Week in Review
The nations of the ivorld yesterday
breathed a collective sigh of relief as the
United States and North Vietnam finally
agreed to hold preliminary talks start
ing May 10 in Paris.
President Johnson, however, after
making th e announcement, warned
against premature optimism. The war is
far from over. "This is only the very first
step," Johnson cautioned. "There are
many, many hazards and difficulties
ahead."
One of the most imposing roadblocks
to peace is the South Vietnamese gov
ernment. The generals who we have
gone to such pains to keep in power are
aware that any lasting peace settlement
must involve a popularly elected coali
tion government in South Vietnam,
which would leave Thieu and Ky selling
balloons on Saigon street corners.
President Thieu Wednesday ordered
the arrest of one political leader for pro
moting a coalition government.
In the Middle East. the Israelis
Thursday defied a United Nations reso
lution and staged a huge military parade
through the streets of "liberated" Jeru
salem. Earlier in the week, Egyptian
President Gamel Abdel Nasser declared
that a fourth conflict between the Arab
world and Israel is inevitable.
In the nation, Presidential hopefuls
Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene Mc-
Carthy prepared for their first direct
confrontation in the Indiana primary,
scheduled for next Tuesday. Kennedy
leads both McCarthy and pro-Johnson
favorite son Gov. Roger Brauigin by
substantial margins in various polls.
Kennedy considers the results of the
Indiana contest crucial to the campaigns
of all three Democratic presidential
aspirants.
Meanwhile, moderate Republicans
were provided with a morale booster
Wednesday as New York Gov. Nelson
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Rockefeller officially entered the Presi
dential race. On' Thursday, Rockefeller
began his campaign with a rather inane,
but dovish, speech on Vietnam. Yester
day, Rocky lashed out against the draft
law, calling it "arbitrary and inequita
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ed at Columbia's Morningside Heights
campus after 10 days of violence. On
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est billy-club swingers forcibly evicted
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Yesterday, the campus remained
paralyzed after two more clashes be
tween police and students Wednesday
and Thursday. University officials hope
classes will begin again Monday.
And at Penn State ,the week's most
earth-shaking event was a proposal, to
be introduced to the University Senate
on Tuesday, to abolish academic proba
tion. The long-needed bill would replace
probation with a "grade point deficien
cy" system, under which a student would
be dropped from the University if his
total number of grade points was less
than the total number of credits multi
plied by two.
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academic probation—that students bar
red from participating in extra-curricu
lar activities study more is "non
sense."
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large. If the state legislature cuts the
University's 1968-69 budget request, as
expected, the Administration sees no
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SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1968
The members of
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Sandee Costanzo Jeanne Grossman Marilyn Cainpbell
Grace Thunborg Nancy Bagrosky Gail Ceresa
Becky Spangler Sandy Hubbard Cathy Kiser
Jean Hurd Nancy Jacobi Pat Kuczynski
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Sandy Wallin Sim Rhine Gail Smith
Casey Disque Cindy - Stevens Sue Walski
Juliane Stephan Phyllis Vent . ° Marsha Wirta
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Seydor: With Axe in Hand
TO THE EDITOR: I heartily suggest you
find yourself a new film critic. Mr. Seydor's
review of "Elvira Madigan" was utterly de
void of any professional or even amateur
sensitivity, something which the film (the re
view notwithstanding) abounds in.
, was, in fact, so unbelievable that at
first glance I thought when he called the
film meretricious he must surely have meant
meretorious. But, no, his irnane comments
continue. He calls the story absurd, the events
unlikely. But the story is a true one-and
who is Mr. Seydor to call it unrealistic. To
quote Dostoyevsky, "I have my own idea of
reality in art; and what most people will call
almost fantastic and an exception sometimes
constitutes for me the very essence of reality.
"The ordinariness of events and the con
ventional view of them is not realism in my
opinion but, the very opposite of it."
As if attacking the story were not enough
he continues in a sadistic frame of mind to
reproach its technical qualities, and here he
creates his greatest error. One would have to
animate the works of Renoir to find as much
beauty in one motion picture.
He compares it with "The Fox" which
admittedly has some breathtaking shots, but
even here 'Madigan" is far superior, in effect,
incomparable.
I 'suggest Mr. Seydor have some second
thoughts on this film as he did on "The Fox."
Or, perhaps, he would fare better in some
other field like acting. I can just see him
in Keir Dullea's role in "The Fox" with
axe in hand.
Steve Radbill '7O
• Russ Reed '69
Suggestion for a Reader
TO THE EDITOR: In answer to Mr. Nardini
who complained about the "perversive"
paintings in Pattee, one might argue that
obscenity is only seen by obscene people.
Instead, I suggest, Joe, that you get d;
it'll do you good.
See what I mean, Joe, the blank stands
for "educated."
Stanley Batt '6B
Nude Is Artist's Subject
TO THE EDITOR: In response to Mr. Nar
dini's letter criticizing the painting presently
displayed in Pattee Library, I should like to
point out that the nude female form has been
the artist's subject, and indeed man's favor
ite subject where aesthetic beauty is con
cerned for countless years. Greek Sculpture,
Hellenistic Sculpture, and Renaissance Sculp
ture and Painting exhibit myrids of portray
als of both the nude male and nude female
forms. -
For example, The Doryphore, Aphrodite
of Melos, David by Michelangelo, Sleeping
Venus, and Le Dejeuner sur I'Herbe by Manet
(a very controversial painting in its time),
are all classics!
Such outstanding criticism of the art
itself or its display in our library is not war
ranted nor appropriate -in our day. During
the Victorian Era, like criticism was appro
priate, even expected, but today people with
such attitudes towards open display of a nude
form often find themselves in the psychol
ogists clinic; may I refer you to our com
petent psychological clinic in Burrows Build
ing.
Surely you have scanned the pages of
Playboy just once in your life. This makes
you a hypocrite too! And as for personal
liberty, the people who pose in the nude for
Virginia W and Frank (r) are:
A. Interviewing an African couple. B. Visiting a Nigerian University.
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art work of any type are exercising their per
sonal liberty to do so• just as the rest of us
exercise our perSonal liberty to not do so!
Where is the abuse?
Indeed Mr. Nardini, I would suggest you
take Art History 100 if you can bear the
emotional shock and open your mind ! ! !
Michael G. Gingerich '6B
RFK: Professional Brother
TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Serrill's apologies
(Editorial of May 2) for Senator Kennedy
thus far have failed to either reach the point
regarding RFK's political and personal faults
or to discuss how the "professional brother"
is going to solve Vietnam and the Negrc
problems. '
Mr. Serrill appearsto be deluded into
thinking that RFK's faults lie in the area of
oportunism. On the contrary, opportunism is
the least of Senator Kennedy's vices. One
has but to look into his record as a Mc-
Carthyite (Joe not Gene), Labor committee
investigator, Attorney General, campaigner,
Senator, and now demagogue at large to at
tain proof of the danger of this man to this
nation.
RFK's record as a power-hungry pub
licity seeker: his illegal use of office for per
sonal gain; his convictions for violation of
Fair Campaign Practices codes; his disregard
for Civil Liberities; his several near libel
suits and more, much more, make him this
danger. Who will uncover the Myth?
Further, Mr. Serrill has failed to tell how
RFK can and will solve the problems. Instead
of vague utterances about "Peace", "Justice"
and 'Equality" let's hear some concrete
answers. It is easy to criticize the present
Vietnam policy (as Robert Welch or Gus Hall
could testify) and it is to easy to say "recon
cile the races," but How Mr. Serrill is this to
be done? Until you answer this question the
endless rhetoric is a waste of every student's
reading time.
Donald Ernsberger '69
Cheerleaders and Spirit -
TO THE EDITOR: Richie Lucas may have the
answer to a new and effective cheering squad
("Cheerleaders: Sis Boom Blah," April 30)
but he may be missing the best potential
cheerleading material available for the 1968-
1969 season. I am afraid that perhaps Richie
is overlooking the fact that the people who
were juniors on the squad during the 1967-
1968 season and who have been subject to
his dismissal are exactly the kind of people
he would want as cheerleaders.
If he had taken the time to meet these
people before and work with them, .0--
value would not have escaped his attention.
These are the people who do care about the
"spirit problem" here at Penn State but have
always been held back by an apathetic group
of senior squad members. There is no reason
why Richie cannot build a new and effective
squad using these enthusiastic and experi
enced "ex-cheerleaders" as its foundation.
Richie Lucas all of a sudden came out of
the blue with his ideas to completely revamp
the cheerleading system. This is perfectly
fine, but it came at exactly the wrong time.
It came at the time when the most enthusi
astic bunch of cheerleaders were finally going
to reach the senior level and would be able
to set a tone of true spirit for the entire squad.
If Richie Lucas does not allow all these peo
ple back on the squad, the cheerleader's ef
fect on Penn State's enthusiasm will cer
tainly be dulled to say the least.
Andrea Weaver
Retired Cheerleader
pprox. GPA on 4.0 Scale