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In this issue: Campus Social Ufe Changes Convocation News Letters Volume 52 Number 8 Thursday, Sept. 26 Sports How many kegs did they have last !anuary ? Sue Ogilvie. "No parties?" "Fraternity system 'abolished?" in.Englar which is currently. being used for storage, "Clubrooms locked?" "Only open parties in the available for parties by the end of the semester. two of them. Suggestions have been made to the Grille?" "No more beer on campus?" Foreboding WMChas inadequate facilities for parties, and until Dean for allowing one fraternity to have a party rumors such as these had a vast circulation plans for a new student union get under way, it will each week. This way, each frat could have one week-day party a month, and on a night when there among Western Maryland students this summer. It just have to be worked around. Section parties or would be no other conflicting parties. The sugges- seemed as if returning to The Hill wou1d just not be any residence hall parties may be held on the tion is still up in the air. worth the trip without those Monday, Tuesday, weekends. There must be a person in charge to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday night see that there is no destruction and that the room Aside from the fraternity system, the Dean hopes parties. But now that we're back, and almost set- is cleaned up. to have more events oriented towards the entire tled from summer excursions, we find those The Dean specifically said that he is not trying to ominous reports from the Office of the Dean were do away with fraternities. "I think they are needed student body. Suggestions have been made for slightly exaggerated and it seems as if we might on this campus, although I was disappointed in different activities to be held in the Grille each survive after all. some of their behavior last year." He thinks that week. Binge-n Beer, coffeehouses, exhibitions by special clubs or courses have been suggested. In the There are still parties on this campus, frater- there is a responsible group of officers in the nities are very much alive, and beer is as legal and fraternity system this year, and relations on the past "events in the Grille" have not been terribly with but and successful, organization better as .available as it ever was. Dean Mowbray has quad seem to be a 100%improved over the past. publicity, they could work. cracked down on the number of open parties and on On the other side of the fence, the majority of their rowdiness, but he by no means has tried to fraternity members go along with the Dean's new So, all in all, things aren't so much different from eliminate them. Last year there was no regulation rulings, yet there is a general complaint that it is last year. If the freshmen are bored, it's just from as to how many parties could be held and con- harder to meet freshmen and transfer students. the upper classmen telling them about that legend- sequently grade point averages dropped, and social When the only open fraternity parties are on ary year for parties - 1974- so how many kegs did awareness of how many beers could be chugged in weekends, it seems all the frats will have parties on the time it took to playa single by the Beach Boys the same night, and people can only get to one or the Bachelors have last Jan. term, was it close to increased. 1,OOO? The Dean says tbathe has a goal to achieve, which is making sure that Western Maryland College is primarily an academic institution providing for the increasing adult education of its students. To achieve this goal, the Dean would indeed eliminate all parties if necessary, but he realizes that a Nutritious meal, under proposal relaxed social atmosphere is needed on a college campus, and as adults, the students should be able to handle both the academic and the social aspects of an education. The situation got out of hand last year.with much Cindy O'Neal destruction of property,. ill feelings between fraternities, and many complaints from students "Liberal learning has always been a "Moveable own discipline into another field of study. who were time and again interupted from ·their Feast" ...Furthermore, the feast is fun for those Dr. John also discussed other possible changes in who were time and again interrupted from their who enjoy this type of fare and the company around requirements. In science he suggests that lab be table." The table is WMC. The feast· this particular plaining students constituted a minority said the is soon to become even- more sumptuous as Dr. made optional and although he feels most students Dean, they were the important minority because John's present proposals for more freedom' in would continue to take the lab, a lecture- fellow students were inconsiderately keeping them learning are accepted. demonstration course should be added. As far as from achieving their academic goal. The Dean foreign language is concerned, he feels that it wants students to be adult and responsible enough should be removed as a lower division liberal arts to avoid these ill feelings and until it is proved that In his fall convocation speech, a "Moveable requirement and instead should be left up to each they can handle the two situations at once, there Feast". Dr. John outlines several of his ideas. First separate department. He feels phys ed should be have been some restrictions put on the number of he su~ests that the traditional freshman English made elective, but recognizing the often overlooked need for such activity, Dr. John proposes giving parties in order to regain a bit of sanity on this ~~~~~d campus. ~~ll~/s~~fd~s~~~ee t~f~h:~t~~~;tl:s credit for up to six of the one-hour courses over the four-year period. his basic skills in high school. For those who need The "party system", as it stands now, is as remedial assistance, a learning skills laboratory All of these new suggestions have been .proved follows: There may still be parties during the week, will be available (at no credit). Students may successful at others of the best colleges. In cases but they may not be held in any residence halls, choose to use it or may be assigned to it for various where a lack of requirement of certain courses may including fraternity clubrooms. By parties it is lengths of time by any professor who feels there is a meant a large gathering wth one or more kegs of need. In place of English comp., Dr. John suggests seem to threaten a department, it actually with a fiber of wholly the department beer, not some friends sitting in a room drinking a a core course along the lines of Interdisciplinary strengthens students and a fresh atmosphere. Dr. interested few beers. The Grille is available for parties during Studies. This course would cover the humanities John recognizes WMC as a "solid, substanial the week. There are no plans at present for a including social science and the humanistic values place." His interest lies in keeping the quality: the Rathskeller or Student Bar, due to a lack of funds, of the physical science. If implemented it would be plan is not to lower standards, rather to improve among other reasons, but the Grille and the game on a team teaching program--providing a challenge them. His goal is not to "terrorize the students with rooms are open to alcohol (this does-not include the not only to the student, but to the professor as well new freedoms," but simply to make the Moveable Bookstore). The Dean hopes to have a room who ordinarily fails to cross the border from his Feast as rich as it can possibly be.