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Friday. November 5, 1976 Scrimshaw Page 5 Gandhi Class Idealistic? White Cloud '/ continued from page 3 royal road, except through living they've learned and that's why Nancy Menefee Gandhi's action, according to Mr. the creed (of nonviolence) in your they'll find ~hat they're seekmg.; Western Maryland College is a this familiar roll of toilet paper. Carll, sh~uld prove to today's life, which must be a living ser- Perhaps the most encouraging college that has many traditions. They .know they can depend on Christians that the Sermon on the mon." Weare proudof our traditions, and each roll having 140.6 square feet this reporter Mount was pragmatic. It also words that the practical aspects heard of we like to consider any change for the total area. Somehow the concerning opened his mind to the idea of I wondered if the initial ex- not violating people will benefit carefully. world seems a m~re secure place accepting people for themselves citement and idealism that Gan- others also. This particular in- One of the most obvious when they realize It is suitable for while at the same time not con- dhi's teachings aroused in some dividual was sharing the way the. traditions is the toilet paper used at use with septic systems. the Scott doning their actions. After all, he people would soon wear off or if the principles of nonviolence and love the college. For years and ."ears people, realizing the impact of says, an individual is violated. idealistic tendencies would be were applied in her life: in her we have used Scott Tissue one-ply, their product, make this claim on when hate is directed toward him: analyzed more objectively as time relationships with those whose service roll, bathroom tissue. This every roll of toilet paper. "Scott hatred toward an individual went on. Talking with Jim Wright lives touched hers. She talked is the very same toilet paper that Products used by more people at because of an act implies that that affirmed the latter. "It's easy for about prejudice-being violent to one finds in Exxon stations and home, preferred by more people person isn't capable of being any us in college to be idealistic, but others by gossiping about them and McDonald's all across the United away from home " better. Therefore, that person's can you stand up in the real world by accepting the gossip she heard States. It is knownto those in the In spite of this seemingly con- potential is undermined and he is with all its pressures? ...It's easy to as truth. What better way to "kill" business as "Brand 510" and is a elusive evidence, WMC decided to considered less of a person because give mental assent but harder to an individual than by accepting a hometown product of Philadelphia, question this tradition. Last year, of it. But aren't all others worth as accept the shortcomings of general consensus such as "that Pennsylvania. People are used to in a radical experiment, ·WMC much as you are? yourself as you reach out to give ill person is really strange," (or Creeping up unawares was the a way that requires total in- Vegetarians :;!~~~u~ ~~i!:p~~~~~ntt:a~l~ or weird or whatever fact that there was something volvement." For Jim, forseeing different would substitute) else ·continued from page I failure. Students were apparently you and different going on in this class, that the realities of facing demoralizing therefore not worthy of being and health regulation strictly limit confused by this switch from one- these people weren't just failures in his quest to reach out, to food cooking and storing ply to two-ply toilet tissue. Unable memorizing facts and ideas but be vw.erable, means also to be at known. Laughing at others is as operations. If "no board" were an to equate softness with toilet were going one step further-they peace within himself, and to violent as shooting them, she option, would these regulations be paper, they persisted in using were conceptualizing and tran- realize his need to rely on an pointed out. Wouldn't it be more abused in the dormitories? Could White Cloud as facial tissue. Great slating what they were learning outside force-God. fulfilling to shove aside prejudices accomcdaucn be made so these quantities of White Cloud were into the vernacular of their in- and get to know and accept that rules would more easily be used for such questionable pur- dividual lives. Were they all this "It's a beautiful dream, but man individual just as he - she is? And followed.? La~tly, a n~ board ~ption poses as nose-blowing and tear _ idealistic, though? in himself hasn't the depth to becoming significant means for special dieters might easily be wiping. Whole rolls were known to Some said that there was little realize it." Carla Criss has become coming to a place of trust in your' abused. If one does not wish to ta~e disappear at one time, which more they could say about the idea aware. of the "peacefullness" relationship allows you board one. might suddenly become clearly pointed to another use than of nonviolence, other than that it of individuals today. The values to constructively point out a vegetarian. How would a sudden that for which it was designed. reinforced something that "was Gandhi propounded need to be blind spots in his - her life that can loss of board payers affect the Records were kept, and it was already there." One individual deeply instilled, through a teaching be changed. This is a practical, financial stability of the cafeteria concluded that the amount of toilet honestly stated that although she process that musJ ,start early in grassroots application of the and again - where would all these paper being supplied to each dorm understood and respected the childhood. principles and beauty of non- people eat? was increasing at a frightening inherent truthfulness of the "There are a lot of questions I violence that can be heard by all. Many questions do exist. They rate. principle of nonviolence, she have to decide," "I can't stop For me as a woman, the most will remain questions. f?rever In our highly specified society, couldn't apply it very deeply to her questioning," "I'm aware of how radical thought-provoking these unless students take the initiative White Cloud was daring to perform statement throughout made own life because "I think I'll unaware I am," "Who am I to say to answer them. Dean Mowbray two roles; that of toilet paper, and change in a way that won't be what's .right or wrong?", "Being interviews pertaining to non- encourages students to investigate that of Kleenex. Clearly this acceptable to other people ... I'm more aware of my lack makes me violence as defenselessness was and formulate solutions. Mrs. situation was undesirable. conservative and this is too strive even moreIo find what I'm made by Carla Criss: McDonald invites the participation Students realized that while White liberal." However, she continued lacking ... " These are the thoughts "I want to be able to stop running of students in a student food Cloud was soft enough to perform by sharing a desire to respect of indivuduals who are searching, from a rapist and turn around and committee. For those who are the role of Kleenex, it still had to others and not cause problems for who know that they don't have all ask him 'why?' " concerned it seems that this is one perform the role of toilet paper. them - her interpretation, I believe, the answers but are willing to be "Do you believe in something time that one needn't worry about Many students found that this of Gandhi's words: "There is no open to find them - that's why you've never seen? 1.;biting off more than one can chew. ~~~ V:~:t~~I~U;~~S :~es:~:~~ In W ·h·1te 'Ame rico 01.~:~P~':h",e conclusions, 0[£,,,,1, were forced to agree , White Cloud has simply not that the toilet paper for this campus. The switch was made back to Scott toliet paper. Once again, good old one-ply service rolls appeared in WMC bathrooms. After all, there is something to be said for tradition. J .,~---------------------------