reportermagazine

april 3 • 1970

volume 46-11

EDITORSDean DexterNeil Shapiro

EXECUTIVE EDITORMeredith Gould

EDITOR AT LARGEJames Sutherland

BUSINESSCarl F. Loomis

ADVERTISINGTodd Carol

OFFICE MANAGERMary Currier

NEWSPat Paul

FEATUREJudy BrownKeith Taylor

SPORTSChuck KirmanJeff M. BrooksChuck Simon

PHOTOGRAPHYBob MinkusJoe MorekBruce Chernin

ART DIRECTORRichard P. Ronchi

PRODUCTIONJim RubrightGeorge Measer IIITom KlinkowsteinPaul PlanetVince Scacchitti

CIRCULATIONRon Mahler

ADVISORThomas J. O'Brien

CONSULTANTSIndivisualsW. F. CraigMark F. Guldin

Cover: Bruce Chernin

The REPORTER is publishedweekly by students ofRochester Institute ofTechnology, One LombMemorial Drive, Rochester,New York 14623. Editorialand production facilities arelocated in room A-238, of theRIT College Union, phone464-2212.

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reprofileIn the past, this magazine has been

firmly committed to the concept of"Universal National Service," an alter-native to the present draft system advo-cated by a Rochester organizationknown as "Woman Power," foundedabout a year and a half ago by Mrs.Mark Ellingson, wife of RIT's formerpresident.

This last year, however, we have had achance to re-think and re-examine theidea, and now it is no longer possible forus to support the plan, a plan thatconscripts the altruism and good-will ofanother person.

We feel the debt a man owes to hissociety and his country can be evaluatedonly by himself—and by no other, andtherefore, it is an individual's ownresponsibility to decide "how he shallserve," if indeed he sees fit to do so atall. Our statement, by co-editor Shapiro,appears on the facing page.

This month we welcome two newstaff members. Bruce Chernin, PhotoIll., II is taking over the duties of PhotoEditor from Bob Minkus, who has re-signed to devote more time to hiscurriculum, and Pat Paul,Journalism III,has become our new News Editor.

Both are well qualified for their posi-tions—Chernin has worked for Reporterin the past on a free-lance basis, and isdeveloping into a dynamic young pho-tographer. Pat Paul is the former featureeditor of the now defunct RIT Journal-ist formerly published by the School ofPrinting.

In this issue, we have touched lightlyon the environment of RIT—from aphysical standpoint as well as an intel-

lectual one. One pages 8 and 9, JimSutherland examines the first signs ofdecay that all of us have been noticingsince we moved from the Old Campus—cracks in the buildings, and those greatlong trenches of mud that look likethey're right out of an old Cagneymovie.

On page 15, Feature Editor JudyBrown presents a well researched articleon the state of our academic environ-ment—and though we find this aspect ofthe Institute more palatable than thestate of our buildings and grounds,there is a definite place for more facultyimprovement and student concern.

To round out the issue, and toattempt to form continuity, we choseone school to examine specifically—Keith Taylor, our incomparable thinkerin-residence, interviewed two visiting

professors from England in the Schoolof Photography to gain an outside viewof American education in general andRIT's educational structure in particular(see page 12).

At this time, we would like to con-gratulate Mr. William DeRitter of theGeneral Studies faculty on being namedStudent Association Teacher of theYear (see "briefly" column, page 4).

DeRitter is a truly exceptional man.His ability to mix humility with a strongsense of purpose and ethics is univer-sally respected; and are rare qualities inan individual.

editorial

Conscription by Any Other Name

Mayor of Rochester, Stephen May made an interesting series of comments the

other night at the Student Association Inaugural Banquet. Comments which

deserve to be examined quite closely as to exactly what they meant.

He prefaced his remarks by stating that the military draft is inefficient,

unfair, and perhaps unnecessary. Needless to say, this remark met with, if not a

thunderous ovation, with enthusiastic applause. The Mayor then went on to say

that his ideal of a system would be to present the inductee with two choices —

either to go into the Armed Services, or to join an organization which would be

like a super Peace Corps combined with VISTA. He then added that this, of

course, would mean women might also be asked to "serve the country" in order

to fulfill their "obligations."

Quite simply, this plan is no more Utopian, or even democratic than the one

we have now. Both plans, the present day Draft and May's Everyone-work-at-

something-system, offend both the spirit of the United States Constitution and

the intelligence of this country's citizenry — most especially the young.

To offer someone the choice between being placed in a position where he

may be asked to fight in some undeclared war or another, or instead to do social

work is sublimely ridiculous; it's somewhat an Americanized version of the old

1, Chinese Lady and the Tiger story.

First, both plans utilize conscription. Yet the Fourteenth Amendment to

the Constitution of the United States specifically forbids "involuntary servi-

tude." Of course, no one has ever paid much attention to that particular

Amendment in the past.

You're still being drafted, no matter what fancy bureaucratic name it's

given.

But what is really inexcusable is that the plan does not recognize the fact

that today's students will not have to be pushed into making a better world.

This generation is already involved, more so than May's ever was. Ever hear of

Moratorium or Earth Day? Not a soul was drafted into either of those

movements. The people were there because they cared. And there's no way to

force people into caring about something. Just imagine what Earth Day would

have been like if the students were being forced into it — they have a word for

results of that type of philosophy in the Army, they call them "goldbrickers."

The best possible way to kill the spirit of reform, civil involvement, and yes,

love — would be to draft people into it.

Yes, Mayor, let's get rid of the Armed Forces Conscription, but let's not

replace that with something potentially more harmful.

Today's students know what has to be done and each individual will find his

own 'bag.' They won't have to have it spelled out for them.

lettersCongratulationsLet me extend my heartiest congratula-tions for a successfully interesting andwell planned issue of the March 27thReporter Magazine. I am certain that,with an extended effort by the currentstaff, under the direction of two mostcompetent co-editors; the RIT commu-nity can realistically anticipate a stimu-lating and most informative news-weekly. Touche and best of luck,

Alan J. RitskoPresident, Student Association

Also the Photo School

In response to the letter by MyronBerry (March 26) concerning the prob-lem of the artist-teacher; not only is theSchool of Art and Design faced withthis situation, but also the School ofPhotography. Of what value, may I ask,is the instructor who has taught for solong that he is almost totally unaware ofwhat is happening today in the field heis teaching? Of what value is the instruc-tor who is more concerned with his ownwork than the students who pay $3000and more per year to benefit from hisknowledge and experience? And aboveall, of what value is the instructor whois simply tired of looking at photog-raphy? Perhaps Messrs. Whitmeyer andShoemaker will look favorably on theteacher evaluation polls soon to besuggested by their departmental sena-tors, and thus improve these twoschools. Or, will they ignore the stu-dents' plea and allow their schools tocontinue at the pace they have beenloping for so long?

Scott MacLeodSenator, Photography

Valuable Losses

Upon returning to the Institute afterSpring break, I and several other unfor-tunate dormitory residents, suffered,among other items, valuable losses ofstereo equipment and record albums.These missing items have been estimatedto be in excess of several thousanddollars. It is quite evident that no singleperson or persons can be blamed forthese incidents, and the Institute hasnot offered much in the way of ade-quate security. For the most part, Insti-tute personnel can only offer a sympa-thetic apology. Granted, thievery,

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reportagebriefly ....

Neil Shapiro and Jim Sutherland,REPORTER'S Co-editor and Editor-at-Large were snowed in at the regionalScience Fiction writer's convention inBoston last weekend...Another trashroom fire—This time in the trash roomof Grace Watson Hall. Firemen weresummoned shortly before 2 Saturday;the sprinkler system beat them to it....At the Student Association Banquet,Gary Kolk and Al Ritsko were sworn inas Vice-President and President, respec-tively. Eric Gutwillig won the Senatorof the Year Award, Bruce Nelson wonan award for serving as Senate Chaplainand Sergeant-at-Arms. Joel Pollack gavehis final speech and threw a party at hishome after the dinner... Ice cream conesare now available in the Ritskeller...Stu-dents are being trained as RIT securitymen...Epsilon Mu Honor Society werehosts to an inspection team from PhiBeta Pi last week...

Firemen checked out a report ofsmoke in AEPi Saturday night... HillelSociety is sponsoring a Kosher MealPlan for Passover...WITR is taking asurvey to see if students want back-ground music in the dining hall — they'restill trying to get back on the air... FoodService management is meeting the students—trying to improve the meals andthe food plan....Refrigerators are in thedorms...CENTR A is trying to get thedarkrooms ready...Three WITR mem-bers are attending the IntercollegiateBroadcasting System convention thisweekend in Chicago.

Frosh council's coffee house will openin the Women's Residence Hall, Sundayfrom 7:30 to 11:00. Free food and liveentertainment will be available...MariaRainone, chairman of freshman orienta-tion (SOS) announces that student helpis needed and that there will be ameeting of interested people April 14, inthe Booth auditorium at 1 pm, daringactivities hour.

Mr. William J. DeRitter of the GeneralStudies department was named Teacherof the Year at the S.A. Banquet...Anorganizational meeting of the new Sena-tors was held Monday night...

Hogadone to Retire

Edwina Hogadone, dean of the Collegeof Business and director of the Schoolof Retailing will retire June 30, 1970.To date no successor has been named.

Miss Hogadone was named to the RITfaculty in 1931 as an instructoress insalesmanship, personnel and merchan-dising courses. She left RIT briefly towork in a Milwaukee retailing concernbut returned in 1936.

She was named Dean in 1960, andmade head of Retailing during the sameyear. She has been named to both Who'sWho in Education and Who's Who inAmerica and has always been very activein both local and statewide civic groups.

Commenting on her retirement thepast president of the American Colle-giate Retailing Association (1959-61)said, "While I'm retiring from RIT, I'mnot retiring from the community — nowI'll have more time to devote to civicprojects."

Techmila Portraits In

All students who ordered portraitsthrough Techmila should pick them upMonday. April 6 in Conference Room Aof the College Union Building between10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

After Monday the portraits will beavailable only at Varden Studios, 28South Union Street, Rochester.

Black Week Starts Wednesday

The appearance of comedian Dick Gre-gory will highlight the Black Week,arranged by the Black Awareness Co-ordinating Committee, in cooperationwith the College Union Board.

Gregory. who has forsaken a lucrativecareer as an entertainer to pursue theideals of civil rights, will speak in theClark Memorial gymnasium next Fridayevening at 8 p.m. Admission charge willbe $1.50.

The week will start, however, nextWednesday with a Black Book Sale andArt Show in the College Union. OnThursday Weldon Irvine, composer andorganist for Nina Simone, will take partin a program, "An Interpretation ofJazz and African Dance. It will bepresented by The LaRocque BeyAfrican Dance Company and Drum En-semble in the Ingle Auditorium, at 8p.m. There will be an admission chargeof $2.50.

"Cold Duck and Soul" will be thetheme of a dance, featuring the Enter- tainers, Saturday night. There will be anadmission charge of $1.00 for the event,which will start at 8 p.m.

Films on the late Rev. Martin LutherKing Jr. and African culture will beshown in Ingle Auditorium at 3 p.m.Sunday. A Soul Food Supper, in theCollege Union cafeteria, will follow at 5p.m. A donation of $2.00 is requested.Bernard Gifford, a local civil rightsactivist, will speak at the dinner.

Two Profs Publish Books

Two professors from the College ofBusiness have recently had books oftheirs published nationally.

Dr. William Dunkman's book MoneyCredit and Banking has been publishedby Random House. Dunkman is consi-dered an authority in that field. Heretired from the University of Rochesterfaculty several years ago and has been atRIT since then.

William E. Beatty, associate professor,recently had his book Mathematical'Relationships in Business and Eco-nomics published by the firm D.H. MarkPublishing Company.

SA Has Changed

"Most students are well aware thatsomething's changed in the StudentAssociation, but they're not too surejust what, and why it was changed,"Gary Kolk said, leaning forward earnest-ly. "That's the most important part ofeverything right now: why we're doingall these changes, making theexperiments in the Student Associa-tion."

He explained that the recent reorgani-zation of the old Student Senate intothe new Student Assembly wasn't apolitical game of musical chairs. "RITstudents," he said, "are most concernedabout what is happening in their ownDepartments and Schools, and we'vefound that their concern with over-allInstitute affairs is less than you mightexpect after looking at the old organiza-tion of the Senate."

The student Senate was "a big, un-weildy" group that was difficult tocoodinate and slow to take action on

any issue. Kolk said that since it han-dled almost no departmental business, itwas generally shunned by the studentsand thus could hardly be said to inspireconfidence in representative govern-ment. The new plan diminishes thenumber of representatives from threedozen to eight — one from each depart-ment.

The five or so senators from eachdepartment elect an assemblyman, andthe assemblyman represents the entiredepartment on the Student Assembly,freeing the senators to work within thedepartment or school itself on mattersbrought to their attention by theirconstituents. "We hope that these twosystems — departmental representativesin the Assembly, and Senators in theDepartments — will give the studentsmore of a voice in their own areas ofinterest," Kolk added. He has highhopes for the plan.

"I was especially encouraged by thefact that the Senators in the old Senatelast quarter themselves voted for theplan. thus cutting out their own jobs, soto speak — they were that much in favorof the proposal. They recognized thatthe old system too often degeneratedinto a contest in parliamentary pro-

Vice -President Gary Kolk

cedures because the Senate was such alarge body."

Kolk admitted that the new plan wasan experiment. "We don't knowwhether it will work. It probably willtake a couple months for us to know,but I feel sure that the smaller size ofthe Assembly can't help but be moreefficient and responsive. That's been thechief argument leveled against studentgovernment in the past, and we hopethis will answer it."

The Vice President urged students toattend the first Assembly meeting to beheld at 7:30 on April 6, room to beannounced later.

CU Is Active

The College-Alumni Union will be thecenter of much activity this month,according to Richard Begbie, AssistantDirector of the Union.

Edward Albee's controversial andmuch-discussed drama of maritalhang-ups, "Who's Afraid of VirginiaWolfe?" will be presented by the RITDrama Guild, an organization of theCollege Union Board. Directed byEdward Casey, the play will star CindyJohnson as Martha, Thomas Rindge asGeorge, Robert Quigley as Nick, andCarol Knox as Honey, and will bepresented on April 16 through 18.

A group of young people will attendthe Institute on April 18, under the"Each One — Teach One," a program ofinstruction sponsored by the RecreationDivision of the Union Board. Each ofthe youngsters will be sponsored by anRIT student during that day. Studentsinterested in helping with this programshould contact Karen Gates, RecreationDirector via her folder by the UnionInformation Desk.

During the last weekend of themonth, the Recreation Department willhold a canoe trip up the Genesee River.Plans include a Saturday morning depar-ture, a camp-out over the night, and areturn downstream the next day. Ac-cording to Mr. Begbie, twenty studentshave signed up for the trip already.

Moratorium Speaker

Glenna B. Johnson, Executive Directorof the Women's International Leaguefor Peace and Freedom, will speakThursday April 9th at noon in the IngleMemorial Auditorium in the College-Alumni Union.

Mrs. Johnson will speak on the cur-rent social issues including environ-mental concerns.

An active participant in communityaffairs, civil rights and professionalsocial service organizations, Mrs. John-son is a member of ACLU, NAACP,NASW, Unitarian Church, and LiberalReligious Peace Fellowship of the Uni-tarian Church. Mrs. Johnson is listed in"Who's Who of American Women,1965."

The event is being sponsored by theRIT Moratorium Committee.

Dining Room Open

Since Wednesday, April 1, 1970, theServed Dining Room has featured aserve-yourself line for those desiring fastservice.

This new concept in feeding consistsof: soup, choice of cold sandwich ORhot entree, dessert, and coffee, at aneconomical $1.25 including tax.

This service is entirely new in theMezzanine Lounge area. Hours will befrom 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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reportageS.F. Authors Here

Men may have landed on the Moon butthat's nothing compared with what'sgoing to happen at RIT on April 16.Three of this country's finest ScienceFiction authors, each of whom havebeen to the Moon many times, will belecturing on "Science Fiction and Tech-nology" at 8:30 in room A-201 of theCollege of General Studies.

Robert Silverberg, Anne McCaffreyand Ben Bova will all teleport to campusduring the next fold in the spacetimecontinuum.

Robert Silverberg is a past presidentof the Science Fiction Writers of Amer-ica (SFWA) and has written dozens ofshort stories and novels which havereceived much critical acclaim. Hisnovels include Thorns, Nightwings, Upthe Line and The Man in the Maze..

Anne McCaffrey is the present Secre-tary Treasurer of the SFWA. Her novelsinclude Dragonflight, Restoree, and TheShip Who Sang.

Ben Bova is not only noted for hisfine short pieces of fiction, but also forhis excellent technical reports. Hisstories include such as "Foeman, Wheredo you Flee?" and "The Weather-makers," while he has written populartechnical articles on everything from theApollo man-in-space program to a pos-sible explanation for the puzzlingQuasars.

All three are masters of the art ofliterary extrapolation, and their paneldiscussion, together with a question andanswer period, should make for aninteresting couple of hours.

First Forum Speakers

Harold Price Fahringer, widely recog-nized authority on obscenity, censor-ship, and drug laws, and Prof. LeslieFielder, of the English faculty of U ofB, and a well known literary critic andauthor, will be the main speakers atSCM's First Forum series, Wednesday,April 8, at 4 p.m. in the General Studiesauditorium. The topic to be discussed is"Marijuana and the Law."

Fielder has been prosecuted underNew York State drug laws and Fah-ringer has been acting as his council.

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Mrs. Ellingson AppointedMrs. Marsha Ellingson, wife of formerInstitute President Mark Ellingson, wasnamed by Secretary of Defense MelvinR. Laird to serve a three year term onthe Defense Advisory Committee onWomen in the Services. (DACOWITS).

DACOWITS was established in 1951in order to tell the public about militarycareers for women; to advise the Depart-ment of Defense on policies relating towomen in the armed services; and torecommend standards of operation.

According to the Office of Defenseeach woman will endeavor to increasepublic acceptance of military service forwomen in that member's geographicalregion.

Mrs. Ellingson is the founder andpresident of Rochester Women Power.Her appointment was recommended byRep. Frank Horton, Republican repre-sentative for the 36th congressionaldistrict.

Phi Sig's Founders Day

The Brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa heldtheir annual Founders Day Dinner onthe evening of March 26 at the frater-nity house. Dr. Paul Miller, President ofthe Institute, was the guest speaker. Histopic for the evening dealt with thecurrent college revolution and possiblecauses for it. After reflecting back onhis days as a brother of Sigma Nu, Dr.Miller presented the brothers with hisviews of how the college of the futuremight appear and the role the frater-nities might play.

New Degree

Starting in the Fall quarter of next year,our Center for community College Fac-ulty Development will offer a newbachelor degree program in EngineeringTechnology to college graduates whoalready hold the Associate's Degree inthe field.

John Henderson, director of the Cen-ter, stated that "The primary objectiveof the new program is to strengthen thecandidate's qualifications for employ-ment in positions where design andproduction application of engineeringtechnology are emphasized."

Henderson also stressed the advan-tages of RIT's co-op system, saying thatnot only does it "enrich the learningexperience and give more depth andmeaning to the students' academicstudy" but it also "provides a substan-tial income to help defray the cost ofcompleting the bachelor's degree pro-gram."

Course requirements . and prerequi-sites are: 32 quarter hours in the field oftechnical specialization; 24 quarterhours of applied or interdisciplinarystudy in engineering technology; 20quarter hours of technical electives; and25 quarter hours of General Studies.

CENTRA/WRHA Elections

CENTRA/WRHA to be combined pend-ing approval of the Student Assembly,are holding elections for the offices ofPresident, Vice-President and TreasurerThursday, April 9. Voting machines willbe placed in the lobby of Grace WatsonHall and will be available all day. Per-sons still wishing to run may obtainpetition forms from Richard Freedman,House LT, phone 3904.

Delta Sig's Spring Rush

Delta Sigma Pi. the professional com-merce and business administration fra-ternity, has announced its Spring Rushschedule. It consists of a rush smokerMonday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in A-100of the library. The following SaturdayApril 11, a rush party will be held at 981Loden Lane located in Greenfield Vil-lage off Kenwick Drive.

The Three Musketeers — You Owe Them MuchNOTICE:

Protestant Worship Services arenow being held in the NorthTower of Kate Gleason Hall,every Sunday, 9 and 11:30 a.m.Theme for this quarter is: "TheUnfolding Drama of the Bible."

Cash Food Lines

You say you're not on the meal planduring the weekend and you would liketo save some money on your meals?Well, the Food Service has two optionsavailable which may help you out if youare too bushed to walk to Southtown.

The food lines at Grace Watson Hallare open on a cash basis at every meal.Breakfasts are $.75, lunch is $1.15, anddinner is $1.50. And if you want to savesome money, scrip money is availablefor $9.25 per $10.00 worth.

The scrip money plan was started lastyear by the Commuters' Organization inorder to save money for its memberswho have to eat on campus. However,any student can purchase it by goinginto the Union Cafeteria kitchen office.The scrip money is good as cash in anyFood Service area at RIT. (Nelson)

Teach - In — April 22

On Wednesday, April 22, a full-dayEnvironmental Teach-In will be held atRIT. Numerous educational programswill be conducted concerning all aspectsof the environmental problems whichcurrently face the country. As part of anation-wide college and high schoolteach-in set for that day, events at RITwill consist of several environmentalwork-shops, motion pictures on air andwater p ollution, and prominentlyknown speakers from the local andnational levels. All RIT personnel inter-ested in volunteering their servicesshould call 464-2337. Additional infor-mation on the Environmental Teach-Inwill be published in next week's EventsBulletin.

"Who's calling us up saying that our carswill be towed if they aren't moved,"queried the drowsy dormitory dweller,obviously upset that he had been awak-ened at 1:30 a.m. and informed that hisvehicle was illegally parked. Little didthe caller realize that a new type ofmercy mission is patrolling the RITparking areas.

The new system, which was initiated aweek ago Tuesday, was designed by andis being executed by three freshmen,during the "graveyard" (midnight to 8a.m.) shift, to help students avoid illegalparking tickets and towing charges.

The program, which has the personalendorsement of Dr. Paul Miller, operateswith three students supplementing theregular Pinkerton security force. Twostudents travel with each of the patrolunits, noting the license numbers ofillegally parked cars and radioing theminto the security office. There a thirdstudent checks to see if the car isregistered. The owner is then notified. Abig snag — unregistered cars — hasdetracted from the efficiency of theoperation, however. All owners who canbe notified are contacted by 2 a.m. At2:30 a.m. Bob Lashway's tow trucksremove the guilty vehicles.

Ed Simpson (Pr 1) of Vestal, DanLambrix (El 1) of Kenmore, and NeilCitron (Pr 1) of Brooklyn designed theprogram and spent 13 weeks convincingthe administration that the plan wouldwork. The inspiration came when they

learned that the Pinkertons were goingto be replaced. They felt that the forceshould be supplemented, not removed.

The crew starts work at midnight,when most people are just thinkingabout bedding down for the night. Thethree alternate positions from night tonight, with the routine being basicallythe same.

Fire lanes, no parking areas, the dis-ability parking area, and the parking lotdriveways are checked for illegallyparked cars. Students who receive tic-kets during the check can have themvoided if they move before the towing.Students not sure whether or not theyare parked illegally can contact thesecurity office (2853) and the person onduty will clarify their status.

All reports go directly to Dr. Miller'sseventh floor office, without findingtheir way through the parking commit-tee or traffic court.

While the Mercy Mission Trio isaiming towards helping the student,there is also a stricter enforcement ofparking regulations. Unregistered carswill be towed and ticketed. Unpaidtickets will be dealt with more severely.

While the program unquestionablyoffers students a service, continuation isquestionable. Putting students to work(the Trio is unsalaried) for eight hoursputs a big dent in their time, but it ispossible that their ranks will swell to theDuty Dozen or Service Score.

William Butler Yeats must have been anRIT man. At least the poet probablyhad the place in mind when he pennedthese lines: "Things fall apart/The cen-ter cannot hold." We took a long andleisurely stroll around the Institute witha visitor, and were astonished by theappropriateness of Yeats' observation,and amazed at the accuracy. Like us,have you noticed

—the paint beginning to peel here andthere?

— the tiretracks in the grass?— the muddy feetprints in the halls?Of course you have, but you've

ignored them. We did too, or until ourvisitor pointed them out, along with afew other "irregularities" as the Englishso quaintly put it. The visitor seemed tofind most remarkable the two cracks inthe west wall of the Frank RitterMemorial Ice Rink. Slanting upwards atroughly a sixty-degree angle, they forma matched set of fractures which is nodoubt pleasing to the artistically-minded, but somewhat upsetting tothose who enjoy unbroken expanses ofbrick and mortar.

The visitor, who has spent some timein California, walked up and touchedone of the fissures. "Earthquake, huh?"he asked sympathetically. When we toldhim that Rochester wasn't in a tremorzone, he appeared surprised. "Well, I'llbe damned," he chuckled, "sure lookslike the San Andreas...." He begankicking at the brickwork with his bootthe same way people kick the tires ofnew cars, and we had to haul him backfast. "Better not," we warned. Alreadythe crack was a little wider.

Deciding to show him that otherwiseall was well with RIT, we took himdown to the basement of the CollegeUnion. Unfortunately he smashed hisknee against a garbage can which hadbeen left smack in the middle of thecorridor to catch a thin stream of waterpouring down from the ceiling. After we

stopped the bleeding and taped up hisleg, he hobbled over to the can andpeered in. "It's full of water, right up tothe brim," he exclaimed.

"Sorry we didn't warn you, but it'sbeen there so long that everyone simplytakes it for granted."

The water kept dropping from theceiling. "Does it ever stop?" he asked.

"Don't think so.""You know," he told us with com-

plete sincerity, "that is pretty remark-able: a real waterfall in the basement ofyour own Union." He was very im-pressed. "We don't have anything likethat at UCLA," he added. His eyeswidened as a twinge of pain from theknee injury hit him. "Arrrrgghh!"

There and then we decided he neededprompt medical attention. "Take iteasy," we said trying to reassure him,"it's only a few steps down the hall tothe Administration Tower elevators, andthen right to the second floor and theStudent Health Service. We'll have youthere in a jiffy."

He limped to the elevators, butcouldn't quite reach the button. "Hurryup, I'm dying." His announcementmade us tremble with fear, and wepounded the elevator signals until ourpalms turned blue. Both of the elevatorswere on the sixth floor.

We all waited with the rest of thecrowd.

The elevators went up one floor.Together.

Our visitor began to sob. "Whydoesn't one come down, instead of bothgoing up?" he whimpered plaintively.Another twinge and he fell over. Theelevators were now on the fifth floor.Together.

"Why don't we take the stairway nextto the elevators?" the visitor asked us.When we told him that the stairs onlywent outside the building, and not upthe tower, we were afraid he mightscream. We didn't tell him that the

elevators were stuck on the fifth floor."What's wrong with him?" a spritely

co-ed asked, pointing to our guestsprawled on the floor, "did he just havelunch?"

"Lunch? Lunch? You mean it'snoon?" a bearded A&D cried franti-cally. "I've been waiting here to catchthe elevator to my eight-o'clock, andnow you tell me it's noon."

Quite suddenly there was a dreadfulcrashing noise, and somebody yelledthat the elevators were here, at last. Allsix hundred of us piled in, the doorssqueezed shut, and shortly we arrived atthe second floor and helped our guestin. He was moaning horribly, but theygave him a bed and told us he would'survive.

He's still there. In the same bed. Whenwe asked after him yesterday, we wereinformed he absolutely refuses to leavehis bed.

"I don't know what we're going to dowith him. He just lies there, curled upinto a ball, quivering, and won't get upand walk around or exercise or nothing.He told me he's scared of the floors,"the nurse said. "I wish I knew what wasreally bothering him."

Story by James SutherlandIllustration by Bruce Chernin

A Renewal ofthe Academic

Environment.Story by Judy Brown

Campuses throughout the nation havebecome whirlpools of activity; changingcurriculum, developing independent re-search studies and projects, and formu-lating interdisciplinary programs. Theacademic environment is being renewedin order to meet the changes that aretaking place within our society. Wheredoes RIT fit into these changes? Are westill controlled by the traditionally for-malized standards of education or arewe innovating to meet the times? Who ishandling the changes — the students, orfaculty and administration? Who Cares?

In September, 1969, a report on theUniversities and environment, "Quality— Commitment to problem focusededucation" was given to the President'sEnvironmental Quality Council. Thisreport stated that Colleges today are notequipped to make proposals or imme-diate assaults on pollution problems oron other of today's problem areas. JohnS. Steinhart, writing the report stated,"We are not action-oriented, and onevery campus there is a dead weight ofopinion that regards action-orientedprograms as hostile to the academiclife." College studies must include envi-ronmental education as an essential partof solving the problems of today.

The facts are known, the changesmust be made. However, changing thetraditional discipline of departmentsinto multi-disciplinary directions withproblem oriented programs is difficult.Apply these changes to a technicalinstitute and the difficulties becomeformidable. Established, technicalcourse outlines are presently rigid atRIT. The simple fact is that a constantlygrowing proportion of the best students

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do not look forward to careers moldedalong the established lines of

professional or business success. The point canbe proved statistically, but it is enoughto illustrate it by referring to the tre-mendous interest and social servicework in the Peace Corps and, converse-ly, to the difficulties established busi-ness firms and professional advisors nowface in recruiting. Educational goalshave changed from the security of highpaying jobs in a materialistic world to ageneration with a "social conscience"holding the greatest depth of concernabout society's problems.

Reporter spoke to a number of pro-fessors, deans, and instructors abouttheir views on the academic environ-ment at RIT. Since it doesn't appearthat students were reaching out forenvironmental changes, this necessarystep had been placed in the hands of thefaculty and administration. The sur-prising result from these interviews wasfinding that the professors have realizedthe urgent need for change and areincorporating new, innovating academicchanges. Many of the professors attri-buted this new burst of energy to theleadership of Dr. Miller. Tom Wilson,from the photography department,stated, "Miller is changeable...We're in anew era of creative thinking in problemsolving. Students who are liberalthinkers won't put in the time and fightwith established conservatives. They aresafe in their wombs and haven't cut thecord yet."

Multidisciplinary programs are beingplanned in every department, closedcircuit TV series are being processed,environmental needs are being re-

searched and studied, and individualresearch projects are being formalized.These have almost completely beenfaculty and administration organizedwhile students have remained in theback seat.

Who cares? It is tough to say thestudents do and it seems almost unrealto say the faculty and administrationdo. But, so far, it has been the facultyand administration that are initiatingand achieving changes in our academic‘environment. Whether or not, as Mr.O'Brien from General Studies suggests,the majority of RIT students seem toface problems intellectually and realisti-cally and therefore have no need forchange; or whether they are unaware ofthe disadvantages of a stagnant curricu-lum is unknown.

The school of Art and Design presentsa completely different approach to aproblem solving academic environment.Dean Whitmeyer confirmed that A&Dstudents creatively solve problems inwork that directly relate to environmen-tal progress. He feels that many of theaspects of art should be included inphotography, retailing, and most of theother schools. Plans are now beingdiscussed on interdisciplinary programswithin all departments. Once again, whois most involved? So far, it seems tohave been the faculty and staff. DeanWhitmeyer expressed that he and manymembers of the faculty were concernedover student disinterest.

The academic environment of RIT isadvancing. However, students are lag-ging far behind in their contributions tothese advancements.

LettersValuable Losses (con't. from page 3)

larceny and pilferage strike all parts ofour communities, but I feel as thoughthe situation present at RIT remains oneof a different nature.

The problem has been exposed, and itis not a new one. The cause of thisproblem must somehow be determined.As stated above, no individual can besingled out, but the lack of security onthis campus, no doubt, holds some ofthe responsibility. On several occasions,master keys have fallen into the wronghands, and often not by mistake. It hasalso been known that master keys havebeen unaccounted for. Since in some ofthese thieveries there was no tamperingof doors or locks, the only available wayto enter the rooms was with a key. Howcan RIT account for this situation?Overall security in the residence halls isat a minimum, as well as in the parkinglots and the academic facilities. Whenwill the Institute realize the extent ofthe problem and propose effective mea-sures for adequate security?

As only a student, I cannot offer anyrealistic solution. One purpose of thisletter was to merely re-expose the prob-

k lem. To any and all dorm residents I askp this question: As you are reading this

letter, can you really be certain thatyour belonging; are safe in your room,even if it is locked?

Richard DabagianResident Advisor-House TM

what'shappeningMonday-April 6

7:30 - 9:30 pm - Band, in Conference room G.

Tuesday - April 71:00 pm-Demonstrations of the Revived

Needlecraft-Rug Hooking, by Mrs. ClairWheeler, Campbell-Whittelsey House, 123 S.

Fitzhugh St., students .25.7:00 to 10:00 pm-Amateur Radio Club, in

Conference room A.7:00 to 10:00 pm-Amateur Radio Club, in

Conference room A.

Wednesday - April 86:00 to 12:00 pm-BACC, in IngleAuditorium.

Thursday - April 99:00 to 5:00 pm-College of General Studies

IAPA film 'Image in the Sun.'5:00 to 12:00 pm-BACC, in Ingle Auditor-

ium.7:30 to 9:30 pm-Scuba Club, in Conference

room A.

Friday - April 31:30 pm-Baseball away against Kings,

doubleheader.7:00 and 9:30 pm-Talisman file 'I kiru.'7:30 pm-Channel 8, 'Unexplained' Rod

Serling narrates exploration of various mys-teries of astronomy, biology, medicine, and

chemistry.8:30 pm-'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are

Dead' touring play by Broadway Theatre

League, Auditorium Theatre.9:00 pm-Eddie Duchin and his Orchestra at

the Flagship Hotel, for the RIT Spring Thing,

'til 1:00 am.9:00 pm-Dave Brubeck Trio and the Can-

nonball Adderly Quintet, Eastman Theatre.7-9 pm-Hillel, Conference room G.

Saturday--April 410:00 am-New exhibits at the Memorial Art

Gallery: 'Brucke,' and 'mirrors motors motionEtc.' Wed.-Sat. 10-5, Tues. 10-10-, Sun. 2-6pm.

7:00 and 9:30 pm-Talisman Film 'In theHeat of the Night'.

8:30 pm- An Evening of New Theatre' fourplays at the JYM, North at Andrews St.,general admission $2.50, students $1.00.

Sunday -April 59:00 am (NTID D) and 11:30 am-Protestant

services, Ingle Auditorium.10:15 and 5:00 pm-Catholic services, Ingle

Auditorium.4:00 pm-Mozart & Company Series with

the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra at theNazareth Arts Center.

7:00 and 9:30 pm-Talisman film `LaStrada.'

All Week'Anne of the Thousand Days'-at the Pano-

rama, on Penfield Rd, 381-7880, starringGenevieve Bujold and Richard Burton.

'Marooned'-at the Riviera, Lake Ave.,458-1868, starring Gregory Peck, Richard

crenna, and David Janssen.'Topaz'-at the Stone Ridge, Ridge Rd. W.,

621-1550, starring John Forsythe.Strasenburgh Planetarium-star theatre show

'Sun 70' Monday thru Friday at 3 and 8 pm;

Saturday 11 am, 2,3,4, 8 pm; Sunday 1:30,2:30, 3:30, 4:30, and 8 pm.

Xerox Square Exhibit Center- 'Therefore Iam: The miraculous Harvest of the NewBiology' Monday thru Friday 10 am-9 pm,Saturday 10 am-7 pm, Sunday 2-8 pm.

Photographic Exhibition-thru April 6, 2ndfloor Gannett Building, By Richard Keating,Norman Ringdahl, and Michael Brisson.

THE F ROSH

ORIENTATION COMMITEE

NEEDS YOU NOW!for information, call John A. Galtodirector of public relations, SOS.

photo critiqueStory by Keith Taylor

Michael Hallett and Anthony Claydenare two young, bearded English lec-turers on the faculty of the ManchesterCollege of Art and Design, who havealready achieved distinction in thecareers-both as professional artists andas teachers. Last year, through thepersonal initiative of Dr. Leo Smith,who was then vice-president for aca-demic affairs, they received invitationsto come to RIT for a year as visitingprofessors in the College of GraphicArts and Photography. The invitationswere eagerly accepted. 'A much neededchance to recharge the batteries,' wasClayden's feeling, while Hallett seesRochester as the key to the photog-raphy of the '70s (the subject of hislatest book Clayden has a passion fornineteenth century industrial architec-ture, and deizens of Rochester andBuffalo have frequently been surprisedat the sight of the artist sketching andpainting-an old casket manufacturingplant, an imitation gothic car showroomor a wall-painting advertisement forchewing tobacco. He began his profes-sional career by winning a covetedLeverhulme Scholarship, a nationalaward made annually to three grad-uating art students drawn from thewhole of Great Britain. This led to histravelling extensively on the Europeancontinent and beginning a book ofdrawings, now accepted for publication,which he expects to complete with hiswork in America.

Hallett. a senior lecturer in Illustrativeand Color Photography at Manchester,is a Fellow of the Royal PhotographicSociety (Europe's most prestigious andexclusive photographic organization),Fellow of the Institute of IncorporatedPhotographers and an Associate of theSociety of Industrial Artists. As theyoungest member of I.I.P. Council heplays a leading role in the examinationand evaluation of British students fornational diplomas.

Following the old American customof asking visitors what they think of us,I invited Hallett and Clayden to com-pare their own with the American

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system of education. Their views aresomewhat trenchant.

"An English two-year diploma stu-dent in photography is better qualified,of much higher ability, and has coveredfar more work than his counterpart herewith a four-year degree," is Hallett'ssummation. "For much of my time hereI feel I am not educating, but ratheracting as a combination janitor/babysitter." He clearly regards the admini-stration as a stumbling block and des-cribed it in a recent magazine article as amixture of 1984 and Parkinson's Law."In England we have very few problemswith the administration," he recalled,"mainly because there is very little of it.It's difficult enough to get a letter typedsometimes. But still, I feel that we havethe emphasis in the right place; we areresponsible for accomplishing the teach-ing process and we should be the onesto decide the framework in which weare going to work. In photo illustration,teaching comes to a standstil whenclasses are much bigger than eight. WhenI am teaching lab work I want to be ableto look over a student's shoulder andgive advice while he is working. At RITI find myself with one class of 26working in 13 separate darkrooms. Theequipment here is much more costlythan the stuff I have to work with inManchester, but it doesn't help me toteach."

`Another great handicap to my teach-ing is the availability of studio time; theyneed it. At RIT my students are pre-scheduled for exactly four hours of eachweek: when I tried to arrange for more,I ran into opposition from theadministration, apparently on the grounds

that the students were getting as muchtime as they had paid for.'

Clayden commented on the sameproblems. 'At home I might spend anentire morning working with one stu-dent, and would never, ever deal with agroup larger than twelve. If I work likethis here, I shall only see some studentsonce in a school year. The facilities arenot oriented towards the welfare of thestudent. In Manchester each one has aworking area permanently assigned tohim, where he can leave a project that isnot complete and return at any time.They can never do this here.' Hallettbelieves that it is the function of theuniversity to develop the budding artist,and not to seek to accommodate astudent who is only motivated to earncredit for a course. 'Culture is some-thing which grows out of the family andout of the soil,' he said. 'Superimposed'techniques, such as are taught in theUnited Stares, simply lack soul. We useno books on Esthetics in England andno rules of composition. Frankly, Idon't know what esthetics are, but I doknow how to help an able student todevelop his own.'

Neither teacher has accommodatedvery well to the American grading sys-tem. Clayden confesses to a feeling ofextreme frustration when studentsapproach him for their grade. 'It is avery strange idea for me to grapplewith,' he remarked. 'I find that I have toplot a number for every project I receivefrom a student, like a sales manager or astock market analyst. It seems inappropriate to a university.' Hallett'sentire comment on the subject was,`The only qualifications a photographerreally needs are on bromide paper.'

"Mark, you're the greatest photographerin the world. . . . take a walk."

—Putney Swope

in review.King Crimson "In The Court of

The Crimson King"; Atlantic Recording(Corporation; SD 8245, 1969)

Atlantic describes this debut album as"an observation," and after a few playsone begins to realize just how acute anddiscerning an observation "In The CourtOf The Crimson King" really is. Thisnew English group has scrutinized thevariegated ways of modern man, and hasreturned to tell us what they have seen.What it is, isn't always the prettiest ormost optimistic picture of HomoSapiens; but it has the solid ring of truthto it, and deserves a listening.

It all begins with a scream of protest.The first selection on side one, 21stCentury Schizoid Man, is a shrill, raw-nerve painful outcry against our ownfrightening trend toward dehumanizedcruelty administered by uncaring menand machines. Unlike the other selec-tions on the album, this one is right inthe acid rock vein, and King Crimsonmost likely wanted to make sure thelistener was up and wide awake for themusic which follows.

The remaining two selections on thefirst side adopt a quietly existentialistpoint of view. In I talk to the Wind, a

/lonely and discouraged voice lets theworld know:

You don't possess meDon't impress me

Just upset my mind,Can't instruct me or conduct me

Just use up my time.

And in the following song, Epitath, themood becomes darker and the emo-tional tone shifts from discouragementto that peculiar form of despair bred bywisdom:

Knowledge is a deadly friendWhen no one sets the rules.The fate of mankind I seeIs in the hands of fools.

Quite a different picture emerges inMoonchild, which seems to be a leisure-ly gambol through some remote andvaguely disturbing garden of the mind.Of all the songs, this is the freest andloosest, managing to combine rock, jazz,and snatches of atonal music forms intoa cohesive composition that occasion-ally digresses but always wanders backto the central melody.

k The transition from the flower-childp Eden of Moonchild to the final selection

on side two, The Court of the CrimsonKing, involves an abrupt switch of style

and mood. Court is probably the eeriestand most difficult to define piece ofmusic since the Beatles recorded"Strawberry Fields," some years ago_Here, King Crimson builds a medievalatmosphere with rank and ritual, imagesand deceptions, and hidden evil andmagic. After a while the listener recog-nizes that Court is the final "obser-vation," the overall view of an outsiderlooking in at humanity in general, avastly puzzling and mysterious tapestryof mankind and the world.

Through the length of the record, themusicians comprising King Crimson dis-play a fairly high degree of competenceand versatility. In particular, the fluteand harpsichord work of Ian McDonald,Mike Giles' snare drum passages, andbass guitar support by Greg Lake isnotable. And happily, both Lake andMcDonald also have excellent voices:their diction is clear, never drowningeven in the vast bass chords of the thirdand last selections.

When this album was released at theend of 1969, it was virtually ignored inthe "country-rock" boom which empha-sized simplified lyrics and traditionalsounds. Lately, though, the boom hasfaltered, and experimental groups likeKing Crimson are at last beginning to beheard and appreciated. This listener canonly hope that the others will have theimagination and perception shown inthis remarkable first album. —Sutherland

Canned Heat"Boogie Music makes a pretty sound / Itmight even turn your head around / Itmight even turn your head around." Yetthe Canned Heat refused to play evenone of their boogie tunes Monday night,March 23 at their RIT concert. CannedHeat is on a different road. They havegiven up their old boogie sound and arenow exploring new styles. Their concertconsisted of hard rock mixed with alittle soul and a lot of blues.

I had an opportunity to speak withCanned Heat before and after theirconcert and the next day at their hotel.The remainder of this article is devotedto those interviews.

Reporter: Are you on a big tour now?

Bob "the Bear" Hite: Well, it's not a bigone, we just came from a festival atAlbany, John Mayall and the MoodyBlues played there too. Actually, we'rejust finishing up in Texas.

Reporter: This concert is being spon-sored by Ballantine Beer. Was the wholetour?

Hear: No. One other gig in New Jerseywas, but we couldn't make it. Actually Ididn't even realize that this show was.We have no connection with BallantineBeer.

Canned Heat (continued)

Reporter: A lot of groups don't likeplaying concerts too much, they say it§too tiring. What about you?

Larry Taylor: I really dig doing con-certs. Sure its tiring, man, but we'remaking music.

Reporter: Harvey, you just recentlyjoined Canned Heat. Woodstock wasyour first performance with them,wasn't it?

Harvey Mandel: No, not really. We did acouple of small gigs beforehand, butnothing to speak of. We weren't reallytogether then, but things have shapedup since.

Reporter: Did you enjoy the concerttonight.

Harvey: Yeah, it was a good crowd. ButI was having some problems, the bridgeon my guitar kept slipping.

Reporter: You had a pretty good thinggoing before with your own albums.Which do you enjoy doing more, solothings or a group thing?

Harvey: They're completely different, Ienjoy doing both. One's completely astudio thing and the other is a groupeffort, but one doesn't eliminate theother. I still work on my own as well aswith the Heat. I like to do both.

The evening after the concert I visitedCanned Heat at their hotel room wherethey were playing a fast game of poker.

SPRINGTHING!!!Story by Keith TaylorSpring Weekend is no more. The CollegeUnion Board has decided this year todevote its $20,000 budget for the springquarter to a comprehensive program ofentertainment and cultural activities, tobe known as 'Spring Thing.'

Spring Thing began on registrationday with a concert by Canned Heat.Future events include a night-club styleconcert at the Flagship Rochester withthe Peter Duchin Band, a Blues Festivalwith three outstanding groups in oneconcert, - a Black Weekend high-lightedby the appearance of Dick Gregory, aFolk Weekend, a Jazz Weekend, twooutstanding drama productions andmany supporting activities - an art show,a flea market, a second all-campus partyand co-ordinated events like TEP week-end.

To obtain a personal appearance ofPeter Duchin is a considerable coup,since his band is in constant demand atelite social functions around the coun-try, including the White House. PeterDuchin's career has added luster to thegreat musical tradition set by his father.His rise began in 1962 when he wasengaged to provide dance music at theSt. Regis Maisonette and rapidly becamea society idol, with his own blend ofrhythm and melody ranging the gamutfrom slow fox-trots to the sounds of the`New Generation.'

Duchin formed his own DixielandJazz group while still in high school. Hegraduated with honors from Yale, andstudies at the Paris Conservatory ofMusic with Mrs. Arthur Honegger,widow of the great impressionist com-poser. His concert will be at the Flag-ship Rochester on April 3, Dick Gregorywill appear on the RIT campus April 10.The humorist and champion of civilrights now makes most of his publicappearances on college campuses, talk-ing about the problems of racism anddemocracy. He has said that if demo-cracy enjoys all the virtues it claims,then it does not have to be rammeddown the throats of the world at gun-point; people steal good things. Manywill know his recording 'Dick Gregory:The Dark Side: The Light Side,' but it isnecessary to see him in action for a fullappreciation of his wit, sardonicism and

arody .

The dramatic productions will be`Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe' by thecollege Union Drama Guild, to be stagedfrom april 15 to 18, and `Marat/Sade'

by the Blackfriars Players from May 2to 10.

The Blues Concert on April 25 willfeature three groups - James CottonBlues Band, Crow and Jam Factory -and will be followed on May 2 by a folkfestival with John Denver. The culturalactivities of the Spring quarter will endwith a jazz concert May 15, given by theJulian (Cannonball) Adderly Quintet.