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September 15, 1972 the clarion Page Three Br6Vdrd Students Tell Of Suminer Trip To Eurooe To show By Jim Patterson a private room. x. Tfjp By This past summer four stud ents from Brevard College had the opportunity to spend half a summer in Europe. Burton Kennedy, Bob Hill, Pam Boyce, and Lynn Pickelsimer studied at the University of Graz in Austria. They were involved with the ACUIS program, which organizes such trips for quali fied students of certain Metho dist colleges and universities. The purpose of the program is to give American students the opportunity to study courses under conditions dissimilar to those in colleges in the United States and at the same time expose American students to European life. Of the four who went from Brevard, only Pam and Lynn are returning stud- ■ ents. The Brevard students arrived in Washington on the fifth of July and there they met the rest of the expedition. Orienta tion lasted the remainder of the day. They left for Vienna on the 6th and arrived there on the 7th, from which point they took a bus to Graz. Pam and Lynn began their studies three days later and attended classes four days a week. Lynn took a course in Russian Literature and one in Russian art. She enjoyed the courses imensely primarily be cause of their quality. The pro fessors of both courses were ex perts in their fields and were excellent teachers as well. Lynn had the opportunity to get to -know her Russian Lit professor and found him to be a genuine ly great person. Pam studied International Ecology and Comparative Edu cation. Pam observed that Euro pean teaching methods are very similar in many respects to our own. Lynn found the courses to be very demanding yet at the same time very interesting. Both students agreed that if they were to return to Europe they would not go to study. Both agreed that in such a limit ed amount of time, it was frus- h"ating to be stuck in class when there was so much to le^ by simply visiting other cities and mingling with the people. The American students lived w the same coeducational dorms as many of the Austri- ans and Germans which great ly facUiated interaction between the different cultures. Both agreed that the dorms were very nice. The rooms were small and the plumbing was poor by our standards, as it is throughout most of Europe. ■ student did however have Both girls met Austrian and fng^a^mehtTn '^o'^en to realize that one could German students frequently. comLdat^Ls to 200 Pam observed that they were the airport werp Snart • distance from here all very inteUigent and know- ture Sv tTe ^111) and be in a ledgeable. Europe’s system of essentials completely different By Mary Helen Huggins What do faculty members do in the summer? Well, some like higher education is vastly dif ferent from ours. The Euro- :ic avauaoie. and Hifforonf coun ry LatJu-Qp teaches OveraU, Ljrni was fascinated a short time styles could also “**“ College and pca„sare.„r «„a„c,a. and S..*”!??? Si;7ps"sp», « Zrin ta. other reasons, much more selei lte\o1fba?k%rhf'J„”g'a The sumer. Departing from New Pam went to Czechoslovagia ^any especially Munich, were Mrt'^aXM^s^LaWoT briefly id her reaction definitely ahead of ours. Be- loured'' Greece befor^ arri^g is:ni?“wx“ as Pam noticed, the students agreed that the styles of Ger- she met were among the intel- lectual elite of Austria and ®nd her reaction was similar to t Germany. Both girls were as- -Lynn’s. Pam said the country , Iron Curtain there are jjj Israel their destination tounded at how politicaUy ori- and the people appeared life- I *en days, they visited var- ented they were in general, less and depressing. Budapest, ® ious tourist sites including the The Austria and German stud- Hungary was her favorite be- ents were very much concern- cause of its great sense of the ed with the Vietnam War in historic and for its remarkable particular. Other topics of un- beauty. Prague, a major city usual concern were the Nixon- Pam visited in Czechoslovakia McGovern race and what the was dull, poor and depressing. European males termed as the While in Prague Pam had an “American Virginity complex.” unusual experience. She sudden- Both Pam and Lynn agreed that ly came down with an intesti- in regard to American issues nal infection which required a Europeans were not so much brief period of hospitalization. clothes of Russia and Czecho slovakia were only functional and had little of any considera tion for taste or style. On her free weekends Pam went to Vienna twice and Mun ich once. Lynn went to Vien na and Salzburg. Pam saw Vien na as a slow and very old city, very settled in its ways. Lynn liked it because of its unusual sense of culture. It seemed to Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea, and the older parts of Jerusa lem. i! Then they traveled to an archaeological dig near Tel Aviv. The dig was the site of an ancient city called Aphec in Old Testament times and men tioned in the New Testament in Acts 23:31 as Antipatris. Lo cated on the Via Maris highway. uninformed as they were misin- She said, oddly enough, that the nhvimis nnrl phantifuU ^he main route between Meso- formed. Their vision of Ameri- hospital was clean, efficient and Vienna had been such a Potamia and Egypt, Aphec ca was blurred and partially distorted. After classes on the week days there was time to devote to whatever one wanted to do. Lynn often chose to force her self to go out into the city of Graz. Graz is a large city (250,- 000) but kas an unusual small town atmosphere. Graz has ov er five hundred buildings which are older than the entire United States. According to Lynn, it was alone in the midst of a the doctors were very compet ent. The building was old but inside was very much like an American hospital. The Czech’s had a vast amount of sophisti cated technical equipment. Pam, ^ like Lynn was very saddened to'’do. At "the"tTmes'”She^"^^^^ other jVmericans on their by Czechoslovakia. But aside from the field trips there was much time on capital for culture for so many centuries. Pam very much liked Mun ich. She was thrilled by its spunk and vibrance. Munic is a city on the move with pelnty was a busy commercial city in its day. The Lathrops spent three weeks helping excavate the ancient city. The site covered 27 acres. Working with them the weekends for travel. The Europeans have a very elabo rate, efficient, and inexpensive transit system. Therefore, it is , language she hardly knew, and g^gy travel from one city to go back. Hopefully ACUIS will a culture which was complete- another in a short amount of sponsor other such programs in ly foreign, that she learned the time. It was hard for both young the future, most about both. ’ there, preparations for the Olympic Games were being made and the city was very crowded. Overall, both Pam and Lynn sincerely enjoyed their trip. Both very much and want to Violence: Attitudes Of America tour, Jewish - Americans, Uni versity of Tel Aviv students, and young people from Israeli kibbutzim. “The work was very hot and hard. Patience was very im portant. You might dig a long time and find nothing; then the next shovel load of dirt might hold something valu able,” said Mr. Lathrop in de scribing his work at the dig. Among the artifacts found were pottery, an iron, age spear head, and skeletons. Most of the Ann Arbor, Mich - (I.P.) - lence” are Dr. Monica D. Blum- specimens came from the mid- Violence is a major concern of enthal. psychiatrist with the Bronze Age to the Byzantine American men, even though U-M Mental Health Research period. The Lathrops brought 170 Qcrrop nn Hpf- Institute and ISR program di- Rob- All of the American students went on school affiliated field trips. Lynn went to Russia and was astounded. She first visit ed Moscow and was disgusted with it. She was amazed at the intrinsic sadness, the pervading always agree on def- Institute and ISR program di- some small pieces of pottery sense of gloom and the over- jjjitions. Protest and dissent, rector; psychologists Dr. Ro^ home with them, whelming poverty. Very few gg essential to a free ert L. Kahn, director of ISR’s Mr, Lathrop believes that people ever smile in Moscow, gogigty, are termed “violence” Survey Research Center; and participating in a dig is an ex- The Russians are trying to mod- j^y numbers of men — re- Dr. Frank M. Andrews, ISR pro- cellent way to really see both ernize Moscow and because of gardless of whether or not the gram director; and Kendra B. the land and people of Israel, poor workmanship many of the gj.g destructive of prop- Head, clinical intern at the U-M jje described the countryside new buildings are falling apart. pgrsons. Institute for Human Adjust- as a “land of milk and honey Lynn stayed in Moscow for five ment. when it is irrigated.” Of the days and then went to Lenin- Calling an act “violent,” they “Justifying Violence” dis- people, he commented, “They grad. According to Lynn, Lein- say, may escalate the amount tinguishes between violence as tend to be highly nationalistic grad was nicer than Moscow, of counter - violence men will instrument of social control with a small group of orthodox Because it is a sea port, it has justify in retaliation. America’s (ggrtain police actions) and Jews still holding their tradi- a great deal more western in- reaction to domestic prote^, that used for social change (as tional faith. Most of them were fluence in it than does Moscow, the authors say, is reflected in campus disturbances). friendly.” In route back to Moscow from the actions which men see as rpjjg reports on an exteiv on their trip, the Lathrops Leningrad, Lynn traveled by violent. When asked to indi- sive study of attitudes toward made a number of slides. These AEROFLOT which is the Sov- cate which of nine specific violence, conducted by the ISR will be shown by Mr. Lathrop iet Airlines. She was again events they considered violent, under a grant from the Nation- on Monday night, September 18 amazed at the gross inefficiency more than half selected draft- Science Foundation. The at the Baptist Student Union of the Soviets. Because of card burning and “police beat- gtudy showed that many more meeting. The meeting is sche- scheduling problems, the Amer- ing students.” men were worried about civil duled for 6:30 p. m. in the sem icans were held up nine and a Authors of “Justifying Vio- disorder and protest than about jnar room of the college library. - - - much-discussed issue of All students are invited. Witek Talks Of Journey To Poland the crime. At the same time, large num bers of men tolerate and just ify the use of substantial vio- This past summer Coach Nor- From New York they drove had all the original records of lence by poHce control so- manWitek, Track and Cross home to Brevard. the family dating back to 1721. a laontLw 3 oon^ u t^d^to'L^trPo- interesting points ^aid the police should through i Xfst oftheWitek’s trip was the «ghoot to kill” in certain in- . Accompany- land, the trip was his C^hrist ^j^^y ^g^^ed, of ghetto disturbances wii T trip were his mas present to them. Both sets somewhat resembles a brothers'll’ ^ Pni" Volkswagen. This was their ner-in-law, and his parents, were born and reared in Poland - - ■ ^heir trip started Frankfurt, out from and the whole purpose of this Germany. From trip was to find out where they throughout t), > vitiimany. rrom irip was lo iiiiu uui. ® traveled along the lived and if he has any other wne to Austria. They took ~ chn«it' through Cze- and from there latirt ® ten-day visit in Po- and Germany Amsterdam where sdpL to New York to a week with relatives. means of travel most of their trip. Along with all the wonder ful memories that Coach Witek farms brought back with him, he also grand- has over 200 slides, behind each found of which and in situations involving “a lot of property damage by hood- dums or student demonstra tors.” Witek is a story in itself, i relatives there. Coach found the respective where both sets of his that they are all his relatives, terested in his trek tnr One church on his father’s side Europe. t If lit IIMIIIIIIIIIM.- I ALEXANDERS I i Promart Home Center I i COLLEGE SHOPPING CENTER i iPAWT a DECORATING SUPPLIES | I HARDWARE & TOOLS | lill t'^HMMIIIMIMMIIMIIMMMIMIMMIIIMIMIMMtlllMr CO-ED TODAY THRU SAT. ‘‘SKY JACKED” with Charlton Heston “Rosie” Grier Yvette Minieux Sun. - Mon. - Tues. Shirley Maclaine in A Supensful Trip Into The Super Natural, “Possession Of Joel Delaney”
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