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
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
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
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
, 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
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
, 0M “’ ‘ 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, 0M “’ ‘ 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 body and administration. 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?" How blind of me not to see . She goes on:"If I wanted to solely read about bad government, had administration and queers, I would subscribe to the Minnesota Daily. 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 mornixg 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 lunch 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 «ER . 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 directims towards the more perfect state of bliss. It seems to me that the three fourths good have almost enough printed a- bout them on the backs of their bowling shirts. Our Presidem: now has eight thousand soldiers in Cambodia. This is not good unless of course he is withdrawing troops from Vietnam and marchiig 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 em 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 himgry, crowded, contaminated, hated and short of time. Think about it , Miss X. You're brothers are d i in the streets. aw 55.52%? 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. ‘His 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 V 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. a 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
Free, SIB, and other campus organizations have? Frankie: It's clearly because those other groups are deviations from the mean while we are perfect- ly natural and American. We have the support of the silent majority, and the largest government a- gencies are in operation for our benefit. We... Show moreFree, SIB, and other campus organizations have? Frankie: It's clearly because those other groups are deviations from the mean while we are perfect- ly natural and American. We have the support of the silent majority, and the largest government a- gencies are in operation for our benefit. We almost control the government. The draft is our greatest friend. Listen, why would there be wars if people did not enjoy killing and maiming, being killed or maimed, or seeing others do it. Why would people litter, pollute and destroy if they didn't enjoy the sight and smell of it. You must join the tide; oppose and ou are lost. It's going to be a beautiful world. 5.7a). 2? fit? affix/7% Jim Grossman If you were around this campus two years ago dur— ing Augsburg's "One Day in May," you would have been told, "In the future, Augsburg will continue to be a leader in community relations. " Had you been here last October for Augsburg‘s war moratorium you would have heard, "In the future,,Augsburg will continue to be a leader in the peace movement. " Two weeks ago, during Augsburg's Earth Day you heard, "In the future, Augsburg will continue to be a leader in the campaign against pollution. " Hog manure! ! During the now-legendary One Day In May, Augs— burg made a commitment to the surrounding commun- ity. A commitment which now seems to have been rather superficial and perhaps little more than what could be well termed an "Augsburg community ego- trip." Augsburg student society pledged $1000 to be paid during a two year period which ended last year, to the F. A. M. E. program, $1000 which student society has not, as of yet, begun to pay. Augsburg pledged that it would advance community relations by adding a few community centered sociol- ogy classes to its curriculum. (be such class, Soc. 84, which initiates interaction between students and inmates at St illwater prison, may be dropped from the curriculum. When this class goes, others of the same nature could quite possibly follow. This leaves some question as to the sincerity of the college to ad- vance community relations. Last October Augsburg marched and yelled its Page Five Enlist and kill if you like Or if you want to be subtle, just use throw away glass, metal and plastic prod- ucts! Do your own thing. I walked away shuddering at the thought of some— thing worse than Brave N_ew World or %. I wondered whether the govemement knew that this kind of thing was going on. They must. Of course they must. CIA agents probably have every one of their phones tapped, a file on each member. I can reassure myself. America won't change because of a radical group like this. The sign is still in the Post Office Window. I can sleep well tonight; Uncle Sam still wants me. concern for people in Vietnam. Students and faculty both pledged that the war issue will never die on this campus. Yet today the matches are restricted to the feed-line in the commons and the campus wide yelling has been reduced to whispers in the depths of the Chinwag. Two weeks ago, Augsburg once again jumped at the chance to get a little free publicity by participat- ing in Earth Day. A community minded Augsburg once again called upon itself-at least in front of the T. V. cameras—to be a leader. This time in the fight against pollution, students and faculty alike denounced water polluters, air polluters and any kind of pollut- ers. Yet today, only two weeks later, the movement is virtually dead. I still can't find a place to park my 1959 Pontiac so I have come to the conclusion that there are just as many cars on the campus now as ever before, the dorms still pump black trash burnings into the sky, and students still use the same polluting detergents. Perhaps the only one to take any steps at all toward easing pollution is the food service director, Mr. Strommer. Next year he is planning to charge the board plan students more money while at the same time eliminating seconds. That move should aid the anti-pollution movement as the students will be eating less, enjoying it more and flushing the toilets less. Anyway, with the way Augsburg has been honor- ing its commitments it‘s no wonder that next year's freshmen enrollment is down. Perhaps an elderly lady [talked to in the Chin— wag summed it all up pretty well. We were dis- cussing the possibility of her enrolling in college. I asked her what college she was thinking of attend— ing. After thinking awhile she said, "You 're never too old to go back to college, but I sure wouldn't go to Augsburg!" I r i l l Show less
Page Fou r i t by Dale Benson In in effort to give the small college s.u:len‘. a boner understanding of the l' of M (which stands for [‘mversitat \'o.i Mimesota for you Northeast Euro— pean peoples) your foreign correspondent today gives \aii an in—deoih interview with the President of the... Show morePage Fou r i t by Dale Benson In in effort to give the small college s.u:len‘. a boner understanding of the l' of M (which stands for [‘mversitat \'o.i Mimesota for you Northeast Euro— pean peoples) your foreign correspondent today gives \aii an in—deoih interview with the President of the sziicide Club. Interviewer: Well, here we are standing under- ne'ith the Tenth-Avenue Bridge. There are about fif- tc..n peop'e standing he re and we are all watching .1 small ten inch pipe that runs down to the edge of the water. Right next to me is the President of the Un- ivcrsity based Suicide Clu'). Franklin Grossery. Tell us something about the club and why we're all standing here Frankle. \"Just call me Frankle,"he had said.) Frankle: Well, you see, the weather bureau pre— dicted rain for todly and as everyone knows, when «he storm drains become overloaded, raw sewage starts running into the river at this point. The gravel in ‘he concrete of the bridge :ains down on our leads \I. henever a truck goes over and there is permanent r-:l slick an the water from all the leaky barges a— .oand here. When you stand in cold wet miserable weather with your eyes watering from an intoler— :i‘7’c, reeking smell and your head gets pelted with packs, it makes for a delightful day. Perhaps I s‘nuiil emlain. Because 0,” the difficultv in keep— ing members when we were solely a suicidal club, we've merged with the Sadist and Mas-achist Clubs. \\‘i- trv to plan activities to please all of these groups which really is not too hard to do. Interviewer: I see. What kinil )f activities do }"_).l 'I‘L'e '? Frankie: Tha‘ varies with the seaso i. In winter, Midwest skiing~ offers a lot to :he masochist. We hate snowmobile races around Pigs—Eye Island. [0. Fishing on the Mississippi right below the dam dli .ngr a thaw has always been popular. On nice d I} s we stay inside :1 id have George Rice or Hubert Hu iiphrey come in and give a speech or if the blxiget is ‘ow, we just watch Mel Jass. In summer we are more diversified. Going down the Apple River in unierinflated inne rtubes withmt beer, swimming at Lake Calhoun and cliff ii viii: :i‘ Taylors Falls when the water level is fine/M Basemwm- [ma/m ‘ «Wars/r? B ASEA g 8M5 P855705”? Ewe/OE down are all extremely popular. We also take tours on ‘io‘. days of Foundries, Asphalt Plants, and the Sanitation Department Garbage roaster. We also have joint trips with the Paratroopers Club. No one in our group owns a parachute. Interviewer: How many people are in your group? Frankle: Anywhere from 2,000 to 10 depending on the season and the nature of the previous outing. We lost half of our members after or during one Apple River trip. Membership is up during finals and election years. Interviewer: Could you describe a typical mem- ber for us? Frankle: Well, outwardly they look like ordinary people. They do have behavioral idiosyncracies. They're the kind of people who buy Edsels and Cor- vairs, read Rah-Rah, drive on 35W during rush hour— things like that. Most of them end up working for the government, although a few have become audio tech- nichians for rock bands or late night disc jockies on country music stations. They drink booze and smoke cigarettes almost without exception. Interviewer: Is your group involved in politics at all? Frankie: You remember the Democratic Con- vention? We were the re getting clubbed and loving it. We have many lobbyists in Washington. The masochists are urging the use of billboards. no de- posit bottles and cans, and non—degradable soaps to make sure their children can enjoy the eyesoros. They are still fighting floridation shuddering at the thought that their children would miss out on the pain of having teeth filled. Their children will thank them some day. The sadists are taking an avid stand against legalized abortion. They want to see young girls suffer. As a hobby, some even do illegal abortions with rusty instruments. Locally, in the "Ban the Barn" campaign in Dinkytown, if the demolition crew ever shows up we’ll be lying there. I can't describe the ecstacy of being run over by a cater- piller tractor. Interviewer: Why do you suppose your group has stirred up no controversy in tln state while Show less
by Bruce Anderson By now most of us have noticed the protuber- ance on the north wall of the Chin Wag. The sal— vation of this remnant of a by-gone era whose style, like the Cord of an even more removed age, was too advanced for its time, is due mainly to the efforts of the Fine Arts Committee.... Show moreby Bruce Anderson By now most of us have noticed the protuber- ance on the north wall of the Chin Wag. The sal— vation of this remnant of a by-gone era whose style, like the Cord of an even more removed age, was too advanced for its time, is due mainly to the efforts of the Fine Arts Committee. The first 18 inches (bumper, horse-collar grill, and headlights etc.) was found attached to the rest of the front end of a dark blue—green 1958 Edsel in a junkyard at Cedar and Hiawatha while the Fine Arts Committee was searching for something to decorate the Knotty Niche. Allen Zirzow immed— iately fell in love with it so he got Doug Wasko, John Mosand, Phil Tompson and the rest of the committee to come and see the unfinished piece of art. With the exception of Mr. Wasko--who wasn't sure where the car should go--the rest of the com— mittee agreed with Allen and then proceeded to look for other pieces of "artl' Needless to say the junk- yard owner thought that they were all insane. They paid fifty dollars for this piece of junk! ! Now, before we demand an inquiry into the financial affairs of the committee we should note that the pur— chase was made in October 1968 when the committee had a budget of one thousand one hundred dollars. The fifty dollars also included cutting away all ex— cept the front foot and a half and delivery to Augs— burg. Here it occupied a major part of the space in the art building while Jim Sprague, Steve Gundale and Russ Quanbeck cleaned out the rest of the innards to leave the shell of a once great automobile. Ten dollars more was spent to improve the exterior. They had decided to put the car on the wall so Allen Zirzow looked for a color that would match the bright yellow of the newly painted walls of the Wag. The color he decided on was Federal Safety Yellow—— the significance of which is up for debate. The license plate was still on the Edsel so Allen went to the Highway Department to find who had own— ed it. It turned out that the car has a very unusual historv. I The earliest known owner was a Mr. ’Smith(all names have been changed to protect the innocent) Page Three who bought it from his brother—in—law for fifty dollars in 1964. In 1966, on April Fool's Day, he sold it to a Mr. Dunbrowski for one hundred and fifty dollars. Mr. Dimbrowski paid fifty dollars down and skipped town. Mr. Smith then spent a great deal of time hunting for Mr. Dimbrowski and his one hundred dollars. He went so far as to look up all his relatives and ask them for in- formation or money. The Dumbrowski family did not want anything to do with either the buyer or the seller. It seems as though this Mr. Dumb- browski had not been the most law abiding mem- ber of his family. The family disavowed any knowledge of his actions. Mr. Smith and Mr. Dumbrowski dropped out of the picture never to be seen again. It isn't known what Mr. Dumbrow- ski did with the Edsel, but it was probably not pleasant considering the fact that the only part that survived was from the windshield forward. Justice works in strange ways! Thus, the car with this dubious reputation has finally come to rest on the wall of Augsburg's commuter paradise. It is a proper ending for a classic automobile whose virtues were not recognized in its original form. Ulllltl COMMENTARY by Mike Nelson The Student Council decided on Thursday, April 30, to postpone a referendum on the new proposed constitution until next fall. They voted instead to make any necessary changes this spring and submit the unratified document to the collegiate charter com mission this summer. They will draft a charter to cover faculty, student and administrative portions of the Augsburg community. Up to this point the student council has made several significant changes in the proposed con- stitution. These include retaining representation in the Council as it currently stands, allowing a means of overruling a Judicial Council decision, and adding a Minority Affairs Commission. Additionally, the Council voted on the editors of the paper, the yearbook, and head photographer for next year. For editor of the paper, Steve Frantz was approved; for the yearbook Dave Benson and Rene Moritz were approved as co-editors, and Bruce Anderson was elected as the head photograph- er. Show less
Page No @Illlllflllfi Among the insignificant events of last week, sev— eral seem to stand out quite obtrusively. Nationally, Nixon has, of course, furthered his campaign prom— ise of a systematic troop withdrawal by withdrawing troops all the way from Vietnam to Cambodia. Mr. Nixon undoubtedly did... Show morePage No @Illlllflllfi Among the insignificant events of last week, sev— eral seem to stand out quite obtrusively. Nationally, Nixon has, of course, furthered his campaign prom— ise of a systematic troop withdrawal by withdrawing troops all the way from Vietnam to Cambodia. Mr. Nixon undoubtedly did this in an attempt to assert his independence from the military—industrial com— plex an’l to show the people that Congress is actually' the institution responsible for deciding matters of war. Also, the Honeywell Project and Proxies for Peace forged on to the Minneapolis stockholder's meeting and on further into oblivion. While one group, with somewhat questionable motives, threw bricks at the outside of the building, another group was refused its legal voice on the inside. Corporan tions must show their democratically oriented structures, and so after fourteen minutes, the Board of Directors declared the meeting legal and adjourned it. Mr. Dean Randall, who is a member of Presi- dent Anderson's Board of Advisors, is also a vice- president of HoneywelL I wonder how he feels about anti—personnel weapons. At Augsburg, meanwhile, two blights on the Aug— sburg community were produced quite successfully-— one being produced by the students. The first was that scattering of iron mind pollution which lines the sidewalks. Horses are no longer teathered in the Quairangle, and a hedge would protect tie lawn from desecration. Without the water troughs, these restraining bars seem somewhat inapprOpriate in— deed. Before [ built a wall I'd isk to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offense. ——Robert Frost Secondly, there was an election last week- bu‘. then the siulents shouldi't really care anyway. A sample of the referendum and an explanation of it was printed in the WhisperJ two p. o. stuffers were distributed, an information meeting was held the day before the election, posters announced the elec— tion and 203 people voted. In case you hadn't heard, Ll‘ ‘ referendum was .ihout the yen rbook——remember the student government campaign? This referendum was to decide the fate of the Augsburgian, but with less than 15% of the student population voting, the results are irrelevant. We suggest that the yearbook, which we have fought hard for, be forgotten by the administration. The students have obviously already done this. S. F; Wedneidgy, Ma} 6, 1970, No. 13 The Whisper is published by the students of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, as . the Augsburg Echo pro tem. The opinions ex- pressed within this paper are not necessarily those of the college or the student body. Editor-in-chief——-- «Steve Frantz Head Cheerleader ——————————————— «Tom Hart News Editor ————— —'- ---------- —-Jan Gamradt Effete Pseudo-Artist ------------ --Al ZiPLOW Production Supervisor —————— "Bruce Anderson Artistic Consultant ------- -----Cornelia McCoy Sports Editor ------------------- --Terry Blue Head Muckraker ---------- —-E. Rommel Smith EE—AW-KEEist--——--—-——-——--Jim Grossman Business Manager ——————— —-Dave Christianson Foreign Correspondent -------- —-Da1e Benson STAFF: Ken Anderson, Gary Benson, Dawn Bernstrom, Jim Bodurtha, Bruce Breamer, Kathy Breisemeister, Mike anrs, Barb Finn- eseth,Tom Fischer, Becky Foss, Doug Germ- undson, Linda Hansen, Mary Kay Johnson, Syl Jones, Grant Larson, Lorry Lundborg, Diane Kruegel‘, Chuck Malmd. Mike Madsen, Dwight Nelson, Rolf Nestingen, Becky Nystuen, Tom Peterson, Shelly Pumper, Saul Stensvaag, Ric Steuffer, Gloria Wright. Cover Design ------------------- -—Al Zirzow MEMBER only we 1kth 0! 77/5 Hora Trinity Lutheran Congregation which moved in 1966 to its present location, will move again on Pen— tecost Sunday, May 17. The Congregation will assem- ble at the old location in Riverside Chapel and march to its new worship location in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church at let Avenue and Fifth Street. Everyone is cordially invited to celebrate this occa- Sion. Show less
Page Twelve “burs” «sake NA M District 1: 43 by Terry Blue Augsburg rebounded from a disappounting showing in the MIAC conference tournament to cap— ture the NAIA District #13 ( Minnesota private col- lege - state college play-off ) Championship last Friday at Coon Rapids. It was the first team... Show morePage Twelve “burs” «sake NA M District 1: 43 by Terry Blue Augsburg rebounded from a disappounting showing in the MIAC conference tournament to cap— ture the NAIA District #13 ( Minnesota private col- lege - state college play-off ) Championship last Friday at Coon Rapids. It was the first team title ever notched by an Augsburg "links" squad. Low man for the Augs was freshman Gary Thorvig who gained runner-up honors. Hamline's Gary Swan at 77 when regulation play was completed. but lost to the Piper after three holes of sudden-death. Brad Olson, another Auggie frosh on the squad finished second lowest for Augsburg. carding an 80. He was followed by upper classmen Bruce Olson, Chuck Larson, and Jim Geske who register— ed scores of 82, 87, and 88 respectively. Only the four lowest scores were used in determining the team place finish, however. The conference tournament is worth remember— ing chiefly because of third and sixth place finishes gained by Thorvig and Bruce Olson respectively. Augsburg managed only a fifth place finish in the team race because of a disastrous first round in the two day, thirty—six hole event. The second round went very well, but it was too late for the Augs to make up the difference in team scoring. The NAIA district title established Lloyd "Butch" Raymond as a "winner" during his first sports season as a head coach at Augsburg. Hope- fully this is the first of many and varied Sports titles which Butch will help bring to the college in the years to come. M. I. A. C. Tourament Team Results ( 36 Holes ) Macalester 817, U. M. D. 824, Gustavus Adolphus 829, Hamline 833, Augsburg 835, St. Thomas 836, St. Johns 844, Concordia 366, St. Marys 887. District #13 N.A. I. A. Team ReSults ( 18 Holes ) Augsburg 3:26, Lakehead University 328, St. Tho- mas 329, Hamline 330, Winona State 330, St. Cloud State 334, Macalester 335, U. M. D. 336, Concordia 339, Gustavus Adolphus 340, Moorhead State 340, Bemidji State 341, St. Johns 341, Bethel 363, U. of M. at Morris 365. lwmqy He had tied . Kim Emma, Au» 317mm F—— Sand/uh! at lead: by Tom‘ Fischer The tennis team came out of the conference meet with some knowledge, experience, and three points. Winners of first round matches were Craig Olson, Reid Englund, and John Cogelow. All were defeated in the next round however. Three time MLAC Champ Bob Bigelow of Ham- line was upset in his first round match by Cubes of Gustavus. Cubes also defeated Auggie Brad Board in play on Friday. Thus endeth another tennis season. Members of the tennis team are Brad Board, Ted Gredvig. both seniors; sophmore Craig Olson; and frosh John Cogelow, Reid Englund, and Kipp Skaden. v rrlcrlx y'r IU- " ’r/ I ' «7/ aft/£741. W. . - 7/ L I ll mun-ill- I- . ‘ 42:2.4/ _ 1/ [u The Ad Hoc Strike Committee released the fol- lowing statement on Saturday. "As American citizens we see that all regular channels of expressing opposition to government politics have previously been ineffective and even in some cases been countered by violence and repres- sion. We feel a national economic boycott of certain commodities will demonstrate the power of the American Public to exert its frustration over the failure of the National Administration to respond. Therefore, a national boycott has been called for the following goods: Coca—cola and its subsid- iaries. This includes Coca-cola, Fresca, Sprite, Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Teco Tea, Tab, Real Gold. Hi-C, Minute Maid, Snow Crop. The boycott also includes the Philip Morris Company and its subsid— iaries: Marlboro, Parliament, Philip Morris, Vir- ginia Slims, Alpine, Paxton. Persona, Clark gum. Burma Shave and Players Navy Cut Tobacco aid Cigarettes." The boycott was decided after re- searching which companies a youth boycott would be most successful on. The Neophonic Brass and Cabaret Singers are having their annual spring thing on Wednesdiy evening, May 13. The theme of this concert will be "Spinning Wheel" and the admission will be al- most nothing. Show less
WAC/(mg: “Ila/758 8110f Dori/4V, to My (/16 least.‘ ‘oy Tom Fischer Coach Howie Pearson's hopes for strong show- ing in the conference track meet Saturday at Mac were somewhat shot down, to say the least. St. Johns College ran away with the meet, in doing so unseating perenial champ Macalester.... Show moreWAC/(mg: “Ila/758 8110f Dori/4V, to My (/16 least.‘ ‘oy Tom Fischer Coach Howie Pearson's hopes for strong show- ing in the conference track meet Saturday at Mac were somewhat shot down, to say the least. St. Johns College ran away with the meet, in doing so unseating perenial champ Macalester. Mac had Jeen champ all through the sixties, but this year they had to settle for a distant second in the scoring. For Augsburg three of the four records set at the last meet were broken in Saturday's meet. Probably the most impressive individual perfor- mance of the day for Augsburg was in the 880 dash, as Tim Peterson smashed h‘s own record of 1:58. 3 with a time of 1:55. 4 gaining fourth place in the pro— cess. Tim was . 5 seconds out of first place. Left in his wake was Dave (Deacon) Hodge of Mac two- time champ in the middle distances. Don Tangen was allowed to try the triple—jump and shattered Glen Bruins' week old record of 40'11" with a jump of 43'53/4". This jump was 3/4" out of fourth place, however, and Don ended up seventh. Gary Wilde broke his own mile run record in run— ning a 4:23. 7. Gary ended up in eighth place. In all fairness, at this point it should be pointed out that Hodge, the half-miler, won this event with an M'AC record time of 4:10. Jim Piepenburg, who was called almost everything in the prelims, ~managed a fourth place in the 100 and his final time was :10. 1 although he ran a :09. 8 in the semi-finals. The winner of.this event was Terry (Bear) Larson who also won the 220 dash and led off two winning Hamline relay teams, and was named most valuable athlete of the meet for the second year in a row. Don Tangen put forth one of his best jumps of the year in the long jump but could only manage third place with a leap of 22's 3/4". Luther Bakken managed a fifth place in the shot with a toss of 46'11“ and the mile relay team grabbed a fifth place. This team was comprised of Tim Peterson, Bill Payne, Rick Johnson, and Don Tangen. A number of Auggies showed good pe rformances _ Page Eleven without placing. Jerry Beckman led the three—mile for half the race. At this point a thing called rigor mortis set in and re finished right behind teammate Tom Brand: but they finished in sixth and seventh places. In the 880, Jim Fischer, Bill Payne, and Steve Clawson ran times of 2:00. 3, 2:00. 5 and 2:00. 7 respectively in the qualifying runs but none quali- fied for the finals. Jim Piepenburg and Don Tangen both made the semi- finals in the 220 Dash but were both edged out of the finals. Don Tangen made the finals in the 440 dish and ran a tremendous race for the first 300yds. and then ran into that proverbial brick wall which is at that point on the track. He finished seventh in the finals. All in all the Auggies lost in a flurry of sixth and seventh places which were impressive, but d:,dn't count at all. The Auggies'last meet was the District 13 NAIA meet Tuesday evening at Macalester. It should be noted , at this point, that although Augs— burg was secmingly unimpressive this year fifteen school records have been set, and that isn't bad for a building year. THEA TRE IN THE ROUND 245 Cedar —- “on the West Bank” MAJOR BARBARA by Bernard Shaw FINAL PERFORMANCES May 15-16-17 STUDENT TICKETS $2.00 CALL 336-9123 or Dayton’s for Reservations :‘W’W’l'fi‘T'C ‘7 fi’rf‘WWVV‘f‘fwT’T-Yr’TT-T‘ A ; rrem- ‘ ' W“ w {Jim 0 a" ‘. Show less
Pale Ten Continued from page nine usurps and denies the God-given rights of freedom, justice, and equal opportunity of its people. It took a Black man, Dick Gregory, to point this fact out to me. It seems that the Black man has been carrying the burden of getting white people hip to certain tth... Show morePale Ten Continued from page nine usurps and denies the God-given rights of freedom, justice, and equal opportunity of its people. It took a Black man, Dick Gregory, to point this fact out to me. It seems that the Black man has been carrying the burden of getting white people hip to certain tth for a long time. But how long can we expect Black people to be bothered with this burden when it seems to have no more effect than to make whites participate in freedom rid es, sit-ins et a1 and then, "when the shit hits the fan, " to cop out on Black groups like the Black Panthers. I suppose that the reason whites have left this educational role to the Blacks is that Black peOple know more about what makes whites tick than whites do them- selves. They have to in order to survive in this White dominated society. Another good example of the way in which whites V have corrupted history is the way in which we idol— ize a man like Abraham Lincoln. What could be more contradictory than to take a man like Lincoln . who was as much a white supremecist as any man of his time, and build him up as one of the greatest friends the Black man has ever had in America. And then make thousands of Black children go to schools which bear the name of the "great emanci- pator". ( Who didn't really free anyone with his great proclamation but who sure did fake a lot of people, Black and white, out. ) To me, Lincoln can be considered a great man in our history only when viewed in the perspective ofa product of his time. As atragic victim of circumstance. Iwas discussing the Chicago Trial with. I a "Middle American". (This was just afew days before Bobby Scale was severed from the trial anzi sentenced on contempt charges.) He admitted that Bobby Seale should have the right to his own defense but he felt that if Seale has any gripe it would be handled fairly if he would act as a per—— son is supposed to act in a courtroom. I think that my brother, a student the Harvard Law School, answered this fairly well in a letter he wrote to me: "There is no question in my mind even after only three months of law school that Hoffman's tactics a re out- right illegal. Judge Hoffman is the fellow who is 'not behaving as a per— son should in the courtroom. ' I real- ly see red when I hear of his blatant- ly racist and downright criminal re— actions in court. Anyone who can't see who the 'misbehavor' is must be blind as a bat, and ignorant as well. . " Yet how does one make a white American see this? This is the white man's burden of today. I realize that I cannot cop out on the job I have to do and, what is even harder to admit, I also realize that I must start with my own back yard. I must be careful not to fall into the trap of thinking that I'm different or that I'm more with it than I really am. I know that I'll have a constant internal struggle to progress further and further into the light. I have seen some change in my thinking on this. There was a time when I felt superior to other whites who were "more racist" than myself. I guess one of the main things I have learned this term is just how ignorant I am of Black Culture and History. But every movement must have a starting point and I guess that this realization of my ignorance must be the starting point for my "movement". How can America explain the racism of her passmrt laws which now deny travel to Cuba, North Korea, North Viet Nam, and Comminist China, all of which are "non—white" nations. Americans are however, permitted to travel to Russia and her sattelites. But then, Russia is white so she can't be all bad. Although George Carswell has admitted his by now famous (or is it infamous?) "racist" speech of some ten years ago. Nixon feels that he has changed and that it therefore doesn't make any difference. Suppose that nominee was exposed as having served time for felony ten years ago. It is doubtful that Nixon would have been as forgiv- ing about that whether Carswell had been "reform- ed" or not. But then Nixon and white America would probably see more danger in having a con- victed felon on the Supreme Court than in havmg an admitted racist on the court. (God bless Amer- ica-—it needs it bad.) One more interesting contradiction. It is a fact that many of the suburbs in the United States were subsidized by Federal and State funds. (Hand-outs if you will.) How absurd that the suburbanites often cry the loudest in outrage about the parasites who are living on welfare. "Why don't they work for it like we did?" Every day my conviction becomes stronger that America can only be saved by 211121215 c ' 7e, if indeed she can be saved at all. But, and here's a parting contradiction, I still go on and work my behind off to make it through college and prepare myself -- for what? God only knows. Show less
' u Continued from page eight I . than the Nazi horror of Lidice, for in My Lai, _:Lll_ who could not hide were killed. The Nazis Spared at least women and children. French statesman Jean Sainteny and U. S. author Richard Barnet, after visiting Hanoi, are convinced an agreement can he worked out... Show more' u Continued from page eight I . than the Nazi horror of Lidice, for in My Lai, _:Lll_ who could not hide were killed. The Nazis Spared at least women and children. French statesman Jean Sainteny and U. S. author Richard Barnet, after visiting Hanoi, are convinced an agreement can he worked out to provide amnesty or sanctuary to Southern Vietnamese who are considered war criminals by the North, for their activities. .Further there was no "bloodl'mth" when the French and U. S. advisors pulled out of the North in 1954, then or later. Tran Van Dihn, charge d'affaires for Saigon in Washington in 1963 ( and now an opponent of U. S. presence in Vietnam) writes: "To talk about a future massacre against this present killing is ironic, to say the least. " (Information supplied by Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace, a group formed in Baltimore, Maryland. ) 4. We are defending American honor and commit- tggnts in Southeast Asia, aieplwg? Our honor would seem to require the speediest possible end to a dishonorable war-Show less
Taken from information supplied by the University of Minnesota Strike Committee. 1. Aren't we fighting to contain comgtniisin? Com— munism, especially in Asia. which is home to many different races, isn't just on "ism", it's a mixture. Parts of the mix are Soviet communism, Chinese communism, and... Show moreTaken from information supplied by the University of Minnesota Strike Committee. 1. Aren't we fighting to contain comgtniisin? Com— munism, especially in Asia. which is home to many different races, isn't just on "ism", it's a mixture. Parts of the mix are Soviet communism, Chinese communism, and nationalist civil war or revolution- ary movements, which adopt some Marxist ideas and accept support wherever they can get it. These "parts" are often in conflict-—the Chinese and Soviet: are increasingly at odds with each other. In South- east Asia-~Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thail— 1and——there are nationalist civil wars going on which the U. S. has entered in every country. Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia are racially mixed countries ( all have several minority groups p. The countries all have a long history of fearing and distrusting China. Nationalist revolutionaries in these countries have tried hard and successfully to avoid being "captured" or dominated by China. Even Vietnam, which has accepted Chinese weapons has received very little other aid from China. Chinese troops have not entered Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, nor have Chinese planes bombed there in support of any group. Our war in Southeast Asia, if it does any- thing, helps to unify antagonistic groups against what they see as a common, powerful enemy- -the U. S. -—capable of destroying them all, and apparent- ly in the process of doingr 30. Moreover, the nations of Southeast Asia, eSpecially China, already are "contained" behind .1 "fence" of hundreds of U. S. missile and military bases, which would protect us against any aggression which genuinely threatened our country. Far from "containing" communist influence, our wars in Southeast Asia are spreading it. 2- Salinger-.119.wanlglrazfleimat suuggrtt_h1_t_go_x_n_¢ifrgrn_ogt_s hie—Vietnam ? Whether "support" means sanctuaries or men, that's still like saying you can make something smaller by making it bigger. The evidence is clear that in Vietnam, which is one country, not two, the over— all" M” 01M //fl whelming majority of the population supports the National Liberation Front and the Northern govern- ment. ( The 1968 Tet offensive involved hundreds of thousands of NLF soldiers and their supplies through the cities and countryside of Southern Viet- nam. Yet not one Vietnamese informed the U. S. , ' deSpite large rewards for such information. Except for Vietnamese who directly depend on U. S. money and might, neither the U. S. nor the "native" military regime in Saigon have significant support from the Vietnamese. In Cambodia, the North Vietnamese government guaranteed to protect Cambodia's borders against invasion. ( Our Thieu-Ky regime claims sub— stantial areas of Cambodia-‘1 territory. The U. S. provided the Cambodians no such guarantee. The U. S. apparently engineered the ouster of Cambodia‘s ruler, leftist—leaning Prince Sihanook, in favor of another puppet military regime. Then troops were moved in to prop up this regime and begin another war directed against the local people. If you think that broadening the war into Cambodia is likely to end ‘.he war, you should realize how giggly are the results of our broadening it into tiny Laos. For at least 6 months now, we have been bombing mas- sively in Laos. Our "average" raid has been 202 planes a day against this tiny country. ( By compar— ison. the heaviest raids sent against Germany during World War II n'imbered 1,000 planes.) In response to this bombing in Laos, the Pathet Lao, a native revolutionary group, has increased 'ts activities and received more popular support. In Cambodia, this will surely happen too. The way to stop is STOP. 3. Won't our Leaving result in a blopd'oath in Vig- igrg? The war itself, with our immense techno- logical firepower used wantonly is :1 bloodbath be— yond my savagery in modern time. We kill few troops. but many civilians and chJIdren with napalm, fragmentation bombs, rockets, rapid—fire guns from helicopters, Claymore mines, and chemicals which kill vegetation, turn the land to cement, and result in birth defects, The My Lai massacre is worse Continued on page nine Show less
World" complex. Implicit in it is the assumption that there are two world powers (them and us, good and bad guys, children of light and darkness, etc.) that are constantly working against each other. I subscribe" to this generalization. I feel one of the areas of conflict can be found in South... Show moreWorld" complex. Implicit in it is the assumption that there are two world powers (them and us, good and bad guys, children of light and darkness, etc.) that are constantly working against each other. I subscribe" to this generalization. I feel one of the areas of conflict can be found in South East Asia, South Vietnam in particular. Some feel the conflict is a civil type thing; however, the pre- sence of arms other than those made in Vietnam indicates other force involved. Then there's the game of Who Was Where First——which usually is relevant only for theorizing and judgement, we come to the fact that the U. S. is involved. Some would say we are wantoniy smashing everything in our path in trying to prove we are undefeatable, a first rate power, etc, etc, and the whole bit is immoral and useless. I disagree. This is a conflict between two forces (generalization): Us and the side we support (puppet dictatorship) and North Vietnam (genuine dictatorship) supported by China and Russia. I reject the idea that the South Vietnamese people have or will have much to say about who governs. It's either going to be "our" side or "theirs"-—hazily defined, yet explicit in its effects. This is if the U.S.. Paris proposal, that both sides pull out and let the people vote under international supervision is not agreed to. Since North Vietnam has pulled out of the negotia- tions, it would seem that the proposal will not be discussed further, much less agreed upon. The world's people are governed not by moral- ' ity alone (forgetting the question of "whose moral- ity"), but many times by brute military, social and economic force-Show less
THE OTHER SlDE by Bruce Breamer Yes friends, another installment of the "Peace Now, Pay Later" plan. There are at least two ways one can view the current student protests. It’s been suggested that the whole thing was planned by Western Union to make more profit. . . a typical capitalist plot, no... Show moreTHE OTHER SlDE by Bruce Breamer Yes friends, another installment of the "Peace Now, Pay Later" plan. There are at least two ways one can view the current student protests. It’s been suggested that the whole thing was planned by Western Union to make more profit. . . a typical capitalist plot, no doubt, but lacking sufficient evil to be capitalist. Or, the demonstations may be seen as thought and actions of certain students toward (basically) the Vietnam War. Now, while the intent of most demonstrators is quite sincere and the peaceful actions taken quite commendable, certain aspects of the strike and the reasoning in general run somewhat against the grain of the writer. One of my most immediate objections, super— ficial perhaps, was the hanging of various signs and placards with the wording "Augsburg on Strike" here and there about the institution and the use of the Augsburg Banner in Saturday's March. This irritates me. S_on£ of Augsburg, not all of it, is on strike-—if the strike lacks but one student (which it certainly did and does), the implication (to me and I suspect to news media receivers) that the entire student body is on strike is misleading and intentional. Another nagging aspect of the events of the last week has been, especially diring the two rallies at the Capitol, the immediacy of the student demands. When LeVander said "get out of Vietnam as soon as possible" the crowd yelled back "Now!”. Granted that this may be a situation where it's necessary to demand a lot to get a little, it seems somewhat suicidal, in terms of short and long range effects, to pull out completely in, say, the next three weeks, suicidal not in terms of U. S. deaths, but in South Vietnamese stability:military, economic and social. It is suicidal in terms of long range Vietnamization and North Vietnamese intervention. (The North Vietnamese blood bath is to them,not immoral,not that it would make any difference if it were.) The verbal catch-alls "out n0\v”and "peace. now", chanted with much vigor on the Capi— th Steps, gIOSS over what indeed will happen after _ we stop killing (directly anyway). start to be "mor— alistic" (by some of our standards) and let (sup— posedly) the people of South Vietnam (most of whom can't read, write, or care less) vote(provlding Russian, Chinese arms and North Vietnamese man- power let them) for the way I hey want to live and be governed. A fascinating glimpse of the Capitol crowd is found in the oft mentioned phrase "the majority of the people are with us" and "the workers will see we are right and will join us. " Somehow things seem to fall in the general catagory Mr. Nixon is faulted for—«asserting support from the general populace, while in reality (supposedly) there is none. The New York construction worker's little foray into the ranks of student protesters, reportedly to raise the flag,r and protest Lindsay's antiwar sentiments, poss- ibly would put the claim in perspective as to where some of the proletariat stands on the issue. That the strike and march were both non-violent is one of the more positive aspects of the week's developments, to say the least. Many that speak of repression because the nasties in charge don't like dissent won't have a taste of real repression until or unless things start getting burned and blown apart. The catalyst for current activities is Mr. Nix- on's Cambodian action. Militarily, I believe the action will, if nothing else, buy a few more months time in Vietnamization and save some lives (U.S. , both North and South Vietnamese military, and incidentally, civilian), more than would have been saved if the Cambodian action had not been taken. I agree with (or Swallow the Line), Mr. Nixon in his policy of extended with- drawal—-eveu if Cambodia is an escalation in the rate of killing and maiming, etc, etc. No doubt the aforesaid is gr.) mds for aimission to "Mang- ling and Death Everywhere" clubs, United States branch, but I believe there is reason for it. We could start with the "Policeman of the Continued on page seven Show less
l Hm yr... Over 300 Augsburg students and faculty signed the following statement and it was sent by phone to the pastoral retreat of the S. E. District A. L. C. that was being held in Green Lake, Wisc. this past week. Xerox copies of the statement and the sig- natures supporting it will be sent... Show morel Hm yr... Over 300 Augsburg students and faculty signed the following statement and it was sent by phone to the pastoral retreat of the S. E. District A. L. C. that was being held in Green Lake, Wisc. this past week. Xerox copies of the statement and the sig- natures supporting it will be sent to the National and District Presidents of the A. L. C. "We of the Augsburg community are deeply con- cerned over the war in Viet Nam. Recent develop— ments seem to indicate an escalation of this war. We feel that it is the responsibility of every Christ- ian, both pastors and layman, to become fully in- formed and sensitive to the total situation in Indo- China. It is also the Christian's responsibility to make a moral judgement and to act upon it, in light of the Christian's higher loyalty to Jesus Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation above the partisan— ship, of nation, race, or class. Therefore, as brothers in Christ, we request that you immediately accept this respnsibility and lake steps to stop the unjust war in Indo-China. The following statememt was received May 6 by phone from the pastoral retreat of the South Eastern Minnesota District A. L. C. held in Green Lake, Wisconsin. I. We have received your message of concern about the war and we the undersigned [some of the Pastors and wives of the S. E. Minn. Dist.) are concerned about endmg this war as soon as possible. Ii. In the interest of becoming better informed and in the struggle for finding a solution, we would like to see a gong-139395.33 on the Augs— burg College Campus on the 9th or 16th of May and we ask you to enlist students from other campuses in the S. E. Minn. Dist. to come to this forum, and offer the services of Pastor Ham Muus to enlist Pastors to engage in this forum. Hi. We have either written our Congressmen or pledge to write to them what our moral judgment on this war is. IV. We the undersigned pledge ourselves to prayer and dialogue in our congregations about the war Page Five Indo—China. At the time the phone call was received seventy- five Pastors and wives had already signed this re- ply. Apfi .' 1749/14 0/7648 I JJ/e (3 ass by Linda Hansen Strike! What's it all about? More than any— thing, it's a feeling; a personal commitment- Chris— tian, ethical, moral. or otherwise. There are several who are sacrificing their schooling, some even graduation, to serve in the Strike. The strik— ers are not in it for the fun it, they are deeply dedi- cated. When people complain that it is so diverse,-one must realize that diversity is not necessarily dis— organization, On the contrary, a person must have an open mind, and explore many paths before a solu— tion can be sought. We as a society must learn to work together. The main purpose of the strike is to get every- one— students, faculty, industries, churches, the middle class—- informed. Once a person is inform— ei, it is hoped that person will take a stand. Apathy is the worst enemy America has. It remains a mal— ady of the middle class. By informing the public, hopefully this illness can be cured. Lectures, research, letters to important politi- cians, talking to people, boycotts, and marches for publicity, seem to be the main activities. One must recognize, however, that the coverage of many strike activities are biased. The news media tend to show violence, and completely ignore the peaceful activi- ties. This is hurting the strike, and is very mis— representative. Again this image is the exact oppo— site of what the real situation is. The strike is not solely for protest; it is a peace movement. There are people who think that it is a communist plot or that students participating should be shot. They are victims of such mis-representation and these are the people who need to be educated the most. The most tragic situation in our country today is that we don't “Ste” to the other persons point—of— view. Our future and that of the whole world is jeopardized as long as there is discord, bitterness and hatred. Until war with its slaughter of innocent people, its brutality, its total disregard for human life, and obliteration of the terrain is stopped, there can only be despair for what the future may bring. "-‘“'R’T'-< ~w—wr7:———V~v’~——. rfi’nw 2 if if - {:2 Show less