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nVOIVeMent Is Ike Key Ascitare,
'Sen.. Fred Hobbs, a
Republican front Pottsville
told the Southeast Region
al Convention of the In
tercollegiate Conference
on Government at Immaculata
College, "We should never
sotp our .efforts to bet
ter and reform the system,
be it the Legilature of
Pennsylvania or your Col
lege."
nut," he sald "we
must do it within the fra
mework."
Sen. Hobbs was feat
ured speaker at a day-long
seminar on State Government
Admitting to some grave
doubts about the system,
the 35-year-old senator
from Schuylkill and Carbon
counties told the students
"It is obvious why you,
who are under 35, and many
others distrust the Estab
lishment."
Accenting what he cal
ls the "new spirit of tot
al involvement, Hobbs
warned, "If you and I don't
get involved, then America
is left with the belief
that today's youth symbol
izes extremism."
Calling on.his fellow
legislators to enact a bill
lowering the voting age,
"I urge the House not to
play politics with the
vital legislation in nit
picking between 18 and 19P
"This should not be
labled a Republican or
Democratic bill," he said,
"It should symbolize gov
ernmentgs recognition of
the New Spirit."
"Involvement is the
key," he said, "whether in
reforming the legislature,
the college, or the very
fabric of society itself.
"But," he counseled,
"let us never confuse re
form and freedes . , 1./ith vi
olence. Do not oversimF3-
lift' the problems sc that
extremisni replaces rntion—
ality."
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Co-Editors: Randy Kinkead
Concetta Rizzo
Assoc. Ed.: Denise Bufalari
Managing Eds.: Char Crotty
Terry Robinson
Feature Ed.t tebi Cole
Prod. Ed.: Bill Lockhart
Sports Ed.: Dave Karotko
Business Mgrs. Gary Griffis
Carol Silverman
Cirulation Mgr. Sue Dahl
Reporters: Carol Silverman,
Mike Gangemi, Sue Christoph,
Gary Griffis, Mike Wellejus,
Kathy Valentine, Bill Sachs6i
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OBOIST FEATURED IN CONCERT
John Maier, principal Oboist,'
of the Erie Philharmonic, will be
featured in the two concerts to
be presented, respective34r B on
Monday, March 17, and on Wednes-'
day, March 19.