BELLES OF ST. MARY’S
January 22, 1965 Ja
Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
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In our chapel service Monday morning January 11, a representative of
World University Service presented the question, “Am I my brothers
keeper?’’ The answer our speaker gave to us was an answer many people in
the world have discovered; “No, but I am my brother’s brother! This state
ment should have made every girl who was in the chapel search her inner
most thoughts in order to find if she considered herself a relative of all mari-
kind. Certainly, all those young citizens who have given their time, their
talents, in effect, their lives to various worthy causes prove that they believe
that they are their brothers’ brothers. The Peace Corps, the World University
Service, and many other unselfish organizations are constantly sowing seeds
of brotherly love.
This term, brotherly love, is the key to being our brothers’ brothers. One
does not always have to agree in any given situation, but love, concern for the
welfare of humanity, and consideration of others are as necessary as the
basic requirements of life. Recent occurrences in our nation have shown
that many deviations from this belief present a definite problem to our society.
Just what are these occurrences and what are the deviations? Cases of mur
der, assault, and robbery are the most shocking occurrences. Cases in which
neighbors or on-lookers stand by with eager, watchful eyes or turn their heads
and close their shades while helpless people have been assaulted are far too
numerous. The degree of smugness and self-satisfaction which enables a
person to avoid or refuse aid to one of his fellow human beings is disgusting.
Are there no feelings of brotherly love left in the souls of our citizens? Is it
surprising that our nation on the one hand has not settled the disputes among
races who are virtual strangers to each other while on the other hand people
will not forget themselves for a moment to help a neighbor escape the fury of
a maniac or robber? The fact that danger lurks in dark streets has l^en known
for time immemorial. Safety was once assured in the streets of one’s neighbor
hood and in the protection of one’s family and neighbors. No doubt this is
still the case in many instances, but in many other instances terror prevails.
When the numbers of unconcerned bystanders reach the heights that our
nation faces today, much soul-searching is needed.
Do such actions merely happen, or are they the result of many small, self-
centered, inconsiderate acts? Search the lives of many of today s citizens.
Thought for self alone dominates the beliefs and actions of altogether too
many people. Even here at St. Mary’s the apparent rudeness of those who
continually break the rules concerning closed study, the library, the tele
phones, the meal lines, and numerous other everyday occurrences offers evi
dence of the depletion of man’s capacity for compassion and regard for the
welfare of others. Of course, simply because a student breaks a rule does not
mean that she will become a hardened criminal or refuse aid to a person in
distress. This hardness, made evident by the lack of compassion and regard
for one another, may be built by the repetition of such small inconsiderations;
then more and more concentration on self until with drastic occurrence, the
realization dawns too late.
No, man may not be his brother’s keeper, but like it or not, he is his
brother’s brother. The places to begin to combat the lack of brotherly love,
inclusive of love, compassion, and consideration, are in the lives of individuals
such as the students at St. Mary’s. Noiv is the time to begin tbe fight, for it
may soon be too late. When one has denied his brother and declined to be
a brother to humanity, the task of regaining one’s self-respect is close to im
possible. Carol Wilson, Editor
Organization: Key To Exam Study
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By Sally Little
This old joke used to be: “Hey
man, who was that chick I saw you
with last night?’’ “That was no chick,
that was my wife.” According to an
article in the November issue of
Show, the joke today has got to he:
“Hey man, who was that chick I saw
you with last night?” “That was no
chick, that was my brother.” Allu
sions to homosexuality are ubiqui
tous.
Exam week looms before us here at St. Mary s and most of us are shak-
•ing in our boots. Many people go to pieces at the very mention of the word
'exams and as a result do not do very well. The first rule for preparing for
exams is Do Not Panic! It is careful preparation that leads to success, and this
preparation can not be done if worry takes over so that you can not study
effectively.
This review for exams can go smoothly if you follow a few simple steps.
The key word in this situation is “organization.” No matter how horrible your
exam schedule may be, you can be ready with careful organization of your
time. This year we are being given a reading day which should be a great
help if used to advantage. While reviewing each subject try to get an over
all picture of the course for the whole semester. With this larger view in
mind the smaller parts tend to fit in more easily.
Preparing for an exam is just half the battle, however; now you have to
show how much you have learned. Go to the exam room early, and do not
try to cram once you get there as this last minute studying rarely does any
good. Listen to everything the teacher has to say about the exam (after all
he made it out)! Organization is again imjwrtant at this point. Decide how
much time to allot to each question and stick to this amount of time. Read
all of the directions carefully because you can lose points for not doing what
is asked. Take time to organize discussion questions well; the small amount
of time spent in making a brief outline will be to your advantage. Teachers
are impressed by well organized answers, and this method gives you a better
chance of including all the material. When you get through taking an exam
always read through your answers to catch any careless errors which could
he costly.
The best way to look at exam week is not as a week of terror but as a
week of challenge. Whatever your method of study be consistent and de
termined to do your best. Do not forget to wear something blue for good
luck! Harriett Jeffress, News Editor
In Holiday this month a picture of
a Parisian night club singer (con
spicuously resembling a Playboy
bunny) carried the nonchalant cap
tion; “Diversions for every appetite:
this chanteuse can not only sing,
dance, and tell funny stories, but is
actually a man.” Perhaps making
light of the subject denotes accept
ance of it—or at least its universalitv.
To make any rational conelusions,
one must first strip the problem to
the roots and view it intelligently
rather than purely emotionally. In
escapably must come the question;
What is homosexuality? Basically it
is a sexual deviation originating from
a psychologically abnormal situation.
(Pew homosexuals are this way be
cause of biological defects.) In most
cases homosexuality (of males) re
sults from a very erotic attachment to
a feminine person, as a rule to the
mother, due to too much love and
protection from her and retirement or
absence of the father during child
hood period. Love of the mother
merges into repression. The child re
turns to autoeroticism and narcissism.
He remains faithful to his mother.
Also envolved is the idea that ties
can not be cut. He wants to be
exactly like his mother — in other
words, to play the female role in life.
The situation intensifies (and it
originates for some) when sexual ma
turity is reached in adolescence. The
height of sexual capacity is actually
reached for some boys at this time.
A Life article of June 26, 1964, stress
ed the importance of this period when
the adolescent is “discouraged from
making any outright sexual overtures
to girls, and as a matter of fact few
girls that age are interested in sex
anyway.” The irony is that usually
these are the most masculine boys.
Then they are “thrown with other
boys in athletic teams, boarding
schools, and summer camps. ” In other
situations many boys who are phy
sically undesirable may have such
bad luck in the boy-girl world they
resort to acceptance in the other
world. And after they ha\e been
branded homosexual, they can never
get back into the normal world.
The reason the word homosexual
ity usually refers to men is that there
are three-fourths as many men as
women. And the prevalenee among
men, according to the late Dr. Alfred
Kinsey, is that nearly one-half of all
boys engage in some kind of homo
sexual play before they reach adoles
cence; after adolescence, slightly
more than one-third of them have at
least one homosexual experience at
some time in their lives. Needless to
say, too, there are numerous degrees
of homosexuality.
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ADVISOR
Mr. John U. Tate.
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as a crime against nature since
the Biblical days of Sodom
Gemorrah. Whether homosexuh
is really harmful to the indiv)
and to the society, however, is
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troversial question. Many devis^ ^
themselves feel simply that it
sexual variation in which pleasu
found in man more than womnf' .
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as Li/®/
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medical harm, though as
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the fact that homosexuals are dis
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perfect answer to the problc
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mother of a ni/.*——
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