb flea. “Do unto others before they . Semen change The May calendar distributed scveral weeks ago haa incorrect- ly listed the time of the June 1 Baccalaureale Service. The service will begin at 10 am. on the first. Show less
Page 2 Editorial In Search of Order Ah yes, Augsburg College, where we live by order and go through channels which are never fouled up. Everything goes fine as long as no one upsets the apple cart. Isn’t that our phil— osophy? Let’s review student government’s dealings with pub- lications this... Show morePage 2 Editorial In Search of Order Ah yes, Augsburg College, where we live by order and go through channels which are never fouled up. Everything goes fine as long as no one upsets the apple cart. Isn’t that our phil— osophy? Let’s review student government’s dealings with pub- lications this year as an example. First there is Zipp’s Liquor and the whole mess of liquor advertising. Mark Reid resists administrative pressure. Presi- dent Anderson calls for a definite policy to be established. But who has the authority? The Publications Commission? Gee. do we really have one of those things on the campus? You wouldn’t be fooling me, would you? Which of the varying con- stitutions did you find that in? Wow, we’ve got a Publications Commission, and people even admit to being members of it. Of course, it never meets to discuss anything. Great. The end of the year comes. It's that time again. Remember last year—who’s going to be Echo editor? Does anyone want the job? Isn't there someone on campus willing to do it? Gee, maybe if the pay averaged out to more than 75 cents an hour we could get someone—maybe a journalism drop-out will transfer from the University. Well, hey look. This year we have two candidates. Marvie. Let’s hold a meeting and elect an editor. But who's on the com- mission now? Who votes? What by-laws? Minutes? Well, here I am being interviewed by the commission. Some of these people don’t look too friendly. You’d think they believe the election is rigged or something. Gee—did I make my platform sound too good? Something has to go wrong. Wait a minute now. Is the meeting constitutional? Which by-laws are we going by now? Which constitution, for that matter? Editorial selections are out the window? And what about that trip to Chicago? Nine hundred dollars to take the prospective editors to the Windy City? It has to be a joy ride —after all, that’s what those student government conventions in places like Fargo become. Enough of the games. As acting editor-elect, elected at an unconstitutional Publications Commission meeting earlier this month, I want to set some things straight. Perhaps student government doesn’t realize that this is the last paper of the year, and the new editors are supposed to be practicing. That could be because you never see student government consulting with us on anything. Try to get a straight answer—it's im- possible. Well, here I am typing at the same typewriter I’ve been typing at six hours every Sunday since September. Only it’s now 4:07 Tuesday morning—great practice time for an illegal editor. As a prospective employer, Student Council, you are very poor. You don‘t provide me with clear answers—job benefits as it were. There are so many by-laws and proposed by»laws float- ing around that you have to have a double major in political science and philosophy to make anything out of the mess. The old editor got lost—what happens to me, never having been in council? Further, I don‘t like your condemnation of Mark Reiff for the Chicago trip. Everybody is passing the buck. Mark was led to believe that he had approval for the trip; if there is any fault, it lies with the messed up leaders of student govern ment who can’t act decisively until three or four hours before things are about to happen. So who gets the blame? A bill is proposed and tabled to split the costs of the trip between the 12 people who went on it. Let‘s use our heads. How many of those 12 were responsible for the trip confusion? I have an alternate proposal—let’s split the cost between members of student government who have blown the publications scene all year. I feel duty bound to withdraw my application as editor of the Echo until such time as Student Government sets up definite guidelines in no uncertain terms which must be fol- lowed financially, and then provides the leadership necessary to make the rules work. And I want further a public apology to Mark Reifi for the grilling he went through at that council meeting. I don't want to sound like I’m handing out any ultimatums. I want the Echo editorship very badly. I think I am the most qualified person at Augsburg to assume the editorial duties; apparently the Publications Commission shared this feeling. I think I can provide the spark of leadership which will make the Echo continue to improve next year. I know Mark will not want me to withdraw my applica- tion. But until council accepts some responsibility for the fi- asco of last week, I do not feel that I can touch the Echo edi- torship. Either an immediate apology is forthcoming from student government, or the Echo may have second rate editor- ship next year. Its‘ that simple. D.S. THE AUGSBUBG ECHO Thursday, Msy 15 FIND SOME NEW BOYS ? ! Readers Center Interests on Echo, Student Council Students Support Harassed Reifi To the editor: After attending the student ingmptnpbysbnhlhdi‘ntoi sheer dissppoinflnant in the demo- cratically-elected represent-ltd“ body whichthe council clnims to be. Wounpntupwishorgsnissfinn- drivnlryudthcouflictofintsm, sndmwiihbeingvidfimhsdh! groulpafliyonflnptrtoffln eonncflwncsrniupnblicsdmbnt when things degenerate to the pointofhlstsntmndslingingins httls'ofwordswsfoslwsnm say something. Whn I5 people, mmnmw, mmwmwwn shimdsshclpusoudm taunt, something indeed must be said. ‘ Ier M, the editor 1‘ he wraimm,w‘ihwut for this W 3‘5! 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Wefrnnklyunnotlssthirpoint stmhhmhsfingspsrsonwho, oditorwehsveeverknawmflshss pntineounflssshnnrshrtlnlcho, withthesokobjocdveinmindnf hnpmvhgitaemhfisqmmw, sndihorlnnhsflnnflshuotun “meorkonspspn WMfinhbkspsrtod you."ltwssspnrtofhim,bnttho mtcmcllhu succeeded destroying any some at accom- plishmsntthntlnrk Mmight blufdt’l'hsyhnvshhnthilout- standingflnhllksnflycrufinedi- tor sndhrohsnhinl donut!» paintwhetswsvonldn’tbhnuhiln fiber-unmodth Angs- busts-W itmaaamnm mWscssicnlyhopsthltsm- one mthltemcilwiflfsdflu “hypotheses-slimm- usthsthssbssndmllthsym “thumbs-lime- mhumflomfis m,b!—irwhsfinh_wl m;ndaw.hnimuuu know. i ' I think it is pretty presumpWous of some of the members to think that Student Council is such an in. formal organization that they just can get up and walk out in the mid— die of a meeting. At the last council meeting five of the 18 members left before the meeting was adjourned. It seems to me that anyone who is on council his a commitment on the student body, and thst commit; ment is to represent them. I would like to lcnow how the council mem- bers feel they can be effective rep» resentstives when they don't even remain for the duration of their meetings. ls/ Lynn Rivers Prof Defines Irrelevance To the editor: "Irrelevance," as used by the Echo in its editorisl re the Mai Fest, apparently is defined by the writer of the editorial as “s term applied to anything I know nothing about.” Someone should advise him that the world of relevancy is a little larger than his limited view. Given his view, he could not be expected to know that the meet- ings of the Scandinavian-American Foundation attracted eminent men and women from every section of the United States. They sttrscted Augsburg students too, although, obviously, not the editorial writer. He could not be expected to know that, over the last two terms, one of Europe's m 0 re distinguished composers has been part of the Augsburg community; or that 3 full concert of his works was given during the week. Over 800 listeners —apart from student participan —took part in this "irrelevsncy." This be either ignored or, more likely, lmew nothing about. There is not the slightest doubt the week wss irrelevant to the edi- torial writer. (It is heartening to know that he does not reflect the attitudes of the Augsburg students I know.) In fact, judged by his writing, anything in life that mat- ters is apt to be irrelevant to him. ls/ Letsnd B. Ssteren Show less
—rhm by our. c. Podulon JERRY PETERSON STROKES a line drive against Macalester at Mid- way Stadium in St. Paul. The Auggies lost both ends of the doubleL header with the Scots. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Scot Ra Gusties The weatherman smiled on the Auggie baseball team last Satur- day, but Lady Luck... Show more—rhm by our. c. Podulon JERRY PETERSON STROKES a line drive against Macalester at Mid- way Stadium in St. Paul. The Auggies lost both ends of the doubleL header with the Scots. THE AUGSBURG ECHO Scot Ra Gusties The weatherman smiled on the Auggie baseball team last Satur- day, but Lady Luck turned the other way as the diamond team dropped both ends of a double- header to Macalester, 5-4 and 3—1. The Augs led in both games, but fell in the late innings of each. Singles by Jim Bishop, Gene Par- rish and Bob Mielke, sandwiched Thursday, May 8 Ilies Trip Augs; are Next Battle around an outfield error, accounted for two Augsburg runs in the third inning of the opener and a 3-2 lead which lasted until the fifth inning. Pitcher Mielke tired in that inning. however, and gave up three ‘ line hits, including a double by short- stop huCck Mickelsen. Dave Pfend- Ier singled sharply to give Mac a 4—3 lead. John, Brad by John Ashmead The Auggie tennis team finished the season strongly with four vic- tories in the past week. In non-con- ference play, Augsburg defeated the University of South Dakota 7-2 and Bemidji State 8-1 in sep- arate dual meets. The team ended the conference season with 7-2 and SH] victories over Concordia and Duluth. 1n the South Dakota match John Mucller continued his fine play at first singles, winning in straight sets 60 and (3-2. Mueller later com- bined with Brad Board at first dou- bles to defeat NCC doubles cham- pions John Moore and Randy Pe- torson. Mueller and Board upheld MIAC honor with a 10-7 victory. AGAINST BEMIDJI Augsburg had little trouble, losing only the first singles match in the 8-1 win. Backup men Dale Hort and Bill Mees combined for a 10-6 victory at third doubles. In a triangular meet with Con- cordia and Duluth last weekend the team played some of its best tennis of the season. In the 7-2 win over Concordia Mueller, Board, Steve McComb, Curt Huovie and Ted Gredvig all turned in good per— formances, winning their matches by scores of 10-5 or better. Duluth proved to be little oppo- sition as Augsburg dominated eas- ily in a 9-0 rout. The highlight of this match was Huovie's 10-0 win at fourth singles. Also significant was Mueller’s 10—2 win over Dean Nossek at first singles. Nossek de- Pace Tennis Team in Undefeated Week feated Mueller in the MIAC tour- nament last year. All three doubles teams won handily also. Mueller and Board ended the season unde- feated as a doubles team. THE TEAM completed confer- ence competition with a 4-4 record and a fifth place finish. Individual honors went to Mueller who fin- ished 6-2 and was followed by Board and Gredvig, who were both 5-3. Mueller and Board look forward to defending their conference dou- bles championship in the MIAC tournament this weekend at Macal- ester. They carry a sizzling record into the tournament. undefeated still this year. Cindermen End Second at Falls, Place Seventh at Viking Olympics Augsburg's track team placed second in a triangular meet at Ri- ver Falls early last week before finishing seventh at the Viking Olympics in Rock Island. At River Falls, Glen Bruins soared 14 feet to win the pole vault competition handily. In other field events, Don Tangen was second in the long jump with a mark of 21 feet nine inches. Luther Bakken was third in the shot put. Coverage Protest, cont'd. his attempt to grapple with Augs— burg‘s identity was completely ig» nored. His assertion that the truly educated man must be a servant was bclittled without candidly ad» mitting that any failure of the Augsburg community to serve must stem primarily from its students’ reluctance to serve. Before dismissing the President’s talk as so much “role-playing" the Augsburg community might ask it— self the question: What would hap» pen if we students took seriously our role as servants to the com— munity around us? Would we sud- denly become more challenged by the ideas which we encounter in the class room? Might we students then be able to go beyond our own protest “role- playing" in our effort to be in step with students around the country, and lay hold on some issues that really matter—that are worth pro- testing? Would be then be forced to face up to our own failures— failures that often run deeper than those we ascribe to our faculty and Dennis The Barber 27th and Franklin 933 27th Ave. S. administrators? Might we then be able to move against the faculty and administration with clear con- science? God knows that there are things worth criticizing on our own cam- pus and elsewhere. But let us not waste our time knocking down straw men that don’t exist—in this particular case, criticizing a series of speeches for what they never were. Clearly, what we have here is a failure to communicate—pen haps due to irresponsible listening rather than dishonest speaking. /s/ Peter Strommen John-Mark Stensvaag Editor's Note: For generations the Stensvaags and Strommens have been an increasingly numerous seg- ment of that “diversified and heter- ogeneous community" k n o w n as Augsburg College. In running events, the 440 relay team placed second. Tangen added thirds in the 440 yard dash and the 220 yard dash. Tom Brandt and Jerry Beckman took first and third in the three mile run with times of 15:03 and 15:23. The team placed seventh at Rock Island with a total of nine points. Tangen was second in the long 6 Alhleles Named in Honor Book of college Sporls The following athletes have been honored by the publication “Outstanding College Athletes of America," to be released in July of this year: Bruce Murray, John Ewert, Bruce Mestemach- er, Tom Iverson, John Harden and Daryl Miller. Criteria for selection include sports achievement. leadership ability, athletic recognition and community service. John Put- nam. president of the Outstand- ing Americans Foundation, dc~ fines the purpose of the book as “to recognize and honor the all- around abilities of the young people who have distinguished themselves in the sports compe- titions of our colleges." 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THE AUGS came back right away in the top of the sixth. Par- rish singled oil the pitcher's arm with a line shot. Mac hurler Mike Best stayed in the game, though, and was on the ropes when Mlelke singled to right and Parrish ad- vanced to third. John Wan-hur- slammed a solid single to right, Parrish scored, and Mielke moved to second. Ron Petrich dropped a bunt down the third base line, but Best's throw to third was too late to get Mielke and the bases were loaded. Mike Peterson struck out, and on the third strike the catcher whipped a throw to third to pick of! Mlelke. With Bruce Nelson at bat, But then picked Petrich ofl first for the third out. Mac won after an infield error and a single were followed by a double by the Scots’ Pfendlcr. Pfendler hit the ball to the fence, way over the heads of the drawn- in Auggie outfield. THE AUGS drew first blood in the second game, with Stan Mie- kodaj’s infield grounder a c o rin g Mielke from third. The Augs man- aged only three hits in the second game, though, and, when Paul Wiese tired in the fifth inning to give up three runs, the game was as good as over. Mac rapped everything Wiese threw in the fifth inning. Mike Murr singled to center and stole second. Howie Hellickson followed up with a double to right, and Mickelson then lined a shot to left to score big Howie. After Pfendler drew a walk, Ric Ferris slammed I single to center to drive in another run. The Auggies play St. Mary’s this afternoon in an attempt to make up a double header which has been rained out twice now. Saturday the team travels to Gustavus for a 1:00 o'clock double-header with the Gus- ties. RIVERSIDE FLORISTS FLOWERS FOR ALI. OCCASIONS 20% Discount For Augglu on Wedding Invitations 2433 Riverside 333-2645 In: “HIS” SERVING YOUR CAMPUS NEEDS Augsburg College Bookstore Part Time, Full Time Summer Employment $200+ Par Wool: Call 333-2583 AUGSBURG BOWLING SPECIAL Bowl Two Lines at Regular Rota . . . 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