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_Thunday Oct. 10 1974 Gold Bug Page 2 Art club needs bodies---- Striving for its best year ever, the Art Club has to let their imaginations run wild. I t means ac- sponsored a gruelling. and ghouly spectacular already gotten into full swing this fall. A meeting tivities involving the school, the students and the hosting such fames celebrities as Frankenstein, was held October 2 for all those interested in community; it sponsers money-raising projects, Dracula, Pumpkin Princess, Haunch Juck, Master joining. and above all else it is fun and good times. Demetrios, and many more. The Haunted House is But just what kinds of projects does the Art Club Already on the agenda this year are such projects created and run by students in the Art Club plus any do? This is what the students need to answer. The as the Haunted House, SMARTS: Saturday Mor- other interested "body": The House is open on Art Club can't do anything without members. Only ning Arts, gallery shows, student workshops, and Halloween Night (Oct. 31) and all are welcome to a handful of students showed up at the last meeting. ' various job opportunities. share their scare. The Hinge kids have made it Students don't need artistic talent as such to join. The big project for October is the annual Haunted there and so should everyone (in fact one girl left The Art Club is a group of interested students eager House. For the past two y~rs. th~ Art Club has her shoes as a souvenier). Anyone interested. in helping this years' Haunted House is welcome and Relayupdates----- all suggestions are appreciated. At the end of the year there's a picnic; steak and beer out at Roy's cabin. The more students involved Volunteer placements tnrougn KELAY are to be USedto buy gifts for children in various state the more money, and the more fun. How can anyone progressing. At least three students are doing their' institutions. Henryton Hospital Center is asking for pass up such an opportunity? Social Work Field Project at the Department of both gifts and/ or money for gifts to be given to its Anyone who couldn't attend yesterday's meeting, Juvenile Services. These are Debbie Melvin, Sandy population of retarded adults. please contact Roy Fender in the Art Department, Vleck, and Sue Domeier. Robin Caudill (znd floor RELAY has some other projects in the for- or Lynn Harrison in McDaniel, Room- 225, X318 or Blanche) is the contact person for anyone wishing. mulation stage. If you're interested in doing some write Box 527 for suggestions and ideas. to do volunteer intake in the emergency room at . volunteer work of any kind, RELAY can probably Carroll County General Hospial. Ricki Jordon (4th find the job to suit you. Check in the office in the What art show? floor McDaniel) has set up a Senior Citizen visiting basement of McDaniel, 1-4 p.m. Monday - Friday. project through RELAY. - have spent a semester away from WMC in the hills Alumni art show two students RELAY has also contacted who I t seems a little early for thinking about Christmas, but two organizations have already program. The two students will be chatting with all lacks publicity of Kentucky. This is an approved 'exchange type' contacted RELAY for its assistance in helping to make Christmas happy for residents of Maryland interested people on Monday October 14, 1974, at Institutions. Maryland Churches United has asked 8:00 in the Earp Seminar Room. Please circle the Anyone interested. in seeing what an ex-Hill Art RELAY to tIJ: to collect money from WMe students date, then come! major is capable of concocting would do well to take a walk down to the Alumni Art Show in Gallery One WMC-rich in I.V. fellowship at the Fine Arts Building anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ttu:ough HomeComing on Saturday. In its second year, the Alumni Art Show is open to "Don't Call Me, God, I'll Call You," was the well was given the opportunity to sign-up for an action students, faculty, and community, and, if all goes attended special feature movie shown at the group or grow group. as hoped by Roy Fender, Associate Professor of Art October z.Irh-r-Varsity meeting, in Big Baker An action group consists of 4-8 Christians who and the program's promoter, attendance will pick basement. share together in fellowship, glorification of God, up over last year's 300-odd patrons. Exhibits both The motion picture dealt with the trials of a young and talking-out issues or problems, with an effort to years have been open to all artistic media including man, concerning his future and God's Will for his spread the Gospel to others. The Holy Spirit con- water-colors, oils, silkscreen, weaving, sculpture, life. His family and firends pressured him to trols and guides these efforts. On the other hand, ceramics, etc. become a minister, although he felt that his calling grow groups are for those who cannot commit as The Show has experienced problems getting was elsewhere. In the end, he finn ally comes face- much of their lives as those in action groups. contributions this year and Professor Fender at- to-face with God and other people; but the final LV. meetings are held every other Wednesday tributes this to a lack of coverage by the various ending is left for the individual to determine. evening at 7:00 p.m. in Big Baker basement. The campus media, particularly in Alumni Office After the movie, the large group divided into programs contain singing, sharing, and teaching, literature. He feels not enough was said before or smaller groups where each member sought to though no two of them are alike. The next meeting after last year's exhibit or leading up to the present answer the serious questions posed by the film. is scheduled for October Hi. All are invited to at- show and that this lack of publicity has tended to When the discussion period was over, each member tend! discredity the show in the eyes 9f the contributors. Having to pay shipping to and from the exhibit Fender requires time and money ar.; Professor Voicebox feels that the contributors are due more recognition. Professor Fender views optimistically the cultural effects of such an exhibit, however, saying Dear Editor "Watergate Mess" (Gold Bug, 26 September). that the experience of seeing various art forms It has not been my wont for several years to take Poetic justice in Mr. Nixon's case came not through would help give insight to those holding a narrow exception to comments in 'the Gold Bug, but I feel the "abuse of power," as you reported, but in view of what is "art", regardless of whether the obligated to supply a gentle corrective to your bugging. himself successfully whereas the at- reaction IS positive or negative. coverage of the faculty panel's discussion of the tempted bugging of the Watergate complex, which More "generally, Professor Fender feels the about his downfall, brought subsequently was --? _J unsuccessful. I do recall, during the discussion, Gallery can be artistically enlightening year-round, having held a Congress that is derelict in its duty as equally culpable if indeed there has been excessive saying "the Gallery's here and it's for the students, faculty, and the community alike. We try to bring in abuse of power within the context of Washington outside artists and it would be well worth someone's events of the last several decades. Abuse of power time to see what we have to offer." is a concept, I suspect, as nebulous as the minds of most of the politicians who see fit to discuss it. . I submit this only to protect myself some twenty- the Eold Bug five years hence when, after forty years of grading freshman themes I feel qualified upon retirement from teaching to run for the office of President of Editor..jn-Chi.f Cindy O'Neal Ithe World, a not-yet-born Segretti might sort. through moldy old issues of the Gold Bug to find Aaocilb Editor Gerry Philips BIron Tavie, material to compromise my then-flourishing Photography Editor candidacy. Adv .. tising MIl...,. Cordially, StIff: Roberta Tall Wayne Simoneau Ray Stevens Julie rAllI*, Lori Grimn Jilek rrCev. Bill VoenNln Bob Toner Debbie Robinson Bob Dean Mark Katz Keith Appler Help wanted: evenings Ben Lowe lynn Harrison sUe O~rl vie wartress- 21 years of age or older Published by end for the students of Western Merylend Buugirt . 18 years of age or older College. Th. opini"..,. "PI_" in thi. publteetion do not necceuerily reflect: thC*t ohhe edministration. 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