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Our life 's Work

Volume 2, Number 2 Newark State College

Nancy M. Thompson Library Dedicated

Nancy M . Thompson L lbrary

The college library was officially designated the Nancy M. Thompson Library at formal ceremonies conducted on Wednesday, September 30. The program began at convocation in the gymnasium.

President Eugene G. Wilkins opened the ceremony and intro­duced Dr. Roger McDonough, Librarian of the State of New Jersey Archives and History. Dr. Felix E. Hirsch, President of the College and University section of the New Jersey Library Association, and Mr. William King, Coordinator of Audio-Visual Education for the New Jersey Department of Education, also expressed the hope that the library would provide many students at Newark State the opportunity to attain greater intellectual development.

The processional of students to the Library followed. The dedicatory address, which preceded the unveiling of the

name on the library facade, .was delivered by Mr. Leonard Johnson, Executive Secretary of the New Jersey Manufacturers Association.

The dedication and responsive reading was then delivered by President Wilkins and the student body. Immediately following, Dr. Frederic Arnold accepted on behalf of the Faculty and Mr. Jerry Minskoff accepted for the student body. Miss Barbara Dom­browski, '62, played the alma mater on the school carillon.

In the afternoon, the members of the library staff served as hosts to the guests and friends of Miss Thompson at a luncheon and tour of the campus facilities.

Miss Nancy Thompson, College Librarian from 1914 - 1957, now resides in Laceyville, Pennsylvania.

Dewey Centennial To Be )larked Plans for the John Dewey Centennial Celebration have been

announced by Mr. Rychard Fink, chairman of the Centennial Com­mittee. The first event in a series in tribute to this giant of West­ern philosophy--a discussion-debate--will take place Friday, Octo­ber 16, 'in the D'Angola gymnasium. The speakers will be W.W. Brickman (New York University), Louise Antz (also New York University) and Otto Kraeh (Yeshiva University).

The following day the College will present the main event, a program designed to offer participants an opportunity to listen and discuss some of the critical issues in American education. Following registration, Harold Rugg, one of the leaders of the pro­gressive movement, will examine "The Challenge of the Social Philosophy of John Dewey". Small group conferences will explore four phases of that challenge: "John Dewey in the School and the Classroom", "John Dewey in the School and the Culture", " John Dewey and the American Heritage" and "John Dewey and the Fron­tiers of Education". The respective directors of the groups will be John Brooks, (New Lincoln School), Ward Madden (Brooklyn College), John Payne (New York University) and Van Cleve Morris (Rutgers).

Open, informal d iscussion will accompany the luncheon which is scheduled for one o'clock. The day's events will come to a close at about two o'clock. The fee for the day's program, including the luncheon, is $3.00; interested students should contact Mr. Fink for reservations.

Community Lecture Serles

On October 21 the faculty of Newark State College will initiate its 1959 Community Lecture Series as part of the J ohn Dewey Centennial Celebration. The lectures are scheduled for the Wed ­nesday evenings October-21, October 28, November 4 and November 18 at 8:00 in the Little Theatre. The first speaker will be Maxine Green (New York University); he will be followed by Marc Belth (Queens College) and Frederic Neff (Wayne State University); Rychard Fink of this college will conclude the series. Admission to the lectures is free and open to the public; bearing this in mind, it is advisable to contact Mr. Fink early to reserve seats.

Mr. Fink by contracting such a program has provided the Newark State student, the aspirant- educator, with an opportunity to become more aware of the world in whic h he will soon find hi m­self and the ideas of that man whost! contributions to that world are so many and so great. ''The point about his ideas today is not that they may be misunderstood, but that they will not be dis­c ussed fully and frankly." Those students participating in the cele­bration will be furthering that ideal which is honest discussion and knowing realization of objectives.

Hammen Receives Grant At the conclusion of school

last June , Dr. CarrS. Hammen, biology teacher at NSC, was no­tified by the National Science Foundation that he had been cho­sen as one of t he year's recipi ­ents of the N.S.F. resear ch grant. The grant carries with it a mon­etary s tipulation of $13,000.

In accordance with the terms of the grant, which requires that the money be used between July 1959 and July 1961, Dr, Hammen spent the summer working on a program in metabolic biology. T o the inquiries of the unini­tiate, he patiently explains that this is the study o f the chemical processes in plants and animals. Dr. Hammen was particularly involved in the study of the lower orders of animals, the inverte­brates, and, restricting his field further, in the assimilation of carbon dioxide in invertebrate animals.

Dr. Hammen is now in his sec­ond year a t NewarkStateCollege.

The president's office has re -leased the following Information regarding the faculty members of the College:

Promoted to full professorships: Dr. Frederic G. Arnold- Science Dr. Douglas W. Tatton - Art

Faculty members of last year who have res lgned·: Dr. E . R. Ranucci-Math Mrs. Adele Schulley-Education Mr. Alan W. Atkinson-Education Dr. Helen A . Diers-MentallyRe-

tarded Miss Daty Healy - Art Mr. Wm. G. McNiece-lndustrial

Arts Petronella T. Mutzberg- Physi-

cal Education Mrs. Catherine J. Sopka-Science

New faculty members: Miss Kathleen M. Eckhart-Edu­

cation Dr. Allen J. Hansen- Education Dr. Elizabeth H. Stephenson-Ed-

ucation Dr. Eva Bond Wagner-Education Mr. Harry W. Foskey-Education Miss Zita R. Norwalk-Education Miss Barbara A. Shepherdson-

Education Dr. Kenneth R. Benson- Industri­

al Arts Mr. Robert E. Bloomfield-Indus­

trial Arts Mr. Josiah W. Mullikin-Indus­

trial Arte Mr. David W. Jones-Industrial

Arts (Continued on Page 4)

October 2, 1959

Miss Minkin Resigns by Ruth Almeida '60

Mies Vera Minkin, registrar at Newark State College for the past nine years, has announced her resignation from the college administration effective October 1.

Prior to coming to Newark State, Miss Minkin served as a teacher of machine shorthand and principal of the Northeastern Secretarial Institute in Newark. She operated the Adams Business Institute in J amaica, New York. She also was a rehabilitation coun­selor for the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health Association.

Upon her arrival here in 1949, Miss Minkin became instructor in Social Sciences. and Assistant Registrar. In 1950, she became Registrar of Newark State Teachers College. As registrar, she also carried on the duties of Directo r of Admissions.

Miss Minkin, in her work with different student organizations, worked as faculty a dviser to Pi Eta Sigma sorority and faculty chairman of the Guides Committee,

She now plans to give full time to completing her dissertation and other Ed. D. requirements. The topic of her dissertation is: "A Study of Student Avtlvities at Newark State College". Upon attainment of her doctoral degree, Miss Minkin hopes to continue · working in the field of college personnel.

Supports Prlnclples of NSA In a personal interview with Miss Minkin on Tuesday a fter­

noon, she revealed to this reporter her beliefs regarding college campus practices and especially those at Newark Stafe.

"I believe strongly in the principles of the National Student Association, and I believe that it is the trend for student govern­ments in the future to follow the standards of NSA. These standards are based on the belief that colleges are community affairs I I believe with NSA that a college is a community made up of students, faculty and administration, working together for common goals. I believe this can be done best by having representatives from each g r oup on most college committees. " Miss Minkin went on to say that it was her opinion that this could be accomplished when the campus climate was such that students did not feel threatened by

Miss Vera Minkin

the faculty and administration members on committees.

"We saw that this could be done in the Planning and Devel ­opment Comniittee, a joint stu­dent, faculty and administrative effort, which was formed in the last months at the old build­ing in Newark, and was carried through the end of our first year here."

Regarding the interest of the faculty in college affairs, Mies Minkin had this to say: " I feel that faculty would be more in­terested in college activities if they were included not as single advisers, but as part of a group of student, faculty and admin­

· istration membership workingon major problems that interest all of them.''

In closing, Miss Minkin stressed once more the neces­sity of close cooperation among all three groups on Newark's campus.

f:Jiloriaf The REFLECTOR is sorry that it has seen the day when Miss

Vera Minkin resigned from her post as college registrar. Through her nine years in this poet, she has served as more than an impersonal being in a secluded cubicle. ·For those who have been fortunate enough to become acquainted with her through other than official procedures, she has been a very good friend.

But it is not our intention to ignore her contributions to be the official life of the school. No one can have had bigger problems to cope with than the registration of 1000 students each. semester for nine years. And Miss Minkin's work only begins when students think "registra lion" is over. For weeks thereafter, the office of the registrar is required to check and double check the quintupli­cate forms filled out by the college registrants. The fact that the school curriculum has proceeded in such remarkably orderly fash­ion for years is tribute to the many abilities of Mies Minkin.

In an interview · printed elsewhere on this page, Miss Minkin has expressed her hopes and beliefs in regard to N.S.C., and they show adequately how very sincere she is in her interest in students, faculty members and administration alike.

It is sad that we are losing a person like Miss Minkin. We wish her the very best that life can bring, and hope that she will always finq others as willing to give of themselves as she has been.

Ed. note

We have it from DR. Wilkens that "People who drive bulldozers think that trees are something to be pushed over." And so the editors wish ·to take this opportunity to thank the administration for its fo r esight in having the contractor erect barricades around the trees in the area of the Science Building construction.

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NSA! Huh?--- What? Well I suppose I really shouldn't let it bother me to find that

there are still people around here who don't yet know that the NSA is not just another one of those alphabetic government agencies, or worse to find that there are people who don't even know that it's an alphabet anything and I speak here not of the freshmen, who, for obvious reasons, remain blameless.

More than just an abreviation for another • 'talk much- do little" organization, it is a very important something in the world today.

The United States National Student Association is a group of student leaders, culled from all over the country and united by their concern for the educational community.

Newark State is a dues paying member of the USNSA, but you wouldn't know it by the random sampling of students which I asked.

The USNSA, as someone has said, provides the "idea-power and the muscle-power" of student bodies throughout the United States. It is an organization which takes student politics out of the narrow realm of duties like doling out funds for various clubs and pulling student affairs out of the red into the broader realm of issues which are of vital concern to all of us.

So when 1,200 student leaders met at the University of Illinois campus this summer it was not just to take part in another activ­ity to list-among others-in yearbooks.

They met to -exchange ideas. There were reactionaries and liberals, segregationists and integrationists-- and finding a good hearted bull session was no trouble at all.

To be sure, they gained ideas for better implementing the tedious things, like the doling out of student funds, etc.

But they are also better equipped to deal with essential issues in education today--curriculum, human relations, freedom, oppor­tunities--on their campuses.

Now, if the College community shows an interest in what happens from this point, then the 'Newark State delegates will be bette r able to use the valuable information gleaned from the 12th National Student Congress to USNSA to carry on a program of significant student leadership at Newark State.

Our Dr. Pangloss Mr. James Downes is resting easier these nights because he

is no longer faculty advisor to the Reflector. The dubious honor of that position has fallen on the equally capable shoulders of Mr. Matthew Dolkey of the English department. To Mr. Downes, we say Thank You for your endless patience with us during some of the more hectic moments ol our career. You deserve all the re11t , peace and quiet that will now come to you.

To Mr. Dolkey, we say welcome. We trust you will enjoy your stay with us. And a short plea: try to overlook our occas­ional idiosyncracies and smile indulgently and knowingly at the more glaring errors that our stupid editors may ofter overlook.

.Letterj lo lhe GJilor : Big Brother be Damned

To the Editor: Would someone please enlighten me as to the reason behind

the presence of a phonograph in our lounge in the Student Center? I! your first impulse is to answer my question as I myseU would have answered it a few weeks ago, namely, that it is there for the purpose of listening to records, then I have a surprise for you. For whatever the normal use of the aforementioned device may be, it is apparently now an official college policy that it may not be used for listening purposes.

This ludicrous situation was brought to my attention the other day when several of us went into the lounge to play a recording made by the humorist-philosopher, Jean Shepherd. We played a portion of the record, and judging by their reactions, everyone present seemed to be listening intently and thoroughly enjoying it. When we attempted to play the remainder of the disc, however, we were prevented from doing so by one of the powers-that-be. This gen­tleman gave as the reason for his capricious action the amazing fact that Mr. Shepherd's recording was a "listening record·", and th.erefore could not be played in the lounge.

Aside from the rather questionable logic of his argument, I feel that the arbitrary manner In which he prevented us from using a facility supposedly provided for our use is far too typical of many of the actions of the college administration in general. The type of records played in the student lounge should be determined by the students themselves and not by any self-appointed ;Big Brother.

In the minds of many persons of authority in this college (perhaps. glorified high school would be a more appropriate term), the student body apparently consists of a group of toddling infants whose every step must .be guided for them, lest they should fall and hurt themselves. In my opinion, this type of dictatorial patern­nalism is completely out of line with what the objectives of a college should be.

I! certain aspects of the problem were not so tragic, it would almost be laughable. The administration seems to be some sort of two-headed freak, with one head solemnly proclaiming that we are the leaders of tomorrow, while the other says that we are not mature enough to even select which records we care to listen to I

Perhaps it might do some of the moguls some good to be re­minded that citizenship in a democracy must be based on incum­bent upon them to develop among the student body the highest possible degree of self-direction. The rule of Big Brother is just as destructive of those qualities of individual initiative and creativ­ity which are so desparately needed in our contemporary world.

Sincerely y ~ u rs , Fred Miller'61

REFLECTOR

Weekly News Analysis

Senator Case and "The Boss" by Arthur Holder

Our country has seen many political hoses. Frank Hague, Huey Long, Mayor Curley, and Mark Hanna are probably the best known and most written about.

There has always been the so­called "boss" in politics. In recent years, and through long experience, the American peo­ple have come to feel that pol­itics and politicians should not be controlled by any boss. We have come to feel the domin­ating of our political life by any one person, group or class is wrong.

We have now in New Jersey an example of a new breed of political boss in General John­son of Johnson and Johnson, a power behind the scenes in the Republican party of New Jersey. General Johnson is trying to de­feat Senator Clifford Case in the primary elections. He is doing this by withdrawing his financial support. In that he is well within his rights regardless of his motive in doing it.

This in itseU is not my ar­gument. My question is: What conditions have prevailedandare prevailing that give large con­tributors of political campaigns so much to say? The man with money has entirely too much power under present conditions. He can actually pick a candidate for office by merely giving or withholding a contribution. Is it the cost of campaigning that makes or entreats a candidate to toe the line for financial sup­port? Is it the lack of John Q Public's financial support that causes the chances of a man of Senator Case's calibre to be threatened by a man of General Johnson's wealth?

Big money is threatening to dominate public policy. The mag­nates are again struggling for power. The common man once more faces political oblivion, un­less he recognizes the danger and acts before it is too late.

It would do the voters good to support, both morally and finan­cially, a man of Senator Case's ability. By supporting Clifford Case, the voters of this state would be reaffirming their dem­ocratic !aith, and casting a strong "no" to those who feel that mon­ey in itself should be all power­ful.

Wanted

WANTED: Students to be members of the National Student Association Com­mittee.

COLLEGE QUALIFICA T­TIONS: Able Bodied, Re­sponsible

HOURS: Few

SALARY: Opportunity

Interested students apply Monday, October S, 7:00 P.M. in Faculty Dining Room of College Center.

All students must consult the bulletin boa rd s f or campus traffic r e g u 1 a -tions. This is very im­portant. It is fervently wished that you commit them to memory, b'ut don' t strain yourself.

Theater Destry R Ides Again

by "Brooks" Oderman

October 2, 1959

Tom Destry has been able to gallop through Max Brank's novel and four cinema versions. In the musical play, which by this time is fifth rate, he manages to crawl. This ais le sitter could see his money galloping away. And there is no horse on stage.

Mr. Michael Kidd has caused many of his theatre- goers to leave the Imperial theater with "my word" written on their be­wildered faces. As in " Lil Abner", Mr. Kidd has filled his stage with hard-working dancers who cannot sing, singers who caMot ~ct and a book that is far from swift-paced. The spoken dialogue 1s not comedy, but only an opportunity to give the audience a well­needed rest after those hard-sell endings. Would the show be titled "An Evening of Western Dancing" the packed house would have been weary but happy.

Why doesn't someone adapt "Lady Chatterly's Lover" for the musical stage and give it .the provocative title "How Does Your Garden Grow?"

Once Upon a Mattress "Once Upon a Mattress", now playing at the Phoenix theatre

in downtown New York, is as pure a joy as one is liable to find these days. And that's saying something.

You all know, of course, the story of the Princess and the Pea and the Twenty Downy Mattresses. Using that fable as a i:-oint d'appui, Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, and Deal Fuller have created a book that is mercilessly funny from the moment the venomous Queet Mother starts jabbering, until the moment the weight- lifting princess falls asleep in the arms of her beloved. To frost their confection properly, the authors have employed Mary Rodgers to write a beguiling score, and have topped it all off with the irresistible cherry of a marvelous cast.

. "Once Upon a Mattress" differs in many respects from the fairy tale we are acquainted with. Prince Dauntless the Drab (played by Joe Bova) is seeking a bride, but his mother, Queen Agravain, (Jane White) is determined he shall not have one. She therefore insists that he submit each prospect to a test, to de­termine if she is a real princess. At the rise of the curtain, e ­leven determined, intelligent, thoroughbred, princesses have already failed to answer such questions as "What was the name of the daughter - in-law of the blacksmith that shod St. George's horse before he (St. George) rode out to slay the dragon"., and the twelfth is doing so.

All seems lost, but suddenly Princess Winifred of Wallows -on-the-Mire (Carol Burnett), who sings of the "Swamps of Home", and tells her friends to call her by her nickname (Fred), makes the scene, and from then on we all know nothing can go wrong. Queen Agravain makes a valiant try to get Winifred asleep atop twenty soft mattresses, beneath which there is a single pea, ex­plaining to the audience that this i s a test for "Sensitivity", but she fails. How it is that Princess Winifred, who has attended a ball where she downed seven flagons of liquor, danced the feet off everyone in the palace, engaged in marvelous feats of weight­lifting, and had been given drink of warm milk and opium, still man­ages to stay awake, tossing in bed all night, is a story I will leave to the author to tell. It's much too clever to divulge here. Just see the show.

Carol Burnett plays to the hilt the part of the Princess. In a number called ''Shy'', which she claims she is, her voice reaches up into the rafters of the Phoenix and starts knocking plaster off the ceiling. No one, not even your deaf old Aunt Hazel, can fail to hear Miss Burnett when she sings. I guess the word for her is •'perfect''. And there is more to her than meets the ear, a lot more.

Joe Bova, as Prince Dauntl1:ss, is equally delightful. His boyish, frank, wide-eyed face; his sloppy shuffle; his thumb-in­belt stance: all contribute to making the Prince thoroughly like­able and believable.

Jane White, too, leaves nothing to be desired. She is a hate­ful ol' queen, but she plays her part in such a high-flying, high­comedy style that one senses a great bit of the ridiculous in her, and you can't hate a ridiculous person. (One of the best lines of the evening came when the incessantly talking queen exited with a complaint about "a mysterious pain in my jawbone". )

Space does not permit the individual listing and praising of each cast member. Suffice to say that Allan Case, Jack Gilford, et al, are all conspirators in a plot to make the American public laugh again, and that they are ably abetted by Messrs. Barer, Thompson & Fuller and Mary Rodgers and of course by George Abbott, director of the musical • .

All this is available eight times a week, twick on Saturdays ~ Sunday, and at prices that reach a high of $4.50. "Once Upon a Mattress" is as good as anything you can see on Broadway, and at prices that have the Great White Way beat by a mile.

•••••• The original cast album of the show is on Kapp records.

Perhaps, if the censorship of records the students use in the lounge were to cease, we might hear it there. But I, for one, refuse to make use of the lounge for anything at all until the Col­lege Center administrators stoP. treating the students of this school as babies. Until the day I know that I can take any record I want into the lounge without fear of being ordered not to play it, the lounge can be in hell (or heaven my critcs will say) for all the use I will make of it. P.B.

Reflector Editor in Chief • • Robert Treat '60 Managing Ed ••• Pat Perretti '60 News Editors, .Arlene Fine ' 61

Peter Barrett '61

Art Ed ••. Lorenzo Gilchrist '62 Photographer . • • Gene Camp­. bell '60 Copy Editors . • Ruth Vernick '62

Leona Kanter '61 Feature Editor. ,Carolyn Hol- P ublic Relation ••• Ruth Almei-

ingshead '61 da ' 60 Sports Editors •• Art Weinfeld '60 Business Mgr . . Jim Anderson '60

Richie Marasco '60 Adviser. .Mr. Matthew Dolkey Member: New Jersey State College Pres s Association; New J e rsey Collegiate Press ABSociation; Associated Collegiate P resi,.

October 2, 1959

Europe Thru My Eyes (Continued from last issue)

by Joan Talias Little stops along the way to Rome included Rimini, a wonder­

ful seashore resort where we had the chance to swim in the Adriatic Sea, Ravenna, and San Marino, the free republic located atop the mountains.

Rome was a wonderful city. The Colosseum, so tremendous in size and the ruins of the forum were such a magnificent ·. reminder of the Ancient Roman Empire.

Sightseeing included such things as Victor Emmanuel Monument, the Catacombs, Vatican City, St. Peter's with its beautiful works of Michelangelo and Raphael and the Vatican museum where we saw the beauWul, famed paintings of Michelangelo in the Sistene Chapel.

Two highlights for me were thepublicaudienceat Castlegondolfo with Pope John XXlll and the opera Aida presented in all its splendid color and natural scenery in the ancient Baths of Caracalla.

I can't forget Trevi fountain in Rome where we made a wish and drank the water. Hollywood had made it a spectacular in the movie-­more so than it is, I might add.

Naples was so crowded and dirty, but just booming, and the Isle of Capri, a pleasure land of beauty which has become very commer­cialized. Returning to Naples, we passed Mount Vesuvius and it was sending smoke signals.

Florence was a city of beauty with its lovely churches, such as the church of the Holy Cross with the frescos of Giotti, its great stone palaces, and walls. Old stone bridges cross the Arno. One bridge lined with small shops. This bridge was one of the only ones unharmed dur­ing World War II.

At the famous art palaces, Affigi and Pitti, we saw the differences in Renaisance and Florence art. One evening we enjoyed an open air concert of Beethoven and Mozert at the Pitti palace.

At the Academy of Arts, Michelangelo's famous statue, "David", was seen, as well as, his other unfinished marble works.

The Straw market was a unique place to visit while in Florence, and here one finds straw goods and leather goods of all imaginable kinds.

In Milan we saw Da Vinci's "The Last Supper", La Scala, and Duomo Square and the beautiful cathederal containing 2,300 statues atop the roof.

After spending sixteen days in Italy eating gelati (ice cream), pastry, Italian bread • and rolls, and spaghetti, one realizes why the healthy looking Italians are obese.

Switzerland-Land of Beauty Switzerland is a land of beautiful mountainous scenery, but in

this beauty lies its poverty. The snow-capped Alps and the Jura Mountains extend over three-fourths of the country, thus much land cannot be used in producing.

Mountain climbing was of greatest enjoyment. Up 8200 feet was some height, and here snow seemed so close. A few reached the snow areas, but the paths leading to it were too rocky and slippery for everyone to attempt it.

Scanfs, a tiny country village, gave us the opportunity to stay with private families. How amusing for 'most of us, for we stayed in attic living-quarters, over barns housing cows and horses. A typical sight at 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. was the family cows being led to and from the pastures walking down the main road (the only one) with bells tingling at their necks.

Here running hot water was scarce, and we had to wash in a bowl with ice-cold water poured from a jug. Hot water was available in the hotel for showers, and we were charged a nice fee for in­dulging in them. A familiar sight in Scanfs, was that of women washing clothes in ice cold water at the spring pumps and water bins. However, living in s ·canfs, despite the non- existant lwruries was a most enjoyable experience.

In St. Moritz, the popular ski resort of Switzerland and Lucerne, we were back to expensive stores and tall buildings and hotels.

In Zurich, most of us were watch happy and the gorgeous stores along Bahnhofstrasse only confused our taste. We couldn't leave Switzerland without attending a Fondu party given by male students. With wine, hot melted cheese, and bread bits, an evening of fun and laughs followed .

Finally, we reached Paris, the exciting city, which we were eager to see. The Arch of Triumph, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Champs Elysees, the expensive and exquisite street of Paris, the Seine, the Louvre with Oa Vinci's Mona Lisa, Montmartre, somewhat similar to Greenwich Village, the lnvalides (tomb of Napoleon) and the Rue de la Paix are all sights to behold.

Paris by night--yes, it is in full swing with bright lights, cabarets, sidewalk cafes, the Moulin Rouge, Folies Bergere, the other nightclubs, and Pigalle where one views some interesting sights.

Living at the American House of the University was very bene­ficial in that we had the opportunity of meeting and talking with French students and others who are studying there, College life in Europe is very distinct from ours; it is more individual in respect to responsibility to school requirements.

Shakespear~•s Country Dolores and I spent our free week in England. Traveling from

the airport to London we saw some of the green, English country­side as did we in traveling to Oxford University, Stratford- on-Avon, Shakespeare's country, with the small houses and shops, and other little villages.

London was most enjoyable • You could walk your feet to the bone trying to cover all the squares and circles such as Picadilly, Lester Square, Oxford Square, Trafalgar Square and many others . Riding the double-decker buses was different for us, and we enjoy­ed sitting on top. It seems peculiar driving on the opposite side of the street; with European conditions I'll never think Newark dread -ful again!

Westminister Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guards, Tower Hill, White Hall Palace, and 12 Downing Street, home of Prime Minister Macmillan, are sights to include in sight­seeing visits.

We didn't want to leave without sampling some Yorkshire pudding, which was delicious, or seeing a Shakespearean play. In the surround­ings of Queen Mary's Garden open-air theatre, we saw "A Mid­summer Night's Dream.''

Too soon we had to return to Rotterdam and the ship takin& us home. Th~re is just so much; one needs more ti.me.

REFLECTOR

Dean's List SENIORS

L. Lacefield P . Berlinghof! M. Potts L. Duchnow C. Shapiro· M. Sodowich M. Russomano D, Brown C. Kumpf A. Hood C. Hudson G. Magin B. Schwartz J. Schwalbe G. Newburger A. Hagstrom T. Moccia M. Burke M. Jaye E. Littig

JUNIORS P. Berman P. Barrett M. Pringle R. Deutsch M. Katz E. Wrobleski J. And-rews S. Stein R. Rothman M. Gottlieb J. Miles J. Talias L. Chasen P. Lazarov

B. Moreno E. Lukas S. Markus M. Landolfi A. Mihlon E. Kaplan M. Scaratowsky B. Beck D. Pasquale B. Pavlak S. Stach P . Eshelman C. Jahn

SOPHOMORES J . Seaman J. Foulks V. Kiceniuk R. Meola M. Heagney P. Goll M. Gillule A. Greiss M. Ochs B. Masapolli D. Simpson J . Silverman T. Capodiferro F. Langley A. Dolorgenzo E. Geary S. Friedman A. Griffith K. Garbus M. Resnick E . Galinis E . DeGeorgia M. Meares C-. Bauer L. Laing A. Lagattuta J. Blundell D. Weitzman J . Haney J. Calimano B. Silberman J. Fay C. Blumb L. Fazio M. DePascale E . Scott J. Stoddart N. Weyrick M. Shereshewsky C. Smoliinski

At the Movies At the organizational meet­

ing of the Fine Arts Film Club held last week, a tentative ros­ter of films was set up for the coming year. Among the films the club intends to bring to the college this year are the follow­ing:

...M.:-among the first "talkies" to come from Germany, this tells the story of a psychopathic kill­er. It was this film that brought Peter Lorre to cinema promin­ence.

Goodbye. Mr. Chips-a four­handkerchief film that stars Rob­ert Donat as an aging British schoolmaster who dreams of his past. Mr. Donat received an Os­car for his acting in this film.

Potemkin-a silent film, made in Russia, that is considered one of the greatest spectacles of all time.

Grand Hotel-an American film that stars Greta Garbo. Here is an opportunity to find out if Garbo is really as good as re­ported. As a part of the same program experimental films in­clude: Danse Macabre. .'.Ih.l:. Loves of Franistan and Thlt Bridge

Dr. Rice, of the Social Studies department, who is moderator of the club has announced that membership is open to all stu­dents, and anyone who is inter­ested may contact him or Le­ona Kanter.

Freshmen Beware! The period or hazing will be

from October 5 to October 7. During this time all Freshmen are expected to wear the pla­card and carry special pencils , which may be purchased in the Book Store. On the card must be put the Freshman's name and the hi&h school he graduated from. Each Freahman i11 expect­ed to obtain 50 signatures of up­percla111men on thi11 card before hazing ends.

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II Books 1n Review

The ambitious son of a migrant Mississippi tenant farmer decides to better his lot in life. He sets about accomplishing this by getting a job in a general store as clerk, and gradually rises to a position of prominence in the hamlet of Frenchman's Bend. It is the story of his machinations, and how they affect a community and the people in it, that William Faulkner tells in The Hamlet (Modern Library Paperback, P 18, 95,;).

Since Faulkner is a good novelist, and not some ignorant four­letter-word voyeur posing as one, it is to be expected that even the less picturesque segments of the book would have a dignity that is seldom reached in the works of lesser writers. And, for the most part, these expectations are realized. The Hamlet is undoubtedly a masterfully written prose piece. Were it the work of an unknown writer, I would be tempted to call it great. Unfortunately, those who have seen what Faulkner can do at his best may be a bit annoyed to find the novel, at points, trying on the patience.

Snopes Attains Dignity But more of that later. The point to be made first is that the

author writes as a Nobel Prize winner should. There is nothing admirable (at least, not to yours truly: it depends, I suppose, on one's personal ambitions) in the manner in which Flem Snopes works his way into Varnor's General Store in the hamlet; there is nothing especially heart-warming about the tactics he employs to make money and power for himself (one Negro advises his friend, who needs some money, to borrow it from Mr. Snopes--"I borrowed two dollars from him over two years ago, and every Saturday night, I got to pay him a nickel. I keep doing that, and he ain't never said nothing about the two dollars yet"); there is nothing beautiful about his driving Henry Armstid insane (certainly he didn't do it deliberately, but he did it without remorse); but the total effect of these and other incidents is enough to convince any reader that great literature is often determined not by its subject, but by how it is written. Flem Snopes is a despicable character, yet in the hands of Faulkner , his actions attain a certain kind of majesty. To see him is to see Ambition personified. He would probably be president of a .corporation if he worked in today's business world, or at least own General Motors. He once resolved to become powerful, and if it required crushing a few "little" people on the way to the heights, he would do it. Nothing was going to stop him, and. in The Hamlet, nothing did. With its final paragraphs, he is triumphant over the itinerant sewing-machine• salesman, Ratliff, one of the least ob­noxious males in the book, and as he rides slowly out of French­man's Bend, he leaves behind him a town of silently angry citizens, who watch his exit with placid exteriors. What they are thinking is never explicitly revealed, but it doesn't take much imagining to figure it out. It's part of the greatness of a Faulkner that he can be obtuse and explicit at the same time.

Although Flem Snopes is the central character of the book, he is not always at front stage center. One by one, other brilliant char­acterizations are made; more Snopeses come into view; the Varners pass in parade; the different townsmen are brought into the story. Ratliff. Eula Varner, Mrs. Armstid, Ike H-Mope, Jody Varner. But none of these momentary digressions gives' you the feeling that the main character is being deserted, even fora short time, because they all somehow lend substance to the portrait of Flem that Faulkner, as the narrator, has painted in subtle blacks and browns. You will never find it said that "Flem thought .. . " For although Faulkner will reveal a character's thoughts when he wants to, he never does it with Flem Snopes. If we were to think of the man solely in the light of incidents in which he himself played an active part, he would remain a vague figure. But each character says something, or thinks something, or does something, and thecombinationofthese different, seemingly unrelated ingredients gives us the stunning picture of a shrewd, ambitious man. William Faulkner, because be is a great writer , reveals Flem's character bit by bit, so that the reader, finishing the book, feels that each paragraph had contributed some new clue to the enig~ that is Flem.

Picture Often Becomes Cloudy There are times, however, when the picture tends to become

cloudy, and this is much due to Faulkner's " style of writing". One particular chapter sticks in my mind. In this one, the idiot, Ike H-Mope, who is in love with a cow, runs away with it and spends a few days in the woods (read the book and see if you dare laugh). Through this chapter, as Faulkner iries to describe the day and night as it would appear to the confused, innocent mind of the idiot, I had the impression that the author was pyramiding words, one on top of the other, for the sake of their sound, and not so much for their meaning.

"That afternoon it rained •. .. He watched it for some time and without alarm, wanton and· random and indecisive before it finally developed, concentrated, d ropping in narrow unperpendicular bands in two or three different places at one time, about the horizon, like gauzy umbilical loops from the bellied cumulae, the sun- belled ewes of summer grazing up the wind from the southwest'', is a passage that I can hurdle with comparative calm.

"The air is still loud with birds, but the cries are no longer the mystery's choral strophe and antistrophe rising vertical among the leafed altars, but are earth-parallel , striking the lateral air in prosaic busy accompaniment to the prosaic business of feeding'•, is one that takes a bit of doing. Even a mathematician might be con­fused, and I am anything but that.

Perhaps I've been unjust in quoting out of context, and it may be arguable that it is the total effect of a chapter, even if you~ know what the hell the author's talking about, that is important. All I can say is that I like to. understand what I'm reading , and not to be overwhelmed by a mass of verbal nonsense. If I want to be ''im­pressed" by the sound of words, I can shove James Joyce or Edgar Allen Poe in my ever-receptive ears, but I can't do it often without vomiting.

There are many other instances of this, to be sure, and it is often far more confusing than the stream-of-consciousne111 man­ner the same writer employed in his truly great work, The Sound and the F1:1ry. To come acro111 dozens of pasaages such as the one quoted above not only terrifies me, but drives me to extremes of angui11h as well, ·

But all thi11 is so much carping. Despite my intermittent distaste for the author ' s style, I am nevertheles■ forced to a recoe­nition of the fact that The Hamlet is a remarkable book.

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JOCKEY~s BENC

P,.o P,.e11iew;J by "Cookie" Uribe

This past week-end the best football players in the nation be­gan another struggle for the championship of professional football. This year as in years· gone by, the team rated lowest in the Na- , tional Football League would probably whip the best college plar­ers in the nation. Let us take a quick look at the teams which will be fighting for the crown of professional football.

The· defending champion, Baltimore Colts are once more picked to rule the western conference. The experts, however, believe the Los Angeles Rams will give the Colts a run for their money. This writer disagrees whole-heartedly with this belief. There is no team in the west to compare with John Unitas, Alan Ameche, L. G. Dupre, and company. The only team that may throw a scare into the Colts is the Detroit Lions, who have a rock­ribbed defense comparable to that of the Colts, and with Tobin Rote at the helm the I:.ions could claw the entire league.

Many feel the Chicago Bears will win the conference crown, but they need more than Rick Caseres and Harlon Hill. Offense alone will not win a championship.

The San Francisco 49'ers with Y.A. Title and Hugh McEl­haney, could shake up as a strong contender if they can come up with any sort of defense. Green Bay, a carbon copy of the Wash­ington Senators of baseball, will finish last but will definitely show a good account of themselves.

Without including any miracle, the teams should finish in the following order:

1. Baltimore Colts 2. Detroit Lions 3. Chicago Bears 4. Los Angeles Rams 5. San Francisco 49'ers 6. Green Bay Packers A look at the Eastern Conference shows a much better bal­

anced league. Defending conference champ, the New York Giants should repeat as champs. Besides having one of the top defenses in the league, Charlie Conerly, Frank Gifford, and Kyle Rote form the nucleus of a fine offense.

The Cleveland Browns are picked to finish a close second by experts, but this writer believes that the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Steelers will finish before the Browns. The only team Cleveland will be in front of at the finish is the Washington "no not the Senators," but Redskins. Cleve­land will need more than Jim Brown and Lou Groza if they are to go anywhere. The Redskins, with little Eddie LeBaron can't go anywhere but up, but it is quite doubtful that they will.

The reason for picking the Steelers and Eagles ahead of Cleve­land lies in the quarterback slots. Bobby Layne and Norm Van Brocklin can make any team look good. The Cardinals while trad­ing Ollie Matson to the Los Angeles Rams received tremendous help in the defensive department and should be a challenge tomost of the teams.

Now for a look a t my predicitions. How far off do you think I will be.

1. New York Giants 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 3. Philadelphia Eagles 4. Chicago Cardinals 5. Cleveland Browns

Tonight, Oct. 2nd. & Every Friday Night

DAVE SHABLESKI PRESEN TS

Bandstand Dance Party a t t h e

Irvington House

Meet The Freshmen by Mike Duffy

In the next few issues we will try to publish a series of ar­ticles (Meet the Freshman) on some of the freshmen who we think wili possibly grow to fame at Newark State in athletics.

Bob Ashworth, a native of Nep­tune, New Jersey, now residing in Union during the academic year is our first interview.

Bob 6' 2", 185 lbs. was a strong asset to the Neptune squad in his senior year. Neptune high which is under the coach­ing supervision of the greatLar­ry Hennessey, a one time All­American (Villanova University) a nd N.B.A. player (Philadelphia Warriors), just broke over the .500 mark with a team of mos t­ly sophomore a"-'' ,, r e. Bobby has many hobbies, but is mainly interested in bunting and trap-

Bob Ashworth

ping. He was considerably ac­tive in social events and was president of his sophomore class. Lot's of luck to you Bob.

If you are a freshman and have played a varsity sport in high school come forth and make your­self known. Please contact eith­er the editors of the Sports de­partment or Mike Duffy '62.

REFLECTOR October 2, 1959

New Faculty Members

(Continued from Page l)

Dr. Regina H. Garb-Mathema­tics

Dr. Margaret E. Kirkpatrick­Fine Arts

Dr. John H. O'Meara-Library (Visual Aides)

Miss Virginia A. B. Sullivan-Library

Dr. Robert C. Rittner-Science Mr. George P. Sweeney- Science Dr. Juul R. Altena-English Mr. John P. Ramos-English Miss Evelyn E. Coston-Music Miss Betsy J. Davison-Student

Personnel Mr. Fred R. Marder-Student

Personnel Miss Etha M. Pruser-Social Sci­

ences Mr. E. Austin Goodwin-Art Miss Betty Ann Metz-Evaluator

in part time and extension

Freshmen Hazing

(Continued from rage 3)

The coveted beanies are to be awarded on the last day of Senior Court. The beanies are included in the price of the Hazing Kit. After formal hazing Freshmen will be permitted to wear beanies until October 30.

The Alumni Association is planning the annual Alumni- Varsity basketball game to be held on November 20, 1959. This is the first game and the start of another successful season for N. S. C. So let's back our boys I

Sophomores who wish to be a part of hazing must wear their beanies in order to do so. No one can haze without a beanie (No tickee, no shirtee.)

The Junior class will act as guardians for the Freshmen--to see that they are hazed in accor­dance with the rules. The list of said rules· will be passed out to the entir~ student tiody before the beginning of hazing- -So Freshmen Beware I

Refreshments and dancing will follow the game. It is asked of the students that they contribute their talent to make the evening complete, If you are interested in doing so contact Mrs. Parsons of the A­lumni Association.

Women Ate Here To Stay Women's Recreation Association

by Marcia G. Friedman Lots of activities are on the

agenda for the week of Septem­ber 25. A deck tennis tourn­ament was held on Tliesday. All volley ball players ~ot to,ietber on Thursday.

The week of October 5 has quite a bit in store for everyone. Trampoline will be featured on Monday. Womens volley ball will be held on Tuesday and Thursday. Co-ed trampoline will be Thursday's feature.

All of these activities convene at 3:30 in the gym. There is room for · everyone, so why not come out and join us for an af­ternoon of fun.

INTRAMURAL SPORTS by Charlie Grau ______ __.

In the near future students will be called upon to represent their class in Intramural basketball.

Last year Newark State had a ·fairly successful year in the pro­gram considering it was our first year for it. This year we ex­pect the program to be expanded and we want all those who are available to take part in them.

The first of the sports will be Intramural basketball for the men of the college. There is a place for everyone. Players, score­keepers, refs, and timekeepers are needed. Each class will be given a certain amount of points based on their participation in respect to the male attendure.

Some people from last ye a r may recall the incident at the Athletic Dinner with the seniors. This year, however, the team with the best record will be declared the winner, and not the senior class alone.

Last year many games were forfeited near the end of the sea­son when students lost interest. This year we hope it will last for the entire season.

For the girls, badminton, ping pong, and volleyball are avail­able. It seems that a lot of the facilities are available for the girls and they should take ad­vantage of it.

Keep up to date with the news in the Reflector and watch for notices on the bulletin board.

Series Preview / oleuu;4 g~ by Louie Miller

By the time you receive your copy of this week's Reflector many of the. major issues of the 1959 baseball season will have been settled, so at this point we can only speculate.

The only settled issue to date is that the "Go Go Go Chisox" from the windy city will be the American League rep r esenta­tives to the annual fall festival of bats and balls.

In the senior circuit the bat­tle still rages between the Haney men from Milwaukee, and the Alston boys from L.A. With the Dodgers now holding a big one game edge in the playoffs we feel they will go all the way to the senior league representa­tion.

As far as the series goes, we can make only tentative predic­tions depending upon the outcome of the Dodger - Brave play­off. Should the Braves come back to win, we think they will then go the distance to repeat their 1957 antics. Be it the Dodgers in the series we feel the forces of Chicago will be the series victors.

In the pitching departments the White Sox have their aces,

· in the hole with the likes of Dick Donovan, Early Wynn, Buck Shaw, and reliever Gerry Staley. On the other hand the Dodgers also have a commendable group with Craig, Drysdale, Sherry, and Podres. Considering both groups we feel the superior Chisox staff will be the determining factor.

Batting wise the edge goes to Los Angeles considering Hodges, Moon, Snider, Neal and Gilliam. For the White Sox let's not for­get the Keystone one - two punch of speedy Luis Aparicio and lit­tle Nellie Fox, a combinati.on that is largely responsible for some thirty victories by one run over American .League opponents.

Considering all inf 1 u e n c i ng factors (offense, defense, pitch­ing, etc.) we believe that the American Leaguers hold the edge that will be the determiner in bringing home a Chicago victory. On the other hand we must men­Uon that N. S. C. foremost am­ba11sador to the diamond M r. Milton Belford was predicted a triumphant L. A. series win.

by Xavier Zil-Owitz

About this time of year every­one makes their prediction as to who will take the World Series. This is the time of year I us­ually set aside my books for a

4few minutes and make my own

Jredicitions. The pennant race as usual in

the junior circuit was decided early in the season. The Yan-kees with their tremendous lineup consisting of "Jolting" Joe Di Maggio, Yogi Bera, Tom Henrick, among others just couldn' t be stopped. Although their fielding was not up to par Phil Rizzuto and Charlie Keller could always be counted on in a pinch. The pitching staff with such well­seasoned veterans as Bob Por­terfield, Reynolds and Raschi would likewise be counted on when needed.

The Cardinals battled it out with the New York Giants throughout the season. However, their superior hitting paid off for the Cards. Stan Musial, Enos Slaughter and Red Schoen­dienest made the Cards a pen­nant winner. The pitching staff, although not comparable to that of the "Bombers", is a power­ful one that boosts Al Brazle, and the Dean Brothers in the ball pen. As far as fielding is concerned, the Cards are for­tunate in having Joe Medwichand Marty Marion in their ranks, while not consistant they can be relied upon.

Why the Yanks over the Cards? Why not, buddy.

J.A.M.

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