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The Gold Bug, Oct. 23, 1964 Does Fraternity SectioningPay Oil? Liberalism· Our Only Answer In '64 by Greg TasSflY part of all four organizations. from the freshmen. They are by Robert Dinger nomic growth. Many conserva- "limited government" or "self- Last spring the leaders of The Gamma Bete section is set waiting for a stairway to be in- The difference between liber- tives have had to swallow their reliance." Liberals reject this '~MC's four fraterni~ies met up simil~r. to a. mo~e~n apart- stalled to their clubroom. als and conservatives have been own words, since unamiously analysis, recognizing that while w.'th Dean J~mes Robinson at ment building- With Iiving quar- The section has created the drawn more sharply and clearly conservatives oppose budget der- there are many welfare chislera, hl~ home to ~ISCUSSa pla~ t~at tel'S on the top fou.r floors and need for a new fl'aterni~y offi- by the present campaign than icits, believing them to be "im- the majority of the poverty might possibly revolutlonize the ground floor being used ex- cer, that of House Chairman. ever before. Often only vague moral" or inflationary. The str-icken and unemployed are fraternity life. This year for elusively as an activities area. This has turned out to be a de- notions or ideas-the credo of a phenomenal rise of Japan and that way because of circum- the firs~ .tim~ e~c~ of. the four This includes, of course, the mending a!ld somewhat tim:- liberal has gained clarity and .west Germany since the war, stances beyond their control. f:-aternlb;s IS Iiving m a sec- club~o?m at;d also an office for consummg- job. Hefa reSp?~SI- importance simply from its and the present economic boom Principles that become justifica- bon by 'itself, completely sep- adrninistratdve matters and fra- ble each eprmg- for orgamzmg sharp contrast with eonserva- in our own country-c-one of the tion of indifference are soph- arated from the rest of the men ternity files. Another room on the section, i.e. assigning sleep- tism. steadiest, longest, least infla- istries. ~i~~~\::Lr[~;'~~~lg~1:1l~!t:fi~~~Y~~~,~:~~:~;~:~:,~~:ij:!~~i~~:~~:l~t~~;~~~~2g~:~1f~'f~:~~~!r~~~~ri~~~::~1~t:~!~I:;~~~r;i~~!~~;glirkl~\:f~:fil~i of human values. But where tel', are so unyielding, inflexible, the newly-emerging nations . w,t be, r ': .: ~~~~~.~IA ~1r..FN"e.""I~ '-- the conservative considers free- nrtd dogmatic that they cannot That is the United States ~ ~ \~J~~~~'l~r V" pl' bl1,. .O,~ ~l OY' dom mainly in economic terms, accept these facts, preferring to should ;upply foreign medical techni- the liberal believes that rU tIo boom "artifi- present. c~ll "the logical, and polUi- financial, A . ,;1<,' ~re.. ~ . cal frcedom cO.mes above--and CI~1.. Conservatives seem un- aid not because the Communists ' 4 ..-. .-( __ Il'i~ht to speak, ~o write, t~ \~Ol'- the rel~tively .simple Keynesian ~:nt ~~~~. ~;te~,o but because it ~ ...-\ /,: - before--€conomlc freedom. The wlihng or unable to understand . d' 't t because we j ~,., ~Jt. ship. as an ath~lst o~' Chl'lsttan, econom;cs behmd planned budg- is right. The United States ~-____j~--"'''''--1I----'-~'''''------I-_J.~---,=---_..L!~~ I~~s~~~~i~t~t~nlt~: ~th~~~'eovi~~ et defiCits. shoul~ attempt to. de~onstrate e sti~o:;;~it h'::~!~~:,liz~;~~'rnity Z~~,::i~~m/~~~r~'!~PO~~ibil~~~ ~~~~si;~; :I~:~c~~!h tt: ~~~~~ r~::a~~~i;~S~~ t~em~\~~\;~fi~ I:iber~~:;ra~~;s St~~~ neces- !~~e It:f~:~e~;ml.l~i ~~~ ~tnrd members are concerned with that has been given them. The rules and has many dealings to ~pend and invest, to nego- sarlly advocate a strong central offer.s a better C~Olc: th.an Com- the success of their present Bachelors have made plans to with,the Dean's office as well as tiate contracts, all without re- government. Problems such as ~ulll~m or totahtal'lanIsm't.and plan because this is an .e>:peri- con~ert .the first floor. of their the now-famous maintenance striction. In its most extreme u!'baI?- .red~velopment, poverty, III thIS respect all o~r i a; I~n~ ment~1 year. The admllllstra- sectIOn IOtO a l'ecreatlon area. department. form, conservatism considers dlscrlmmatlOn, and over-crowd- a.nd movements, ,.bot 1 n er a j~Os~\!h:;~~i;c~s C~~i~IYc~~n~: ~h~eyo~~eori~~\~~ a~ova~~:~~tu~! s ul!~se et~eed~Tate~~~:t St~;~~~ ,;~~ed~~o:~:es r~g~~r: o~lur~~~~ ~~Iv:~h~~~'e C:~~~ti::I~ha:: t~: ~~~~~elv~~d bena;~~~:d b~ho~~~ over from dormitory life has on rules to combat one of tbe big- changes can'be expected? These less Social Darwinism. 'It is state level than at the Federal prlllcipies of democracy. discipline, .g.r~des, an~ use of ges,t pr?blems of fraternity life questions can only be answered grossly oversimplifying mat- lev~l; a~d some states, suc~ .as Goldwater's Sword coll~ge fa.cIhties. ~helr obsel'- whIch IS. to keep the pl~dges at a. I.ater date .. The fo1;'1'fra- tel's to say that conservatives Cahfornm, h~ve taken pOSItIVe Liberals are convinced that ;~!~~~~ ;;;In~e:=~mb~e e~~:ndfea; ~~or~n;a~~~gf:~w~~~~:~~~lC;~~ ~.~~~~~~ess~eeia:a~~~e~e~~lt~o!~~ ~~~I!n~i:r~i~~r~t~~ti~~~n~~~~ r:~s~ to u~~~r~~~':::te~~es~t:~.Osb~as. lon~ as a nuclear stalemate As is the case with anything Preachers are using one com- what limited by the facilities freedoms; it is more a matter states are m the. ,!,1~Ol'l.ty.eXists III the world, the struggle new, the fraternity members plete section and two floors of with which they are now al- of emphasis. But in a show-' Su:tes such us l\fISSISSIPPI~ betw.een democracy and com- did not unanimously choose to an adjacent one to house its lowed to work. Each group is down, as occurred in t-he public which spends les.s than half t~e m~~llsm cannot be won solely by participate. The Gamma Betes members. also responsible for the actions accommodations section of the amount spent III New y~.)lk n;'I~ta!'Y powe.r. ?nly by com- have seven members living in Rooms on some floors are of each of its members in the Tecent Civil Rights Bill, the State per student for ed~cahon, bmmg 1magmabve self-help rooms outside their section, used exclusively for studying section. The whole fraternity conservative clearly puts pl'Op- where the avel:age wage IS bare- program~ suc~. as the ~eace while the Bachelors have four, and othel's as sleeping qqarters. could be punished for allowing erty rights, an economic fl'ee- Iy above subslst 7 nce level, a~d Corps WIth mll~tary prepared- ~~c:~~~c~~~Siteesi,gt~:o ~~~b!~~ ~cUa~~~t ~~o~~: Cf~~l~~O~,~'~o~ ~:;u~~~~~r t~h~olaft~t:r:ch~~~ ~~:d:~forfero~m~~s~:f~:~~;onn~ ;:t~~e !~~e~;a~~;gmo;d:. ~teg;~~ ~~~~i~~n {~: ~~~~~ a~~;~S~:~ living outside of the designated the p'l'....ocessof being painted and volves around the expansion It is unfortunate tllat the prop- p?o~est state l.n. the nabon~ls come a Goldwater-like ga~l'ls~n sections. These members, how- converted into a lounge. An program, for it will bring new erty-oriented nature of con- d'~bnctly um~lllm~ to do any- state whose only power hes In ever, constitute only eleven (11) intercom system is to be in- dorms and possibly sections servatism serves the interests thmg about ItS pl.,g~t.. States the edge of the sword. per cent of the total number of stalled in the neal' future. The specifically designed for fra- of racists and bigots, for this such as 'Vest VlTgmla have The upcoming election has Greeks on campus. Making up Preachers hope that the use of ternity life. National fraterni- often detracts from the good made efforts to reduc~ po.ve~·ty, been called the most important part of this number are some of study hours will result in a ties are still another possibility. points of conservatism. but so far have met w'.th h~lllte~ election in this century. A re- ~~: ~!~~~on;}~~i~~~c;h~h!;ea~~ ~~!~rel~r:t~~~~~~c average for ~~;;r~ss s~i~~~~:~ n~~d~h~utfi;~~ From ~~eds!e~i~:~:!~Sconcepts ~~~~:~l~~~:m m::~~:;r~~t~; ~~~:~i~:rha~le~~~!e~!d ~~e~~:~~ responsible; since it makes their The Black and Whites have evaluation. of freedom the liberal and con- the Fed,eral g~Vernment ~v;th turing" a political party; per- and an electric Campus Comments ~~~~::r~:~~~ i~t!I:~~h:rhfr~:e:~ ~:::c:n: ~it~~:~~:~~o~~n~~s~f:~ ~~r;:!i~:ll:fil~~~~~::tcs d~~:\f~~ ~~~Pl~l~ae;lOc:;th~p:~~a~e:ln \Vi~h ~~hs e~h:breerf~t~c;!V~i~~0;7:n~a:; nity live outside the sections so of a refrigerator eral believes not in a ,Jplanned m~ny of socIety s contemporary determine how Senator Goldwa- th~h:h7rac~~n~:;ms~~:~e~as ~~o:ee.be!!ak~~~~~;uc~~k w~:~: Sound-Off- ;~~r~~::'ce~~~~~s~~~!'~'n::n:~~~ PloblemS~ocial Welfare ~~lYw\~~~S~~~eUt~I~~::i: h~~~o:f provided an excellent opportu- doubling up in rooms became Frat Sections tiOllS can and do stimulate eco- In the field of social welfare a major political party from ~~~ns~O\hc~:ai~v:t~'a:n:h:~~/e~ ~~~;::r~~eIT~~e ~~s~~:ant~~~ Frat~erni~y sections have bee~ ~~~se!.:~et~~~~s~~:s ss;gf~;n!s ~!~~~or~~ri~ee ~~~~riton~:U:~~ great deal of ingenuity on the ef section life is being isolated ~~~ra ~:~tic~~a~~:OS~a:e m~~!n The Voters Choice :~;1~~~:~;~r~0:~:et:uI:~~ l:z~~ !~~iti:;.cc~~;;}~r ~~e :;.~::~~ai~ ness, and ar<>'uein the tradition for every voter and • is essential Who'lJ be the next President Focus On Literature eno~gh. to evaluate the new sys- ~~eth~u~s~f!~d ~~at~illi:n~is ~~ ~~n!~~~l !~~W~~~;lh~:Js g~~~ ~;~l;;e ~~~s~~~~:: t~~~\h~O ;:~: that was te~:~:~~~e~:n~ensus Book Review: "One Hour" ~ratel mty ~tctlO;s we~e \~r~-minds now, but few people to- that this is nature's way of win- hunting, book burning Far . by Je~nnette O'L~ary terpreter for the motives of ;~~P~~~. w~ar~nof s:~i:m:UTP:~: ~~:st;~e:I~::s ~~\~7:;~erent the ~~~:~lt~~st v~~~v\:f:hm'ap~:a~~ ~~!~t th~se~'ns\e::~ }ibe::~~~ M1SSSmith us~s a dIrect. first each character and the plot. was to create a better. study at- Then, at the Constitutional to immutable principles like that it does in the rapidly person approach m .developlng a Actually the author strips the mosphere. The sections t>ave Convention, one hotly debated "individualism," "f r ee d 0 m," changing world of the present. ~~~ta\\~~~~~~o~:U:r~ llSht;ea~~:~~ ~:~~ ~ha:~c:I?!~~~n;:rs t~~th~ ~:~~hahr~u~~fof:c:~ tZ-~~I';:~~~~~~oe:t\;as~~~;u~~ \~~eha;~e~ ======-=~====,."",=,=",===::",= phshes thiS by plunglllg the psychological gUllt whlch he re- degl ees. . gates feared that one Chief ~ ,II 1.. IJ II Jj~n,.rl.r ll"LO..nLt reader into the mind of one fuses to acknowledge, Thus in QUiet of Morgue Executive would have too many vDliOP/,;g 1'011 .,...,1(,. II ..:,'11 ~::i~st ~ ~~u~{e~:\a~~~~~~d ~:~~~~~til~1stbo~v~b~~~:~g~uhr~~~sec~fo~~'~~o~~~: f:~~mat~~:r~e~;, ~~~~c~:v~~'e:e:ot~:ee~m~~ct:~;~ by Slum-iel Mattingly, of t\~o ~vils'::T~n t~e. wo~dsbof ~~t:r~r;:r:~~ ;~0~e~n~~1~, i~h~~: ~~~c~Ui~;~O !~ao~'be~at~u:~S:rei~ du,~'~o~'t~~e sp~~~~edti~~;:;'s. said ~~~vei1~o;fm~~!eeLe~SI~~~:~~.out B:;h~~~du~~~~ 21;~C~ t~l~c~~~~ ~\~~e~u~I~~~nk a~dcao~~~c~~ot~~ ve~led in a lov.e crisis or mal- f~'ing himself. The. basic .un- Fl'nnk .Ri~eh.?rt, "it's posslble-.to B~~ supporters of a one-man Some 7~ per cent of the. West- Neither Qualified adJustment whIch reverberates d~l'tow of the book IS unveiled study III the dorm WIthout diS executive won out mainly be- ern l'Ifalyland students d,ld cast Still others -lamented that from the charge of ei~ht. year in a single passage. Landrum tractions." cause everyone w~s sure that a t?tal ~4a ballots of whIch 35~ "neither is qualified," the cand~- old Susan Newell. ThIS lmag- says "... I've thought plenty The Bachelors have not found George Washington~whom all wele fOI Johnson, .142 for Gold dates "should be of higher cah- inative ~nd n:'isunderstood ~h.ild about things ... it seems to me it necessary to have" enforced the delegates knew and trusted w~~er,. 28 undeCIded and 16 bel'," and "it is sad that there who cant gam love recognItIOn the trouble_-is that nearly every- study hours because everyone -would get the job, wllte.ms. has to be of the lesser of two :~:~:~:r ~r~a~~~~~~n~tt:Cki:~ ~ood:e;;~~l~s m~re fidnet:~~e~~~~ ~~~etCdO~~~~e~heinea~~in::~~:~; no~~~~'~u~rfi~:ej~\~~~dd~~~ haTth~~:~~~d:;t~~~; ~~as~rs:;~ ~~~~si.~stead of the better of two ~;:e~~io~~ ~~a~:;~.ed store with ~~e/ a~.~;al sleepwalker than wi~~~l: ~;~~~h~o;~·~~o.ught th.eir ~~~rOfd~;.m ~~~ld ~~n anineig~~ ~~~~~I~~~~~~.onSt~~~~tho~~~~~!~"T~!h;:sue~o~I~~a;;;;us!~~'\u?,~~~ F1ashback T 'I Sf section had been lax In keepmg White House is' Head of State wele VOIced, true. On'~Lballot opponents spend most of their The repercussions begin al- owns nne~ h ress noise down, but, as Joe Giardina the nati_on's Chief ceremonial bore the message, yndon time knocking each other"; and most immediately thrusting the .Thu~ a ~wn whlc cannot ad~ said, "Thi~ problem is ex,?ec~d officer; Cbief Diplomat; Com- ~ "the campaign is below natur~." readlOr through the use of a mlts ItS. m~er .stres~ dem~n to be aIJevlRted once pledgmg IS mander-in-Chief of the armed ' There were some positve OPIn- flashback technique into the ~trates .Its Inhelent It;SeCUl'lty over." forces' Chief Legislative Policy- ' . ions. "PI' es id e n t Johnson's skeletons of each character's In a cham of hate ;angJ~J fro~ Brotherly Consideration Maker'; and Chief Executive, .\' .I leadership ability is like that of emotional cabinet. Although phone. th~eats an t mUIt er t~ The proximity of fraternity boss of all Federal employees. . " Kennedy, however he can work the characters themselves do not ~hanllln.g s s~pp~~ ers 0 d,e. brothers is also proving a bene- What can you do in this PTes- .. . . '.~ '. - with people better." Several reveal their motives for turning 1estructlOn .o't eY ~cc~~:h' s fit. The boys tend to be more idential year? ~. felt Goldwater represents the a dou?tful accusation. into tl~6e ::!h~~gm ~iolen~e "~i~~ considerate of their bro~hers, As part of their nation-\~ide .. ' _ ~ true interests of the people. :i~~~~~~nalt!:~~:~ilim~an~~~u!~ Sm.ith. introd~ces delic~te sym- ~i:~n;o;;o~~~tt~~; ~~eO~~c~l~~~~;t:t ;~:ve~~;s vIa::~raC;c~P~~~~ z,.-; •.. ~;.o ~ ...." • • Other Suggestions a stage manager archetype, dis- bohc mterlud.es., For .1l~S~anC~,together, "e s p e cia II y the paies list this five-point pro- .~,__ ~ ~ . ':'•• ijE\:: ~', Twelve. ballots suggested oth- f~;n~nt~:r~~.ses for the seeth- ~e:~:e~e~hi~n~lId!s~r~~~i~~I:~Yh~:ple;~:s'~iggest objection came gr~~~n01l) the candidates and Whether you favor the donkey ~:erec~~~'~~i~s·fo:;.c;:;race~h:~: It appears that this one hour artistic hands----:-thlll, shapely, from one frat concerning "ad- the issues. o.r.the elel!hant, don't be a .po_ fo~' Robert Kennedy, two for cannot be isolated. in time. It ~~ee~a~~\a~~!d~~gpa~~;tt t~~as~:mi2istrativ~ .roadblocks." . 2; EnT~U in a par!y and vo~e l~t~ca:o~~tr~:~dIr:t~h~o:a~~lc~i ~~~~~fe~I~~e~~~e:o~0~01~~na;~ ;~~~th~~~:~~t:;~I~~~:~li~r ~~~ This isolated description touc~- gra;;e~te:~:t~~to~~~ey ~~~m~~:~ ~h~;! r:'h~7 ~~ect;;e~!~~[a~ election time, get out and vote! Gillespie, ;ne for Max Lerner, stance, the homosexual back- es upon ~nother of th? nov~l s them. It is not the exercise in nominees begins. Johnson (If Goldwater wins, one for Scranton, and one for ground of a vestryman which p~~ho~o!p~al rep~r~~sslOn~~ o~ responsibility it was supposed 3. Make a contribution of I'll move to Canada)." Another EUJen~ v. Debb; .. t· 'th ~~~~sate~e~\;n~i::ma:~d Ch~~~ :a?~e ch~;~~fero::ds e h~~ I~~vanto be," ll:;;:'o~~t:;;r:ck':icklein. ::;:i;~ y~~~~~~% oxot ~~: ~~~I~'"'i~~d\;~!~:, ~~~:st~a~~ el.e.c:io~~s6~~::rt~c~~Sl,n:6~~ver: strain of the Newell's malad- POInt of lllner st e gth. Other fraternities felt they candidate you favor~your do- who chose one candidate out of gnls, and 12 were members of justed marriage caused by the Not Pedantic had sufficient independence from nation and those of thousands pure aversion to the other and the faculty. . aurora of sexual fear. This I,me The novel, itself, is filled with the administration, but several of other private citizens can not for any positive motive. So~e of the dissatIsfied. felt hour is designated to trigger a literary refeTences yet managed men mentioned that some antici- keep your candidate free from Johnson, Socialism a thad party and candldate holocaust of irrational persecu- to escape the pedantic rant. pated privileges had been ve- financial obligation to special- "If Johnson is elected, we'll should appear. . tion. Yet by use of short sen- toed, specifically "open-house interest groups. be one step closer to Socialism," Apparently that thll'd.pers?n Characters Symbolic tence structure in dialogue, the dorms." 4. Be a "campaign committee said a Goldwater advocate. "If has ent~red the presldentlRl It is possible to assign to her action proceeds rapidly while "There haven't been too many of one"-talk up your candidate a good Republican were run- race. HIS face and. platfo~m characters a specific statuatory allowing the inquiring reade:" gripes about this, though. Well, to your family, friends and co- ning, I'd vote for him." "Gold- can b~ seen on promment dls- role in the novel. Dr. Chan- time for speculation. This spec- no more than you would expect workers, and remind them to water in '64~war in '65." "I play III the dorms-Alfred E. !ling, the accused, represents be- ulation, in turn, is guided by at not being able to have girls vote. . don't like Goldwater's vote on ,';l'euman of the l\~AD party. Hef in the rational man through groping with Mr. Landrum in your room!" stated one anon- 5, Finally, don't YOU fad to civil rights, nuclear test ban; What Me Worry? science. Grace, his wife, repre- through the chaotic gymnastics ymous frat member. vote. dislike the idea of giving' nu- At any rate, "\Vhat Me sents a cultural apex through of each character's fears. In On the whole, the opinion is Remember, when you go to clear power to NATO." These Worry" is not the motto of the her art and dance. Dave Lan- all, Miss Smith has written a that fraternity sections are suc- the polls this November, you'll were typical of several Johnson majority tbe Western Maryland drum, the connecting link, in turbulent novel that involves the cessful and "hold much promise be an employer choosing the voters. students, The Galloping Poll turn represents religion~the reader 3 dimensionally with a for future development to cre- best man to handle one of the Still more students feel both has proved that students are importance of faith in man. As framework of astute character- ate closer. more unified frater- worid's toughest jobs-Presi- candidates are bad and the vot- concerned about the outcome, sucb, Mr. Landrum serves as in- ization. nities." dent of the United States. el' is forced to "choose the lesser whatever it may be.