THE N. C. ESSAY
NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Viewpoint
Hey,You’ve Changed
by Frederick Avery
“Man is born to live a perfect life, encompassing the values of the
transcendental Absolute unlimited energy, intelligence, power, peace
and bliss- together with the unlimited values of the world of
multiplicity in relative existence.” No, the above is not an excerpt
from some Nietzsche fanatic’s creed; it is not a belief of or for
supermen... Would you believe instead that it belongs to a group of
in&viduals united in an effort to bring world peace through individual
peace? Would you believe in a rapidly growing organization known as
SIMS; Students International Meditation Society? Try.
- No Hocus-Pocus-
The purpose of SIMS is to help every individual expand his mind,
develop his creative intelligence and make use of his full potential in
studies, career and recreation. This purpose is fulfilled through the
{x*actice of transcendental meditation. No, this is not an estranged
hocus-pocus process that braces you up in the morning and calms you
down at ni^t. Trnascendental meditation is a natural technique
which allows the conscious mind to experience increasingly more
subtle states of thought until the source of thought, the uiUimited
reservoir of energy and creative intelligence, is reached. This simple
{H'actice expands &e capacity of the conscious mind and a man is able
to use his full potential in all fields of thought and action.
-A Better Life-
Whereas the outer aspect of man’s life is his body and environment
and the inner aspect of his personality is his mind, his transcendental
aspect is Being or the field or pure consciousness, which is the
essential constituent of man and the basis of all his experience and
Eve^ man has the ability to include within his consciousness the
transcendental field as weU as the subjective and objective ^pwte rf
life. The whole range of relative creation and the field of absolute
Being lie witiiin Oie scope of human consciousness. And when a man or
woman makes conscious contact with Being, he is encoirijMSsing
within his individual life the basis of life. Thus his full potential is the
unlimited potential of absolute Being. A person begins to reflect and
enjoy that unlimited potential in his own activity and begins to ex
perience, in his own terms, a better life.
-T.M. Is Unique-
T.M. should not be considered in the same field of productivity as
other similar practices, such as hypnosis. _We are dealing wito an
effortiess spontaneous technique of living within to develop an inner
glory and bring it to Uie surface-not just mold making as is the un
fortunate case with many similarly advertised courses.
In medical tests on persons undergoing T.M. there were conceive
results showing actual changes in their physiology; after fifteen
minutes of meditation tiiey had reached such a deep, profound state of
rest that it was equivalent to a good night’s sleep. With further studies
T.M. was credited as the chief influence in the cure of a variety of
diseases. Physiological tests on volunteers undergoing hypnosis
produced much different results-nothing.
-Not a Religion-
Finding one’s inner realities does not result in a bloated ego, it
results rather in an individual attaining cosmic ego; a non-negated
state of life. During meditation, individuality is expelled and af
terwards one is simply gifted witii a better sense of it. This does not
imply a state of growing detachment. Just the opposite happens; so
much rest is achieved that extrovert tendencies occur.
T.M. is not a religion. In terms of beliefs, it merely enriches beliefs
if they are near tiTitii. Of course, the only way to verify this theory is to
learn the practice of it. , . . .. « *
This has not been intended as an advertisement; it is an mvitauon to
those of you who could dig finding ’dem inner realities; realities
Budda, and Christ were digging on-‘Kingdom of Heaven is within’ -to
do just that.
-Now In Winston-Salem-
SIMS Eastern Coordinator, Jack Clark, will be giving a rap-in on the
dynamics of T.M. Friday night, February 5 at 8:00 P.M. in Winston
HaU, Room 1-A on the Wake Forest Campus.
The teaching itself is as ancient as mankind and universal in its
application. At this time in history the technique is brought to the
world by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It is presented in terms of T.M. and
made available through a variety of programs. The course available
to you spans a four day period of a one and a half hour session each
day, Feb. 6-9 in the evenings. From then on a few minutes of
meditation morning and night should set you grazing in the grasses of
euphoria. , v u
SIMS asks three things of anyone interested, the first two of which
will probably eliminate many hopefuls; (1)15 day Moratoriim on
“drugs” and “smoke” prior to sessions. No-no’s produce strain and
prohibit one’s ability to transcend. (2) ^.00 donation for the four day
course. (3) Commitment. For those who can’t hack it yet. Practice of
T.M. was initiated as an “academic lab” course: Science of
Creative Intelligence, at Stanford l^t fall. There are “high” hopes for
several campuses in North Carolina to have the course next year.
Certain faculty in our own school have voiced interest in SCI being
taught here; an excellent idea considering the tension and negativity
that overruns this campus constantiy.
Our generation can boast having at its “disposal” more knowledge
Oian ever before. But with this knowledge comes more aspiration. In a
mass of humanity plagued daily witii tension and suffering, T.M. will
not cure all the ills of youOi striving, but even a few cures would
definitely be a welcomed change.
time, 2:00 Saturday afternoon (or anytime)
snack-room (or anyplace on the campus)...
.. place, the school’s
Photo by Shyrers
Photography Workshop
The Student Activities
Department has arranged for a
workshop course in black and
white photography open to all
students. The first session will be
held this Saturday, Feb. 6, at 10
A.M. in Seminar B of the Com
mons. There is no fee or pre
registration. To enroll, simply
attend the first session.
The only prerequisite is that
one have access to a camera
(bring it to the first session, if
possible) and the desire to leam
camera technique and film
processing.
The workshop will not dwell on
any particular photographic
technique or aesthetic approach.
It wiU, however, be rigorous in its
insistence on control and con
sistency in processing, and all
processing techniques will be
geared to the facilities available
Luv
To botii direct and portray a
major character in a single
production can get to be rather
difficult, but that is the task that
Bob Murray has elected to un
dertake in the upcoming faculty
production of “Luv”, to be
presented February 6 and 7 in the
Drama Theater.
“Luv” is a two-act play about
three love-sick, sick or sick-of-
love characters and their
escapades. The plot, not unlike a
soap opera, has the three
characters up on a bridge
alternately attempting suicide,
plotting murder and trying to
solve their problems-all with
very funny dialog.
The play, a slapstick comedy,
had a successful run on Broad
way and has toured the country.
The three characters, Milt
Manville, Harry Berlin and Ellen
Manville will be played by Bob
Murray, Don Hotton and Leslie
Hunt. Although Miss Hunt has
had no previous experience
working with “Luv”, both Mr.
Murray and Mr. Hotton have. Mr.
Murray was understudy and
stunt man for Eli Wallach on
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in the NCSA darkroom. In other
respects, the technical material
presented will be defined by the
students’ own cameras and the
subjects they like to photograph.
Individual Exploration
An effort will be made to
minimize the alchemy in favor of
exploring and enjoying the
process of taking pictures, or if
one prefers, to release Kodak’s
stranglehold on what would
otherwise be truly a popular
medium of expression.
At first, the workshop will have
a lecture demonstration format,
and as rapi^y as possible, it will
become a weekly discussion
meeting with each member
contributing material in the form
of photographs, criticism, ideas
or problems. This is the desired
plan, but the actual scope and
format will be defined by the
progress and enthusiasm of the
group.
The workshop will be con
ducted by Steve Shyvers, who has
no formal credentials, but who
has extensive experience in
epithets, and once in awhile takes
a picture.
FEBRUARY 2, 1971
State Tours
J, B*s* B.
At press time, “John Brown’s
Body” was a mouldrin’ in
rehearsal as the actors and ac
tresses kept marching on. All
eight of them will be marching to
high schools around the state
between February 1 and 12,
performing this work by Stephen
Vincent Benet.
The 20-performance, two week,
tour will cover basically the east
side of North Carolina. The
school community and Winston-
Salem residents can view this
epic on Feb. 16-18 and 20-21.
The director, Robert Donley,
has made two versions of this
piece. One is 55 minutes long
without a chorus to be taken to aU
the high schools on the tour ex
cept Belmont and High Point.
These two schools and NCSA will
see the full-length 2% hour
version with the TTieater Chorus,
under the direction of Bill
Dreyer.
The epic is a series of poems
which tell the stories of two
heroes, one northern and one
southern, and the ladies they
love. But even more it tells the
story of the United States at the
most agonizing moment of her
history.
The set and lighting were
designed by Ward Resur and the
costumes by Agnes Lattack.
Weary costume people were still
sewing right up to the dress
rehearsal.
The “John Brown’s Body”
venture is sponsored by the North
Carolina Arts Council with $7,500
endowment from the National
Endowment for the Arts. The
matching grant from the school’s
foundation makes the entire
project possible. $15,000 may
sound like a lot of money, but this
funding is split with the show
which will tour elementary
schools at the same time.
Orchestra
The 56-member NCSA or
chestra, under the direction of
Marc GotUieb, will tour high
schools in the eastern part of the
state during the first week in Feb.
The orchestra will present
Schubert’s symphony No. 8
(Unfinished), the Brahms
symphony No. 1, and the violin
concerto No. 1 by Max Bruch,
Joseph Genualdi, soloist.
Genualdi won out over nine
other music students in a com
petition held before Christmas.
He is in high school and is a
student of Vartan Manoogian.
Following the tour, Uie or
chestra will present the same
concert in the Main Auditorium
on Feb. 5 at 8:15.
Calling all dogs
1)
CAMPUS DOGS!
we love you!!!
Don’t let ’em down you for your
life style, you’re all friendlier
Uian 500 some-odd students.
. ‘Shane-Dave, Dave-Shane
(school mascot) you’re my best
friend. Every school gets lonely
once in a while, (...even if you
can’t go in the cafeteria.) Thanks
to Mrs. Costelloe and Mrs.
Dreyer you’ll soon have rabies
shots and tags - (better’n ID
cards any-ol’-day.
LIBERATE OUR DOGS. Don’t
down man’s best friend! Wli.'
can’t you go in the cafeteria? We
can wait here, I’ll ' . ing yo
some egg-souffle and a doggu
biscuit.
gavin.