jimi, Janis and You
The world of rock music was rocked recently when two of
the super-stars of the "Woodstock generation," Jimi Hendrix and
Janis Joplin, apparently died from drug overdoses.
Jimi Hendrix, hailed as one of the world's peatest electric
guitar players, was known for his dynamic stage perf4mmces
and the kinetic, electrifying music that he produced. His record'
albums have all been best-sellers. When Hendrix played, it seemed
as though his guitar was a part of him-anextension of his own
body. Hendrix was his guitar, and it spoke his words in a language
we could all understand.
And who could forget the voice of Janis Joplin? When Janis
sang she let loose feelings thit came from deep within , her soul.
But now she, too, is dead.
Th ese two representatives of our generation pVe their
audiences everything they had in talent. How much more they
could have given to the world of music, how many more creative
heights they cold have reached! But, they are gone, and the
entire music world mourns.
Bu t wait! This is not an epitaph for two celebrated
entertainers. This is a selfish warns es to those of you who would
meet the same fate.
Drugs and rock have always seemed to go together.
Furthermore, the rock stars have been prophets to the young for
years. The list of those who have, by their own admission,
experimented with drugs is a long one. It is a list which includes
many idols of the young: The Beatles, The Ro Bing Stones,
Jefferson Airplane, Donovan ► Th e flower children thought
they had the answer. Some believed too soon. Then it was too
late to turn back.
The Beatles let us know that drugs weren't "where it's at."
Donovan, who said he experimented with drugs that many of you
have never heard of, pleaded with the world to stop using drugs in
any form.. Rock artists produced a record album of anti-speed
commericals which have been getting air-play over underground
FM radio stations. These messages are telling of the pin drugs
an bring, the death they carry.
Is this what you want for yourself? An epitaph in the
newspaper telling how much potential you had in your own
special talent? Is this what it takes to wake you up—all of your
favorites dropping-off like flies due to a mistake that never should
have happened?
I said this is a selfish warning and I meant it. I will miss
Jimi and Janis. They have left an unfdlable void in my life. And .I
will miss you, too. You, who have the potential to give me and
others enjoyment in this life.
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SGA continued
members of this committee
would be chosen from the,
student body.l
The SGA has also set up
committees for the revision of
the SGA constitution and for
chartering procedures. The
Chartering Committee is
composed of Chris Pogozelski
.(President of SGA), Maribeth,
Corradini (SGA Treasurer),
Frank Hayes, and Phil. Zola.
The purpose of this committee
is to set up a procedure for
chartering of student
organizations. The purpose of
the Revision Committee is to
update the SGA constitution.
. The next SGA meeting
will be held November 5,
fourth period . . The, SGA'
meetings are open to all
students.
A Question
Record Review
The question (no pun
intended) we must ask
ourselves here is whether or
not basics of music provide for
a good recording. For in this
allum, more than in any of
their others, the Moody Blues
have laid down and played
basic melodies to perfection.
This is not to say that musical
complications are not
introduced for the Moody
Blues are alsO masters of this.
Indeed, without it, they would
not really be the Moody Blues.
But, again, the basic
foundations are simple; gentle,
smooth, and nice.
The album , is very cohesive
as haire been all of the group's
albums. Itself dedicated to
ecology, many consider it to be
a direct continuation of their
previous album "To Our
Children's Children's
Children," which is dedicated
to cosmic truth. In fact, the
last song of children,
"Watching and Waiting" tells
of the earth Is the only planet
with life loOking for a "friend
to play With", whereas,
"Ques"tion'—deals with the
earth begging..for love from it's
human friends. Even if this is
not so, the - album provides us
with an hit 'resting viewpoint
of ecology and the , balance of
nature. - , --
The songs are good
although I myself had to lister:
to the album three times
before really getting into it. In
Fashionable Collection for Fall
New fashiot, is adding lustre
to one of the best-known names in women's wear.
Davidow, famed for years for suits and coats of su
perb quality, is introducing a new haute couture col
lection in fine stores throughout the country. Created
by a talented new designer, Umberto Manzo, the col
lection is called "Couture 71".
The sumptuous wrap-around coat, shown here, is
typical of the new Fall styles in Davidow's trend-set
ting collection. Designed to help you wrap up more
comfort and compliments on the Fall fashion scene,
this Umberto
,Manzo original is lavishly collared,
cuffed and hemlined with Norwegian Blue Fox. The
fabric is fine-quality English wool with dramatic diag
onal striping, and the fashion features include a deep-
V collar and self-belt. The luxurious wrap corhes in
misses sizes in a handsome taupe/cream coloring.
You'll find the new Couture 71 collection by Davidow
at the top fashion stores in this area.
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Business and
econ club
meets
Officers of the Business
and. Economics Club were
elected at the first meeting,
October 12.
Officers are: President
Joseph Wisdo, Vice-President
Charles Andrews, Secretary
Cynthia Ganc.
• Wisdo also appointed
JoAnne .Filoretto as Publicity
Director and John Benavage as
Program Director.
At the next meeting,
Milton Lloyd, a. Certified
Public. Accountant, will
speak. .
of Balance
fact, I asked myself it the
group was not runnign short of
good material. But, I did find
this to be untrue. The most
poignant is Mike Finder's
"How Is It (We Are Here)"
which puts forth the best ideas
of man*s destruction of his
world. Ray Thomas feels the
disgust of his efforts in "And
The Tide Rushers In" and
wonders if he should not say
screw it all. Graeme Edge tells
us to see who is to blame in
"Don't You Feel Small." These
three songs are the most
intellectual and yet simple,
moving songs on the album.
For sheer beauty,
however, there is nothing
comparable to Justin
Hayward's "Dawning Is The
Day." The only thing coming
close is a poem entitled "The
Balance" by Edge and Thomas
which is deeply thought
provoking and left me thinking
long and hard. -
The simplicity of accoustic
guitars, mandolins, basic drums
and, of course, the group's
beloved mellotron are indeed
well worth while. In fact, were
the album instrumental it
would be just as good.
The ideas that are put
forth are done so in such a way
that they are not, connot be
regarded as ridiculous. 'FatA
when five msuicians such as the
Moody Blues get together, they
can produce nothing which is
not a masterpiece in sound.
Strange Origins Of Some Common Words
"CURFEW" We hear this
word a lot today, though it still
has an old-fashioned flavor about
it. It started in the Middle Ages,
when peasants were required to
cover their fires before nightfall.
The signal for this was the ring
ing of the "cover-fire" bell.
French for this is "covrefeu."
The 11th Century Normans took
the word to England as "corfeu"
the bell warning citizens it
was time to be lately home.
"OUCHLESS" This word
was created to dramatize the
unique features of a modern
Cured bandage. Curads don't ad
here to a wound; therefore, they
can be removed without inter
rupting the healing process and
without pain—hence, "ouchless!"
Today's "Free" Woman
Woman's role in today's world is constantly being examined
now, it seems, by a variety of organizations and agencies. Con
sider figures released by the U. S. Department of Labor, Wom
en's Bureau of the Wage and Labor Standards Administration.
The life expectancy of a baby
girl is now 74 years, compared
with 55 years in 1920. Now
there are 19 women graduat
ing from college for every 100
women; in 1920 there were
two! And the labor force is
now 43 per cent women, com
pared with 23 per cent 50
years ago. Today's average
worker is 39 and married,
whereas in 1920 she was 28
and single.
Times have changed, and
women's place in the world
has changed right along with
the times
Today's woman is much
more emancipated than she
was in 1920 in respect to her
relations with the opposite
sex, her social life and her
way of living.
It would have been unheard
of 50 years ago, for instance,
for a woman to smoke in pub
lic or be seen imbibing in a
restaurant, whereas today's
modern woman smokes small
cigars, sips Polish vodka and
enjoys a Campari aperitif in
the same manner a man does.
She has indeed come a full
circle within' the American
society. Without the woman
on the. production line or in
business the American econ
omy would literally be crip
pled overnight.
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"AMBITION" In anci en t
Rome, a man seeking public of-
Roe went around (Latin, ambire)
the city soliciting the votes of
the citizens. This practice was
called "asnbitio," and indicated
the candidate's desire for public
office and its honors. Later, the
meaning was extended to include
all desire for personal advance•
ment or achievement.
• !!ASSASSIN". Back in the
11th century, a secret Muslim so
ciety gained power by terrorizing
others through ritual murders.
To gain the nerve for their hor
rible deeds, they used the drug
hashish, a stronger cousin of mar
ijuana. Arabs called the mur
(*rolls group "hashshashin"
which in English became "assas
sin." 111
Senate meets
Elections for Chairman
and Secretary were held at the
first meeting of the Highacres
Senate, October 8. Mary Ellen
Shemanski, a Liberal Arts
student, was elected Chairman
and Mrs. Beech, an instructor
of English on campus, was
named Secretary.
Plans for future meetings
were also discussed and the
purpose of the organziation
was explained for the benefit
of the new members.
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"Vietnam was a
mistake"-Taylor
HARRISBURG, PA.--General Maxwell Taylor declared that
"Vietnam was a mistake, a.mistake in which he shares part of the
blame." Speaking before a group of students and adults at
Harrisburg Area Community College, the former Ambassador to
South Vietnam underlined the necessity for a re-examination of
commitments. In his words, polarization of our people at home."
He explained that he advised President Kennedy to provide more
aid to South Vietnam because at that tiem "it looked like a
feasible commitment with a good chance of success." Taylor
defended the objectives of the United States in Vietnam, which
were always to "repell Communiv aggressions and give the South
Vietnamese the right to choose their own government."
General Taylor was the last in a series of three speakers to
appear in Harrisburg during HACC'a Impact Week.
Earlier in the week, Ralph Nader, the noted
consumer-protection crusader, lashed out at auto companies,
chemical firms, and insurance concerns among others, for failing
to serve in the best interests of the consumer. Nader, the author
of "Unsafe at Any Speed," gained national attention by attacking
the ill-fated Corvair. Nader urged students to become activists in
what he termed "a very important challenge."
Georgia Legislator Julian Bond, the second speaker in the,
series, spoke out against existing segreation practices. Bond
factiously remarked that he had been bussed to acheive racial
balance in his Berks County, Pennsylvania school district - bus sed
to a 100 per cent black school.
Bond, denied his seat three times in the Georgia Legislature
because of his race and finally seated by a federal court ruling,
was the youngest man ever to be nominated to the
Vice-Presidency of the United States. He was nominated for that
office at the 1968 Democratic Convention but was inelegible
because of his age.
Mackenzie art
exhibit displayed
at Hlighacres
Connecticut artist, Rod
Mackenzie, 'traveled the
countryside of New England
for his subject matter. The
farms of Vermont, lighthouses
of Martha's Vineyard, Maine's
rugged coastline churches, and
bridges of Connecticut, and the
ever present Mackenzie
trademark--the sea gull, are
seen in' the one-man traveling
exhibit of 23 watercolor and
ink paintings.
Employing the difficult
technique of watercolor and
ink, Mackenzie achieves a
unique style which is both
decorative and virile. Working
with on-the-spot sketches, he
pencils in the composition,
covers the white and light areas
with Chinese white, floods the
surface with India ink and
when the ink it, dry, he washes
out the white paint with a soft
brush. Then combining dry
brush and watercolor washes,
he paints in his details.
Born in Duluth, Minnesota
Mr. Mackenzie studied at the
Chicago Institute of Fine Arts,
Academies Grand Chaumiere,
Paris, and the Paris branch of
N.Y. School of Fine Art. For
many years he was a newspaper
reporter, magazine illustrator
and advertising agency
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Tony Proffetta
Phyllis Shenosky
Marißeth Corradini
John Martonick
Frank Hayes
Phil Zola
Len Nork
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executive. Now retired, he lives
in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
He is a member of the
Lyme Art Association and has
exhibited with the Connecticut
Watercolor Society, Essex Art
Association and at the Museum
of Fine Arts in Springfield,
Massachusetts, and other
regional and national exhibits.
A consistent prizewinner, his
paintings are included in
numerous public and private
collections in the U.S. and
abroad.
The display exhibited in
the Student Union Building
lower level until Oct. 22, was
sponsered by the Old Bergen
Art Guild of Bayonne, New
Jersey. It is part of the Rutgers
Collection of Camden, N.J.
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