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PAGE 2 THE GOLD BUG OCTOBER 20. 1967 Communicate and Move On Letters It is ironical perhaps, that in celebrating Western Mary- To the Editor: May I refertotheintervlewre- land's lOOth year, the "Gold Bug" has changed its roremat corded In the GOLD BUG, issue entirely. Some might prefer' a year of stories and articles on of the October 16th between your the history of the College, printed on the old presses, and staff with the undersigned and his sent to all alumni. The Gold Bug staff, while realizing the colleague. It Is regretted that value of the past, has decided to try something new, some- some of the views presented are thing that will make the present more enjoyable and perhaps not genuine, and rather than cause enhance the future. further embarrassment either to Americans, the Collegeortous,1 The Gold Bug, did not change overnight. The tabloid have certain points to clarify. that you are reading is the product of many hours of labor First, though American de- on the part of many staff members, It is also the product of grees are not officially recogni- many hours of planning, hustling the interest, getting the zed by the Malaysian Govern- dough, and reasoning things out. Thus it is with any posi- ment ,inpracticethlsisnottrue. In fact, some of our personnel tive measure of change, both in governmental and indust- In the past, all human components of WMC-·students, rial fields are American-trained of Information and administration, and racuny-nave complained about the lack Our minister was an American Broadcasting of communication on the Hill. Admittedly, in any type of graduate: \Vecameherenot,as organization, there is always a hang-up in communications. is reported, to gain just an ex- This arises from the complexity of the organization. How- perience but with a definite pur- ever, in the past two weeks, many channels of conmuruca- pose: to prepare ourselves for the tion have been opened or reopened. Perhaps those who Increasingly demanding situation, spend their time crying for communication should, instead, both SOcially and economically, 'or be communicating. Where Do We Go From Here? our country. We, then, who shall, When communication becomes a by-word on the Hill, we hope, be the proud product of positive change will not be so long in the making. But first by Don Elmes WMC,wlll have the duty to prove that whatsoever ecademtc exper , must come the communication. Ih an attempt to better serve Well, at last we have a start. ursewhenmeasurespassedinthe tence we shall gain, Is after alia the College community, members of the Gold Bug staff and For several years we've been Women's ccuncn, Men's Council. worth-while pursuit. officers of the SGA plan to meet bi-weekly with Dean Rob- trying to close the gap between etc, are vetoed by higher-ups. Second, thefirstparagraphmi- (3) A definite percentage of stu- inson and President Ensor. The SGA will issue white pap- the administration and students. dents oncampuswanttobespoon- ghthave given an Invalid compar- ers. The Student Life Council, composed of students, Andthecommunicationassembly fedinterms or wtiat activities th- ison between American and Idea may prove to be the answer. faculty, and admimstranon. will meet once a month to dis- Whether or not these assemblies ey should attend. For them, the Malaysian universititesand, of cuss and work out any issues which might affect students. wtu tnsttgate the changes, stud- comment "Recommended " or course, a foolish deduction, The factor Is the The most impressive new form of communication, the most ents can discuss their problems "Not Recommended" would be only determining The faculty ,the product--you. effective because of its lack of beaurocracy, is the bi- directly with the administration appropiate with the descriptions students, and the administration monthly assembly and talk-back with Dr. Ensor, Dean Rob- and this, of course, is something of chapel and assembly speakers. are the elementsthatwlllmoldus inson, and Cary Wolfson, If one fails to communicate new, Unfortunately, tna assemb- Another percentage of students Into products of unchallengable through these channels, one is not trying. Iy last week was poor because complain about the lack of suff- value, icient" advertising of college ev- These opportunities are ours to take advantage of. The many students came with uie att- entsregardlessofthefactthat Finally, it should be pointed Gold Bug pas chosen to step out of the quagmire, step up itude of defying tha aumtntstra- events are announced in the din- out thatweare'surprised'rather tlon rather thanreasonlngwithit. its schedule, and communicate. After listening to the pros ing hall, in the GOLD BUG, on than 'disappointed'toflndno hip- pies In this College,slncewewe- and cons, we will examine them, weigh them, throw out the This was evident from the num- the dorm bulletin boards, and re somewhat misled by certain bull, and move on. erous asstnine remarks students on the dining hati bunettn toar-ds, American periodicals. made. The assembly was poor Obviously, the students in these Lamsah, M. S. B. Walt Michael In another respect because there two categories exhibit more than TotheE:d~ Bdrtor-tn-chter was not enough time to thoroug- the apathetic attitude described Dear Dr. Ensor, w,.-discusstheproblemsraised, In the last GOLD BUG. What th- I know you'll read this because not to mention the problems that ey exhibit might be more accur- you always read everythlnglnthe Hundred-Year Heritage were not raised. atelytermedlaziness. GOLD BUG. Hopefully, the next assembly (4) There is no logical reason why First I would like to propose What on earth should the College Centennial, celebrated in 1967- will be a little better. there should not be at least one that the committee Umltthe sp- At any rate, a number of con- 68, mean to the student on campus in 1967·68? This Is the question cluslons can be drawn from this semester In which voluntaryatt- eakers they bring here by getting that began rolling around In my mind when asked by the Editor first assembly and some of them endence at events is tried. Ev- only top speakers. Havlngfour to write something on this occasion for The Gold Bug. It would be are not too gratifying: ery one has assumed that atten- good speakers a semester would Intere~ing to get some candid answers to this question from stu- dence under a voluntary system be prefer-able to wastlngtlme and dents, Possibly some would say, "I coUldn't care less. The Col- would rapidly diminish, and this money on useless guests. lege Is 100 years old - so what? I'm here for four years and I (I) The administration is not a assumption has never been pro- Seccndlyc have the cards tur nad don't care what some old rossns did way back in the 1860·s." bunch of power seekers trying to ved. in at the beginning so that i! the Another might say, "Anything for a ceteoranom Regardless of run our lives but rather a group (5) After the freshman year, man- program Is not to our liking, we what's being celebrated, It will break the monotony of campus of people trying to give us as datoryattendence at events is can show how cultural we really routine. I'm all for it - bigger and better ceieurattons.' broad and Jiberal an education as foolish because the system def- are by walking out In the middle It seems to me, however, that most students will sense some- possible. This point is conttnu , eatsltself. Students can receive just as you and Dean Laidlaw did thing more significant than the above two answers would Indicate, ally overlooked in student dis- as warnings for their last six se- during the electronic music con- Of course, 100 years Is simply a man-made measurement, but as cussions, Granted, the admin- mesters and never worry because cert! lsit that age rnakes you rno-, istration is limited in many ways creatures of time we must measure It by years, decades and cen- and makes numerous mistakes the warnings are not included in re cultured or just social posit- turles rememtertng always the Insight of the Psalmist, "A thou- but this only points to the fact their permanent records. Per- Ion? We mustgoandstaY,butare sand years In thy sight are but as yesterday when It is past, as a haps mandatory attendance Should you exempt? Maybe you are right watch in the night." In comparison to the ages of history, a cen. that (2) more students should be be enforced in the freshman year in leaving a program you, dislike tury Is a very short time; but in comparison to a man's life span, involved in administration act- but not the rearter-, now just give us the same right! should have a it Is a very long time. Measured then by human standards we are ivities--students and cur-rtcutum Elaine Mentzer '69 say In professor standing, r believe, at a significant juncture In the life of this evaluations, students should help institution. By the alchemy of time, I happen to be President at decide what are "cultural even- THE GOLD BUG this juncture, and by the same alchemy you happen to be students or faculty at this juncture. We are here by accident, fate, divine ts" .and what are not, students Official student newspaper of Western Maryland College, provtdenee or any other explanation you may care to make, but should have some form of recc- published bi-weekly on Friday from September through May. the fact remains that at the turnofWMC's century we are all prt- Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Westminster, Maryland 21157, under Act of March 3, 1879. Vileged to be a part of our college. The GOLD BUG has made the Simply to saywe are grateful Is trite and almost meaningless un- changeover to offset printing only less from this vantage point of the centurvwe convert our gratitude through the diUgence of the many into action as we look In the other etrecuon-crorward. Doesn't this people behind the scenes. The responsibility rest largely with the faculty and administration as Editor·in-Chief and Managing they plan and Implement now and In the years Immediately ahead? Editor would like to express their Yes, to a great extend that ts our job, but you students also have a appreciation to all who were In- great responsibility In adequately expressing your gratltudetothe strumental In the changeover. past. First, by takingfUlladvantageofaUthe educational, cultural, and soelal opportunities of which you are the inheritors. Second, An eager bunch of freshmen most of you within the next tour years will become alumni, and have been extremely heipful.ltis many of you will continue In that role, beUeve it or not, for half a hoped that their enthUSiasm will century or more. It woUldbe difficult to measure the results of the not wear down Into an "I hate this tremendous contrlbutlo~ and slgnlflca.nt influences of WMC's f place" attitude. The GOLD BUG alumni during the last 100 years. What sort of an alumnus or sHU needs help In the form of peo- alumna. will you be during a major part of this nezt century? Your ple who are willing to contribute Alma Mater will be looking to you Inthe future as It has looked to any talent they possess Four your predecessors In the past. years Is a long time unless fOU Lowell S. Ensor, are happy. President