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2 THE PEN MARCH 1%7 THE PEN STAFF BRENDA DOWFRY Editor-in-Chipf DANNY SCARBOROUGH Associate Editor REGINALD ELLIOTT Coiitributin/l Editor BERTHA A. HERNDON Contributing Editor PHYLLIS J. MARSHALL Contrihutinfi. Editor Reporter. DONNELL MORRIS, WILL.IAM CAHSON, RUBY MEMESME, SOLOMON DAVIS BUSINESS MANAGER Robert Williams Have You Outgrown Your Religion? BY B. DOWERY Between the freshman and the senior years In college there Is, In general, a cln.nge In the direction of greater liberalism and sophistication In political, social and religious outlook. “Liberation,” crltlcal-mlndl- ness,” "sophistication,” “a- vantgard,” are among the 1- dentlfylng Intellectual charac teristics of American college students and a part of the sell- Identlflcatlon. To be In step with these social expectations means for many a moving away from the morallsm, the poli tical caution and the religious piety of the mass culture. Seen In this light, the loss of ortho doxy Is better understood as a rejection of the uncrltlclzed norms of the wHei cj’.ture aad an embracing of those of the academic elite than as a re jection of significant personal religion. Studies of the changes In re ligious belief and practice of college youth over the last thirty years have consistently reveal ed allt)erallzlngor secularizing trend during the course of the college years. In a recent Investigation now being carried out at the University of Cali fornia, it was discovered that at the time of entrance 88% of the men and 91%ofthewomen Interviewed answered affirma tively to the question, "Do you need to believe in some sort of religious faith?” By the end of the Junior year, this per centage had dropped to 51% and 69% respectively. Some studies stress that only a relatively small number of students move belief In God to atheism, how ever. In sum, our new knowledge of global changes in the student during college, namely, his lib eration from adolescent psy chological restraints and his initiation Into the conformity of the educated sophisticate, gives us an illuminating frame and context for understanding his religious rebellions. Many of the studies of chang es in religion during the college years differentiate three broad categories of students: those who are not affected religiously by college influences; those who move towards a different, usually more liberal, religion; and those who Income agnostics or atheists, or for whom re ligion drifts lntothet)ackground and falls to satisfy any personal need. Some studies would add a fourth; those students usual ly In a small minority, who move toward a more orthodox faith during the college years. Into which category do you fit? Why We Need Alliances BY REGINALD B. ELLIOTT The purpose of the alliance is to combine the power of the allies against their common enemy. The allies are ex pected to provide either addi tional military strength andad- dltlonal economic, scientific, and technological potential or facilities on their territories which will make the power of the other party to the alliance more effective. The hopes for effects of the alliance are two-preventive and repressive. The allies ^Ign the treaty of mutual assistance in the expectation that their com bined power will conJpel the« adversary to make conlesslons or whichever will dejer him from opening hostllitie^ligalnst any of them. If the alliance falls to have this preventive effect and the adversary Is not deterred from attacking one of the allies or from undertaking political actions which they can not tolerate, the second objec tive of the alliance Is to con front the common enemy with combined military counterac tion of all the allies. These two objectives are implied in every alliance whether it Is of fensive or defensive. An of fensive alliance alms at the modification of the status quo by the co-ordinated political or military action of the allies; a defensive alliance functions to uphold the status quo. The two c^oslte coalitions, NATO and the Communist bloc, have entered a period of In ternal stress. The main reason for this parallel development in the two coalitions are politi cal and economic. The nuclear stalmate achieved by the two major allies, the United States and the Soviet Union, has gen erated a sense of a greater security among the Junior al lies. An open aggression against a junior ally by the opposite principal nuclear pow er seems to be a very remote possibility. In consequence, the feeling of dependence on the major ally is lessened. The Junior allies consider that they now j^ave an opportunity to as sert their own national Interests whether or not these are con sistent with the interest of the major ally or Junior allies. The fear that the opposite coalition might tieneflt from the quarrels among the allies does not seem to act as an effective deterrent. Since the members of a coalition can never have identical interests and since the solidarity of an alliance de creases with any apparent de crease in the gravity of an external threat, there Is nothing surprising in the crisis develop ed within both coalitions. The misunderstanding between the United States and Britain, on the one hand, and France, to a lesser degree, Germany, on the other, characteristically parallels the rift between Rus sia and China. I believe that we need the United Nation "just to stay alive.” The Changing Sex Attitudes Sex has been a taboo through out American cultural develop ment. This is due partly to America’s Puritan heritage and ethics, Americans have never really been able to shake off the shackles of ascetlsm. Chastity was a very important factor In Puritan society. Chaste women were put on a pedestal to be sexually frus trated rather than satisfied. The literature of the times shows how a woman who sought to be sexually satis fied was persecuted —Nathaniel Hawthorne’s SCARLET LETT ER Is a very apt example. In the past sex has been looked upon In two extremes. The first was as a means of biological reproduction, the second was to the other ex treme that sex was an activity to be exploited merely for phy sical pleasure. One might say that Ameri cans ate the most sexually frustrated human beings on earth. The deep roots of Puri tan ascetlsm conflict with the natural sex urges. An example of modern American sexual frustration is orougnt out in Edward Albee's play Who’s A- frald of Virginia Woolf? The heroine of the play is barren, but enjoys sexu^ relations «%h her hust>and. She Is sexually frustrated, because she cannot fulfill her female obligation and bare a child. This frustration leads her Into a world of fantasy and aggression. In the twenties there was a nimble of a new slant on sex r ( m / ^tudents Advised To Submit SSCQT Application Now Applications for the March il and 31 and April 8, 1967 tdmlnlstratlons of the College Qualification Test are now a- vailable at Selective Service System local lx)ards through out the country. Eligible students who intend to take this test should apply at once to the nearest Selective Service local board for an Ap plication Card and a Bulletin of Information for the test. 1000 VEARS OF PROGRESS News From The DRAMA CLUB Founded in 1925 as a nation al honor society for the uni versity and college theatre. Alpha Psl Omega has kept pace with the tremendous develop ment of the educational theatre and now has over 370 chapters in the United States and Cana da. It is the largest recogni tion society in any departmental field. Texas and Pennsylvania lead the states with twenty- five and thirty chapters respec tively. Some cities with sev eral colleges have more than one chapter. Five colleges in Boston have chapters, and in the Greater New York area there are eight chapters: New York University, Notre Dame of Long Island, HofstraUniver sity, Rider College, St. Fran cis College, C. W. Post Col lege, Wagner College andAdel- phl University. The purpose of Alpha Psl Omega is to give students adequate recognition tor their work In theatre in the same way that students in other departments are honored. The ^ucatlonal theatre has spread “footlights across America” from New England to the new states of Alaska and Hawaii. In many communities the educational theatre Is the only live theatre, and its pro gram has now expanded to In clude productions of standard modern and classical plays, children’s theatre and musical theatre. Several universities now have departments for evolv ing the arena stage, a form of play production that does not require an auditorium and formal stage. Almost any type of play is given In this manner... all that Is required is a large room or a gymnasium, some seats and appropriate lighting. Universities with million- dollar stages Ignore their fine equipment and present some plays each year in this exciting manner to familiarize their students with this form of the atre. Not having a stage is no longer ant-excuse for not having a college theatre group, or for not presenting live theatre. Alpha Psl Omega sets a goal for all workers of the college theatre; it is a standard of achievement to theatre stud ents in each of the 380 colleges and universities where Its chapters are located. Each of these institutions is a fully ac credited, degree-granting in stitution, for there are no junior colleges on the rolls of the Alpha Psl Omega Dramatic Fraternity. Copies of the pub lication of Alpha Psl Omega, called "THE PLAYBILLL’’, go to 600 colleges and universi ties whether they have a chapter or not. The magazine serves to acquaint workers In the col lege theatre about what other educational theatres are doing. Some Alpha Psl Omega members who have gone on to distinction in the professional theatre are Robert Taylor of MGM, Harriet Foote of the radio series, “My Gal Sunday”, Agnes Moorehead and Rotert Vaughn. Several T-V person alities like Dan Blocker of "Bonanza”, Paul Dooley, and Don Knotts earned their Alpha Psl Omega membership by their work in the college and univer sity theatre. The touring of plays over seas has become an Interesting project among college theatres. U. S. O. authorities find that college productions are of such high quality that they pro vide excellent entertainment for armed forces overseas. At least ten Alpha Psl Omega colleges have been selected to make tours of musical shows or plays. Just what the out come of all this exciting col lege theatre activity will be Is anyone’s guess. Sf. Augustine's A TRADITION caused by the upset In tradi tional American values after World War I. Intellectuals were now looking for a new meaning to sex. The woman was nov; struggling for equali ty. The less ascetic European sex values were being accepted and assimilated. The Ameri can Woman was no longer to be considered as a baby fac tory or a sex toy. The wo man in her quest for equality was always confronted with the chance of pregnancy. But science has removed this chance. The thirties, fourties, fifties and sixties have seen much in t'he way of the lift ing of the guilt complex held by women who engaged In sex ual Intercourse, whether married or single. The Ameri can woman could begin to en joy a wholesome sex life. In the sixties there has been a revolution in the sexual atti tudes of American youth. Sex has lost a great deal of its forboddlng fascination. Among the average teenagers and young adults, sexual adjustment is a much easier task than it was for their forefathers. Just as sex took on another aspect for the Intellectuals of the twenties, it has taken on a new meaning for the intellect uals of the sixties. This new aspect Is one of communication. Sexual Intercourse has Ijecome the ultimate degree of emotional and physical expression and communication. When the young adults of to day are fully able to overcome Tradition in my opinion is defined as an idea handed down from the past as an inherited l»llef, attitude, or practice. On many occasions, I have noticed several practices and am wondering are these St. Aug’s concepts of traditions. One may question these "tradi tions” but he can expect no answers. Let me enumerate on a few. Is it a tradition of the college to implement "antique” in structors whose days are ling ering in the past to teach stud ents? These Instructors work for pleasure only and their teaching is seen in the same way. They are teaching nothing and their students are learning nothing as a result. The "traditional” compulso ry programs are creating an Indifferent attitude among the students toward the cultural aspects of college life. Why doesn’t the college present a variety of performers, Includ ing popular singers and noted musicians? What Is Saint Aug ustine’s definition of culture? Is it going once a month to a reqjjlred lyceum program to hear a harpist play or a mezzo- soprano sing? Or is It schedu ling varied activities to refine the total intellectual and aesthetic training of the stud ent? Have the dormitory matrons and other personnel become a "traditional” asset to the col lege campus also? How can these adults with their outdated BY PHYLLIS J. MARSHALL ideas, unsulted for the Job by the sexual taboos of their fore fathers and to make some sort of moral and ethical adjust ment satisfactory to society, a society which they them selves will compose, they will be able to live a fuller and more whole some life. virtue of being unmarried, meet the needs of young college students in this growing world of change? The students need someone who has had ex perience in the problems they are facing, not an inexperienc ed, ancient facsimile. History dictates that when a practice is out of date or ob solete with the changing times that it is the right, yes, the duty of the people to change it. Our campus is no different. It is the responsibility of our entire school to change any policy or practice that Is not In keeping with changing values, attitudes and practices. Giving Up Is Hard To Do by BERTHA ALMA HERNDON It was a Saturday night a- round eight o’clock. 1 stroll ed over to St. Augustine’s campus and walked down to the Emery Health "and Fine Arts Center. I noticed that some thing was ’ wrong. The place was empty...deserted. Four big walls engulfed me. There was no dance, no people, no anything. I wondered, and then It struck me: This is Lent. So I turned around and went back home, I wondered how the campus students felt about giving up their social activities for Lent. I had a feeling how they’d respond, but I asked them any way, Their answers didn’t surprise me. They didn’t like It. There was nothing to do. They were lx)red. One boy commented: "On St, Augustine’s campus. It’s like staying in the dormitory for forty days,” , After studying for five and Following Instructions in the Bulletin, the student should fill out his application and mail it Immediately in the envelope provided to SELECTIVE SER VICE EXAMINING SECTION, Educational Testing Service, P. O, Box 988, Princeton, New Jer sey 08540, To ensure pro cessing, applications must be postmarked no later than mid night, February 10, 1967, According t o Educational What Are U. S.’s Intelligence Needs? WASHINGTON - The storm swirling around the methods of Central Intelligence Agency operations affords the nation an excellent opportunity to ex amine its own attitudes toward the whole matter of interna tional intelligence. Congress should look deep within Itself, too. The present state of world affairs makes It Imperative that the United States possess as much knowledge of the activi ties, plans and aspirations of other nations as it can gather. That statement Is so obvious as not to need expressing. No one can challenge it on the basis of reason. Then, how and by what means and through what organization must such intelligence work by done? The very nature of the work requires the use of "cover” or ganizations, and It Is obvious that if a cover is to be used, it must be the kind of organiza tion that has a legitimate rea son for statlonlngpersonneland communications systems in the other nations under survel- lance. How else should the United States go about getting trained eyes and ears to the locations of intelligence needs? The Central Intelligence Ag ency is the government’s in strument in this activity. And CIA has been able to set up and finance the movements and location of its "cover” per sonnel. It should be stressed that CIA has been successful in these under-taklngs, not on the basis of any profit to the cover or ganization and personnel, but rather through persuasive use of appeals to patriotism. In many Instances the "cover organizations working with the CIA are wealthy corporations or foundations which entered the activity willing to risk a part of their wealth and prestige to further what they were con vinced was the best interests of the United States, Yet, whenever some glimmer of these CIA cover activities finds its way into the press and into the consciousness of the public and Congress, the in dignant howls are overwhelm ing. We should be puritanical or that naive in these dangerous times. A Tour Of The Museum state of North Carolina, Ra leigh, as suggested by the poet and teacher of humanities, Sam Bradley, NOTE: I have tjeen much Im - pressed with the holdings of the museum which have to do with the Christian story and wi^h the Christian tradition. I’d like to call your attention to the paintings which have particu larly Impressed me, paintings which I’ve marvelled over, or found unusual, or found unusu ally Interested, I’ve not tried to list them all, nor even all those that are considered great est by consensus — and I’m sure I’ve left out some things which you will want to add to this list. I Just hope that you will like most of these I’ve chosen as much as I like Uiem, (Sam Bradley, Spring of 1967). FIRST FLOOR Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto), The Resurrection of Lazirus. (■CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) sometimes six days a week in classrooms, they needed some relaxation. They felt that giving up for Lent should be an Indi vidual matter. "In my opinion, it should be the choice of the Individual as to what he or she will give up...’’wasanother comment. The days drag by. The stud ents carefully mark them off the calendar In their minds. Giving up Is hard to do. Only You Can Stem The Tide Of Rising Traffic Accidents Who is responsible for the majority of auto accidents in this community and on our highways? Is it the auto mobile manufacturer in Detroit? Is it the police, local or state, who are lax in enforcing safety laws? Is it our large brood of young drivers whose motoring manners are as fresh as their licenses? Shockingly, we, you, the man next door, and every one who pulled a car away from a curb today in every local community in every city and town in the country are the ones who are largely responsible for "the rising tide of blood” on our roads. We are the ones who liter ally must stem the tide. This was brought vividly to our editorial attention by a current study on automobile safety in a booklet which crossed our desk today. Originally written for a publication of Employers Insurance of Wausau, Wau sau, Wis., the article has been reprinted at popular de mand by the company for free distribution to inter ested parties. A hard-hitting, in-depth piece, which uses words as an automatic power hammer handles nails, it surveys the field of automobile safety from manu facturer to motorist. Prom its beginning, which talks startlingly of how American soldiers are statistically safer in Viet Nam than on American highways, the pamphlet spares few dcUcate sensibilities to make harsh sense. The booklet points out that auto accidents are mul tiplying in number and that their severity is increasing. It emphasizes that “the guilt-edge remedy” of financial compensation, to salve our collective public conscience for injuries and fatalities suffered in highway acci dents, is far from a solution and distracts attention from the need for a few ounces of prevention. "You can't fix a leak with a mop,” states the author, Digby Whitman, editor of the Employers Insiu^ce of Wausau publication. "The pay-’em-off-and-forget-it policy cost this country almost twelve billion dollars a year, nearly two per cent of the gross nation^ product.” Improved safety features in the manufacture of auto mobiles, partially inspired by the recent Ralph Nader controversy, are to be applauded, he says, but then makes the point that no machine injures by itself — only by human error. We shuddered but were impressed by the author’s question: "When the car climbs the sidewalk and but ters an old lady along the side of a building, will she be comforted by the reflection that the driver and his passengers are insulated from all harm?” Svimmarizing the article’s principal message, two methods are open to change human behavior behind the wheel of a car. They are persuasion and compul sion, or in plainer words, education and law enforcement. Of the two, education is the more valuable "ovince of prevention.” Soaring statistics show urgent need for driver education in every state public high school sys tem. Today, yoimg drivers under 25 years old make up approximately one-fifth of the nation’s drivers but are responsible for one-third of our auto accidents and one-third of all fatalities caused by auto accidents. Yet, only 18 states include driver education for teen-agers in high school curriculums. Rather than laying all the blame for accidental death and injury on intentional economy by auto manufac turers, we should clip human error in the bud with driver education in the schools. And rather than mak ing more laws, we should enforce the ones that al ready are on the books with greater zeal. We can’t detour the conclusion. Safety on our city streets and highways is everyone’s responsibility. What are you doing about it? GB Adam Clayton Powell Demagogue Or Black Saint The dictionary definition of demagogue is a person who appeals to the emotions and pre judices of people especially in order to advance his own poli tical ends. This definition seems to fit the person of Adam Clayton .Powell very well. Con gressman Powell has been In Washington representing Har lem for some years now and the plight of the people In Har lem is still the same. As Chairman of the House Educa tion and Labor Committee he has helped to pass a great many bills supposedly helping the lot of the Negro. No one doubts the good Intentions of Mr. Pow ell, no one except a few of his fellow Congressmen and senators. They feel that Mr. Powell’s behavior Is untiecom- ing to a member of Congress and that he should not be allow ed a seat In Congress because of his troubles concerning the legal action being taken a- galnst him in a New York Court for slander. They also charge that Mr. Powell has feather-bedded his payroll by paying his wife twen ty thousand dollars a year for a Job she has not been doing. They also contend that Mr. Pow ell has misused his chairman ship in obtaining plane tickets for unnecessary travel. These points are not under delltjeration In this editorial fore they are probably the ev eryday workings of politicians in general. The point underfdellberation here is the Influence Mr. Pow ell has over a lafge majori ty of his voters. It is vir tually Impossible for another Negro to be elected to repre sent Harlem In Congress. It would seem to the colored peo ple that Mr. Powell can do no wrong. It Is wrong for any minority group to take one or two leaders and set them up as gods and feel that they can break all the rules In the name of the people they are leading. Their duty is to change these rules and set an example for their people. Only history and time will be able to evaluate Mr, Powell’s contributiontothe plight of the black man in A- merlca. The most recent development In Mr, Powell’s flight against Congress has been the fact that someone has dared to challenge him In the special upcoming election for the representa tive’s seat In the House, This challenge comes in the person of James Meredith. Mr. Mere dith has been called everything from an Uncle Tom to a rebel. Even if Mr. Meredith is caus ing a wave in Mr. Powell’s personal political pond, he has a right to in a democratic society. Mr. Meredith’s only mistake was allowing himself to l)e put in the position to project the image of a political chess piece On the Republican party side. If Mr, Meredith is really sin cere In his endeavors he should show more freedom and run as an Independent. It is not Incon ceivable that Powell will be defeated, for this Is America and the game Is politics. Testing Service, which pre pares and administers the Col lege Qualification Test for the Selective Service System, it will be greatly to the student’s advantage to file his applica tion at once. By registering early, he stands the best chance of being assigned to the, test center he has chosen. Because of the possibility that he may be assigned to any of the test ing dates. It is very important that he list a center and center number for every date on which he will be available. Scores on the test will be sent direct ly to the registrant’s local lioard. The Friends Of The College, Inc. Beginning In September, 1967, the largest concert series in the United States, The Friends of The College, Inc., will give the first of seven concerts. The Septemljer pro gram will fealure the Vienna Philharmonic on the 28th and 29th. ‘According to a bulletin ad vertising the concert se^9s|> the Vienna Philharmonic IS one of the world’s oldest and rnost distinguished musical or ganizations. “To my Mind,” wrote Wilhelm Furtwangler, "the reason for the exception al position of the Vienna Phil harmonic seems to lie In the fact that Its members are, with a very few exceptions, all gen uine Viennese . . . This group of first-rank virtuosos are all sons of one particular region, of a single city. There is no parallel to this an\’'»/iere else-” The Vienna Philharmonic Is led by Karl Boehm who is rec ognized as one of the world’s foremost conduct Drs, On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of November, the Friends series will present Les Ballets Can- adlens. The ballet will consist of a short classical ballet fol lowed by Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, The bulletin states that the ballet will be aug mented for this fascinating work by chorus, soloists, and sym phony orchestra in what prom ises to be one of the most spec tacular performances to be pre sented by the Friends of the College. Beginning on Nov. 15, The Regimental Band of the Welsh Guards and the Pipes, Drums and Dancers of the Scots Guards (Will be featured as a part of ^e concert series for three days. "The Scots Guards,” the fomous contingent of Queen Elizabeth’s Housanold Troopc normally stationed at Bucking ham palace, will l>e Joined/^ one of the world’^§,ilh?^. ’’JUl- tary musical organization. The Regimental Band of the Welsh Guards, DecemV>er 8th and 9th will feature Claudio Arrau as part of the series, Erlcson’s Bee thoven cycle comprising the 32 Plano Sonatas and the Dia- l)elli Variations, was the first major solo series to be given at Lincoln Center, "Ericson’s vast ropertoire Is world renowned. He Is pro bably the only pianist alive who has played the whole of Bach's keyboard works In consocutlva recitals. In January of 1968, The French National Dance Com pany will appear on the concert series. Their appearance Ison the 29th and 30th of January. "This group of spirited young men and women delight audi ences with the charming folk songs and lively dances of France, representing all the "Jole de vlvre” of the French peopln,’' "The program is filled with color and movement, fascinat ing to the eyes as well as the ear. There are Basque coun try dances, regional dances with bottles and sword jumps, danc es around lighted candles, comic dances, fold reels - the variety is endless.” Birgit Nilsson and Sandor Konya appear In the co>u;ert series on the 1st and 2nfrof March. ‘‘Birgit Nilsson, star of the Metropolitan, B e y r e u t h, La Scala and Vienna State Opera, Is one of the great sopranos of all times. Few artists In the world today have receiv ed such praise from the critics and such enthusiastic applause from their audiences. Not only does Birgit Nilsson hav9 a phe nomenal voice, but she pos sesses a magnetism as a stage personality to match her charm, wit, and exuberance.” "Sandor Konya Is a rarity among today’s vocal artists - a tenor who can sing German, French and Italian opera with equal facility. His repertoire of more 50 leading roles dis plays an amazing versatility. At the Metrc^)olltan and the other opera houses he has con sistently proved himself a musician of rare talents, a new star deserving all the critical acclaim which he has received. Last in the series of concert events Is an appearance by the Stockholm Philharmonic. "Founded In 1914, the Orches tra’s fine reputation has at tracted such eminent conduct ors as Toscanini, Stokowski, Klemperer, Monteux and Ku belik. Its current Chief Con- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)