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PAGE FOUR . THE GOLO BUG FEBRUARY 21, 1!11Z Van Der Voort is poetical paradox We have. Nei I You~a~ . f\Jew r.,p J a101f9 wirh Jimi He.r1~ri)( 'flew l' by Cathy Nelson B B Kirltj j (!anned Hea1j "writer-in-Residence" for this semester, is a it of Richard Lee Van Der Voort, Western Maryland's _ a paradox. plus a bu"~ more . Foremost, there is te poet. Dick makes no bones he that new o"es, Br-i"1_-HI;s about the fact loves teaching adores poetry un- conditionally, it, writing it, and melding himself with it on a number of levels. ae.! itl , S'lve ~1~on comes "when I can insoire people to write ...to sense of accomplishment Saying that his greatest ft,e ~cDwl LP y~u buy, '* that he feels poetry deals the most profoundly with become enthusastic about poetry,' Dif!~also added (Good MDII.) Tues, J.-1AJeJ'l 0"(';) human emotions. The deepest form of the com- munications of poetry is done almost intangibly; "no one knows how it is transmitted," says Dick. "The thing that would come closest to it is pure music." However deep his own transmission of poetry 'may be, it is evidently sufficiently surfaced enough to allow for publication; Dick has been rather widely published, and, one would suppose, read. Over 80 of his poems and several short stories have A Iso all Jeans tUlly ~5 acceptances in Small Pond Review, Wisconsin appeared in about 40 magazines, including recent Review, and Grande Ronde Review. He also has (!'ordu"oys ~ -PRICe. edited "a small fugitive poetry magazine" wor-d '70 as "an inex- and Word '71, which he describes £verythit', is pensive way of circulating new poetry quickly." The other side, and perhaps the more compelli.ng reJuaeol ! side of Dick Van Der Voort, deals not so much With the poet as with the psychology of the man himself. He says, "I fancy myself a kind of talent scout." Coming from a man whose overall bearing is somewhat unobtrusive, this is rather difficult to swallow until he explains, "I like to take a person on and develop them ...particularly if the person himself doesn't realize he has talent." This somewhat Zigfieldian philosophy rings true with Van Der Voort: "no one knows how Dick, for his is the sort of compassion based on it's transmitted" personal experience. In fact, he lists as one of the singlemost important events in his life a time in eleventh grade when a teacher picked him out to publication. It is an ambitiously hand-crafted novel playa large role in "Our Town, t' and the following dealing with a youthful' poet--middle-aged year, the role of Mr. Antrobus in "The Skin t;>fOur patroness relationship. A second novel, Charles, A Teeth." For, says Dick, the gestures gave him the Novel in Mind Letters, which he feels is even self-confidence he needed to prove that "I was as more ambitious than the first, is making the rounds good as anyone else, that I, in fact, had it." It stuck. of publishers. A third novel is in progress. Dick will be teaching seminars, giving readings, Not a prominent side, but one by no means to be and breathing poetry if you're interested. If you ignored," is Van Der Voort the novelist. His first need to be discovered, he may be just the man novel, Very Young Like Me, is currently awaiting you're looking for. To vote or not to vote...? by Debbie Day Dr. Robert Hartman and Dean Mowbray are concerned with the red tape surrounding the the right to attorney, witnesses, and personal ap- registration of students to vote in Westminster. pearances in court as making it much easier tora As matters stand now, WMC students are not young man to have a say in what the military decides properly represented. The technicality of the law to do with- him--but the right to vote is a direct makes it difficult for out-of-county and out-of-state Knowledge as to how the world r-eally operates. Aside from seeing the money and manpower put students to register to vote in Westminster. In order into a political campaign, the .student will be forced GIRLS some proof of legal residence in Carroll County, to think WHY he lent support to a particular can- students would need to secure voting privileges, didate. such as ownership of property. This is highly im- wm the student vote pull any weight in the up- ...ARE YOU LOOKING FOR' probable in the case of the college student. Out-of- coming presidential electtontvtt's tooear_ly.t~ t~ll," state students have enough trouble just getting A SUMMER COUNSELOR I POSITION? Dr. Hartman says. "Liberal and conservative lines Applicants are now being considered for the 1972' their car into the state-they must pay for license have changed. Students are asking questions today camo season, Must be able to teach one of the plates and a 4% tax. Even if students received the following: Piano Accompanist, Archery. 'Tennis, privilege of an absentee ballot to enable them to that no one ever asked before." He refers to one of TralllPoline, Ch_~e~leading. ~iflery, Scouting,: . vote locally, they would have to be registered in his own experiences at Oberlin College to illustrate Nature Study. A.R.C.,Swimming Instructor or' their own home towns. his point. A _mock election was held .. 0'1 lakefront Instructor. Since WMC students are only in-the area for four campus which would supposedly reflect tfie oprmcn Write Camp Director, 2409 ShelJeydale Drive,] years, Dr. Hartman feels that it is impractical for of the population at large. Considered to be a liberal Baltimore, Maryland 21209 them to vote in local elections. Unless a student has college, Oberlin went Republican to everyone's surprise. _ special ties or interests in Westminster,' he or she The student vote may oe divided in '72, but only if has no reason to be concerned about what happens students care enough to get out and register. in the-area. But Dr. Hartman points out that on the other hand, students spend a lot of money locally, means of influencing government action. CARROLL COUNTY received voting privileges. "Eighteen is th~ age and better informed, having been exposed to greatly helping the economy. Dr. Hartman feels that students today are more He thinks that "It's about time," that students current events earlier in life and also realizlna that EARPET when a young person is expected. to go out ~n t~e IS the world situation directly affects their lives. There will be some young people not well enough world, take a job, and support himself .. Voting informed to vote intelligently in upcoming elec- of this sudden .ta~mg on of certainly a part responsibility." Dr. Hartman also indicates that Rugs and Rug Remnants \ eighteen is the age when a young man is required to tions, he admits, but then there are ~any adults who fall into the same category. He points out that Carroll Plaza Shopping Center: register for the draft. Being a ~aft counselor on even if a- student goes out and __campaigns, for a Westminster, Maryland 21157; campus himself, 01'. Hartman CItes reduc_ed draf~ candidate without being serious in his or her measures, new draft curriculums in schools, and commitments, he or she will' gain ,a weal~h _of