Page Seven c/‘f00% at (HI/L S'll-ARTS THURSDAY, adage .p M“ 7 . by Linda Hansen It's May. time for the annual Augsburg Mai Fest. High—lighting this occasion will be the Scan- dinavian Arts Festival. Also, Wednesday, May 6 will be filled with many events to welcome in the coming of Spring.... Show morePage Seven c/‘f00% at (HI/L S'll-ARTS THURSDAY, adage .p M“ 7 . by Linda Hansen It's May. time for the annual Augsburg Mai Fest. High—lighting this occasion will be the Scan- dinavian Arts Festival. Also, Wednesday, May 6 will be filled with many events to welcome in the coming of Spring. Sponsors for the Fest are Dr. Iver Olson, President of the Minneapolis chapter of the American-kandinavian Foundation, and President Oscar A. Anderson. The commencement of the Mai Fest will be a morning convocation by Mr. John E. Norton (Mid- west Representative of the American— Scandinavian Foundation). Mr. Norton will speak on the topic of "Bishop Hill: Utopia on the Prairie." To enhance the program, there will be a rendition of Scandin- avian music, both vocal and instrumental. A.so that day, from 10:45 to 4:00 there will be an archeological dig in the vacant lot adjacent to the Art Studio. Supervisors for the dig will be stud- ‘ \ ents and faculty members of the Art and History 1 Departments. During the noon hour, there will be { music from the balcony of the College Center pro- 3‘ A vided by a Brass ensemble. In the afternoon there will be an Art exhibition with competition on the theme "Scandinavia". Awards will be given for the top three entries. There will also be exhibitions of Scandinavian Arts in the College Center and music in the George S‘Ierdrup Library. To complete this ode to spring, there will be a Mai Fest Concert at Si Melby at 8 p.m. Music will be provided by a string quartet and the Augs— burg choir. Awards for the Arts Exhibition and Competition will be awarded at this time by the r Honorable Valdimar Bjornson. TEACHERS WANTED soumwesr, 5mm: wesr AND ALASKA SOUTHWEST TEACHERS AGENCY 1303 Central Ave. N.E. ’ Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 v I FREE REGISTRATION— G°°° “WES 38th 5:. & 42nd Av. s. o m 7369 o wodlelgh-mouricel ltd production +3: technicolor® from vvorner bros. : Show less
, ou/z a at“ by Thomas Hart I guess I don't spend enough time thinking of the world as a cup three fourths filled with good and justly so I have been accused. My error was pointed out in the Publications Survey taken a week ago. An unsigned comment in feminine script criticized the Whisgr for not... Show more, ou/z a at“ by Thomas Hart I guess I don't spend enough time thinking of the world as a cup three fourths filled with good and justly so I have been accused. My error was pointed out in the Publications Survey taken a week ago. An unsigned comment in feminine script criticized the Whisgr for not reflecting ideals and thoughts of the entire student how' and ministration. The student wrote: "We can pretend that our society is represented by a cup which is three fourths filled with good. Instead of always critisizing and complaining about the empty one-fourth, why can't we be a bit more ob— jective and optimistic ?" liow blind of me not to see. She goes on:"I.f I wanted to solely read about bad government, had ministration and queers, I would subscribe to the Minnesota Dally. Like a fool, I wrote an extremely pessimistic column a month ago about our environment which will have started killing people by 1975 and said nasty things like: "Remember today as if there were no tomorrow." and "Think about yesterday and be thankful that we have a today." I also foolishly challenged the space program which must be at least three fourths of a cup good when I wrote April 22's comments on Apollo 13. This may scare you to death Miss x, but each Sunday morniig I tell a fifth grade class of boys and girls about the one fourth empty part of our society, you know, the part that isn't good. And they believe me and trust my words to be true just because I read the information out of newspapers and magazines. I had llmch with that "queer," Miss X, when he turned his story in to be printed. We sat across the table from each other in the Whisper office— talkilg. He never once winked at me or tried to hold my knee. When he left, we shook hands. He didn't wave limp wristed at me and say: "Oh you . silly." You puzzle me Miss X. I don't know what it is you want to read about the three fourths good unless you would like directions towards the more perfect state of bliss. It seems to me that the three fourths good have almost enough printed :— bout them on the backs of their bowling shirts. Our President now has eight thousand soldiers in Cambodia. This is not good unless of course he is withdrawing troops from Vietnam and marching them home. Still it's one of those things that are good to know about. It's a hard world we live in, Miss X, and now that you are in college it's time you start to realize that. You can hide behind your comic strips or T. V. sets and only go shopping in big fancy stores on sun shiney days when you're a little girl but now it's time you looked at the other fourth of the cup. It isn't really empty, it's running over. People are hungry, crowded, contaminated, hated and short of time. Think about it , Miss X. You're Baflikéi’f/Ifl" by Tom Snell Arie Bober an anti—zionist Jew spoke at Augs- burg on April 30 in Science 123. Being an Anti- zionist Jew, he is in opposition to the Zionist govern- ment in Israel. Al-Iis contentions for opposition to the Zionist government are: The Jews existence in Israel is breeding anti-semitism throughout the world; The Zionist is a racist government discriminatory against third world Jews and Arabs. Bober claims that before the Zionist State was set ‘ up the Arabs and Jews were able to live in harmony ' for hundreds of years. Only the capitalist European and American government had a large degree of Anti- semitism. Bober said that the Jews and Arabs who oppose the Zionist government in Israel are subjected to loss of their basic freedoms. So, for many democracy does not exist in Israel. 4 “_ n One of the basic beliefs of Zionism, Bober » states. is that a Jewish majority is entitled to rule. The government in Israel contradicts this idea because the Jews force minority rule in Arab occu- pied territories. He concluded by stating his solution. Only through a non-Zionist, socialist state can there be peace in the Middle East, according to Bober. Show less
affafl at 0% f/wtage ? by Linda Hansen It's May, time for the annual Augsburg Mai Fest . High—lighting this occasion will be the Scan- dinavian Arts Festival. Also, Wednesday, May 6 will be filled with many events to welcome in the coming of Spring. Sponsors for the Fest are Dr. Iver Olson,... Show moreaffafl at 0% f/wtage ? by Linda Hansen It's May, time for the annual Augsburg Mai Fest . High—lighting this occasion will be the Scan- dinavian Arts Festival. Also, Wednesday, May 6 will be filled with many events to welcome in the coming of Spring. Sponsors for the Fest are Dr. Iver Olson, President of the Minneapolis chapter of the American—Scandinavian Foundation, and President Oscar A. Anderson. The commencement of the Mai Fest will be a morning convocation by Mr. John E. Norton (Mid- west Representative of the American— Scandinavian Foundation). Mr. Norton will speak on the topic of "Bishop Hill: Utopia on the Prairie." To enhance the program, there will be a rendition of Scandin- avian music, both vocal and instrumental. A.so that day, from 10:45 to 4:00 there will be an archeological dig in the vacant lot adjacent to the Art Studio. Supervisors for the dig will be stud- ents and faculty members of the Art and History Departments. During the noon hour, there will be music from the balcony of the College Center pro- vided by a Brass ensemble. In the afternoon there will be an Art exhibition with competition on the theme "Scandinavia". Awards will be given for the top three entries. There will also be exhibitions of Scandinavian Arts in the College Center and music in the George S/erdrup Library. To complete this ode to spring, there will be a Mai Fest Concert at Si Melby at 8 p.111. Music will be provided by a string quartet and the Augs— burg choir. Awards for the Arts Exhibition and Competition will be awarded at this time by the Honorable Valdimar Bjornson. TEACHERS WANTED SOUTHWEST, ENTIRE wssr AND ALASKA soumwssr TEACHERS AGENCY 1303 Central Ave. N.E. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 FREE REGISTRATION— GOOD SALARIES Page Seven STARTS THURSDAY, MAY 7 o wodleigh-mounce, ltd production 1echnucolor@lrom worner bros. RIVERVIEW 38th St. & 42nd Av. S. O 7'29 7369 Show less
Page Ten 900.1on 84 . ACHA NC by Jack F. LaRue Who would have thought that I, a man serving a five year sentence for grand larceny would one day-find himself a member of a Crime and Society Seminar-w sponsored by Augsburg College and held at Minnesota State Prison? I certainly had no ink- ling of... Show morePage Ten 900.1on 84 . ACHA NC by Jack F. LaRue Who would have thought that I, a man serving a five year sentence for grand larceny would one day-find himself a member of a Crime and Society Seminar-w sponsored by Augsburg College and held at Minnesota State Prison? I certainly had no ink- ling of anything like this happening; the nearest 1 have ever come tocollege study in prison has been through correspondence courses and the consequent impersonal relationship between myself and the in— structor. Now a college course has moved right into my "living room"-—what more can I ask if I am inclined toward academic education? But this is an established fact now, and one that shows great social promise. The class is composed of inmates, Correctional Officers, Augsburg students, and a_fgc_illifio_r—- Cal Appleby. Three requirements are part of the class structure: Read the text, maintain a journal of individual experiences and insights, and be pre- sent for class meetings. Mainly, the class strucv ture is conducive to a free exchange of ideas and attitudes and allows for instant feedback for each individual member. At the beginning of each class we sit forming one large circular group and start discussing some aspect of crime in our society. These dzscussions are precipitated in several manners. Sometimes a person will just throw out a question to the group and ask for opinions on it. Or there may be several people who have book re— ports to present to the class; then there might be a few members who have written a short paper and wish to read 1 to the class in order to share their ideas and experiences. Consequently, fruit— ful and healthy dialogue is provoked. Another integral part of the class is the role playing. This is really a mixup, though not in the sense of being chaotic. It is a situation where class members assume roles that are contrary to their roles in reality. For instance, an inmate may assume a role as the victum of a crime, or as a "cop"; a Correctional Officer may take the part of an inmate or as an accomplice in a crime; then a student will play the role of an inmate, a . "cop, " or a guard--depending on the simulated situation. We may enact an actual crime taking place; afterwards, the "culprits" are shown being apprehended. Then. preparatory to their "day in court, " they will be booked and arraigned—this brings to the stage a judge and jury and prosecution and defense attorneys. as well as witnesses. E8011 one of these various roles is portrayed by a member of the class. And not only is this role- reversing a tremendous amount of fun, it is also thought provoking with an accompanying empathet- ical attitude that tends to negate much of the ster— eotyping that many of us are so prone to do as re- gards those who we consider to be foreigners simp- ly because their background differs from our own. From this interacting, a very humanitarian and per- sonalized type of rapport is established. People begin looking at people qua people, rather than things stashed away in some arbitrary category. We come now to the latter phase of the overall class structure——small group discussions. We split the larger group into four or five smaller, more intimate. groups and discuss individual ideas rel- ative to a various number of topics. To me, this is one of the most vital and important functions of the class. My feelings about this are substantiated by several reasons but i will relate three that 1 con— sider to be paramount: 1) The small group setting is therapeutic, for it allows each person to state his own personal ideas and opinions, which does not happen in the larger group because many people do not wish or cannot relate with a large group, and be psychologically comfotable, like they can be with a small one. 2; Because of the above reason, the small group has an inherent considera- tion of and catering to personalized psychological needs (I am here speaking of empathy rather than sympathy, for sympathy is insignificant and irrel— evant when a person is preoccupied with unde rstand- ing and knowledge regarding the epistemology of crime). 3) To the class members, the smaller groups are overwhelmingly favored (everyone digs 'em), and when a person favors a thing there is also similtaneous enthusiasm for a thing. Everyone gets something out, because everyone puts some- thing in. Speaking from the standpoint of observation, I would say it takes tw_o or three class sessions for —_fimawWEa/£_ One small family of rabbits. Please notify- Syl Jones George Dahlman Linda Filipa Show less
the members to swim across that fatuous ocean of foreigners and arrive at the friendly shore of famil— iarity. This is not an easy swim for many of us but most of us manage to make it. For deep down-— irrespective of our social facades—-we are people; and when we begin opening our eyes to this... Show morethe members to swim across that fatuous ocean of foreigners and arrive at the friendly shore of famil— iarity. This is not an easy swim for many of us but most of us manage to make it. For deep down-— irrespective of our social facades—-we are people; and when we begin opening our eyes to this reality communications come about and learning ensues. Not learning in the proper sense though, but 21 learn- ing that is more wholesome and healthy, because it is a learning that is mutaully and sincerely shared All of us are potential learners as well as potential teachers since we all hive our own existential evi— dence and experience to contribute, and we all start sharing these with one another, all of us are learn- ing and Leaching at the same time. This is one of the primary ideals of our class: A situation that is conducive both to learning and teaching--mutu:llly, through each other member. The Socratic ideal also espoused the mother of learning: Sacred inquiry and discussion. But in our day of individual despair and social degeneration the academic ideal is empiricism.VirtuaIly every modern text book propagates the empirical method to the utmost degree. Everything, if it is to have scientific validity, must be cmpiricated-"we must observe this, we must experiment with that"; these are key phrases in academic environments. I take no issue with empiricism per sc--I do however take issue with those who drill the empir— ical method into the minds of people but who fail to take one step toward practicing what they are preaching. By this, I mean that heretofore, stu- dents have been indoctrinated with empiricism—- but never get to empiricate (my reference here is to the social sciences). If students are to be taught the empirica‘. method from a book, then they should also be taught this method in actuality, by practice. And with the wholehearted support of the Still- water Prison Administration, the Augsburg College Faculty is doing just this. They have initiated an academic alternative to some of the pressures, frustrations and alienation whose root cause is that impersonal thing——thc book. Books tire beati— tiful, because they give as scientific theory, but this theory must be adapted ‘LO human reality or adapted to the trash can. If theory cannot fit into the slot of human practicalities, it must either be revised or discarded. We can take the whole area of social science and come up with one statement that will fit into each distinct part of the whole: A vi." ‘l‘ of 1. x i H ' "is relationship .0 man. There- . i ‘ Page‘Eieven fore no somal science theory can nale validity, unless it has a practical va'ue for man. Our Crime and Society Seminar is putting many individual theories to the test. These Augs- burg students are getting first l].lr1‘l experience with crime and the perpetrators of crimeuthey are empiricating. A miioritv of the students, 1 am happyto admit, are quite open minded ‘1 1‘1 rc~ flect a very keen perception into human frailties. Others, however; tend to be .1 bit dogmatically opin- ionated concerning i'wir views about crime: but gradiilly these few are coming to the realization that the ubolute is not relative to the area of C'I‘lIIlC. And knowing tth is certainly insigoratingr to me, because 113' student majoring; in '1 social science arc-.1 is :1 potential emplozcn: of :1 state or federal Correctional agent": and Jesides a degree, this per— son will bring to his job p :acticil insigh‘ as well :14 theoretical insight in‘o the situn‘ion. I do not think it possible to weremp‘msize or cxagerate the social signfficance derived 'rom the empirical data that is being collected and classi— - Continued an Page TWPlve Sign up non for the Second Annual-— Mari; Reil'i‘».'-L(-hu .‘l‘flilUf‘lill li‘i]) to CHICAGO For details, con‘m-t Mm“ “.4 ‘i'f r ‘ '1’; M “1'10. ‘ 7 t Show less
Pica Twelve fied by these Augsburg students as a result of our seminar. I feel that one should see the situation for oneself in order to get a more clear picture of what I am trying to convey. As to the Correctional Officers and any other institutional staff who might participate in one of our... Show morePica Twelve fied by these Augsburg students as a result of our seminar. I feel that one should see the situation for oneself in order to get a more clear picture of what I am trying to convey. As to the Correctional Officers and any other institutional staff who might participate in one of our seminars, they too will benefit. Their in— teraction with inmates is not only closer and cordial it is also informal and frienrty-mwhich is the breed- ing ground for a humanitarian bent for one's fellow- man. Moreover, their intimacy with inmates is showing obvious signs of heightened and human— istic communication between the two, and ‘20 communicate is psychologically imperative in a penal atmosphere. Then too, through their inter— action with these Augsburg students, some of the middle aged staff—students who may happen to have children of their own going to school are getting poignant insights into how youth is think- ing todiy. And this will definitely help their fam— ily situation in too many ways to count. The directly derivable benefits accuring to inmates in our seminar are extremely sociol— THEA 173E IN THE ._ ROUND 245Cedar “on the West Bank” MAJOR BARBARA by Bernard Shaw May 8-9, 15-16-17 STUDENT TICKETS $2.00 CALL 336-9123 or Dayton’s for Reservations ogically valuable. This intimate inmate inter- action with college students and other "contruc- tive members" of society, though not completelyI cannot help but refocus the perspective of a mind that has become criminally oriented. in penology this is the ideal utopia of rehabilitation. The theoretical application of rehabilitation in practice does not call for absolute and rechannelling of behavior to a degree that this behavior will con- form to the main moral values of our modern society. And our Crime and Society Seminar is well on its way toward this idealistic goal. We have a long way to go and it may take us some time to get there-—the important thing how- ever, is the fact that we have started. I have talked with many people about our class and con- sequently I have concluied that the overwhelm— ing consensus is that programs of this nature should be implemented on a much more broaden— ed scale. Which is to say, they should be ex- tended to include literature, art, music, psychol— ogy, philosophy. history, sociology, ani any other relevant social science aren—-like politics, economics, humanities, Black and other minor— ity group studies. For this is what is needed. It is obvious to me that Augsburg College and Stillwater Prison have seen this need, and are doing something about it. I only hope that they can get the necessary support to realize the full potential of this program. t/Iltlfifl'zm Couvo MA? l5 Lieutenant Governor Jim Goetz, candidate for Republican endorsement for Governor, will speak at convocation on May 13. Goetz, aged 3-1, has been successful in both business and politics, being owner of several radio stations by age 30 and being elected Lieutenant Governor at age 32. The Lieutenant Governor has taken stands in favor of increasing curriculums in state colleges, junior colleges and technical schools to include greater education opportunities in the environmental sciences increasing aid to education in urban areas and in op- position to the Minneapolis teachers strike and gun control. OOOOOIODDODIIOOOOOO...I.. : CONGRATULATIONS! z - : Re: Marat/Sade ---- —-FANTASTIC. o :.......o.teoo’.o-'uan... Show less
