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SCRIMSHAW Letters to the Editor Sense Leaves Our CRASH, BANG, CLATTER,CLINK Goes the Glass House' Minds as Finals Dear Editor, my remarks concert while the total concert able to support is that this type of colle The problem Let me first preface the same budget for the year is really $10,500 by saying that I am not trying to leaving about $4,000 for concerts in concert that it has in the past. Approach Again become publication. My past ex- to the upcoming spring 78% of the Prices have sky-rocketed while t.he contributor a regular semester this can that amount approximately That's be reasonably me with have periences has been feeling of fulfillment left in the area of a original $5250 scheduled for that apportioned [or concerts (in both Gill use. This supports my contention cut. Seatirtg capacity writing published material for the that you have misrepresented and Alumni) is down now from public to read and comment upon. these fiiures in order to turn an what it used to be, And problems "The Nice Thing About True But, I must take exception to the already somewhat poor situation become even more acute when editorial that you wrote in the last into the truly "phenomenal trying to schedule performers for Hopelessness Is That You issue of SCRIMSHAW Committee; disaster" that you claim it to be. weekends only-which seems the entitled or Social "Students from these But aside mistakes, are only lime that WMC students soon from Don't Have to Try Again" Who's to Blame?" The major point the comments claims got worse. able to break away their choices. their that Iwould like to bring out is that SCRIMSHAW studies and support no at- that most of the facts that are brought tempts were made to announce the Perhaps the real choice would be up in the piece are grossly inac- Dirt Band's coming in the between whether or not we have This is a time for hopelessness-both real and imagined. curate. These facts break down Baltimore area. The statement is any "major" concerts at all. This The quote above, from Jules Shear of the new rock group into two specific areas and I also wrong-dead wrong-rand I question is not the Social Committee's Jules and the Polar Bears, pretty much sums up the question some of the "logic" that the, writer's narrow-r,ninded choice. Rather it is one that should situation for all of us right now. The end of the semester is you use to come to your eventual assumptions just because the be made by all of the students of conclusion. did not happen here, everyone is studying for ftnals.-except us. See,we've I would first suggest that the announcements on their- favorite radio to this campus money since it is each student's we are losing on be made got to write an editorial. It's a few minutes after ten writer of your editorial register station (whether it be WLIF or such occasions. And we leave it up o'clock on a quiet Tuesday night. We should be hitting the next semester for the course en- WIYY). In point of fact, an- to the students to bring this subject books; we'd rather be watching Monty Python and the titled "Mathematics tos-Ftntte nouncements were made in, the to the SGA before the time comes Holy Grail but we were volunteered to write the editorial Mathematics and Its Application." areas of Frederick, Hagerstown, around for the Spring Concert. of the But as far as the abilities and Baltimore, this week (D'you ever see the Abbott and Costello skit I think that this would generally be Hanover, during the week of the Social Committee, I should like to of help when trying to distinguish Washington, where the commander of an Army platoon says that any between numbers (which most concert. Is that what you call no turn the question around onto the volunteers for a dangerous mission should step forward students of WMC learned in their announcements, sir? SCRIMSHAW. Is 'it not the and then the whole line steps backward leaving some poor early kindergarten years), such as Moreover, we on the committee responsibility of a college schmuck standing there. Well, that's us(!). the ones used to describe the Dirt do not expect to attract more than newspaper to provide fair, ac- So, here we sit, randomly punching any typewriter keys Band Concert's income and ex- 100 to 150 students from off campus curate, and complete informaton in order readership that look good at the moment tj8xd6s.m' Ikkjnl/2 .. Come penses. total To quote your own writing: was as a means of "filling up all of the _ to their to exercise good judgement for "The cost of the night funded . them a student empty seats"at on, you had to know that was coming. Right? Comprende? about $9000 but only 250 tickets and sponsored concert. Do you and base their opinions on the Speeko Enqlishee?' were sold at $5.00 apiece. With the realize that we are subsidizing facts? And in this situation, notirig concert Budget of $10,000, that each ticket by between $5 and $10 the points that I have brought out, leaves something under $300cfleft Anyway, in the place of any coherent structure for this, whether or not people show up to did the editorial in question this year." concert? we're just going to mention a few things that we've noticed for any future concerts and if you had see the to try to give Does this it make provide such a information? taken To More accurately, money paraphrase sense statement in the past few weeks: bothered to check with the SGA away to people from off campus from that same editorial, "There's ITEM: Finals fever has officially hit. People that you've Treasurer you could have received who have no interest in Western no excuse for sr.cb a phenomenal known all year begin to turn on you at the slightest peep these figures, I quote the minutes Maryland College? So why set up a disaster; nobody expected out of your stereo. They've begun to give renewed at- of the last SGA meeting: "The Fall full-scale campaign to sell tickets miracles from the SCRIMSHAW I. while brought in $1694, Concert people-when Sincerely, are- tention to their food intake, going to meals on a regular costing approximately $8000." to these to bring talent efforts such just competarrce."- Jeff Robinson for made basis and making some strides toward balancing their That means that somewhat more events that most of the students of Social Committee Chairman diets. We hear that there are also some people who had than 300 people attended the this campus will enjoy? missed quite a few early classes during the semester (probably their roommate's fault!) and are now making All About Glass, I wild efforts to impress their teachers. One such example of I this was the basket of fruit delivered to Memorial Hall last I suppose the best way to have There are many more issues everyone's part. The editorial's this would have week. Maybe they're even trying to make the whole last handled something inocuqus been to here but there's no need to drag main points still stand-not as a '1' suggest again. fiery edict butassome advice from write like "I them out you week of classes. . stand by my editorial" but it is consider the fact that there might anobjectiveobserver. ITEM: The cafeteria staff apparently outdid themselves important that I reply to some of have been some mistakes made on Tim Windsor on Tuesday when they served up the annual Christmas the charges you make against me. Dinner. We say apparently only because we were unable to First of all, if your statement Incompetence Can get in; the lines continually wrapped around themselves that the facts cited in the editorial I then are "grossly inaccurate," from the opening until closlnq. It probably very good but have no other choice than to be So Much Fun! then just about anything would have been good after the ~elieve that you deliberately slop they have been offering this whole year. And last misled me. Because, Jeff, I got my year. And the year before that. ~i~~~~l~~ro~n~~~~~~~e~ne~~;:;~~ All of a sudden everyone is boycott anything that's dirt. Do we But this year has been the absolute worst. The sem- blance of variety that last year's menu had has gone the was asking you for quotation in this ~~lr~~:ha~bO~~Il~nc~~pe~o~~~i ~~~I~~;~2~~:~~~;~~bt~~u~a~~ way of the 20¢ Hershey Bar (But would Congress have ~w~P~~~~:n~~~e w:~fng:u~ Committee incompetant, the about our new WMC tradition, approved this?). Scrimshaw would realize that he Social Committee Chairman calls keeping the Social Committee ITEM: We'd like to thank the wonderful people who put should take more care in quoting ~f{!~tSI~::t~~~~'::~~~~'ns~~~ we broke? in an amazing team effort for the winning WMC Christmas ~~.!fd ae~~nat~:~~e~~: ~~f~t~f ~~~!~ut ~ say, what i; so bad about ne~~~a~~t ~~~~tt ;ouco~rru!a~: decoration which we're featuring on our front page this is the way that you handled the ~~~~g I~~~mfo~~nt~f lo:e:n:t~~ would be awfully dull if .the pic- week. It is located at the parking lot entrance to Rouzer Cr~''"l=~rl,then it is np wonder that it evol~in that of ~oal in- tu.res actuall~ had something to do and will be on display indefinitely. Oops! There goes " "" competa~cy. wI~h the art.ldes? And don't you another tuition tree plant. st!i:~~'nl ~~~t n~tt:t~:~~l:a~ Take for example concerts. Do enjoy counung how m.a~y? trpe- ITEM: We're tired of writing. WfJ're going to bed (not made to publicize the concert off :eert~~~k ~~~tt t~iss~~cess~~ hCao;~~;!~a~£~~~i~~So~ea:~~c oe~.I~o~~ together--stop snickering!) and we don't want to write anymore:"'Goodnight and have a Merry Christmas and a ~~:~;~ ?~~:m~~~i:;;ad~a~y;: a gr~at concert, pack ~~~ in and ~~~ :~~~~mr~a~o:::~alt~ ;~I~~~~~ I Funky New Year. ' directly to me on the day of the . ~~~~:: ~;:a~v~~~~;~t~~:~r~~~ articles ~ealing with current issues ITEM: If you're. really bored, pick up the Jules and the ~;~e~e~t~:ea::i~~~~ ':~~h;o~~~fJ yeah." And then its all over. ~ut ~i~~ wed~a~~~:e:~ mf~sl~o~~~~~ Polar Bearsalbum--it's great. me they weren't so hot I said that ~t~IU~~f~~1 ~=~~e~~~' ~~~~, :ulitzer ~rizes and all that ot~~r you should have advertised in and the Dirt Band will be dragged Junk. Scrimshaw wou~d lose It s Baltimore. To that, you replied th h tl arguments for happy-go-lucky tone ?(If the paper Managing Editor that, yes, you should have and you y~O~~o c~:~_ ess comes out on Thurs~y we're Nancy Menefee had contacted the stations that day You can classify the students by happy and lucky). Vtle might even News Edit&r Sports Editor and asked for tbem to announce the remarks you hear in the Post befo~cedtooperatemtheblack!. Chris Bobaka, Bwiness Manager' Jim Teramani the concert as a public service. Office. The with-it student stands Thmk of where total, ,"- Sue Ouinn Now if that is what you consider witb one hand on his hip and says, competancy could lead us. We Feature Editor Ad Manager ~!G~~~~e~a:~:~:t ~~r: "I didn't want to pay $5 for a could have a concert that only.17 Tim Windsor Cover photo. Ji"';Wellman Jay Edinger at this college: REMEDIAL ~:N~~~a/~tu~~t::;::"D~~a~d t:~~it-:u1:ou~~t:d~o ~~ i~~~~~ "la't'OI:'t Photography Editor ~ Bill Spri.1'!g' COMMON SENSE. And, if you did Who?" The Political Science ~ey d have to rent out office space Scott-Oabne ~o~~ t:~ Dave Cleveland ~no::~~:~~e ~~ycon~~~t ~~~ ~:jO~o:S~rv~~e to:!~ouo:~~ ~~~~ef~:~':p~~: misrepresent tbefacts tome? student body. and explain tbat we