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SCRIMSHAW Letters to the Editor Given a Chance ••• Dear Editor, Admit it. College life is fun. You it is the loss of a club room or a fee rest. The -fire wss doused amidst Authorization of fraternity section parties has been refused by Dean C. are away from your parents, your to some individual or group of loud boos and obsenities. Wray Mowbray for an indefinite period of time. The action takes place as time is your own, and the hum- individuals. .Was all this childish behavior a result of a tightening of WMC alcohol policies already in effect and the drum realities of life seem far really necessary'! Didn't you have opening of the Forum in the Decker College Center. away. There are whole buildings But Monday night was different. .enough "fun" destroying When asked about the change in ccucv. Mowbray stated that section filled with the opposite sex, and It began, innocently enough, with someone's property'! Or does being parties offen lasted until late hours, often breaking the 1:00 a.m. alcohol there are parties, parties, and WMC students shouting "Hell, drunk (or high) excuse you from curfew. Alcohol cannot be served anywhere on campus past this time. more parties. But there must come no!" at firemen carrying hoses. A . the responsibilities of an adult life'! Another problem which Mzy;...bray sited was the vandalism and littering a time when we raise the question policeman soon joined the firemen. Was it "fun"_ to fight a fireman'! , that usually accompanied section parties. of where the fun stops and the (Two other patrol cars were Wasit"fun"tobatUethelaw'! harm begins. nearby, but took no action in the Mowbray also claimed that section parties were authorized in the past ensueing events.) Finally, a lone because of the lack of any other place to hold campus parties. The Last Monday night a friend and 1 fireman attempted to carry a hose I can only hope the ad- opening of the Forum provides the alternative rocetton, for campus arrived at the quad in time to through the wall of students in ministration will not condone such organIzation to sponsor p~rties. witness the arrival of the West- front of the flames. A fight broke "fun." Disciplinary measures minster fire department. It-seems out. WMC students, acting as must be firm if we are to avoid Scrimshaw does not disagree with Mowbray's statements. What "someone" was burning couches "responsible adultstv j" were similar occurances in the future. doesn't seem fair. Is the manner in which he went about eliminating the in the middle of the quad without a grabbing at the hose and the Furthermore, I hope the blame problems of section parties. Perhaps if the frats were given a final license, and the fire department fireman in an attempt to stop the will not be placed on the frats as warning to cooperate with the policies there might have been some lm saw fit to quench their flames (and quenching of their "fun." -, fraternities, but on each individual provements in section parties. If there were no changes and rules were broken, !hen the Student Affairs Office w_ould be justified in terminating ~~~~c~~u~~~ ~th:u,;; e::{y Needless to say, the however. ~~~~de~~~'~h-!~t ~i~C~~~:!. the parties. But the way to get section parties back. is through logical year. So what's wrong with that'!" ~:n~c:u~: O!;;:t~~ ~:~:.:~~. rightfully belongs. . .. argument and compromise, not through disturbances like that of last Monday night's couch-burning. Incidents like that one usually do more UsuaUyno,thing. Those responsible • most of the fighters. The Sincerely, harm than good. generally pay the penalty, whether policeman helped discourage the Bill Spring· Jr. Achievement Started Scr!~shaw also feels fhat the Forum is not the solution to the problem. That If IS too large and impersonal is a much. voiced opinion among WMC level course in "Th~ Humanities students. ~t least ~n the clubrooms certv-ccers had a cbenqa of scenery. A as-week pilot program. in- practical use their knowledge of and MOdern Education" and a Also, holding parties In the Forum will not mean an end to vandalism and volving Western Maryland College business management while in- November 5 leetureby Dr WflltE1r f lifter. It only means that these problems will' be transferred from the students. as advisors in Carroll structing interested high school ~t~~~~~~:~~r~:~~::~'::~~~ quad to the student center. How much money will we have to pay every County Junior Achievement students in business procedures year for repairs? At least in the sections fraternities are responsible for projects begins this fall under the of The Future of' the Humanliles. env problems which may arise. The Humanities Other activities include a direction of Dr. Ethan Seidel, assistant professor of business December 2 seminar, "Per- The Forum as an alternative location for campus parties is a good administration and economics at A series of lectures, seminars, ~~~~esllo;ha~:S:~::~~~'b; ide~ ', But as the only choice for such parties is too confining. The com- Western Maryland College. courses, and performances University of Maryland English petition that would arise between section parties and Forum parties is not focusing on the humanities will be Professor Samuel Shoenbaum, a only good for the organizations involved, but also a bonus for students in Using a $9,400 grant-from the presented at Western Maryland February 19 lecture by journalist that they would have more of a selection as to which party they would Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation, College in Westminster during the Carl Rowan, a March 1 talk on want to attend. . ~~~ ::~: ~j~~~al~~;r~~1 :~~7:~~~~e~~ni:i~i~nd=~dth= "Humanizing Technology" by :~di~O~"I~;~~!~~:!rb:~~~ ~~~r~~ Awards to Cadets Carroll County businessmen, will Human World." events, listing the. :i7e~~o~~n~n~ ~~c:f~r~~~;~u~~~ A cal.e~dar.?[ ~~;ii~:Sshi!~n:~~:~n~.tu~~~tshi;~ school students actually set up real ~~,::aa~lt~~~o:I::t~~ti:o;rf~:r!~ Fellowship Foundation. businesses, manufacturing a Distinquished Military Stud;nt scholarships. These scholarships product, selling stock in their ~~l~r:g P~:l:;i~~n;o;:~~:~=:!e a~ On April 6-7, 1979 a workshop on pay full tuition, including all books, company. making 'profits, and tivities office, western Maryland histori~ preservation is planned. The Distifiquisherl Military supplies, and lab fees, in addition dissolving the company at the end College, West.minster, MD 21157, Rounding .out the year will be a Student Award is presented to to $100 per month for spending of the year. (301)848-7000. ~~f:~f:mv~~~~e~~ldt~~J~~:;~ ROTC cadets who have shown superiority in the areas of JJ;;hY:~. leadership and participation in the ~~~e~. ::~::r~:o~e The goal of the program is to let Inaugurating the year-long ~~i~;en fr~~:n~~irc s~h~~~~~: ROTC program. This year there received an ROTC scholarship. In the WMC business majors put to celebration are a fall graduate- emerged. were four recipients of"the award ~i~ ~~~a:~~~r;~.~i:~d ~:~;. _~-----'-------_---,..... .... Roger Bair, Kevin Noonan, Wayne Malkus (soph.). Other sophomore Pierce, and Janice Weimar. In- .High Hopes for V-ball deed, these students represent the recipients include Carl Neely, Joe Menendez, Rob Bowman, and John "cream of the crop" of this year's Blum. Eamonn McGeady (jr.) also senior class. received a scholarship. The Western Maryland College winning statistics and cham- Timonium, junior Tammy volleyball team is entering the 1978 pionship titles. Roebber from 'Towson, and senior Airborlle Recondo season looking for its 11th con- Though Fritz is looking for a . setter Ellen Scroggs from Rock- secutive winning season even Each summer a select group of third MAC title, this season will be ville Eamonn. McGeady and Janice though three of its top players a tough one since three outstanding One of the team's strongest Weimar earned the.....covetcd Air- ROTC cadets (namely, the graduated last year from the first team members; setters Lynn assets, however, is the depth and borne wings this summer. Both juniors) are required to attend college located in Westminster. Glaeser, Sue Cunningham and strength of its second team. camp. At camp, they are students spent two weeks in in- summer the opportunity to earn the The team, led by Associate hitter Fran Cizek graduated last Moving up from the second team given tensive training, including run- Recondo badge. To do so, they Athletic Director and head year while some of WMC's closest are junior hitter Becky Martin ning, running, and running, along volleyball coach Carol Fritz, has a with a few thousand push-ups each must score high on the PT tests ten year record of 102 wins to 28 opponents have retained their from Westminster, and sophomore (lay. Each also made five suc- (exercises), run the Recondo losses, the Middle Atlantic Con- starters. setter Maggie Mules from Towson. cessft:l parachute jumps to qualify obstacle course, and perform ference (MAC) HUe for the last two Returning on the first six- The 1978 first team is rounded off for their silver wings. (Janice is member team are sophon:J.Ore by entering freshman Jane Kernan the first Airborne-qualified woman various feats such as dropping into years and the 1977 Penn-Marr hitters Debbie Baker from. from Towson fromWMC.) a river from a 40 ft. hfgh cable. Conference title. The women pounded through a Intramurals for All Recipients this year include Roger 19-1 season last year, lOSing only to Scholarships Bair, Pat Clarke, William Dallas, Navy in a 1-2 match, and keeping Intramural sports at WMC come Tom Fox, Steve Ganlt, Mike the volleyball Terrors ahead of all alive this Fall!! Last weekend be available and open for any and or questions, all I?uggestions, Each year, many students Haverstick, Brent Houck, Warren ~estern Maryland sports in there was a tennis tournament ideas.1>lease feel free to contact compete from many schools along Lowman, Kevin Noonan, Wayne scheduled and coming up soon is them about any intramural the east coast for ROTC Peirce, Brian Scott, Ted Twigg, Whoops!· razzle dazzle football and matters in the coming year. and Janice Weimar. possibilities of indoor soccer. But Yes even the mighty Scrimshaw it's all up to YOU, the student An intramural handbook will be makes a mistake once in a while: body Available in a few weeks con- Scrimshaw Last week when we printed the . taining this year's entire in- information on the athletiCS, we An intramural surv~y will be tramural schedule compiled from Editor-In-Chief Managing Editor _ inadvertantly omitted some distr.ibut~ to vour mail boxes to your ideas. There will also be an Meg-WoYI~ Nancy Menefee information. The corrections are: receive views of what you would intramural bulletin board displaying News Editor Spans Editor Associate Athletic Director-Carol like to see- "organiz~d on campus. to, information important as intramural in An all out effort well notes Will be made as Chris Bohaska Business Manager Jim Teramani A.Fritz provide a continous schedl_ll~. of i WMC Today. Any intramural Sue Quinn other t rosters, or registratiOns, Feature Editor Cover photo Ad Manager Conferences-NCAA any and all intramural actlvltl.es 10- printed material may be dropped that enough st':ld~nts are. Tim Windsor Jim Wellman MAC terested in ~nd Willing to actIvely off at the post office c/o IN- Glen Barlow The Association for In- layout participate Ifl. . I TRAMURALS, Box 687. Let's for Women Athletics intramural Photography Edit; Bill Spring tercollegiate the editors apoJigize for and his assistants director Sue Armstrong make this a success. Get out and Intramural Ron Jones year's i Dave Cleveland _ this error. (x357) and Steve Moritz (x344) will PLAYl! We, program Dahne Scott