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drimfy VOL LXI NO. SEVEN TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1962 Publisher Sees Censorship Connected With Segregation OCT. 9 - The banning of books on moral grounds seems to be closely linked with the segregation problem in the South, said Barney Rosset, publisher of Grove Press, at a panel discussion before a large group in the Library Con- ference Room tonight. "Freedom to Read" was the topic considered by the panel which included Anne Lyon Haight, Author of "Banned Books," Stuart Sher- Glee Club Accepts Two Cash Gifts OCT. 9 - A gift of $500 to be used as incentive awards to members of the Glee Club and Choir has been made to the College by Charles Byron Spofford Jr. '16. Spofford, now of Miami, Fla., was bass soloist in both the glee club and choir during his four years at Trinity, and, as a senior,, was president of the college musi- cal clubs. He has requested that 10 awards of $50 be made to se- lected members of the choir and glee club on Honors Day next May 16th. Mrs. Ruth Kinney, wife of Ronald E. Kinney '15 of Philadelphia iff chairman of a three-member com- mittee which will recommend 10 students, in any proportion, from the glee club and choir, to re- ceive the incentive gifts to be called the Byron Spofford Awards. The other two members of the selection committee have not yet been named. Soph Election Results OCT. 10-Robby Davison was elected president and Eric Meyerson was voted secretary- treasurer of the Class of 1965 today. Out of 270 sophomores, 181 voted. Three badots were ineligible. man, Librarian of the Providence Public Library, Herbert F. West, Professor of Comparative Liter- ature at Dartmouth, and Mr. Rosset. More books are banned on moral grounds where serious segregation splits exist, according to Mr. Rosset, who suggested there might be a connection between the two problems. THE BANNING of books brings us near the erosion of one of our basic freedoms, that of the press, said Mr.' Sherman, who last year won a court struggle allowing him to place Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" on his library's shelves. The problem is not whether a book is moral; it is whether an adult should be restricted to reading only books which are considered fit for children," Sherman said. "The price of a free society is no censorship," added Mr. Rosset. Many librarians "hide behind the word 'controversial' as a reason for not placing a book in circulation," Mr. Sherman said, "when it is just such a book which the adult public should be encouraged to read." The "commercial angle" forces or encourages many authors to put scenes with sex into their books, Professor West pointed out. Books are often hurt by this, he said, but censorship is "foolish." iHe classified Miller as a "good writer with a fine sense of humor." WHETHER OR NOT children are adversely affected by so-called pornographic literature could best be determined by a survey or group of surveys, said Mr. Rosset. Very few such • surveys have been made, according to him. Some per- sons have said that reading such books has a therapeutic value as offering anemotional outlet, show- (continued on Page 2) Student Protest Ineffective; Williams' Fraternities Doomed OCT. 10 - The trustees of Wil- liams College announced today that implementation of the Angevine Report will begin in September, when the college will assume the role of the present 15 fraterni- ties in providing room, board and social activity for undergraduates. Although the Angevine Report suggested that the fraternities could continue to function, it is generally believed that nane would be able to do soif deprived of in- come from housing and feeding members. In making this decision, the trus- tees are overriding the protests of 77 per cent'of the fraternity mem- bership plus protests from alumni who had requested the trustees to consider a one-year moratorium for action on the Angevine Report. The trustees, however, are reaf- firming the stand taken last spring "When the 11-member Angevine committee reported that the Wil- liams fraternities played a "dis- proportionate role" in academic life." FURTHERMORE. THE report said, the fraternities are "so all- encompassing that their influence tends tointerfere with the broader, more inclusive ends of the college itself.". The committee decided that in spite of recent modifications of Ole fraternity system, too much "otherwise useful energy has al- ready been wasted in wrestling •with the fraternity problem and that the time tias come to put an end to the pressure build-ups that for so long and to so large an extent have monopolized the attention of many alumni and most of the under- graduates." Recent modifications included a ban on freshman membership, out- lawing of discriminatory clauses, and the adoption of the "Total Opportunity" plan that would insure at least one invitation for any student who wished fraternity membership. Prior to the trustees' announce- ment, protests against the Ange- vine report included petitions signed by 574 students, an alumni petition, and an anti-Angevine. demonstration around the home of Williams president John E. Sawyer. The Williams Record took apro- Angevine position, as did the faculty. The Record noted that "Williams is a very small, very isolated, residential college. This •point is rather obvious, but perhaps its significance has been. over- looked." "OUE WHOLE EDUCATIONAL philosophy," the Record continued, "indeed our whole raison d'etre is based on the concept that the best opportunity, for education lies in the association and clash of growing minds and that we can learn at least as much from each other as from a lecturer. "Fraternities are blocking this (continued on Page 2) 1,200 Hear Robert Frost #-, m ;•-,- ' - w P*- '•"'•.;-:: •-. -•••;••-• Roberts Photo *Ugly ? Fence Will Probably Come Down Reports Official OCT. 11 - The "probability" that the oak fence which aroused undergraduate ire last Monday will be taken down was revealed to the Tripod today by a college administrator. Construction of "the fence" around the Jones-Elton quad- rangle was the cause of criti- cism and wonder. Students stood by the fence all day, making com- ments and occasionally tacking "imaginative signs on the rails and posts. Student objection to the "formi- dable" size and the "unesthetic appearance" of the fence forced a halt to construction late Tuesday morning. After the construction halt, faculty complaints bolstered the student protests, the Tripod was told to- day. "THE DECISION to re-evaluate the fence was reached because the students protested through the channels of petition and the stu- dent government," said O.W.Lacy, Dean of Students. Dean Lacy, who presented the appeal of the student body to the administration, said that the rally of about 250 students Monday evening, indicating disapproval of the fence, did not influence the decision to reconsider the fence's construction. "If it had been only the protest, the College would have been dis- posed to disregard it," Lacy said. "We are disinclined to substitute riotous behavior for rational pro- cesses," he explained. A college administrator informed the Tripod that a new and "more reasonable' fence will probably be erected next summer. ACCORDING TO A report issued by Buildings and Grounds director Norman Walker, the much- maligned fence was to have been completed prior to Sept. 1. In his annual report to the Presi- dent, dated Sept. 13, Walker noted that "Two campus areas, namely the court between Elton and'Jones Halls and the triangular plot north of Mather Hall, have always posed a problem in maintaining any sem- blance of a lawn. "Both these areas have been sur- rounded with attractive two-rail, heavy oak fences. They have also been relandscaped and the adjacent walks and drive repaved," the report states. When contacted by the Tripod late Monday night Norman A. Walk- er, Director of Buildings and Grounds, said that he had done everything in his power to see that the fence was completed by Sept. 1. Poet Many P©em§ by TOM JONES and JERRY LIEBOWITZ OCT. 11 - "You risk your spirit in substantiating something when you enter into a poem," Robert Frost warned 1200 listeners in the Field House this evening. "It's the world's affair," the poet explained. "Each one enters life to substantiate something. Not to care is a kind of atheism." Mr. Frost recalled several students of his who had not cared. He asked them if anyone wanted to keep the theme they had just turned in. "When no one said any- thing," Mr. Frost related, "I just threw them in the waste basket— if they didn't want to keep them, I certainly didn't want to read them." "A good poem," Frost continued, "is one which is stuck in your head, because it is memorable. No poem means anything to me unless it's catchy--Shakespeare was full of it." About poems that he knows, Frost said, "I never learned them on purpose; I just found I knew them." UPON READING "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the poet conferred, "Pve had a lot of trouble with that one--butpleasant trouble. It's very, very, you know, intimating." He then proceeded to • make fun of those who must 'class' a poem and those who question, "Just how do you make it signifi- cant?" Then said Frost seriously, "if you want to be a poet, you'll have to be born one. You can't learn it unless it's already there. . "I seldom talk so literary as this," Frost apologized with a chuckle. "I usually talk about politics. Pol- itics is my avocation." The poet spoke of his trip to Russia, where "my life depended upon my interpreters." Those men apparently failed to translate what he said exactly much of the time. "They took the devilment out of it," he explained. "I was a nut; I didn't represent anybody but myself. I just talked what I thought—about rivalry." Khrushchev was "a magnificent ruler, a wonderful fellow—formid - able, don't forget that--but a great fellow." ABOUT OTHER people Frost was not always so kind. "There are two kinds of people, those that know how to take a hint and those that (continued on Page 2) Accident Prevention Study Attracts 200 Volunteers OCT. 11 -More then 200 students have signed tobe subjects for the two-week accident prevention study beginning here next Monday, said study statistician John Morri- son today. This is "the minimum number which could give significant re- sults, he said, although as many as -400 students will be able to participate. Those wishing to participate in the study will be able to schedule appointments after the survey has begun, said Morrison, who was ^pleased with the response thus far. THE TESTS and physical exam- ination require about 35 minutes, he said. There is no charge to the students. He estimated that the free physical was worth approxi- mately $50. Trinity is the first school where the tests are being given on ? voluntary basis. For the previous two years a mandatory examination has been given to anyone involved in an accident. One purpose of the survey, said Morrison, is to determine whether a test of this nature can be given voluntarily. A second purpose is to relate the screening results with future traffic violations and acci- dents. Trinity was picked for the exper- iment because it is centrally located and convenient for those working for the Connecticut Acci- dent Prevention Study, according to Morrison. THE STUDY GROUP is basically concerned with Connecticut resi- dents possessing drivers licenses, he said, but they.were willing to (continued on Page 3)

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drimfyVOL LXI NO. SEVEN TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1962

Publisher Sees CensorshipConnected With SegregationOCT. 9 - The banning of books on

moral grounds seems to be closelylinked with the segregationproblem in the South, said BarneyRosset, publisher of Grove Press ,at a panel discussion before alarge group in the Library Con-ference Room tonight."Freedom to Read" was the topic

considered by the panel whichincluded Anne Lyon Haight, Authorof "Banned Books," Stuart Sher-

Glee Club AcceptsTwo Cash GiftsOCT. 9 - A gift of $500 to be used

as incentive awards to members ofthe Glee Club and Choir has beenmade to the College by CharlesByron Spofford Jr. '16.

Spofford, now of Miami, Fla.,was bass soloist in both the gleeclub and choir during his fouryears at Trinity, and, as a senior,,was president of the college musi-cal clubs. He has requested that10 awards of $50 be made to se-lected members of the choir andglee club on Honors Day next May16th.

Mrs. Ruth Kinney, wife of RonaldE. Kinney '15 of Philadelphia iffchairman of a three-member com-mittee which will recommend 10students, in any proportion, fromthe glee club and choir, to r e -ceive the incentive gifts to becalled the Byron Spofford Awards.The other two members of theselection committee have not yetbeen named.

Soph Election ResultsOCT. 10-Robby Davison was

elected president and EricMeyerson was voted secretary-treasurer of the Class of 1965today.

Out of 270 sophomores, 181 voted.Three badots were ineligible.

man, Librarian of the ProvidencePublic Library, Herbert F. West,Professor of Comparative Liter-ature at Dartmouth, and Mr.Rosset.

More books are banned on moralgrounds where serious segregationsplits exist, according to Mr.Rosset, who suggested there mightbe a connection between the twoproblems.

THE BANNING of books bringsus near the erosion of one of ourbasic freedoms, that of the press,said Mr.' Sherman, who last yearwon a court struggle allowing himto place Henry Miller's "Tropicof Cancer" on his library'sshelves.The problem is not whether a book

is moral; it is whether an adultshould be restricted to reading onlybooks which are considered fitfor children," Sherman said. "Theprice of a free society is nocensorship," added Mr. Rosset.Many librarians "hide behind the

word 'controversial' as a reasonfor not placing a book incirculation," Mr. Sherman said,"when it is just such a book whichthe adult public should beencouraged to read."

The "commercial angle" forcesor encourages many authors toput scenes with sex into theirbooks, Professor West pointed out.Books are often hurt by this, hesaid, but censorship is "foolish."iHe classified Miller as a "goodwriter with a fine sense of humor."

WHETHER OR NOT childrenare adversely affected by so-calledpornographic literature could bestbe determined by a survey or groupof surveys, said Mr. Rosset. Veryfew such • surveys have beenmade, according to him. Some per-sons have said that reading suchbooks has a therapeutic value asoffering an emotional outlet, show-

(continued on Page 2)

Student Protest Ineffective;Williams' Fraternities DoomedOCT. 10 - The trustees of Wil-

liams College announced today thatimplementation of the AngevineReport will begin in September,when the college will assumethe role of the present 15 fraterni-ties in providing room, board andsocial activity for undergraduates.Although the Angevine Report

suggested that the fraternitiescould continue to function, it isgenerally believed that nane wouldbe able to do so if deprived of in-come from housing and feedingmembers.In making this decision, the t rus-

tees are overriding the protests of77 per cent'of the fraternity mem-bership plus protests from alumniwho had requested the trustees toconsider a one-year moratoriumfor action on the Angevine Report.

The trustees, however, are reaf-firming the stand taken last spring"When the 11-member Angevinecommittee reported that the Wil-liams fraternities played a "dis-proportionate role" in academiclife."

FURTHERMORE. THE reportsaid, the fraternities are "so all-encompassing that their influencetends to interfere with the broader,more inclusive ends of the collegeitself.".The committee decided that in

spite of recent modifications ofOle fraternity system, too much"otherwise useful energy has a l -ready been wasted in wrestling•with the fraternity problem and that

the time tias come to put an endto the pressure build-ups that forso long and to so large an extenthave monopolized the attention ofmany alumni and most of the under-graduates."Recent modifications included a

ban on freshman membership, out-lawing of discriminatory clauses,and the adoption of the "TotalOpportunity" plan that would insureat least one invitation for anystudent who wished fraternitymembership.

Prior to the trustees' announce-ment, protests against the Ange-vine report included petitionssigned by 574 students, an alumnipetition, and an anti-Angevine.demonstration around the home ofWilliams president John E.Sawyer.

The Williams Record took apro-Angevine position, as did thefaculty. The Record noted that"Williams is a very small, veryisolated, residential college. This

•point is rather obvious, but perhapsits significance has been. over-looked."

"OUE WHOLE EDUCATIONALphilosophy," the Record continued,"indeed our whole raison d'etreis based on the concept that thebest opportunity, for education liesin the association and clash ofgrowing minds and that we canlearn at least as much from eachother as from a lecturer."Fraternities are blocking this

(continued on Page 2)

1,200 Hear Robert Frost

#-, m ;•-,- ' - wP * - '•"'•.;-:: •-. -•••;••-•

Roberts Photo

*Ugly? Fence Will ProbablyCome Down Reports OfficialOCT. 11 - The "probability"

that the oak fence which arousedundergraduate ire last Monday willbe taken down was revealed tothe Tripod today by a collegeadministrator.Construction of "the fence"

around the Jones-Elton quad-rangle was the cause of crit i-cism and wonder. Students stoodby the fence all day, making com-ments and occasionally tacking

"imaginative signs on the railsand posts.Student objection to the "formi-

dable" size and the "unestheticappearance" of the fence forceda halt to construction late Tuesdaymorning.After the construction halt, faculty

complaints bolstered the studentprotests, the Tripod was told to-day.

"THE DECISION to re-evaluatethe fence was reached because thestudents protested through thechannels of petition and the stu-dent government," said O.W.Lacy,Dean of Students.

Dean Lacy, who presented theappeal of the student body to theadministration, said that the rallyof about 250 students Mondayevening, indicating disapproval ofthe fence, did not influence thedecision to reconsider the fence'sconstruction."If it had been only the protest,

the College would have been dis-posed to disregard it," Lacy said.

"We are disinclined to substituteriotous behavior for rational pro-cesses," he explained.A college administrator informed

the Tripod that a new and "morereasonable' fence will probably beerected next summer.

ACCORDING TO A report issuedby Buildings and Grounds directorNorman Walker, the much-

maligned fence was to have beencompleted prior to Sept. 1.In his annual report to the Presi-

dent, dated Sept. 13, Walker notedthat "Two campus areas, namelythe court between Elton and'JonesHalls and the triangular plot northof Mather Hall, have always poseda problem in maintaining any sem-blance of a lawn.

"Both these areas have been sur-rounded with attractive two-rail,heavy oak fences. They have alsobeen relandscaped and the adjacentwalks and drive repaved," thereport states.When contacted by the Tripod

late Monday night Norman A. Walk-er, Director of Buildings andGrounds, said that he had doneeverything in his power to see thatthe fence was completed by Sept. 1.

PoetMany P©em§

by TOM JONESand JERRY LIEBOWITZ

OCT. 11 - "You risk your spirit insubstantiating something when youenter into a poem," Robert Frostwarned 1200 listeners in the FieldHouse this evening."It 's the world's affair," the poet

explained. "Each one enters lifeto substantiate something. Not tocare is a kind of atheism."Mr. Frost recalled several

students of his who had not cared.He asked them if anyone wantedto keep the theme they had justturned in. "When no one said any-thing," Mr. Frost related, "I justthrew them in the waste basket—if they didn't want to keep them,I certainly didn't want to readthem."

"A good poem," Frost continued,"is one which is stuck in yourhead, because it is memorable.No poem means anything to meunless it 's catchy--Shakespearewas full of it." About poems thathe knows, Frost said, "I neverlearned them on purpose; I justfound I knew them."

UPON READING "Stopping byWoods on a Snowy Evening," thepoet conferred, "Pve had a lot oftrouble with that one--butpleasanttrouble. It 's very, very, you know,intimating." He then proceeded to

• make fun of those who must 'class'a poem and those who question,"Just how do you make it signifi-cant?"

Then said Frost seriously, "ifyou want to be a poet, you'll haveto be born one. You can't learn itunless it 's already there. .

"I seldom talk so literary as this,"Frost apologized with a chuckle."I usually talk about politics. Pol-itics is my avocation."The poet spoke of his trip toRussia, where "my life dependedupon my interpreters." Those menapparently failed to translate whathe said exactly much of the time."They took the devilment out of it,"he explained.

"I was a nut; I didn't representanybody but myself. I just talkedwhat I thought—about rivalry."Khrushchev was "a magnificentruler, a wonderful fellow—formid -able, don't forget that--but a greatfellow."

ABOUT OTHER people Frostwas not always so kind. "There aretwo kinds of people, those that knowhow to take a hint and those that

(continued on Page 2)

Accident Prevention StudyAttracts 200 VolunteersOCT. 11 -More then 200 students

have signed to be subjects for thetwo-week accident preventionstudy beginning here next Monday,said study statistician John Morri-son today.This is "the minimum number

which could give significant r e -sults, he said, although as manyas -400 students will be able toparticipate.

Those wishing to participate inthe study will be able to scheduleappointments after the survey hasbegun, said Morrison, who was^pleased with the response thus far.

THE TESTS and physical exam-ination require about 35 minutes,he said. There is no charge to thestudents. He estimated that thefree physical was worth approxi-mately $50.

Trinity is the first school where

the tests are being given on ?voluntary basis. For the previoustwo years a mandatory examinationhas been given to anyone involvedin an accident.

One purpose of the survey, saidMorrison, is to determine whethera test of this nature can be givenvoluntarily. A second purpose isto relate the screening results withfuture traffic violations and acci-dents.Trinity was picked for the exper-

iment because it is centrallylocated and convenient for thoseworking for the Connecticut Acci-dent Prevention Study, accordingto Morrison.

THE STUDY GROUP is basicallyconcerned with Connecticut resi-dents possessing drivers licenses,he said, but they.were willing to

(continued on Page 3)

PAGE TWO THE TRINITY' TRIPOD : QCTTOBSR 12, 1962

TrinityEXECUTIVE BOARD

Sports EditorStephen Pedreault '63

Feature EditorMyron Rosenthal '64

Daniel D. Cotta '63Managing Editor

William F% Niles '63News Editor

Ronaild Spencer '64NEWS STAFF

Bernard Barber "65, Al Burfeind '64, Nick Cantor '65, Sanford Pidell '65,Tom Jones '64, Jerry Liebowitz '65, Eric Lodge '65, Christian Messenger'65, Vincent Osowecldl '65, Kenneth Phelps '65, Leon Shilton '65, KeithWatson '64, John Witherinston '64.

SPOBTS STAFFMajrk Hobson '65, Peter Kinzler '65, Joseph Martire '64, John O'Neil '65,Scott Reynolds .'63, John Syer.

BUSINESS BOABDBusiniess ManagerMarshall Blume '63

Circulation Manager Advertising ManagerBill Reese '63 . Jim Rowan '64

L&OSrETESSa STAFFColt Brittain '63, Park Benjamin ''65, Al Crane '65, Dan Guenther1 65,Alex Richardson; '65.

PHOTOGRAPHY STAFFEdward Roberts '64 (Editor), Roger Bernstein '65, Richard Bloomstem64, Thomas Curren '65, Ward Kelsey '65.

- Published twice weekly during the academic year except vacations.Student subscriptions included in tuition lee- others $6.00 per year. SecondClass postage paid at Hapttfolrd, Connecticut, under the act ol March 3,1879.

Flu Shots Available for All StudentsDr. Lundborg reminds students -

that they can receive the flu vac-cine in his office upon presenting

a permission slip signed by theparents. (Students over 21 do notneed permission slips.)

Vesper SpeakerOCT. 12 -The Rev. Dr. M. Moran

Weston, Rector of the largest Epis-copal Church in the United States,St. Philips, New York City, willbe the guest preacher at VesperServices Sunday at 5 p. m. inthe ChapeL Dr. Moran's topicwill be "Keys of the Kingdom".Dr. Weston graduated from Co-

lumbia University and Union Theo-logical Seminary. He has served onthe staff of the National Councilof Churches.

Pembroke CodeThe PEMBROKE' canipus was a-

stir with debate this week,as charges were leveled that thehonor code of the college wasbeing mocked by numerous viola-tions.A proposal was presented during

a meeting of the Pembroke HonorCouncil early in the week whichwould move responsibility for re-porting offenses from the individ-ual to a committee in charge ofupholding the code.As the situation currently stands,

all students at Pembroke are re-sponsible for reporting their ownviolations to the Honor Council.A double reporting clause enablesother students to report the vio-lations of classmates, althoughsuch reports are not required.The proposed change would set

up a permanent committee of girlspaid by the administration, whowould be charged with the appre-hension of violators of the honorcode.Action on the proposal was tabled

for further discussion andrevision; however, a decision onthe Honor Code is reported tobe imminent-

Frost . . .

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(continued from Page l)don't know how to take ahint; somefail to take a hint when one isintended while others see onewhere none is intended—and that'swhat breaks up families.Neither Trinity nor liberal educa-

tion escaped Frost's subtle humor."The first thine I noticed .on myway down here was thesign'Trin-ity '̂ over a drugstore.It makes you wonder about some

symbolism, he suggested. Aboutliberals he said, "all liberals havea liberal education," and thenadded, "that's what's the matterwith them."Although the talk was loosely con-

structed, underlying ideas, oftenboth serious and humorous, wereevident. One Frost aphorism,however, went far in summing up'both the man and what he had tosay—"I'm a terrible case of every-thing, you know."

Protest . . .(continued from Page 1)

experience," the Record said.However, several members of the

Record staff expressed oppositionto the editorial approval of theAngevine Report. Students, too,-criticized the Record's report ofthe student demonstration as "bit-ter."Some students expressed the

opinion that the pro-fraternity sidewas not given the chance to ex-ress opinion. Concerning a paneldiscussion • on the report, onestudent said that "four of the fivepanel members were . pro-Angevine; they-sidestepped most ofour questions."Elsewhere, a fraternity president

asked "why can't the ideals of theAngevine Report be realized withinthe framework of the fraternitysystem?"

Publisher . . ..(continued from Page 1)

ing there are two sides to the argument, he said.

' Librarian Sherman said- he hadsuccessfully stayed between theextremes in the banning dispute byallowing just those over 18 yearsold to read the"book, "Tropic ofCancer." Mr. Rosset said themature adult could not be defined,and thus ideally, no age limit suchas this should be established.John F. Skelly, counsel for Trum-

bull Huntington in the Hartfordcase concerning Miller's "Tropic"last winter and present tonight,said concessions must be madein order to protect many booksfrom being banned.

Publisher Rosset answered thatas a pragmatist he realized suchconcessions would have to be made;the process toward a completefreedom to read would have to begradual, he thought.

MANY BOOKS are being publishednow which several years ago wouldhave been condemned, said RossetAgreeing with this, Professor Westnoted that Catholic Churchofficials, at least in Hanover(where Dartmouth is located), havestated that college students couldread any book assigned by a pro-fessor.The views taken on this problem

by the Supreme Court are far moreliberal than those taken by manylower courts and city officials,Mr. Sherman said.Miss Haight, discussing the his-

tory of banning books, pointed outthat books, such as the works ofHomer and the Bible, have beenbanned for political and religiousas well as moral, reasons. Shefelt that children have been re-ceiving an excessive amount ofpornographic literature in recentyears.

Trinity junior J. Ronald Spencermoderated the panel discussion.

Placement NoticesProfessor David J. Sharpe of

the George Washington Law Schoolwill talk to students interested inlaw next Thursday. See Miss Mellin the placement office for appoint-ments.

Mr. Butier wouia appreciate itvery much if all seniors wouldreturn their placement registra-tion forms completed to thepl&Q*-ment office as soon as possible-

^FRIDAY. 0CTG6E& 42, i 196& THE TRINITY; TRIPOD

Processes

PAGE THREE'

by PROF. J. WENDELL BURGER

New Congressional BUIBars Disclaimer Affidavit

It is well recognized that ourpicture of the physical world isundergoing an enormous change,and that we have developed a re-markable power to understand andto manipulate this physical world.It is not so commonly understoodthat in recent years veilssurrounding the mystery of lifehave been lifted, and while we havenot stripped Salome, her outlinesare becoming increasinglynoticeable.This little exposition is an at-

tempt to present a picture of whatwe currently know about someaspects of life.The starting generalization, now

over a hundred years old, is thatlife now exists in unit packages-called cells(virus seem to be cellfragments). The cell is a completeunit of lite. The higher creaturesare coordinated masses of diversi-fied cells, each one alive in itsown right. Thus the fundamentalproblems of life is that of thenature of a cell.Rewarding as is the visual exam-

ination of cells by various micro-scopes, only several easily seenstructures need concern us.

THE CELL CONSISTS of a blobof transparent gel (the cytoplasm)limited externally by a membrane(cell wall) and containing a usually"spherical object (the nucleus). Attimes of cell division this nu-cleus changes into distinct bodiescalled chromosomes, the numberand structure of each is specificfor each species. These threeareas are essential for sustainedlife.Jt is further obvious that everycell and organism is planned downto the smallest detail. The deter-miners are genes, and are locatedin a linear fashion in the chromo-.somes. These determiners arepasses in a predictable mannerfrom parents to off-spring. ,

The above generalizations havebeen staple fare for biologistsfor decades.What is new is an increasingly

precise outline of what the life-process actually is, i. e. the pre-cise chemical processes whichmaintain the living state.' The living state is a continuousseries of transformations of.energy, and is not disociable from.these transformations. All energyenters the cell in -the form offood which is used either as asource of raw material for cellu-lar substance or as a source offuel for energy-demanding chem-ical processes.

IT TURNS OUT that the cyto-plasm is a complex pattern'of hundreds of enzymes, each en-zyme'controlling one chemical re-action. The substance of the cellis enzymes, Knowledge of the pre-cise geometric orientation of theseenzymes is coming alorig, i.e.we are making good beginnings atdepicting the molecular organiza-tion of the cytoplasm.

Just as in the 19th century therewas a mass attack on the naming,and anatomical description of the.various species of life, there isnow a vast biochemical hunt whichidentifies the various enzymes. Sosuccessful has been this hunt,that processes such as photosyn-thesis which less than 20 yearsago a speaker at Trinity urgedas one of the great mysteries •of life, has been almost completelydescribed in bio-chemical detail.The mystery of life has beenreduced to common knowledge.While the number of enzymes

within a cell is large, they aregrouped in comprehensible inter-locking patterns, which often arecircular. Like interlocking cog-wheels, one wheel of enzymesenmeshes with other wheels.Energy necessary to drive thesesystems is extracted enaymatical-'ly from food and stored in specialchemicals with abbreviated namessuch as ATP, PC, CoA, etc. Justas a single power line to a housedrives a great number of diversedevives, so in the cell the majorenergy source for all sorts ofactivities is ATP. Thus theenormous chemical complexity of.cells is organizable into com-prehensible patterns with a fewcommon sources of immediateenergy.

The next problem is how are theseenzymes formed as they are notself-propagating. It is clear theymust be determined by the genes.The generalization is developingwhich says, "one enzyme, onegene," i.e. there is a specific pointon a chromosome (the gene) wherea single unique enzyme is deter-mined.The genes are now identified with

a long-known but once poorlyunderstood group of chemicalscalled nucleic acids, while theenzymes are proteins. Proteinsare polymerized molecules whoseunits are 20 odd amino acids,i.e. a protein is various comb-inations of these amino acids.Nucleic acids are also polymerizedmolecules with only four differentunits which are not amino acids

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Teddy Trinity didn't get a lettertoday, or yesterday, or the daybefore - in fact, T.T. hasn't re-ceived a letter since Dean Lacysent him a warning about NorthCampus noise three weeks ago.T. T. walks slowly by the postoffice silently mumbling at Cap,who only delivers the mail..What can he do?Write a letter? You, T.T.? You

haven't written a letter since youapplied to college.T.T. you have to face the facts.

You can't call anyone this week.• Ever since your father found outthat you bought a mink playboyPlaygirl puppet, you're a man with-out a checkbook. With those twoleft over coke bottles, however, youcan get the four cents for a letter.And this is the week for writing

a letter. It's National LetterWriting Week. •Think of poor old ma sitting on her

rocker recalling the days when shesang "Rock of Ages" while you saton her knee, or picture that younglass who sat on your knee drinkingthat aged stuff on the rocks afew weeks back. Jot a note tothem.

the LecternSee yourself that day when, after

you trip on the wet floor downthe stairs, you watch Capslooowlyput those letters from them intoyour box.yhrust in your pocket, they give

you status as you strut throughthe Cave. You too then can smooth-ly whip out a letter to jot down yourEnligh 301 assignment.And when you have enough rum-

pled letters they make a perfectcover for that bottle stashed inthe bottom drawer. You can eventhrow them in the middle of. theyard next time the students notover an ugly fence.You had better hurry in writing

your letter though. There's arumor going round that a certainArizona senator is seeking to stopthe government mail-carryingbusiness.

* * *The dictionary is not just a list-

ing of words in alphabetical order,in some instances it very neatlysignifies the basic battle ofhumans: man vs. woman. Inwoftstftr's New Collegiate wolvesprecedes woman, maiiSict (ac-cursed) follows male. And onlytwelve words separate virile fromvirginity- gS

(tfcis is a highly condensed approx-.imation of the truth). These fourunits can be arranged in differentsequences in long molecules likea long series . of letters e.g.ATTGCATCGACCT.; In the nucleus, in the chromo-somes these units form a perman-ent code. A given length of codedetermines the number and orderof amino acids which will be joinedtogether to form a certain enzyme.The exact number of units nee-,essary to form a code unit is notprecisely known, but is thoughtto be a minimum of 12. A muta-tion, a genetic change, is a changein the code.

THE CHROMOSOME then isthought to be coded tape analo-gous to tapes used in mechani-cal devices but with the addedproperty of being able to manu-facture additional tapes. Thismanufacturing process results inseveral types of tape. One type(DNA) remains in the nucleus as anexact copy of the master tape,and is distributed to the daughtercells at the time of cell division.Each new cell receives a mastertape. Presumably shorter piecesof the master tape, the piecescalled RNA are manufactured andpassed out of the nucleus into thecytoplasm where they are locatedin bodies called ribosomes. Itis in these RNA tapes that theenzymes are molded (synthesized).This molding is done in a fascinat-

ing way. There exist short RNAtapes called transfer RNA. Eachcan join with a certain aminoacid, using ATP as a source ofenergy for the union. The trans-fer RNA plus its individual aminoacid line up according to the codesequence of the ribosome RNA,then the energy in the transferRNA- amino acid combination isused to zipper together the aminoacids into an enzyme-protein, andto set free the transfer RNA which,can now pick up a second aminoacid for another synthesis.

THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY manyunsolved problems, but pigturewnich is energizing is so unified•and one which so beautifully inte-grates isolated facts that we areconfident that in the near future amore exact description of the vari-ous activities of the cell will be.available.

To illustrate how these ideas canillumine other areas, we canmention one of the current criesas to the nature of cancer. Virusare pieces of nucleic acid codewhich parasitically live in hostcells. Each virus has its ownstructure and its own code. Itis considered that a virus codemixes with a host code so as tomix up the host cell's DNA code-with the result an abnormal cell, acancer cell, is produced.To reiterate the initial idea, biol-'

ogy at the moment is perhaps themost spectacular of the naturalsciences in terms, of the amountof comprehension that is beingattained.

OCT. 10-The U. S. Senate lastweek repealed the controversialdisclaimer affidavit requirementof the National Defense EducationActThe Affidavit required a student

seeking a government loan topledge- that he does "not believein or is not a member of. . . anyorganization that believes in orteaches the overthrow of the U.S.Government."The amended bill now requires an

applicant to proclaim allegiance tothe country and to vow "to defend

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test those from other statesas wellas those without licenses.After the survey is concluded

here, a report of the generalfindings will be sent to the collegesenate. Individual reports go onlyto the student and if he wishes tohis personal physician.The program will be conducted

Monday through Friday from 8:30a. m. to 11:30. and 12:45 to 3:30.Schedules are already complete forMonday and Tuesday, but someplaces are available later in theweek, and only a few appointmentshave been made for the followingweek.

THE MOBILE unit has alreadybeen set up outside of MatherHall iii order to make preparationsfor the screening of students,Morrison said. After the study iscompleted here, he concluded anindustrial group might be tested.The Connecticut Accident Pre-

vention Study is a joint project ofthe Connecticut Department ofMotor Vehicles and Health and theU. S. Public Health Service.

Dr. J. Wendell Burger is J. Pier-pont Morgan Professor of Biology.He received an A B. irom Haverford,an A.M. from L'ehigh and a Ph.D.from Princeton. He is a Commission-er of the Connecticut State- Geolog-ical and Natural History Survey andis a Director of the Hartford Hospi-tal. He has held research grantsfrom the New York Hearst Associa-tion and the National Institute ofHealth.

Dr. Burger was appointed to thefaculty in 1936.

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the Constitution and laws of theUnited States of America againstall enemies, foreign anddomestic."The disclaimer affidavit had

caused repercussions on severaleastern campuses. Harvard, Yale,Princeton, Brown, Bowdoin, Am-herst, Wesleyan, and Colby wereamong the 22 colleges which re-fused loans from the program.While a member of the Senate,

President Kennedy had urged Con-gress to strike the affidavit fromthe Act. He called the affidavitan "unnecessary, futile gesturetoward the memory of an earlierage."

Meade toSpeakOn Time StudyDr. Robert' D. Meade, Associ-

ate Professor of Psychology, willlecture at a Psychology Colloqui-um at Gustavus Adolphus College,St. Peter, Minnesota, October 19.

His topic, "The Effect of Moti-vation and Time Perception," willcover how time seems to go rap-idly or slowly for different indiv-iduals, he explained.Dr. Meade has done research on

subjective time with over 400 Trin-ity students since 1955. He is work-ing under a grant from the Nation-al Institute for Mental Health."We are making progress, butwe

will never finish," said Meade. Heis currently studying long times upto one hour. "The Journal of Ex-perimental Psychology" will pub-lish an article by Dr. Meade nextsummer.He has lectured in Canada, Japan,

Hong Kong, India, and Jordan aboutthis same subject.

SHOP IN EUROPE?Just as if you were on. a s.hp p p i n g visit to

Europe, this fall and winter season's collection offine clothing and furnishings represent the personalefforts of our foreign buying trips.

FROM WEST OF ENGLANDWorsted, Flannel and Sharkskin suitings, Bur-

berry outerwear and Macintosh Rainwear.

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suitings. Genuine Shetland cable stitch sweatersmade on hand looms with Old World quality. 100%pure Cashmere sweaters by Braemar.

FROM NORWAY AND DENMARKHandmade Fisherman Knit sweaters and hats.

Handmade slippers, and Homespun sweaters withmatching hats.

FROM LONDON AND PARISReverse Lamb gloves, Hog-skin gloves lined

with Chamois, prime quality Pigskin wallets andbillfolds. Unusual British neckwear and belts. AlienSolly fine hose. Kent brushes and combs. Revers-ible black and brown calf belts and unique braces.

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UMass Beats Bantams 4-2;Defense Shoddy In Opener

BY JACK O'NEIL

AMHEBST, Mass., Oct. 10 —Thevarsity soccer team, minus its leftwing and captain, John Pitcairn,dropped its season opener to theUniversity of Mass here today, asthe Redmen scored twice in the4th quarter to win 4-2. This wasthe Dathmen's second regularlyscheduled game. The M.I.T. game,had been canceled because of rain.The Trinmen were the first to

break into the scoring column asleft wing Buzz Tomkins scored ona rebound following a direct kickby center halfback Dan Swander.The Bantams' goal came at the fiveminute mark of the first quarter,but within ten minutes UMass hadtied the score as Redmen rightwing Paleocrassus rebounded ashot off a defending Trin fullbackand past goalie Bob Bordogna.With five minutes remaining in the

third quarter, a "hands-on-ball"penalty was called on Trinity'sleft fullback Dick Ravizza, and

Bob Leete, playing inside left,putUMass in front 2-1 with a penaltykick.

THE LOCALS STRUCK again at5:00 of the fourth quarter whensubstitute inside right Jack Lionswas credited with a goal that wasaccidentally headed into the Netsby Bantam center halfback PeteSturrock.Ten minutes later it was 4-1

as another substitute inside,Cheney, headed one past goalieBerdogna.The final tally came with less than

a minute remaining when sopho-more Mark Josephson, playing sideright, toed a penalty kick past thedefending UMass goalie.For the first six minutes of the.

game the Dathmen held their own,but the defensive platoon systemused by the Redmen, and negligentpassing on the part of the Bantams'led to their downfall.

The Trinmen play host to Tuftson Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. In

the 1961 season the Trinity soccer-men had defeated UMass 3-0, andTufts by a score of 3-1,

Unbeaten Tufts SeeksRevenge Against Trin.

by MARK HOBSON

"Tufts is really too tough forthis league," said Dan Jessee onthe eve of an important game asTrinity travels to Medford to en-gage undefeated, and untied TuftsUniversity.The Bantams escaped from- the

St. Lawrence affair with a mini-mum of knocks and bruises andwill be healthy except for previouslosses, including Merrill Yavin-sky, Fred Prillaman, and BillCampbell. Campbell reinjured hisankle recently and is a questionmark for Saturday's game.Shouldhe play, an extra dash of speed willbe added to the Bantam backfield.It will probably be needed.

Tufts is off on another rampagingseason. Last year's 5-3 markshould be bettered as the Jumbosare already 3-0. Victories overBates (30-12), Bowdoin (16-0) andColby (28-6) have given them afine start towards an undefeatedseason.

THE POWERFUL TUFTSATTACK is led by All-New Englandfullback Ron Deveaux who hasgained 343 yards, all rushing, ingames to date. Not to be over-looked is his running mate atleft half, Ralph Doran. Doran isthe outside threat, having gained316 yards already. It is interestingto note that both these sums aregreater than the total ground at-tack of the Tuft's opponents.

Last week against Colby the Jum-bos rolled for 410 yards on theground. The passing attack hasresulted in only five completionsbut it really hasn't been needed.Bulwarking this tremendous

backfield is a solid 200-pound linethat is adept at making holes forthe backs. The defense has allow-ed only 230 yards rushing and 190in the air during the three con-tests, and should provide a goodtest for the Bantams.

Spearheading the line are a pairof ( rugged, experienced tackleswhose play has been the key factorin Tuft's "tight -T power offense"and unrelenting defense. Don Cur-tis, a 6'3", 230 pound senior,operates at left tackle, while 5'10",260 pound Carmine Parisi anchors

the other tackle spot.If previous results are any in-

dication, it should be a Trinityvictory.- Before last year's 14-6Bantam win, Tufts had recorded afive game winning streak. From1949 to 1955 Trinity won sevenstraight to get a good lead in aseries which favors them 10-9.However it looks like Trinity

will have to produce a supremeeffort to make it two in a rowover the Medford Maulers.

FRESHMAN CONVOCATIONThe sixth Freshman Convocation

Program will be held this Monday,Wean Lounge, 7 p.m. ProfessorM. C. Langhorne will speak on"Know Thyself: Look at Yourself,I."

Meets; DunkleElected PrexyOCTOBER 3 — The Trinity Col-

lege Hockey Association today heldits first meeting of the year inthe newly revamped AFROTCheadquarters. Perm Hargrove,coach of last year's team, con-ducted the election of officers.

Peter Dunkle, captain of golf,was elected president of the as-sociation, while Dudley Clark andGeoffrey Freeman were chosen forthe offices of secretary andtreasurer respectively. All of-ficers played hockey during theirsecondary schooling.With the installation of the new

officers, aims for the coming sea-son were discussed. Plans for'holding many of the practices andgames at Colt Park were an-nounced. This would mean thatTrinity" students would have anexcellent chance to see theirhockey club in action, which hasnot been the case in the past.Traditional foes such as Amherst,Coast Guard, and Wesleyan werementioned in the schedule, whichwill include freshman games aswell. A freshman team will be or-ganized, due in large measure tothe excellent turnout.

Athletic director Ray Oostingcommented favorably on hockeyat Trinity during the meeting. Herevealed plans for a hockey rinkat sometime in the future, whenthe college athletic plant is ex-panded. Other faculty membersin attendance included Capt.JackBirnkammer a veteran playerboth of-St. Lawrence and semi-pro teams in New York City. Hewill aid Hargrove in the coachingduties.

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TRINITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS 1962

Trinity33

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28.3159

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First DownsNet Yards RushingNet Yards PassingTotal Net OffensePasses AttemptedPasses CompletedHad InterceptedNo. of Punts •Average PuntYards PenalizedFumbles Lost

BUSHING LEADERS

Opponents22

201137338

371428

37.3354

Player Tom Calabrese Carl Lundborg John SzumczykCarriesNet Gained

Don Taylor;

SamTornJohn

25 25168 122

PASSING37 attempts, 19 completions

(toad three intercepted)

Pass ReceivingWinner Caught 9 for 84Calabrese Caught 5 for 38Szumczyk Caught 3 for 33

33107

, for 198 yards

yards _yardsyards

LeClerc Leads

Bears' ScoringOCT. 7 — Former Trinity foot-

ball great, Roger LeClerc, ac-counted for seven of the ChicagoBears' 13'points in today's Nation-'al Football League win over theMinnesota Vikings. The Bearsmoved their season mark to 3-1,good for second place in theWestern Division of the NFL, byvirtue of their 13-0 victory.

LeClerc, who was the Bears'second leading scorer a year agowith 70 points, kicked field goalsof 6 and 40 yards and added an ex-tra point.

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