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Western Washington Collegian - 1962 July 27 - Page 1
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Graphics Confab Here Next Week western Washington Vol. LIV, No. 32
Bellingham, Washington Friday,July 27, 1962 CONFERENCE FEATURE: Premier
Showing Here Of Danish Graphics The world premiershowing of an extensive
collection of Danish graphic arts products, put together specifically for
theGraphic Arts Educators Conference here next week, is on display in the
lower gallery of the ArtsBuilding. The collection, considered to be the
largest and most varied of its kind ever assembled, wasmade avails able
through the efforts of J. Mogensen, Danish Vice Consul in San Francisco,
Arthur Trace To Lecture Here Dr. Arthur S. Trace, author of "What Ivan
Knows That Johnny Doesn't", will give acomplimentary lecture at Western
Washington State College Monday based on the content of hisbook. Arthur
Trace Trace's book, published last year, compares text materials in
reading, literature,foreign lan-jguages, history and geography Jin the
Soviet Union and the s United States. His lecture isset for 8:15 p. m.
in the college auditorium. He will follow it up at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday by
appearing on apanel to discuss reading content and comprehension in the
two nations. in who had the works flownin from Denmark and asr sembled
them in the collection. The exhibit is titled "Danish Daily Life
InGraphics." and includes works in advertising posters and poster stamps
(miniature posters used asletterheads and letter seals), advertising
mobiles, displays, greeting cards, and wrapping paper. Thereare also
posters made of reproductions of works by artists such as Klee, Chagall,
Michaux andothers. In a letter Mogensen said that since the showing,
about ten years ago, of 130 Danish,posters inseveral large American
cities, "graphic art has stepped modestly aside, and repeated
successfulexhibits in the U. S. of Danish furniture, silver and textiles
may have left the art-interested Americanpublic with the false impression
that our graphic design and industry is on a lower level than our
otherarts and crafts, or even worse: not worth showing." "The Danish
Lithographers Guild and the DanishConsulate General in San Francisco are
deeply grateful to the Graphic Arts Department at Western forhaving given
them the opportunity to dispel that misapprehension at least in a certain
measure,"Mogensen said. The 200 works are designed to give the viewer an
idea of the artistic quality, humor and vitality of graphic art in Denmark
today. On discovering that the collection was being assembled,the San
Francisco Museum asked that they be allowed to put it on permanent
display. The exhibitwill be here throughout the summer session. Financial
Aids Along with the many new departmentsand new official functions being
established for the next year, one has been set up that should providethe
student with a well-organized and efficient, method, p£
getting money;. William Hatch, agraduate fro,m Western with many years
of counseling and advising behind him, has been . installedas the:
new.Finjmqiai; Aids Officer. Hatch graduated. from Western .in 1943,
^[ith; a, major, inppuhseiing.:and.guidance. 'He received his M.A.
,from;,GJar«mont College in,-; California;. Afterteaching for
sevei^u. , :yearsr in jjijaipr and ^senior l\igh schools in California,
he moved to Everett,Wash. Prior -to coming to Western, Hatch was head of
counseling at Mountlake Terrace High Schoolnorth of Seattle. The complex
system of loaning money will be moved behind WWSC To HostGraphic Arts
Educators Noted authorities in the field of Graphic Arts, educators,
printers, editors—allwill come together Sunday to begin
the week-long conference of the International Graphic Arts
EducationAssociation. Over 300 members of the lt; IGAEA are expected to
attend, making this the largestconference in its 37-year history.
Representatives from 28 states; two territories, four countries, and27
colleges and universities will be attending the conference, held for only
the second time on the WestCoast. Santa Barbara hosted the graphic
artists five years ago. There are several reasons, accordingto Dr. Ray
Schwalm, head of Western's Graphic Arts Department and chairman of the
conference, whyWestern was successful in drawing the largest conference
attendance yet recorded. The main reason, Schwalm feels, is the number of
noted speakers to appear on the program. Major speakers on theprogram
include Faber Birren, color consultant; David White-fprd, .vice president
of. Wniteford PaperCompany of New York; Stephen Baker, creative designer;
: and Richard Coyne, art director andeditor. , Birren, who has published
16 books on color and who is considered to be the world'sauthority on
color, will present one of the major lectures of the conference at 8:15
p. m. Tuesday inthe auditorium as part of the summer Concert-Lecture
series. Birren studied at the Univers i ty ofChicago "and the Chicago
Art Institute. He has been a professional color consultant since 1934-.
Histalk Tuesday is titled, "The Relation of Color to Form and Function."
The major speakers will appearin seminars and discussions throughout the
week. In Wrestling this door, just a few steps away fromthe main
entrance of Old M. The National Defense Education Act fund, the.college
loan fund, and theemergency loan fund, will be incorporated with the
scholarship programs and the part-time employmentsys~ tem in an attempt
to put all means of student assistance in one place to better serve the
poverty-stricken. DR. RAY SCHWALM. left, discusses some of the problems
faced in preparing for the GraphicArts Conference next week. A Real Summer
Has Just Begun Think it was hot this week? You possiblydon't recall that
on July 27. 1958. the thermometer hit a record 102 degrees, the hottest,
everrecorded by William S. Perry, official U*. S. Weather Observer.
During a three-day stretch lastyear, July 11. 12 and 13. the mercury
hovered at 95, 99 and 93 degrees. With Monday of this weeklisted as the
warmest day of the year so far, the temperature hit 87. Sunday was second
warmestwith 85 degrees recorded, and Tuesday was a comfortable 84.
Summer isn't over, we hope. There havebeen no 90 degree temperatures yet
to give Perry's thermometer a workout. Swedish Film, 'Brink OfLife/
Last In Series Sweden provides the setting for the dramatic film, "Brink
of Life," the last of thesummer Foreign Film series, at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday in this auditorium. The film, directed by IngmarBergman, portrays
the story of three women awaiting the births of their children in a
hospital maternityward One, an intellectual looking forward to her child
to save her crumbling marriage, loses it ih amiscarriage. Another, an
unmarried adolescent, has already tried an unsuccessful aborcion.
Thethird, presented as the essence of maternal womanhood, loses her
child in protracted labor — ascene that won actress Eva
Dahl-beck the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The second
feature on the program will present three films starring Charlie Chaplin.
All four of the majorspeakers, along with members of Western's faculty,
will appear in a symposium at 7:00 p. m.Wednesday in the Auditorium-Music
Building to discuss the "Impact of Color and MotivationalResearch on
Graphic Arts Products and the Consumer." Included as speakers in the
symposium areDr. Graham Collier and Dr. Herbert Taylor of Western's
faculty. Dr. Ralph Thompson is the symposium leader. Other events on the
program include the, Thursday night banquet and dance. President Jar-rett
will be the. main speaker at the banquet. By NIGEL ADAMS Although
Wrestling Work shop's areold hat to one of the nation's greatest
wrestling coaches, the session starting Monday is another first forDr.
Bill Tomaras. Tomaras is known for the initiating of the wrestling-
program at WSU and for the final development phase of the program at USC
Since joining the faculty at Western last fall and enteringthe school's
first team into competition, Western's physical education importance has
been, on theupswing. Tomaras held a brief session for high school coaches
last winter when about 30 men from the state ranks showed up for some
pointers. This session for a week starts on Monday at S a_ra. andruns
till 4:30 p.m. The important thing about the course is its practicality.
Instead- of talking it over in acoffee shop .bull session which
chiaiacterize's a part of summer session for coaches this will on.
theother hand be marked by actual work in the field:-.--. - -
•-:- • - The participants will wear
full gearand learn through doing. So far 40 men Irave registered. There
is one contingent on the way fromCalifornia plus some from Oregon and the
majority from Washington State. Some of the area coachesinvolved are
Bill Baker from Whatcom Jr. High, Steve Hansen of Monroe High School,
Charley Johnsonof Bremerton, Dave Bich of Snohomish, Al Lynch of Twin
Cities and Keith Kingsbury of the TJWPhysical Education Graduate School.
Hansen and Johnson were former icotball greats from WesternlaJong with
Kingsbury of (basketball fame and (•Continued on page
4) SOME OF THE IGAEAdelegates who have been hexe for the summer session
axe, from left to right. Lewis Canaday. WarrenHazzard, Otis Chi estex and
Harry Goldstein.
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PAGE TWO : . - _ .THE COLLEGIAN FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1962 Tom Shucker of
Welensky, Ohio, found arock that he swears resembles an egg; although
his wife Ima insists it is an oblate spheroid. SelfService Dry Cleaning
Laundry 903 STATE ST. RE 3-9744 LAUNDRY Wash 20* Dry.......:....
„.10f£ DRY CLEANING 10 lbs. $2.00 Year At
Western Was Challenging SaysSnedeker Dr. JohnSnedeker, for the past
year head of the Department of Education, expressed on leaving Western
arespect for the present program and confidence in its future growth and
expansion. Dr. Snedeker willleave at the end of the nine-week session to
take up the duties as president of New Mexico WesternCollege in Silver
City, New Mexico. "The past year has been a vigorous and challenging
one," Dr.Snedeker said. "I have enjoyed the intellectual atmosphere of
Western and have particularly enjoyedworking with President Jarrett whom
I consider one of the great educators of our time." In regards to
thefuture of Western and some of the things he foresees in it, Dr.
Snedeker said that we are "definitely onthe growing edge of a new era."
"Western has a sufficiently diverse . faculty representing
varyingphilosophies to continue to be a source for bold new practices,"
he said. He said that he has alwaysconsidered Western as one of the best
teacher education colleges in the country. "I sense here atWestern a
dedication to teacher education that! is well above the average," he
said. Turning to anotheraspect of Western's growth, Dr. Snedeker said
that the development of the arts and science curriculumshould be "high
priority items in Western's expansion." He added that he hopes the social
sciences willnot be neglected because of increasing work in the lab
sciences. j "The fact that when the ex- 1Continued on page 3) Seafair
Tops World's Fair Fun BOB'S DRIVE-IN IS HAVING ANOTHERSEATTLE'S
THIRTEENTH SEAFAIR FESTIVAL will be staged this year against a backdrop of
aspectacular Space Age World's Fair. The annual maritime frolic will have
its ten day run July 27 throughAugust 5, and should prove to be the most
exciting period of the Fair which extends April 21 throughOctober 21. In
the upper left panel (No. 1) Seattle's famous Lake Washington is the scene
of the fabulous$35,000 Gold Cup Race for unlimited hydroplanes, one of
sportdom's most thrilling events. President John F. Kennedy (panel No. 2),
who will visit Seattle, is flanked by a picture (panel No. 3) of the
550-footSpace Needle, located in the heart of the World's Fair grounds.
The Seafair Grande Parade (panel No. 4)is pictured wending its way before
200,000 onlookers on Saturday, July 28. A glamorous water and
stagespectacle (panel No. 5) is nightly entertainment during Seafair, as
the beautiful outdoor lakeside AquaTheatre presents Aqua Follies, July 26
through August 15. Jn the insets are theatre and recording starGisele
McKenzie (upper left), star of the Aqua Theatre musical "Annie Get Your
Gun," July 2-7; BertParks, popular television emcee and singing star,
featured in "Music Man/* July 17-22; and Bob Hope,America's beloved
comedian, who will appear in "Bob Hope's Space Age Frolic" stage revue,
July 9-15.The lower panel (No. 6) pictures the annual preseason pro
football game, which pits the San Francisco49ers against the Minnesota
Vikings on Saturday, August 11. Seafair Royalty (panel No. 7) welcomesthe
U. S. Fleet, Wednesday, August 1, while the Bon Odori (panel No. 8)
illustrates the picturesquecelebration of the Japanese community. It all
adds up to the ideal time to visit Seattle, the World's Fair,and ten
thrill-packed days of marine-flavored hi-jinx—the
Seafair. TOPS Iti HAMBURGERS' FORGRAPHIC ARTS DELEGATES FOOT OF HIGH ST.
Drop By, Delegates, And Pick Up Tidbi|s##SNACKS t •
ICE CftEAM X » CANfDY n • FRUif VAN High
Street Grocery "Just Off Campus"Sneak Preview- 'Sell It To Me In
Denmark' By BILL BURKE Due primarily -to my " vague
Collegian-likefeatures, I was allowed ihside the locked confines of the
lower gallery in the Art Building Wednesday gt; to see a sneak pteview of
the Danish graphic arts exhibit. Being the epitome of the
"generalpublic," an uninitiate, and a rank novice, I though I had long
ago given up my bold and brash forays. intothe art realm. But I was very
much impressed with the display, even though none of it had been arranged
and much yet unpacked, arid I had better say something now, before it all
gets said. Much of thedisplay deals with advertising
— posters, mobiles, poster stamps, displays
— and since advertising isaimed at the "general
public," I am safe in talking about its effect on me, and I need say
nothing aboutcolor, design, etc., of which I know nothing. I suppose I am
no different than all of us in that I, too,succumb to the advice and,
often, commands of the ad man's messages. But I am offended (as we
allmust be) to think that many of our nation's advertisers seem to think
that I have no taste, no sense ofhumor, and little intelligence. The
venerable prophets of Madison Ave. seem to think that they needonly to
slap me with bold colors, catchy slogans, and sexy girls, and I will rush
out and spend, spend,spend. Sadly enough, it's usually true. The point
is, if I have to be told what to buy I'd rather have them"tell me in
Denmark. The attitude behind the advertising posters from Denmark seems
to be that ofproducing something you'll see. and want to read, as opposed
to the attitude here that you won't even want to see it, but if it hits
you hard enough you'll buy the product without even thinking. To digress
intothe content of the exhibit, notice, for instance, the terrific poster
of the piano-playing tiger—it makes me want to attend
the circus just to see the wild, roaring beast that can be made fun of.
Or perhaps thelittle poster stamps—they can't use
billboards in Denmark, so they've gone to the other and morefascinating
extreme. And no marred scenery. Since I lack the proper critic's
vocabulary, try this: Are you chained to the advertising habit? Try
Denmark for a change. Or: Buying more now and hating it? All inall you
get a lot to like in this exhibit—humor, quality, and
plenty of good taste. St. James Presbyterian Church 910 14th Street s
10:00 Morning Worship "Communicating the Gospel"— by
Charles Muir,D.D. Former pastor at St. James. Now Field Director in
Christian Education for the Synod ofWashington. }ear to a bride's
heart.*. Good taste needn't be expensive. Our beautiful Flower
WeddingLine proves this with the most exquisite papers, type faces and
workmanship you could wish for! Itfeatures Heliograving*-rich raised
lettering - elegant as the finest craftsmanship—yet
costing so little!Come see our unusual selection. *
Heliograving—not to be confused with engraving. LYNDEN
TRIBUNE FL 4-2123 610 Front St.
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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1962 THE COLLEGIAN PAGE THREE THE COLLEGE y Official
Weekly Newspaperof Western Washington State College, Bellirigham, Wash.
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LACKINGINTEREST? - We recently read of President Kennedy's concern over
the fact that the nation's publicseems to have a 'lack of interest" for his
proposed plan to build community fallout shelters. gt; In thesame news
article a Roper poll was cited as snowing that most people are in favor
6f community f allciutsheltersvbut it also showed that a majority doesn't
expect to be needing them very soon.
'••:.:; Afinal additions to these
observations might be that most companies who hopped on the "shelter
wagon"six; or eight months ago aire now going broke. We feel that the
"concern" Kennedy has shown for the"lack of interest" of the United
States public is, in light of tfe other observa tions, totally unfounded
andshows on his part a T lack of perception of the attitude of the
American people. - ^ It should be obviousto Mr.. Kennedy that the
business failure of those firms dealing in private fallout shelters
indicates thatthe people of the United States have gotten over, the first
waves; of the bomb scare, and are againlooking to the^ fiittee ^ith a
certain degree^ of
c^timism^;^;';.;-*j;•••••
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recently that people s^etii to have discpye'rjd that it was rathermorbid
and pessimistic to talk of shooting a neighr tor "to save the shelter,
especiallywhite testing1negotiations were still going on.
'• If Kennedy had a true perception of the feelings of
the Americanpeople, it would seenr that he should be pleased to think that
we as a nation have enough hope andconfidence in mankind to refuse, at
least for the time, to run and hide, i '. The first \ atomic bomb used in
warfare was dropped oh Hiroshima, Japan, obliterating ..60_per cent of
|the city's 343,000 people andalmost two-thirfls of the city. The
Hiroshima Jbomb was only a little bang compared to the new bombsbejng
tested today. The new jTelstar communication system has made live
television transmission toEurope a reality. Now it is possible to send
them Jackie Kennedy live and direct on her water skis. Thenew appointment
as secretary of health education, and welfare is Cleveland Mayor
Celebrezze. We can'tpronounce the name, but Celebrezze sounds like a
sneeze. Vacations aren't so hard to plan. Your bosstells you when and
your wife tells you. where. Home of The Square Barber Pole and the
Round Barber ERNIE'S BARBER SHOP BELOW GUS'S By Bill Burke Now that we
have slipped into at least atemporary summer (By the way, did you notice
that the day after the P-I ran a front page story saying"where is
summer," the sun blazoned out hot and sticky?) we might as well talk
about Birch Bay. Notthe Bay so much, but the Birch Bay Sun. Not even that
so much— the point is, the editors of the
Sun(ex-editors, as you all must know, of the Collegian) hold an annual
beauty contest. And they seem tothink that all the beautiful girls come
from Canada and lie about the beach all summer getting lovelytans. Now
that raises the ire within me"4—I happen to like the
girls a t " Western, and think they could * out-beauty those Bay chicks
any day. Well, in all the glory of my impetuous nature, I challenged
thehonorable editors Simpson and Ehlers, saying in effect that I could
find a girl here at Western whowould steal the show. So I. need a girl!!
All you young lovelies who would like to help me win thechallenge come
and see us. We'll pick the loveliest and rush her out to Birch Bay
Thursday, August 9,for all the festivities. She'll ride in a convertible,
be heard live on radio KPUG, and when we win, she'll get a free weekend
for two (?) at the Bay. Onward—All the; niceties and
failures of our automated societyhit me with full and sweaty force: the
other day. I was out cutting my lawn (that "lawn" part is'a jokebetween
me and my landlord) with a hand sickle. And as I stood gasping in the
heat, the automatictimer on the automatic chimes in that big church
downtown struck six and automatic music rang outacross the city. Now _
surely with all that they should be able to find an automatic substitute
for a hand sickle. Better Homes and Hovels Dept.—The
noted art curator and blasphemer Jack Neill has beenchosen as a feature
for next month's issue of "Pad Weird," a magazine of crummy but gassy
cribs.Enjoyable Year Says Snedeker (Cntinued from page 2) ecutive order
was given to proceed withatomic development its social implications were
not considered accentuates the need for study in thesocial sciences," he
said. Asked if he felt that the education program might be neglected iby
anincrease in the arts and science program, Dr. Snedeker said that he
believes in the value of a verybroad background, on which to base
specialization. "The education program can only be enchanced by the
scientific programs," he said. Contrary to popular opinion, "Chicken
Cacciatori" is not cowardly. Federal law prohibits the operation of an
opium den within 500 feet of schools, churches and publicinstitutions.
Contrary to popular opinion, "Euth'enasia" is not a communist front
magazine. W0 FKTTRADE DOLLARS COIN OF FUN ' FOR CENTURY 21 Now really.!
What a ridiculous thing to have forthe weekly picture. Just what is my
photographer, anyway. Some kind of a nut? "You Know You'reThe Second
Person Who Said that Dept."—Hey, gang, look! Van, the
bearding grocer, is offering afree trip to the Lynden Fair for the five
thousandth person who enters his store to say, "Hey, I thinkthere's
something wrong with that sign out there." And for you masses out there
—Group!!! Fear not!Big Cedley is watching U. . heh-heh,
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PAGE FOUR THE COLLEGIAN FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1962 Old JVieiK^comrade,
Compatriot, booncompanion and erstwhile associate. 0,vQoeTTT 8rebe!
lt;Jou old knave! What on earth have you been up to? ...other than
drinking. WeMirst and torerooat, I have imbibed a few!
• i lt; 60 on... Otherthan that.I've disgusting? tell
me published a book oP about poems,written three jjourselfi
pteys,anddiscovered ~*^*-^ that E=mcA mm gt;M What A productive ails
drunk is the that bane oP all chap? *o moralists. o...
CtEb-— .-C3 •HM^Hl I.G.A.E.A.
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3-3020 SICKSYMPOSIUM: Falstaff Associates By Jack Neill Would you like
to 'Sound Off about some controversialissues, or would you rather read
some innocuous pather about a new floor wax being used in thecoffee
shop? Lets face it, only so much happens at Western. Thus the
establishment of FalstaffAssociates, a symposium of opinion concerning
issues MEANINGFUL to contemporarystudents. Topics will 'be selected from
those submitted by students or staff the week previous to agiven symposum
and stated at the end of each feature. Contributions will be accepted
from any who.rares to submit his opinion; ' in the unlikely case that
contributions exceed available space they will be considered on the basis
of readability, pointedness, and contrast to other writings. All
opinionsshould be stated within a maximum of 125 words. The purpose of
such a feature is to give theanonymous student a chance to state views
without the intellectual drudgery of writing a completecolumn or the
pretence of composing The Very Proper Letter to the Editor. Names will be
printedwith the contribution or witheld on resuest. SICK, SICK, SICK
-'• Since one must begin somewhere, we have selected the
first topic, "Sick Humor: What is it, does it swing, is it nasty, why
don't morepeople dig it, etc." If you dislike the opinions stated, feel
free to wax brilliant; only one qualification—the
printers haven't learned to set up snarls, so let's keep this bit
intellectual and use words. JoeFasciani—"Sick
Humor— what is it? This .is the appeal for humor
through the use of materialtraditionall considered taboo. Such material
would include death, illness, both physical and mental,people in mishaps
or even gory accidents. Yet how sick is this? I feel that the very fact
that it is nowdiscussed where previously it was banned is a sign of
awareness, even if that awareness seemscruel or crass. Was it a virtue to
ignore the negative aspects of life now considered humorous? Thatthe
irreverence and lightness displayed toward these aspects is sick may be
true, but how can thematerial be sick? If so, then all life must be sick.
I feel irreverence is essentially healthy, for it means a lapsing from
dag-matism. Sick humor is hardly about to usher in a philosophy of
awareness, but it maystartle that which most needs
it—ourselves." Anonymous
Girl—"Wild." Grad Student in
Psych—"IRemember-only YOU can PREVENT FOREST FIRES!
have heard approximately 14 so-called sickjokes in my life. 13 of them I
heard after spring quarter 1958. The other one was about the kid who
finally found the baby's soft spot which I heard shortly after the birth
of my son: I don't know." JackNeill—r"Somehdw I prefer
'Sick' humor to the 'Pat and Mike,' 'Amos and Andy,' 'Farmer
andSalesman' type jokes one used to hear with their quaint allusions to
'nasty' acts and 'human' foibles. Atleast a sick joke makes one realize
the callousness with which we go around performing our roles, afact that
old humor tried to pass off as being the expression of 'illbred and
ignorant' people from'unfortunate' ethnic groups. For instance: the
mother-child bit that runs, 'Mommy, mommy, why can't I . . .?' and
Mother, 'Shut up and . . .'• hits home the adage about
honoring one's father and mother in anoperational way. 'Sickists' do not
merely play lip service, they do their duty with a vengeance. Or takethe
one; 'Can Johnny come out and play . . .' Merely an extrapolation from a
child's view, of whathappens in an adult world—where
one uses another only to be abused in turn—where
regard for theburden of another's affliction is a ceremonial mouthing,
sacrosanct but not serious. I think 'Sick'humor is a sane rebellion
against the hypocritical maudlinism of business society and big
peergroups; the exposure of street life to the eyes of 'Right Thinking'
policy makers." Bob Galf ord —"Sick Humor
— ah, yes. It is the sick who call this type of humor
sick. Their sickness is that they arementally handicapped. Oh well, I
suppose one should hire the handicapped. After all, they are fun to
watch." MORE TO COME Unfortunately there were several contributors who
failed the deadline,however we look forward to printing their opinions
next week. Dr. Roy Mumme of the faculty has beensounded on this issue and
may be cajoled into offering us a morsel of his marginal mentality.
Surelythere must be someone who finds "Sick" humor abominable and
detestworthy—let's hear from you!First Wrestling
Workshop Held (Continued from page 1) Lynch who coached the Javee's for
Hubbardlast year. Tomaras said that at 10:00 a.m. Monday the movie of
the; "NCAA Wrestling Championships Finals" will be shown in the Carver
Gymnasium. Incidentally Tomaras offers a wrestling course atnight school
and this also draws in coaches from the area. There is still time to
register for this session.An in-^ teresting highlight of the session will
be some special wrestling matches. Although it keepsyou awake, Caffe
Expresso is non-addictive. Delegates: "PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE
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